Running on record he says shows overall improvement of state of county finances By Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (Feb. 1, 2018) What he calls the overall improvement of the state of county finances and the improved relationship between the Worcester County Commissioners and the Board of Education are the two highlights of Ted Elder’s first… Read more »
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Worcester Co. Teacher of the Year nominees
By Kara Hallissey, Staff Writer (Feb. 1, 2018) During the monthly Worcester County Board of Education meeting on Jan. 16, the 2018 Teacher of the Year nominees were announced. “We are incredibly fortunate to have the best Teacher of the Year recognition program here in Worcester County,” said Superintendent Lou Taylor. “We value the work… Read more »
Nominations for Klump scholarship
Ninth annual valued at $15,000-$3,750 for up to four years (Feb. 1, 2018) The Jesse Klump Memorial Fund has announced the terms of its 2018 scholarship, and the nomination process has begun. The ninth annual scholarship has a potential value of $15,000 – $3,750 per year renewable for up to four years. “We grant a… Read more »
Tattoos as a Rorschach
It’s almost as if “Professor” Harold Hill, as played by Robert Preston in the 1962 film “The Music Man,” is singing in the streets: “Trouble, oh we got trouble right here in River City.” The difference in this version is that con man Harold isn’t singing about the moral dangers of shooting pool, but about… Read more »
Nominations due Feb. 2 for Small Business Week Award
(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 »
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 »