(Oct. 27, 2016) Funding for new golf carts and roof repairs at the Ocean Pines Golf & Country Club, as well as possibly retaining an executive recruiting firm to hire a general manager and financial controller were voted on at the Ocean Pines Association meeting on Saturday at the Ocean Pines Community Center. The board… Read more »
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Berlin Coffee House closing as owner decides to retire
(Oct. 27, 2016) After seven years of running what was, for many in Berlin, the coffee shop where “everybody knows your name,” 68-year-old Peggy Hagy is retiring at the end of this year. When it opened in 2009, the Berlin Coffee House on 17 Jefferson Street filled a major void in a town that had… Read more »
Spare goose, but don’t spoil appetite
This column originally ran in an Oct. 16, 2014 edition of the Bayside Gazette. It was a scene out of “Rambo IV,” or maybe I’m thinking “Terminator.” I rolled up to Route 589 just as those geese and ducks – those dreaded monsters – started waddling their way into incoming traffic. What ensued was nothing… Read more »
Coastal Hospice adds two to provider relations team
(Oct. 20, 2016) Coastal Hospice welcomes two new provider relations associates as members of its outreach team. Provider relations associates go out into the four Lower Shore counties that Coastal Hospice serves to provide physicians and heath care facilities with the proper tools to give them a full understanding of hospice and the services the… Read more »
Lauer named SHHS ‘Teacher Champion,’ foundation liaison
(Oct. 20, 2016) The Worcester County Education Foundation recognizes Pamela Lauer, Snow Hill High School’s Teacher Champion. Lauer grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from Central High School. She earned a Bachelor in Science from Salisbury University, a Masters in Science (Microbiology Concentration) from Virginia Tech and a Masters of Arts in Teaching (Biology)… Read more »
Pocomoke Rotary to raise ‘Heroes’ flags
(Oct. 20, 2016) The Pocomoke City Rotary Club is sponsoring the Flags for Heroes program again this year, on Saturday, Nov. 5, just in time for Veterans Day, Nov.11. Anyone can nominate a hero (living or deceased) for recognition. It may be a soldier, a fireman, emergency personnel, teacher or anyone who is held… Read more »
‘Flames at the Furnace’ to raise funds for heritage
(Oct. 20, 2016) The third annual Flames at the Furnace barbecue fundraiser will take place at historic Furnace Town Living Heritage Village on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 5-8 p.m. Tickets cost $30 per person. The event is for guests 21 and older. Dress is casual, and participants will enjoy a southern barbecue with craft and… Read more »
Elangwe sends 490 pounds of books to Africa
(Oct. 20, 2016) Worcester Prep 10th grader Henry Elangwe, of Salisbury, has not forgotten where he’s from or how fortunate he is, thanks to his family. Born in Douala, Cameroon, Elangwe moved to the states when he was in third grade and enrolled at WPS in ninth grade. This summer, he packed up over 550… Read more »
Wor. Arts Council to judge ‘small wonders’
(Oct. 20, 2016) The Worcester County Arts Council invites all interested artists to participate in a juried art show with the theme, “Small Wonders,” to be exhibited during the months of November and December at the WCAC Gallery located at 6 Jefferson Street in Berlin. Work must be delivered to the Arts Council’s Gallery in… Read more »
Ocean Pines Association Briefs
(Oct. 20, 2016) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors discussed the following items during an Oct. 17 work session in the community center: Comprehensive plan In discussing recommendations from the comprehensive planning committee related to a community-wide survey, the directors agreed to set a joint meeting with the committee. Tentatively, that was set for… Read more »