BERLIN — Phyllis Clara East, long time Executive Secretary to the General Manager and Board of Directors of Ocean Pines, passed away at her home on Wednesday, April 4. She was 72 years old. Born in Chateauguay, N.Y., East was the youngest of 12 children born to the late Felix Tavernier and Clara A. Santimore… Read more »
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Membership means more than just a ribbon cutting
BERLIN — The primary notion behind small town chamber’s of commerce is to promote their area not only as a retail destination, but also to develop business-to-business opportunities within their membership. Over the past several years, the Berlin Chamber of Commerce has become even more aggressive in conceiving and fostering opportunities and events that have… Read more »
Shorebirds are not just playing a game out there
SALISBURY — Les Moore settled into his seat, the last in the first row along the first base line at Arthur W. Purdue Stadium, munching peanuts, watching the Shorbirds exhibition game against the Salisbury University Seagulls, and giving minor league guff to the players who passed him on the way back to the locker room…. Read more »
Take Pride in Berlin expands scope
BERLIN — Take Pride in Berlin started as an annual event aimed, essentially at preparing two of the town’s parks for spring but is being repackaged and relaunched this year as a week of raising awareness and encouraging a community-wide cleanup and “greenup” movement. For the last three years, Grow Berlin Green (GBG) — a… Read more »
OPA may fight on in IRS suit
OCEAN PINES — By unanimous decision this week the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors elected to continue their fight against the IRS over the OPA’s tax liability for Beach Club parking revenue, as long as the proposition is fiscally reasonable. The decision comes on the heals of the US Court of Appeals most recent… Read more »
Polly Lee Phillips
BERLIN — Polly Lee Phillips, age 89, died Monday, April 2, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Salisbury, she was the daughter of the late Lee Insley and Pauline White Insley Purnell. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, William P. “Bill” Phillips, Sr. and her daughter, Susan P. DeGroft and… Read more »
Francis Xavier Snoots
OCEAN CITY — Francis Xavier Snoots, “Frank”, age 48, died Thursday, March 29 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Washington, D.C. he is the son of Lawrence E. Snoots and Margaret Hagerhorst Snoots. Along with his parents he is survived by his brother, Lawrence E. Snoots, III, “Cory” of St. Petersburg, Fla; his… Read more »
David Paul Chambers
OCEAN CITY — David Paul Chambers, age 92, died Tuesday, March 27, at Berlin Nursing Home. Born in Gastonia, N.C., he was the son of the late John R. Chambers and Jane Lumley Chambers. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Marion Elizabeth Hayward Chambers. Chambers was a Unites States Army Veteran of… Read more »
Elva Irene Zenk
OCEAN PINES — Elva Irene Zenk, age 88, went to her rest Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at her home in Ocean Pines. Born in Turtle Creek, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Edwin O. Kerr and Mary Craig Kerr. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Herman Albert Zenk, Jr., her… Read more »
Just enough cooks can perfect the Kerfuffle
Kerfuffle – n informal chiefly ( Brit ) commotion; disorder; agitation Thus was the general mood as the club kicked into full swing this past weekend. All went smoothly, but tempers were flaring just a touch as cooks realized that the season stood the chance of getting tense. Adding to this degree of anticipation was… Read more »