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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

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NEWARK – Face masks will be highly recommended but not required for Worcester County Public Schools students.

As the school system released its updated Responsible Return 2.0 plan this week, a focal point for many was the fact that the plan recommends, but does not require, masks. Superintendent Lou Taylor said, in a virtual press conference Wednesday, officials would continue to monitor data and consult with health officials daily regarding COVID-19 though there was no particular data point that would lead to a mask mandate.

“I don’t look at it from a mask standpoint,” he said. “I look at it as what measures need to be in place to keep our kids in school. We’ve heard from parents from

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both sides. Everyone’s entitled to their opinion. My number one focus has to be what is the best way to keep kids in classrooms.”

While positivity rates in Worcester County are currently the highest in the state at 11.21%, Taylor said he attributed that to the influx of visitors Ocean City experienced in the summer and would be shocked if the rate stayed high after Labor Day. “With 300,000 people in Ocean City, in the summer we are the largest populated area in the state of Maryland,” he said.

During the public comment portion of a phone-in school board meeting Tuesday, some parents thanked officials for making masks optional while others asked that they be required. The mother of two Ocean City Elementary School students said she was hoping last school

year’s mask mandate would continue.

She believes it played a big part in students returning to in-person learning successfully.

Caryn Abbott, however, said there were problems associated with mask wearing. She said germs could still get through most masks and that there could be physiological and social effects.

Ray Russell, parent of a Showell Elementary School student, said the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics said masks were the best measure to limit the spread of COVID-19, especially since those who were vaccinated could still pass on the virus.

“I hope we all remember masks are most effective when everyone is wearing them,” he said.

Kelly Buchanan, another Showell parent, thanked the school system for making masks optional. She said her son had

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attended summer school without a mask and there had been no outbreaks.

“The ones that need to wear masks can wear masks,” she said. “I appreciate you making it an option.”

Parent Traci Todd asked the school board to reconsider a mask mandate and to follow CDC guidelines. She said students wore masks last year and when her child’s teacher had gotten COVID-19, her child did not.

“I felt a sense of safety (with masks) and that my kids were okay,” she said.

Melissa Mather told the board masks should not be mandated. She said her son had been injured by a vaccine as a child and had been medically fragile but she’d never asked his teachers or classmates to give up their freedom to protect him.

“I don’t demand anyone else follow what I choose,” she said.

While masks are currently optional, in Wednesday’s press conference Taylor confirmed that students will have to wear masks on school buses, however, as that is required by a federal mandate that doesn’t expire until January of 2022. He said schools were trying to limit the number of students on buses and encouraged parents who could drop off and pick up their own children to do so. He added, however, that the school system would provide transportation to any student that needed it and would do double bus runs if needed.

When asked if the school system was requiring COVID-19 vaccination or testing, Taylor said it was not.

“We cannot require students and staff to be vaccinated,” he said. “What we’ve been doing is strongly encouraging folks to be vaccinated.”

The school system has hosted several vaccination clinics and will continue to do so. He said students would come to school each day with a completed health screening questionnaire, the same one used last year, to ensure they hadn’t been experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or been in close contact with someone who’d tested positive. As for athletics, they’re expected to proceed with precautions in place, such as limited use of locker rooms and a reduction in drills that encourage close contact.

“We’re pretty close to normal with our athletics,” Taylor said. “We were very successful in the spring and winter.”

Fall sports practices started Aug. 11 and spectators are expected to be permitted to attend games this fall.

“Athletics bring our community together,” Taylor said. “It’s my hope we can continue to do that this year.”

Taylor praised school system employees for their efforts throughout the pandemic. When asked how many educators could be absent, potentially quarantining after COVID exposure, before schools would have to close, Taylor said that depended on each school. He said teachers and staff had been trained regarding the best ways to minimize the spread of COVID-19.

“The last thing I want to do is close a school down because I have to send masses of students or masses of instructors home,” he said.

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Worcester Commissioners Explore Sports Complex Possibilities

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

SNOW HILL – A sports complex in Worcester County could result in as much as a $24 million economic impact, according to a national management company.

On Tuesday, officials from the Sports Facilities Companies (SFC) and AstroTurf Corporation met with the Worcester County Commissioners to share industry information. Eric Sullivan, an SFC representative, said they thought a facility in the county would result in a $12 million to $24 million economic impact.

“I know this is a very high-level range, but this is just to give you some bookends so you can start to think about how this facility would operate, what that would look like,” Sullivan said.

Commissioner Joe Mitrecic scheduled

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Tuesday’s presentation for informational purposes, as officials have been talking about the possibility of bringing a sports complex to Worcester County for years.

Earlier this summer, they agreed to seek an appraisal of property that could potentially be purchased for that purpose.

Sullivan told the commissioners his company specialized in managing sports facilities throughout the country. The company’s success, he said, comes from working closely with a collection of partners at both the national and local level.

SFC works with parks and recreation departments, tourism commissions and the like to ensure local needs are met.

“Then we also work with our regional and national partners to make sure we’re putting Worcester County on the map,” he said.

Sullivan said SFC kicked off a project with planning, looking at things like mar-

ket impact, location and financing, before moving to development and operation. Pointing to a map that highlighted SFC’s facilities across the country, Sullivan said there wasn’t yet one in the vicinity of Worcester County. The closest SFC-managed locations include Hillsborough, New Jersey, and Harrisonburg, Virginia.

“There’s a nice little hole in the donut here we would love to fill if it’s appropriate to serve the county,” he said.

Sullivan said there were various programming opportunities the county could pursue. A flexible design would ensure different sports could be accommodated.

“Well partner with AstroTurf and really come up with the best design,” he said, pointing to an example of a long field with different striping plans. “What we’ve also got the option to do is look at some different considerations as it relates to re-

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ally flexible designs and how we can accommodate the most programming. That will do two things. One it will serve a wider reach in the community and have more activities we can program. The other thing that it does it rounds out our shoulder months that’s inherent to the seasonality of sports and allows us to do more programming throughout the entire calendar year.”

He added that the facilities SFC built were versatile and could be used for more than sports. They can also be used for festivals, conventions and community gatherings.

As for the economic impact of a facility in Worcester, Sullivan said SFC had done a benchmark analysis with a hypothetical 12-field, multipurpose facility.

Per field, the industry average for a publicly-owned outdoor field is $50,000 of revenue. Sullivan said he expected revenue of $720,000 to as much as $2.1 million.

“I know that’s a big range but go back to where I started—it’s really about the direction you provide us,” he said. “At the end of the day, essentially the opportunity that on the low end the facility would be at an operational cost to the county because you would be making decisions to invest in other areas with the understanding that you’re getting those monies back in other means. If you’re maximizing venue performance you could operate at a profit and in either scenario you’d be running at a $12 to $24 million direct economic impact.”

He added that the next step would be a more detailed market analysis.

Commissioner Chip Bertino said he felt the presentation was a sales pitch.

“I guess I’m confused as to why we’re getting a sales pitch for something we haven’t even determined if we do it, where it’s going to be,” he said.

When he asked if the county had even heard back from the owner of the property it was interested in appraising, staff said it had not.

Bertino said there were also other companies that provided sports management services.

Mitrecic said that if the county moved forward, SFC was one of the companies that could bid on the project.

“This was brought in for an informational meeting—what can happen out there,” he said. “Every time I turn around I’m being criticized that we don’t have enough information on anything, so I bring somebody in here for informational purposes and I’m criticized for that.”

In an interview after the meeting, Mitrecic said the next step for the county was finding a piece of land suitable for a sports complex.

“We’re still trying to have negotiations with the property owner we’re interested in,” he said.

Mitrecic said the SFC presentation was meant to give the commissioners an idea of the possibilities available to the county. If officials do want to proceed with bringing a sports complex to Worcester County, they’ll need to identify a property, enter into negotiations with the owner and then gather public comment before purchasing it.

Major Resort Music Festival Proposed

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – A major music festival could be coming to Ocean City in September 2022 after resort officials this week gave conceptual approval to a significant promoter for the proposed event.

During Monday’s Mayor and Council meeting, Tourism and Business Development Director Tom Perlozzo presented conceptual plans for a significant music festival in Ocean City in September 2022. Perlozzo explained he has been working with promoters from C3 Presents and its found Tim Sweetwood on the concept of bringing a major threeday music festival to the resort on September 23-25 in 2022.

Perlozzo said C3 Presents is internationally known for the concerts, festivals and events it produces.

“They are an international promotions company that does large-scale events around the country such as Lollapalooza in Chicago, the NFL draft and others,” he said. “They book arenas, festivals and theaters and his request is to bring a first-class music festival here to Ocean City in September 2022.”

Perlozzo said he has been working with C3 Presents and Sweetwood over much of the summer on the concept for a music festival in Ocean City. The details at this point are few, including the entertainment lineup and the venue

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or venues, for example. Perlozzo and Sweetwood on Monday were merely looking for conceptual approval for the proposed event.

“After numerous discussions over the last month-and-a-half or so, our recommendation is a favorable approval for the concept of this music festival,” he said. “We believe we have a first-class opportunity here unlike anything we’ve seen in Ocean City.”

Council Secretary Tony DeLuca made a motion to approve the event conceptually with the details to be ferreted out during event planning.

“This sounds great,” he said. “With his background and the things he’s involved in, it sounds first-class all the way.”

Councilman John Gehrig tacitly pointed out the proposed dates for the event coincide with the unsanctioned pop-up car rally in late September.

“I guess you’re aware of what goes on here that weekend?” he said, to which the promoter nodded he understood.

Mayor Rick Meehan praised C3 Presents and Sweetwood for bringing the event to the resort.

“Thank you for coming to Ocean City,” he said. “If you can create a partnership to bring that type of entertainment and festival to Ocean City, we can define our weekends and define what we want to do here in Ocean City. I think it’s excellent.”

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – A potential land swap to accommodate the redevelopment of a decades-old midtown restaurant and nightclub was tabled this week to further determine what to do with a utility pole in the middle of the parcel acquired by the town.

Last December, the Planning Commission reviewed a proposed site plan for the redevelopment of the old BJ’s on the Water property on the bayfront at 75th Street. The property has since been sold to another popular resort restaurant group Ropewalk, which plans to develop the bayfront eatery called Windward OC. The Ropewalk group has been operating the restaurant in its original footprint this summer as the Atlantic Beach

House, but the long-term plan calls for the old restaurant to be torn down and replaced with a new two-story establishment on the same site with a sandy beachfront along the water, nearly 9,000 square feet of dining areas including over 700 square feet on a rooftop terrace and other amenities.

The project will go through multiple layers of the approval process, but the planning commission in December gave its blessing to the redevelopment concept. On Monday, the Mayor and Council had before them a request to close a city-owned, seldom-used eastwest alley between 74th Street and 75th Street to accommodate the redevelopment project.

Essentially what is a paper alley would be needed to accommodate the expanded parking for the establishment. Under the proposal, the town

would convey the 100-foot paper alley to the property owner. In exchange, the property owner would convey an easement to the town for a 100-foot section of alley that runs north-to-south between the existing parking lot and the back of the Quiet Storm surf shop.

That alley already exists and is 10 feet wide, allowing for vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between 75th and 74th Streets. With the property owner conveying an easement to the town at 10 feet wide, the north-south alley would essentially become a 20-foot wide alley.

In a nutshell, the property owners would gain access to the under-utilized 100-foot east-west alley between 74th and 75th Street, while the town would get an expanded 20-foot alley running north to south between 74th and 75th Streets. The length and square footage

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of the two parcels in essentially the same. City Engineer Terry McGean explained the proposed land swap to the Mayor and Council.

“We think it’s a benefit for the town,” he said. “That’s a heavily traveled northsouth alley through there. Right now, it’s a 10-foot alley, but this would make it a 20-foot alley.”

The proposal appeared to be heading to an easy approval before Councilman Mark Paddack raised concern about a utility pole in the center of the easement the town would be getting.

He pointed out in order for the town to fully utilize the new 20-foot alley, the utility pole would likely have to be relocated.

“We’ve had discussions about widening sidewalks and undergrounding utilities, but we’re getting a piece of property with a telephone pole in the center of the right of way for the public,” he said. “I don’t think the taxpayers should pay for moving that pole.

We can’t utilize the property until it’s moved. We all want development, and it’s a good project, but that needs to be addressed.”

McGean said the utility pole would have to be relocated in such a way as to keep the entire length of the northsouth alley between 74th and 75th Streets aligned properly. The alley currently runs behind the existing firehouse at 74th Street, but that firehouse could eventually be closed and relocated.

“If we sell the firehouse property, the goal would be to have a true 20-foot alley across that entire block,” he said.

Attorney Joe Moore, representing the developer, said he could not make the call on relocating the utility pole, but was certain his client would be amendable to a solution.

“You can table this until my client can determine what can be done with the pole,” he said. “He can come back to you with a plan for that. This will also be reviewed at different levels through site plan approval.”

Mayor Rick Meehan pointed out the proposed exchange was not an applesto-oranges land swap.

“It’s not an easement swap,” he said.

“You’re getting the land and we’re getting an easement. It’s not a fee-simple transfer. I just think there’s a value to it.

I’d like to look at our policy for similar situations.”

Moore pointed out the town was getting a useful piece of property while the developer was essentially getting an existing dead zone.

“It really doesn’t have any public purpose,” he said. “We’re getting an alley that goes nowhere, and the town is getting a usable public right of way.”

Councilman John Gehrig pointed out the benefit for the town with the proposal.

“They’re paying the taxes on it and we get to use it,” he said. “We get to use all 20 feet of that alley. It makes for a better situation.”

Spartan Race Returning In October

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – The popular Spartan obstacle race first held in the downtown area in 2019 is returning this fall after resort officials this week signed off on the memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the event.

For the first time ever, Spartan, the Boston-based company that produces the high-intensity obstacle course races all over the country and throughout the world, brought its sprint-style competition to Ocean City in the fall of 2019. It was set to return last year, but the event was canceled because of ongoing COVID restrictions.

On Monday, the Mayor and Council had before them an updated MOU for the Spartan race set for Saturday, October 16. The obstacle course race will be held on the south end of the Boardwalk along with some of the side streets with a festival village for the event situated at the Inlet parking lot. Special Events Director Frank Miller said the MOU for the event first presented in July had been tweaked and was essentially complete.

“We’re now bringing back to you the MOU for the Spartan Race,” he said. “It’s about 99.9% complete.

There are a couple of little details to work out before the event.”

In the initial MOU, there was $80,000 allocated in the town’s tourism budget to return the event to Ocean City. However, in the MOU presented on Monday, the town’s fiscal contribution had been winnowed to $65,850, which covers the Spartan host fee, banners and a pedestrian bridge. The town’s in-kind services will not exceed $50,000.

The Spartan obstacle course event includes a festival village at the Inlet parking lot with tents featuring food, music and vendors. The race itself will take place largely on the Boardwalk, beach areas and side streets in the downtown area with all manner of obstacles to overcome.

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Over 3,000 racers competed in the 2019 event, which included obstacles such as cargo nets, walls to traverse, rope climbs, monkey bars, water hazards, atlas carries, spear throws, sandbag carries and many others.

While town officials embraced the inaugural Spartan race in 2019 and look forward to the 2021 event, there has been discussion about how to make it a two-day, or perhaps even longer, event. Mayor Rick Meehan broached the subject again on Monday.

“I really hope if this comes back to us in 2022, it’s a two-day event,” he said. “Our goal is to get people to come and stay for the entire weekend. Our hope is for multiple days for this event.”

Tourism and Business Development Director Tom Perlozzo said there are indications many of the thousands of participants and spectators already make a weekend out of the event.

“In a recap of the 2019 event, there was an impromptu questionnaire for the participants,” he said.

“Through that survey, it was learned about 70% stayed overnight. This year, we’re asking the same question at check-in. We’ll have a better understanding on housing and how many are staying.”

Perlozzo said a check of the Spartan website for the Ocean City event this week revealed it was already close to capacity.

“There are only about 150 spots left,” he said. “We’re expecting it to be in the 4,000 to 5,000 range. They’ve added a kid’s race this year.”

Perlozzo said he understands the interest in creating a longer event for the Spartan race rather than a single-day event and was working with the promoters on expanding it in the future.

“We’re going to try to get them for more days next year,” he said. “There has been some talk about getting NFL players and professional cross trainers to participate in a celebrity race.”

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Bizarre Motel Break-In Leads To 1st- Degree Burglary Arrest

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – A Dagsboro, Del., man was arrested on first-degree burglary charges last weekend after allegedly entering a motel room, trashing it and swapping clothes.

Around 2:40 a.m. last Sunday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a motel at 19th Street for a reported breaking and entering that had already occurred. Upon arrival, OCPD officers spoke with two victims who reported they had returned to their motel room and found it was in disarray and

not in the condition in which they left it.

OCPD officers met with the motel security guard, who reported a suspect later identified as Jonathan Green, 23, of Dagsboro, has been walking around and banging on motel guests’ doors.

The security guard reportedly told police he warned Green to stop banging on doors and go back to his room and go to sleep.

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fore coming out again and banging on doors.

The security guard said he then observed Green in the parking lot pulling vehicle door handles. Green then walked away from the motel property, according to police reports. OCPD officers broadcasted a description of Green at that point.

OCPD officers interviewed two victims, who reportedly told police they had gone out for the evening around 8:30 p.m. and returned at around 2:35 a.m. to find the room in disarray. The dresser had been pulled from the wall and across the room. There was a shoe and a wallet in the room that did not belong to them, according to police reports.

The female victim reportedly told police her purse was open and a credit card belonging to her was lying on the bed next to the wallet that did not belong to either of the victims. The victim was concerned whomever entered their room had used her credit card to make purchases, according to police reports.

There was a T-shirt on the dresser that did not belong to either of the victims emblazoned with “This is what the world’s greatest dad looks like.” Next to the T-shirt on the dresser was a picture of a woman with the name “Katelyn W” along with a picture of a young boy. Neither of the pictures belonged to the victims.

OCPD officers located one shoe and

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one pair of shorts in the motel room that did not belong to any of the victims. In addition, a lampshade was on the floor and one of the lamps in the room was broken. The victims told officers that lamp was not broken when the left the room.

Green was identified by his commercial driver’s license in the wallet left at the motel room. OCPD officers located him a short time later in the area of 24th Street. Green reportedly told police the clothes he was wearing at the time he was detained were not the clothes he was wearing earlier in the night. He told police he was not sure where he got the clothes he was wearing at the time he was detained. He described the clothes he had been wearing earlier in the night as the clothes that had been found in the burglarized motel room.

Green was asked if he had any interaction with the motel security guard, and he vaguely remembered being told not to knock on guests’ doors, but remembered little more after that. The security guard was brought over for a show-up and positively identified Green as the man he had encountered banging on doors.

Because his wallet and clothes and other possessions were found in the victims’ room, along with the positive identification from the security guard, Green was arrested and charged with first-degree burglary, malicious destruction of property and theft less than $100.

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Citizens, First Responders Honored For May Bridge Rescue

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – The “humble hero,” the local family that arrived on the scene by pontoon boat and all of the first-responders who had a hand in the May 2 incident on the Route 90 bridge that ended with an infant ejected from the span and into the bay below were all feted with a special ceremony at City Hall on Monday.

On May 2, a multi-vehicle crash on the Route 90 bridge resulted in a pickup truck dangling from the bridge railing and a two-year-old infant ejected into the bay below. Allied law enforcement agencies responded immediately, and each did their respective jobs to ensure the safety of all involved as they are trained to do.

The real story, however, was the incredible acts of courage and ingenuity of several private citizens who stepped up and did their part in preventing the incident from becoming a tragedy. It starts with Jonathan Bauer, who serves as the vice president of information services at Atlantic General Hospital, the so-called humble hero who jumped from the Route 90 bridge into the chilly water below to rescue the two-year-old who was ejected from a vehicle involved in the multi-vehicle

Everyone involved in the emergency rescue in May of a young child from the bay was celebrated by the Ocean City Mayor and Council this week.

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The Bauers and Oertels, and all the firefighters, paramedics and police officers who had a role in the amazing incident in early May were all feted in a special ceremony at City Hall at the start of Monday’s Mayor and Council meeting.

The Bauer family and the Oertel family were each given keys to the city from Mayor Rick Meehan and every single firstresponder who had a key role in the incident were also honored. Ocean City Fire Department Chief Richie Bowers acted as master of ceremonies of sorts.

“The chain of survival was successful on this day in Ocean City because of welltrained firefighters and paramedics, other public safety agencies and the incredible acts of courage and situational awareness

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – With the redevelopment of the Baltimore Avenue corridor between North Division Street and 15th Street now in the design process, the public will get a chance to weigh in with a workshop in the future.

The Mayor and Council on Monday got a look at some preliminary plans for the redevelopment of the Baltimore Avenue corridor, a major entry point to the resort. The plan calls for widening sidewalks and undergrounding utilities and other landscaping improvements.

The project was listed as a top priority in the recent capital improvement plan and will ultimately come with an estimated $20 million price tag funded through a future bond sale. In the fis-

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cal year 2022 budget approved in the spring, $200,000 was included for preliminary design work, which will be refunded to the town when the next bond sale is complete.

On Monday, City Engineer Terry McGean presented some preliminary design options and requested a public workshop including property owners along the corridor be scheduled in the near future. The Mayor and Council reviewed the options and voted unanimously to move the project forward and schedule a future public workshop.

In recent years, a major renovation of the streetscape along the Baltimore Avenue corridor from North Division Street to 15th Street including undergrounding the utilities and widening the sidewalks, for example, has been on the town’s radar, but the issue is com-

plicated. The state owns the actual roadway and the State Highway Administration (SHA) has been chomping at the bit to repave Baltimore Avenue and bring its sidewalks into Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance.

SHA was planning to repave and expand the sidewalks along that section of Baltimore Avenue at least two years ago. However, Ocean City at the time was considering a complete renovation of the Baltimore Avenue corridor, largely a gateway to the resort and a first impression of the town for many.

The major renovation of the corridor, marked by countless unsightly utility poles and overhead wires, has been a top priority for town officials, who asked SHA to put their repaving project on the backburner until a plan could be developed and a way to pay for the project

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was developed.

The alternatives ranged from simply doing nothing and allowing SHA to come through and repave to corridor and make the requisite ADA improvements to a complete remodel of the corridor including undergrounding the utilities, thereby eliminating the oftenunsightly poles and overhead power lines. The latter has been done successfully in other areas of town, but there is a significant cost associated with it.

Complicating the issue further is the existence of a long forgotten and underutilized right of way along the Baltimore Avenue corridor. Baltimore Avenue is somewhat unique in a variety of ways. For example, the original deeds show the right of way as 75 feet wide, but the current roadway only utilizes about 45 feet from curb to curb.

A review of the ancient deeds for Baltimore Avenue reveal a no man’s land of about 32 feet in some areas that could ultimately be deeded back to the property owners along the corridor or used to widen the roadway and its sidewalks. Over the decades, however, private property has steadily encroached on the original right of way platted over a century ago. For example, in some cases, private businesses along the corridor have signs in the old right of way, while others have parking areas.

In some cases, the long-forgotten right of way is just covered with grass or landscaping and isn’t necessarily utilized by the private sector.

On Monday, McGean presented some preliminary design options for the reconstruction of the Baltimore Avenue corridor. One option showed eight-foot sidewalks on either side of Baltimore Avenue with the undergrounding of the utilities. The latter would have to be coordinated with the utility companies along the corridor, including Delmarva Power, for example.

The tentative plan also calls for a dedicated two-foot strip for other utility needs. The question remains what to do with the areas along the corridor that have essentially been taken over by private property owners over the decades.

McGean said once the roadway is improved and the sidewalks widened, that roughly 33 feet of town-owned right of way could be conveyed to the private property owners.

“We’re talking about giving that 33 feet to the property owners once all of the town’s needs are met for the corridor,” he said. “We’re still going to need some utilities in the easement.”

The council unanimously approved moving the project forward and voted to schedule a public workshop to include residents and property owners in the decision-making process.

There is no timetable for the workshop and the next step in the design process for the Route 50 corridor reconstruction process. The dates and locations for the workshop will be announced when they become available.

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OCEAN CITY – Despite some early confusion, the lowest bid for replacing the west gym floor at Northside Park came in higher than what was budgeted, but lower than what was first expected.

The replacement of the west gym floor at Northside Park was budgeted for $150,000 and the initial bids were opened in July. There was a wide gap in the two bids opened in July, with one coming in at $230,000 and another at around $170,000, both of which were over what was budgeted.

However, there was some confusion over the thickness of the gym floor replacement in the initial bids.

City Engineer Terry McGean explained the old gym floor was being replaced with a poured urethane floor over a rubber mat. One option was a 7mm floor, but that would leave a gap between the dasher walls that surround the court for indoor soccer and indoor lacrosse for example. The floor could be poured at 11mm, which would eliminate the gap issue, but would be costlier.

“We’re replacing that with a poured floor, which is similar to what we have in the east gym,” he said. “That floor right now is surrounded by dasher walls and the plastic tile floor is going to be thicker than the poured floor.”

McGean explained on Monday the potential for a gap and the surrounding dasher walls caused staff to rethink the project.

“There was a concern about the gap between the baseboard on the dasher walls,” he said. “There could be a gap between that baseboard and the new floor level. We originally bid it out as a 7mm floor and there’s a rubber matting that goes down and then a poured urethane coating goes down on top of that.”

Increasing the floor thickness would change the bid process.

“During the pre-bid meeting, this issue of the gap came up,” he said. “We increased the floor thickness to 11mm. Unbeknownst to me, it became much more expensive than I realized. When you go from 7mm to 11mm, you need two rubber mats below.”

McGean said the initial bids were tossed out when the floor thickness issue arose.

“Immediately the very next day, we got a call from the low bidder at around $170,000 who said we never changed the addendum from 7mm to 11mm and the price he gave us was for a 7mm floor,” he said. “We rejected both bids and I looked at what the gap would be and we rebidded it with a 9mm floor with just one rubber mat. When we rebidded it with the 9mm floor, the low bid came in at $166,000, which was even lower than the initial low bid.”

At the end of the day, the Northside Park gym floor replacement came in at $166,000, which is over the $150,000 that was budgeted, but lower than the initial two bids.

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

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OCEAN PINES – An annual meeting of association members was not held last week for lack of a quorum.

Last Saturday, the Ocean Pines Annual Meeting adjourned shortly after introductory remarks because of the lack of a quorum.

According to the Ocean Pines Association’s (OPA) governing documents, a quorum constitutes the presence of at least 100 eligible members. This is the third straight year an annual meeting has not been held.

“As a result of not having a quorum, we will not be able to hold a business meeting,” Board President Larry Perrone said last week.

Before the start of Saturday’s meeting, however, Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Director Debbie Donahue presented the Sam Wilkinson Award for

volunteer of the year to Marie Gilmore, president of the Worcester County Veterans Memorial.

“This year we decided to step outside the recreation department and found our volunteer of the year at one of our most beautiful parks in Ocean Pines, the Veterans Memorial,” Donahue said. “Although there are many volunteers at the Veterans Memorial, there is one person who stands out in her efforts in making the memorial such an amazing location.”

Gilmore and her family moved from Rhinebeck, N.Y., to Ocean Pines in 1995. And in the years that followed, Gilmore became an active volunteer with several clubs, including the Women’s Club of Ocean Pines, Garden Club, Craft Club and Ocean Pines Boat Club.

Gilmore is also a member of American Legion Post 166 Ladies Auxiliary and Ocean City Parrot Head Club and

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Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Director Debbie Donahue presented the Sam Wilkinson Award to an emotional Marie Gilmore, president of the Worcester County Veterans Memorial.

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“She’s grown the memorial into a wonderful tribute and celebration to all veterans in our community,” Donahue said.

Officials say Gilmore’s accomplishments with the Veterans Memorial include the introduction of educational programming for fifth-grade students in Worcester County and the installation of Patriots Pathway, the POW/MIA tribute chair and the Battlefield Cross. Donahue noted Gilmore was also instrumental in bringing Wreaths Across America and The Wall That Heals to Ocean Pines.

“Even through the pandemic, she was able to work through challenges and managed to continue all the mentioned efforts at the memorial,” she said.

“She has put in countless hours volunteering for her community. She is one of the most amazing women I know and is so well respected in this community.”

For her part, Gilmore thanked officials for the recognition. She also acknowledged the work and support of Veterans Memorial Foundation board members.

“I will accept this award,” she said. “It has my name on it, but it’s really the Veterans Memorial Foundation who deserves this award. There’s nothing that I have done that I would have been able to do without the backing of the fabulous board of directors.”

Gilmore also recognized Sharyn O’Hare and Roseann Bridgman – who spearheaded efforts to build the memorial – as well as the OPA Board of Directors and Ocean Pines Public Works.

“And thank you so much not only to the board of Ocean Pines, but Ocean Pines Public Works, who worked tirelessly for a year to be sure we could host The Wall that Heals,” she said. “It looked like a simple thing, driving in a trailer and setting up a wall. Believe me, there was a lot of infrastructure that went into doing that with the various power lines that had to be dug underground and the roadway that had to be built.”

Gilmore concluded her remarks by thanking the community.

“I thank you all for this award,” she said. “It’s quite an honor, and I’m humbled by it.”

Donahue said the annual volunteer award is named in honor of Sam Wilkinson, an 8-year-old boy who died after falling through the ice of a frozen pond at Northside Park in 2003.

Sam played soccer in Ocean Pines and his father, Bob, was a volunteer coach for Ocean Pines Recreation programs, according to the association. The award was established to recognize a volunteer within the Recreation and Parks Department.

“He was a part of everything we did, all our sports, all our programs, and his father was a coach and volunteer,” she said. “So we give an award every year in honor of him.”

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Surfers Healing Returned to Ocean City this week giving special needs kids an opportunity to enjoy a memorable day in the ocean.

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OCEAN CITY – Surfers Healing returned to the beaches of Ocean City this week for a day-long surf camp for children with autism.

On Wednesday, nearly 200 children with autism, their families and surfers from Hawaii and California gathered on the beach in front of the Castle in the Sand Hotel for the 11th annual Surfers Healing camp.

While the event was canceled in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, camp Co-Director Kat Trammell said families were eager to return to the resort this year for a day of surfing and community.

“Some families fell off because they didn’t feel comfortable with the new variant, but we are still surfing almost 200 kids this year,” she said. “We are so ecstatic to be back here.”

Founders Israel and Danielle Paskowitz started Surfers Healing in 1996 as a way to help and connect with their youngest son, who has autism. Israel Paskowitz found that surfing calmed his son and soon began inviting other families to join them. Since that time, the organization has expanded to several yearly events around the nation and in other countries.

More than a decade ago, Trammell worked with the nonprofit to bring a camp to Ocean City. She noted the im-

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pact it had on her own son, Connor.

“I got involved because my son actually participated in Belmar, New Jersey when he was four years old,” she said.

“I reached out to Surfers Healing to see if we could bring it to Maryland, and they told us they’d like to add another camp.

So, we’ve been doing this now for 11 years.”

Each year, Surfers Healing offers camps free of charge to more than 4,500 participants. And in Ocean City, what started as a small event has grown to include hundreds of families from around the region. Leading the effort is Trammell and Co-Directors Woody German and Sabra Gelfond.

“All the families look forward to this because they get to bond and connect with other families that get it,” Trammell said. “They understand autism, and they aren’t being judged on the beach if their kid has a tantrum or anything like that.

And the kids have grown closer with some of the other kids, volunteers and surfers. So, they look forward to it every year.”

On Wednesday, participating children partnered with professional surfers to ride the waves on tandem boards off the beaches of 37th Street.

Parent Lauren Faley of Glen Burnie, Md., said she was eager to see her son, Kobe, participate in his first Surfers Healing camp.

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recommended it to us because he likes to do sports and things like that,” she said. “I think it’s good for the community of kids with autism to get together and let them do something different.”

Parent Kim Prince of West Ocean City agreed. She noted there were few activities for children with autism.

“There are minimal events that are autism-friendly, where you can come out and feel like you are part of a group the entire day,” she said. “That’s the number one reason we got involved.”

Prince noted her daughter, Abby, was returning to Surfers Healing for the fifth consecutive year.

“As they say, it’s the best day ever,” she said. “It helps them to have something to look forward to, a day where they know they will be accepted all day long.

Everybody is so welcoming and supportive.”

Parent Tina Hornung, a Harford County resident, said the yearly event not only empowers families of children with autism, but educates those who pass by the Surfers Healing camp.

“What you’ll witness here is that there will be people that walk by and start asking questions,” she said. “They want to understand what this is about, and every time they get completely touched by experiencing and seeing what is going on.”

Hornung noted her son, Tyler, loves participating in Surfers Healing. She added it was also a day for families to be together.

“For me as a parent, it’s just about that sense of community and being with other families,” she said. “Whether my son’s out there or not, I just love seeing the other parents. I love seeing them experience something that’s just incredibly beautiful. This day is all about supporting others, no matter what abilities you have.

It’s truly a perfect day being out on the water.”

Surfers Healing is the original surf camp for children with autism. Serving communities since 1996, volunteers with the nonprofit travel across the country – from San Diego to Rhode Island – to

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

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BERLIN – Plans for a new distillery on Old Ocean City Boulevard received approval from municipal officials this week.

The Berlin Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a site plan for Forgotten 50 Distilling on Old Ocean City Boulevard. The distillery will be located in the former Chesapeake Utilities property near the American Legion.

“They’re going to remodel the building,” Planning Director Dave Engelhart said. “They have already done a lot of remodeling inside to get ready for proposed use as a distillery and a tasting room out front.”

Engelhart said the distillery, which is not changing the building’s footprint, will feature roughly a 2,200square-foot tasting room and a 2,300-square-foot distilling area. There will also be a small outdoor seating area on the east side of the building.

He added that the project had received approval for a parking variance from the town’s board of appeals. The town code would have required 34 spaces for the building.

The Maryland State Highway Administration, however, is eliminating much of the existing parking in front of the building in order to install curbing at the entrance. Because of the mandated entrance changes, the board of appeals approved a variance that will require the business to have just 25 parking spaces.

“It’s a State Highway road and right of way so they had a lot of input,” Engelhart said.

Eric Fiori of EJF Real Estate said that the project’s rendering, which shows parking spaces in front of the business, would be redone to reflect the changes required by the State Highway Administration (SHA).

“The idea was to add some green space after they pulled the parking out of the front,” he said.

Steve Engel of Vista Design added that part of the SHA improvements included the addition of a sidewalk in front of the property.

When asked about the project’s timeline, Fiori said improvements would begin as soon as approval was received.

“We’re pretty much ready to go,” he said.

The building features classic red brick columns that match the pillars inside the building. When asked about fencing, Fiori said the existing white fence would be removed, but that decorative wrought iron fence would be installed.

The commission voted unanimously to approve the site plan.

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SALISBURY – A budget transfer is expected to further park development at the West Metro Core property.

In a work session this week, the Wicomico County Council agreed to consider a budget amendment in fiscal year 2022 that will allow Wicomico County Recreation, Parks and Tourism to fund a master plan for future park development at the West Metro Core complex on Levin Dashiell Road.

Recreation, Parks and Tourism Director Steve Miller told council members on Tuesday his department was requesting an amendment to the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and capital budget, transferring $100,000 from the department’s fund balance to establish a capital project at the property.

“What that will allow is to do is to initiate an RFP process to find a master planner,” he said. “We would initiate that this fall.”

In April, Miller came before the council seeking a Program Open Space land conversion from the undeveloped West Metro Core property to Connelly Mill, a parcel of land the county purchased in 2019 for future recreational use.

The transfer, he explained at the time, would allow the county to develop Connelly Mill into a public recreation space using lease monies from the West Metro

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Core. While the county purchased the West Metro Core in 2009 with plans to develop a public sports complex, those plans never materialized and for the last 12 years the site has been leased to a local farmer.

“The property was acquired back in 2009,” Miller said this week. “Since that time, we have leased that property to a farmer and have collected approximately $300,000 in farm lease monies since that time.”

In May, however, to council voted to postpone the land conversion to give officials more time to discuss the matter.

Several council members said they supported Connelly Mill’s development, but didn’t want to see the county abandon plans for the West Metro Core property.

“The Metro Core, we have an incomeproducing property where we can convert that money to Connelly Mill,” Councilman Joe Holloway said at the time.

“We don’t have to give up West Metro land. It can be used in the future.”

The council went even further during its CIP adoption in June, removing any references of a potential sale of the West Metro Core property to fund the Connelly Mill project.

“We’ve been 10 years without building a park down there, and I’ve been getting phone calls from people in that area wanting that park,” Council President Larry Dodd said at the time. “If we sell that park, then they’ll never get a park.”

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SALISBURY – In a narrow vote, county leaders this week voted to adopt a tax incentive program for new hotel and multi-family development projects.

On Tuesday, the Wicomico County Council voted 4-3 to adopt legislation that will create a multi-residential property tax credit within the boundaries of a Hotel and Residential Incentive Zone.

Officials say the proposed program offers developers of hotels and multifamily units within the zone a 10-year tax credit on the improved value of projects assessed at $10 million or more.

“The credit is based on a 10-year credit beginning at 80%, and over the 10 years dropping to 30%,” council attorney Andy Mitchell said.

Earlier this year, the Maryland General Assembly passed enabling legislation to give all municipalities in Wicomico County, and Wicomico County as a whole, the ability to establish a property tax credit for hotel and multi-family development projects.

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Proponents say the tax credit program will spur economic development in downtown Salisbury by incentivizing hotel and residential development on vacant lots.

“I’m looking at what this incentive plan would bring to the City of Salisbury,” resident John Rankin said, “looking forward to what Salisbury could be instead of what Salisbury was.”

Those development projects, they argue, would put heads in beds and feet on the streets and would ultimately bring more tax revenue to Wicomico County.

“Wicomico County will benefit from real property tax increase, assessable base increase and also income tax increase as well,” developer Brad Gillis said.

Opponents, however, say the incentive program would create an unfair advantage for new residential developers.

“I’ve never had a break,” one property owner said. “I’ve always paid my taxes.”

They added that a reduction in property tax revenues would impact county services.

“With an unknown impact, it is not fair to the citizens or our schools to create an unknown burden,” said resident Darren Lombardo. “As citizens, we have not seen any surveys or projections as to how this will impact society, including our schools, emergency services, environmental, traffic, safety, parking. These are questions that remain unanswered.”

Following a public hearing this week, the council voted 4-3 on a number of amendments, including an amendment to revisit the program every three years while honoring existing tax credits.

“So, in three years we could adjust the program for future projects, but not for existing projects,” Councilman John Cannon said.

After further discussion, the council voted 4-3, with Council President Larry Dodd, Councilman Joe Holloway and Councilwoman Nicole Acle opposed, to approve the tax credit program as amended.

Both Dodd and Holloway said they opposed legislation that would impact county services and favor developers over citizens.

“I cannot support legislation that profits a few at the expense of the majority of our citizens,” Holloway said.

“That’s why I’m opposed to this project.

It is an unfair and unjust piece of legislation that has a potential to give away a huge portion of our tax base.”

Acle said she opposed the program as there had been no research on its impact.

“What I’ve heard is there has been no economic impact study to tell us how this is going to affect the community,” she said.

Donations Fund Park Enhancements

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – The renaissance of Henry Park is expected to continue with the installation of new basketball backboards.

We Heart Berlin Inc., the nonprofit created earlier this year to promote sustainable activities and recreational opportunities in the community, last week raised the $17,000 needed to replace the basketball backboards at Henry Park. The project is expected planned to complement the repainting of the courts planned for next month.

“We Heart Berlin has raised the $17,000 necessary to fully fund a project that started as a mural and art installation on our basketball courts and is now a full makeover, with state-ofthe-art and best of breed upgrades to the equipment on the court,” said Tony Weeg, president of We Heart Berlin.

In July, town officials approved We Heart Berlin’s proposal to have artist Shelton Hawkins—with the help of local volunteers—paint a brightly colored mural on the basketball courts. In the wake of that approval, We Heart Berlin announced plans to raise $17,000 to replace the six existing backboards at the court. Weeg said the new backboards, manufactured by TrueBounce, would be clear acryclic backboards with energy dispersion holes, better break-

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away rims and new pads.

“What some people may not realize sitting in an office is that what we currently have are nearly unplayable due to the bounce and shock that happens anytime a ball hits the rim,” Weeg said.

“The reverberations continue for a long time, especially if someone dunks it.

This new equipment will eliminate a lot of this.”

When Weeg shared news of We Heart Berlin’s plans, community members were quick to step up to fund the backboards, which cost slightly more than $2,800 each. Yard Designs Inc. and Burn Wood Fired Pizza each paid for two backboards while the Berlin Police Department funded another. We Heart Berlin paid for the final backboard.

Weeg plans to seek town council approval later this month to move forward with installing the new backboards. He hopes to have the work done to coincide with the painting of the courts, which is scheduled to begin Sept. 13.

He and other We Heart Berlin members are hopeful the revitalization of the courts will encourage more local kids to take advantage of the park.

“These upgrades to Henry Park will be enjoyed for a long time and the kids that help us make it happen will take ownership,” Weeg said, “and a new level of care and energy will be present at Henry Park — inevitably.”

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We Heart Berlin President Tony Weeg is pictured with Burn Wood Fire Pizza owner Vincent Sebastian.

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Fleeing and Eluding Leads To Multiple Charges OCEAN CITY – A local homeless man was arrested last week after allegedly fleeing from police who attempted to stop him while he was riding a bicycle and talking on a cell phone.

Around 2:45 p.m. last Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer patrolling in the downtown area observed a suspect later identified as Daymont Mercer, 20, of Ocean City, riding a bicycle while talking on his cell phone in the area of 24th Street and Philadelphia Avenue. The officer made eye contact with Mercer and waved him over to his police cruiser, but Mercer fled, pedaling faster as he pulled away through a parking lot, according to police reports.

The officer followed Mercer and attempted to stop him, but Mercer reportedly abandoned his bicycle and continued to flee on foot. The officer continued to follow Mercer as he fled on foot, eventually getting out in front of him stop-

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as Elijah Messer, which hindered the investigation further. All in all, Mercer was arrested on 22 separate counts from assault to resisting arrest and disorderly conduct along with making a false statement to police and multiple counts of fleeing and eluding.

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ping him in the area of 23rd Street and Baltimore Avenue.

The officer placed Mercer under arrest for failing to identify himself for the purposes of a traffic citation. Mercer was ordered at least five times to sit down on the curb, but failed to comply. Only when the officer produced his Taser did Mercer comply with the order to sit on the curb, according to police reports. Mercer was reportedly still holding his cell phone with an active call throughout the chase and arrest.

When the officer attempted to reach between Mercer’s legs to retrieve the cell

phone as part of a larger search, Mercer reportedly clenched his legs around the officer’s arm and a second-degree assault charge was added.

There were hundreds of people walking, riding bikes and traveling in vehicles in the area of the arrest in the middle of a Saturday afternoon in August as Mercer launched into an expletive-laced tirade. When asked why he fled, Mercer reportedly told officers he doesn’t like cops and that he was afraid of cops since he was a child.

When questioned initially, Mercer reportedly identified himself to the officer

OCEAN CITY – A Pennsylvania man was arrested last week after resort police checking on his welfare found a loaded handgun in his vehicle.

Around 2:30 a.m. last Wednesday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to the area of 141st Street for a welfare check. Ocean City Communications advised a caller had reported a man on his hands and knees in the roadway next to a white vehicle, according to police reports.

OCPD officers arrived and did not see anyone on their hands and knees, but did see an individual later identified as Jose Colon-Ramirez, 31, of Lebanon, Pa., standing next to a white vehicle. OCPD officers approached ColonRamirez, who showed signs of impairment and was acting oddly. According to police reports, he was pacing back and forth and approached the officers with his hands up, saying “Take me in, I [expletive deleted] up.”

Based on Colon-Ramirez’ odd behavior, OCPD officers reportedly asked him if he had taken any drugs and he admitted that he had. When asked if he had any guns or weapons on him or in the car, Colon-Ramirez reportedly told the officer “In the car, go and get it.”

In the vehicle, OCPD officers located a Smith and Wesson handgun in the trunk concealed in a zippered pouch.

There was a loaded magazine in the gun, but no round was chambered. There was also another loaded magazine in the pouch.

Based on the evidence and investigation, OCPD officers determined Colon-Ramirez drove his vehicle while intoxicated with a loaded handgun at his disposal. He was arrested and charged with carrying a loaded handgun in a vehicle.

False Alarm Arrest OCEAN CITY – An Edgewood, Md., man was arrested last weekend after allegedly pulling a fire alarm at a downtown hotel.

Around 3:15 a.m. last Friday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a hotel at 14th Street to assist the fire department with a fire alarm. Ocean City Communications advised the fire alarm had been pulled maliciously and that the fire department personnel had a suspect at the scene identified as Frank Thompson, 23, of Edgewood, Md. The officer arrived and met with the hotel front desk employee, who advised Thompson had stumbled into the lobby shortly before the alarm was pulled. The employee told police she had to assist Thompson with the elevator because of his level of intoxication and that he was pressing all of the buttons, according to police reports.

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... COPS & COURTS eventually and it stopped on the fourth floor. Shortly after the elevator stopped, the fire alarm at the fourth floor went off, according to police reports. The officer spoke with Thompson, who reportedly told police he was going to his room on the first floor.

When told he was on the fourth floor, Thompson told police he had been drinking with friends at a nearby bar and was intoxicated. When asked about the fire alarm, Thompson reportedly told police he had pulled it and he would take full responsibility for the entire incident. “Yeah, I pulled it,” he said, according to police reports. “I was just drunk and I know it was wrong.”

The officer went to the fourth floor and observed the cover of the alarm dangling down and the manual lever pulled down.

Thompson was arrested and charged with causing a false alarm and malicious destruction of property.

Intoxicated Endangerment Arrest OCEAN CITY – A Pennsylvania man was arrested last weekend after allegedly stumbling through an apartment complex while intoxicated and urinating on a mini-golf course fence.

Around 2:40 a.m. last Friday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a downtown bayfront bar for a reported disorderly male. Upon arrival, officers located bar security personnel surrounding a suspect later iden-

The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch tified as Chad Shipley, 38, of McKees Rocks, Pa. When Shipley saw the officers, he sat down on the curb. Bar staffers told police Shipley had been trespassed from the premises.

Shipley was advised to exit the property and go back to his hotel. Because of his level of intoxication, it was difficult to get identification from Shipley, according to police reports. Shipley got up and reportedly stumbled down the street. The officer followed closely in his police cruiser to check on Shipley’s welfare.

When Shipley cut through an apartment complex, the officer briefly lost sight of him, according to police reports.

The officer circled around and with his spotlight observed Shipley urinating on a fence alongside a miniature golf course, according to police reports.

Shipley then pulled himself up on a piling of a canal and held onto the golf course fence. The officer called to Shipley to get down because he was afraid the fence would break, but Shipley did not comply and shouted to the officer “I’m dangerous,” according to police reports.

The officer could not immediately get to Shipley because the canal was between them. Another officer then came around and arrested Shipley for trespassing and intoxicated endangerment.

Shipley was missing his phone, which had his driver’s license in it and his money. OCPD officers located Shipley’s money where he had thrown it on the minigolf course.

Officers Allegedly Assaulted During Arrest

OCEAN CITY – A Clarksburg, Md., man was arrested last week after allegedly interfering with resort police attempting to make another arrest.

Around 11:40 p.m. last Wednesday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were in the process of arresting a female suspect for an open container violation when they were approached by a male suspect identified as Michael Litchfield, 58, of Clarksburg, Md. Litchfield reportedly demanded to know why the female was being arrested.

Officers told Litchfield they would explain the circumstances of the arrest, but for the time being, he would have to stand back. Litchfield did not comply and continued to intervene and scream obscenities at the arresting officers, according to police reports.

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When an OCPD officer went to arrest Litchfield, he tensed his body and resisted, according to police reports. He continued to scream obscenities at the officers attempting to arrest him, according to police reports. Litchfield repeatedly spit saliva into multiple officers’ faces screaming “where’s your mask,” according to police reports. He was ultimately arrested and charged with numerous counts including second-degree assault, obstructing and hindering, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

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FROM PAGE 12 situations that are extraordinary. This is another example of the community stepping up and going above and beyond.”

Mayor Rick Meehan presented keys to the city to the Bauer and Oertel families for their roles in saving the child’s life and praised all first-responders who had a role in the incident.

“We want to extend our gratitude to each and every one of you,” he said. “Everybody instinctively stepped up and did the right thing to save a life.”

Around 2:47 p.m. on Sunday, May 2, Ocean City Communications dispatched

fire and police units to the Route 90 bridge for a multi-vehicle crash with multiple injuries. Worcester County Fire Marshal Rob Korb arrived on the scene moments after the collision occurred, grabbed his radio and advised incoming units there were five vehicles involved, including one hanging over the side of the bridge.

A mass casualty incident was declared, and the call was upgraded to a rescue response. During the collision, a two-yearold female was ejected with her car seat from the pickup truck teetering over the guardrail and landed in the bay below the bridge. Bauer, who throughout the days

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that followed wished to remain anonymous, jumped from the bridge into the bay and rescued the child.

The heroic witness and the child were picked up by the Oertel’s pontoon boat and transported to the public boat ramp at 65th Street where paramedics awaited.

The child was flown to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore via Maryland State Police Trooper 4 helicopter in stable condition. Seven others were injured in the multi-vehicle collision and were triaged on the bridge before being transported via ambulance to area hospitals.

On Monday, Bowers gave a detailed account of the entire incident, including the heroic actions of Bauer.

“He acted without hesitation or regard for his own safety,” he said. “Jonathan landed in the water and immediately swam up to the baby and pulled her from the water. The infant was not initially responding to his verbal commands. He held her up to his shoulder and tapped her back several times. The infant coughed up some water. She was still not responding so he tapped her back again and she coughed up more water and opened her eyes.”

Bowers also praised the calm reserve of the two teenage girls, Ava Bauer and Alayna Oertel, for their roles in the miraculous incident.

“Ava Bauer and Alayna Oertel are recognized for their incredible situational awareness and the ability to remain focused on helping during this serious

emergency incident,” he said. “Ava was instrumental in calling 911, helping to find out who was injured on the bridge from the crash, and in coaching her dad on his plan to get out of the water after he jumped.”

Bowers also praised Alayna Oertel for recognizing the situation and getting her parents to respond to the scene in their pontoon boat.

“Alayna observed that there was a small baby in the bay and directed her father to run the boat over to help with getting the man and infant out of the water and to the shore,” he said. “She also gathered life vests and had them ready for Jonathan and the infant. The Oertel family pontoon boat came toward Jonathan and he handed the baby to Mrs. Oertel and then he climbed onto the boat. The Oertels then transported the infant and Jonathan to a boat ramp where paramedics were waiting to treat the baby and him for injuries.”

The Oertels were honored for their quick response, but Bauer remains the true hero of the day, according to Bowers.

“Alayna was instrumental in identifying that baby fell into the water from the bridge and that they were in need of immediate assistance,” he said. “Jonathan Bauer jumped some 25 to 35 feet from the Route 90 bridge into approximately four feet of water to save an infant who was floating face down in the Assawoman Bay. Jonathan was instrumental in saving the infant’s life.”

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and every year I’ll shed a tear.

But it’s only because I love you and wish you were still here.

Your memory is our keepsake with which we’ll never part.

God has you in his keeping and we have you in our hearts.

We love and miss you, Angelo.

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Ocean City, Local NAACP Issues Still Linger After June Incidents

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – While the tone was decidedly different, Lower Shore NAACP representatives this week continued to press Ocean City on the perceived excessive use of force by police against young African American males in separate incidents on the Boardwalk in June.

During separate incidents in June on the Boardwalk, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were filmed arresting young African American males on the Boardwalk after the

suspects failed to comply with officers’ orders. The videos went viral on social media, prompting an internal investigation by the OCPD. It’s important to note snippets of those videos went viral on social media, but the videos only showed fractions of larger events on the Boardwalk that escalated when the individuals involved did not comply with officers’ orders.

In July, leaders of state and local NAACP branches completed a Freedom Tour of the Eastern Shore with a rally in front of City Hall in Ocean City in response to the June incidents. Prior

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to that rally, the coalition’s leadership met for about an hour with Mayor Rick Meehan in a closed session to discuss the incidents specifically, and some of the perceived issues in general.

On Monday, the Worcester County branch of the NAACP sent a letter to Meehan and the City Council outlining some of their concerns. On Monday night, Worcester County NAACP representative the Rev. James Jones spoke during the meeting’s public comment period about some of the issues.

“We are concerned about the June incidents,” he said. “I know there is an ongoing investigation with it and I know there is not a whole lot you are willing to say about it.”

Jones echoed some of the coalition’s requests from the earlier meeting with the mayor in July. At that meeting, the NAACP leadership made several requests, calling for the officers involved to be put on leave or suspended. The results of the internal investigation are not complete, but the officers involved have not been suspended during it.

“We’ve seen it so many times when something of that magnitude happens and a law enforcement officer is limited in his duties until the investigation runs its course,” he said. “The NAACP and the Eastern Shore Coalition is asking at least that the officers not be terminated, not even put off without pay, but relieved of duty until such time as the investigation is complete.”

Jones also called on the town and its police department to solicit an independent investigation into the June incidents. The incidents began with young African American males vaping on the Boardwalk in violation of the city ordinance and escalated when the young men did not comply with officers’ orders.

“Another area of concern is that our chief of police here in Ocean City would ask for an independent investigation into this matter,” he said. “We understand that vaping is an ordinance, but not a crime. Our concern is why such a physical response was applied to this case. We’d like to have a response of

some sort from you folks.”

Jones said another meeting between the mayor and the coalition’s leadership has been set for mid-September to discuss some of the issues, but called on Meehan to move that meeting up before the summer is over.

“We have learned that you have committed to a meeting with our coalition leaders on September 16,” he said.

“We’re getting no positive response until the summer season is over. We’d like to have that meeting prior to Labor Day if at all possible to resolve some of these issues or at least open the discussion with you.”

For his part, Meehan said the meeting with the coalition’s leadership in July was productive and he was open to continuing the dialogue. He said he couldn’t speak specifically about the June incident, but was open to keeping the lines of communication open with the coalition on some of the perceived issues in general.

“I did have a meeting on July 19 with the leadership and there were a number of issues discussed,” he said. “I can’t talk about the specific incidents that occurred because of potential litigation, but there were a number of issues that were discussed. It was about an hour long and I thought it was a very good meeting.”

Meehan said the town’s leaders and staff continue to address some of the issues brought forward.

“I’ve had two internal meetings with the city manager to discuss some of the issues that have been brought forward and how we can address those issues,” he said. “There is another internal meeting scheduled.”

Meehan said he was amenable to moving up the next meeting with the coalition if the dates can be worked out.

“I have sent out invitations to the leadership that were present on July 19 to let them know we continue to work on this,” he said. “We suggested September 16 because this is a busy time for all of us and thought it would accommodate everybody’s schedule. We are following up and look forward to moving forward.”

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August 20, 2021

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

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OCEAN CITY – Country music star Brad Paisley’s concert on the beach set for September 5 has been rescheduled for June 12, 2022, the promoter announced on Wednesday.

The popular and highly-decorated country star was scheduled for a concert on the beach on North Division Street on September 5, or the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. The promoter, Ocean City Concerts, announced on Wednesday the event has been rescheduled for June 12, 2022.

“Ocean City Concerts regrets to inform the fans that due to sponsor concerns, the promoters of the event have decided to reschedule the Brad Paisley concert,” a release from Ocean City Concerts reads.

“Originally scheduled for September 5, 2021, the concert will now be held on June 12, 2022. All tickets will be honored for the new date.”

Current ticket holders have until September 6 to request a refund. Those wishing to receive a refund need to contact the original vendor of the ticket, either Ticketmaster or the box office at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center.

Mural To Honor Berlin Gospel Legend

BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – A mural of the Reverend Dr. Charles Albert Tindley, the renowned gospel singer born in Berlin, could soon adorn a downtown building.

The town is seeking a grant to hire artist Jay Coleman to paint a mural in the downtown Arts and Entertainment District depicting Tindley.

“It’s about time we bring to the forefront one of Berlin’s most prominent figures,” said Ivy Wells, the town’s economic and community development director. “Reverend Dr. Charles Albert Tindley was known globally as the godfather of gospel music.”

The town sought a letter of support from the Worcester County Commissioners this week as Wells prepares to submit an application for Maryland State Arts Council Grant funds.

“We on the Eastern Shore are extremely proud of both our rich history and arts heritage,” the letter reads. “This mural will both pay tribute to Reverend Tindley’s life and contributions and serve as a catalyst for a broader African American history through art campaign throughout the Eastern Shore.”

Wells said the town was applying for a $20,000 grant to have Coleman paint a mural depicting Tindley on the side of Bruder Hill. The mural will feature an embedded QR code that will allow people to hear an audio history of Tindley once they scan it with their smartphone. The mural is meant to be the start of a statewide African American History Through Art Trail.

“We’re trying to start it here on the Eastern Shore then hopefully grow it through the entire state,” said Wells.

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August 20, 2021

Outdoor Teacher, Congressman 'Too Good To Be True' What Others Are Saying

BY TOM HORTON

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The Sassafras River, mid-May. Tulip poplars and black locusts in full and fragrant blossom. Local watermen offloading tons of catfish as hungry ospreys, eagles and herons soar close.

The little landing here on Turners Creek, just off the Sassafras in the Upper Chesapeake Bay, has been in constant human use for thousands of years — Tockwogh Indians for most of that time, then Colonial tobacco trade, a granary, a tannery, shipbuilding, oystering.

And since 2009, there’s been a new chapter. A mud-spattered old Toyota pickup rolls down to the creek and a wiry, grizzled man hops out and begins unloading ropes, nets, boots, bait and canoe paddles.

The Kent County 8th-graders arriving soon to fulfill Maryland’s environmental literacy mandate will know the old guy simply as Wayne, little caring that their guide this morning was a nine-term member of Congress or Marine platoon leader seriously wounded in Vietnam.

Wayne Gilchrest “built” the spectacular classroom here — some 2-squaremiles of forests and fields and high bluffs commanding a view of the Chesapeake for miles. As a Republican congressman representing Maryland’s 1st District, which includes the whole Eastern Shore, he convinced state officials to buy the land, protect it from development and gravel mining.

I met Wayne on a Monday, knowing that at 75, in his 13th year of hands-on environmental education trips for thousands of school kids since leaving Congress, he was retiring. His week had begun on Sunday, offering 26 parents and kids who are struggling with homelessness a chance to fish the creek and hike the bluffs — a program he began early in his congressional career.

I’d once proposed a piece on Wayne to Audubon magazine, and Roger Cohn, an editor there, turned it down. Years later Roger, who now runs the Yale 360 environmental website, said he’d made a mistake: “but at the time the guy you were describing just seemed too good to be true.”

Indeed, when Wayne first entered politics, The Baltimore Sun drew comparisons to Jimmy Stewart in the 1939 classic, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, about a small-town citizen who gets elected to fight corruption.

And, during 18 years on Capitol Hill, Wayne never changed, never became a professional politician. I did not always agree with his votes, like initially supporting war in Iraq; but it seemed to me there was never an issue he had not thoroughly examined from all sides, or a decision that wasn’t based on the facts and what he felt best for the people.

When he lost in 2009 to the far more

conservative Andy Harris, it was called “a loss to the Congress and to the sort of comity that we try to create here” — that from Rep. Steny Hoyer, another Marylander and now the second-ranking Democrat in Congress.

As his own party shifted right, Gilchrest became a RINO (Republican in name only). He broke ranks over endangered species, wetlands protections, statehood for the District of Columbia, handgun laws and other issues.

He would say things like: “economic growth doesn’t apply anymore if you want to have a good economy 100 years from now.” Most economists and many environmental groups still haven’t caught up to that.

A short canoe paddle with today’s 8th-graders brings us to a little beach at the base of a cliff, shaded by a stalwart chestnut oak growing impossibly sideways, straight out of the eroding cliff face. We hike uphill where, perched at socially distant intervals along a massive old log, “class” begins with a minute of silence, closed eyes, just listening to the sounds of warblers and woodpeckers and the breeze off the water.

We are “Earthlings,” Wayne begins.

Scratch up some soil, he tells them.

Hold it, feel it, smell it. “Everything you have, everything you ever had, all you will ever have, derives from the soil. … from the sun that feeds it the energy to grow green plants, from the rain that nourishes their roots.”

We discuss the wonder of natural systems that remove carbon dioxide, release oxygen and produce food. “Protect these,” he said, “emulate them in our agriculture, follow nature’s principles.”

It’s over too soon, this marvelous little Sassafras sermon, teaching stuff that the Tockwogh knew in their bones.

Over lunch later, I reminisced with

Wayne about the time a farmer asked him if he understood the wetlands protections he was supporting were “back door land-use control.”

“Absolutely,” Wayne told the farmer.

He reminded me of his tough campaign in the 1990s against Democrat Tom McMillan, a former NBA star, when I told Wayne that as a journalist I could not endorse him. “But,” I said, “I make it a rule never to vote for anyone taller than me.” (I’m 6-foot-5, and big Tom was a good 6-foot-10).

I remembered a press conference where Wayne was trying to sell another ahead-of-his-time idea, a “conservation corridor” the length of the Delmarva Peninsula. “I want a black bear to be able to walk from Wilmington to Cape Charles,” he said. (Congress enacted, but never funded that project — now expired but revived lately as a proposed Delmarva Oasis.)

Wayne said he might never have run for Congress if a bad fall from a packhorse in the Bitterroot Wilderness of Idaho hadn’t brought him and his family back to Kent County for medical treatment.

And now that he’s retiring, what’s his next act?

“Oh, I might just go back west, looking for Bigfoot.”

“You don’t believe that Bigfoot stuff, do you?” I asked.

“Oh, no. But fun, huh?”

(The writer is a Bay Journal columnist who has written many articles and books about the Chesapeake Bay. He currently teaches writing and environmental topics at Salisbury University. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the Bay Journal. This commentary first appeared in the July/August 2021 edition of the Bay Journal and was distributed by the Bay Journal News Service.)

August 20, 2021

Best To Pull Route 54 Development Plans Editor: Following up on the superb letter from Ms. Danaher in the Aug. 6 edition, it's very unfortunate that the Freeman Company, led by Michelle Freeman, have submitted plans to Sussex County, Del. for hotel & retail development along Route 54 in Fenwick Island, Del. The land in question is directly along Route 54 and there is no additional capacity on Route 54 to handle traffic associated with any additional development, especially hotel, retail and restaurant businesses. This road is maxed out currently with traffic levels, especially on Friday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays. Other days have significant levels of traffic as well.

This land tract also supports wildlife and plant life, and is directly bayfront; if this land isn't a wetland in the exact definition of the word, it's as close as one can get. Bottom line, any development on this land or anywhere else along Route 54 will significantly impact the environment in a negative way and any surrounding wetlands. Trash, debris, noise, pollution (from the construction and then on going), water runoff (from cars in the parking areas, the roof tops, etc after a rain), cigarette butts, etc, noise and light, etc and etc will have an immediate and long lasting impact on this area and bay.

Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission has to do the right thing and deny this development. Being on this commission means sometimes a development cannot be approved because it's not the right thing for the community that this commission serves.

This is a prime example of a difficult but the right decision to reject a project that will have a significantly negative impact to the area. I am asking the commission to reject this project & any other development request along Route 54.

I am directly requesting Michelle Freeman and the Freeman Companies to withdraw its request to develop this land and instead set up land trust or the like to keep this land development free forever. When I go to the Freeman Stage and Ms. Freeman talks, she is always pointing to 'doing the best for the area and community'. Well, here's your chance to put those words into action.

The project is absolutely not the right thing to do for Fenwick Island. Even if the Sussex Planning and Zoning were to approve this project (I certainly hope they do not), you can do the right thing and keep this land development free.

Let's hope both the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission and the Freeman Companies (and Michelle Freeman) do the right thing and stop this project. It's the right thing to do.

Richard Morgan Ocean City

Working In Reality Editor: In response to Scott Chismar having some comments about my letter.

Scott Chismar, you’re taking everything I said out of context. I backed up everything I said on why we need

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Letters To The Editor stronger background checks on all foreigners. Did you leave the part out about why I said it? Of course like the city council you want to use what’s going to benefit You. Maybe if you stop hiding behind a newspaper, we can sit down like gentlemen, grab some dinner or lunch.

I am extended my offer to you one more time. I have backed up my reasons on certain issues. You paint the peaches and cream, sugar coated painting of Ocean City. And I actually paint the reality you and many others seem to ignore. I welcome all visitors, I also welcome students, but as long as our state department does their job. Let me remind you to watch that meeting. And why I said things the way I did.

As far as my housing issues, the apartment has a history of mold issues in the past. And the boards out front had expended due to the age. I brought up these issues to the manager and owner. Before you even jump on that subject, remember it was not about me, it was about protecting my wife, my father in law from hurting themselves.

They have epilepsy. If they fall, they could die. My son could have fallen through the boards that were coming up and fell in water. He’s 3 years old.

The owner and manager neglected to fix it. A local contractor fixed it for me.

If property owners can’t fix issues, don’t own a property. I don’t back down from any argument or fight of any kind.

I will defend my family and defend the families of Ocean City even if it takes proving people like you wrong.

About the Black Lives Matter meetings with our mayor, have you not seen the destruction and riots in this country?

I know there are good groups that support racial tensions and are trying to solve it, but I don’t believe this is one of them. Number 2, the founder of this group has brought multiple million dollar homes in this country, the group has received millions of dollars. My birth place of Baltimore City has seen the destruction.

The same group that was in that meeting is the same group that has received $75 million on lawsuits with facts or not. The same group that got invited in the chambers is the same group filing a lawsuit against our town. And like many others, the city will settle out of court because it’s cheaper and less problematic. It’s amazing how you want to twist my words around like CNN to benefit you in any way possible.

I back up groups that support the foundation they build on and create changes, not groups or group founders who take donations from corporate businesses to buy expensive homes in California, burn down cities, riot stores, beat up innocent people of all backgrounds, only file lawsuits when it benefits the natural emotion that unfortunately many see when videos pop up.

Meanwhile, the very nature of the group she founded is out of control. And needs new guidance on how to solve the issues regarding racism.

I support all lives. Everyone matters. I support the human race. I don’t see skin color. It’s about respect. Like I mentioned before, if you want to have dinner. I am extending my offer to you.

DT Hagan Ocean City

Public Health Most Important Editor: There, of course, have been a number of un-fact-filled responses to my recent letter on vaccinations, but I will only address two of the most ridiculous.

First, contrary to one opinion, it has been proven time and time again that masks do work. Vaccinations help do away with the necessity for masks.

Secondly, when I was growing up I was not admitted to school unless I could prove I had gotten certain immunizations. No political arguments, no questions asked. You just did it for public health reasons and the good of your fellow citizens.

That is the main point of wearing masks and vaccinating. It is caring not only about your own selfish interests, but also the lives of your loved ones and neighbors. Also, I never said those who objected to the shots for religious reasons or had to refrain due to health reasons should be forced to get the shots. For those who do not fall into these categories, it should not be a political issue but what is good for you and your neighbors. End of story.

Bob Faszczewski Berlin

A Slaughter-Free America Editor: I remember my first chicken harvest, as it was euphemistically called.

It was 1999 and I was 12. In a video of the event, you can see me in my denim work jacket, gripping my neck in vicarious horror. There was a performative aspect to my reaction. But despite this, the slaughter was the first real instance of violence I had ever seen, so far as I can remember.

And it was horrifying. Undoubtedly I had witnessed schoolyard scuffles, but nothing like this. Nothing that resulted in a bucketful of the lopped-off heads of living individuals, blinking in their apparent last moments of consciousness.

When it was over, I remember lying in the grass with my friends, publicly vowing to become vegetarian. This oath, of course, lasted a few days tops.

I think many people recognize there is something wrong with our treatment of animals. What they might not be aware of is an emerging technology that will make aligning our values and actions easier. I'm talking about cultured meat, which is grown from cells, without slaughter. It's better for the environment, public health, and, of course, animal welfare.

This may sound like science fiction, but it's not. Cultured meat has already been granted regulatory approval in Singapore, and is even available for

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home delivery. Meanwhile, an Israeli company has reduced production costs for a quarter pound of cultivated chicken to less than $4.

The environmental benefits of this new protein are manifold. The land, fresh water, and greenhouse gas emissions required to produce it are a tiny fraction of those necessary to raise animals. Meanwhile, there is no runoff of agricultural waste into rivers and oceans, since cultured meat is produced in a closed system.

The public-health benefits of cultured meat are very important. It doesn't require artificial growth hormones and unnecessary antibiotics. Since animals are removed from the process, the danger of zoonotic viruses making the jump to humans is eliminated.

The animal-welfare benefits offered by cultured meat should be apparent. We kill over a trillion aquatic and land animals every year for food. The amount of suffering this represents is impossible to comprehend. To put it in perspective, only about 107 billion humans have ever lived, according to the Population Reference Bureau.

By my third harvest, in 2001, I was thoroughly desensitized to the violence.

Together with a girl I briefly dated, I wrestled a turkey into a large bucket with a small slit, just big enough for its neck to stick out from. I pinned the animals’ writhing body to the ground after its head was cut off with an axe, until the poor creature bled out.

From there, we brought the carcass through the methodical process of boiling, plucking, gutting and cleaning.

Somewhere, there’s a photo of me smiling, holding the corpse upside down, waving to the camera with a glove-covered hand smeared with blood. While most people don't participate in slaughter, I think many undergo a similar desensitization to animal suffering.

I think we learn the rationales for non-human exploitation in fits and starts. This education — or more accurately, miseducation — probably takes place throughout our lifespan, with different answers formulated to meet our ideological needs at different times and places. There’s nothing particularly nefarious in the process. Human violence against animals is just the way it’s always been.

I want to live in a world where this self-deception doesn't feel necessary.

I don't think our food system needs to accelerate global warming, heighten our pandemic risk, or be so cruel. Cultured meat can help address all these problems without noticeable dietary change.

That's why I want the federal government to fund open-access research into cellular agriculture. Despite great progress in the private sector, there's so much more work to be done in order to reach price parity with slaughtered meat and develop whole-cut products, like steaks and filets. I hope legislators will support this effort.

Jon Hochschartner Editor’s Note: The weekly Between The Lines will return next week as the writer is on vacation.

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Dave was a long-time member of the Ocean City Marlin Club. Dave was known for his good humor, generosity, and kindness to others -- always doing for others without asking anything in return.

Dave donated his body to the Maryland Anatomy Board for Science and Research. Donations in his memory may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kan. 66675, Phone number 877-832-6997, Website www.WoundedWarriorProject.org.

Dave is survived by his loving wife of 16 years, Sydney Dean; sister Lydia Jane White; brothers Phillip (Pat) McKay and Carroll McKay and wife Chris; stepdaughter Michele Dodge and her husband Terry and their three children; and many nieces and nephews. And last but not least he is survived by his canine companion, Annie Dean McKay. A Memorial Mass will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 11 a.m. at Holy Savior Catholic Church, 1705 Philadelphia Avenue, Ocean City, Md. 21842.

John D. Wingert III OCEAN CITY – John D. Wingert III, 58, of Ocean City, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021.

Born on Feb. 25, 1963 in Hagerstown, John was the son of John D. Wingert, Jr and Rose Marie Palladino Wingert.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sons Jackson, Brooks, and Jordan Wingert, as well as a sister, Mary Cordell and husband Brian, a nephew Noah, a niece Sarah, and former wife, Rhonda Schaffer Wingert.

John graduated from Smithsburg High School in 1981 and attended the University of Maryland before moving to Ocean City in 1983. He became JOHN D. WINGERT III the general manager of Harpoon Hanna’s for many years before owning Magnolia’s in Bethany Beach. Besides watching the sunrise over the ocean and relaxing on the beach, John loved spending time with his sons, whom he was very proud of. He was a big

sports fan who loved the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was known for his big heart and will be very much missed by his many friends and family.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, Aug. 19. A celebration of life will be held at Skye Bar & Grille on Friday Aug. 20 from 1-3 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association in his memory.

Arrangements are in the care of Eastern Shore Cremation & Funeral Service, 504 Franklin Avenue, Berlin, Md. 21811.

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Joseph Charles Rolland OCEAN CITY – Joseph Charles (Big Joe) Rolland, age 67, of Ocean City, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021 at home with his wife, Greta by his side, along with his much-loved pets Roxanne, Pepe and Schmoozie.

Joe was born in Baltimore and was the son of the late Edwin Charles Rolland and Ellen (Whalen) Rolland. Joe met Greta in 1973 at a CYO dance and they were married in 1975. They relished their over 45-year marriage, adored, loved and liked each other, happiest when they were together. Joe suffered a serious health issue 10 years ago which left all his doctors surprised that he survived, so Greta is grateful for her 10 bonJOSEPH us years. Because of his CHARLES health, they quarantined ROLLAND together since March 2020, seeing no friends or family as his lungs couldn’t survive COVID. They enjoyed the time with just the two of them, having family time every afternoon with a few cocktails, music from their youth, dancing with Pepe and playing ball with Roxanne. Those last months were happy times although Joe’s health was declining. They laughed, loved and enjoyed each other until his heart finally gave out.

Joe was a retired waterman and a member of Ocean City Parrot Head Club, Ocean City Marlin Club, Knights of Columbus, Ocean City Elks Lodge #2645, Sons of the American Legion Post #166 and Moose Lodge #2542. Joe and Greta were passionate about helping people experiencing homelessness, especially veterans. Although Joe had a bad back and knees, he moved condos full of furniture & household goods to newly housed homeless individuals and families through a HUD funded grant. The furniture and household goods were donated by dear friends who were redeveloping condo property. Joe loved seeing the joy on the faces of those receiving the furniture.

Joe and Greta were devoted to their family as they had two sets of parents, not in-laws. Joe’s parents, Pop and Petie lived with them for many years as Pop’s health deteriorated. They first lost Greta’s father and then Pop. Afterwards they spent much time with the “Moms” where the Ocean City house provided a bedroom for each. They cared for their Moms during their long health problems prior to SEE NEXT PAGE

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... OBITUARIES their deaths.

He is survived by his wife, Greta Elise (Leaf) Rolland, his beloved black German shepherd Roxanne, parrot Pepe and Schmoozie, the cat. Also survived by a brother, Lawrence F. Leaf Jr. of Ocean City, and much loved nieces and nephews Denise, Gina, Lisa, Billy, Keith, John Phillip, Shawn, Gino, Dennis, Mirah and Caitlyn. There are also many great nieces and nephews and much loved cousins.

Joe and Greta had an extended family of wonderful life-long friends and new dear friends after moving to OC in1997. Joe is also survived by Bidwick family (their dear next-door neighbors), with a special relationship with Kimberly/Princess, two sets of Rohrs families with a special relationship with Bradley, O’Brien families, Beeson family, Patri family, Shiflett family, Craven family, Slemp family, Fotia family, Drocella family, Bosley family, O’Neil family and Robertson family. Joe and Greta had a fun-filled life with much laughter and love, no complaints or regrets, enjoyed many adventures together and traveled much before moving to OC. They then lived on permanent vacation in the home that they loved. They were blessed and grateful to have such a wonderful life with each other filled with happy, joyful memories.

Joe was preceded in death by beloved family members. His brother, Anthony "Tony" Jeffery, sister-in-law, Joyce Jeffery, niece Deanie Calvert who was more like a sister as they were the same age,

and other father and mother, Lawrence F. Leaf Sr. and Virginia Leaf who called him their other son.

Services will be private.

Greta wants to express her appreciation for the doctors who cared for Joe in the last years of his life. Dr. Andrea Baier who saved his life, Sue Curry and Dr. AJ. They were so good to Joe, providing him excellent care, compassion, laughter and he looked forward to his visits with them.

In his last days, the Town of Ocean City EMS helped Greta so much as did the Ocean City Police Department. She is eternally grateful for the kindness and compassion they showed her when she lost her soulmate. And last, but most important, thanks to Joe’s family, extended family and friends for your time in Joe’s life. He didn’t share with you how ill he was; so many of you are shocked. Rather he laughed until the end, never complained and did not want to worry you.

Remember him in happy memories and know that he loved you all.

The family would appreciate living plants or houseplants instead of flowers (after all, Greta was raised with a father who owned a nursery) but would much prefer donations to be made to a Homeless Shelter - HALO, P.O. Box 2227, Salisbury, Md. 21802 (www.halominstry.org/donate), Homeless Veterans Organization - St. James AME Zion Church Zion House, memo: Karen E. Purnell Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 3082, Salisbury, Md. 21802 or to the Ocean City Fire Department Paramedics, 1409 Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City, Md. 21842.

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SALISBURY – An initiative to reward certain county employees with premium pay from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) will be considered next month.

In a work session on Tuesday, Finance Director Pam Oland came before the Wicomico County Council to discuss a pay incentive for certified correctional officers, 911 specialists and communication specialists within the sheriff’s office.

She told council members this week three departments – corrections, emergency services and the sheriff’s office – had come to the administration seeking ways to retain employees. While a salary survey is currently underway, Oland suggested the county could use ARPA funds to incentivize eligible workers in those departments.

“Because of the salary issues and the competitive nature of getting these positions filled and retained, American Rescue allows us to provide premium pay to people who have worked through the pandemic onsite. All three of those positions are ones that can’t be done elsewhere,” she said. “We are looking in fiscal year 2022 to provide an incentive for employees that were here as of June 30, and also employees that will be here as of December 31, to try and retain the employees we currently have and that we have currently trained.”

According to a memo sent to the council, the first payment of $1,500 would be made after the program’s passage while a second payment of $1,500 would be made in January. The total cost of the program would be $520,000.

Oland noted that Wicomico’s wages were below market value and that a salary study would determine where raises were needed. In the meantime, she said, ARPA funds would allow eligible workers to receive premium pay.

“We don’t feel it’s appropriate at this time to pick and choose departments to give raises to,” she said. “But we feel we can provide this and reward the people who had to be here throughout the pandemic.”

Councilman Joe Holloway questioned why employees in other departments including roads, landfill and planning and zoning weren’t included.

“They all worked through it too,” he said.

Officials replied that the county was looking to address the most pressing needs firsts. Human Resources Director Jaci Curry noted corrections, for example, had 18 staff vacancies.

“This is the public safety component of it, and the salary survey is going to be addressing all full-time positions within the county and all departments.”

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A former hotel and restaurant administration student at Oklahoma State University, Chuck Marshall founded the company after many successful years of managing various hotels and restaurants. It has grown to be one of the nation’s largest hotel management companies.

The donation made by Chuck’s wife, Dee, and their son, Mike, will enhance the college’s ability to teach on the latest state-of-the-art equipment.

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Designation Earned SALISBURY – Michael Sise, Certified Financial Planner™ and Partner with CFS, Inc. (Comprehensive Financial Solutions), has earned his Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®) designation.

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Sise worked as an adjunct professor at Salisbury University’s Perdue School of Business for two years, teaching Retirement Planning. He lives in Berlin with his wife Allison, and their daughters, Magnolia and Annie.

New Principal Named BERLIN – Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School is busy preparing for the new school year with new principal, Trinette Stillman, at the helm. After an extensive search last spring, Stillman was named the fourth principal to serve at the school in its 18 years of operation.

Stillman’s career journey began as “one of self-discovery and acceptance of change,” she shares. “As with so many young people, I entered my undergraduate studies not knowing what I wanted to do with my life.

I had a curiosity of the world and how things worked. I felt I was strong in science and math, so I TRINETTE pursued a package engi- STILLMAN neering degree from Michigan State University. After entering the work force, I expanded on my education and received a MS in business degree from Johns Hopkins University. … I’m proud to be a Catholic educator, and I’m excited to share my experiences with the MBS community.”

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... BUSINESS NEWS MBS. This will enable her to help define the strengths and weaknesses, set future initiatives for growth and continue to enable our students to be high achievers.

“MBS is known for its dedicated teachers who are empowered to utilize a STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) approach in their teaching. In addition, we rely on our families and volunteers to bring exciting opportunities to our students.

During this last year with Covid, it made it difficult to utilize this approach. We are hoping this year that we can further develop these initiatives,” said Stillman.

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TidalHealth’s research team overcame unusual hurdles to bring the treatment to patients. For example, a handwritten signature is required for patients to participate in clinical trials, but pen and paper were not permitted to leave the room of a patient with COVID-19 at the time. A secure, HIPAA-compliant procedure to transmit a photo of the signed document had to be developed. In addition, the

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iLeukPulm drug needed to be prepared in a sterile environment and then transported to the patient’s room for delivery by a respiratory therapist, while remaining perfectly sterile. The processes Tidal Health created to ensure safety were shared by Partner Therapeutics on a national basis to other participating hospitals.

“To offer the iLeukPulm clinical trial at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional, a high

level of interprofessional collaboration across many clinical departments had to be achieved. This was a magnitude of cooperation that had never been attempted by the Research Institute in the past,” Joyner said. “It included Respiratory Therapy, Nursing, Pharmacy, Information Services among many others. We are thankful to all of the staff who participated, as well as our patients who agreed to be part of the trial to help future patients.”

OP Chamber Relocating BERLIN – The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce has announced it will be relocating its office to 11047 Racetrack Road and will be creating more of a community focused business center.

With a private conference room, additional office space, Wi-Fi, information center, and open-door policy, the chamber hopes to provide a more formal temporary work space for those working from home or organizations in need of meeting space. Plus, the Ocean Downs Casino and Racetrack Information Center will be a tremendous resource to residents and visitors.

An official grand and ribbon cutting will be announced for a later date.

Study’s Data Promising SALISBURY – In late 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, TidalHealth’s Richard A. Henson Research Institute was asked to participate in a clinical trial of a new treatment for the virus. After significant medical review by TidalHealth’s pulmonary experts, the team agreed to support the trial. Ultimately, TidalHealth provided 40 percent of the data for the study, and now that the results are being analyzed, it appears that the treatment may be quite successful, and may have even helped COVID-19 patients in our community survive.

“TidalHealth Peninsula Regional enrolled 49 patients over a two-month period. They were all significantly ill with COVID-19-induced respiratory distress,” said Robert Joyner, Robert L. Joyner, Jr, Director of the TidalHealth Richard A. Henson Research Institute. “Patients who received the study drug plus standard of care were treated daily for five days or until they were discharged from the hospital, and importantly, not a single person enrolled on the study at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional died from COVID-19.”

Partner Therapeutics, Inc. created the protocol to deliver inhaled Leukine in their iLeukPulm clinical trial. The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 disease produces respiratory failure by destroying lung tissue through excessive inflammation and damage to the normal lung immune response. Leukine has the potential to limit destruction of lung cells and restore normal function in the damaged alveoli.

The first official analysis of the data shows that inhaled Leukine added to standard of care improved oxygenation significantly over standard of care alone.

“The current theory is that Leukine limits the destruction of lung cells and restores normal immune function in the lungs,”

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10th Annual Walk For Recovery Planned For Sept. 12

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN CITY – Two local nonprofits are teaming up to host a Walk for Recovery event next month.

In recognition of National Recovery Month, the Atlantic Club and Worcester Goes Purple Warriors Against Addiction are joining together to host the 10th Annual Walk for Recovery on Sept. 12.

Event Co-Chair Colleen Wareing said proceeds from the walk will be used to support the local recovery community, as well as scholarships for those affected by addiction.

“This event does two major things for the community,” she said. “It demonstrates that there’s hope and that people can recover … The second thing is that any funds generated from this go

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back to Worcester County recovery services to fight against addiction.”

Wareing said this year’s event will start at the Ocean City Inlet beginning at 9 a.m. The walk, she noted, goes to the end of the Boardwalk and back.

“However, they can walk whatever amount is best for them,” she added.

The walk will also offer a virtual component this year, Wareing said. She explained those who register for the virtual event can walk anywhere, anytime between Sept. 1 and Sept. 12.

“Last year was completely virtual,” she said. “This year, we wanted to give people the option if they didn’t feel comfortable being out and about to do a virtual participation.”

Wareing said online registration and additional information on this year’s walk can be found on the Atlantic Club’s web-

site. Day-of registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

“The great part of this is Hope4Recovery halfway house is also involved, and we support them as well as our own Worcester Goes Purple and the Atlantic Club through these funds,” she said.

“We want to partner to make sure we are serving as many needs through these local nonprofits.”

Wareing, an Atlantic Club board member, said recovery services are greatly needed in Worcester County, as overdose deaths have increased throughout the pandemic.

“What happened is many people in recovery became isolated during the pandemic,” she explained. “Most places ceased with in-person meetings, and the thing that makes long-term recovery possible is fellowship with others … They are

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calling it the second epidemic. That’s why it’s so important to do what we do.”

Wareing noted the Atlantic Club remained open throughout the pandemic, and support services continued with the appropriate safety measures. She added the success of long-term recovery not only depends on getting treatment, but being in community with others.

“Recovery is a lifetime process and with each year of sobriety the chance of relapse declines,” she said. “The relapse rate for substance abuse disorders is estimated to be 40-60%. This rate however is similar to other chronic diseases such as hypertension or asthma. Recovery clubs such as The Atlantic Club offers socialization activities, 24-hour peer support and ongoing 12 step meetings which contribute to success in the third stage of treatment, maintaining abstinence. In a study of 2,000 recovering persons, when asked to rank which relapse prevention strategies were the most helpful, lifestyle changes were cited as number one.”

For more information on the annual Walk for Recovery, or any of the other events planned for National Recovery month, visit www.atlanticclubocmd.org.

Additional questions can be directed to Wareing at 410-430-6896.

“September is Recovery Month and Worcester Goes Purple has quite a few events coming up …,” she said. “We’ll be registering for any event associated with recovery between now and the walk.”

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US Wind Announces Progress Resort Bike Plan Schedule Outlined

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – US Wind, one of two companies pursuing an offshore wind energy farm off the coast of the Ocean City, has announced major progress in its efforts including a second phase that could potentially add more turbines.

US Wind announced major labor agreements to support the company’s proposed first phase, the 22-turbine MarWin project and also announced an agreement with Tradepoint Atlantic to develop a new port facility and manufacturing hub at Sparrows Point in Baltimore County.

Perhaps most importantly, at least locally, US Wind announced it has applied for a second phase called Momentum Wind. At future full capacity if approved, US Wind’s Momentum Wind project would include up to 82 turbines that would generate 1,200 megawatts and would be the state’s most ambitious clean energy project. The company’s already-approved MarWin project includes 22 turbines sited about 17 miles off the coast of the resort.

US Wind announced it had reached an agreement with Tradepoint Atlantic to develop 90 waterfront acres at Sparrows Point in Baltimore County with a steel fabrication facility. Called Spar-

rows Point Steel, the facility would be sited roughly on the historic Bethlehem Steel site.

“Because of the successes we have achieved in the development of MarWin, US Wind is ready to offer Maryland its most ambitious clean energy project to date, and with it, the state’s first permanent offshore wind steel facility,” said US Wind CEO Jeff Grybowski. “Developing Momentum Wind and Sparrows Point Steel at full capacity will give Maryland the opportunity to bring steel back the Baltimore and become the epicenter of offshore wind manufacturing.”

In 2014, US Wind acquired an 80,000-acre federal lease area off the coast of Ocean City to develop an offshore wind energy farm. In 2017, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) awarded US Wind the Offshore Renewable Energy Credits, or ORECs, for the first phase of its MarWin project.

The first-phase MarWin project is currently going through the federal regulatory approval process with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

If approved, the second-phase Momentum Wind project would be paired with the Sparrows Point Steel facility in Baltimore County, which would exclusively fabricate towers, turbine blades and other equipment related to offshore wind for US Wind.

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Months-Long Strategic Effort To Begin

BY BETHANY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN CITY – Officials say plans for a bike strategic plan are moving forward.

In a meeting of the Ocean City Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) last week, President Paul Mauser announced the project schedule for the development of a resort-wide bike strategic plan.

“I announced at the last meeting that Toole Design Group was awarded the contract and notice to proceed,” he told BPAC members on Wednesday.

“Everything is fully executed, and they are moving along. They issued me a project schedule that essentially extends from now until the end of April for final plan submittal.”

Last year, the town received $79,700 through the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Bikeways Program to hire a consultant for the development of a strategic plan that will be used to expand Ocean City’s bicycle network.

In recent years, the resort has embarked on a multi-phased initiative to install a continuous bike path from one end of town to another without using Coastal Highway.

With the help of a strategic plan, offi-

cials say the town will have designs and cost estimates for several proposed biking corridors, including 94th Street, 146th Street, town alleys from 27th to 62nd streets and 62nd to 94th streets, and a 10-foot construction easement west of the dunes from 94th to 118th streets.

“It’s a seven-month, eight-month project,” Mauser said.

In December, BPAC members concluded their review of a Request for Proposal document seeking engineering services for the development of a bike strategic plan. And in January, following approval from MDOT Bikeways, the town moved forward with the bidding process.

Mauser told committee members last month the town had awarded the contract to Toole Design and would work with the company’s staff from Silver Spring, Md., to finalize a project schedule.

He noted last week that the council would meet with company representatives at two meetings, one in October and another in January. Toole Design will also meet with BPAC members in the fall.

“We haven’t had the official kickoff meeting yet …,” Mauser added. “But I have had some interactions with their project manager, and he is what I expected from a national consultant.”

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The Dispatch’s Pets of the Month

Pet’s Name: Casey Pet’s Age/Breed: 6-year-old golden retriever Pet’s Owners: Ellen & Ray Lurz

Pet’s Name: Brooks Pet’s Age/Breed: 10-month-old pek-a-poo Pet’s Owners: Tom & Cherie Healy

Pet’s Name: Bailey Pet’s Age/Breed: 12-week-old rescue mix Pet’s Owner: Mark Kitsoulis

Pet’s Name: Scout Pet’s Age/Breed: 1-year-old boxer/hound mix Pet’s Owners: Tyler & Justin Udzielak

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Pet’s Name: Beanie Pet’s Age/Breed: 7-year-old chihuahua Pet’s Owners: Jim & Carol Skinner

Pet’s Name: Daisy Pet’s Age/Breed: 15-year-old miniature pinscher Pet’s Owners: Rita & Mark Tennant

The Dispatch presents the latest edition of its Pets of the Month Contest.

Each month one special animal, or two, in some cases, is picked as the cutest photo of the bunch through a private vote of our staff. Here we present this month’s pets, submitted by our readers.

On the front page is last month’s winning entry, Sadie, owned by Tyler Fink.

Those interested in participating in future months’ contests are invited to send their lovable pet photo to us at editor@mdcoastdispatch.com (preferred) or to P.O. Box 467, Berlin, Md. 21811 or drop it off at our office in Berlin at 10012 Old Ocean City Blvd.

Please be sure it’s a high-quality photo suitable for reproduction and to include your mailing address, the pet’s name, age and breed and the owner’s first and last name. The next series will appear in this space on Sept. 17.

Pet’s Name: Maverick Pet’s Age/Breed: 4-year-old Labrador retriever Pet’s Owners: Doug & Jennifer Booth

Pet’s Name: Vito Pet’s Age/Breed: 2-year-old Coton de Tulear Pet’s Owners: Larry & Diane Grainger

Pet’s Name: Luna Pet’s Age/Breed: 2-year-old domestic short hair Pet’s Owners: Susan & Shane Breakie

Pet’s Name: Emery Pet’s Age/Breed: 1-year-old silver labrador Pet’s Owners: David Giusti & Natalie Martelli

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Who’s Where When 45TH STREET TAPHOUSE 443-664-2201 45th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, Aug. 20: The Pips Saturday, Aug. 21: Colossal Fossil Sauce Sunday, Aug. 22: Test Kitchen Wednesday, Aug. 25: Aaron Howell Thursday, Aug. 26: Ward Ewing

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Best Beats

DJ ROBCEE Fager’s Island: Friday & Monday, Aug. 20 & 24 Crawl St. Tavern: Tuesdays

On The Beach BEATS BY WAX

9TH STREET TAPHOUSE 443-664-2641 9th St. & Boardwalk Friday, Aug. 20: TBA Saturday, Aug. 21: TBA Thursdays: Chino Rankin

Buxy’s Salty Dog: Friday, Aug. 20 Crawl St. Tavern: Monday, Aug. 23 Pickles Pub: Tuesdays & Thursdays Coins Pub: Sundays & Wednesdays

ATLANTIC HOTEL 410-641-3589 2 North Main St., Berlin Mondays: Earl Beardsley BUXY’S SALTY DOG/DRY DOCK 28 410-289-0973 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, Aug. 20: DJ Wax Sundays: Local’s Party w/ DJ BK Thursday, Aug. 26: Aaron Howell CAPTAIN’S TABLE 410-289-7192 15th St. & Baltimore Ave. In The Courtyard Marriott Fridays: Phil Perdue COCONUTS BEACH BAR & GRILL CASTLE IN THE SAND HOTEL 37th & 38th St. 410-289-6846 Friday, Aug. 20: Darin Engh, Zion Reggae Saturday, Aug. 21: Kevin Poole & Joe Mama, The Rockoholics Sunday, Aug. 22: Chris Diller, Lauren Glick Band Monday, Aug. 23: Sean Loomis, Bob Wilkinson & Joe Smooth Tuesday, Aug. 24: Jack Bannon, Bilenki Duo Wednesday, Aug. 25: Kevin Poole, Smooth & Remy Thursday, Aug. 26: Keri Anthony, Full Circle

DJ BK Greene Turtle North: Friday, Aug. 20 Buxy’s Salty Dog: Sundays

SURREAL Purple Moose Saloon: Friday & Saturday, Aug. 20 & 21 SEAN LOOMIS Coins Pub: Friday, Aug. 20 Coconuts Beach Bar: Monday, Aug. 23

LENNON LA RICCI Cork Bar: Saturday, Aug. 21

THE KLASSIX Fager’s Island: Monday, Aug. 23

BEATS BY STYLER Pickles Pub: Fridays, Sundays & Wednesdays

COINS PUB 410-289-3100 28th St. Plaza On Coastal Hwy. Friday, Aug. 20: Sean Loomis Saturday, Aug. 21: Jim Long, Sundays & Wednesdays: DJ Wax Thursday, Aug. 26: High Five Swan Dive CRABCAKE FACTORY BAYSIDE 302-988-5000 37314 Lighthouse Rd., Rte. 54 Selbyville, DE Sunday, Aug. 22: Bilenki Duo Wednesday, Aug. 25: Jason Lee CRAWL STREET TAVERN 443-373-2756 Wicomico St. Downtown O.C. Friday, Aug. 20: Trailer Park Romoe Saturday, Aug. 21: The Runner-Ups Sunday, Aug. 22: Karaoke w/DJ Jeremy Monday, Aug. 23: DJ Wax Tuesday, Aug. 24: DJ RobCee Wednesday, Aug. 25: EDM w/Reckless Minds Thursday, Aug. 26: Dust N Bones CORK BAR Saturday, August 21: Lennon La Ricci

DJ BILLY T Harborside: Friday, Sunday, & Thursday Aug. 20, 22 & 26

FIRST CLASS Lenny’s Beach Bar: Monday-Thursday, Aug. 23-26

DJ JEREMY Harborside: Saturday, Aug. 21 Crawl St.: Sunday, Aug. 22

STEPHEN ANTHONY Lenny’s Beach Bar & Grill: Friday & Saturday, Aug. 20 & 21

AARON HOWELL 45th St. Taphouse: Wednesday, Aug. 25 Buxy’s Salty Dog: Thursday, Aug. 26

THE RUNNER-UPS Crawl St. Tavern: Saturday, Aug. 21

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Who’s Where When

TRAILER PARK ROMEO Crawl St. Tavern: Friday, Aug. 20

JOEY HARKUM BAND Pickles Pub: Saturday, Aug. 21

FAGER’S ISLAND 410-524-5500 60th St. in the Bay Friday, Aug. 20: The Heat & The Cold Sweat Horns, DJ RobCee, What’s Next Saturday, Aug. 21: The Heat & The Cold Sweat Horns, DJ Groove, No Go Romeo Sunday, Aug. 22: Stryker’s Posse, Atomic Light Orchestra (ELO Trbute), DJ Willoughby Monday, Aug. 23: The Klassix, DJ RobCee, Goodman Fiske Tuesday, Aug. 24: DJ Hector Wednesday, Aug. 25: DJ Adam Dutch, DJ Bigler Thursday, Aug. 26: Sons Of Pirates, DJ Groove, The Rogue Citizens GREENE TURTLE NORTH 410-723-2120 116th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, Aug. 20: DJ BK Saturday, Aug. 21: The Bills

OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS Harborside: Sunday, Aug. 22 Seacrets: Tuesday, Aug. 24

ON THE EDGE Ocean Club/Clarion: Friday & Saturday Aug. 20 & 21 Lenny’s Beach Bar: Friday-Sunday, Aug. 20-22

HARBORSIDE 410-213-1846 South Harbor Rd., West O.C. Friday, Aug. 20: DJ Billy T Saturday Aug. 21:DJ Jeremy Sunday, Aug. 22: Opposite Directions, DJ Billy T Thursday, Aug. 26: DJ Billy T OCEAN CLUB 410-524-3535 10100 Coastal Hwy. In The Clarion Hotel Friday & Saturday, Aug. 20 & 21: On The Edge Lenny’s Beach Bar & Grill Friday & Saturday, Aug. 20 & 21: Stephen Anthony Friday-Sunday, Aug. 20-22: On The Edge

J PARIS Purple Moose: Sunday & Monday, Aug. 22 & 23

BILENKI DUO Crabcake Factory Bayside: Sunday, Aug. 22 Coconuts Beach Bar: Tuesday, Aug. 24

THE WILL HILL BAND Greene Turtle West: Saturday, Aug. 21

STRYKER’S POSSE Fager’s Island: Sunday, Aug. 22

THE BILLS Greene Turtle North: Saturday, Aug. 21

FULL CIRCLE Ocean Pines Yacht Club: Saturday, Aug. 21 Seacrets: Monday & Wednesday, Aug. 23 & 25 Cocnuts Beach Bar: Tuesday, Aug. 24

OCEAN PINES YACHT CLUB 410-641-7501 1 Mumford’s Landing Rd., Ocean Pines Friday, Aug. 20: Mike Hines Saturday, Aug. 21: Full Circle Sunday, Aug. 22: Radio Bravo Thursday, Aug. 26: Marcella PICKLES PUB 410-289-4891 8th St. & Philadelphia Ave. Friday, Aug. 20: Beats By Styler Saturday, Aug. 21: Joey Harkum Sunday, Aug. 22: Beats By Styler Mondays: Karaoke With Wood Tuesdays: Beats By Wax Wednesdays: Beats By Styler Thursdays: Beats By Wax PURPLE MOOSE 410-289-6953 Between Caroline & Talbot Sts. On The Boardwalk Friday & Saturday, Aug. 20 & 21: DJ Adam Dutch, Surreal Sunday & Monday, Aug. 22 & 23: J Paris Tuesday, Aug. 24: DJ Adam Dutch Wednesday, Aug. 25: DJ Rut Thursday, Aug. 26: DJ Adam Dutch SEACRETS 410-524-4900 49th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, Aug. 20: Jim Long Band, S.T.O.R.M., Lost In Paris Saturday, Aug. 21: Late Last Night, S.T.O.R.M., Cherry Crush Sunday, Aug. 22: Triple Rail Turn, Split Decision Monday, Aug. 23: Full Circle, The Way Outs Tuesday, Aug. 24: Opposite Directions, The Way Outs Wednesday, Aug. 25: Full Circle Duo, Element K Thursday, Aug. 26: John McNutt Band, Go Go Gadjet

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People in Society The 13th Annual Berlin Peach Festival featured a town-wide scavenger hunt with Mike Johnson, Becky Johnson and Courtney Baeurle providing youngsters with maps and game pieces.

by Jeanette Deskiewicz Featuring Those Helping Causes In The Resort Area

New OCPD Public Safety Aide Bill Hosal received training from veteran Kathy Grimes on directing traffic for the weekly Sunset Park Party Night Concert.

Sunset Park Party Night Concert goers recently rocked out to Roger Upole, Jon Pheasant, James Mathias, and Ben Pheasant of the British Invasion Experience.

Live broadcasting from Marlin Fest were DJ Chrissy, Curt “C-Bart” Bartenbach, and DJ BK of Radio Ocean City.

Sitting on the front steps of the Taylor House Museum, Susan Taylor and Patricia Dufendach watched all their hard work come to fruition at the 13th Annual Berlin Peach Festival.

At the Taylor House Museum during the Berlin Peach Festival, Karen Prengaman and Barbara Purnell encouraged visitors to check out another historical site, The Germantown School Community Heritage Center.

Marlin Fest was the perfect place to showcase all Worcester County has to offer, with Brianna Dix and Jackie Trieu of the Tourism Office heading up the information booth.

Promoting their mobile therapy services and upcoming 120th Street location at the Marlin Fest were Brandon and Brook Ruble of East Coast IV.

Volunteers are always ready to help patrons find their seats at the Freeman Arts Pavilion, including Marc Goodman and Marianne Owens for the Straight No Chaser performance.

During the Freeman Arts Pavilion Straight No Chaser show, Richard Parker and Connie Ikonomou could not beat their view selling drinks at the beverage stand.

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Chris Parypa’s Photo Of The Week:

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Each week staff photographer Chris Parypa is tasked with submitting a photo from his vast library to be featured in this space. Above, the NAO Santa Maria ship is pictured awaiting the right tide window to head west through the Inlet last week. To purchase any of Parypa’s photos, click over to www.chrisparypa.com.

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plein air:

A painter is pictured at work at the Inlet during last week’s “Artists Paint OC” event hosted by the Art League of Ocean City.

Photo by Chris Parypa

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artX Festival returns to Oc’s northside park

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OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s festival focusing on artistic expression, ArtX, will bring additional opportunities for creative experiences to the beach next weekend.

On Aug. 21-22, the outdoor event takes over Northside Park and its vast 58 acres. Surrounding the scenic lagoon, ArtX offers an endless list of opportunities to create, purchase and enjoy different genres of art, from simple and fun to professional and inspiring.

“The Town of Ocean City Special Events Department, in partnership with the Art League of Ocean City, produce ArtX as a primarily free event to inspire creativity, nurture artistic drive and promote art and culture in a variety of mediums,” said Special Events Director Frank Miller. “Visitors can enjoy free live music all day and the OC Film Festival will feature local producer films on an outdoor LED screen both days of the event. In addition, ArtX will include artisan work for sale covering classic and unique categories such as photography, sculpting, painting, ceramics, drawing, glass, and much more.”

On Saturday evening, ArtX hosts a night of great music with a free concert by The Dave Matthews Tribute Band. Since 2004, the band is the only nationally touring tribute to the Dave Matthews Band. This fivepiece ensemble strives to pay homage to their famous counterparts by matching the excitement, energy, intensity and intimacy of a live show.

The outdoor concert begins at 8 p.m.

“Northside Park presents the perfect bayside environment for this progressive art and music festival,” said Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan. “Visitors can stroll throughout the park, shop, take in sculpture installations, enjoy food, beverages and live performances. It’s a fun event for family members of all ages and interests.”

ArtX hours are Saturday, Aug. 21, noon to 8 p.m. with a concert at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event offers food and beverage selections including beer and wine. It’s an opportunity for a gathering of friends and families a-like to discover the artist within and create great Ocean City memories. ArtX is a pet-friendly event.

The event is quickly followed by Sundaes in the Park starting at 7 p.m. with live music by Front Page News and ending with a drone show at 9 p.m. For more information, call 800-626-2326 or go to www.OCo-

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How Does The Surfing Beach Process Work In Ocean City?

Guarding the Beach

BY DAMIEN SANZOTTI

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OCEAN CITY – Ever wonder where you can surf in Ocean City? Due to large beach crowds from Memorial Day through Sunfest, surfing is only permitted in designated areas during the beach patrol’s operating hours of 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Seven days a week there are two rotating surfing beaches. On weekdays there is also a third surfing beach set up in the inlet area. No activity other than surfing is allowed in the surf beach area which prohibits body boards, paddle boards and beater boards. However, we still staff the area with Surf Rescue Technicians (Lifeguards) so that in the event no one is surfing we can open the area of beach to normal swimming activities until someone wants to surf.

The two rotating surf beaches move two blocks south each day. Based on the current rotation, a specific street block would not have the surfing beach on the same date for over 20 years. So if your

family stays on 10th Street the second week in July every year, and the surfing beach were to be on 10th street this year during that week, it would not happen again for the next 20 years (it will be on every beach a couple of times every season but during a different time of the season). This really isn’t too much to ask to DAMIEN share this wonderful re- SANZOTTI source with the surfing community.

The third surfing beach operates Monday through Friday and is always in the same location starting at the south rock jetty at the end of Ocean City and extending 150 yards north. This area was picked because it is usually not crowded on weekdays.

On certain days when inclement weather affects Ocean City, the Beach Patrol may allow surfing. This decision is made daily with the input of supervisors on the beach. If there are low numbers of people on the beach, and the weather is poor and

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Joe Warfield: Once A Lifeguard, Always A Lifeguard

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OCBP ALUMNI OF THE WEEK

(Editor’s Note: The following is a series on the men and women who have spent their summers protecting all those who came to Ocean City for fun and safe vacation.)

OCEAN CITY – (The following submission is from Dinah Wimbrow-Warfield.)

My brother Eddie guarded on various streets downtown in Ocean City. One summer, it happened that I was able to get a job as a beach stand girl for S&H Beach Service. My stand was on the south side of the pier, right where Eddie and his crew mates were guarding, and I got to know them pretty well. That’s how the OCBP guard Joe Warfield and I met.

Joe grew up in Ocean City. He lived on 6th Street in a house right on the Boardwalk that was owned by his grandfather and his parents. Needless to say, he was lucky enough to have the opportunity to watch the waves and the beach, long past his OCBP days. Ocean City was his home and summers on the beach patrol just seemed natural for him, and he helped keep the beach safe from the late ’70’s to the early ’80’s.

The summer we met came and went,

and so did the both of us. But as luck would have it, we ran into each other about 10 years later and started dating.

We ended up getting married in 1998.

A friend of his, shared a story with me about a drowning situation that happened right in front of Joe's family house on 6th Street, years after his beach patrol days. Joe was often busy there, renting out bikes to visitors, or other times, doing general maintenance around the property. One evening Joe was working at the house when he and his friend noticed two couples who took off swimming in the ocean. The conditions were not safe and to make matters worse, at the time they went in, the beach was unguarded.

The four people quickly got caught up in a rip current and couldn't get out.

Joe immediately knew he had to do something. He grabbed his friend, and the pair raced across the Boardwalk and over to the beach. They scrambled to gather whatever people they could find to help them, and Joe directed the group to form a human chain. With a great deal of effort, they were able to get both of the

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Joe ended up driving the women to Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, where the men had been transported. He had given his all to save everyone, but unfortunately, neither of the men survived. Joe even stayed at the hospital for several hours to do what he could to help the women.

Joe was so crushed by the incident. I remember him telling me about it, and how upset he had been when he came home, because he couldn't do more to save these guys in such unexpected circumstances. I think his friend was in awe of Joe's quick thinking of the human chain, and I was really so proud to hear the story again, even though the outcome was not a happy one. I thought, “Once a lifeguard, always a lifeguard.”

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WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE

BY COLLIN MACOMBER

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BERLIN – In its midyear review, market analysts at Charles Schwab say that economic growth in the United States may have peaked in the second quarter of this year, and it believes China experienced its peak in the fourth quarter of 2020. However, Schwab is bullish on Europe’s prospects for the rest of this year.

It notes that the rollout of Europe’s largest-ever stimulus plan should aid

growth and the region still has some way to go before peaking — meaning eurozone stocks could deliver further gains.

Consider that, because the overall stock market performed well in the first half of the year while bonds underperformed, it’s possible your asset allocation may be skewed. Feel free to contact us for advice on rebalancing your portfolio midyear. This will enable you to cash in on gains and reassess how to potentially position your equity allocation given market projections for the second half of 2021.

Morgan Stanley is bullish on sustained growth in the U.S., citing three factors that appear to be driving the economy. The first is the high savings and consumer spending rate. Despite job losses throughout 2020, U.S. households were bolstered by stimulus payments and supplemental unemployment benefits.

As a result, the average household income has already exceeded its preCOVID level. Consumer demand fuels corporate prospects, so the money manager expects capital spending to continue here and in other developed countries throughout the globe. And finally, Morgan Stanley economists predict that the nation’s core inflation will rise above 2% by year’s end, but not enough to trigger the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

COLLIN At JP Morgan, economists believe that robust MACOMBER growth and rising inflation in the U.S. will prompt the Fed to taper bond purchases by the end of this year and begin to raise short-term rates as early as the fourth quarter of 2022. Investors should consider that rising rates will produce higher yields that will increase pressure equity valuations. Furthermore, the falling dollar will benefit international equities. The money manager recommends investors consider

higher allocations to international equities and alternatives in the near-term.

In the fixed income market, Raymond James emphasizes the importance of strategic asset allocation to maintain portfolio balance, regardless of the current interest rate environment. The firm’s fixed income experts believe the 10-year Treasury will end the year in the range of 1.25% to 1.80%. By diversifying assets with a balanced approach, investors can preserve principal and allocate for growth in assets expected in appreciate in price.

In the stock market, given the reopening of the U.S. economy, Ameriprise Financial expects continued price growth among cyclical value stocks, improving business trends and strong year-overyear profit growth. While stock fundamentals remain strong, they suffer more from investor views that the market isn’t performing as strong as it could be, which can damper enthusiasm. Going forward, Ameriprise analysts caution that share prices may fluctuate due to changes in growth expectations. Given the uncertainties related to higher inflation and supply shortages, they recognize that short-term conditions may be volatile through the summer but, in the long term, the current environment favors stocks.

(The writer is an investment advisor with Key Financial Services. The entire KFS team can be reached at 410-629-0357.)

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Every Friday: Bingo Knights of Columbus will host with doors open at 5 p.m. and bingo beginning promptly at 6:30 p.m. Held at the Columbus Hall at 9901 Coastal Highway, behind St. Luke's Church. Light refreshments available. Call 410-524-7994 with any questions.

Every Sunday: Berlin Farmers Market Main Street will be closed every Sunday through September from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in downtown Berlin. A producers only market featuring produce, flowers, baked goods, art and homemade products. Free parking.

Every Tuesday: Dancing The Delmarva Hand Dance Club holds dancing at the Selbyville Elks Lodge 2173 from 5:30-9 p.m. delmarvahanddancing.com.

Every Tuesday: Steamed Crabs Through the summer, 5 p.m. until about 6:30, come to Knights of Columbus Hall for a great seafood dinner at 9901 Coastal Highway. If you would like steamed crabs or shrimp, you must pre-order on Monday or Tuesday morning between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Call 410-524-7994 with questions or to pre-order crabs and shrimp.

Weekly Programs Through Aug. 31: Museum Programs Free weekly programs beginning at 10 a.m. at the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum. Monday: History of our Surfman, learn about the U.S Life Saving Service and the heroic men who rescued ships in distress off the coast of Ocean City. Tuesday: Beach Safety, learn how to be safe in the surf and spell your name using semaphore.

The famous Ocean City Beach Patrol is on hand with everything you need to know.

Wednesday: Knot Tying, become an expert at nautical knots with help from the U.S Coast Guard Auxiliary. Thursday: All About Sharks, discover what types of sharks are found off the coast of Ocean City. Friday: Land Sky, & Sea, learn how the island was formed, what birds fly overhead, and what creatures inhabit our ocean and coastal bays. Daily at 11:30 a.m.: Aquarium Feeding Daily, discover the wildlife that inhabits the ocean and coastal bays, as you watch our aquarium animals eat their morning meal.

Aug. 20-Sept. 5: Tall Ship Visit NAO Santa Maria will be docked at 3rd Street bayside. Available for tours for a fee from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Aug. 20: Float For The Coast The Assateague Coastal Trust and the Assateague Coastkeeper invite the public to attend the 10th Annual Float For The Coast, an event billed as a free “kayaktivist rally” on the water at Isle of Wight Bay behind the

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Things To Do Roland E. Powell Convention Center on Friday, Aug. 20 at noon. www.actforbays.org.

Aug. 21-22: ArtX Festival View and collect artwork created during the Artists Paint OC Plein Air event at the Art League’s tent. Located at Northside Park on 125th St. A quick paint competition will be held. Watch artists paint against the clock around the picturesque Northside Park Sunday 10 a.m.-noon followed by judging and off-the-easel sale 1-3 p.m.

Aug. 22: Knights Breakfast From 8:30 until 11:30 a.m., come have breakfast with the Knights of Columbus. $12.00, all you can eat, Come to Columbus Hall, 9901 Coastal Highway, on the bay behind St. Luke's Catholic Church. 410-5247994.

Aug. 22, 29: Sundaes in the Park Bring your chair to Northside Park and your sweet tooth on Sunday nights all summer long. Sit back and enjoy your favorite bands with a tasty ice cream treat. Following the concert, get ready for the first of its kind OC Drone Show over the Bay at 9 p.m. www.oceancitymd.gov for summer concert series.

Aug. 23: Writing For Wellness At 1:30 p.m., the Ocean Pines branch will hold a session on how writing about stressful experiences like illness may boost health and psychological well-being.

Group uses exercises to stimulate creative expression. Andrea Schlottman facilitates this program.

Aug. 25: Monthly Meeting The First State Detachment of the Marine Corps League Meets the fourth Wednesday each month at the Ocean City American Legion Post 166 on 23rd Street and Coastal highway at noon. Any Marines and Navy Corpsman who have served in our Corps, living in Worcester and Sussex counties, are welcome to meet fellow veterans and consider joining the Detachment and support the mission for community service through camaraderie and volunteerism. 410-4307181 or emailwebsergeant@firsstatemarines.org.

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Aug. 26: Beach Dance Party Head to the Boardwalk and the Caroline Street Stage for a weekly beach dance party under the lights beginning at 7:30 p.m. www.oceancitymd.gov for summer concert series.

Aug. 26-29: Jeep Week Events planned citywide at participating establishments but vendors at convention center, beach crawl on the Boardwalk and Jeep Jam. Schedule of events at oceancityjeepweek.com.

Sept. 2, 9: Pinochle Classes The Ocean City Senior Center is offering free pinochle classes to the 50-plus community from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Those wanting to learn the card game pinochle or want a refresher course are encouraged to participate. Lunch can be purchased with advance notice. 410-289-4725.

Sept 3-4: Yard Sale, Bake Sale From 8 a.m. to noon at Bethany United Methodist Church, 8648 Stephen Decatur Hwy., Berlin. Items will include riding lawn mower, art work, home decor, house wares, clothing, furniture, jewelry, seasonal decor. Proceeds raised will support a new HVAC System at Bethany. bethany21811@gmail.com or 410-641-2186.

Sept. 5: Sundaes in the Park Bring your chair to Northside Park and your sweet tooth on Sunday nights all summer long. Sit back and enjoy your favorite bands with a tasty ice cream treat.

Following the concert, get ready for the first of its kind OC Drone Show over the Bay at 9 p.m. www.oceancitymd.gov for summer concert series.

Sept. 8: Bar-Hop Cruise OC Ravens Roost #44 will host with all proceeds benefiting the Atlantic General Hospital’s 2022 Penguin Swim. The cruise starts and ends at M.R. Ducks with stops at three waterfront bars. Cost is $35 per person, includes boat ride and five raffle tickets for prizes drawn at each stop. Board The Explorer at 5:45 p.m. with embark at 6 p.m. and return around 10:30 p.m. Cash bar on board. Email garywm1952@gmail.com to reserve a spot. Mail checks to Ravens Roost 44, 15 Windward Ct., Ocean Pines, Md. 21811.

Sept. 16: Fashion Show Luncheon

Page 63 The Republican Women of Worcester County announce the 12th Annual Patriot Day Fashion Show Luncheon to be held on Thursday, Sept. 16, at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club. Fashions presented by Bruder Hill of Berlin. Cost of the luncheon is $35 per person. Registration deadline is Sept. 1. Reservations flyer at www.gopwomenofworcester.org.

Sept. 20: Games Day Delaware Womenade Games Day will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Mason Dixon VFW Post 7234 at 29265 Marshy Hope Way, Ocean View, Del. Play any game of your choice, plus enjoy continental breakfast, Prosecco and seafood appetizers, lunch, silent auction and basket raffles. Cost is $50/person with all proceeds benefiting the domestic violence programs of Peoples Place. Questions and registration form email gamesday920@gmail.com.

Sept. 21: Fall Luncheon Wicomico Retired Educational Personnel will host their fall luncheon on Sept. 21 at the Salisbury Moose Lodge, 833 Snow Hill Road. Social time from 11:30 a.m.-noon with lunch following promptly. The cost is $15 per person. Please email Cheryl Kennedy at cacki83@hotmail.com for reservations by Sept. 8. MAC Inc. who will share services offered for seniors, which include wellness, recreation and educational programs, and support for the more vulnerable elderly. bevyurek@gmail.com.

Sept. 23: Town Hall Worcester County Commissioner Chip Bertino will host a town meeting at 6 p.m. at the Ocean Pines library. This will be Bertino’s first community meeting since before the pandemic. Guest speakers will be Worcester County Health Officer Rebecca Jones and Superintendent of Worcester County Schools Lou Taylor.

Oct. 15-16: Church Fundraiser Rain or shine, Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Awesome yard and bake sales and basket auction at St. Andrew's Church, 33384 Mackenzie Way, Lewes, Del. Ethnic food for sale. Proceeds benefit ministries of St. Andrew's.

Nov. 6. Sight & Sound Trip Stevenson Women of Stevenson United Methodist Church have organized a bus trip to Sight & Sound Theatres in Ronks, Pa. Bus departs SUMC at 8 a.m. with a stop for lunch and then the featured 3 p.m. show of Queen Esther and 11 p.m. return to church.

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The latest painted utility box completed under the Ocean City Development Corporation’s Public Art Program has been painted in downtown Ocean City by artist Erica DeHart of the Art League of Ocean City. This public art project is sponsored by The Dough Roller (Kevin Gibbs is pictured with the artist) and is located on S. Division Street, just east of the Boardwalk. Delmarva Power provided approval to the OCDC to use this utility box as part of its OCDC Public Art Program.

PPG Paints on 8th Street provided some of the paint and paint materials used for this project.

American Legion Post 166 closed out its fiscal year June 30 with donations to charitable and community organizations totaling $176,000, despite having limited capacity for part of the year because of COVID-19 restrictions. The donation was made possible from slot machine proceeds generated at the post. The total disbursed was greater than donations made in each of the previous two fiscal years.

Holding the ceremonial check showing contributions for last fiscal year are Post 166 officers Bo Spicer, chair of the Donations Committee; George Barstis, treasSubmitted Photos urer; and Tom Wengert, commander.

Worcester County officials cut the ribbon on the new concession stand at Showell Park to kick off outdoor movie night on the ballfields. Those pictured include, from left, Program Managers Kelly Buchanan and Hunter Nelson, Recreation and Parks Director Kelly Rados, Commissioners Chip Bertino and Ted Elder and Allen Swiger. The event included free games and an outdoor movie night on the ballfield, which culminated with a showing of The Sandlot and a laser show.

Diakonia, a local temporary shelter located at 12747 Old Bridge Road in West Ocean City, was featured during a recent community meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City. Above, Diakonia Executive Director Bee Miller is pictured with Club President Steve Cohen after she spoke to the club about what Diakonia is and what it provides.

Worcester County Commissioner Chip Bertino thanks retiring Tax Manager Laura Beauchamp during a ceremony commemorating her 29-year career with Worcester County Government. Beauchamp has played an integral role in the overall management of the Treasurer’s Office, where she was responsible for 10 staff tasked with the billing and collection of more than $200 million in property taxes each year. For her extensive knowledge, professionalism and integrity, she has earned the respect of her coworkers, the commissioners, and area residents and property owners.

Elena McComas recently became a full member of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City. When her husband Skip McComas was alive, he was a full member and she was an associate member, as is often the case for husband and wife members of the club. After she was the guest speaker at a recent meeting, Past President Roy Foreman asked her to remain at the front of the group where he presented her with the Appreciation Award her late husband had earned. Skip could not receive his award due to his passing before the end of Foreman’s tenure when awards to members for their service are presented.

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Freeman Arts Pavilion’s Photo Of The Week: Each week during the season the Freeman Arts Pavilion will submit a photo of the week from the Selbyville venue. Above, Grammy award winners Train performed a two-night gig this week. To learn more about upcoming events, click over to freemanarts.org.

Photo by Freeman Arts Pavilion/Natalee DeHart

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Local Boats Leading Mid-Atlantic Early

August 20, 2021

In The News

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – Two days into the 30th annual Mid-Atlantic Tournament, the leaderboard had a decidedly Ocean City look with local boats sitting on top in several categories, but there was still much more fishing to be done.

Before the first lines were dropped in the Mid-Atlantic on Monday, the tournament was already setting records. A record 203 boats are participating this year, vying for a record $5.9 million in prize money.

In the white marlin division, local restaurateur Pete Roskovich fishing aboard the Sea Wolf sat on top of the leaderboard with an 82-pounder. The Lucky Duck II, also a local angler, sat in second with an 80-pounder, while the Fish

On was in third with a 75-pounder.

In the blue marlin division, the Goin In Deep set the bar high on day one with a 681-pounder. The Reel Tight was in second with a 487-pound blue. The tuna division saw plenty of big fish through the first two days. The Right Place was killing it through two days with eight tuna on the leaderboard, the largest of which was a 188-pounder that sat on top of the leaderboard. The Warden Pass was in second with a 182-pounder, while the Taylor Jean was in third with a 179pounder.

In the dolphin division, the Blood Money was in first with a 31-pounder, while the Wrecker was in second and the Bent Tent was in third. In the wahoo division, the Mack 900 was in first with a 32-pounder, while the Salt Lick sat in second with an 18-pounder.

Ocean City Lacrosse Classic In The Books

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Lacrosse Classic held last weekend was once again a huge success with over 100 teams and thousands of the top players in the country competing for four days culminating with championship games on Sunday.

The action started last Thursday at venues in Ocean City and in northern Worcester County. Games were played practically around the clock all weekend with the tournament wrapping up with championship games at Northside Park on Sunday. Northside Park became the center of the lacrosse world all weekend with a festival atmosphere including top-level lacrosse, vendors, food and drinks and live mu-

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For the record, in the men’s Elite A division, it was Harry’s Bar beating Barley’s Backyard, 11-8, in the championship game. In the men’s Elite B division, ACE Lax beat Jackson St. Bullets, 6-3, in the title game last Sunday.

In the men’s masters division, it was Dogfish Head beating Simpson of Maryland, 7-6, in the championship game.

In the grand masters’ division, it was MDLL Touch of Grey beating Providence Financial El Diablo, 9-4, in the championship.

In the super masters’ division, Tether Marketing beat NCW, 5-3, to win the championship. The women’s elite division title went to MDLL Taphouse Bar and Grille, which beat Dogfish Head, 85, in the championship game on Sunday.

This crew of local girls fishing on the Big Stick took first place in the billfish release division of last weekend’s Poor Girls Open and earned $136,805 in prize money.

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OCEAN CITY – The 27th Poor Girls Open last weekend was once again a big success with plenty of fish caught over the three-day event and, most importantly, another big donation to the American Cancer Society.

Sandwiched between the high dollar, high profile White Marlin Open and the Mid-Atlantic Tournament, the Poor Girls Open gives the resort area’s lady anglers an opportunity to shine in the spotlight and they did not disappoint again this year. The Poor Girls Open was founded by Captain Steve Harman and his wife Pam in 1994 to provide a ladiesonly fishing tournament for a worthy cause.

Last weekend, 155 boats and 771 lady anglers participated in the tournament with over $257,000 in prize money doled out to the winners in several categories. Tournament organizers were able to donate $125,000 to the American Cancer Society for breast cancer research.

In the billfish release division, it was the crew on the Big Stick taking first place with eight white marlin releases and one blue marlin release worth a tournament-high $136,805 in prize mon-

ey. The crew on the Blood Money took second with nine white marlin releases and earned $30,783. The crew on the Max Bet took third with seven white marlin releases and one blue marlin release and earned $20,522.

Angler Allyson Airey on the Roll Groove took first in the dolphin division with a 19.3-pounder and earned $12,760. Chelsea Trimper on the Blood Money took second in the division with a 9.4-pounder and earned $6,156, while Sadie Aiken on the Sea Wolf was third with a 9.3-pounder worth $4,104.

Yvonne Deardorff on the Talkin’ Trash took first place in the tuna division with a 162-pound bigeye and earned $12,760 in prize money. Jen Versuk on the Nauti Norwegian was second with a 60.7-pounder worth $6156, while Stephanie Cubbage on the Southern C’s was third with a 59.6-pounder worth $4,104.

Kelly Rhoten on the Nauti Norwegian was first in the wahoo division with a 65.5-pounder worth $11,502. Erin Howard on the Reel GI was second with a 50.3-pounder worth $5,467, while Brittani Phillips on the Bubblehead was third with a 47.5-pounder worth $3,645. The junior angler award went to Baylie Phillips on the Ohana for a white marlin release worth $2,500.

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with Scott Lenox We’ve reached the middle of the busiest fishing month of the year and fishing both inshore and offshore are right where they should be. The Poor Girls Open came and went this past week and as I write this on Monday morning the first day of fishing is underway for the 30th anniversary of the MidAtlantic Tournament. It’s an exciting time in Ocean City and I for one am going to enjoy it while it lasts.

The 2021 Captain Steve Harman Poor Girls Open took place Thursday through Saturday this past week and the ladies caught a lot of fish. Top honors in the junior angler category went to Baylie Phillips who had one white marlin release while fishing on board the Ohana.

First place in the wahoo category was a nice 65.5-pound fish caught on the Nauti Norwegian, first place in the dolphin category was a 19.3 pounder caught on board Roll Groove and the most impressive meat fish of the tournament was a 162.7-pound bigeye caught on board the Talkin’ Trash with Captain Chris Little.

The big bigeye was first place in the tuna category and won the ladies of Talkin’ Trash over $12,000 in prize money. The big money in the Poor Girls Open was

won by the billfish release division where Max Bet won third place for three white marlin releases, second place was won by the crew of the Blood Money with nine white marlin releases and first place was won by the ladies fishing on board Big Stick who caught and released eight white marlin and one blue marlin. That one blue marlin was the difference maker for Big Stick and helped them win a check for over $136,000. As impressive as all of these catches were the big winner of the Poor Girls Open was the American Cancer Society who received a check from the Poor Girls Open for over $125,000. Congratulations to all of the anglers, teams and organizers of the Captain Steve Harman Poor Girls Open on another successful event.

The 30th MidAtlantic Tournament is in town this week and it is going to be another record breaking event. This year’s “Mids” has over 200 boats and $5.7 million in prize money. The big fish haven’t shown up yet as I’m writing on Monday, but I’m sure they’ve shown up by now as you’re reading this on Friday or later. I’ll bring you a full update on who wins what this week including the unprecedented SEE PAGE 68

Captain Chris Little of the Talkin’ Trash put his ladies on 18 tunas including a bigeye of 162.7 pounds, good enough for first place in the tuna division of the Poor Girls Open.

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Above top left, this crew had an awesome day with Captain Ron Callis of the Turnin’ Fins when they boxed a mahi and four fat yellowfin tuna and also released two white marlin. Above top center, Captain Jeremy Blunt of the Wrecker found the fish on this that ended with tuna, jacks and mahi with a big 49 pounder. Above top right, Caleb Powell used the Fish in OC Deadly Double in chartreuse to land these three flounder up to 19”. Above left, the ladies fishing on the Big Stick in he Poor Girls Open took top honors in the tournament with one blue marlin and eight white marlin released. Above right, Captain Monty Hawkins of the Morning Star has been seeing some nice mahi lately to supplement his sea bass fishing.

Opposite page, top left, Big Bird Cropper and Shawn Flaherty used Roy Rigs to land an inshore slam that consisted of keeper bluefish, rockfish and speckled trout. Opposite page, top right, this lucky angler caught his limit of flounder on board the Angler with Captain Chris Mizurak. Opposite page, middle left, the Swain crew had a crazy good day of ocean bottom fishing when they boated a limit of flounder with two fish over 5 pounds and a big 6.7-pound doormat. Opposite page, middle right, this young fella caught himself a big triggerfish while fishing on board the Judith M with Captain Rick Shoaff. Opposite page, bottom left, this beautiful weakfish was caught in the OC inlet on board the Lucky Break with Captain Jason Mumford. Opposite page, bottom right, the crew of the private boat Fluid Dynamics landed twin bigeyes of 211 pounds each.

... Fish In OC FROM PAGE 67 $30,000 winner-take-all added entry level in the 30th edition of the MidAtlantic.

Ocean bottom fishing was very good this past week and great for some anglers. The ocean going party boat and charter fleets had good fishing for sea bass, flounder and triggerfish this week with some limits of sea bass and flounder caught with sea bass up to 3 pounds and flounder up to about 4 pounds. My good friend Randy Swain, Jr and his crew had three consecutive trips that resulted in limits of flounder last week and they caught some very nice fish along the way. Randy and the crew had one trip that saw a limit of 24 flounder with

two fish over 5 pounds and one fish at 6.7 pounds. That is some good flounder fishing. There are plenty of fish to be found over ocean structure right now and we should see good fishing for flounder until sometime in October. Sea bass fishing should get even better then as water temperatures cool so you can be on the hunt for them through the end of the season on Dec. 31.

Back bay fishing for flounder was good last week as well with anglers being gifted some nice, clean water which is key to good flounder fishing in our waters. Anglers using the Fish in OC Deadly Double in pink and chartreuse baited with Gulp, shiners or live minnows have had luck catching plenty of flounder with a few keepers mixed in. Anglers using larger live baits or artificial baits fishing deeper water in and around the Route 50 Bridge and Inlet are having good luck with larger fish. Kern Ducote and his

fishing buddy caught their limit twice last week with fish up to 22” using jigs and Gulp shrimp in the east and west channels. There are still some bluefish, rockfish and trout hanging around the south jetty and Route 50 Bridge and anglers are catching them by casting Roy Rigs, Thing A Ma JIGs and other shad bodied lures around structure on the incoming tide. The bluefish and trout are hit or miss, but the school sized rockfish are around most of the time and are super fun for someone with kids looking to bend a rod. These fish should stick around through the fall and fishing should get even better as water temps cool starting next month. The south jetty has been producing some sheepshead, tautog and red and black drum over the past few weeks for anglers bottom fishing with crabs or sand fleas. Fish directly in the rocks for the sheepshead and tautog and fish the edge of the rocks for red

and black drum. All of these bottom feeding fish are hard fighters and terrific table fare so good luck putting a few in the boat. Remember tautog have to be 16” and you’re allowed two fish per person currently. Red drum must fall between 18” and 27” and you’re allowed one per person. Black drum must be 16” and you’re allowed one per person and sheepshead don’t have a size limit, but the creel limit is four per person per day.

Look for results of this week’s MidAtlantic Tournament right here next week and for a more regular fishing report make sure you hit my Daily Angle fishing report at www.FishinOC.com. Until next week, tight lines.

(The writer is the owner of Fish in OC and host of Ocean City’s fishing television show Hooked on OC. He has worked in the fishing industry and been fishing the waters in and around Ocean City for over 25 years.)

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The deadline is Tuesday at noon. For more information call 410-641-4563 or email classifieds@mdcoastdispatch.com Third Insertion C. GREGORY COBURN, ESQ. 6806B COASTAL HIGHWAY OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 18816 Notice is given that the SURROGATE COURT of HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ, appointed GLENDA ROSE RAMALHO, PO BOX 749, RT 202, THREE BRIDGES, NJ 08887 as the EXECUTOR of the Estate of RICHARD RAMON RAMALHO who died on SEPTEMBER 24, 2019, domiciled in NEW JERSEY, USA. The Maryland resident agent of service of process is C. GREGORY COLBURN, ESQ., whose address is 6808 B COASTAL HIGHWAY, OCEAN CITY, MD 21842.

At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following MARYLAND counties: WORCESTER. All persons having claims against the decedent must file their claims with the Register of Wills for Worcester County with a copy to the foreign personal representative on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the foreign personal representative mails or delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Claims filed after that date or after a date extended by law will be barred.

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Third Insertion MELVIN J CALDWALL JR, ESQ CALDWELL & WHITEHEAD PA 109 CAMDEN STREET PO BOX 4520 SALISBURY, MD 21803-4520 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18825 To all persons interested in the estate of PAUL PHILLIP THEISS, ESTATE NO. 18825.

Notice is given that BEATRICE A ATKINSON, 305 WEST STREET, BERLIN, MD 21811 was on, AUGUST 02, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of PAUL PHILLIP THEISS, who died on APRIL 10, 2021, with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 2ND day of FEBRUARY, 2022.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 06, 2021 BEATRICE A ATKINSON Personal Representative True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 3x 08-06, 08-13, 08-20

Third Insertion MICHAEL B. MATHERS, ESQ WEBB, CORNBROOKS, WILBER, VORHIS, DOUSE & MATHERS, LLP PO BOX 910 115 BROAD STREET SALISBURY, MD 21803-0910 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18843 To all persons interested in the estate of JUDITH O BOGGS, ESTATE NO. 18843. Notice is given that WENDY L GARY, 11325 LA HWY 92, MAURICE, LA 70555 was on, JULY 29, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of JUDITH O BOGGS, who died on JUNE 12, 2021, with a will.

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Third Insertion NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18845 To all persons interested in the estate of IRMALEE QUIGLEY AKA IRMALEE APPLEBY QUIGLEY, ESTATE NO. 18845. Notice is given that THOMAS APPLEBY, 14908 MCINTOSH COURT, SILVER SPRING, MD 20905 was on, JULY 30, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of IRMALEE QUIGLEY, who died on APRIL 30, 2021, with a will.

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Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18848 To all persons interested in the estate of ANDREA MARIE MILLS, ESTATE NO. 18848. Notice is given that TANYA L MILLER, 8248 NEWARK ROAD, NEWARK, MD 21841 was on, AUGUST 03, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of ANDREA MARIE MILLS, who died in JULY, 2021, with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 3RD day of FEBRUARY, 2022.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 06, 2021 TANYA L MILLER Personal Representative True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 3x 08-06, 08-13, 08-20

Second Insertion LAW OFFICE OF MARIANNA BATIE MARIANNA BATIE ESQ 9748 STEPHEN DECATUR HIGHWAY, SUITE 112 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 18821 Notice is given that the ORPHANS COURT of WORCESTER COUNTY, MD, appointed GLENN D GILCHRIEST, 4517 SOUTHWESTERN PARKWAY, LOUISVILLE, KY 40212 as the PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE of the Estate of KEITH GILCHRIEST who died on JUNE 27, 2020, domiciled in JEFFERSON COUNTY, KY USA. The Maryland resident agent of service of process is MARIANNA BATIE ESQ., whose address is 9748 STEPHEN DECATUR HWY, SUITE 112, OCEAN CITY, MD 21842.

At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following MARYLAND counties: WORCESTER. All persons having claims against the decedent must file their claims with the Register of Wills for Worcester County with a copy to the foreign personal representative on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the foreign personal representative mails or delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Claims filed after that date or after a date extended by law will be barred.

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Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 2ND day of FEBRUARY, 2022.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 13, 2021 MICHAEL G. LOCKARD Personal Representative True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 3x 08-13, 08-20, 08-27

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124 E. MAIN STREET SALISBURY, MD 21801 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18851 To all persons interested in the estate of WANDA ZACZYNSKI ROGERS, ESTATE NO. 18851. Notice is given that CLAYTON T ROGERS III, 136 BROOK STREET, DRACUT, MA 01826 was on, AUGUST 04, 2021, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of WANDA ZACZYNSKI ROGERS, who died on APRIL 20, 2021, with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 4TH day of FEBRUARY, 2022.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 13, 2021 CLAYTON T ROGERS III Personal Representative True Test Copy TERRI WESTCOTT Register of Wills for

Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 3x 08-13, 08-20, 08-27

Second Insertion COATES, COATES & COATES, P.A. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 6200 COASTAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 300 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF A COMMERCIAL CONDOMINIUM LOCATED AT 12629 SUNSET AVENUE, UNIT 8, OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 CASE. NO. C-23-CV-21-000115 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in an Indemnity Deed of Trust from William Bandorick, III t/a Black Diamond Builders, dated March 24, 2006 and recorded among the Land Records for Worcester County, Maryland in Liber S.V.H. No. 4675, folio 393, et seq., W. Hank Fisher III, Esq., the undersigned Substitute Trustee, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder on the front Court House steps of the Worcester County Court House, One W. Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863, ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2021, AT 11:00 A.M. all the following real property described in the aforesaid Indemnity Deed of Trust: ALL THAT real property situate, lying and being in the Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland, known and designated as condominium Unit No. 12629-8, also known as Unit No. 8 in Building B, in “Bayside Professional Center Condominium,” together with an undivided percentage interest in the common elements thereof, as established pursuant to a condominium Declaration and By-Laws made by Burbage Properties, Inc., recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland in Liber S.V.H. No. 4304, Folio 252, et seq., with condominium plats described in said Declaration recorded in Plat Book S.V.H. No. 194, folio 2, et seq., and pursuant to an Amendment to Declaration, recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, in Liber S.V.H. No. 4314, folio 118.

Tax ID# 10-715652 The property will be sold in “As Is” condition; subject to all covenants, conditions, liens, easements, rights of way, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, as well as governmental ordinances, rules and regulations and subject further to any matters which would be revealed by an accurate survey of the property. Neither the Substitute Trustee nor his respective agents, successors or assigns make any representations or warranties, either expressed or

implied with respect to the property, including without limitation, description, use, physical conditions or to the environmental conditions of the subject property. The purchaser at the foreclosure sale shall assume the risk of loss for the above referenced property after the date of sale. Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the auctioneer shall accept any responsibility for any municipal, state, or federal environmental violations.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of TWENTY THOUSAND Dollars ($20,000.00) cashier’s or certified check or any other method acceptable to the Substitute Trustee shall be required at the time of sale, with balance payable within THIRTY (30) days after final ratification of the sale, the deferred payment to bear interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum from the day of sale. In the event the secured party is the successful bidder, the $20,000.00 deposit shall not be required. Adjustment of current year real property taxes and other public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, incurred after the sale, and all other costs incidental to settlement to paid by the purchaser. Any condominium association dues and assessments that may become due after the time of sale shall be the responsibility of the purchaser.

All title papers, recordation taxes, transfer taxes, and recording costs to be at the expense of the purchaser. Possession will be given upon full payment of the purchase price, or final ratification of sale by the Court, whichever shall last occur. Time is of the essence for the purchaser, and in the event the purchaser defaults in payment, then the property shall be resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. If the sale is not ratified or the Substitute Trustee is unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to the refund of the applicable deposit to the purchaser. Upon refund of the deposit, this sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustee.

W. HANK FISHER III Substitute Trustee Case. No. C-23-CV-21-000115 Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 13, 2021 3x 08-13, 08-20, 08-27

Second Insertion I. WILLIAM CHASE THE BELVEDERE TOWERS

August 20, 2021 1190 W. NORTHERN PKWY, SUITE 124 BALTIMORE, MD 21210 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY CASE NO. C-23-CV-20-000118 WILBARGER, LLC P.O. BOX 2367 DENVER, CO 80201 Plaintiff vs.

SHIH FAMILY TRUST C/O JAMES SHIH, TRUSTEE 10850 NANTUCKET TERRACE POTOMAC, MD 20854

WILBARGER, LLC a title, free and clear of all encumbrances, except for ground rents.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 13, 2021 BEAU H. OGLESBY JUDGE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY TRUE TEST COPY SUSAN R. BRANIECKI Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD 3x 08-13, 08-20, 08-27

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UNKNOWN OCCUPANT RESIDING AT 515 YOUNG STREET POCOMOKE, MD 21851

I. WILLIAM CHASE THE BELVEDERE TOWERS 1190 W. NORTHERN PKWY, SUITE 124 BALTIMORE, MD 21210

AND THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER SERVE ON ROSCOE LESLIE COUNTY ATTORNEY 1 W. MARKET STREET ROOM 1103 SNOW HILL, MD 21863 AND ALL OTHER PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE AN INEREST IN 515 YOUNG STREET Defendants ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this proceeding is to secure the foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the following property, 515 YOUNG STREET, POCOMOKE, MD 21851 assessed to Shih Family Trust, and sold by the Collector of Taxes for the County of Worcester and the State of Maryland to the Plaintiffs in these proceedings: 515 YOUNG STREET ACCOUNT NO.: 01-020765 The complaint states, among other things, that the amounts necessary for redemption have not been paid, although the required time for filing a Complaint has elapsed.

It is thereupon this 6TH OF AUGUST, 2021 by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having a general circulation once a week for three successive weeks, before the 5th day of OCTOBER, 2021, warning all persons interested in said property to be and appear in this Court by the 5th day of OCTOBER, 2021, to redeem the property, 515 Young Street, Pocomoke, MD 21851 and answer the Complaint of or thereafter a final decree will be rendered foreclosing all rights of redemption in the property, and vesting in the Plaintiff,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SAINT MARY’S COUNTY CASE NO. C-23-CV-20-000119 WILBARGER, LLC P.O. BOX 2367 DENVER, CO 80201 Plaintiff vs.

MARION E. BOOKWALTER 42083 WOODLAND ROAD MECHANICSVILLE, MD 20659 AND DAVID BOOKWALTER 42083 WOODLAND ROAD MECHANICSVILLE, MD 20659 AND THE COUNTY OF SAINT MARY’S SERVE ON GEORGE R. SPARLING COUNTY ATTORNEY 41770 BALDRIDGE STREET P.O. BOX 653 OFFICE BUILDING LEONARDTOWN, MD 20650 AND ALL OTHER PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE AN INEREST IN LOT 16, BLOCK E, SECTION 4, PLAT 2/57, ST MARYS BEACH ACCOUNT NUMBER 06-057403 Defendants ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this proceeding is to secure the foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the following property, LOT 16, BLOCK E, SECTION 4, PLAT 2/57, ST MARYS BEACH, ACCOUNT NUMBER 06-057403 assessed to Marion E. Bookwalter and David Bookwalter, and sold by the Collector of Taxes for the County of Saint Mary’s and the State of Maryland to the Plaintiffs in this proceedings: LOT 16, BLOCK E, SECTION 4, PLAT 2/57, ST MARYS BEACH ACCOUNT NUMBER 06-057403

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The complaint states, among other things, that the amounts necessary for redemption have not been paid, although the required time for filing a Complaint has elapsed.

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It is thereupon this 6TH OF AUGUST, 2021 by the Circuit Court for Saint Mary’s County,

NOTICE TO CONFIRM ACCEPTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING FILIING TRADE NAME: DONTA TERRELL EMMONS DEPARTMENT ID: T00513414 TYPE OF REQUEST: TRADE NAME DATE FILED: 06/29/2021 FILING NUMBER: 5000000005357552 CUSTOMER ID: 500759561

ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having a general circulation once a week for three successive weeks, before the 8th day of OCTOBER, 2021, warning all persons interested in said property to be and appear in this Court by the 8th day of OCTOBER, 2021, to redeem the property, Lot 16, Block E, Section 4, Plat 2/57, St Marys Beach, Account Number 06057403, and answer the Complaint of or thereafter a final decree will be rendered foreclosing all rights of redemption in the property, and vesting in the Plaintiff, WILBARGER, LLC a title, free and clear of all encumbrances, except for ground rents.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 13, 2021 BEAU H. OGLESBY JUDGE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY

TRUE TEST COPY SUSAN R. BRANIECKI Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD 3x 08-13, 08-20, 08-27

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NOTICE Authorization is being sought to relocate the deceased body of Wayne L. Schriver from the Bishopville Cemetery, Cemetery Road Bishopville, MD 21813 (Tax Map 3 parcel 101) and re-enter in Garden of The Pines Cemetery 11227 Racetrack Road Berlin, MD 21811 (Tax Map 15 parcel).

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 20, 2021 1x 08-20

WORK ORDER NUMBER: I118000399 WORLDWIDE COMMON LAW COPYRIGHT AFFIDAVIT/CLAIM This constitutes actual and constructive notice of the copyright protections for this trade-name/trademark and Worldwide Common Law Copyright, DONTA TERRELL EMMONS© under file CitySide Records NON UCC registration/EAN number 6558470419753 owned by DONTA TERRELL EMMONS ESTATE TRUST, an original expression created on or about 04/17/1975 with all rights reserved, held by TRUSTEE Donta-Terrell Emmons for the DONTA TERRELL EMMONS ESTATE TRUST, hereinafter Trust, domiciling in KENYA of Said common-law tradename/trade mark No Usufruct shall be issued to anyone, agent, agency or corporation, jurisdiction, nation, state, state affiliate,

country or etc., except by registered agreement/contract and may not be used, printed, duplicated, transmitted, displayed, neither in whole nor part, nor in any manner whatsoever, without the prior, express, written consent an acknowledgement of the Trust, hereinafter “Secure Party.” With the intent of being contractually bound, any juristic person of any country or nation, as well as the agent of said juristic person, assents, consents, and agrees that neither said juristic person, nor the agent of said juristic person, shall display, nor otherwise use in any manner, the tradename, trademark, nor the common-law copyright described herein, nor any derivative, variation, and/or spelling and printing of DONTA TERRELL EMMONS, including and not limited to all derivatives, variations in the spelling, abbreviating, upper/lower case rendering and writing of said trade name/trade-

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Secured Party neither assents, nor contents, nor agrees with, nor grants, nor implies any authorization for; any unauthorized use of tradename, trademark, and all unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Mutual Assent Implied and Express Contract Executed by Unauthorized Use of Secured Party’s Common Law-Copyrighted Property; Self-Executing Security Agreement in Event of Unauthorized Use of Secured Party’s Common Law-Copyrighted Property; By thee term both the person and the agent of said person engaging in unauthorized use of copyrighted property, hereinafter jointly referred to as the “Interloper” does assent, consent, and agree that any use of the tradename/trademark, except the authorized use as set above constitutes unauthorized use, unauthorized reproduction, copyright infringement, and

counterfeiting, of Secured Party’s Common Law-Copyrighted Property, is contractually binding upon said Third Party Interloper, securing an interest in said Interloper’s assets, land and personal property for equal consideration and not less than it’s value of $100,000,000.00 (one hundred million dollars) in pure silver .999 coins/bars and 100 (one hundred) acres of land in State of Secured Party’s choice. Any person claiming an adverse interest, challenging, or rebutting the rights of the Secured Party may write to the Trust in care of; Donta Terrell Emmons, 172 Williamson Road Unit 4451, Mooresville, North Carolina 28117-9998, nondomestic/without the USA. Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 20, 2021 1x 08-20

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(Editor’s Note: The following column is being reprinted from August of 2009, as the writer is on vacation this week.) pproaching the 15-month-old mark in a few days, Beckett seems to have found the joy in being alone. That’s how it seems at least with a new hobby he has developed.

One of his favorite new objects to explore is a door, and he is fascinated by how it can open and close, most specifically how he can make it happen on his own. At this point, a door captures his attention as much as, if not more, than any other single toy in the house.

“Doh, doh” around our house stands for a lot. Therefore, it’s heard quite a bit.

It often means Diego, his favorite TV character featured in “Go, Diego, Go”.

Whenever that show comes on, he begins shouting “doh, doh, doh, doh” and sprints around the house in fits of excitement.

“Doh, doh” also means dogs, as in the two labs he shares floor space with around the house. He is always anxious to reach out for them and to make his version of barking sounds. Fletch and Bailey are not terribly interested in Beckett, but he makes sure to throw a “doh, doh” at them whenever he spots them.

“Doh, doh” has come to also mean a door. For a while, he was content opening and closing a door while he was being held. Not so much any longer, as he wants to walk it shut and walk it open and will repeat it as many times as you allow. All the while throwing out a few “doh, doh’s” and happy yelps.

This fascination with a door took an interesting turn the other morning. He has been known to mess around with the bathroom door quite a bit. He had been satisfied with simply opening and closing it from the outside. He now likes to get into the bathroom and open and close the door from inside. Sometimes, he will close it all the way and you can hear through the door, “doh, doh, doh.”

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Well, the other morning, he had closed it all the way and could not figure out how to get it open, leaving him alone inside in the dark. I was standing by the door and could hear his “doh, doh’s” clearly. At first, he seemed happy as I fought off my curiosity and the parental urge to get him out of there.

After a few seconds, which seemed like hours, I could not take it any longer and found him sitting on the floor trying to put his feet in his mouth. He quickly jumped up and out he ran in a burst of laughter. He then proceeded to run back in, closing the door behind him as quickly as he could.

This routine repeated itself about a dozen times that morning.

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ne comment I often hear is how much easier it is to be parents these days than years ago.

I believe some parents of teenagers today would certainly disagree with that statement, as there are a lot of unique challenges, many stemming from technology and higher education pressures, today that were not a consideration years ago.

That being said, it does seem to me that technological advancements have helped ease some aspects of being a parent.

For one thing, every parent has a monitor of some sort today. We used a video monitor at our house up until last week when it basically died on us, causing some anxiety for Pam and I. We had become dependent on the thing because it allowed us to see what he’s up to in his crib as well as hear him at any given moment.

Rather than replace the costly video monitor, we decided to try out the audio type. It’s been a week now and I think we have adjusted to not being able to see his little body asleep in his crib.

However, I do still miss waking up and looking over at the monitor to see him staring up at the camera blowing rasp-

berries.

Other items that make life a little easier today would have to be the DVD players in the vehicle. These days it’s practically impossible to find any family-style automobile without them. This makes trips of any distance extremely easy. I know my parents wish they had these when we drove to Florida when I was 10. I remember well peppering them with “are we there yet’s?” even before we reached the bay bridge tunnel.

Exersaucers are another wonderful thing. For those who don’t know, they are stationary and can be adjusted for height. They are great at keeping kids entertained because they play music, give them toys to play with their hands and they can spin themselves. The best part is they cannot get out of it, allowing a parent in one-on-one coverage a little time.

Another helpful aspect around these days is Sprout and Noggin, two channels devoted entirely to young kids.

There are other similar channels available, but these are my little boy’s favorites. Surely, cartoons and Sesame Street have been around for years, but the numerous channels devoted entirely to educating and entertaining toddlers these days can be a huge help. Put these shows on a 52-inch flat screen, again not around a while back, and it’s good stuff.

Lastly, while there are other obvious things left out here that have improved over the years, diapers could be the most important. I am constantly amazed at how well diapers are able to handle the elements, if you will. As my kid has increased his liquid and adult food intake, there have been some dirty diapers I hope to forget. The fact diapers are able to absorb and contain with such efficiency is wonderful.

(The writer is the publisher and editor of The Dispatch. He and his wife, Pamela, are proud parents of two boys. This weekly column examines their transition into parenthood and all that goes along with it. E-mail any thoughts to editor@mdcoastdispatch.com.)

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HOROSCOPES ARIES (March 21 to April 19): A more harmonious aspect favors all relationships. Family ties with mates and children are strengthened. Libra is Cupid's choice to win the amorous Aries' heart.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): The bold Bull is ready to take on fresh challenges. Expect some opposition as you plow new ground -- but supporters will outnumber detractors.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): An upcoming job change could mean uprooting your family to a far-distant location. Weigh all considerations carefully before making a decision one way or the other.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22): A long-standing problem is resolved by a mutually agreed upon compromise.

You can now focus on getting the facts you'll need for a decision you'll soon be asked to make.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22): The Big Cat needs to be wary of what appears to be a golden investment opportunity.

That "sure thing" could turn out to be nothing more than a sack of Kitty Glitter.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22): You give of yourself generously to help others, but right now you must allow people to help you. Confide your problems to family and trusted friends.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22): Relationships benefit from a strong harmonious aspect. Things go more smooth-

ly at work. Someone you thought you'd never see again asks for a reconciliation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21): A minor distraction interferes with travel plans, but the delay is temporary.

Meanwhile, expect to play peacemaker once again for feuding family members.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21): Keep that positive momentum going on the home front. Arrange your schedule to spend more time with your family. You'll soon have news about that job change.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19): Control that possessive tendency that sometimes goads you into an unnecessary display of jealousy. You could be creating problems where none currently exist.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18): A new project holds some challenges you hadn't expected. But don't be discouraged; you'll find you're more prepared to deal with them than you realized.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20): Yours is the sign of the celestial Chemist, so don't be surprised if you experience a pleasant "chemistry" betwixt yourself and that new Leo in your life.

BORN THIS WEEK: You enjoy being fussed over, as befits your "royal" Leonine nature. You also have a strong loyalty to family and friends. © 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Few women of that era knew how to swim and there were no lifeguards on the beach (the Ocean City Beach Patrol was not founded until 1930). People would enter the ocean holding tight to a rope that stretched from shore to a pole about 20 yards out in the water. A humorous term was coined to describe those that ventured into the surf in such a manner - they were known as "fanny dippers."

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