(Aug. 3, 2017) Most of the time, meetings of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors are sparsely attended affairs without much in the way of cheering, heckling and rounds of applause. That, however, was not the case last Friday, when all the above occurred. A standing-room-only audience of perhaps several hundred broke into applause… Read more »
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Trendic vote delayed with no new date
(July 27, 2017) An Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors vote on whether to expel Director Slobodan Trendic just a year into his three-year term has been postponed for a third time. A motion proposed by director and interim General Manager Brett Hill to remove Trendic for alleged breaches of confidentiality had been scheduled for… Read more »
Sous vide or not sous vide, that’s the question
Oscar Wilde once wrote that life imitates art far more than art imitates life, a sound reversal of Aristotle’s millennia-old tenet. Standard irreverence on the part of Wilde, his simple statement (a part of a much grander piece) holds such a profound meaning for me this evening. Fiction is a powerful tool, and in the… Read more »
Anglers Club announces winners
(July 27, 2017) The Ocean Pines Anglers Club hosted the 21st annual Art Hansen Memorial Youth Fishing Contest last Saturday at the South Gate pond in Ocean Pines. Sixty-seven young anglers participated in three age groups ranging from 4-16. Maryland DNR was on hand to help educate the participants and the Anglers Club provided free… Read more »
Gull Creek residents, staff design OC mural
(July 27, 2017) Last Tuesday and Wednesday, staff and residents of the Gull Creek Senior Living Community in Berlin painted an Ocean City-themed mural on a wall of the Treasure Cove neighborhood, which houses residents with dementia. “Many of our residents have family businesses or lived on the Boardwalk,” said Cassandra Coulbourne, director of Gull… Read more »
Inaugural Believe in Tomorrow Block Party
(July 27, 2017) A guest bartending event at Sisters on Main Street evolved into a Believe in Tomorrow Block Party in Berlin, with games for adults and children in addition to live music, vendors, activities and food on Saturday, Aug. 12, from 6-9 p.m. “I am hoping it becomes our next big event,” said Wayne… Read more »
National Night Out to unite community and police, Tues.
(July 27, 2017) Fostering positive community relations with local police departments is the goal behind National Night Out on Aug. 1. Celebrations are scheduled in Ocean City, Berlin, Pocomoke and Snow Hill as part of a national event held each year on the first Tuesday in August. Ocean City will hold a trio of community… Read more »
Fourth Friday continues in dwtn. Pocomoke
(July 27, 2017) The Pocomoke 4th Friday Street Festival returns this week, with Market Street between Front and Second streets shut down to traffic from 5-8 p.m. for the occasion. Karah Lacey, Pocomoke economic development coordinator, said local artists, craftsmen and vendors would fill the downtown sidewalks to sell their wares, including paintings, photography, jewelry,… Read more »
Hendricks captures ‘Natural Wonders’ of Assateague Is.
(July 27, 2017) For the last seven years, wildlife photographer Mark Hendricks has been capturing images on Assateague Island, from the snowy owl and seaside grasshopper to the beaches and inland forests, throughout all seasons in Maryland and Virginia. In “Natural Wonders of Assateague Island,” readers can appreciate 198 images taken by Hendricks along with… Read more »
Berlin Briefs
(July 27, 2017) The Berlin Mayor and Council discussed the following items during a public meeting at Town Hall on Monday night. Opioid symposium Managing Services Director Jeff Fleetwood recently attended an opioid awareness symposium at Salisbury University sponsored by Gov. Larry Hogan. Fleetwood said the governor has earmarked $50 million for an anti-opioid campaign…. Read more »