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Council wonders if beach events have become stale

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By Greg Wehner Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) A presentation of summer events that included fireworks, concerts, drive-in movies and a flag ceremony with a 45,000square-foot flag was turned upside down on Tuesday after Ocean City council members were informed of a new type of show that includes highflying drones with multi-colored lights and a hefty price tag.

Drone shows are becoming more and more popular, and during the work session, council members stared at their phones in astonishment as they watched a display that was presented in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in November.

Councilman Mark Paddack was amazed at what he saw on his phone, and Mayor Rick Meehan suggested to Rothermel that he look into getting a See DRONES Page 4

Vaccine allotment could be strained by out-of-towners

Humpback whale ‘Pivot’ washes up on Assateague

By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) With vaccine appointments remaining difficult, and even impossible, to obtain, residents been complaining to local healthcare providers that Worcester County is being shortchanged in the vaccine distribution process.

“We have heard concerns from residents — in the form of calls, emails and social media messages — that the supply of vaccine we are reSee PART-TIME Page 2

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) Assateague Island National Seashore officials are still assessing options and determining cause of death for a roughly 30-ton female humpback whale that washed ashore last Thursday.

The aquatic mammal was nicknamed “Pivot” in 2008 and added to the Humpback Whale catalogue maintained by the Center For Coastal Studies.

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Cause of death remains unknown for “Pivot,” the humpback whale that washed ashore last Thursday at Assateague Island National Seashore.

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Part-time locals could be getting vaccinations here Continued from Page 1 ceiving in Worcester County is not enough to meet the need. We’ve asked the state to reconsider how many doses they provide each week,” said Travis Brown the public affairs officer for the Worcester County Health Department.

The question, however, is whether Worcester is receiving the same percentage of doses in proportion to its population as other jurisdictions in the state.

As of Thursday, the Worcester County Health Department has received 3,800 first doses and administered 3,179 of them.

Atlantic General Hospital has also been receiving comments of concern from the community regarding the limited supply of vaccine.

“The frustration about supply is understandable, with the fear of getting sick keeping pace with the weariness we all feel of the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of covid-19,” said Sarah Yonker, director of marketing for the hospital. “We continue to stress that we’re working with the state and our local health departments to vaccinate the community as quickly as possible, and we’re providing as much guidance as possible to help individuals through a registration process on marylandvax.org that can be challenging for older residents.

So far, Atlantic General Hospital has received 7,240 doses of the vaccine, Yonker said.

Community members in Phases 1A, 1B and 1C have received about 5,052 of those doses as of Wednesday. The hospital has 319 staff members who have completed Pfizer and 329 who have completed Moderna. Additionally, 16 more employees have received their first dose of Pfizer.

It appears Worcester County is receiving its fair share of vaccines based on population.

In Worcester County, 10,036 people have received the first dose, or 19.2 percent of the population. Meanwhile, in Prince George’s County, 63,471 people have received the first dose, or 7 percent of the population.

Furthermore, in Baltimore City,

64,744 people have received the first dose, or 10.9 percent of the population.

While those numbers indicate that Worcester is getting its fair share of the state’s vaccine allotment, with nearly a fifth of its population having received at least one dose, there is one factor that could contribute to a false reading: the number of out-oftown property owners who also may have been vaccinated locally or have been trying to schedule an appointment.

“Vaccine allocation is determined by population. Our year-round population (roughly 53,000) is low, but there are many property owners who are likely trying to get vaccinated in Worcester, even if they live elsewhere,” Brown said. “That puts a strain on the current system. The county commissioners have also officially asked the state for additional vaccines in Worcester County.”

Maryland is still in Phase 1C of the vaccine distribution plan, which includes residents 65 and over, as well as critical workers in high-risk settings.

While federal guidelines make 2 million Marylanders eligible, the state is only receiving 12,000 first doses per day.

As of Wednesday, Maryland providers have administered 1,149,267 total doses of covid-19 vaccines, and 84.1 percent of all first doses received from the federal government have been administered.

The state is averaging 30,387 shots per day.

“We are utilizing every single dose we are allocated and building an in-

frastructure with the capability of doing up to 100,000 shots per day just as soon as they are made available,” said Gov. Larry Hogan in a press conference on Tuesday.

Hogan also announced on Tuesday that Maryland has entered into agreements with the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University to double the coronavirus genomic sequencing volume to screen and sequence over 10 percent of all covid-19 cases. This will give Maryland one of the strongest surveillance programs in the U.S. and around the world.

“While these variants are not known to cause more severe illness, they do tend to be more contagious, so it is critically important that we stay ahead of them by aggressively testing, tracing and quarantining as needed,” the governor said. “Our state public health laboratory has already been testing for these variants at a much higher rate than other states using sequencing to track the mutations of the virus, including the U.K., South African and Brazilian variants, all of which we have identified here in our state in recent weeks.”

Hogan said the presence of the coronavirus mutations shows that “the global vaccination campaign is a race between vaccines and variants.”

“There are across the United States right now over 1,600 documented cases with variants who’ve been identified in the U.S. The majority of those are the B. 1.1. 7, or again, the U.K. variant,” said Maryland Department of Health Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services Dr. Jinlene Chan. “About 60 cases have been

identified in total here in Maryland with the majority again being the U.K. variant.”

More studies are being conducted to determine the severity of these mutations, but studies in a laboratory setting suggest that antibodies produced from the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines may not be protective against the new variants, Chan said.

“It is still believed that having the vaccine is still an important step toward protecting against disease from covid-19, even those caused by some of the variants of concern,” she added.

The increase in the capability of genomic sequencing will help the state identify variants of concern.

“Now, the viral genome is essentially a set of genetic instructions that help to build the viral structure, and so what genomic sequencing does is it basically gives us the details of what those instructions look like,” Chan said. “So, it helps us understand how the virus instructions, or the genome, might change over time and also helps us identify those variants of concern that again some of which we have mentioned and have already been found here in the state.”

Genomic sequencing along with contract tracing helps state and local health departments identify and track cases throughout the state to understand the spread of covid-19.

Through contact tracing efforts, Chan said the majority of cases of the variants of concerns have not had any known travel history, which means there is ongoing community transmission in the state.

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WCPS enters Stage 4 of return plan March 8

By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) All Worcester County public school students engaged in hybrid learning will return to full-time in-person instruction on March 8 as part of Stage 4 of the “Responsible Return” plan, Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor announced Tuesday.

Lou Taylor The hybrid learners will join some students who have been in the classroom full-time for several weeks.

“I want to tell you that our staff has worked extremely hard both at the central office level and the school level to make this possible,” Taylor said in his video update. “But I also want to assure you that we are going to continue to do this as safely as possible, meaning that safety will be our number one priority.”

All in-person learning safety protocols, including masks and social distancing, are still in effect.

“We need you to make sure we are practicing the four W’s that I so frequently speak about – wash your hands, wear your mask, watch that distancing and when sick, please stay home,” Taylor said.

He also thanked educators for

their professionalism in overcoming the challenges of teaching during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

“One of the big changes as we move to this full-time in-person learning will be our bus transportation. First, let me say I encourage those of you that can still transport your child to school to please do so.

This truly assists us in getting those kids who need that bus transportation on those buses,” Taylor said.

In Stage 4 of the return plan, physical distancing will not be possible on many of the school buses.

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“The change that you will see will be we will have kids sitting with others who not necessarily live in the same household, but I assure you our bus drivers and our transportation

personnel will make sure that those buses are clean, disinfected and all students and adults will be still wearing those masks every time we enter those school buses.”

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Drones could fly instead of beach fireworks Continued from Page 1 drone show in Ocean City to help put them on the map and provide something fresh for visitors.

Rothermel told council members the drones can be expensive. The drones he has looked at cost $500 a piece, and to put on a good show, he would need at least 200 – a cost of $100,000. He added that for $200,000, he would be able to purchase 200 drones and put on eight shows throughout the season to create an effect that is “Truly Ocean City.”

“This is the best way to get into it,” Rothermel said, noting that he did not want the drone show to take away from the $382,400 proposal he had in front of the board.

For the nearly $400,000, Rothermel is proposing to bring back the “Big Flag,” a flag the size of a football

field that would be held by members of the community and front-line workers to honor those who have fallen while fighting against covid-19.

Unlike his previous presentation of “added value” events that he gave to the Tourism Commission, Rothermel said the flag would also honor those who died while fighting for the Bob Rothermel U.S. He said he wants to hold two flag ceremonies: The first would be held on the Friday before Memorial Day and include the “Big Flag,” while the second would be held on Memorial Day and could include a large flag in the shape of the United States. The flag ceremony will cost the city

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Plus, Rothermel suggested having United Beams of Light – a display of 13 spotlights shooting up into the sky from Friday night to Memorial Day to honor military personnel killed in service, front line workers and first responders.

The calendar of events also includes 12 fireworks displays between June 13 and Sept. 15 at Northside Park as part of the Sundays in the Park celebration, and nine fireworks displays between June 24 and Oct. 23 along the beach, for a cost of $115,000.

During the first weekend of June, Rothermel said there will be a drivein concert featuring bluegrass musician Billy Strings at the inlet parking lot, along with drive-in movies at the lot between June 14 and Aug. 30. He also plans to hold mini concerts along the beach all summer long, and a major concert at N. Division Street at the end of August.

The beach concerts will cost $84,000 and the drive-in movies will cost $62,400, and attendees will have to pay to park.

Meehan said he would rather see the drive-in movies eliminated from the added events budget and suggested a drone show would be great for the city.

Councilman John Gehrig also said he would like to see a drone show or something new and big come to Ocean City because fireworks are “old and stale.”

He added that the fireworks really do not attract the big crowds they used to, and the city doesn’t really benefit from any media shot by people’s phones anymore from the displays. Fireworks at the beach a couple of times a week, he said, isn’t the kiss

goodbye from Disney.

Paddack disagreed with Gehrig, saying fireworks are great for people who have family visiting from out of town because it gives them something to do at night. It’s also something that people can do at a safe distance from each other.

Gehrig suggested pulling the money from fireworks, putting the money toward a drone display and covering the rest by tweaking the budget.

Councilman Frank Knight also agreed that fireworks are getting tired, and drones may be the way to go.

Ultimately, the board was split on whether to include fireworks and if drones could fill that gap.

Councilman Tony DeLuca told Rothermel to come back with a few different scenarios, including costs for a drone show, which was seconded by Paddack.

Despite fireworks possibly being taken out of the budget, Special Events Director Frank Miller asked the board to at least approve the $300,000 budget so Rothermel could begin purchasing materials for the shows – materials like fireworks.

Rothermel said the fireworks would need to be shipped from overseas, and the costs of the pyrotechnics are only rising.

“I’m fine with $300,000,” Gehrig said, adding that he was not fine with fireworks being included in the budget.

The request to approve the $300,000 by Miller was never acted on and council members ultimately voted to have Rothermel come back with additional information, 6-0, with Councilman Peter Buas abstaining.

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On Tuesday, attempts to move the humpback whale, “Pivot,” proved unsuccessful with options continuing to be assessed this week.

Assateague faces problem of whale removal Continued from Page 1 Assateague Island Superintendent Hugh Hawthorne said Pivot initially appeared on the sands about a week ago just north of the state park.

“It first came ashore on Thursday night right about sunset,” he said.

Extreme weather the following day relocated the whale in short order.

“The big storm on Friday pulled it back out to sea and moved it about three miles north,” he said. “It’s been in that same location probably since Saturday morning.”

Hawthorne said initial attempts to move Pivot proved fruitless.

“It’s pretty much stuck in the sand,” he said. “We tried to move it yesterday but were unsuccessful.”

Hawthorne said biologists performed a necropsy and took sample tissue from Pivot on Monday and

Tuesday.

“DNR is doing work to try to determine the cause of death for the whale,” he said. “There is no obvious cause of death.”

Although next steps are still under discussion with DNR officials, ultimately the task falls to Assateague Island.

“Since it’s on our beach it’s our problem,” he said.

Speaking on Wednesday, Hawthorne said a decision on how to proceed should be reached within a few days, with Maryland Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding Network continuing to assist the mission.

“We’re trying to determine right now whether we need to speed up the natural processes,” he said.

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“This does happen periodically, maybe once every five years,” he said.

Hawthorne said in most prior instances the cleanup task was less intense.

“Usually when we get a whale wash up it’s been floating around for a long

time,” he said. “It’s decomposing and is easier to deal with.”

In this case time frames appear of lesser length.

“We can’t tell exactly when it died, but it was not long before it washed up,” he said. “It’s intact which makes it harder to move.”

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OC continues FY22 capital improvement project talks

By Greg Wehner Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) Nearly a month after Ocean City Council members were asked to rank a list of capital improvement projects, more council comment is needed before they can determine what projects are more important than others.

During a Tuesday work session, Ocean City Council members met for a second round of discussions of possible capital improvement projects, including the possibility of burying utility lines on Baltimore Avenue between Division Street and 15th Street at a cost of $20.5 million.

According to a presentation given

by City Engineer Terry McGean, the Baltimore Avenue project would include widening the sidewalks, improving landscaping to take advantage of an existing 75-foot right of way, and burying the utility lines.

The report stated that sections of Baltimore Avenue north of 15th Street and south of Division were completed in the 1990s, and this would help bring the sidewalks up to ADA compliance.

But because of the amount of planning the project will take, McGean suggested the funding would not be necessary until 2024.

He added that the city will need to put down a deposit of $200,000 to Delmarva Power to begin planning the project, while the total cost of the planning phase, McGean said, would be close to $1 million.

When City Council members rated the projects, they were placed into one of five buckets: Critical, very important, important, less important, and future consideration.

The Baltimore Avenue project was ranked as critical, as were other projects like paving the streets that were built between the 1970s and 1980s, re-decking the entire Boardwalk over the course of two years, dredging canals within the city limits to an average depth of four feet, cleaning out the storm drains that build up sand

and debris and cause flooding, and expanding the City Watch surveillance system to Baltimore Avenue and other locations as identified by police officials.

Street paving would cost $12.5 million, $10 million of which could come from state grants, and $2.5 million from the general fund. The money would not only go toward paving the streets, but also to replacing storm drains and upgrading sidewalks as needed.

Re-decking the Boardwalk would cost $2.26 million. The Boardwalk was last rebuilt in 2012 and 2013, and funded by bonds in 2012 for a cost of $6.1 million. While the structure under the decking is expected to hold up for 20 years, the decking has a life expectancy of 10 years.

Canal dredging will cost $2 million, $1.6 million of which will come from the general fund, storm drain cleaning is expected to cost $500,000, and expanding the City Watch surveillance system will cost $286,000.

Other notable projects that were ranked as “very important” include replacing the Chicago Avenue bulkhead, replacing storm drain outfalls in places like Fifth Street and Worcester Street, building a sports complex, adding an elevator to the fire headquarters, and making improvements to the downtown recreational facility.

Councilman John Gehrig said he did not believe routine maintenance like street paving and storm drain cleaning needed to be part of the capital improvement project budget, but instead should come out of the operating budget.

“They’re just things that need to happen,” he said.

While McGean agreed that storm drain cleaning needed to be part of the operating budget, street paving fits under the definition of capital improvements.

Gehrig also said if funding is an issue for some projects, like the Bal-

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Councilman John Gehrig said during a work session this week that work, such as clearing storm drains and paving streets, that were proposed as capital improvement projects should come out of the city’s operating budget.

timore Avenue project, then the council should place a higher priority on projects like the sports complex that would generate revenue.

Councilman Lloyd Martin agreed with Gehrig, saying the money generated from a sports complex would help generate income needed to get some of the bigger projects done.

What Martin did not want to see is the City go $20 million into debt to cover the costs of burying the utility lines along Baltimore Avenue.

“Baltimore Avenue is going to have to be repaved,” McGean said. “The repaving has to happen.”

He added that there were several projects he and his team thought were far more important than others – like replacing a leaky roof at City Hall and replacing and fixing faulty storm drain outfalls. But it was not up to his team to rank the projects; it was up to the city council.

Councilman Tony DeLuca asked McGean to get the opinions of staff and others involved.

“I think that we need that information before we as a team decide what we need to do,” he said.

The rest of council agreed to table the discussion until that additional information is received.

Once the feedback from the staff and stakeholders is submitted, the council will approve the plan, choose which projects to setup as “Pay-asyou-go,” and then have McGean’s staff prepare a document for the cap-

OC adjusts for loss of revenue

By Greg Wehner Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) Ocean City officials announced earlier this month that revenue estimates were reduced because of covid-19’s impact on tourism, and the budget needed to be adjusted to cover the losses.

In fact, the budget saw a reduction in the budget of $2.4 million because less money came in from parking, Sunfest, recreation programs, the room tax, and other special event sources.

The areas hit hardest by the pandemic included transportation, the convention center, special events, and recreation programs.

An amendment passed by city council resulted in the board adjusting the estimated amount of money required from the reserves from $1,707,477 to $2,431,506, to cover the reduction of revenue. ital improvement plan. Whatever plan is recorded on paper, will be adopted in March, followed by the adoption of the fiscal year 2022 payas-you-go projects in May, and select projects that will require bonds in the fall.

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OC officials seek policy for lessening Boardwalk noise

By Greg Wehner Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) A new ordinance is being considered that would limit how loud people can be along the Boardwalk, after Ocean City Council members reviewed a noise study that was conducted last August.

Georgetown-based RK&K Civil Engineering was hired last June to conduct a sound study along the Boardwalk in August. Sound level measurements were taken on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, and Saturday, Aug. 21, 2020 in one-minute increments for a duration of 30 minutes, though some were shortened to relocate equipment to collect soundings from areas with or without activity.

The measurements were also taken from 5:30 p.m. to midnight those days, in several different locations, including Wicomico Street, N. Division Street, Caroline Street, Dorchester Street, Second Street, and various other numbered streets through 21st Street.

Kevin Hughes, a design manager with RK&K, presented the findings to the city council on Tuesday and said there was a clear division of sound levels between areas north of 12th Street and those areas south of 12th

Street.

“We discovered noise levels were much lighter north of 12th Street,” Hughes said, adding that the differences between noise levels on the weekends compared to weekdays was insignificant.

South of 12th Street, the average noise levels were 64.4 decibels, or dBA, where north of 12th Street, the average level was 58.8 dBA – that is the baseline on which all recommendations were based.

Hughes recommended that the noise level limit be 11 dBA over the baseline for a duration of 10 seconds from 15 feet away, so north of 12th Street, the daytime levels would be 70 dBA and at night 60 dBA, where south of 12th Street the levels will be 75 dBA during the day and 65 dBA at night.

To put the levels into perspective, gas-powered lawn mowers and leaf blowers are 80-85 dBA and can damage hearing after 2 hours of exposure, according to RK&K’s report. A motorcycle puts out 95 dBA, which can damage hearing if exposed to it for 50 minutes, and an approaching subway train, car horn at 16 feet away, and sporting events can reach 100 dBA, which could cause hearing loss after

Ocean City officials are looking at creating a new ordinance that limits the level of noise on the Boardwalk.

15 minutes.

Councilman Mark Paddack said when he worked in law enforcement with the Ocean City Police Department, he made hundreds of arrests for noise violations. He questioned why the report only talks about the Boardwalk and not residential areas, especially when neighborhood parties can get noisy at times.

Hughes explained that the Boardwalk is unique because it is almost commercial, where standards in place to regulate residential noise is different.

“This is very convoluted for enforcement when it comes to the Boardwalk,” Paddack said.

He added that it will be very difficult for an officer in uniform to walk up to a noisy crowd with his device to measure sound, because before he is 15 feet away to measure, the crowd will more than likely get quiet.

City Council members unanimously voted to have the city solicitor draft a new ordinance for the Boardwalk based on the recommendations, and then to have it reviewed by the Police Commission.

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Flooding continues to plague Ocean City downtown streets

By Greg Wehner Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) Flooding in Ocean City is nothing new, although as the beaches continue their attempt to retreat and water struggles to flow into the bay, the issue is intensifying, becoming a growing nuisance to those who live and work on the barrier island.

The topography of the island lends itself to a sandbox full of issues, all preventing an effective gravity-fed system to expel water in the drains out into the bays.

Ocean City officials released and approved a Nuisance Flood Plan in September, and the document uses historical data and future monitoring to put programs in place to improve flood damage of properties, and lower insurance rates for those who live in areas prone to rising waters.

Now, as City Council members begin to weigh in on capital improvement projects across Ocean City, two proposals totaling $1.5 million would address flooding in areas like those between the inlet and 15th street on the bay side of the island, that suffer from flooding either from abnormally high tidal cycles, heavy rain or both.

The first of the two projects, which council members deemed as critical, will cost $500,000 and involves cleaning out the municipal storm drain system.

Bill Neville, the city’s director of planning and community development, said on Monday that the storm drains oftentimes fill with sand and debris, limiting the capacity that each drain can hold.

Each year, the drains are cleaned of the debris, which are the result of shallow pipe slopes that prevent the pipes from cleaning themselves. As a result, the water has no place to go, and the streets begin to flood.

Council members are also considering the replacement of failing stormwater outfall systems in places like Fifth street, Worcester Street, and Our Place at the Beach.

Over the years, the city has made efforts to ensure that properties are developed so the first floor of the house is raised three feet above the flood level, a requirement from FEMA. “That’s the main mission we have as a town, is working together with FEMA to make sure that our buildings and the people in them are safe and protected from flooding conditions,” Neville said. “It’s pretty clear from an aerial view that people’s homes and yards have been elevated and that the main plan of action is for the storm and flood waters to go into the street to eliminate damage to properties.”

Neville is part of the coastal resources committee for Ocean City, and it is collecting data pertaining to nuisance flooding. Each instance that occurs, photos and measurements are collected, and when frequencies increase – which is expected to more than double over the next 10-15 years due to global warming – the city will be prepared.

But options are limited because of the island’s topography.

On the Ocean City website, City Engineer Terry McGean addressed drainage issues and flooding. In his statement, he said one of the main challenges when it comes to drainage is that the pipes rely on gravity flow to discharge water into the bay.

“Most property in Ocean City is only a few feet above sea level,” he said.

Typical street elevations are five feet above the mean low tide, and the top of the pipe must be buried at least a foot below the pavement level to prevent trucks from crushing it. The pipe also needs to be 15 inches in diameter so debris does not clog it, so the pipe must not exceed 2.75 feet above the average low tide.

The city tries to keep the bottom of the pipe at the outfall no less than the elevation of the normal low tide to allow drainage at high tide, which means the slope of the drainpipes is

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less than 1 percent, McGean said.

The city requires that all new construction drains to the street and not onto an adjacent property.

So, while some may resolve to raising the height of the street, that would defeat the purpose of having water drain away from homes to prevent damage, Neville said.

The flood nuisance plan is in-

tended to help the city track all instances of flooding and use the data to help come up with solutions to prevent it.

The city also plans to work with various municipalities like Annapolis, Norfolk, and Toms River, New Jersey to find out what solutions work.

The coastal resources commission plans to review the data quarterly.

Snow Hill wastewater plant overflows after heavy rains (Feb. 26, 2021) The recent heavy rainfall contributed to a 500,000-gallon overflow at the Snow Hill Wastewater treatment plant, the Town of Snow Hill reported to the Maryland Department of the Environment and Worcester County Environmental Programs late last.

The town’s sewer system also collects stormwater, and the combination of that with the normal wastewater flow is what exceeded the system’s capacity.

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Worcester County Environmental Programs is advising that, as a precaution, public contact with the Pocomoke River waters in the vicinity of Snow Hill should be avoided for the next seven days.

“We are advising the public to avoid contact with the river due to potential contaminants,” environmental programs Director Bob Mitchell said. “Fishing, swimming, wading or other contact with the waterways should not be conducted until this rain event has concluded and this advisory is lifted. Those who do come into contact with the river should wash the area of skin thoroughly with soap and water. If the contacted area has any open wounds or sores, seek immediate advice from a healthcare provider.”

With the high-volume stream flow, rapid dilution of the sewage is expected. The high volume of stream flow has contributed mightily to the rapid dilution of the combined stormwater/sewage overflow. The department posted this advisory at the State Park in Shad Landing and along the waterfront in Snow Hill.

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OCDC receives funding to support businesses

By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) The Ocean City Development Corporation has been awarded $138,652 in emergency relief to support small businesses and other economic recovery efforts.

Gov. Larry Hogan announced the $7 million in awards for 41 Main Street programs across the state on Tuesday. Also among the recipients was Berlin’s Main Street Community, which received $194,113.

“The pandemic has hit our small businesses particularly hard,” said

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Kenneth C. Holt. “The state and Baltimore City Main Street programs have a crucial role to play in supporting those businesses, and this funding will allow them to provide grants to their local businesses that will ultimately restore the vitality of their commercial districts and impact Maryland’s economic recovery.”

Kevin Gibbs, president of the OCDC, said the nonprofit was disappointed by the allocation after applying for $250,000, but the staff is

appreciative that they received grant funds for downtown Ocean City. As a result of the smaller allocation, the grant award amounts are limited to spread out funding to more businesses.

“Businesses with less than 10 fulltime employees can apply for up to $1,000 per business, businesses with 10 to 20 full-time employees can apply up to $2,000 and businesses with over 20 full-time employees can apply up to $3,000,” Gibbs said.

A minimum of $250 of financial assistance per business has been set.

It is a one-time covid-19 grant award with no repayment required.

“There are approximately over 400 businesses in that Main Street district. However, in the application, we’re trying to give a little priority to certain types of uses that haven’t really been able to tap into some designated funds, such as some of the retail operations,” said OCDC Executive Director Glenn Irwin.

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OP to hold spending referendum

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) After reaching a recent settlement with former Director Slobodan Trendic on a previously rejected petition to limit spending by the board of directors, the Ocean Pines Association announced this week a referendum will be scheduled on the issue.

OPA President Larry Perrone said in a statement on Tuesday that the board had reached a settlement with Trendic and would now stage a referendum to permit residents to consider approving a proposed $1 million spending cap.

“The board is in the process of having a referendum question drafted and reviewed by counsel,” he said. “Once we have that, we will set a date for a hearing … and the referendum vote will take place.”

Trendic stepped down as a director after abstaining from a vote on April 6, 2019 to approve expansions of the police and administration building, as well as the golf clubhouse and cart barn, which combined to-

taled more than $3 million.

During the OPA homeowners annual meeting that August, Trendic presented a pair of petitions. One Slobodan Trendic called for limiting the board’s unauthorized spending authority, and the other sought a referendum on the recently begun clubhouse project at the Ocean Pines Golf Course.

Trendic filed suit Larry Perrone in November 2019 in response to the OPA Board of Directors’ rejection in August of a petition containing more than 800 signatures seeking to amend the OPA bylaws to require the board to conduct a membership vote to approve any single capital expenditure over $1 million.

Perrone said the settlement

requires the association to hold the referendum and to reimburse Trendic’s court costs of $196.65.

Speaking during the board meeting on Saturday, Director Camilla Rogers said based on numerous emails on the topic, a number of residents mistakenly assumed the proposed spending limits were already enacted.

“The establishment of the $1 million cap is not complete at this time,” she said. “The referendum will be put before the public who will determine the direction.”

Perrone concurred with Rogers and said the settlement was only to stage the referendum.

“This referendum will be to change the bylaws, which now allows for [spending] 20 percent of our annual assessments [without authorization] … and having it locked in at $1 million,” he said.

Spoken poetry series (Feb. 26, 2021) The Worcester County Arts Council and Worcester County Library will present a four-part series on the art of spoken word poetry during the month of March.

Participants will discuss how to structure, memorize and present spoken word poetry. The series is being taught by Ash’iz tha Rebirth, a poet and writer.

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The following items that have been purchased between March 2020 and December 2020 are eligible for reimbursement: face coverings, sanitizers, gloves, sprayers, protective guards, antiviral cleaning, safety signage and training or educational serv- Glenn Irwin ices to keep employees informed about covid-19 issues. Irwin said copies of proof of purchase are required with the application.

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Furthermore, the business must intend to open for the 2021 summer season if it is not currently open.

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“The online application is a fairly simple application,” Irwin said. “That was the intent.”

Gibbs added that OCDC grant relief program for covid-19 is the second coronavirus-related program the nonprofit has offered.

“We did our very first one in April [2020] using our own funds to try to help with barriers,” he said, referring to the plastic or plexiglass shields for social distancing to prevent the spread of the virus.

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Director could be ousted at board session Special meeting called for after Colby Phillips resigns position with Ocean Pines

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) The possible removal of a member of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors will be decided at a special meeting, following a board vote Saturday apparently in response to circumstances that might have led to the resignation of Director of Amenities Colby Phillips last week.

No director in question was named and no date for a meeting has been scheduled, but the board’s consideration of one member’s continued service was called for Saturday by Director Tom Janasek and seconded by Director Doug Parks.

“This has been a very sad week in the history of Ocean Pines,” he said.

“We lost two individuals this week who worked tirelessly for the betterment of Ocean Pines, Jeff Knepper and Colby Phillips,” he said.

Janasek said between the unfortunate passing of Knepper and Phillips leaving her post, the association lost a wealth of institutional knowledge.

“The way she was treated was disgraceful and, by the way, the vote was not unanimous,” he said.

Janasek opined that the recent friction between Phillips and OPA President Larry Perrone is indicative of ongoing tensions.

“There’s been a pattern of behavior on this board that includes threats of legal action against directors, blatant lies to influence … votes and interference with committees managing important projects,” he said.

Janasek reminded board members their principal charge is serving the community, not executing personal agendas.

“This is not a board of one or two and that is what it’s become,” he said.

“Therefore, I’m requesting a meeting to remove an officer of the board from their current position.”

Parks concurred with Janasek’s sentiments and seconded the meeting request.

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a formal request to call for a meeting to look at removing a director,” he said.

Former Director Esther Diller said board members should refrain from interfering with operational issues.

“I think this board should be embarrassed,” she said.

“You people work for us, [and] you’re not an elitist group.”

Director Frank Tom Janasek Daly said the recent tensions obviously struck a chord with the community based on the fact that more than 80 people were viewing the virtual meeting in real time.

“The community should pay attention to what’s going on,” he said. “We have had two [Resolution] B-08 hear-

ings in 60 days.”

Daly said events over the last few months indicate that Resolution B08, which outlines Director and Officer Ethics and Conduct, needs revamping.

Resolution B-08 restricts board members from providing specific direction to association management, employees or vendors without prior authorization. Additionally, B-08 prohibits board members from retaliating against an employee alleging impropriety.

“The B-08 process itself is off the rails,” he said. “It’s a bad process and

by May 20 we either fix it or I make a motion to rescind.”

Daly said the association should embrace transparency.

“We are not the Central Intelligence Agency,” he said. “This cloak of

secrecy that ties hands is extremely unfair … to the community and … the people involved.”

Janasek highlighted the importance of avoiding missteps made in the past.

“I’ve been here longer than all the directors combined and I never thought I would see it revert back to a ‘good-old-boys’ network,” he said. “We need to work for Ocean Pines.”

On Tuesday, General Manager John Viola issued a statement announcing Phillips officially resigned on Feb. 18.

“She will continue to teach the swim aerobics class until March 31,” he said. “We are thankful for Colby’s contributions. Please join me in wishing her the very best in her life and career endeavors.”

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OP short-term rental work group finalizing proposals

By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) Board member Frank Daly updated the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors Saturday on efforts to establish guidelines for short-term rentals.

The issue erupted last summer because of recurring problems at a few properties that were advertised on web-based platforms such as Airbnb, VRBO, Flipkey or Homeaway.

Because of the disruptive behavior, the board formed a work group consisting of Daly, and directors Frank Daly Camilla Rodgers and Frank Brown to investigate the situation.

Daly said the work group uncovered at least 180 Ocean Pines properties that are regularly rented for periods under a month, principally in warmer weather.

“We anticipate the number of properties to increase in the coming years,” he said.

Since last summer, the short-term rental work group has held numerous meetings with the Architectural Review Committee (ARC) and public safety officials, including the Ocean Pines Fire and Police Departments, as well as Worcester County zoning.

“The purpose of the meetings was to draft proposed changes to ARC guidelines that covers short-term rentals,” he said.

The work group also consulted with property owners and renters.

“The short-term rental work group has worked with the … stakeholders to draft ARC guideline changes that strike a balance between property owner rights and responsibilities,” he said.

Daly said the goal is to maintain peace and calm throughout the Pines community, which in the long run helps maintain property values.

“We wanted to assure our commu-

nity knew the progress and what is entering the final stages,” he said.

Daly said a draft version of the proposed ARC rules governing shortterm rentals was sent to board members two weeks ago, with OPA attorneys reviewing them last week.

The proposed regulations, which can be found in the board meeting packet posted on oceanpines.org, classifies properties rented for terms under 29 days as businesses.

As such, the proposed rules would require Pines property owners providing rental units for under a month, in addition to acquiring a Worcester County rental permit, to also obtain a OPA-issued permit and sticker.

The proposal would require the Ocean Pines rental sticker be displayed conspicuously on the front door at eye level The rental rules would also require a responsible party associated with the rental to live within a 30-minute drive. Additionally, bed-and-breakfast establishments would be prohibited.

The related annual property inspection would ascertain the maximum number of occupants and assure the name and contact information of a responsible party is on record.

Violations could result in tenants being asked to vacate the property immediately.

Daly said the rental regulations are now awaiting final remarks from counsel.

“Once that is incorporated in writing, it goes back to ARC, who will give their final approval and then it will come to the board,” he said. “Once that’s done, that governs short-term rental properties in Ocean Pines.”

Daly said the association also intends to consult with the Worcester Commissioners and ask that the proposed Pines rules be incorporated in county rental regulations.

“It will give another potential level of enforcement if we have somebody that violates the guidelines,” he said.

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By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) Ocean Pines’ 2021 Board election is coming to life with one hat already tossed in the ring, with candidate-filing deadline more than two months away on May 10.

Stuart Lakernick, who finished third in the 2020 board election, announced his candidacy this week Stuart Lakernick with a pair of seats open on the seven-member volunteer board.

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Lakernick cited “unhealthy dynamics” with current board membership and a lack of diverse viewpoints as primary motivators for his candidacy.

“Having a board with differences in opinions is good and can work in unity for what’s best for our association,” he said.

The association also announced dates for the upcoming election process beyond the filing deadline.

Candidate forums are scheduled on June 9 from 7-9 p.m. and June 19 from 10 a.m. to noon, with both slated for the Assateague Room in the Ocean Pines Community Center.

Preceding the forums a candidate draw is scheduled on June 4 at 10 a.m. to determine ballot order.

Ballots are due by Aug. 11 to be followed by a vote count on Aug. 13 beginning at 10 a.m.

The OPA Annual Homeowners Meeting takes place on Aug. 14 with time and venue yet to be announced.

For questions about the election, contact elections@oceanpines.org.

Applications are available at the administration building or on the Ocean Pines website at https://www.oceanpines.org/documents/10184/89280/CandidateRegistration-Form-Approved-9-Marc h-2019-FORM-003.pdf.

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Hartman, Carozza provide update on legislation heard

By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) Lawmakers from this southern end of the Eastern Shore participated in hearings on legislation to provide economic relief for shore farm families, to increase penalties for life-threatening injuries caused by motor vehicles and to offer an income tax credit on travel for vacation over 50 miles.

Sen. Mary Beth Carozza (R-38) had a bill hearing last Thursday for Senate Bill 502, a measure she introduced that would exempt farm stand workers from the state wage and hour law. To accomplish this, the legislation would treat these employees the same as retail workers.

“I believe Senate Bill 502 is consistent with the original intent of the agricultural exemption to the new minimum wage law and simply clarifies the exemption to include agricultural stands, retail farms and farmers’ markets as narrowly defined in the bill,” Senator Carozza said.

The current Maryland Wage and Hour Agricultural Exemption exempts those employed by an employer who is engaged in the processing of perishable food items, those employed in agriculture if the employer used no more than 500 agricultural-worker days per quarter during the preceding year, those engaged primarily in the range production of livestock, employed as a hand-harvest laborer or is paid on a piece-rate basis.

“These farm market jobs are often first-time jobs for youth between the age of 16 and 18. The agriculture exemption would allow the farm employer to continue to offer these often seasonal and part-time jobs without a massive increase in labor costs,” Carozza added.

Senate Bill 502 has the support of the Maryland Farm Bureau and local chambers of commerce who identified the gap with the law and worked with lawmakers to write a narrow, targeted bill to clarify the agricultural exemption.

“I certainly support the legislation,” Del. Wayne Hartman (R-38 C) said. “I didn’t support the increase in minimum wage. I feel that businesses know what they need to pay to attract people that they need. I think certainly with a business like this it’s no different.”

He added that he is uncertain how valuable the legislation will be if it is passed because he has heard from employers that they are paying above minimum wage without the state dictating to do so.

Carozza also had a hearing last Tuesday in the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee on her legislation to ex-

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That is a 12 percent increase from the same period in 2019,” Carozza testified.

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In addition, Carozza recently opposed legislation to lower the age from 16 to 12 years old for a minor to give informed consent, without parental knowledge, for mental health services.

Senate Bill 41 alters the minimum age for consent from 16 years to 12 years, thus allowing 12-year-olds, who have been determined by a health care provider to be mature and capable of giving informed consent, to consent to consultation, diagnosis and certain treatment of a mental or emotional disorder by a health care provider or clinic, without parental knowledge or involvement.

Carozza highlighted major opposition from parents and health care providers during the Senate Floor debate on Senate Bill 41.

“Many parents and medical experts agree that children are simply not able to safely make medical decisions without their parents or guardians, that the legislation is ambiguous and that it lacks safeguards to protect children consenting to mental health services,” she said.

In addition, Carozza mentioned that some parents were concerned about who would be paying for the cost of the consultation, diagnosis and treatment provided to the minor and that minors may not be able to evaluate the professional that they are seeing to ensure quality care.

Other concerns were raised about the possibility of schools having to provide these services to minors and that children could be consenting to treatment without understanding the risks, benefits or alternatives.

“Consenting to a serious mental health diagnosis can follow a child around for their entire life,” Carozza added. “These mental health diag-

noses can impact future opportunities for these children, such as joining the military.”

She supported an amendment offered by Minority Leader Bryan Simonaire (R-31) that would hold health care providers liable and accountable if a mistake is made in a youth mental health diagnosis and treatment made without parental consent.

“We need to make sure there are safeguards in place to protect our youth when it comes to their consenting without parental involvement, Mary Beth which is why I voted Carozza for Senator Simonaire’s liability amendment,” Carozza said.

While Carozza voted against Senate Bill 41, it passed the Senate last Friday by a vote of 31-16.

Hartman also opposed Senate Bill 41 and House Bill 132.

“I think for so many of the problems that were having in society today is that breakdown between parents and their children and parents not knowing what is going on,” he said. “I think parents should be a huge part of the support process and everything.”

Last week, Carozza met virtually with National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) supporters advocating for behavioral health services as well as Ocean City Development Corporation Executive Director Glenn Irwin and Rural Maryland Council Executive Director Charlotte Davis to discuss community legacy projects and rural broadband expansion. In addition, Coastal Hospice’s Alane Capen spoke to the Eastern Shore Delegation last Friday.

Hartman’s House Bill 391, which

prohibits the intentional release of balloons, passed its third reading on Feb. 16. The bill is cross-filed in the Senate and is in the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, where Carozza serves.

“That bill lies in her hands,” he said.

He had a hearing on Wednesday about Wade’s Law, House Bill 855. “[Monday] was five years since the accident of Wade Pusey, the Worcester County road worker,” Hartman said. “I talked to Wayne Hartman his mom, and this bill was enacted in 2017 when Sen. Carozza, then Delegate Carozza, first put that bill in place.

This bill would have benefited many people, including one of the people that’s going to be testifying.”

He added that he hopes this is the year it will pass through both the Senate and House.

“All this bill does is fills a void, whereas right now if you kill someone and you’re criminally negligent, there’s a just penalty. If you cause severe life-threatening injuries and that person manages to survive never the same for the rest of their life that penalty is only $500,” Hartman said.

“It’s not a just penalty for permanent life-threatening injuries, and we really need to provide justice for those who receive severe life-threatening injuries.”

Hartman also has a hearing on Friday at 1:30 p.m. for House Bill 1176, which allows a person to claim a credit against the state income tax for certain travel, hospitality and entertainment expenses paid or incurred by a person during taxable years 2021 and 2022 under certain circumstances.

“This bill is going to help everyone across the state in the hardest hit industry, the hospitality industry,” Hartman said.

Currently, the cost to the state would be $25 million, but Hartman said he planned to amend it by the hearing to maybe $10 million for a better chance at passing.

“What this bill does is gives a tax credit to someone who has traveled more than 50 miles from the primary residence for the purpose of vacation,” he said. “You, as the individual Maryland resident, can support your favorite business when you travel on vacation, and you’re the one that’s picking who you support and in turn could potentially receive a tax credit for that.”

In addition, Hartman withdrew his Sunday hunting bill because he could not get a letter of support from the Worcester County Commissioners despite an amendment to apply the legislation only to private property.

Hartman, who is a landlord in Ocean City, spoke out against House Bill 18, which had its first hearing on Feb. 17.

“I am allowed to vote on it and voice my opinion because this bill affects all landlords equally, not just me,” he said. “I did check with ethics to find out how I could vocalize on this bill to make sure there wasn’t a conflict.”

This legislation will provide legal counsel to those going through the eviction process.

According to the fiscal note, an independent report determined fully implementing a similar program in Baltimore City estimated expenditures of $5.7 million annually, “based on an additional 6,900 tenants receiving free representation each year (the analysis also assumed that existing funding sources already providing assistance to some individuals would continue).”

Frederick County estimated a yearly expense of nearly $2 million.

“This bill has a huge financial price tag with it, and again, I don’t support it,” Hartman said.

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Dog uplifts child abuse victims at CRICKET center

By Neely James Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) Josiah is known as the best employee, though the most underpaid, at the CRICKET Child Advocacy Center in Berlin.

He brought smiles to the entire room when he shuffled up to the podium at the Worcester County Commissioners meeting last week.

Josiah is a “full assistance” dog, a golden retriever and Labrador mix, that can take off socks and open doors, but his main job is to provide comfort and a listening ear to young abuse victims.

The Children’s Resource Intervention Center, Kids Empowerment Team (CRICKET) Center is a nonprofit organization modeled after the National Child Advocacy Center and is the only child advocacy center on the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Josiah’s handler, Executive Director Wendy Myers, told the commissioners that she hopes to bring awareness to the nonprofit’s mission this April, National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

“We treat the children of Worcester County who are unfortunately victims of child abuse. Child abuse does not discriminate. It takes on many different forms, ” said Board of Directors President Deborah Travers.

Myers, also president of the Maryland Children’s Alliance, said the CRICKET Center received an average of 74 child abuse referrals per month in 2020.

With help from gentle Josiah, the community and local partners, the CRICKET Center was able to carry out its 2020 mission to reduce trauma to child victims by bringing local agencies together and creating safe spaces.

In order to investigate and prosecute child abuse in Worcester County, the CRICKET Center works with Atlantic General Hospital, Life Crisis Inc., local law enforcement agencies, the Worcester County Board of Edu-

PHOTO COURTESY CRICKET CENTER

During the 2019 "Walk for Kids" event on the Boardwalk, the CRICKET Center "planted" blue pinwheels on the beach. Each pinwheel represents a maltreated child in Worcester County. With the garden, the CRICKET Center hopes to inspire Worcester County residents to advocate for abused children.

cation, Department of Social Services and the State’s Attorney Office.

Myers said interagency support and financial assistance from the community kept the nonprofit open every day in 2020.

The CRICKET Center is fortunate in 2020 to have received funds from two donors and from the October “Hands Across Worcester” virtual fundraiser. It also receives annual assistance from the Worcester County Commissioners and the Town of Ocean City.

“We were able to raise $84,000 [in 2020], and we are so grateful we didn’t have to close during covid,” Myers said.

Now, Myers and Travers are focused on increasing awareness as National Child Abuse Prevention Month approaches. The April 2021 awareness campaign will include a Walk for Kids on Ocean City’s Boardwalk and the planting of an oceanside “Pinwheel Garden.”

Each pinwheel represents one child who has been maltreated in Worcester County.

The visual impact of over 800 pinSee CENTER Page 16

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Josiah, the CRICKET Center facility dog, was trained by Canine Companions for Independence in New York. He was on hand for the "Walk for Kids" on the Ocean City Boardwalk in 2019 to demonstrate his comforting nature in a kiss and hug booth.

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Center increases awareness about abuse prevention Continued from Page 15 wheels this year may be shocking, but also inspiring. The CRICKET Center also uses the visual of the pinwheel as a symbol of a carefree childhood, a message of hope after a difficult year.

Statistics show that 80 to 90 percent of reported child maltreatment cases in Worcester County involve abuse from a person known and trusted by the child.

The stress and isolation caused by the covid-19 pandemic increased the potential for abuse and neglect within the home.

Worcester County public school children also became potentially vulnerable to internet crimes during remote learning, with each child spending more hours at home with connected devices than in actual classrooms. Stay-athome orders during the covid-19 pandemic further isolated children with abusers in their homes and on their tablets, phones, and gaming systems.

Myers said the Winter 2021 reopening of schools has allowed children to regain safe spaces to talk with trusted teachers and guidance counselors.

The CRICKET Center wants Worcester County to “Go Blue 4 Kids” in April as an act of solidarity. Wear-

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Del. inventor on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’ Pinch Me Therapy Dough products to be featured during March 5 episode

By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) Pinch Me Therapy Dough, which offers scented placating putty and mists in calming colors for a holistic, stress-reduction technique, will be featured on ABC’s “Shark Tank” on March 5 at 8 p.m.

“It was a long, difficult road to get to ‘Shark Tank,’” said inventor Nancy Rothner from Lewes, Delaware. “They have just a very extensive process, where you go from one round to another to another, and it takes a lot of time, so you really don’t know if it’s ever going to happen or not.”

Fortunately for Rothner, it did.

“I’ve had a curiosity for sure, and

people who have seen Pinch Me, I’ve heard it so many times, where the first thing they’ll say is you ought to be on ‘Shark Tank,’” she said.

“To be honest, I was afraid of it. It took a lot of nerve to muster up the courage to go for it.

So, I’ve wanted it but with trepidation.”

She added that she’s Nancy Rothner “in awe of having the experience.”

Rothner, whose husband is Ocean 98 Radio general manager Bulldog, has worked in holistic wellness for two decades and is a clinical hypnotherapist, who specializes in stress reduction.

“I’ve had many clients come in to see me for all sorts of things, but one of the most common themes that I think is universal that we all experience is that with stress,” Rothner said. “I was able

to help my clients working one-on-one in the office to help them live a life less stressed and that was wonderful.”

Although she was able to help her clients, Rothner said she noticed the statistics on stress increasing through all age groups nationally.

“I kept thinking, ‘What can I do?

What can I do to reach more people?’” she said. “I literally had that epiphany, lightbulb moment, and I knew exactly what to do and that’s when I got to work and started creating Pinch Me.” Rothner launched Pinch Me Therapy Dough in late 2014, naming the brand after the idiom “pinch me.”

“I wanted it to have something that is kind of playful and upbeat and fun, so the term ‘pinch me’ is probably one of the most feel good, happy expressions there is in the planet. If you think about those pinch me moments, they’re just See SCENTED Page 18

ing blue is an easy way to take a public stand against child abuse and help spread the word about child abuse prevention strategies.

Myers hopes the community will be inspired to seek resources to help kids and families answer questions about abuse: How do you stay safe?

Who can you talk to? Who are the trusted, safe adults in your life?

“Families need to have the difficult

conversations that kids need to hear.

We help make those conversations happen,” Myers said.

And at the Cricket Center, kids have a trusted ear to listen. Myers said that besides the team of professionals offering confidential care, Josiah the dog will always listen to kids’ secrets, and he will never repeat them.

For more information on the CRICKET Center and Child Abuse

Prevention Month or to speak anonymously: 410-641-0097 Additional resources are: • The Life Crisis Center – 410-7494357 or visit lifecrisiscenter.org.

• Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence – 1-800-634-3577 or visit mnadv.org.

• Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault – 410-974-4507 or visit mcasa.org.

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Scented putty, mist sprayers offer drug-free stress relief Continued from Page 16 too good to be true,” she said.

The putty has two purposes – distraction and aroma therapy. As people play with the putty, attention is brought to the hands and away from the mind. From feedback, Rothner has learned that many people use the putty while multitasking at working on a computer or studying. Furthermore, the nearly 14 soft scents, like beach, zen, citrus, spice and bumbleberry, are effective relaxants.

Rothner said she is always creating new scents and hopes to release some this year.

“It’s a long, difficult process and there are so many aspects of the scent that one has to take into consideration, so it’s through really tedious trial and error until I feel as if I’ve got something that works just right,” she said.

Rothner added that she tests her scents on family and friends for honest opinions.

The smaller three-ounce tin of putty costs $14.99 and the larger 10-ounce tin costs $24.99.

In 2014, the pliant putty was featured in celebrity gift bags at the American Music Awards.

“I did receive the feedback that they loved it and there were many celebrities who had Pinch Me and were using it,” Rothner said.

Last year, Rothner released Mist Me Therapy Spritz bottles, which contain spa-quality oils for relaxation and refreshment. Currently, 12 scents are available in the Mist Me Therapy Spritz bottles.

Mist Me three-ounce bottles cost $10.99.

“The main focus is about providing a simple way to decompress, unwind and therefore be less stressed,” Rothner said.

“We’re just providing fun, feel good, creative, simple, fast ways to do it.”

She added that customers tend to feel less stressed in as quick as a minute or two.

A limited supply of Pinch Me Therapy Dough products is available at Malibu’s Surf Shop on 8th Street and the Boardwalk in Ocean City and Browseabout Books on Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

For all the products, visit pinchmedough.com.

Every Pinch Me purchase contributes to the Wounded Warrior Project.

PHOTO COURTESY NANCY ROTHNER

Pinch Me Therapy Dough, a line of holistic, stress-reduction products from putty to mists invented by local clinical hypnotherapist Nancy Rothner, will be featured on ABC’s “Shark Tank” on March 5 at 8 p.m.

WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION BRIEFS

By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) The following took place during the Board of Education meeting last Tuesday:

Showell Elem. update Joe Price, the school system’s facilities planner, said the current payments to date on the new Showell Elementary School project total approximately $38.1 million. The remaining balance is about $1.6 million.

With the unanimous approval of the requisition, Price said 11 of the 15 contractors will be fully paid.

Safety update Dr. Dwayne Abt, the chief safety and human relations officer for the county schools, reported that Lauren Williams, coordinator of school health services, and staff completed covid19 training in January.

“Our executive team and other staff have been working closely with the Worcester County Health Department, Atlantic General Hospital and TidalHealth to provide vaccinations for our staff members,” Abt added.

“Teachers and other school personnel became eligible for the covid19 vaccine when the state moved into Phase 1B. Prior to moving into Phase 1B, Worcester County Public Schools surveyed our employees to determine how many were interested in getting the vaccine.”

More than 730 staff members responded to the survey, and as of Feb. 4, 508 of those individuals received their first dose of the vaccine. About 8 percent of staff members were waiting to schedule their vaccine, while 23 percent of respondents were not interested in getting the vaccine, Abt said.

In addition, officials from the Worcester County Health Department along with Abt, Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor, Williams and Dr.

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Annette Wallace, chief operating and academic officer for grades ninth through 12th, visited Snow Hill area schools on Feb. 9.

“Each school received praise from the health department officials regarding the procedures and mitigation measures,” Abt said. “Future health department visits will take place for the Pocomoke and northern area schools to be scheduled soon.”

Bus contractor The school board approved the recommendation of Lori Thompson to serve as a bus contractor in the northern county area for the 2021-2022 school year, following a contract vacancy.

Notification of contract availability was sent to all eligible certified substitute drivers and interviews to fill the vacancy were held on Feb. 9. A school administrator, the school vehicle driver instructor, and Kim Heiser, the manager of transportation, served on a selection panel for the interviews.

New policy The board approved changes for the gifted and talented student policy for schools to comply with new state requirements.

The policy defines a gifted and talented student as an elementary or secondary student who is identified by recognized evaluators as having outstanding talent and performing or showing the potential to perform at remarkably high levels of accomplishment; exhibiting high performance capability in intellectual, creative, or artistic ideas; possessing an unusual leadership capacity; and excelling in specific academic fields.

According to the policy, such students should be given “unique learning experiences not available in other instructional programs” for enrichment.

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Early intervention services provided to infants, toddlers

By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) Worcester County Public Schools officials believe in starting early to finish strong.

In accordance with federal and state laws, the county school system provides free intervention services through the Worcester County Infants and Toddlers Program for children up to three years old who have developmental delays or disabilities.

State regulations set a target that begins at birth for some children, said Rae Record, special education supervisor for Worcester County Public Schools.

“When I first took over this position, we weren’t finding those babies, so the early childhood implemenRae Record tation team worked very hard to increase our numbers,” Record told the Board of Education last Tuesday.

Kim McArdle, Infants and Toddlers Kim McArdle Service Coordinator for the county school system, is responsible for doing the intake of a child referral and connecting the program providers with families.

Referrals come from pediatricians, parents, childcare providers and anyone in the community with a concern about a child’s educational welfare.

The program now offers an online referral process.

“We serve children in the community birth to three years old that have either a 25 percent delay in any area of developmental or a medical issue that may cause a higher probability of delay,” McArdle said.

Since February 2020, 103 children were referred to the program and a total of 106 children were served throughout the year.

McArdle added that children are kept in their natural environments, such as in homes, childcare centers, daycare homes and Head Start, for the program.

“Research has shown that this is where a child learns best, using their own toys, their own routines,” she said.

The Infants and Toddlers Program employs a team, coaching, a primary service provider and learning assessment models.

“Every Thursday, we have a team meeting from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., where we assess all the new referrals and intakes,” McArdle said. The team then determines who would be the most appropriate evaluators of the See CHILDREN Page 20

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The team includes infant and toddler facilitator Bess Cropper, speech therapist Grace Scarfi, speech therapist Chris Wall, occupational therapist Jennifer Lewandowski, physical therapist Melissa LaCour, special educator Gina Russell, early childhood behavior coach Anna Simulis, teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing Lisa Taylor Franklin, teacher of the visually impaired Margo Ayers and family support services Jessica Tawes.

The program is set up so one primary provider serves a family, but works with a team to address all areas of the child’s developmental delay.

Team members said families prefer this model because they have one point of contact who knows the child’s history.

When a child is deemed eligible for the program, a team member assesses the child’s skills, knowledge and behavior in normal setting. The provider talks with the family throughout the day about routines, and the family then determines where the provider can help.

As for the coaching model, providers brainstorm with the family to solve problems and support development of the child.

According to the presentation, 68 percent of Maryland students in third

grade who received early intervention no longer need special education services. Additionally, 98 percent of Maryland families report that early intervention services allowed them to help their children develop and learn.

School Superintendent Lou Taylor commended Record and the Infants and Toddlers Team members for their services.

“I firmly believe, and I know the board does as well, that getting an early intervention is so important to the success of young people, and your team does an outstanding job. I hear a lot of positive comments in the community about that early intervention program that we have here,” he said.

Board approves 2021-22 school system calendar

By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) Public school students will start their summer break a little earlier next year, following the Worcester County Board of Education’s approval last Tuesday of a 2021-22 academic calendar proposal with a summer break that will begin on June 14.

The calendar shows a fall start date on Sept. 7, 2021, after Labor Day weekend. Students will have more than a week off for winter break, which will begin with a half-day on Dec. 22. Additionally, spring break will begin with a half-day on April 13.

Carrie Sterrs, the coordinator of public relations and special Carrie Sterrs programs for the county school system, said the typical calendar work committee was not able to convene because of covid-19, but members’ opinions about two calendar proposals was sought through a survey.

Two calendar proposals were drafted in November. The first proposal had an early summer release, while the second proposal featured more frequent and longer breaks, resulting in the extended summer break starting on June 21.

The proposals differ in length for vacation or breaks, marking periods and professional days, but both contain three inclement weather days built into the end of the year. Beyond those three inclement weather days, the 14 public schools will switch to distance learning rather than close.

The proposals were presented to the executive leadership of the county schools in November. The proposals were presented to the board of education in December 2020. Then, a survey was conducted for feedback from the school

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The Worcester County Board of Education voted last Tuesday in favor of a 2021-22 academic calendar proposal that begins the year on Sept. 7 and has an early summer release on June 14.

community from Jan. 11 to Jan. 29.

“It was conducted entirely online and publicized using our website, social media tools and our school messenger notifications,” Sterrs said.

She added that the survey received 1,209 responses, which is nearly double the participation from the previous year’s survey. Respondents identified themselves as parents, employees, students, bus contractors or community members.

More than 50 percent of respondents were parents and 37 percent were employees.

Stephen Decatur High School had the highest level of participation with 15.80 percent of votes originating from the school’s region, followed by

Stephen Decatur Middle School with about 10 percent of respondents.

Sterrs noted that the north end schools have greater populations than others in the county, which resulted in higher participation results.

The majority of parents favored the first option, which was an early release calendar. Similarly, 58 percent of the employee respondents preferred the first option.

Respondents identifying themselves as students, bus contractors or community members also overwhelmingly favored the first calendar proposal.

Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor recommended the adoption of the early release calendar proposal and the school board agreed unanimously.

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Seven years and over 400 students later and the partnership between the Bank of Ocean City and the Stephen Decatur High School business program is still going strong. Forty students completed the Bank of Ocean City-sponsored EverFi Financial Literacy program, which covers nine categories including savings, banking, payment types, credit scores, higher education, renting versus owning, insurance and tax, and consumer protection, and investing, in December 2019.

SDHS provides financial literacy education

By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) Stephen Decatur High School students did some teaching of their own last Tuesday, when they explained to the Worcester County Board of Education the school’s financial literacy program and competitions, such as the Stock Market Game and the National Economics Challenge.

Students Izzy Vasquez, Taylor Barrett, Ian Ramnarain, Morelia Camacho-Arriola, Madison Lawrence, Houston Phillips and Evan Kinsey led the presentation.

“Due to many companies lowering or removing pensions, employees are forced to save for their own retirement.

The problem is many of these adults were not taught how to correctly man-

age their savings at an early enough age,” Barrett said. “For instance, one quarter of adults in 2018 had no retirement savings and were forced to skip medical care because they could not afford it.”

Barrett added that another financial problem is that when an unexpected expense of $400 occurred, 27 percent of adults would need to borrow or sell

something to cover the cost.

If financial literacy was taught to more people at a young age, this would likely not be a problem.

“Also, the bottom 50 percent of Americans only have about 1 percent of the country’s wealth, while the top 10 percent hold around 70 percent of the wealth,” she said. “With the help of fiSee STUDENTS Page 23

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Janssen’s vaccine expected in coming weeks Continued from Page 2 “It’s now more important than ever that we wear our masks, we practice social distancing and that we avoid large gatherings to try to prevent the ongoing transmission of the variant cases,” Chan said.

As school systems work to reopen for in-person instruction in March, Hogan made an executive Tuesday that requires masks to be worn by anyone over the age of 5 in any area of school setting where interaction with others is likely to occur, such as hallways, cafeterias, auditoriums, gymnasiums and classrooms.

Additionally, Hogan announced on Monday that Maryland’s covid-19 positivity rate dropped below 4 percent for the first time since Nov. 2, 2020. On Tuesday, the statewide positivity rate was 3.09 percent, which is the lowest it has been since Oct. 31, 2020.

Overall, the statewide positivity rate has dropped by more than 58 percent since it peaked at 9.43 percent in January. The positivity rate is under 9 percent in all 24 jurisdictions and under 5 percent in 14 jurisdictions.

As of Thursday, Worcester’s covid19 positivity rate was 4.79 percent, a decrease from 5.07 percent last week.

That’s still higher than the state’s rate of 3.74 percent.

Worcester has confirmed 35 new cases since last week. This brings the county’s total cases since March to 3,252.

The Maryland Department of Health reported Berlin and Ocean Pines had 1,315 and Ocean City had 812.

Worcester has recorded 92 deaths from covid-19.

“Covid hospitalizations have declined each week for the last six weeks, dropping by 50 percent from nearly 2,000 last month to 978 today.

This decline in hospitalizations is consist across all regions of the state,” Hogan said on Tuesday.

As of Wednesday afternoon, five patients with coronavirus were in Atlantic General Hospital – three in the medical/surgical unit and two in the intensive care unit, Yonker said.

Hospital personnel have cared for seven patients who have come off a ventilator. Atlantic General has discharged 312 coronavirus patients who are recovering.

On Tuesday, Hogan also warned Maryland citizens about an increase in covid-19 vaccine fraud, including calls from people claiming to represent the health department and asking for payments and social security numbers.

“Last week, the U.S. attorney filed a criminal complaint against three Baltimore-area individuals for a scheme to allegedly sell covid-19 vaccines by replicating the website of a well-known biotech company,” the

governor said. “I want to make this visit agh.care/vaccine or call the very clear. No one can sell you a vac- coronavirus vaccine information line cine. No one can charge you for a vac- at 410-641-9272. cine. It is free. No insurance Through the federal long-term information is required, and no social care program, CVS and Walgreens security information is required. You are conducting vaccination clinics at can access and verify information re- Maryland nursing homes and asgarding all authorized providers at sisted living facilities. covidvax.maryland.gov.”

Patients must register in advance He encouraged citizens to report at CVS.com or through the CVS Pharfraudulent activity to law enforce- macy app. People without online acment immediately. cess can contact CVS customer The Worcester County Health De- service at 800-746-7287. Walk-in partments hosts vaccine clinics at the vaccinations without an appointment Worcester County Recreation Center will not be provided. in Snow Hill on Tuesdays, West Giant, Walmart, Safeway and Rite Ocean City Park and Ride on Thurs- Aid pharmacies have also joined the days, the Elks Lodge in Pocomoke on state’s vaccine distribution network Fridays and the Worcester County in critical areas.

Health Department facility in Snow A new statewide system is launchHill on Saturdays when doses are ing in March to pre-register for the available. state-run mass vaccination sites.

The health department has a sinFor vaccine information and regle central waiting listing that in- sources, visit covidlink.maryland.gov. cludes all clinics. To register for this According to the CDC, Phase 3 waiting list, call clinic trials are in 667-253-2140. progress or are Individuals planned for three ‘… No one can charge you for are advised to a vaccine. It is free. No insurance covid-19 vaccines leave a phone developed by Asinformation is required, and number, so they traZeneca, no social security information can be notified Janssen Biotech, when an apInc. (a division of is required.’ pointment time Johnson & JohnGov. Larry Hogan becomes availson) and Noable based on elvavax. igibility.

Atlantic General Hospital exThe number that will show up plained in an article published on when the Worcester County Health Feb. 15 that Janssen’s vaccine uses Department Covid-19 Vaccine Call viral vector technology to create imCenter calls you back, will come up as munity, while Pfizer’s and Moderna’s 410-632-1100 or 410-632-1016.” covid-19 vaccines use mRNA technolThe call center will request the fol- ogy. This means Janssen’s vaccine lowing information: first name, last uses a weakened adenovirus (the name, email address, phone number, cause of the common cold) that has age, first dose or second dose, Phase genetic material from the coronavirus 1C eligibility, any underlying health inserted within it to introduce the conditions, and county and state of coronavirus’s genetic material to a residence. person’s immune system.

Currently, Atlantic General HospiJanssen’s viral vector vaccine retal is offering covid-19 vaccine clinics quires only one shot. The mRNA vacTuesday through Friday. cines require two shots to create full “Our focus this week is 65 and up immunity. for all clinics,” Yonker said. “We are Hogan had a teleconference with working through our faith-based CDC and White House officials Tuespartnership with local houses of wor- day, during which federal officials ship to educate and encourage indi- said they anticipate emergency use viduals that might be hesitant to authorization could be granted by the receive the vaccine to schedule ap- FDA for Janssen’s vaccine very pointments”. shortly and allocations may be availLast week, 510 doses of the vaccine able as early as next week. were administered through the clinPublic health officials are encourics. Yonker added that people are aging anyone who feels sick, or who pulled from the waitlist at almost all may have had contact with someone clinics. who has contracted the coronavirus Online registration is required to get tested. All Worcester County through the state of Maryland’s residents, employees and their chilcovid-19 vaccine scheduling web- dren 8 years and older who are expesite, marylandvax.org. riencing covid-19 symptoms are Photo identification is required at eligible for testing. the appointment. Patients and comPeople who suspect they may have munity members are advised to ar- the virus should call their primary rive no more than 15 minutes prior to care providers or the health departtheir appointment. ment. The Worcester County Health For more information about how Department has a hotline Monday to register for a vaccine clinic, through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

to determine if a person should be tested. Call 410-632-1100, select option eight and then press one.

Testing is available at most urgent care centers and some pharmacies.

People who have covid-like symptoms can also discuss options for testing with their primary care providers, according to the local health department.

Saturday hours for covid-19 testing have been expanded at Atlantic ImmediCare urgent care clinic on 10th Street. Individuals can now get a test between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturdays. No appointment is necessary. Weekday hours for walk-in testing continue to be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Because of high demand for testing, anyone planning to arrive after 2 p.m. during the week is asked to call ahead. The testing clinic can be reached at 410-289-0065.

Rapid tests are available for patients experiencing two or more symptoms of the coronavirus. Exposure to someone with covid-19 is not a factor for rapid testing. If a patient does not meet the criteria to have a rapid test, they can still have the standard test. Turnaround time varies from 48 hours to five days.

For more information, visit www.agh.care/COVID19.

To track Maryland cases, visit coronavirus.maryland.gov/.

Marylanders are also encouraged to sign up for additional updates by texting ‘MdReady’ to 898-211.

Maryland Department of Health Secretary of Health Dennis Schrader said the state launched a telephonebased Covid-19 Vaccination Support Center.

“It’s designed to target those who need access to vaccines through the phone,” Schrader said.

The Covid-19 Vaccination Support Center advocates provide information about Maryland’s vaccination efforts, schedule appointments at state-run mass vaccination sites and identify covid-19 vaccine providers for callers closest to them geographically.

English and Spanish speaking advocates are available for callers.

“Residents can also elect to be served by live agents through text messaging or by engaging online via chatbot or instant message,” he said.

As of this week, the center will have more than 500 advocates to receive calls.

During the soft launch last week, the center conducted nearly 6,000 inbound and outbound calls to seniors from lists from the Maryland Department of Aging. More than 2,000 appointments were scheduled through the calls.

For more information, call 1-855634-6829 between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.

To report a restaurant or bar for not following safety guidelines, call the county environmental health department at 410-352-3234.

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Students learn about investments, banking Continued from Page 21 nancial literacy, Americans will be able to save for retirement and increase their net worth.”

Ramnarain, the state Stock Market Game champion, said financial education gives students the opportunity to become one of the world’s 47 million millionaires.

Currently, the U.S. has 18.6 million millionaires, while China has 4.4 million millionaires and Japan has 3 million millionaires.

“Students can use their knowledge to correctly invest in potential opportunities,” he said. “Students learn that the earlier they invest, the more money they can save. An example of this is how one can easily become a millionaire through time.”

To become a millionaire at 58 years old, a person would need to invest $100 per month at age 18, $321 per month at age 28, $1,084 per month at age 38 and $4,481 per month at age 48.

“Everfi is used as a tool to help students learn more about financial life during and after high school. It includes interactive slides that get students engaged in learning about financial education,” Kinsey said. The Bank of Ocean City helps support Stephen Decatur High School by giving our students the opportunity to learn through this unique program.”

Everfi has modules to teach stu-

dents about the importance of savings and the impact it has after school, the different banking institutions and perks, what credit score is and how having a low credit score is helpful for future purchases, the different loans and payments plans that might be available to them for college, the difference between renting and owning certain assets, the various taxes Americans pay, when and how to invest with the help of advisors, situations like identity theft and other events that could affect consumers and the difference between credit and debit, Kinsey added.

Camacho, Fohner and Madie Lawrence, who placed third as a team in the National Economics Challenge, informed the school board how the online competition shows what students have learned through their financial literacy courses. They said students are organized into teams to answer questions based on macroeconomics, microeconomics and international economics. Then, students compete against other schools throughout the state and country to determine who knows the most about the economy and how it works.

Since 2008, Stephen Decatur High School has had one state champion, who received 13th place within the U.S., two state runner-ups and four third-place state finishes.

Lastly, Phillips, who is a two-time

state champion of the Stock Market Game, told the board of education the Stock Market Game is an educational tool used to teach students how and when to invest in the market.

“Students self-select teams of up to five to compete in a statewide competition. Each team is given $100,000 in hypothetical money to invest in actual companies. Students have the option to buy or short sell stocks by investing in stocks, mutual funds, or ETFs. They can only “invest” in stocks that are located on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ,” Phillips said. “The Stock Market Game has been run by the Maryland Council of Economic Education since the fall of 2003.”

Stephen Decatur High School has had 10 state champions and 24 regional champions in the Stock Market Game.

Superintendent Lou Taylor told Kurt Marx, the business department chairman at Stephen Decatur High School, he is interested to know how many, if any, of the students who have excelled in financial literacy went on to become millionaires when they had money to invest.

Marx, who teaches courses in economics and advanced marketing, replied that with social media he stays in contact with former students and many are investing, including one who is a successful investor and healthcare worker in Las Vegas.

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The Maryland Safe Boating Certificate is required for all boat operators born after July 1, 1972 and is awarded after successful completion of the course.

The class includes information on

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Vote Berlin best beer scene in USA Today 10Best contest

By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) Berlin is competing in a USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice 2021 contest for the best small town beer scene against 19 other nominations, including Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

Each nomination has a population less than 30,000 and were chosen by a panel of beer experts as having the best beer scenes in the U.S. for their size.

Although Berlin’s population is less than 5,000 people, the craft beer selection is quite large.

Burley Oak Brewing Company, 10016 Old Ocean City Boulevard, offers 20 beers at all times with new can releases every month.

For February, beer lovers can purchase Warehouse Graffiti Double IPA, Search and Destroy Triple IPA, Pear Coconut Crumble J.R.E.A.M. fruited sour with lactose, Berry Crumble Cake J.R.E.A.M. fruited sour with lactose and Strawberry Raspberry Vanilla Whipped Icing J.R.E.A.M. fruited sour with lactose online at https://burleyoak.com/canrelease/ and pick up at Burley Oak on Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the order confirmation and a valid I.D. Owner Bryan Brushmiller got his start in the craft beer business by making beer in his garage as a creative outlet. He went on to open Burley Oak in 2011, which instills sustainable practices and uses local materials and craftsmen.

Brushmiller said he and his employees “understand the tourism behind craft beer and the economic impact” it has on the town. A lot of people visit his brewery from all over the country, which allows him to promote the shops downtown, he said.

Brushmiller also owns The Globe Gastro Theatre, 12 Broad St., which has 10 Burley Oak beers on tap, and the Lost Pantry, 17 Jefferson St., which has four Burley Oak beers on tap.

He added that “it’s an honor” to be a part of Berlin’s beer industry and be nominated for the best small town

beer scene. He encourages his customers to vote for Berlin daily.

Brushmiller recently opened a small brewery in Delmar called Loakal Branch Brewing Company.

“I’m excited to bring what we brought to Berlin to Delmar,” he said.

Burley Oak is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., while The Globe is open Monday through Wednesday from 4-10 p.m., Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Lost Pantry is currently closed for the season and is expected to reopen May 1.

Fins Ale House and Raw Bar, 119 N. Main St., is open Wednesday and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Happy Hour on Wednesday and Thursday takes place from 3:30-7 p.m. On Friday, it starts at 11:30 a.m. and goes until 6 p.m. Although Happy Hour is not offered on Saturday, Fins has Happy Hour deals on Sunday from open to close.

“The menu not only features Big Oyster Beers at discount but rail drinks and house wines as well as local oysters, shrimp, clams, tacos, and other bar bites,” said Molly McEvoy, bar manager.

Fins has 12 beers on tap.

“Big Oyster in Lewes, Delaware, is our house brewery,” McEvoy said. “On any given day you’re likely to find four to five Big Oyster Brewery beers on tap. We feature local beers from Evolution, Backshore Brewing, Duclaw, Flying Dog and Key Brewing among others in rotation any given week.”

She added that she is excited about the town being nominated for the best small town beer scene.

“Berlin is … a great scene for local people who have so much to offer on the food and beverage front. To be nominated as the best small town beer scene makes perfect sense,” McEvoy said, who has worked at Fins since

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Laurier Binet, a bartender at Burley Oak Brewing Company, pours a pint of craft beer in the taproom on Old Ocean City Boulevard in Berlin last Friday.

2016 as a server, bartender and bar manager. “Being surrounded by great breweries has sparked an interest in craft beer and all that comes with it.

We are a Delaware-based family business lucky enough to have become a part of the Berlin beer scene. It makes for a lot of fun!”

Fins also has locations in Rehoboth Beach and Bethany Beach.

In addition, Pitt Stop Beer & Wine, 9040 Worcester Highway, carries more than 850 different beers.

The liquor store and bar is open Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Currently, Berlin is in the top five of the contest.

Fans of Berlin’s beer scene can vote once per day until March 16 at noon.

To vote, visit https://www.10best.com/awa rds/travel/best-small-townbeer-scene/berlin-maryland/.

Winners will be announced on March 26.

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Bettina Peix, a bartender at The Globe on Broad Street in Berlin, showcases the draft beer list last Saturday, which features Burley Oak Brewing Company IPAs.

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Positive news on immigration With hope for a better year at the top of the national wish list, one step toward that possibility occurred yesterday, when President Biden revoked last year’s executive order banning foreign workers from entering the country.

That restriction, imposed by President Trump last April, forbade the issuance of immigrant visas on the premise that an influx of foreign workers would jeopardize the country’s national recovery.

Biden’s executive order yesterday rejected that argument and lifted the restriction on some immigration, but not on visas for temporary workers.

As the American Immigration Lawyers Association (ALIA) wrote Thursday, “While President Biden has now revoked Proclamation 10014, which prevented the entry of immigrants, he has not taken action to revoke the entry ban on nonimmigrant temporary workers.”

That includes J1 students, thousands of whom have made the wheels go ‘round for resort-area businesses for many years. For many local businesses, the absence of these work/travel students has been just as confounding as the pandemic itself.

Even when limited openings by restaurants were permitted, many could not find the staffing they needed to meet that little bit of additional demand the regulations allowed.

As it stands now, the ban on nonimmigrant visas, which was extended on Dec. 31 by the Trump Administration until March 31, will remain in effect. The ALIA, however, said it will continue to push for relief in this area as well.

The association won’t be alone in that effort, as Biden acknowledged in his proclamation yesterday, the immigration restrictions “harms industries in the United States that utilize talent from around the world.”

Some immigration experts believe that suggests the remaining sections of the visa regulations will be allowed to expire at the end of March, or possibly lifted before that date.

It is, at least, a positive sign that we’re moving in the right direction. Considering everything that happened in the preceding 12 months, we’ll take any good news we can get.

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Unrelated thoughts

A few unrelated observations would be appropriate this week, considering the notable, yet disconnected, events that have found their way onboard my runaway train of thought.

First up: I am back in the office on a permanent basis, having concluded that being there, rather than at home, might be better for my longterm health.

I’m not saying that my homelife has been strained by 11 months of living and working in close quarters with the By co-owner of this property, but Stewart hearing the sound of clapping Dobson coming from inside the house as I pulled out of the driveway on Monday might support that conclusion.

Returning to the office hasn’t been that easy either, although I suppose having to wear a name tag for purposes of identification isn’t that big of a deal.

Besides, after walking into the front office and exclaiming, “I’m back!” only to be asked, “Are you here to buy a classified?” indicated that a round of introductions might be in order.

“Hi, my name is ...”

“Will that be cash or credit?”

No matter, that’s still better than walking into the other rooms here and hearing, “Haven’t I seen you somewhere before?” *** The inequity of certain aspects of covid-related business bans was laid bare this week in Baltimore, as a group of strippers demonstrated outside of City Hall to demand that adult entertainment venues be allowed to reopen.

Their argument is that since restaurants and

bars have been allowed to open on a limited basis, their clubs ought to be accorded the same treatment.

I like their reasoning, but I would draw the line at allowing them to do carryout. I don’t know ... maybe if these clubs sold food they could work in some kind of strip-steak special, or something like, “All meals accompanied by our homemade buns.”

I can’t say too much about that sort of thing really, since I know little about the strip club scene. I do recall my first exposure to this overexposure though, as it occurred when I was just a lad and a traveling carnival was brought to town by the local American Legion.

What the Legion folks didn’t realize at the time, but were forever reminded of afterward, was that this troupe also brought its own little traveling strip show, which featured a sevenfoot-tall dancer with one arm.

It’s a fact, well, maybe not the seven-foot-tall part, but definitely the appendage shortage. I remember observing, after being denied entry because I was underage — despite my assertion that it was for a Mammal Study Merit Badge — “Well, that’s disappointing, because one of your dancers is really disarming.” *** On a sad note, Don Pelletier passed away over the weekend at Coastal Hospice. His obituary was not available late this week.

One of my most memorable nights ever in Ocean City was when Don, the former beverage manager at Fager’s Island, and I traded ridiculously hilarious stories for a few hours at the bar in what was then Fresco’s restaurant.

I laughed so hard that every glass of wine I consumed that night exited via my tear ducts.

What a night. He’ll be missed by many.

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Letters to the editor Former director addresses OPA Editor, Once again, I feel as a former [Ocean Pines Association] director the need to speak out.

This email is not solely focused on Colby Phillips but rather the toxic environment which has come to be again in OPA. Let’s talk about the facts. I was a director on the board when John Bailey left OPA. I invited John Viola to meet me at Taylor’s restaurant. It was there I asked him to consider being the interim GM. He was very reluctant to take this task on.

After further conversation and a meeting with then board president Doug Parks, he agreed to take the position with our word it would only be for six months as he mentored and trained Colby Phillips to potentially take the GM position.

No guarantee was ever made to Colby that she would get the position.

I do not pretend to be involved in the day-to-day operations but saw early on first hand there were some issues with this process.

The board that I sat on established the transition management team.

With this structure, the GM would be at the top reporting to the board, and Steve Phillips and Colby Phillips would be sharing on the next level down with the staff reporting to them.

This structure allowed for OPA to never be fully reliant on the GM with the responsibilities spread further down. For almost a year the GM and team were able to accomplish a lot.

For some reason, a decision was made after the pay study (another one) to rename and move positions around. I am aware that this is totally at the GM’s discretion.

However, what was occurring here was that Colby Phillips was systematically being demoted without calling it a demotion. The interim GM had also decided he wanted to stay on in a permanent capacity as GM. Let me be very clear, that was and is his right to exercise this option along with that of the board of directors.

Having worked in corporate America for many years, it was very easy to see what was occurring.

The fact that the new board President Larry Perrone and Vice President Colette Horn, unlike previous board President Doug Parks and Vice President Steve Tuttle, felt the need

to be intimately involved with HR and operations.

Primarily operations that had to do with Colby Phillips role within OPA. The culture that has now developed since the board of directors allowed Larry Perrone and Colette Horn to be the president and vice president is one of dictatorship and control.

There has been difficulty in getting communication from our association to the media as well. There was no formal mentorship program established for Colby Phillips but a lot of criticism.

I was personally told by a board member after the election that she would never be GM. A board member in January 2020 told me since Colby didn’t have a college degree she would not be a choice for GM. First, why would board members be involved in these conversations about an employee or even know these things?

It is very clear, in my humble opinion, that this could be perceived as targeted treatment and Colby never had a chance. Regardless, if she was to get the GM job, she never had a shot.

Why did VP Horn say the first time the board heard of the complaint was Jan. 26 after receiving a letter from Colby’s husband, when the GM notified Colby that he spoken to the board president on Jan. 21 and said there would be no further interaction

between the board president and Colby?

All communication would go through the GM to her from the board. The board president should have immediately notified the rest of the board and he did not.

Why was this complaint hidden from the rest of the board.? Why did it take Colby 10 days to get a response from HR from the GM with numerous follow ups?

The board didn’t acknowledge publicly the complaint until three weeks later? When the GM had an issue with a board member it moved at warp speed and publicly! Why would an employee complaint not get the same priority? Good question!

Gossip among employees is common place in all businesses. However, why did our board agree to an investigation into Colby on the allegations she was starting a smear campaign against the GM? Was anyone else investigated?

How much did this investigation cost the homeowners? Do we really believe that no one else on our staff complains amongst themselves?

Are we now going to investigate every employee who chooses to complain about their boss or job? Oh, and by the way, it came back unsubstantiated and no proof of claims made against her. Once again this could be perceived as a witch hunt.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Continued from Page 27 have bylaws and rules for a reason.

There are some directors on this board who are entirely too involved in operations. This is not allowed by our bylaws.

The board of directors are voted in by the homeowners of this association. They work for us, they are not above us. The board is made up of seven individuals.

Each has equal voice and voting rights as told to us when I was on the board repeatedly by then President Doug Parks. President Perrone and VP Horn would do well to remember that and try to foster more of a team approach and communication on this board and with the community.

We lost a great employee. Whether or not she would ever be GM is irrelevant. The current political environment and culture of OPA made her leave. With no future advancement path for her, she choose to go find one for herself and she did.

Esther Diller Former board director 2018-2019 (Ed. Note. The author’s husband, Stuart Lakernick, declared his candidacy for the board this week.)

Keep bathrooms open on Boardwalk Editor, Don’t damage our family-friendly

fun image.

My family are property owners and operate a family pizza restaurant on the Boardwalk. We rely on the public bathrooms to stay open and not to close while the families are still on the Boardwalk late into the evening.

The town advertises the Boardwalk as a destination for familyfriendly fun. Closing the bathrooms at 9 p.m. does not live up to the expectations that we advertise to the public. Accommodating the tourist with public facilities enhances our town’s reputation.

Please keep the Boardwalk public bathrooms open for the tourists at least or later than midnight.

Lisa Russo Ocean City

Neighborhood watch groups deter crime Editor, “See Something Say Something” Simple words that echo with law enforcement agencies in the country and a potent rallying cry to bring a community together to deter crime.

Neighborhood Watch Program was formed to identify and address criminal activity within a community.

Ocean City is fortunate to have eight active neighborhood watch groups Bay Shore Drive, Boardwalk, Caine Keys II, Caine Woods, Edgewater Ave, Little Salisbury, Montego Bay

and Sundowner Park.

After a particular trying summer, two Downtown Neighborhood Watch Groups (Boardwalk & Edgewater) held four meetings with business leaders and property owners in the south end of town to develop crime deterring solutions to bolster security and promote public safety for the downtown area.

At January and February Police Commission meetings, many of these crime-deterring solutions gained support and will be implemented this coming tourist season (reported in OC Today/Coast Dispatch articles).

[To] join a neighborhood watch group, contact Ashley Miller, deputy communications manager [for the] Ocean City Police Department.

Newt Weaver, Boardwalk coordinator, Margaret Pillas, Edgewater Avenue Coordinator

Requests to maintain family-friendly town Editor, This week, the city council came out with a Capital Improvement Plan consisting of extremely important things that cannot be overlooked.

This plan consists of maintaining our Boardwalk, seawalls and dredging canals to ensure they don’t fall into disrepair. After all, this is what draws people to town.

But there is one key aspect missing

from this Capital Improvement Plan.

In light of the events of last June, I believe it is equally important to be making sure Ocean City is a safe place for families in the summer.

We need to support our police by setting up more cameras off Boardwalk facing side streets as well as around town and expand community action with city watch groups.

The bathrooms also need to stay open later to deter unwanted behavior elsewhere. More seasonal police are also needed to walk the Boardwalk.

Last summer, Ocean City was featured on Fox News and other cable networks for this exact issue. Just as we want people to see a well maintained Boardwalk, we want people to see a safe Boardwalk.

Both factors contribute to families deciding whether to come or not.

Ocean City is a town for families and one or two events like this ruin that image that Ocean City is a family town.

Nicholas Eastman Ocean City

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WORLD WAR II

French take siege of Kufra in Sahara Desert

By Peter Ayers Wimbrow III Contributing Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) This week, 80 years ago, after a siege lasting more than a month, Free French troops, under the command of Col. Philippe François Marie Leclerc de Hauteclocque (“Leclerc”) finally captured Kufra, an oasis in the Sahara Desert that lies 530 miles south of Tobruk and the Mediterranean Sea. It was not a part of Libya that the Italians acquired in the pre-WWI war with the Ottoman Turks. Technically, it was a part of Egypt until after WWI, when, as a reward for entering the war on the Allied side, Great Britain coerced Egypt into ceding some of its worthless desert in the west to the Italians. That is the reason that the border between the two countries is such a straight line.

The oasis, where daily summer temperatures average above 100 degrees, contains seven villages: Al Jawf, with a population of 17,000; Buma, where Kufra Airport is located; Buema, located to the east of Al Jawf; Es Zurgh, located 2.5 miles southeast of Al Jawf; El-Tleilíb, to the southwest of Al Jawf; El Talláb, located 12 miles southwest of Al Jawf; and El-Tag, which was founded by Muhammad El-Mahdi es-Senussi in the Nineteenth Century.

El-Mahdi was the son of the founder of the Senussi order, Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi, from Algeria, who was descended from the Prophet Mohammed”s daughter, Fatima.

Muhammad’s grandson, King Idris I, ruled Libya from 1951 until overthrown by a revolution led by Col. Omar Khadafi. Muhammad immigrated to Libya and established a mosque in the coastal city of Bayd , in Cyrenaica, which today has a population of 250,000.

However, in 1858, the Turks ran him out of the coastal area and he resettled in Jaghbub a/k/a Giarabub, which is located 200 miles south of the Mediterranean port of Bardia, and 40 miles west of the Egyptian border, and just north of The Great Sand Sea. Eventually, in 1895, the Turks ran them out of Giarabub as well. This is when El-Mahdi resettled in El Tag. In 1931, Gen. Rodolfo Graziani, vice-governor of Italian Cyrenaica, in a bit of ethnic cleansing, captured Kufra and all of its villages, driving most of the Senussi survivors, including El-Mahdi, to Egypt. In the movie “Lion of the Desert,” produced by the Libyan government, which depicts the Italian efforts, Marshal Graziani is portrayed by Oliver Reed. Once the Italians had firm control, they began construction projects, such as the airport and a fortress at El Tag. By the time of WWII, the fortress was out-

dated.

The French colony of Equatorial Africa bordered Libya to the south.

After the defeat of France, the colony threw in with Charles de Gaulle’s Free French. At a meeting with Gen. de Gaulle on Nov. 17, 1940, Leclerc was ordered to attack Libya.

He arrived in the Equatorial African colony of Chad, which bordered Libya, in mid-December 1940, where he commanded 6,000 “native” and 460 European soldiers.

Leclerc’s family was of ancient French aristocracy. His ancestors served in the Third and Eighth Crusades. His great-grandfather, Constantin, and two other members of his family, served in Napoleon’s Grande Armée during the invasion of

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Russia in 1812.

Leclerc’s father, Adrien, served in the French Army during World War I and was twice awarded the Croix de Guerre for gallantry. Leclerc was graduated from the French military academy of Saint-Cyr, the French equivalent to West Point, on Oct. 1, 1924.

In August 1940, Gen. De Gaulle had ordered him to French Equatorial Africa, where he led the Free French assault on Gabon. Leclerc would become known as the “French Desert Fox.” For the attack on Kufra, Leclerc assembled the following force: 400 men (of which 101 were Europeans) in 60 trucks, two scout cars, four cross-country personnel carriers and

two 75 mm (2.95 in) mountain guns.

The Italian defenders included two machine gun companies and 280 local infantry (askaris), supported by the Auto-Saharan Company, which consisted of 45 Italians and 75 Libyans. The Italians also had the support of the Regia Aeronautica.

Leclerc enlisted the help of the British Long Range Dessert Group, led by Major Pat Clayton. However, when the LRDG tangled with the Auto-Saharan Company, on Jan. 31, 1941, the British got pretty mangled, losing Maj. Clayton to captivity. Maj. Clayton served as the model for the character of Peter Madox, in the movie, “The English Patient.”

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Continued from Page 29 did not deter Leclerc’s force. On Feb. 16, 1941, the French arrived at the fortress of El Tag. By now, they were down to 350 men. The next day the French were attacked by the Auto-Saharan Company and ultimately beat them back.

The French then surrounded the old fortress. The one remaining French 75 was set up two miles from the fort — out of range of the Italian guns — and began to bombard the fort. Each day it fired 20 shells “...at regular intervals from different places to give the appearance of more guns.” The French also used 81 mm mortars in the bombardment of the fort. Finally, on March 1, 1941, the Italians surrendered.

The garrison had consisted of 11 officers, 18 NCOs and 273 Libyan soldiers, of which one officer and two Libyan soldiers were killed and four wounded. The French lost four with 21 wounded. The Italian prisoners were released.

After the battle, Leclerc told an American correspondent that one of his truck drivers had been a New York cabbie, and that, “Nothing could stop him!”

On Aug. 10, 1941, Leclerc was promoted to Brigadier General. He died in a plane crash on Nov. 28, 1947, and was named a Marshal of France on August 23, 1952.

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Worcester County following Md. Forest Conservation Act

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marine ace Günther Prien Mr. Wimbrow writes from Ocean City, Maryland, where he practices law representing those persons accused of criminal and traffic offenses, and those persons who have suffered a personal injury through no fault of their own. He can be contacted at: wimbrowlaw@gmail.com.

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By Lauren Bunting Contributing Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) The Worcester County Forest Conservation Law was enacted under the Maryland Forest Conservation Act of 1991, requiring all county governments to adopt local forest conservation programs.

The purpose of the Forest Conservation Program is to preserve, protect and establish forest areas in conjunction with certain land development activities.

With our area containing so many waterways between the Pocomoke River, Assawoman Bay and Atlantic Ocean, the numerous benefits of trees and forests are important locally and include: • Preventing rapid soil erosion • Filtering harsh chemicals and pollutants from the air and soil to provide safer drinking water • Cleaner streams, lakes and bays • Providing recreational areas Activities that require an application for any public or private subdivision plan, site plan approval, or grading and sediment control permit on areas 40,000 square feet or greater must comply with the Forest Conservation Law (1 acre equals 43,560 square feet).

Certain activities are exempt from

the Forest Conservation law and a sampling includes: state highway construction activities, commercial logging and timber harvesting operations, subdivision for agricultural purposes only, activities conducted on a single lot where less than 20,000 square feet of forest is disturbed, plans/subdivisions approved prior to July 1, 1991, boundary line adjustment providing no accompanying change in land use, and intrafamily transfers/subdivisions.

Any non-exempt activity that requires an application for major subdivision, site plan approval, or grading and sediment control permit on an area of land 40,000 square feet or greater must submit a Forest Stand Delineation (FSD) and a Forest Conservation Plan (FCP).

In the case of a minor subdivision, a simplified FSD can be submitted.

Forest Stand Delineation’s are drafted to show the existing forest cover and environmental features of a site planned for development.

Once approved, the information in a FSD is used to prepare the FCP. The FCP is a detailed plan of the proposed project site that outlines the areas of forest conservation required and the proposed areas of forest retention, afforestation, and reforestation.

– Lauren Bunting is a licensed Associate Broker with Atlantic Shores Sotheby’s International Realty in Ocean City.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Seared scallops pair nicely with creamy peas and bacon

By Deborah Lee Walker Contributing Writer (Feb. 26, 2021) I don’t know about you, but I have just about had it with this weather.

And yet, I really cannot complain, look at what the rest of the country has been through.

Once again, the Eastern Shore lucks out. But one of these days we may not be so fortunate.

That being said, when the conditions are cold and miserable, one’s menu does not have to reflect the current climate.

Consider choosing a dish that is bright and cheerful and will remind your guests spring is on the horizon.

Delectable scallops are not only luscious and sweet, but are indicative of warm temperatures, great food and lots of fun.

However, serving scallops can be tricky. Their distinctive flavor and delicate texture can easily be overpowered by other ingredients. It is important to pair them with foods that will bring out their natural taste and highlight them at the same time.

There are several different varieties of scallops, but the two primary kinds are sea scallops and bay scallops.

Sea scallops are the largest type, measuring up to 2 inches in diameter.

Available throughout the year, these are the scallops that you’ll see most often in the store.

Bay scallops are a smaller variety that are only available from October to March. Bay scallops are sweeter than sea scallops, but your cooking options are limited due to their size.

The key to any scallop dish is the actual cooking process. In other words, do not overcook them. When overcooked, the succulent flesh becomes tough, rubbery and chewy.

My favorite way to showcase scallops is simply to sauté them.

Heat a touch of butter and canola oil over high heat. Make sure you use a heavy bottomed pan.

Sauté scallops for only a few minutes. Once the scallops have turned a golden-brown color, carefully turn them over.

When the flesh of the scallops starts to separate, they are done. Remove the scallops from the heat immediately.

Scallops need salt, and bacon is a great option. I am sure you have had the pleasure of devouring scallops wrapped in bacon. The salty exterior not only adds sodium but also texture.

Scampi is another way to bring out the natural sweetness. Garlic, lemon juice, white wine and olive oil add depth of flavor while still allowing the scallops to be the star of the dish.

Pasta is great foundation for a hearty scallop dish. This addition opens the door of possibilities while not overpowering the soft, juicy protein.

Scallops served over wilted spinach, chard and leeks that has been infused with chicken stock, garlic and a touch of lemon zest is a perfect balance of textures and acidity.

Peas are another great pairing with scallops; both are similar in consistency and sweetness. Presenting peas and a pea puree adds a whole new dimension to a dish.

While we are on the subject of peas, consider seared scallops with petite peas, pea puree and crispy bacon. The addition of petits poivrons (sweet mini peppers), pickled mushrooms and shaving of raw vegetables are just a few ways to embellish a well composed appetizer.

Edible flowers take this dish to new level of artistic expression. In restaurants, everything on a plate must be edible.

When you entertain at home, one does not have to abide by these restrictions.

The pea puree is a simple process but there are some important pointers. You can use fresh or frozen peas. Fresh peas take a considerable amount of time to cook until they are fork tender.

Frozen peas must be rinsed in hot water to remove any ice crystallization.

In addition, frozen peas have a tendency to yield a watery puree. A small well-done potato blended into the mixture will absorb the excess water.

Always choose petite peas, their skins are more tender which makes the pureeing process easier. Blending the peas in a food processor is must but the peas must also be mashed through a mesh strainer to further break down the skins and flesh.

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Sea or bay scallops provide tasty preview for springtime Continued from Page 31 Combine 2 ¼ cups peas and 1/4 cup diluted vegetable stock and puree. If the mixture is too thick, add another ¼ cup of stock.

Place the mixture in a large sieve.

Using the back of a large spoon, going back and forth against the strainer, puree the mixture a final time and allow it to collect in a medium bowl. At this point you want to add salt and lemon zest to your liking.

Presentation – Place pea puree in a squeeze bottle. Make several circular strokes around the edge of the plate.

The pea puree will act as a glue as you artistically arrange your appetizer with sauteed scallops, peas, crispy bacon, vegetables and flowers.

The piece de resistance is a bite of tender scallop, delicious pea puree, petite peas and crispy bacon. This dish can also be presented as an amuse bouche.

A successful dish not only depends on fabulous flavors, but also a stunning presentation. Enjoy!

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OC Film Festival virtual this year, March 4-11 (Feb. 26, 2021) Four new independent films that made their premieres at prestigious international film festivals have been added to the line-up of the fifth annual Ocean City Film Festival, streaming March 4-11, at OCMDFilmFestival.com.

These films have not yet been released to streaming services, and viewing during the Ocean City Film Festival will

be exclusive.

“Because these movies are in between the festivals where they premiered and received rave reviews and the streaming services picking them up, we’ve had the opportunity to score exclusive viewing rights to these four fantastic films, all award winners at films festivals,” B.L. Strang-Moya, Film Festival director, said. “Even with us obtaining these

rights, only a limited number of people will be lucky enough to watch them during our festival. So if one of these films interests you, don’t wait too long to get your pass.”

“Bansky Most Wanted,” an 82minute French film that premiered at the Alantida Spain Film Festival in 2020, follows the curious story of the graffiti street artist turned unidentified art

world celeb.

Behind Banksy’s name hides a multitude of stories, artworks, stunts, political statements, and identities, leading to one of the art world’s biggest unanswered questions: Who is Banksy?

“Through the Night,” a 75-minute American film that debuted at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, explores the perSee FIFTH Page 33

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■ LONGBOARD CAFÉ 6701 Coastal Hwy., Ocean City 443-664-5639, www.longboardcafe.net $$-$$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Classic and creative American dishes and cocktails are showcased in a festive, surf-themed setting with weekly specials. Featuring burgers, tacos, prime rib, seafood and more.

Closed on Tuesday. Dine-in and curbside pick-up.

■ MARLIN MOON Located in the Double Tree Hotel, 3301 Atlantic Ave., Ocean City 410-289-1201, www.marlinmoonocmd.com $$ Open Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.to 10 p.m. Restaurant and bar with fresh seafood, small plates, desserts and cocktails.

■ SEACRETS 49th Street, Ocean City 410-5244900, www.seacrets.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open Thursday and Friday, 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.

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DOWNTOWN South end to 28th Street ■ CAPTAIN’S TABLE 15th Street and Baltimore Avenue, inside The Courtyard by Marriott 410-289-7192, www. captainstableoc.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Breakfast and lunch served Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 8 a.m. to noon and dinner and lite fare served Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Featuring seafood, steaks and poultry. Daily chef specials.

■ COASTAL SALT 16th Street and the Boardwalk, Ocean City 410-973-7258, www.coastalsaltoc.com $$-$$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Enjoy and dine with the beautiful view of the ocean with Reel Eats & High Spirits. Now open Thursday through Sunday, lunch and dinner, noon until close. Happy Hour, 2-5 p.m. Wonderful starters, soups, salads, lite fare and entrees. Famous bone-in ribeye, burgers, crab cakes, tacos, thyme roasted chicken and so

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■ 32 PALM Located in The Hilton,32nd Street, Ocean City 410-289-2525, www.32palm.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open daily, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bar and lounge. Western Caribbean cuisine with a mix of traditional Eastern Shore favorites.

■ THE DOUGH ROLLER 41st Street and Coastal Highway 410-524-9254; 70th Street and Coastal Highway 410-524-7981, www.TheDoughRoller.com An Ocean City family tradition since 1980. Offering breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. From our buttermilk pancakes, fresh handmade dough pizza, and Italian dinners, we have something for everyone!

■ JOHNNY’S PIZZA PUB 56th Street, Ocean City 410-7235600, www.johnnyspizzapub.com $ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Featuring homemade pizzas, 18 gourmet pizzas, a variety of calzones, subs, burgers, sandwiches and jumbo wings with 20 different

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■ REEF 118 118th Street, in the Carousel, Oceanfront Hotel and Condos, Ocean City 410-524-1000, www.carouselhotel.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Oceanfront dining in a casual atmosphere. Great ambiance, salads, soups, lite fare, cocktails, drink specials and service. Enjoy chef’s specials, prime rib, crab cakes, salmon, chicken caprese and shrimp scampi.

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OCEAN PINES ■ CLUBHOUSE BAR AND GRILLE 100 Clubhouse Drive, Ocean Pines 410-641-7222, oceanpinesgolf.org/dining $$ | Full bar With sweeping views of the 18th hole, the new Clubhouse Bar and Grille serves freshly prepared breakfast and lunch items. Full bar. Open Thursday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting.

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Fifth annual film festival to support Art League of OC

Ocean City Lions Club President Mike Hooper, center, presents a donation to the Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation, on behalf of the Wall that Heals exhibit. Also pictured are WCVMF members Tim McMullen, right, and Don McMullen. The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, will be hosted by the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines Foundation in April. The traveling exhibit honors the more than three million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed forces in the Vietnam War, and it bears the names of the 58,279 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam.

‘In Memory’ for Vietnam veterans (Feb. 26, 2021) Area residents with friends or relatives whose lives were cut short after returning home from service during the Vietnam War now have an opportunity to honor their loved ones.

Applications are being accepted for the “In Memory” program offered through the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, and in conjunction with the “Wall That Heals” exhibit coming to Ocean Pines this April.

“In Memory” honors Vietnam veterans who returned home and later died as a result of their service, but whose deaths do not fit the Department of Defense parameters for inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

All who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnam War may be honored, and there is no charge for this service.

Applications may include a typed biography of no more than 300 words, to be used for the virtual “In Memory” honor roll.

Local applications submitted by March 5 will be displayed on the “Wall That Heals” exhibit in Ocean Pines, and in each touring exhibit thereafter.

In addition, an “In Memory” ceremony is held once a year at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. During the ceremony, names are read aloud, by family members if present, and then later included with the

submitted biography on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial website where family and friends may leave messages of remembrance.

“In Memory” applications are available at the Ocean Pines Administration Building and Ocean Pines Golf Club, and at select local restaurants.

Applications may also be obtained by contacting Larry Perrone at 443513-1407, or Marie Gilmore at 410726-2881.

For more information on the Worcester County Veterans Memorial Foundation or the “Wall That Heals” exhibit, visit www.opvets.org.

For information on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, visit www.vvmf.org.

Continued from Page 32 sonal cost of the modern economy through the stories of two working mothers and a child care provider whose lives intersect at a 24-hour daycare center.

“Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time,” a 95-minute Hungarian film that premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2020, tells the story of Márta, a 40-year-old neurosurgeon who leaves her American career and returns to Budapest to start a new life with the man she loves. But the man claims they have never met before.

“Jumbo,” a 93-minute French film that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020, is the story of a shy young woman fascinated with carousels who works in an amusement park while still living at home with her mother.

Jeanne meets Jumbo, the park’s new flagship attraction.

Viewer discretion is advised for all films. Films are unrated. Jumbo contains sexual content and nudity and is recommended for ages 16+.

These films will stream as part of the Ocean City Film Festival, March 4-11.

Festival passes are available at OCMDFilmFestival.com or by calling 410-5249433.

Prices allow customization to create a personal viewing experience. Passes start at $10 per feature film or film block.

Multi-film packages are also available: six features and/or film blocks, $49; 13 features and/or film blocks, $99. All-Access Pass are $149.

The Ocean City Film Festival is produced by and as a fundraiser for The Art League of Ocean City and supported in part by these major sponsors - Town of Ocean City, Maryland State Arts Council, The Princess Royale, and The Maryland Film Office – as well as other sponsors throughout the community.

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile at Jolly Roger Pier Saturday (Feb. 26, 2021) The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile has rolled into town and is making a stop at the Jolly Roger Pier in Ocean City, on Saturday, from noon to 2 p.m.

The iconic 27-foot-long Wienermobile will be at the pier to link up with Thrasher’s French Fries and Ripleys Believe It or Not. “A national treasure and a local treasure coming together for a Saturday afternoon at the pier? What could be better? Thrasher’s French Fries and the Wienermobile are the ultimate combo,” said Chris Richardson, of Jolly Roger Parks.

Hotdoggers Relish Rachel and Saucey Spence will be at the Wienermobile to hand out those

Wiener Whistles, hats, T-shirts, and other items. Although the Wienermobile won’t be selling hotdogs, small groups may be able to tour the Wienermobile, which is exactly 60 hotdogs long and 18 hot dogs wide.

There are six Wienermobile vehicles operating in the U.S., with 12 Hotdoggers making up the 33rd class. The Wienermobile is on the road 48 weeks out of the year and stops in one city per week.

Founded in 1964 by Charles “Buddy” Jenkins and Arnold Palmer, Jolly Roger Park at Jolly Roger at the Pier now offers rides, amusements, games, waterslides, and other entertainment.

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Big victories for WP Lady Mallards

By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Feb. 26, 2021) After losing by 10 points to the Saints Peter & Paul Sabres in the Feb. 17 home season opener, the Worcester Prep Lady Mallards bounced back with a five-point victory over their conference rivals on Monday.

“The difference was two things: one we had two more practices under our belt, and more time to play together as a team,” said Prep Coach Brian McDermott. “We were also missing [junior] Myranda Beebe [who is] aggressive and athletic. She’s a tremendous lacrosse player, but she holds her own in basketball. We got her back [for the second game] and that was the key.”

Success at the free-throw line was also a big factor. During the first matchup, the Mallards went 2-14. In the second game, the girls hit 12 of 17 free throws.

The Sabres topped the Mallards, 53-43, in Berlin last week. McDermott said the Prep squad worked to fix errors made during that competition and was ready for redemption on the road in Easton this week.

Worcester led 9-7 at the end of the first quarter and held a 23-22 advantage at halftime.

The Mallards outscored their oppo-

nent 12-10 in the third quarter to pull ahead, 35-32. They added 15 points in the fourth quarter to come out on top, 50-45.

Beebe and senior captain CC Lizas were successful at the foul line at the end of the fourth to secure the win, McDermott added.

“They played with a lot of enthusiasm for B. McDermott each other and they’re starting to bond,” he said.

“It was a moral victory more than anything.”

Junior captain Lily Baeurle led the Mallards with 19 points. Beebe chipped in with nine points, six rebounds and two blocks.

Junior Morgan White had eight points, five rebounds and two assists.

“We track value points,” McDermott said. “We find value in what they produce in the minutes they’re on the floor. For the amount of time played, the most valuable girl on the court was tenth grader Morgan Schoch. In the 14 minutes she played, she produced more than anyone.”

Schoch had seven points and seven rebounds.

McDermott also praised senior captain Sophia Ludt’s performance.

“She’s come into her own this year and taken a leadership role,” he said.

The Mallards earned another big win on Wednesday night in Berlin, outscoring the Salisbury School Dragons, 34-22.

“Our key to winning is a secret that no one gets. However, I’ll tell you it comes from a power greater than myself,” McDermott said. “I’m enjoying the ride this year now that I’ve turned it over to the girls. They are the reason we win.”

McDermott said it was a team effort, as many players contributed to the win.

The Mallards led 7-2 at the end of the first quarter and 17-13 at halftime. After there quarters the home team was ahead, 29-19.

Baeurle led Worcester with 19 points.

She also had eight rebounds, four assists and four steals.

White added six points, five rebounds and two steals. Lizas pulled down 16 rebounds. Beebe had six rebounds and five steals.

Worcester’s two seniors – Lizas and Ludt – will be recognized during tonight’s game against the Holly Grove Eagles. The game is slated to begin at 4:30 p.m. No spectators are allowed, but fans can watch the game on Facebook Live available on the basketball team’s page.

Shamrock sale supports recovery (Feb. 26, 2021) As Saint Patrick’s Day approaches, the Town of Berlin’s retail and dining establishments will helping to promote the mission of Worcester Goes Purple Warriors Against Addiction, Inc. by selling “Shamrocks.”

With the support of the Berlin Chamber of Commerce, Worcester Goes Purple partners, Worcester Youth and Family, and Hope4Recovery, this project will bring awareness to addictions in the local community.

As the covid-19 pandemic has raged

all over the United States, those affected by the disease of addiction and seeking recovery have had many more obstacles to overcome.

Recovery depends on socialization and routine. By raising funds to support recovery efforts, WGP can assist those suffering and their families with making the necessary steps to get help.

From March 1-21, visit retail or food/drink establishment in Berlin.

While there, purchase a green shamrock with a minimum donation of $1.

Participants can write a support message on the shamrock, honor someone who has lost their fight with addiction, or celebrate their own recovery.

Businesses will display shamrocks and “Turn Berlin Green.” A plaque and gift will be presented to the business and their employee who sold the most shamrocks.

To participate or for more information, call Debbie Smullen at 410-8705161 or email wgpwarriors2021@gmail.com.

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HOROSCOPE ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you may be falling behind on keeping resolutions, but that is alright. It’s easy to get back on track once you set your mind to it. Ask a friend to keep you accountable.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, right now your mind is focused on “the more the merrier” but you have to find ways to safely connect with others. Keep everyone’s health in mind.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 It may have seemed like the last few months of 2020 flew by, Gemini. A new year provides a chance to restart, slow down and smell the proverbial roses.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 This week can prove to be epic if you just go with the flow a little bit, Cancer. Let others take the lead and simply follow along. You never know where things will lead.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, figure out how to align your priorities with what you do for a living. It could mean changing careers. Even though it may seem risky right now, start exploring the waters.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, some down time and R& R can do a body good. Ask your partner to cover for you and then reciprocate so you can both unplug and refresh.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, a midweek business proposition or a real estate endeavor may present itself. This could lead to some exciting changes for your family.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 You don’t mind defending your opinions or your ideals, Scorpio. In fact, you are highly skilled at constructive conversation. Your negotiation tactics may be put to the test.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

Student artwork sought for exhibit (Feb. 26, 2021) The Art League of Ocean City invites students in middle and high school in Worcester County to enter their original artwork and be eligible to win cash prizes.

The Shirley Hall Memorial Youth Art Show will hang in the galleries of the Ocean City Center for the Arts from March 5-27. The show coincides with National Youth Art Month.

Entries will be accepted in-person at the Arts Center, 502 94th Street bayside, from Feb. 21-27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends.

Every year for more than 25 years, the Art League has presented the annual Shirley Hall Memorial Art Show, showcasing the artwork of middle and high school students from public and

private schools in Worcester County.

The purpose of the event is to promote creativity and allow local youth to present their artwork in a professional gallery setting.

The art show is named in memory of Shirley Hall, a former Art League board member, who was instrumental in originally developing and presenting the show. The judges of the show are Hall’s family, who will award $250 in cash prizes in memory of Greg Hall.

“With the pandemic and school closures, we felt it was more important than ever to keep our students engaged in the arts,” Rina Thaler, executive director of the Art League, said. “That’s why we are reaching out to students directly this year rather than going through their teachers. We want all

middle and high schoolers to know they are invited to personally enter.”

The show is open to all middle and high school students in Worcester County, including public, private and homeschool.

Artwork must be original, and all two-dimensional art is eligible including: paintings, drawings, photographs, mixed media and etchings.

The artwork must have been created in the past year. The art must be matted and framed and ready to hang, with a maximum framed size of 16x20 inches.

The Ocean City Center for the Arts practices CDC guidelines with mask wearing and social distancing.

To learn more, contact Kacie Neeb, gallery assistant, at the Art League, kacie@artleagueofoceancity.org.

The early part of the week may be pretty uneventful, but things heat up as the week progresses, Sagittarius.

You may not have time to do everything you desire.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Boredom isn’t a bad thing when you desire a respite, Capricorn. While others may be looking for ways to chase away cabin fever, you may be perfectly content snuggling in.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Unexpected partnerships can yield some amazing results, Aquarius. This may be the opportunity you are looking for at this juncture in your life.

Push ahead for the time being.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, momentum swings in your favor and you can sail through all of your tasks and goals in record time.

Enjoy the ride.

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OBITUARIES JOANNE WISE WILLIAMS Ocean Pines Joanne Wise Williams, age 84, of Ocean Pines, Maryland, passed away on Feb. 15, 2021.

Born in Forest Glen, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Joel Wise and Anna Schauck Wise.

She is survived by her husband of 59 years, David Joanne Williams Williams; sons, Thomas Williams (Paula) of Silver Spring, Maryland, and Joel Williams (Kim) of Columbia, Maryland; daughters, Megan Wallace (Michael) of Ocean Pines, Maryland, and Annamarie DeBonis (Robert) of Highland, Maryland; 10 beloved grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Also surviving is a brother, Jarrett Wise (Loretta) of Silver Spring, Maryland; and two sisters, Mary Wise (Joe Flynn) of Eagleville, Pennsylvania, and Anne Sumner (Bob) of Silver Spring, Maryland; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her brother, John Wise.

Joanne was a graduate of the University of Maryland, and then taught elementary school in Montgomery County, Maryland.

She also worked in administration, advertising design, and copy editing at Long & Foster, O’Conor, Piper & Flynn, and the Ocean Pines Progress.

Always caring, Joanne volunteered with many organizations, including adult literacy projects, Meals on Wheels, Taylor House Museum, and the Ocean Pines Library.

She was a member of the Democratic Women’s Club, Ocean Pines Golf Club Nine-Hole Group, the Ocean Pines Players, and her cherished Spirituality Group.

Her gentle and contented nature belied an adventurous spirit – she took up skiing while living in Bavaria, loved to travel, enjoyed biking, gardening, painting and treasured time at the beach with her grandchildren.

Joanne encouraged expressions of gratitude, especially during grace and on holidays.

One example, in her own words, written on a recent Thanksgiving, read, “I am thankful for all my wonderful family, my husband, my children, all my grandchildren and great-grandchildren, my faith, my friends, my childhood, my adulthood, where I live now, coffee in the morning, my sunroom in the evening, my British (and Irish) shows on TV, and good movies to enjoy!”

Joanne was an active member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church where she was a lector for many years.

A mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, Feb, 26, 2021, at 11a.m. at St. John Neumann in Ocean Pines. Rev. Joseph MPR Cocucci will

officiate.

Given current capacity limits, please contact the family in advance.

Facemasks and social distancing are required. Interment will be at a later date at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Silver Spring, Maryland.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Maryland Public Television.

Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin, Maryland. Letters of condolence may be sent to the family via www.burbage@burbagefuneralhome.com.

MARGARET MARY HARLIN Berlin Margaret Mary Harlin, a Bronx native and longtime Berlin, Maryland resident, died Feb. 16, 2021.

She was born March 12, 1937, the daughter of the late Luke and Catherine Hannon.

She married the love of her life, James Paul Harlin, at St. Margaret Harlin Raymon’s Church in Bronx, New York, on June 18, 1955.

Margaret was predeceased by Jim; her beloved sister, Theresa; and her brothers, Martin, Luke and Kevin.

Margaret is survived by her loving children, Margaret (Melissa Denault)

Harlin, Mary Catherine (David)Cutilli, James Paul (Judy) Harlin, and Anthony (Mary) Harlin; grandchildren, Mikayla Denault, James Harlin, Amanda Harlin, Luke Harlin, Samantha Harlin, Holly Harlin, Jessica (Josh)Harlin-Polca, Catherine (Shekar)Cutilli-Mannem, and David (Katrina) Cutilli; and great-granddaughter, Addison Cutilli.

She is also survived by sister, Mary Ann Lyons; brother, Anthony (Margaret) Hannon, brothers-in-law, Kenny Raleigh and Kenny Harlin; and many nieces and nephews.

She always valued and cherished her family. Her heart and door were always open to welcome and feed friends, new and old.

Her life’s work included raising her children, working at Chase, and participating in her family’s parish.

Margaret was known for her legendary lasagna and enjoyment of biweekly card games.

The family would like to express their deepest gratitude to Katie Alexander (Home Instead), Lyndsey Hart (Amedisys) and the wonderful staff especially, our dear Anna, at Coastal Hospice for the expert, loving care of our sweet mom Margaret. Sending mom on her journey with a smile meant so much to our family.

A Memorial Service will be scheduled at a later time. Donations can be made to: Alzheimer’s/Dementia Re-

search, 1850 York Rd. Suite D, Timonium, Maryland; or Coastal Hospice, P.O. Box 1377, Salisbury, Maryland 21804.

Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com.

Peace and Love to all.

KENNETH E. BUNTING Roopville Kenneth Elisha Bunting, 86, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at home.

Ken, also called “Professor” by many friends and neighbors, was born at his maternal grandparents home in Bishopville, Maryland on Dec. 2, 1934. He was Ken Bunting Episcopalian.

He grew up on a farm a mile from town and graduated from Buckingham High School in Berlin, Maryland, in 1952.

He attended Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland on scholarships, earning a BA in 1956. After a year of study at Johns Hopkins University, he was awarded a teaching assistantship at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill where he earned a PhD in Romance Languages.

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POLICE/COURTS

Protection order violation William Deppe, 20, of Bishopville, reportedly violated a temporary protective order shortly after it was issued on Feb. 19 when he allegedly followed and harassed his accuser in the halls of the Worcester County District Court.

While en route to the courthouse, the responding officer learned William Deppe that Deppe had an outstanding arrest warrant.

Deppe was then placed under arrest for violation of the protection order and for the outstanding warrant.

The arrest did not stop Deppe from continuing to violate the protective order from the OCPD Jail facility, where he made two collect calls to his victim, according to police.

Korbel champagne theft A group of people were reportedly hanging for an extended period last Saturday afternoon at a 52nd Street shop when employees became suspicious.

Using a silver Chevrolet without license plates, the group had reportedly entered and left the store several times.

Employees noticed one member of the group wearing a long trench Khary Thomas coat and acting suspiciously near an alcoholic beverage cooler. Employees also noticed money missing from their sandwich shop tip jar.

As police gathered information inside the shop, officers noticed the car leaving the lot and turning the wrong way onto Coastal Highway. Officers then initiated a traffic stop, ultimately instructing all occupants to exit the sedan due to “a lot of movement in the back-passenger seat of the vehicle.”

When police returned to the shop to watch security footage, they identified one of the vehicle’s occupants, later identified as Khary Thomas, 23, of Camp Springs, Maryland, stealing a bottle of Korbel California Champagne. The bottle was found inside the sedan.

Police reported that security footage also showed Thomas reaching into the store’s employee tip jar next to the register and removing money. The cash was found in Thomas’s trench coat pocket.

Thomas was placed under arrest for theft of the $18.49 champagne bottle and the employee tips.

Assault on officer Officers found Anthony Nocera, 21, of Berlin, in an agitated state at about midnight on Feb. 21 after responding to the Wicomico Street location where a woman had fallen on the sidewalk and suffered a head injury.

A crowd of people gathered, reportedly concerned. Police said when the crowd was told to disperse because

paramedics were on their way, the individual they later identified as Nocera began interfering.

Nocera reportedly screamed expletives and hate speech at the officers. Officers noted that patrons of local businesses were shielding their companions from Nocera on the street.

The injured woman alleged that Nocera had been harassing her Anthony Nocera throughout the night.

Officers reported that the harassment continued as the woman was being treated for injuries.

Police also reported that they had to stop administering first aid in order to control Nocera, whom they believed would assault officers or the injured victim, and to control the crowd gathering around Nocera.

When ordered to leave the scene, Nocera reportedly continued to harass the police. As officers approached Nocera with the intent to place him under arrest, he physically resisted and pushed the arresting officer, according to the police report.

The OCPD officer then performed a take-down to the ground and put Nocera in handcuffs. Nocera faces a list of charges including second-degree assault, disorderly conduct, failure to obey orders, and resisting arrest.

lowing the truck, the officer noticed the driver get out of the car and yell “Thank you...I was lost.”

According to the police report, Flowers became extremely talkative, and conversation about Flowers’s earlier use of prescription drugs led the officer to perform a battery of field sobriety tests. The officer concluded that Flowers failed sobriety tests and appeared not to have a proper sense of time.

While tests were performed, a second officer searched the vehicle and found a small white paper bag stamped with the word “TESLA.” Officers knew from experience that the substance in the bag was heroin. Flowers was then mirandized and

arrested for possession.

Stolen car Police learned a vehicle was stolen from 32nd Street and Baltimore avenue at 6:23 p.m. on Feb. 14. The black Cadillac was later located by OCPD at a nearby hotel parking lot. The hotel manager confirmed the location of the driver.

When Tyrone Chambers, 60, of Newark, New Jersey, was confronted by police, he asserted that he was the owner of the vehicle and was always in possession of the Cadillac. Officers located the keys in Chambers’ jacket pocket and placed him under arrest.

CROSSWORD

Woman injured The Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating a fire in which a 46-year-old homeless woman was burned on Saturday morning. The woman who had returned to her makeshift shelter off Elm Street in West Ocean City, was filling her kerosene heater when a fire occurred.

She suffered burns to her hands and feet while she was trying to extinguish the fire.

The Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company extinguished the fire. The cause of the fire is contributed to the use of gasoline in a portable kerosene heater.

She was transported to TidalHealth in Salisbury by Ocean City EMS where she was treated and released. Her name is being withheld at this time.

Heroin possession Shortly before 1 a.m. on Friday Feb. 19, a uniformed police officer noticed a blue pickup truck driving the wrong way on oneway roads in downtown Ocean City, when the car jerked into the shoulder after driving towards the officer’s patrol vehicle.

C. Flowers After the officer turned on emergency lights, the driver of the truck, later identified as Cheyanne Flowers, 21, of Delmar, offered a friendly wave and kept on driving. Making a U-turn to continue fol-

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Calendar Submit calendar items to: editor@oceancitytoday.net.

Submission deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, the week of publication. Local submissions have priority. Area event listings are subject to space availability.

Fri., Feb. 26

Sun., Feb. 28

LOVE ON TAP VIRTUAL SHORE CRAFT BEER FEST

LOVE ON TAP VIRTUAL SHORE CRAFT BEER FEST

Swing by the Princess Royale to purchase from a variety of specially curated beers in packs of 6 and log into exclusive content from breweries and chefs around Maryland and the Shore. Finally, order your 2 Shore Craft Beer face masks and 2 commemorative glasses online, https://www.shorecraftbeer.com/loveon-tap.html. Hotel packages are available.

MID-DAY MINDFULNESS BREAK

Meeting via Zoom, 2:00 PM. Join psychotherapist Bevin Jones as she leads participants through a mid-day mindfulness break. Take some time out of your day to practice self care. Register: worcesterlibrary.org under events.

Sat., Feb. 27 LOVE ON TAP VIRTUAL SHORE CRAFT BEER FEST

Swing by the Princess Royale to purchase from a variety of specially curated beers in packs of 6 and log into exclusive content from breweries and chefs around Maryland and the Shore. Finally, order your 2 Shore Craft Beer face masks and 2 commemorative glasses online, https://www.shorecraftbeer.com/loveon-tap.html. Hotel packages are available.

THE WIENERMOBILE AT THE PIER

Jolly Roger Pier in Ocean City, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM. The Hotdoggers of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will hand out those famous Wiener Whistles, hats, T-shirts and more. Small groups may also be able to tour the Wienermobile.

FREE FAMILY ARTS DAY

Ocean City Center for the Arts, 502 94th St., 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Barbara Buford will instruct this class. For the whole family, so children must be accompanied by an adult and adults must be accompanied by a child. All materials provided.

Masks required. Advance registration required: 410-524-9433 or www.ArtLeagueofOceanCity.org/Classes.

Swing by the Princess Royale to purchase from a variety of specially curated beers in packs of 6 and log into exclusive content from breweries and chefs around Maryland and the Shore. Finally, order your 2 Shore Craft Beer face masks and 2 commemorative glasses online, https://www.shorecraftbeer.com/loveon-tap.html. Hotel packages are available.

Mon., March 1 INTERACTIVE STORY TIME ‘EXPLORE ART’

Meeting via Zoom, 10:30 AM. Stories, songs and rhymes and art. Also, preview this week’s craft kit Explore with Clay.

For ages 2-5 years. Register: www.worcesterlibrary.org under events.

Tues., March 2 MIDDLE SCHOOL ZOOM BOOK CLUB

Meeting via Zoom, 11:00 AM. Discussion of the book “Absolutely Normal Chaos”

by Sharon Creech. For ages 12-14 years.

Register: www.worcesterlibrary.org under events.

RETIREMENT SUCCESS CLASSES

The virtual webinars will take place in three parts, Feb. 16, 23 and March 2, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM. The third class it titled, “Retirement Investing.” This is a detailed retirement planning seminar designed to educate those who are nearing retirement or who have recently retired. Register: https://worcesterlibrary.org.

VIRTUAL MARYLAND BASIC BOATING SAFETY COURSE

The course is held over 3 evenings, March 2-4, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. The Maryland Safe Boating Certificate is required for all boat operators born after July 1, 1972 and is awarded after successful completion of the course. Cost is $20.

Register: Barry Cohen, 410-935-4807 or CGAuxOC@gmail.com.

WHAT IS SPOKEN WORD? PART 1 FARMERS & ARTISANS MARKET

Saturdays - White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Shop for everything from fresh local produce to unique handmade artisan goods.

Open to the public.

Meeting via Zoom, 6:30 PM. Compare and contrast between the spoken word poetry and literary poetry. Participants will begin learning and working on poem structure. Register: www.worcesterlibrary.org under events.

Wed., March 3 WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM ANNE FRANK, HER LIFE AND SURPRISING LEGACY

Meeting via Zoom, 6:00 PM. As we are experiencing isolation, perhaps we can draw solace from thinking about the war time teenage diarist and Holocaust victim Anne Frank. Learn how she coped with her two-year isolation whilst in hiding from the Nazis and the astonishing effect her story has had on people in some of the world’s most turbulent and violent regions. Register: www.worcesterlibrary.org under events.

Thurs., March 4 5TH ANNUAL OCEAN CITY FILM FESTIVAL

The event will take place virtually. Tickets: http://www.ocmdfilmfestival.com.

MERRY MAKERS-UPCYCLED GLASS PLANTERS

Meeting via Zoom, 10:30 AM. Merry Maker’s March craft will upcycle glass yogurt jars into mini planters. Kits include three jars, chalk paint, rafia, a few embellishments and some soil for participants to plaint whatever they wish. Ten kits available by calling 410-208-4014.

Register: www.worcesterlibrary.org under events.

GOLDFINCHES & GREAT HORNS: A VIRTUAL PRESENTATION ON MARYLAND NATIVE BIRDS OF SPRING

Meeting via Zoom, 11:00 AM. The Salisbury Zoological Park Education Department will present Ambassador Raptors from their Education Collection and the Ward Museum will host a talk on songbirds and waterfowl, with a focus on avian species of the vernal variety. Register: www.worcesterlibrary.org under events.

BOOK DISCUSSION: ‘DIFFICULT WOMEN’

BY ROXANE GAY

Meeting via Zoom, 2:00 PM. Books are available on Hoopla (hoopladigial.com).

Register: www.worcesterlibrary.org under events.

ONGOING EVENTS AARP FREE TAX PREPARATIONS

AARP will be at Ocean Pines Community Center, 235 Ocean Parkway on Mondays and Thursdays. Taxpayers will bring their documents in to be scanned so that the councilors can prepare them remotely. The taxpayer will then return the following week to pick up his/her tax return. Make an appointment by calling 443-373-2667 or visit www.mdwebscheduler.com/.

STOP THE SPREAD KIWANIS FUNDRAISER

The Kiwanis Club of Ocean Pines is conducting a fundraiser to support vital

community projects. The club is selling handcrafted COVID-19 masks for $10 each or 3 for $25. Adult and child sizes available. There are a variety of themes to choose from including sports teams (Ravens, Steelers, Capitals, Orioles), music groups, nautical and animal motifs. Contact Steve Cohen at 301-6673099 or stevecohenjd@gmail.com for purchase information.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY GOLF & DINNER

The Delmarva Whiskey Club will hold their 7th annual charity golf event on March 20 at the Bayside Resort Golf Club, Selbyville, Del. The event will feature a shotgun start at 11:30 a.m. and followed by a sit-down pairing of fine food and high-end Irish whiskey at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit Semper K9. Register: https://www.delmarvawhiskey.com/golf . To become a tournament sponsor, contact Kevin Clover at 215-815-1706 or kevin@delmarvawhiskey.com.

OBITUARIES Continued from Page 35 years with the rank of sergeant.

In 1964 he began teaching foreign languages at West Georgia College in Carrollton, Georgia, resigning after 16 years to return to his farm full time in the community of Veal.

He worked for eight years as a technician in the engineering department of the city of Carrollton, but his first love was always farming, which he continued as long as the worldly body gave him strength.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Elisha and Helen Hudson Bunting; a brother, Donald; and godsons, Craig Popwell and David Caldwell.

Survivors include sister, Betty Hudson (Randolph) of Newark, Maryland; brother, Gerald Bunting (Paula) of Berlin, Maryland; sister, Linda Bunting (Gardner) of Fenwick Island, Delaware; foster daughter, Tammy White (John) of Bowdon, Georgia; as well as nieces and nephews.

There will be a memorial service in the Chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home in Bowdon, Georgia, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Rev. Jeff Jackson of St. Margarets Episcopal Church will officiate.

The service will be available for viewing on the funeral home’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/rainwater.funeralhome.

In accordance with his wishes, his body was cremated and his ashes will be interred at a private graveside service at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, Ken requested that donations be made to: Friends of Bishopville Cemetery, P.O. Box 62, Bishopville, Maryland 21813.

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE

OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 8615 TINDLEY RD. NEWARK, MD 21841 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Curtis Savage, Jr. and Connie Lee Savage dated September 25, 1998 and recorded in Liber 2583, folio 263 among the Land Records of Worcester County, MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester County, at the Court House Door, One W. Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863, on MARCH 12, 2021 AT 1:00 PM ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with the buildings and improvements thereon situated in Worcester County, MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. Tax ID #04-005589.

The property, which is improved by a dwelling, 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 $8,000 in the form of certified check, cashier's check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time and place of sale. 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. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received in the office of the Sub. Trustees. There will be no abatement of interest in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement or if settlement is delayed for any reason. The noteholder shall not be obligated to pay interest if it is the purchaser. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of all real property taxes, including agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any and all public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges and ground rent, to be adjusted to date of sale and paid at execution of the deed, except where the secured party is the purchaser, and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale forward. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses 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

Ocean City Today / Public Notices date of sale forward. Additional terms to be announced at the time of sale.

If the Sub. Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be limited to a refund of the deposit without interest.

If the purchaser fails to go to settlement, the deposit shall be forfeited, to the Trustees for application against all expenses, attorney’s fees and the full commission on the sale price of the above-scheduled foreclosure sale. In the event of default, all expenses of this sale (including attorney’s fees and the full commission on the gross sale price of this sale) shall be charged against and paid out of the forfeited deposit. The Trustees may then re-advertise and resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser or may avail themselves of any legal or equitable remedies against the defaulting purchaser without reselling the property. In the event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to receive the surplus, if any, even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulting purchaser and the defaulting purchaser shall be liable to the Trustees and secured party for reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses incurred in connection with all litigation involving the Property or the proceeds of the resale.

Trustees' file number 74588.

Diane S. Rosenberg, Mark D. Meyer, et al., Substitute Trustees ALEX COOPER AUCTS, INC. 908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 410-828-4838 www.alexcooper.com OCD-2/25/3t _________________________________

TRUSTEE’S SALE OF CONDOMINIUM UNIT

The Trustee named below will sell at public auction to the highest bidder on Monday, March 1, 2021, at 4:00 p.m., at the front door of Bluewater East Condominium, 13400 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD, all that property designated as Bluewater East Condominium Unit No. AS-205, together with an undivided interest in the common elements as established by Declaration and Bylaws recorded among the land records of Worcester County in Liber FWH No. 440, folio 656, et seq., as amended, and as further described in a deed recorded at Liber 6402, folio 455, et seq., in “AS IS” condition, SUBJECT to all the liens, covenants, agreements, conditions, easements and restrictions as may appear among the land records of Worcester County, Maryland.

A deposit of $15,000.00 in cash or certified check will be required of the Purchaser at the auction. (A deposit will not be required if the successful bidder is the secured party in this foreclosure action.) The balance in cash or cashier’s or certified check shall be paid within 20 days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, said balance to bear interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum from the date of sale to the date of pay-

ment. Time is of the essence for the Purchaser. All real estate taxes, wastewater, water charges, and condominium assessments shall be adjusted as of the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the Purchaser. All settlement costs, including recordation taxes, transfer taxes and recording fees, shall be paid by the Purchaser. Possession will be given upon payment in full of the purchase price. If Purchaser fails to pay the balance of the purchase price when due, the deposit shall be forfeited and the property resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting Purchaser.

For further information, you may contact Ryan D. Bodley, Trustee, 410723-1400.

OCD-2/11/3t _________________________________ Council, Baradel, Kosmerl & Nolan, P.A. 125 West Street, 4th Floor Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (410) 268-6600

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE RESIDENTIAL DWELLING

401 15th Street, Apartment 6, Ocean City, MD 21842 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Purchase Money Deed of Trust (“Deed of Trust”) from Mark A. Nagle (“Borrower”) to Citizen Lending Group, Inc., a Maryland Corporation (“Lender”), dated October 27, 2006 and recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland (“Land Records”) in Liber 5007, Folio 777, and default having occurred under the terms thereof, and at the request of the party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Courthouse Door, 1 West Market Street, Snow Hill, MD 21863 on: Monday, March 8, 2021 at 11:00AM All that lot of ground and the improvements thereon SITUATED IN Worcester County, Maryland and more fully described in the aforesaid Purchase Money Deed of Trust.

The property is believed to be improved by a residential dwelling.

The property address is 401 15th Street, Apartment 6, Ocean City, MD 21842.

Said property is in fee simple and is sold in an “as is condition” and subject to all covenants, conditions, liens, restrictions, easements, rightsof-way as may affect same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.

THIS PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD SUBJECT TO the legal operation and effect of at least one prior senior lien/Deed of Trust, the balance(s) of which will be announced at the time of sale, if known.

Terms of Sale: A deposit of

FEBRUARY 26, 2021 $6,000.00 will be required of the purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, at the time of sale, such deposit to be in cash or certified check, or other form acceptable to the Substitute Trustee, in his sole discretion. Balance of the purchase price is to be paid in cash within ten (10) days of the final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. If payment of the balance does not take place within ten (10) days of ratification, the deposit may be forfeited and property may be resold at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds or profits resulting from any resale of the property. Interest to be paid on unpaid purchase money at the rate pursuant to the deed of trust note from date of sale to date funds are received in the office of the Substitute Trustee in the event the property is purchased by someone rather than the note holder.

In the event settlement is delayed for any reason , including, but not limited to, exceptions to the sale, bankruptcy filings by interested parties, or court administration of the foreclosure, there shall be no abatement of interest. Taxes, ground rent, water, condominium fees and/or homeowner association dues, all public charges, assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges and front foot benefit charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current year to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses 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 Substitute Trustee is unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to the refund of the deposit.

Upon refund of the deposit, this sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claims against the Substitute Trustee.

NOTE: The information contained herein was obtained from sources deemed to be reliable, but is offered for informational purposes only. Neither the auctioneer, the beneficiary of the Deed of Trust, the Substitute Trustee nor his agents or attorneys make any representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy of information.

PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE URGED TO PERFORM THEIR OWN DUE DILIGENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY PRIOR TO THE FORECLOSURE AUCTION. For additional information, please contact the Substitute Trustee.

Brian T. Gallagher, Substitute Trustee Tidewater Auctions, LLC 410-825-2900 www.tidewaterauctions.com AD#74596 OCD-2/18/3t _________________________________

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JOSEPH E. MOORE CHRISTOPHER T. WOODLEY ASSIGNEES WILLIAMS, MOORE, SHOCKLEY & HARRISON, L.L.P. 3509 Coastal Highway Ocean City, Maryland 21842

PUBLIC NOTICE

ASSIGNEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY HAVING AN ADDRESS OF 10307 RACETRACK ROAD, BERLIN, MD 21811

Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage, dated November 30, 2005, and recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, in Liber S.V.H. No. 4595, folio 210, et seq., the Assignees have been assigned by instrument duly recorded among the Land Records as aforesaid for purposes of foreclosure, default having occurred under the terms thereof and at the request of the party secured thereby, the undersigned Assignees will sell at public auction, to be held at: THE FRONT DOOR OF THE COURTHOUSE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY 1 WEST MARKET STREET SNOW HILL, MARYLAND 21863 ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2021 AT 1:30 P.M. Those two (2) contiguous parcels of land lying and being situate on the westerly side of Racetrack Road, containing in their entirety 2.67 of land, more or less, according to a 1942 survey, and designated as Tax Map 21, Parcel 110, and also designated as 10307 Racetrack Road, Berlin, MD 21811, the said parcels being more particularly described in the aforesaid Mortgage.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $20,000.00 will be required of the purchaser at the time of sale. The deposit shall be in the form of cash, certified or cashier’s check at the time and place of sale, or other form of security, at the sole discretion of the Assignees; the balance to be secured to the satisfaction of the Assignees and represented by a Promissory Note, conditioned upon the conveyance of good and marketable title. The balance in cash will be due at settlement which shall be within ten (10) days after final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court of Worcester County unless said period is extended by the Assignees, their successors or assigns for good cause shown, time being of the essence. Interest at the rate set forth in the Mortgage Note shall be paid on unpaid purchase money from date of sale to date of settlement. 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. The property will be sold subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions, and agreements of record affecting same, if any. Taxes, water charges, sanitary commission charges, assess-

The motor vehicles described below have been abandoned. The owners and lien holders are hereby informed of their right to reclaim the vehicles upon payment of all charges and costs resulting from the towing, preservation, and storage of the vehicles.

The failure of the owners or lien holders to reclaim the vehicles within three weeks of notification shall be deemed a waiver by the owners or lien holders of all rights, title and interest and thereby consent to the sale of the vehicles at public auction beginning February 11, 2021 or to have it otherwise disposed of in a manner provided by law.

Line No 1041-20 1326-20 1344-20

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All vehicles will be sold at auction on-line at www.govdeals.com. For details call 410-723-6643.

AUTH: Ross Buzzuro Chief of Police OCD-2/11/3t ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ments and liens or encumbrances for sewer, water, drainage, or other public improvements completed or commenced on or prior to the date of sale or subsequent thereto, if any, are to be adjusted and apportioned as of the date of sale and are to be assumed and paid thereafter by purchaser, whether assessments have been levied or not as of date of settlement. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes, document preparation and title insurance shall be borne by the purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale.

If Purchaser fails to pay the balance of the purchase price following ratification of the sale, the deposit shall be forfeited and the property resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. If the Assignees are unable to convey good and marketable title to the property, the purchaser’s sole remedy at law or in equity shall be limited to the refund of the deposit to the purchaser. Upon refund of the deposit, this sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Assignees. The improvements are being sold in an “AS IS” condition, with no warranties expressed or implied, with Purchaser responsible for any and all housing or zoning code violations. BIDDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO FOLLOW CDC GUIDANCE AND WEAR A COVER OVER BOTH NOSE AND MOUTH AND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING AT THE AUCTION. The Assignees reserve the right to reject any and all bids in their sole discretion.

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

Joseph E. Moore, Assignee Christopher T. Woodley, Assignee 3509 Coastal Highway Ocean City, Maryland 21842 Marshall Auction Company Doug Marshall, Auctioneer 410.749.8092 OCD-2/11/3t _________________________________

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE

OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 6118 SOUTH POINT RD.; SEVEN ST. AND BOAT DOCK B BERLIN, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated January 5, 2011, recorded in Liber 5612, Folio 61 among the Land Records of Worcester County, MD, with an original principal balance of $402,955.00, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester County, at the Court House Door, One W. Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863, on MARCH 2, 2021 AT 3:30 PM ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon located in Worcester County, MD and described as follows: ITEM ONE: All that lot or parcel of land lying and being situate on the easterly side of Stephen Decatur Memorial Road, also known as South Point Road, in the Section called Lower Sinepuxent Neck, in the Tenth Election District of Worcester County, Maryland, and more particualrly described as Lot One (1) on a plat entitled "Bay Shores", made by Edward H. Richardson Associates, Inc., dated September 14, 1971, and recorded among the Worcester County Land Records in Plat Record F.W.H. No. 19, folios 32, et seq.; and being a part of all and the same property acquired by the grantors herein from Edward H. Valentine and Joan A. Valentine, by deed dated November 20, 1998, and recorded among the

aforesaid Land Records in Liber R.H.O. No. 2609, folios 286 et seq.

ITEM TWO: An undivided one-fifth of Grantor's three-fourths interest in all that property lying and being situate in the Tenth Election District of Worcester County, Maryland, designated and distinguished as Item II on the plat entitled "Plat of Survey showing Item I and Item II of Hoyt Peck Estate, South Point, Tenth Election District, Worcester County, Maryland", dated September 12, 1986, revised July 3, 1987, made by L.E. Bunting Surveys, Inc. and recorded in the Plat Records of Worcester County, Maryland, in Plat Book 112, page 62; said property having been acquired by the grantors herein from Edward H. Valentine and Joan A. Valentine in Item One of deed dated November 20, 1998 and recorded among the aforesaid Land Records in Liber R.H.O. No. 2609, folios 286 et seq.

ITEM THREE: And the grantors herein do hereby grant unto said grantees the use of Boat Slip B, which is appurtenant to property described in Item Two hereof, same having beed assigned to grantors herein by Boat Slip Assignment and Agreement re Maintenance between the grantors and the owners of the other one-fourth interest in Item Two. TOGETHER with all buildings and improvements thereon, and the rights, roads, ways, waters, privelages, and appurtenances thereto belonging or in anywise appertaining.

Tax ID #10-021855, #10-021979 & #10-391202.

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 $27,000 in the form of certified check, cashier's check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time and place 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

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NOTICE

The Mayor and City Council, a public community transit service provider in Ocean City, Maryland, is offering the opportunity for a public hearing to provide citizens a forum to present views on the following proposals: FY 2022 Annual Transportation Plan (ATP).

The ATP contains requests for operating funds from the following programs: Section 5311 of the Federal Transit Act, which provides funds for general public transit service in rural areas; Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) program, which provides funds for federally required para transit services for persons with disabilities.

In addition, capital funds will be requested for the following items: ITEM One (1) Year Preventative Maintenance for Rolling Stock including Repairs, Parts and Labor Three (3) Heavy Duty 60’ Articulating Buses Twenty-Two (22) Heavy Duty 40’ Bus Replacements Four (4) ADA Accessible Transit Supervisor Support Vehicles Transportation Development Plan Study TOTAL

TOTAL $785,000 $2,400,000 $10,727,464 $260,000 $100,000 $14,272,464

A Public Hearing will be held upon request. Requests for a Public Hearing must be in writing and will be received until 4 p.m. on Friday, March 5, 2021. Requests for a Public Hearing and/or other written comments should be sent to the following address and clearly marked “Public Hearing Comments”: Ocean City Transportation 204 65th Street, Building E Ocean City, Maryland 21842 Written comments can also be emailed to: Mark D. Rickards at mdrickards@oceancitymd.gov If requested, a Public Hearing will be held: Monday, March 15, 2021 6:00 p.m.

City Hall Council Chambers 301 North Baltimore Avenue Ocean City, Maryland 21842 If special assistance is required at the Public Hearing contact Ocean City Transportation, Administrative Coordinator, at 410-723-2174 prior to 4 p.m. Friday, March 5, 2021.

OCD-2/11/5t ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 all real property taxes, including agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any and all public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer, ground rent and front foot benefit charges, to be adjusted to date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit.

All transfer taxes and recordation taxes shall be paid by Purchaser.

The purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the ground rent escrow, if required. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale.

The 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 ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser's default and purchaser shall have no further liability. 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. Sub. Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title. If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity, is return of the deposit without interest.

BIDDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO FOLLOW CDC GUIDANCE AND

WEAR A COVER OVER BOTH NOSE AND MOUTH AND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING AT THE AUCTION. (Matter No. 157308-1) PLEASE CONSULT WWW.ALEXCOOPER.COM FOR STATUS OF UPCOMING SALES Howard N. Bierman, Carrie M. Ward, et. al., Substitute Trustees ALEX COOPER AUCTS, INC. 908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 410-828-4838 www.alexcooper.com OCD-2/11/3t _________________________________ STEVEN W. RAKOW ESQ 5700 COASTAL HIGHWAY SUITE 305 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842

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OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18595 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF BARRY GUSTAV FALKENSTEIN Notice is given that Donna Falkenstein Bradley, 1033 Springhouse Drive, Ambler, PA 19002, was

on February 03, 2021 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Barry Gustav Falkenstein who died on January 12, 2021, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 3rd day of August, 2021.

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.

Donna Falkenstein Bradley Personal Representative True Test Copy Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: February 11, 2021 OCD-2/11/3t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18590 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF CHARLES N. KRUEGER Notice is given that Richard W. Krueger, 3802 Easton Court, Abingdon, MD 21009, was on January 29, 2021 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Charles N. Krueger who died on January 18, 2021, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 29th day of July, 2021.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned per-

FEBRUARY 26, 2021 sonal 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.

Richard W. Krueger Personal Representative True Test Copy Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: February 11, 2021 OCD-2/11/3t _________________________________ DENNIS A. BAIRD, ESQ LAW OFFICES DENNIS A. BAIRD, ESQ., P.C. 1323 FENWICK LANE, SUITE 100 SLIVER SPRING, MD 20910

NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18584 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF CLYDE SMITH POWELL JR Notice is given that Douglas Powell, 5632 Singletree Drive, Frederick, MD 21703, was on February 08, 2021 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Clyde Smith Powell Jr who died on October 17, 2017, without a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 8th day of August, 2021.

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 no-

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Ocean City Today / Public Notices tice, 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.

Douglas Powell Personal Representative True Test Copy Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: February 11, 2021 OCD-2/11/3t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF PUBLIC HEARING WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AGENDA

THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2021 Pursuant to the provisions of the Worcester County Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held in-person before the Board of Zoning Appeals for Worcester County, in the Board Room (Room 1102) on the first floor of the Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland. Masks and social distancing will be required.

6:30 p.m.

Re-Advertisement of Case No. 217, on the application of Carroll DelGavio, on the lands of Stephen & Laurie Lyons, requesting a variance to the Ordinance Prescribed rear yard setback from 30 feet to 13.3 feet (an encroachment of 16.7 feet) associated with a proposed single family dwelling, in the R-3 Multi-Family Residential District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(c)(4), ZS 1-207(b)(2), and ZS 1-305 located on Jefferson Avenue, approximately 58 feet south of Hayes Avenue, Tax Map 5, Parcel 1, Lot 176 in the Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

6:35 p.m.

Case No. 21-17, on the lands of James Mapp, Sr., requesting a variance to the Ordinance Prescribed front yard setback from a minor collector from 75 feet to the center of the road right-of-way to 59 feet (an encroachment of 16 feet) associated with a proposed addition in the R-4 General Residential District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1116(c)(4), ZS 1-208(b)(2), and ZS 1-305, located at 10440 Harrison Road, approximately 1340 feet south west of Trappe Road, Tax Map 32, Parcel 40, in the Third Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

6:40 p.m.

Case No. 21-16, on the application of Nannette Howe, on the lands of Walter West, requesting a special ex-

ception to operate a daycare center in the A-2 Agricultural District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1116(c)(3), ZS 1-202(c)(25), ZS 1-305 and ZS 1-325, located at 10032 Friendship Road (MD Route 452), approximately 608 feet south Griffin Road, Tax Map 20, Parcel 332, in the Third Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

6:45 p.m.

Case No. 21-15, on the lands of Donna West, requesting a special exception for an increase in the maximum height, but not number of stories, of a residential accessory structure to no more than 35 feet in the A-1 Agricultural District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1116(c)(3), ZS 1-201(e) and ZS 1-305, located at 3546 Figgs Landing Road, approximately 2,015 feet south east of Bayside Road, Tax Map 73, Parcel 121, in the Second Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

6:50 p.m.

Case No. 21-11, on the application of Hugh Cropper, IV, Esq., on the lands of Cory Carpenter, requesting a variance to the Ordinance prescribed rear yard setback from 30 feet to 20 feet (an encroachment of 10 feet) and a variance to the Ordinance prescribed front yard setback from 50 feet from the center of the right-of-way to 34 feet (an encroachment of 16 feet) associated with a proposed single family dwelling in the R-2 Suburban Residential District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(c)(4), ZS 1-206(b)(2) and ZS 1-305, located on Snug Harbor Road, approximately 307 feet south east of Meadow Drive, Tax Map 33, Parcel 346, Section A, Lot 7, in the Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

6:55 p.m.

Case No. 21-13, on the application of Hugh Cropper, IV, Esq., on the lands of Jake & Jacqueline Kinzie, requesting a variance to the Ordinance Prescribed rear yard setback from 30 feet to 24.5 feet (an encroachment of 5.5 feet) and a variance to the front yard setback of 50 feet to the center of the road right-ofway to 38.2 feet (an encroachment of 11.8 feet), associated with a proposed single family dwelling, in the R-2 Suburban Residential District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1116(c)(4), ZS 1-206(b)(2), and ZS 1-305 located on the south side of Snug Harbor Road, approximately 450 feet south east of Meadow Drive, Tax Map 33, Parcel 346, Block A, Lot 10, in the Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

7:00 p.m.

Case No. 21-14, on the application of Hugh Cropper, IV, Esq., on the lands of Stephen & Sandra Hadley, requesting a variance to the Ordinance Prescribed rear yard setback from 30 feet to 15.8 feet (an encroachment of 14.2 feet) and a variance to the front yard setback of 50 feet to the center of the road right-ofway to 44.7 feet (an encroachment of 5.3 feet), associated with a proposed single family dwelling, in the R-2 Suburban Residential District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1116(c)(4), ZS 1-206(b)(2), and ZS 1-305 located on the south side of Snug Harbor Road, approximately

912 feet south east of Meadow Drive, Tax Map 33, Parcel 346, Block A, Lot 19 in the Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

7:05 p.m.

Re-Advertisement of Case No. 211, on the application of Hugh Cropper, IV, Esq., on the lands of Bruce & Nichole Krasner, requesting a variance to the Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Ordinance to exceed the allowable 100 feet tidal wetland crossing by 369 feet for a proposed 469 foot walkway over tidal wetlands, in the E-1 Estate District & RP Resource Protection District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(n)(2), ZS 1-203(d)(5), ZS 1215(d)(4) and Natural Resources Section NR 3-125(b)(1), located at 6333 South Point Road, approximately 302 feet south of Cove Court Road, Tax Map 50, Parcel 37, Lot D1, of the Genezer Estates West Subdivision, in the Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

7:10 p.m.

Case No. 21-12, on the application of Hugh Cropper, IV, Esq., on the lands of the Revocable Trust Agreement of Clarence D. Hammond & Louise M. Hammond, requesting a variance to the Ordinance prescribed minimum lot width from 80 feet to 61 feet (an encroachment of 19 feet) in the R-2 Suburban Residential District and a special exception to allow a subdivision in the RP Resource Protection District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1116(c)(3), ZS 1-116(c)(4), ZS 1206(b)(2), ZS 1-215(c)(3) and ZS 1-305, located at 13020 Riggin Ridge Road, approximately 80 feet south west of Center Drive, Tax Map 27, Parcel 570, Lots 20A and 16A, in the Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS OCD-2/25/2t _________________________________ C. GREGORY COBURN ESQ 6806B COASTAL HIGHWAY OCEAN CITY, MD 21842

NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18613 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF VINCENT GIAMMONA Notice is given that Anthony Giammona, 102 Bea Lane, Ocean City, MD 21842, was on February 18, 2021 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Vincent Giammona who died on January 6, 2021, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 18th day of August, 2021.

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 ear-

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Anthony Giammona Personal Representative True Test Copy Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: February 25, 2021 OCD-2/25/3t _________________________________ ERIN MICHAEL MCCORMACK 119 WEST MAIN STREET, SUITE 101 SALISBURY, MD 21801

NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18608 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF BRANDY J. TERRILL Notice is given that Arlene JoAnn Marine, 3608 Figgs Landing Road, Snow Hill, MD 21863 and Dennis James Marine, 3608 Figgs Landing Road, Snow Hill, MD 21863, was on February 16, 2021 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Brandy J. Terrill who died on January 13, 2021, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 16th day of August, 2021.

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 cred-

itor 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.

Arlene JoAnn Marine Dennis James Marine Personal Representatives True Test Copy Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: February 25, 2021 OCD-2/25/3t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BOARD OF PORT WARDENS Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 106, “Waterways,” Article II – “Shoreline Development” of the Code of the Town of Ocean City, Maryland, hereinafter referred to as the Code, same being the Port Wardens Ordinance of Ocean City, Maryland, notice is hereby given that public hearings will be conducted in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 301 Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland.

Thursday, March 11, 2021 2 PM, Ocean City Hall, Council Chambers Face Coverings Required PW 20-01 Carried over from 02/11/21 A request has been submitted to install one (1) 1 7’ x 28’ PWC float, maximum channelward extension of 7’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 724 S SURF RD UNIT 1 Parcel # 9544A-1 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: DARREN BERNSTEIN APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 21-020 A request has been submitted to install two (2) boat lifts with all associated poles to an existing pier. Maximum channelward extension of 33’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 529 HARBOUR DR Parcel #8020A-in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: CLARK HUDAK APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 21-021 A request has been submitted to install one (1) boat lift with all associated poles to an existing pier, maximum channelward extension of 26’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 153 NEWPORT BAY DR UNIT 12 Parcel # 3598A-12

in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: JOHN WILLIAMS APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 21-022 A request has been submitted to install one (1) boat lift on existing poles, maximum channelward extension of 30’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 2209 PHILADELPHIA AVE UNIT 105 Parcel # 3205 -105 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: THOMAS RIDER APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 21-023 A request has been submitted to install one elevator type boat lift with all associated poles to an existing pier, maximum channelward extension 15’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 746 94TH ST Parcel # 9670 -203 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: ALBERT LEVY APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 21-024 A request has been submitted to install one boat lift with all associated poles to an existing pier and one additional pole, maximum channelward extension of 18’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 735 BRADLEY RD UNIT 512 Parcel # 9271 -512 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: ERIC NICARRY APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 21-025 A request has been submitted to install one (1) 9’8” x 14’ PWC float with all associated poles, maximum channelward 15’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 14137 SEA CAPTAIN RD Parcel # 9902A12 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: THOMAS THOMAS APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 21-026 A request has been submitted to install one (1) 5’ x 14’ PWC float, maximum channelward extension of 15’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 611 SALT SPRAY RD UNIT C Parcel # 9011 -34C in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: PAUL MOULTRUP APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 21-027 A request has been submitted to remove an existing pier and construct a new 2’ x 16’ pier. Install (1) boat lift with associated poles, maximum channelward extension of 16’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 2817 TERN DR UNIT 31 Parcel # 4717 -31 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: WILLIAM MINEO APPLICANT: HIDDEN OAK FARM, LLC. PW 21-028 A request has been submitted to replace existing pier with a new 6’ x 32’ pier. Install (1) boat lift and (1) jet ski lift will all associated pilings, maximum channelward extension of 32’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 2847 GULL WAY CM Parcel # 4892 -A16 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

FEBRUARY 26, 2021 OWNER: PRESTON WALLS APPLICANT: MCGINTY MARINE CONSTRUCTION PW 21-029 A request has been submitted to construct a 6’ x 13’ pier extension to existing 6’ x 26’ pier. Install (1) boat lift with all associated piling, maximum channelward extension of 45’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 610 OYSTER LN Parcel # 8020A-1460B- in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: STEPHEN YARNALL APPLICANT: MCGINTY MARINE CONSTRUCTION PW 21-030 A request has been submitted to install (1) boat lift and (2) PWC lifts all with associated piling, maximum channelward extension of 50’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 501 BAYSHORE DR UNIT 11 Parcel # 5347 -11 in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

OWNER: JOHN HARDY APPLICANT: MCGINTY MARINE CONSTRUCTION OCD-2/25/2t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18594 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF JACQUELINE TINGLE ROGERS Notice is given that Patricia R. Jackson, 8544 Langmaid Road, Newark, MD 21841, was on February 16, 2021 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Jacqueline Tingle Rogers who died on April 11, 2017, 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 16th day of August, 2021.

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.

Patricia R. Jackson Personal Representative True Test Copy Terri Westcott

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Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: February 25, 2021 OCD-2/25/3t _________________________________ James W. Almand, Trustee Ayres, Jenkins, Gordy & Almand, P.A. 6200 Coastal Highway, Suite 200 Ocean City, MD 21842 CYNTHIA S. JESTER Plaintiff v.

ROBERT L. JESTER Defendant IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY STATE OF MARYLAND CASE NO. C-23-FM-17-000463

NOTICE

ORDERED, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland on

February 22, 2021, that the sale of Trader Lee’s Village Condominium Units 2 through 15 (14 units), 9935 Stephen Decatur Hwy., Ocean City, Maryland, made and reported by James W. Almand, Trustee, be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before March 29, 2022, provided a copy of this Order is published in a newspaper of general circulation in Worcester County, Maryland, once in three successive weeks, before March 22, 2021.

The Report states that the Contract price for the property is $2,200,000.

Susan R. Braniecki CLERK, CIRCUIT COURT True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD OCD-2/25/3t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18612

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF CAROLYN E. SMITH Notice is given that Eva HitchensStephens, 37105 Hudson Road, Selbyville, DE 19975, was on February 19, 2021 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Carolyn E. Smith who died on January 31, 2021, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 19th day of August, 2021.

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.

Eva Hitchens-Stephens Personal Representative True Test Copy Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: February 25, 2021 OCD-2/25/3t _________________________________

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