BERLIN — Although technically closed for the holiday Monday, the halls of Stephen Decatur High School were by no means empty. The robotics team, comprised of students from both SDHS and Snow Hill High School had a deadline to meet and, President’s Day or no, they were going to meet it. The students are participating… Read more »
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Local author contributes a page of everyday history
OCEAN PINES — The only thing that makes the truth boring are the words that a person uses to tell it which is why the non-fiction genre has seen a revival in recent years. Although it dates back to before Truman Capote, when that writer took a gruesome news item and turned it into what… Read more »
OPA Board of Directors passes FY 2013 budget
BERLIN — The OPA Board of Directors passed the fiscal 2013 budget with little fanfare or argument — although there were plenty of speeches — over the objection of Dave Stevens with a vote of 6-1. The $9.7 million budget includes a basic annual assessment of $873 and capital expenditures totaling $3.9 million. Although the… Read more »
Golf Club lifetime membership passes
OCEAN PINES — After months of planning, negotiation, re-negotiation and presentations galore, the OPA Board of Directors this week passed a measure allowing Association General Manager Bob Thompson to sell lifetime memberships to the golf club. For between $12,500-$25,000 (see Page 4) a limited number of golfers can join the Ocean Pines Golf Club for… Read more »
OPA to seek referendum on Y.C. first
OCEAN PINES — The Ocean Pines Association board of directors elected this week to set aside potential plans to rebuild or rehabilitate the Country Club in favor of a plan that could have a new Yacht Club open for business as early as next spring. Faced with growing opposition to the notion of doing both… Read more »
Helen M. Manning
BERLIN — Helen Magdalene Manning, an avid traveler and seeker of new and exciting places departed on a final and most wonderful journey on Thursday, Feb. 16. She left us to join her mother and dad, Helen and Wilson (Buddy) Meyers, her much loved mother-in-law Ressie Manning and a host of angels known as aunts… Read more »
Robert H. Melvin, Jr.
OCEAN CITY — Robert Henderson Melvin, Jr. age 93, died Monday, Feb. 13 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Wilson, N.C., he was the son of the late Robert Henderson Melvin, Sr. and Lillian Turner Melvin. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Ellen Birckhead Melvin. He is also survived by… Read more »
William Arthur Tribbitt
WILLARDS — William Arthur Tribbitt, “Otsy”, age 75, died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Smyrna, Del., he was the son of the late James Thomas Tribbitt, Sr., and Dolores Truax Tribbitt. He was preceded in death by his wife Shirley Anne Dennis Tribbitt in 2004. He is… Read more »
Roberta Frey Bolling
NEWARK — Roberta (Bertie) Frey Bolling, age 68, passed away on Feb. 15 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. She is survived by her husband, Harlis Terry Bolling; daughter, Lauran Ann Bolling; son, Robert Terry Bolling; and grandson, Cayden Morgan Bolling. She was a devoted wife, mother and friend with an amazing amount of… Read more »
Volunteers work on the ‘Show that Works for Kids’
OCEAN CITY — Seeing the inside of the Roland E. Powell Convention Center when it is completely empty and then again once it has been completely filled can be a bit mind-boggling, especially once you’ve seen the set up process. For many if not most events professional planners mark off and design the various conferences… Read more »