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Golf tournament Ocean Pines Members Golf Council and Taylor Bank will be partnering for the 30th annual Taylor Bank Tournament.  This event will be held at Ocean Pines Golf and Country Club on July 16, at 9 a.m. This tournament is the major fundraiser for the Council’s Scholarship Fund. For information, call Ron Rider at… Read more »

Jesse’s Paddle event to support suicide prevention mission

SNOW HILL – For the sixth year, several dozen paddlers will set out from the Pocomoke River Canoe Company to support the scholarship and suicide prevention missions of the Jesse Klump Memorial Fund. Jesse’s Paddle will take place on Saturday, July 19, with registration opening at 4 p.m. The event is at the Pocomoke River… Read more »

Pines bridge player wants two more weeks of space

OCEAN PINES–Having a space to play bridge once weekly for approximately 50 out of 52 weeks is not sufficient for Ocean Pines resident Anna Foultz, who beseeched General Manager Bob Thompson and the board of directors for space each and every week during their July 23 meeting. Representing the Wednesday Bridge Club, Foultz said the… Read more »

Ocean Pines Board takes on drainage to foreclosure issues

OCEAN PINES – Ocean Pines General Manager Bob Thompson and the board of directors discussed the following topics and took the following actions during the Wednesday, July 23, meeting. Drainage A new drainage crew is documenting all ditches and stormwater areas in the community. Thompson, County Commissioner Madison Bunting, Bobby Shockley and Eddie Wells will… Read more »

Pine’eers to host 37th craft fair

OCEAN PINES–On Saturday, Aug. 2, the Pine’eer Craft Club will sponsor the 37th annual Arts & Craft Fair in White Horse Park in Ocean Pines.   The event will begin at 9 a.m and features more than 100 crafters, food vendors, bake sale table, farmers market, music and children’s activities. The Pine’eer Crafters are partnering… Read more »

AIA offers chance to name foal as top raffle prize

ASSATEAGUE – Assateague Island Alliance, friends group of Assateague Island National Seashore, presents a rare opportunity to “Name That Foal.” Enter the Name That Foal Charitable Raffle for a chance to name the wild Assateague horse, currently known as “N2BHS-AL,” a pinto filly born in December 2013. The foal was a “Christmas surprise” and despite… Read more »

Town fire whistle stays activated for alarming time

BERLIN– Early on the morning of July 4, as forecasts predicted Hurricane Arthur would drench the Mid-Atlantic, a malfunctioning fire department alarm frightened dozens of guests staying downtown. The fire whistle, located behind Town Hall, went off at around 6 a.m., staying on for nearly a half hour before town workers were able to shut… Read more »

Unavailable parking spots uncool for Berlin merchants

BERLIN– A tempest in a teapot, brewing for years, began to boil over during a Mayor and Council Meeting on Monday, July 14. As traffic into the town continues to increase exponentially, a limited number of public parking spaces continue to be unavailable. Aggravating the problem, some residents and workers in the busy downtown area… Read more »

Mayors, officials converge on Berlin for LESMA meetings

BERLIN– Dozens of leaders converged on Thursday, July 17 as the town hosted the Lower Eastern Shore Mayor’s Association monthly meeting. Mayors and top officials from Ocean City, Salisbury, Pocomoke City, Crisfield and Sharptown were on hand during the meeting, held in Tex Mex & Country Cook’n’s newly renovated second-story dining room. The light-hearted affair… Read more »