(Dec. 10, 2015) The Berlin Pop Warner cheerleaders placed sixth overall during the national competition on Monday at Walt Disney World’s Wide World of Sports. “The girls were nervous and we missed getting trophies by a tenth of a point,” Head Coach Jessie Parsons said. “Overall it was a good experience and a lot of… Read more »
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Beer app users vote Burley Oak best in Maryland
(Dec. 10, 2015) If he wanted to, Bryan Brushmiller could rest on his laurels. If he wanted to, he could keep his menu steady, he could have served food in his brewery and he could have stopped tinkering with recipes and Burley Oak would have been just fine. He doesn’t keep the menu steady, he… Read more »
Design Resources open doors during Berlin 2nd Friday
(Dec. 10, 2015) For the first time, Barb and Rick Stack are opening the doors of their Design Resources home office during Berlin’s monthly 2nd Friday art stroll, Dec. 10. Both have more than 30 years of architectural experience and both have been residents of Berlin for more than two decades. Rick graduated from the… Read more »
ESIMBA art show to raise funds for cycling nonprofit
(Dec. 10, 2015) More than 40 custom-decorated bicycle seats will be on display during an art show and fundraiser at the Globe in Berlin tonight, Thursday. The event, which includes a silent auction and live music by bands Full Circle and Concussion, will raise money for the Eastern Shore chapter of the International Mountain Biking… Read more »
Chesapeake Women’s Network offers community scholarship
(Dec. 10, 2015) Chesapeake Women’s Network (CWN) announces its community scholarship program for Eastern Shore women seeking career advancement through further educational and enrichment opportunities. The CWN Coastal Chapter Scholarship Committee was established to award scholarship assistance to deserving women seeking opportunities such as post-undergraduate courses, specialized degree of study, required certifications and enrichment programs…. Read more »
Budget and Finance Briefs
(Dec. 10, 2015) The Ocean Pines Budget and Finance Committee discussed the following actions during a public meeting in the administration building last Thursday. Resolution C-03 Committee Chairwoman Pat Supik led a discussion on an overhaul of Resolution C-03, governing the function of the committee. For the most part, Supik said the committee was looking… Read more »
Rollover mechanism not rolling over
(Dec. 10, 2015) Despite its exclusion from the budget guidance document recently approved by the OPA Board of Directors, the notion of a financial rollover mechanism refuses to, well, roll over. The issue was brought up again last Thursday during a budget and finance committee meeting in the administration building. The advisory group originally floated… Read more »
Pines committee takes on investment guideline resolution
(Dec. 10, 2015) Looking to institute safeguards regarding future investments, the Ocean Pines Association’s Budget and Finance Committee met last Thursday to discuss an overhaul of community investment guidelines, also known as Resolution F-01. Adjunct committee member Tom Beery, who drafted a proposed set of guidelines, said the existing document was only about three paragraphs… Read more »
Area TCC stores to participate in ‘Stop the Hunger’
(Dec. 10, 2015) In 2014, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that 17.4 million of U.S. households were food insecure at some point during that year. In an effort to fight hunger in the communities it serves this holiday season,TCC, the largest Verizon Premium Wireless Retailer in the U.S., announced that 550 of… Read more »
Michael Day faces similar challenges south of Berlin
(Dec. 10, 2015) While Michael Day gets a good deal of credit for the resurgence of Berlin – along with Mayor Gee Williams, County Tourism Director Lisa Challenger and a handful of others – he now faces a similar challenge as Snow Hill’s economic development director. This is not, as is obvious, Day’s first time… Read more »