OCEAN PINES–Atlantic General Hospital and Peninsula Regional Medical Center are collaborating with the Ocean Pines Association’s Communications Advisory Committee to offer a Health Fair to the community. The event will be held Saturday, Oct. 5, from 8 a.m. to noon, in the Ocean Pines Community Center at 235 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines, Md. Atlantic General… Read more »
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Berlin presents Fiddler's Convention this weekend
BERLIN—Fiddlers of various stripes are preparing to take the stage as Berlin’s 21st annual Fiddler’s Convention begins on Sept. 20. The sponsor list for the two-day bluegrass music fest reads like a who’s-who of Main Street’s top businesses, leading with Bergey & Company, PNC Bank, SiCuli and Tex-Mex & Beyond. Frank Nana, originally from Kingwood,… Read more »
Place fried eggs atop breakfast has dish
On any other day, I would be happy to write about a heavy breakfast item. But at the moment, I am sitting and wishing I could instead be walking off today’s lunch — a tasty regional spread of crab imperial, crab cakes, barbecued oysters in homemade sauce, steamed clams in brown butter, beer-battered soft shell… Read more »
Beatrice F. Hoffman
SELBYVILLE, DEL.—Beatrice F. Hoffman, 83, of Selbyville and formerly of Baltimore, died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, Del. She was born in New Kensington, Pa. and was the daughter of the late Peter and Gertrude (Schafer) Antoine. Mrs. Hoffman had been a switchboard operator for Sears in Baltimore for over… Read more »
Donald F. Yoder
MILLSBORO, DEL.—Donald F. Yoder, of Millsboro, died on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013 in Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore after surgery. He was born in Mattawana, Pa., son of the late Luther J. and Ruth M. Yoder. Mr. Yoder was a graduate of Rothrock High School in McVeytown, Pa. and Lock Haven State College… Read more »
James E. Walters
FENWICK ISLAND, DEL—James E. Walters, 90, of Fenwick Island and formerly of Philadelphia died Monday, Aug. 26, 2013 at home. He was born in Philadelphia and was the son of the late Charles and Florence (Baltz) Walters. Mr. Walters made surgical instruments for Ditmar-Penn and was a member of St. Matthews By-the-Sea United Methodist Church… Read more »
Suplee prepares mushroom-spinach pizza
On Friday, Sept. 6, at 11:27 p.m. the launch window opens for the LADEE Mission on Wallops Island. This is a big deal for the East Coast as it is, to my understanding, the largest rocket ever sent into space from our side of the country. If the Antares taught us anything, it was that… Read more »
Ocean Pines house raffle to benefit volunteer fire dept.
OCEAN PINES—Kay and Lanny Hickman had ticket #1149, which won the 1,312-square-foot house, plus garage and font porch, raffled by the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department Sept. 2. Third-grader Tess McNeill drew the winning number for the house at 82 Windjammer Road before a Labor Day crowd. The house in North Ocean Pines has three… Read more »
Many offices 'relaxed' during summer
BALTIMORE, MD — While many offices are more relaxed during the summer months and some businesses even change their dress codes to reflect this, considerate behavior shouldn’t go on vacation. I often hear my clients complain about an absence of etiquette today (mostly related to the use of cell phones by younger people) and I’m… Read more »
Power struggle between Berlin Fire Co. and town
The recent ramping up of the power struggle between the Berlin Fire Company and the town serves no purpose other than to try to heighten the concerns of residents who so far have refrained from looking at the issue from an emotional standpoint. By calling for a show of resident support at the upcoming council… Read more »