BERLIN – Superintendent Trish Kicklighter announced that one of the wild horses inhabiting Assateague Island National Seashore was shot and killed last weekend during a two day deer hunt. The 28 year old horse was found dead by a hunter on Saturday, Jan. 15, and reported to park rangers the following day. An investigation is… Read more »
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Maryland Wine Passports receive stamp of approval
WHALEYVILLE — In an effort to boost mutual tourism opportunities the Maryland Wineries Association has initiated a program to entice regular travelers to consider adding local winery visits to their itineraries. The Maryland Wine Passport is a book that looks just like a passport, with blank pages that can be stamped at each winery visited…. Read more »
Slots: Where does the money go?
BERLIN — While attendance has fluctuated at the Casino at Ocean Downs, the slots parlor is already emerging as a leisure destination for locals and, at the very least, a curiosity-satisfying stop for visitors. As the winter turns to spring then summer state lottery officials will be able to get a better estimate of the… Read more »
Downtown wall stabilized; Goobers still open
BERLIN — It was early December when Fred Fields, a subcontractor who often does work for local businessman Jack Burbage, got to work shoring up the wall in the property across from town hall. The work was the result of something Fields noticed during a regular inspection of the property and, as far as Fields… Read more »
Portrait photographer sets up shot on Sunset Avenue
WEST OCEAN CITY — When Pam and Garry Elliott decided they wanted to be the first people married in Ocean City in 2011 they put out a call to a photographer they were confident could do their wedding twice. Photographer Lynda Gruber grew up in Ocean City but made her bones shooting models and television… Read more »
Group wants to bypass Liquor Control Board
SNOW HILL — The Worcester County Alliance for Fair Markets (WCAFM) is a business association formed with the aim of allowing liquor license holders to purchase beer, liquor and wine from wholesalers other than the Worcester County Liquor Control Board (LCB). Joe Moore, attorney for the WCAFM, testified before the Worcester County Commissioners seeking their… Read more »
Seared tuna and scallops with a mélange of vegetables
A nice short trip to the mountains always seems to put things back in place for us. Sometimes I think that I should get a couple of jobs in the summertime so that we can save enough for nice winter vacations. I imagine that a typical predicament for those of us who live at the… Read more »
Ronald G. Gray
BERLIN – Ronald Gray, 76, died Jan. 17, 2011 at Atlantic General Hospital. He was born in Williamsville, Del., to the late William Edward Gray and Elsie May Evans Gray. Ronald was a lifetime member of Showell Volunteer Fire Department and a member of the Salisbury Moose Lodge 654. He is survived by this… Read more »
Young whippersnapper at Frontier Town
BERLIN — Shane Karson stood in the dooryard of his childhood home at the center of Frontier Town admonishing his 3-year-old son, Clay, to pay attention. Clay was swinging his bull whip above his head and preparing to snap a target out of his father’s hands, pretty much as Karson had done in that very… Read more »
Decatur rallies to take Washington
BERLIN – Stephen Decatur staged a furious fourth quarter comeback to beat Washington 52-50 last Thursday. Washington pushed the lead to 45-36 to open the fourth quarter when Drakar Purnell hit a three-pointer, then Tre Foreman and Teron Tyre made layups to cut the lead to 46-45. After the Jaguars scored, Decatur’s Jesse Engle sunk… Read more »