PHOTO COURTESY DAVE LANDIS Closing out the Ocean Pines donation collection for U.S. Armed Forces members stationed abroad over the holidays in early November, from left, are Sharon Hilty, Dan and Barb Peletier and Larry Walton.

PHOTO BY GREG ELLISON Scoutmaster Ken Nichols oversees members of Boy Scouts Troop #261 and Cub Scouts Pack #261 removing the blue field and white stars during a flag retirement ceremony at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines in November.

PHOTO BY. GREG ELLISON Children put swings and slides to the test, under the watchful eye of elders in late September at White Horse Park in Ocean Pines.

PHOTO BY GREG ELLISON Facemask-clad patrons mill about the Ocean Pines Farmers and Artisans Market in late September in White Horse Park.

PHOTO BY GREG ELLISON Likely able to skip facemask requirements during the coronavirus pandemic, a headless horseman sets the Halloween vibe in Ocean Pines in October.

PHOTO COURTESY OCEAN PINES ASSOCIATION Ocean Pines General Manager John Viola, left, awards recently-retired Police Chief Dave Massey a plague honoring his 17 years in the role during a small-scale retirement celebration in August at the Ocean Pines Golf Clubhouse.

PHOTO BY GREG ELLISON Tandem chocolate Labrador retrievers rock the waters at the Mumford’s Landing Pool during Ocean Pines Doggie Swim fundraiser for the Worcester County Humane Society in September.

PHOTO BY GREG ELLISON Although staged outside at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial with social distancing measures in place, the Ocean Pines Association’s annual homeowners meeting in August failed to attract a sufficient number of residents to proceed.