(Nov. 26, 2014) Hundreds of police officers across the country responded to a local 5-year-old’s calls for help with a class project last month. Now, Mason Hetherington is paying it forward. Mason, a kindergartener at Ocean City Elementary School, decided he would try to collect 100 police patches in 100 days. His mother, Eliza Mason,… Read more »
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MSO schedules ‘Holiday Joy’ concert Dec. 7
(Nov. 27, 2014) The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Julien Benichou, will usher in the holiday season with a program of orchestral and vocal music at the “Holiday Joy” concert performed on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Community Church, Racetrack Road in Ocean Pines. The MSO will… Read more »
Rec dept. offers kids craft classes
(Nov. 27, 2014) Children ages 4-8 are invited to do crafts, Saturday, Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Ocean Pines Recreation Department. Children will make a winter-themed ornament under the direction of programmer, Katie B Goetzinger. All materials and instruction will be provided. Space is limited for this event and pre-registration is… Read more »
Where would Hogan cut taxes?
(Nov. 27, 2014) A consistent campaign theme of Gov.-elect Larry Hogan that resonated with Maryland voters was his pledge to seek ways to roll back as many as possible of 40 tax increases his campaign identified as enacted during the last eight years. As Hogan and his transition team put together an agenda for his… Read more »
Berlin thankful for … it’s a long, long list
To say the Town of Berlin has something it ought to be thankful for this year would be a gross understatement. By any measure, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the town has had a magical year and that the food on the Berlin’s table Thursday would likely grow cold were it… Read more »
Sisters’ vision guides Autumn Grove Stables
(Nov. 27, 2014) The equestrian world can seem a little forbidding to outsiders. Riders often appear straight-faced with perfect posture and pressed uniforms. The horses themselves are mammoth and unfamiliar if you have never been around them – like enormous Labrador retrievers but with hooves and better teeth. Entry into that world, that culture, seems… Read more »
Group’s park adoption produces major results
(Nov. 27, 2014) While bicycling and skateboard enthusiasts continue to lobby the Town of Berlin for a recreation complex, an Ocean Pines resident took matters into his own hands when looking for a place to ride. Jerome “Tres” Denk, founder of the Eastern Shore chapter of the International Mountain Bicycling Association, used his group to… Read more »
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Cookie walk A Cookie Walk to benefit Diakonia will take place at the Community Church of Ocean Pines, off Route 589 in Berlin, Saturday, Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Guests can choose from a variety of home baked holiday cookies for $7/pound and meet Santa Claus and his elf. All… Read more »
Pines tree-lighting event will take place Saturday
(Nov. 27, 2014) The Ocean Pines Association will host its fourth annual “A Hometown Christmas” tree lighting ceremony in White Horse Park on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 6:30 p.m. “The community comes together with different social groups, families and businesses to light trees under the pavilion,” said Katie Goetzinger, coordinator of “A Hometown Christmas.” This… Read more »
Racquet sports complex site plan OK’d
(Nov. 27, 2014) The Ocean Pines Board of Directors approved a site plan for a new racquet sports complex at Manklin Meadows Park during its regular meeting on Saturday, Nov. 22. The motion passed 5-2, with President Dave Stevens and Vice President Marty Clarke dissenting. The board did not earmark any money for the complex…. Read more »