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By Brian Gilliland Staff Writer (Nov. 27, 2015) Officers from the Worcester County Bureau of Investigations arrested a man and woman Monday for allegedly robbing a woman at the Berlin Wal-Mart last Friday at around 9:30 p.m.

Police said the victim reported that she was at the video rental box outdoors when an unidentified black man, described as being tall, thin, between 30-40 years of age and wearing a baseball cap as well as dark-rimmed eyeglasses grabbed her unattended purse and ran away.

The victim gave chase through the shopping center parking lot, before coming to a two-door hatchback vehicle. The suspect, meanwhile, was said to have KARA HALLISSEY/OCEAN CITY TODAY gotten into the passenger side of the car.

WINTERFEST The victim said she was punched The hot chocolate booth is a favorites inside Winterfest Village every year and benefits the Ocean City Recreation and Parks’ Boosters. Outside, a 12in the face by the suspect during the minute tram ride takes guests through Northside Park’s Winterfest of Lights with more than 400 displays, from fairytale characters to the 12 Days of ensuing struggle for the purse. The Christmas, with the centerpiece being a 50-foot Christmas tree. The annual event will run through Jan. 3 at the park on 125th Street. car’s driver, who was described as a heavyset white woman with light brown hair styled into a ponytail, then drove away, police reported.

This suspect was identified as Edhow long, this extension could last, woman Carrie Sterrs, do not share ward Brad Ward Jr., 43, of Crisfield. placing the onus on the county and that optimism.

Ward was found in Wicomico “It is correct to say that the Showell County, according to police, and is schools to get on the same page project will most likely not receive being held without bond. quickly.

“We have a strong interest in see- state planning approval this year, as a The driver was identified as Karen ing that good projects are done,” county commissioner-supported cap- J. Landon, 35, of Snow Hill. She was

By Brian Gilliland Lever said. “It’s a technical failure to ital improvement program is an inte- arrested on Monday in Worcester Staff Writer gral part of the Interagency County and was being held on $9,500 (Nov. 27, 2015) Though the Show- meet the deadline.”

To that end, an ad-hoc committee Committee on School Construction’s bond as of midweek. ell school project is more than likely killed for another year because of the composed of Commissioners Jim selection of the school construction Landon has been charged with impasse between the Worcester Bunting, Chip Bertino and Ted Elder projects that the state agency will robbery and theft of less than $100 in County Commissioners and the as well as a number of Board of Edu- support for planning approval and fu- value and has been scheduled for a Worcester County Board of Educa- cation officials, will negotiate prior to ture funding approval,” she said. preliminary hearing on Dec. 15 in Should the county and schools District Court. tion, David Lever, the executive direc- the budget decision to see if plans for tor of the state Public School a new elementary school can be agree to begin working together Ward has been charges with robagain, that agreement would have to bery, theft of less than $100 in value, Construction Program, signaled his brought back on track.

Bunting confirmed another meet- be ratified in public, since the preced- second-degree assault, reckless enintention this week to extend the deadline should an agreement be ing, possibly a last-ditch effort, of that ing letter nixing the project had also dangerment and false imprisonment. been voted upon by the full board and No hearing date had been scheduled committee would be held “soon.” reached.

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Commission, board send conflicting letters Continued from Page 1 passed 4-2 with Commissioners Joe Mitrecic and Bud Church dissenting and Merrill Lockfaw absent. The next scheduled public meeting of the commissioners is Dec. 1.

Earlier this month, the county commissioners voted to send a letter to Lever, objecting to the version of the plan the school board sent the state.

In the school board’s proposal, the size of the school was reduced to the point where it could not incorporate the student population that the commissioners both desired and believed was possible.

Specifically, the new school would not be able to handle the transfer of 4th grade students from Berlin Intermediate to Showell Elementary.

The ensuing ‘It is correct to disagreement say that the and conflicting Showell project outlooks essenwill most likely tially delayed the project until next not receive state planning year.

“The amended approval this version of the year…’ capital improveCarrie Sterrs ment plan failed to reflect the total project budget of $37,181,000 and the proposed enrollment of 657 students as approved by the County Commissioners on Oct. 6, 2015,” the letter, signed by County Administrator Harold Higgins dated Nov. 17, reads.

“Therefore, I regret to inform you that the Worcester County Commissioners are unable to approve or endorse the Worcester County Board of Education FY 2017 Capital Improvement Program unless the amendments as requested are included.”

Lever said an agreement between the commissioners and the board is a “fundamental requirement” before the state will deliver about $9 million in aid. The project could continue, theoretically, if the county decided it wanted to pick up the entire tab for construction, Lever said.

The Board of Education explained that even if the project was refused funding for the next year, there are

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still steps that could be taken.

“It is still possible and beneficial, absent the state planning approval this year, to move forward with the educational specifications and schematic design for the project should sufficient funding become available,” Sterrs said.

“Commencement of these phases of design do not require IAC approval and are funded locally. The school system still believes that moving forward with the educational specifications and schematic design phases will further clarify scope and cost estimates for the Showell replacement school project and, most importantly, is necessary to keep us on schedule to begin construction in early 2019.”

The projected costs of replacing Showell Elementary School have been creeping upward since the beginning of the year, in part because of the con-

tinued delays.

“Plans did slow somewhat when the board of education proposed to build a 104,000-square-foot SES at a price tag of $54.6 million. Based on multi-year projections, county staff determined that we can afford a total of $37.1 million to build a new SES,” County Public Information Officer Kim Moses reported in a statement.

“To achieve this goal, the commissioners remain committed to moving forward cooperatively with BoE officials and encourage them to design an affordable structure that meets the needs of the community, while also respecting the county budget of $37.1 million for this 90,000 square-foot facility, which recent projects in nearby counties has proven to be both reasonable and achievable.”

Superintendent Dr. Jerry Wilson, however, said the changes that

weren’t to the commissioner majority’s liking occurred in response to the commissioners’ budget adjustments.

According to Wilson, the schools’ policy mandates a class ratio of about 16:1, though he acknowledged that the ratio might end up being closer to 17:1, like the ratio at Ocean City Elementary, once the replacement school is open. The state requires a ratio of no greater than 22:1 students to teachers.

In addition, the smaller footprint because of the reduced budget would not allow enough space for the schools to achieve their ratio. Consequently, the enrollment needed to be reduced.

Wilson said an overwhelming majority of Worcester parents listed class size as their top priority in the schools, according to the board’s annual survey.

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Options open for new beach play structures Private donations solicited to augment budget surplus used to fund playground

By Zack Hoopes Staff Writer (Nov. 27, 2015) Ocean City now has two options to consider when it comes to the resort government’s desire to re-introduce kids’ play structures to the downtown beach.

While bid documents have already been issued for another cast concrete style set — similar to the dinosaur bones purchased a year ago — the city has also submitted a grant application to the state that would fund the construction of a playground along the Boardwalk.

“We submitted a grant application for doing a playground off the Boardwalk, and it would actually be a small extension of the Boardwalk,” said city Recreation and Parks Director Susan Petito. “There’s only one place where we would legally be allowed to do that, and that’s only if we get the grant money, and the state won’t tell us until May.” In the meantime, bids are scheduled to come back next week for another structure similar to the dinosaur skeleton. What exactly it would look like is still up in the air, and the cost is contingent on the city securing private sponsors to cover costs beyond the $26,000 of public funds that were allocated from Petito’s department’s budget surplus in

the last fiscal year.

“In the bid, what we basically said was ‘we have $26,000 — give us the best thing you can for that amount of money,’” Petito said. “The council agreed to put money into it, but there is still an expectation that the community will contribute.”

For years, wooden playsets had adorned the beach each summer. The structures were bought by Boardwalk businesses many years ago, but were maintained by the city — an increasingly difficult task, given wood deteriorates and the tendency of teenagers to use the playsets for nefarious activities late at night. The wooden sets were permanently removed in 2013.

Replacing them with something more durable has proven difficult, since federal environmental and hurricane-safety regulations prevent any permanent structure east of a certain point. The dinosaur structure, cast out of a polymer-concrete mix, is sufficiently heavy that it can stand freely

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“In small counties like ours, they found that the county usually keeps all the Program Open Space money because they have projects of their own,” Petito said. “Only in the really large counties do they qualify for so much money that they can distribute it around to the municipalities.”

Community Parks and Playgrounds has paid out to the city before, Petito noted, most recently funding the shade structure at the Ocean Bowl Skate Park.

The city has requested $100,000 through the program, but the actual award is up to the state.

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However, there is a small patch of sand at North Division Street where a permanently-anchored playground could be built if the grant application goes through.

“There’s a small footprint we have left that falls in the building limit line at North Division Street,” said City Engineer Terry McGean.

The potential playground attached to the Boardwalk would likely be a concrete pad with permanently-sunk playground equipment and a soft surface on top, just like any other playground built in a park.

“It would be more like a ‘real’ playground, so to speak,” Petito said.

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By Zack Hoopes Staff Writer (Nov. 27, 2015) Although the process should at least start moving along, Ocean City will not have a new public boat ramp for the 2016 season.

Clearance from the Army Corps of Engineers has been gained for the proposed facility on 64th Street, between Dead Freddies and the city’s wastewater treatment plant, City Engineer Terry McGean said. But at this point, getting the actual construction done by the summer of 2016 is impossible.

“We got the Corps permit last week, which was the big holdup,” McGean said. “We needed to make a couple de-

sign revisions ... they should be getting that to me at the beginning of December, and then we can go out to bid on a builder.”

The project will take at least 10 months to build, given the difficulty of installing a concrete foundation on land currently underwater.

As such, the city will be in the position of having the Little Salisbury boat ramp, located off Caribbean Drive, go another season as the resort’s only public access boat launch.

Although the ramp is old, the issue is less with the ramp itself and more with its location, as Little Salisbury was less populated when the facility was built decades ago. Now, the area is more densely settled and boat trailers contribute to traffic problems on residential streets.

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ing, whereas the new location would be able to use part of the lot located between 64th and 65th Streets, which is owned by the city, as a boat trailer parking area.

Further, construction of a new ramp would eliminate the State of Maryland’s interest in the old ramp, which was built with state funds, freeing the city of state regulations as to how much can be charged for ramp use and who must be able to access it.

With the new ramp operational, the city could, if it chose, begin charging more in Little Salisbury to encourage use of the 64th Street facility, or even limit use of the old ramp to Little Salisbury residents only.

“We need to have that discussion at a work session with the council. I’ve been waiting until the new ramp gets off the ground so they see that this is going See ARMY Page 7

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Plaintiffs seeking class cert. in Dead Freddies wage case

By Brian Gilliland Staff Writer (Nov. 27, 2015) The number of plaintiffs grew to 11 and new details emerged in an amended complaint filed late last week seeking remedy for an array of wage and overtime allegations against Dead Freddies in Ocean City and co-owner Steve Carullo.

Two of the plaintiffs, Desmond Dale and Salman Afridi, of Ocean City and Salisbury respectively, are seeking to represent a class of themselves and any other similarly situated non-exempt, back-of-the-house employees of the restaurant. The defense has filed a couple of motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim against these two plaintiffs in particular, according to court records, and hasn’t responded to any of the other allegations in publicly available documents.

In mid-October another law firm, Gordon, Wolf and Carney located in Towson, Md., specializing in class ac-

tion lawsuits, joined the plaintiff’s case.

Howard Hoffman, the attorney who made the initial filing, specializes in employment law and remains on the case.

According to the amended claim, “Plaintiff Dale was required to work at least 120 or 125 hours during each biweekly pay period … from Memorial Day to Labor Day.” In the following section, listing Afridi’s complaints, court documents state: “upon information and belief [salary] was approximately $650 each week or $1,300 biweekly.”

The base minimum wage sought by the plaintiffs is $7.25 per hour, per Maryland’s rate in 2014. According to the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour division, “unless exempt, employees covered by the Act must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rates of pay.”

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Army Corps blamed for delays in constructing new public pier Continued from Page 6 to happen and that a decision will have to be made,” McGean said.

Construction of the new ramp is estimated at $1.5 million, with a little over half coming from state grants and the rest having been borrowed by the city in the 2012 bond issuance.

With land costs figured in, however, the number is much higher. The city bought the lot behind the Rick’s Market shopping center from former owner Rick Laws, who wanted to put a hotel on the site. The city went so far as to initiate condemnation proceedings before a deal was reached with Laws to sell for

$5.1 million in May 2010.

Similarly, the city threatened condemnation on the strip of land — mostly underwater — located on the south side of 64th Street, behind Dead Freddies.

Owner Robert Kirchiro likewise refused to sell, but was essentially forced into a deal with Dead Freddies after it was disclosed that the assessed price the city would pay during condemnation was significantly less than Kirchiro was being offered by the restaurant.

Dead Freddies subsequently agreed to transfer part of the parcel to the town after the sale in October 2014.

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Gross pay for an employee earning $7.25 per hour in a 40-hour week is $290. Time and one-half on $7.25 is $10.88 per hour. With an additional 20 hours of overtime, this worker would gross another $217.60 per week for a total gross salary of $507.60. Biweekly, this would be a gross salary of about $1,015 after a two-week, 120-hour workweek.

The salary the plaintiffs’ report they were paid comes out to an hourly rate of $16.50 per hour for a 40-hour week.

Afridi alleges “often working more than 100 hours per week, but was paid less than … $7.25 for each hour of work,” in the amended complaint.

The initial case was filed Aug. 27 in federal court in Baltimore, alleging numerous wage and overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, Maryland Wage and Hour Law and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law. Defense attorney Mark Saudek declined to comment, and messages left with Dead Freddies seeking comment from Steve Carullo were not returned.

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Coleman wins second world title 33 years later Uses homemade call and technique eschewed by mainstream competitors

By Brian Gilliland Staff Writer (Nov. 27, 2015) In 1982, David Coleman won the world championship of goose calling during the Waterfowl Festival held annually in Easton as a 24-year-old using a technique unique among his competitors.

Using the same technique, and a call he made himself, he was able to reclaim the title at the age of 57.

Coleman, originally from and planning to return one day to Chestertown, Md. has lived in West Ocean City for the last 20 years, is a volunteer firefighter and employee of the Parks and Recreation Department. When retirement comes in a few years, he said, he’s going right back to Chestertown, where he still visits each weekend, to become its fire chief.

“I’m going to follow in my father’s footsteps,” he said. Bill Coleman passed away in 2012 and was a member of the Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company for 55 years, serving in every capacity except chaplain, according to his obituary.

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Over the years some of it was used, but some of it wasn’t.

“Dad left us a little bit early, so we had a lot of cleaning up to do. There were several chunks of the wood left,” David recalled.

As a reminder of his father and the doors of the old firehouse he spent watching open and close during his childhood, David fashioned the call that would win him his second world championship because he had to – no one manufactures them anymore.

The type of call David uses hunting and as an outfitter for a local hunting area fell out of fashion long

ago and he’s been making his own calls for years.

Called tube calls, they resemble the receiver from the first telephones with a rubber diaphragm over one end held fast by rubber bands.

“Most calls now use a reed like a clarinet,” he said.

Coleman, with his easy smile and short frame, exhibited great patience in trying to explain the process of making sounds with this type of call, to little avail. It’s a complicated process and can often be painful.

“It’ll snap your lip, or you’ll get blisters on your lip on a long Saturday,” he said.

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Someone figured one day they could modify it to get goose sounds out of it. I thought it was neat and different. It didn’t take long before I could make basic sounds and I took it out hunting the following Monday. We shot our limit by 10:30 a.m.,” Coleman said.

The geese, it turns out, were as intrigued by the call as Coleman was.

“They never heard these tones before. I kept fooling with it and was able to make chirps, clucks, high and low notes,” he said.

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Goose-calling champ makes own winning gear Continued from Page 13 it all the following year. He’d be a fixture on the stage in following events, but never quite reaching the top spot again until this year.

Which became harder and harder as the years went by, because he couldn’t get the calls he so loved anywhere and couldn’t find replacement parts for the ones he had.

So, using a lathe he and his brother bought at an auction and testing out several different types of rubber bands to get the sounds he wanted, Coleman began making his own calls.

“Nobody can blow them, nobody makes them. I used to get six packs of rubber bands I could use but that went away. It was all trial and error,” he said.

Coleman learned by doing, and

breaking, several wooden shells be“It was right on the money with fore he got the hang of it. Finding the the sound,” he said. proper rubber band to get the The hunt wasn’t over, as he sounds he needed was no simple needed the best kind of band to setask either: he cure his Duratried lobster band to the wood ‘I do live goose calling, not a bands, dental call. tubing and a host “I drove the routine. What I call “meat style” of others before antique fire truck because it’s to put meat on the he found what he over to the airtable. The judges are behind a uses today while port for a curtain, and they only know walking through fundraiser and Wal-Mart. saw these bands my number and the sounds “It’s those there for the skyI’m making’ Duraband exerdivers,” Coleman cise bands,” he World Champion Goose Caller said. They were David Coleman said. Long tubes perfect. of rubber offerApparently, ing various rethe bands are sistances — by means of thickness, used for backup parachutes. When was just what he needed to get the the parachute is deployed, Coleman proper sound. explained, the wind resistance pops

the elastics and the chutes open. He is now in possession of several bags of elastics.

More than 30 years later, he honked into his second world championship using a homemade goose call.

“I do live goose calling, not a routine. What I call “meat style” because it’s to put meat on the table. The judges are behind a curtain, and they only know my number and the sounds I’m making. Afterwards, they came up to me and said: ‘Son of a bitch, I thought that was a real live goose!’” Coleman said.

With this, Coleman took out his iPhone and played a few videos he took calling in geese.

“Son of a bitch,” this reporter thought, “that sounds like a real live goose.”

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Superfresh employees fear loss of benefits in closings Local workers told pension, health insurance at risk as A&P shutters West OC store

By Zack Hoopes Staff Writer (Nov. 27, 2015) On an individual level, the inevitable closing of the West Ocean City Superfresh last week was a blow for supermarket employees.

But on a larger level, the death throes of A&P, Superfresh’s parent company, are yet another loss for the whole concept of blue-collar economic stability and the idea that American business can provide for its employees – not just its profit margin.

Nobody knows this better than Cheryl Knowles, who was just a few Cheryl Knowles weeks shy of 40 years with A&P when her employer shut down last week.

“When A&P first came into town, anyone’s guess. It will be down at they were a first-class operation,” least 145 stores, because of mandated Knowles said. “I started there be- sell-offs and closings. In the resort cause I knew I would have benefits area, this means the Tanger Outlets when I retired. Now, they can file Superfresh has shuttered, while the Ocean Plaza Mall loChapter 11 and the cation has been government lets bought and conthem do this to I started there because I verted into an people, to just take ACME. it away in a moknew I would have benefits But while the loss ment.” when I retired. Now, they of employment and While certain can file Chapter 11 and the benefits may seem outstanding debts government lets them do sudden to workers of the Great Atlike Knowles, A&P’s lantic & Pacific Tea this to people, to just take own court filings reCompany (A&P’s it away in a moment’ veal that the comfull name) will be Cheryl Knowles pany’s ability to pay paid with its refor long-term benemaining liquid capfits has been dwinital, many employee benefits will not. Priority, dling for years, as overhead costs per Chapter 11, is given to those debts continue to rise – a problem that has dogged corporate bankruptcies for that are based on deliverable goods Outstanding bills for potato chips, the past two decades.

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Benefits major part of distress, A&P says Continued from Page 15 tracts that had been signed to A&P stores.

“They changed the contracts under Superfresh so no one could get the benefits and pay we had anymore,” Knowles said.

The United Food and Commercial Workers represented employees at the Ocean City locations, and roughly 72 percent of A&P employees overall.

Only a handful of employees are still in the first tier of pay and benefits for those hired prior to 1989. After A&P’s first Chapter 11 reorganization – the company filed for bankruptcy

five years ago, and was saved by a cash infusion from outside investors – many long-time employees were offered a buyout option, Knowles said, where they would receive a lump $35,000 to be laid off and re-hired under a lower pay and benefits scale.

“We had better benefits than Delmarva Power, than the phone company,” Knowles said. “Nobody wanted to give that up, not after working all those years.”

Knowles began working here in hotels and bars, something that, for a young person today, is likely far more lucrative than working in a super-

market. But back when A&P was making big money and Ocean City’s service industry was not as far developed, it made sense.

“I started at A&P because I didn’t want to be a bartender all my life and have nothing to fall back on,” Knowles said. “For nearly 40 years, I’ve never had to pay out of my paycheck for myself, my husband, or my daughter.

Our medical, vision, dental, everything was taken care of.”

Of course, paying for pension and health benefits – including spousal and dependent coverage – without taking part of it out of employee wages isn’t cheap for the company.

According to its initial bankruptcy filing, A&P pays approximately $10.4 million per month to cover union-negotiated health and welfare benefits.

Further, the company maintains mul-

tiple pension plans, some of which are outside trusts that serve multiple companies, and some of which are single-employer funds that A&P manages itself.

According to the filing, A&P paid $31.4 million last year into 12 multiemployer funds, as well as another $14.6 million into three single-source funds for different A&P divisions.

This isn’t as bad as it could be, however. In the 2010 bankruptcy, the UFCW made concessions with a purported value of $600 million, over the lifetime of the employee base, in order to keep A&P solvent.

“The terrible reality is that based on bankruptcy laws, many other debt claims take priority, and will likely be paid out before severance and other benefits,” said Casey Hoag of the UFCW.

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Burbage’s humility on show during Glick Award banquet Businessman, philanthropist draws huge crowd despite reluctance to be recognized

By Zack Hoopes Staff Writer (Nov. 27, 2015) The irony of this year’s Hal Glick Award banquet, honoring 2015 winner Jack Burbage, was that the person who probably least wanted to be there was, in all likelihood, Jack Burbage.

At most points during the three-hour dinner and presentation, held last Saturday at the Clarion Hotel on 101st Street, Burbage looked visibly uncomfortable – a fact acknowledged by nearly every speaker who honored him.

“He is modest about his own importance, more than anyone I know,” said the Rev. Nancy Soulsman. “If you know Jack, he will take on a project and make sure it’s done right, but don’t put him in the newspaper or on the cover of a magazine. It makes him uncomfortable.”

From the time of his first real estate deal in 1981, Burbage has gone to great lengths to keep his charity out of the public eye. The outpouring of recognition from a packed Clarion ballroom was, inevitably, somewhat of a shock.

“Jack never wanted anyone to know,” said Burbage’s son, Todd, who has been his father’s right hand in business for

most of his life. “Jack is an anomaly. I don’t think anyone could keep such a secret for so many years.”

This was the fifth annual Glick Award, a program first established to honor Hal Glick, the pioneering Ocean City realtor and philanthropist. Considered the architect of charitable giving in the area, the award now honors those who have followed in Glick’s footsteps.

Burbage’s early life centered around Style Guide, the Berlin clothing store that had been founded by his father, John, who holds the record as Berlin’s longest continuously-elected official, serving as mayor from 1962 to 1988.

After college, Burbage moved back to Berlin and set about helping his father grow the family business. By the time Burbage got out of Style Guide in 1991, the operation had expanded to 10 stores in Maryland and Delaware.

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Winner of the 2015 Glick Distinguished Service Award, Jack Burbage, second from right, is surrounded by previous winners following the presentation at the Clarion on 101st Street, last Saturday night. Pictured, from left, are Leighton Moore, Billy and Maddy Carder, Burbage and Lenny Berger.

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From the very beginning, Burbage was known as an enigma – a quiet, unassuming man who could be intermittently tight and extravagant with his money.

Burbage wasn’t out to keep up with appearances. He valued what was valuable to him.

Burbage’s life-long friend, attorney Joe Moore, recalled that Burbage lived for many years in a small, inexpensive condo in the Golden Sands – he simply wasn’t interested in having more impressive accommodations. He did, however, value his car over his home.

“The late Sandy Cropper once referred to him as ‘the only homeless person I know who drives around in a Bentley,’” Moore recalled.

Cropper’s stepson, Reese III, considers Burbage a mentor. Now a successful insurance agent, Cropper recalled when he first started in business after college.

His biggest break, Cropper said, was the day he got to sit at Burbage’s table at the then Rayne’s restaurant, where Berlin’s businessmen gathered every day.

“You called anyone who was older than you ‘mister’ or ‘miss,’ out of respect, until you were told otherwise,” Cropper said. “I distinctly remember sitting at their table one day, and Mr. Burbage said ‘call me Jack.’ I was floored.”

Burbage valued consistency over fanfare, Cropper recalled, right down to his lunch. Tuna on white toast, every day.

“Jack Burbage ate the same damn sandwich every day because it’s exact cost-to-satisfaction ratio was in his budget,” Cropper said. “He taught me that it’s not about the home runs, it’s about the base hits.”

Burbage’s philanthropy was similarly subdued. Six-figure donations to local foundations – such as Diakonia, Temple Bat Yam, Atlantic General Hospital, and others – are commonplace. So, too, are gestures such as buying turkeys for Thanksgiving, or helping out with cash to pay the bills of acquaintances in need.

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Burbage ‘modest about his own importance’ in giving Continued from Page 18 Todd Burbage said. “I have seen hundreds of handwritten notes come across Jack’s desk, but I never thought anything of them. I saw the invoice from Safeway come across my desk for 200 turkeys, but I never really thought about it. He recognized that everyone needs help, that you can help people through a rough patch and have them come out better through the other side.”

At the end of the evening, during his acceptance speech, Burbage recalled several of these gestures – buying a car

for a single mother, paying for another’s nursing degree, and seeing their families flourish with a little help.

“Humility is when one recognizes their own insignificance compared to everyone else’s needs. I truly believe that,” Burbage said. “There are so many success stories, and mine is a drop in the bucket compared to yours.”

The Glick Award is chaired by local businessmen Jeff Thaler and Warren Rosenfeld. Sponsorships for this year’s banquet raised over $70,000 for local charities, Thaler said.

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Giving Tuesday caps holiday shopping weekend (Nov. 27, 2015) Worcester residents can support local nonprofits on Dec. 1 via “Giving Tuesday,” a campaign being offered by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, and as an added bonus do so in their pajamas, if they so choose.

The centerpiece of the charity drive is the website, www.shoregivesmore.org, that allows users to donate to one or more Worcester charities of their choice.

The idea of a campaign of giving following a post-Thanksgiving of buying began when local nonprofits

wanted to be able to offer potential donors a way to manage multiple donations.

The foundation, under the guidance of Heather Mahler, program director, put the site together with a list of participating organizations.

“One of the cool things is we have a sponsor, who chooses to remain anonymous, who will cover all of the transaction fees, so 100 percent of a donation goes to the nonprofit of your choice,” Mahler said.

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Mahler said this structure allows local donors, who often select to keep their donations local, to manage all charitable giving in one place.

“We are pleased to support this great opportunity for families, businesses, community groups and students to come together for the common purpose of supporting char-

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Harrison, an Ocean City native, is vice president of operations and real estate for Harrison Group Resort Hotels in Ocean City. Harrison serves as a director and is past President of the Ocean City Hotel-MotelRestaurant Association. He has also served as a member of the Atlantic

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Bergey, a Berlin native, is a certified public accountant and a member of Bergey and Company, P.A., with offices in Berlin, Maryland and Rehoboth Beach, Del. He holds bachelors’ degrees in both accounting and finance and has practiced public accountancy in the Berlin and Ocean City area since 2006.

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Ocean City’s 33rd Christmas Parade, Dec. 5 Event begins at 11 a.m., runs from Old Landing Rd. to 120th Street in resort (Nov. 27, 2015) The 33rd annual Ocean City Christmas Parade marches along Coastal Highway on Saturday, Dec. 5.

The holiday parade starts at 11 a.m. on Old Landing Road and marches northbound in the southbound lanes of Coastal Highway to the judges’ stand at 120th Street. The event will feature more than 50 units, including high school bands, horses, antique cars and colorful holiday floats.

“This is the first year in the parade’s three decade history that the Town of Ocean is coordinating the event,” said Ocean City Special Events Director Frank Miller. “We

wanted to continue the tradition of tional family fun for participants and the event, which is loved by so many, patrons alike. Festivities at the hotel but also add a few new will begin immediately after the paexciting features, including the rade conclusion and will include first ever Masters of Ceremony and half-priced ice skating, a DJ playing post parade recepcontinuous holiday tion.” music and free phoThis year, WBOC ‘We are really excited to continue tos with Santa and television anchors the holiday celebrations and long- Mrs. Claus. In addiMaxine Bentzel and lived tradition of the Ocean City tion, complimenChris Weimer will tary winter Christmas Parade’ act as the Masters refreshments will of Ceremony, pro- Ocean City Special Events be available.

Director Frank Miller viding a play by “We are really play of the parade excited to continue for spectators. Professional judges the holiday celebrations and longwill review bands and other units in lived tradition of the Ocean City nine categories, with trophies being Christmas Parade,” Miller said. “An awarded inside the Carousel Hotel extra special thanks goes out to our following the parade. parade sponsors at Carousel OceanThe awards presentation is part of front Hotel and Condos, Coca-Cola, a post-parade reception hosted by The Greene Turtle, UA Local 486 and the Carousel Hotel, bringing addi- Food Lion for helping us to continue

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Burglary by builder Two local men were arrested on Nov. 13 after having admitted, police claim, to using construction equipment to burglarize two apartments at an uptown condominium earlier in the week.

OCPD detectives believe Mitchell Preston, 56, of Berlin, and Jason Cooper, 39, of Fruitland, stole four flat-screen TVs and various other items from units that were accessed via a ladder on the evening of Nov. 11.

The construction company Cooper works for had left the ladder near the burglarized units. Police allege that Cooper did not report for work the day that detectives were called to the scene by another construction worker, who noticed that the ladder had been moved and that the window of a unit was opened.

When detectives went to Cooper’s

Sculley is being held without bail until trial on Feb. 22, 2016.

home in Fruitland for questioning, he implicated Preston, according to the report by OCPD. Det. David Whitmer.

Whitmer also wrote that another unit had been forcibly entered and visibly rifled through, although no missing items could be identified.

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Fugitive pursuit Brenton Sculley, 25, of Frankford, was arrested after allegedly fleeing Ocean City officers who were pursuing him in relation to a warrant stemming from an incident in Ocean View.

Sculley was arrested by the OCPD after authorities received word that the fugitive had been seen on 110th Street, according to a department release. Sculley allegedly fled detectives when they approached him around 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 20, but was caught roughly four blocks north around 114th Street.

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View Police Department after fleeing a traffic stop on Nov. 17, during which he crashed his vehicle and escaped on foot. Over 300 bags of heroin were allegedly located at the scene in Delaware. The OCPD further reported finding another 40 bags of heroin during Sculley’s apprehension.

Maryland State Police arrested Daquan Mills, 23, for having a loaded handgun in his vehicle during a traffic stop on Route 114 at Nock Landing Road, at 1:06 a.m. on Nov. 23.

According to a release from the MSP, Mills was stopped for going 58 mph in a 45 zone, at which time a search dog alerted the trooper. Five cartridges were found in the .380 pistol.

Mills is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing a firearm, according to the MSP.

Huffing canned air Gerald Conway, 46, of Ocean City, was arrested for allegedly using Continued on Page 28

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OCPD Ofc. Matthew Zimmerman wrote in charging documents that he was responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle at 5:55 p.m. on Nov. 19 on 112th Street. A red truck, later identified as Conway’s, had been idling for an extended period of time, the caller stated.

When he approached the truck, Zimmerman allegedly “observed Conway place a can of Blow-Off Duster to his lips and depress the trigger,” later exhaling the white aerosol residue as if smoking it.

Attempts by Zimmerman and another officer to get Conway’s attention, by knocking on the truck’s windows, did not elicit a response, as Conway appeared “sluggish,” according to the report.

Officers were able to coax Conway out of the truck by the time an ambu-

lance arrived, Zimmerman wrote.

Conway was released on his own recognizance, and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 22, 2016 on a charge of “inhaling a harmful substance”

Intruding ex A 24-year-old Ocean City man was accused by police of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home and assaulting her during the early morning hours of Nov. 1.

OCPD Ofc. Doug Bird wrote in charging documents that he was called twice to a residence on Surf Road, the first time for a 911 hang-up at 4:20 a.m. The young woman who answered the door claimed she had “gotten scared” because she was home alone, Bird wrote, but insisted she did not need assistance despite being “nervous and upset.”

Bird was again sent to the resi-

dence at 5:05 a.m. for another 911 call, where the same woman then admitted she had called police because the man had broken into her home and refused to leave.

According to Bird’s report, the victim claimed she had taken the man home after running into him at a bar.

The two began to argue, and the victim claimed she told the ma to leave before locking her doors, but was surprised to later find him in the home.

Bird wrote that he later found the home’s garage door pried open six to eight inches.The man then allegedly grabbed the victim by the hair and forced her head into a set of closet doors, Bird wrote, noting that he documented abrasions on her neck.

The first 911 call was an attempt to scare the man into leaving, Bird claims the victim told him, after which the two began to fight again and the victim locked herself in the bathroom.

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He then allegedly picked the bathroom door lock with a bent paperclip, which Bird found at the scene. then allegedly kicked the victim, with Bird writing that he found blood on the bathroom door. He was released after posting $25,000 bail, with a court hearing scheduled for Dec. 7.

Court records also show that the victim requested to have the no-contact order placed on him after his arrest lifted, writing to the judge that she did “not agree that the responding officers took it upon themselves to press charges and place a no contact order. I specifically said I did not want any charges pressed.”

Crack in car David Messick, 28, of Salisbury, and Megan Smullen, 28 of Parsonsburg, were arrested after police say the pair had heroin and crack cocaine paraphernalia on them during an investigation of a stolen license plate.

Police were sent in search of a blue Ford Mustang, which had registered a hit on the Route 50 license plate reader for a stolen tag. The car was found in a parking lot on North Division Street at 1:13 a.m., OCPD Pfc. Daniel McBride wrote.

As Messick got out of the passenger side of the car, McBride wrote, he walked toward the front of the Mustang and put his hands into his pocket as if discreetly discarding something. A razor blade and broken glass pipe with crack reside were later found in the grass in front of car, with surveillance footage from the adjacent business showing Messick discarding them, McBride alleged.

When searched, a metal spoon with heroin residue was also found on Messick, McBride wrote, with Messick claiming the spoon was “for cereal.”

Smullen admitted to driving the car despite having her license suspended, McBride wrote. Her purse, found in the car, also contained a broken pipe with crack residue, McBride alleged.

Messick apparently admitted to another officer that he had stolen the license plate from a vehicle parked at his father’s shop, McBride wrote.

Smullen and Messick were arrested for paraphernalia possession, as well as theft of the license plate.

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WORLD WAR II: THE INDIANAPOLIS SCAPEGOAT

By Steven W. Rakow, Esquire Contributing Writer (Nov. 27, 2015) As World War II in the Pacific wound down in mid-1945 with the surrender of the Empire of Japan, news of the sinking of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA35) quietly hit the wires.

The Navy, somewhat embarrassed that it had lost a heavy cruiser at the twilight of the war – and failed to realize that loss for four days – wanted a scapegoat. That scapegoat would turn out to be the captain of the Indianapolis – Capt. Charles B. McVay III. Capt. McVay was graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1920. His father was an admiral, but McVay’s accomplishments were all his own and included service as the executive officer of the light cruiser USS Cleveland (CL-55), where he won the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry during a night action against Japanese naval forces off the Solomon Islands in March 1943. Capt. McVay also served as chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee in Washington, D.C., before taking command of the Indianapolis, in November 1944.

McVay led the Indianapolis during the Battle of Iwo Jima in March 1945.

The Indy, as the ship was commonly known, was credited with shooting down seven enemy kamikaze aircraft before the Indy herself fell victim to one of the enemy suicide air attacks.

Badly damaged and having lost thirteen men, Capt. McVay guided the Indy and her crew across the Pacific to Mare Island, Calif. for repairs.

During the Indy’s time in port for repairs, Capt. McVay ensured that his officers and crew continued with training at various land-based schools. In July, Capt. McVay was summoned to the office of Adm. William R. Purnell in San Francisco for special orders. Adm. Purnell had decided that the USS Indianapolis would carry the essential parts of the atomic bomb to Tinian in the South Pacific.

Tinian was the island from which the Enola Gay, a B-29 bomber, would launch to deliver the atomic bomb to the city of Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945. McVay was told of the importance and secrecy of the mission and

the speed with which he was to travel to Tinian, but was told nothing regarding the specifics of his cargo.

On July 16, the Indy left San Francisco and arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii four days later. Six hours after arrival, the Indy departed Hawaii with full stores and fuel for Tinian. A week and 3,300 miles later, the Indy arrived at Tinian and dropped anchor.

After dropping off the secret cargo, Indy departed for an overnight trip to Guam. Upon arriving in Guam, Capt.

McVay met with the port director, who would issue instructions for the Indy’s three-day transit across the Philippine Sea to Leyte in the Philippines. Despite meeting with several high-ranking officers while making his rounds on Guam, no one informed Capt. McVay that just three days earlier the USS Underhill, a destroyer, had been sunk along the same track the Indy was set to take.

Also, no one mentioned that top secret intelligence information indicated at least four Japanese submarines of the Tamon Group were operating in the Philippine Sea in a last-ditch effort by the Japanese Empire to cause as much damage as possible to the U.S. Navy.

Orders were issued to McVay to head west along a set track, known as “Peddie,” at a speed of 15.7 knots.

McVay was told that copies of his orders would be sent to the commander

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in the adjacent area to which he was heading, notifying the commander in Leyte of the Indy’s imminent arrival and need for further training before heading north to rejoin the fight.

McVay’s orders also provided him the discretion to zigzag depending upon weather and visibility conditions. Zigzagging was a tactic whereby the ship travels 20 to 30 degrees right of track for a period of time, then alternates 20 to 30 degrees left of track, repeating this maneuver

again and again. The surface Navy believed this tactic an effective defense against submarine attack.

Since the major battles in the Pacific were raging near the Japanese home islands, the route from Guam to Tinian was considered by many to be a backwater in the war in the Pacific. Because of this, Capt. McVay’s request for a destroyer escort was denied. The Indy would sail alone on her last voyage, without a clue that a Japanese submarine lay in wait.

The Indy departed Guam on Saturday, July 28, 1945. The first day and a half of the scheduled three-day voyage was uneventful. On the evening of Sunday, July 29, Capt.

McVay gave the order to cease zigzagging and proceed at 17 knots. McVay observed the choppy seas, heavy clouds and intermittent moonlight, coupled with the confidence he had that there were no submarines in the area. The officer of the deck was advised to resume zigzagging should conditions improve. McVay retired to his cabin around 11 p.m.

At 11p.m., on board the Japanese Imperial Submarine I-58, Cdr. Mochitsura Hashimoto, the captain of the I-58, began tracking a large surface target. Hashimoto’s target was the Indy. At midnight on July 30, 1945, Hashimoto ordered six torpedoes fired at the Indy. At 12:05 a.m., the first torpedo struck the starboard Continued on Page 30

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WORLD WAR II: MCVAY COURT MARTIAL Continued from Page 29 bow in a cataclysmic explosion, blowing off most of the ship’s bow. Seconds later, another torpedo struck under the bridge and exploded.

The entire forward part of the ship was ablaze. All communications inside the ship were cut off. Huge holes in the sides of the Indy allowed thousands of gallons of water into the ship, which quickly extinguished most of the flames. Unable to communicate with the engine room, the ship continued forward at 17 knots drawing more water into the ship.

Capt. McVay made his way to the bridge, but was unable to assess quickly the damage to the ship.

Within five minutes, the badly damaged Indy was listing twelve degrees to starboard. McVay ordered the radio room to send off a distress message, but was not yet ready to order an “abandon ship.”

Two minutes later, the list increased to eighteen degrees. At this point, McVay knew the ship was going down fast and ordered “abandon ship.” By 12:17 a.m., the ship was listing 60 degrees to starboard. One minute later, the Indy rolled another 30 degrees onto her side. Two minutes later, the ship went down by the bow and McVay, who was outside the ship, was suddenly swept off the ship as she went down.

Four hundred men went down with the ship. Eight hundred went

into the water. Had the Navy responded to the distress call, which it perceived as a fake Japanese transmission, the search would have commenced immediately – not twelve hours later. The I-58 radioed to its higher headquarters that it had just sunk a large American ship.

Although intercepted by U.S. Navy intelligence, this message was deemed to also be a fake and no action was taken. Due to a mix up in the messages sent from the commander at Guam to the commander at Leyte and the fact that port directors were not required to report the arrival of combatant ships, the port director at Leyte failed to report the non-arrival of the Indianapolis, even after three days!

It would take an accidental sighting of an oil slick, and life rafts, by an U.S. aircrewman on Aug. 3, 1945, before anyone would begin to rescue the crew of the Indy. In the end, only 300 men would be rescued, including Capt. McVay. The five days in the water had been a hellish nightmare of dehydration, starvation, exhaustion, and shark attacks the survivors would never forget.

On Aug. 13, 1945, the Navy convened a Court of Inquiry to determine what had happened to the Indianapolis. The next day, the sinking of the Indianapolis was announced to the public, along with the announcement that Japan had surrendered.

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McVay, Adm. Chester Nimitz, commander in chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, did not agree and told the Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Ernest King, that McVay deserved, at most, a letter of reprimand. King disagreed with Nimitz and asked Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal to order that McVay be court-martialed.

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The US Navy lost more than 380 ships to enemy action during World War II. However, on Thursday, Nov. 29, 1945, Capt. Charles B. McVay III became the only captain of a U.S. Navy ship charged in connection with the loss of his ship to enemy action.

He was arrested and had until Monday, Dec, 3, 1945, to prepare his defense. Capt.

McVay wanted to select his own defense counsel, but was instead assigned Capt. John P. Cady, a 1922 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy

who obtained his law degree from George Washington University in 1933. Cady had been a line officer in the Navy for his entire career and, despite his law degree, had no trial experience and had not practiced law.

On the day the trial was to start, the Navy assembled a seven-member court martial consisting of a rear admiral, two commodores, and four captains. The assigned prosecutor was Capt. Thomas J. Ryan. McVay requested and was granted a one-day postponement until Tuesday, Dec. 4, 1945.

It quickly became apparent, from the evidence presented, that the limited time between the first torpedo strike and the sinking of the Indianapolis was too short to sustain a conviction on count II – failure to timely order “abandon ship.” Witnesses testified that all communications were out throughout the ship.

PAGE 31 Further, other witnesses testified that McVay did issue the “abandon ship” order and the order had to be passed by runner and by shouting it over the ensuing noise and confusion.

As to the charge of failing to zigzag, many witnesses testified about the events surrounding the transit of the Indianapolis from Tinian to Guam and then on the track to Leyte. Capt. Oliver F. Neuquen, who had been called by the prosecution and who knew all along of the submarine activity in the area of the sinking, testified that the submarine activity was no more than normal for that area.

Capt. Neuquen failed to disclose the top secret information about the Tamon Group and its four submarine mission to sink U.S. Navy ships.

Neuquen had spoken to McVay prior to McVay receiving orders from the Continued on Page 32

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WORLD WAR II: MCVAY COURT MARTIAL Continued from Page 31 port director and failed to even hint at the confirmed enemy submarine activity in the area along McVay’s intended track. McVay’s inexperienced defense counsel failed to press Neuquen on the issue of submarine activity and the sinking, only days earlier, of the destroyer Underhill.

On the eighth day of the trial, the prosecution called Cdr. Hashimoto, the commander of the Japanese submarine I-58 whose torpedoes sank the Indy, to testify. Hashimoto had been flown half way around the world to be present for the court martial.

Although Hashimoto was the star witness for the prosecution, there was great concern by the Navy that Hashimoto could not be sworn in to testify under oath.

Hashimoto agreed to take two oaths – the one usually taken by witnesses in courts martial and the other

USS Indianapolis at Mare Island, just prior to her fateful trip, July 12, 1945.

the Japanese oath taken in Japanese courts martial. An interpreter would translate for Hashimoto. Capt. Cady objected to the presence and testimony of Hashimoto, a recent enemy combatant in a court martial of a U.S. Navy captain. All objections were brushed aside and Hashimoto was allowed to testify.

Fortunately for McVay, Hashimoto’s testimony helped McVay’s defense. Hashimoto testified that zigzagging did not hinder his firing solution, nor would any zigzagging have altered his attack on the Indianapolis. Hashimoto’s testimony supported McVay’s decision to halt zigzagging for the night as it made no difference to the Japanese submarine commander and would not have altered the outcome of the events of July 30, 1945.

At the conclusion of the prosecution’s case, Capt. Cady called his own submarine expert to the stand. Capt.

Glynn Donaho was a highly decorated Navy submariner having been awarded the Navy Cross four times during the war.

Donaho agreed with Hashimoto that zigzagging was not (and had not been) an effective defense against submarine attack. In fact, Donaho testified that he had made 23 successful attacks on zigzagging enemy targets during the war. On cross-examination for the prosecution, Donaho’s position was further supported by his testimony.

Cady’s lack of trial experience likely led to McVay’s conviction when Cady asked on re-direct, “Is it disconcerting to you as a submarine commander to have a ship, a target, zigzag?” Instead of a “No” answer from Donaho, as expected from his testimony up to that point, the reply was, “Yes, because you may be . . . just before firing, a zigzag throws your calculations off, and you have to get a new setup.” That apparently was enough for the members to find Capt. McVay guilty of failing to zigzag.

The members then sentenced

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McVay to loss of 100 numbers of precedence (seniority) in his temporary grade of captain and loss of 100 numbers of precedence in his permanent grade of commander. The members also recommended clemency by the reviewing authority.

In 1946, at the urging of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Nimitz, who had replaced King, Secretary of the Navy Forrestal remitted McVay’s sentence and restored McVay to full duty. McVay retired from the Navy in 1949 as a rear admiral. However, McVay would forever be the scapegoat for the sinking of his ship.

Over the years, the survivors of the Indianapolis fought to clear their captain of any wrongdoing. In 2000, Congress passed a resolution, which President Clinton signed, exonerating Capt. McVay. In 2001, Secretary of the Navy Gordon England ordered McVay’s record purged of any reference to the court martial.

Unfortunately for McVay, he died in 1968 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, still grief stricken at the loss of so many of his men in the sharkinfested waters of the South Pacific and overcome by the humiliation of being court martialed for circumstances far beyond his control.

NEXT WEEK: THE TRIAL OF GENERAL YAMASHITA Mr. Rakow is an assistant state’s attorney for Worcester County assigned to prosecute felonies in the Circuit Court division. He was graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1987 and served as a Marine Officer, retiring from the Marine Corps Reserve in 2007 as a lieutenant colonel.

Christmas lunch for seniors, age 55 and older, Dec. 9

(Nov. 27, 2015) The annual Christmas luncheon, sponsored by Ocean City Recreation and Parks in partnership with the Senior Center of Ocean City, will take place Wednesday, Dec. 9, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel on 101st Street.

Seniors, age 55 and older, will enjoy a luncheon with all the trimmings catered by the Clarion hotel.

Musical entertainment will be provided by pianist David Zipse and vocalist Pam Miller, as well as a performance by the Ocean City Recreation Dancers.

RSVP by Dec. 1. The cost is $12 for Ocean City residents and $20 for non-residents.

For more information or to register, call 410-250-0125 or visit Ocean City Recreation and Park’s website at http://oceancitymd.gov/Recreation_and_Parks/. Registration is also available at the Ocean City Senior Center on 41st Street and the bay or the Northside Park Recreation Complex on 125th Street, bayside.

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Klump was a familiar face in Beachwood for more than half a century. His was deeply involved in borough politics and civic organizations: the Beachwood Republican Club and local borough government, and he founded the Beachwood Civic Association.

Most recently, he served as secretary on the Beachwood Sewage Authority prior to his move to Maryland in 2013. Like his father, he was a lifelong member of the Fraternal Order of Masons.

In all of his endeavors, Klump was known to be an honest, hard-working and congenial man, a good neighbor and a role model to his children and everyone he interacted with.

Whether on the bay, in the boat yard, the lumber yards or just meeting in town, Bob Klump always had a ready smile and a willing hand if there was work to be done. Although many of his contemporaries predeceased him, his generosity and goodwill impacted generations of people in the Beachwood and Toms River area and he will be sorely missed.

The family will be celebrating his life privately. No public services are planned. Letters of condolence may be sent via www.burbagefuneralhome.com.

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OBITUARIES Continued from Page 34 MARY E. BRATTEN Salisbury On Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, Mary E. Bratten, age 79, went home to be with the Lord.

Mary was born in Snow Hill, Md. to the late Rueben and Virgie Johnson. She attended Worcester County Public Schools.

In the 1950’s, she Mary E. Bratten met and married the late William J. Hall, Sr. To this union, five children were born. After moving to Delaware in 1959, she joined the Calvary Pentecostal Church, under the pastoralship of the late Bishop Willie G. Dukes.

Mary, known to all as “Mother Mary,” was a praiser; she loved to dance for the Lord. Mary worked for Wilgus Glama Rama and various motels in Ocean City, Md. After the passing of William Hall in 1970, she married Jesse Bratten in May 1992.

She later joined the Pentecostal Baptist Church in Berlin, Md. under the pastoralship of Eldress Linda Dixon.

Mary was preceded in death by her first husband, William J.Hall, Sr.; a son, William H. Hall, Jr.; a step-son, Charles Purnell; one brother in-law, Josh West Hall and one step-daughter, Hester Taylor.

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‘We’ve got a lot of depth this year,’ Coach Geiger says

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“I’m very excited and pumped up. I couldn’t be happier and more proud to be their coach,” said Scot Dailey, new head coach of the Worcester Prep girls' varsity basketball team.

Scot Dailey new Wor. Prep girls’ basketball coach

By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Nov. 27, 2015) After two seasons as an assistant coach of the Worcester Prep boys’ varsity basketball team, Scot Dailey has taken over the girls’ varsity program for 2015-16.

“I knew of the girls and they knew of me so the transition was pretty smooth,” said Dailey, who also Scot Dailey coaches the Worcester Prep golf team.

“I’m very excited and pumped up. I couldn’t be happier and more proud to be their coach.”

Six of the 12 players on Dailey’s roster – seniors Grace Tunis and Bridget Brown and juniors Melissa Laws, Karlie Southcomb and Leigh and Regan Lingo – are varsity veterans.

Last season, they helped lead the team to a 15-4 record under the direction of Coach Simona Holland. The Lady Mallards lost 32-24 to rival Saints Peter & Paul in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference semifinals.

Rounding out Dailey’s roster are newcomers, juniors Eva Parks, Kathleen Emche, Madison and Olivia

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Worcester Prep freshman Gracie Gardner, right, defends senior captain Bridget Brown during last Thursday's practice at the Berlin school.

Bescak, sophomore Sarah Savage and freshman Gracie Gardner.

“Coach Dailey is a new coach for us this year and he has been doing a great job,” point guard Leigh Lingo said. “I’m really looking forward to the season and I’m also really excited.

We are working really hard and having a lot of fun.”

“It’s going great. Scot’s great,” added Tunis, a four-year player. “It’s definitely a new environment. We have a totally new coaching style See MALLARDS Page 38

By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Nov. 27, 2015) Twelve basketball players make up Worcester Prep Coach Keith Geiger’s roster and eight of those boys are varsity veterans.

“I think that we’re better than we were last year because almost everybody’s back. I’m surprised how good some of the players look from last year,” Geiger said.

Keith Geiger “Last year we had a problem with scoring and this year, hopefully, we won’t have as big a problem with scoring. The kids that are coming back are better and a little bit stronger and we got a couple kids that were on JV last year on the team who are good at scoring and one freshman who’s a scorer, too.”

Geiger, now in his fourth season coaching the Mallards, said his players are fast and athletic.

“I try to pick the team, maybe not so much on basketball, but on athleticism so that we have guys who can run and are fast and are physical,” he said.

“We’ve got a lot of depth this year.”

The eight returning players finished the 2014-15 season 8-4 in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference, 9-9 overall. The Mallards lost 2928 to Delmarva Christian in the ESIAC championship game.

Back to compete for Worcester are sophomores Sam Cantello and Tucker Brown (All-ESIAC Honorable Mention 2014-15), juniors Owen Nally (Honorable Mention), Tate Shockley and Patrick Petrera and seniors Wyatt Richins, Charlie Pritchard and Nick Curtis.

“I think we’re developing well.

We’ve only had a couple practices so far and we have a long way to go, but we’re going to work hard and get there,” said Pritchard, a three-year team member.

“I think we have a lot of promise … I’m excited. It’s my last year and I want to make it a good one. I’m just looking forward to playing.”

Joining the veterans are newcomers, senior Reece Brown, sophomores Brendan Miller and Brenner Maull and freshman Collin Miller.

Richins was a team captain last season and will lead the team again this year. He has been a member of the varsity squad since his freshman year.

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Mallards ‘hard-working, fast, athletic and scrappy bunch’ Continued from Page 37 from last year. We’re running a lot of plays and we’re doing a lot of running at practice. I think it’s good for all of us and definitely good for the team.”

Dailey describes his coaching style as “intense,” but the group still has fun while training.

“They’re learning all new plays and drills. It’s going to take some time to get rolling, but they are picking it up quickly,” Dailey said. “I think we’re going to just get better and better.”

He said his team is a “hard-working, fast, athletic and scrappy bunch” and the group is young, with two seniors, eight juniors, one sophomore

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Dailey will look to captains Tunis and Brown to lead the squad.

“Hopefully the girls look to me for enthusiasm, team spirit and they think I’m a leader out on the court,” Tunis said. “We come out every day and practice really hard. It’s kind of like coming to a family right after school.”

Dailey said Leigh Lingo has also stepped up and is leading by example. The junior moved up to varsity from JV at the end of her freshman year.

“I would like to work toward the team playing as a unit and not individually. I would also like to work hard to set a good example and keep all the girls motivated,” she said. “We have a great group of girls this year and they all have something to contribute to the team. We have a lot of speed. I think that once we get our shots down we will be hard to beat.”

The Mallards won their season opener last Friday, 42-12, over the Gunston Day Herons in Centreville. A number of varsity players missed the game because they were in Florida for a lacrosse tournament, so Dailey filled their spots with JV players.

“We had four varsity and the rest were JV. We won with seven freshmen,” he said. “They played pretty well for the first game.”

Gardner led the Prep squad with 10 points, 16 rebounds, two blocks and a steal.

“She was pretty impressive,” Dailey said.

JV players, freshmen Chloe Ruddo contributed 10 points and Hailey and Hannah Merritt chipped in with six points, five rebounds and two assists

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Worcester Prep Coach Scot Dailey watches senior captain Grace Tunis make a lay-up during last Thursday's practice. “Hopefully the girls look to me for enthusiasm, team spirit and they think I’m a leader out on the court,” Tunis said.

each. Hannah also had four blocks.

“I’m proud of the girls,” he said.

“They’re the future and the future’s bright.”

Dailey said he wants the girls to go out on the court and “play our game” every night. He expects the Mallards to be competitive in each game. The ultimate goal is to win the ESIAC championship.

“We’re going to try to out-hustle and out-work every team we play,” he said.

“We want to take home the hardware this year,” Tunis added. “However way the wins and losses go, it’s going to be fun.”

WORCESTER PREP SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULES

BOYS’ BASKETBALL: Nov. 30: Broadwater Academy, (H) 6 p.m.

Dec. 2: Nandua, (A) 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 4-5: Indian River Tip-Off (A) Dec. 9: Salisbury School, (H) 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 11: Chincoteague, (H) 6 p.m.

Dec. 14: Holly Grove, (H) 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 16: DCHS, (A) 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 26-28: Governors Challenge (A) Jan. 6: Gunston, (H) 5:30 p.m.

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SD alumni to battle in ‘Bragging Rights’ event

By Lisa Capitelli Managing Editor (Nov. 27, 2015) Dozens of players who competed for Stephen Decatur High School’s boys’ varsity basketball team over the years will make their way back to the Berlin gym this Saturday for the inaugural “Bragging Rights Defending the Hawk” alumni tournament.

“For as long as I can remember, the conversation about who was the best team to ever come through Stephen Decatur has been tossed around. If

given the opportunity, what one year would do [best] against another year?” event organizer Durran Whaley asked.

Whaley played for Decatur from 19961999.

“Decatur has a very strong basketball heritage/history,” he said. “The industry that I’m in – I do shows and events all over the U.S. and I’ve done many events on the Eastern Shore – but never anything at home. It was only right that I came home to do something to give back to the program from which I came.”

The alumni tournament will feature some of the school’s top former players, competing on eight teams in a single-elimination format.

Play will kick off at 11 a.m. with Team 1991-1995 facing Team 20032005. The second game will feature Team 1998-1999 vs. Team 20062008, at noon. Game three will start at 1 p.m. with Team 1996-1997 taking on Team 1954-1990. At 2 p.m., Team 2000-2002 will battle Team 20092014.

The winners of games one and two

will go head-to-head at 3 p.m. The victors of games three and four will take the court at 4 p.m.

At 5 p.m., the ladies will display their talent when Team New School (2000-2014) will go up against Team Old School (1999 and before).

The men’s championship game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

“I’m super excited. It’s a blessing to have [more than 100] people participating,” Whaley said. “I never thought it would get the positive response that See MORE Page 41

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"This is one of the best teams and deepest teams that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had here,â&#x20AC;? said Worcester Prep senior captain Wyatt Richins, left, pictured with sophomore Sam Cantello during last Thursday's practice.

Worcester Prep boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball squad shooting for ESIAC trophy Continued from Page 37 I really understand it and really understand all of our philosophies and can help some of the younger guys and new kids really adapt to it,â&#x20AC;?

Richins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With five underclassmen and four newcomers, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re definitely young but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re catching on really fast. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re coming along really well and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting better and better everyday.

Everybody is just getting more comfortable with the system and with each other.â&#x20AC;?

Geiger said Richins is always reliable. On the team for four years, he knows the plays better than anyone and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a coach on the floor, Geiger said. When Richins is on the bench, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still directing players on the court.

Nally has also been named a team captain.

He played point guard for the first time last season as a sophomore. He will step on the court in the position again this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year he came back stronger, more confident, faster and a little bit better ball handler and shooter,â&#x20AC;? Geiger said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looked really good so far.â&#x20AC;?

While Richins is more verbal, Nally is a bit quieter and leads by example, Geiger said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Owen and Wyatt are always doing everything 100 percent and encouraging everybody to do the same,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re both tough kids, athletic and they work hard.â&#x20AC;?

In last Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season opener, Nally scored 12 points in Worcesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 50-28 win over Gunston Day in Centreville. Petrera added 13 points.

Geiger has led the Mallards to the ESIAC championship game since he started coaching the team. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve won the title once in those three years.

Geiger and his players hope to bring home the trophy this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year we overachieved and this year weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re better,â&#x20AC;? Geiger said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unless the other teams in the conference improved a lot, which is possible, I think we should set our sights on winning the championship.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of course we want to be competitive in our league and hopefully win the regular season and post-season championship, but I think we just want to be the best that we can be,â&#x20AC;? Richins added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m definitely excited. This is one of the best teams and deepest teams that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had here.â&#x20AC;?

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Worcester Prep junior captain Owen Nally takes a shot during last Thursday's practice at the Berlin school.

WORCESTER PREP SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULES Continued from Page 38 Jan. 8: Salisbury Christian, (H) 7 p.m.

Jan. 11: Nandua, (H) 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 3: Salisbury Christian, (A) 5:30 p.m Feb. 5: DCHS, (H) 7 p.m.

Feb. 8: Salisbury School, (A) 6:30 p.m Feb. 10: Chincoteague, (A) 5:30 p.m Feb. 12: Holly Grove, (A) 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 17: ESIAC semifinals, TBA Feb. 19: ESIAC finals, TBA GIRLSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; BASKETBALL: Nov. 30: Broadwater Academy, (H) 4:30 p.m.

Dec. 2: Nandua, (H) 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 4-5: Indian River Tip-Off (A) Dec. 9: Salisbury School, (H) 4 p.m.

Dec. 14: Holly Grove, (H) 4 p.m.

Dec. 16: DCHS, (A) 5:30 p.m.

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More than 100 former SD players to compete Continued from Page 39 it has … This is so much more than a tournament or a game for a lot of these guys.”

Whaley will be playing for Team 1998-1999.

“I can’t think of a time in my life when I wasn’t part of Stephen Decatur basketball. As a kid, I’d say from the age of about 7, my friends and I would come to the Decatur games,” he said.

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Goal to buy Shoot-A-Way machine Continued from Page 41 and drinks will be for sale at the concession stand, vendors will be on hand and music will be provided by DJ Troy and MC Hype. Berlin Heat Dance Team will perform during halftime.

“Many thanks to Coach BJ Johnson and the entire Stephen Decatur administration/staff for granting me the platform to bring my vision to fruition,” Whaley said.

The goal is to raise $6,816 to purchase a Shoot-A-Way machine for the Decatur basketball program. Event proceeds will go toward the purchase

of the machine. Donations will also be accepted during the event.

“It’s for a good cause,” said Johnson, head coach of the Decatur varsity team. “For more than 100 alumni to come back is awesome. It will be like a big reunion.”

Johnson competed for the Berlin school from 1980-1983. During the tournament, he planned to play with Team 1954-1990, which includes several of his high school teammates, but he tweaked his ankle at practice the other day and was undecided earlier this week if he was going to compete.

After the tournament, a party will take place from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Cowboy Coast Saloon on 17th Street in Ocean City. Changing Phaces Go Go Band, DJ Rated-R, DJ Troy Troni, The Movie Boyz (DJ Ruckus and MC Drizzle) and Decatur alum DJ Gage are slated to provide the tunes. Attendees must be 21. Tickets will be sold at the door and cost $10 for players, $15 for general admission before 11 p.m. and $20 after.

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(Nov. 27, 2015) Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake announces the 23rd annual Santa’s Open Charity Golf Tournament sponsored by RAMS, LLC., on Saturday, Dec. 5 at the Ocean Pines Golf & Country Club.

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The Polished Nail adds new service offerings to Waves

By Kara Hallissey Staff Writer (Nov. 27, 2015) The Polished Nail is the brainchild of Nona Clubb, a dental hygienist and licensed nail technician, who has joined Cosmetologist Christa Andrews and Stylist Jennell Siano at Waves Salon in Trader Lee’s shopping center on Route 611.

Clubb can transform an everyday manicure or pedicure into an experience using her background in infection control, organic lotions, scrubs and oils, a heating pad as well as LED lighting, cure gel and shellac polish.

The gel or shellac polish lasts for 14 days without chipping or breaking and the LED lighting dries polish faster without exposing customers to potentially dangerous concentrations of ultraviolet rays.

Also, Clubb removes old polish using a device that bubbles it right off fingers in minutes.

“It is important you leave feeling relaxed,” Clubb said. “There are services you won’t get in other places. It’s quiet and secluded with a spa atmosphere. ” For more than 24 years, Clubb has worked as a dental hygienist and she prides herself on making sure everything involved with the customers’ experiences are clean and sterile.

Her instruments are disposable or sterilized in an autoclave. A plastic liner will always be used in the pedicure chair and she boils cleaning water in a teakettle to ensure bacteria are never a worry.

“No one will leave with anything they didn’t come in with,” Clubb said.

Additional services offered at the Polished Nail are hand and foot massages, keratin treatments for damaged nails, jewelry cleaning and paraffin wax treatments for hands or feet.

“Ten minutes later, you will feel the difference,” Clubb said. “It makes your hands and feet soft and moisturized.”

An electric callus removal device is used during pedicures and has disposable sandpaper disks that buff the client’s feet, leaving them soft and smooth.

“It’s relaxing pleasure using organic soaking products,” Clubb said.

“I have a lot of little extras.”

Nail designs, French manicures or pedicures and a fresh coat of polish are also offered at the Polished Nail.

She does not do acrylic nails.

“If I am going to do it, I am going to do it right,” Clubb said.

Clubb said she has reached a point in her life where it had become tire-

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The Polished Nail is the brainchild of Nona Clubb, a dental hygienist and licensed nail technician, who has joined Cosmetologist Christa Andrews and Stylist Jennell Siano at Waves Salon in the Trader Lee’s shopping center on Route 611 in West Ocean City.

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Nona Clubb manicures her nails at The Polished Nail, inside Waves Salon in Trader Lee’s shopping center on Route 611, last Thursday.

some to work for another person, which led her to enroll in the Delmarva Beauty Academy. In the nail technician field, professionals are encouraged to be independent and being a dental hygienist is a relatable field, she said.

“I am used to working with people and using sharp objects,” Clubb said.

Clubb is looking to build her clientele, is flexible with her hours and encourages people to call or text to schedule an appointment. Returning See NAIL Page 48

By Lauren Bunting Contributing Writer (Nov. 27, 2015) The National Association of Realtors (NAR) issued a news release regarding the Federal Housing Administration 2015 Actuarial Review.

This report is a financial assessment of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, and the review shows that the fund has rebounded and seen increased access to safe mortgage financing as cuts to FHA’s annual mortgage insurance premium have taken hold.

The fund report found that since 2012, delinquency rates fell 40 percent, there was a 28 percent improvement in recovery rates and there was a $40 billion increase in the value of the fund.

“NAR advocated strongly for cutting FHA annual mortgage insurance premiums, and those policies are now paying dividends for both taxpayers and homeowners,” said NAR President Chris Polychron. “Today’s announcement shows that the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund’s health has solidly improved.”

FHA undertook a series of administrative measures over the past few years to mitigate credit risk, including raising premiums. However, according to NAR estimates, nearly 250,000 creditworthy borrowers were priced out of the housing market in 2013 alone because of these increases.

Also, NAR’s annual Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers showed that the share of first–time buyers declined for the third consecutive year, remaining at its lowest point in nearly three decades.

Recognizing the challenge that increasing mortgage insurance premiums posed to potential homeowners, FHA announced a 50 basis-point cut to the premiums in January 2015.

At the time, FHA estimated this would result in an average annual savings of $900 for nearly 2 million FHA homeowners. FHA also estimated that an additional 250,000 homebuyers would be spurred to purchase their first home within three years as a result of the cuts.

“NAR will continue to review the actuarial assessment, but we believe these results show a positive trajectory for the mortgage insurance fund and a clear path for FHA to remain above its federally-mandated 2 percent capital reserve ratio,” said Polychron.

Lauren Bunting is a licensed Realtor/Associate Broker with Bunting Realty, Inc. in Berlin.

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BUSINESS BRIEFS

New board member Stan Zaremba, an office manager with Long & Foster Real Estate, the largest family-owned residential real estate company in the United States, has been appointed by the Coastal Association of Realtors to serve a oneyear term on its board of directors.

The board of directors is the governing body of the Coastal Association of Realtors (CAR). Zaremba was sworn into his role on Oct. 6.

Zaremba also serves on the Realtors Political Action Committee of CAR, and he has previously served on the Grievance Committee of his local board of Realtors when he lived in New Jersey. A Realtor since 1986, Zaremba has worked with a number of companies in various roles, including as an agent for Schlott Realtors in New Jersey, as an office manager for Coldwell Banker in New Jersey, where he received the CB President’s Council award 10 out of the 14 years he served the company.

After Zaremba and his wife became empty nesters, they migrated to Delaware, where he began working in real estate in Delaware and Maryland, and joined Long & Foster three years ago. In 2014, Zaremba was nominated for Long & Foster’s Foster Cup award. Zaremba holds his associate broker’s license in New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland.

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The women of Waves Salon, from left, Jennell Siano, Christa Andrews and Nona Clubb have recently joined together under one roof to offer hair and nail services in Trader Lee’s shopping center on Route 611 in West Ocean City.

Nail options added to Waves Salon Continued from Page 47 clients may ask for a frequent visitor card, and entitles the user to a free seventh manicure after six have been purchased.

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“We are all together under one roof, but separate,” Clubb said. “It is women supporting women in our own way.”

Waves Salon also offers haircuts, perms, colors, highlights, keratin

treatments, facial waxing, airbrush tans, make up and wedding day services.

Clubb offers free jewelry cleaning with any nail service and a free paraffin wax treatment with the purchase of a gift certificate with a coupon. She can be reached at 410-251-1311.

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Anniversary celebration The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce will hold the one-year anniversary and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Dazzle Gift Shop on Friday, Dec. 4 at 4 p.m. Dazzle Gift Shop is located at 11312 Manklin Creek Rd., Suite #5, Ocean Pines.

All Worcester County business people (employers and employees) are invited to attend and take part in the ribbon cutting.

For more information, contact Joanne with Dazzle at 410-208-4438 or the Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce at 410-641-5306.

Pinto joins Sheppard Jenny Sheppard of Sheppard Realty, Inc. welcomes Eddie Pinto Jr. to the team.

Pinto was raised in Salisbury and graduated from Salisbury University. He spent 29 years in the local poultry industry and is now taking that knowledge to the real Eddie Pinto Jr. estate community where he will be specializing in poultry and farm sales.

He has spent the last 25 years as a volunteer coach, coaching local

youth players in baseball and soccer. He also served as a program coordinator and referee at the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department for the past 15 years.

Musselman joins AGH Gynecologist Brandi Musselman, MD, will be joining Atlantic General Women’s Health in Selbyville, Del., at 38394 Dupont Highway in the Strawberry Center.

Musselman joins Atlantic General Health System after serving as an instructor in obstetrics and gynecology and completing a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at

Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. She obtained her medical degree at Drexel and completed her residency at Hahnemann University Hospital.

Musselman is a member of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists and American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She specializes in treating women with pelvic pain, menstrual disorders, postmenopausal bleeding and pelvic masses such as fibroids and offers the option of office-based procedures for some treatments.

Musselman will begin seeing patients in December. Appointments can be made by calling 302-524-5007.

AGH opens center for chronic pain in Berlin (Nov. 27, 2015) Atlantic General Hospital and Health System announces that board certified anesthesiologist and pain intervention specialist Wadid Zaky, MD, will serve as medical director of the new Atlantic General Pain Center in Berlin.

Building the center was one of the organization’s strategic plans to address a chronic condition that plagues many residents on the Shore.

According to the National Institutes of Health, chronic pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. It is a leading cause of disability and accounts for a significant portion of healthcare costs.

“We are very pleased to have Dr. Zaky join us,” said Colleen Wareing, vice president of patient care at Atlantic General Hospital. “He brings advanced techniques to the management of pain with a focus on integrating the right interventions for each individual patient. To have him on the Shore for our community is

amazing. Dr. Zaky is one of only four pain experts in the United States that was invited to present at the World Institute of Pain International Conference being held in London this month.”

Atlantic General Pain Center provides a comprehensive approach to treatment of chronic pain, with pain blocks and spinal intervention procedures in addition to medical management. Over the next year, the program will expand to include behavioral health as well as complimentary services, providing a holistic approach to the treatment of pain.

“With the therapies that are now available in the field of pain intervention, there is hope for individuals suffering with chronic pain,” said Dr. Zaky. “I look forward to working with patients here on Delmarva to help alleviate the pain they may be struggling with.”

In addition to administering pain blocks and performing minimally-invasive procedures, Zaky is the only

physician on the Eastern Shore with expertise in advanced neuro modulation, which involves stimulation of the spine to relieve pain in various parts of the body.

With one therapy, high-frequency modulation, the patient cannot detect the stimulation and the therapy can relieve pain for some individuals for whom lower frequency therapy was ineffective. Another modality is selective nerve root modulation.

These therapies are used to alleviate pain caused by a number of conditions, including neuropathy and peripheral nerve damage from diabetes, degenerative disc disease, neck and back pain as well as persistent pain after surgery.

Zaky joined Atlantic General Hospital following a stint as assistant professor at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. Zaky completed a fellowship in pain management at the University of Pittsburgh and a fellowship in neuromodulation at King’s College, London, as well as a residency in anesthesia at Brookdale

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He has worked with numerous healthcare organizations, including Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute and the Cleveland Clinic Pain Center.

Zaky is board certified in pain management and anesthesiology. Zaky is also a lecturer at international interventional pain conferences and an instructor for workshops to teach cutting edge techniques to his colleagues in the field.

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Local brewing group nominated for Md. award State tourism summit’s Visionary Impact Award honors industry innovators (Nov. 27, 2015) The world of destination tourism increasingly is a competitive place, and developing distinctive ways of setting a region above its competitors is no easy task.

Last week, however, a local collective of public and private entities was recognized for its innovation at the 35th annual Maryland Tourism and Travel Summit.

State Ventures, a national tourism promotion and publishing company, nominated the Ocean City Hotel, Motel and Restaurant Association,

Worcester County Tourism, the Town of Ocean City Special Events Department, the Brewers Association of Maryland and ShoreCraftBeer.com for the Visionary Impact Award.

The Visionary Impact Award recognizes dedication and innovation in developing long-term, sustainable tourism approaches that can help transform a region. Working together under the leadership of ShoreCraftBeer.com, these local groups helped develop and promote the Shore Craft Beer concept, which aimed at promoting the region’s world-class beer and world class beauty.

With support from the State Ventures ShoreCraftBeer.com website, local hotels restaurants and brew-

eries, the coalition promoted the region in a way not unlike California once positioned itself as a wine destination.

Using social media, printed products and education campaigns focusing on local servers and restaurateurs, the Shore Craft Beer movement helped highlight the region’s beer tourism offerings. Throughout the spring, summer and early fall the promotional partners succeeded in initiating the Shore’s transformation into the newest and hottest craft beer destination in the country.

The Maryland Tourism Coalition recognized this effort as not only potentially transformative, but also as a novel team approach to augmenting

an underappreciated segment of the tourism industry, especially during the shoulder and off-season months.

Particularly interesting was the addition of craft beer as a draw for out-oftown travelers, rather than an ancillary attraction. Three out of every four visitors to the recent Shore Craft Beer Fest were from out of town.

“This is a great cooperative effort to increase tourism on the strength of the area’s world class breweries,” said State Ventures CEO Ann McGinnis Hillyer. “With such a great group to work with and such a beautiful region to promote, it won’t be long before we’re among the top ten craft beer destinations in the country.”

Friendship Exxon station partners with U-Haul (Nov. 27, 2015) U-Haul Company of Maryland, Inc. announces that Friendship Exxon Gas Station, now under new ownership, has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Berlin community.

Friendship Exxon at 10709 Grays Corner Road will offer U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, support rental items and in-store pickup for boxes.

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rentals are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

Reserve U-Haul products at this dealer location by calling 410-6410603 or visiting www.uhaul.com/Locations/Truck-Rentals-near-BerlinMD-21811/021313.

Friendship Exxon partners Ankur and Asnita Patel are proud to team with the industry leader in do-ityourself moving and self-storage to better meet the demands of Worcester County.

U-Haul and Friendship Exxon are striving to benefit the environment through sustainability initiatives.

Truck sharing is a core U-Haul sustainability business practice that allows individuals to access a fleet of trucks that is larger than what they could access on an individual basis.

Every U-Haul truck placed in a community helps keep 19 personally owned large-capacity vehicles, pickups, SUVs and vans off the road.

Fewer vehicles means less traffic congestion, less pollution, less fuel burned and cleaner air.

Friendship Exxon is a great place to become “U-Haul Famous.” Take a picture in front of a U-Haul product, send it in and your face could land on the side of a U-Haul truck. Upload photos through Instagram using #uhaulfamous, or go to www.uhaulfamous.com to submit photos and learn more.

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cate meighan inside going out appy Thanksgiving to you all. By the time you’re actually reading this, you’re likely to have sat for at least one large feast and have moved on to having turkey day leftovers remixed for nearly every meal in the foreseeable future.

If you’ve driven through downtown Ocean City in the last several days, then you already know that the holiday season is indeed officially upon us. Christmas lights before Thanksgiving always seems a bit premature to me but now … now I’m ready for the sparkle and glitz.

If you celebrated with friends and family this week and (like me) perhaps indulged a little bit too much, here’s an opportunity to work some of those extra pumpkin pie (and stuffing and potatoes and...) calories off. The Greene Turtle West OC Thanksgiving 5K will take place on Saturday, Nov. 28. The start time for this Turkey Trot race is 8:30 a.m. Check out www.octrirunning.com for all of the details.

Have you visited our Winterfest of Lights yet? Ocean City is now celebrating the holiday season with hundreds of animated, lighted displays at Northside Park on 125th Street, bayside. I took my family this past weekend and was so impressed by how much time and effort goes into this cool holiday tradition.

Besides taking a ride through the lights, you can grab hot cocoa inside the heated pavilion, browse Yukon Cornelius’ gift shop and have a keepsake photo taken with Santa.

Winterfest of Lights is open daily at 5:30 p.m. but make sure you get there early. I arrived before 6 p.m. and the lines were already huge. Take a look at www.oceancitymd.gov for all of the fun details.

A Holiday Shopper’s Fair will be held from Friday, Nov. 27 through Sunday, Nov. 29 at the OC convention center on 40th Street and Coastal Highway.

Here’s an opportunity for you to knock out some of your holiday shopping before the calendar even flips to December. Photography, florals, jewelry, toys, candles and so much more will be available. Plus there are activities for the kids and a visit from Santa is scheduled.

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The Ocean City post office on 71st Street has a special mailbox to place Santa letters in. Santa will reply to all letters from children that include a return address. On Monday morning, clerk Pam Hammond and postmaster Dan Woods pose for a picture with Santa next to the 100-year-old antique mailbox at the 71st Street post office.

Making holidays happy for children Young ones can take letters for Santa to OC post office on 71st St., receive reply

By Kara Hallissey Staff Writer (Nov. 27, 2015) Parents can start a new tradition this year by bringing their children to the Ocean City post office on 71st Street to place their wish lists for Santa in the antique mailbox. Letters with return addresses will receive a special response from the North Pole.

Pam Hammond, a clerk at the post office, has been working there for 26 years and this will be her fourth Christmas season responding to letters as Santa Claus.

“It’s all about letting kids be kids and giving them something to hope for,” Hammond said. “Christmas is a special time and it should remain a magical time for them.”

The post office trains employees how to properly write a letter from Santa and has been involved for a number of years since children send their wish lists through the mail.

Hammond is a grandma of four and Christmas is her favorite holiday, which helps with writing to children and adds holiday spirit to her letters.

Although Christmas is about a month away, four letters have been deposited in the 100-year-old antique mailbox and one was from Hammond’s grandchild.

“I even psyched out my grandkids at Panera Bread,” Hammond said. “I had my picture taken with a man who looked like Santa and said ‘see, I told you I know him.’ They were flipping out.”

The key to Santa responses is to make the letter generic and include points from their letter. She has received four or five repeat children the past couple years and always keeps previous letters they write in order to reference what they wrote about last year.

Also, figuring out the ages of children is important and Hammond credits being a grandma on helping her.

If a child drew a picture or their handwriting approves, Hammond will mention these points. The letters are written on special paper and Santa signs in a red marker.

“I always like to comment on drawings,” Hammond said. “This year, a child drew a picture of Rudolph and the North Pole. It is cute.”

Three weeks ago, young students from Worcester Prep visited the post

office for a trip and Ocean City Elementary School students are borrowing the antique mailbox to display on their float in the Ocean City Christmas parade on Saturday, Dec. 5, as well as the Berlin Christmas parade on Thursday, Dec. 3.

“Their float in the parade is a post office theme, which will feature our Santa letter mailbox and we gave them a bunch of boxes to make it look like a post office,” Hammond said.

Hammond answers about 12 to 24 letters each Christmas season and worries people do not know about the Santa writing services. Letters for Santa dropped in the blue mailboxes around town may not make it to the post office in Ocean City.

“I can’t respond if there is no return address,” Hammond said. “Carriers do bring in letters off their route they find, but if it’s dropped in a blue box or put in our box with no address, I am lost.”

Letters should be placed in the special mailbox at the 71st Street post office. The 100-year-old antique was once on the street and is now decoratively painted for North Pole-bound letters.

“One of Santa’s elves comes in and picks them up on a daily basis,” Hammond said.

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Redding, left, and Tyler Coppinger smile for the camera last Saturday during Winterfest of Lights at Northside Park on 125th.

Janet Rogers, left, and Donna Davis display some holiday merchandise in the heated tent at Winterfest of Lights last Saturday.

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Check out www.ococean.com for more information.

The Berlin Christmas Tree Lighting & Holiday Arts Night will take place on Friday, Nov. 27 on Main Street in Berlin. The fun begins at 5:30 p.m. Head on over to www.BerlinMainStreet.com for all of the details on this fun night out in the coolest small town in America.

If you’re looking for stocking stuffers this season, you might want to consider planning for next summer.

Jolly Roger Amusement Park on 30th Street and Coastal Highway is having a sweet Black Friday sale. On Friday, Nov. 27 you can purchase 2016 passes for all amusements for half-off their normal price. Check out www.jollyrogerpark.com for more details.

Registration for the 33rd annual

Ocean City Holiday Christmas Parade, scheduled to take place on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 11 a.m., is underway. Here’s the cool thing, this parade isn’t just for established organizations, festive vehicles or decorated floats (although they are certainly encouraged to join in the fun), but it’s also open to anyone wanting to crack out their holiday gear and walk in the parade.

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The Berlin Christmas Parade is scheduled to take place on Thursday, Dec. 3 beginning at 7 p.m. on Main Street. Bring your little ones out for this night of fun in historical Berlin.

Then on Saturday, Dec. 5, Berlin will also be hosting the 8th annual 5K Reindeer Run to benefit Worcester Youth & Family. The event begins at 9 a.m. at the Atlantic Hotel on Main Street. You can register for this race via www.raceroster.com.

Touch of Italy on 66th Street has something a little different coming up in December. You can take an “Italian Experience” class with Cheese & Wine of Northern Italy coming up on Wednesday, Dec. 9, from 4-5:30 p.m.

Those registered will spend an afternoon with cheese monger Bill Wilson in an intimate class discovering wine and savoring cheese from the northern region of Italy. Those in attendance will be tasting six cheeses and three to four wines along with house-made accompaniments, including bread, olives, nuts, and various items from Touch of Italy’s fabulous menu. To register for this class, please visit www.touchofitaly.com.

A Breakfast Buffet with Santa will be held on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 8-11 a.m. at The Restaurant at Lighthouse Sound, located at 12723 St. Martin’s Neck Road near Bishopville. The menu includes scrambled eggs, pancakes, bacon, donuts, coffee, juice and more. Children ages 6-12 can eat for $5 while anyone 12 and up is $10. Contact Linda at 410-208-0431 for more details on this holiday event.

The fifth annual SantaCon will be arriving in OC on Saturday, Dec. 12 at the 28th St. Pit & Pub. Beginning at 3 p.m., you can bring goodies for the cats and dogs of Worcester

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and wine by the glass for just $3.50.

Duffy’s Tavern on 130th Street in the Montego Bay Shopping Center is now open from Wednesday through Monday and closed on Tuesday. It has a great happy hour that runs from noon-6 p.m. Duffy’s is also featuring food and drink specials on Sunday to coincide with football.

Personal cheese pizzas are just $5, calamari is $9 and a seafood steamer basket will run you $19.99. Head on over to www.duffysoc.com to check out the daily “second season” specials too!

Jules on 120th Street and Coastal Highway offers an every day early bird special between 5-6 p.m. The prix fixe dinner includes three course served with a complimentary glass of wine for just $30. Half-price appetizers are the hot ticket on Monday and don’t forget that Wednesday is Ladies Night at Jules with half-price entrees being the big seller. Check out the full menu at www.ocjules.com.

Whiskers Pub on 120th Street is now open from Tuesday through Sun-

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day and has some great happy hour specials from 4-7 p.m. You can grab wings and fries for $7.95, garlic butter clams are just $8.95 and Whiskers crab dip is $8.95. As far as the happy hour drinks go, you can grab Natty Boh cans for $2.25, domestic bottles are $2.50 and $2 will get you Miller Lite, Coors Light or Yuengling drafts.

If you head to Whiskers on a Tuesday or Wednesday night between 510 p.m., then you can take $6 off menu entrees. On Thursday, it has half-price burgers all day, Friday is fresh catch, and on Saturday, Whiskers has baby back ribs. A half is $15.95 or get a whole for $18.95.

BJ’s on the Water on 75th Street, bayside is featuring winter half-price See CATE Page 54

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cate meighan County Humane Society and 50/50 money to benefit Assateague Coastal Trust. For more info on this fun event check out www.santacon.info/Ocean_City-MD/ Mione’s Pizza on 67th Street and Coastal Highway, TownCenter, has some sweet deals going on daily.

Their dinner specials vary and on Monday you can feast on pasta and meatballs for just $8.25. Thursday’s feature is chicken Parmesan with pasta for $9.99 and on Friday night the dinner special is linguine with shrimp for $10.99. Mione’s also has a Sunday football special that includes one large 18” cheese pizza and ten wings for just $19.99.

Crab Bag on 130th Street, bayside is open seven days a week, year ‘round and they have some really great deals, such as a 3-pound bucket of ribs, half-pint of baked beans and a half-pint of cole slaw for just $22.95. Its charcoal pit sandwich special is always a hit with one meat for $7.50 and two priced at $9.50. Crab Bag also has an all day super happy hour with $2 rail drinks

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HOROSCOPE ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, things go well this week, but expect a few bumps along the way as well. Learn how to clear these hurdles and you will stay on track.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, keep your eye on the prize, resisting the temptation to get swept up in distractions. The longer you can maintain your focus this week, the more likely you are to be successful.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

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Visiting Santa and Mrs. Claus during Winterfest of Lights last Saturday, from left, are Jeni Hewitt, Ken Jopson, Emma Cannon and Jurga Blake.

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specials on particular entrees that are sure to please. On Sunday, you can enjoy the fried seafood platter.

Monday’s spotlight is on the crab imperial dinner and Tuesday’s feature is the twin crab cake dinner.

Wednesday is stuffed flounder and Thursday you can grab the flash fried shrimp dinner for half price. All entrees are served with two sides.

BJ’s also features prix fixe seven days a week. You can enjoy a threecourse lunch (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) for $20 or a 4-course dinner (5 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.) for $30. Happy hour here runs from Monday through Friday from 4-7 p.m. and there also is a late-night happy hour that runs Sunday through Thursday from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Live entertainment is also on tap here this weekend with Dust N’ Bones hitting the stage at 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 27 and then It’s About Time doing the same, also at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28.

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Luck puts you in the path of someone you have been anxious to meet, Gemini. Use this opportunity this week to ask all the questions you have been wanting to ask.

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Street, bayside, is open Thursday through Sunday for the winter season. It’s your football headquarters, with various food and drink specials to help usher in every NFL game shown on the 15 HDTVs. Happy hour runs from 4-7 p.m. with various drink specials and you’ll want to check out the new football-themed menu at www.seacrets.com Also, on Friday, Dec. 18 from 510 p.m. Ocean 98 will host its Listener Appreciation Christmas Party at Seacrets. You can enjoy drink specials, complimentary appetizers, a Chinese auction and door prizes.

Also on tap, live performances by Stone Senate, Lower Case Blues, Amy Fairchild and many more!

Coins Pub & Restaurant in the 28th Street Plaza is featuring halfprice entrees every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday from 5-9 p.m. It also has an early bird special menu daily from 4-6 p.m. and Wednesday is prime rib night with a 16-ounce entree and one side for just $15.99

from 5-9 p.m. Happy hour runs daily at Coins from 3-6 p.m. and you can take a look at their full menu at www.coinspub.com Harborside Bar & Grill on South Harbor Road in West OC has some nifty lunch specials for $5.99 running from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Harborside’s dinner specials begin at 5 p.m., with Monday being half-price entree night. Tuesday’s you can fill up on tacos, Thursday is all-you-can-eat ribs and steamed shrimp and then on Friday the special is on fried oyster and soft shell. Don’t forget that Harborside also has live entertainment every Thursday-Sunday.

Pizza Tugos Tap Room on the corner of routes 50 and 611 is now featuring half-price pizza and a movie every Wednesday night, with the fun beginning at 5:30 p.m. NFL Freakin’ Insanity is also still in full effect here every Sunday.

You can enjoy all-you-can-eat See CATE Page 55

Last Weekend!!

Persistence is your best ally this week, Cancer. When others give up early, you have the tenacity to continue. Don’t be surprised if others notice your hard work.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Other people appreciate your ability to put a positive spin on things, Leo. Use that talent to help two friends overcome their differences in the next week.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Keep an open mind when someone comes to you with a suggestion, Virgo. Even though you are quick to dismiss it outright, give it a second thought.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, some big challenges are coming your way, but it’s not anything you can’t handle. However, you may need to bring in some reinforcements. Enlist some friends to help out.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, after many weeks of putting in your best effort at work and at home, it very well may be time to take a break. Here’s a chance to book a vacation before the holiday rush.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, even though you are quite persuasive, you cannot always make miracles happen. If someone isn’t moved by your call to action, don’t take it personally.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, there’s not much more you can pile onto your plate without it tipping over. This week lighten your load by asking family to help.

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AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Make an effort to restore some order to your finances, Aquarius. It may be time to curtail your spending, but a close examination of your finances won’t cause much panic.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, some mysterious news has piqued your curiosity, and now you may not be sure which direction to go for a few days.

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Donna, Dimitri and Leonid Freydlin visit Winterfest of Lights at Northside Park on 125th Street last Saturday.

cate meighan Continued from Page 54 wings and pizza for just $9.99 while watching all of the games on the new 75-inch HDTVs. Pizza Tugos also has one of the best craft beer selections in the area. Check out

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That’s it for this week. If you have a special event coming up this holiday season or know of something that deserves a mention, please email me at cate@oceancitytoday.net.

Ronnie Milsap and The Texas Tenors set to perform in OC (Nov. 27, 2015) Enjoy the holidays at the Ocean City Performing Arts Center on 40th Street when The Texas Tenors and Ronnie Milsap take the stage.

Back by popular demand, The Texas Tenors will perform Saturday, Nov. 28 and Ronnie Milsap on Friday, Dec. 4.

Both shows start at 8 p.m.

The Texas Tenors will bring their southern charm and harmonies in the “Deep in the Heart of Christmas” show this Saturday. The former “America’s Got Talent” contestants will perform holiday songs along with some familiar country, pop, classical and Broadway tunes. Ticket prices range from $45 to $55.

Milsap, with 40 No. 1 hits, six Grammy Awards and a member of the

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Country Music Hall of Fame, is coming to Ocean City Friday, Dec. 4. Milsap’s big hits including “Smoky Mountain Rain,” “Lost in the Fifties Tonight,” “I Wouldn’t Have Missed it for the World,” “Any Day Now” and “Stranger in My House” will be hosting one show only at the Ocean City venue. In addition, he will include some holiday favorites to celebrate the season. Be part of country music history as the legendary musician celebrates his Farewell Tour in the resort. Tickets cost $45 and $55.

For tickets, call or visit the Ocean City Convention Center box office, 40th Street and Coastal Highway, 1800-OC-OCEAN or call Ticketmaster 1-800-551-SEAT. Visit www.oceancityconcerts.com for show information.

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OUT & ABOUT

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OC WINTERFEST Walter and Theresa Meketen of New York pose for a picture among Christmas trees at the Winterfest of Lights opening night last Thursday.

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Richard and Dianna West of Millsboro, Del. visit Winterfest of Lights every year at Northside Park on 125th Street. They checked out the holiday tradition on opening night last Thursday.

Bob and Barb Harris of Philadelphia, Pa. wait in line for the Winterfest Express during the annual traditionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening night last Thursday at Northside Park on 125th Street.

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AWARD CELEBRATION Ocean City Councilman Matt James and Council Secretary Mary Knight were two of many public officials who attended the Hal Glick Award banquet at the Clarion Resort Hotel on 101st Street last Saturday night, honoring 2015 award recipient Jack Burbage.

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One of the evening's many speakers, Bruce Rogers, right, is pictured with Randy and Cindy Bendler following the Hal Glick Award presentation to Jack Burbage last Saturday at the Clarion.

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Patti Miller, left, joins Palmer and Sandy Gillis for photo during last Saturday's Hal Glick Award ceremony at the Clarion on 101st Street.

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Jeff Thaler, co-chair and organizer of the Hal Glick Award, is pictured with his wife, Rina, after Saturday's award presentation to Jack Burbage at the Clarion on 101st Street.

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Support Kenille’s Kupboard Pet Pantry & Rescue, Dec. 3 Fundraising dinner planned at Adolfo’s on Boardwalk for nonprofit organization

By Kara Hallissey Staff Writer (Nov. 27, 2015) Kenille’s Kupboard Pet Pantry & Rescue will host a dinner on Thursday, Dec. 3, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Adolfo’s on the Ocean at 13th Street and the Boardwalk.

“Our mission is to keep family pets at home,” said Carolyn Miller, president of Kenille’s Kupboard Pet Pantry. “People should attend because they feel the way we do and no family or pet parent should have to surrender their pets to a shelter just because they can’t afford supplies.”

A buffet will include salad, spinach bake, chicken parmesan, garlic mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables with penne pasta, assorted desserts and soft drinks. In addition, there will be a cash bar.

The fundraising event is an effort to collect cat, kitten, puppy and dog food, treats, toys and monetary donations to assist the nonprofit with its mission to help struggling pet owners.

“One hundred percent of the funds go right back into the community,” Miller said.

The local nonprofit organization

hopes to reach its $10,000 goal for the year and has raised around $5,000 so far.

“It is hard to say exactly how much we bring in,” Miller said. “We’ve had a few large donations like $2,000 from the Carders [Madlyn and Billy, owners of BJ’s on the Water].”

Last January, about 60 people attended a lunch at Adolfo’s and volunteers hope for more than 150 people to come out this year with 200 tickets for sale.

“Our event is special because we truly are transparent,” Miller said.

“We don’t make people jump through any hoops to get the help we provide.”

Anyone who calls or comes to Kenille’s Kupboard, which is located behind the Ocean City Animal Hospital on Route 50 in West Ocean City, on Saturdays from 12-2 p.m. will receive help and the organization drops off food for those who do not have transportation.

“We are 100 percent volunteerbased,” Miller said. “Our board members hand out food and collect donations. They do it all.”

In addition, volunteers have helped find new homes for animals due to terminal illnesses or evictions and have fostered at least one animal a year.

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Currently, Kenille’s Kupboard is fostering an older female dog named Roxy (pictured) and the nonprofit will host a fundraiser on Thursday, Dec. 3 at Adolfo’s on the Ocean at 13th Street and the Boardwalk to raise money and collect items for animals in need.

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Nonprofit collecting dog, cat food, toys Continued from Page 57 Currently, Kenille’s Kupboard is fostering an older female dog named Roxy.

“Her mom passed away a few years ago,” Miller said. “She was shuffled around and did not get the attention or medical help she needed. We are fostering her until the right humans come along.”

Tickets cost $35 for adults and $15 for children 13 and under. Adolfo’s will give back 50 percent of the ticket price profits to Kenille’s Kupboard.

Those interested in attending are asked to call ahead, although tickets will be available at the door.

Tickets can be purchased at Kenille’s Kupboard, the Ocean City Animal Hospital, Adolfo’s, Duffy’s Tavern on 130th Street in Ocean City, the Fenwick Pet Shop and the Ocean View Animal Hospital.

Call 302-539-0595 or 410-213-0393 to reserve a ticket or for more information.

In addition, bright-striped donation bins can be spotted at the following locations to drop off pet items: the Ocean City Animal Hospital, the Ocean View Animal Hospital, Pottery Place in Fenwick, the Millville and Fenwick Pet Shops, House Pets on Route 26 and PetSmart in Millsboro.

Monetary donations can be made through justgive.org by typing in Kenille’s Kupboard, mailed to P.O. Box 598 Ocean City, Md., 21843 or left in the donation jar at the Ocean City Animal Hospital.

Kenille’s Kupboard will also be wrapping gifts at the Gold Coast Mall on 115th Street, starting Sunday, Nov. 29 at 10 a.m. For a nominal fee, volunteers will wrap presents to raise money for the nonprofit. The organization will be wrapping presents on multiple days until Christmas. Visit Lucky Surf Shop in the mall for the wrapping schedule.

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Tree-lighting ceremony twist ‘We’re going to keep that a secret,’ says Town Administrator Laura Allen of Berlin’s annual holiday tradition

By Josh Davis Staff Writer (Nov. 27, 2015) The Christmas season starts Friday in Berlin, with the annual tree-lighting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. in front of the Atlantic Hotel on Main Street, followed by Holiday Arts Night.

Mayor Gee Williams will light the tree from the balcony of the Atlantic Hotel with the help of Santa, Little Mister and Miss Berlin Peach, and several holiday characters.

Pianist Eric Byrd will provide music and the Casino at Ocean Downs will sponsor a live ice-sculpting demonstration.

Organizers said guests should expect a few surprises this year.

“The tree-lighting ceremony is going to have a new twist,” Town Administrator Laura Allen said. “We’re going to keep that a secret, so come on out and see it in person.”

The annual Christmas parade follows less than a week later, running through downtown Main Street on Thursday, Dec. 3 from 7-9 p.m.

Organizer Sharon Timmons, an administrative assistant with the town’s office of economic and community development, advised guests to get to Berlin early.

“It fills up rather quickly,” she said. “Luckily there are many places to park.”

That includes Berlin Intermediate School, where a fee shuttle will take spectators to the staging area.

The shuttle will run from 5:45-7:15 p.m., and 8:459:30 p.m.

Eastern Shore Kettle Korn will sell popcorn on Jefferson Street during the event and Seaside Dance Academy will sell hot chocolate near the visitor’s center.

Before the parade, several costumed holiday characters will walk up and down Main Street.

Timmons said this year’s parade will have 18 new entries, continuing a trend of increased interest that began last year.

“They’ll bring just a different feeling to the parade.

Variety is always good,” Timmons said, adding that she had to turn away more than a dozen other entries. “The parade just wants to get bigger and bigger.”

“We’re excited that the holidays are here again,” Allen said. “We’ve got all of our events lined up for the holiday season and the merchants have been very supportive of the “Win the Window” contest, which is something new. So we would encourage folks to come down to Berlin and find out all about it.”

Win the Window runs through Dec. 18 and gives shoppers the chance to go home with more than $3,000 in merchandise and gift certificates. The promotion gives entry tickets for every $10 spent in participating stores, with a limit of 10 tickets.

The town is also sponsoring a “Letters for Santa” program. A mailbox will be placed outside the visitor’s center and Santa will collect the letters and send each child a return letter with a coupon for a free treat at Baked Dessert Café, Berlin Coffee House or Rayne’s Reef.

Letters must be dropped off by Dec. 18.

The town is looking for volunteers to help run several of the holiday events. For more information, contact Ivy Wells at iwells@berlinmd.gov or 410-629-1722, or Timmons at stimmons@berlinmd.gov or 410-629-1716.

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Assortment of gifts available at OC Holiday Shopper’s Fair

By Kara Hallissey Staff Writer (Nov. 27, 2015) Get an early start this year on buying Christmas presents during the 33rd annual Holiday Shopper’s Fair, Friday through Sunday, at the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street.

More than 120 vendors will be in attendance from seven states including local favorites to retailers traveling from Florida, New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

“It’s the beginning of the Christmas holidays,” said organizer Melanie Collins. “We will also have the atmosphere with holiday music and décor.”

There will be an assortment of gifts for all family members including Christmas décor and ornaments, sports memorabilia, toys, ceramics, pet items, jewelry, scarves, arts and crafts, handpainted furniture, stained glass, photography, quilted handbags, candles, nautical items and florals.

The Holiday Shopper’s Fair was started in 1983 to draw visitors to the area during cold, winter months, and about 2,000 people attended the first event which included 60 vendors. Last year, about 8,000 people shopped for treasures throughout the three days and organizers expect to exceed that this year, Collins said.

“It is a great fair because you can

come and buy items not regularly found in stores. There are so many unique items all in one place and it is only $3 for the entire weekend,” she said.

Children can get their faces painted and play games at the 40th Street venue.

Santa will make an appearance from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

On Sunday, Santa will stop by from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For those who don’t want to shop or need a quick break, there will be multiple televisions set up in a lounge area.

Several nonprofit organizations will be back this year including Delmarva Cat Connection and Town Cats. Attendees can get started on the adoption process or purchase items. The Marine Corps League will collect donations for the Wounded Warrior Project and Toys for Tots.

In addition, Believe in Tomorrow will be in attendance to collect donations for terminally ill children.

Door prize drawings will be held every half hour and winners must be in attendance to receive prizes.

Admission costs $3 for all three days of the Holiday Shopper’s Fair. Children 13 and under get in free.

Show hours are: Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, call 1-800OC-OCEAN, 410-289-2800 or email mcollins@oceancitymd.gov.

Get an early start this year on buying Christmas presents during the 33rd annual Holiday Shopper’s Fair, Friday through Sunday, at the Ocean City convention center on 40th Street.

Celebrate Christmas in OP with tree-lighting ceremony (Nov. 27, 2015) The Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department invites area residents and visitors to enjoy a cup of hot cider and treats by a warm fire and kick off the holiday season with the community’s fifth annual “A Hometown Christmas” and tree-lighting ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m. in White Horse Park.

Trees decorated by Ocean Pines busi-

nesses, clubs, families and individuals will be on display and illuminated during the event, which is free and open to the public.

Local choral groups, including the Delmarva Chorus and the MBS Ambassadors, will perform and Santa Claus will make an appearance.

For more information, contact the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department at 410-641-7052.

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Holiday Wrappings event planned for Dec. 8 Annual fashion show and luncheon fundraiser for American Cancer Society

By Kara Hallissey Staff Writer (Nov. 27, 2015) There are just a few days left to purchase tickets for the 27th annual Holiday Wrappings fashion show and luncheon, set to take place on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at the Ocean City convention center, benefiting the American Cancer Society.

The fashion show, organized by CraZy LadyZ! owner Jan PattersonHohman, will feature clothing from 12 local retailers.

This year’s fashion will come from shops and boutiques in Ocean City, Berlin and Salisbury as well as Lewes, Bethany Beach, Fenwick Island and Rehoboth Beach in Delaware.

Participating shops are: CraZy LadyZ!, Bruder Hill, SeaQuest, Southern Exposure, Ish Boutique, Alexis Jade, Bungalow 7, Bomshell Boutique, Pet Threadz, Bella Grace Boutique, Bikini’s & More and Blooming Boutique.

An assortment of clothing for children, teens, adults and pets will be on display during the hour-long show at the 40th Street venue.

“It brings awareness to the American Cancer Society and it’s a wonderful way to kick off the holidays,” said Dawne Pappas, Holiday Wrappings chairwoman.

For lunch, guests will enjoy stuffed chicken, acorn squash, roasted potatoes and a salad. Every year, a different local bakery provides the dessert. This year, Cupcakes in Bloom of Berlin will serve sweet treats.

In addition to fashion and food, Holiday Wrappings will feature a Chinese and silent auction with items such as Baltimore Ravens and Justin Bieber tickets, island vacations, hotel stays and dinners.

For $10, attendees can participate in a cupcake raffle, where they will choose a treat that will have either a $10, $25, $50 or $100 gift card from Park Place Jewelers.

“In the cupcake raffle everyone wins,” Pappas said. “You get the cupcake plus at least your money back in a

gift card.”

Last year, more than 600 people atThere will also be a wine and spirit tended the event, which raised about table where guests can pick a bottle $35,000. after donating $20.

“It is great networking, a wonderful The artificial cake is cause and a fun ‘It brings awareness to the back, where loved ones time,” Pappas can buy a candle for $5 American Cancer Society and said. to honor someone they Event sponit’s a wonderful way to kick know who died of cansorships at differoff the holidays’ cer, and each person is ent levels are Dawne Pappas, Holiday memorialized as the available.

Wrappings chairwoman cake becomes brighter.

Fill out the Lauren Glick and sponsorship Paul Cullen from Bad Company will form found online at www.acsholidayprovide music and he will also give a wrappings.org and make checks healthy cooking demonstration. payable to: The American Cancer Soci-

ety (Fashion Show). Mail checks to: American Cancer Society, Inc. P.O. Box 163 Salisbury, Md. 21803.

The convention center doors will open at 10:30 a.m., and the event will end around 2 p.m. Lunch will be served at noon with the fashion show starting at 1 p.m.

Tickets cost $40 and can be purchased at the convention center box office on 40th Street or at www.acsholidaywrappings.org. Tickets must be reserved by Tuesday, Dec. 1.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Cheese balls with bacon, pecan crust served

By Deborah Lee Walker Contributing Writer (Nov. 27, 2015) Blessings are thoughts to be and the power of prayer is an eternity. Each day is a miracle and a manifestation of things most graciously.

The plenteousness of the Eastern Shore is a reflection on how America eats. The reflection of our menu is an ebb-tide of pride that rejoices with every passing meal.

The prophetic challenge of a new recipe is to incite perfection. Time

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Menu planning is not discriminatory; let us revel in the celebration of worldly cultures. Each is a feat in its own right, fusion is on the rise and rightfully so. Variety kindles the heart’s desire; food is my passion and therefore must be.

Conclusion is quickly approaching so specifics of cheese balls with bacon, pecan crust is for all to see. Before I bid you farewell, I must confess my partiality. Cheese is sinfully calorific but discretion has never been my means. If creamy cheese is your devilish delight, continue the path of culinary glee.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Prepping ahead of time key during holidays ual components blend to a spectrum of perfect harmony.

Contrast must be contemplated if competition is to follow. Pecans or walnuts are in the spectrum of possibilities; as always, personal preference takes top honors. Butter is the key and cannot be denied. Sauté nuts in luscious butter until crispy, then chop most cautiously. Unsalted butter is the preferred selection; otherwise the cheesy wonderment is a sodium calamity.

Bacon galore is the next venture at hand. Everyone loves bacon; crunchy BLT sandwiches, bacon drippings for greens and even bacon ice cream are just a few examples of this delectable delight. Sautéed scallions and sesame seeds gives depth to the texture and enhances the overall essence of the appetizer.

These delectable balls of joy can be either small or large. Personally, I find the greater circumference of the toasted pecans and savory bacon to the cheese itself is not only more appetizing, but enhances the dish to a

more memorable degree. Also, this gives one the option of placing a fresh cheese ball after the first one has been cut up and presentation takes a back seat.

Holidays are here and prepping ahead is a must. Cheese balls with bacon, pecan crust is simple to make.

The following recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of hot sauce, this step is optional. Enjoy!

Cheese Balls with Bacon, Pecan Crust

Ingredients 1 ¼ pound bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled 12 ounces whipped cream cheese ¼ whole milk 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 cup unchopped pecans 1/3 cup scallions, minced ¼ cup fresh parsley, minced ½ cup pepper Jack cheese, shredded 1 cup extra sharp cheese, shredded ¼ cup roasted peppers, finely chopped

1 teaspoon hot sauce (optional) kosher salt to taste 3 teaspoons black sesame seeds 1 teaspoon white sesame seeds 1 ½ tablespoon very coarse ground black pepper 1. Place cream cheese and milk in medium bowl and whip until blended.

2. In a medium sauté pan, heat 1 ½ tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add pecans and cook until the nuts have developed a crunchy exterior. Remove nuts and allow to cool.

Chop nuts and set aside.

3. In the same sauce pan, add the remaining butter and sauté the parsley and scallions for 3 minutes.

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the cream cheese. Mix thoroughly and add salt to taste.

5. Place the remaining bacon, nuts, sesame seeds and pepper on a baking sheet. Make sure the ingredients are well mixed.

6. Divide cheese balls into 3 equal balls. Carefully roll each cheese ball in the bacon mixture until completely coated; using your hands, you may have to press the bacon mixture into the exterior of the cheese ball. The cheese ball will be soft but will harden when refrigerated.

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By Brian Gilliland Staff Writer (Nov. 27, 2015) If there’s one place to be during the holidays, it’s home, and while the reality of a home in Worcester County can mean a great number of things, the sadder, harder truth is that there are people here without one.

For whatever reason, and there are many different options to choose from, finding and maintaining a home requires a great number of things, the first of which is regular income. That’s easier said than done in a primarily tourist economy during the offseason, and one of several potential hurdles people can and do face every day in the community.

In Worcester County there are two shelters: Diakonia in West Ocean City and Samaritan Shelter in Pocomoke City. Claudia Nagle, executive director for Diakonia, describes how the shelter provides for its “40-member family.”

“For Thanksgiving, we have a big breakfast and then a large dinner. We play games, watch movies — does it sound much different than what you have at your house?,” she said.

Diakonia provides temporary housing for individuals and families in difficult circumstances. It also offers classes, training and support for those who find themselves, perhaps for the first time, alone.

The catch is, the organization only has space for about 40 individuals at any one time, and the demand is far, far greater than it can accommodate.

“We’re turning down between 200300 requests per month,” Nagle said.

Some within those ranks, she explained, are multiple submissions from the same people, but they all require rejection. That isn’t easy to do if your life’s work is dedicated to helping people, but there are realities to consider, one being the number of beds available.

“One thing we strive to do, knowing we are only a temporary stop on a journey, is to help create or re-create the traditions and experiences of being ‘home’ and integrate that within the structure of the holidays,” she said.

Positive reinforcement plays a large role also.

“We take time to celebrate and acknowledge achievements, be it a birthday or submitting 10 job applications,” Nagle said. “These adults may have gone a very long time between celebrations or support in their lives, if ever.”

In those cases, the holidays can be challenging, but also rewarding.

“We spend a lot of time discussing the holidays. It’s really tough on people in general but when you add the lack of a permanent home” the key becomes involvement, Nagle said.

“The community starts giving in November and December,” she said, and that’s when the public’s attention becomes more focused on charity.

The guests staying at Diakonia all pitch in as well.

“Those who aren’t working get involved in different ways like stocking the pantry or picking up donations,” she said.

For those who are able, jobs are required for a stay at Diakonia.

“People who can work are required to work, so they don’t lose sight of their goal, which is a permanent home,” Nagle said.

Originally, Nagle explained, a stop at Diakonia was temporary indeed — visitors had three days to get themselves back on their feet. Circumstances changed as years passed, and when the economy crashed, the policy had to be reevaluated.

Some tenants stayed for four months, but at this time of year with falling temperatures and a frozen job market, some others can stay for as long as eight months, which can easily encompass one or more major holidays.

This is where the staff and volunteers shine, Nagle said.

Anna O’Neill, the communications coordinator at the shelter, will be spending Thanksgiving with her “40member family.”

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(Nov. 27, 2015) Santa Claus will visit the White Marlin Mall on Friday, Nov. 27, at about 2 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 28, around 11 a.m. to celebrate the beginning of the holiday shopping season.

“The Spirit of Christmas is alive and well at White Marlin Mall for the 2015 holiday season,” said Matt Mittenthal, vice president and assistant director of asset management at Greenberg Gibbons Commercial, the mall’s leasing and property management firm. “Santa Claus will make his annual visit to greet all the children and their parents who visit White Marlin Mall to kick off the holiday season.”

White Marlin Mall is located at 12641 Ocean Gateway, a half-mile mile west of Ocean City on Route 50 at Route 611 next to the Ocean City Tanger Outlets.

In addition to Santa’s appearances, holiday shoppers will also find savings on a broad range of holiday merchandise along with dependable shopping suggestions from the mall’s knowledgeable shopkeepers.

A preview of what’s in store for the holiday season can be seen at the mall’s website, www.whitemarlinmall.com.

According to industry reports by the National Retail Federation (NRF), retailers can expect to see $630.5 billion in sales during the months of November and December on a national basis. This represents a 3.7 percent increase in sales that is much higher than the benchmark average increase of 2.5 percent.

These holiday sales are expected to make up 19 percent of the retail industry’s $3.2 trillion in yearly sales. Online sales are also expected to increase to as much as $105 billion for an increase of 6-8 percent.

“Some White Marlin Mall stores will open as early as 5 a.m. and some others at 6 a.m. on Friday morning after Thanksgiving to help holiday shoppers get off to a fast start,” Mittenthal said.

“Many stores will be opening earlier than usual, some of the stores that plan to open early include Radio Shack, Michaels, Bath & Body Works, Bed Bath & Beyond, GameStop, Staples and others. Another group of stores that includes Marshalls, will be opening at 8 a.m.”

Built in 1987, White Marlin Mall with its 200,000 square feet of retail shops is located adjacent to the 180,000 squarefoot Ocean City Tanger Outlets. When both facilities are combined, they comprise the largest shopping center complex in the greater Ocean City area.

The White Marlin Mall stores are Marshalls, Dunkin’ Donuts, Five Guys, Staples Office Supplies Superstore, Dollar Tree, RadioShack, PetCo, Farmers Bank of Willards, dressbarn, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Panera Bread, FiveBelow, Cutting Crew, Jiffy Lube, Wendy’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell, the AT&T Store, Pier 1 Imports, Michaels Crafts, Bath and Body Works, Sleepy’s, Wockenfuss Candy/US Postal Service Branch, Hallmark/News Center, GameStop, GNC and Nice Nails Salon.

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WINTERFEST OF LIGHTS Ocean City Elementary School’s “OC Stars” perform holiday songs and dance during the Winterfest of Lights opening ceremony at Northside Park on 125th Street last Thursday.

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‘LAB RATS’ PLAY Following a sold-out performance of “Lab Rats” at the Ocean City Center for the Arts on 94th Street last Friday, cast and creators pose for a photo. Pictured, from left, are writer Patrick Gabridge, stars Marc Pierre and Brenna Fitzgerald and director Kyler Taustin.

OC WINTER FESTIVAL Wyatt Harrison, owner of Plak That, displays photographs that have been printed on wood during the inaugural Light Up Downtown Winter Festival, presented by the Ocean City Downtown Association, last Saturday on the Boardwalk at the inlet.

GUEST SPEAKER Author Barbara Lockhart, left, spoke about her historical novel, “Elizabeth’s Field,” to the General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) during their recent meeting at Nassawango Golf Course. Chapter Regent Barbara May announced that Lockhart’s book, “Mosey’s Field,” will be donated in her honor to Snow Hill Elementary School.

HARVEST FESTIVAL Ocean City Elementary School held its annual Harvest Festival on Oct. 24. The OCES PTA raised more than $3,000. (Right) Mallory Kerrigan and Emma Zajdel make beaded bracelets during the event.

(Left) Esther DiazOrtega and Jewelian Griffith enjoying some of the games at the Harvest Festival.

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Volunteer Rayneika Robinson separates and organizes fresh vegetables for Diakonia’s food pantry.

These vegetables were donated to the shelter by Food Lion.

Diakonia provides temporary housing for those in need Continued from Page 64 everyone has a different role in that,” she said. “I’m excited to spend a lot of time here. I feel really close to the people.”

One thing the family won’t have to worry too much about is food preparation. For the past three years, Nagle said, Casino at Ocean Downs Executive Chef Eric Cantine has been preparing the Thanksgiving meal.

“It can look like organized chaos, but it’s really closer to poetry in motion,” Nagle said.

After all, a dinner for 40 can be challenging in the best of circumstances and the ongoing need for fundraising can overshadow the actual work being done.

“Just think about toiletries for a second. Think about paper towels, toilet paper — we always need something,” Nagle said.

But help has also been forthcoming.

The county, as well as others, supports Diakonia with an annual grant and the shelter was named the beneficiary of the Hal Glick award dinner proceeds, this year won by Diakonia board member Jack Burbage.

These funds, Nagle said, will continue the shelter’s existing programs and projects. It’s also participating in “Giving Tuesday,” an addendum to the Black Friday and Cyber Monday labels applied to shopping habits this weekend, managed by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore.

The foundation built a website using the idea from the statewide charitable fundraising effort, “Maryland Gives More” and will launch www.shoregivesmore.com before Dec 1., the date of “Giving Tuesday.” Diakonia is one of 26 local nonprofits participating.

For more information about Diakonia, visit www.diakoniaoc.org.

Diakonia Executive Director Claudia Nagle is pictured in the nonprofit shelter’s food pantry. Items are donated by residents, grocery stores and a handful of restaurants. The pantry is open daily, and located off Route 707, just after the junction with Route 611. Area residents are asked to limit their use of the pantry to one visit per month to ensure there is enough food to go around.

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GOODBYE FRALLEY The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines - Ocean City is losing longtime member, Bob Fralley, who is moving to Bonita Springs, Fla. with his wife, Emma. He has been a member of Kiwanis for 50 years with the local club being his last stop. During the weekly meeting on Oct. 21 in the Ocean Pines Community Center, members gathered around Fralley (center in light blue shirt) to say farewell.

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Representatives from both Showell and Ocean Pines fire departments recently visited Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School to teach students about fire safety. Sixth grade students James Osman, Tristyn Piperno and Matthew Engel got to try on equipment that the fire department members wear during fire emergencies.

RED RIBBON WEEK OCES Ocean City Elementary School celebrated National Red Ribbon Week Oct. 26-30. (Left) Delaynie Kerrigan is pictured with school librarian, Debbie Nuttle.

(Right) Aaleigha Taylor and Carson Green dressed as doctors.

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FRI. Nov. 27 HOLIDAY SHOPPER’S FAIR — Ocean City

convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Photography, florals, jewelry, nautical items, toys, candles and more. Children’s activities and a visit from Santa. Admission fee is $3 for the weekend. Non-shoppers lounge available. Info: Melanie Collins, 410-723-8605 or 800-OC-OCEAN.

SANTA VISITS MALL — White Marlin Mall, 12641 Ocean Gateway, West Ocean City, 2 p.m. Info: www.whitemarlinmall.com.

CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AND HOLIDAY ARTS NIGHT — In front of the Atlantic

Hotel, 2 N. Main St., Berlin. The Mayor of Berlin will light the tree at 5:30 p.m. accompanied by Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, a reindeer, snowmen and the Grinch. Several ice sculpting will be taking place as well. After, follow Santa and Mrs. Claus down to the Visitor’s Center for treats, pictures and live music. Info: www.BerlinMainStreet.com or 410-973-2051.

SAT. Nov. 28

HOLIDAY SHOPPER’S FAIR — Ocean City

Road, Powellville, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oyster fritters, homemade soups, chicken salad and desserts. Eat-in or carry-out. The church cookbooks also for sale. Info: 443-880-8804.

5TH ANNUAL HOMETOWN CHRISTMAS AND TREE LIGHTING — White Horse Park,

239 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines, 6:30 p.m. Featuring hot cider, treats, bonfire and Christmas trees decorated by Ocean Pines businesses, clubs, families and individuals on display and illuminated at the event. Free and open to the public.

Local choral groups will perform and Santa Claus will make an appearance.

Info: Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department, 410-641-7052.

MODEL TRAIN DISPLAYS — Delaware Seaside Railroad Club, Clayton Crossing, 32422 Royal Blvd., Dagsboro, Del., Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., year round.

See five layouts. Info: Bill Ziegler, wjziegler1@verizon.net or 302-5370964.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST — VFW, Post 8296, 104 66th St., bayside in Ocean City, 8-11 a.m. A $5 donation for all-you-can-eat pancakes or 2-2-2, two eggs, two pancakes and two bacon slices. Info: 410524-8196.

convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Photography, florals, jewelry, nautical items, toys, candles and more. Children’s activities and a visit from Santa. Admission fee is $3 for the weekend. Non-shoppers lounge available. Info: Melanie Collins, 410-723-8605 or 800-OC-OCEAN.

FARMERS MARKET — White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Locally grown vegetables and fruits, eggs, honey, kettle korn, flowers, artisan breads, seafood, meats and more. New vendors welcome. Info: 410641-7717, Ext. 3006.

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SANTA VISITS MALL — White Marlin Mall, 12641 Ocean Gateway, West Ocean City, 11 a.m. Info: www.whitemarlinmall.com.

convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Photography, florals, jewelry, nautical items, toys, candles and more. Children’s activities and a visit from Santa. Admission fee is $3 for the weekend. Non-shoppers lounge available. Info: Melanie Collins, 410-723-8605 or 800-OC-OCEAN.

ter, Ocean City convention center, 4001 Coastal Highway, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $45 and $55. For tickets, visit the Visitor Center on 40th Street or call Ticketmaster at 800-551-SEAT. Info: 410-2892800.

ART SALE — Bishop’s Stock Fine Art &

Fine Craft, 202 W. Green St., Snow Hill, 5-8 p.m. In celebration of Small Business Saturday, large paintings discounted 20-25 percent. Also, order Holiday Wine Baskets at a 20 percent discount. Customers who visit will have a chance to win a framed Kirk McBride seascape. Info: BishopsStock.com.

FALL LUNCHEON — Powellville United Methodist Church, 35606 Mt. Hermon

HOLIDAY SHOPPER’S FAIR — Ocean City

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS — Atlantic

General Hospital, Conference Room 2, 9733 Healthway Drive, Berlin, noon to 1 p.m. Group shares experience, strength and hope to help others. Open to the community and to AGH patients. Info: Rob, 443-783-3529.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS #169 — At-

lantic General Hospital, Conference Room 1, 9733 Healthway Drive, Berlin, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Group is a 12-step pro-

gram for anyone struggling with a compulsive eating problem. No initial meeting charge. Meeting contribution is $1 weekly. Info: Bett, 410-202-9078.

and educational group promoting weight loss and healthy lifestyle. It meets weekly. Info: jeanduck47@gmail.com.

SUNDAY NIGHT SERENITY AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP MEETING — Woodlands in

Fitness, 12319 Ocean Gateway, West Ocean City, 5 p.m. Weight loss support group with discussions about nutrition, exercise, health and weight loss. Cost is $5 per meeting. Info: dillon128@aol.com.

Ocean Pines, Independent Living Apartment Building, 1135 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines, 7:30 p.m.

MON. Nov. 30 Berlin group No. 169, Atlantic General Hospital, conference room 1, 9733 Healthway Drive, Berlin, 5-6:30 p.m.

TOPS is a support and educational group promoting weight loss and healthy lifestyle. It meets weekly. Info: Edna Berkey, 410-251-2083.

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Methodist Church, 8648 Stephen Decatur Highway, Berlin, Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m. Christian social club for those 50 and older are welcome to enjoy games, activities, bike rides, prayer and friendship. Info: 410-641-2136 or Bethany21811@gmail.com.

DELMARVA SWEET ADELINE CHORUS MEETS WEEKLY — The Delmarva Chorus,

Sweet Adeline’s, meets each Monday from 7-9 p.m., at the Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway.

Women interested in learning the craft of a cappella singing welcome. Info: 410641-6876.

TUES. Dec. 1

HYPERTENSION CLINICS — Sponsored by Atlantic General Hospital and takes place at Rite Aid, 38169 Dupont Blvd., Selbyville, Del., 10 a.m. to noon and at Walgreens, 34960 Atlantic Ave. #2, Clarksville, Del., 1-3 p.m. Free blood pressure screening and health information. Info: Dawn Denton, 410-641-9268.

HEALTHY LIVING WITH DIABETES WORKSHOP — Snow Hill Senior Center, 4767

Snow Hill Road, 9:30 a.m. to noon.

Free, six-week workshop designed to help those affected by diabetes better manage their disease. Pre-registration required: Dawn, 410-641-9268.

YOUNG & RESTLESS ‘REINDEER GAMES’ — Pocomoke library, 301 Market St.,

10:30 a.m. Art, music and games for the season. For 3 to 7 year old children.

Info: www.worcesterlibrary.org or 410957-0878.

STORY TIME — Berlin library, 220 N.

Main St., 10:30 a.m. Info: www.worcesterlibrary.org or 410-641-0650.

Berlin group 331, Worcester County Health Center, 9730 Healthway Drive, Berlin, 5:30-7 p.m. TOPS is a support

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WED. Dec. 2 PIZZA PARTY AND TRAIN RIDE WITH SANTA — Northside Park, 200 125th St. in Ocean

City, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Boys and girls, pre-K through third grade and their grown-ups welcome. Pizza, light refreshments, arts and crafts, cookie-decorating, a ride through Winterfest of Lights and a visit with Santa. Cost is $8 for Ocean City residents and $10 for non-residents. Cost for adults to ride the Winterfest train is $4.

Pre-registration required by Dec. 1: www.oceancitymd.gov or stop by Northside Park. Info: Lynda Brittingham, 410250-0125.

GRACE PARKER ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST — First Presbyterian Church, 1301 Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City, 7 a.m. to noon. Eggs any style, pancakes, buckwheat pancakes, sausage, country ham, homemade biscuits, hash brown potatoes, grits, coffee and tea. Cost is $8 or $6 to carry out. Milk, soda and orange juice available. Info: 410-289-9340.

HYPERTENSION CLINICS — Sponsored by Atlantic General Hospital and takes place the first Wednesday of every month at Rite Aid, 10119 Old Ocean City Blvd., in Berlin, 10 a.m. to noon and at Rite Aid, 11011 Manklin Creek Road in Ocean Pines, 1-3 p.m. Free blood pressure screening and health information.

Info: Dawn Denton, 410-641-9268.

DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP — Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 7-8 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. All welcome. Info: AGH Diabetes Outpatient Education program, 410-641-9703.

HEALTHY LIVING WITH DIABETES WORKSHOP — Ocean City Senior Center, 104 41st Street, 9:30 a.m. to noon. Free, six-week workshop that teaches self-management skills for those with Diabetes (or caring for someone with Diabetes). Pre-registration required: Dawn, 410-641-9268.

BAYSIDE BEGINNINGS AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP MEETING — Ocean Pines Community Center, 235 Ocean Parkway, 7:30 p.m.

Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, 10:30 a.m. Art, music and games for the season. For 3 to 7 year old children. Info: www.worcesterlibrary.org or

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MODEL TRAIN DISPLAYS — Delaware Seaside Railroad Club, Clayton Crossing, 32422 Royal Blvd., Dagsboro, Del., Wednesdays, 5-8 p.m., year round. See five layouts. Info: Bill Ziegler, wjziegler1@verizon.net or 302-5370964.

BINGO — Every Wednesday at Ocean

City Elks Lodge 2645, 138th Street and Sinepuxent Avenue, rear of the Fenwick Inn. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., games start 6:30 p.m. Food is available. Open to the public. No one allowed in the hall under 18 years of age during bingo. Info: 410-250-2645.

DELMARVA HAND DANCE CLUB — Meets every Wednesday at Peaky’s Rooftop Restaurant & Bar, located in the Fenwick Inn, 13801 Coastal Highway, Ocean City. Beginner and intermediate lessons, 5:30-6:30 p.m., followed by dancing 6:30-9 p.m. Jitterbug, swing, cha-cha to the sounds of the ’50s, ’60s and Carolina beach music. All are welcome. Info: 302200-DANCE (3262).

KIWANIS CLUB OF GREATER OCEAN PINES/OCEAN CITY — Meets every

Wednesday at the Ocean Pines Community Center, 235 Ocean Parkway. Doors open at 7 a.m., meeting begins at 8 a.m.

Info: 410-641-7330.

OCEAN CITY/BERLIN ROTARY CLUB MEETING — Captain’s Table Restaurant in the Courtyard by Marriott, 2 15th St, Ocean City, 6 p.m. Info: 410-641-1700 or kbates@taylorbank.com.

ON YOUR OWN, BUT NOT ALONE - WOC

Fitness, 12319 Ocean Gateway, West Ocean City, noon. Weight loss support group with discussions about nutrition, exercise, health and weight loss. Cost is $5 per meeting. Info: dillon128@aol.com.

THURS. Dec. 3 ANNUAL FALL-WINTER FUNDRAISING DINNER — Adolfo’s, 13th Street and the

Boardwalk, Ocean City, 5:30 p.m. Tickets cost $35 for adults and $15 for children 13 and younger. Proceeds benefit Kanille’s Kupboard Pet Pantry & Rescue, Inc. Attendees are asked to bring a donation of dog or cat food, treats or toys.

Tickets available at the door or by calling 410-213-0393 or 302-539-0595.

BERLIN CHRISTMAS PARADE — Main Street, Berlin, 7 p.m. Featuring marching bands, floats, Christmas characters, hot chocolate and more. Info: www.BerlinMainStreet.com or 410-9732051.

BEACH SINGLES — Every Thursday,

Beach Singles 45-Plus meets for happy hour at Harpoon Hanna’s, 39064 Harpoon Road, Fenwick Island, Del., 4 p.m.

Info: Arlene, 302-436-9577; Kate, 410524-0649; or Dianne, 302-541-4642.

PLAY TIME — Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Good old

SEASON OF GIVING During Red Ribbon Week at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School, Oct. 26-30, students signed a class pledge to show their dedication to living a healthy lifestyle, drug free. In addition, students brought in canned goods to kick off the season of giving. MBS held a service project in November for the Seton Center in Princess Anne, where the cans will be delivered. Pictured, from left, are students Piper Bandorick, Athena Quillen, Ava Ball, Gavin McVicker, Michael DePalma, Paul Vitaliti, Kaylie Gott, Julia Carlson and Katrina Vallorosi. fashion play for infant to 5 year old children. Info: www.worcesterlibrary.org or 410-208-4014.

FARMERS’ MARKET — 10019 Old Ocean

City Blvd., Berlin, 3-6 p.m. Featuring local in season produce, gluten free and gluten full baked products, eggs, honey, kettle korn, natural pet treats, soaps and more. Info: 410-713-8803.

BINGO — American Legion Post 166,

2308 Philadelphia Ave., in Ocean City, every Thursday, year round. Doors open at 5 p.m., games start at 6:30 p.m. Food available. Open to the public. Info: 410289-3166.

CHAIR AEROBICS — St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Community Life Center, 10301 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, 1-2 p.m.

Free will offering appreciated. Sponsored by St. Peter’s Senior Adult Ministry. Info: 410-524-7474.

COASTAL HOSPICE GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP — Ocean Pines library, 11107

Cathell Road, 11 a.m. Free and open to anyone who has lost a loved one, not just Coastal Hospice families. Info: 410-2518163.

ONGOING EVENTS LETTERS TO SANTA — A special “Letters

For Santa” mailbox is located outside of the Visitor’s Center, 14 S. Main St., Berlin, for children to mail their letters (no postage necessary). Each child will receive a letter back containing a coupon

for a free treat at Baked Dessert Café, Berlin Coffee House or Rayne’s Reef.

Letters must be dropped off by Dec. 18 for a return letter. Info: www.BerlinMainStreet.com or 410-973-2051.

WINTERFEST OF LIGHTS — More than one million holiday lights throughout Ocean City, Nov. 19 through Jan 3, 2016. The heated Winterfest Village Pavilion at Northside Park, 200 125th St., features hot chocolate, the Yukon Cornelius gift shop, photos with Santa and the Winterfest Express. Tour the hundreds of animated, lighted displays. Cost is $5 for adults, children 12 and younger ride free. Hours are Sunday through Thursday, 5:30-9:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 5:30-10:30 p.m. Info: 800-626-2326, 410-250-0125 or www.ococean.com.

WIN THE WINDOW CONTEST — From Nov. 13 through Dec. 18 shoppers of participating downtown Berlin businesses can enter to win $3,000+ in merchandise and gift certificates. Shoppers will get a ticket entry for every $10 they spend on eligible items at participating businesses. Ten tickets are given for a $100 purchase. Tickets can be dropped off at any participating business. Drawing will take place Dec. 18. Need not be present to win. Info: www.BerlinMainStreet.com.

FALL BUS TRIP — Tour NASA’s Wallops

Flight Facility on Dec. 8. Cost is $35. Open to the public. Buses depart from the Ocean Pines Community Center, 235 Ocean Parkway. Reservations required: 410-641-

7052. Info: www.OceanPines.org.

Berlin library, 220 N. Main St., during November. Schedule an individual tutorial: 410-641-0650.

ONE-ON-ONE E-READER INSPIRATION —

WSW SUPPORT GROUP — OC Office, 12216 Ocean Gateway, Unit 1500, West Ocean City, 1 p.m., third Wednesday of each month. Info: Mary Henderson, 410-213-1177.

FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES — Temple Bat

Yam, 11036 Worcester Highway, Berlin, every Friday, 7:30 p.m. A reform Jewish Synagogue. Info: 410-641-4311.

MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT & ADVOCACY GROUP — St. Peter’s Lutheran Church,

10301 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, noon to 1:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Fridays of every month. Info: 410-524-7474.

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DINING GUIDE ■ CREDIT CARDS: V-Visa, MC-Master Card, AE-American Express, DIS-Discover ■ PRICE RANGE: $, $$, $$$ ________________________________ ■ 32 PALM, 32nd Street, in the Hilton Suites, Ocean City 410-289-2525 / www.oceancityhilton.com/dining / $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Western Caribbean cuisine, Eastern Shore favorites, gourmet and tasty liquid desserts.

■ ALEX’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT, Route 50, West Ocean City 410-213-7717 / www.ocitalianfood.com / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Full bar / Serving homemade Italian cuisine, steaks, seafood, chicken, pork and pasta. Elegant dining room with fireplace. Early bird specials every day from 5-6 p.m.

■ BARN 34, 3400 Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-289-5376 / www.barn34oc.com / $$ / V-MC-AEDIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Barn 34 is a unique and rustic setting with two distinctly different levels. Award winning breakfast at 7 a.m., great lunches from 1-5 p.m. and dinner at 5 p.m. Featuring fresh fish, hand cut steaks, crab cakes and awesome fish tacos. Daily specials. Happy hour is 4-7 p.m. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

■ BILLY’S SUB SHOP, 120th Street, Food Lion Shopping Center, 410-723-2500; 140th Street, Ocean City, 410-250-1778; Route 54, Fenwick Shoals, Fenwick Island, Del., 302-436-5661 / $ / V-MC-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Dine in, carry out. Fast delivery. Open 7 days 11 a.m. – 3 a.m.

Ocean City’s most famous sub and pizza shop since 1959. An OC tradition where a sandwich is a meal, serving fresh dough pizza, subs, burgers, cones, shakes and sundaes with beach delivery available.

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

Available for parties and banquets. Indoor and outdoor dining.

■ BLUE FISH JAPANESE & CHINESE RESTAURANT AND SUSHI BAR, 94th Street, Ocean City 410-5243983 / www.bluefishoc.com / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Full bar / Japanese and Chinese restaurant and sushi bar with beer, wine and cocktails. Dine in, take out and delivery available.

■ BOURBON STREET ON THE BEACH, 116th Street & Coastal Hwy., (Behind Fountain Head Towers Condominium), Ocean City 443-664-2896 / www.bourbonstreetonthebeach. com / $$-$$$ / VMC-AE-DIS / Reservations recommended for large parties / Children’s menu/ Full bar / Eastern Shore fare with a New Orleans Flare. Seafood, Steaks & Pasta dishes—Specializing in Jambalaya, Creole, & Gumbo. Home of the Ragin’ Cajun Bloody Mary.

Happy Hour 4-7 p.m. Weekly entertainment. Like us on Facebook.

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

■ COACHES CORNER, 74th Street and Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-723-2468 / $ / V-MC-DIS/ No reservations required / Children’s menu / Open 7 days a week, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Happy hour, 6-7 a.m.

Serving breakfast all day and lunch. Our restaurant offers casual dining atmosphere for families. Family owned and operated, everything home made from our white egg omelets to fresh squeezed OJ. ■ COINS, 28th Street and Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-524 3100 / www.coinspub.com / $-$$ / VMC-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar/ Open 7 days a week, 11 a.m. Our restaurant offers a casual dining atmosphere for families.

Best crab cakes in town, hand-cut steaks, fresh seafood. Everything home-made. Happy hour 3-6 p.m., 6 days a week and early bird 4-6 p.m., daily specials. Closed Mondays.

■ DOUGH ROLLER, South Division Street & Boardwalk, 410-289-3501; 3rd Street & Boardwalk, 410289-2599; 41st Street & Coastal Hwy, 410-524-9254; 70th Street & Coastal Hwy, 410524-7981 / www.DoughRollerRestaurants.com / $ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Ocean City’s Favorite Family Restaurant for 35 years! Great kid’s menu. Dayton’s Boardwalk Famous Fried Chicken now available at 41st and 70th St locations. Off-season special pricing and online ordering now available at both Coastal Highway locations. Visit our website for more information.

■ DUFFYS, 130th St., in Montego Bay Shopping Ctr. & Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-250 1449 / www.duffysoc.com / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reser-

vations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Casual dining, indoor or outdoor seating. Irish fare and American cuisine. Something for everyone. Our menu features appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, steaks and seafood. Second Season & Daily Dinner Specials. Open 7 Days: Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m., serving breakfast, lunch and dinner; Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Dine In, Carry Out. Happy Hour, daily, noon to 6 pm.

■ FAGER’S ISLAND RESTAURANT & BAR, 60th Street on the bay, Ocean City 410-524-5500 / www.fagers.com / $$-$$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted in the dining room only / Children’s menu / Full bar / Upscale restaurant on the bay. Casual fine dining, fresh fish, prime rib and seafood.

Lighter fare menu served on our decks or inside.

■ GENERAL’S KITCHEN, 66th Street (under The Skye Bar), Ocean City 410-723-0477/ $-$$ / V-MCDIS / No reservations required / Open Thursday-Monday, 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Everybody loves breakfast and that is what we are about. House Specialty and The Original House of Creamed Chipped Beef, we make it from scratch and it’s our own recipe!

We have it all from juice, cereal, waffles, eggs, corned beef, hash browns, pancakes, bacon, sausage and more. General’s Kitchen #1 Breakfast place in OC. Closing Nov. 29th.

■ GROTTO PIZZA, 14th Street on the boardwalk, Ocean City 443-664-2617 / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full Bar / OC’s newest spot to watch people on the boardwalk, indoor dining and deck dining. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Open 7 days. 125th Street and Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-250-1234 / Serving lunch and dinner. Open 7 days. Grotto Pizza is a family casual dining restaurant that specializes in award winning pizza and hospitality. The full menu includes pizza, pasta, sandwiches, subs, appetizers, salads, beer, wine, cocktails and Grotto Gelato. Takeout available.

■ HARBORSIDE BAR & GRILL, 12841 S. Harbor Road, West Ocean City 410-213-1846 / www.ocharborside.com / $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Open seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Casual waterfront dining serving seafood, steaks, sandwiches, salads, wraps and pasta. Home of the “Original Orange Crush.” Entertainment everyday.

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

■ HEMINGWAY’S AT THE CORAL REEF, 17th Street, in the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, Ocean City 410289-2612 / www.ocmdhotels.com/hemingways / $$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Elegant dining room, Floridian/island-style cuisine. Sea-food, tropical salsas, grilled steaks, pork chops, grilled pineapple, banana fritters, entree salads.

■ HIGGINS CRAB HOUSE, 31st Street, Ocean City, 410-289-2581 / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / We have proudly served Ocean City, Maryland for over 40 years. Known for All You Can Eat crabs, crab legs, fried chicken, steamed shrimp, and baby back ribs.

■ HOOTERS, Route 50 & Keyser Point Rd., West Ocean City 410-213-1841 and 5th Street, Ocean City / www.hootersofoc.com / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Full bar / Open daily at 11 a.m. Brand new menu. Delicious juicy burgers, garden fresh salads, 12 delicious wing sauces and signature seafood entrees. Tropical frozen drinks and signature Hooters cocktails. Large parties are welcome. Call for private party information. Carry out available. The year round Route 50 location features happy hour daily, live entertainment every weekend and Bike Night every Wednesday.

■ HORIZONS OCEANFRONT RESTAURANT, 101st Street, Ocean City 410-524-3535 / www.clarionoc.com / $-$$ ($20-45) / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Open tables / Children’s menu / Full bar / Horizons Oceanfront Restaurant is proud to serve delicious, beach-inspired dishes in both our oceanfront restaurants, Horizons and Breakers Pub. New all-day menu, available 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., features many favorites, as well as exciting new creations with a local flare. Deluxe Sunday breakfast buffet open year-round and AUCE prime rib, crab legs and seafood buffet available most weekends.

■ JOHNNY’S PIZZA PUB, 56th Street, Ocean City 410-723-5600 / www.johnnyspizzapub.com / $ / VMC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Ocean City’s official pizzeria and pub featuring homemade pizzas, serving 18 different gourmet pizzas including local favorites. Huge variety of calzones, subs, burgers and sandwiches to choose from. Ocean City’s place for jumbo wings with 20 different sauces. Voted best sound system for live

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

■ KY WEST BAR & RESTAURANT, 5401 Coastal Highway, Ocean City 443-664-2836 / www.kywestoceancity.com / $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Ky West is becoming the local's fine dining and casual fare destination. Ocean City's best veal chop, the freshest seafood and great pasta dishes. Our experienced chefs deliver the finest in cuisine nightly. Ky West has a fine dining side, as well as a beautiful bar best described as New York funky chic. Whether you chill out on our sofas, hang in the bar, or grab a table, Ky West will provide excellent food & drink for a great dining adventure.

■ LONGBOARD CAFÉ, 67th Street Town Center, Ocean City 443 664 5639 / www.longboardcafe.net / $$ / V-MC-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / We are the locals favorite serving lunch and dinner. Longboard Cafés menu offers unparalleled flare from the lite fare to dinner entrees — offering a variety of burgers, paninis, sandwiches and salads … even a popular "veggies" menu featuring their famous wrinkled green beans.

Signature house libiations and signature entrees made with the finest ingredients from local farms and fisheries. A family restaurant.

■ MIONE’S PIZZA & ITAILIAN RESTURANT, Route 50 (Tanger Outlets), West Ocean City 410-2132231 / www.mionesoc.com / $ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Beer, wine / Open 7 days a week, 11 a.m. 67th Street (Town Center), Ocean City 443-664-6635 / Beer, wine / Open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.

Come and enjoy family New York style pizza, subs and pasta. Daily lunch and dinner specials. Eat in or carry out.

■ OC WASABI, 33rd Street Plaza, Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-524-7337 / www.ocwasabi.com / $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Full bar / OC’s freshest, steamed sushi and sashimi and Japanese cuisine. Open Tuesday through Sunday, 411 p.m.

■ PHILLIPS SEAFOOD, Crab House, 21st Street, Ocean City 410-289-7747 and Seafood House, 141st Street, Ocean City 410-250-1689 / PhillipsSeafood.com / $$-$$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Full bar / Traditional Dining Buffet - Carry Out. Early Bird Menu when seated before 5pm - All-You-Can-Eat Buffet - Voted OC’s Best Buffet. Featuring over 75 items including Snow Crab Legs, Carving Station, Made to Order Pasta, Handmade Crab Cakes & so much more.

■ POPEYE’S LOUISIANA KITCHEN, Route 50, West Ocean City 443-664-2105 / $ / V-MC / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Family restaurant.

Eat-in, carry out or drive-thru. Open seven days, yearround. Every Tuesday, two-piece chicken for 99 cents.

Every Wednesday, free kids meal with purchase of combo.

■ ROPEWALK, 82nd Street on the bay, Ocean City 410-524-1109 / www.ropewalkoc.com / $$ / V-MCAE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full Bar / OC’s newest spot to watch the sunsets.

Indoor dining and bar, deck dining and tiki bar. Serving lunch and dinner in relaxed casual atmosphere.

Happy hour specials all day and all night every day available at tables and bar . Open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.

■ ROPEWALK - A FENWICK ISLAND OYSTER HOUSE, 700 Coastal Highway, Fenwick Island, Del. 302-581-0153 / $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted except 6-9 p.m. / Children’s menu / Full Bar / Family friendly dining with a rotating oyster list and seafood creations paired with our fresh fruit crushes and extensive craft beer menu. Takeout available except between 6-9 p.m. Open Thursday, 4 p.m., serving dinner and Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m., serving lunch and dinner.

■ SEACRETS, 49th Street, Ocean City 410-5244900 / www.seacrets.com / $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Island atmosphere. Soups, salads, Jamaican jerk chicken, appetizers, sandwiches, paninis, pizza and fresh seafood.

■ SEASONS OCEANFRONT RESTAURANT, 118th Street, in the Carousel Oceanfront Hotel and Condos, Ocean City 410-524-1000 / www.carouselhotel.com / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Open seven days a week. Oceanfront dining in a casual atmosphere. Serving breakfast from 7-11 a.m., featuring a breakfast buffet or special order from the regular menu. Dinner served from 4-9 p.m., featuring a wide variety of entrees, seafood, ribs, steaks, pasta and prime rib. Join us for family theme night dinners.

■ SHRIMP BOAT, 9924 Stephen Decatur Highway, West Ocean City 410-213-0448 / shrimpboatoc.com

/ $- $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Beer, wine / Steamed crabs and shrimp. Full menu featuring homemade soups, salads, seafood appetizers, fish and shrimp tacos, crab cakes, sandwiches, seafood dinner entrees, burgers and wings. Fresh seafood market with daily shrimp specials.

■ SICULI RUSTIC ITALIAN KITCHEN, 104 N. Main St., Berlin 410-629-0550 / FB-Siculi Italian Kitchen / $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Full Bar / Family friendly. Open for lunch and dinner, 11 a.m.; Sunday brunch, 10:30 a.m. Locally sourced, freshly prepared. Award-winning brick oven pizza, steaks, seafood, chicken and veal selections. Daily lunch, happy hour and dinner specials.

■ SKYE RAW BAR & GRILLE, 66th Street, Ocean City 410-723-6762 / www.skyebaroc.com / $$$$$ / V-M-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Full bar / Enjoy lunch, dinner, raw bar or lite fare in the Skye, at the top of 66th Street and Coastal Highway. Amazing views of Ocean City, the ocean and bay with spectacular sunsets overlooking Sunset Island. Celebrate happy hour, 3-6 p.m. with great food and drink specials Live entertainment Fridays and Saturdays, 4-8 p.m. Open Thursday through Monday.

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

■ THE COVE AT OCEAN PINES, 1 Mumford’s Landing Road, Ocean Pines 410-641-7501 / www.oceanpines.org/ $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS/No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Casual Waterfront - The Cove at Ocean Pines Yacht Club in an all new gorgeous bayfront setting, specializing in coastal cuisine. Serving lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Inside and outside dining areas. Open-air bar and live entertainment. Check Web site for special events.

Open everyday.

■ THE CRAB BAG, 130th Street, bayside, Ocean City 410-250-3337 / www.thecrabbag.com / $-$$ / V-MC-AE / No reservations required / Full bar / Dine in and carryout. Open 7 Days a week, 11 am til late night. Huge menu; something for everyone. Hot steamed crabs, world famous fried chicken, ribs, burgers, barbecue, pasta, seafood, steaks, sandwiches and more. Lunch and weekly carry-out and dinner specials. The best happy hour at the beach with drink and food specials.

■ TOKYO SEAFOOD BUFFET, 131st Street (formerly JR’S North), Ocean City 410-390-5939 / $$ / V-MCAE/ No reservations required / Full bar/ OC’s largest seafood, all-you-can-eat buffet featuring soups, raw sushi and sashimi, steamed and baked seafood along with classic Chinese entrees and many classic desserts and fruits. Friday through Sunday buffet features hot steamed snow crab legs. Open Tuesday through Sunday, 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.

■ TONY LUKES, 33rd Street, Ocean City 410-524 0500 / www.tonylukes.com / $ / V-MC-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Open 7 days a week, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Our restaurant offers authentic cheesesteaks, roast pork and chicken cutlet sandwiches, burgers, salads and desserts at family friendly prices. Eat in and carry out.

■ VICTORIAN ROOM RESTAURANT, Dunes Manor Hotel, OCEANFRONT at 28th and Baltimore Ave, Ocean City 410-289-1100 / www.dunesmanor.com / $$ - $$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations not required but recommended / Full Bar / Children’s menu / Open year round. An elegant oceanfront dining atmosphere with local, farm to table/sea to table cuisine.

Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily 7:30am to 9:00pm (Fri & Sat to 10pm). Also featuring Zippy Lewis Lounge with happy hour from 4-7p.m., featuring Craft Beer selections and appetizer menu; Milton’s Out Door Cafe; and the Barefoot Beach Bar in season.

■ VINNY’S PIZZA & ITALIAN GRILL, 25th Street and Philadelphia Avenue, Ocean City 410-390-3713 / www.vinnyspizzaanditlaiangrille.com / $ / V-MC-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Beer, wine/ Open 7 days a week, 11 a.m. Serving lunch and dinner. Our restaurant offers authentic Italian food featuring subs and fabulous authentic Italian entrees. Hand tossed, made from scratch pizzas. Family friendly, eat in and carry out.

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

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

73 Classifieds now appear in Ocean City Today & the Bayside Gazette each week and online at oceancitytoday.net and baysideoc.com.

HELP WANTED

Customer Service Position Must have experience in customer service, punch out and trim. Valid driver’s license and transportation are required. Apply in person Beachwood Inc., 11632 Worcester Hwy., Showell, MD 21862

HELP WANTED

Retiree PT Carpenter

needed with own tools, flexible hours 3-4 days per week. Good references needed. Contact Gene Brewis with Harbour Island at 14th Street on the bay.

Nice place to work.

HELP WANTED

Clerical FT/PT YR Good pay.

Small firm looking for right person. Rental/Bookkeeping.

Experience a plus. Excel/ Word/QBooks. Resume to: Fred@ParadiseOC.com.

410-251-1423

MODEL CASTING

All applicants must be of legal working age. Work permits required for anyone under the age of 18.

Email your name, contact info, age, height and sizes with a head shot and full length shot to: models@southmoonunder.com.

We will contact you if you fit the criteria.

Thank you for your interest.

General Manager The Princess Royale Hotel & Conference Center Located at 91st St. Oceanfront, Ocean City, MD

Year Round • Housekeepers • Hskp. Floor Supervisor • General Maintenance • YR Bellman

Apply online at www.princessroyale.com or fax to 410-524-7787 or email to employment@princessroyale.com

---Work At The BEACH...

Work With The BEST!!

Top wages, excellent benefits package and free employee meal available to successful candidates.

Employment Opportunities:

Year Round, Full/Part Time: AM Food Runner, Housekeeping: House Staff and Room Attendants (van will pick up in Salisbury)

in Ocean City, MD Full Time Salary + benefits Prefer supervision, sales & customer service experience.

E-mail resume to: Attn: Fred Davis dinosaurcanyon@gmail.com or fax resume to: 417-332-0883

Make 2015 the year of “Beauty” for you and others!

Work F/T or P/T, set your own hours, and make up to 50% commission.

To become a Representative or to order product email snowhillavon@ comcast.net Like me on Facebook & for more beauty tips go to christinesbeautyshop

Free Employee Meals and Great Benefits.

Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel Attn: Human Resources Dept.

10100 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842 Phone: 410-524-3535 Fax: 410-723-9109 EOE M/F/D/V

Window Treatment Sales

We are seeking a bright, energetic individual with experience in window treatment sales to join our sales team. This is a year around position for a person looking to establish a career. You will work in a beautiful showroom environment with a large product selection alongside other sales professionals. You must be a good communicator, well organized and excited about the opportunity for significant income.

The position also includes sales of floor covering, utilizing a superior consumer-friendly selection system which we will train you in. The work week is 5 days and includes weekends. We will pay a salary during the learning period which will convert to salary plus commission and benefits afterward. Fax your resume to Buddy at 410-524-3100 or call 410-524-1800 to schedule an interview.

Homeworks Carpet One 85th & Coastal Hwy., Ocean City, MD 410-524-1800

Now Hiring Amusement Rides Mechanic Full-time, year-round. Call 410-289-8051 or email joboffer2013@yahoo.com.

RENTALS RENTALS

Deal Island. $1,100/mo.

3BR/2BA. New carpeting and floors, porch, large back yard.

443-523-4110 or 410-7842626

for South Moon Under

Female applicants must be 5'8" or taller and fit a size 2 dress and size 25 jean. Male applicants must be 6' or taller and fit a size 32"-34" pant.

HELP WANTED

WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE

Immediate Opening!

Our busy Thrift Shop in Berlin has an opening for a Warehouse Associate at our new Donations Center.

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PUBLIC NOTICES BWW Law Group, LLC 6003 Executive Boulevard, Suite 101 Rockville, MD 20852 (301) 961-6555

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 9400 COASTAL HWY., UNIT #1101 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated September 5, 2006 and recorded in Liber 4799, Folio 297 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, with an original principal balance of $288,000.00 and an original interest rate of 5.00% default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, One W. Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863, on DECEMBER 15, 2015 AT 3:30 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and described as Unit number 1101 of the “9400 Ocean Highway Condominium” and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.

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

Terms of Sale: A deposit of $34,000 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 date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current year’s real property taxes are adjusted as of the date of sale, and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. Taxes due for prior years including costs of any tax sale are payable by the purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser.

All costs of deed recordation including but not limited to all transfer, recordation, agricultural or other taxes or charges assessed by any governmental entity as a condition to recordation, are payable by pur-

chaser, whether or not purchaser is a Maryland First Time Home Buyer.

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. If Sub. Trustees are unable to convey either insurable or marketable title, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or equity, is the return of the deposit without interest.

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 OCD-11/26/3t _________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 6003 Executive Boulevard, Suite 101 Rockville, MD 20852 (301) 961-6555

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 110 UPSHUR LA. BERLIN, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated April 17, 2012 and recorded in Liber 5881, Folio 42 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, with an original principal balance of $288,500.00 and an original interest rate of 4.25000% default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, One W. Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863, on DECEMBER 15, 2015 AT 3:33 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situ-

ated in Worcester Co., MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.

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

Terms of Sale: A deposit of $30,000 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 date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current year’s real property taxes are adjusted as of the date of sale, and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. Taxes due for prior years including costs of any tax sale are payable by the purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser.

All costs of deed recordation including but not limited to all transfer, recordation, agricultural or other taxes or charges assessed by any governmental entity as a condition to recordation, are payable by purchaser, whether or not purchaser is a Maryland First Time Home Buyer.

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. If Sub. Trustees are unable to convey either insurable or marketable title, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or equity, is the return of the deposit without interest.

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 OCD-1126/3t _________________________________ McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC 312 Marshall Avenue, Suite 800 Laurel, Maryland 20707 www.mwc-law.com

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 10220 RUFFIAN LA. BERLIN, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Wendy Marie Reeling and Russel Scott Reeling, dated February 25, 2005 and recorded in Liber 4522, folio 108 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof and at the request of the parties secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, One W. Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863, on DECEMBER 14, 2015 AT 1:06 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Worcester Co., Maryland and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property is improved by a dwelling.

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

Terms of Sale: A deposit in the form of cashier’s or certified check, or in such other form as the Substitute Trustees may determine, at their sole discretion, for $50,000 at the time of sale. If the noteholder and/or servicer is the successful bidder, the deposit requirement is waived. Balance of the purchase price is to be paid within fifteen (15) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., Maryland. Interest is to be paid on the unpaid purchase price at the rate of 5.375% per annum from date of sale to the date the funds are received in the office of the Substitute Trustees, if the property is purchased by an entity other than the noteholder and/or servicer. If payment of the balance does not occur within fifteen days of ratification, the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser.

There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event settlement is delayed for any reason. Taxes, ground rent, water

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PUBLIC NOTICES rent, and all other public charges and 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 the date of sale, and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. The purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the ground rent escrow, if required. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes, and all settlement charges shall be borne by the purchaser. If the Substitute Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to the refund of the deposit to the purchaser.

Upon refund of the deposit, the sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. The purchaser at the foreclosure sale shall assume the risk of loss for the property immediately after the sale. (Matter #2012-29716) Laura H. G. O’Sullivan, et al., Substitute Trustees ALEX COOPER AUCTS., INC. 908 YORK ROAD, TOWSON, MARYLAND 21204 410-828-4838 OCD-11/26/3t _________________________________ Alba Law Group, P.A. 11350 McCormick Road Executive Plaza III, Suite 200 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (443) 541-8600

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS NO. 1814 DUN SWAMP ROAD POCOMOKE CITY, MD 21851 CASE NUMBER 23-C-15-000244 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from Crystal L. Woods, John Woods, recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 5354, folio 113, and Declaration of Substitution of Trustees recorded among the aforementioned Land Records substituting Mark S. Devan, Thomas P. Dore, Christine Drexel, Brian McNair, and Angela Nasuta as Substituted Trustees, the Substituted Trustees will offer for sale at public auction, at the Courthouse Door, 1 West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland, 21863 on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 11:00 AM: All that lot of ground and the improvements thereon situate in Worcester County, State of Maryland, as described in the Deed of Trust recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, in Liber 5354, folio 113, also being further described in a Deed recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 5163, folio 321.

The improvements thereon consist of a dwelling.

The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition, subject to any existing

building violations, restrictions and agreements of record. The purchaser assumes all risks of loss for the property as of the date of sale. Neither the Substituted Trustees nor their respective agents, successors or assigns make any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied with respect to the property.

The Substituted Trustees shall convey insurable title.

TERMS OF THE SALE: A deposit in a form acceptable to the Substituted Trustee in the amount of $23,000.00 will be required of the purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, at the time and place of sale. Any amount tendered at sale in excess of the required deposit will be refunded and not applied to the purchase price.

Unless the purchaser is the Holder of the Note or its assigns, the balance of the purchase price shall be paid immediately with available funds within ten (10) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. Time is of the essence. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, shall pay interest at the rate of 5.00000% per annum on the unpaid portion of the purchase price from the date of sale to date of settlement. Real property taxes and assessments shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Ground rent, water and/or sewer charges public or private, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes shall be paid by the purchaser.

Purchaser shall have the responsibility of obtaining possession of the property.

In the event settlement is delayed for any reason , there shall be no abatement of interest. If the purchaser defaults, the entire deposit is forfeited. The Substituted Trustees shall resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of both sales, attorney fees, all other charges due, and incidental and consequential damages. Defaulting purchaser also agrees to pay the Substituted Trustees’ attorney a fee of $250.00 in connection with the filing of a motion to resell.

In the event the Substituted Trustees do not convey title for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of the deposit. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

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

Mark S. Devan, Thomas P. Dore, Christine Drexel, Brian McNair, and Angela Nasuta, Substituted Trustees Tidewater Auctions, LLC (410) 825-2900 www.tidewaterauctions.com

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 103 BUCKINGHAM RD. A/R/T/A 103 W. BUCKINGHAM RD. BERLIN, MD 21811 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated December 17, 2007 and recorded in Liber 5040, Folio 246 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, with an original principal balance of $360,000.00 and an original interest rate of 1.24% default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, One W. Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863, on DECEMBER 1, 2015 AT 3:30 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.

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

Terms of Sale: A deposit of $22,000 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 date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current year’s real property taxes are adjusted as of the date of sale, and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. Taxes due for prior years including costs of any tax sale are payable by the purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser.

All costs of deed recordation including but not limited to all transfer, recordation, agricultural or other taxes or charges assessed by any governmental entity as a condition

to recordation, are payable by purchaser, whether or not purchaser is a Maryland First Time Home Buyer.

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. If Sub. Trustees are unable to convey either insurable or marketable title, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or equity, is the return of the deposit without interest.

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 OCD-11/12/3t _________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 6003 Executive Boulevard, Suite 101 Rockville, MD 20852 (301) 961-6555

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 108 120TH ST., UNIT #816 A/K/A UNIT #8 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated December 20, 2007 and recorded in Liber 5041, Folio 656 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, with an original principal balance of $175,500.00 and an original interest rate of 7.00000% default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, One W. Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863, on DECEMBER 1, 2015 AT 3:33 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any build-

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PUBLIC NOTICES ings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and described as Unit Number 8, Phase VI, Building I of the “Club Ocean Villas Condominium” and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.

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

Terms of Sale: A deposit of $21,000 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 date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current year’s real property taxes are adjusted as of the date of sale, and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. Taxes due for prior years including costs of any tax sale are payable by the purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser.

All costs of deed recordation including but not limited to all transfer, recordation, agricultural or other taxes or charges assessed by any governmental entity as a condition to recordation, are payable by purchaser, whether or not purchaser is a Maryland First Time Home Buyer.

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. If Sub. Trustees are unable to convey either insurable or marketable title, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the

Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or equity, is the return of the deposit without interest.

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 OCD-11/12/3t _________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 6003 Executive Boulevard, Suite 101 Rockville, MD 20852 (301) 961-6555

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 8 SHORE POINT DR. OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated July 21, 2006 and recorded in Liber 4755, Folio 305 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, with an original principal balance of $960,000.00 and an original interest rate of 4.25000% default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, One W. Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863, on DECEMBER 1, 2015 AT 3:36 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and described as Unit LUS-BAS as shown on plats entitled “Sunset Island Land Condominium” and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.

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

Terms of Sale: A deposit of $127,000 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 date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current year’s real property taxes are adjusted as of the date of sale, and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. Taxes due for prior years including costs of any tax sale are payable by the purchaser. Purchaser

is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser.

All costs of deed recordation including but not limited to all transfer, recordation, agricultural or other taxes or charges assessed by any governmental entity as a condition to recordation, are payable by purchaser, whether or not purchaser is a Maryland First Time Home Buyer.

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. If Sub. Trustees are unable to convey either insurable or marketable title, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or equity, is the return of the deposit without interest.

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 OCD-11/12/3t _________________________________ McCabe, Weisberg & Conway LLC 312 Marshall Avenue, Suite 800 Laurel, Maryland 20707 301-490-3361 Laura H.G. O’Sullivan, et al., Substitute Trustees Plaintiffs vs.

James W. Beauchamp Defendant IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Civil No. 23C15001022

NOTICE ORDERED, this 3rd day of November, 2015 by the Circuit Court of WORCESTER COUNTY, Maryland, that the sale of the property at 204 Payne Avenue, Pocomoke City, Mary-

land 21851 mentioned in these proceedings, made and reported by Laura H.G. O’Sullivan, et. al, Substitute Trustees, be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 7th day of December, 2015 next, provided a copy of this notice be inserted in some newspaper published in said County once in each of three successive weeks before the 30th day of November, 2015, next.

The report states the amount of sale to be $58,482.53.

Susan R. Braniecki CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD OCD-11/12/3t _________________________________

PUBLIC NOTICE CASE NO. 9508 (j) IN THE MATTER OF THE CONTINUING INVESTIGATION OF THE ELECTRIC FUEL RATE AND PURCHASED POWER COST ADJUSTMENT CHARGES OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC SYSTEM OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF BERLIN PUBLIC UTILITY LAW JUDGE’S NOTICE OF HEARING A Public Hearing in the above entitled matter will be conducted by the Maryland Public Service Commission in the Commission’s 19th floor, William Donald Schaefer Tower hearing room located at 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, Maryland, on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

OCD-11/19/2t _________________________________ JAMES E. CLUBB, JR., ESQ. 108 N. 8TH STREET OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND 21842 COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS OF OCEAN HIGH CONDOMINIUM, INC. Plaintiff v.

CALKINS FAMILY TRUST, LLC et al.

Defendants IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY STATE OF MARYLAND CASE NO. 23-C-15-1206

NOTICE ORDERED, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland this 5th day of November, 2015, that the foreclosure sale of the properties mentioned in these proceedings, made and reported by James E. Clubb, Jr. , Trustee, be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 7th day of December, 2015, provided a copy of this order be inserted in some weekly newspaper printed in Worcester County, Maryland once in each of three successive weeks, before thd 30th day of November, 2015.

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PUBLIC NOTICES The Report of Sale filed in the above case states the amount of the sales to be as indicated below for the referenced time-share intervals: Timeshare Wk 46, #F-9 Wk 21, #C-16 Wk 46, #G-28 Wk 16, #C-13 Wk 47, #D-5 Wk 17, #F-9 Wk 41, #D-5 Wk 18, #E-8 Wk 17, #G-24 Wk 42, #G-28 Wk 50, #C-14 Wk 52, #C-19 Wk 17, #G-26 Wk 17, #C-13 Wk17, #C-11 Wk43, #G-31 Wk40,#C-18 Wk46, #C-22

Price $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 Susan Braniecki Clerk

True Copy Test: SUSAN BRANIECKI Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, Maryland OCD-11/12/3t _________________________________ HAROLD B. GORDY JR., ESQ. AYRES, JENKINS, GORDY & ALMAND, P.A. 11047 RACETRACK ROAD BERLIN, MD 21811

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 16297 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF CHARLES R. HOWES Notice is given that Charles R. Howes Jr., 10093 Maplewood Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21042, was on November 05, 2015 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Charles R. Howes who died on May 18, 2015, 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 5th day of May, 2016.

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.

Charles R. Howes Jr. Personal Representative True Test Copy Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills 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: November 12, 2015 OCD-11/12/3t _________________________________ Rosenberg & Associates, LLC 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 750 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (301) 907-8000 Diane S. Rosenberg Mark D. Meyer John A. Ansell, III Kenneth Savitz Caroline Fields Jennifer Rochino 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 750 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Substitute Trustees Plaintiff(s) v.

Maureen T. Terry 10105 War Admiral Lane Berlin, MD 21811 Defendant(s) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Case No. 23C15000228

NOTICE Notice is hereby given this 16th day of November, 2015, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, that the sale of 10105 War Admiral Lane, Berlin, MD 21811, made and reported, will be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 21st day of December, 2015, provided a copy of this notice be inserted in a weekly newspaper printed in said County, once in each of three successive weeks before the 14th day of December, 2015. The Report of Sale states the amount of the foreclosure sale price to be $374,000.00.

Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County MD OCD-11/19/3t _________________________________

NOTICE The following Ordinance was passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor of the Town of Berlin on Monday, November 9, 2015. The Ordinance will go into effect as of November 30, 2015, unless petitioned to referendum in accordance with Charter Section C3-12.

Ordinance No. 2015-07 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF BERLIN (THE

“TOWN”) TO AUTHORIZE AND EMPOWER THE TOWN to issue and sell FROM TIME TO TIME, upon its full faith and credit, general obligation bonds in ONE OR MORE SERIES IN an aggregate principal amount not to exceed Three Million dollars ($3,000,000.00), the proceeds of the sale thereof to be used and applied FOR THE public purpose of FINANCING, REIMBURSING OR REFINANCING COSTS OF acquiring certain property known GENERALLY as the FORMER Tyson property, undertaking a feasibility study AND environmental remediation activities with respect to such property, IMPLEMENTING USES ON SUCH PROPERTY, ACQUIRING NEARBY PROPERTIES, IF NECESSARY, TO FACILITATE THOSE USES, AND UNDERTAKING RELATED ACTIVITIES AND PAYING RELATED COSTS AS FURTHER DESCRIBED HEREIN; determining that the bonds OF EACH SERIES be sold AT A private NEGOTIATED Sale AND NOT AT A PUBLIC SALE unless BY RESOLUTION the council provides for the solicitation of competitive bids at public sale OF ANY SERIES OF the BONDS; authorizing the adoption of a resolution or resolutions of the Council to determine, APPROVE OR provide for various matters relating to the authorization, sale, security, issuance, delivery, payment, PREPAYMENT OR redemption of and for EACH SERIES OF the bonds; AUTHORIZING AND EMPOWERING THE Town to issue and sell FROM TIME TO TIME ONE OR MORE SERIES OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED Three Million dollars ($3,000,000.00), PRIOR TO AND IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF ANY OF THE BONDS AUTHORIZED HEREBY in order to finance OR REIMBURSE project costs on an interim basis; AUTHORIZING AND EMPOWERING THE Town to issue and sell from time to time ONE OR MORE SERIES OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN ORDER TO REFUND ANY OF THE BONDS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THIS ordinance (including paying related costs of issuance and interest on such refunding bonds), provided that, the aggregate principal amount of any such SERIES of refunding bonds shall not exceed one hundred thirty percent (130%) of the aggregate principal amount of the bonds refunded therefrom; PROVIDING THAT ANY SUCH SERIES OF BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES OR REFUNDING BONDS SHALL BE SOLD AT PRIVATE SALE, UNLESS OTHERWISE DETERMINED BY the COUNCIL BY RESOLUTION, AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO DETERMINE CERTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO ANY SUCH SERIES OF BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES OR REFUNDING BONDS

BY RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF AD VALOREM TAXES SUFFICIENT FOR, AND PLEDGING THE FULL FAITH AND

CREDIT AND UNLIMITED TAXING POWER OF THE TOWN TO, the prompt payment of the PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST on each series of the bonds, bond anticipation notes AND refunding bonds issued pursuant to THE AUTHORITY OF this ordinance (THE “OBLIGATIONS”); providing that the principal of and interest on EACH SERIES OF THE OBLIGATIONS also may be paid from any other sources of revenue lawfully available to the Town for such purpose; PROVIDING THAT CERTAIN OFFICIALS MAY TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN IN THE EVENT OF A REISSUANCE OF ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS AUTHORIZED HEREBY; PROVIDING THAT ANY OF the OBLIGATIONS AUTHORIZED HEREBY MAY BE CONSOLIDATED WITH ANY BONDS, BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES AND/OR REFUNDING BONDS AUTHORIZED BY the COUNCIL AND ISSUED AS A SINGLE SERIES OF BONDS, BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES AND/OR REFUNDING BONDS; authorizing and directing appropriate officials and employees of the Town to take any and all action necessary to complete and close the sale, ISSUANCE and delivery of the OBLIGATIONS AUTHORIZED HEREBY; providing for the publication of this title; PROVIDING THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE LIBERALLY CONSTRUED; and otherwise generally relating to the issuance, sale, delivery and payment of AND FOR the OBLIGATIONS AUTHORIZED hereby.

The Ordinance can be viewed in its entirety at Berlin Town Hall, 10 William Street, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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SUMMARY NOTICE OF BOND SALE $18,000,000 MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND General Obligation Municipal Purpose Bonds of 2015 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mayor and City Council of Ocean City, Maryland (the “City”) will receive electronic bids via PARITY® for the $18,000,000 General Obligation Municipal Purpose Bonds of 2015 (the “Bonds”) until 11:00 a.m. local Ocean City, Maryland time on: Thursday, December 10, 2015 or on such other date as may be selected by the Mayor. The Bonds will be dated as of the date of delivery and will mature on December 1 in the years 2017 through 2036 as more fully described in the Notice of

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No bid for less than all of the Bonds will be considered. The Bonds will be awarded based on the lowest interest cost to the City, determined in accordance with the true interest cost (TIC) method. All bids must be accompanied by a good faith deposit in the amount of $360,000, payable by wire transfer to the City, or by a check or surety bond as provided in the Notice of Sale.

Copies of the Preliminary Official Statement and the Notice of Sale relating to the Bonds may be obtained from the office of the Finance Administrator of the City, located at City Hall, 301 Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland 21842, or from Davenport & Company LLC, 8600 LaSalle Road, Suite 324, Towson, Maryland 21286 (410-296-9426).

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 16300 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF MARSHA A. STANTON Notice is given that Jacqueline S. Donohue, 10354 Keyser Point Rd., Ocean City, MD 21842, was on November 12, 2015 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Marsha A. Stanton who died on October 16, 2015, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 12th day of May, 2016.

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.

Jacqueline S. Donohue Personal Representative True Test Copy Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills 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: November 19, 2015 OCD-11/19/3t _________________________________ JAMES E. CLUBB, JR., ESQ. 108 N. 8TH STREET OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND 21842 THE WAVES COUNCIL OF OWNERS, INC. Plaintiff v.

WARREN J. BUTLER CAROL V. BUTLER et al.

Defendants IN THE CIRCUIT COURT WORCESTER COUNTY STATE OF MARYLAND CASE NO. 23-C-15-1255

NOTICE ORDERED, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland this 18th day of November, 2015, that the foreclosure sale of the properties mentioned in these proceedings, made and reported by James E. Clubb, Jr. , Trustee, be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 21st day of December, 2015, provided a copy of this order be inserted in some weekly newspaper printed in Worcester County, Maryland once in each of three successive weeks, before the 14th day of December, 2015.

The Report of Sale filed in the above case states the amount of the sales to be as indicated below for the referenced time-share intervals: Price Timeshare Wk 22, #306 $600.00 Wk 21 , #206 $50.00 Wk 38, #302 $50.00 Wk 25, #302 $600.00 Wk 46, #201 $50.00 Wk 6, #204 $50.00 Wk 37, #401 $50.00 Wk 36, #302 $50.00 Susan Braniecki Clerk True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, MD OCD-11/26/3t _________________________________ WILLIAM T. SMITH III ESQ ONE PLAZA EAST STE. 102 EAST MAIN STREET SALISBURY, MD 21801

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 16309 Notice is given that the Superior Court of New Castle County, DE appointed Linda M. Mele, 908 Benge Road, P.O. Box 1150, Hockessin, DE 19707 as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Daniel M. Mele who died on April 09, 2014 domiciled in PA, USA. The Maryland resident agent for service of process is William T. Smith III Esq. whose address is One Plaza East, Ste. 102, Salisbury, MD 21801.

At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following Maryland counties: Worcester County.

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

Linda M. Mele Foreign Personal Representative Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills 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 first publication: November 19, 2015 OCD-11/19/3t _________________________________

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, MD Thursday December 10, 2015 At 2:00 PM A request has been submitted to remove existing dock, install 60ft +/vinyl bulkhead with returns (small amount of stones at return). Construct 6’x22’ perpendicular pier, 6’x24’ parallel. Install boatlift with poles, install 4 pole jetski lift inside parallel, 2 mooring poles left side of perpendicular. Channelward 50ft.

Located at 739 Laurel Ave Parcel # 0072B in the Town of Ocean City, MD. Applicant: Ocean City Boatlifts & Marine Construction Inc. Owner: David Campbell PW15-199 A request has been submitted to install 2 poles at end of pier to extend no further than 20’. Install boatlift onto poles. Located at 734 Mooring Rd Unit 2 Parcel # 9481 in the Town of Ocean City, MD. Applicant: Blake’s Boatlifts

Owner: Tracey Shipman PW15-200 A request has been submitted to install boatlift onto existing poles within existing slip. Located at 778 94TH St Pintail Point Boat Slip 28 Parcel # 9647 in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: Blake’s Boatlifts Owner: Charles Daffin PW15-201 OCD-11/26/2t _________________________________ Law Offices of Jeffrey Nadel 4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 415 Calverton, Maryland 20705 240-473-5000 Jeffrey Nadel Scott Nadel Daniel Menchel John-Paul Douglas 4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 415 Calverton, MD 20705 Substitute Trustees Plaintiff v.

Blanche Bell Hudson 9818 Elm Street Ocean City, MD 21842 Defendant(s) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Civil No. 23C15000901

NOTICE Notice is hereby given this 17th day of November, 2015, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, that the sale of the property mentioned in these proceedings, made and reported, will be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 21st day of December, 2015, provided a copy of this notice be inserted in a weekly newspaper printed in said County, once in each of three successive weeks before the 14th day of December, 2015.

The Report of Sale states the amount of the foreclosure sale price to be $120,000.00. The property sold herein is known as 9818 Elm Street, Ocean City, MD 21842.

Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court True Copy Test: Susan R. Braniecki Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County MD OCD-11/26/3t _________________________________

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AGENDA

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 Pursuant to the provisions of the Worcester County Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held 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.

6:30 p.m.

Case No. 15-52, on the application of Ashley Roberts-Lamb, on behalf of, and on the lands of Red Eye LLC,

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PUBLIC NOTICES requesting a special exception to establish a family burial ground within the A-1 Agricultural District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(c)(3), ZS 1-201(c)(20) & ZS 1305(b), located at 8416 Burbage Road, approximately 0.59 miles south of the intersection of Assateague Road and Burbage Road, Tax Map 33, Parcel 185, in the Third Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

6:35 p.m.

Case No. 15-50, on the application of Mark S. Cropper, Esquire, on behalf of and on the lands of the Johnson Family Trust requesting a special exception (transient use) for use of land to hold celebration functions and parties, in the A-1 Agricultural District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(c)(3), ZS 1105(c)(5) & ZS 1-337(a), located at 7530 Cedartown Road, approximately 970 feet east of Double Bridges Road, Tax Map 56, Parcel 100, Lot 1, in the Second Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

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or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

Angelique Marie Waldron Personal Representative True Test Copy Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills 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: November 26, 2015 OCD-11/26/3t _________________________________

REGAN J. R. SMITH ESQ WILLIAMS, MOORE, SHOCKLEY & HARRISON LLP 3509 COASTAL HIGHWAY, P.O. BOX 739 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842

The Town of Ocean City is seeking bids from qualified and experienced vendors to provide Bleachers for Northside Park in conformity with the specifications detailed in the Bid Documents.

Bid Documents for the Northside Park Bleachers may be obtained from the Town of Ocean City’s Procurement Department by either emailing the Procurement Manager, Catrice Parsons, at cparsons@oceancitymd.gov or by calling 410-723-6647 during normal business hours, or via the Bid tab on the Town’s website. Vendors are responsible for checking this website for addenda prior to submitting their bids. The Town of Ocean City is not responsible for the content of any Bid Document received through any third party bid service. It is the sole responsibility of the vendor to ensure the completeness and accuracy of their Completed Bid Documents.

Sealed Bid Documents are due no later than Friday, December 18, 2015 by 2:00 p.m. and will be opened and read aloud. Bids are to be submitted to the Town of Ocean City, Attn: Procurement Department, 204 65th Street, Bldg. A, Ocean City, MD 21842. Late Bid Document will not be accepted.

Minority vendors are encouraged to compete for award of the solicitation.

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 16291 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF GARY EDWARD MEYER Notice is given that Angelique Marie Waldron, 8524 Fountain Valley Drive, Montgomery Village, MD 20886, was on November 17, 2015 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Gary Edward Meyer who died on October 16, 2015, 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 17th day of May, 2016.

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,

Town of Ocean City

BID SOLICITATION Northside Park Bleachers

Stanford G. Gann, Sr., Esquire 502 Washington Ave., #800 Towson, MD 21204

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 16313 Notice is given that the Circuit court of Monroe County, Florida appointed Michael D. Tannenbaum, Esquire, 2161 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 304, West Palm Beach, FL 33409 as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Rene Neuberger who died on August 7, 2015 domiciled in Florida, America.

The Maryland resident agent for service of process is Stanford G. Gann, Sr., Esquire whose address is Levin & Gann, P.A., 502 Washington Ave., #800, Towson, MD 21204.

At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following Maryland counties: Worcester County.

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

Michael D. Tannenbaum, Esquire Foreign Personal Representative Register of Wills Worcester County 1 West Market Street, Room 102 Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of first publication: 11/26/2015 OCD-11/26/3t _________________________________

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Provision of Alcatel Lucent 9500 MPRe Microwave Radio Link Worcester County, Maryland The Worcester County Commissioners are currently accepting bids from qualified vendors for the full design, licensing, delivery, installation and configuration of an Alcatel Lucent 9500 MPRe Microwave Radio hop to be integrated to Harris Corporation provided Alcatel Lucent 7705 Service Aggregation Routers to link the Central Site Lane communications tower to the Mystic Harbour Water Tank for the Worcester County Office of Emergency Services. Bid specification packages and bid forms are available from the Office of the County Commissioners, Room 1103 - Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863, may be obtained online at www.co.worcester.md.us or by calling the Commissioners’ Office at 410-632-1194 to request a package by mail. Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 PM, Monday, December 21, 2015 in the Office of the County Commissioners at the above address, at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud. Envelopes shall be marked "Proposal for Alcatel Lucent Microwave Link" in the lower left-hand corner. After opening, bids will be forwarded to the Emergency Services Office for tabulation, review and recommendation to the County Commissioners at

a future meeting. In awarding the bid, the Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids, waive formalities, informalities and technicalities therein, and to take whatever bid they determine to be in the best interest of the County considering lowest or best bid, quality of goods and work, time of delivery or completion, responsibility of vendors being considered, previous experience of vendors with County contracts, or any other factors they deem appropriate. All inquiries shall be directed to James Hamilton, Assistant Director of Emergency Services, at 410-632-3080.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TOWN OF OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 110 of the Code of Ocean City, Maryland, hereinafter referred to as the Code, same being the Zoning Ordinance for Ocean City, Maryland, notice is hereby given that public hearings will be conducted by the Board of Zoning Appeals for Ocean City, Maryland in the Council Chambers of City Hall located on Baltimore Avenue and Third Street, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland on: THURSDAY, December 10, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

APPLICANT: PACESETTER CONDO ASSOCIATION – (BZA 2443 #15-9400012) Pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-93(2), Powers of the Code, an appeal has been filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-94(3)(a) requesting a special yard exception to the minimum yard requirements of the front yard to allow the oceanfront decks to extend to the property line, in lieu of the 4 feet required by Code. The site of the appeal is described as Lot 8, Block 7, of the Fenwick Plat, Revised 1965; further described as located on the west side of Wight Street between 127th Street and 128th Street at the oceanfront and locally known as Pacesetter Condo Association, 12709 Wight Street in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: NEWQUIST FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP – (BZA 2444, 15-9400013) Pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-93(2), Powers of the Code, an appeal has been filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-94(3)(a) requesting a special yard exception to allow a new structure to follow existing pre-established setbacks on the side yard and front yard for a 4story home. The site of the appeal is described as Lot 5A and 5B, Block 17, of the Fenwick Plat, Revised

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PUBLIC NOTICES 1965; further described as located on the southeast corner of Wight Street and 138th Street locally known as Newquist Family Limited Partnership, 13706 Wight Street in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

APPLICANT: HUGH CROPPER IV, ATTY FOR COMMANDER HOTEL LLC – (BZA 2442 #15-09500007) – Postponed / Re-Hearing Pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-93(3), Powers, of the Code, an appeal will be reheard pursuant to the provisions of Section 11095(1)(a) requesting a variance to the front yard setback on Atlantic Avenue to allow a 21’2” encroachment to build a new commercial element to the lot line, instead of a 32’ as required by Code. The site of the appeal is described as Lots 2-3, Block 55N, Sinepuxent Beach Company Plat, 1891; further described as located on the east side of Baltimore Avenue, the north side of 14th Street, and the west side of Atlantic Avenue, and locally known as The Commander Hotel, 1401 Atlantic Avenue, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland.

Further information concerning the public hearings may be examined in the office of the Department of Planning and Community Development in City Hall.

Alfred Harrison, Chairman Heather Stansbury, Attorney OCD-11/26/2t _________________________________

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Purchase of Three (3) 40-Cubic Yard Compactor Containers Worcester County, Maryland The Worcester County Commissioners are currently accepting bids for the purchase of three (3) 40Cubic Yard Compactor Containers to be used by the Solid Waste Division of Public Works. Bid specification packages and bid forms are available from the Office of the County Commissioners, Room 1103 - Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863, may be obtained online at www.co.worcester.md.us or by calling the Commissioners’ Office at 410-632-1194 to request a package by mail. Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 PM, Monday, December 7, 2015 in the Office of the County Commissioners at the above address, at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud. Envelopes shall be marked "Bid for Compactor Containers" in the lower left-hand corner. After opening, bids will be forwarded to the Solid Waste Division of Public Works for tabulation, review and recommendation to the County Commissioners for their consideration at a future meeting.

In awarding the bid, the Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids, waive formalities, informalities and technicalities therein, and to take whatever bid they determine to be in the best interest of the County considering lowest or best bid, quality of goods and

work, time of delivery or completion, responsibility of bidders being considered, previous experience of bidders with County contracts, or any other factors they deem appropriate.

All inquiries shall be directed to Mike Mitchell, Solid Waste Manager, at 410-632-3177.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Rental of 2-Bedroom Condominium Unit in Ocean City, Maryland for Worcester County Health Department - Environmental Health The County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland are currently accepting sealed bids for leasing a minimum 2-bedroom, fully furnished, first floor condominium unit in Ocean City, Maryland for the Worcester County Health Department’s (WCHD) Environmental Health Program. Bid Documents, including minimum specifications, are available from the County Commissioners’ Office, Government Center – Room 1103, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863, obtained online at www.co.worcester.md.us or by calling the Commissioners’ Office at 410-632-1194 to request a package by mail. Due to potential conflict of interest, the Health Department will not contract with a Health Department regulated entity, organization or agency. The WCHD’s Environmental Health Program reserves the right to inspect the unit prior to the bid acceptance.

Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 p.m., Monday December 21, 2015 in the Office of the County Commissioners, at the above address, at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud. Envelopes shall be marked “Worcester County Health Department – Rental Unit Bid” in the lower left-hand corner. After opening, bids will be forwarded to the Health Department for tabulation, review and recommendation to the County Commissioners for their consideration at a future meeting. In awarding the bid, the Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids, waive formalities, informalities and technicalities therein, and to take whatever bid they determine to be in the best interest of the County considering lowest or best bid, quality and location of rental unit, previous experience with bidders or any other factors they deem appropriate. All inquiries shall be directed to Heather Barton, Director of Administration for WCHD, at (410) 6321100.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS 911 Digital Voice Logging Recorder Worcester County, Maryland The Worcester County Commissioners are currently accepting bids from qualified vendors for procurement, installation and configuration

of a redundant geo-diverse recording solution for the Worcester County Office of Emergency Services. Bid specification packages and bid forms are available from the Office of the County Commissioners, Room 1103 - Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863, may be obtained online at www.co.worcester.md.us or by calling the Commissioners’ Office at 410-632-1194 to request a package by mail. Interested vendors are encouraged to attend a Pre-Bid Inspection on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 9:00 A.M. to be held in the Office of Emergency Services, Room 1002 - Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863. Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 PM, Monday, December 21, 2015 in the Office of the County Commissioners at the above address (Room 1103), at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud. Envelopes shall be marked "Proposal for 911 Digital Voice Logging Recorder" in the lower left-hand corner. After opening, proposals will be forwarded to the Emergency Services Office for tabulation, review and recommendation to the County Commissioners at a future meeting. In awarding the bid, the Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids, waive formalities, informalities and technicalities therein, and to take whatever bid they determine to be in the best interest of the County considering lowest or best bid, quality of goods and work, time of delivery or completion, responsibility of vendors being considered, previous experience of vendors with County contracts, or any other factors they deem appropriate. All inquiries shall be directed to James Hamilton, Assistant Director of Emergency Services, at 410632-3080.

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INVITATION TO BID Housing Rehabilitation Worcester County, Maryland The Worcester County Commissioners are currently accepting bids for rehabilitation work to be performed on a single family home located in the Snow Hill area of Worcester County. Bid specification packages and bid forms are available to licensed Maryland Home Improvement Contractors and may be picked up from the Office of the County Commissioners, Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street - Room 1103, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863, obtained online under the Departments - County Commissioners “Bid Board” tab at www.co.worcester.md. us or by calling the Commissioners’ Office at 410-632-1194 to request a package by mail.

This project is proposed to be funded by the Community Development Block Grant Program and is thus subject to all applicable Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights guidelines. Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 7, 2015 in the Office of the County

Commissioners at the above address at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud. Envelopes shall be marked "Housing Rehabilitation Bid - December 7, 2015" in the lower left-hand corner. Bids will be reviewed by staff and awarded by the County Commissioners at a future meeting. In awarding the bid, the Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids, waive formalities, informalities and technicalities therein, and to take whatever bid they determine to be in the best interest of the County considering lowest or best bid, quality of goods and work, time of delivery or completion, responsibility of bidders being considered, previous experience of bidders with County contracts, or any other factors they deem appropriate.

All inquiries regarding the bid specifications shall be directed to the Housing Program Inspector, John Nosworthy, at 443-736-7085. All other inquiries shall be directed to Jo Ellen Bynum, Housing Program Administrator, at 410-632-1200, ext.

1171.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Purchase of Landfill Track Loader Worcester County, Maryland The Worcester County Commissioners are currently accepting bids for the purchase of One (1) new current production model Landfill Track Loader for the Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Division.

Bid specification packages and bid forms are available from the Office of the County Commissioners, Worcester County Government Center, One West Market Street - Room 1103, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863, obtained online at www.co.worcester.md.us or by calling the Commissioners’ Office at 410-632-1194 to request a package by mail. Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 p.m., Monday, December 7, 2015 in the Office of the County Commissioners at the above address, at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud. Envelopes shall be marked "Bid for Landfill Track Loader" in the lower left-hand corner. After opening, bids will be forwarded to the Public Works Department for tabulation, review and recommendation to the County Commissioners for their consideration at a future meeting. In awarding the bid, the Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids, waive formalities, informalities and technicalities therein, and to take whatever bid they determine to be in the best interest of the County considering lowest or best bid, quality of goods and work, time of delivery or completion, responsibility of bidders being considered, previous experience of bidders with County contracts, or any other factors they deem appropriate. All inquiries shall be directed to Mike Mitchell, Solid Waste Manager, at 410-6323177.

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Commentary

Stop being uncivil and be thankful

Not to be preachy, but isn’t this the time of year that we should be thankful that we’re here and functioning rather than being self-involved, angry and uncivil because, well, this is America and it’s our right to be any way we want?

One might argue that we’re simply following the tone set by the increasingly divisive bleating of current and recent national political campaigns, as candidates encourage our fierce dislike – and worse – of anyone who doesn’t see things our way.

But it’s the other way around – they are reflecting and playing to the self-centered disagreeableness that we have, for one reason or another, been cultivating for years. More succinctly, not only does it seem that we become more rude, belligerent and disrespectful every year, but we also appear to celebrate it.

Driving a little slow in the left lane because you’re approaching your turnoff? If you’re lucky, all you will get from the outraged driver behind you is the finger. In a hurry at the store? Go ahead, ignore the person who has been waiting patiently for the clerk and march straight to the front and demand service because you have other things to do. It’s your right.

Such irascibility and obliviousness to those around us might be understandable were we living in more frenzied surroundings, where we ended each week wrung out by the daily scramble of punishing commutes, the jostling crowds and the uninspiring landscapes.

But we don’t. We live where other people wish they were: at the beach, in nice communities and in the countryside.

Most of us, in fact, chose to live here, knowing there are times when we have the place mostly to ourselves.

This is that time of year. We have had a successful summer, the crowds have thinned, the traffic has dissipated and we can stop our hurrying and let go of the idea that if we don’t get what we want, someone is going to pay the price.

For many of us, we already have what we want and we should be thankful for that. And, consequently, maybe be a little nicer to each other in the process.

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Letters to the editor Burbage honored at Glick dinner

Editor, On Saturday, Nov. 21, the greater Ocean City area gathered to honor John H. “Jack” Burbage, as he was presented with the Fifth Annual Hal Glick Distinguished Service Award.

Over 350 people came out to honor Jack at the Clarion Fontainebleau Resort for his many years of leadership and generosity to the community.

The award, originally established to recognize the contributions made to the area by Hal Glick, has become an annual event to celebrate quiet philanthropy and outstanding community service.

Diakonia, Atlantic General Hospital and Temple Bat Yam are the beneficiaries of the event. Almost $70,000 will be distributed to the charitable organizations involved.

We would like to thank the committee of Hal and Chris Glick, Dr. Leonard and Kari Berger, Bill and Madelyn Carder, Mayor Rick Meehan, Councilwoman Mary Knight, Reese Cropper III, Leighton and Rebecca Moore, Buck Mann, Steve Cohen and Rina Thaler.

Thank you to Dr. Berger and the excellent staff at the

Clarion for hosting a beautiful event. To our talented emcee Joe Moore, thank you for making the entire evening so enjoyable.

Our appreciation to the Diamond, Platinum and Gold Sponsors: Blue Water development, The Rogers family, Taylor Bank, Dr. Leonard and Kari Berger, Insurance Management Group, Oxford Research Group, Leighton and Rebecca Moore, BSC America/Nichols family, Mr. and Mrs. William Esham Jr., Ben and Alma Seidel, and Sysco Eastern Maryland. In addition there were many other sponsors, patrons and donors who helped make this evening a success.

A highlight of the evening was the touching presentation by Jack’s son Todd Burbage. Presentations from elected officials included Ocean City Council members Mary Knight and Dennis Dare, Berlin Mayor Gee Williams, Worcester County Commissioner Bud Church, State Delegate Mary Beth Carozza, and Maryland State Senator Jim Mathias.

The invocation for the evening was given by Bishop Ronald Soulsman. Thank you to all the attendees who came out to recognize and support Jack Burbage. He is truly deserving of this award. We are

looking forward to next year’s event, and the search for future recipients.

Jeff Thaler and Warren Rosenfeld- Co-Chairmen Hal Glick Distinguished Service Award Committee

Light Up Downtown Fesitval successful

Editor, The Downtown Association would like to thank all those who came out on Saturday, Nov. 21 and made our Light Up Downtown Festival on the Boardwalk such a huge success.

A special thank you to our sponsors and donors — Trimper’s Rides, Dough Roller, OCDC, Casino at Ocean Downs, Harrison Harbor Watch, Special Events Productions and Edible Arrangements, and to our many volunteers. Thank you also to the Ocean City Special Events and Public Works departments for helping us put it all together at this busy time of year and to Ocean City Today for helping publicize the event.

Profits from the event will be contributed to Donate to Decorate, our program to bring the holiday spirit back to the downtown area.

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PUBLIC EYE

Insensitivity 101

By Stewart Dobson Editor/Publisher I’m not quite sure I understand it, being an insensitive member of a selfish and aging generation and all, but I have just finished reading an article about a Canadian university that cancelled its yoga class because yoga was appropriated from India by imperialist pinky-lifting English tea sippers.

Apparently, that’s the way things work these days: only the culture that produces certain ideas, practices and customs is entitled to use or pursue them, which means we all need to stop eating noodles before the Chinese find out.

Luckily, as it happens, I recently abandoned my dream of learning to play the oboe – I have long believed there was a strong market for a rock oboist, with a possible “Rockin’ Reeds” side project with Zamfir, the pan flute specialist – because I don’t want to offend the French, who invented it. Ditto, obviously, the French horn.

I can, however, drink bourbon, which we developed here in the U.S. of A. and which is good for you when you are confounded by the high crime of cultural misappropriation. The idea is if you drink enough bourbon, you may be confounded, but not about anything.

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Also in the area of stealing cultural stuff from other people and societies, the only purely American home design is the rancher, which means that all Victorian homes, along with its predecessors, i.e. McMansions and big houses we don’t know how else to classify, must go. But wait, aren’t colonial-style houses American? No, those layouts were borrowed too, so we’re pretty much stuck with ranchers and doublewides.

As it happens, we don’t even have many of our very own cuss words, having borrowed heavily from Old English, which stole from Germanic languages.

This is extremely disconcerting, considering that were one to drink too much bourbon because one happened to be confounded by this mess, one could not respond to the question, “So, Mr. Smooth, what do you have to say for yourself,” with a heartfelt “Beats the _____ out of me.”

I don’t want to appear to be uncaring, but if we don’t get over this nonsense of not wanting to offend anyone, we’ll end up doing very little, except, perhaps, sitting outside, gazing at nothing and drinking American whiskey, which sounds a lot like retirement to me.

Except – wouldn’t you know it? – the Germans invented that too.

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Continued from Page 85 an even bigger, better festival next year and with your continued support, more holiday lights downtown.

Mary Ann Manganello Administrator Ocean City Downtown Association

Storm Warriors thanked for run

Editor, The Ocean City Museum Society would like to thank all those who participated in our second annual Storm Warriors 5K run/walk on Sat., Nov. 14. It turned out to be a beautiful day and the 130 runners/walkers seemed to have a good time.

We are indebted to our sponsors: Bank of Ocean City, Calvin B. Taylor Bank, Ocean City Elks, American Legion Post 166, Ocean City Lions Club, Seacrets, the Ocean City Development Corporation, the Greene Turtle and Wal-Mart.

We appreciate that they recognize

the work of the Society in preserving the history of our town. OC Tri-running officiated the event. Chris Klebe and his team are a delight to work with. We are grateful for the city’s appreciation of what we do.

The museum has been at its current location since 1978 providing a glimpse into the history of Ocean City and Worcester County. Each year thousands of visitors and residents alike discover what it took for Ocean City to become the attraction it is. It is a repository of memories of those who have contributed to our history.

We would like to remind the readers that the Museum Society is participating in the national event Giving Tuesday on Dec. 1. Please visit www.shoregivesmore.com to participate.

The third annual Storm Warriors event will take place next November.

We will keep you posted on details.

Nancy L. Howard President OC Museum Society, Inc.

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