(April 20, 2017) Longtime Berlin resident and president of the committee overseeing the Germantown School Community Heritage Center project Barbara Purnell, 74, has won the 2017 Berlin Award presented by the Berlin Lions Club. The award, recognizing volunteer work in the town, is in its 52nd year. The previous co-winners were Cam and Woody Bunting…. Read more »
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Not in our Oasis: OPA reverses GM
(April 20, 2017) About 200 people – an unusually large turnout for an Ocean Pines Board meeting – crowded into the community center last Thursday night and heard what they hoped they would hear: the introduction of family fun day on Sundays at the previously adults-only Oasis swimming pool is not going to happen. After… Read more »
OPA Rec & Parks Briefs
(April 13, 2017) The Ocean Pines Association Recreation and Parks Committee discussed the following items during a meeting in the community center last Tuesday. Board assistance Committee Chairman Tim McMullen, at the start of the meeting, said the committee would prefer to have a board member in attendance to provide updates on ongoing projects. Board… Read more »
Freshman students enrolled in seminar at Snow Hill school
(April 13, 2017) To ease the transition into ninth grade and beyond, Snow Hill High School enrolled its freshman students into a new seminar class in the fall, hoping to provide a helpful structure and the necessary skills to succeed. School officials said the shift to high school was often difficult for nine graders, many… Read more »
Worcester Arts Council grant review
(April 13, 2017) The Worcester County Arts Council Grants Review Committee is seeking applicants for local art projects to be held in Worcester County between July 1 and Dec. 31. Organizations holding art projects and activities year-round or in both of the six-month periods (July 1 – Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 – June 30)… Read more »
Berg donation benefits hospital foundation
(April 13, 2017) Atlantic General Hospital Foundation recently received a $5,000 donation from Cliff and Donna Berg toward its Campaign for the Future and the development of the new Regional Cancer Care Center. The Bergs live in Ocean Pines having moved to this community from Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania after retiring. Cliff was a principal in… Read more »
Ocean Pines Players present ‘Savannah Sipping Society’
(April 13, 2017) Unless we are profoundly fortunate, most of us get derailed by life from time to time. One minute everything is going according to plan and the next, all bets are off. It’s even worse when you are new in town and don’t know anyone. That is what is happening for four… Read more »
Letters to the Editor
Families, speak up Editor, Eight months ago, when I was elected to the Board of Directors for the Ocean Pines Association OPA, I answered the call to the largest number of voters who were looking for something different on the board, someone who was part of an unrepresented portion of the population, and someone who… Read more »
Berlin art stroll to include outreach, exhibits and sales
(April 13, 2017) Berlin’s 2nd Friday festivities will feature more than a dozen art displays throughout the downtown area, along with sales and specials in restaurants from 5-8 p.m. The Church Mouse Thrift Shop on 101 North Main Street will provide outreach to the Jesse Klump Memorial Fund. Information on suicide awareness and support information… Read more »
OPA GM needs oversight
In recent months a number of decisions have been made by acting Ocean Pines General Manager Brett Hill that have seemingly caught most board members – along with the community – by surprise. The latest example is opening up the previously adults-only Oasis/Yacht Club pool to families on Sunday afternoons during the summer season. The… Read more »