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Music to be consolidated at OC convention center venue while inlet admission offers free bus service ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 25, 2012) On the condition of a few measures to mitigate what has become an annual traffic problem, the City Council this week approved a memorandum of understanding with the OC BikeFest, which will return to the resort next Sept 12-15.

The council’s decision was made, apparently, in a closed-door meeting and announced publicly in the council’s open session on Tuesday.

The terms of the memorandum were not discussed.

“They [council] have always been concerned about the crowds and the noise, because, naturally, they have to look out for the residents,” said festival organizer Cliff Sutherland.

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“But I believe what’s happened, after having a solid two-year track record, is that the city’s feeling more comfortable about our management of the event … as well as recognizing the economic impact.”

About 1 inch to 1.5 inches of snow fell in Ocean City late Wednesday night, leaving a light blanket on the rocks at the inlet jetty Thursday morning. Though there wasn’t much accumulation, the brief snowfall was much more significant than Mother Nature’s attempt last week. The forecast for today, Friday, calls for 1 to 3 inches of snow in the area beginning after 3 p.m. this afternoon and tapering off later tonight, according to the National Weather Service. Slighty higher accumulations are forecast for Wicomico County.

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December real estate numbers hint at ‘new normal’for resort market ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 24, 2012) The real estate market in the region – and nationwide – is starting to show signs of increased vitality and some sort of equilibrium, according to end-of-the-year data.

But local Realtors say it is not yet clear what exactly the “new normal” for the resort area will be.

“I truly believe that we’re on our way up,” said Pam Wadler, president of the Coastal Associ-

ation of Realtors. “We’re bouncing back, but it’s going to take time, and I don’t think we’ll ever be back to where we were in 2004 or 2005.”

The new paradigm for the realty business – as opposed to the pre-2008 market environment – is not to see sale prices rise. Instead, 2012 has seen a

gradual decrease in how much the average home actually brings in at closing. But what has risen is the volume of homes sold, which has corre-

spondingly decreased the volume of unsold inventory currently on the market.

The inventory of condo units in the county has, according to CAR’s December report, decreased by 25.5 percent. At the same time, the number of homes under contract has increased 17.6 percent since the same time in 2011. And the total number of settlements for the year is up 12.8 percent.

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Despite competition, Somerset bus stop garners business support ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 25, 2012) Although there appears to have been some issue raised by some businesses over the efficacy of drawing larger crowds to the street, public support for the city’s designs to expand the Somerset Street bus stop, which brings visitors into downtown Ocean City from off the island, continues to be expressed.

“We’ve had drama on that street every year [since it was redeveloped] for whatever reason,” said Ocean City Development Corporation Executive Director Glenn Irwin. “But to clarify, almost every business I spoke with said that it [the bus stop] has been very good for that street.”

“All of us do appreciate what you did with the bus situation, because they do use our businesses there frequently,” storeowner Shane Ward to the council this week.

OCDC – the city-backed nonprofit that sponsors redevelopment projects in the downtown area – spearheaded a project some years ago to close Somerset Street between Baltimore Avenue and the Boardwalk to vehicular traffic, and to redevelop the strip into a pedestrian plaza with greater retail frontage as a catalyst for off-Boardwalk business growth.

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Business owners say that the relocation of the bus stop which hosts shuttles from several off-island accommodations has been a boon to stores on the Somerset Street pedestrian plaza. The city is planning to expand the bus stop.

southwest corner of Somerset and Baltimore for use by private buses from outside the resort. Specifically, three major off-island accommodations and attractions – the Francis Scott Key, Castaways’ Campground, and Frontier Town – have been instructed by the city to use the stop as a drop-off and pick-up for their shuttle

buses that ferry patrons to and from the resort.

Besides helping to reduce traffic congestion, the stop also prompts visitors to use the Somerset plaza to access the Boardwalk, creating valuable foot traffic along the corridor.

Last week, at the request of city’s Pub-

lic Works Department, the council approved an expansion of the bus stop – currently no different from the usual city bus waypoint – to encompass a larger area by using space from the municipal parking lot behind the stop.

According to Irwin, nearly 2,000 people use the stop on a busy summer day.

“It’s a very integral part of what we offer,” said Frontier Town General Manager Harold Decker. “We want to make sure that we show our support fully for the town expanding this.”

Use of the Somerset Street stop, while a boon for city businesses, has created somewhat cramped conditions for buses and riders. Prior to 2011, Decker said, his and other off-island destinations had used the Trailways bus station on Second Street as a transfer point. But the aging bus terminal was demolished three years ago.

“That opportunity dried up, but the town was gracious enough to allow us to hop on down there to Somerset,” Decker said. “We try to do what they as ask far as squeezing in there.”

Decker also anticipated that need for the stop will continue to be strong. Despite national economic conditions, “we’ve kept a level occupancy,” he said, something he attributes to a wide and diverse customer base.

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More payment options, but no charging stations, coming to inlet lot Terminals for electric cars axed, but proposal could return later at different lot ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 25, 2013) Much to the likely chagrin of environmentalists and “Jetsons” fans everywhere, the city has decided against including charging stations for electric cars in the newest upgrade of the inlet parking lot, but is still holding out that such amenities could be offered elsewhere in the resort in the future.

“I’m really wondering whether we’re way ahead of ourselves here,” said Mayor Rick Meehan about the option to install the stations, which was part of the bid for work on the lot’s toll system that was approved this week.

“I’m not so sure that it’s the time to do that, or that that’s something that private enterprise won’t do.”

The city updates its control system at the inlet lot every five to eight years, according to City Engineer Terry McGean.

The primary improvement scheduled for this year, McGean said, will be to install automated payment machines in each exit lane. Currently, only one lane has such a system installed. The new

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The city will be overhauling the control system at the inlet parking lot before the summer season starts, with the goal of adding features that will help to alleviate the congestion that large events often create in the massive parking area.

kiosks will still allow for a booth attendant, but will be able to be used by those patrons with credit cards, even if a human operator is not present.

The cost of the project will be around $435,000, including the $399,260.91 bid from CTR Systems for the equipment as well as previous consulting fees and infrastructure costs.

The charging stations would occupy

four spaces, likely those on the southwest corner of the lot, nearest the entrance and exit area, McGean said.

While these are probably the least desirable spaces in the lot for visitors, every space in the massive parking area is at a premium on a sunny summer weekend. The benefit of the charging stations would thus have to be weighed against the loss of four parking spots.

Council Secretary Mary Knight asked if the city would charge a fee to use the stations, potentially recouping some loss.

“Some places say ‘it’s a service that we offer,’ others have you pay. That would be up to the mayor and council,” McGean said. “But the system we would put in, you would have the ability to charge if you wanted.”

“I don’t feel the need to subsidize users,” said Councilman Dennis Dare.

“We don’t provide free gas at the inlet lot.”

But while council members seemed to find some value in the stations, it was not enough to sacrifice inlet parking spaces that are worth their surface area in gold.

“There may be some other spaces where we could do this that aren’t as valuable as those in the inlet lot,” Meehan suggested.

Dare pointed out that the city will soon be improving the new municipal lot at Fourth Street and Philadelphia Avenue, which was recently created after a derelict building was torn down.

“For the day-trippers who do drive electric cars, we may not need one today, but we may need one in the future,” said Councilman Joe Mitrecic.

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City moves forward with decorative lighting for St. Louis Avenue fare’s reconstruction was conceived some years ago, and originally included grandiose designs for underground utilities, widened sidewalks and bike lanes, and a traffic circle at the First Street dogleg. All of these features were gradually cut, however, as financing became tighter and tighter.

Alternative means of enhancing the project were sought, with the Ocean City Development Corporation applying for state grant funding under Maryland’s new Community Legacy Program. Last week, OCDC Executive Director Glenn Irwin said he had secured $50,000 of money from that application, with an additional $25,000 eligible to be transferred from the organization’s business assistance fund.

This money would be put towards the decorative lighting that was originally conceived for the project: lamppost style lights, consisting of spun concrete columns topped with enclosed glass bulbs with energy-efficient LED elements.

The total for the 30 lights needed to cover the first phase of the project – the stretch from 17th to 10th Streets, currently under construction – would be $154,000, meaning that the city would need to pay $79,000 out of pocket, according to Public Works Director Hal Adkins.

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State grants to help defray costs; project still severely reduced from initial plan ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 25, 2013) The City Council took an aesthetic gamble this week on St. Louis Avenue, with the majority of the body confident that the addition of the much-discussed decorative lighting option will not clutter the street, and that future grant funding will be available to do the same on the latter phases of the project.

“You all anticipated doing it at some time [installing the lighting], and we have a golden opportunity here to do it,” said Councilman Dennis Dare, who was not a member of the body when the final cost-cutting compromises were made on the road renovation project last spring.

At that time, it was agreed to slash the project’s budget by not burying utility lines on the avenue, which serves as a mainly residential artery on the island’s west side. However, basic electrical conduit would be installed, which would give the city the option to make lighting upgrades at a later date without having to re-excavate the road.

The original plan for the thorough-

three-part project have yet to be designed, Adkins estimated that the total cost for lighting the whole avenue would be $390,000. With $75,000 already guaranteed from outside, the city’s final contribution comes down to $315,000, although it could be less if the OCDC is successful – and it expects to be – in garnering similar state funding for the next two phases.

There was some question on council, however, as to how worthwhile it would be to add a single element of flair back into a project that had already been stripped of everything but the bare essentials.

“I hadn’t realized that this had been value engineered down to the level it had,” Dare said.

He had suggested, last week, that the city consider a more extensive rebuild of

the sidewalks in order to make the vertical faces of the concrete adjacent to the road a consistent height, ideally eight inches. This would prevent cars rolling up over the curb and potentially damaging the light fixtures.

To this end, the poles could even be moved to the other side of the sidewalk, towards the property lines, Dare suggested. Doing so would also mean that the poles would not have to be adjusted if the city widened its sidewalks at a later date.

Adkins reported this week that, while some damaged sidewalks are being replaced, “the majority of the sidewalks have a face of five to eight inches,” which significantly reduces the risk of automotive damage, he said.

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PC recommends helping farmers by allowing more lots NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 25, 2013) The Worcester County Planning Commission voted last week to recommend that the county commissioners adopt maps showing where major and minor subdivisions may be located and what kind of sewage system they will have.

Out of a concern for farmers, the Planning Commission also voted to recommend increasing the number of building lots in minor subdivisions from five to seven.

The increase would permit more members of a farmer’s family to live on the land, said Commissioners Virgil Shockley and Madison Bunting, who had pushed for the increase. Both said it would help preserve farming in the

county because the grandchildren could grow up on the family farm and eventually take it over. The increase in the number of allowable lots would also enable a farmer to sell a lot if he needed the money.

Commissioner Rick Wells, former head of environmental issues for the county, said he did not anticipate that many farmers would have seven lots on their property because of the soils.

Dave Wilson, executive director of the Maryland Coastal Bays Program, however, opposed the increase in the number of lots in a minor subdivision. He did not see it as a way to preserve agriculture in the county. The best way to preserve agriculture, he said, “is to grow crops, not houses.”

Farmer Bill McDermott disagreed.

McDermott said he owns 100 acres of

land and he does not want to be restricted from giving some of the land to his children.

“We need our young people to stay here,” McDermott said.

The area, he said, is becoming a retirement community and there is a need for families to live here.

“For people who don’t own any land to tell me what to do with it is ridiculous,” McDermott said.

Attorney Sonny Bloxom said it was the task of the Planning Commission to decide if the change from five to seven lots in a minor subdivision was a good idea according to the county’s comprehensive plan. That plan aims to preserve the county’s rural character and the Planning Commission believed that the increase in number of lots would not change that.

The Planning Commission also agreed to vote to recommend the septic tier maps, which place land in one of four tiers relating to the use of on-site sewage disposal systems and where they may be used. The first tier shows where public sewer is already installed.

In tier II, which includes areas intended as future growth areas planned for sewer, minor subdivisions may be on septic systems and in tier III, larger lot subdivisions may be on them, but the county planning commissions must hold public hearings.

Tier four does not allow major subdivisions on septic. Ninety percent of Worcester County is in the fourth tier, which includes agricultural and forested land.

Failure to adopt a tier system would mean that the county could only authorize minor subdivisions that would be served by on-site sewage disposal systems, community sewage systems or shared systems. Major residential subdivisions would only be authorized if served by a public sewage system.

If the commissioners adopt the state’s tier system, the result could be minimal effects or none at all because a provision in the state law allows counties meeting a minimum population density requirement in rural areas to allow major subdivisions on septic systems in all areas except for those served by public sewer.

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In action Tuesday, board members proposed amending the current regulationsin order to provide enhanced protection for athletes.When the regulations are finalized, they will require refresher concussion training for coaches on a biennial basis;require concussion training for physical education teachers; and make certainthat local school systems implement policies to ensure appropriate academic accommodations, documented oral and written notification to parents, and timely notification to athletic directors and school nurses of student-athletes who have sustained a suspected concussion.

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ity of expanding the sidewalks at a later date is somewhat of a moot point, Adkins said. Drainage lines and pole bases have already been laid out for the standard, five-foot sidewalks. Expanding the walk to eight feet, as the city had wanted to do originally, would require a complete tear-out.

“The utility poles that are there near the gutter line will be there for the duration of the project,” which Adkins estimated to have a 20- to 25-year life, he said.

“Keep in mind that, since the majority of the impediments [to foot traffic] are already along the gutter line, if you

place the [lighting] pole towards the back of the sidewalk, you tend to create a zigzag pattern of people coming down the sidewalk,” Adkins said.

Wider sidewalks could still be a possibility on the cross-streets, where they may be of more use.

“The majority of foot traffic is in an east-west direction,” Adkins said. “If you wish to focus on expanding your sidewalks at a later date, it may need to be in an east-west direction.”

Adkins also noted the possibility that the city could request permission from adjacent property owners to install a line of brick pavers — at the town’s expense — on the outward sides of the sidewalks,

giving an extra two feet or so of movement space in some areas.

“That could enhance the walkability,” Dare concurred.

Council Secretary Mary Knight also questioned whether the decorative lights would make the street look cluttered, given that the elimination of underground utilities meant that wooden poles would still line the street as well.

“I don’t want [the lighting] to just look like an afterthought,” she said.

The layout would be similar to what is currently seen on some stretches of Baltimore Avenue, where Mayor Rick Meehan submitted that the lights, which are shorter than the height of the utility

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installation somewhere else for the next fiscal year, to be discussed this spring.

What will be included in this year’s improvement, however, is a “roving cashier” system that would allow the city to switch the payment flow at the lot, so that patrons would pay a flat fee on entrance and leave without stopping to pay for their time. This would be useful for special events, McGean explained, as it would speed up exit

congestion once the events end.

“We’re trying to come up with a way to deal with the mass exodus problem,” McGean said. “[With the roving cashier program], you’d pay a fixed fee upon entering. For example, people come in gradually during the day over Fourth of July, but they all leave at one time.”

The roving cashier adds another $4,995 to the project, but the council seemed to agree with Meehan when he submitted that “the roving cashier sys-

tem is clearly more important than the charging stations.”

McGean also cautioned that the improvements may not be fully operational in all lanes until May, creating a potential loss of revenue for the city if a spring crowd forces the city to open the overflow exit.

“We believe we can run sufficiently probably 90 percent of the time [while the improvements are being done],” McGean said.

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“Your eye level is going to be brought down to that, not above it,” Meehan said.

“I’d be more worried about sign clutter than I would over anything like this,” said Planning and Community Development Director Matt Margotta.

Councilwoman Margaret Pillas had asked last week if the lamppost-style lighting would create a redundancy with the “cobra-head” street lights that Delmarva Power already installs on its utility poles.

“Should you choose to place the ornamental lights, those cobra heads would then be decommissioned,” Adkins said this week.

Still, Pillas said, “I don’t think you’re going to get the same level of lighting that you would with the cobra lights,” despite the added cost. Along with Councilman Brent Ashley, who said he was uncomfortable with adding discretionary spending to future budgets over the projects next phases, Pillas voted against moving forward with the lights.

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Differing from its previous iterations, however, all of the festival’s entertainment will take place at the inlet, and the flagship vendors — many of whom bring tractor-trailers full of motorcycles and promotional merchandise — will be concentrated at the convention center.

Formerly, the event’s schedule had featured staggered concerts at both the inlet and convention center, allowing attendees to travel to one right after the other.

“Basically what it did was create traffic issues,” Sutherland said. “We don’t want to put them back on their bikes or in their cars to go down the street another 50 blocks to see the next event.”

Last year, Sutherland said, he left the inlet stage 40 minutes after the headliner – the Charlie Daniels’ Band – had finished its set. Even then, the road was still choked.

“It was two bikes wide all the way to the convention center and it took me another 40 minutes just to get there,” he said.

This year’s main acts will be Jackyl on Thursday, Fog Hat and WAR on Friday, and America and Three Dog Night on Saturday.

Entrance to the convention center vendor area will be free this year, while $25 tickets will still be sold for the inlet attractions and concerts. Those paying, however, will also get a wristband for

complimentary bus service, both on the island and from the park-and-ride shuttle in West Ocean City.

Ironically, the goal is to accustom bikers to not riding their motorcycles once they arrive at the event. The idea is to encourage them to take their bikes for offisland sojourns instead, while using public transportation in town.

Anticipating event growth, Sutherland said, “we want to get them acclimated to taking that form of transportation in future years.”

The MOU also solidifies the event’s contribution to the city, to the tune of $110,000 for services rendered, mainly to offset the increased public safety presence as well as increased cleaning efforts by city public works staff.

However, Sutherland will no longer have to put down a $10,000 deposit for use of the venue tents, which the city rents for Sunfest and allows the OC Bike Fest to utilize. The issue caused some confusion last year, when Sutherland was called before the council the week of the event to put up the collateral.

“I do not have to pay the deposit in advance for that any more, but we are still responsible if something would happen to the tents, up to about $10,000,” Sutherland said.

The OC BikeFest has received a somewhat cool reception from the city’s elected officials in the past. Council con-

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sideration of Sutherland’s request to hold the inaugural festival in 2011 was postponed several times before being approved, allegedly an indication of the distaste for loud motorcycles held by the island’s year-round retirees, who hold significant voting power.

In the lead-up to the first event, Sutherland was almost denied the right to a lucrative Jack Daniel’s sponsorship – the same sponsorship held by the OC Air Show — because of council fears over the image of bikers with alcohol.

While allowing the event to take place on public grounds, the city has never actively sponsored the OC BikeFest as it has with some other big-draw events.

While Sutherland pays the city $110,000, the city loans $50,000 annually to the air show, on an indefinite line of credit which the show’s organizers do not have to repay before the next year’s event.

The show is instead obligated to give 35 percent of its profits to the city, a sum of $19,902 for the 2012 event.

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homes, although slightly less severely.

Inventory is down 22.7 percent, while contracts and settlements are up 11.4 and 9.3 percent, respectively.

“People are looking [for property].

Why? That could be a hundred different reasons,” Wadler said.

But the increase in sales, and reduction in inventory, is not entirely attributable to the reduction of the glut of properties built during the boom years, and subsequently unsold after the real estate bubble burst.

According to Wadler, many Realtors are still wary of what is referred to as the “shadow inventory” of foreclosed homes that banks have not yet put on the market.

“The banks have more foreclosures that haven’t hit the market yet,” Wadler said. “There are a lot of different reasons why they’re holding back, but those properties still linger.”

This inventory – and the anticipation of it – could keep prices depressed for some time.

“Until it is gone, it’s very difficult to say what is ‘normal,’” Wadler said.

The market also shows no signs of returning the advantage to the seller, but instead to maintaining the advantage to buyers who are willing to negotiate. The

average selling price of a home last year was roughly 94 percent of its list price; whereas in the boom years, most sellers could get what they asked for up front.

“In the early 2000s, yeah, that was the norm,” Wadler said. “That was a market trend that fell flat on its face. Everyone said, ‘If I don’t buy now, I’ll never get one.’ The seller had the upper hand, but that table has turned.”

However, according to Long and Foster’s December report, the median sale price of residential properties rose 4 percent, indicating that while prices are still on the decline, sales may be weighted less towards the less expensive end of the spectrum. But reports still indicated a steep drop-off in property turnover for homes priced at more than $400,000.

“That price, again, is relative,” Wadler said. “Every seller thinks their home is worth more than the market will bear.

That inventory may be the result of people originally listing too high, but have ‘seen the light’ and started to bring their prices down.”

According to a nationwide survey by HomeGain, 75 percent of sellers do, in fact, believe that their home is worth more than what their agent has it listed for. But 63 percent also believe that homes, in general, are overvalued for the market.

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(Jan. 25, 2013) Ocean City Recreation and Parks, in cooperation with Vernon Powell Shoes, has announced the second winner in a series of four drawings for a pair of athletic shoes valued up to $125 — Lynn Lebrun, whose name was drawn Jan. 7.

Ocean City Recreation and Parks offers numerous fitness programs that promote health through activity. New this year is the Walking Club, which takes scenic walks along the Boardwalk and throughout Northside Park and Caine Woods. Mileage records are maintained by club coordinator Kim Kinsey,

and each participant receives a T-shirt and pedometer. During the winter months, the program is held at indoor facilities around Ocean City.

Participants in the Walking Club, as well as the Zumba, aerobics, yoga and water aerobics classes, are entered into the drawing each time they participate in a class. Each winner is given the opportunity to be fitted for a pair of athletic shoes valued up to $125 at the Salisbury or Rehoboth Vernon Powell locations.

For information about the fitness programs offered at Ocean City Recreation and Parks, visit www.oceancitymd.gov.

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JANUARY 25, 2013

PLANNING AND ZONING BRIEFS ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 25, 2013) The Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission discussed the following items during its Jan. 23, 2013 session:

Mini golf favored The commission gave a favorable recommendation to the idea of allowing miniature golf as a conditional use in the downtown mixed-use “DMX” zoning district, meaning that a course could be built if specific plans were approved by the city. Currently, any such use is barred under city zoning code.

This omission, however, stands in contrast to how the area was zoned before the DMX area was created in 2002, according to Smith.

A course stood for many years in the Trimper’s amusement park on the east side of Baltimore Avenue and South First Street, when that area was a special amusement district. The famous “Ice Golf” course was located next to the White Marlin Condos on the bayside for many years as well, when that area was part of the marine zoning district.

The idea of re-introducing mini golf as an allowed use was raised by the Trimper family, which has plans to allow Old Pro Golf to construct a course on the property opposite its downtown amusement park and adjacent to the historic Henry Hotel. The lot has been used for parking and storage ever since the “Tank Battle” ride that was located there closed down many years ago.

“It’s always been an amusement-related property, so we thought it was just an error that they couldn’t build a property related to that,” said local attorney Regan Smith, who was representing the Trimpers.

Adding mini golf as a conditional use does not necessarily give one the right to build any course anywhere downtown, however, as the city still has the right to review and refuse any plans it finds to have an adverse affect.

“It gives us enough design control, since we are so developed, we need to protect what is there now,” said Commission Chair Pam Buckley.

Commissioner Lauren Taylor recalled that the elimination of several land uses from the DMX

district was largely motivated by the city wanting to encourage then-lucrative hotel construction.

“It was a better use of the property, as a tax base, because they [golf courses] took up so much space for not much return,” Taylor said.

“But obviously, times have changed.”

“Hopefully the extent of ‘mixed-use’ will be determined by the economy, and not by us,” Buckley said.

The addition of mini golf as a conditional use will have to be approved by the mayor and City Council before being enacted.

Substation plan approved The commission approved the final site plan for the expansion of the Delmarva Power substation that occupies the block between 137th and 138th Streets, between Derrickson and Sinepuxent Avenues.

Use of the property for the enlarged substation was conditional upon the city’s approval, per zoning codes that specify that certain uses must be determined to not have an adverse impact on a given neighborhood. The hearing process for this approval, begun last August, was only finalized this month after considerable objection from homeowners in the Caine Woods neighborhood, which surrounds the substation.

As a result, the city’s approval of the use came with requirements that the company monitor noise and electromagnetic radiation levels.

The commission’s only concerns about the property’s physical layout, however, resulted from Delmarva Power’s previous pledges to beautify and maintain the property. Commissioner Peck Miller asked than an irrigation system for the landscaping that is to surround the facility be made a condition of the plan’s approval.

“The design is great if it comes to completion the way its intended,” Miller said. “But you have to have irrigation to give those trees a fighting chance.”

Although construction of the perimeter wall and the installation of landscaping will be done by the start of the summer, work on the equipment inside the facility will take until the end of the year, according to company representatives.

The public will be unable to see most of the process, by 137th Street will likely be used as a staging area when parts are brought in.

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Height considered Zoning Administrator R. Blaine Smith briefed the commission on considering an amendment to the city’s code that would change the starting point for the measurement of a building’s height.

In many of the city’s zoning districts, the maximum height for structures on normal sized lots is 50 feet and five stories, but Smith said the actual height of a building can vary greatly.

Until the mid-1980s, Smith said, the city simply measured up from the soil on the lot, resulting in builders piling up dirt at the site to give their buildings a little extra headroom. Later, however, the height was standardized to the peak elevation of the adjacent roadway.

“When we went to street grade, it reduced the abuse factor a bit, if you will,” Smith said.

However, FEMA flood codes, which the city abides by to get the maximum discount on federal flood insurance, specify that buildings in flood-prone areas have to have a certain amount of free space above what the agency has determined to be the floodwater height.

This means that builders often have to incorporate at least three to five feet of freeboard into their designs, reducing habitable building height and hampering the use of many customary architectural designs. This could be remedied by instead measuring building height from the FEMA minimum floor level.

“It’s not an astronomical amount [in terms of increasing building height], but it makes a big difference to the builder,” Smith said.

The change was suggested by Commissioner Lauren Taylor, who noted that her own project had been forced to lower its ceiling heights in order for everything to fit within the requirements.

“If you want quality hotels and quality properties, you don’t do these low ceilings,” Taylor said.

“All the coastal communities that I’ve been in have moved to FEMA flood height as the starting point for building height,” said Matt Margotta, the recently hired Director of Planning and Community Development.

The commission voted to move the change to the public hearing stage.

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Agency offering assistance with bills for heating, power (Jan. 25, 2013) SHORE UP! Inc. and Telamon Corporation will present a free Energy and Community Resources Awareness Fair from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1, at the One-Stop Job Market in Salisbury for residents of Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset counties. The first 100 people in attendance will receive gift bags.

During the free Energy and Community Resources Awareness Fair, residents will have the opportunity to: n Apply for assistance with their home heating and electricity bills. n Apply for assistance from human services agencies. n Attend workshops on topics such as energy efficiency and the Maryland EmPOWER Program.

In case of inclement weather, the fair will be held Friday, Feb. 8, 2013.

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CVS moving from one location to another in West Ocean City Building’s look follows county’s seaside design standards and guidelines NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 25, 2013) A West Ocean City pharmacy is relocating from Route 611 to Route 50, the gateway into the resort.

The CVS pharmacy broke ground in November across Keyser Point Road from the Rite-Aid. The existing CVS in the Food Lion Shopping Center will close when the new CVS opens this spring.

Originally, the site had been home to Harley-Davidson of Ocean City.

That business moved to Berlin near Stephen Decatur High School so it could have more space and the upscale Avalon Market moved in. After the Avalon went out of business, the site remained vacant for more than a year.

The West Ocean City site most recently housed Mattress Discounters, which had to be demolished so the new CVS could be constructed.

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The Planning Commission stressed the importance of continuing the seaside architectural look already in use in the area by the Gina Renee Center, the Wine Rack and Applebee’s. Its members at the time were particularly concerned with the appearance of commercial buildings nearing the entrance into Ocean City.

Since then, the Chick-fil-A and Chipotles, built in the Seaside Village Commercial Center on the north side of Route 50 near the bridge, have adhered to those design guidelines and standards for the seaside architectural style. The

other styles in the guidelines and standards are town center and agricultural.

In some areas of the county, the styles may overlap, but the area along Route 50 east of Herring Creek going into the resort, the West Ocean City area, has the seaside tradition.

The county’s guidelines and standards state, among many other things, that commercial buildings should not clash with the county’s architectural traditions and neighborhood character, should have simple rooflines and sufficient green space.

The CVS will have a double drivethrough for prescriptions. One will be

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To accommodate the store and drive-through, the company had to purchase two vacant single-family residences, former rental property, behind the site. That area will be used for storm water management.

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Thomas Edward “Tommy” Schneider Jr. FLORIDA — Thomas Edward “Tommy” Schneider Jr., 31, died while fishing off the coast of Florida. Born May 29, 1981, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, he was the son of Jennifer Lynn Barrett Schneider, and Thomas E. Schneider of Ocean City.

Mr. Schneider was a fishing boat captain, as were his father, grandfather, Paul G. Schneider and his greatgrandfather, Carrol Paul Schneider. He worked hard at sea, often traveling from Florida to Nova Scotia, fishing for shrimp, scallops and flounder. He and two other men went down when they were struck by a rogue wave off the coast of Florida.

Mr. Schneider is survived by his wife, Dianne Harrison Schneider; his grandparents, Dr. Charles and Elaine Barrett; and his stepfather, Ron. Also surviving are his uncle, Paul G. Schneider Jr. and his wife, Lynda; cousins, Nora and Jessica of Annapolis; and his second cousins, Eddie Thomas Schneider, Donny Edward Schneider and Darla Ann and her husband, Jeff, of Florida.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Paul G. Schneider and Virginia Jane Schneider of Schneider Seafoods Inc. and Ginny’s Crab Shack of Annapolis and Southern Seafoods in Port Canaveral, Fla.; his great-aunt, Lynda Schneider; his uncle, Eddie T. Schneider Sr. of Florida; his stepmother, Anne Schneider; and his

Whittles, 84, of Selbyville, Del., and formerly of Wheaton, Md., died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, Del. Born in East Newark, N.J., he was the son of the late Fred and Catherine (Meehan) Whittles.

Mr. Whittles had been a bricklayer for many years. He was a member of St. Andrew Catholic Church in Ocean City, a member of the Knights of Columbus in Ocean City and Rosensteel, the American Legion in Wheaton and the Bricklayers Union. He was also a U.S. Navy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Marion Whittles of Selbyville; two sons, John J. Whittles and his wife, Tricia, of Laurel, Md.; and Vincent Whittles and his wife, Sherry, of Dameron, Md.; two daughters, Ann O’Neil and her husband, Kevin, of Laurel, Md., and Tammy M. Crain of Glen Burnie, Md.; a daughter-in-law, Diane Whittles of Severna Park, Md.; 14 grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Michael G. Whittles.

A Mass of Christian burial was held Tuesday, Jan. 22, at St. Luke Catholic Church in Ocean City. Inurnment was in Delaware Veterans Cemetery in Millsboro.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Delaware Hospice, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, Del. 19963.

stepbrother and sister, Jonathan Moneymaker and Elise M. Feldt of Virginia.

“Tommy” was doing what he loved on the big wide ocean.

Nils F. Edwards OCEAN CITY — Nils F. Edwards, 80, of Ocean City died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Philadelphia, He was the son of the late Freddy Otto and Inger (Thomsen) Edwards.

Mr. Edwards had been a construction superintendent for many years and was a member and past Exulted Ruler of the Ocean City Elks Lodge. He was also a U.S. Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Marcia K. Edwards of Ocean City; three daughters, Lori S. Edwards of Downingtown, Pa., Karen M. Madrigale (Michael) of Glenmoore, Pa., Robbin L. Kulek of San Diego, Calif.; a sister, Noel B. Kremer of Marshallton, Pa.; and five grandsons.

A memorial service was held Thursday, Jan. 24, at Hastings Funeral Home in Selbyville, Del. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Worcester County Humane Society, P.O. Box 48, Berlin, Md. 21811 or to the Ocean City Elks Lodge, 13708 Sinepuxent Ave., Ocean City, Md. 21842.

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Hospital continues to adapt, expand in health care market ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 25, 2012) Atlantic General Hospital, the Berlin medical facility that provides the bulk of the resort area’s health care, gave a year-end report to Ocean City Council this week, noting that it continues to rank high in both technological improvements and everyday care, despite its extremely slim financial buffer.

The current turmoil of the health care market “continues to put pressure on our margin,” AGH President and CEO Michael Franklin told the council.

For the 2012 fiscal year, which ended this past June, the hospital billed $111,639,530 for services rendered.

However, as is a constant variable in the industry, the hospital does not actually receive everything it charges for, given the frequency of re-assessment and adjustment done by insurance companies and particularly by Medicare.

What was actually garnered was $87,493,927 in revenue, according to Franklin’s report. The total cost to the hospital for the services it provided over the year was $87,083,904, leaving it with an operating margin of just $410,024.

This is up, however, from 2011 when the hospital’s net was just $139,848.

But AGH has adapted, Franklin said, to the national health care crunch by establishing a new “Observation Unit” to eliminate excess costs. Whereas in the past, patients whose diagnosis was not immediately apparent were often admitted for a single day, the newly created “observation” status allows patients to remain at the hospital while tests are run to determine whether their condition warrants actual admission, or discharge.

This has resulted in a roughly 25 percent reduction in admission for FY12, down to 3,054 from 4,011 in FY11. But, according to Franklin, the hospital actually hosted about 9 percent more people this year.

“It appears that our admissions have gone down, while in reality our total number of what we call ‘patient experiences’ has increased significantly,” he said.

Reducing the congestion of being fully admitted for diagnostics has caused the average length of stay for admitted patients to rise, from 3.4 days in FY11 to 4.0 days in FY12.

The Emergency Room system has also been streamlined with additional triage space, resulting in 90 percent of ER patients being seen within 30 minutes, Franklin said.

AGH has also received a considerable amount of federal grant funding for the gains it has made in electronic records keeping. Under federal guidelines, records technology upgrades are measured in stages of “meaningful use.” Having achieved “stage 1” in the program, AGH has received more than $2 million in funding. According to Franklin, only 25 percent of hospitals nationwide have been able to do so, and AGH is one of only two on the Eastern Shore to have

the status.

The hospital will continue its investment in records technology with the installation of “care.connection” terminals in patient rooms, which Franklin described as “like a giant IPad.” The screens will not only be able to access records and test results, but will also integrate Web, phone, and TV access, reducing the number of electronic gadgets necessary in the hospital.

“When those type of distractions go away, it makes for a much nicer few days for those who have to stay with us,” Franklin said.

Nurses will also now be able to receive calls and information on portable units, meaning that they’ll “no longer be tied to the stations where the calls come in,” Franklin said.

The hospital will continue to concen-

trate on building comprehensive care facilities, centering on an intensive level of primary care known as the “medical home” model. This is particularly appealing to the elderly. Franklin said that 25 percent of the region’s population is 65 or older.

The hospital will also expand its coverage into southern Delaware.

“That’s a rapidly growing environment for retirees and the closest hospital where most of their emergency responses come to is our hospital,” Franklin said.

AGH also continues to be ranked first in the state in terms of common and preventable complications, with the lowest incidence rate of what the state refers to as “potentially preventable conditions” (PPCs). This has resulted in $438,422 in grant revenue.

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Closed discussion legal, but not right The Ocean City Council met in closed session this week to discuss the memorandum of understanding it has with OC BikeFest organizer Cliff Sutherland. Why that was necessary is the question.

Because of the state’s squishy open meetings law, this and any other government entity in Maryland can meet in private on just about anything it wants any time it wants.

Still, that doesn’t make it right, especially when many such sessions — and probably this one — are convened to give elected officials a greater comfort level.

Generally speaking, elected officeholders prefer to discuss politically touchy issues in private so they can express their feelings without fear of backlash.

OC BikeFest falls into that category. It’s no secret that some council members — and many residents, for that matter — don’t much care for BikeFest and would just as soon replace it with something on the order of “QuietWeek.”

The problem, however, is that a big week of being quiet doesn’t send shivers of joy down the spine of the business community, many members of which contribute to election campaigns every cycle.

It’s just easier to talk about it privately, to express misgivings and criticisms behind closed doors, than it is to air those opinions in front of an audience and take whatever flack might ensue.

This is also one of the reasons why the council should not reinstitute the council commission system that was done away with two years ago. Too much is said and more or less decided without the public knowing what its representatives really think or what they said.

Legally, one could argue that a memorandum of understanding is a contract, the discussion of which is legitimate executive session material. Still, that doesn’t make it the right thing to do.

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READERS’ FORUM

Business closing, no gift cards Editor, A local family restaurant is closing its doors and not honoring gift cards. My husband took our gift card in there for the $100 value and they told him they cannot honor it. The gift card has $100 on it but they will not honor their word. The owner is showing no respect to the family and communities that supported him throughout the years. Not sure what a gift card is worth anymore.

Angela Cooling Bishopville

Fireworks display recieves praise Editor, We would like to thank the town of Ocean City, the mayor and City Council, Recreation and Parks Department, and all the volunteers who worked to make Winterfest of Lights, and particularly the New Year’s Eve fireworks, display so beautiful.

North Ocean City looked great this year and we truly enjoy the lights display.

To have the fireworks show ringing in 2013 was a wonderful bonus and incentive to return to OC for our family celebration.

We understand you might

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make this an annual event and we encourage and support this idea. Our goal is to move to Ocean City as year-round residents. It seems each time we come to visit, there are more and more families in town enjoying the events and making OC an attractive year round destination.

Thanks for helping us make our decision and for making “OC the place to be!”

Chris and Kat Kenny Severna Park/Montego Bay

Thank you from humane society Editor, The Worcester County Humane Society would like to take this opportunity to thank Madlyn and Billy Carder of BJ’s on the Water, their staff and all the patrons who showed up for their annual Christmas Party on Dec. 5, 2012.

Each year they collect donations for our shelter and, in return, patrons are treated to a

delicious Christmas buffet dinner and wonderful entertainment provided by Teenage Rust and The Fabulous Rustettes.

We were again overwhelmed when the van arrived packed with food, toys, leashes and collars, blankets, treats, dog beds and litter, as well as a large monetary donation.

If only our furry friends could speak, they too would say “thank you” to Madlyn and Billy and all those in attendance.

Kenille Davies Director of the Worcester County Humane Society

Opposes expansion of city bus stop Editor, I attended the OC council work session on Tuesday, Jan. 15 and I can see why the council can get unfairly accused of spending taxpayers’ money wastefully.

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By Stewart Dobson In case you couldn’t tell, I am lipsynching this column in front of a live audience. It was pre-typed under optimum circumstances in the studio and it only appears as if I am actually writing it at this very moment.

I did this to ensure the quality of the column, rather than risk messing up publicly and being criticized should my editorial voice crack or waver as I attempt to end on a high note, which, as readers already know, never happens anyway. Still, it pays to be safe.

Besides, it’s doubtful that anyone would really want to watch me actually write this stuff, as I generally put it together at the last minute, early in the morning, well before I enter the styling phase of my day, fashionista that I am, which is pretty much based on what’s clean and what isn’t.

I have looked and looked, but GQ has nothing on what kind of ratty bathrobe to wear or how to comb crazy morninghair when you’re on your fifth cup of coffee and typing blindly in hopes that actual words will be formed.

I’m revealing all this, of course, because of the uproar over the lip-synching Beyoncé apparently did when she faux-sang at the president’s inauguration and maybe, just maybe, the Marine Corps band members were finger-synching their instruments, which, come to think of it, doesn’t sound right when you say it out loud.

It just isn’t that big of a deal. I seriously doubt that the heads of state around the world got together post-inauguration and declared, in one un-pre-recorded voice, “Oooooooo, Beyoncé lip-synched. We are destined to perish in a big fiery ball.”

I know if I were scheduled to sing or play (or write) in front of 500,000 people on a day when the wind chill is hovering somewhere between frostbite and yourlips-fall-off, I’d want a little backup plan, too.

This is especially so for the Marine Band, which would otherwise risk the possibility of surgery, as they marched back to the barrack with their frozen instruments hanging from their tongues.

Meanwhile, it appears that my prerecorded column is running out and it’s just as well. It’s still extremely cold outside and although it looks like I’m typing away and doing my absolute best, the neighbors are beginning to get suspicious that I may not actually be working but am faking it.

Of course, sitting outside in the cold in a ratty bathrobe will raise an eyebrow every time.

quest from the OCDC, a non-profit citysupported organization originally charged with the development and beautification of downtown Ocean City, to expand the size of the commercial bus stop on the corner of the “model street” at Somerset Street and South Baltimore Avenue.

The proposal was to enlarge the bus stop now being used by three private companies to bring and return visitors to the beach several times a day. The bus stop is also used by the city trolley to bring tourists to Ocean City (for a fee).

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service mostly for select private companies located outside Ocean City and paying no taxes (property tax, room tax and business taxes) to the city would be $10,000 for site work and the loss of two parking space at the corner of these streets — the second busiest parking lot in OC — at an annual cost of $3,000 in lost city revenue.

The reason suggested for the change was that these visitors spend money shopping on Somerset Street and the Boardwalk. But a quick observation of the bus visitors shows that they have already purchased all that they need from stores that have been conveniently established at the bus lo-

cations out of town.

A look at Somerset Street reveals that there are two bicycle rental stores and a Segway store that is open only in the morning. The only other store was a variety store, which was not helped by the buses and went out of business and a short-lived consignment store that also was not helped.

Fortunately, a few councilmen and women and some in the audience picked up on the lack of information presented by OCDC and the proposal was set aside for further review.

Al Wendling Ocean City

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Wor-Wic graduates 22 law enforcement officers in 69th class Six will serve with Ocean CityPolice Dept.;one with Worcester Sheriff’s Office

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Graduation exercises, held in Guerrieri Hall at the college campus, featured a commencement address by Sheriff Michael A. Lewis of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office.

John C. Moses, director of criminal justice at Wor-Wic, presided at the ceremony. Awards of certification and excellence were presented by Charles W. Rapp, executive director of the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions in Woodstock, Md., and various agency representatives. Deputy Tyler S. Bennett of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office was the class speaker. Closing remarks were made by Rapp.

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OC man who ran over store clerk dies in prison NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 25, 2013) The Ocean City man who was sentenced last July to 20 years in prison after purposely running over a convenience store clerk because of a trivial matter has died.

Richard Lee Edwards, 66, died Jan. 5, one day after he was granted the medical parole he applied for Oct. 1.

He died in University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, where he had been a patient for several weeks. Edwards, a war veteran with at least one Purple Heart, was buried Monday at

Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery near Upper Marlboro.

According to Mark Vernarelli, spokesman for the state’s Department of Public Safety, the Maryland Parole Commission “received information from medical professionals that Mr. Edwards’ prognosis was ‘poor,’ after which the commission asked for more specific information. Mr. Edwards apparently became much sicker in the coming days, and upon receiving this new information, the Parole Commission granted him medical parole, which typically takes at least a few days to arrange.

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Marijuana Three Virginia Beach residents were charged Jan. 19 with possession of marijuana after a Berlin police officer found marijuana in their vehicle.

The officer stopped the vehicle on Route 113 and Old Ocean City Boulevard at about 5 p.m. because of a traffic violation. After detecting the odor of marijuana, the officer searched and found two devices containing the drug.

Bao Minh On, 18, William J. Weigel, 19 and a 17-year-old boy were charged with possession of the drug. On, the driver, was also charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute it.

Drug distribution Two New York City residents were charged Jan. 18 with drug offenses after a Maryland State Police trooper stopped their truck for speeding at Route 113 and Route 575 at about 1 p.m.

The trooper smelled the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle when he approached the truck.

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Susan M. Liebowitz, 49, and the driver, William Russell Thomas, 53, were both charged with possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and two counts of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute it.

Disorderly conduct Two men were charged Jan. 11 with disorderly conduct after being involved in an altercation outside a North Ocean City bar.

Ocean City police officers saw a member of the bar’s security staff try to get Jeffrey Douglas Messick, 39, of West Ocean City, off Ian Michael Roth, 24, of Selbyville, Del. Another man, who had a bleeding cut above his eye, told police that Roth has assaulted him.

Others at the establishment told police that Roth had been fighting with a woman and security camera footage showed him pulling a woman out of the bar. He reportedly started fighting with men who tried to break up his fight with the woman. Messick was reportedly one of those men. According to charging documents, Messick later said someone struck him, but he did not know who and he just reacted.

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“You can’t just let a critically ill man out with no provisions for his care,” Vernarelli said Wednesday.

During the sentencing last summer, Circuit Court Judge Thomas C. Groton recounted what transpired at the 139th Street 7-Eleven on June 9, 2011.

Edwards made a small purchase and then began screaming that the clerk, Michael Curry, 44, had given him the wrong change.

“It was such a trivial matter, over $10,” Groton said.

Curry, who had worked there for only a few months, told Edwards that he would settle up after cashing out the register. Edwards was not appeased and he leaned across the counter, slapping and hitting Curry.

He then went to the parking lot and got into his Cadillac Escalade, while Curry called police and went outside to get the car’s license plate number.

Edwards got out of his SUV and attacked Curry, punching him in the head until he fell to the ground. He then got back into the Cadillac and intentionally drove over Curry at least twice before driving away.

Curry suffered broken vertebrae in his neck and spine, at least 11 broken ribs, two punctured lungs, a fractured ankle and a fracture below his knees.

The only part of his body that did not have injuries was his head. Curry later

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said he had been “hearing the crunching” of his ribs and legs being broken when Edwards ran over him.

Edwards entered an Alford plea on April 20, 2012 in Circuit Court in Snow Hill to first-degree assault. In an Alford plea, the defendant does not admit guilt, but acknowledges that the prosecution has sufficient evidence for a conviction.

He was sentenced July 2, to 20 years, with 10 years suspended, in prison. He had been in jail since his arrest the day he ran over Curry.

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JANUARY 25, 2013

Warrant leads to arrest on drug charges near school

Continued from Page 19A

Alleged theft A 28-year-old Berlin man was arrested Jan. 10 on a District Court arrest warrant on charges of theft of less than $1,000, conspiracy theft of less than $1,000, a theft scheme of more than $10,000 to less than $100,000 and two counts of forgery of private documents.

Christopher George Ashley was released on personal recognizance, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office stated in a press release.

Burglary charge A Worcester County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrested Rachel Katherine Oettel of Lewes, Del., on Jan. 11 on a District Court arrest warrant on charges of firstdegree burglary, theft of less than $1,000 and theft from $1,000 to $10,000.

She was held in the Worcester County Jail on $7,500 bond.

Alleged forgery A Worcester County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrested Rodrigo Alves Valadao, 27, of Salisbury on Jan. 9 on a fugitive warrant through Delaware.

The charges were for forgery and uttering a bad check. Valadao was held at the Worcester County Jail on no bond.

NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 25, 2013) A Berlin home was raided last week and its resident was charged with several serious drug offenses, including possession of heroin with the intent to distribute it in a school zone.

Members of the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team executed a search and seizure warrant on Jan. 16 at the West Street residence of Joseph Tyler Shanahan, 25. The warrant was obtained because of information learned during an investigation into the ongoing distribution of marijuana and heroin.

The Berlin Police Department’s SWAT team entered the residence and took Shanahan into custody.

During a search of the residence, police found 987 grams of marijuana (2.17 pounds), 99 individually wrapped bags of heroin and $1,510 in cash.

Shanahan was taken to the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office in Snow Hill for processing. He was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of heroin, possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, possession with the intent to distribute heroin, possession with the intent to distribute marijuana in a school zone, possession with the intent to

distribute heroin in school zone and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Shanahan was charged with possession of marijuana and heroin with the intent to distribute those drugs in a school zone because his residence is near Buckingham Elementary School.

He was being held in the Worcester County Jail on $250,000 bond. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 15 in District Court in Snow Hill.

In addition to the Berlin Police Department’s SWAT Team and K-9 unit, the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team was assisted by the Ocean City Police Department Narcotics Unit, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division, the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office and Maryland State Police.

This arrest was unrelated to Oper-

ation Smackdown, the investigation into a local heroin distribution network of the Ocean City Police Department that led to the arrest of 26 people in early December.

This was not Shanahan’s first brush with the law. He pleaded guilty May 5, 2010 to possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute it and was given a suspended 18-month jail sentence. He was allowed to participate in adult drug court instead of going to jail.

On July 1, 2011, he was found guilty of possession of methadone and was sentenced to 18 months in jail with all suspended but three months and one day.

On Feb. 13, 2013, he pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and was again sentenced to 18 months in jail, with all but one month suspended.

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(Right) Merryman commemorated her 40 years in business with a cake and celebration last Saturday at the 48th Street shop.

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JANUARY IS NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH

Mentoring makes a difference in student’s life Caring adults steer youth on right path, help them build positive relationships NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer

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Allyson Bernard-Church was named Board Member of the Year for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake.

We can make a difference, one life at a time,says Bernard-Church NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 25, 2013) Although Allyson Bernard-Church was never an official mentor with any organization, she helped several children in various ways and on Jan. 16, she was named “Board Member of the Year” by Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake.

“We can make a difference one life at a time, but we need public support to keep doing that,” Bernard-Church said Monday.

As a real estate broker, she had the opportunity to help children of some of her clients after they moved to a new town and lacked a support system.

“I took them under my wings,” she said. “I became Aunt Ally to kids that way.”

She became a board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake in September 2011, replacing West Ocean City resident J.L. Cropper, who helped start the chapter and who wanted someone from the greater Ocean City area to be on the board.

Since becoming a board member, Bernard-Church has served on the Santa’s Open Charity Golf Tournament Committee, participates in youth and partnership events, helps ensure all girls in the program received gifts during the annual holiday party and is chairing the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day Bowl for Kids’ Sake for the second year in row.

See BBBS SEEKS on Page 22A

(Jan. 25, 2013) Dustin Alt, a junior at Stephen Decatur High School, spends part of one day each month at Atlantic General Hospital.

He is not ill and he is not getting medical tests. He is being mentored by a hospital employee who is participating in the workplace mentoring program of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake.

Dustin, 16, first heard about Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake from his school guidance counselor who recommended it and he liked the idea.

“I’d been wanting to have more people to talk to,” said Dustin, who lives in Ocean Pines with his mother, stepfather and sister.

At school, Dustin’s favorite subject is math and he scored in the top 20 percent in that subject of all students in the United States who took the PSAT test.

Next semester, he will take the SAT prep test and he plans to take the SAT during his senior year. He thinks he would like to work in accounting.

Bryan Mullins, Dustin’s mentor, thinks he “would make a great counselor.

He’s got a big heart for those younger than him. It could be a career path.”

Mullins, a 40-year-old Salisbury resident, decided to become a mentor because he had a difficult upbringing and some people outside his family made a big difference in his life.

“At critical points in my teenage life,

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Stephen Decatur student Dustin Alt and his mentor, Bryan Mullins, at Atlantic General Hospital.

they stepped in and saved me,” Mullins said Monday. “They gave me real good advice when I needed it.

He remembered that valuable help when he arrived one day to work at his job as a diagnostic medical sonographer at the hospital and saw a display about workplace mentoring with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake.

Someone told him he could select someone to mentor and the mentoring would not interfere with his work.

Atlantic General Hospital and the Worcester County Health Department encourage employees to participate in workplace mentoring so students can develop meaningful relationships with adults who help them learn about the

workplace and to meet developmental and academic challenges. The program is funded by the Worcester County Board of Education and managed by Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake.

Mullins felt drawn to the program and asked to work with a male of any age who did not have significant emotional problems.

“I was really fortunate to get Dustin,” Mullins said. “If he sets himself up right, he can be a good citizen.”

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BBBS seeks adults with desire to make a difference Continued from Page 21A

Bernard-Church, who lives in West Ocean City, but maintains a real estate business in Connecticut, said she wants to increase the awareness of the need for mentors and to encourage adults to volunteer.

The Worcester County Commissioners also encouraged involvement by mentoring, learning more about mentoring programs and by making donations to a mentoring organization by proclaiming the month of January as National Mentoring Month during their Jan. 2 meeting.

Encouraging people to volunteer is high on Bernard-Church’s list.

“Some spend a couple of hours a month” and some spend more time, she said. “It depends on what you can give and the relationship with the mentee.”

Big Brothers Big Sisters, she said, is very particular about matching a child with a mentor. The child is asked many questions about their likes and dislikes “to hone in on what their needs are,” Bernard-Church said.

The organization also asks many questions of the potential volunteers and offers ongoing educational programs while they are mentors “so people aren’t afraid they’re going to get in relationships they can’t handle,” she said.

Help for mentors is “just a phone call away, 24 hours a day,” she added.

Mentors do not need to have experience or be parents, said Jessica Mimms, director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake. They just need a desire to make a difference in the life of a child. The organization provides training, professional support to the families, children and mentors to facilitate an enriching relationship, she said.

Children needing mentors might live in a single-parent home, a two-parent home, live with other relatives or guardians, have a parent in the military or simply need an additional adult influence in their lives.

Volunteers needed to be positive influence for youth Continued from Page 21A

mentored by the hospital’s mentors and they gather in the conference room where they have functions such as exercises and talks about various life skills, such as learning about personal budgets and meeting goals.

“We hung out once a month, but quickly realized it’s not enough,” Mullins said. “So we quickly started doing activities locally with his mom’s permission.”

“We’re not stepping in to be parents in any way,” Mullins said. “We are an alternate set of adults in his life.”

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake hopes its mentors will continue working with their students through high school graduation. The relationship between Dustin and Mullins could last longer.

“I don’t see it ending,” Dustin said. “I don’t want it to.”

HOW CAN I HELP? The St. Patrick’s Day Bowl for Kids’ Sake 2013, a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake, is scheduled for 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, at Ocean Lanes Bowling Center, 72nd Street in Ocean City.

Bowlers are asked to collect donations (tax deductible), with a goal of $50 per bowler.

Prizes will be awarded to the most festively dressed, the bowler with the highest score and the bowler who raises the most funds.

Register at www.biglittle.org or by calling 410-543-2447.

Mullins would like other men to mentor students as he is doing.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake, Mullins said, “needs more male role models. They really need some males to step in because a lot of kids need a male influence.”

Mullins recalled those adults who stepped forward to help him as a teenager with a less than ideal home life.

“I started in a ditch, but by no means do we have to stay there,” he said.

Because of those caring adults, he is now helping Dustin and he wants others, especially men, to volunteer a few hours a month to help a student.

Dustin also wants more people to volunteer to be mentors and he wants more students to be mentored.

“I highly recommend it to anybody else,” Dustin said. “I know quite a few people on the verge of not graduating.”

Anyone interesting in becoming a mentor or in learning more about Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake is encouraged to call Jessica Mimms, the organization’s director, at 443-366-2471.

Approximately 20 students are on the waiting list to be matched with mentors.

JANUARY 25, 2013

MCBPseeksinput from Bishopville residents regarding restoration project (Jan. 25, 2013) The Maryland Coastal Bays Program will hold a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 29, to address a need to develop a volunteer group to help steward the Lizard Hill restoration project located on Cemetery Road in Bishopville.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Bishopville Firehouse.

MCBP representatives will discuss the Lizard Hill restoration site — what it used to be, what it is now and what the plans are for the site’s future. MCBP is also looking to recruit community members to be part of a volunteer restoration group for the property. Interested individuals can sign up for the “Friends of Lizard Hill” volunteer group during the meeting.

The main objective of the Lizard Hill site is to serve as a wetland mitigation site. However, according to the MCBP, the site is much more than that; secondary objectives include reintroducing an Atlantic white cedar forest community, which would encourage the return of important native species to the Coastal Bays region. The site also helps to reduce excess nutrient inputs into the St. Martins River. Lizard Hill has been an ongoing project of the Maryland Coastal Bays Program, and so far the site is home to more than 8,000 new trees.

The Maryland Coastal Bays Foundation exists to protect and conserve the waters and surrounding watershed of Maryland’s Coastal Bays.

For more information about this meeting, contact Kara Grosse at kgrosse@mdcoastalbays.com or call 410-213-2297, Ext. 111. For information about the Maryland Coastal Bays Foundation, visit www.mdcoastalbays.org.

SBA disaster aid available in county till mid-February (Jan. 25, 2013) Although the Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Assistance temporary disaster recovery centers in Worcester County closed last week, assistance is still available through Feb. 12.

Disaster loans are available to homeowners, renters and businesses.

Worcester residents can call the SBAODA customer service hotline at 800659-2955 or visit www.sba.gov to receive answers to questions regarding disaster assistance.

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Mallards lose its first game of this season

SPORTS BRIEFS

Super Bowl Scramble Feb. 3

LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (Jan. 25, 2013) The Worcester Prep Mallards and Salisbury School Dragons were both undefeated going into last Friday’s boys’ basketball game in Berlin. But at the final buzzer, it was the Mallards who added its first hash to the loss column.

“Shots were rimming out all night, we didn’t shoot well from the foul line [and] we got a few offensive rebounds that we couldn’t put back. Shots just weren’t falling,” Prep Coach Keith Geiger said after the 41-29 loss. “Also, the refs called a tight game, which slowed things down for us.”

The score was tied 7-7 at the end of the first quarter.

The Mallards outscored the visiting Dragons 10-6 in the second quarter and led 17-13 at the halftime break.

Salisbury School pulled ahead in the third quarter, scoring 16 points to Worcester’s four. In the final quarter, the Dragons logged 12 points, while the home team tallied eight.

“Their big man (Dylan Shaheen) had 25 points, which is a huge percentage of their total offense; he had 14 points in the third quarter,” Geiger said.

“Our guys played as hard as they could and left everything on the court, which they do every night … When one person dominates the game in that way, I should have come up with a different strategy for him.”

Junior Matt Reilly was Worcester’s top producer with nine points and nine rebounds. Senior co-captain Harrison Brennan had nine points.

“All things considered, a few more foul shots, a couple of threes fall and we’re right back in it. I still feel very confident in our team,” Geiger said.

“It’s very difficult to go undefeated all year. One bad night, things aren’t going your way, and that’s it. I still believe that See DESPITE on Page 27A

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Stephen Decatur junior Brad Miller, top, controls Kent County’s Joey Peacock during their 132-pound match last Friday in Berlin. Miller won 14-4.

DECATUR DOMINATES Seahawk wrestlers top Saints 66-15, Trojans 70-6 last week LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (Jan. 25, 2013) The Stephen Decatur wrestling team outscored the St. Michaels Saints, 66-15, in Berlin last Wednesday. Two days later, competing on their home mat against Kent County, the Seahawks won all but one match in its 70-6 victory over the Trojans.

The Saints scored three points for a decision in the

first match of the night — 220 pounds — on Jan. 16. St. Michaels forfeited the next two matches to senior Ryan Kail (285) and sophomore TJ Scafone (106).

Joseph Rodriguez, a sophomore, pinned his 113-pound opponent midway into the first period to give Decatur an 18-3 lead. Dillon Goggin (120), a sophomore, also pinned his competition to increase the Seahawks advantage 24-3.

The Saints scored a pinfall

in the 126-pound bout, but junior Brad Miller (132) and senior Steve Redner (138) pinned their opponents to put the Seahawks on top, 36-9. St. Michaels forfeited to senior Kaelan Patterson (145), then sophomore Nevin McIntosh (152) won by pinfall. Junior Andrew Borradaile (160) earned victory by forfeit, followed by a junior Jared King (170) pin.

The visitors earned points See SEAHAWKS on Page 30A

’Hawks top Bayside schools in meet LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (Jan. 25, 2013) The Stephen Decatur indoor track teams finished first among the Bayside Conference squads, following only behind Delaware schools in the standings dur-

ing the Jan. 16 meet at the Worcester County Recreation Center in Snow Hill. Nineteen teams participated in the competition.

The Lady Seahawks earned second-place honors with 72 points. Sussex Tech of Delaware won the girls’ meet with

98 points.

“I was really happy with the girls. They were eighth the week before and they got second this week, so that’s definitely an improvement,” Decatur Coach Jody Stigler said following the meet. “We See TRACK on Page 26A

Before the big game, Feb. 3, compete in an 18-hole tournament and tailgate party at Eagle’s Landing.

Each Super Bowl Scramble team consists of a coach, quarterback, running back and wide receiver. Scoring is done in a traditional football manner, with points awarded for touchdowns, field goals and extra points. In addition, penalties are issued for safeties, and 30 percent of the “A” player’s handicap is counted as the team offense.

The tailgate party, which includes breakfast, begins at 9 a.m., followed by a shotgun-start “kickoff” at 10 a.m. The cost is $50 per player, and includes green fees, a cart rental and entrance into the tailgate party. Also included is “Throw the Bomb” on the third hole and Melanie’s Blitz Soup served at half time. Prizes will be awarded.

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This course meets the requirements of the Maryland Boating Safety Education Act, which requires that anyone born after July 1, 1972, must possess a Maryland Basic Boating Safety Certificate to operate a boat in the State of Maryland.

To receive this certificate, one must attend all three nights and pass a written exam on the last night. The three-evening course will begin at 6 p.m. and end no later than 9 p.m. each evening. Discussions will include local water knowledge, piloting, knots, boat terms, trailering and maintenance, among others.

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Stephen Decatur senior Sunny Aroh, left, pole vaults during the Jan. 16, meet at the Worcester County Recreation Center in Snow Hill.

(Below) Stephen Decatur junior Chloe FauntLeRoy, front, and sophomore Lauren Bodolus race around the track during the 500meter event, Jan. 16, at the Worcester County Recreation Center in Snow Hill. FauntLeRoy finished in third place and Bodolus took fourth.

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Track team looks ‘really good’ as it competes with 18 others Continued from Page 25A

looked really good.”

Senior Ameerah Lewis won the shot put event, with a throw of 30 feet 5 inches. Junior Katie Collins scored a victory in pole vault competition (7 feet), and Layla Fowler, also a junior, took top honors in the 500-meter race (1:24.08).

Fowler, junior Chloe FauntLeRoy and sophomores Lauren Bodolus and Jenna Leitgeb completed the 1,600meter relay race in 4:38, good for first place.

The Decatur boys’ team scored 69 points to finish in third place, just two points behind Caesar Rodney of Delaware (71). Milford, also of Delaware, won the meet with 77 points.

“We had a few injuries. I think we would have won if we were at 100 percent,” Stigler said. “Overall, I was

pleased. Kent Island was next with 34 points and we had 69.”

Senior Kyle Kelly out-ran his competition in the 300-meter event; he crossed the finish line in 37.29 seconds.

Kelly, sophomore Jackson Mumford and seniors Sunny Aroh and Daniel Winters competed in the 1,600meter relay event. They won the race in 3:44.8.

Senior James Mapp, junior Tayevon Mills and sophomore Jakhai Woodard joined Kelly for the 800-meter relay event. The boys were victorious, running the race in 1:36.36.

Senior Patrick Phillips threw the shot put 46 feet 1 inch to earn top honors in the event.

Decatur athletes are scheduled to compete in the 3A East Regional meet Feb. 5, at the Baltimore Armory.

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Swim team misses by 4 points to Cape Henlopen’s Vikings LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (Jan. 25, 2013) The Stephen Decatur girls’ swim team lost by just four points to the Cape Henlopen Vikings on Tuesday.

The Vikings outscored the Lady Seahawks 87-83 at the Pocomoke YMCA. “A couple of girls had their best times and really swam good races, [Cape Henlopen] just had a little more depth. They were a pretty well rounded team,” said Decatur Coach Jenny Miller.

The Decatur squad was missing some swimmers due to illness, and a few of the girls who did compete were still recovering from illness.

Decatur sophomore Madison Tinus won the 50-yard freestyle, finishing the race in 26.57 seconds. Sophomore Carly Deickman placed first in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:19.70), and freshman Hailey Williams took top honors in the 100-yard freestyle (1:00.40).

Williams completed the 500-yard freestyle race in 5:59.40—a career best by about seven seconds.

“That was a pretty spectacular swim,” Miller said of Williams’ performance. “She really stepped it up.”

Deickman, Tinus, senior co-captain

Julia Wellen and sophomore Maria Zweifel were victorious in the 200yard relay race (1:53.20).

Williams, Tunis, Zweifel and sophomore Molly Wooten won the 400yard freestyle relay event (4:14.75).

The Decatur boys’ team lost 104-66 to Cape Henlopen.

Coach Damien Sanzotti entered some boys into different events than they have been swimming so he could recored times for them in order to see which competitions the Seahawks are best in.

“Then when we get to regionals, we’ll have more options,” Sanzotti said. “I thought they swam well, but there’s always room for improvement.”

Senior co-captain Shayne Custodio earned a victory in the 50-yard freestyle race (23.45 seconds), and junior Jake Middleton out-swam his competition in the 100-yard freestyle (53.76 seconds).

Sanzotti thought junior Collin Bankert had a good performance in the 500-yard freestyle. He finished in second place (6:07.04).

Senior co-captain Zack Keiser, sophomore Chris Poole and juniors Cory Campbell and James Hillyer took top honors in the 200-yard freestyle relay race (1:42.70).

Decatur will head to Milford, Del. on Tuesday to swim against the Bucs.

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After good first half, Seahawks downed

by Wi-Hi, 76-48 LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (Jan. 25, 2013) The Stephen Decatur boys’ basketball team matched up well with the Wi-Hi Indians during the first half of Tuesday’s game in Berlin, but the visitors dominated the boards in the second half to pull out a 76-48 victory.

“We started off fairly well playing good defense, but I think they just wore us down as the game went on,” said Decatur Coach Mark Engle. “It was pretty even in the first half and even early in the third quarter, but they just hammered us on the boards, which led to easy put-backs. Offensively, we weren’t aggressive with the ball.”

The Seahawks led 13-12 at the end of the first quarter. The Indians outscored the home team 17-12 to pull ahead 2925 by the halftime break.

Wi-Hi tacked on 20 points in the third quarter and held Decatur to eight.

The Indians scored 22 points in fourth quarter and limited the Seahawks to 15 to secure the win.

“We just didn’t really play the full game through with intensity and tenacity. We just got knocked down and didn’t get up,” Engle said. “Most of the game Wi-Hi pressed us, making us work to get the ball up the court. And we had at least 18 turnovers, and you’re just not going to win turning the ball over 18 times.

“We’ve got to do better rebounding,” he said, “and when we play a physical, aggressive team, we’ve got to match that.”

Senior co-captain Jesse Engle led Decatur with 13 points and six assists.

Junior Tyler Hunter had 11 points and 13 rebounds.

The Seahawks are slated to travel south Tuesday to take on the Pocomoke Warriors.

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“A lot of times you learn more from losing then winning. I am still learning and trying to be better every game, just like I tell my players, so I think we’ll be ready to play when we get back from break,” Geiger said.

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LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (Jan. 25, 2013) The Worcester Prep girls’ basketball team played a less than stellar last Friday against the Salisbury School Dragons, the top team in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference.

“It was the worst we played all season, against the best team. We stared the game flat and you can’t afford to do that against good teams,” Prep Coach Page Rogers said after the Lady Mallards’ 59-17 loss at home. “We were totally prepared, we knew who their good players were and the defense they would play, but when we got out on the court to execute, everyone looked shell-shocked.

Any kind of basketball knowledge they acquired over the season went out the window.”

Rogers called three timeouts in the first quarter to settle her players and help them reestablish composure, but when they went back on the court, she said, “they looked shell-shocked again.”

The visiting Dragons outscored the Mallards 20-1 in the first quarter. The Mallards improved a bit in the second quarter, scoring 11 points to Salisbury’s 15. The visiting team led 35-12 at the halftime break.

The Dragons tacked on 19 points in the third quarter and limited Worcester to five.

Salisbury School logged five more in the fourth quarter and held the Prep squad scoreless.

“They let it get into their heads that Salisbury School is the best in the league, and I think they got scared,” Rogers said. “We’re all pretty embarrassed.”

One positive Rogers took from the game was the Mallards’ foul shooting. The girls were 8-for-12 from the free-throw line.

Rogers also thought senior co-captain Molly Marshall and sophomore Cecily Sass played well. They scored seven and six points, respectively.

Worcester students had midterms this week and are off next week for winter break.

The Mallards (9-4) will only have two practices — Feb. 4 and 5 — before their next game, scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 6, against Salisbury School.

from a pin at 182 pounds, but forfeited the 195-pound match to junior Adam Bargar.

“We wrestled pretty well,” said Decatur Coach Todd Martinek. “We won all the matches we could have. We were down a couple kids and they took advantage of those spots.”

Two days later, on Jan. 18, Decatur hosted the Kent County Trojans. The visiting team won the first match, at 160 pounds, by pinfall. The Seahawks were victorious in the next 13 matches.

Borradaile (170), King (182), Bargar (195), junior Nate Rosenblatt (120), senior Alex Schiffer (145) and Patterson (152) pinned their opposition. Scafone (106) outscored his competition 17-2 to earn a technical-fall victory.

Kail (285), Miller (132) and Redner (138) won their matches, 3-0, 14-4 and 17-5, respectively.

The Trojans forfeited matches to junior Ethan Eibl (220), Goggin (113) and sophomore Josh Emm (126).

“I was generally happy with the way we wrestled. Seeing the score, I think they know we’re getting a little bit better and we’re getting a little healthier,”

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Stephen Decatur senior Ryan Kail ties up Kent County’s Rob Donavan during their 285pound match last Friday in Berlin. Kail earned a 3-0 victory.

Martinek said. “We had a relatively good week at practice because we didn’t have to cut a lot of weight. We were able to work on getting better at a couple moves we’re not real good at.”

The Reservoir Gators are scheduled to travel to Berlin on Saturday to battle the Seahawks at 5 p.m. Decatur’s seniors will be honored before their last home meet of the regular season.

Lady Seahawks beat Warriors first time since ’04 LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (Jan. 25, 2013) The Stephen Decatur girls’ basketball team’s 58-47 victory over the Mardela Warriors last Thursday was a significant achievement — the Lady Seahawks haven’t taken down the Warriors since 2004.

“It was a huge win for our season, for the team and for the program,” said Decatur Coach Amy Fenzel-Mergott.

The Seahawks led 15-9 at the end of the first quarter and 27-23 at the halftime break.

Decatur outscored Mardela 16-7 in the third quarter to extend the lead to 43-30.

The Warriors tallied 17 points in the fourth quarter, while the Seahawk

netted 15.

“We played very good defense.

[Sophomore] Ali Beck and [freshman] Hannah FauntLeRoy held their No. 1 player [ShaKema Dashiell] to half” of the points she typically scores, FenzelMergott said. “Our offense did a good job scoring.”

Senior co-captain Abbey Schorr scored 17 points for Decatur. Freshman Dayona Godwin logged 16 points; she hit four three-pointers. Junior Erin Florek chipped in with 11 points.

On Tuesday, the Decatur squad traveled to Salisbury to battle the Wi-Hi Indians. Although it wasn’t their best performance, but the Seahawks came away with a 60-35 victory.

“We won, but it wasn’t pretty,” Fenzel-Mergott said. “They’re always phys-

ical and we had a hard time adjusting to that. And our offense didn’t get into a flow.”

The Seahawks scored 17 points in the first quarter, while the Indians netted nine. By halftime, Decatur had built a 32-22 lead, and increased its advantage 44-28 by the end of the third quarter.

“They got within 10 points and we kept our composure,” Fenzel-Mergott said. “Our press forced Wi-Hi turnovers and we scored some baskets off of them, but we didn’t capitalize on 100 percent of them.”

Schorr contributed 19 points and had eight rebounds. Godwin tallied 18 points and eight rebounds.

The Seahawks are scheduled to visit Pocomoke on Tuesday to battle the Warriors.

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Terms of Sale: A deposit of $5,000 in cash, cashiers check or certified check is required at time of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court.

There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current real property taxes will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. All past due property taxes paid by the purchaser. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. All transfer taxes shall be paid by the Purchaser.

Purchaser shall pay all applicable agricultural tax, if any. 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 sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or

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equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within 10 days of ratification, the Sub. Trustees may file a motion to resell the property. If Purchaser defaults under these terms, deposit shall be forfeited. The Sub. Trustees may then resell the property 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. If Sub. Trustees are unable to convey either insurable or marketable title, 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 the return of the deposit without interest.

Howard N. Bierman, Jacob Geesing, Carrie M. Ward, David W. Simpson, Jr., Substitute Trustees OCD-1/24/3t __________________________________ McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC 312 Marshall Avenue, Suite 800 Laurel, Maryland 20707 www.mwc-law.com

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 90 WINDJAMMER RD. BERLIN, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Nancy McKenzie and Paulo McKenzie, dated January 4, 2007 and recorded in Liber 4854, folio 638 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof and at the request of the parties secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on FEBRUARY 11, 2013 AT 2:30 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Worcester Co., Maryland and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property is improved by a dwelling.

The property will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions, easements, encumbrances and agreements of record affecting the subject property, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit in the form of cashier’s or certified check, or in such other form as the Substitute Trustees may determine, at their sole discretion, for $22,000 at the time of sale. If the noteholder and/or servicer is the successful bidder, the deposit requirement is waived. Balance of the purchase price is to be paid within fifteen (15) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., Maryland. Interest is to be paid on the unpaid purchase price at the rate of 8% per annum from date of sale to the date the funds are received in the office of the Sub-

stitute Trustees, if the property is purchased by an entity other than the noteholder and/or servicer. If payment of the balance does not occur within fifteen days of ratification, the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event settlement is delayed for any reason.

Taxes, ground rent, water rent, and all other public charges and assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges to be adjusted for the current year to the date of sale, and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.

Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. The purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the ground rent escrow, if required. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes, and all settlement charges shall be borne by the purchaser. If the Substitute Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to the refund of the deposit to the purchaser. Upon refund of the deposit, the sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. The purchaser at the foreclosure sale shall assume the risk of loss for the property immediately after the sale. (Matter #2011-16252) Laura H. G. O’Sullivan, Erin M. Brady, Diana C. Theologou, Laura L. Latta, Jonathan Elefant, Laura T. Curry, Benjamin Smith, Chasity Brown, Substitute Trustees ALEX COOPER AUCTS., INC. 908 YORK ROAD, TOWSON, MARYLAND 21204 410-828-4838 OCD-1/24/3t __________________________________

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS NO. 619 HOLIDAY DRIVE POCOMOKE, MD 21851 CASE NUMBER 23-C-12-000806 Covahey, Boozer, Devan, and Dore, P.A. 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 200 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (443) 541-8600 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from William J. Shockley recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 5456, folio 81, and Declaration of Substitution of Trustees recorded among the aforementioned Land Records substituting Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, and Erin Gloth as Substituted Trustees, the Substituted Trustees will offer for sale at public auction, at the Courthouse Door, Snow Hill, Maryland on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 11:00 AM: All that lot of ground and the improvements thereon situate in Worcester County, State of Maryland, as described in the Deed of Trust recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, in

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Liber 5456, folio 81, also being further described in a Deed recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 5456, folio 75. The improvements thereon consist of a dwelling. The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition, subject to any existing building violations, restrictions and agreements of record. Neither the Substituted Trustees nor their respective agents, successors or assigns make any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied with respect to the property. The Substituted Trustees shall convey insurable title. TERMS OF THE SALE: A deposit in a form acceptable to the Substituted Trustee in the amount of $9,000.00 will be required of the purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, at the time and place of sale. Unless the purchaser is the Holder of the Note or its assigns, the balance of the purchase price shall be paid immediately with available funds within twenty (20) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County.

Time is of the essence. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, shall pay interest at the rate of 4.87500% per annum on the unpaid portion of the purchase price from the date of sale to date of settlement. Real property taxes and assessments shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Ground rent, water and/or sewer charges public or private, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes shall be paid by the purchaser. Purchaser shall have the responsibility of obtaining possession of the property. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. If the purchaser defaults, the entire deposit is forfeited.

The Substituted Trustees shall resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of both sales, attorney fees, all other charges due, and incidental and consequential damages. In the event the Substituted Trustees do not convey title for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of the deposit. The Substituted Trustees shall have the right to terminate this contract in the event the Holder or its Servicer has entered into any agreement with, or accepted funds from, the mortgagor.

Upon termination of the contract, Purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of the deposit. Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, and Erin Gloth, Substituted Trustees Tidewater Auctions, LLC (410) 825-2900 www.tidewaterauctions.com A-4352138 01/24/2013, 01/31/2013, 02/07/2013 OCD-1/24/3t __________________________________

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS NO. 12903 HORN ISLAND DRIVE OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 CASE

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NUMBER 23-C-12-001259 Covahey, Boozer, Devan, and Dore, P.A. 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 200 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (443) 541-8600 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from Cathy E. Hale recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4438, folio 263, and Declaration of Substitution of Trustees recorded among the aforementioned Land Records substituting Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel as Substituted Trustees, the Substituted Trustees will offer for sale at public auction, at the Courthouse Door, Snow Hill, Maryland on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 11:00 AM: All that lot of ground and the improvements thereon situate in Worcester County, State of Maryland, as described in the Deed of Trust recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, in Liber 4438, folio 263, also being further described in a Deed recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4089, folio 40. The improvements thereon consist of a dwelling. The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition, subject to any existing building violations, restrictions and agreements of record. Neither the Substituted Trustees nor their respective agents, successors or assigns make any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied with respect to the property. The Substituted Trustees shall convey insurable title. TERMS OF THE SALE: A deposit in a form acceptable to the Substituted Trustee in the amount of $35,000.00 will be required of the purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, at the time and place of sale. Unless the purchaser is the Holder of the Note or its assigns, the balance of the purchase price shall be paid immediately with available funds within twenty (20) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County.

Time is of the essence. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, shall pay interest at the rate of 6.75000% per annum on the unpaid portion of the purchase price from the date of sale to date of settlement. Real property taxes and assessments shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Ground rent, water and/or sewer charges public or private, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes shall be paid by the purchaser. Purchaser shall have the responsibility of obtaining possession of the property. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. If the purchaser defaults, the entire deposit is forfeited.

The Substituted Trustees shall resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of both sales, attorney fees, all other charges due, and incidental and consequential damages. In the event the Substituted Trustees do not convey

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title for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of the deposit. The Substituted Trustees shall have the right to terminate this contract in the event the Holder or its Servicer has entered into any agreement with, or accepted funds from, the mortgagor.

Upon termination of the contract, Purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of the deposit. Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel, Substituted Trustees Tidewater Auctions, LLC (410) 825-2900 www.tidewaterauctions.com A-4352136 01/24/2013, 01/31/2013, 02/07/2013 OCD-1/24/3t __________________________________

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS NO. 225 26TH STREET, UNIT 21 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 CASE NUMBER 23-C-12-001124 Covahey, Boozer, Devan, and Dore, P.A. 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 200 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (443) 541-8600 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from Joseph Delawder and Susan Delawder recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4746, folio 181, and Declaration of Substitution of Trustees recorded among the aforementioned Land Records substituting Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel as Substituted Trustees, the Substituted Trustees will offer for sale at public auction, at the Courthouse Door, Snow Hill, Maryland on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 11:00 AM: All that lot of ground and the improvements thereon situate in Worcester County, State of Maryland, as described in the Deed of Trust recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, in Liber 4746, folio 181, also being further described in a Deed recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4746, folio 176. The improvements thereon consist of a dwelling. The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition, subject to any existing building violations, restrictions and agreements of record. Neither the Substituted Trustees nor their respective agents, successors or assigns make any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied with respect to the property. The Substituted Trustees shall convey insurable title. TERMS OF THE SALE: A deposit in a form acceptable to the Substituted Trustee in the amount of $24,000.00 will be required of the purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, at the time and place of sale. Unless the purchaser is the Holder of the Note or its assigns, the balance of the purchase price shall be paid immediately with available funds within twenty (20) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County.

Time is of the essence. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, shall pay interest at the rate of 8.25000% per annum on the unpaid portion of the purchase price

from the date of sale to date of settlement. Real property taxes and assessments shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Ground rent, water and/or sewer charges public or private, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes shall be paid by the purchaser. Purchaser shall have the responsibility of obtaining possession of the property. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. If the purchaser defaults, the entire deposit is forfeited.

The Substituted Trustees shall resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of both sales, attorney fees, all other charges due, and incidental and consequential damages. In the event the Substituted Trustees do not convey title for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of the deposit. The Substituted Trustees shall have the right to terminate this contract in the event the Holder or its Servicer has entered into any agreement with, or accepted funds from, the mortgagor.

Upon termination of the contract, Purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of the deposit. Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel, Substituted Trustees Tidewater Auctions, LLC (410) 825-2900 www.tidewaterauctions.com A-4352135 01/24/2013, 01/31/2013, 02/07/2013 OCD-1/24/3t __________________________________

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS NO. 607 OSPREY ROAD, UNIT 2 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 CASE NUMBER 23-C-12-001144 Covahey, Boozer, Devan, and Dore, P.A. 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 200 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (443) 541-8600 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from Cynthia J. Michaud recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4933, folio 239, and re-recorded in Liber 4986, folio 383, and Declaration of Substitution of Trustees recorded among the aforementioned Land Records substituting Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel as Substituted Trustees, the Substituted Trustees will offer for sale at public auction, at the Courthouse Door, Snow Hill, Maryland on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 11:00 AM: All that lot of ground and the improvements thereon situate in Worcester County, State of Maryland, as described in the Deed of Trust recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, in Liber 4933, folio 239, and re-recorded in Liber 4986, folio 383, also being further described in a Deed recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4933, folio 236. The

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improvements thereon consist of a dwelling. The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition, subject to any existing building violations, restrictions and agreements of record. Neither the Substituted Trustees nor their respective agents, successors or assigns make any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied with respect to the property. The Substituted Trustees shall convey insurable title. TERMS OF THE SALE: A deposit in a form acceptable to the Substituted Trustee in the amount of $20,000.00 will be required of the purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, at the time and place of sale. Unless the purchaser is the Holder of the Note or its assigns, the balance of the purchase price shall be paid immediately with available funds within twenty (20) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County.

Time is of the essence. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, shall pay interest at the rate of 10.12500% per annum on the unpaid portion of the purchase price from the date of sale to date of settlement. Real property taxes and assessments shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Ground rent, water and/or sewer charges public or private, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes shall be paid by the purchaser. Purchaser shall have the responsibility of obtaining possession of the property. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. If the purchaser defaults, the entire deposit is forfeited.

The Substituted Trustees shall resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of both sales, attorney fees, all other charges due, and incidental and consequential damages. In the event the Substituted Trustees do not convey title for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of the deposit. The Substituted Trustees shall have the right to terminate this contract in the event the Holder or its Servicer has entered into any agreement with, or accepted funds from, the mortgagor.

Upon termination of the contract, Purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of the deposit. Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel, Substituted Trustees Tidewater Auctions, LLC (410) 825-2900 www.tidewaterauctions.com A-4350564 01/17/2013, 01/24/2013, 01/31/2013 OCD-1/17/3t __________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 961-6555

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JANUARY 25, 2013 5500 COASTAL HWY., UNIT #D-120 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Colin G. Gnibus and Francis J. Gnibus dated January 17, 2004 and recorded in Liber 3995, Folio 513 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, with an original principal balance of $252,000.00 and an original interest rate of 5.625% default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on FEBRUARY 6, 2013 AT 2:00 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and described as Unit No. D120, in the “Tiffanie by the Sea Condominium” and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.

The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit of $24,000 in cash, cashiers check or certified check is required at time of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court.

There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current real property taxes will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. All past due property taxes paid by the purchaser. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. All transfer taxes shall be paid by the Purchaser.

Purchaser shall pay all applicable agricultural tax, if any. 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 sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within 10 days of ratification, the Sub. Trustees may file a motion to resell the property. If Purchaser defaults under these terms, deposit shall be forfeited. The Sub. Trustees may then resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 9400 COASTAL HWY., UNIT #201 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Marcelo J. Grasso, Sr. a/k/a Marcello J. Grasso a/k/a Marcello John Grasso and Ruth Ann Grasso a/k/a Ruth A. Grasso dated July 29, 2008 and recorded in Liber 5139, Folio 109 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, with an original principal balance of $212,000.00 and an original interest rate of 7.00% default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on FEBRUARY 6, 2013 AT 2:10 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and described as Unit No. 201, in the “9400 Ocean Highway Condominium” and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.

The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit of $23,000 in cash, cashiers check or certified check is required at time of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court.

There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current real property taxes will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. All past due property taxes paid by the purchaser. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. All transfer

taxes shall be paid by the Purchaser.

Purchaser shall pay all applicable agricultural tax, if any. 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 sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within 10 days of ratification, the Sub. Trustees may file a motion to resell the property. If Purchaser defaults under these terms, deposit shall be forfeited. The Sub. Trustees may then resell the property 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. If Sub. Trustees are unable to convey either insurable or marketable title, 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 the return of the deposit without interest.

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SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS NO. 202 32ND STREET, UNIT #201 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 CASE NUMBER 23-C-12-000260 Covahey, Boozer, Devan, and Dore, P.A. 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 200 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (443) 541-8600 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from Livio Cristiani recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4399, folio 634, and Declaration of Substitution of Trustees recorded among the aforementioned Land Records substituting Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, and Erin Gloth as Substituted Trustees, the Substituted Trustees will offer for sale at public auction, at the Courthouse Door, Snow Hill, Maryland on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 11:00 AM: All that lot of ground and the improvements thereon situate in Worcester County, State of Maryland, as described in the Deed of Trust recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, in Liber 4399, folio 634, also being further described in a Deed recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 3065, folio 104. The improvements thereon consist of a dwelling. The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition, subject to any existing building violations, restrictions and agreements of record. Neither the Substituted Trustees nor their respective agents, successors or assigns make any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied with respect to the property. The Sub-

LEGAL NOTICES 33A stituted Trustees shall convey insurable title. TERMS OF THE SALE: A deposit in a form acceptable to the Substituted Trustee in the amount of $8,000.00 will be required of the purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, at the time and place of sale. Unless the purchaser is the Holder of the Note or its assigns, the balance of the purchase price shall be paid immediately with available funds within twenty (20) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County.

Time is of the essence. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, shall pay interest at the rate of 6.00000% per annum on the unpaid portion of the purchase price from the date of sale to date of settlement. Real property taxes and assessments shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Ground rent, water and/or sewer charges public or private, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes shall be paid by the purchaser. Purchaser shall have the responsibility of obtaining possession of the property. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. If the purchaser defaults, the entire deposit is forfeited.

The Substituted Trustees shall resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of both sales, attorney fees, all other charges due, and incidental and consequential damages. In the event the Substituted Trustees do not convey title for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of the deposit. The Substituted Trustees shall have the right to terminate this contract in the event the Holder or its Servicer has entered into any agreement with, or accepted funds from, the mortgagor.

Upon termination of the contract, Purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of the deposit. Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, and Erin Gloth, Substituted Trustees Tidewater Auctions, LLC (410) 825-2900 www.tidewaterauctions.com A-4348565 01/10/2013, 01/17/2013, 01/24/2013 OCD-1/10/3t __________________________________ Covahey, Boozer, Devan, & Dore, P.A. 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 200 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (443) 541-8600

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS NO. LOT 268 WAR DANCER LANE BERLIN, MD 21811 CASE NUMBER 23-C-12-001299 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from Bob Yi and Sue Yi recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4527, folio 697, and Declaration of Substitution of Trustees recorded among the aforementioned Land Records substituting

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Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel as Substituted Trustees, the Substituted Trustees will offer for sale at public auction, at the Courthouse Door, Snow Hill, Maryland on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 11:00 AM: All that lot of ground and the improvements thereon situate in Worcester County, State of Maryland, as described in the Deed of Trust recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, in Liber 4527, folio 697, also being further described in a Deed recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4527, folio 692. The improvements thereon consist of a dwelling.

The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition, subject to any existing building violations, restrictions and agreements of record. Neither the Substituted Trustees nor their respective agents, successors or assigns make any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied with respect to the property. The Substituted Trustees shall convey insurable title.

TERMS OF THE SALE: A deposit in a form acceptable to the Substituted Trustee in the amount of $48,000.00 will be required of the purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, at the time and place of sale. Unless the purchaser is the Holder of the Note or its assigns, the balance of the purchase price shall be paid immediately with available funds within twenty (20) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County.

Time is of the essence. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, shall pay interest at the rate of 7.50000% per annum on the unpaid portion of the purchase price from the date of sale to date of settlement. Real property taxes and assessments shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Ground rent, water and/or sewer charges public or private, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes shall be paid by the purchaser. Purchaser shall have the responsibility of obtaining possession of the property.

In the event settlement is delayed for any reason , there shall be no abatement of interest. If the purchaser defaults, the entire deposit is forfeited. The Substituted Trustees shall resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of both sales, attorney fees, all other charges due, and incidental and consequential damages.

In the event the Substituted Trustees do not convey title for any reason, purchaser`s sole remedy is return of the deposit. The Substituted Trustees shall have the right to terminate this contract in the event the Holder or its Servicer has entered into any agreement with, or accepted funds from, the mortgagor. Upon termination of the contract, Purchaser`s

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Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel, Substituted Trustees Tidewater Auctions, LLC (410) 825-2900 www.tidewaterauctions.com OCD-1/10/3t __________________________________ Covahey, Boozer, Devan, & Dore, P.A. 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 200 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (443) 541-8600

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS NO. 429 NORTH 14TH STREET , UNIT 10 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 CASE NUMBER 23-C-12-001639 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from Nancy Yentzer and Rodney L. Yentzer recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4386, folio 473, and Declaration of Substitution of Trustees recorded among the aforementioned Land Records substituting Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel as Substituted Trustees, the Substituted Trustees will offer for sale at public auction, at the Courthouse Door, Snow Hill, Maryland on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 11:00 AM: All that lot of ground and the improvements thereon situate in Worcester County, State of Maryland, as described in the Deed of Trust recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, in Liber 4386, folio 473, also being further described in a Deed recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 3890, folio 362. The improvements thereon consist of a dwelling.

The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition, subject to any existing building violations, restrictions and agreements of record. Neither the Substituted Trustees nor their respective agents, successors or assigns make any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied with respect to the property. The Substituted Trustees shall convey insurable title.

TERMS OF THE SALE: A deposit in a form acceptable to the Substituted Trustee in the amount of $49,000.00 will be required of the purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, at the time and place of sale. Unless the purchaser is the Holder of the Note or its assigns, the balance of the purchase price shall be paid immediately with available funds within twenty (20) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County.

Time is of the essence. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, shall pay interest at the rate of 5.62500% per annum on the unpaid portion of the purchase price from the date of sale to date of settle-

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ment. Real property taxes and assessments shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Ground rent, water and/or sewer charges public or private, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes shall be paid by the purchaser. Purchaser shall have the responsibility of obtaining possession of the property.

In the event settlement is delayed for any reason , there shall be no abatement of interest. If the purchaser defaults, the entire deposit is forfeited. The Substituted Trustees shall resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of both sales, attorney fees, all other charges due, and incidental and consequential damages.

In the event the Substituted Trustees do not convey title for any reason, purchaser`s sole remedy is return of the deposit. The Substituted Trustees shall have the right to terminate this contract in the event the Holder or its Servicer has entered into any agreement with, or accepted funds from, the mortgagor. Upon termination of the contract, Purchaser`s sole remedy shall be return of the deposit.

Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel, Substituted Trustees Tidewater Auctions, LLC (410) 825-2900 www.tidewaterauctions.com OCD-1/10/3t __________________________________ Morris/Hardwick/Schneider 9409 Philadelphia Road Baltimore, MD 21237 410-284-9600

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 7 SURFERS WAY BERLIN, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Sharon L. Shirk, dated December 20, 2006 and recorded in Liber 4846, folio 694 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on JANUARY 29, 2013 AT 3:00 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Worcester Co., MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.

The property is improved by a dwelling.

The property will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any and with no

warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit of $16,000 by cash or certified check. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within 10 days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester Co. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. If the purchaser fails to settle within the aforesaid ten (10) days of ratification, the purchaser relinquishes their deposit and the SubTrustees may file an appropriate motion with the court to resell the property. Purchaser waives personal service of any paper filed with the Court in connection with such motion and any Show Cause Order issued by the Court and expressly agrees to accept service of any such paper or Order by certified mail and regular mail sent to the address provided by the purchaser and as recorded on the documents executed by the purchaser at the time of the sale. Service shall be deemed effective upon the purchaser 3 days after postmarked by the United States Post Office. It is expressly agreed by the purchaser that actual receipt of the certified mail is not required for service to be effective.

If the purchaser fails to go to settlement the deposit shall be forfeited to the Sub-Trustees and all expenses of this sale (including attorney fees and full commission on the gross sales price of the sale) shall be charged against and paid from the forfeited deposit. In the event of resale the defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds or profits resulting from any resale of the property regardless of any improvements made to the real property. Interest is to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate of 6.5% per annum from the date of sale to the date the funds are received in the office of the Sub-Trustees. Taxes, ground rent, water rent, condominium fees and/or homeowner association dues, all public charges/assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.

Purchaser shall be responsible for the costs of all transfer taxes, documentary stamps and all other costs incident to settlement. Purchaser shall be responsible for physical possession of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss from the date of sale forward. The sale is subject to post sale audit by the Noteholder to determine whether the borrower entered into any repayment/forbearance agreement, reinstated or paid off prior to the sale. In any such event the Purchaser agrees that upon notification by the Sub-Trustees of such event the sale is null and void and of no legal effect and the deposit returned without interest. If the Sub-Trustees are unable to convey either insurable or good and marketable title, or the sale is not ratified for any reason by the Circuit Court including errors made by the Sub-Trustees, the purchaser’s sole remedy at law or in equity shall be limited to a refund of the deposit without any interest.

This property will be sold subject to a 120 day right of redemption by the Internal Revenue Service.

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JANUARY 25, 2013 Mark H. Wittstadt, Gerard Wm. Wittstadt, Jr., Deborah A. Holloway Hill, Sub. Trustees ALEX COOPER AUCTS., INC. 908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 410-828-4838 OCD-1/10/3t __________________________________ COHN, GOLDBERG & DEUTSCH, LLC ATTORNEYS AT LAW 600 BALTIMORE AVENUE SUITE 208 TOWSON, MARYLAND 21204

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 449 DUELING WAY BERLIN, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from David A. Patrick, Jr. and Terri Lynn Patrick, dated March 20, 2006 and recorded in Liber 4670, Folio 268 among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, with an original principal balance of $283,950.00, and an original interest rate of 5.875%, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Substitute Trustees will sell at public auction at the Courthouse door for the Circuit Court for Worcester County, on January 30, 2013 AT 2:00PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and the improvements thereon situated in Worcester County, MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property is improved by a dwelling.

The property will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting same, if any and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit of $29,000.00 by certified funds only (no cash will be accepted) is required at the time of auction. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note, its assigns, or designees, shall pay interest on the unpaid purchase money at the note rate from the date of foreclosure auction to the date funds are received in the office of the Substitute Trustees.

In the event settlement is delayed for any reason , there shall be no abatement of interest. Real estate taxes and all other public charges, or assessments, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, condo/HOA assessments or private utility charges, not otherwise divested by ratification of the sale, to be adjusted as of the date of foreclosure auction, unless the purchaser is the foreclosing lender or its designee. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses, and all other costs incident to settlement, shall be borne by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale forward.

If the purchaser shall fail to comply with the terms of the sale or fails to go to settlement within ten (10) days of ratification of the sale, the Substitute Trustees may, in addition

to any other available legal remedies, declare the entire deposit forfeited and resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. Purchaser waives personal service of any paper filed in connection with such a motion on himself and/or any principal or corporate designee, and expressly agrees to accept service of any such paper by regular mail directed to the address provided by said bidder at the time of foreclosure auction. In such event, the defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of resale, reasonable attorney’s fees, and all other charges due and incidental and consequential damages, and any deficiency in the underlying secured debt. The purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds or profits resulting from any resale of the property. If the Substitute Trustees cannot convey insurable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy at law or in equity shall be the return of the deposit.

The sale is subject to post-sale confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale.

In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of his deposit without interest.

Edward S. Cohn, Stephen N. Goldberg, Richard E. Solomon, Richard J. Rogers, Randall J. Rolls, and David W. Simpson, Jr., Substitute Trustees Mid-Atlantic Auctioneers, LLC (410) 825-2900 www.mid-atlanticauctioneers.com OCD-1/10/3t __________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bathesda, MD 20814 (301) 961-6555 Carrie M. Ward, et al.

4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 Substitute Trustees Plaintiffs vs.

DOUGLAS D. GALLOWAY SANDRA J. MCALISTERGALLOWAY 2307 Point’s Reach, Unit #2307 Berlin ARTA Ocean Pines, MD 21811 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Case No. 23-C-12-000271

NOTICE Notice is hereby given this 4th day of January, 2013, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, that the sale of the property mentioned in these proceedings and described as 2307 Point’s Reach, Unit #2307, Berlin ARTA Ocean Pines, MD 21811, made and reported by Howard N. Biernam, Substitute Trustee, will be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 4th day of February, 2013, provided a copy of this NOTICE be inserted in some weekly newspaper printed in said County, once in each of three successive weeks

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before the 28th day of January, 2013.

The report states the purchases price at the Foreclosure sale to be $359,000.00.

Stephen V. Hales Clerk, Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland True Copy Test: Stephen V. Hales Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, Md. OCD-1/10/3t __________________________________ Law Offices of Jeffrey Nadel 4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 415 Calverton, Maryland 20705 240-473-5000 Jeffrey Nadel Scott Nadel 4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 415 Calverton, MD 20705 Substitute Trustees Plaintiff Dianne M. Sinclair Warren L. Sinclair 108 A Franklin Avenue Berlin, MD 21811 Defendant(s) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Civil No. 23C12001326

NOTICE Notice is hereby given this 27th day of December, 2012, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, that the sale of the property mentioned in these proceedings, made and reported, will be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 28th day of January, 2013, provided a copy of this notice be inserted in a weekly newspaper printed in said County, once in each of three successive weeks before the 21st day of January, 2013.

The Report of Sale states the amount of the foreclosure sale price to be $218,913.00. The property sold herein as known as 108 A Franklin Avenue, Berlin, MD 21811.

Stephen V. Hales Clerk of the Circuit Court True Copy Test: Stephen V. Hales Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, Md. OCD-1/10/3t __________________________________ MYESHA R. CRADDOCK ESQ. THE CRADDOCK LAW OFFICE, LLC 8100 SANDPIPER CIRCLE #108B BALTIMORE, MD 21236

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 14915 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF MARLENE NOEL Notice is given that Mardini Ladic Jr., 204 Heathersage Drive, Marietta, PA 17547, was on January 04, 2013 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Marlene Noel who died on September 22, 2012, 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 July, 2013.

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, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine 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.

Mardini Ladic Jr. Personal Representative True Test Copy Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: January 10, 2013 OCD-1/10/3t __________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 961-6555 Carrie M. Ward, et al.

4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 Substitute Trustees Plaintiffs vs.

LINDA M. ROPKA 300 Robin Drive, Unit #123 Ocean City, MD 21842 Defendant(s) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Case No. 23-C-12-001122

NOTICE Notice is hereby given this 8th day of January, 2013, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, that the sale of the property mentioned in these proceedings and described as 300 Robin Drive, Unit #213, Ocean City, MD 21842, made and reported

by Howard N. Bierman, Substitute Trustee, will be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 11th day of February, 2013, provided a copy of this NOTICE be inserted in some weekly newspaper printed in said County, once in each of three successive weeks before the 4th day of February, 2013.

The report states the purchase price at the Foreclosure sale to be $88,000.00.

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Clerk, Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland True Copy Test: Stephen V. Hales Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, Md. OCD-1/17/3t __________________________________

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Town of Berlin will hold a public hearing on the proposed Ordinance 2013-01, amending Chapter 26 of the Town Code by adding Article V thereto for the purpose of establishing a Stormwater Utility Department under the direction and supervision of the Water Resources Department and further establishing a Stormwater Management Utility Fee System at 7:00 p.m. on January 28, 2013, in the Mayor and Council Chambers, 10 William Street. The public is invited to attend and comment. A copy of the proposed Ordinance is available for inspection in Town Hall, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 14953 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF WILSON DERUSSY AKA: WILSON CARY NICHOLAS DERUSSY Notice is given that Linda Derussy Schneider, 5 Brookside Road, Berlin, MD 21811, was on January 10, 2013 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Wilson Derussy who died on October 10, 2012, 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 July, 2013.

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, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine 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.

Linda Derussy Schneider Personal Representative True Test Copy Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: January 17, 2013 OCD-1/17/3t __________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 961-6555 Carrie M. Ward, et al.

4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 Substitute Trustees Plaintiffs vs.

DANIEL J. RZEPKOWSKI TRACY L. RZEPKOWSKI 10745 Bishopville Road Bishopville, MD 21813 Defendant(s) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Case No. 23-C-12-001297

NOTICE Notice is hereby given this 16th day of January, 2013, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, that the sale of the property mentioned in these proceedings and described as 10745 Bishopville Road, Bishopville, MD 21813, made and reported by the Substitute Trustee, will be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 12th day of February, 2013, provided a copy of this NOTICE be inserted in some weekly newspaper printed in said County, once in each of three successive weeks before the 11th day of February, 2013.

The report states the purchase price at the Foreclosure sale to be $195,000.00.

Stephen V. Hales Clerk, Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland True Copy Test: Stephen V. Hales Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, Md. OCD-1/24/3t __________________________________ CRISTIN C. LAMBROS CRISTIN C. LAMBROS, LLC 8415 BELLONA LANE SUITE 114 TOWSON, MD 21204

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 14990 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF MARY DONNELLY DURKIN Notice is given that Thomas P. Durkin, 1120 Walker Ave., Baltimore, MD 21239, was on January 07, 2013 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Mary Donnelly Durkin

who died on October 21, 2012, 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 7th day of July, 2013.

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, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine 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.

Thomas P. Durkin Personal Representative True Test Copy Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: January 17, 2013 OCD-1/17/3t __________________________________

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Refuse Collection Service Worcester County Government Facilities The Worcester County Commissioners are currently accepting bids for the service of refuse collection from twenty-one (21) County facilities located throughout the County for a period of two (2) years. 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 or may be obtained online at www.co.worcester.md.us or by calling the Commissioners’ Office at 410632-1194 to request a package by mail. Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 PM, Monday, February 11, 2013 in the Office of the County Commissioners at the above address, at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud. Envelopes shall

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be marked "Refuse Collection Bid" in the lower left-hand corner. 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. Bids which are not in exact compliance with the instructions to bidders or which are not provided on the schedules included in the specification package may be rejected. 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 Kenneth J. Whited, Maintenance Superintendent, at 410-632-3766.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3-101 and 3-102 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Worcester County, Maryland, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be conducted by the Worcester County Shoreline Commission in the meeting room at the Ocean Pines Branch of the Worcester County Library, 11107 Cathell Road, Berlin, Maryland on Thursday, February 7, 2013. The Board members will convene at 1:30 p.m. to discuss administrative matters and may perform on-site viewing of all or some of the following cases.

Thereafter, the members will reconvene at 2:00 p.m. at the library to hear the scheduled cases.

MAJOR CONSTRUCTION MAJOR 1 Fisher Marine on behalf of Ocean Pines Association - Request No. 201305 – Request to perform annual maintenance dredging at various locations within the community for navigational access. Dredge spoil to be deposited at an approved on-site location. This project is located within the Ocean Pines Community, also known as Tax Map 16, Parcel 41 &15, Section 4 & 19, Lots 326 & 59, Ocean Pines Community, Third Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland MAJOR 2 Permit Ink, LLC for Ocean City Boatlifts and Marine Construction on behalf of Lisa J. Thornton - Request No. 2013-06 –Request to install one boatlift with an 18’ x 31” catwalk and associated poles not to exceed 30 feet channelward. This project is located on Swordfish Drive, also known as Tax Map 27, Parcel 654, Slip 27, Marsh Harbour Condominium, Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland OCD-1/24/2t __________________________________

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LAUREN BUNTING ■ Contributing Writer (Jan. 25, 2013) With affordability on the rise, and interest rates at all-time lows, more people are asking the question, “Should I rent or buy?”

The most important first step in making the decision to rent versus buy is getting pre-qualified for a mortgage.

Below are five easy steps for those interested in pursuing the purchase of a home: ■ Get a few referrals for a lender from a REALTOR® (can also be from a friend or co-worker, but a REALTOR® will have experience with different lenders and be able to offer referrals based on your specific situation). There are advantages to calling a local lender, such as the ability to meet with them face to face. It is fine to speak to more than one lender to ask questions and get a feel for their professional manner and compare rates, but you may want to narrow your search down before you give authority for the lender to pull your credit report.

■ You will need to be prepared to provide information such as gross monthly income and monthly recurring payments such as car and credit card payments. The lender can help you determine your debt to income ratio, which is basically a percentage that compares your current debts to your current income. This number varies, but should usually be under 40 for the best interest rates.

■ Give permission for the lender of choice to pull your credit report. The score most widely used by lenders is FICO (Fair, Isaac and Co.), and most lenders will require at least a See GET on Page 39A

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Cathy Donovan, owner of New Wave, right, has been providing restaurants, bars, hotels, businesses and organizations in Ocean City and beyond, with screen-printed and embroidered items, promotional products and merchandise for more than 30 years. Now, her daughter, Colleen, and son-in-law, Matt Brown, have joined the business venture.

FAMILY BUSINESS Cathy Donovan’s daughter, son-in-law join New Wave LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (Jan. 25, 2013) Cathy Donovan, owner of New Wave, has been providing restaurants, bars, hotels, businesses and organizations in Ocean City and beyond, with screen-printed and embroidered items and promotional products and merchandise for more than 30 years. Now, her daughter and son-in-law have joined the business venture.

Donovan and her husband, the late Michael Donovan, were living in Baltimore when they came to Ocean City to visit friends one weekend in February 1979. She was a buyer for Hutzler’s, an elite clothing store in the Baltimore area, and Michael worked in sales for Levi Strauss. He had a number of customers in the Ocean City area.

Their friends, Rick and Stephanie Meehan, were looking to open a store in the 45th Street Village, which was being built at the time.

The Donovans went with the Meehans to check out the shopping center and decided to rent a space and open a gift shop. They went back to Baltimore, quit their jobs and packed up and moved to Ocean City in March 1979.

“We just wanted a change,” Donovan said.

The Donovans opened the Village Barn, a home accessories store, in the 45th Street Village in May 1979.

The couple was not using the loft space above the store, when it was suggested to them that they get involved in the Tshirt business. They attended a screen-printing trade show that winter.

The Donovans bought a printer and dryer and opened New Wave in the loft in the spring of 1980. The pair ran the wholesale business with one employee, artist Scott Harrington.

They sold local businesses employee shirts, aprons, and other products designed and screen-printed by New Wave.

Harrington created all the logos freehand. Their first customer was the Bearded Clam, on Wicomico Street. The bar is still a client.

The Donovans had outgrown the space so when their lease was up in 1983 they closed the gift shop and rented a warehouse in West Ocean City for the New Wave screenprinting and embroidery business.

The space was four times as large as the building in the 45th Street Village. The pair purchased larger equipment to handle the demand. The business also grew from one employee to as many as of 25

in the summer.

Michael died in 1990 and Cathy continued to run the business for the next 10 years.

In 2000, another screenprinting company took over the warehouse space and Donovan’s equipment, but she continued to service her customers from her home office in West Ocean City. Donovan used local screen-printing companies to fill her clients’ orders.

Over the years, she has build strong relationships with her customers.

“The strength of our business has always been service to our customers, quality and competitive prices,” she said.

When her daughter, Colleen, was a little girl, she would sometimes go to work with her father – she was 5years-old when he died – but she never thought about going into the family business.

In 2002, she went to High Point University in North Carolina to major in interior design and home furnishing marketing. She left school after two years and assisted her mother part-time, while working other jobs.

Colleen married Matt Brown in October 2010.

As of Dec. 1, 2012, Colleen officially came on full-time and Matt part-time. The family also brought back the origSee NEW on Page 39A

The Mark Fritschle Group of Condominium Realty announced this month the company’s sales, settlement and listing leaders for December 2012. Kevin Decker was the top listing agent and top settlement agent and Sheri Smith was the top selling agent and producing agent . Mark Fritschle said it had been a record breaking year for the company.

During the meeting, Ned Delany of First Home Mortgage presented some new financing options for 2013 and Craig Lynch of D3 Corp presented some new website designs.

Diakonia benefit The Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association will partner with Diakonia in support of the crisis shelter’s annual Dine Out for Diakonia event. The event will be held Sunday, April 21, through Thursday, April 25.

Last year’s event was held on one day with 25 restaurants participating. Restaurants will choose their specific days of participation.

All funds raised will support programming and direct services provided by Diakonia in its efforts to bring help and hope to those in need.

AGH docs excel Greatest Around, based out of New York City, recently chose Ocean City as its latest location for a community poll, ranking local businesses in 600 potential categories.

Greatest Around is an unbiased Internet-based company that establishes a local social media presence to poll the community on their favorite area businesses and services and report the results.

Nomination by community members is the first step. If a business or organization earns enough nominations, it will be entered in the voting round. The most votes from the public wins the title of “Greatest Around” in each category.

The medical staff of Atlantic General Hospital/Health System fared well in the Greatest Around Ocean City, earning six distinctions of “Greatest Around” with three honorable mentions.

Winning “Greatest Around” honors were Atlantic General Hospital/ Health System’s Women’s Health for gynecology, Dr. Joseph Cinderella of Delmarva Heart for cardiology, Dr. William Greer for family practice, Dr. Munna Garg of Ocean Pines Primary Care and Wome’s Health for pediatrics, Dr. Philip Spinuzza of Atlantic Orthopaedics for orthopedics and the Chesapeake Eye Center for eye care.

Dr. Deborah Conran of Berlin Primary Care won second place for family practice, Atlantic Health Center was in third place for pediatrics and Atlantic Orthopaedics was in third place for orthopedics.

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inal New Wave logo. Two sales representatives have been hired, as well.

“He does the behind-the-scenes stuff and handles the finances,” Donovan Brown said of her husband, “while we go out and sell. Matt and I both turn 30 this year and [Cathy and Michael] were in their early 30s when they came to Ocean City. We want to go back to the way they did it then, producing all our own goods, as far as screen-printing and embroidery.

We want to go back to how New Wave was 30 years ago.”

The family currently takes the orders and uses local companies to produce the merchandise. Once the products are complete, the trio delivers them to their clients.

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620 to qualify for a loan, but the higher your score, the better the interest rate. n Have the lender do a sample “good faith estimate” on a property of your choice to show you how much money you will need for down payment and closing costs (there are 100 percent financing options available for some local areas, and others qualify for FHA, which is a 3.5 percent down payment). n Finally, have the lender prepare a letter of prequalification that you can supply to your REALTOR® of choice. This will supply a price guideline to follow when looking at houses.

— Lauren Bunting is a member of the Coastal Association of Realtors and a licensed REALTOR® with Bunting Realty, Inc. in Berlin.

A number of customers have used New Wave services since Cathy and Michael started the company 33 years ago, and many new ones have signed on along the way, she said. One long-time customer is the Delmarva Irish American Club. New Wave creates the official T-shirts sold during the annual Ocean City St. Patrick’s Day parade. Donovan and other volunteers sell the shirts during the event, with proceeds benefiting the club. Over the years, Donovan said New Wave has donated approximately $50,000 to the DIAC. New Wave not only has clients in Maryland and Delaware, but also Florida, California, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire.

Even with additional sales representatives and her daughter and son-in-law joining the business, Donovan said she has no plans to retire anytime soon.

“I love doing what I’m doing,” she said.

For more information about New Wave, contact Donovan at 410-726-6117, cathy@ocnewwave.com or Donovan Brown at 410-726-5509, colleen@ocnewwave.com.

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Bankert to represent SDMS in TOY program

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NOEL Community seeks gloves, hats, socks and blankets to aid less fortunate during chilly winter months LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (Jan. 25, 2013) Hats, gloves and scarves certainly came in handy this week, as the daily high temperature hovered around 26 degrees and fell as low at 12 degrees when the sun went down.

Unfortunately, some people aren’t so lucky — while there are still about two months of winter remaining, a number of people in the community are without items to keep them warm.

To aid those men, women and children in need, the NOEL Community will begin collecting donations of new gloves, hats, socks and blankets next month. As part of its 11th annual gLOVEs Drive, items can be dropped off Feb. 1-15, at the Ocean Pines library on Cathell Road. A collection bin will be set up in the lobby.

Katie Coffman, co-chairwoman of the NOEL (Nothing Other than Eating and Loving) Community planning committee, said hundreds of gloves, hats, socks and blankets are collected annually and distributed to local food pantries and social service groups.

“The community has always been

very generous,” she said. “[The gLOVEs Drive] has always been successful.”

In 2012, several boxes or bags filled with gloves, hats and socks were presented to Shepherd’s Crook food and clothing pantry at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church on Third Street in Ocean City; Diakonia, a crisis shelter in West Ocean City; Head Start Day Care and Worcester Youth Family Counseling Services, both in Berlin; King’s Kids Day Care in Snow Hill and the Samaritan Shelter in Pocomoke.

Items will again be delivered to local food and clothing pantries, day care facilities and other groups who provide services for lower income families.

“We can use it all. Men’s stuff is always helpful. We always seem to get a lot of ladies stuff,” Coffman said.

The gLOVEs drive is designed with a Valentine’s Day theme — “open your hearts and share the gift of warmth” and love, it encourages donors.

For 15 years, the NOEL Community has served a free turkey and ham dinner on Christmas Day. Because the weather was so cold, committee volunteers Mike and Patricia Smith wanted to expand the organization’s outreach program 11 years ago and decided to

have a drive around Valentine’s Day and emphasis the word “LOVE” in “gloves.”

The group served more than 1,400 Christmas Day meals this year at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church hall to individuals who otherwise would be lonely or hungry. Meals were also delivered and available for carryout, and toys, toiletries, hats and gloves were provided, as well.

The NOEL Community also serves lunch to those in need. In 2012, the group provided lunch at the church every Saturday and on about a dozen other days.

Guests who came in for the lunch — both hot and cold, depending on the season — were also given an additional serving and snack to take with them.

Hot meals are served January through April. An average of 200 meals were distributed in a day, Coffman said.

And from May to December, lunch and sandwiches are provided. Between 80 and 100 meals were distributed each week.

Coffman said the NOEL Community served about 7,250 meals/sandwiches in 2012.

For information about the gLOVEs Drive or any of the NOEL Community’s other projects, call 410-289-3453.

Stephen Decatur Middle School has named Mindy Bankert its Teacher of the Year for 2013.

Bankert, a physical education teacher, has been teaching in Worcester County since 2008. She is the creator and advisor for the Equal Measurements Mindy Bankert program, an After School Academy program that partners SDMS students with Cedar Chapel students to help the developmentally challenged students participate in after-school athletics.

In 1994, Bankert graduated from Catonsville Community College. She then transferred to Salisbury University, where she earned two degrees, the first in marketing in 1996 and the second in physical education and health in 1998. She later returned to Salisbury University and earned her Master of Education degree in 2007.

SDMS was led by Bankert to be the first school on the Eastern Shore to participate in the “Ban the R Word” Campaign in 2009. This antibullying and anti-disability campaign through the Special Olympics has grown to include Stephen Decatur High School.

Valentine’s for Vets project under way For the 13th year, Valentine’s Day cards will be sent to four veteran rehab medical centers to thank soldiers for their sacrifices.

All area schools, clubs, businesses, organizations and individuals are invited to participate with purchased cards (no youth cards), but homemade cards are particularly appreciated. No postage is necessary and the cards should be addressed to “a veteran.”

Valentines may be dropped off in Ocean Pines as Re/Max Office at 11049 Racetrack Road, Copy Central or the Ocean Pines library on Cathell Road, or the Ocean Pines Community Center in White Horse Park. The deadline is Jan. 28.

For more information, call 410641-7391 or e-mail at louetta@mcclaflin.com. This project is sponsored by Caring for America, a mission of the Republican Women of Worcester County.

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How much does the past influence current choices?

DEBORAH LEE WALKER ■ Contributing Writer (Jan. 25, 2013) The art of sautéing encompasses more than what is in a pan.

Point of view is imperative even for the novice chef. One’s style of cooking is based on personal and professional influences. The question is, how much does the past influence our current choice?

I think it is fair to say that the present does influence the future. Even if one were to argue that existence without essence does not have a direct correla-

tion on the hereafter, an ingredient of apathy will not mushroom into anything productive. Therefore, the future has been flavored, but in a nonproductive way.

What remains is the subject of the past. Food for thought: is the past really the past? Can one truly let go, or is the past intended to be part of the present?

The present is advancing to the future. Super Bowl XLVII is in the near future and menu planning is full steam ahead. Fried shrimp and pork dumplings with dipping sauce will be a featured passed hors d’oeuvre.

For a few seconds, my mind remains peaceful. Forward or backward progres-

sion does not follow. But I know this familiar territory is racing through my unconscious to bring me back to a time with Nick.

Owning a restaurant is like a marriage — the only difference is, you say, “I do” to the business. The Prime Rib in Washington, D.C., was always packed, and that is putting it mildly. Five deep at the bar meant Nick and I could not dine until all patrons were seated. So needless to say, we cherished Sunday’s peaceful aromas.

Nick introduced me to dim sum and I instantly fell in love for the second time.

Tasty treats of mini quintessential goodies are nestled on a cart where the pickings are for the beholder. Another style of serving is simply marking off items from a menu. If one has not had the See DUMPLINGS on Page 4B

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‘Show that works for kids’scheduled next month in OC (Jan. 25, 2013) The Ocean City/ Berlin Optimist Club will present the 30th edition of its annual Seaside Boat Show, dubbed the “boat show that works for kids,” Feb. 15-17, at the Ocean City convention center.

This three-day show traditionally draws thousands of water and boating enthusiasts.

Held during Presidents Day weekend, the show provides the Optimist Club an opportunity to raise funds for programs that support local youth.

The local affiliate of Optimist International has more than 120 members and is recognized as one of the best clubs in Optimist International.

The Boat Show will feature more than 350 boats, 150 exhibitors and 50 boat dealers. The dealers and exhibitors will offer numerous special show prices. They will display their newest and most popular models and water-related items. A number of boats sold during the show each year.

Visitors will be treated to an array of sport cruisers, sport fishing, performance and “super boats.” Show exhibitors will offer marine electronics, trailers, canvas tops, motors, jewelry and fishing gear. The show will also provide financing and insurance for boaters and water enthusiasts.

Again this year, visitors will have a chance to win a boat donated by North Bay Marine owners, Scott and Mary McCurdy. Each person who purchases a show admission will be entered to win.

The Optimists also sponsor a scholarship lottery with $100,000 in prizes. Approximately $1,500,000 in scholarships has been awarded to more than 280 students in the past 24 years. The lottery drawing will be held at 5 p.m. on the last day of the Boat Show. Chances cost $100 and can be purchased at the show.

Show times are Friday, Feb. 15, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 16, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 17, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission costs $9 for adults and $1 for kids. A weekend pass is available for $15.

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Relay for Life plans under way LISA CAPITELLI â&#x2013; Assistant Editor (Jan. 25, 2013) Relay For Life of North Worcester County officially kicked off its fundraising efforts Jan. 16, at the Route 50 Diner inside the Francis Scott Key Family Resort in West Ocean City.

Approximately 55 people attended the first of a handful of meetings to discuss and organize the 2013 Relay event, scheduled to take place May 10-11, at Frontier Town Campground, in West Ocean City. The American Cancer Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Relay for Life is an annual all-night walk and gathering that brings together hundreds â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if not thousands â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of supporters to celebrate survivorship, remember loved ones who lost their battle with cancer and those currently fighting the disease.

During the 12-hour local fundraiser, members of each team will take turns walking laps around the campground track. Hundreds of walkers are expected participate, helping to raise money for cancer research, awareness, advocacy, patient services and educational programs in the area.

The theme for the Jan. 16 meeting was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy Birthday Sweet 16 Party,â&#x20AC;? as this year marks the 16th annual North Worcester County Relay For Life.

Guests to the 1950s-style diner were encouraged to wear party hats and dress in era-appropriate attire.

North Worcester County Relay For Life chairwomen Dawn Hodge and Jill Elliott were presented with a banner by Theresa Young, the American Cancer Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state vice president for Delmarva, indicating the local community per capita amount of $3.66.

The $3.66 was calculated by taking the money raised during last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Relay For Life ($140,000 net) and dividing it by the population/people who live in Worcester County. So, if every person who lives Worcester County donated $3.66, that would equal the total amount raised during the 2012 Relay For Life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a ton of money. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very high per capita,â&#x20AC;? Hodge said.

Young also presented the two with an award for incorporating the â&#x20AC;&#x153;education, advocacy, research and patience servicesâ&#x20AC;? mission into all the North Worcester Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meetings, events and other activities. The local group is a member of the South Atlantic Division, which stretches from Delaware to Georgia.

North Worcester County Relay has one of the largest groups of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grand Clubâ&#x20AC;? members on Delmarva, which, according to Debbie White, community manager of the ACS South Atlantic Division, has 24 similar participant-sized Relays.

The region is noted for having 33 individuals who raised $1,000 or more during the 2012 Relay For Life.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local Relay for Life theme is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heroes of Hope â&#x20AC;Ś We Save Lives â&#x20AC;Ś Every Cancer, Every Community, Every Day.â&#x20AC;?

As of Tuesday, 25 teams (approximately 111 people) had signed up to participate and more than $19,800 in

donations has been collected.

Hodge said this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal is to have 60 teams and 125 survivors participate, and to generate $150,000. In 2012, 51 teams participated (approximately 400 people), including 108 survivors, in the North Worcester County Relay For Life.

The next meeting is set for Feb. 7, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at the Ocean Pines library. The theme of the meeting is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Send a card to a friend day.â&#x20AC;? Bring a new Relay friend and win a prize.

For more information, contact Hodge at 443-497-1198 or dawnhodge@comcast.net, or Elliott at 410-430-8131 or chilly@dmv.com; visit www.relayforlife.org/northworcestermd; or search â&#x20AC;&#x153;Relay For Life North Worcester County Marylandâ&#x20AC;? on Facebook.

For more information, visit www.cancer.org or call 800-ACS-2345.

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pleasure of tasting these delectable morsels, take the time to indulge. It is well worth it.

Relaxation overtakes my soul, the menu has been finalized. Just as one feels peace of mind, I get a phone call that my family is headed to the beach for a visit.

In two weeks, I have 20 guests arriving for the ultimate tailgate party. In the mean time, I must prepare for siblings and their children. Entertaining incorporates the art of improvisation. I know I can prepare the dumplings ahead of time. The ability to freeze comes to my rescue.

My mind is racing with two weeks of socializing. As I sip on a much-needed glass of Chardonnay, Nick crosses my path once again. Even though he has passed, I can see him sipping on a martini and reassuring me that my culinary endeavors will be a success.

We must say goodbye for now. I guess that the past is truly not the past — memories from the heart are meant forever.

Shrimp and Pork Dumplings 1 pack of wonton wrappers (using a round cookie cutter, cut them into round shapes) 6 teaspoons canola oil for pan frying

1 teaspoon toasted sesame seed oil for dumpling filling 1 1/2 cups chicken stock 8 ounces ground pork 4 ounces shelled and deveined shrimp, finely chopped 2 ounces bok choy, finely chopped 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger, finely chopped 2 teaspoons scallions, finely chopped 2 teaspoons water chestnuts, finely chopped 1 large clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon oyster sauce 1 teaspoon rice vinegar 1 large egg, beaten 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt few dashes white pepper black sesame seeds (garnish)

presentation skills. Repeat the process until all of the filling is used.

5. Cook the dumplings in three batches; you do not want to overcrowd the pan. Heat 2 teaspoons canola oil in a medium skillet over high heat. Pan-fry dumplings until the bottom turns a light brown. Turn the heat back to medium.

Add 1/2 cup chicken stock, cover the skillet with a lid and steam until the liquid has completely evaporated. This process ensures the filling is completely cooked.

Remove the dumplings and repeat the process.

6. Serve dumplings with dipping sauce and garnish plate with black sesame seeds.

1. Combine all the ingredients except for wonton wrappers, 6 teaspoons canola oil, chicken stock, beaten egg and black sesame seeds. Do not over mix the ingredients.

2. To assemble the dumplings, place the wonton wrapper on your palm and spoon 1/2 rounded tablespoon of the filling onto the center of the wrapper. Do not over fill.

3. Dip your index finger into a small bowl of beaten egg and moisten the outer edges of the wonton wrapper.

4. Fold the wrapper to form a halfmoon shape, press and seal. If you feel artistic, this is the time to show off your

Dipping Sauce 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 tablespoons light soy sauce 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil 1 teaspoon hot chili oil 1 teaspoon fresh cilantro, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon white sesame seeds 1. Combine all ingredients.

Recipe makes approximately 3 dozed dumplings

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might feel bolder as each new success falls into place. But caution is still advised through the end of the week. Until then, a step-by-step approach is best.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) That cooperation you request could come at too high a price. Since few can beat the Bovine at being clever and resourceful, why not see what you can do on your own?

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Aspects favor a quieter time spent getting closer to the people who are especially important to you. There’s always much more to learn and appreciate about each other.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The concerned Crab will act to resolve workplace misunderstandings before they get out of hand and cause more-serious problems. Co-workers rally to support your efforts.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) What the Big Cat might see as a disturbing act of disloyalty might just be a failure of communication on both sides. Take time for mediation rather than confrontation.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Be more patient with those who seem unwilling to accept your version of what’s right. The fact is, there’s a lot more to learn on all sides of this issue.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) It should be easier to assess the facts you’ll need to make an important decision. But don’t commit if you still have doubts. There could be more you need to know.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Your excitement level remains high as you continue working on that new project. Expect some setbacks.

But on the whole, all will move pretty much on schedule.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) It might be wise to be more prudent with expenses right now. But your financial situation should soon clear up, and you could be back shopping, happily as ever.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) You might prefer sticking with your current schedule. But some newly emerging information could persuade you to consider a change. Keep an open mind.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You might want to reject a suggested change. But it could be wise to go with the flow, at least for a while. You can always return to your first plan if you like.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) You’re bolstered by both the practical and poetic sides of your nature as you maneuver through some unsettled emotional situations. Things ease up by week’s end.

BORN THIS WEEK: People reach out to your generosity and wisdom, and consider you a trusted and treasured friend.

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APPEARING LIVE 19TH HOLE BAR & GRILL 9636 Stephen Decatur Highway West Ocean City 410-2139204 Jan. 25: Aaron Howell, 6-10 p.m.

Jan. 26: Scott Aaron Howell Glorioso, 6-10 p.m.

BJ’S ON THE WATER 75th Street and the bay 410-524-7575 Jan. 25: Mood Swingers, 9 p.m.

Jan. 26: Old School, 9 p.m.

Jan. 30: Thin Ice, 5-8 p.m.

COTTAGE CAFÉ Route 1, Bethany Beach, Del. 302-539-8710 Every Friday: DJ Bump, 5-8 p.m.

Every Tuesday: Pub Party Trivia w/DJ Bump, 6-9 p.m.

FAGER’S ISLAND 60th Street and the bay 410-524-5500 Jan. 25: DJ Hook, 9 p.m.

Jan. 26: DJ Rob Cee, 9 p.m.; Jumper, DJ Hook 10 p.m.

Jan. 27: Jazz Brunch w/Everett Spells, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

HARBORSIDE BAR & GRILL 12841 S. Harbor Road West Ocean City 410-2131846 Jan. 25: Ladies Night w/DJ Billy T, 9 p.m. to DJ Bigler 1 a.m.

Jan. 26: Simple Truth, 2-6 p.m.; DJ Jeremy, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Jan. 27: Opposite Directions, 2-6 p.m.; DJ Billy T/DJ Bigler, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Jan. 31: Opposite Directions, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

HIGH STAKES Route 54, Fenwick Island, Del. 302-5376971 Jan. 25: DJ Z-Man Jan. 26: Chris Button & DJ Z-Man Joe Mama HOUSE OF WELSH 1106 Coastal Highway, Fenwick Island, Del. 888-666-0728 302-5410728 Every Friday: DJ Norm, 3-6 p.m.; Tony Vega, 6-10 p.m.

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Every Sunday: Tony Vega, DJ Norm 6-10 p.m.

Every Monday: DJ Norm, 6-9 p.m.

Every Wednesday: DJ Norm, 6-9 p.m.

OCEAN CLUB NIGHTCLUB In the Horizons Restaurant In the Clarion Fontainebleau Hotel 101st Street and the ocean 410-524-3535 Jan. 25-26: Power Play

MOOD SWINGERS SEACRETS 49th Street and the bay 410-524-4900 Jan. 25: Element K, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Jan. 26: Full Circle, 5-9 p.m.; Steal The Sky, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

BJ’s on the Water: Friday, Jan 25, 9 p.m.

SMITTY MCGEE’S Route 54 West Fenwick Island, Del. 302-436R. Ashcraft 4716 Every Tuesday: Let’s Do Trivia, 7 p.m.

Every Thursday: Randy Lee Ashcraft, 8 p.m.

Every Friday: Randy Lee Ashcraft and the Saltwater Cowboys, 8 p.m.

POWER PLAY Ocean Club Nightclub: Friday and Saturday, Jan. 25-26

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Smitty McGee’s: every Friday, 8 p.m.

Harborside Bar & Grill: Thursday, Jan. 31, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

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Members of the Woodlands String Band, the first place winners in the 2012 Philadelphia Mummers Parade perform during Saturday’s Beef & Beer fundraiser to benefit wounded soldiers.

The event, held by Star Charities, was at the American Legion in Ocean City.

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Cookie Walker, left, Del Evans, center, and Carole Aikman, all of Ocean Pines, are ready to party at Saturday’s Beef & Beer fundraiser for wounded soldiers held by Star Charities at the American Legion.

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Left, Singer Lee Taylor and Anna Foultz of Star Charities enjoy the fundraising event at American Legion Post #166 in Ocean City on Saturday. The event was held to benefit wounded soldiers. Right, Singer Lee Taylor and Anna Foultz of Star Charities enjoy the fundraising event at American Legion Post #166 in Ocean City on Saturday. The event was held to benefit wounded soldiers.

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Dennis Zirpoli and Jamie Malsan of Rehoboth Beach enjoy the annual Beef & Beer fundraiser at the American Legion Post #166 in Ocean City to benefit wounded soldiers.

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Mark Stockard, left, and Bill Maynard cheer on the Ravensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense as another Patriots play is shut down.

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From left, Lennie Berterman, Carly, Berterman, Holly Marston and Mollee Marston enjoy the AFC championship game at the Greene Turtle Sunday night.

(At left) Super-fan Bob Elder reassures Ravens followers during the second quarter of the game.

True to his prediction, Baltimore soon rallied. (At right) Al Basile cheers a first down as the Ravens come from behind against the Patriots. (Far right) Brian Harper celebrates yards gained as Baltimore begins to overtake New England.

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DINING GUIDE ■ CREDIT CARDS: V-Visa, MC-Master Card, AE-American Express, DIS-Discover ■ PRICE RANGE: $, $$, $$$ ________________________________ ■ 19TH HOLE BAR & GRILLE, 9936 Stephen Decatur Highway, West Ocean City 410-213-9204 / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Casual and family-friendly, featuring great American cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner at affordable prices. Open seven days a week, year-round. Happy hour daily, 3-7 p.m. Entertainment Friday through Sunday.

■ 32 PALM, 32nd Street, in the Hilton Suites, Ocean City 410-289-2525 / www.ocmdrestaurants. com / $$ / V-MC-AEDIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Western Caribbean cuisine, Eastern Shore favorites, gourmet and tasty liquid desserts.

■ ADOLFO’S, 13th Street, on the Boardwalk, Ocean City 410-289-4001 / www.ocadolfos.com / $$ / V-MC-AE / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Northern and southern Italian dishes, prepared fresh daily. Quiet, intimate atmosphere for couples, room for large families or choose to enjoy our outside seating with views of the ocean.

■ BJ’S ON THE WATER, 75th Street, Ocean City 410-524-7575 / www.bjsonthewater.com / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Open year-round. Entire dining menu served 11 a.m. to 1:30 a.m., seven days a week. Daily specials, daily duck feeding. Entertainment every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. No cover. Available for parties and banquets. Indoor and outdoor dining.

■ BLUE FISH JAPANESE & CHINESE RESTAURANT AND SUSHI BAR, 94th Street, Ocean City 410-524-3983 / www.bluefishoc.com / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Full bar / Japanese and Chinese restaurant and sushi bar with beer, wine and cocktails. Dine in, take out and delivery available. Open Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon.

■ CAPTAIN’S TABLE RESTAURANT, 15th Street and the Boardwalk, Ocean City 410-289-7192 / www.captainstableoc.com / $$-$$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Family-owned, serving fine seafood, steaks and poultry on the third floor of the Courtyard by Marriott. Open 7 days a week, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.

■ DEVITO’S ITALIAN DELI AND SUB SHOP, 143rd Street, Ocean City 410-250-1122 / $ / V-MC / No reservations required / Italian cold cuts pizza, sandwiches and subs for lunch and dinner.

■ DUFFY’S TAVERN, 130th Street, Montego Bay Shopping Center, Ocean City 410-250-1449 / $ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Unique Irish tavern serving the best steaks, seafood and over-stuffed sandwiches. A local’s favorite with authentic Irish specialities, including shepard’s pie and corned beef and cabbage. Outdoor seating available. Open for lunch and dinner.

■ FAGER’S ISLAND RESTAURANT & BAR, 60th Street on the bay, Ocean City 410524-5500 / www.fagers.com / $$-$$$ / VMC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted in the dining room only / Children’s menu / Full bar / Upscale restaurant on the bay. Casual fine dining, fresh fish, prime rib and seafood. Lighter fare menu served on our

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■ FRESCO’S, 82nd Street, Ocean City 410-524-8202 / www.ocfrescos.com / $$$$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / On the bay, serving seafood, steaks and pasta in an intimate atmosphere. Reservations highly recommended.

■ GALAXY 66 BAR & GRILLE, 66th Street, Ocean City 410-723-6762 / $$-$$$ / V-MAE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Full bar / Contemporary restaurant offering light fare and full entrees. Award- winning wine list, signature drinks and cocktails.

■ GIUSEPPE O’LEARY, Sunset Avenue, West Ocean City 410-213-2868 / www.submarinaoc.com / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Full bar / Featuring homemade Italian cuisine in a cozy atmosphere. Open year-round. Happy hour food and drink specials Monday-Friday, 4-7 p.m.

■ GREENE TURTLE NORTH, 116th Street, Ocean City 410-723-2120 / www.thegreeneturtle.com / $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / The Turtle, est. 1976, is an Ocean City tradition with a friendly staff, great food and something for everyone! Menu favorites are homemade crab cakes, kids’ menu, salads, burgers, wings and more! Featuring weekday lunch specials and happy hour, 50 high-def flat screen TVs, game room, gift shop, carry out, party trays, nightly drink specials, Keno, MD lottery, DJs with dance floor. Open 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., year-round.

■ HALL’S SEAFOOD & STEAK, 60th Street, Ocean City 410-524-5008 / www.HallsOC.com / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Serving Ocean City’s finest breakfast buffet and all-you-can-eat sea-food buffet. Open 7 days a week, all summer. New menu serving old favorites and new treats.

■ HARBORSIDE BAR & GRILL, 12841 S. Harbor Road, West Ocean City 410-2131846 / www.ocharborside.com / $$ / VMC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Open seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Casual waterfront dining serving seafood, steaks, sandwiches, salads, wraps and pasta.

Home of the “Original Orange Crush.” Entertainment Thursday through Sunday.

■ HARPOON HANNA’S RESTAURANT & BAR, Route 54 and the bay, Fenwick Island, Del. www.harpoonhannasrestaurant.com / $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Casual waterfront restaurant serving lunch, dinner. Fresh fish, seafood, steaks, sandwiches and allyou-can-eat Alaskan crab legs. Open yearround.

■ HEMINGWAY’S AT THE CORAL REEF, 17th Street, in the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, Ocean City 410-289-2612 / www.ocmdrestaurants.com / $$$ / V-MCAE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Elegant dining room, Floridian/island-style cuisine. Sea-food, tropical salsas, grilled steaks, pork chops, grilled pineapple, banana fritters, entree salads.

■ HIGH STAKES BAR & GRILL, Route 54, Fenwick Island, Del. 302-537-6971 / $-$$ / V-M-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Carry-out available / Full bar / Casual dining, daily happy hour and daily food specials. Live entertainment.

■ HOOTERS, three Ocean City locations: 123rd Street, Ocean City 410-250-7081, Fifth Street, on the Boardwalk, Ocean City 410-289-2690 and Route 50, West Ocean

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City 410-213-1841 / www.hootersofoc.com / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS. Things are always getting better at Hooters! Fresh menu offering a number of ground chuck burgers, green salads, world famous chicken wings with 11 flavorful sauces and a fun children’s menu.

Relax in the beach atmosphere or enjoy the outdoor seating. Happy hour every day, 3-7 p.m. Full bar available. Authentic Hooters merchandise in kids and adult sizes. Enjoy all the sports packages on large, flat screen TVs and great service by the delightful Hooters girls. Live entertainment. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Find out why we say, “Hooters makes you happy!”

■ HORIZONS OCEANFRONT RESTAURANT, 101st Street, Ocean City 410-5243535 / www.clarionoc.com / $-$$ ($20-45) / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Open tables / Children’s menu / Full bar / Proud to have Chef Shawn Reese creating beach-inspired dishes in both oceanfront restaurants, Horizons and Breaker’s Pub. New all-day menu, available 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., features many favorites, as well as exciting new creations with a local flare.

Deluxe Sunday breakfast buffet open yearround and AUCE prime rib, crab legs and seafood buffet available most weekends.

■ HOUSE OF WELSH, 1106 Coastal Highway, Fenwick Island, Del. 1-800-311-2707 / www.houseofwelsh.net / $, $$ / V-MC-AEDIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Specializing in steaks and seafood. Open daily. Happy hour all day and night. Entertainment Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Casual attire.

■ JOHNNY’S PIZZA PUB, 56th Street, Ocean City 410-524-7499 / www.johnnys56.com / $ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Pizza, subs, wings, salads, beer, live music, high definition TVs, surf, movies, BlueRay. ■ JR’S THE ORIGINAL PLACE FOR RIBS, 61st and 131st streets, Ocean City 410250-3100, 410-524-7427 / www.jrsribs.com / $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / The place for ribs since 1981.

Family-friendly dining. Angus steaks, jumbo lump crab cakes, prime rib, seafood, chicken. Early bird.

■ JULES FINE DINING, 118th Street, Ocean City 410-524-3396 / www.ocjules.com / $$, $$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Local fare, global flair. Fresh seafood year-round, fresh local produce.

■ OCEAN PINES YACHT CLUB, 1 Mumfords Landing Road, Ocean Pines 410-6417501 / www.oceanpines.org, www.theclubsofoceanpines.com / $$ / VMC-AE / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Ocean Pines Yacht Club and Marina is open to the public for casual waterfront dining. Fresh local menu, on-site catering and Sunday brunch.

■ P.G.N. CRABHOUSE, 29th Street, Ocean City 410-289-8380 / $ / V-MC-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Beer, wine / The Kaouris family has been serving the finest crabs, seafood, steaks and chicken to Ocean City locals and visitors since 1969.

■ PHILLIPS CRAB HOUSE, 20th Street, Ocean City 410-289-6821 / www.phillipsseafood.com / $$ / V-MC-AEDIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / The original Phillips, serving the finest seafood since 1956. Complete with all-you-can-eat seafood buffet, a la carte menu and carryout counter. Daily early bird specials and plenty of free park-

ing.

■ PHILLIPS SEAFOOD HOUSE, 141st Street, Ocean City 410-250-1200 / www.phillipsseafood.com / $$ / V-MC-AEDIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Just minutes to the Delaware line. All-you-can-eat seafood buffet, a la carte menu and carryout counter.

Daily early bird specials and plenty of free parking.

■ PONZETTI’S PIZZA, 144th Street, Ocean City www.ponzettispizza.com / $ / MC / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Italian dinners, subs and homemade pizza. Happy hour Monday through Friday, 3-6 p.m. Sports bar, live music on weekends. Light fare served till 1 a.m. Carry out available.

■ POPEYE’S LOUISIANA KITCHEN, Route 50, West Ocean City 443-664-2105 / $ / V-MC / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Family restaurant. Eat-in, carry out or drive-thru. Open seven days, year-round. Every Tuesday, two-piece chicken for 99 cents. Every Wednesday, free kids meal with purchase of combo.

■ REFLECTIONS RESTAURANT, 67th Street, in the Holiday Inn Oceanfront, Ocean City 410-524-5252 / www.ocmdrestaurants.com / $$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Tableside flambé dining. Casually elegant, cuisine prepared tableside in the European tradition. Private dining rooms.

Eclectic chef’s specials accompanied by an award-winning wine list.

■ SEACRETS, 49th Street, Ocean City 410-524-4900 / www.seacrets.com / $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Island atmosphere. Soups, salads, Jamaican jerk chicken, appetizers, sandwiches, paninis, pizza and fresh seafood.

■ SMITTY McGEE’S, 37234 Lighthouse Road, West Fenwick Island, Del. 302-4364716 / www.smittymcgees.com / $$ / VMC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / No children’s menu / Full bar / Casual. Big menu, including hot wings and drinks.

■ THE COTTAGE CAFE, Route 1 (across from Sea Colony), Bethany Beach, Del. 302-539-8710 / www.cottagecafe.com / $, $$ / V-MC-AE / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Seafood, kids’ menu, happy hour specials. Lunch and dinner daily. Breakfast buffet on weekends.

■ THE STERLING SEAFOOD GRILL & OYSTER BAR, 67th Street, in the Holiday Inn Oceanfront, Ocean City 410-524-5252 / www.ocmdrestaurants.com / $$ / V-MC-AEDIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Fabulous raw bar serving the freshest raw oysters and clams, steamed shrimp, crab legs, mussels and oyster stew, made to order. “Fresh off the grill” items include rockfish, tuna, mahi mahi and salmon. Happy hour specials daily, 4-6 p.m.

■ WHISKERS PUB, 120th Street, OC Square, Ocean City 410-524-2609 / www.whiskerspub.com / $ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Old World saloon-type feel, Whisker’s is famous for its Certified Angus® burgers and delicious casual fare, as well as its entertaining atmosphere and photo lined walls of famous and infamous “whiskers.”

Enjoy flat screen TVs to watch your favorite sports. Open year-round, 11:30 a.m. to 2 a.m., serving lunch and dinner daily. Happy hour every day 4-7 p.m. Nightly food specials.

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PILLOWCASE DRESSES ELKS DONATE TO DIAKONIA Attached photo is Treasurer Jim Flaig of Ocean City Elks Lodge #2645 presents a $3,000 donation to Claudia Nagle, executive director of Diakonia, a transitional shelter in West Ocean City.

Delmarva Pillowcase Dresses have made their way to East Timor, Southeast Asia. Made by local women, 4-H girls and Girl Scouts, the sundresses bring cheer to girls in destitute areas.

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KIWANIS DONATES TO INTERFAITH The Rev. David Herr, right, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pine-Ocean City’s Human and Spiritual Affairs chairman, accepts a $400 donation from President-Elect Dick Clagett on Jan. 9. Herr is also involved with Worcester County Interfaith Caregivers, which provides transportation to medical services for in need.

AGH AUXILIARY OFFICERS The 2013 Atlantic General Hospital Auxiliary officers were installed Dec. 5, at the Ocean Pines Library. Pictured, from left above, are Sharon Fosler, president of the Maryland Association of Hospital Auxiliaries, Auxiliary President Sue Harting, Vice President Jane Wolnik, Treasurer Ann Hamilton, MAHA PresidentElect Marlene Cochran, Recording Secretary Jane Bartolomeo and Corresponding Secretary Betty Franke.

WELCOME HOME Army Sgt, Mike Wirick, at left center, a member of Synepuxent Post #166 American Legion, just returned from Afghanistan. He is visiting his aunt and uncle, Barbara and Bob Tito of Ocean City. Wirick was welcomed at BJ’s on the Water

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LocalWashington fans deserve credit for being good sports SENIOR SLANT

Group of Redskins fans sings ‘Hail to the Ravens’ IRISH KEMP ■ Contributing Writer

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Volunteers and friends socialize at the St. Andrew Parish Center.

(Jan. 25, 2013) These are truly the dog days of winter, as in “who let the dogs out?” Sorry folks, I’ve come up with a bad case of delusional confusion when it comes to the days of the week. My shrink sez it’s all about those two Tuesday holidays.

Would you believe I missed two trash collection days? Really, really dumb.

Thinking it was the wrong day, I dragged my neighbor’s fully-loaded trashcan back. A missing adjustment button, perhaps. It doesn’t take much to throw this old broad on the wrong track.

Thoroughly frustrated and ruffledfeathered Redskins fans are everywhere these days. When it comes to an attitude adjustment toward their neighboring team, the Baltimore Ravens, local Redskins fans deserve kudos for being such good sports. During Harpoon Hanna’s senior happy hour last Wednesday, diehard Redskins rooter, Joe Trilling, ac-

companied by almost live “geetarist” Bobby Burns, led a standing room-only captive audience into a rousing version of “Hail to the Ravens.”

Yup, that is not a typo. What a cool way of showing good sportsmanship.

Redskins fans are here in bodaciously humongous numbers. Quite a few of the locals were born and raised in Washington, D.C., and many lived in Redskins territory most of their life. Folks the likes of Jim and Pat Halsey, the Mooneys, the Moellers, Lois McGregor, the Yates and Moores, Neil and Kathy Foote, Barbara Giles, the Mulhollands, Cains and Holsons, the Bartolomeos, Sue Donham, and Jack and Fran Nickels. We should get together and start a club. Marching or riding in the St. Patrick’s Day parade as a group sounds good to me.

Life on our shore is never a bore. So many places to go and so much to do.

One can eat, drink and be merry on any day of the week. A $5 “simple supper” is served on the last Wednesday of every month at the Knights of Columbus, located behind St. Luke’s on 99th Street.

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Retirees: there’s more to life than AGH visits SENIOR SLANT and socialize with new and old friends. Bingo on Friday nights. Before or after either event, if you get a chance, scratch your gambling itch on the Knights’ gambling equipment. Sounds too good to be true? Call 410-524-7794 for more information.

At the MAC Center, located on the bay at 41st Street, there are exercise machines to work off the excess calories Monday to Thursday. Take a friend to play pool or cards.

While you’re at the center, ask

director Ann about the town’s upcoming Valentine’s Day dinner/dance for the area’s adult-plus folks in the Clarion’s beautiful Crystal Ballroom.

All these activities, just goes to show local retirees that there’s more to life than visits to Atlantic General. Especially those harrowing 8 a.m. appointments with doctors in Berlin. I’m really getting good at sleep driving.

Just remember to stay back 10 feet from my vehicle and never, ever blow the horn.

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Joe and Sheryl Mitrecic, at right, join Lloyd, Steven and Monica Martin for a Caine Woods event at the Elks in Ocean City.

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FRIDAY, JAN. 25 MOVIE MATINEE — Pocomoke library, 301 Market St., 2 p.m. Movie and a craft. Info: 410957-0878.

BINGO — Knights of Columbus, 9901 Coastal Highway (rear of St. Luke’s Church) in Ocean City.

Doors open at 5 p.m. and games begin at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments for sale. Info: 410-524-7994.

‘STEEL MAGNOLIAS’ PERFORMANCE — Riverfront Theatre, 2 S. Walnut St., Milford, Del., 8 p.m. Featuring the Second Street Players. Tickets cost $17 and can be reserved online at secondstreetplayers.com or by calling Brown Paper Tickets, 1-800-838-3006.

FAMILY FUN NIGHT — Ocean Pines Sports Core Pool, 11144 Cathell Road in Ocean Pines, 6-8 p.m. Games, races, music and prizes for the whole family. Cost is $5 for Ocean Pines residents and $6 for non-residents.

SATURDAY, JAN. 26 THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE — Berlin library, 220 N. Main St., 11 a.m. Play with Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends Henry, Edward,

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CLAM FRITTER LUNCHEON — Bowen United Methodist Church, 8421 Newark Road, Newark, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will also be vegetable beef soup, peas and dumpling soup, hot dogs and a dessert table.

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Info: 302-629-6161. Ladies of Harley will be accepting donations for SPCA. Recommended donations include clean blankets, towels, sheets, newspapers, cleaning products and food, snacks and toys for dogs and cats. Info: Debbie Brothers, loh@delmarvahog.com.

GENEALOGY: FINDING YOUR DEEP ROOTS THROUGH DNA ANALYSIS — Snow Hill library, 307 N. Washington St., 10 a.m. to noon. Ester McGreevy teaches this overview of genetic genealogy and the related concepts. Registration is required by calling 410-632-3495.

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HAND DANCING — House of Welsh, 1106 Coastal Highway, Fenwick, Del. Free lessons from 6-7 p.m., open dancing 7-10 p.m. No cover charge. Info: DC Hand Dance Club, 302541-0728.

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SMITH ISLAND CAKE COOKING DEMO Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, 2 p.m. Smith Island native Lisa Evans will prepare a “Smith Island Cake” on-site. Info: 410-524-1818.

DEM. WOMEN’S CLUB OF WORCESTER COUNTY MEETING — Ocean Pines Community Center, 235 Ocean Parkway. Coffee at 9:30 a.m., meeting at 10 a.m. Howard Sribnick, new chairman of the Democratic Central Committee of Worcester County, will discuss U.S. Constitution, focusing on 19th amendment, which gives women right to vote. Pizza and a beverage provided following the meeting. All Democratic and Independent women welcome. Info: Judy Davis, judymarieh@comcast.net or 410-641-6683.

DELMARVA SWEET ADELINE CHORUS MEETS WEEKLY — The Delmarva Sweet Adeline Chorus, under the direction of Carol Ludwig, meets each Monday from 7-9 p.m., at the Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, White Horse Park. Women interested in learning and singing in a barbershop format are welcome. Info: 410-208-4171.

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TUESDAY, JAN. 29 STORY TIME — Berlin library, 220 N. Main St., 10:30 a.m. Stories, rhymes, finger plays, music and crafts for children 2-5 years old.

Info: 410-641-0650.

LAP TIME — Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:30 a.m. Children, infants to 2 years old, will be introduced to songs, games, finger plays and movement activities. Parents and caregivers will learn new ways to interact with their toddlers. Info: 410-208-4014.

LITWITS: INFORMAL ADULT READING GROUP — Pocomoke library, 301 Market St., 11 a.m. An informal discussion of recommended titles, au-

YOGA — James G. Barrett Medical Office Building, rotunda, 10231 Old Ocean City Blvd., Berlin, 5:30-6:45 p.m. All levels welcome. Cost is $72 for eight sessions or $10 drop-in fee for first time. Info: Georgette Rhoads, 410-6419734 or grhoads@atlanticgeneral.org.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30 STORY TIME — Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, 10:30 a.m. Stories, rhymes, finger plays, music and crafts for children 2-5 years old. Info: 410-524-1818.

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OUT&ABOUT BINGO — Every Wednesday at Ocean City Elks Lodge 2645, 138th Street across from Fenwick Inn. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., games start 6:30 p.m. A $1,000 jackpot available, food, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. No one under 18 years allowed in the hall during bingo. Info: 410250-2645.

DELMARVA HAND DANCING CLUB — Meets every Wednesday at Skyline Bar & Grille at The Fenwick Inn, 138th Street and Coastal Highway in Ocean City. Beginner and intermediate lessons, 5:30-6:30 p.m., followed by dancing until 9 p.m. Jitterbug, swing, cha-cha to the sounds of the ’50s, ’60s and Carolina beach music. All are welcome. Discounted food and drink prices. Info: 302-337-3638.

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY MEETING — Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, Wednesdays, 4:45-6 p.m. TOPS is a support and educational group promoting weight loss and healthy lifestyle. It meets weekly. Info: 302-436-3682.

‘CREATIVE EXPRESSION EXHIBIT’ — Local library branches, Jan. 21-26. Exhibit of essays, poetry, music, original artwork and photographs that convey experiences and feeling about name-calling, and ideas for putting a stop to verbal bullying. Info: Kathy Breithut, youth services manager, Worcester County Library, kbreithut@worc.lib.md.us or 443-235-5597.

HELP WITH HOME HEATING BILLS — SHORE UP! Inc. is accepting applications from persons who need help paying their home heating and electric bills. Residents of Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties who meet state income guidelines may qualify for assistance. To receive help, an individual must complete an Energy Assistance application and provide supporting documentation. Info: 410-341-9634 or 410749-1142.

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Proceeds support Ocean City Aviation’s Huey’s restoration and future maintenance costs. Info: Airport Operations, 410-213-2471; Coleman Bunting, 410-726-7207; or Tom Oneto, 410641-6888.

DIAKONIA THRIFT SHOP — Used to be Mine, Route 611 and Sunset Avenue, Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Newly expanded and redecorated. Furniture, clothing, toys and linens. Info: 410-213-0243.

‘LANDS OF LUTHER’ BUS TRIP — Tour the German towns associated with the life of Martin Luther for 11 days, Oct. 30-Nov. 9. Visiting Rhine Valley, Eisenach, Erfurt, Eisleben, Wittenberg, Berlin, Leipzig, Nuremberg, Augsburg and Munich. Application: Pastor Harry and Sharey Biles, 443-513-4044 or harrybiles@aol.com.

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POSITIVE OUTLOOK THRIFT SHOP — Positive Outlook Thrift Shop, 12637 Ocean Gateway, Trlr 2, West Ocean City, Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Located next to Seaside Christian Academy behind White Marlin Mall. Info: 410-251-6971. Sponsored

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FREE TAX PREPARATION — SHORE UP! Inc. offers free tax-preparation and e-filing for families and individuals who made under $51,000 last year. Taxes are done by appointment, Jan. 19 through April 13. To make an appointment at one of their three locations in Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester counties, call 410-749-1142, weekdays, starting Jan. 2

SUNDAY NIGHT SERENITY AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP MEETING — Berlin Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 9715 Healthway Drive, 7:30 p.m.

SOUP FUNDRAISER — Ocean City Airport, 12724 Airport Road, Berlin, Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., now through Feb. 24.

Enjoy a cup of soup and view Huey Memorial.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT BAYSIDE BEGINNINGS ALANON FAMILY GROUP MEETING — Ocean Pines Community Center, 235 Ocean Parkway, 7:30 p.m.

SIMPLE SUPPER — Knights of Columbus, 9901 Coastal Highway (rear of St. Luke’s Church) in Ocean City, last Wednesday of each month, 5-7 p.m. Cost is $5 for adults and $2 for children 11 and younger. Reservations: 410-524-7994.

THURSDAY, JAN. 31 STORY TIME — Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:30 a.m. Stories, rhymes, finger plays, music and crafts for children 2-5 years old. Info: 410-208-4014.

CAKE DECORATING WITH FONDANT Pocomoke library, 301 Market St., 1 p.m. Learn how to decorate cakes and desserts with fondant. Featuring cake artist Christine White. Info: 410-957-0878.

FIRESIDE CHAT — Berlin library, 220 N. Main St., 3 p.m. Monthly book discussion. Take a book you want to discuss. Get ideas for new authors to try. Info: 410-641-0650.

BEACH SINGLES — Every Thursday, Beach Singles 45-Plus meets for happy hour at Harpoon Hanna’s, Route 54 and the bay, Fenwick Island, Del., 4 p.m. Info: Arlene, 302-436-9577 or Kate, 410-524-0649.

BINGO — American Legion Post 166, 2308 Philadelphia Ave., in Ocean City, every Thursday, year round. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., games start at 7 p.m. Food available. Open to the public. Info: 410-289-3166.

ONGOING EVENTS FREE SCREENINGS — Ocean Pines Community Center, 235 Ocean Parkway, Wednesdays, 2:30-4 p.m., through Feb. 13. Learn ways to decrease risks of falling and how to improve body mechanics. Dr. Christine Kappes will be giving free screening and evaluations of back and body posture. Info: 410-641-7052.

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