(Feb. 1, 2018) The new deadline for nominations to the 2018 Maryland Small Business Week Awards Program is Friday, Feb. 2. The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Baltimore District Office is accepting nominations for Small Business Exporter of the Year and a variety of local award categories. Nominees are sought for the following local award categories:… Read more »
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Decatur to host annual $1 Taco Night, next Tues.
(Feb. 1, 2018) Stephen Decatur High School will host its annual $1 Taco Night on Tuesday, Feb. 6. “While Taco Night is one of our biggest school fundraisers, it has also grown into a community night for many of our parents, business partners and alumni,” said Tom Zimmer, principal of Stephen Decatur High School. Typically,… Read more »
Winter Delmarva Birding Weekend
By Kara Hallissey, Staff Writer (Feb. 1, 2018) More than 300 people spotted 108 bird species, in addition to harbor and gray seals, during Winter Delmarva Birding Weekend, held Jan. 26-28. “Pretty much every [trip] was sold out,” said Dave Wilson, organizer of the event with Jim Rapp. The 2018 winter event featured nearly a… Read more »
Safe Boating Classes offered Feb. 6-8 at library in Pines
(Feb. 1, 2018) The Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering the Maryland Basic Boating Safety Course, Tuesday through Thursday, Feb. 6-8, at the Ocean Pines Library. The Maryland Safe Boating Certificate required for all those born after July 1, 1972 is awarded following successful completion of the course. The course also includes topics such as piloting… Read more »
Get into ‘Mayhem’ with monster sandwich
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Every now and then a sandwich just makes itself. Things fall into place as though the stars are aligned and all is right in this crazy, mayhem-riddled world of ours. Well over a decade ago, when I was the chef at the [Ocean Pines] Yacht Club (my therapist is… Read more »
Mayor Morrison says first words since hematoma
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 25, 2018) City officials this week said Pocomoke Mayor Bruce Morrison has spoken his first words since experiencing a traumatic brain injury in November. Morrison was rushed to Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury on Nov. 29 with an apparent subdural hematoma, and then transferred to Christiana Hospital in… Read more »
Winter Quarters could get mulligan
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 25, 2018) Pocomoke City officials are expected to consider a lease agreement that could reopen the Winter Quarters golf course. City Manager Bobby Cowger on Tuesday said the agreement would likely come up during the next City Council meeting, Feb. 5. Earlier this month the council voted 3-1 to… Read more »
Pines not likely to budget significant drainage dollars
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 25, 2018) While many Ocean Pines residents have expressed concerns over drainage, the association likely will not spent a great deal of money on the problem during the next fiscal year. Instead, as General Manager John Bailey said on Monday, he plans to reform a drainage work group and… Read more »
Berlin keeps piece of Turner legacy
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 25, 2018) The “New Berlin Shoebox” opened on Tuesday inside the Berlin Welcome Center, as town officials swore in the bathtub racer pioneered by the late Jesse Turner as a vehicle to collect donations for local families in need. Turner, who passed away last year, operated the Berlin Shoebox… Read more »
Retrospective of Patrick Henry to open this Friday
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Jan. 25, 2018) A new retrospective exhibition, “Delmarva Visions: The Works of Patrick Henry,” opens this Friday at the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art in Salisbury. Henry, 65, a Berlin resident, will display primarily oil paintings from throughout his distinguished career. He reflected on the experience of gathering work for… Read more »