(Sept. 3, 2015) Atlantic General Hospital recently presented the DAISY Award for excellence in nursing to Tracey Wooden, RN, CHPN. Wooden currently works in the Supportive Services Department and has worked at Atlantic General Hospital for 10 years. She began her nursing career at AGH as part of the Med-Surg unit, but felt strongly that… Read more »
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Rhymer donates sculpture to raise conservation funds
(Sept. 3, 2015) Nationally recognized wildlife artist Paul Rhymer has partnered with the Lower Shore Land Trust to bring attention to the plight of the Northern Bobwhite and to raise funds for conservation of habitat. The iconic game bird, the Northern Bobwhite, was once plentiful across Maryland, yet due to habitat loss and changes in… Read more »
Resident artist to paint Assateague Island wild horses
(Sept. 3, 2015) Assateague Island Alliance (AIA), the friends group of Assateague Island National Seashore, announces the first Resident Artist Program, Oct. 26 through Nov. 8. Based in Arizona, Karen McLain’s extensive body of work captures the wild horses of the west on canvas. She will bring her expertise painting en plein air to… Read more »
Pines Players seek young talent for ‘Beauty’ musical
(Sept. 3, 2015) The Ocean Pines Players Youth Theater is seeking 7- to 18-year-olds to audition for the Broadway musical, “Beauty and the Beast.” Tryouts will be held on Sunday, Sept. 11 from 4:30-8:15 p.m., at the Ocean Pines Community Center, Assateague Room. Singers are asked to be prepared with 16 bars of any Broadway… Read more »
Delmarva Veteran Builders complete retrofit of AGPC ctr.
(Sept. 3, 2015) Delmarva Veteran Builders, the region’s only commercial construction firm dedicated to bringing employment to U.S. Armed Forces Veterans, announced the completion of the retrofit and renovation of Atlantic General Pediatric Care in Gina Renee Plaza on Route 50 in West Ocean City. The 2,350-square-foot project was completed for the relocation of a… Read more »
Fall indoor/outdoor flea market to be held in Pines
(Sept. 3, 2015) Treasure seekers are encouraged to hunt for bargains during Ocean Pines’ semi-annual Indoor/Outdoor Flea Market on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Ocean Pines Community Center. Gently used clothing, children’s items, household items, collectibles and other merchandise will be for sale. Flea market vendor spaces are still available…. Read more »
Berlin goes Pop; Warhol show marks Fri. gallery opening
(Aug. 27, 2015) Andy Warhol once said, “The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting.” After waiting nearly five months, Warhol’s work will be featured on Friday during the grand opening of Art in the Fields, a new gallery in Berlin. Formerly Mid Atlantic Pain Medicine, New Jersey natives Foster and Lisa Schoch… Read more »
Lost dog ‘Rizzo’ recovered near Pines playground
(Aug. 27, 2015) After roaming around Ocean Pines for nearly a month, lost dog Rizzo was finally caught early Wednesday morning and taken to the Worcester County Humane Society in West Ocean City. Delaware resident Emma Maring, an amateur dogcatcher, tracked the German shepherd to the Community Church in Ocean Pines. Maring said she used… Read more »
Attorney Joe Moore reverses opinion in memo to OP board
(Aug. 27, 2015) One day after Joe Moore defended his advice during an Ocean Pines Board meeting on the legality of another meeting – which never actually took place – the Ocean City attorney sent a memo to the board reversing his opinion and apologizing for any confusion he caused. Moore originally said he believed… Read more »
OPA Director Dave Stevens: Make Moore’s memo public
(Aug. 27, 2015) While attorney Joe Moore declined to comment on a memo written to the Ocean Pines Board of Directors on Aug. 18, former Board President Dave Stevens, who clashed with Moore during the organizational meeting one day prior, said the entire memo should be made public. “I think there’s a strong reason why… Read more »