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Against the backdrop of crystal-clear skies, but rough seas, the annual event was once again a huge success. See page 4 for the full story. Photos by Chris Parypa

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Surfers Healing, ‘One Perfect Day On The Beach,’ Returns

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BY BETHANY HOOPER

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

On Wednesday, 225 children with autism and their families gathered on the beach in front of the Castle in the Sand Hotel for the 13th annual Surfers Healing camp.

Throughout the day, surfers from as far away as California, Hawaii and New Zealand partnered with camp participants to ride the waves on tandem

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boards.

But for their families, organizers say, the yearly event is all about community.

“It's one perfect day on the beach for everyone to be themselves,” said camp Co-Director Kat Trammell. “It’s great because the families, all of us, get it. No one is judging anyone or upset about someone having a tantrum or throwing sand. We all get it. It’s like our tribe.”

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 Pa-

skowitz 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.

“Surfing isn't a cure for autism, but you'd be surprised at the difference a day at the beach can make,” Paskowitz wrote online. “It's amazing to see what our kids can do, and how they light up as they learn.”

More than a decade ago, Trammell worked with the nonprofit to bring a camp to Ocean City after seeing the ef-

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fect it had on her son Connor, who participated in Surfers Healing in Belmar, N.J. But what started as a small event has since grown to include hundreds of families from around the region.

“This day means everything to these families,” Trammell said. “I literally had one mother come up and thank me for organizing this. She said before her child surfed for the first time, they just drove up for the day. She said she spent her savings to come up and stay here for him to surf this year. That says a lot.”

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FROM PAGE 4 Parent Nori Burkhardt, an Easton, Md., resident, said she has seen the effect Surfers Healing has had on her son Lucas, who first participated in a camp prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“They gave him a little trophy and at times throughout the year he would bring us this trophy, saying ‘let’s go, let’s go,’ like he always wanted to come back,” she said. “So we’re hoping for that response again today.”

Burkhardt said the camp is also an opportunity for families and children with autism to gather together.

“For us, it’s a chance to get out there and for him to see his people,” she said.

“We really feel part of the community and have had a really great experience.

It’s something he would never get to do otherwise.”

Parent Elizabeth Burgos, a Rockville, Md., resident, said her son Christian was participating in his first year of Surfers Healing.

She said she is hoping the experience will prepare him for other sports activities.

“He doesn’t particularly understand what he’s going to be doing today, which has gotten us more excited to see how he does …,” she said. “We like this because we’re actually thinking about putting him into skateboarding, so we think this will be helpful with sensory issues.”

As first-time participants, Burgos said the experience has been an emotional one.

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“I’m not going to deny it, when I got up to the front, just seeing this, it’s amazing that there are people who are willing to take the time to volunteer to do this,” she said. “I’m all about inclusion. He has a twin sister, so we always have him go to different events. But this is just amazing.

I’m overwhelmed with how cool this has all been.”

Camp participant Thomas Shade said he will also be participating in his first Surfers Healing event.

While he’s been boogie boarding with family, he noted it will be his first time surfing.

“I am so excited,” he said.

Each year, Surfers Healing offers volunteer-staffed camps free of charge to more than 4,500 participants. Based in Southern California, the organization travels to beach towns across the U.S. and in other countries to provide a welcoming, accepting environment in which children with autism can surf.

“Attending our camps positively impacts children with autism,” the organization’s website reads. “The experience helps instill confidence and calm. Yet over the years we've seen that Surfers Healing also has a profound impact on parents. Autism parents are always hearing about what their children cannot do. But at a Surfers Healing camp, it's all about what their kids can do.”

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World Record Payout Highlights 2022 WMO

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The first three days of the 2022 White Marlin Open (WMO) last week saw plenty of bigeye tuna action with some behemoths arriving the scale, while the leaderboard in some of the other categories began to fill up little by little.

What was remarkable about the start of the WMO was the lack of billfish, including in the signature white marlin category. Not a single qualifying white marlin was brought to the scale for the first three days of the tournament.

In a typical WMO, a qualifying white marlin and blue marlin are weighed, and the captains and anglers know where the bar is set for the rest of the week and the release rate starts going up.

This year, however, there was very little white or blue marlin release action relative to most years. Each WMO is different, and some years the winning white marlin has been caught and weighed at the scale at host Harbour Island on the very last day, often at the very last hour.

Such was the case in the 2021 event when the Sushi out of Ocean City came in with the top white marlin at the last minute on Friday night, capturing a then-world record $3.2 million for a single fish in the world’s largest billfish tournament.

This year, a similar situation played out when the Billfisher out of Ocean City, with Captain Jon Duffie and angler Jeremy Duffie, came into the scale with a big white marlin to weigh, only the second qualifier weighed during the entire week. When the white was hauled up the scale, it topped out at 77.5 pounds, good enough for first place in the signature division and a whopping $4.5 million-plus in prize money, or a little more than the entire purse for the tournament.

Again, not a single qualifying white marlin was weighed during the first three days of the tournament, but that changed on Thursday. The C-Student out of Southside Place, Texas, and angler Keeley Megarity from Houston, Texas, arrived at the scale with a 71.5pound white marlin, temporarily worth $2.8 million for the crew.

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Oceans Calling Lineup Announced As Festival Nears

August 19, 2022

BY SHAWN J. SOPER MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – While still a little over a month away, the excitement is building for the inaugural Oceans Calling three-day music festival with the announcement of the lineup this week for each day of the event.

Last August, Tourism and Business Development Director Tom Perlozzo and C3 Presents founder and promoter Tim Sweetwood pitched the idea of a significant three-day music festival in and around the Inlet with three stages bisected by the fishing pier and amusement park. The promoter promised major headline acts for the festival and has delivered. In March, C3 Presents announced nationally known and locally popular O.A.R. out of Rockville, Md., had signed on to be one of the headlining acts for the inaugural Oceans Calling festival. In May, the promoters announced the remaining acts for the festival, which will be held from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2.

With major acts including headliners Dave Matthews, Lumineers, Cyndi Lauper and Alanis Morissette, along with, of course, O.A.R. in the three-day lineup, the excitement for the event began to grow immediately and ticket sales were robust. The promoters announced this week the event was nearly a sellout with over a month remaining. According

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to a release, all that remained as of midweek were one-day general admission tickets for Sunday, one-day VIP tickets for Sunday and one-day platinum tickets for Sunday. During a discussion of a separate issue this week at a Mayor and Council meeting, it was learned the festival is expected to draw 37,000 to 40,000 people to the resort.

The festival will feature over 30 artists performing on three stages on the beach near the Inlet at the south end of the Boardwalk, promising a crescendo of sorts for the summer season. Oceans Calling will also feature a culinary component hosted by world-renowned chefs along with cooking demonstrations celebrating local Eastern Shore cuisine. In addition to announcing the major music entertainment lineup on Monday, C3 Presents also announced the headliners for the culinary component including popular chefs Andrew Zimmern, Robert Irvine and Amanda Frietag, who will perform on stage during the festival. In addition, the Jolly Roger Amusement Park on the pier will be located within the festival grounds and will be fully operational during the event, creating the opportunity for a unique experience unlike any other festival of its kind.

While the list of performers has been known for months, this week the promoters announced the schedule for each day, Friday, Saturday and Sunday,

on the three stages, including the Sea Bright stage, the Rockville stage – in deference to headliner O.A.R. – and the Carousel stage.

On the Sea Bright stage on Friday, the afternoon concerts feature the Virginia Coalition from 1:30-2:15 p.m., Skip Marley from 3-4 p.m., and Johnnyswim from 5-6 p.m. Dirty Heads take the Sea Bright stage from 7-8:05 p.m. and the lead act on the Sea Bright stage on Friday night is Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds from 9:30-11 p.m.

On the Rockville stage, the afternoon acts feature Mihali from 12:501:30 p.m., the New Respects from 2:153 p.m. and Peach Pit from 4-5 p.m.

GroupLove takes the stage from 6-7 p.m., and Rockville’s own O.A.R. will be the featured act from 8:05-9:25 p.m.

On the Carousel stage on Friday, famed chef Robert Irvine takes the stage from 2:30-3 p.m. Noah Kahan takes the stage from 4-5 p.m. and Toad the Wet Sprocket will be the featured act on the Carousel stage from 6-7 p.m.

On the Sea Bright stage on Saturday, Corey Harper will be featured from 12:50-1:30 p.m., Ballyhoo, a recent addition to the lineup, hits the stage from 2-2:45 p.m., Allen Stone will appear from 3:30-4:15 p.m. and Jimmy Eat World will appear from 5:05-6:10 p.m.

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the Sea Bright stage on Saturday will be the Lumineers from 9:30-11 p.m.

On the Rockville stage on Saturday, the line-up will start with Pup Punk from 1:30-2 p.m., Wilderado from 2:45-3:30 p.m., and Joey Valence and Brae from 4:15-5 p.m. Young the Giant takes the stage from 6:10-7:10 p.m., and Logic will be featured from 8:25-9:25 p.m.

On Sunday on the Carousel stage, Chef Robert Irvine will appear from 33:30 p.m., Chef Andrew Zimmern appears from 4:30-5 p.m. and Larkin Poe will take the stage from 6:10-7:10 p.m.

Leading off on the Sea Bright stage on Sunday is Lily Meola from 1-2 p.m., Big Head Todd and the Monsters from 3-4 p.m., St. Paul and the Broken Bones from 5-6 p.m. Cyndi Lauper takes the Sea Bright stage on Sunday from 7-8 p.m., and the finale on the Sea Bright stage on Sunday will be Alanis Morissette from 9-10:30 p.m.

On the Rockville stage on Sunday, the Samples will open up from 2-3 p.m., and the Tai Verdes will play from 45 p.m. O.A.R. and Friends will hit the Rockville stage on Sunday from 6-7 p.m., and the finale on the Rockville stage will be Sublime with Rome from 8-9 p.m.

Finally, on the Carousel stage on Sunday, it will be Chef Amanda Freitag from 2:30-3 p.m., Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country from 4-5 p.m. and Lawrence will close it out from 6-7 p.m.

Resort Council Approves Beach Tennis Tourney

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

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OCEAN CITY – Resort officials this week approved a new Beach Tennis MD Open event for the weekend straddling late September and early October, or the same weekend as other major events in the resort.

On Monday, the Mayor and Council heard a pitch to approve a new special event called the Beach Tennis MD Open.

Beach tennis is a fairly new sport gaining popularity, according to Special Events Coordinator Lisa Mitchell.

“You may have seen demonstrations of this sport last week at Marlin Fest,” she said. “As an inaugural event, their intent is to establish an annual beach tennis tournament in Ocean City.”

Mitchell explained beach tennis is a hybrid of tennis, beach volleyball and badminton, played on a standard-sized volleyball court with teams of two. The Beach Tennis MD Open is proposed for the weekend of Thursday, Sept. 29 through Sunday, Oct. 2, on the beach between 7th Street and 12th Street, which coincides with the Oceans Calling three-day music festival in the resort in the downtown area. Accord-

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Chip McLeod, representing Beach Tennis Maryland LLC, told the Mayor and Council on Monday he had a history of living and working in Ocean City before taking a different career trajectory. McLeod said he first encountered beach tennis while on vacation and came back determined to help the sport grow.

“One-and-a-half years ago I learned of this exciting sport while with my family in Aruba,” he said. “It’s very exciting. We got home and set a court up in our yard and we thought this is something we should try to start in Ocean City.”

McLeod said the proposed beach tennis tournament would need very little if any town resources.

“I think this coincides nicely with the Oceans Calling event,” he said. “We really don’t need anything from the town, just permission to use a portion of the beach.

We are a self-sufficient operation. We have everything covered.”

Council Secretary Tony DeLuca was enthusiastic about the proposed beach tennis tournament, but not exactly enthusiastic about the proposed dates. He sug-

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gested looking at later dates in the fall.

“I certainly support the program,” he said. “I just don’t think it’s a good idea to have it coincide with Oceans Calling.

We’re expecting 37,000 to 40,000 people that weekend. I just think it’s going to be a traffic nightmare.”

McLeod said he was reluctant to move the tournament dates later into October because of weather concerns. He said many of the participants, including some professionals, would be coming from warmer climes and might not adjust to often brisk October weather in the resort.

“Weather would be my major concern about moving it back in October,” he said.

City Manager Terry McGean clarified the location for the proposed event presented on Monday was different than what was in the original application. McGean said he also supported the event because of its limited impact on already-stressed town resources.

“You’re talking about 7th Street to 12th Street, not 4th Street to 8th Street as it appears on the application,” he said. “They’re literally not asking the town for anything. I think the risk is really low.”

Councilman Frank Knight said the estimated number of participants was fairly low also.

“According to your estimate, you’re looking at 1,000,” he said. “I don’t see that as a conflict with Oceans Calling.”

With that said, the council voted unanimously to approve the new event.

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Adjustments Planned For Glen Riddle Treatment Plant

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – Changes will soon be underway at the Glen Riddle Wastewater Treatment Plant in an effort to correct issues that have been costing the county more than $200,000 a year in hauling fees.

Earlier this month, county officials agreed to use $1 million in grant funding to replace failing membranes, which separate contaminants from water, at the plant.

This week, they approved an intergovernmental loan to fund the design of longterm improvements—estimated at another $1 million—to accommodate the new membranes.

“This plant just keeps on giving doesn’t it,” Commissioner Joe Mitrecic said.

Two weeks ago, the Worcester County Commissioners agreed that membrane replacement at the Glen Riddle Waste-

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water Treatment Plant, a project estimated at $1,003,868, was a project for which they wanted to seek Rural Maryland grant funding through the Tri-County Council.

In the wake of that decision, county staff made it clear additional changes would be needed at the plant in order for function to be restored. The facility, built to serve the hundreds of homes in the Glen Riddle community, is currently only operating at 50%. The commissioners were just made aware this year that the county has spent $200,000 two of the last three years hauling wastewater from Glen Riddle to other functioning plants, primarily the Ocean Pines Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The problematic plant came back up this week as staff sought approval for a $100,000 intergovernmental loan. It would allow the design process to begin for the long-term changes needed to accommodate the new membranes that will hope-

fully eliminate the need to haul wastewater to other plants.

“We’ve had to pump and haul more than we would like to,” Public Works Director Dallas Baker told the commissioners at this week’s meeting. According to Baker, who’s only been with the county since last year, the membranes at Glen Riddle were switched out four years ago. The original membranes, which Baker said looked like spaghetti noodles, were replaced with membranes that look like large sheets of paper. It was thought that the new membranes would help increase capacity at the plant.

It wasn’t long, however, before crews started noticing problems with the new membranes. They’d have one issue addressed only to have another one pop up.

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wastewater treatment plants. The membranes also have to be cleaned far more frequently than the older style membranes used in the county’s other plants. Membranes at the Glen Riddle plant are being cleaned two to three times a month while elsewhere membranes are cleaned two to three times a year.

“At some point you say look we’re chasing our tail here,” Baker said.

Because of the membrane issues, crews have been pumping and hauling wastewater from the Glen Riddle plant to other county facilities, primarily the Ocean Pines Wastewater Treatment Plant. That cost the county $219,553 in 2019, $119,066 in 2020 and $204,581 in 2021.

“There’s a lot of flow coming in that plant,” Baker said.

He explained that the wastewater is diverted to the flow equalization tank, the big stainless steel tower, and then tanker trucks are brought in to haul it away. During peak season, there are sometimes five to eight tankers a day removing wastewater from the facility.

“There are some times we pull one or two tankers off a day, there are some times we might pull three or four,” he said.

“It depends on the volume of flow going through the plant.”

Baker said the membrane manufacturer had acknowledged that the membranes degraded when exposed to chlorine.

Commissioner Chip Bertino asked if there was any way the county could seek compensation from the manufacturer in light of that.

“This manufacturer has cost us the loss of use of our plant, diminished capacity, it’s cost us the pump and haul, it’s cost us man hours, and now it’s costing $100,000 for development and upwards of $1.7 million to reconfigure the plant the way it was before…,” Bertino said. “I’d very much like to see if staff can determine if we do have recourse because that’s a heck of a lot of money.”

Chief Administrative Officer Weston Young said the situations like this often just led to finger pointing.

“That’s usually not productive and only attorneys benefit,” he said. “In the case of them admitting their product is defective when chlorine’s introduced, I think there’s something that we could possibly sink our teeth into there.”

Commissioner Josh Nordstrom said he too wanted the county to pursue compensation.

“I’m really tired of throwing good money after bad into our wastewater system for things that are not our fault, for things that we have to pay for, our taxpayers have to pay for,” he said.

Baker stressed that the Glen Riddle plant had not been designed by the county but rather by the community’s developer.

“These membrane plants that we have in our system, they were given to us by developers,” he said. “They typically come with a low capital construction cost and you’re seeing the high [operating and maintenance] costs that happen later on down the line. When you look at a plant like Ocean Pines, yeah there was a lot of capital construction costs that went into it but the maintenance costs on your traditional plants are significantly lower.”

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Changes Approved For Later Sunfest Event

August 19, 2022

BY SHAWN J. SOPER MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – Having already been moved back to the third week in October to accommodate other major events in late September, Sunfest promises to retain the traditional elements that have made it so popular over the decades but will also include some new elements designed to expand the demographics.

Earlier this year, the Mayor and Council discussed the fall special events calendar with multiple significant events stacked up in mid- to late-September. Out of those discussions came a recommendation to move Sunfest, a sacred cow of sorts on the September special events calendar, back to Oct. 20-23 this year, a recommendation the Mayor and Council ultimately approved after considerable debate.

It was discussed that having all of those major fall special events stacked up in mid- to late-September created unwieldy logistical issues for the events themselves and the town’s support services such as public works and public safety, for example.

OC Bikefest is scheduled for its usual slot in mid-September. Added to the mix this year in September is the inaugural Oceans Calling event, a three-day music festival that will feature major national recording artists in a festival atmosphere in and around the Inlet beach and on the north side of the pier with the amusement park bisecting it.

As a result, resort officials agreed to move the 47th Sunfest event out of its traditional home in the third weekend of September to Oct. 20-23. It remains uncertain if the event will move back to September in the future, but Business and Tourism Development Director Tom Perlozzo told the Mayor and Council organizers are taking advantage of the change to see if some new, fresh elements can be added.

“We’re trying to re-engineer and reimagine this event,” he said. “It’s an evolving process.”

Perlozzo said one of the significant changes for the later Sunfest this year will be no ticketed concerts or other entertainment at the traditional Inlet venues.

“This particular year we need to make some changes,” he said. “First thing is there will be no ticketed entertainment.

We are upgrading all of the entertainment during all four days of Sunfest.”

Perlozzo said Sunfest will include some other shows and entertainment away from the downtown and Inlet beach areas.

“We’ve also incorporated the Performing Arts Center with the event,” he said. “On Wednesday of Sunfest week will be Chicago, the Broadway musical at the PAC. We anchored Sunday with Artrageous at the PAC.” Another change this year is there will be no large entertainment tent for conSEE PAGE 17

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – With some urgency, bids for lumber for the second phase of the two-phase Boardwalk re-decking project were opened with the type of lumber likely being the tipping point in the final decision.

The complete re-decking of the Boardwalk has been on the town’s radar for a number of years, but with the first phase completed last spring and the second phase expected to get underway later this fall, it is now coming to fruition. After a couple of pandemic-related setbacks involving the availability of lumber and materials, the first phase began last October and covered the north end of the Boardwalk from its terminus at 27th Street to 15th Street.

That project was completed this spring in advance of the summer season. The second phase, which will run from 15th Street south to the fishing pier, is expected to begin this fall and be completed in advance of next summer’s season.

During Monday’s meeting, bids were opened for the lumber of the second phase of the Boardwalk re-decking project, and despite inflation and supply chain issues, the Mayor and Council were not sticker-shocked by the estimates. The second phase is budgeted at a little over $500,000, and the first set of bids for the two alternate grades

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came in at the $465,000 and $450,000 range.

The second set of bids came in higher at $606,000 for the number-one dense grade of lumber, and $727,000 for the number-one prime grade of lumber.

There was a third bid opened, but it proposed to use an expensive tropical hardwood alternative that would cost over $2 million and that bid got little traction.

City Manager Terry McGean explained there was a sensitive timing issue with the awarding of one of the bids because of the volatility in the lumber industry currently. Typically, bids for major projects are opened and then remanded to staff for review and a recommendation. A couple of weeks later, the staff recommendation comes back to the Mayor and Council, who make the final decision.

“We have a little bit of an issue here,” he said. “The next council meeting is not until August 30. Because of the market, it’s somewhat difficult to ask these guys to hold these bids for that long of time.”

That process will not change, but McGean suggested expediting it in order to avoid having to go back to rebidding if the prices in the lumber change greatly before the next meeting.

“What I’d like to do is have staff review these and I can make a recommendation to you all by Friday and you can get back to me by the following Monday.

If not, we would probably have to rebid the project on that basis.”

Councilman Mark Paddack asked about the differences between the number-one dense grade and the numberone prime grade for the proposed Boardwalk re-decking lumber. City Engineer Paul Mauser explained number-one dense is more durable, but perhaps less aesthetically pleasing.

“Number-one dense is a stronger, more structured grade of lumber,” he said. “The only downside in the lumber is it does have a wane in the board. It’s an aesthetic concern as well as a tripping concern it has too much wane.”

Mauser explained the differences with number-one prime and current issues with its availability.

“Number-one prime is much more aesthetically pleasing lumber, but it’s not as strong as number-one dense,” he said. “However, number-one dense currently has supply chain issues. It’s barely even available. We did get one price of well over $300,000 over budget.”

Paddack asked about a section of the Boardwalk re-decked with a purple-hued alternative lumber that was used as a test case in just a single block. McGean explained there was also a symbolic reason at the time for using the purple-hued hardwood in that section near 4th Street.

“That section of 4th Street last time was called purple heart,” he said. “That’s the stuff that’s going to be over $2 mil-

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lion to $3 million, probably more than that because we only did that one block with it. It was kind of a special thing because when we were doing re-decking that year, the Ravens were going to the Super Bowl.”

McGean said the availability of the two favored grades of lumber could make the ultimate recommendation easier. In addition, he said when the first phase began last fall and was completed in the spring, number-one prime was used, so there is some compatibility to consider.

“I would say that last year when we opened bids for phase one, we didn’t get any bids for number-one dense, so we used number-one prime,” he said. “As a result, half of the Boardwalk is already number-one prime.”

The entire cost of the two-phase Boardwalk re-decking project is around $2.2 million, which is spread over two years in the town’s Capital Improvement Plan. There are also some pier franchise lease funds totaling $100,000 in each year dedicated to the Boardwalk re-decking project that are built into the total budget for the second phase of the project set at $500,000.

Paddack made a motion to remand the lumber bids to staff with McGean making a recommendation by Friday.

The Mayor and Council will then review the recommendation and make a decision by Monday.

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FROM PAGE 14 certs and other entertainment.

“The outdoor stages will be open-air,” he said. “We also want to take advantage of the beach. We’re going to evaluate that as we move forward. We’re going to evaluate a potentially large entertainment venue using the beach in the future.”

One element of Sunfest that will remain largely the same will be the traditional arts and crafts vendor tents. When the date change was approved earlier this year, there was some concern many of the vendors that return year after year might not come because they are locked into other events on the festival circuit.

Perlozzo said pre-bookings for vendors have been brisk, however.

“As we move back in the calendar, we’re going to be using a large indoor space for vendors that we’ve used for many years,” he said. “There were some concerns about the arts and crafts vendors because of the date change, but it currently looks like we’re full.”

Perlozzo outlined some of the changes planned for Sunfest 2022 and the later dates. For example, he said there will be a craft beer garden, fireworks on Saturday night, two drone shows – utilizing two summer drone shows that were canceled because of weather issues – beach bonfires, hayrides and other amenities.

Perlozzo said moving to the later dates allowed organizers to utilize elements of the popular OCtoberfest events.

Because of the later dates, Perlozzo said there have been adjustments in the hours for Sunfest this fall. The venues will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Special Events Director Frank Miller has been working for months on the modifications for Sunfest 2022. He assured the Mayor and Council the event will still have the same look and feel as it has had for decades.

“This event began as an end-of-summer special event to say thanks to the people who came to town all season,” he said. “This event is still going to be that.

It’s going to have that same small event feel and the wonderful atmosphere. It’s going to have that familiar feel people have been used to for the last 46 years.”

However, Miller said the tweaks and changes create an opportunity to grow the event in the future.

“It’s also going to have a lot of new components,” he said. “It’s going to be something people aren’t forced to meld into, but something different to choose from. For all of those people who love Sunfest for what it has been all of these years, they will still be able to do all of those things. We’re just adding elements that might appeal to a different demographic for the upcoming 50th anniversary.”

The council voted 6-0 with Councilman Lloyd Martin absent to approve the changes as proposed.

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Former Tourism Director Honored

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Officials and community members gathered this week to honor former tourism director Donna Abbott, who passed away in 2020. Teri Bell, Abbott’s college roommate, is pictured reading a poem at Monday’s bench and garden dedication.

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE STAFF WRITER

OCEAN CITY – Resort officials honored former tourism director Donna Abbott with a bench and garden dedication this week.

On Monday, Town of Ocean City officials, members of the Ocean City Beautification Committee and community

members gathered at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center to honor Abbott with a bench and garden dedication.

Abbott, who spent more than 20 years working for the Town of Ocean City, passed away in 2020.

“I think it’s wonderful we all took the time to be here on this beautiful day,” Mayor Rick Meehan said. “I know she would appreciate it.”

Abbott, who grew up in Cambridge, worked in communications and public relations after attending Towson University. She worked for Ocean Pines and Perdue before being hired by the Town of Ocean City in 1997 as public relations director.

In 2012, she was appointed tourism director, a role she held until her death.

Abbott oversaw destination marketing and worked closely with the town’s advertising agency to promote Ocean City as a vacation destination.

Abbott was the recipient of numerous awards including two governor’s citations for marketing and public relations campaigns.

The Ocean City Beautification Committee arranged this week’s bench dedication for Aug. 15, as that would have been Abbott’s birthday. The committee planned and planted a garden alongside the teak engraved bench at the southwestern corner of the convention center property, just at the end of Convention Center Drive. Abbott’s college roommate read a poem in her honor while Meehan highlighted her love of Ocean City. He said no matter where she was, she was promoting the resort.

“She always accomplished what she said she was going to, and she always did it with a smile,” he said. “She never wanted recognition. Everybody spoke well of Donna.”

Abbott’s son Ryan, who said he often rides his bike to the spot where the bench now sits, thanked resort leaders for remembering his mother.

“The love that she had for her career, it was so evident,” he said. “She loved all of you that she worked with.”

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Backpack Full Of Cash Swiped OCEAN CITY – A local man was arrested last week after allegedly swiping his girlfriend’s backpack containing over $3,000 in cash along with her iPhone from a downtown condominium.

Around 2 a.m. last Thursday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a condominium at 8th Street for a reported domestic dispute. Officers met with a female victim who advised she did not feel safe around her boyfriend, identified as Nathaniel Beard, 22, of Ocean City, and had called the police.

Before the officer arrived, Beard reportedly left the scene in a vehicle. According to police reports, the victim went back inside her condo and discovered her backpack containing roughly $3,000 in cash

COPS & COURTS and her cellphone were missing. While the officer was speaking with the victim, Beard called her and the officer got on the phone with him, according to police reports.

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Beard’s vehicle that day or on any other day, according to police reports. The victim advised Beard does have a key to her condo and stays there occasionally.

OCPD officer located the victim’s backpack, which contained over $3,000 in cash and her iPhone, in the parking lot of the uptown condo where Beard said it would be, according to police reports. OCPD officers also located Beard in the same area and he was arrested and charged with theft.

When officers interviewed Beard, he reportedly admitted taking the money from inside the victim’s unit at 8th Street because he was angry at her and wanted to spite her, according to police reports.

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Around 10 p.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to the area of a midtown nightclub at 49th Street for a report of two disorderly males who were refusing to

August 19, 2022 leave. The officers arrived and made contact with a manager who advised one of the males, identified as Nicholas Williams, 29, of Quincy, Mass., and been trespassed by bar staff.

Williams reportedly swung at bar security members with closed fists multiple times before walking away from the entrance to the nightclub to a rear parking area. OCPD officers located Williams. When they attempted to detain him, Williams began using profanities and tensed up and moved his arms to prevent being placed in handcuffs.

OCPD officers continued to attempt to arrest Williams who continued to resist and battle with police. Officers who eventually were able to pin him to the hood of the police vehicle and get him into handcuffs.

Still, Williams continued to resist, kicking at the officers holding his feet, according to police reports.

Once in cuffs, Williams continued to resist and spit blood into the eye of an OCPD officer, while kicking other officers attempting to arrest him. Because he continued to spit blood, OCPD officers placed a spit mask on him. He eventually was placed on a violent person restraining device and continued to kick officers in the transport vehicle. He was charged with multiple counts of assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and other charges.

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... COPS & COURTS FROM PAGE 22 Around 10 p.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to the downtown area for a reported disorderly individual. OCPD officers located the individual and began to arrest him for disorderly conduct when another male, identified a Daquan Dickens, 21, of Fort Washington, Md., attempted to interfere, according to police reports.

Dickens was advised not to interject in the arrest and leave the area and he briefly complied, according to police reports. A short time later, Dickens reappeared and approached the scene in a rapid manner, according to police reports.

An OCPD officer intercepted Dickens by placing his police bike between him and the arrest scene, according to police reports.

Dickens reportedly pushed the officer’s bike away and hit the officer in the pro-

cess. When Dickens tried to push another OCPD officer out of the way to reach the arrest scene, the officer pushed him back and placed him under arrest for the assault on the other officer and for obstructing and hindering an arrest.

According to police reports, Dickens yelled a stream of obscenities during his arrest in front of groups of people including young children. He was advised to cease and desist with his string of profanity, but he did not comply and additional charges were tacked on, according to police reports.

During a search incident to the arrest, Dickens was found in possession of a commercially packaged bag of psilocybin mushrooms, a controlled dangerous substance.

He was transported to the Public Safety Building for booking, during which he kicked a booking officer, and an additional assault charge was tacked on. All in all, Dickens was charged with multiple counts of second-degree assault, disturbing the peace, failure to obey a lawful order and obstructing and hindering.

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Downtown Disturbance OCEAN CITY – A Washington, D.C., man was arrested last weekend after allegedly causing a disturbance and instigating a fight on a crowded downtown street.

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The officers circled around the block and could still hear Prophet screaming expletives when they were a block away, according to police reports. When they got back to the scene, they reportedly observed Prophet screaming in the face of another male as if he was instigating a fight with the other man.

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OCPD officers got out of their vehicle and detained Prophet, at which he point he yelled “I’m from D.C., I don’t give a [expletive deleted]” and other obscenities directed at the officers, according to police reports. He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace.

Suspended Sentence In Assault Case OCEAN CITY – A Pennsylvania man arrested April after allegedly assaulting a juvenile child during a domestic incident at a midtown hotel pleaded guilty this week to resisting arrest and was sentenced to 60 days in jail, all of which was suspended in favor of probation.

Around 5 a.m. last April 16, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a hotel at 54th Street for a reported domestic situation. The officer met with the hotel’s night auditor, who advised he had received multiple complaints about a room on the fourth floor, according to police reports.

The night auditor said he made contact with the occupants of the room in question, including an adult male and female and three to four young children. When the auditor spoke with the occupants, they were adamant they were not arguing, but rather just speaking loudly, according to police reports.

The night auditor told the officer he had been to the room multiple times before calling police as the complaints continued, according to police reports. The night auditor said the adult male occupant, later identified as Bryan Galvez, 33, of Bethlehem, Pa., had left just prior to the officer’s arrival.

OCPD officer met with the adult female occupant of the room. OCPD officers had previously encountered the female and Galvez hours before at a midtown nightclub. Galvez was reportedly intoxicated and was attempting to drive back to their hotel, but the female had the keys and would not let him drive. The couple then walked north toward their hotel.

The female told police the couple argued about the car keys and how they were missing when they were back at the hotel. OCPD officers observed four children in the room, ranging in age from 6 to 12 years old. Each of the juveniles confirmed the couple had been arguing, according to police reports.

One of the juveniles told police Galvez had struck her with an open hand as she attempted to intervene in the couple’s argument, according to police reports. The juvenile reportedly told the officers Galvez was intoxicated and turned his attention toward her during the argument, calling her an expletive. The victim said she tripped on the bed when Galvez walked toward her aggressively. The victim told police Galvez got on top of her and struck her on her left side with an open hand. The other juveniles in the room corroborated the victim’s story.

Galvez was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, child abuse and other charges. On Monday, he pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and was sentenced to 60 days, which was suspended. He was then placed on probation for one year.

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3 Elected Directors Take Seats On Ocean Pines Board

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BY BETHANY HOOPER STAFF WRITER

OCEAN PINES – Three new directors will take a seat on the Ocean Pines board following last week’s election.

Following a ballot count last Thursday, the Ocean Pines Association announced candidates Steve Jacobs, Stuart Lakernick and Monica Rakowski as the top vote-getters in this year’s board election.

Jacobs received 1,867 votes, Lakernick received 1,802 votes and Rakowski received 1,603 votes. Rounding out the race, candidates Amy Peck received 1,451 votes, Josette Wheatley received 1,303 votes and Paula Gray received 1,027 votes.

"Congratulations to the new directors – now the work begins," President Colette Horn said in last week’s annual meeting.

"I look forward to working with all of you."

Steve Jacobs

Stuart Lakernick

Monica Rakowski

This year, six candidates vied for three seats held by Peck, Wheatley and outgoing Director Larry Perrone. The winners of this year’s election will serve until 2025.

In an interview last week, Jacobs said he was eager to begin his work on the board.

“I’m happy to have won …,” he said. “I

look forward to it, and I’m ready to get going. They are all good people, and I’m looking forward to working with them. It will be fun.”

Lakernick, a three-time board candidate, also thanked the community for their support.

“First of all, I want to thank the community for this wonderful opportunity,” he said in a statement. “I will work hard to keep us fiscally responsible and listening to the community’s needs. Working together as a team is essential. Regardless of this or any past election.”

He continued, “Transparency is an issue that has to be improved. Communications between the board and the public have to get better. I look forward to hearing from members of our community regarding their thoughts and issues. The board of directors now and in the future must govern and make decisions based on the community’s needs, not personal agendas or vendettas. To be honest with you, I was going to run next year after spending a year on a committee, however after being denied twice for no true reason, I made the decision to run now.

Thank you again to everyone who trusted me.”

For her part, Wheatley thanked Ocean Pines residents for their participation in the election process.

“I want to thank my fellow residents of Ocean Pines for voting in our recent election,” she said in a statement. “I am immensely grateful to my family, friends, and loyal supporters who so generously contributed their time and effort to my campaign for Ocean Pines Board of Directors.”

She continued, “Although I did not win a place on the board, I am deeply moved by the expression of confidence from so many homeowners. I will continue to support our community through volunteerism.

Ocean Pines is a wonderful community and I’m proud to be a member of the association.”

Rakowski, Peck, and Gray did not immediately return requests for comment this week.

The announcement of election results last week followed a six-hour ballot count last Thursday and a weeks-long hybrid voting process in which association members were given the option between traditional paper ballots and online voting. The three new members officially joined the Ocean Pines Board of Directors on Saturday, following the validation of voting results at the annual meeting.

Va. Man Sentenced To 10 Years Following Truck Theft

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – One half of a Virginia couple arrested in April for motor vehicle theft of a truck allegedly stolen from a funeral home and cemetery after a license plate reader on the Route 50 bridge alerted resort police pleaded guilty to multiple counts last week and was sentenced to a combined 10 years in jail.

Around 2:15 a.m. on April 15, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers patrolling in the downtown area got a ping from a license plate reader on the Route 50 bridge about a stolen Ford Ranger pickup truck entering the resort.

Ocean City Communications reported the truck had been reported stolen out of Virginia.

OCPD officers observed the vehicle traveling north on Baltimore Avenue as it drove through a red traffic signal, according to police reports. OCPD officers conducted a high-risk traffic stop in the parking lot of a hotel at 15th Street and made contact with the driver, identified as Sean Martin, 35, of Winchester, Va., and his passenger, identified as Kelsi Turner, 20, of Front Royal, Va., who were both detained in handcuffs.

Martin reportedly told police he had purchased the truck a week earlier in Pennsylvania from an individual he did not know through a social media marketplace site. Martin reportedly told police he paid $500 for the truck, but the seller did not have the title and he did not have a receipt with him. Martin told officers he “should have known better” than to buy a truck from a stranger for $500. Martin also told police he did not have a valid driver’s license and that he was a convicted felon from Virginia, according to police reports.

OCPD officers interviewed Turner, who reportedly told police she had taken her father’s vehicle to pick up Martin and take him to a farm in West Virginia so he could buy a truck. Turner advised an individual gave Martin the keys to the truck, and that she had seen Martin sign a receipt, but she had never seen the actual receipt or any title to the vehicle.

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Turner told resort police she returned her father’s vehicle and she and Martin then traveled in the truck from West Virginia to Virginia and then from Pennsylvania to Ocean City, because they had never been to the resort and wanted to see the beach, according to police reports.

Turner reportedly told police she had become suspicious about how Martin had acquired the vehicle but did not ask any questions or think any further about it other than it might have been stolen because of the suspicious circumstances, according to police reports.

OCPD officers contacted law enforcement in Virginia, who advised the truck had been reported stolen three days before from Rinker and Frye Memorials Inc., a funeral and cemetery company. The owner of the truck said it had been on a trailer and had last been seen on April 11, according to police reports.

OCPD officers reportedly cleared the truck to be empty and safe, and detected an odor of marijuana coming from the passenger compartment. Also, in the passenger compartment was locat-

ed a silver handgun partially concealed in a black sock. The handgun was loaded with a magazine containing 10 live cartridges of .45-caliber ammunition, although there was not a cartridge loaded in the chamber, according to police reports.

The Maryland Gun Center advised Martin was a convicted felon prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Martin was placed under arrest at that point for the theft of the truck. During a search of his person, OCPD officers located more ammunition along with an eyeglass case containing a crystal substance Martin characterized as bath salts. OCPD officers also located several bags of the same substance in an amount suggesting distribution, according to police reports.

OCPD officers reportedly noticed the gray truck and been splashed around the exterior with black and orange paint.

Martin reportedly told officers he bought the paint in Pennsylvania and splashed it on the exterior of the truck to “make it look like Halloween,” according to police reports.

Martin was charged with numerous

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counts including motor vehicle theft, and multiple weapons and drug distribution charges. Turner was also charged with motor vehicle theft because of her conflicting stories about how Martin had acquired the vehicle and her suspicions that it was stolen, according to police reports.

Last week, Martin pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to five years on that count. He also pleaded guilty to firearm possession with a felony conviction and was sentenced to 10 years for that count, five of which was suspended. The remaining five of that sentence will be served consecutive to the possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine for a net 10 years.

Martin was also sentenced to three years for unlawful motor vehicle taking, which will be served concurrently to the firearm possession count.

For her part, Turner was charged following the incident with unlawful motor vehicle taking and theft under $25,000.

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – The town’s short-term rental ordinance is set to be reintroduced next week after an error was identified in the initial version.

Though the Berlin Town Council approved a short-term rental ordinance this spring, the Berlin Planning Commission agreed to forward them a new version last week. The new ordinance, which is expected to be introduced at the Aug. 22 council meeting, will correct language mistakenly included in the previous version.

“It was an error,” said Dave Engelhart, the town’s planning director.

Engelhart told the planning commission that when the town council approved the ordinance creating shortterm rental regulations for the town, language permitting short-term rentals in permanent residences in all districts was included. The council only meant to ensure that short-term rentals in the R-1 and R-2 single family home districts were in permanent residences. He indicated that the language was mistakenly included because there were changes made to the draft being reviewed when it was approved by the council.

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in the “R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, B-1, B-2 and B-3 Districts.” It is replaced by language that makes it clear that short-term rentals in the R-1 and R-2 districts need to be in permanent residences.

“It separates the single-family home districts, the way the mayor and council intended, from the other districts where we are going to permit short-term rental units,” Engelhart said.

When asked about the current licensing procedure, as the new shortterm rental regulations took effect July 1, Engelhart said he’d not yet issued any licenses. He said he’d received about a dozen applications but was waiting for the ordinance to be updated before he began the licensing process.

“The first thing is I would have to schedule an inspection of each premise asking for a license,” he said.

He’s going to work with the inspection firm the town already uses to ensure each property is reviewed.

“They’ll be inspecting for the fire code too,” he said.

Engelhart said the council was expected to hold a first reading of the ordinance Aug. 22 and a public hearing on Sept. 12. The ordinance would take effect 20 days after that.

“That’ll give us time to have licenses ready for people who are going to get them,” he said.

The commission voted 4-0 to forward the updated ordinance on to the council with a favorable recommendation.

Property Owner Addresses Ongoing Building Renovations

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE

STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – The owner of several Main Street storefronts undergoing renovations wants to assure the public the work is moving forward.

In the wake of community criticism regarding the condition of buildings on Main Street that have been in the midst of improvements for months, Blue Water Development issued a statement Tuesday outlining property owner Jack Burbage’s commitment to the project.

“Berlin is his hometown too–Jack grew up on Main Street and worked in the Style Guide for many years,” a statement from Blue Water Development, the company founded by Burbage, reads. “We want to do this right and take this building forward for all of the people of Berlin– residents and visitors–to enjoy for many, many years to come. It will take time and inconvenience while we are in progress and patience as we move along the development road. We just wanted to answer the question and give our neighbors and friends some understanding of the process. We want the project done too, but we want to do it right and that takes time.”

While the revitalization of the structures from 19 N. Main St. to 7 N. Main St. was approved by the Berlin Historic District Commission (HDC) this spring, residents have complained in recent

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months that the work appeared to stall.

The space, formerly occupied by Town Center Antiques, has maintained its obviously under-construction appearance for months.

The statement issued this week explains that an investor was considering purchasing the property.

“After a lengthy due diligence period where they looked at what they wanted to do in Berlin, they recently decided the buildings were not a good fit for their investment,” the statement reads. “We have moved forward in planning with the architect, structural engineer and mechanical engineer so that we would continue to make progress.”

Because the sale fell through and Burbage will be handling the renovations, he wants to do the entire property—the Main Street side as well as the facades on Pitts and William streets.

“That will give the downtown more retail locations so we can offer some more businesses new stores in our great walkable downtown area,” reads the statement. “With Jun & Juice opening up right next to the Rusty Anchor on Pitts Street and very soon we will have 410 Social and Mandala Pies on Pitts and William Streets– we are wanting to give a few other fresh, new businesses locations to join in this downtown revitalization.”

Burbage is also planning to remodel the second-floor space to offer new a-

partments.

“These buildings have been here since the 1800’s and we hope to restore and remodel them so they are here for 400 more years as Berlin continues to be a thriving place for people to live and work,” the statement reads.

Burbage will be seeking HDC approval next month for the improvements planned for the facades on William and Pitts streets. Once the designs are approved, work can move forward “with the final design process to allow for us to have permit and bid ready plans” for those spaces.

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“The designs so far are great and we are hopeful to have the town’s cooperation to bring this project to fruition,” the statement reads. “We ask that you bear with us as everything takes a lot longer than we think it should, Contractors are super busy so getting bids takes a long time – especially with a project of this size and once all that is done then we may have supply issues to deal with to get the materials. We are keeping our eye on the prize of what the final product will be and how that will bring new eateries, shopping and apartments to the already awesome Town of Berlin.”

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SNOW HILL – For the first time in its now 25-year history, Worcester GOLD has its own space.

Last week, Worcester GOLD (Giving Other Lives Dignity) celebrated its new office on River Street in Snow Hill with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

“We're delighted to start this new chapter in GOLD's 25-year history,” said Nicholas Cranford, executive director of Worcester GOLD. “This new location will offer better access for our supporters and community partners.”

Worcester GOLD is a local nonprofit that provides emergency financial assistance and basic needs items for low-income families in Worcester County. The nonprofit is celebrating its 25th year of service in 2022, just as it finally moved into its own space. Previously located within the Department of Social Services, Worcester GOLD is now located at 201 River Street. Dozens of local community members stopped by last week for the facility’s ribbon cutting.

Cranford credited the nonprofit’s supporters with making the move possible.

“We’re a small organization, only able to have an impact because of our amazing, caring community,” he said.

Cranford showed visitors the organization’s VAULT (Vast Amounts of Useful Little Things) and talked about the nonprofit’s efforts in the community.

“We're excited about the expanded VAULT, our space where we store basic needs items like diapers, wipes, car seats, clothing, smoke alarms, and food and hygiene item bags,” Cranford said. “With the cost of basic needs on the rise, we've had a record-high level of emergency requests so far this year.”

He added that Worcester GOLD was currently seeking donations to support its School Supplies for Students Program. The nonprofit is also planning for its Thanksgiving meal giveaway and its 25th anniversary gala in October. For more information on GOLD or how to help sponsor one of its programs visit www.WorcesterGOLD.org.

More information is also available by phone at 443-235-6525.

Fenwick Election Winners Sworn In; New Officers Named

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FENWICK ISLAND – The three successful candidates in this year’s municipal election began their tenure this week following an organizational meeting of the town council.

On Monday, Bill Rymer, Ed Bishop and Richard Benn were sworn in to the Fenwick Island Town Council following successful runs in the 2022 municipal election.

As incumbents in this year’s race, Rymer and Benn will maintain their positions for another term. Bishop, a newcomer to the town council, will take the seat held by Councilwoman Vicki Carmean, who announced her retirement earlier this year.

“I want to say thank you again,” Carmean said this week. “It’s been an honor and a privilege, and it’s with great pleasure that I leave behind a wonderful group of people who will serve as your council.”

This year, five candidates – Rymer, Benn, Bishop, Eric Espinosa and Kim Espinosa – vied for three open seats on the town council. And following the Aug. 6 election, Rymer, Bishop and Benn were announced as the top vote-getters.

Results show Rymer received 328 votes, Bishop received 327 votes, Benn received 315 votes, Eric Espinosa received 231 votes and Kim Espinosa re-

The Fenwick Island Town Council is pictured at an organizational meeting held this week. From left, are members Bill Rymer, Paul Breger, Jacque Napolitano, Ed Bishop, Janice Bortner, Richard Benn and Natalie Magdeburger. Photo by Bethany Hooper

ceived 224 votes. Vote totals included absentee ballots, in which Bishop received 134 votes, Rymer received 133 votes, Benn received 130 votes, Eric Espinosa received 79 votes and Kim Espinosa received 77 votes. Officials reported more than 500 voters participated in this year’s election, bringing voter turnout to just over 60%.

With election results certified by the Fenwick Island Board of Elections on Aug. 8, officials this week held a swearing-in ceremony for the three winners,

who will serve on the council for a twoyear term.

The council this week also elected new officers, with Councilwoman Natalie Magdeburger taking the position of president/mayor.

“I think you would do a great job,” said Councilwoman Jacque Napolitano, who made the nomination. “You’ve been helping to lead our council thus far. I know we’ve all taken part in that, but I just think you are going to do a great job.”

For her part, Magdeburger said she

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was willing to take on the position with the support of the council and the community.

“I am honored to accept that nomination on behalf of the Town of Fenwick Island, but I have to have a guarantee that I don’t do it by myself,” she said. “You guys are amazing, and I look forward to working with this group on behalf of this town. And I would ask everybody in the audience to continue to help, because this has been a tremendous year of growth and participation, which is what’s made Fenwick truly great.”

The council this week also voted to name Councilman Bill Rymer as town treasurer.

“Bill has brought a tremendous gift to Fenwick Island with his skillsets and his knowledge of how to run our numbers and keep track of all of our money,” Magdeburger said. “But more than that, he’s been a great teammate … and I can’t think of a better person to serve as treasurer on this council.”

Lastly, the council named Napolitano as secretary.

“Jacque has also been instrumental in keeping this council moving,” Magdeburger added. “Her organizational skills are, bar none, the best I’ve ever seen and her sheer dedication to the task at hand is never in question.”

The new council will hold its first meeting on Friday, Aug. 26 at 3 p.m. at town hall.

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For the first time since 2018, more than 100 association members were in attendance for the community’s annual meeting, held at the Ocean Pines Community Center on Aug. 13. For the first time in its history, the association held its annual gathering in a hybrid format, allowing members to attend both in person and online.

“It looks like we have a quorum,” President Colette Horn announced on Saturday. “I want to thank all of those who are here and the 38 people attending virtually to push us over the mark.”

Each year, the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) holds an annual meeting to conduct business, hear public comments and validate election results. In her report to the association, Elections Committee Chair Carol Ludwig confirmed the winners of the 2022 election, which concluded on Aug. 10.

“On Aug. 11 we reported the results of the balloting …,” she said. “Those candidates receiving the higher number of votes are elected to three-year terms. And they are Steve Jacobs, Stuart Lakernick and Monica Rakowski.”

The annual meeting also provided OPA officials an opportunity to present reports on the status of the association. In his report, Jeremy Tucker, the association’s legal counsel, noted the many initiatives completed in the past year, including the implementation of electronic voting and the passage of 27 bylaw amendments.

“It’s been an extremely productive year,” he said.

Tucker noted his law firm was also able to work with the association to collect $74,000 in unpaid assessments.

“The total we’ve collected since hired to do the collection work is $929,737.28,” he said. “That’s a wonderful number, but it also means that’s how big the delinquency had gotten.”

Chris Hall of UHY, LLP also presented community members with the auditor’s report for fiscal year 2022.

He noted that the 39-page document highlighted the association’s strong financial footing.

“It is our opinion the financial statements referred to present fairly in all material respects,” he said. “That’s a clean, unmodified opinion. That is the highest level of assurance any accounting can give on a financial statement.”

In a presentation of the association’s financials, General Manager John Viola noted the association concluded fiscal year 2022 with a favorability of $1,912,712.

“A lot of that came from organic rev-

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enue growth,” he said.

Finance Director Steve Phillips said the association had come a long way since 2018, when the association had accumulated a deficit of roughly $1.6 million. As of May 1, OPA reported an accumulated operating fund balance of $2,047,703, with plans to transfer $500,000 for mailbox pedestals, pickleball court repairs and roads reserve.

“That’s potential recommendations to come,” Phillips added. “And you see we would still have a pretty sizable balance, about $1.5 million left after that.”

In his report to members, Viola noted the association had implemented several changes in recent years, all of which resulted in revenue growth and a $100 assessment decrease in 2022.

He pointed out that Ocean Pines outsourced its food and beverage operations, jumpstarted roads and bulkheads programs and completed beautification efforts, to name a few initiatives.

“In 2019, with the support of a constructive board, the association and a very strong management team, we started to achieve a lot of positive results,” he said. “We started a lot of programs, and initiatives were implemented. It wasn’t just about financial numbers, but everything that we did that culminated into the financial numbers we get to present every year.”

In her president’s report, Horn recognized Viola’s leadership, as well as the many efforts made by the board in the last year. In addition to the bylaw revisions, she noted that the board had also agreed to present changes to its declaration of restrictions.

“We received the message loud and clear from the membership that they had concerns about the impact of short-term rentals on quality of life in our various sections,” she said. “So this revision to the declaration of restrictions will be rolled out sometime in September.”

Horn also acknowledged the implementation of hybrid board meetings, which she said has improved membership participation.

“The really good news I believe is that the hybrid model is yielding very good turnout overall at meetings,” she said.

This year’s annual meeting also included the presentation of the Sam Wilkinson Award, which recognizes volunteer efforts for Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks programs. This year, the association recognized Ralph Chinn for his contributions to the community as a member of the local Kiwanis Club and a volunteer for numerous programs.

“Unfortunately, Mr. Chinn is not able to be here because he passed suddenly …,” said Recreation and Parks Director Debbie Donahue. “So we went ahead and decided that even though he couldn’t be with us, we were going to go ahead and give it to him.”

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Berlin’s A&E District Secures $17K State Grant

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Live Music, Public Art A Heavy Focus

BY CHARLENE SHARPE STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – A $17,000 grant is expected to support public art in the Berlin Arts and Entertainment District.

The Maryland State Arts Council awarded the Berlin Arts and Entertainment District a $17,089 grant to assist with public art and related events in the downtown district.

“We’re really focused on live music and public art,” said Ivy Wells, the town’s economic and community development director. “We’re helping to promote live music venues and businesses that showcase and sell local art.”

The grant award comes just after town officials filled vacant positions on the town’s new arts and entertainment advisory committee. The Berlin Arts and Entertainment District, part of the state program to develop and promote community involvement, tourism and revitalization, will be supported locally by the committee. According to the town, the committee will work to promote the town through attracting audiences, artists, art organizations and other enterprises to the community. The committee is tasked with creating accessible and unique art destinations in Berlin and facilitating dynamic art experiences that engage people.

With Sunny Aroh, Cassandra Brown, Sara Hambury and Opal Hambury recently appointed to the committee, the grant will allow the Berlin Arts and Entertainment District to begin creating art and events. Committee members have already planned for a kids talent show to be held during the Berlin Spring Celebration. They’re also organizing a chalk art festival to be held on Earth Day. “We’re excited about having the funding to be able to accomplish art-inspired activities for our residents and to support our local artists,” Wells said.

In recent months, more and more public art has started to pop up in Berlin. A mural on the Bruder Hill building honors the Rev. Dr. Charles Albert Tindley while “Pollinator Way” decorates the sidewalk adjacent to Island Creamery.

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OCEAN CITY – Two threatened diamondback turtles collected by a New York family on vacation in the resort area as pets found their way back home this month in a roundabout way.

The Maryland Coastal Bays Program last week received two diamondback turtles, a threatened species symbolic of the state, and with the help of volunteers, released them back into their natural habitat. The two diamondbacks were confiscated in Buffalo, N.Y., by the Society for the Provention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Erie County in New York from private citizens who had collected the turtles as pets while on vacation in Ocean City earlier this summer.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) contacted the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife and Heritage department to inform them of the confiscation of the diamondback terrapins. The citizens who had collected the diamondback terrapins were issued a written warning by NYDEC. Maryland DNR wildlife ecologist Scott Smith orchestrated the habitat confirmation, permitting and transportation for the terrapins for a release back where they belong. Last Wednesday, the Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP), with the help of volunteers, released the two rescued diamondback terrapins back into their natural habitat at an undisclosed lo-

The two diamondback turtles are pictured prior to being released last week.

cation in West Ocean City.

The MCBP is reminding residents and visitors it is unlawful to take any diamondback terrapin, sea turtle, northern map turtle, bog turtle, spiny softshell, wood turtle of spotted turtle. It is also unlawful to sell, barter or trade a wild-caught turtle in Maryland. MCBP outreach and marketing coordinator Sandi Smith said turtles taken from the wild and held as pets often become somewhat domesticated and cannot be returned to their natural habitat.

“There is nothing humane in the capture of a wild turtle and confining it as a

domestic pet,” she said. “The maintenance and dietary needs are far more labor intensive for a humane existence. Depending on the period of the collection of a wild turtle caught and held in captivity, most surrendered are no longer eligible for release back into the wild.”

Resources for re-homing a wild animal are very limited and often results in the animal being euthanized. Such was not the case last week with the two diamondbacks released on Wednesday. Beyond the collection of wild turtles for domestication, there is also an illegal demand in

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The MCBP is reminding citizens if they see pretty and interesting wildlife like terrapins, enjoy viewing them from a distance and do not take them from their habitat. If a citizen sees wildlife that appears to be injured, call a local rehabber or animal control to seek advice. If one sees what appears to be suspicious activity with the collection of wildlife, contact the DNR at 410-260-8888.

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SALISBURY – Partnerships with a local nonprofit are expected to assist seniors and low-income families with critical home repairs.

Earlier this month, Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services (SNHS), a nonprofit dedicated to increasing homeownership and sustainable neighborhoods, announced its partnership with Chesapeake Housing Mission (CHM).

Officials say additional funding will allow the organization to meet the needs of the community.

“Serving on the housing subcommittee of the Vulnerable Population Task Force in Salisbury, I connected with Don Taylor from Chesapeake Housing Mission and learned about the challenges homeowners are facing in order to remain in their homes safely,” said Cheryl Meadows, SNHS executive director. “The timing couldn’t be more perfect because we had rehabilitation money available to meet community needs.”

In March, SNHS reports its board of directors voted to donate $20,000 of its rehabilitation funds to Chesapeake Housing Mission in support of critical home repairs.

And in June, SNHS submitted a grant application to NeighborWorks America – its chartering organization – to further support its partnership with Chesapeake Housing Mission.

As a result of those efforts, officials say, SNHS was awarded an additional $25,000 to contribute to Chesapeake Housing Mission.

“Warmer, safe, drier. That is what we strive for,” said Don Taylor, Chesapeake Housing Mission’s development director and founder. “As the only organization serving the lower four counties with critical housing repairs, we are always looking for partnerships to support the mission. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with Cheryl and her team to expand our reach and truly build community on the Lower Shore.”

Officials say the funding will support critical repairs, such as a deck and ramp project the housing mission recently completed for Michael Palmer, a Salisbury resident. Crews worked to replace an old, damaged structure and make it easier for Palmer to get in and out of his home using his wheelchair.

“We know there are quite a few more people just like Michael who need help with these types of critical home repair projects. Right now, we have 58 families on a waiting list,” said Michael Franklin, executive director of Chesapeake Housing Mission. “The money SNHS is providing is helping us build wheelchair ramps, patch roofs, repair flooring, install handrails in bathrooms and stairwells and take care of water damage to prevent mold from growing in the home.”

He continued, “This is the first time we have worked with Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, and it is genuinely a perfect union.”

In addition to SNHS’s contributions, Wicomico County last week also announced a partnership with Chesapeake Housing Mission to provide homeowners access to safe and healthy living environments.

Recent partnerships with Chesapeake Housing Mission are expected to assist the nonprofit in providing critical home repairs to members of the community. Pictured above, Salisbury resident Michael Palmer, center, is pictured with his girlfriend and crew members on a new deck provided by Chesapeake Housing Mission.

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Earlier this year, Wor-Wic also received gold-level recognition as an overall Military Friendly School.

“Wor-Wic understands and appreciates the unique role which military spouses contribute when serving our nation,” said Fred Howard, director of veterans services at Wor-Wic. “Military spouses face many of the same challenges as their active duty service member. So it’s important to provide the family members with the same level of academic support services while they attend WorWic.” An average of 300 students from veterans, active-duty members, National Guard, reservists and their eligible family members – including spouses – are enrolled at Wor-Wic every year. The college has been named a Military Friendly School for the past 11 years.

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Officials gathered on Aug. 4 to celebrate the opening of the TidalHealth Crisis Center at 200 E. Vine Street in Salisbury. A collaboration among TidalHealth, Atlantic General Hospital and community health partners, the new facility, as well as a satellite location in Berlin, will serve as behavioral health urgent care centers where individuals can receive crisis respite, observation and intervention. Pictured at a recent ribbon cutting are, from left, TidalHealth President/CEO Steve Leonard; Julius Zant, MD, chairperson of the TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Board of Directors; Tim Feist, vice president of ambulatory services/corporate compliance officer; Ingrid Orinda, MD, psychiatrist, TidalHealth Crisis Center; and Stacey Walker, clinical manager of TidalHealth Behavioral Health Crisis Services.

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Mezick is joining SVN Miller as an associate advisor. Mezick is currently licensed in Maryland and intends to focus on Wicomico County and surrounding areas. He grew up in Fruitland, Md., where he currently resides. His interests outDYLAN MEZICK side of work include surfing, snowboarding, skating, and going to the beach.

University Honorees SALISBURY – At Salisbury University (SU), thousands of students each semester spend countless hours working with faculty in classrooms, laboratories and clinical settings to advance their degrees.

Often behind the scenes, hundreds of university staff help make those interactions possible.

Two such hard-working SU employees recently were recognized with one of the University System of Maryland’s (USM’s) highest honors: the Board of Regents’ Staff Award for Excellence.

Donna Carey, executive administrative assistant in the Charles R. and Martha N. Fulton School of Liberal Arts Dean’s Office was recognized in the “Exceptional Contribution to the Institution” category.

Haley Cristea, instructional designer in the Instructional Design and Delivery Office, was honored in the “Effectiveness and Efficiency” category.

“We are very proud that SU is home to two of this year’s seven USM Board of Regents’ Staff Award recipients,” said SU

August 19, 2022 President Carolyn Ringer Lepre. “Their commitment to our students, faculty and staff, and the university as a whole, is commendable. The fact that they excelled at such a high level even during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic is even more admirable. Both truly are deserving of this honor.”

Carey’s accomplishments at SU include collaborating with colleagues to create and support a MyClasses online management site to assist with onboarding administrative support staff. She also holds professional development meetings with all Fulton School administrative staff.

Beyond her service to the school, she also served as a member of the SU Staff Senate, representing non-exempt employees from 2015-2021 and chairing its Human Resources Standing Committee from 2017-2019. In this capacity, she led the charge for non-exempt employees — who are not covered by collective bargaining — to be included in SU’s equity adjustment pool for salary increases.

“Beyond her anticipated responsibilities, Donna has managed tremendous additional duties since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said her nominator, Dr. Chrys Egan, associate dean of the Fulton School.

“She had to organize and support the needs of faculty, staff and students; transition to online learning; and transition back to campus for SU’s largest academic unit.”

Cristea also was praised for her COVID-19-related work. When the pandemic started and SU pivoted to virtual classes, her emphasis on making SU’s instructional design and delivery systems flexible, responsive and cost effective became even more important than usual. She worked with faculty and staff to transition their courses using technologies and platforms that had not been factored into the university’s pre-pandemic budgets. Her efforts helped SU save an estimated $110,000 while increasing student and faculty access and participation.

“In three separate instances, completely outside the scope of her position, Haley selflessly mitigated, problem solved and saved thousands of dollars as she worked with faculty and staff to seamlessly and effectively transition their faceto-face, planned programming to virtual or hybrid iterations that would be COVID-19proof,” said her nominator, Dr. Sarah E.J. Winger, assessment coordinator in the University Analysis, Reporting and Assessment Office.

Carey and Cristea will receive their awards during the USM Board of Regents’ first meeting of the 2022-23 academic year.

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COMMUNITY News In Photos

On Aug. 10, the Ward Museum Executive Director Dr. Kristin Sullivan was the guest speaker at the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean PinesOcean City. Pictured is Sullivan, left, with Tim Lund, the club’s president.

Tim Lund, outgoing president of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean PinesOcean City, is pictured with Bob Wolfing, incoming president of the club. The club meets on Wednesday mornings at 8 a.m. in the Ocean Pines Community Center at White Horse Park.

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The new officers for American Legion Post 166 were sworn in recently by Southeastern Shore District Commander Barbara Wharton. Returning as commander of the post was Tom Wengert. Other officers sworn in were J.R. Best, first vice commander; Bob Paul, second vice commander; John Bussard, adjutant; George Barstis, finance officer; Jack Hyle, judge advocate; Ben Dawson, chaplain; Bob Gilmore, sergeant-at-arms; Chuck Beatty, service officer; and Ed Pinto, historian. They’re pictured with the new executive board which consists of Bob Broderick, Phil Ludlam, Nelson Kelly, Harry Rey, and Charles Spaziani.

Sandy Morgan, Cal Dupchen and Donna Sponseller were among the attendees at the Art League of Ocean City’s First Friday Opening Reception this month.

Su Lane, Kirk McBride and David Lane are pictured at the First Friday Opening Reception at the Art League of Ocean City.

Three generations of the Quillin family are pictured playing golf at the Ocean City Golf Club. From right is Michael Quillin, his son David Quillin, Elsa Quillin and J.D. Quillin. Michael and J.D. Quillin are sons of one of the founders of the Ocean City Golf Club, which opened in 1959.

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People in Society Bruce Robson, Barbara Dolan, John Schisler and Kate Patton are pictured at an artist reception for plein air paintings done during the Lower Shore Land Trust’s Pollinator Garden Tour.

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Bill Owens, Joe Andrews, Jack Mumford, Ed Dorang and Richard Holland of the Berlin Lions Club pause for a photo at the Peach Festival.

Skyler Nottingham, David Esch, Pat Nottingham and Heather Nottingham of the Berlin Heritage Foundation are pictured at the Peach Festival.

Representing the Briddell Family Foundation at the Peach Festival were Shukura Briddell Ellison, Alexis Salas (and dog Dani), Jennifer Salas, Jacelyn Curtis, James Briddell, Kwanza Briddell, Loretta Brown Briddell, Sandra Briddell Bowen and Evyanna Kessler Bowen.

JL and Hugh Cropper are pictured with Kate Patton at the Lower Shore Land Trust’s Pollinator Garden Tour artist reception Aug. 5.

Jon Andes and Jack Orris, board members for the Taylor House Museum, assisted with tours of the facility during the Berlin Peach Festival.

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Donna Pellinger, Chris Welch and Ali Giska represented the Buckingham Elementary School PTA at the Peach Festival.

Kimberly Gochenour and Evan Vincent of Baked Dessert Café paused for a photo at the Peach Festival.

Karen Prengaman and Clara Small of Germantown School Community Heritage Center are pictured at the Berlin Peach Festival.

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with Scott Lenox It’s hard to believe that it’s the middle of August already. We still have a couple of major tournaments left on the schedule and there is plenty of great fishing left to come, but the busiest week of the summer is behind us with the end of last week’s record-breaking White Marlin Open. Offshore fishing is generally poor right now, but there were some nice fish found and there were some hefty payouts once again. The largest payout in this year’s White Marlin Open was actually the largest payout for any fishing tournament that has ever taken place, anywhere in the world. The 49th Annual White Marlin Open truly was an event for the record books.

The first-place white marlin was caught on Friday by the crew of the local boat Billfisher with Captain Jon Duffie at the helm.

Captain Jon put his brother Jeremy Duffie on a 77.5-pound white marlin that won a world record $4.5 million in prize money.

The largest payout for any fishing tournament ever. There were a couple of other million dollar payouts as well this week.

Here’s how the 2022 White Marlin Open breaks down. Third place in the wahoo divisions was won by the crew of the Irish Twin who caught a 51.5 pounder. Second place wahoo was won by the Water Marlin

with a 54 pounder, and first place was captured by a big 71-pound wahoo caught

by Chris Thompson on board the Jenny Poo. In the dolphin category, third place was won by my buddy Shawn Bohlen aboard the JEB who landed a 28 pounder. Second place was taken by the 10-4 Joker who caught a 29-pound dolphin which was the very first fish weighed in this year’s tournament, and first place was won by a big bull dolphin of 59 pounds caught by Frank Sinito who was fishing aboard the Irene. The 2022 White Marlin Open was the tournament of bigeyes as there were many fish weighed over the five days. Third place in the tuna category was a 242.5-pound bigeye caught by the Komotose who won over $400,000 thanks to some small boat Calcutta money. Second place was won by the Big Stick with Captain Ronnie Fields who put a 246.5 pound bigeye in the boat and won over $190,000 in prize money. The big tuna and biggest check from the tuna category came from the Southern C’s who bested Big Stick by just one pound with a 247.5 pound bigeye. That one pound would be worth more than a million dollars as Southern C’s won over $1.2 Million.

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The only blue marlin to qualify in the 2022 White Marlin Open was this 511pound beauty caught by the Cabana and winning $1.2 million.

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Above top left, Stacey Schindler fished with Rich Daiker and caught three keeper flounder and a 30-inch rockfish. Above top left center, Bill Snyder used a strip of mullet to land this 22” keeper from the north sea wall on the OC inlet. Above top right center, Braden Fisher cast netted his own mullet and then used them to land this 23”, 4-pound flounder. Above top right, “Seabass” Bob caught a couple of big sea bass on board the Morning Star with Captain Monty Hawkins. Above left, Blake Gunther fished ocean structure and landed his limit of flounder in just over an hour. Above right, Steve Tapley landed this big triggerfish from the north jetty.

Opposite page, top left, Curt, Cody and Hunter Presnell had a good day of offshore fishing that resulted in a stud wahoo and some “peanut” mahi. Opposite page, top right, the crew of the Spring Mix II with Captain Chris Watkowski had an awesome day with eight yellowfin tuna and a sailfish release. Opposite page, middle left, the crew of the Billfisher with Captain Jon Duffie won first place in the White Marlin Open with this beautiful 77.5 pound white marlin. Opposite page, bottom left, Captain John Prather of Ocean City Guide Service displays a nice flounder caught by his young angler. Opposite page, bottom right, his nice flounder ended up in the net of the Angler with Captain Chris Mizurak at the helm.

... Fish In OC FROM PAGE 49 ify for the 49th Annual White Marlin Open and that fish was caught by the crew of the Cabana with Captain Eddie Wheeler. Cabana weighed a 511-pound blue on Thursday and then received a check on Saturday for over $1.2 ,illion in prize money.

There were two qualifying white marlin in this year’s White Marlin Open and though the fish were only separated by six pounds, the payouts were separated by millions of dollars. Second place in the coveted white marlin category was won by the C- Student who weighed the first qualifying white on Thursday at 71.5 pounds and received a check for over

$197,000 at Saturday’s awards banquet.

The final day of the tournament saw the most excitement when the crew of the Billfisher with Captain Jon Duffie showed up to the scales at Harbour Island to weigh a white marlin that some thought could take the lead in the category. The excitement built when Andy Motsko announced the weight of Billfisher’s white marlin at 77.5 pounds and then climaxed when he announced that the fish was worth over $4.4 million dollars. After all of the final calculations were done, Billfisher received a check for $4,536,926, a world record for a fishing tournament payout. It was the icing on the cake for an awesome 2022 White Marlin Open.

Outside of the White Marlin Open there wasn’t a whole lot of offshore fishing going on and what was going on was not good. Offshore water temperatures are very warm and there are no temperature

breaks to speak of. Not good conditions for holding bait or finding fish, but hopefully as we move into the fall those conditions will improve.

Speaking of improving conditions, back bay water for flounder fishing has gotten cleaner on the high tide and thanks to that we’ve seen some improved flounder fishing over the past few weeks. There are way more throwback sized fish than there are keepers over the 16” minimum size, but there are some keepers to be had in deeper, cooler water. The Thorofare is holding plenty of fish with a few keepers mixed in, but your best bet for a fish over 16” is going to be the OC inlet or east channel.

Lady anglers take center stage this week with the Poor Girls Open at Bahia Marina. This is a fish one- of three-day event Thursday, Aug. 18 through Saturday, Aug. 20. This is a billfish release tour-

nament with categories for meat fish as well. Scales action happens every night at Bahia Marina on 22nd Street and the bay. Directly following the Poor Girls, The MidAtlantic will be in town from Monday, Aug. 21 through Friday, Aug. 26. This is a fish three- of five-day event similar to the White Marlin Open with categories for white and blue marlin, tuna, wahoo and dolphin. Scales action takes place in Ocean City every night from 5 until 9 p.m. at the scale right in front of Sunset Grille.

If you can’t make it there in person, you can watch our live broadcast at www.TheMidAtlantic.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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Simple Message: ‘When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors’

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Guarding the Beach

BY DAMIEN SANZOTTI

SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH

OCEAN CITY – I think we all know that lightning is extremely dangerous, and the beach may be one of the worst places to be during a lightning storm. The Ocean City Beach Patrol’s goal is to educate beachgoers of the dangers of lightning, as well as how the patrol operates to keep you and your family safe during a lightning storm.

The Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) has specific procedures it follows when thunder is heard, lightning is spotted or when a Severe Weather Warning is issued. When one of our lifeguards hears thunder, they immediately clear all swimmers from the water. We start with the water because it takes more time to get

them out of the water and off the beach.

Once the water is clear the Surf Rescue Technician (lifeguard) can then get off the stand and begin warning people about the impending danger of being on a large open area such as a beach or near the water during an electrical storm.

Many scientists believe (and the NWS includes it in warnings) that if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to the storm to be struck. That means if you hear thunder when you are on the beach, it would be a good idea to begin to pack up your belongings and head indoors.

Once lightning is spotted, the beach is cleared immediately, with no time to pack up if you had not started at the first sound of thunder. Leave your belongings behind and get to safety, you may return after the danger passes to get your

items.

At this point, our guards are told to take their own safety into account, clear the beach of all patrons, and take cover off the beach as quickly as possible. Another safety concern is that items on the beach become dangerous proDAMIEN jectiles when these storm SANZOTTI cells hit with high winds and the only safe location is off the beach.

It often seems that vacationers are more concerned with shark attacks (partly thanks to the Discovery Channels “Shark Fest” and “Shark Week” and this year’s National Geographic’s Shark Month) than the possibility of a lightning strike. However, statistics show that the

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concern should be the opposite. Lightning is nearly 50 times more dangerous than sharks. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) estimates that lightning kills approximately 41 people a year in the U.S. Shark fatalities average less than one fatality a year.

Hundreds of people are injured every year from lightning strikes. Some of the injuries sustained are life-altering and debilitating. Unfortunately, when people hear these types of statistics, they often ignore them thinking it won’t happen here or to me. There have been over a dozen people hit by lightning on or near Ocean City beaches (none were in the water) and for about five of these victims it was fatal. Just two weeks ago three people were killed, and another was in critical condition after lightning struck near the White House in Washington, DC. The OCBP is in constant contact with the weather service and is always aware of the current weather situation. Recent developments in lightning detection and monitoring technologies give us more accurate and timely information on potentially dangerous developing cloud to ground lightning and we use this information to help assure you and your family’s safety. With the launch of NOAA’s most advanced weather satellites ever developed (GOES-R and GOES-S), in recent years, real-time lightning detection is more accurate and readily available than ever and will assist us in providing early warning of these deadly events. According to the National Weather Service, a long-term average of 41 people die from lightning strikes each year in the United States and hundreds more are injured, but that number has been continuing to trend downward thanks in part to increased awareness, safety campaigns, and growing accessibility of weather forecasts and warnings. Other important facts indicate that of all fatalities most occur in July.

Another statistic to consider is that NOAA estimates that 25% of fatal lightning strikes happen near water. Other dangerous areas include wide-open spaces, such as a sports field, a golf course, or a beach. That is why our guards take the action of getting people off the beach during a storm so seriously. Generally, people can expect to wait 30 minutes after each rumble of thunder or visual of lightning before guards will begin allowing people back onto the beach. When the guards get back up in their stands it is safe to come onto the beach and play in the water.

The bottom line is that during any type of storm with thunder or lightning, people should stop all activities and take cover indoors. It really is the only safe place.

NOAA continues to promote a slogan that is easy to remember, “When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors.”

(The writer has been with the beach patrol for 19 years and is currently a sergeant. He is a physical education teacher for the Worcester County Public School system.)

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Bobby Libertini: Ocean Memories In His Own Words 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 – I grew up in Catonsville and swam competitively in high school and college. My brother Jim had been a lifeguard in Daytona Beach. Additionally, my swimming buddies Mark Spence, Brandon Middleton, Glenn McGuire and I had learned about the Ocean City Beach Patrol from an older swimming friend Nick Burley. We were all athletic, ambitious and adventurous.

So, we decided to all join the OCBP together. It was 1975 and the four of us started a training program with routine rigorous running and long distant swims in Liberty Reservoir and Marriottsville Quarry. We worked on this goal for a year.

In the summer of ‘76, we secured our first apartment in OC as roommates on Robin Drive ready to join the patrol.

Since my high school let out much later,

Mark, Glenn and Brandon were able to take the test before me. They each passed and became members of the patrol. The pressure was on me as my test date was the last one scheduled, plus there were only three more positions remaining. To make things worse, I was committed to our summer rent and my parents only allowed me to live at the beach if I made the patrol.

During the morning warm-ups prior to the test, I befriended another participant named Steve Dulkerian. We were the smallest of the 18 other applicants, and both of us were very nervous. The other guys had chests like beer kegs and legs like trees! They were all older, bigger, and hairier. Everything turned out good though. Steve and I came in first in all of the events and we both made the squad. Having just turned 17, three weeks before the test, I was now one of the youngest members of the patrol.

That first year, I was a rover, moving

Bobby Libertini is pictured in the late 70’s.

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from stand to stand as needed. It wasn’t until the next year that I earned my own

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Sands Condo on 106th Street. Help came from my teammate Tommy Pugh and we reached the brother and sister.

We finally reached shore about a half mile south from my original sighting. The children actually helped save themselves by not panicking until our help arrived.

I remember running back along the shoreline with the kids in hand, and so many people, who had been watching the action from their porches, were clapping and cheering.

The father of the two kids approached me afterwards and said they were unpacking for their vacation week while the kids went to play on the beach. He handed me $100 and said they were going home. I split it with Tom. When I returned the next year, I was promoted to crew chief. My stand was up on 134th Street. My roommates, who all guarded on the Boardwalk beaches, would joke that I guarded on the North Pole. That was fine with me. I was extremely fortunate to meet so many super nice families, condo owners and friendly vacationers.

During my last two summers on the patrol, I continued as crew chief but now

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Each week during the season the Freeman Arts Pavilion submits a photo of the week from the Selbyville venue. Above, Greensky Bluegrass performed at Freeman Arts Pavilion on Tuesday, Aug. 10. Tickets are still available for 2022 performances at Photo By Natalee DeHart/Freeman Arts Pavilion freemanarts.org.

Fenwick Committee Talks Traffic-Calming Measures

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BY BETHANY HOOPER STAFF WRITER

FENWICK ISLAND – Proposed calming measures along three side streets, including the implementation of one-way traffic and raised crosswalks, highlighted a town committee meeting this week.

On Tuesday, Councilman Richard Benn, chair of the Fenwick Island Infrastructure Committee, presented members with possible traffic-calming measures along Bunting Avenue, Maryland Avenue and Island Street.

Among the recommendations presented by the engineer, he said, was a plan to convert Bunting Avenue to a oneway street, with traffic moving southbound.

“Basically, he’s saying the status quo is okay for now …,” Benn told committee members this week. “This other option he gives us is to suggest making Bunting one way. I personally like that.”

Benn pointed out the dangers along Bunting Avenue, a popular oceanside street heavily traversed by motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. He said the suggestion to implement one-way traffic could improve safety.

“I think the biggest problem is we have too many bicycles and pedestrians and cars using the same narrow strip of pavement,” he said.

Officials noted one of the biggest problems along Bunting Avenue was the amount of cut-through traffic. Benn said

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those motorists are not always cognizant of bicyclists and pedestrians.

“The only traffic we see that goes from Lewes Street all the way to Atlantic Street is the cut-through traffic,” he added. “And we have to find a way to cut down on that, because that’s the inconsiderate, unknowing driver, and that’s the one that poses the greatest risk to our pedestrians and bicyclists.”

In addition to one-way traffic, committee members this week also discussed the possibility of implementing “No Thru Traffic” signage along Bunting and mandatory turns onto James and Dagsboro streets.

Committee member Tim Bergin, however, warned against that suggestion.

“I wonder if that’s more trouble than it’s worth,” he said. “We have a problem … but we can easily make it worse.”

Committee members this week also talked about the possibility of converting Bunting Avenue to a one-way street, with vehicular traffic on one side and a bike and pedestrian pathway on the other.

Benn said the group’s ideas would need to be discussed with both the engineer and the community.

“This is where we’re going to need a lot of community involvement,” he said.

The committee this week also looked at traffic-calming recommendations along Maryland Avenue and Island Street, side streets frequently used by motorists traveling from Coastal Highway to Route 54.

While speeding is a major concern a-

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long the side streets, Police Chief John Devlin said failure to stop at stop signs was also an issue.

“There seems to more of a problem with stop signs than there is with speeding,” he said. “They run stop signs all day long there. And you have a waterpark there with little kids crossing.”

Benn suggested the town approach the Delaware Department of Transportation to install a raised crosswalk near the waterpark. He noted those streets were outside municipal limits.

“For all of these issues, let’s get our thinking caps on and let’s get more information,” he said.

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Benn this week also presented committee members with an update on a town-wide resiliency study.

While the town has received grant funding from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to complete the study, officials say they are still awaiting the necessary approvals to proceed with the project.

“Now it’s sitting on the secretary of DNREC’s desk … I reached out to Ron Gray over the weekend and asked if he could call [Shawn] Garvin, the secretary of DNREC, and let’s get this thing moving please.”

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Every Sunday: Berlin Farmers Market From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., several streets will be closed to allow producers to display their goods. Live music from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Every Monday: TOPS Meeting 5-6:30 p.m. Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin. Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a support group promoting weight loss and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Call Rose 443-8808444.

Every Monday: Acapella Chorus All ladies who love to sing are invited to the Delmarva Woman’s Acapella Chorus, Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, 6-8 p.m. Contact Mary 410-6299383 or Carol 302-242-7062.

Every Tuesday: TOPS Meeting Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a weekly support and education group promoting weight loss and a healthy lifestyle. Meetings are held at the Worcester County Berlin Health Department at 9730 Healthway Drive, Berlin from 3:30-4:30 p.m. every Tuesday.

410-289-4725.

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

Every Wednesday: Bingo Elks Lodge 2645, corner of Sinepuxent Avenue and 138th Street in Ocean City. Has bingo all year. Doors open 4:30 p.m. with first game sharply at 6:30 p.m. Kitchen open for light fare. 410-250-2645.

Every Thursday: Beach Singles Join the club, 55 plus, at Harpoon Hanna’s

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Every Friday: Bingo Knights of Columbus hosts 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. Play every game for just $24. Light refreshments available. Call 410-524-7994 with any questions.

Aug. 19-20: Poor Girls Open Ladies only billfish release tournament benefiting breast cancer in honor of Capt.

Steve Harman. Watch the weigh-ins and visit vendors at Bahia Marina. Free. www.poorgirlsopen.com.

Aug. 20: Chicken Salad Carryout The Bishopville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will be holding a chicken salad carryout from noon-2 p.m. at the main station. $8 per pint. Pints of pulled pork for $10 per pint. Call 619-922-9950 to reserve your pint today.

Aug. 20-21: ArtX Northside Park on 125th Street will become immersed in unique artistic activities.

Discover a variety of artisans, music, food & wine. Free.

Aug. 22, 29: Casting Call The Ocean Pines Children’s Theater will

be casting for the January production of the musical “Moana.” Auditions will be held at the Ocean Pines Library from 5-6:30 p.m. on Aug. 22 for children in grades 3-8, and on Aug. 29 for those in grades 9-12.

Those auditioning for singing roles should come prepared to perform 16 measures of preselected songs from the show. Girls should prepare to sing How Far I’ll Go and boys should prepare to sing You’re Welcome. In addition, participants will be asked to recite or read selected monologues that can be found at http: //www.facebook.com/opchildrenstheater. Copies of the monologues will be on hand at the auditions as well. As was the case in 2021, all attending the auditions will need to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19.

For further information, please contact us at opchildrenstheater@yahoo.com.

Aug. 24: Marine Corps Detachment Meeting The First State Detachment of the Marine Corps League meets 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 join us to meet their fellow veterans and consider joining the Detachment and support our mission for community service through camaraderie and volunteerism. You can contact us by phone at 410-430-7181 or email: websergeant@firststatemarines.org.

Aug. 25: Virtual Autism Conference Atlantic General Hospital is sponsoring the 6th Annual Autism Awareness Conference from 8 a.m. to noon. This event is free to the community; Internet access is required to join the conference. Please call 410641-9268 or email amarzola@atlanticgeneral.org to register in advance.

Aug. 25-28: OC Jeep Week OC Jeep Week, beach crawl, Jeep Jam and vendors at www.oceancityjeepweek.com. See website for full schedule.

Aug. 27: Furnace Town Bike Ride The 12th Annual Iron Furnace Fifty Bike Ride at Furnace Town Historic Site, 3816 Old Furnace Rd., Snow Hill. Check in at Furnace Town from 7-9 a.m. Pre-registration required. Go to https://www.ironfurnacefifty.org/ for more information. 410632-2032.

Aug. 27: Cat Adoption Event Town Cats of Ocean City will host a Clear The Shelters Adoption Event from 10 a.m.6 p.m. at PetSmart, 11330 Samuel Bowen Boulevard, Berlin.

Aug. 27: Community Shred Day Taylor Bank is sponsoring from 9 a.m.noon at Sturgis Park in Snow Hill in partnership with J3 Mobile Shredding. Each household can bring up to three banker boxes or bags of documents to be shredded. Remember to remove all binder clips.

Event is free to the public.

Sept. 3: Free Movie Night From 7:30-9:30 p.m. Briddell Family Foundation, Ocean 98, Transform Your World LLC, Flagship Cinemas and Pepsi are

August 19, 2022 sponsoring a free Back To School Movie Night in Henry Park. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Hosted by Hustle Hard Radio, DJ Rob Little and DJ Tony Vibez.

Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24: Assateague Adventures Berlin library branch will host a Ranger-led adventure featuring crafts, puppets, stories, cool props and live animals from Assateague Island National Seashore. A different adventure each week for all ages.

Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29: Chorus Singers Inviting new singers, both ladies and gentlemen to join the Pine Tones Chorus. 1 p.m. Ocean Pines Community Center.

Dave, 1-610-213-7472.

Sept. 10: Recovery Walk The Atlantic Club and Worcester Goes Purple will hold its 2022 Walk For Recovery from 9 a.m. to noon on the Boardwalk.

Registration is $25 per person, and proceeds support local scholarships and those in recovery. To register, visit www.atlanticclub.org.

Sept. 13-15: Basic Boating Course The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering the Maryland Basic Boating Safety Course at the Ocean Pines Library, 11107 Cathell Road from 6 -9 p.m. Cost $20 for all three evenings. Register or get more information by calling Barry Cohen at 410-9354807, or email: CGAUXOC@Gmail.com.

Sept. 22: Fashion Show Luncheon The Republican Women of Worcester County announce the 13th Annual Patriot Day Fashion Show Luncheon at The Grand Hotel in Ocean City. The event’s theme is "Honoring Local Women Who Have Served in the Armed Forces”. Fashions will be presented by Bruder Hill of Berlin. All are welcome. www.gopwomenofworcester.org. Merilee Horvat, 443-6149386.

Sept. 24: Drive-Thru Luncheon Powellville UM Church will host from 10 a.m. until sold out at 35606 Mount Hermon Road, Powellville. Drive thru luncheon features oyster fritter sandwiches, homemade chicken salad, homemade soups including peas and dumplings and vegetable beef.

Bake sale items will be available. No preorders. Call 410-835-8796 or 443-8808804 for more details.

Sept. 24-25: Renaissance Faire From 10 a.m.-6 p.m., the 2nd Annual Renaissance Faire at Furnace Town Historic Site, 3816 Old Furnace Rd., Snow Hill.

Cost is $15/adult, $10/children ages 5-14. www.furnacetown.org.

Oct. 1: 5K Run/Walk The Wor-Wic Community College Foundation is sponsoring a 5K Run/Walk, along with the 2022 Law Enforcement Team Cup Challenge, at 9 a.m., at the college campus on the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury. Check-in and registration begin at 8 a.m. The entry fee is $25 per person, or $35 per person after Sept. 28. Proceeds will benefit the students of Wor-Wic. For more information or a registration form, visit the college website at www.worwic.edu or call 410-334-2807.

October 22: Furnace Town Halloween From 4-8 p.m., Halloween in the Forest at Furnace Town Historic Site, 3816 Old Furnace Rd., Snow Hill. Spooktacular games, music and trick-or-treating. Cost is $5/person. www.furnacetown.org.

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Funny celebrations at the WMO scales Time off in the summer

A sunny day when rain is predicted Good sportsmanship displays

Seeing businesses with long lines Falling asleep easily at night

A pile of crabs and a pitcher of beer

People watching at Seacrets in the summer Spicy sushi

A group of kids horsing around in a pool Being home by 10:30 after a Freeman Arts Pavilion concert

The Sea Scape was built by Ridge Harman, Sr. in 1954 and was the first Boardwalk motel in Ocean City. Located on 16th Street, it was part of what would soon become known as “Motel Row.” The famous March Storm of ‘62 would cause serious damage to the entire town and the Sea Scape was no exception. Its swimming pool was uprooted from the original site facing the beach and deposited in the motel parking lot facing Baltimore Avenue. Reconstructed, the pool would remain in the new location for the next 54 years.

The Sea Scape was famous for its weekly smorgasbord in the 1960s and 70s and a lively piano bar. One of the first motels to stay open in the off-season, its Fireside Room restaurant was popular for prime rib and broiled Maine lobster.

In later years, Peppers Tavern – a popular locals bar – leased space in the basement of the Sea Scape.

After 62 years as one of Ocean City’s best known motels, the Sea Scape was torn down in November 2016 to make way for the modern Hyatt Place Ocean City/Oceanfront Hotel.

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The Dispatch Classifieds $15/Week for Minimum of Five Lines • $2 Thereafter Per Line Display Classified Ads: $20/Week Per Column Inch (Contract Discounts Available) Deadline for Insertions, Cancellations & Payment is 3pm Tuesday Pre-Payment is Required. We Accept Visa & MasterCard

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––––––––––––––––––––––––––– CLEANERS WANTED FOR OC: If you are a conscientious individual or team looking for great pay & minimal hours on summer Saturdays in OC, then we are the cleaning company for you. Exp. preferred. Cell phone and vehicle required. (443)880-0525. ___________________________ C L E A N E R S / VAC AT I O N RENTALS: Needed for Ocean City and Ocean Pines. Experience preferred but not necessary. Text or call 443-397-1189.

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Duties include planning, implementing and monitoring grants programs. Prepares budgets, monitors expenditures, tracks results, monitors performance measures and analyzes financial data. This position will serve as the primary point of contact for all grant funding.

Applicants must possess a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and have one year of experience in grant evaluation and monitoring or budget preparation, presentation and execution. Background check required.

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Third Insertion CHRISTOPHER T. WOODLEY, TRUSTEE WILLIAMS, MOORE, SHOCKLEY & HARRISON, L.L.P. 3509 COASTAL HIGHWAY OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 (410) 289-3553 TRUSTEE’S SALE OF TWO

VALUABLE RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM UNITS IN THE VIRGINIAN CONDOMINIUM – B, LOCATED AT 1103 PHILADELPHIA AVE, OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 WORCESTER COUNTY Under and by virtue of that Order Appointing Trustee and Ordering Sale entered by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, in Case

CONTACT INFORMATION Phone: 410-641-4563 • Fax: 410-641-0966 Email: classifieds@mdcoastdispatch.com Mail: P.O. Box 467, Berlin MD 21811

No. C-23-CV-21-000193, the undersigned Trustee will sell at public auction to be held AT THE PREMISES: 1103 PHILADELPHIA AVE OCEAN CITY, MD 21842, ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2022, AT 2:00 PM The following real properties: Item 1: Condominium Unit No. 21, in the Virginian Con-

dominium – B, having an address of 1103 Philadelphia Ave., Unit 21, Ocean City, Md 21842, having tax identification no. 10-036186, as more particularly described in that deed recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, in Liber 4098, folio 357, et seq.

Item 2: Condominium Unit No. 23, in the Virginian Condominium – B, having an ad-

August 19, 2022 dress of 1103 Philadelphia Ave., Unit 23, Ocean City, Md 21842, having tax identification no. 10-036208, as more particularly described in that deed recorded among aforesaid Land Records of Worcester County, in Liber 3694, folio 245, et seq.

INSPECTION: The properties will be available for inspection both on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, between the hours of 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM, and for one hour immediately prior to the sale.

The properties, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, including that Condominium Master Deed and By-Laws, dated July 24, 1972, and recorded among the Land Records, in Liber F.W.H. No. 360, folio 425, et seq., any amendments thereto, and that plat described in the aforesaid Master Deed and recorded as aforesaid in Plat Book F.W.H. No. 26, folio 7, et seq., and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: Each property described above will first be offered for sale, individually, with the high bids being reserved. Then both properties will be offered for sale as an entirety. The greater of the bids for the condominium units, individually, or the bid for the condominium units in the aggregate, will be accepted.

Notwithstanding the aforementioned, the Trustee reserves the right to determine or change, in his sole discretion, the manner in which the properties are offered and sold. A deposit of $10,000.00 will be required of the purchaser at the time and place of sale for both properties if they are sold as an entirety, and a deposit of $5,000.00 will be required of each purchaser at the time and place of sale for each property if they are sold separately. The deposit(s) shall be in the form of certified check, cashier's check, or money order, or other form of security at the sole discretion of the Trustee. The balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Trustee, payable in cash within ten (10) days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. Interest shall accrue at the rate of 5.75% per annum if Unit No. 21 is sold separately or if Unit No. 21 and Unit No. 23 are sold as an entirety. There will be no abatement of interest due to the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement.

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Taxes, water charges, sanitary commission charges, assessments and liens or encumbrances for sewer, water, drainage, or other public improvements completed or commenced on or prior to the date of sale or

subsequent thereto, if any, are to be adjusted and apportioned as of the date of sale and are to be assumed and paid thereafter by purchaser, whether assessments have been levied or not as of date of settlement.

Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes, settlement expenses, and all other costs incident to settlement shall be borne by the purchaser.

Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. If Purchaser fails to pay the balance of the purchase price following ratification of the sale, the deposit shall be forfeited and the property resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser.

The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser.

The trustee will convey either marketable or insurable title. If the Trustee cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. Upon refund of the deposit, this sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claims against the Trustee. Whenever in this legal advertisement the context so requires, the singular number shall include the plural and the converse.

BIDDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO FOLLOW CDC GUIDANCE AND WEAR A COVER OVER BOTH NOSE AND MOUTH AND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING AT THE AUCTION. The Trustee reserves the right to reject any and all bids in their sole discretion.

For information, please contact the undersigned at (410) 289-3553.

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 05, 2022 Christopher T. Woodley, Trustee Williams, Moore, Shockley & Harrison, LLP 3509 Coastal Highway Ocean City, Md 21842 3x 08-05, 08-12, 08-19

Third Insertion AYRIKA FLETCHER, ESQ.

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For more information call 410-641-4563 or email classifieds@mdcoastdispatch.com IN-HOUSE COUNSEL BAY CLUB TIME-SHARE ASSOCIATES, INC. P.O. BOX 3307 OCEAN CITY, MD 21843-3307 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, STATE OF MARYLAND CASE NO. C-23-CV-22-000138 BAY CLUB TIME-SHARE OWNERS ASSOCIATES, INC. P.O. BOX 3307 OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND 21843-3307 Plaintiff vs.

PAUL A. MARSHALL, et al.

Defendants ORDERED, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland this 2nd day of AUGUST, 2022, that the foreclosure sale of the properties mentioned in these proceedings,made and reported by Ayrika Fletcher, Trustee, be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 5th day of September, 2022 provided a copy of this Order be inserted in some daily newspaper printed in Worcester County, Maryland once in each of three successive weeks, before the 29th day of August, 2022

CONDO- TIME PRICE PURMINIUM INTERCHASER UNIT VAL

503 504 504 504

50 1 2 10

$50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00

BC BC BC BC

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 05, 2022 TRUE TEST COPY SUSAN R. BRANIECKI Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD 3x 08-05, 08-12, 08-19

Third Insertion AYRIKA FLETCHER, ESQ. IN-HOUSE COUNSEL BAY CLUB TIME-SHARE ASSOCIATES, INC. P.O. BOX 3307 OCEAN CITY, MD 21843-3307 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, STATE OF MARYLAND CASE NO. C-23-CV-22-000065 BAY CLUB TIME-SHARE OWNERS ASSOCIATES, INC. P.O. BOX 3307 OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND 21843-3307 Plaintiff vs.

The Report of Sale filed in the above case states the amount of the sales to be as indicated below for the referenced time-share interval: TIMESHARES SOLD: BC = BAY CLUB TIME SHARE OWNERS ASSOCIATES, INC. PCP = PALMETTO COAST PROPERTIES, LLC CONDO- TIME PRICE PURMINIUM INTERCHASER UNIT VAL 502 502 502 503 503 503 503 503 503 503 503 503 503 503 503 503 503 503 503 503 503

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SANDRA J. SHINDEL, et al.

Defendants ORDERED, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland this 2nd day of AUGUST, 2022, that the foreclosure sale of the properties mentioned in these proceedings,made and reported by Ayrika Fletcher, Trustee, be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 5th day of September, 2022 provided a copy of this Order be inserted in some daily newspaper printed in Worcester County, Maryland once in each of three successive weeks, before the 29th day of August, 2022 The Report of Sale filed in the above case states the amount of the sales to be as indicated below for the referenced time-share interval: TIMESHARES SOLD:

BC = BAY CLUB TIME SHARE OWNERS ASSOCIATES, INC. PCP = PALMETTO COAST PROPERTIES, LLC CONDO- TIME PRICE PURMINIUM INTERCHASER UNIT VAL 502 502 504 504 504 504 504 504 504 504 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505

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Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 05, 2022

TRUE TEST COPY SUSAN R. BRANIECKI Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD 3x 08-05, 08-12,08-19

Third Insertion AYRIKA FLETCHER, ESQ. IN-HOUSE COUNSEL BAY CLUB TIME-SHARE ASSOCIATES, INC. P.O. BOX 3307 OCEAN CITY, MD 21843-3307

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, STATE OF MARYLAND CASE NO. C-23-CV-22-000136

BAY CLUB TIME-SHARE OWNERS ASSOCIATES, INC. P.O. BOX 3307 OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND 21843-3307 Plaintiff

vs.

DAVID SKINNER LLC, et al.

Defendants

ORDERED, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland this 2nd day of

AUGUST, 2022, that the foreclosure sale of the properties mentioned in these proceedings,made and reported by Ayrika Fletcher, Trustee, be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 5th day of September, 2022 provided a copy of this Order be inserted in some daily newspaper printed in Worcester County, Maryland once in each of three successive weeks, before the 29th day of August, 2022

The Report of Sale filed in the above case states the amount of the sales to be as indicated below for the referenced time-share interval: TIMESHARES SOLD: BC = BAY CLUB TIME SHARE OWNERS ASSOCIATES, INC. PCP = PALMETTO COAST PROPERTIES, LLC CONDO- TIME PRICE PURMINIUM INTERCHASER UNIT VAL 505 505 505 506 506 506 506 506 506 506 506 506 506 506 506 506 506 506 506 506 506

49 50 51 1 2 4 6 8 9 10 12 17 18 19 20 36 41 46 48 49 52

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Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 05, 2022

TRUE TEST COPY SUSAN R. BRANIECKI Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD 3x 08-05, 08-12, 08-19

Second Insertion NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 19327 To all persons interested in the estate of DAVID L. BAINES, ESTATE NO. 19327.

Notice is given that YVONNE BAINES, 5806 ONLEY ROAD, GIRDLETREE, MD 21829 was on AUGUST 03, 2022, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of DAVID L. BAINES, who died on JULY 27, 2022 without 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

Page 63 (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 23rd day of FEBRUARY, 2023 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 12, 2022 YVONNE BAINES 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 08-12, 08-19, 08-26

Second Insertion NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 19329 To all persons interested in the estate of ROBERT T. GILSDORF, ESTATE NO. 19329. Notice is given that ROBERT J. GILSDORF, 8 WHEATLAND CIRCLE, MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709, was on AUGUST 04, 2022, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of ROBERT T. GILSDORF, who died on JULY 30, 2022 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, 2023 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 12, 2022 ROBERT J. GILSDORF 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 08-12, 08-19, 08-26

Second Insertion NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 19332 To all persons interested in the estate of FAITH M. MUMFORD, ESTATE NO. 19332.

Notice is given that QUINCY SHOCKLEY, 6615 CROOKED OAK DRIVE, SNOW HILL, MD 21863, was on AUGUST 05, 2022, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of FAITH M. MUMFORD, who died on JUNE 26, 2022 without 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 5TH day of FEBRUARY, 2023

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

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The deadline for all legal advertising is Tuesday at noon.

For more information call 410-641-4563 or email classifieds@mdcoastdispatch.com 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 12, 2022 QUINCY SHOCKLEY 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 08-12, 08-19, 08-26

Second Insertion AYRIKA FLETCHER, ESQ. IN-HOUSE COUNSEL BAY CLUB TIME-SHARE ASSOCIATES, INC. P.O. BOX 3307 OCEAN CITY, MD 21843-3307 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, STATE OF MARYLAND CASE NO. C-23-CV-21-000169

BAY CLUB TIME-SHARE OWNERS ASSOCIATES, INC. P.O. BOX 3307 OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND 21843-3307 Plaintiff

vs.

ROWANTO MCNIGH, et al.

Defendants

ORDERED, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland this 10th day of AUGUST, 2022, that the foreclosure sale of the properties mentioned in these

proceedings,made and reported by Ayrika Fletcher, Trustee, be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 12th day of September, 2022 provided a copy of this Order be inserted in some daily newspaper printed in Worcester County, Maryland once in each of three successive weeks, before the 5th day of September, 2022 The Report of Sale filed in the above case states the amount of the sales to be as indicated below for the referenced time-share interval: TIMESHARES SOLD: BC = BAY CLUB TIME SHARE OWNERS ASSOCIATES, INC. LJCH = Lemonjuice Capital Holdings, LLC CONDO- TIME PRICE PURMINIUM INTERCHASER UNIT VAL 301 301 301 301 301 301 301 301 301 301 301 301 301 302 302 302 302 302 302 302 302 302 302 302 303

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Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 12, 2022 TRUE TEST COPY SUSAN R. BRANIECKI Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD 3x 08-12, 08-19, 08-26

First Insertion NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 19334 To all persons interested in the estate of LUCILLE MARGUERITE MCMEINS, ESTATE NO. 193334. Notice is given that WILLIAM WENDELL MCMEINS, JR.13 A SEASIDE DRIVE NORTH, SURFSIDE BEACH, SC 29575, was on AUGUST 09,

2022, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of LUCILLE MARGUERITE MCMEINS, who died on MAY 17, 2022 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 9TH day of FEBRUARY, 2023 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 19, 2022 WILLIAM WENDELL MCMEINS, JR. 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 08-19, 08-26, 09-02

First Insertion MICHAEL B. MATHERS, ESQ. WEBB, CORNBROOKS, WILBER, VORHIS, DOUSE &

MATHERS, LLP 910-115 BROAD STREET SALISBURY, MD 218030910 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 19336 To all persons interested in the estate of CAROL ELAINE RAINS, AKA: CAROL. E. RAINS, ESTATE NO. 193336. Notice is given that CHERYL L. STEINBACH, 327 BYNUM RIDGE ROAD, FOREST HILL, MD 21050, was on AUGUST 10, 2022, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of CAROL ELAINE RAINS, who died on MAY 20, 2022 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 10TH day of FEBRUARY, 2023 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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August 19, 2022 SMALL ESTATE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 19331 To all persons interested in the estate of MIRIAM O. HOLLAND, AKA: MIRIAM OUTTEN LEWIS HOLLAND. Notice is given that HARRY CRAIG HOLLAND, 60310 10TH STREET, POCOMOKE CITY, MD 21851 and BILLY JOSEPH LEWIS, 7538 DIVIDING CREEK ROAD, POCOMOKE CITY, MD 21851, was on AUGUST 10, 2022, appointed Personal Representative of the SMALL ESTATE of: MIRIAM O. HOLLAND, who died on JUNE 27, 2022, 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 shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice.

All persons having any objection to the probate of the will shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within six months after the date of publication of this Notice.All persons having claims against the decedent must serve their claims on the undersigned personal representative or file them 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, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Thirty days 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 claims will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

CHERYL L. STEINBACH 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 08-19, 08-26, 09-02

First Insertion KIRK G. SIMPKINS, ESQ. SIMPKINS & SIMPKINS, PA PO BOX 550 PRINCESS ANNE , MD 21853

Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 19, 2022 HARRY CRAIG HOLLAND BILLY JOSEPH LEWIS 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 1x 08-19,

First Insertion LEWIS MCDANIELS, LLC 50 CITIZENS WAY SUITE 305 FREDERICK, MARYLAND 21701 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Case No. C-23-CV-22-000132 (TAX SALE) DEERCREEK HOME SOLUTIONS, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

ALLEN B. BLOUNT, JR. The testate and intestate successors of Allen B. Blount, Jr., deceased, and all persons claiming by, through, or under the decedent; E. Scott Tawes; Worcester County, Maryland; any and all unknown owners of the property and premises situate in Worcester County, Maryland, described as 47.6' X 108.6' 523 YOUNG STREET POCOMOKE and being identified on the Tax Roll as Parcel ID: 01-020536, and which may be known as 523 Young St., Pocomoke City, MD 21851, the unknown owner's heirs, devisees, and personal representatives and their or any of their heirs, devisees, executors, administrators, grantees, assigns, or successors in right, title and interest; and, any and all persons that have or claim to have any interest in the property and premises situate in Worcester County, Maryland, described as 47.6' X 108.6' 523 YOUNG STREET POC-OMOKE and being identified on the Tax Roll as Parcel ID: 01-020536, and which may be known as 523 Young St., Pocomoke City, MD 21851, Defendants.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this proceeding is to secure the foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the herein above described property sold, either directly or via assignment, by the Collector of Taxes for the State of Maryland and Worcester County, Maryland, to the Plaintiff in the proceeding.

The Complaint states, among other things, that the amount necessary for the redemption for the subject property has not been paid, although more than six (6) months from the date of the sale have expired, and more than two (2) months from the date that the first of two (2) separate pre-suit notices of the tax sale was sent to each required interested party have expired.

It is thereupon this 10TH day of AUGUST, 2022 by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having general circulation in Worcester

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The deadline is Tuesday at noon. For more information call 410-641-4563 or email classifieds@mdcoastdispatch.com County, Maryland, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, on or before the 5th day of SEPTEMBER, warning all persons having or claiming to have any interest in the property described above to appear in this Court by the 10th day of October, 2022, and redeem their respective property or answer the Complaint, or thereafter a Final Decree will be entered foreclosing all rights of redemption in and as to the property, and vesting in the Plaintiff a title in fee simple or leasehold, as appropriate, free and clear of all encumbrances.

The Defendants are hereby informed of the latest date to file a written Answe1· or Petition to Redeem the property mentioned in the Complaint described above, and that failure to file a response on or before the date specified may result in a Default Judgment foreclosing all rights of redemption in and as to the property being rendered by this Court against them, Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 19, 2022 BRIAN D. SHOCKLEY JUDGE, Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland TRUE TEST COPY SUSAN R. BRANIECKI Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD 3x 08-19, 08-26, 09-02

First Insertion NOTICE TO BIDDERS Request for Proposals The Worcester County Local Management Board Bounce Back Program The Local Management Board is requesting proposals from vendors for the development and implementation of the Bounce Back program for Fiscal Year 2023. The Bounce Back Program is designed to provide Worcester County children, grades K-5th, that are impacted by trauma, a safe and caring environment to receive much needed support, coping skills, and the necessary tools in order to manage their trauma.

For purposes of this Request for Proposal, Worcester County’s Initiative to Preserve Families (Worcester

County Local Management Board) and the Board of Directors are seeking proposals for Fiscal Year 2023 from providers able to develop and implement a community-based CBITS (Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools) adaptation after school program that will improve outcomes for children between grades K-5th in Worcester County using the Bounce Back curriculum. Funding is available to local 501-(c) not-for-profit organizations, faith-based organizations, and government agencies who are in good standing.

Interested parties must submit one (1) original and five (5) copies of their proposal to the Worcester County Government by the established deadline of September 12, 2022 at 1:00 pm. The Worcester County Government will ensure that all proposals received by the deadline are given to the LMB. Proposals should be addressed and mailed or hand carried to: OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTN: MR. JOSEPH PARKER, DEPUTY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER WORCESTER COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ONE WEST MARKET STREET, ROOM 1103 SNOW HILL, MD 21863 Evaluation The LMB will utilize an Evaluation Committee to review and evaluate each proposal submitted by the guidelines established on the provided evaluation criteria. A total of five members will serve on the RFP panel. The panel will be assigned a facilitator who will assist the group through the process, but will not have a vote. Members of the RFP panel will receive all proposals once they have been received from the County Administrator. Agencies that are submitting a proposal cannot be part of the panel that reviews the proposals. The top three (3) proposals (those receiving the highest scores) may be invited to be interviewed by a subset of the panel. This interview will be for the purpose of gathering additional information and negotiating terms of a potential agreement.

For questions contact the Worcester County Local Management Board: 410-

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THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Name of Newspaper: Maryland Coast Dispatch Date of Publication AUGUST 19, 2022 2x 08-19, 08-26

First Insertion NOTICE TO BIDDERS WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND COASTAL RESILIENCY AND LIVING SHORELINE PROJECT The County Commissioners of Worcester County Maryland are currently soliciting bids for construction services for the Selsey Road Coastal Resiliency and Living Shoreline project in West Ocean City. The work scope involves, generally, the construction of a sill and breakwater system as designed, installing inlets to the tidal pond in the middle of the project area as an active feature with associated phragmites excavation, and rock placement to tie into an existing revetment along the road. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend a pre-bid meeting at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at the project site at the eastern end of Selsey Road West Ocean City, MD 21842.

Last day for bid questions shall be noon Thursday, September 8, 2022. Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 PM on Monday, September 12, 2022 in the Office of the County Commissioners, at Room 1103 -Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863, at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud. Envelopes shall be marked "Worcester County Coastal Resiliency and Living Shoreline Project" in the lower left-hand corner. After opening, bids will be forwarded to the Worcester County Department of Environmental Programs for tabulation, review and recommendation to the County Commissioners for their consideration at a future meeting. In awarding the proposal, the Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all proposals, waive formalities, informalities and technicalities therein, and to take whatever proposal they determine to be in the best interest of the County considering lowest or best proposal, quality of goods and work, time of delivery or completion, responsibility of subcontractors being considered, previous experience of subcontractors with County contracts, or any other factors they deem appropriate. Bid documents are available by contacting the Worcester County Department of Environmental Programs at 410-632-1220 x1302 or by email at kmunson@co.worcester.md.us

First Insertion B. RANDALL COATES ESQ COATES, COATES, & COATES 204 WEST GREEN STREET P O BOX 293 SNOW HILL, MD 21863 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 19343 To all persons interested in the estate of LOLA MARIE BRADFORD, ESTATE NO. 19343. Notice is given that BRIAN RUSSELL BRADFORD, 7540 FIVE MILEBRANCH ROAD, NEWARK, MD 21841, and FREDERICKA BRADFORD HARRINGTON, 17 FORT SUMTER SOUTH, BERLIN, MD 21811, was on AUGUST 12, 2022, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of LOLA MARIE BRADFORD, who died on JULY 06, 2022 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 12TH day of FEBRUARY, 2023 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 19, 2022

Page 65 BRIAN RUSSELL BRADFORD FREDERICKA BRADFORD HARRINGTON Personal Representatives 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 08-19, 08-26, 09-02

First Insertion B. RANDALL COATES ESQ COATES, COATES, & COATES 204 WEST GREEN STREET P O BOX 293 SNOW HILL, MD 21863 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 19342 To all persons interested in the estate of MICHAEL LEONARD BENSON, ESTATE NO. 19342. Notice is given that VICTORIA A. JONES, 640 GREENBACKVILLE ROAD, STOCKTON, MD 21864, was on AUGUST 12, 2022, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of MICHAEL LEONARD BENSON, who died on JANUARY 20, 2000 without 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 12TH day of FEBRUARY, 2023 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 19, 2022 VICTORIA A. JONES Personal Representatives 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 08-19, 08-26, 09-02

Second Insertion NOTICE TO BIDDERS Purchase of Dump Truck Worcester County, Maryland The Worcester County Commissioners are currently accepting bids for the purchase of one (1) new current production model six-wheel dump truck with a stainless steel 10-foot dump body and attachments/accessories for the Roads Division of Public Works. Bid specification packages and bid forms are available from the Office of the County Commissioners, Room 1103 Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863, obtained online at www.co.worcester.md.us or by calling the Commissioners' Office at 410-632-1194 to request a package by mail. Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 p.m., Monday, August, 22, 2022, in the Office of the County Commissioners at the above address, at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud. Envelopes shall be marked "Dump Truck Bid" in the lower lefthand comer. After opening, bids will be forwarded to the Department of Public Works for tabulation, review and recommendation to the County Commissioners for their consideration at a future meeting. In awarding the bid, the Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids, waive formalities, informalities and technicalities therein, and to take whatever bid they determine to be in the best interest of the County considering lowest or best bid, quality of goods and work, time of delivery or completion, responsibility of bidders being considered, previous experience of bidders with County contracts, or any other factors they deem appropriate. All inquiries shall be directed to Kevin Lynch, Roads Superintendent, at 410-6322244, Monday through Thursday, between 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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On The Beach BEATS BY WAX Pickles Pub: Tuesdays & Thursdays Coins Pub: Wednesdays

JOSH PRYOR OC Eateries: Saturday, Aug. 20

HEAVY FRED OC Fontainebleu Resort: Friday, Aug. 19

BRYAN CLARK Fager’s Island: Tuesday, Aug. 23

CORK BAR Sunday, Aug. 21: Anna Burgess

JIM LONG BAND Coin’s Pub: Saturdays

CRABCAKE FACTORY BAYSIDE 302-988-5000 37314 Lighthouse Rd., Rte. 54 Selbyville, DE Friday, Aug. 19: Monkee Paw Sunday, Aug. 21: Jack Bannon Tuesday, Aug. 23: Rick Walton Wednesday, Aug. 24: Shortcut Sunny CRAWL STREET TAVERN 443-373-2756 Wicomico St. Downtown O.C. Friday, Aug. 19: The Chest Pains Saturday, Aug. 20: TBA Sundays: Karaoke W/DJ Rut Thursdays: DJ DeoGee

WES DAVIS OC Eateries: Thursday, Aug. 25

DJ PAPI ROISTEROUS Purple Moose: Wednesdays

FAGER’S ISLAND 410-524-5500 60th St. In The Bay Friday, Aug. 19: DJ RobCee, Great Train Robbery, Under The Covers Saturday, Aug. 20: DJ Groove, Other Brother Darryl, Jumper Sunday, Aug. 21: Fizz, DJ Willoughby Monday, Aug. 22: The Klassix, DJ Hector, The Poprocks Tuesday, Aug. 23: DJ Hector, Bryan Clark Wednesday, Aug. 24: DJ Adam Dutch Thursday, Aug. 25: DJ Groove GREENE TURTLE WEST 410-213-1500 Rt. 611, West O.C. Saturday, Aug. 20: Foggy May Sundays: Karaoke w/ DJ Jeremy

DJ BILLY T Harborside: Friday, Sunday &Thursday

SURREAL Purple Moose Saloon: Friday & Saturday, Aug. 19 & 20

DJ DEOGEE Pickles Pub: Fridays, Sundays & Wednesdays Crawl St. Tavern: Thursdays

THE CHEST PAINS Crawl St. Tavern: Friday, Aug. 19

KAROAKE W/JEREMY Harborside: Saturdays Greene Turtle West: Sundays

HARBORSIDE 410-213-1846 South Harbor Rd., West O.C. Fridays: DJ Billy T Saturday, Aug. 20: Side Project, DJ Jeremy Sunday, Aug. 21: Opposite Directions, DJ Billy T Thursdays: DJ Billy T OC EATERIES 443-252-3700 12849 Ocean Gateway Rte. 50 West OC Friday, Aug. 19: Josh Rose Saturday, Aug. 20: Josh Pryor Thursday, Aug. 25: Wes Davis, DJ Karaoke

SHORTCUT SUNNY Coin’s Pub: Saturday, Aug. 20 Crabcake Factory Bayside: Wednesday, Aug. 24

ANNA BURGESS Cork Bar Sunday, Aug. 21

THE KLASSIX Fager’s Island: Monday, Aug. 22

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Who’s Where When

ANTHEM Seacrets: Monday & Tuesday, Aug. 22 & 23

STRATUS FEAR Pickles Pub: Friday, Aug. 19 Coconuts Beach Bar: Saturday, Aug. 20

OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS Harborside: Sunday, Aug. 21 Seacrets: Tuesday, Aug. 23

BOND & BENTLEY Dry Dock 28: Friday, Aug. 19

ON THE EDGE OC Fontainebleu Resort: Saturday, Aug. 20

SMOOTH & REMY Pier 23: Friday, Aug. 19 Coconuts Beach Bar: Monday, Aug. 22

FIRST CLASS Coin’s Pub: Friday, Aug. 19

MONKEE PAW Crabcake Factory Bayside: Friday, Aug. 19

FANTASM Purple Moose: Sunday & Monday, Aug. 21 & 22

FOGGY MAY Greene Turtle West: Saturday, Aug. 20

OC FONTAINEBLEU RESORT 410-524-3535 10100 Coastal Hwy. In The OC Friday, Aug. 19: DJ Rupe, Heavy Fred Saturday, Aug. 20: AJ Jessen, Brian McConnell, On The Edge Sunday, Aug. 21: Brian McConnell, Tim Jaudon Monday & Tuesday, Aug. 22 & 23: Christian & Nyke Wednesday & Thursday, Aug. 24 & 25: Doug Kaetz & From The Dark OCEAN PINES YACHT CLUB 410-641-7501 1 Mumford’s Landing Road, OP Friday, Aug. 19: The Big House Band Saturday, Aug. 20: Full Circle Sunday, Aug. 21: Rockoholics Thursday, Aug. 25: Nelly’s Echo PICKLES PUB 410-289-4891 8th St. & Philadelphia Ave. Fridays: Stratus Fear Saturday, Aug. 20: Troll Tribe Sundays: Beats By Deogee Mondays: Karaoke with Wood Tuesdays: Beats By Wax Wednesdays: Beats By Deogee Thursdays: Beats By Wax PIER 23 410-289-3323 12817 Harbor Rd., West OC Friday, Aug. 19: Smooth & Remy Saturday, Aug. 20: Lime Green Duo Sunday: Aug. 21: Chino Rankin Wednesday, Aug. 24: Rymac & AJ Thursday, Aug. 25: Side Project PURPLE MOOSE SALOON Between Talbot & Caroline Sts. On The Boardwalk 410-289-6953 Friday & Saturday, Aug. 19 & 20: Surreal Sunday & Monday, Aug. 21 & 22: Fantasm Tuesday & Thursday, Aug. 23 & 25 & Saturdays: DJ Adam Dutch Wednesdays: DJ Papi Roisterous SEACRETS 410-524-4900 49th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, Aug. 19: DJ Bobby O, M80, S.T.O.R.M., Gypsy Wisdom DJ Tuff, DJ Davie Saturday, Aug. 20: DJ Bobby O, DJ Cruz, DJ Tuff, Liquid A, S.T.O.R.M., Nowhere Slow, Stealing Savannah Sunday, Aug. 21: DJ Bobby O, Triple Rail Turn, Iya Terra & Mike Love Monday, Aug. 22: DJ Bobby O, Full Circle, Anthem Tuesday, Aug. 23: DJ Bobby O, Opposite Directions, Anthem Wednesday, Aug. 24: DJ Bobby O, Full Circle Duo, Element K Thursday, Aug. 25: DJ Cruz, DJ Bobby O, John McNutt Band, S.T.O.R.M., GoGo Gadjet

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Folk Festival Returns Aug. 26-28

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BY BETHANY HOOPER STAFF WRITER

SALISBURY – The National Folk Festival will return to downtown Salisbury next weekend for its final year.

For the fourth and final year, the National Folk Festival will make its way to downtown Salisbury for a weekend of music, arts, entertainment, and food.

From Aug. 26-28, roughly 350 artists musicians, dancers, storytellers and craftspeople - will take part in the festivities, with more than 20 different musical groups performing on four outdoor stages throughout downtown.

“The past few years have shown us to be prepared for the unexpected and change,” said Lora Bottinelli, executive director of the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA). After all of that uncertainty, it is reassuring to get to spend one more year among friends in downtown Salisbury at the 81st National Folk Festival.”

The National Folk Festival – a free, outdoor event produced by the NCTA – celebrates arts, culture and heritage through live performances, workshops, demonstrations, children’s activities and more.

In 2018, the event made its way to Salisbury for the first of a three-year residency on the Eastern Shore. And after two successful festivals, organizers were forced to postpone the 2020 season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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But officials did not stop there. Last year, at the conclusion of the 2021 event, NCTA and the City of Salisbury announced plans for the National Folk Festival to continue its tenure in Salisbury for another season.

“The nationally celebrated event, which travels from city to city across the country, will be presented on August 2628, 2022, in Downtown Salisbury, Maryland,” a statement reads. “This will be the fourth year the National Folk Festival is presented in Salisbury, an extension of the partnership that brought the 78th, 79th and 80th National Folk Festivals to this community. It also marks a date change for a festival that has taken place the weekend after Labor Day since 2018.

City leadership and the NCTA enthusiastically agreed that the opportunity to carry forward the momentum and excitement of this partnership would continue to bring lasting benefits and value to Salisbury.”

While the NCTA will select another city to accommodate its 2023 event, organizers are encouraging community members to come out and celebrate Salisbury’s final year of hosting the National Folk Festival.

“They can expect the same high level of world-renowned talent and excitement that we’ve had in the last few years,” said Caroline O’Hare, festival manager.

“This year – because of the many people who have been vaccinated and as we work our way out through the COVID pandemic – we are bringing back our marketplace and family area and dance stage.”

In addition to musical and dance performances from groups such as the Himalayan Heritage Band, Wylie & the Wild West, and Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, this year’s festival will feature a Folklife Area highlighting Maryland’s work cultures and industries, as well as a marketplace and family friendly activities.

“For free, the entire world gets to come to you,” O’Hare said. “Instead of traveling to Montana to see the best western singers, or to New Orleans to see an incredible blues singer, they are coming here.”

While the National Folk Festival will relocate to another host city next year, O’Hare noted the annual event will remain in Salisbury as a legacy festival.

Next year, the event will be renamed the Maryland Folk Festival in Salisbury and will join the growing list of arts and entertainment events being held in the downtown area.

“We’re continuing to develop downtown Salisbury with a commitment to arts and culture in the area,” O’Hare said.

The National Folk Festival will be held Friday, Aug. 26, from 6-9:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 27, from noon to 9:30 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 28, from noon to 6 p.m. For more information, or to view a schedule of performances, visit nationalfolkfestival.com.

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28th Poor Girl’s Open Gets Underway

August 19, 2022

In The News

BY SHAWN J. SOPER MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – With the drama of the White Marlin Open subsided, the resort area’s lady anglers get their turn in the spotlight this weekend with the return of the Poor Girl’s Open for the 28th year.

The Poor Girl’s Open, which typically falls on the weekend after the White Marlin Open, was founded in 1994 by the late Captain Steve Harman and his wife Pam to provide a ladies-only fishing event with the proceeds donated to a local charity. In recent years, the American Cancer Society has been the recipient of choice in conjunction with other “pink ribbon” events held in and around the resort all year long.

In the last few years, the Poor Girl’s

Open has raised well over $100,000 for the American Cancer Society’s breast cancer research and awareness programs. Despite its charitable overtones, the tournament is all about the fishing and the dozens of boats and hundreds of competitors take it very seriously. The tournament is a catch-and-release event with points awarded for billfish releases. There are also added entry levels for tuna and dolphin with potential winning fish weighed each day of the tournament at host Bahia Marina.

The event got started this week with the Pink Party, including registration and a captain’s meeting along with vendors, food and drinks at host Bahia Marina.

Weigh-ins will be held each day at Bahia Marina. The awards banquet will be held on Sunday at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center.

MidAtlantic Tournament Returns Next Week

BY SHAWN J. SOPER MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – The resort area’s collective hangover from last week’s White Marlin Open has just about worn off in time for the 28th Annual MidAtlantic Tournament, the next big event on the summer sportfishing calendar.

The annual MidAtlantic Tournament originated in Cape May, N.J. nearly three decades ago, but the event has had a decidedly Ocean City feel over the last decade or so. The MidAtlantic continues to be one of the top sportfishing events in the region with millions in prize money expected to doled out to the winners in several

categories.

The event gets started on Sunday in both Cape May and Ocean City with late registration and a captain’s meeting. The real action gets started on Monday, the first of five official fishing days, which concludes next Friday.

There is never any shortage of action during the tournament as the leaderboards in Ocean City and Cape May get erased and rewritten practically everyday heading toward a crescendo on Friday. Last year, the local boat Billfisher, which just last week took first in the signature division in the WMO, caught a new state and tournament record 1,135-pound blue marlin on the last day.

The team from Barley’s Backyard won the Men’s Elite A Division in the Ocean City Lacrosse Classic last weekend, beating Harry’s Bar in the championship game.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Lacrosse Classic held last weekend was once again a huge success with some of the top men’s and women’s players competing for four days culminating with championship games on Sunday.

In the Men’s Elite A Division, it was Barley’s Backyard going 4-0 and beat-

ing Harry’s Bar, 9-8, in the championship game. In the Men’s Elite B Division, it was Jackson St. Bullets beating the Black-Eyed Suzies in the title game. The Lady Shuckers went unbeaten and topped MDLL Shamrocks for the championship. Jack Lingo won the Super Masters, Dogfish Head won the Masters, Inner Circle won the Grand Masters and Providence Financial won the King Neptune Division.

The Lady Shuckers claimed the title in the Women’s Elite Division last weekend at the Ocean City Lacrosse Classic, topping MDLL Shamrocks for the championship.

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BY SHAWN J. SOPER MANAGING EDITOR

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BERLIN – A local hero and Stephen Decatur High School graduate who has risen to some of the highest ranks in the U.S. Department of Defense added another feather to his impressive cap last week.

Decatur graduate Robert Hastings was inducted into the Defense Information School (DINOS) Hall of Fame at a special ceremony at Fort Meade last Wednesday. Hastings, a decorated veteran, has spent the last 40 years of his life in a multi-faceted career in military leadership, corporate leadership and public service.

As executive vice president for Bell, formerly Bell Helicopter, Hastings currently leads all aspects of the company’s global marketing and strategic communications programs. Prior to joining Bell, Hastings was appointed by President George W. Bush as assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. Under the Bush administration, Hastings was the chief communications officer, senior public affairs official and spokesman for the Department of Defense.

Hastings was also the principal advisor for the secretary of defense and senior administration official for strategic communication, public information, and internal information, leading a worldwide public affairs community of over 4,000 military and civilian personnel. He was the driving force in the development of the U.S. government’s strategic communications concept of operations.

Hastings is a former U.S. Army officer with more than 40 years of combined federal and state military experience. His Army assignments included command tours in aviation and cavalry with operational duty in Germany, Eastern Europe, Central America, Iraq, and Bosnia.

He remains in active service as a brigadier general with the Texas State Guard and currently commands a regional brig-

Stephen Decatur graduate Robert Hastings last week was inducted into the Defense Information School (DINOS) Hall of Fame at a special ceremony at Fort Meade. Pictured above at the ceremony is Hastings (center) flanked by Hal Pittman, director of defense media activity (left) and Richard McNorton, DINOS commandant (right).

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ade responsible for disaster response, homeland security and defense support to civil authorities. As an Army public affairs officer, he served as deputy corps public affairs officer, DINOS instructor, and public affairs officer on numerous operational missions.

For his many accomplishments, Hastings has been well-decorated. In addition to his induction into the DINOS Hall of Fame last week, his other honors include the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal, a Distinguished Alumni by the University of Maryland and the Public Relations Society of America Lloyd B. Dennis Distinguished Leadership Award, among others.

At his induction ceremony last week Hastings fondly remembered the men and women, military and civilian, with whom he has had and continues to have the pleasure of serving.

“As I focus on the moments that stand out to me over the last 40 years, the

things that I recall the most are the people who I had the honor and privilege of serving alongside,” he said at the induction ceremony. “We must not forget that at any point, regardless of our stature, we have the power to influence the trajectory of people’s lives.”

At the induction ceremony, Hastings offered sound advice to those with whom he has worked over the decades and those just beginning careers.

“Leadership is not a rank or a title, it is a privilege,” he said. “Always put people first and you’ll find that instead of working with a group of high-performing individuals, you’ll get to work as part of a high-performing team.”

DINOS trains U.S. military, Department of Defense civilians, international military and interagency students in public affairs, journalism, photography, video production, broadcast equipment maintenance, graphic design and digital media, among other skills.

Police Issue Reminder To Lock Doors, Cars

August 19, 2022

BY CHARLENE SHARPE STAFF WRITER

BERLIN – Police are reminding residents to lock their doors to ensure valuables remain safe.

Berlin Police Chief Arnold Downing encouraged residents to lock their car doors, their house doors and their garage doors this week.

The message comes after a trio of residents shared video on social media of someone rifling through cars at night.

“Don’t leave anything valuable in your car,” Downing said. “Please lock your house when you leave. Always lock your garage.”

On August 13, the Berlin Police Department shared a public service announcement urging residents to start a 9 p.m. routine.

The campaign calls for residents to lock their cars, house and garage, then turn on their exterior lights, cameras and alarms and finally to bring in valuables from cars.

“The best way to prevent theft of valuables, especially from your vehicle or garage, is to make sure they’re properly secured,” a Facebook post reads. “So, tonight before you go to sleep, give your car a little beep.”

The day after the department shared the public service announcement, a resident shared video on Facebook of a man going through an unlocked car on West Street in the middle of the night. Other residents were quick to chime in with their own security footage and share incidents of stolen items from their own vehicles.

Downing said he saw three social media posts on the subject during the past week but that the police department had received just one report of items being taken from an unlocked vehicle.

The police chief said anyone who experiences a theft should contact the department.

“We respond to every call we get,” he said.

He said thefts from unlocked vehicles were not unusual this time of year, when people often left car windows open and doors unlocked.

He said nearly all of the thefts from vehicles in Berlin were from unlocked vehicles.

“Generally speaking, it’s very close to if not 100%,” he said. “In the last five years it’s all unlocked cars.”

As a result, police are again reminding residents to lock their vehicles.

“If everyone locks their cars these guys are out of a job,” he said.

Downing added residents could also help by simply looking out their windows throughout the evening to get a glimpse of what was going on in their neighborhood.

“We’re in a different world right now,” he said.

Downing said that if residents kept an eye out and reported any and all thefts that occurred, the police would likely be able to pinpoint a route and identify the individual responsible.

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BY CHARLENE SHARPE STAFF WRITER

SNOW HILL – Officials opted not to grant a new Ocean City bar’s request to host live music this week.

The Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) approved background music but not live music for Bahama Bay Bar at a meeting on Wednesday. The decision came after a neighbor of the bar, which is located on Wicomico Street, expressed concern about noise.

“He isn’t going to go away,” said William Esham, BLC chair. “You’ve got to try to keep him happy.”

In June, the BLC granted a liquor license to Bahama Bay Bar, a new establishment going into the location formerly occupied by Buddy’s Crabs and then Frog Bar and Grill. At the time, the board declined to grant any music privileges after

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hearing from a concerned neighbor.

The bar opened about a week ago and its connections approached the BLC Wednesday asking for permission to have background music and live music at the waterfront facility.

“Almost all of the patrons that come in express gratitude the location is open but disappointment that there’s no entertainment,” said proprietor Michael Berardinelli.

Mark Cropper, his attorney, said that since June his client had met with several residents of the neighboring condominiums to talk about potential concerns. As a result, close to a dozen neighbors signed an email in support of the bar’s request.

“They want to be given the opportunity to prove themselves,” Cropper said.

He added that neighboring bars all offered entertainment.

“He’s competing with everybody,” Cropper said. “He wants to make sure this res-

taurant is a success. He questions if he can do so without some entertainment.”

The concerned neighbor, Bill Rank said he’d spoken with Berardinelli prior to the hearing and Berardinelli told him he’d like background music at the restaurant.

Rank was therefore surprised to learn the bar was asking for live entertainment as well.

“He submitted his request for changing the restrictions before he even opened,” Rank said. “I haven’t had any issues, but it’s been eight days.”

Berardinelli said he had a lease on the property through the end of the year and needed to find out whether it would be a viable business before that time.

“I respectfully request that we be given a chance,” said Dr. Robert Masone, one of Berardinelli’s partners.

The board agreed to permit background music on the bar’s first floor until 8 p.m.

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Woman Charged In Trafficking Sting

BY SHAWN J. SOPER MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – A Texas woman was arrested on prostitution and solicitation charges last week after local law enforcement conducted a human trafficking sting operation in the resort.

Last Tuesday, members of the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Narcotics-Vice Unit and the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team conducted a human trafficking operation in the resort. The human trafficking operation targeted females posting ads on various social media platforms offering sex for money in the Ocean City area.

Utilizing one of the posted social media BRYANNA PODEST ads, detectives were able to arrange a meeting with a female at a downtown resort hotel. During the investigation, detectives were able to identify the female prior to the meeting as Bryanna Caprese Podest, 23, of Houston, Texas.

Podest arrived at the hotel and a-

greed to perform a sexual act for money.

Podest was arrested and charged with prostitution and procuring or soliciting prostitution. She was taken before a District Court Commissioner and was ordered to be held on a $2,500 bond.

The OCPD is reminding individuals if they or someone they know is a victim of human trafficking, there are resources and help available.

The National Human Trafficking Hotline is toll-free and available 24 hours per day, seven days a week.

The toll-free hotline number is 1-888373-7888 and specially trained antitrafficking advocates are always available.

The OCPD continues to proactively handle criminal violations and citizen complaints of illegal activity to ensure the safety of residents and visitors. The department is reminding citizens if they see something suspicious or have concerns about possible criminal activity to reach out to the police at the tip line at 410-520-5136, email to crimetips@oceancitymd.gov or call the department directly at 410-7236610.

In Loving Memory Of

Angelo Russo

January 22, 1975 To August 20, 2003

The Day You Went Away

They say that time’s a healer, but as the time goes on, I seem to find it just as hard to face the fact you’re gone.

And today it’s the 19th year anniversary of the day that you went away, and believe me when I say, you’ll never be forgotten

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.

Mom, Dad, Lisa, Chelsea, Jeffrey And Brayleigh

BY SHAWN J. SOPER

MANAGING EDITOR

OCEAN CITY – An Anne Arundel County man was arrested last weekend after leading resort police on a high-speed pursuit from one end of the town to the other before getting caught hours later at a fight at a downtown bar.

Around 8:20 p.m. last Sunday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer patrolling in the downtown area detected a stolen vehicle ping from a license plate reader (LPR) on the Route 50 bridge entering the resort. A check with Ocean City Communications revealed the vehicle, a Honda CRV, had been reported stolen in Baltimore County.

OCPD officers observed the vehicle at 7th Street and Baltimore Avenue and began following it.

The stolen vehicle reportedly drove the speed limit, but drove erratically, changing lanes rapidly. An OCPD officer observed the driver, later identified as Desmond Banks, 22, of no fixed address in Anne Arundel County, looking back at the officer following him through his driver’s side mirror. According to police reports, Banks waved his left arm in an upand-down motion as if to taunt the officer to stop him.

The OCPD officer activated his emergency lights and sirens to initiate a traffic stop. The vehicle reportedly turned on to 25th Street and moved to the right as if it were going to stop. OCPD officers prepared to initiate a high-risk stop. Banks did not stop, however, and turned north on Baltimore Avenue at a high rate of speed, according to police reports.

Banks was driving approximately 65 mph on Baltimore Avenue, and the OCPD officer following the vehicle was told to disengage from the pursuit. The officer turned off emergency lights and sirens but continued to keep Banks’ vehicle in sight and reduced speed to the speed limit, according to police reports.

The vehicle reportedly turned north onto Coastal Highway at 33rd Street and accelerated to speeds in excess of 80 mph. Other OCPD officers responded and attempted to deploy stop sticks in an attempt to end the pursuit. Banks continued to drive north on Coastal Highway at around 80 mph, weaving erratic-

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ally in and out of heavy traffic. At one point, Banks was driving in the bus lane and at different points ran through red lights.

Banks traveled north on Coastal Highway until OCPD officers lost sight of the vehicle. Around 6 p.m. on Sunday, OCPD officers were alerted to another stolen car ping from an LPR at the north end of town at 140th Street heading south on Coastal Highway.

OCPD officers positioned themselves to deploy stop sticks at 130th on southbound Coastal Highway, but determined it was not safe to do so because of the high volume of traffic. OCPD officers then lost sight of Banks and the stolen Honda CRV although they continued to search.

Later on Sunday, OCPD officers responded to a fight in progress at a downtown bar. Upon arrival, OCPD officers located Banks and a juvenile female believed to be Banks’ passenger during the pursuit. Banks was arrested initially on the outstanding warrant from Anne Arundel County, for which he was wanted for assault and stalking, according to police reports.

A search of Banks incident to the arrest revealed a Honda key fob. Banks told the officers the vehicle belonged to a friend, and he did not know where it was. The initial OCPD officer confirmed Banks and the female juvenile were the occupants of the vehicle involved in the pursuit earlier in the evening.

OCPD officers interviewed the juvenile female passenger who admitted Banks was driving the stolen CRV and fled from police. The juvenile passenger told police she was scared for her life during the incident and praying for her safety, according to police reports.

During an interview with Banks, he first stated he knew nothing of the incident. When advised what his juvenile passenger had told officers, he said he did not realize the vehicle was stolen.

Otherwise, he did not provide any more details and continued to deny the entire incident, according to police reports.

According to police reports, Banks has a lengthy criminal history for his age with multiple felony cases in different counties, including an open felony case in Worcester County. He was charged with motor vehicle theft, reckless endangerment, and dozens of traffic violations.

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FROM PAGE 8 its 71.5-pounder that ended up being worth over $197,000. Those were the only two white marlin weighed during the entire tournament.

Even a look at the release rates illustrated just how slow the billfish bite was during last week’s tournament.

From a recent high of 1,504 white marlin caught and released during the 2019 tournament, just 155 whites were caught by the entire fleet of 408 boats, and 151 were released.

The same held true for blue marlin.

Last week 58 of the 59 reported blue marlin catches were released.

The one blue marlin not released turned out to be a big one. On Thursday, the Cabana out of Fenwick Island, with angler Bill Britt from Sandy Spring, Md., arrived at the scale with a 511pound blue marlin, the only qualifier caught during the entire tournament.

The Cabana’s big blue was worth over $1.2 million when the dust settled and the tournament ended.

Again, the bigeye tuna was the big story throughout the beginning of last week. When the scale closed Friday night, it was the Southern C’s out of Ocean City and angler Jason Hersh taking first with a 247.5-pounder ultimately worth over $1.2 million. Just one pound separated the Southern C’s bigeye from the second place 246.5pounder caught by the Big Stick out of

Ocean City with angler Anderson Bowen, but it was an expensive one pound.

The Big Stick earned over $152,000 in prize money for finishing second. The Komotose out of Manteo, N.C., weighed the third heaviest tuna, a 242.5-pounder, but earned nearly $438,000 in prize money because of added entry levels.

In the wahoo division, it was the Jenny Poo out of Palm Beach, Fla., and angler Chris Thompson taking first place with a 61-pounder worth $24,500.

The WaterMarlin out of Seaford, Del., with angler Hans Mulford took second with a 54-pound wahoo worth $23,500, while the Irish Twin out of Miami, Fla., took third with a 51.5-pounder worth $22,500.

In the dolphin division, it was the Irene out of Stuart, Fla., and angler Frank Sinito, Jr., taking first with a 59.5pounder worth over $31,000. The 10-4 Joker from Chincoteague took second with a 29-pounder, but earned over $104,000 in prize money because of added entry levels. The JEB out of Ocean City with angler Vince Piccinini took third in the dolphin division with a 28-pounder worth over $28,000.

For the first time ever, a swordfish division replaced the traditional shark division because of new regulations on mako sharks. However, no qualifying swordfish were brought to the scale during the tournament.

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OCEAN PINES – The Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department will host a Back to School Bash on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park on Cathell Road.

The Back to School Bash will include games, waterslides, and moon bounces for children. Wristbands are $10.

There will also be food and ice cream vendors and a deejay. The event is cash only and open to the public. All are welcome.

Recreation Program Supervisor Kyle Jarmon said the Back to School Bash is a first for Ocean Pines.

“We took some of the inspiration from different counties and different areas that are doing similar events, and we thought it would be nice to do something for the people here in Ocean Pines,” he said.

Jarmon said the event is one of most complex he's had to plan, bringing together community partners, a major sponsor, food vendors, and volunteers.

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“This event will be sponsored by Amerigroup and we're lucky to have good support from them," he said. “It's nice to have different partnerships coming together to help make this a big deal around here. It's been eventful trying to put all these things together – there are a lot of moving parts – but it will all come together on Aug. 27.”

Jarmon said the recreation department is encouraging local teachers to attend, so they can meet new and returning students and make it a “pre-back-to-school” event.

“Come out and meet some of the teachers and principals, and just have fun," he said.

Those attending are asked to bring donations of backpacks and school supplies, which will be given to Worcester County GOLD, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing emergency financial assistance and basic needs items for Worcester County residents living with low income.

Items may also be dropped off at the

Ocean Pines Community Center on 235 Ocean Parkway, now until Aug. 27.

“Worcester County GOLD will be giving supplies to local schools, to help the kids who struggle to get those things at the beginning of every school year,” Jarmon said. “We realize this has been a difficult few years and many people are still struggling. Our goal is to make things a little easier for those parents and families.”

He continued, “I feel like this is a great opportunity for everybody in the community to come out, have some fun, mingle and see all the kids, but also to help out.

We provide a lot of different services and fun things for the community, but to see and know that what you give will be going to people who really need it is a good feeling.”

For more information on the Back to School Bash, call the Ocean Pines Recreation Department at 410-641-7052 or visit www.oceanpines.org/web/pages/recreation-parks.

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OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Jeep Week will return to Ocean City Aug. 2528.

This event is an annual gathering of the Jeep community. The main hub is the convention center with Jeeps of all types and sizes on display. The event will also feature Show & Shines and vendors showcasing and selling parts and upgrades for your Jeep or 4x4.

You must have a Jeep to register, but if you are a 4x4 enthusiast you can buy a pass, check out all the great displays, and enjoy one of Ocean City’s best automotive events.

Many clubs like the Ocean City Jeep Club will be onsite talking about what they do in the Jeep community. This is a passion for many of these enthusiasts. They come from far and wide to take part in this event, usually showing up early in the week to prepare for four days of the ultimate Jeep vacation, as it’s called. They love riding down the beach for the Beach Crawl or taking part in the sand course, then heading over to Jeep Jam with a newly updated offroad course to test their skills.

This event is young, and old, as it crosses over all demographics. Some are new Jeep owners, and some have owned Jeeps their whole life.

You will see some of the wildest Jeeps on display at the convention center for the Show & Shine on Thursday and Friday. The convention center lot will be filled with a sea of vendors, factory representatives, show specials and installations onsite, stereos, lift kits, wheels and tires. There will also be live music, a Design Your Own Jeep for the younger kids and a Marine Corps fitness zone for the older ones.

This is a lifestyle, with many Jeeps adorned with a special name to represent it, according to organizer Brad Hoffman, who reports not knowing of any other enthusiast group that names their vehicles in such a prominent way.

With so much to see and do during Ocean City Jeep Week, you will have a blast, even if don’t own a Jeep, or have had one in the past. It’s a Jeep show and 4x4 expo all wrapped into one. The event will feature after parties throughout town. When the sun goes down, the Jeeps don’t sleep!

For more information on Ocean City Jeep Week, visit the event’s Facebook page. Details and schedules can also be found on ocjeepweek.com.

The event is open to the public, and kids ages 7 and under are free. Weekend and one-day passes are available.

If you want to take part in some Jeep Week fun, you can register your Jeep onsite at the convention center Wednesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ocean City Jeep Week is more than just a Jeep show. It’s a great experience for all!

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Letters To The Editor Timing of Sports Complex Questioned Editor: Thanks to an army of volunteers and over 5,000 voters signing the petition, the citizens of Worcester County will have the opportunity to vote for or against the bond issuance to build the Sports Complex.

At first glance, the bond bill calls for a general obligation bond of $11,198,830.

However, that is just the beginning. Buried in the bill is the figure of $15,584,381, which was to be the county's total cost for the project. However, that is not accurate. The current County Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) was approved by the County Commissioners on March 1, 2022. The figure of $15,584,381 appears in that document as the estimated cost of the Sports Complex including land acquisition cost at $2,385,451.

On April 6, 2022, two weeks prior to the public hearing on the Sports Complex, the commission president signed a contract to purchase the land next to Stephen Decatur High School for $7,150,000, an increase of $4,764,549 over earlier estimates. As a result, the project will now cost at least $20.3 million. The commissioners knew the revised cost was over $20.3 million before they even held the public hearing on April 19 for they had a $7.15 million appraisal in hand in late 2021.

Is this the right time to build a Sports Complex? What will be the total cost?

Recently, the Town of Ocean City opened bids on some major projects.

Due to what staff has described as the current market with price accelerations and supply chain issues, the bids came in considerably over estimates.

The downtown recreation facility bid came in almost 76% over estimates.

Two significant wastewater projects both came in above estimates, one over 31% and the other over 36%.

In the interest of transparency, I challenge the Commissioners to seek preliminary total estimates for the Sports Complex, and to publish the results prior to the vote on November 8th.

Vincent dePaul Gisriel, Jr. Ocean City, Md.

Parking Veto Applauded Editor: As an owner of property on 13th Street between Baltimore and Philadelphia Avenue, I would like to commend Mayor Meehan and Council President Matt James for doing the right thing and vetoing the stacked parking change and making the developer of Margaritaville stay within the current laws and ordinances for all development in downtown Ocean City. I can only hope that one more council member does the right thing and also supports Mayor Meehan and Council President Matt James. All other properties have had to stay within the boundaries of the current ordinances. Margaritaville has all types of different properties and development plans.

Why can't they develop a property that fits the site and doesn't have a severe negative impact on the downtown area of Ocean City?

Ross Rappaport Ocean City, Md.

Tougher Sentencing Urged Editor: As I’ve written in before about this, we have lost another life due to the incompetence of the legal system that failed to be proactive. We just lost an officer because the legal system let a savage on the streets again. A criminal is criminal no matter what.

Enforcing is not enough. The judges, lawyers and anyone involved should be as guilty. They have the power to stop tragedies from going on. How many lives have to be lost?

And how many innocent families have to suffer the loss of a loved one before a protest that actually has a real damn meaning to it actually occurs?

My son’s name is Gavin. So, it made me feel some type of way as well. Stop protecting these criminals and start treating them as you do when a dog bites someone. No excuses. You can’t help everyone, especially if they keep repeating the mistakes.

That’s the problem especially here in the county is the slap on the wrist BS treatment.

Our hearts are with the Knupp family.

RIP Gavin. You will be forever missed.

To the legal system, be proactive, not retroactive. Do what you’re supposed to do.

D.T. Hagan Ocean City

Angry at Governor Primary Support Editor: Senator Mary Beth Carozza is a RINO. Maryland Republicans embraced Delegate Dan Cox because we reject the RINOS in our party who refuse to accept the America First agenda. I was beyond angry that our state senator, Mary Beth Carozza, endorsed RINO Kelly Schulz over Delegate Cox. Any politician who would decline to support the endorsed candidate of President Donald Trump, as Mary Beth Carozza did, has insulted all Republicans who supported President Trump and isn’t a true member of the Republican party that believes in Conservative ideas.

Even several days after the primary, Mary Beth Carozza has still refused to congratulate Dan Cox and endorse him. If you want to take your toys and go home to be a liberal, Mary Beth Carozza. You will never get my vote, nor the MAGA movements’ vote this November.

John Smith Berlin

Administration Policies Questioned Editor: A few issues that affect every American. I have a question for this administration. Why are we sending oil from our strategic oil reserves, which are supposed to be used for catastrophic events, to foreign nations instead of U.S. citizens?

The past administration had refilled our strategic oil reserves because they have been depleted and never refilled.

Why is this administration depleting these oil reserves when they are supposed to be used by our military and for catastrophic events? Now we are at an even lower reserve then before, this puts us in a serious situation. I think this is another reason why you need to be very careful who you put in office.

This administration is not working for the American people. Also, why are we asking other oil rich countries to provide us with oil, when we have plenty. If we are so-called worried about the world climate? The only ones feeling the pain of all this administration’s policies are “we the people,” not the politicians and the elites who keep telling us how we are supposed to live, not how they live.

For the past however many years we have been told by a certain group of elites that the world is coming to an end due to the climate heating. That didn't work so it was changed to climate change, which can be any day of the week.

We have been told by Al Gore that there would be no more snow by the year 2000. All this has done is put vast amounts of wealth into their pockets and significantly cost the tax-paying American people. There are some summers that are very hot, and some are cooler, some winters that are cooler and some warmer, it is called Mother Nature.

This administration is an embarrassment to not only this country but the world. It appears the economy and crime has become unbearable worldwide. In most cases the rest of the world follow the U.S. Also, I wish this administration would stop touting how many jobs they have created, when we all know it is just the same jobs before refilled since the pandemic.

I'm so tired of seeing these protestors for abortion on the news harassing anyone that doesn't agree with their opinion.

If they don't want children, because that is who they are aborting, then the socalled birthing people changed from a woman having the option of birth control pills or their tubes tied and the gentlemen a vasectomy and let us get back to what the rest of the American people are really concerned with- the economy.

All the Supreme Court did was send this issue back to the states so that the American people could decide. Nine judges. This issue is part of our Constitution.

Also, our politicians and so-called news journalists should not be giving up discourse. A politician's job is to work for all of us not themselves and the news media's job is to report the factual news accurately. I could continue but it is just a rehash of past issues. It appears ratings have overtaken our news media, not doing the right thing for their viewers, which is why they are rated 10 low.

Again, we are coming into a very important election. Think about you and your family's future and do your research before you vote.

JoAnn Roland Berlin

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The Adventures of Fatherhood

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(Editor’s Note: This article was reprinted from October of 2010, as the writer is on vacation.) ast week, we packed up the family and headed south for a week to our favorite regional destination – Emerald Isle, N.C. This has become a tradition for my family as well as two friends’ families.

Over the years, our group has expanded.

Last year, there were six adults and three kids. This year, the parental advantage was narrowed to the slightest of margins – six adults and five kids.

That’s a significant change from last October, and we probably never realized then how easy we had it when the parents doubled up the young ones. The change brought on by the two new babies was palpable, but the larger adjustment was the addition of another year for the older kids in the house.

As you can imagine, times got a little hectic and loud on this trip, not just on the seven-hour commute but also during the seven-day stay at an enormous eight-bedroom, oceanfront house, which by the end of the week actually seemed a little cramped.

Family vacations are wonderful and I am excited by the many that lie ahead.

However, and I think most parents would agree, they are not what I would call relaxing most of the time.

It was not a vacation to get rejuvenated or refreshed. It was actually exhausting in many ways, but I wouldn’t change any of it.

All of the trials and tribulations that come with five kids in one house led me to wondering if perhaps a week away for the parents sans the kids may be in order in future years.

It’s a week tailored for the kids. All aspects of every day revolved around them, and that’s how it should be, but that sort of fun does not usually result in a peaceful hiatus from real world life.

The dynamics of the house were com-

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pelling and, of course, dominated by the goings on of the five children – the socalled “big kids” comprised of a 3-yearold girl and a pair of 2-year-olds boys and the “little kids,” an 11-month-old boy and an 8-month-old girl.

It was interesting to watch as the “big kids” interacted with each other. There was a lot of running and too many modified games of chase and tag to count. It was great to watch them entertain each other and how much fun they had. Each played with the others’ toys. They swam in the pool together and hit the beach at the same time. Each went for bike rides.

Each had a blast, and you could see it on their faces.

On each step of the way, the parents were involved, needless to say. While the “big kids” in the house like to think they are independent, they still needed to be watched carefully, as they were prone to sneak off at different times to explore various areas of the house without their folks. They were in perpetual motion and with that came a lot of parental monitoring, and that can be strenuous.

With all that said, there were some moments of relaxation. Naptime for instance was amazing. When the kids were down, hot tubs, pools, sun and beach were all to be enjoyed with friends – pretty much my idea of bliss.

And, oh yeah, when all the kids were napping or sleeping, there were five monitors nearby humming the sweet sound of white noise. That was ever so delightful and cheered by us parents.

What was immediately noticeable was when one of the “big kids” woke up, all the others typically followed suit. Nobody wanted to miss anything.

It really was a fascinating week to observe the kids at play, and the “little kids” were just along for the ride. As is usually the case, they were simple to care for compared to the “big kids”. They just did the usual – eat, play and sleep to be followed by more eating, playing and sleeping. Along the way, they observed much of the big kid fun nearby.

If the “big kids” wanted to swim in the pool, the little ones were hanging around watching the fun. If the bigger ones wanted to hit the beach, the littlest among us came along. If the “big kids” were having a meltdown, the “little kids” stared in bewilderment, as if to wonder what’s up with them. It’s worth noting I often think the same thing.

Vacations are usually about rest and relaxation, but the kids prevented that from happening when they were awake.

That was fine by me because having fun with my family is what life is all about to me. However, there was no vacation from parenting on this trip.

For instance, on many occasions, I found Beckett, my 2-year-old, standing on the second-floor deck with a baby monitor in one hand and a remote control in the other, preparing to launch them over the railing to the pool below. That was a fun game for them all. Fortunately, I was able to block that attempt. We were not so fortunate with a few puzzle pieces, cups, trucks, sandals and crayons, all of which found their place in the bottom of the pool at one point in time.

One of the recurring and interesting aspects with the “big kids” was the sharing aspect. Some were better than others, and I would have to rank Beckett toward the least willing to share. That’s something we have to work on, as we knew it was already an issue with his younger brother, Carson.

What seemed to result in this inability was a constant stream of “Beckett wants …” when we got home. For some reason, he has taken to referring to himself in the third person, which makes for some interesting comments along the way.

All in all, it was a marvelous time.

Seven straight days of all-kids was incredibly memorable, but I returned more tired than when I left.

(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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