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 Ocean Pines Association Director Tom Janasek, left, and General Manager John Viola fist bump after clearing the air over previous comments involving job performance criticisms during a special board meeting in November.
PHOTO BY GREG ELLISON Before resigning from the Ocean Pines Association Board in October, Director Steve Tuttle expressed disappointment over recent contention among members.
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.
PHOTO COURTESY CAROL VAILLANCOURT GI Jane’s Resale proprietors Carol and Paul Vaillancourt pose with their daughter, Isabella, while promoting their anchor business JDog Junk Removal and Hauling that they expanded upon during 2020. They opened the business in 2019.