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By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) Two weeks after the Trump Administration granted five “incidental harassment authorizations,” or IHAs, that give companies permission to use seismic airgun blasts to search for fossil fuels under the sea floor of the Atlantic Ocean, nine environmental groups have filed suit against the federal government. Oceana, the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, Natural Resources Defense Council, North Carolina Coastal Federation, One Hundred Miles, Sierra Club and Surfrider Foundation are suing Secretary of Commerce Wilbur See SEISMIC Page 8
‘Quite a shock,’ says cell tower company rep Project partner says she believed lease approval would be just a formality
By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) Calvert Crosslands partner Barb Pivec said she was blindsided by the Worcester County Commissioners’ decision last week to reject a lease agreement for a cell tower site at the Ocean Pines Wastewater Treatment Plant. Pivec said she entered the meeting with the belief the lease would be approved. “Yes, it was quite a shock. It was quite a shock,” she said. Pivec said Calvert Crosslands took over a proposed five-year lease for the
property from Verizon Wireless so the county’s need for space for its own communications equipment could be accommodated. The county would be able to use the tower for free, and would have been
paid $20,000 in rent for the first year, with 2 percent each year thereafter. She said Calvert Crosslands also recommended that the county permit it to make the tower taller to provide room for the county’s equipment. Ac-
cording to last week’s discussion, that space would have been the top four feet of a 160-foot tower. Pivec said the company worked with the county to move the project See CROSSLANDS Page 4
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The Worcester County Commissioners last week rejected a lease agreement with Calvert Crosslands for a proposed cell tower near the county wastewater treatment plant in Ocean Pines. A representative from the company this week called the decision “quite a shock.”
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Crosslands rep ‘shocked’ by lease rejection Continued from Page 1 through the procedural hoops. “You have to make sure the tower is built to handle that weight and that loading,” Pivec said. “Calvert Crosslands said, ‘no problem,’ we’ll ... design this tower to handle the county.” Pivec added the proposed tower could support the weight of several carriers, a broadband company and the county’s equipment. “Not only will we design this tower to handle the county,” she said this week. “But we will design the tower to handle not only … Verizon and the county, we will design the tower to handle another three installations.” As for Pivec’s belief that a deal would be reached, she said, “We worked really, really, really hard to get it done,” with county officials and encountered no objections then, only to have them expressed at the last minute. “I was shocked, and I don’t really know what we’re going to do at this point in time,” she said. Pivec told the commissioners last week that the site had been recognized as a desirable location for more than five years, but this week she clarified the “location’s actually been an area need since 2008.” Because Ocean Pines is such a densely populated residential area,
she said the wastewater treatment When scouting potential sites, plant site property was attractive be- Pivec said she usually works with pricause it satisfied the county’s zoning vate landlords. regulations. “If there was a private landlord out The selection of that (or any site) there, that certainly would have been tower location was preceded by as- the first candidate, not the county sessing the area’s need, she said. Once wastewater treatment plant,” she said. that had been done, the project reFurther complicating a site search quired working with consultants, an- is that not just anywhere will do. It inalyzing the area’s zoning volves radio frequency ranges, possirequirements, looking for possible ble overlaps with other signals, or gaps sites, evaluating those parcels, and ap- between signals. plying for the approvals from federal “You want a seamless network,” she and local governsaid. ments. And it must be “It’s very long. ‘We can’t impact minor woodland profitable for the creatures. We can’t impact It’s very involved. tower companies It’s very thoughtful,” and the big commuwetlands. The list goes on.’ she said. “It involves Calvert Crosslands partner nications outfits that working with lots of rent them. Barb Pivec different people.” “[They work] Pivec said projwith private compaects like the proposed cell tower can nies like mine. We actually build the take years to complete. infrastructure and then they become “Yes, this site was supposed to be our tenant, and ... the carrier’s cost is built in 2017, and … originally it was the installation, not the installation supposed to be built in 2010,” she and the infrastructure,” she said. said. “And they just kept pushing it out Creating that infrastructure is comand pushing it out.” plex as well. It’s more than a cell sigThe county’s zoning regulations nal. stipulate that a tower or monopole “A tower network needs fiber. A must be at least 1,000 feet from a res- fiber network can’t handle the distriidential structure or where one is per- bution of all services to all people, and mitted, and be least 2,000 feet from a neither can a wireless network,” Pivec school, day care or nursing home. said. “I think a lot of people don’t un-
derstand that that we’re not just building the tower, we’re building part of an overall network.” In last Tuesday’s county commissioners meeting, Commissioner Joseph Mitrecic suggested a location off St. Martin’s Neck Road. “I’m gonna contact him and find out exactly where he thinks that location is,” she said. “I know that there is another location that is not funded at this point in time that’s closer.” Pivec said the St. Martin’s Neck area wouldn’t be impossible, but does present a different set of issues, because of its natural environment. “We can’t impact minor woodland creatures. We can’t impact wetlands. The list goes on,” Pivec said. “I mean, that whole area down there is really environmentally sensitive.” Pivec said she wants to give a more complete presentation to the Worcester County Commissioners “because they didn’t have the advantage of having all that information when they made their decision,” Pivec said. “They only had the information about the lease.” She added she’d not only provide photos of what the tower would look like, but also do a balloon test “so that they and others can see what the impact would actually be not what people perceive it to be.”
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Small cell towers raise big issues in resort Local control over locations nearly eliminated by FCC’s rule on utilities’ placement
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) After the Montego Bay Civic Association asked for more time to gauge residents’ sentiments over placing small cellular antenna towers in their neighborhood, the Ocean City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to support installation, but fell a vote short of the four it needed to establish a quorum. Council members Lloyd Martin and John Gehrig were absent from Tuesday’s work session that attracted a healthy contingent from Caine Woods concerned about the possibility of cell signal devices being placed in single-family residential and mobile home zoning districts. City Engineer Terry McGean said contractor Crown Castle asked for a third phase of distributed cellular antenna system installations, with 16 of 22 located in either R-1 (single-family residential) or MH (mobile home residential) zoned neighborhoods. Prior installations were on the Boardwalk and sidestreets in other sections of town. “The original agreement that was negotiated with Crown Castle included a commitment … not to pursue installation of any antenna sites in R-1 or MH areas for one year,” he said. That term expired in September 2017 and Crown Castle now wants to place fixtures at four locations in Caine Woods, two in Caine Keys II, one in Little Salisbury and the nine spots in Montego Bay, The other half dozen locales, which are not in R-1 or MH districts, include a pair in Heron Harbor, one
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Trey Spear, government relations specialist with Crown Castle, reviews details of future installations of distributed cellular antenna systems, with 16 of 22 located in either R-1 (single-family residential) or MH (mobile home residential) zoned neighborhoods during Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
on 45th Street and a trio downtown. “They are the areas right now that they do not have coverage in,” he said. Earlier this summer, McGean said Trey Spear, government relations specialist with Crown Castle, contacted the city about installing additional cellular nodes, primarily in neighborhoods zoned R-1 or MH. “I noted the guidelines the mayor and City Council adopted, which stated these would only be allowed in R-1 and MH in designated areas negotiated with the specific community organizations,” he said. McGean put Spear in contact with the Caine Woods Civic Association, Montego Bay Civic Association, Caine Keys II Community Association and
two Little Salisbury neighborhood representatives. “I know they have been working with those associations,” he said. Although the council approved code language in Jan. 2017 that re-
stricts new cell towers in residential neighborhoods, McGean said the legal landscape has changed since that time. “Crown Castle, and other compaSee FCC Page 6
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FCC imperils local regulation of cell nodes Continued from Page 5 nies that want to deploy these systems, have essentially gotten approval as a public utility by the state of Maryland,” he said. “That gives them the right to install in our right of way.” McGean also said a Federal Communications Commission ruling in September regarding small cellular antenna tower locations have placed previous city efforts to prohibit above ground utility poles for residential districts in legal peril. “That ruling specifically addresses these types of systems and, for lack of a better word, virtually strips local government regulatory authority away,” he said. “We cannot prohibit them, but we can regulate them … the same as other utilities.” McGean also noted the FCC ruling said jurisdictional mandates to install cellular antennas underground, for aesthetic or other concerns, effectively prohibit service given the propagation characteristics of wireless cell signals. “It allows us to require the cabling between antennas to be underground,” he said. “A wireless system can’t work with an antenna underground, so prohibiting the antennas from being above ground is a prohibition of service.”
The FCC also limited local governments ability to question potential health impacts from low-level radiofrequency emissions associated with distributed cellular antenna systems. “As a regulatory body we are not allowed to consider health effects of this equipment, provided the equipment is licensed by the FCC and used in the manner prescribed by the license,” he said. Vehemently opposing neighborhood cell towers was Councilman Tony DeLuca, who asked McGean about investigating alternative nonresidential locations in the proximity. “I do not believe that we can … categorically prohibit these from neighborhoods [but] we can regulate the spacing [and] style to conform with established aesthetics,” he said. As the process proceeds, there could be minor tweaks to the proposed locations in Montego Bay, McGean said. “Typically, City Council gives approval for specific locations … then we will consult [further] with Crown Castle and residents,” he said. “That’s how it’s been done the last two phases.” Councilman Matt James asked what was behind the new push to expand cell towers into residential
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areas. “Is there a coverage problem?” he asked. Spear, who gave the council a Power Point presentation that highlighted specific locations proposed for new small cell towers, said the issue is capacity. “Ocean City is inundated in the summer months [and] the existing infrastructure of cell towers are overwhelmed,” he said. “What’s built today is a two-lane highway [and] you have traffic jams in need of a four- to five-lane highway.” Spear said the need is particularly great in Montego Bay, which has more than 1,500 units located in tight proximity. “That is a highly inundated area with multiple users that are clogging up that system and draining on the existing infrastructure,” he said. “If you’re streaming video, you’re buffering.” James countered that it appeared Montego Bay residents were unconcerned in that regard. “We’ve heard from them [and] I don’t think they’re interested in adding small cell towers in their neighborhoods,” he said. “This council has made it a point to prevent additional towers from being installed in R-1 and MH districts in the past, so I’ll be voting against this.” Spear said Crown Castle had received the go-ahead from several community associations, including Montego Bay. “We have approval from each one of these boards,” he said. James asked if that sentiment was shared by all residents. In early August, Spear said Crown Castle met with Montego Bay community representatives, who subsequently sent approximately 1,600 residents a community survey on the topic later that month. In total, 219 people responded in favor of the proposed cell towers with 111 opposed. Noting that residents voted two to one in the affirmative, Spear said Crown Castle met with board mem-
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Officials await court opinion in topless sunbathing case By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) Ocean City officials are awaiting the judge’s decision in the court action seeking a preliminary injunction that would suspend the resort’s power to prohibit women from baring their breasts in public. Testifying for the resort last Friday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore were Mayor Rick Meehan, Councilwoman Mary Knight, City Clerk Diana Chavis and Ocean City Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Melanie Pursell. In July, civil rights attorney Devon Jacob, representing Eastern Shore resident Chelsea Eline and four other plaintiffs, filed for a preliminary injunction to end the topless ban pending the resolution of their lawsuit challenging its constitutionality. Eline and her co-plaintiffs contend the local ordinance violates the equal protection clause in the 14th Amendment, since men, but not women, can appear topless on the public beach. “We think it went well,” Knight said of the five-hour hearing. “We’re hoping by early next year we have an answer.” The issue began in 2016 when Eline, formerly Chelsea Covington, wrote to then-Worcester County State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby asking about the legality of female barechestedness in public places. Last summer, as Oglesby awaited an opinion from the Maryland Attorney General’s office, the topic gained national media attention after a departmental memo from Beach Patrol Capt. Butch Arbin came to light instructing staff to document, but not act, if alerted to women sunbathing topless. In response, the City Council last June passed an emergency ordinance
prohibiting females toplessness in public.Violations are subject to a fine of up to $1,000. Eline, along with Megan A. Bryant of Lothian, Maryland, Rose R. Macgregor of Salisbury, Christine E. Coleman of Long Island City, New York, and Angela A. Urban of Pittsburgh, filed their lawsuit in January and petitioned for the injunction in June. Pursel said her organization, as well as citizens and guests have been adamant in opposing bare-chested females at the beach. “It’s about the opinions of our guests and we received an inundation of emails and calls,” she said. “The people that come to Ocean City do not want toplessness to be allowed.” Unlike Meehan, who testified for more than an hour, Knight estimated she was questioned or about 15 minutes. She said Jacob asked questions about her background qualifications as part of an attempt to discredit her testimony. Pursel took exception with the plaintiff’s expert witnesses attempts to lump both sexes into one category. “Their material witness said there was, on average, no difference between the male and female breast,” she said. Knight also found the plaintiff’s witness to be less than credible. “She didn’t know her audience,” she said. Knight also said Judge Brednar observed that the topic most likely would not be an issue in a few decades. Pursel said her testimony focused on the public outcry when people heard Ocean City could become topless-friendly for females. “If they loved this, we would be in full support,” she said. “We’re just not there yet as a society.”
Cell company says focus will be on each tower location Continued from Page 6 While noting the difficulty in obtaining approval from a majority of the 1,500 plus Montego Bay residents, Spear said he would work with McGean to focus on each tower location. “The number of nodes in Montego Bay is driven by user percentages,” he said. McGean said following council approval there is a permitting process for each node site. “We will go out … and walk the site,” he said. “Literally, we’ll move it inches.” An initial motion from Dare to table the discussion of Montego Bay
and Heron Harbour, where city staff were unable to contact residents, was voted down by DeLuca and James, with Knight, Dare and Paddack in support. The council unanimously passed a subsequent motion by Dare to approve the half dozen sites not in R-1 or MH districts. Mayor Rick Meehan said the next move belongs to Crown Castle. “I would imagine Crown Castle is going to either continue … to have conversations with the city engineer and look for ways to resolve this issue or challenge our vote,” he said. “I hope they look for ways to resolve the issue, but the ball’s in your court.”
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Seismic testing plan gets seismic response Continued from Page 1 Ross, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and Assistant Administrator for Fisheries Chris Oliver. The lawsuit, filed in South Carolina, claims that the NMFS violated the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act when it issued the IHAs in late November. The seismic testing technique, which has drawn bipartisan opposition, uses a specialized air gun to blast the seafloor every 10 seconds for weeks at a time, possibly to detriment of marine mammals. The blasts are so powerful they penetrate rock layers beneath the sea floor, and can travel through the ocean for more than a thousand miles. The last time seismic testing was conducted was 30 years ago, and the nine environmental groups involved in the lawsuit are arguing to keep it that way. “This action is unlawful and we’re going to stop it,” Diane Hoskins, campaign director at Oceana, said in a press release. “The Trump administration’s rash decision to harm marine mammals hundreds of thousands of times in the hope of finding oil and gas is shortsighted
and dangerous. More than 90 percent exploration and development in the of the coastal municipalities in the Atlantic,” Oceana Campaign Organblast zone have publicly opposed seis- izer Matt Heim said. “That includes mic airgun blasting off their coast. every coastal community here on DelWe won this fight before and we’ll marva from Lewes south to Chincoteague. We are going to do win it again.” “As usual, the Trump administra- everything in our power to make sure tion is pulling out all the stops to give those coastal voices are heard and favors to the fossil fuel industry, that our elected leaders in D.C. are whatever the cost to coastal commu- fighting tooth and nail to protect our nities and wildlife,” Athan Manuel, coast. We are going to fight this illeprogram director at Sierra Club said gal decision with every tool we have in the press release. “We will con- available.” A recent ecotinue to fight back nomic analysis by against their danfinds that gerous plans to sub‘I adamantly oppose oil and Oceana offshore drilling acject our coasts to gas exploration off the tivities, including seismic blasting and coast of Maryland, and seismic airgun expanded offshore drilling.” blasting, along the therefore also oppose the Atlantic threaten “Seismic testing seismic testing.’ over 1.5 million jobs can be harmful and Congressman Harris and nearly $108 bileven fatal to the lion in gross domeshundreds of thoutic product, and sands of dolphins, whales and other marine animals in would yield less than seven months’ the Atlantic,” Angela Howe, legal di- worth of oil and less than six months’ rector at the Surfrider Foundation, worth of gas. Currently, opposition and concern said in the press release. “This litigation is aimed at protecting the At- over offshore drilling activities in the lantic Ocean from the destruction of Atlantic includes governors of seismic testing, which is the first step Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, of proposed offshore oil drilling. We North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, will continue to stand up to protect Delaware, New Jersey, New York, our marine environment and our Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massaocean ecosystems for this and future chusetts and New Hampshire; more than 240 East Coast state municipalgenerations.” Tens of thousands of whales and ities; over 1,500 local, state and feddolphins, and thousands of mana- eral bipartisan officials and all three tees, seals and sea turtles, could be East Coast Fishery Management harmed by the seismic exploration Councils. The Town of Ocean City and the project across 200,000 miles square miles of ocean between Delaware and Ocean City Chamber of Commerce Cape Canaveral in Florida, according also have voiced opposition to the to estimates from the US Bureau of testing. “For the past few weeks, we’ve Ocean Energy Management. “Ninety percent of coastal commu- been adamantly opposed to seismic nities from Delaware south to Florida surveys,” Melanie Pursel, executive have spoken up against oil and gas director for the Ocean City Chamber
of Commerce, said. “The chamber and Town of Ocean City have the same position. Congressman Harris came to our [Economic Development Committee] meeting last fall, and he seemed to agree.” Maryland officials Governor Larry Hogan, Attorney General Brian E. Frosh, and Republican State Senatorelect Mary Beth Carozza and several other legislators have taken stances opposing seismic testing. However, there has been pressure for other Maryland lawmakers to take more action against seismic testing, with groups specifically looking at Maryland Congressman Andy Harris (R-1st). Oceana and several other environmental organizations have shown their disapproval for Harris’s refusal to sign a bipartisan letter of opposition to seismic testing last year. “I adamantly oppose oil and gas exploration off the coast of Maryland, and therefore also oppose the seismic testing,” Harris said. “But if other states come to a different decision, and desire to make use of offshore resources to boost their economies, I won’t oppose their options.” Harris has also said his primary focus is on actions that could affect Maryland, not other states. This, however, has only brought more disapproval from environmental groups. “Studies have shown seismic airgun surveys can lead to a 40-80 percent reduction in catch rate in certain species of fish,” Heim said. “Despite saying he wants to protect Maryland’s recreational and commercial fishing industries, Rep. Andy Harris has done next to nothing on this issue. The fact is, the impacts from these surveys and drilling don’t respect state lines.” To read the letter of complaint, visit https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZpF5 ZbJ-tBjA10YP60b2pTZ7qXGsHDu3.
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Council looks to rank capital improvements Initial talks reviewed host of projects staff prioritized between crucial and future
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) The Ocean City Council has begun discussions of projects that could be in the city’s capital improvement plan in fiscal year 2020 and the potential financial impacts they carry with them. During the council’s work session on Tuesday, City Engineer Terry
McGean said his introductory presentation would review the entire list of projects under consideration for inclusion in the five-year plan, which runs until fiscal year 2024. He also gave the mayor and each council member a scoring sheet to rate the projects for analysis by the staff before discussions resume next year. To be included on the capital improvements list, McGean said projects should have a relatively high dollar value, expectations of long life and result in the creation of or realization of
an asset. He added that such projects typically include construction of new city facilities, remodeling or expansion of city facilities, purchase and development of land, operating equipment and machinery for new or expanded facilities, street construction, reconstruction and resurfacing, as well as specific project planning and design costs. “Typically, we have a number of funding sources for these projects in two broad categories,” he said. Generally, the creation or purchase
of these physical assets are financed through either bond issuance or through pay-as-you-go and other funding sources, which include federal/state grants, general fund balance and water/wastewater fund balance, McGean said. “This year in an attempt to simplify things, and keep the plan a little bit shorter, the pay-as-you-go water and wastewater projects are not included in this plan,” he said. “Those projects are typically talked about separately when you discuss the water and See OC Page 10
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OC Council works to assign rankings for capital projects
“We did do the south and north Continued from Page 9 wastewater master plans and setting ends of it when we put the new parkrates.” ing system in, but we’ll still have McGean said the package under about another half million dollars of consideration includes a handful of paving in the rest of the lot.” project rankings: critical, very imporOther projects ranked by staff as tant, important, less important and very important are wastewater main future consideration. and line replacements, ongoing canal “I took a stab at defining what dredging, elevator code upgrades at those mean at least to try and give Fire Department headquarters on guidance and something to think 15th Street, construction of the 66th about as you move forward in your Street water treatment plant, Whiteranking,” he said. “I think critical is side parking lot reconstruction, rethe ‘have to do,’ ‘very important’ is the pairing golf cart bridges at Eagles need to do, ‘important’ is the should Landing, playground replacements, do, ‘moderately important’ is we’d like and planning for future work on Balto do and ‘future consideration’ is we timore Avenue between North Divineed a little more sion and 15th streets. information to McGean said projmove forward.” ects ranked as im‘It is anticipated that we will McGean said portant generally have a bond issue this projects deemed include upgrades, critical require summer or fall, and we’ll need enhancements, addifunding for either to talk about what we want to tions or replacement safety reasons, to include in that bond issue.’ of existing facilities repair critical pubto accommodate Town of Ocean City lic infrastructure or growth or new nonEngineer are in progress. critical infrastrucTerry McGean Three projects ture. so far are ranked as Projects deemed critical: street less important usupaving, Boardwalk re-decking and ally include upgrades, enhancements Chicago Avenue bulkhead repairs. or replacement of existing facilities “Street paving we’ve been trying to which are primarily amenities and not dedicate every year $2.5 million,” he growth related, McGean said. said. “That includes street paving and This list of projects ranked less imstorm drain improvements under- portant by staff are a proposed midneath the streets.” town fire station, secondary clarifier Approximately $1.7 million of the at the wastewater treatment plant, instreet paving cost is funded through stalling a raw water main to facilitate casino revenue and highway user the water treatment plant planned at funds, with the remaining $800,000 66th Street, downtown one-way street per year drawn from the unallocated pairs and a new variable message sign balance in the city’s general fund. for the inlet parking lot. The price to replace deteriorating The final category are plans for fuplanks on the Boardwalk is estimated ture consideration, which McGean at $2.3 million, McGean said. said includes projects in the early “When the Boardwalk was fully re- planning phases which have insuffiplaced in 2011/12, we expected the cient information to develop cost esdeck to last eight to 10 years,” he said. timates or new facilities which are “We are seeing some substantial primarily amenities. problems with the decking and unforDiscussing city debt policy, tunately we’re on the low end, not the McGean said the highest total bonded high end, of longevity.” debt allowed as a percentage of asIn the future, different treatment sessed value is three percent, which at options to extend the life of decking present equals more than $267 milwill be explored, McGean said. lion, while the current bonded indebtFunding channels are being ex- edness is 1.13 percent, or more than plored for repairs to the Chicago Av- $101 million. enue bulkhead, which runs from If all projects in the plan were to be Second to Fourth streets, with undertaken, McGean said the perMcGean noting the structure was centage would grow to about 1.57 or breached last summer. roughly $140 million. “We had a basketball size hole de“It is anticipated that we will have velop in it this past summer that we a bond issue this summer or fall, and had to address,” he said. “We’re work- we’ll need to talk about what we want ing right now with the [Army] Corps to include in that bond issue,” he said. of Engineers to get some grant fund“As a first draft what we need you ing.” all to do is rank them,” he said. “That’s Switching to the very important going to be one of your big tasks after project category, McGean said, “One this meeting.” good example on the list is repaving The consideration of their financial the inlet parking lot.” It was last paved impacts and practicality will come completely in 2001. after that.
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OCFD cautions residents to prep piping for cold temps
(Dec. 14, 2018) With below-freezing temperatures in the weekly forecast, the Ocean City Fire Department this week issued a reminder to residents and property owners to take steps to prevent frozen pipes and sprinkler systems. The aim, a department statement said, is to reduce calls for frozen pipes in residential and commercial properties throughout the resort. “Frozen pipes can cause thousands of dollars in water damage as well as rendering fire sprinkler systems inoperable,” said Ocean City Fire Marshal David Hartley. “Maintaining wet pipes above freezing are a key concern. Domestic water pipes can be insulated or wrapped with an approved UL listed heat tape. In the event that a unit is unoccupied for the winter season, domestic water pipes can also be drained.” Wet sprinkler systems, however, usually cannot be wrapped with a heat tape. All sprinklered areas of a building should be checked to make sure they are above freezing. Setting a unit thermostat to keep pipes around 50 degrees Fahrenheit will help prevent sprinkler and domestic pipes from freezing. With regard to dry sprinkler systems, auxiliary condensate drains should be drained by a licensed sprinkler company or person knowledgeable about sprinkler systems. Finally, emergency contact numbers should be posted on the outside of the building, which can help the fire department contact responsible parties in the event of a pipe break. Also, key lock boxes, which can be purchased from the fire department headquarters at 15th Street, can allow access into a building in the event of an emergency to allow firefighters to turn off water mains and minimize
damage within units. To help protect residents and business owners from the expense and headache of dealing with frozen pipes, the OCFD has a few tips to help keep the bursts at bay: • Seal cracks: caulk around door frames and windows to reduce incoming cold air. Winter winds whistling through overlooked openings can quickly freeze exposed water pipes. •Open cupboard doors in the kitchen and bathrooms: Water lines supplying these rooms are frequently on outside walls. Leaving the doors open when the temperature is below freezing allows them to get more heat. • Let faucets drip in below-freezing weather: This will help keep an even flow of water moving through your internal plumbing system and prevent freezing. •Protect outdoor pipes and faucets: In some homes, the outside faucet has its own shut-off in the basement in addition to the shut-off valve for the entire house. If you have a separate valve for outside faucets, close the valve, remove hoses and drain the faucet. If you don’t have a separate valve, wrap the outside faucets (hose bibs) in newspapers or rags covered with plastic. •Insulate indoor pipes or faucets in unheated areas: pipes in internal unheated areas such as the garage or crawl space under the house should be wrapped with insulated foam. Wrap the entire length of the exposed pipe and cover all valves and pipe fittings. For more information on precautionary measures to take to prevent pipe breaks, contact the Ocean City Fire Department, Office of the Fire Marshal at 410-289-8780.
Wastewater treatment plant concrete repair bids opened
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) The Ocean City Council reviewed three bids for wastewater treatment plant concrete repairs and remanded them to staff for future recommendations during its work session on Tuesday. Councilman Dennis Dare, filling in for Council Secretary Mary Knight who sat in for president Lloyd Martin, who was absent along with Councilman John Gehrig, opened the bids. The first bid was from the Maccari Company, based in Wilmington, Delaware for $30,405. The second bid came from Mar-Allen Concrete
Products, based in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, for $80,896, and the finall bid was from Salisbury-based Pro Coat, LLC for $35,933. Mayor Rick Meehan asked how much money had been budgeted for the repairs. Public Works Senior Project manager Dean Dashiell said the concrete repairs were estimated to cost $40,000. Councilman Matt James seconded a motion by Councilman Mark Paddack to accept and refer the bids back to staff for further research on the companies offers with a recommendation forthcoming at an upcoming council meeting.
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Wor. County violated Md. Open Meetings Act Commissioners’ disclosure did not provide adequate details, state board says
By Josh Davis Associate Editor (Dec. 14, 2018) Based on an Oct. 9 complaint filed with the state’s Open Meeting Compliance Board by this paper, the Worcester County Commissioners were cleared of violating the open meeting act in one instance, but found not in compliance in another. In a letter dated Dec. 10 from Jonathan A. Hodgson, Esq. and April C. Ishak, Esq. of the Open Meetings Compliance Board, the complaint alleged “that the County Commissioners of Worcester County … met behind closed doors on September 18, 2018, to conduct business that the Open Meetings Act required to be conducted in a public meeting.” “Specifically, the complaint alleges that the Commissioners ‘agreed to waive thousands of dollars in fines for a local business,’ that the minutes of the Commissioners’ open session do not reflect a discussion of the matter, and that the Commissioners likely discussed the matter in closed session. The complaint additionally alleges that the Commissioners’ summary of a closed session that day does not disclose such a discussion,” the letter
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missioners, when they adopt their open-session minutes, to review their closed-session disclosures for completeness—a disclosure of each topic discussed—and to provide as much detail as it can. “We find that the Commissioners violated [section] 3-104,” the letter said. Purnell, on Monday, said she had not yet seen the Compliance Board response. “We are doing what a lot of businesses and governments are doing – we are making sure that we are up to date on what we are doing and how we are supposed to be doing it when it comes to transparency,” Purnell said. “When they got back with us and said you need to be doing this and you need to be doing that, then we are falling in line and doing those things.” Purnell added that County Attorney Maureen Howarth was the one “making sure that we are doing what we are supposed to be doing, and doing it correct.” “As the commissioners, we are doing what we are ordered to do, because we want to be as transparent as we can,” Purnell said. Howarth, in an email on Tuesday, said, “Transparency is always a top priority to the County, thus the County respects the decision of the Open Meetings Compliance Board and will ensure our disclosure of the subject matter for each administrative function item discussed. “This will not affect how the County Commissioners operate going forward, however, the minutes will provide more detail for the administrative function items discussed. I do not discuss legal advice between myself and my client, the County, but the Commissioners are committed to complying with the Open Meetings Act and will take the advice from the Compliance Board,” she said.
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By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) Several Worcester County agencies are taking action to help homeless people in and around Ocean City. The Homeless Outreach Team is a partnership of several groups: Worcester County Health Department, Local Behavioral Health Authority, Department of Social Services, Ocean City Police Department, Diakonia, Ocean City Crisis Coalition, and Atlantic General Hospital, according to a statement from the organization. Jessica Sexauer, director of the Local Behavioral Health Authority
and Local Management Board, said the Homeless Outreach Team also provides a network to clearly establish their goals “because everyone knows what their role is and what they’re able to come to the table and provide.” Diakonia Executive Director Claudia Nagle said it’s really about working to help those in need more efficiently. “People don’t have to go to eight different places or seven different places at different times,” Nagle said. By working together, the problems of the homeless can be resolved more quickly. The Homeless Outreach Team has bi-weekly outreach outings to provide the homeless with information and access to several resources, including referrals to shelters, food pantries, soup kitchens, and health services.
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Nagle said it’s really a “case-bycase basis.” Team members are able to offer help on the spot through those referrals, but sometimes placing a person in housing is a lengthy process. “Sometimes, some of the assistance is longer term, but some of it’s immediate,” Nagle said. Christen Barbierri, local care team coordinator for the Local Management Board, said the group usually sees between 10 and 15 people on each outreach session, but has helped at least 25 people so far. Mike Trader, Behavioral Health Program assistant director, said the job is simply helping people. “I would say really for all the agencies involved, it’s really kind of going above and beyond because … I think really just coming together to say this See TRADER Page 14
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Trader on HOT: ‘This is the right thing to do’ Continued from Page 13 is the right thing to do, “ Trader said. Sandy Kerrigan, Community Based services manager, said it started with police working to develop relationships with the homeless population, but “they were getting stuck at the point where they would get the person ready for the next step, but then they wouldn’t know what the next step was.” Kerrigan said police played a vital role in establishing a foothold to “bridge the gap” for program staff on the Boardwalk. “I think the relationships that we formed with those folks, and the trust we formed is what’s gotten us as far as we have,” she said.
Ocean City Police Department Chief Ross Buzzuro emphasized the importance of tackling the issue of homelessness as a team. “We are pleased to be a part of the HOT team and excited at the positive change and successes attributed to their efforts in addressing this very complex and challenging issue,” Buzzuro said in a statement. Kerrigan said Caroline Street and the Boardwalk were also hubs because of the access to area soup kitchens, but she stressed the importance of being able to reach as many people as possible. “So we’re just trying to focus on an area where we knew we would have a higher concentration of people,” Ker-
rigan said. Since its inception, the Homeless Outreach Team has helped six people find housing through resources such as Diakonia. The program also helped several others find medical treatment, mental health support and Veterans Affairs services. Sexauer said the team wants to expand the program to other parts of Worcester County at some point, but that effort will start with having conversations and developing relationships with other county agencies. She added “outside of Ocean City, the homeless situation looks very different, a little more transient, and harder to locate.” Nagle also has a countywide vision
for the program. “We know how to reach folks, and so if this has happened in other communities, and we’re very [excited] about how it could all come together across our community,” Nagle said. The Worcester County Homeless Committee will have “call to action meeting” in January as a way to help spread awareness and educate people about homelessness, health officials said. For more information on the public committee meetings, call 410-6323648. www.oceancitytoday.com
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By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) Providing holiday joy for residents at the Berlin Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is the aim of Ocean City Deputy Fire Marshal Ryan Whittington’s campaign to adopt and provide Christmas gifts for about five dozen senior citizens. “There’s some loneliness going on in the nursing home and my goal with this
is to not only do it during Christmas,” he said. “Truthfully, lots of people say we tend to forget seniors this time of year.” Whittington, who also heads the local firefighters’ union, said the outreach effort stemmed from regular visits with his friend Dolores Kenny, president of the nursing home’s residential council. His stopovers invariably include his 1-year-old golden-doodle pup, Samson. “Some of the older lades bring out dog biscuits and ask can you bring him back tomorrow,” he said. “They call him See HOLIDAY Page 16
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Ocean City Deputy Fire Marshal Ryan Whittington and dear friend, Dolores Kenny, pictured with Samson, his 1-year-old golden doodle, are joining forces to adopt and provide Christmas gifts for about five dozen senior citizens at the Berlin Nursing & Rehabilitation Center next Saturday.
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Audit shows utility deficits eroding funding By Josh Davis Associate Editor (Dec. 14, 2018) A Town of Berlin fiscal 2018 audit report on Monday night came with several notes of caution, as representatives from Ocean City firm PKS & Company said negative fund balances were rapidly eating away at the general fund. Auditing Partner Michael Kleger began by presenting an unmodified, or clear, opinion overall, which is the highest level of assurance and means the town financial statements were presented fairly and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. PKS Manager Leslie Michalik said total revenues for the year were $5.9 million, against total expenditures of more than $7.7 million. She said overall the general fund decreased by more than $1.8 million. The general fund balance has declined from approximately $8.4 million in 2016 to $5.25 million at the end of fiscal 2018. According to PKS projections, the balance could fall to $3.7 million by the end of next year. Largely to blame were losses by three of the town’s utilities that operate under separate funds, or budgets. Of those, the sewer fund was hit the
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A fiscal year 2018 audit report released on Monday during a Berlin Town Council meeting came with a note of caution. Auditors PKS & Company said deficits in several utility funds were eating away at the general fund.
hardest with an operating loss of more than $900,000. “Because these funds have had operating losses over the last several years, the cash being generated in these funds has not been sufficient to cover the operating expenses … and the capital costs, so you’ve been forced to borrow funds from the general fund,” Michalik said.
She said over a four-year period, more than $3.9 million in operating losses from the sewer and stormwater funds was replenished by the general fund, including nearly $3.4 million from the sewer fund alone. “It’s really gone up over the last two years – about a $1 million a year – to reach that point,” Michalik said. Kleger said it is a concern that
“those funds have not generated enough cash flow to pay those funds back.” “Realistically, there’s really not enough cash here to pay those [funds] back and it’s a question of how you’re going to handle this,” Kleger said. “To us, those are kind of critical issues, getting those couple of See BERLIN Page 18
Holiday gifts sought for Berlin Nursing Home Continued from Page 15 by name when we walk in there.” Sadly, Whittington said many seniors living at the nursing home receive infrequent visits from family or friends and rarely venture outside the facility. “Dolores‘ wish this Christmas is to spread holiday cheer to her fellow senior residents of the nursing home,” he said. Whittington said the not-so-secret Santas are planning to give each senior a fresh fruit basket and warm blanket next Saturday. “When we go and give them a fruit basket and blanket, it’s going to be spending time with them, eating a meal, laughing and letting the dog
spend time with them as well,” he said. “The [Ocean City] Volunteer Fire Company are on board with supporting the endeavor and some of them may actually go that day to deliver some of the Christmas cheer.” Whittington praised Seth Place and Amy Row for assisting with the holiday campaign. Kenny said the fire department is currently accepting donations for the charitable endeavor scheduled for Dec. 15. “We have no way of getting out and the majority of us, including myself, are in wheelchairs and cannot walk, so we depend on outsiders to help us,” she said. Noting that the nursing home resi-
dents appreciate any acts of kindness, Kenny credited her compadre Whittington for masterminding the charitable mission. “He thought of it on his own and came up to visit me in the nursing home and asked me if I thought it was a good idea,” she said. “I thought it was a beautiful idea for anyone to think of us, especially at Christmas time when they have so much else to do.” Whittington said the intent of the charitable outreach goes beyond material goods. “We’re giving them bonding time with someone that serves and protects the community,” he said.
Looking ahead to next year, Whittington said Kenny and other residents share an affection for college basketball. “I want to do a little March Madness party for the nursing home,” he said. “That might simply mean pizza, which they never get, but it’s just spending quality time with them.” Donations can be dropped off prior to Saturday Dec. 15 at Ocean City Fire headquarters on 15th Street or via the following GoFundMe page https://www.gofundme.com/berlin -nursing-home-christmas-spirit-for-seniors&rcid=r01-1544539228929c86b782a41d49b4&pc=ot_co_camp mgmt_w
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Continued from Page 16 enterprise funds at least to a break even. “You quickly run out of your socalled fund balance of the general fund by these funds not being able to repay what they owe,” he added. Michalik said it was “essential for the town to maintain an adequate level of a general fund balance.” “It helps you mitigate current and future … risks, such as revenue shortfalls [and] unanticipated expenditures,” she said. “It also helps you to stabilize your tax rate, so you want to work very hard to not continue to chip away at your fund balance, so that it reaches an unhealthy level.” Included in the report was a recommendation that the town “establish a formal policy setting the level of unrestricted fund balance that should be maintained in the general fund.” “The Government Finance Officers Association recommends a balance no less than 60 days of general operating expenses. However, for most governments, including the Town of Berlin, realistically you need a significantly higher fund balance than that twomonth minimum,” Michalik said. “You need to look at the unique
characteristics of the town and your circumstances. Look at some of your history and look ahead at your plans, and you need to come up with and develop what the right number is for you to maintain a balance in the general fund.” Councilman Zack Tyndall asked what levels PKS sees in the other municipalities they serve, but Michalik said those range “all over the spectrum.” “It kind of needs to deal with … the particulars of the town. Look at how consistent your revenues and expenses are from year to year. You have to look at your vulnerabilities and your risks,” she said. “It’s really kind of a case-by-case basis.” Mayor Gee Williams said the Town Council for months has tried to “plant the seed” that some fees might soon have to increase to cover rising costs. “It’s something we started talking in the early part of this year, publicly and in the papers and so forth,” Williams said. “As a community, and as a mayor and council primarily, we have to decide what level of fees – utilities and what level of property taxes – will support what people either desperately need or really want.
And that’s going to be a very interesting part of this year’s budget process.” Williams said the town recently tackled several longstanding issues, including operating its own electric utility to help dramatically lower electric bills, and building a new police station, “which needed replacing when I was young.” “We got that squared away, and we’ve gotten some other major utilities and upgrades to some of our streets that were in dire straits, and now we’re in decent shape,” he said. “Now we, as a community, have to discuss what level of service do we want to maintain.” Also a factor was a significant funding increase to the Berlin Fire Company and EMS services, Williams added. “Temporarily [that’s] coming from a prior-year surplus, but we can’t keep doing that,” he said. “I think we look forward to having some very good community conversations about, OK, where’s the balance? “I don’t think it’s all one or all the other – I think that it’s somewhere in between. But, we’ll figure it out,” Williams added.
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Candidates sought for board spots
(Dec. 14, 2018) The Worcester County Commissioners are seeking residents to fill open seats on 22 boards and commissions. “Volunteers are the heartbeat of Worcester County,” Commissioner President Diana Purnell said. “In the event that we receive more individuals interested in volunteering for a particular committee than there are available seats, we will maintain an interest list to help us fill future vacancies.” There are vacancies on the following boards and commissions: Adult Public Guardianship Board (3), Commission on Aging Board (3), Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board (2), Agricultural Reconciliation Board (3), Building Code Appeals Board (1), Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council (3). Economic Development Advisory Board (1), Board of Electrical Exam-
Carozza appointed to committee; will advocate for shore
(Dec. 14, 2018) Senator-Elect Mary Beth Carozza has been appointed to the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, one of the six standing committees in the Maryland State Senate. “This appointment puts me in a strong position to work with and advocate for the shore’s farming, commercial fishing and environmental interests,” Carozza said. “This committee assignment allows me to continue my strong advocacy on behalf of our veterans who have sacrificed and served our country with distinction.” On this committee, Carozza oversees issues such as agriculture and the environment, education policy, veterans affairs, government affairs, and ethics and election laws. The Maryland General Assembly reconvenes on Jan. 9, 2019 at noon.
iners (1), Ethics Board (1), Housing Review Board (1), Board of Library Trustees (1), Local Management Board/Initiative to Preserve Families Board (1), Local Development Council for the Ocean Downs Casino (2). Lower Shore Workforce Development Board (1), Social Services Advisory Board (2), Solid Waste Advisory Committee (3), Tourism Advisory Committee (1), Water and Sewer Advisory Council in Mystic Harbour (2), Commission for Women (4), and Youth Council (13). Members of these boards and commissions are appointed by the commissioners, while the commissioners will nominate candidates to fill two vacancies on the Worcester County Property Tax Assessment Appeal Board, with the appointment being made by the governor.
While there are no open seats on the Planning Commission, Recreation Advisory Board, Water and Sewer Advisory Councils for Ocean Pines and West Ocean City, and Board of Zoning Appeals, county government will maintain a list of residents interested in filling future vacancies on these boards. People who wish to serve should send a letter of interest, along with a resume or cover letter outlining any pertinent experience, to admin@co.worcester.md.us or Worcester County Administration at One West Market Street, Room 1103, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863. Visit www.co.worcester.md.us and under Important Links click on County Boards and Commissions to learn about the duties and responsibilities for each board.
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Schools get high marks by parents on annual survey
By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) Parents gave Worcester County public schools a 96 percent satisfaction rating for programs and education, but also want to renovate and replace aging facilities, according to a parent survey conducted by Coordinator of Public Relations and Special Programs Carrie Sterrs. The survey took place from Nov. 1 to Nov. 20, and 1,913 out of 3,651 households responded, which was a “huge gain” from last year’s response, Sterrs said. Sterrs presented the results of the survey to the public budget input meeting last Tuesday. See WOR. Page 20
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Wor. parents overall satisfied WCHS holds special Continued from Page 19 Overall satisfaction for programs were high, ranging in subjects from early childhood, health, physical education, general education, technology education and world languages. Many households said they wanted to see world language programs expanded to include elementary school grades and asked that the number of languages offered be increased. This is the fourth year in a row this request has been included in the survey’s top priorities. Families were highly satisfied with the availability of instructional materials, including access to computers, lab equipment, textbooks and media equipment, with an average satisfaction score of 96.6 percent. Support services, which includes breakfast, guidance, lunch and school bus safety and efficiency, were also given high approval, though there was a two percent decrease in favorability in school bus safety and efficiency. Another section of the survey indicated 167 households have a student who participates in programs at Worcester Technical High School.
STEM programs received a 96.48 percent approval rating, which is an increase of more than two percent. Field experiences provided by the school also received a 100 percent approval rate in all sections except internships, which decreased to 93.7 percent compared to 100 percent last year. Parents also had five budget priorities included in the results: school safety measures, special education resources, capital improvements, extracurricular activities and fine arts and music programs and resources. Class sizes continued to be focused on, with a two percent decrease in approval at 89.1 percent compared to 91.4 percent last year. Parents spoke out at the meeting, asking for schools to continue to promote smaller class sizes. With Showell Elementary being reconstructed, there was also discussion regarding upgrading older facilities, such as Buckingham Elementary School. Capital improvements and school safety measures were in the top five priorities for the 2020 School Year budget.
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(Dec. 14, 2018) Worcester County Humane Society will be offering a special adoption fee for cats during the month of December. During the entire month, any cats 2 years or older will have an adoption fee of just $25. Adoption fee includes spay/neuter, microchip and up to date on shots. Currently, the shelter has over 100 cats who are 2 years or older. Follow the shelter on Facebook and Instagram for available pets. In addition, an ongoing program the shelter has is the senior to senior program where any cat 8 years or older who is adopted by someone 65 or older will have their adoption fee waived. Tthe shelter is always in need of fosters for senior cats and dogs, for those who are having a hard time adapting to shelter life and those who need ongoing attention medically. With fostering, all medical expenses are covered by the shelter. Being a permanent foster for one of these pets is also an option. Worcester County Humane Society is located at 12330 Eagles Nest Road in Berlin and open Tuesday through Sunday, 11a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact the shelter at 410-213-0146 for more information.
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Trio arrested in OC, accused of stealing car
By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) A traffic stop last Thursday ended in the arrest of three people accused of stealing a vehicle in Salisbury. An arrest report filed in district court in Ocean City said Ja’Quire Renea Hopkins, 18, of Ocean City, and Salisbury residents Keshaun R. Purnell, 20, and Terius McQuay Green, 18, were charged with unlawful removal of a motor vehicle. Purnell and Green also were charged with unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, and theft from $1,500 to under $25,000, according to the reports. Green was also charged with possession of a concealed dangerous weapon, according to the reports. Hopkins was charged with driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle on a highway without a required license and authorization, and driving a
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at 104 61st Street, according to the arrest reports. An officer got out of the vehicle and pointed his department-issued handgun at the vehicle and its occupants. The officer, Keshaun Purnell after holstering his handgun, then used his patrol car’s PA system to order the occupants to remain in the car and roll down the windows. A third officer arrived on scene, withdrew a firearm and also pointed it at the vehicle and the people inside, according to the reports. Police said they saw the people moving inside the car, and it looked as if they were trying to change seats with back seat passenger. The officers also said they were not obeying their commands, according to the report, as all three people got out of the car.
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By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) Isaac Nick Koroma Jr., 19, of Gaithersburg will serve five years in prison for an armed robbery and assault involving a pair of cohorts who targeted three victims in late May. Koroma was sentenced to 10 years, with five suspended, for robbery, along with five years suspended for second-degree assault by Judge Beau Oglesby in Worcester Circuit Court last Friday. Assistant State’s Attorney Michael Farlow prosecuted the case. Koroma, who entered a guilty plea on Oct. 3 for two of a dozen counts, was also sentenced to three years supervised probation upon release. Koroma was arrested and originally charged with four counts of armed robbery, three counts of robbery, three counts of first-degree assault, gun possession and theft up to $25,000 after he and two unidentified assailants held up three men in the 59th Street area of Coastal High-
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By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) Teresa M. Kolacz, 51, of Berlin, formerly an employee of St. George Greek Orthodox Church, pleaded guilty to three counts for embezzling more than $100,000 from its treasury in Worcester Circuit Court last Thursday. Kolacz entered a guilty plea to felony forgery and misdemeanor embezzlement, as well as an Alford plea to felony theft over $100,000. Judge Beau Oglesby presided and Assistant State’s Attorney Lauren Bourdon prosecuted the case. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 1, 2019. An Alford plea allows a defendant to maintain his or her innocence but concede that the evidence of guilt is too great to overcome at trial. On May 15, church officials with St. George, 8805 Coastal Highway, contacted Ocean City Police after discovering at least $50,000 in misappropriated funds. The Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office subsequently determined that Kolacz had allegedly
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defrauded the church of more than $100,000, with the misappropriations dating back to June 2017. On July 17, Kolacz was arrested and charged with a dozen felony counts, including theft of $100,000 or more and 11 counts of forgery. Last month, Kolacz was ordered to pay more than $81,000 in civil restitution and now faces criminal penalties. Interim State’s Attorney William McDermott noted although the charges warrant two years in prison based on sentencing guidelines, his office will be seeking an enhanced term due to the amount of money involved St. George Greek Orthodox Church, which was founded in 1985, has a current congregation of approximately 250 members.
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Gun, knife in vehicle John Nathan Hale, Jr., 24, of Polar Bluff, Missouri, was arrested on Dec. 7 and charged with having a loaded handgun and a concealed dangerous weapon, according to an arrest report filed in district court. An officer saw a Lincoln Continental that did not appear to have a registration sticker traveling north on Coastal Highway before making a right turn at 139th Street from outside the turn lane. Police stopped the car at 139th Street, and the officer saw the vehicle’s paper registration tag inside the rear window. The officer issued the driver, later identified as Hale, two traffic warnings and told him he was free to go. The officer started to walk away from Hale, but then asked him if he had any drugs or weapons in the car. “Nothing illegal, but I do carry a gun,” Hale said. Hale said the gun was in the car’s center console, and he had it for selfdefense. The officer searched Hale for weapons and found that he was wearing a sheath knife with a four-inch blade. The officer also found a loaded Taurus G2C model 9mm handgun in a holster in the car’s center console. There was one 9mm round of ammunition in the chamber and a fully Continued on Page 23
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POLICE/COURTS Continued from Page 22 loaded 12-round magazine in the grip. Police found another fully loaded 9mm magazine in the glove box, a 50round box of 9mm ammunition in the front passenger seat, a vile of green leafy vegetable matter later identified as marijuana, as well as other paraphernalia items, according to the report.
Knife in car Rashawn Daiguon Winston, 26, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was arrested on Dec. 8 and charged with concealing a dangerous weapon, according to an arrest report in district court. Police saw a BMW speeding and stopped it at the intersection of 83rd Street and Coastal Highway. An officer allowed the front seat passenger to get out of the vehicle, but then saw a handle of a large knife between the center console and front passenger seat, according to the report. The driver, later identified as Winston, said the knife was his. “The knife was totally concealed from all three police officers while the passenger was in the vehicle,” the report said. The knife was about eight inches long, serrated on one side and inside of a vinyl sheath, according to the report.
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Hudson nets decade for drug sale Dagsboro man sentenced for heroin distribution after police crack trafficking ring
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) Cody Lee Hudson, 33, of Dagsboro, was sentenced last Thursday in Worcester County Circuit Court to a decade in prison after pleading guilty to heroin distribution stemming from an arrest in July involving several thousand bags of the illicit substance packaged for sale. On July 20, Hudson was arrested for felony drug distribution at a Whaleyville residence after police uncovered more than 2,400 bags of heroin. Police reported finding 2,472 individually wrapped bags of heroin, 19.5 grams of cocaine and a loaded hand-
gun inside the home where Hudson was located. In addition to felony possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, Hudson also faced charges for possession of heroin and use of a firearm with drug trafficking. The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office said the drugs were located through an investigation into a heroin distribution ring. The Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team was assisted by the Worcester County STAR Team, the Worcester County States Attorney’s Office and the Ocean City Police Department, during the execution of a search and seizure warrant. In lieu of trial, Hudson pled guilty to a pair of felonies for possession with intent to distribute heroin and use of a firearm with drug trafficking.
Cody Lee Hudson
Judge Beau Oglesby sentenced Hudson to 20 years, with half suspended, for drug distribution, along with another five years to be served concurrently for the weapons charge. Worcester Assistant State’s Attorney Joaquin Cabrera prosecuted the case. Upon release, Hudson was also sentenced to three years supervised probation.
Suspect arrested for burglary
By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) A 24-year-old Bishopville man was arrested in connection with allegedly burglarizing a home last Saturday off Philadelphia Avenue in Ocean City, according to an arrest report filed in
district court. David Gault-Godinez was charged with first-degree burglary, fourth-degree burglary, malicious destruction of property, and theft of $100 to under $1,500. Ocean City police were called See SUSPECT Page 59
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OC Comic Con draws 4,500 guests By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) The second annual Ocean City Comic Con, held last Saturday, was a huge success as attendance doubled from the year before. According to organizer James Dufendach, more than 4,500 people visited the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street for Comic Con festivities, which included Cosplay, workshops, comic books on display, anime and costume contests. The inaugural event was held at the Grand Hotel and Spa on 21st Street, but since the crowd was so large in 2017, it was moved to the convention center this year. “I want to thank everybody who came,” Dufendach said. “I’m blown away … I’m very humbled by it. My favorite thing was seeing so many people coming out and enjoying the nerdy stuff that I love … that is very heartening.” A number cosplayer guests who at-
tended the first OC Comic Con gave this year’s event rave reviews. “This [is] my 12th con,” Dagsboro resident Tyler Culver said. “It’s a lot more open than the last one. There’s definitely a lot more people this time and the vendor room is a big step up from last year which is a big part for conventions. We’re all nerds and we all need friends and this is a good place to make friends. I love small local cons like this and I hope it continues to go on for a long time.” “Last year was actually my first con,” Laurel, Delaware resident Suzanna Cole said. “It’s way bigger, which is like a huge upgrade, and it’s been good for everyone, because last year it was so crowded. This one is way better and there seems to be a lot more people. Maybe next year it will triple in size.” Vendors also appreciated the increase in size, which gave them a better chance to sell their merchandise. “They have a very nice setup. [There’s] a lot of room for all the vendors to have their wares,” Dynamite Webber cosplayer Shawn Webber, of Milford, Delaware, said. “[There was] a lot of foot traffic through to sell things and meet new people. It’s nice. I like it
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Members of the Maryland 501st Legion display a functioning replica of R2-D2 during the Ocean City Comic Convention at the convention center on 40th Street, Saturday. Pictured, from left, are Michael Perkins, Allen McKechnie, Bria LaVorgna and Malcolm Reynolds.
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a lot.” For some attendees, this comic con was their first, including Berlin resident Matthew Sponagle. “This is my first year [and con],” Sponagle said. “I’m loving it … It’s been great. The feeling of community and everyone here is just spreading the love. To see all these things we love come together in one place is just magical. If you have an opportunity to come to one of these and you like this stuff, definitely come out because it’s been an amazing experience.” Despite the immense popularity of the convention, Dufendach currently has no plans on extending the convention into a two-day event. “There will not be a two-day event in the near future,” he said. “I think one day will do it for us. I like one-day shows, personally.” Despite this, Dufendach does intend on changing up next year’s convention, making it bigger and better than this one. “Stay tuned. We will be making some changes and bringing some bigger things,” Dufendach said. “We will be changing things around a little bit. See ATTENDEES Page 26
By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) Tony Christ hopes to inspire Worcester County’s children to say “no” to drugs with the second annual “Brian’s Christmas Songbook” show at the Performing Arts Center, this Saturday. “When I was a 9-year-old kid I was taken to hear ‘Oklahoma,’ the musical, and I’m still humming the tunes,” Christ said. “So, when I produced Brian’s Christmas songbook … I knew we could effectively put something in [children’s] minds and our objective is to prevent them from ever using opioids.” “Brian’s Christmas Songbook” is based off a holiday album that Christ and several local musicians produced two years ago. It includes traditional carols such as “Mary Did You Know,” “The First Noel” and “O Holy Night,” and other songs with religious undertones like Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” and the Byrds’ “Turn, Turn, Turn,” as well as a new song added this year, “The Greatest Showman.” The goal of the event, sponsored Charles Nichols, Buddy Jenkins and Preston Automotive, is to prevent as many people, especially children, from becoming part of an increasing epidemic of drug and opioid abuse. Christ will narrate the story of Jesus Christ’s birth, while musicians Lauren Glick and Dennis Crawford, Nashville singer Melissa Alesi and the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra perform on stage. “I think it’s an amazing opportunity for the show to be put on and it’s for a good cause,” Alesi said. “It’s about togetherness and to remind people of what the season means. People are so disconnected today that it’s about getting people together and enjoying some good art. It’s a story of hope for other kids not to do drugs like Brian and end up like he did.” “Brian’s Christmas Songbook” show and album were named after Christ’s son, who died from a drug overdose in 2004. Christ sees the show as a different way to combat opioid addiction: use music, not scare tactics, to speak to children before they encounter drugs. “This is not a memorial to Brian. Brian wouldn’t want that,” Christ said. “Brian symbolizes all the lost innocence. We’re trying to touch people emotionally with a story of hope. See HOLIDAY Page 27
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Posing for a photo, from left, James Chamberlain, of Bishopville, and John Hollyday and Josh Rolph, of Delaware, know who you’re gonna call during the Ocean City Comic Convention at the convention center on 40th Street, Saturday.
Attendees and vendors enjoy OC Comic Con event Continued from Page 25 It won’t be exactly the same thing … we want to make sure every year is a little different.” Overall, Dufendach considered the event a huge success due in part to his staff and the vendors who attended. “The Ocean City convention center volunteers and all the people that ran it with us, they’re insane ... they’re wonderful,” he said. “I can’t say enough nice things about them. They just worked all day with smiles on their faces and that made me happy to see. I’m blown away by them.”
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Patrice Casey, of Dover, gives a regal smile as she cosplays as “Hela” during the Ocean City Comic Con.
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Holiday show different way to combat opioid addiction Continued from Page 25 “It’s a different way to approach a hideous epidemic,” he continued. “We feel like we’re reinforcing and insulating kids so that hopefully they’ll never do opioids or opioid derivatives.” Last year, around 700 people attended the inaugural show. “[Opioid abuse is] not spoken about [enough] and we much rather deal with prevention than treatment or intervention among doctors and supplies because if there’s no demand in the future, there will be no need for people to prescribe or sell it illegally,” Christ said. “That’s where we’re putting our effort … in prevention. We sought to contrast that extreme tragedy with a loving caring time of year where families are brought together. It’s a good contrast to drive that subliminal message home.”
“Brian’s Christmas Songbook” will be performed at the Performing Arts Center on 40th Street inside the Ocean City convention center on Dec. 15 – guests are encouraged to get to their seats by 3:30 p.m. in time for the 4 p.m. show. After the show, children will be able to meet with Santa Melissa Alesi and the performers in the lobby. Tickets cost $10 before Saturday, and $20 at the door the day of the show. Currently 500 tickets have already been sold. For more information, contact Christ at 202-641-6166. To purchase tickets, visit the convention center box office or go to www.ticketmaster.com.
Messick to be celebrated during this Sunday’s gala By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) As of earlier this week, tickets were still available for the eighth annual Hal Glick Distinguished Service Award, held this Sunday in the Crystal Ballroom of the Clarion hotel on 101st Street. This year, Ocean City resident Kim Messick will be the recipient of the award for providing many years of philanthropy. Messick has been active in several local charities and organizations, including the American Cancer Society, Habitat for Humanity, Alzheimer’s Foundation, Big Brothers & Big Sisters, Peninsula Regional Medical Center Cancer Center, Wellness Community of Delmarva, and the Worcester County Humane Society. Messick will receive an award designed by artist Gary Rosenthal, a resident of Montgomery County, and a large donation which will go to charities and organizations of her choice. “It was truly an honor because there’s so many deserving couples and individuals in this town that deserve it,” Messick said. “A portion will go to Atlantic General Hospital, PRMC in the behavioral health [department] in Salisbury, and I have a four-year scholarship that I started. Every four years someone gets a full ride.” She currently serves on the board of directors of Farmer’s Bank of Willards and the board of directors of the PRMC Foundation. The scholarship is available to residents of Worcester and Wicomico counties. Last year, 400 people attended the sold-out event. The gala includes a cocktail hour which starts at 5 p.m., followed by dinner and the presentation of the award. Public officials and special guests will also
speak during the event. Following the gala, attendees can go to the Clarion’s Ocean Club, where live music and a cash bar will be set up. Since its inception, the gala has raised over $600,000, which has been distributed to local organizations including Atlantic General Hospital, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, the Worcester County Humane Society, Worcester County Youth & Kim Messick Family Services, Diakonia, the Art League of Ocean City, Temple Bat Yam, The Jesse Klump Suicide Awareness Fund and The Rebecca & Leighton Moore Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit at PRMC. The award and event was created in 2010 by Temple Bat Yam in Berlin and a group of local business leaders to honor Hal Glick. In 2015, Glick succumbed to cancer and this award is both a legacy to him and a way to honor others for their community service. Messick joins seven other honorees of the award – Reese Cropper III of Insurance Management Group, Buddy Trala of Sunset Grille, Jack Burbage of Bluewater Development, Billy and Madelyn Carder of BJ’s on the Water, Dr. Lenny Berger of the Clarion Resort hotel, Leighton Moore of Seacrets, and the late Hal Glick of Moore, Warfield and Glick. The deadline to purchase tickets is today, Friday. Call Temple Bat Yam at 410-641-4311 to reserve a ticket, table, or become a sponsor. Tickets cost $125 per person, and $1,500 for a table of 10. Sponsorships are available in the gold package for $2,500 and platinum for $5,000.
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Baskets filled with soap put together by WCDC clients
By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) Clients of the Worcester County Developmental Center in Newark, Maryland, are again making unique, scented and festive soap baskets for the holiday season. Different soap styles are available, including seashells, shorebirds, crabs, starfish, seahorses, sea turtles and sand dollars, ranging in sizes from 2-7 ounces. “Our classic green soap contains seaweed from the Ocean City bays which acts as an exfoliant,” Jack Ferry, executive director of the Worcester County Developmental Center, said. “The soap is a plant-based glycerin soap that is very soothing for your skin. Glycerin attracts moisture, so using this soap does not dry out your skin as some other soaps do.” Prices range from $4 for the round, 2ounce soap bar to $30 for the special-order holiday gift baskets, which come with seven soaps of different sizes and shapes. Clients can also customize the soap colors to match any décor, and the products come in a gift-wrapped organza bag. Each gift basket includes information about the clients who put it together. “We can customize orders to match a bride’s wedding colors or any color you would like,” Ferry said. “Our soaps are carried by more than 20 retail outlets in the Ocean City, Bethany Beach and Rehoboth Beach areas during the summer season.”
HOROSCOPE ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20
Aries, diversify your investments if you are trying to boost your bottom line. As the saying goes, “don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.” Boost your odds.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21
You need to take a day or two for yourself, Taurus. It seems like you have been doing much for others but little energy is devoted to your needs and desires. You’ve earned a break.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21
Think about how to look at a problem from a new angle, Gemini. Only then can you get a real grasp for the situation at hand and how to tackle it. The answer may be right there.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22
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Homemade soaps are available for purchase individually or in a gift basket at the Worcester County Developmental Center in Newark, Maryland. Profits from the sale of these products provide employment for adults with intellectual disabilities.
Last year, the Worcester County Developmental Center sold 37 baskets along with several individual bars and gift sets, Ferry said. “Your skin will thank you for using Inner Ocean soap,” Ferry said. “It is made locally, so you help a local, small business with your purchase, and because your purchase and support of Inner Ocean creates meaningful employment for adults with intellectual disabilities in the area.” The Worcester County Developmen-
tal Center’s mission is to empower people with intellectual disabilities to achieve economic and social independence by providing work opportunities and a support system. This is the fourth holiday season of sales and clients have been making soaps for five years. Purchase soaps year-round and learn more about the Worcester County Developmental Center by visiting www.wcdcservices.org or call 410-6322382.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23
Leo, even though you may be tempted to draw attention your way, you may be better served by letting others grab the spotlight this week. Campaign for another’s recognition.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22
Fitness becomes a priority for you in the weeks ahead, Virgo. Focus your efforts toward your fitness goals and lean on others if you’re tempted to veer off course.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23
Libra, you like to play super sleuth and get to the bottom of sticky situations. Remember that not all information is accurate, and be careful what you share.
Movie to be filmed in Ocean City this fall needs extras
By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) Director Nick Belial is looking for area residents to play extras in his thriller, which will be filmed in Ocean City beginning this fall. The feature film, “To Avenge,” needs 30 to 50 background actors for the opening night scene on the Boardwalk, which would require the extras to perform activities such as shopping, buying food and playing games. “When I wrote the story for ‘To Avenge’ it was natural to place the bulk of the story and action in Ocean City,” Belial said. “It’s the perfect backdrop for filming. There’s so many iconic spots and beautiful views that I want to include in the cinematography.” “To Avenge” is about a young woman named Vera who was sexually assaulted while visiting her friend at the resort town. When her attackers are arrested, the media goes into a frenzy because two of the men are brothers of the billionaire Danvers family. Coercion and blackmail behind-the-scenes lead to the defense attorney dropping the charges.
Cancer, get together with a spouse or romantic partner and work through a running list of what you’d like to do together. It is important to spend quality moments with one another.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22
You have a strong desire to make some major changes, Scorpio. Think about an extensive vacation, a potential relocation or a large home renovation.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21
You may have gotten in over your head with a certain home project, Sagittarius. It just doesn’t seem to be moving along as anticipated. Call in some reinforcements.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20
Capricorn, sometimes staying silent is the best way to get notice. Others may appreciate that you take the time to think over an issue before chiming in, and that bodes well for your future.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18
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Filming for the thriller “To Avenge” will begin in Ocean City in early September and will use area residents as background characters during several scenes.
Taarna, a complete stranger, is a young woman outraged by the way women are often treated during sexual assault proceedings. Though she does not know Vera, she is determined to avenge her. In Taarna’s mind, if the
system won’t obtain justice … she will. Belial, a writer, producer and director from Philadelphia, is well acquainted with Ocean City, and has been vacationing in the town with his See SCENES Page 29
Even though you may want to find the answers to all your questions, sometimes you have to accept what you cannot change, Aquarius. Focus your attention on something new.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20
It will only take a few more days until your goal has been reached, Pisces. That will be an exciting time worthy of sharing with friends.
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Scenes for movie to be filmed in Ocean City Continued from Page 28 family for more than 40 years. This film will be Belial’s directorial debut. “I love the energy in Ocean City … the Boardwalk, the waves crashing against the rocks at the inlet, sunrises on the beach and sunsets on the bay. There are so many great places to stay, shop and eat,” Belial said. “Seacrets has been a favorite restaurant of mine for decades. How many places can you sit under a canopy of palm trees at sunset enjoying jerk chicken and a Red Stripe and have a duck waddle by.” Filming will take place in several locations, including Slaughter Beach, Lewes and Wilmington, Delaware, Cape May, New Jersey, parts of suburban Philadelphia, and a large portion in Ocean City. “I’d like for people who know the area to watch the film and feel a sense of excitement and pride in seeing the locations they’re familiar with … the spots around town they love,” Belial said. “I really can’t imagine shooting ‘To Avenge’ anywhere other than Ocean City.” Actors already cast in the movie include Taylor Hay (“Yes, Virginia”), Kelley Maroney (“Fast Times at Ridgemont High”), Hannah Kleeman (“Against the Night”) and James Robinson (“Delaware Shore”). Filming will take place mid-September, with a slated wrap up in October. Filming is scheduled to take five weeks overall, with 30 full days to be
Christmas dinner served by N.O.E.L. Community in OC
(Dec. 14, 2018) The N.O.E.L. (Nothing Other than Eating and Loving) Community will present its 21st annual Christmas Dinner on Dec. 25 at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church on Third Street and Baltimore Avenue. The festivities will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Christmas Day. All are welcome to join in the partaking of food, fellowship and fun. The N.O.E.L. Community will serve ham, macaroni and cheese, green beans, rolls and an assortment of desserts. A sit-down meal will be enjoyed in a festive atmosphere which includes decorations, music, and a visit from Santa. Carryouts will also be available. For more information about the N.O.E.L Community or the Christmas Day Celebration, contact the office at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea at 410-289-3453. To make a donation to the N.O.E.L. Community, send to: The N.O.E.L. Community c/o St. Paul’s by-the-Sea at 302 N. Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland 21842.
shot in Ocean City. Area residents are encouraged to sign up for roles. Background roles with no speaking parts do not require an audition. There are also several speaking roles still available. Those interested in speaking roles are recommended to have some sort of theatre or on-film experience. All residents interested in joining the cast must provide their name, age, town, phone number and specify which role they’d like to submit for. “We’re still looking for some additional people to play extras on the Boardwalk,” Belial said. “We need several more people to play Vera’s coworkers in the office where she works in IT. There’s also a scene we’ve added where Vera and her mom are window shopping through some quaint shops, so we need background actors who are also walking by and window shopping.
You basically show up and look the part, which helps the scene appear realistic. We’re looking for actors of all ages.” In addition to background characters, the film is also in need of a location for Vera’s office and stores she and her mother will enter during the shopping scene. “If [residents] know of a location we might be able use, they’re welcome to reach out and contact us,” Belial said. “We’ll shoot around their schedule, at their convenience and give the business a special thanks on screen. “If you live in the area and have a real sense of pride in your hometown, this could be a fun way to get involved and get a taste of what it’s like to be onset,” he added. “The more Ocean City locals that take part, the better.”
Actors who participate in the movie will be compensated for their time. “Background actors are paid a flatrate with the amount depending upon which scene they’re a part of,” Belial said. “Roles like the reporters and office co-workers pay a little more because they involve getting dressed up in business attire and may also require changing outfits. Background extras will receive screen credit and actors with lines will receive IMDb credit as well. We’ll also have craft services available with complimentary food, snacks and beverages for everyone on-set.” To learn more about “To Avenge” or sign up to be a background character, visit www.toavenge.com or email Belial at nickbelialphotography@gmail.com or visit his director’s page at www.imdb.me/nickbelial.
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BJ’s on the Water on 75th Street gets festive as Ocean City residents Dave Moxley, left, and Mark Tate dress for the holiday season, Wednesday, Dec. 5.
Enjoying the holiday music and drink specials at BJ’s on the Water on 75th Street during its Christmas party last Wednesday are Ocean City residents, from left, Linda Seitzer, Ray Perrone, Diana Hamilton, Steve Ross, and Tesa and David Ruhl.
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Coin’s bartender Colleen Cerniglia is a real dear in her reindeer outfit at the 28th Street establishment, Saturday.
BJ’s on the Water employees Alex Urban and Brittney Mueller dress for the occasion during the 75th Street establishment’s Christmas party Wednesday, Dec. 5.
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Mary and Andy Lease, of Bethany, Delaware, enjoy drinks at BJ’s on the Water on 75th Street, Wednesday, Dec. 5.
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BJ’s on the Water employees, from left, Kacie Hart, Regan Martin, Kelly Jones, Tawney Doyle and Tyler Deets show off the large assortment of donated pet supplies during the 75th Street establishment’s Christmas party last Wednesday. Donations were collected for the Worcester County Humane Society and Kenille’s Kupboard.
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Shelly and Thomas Poluka, of Ocean City, have some drinks at Coins Pub and Restaurant on 28th Street, Saturday.
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Berlin-Ocean City Jaycees to host free gift wrapping event By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) The Berlin-Ocean City Jaycees hope to spread holiday cheer for a good cause this Saturday during its free gift wrapping event. Anyone interested can bring their gifts to Stevenson United Methodist Church on 123 N. Main St. in Berlin, and have them wrapped from 12-5 p.m. Channel Chaplin, management vice president, said this would be the organization’s first holiday event following the chapter’s reinstatement last December. Chaplin said the organization prides itself on being community oriented through events like holiday gift-wrapping. “We are committed to be the young leaders through community service,” Chaplin said. “We put effort
to make an impact and bring positive changes in our community. “ Chaplin said the entire chapter, which consists of 20 members, is expected to take part in Saturday’s event, and those interested are welcomed to volunteer their time. The organization requests participants donate a new coat – all sizes needed — or a toy in exchange for having gifts wrapped. Chaplin also said the Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services in Berlin is expected to deliver the items donated to families in need. The Berlin-Ocean City Jaycees is a community driven organization with members ages 18-40 dedicated to positively impacting the area. For more information, visit the “Free Gift Wrapping Event” on the “Berlin-Ocean City Jaycees” Facebook page.
& Pricing Worcester Preparatory School students from the classes of 2018 and 2019 who earned honors for outstanding Advanced Placement scores, in front, from left, are Gracie Gardner, Maria Deckmann, Hailey Merritt, Maya Natesan, Hannah Merritt and Molly McCormick; middle, Parker Brandt, Andrew Stickler, Cole Berry, Colin Miller and Owen Tunis; and in back, Liam Hammond, Henry Taboh, Dominic Anthony, Jared Gabriel and Matt Durkin. Not pictured: Grace Schwartz.
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Worcester Prep current and former students earn honors (Dec. 14, 2018) Worcester Preparatory School students from the classes of 2018 and 2019 recently earned two National AP Scholars and 29 Advanced Placement honors from the College Board. National AP Scholars who received a grade of 4 or higher on eight or more exams were Anchita Batra ‘18 and Brenner Maull ‘18. Batra and Maull also received the AP Scholar with Distinction. AP Scholars with Distinction who achieved scores of at least 3.5 on all AP tests taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams were: Dominic Anthony ‘19, Batra, Maull, Josh Bredbenner ‘18, Deborah Marini ‘18, Maya Natesan ‘19, Olivia Parker ‘18, Maddie Simons ‘18 and
Henry Taboh ‘19. AP Scholars with Honor who received an average of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams were: Molly McCormick ‘19, Grace Schwartz ‘19, Camryn Sofronski ‘18 and Owen Tunis ‘19. AP Scholars with scores of 3 or higher on three or more exams were: Cole Berry ‘19, Parker Brandt ‘19, Connor Cebula ‘18, Maria Deckmann ‘19, Matt Durkin ‘19, Jared Gabriel ‘19, Gracie Gardner ‘19, Ethan Gaskill ‘18, Liam Hammond ‘19, Hailey Merritt, Hannah Merritt ‘19, Colin Miller ‘19, Ankita Mohan ‘18, Andrew Stickler ‘19, Rachael Weidman ‘18 and Maya Zia Shakeri ‘18.
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FRISBEE GIFTS Lauren Truitt’s first grade class at Ocean City Elementary School loved receiving new frisbees from the Ocean City Fire Department. In honor of Fire Prevention Week, OCES students were visited by the local fire department to learn about fire safety. Students were able to take a tour of several fire trucks as well as practice how to exit a building filled with smoke.
Sen. Jim Mathias, right, was recently honored as Ocean City Elks #2645 Citizen of the Year. Mathias has been a long-time member of the Elks and active in many factions of the lodge. He is pictured with, from left, Sarge and Rosie Garlitz and Susan Caldwell, Elks exalted ruler.
ART PROJECT RED RIBBON WEEK Ocean City Elementary School celebrated Red Ribbon Week Oct. 22-26. Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention awareness campaign observed annually in the United States. Each day, students, faculty and staff have the opportunity to show their school spirit by dressing in a fun theme that reminds everyone to say “No” to drugs. Monday’s theme was “I mustache you not to do drugs” and pictured are second grade students in Cindy Leitgeb’s class.
WELCOME SHERIFF Ocean City Elementary recently welcomed Worcester County Sheriff Matt Crisafulli to talk with students about safety during a Red Ribbon Week assembly. Pictured are Sheriff Crisafulli, assistant principal Julie Smith and first grade OCES students.
The latest painted utility box completed under the Ocean City Development Corporation’s Public Art Program has been painted in Ocean City by artist Eric Kurzbard. This project, sponsored by Lauri and Dave Via and family, is located on the south side of 32nd Street in the 600 block. PPG Paints of Eighth Street in Ocean City donated some of the paint and materials. Delmarva Power provided approval to the OCDC to use this utility box as part of its Public Art Program. For more information about this program contact the OCDC at 410-289-7739 or go to www.ocdc.org.
NICE CATCH Mason Edelmann a fifth grader at Berlin Intermediate School is pictured holding a bluegill he caught while at Shad Landing for the school’s outdoor educational science experience.
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Christmas tree treat made from chocolate strawberries
By Deborah Lee Walker Contributing Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) It’s that time of the year where holiday parties are in full swing. Fabulous food and glorious decorations set the tone for a great evening. That being said, splendid celebrations should not be equated with extravagance and arrogance. Entertaining is about enjoying your friends and not trying to impress them. If you remember to stay true to your individual style, you will avoid a lot of unnecessary pressure. Planning parties reminds me of the theatre; you meticulously plan every minute detail. When the curtain goes up, it’s showtime. Following are a few suggestions that will enhance your festivities for a more memorable occasion. The bar is the first consideration. Do not assume everyone drinks alcoholic beverages. Bottled water and sodas will suffice but do not reflect your creative side. Take the time to offer something special; a non-alcoholic punch is a great crowd pleaser and perfect for children. Whether or not to serve an appetizer is up to the host. I am a huge fan of passed hors d’oeuvres; an element of surprise and elegance is always welcomed. Even when I have a crab feast and everyone is hammering away at crabs, I still like to offer a passed appetizer for my guests. Buffets are appropriate for larger groups and alleviate some of the stress associated with organizing an event. Guests can help themselves which gives you more time for mingling. The most common mistake people make when building a buffet is to not incorporate height into their presentation. Height creates contrast and drama which is not only pleasing to the eye but helps highlight certain dishes. Artistically draping your tablecloth over pots or other large objects as a foundation can literally raise your buffet to a whole new dimension. Last but not least, the subject of desserts is a must. Store-bought sweets are perfectly acceptable. Homemade goodies are delicious and give one a chance to show off their baking skills. But for those who are artistic and are looking for new ideas, a Christmas tree embellished with fresh flowers and strawberries dipped in chocolate is stunning. This Christmas tree is easy to make, but it does take a considerable
amount of time. Fresh flowers not only fill in the empty spaces between the strawberries, but makes for an unforgettable finale. Mini carnations are the easiest to work with and can be ordered from your florist. I find that Log House CandiQuik candy coating that is packaged in microwaveable trays is the best tasting and easiest to use. You can purchase this product at Walmart or Amazon. If you have any leftover chocolate, place the tray in an airtight Ziploc bag and store in a cool, dark place. I appeared on Delmarva Life and demonstrated how to prepare a Styrofoam heart covered with chocolate covered strawberries with fresh flowers. If you YouTube: Delmarva Life, Deborah Walker, Chocolate Covered Strawberries; you can watch the actual cooking segment for more details. Enjoy and have fun!
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Ingredients 3 pounds fresh strawberries 2 pounds or 2 trays of chocolate flavored CandiQuik wax paper 1 (18-inch by 5-inch) Styrofoam cone plastic wrap bamboo skewers straight pins 4 bunches mini flowers powdered sugar 1. Wash strawberries and allow to dry thoroughly. It is important that the strawberries do not have any moisture on them; otherwise, the chocolate will not adhere to them properly. 2. Remove chocolate trays from the packaging. Microwave according to instructions. 3. Dip the strawberries in the CandiQuik and swirl so the strawberry is mostly covered. Place on a baking sheet lined with wax paper. Refrigerate strawberries for at least 3 hours; this will allow the chocolate to obtain a hard exterior. 4. Wrap cone in plastic wrap, do not place strawberries directly on the Styrofoam. 5. Start forming your tree from the base of the cone. Insert a bamboo skewer through the upper portion of the strawberry and then push the skewer through the cone at a 45-degree angle facing upward, otherwise the strawberry will slip off. Snip the bamboo skewer with a clean pair of pruning shears. Using another skewer, push the inserted skewer into the strawberry so you cannot see the inserted skewer. 6. Insert a straight pin into the base of the flower. Then place next to the strawberry and push the pin into the See SUGGESTIONS Page 35
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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 Dec. 14: Bob Hughes, 5-8 p.m. Dec. 15: Toys For Tots Karaoke Party, 3 p.m.; Karaoke w/DJ Chuck D, 8 p.m. to midnight HARBORSIDE BAR & GRILL 12841 S. Harbor Road West Ocean City 410-213-1846 www.ocharborside.com Dec. 14: DJ Billy T, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Dec. 15: Side Project/Chris Button, 2-6 p.m.; DJ Jeremy, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Dec. 16: Opposite Directions, 2-6 p.m.; DJ Billy T, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Dec. 20: Opposite Directions, 6 p.m. OCEAN 13 13th Street on the boardwalk Ocean City
AFTERNOON TEA Sand Castle Home Tour docents Patty Lockett, Sharon Hilty and Mary Iris Walters donned their best hats to attend afternoon tea on Oct. 19 held by the Art League of Ocean City at the Ocean City Center for the Arts on 94th Street to thank the volunteers for their time and energy.
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www.seacrets.com Dec. 14: Christmas Party, 5-10 p.m.; DJ Tuff, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; The 5:55, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Dec. 15: Opposite Directions, 5-9 p.m.; DJ Bobby-O, 6 p.m. to 1:50 a.m.; DJ Cruz, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Steal The Sky, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m. Dec. 19: Grad Night Celebration, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.; Shake 3X, 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m. SKYE RAW BAR & GRILLE 66th Street, bayside Ocean City 410-723-6762 www.skyebaroc.com Dec. 14: Aaron Howell, 4-8 p.m. Dec. 15: Monkee Paw, 4-8 p.m. WHISKER’S BAR & GRILL 11070 Cathell Road, Suite 17 Pines Plaza, Ocean Pines 410-208-3922 www.whiskersbar.com Dec. 15: Karaoke w/Donnie Berkey
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ANNIVERSARY PARTY Delegate-elect Wayne Hartman is joined by his wife, Sharon, during the Ocean Pines 50th Anniversary Gala on Nov. 10.
RIBBON CUTTING Anna Dolle, owners of Dolle’s Candland, cuts the ribbon for the store’s official grand opening in Park Place Plaza in West Ocean City, last Friday. Four stores currently reside within the plaza, including Park Place Jewelers, Dolle’s Candland, The Bank of Delmarva and Tequila Mockingbird. The ribbon-cutting event was hosted by the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce. MORGAN PILZ/OCEAN CITY TODAY
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(Dec. 14, 2018) The Pine Tones Chorus will present its Christmas Concert at Atlantic United Methodist Church, on Baltimore Ave. and Fourth Street in Ocean City, Friday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m. The concert theme is “My Favorite (Things)–Songs” and offers a variety of festive holiday selections. Classical music such as Handel’s “And the Glory of the Lord” and the “Hallelujah Chorus,” will join Christmas selections from Mendelsohn and John Rutter. Popular favorites will include several holiday carols. The song “My Favorite Things” from the beloved show “Sound of Music,” will feature soloist Mary Price. A duet arrangement from Bing Crosby and David Bowie, “Peace on Earth, with Little Drummer Boy,” will be performed by Frank Davis and Dan Kerr. The song “Jingle All the Way” introduces new, whimsical lyrics into that old favorite tune, “Jingle Bells.” Playful new words composed by Gloria Shayne tell how the season’s joys include so much shopping, mailing of gifts, and other chores. Jim Meckley, the Pine Tones assistant director, has musically arranged the song with multiple tempos and
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Canadian Armed Forces Snowbirds to perform in OC
(Dec. 14, 2018) The 2019 OC Air Show will feature the Canadian Armed Forces Snowbirds when it returns June 15-16 over the beach and Boardwalk of Ocean City. It will mark the first time the team has performed at the OC Air Show. Also known as the 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, the team is comprised of active duty members of the Canadian Armed Forces. Serving as Canadian ambassadors, the Snowbirds demonstrate the skill, professionalism and teamwork inherent in the women and men of the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Canadian Armed Forces. The CAF Snowbirds fly the Canadair CT-114 Tutor, a Canadianbuilt jet that was used by the Canadian Forces as a basic pilot-training aircraft from 1963 to 2000. The Tutor weighs approximately 7,170 pounds and is powered by a J-85 engine producing 2,700 pounds of thrust. The team consists of approximately 80 Canadian Forces personnel, 24 of whom comprise the show team that travels during the show season. The Snowbirds’ demanding schedule is met through the dedicated teamwork of not only the 11 military pilots and technicians, but also the entire home team. The CAF Snowbirds leave their home base in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and travel to Comox, British Columbia in April each year for about two weeks to practice over different terrain. Starting in May until mid-October, the team travels across North America performing at various air shows. On average, the team will fly approximately 60 air shows at 40 different locations during a single season across North America. “We’re excited the Snowbirds will be at the OC Air Show for the first time ever,” said Bryan Lilley, president of the OC Air Show. “Show attendees can definitely expect a great performance.” The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will headline the 2019 OC Air Show. Sponsorship opportunities and corporate hospitality packages are available and volunteer registration is now open. For more information about the Canadian Armed Forces Snowbirds, the event or to purchase tickets, visit http://ocairshow.com/ or follow the show on Facebook.
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Sock hop part of Ocean Pines’ 50th anniversary events
(Dec. 14, 2018) Ocean Pines ticketed residents and guests who swing by the Ocean Pines Community Center on Friday, Dec. 14 from 6-10 p.m. will be taken on a journey back in time when poodle skirts, scarves, leather jackets and rolled-sleeves were the go-to look for many dance parties in America. “It’s an old-school night in the gym and time to relive that era before we were ‘all grown up’,” event organizer Cheryl Jacobs said. The Ocean Pines 50th Anniversary Committee will be hosting a sock hop dance party to wrap up the community’s year-long celebration, Jacobs said. “Committee members are planning a fun-filled event where you can kick off your shoes and rock in your socks.” Dance instructor Mary McCormick will teach dance steps, turns, easy spins and moves for doo-wop, 50s and 60s music. Attendees will also have a chance to show off their dance moves during a dance contest. “Attendees will learn a number of dance moves to some of the most well known music from the 50s, 60s and 70s,” Denise Sawyer, marketing and public relations director for the Ocean Pines Association, said. The Dean of Doo-Wop, a DJ from WEES 107.9 FM, will provide entertainment for the evening. Costumes are not required, but are encouraged. A prize will go to the best-dressed sock hop partygoer. Tickets are $15 per person and include admission, food, water or soda, and giveaways. The party is open to the public and will take place at 235 Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines. BYOB is allowed. Guests are expected to drink responsibly and prepare ahead of time for a designated driver. Partygoers must be 21 or older. “In our efforts to have something for everyone this year, the sock hop seems like a great idea to wrap up our celebrations,” Jennifer CropperRines, 50th Anniversary Committee chairwoman, said. “We have already been hearing lots of interest and are looking forward to an authentic event.” For more information about the 50th Anniversary sock hop party, contact Jacobs at ckjacobs@mediacombb.net.
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COMMUNITY/SCHOOLS STORM WARRIORS RACE Winners of age categories in the fifth annual Storm Warriors Run/Walk gather in front of the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum, Nov. 10. Participants hailed from four states and the District of Columbia and ranged in age from 11-75. Donations were provided by: Jolly Roger, Thrashers French Fries, American Legion Post 166, the Coffin Foundation, Whitman, Requardt & Associates, the Humphreys Foundation, Calvin B. Taylor Bank, Quillin Foundation, the Elks, Farmers Bank of Willards, George and Lynch, Knights of Columbus, Hapke, Bank of Ocean City, Ocean City Development Corporation and Seacrets. Funds raised will strengthen the museum's ability to continue the mission of the Museum Society that strives to educate the public about the heroic deeds of the men who were the forerunners of the U.S. Coast Guard. The interpretation and appreciation of the cultural and natural history of Ocean City and the Worcester County coastal region is another function of the museum. Educating children while at the same time entertaining them is one of the major goals. For additional information, contact the museum at 410-289-4991 or visit www.ocmuseum.org. PHOTO COURTESY ROBERT BANACH
COMMENDED Stephen Decatur High School junior Brianna Wesche was recently commended for her outstanding participation in the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists in Boston, Massachusetts. During her time at the Academy, Wesche attended conferences with Nobel Prize winners, observed live surgeries and networked with students from all over the country. In addition to her course work at SDHS, Wesche attends Worcester Technical High School for the Biomedical Program. She is pictured with Principal Tom Sites.
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OP GALA Ocean Pines General Manager John Bailey is pictured with his wife, Meredith, during the Ocean Pines 50th anniversary Gala on Nov. 10.
CHAIR DONATED Past Ocean City Lions Club president Sean Williams and current club president Norman Cathell presented the Town of Ocean City with a wheelchair donation for the Beach Wheelchair Program on Oct. 10. The Beach Wheelchair service is free because of donations made to the program throughout the year. Beach wheelchairs are available Memorial Day through Labor Day and distributed on a firstcome, first-served basis from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
AFTERNOON TEA Sand Castle Home Tour docents Bebe Antonini, Teri Antonini, Nancy Fortney and Diane Purdy share a table during afternoon tea on Oct. 19 held by the Art League of Ocean City at the Ocean City Center for the Arts on 94th Street to thank the volunteers for their time and energy.
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Ocean City Young Professionals take children shopping
By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) Simply having a wonderful Christmas time. Those song lyrics apparently rang true for children who participated in the Ocean City Young Professionals’ Christmas Spirit Shopping Campaign on Dec. 1. Cate Nellans, co-chair of the Christmas Spirit Campaign, said more than 80 children between pre-K and fifth grade were able to go on a $100 taxfree shopping spree at the Berlin Walmart. Nellans, whose duties included finding children to participate in the event, said the group reached out to area organizations and school guidance counselors. Once in the store, children were able to select gifts – specifically toys or clothes – for themselves or for family members. “We’ll wrap them and label [the gifts] for them, and then we’ll send them home so they can put them under the tree and have something to open on Christmas morning,” she said. Organizers said they were truly moved by what they heard as children walked the aisles. “Some of the stories when we hear back from the chaperones that actually go one-on-one with the kids, I mean it’s heartbreaking,” Nellans said. “One of the little kids said, ‘You know, I want to get a pillow. I’ve never had a pillow before.’ Or, ‘I need a mattress. I don’t have anywhere to sleep.’ “To us, it’s everyday necessities, [but] to them it’s the whole world,” she added. What happens when a volunteer or event organizer hears something like that? Nellans said they direct some cases to other agencies that help tackle some of the bigger problems. She said the organization alerts other charities in certain situations, asking, “Hey, we had this kid come through and they said this. Can you help?”
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Worcester County children participate in the Ocean City Young Professionals’ Christmas Spirit Shopping Campaign on Dec. 1. The children were each able to go on a $100 taxfree shopping spree to get presents for themselves or other family members at the Berlin Walmart.
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She said organizers often see many of the same children returning year after year. “We love having them back but, on the other hand, it is a downer they have to come back,” Nellans said. She went on to say the event allows children to find something that’s truly meaningful to them. “It’s heartbreaking to hear it, but to them it’s Christmas and some of them will go in and find that toy that they’ve been dying to get, and that’s the only thing they’ll get and they’re dead set on it,” Nellans said. There were more than 100 volunteers and at least 100 donors for this year’s event, according to an Ocean City Young Professionals Facebook post. Those who wish to volunteer must pass a background check, have a valid driver’s license or identification card, and be at least 16 years old. Nellans said the group wants to continue to expand the shopping campaign, as it means a lot to the children who receive the gifts, but it all depends on fundraising and volunteer efforts. “For us, this is our main event,” Nellans said. “We will volunteer at other programs in the area as young professionals, but this is our own thing that we do just as our own core group.” The actual event happens prior to the holiday, but for the children who participate, the anticipation is there as if it was actually Christmas. “Even at five in the morning, these kids are like roaring to go and so excited to go get presents, not just for themselves but their family, and it’s just really amazing,” Nellans said.
ROYALTY Stephen Decatur High School Homecoming Week culminated in the naming of the 2018 Homecoming Queen during halftime of the Decatur football game on Oct. 26. Donning the royal titles were seniors Steven Bise and Danasia Wright.
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Coastal Hospice’s ‘Be an Angel’ campaign underway (Dec. 14, 2018) Coastal Hospice urges its Lower Shore neighbors to be angels this year and include Coastal Hospice in their holiday giving through the “Be an Angel” campaign. The annual drive provides the support hospice needs to offer care to patients who have no resources for care or who have needs that extend beyond their insurance coverage. Last year, Coastal Hospice cared for more than 1,300 patients and families on the Lower Eastern Shore. Donations may be made in tribute to a loved one, whose named is printed on an angel ornament and hung on one of the Coastal Hospice angel trees displayed throughout the Lower Shore. The angel trees are located in the Somerset County Libraries in Crisfield and Princess Anne; the Wicomico County Library in Salisbury; the Hurlock Train Station; the Worcester County Libraries in Ocean
Pines, Snow Hill and Pocomoke City; the Dorchester County Library in Cambridge; and at WMDT News in Salisbury. Gifts to the Angel campaign have immediate effect. For example, a $20 donation pays for one week of medical equipment for a patient. A $92 donation provides two weeks of medical supplies for a patient at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. Donations can be made online at CoastalHospice.org, or for more information, call 410-742-8732. Founded in 1980, Coastal Hospice is a nonprofit health care organization that cares for individuals facing life-limiting conditions but who want to remain as active and engaged as possible. Coastal Hospice cares for patients in their home, nursing home, assisted living facility or at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. The organization serves Wicomico, Worcester, Dorchester and Somerset counties.
Worcester Prep senior Maria Deckmann shows third graders, from left, Elena Gjoni, Luke Mize and Lexi Davis, melted down honeycomb used for future products including candles and lip balm.
Deckmann teaches third graders about beekeeping (Dec. 14, 2018) Worcester Prep senior and class president, Maria Deckmann of Milton, Delaware, shared details of her hobby as a beekeeper with Julie Lyons’ third grade science class on Nov. 15. After entertaining the class with videos and photos of her work with bees, Deckmann put on her vented beekeeping suit to pass around beekeeper items including a smoker, goat-skinned gloves, various tools, and a frame from her hive used to collect fresh honey. She also explained how much bees impact the environment and are responsible for a significant portion of the world’s food supply and nutrition. Deckmann completed her presen-
tation with samples of her homemade honey to taste – which received rave reviews. Deckmann and her older brother, Ross, turned beekeeping into a hobby four years ago. Ross, who graduated from Worcester in 2017, is currently a sophomore at Michigan State University where he applied his beekeeping skills last summer conducting field and lab research on bees/pollinators. Maria now runs the bee operation at home, while balancing a rigorous academic schedule at WPS and applying to colleges. She is an exceptional student leader who also speaks French and Russian, enjoys world travel, volleyball, poetry and photography.
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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.
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Calendar Submit calendar items to: editor@oceancitytoday.net. Submission deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, the week of publication. Local submissions have priority. Area event listings are subject to space availability.
Fri., Dec. 14 Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:00 AM. 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
best-dressed sock hop party-goer. Tickets cost $15 and include admission, food, water and soda and giveaways. Open to the public. BYOB is allowed. Must be 21 or older to attend. Cheryl Jacobs, ckjacobs@mediacombb.net
Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 10:30 AM. Stories, rhymes, songs and finger plays. For children up to two years of age and their caregivers. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
28th Street Pit & Pub, 2706 Philadelphia Ave., 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM. Featuring an Ugly Sweater contest, guest bartenders, raffles, Tricky Tray and silent auction, 50/50 and more. Also, offering $10 crab cakes all night. A $1 of every cocktail, wine and beer will be donated to The Children’s House By The Sea. Wayne Littleton, 410-723-2842, http://BelieveInTomorrow.org
LUNCH AND LISTEN STORY TIME FOR ADULTS
PINE TONES CHORUS CHRISTMAS CONCERT
LAP TIME
Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 1:00 PM. Adult story time featuring everything from classics to contemporary literature. Hear a story read aloud by library staff and you can bring your lunch. Soft drinks provided. December’s story time will feature selections by author Chris Stewart. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 2:00 PM. Featuring The Ladies Room by Carolyn Brown. Copies of books are available in advance at the library.
OCEAN PINES BOOK OF THE MONTH
Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 2:00 PM. Learn all about weather at this special monthly STEM session just for homeschoolers, ages 5 to 12. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
STEM FOR HOME SCHOOLERS ‘WEATHER’
American Legion Berlin Post #123, 10111 Old Ocean City Blvd., 3:00 PM. Cost is $9. The public is welcome.
OYSTER FRITTER SANDWICH
Dunes Manor Hotel, 2800 Baltimore Ave., 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Photos with Santa and hot chocolate and cookie bar. Free and open to the public. http://www.dunesmanor.com
PHOTOS WITH SANTA
OCEAN PINES 50TH ANNIVERSARY SOCK HOP PARTY
Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM. Dance instructor Mary McCormick will teach dance steps, turns, easy spins and moves for doo-wop, ‘50s, ‘60s music. There will be a dance contest as well as
UGLY SWEATER NIGHT
Atlantic United Methodist Church, 105 4th St., 7:30 PM. The concert theme is My Favorite (Things)-Songs and offers a variety of festive holiday selections. Admission is free and an offering will be received. After the concert, refreshments will be served in the church social hall. Dave Holloway, 410-641-5672 or June Todd, 410-289-7373.
Sat., Dec. 15 Residence Inn Marriott, 300 Seabay Lane, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM. Hot breakfast buffet, children’s holiday crafts, children’s activities, photos with Santa, baked goods and raffles. Donations are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 3-9 years (includes free new stuffed animal) and free to those 2 and younger. Advance tickets: Wayne Littleton, 410-7232842. Proceeds benefit Believe In Tomorrow Children’s Foundation. http://BelieveInTomorrow.org
‘BELIEVE IN SANTA’ BREAKFAST
Ocean Pines Community Center, Assateague Room, 239 Ocean Parkway, 9:30 AM. The speakers will be OP Anglers Club members Ken Thompson and his son Adam who traveled to Nova Scotia in October and documented their trip to fish for giant Bluefin Tuna. Updates on fishing issues and awards will also be presented for the Top Anglers of the Year. Members are asked to bring a canned good or a donation for the Diakonia Shelter. All are welcome. Jack Barnes, 410-641-7662
OCEAN PINES ANGLERS CLUB MEETING
Delmarva Discovery Museum, 2 Market St., 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Santa arrives at 2 p.m. by boat. Take pictures with Santa and enjoy hot chocolate and cookies. http://www.delmarvadiscoverycenter.org
SANTA’S TRAIN WONDERLAND
Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 11:00 AM. Join Santa as he reads some stories of the season. Make some crafts and have your picture taken with Santa. Light refreshments provided. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
HOLIDAY PARTY
St. Mary’s Church, 18 3rd St., 1:00 PM 3:00 PM. Cookies and craft items for sale. Cost for cookies is $8 per pound.
ANNUAL ‘COOKIES BY THE POUND’ SALE
Ocean City Performing Arts Center, in the Ocean City conventtion center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 4:00 PM. Featuring the Mid-Atlantic Symphony. Tickets cost $10 and are available at the OC Convention Center Box Office. Proceeds go toward fighting opioid addiction. 410-289-2800 or 800-626-2326
BRIAN’S CHRISTMAS SONGBOOK
Dunes Manor Hotel, 2800 Baltimore Ave., 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Photos with Santa and hot chocolate and cookie bar. Free and open to the public. http://www.dunesmanor.com
PHOTOS WITH SANTA
Sun., Dec. 16
WALK WITH A DOC
THE SUSSEX DANCE ACADEMY PRESENTS ‘THE NUTCRACKER’
CRAFTY SATURDAY MAKE & TAKE ‘HOLIDAY DECORATIONS’
POLAR EXPRESS EXPERIENCE
Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines, 11144 Cathell Road, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM. There is a short presentation on a current health topic followed by a walk around the pond at your own pace. Family and pet friendly event. Michelle, 410-641-9268 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
Ocean City Performing Arts Center in the Ocean City conventtion center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 1:00 PM. Ticket prices are $20 ($17 for seniors 60+ and students through high school) and $17 ($14 for seniors 60+ and students through high school. 410-289-2800 or 800-6262326, http://www.ticketmaster.com Dunes Manor Hotel, 2800 Baltimore Ave., 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Featuring movie, hot chocolate, swag bag and Santa visit. Cost is $5. All proceeds will be donated to Believe in Tomorrow.
Open to the public. http://www.dunesmanor.com
THE SUSSEX DANCE ACADEMY PRESENTS ‘THE NUTCRACKER’
Ocean City Performing Arts Center in the Ocean City conventtion center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 5:00 PM. Ticket prices are $20 ($17 for seniors 60+ and students through high school) and $17 ($14 for seniors 60+ and students through high school. 410-289-2800 or 800-6262326, http://www.ticketmaster.com Bethany United Methodist Church, 8648 Stephen Decatur Highway, 7:00 PM. A special service of prayers, scripture and music to acknowledge that God is especially present with those who struggle. Rev. Connie, 410-641-2186
DARK NIGHT WORSHIP SERVICE
Mon., Dec. 17 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
Snow Hill library, 307 N. Washington St., 10:30 AM. Children, under 2 years old, will be introduced to songs, stories, games and finger plays. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
LAP TIME
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN’S CLUB HOLIDAY LUNCH
Dunes Manor Hotel, 2800 Baltimore Ave., 11:30 AM. Food donations will go to The Spirit Kitchen. 410-973-1021
SCULPTING DEMONSTRATION AND INSTRUCTION
Snow Hill library, 307 N. Washington St., 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Renowned sculptor, Rick Casali will demonstrate the creation of a bust. Participants will then be given the opportunity to sculpt their own art. Register: 410-632-3495. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM. The clinic is free but participants are required to pay a $5 drop-in fee for use of the gym facility. This introductory class is for first time players and covers rules, terminology, primary skills, cooordiantion and more. Equipment is provided. Register: John Hanberry, jhanberry@comcast.net or 703-598-6119.
FREE PICKLEBALL CLINIC
Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 2:30 PM. Group meets twice a month to
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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
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
Snow Hill library, 307 N. Washington St., 5:00 PM. Join Crissy Bowie-Smpson for an essential oil infused skin care class and kick some of those toxins to the curb. Participants will have the opportunity to make chemical free makeup remover pads and a rejuvenating sugar scrub. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
DIY CHEMICAL FREE BEAUTY PRODUCTS
Tues., Dec. 18 BUS TRIP TO LONGWOOD GARDENS CHRISTMAS
Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM. Experience the joy of the season at Longwood Gardens as it transforms into a festive winter wonderland. Proceeds will benefit the Art League of Ocean City. Art League of Ocean City, info@artleagueofoceancity.org, 4105249433, https://artleagueofoceancity.org/event/bustrip-to-longwood-gardens/ Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM. An informal session to discuss library resources including eBooks, databases and the library catalog. Coffee and donuts provided. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
COFFEE AND CONVERSATION
Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 10:30 AM. For 2 to 5 year old children. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
STORY TIME ‘HOLIDAY FUN’
Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 9715 Healthway Drive, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM. Support group for caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients. It meets the third Tuesday of each month. Open to the community. Jo Davis, 410-629-6123
ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP
Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 2:00 PM. Monthly adult coloring sessions. Explore different patterns. Bring your own coloring pages or use pages provided by the library. Colored pencils, gel pens and felt tips available, along with coffee and cookies. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
COLOR ME CALM
Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road,
KNAPPING
2:00 PM. This is a basic class teaching the methods of making arrowheads. Learn how to do what is known as pressure flaking. Bring lightweight leather gloves. Register: 410-208-4014. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM. The movie will begin 4:30 p.m. Before, during and after the movie enjoy crafts and activities related to The Incredibles 2. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
FAMILY TIME ‘MOVIE: THE INCREDIBLES 2’
Wed., Dec. 19 Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs representative Michelle Licata offers outreach services to veterans and their families on the third Wednesday of each month. No appointment necessary. 410-713-3482, http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
MARYLAND VA REPRESENTATIVE
Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, 10:30 AM. Learn new skills while playing with educational toys. For infant to 5 year old children. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
PLAY TIME
Regional Cancer Care Center Conference Room, 9707 Healthway Drive, 1:00 PM 2:00 PM. Women Supporting Women/ AGH Support group for women and men who are battling breast cancer (current patients and survivors). Lunch is provided. RSVP: 410-548-7880.
BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
Berlin library, 13 Harrison Ave., 2:00 PM. Gather up your shirts and get ready to make something old … new again. Bring two or more garments. Register: 410-6410650. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
UPCYCLED CLOTHING
Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 2:00 PM. Bring a plate of your best holiday cookies to be entered in the competition (one recipe per participant) to be judged by a panel of cookie enthusiasts. Prizes will be awarded. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
CHRISTMAS COOKIE CONTEST
Atlantic General Hospital, Conference Room 1, 9733 Healthway Drive, 6:30 PM 8:00 PM. A special meeting date for the mont of December. A supportive and safe place for members to share stories confidentially and spend time with others who understand. No sign-ins and no special advanced requirements to attend. Gail Mansell, gmansell@atlanticgeneral.org, 410-641-9725
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP - LIFE AFTER LOSS
Thurs., Dec. 20 Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:30 AM. Holiday science, art and fun
STEAM STORYTIME ‘RAINDEER GAMES’
for children ages 3 to 7 years. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org Snow Hill library, 307 N. Washington St., 10:30 AM. For 2 to 5 year old children. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
STORY TIME ‘SNOW’
with Santa and the Winterfest Express. Admission to board the train is $5 for adults and free to children 11 years and younger. The event runs through Dec. 31. Hours are Sunday through Thursday, 5:30-9:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 5:30-10:30 p.m.
GENEALOGY WORKSHOP
Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 1:00 PM. Tom Dempsey will guide participants through the world of family research and give tips on how to find that long-lost ancestor. Register: 410-2084014. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
BOOK A LIBRARIAN
Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 2:00 PM. Learn to make bread like grandma used to make while saving money. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
OP REC & PARKS BUS TRIPS
BREAD BAKING
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, 410-641-7052. Denise Sawyer, dsawyer@oceanpines.org, 410-641-7717, Ext. 3006
SANTA’S HOUSE OPEN
Snow Hill library, 307 N. Washington St., 6:00 PM. The Executive Board will meet at 6 p.m. with a general meeting at 7 p.m. Nominations for 2019-2021 officers will be presented with elections to be held on Jan. 17, 2019. Charles Weaver, Worcester County Historical Society, will update the group on the Judy Johnson Memorial to be installed at Snow Hill library. Community is invited to attend and suggest agenda items for next year. 410-213-1956
WORCESTER NAACP MEETING
Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 7:00 PM. Celebrate the holidays with music from all eras by this popular band. http://www.worcesterlibrary.org
Any branch, through December. Need some one-on-one help with your resume, job application, E-Reader or basic computer skills? Contact your closest library branch to schedule a personal appointment. www.worcesterlibrary.org On Saturday, Dec. 15, see “Jesus” at the Sight & Sound Theatre in Lancaster, PA. The cost is $115 and includes the show and transportation. These trips are open to the public. Reservations are required: 410-6417052. Info: OceanPines.org.
FIRST STATE DETACHMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE MONTHLY MEETINGS
Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month at Ocean City American Legion Post, 2308 Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City, at noon. Open to all fellow Marines and FMF Corpsmen. Info: firststatemarines.org St. Paul’s by the Sea Episcopal Church, 302 N. Baltimore Ave. in the DeWees Hall. Open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Offering dry food goods with NOEL carry out lunches on Saturdays. Use the DeWees Hall north entrance door located at the top of the driveway. Info: 410-289-3453. Volunteers contact Jane Ellis, 540-808-6055.
THE SHEPHERDS CROOK
Used to be Mine, Route 611 and Sunset Avenue, Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Newly expanded and redecorated. Furniture, clothing, toys and household goods. Info: 410-213-0243.
WWIIUNES HOLIDAY CONCERT
DIAKONIA THRIFT SHOP
ONGOING EVENTS
SUICIDE GRIEVERS’ SUPPORT GROUP
The Art League of Ocean City is sponsoring a bus trip to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa. on Dec. 18. This season, Longwood Christmas pays homage to the Christmas tree. The bus will depart from Ocean City Center for the Arts at 8:30 a.m. and return at 8 p.m. The cost is $70. Proceeds from the trip will benefit Art League programs. Participants may bring their own lunch or lunch at one of the cafes at the Gardens. Tickets: artleagueofoceancity.org or 410-524-9433.
LONGWOOD GARDENS BUS TRIP
Northside Park, 200 125th St., and throughtout Ocean City. Featuring a 50foot Christmas tree, more than one million holiday lights and hundreds of animated light displays throughout Northside Park. The Winterfest Village pavilion offers hot chocolate, photos
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Worcester County (DCCWC), local arm of the State and National Party anticipates vacancies in; District 6 (Northern), including "at-large" membership on the Committee, up to three "at- large" (male) gender balance members, and "auxiliaries" vacancies for "at -large", District 1 (Southern), and District 6 (Northern members). Auxiliaries, while not voting members, are given leadership and important support roles with the Committee and as specified by the Bylaws serve in an alternate role on the Committee. These are volunteer positions. The DCCWC is seeking applications from Registered Democrats who are residents in Worcester County and the District for which they are applying. Applicants should be committed to the principles and platform of the Democratic Party and be willing to dedicate time and energy to advancing the party in this county. It is helpful if applicants have experience in community, church, government, party, education and other groups. By January 15, 2019, applicants should send a letter or resume describing their education, experience and participation in political and organizational development activities to DCCWC, Box 34, Berlin, MD 21811 or email it to dccwcmd@gmail.com For information about the DCCWC visit the website, wcmddems.org, or call 410-629-9107 and leave a message.
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RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY Sophia Ferrante, 9, cuts the ceremonial ribbon, officially opening Park Place Plaza, owned by her parents, Todd and Jill, who she is standing between, in West Ocean City, last Friday. Four stores currently reside within the plaza, including Park Place Jewelers, Dolle’s Candyland, The Bank of Delmarva and Tequila Mockingbird.
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(Dec. 14, 2018) Atlantic General Hospital officials have announced plans for a new facility in Ocean Pines that will house a proposed surgery center in addition to primary and specialty care physician practices and other outpatient services. The project, which will expand surgical services and help consolidate existing community services into a single location that is convenient to Ocean Pines’ large senior population and more centrally located for others in the region, is the next phase of the organization’s master facilities plan being funded in part by its Campaign for the Future. Atlantic General will be working with a property developer, who will own the property and establish a long-term lease with Atlantic General. With a patient/family-centered focus and on creating the “right place,” one of the five rights principles of Atlantic General’s 2020 Strategic Vision, hospital leadership determined that an outpatient surgery center should be built as a more cost-effective, convenient and comfortable option for most patients who
plan to undergo elective surgical procedures. The surgery center will feature a spacious operating room and three procedure rooms in addition to a family-centered recovery area. Atlantic General has filed with the Maryland Health Care Commission for a Certificate of Need to support the establishment of the surgery center. X-ray services, a lab, a drivethrough pharmacy and a new Atlantic ImmediCare clinic location will also be housed in the facility, along with a new integrative health center featuring community meeting space, treatment rooms and a demonstration kitchen. The Ocean Pines practice of primary care providers Lei Gong, M.D., and Oswaldo Nicastro, M.D. and the Atlantic General Diabetes Center, as well as Atlantic General’s orthopedics, neurology, pulmonology and gastroenterology specialists, will relocate when construction is complete. “Seniors make up twice the proportion of Worcester County’s communities as the state average, and
many live in the Ocean Pines area,” said Michael Franklin, president and CEO of Atlantic General Hospital. “We wanted to create a hub for the types of healthcare and wellness services they need right where they live, and devote our existing hospital space to the most acute and seriously ill patients.” The new 98,000-square-foot facility will be located on Route 589 on the south end of Ocean Pines. It is anticipated that Atlantic General Hospital will break ground at the site in May 2019. 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 individSee AGH Page 51
By Lauren Bunting Contributing Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) The Maryland Association of Realtors provides a frequently asked questions legal hotline posting on its website at www.mdrealtor.org that provides realtors and the public very useful information relating to the real estate industry. One of the topics it covers is service animals in rentals. The article says there are three important points to consider when renting to an individual with a disability who requires a service animal. • Service animals, therapy animals, emotional support animals or animal aides all fall into the same category under federal law. • Service, therapy, emotional support or assistance animals are not pets and therefore may not be considered as such. Landlords who have strict nopet policies may not enforce them with regards to service animal. The landlord cannot charge a pet deposit. • Assistance animals are covered under the Fair Housing Amendments Act, Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehab Act. The Maryland Realtors FAQ post further explains that under the Fair Housing Act, persons with disabilities who are accompanied by a service animal are a protected class. To be an individual protected under the Fair Housing Act, that person must have a disability as defined by the act; the service animal must have a direct function related to the individual’s disability and the request to have the service animal must be reasonable. A landlord is not usually allowed to inquire about specifics of an individual’s disability. However, if an individual makes a request for a reasonable accommodation, the law allows for a landlord to request reliable disability-related information that: • is necessary to verify that the person meets the Act’s definition of disability (i.e., has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities), See REAL Page 50
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Keller Williams, Fritschle Group announce merger
(Dec. 14, 2018) Keller Williams Ocean City and the Mark Fritschle Group and Condominium Realty announced their merger this week. The offices will conduct business under the Keller Williams brand and will continue to operate from all of the companies’ current offices in Ocean City and Salisbury. “We are thrilled that two of Ocean City’s real estate leaders are coming together,” said Kelley Bjorkland, CEO/team leader of Keller Williams Ocean City. “We’re confident that this merger will have a positive impact on all of our agents and the buyers and sellers they serve in the Ocean City, Salisbury, Delmarva and surrounding areas.” The newly combined company will be led by the same leadership team, which has captured the Delaware beaches market. The Keller Williams Ocean City team consists of Operating Partner Gary Segal, Partners Matthew Fetick and Brigit Taylor, Broker Walter Taraila and Bjorkland. Condominium Realty’s founder Mark Fritschle always believed in empowering his agents with the best support and services. “Build the agent, and the agents will build the company,” he said. Fritschle was known for focusing on
Keller Williams Ocean City and the Mark Fritschle Group and Condominium Realty announce their merger this week. Pictured, from left, are Michael Beer, Brigit Taylor, Grant Fritschle, Lora Fritschle, Gary Segal, Kelley Bjorkland and Matt Fetick.
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Radio billboards part of campaign
(Dec. 14, 2018) In radio, hosts are usually heard but not seen. So, when five billboards showcasing the on-air talent at 91.3 WESM-FM went up across the Lower Shore late last month, reaction was swift. “The boards went up and people began to call the station and post photos on social media,” said Gerry Weston, general manager of WESM. “They are colorful and dynamic, and they match faces with voices our listeners have relied on for music and news for years. It’s been a fun and compelling way to engage current listeners and attract new ones.” WESM-FM, the public radio station transmitting from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, did more than put up a few billboards. The station, which was founded in 1987, has completely redesigned and energized its brand, introducing a new logo inspired by Robert Indiana’s “LOVE” statue and featuring colors from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s newly designed website. “Our new logo stands out and conveys our mission,” said Weston. “From the ‘WE’ in the top row signifying our unity with the community, to the guitar headstock nestled in the ‘M’ underscoring ‘music’, it’s a new way of ‘seeing’ the station.” Weston and his team spent more
than six months working on the rebrand. WESM, like all public radio stations, needs to attract new listeners and gently remind current ones that it is partially dependent on funds raised each year from its audience, which it calls “members.” “Our members are our lifeline, and we all agreed we had to be clearer about who we are and what we offer,” said Angel Resto, Jr., WESM operations manager and on-air host. “There’s too much clutter to cut through to be vague. Our programming is compelling – we need people to understand what we offer.” One of the major decisions made early on was to bring back WESM’s original slogan, “Jazz, Blues & NPR News!” which the staff felt really differentiated the station from any other in the market. “No one offers the programming we do, and no other public radio station on air on the Lower Shore has as many local on-air hosts or as much locally based programming,” said Resto, Jr. “Every program decision is made here, and we are all locals. We know this market better than anyone, and what we have to offer the community is really special.” Resto, Jr. and three other hosts Yancy Carrigan, Brian Daniels and Molly – have become even more visi-
Real estate firms to join forces Continued from Page 50 “Looking to the future, we’re happy that we were able to partner with a company that is recognized on a national level for being an industry leader in teaching, training, technology and agent support,” said Broker Owner Lora Fritschle and Grant Fritschle. “The marriage of the two business models is nat-
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ble, as television and print advertising has begun to break. Carrigan, WESM’s music director, is celebrating his 30th anniversary with WESM, giving him a unique perspective on the rebrand. “Jazz and Blues are really products of our country’s experience,” he said. “Young people especially need to know what WESM offers so that they are better able to understand where rap and hip-hop spring from. It’s not just our history – it’s the bedrock of our musical future.” The branding and marketing campaign was created by a.s.a.p.r. integrated marketing based in Salisbury and Rus Design of Parsonsburg, Maryland. To learn more about 91.3 WESM and its programming, or to become a member of the station (or give a membership as a gift,) visit www.wesm913.org or call 410-6518001.
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FORECLOSURE SALE 7601 COASTAL HIGHWAY, #210 OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND By virtue of a Statement of Lien recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, and pursuant to an Order of the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland in Case No. C-23-CV-18000337, the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale at public auction in front of the condominium building located at 7601 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, Maryland 21842, on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018 AT 9:00 AM ALL that property lying and being situate in the Town of Ocean City, in the Tenth Election District of Worcester County, Maryland, desig¬nated as Unit No. 210 in the Coral Seas Condominium, together with an undivided percentage interest in the common elements thereof, as established pursuant to a Condominium Declaration and By-Laws, dated June 23, 2005, and recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland in Liber S.V.H. No. 4466, folio 91, et seq., and pursuant to the Condominium Plats recorded therewith in Plat Book S.V.H. No. 200, folio 2, et seq. The property will be sold in an "as is" condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, with no warranties or guarantees, and will be sold subject to 1) a Deed of Trust recorded among the aforesaid Land Records in Liber No. 4486, folio 141, said Deed of Trust having had a principal balance due of 360,574.58 on November 1, 2015, and 2) a Deed of Trust recorded among the aforesaid Land Records in Liber No. 4486, folio 165, said Deed of Trust having had an original principal balance of $91,950.00 on July 11, 2005. The Trustee reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Terms of Sale: A deposit in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) will be required at the time of sale, such deposit to be in a cashier=s or bank check, with the balance to be paid in cash at time of settlement. The date of settlement shall be fifteen (15) days after final ratification by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, time being of the essence; otherwise, the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser, or in any manner designated by the Trustee; or, without forfeiting deposit, the Seller may exercise any of its legal or equitable rights against the defaulting purchaser. The undersigned reserves the right to waive the deposit requirements as to the purchaser representing the interest of the party secured by the Statement of Lien. Real property taxes, wastewater charges, and condominium dues will be adjusted to
Ocean City Today / Public Notices the date of sale and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. All costs of conveyancing, including transfer and recordation taxes, shall be paid by the purchaser. The purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining possession of the property. Purchaser agrees to pay to the Seller an Attorney=s fee of $250.00 for review of any motion which may be filed with the Court to substitute a purchaser herein. In the event the undersigned is unable to convey marketable title, the sale will be null and void and the purchaser=s sole remedy will be the return of the deposit without interest. For more information, call: James E. Clubb, Jr. Trustee 410-289-2323 OCD-12/6/3t _________________________________ BRADFORD I. WEBB, ASSIGNEE ANDREW L. HARTMAN, ASSIGNEE
ASSIGNEES’ SALE OF A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING 105 East Federal St., Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Mortgage from Earl F. Tull to Rural Housing Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture dated 1/14/1993 and recorded in Liber 1898, Folio 553 among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, the holder of the indebtedness secured by a Mortgage assigned to Bradford I. Webb and Andrew L. Hartman, Assignees by instrument duly executed, acknowledged and recorded among the Land Records of the County aforesaid, default having occurred under the terms thereof, an Order to Docket having been filed C-23-CV18-000160 and at the request of the parties secured thereby, the Assignees will offer for sale at public auction. AT THE WORCESTER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018 AT 10:45 AM ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Worcester County, Maryland and described as follows: All that lot or parcel of land situate in the Town of Snow Hill, on the Northwesterly side of and a binding upon Federal Street for a distance of 55 feet and with a depth therefrom of 185 feet, having a property address of 105 Federal Street, Snow Hill, MD 21863. The property is improved by a dwelling. In fee-simple. The property and improvements will be sold in an “AS IS” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting same, including building and/or environmental violations, if any, with no warranty, expressed or implied as to the description or condition of the property or improvements. TERMS OF SALE: A cash de-
posit, certified check or other method of payment acceptable to Assignees, for Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) at the time of sale will be required of all purchasers other than the mortgage holder. Balance of the purchase price is to be paid in cash within ten (10) business days of the final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. If payment of the balance does not take place within ten (10) business days of ratification, the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. Unless purchased by the mortgage holder, interest will be paid on unpaid purchase money at the rate of interest set forth in the note from date of sale to date of settlement. Taxes, public charges and assessments and HOA assessments, if any, to be adjusted for the current year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all transfer and recordation taxes shall be borne by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for removing anyone in possession of the premises. If Assignee is unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy in law or in equity shall be limited to a refund of the deposit. Upon refund of the deposit, the sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Assignees. BRADFORD I. WEBB, Assignee – 410-857-3222 Andrew L. Hartman, Assignee – 443-825-4065 www.tidewaterauctions.com Ad # 70437 OCD-12/6/3t _________________________________ BRADFORD I. WEBB, ASSIGNEE ANDREW L. HARTMAN, ASSIGNEE
ASSIGNEES’ SALE OF A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING 307 Purnell St., Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Mortgage from Janice M. Shockley to Rural Housing Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture dated 8/11/2004 and recorded in Liber 4216, Folio 550 among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, the holder of the indebtedness secured by a Mortgage assigned to Bradford I. Webb and Andrew L. Hartman, Assignees by instrument duly executed, acknowledged and recorded among the Land Records of the County aforesaid, default having occurred under the terms thereof, an Order to Docket having been filed C-23-CV18-000226 and at the request of the parties secured thereby, the Assignees will offer for sale at public auction. AT THE WORCESTER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018 AT 10:42 AM ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON
DECEMBER 14, 2018 situated in Worcester County, Maryland and described as follows: See metes and bounds description set forth in that Deed dated December 6, 2006 and recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland in Liber 4831, folio 619, containing 0.47 acres of land, more or less.. The property is improved by a dwelling. In fee-simple. The property and improvements will be sold in an “AS IS” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting same, including building and/or environmental violations, if any, with no warranty, expressed or implied as to the description or condition of the property or improvements. TERMS OF SALE: A cash deposit, certified check or other method of payment acceptable to Assignees, for Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) at the time of sale will be required of all purchasers other than the mortgage holder. Balance of the purchase price is to be paid in cash within ten (10) business days of the final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. If payment of the balance does not take place within ten (10) business days of ratification, the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. Unless purchased by the mortgage holder, interest will be paid on unpaid purchase money at the rate of interest set forth in the note from date of sale to date of settlement. Taxes, public charges and assessments and HOA assessments, if any, to be adjusted for the current year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all transfer and recordation taxes shall be borne by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for removing anyone in possession of the premises. If Assignee is unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy in law or in equity shall be limited to a refund of the deposit. Upon refund of the deposit, the sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Assignees. BRADFORD I. WEBB, Assignee – 410-857-3222 Andrew L. Hartman, Assignee – 443-825-4065 www.tidewaterauctions.com Ad # 70438 OCD-12/6/3t _________________________________ BRADFORD I. WEBB, ASSIGNEE ANDREW L. HARTMAN, ASSIGNEE
ASSIGNEES’ SALE OF A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING 10407 Trappe Rd, Berlin, Maryland 21811 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Mortgage from Sarah Catherine Mitchell to Rural Housing Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture dated 10/3/2007 and recorded in Liber 5003, Folio 477 among the Land
DECEMBER 14, 2018 Records of Worcester County, Maryland, the holder of the indebtedness secured by a Mortgage assigned to Bradford I. Webb and Andrew L. Hartman, Assignees by instrument duly executed, acknowledged and recorded among the Land Records of the County aforesaid, default having occurred under the terms thereof, an Order to Docket having been filed C23-CV-18-000222 and at the request of the parties secured thereby, the Assignees will offer for sale at public auction. AT THE WORCESTER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018 AT 10:39 AM ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Worcester County, Maryland and described as follows: All that lot situated on the North side of the County Road leading from Germantown directly to Trapp and beginning at a stone on the North side of said road, at the southeast corner of a lot now or formerly belonging to William T. Bowen; thence by and with the north side of said road North 85° East 9 Poles to the corner of property now or formerly belonging to William Powell; thence North 5° West 9 Poles; thence in a straight line to the place of beginning; containing 1 acre of land, more or less, Tax Account No. 03-021262. The property is improved by a dwelling. In fee-simple. The property and improvements will be sold in an “AS IS” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting same, including building and/or environmental violations, if any, with no warranty, expressed or implied as to the description or condition of the property or improvements. TERMS OF SALE: A cash deposit, certified check or other method of payment acceptable to Assignees, for Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) at the time of sale will be required of all purchasers other than the mortgage holder. Balance of the purchase price is to be paid in cash within ten (10) business days of the final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. If payment of the balance does not take place within ten (10) business days of ratification, the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. Unless purchased by the mortgage holder, interest will be paid on unpaid purchase money at the rate of interest set forth in the note from date of sale to date of settlement. Taxes, public charges and assessments and HOA assessments, if any, to be adjusted for the current year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all transfer and recordation taxes shall be borne by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for removing anyone in possession of the premises. If Assignee is unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy in law or in equity shall be limited to a refund of the deposit. Upon refund of the de-
Ocean City Today / Public Notices posit, the sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Assignees. BRADFORD I. WEBB, Assignee – 410-857-3222 Andrew L. Hartman, Assignee – 443-825-4065 www.tidewaterauctions.com Ad # 70439 OCD-12/6/3t _________________________________ BRADFORD I. WEBB, ASSIGNEE ANDREW L. HARTMAN, ASSIGNEE
ASSIGNEES’ SALE OF A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING 405 Tingle St, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Mortgage from DINELL ANDREWS to Rural Housing Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture dated 3/28/2007 and recorded in Liber 4896, Folio 397 among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, the holder of the indebtedness secured by a Mortgage assigned to Bradford I. Webb and Andrew L. Hartman, Assignees by instrument duly executed, acknowledged and recorded among the Land Records of the County aforesaid, default having occurred under the terms thereof, an Order to Docket having been filed C-23-CV18-000200 and at the request of the parties secured thereby, the Assignees will offer for sale at public auction AT THE WORCESTER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018 AT 10:30 AM ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Worcester County, Maryland and described as follows: See metes and bounds description set forth in that Deed dated March 28, 2007 and recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland in Liber 4898, folio 393 containing 5,684 square feet of land, more or less The property is improved by a dwelling. In fee-simple. The property and improvements will be sold in an “AS IS” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting same, including building and/or environmental violations, if any, with no warranty, expressed or implied as to the description or condition of the property or improvements. TERMS OF SALE: A cash deposit, certified check or other method of payment acceptable to Assignees, for Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) at the time of sale will be required of all purchasers other than the mortgage holder. Balance of the purchase price is to be paid in cash within ten (10) business days of the final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. If payment of the balance does not take place within ten (10) business days of ratification, the deposit will be for-
feited and the property will be resold at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. Unless purchased by the mortgage holder, interest will be paid on unpaid purchase money at the rate of interest set forth in the note from date of sale to date of settlement. Taxes, public charges and assessments and HOA assessments, if any, to be adjusted for the current year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all transfer and recordation taxes shall be borne by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for removing anyone in possession of the premises. If Assignee is unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy in law or in equity shall be limited to a refund of the deposit. Upon refund of the deposit, the sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Assignees. BRADFORD I. WEBB, Assignee – 410-857-3222 Andrew L. Hartman, Assignee – 443-825-4065 www.tidewaterauctions.com Ad # 70442 OCD-12/6/3t _________________________________ McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC 312 Marshall Avenue, Suite 800 Laurel, MD 20707 www.mwc-law.com
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
PAGE 53 paid within fifteen (15) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland. Interest is to be paid on the unpaid purchase price at the rate of 5% per annum from date of sale to the date the funds are received in the office of the Substitute Trustees, if the property is purchased by an entity other than the noteholder and/or servicer. If payment of the balance does not occur within fifteen days of ratification, the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event settlement is delayed for any reason. Taxes, ground rent, water rent, and all other public charges and assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges, and front foot benefit charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current year to the date of sale, and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. The purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the ground rent escrow, if required. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes, and all settlement charges shall be borne by the purchaser. If the Substitute Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to the refund of the deposit to the purchaser. Upon refund of the deposit, the sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. The purchaser at the foreclosure sale shall assume the risk of loss for the property immediately after the sale. (Matter #17-603124). 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,
PAGE 54 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
Ocean City Today / Public Notices 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 _________________________________ 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 confirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 24th 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 17th day of December, 2018, next. The report states the amount of sale to be $145,530.00. 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-11/29/3t _________________________________ 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 represen-
tative 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 Date of publication: November 29, 2018 OCD-11/29/3t _________________________________ 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
DECEMBER 14, 2018 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 _________________________________ Tax Certificate Consultants, Inc. c/o James F. Truitt, Jr. 20 East Timonium Road, Suite 106 Timonium, Maryland 21093 Plaintiff v. Joyace C. Harris 202 LAUREL ST and Worcester County, Maryland (for Maryland Annotated Code 14~1 836(b)(1)(v) purposes only) and Any and all person having or claiming to have any interest in the fee simple in the properties and premises situate, lying and being in the County of Worcester described on the Tax Rolls Worcester County Collector of State and County Taxes for said County known as: 202 Laurel Street, Pocomoke City, MD 21851-1454, 1st (First) Election District, described as follows All that lot of land and imps 60‘ X 105' S SIDE 202 LAUREL ST POCOMOKE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY IN EQUITY Case Number: C-23-CV-18-000298
ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this proceeding is to secure the foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the following property 202 Laurel Street, Pocomoke City, MD 21851-1454 in the County of Worcester, sold by the Collector of Taxes for the County of Worcester and the State of Maryland to the P[Plaintiff in this proceeding: All that lot Of land and imps 60' X 105' S SIDE 202 LAUREL ST POCOMOKE The complaint states, among other things, that the amounts necessary for redemption have not been paid. It is thereupon this 25th of October, 2018 by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Ordered, That notice be given by the insertion of a copy of this order in some newspaper having general circulation in Worcester County once a week for three (3) successive weeks, warning all persons interested in the property to appear in this Court by the 28th day of December, 2018, and redeem the property 202 Laurel Street, Pocomoke City, MD 218511454 and answer the complaint or thereafter a final judgment will be
DECEMBER 14, 2018 entered foreclosing all rights of redemption in the property, and vesting in the Plaintiff‘s title, free and clear of all encumbrances. Brian D. Shockley JUDGE OCD-12/6/3t _________________________________ IN THE ORPHANS’ COURT FOR (OR) BEFORE THE REGISTER OF WILLS FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND IN THE ESTATE OF: JAMES PATTON ESTATE NO. 17644
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL PROBATE To all Persons Interested in the above estate: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed by Thomas J. Kokolis, Esq., 110 North Washington Street, Suite 500, Rockville, MD 20850 for judicial probate appointment of the will and for the appointment of a personal representative. A hearing will be held at Worcester County Court House, Court Room 4, One W. Market Street, Snow Hill, MD 21863 on 01/22/2019 at 10:00 a.m. This hearing may be transferred or postponed to a subsequent time. Further information may be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills. Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Phone: (410) 632-1529 Newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Publication Date: 12/06/2018 OCD-12/6/2t _________________________________ SELZER GURVITCH ATTORNEY’S AT LAW Robert M. Reiner Esq. 4416 EAST WEST HWY. Fourth Floor Bethesda, MD 20814-4568
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 17648 Notice is given that the Circuit court of Fairfax County, Virginia appointed John Jay Bleiweis, 10002 Minburn Street, Annandale, VA 22066 as the Executor of the Estate of Marjorie Bleiweis who died on August 10, 2018 domiciled in Va., USA. The Maryland resident agent for service of process is Robert M. Reiner whose address is 10 Lily Pond Court, Rockville, MD 20852. 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
Ocean City Today / Public Notices 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. John Jay Bleiweis 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 designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of first publication: December 06, 2018 OCD-12/06/3t _________________________________
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 bidders with County contracts, or any other factors they deem appropriate. All inquiries regarding the bid specifications shall be directed to the
Housing Program Inspector, Dave Walter, at 410-213-2021. All other inquiries shall be directed to Jo Ellen Bynum, Housing Program Administrator, at 410-632-1200, ext. 1171. OCD-11/29/2t _________________________________
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 218631070. 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.
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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 98,964 square feet of medical offices serving different medical specialties. The public hearing on this application will be held on: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2018 at 11:10 a.m. in the COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING ROOM Room 1101 - County Government Center One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 The case file may be reviewed at the Department of Environmental Programs, Room 1306 - Worcester County Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday (except holidays). Interested parties may also call 410-632-1220, ext. 1601. THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 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
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DECEMBER 14, 2018 The Environmental Review Record which documents the Environmental Review of this project is available for public examination at the offices of the County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland at the above address during normal business hours.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Request for Release of Funds
The motor vehicles described below have been abandoned. The owners and lien holders are hereby informed of their right to reclaim the vehicles upon payment of all charges and costs resulting from the towing, preservation, and storage of the vehicles. The failure of the owners or lien holders to reclaim the vehicles within three weeks of notification shall be deemed a waiver by the owners or lien holders of all rights, title and interest and thereby consent to the sale of the vehicles at public auction beginning December 13, 2018, or to have it otherwise disposed of in a manner provided by law. Line No Year 906-18 2018 920-18 2011 921-18 2004
Make NISSAN HONDA HYUNDAI
Model SENTRA CROSSTOUR ELANTRA
Color SILVER BLACK GRAY
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VIN Mileage 3N1AB7AP3JY318966 6035 5J6TF2H5XBL001840 84499 KMHDN46D54U823280 N/A
All vehicles will be sold at auction on-line at www.govdeals.com. For details call 410-723-6643. AUTH: Ross Buzzuro Chief of Police OCD-12/13/1t ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________
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 _________________________________
NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF 7DAY CLASS "B", "C", AND "D" ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSES ISSUED BY WORCESTER COUNTY Pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverages Article, Section 9-2005 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the Board of License Commissioners for Worcester County has determined that all premises holding 7 Day Class "B", "C", and "D" alcoholic beverage licenses shall be permitted to sell alcoholic beverages for ON PREMISES CONSUMPTION ONLY until 4:00 a.m. on January 1, 2019. This notice shall not be construed as enlarging or broadening any other privilege conferred under said license except the two (2) additional hours of sale for ON PREMISES CONSUMPTION ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.
BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, William E. Esham, Jr., Chairman R. Charles Nichols, Member Marty W. Pusey, Member *********************** April R. Payne, License Administrator OCD-12/13/3t _________________________________
NOTICE of Intent to Request Release of Funds on December 21, 2018 County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland Room 1103 - Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, MD 21863 Phone - 410-632-3112 The purpose of this Notice is to identify actions to be taken by the County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland. On or about December 21, 2018 the above named County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland will request that the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development release federal funds from the Maryland Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) to be used for the following project: Project Title: Diakonia Shelter Renovations Purpose of Project: Funds will be used to renovate two buildings used as shelters for the homeless Location: 12747 Old Bridge Road, Ocean City, Maryland 21842 Total Project Cost: $393,128.00 Notice is hereby given that the County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland has prepared an Environmental Review Record on the project described in this Notice and has determined said project to be Categorically Excluded under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) as amended.
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Dec. 14, 2018
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Rachel Pacella, formerly of Ocean Pines, and Rick Hutzell, who started his newspaper career in Ocean City, are among those honored by Time magazine this week as its “Person of the Year.” They and the rest of the staff at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis join Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post reporter who was murdered in Turkey for writing columns critical of the Saudi crown prince, two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who now sit in prison in Myanmar for reporting on a mass killing committed by the government, and Maria Ressa, who faces imprisonment for publishing stories critical of the Philippine president. As Marylanders and many others know, five Capital Gazette staffers were shot and killed in the Annapolis newspaper’s office last June because the paper had reported on the shooter’s guilty plea in a criminal harassment case. In an extraordinary act of courage and commitment to the public, the surviving staff put out a paper the next day and went on to give their own painful account of the massacre. Time presented its persons of the year as “The Guardians of the Truth” — the writers, reporters, editors and others in the media who do their jobs despite the consequences. And the consequences these days are substantial, even when they don’t involve the extremes of murder or imprisonment. Journalism, especially at community newspapers like the Capital Gazette, is a public trust, even when the public doesn’t return that trust. Social media smears and propaganda, politically inspired defamations and bumper-sticker sound bites have combined to foster an image of reporters and editors as a threat to, rather than protectors of, civilized society. Yet, it is this supposedly civilized society that murders and imprisons them for doing a job that an increasing number of people wish they weren’t doing. Time’s Persons of the Year recognizes these difficulties and sacrifices, while the honorees like the Capital Gazette staff remind the rest of us that journalistic principles include doing the job no matter what.
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By Stewart Dobson Editor/Publisher The U.S. Coast Guard, which is used to improvising because of a federal funding requirement listed under “Oh Yeah, the Coast Guard, Hmmmmm,” got into the holiday spirit this week with seasonal aids to navigation. “Coast Guard Station Ocean City deployed YDDs (Yuletide-Designating Devices) in the channel to advise mariners of the CiC (Christmas is Coming) maritime navigational protocol,” according to an official statement from
the district office in Portsmouth (see Sec. 2, 7.c iii Fa La La La ch. 2 for guidance). Despite the usual budget restraints — funding for new YDDs has been diverted to hang Christmas lights on the border wall — the Coast Guard requistioned and repainted this pair of inflatables from a local retail store. “And we got a free hermit crab to boot,” a spokesman said. Meanwhile, the service expects hearings in the next congress concerning whether “Red Right Returning” is a political statement.
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Letters to the editor Woman appreciates help after falling in parking lot
Editor, Thank you to the three people that came to our aid when I fell in the Ocean Pines Food Lion parking lot on Dec. 5. I was so embarrassed that my manners seemed to escape me. I was very touched by your kindness. Sue Walter Ocean Pines
Health insurance rep. shares benefits of coverage
Editor, As program coordinator for the Lower Shore Health Insurance Assistance Program (LSHIAP), I see peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives and quality of life improve after receiving health insurance through LSHIAP every open enrollment period. For many people, it might be the first time theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever had health insurance, or the first time theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had coverage for themselves and their family. Health insurance provides peace of mind and protection in the event of medical emergencies or long-term costs. I am reaching out to make certain everyone who needs health insurance knows open enrollment for 2019 health plans is underway for Lower Shore res-
idents. Enrolling in a quality health plan that works within your budget is easier than you think! Last year, nine out of 10 Marylanders who enrolled through Maryland Health Connection, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s official marketplace, got financial help to pay for their plan. This year, health insurance rates in Maryland have dropped an average of 13 percent. If you would like to enroll in health coverage for 2019, you must do so before the Dec. 15 deadline. Our team of certified Navigators will work one-on-one with you to assist with navigation through the enrollment process, and to ensure that you are able to select health coverage that best fits you and your familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs. I encourage everyone to explore their options for health and dental insurance at MarylandHealthConnection.gov, where you can browse plans, compare coverage and costs, and enroll into coverage. If you would like to receive in-person assistance with your Maryland Health Connection application by meeting with a Certified Navigator in Somerset, Wicomico or Worcester County, please call the Lower Shore Health Insurance Assistance Program at 1-855-4455540 to set-up an appointment before Dec. 15. Mandy Baum Program Coordinator Lower Shore Health Insurance Assistance Program Worcester County Health Department
DECEMBER 14, 2018
Free grief meetings at Coastal Hospice (Dec. 14, 2018) Coastal Hospice provides grief support and education to families, friends, caregivers and others following the death of a loved one. These meetings are free and open to the public. Individuals need not be affiliated with Coastal Hospice to participate in these gatherings. Grief support groups in Worcester County are held every Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Ocean Pines Library, 11107 Cathell Rd., Ocean Pines. During these meetings, participants work to help each other. The meetings provide a safe place to express feelings and talk about grief with others who have experienced similar losses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After you have lost a loved one, you may be asking yourself: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Why canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t I get over it?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; You may experience many emotions: anxiety, worry, guilt, loneliness,â&#x20AC;? said Nicole Long, Worcester County bereavement counselor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of these thoughts and feelings are normal. The grieving process has no timetable, but if these emotions are interfering with your life, it may be helpful to seek professional help and support. Our services are designed to help you navigate through grief at your own pace.â&#x20AC;? For more information, contact Long at 443-614-6142. Founded in 1980, Coastal Hospice is a nonprofit health care organization that cares for individuals facing life-limiting conditions but who want to remain as active and engaged as possible. Coastal Hospice cares for patients in their home, nursing home, assisted living facility or at Coastal Hospice at the Lake, and serves Somerset, Dorchester, Wicomico and Worcester counties.
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Bealla honored with Md. Rural Health award State associations team up to recognize half-dozen top community medical staffers
Karan Bealla, Pharm. D. is the recipient of the Maryland Rural Health Practitioner Award for 2018. Pictured, from left, are Outstanding Rural Health Program Award recipients Sharon Lipford, Dr. Cydney Teal, and Bari Klein; Bealla; Sen. Thomas ‘Mac’ Middleton; and Shelley Argabrite, recipient of the Outstanding Rural Health Achievement Award.
Suspect arrested after men invade apartment for theft
had in his jacket pocket a Bluetooth speaker that belonged to the victim. Also found next to Gault-Godinez was the victim’s Xbox gaming controller, police said. report. Following his arrest, GaultGodinez reportedly said someone let him into the victim’s residence and “was told he could sleep where he was lying.” When asked why he had the victim’s possessions, he said, “I don’t know, whatever,” the report said. Gault-Godinez posted a $3,500 bail and awaits a Dec. 31 preliminary hearing in district court.
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(Dec. 14, 2018) Karan Bealla, Pharm. D. is the recipient of the Maryland Rural Health Practitioner Award for 2018. The award is bestowed annually by the Maryland Rural Health Association, in conjunction with the Rural Maryland Council and the State Office of Rural Health, in recognition of individuals who make outstanding development and health efforts in rural communities. Bealla has been a full-time staff pharmacist at Atlantic General Hospital’s AGHRx RediScripts retail pharmacy since 2014 through Amerisource Bergen’s Pharmacy Healthcare Solutions. In August 2016, she initiated the pharmacy’s Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Clinic to provide additional education and medication management assistance to patients with complex medication needs. Her work with the MTM Clinic earned her the nomination for the MRHA award. The clinic provides patients four visits throughout the year, and they are held where it is most convenient for a patient, including the patient’s home. In addition to providing education and support, Bealla works with the patient and his or her physicians to solve any medication-related problems the patient is experiencing and arranges for bundled packaging of medications, organized by the times they should be taken, to make it easier to remember to take doses at the right time. In 2017, Bealla began providing MTM services through the hospital’s remote patient monitoring system, which allows her to visit with patient’s via telemedicine technology.
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AGH board of trustees appoints chairman Greg Shockley gets honor; vice chairman, secretary, treasurer also selected
(Dec. 14, 2018) During its annual Corporation meeting, Atlantic General Hospital’s Board of Trustees appointed a new chairman, Greg Shockley, who is the former treasurer of the board. They also appointed William E. Esham as the vice chairman, Doug Cook as the treasurer and Charlotte Cathell as the secretary. Shockley, owner of Shenanigan’s Irish Pub in Ocean City, was the 2012 recipient of the Paul Hazard Award, named after one of the original Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association members. Shockley is a founding member of the Boardwalk Development Association, helping to implement $5 million in Boardwalk improvements, and serves on the Maryland Tourism Development Board. He has also served as president of the Ocean City Development Corporation and the OCHMRA. He has served other roles on the Atlantic General Hospital Board of Trustees, and has just recently begun his term as board chair in November. “We acknowledge Greg’s dedication and willingness to work hard for Atlantic General,” said Michael Franklin, FACHE, president and CEO of Atlantic General Hospital. “We are thrilled to welcome Greg as the board chair, after just serving as the board treasurer. We are likewise especially grateful for the year that Hugh Cropper served as our board chair, and the impact that he has made on our hospital.” Hugh T. Cropper, IV., the outgoing board chair, served in this position from November 2017 to October 2018. Cropper practices as an attorney, and he is a partner in the law firm of Booth, Booth, Cropper & Marriner, PC. Cropper is the chairman of both the Board of Directors for Bank of Ocean City and the Board of Directors for the Lower Shore Land Trust. He was formerly a member of the Board of Governors of the Maryland State Bar Association, and he is a member of the Judicial Nominating Committee for
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the First Circuit. Cropper was a member of the Board of Trustees of Atlantic General Hospital since 2007. He was secretary and treasurer of the Board of Trustees before becoming the chair. Esham has been named vice chairman of the Board of Trustees. Esham is an attorney with Ayres, Jenkins, Gordy & Almand, P.A. He graduated from Washington & Lee University in 1987. He was admitted to the bar in 1991 after obtaining his law degree from University of Baltimore. He served as law clerk to the Honorable William R. Buchanan, Sr., and in Circuit Court for Baltimore County, and is a member of the Worcester County and Maryland State Bar Associations. In addition to serving on the Board of Trustees at Atlantic General, Esham is a member of the Board of Trustees of Worcester Preparatory School, the Board of Directors of Ocean City Golf Club, attorney for the Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission and past president of St. Martin’s Church Foundation. Cook is the chief lending officer and executive vice president at Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company. Over the years, Cook has been involved in Atlantic General Hospital by serving on the Finance Committee and also on the board for Atlantic ImmediCare. Cook also serves as a trustee member for the Life Crisis Center.
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ident of Worcester County, Cathell is married to Judge Dale R. Cathell. She is also on the AGH Foundation Board of Directors. Cathell was a founder and president of Worcester County G.O.L.D. (Giving Other Lives Dignity), a former long-time member and vice president of the Worcester County Commission for Women and is on the Board of Directors of Taylor Bank. Cathell has resided in Ocean Pines for over 40 years and is the first counSee ATLANTIC Page 61
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The Worcester Preparatory School Math Team placed first and senior Matt Durkin took second in the individuals category during the 35th annual Eastern Shore H.S. Mathematics Competition, hosted by Salisbury University Department of Mathematics and Computer Science on Nov. 8. Pictured, from left, are competition Co-Director Dr. Jathan Austin; Worcester team members Eli Prushansky, Durkin and Max Huber; Prep math teacher Linda Bragg; competition Co-Director Carvel LaCurts; and John Petito, sponsor, Delmarva Power.
Worcester Prep Math Team wins first place
(Dec. 14, 2018) The Worcester Preparatory School Math Team placed first and senior Matt Durkin took second in the individuals category during the 35th annual Eastern Shore H.S. Mathematics Competition, hosted by Salisbury University Department of Mathematics and Computer Science on Nov. 8. WPS Upper School math teacher Linda Bragg coached the winning three-person team consisting of Durkin and juniors Max Huber and Eli Prushansky. Bragg and her team were presented a $100 National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics gift certificate to be used for products or publications for the WPS math department. For finishing second in the individual round, Durkin was awarded a Barnes & Noble gift certificate. Nineteen high school teams competed in both the team and individual competition. The team contest consisted of openended questions and the individual contest focused on multiple choice questions covering subjects such as algebra, geometry, functions and functional notation, exponents and
SWORN IN Sworn in during a ceremony on Dec. 4 as judges for the Orphans’ Court of Worcester County, from left, are Chief judge Linda M. Hess, as well as Associate judges Mike Diffendal and Cheryl Jacobs.
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WORLD WAR II
Milton Wolff returns to battle 80 years ago
By Peter Ayers Wimbrow III Contributing Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) Tomorrow, 80 years ago, Milton Wolff, the ninth, and last, commander of the famed Abraham Lincoln Battalion, which fought for democracy and freedom against the fascist forces of Francisco Franco in Spain, returned to Brooklyn where he was born and raised. Upon his arrival, he laid a wreath at Madison Square Park in lower Manhattan to honor those that did not return. A high school dropout, he had been a member of the Young Communist League. At one of the League meetings, there was a call for volunteers to fight against the fascists in Spain. At the time, Wolff was a pacifist, but he volunteered anyway, to serve as a medic. So, on February 20, 1937, he departed New York City aboard the Ile de France. He eventually arrived in Spain on March 7, 1937, and traveled to Albacete, which was the headquarters of the International Brigades. He initially served as a stretcher bearer in the Washington Battalion, commanded by Mirko Markovics, which was a part of the XV International Brigade, commanded by János
Gálicz, a/k/a “General Gal.” During the Battle of Brunete, the Washington Battalion suffered such casualties that Wolff began serving with the machine gun company, and the “Washingtons” were combined with the “Lincolns” to form a single battalion. By March 1938, Wolff was a captain and commander of the merged battalion. After the Battle of Brunete, he went with battalion commander Capt. Philip Detro to the Café Chicote on the Gran Via in Madrid, where he met Ernest Hemingway, who bought him his first Scotch. Although the writer didn’t make much of an impression on the young soldier, who had never heard of him, the author’s raven-haired woman did, which the soldier appropriated. Apparently, the author was not offended, since he later described Wolff as, “Twenty-three years old, tall as Lincoln, gaunt as Lincoln, and as brave and as good a soldier as any that commanded battalions at Gettysburg.” Even though Wolff stole his woman, the two became friends. There were occasional spats, like when Wolf called the author a “tourist” in Spain, and Hemingway
retorted that the soldier was, “a tool of the Communist Party!” It wasn’t until a photograph, taken by famed photographer Robert Capa, of Wolff, in his uniform, standing next to Hemingway, appeared in “The Forward,” a New York Yiddish newspaper, that his mother learned that he was fighting in Spain. Even after his return home, he remained active in the anti-Franco movement, writing, speaking and demonstrating before the Spanish Embassy. During one demonstration, he was arrested and served 15 days in jail. On one of his last visits to Spain, where he was beloved, he left them with the message, that if, in the future, “...you guys ever get into trouble, again, give me a call!” He once wrote Ho Chi Minh and offered the services of the Lincolns! The Vietnamese leader declined the offer. He probably figured that the surviving Lincolns were a bit past their prime! During the spring of 1941, before the U.S. entered WWII, he was summoned to the office of OSS by its leader, Gen. “Wild Bill” Donovan. The OSS was the forerunner of the CIA. The general recruited him to the OSS and asked his help in recruiting other Lincoln veterans. Ultimately,
he was sent to Italy to work with the partisans — after a stint in Burma with General “Vinegar” Joe Stilwell. Until the end of his life, he continued to fight for democracy, freedom and civil rights. He led the Lincoln veterans to urge the Dodgers to integrate, explaining, “The guys were all Dodger fans. It was a way to carry on the struggle.” He personally delivered 20 ambulances to the Sandinista government in Nicaragua during the Reagan Administration. When in 1950 the U.S. Government declared the Abraham Lincoln Veterans a subversive organization, and required them to register, the entire executive committee resigned. Wolff stepped up and became National Commander, a position he held until the organization expired. Wolff authored two books: “Another Hill: An Autobiographical Novel,” about his experiences in Spain; and “A Member of the Working Class,” which described his early life in New York City. Of his first book, war correspondent, and Hemingway’s third wife, Martha Gellhorn, said that she had, “...never read more intimate, convincing and devastating See WORLD WAR II Page 63
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WORLD WAR II Continued from Page 62 accounts of combat.” He was unable to finish his third book, “The Premature Anti-Fascist.” (That was the term the Army used to bar him from Officer Candidate School, when he enlisted, in WWII.) He once wrote that he, “...went to Spain sincerely believing that in fighting for Spanish democracy I was helping preserve American democracy.” Wolff married Anne Gondos, and with her, fathered two children, Susan and Peter. After his marriage dissolved, he relocated to San Francisco, where he met and married Fieda Irene Salzman, who did not survive him. On January 14, 2008, Milton Wolff lost his last battle, with congestive heart failure. He is buried, with his second wife, in Kensington, in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was 92. Next week: FAll of Cantalonia 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 reached at wimbrowlaw@gmail.com.
OBITUARIES CHARLES E. WERLE Selbyville, Del. Charles E. Werle, age 83, of Selbyville, Delaware, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2018 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Maryland. He was born in Washington, D.C. and was the son of the late Francis B. and Evelyn M. (Case) Werle. He had been an administrator/ bookCharles Werle keeper for many years and was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose and was an avid sports fan, especially the Washington Redskins and the Washington Nationals. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Barbara F. Werle of Selbyville, Delaware; two daughters, Carol A. Barnes of Selbyville, Delaware and Linda M. Parr and husband, Jeffrey of Lutherville, Maryland; two brothers, Michael Werle and wife, Pat, of West Hartford, Connecticut and Brother Robert Werle of Memphis, Tennessee; a sister, Mary Anne Long of Odenton, Maryland. He has two deceased brothers, George Werle and David Werle; and two grandchildren, Jason C. Parr and Jenna C. Parr. A Mass of Christian burial was held on Thursday, Dec, 6, 2018 at St. Luke Catholic Church in Ocean City, Maryland with Father John Lunness officiating. Burial was private at Delaware Veterans Cemetery in Millsboro. Continued on Page 64
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OBITUARIES Continued from Page 63 In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 200 Continental Drive, Suite 101, Newark, Delaware 19713. (www.heart.org) Condolences may be sent by visiting www.bishophastingsfh.com. GREGORY DAVID SECON Berlin Gregory David Secon, age 56, of Berlin, Maryland, formally of Wethersfield, Connecticut, passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer on Dec. 2, 2018, with his loving wife, Kirstin, by his side. Greg was born on Jan. 3, 1962 in Harford, Connecticut to Garrett and Karen D. Secon. He lived in Connecticut most of his life, relocating to Maryland in 2005. He spent his career working with his hands, most recently with Harrison Group in Ocean City, Maryland. He was predeceased by his parents and grandparents, Ernest and Evelyn Delesdernier and Edward and Katherine Secon; and uncle, John “Jack” Delesdernier. Besides his wife, Greg is survived by family in Connecticut: brother, Paul Secon of East Hartford; sister, Susan Skoglund (Tom) and their children, Matthew and Amanda of Marlborough; sister, Peggy (Larry) of Enfield; nephew, Sean (Shaina) and
Ocean City Today their twins, Madison Ann and Colin Gregory (Greg’s namesake) of Vernon. Greg was especially fond of his uncle and aunt, Robert and Carole Carter of West Hartford; and he leaves numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins to mourn his passing. A celebration of Greg’s life will be held in Connecticut later this month. Letters of condolence may be sent to the family at www.burbagefuneralhome.com. THELMA MERRITT PHILLIPS Berlin Thelma Merritt Phillips, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018 at her home in Berlin, Maryland. Born in Girdletree, Maryland, she was the daughter of George Merritt and Thelma Phillips Viola Pruitt Merritt. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ralph Bishop, and stepson, Charles “Chuck” Phillips III. She is survived by her husband, Charles W. Phillips Jr.; son, Gary Bishop (Lynn) of Brielle, New Jersey; daughters, Susan Glenn (Jim) of Berlin, Maryland, and Diane Parsons (Chris) of Berlin Maryland; stepdaughter, Mary Jane Garrett (Gene)
of Willards, Maryland; brother, Francis Merritt (Kay) of Pensacola, Florida; sister, Shirley Kelley (Dave) of Washington, Pennsylvania; four grandchildren, Alina Bixler, Leann Reilly, Joey Glenn and Amanda Fleming; and great grandchild, Andrew Bixler. Thelma was a poultry grower and housewife for many years and also worked for Venables Drycleaners in Ocean Pines and Rite Aid in Berlin. She was a member of Friendship United Methodist Church in Berlin. A funeral service was held on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin, Maryland. Pastor Jack Savage officiated. Interment followed at Riverside Cemetery in Libertytown, Maryland. Letters of condolence may be sent to the family at www.burbagefuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Friendship United Methodist Church Memorial Fund at 10537 Friendship Road Berlin, MD 21811 or Alzheimer’s Foundation of America at 322 Eighth Avenue 7th floor New York, New York 10001. THERESA ANN MORAN Berlin Theresa Ann Moran, (nee McGrath) age 56, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and
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Michaelena Butta McGrath. She is survived by her daughters, Nicole Jarman and her husband, Jesse, and Paula McGrath Brittingham and her husband, Michael, all of
Ocean Pines. There are two grandchildren, Cole Brittingham and Emersyn Jarman, and four nephews, Shane, David, Michael and Thomas. Also surviving are her two brothers, Thomas and Michael McGrath, of Ocean Pines, and her sister, Paula Bonnett and her husband, David of Baltimore. Theresa attended St. John Neumann Catholic Church. She enjoyed horse racing cooking, ghost stories and most of all spending time with her family. A mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, Dec. 14 at 11a.m., at St John Neumann Catholic Church near Ocean Pines. Interment will follow in Garden of the Pines. A donation in her memory may be made to: Coastal Hospice, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, Maryland 21804. Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com. Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. MAUREEN LEWIS MAGEE Selbyville Maureen Lewis Magee, age 78, of Selbyville, Delaware, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 at home. She was born in Willards and was the daughter of the late Maurice and Jenny Irene (Dennis) Lewis. She is survived by her husband, Melson Magee of Selbyville; a daughter, Ellen Lorraine Magee and husband, Richard, of Abingdon, Maryland; and two sisters, Kay Walston of Parsonsburg and Elaine Lewis Parker of Willards. She was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Amy and Alexander Magee. No formal services will be held at this time. Donations may be made to: All Soul’s Connected, 139 Robin Dr., Barta, Pennsylvania 19504. www.allsoulsconnected.org. Condolences may be sent by visiting www.bishophastingsfh.com.
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Stephen Decatur High School senior Xan Johnston recently signed his National Letter of Intent to play lacrosse at Division II Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. He was celebrated at the Berlin high school on Dec. 6. Pictured, in back, from left, are Stephen Decatur High School Assistant Principal for Athletics Dr. Curt Bunting, Lacrosse Head Coach Hoffy Hoffman, Athletic Director Don Howard, and former travel Coach Matt McGinnis, and in front with the Decatur senior are Thomas Johnston, left, and former Decatur Coach Scott Lathroum.
Worcester Prep senior captain Gracie Gardner takes a shot during Tuesday’s game against Gunston Day in Berlin. She scored 12 points in Worcester’s 71-2 victory.
Johnston to play lax for Lynn Univ.
WP Lady Mallards play unselfishly in 71-2 win over GD
By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Dec. 14, 2018) The stellar lacrosse program at Lynn University drew Stephen Decatur senior Xan Johnston to the school. “I decided to choose Lynn due to the high level of lacrosse competition, coaching philosophy and team chemistry,” he said. “I met a bunch of super cool guys on the team and I already knew Decatur alum, Dryden Brous. “Dryden still plays for Lynn and I am very excited to be able to play with him for his senior season, just like I did at Decatur,” he added. Johnston committed to the lacrosse coaching staff in the beginning of October and officially signed his National Letter of Intent to play for the Division II university in Boca Raton, Florida, about a month later. Johnston said he was “super excited that Decatur decided to celebrate my achievement” with a ceremony on Dec. 6. Johnston received partial athletic and academic scholarships. “I look forward to help bringing
Lynn a Sunshine State Conference championship, as well as a national championship,” the 17-year-old said. Johnston has been participating in the sport for about eight years. He played close defense for both Maryland Xtreme’s National team and Quiet Storm LC, and plans to take the field at the same position for Lynn. Although the lacrosse program was a big reason why he chose Lynn University, it wasn’t the only deciding factor. “I love the 17:1 student-to-faculty ratio and the hands-on learning style that is integrated in classrooms every day,” he said. “I hope to graduate in the top-20 percent of my class and earn my master’s degree with Lynn’s 3+1 program.” He plans to major in sports management at Lynn and wants to become a sports broadcaster. Before Johnston heads off to Lynn University, he still has one more season playing lacrosse for Decatur. “This season for Decatur, my personal goal is to win the [Bayside] Conference Defensive Player of the Year and to help lead Decatur to a
Bayside and regional championship,” he said. This will be his fourth season competing for Decatur. Scott Lathroum coached him during his freshman, sophomore and junior years. “Xan is a very intelligent defenseman with a lot of self confidence. Xan has a very good grasp on how to make defensive adjustments during the game and most of the time I would agree and make the changes,” Lathroum said. “Xan also plays summer travel lacrosse and that has definitely refined and fine-tuned his game. “With Xan’s athletic ability, lacrosse IQ and commitment to the game, I know he will be a very successful college lacrosse player,” he added. Lathroum said it would also be beneficial for Johnston to play with Brous again, as he can serve as a mentor to the incoming freshman. “I would like to thank my family, friends, coaches and Stephen Decatur for allowing me to be in the position that I am at the moment, and am looking forward to the rest of my time at Stephen Decatur,” Johnston said.
By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Dec. 14, 2018) Although it’s only a few games into the season, the Worcester Prep girls’ basketball team is already playing at a high level. The Lady Mallards were dominant on Tuesday in Berlin and nearly earned a shutout, outscoring the Gunston Day Herons, 71-2. “Wow! We played the best I think I’ve seen us play in my four years of being here. We passed the ball so well and ran the offenses so unselfishly and so beautifully. It was a joy to watch,” Prep Coach Scot Dailey said. “If anyone’s a basketball fan and watched us play offense today, you would of had to have seen it. The unselfishness of the seven tonight is simply amazing.” Worcester scored 26 points in the first quarter and led 40-0 at halftime. Gunston netted its only basket with 3:04 remaining in the third quarter. After three, the Prep squad was ahead 54-2. The Mallards added 17 points in See COACH Page 66
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Defense effective in Decatur’s 56-32 win over Pocomoke
By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Dec. 14, 2018) The Stephen Decatur girls’ basketball team traveled down the road to take on the Pocomoke Warriors on Tuesday and came home with a 56-32 victory. “Defensive pressure and rotation was effective,” Decatur Coach Scott Kurtz said. “Offensively, we played more up-tempo and passed extremely well. The girls played unselfish, team basketball and it was effective on both ends of the court.” The Lady Seahawks led 13-8 at the end of the first quarter. They outscored the Warriors 17-7 in the second quarter to go into the halftime break on top 30-15. After three quarters, Decatur held a 43-21 advantage. Junior Sarah Engle scored 13 points. Sophomore Jessica Janney chipped in with 13 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Senior captain Sofia Gordy tallied 10 points and seven rebounds. Sophomore Mary Mergott added four points and eight rebounds. Decatur will take a trip to Princess Anne on Monday to battle the Washington Jaguars at 4 p.m.
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Worcester Prep senior Chloe Ruddo puts up a shot during Tuesday’s game against Gunston in Berlin.
Coach Dailey pleased with Lady Mallards’ performance Continued from Page 65 the fourth quarter. Senior captain Hailey Merritt led the team with 22 points, six rebounds and seven assists. Senior Hannah Merritt
chipped in with 14 points, five rebounds, four steals and four assists. Senior captain Gracie Gardner contributed 12 points, seven rebounds three steals and two blocks. Senior Alannah Curtis added 11 points, three rebounds and three steals. Worcester will travel to Georgetown, Delaware, to play the Delmarva Christian Royals at noon on Saturday. When the two teams went head-to-head on Dec. 5, the Mallards won 38-31. “We just beat them but we’re going to their gym – and it’s obviously nice to play at home – but we got to go on the road and show we’re warriors,” Dailey said. “We got to go in there and we need to try to come out with a ‘W.’ We need to play good defense and we need to pass the ball like we did tonight and like we have most of the season, and we’re going to be fine.” The Prep squad’s final game before the holiday break is Monday against the Holly Grove Eagles at 5 p.m. in Berlin.
Worcester Prep sophomore Mason Brown makes a layup during Tuesday’s game against Gunston Day in Berlin. He scored 11 points in Worcester’s 51-10 win.
Prep boys’ squad holds Gunston to 1 point in 2nd half
By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Dec. 14, 2018) The Worcester Prep boys’ basketball team held the Gunston Day Herons to 10 points – only allowing one in the second half – while the offense netted 51 on Tuesday in Berlin. “We played much better defensively in the second half,” Prep Coach John Moeser said. “We’re still going through growing pains. We play well for stretches … we haven’t played a complete game yet. “We’re really up and down,” he continued. “We need to come out and play at the same level each game.” The Mallards led 7-4 at the end of the first quarter. By halftime, the home team had pulled ahead 20-9. Worcester outscored Gunston 23-0 in third quarter. Senior Michael Curtis led Worcester with 18 points. Senior captain See MALLARDS Page 67
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Mallards need to play for full 32 minutes to be successful Continued from Page 66 Colin Miller chipped in with 12 points and sophomore Mason Brown scored 11. Worcester will battle the Delmarva Christian Royals on Saturday at 1:30 LISA CAPITELLI/OCEAN CITY TODAY
Worcester Prep senior Michael Curtis soars to the basket during Tuesday’s game against Gunston Day in Berlin. He tallied 18 points to lead Worcester in the 51-10 victory.
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Decatur swimmers perform well during season opener By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Dec. 14, 2018) The Stephen Decatur swim teams both won big in their season opener against the Kent County Trojans on Tuesday at the YMCA in Salisbury. Decatur’s boys’ team earned a 119-16 victory. “The first meet went really well,” Decatur boys’ team Coach Steve Deakyne said. “We had a really strong start to the season with some excellent times. This will hopefully serve as a strong foundation for a great season ahead.” Swimmers who came in first place in their events were senior captain Chase Deickman (100-yard freestyle, 53.74 seconds; 50-yard freestyle, 23.93 seconds), junior captain Richard Poist (100-yard butterfly, 59.67 seconds), and sophomores Jack Slaysman (200IM, 2:21.62; 100-yard breaststroke, 1:08.63), Caleb Vaxmonsky (500-yard freestyle, 5:09.86; 100-yard backstroke, 1:02.09) and Nick Cardamone (200-yard freestyle, 2:17.01). Vaxmonsky, Slaysman, Poist and Deickman won the 200IM relay race (1:49.94). The foursome also took first place in the 400-yard freestyle relay race (3:46.15). Cardamone, senior Wyatt Sperry and sophomores Patrick O’Holloran and
Luke Crisanti were victorious in the 200yard freestyle relay event (1:46.81). The Lady Seahawks outscored their opponent 135-31. “The girls looked awesome,” Decatur girls’ team Coach Mary Hathaway said. “[We’re] starting off the year with a great win. We have some endurance to build, but we are in a great spot.” Girls who won their events were senior captains Kirsten Graham (100-yard butterfly,1:04:24; 100-yard backstroke, 1:05:06) and Allison Hunter (500-yard freestyle, 6:03:40; 100-yard breaststroke, 1:21:08), senior Abby Crisanti (50-yard freestyle, 29.30 seconds; 100yard freestyle, 1:03:68) and freshman Farrah Brown (200-yard freestyle, 2:21:95). Senior Davina Graybill joined Hunter, Graham and Crisanti for the 200-yard medley relay race. They completed the event in 2:06:58, good for first place. Junior Kiley Hamby, Hunter, Crisanti and Graham won the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:59:87). Brown, Graybill, Hamby and junior Mikayla Denault raced to victory in the 400-yard free relay event (4:31:22). Decatur will travel to Onley, Virginia to compete against the Nandua Warriors, today, Friday, at 4 p.m.
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At 6 feet 10 inches, Stephen Decatur junior captain Churchill Bounds has no problem shooting over Pocomoke players guarding him during Tuesday’s game in Berlin. Bounds led Decatur with 18 points and 16 rebounds.
Decatur shoots well in matchup with Pocomoke
By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Dec. 14, 2018) The Stephen Decatur boys’ basketball team put 34 points on the board in the first quarter and never looked back, rolling on to an 87-44 victory over the Pocomoke Warriors on Tuesday in Berlin. “I thought we came out and played really well,” Decatur Coach BJ Johnson said. “This was probably one of the best shooting nights we’ve had in the early season and I just pray and hope we continue to shoot like that.” Decatur outscored Pocomoke 3413 in the first quarter. At halftime, the home team led 57-25. By the end of the third quarter, the Seahawks had pulled ahead 76-37. Junior captain Churchill Bounds led Decatur with 18 points and 16 rebounds. Senior Brett Berquist contributed 13 points. He also had four assists and two steals. Sophomore London Drummond
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Stephen Decatur junior captain Matt Brown fires a shot from the corner during Tuesday’s game against Pocomoke. Decatur won 87-44.
tallied nine points and eight rebounds. Junior Theo Hobbs also scored nine points. Decatur will host the Washington Jaguars on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in Berlin.
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SURF REPORT
Holiday gift ideas for surfers include new wetsuit, board
By Dave Dalkiewicz Contributing Writer (Dec. 14, 2018) Being the holiday and traditional gift-giving season, it might be a good idea to consider a proper gift for the surfer in your life. Topping the list would probably be a new surfboard or appropriate winter wetsuit but the financial aspect would top the list as well. There are many other lesser-priced items that could fill the bill both in a functional sense and otherwise. At this time of the year wetsuit items come to mind. Boots, gloves, hoods or caps become quite necessary for a level of comfort in the water. More likely, the regard becomes one of survival. Surfing prowess is notably secondary in this case for obvious reason. A nice new leash might help the cause. Again, a most functional piece of equipment. Available in various lengths and thicknesses, the price factor would be notched directly in the reasonable range. Traction pads are another item that would rate in this same range. Although not a direct necessity, they come in handy for, yes, traction purpose. Various shapes and colors are available. Surfboard fins are another consideration. As portrayed in many previous columns, fins can make quite a difference in how a surfboard works. Again, it’s a significant item that can make a big difference. Repair materials, nicely packaged, are another item worthy of gift consideration. Maybe never directly needed, but nice to have when the occasion calls. Little stocking stuffers are noteworthy such as cursory items like wax, wax combs, boxes to contain the wax, candles and air fresheners. Even stickers would be a possible consideration. Some of these items would work even for the non surfer. For consideration, T-shirts, trunks, caps and various other items. Anything “surf themed” could be helpful. There are enough related shops in this area that will provide for a selection of any item we’ve talked about. The next step, of course, is to proceed and find out what’s out there and available. A holiday gift-giving season such as this bodes well, providing a good path for whatever is needed. Hoping that all of you can find what you might need and that this holiday season will be a good one. — Dave Dalkiewicz is the owner of Ocean Atlantic Surf Shop in Ocean City.
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Coach trying out athletes in different events for 1st meet By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Dec. 14, 2018) The Stephen Decatur boys’ and girls’ indoor track teams both placed ninth out of 16 schools during the season opener last Wednesday at the Worcester County Recreation Center in Snow Hill. Decatur Coach Jody Stigler thought the first meet went well. “I think both teams have some pretty good distance/mid-distance runners that we are going to rely on throughout the year. We also scored some points in relays and some in the pole vault,” Stigler said. “Our performance in the first meet was about what I expected. I wasn’t really as worried about the team scores, as we were trying out some people in new events.” Cape Henlopen won the boys’ competition with 107 points. Decatur tallied 27 points to come in ninth place. Decatur athletes who scored points for the team for placing eighth or better were senior Kevin Beck (500-meter run, second, 1:09.64) and juniors George Cheynet (800-meter run, seventh, 2:20.83) and Sam Rakowski (1,600-meter run, eighth, 5:16.59). Beck, Cheynet, Rakowski and senior Chad Fischer won the 3,200-meter relay event in 9:02.80.
Senior Gavin Bunting joined Beck, Fischer and Rakowski for the 1,600meter relay race. They finished in third place (3:57.98). Cape Henlopen also earned top honors in the girls’ competition with 95 points. Decatur recorded 25 points for ninth place. Scoring points for Decatur for finishing eighth or better were juniors Alyssa Romano (300-meter dash, fourth, 46.66 seconds), Caroline Gardner (800-meter run, sixth, 2:55.81), Gabby Izzett (1,600-meter run, seventh, 6:08.59) and Abbie Baker (pole vault, second, 7 feet 6 inches). Seniors Dori Krasner and Erica Hicks joined Gardner and Izzett for the 3,200-meter relay race. The girls took fifth place (11:33.50). Romano, Izzett, Baker and Krasner crossed the finish line sixth overall in the 1,600-meter relay race (4:53.71). “Standouts were the boys’ 4x800 relay, and particularly Kevin Beck. On the girls side, I was happy with the performances of both Alyssa Romano and Abbie Baker,” Stigler said. “I am sure next week we will be moving some people around again and trying a few new things to see what will work out best for the athletes and the team moving toward 2019.”
Decatur wrestling squad earns 84-0 shutout over Wi-Hi
By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Dec. 14, 2018) The Stephen Decatur wrestling team earned another shutout and improved to 2-0 on Wednesday, outscoring the Wicomico Indians 84-0 in Salisbury. “I saw us work on things in the match that we improved on in practice,” Decatur Coach Todd Martinek said. “I’m happy with where we are right now. Next week some guys get to drop weight classes and our lineup will get stronger.” Wicomico forfeited nine of the 14 weight class matches to Decatur. The visiting Seahawks won the other five by pinfall. Seniors Dakota Souder (285 pounds) and Cole Bennett (160), juniors DJ Taylor (195) and Kyle Elliott (138) and freshman Alex Koulikov (145) pinned their opponents. Decatur will host the Colonel Richardson Colonels and Saint Michaels Saints on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Berlin. The next meet is the annual Pat Russo Invitational, to honor former longtime Decatur Coach Pat Russo, Wednesday, Dec. 19, at 2 p.m. in Snow Hill.
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Golf tournament raises more than $12K for charity
(Dec. 14, 2018) The Coastal Association of Realtors (Coastal) recently hosted its first charity golf tournament at the Ocean City Golf Club, Seaside Course. The association raised over $12,000 for the Coastal Realtors Foundation, which is a fund held by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore and will be accessible to members of Coastal to support its chosen local organizations. A total of 76 players participated in the tournament, and the following prizes were awarded by Coastal: Overall first place: Brandon Johnson, Andrew Nixon, Tim Velasco and Eli Williamson First Flight: Mike Ciorrocco, Mitch Marriner, Devan Scott and Chris Short Second Flight: Chris Bunting, Shawn Bunting, Tim Dozier and Tom Hudson Third Flight: Rob Carroll, Ken Meekins, Rob Moudey and Reggie Pryzbilski Highest Score: Tim Halliger, Larissa Luck, Grace Masten and Vonny Pilchard Closest to the Pin: Andrew Nixon Straightest Drive: Hunter Aanan-
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President Bernie Flax. “The first year of our event was a great success and we look forward to getting started on next year’s tournament.” The event’s title sponsor was Nations Lending. The platinum sponsors were GMH Mortgage Services and Maryland Title Service, and the Gold Sponsor was Embrace Home Loans. For more information about CAR, call 410-641-4409 or visit www.coastalrealtors.org.
(Dec. 14, 2018) Ocean Pines Recreation & Parks Department is encouraging area children to dribble into its six-week youth basketball clinic that will take place at 235 Ocean Parkway, beginning Saturday, Dec. 15. The public program, “Little Shooters,” will offer children ages 4-6 an introduction to the basics of basketball. Participants will learn dribbling, passing and shooting as well as the basic rules of the game in a fun, noncompetitive environment. This basketball clinic will run from Dec. 15 to Jan. 5, each Saturday from 9-10 a.m. The cost is $25 for Ocean Pines residents and $35 for non-residents. Participants are asked to dress in comfortable clothing and wear athletic shoes. Registration is required. For more information or to register, call the Ocean Pines Recreation & Parks Department at 410-641-7052. Information regarding additional recreational programs, including an online version of the Ocean Pines Activity Guide, is available at www.OceanPines.org.
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