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OC EXPERIENCE LIKELY SPARED THE AX Hoffman forges revised agreement with city on trade booth project; decision likely Jan. 7 ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 4, 2012) The “OC Experience” appears to have been granted a holiday pardon from its near-trip to the guillotine, as local promoter Brad Hoffman said this week that his team is “moving forward in lockstep with the city”

to make the trade booth project agreeable to both parties.

“We had a very productive meeting the Friday before Christmas,” Hoffman said. “We’re on the same page and moving forward together.”

The current tone, however, is far different from the one expressed two weeks ago, when the

city suggested that it may not wish to move forward with an albeit scaled-back version of the project that it had Brad Hoffman been working on with Hoffman’s company, Spark Productions.

The project had first been pitched nearly two years ago, when Hoffman proposed a tractor-trailer that would travel to

tourism conventions and trade shows around the county to promote the resort. The original price tag was upwards of a quarter of a million dollars and the project remained somewhat bogged down for many months.

A second proposal in February of this year by Hoffman offered an elaborate trade show booth – sans vehicle - with extensive photo and video features, at a reduced price tag of roughly $180,000. The council in-

structed Hoffman to work with the city’s Tourism Department, the Tourism Advisory Board, and the resort’s advertising agency, MGH, to complete the final design.

The subsequent recommendation, presented in March, suggested that the city could halve the size of its booth and still make a splash at most shows where its competitors – such as Virginia Beach and Atlantic City See SPARK on Page 5

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Council gears up for second discussion on DP&L project Gisriel pressing city on legal issues, alternatives ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer

Photographer Don Harris last week captured this rare sighting of a bald eagle as it passed over a marshy area near Keen-wik on the Bay, a waterfront community located on the shores of Roy Creek and the Assawoman Bay, off Route 54 just west of Fenwick Island, Del.

(Jan. 4, 2013) The City Council is slated to take a key vote on Monday regarding the proposed expansion of the Delmarva Power and Light substation on 138th Street, but former city councilman, resident and long-time dissenter Vince Gisriel still says he has gotten no resolution on what he sees as the city’s failings in organizing the proceedings leading up to the decision.

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Montego Bay finds further de-restriction to be a contentious topic ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 4, 2013) The gradual, decadeslong liberalization of the restrictions governing Ocean City’s largest permanent resident community are likely to see another landmark deregulation this year, although the change has not been without its confusions and complications.

A referendum will be taken this spring among residents of North Ocean City’s Montego Bay development to see if they support the removal of the deed restriction that limits the width of homes there to 24 feet.

Because deeds to properties in the community are tied, as a condition of ownership, to the governance of the Montego Bay Civic Association, the development is able to enforce land use laws that can be, if so desired, more restrictive than those of the city.

The association was created when the late Ocean City developer Jim Caine first subdivided the land in the late 1960s.

But in a letter to the editor previously published in this paper, Montego Bay resident Andrea Albrecht said that the MBCA Board of Directors was jumping the gun by allowing a 25-foot-wide home to be built in the community prior to the change being put to popular vote.

The difficulty comes from the fact that, by the city’s standard, a 25-foot-wide home is perfectly acceptable to be placed on a 40-foot-wide lot, which is the stan-

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Work on this home at 109 Sea Lane in Montego Bay is continuing after the community’s board of directors approved an exemption to the property’s deed restriction that limits homes to 24 feet in width. The new construction is being built to the maximum of 25 feet as allowed by city code, a slight difference that has caused some debate.

dard parcel size in Montego Bay. City zoning code only specifies an aggregate of 15 feet of side setback, with a minimum of five feet on one side.

“If you subtract 15 from 40, you can build a 25-foot house,” said city Zoning Administrator and Assistant Director of Planning, R. Blaine Smith. “I can’t deny the permit because of some deed covenant. That’s a civil matter. I wouldn’t have any standing in court if I tried to enforce somebody else’s standard.”

Work on the property’s foundation had already begun before the MCBA board

approved a size exemption on Dec. 8.

“I think they would’ve preferred that I held the permit until they resolved their civil matter, but even then I can’t do it,” Smith said. “I would be putting a liability on the city by not signing the permit. I had to sign it by law, in all fairness.”

Despite the objections of residents such as Albrecht, the MBCA board seems to maintain that larger-than-specified homes have been an unwritten standard since the 1990s, when the area’s mobile home zoning was modified to allow homes built in-place, instead of the mo-

bile or pre-fabricated homes it had previously been limited to.

“I think their letter to the editor was very misleading, because they didn’t include the part about the board having the discretion to waive the standard,” said MCBA Secretary Tony Kendrick.

Several homes on lots larger than 40 feet are much wider than restrictions allow, but have been historically waived by the board, according to Kendrick.

“When they [the MCBA board] approved the plans for the odd-size lots, they went with the city setback of 15 feet instead of the self-imposed Montego Bay setback of 16 feet … citing the special circumstance of having an odd-size lot,” Kendrick said. “Since previous administrations had approved them, it sort of tied the hands of the current board to follow suit.”

The effect of the change, Kendrick said, is to say “regardless of lot size, we’re going with the city setback rules.”

But Albrecht maintains that homes over 24 feet have never been the norm for standard 40-foot lots.

“Yes, there are 25 foot+ houses here, but not on 40 x 90 standard lots,” she wrote in a further email to Ocean City Today. “If the lot is oversized, the owner has gotten permission to build according to lot size. Having been on the board for a long time, I know that none were approved for a 40 x 90 lot.”

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Downtown landmarks to be razed; new projets already in offing Fat Daddy’s redevelopment under way; Cropper land will be temporary storage ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 4, 2013) Much like Steve Austin, the Bionic Man, downtown Ocean City must first be destroyed before it can come back better, stronger and faster, although the last part is a matter of relativity.

Two iconic downtown structures are currently under demolition, but due to the slow real estate market, only one is likely to be rebuilt in the near future, while the other will be used indefinitely for parking and storage.

The downtown branch of Fat Daddy’s restaurant is being prepared to be gutted, a conclusion to the long efforts of owners Ed and Lisa Braude to secure funding for the rebuilding of their property. The building, which sits on the northwest corner of Dorchester Street and Baltimore Avenue and stretches north toward St. Mary’s Church at Talbot Street, has been in need of serious repair for some years.

“What they’re doing right now is taking the asbestos shingles off of the side of the building,” said Ocean City Development Corporation Director Glen Irwin. OCDC, the city-sponsored nonprofit that supports downtown redevelopment projects, became a party to the project in October,

when it applied for state grant funding to back the Braudes’ work.

“That’s what ties us into the project, because OCDC had to be the applicant [for the grant],” Irwin said.

Glenn Irwin The state has $2.5 million under the Maryland Strategic Demolition and Smart Growth Impact Fund, of which Irwin has requested $90,000 to cover demolition costs for the upper floors of the property. These floors, he said, had been used for seasonal employee housing, but have been condemned for some time, making the building essentially two-thirds uninhabitable.

If the state is able to sponsor the initial demolition, however, Irwin said the project is much more likely to get further support from lenders.

“We should be hearing sometime this month as to the grant we applied for,” he said. “The project, primarily out of need, is moving ahead now anyway.”

The new design for the building was approved by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission in November, after having been revised to create the appearance of having several buildings on an oldfashioned streetscape, despite being a single unit of new construction.

The revised design feature pilasters to separate the two middle sections of the building, as well as a recessed entrance for the retail store in the northern section,

giving the appearance of more traditional streetscape. The southern, corner section of the building will house Fat Daddy’s eating space, and will have a peaked roof that extends above the flat top of the rest of the building, breaking up the roofline.

Rental housing for seasonal workers will still be incorporated into the upper floor of the structure.

“They’re talking about affordable employee housing on the upper floors, which the state loves,” Irwin said. “And the restaurant is on the corner, which is where you want restaurants.”

In another good omen for downtown development, the long-abandoned Cropper’s Concrete site, on the bay side of St. Louis Avenue between First and North Division streets, has begun to be cleared as part of a deal with the city to extend the approval of the property’s redevelopment plan, which has so far been unable to attract any investors.

“By Memorial Day, they want to have everything out of there except for the office building,” said city Zoning Administrator R. Blaine Smith. “Then they’ll clean that lot up and use it for parking, at least temporarily.”

The idea to revamp the dilapidated cement factory was first presented in 2007, when the Cropper family sought approval from the city for a project with 54 townhouse and 40 condo units to occupy the space. OCDC supported the project, citing the inclusion of mixed housing and a provision that would give the city right-of-

way for the possible future construction of a public boardwalk on the bay side of the island.

“We really like the fact that the townhouses and the residential components were going to be added to that … and that fact that they had agreed to put in a public easement for a bayside boardwalk,” Irwin said.

After two years without progress, the approval for the design expired. But it was extended for another year, and again for another two years after that, in order to continue to search for ways to finance the housing project. In 2011, the Cropper family decided to auction the lot, along with the future project designs, and it was bought by the Gudelsky family.

This year, again, another two years of site plan approval extension were requested by the new owners.

“It’s doubtful that they themselves would actually build it, but the idea is that they would market that project with the site plan approval,” Smith said. He recommended renewal of the approval, but with the condition that the crumbling buildings be cleared for an interim use.

“It was renewed, but part of that was the cleanup,” Smith said. “Sometimes these vacant properties lend themselves to good temporary uses.”

The area may be used for parking, Smith said, or as a staging area for other construction. For the past two years, part of the lot has been used to stage fabrication of the Dew Tour skate arena.

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A final price tag of $85,000 for Spark to create the booth and staff it at four national-level shows was unanimously approved. Hoffman also offered to staff the booth at four additional, local shows at no extra cost.

But at the Dec. 17 mayor and City Council meeting, the city’s stance changed significantly from the overt enthusiasm displayed in March. Tourism Director Donna Abbot suggested that the city take on only two shows and use preexisting Rodney the Lifeguard marketing materials instead of Hoffman’s project.

As was revealed at the meeting, there appeared to be much confusion over who was responsible for developing a formal memorandum of understanding between the city and Spark, and who exactly had the right to modify the show schedule. Hoffman’s final proposal actually gave an $83,000 price tag for three shows – but it was Abbot who had cut the schedule.

The idea that the MOU was a conditional factor for the project only came up through “the fact that I was called back in here to give an update and was blindsided by another option,” Hoffman said at the meeting.

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“I feel it’s very disingenuous in many ways and on many levels, when that was not the intent of council [to support the project],” Hoffman continued last month.

Although a motion was made, and seconded, to go with Abbott’s alternative, the council ultimately decided to table the issue and have Abbott and City Manager David Recor meet with Hoffman as soon as possible to work on an MOU which would provide parameters satisfactory to all.

By this week, that process seemed to have reversed the antagonism between Hoffman and the city’s Tourism Department, although Hoffman said he did not wish to reveal any details ahead of meeting with City Council for approval on Jan. 7.

“I don’t want to put anything out there until we come before the council on the seventh,” Hoffman said. “But it’s been a real pleasure working with the new city manager and Tourism Director Abbott.

We’ve been working in concert with them to get the ‘OC Experience’ out there.”

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Christ continues to push experimental balance sheet, seeks input Project attempts to capture city’s financial obligations past year-end statements ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 04, 2013) Despite eliciting mostly blank stares – or, at best, vague nods of approval – from the elected body, local property owner and fiscal activist Tony Christ continued last week with his endeavor to create a balance sheet for the city’s government that, while not necessarily adherent to normative accounting standards, he believes is more representative of the city’s economic future.

Christ presented his draft ‘Trial Balance Sheet’ for the Town of Ocean City

to the City Council, and requested its feedback to improve his project.

“I’d like to do this as a trial, to see if this is a benefit to you all,” Christ said.

“And as a volunteer, I’d like you to help me come up with better numbers.”

Like a typical balance sheet, Christ’s listing separates assets – what the city has – from liabilities – what it owes.

But, unlike most balances, these two basic elements are then divided into “current” – meaning those assets that can be drawn upon as needed, or liabilities that must be paid for as they arise – and “noncurrent” – meaning those that project long-term obligations or illiquid assets.

The relevance of this division, Christ has said, is that the vast majority of the city’s financial data exists as bookentry, line-by-line accounting that it done on an accrual basis, meaning that

only the city’s actions that have had a tangible, monetary impact on its accumulation of wealth or debt over the past year are listed.

But in Christ’s reckoning, this is not where most of the city’s fiscal fate lies.

What is more important, he asserted, are the long-term commitments that the city has already made, but will not begin to affect its balances until a number of years out. Many of these, Christ said, cannot be included on a traditional accounting balance sheet.

By creating a two-page, four-section record sheet, Christ said the city’s financial challenges become much easier to see. By this method, the city is actually $60 million in the hole, not $148 million in the black.

“I suggested that maybe we don’t know where the relevant numbers are,” Christ said. “So I tried to migrate num-

bers onto two sheets of paper.”

Even though many of the problematic costs that Christ lists on his balance sheet are inexact future estimates, they are no less of a reality than the more concrete, book-entry items, he warned.

“What I would like you to recognize is that these are real expenses,” Christ said. “They deserve to be there, because they’re real.”

For instance, one of the city’s major continuing expenses is the maintenance and repair of roads, drainage systems and beach infrastructure. But because these things are paid for as they come up, future needs are not part of the city’s balance sheet. However, Christ’s experimental tallies include the next 10 years of such work as a “noncurrent liability,” estimated to the tune of $54 million.

The economic picture is further skewed, Christ said, because what the city has already accrued on an annual basis in terms of infrastructure is listed in its assets. The town’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report tallies a total of $198.5 million in capital assets.

But this use of accrual accounting, Christ said, gives the false impression that these are available assets that can be used to leverage the city’s expense.

In reality, the vast majority of the figure consists of buildings and machinery, most of which is highly specialized and whose value on the open market is grossly overstated. Thus, these assets are listed as “noncurrent.”

The biggest change that Christ desired the council to recognize was the inclusion of future pension and medical costs as noncurrent liabilities, an obligation that Christ estimates to raise the city’s total liability by $218 million over the life of the city’s current workforce.

This is much more of an immediate liability than is typically shown in the pension funds’ value, Christ said, given that 2014 accounting guidelines changes by the Government Accounting Standards Board will affect the smoothing process for pension investments.

Estimated gains or losses of the funds’ value are phased in over fiveyear periods, to keep the contributions levels from fluctuating wildly. But this also masks, according to the GASB, investment market drops that may not be fully accounted for by the time the fund money is needed to pay for retirements.

With a large percentage of Ocean City’s workforce nearing retirement age, the city may be paying out of a pot whose paper value is overstated.

“I’m trying to capture the commitments you’ve made that go beyond just a year, as far as the liability is concerned,” Christ said.

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Striped bass continue to be species of contention for fishermen ZACK HOOPES ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 4, 2012) A string of arrests in the resort area last month have highlighted the ongoing battle between fishermen and government authorities over the striped bass, with both anglers and state regulators predicting that the contention will continue as the spring spawning season approaches.

The issue treads a very fine line – in fact, a physically invisible one – between state and federal maritime jurisdictions.

Under U.S. law, states have sovereign right over ocean waters out to three miles off their coastlines. From the three mile mark to the 200 mile mark, seas are federally controlled as the United States’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Beyond 200 miles are international waters.

Fisherman are able to identify these territories only by nautical charts. But the delineation is very important for the fishing of striped bass, also known as rockfish.

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On Dec. 1, Stephen Howard Pfeiffer of Ocean City was cited for possessing and transporting striped bass from the EEZ into Maryland waters. On Dec. 4, again, Kirby Edward Short of Bishopville was

The striped bass, or rockfish, has been a species of contention since it was banned in federal waters in 1985.

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Decision in chicken manure lawsuit applauded by county leaders NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 4, 2013) The Worcester County Commissioners on Wednesday applauded the Dec. 20, 2012 finding of Judge William Nickerson, who ruled that the Waterkeeper Alliance had not met the standards of preponderance of evidence in its claim that a Berlin area farm had discharged pollutants into the waterways.

“It was a wonderful decision,” said Bud Church, president of the commissioners.

The Waterkeeper Alliance made unfounded allegations that cost the Hud-

son family and poultry giant Perdue a tremendous amount of money, Church said.

“It’s a travesty that this ever happened,” he said.

Commissioner Virgil Shockley, a chicken farmer, said he and other farmers were relieved by the judge’s decision.

The lawsuit, filed in March 2010 by Assateague Coastkeeper Kathy Phillips and the Waterkeeper Alliance, an environmental activist group, caused “a lot of apprehension” and “should never have been filed. It should never have taken place.”

The lawsuit was filed after Phillips saw what she thought was a pile of

chicken manure on the Hudson farm.

The pile was not chicken manure but a pile of biosolids from the Ocean City wastewater treatment plant. Such biosolids were commonly used as fertilizer on farms, but since the lawsuit was filed, biosolids in Maryland have been going to landfills, said Robert Mitchell, director of the Department of Environmental Programs.

The state, he said, produces as much sewage sludge, biosolids, as chicken manure and now, because of the lawsuit, people will be burning it instead of putting it to use.

“This case seems to have losers all the way around,” Mitchell said.

No-tobacco policy for Health, Rec. and Park depts.

NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 4, 2013) Worcester County is phasing in a no-smoking policy at its Health Department offices and at its parks.

The new policy will prohibit not only smoking, but also the use of any form of tobacco such as snuff, in a restroom or at any spectator or concession area and playground in any county facility. The use of tobacco is also prohibited within 100 yards of an organized activity at a county facility.

“Until recently, I had not been willing to take this step forward,” Health Officer Debbie Goeller told the Worcester County Commissioners on Wednesday.

Goeller said she had thought that such a policy might be a barrier for some people and they would not go to the Health Department if they knew they could not use tobacco. Studies show, however, that clients want to stop smoking and a no-tobacco policy will not deter them from seeking treatment.

After deciding to move forward with the policy for the Health Department, Goeller approached Paige Hurley, direc-

tor of the Department of Recreation and Parks, and he was amenable.

“It made sense for us to also be on board,” Hurley told the commissioners.

Hurley said he did not want spectators to be smoking around the young people playing sports.

Several youth organizations that are not affiliated with the county also use county recreational fields and consider them to be their home fields. Those organizations are Beach Lacrosse, Pocomoke Little League, Snow Hill Little League, Berlin Little League, Pop Warner See VOLUNTARY on Page 9

Neither Phillips nor anyone affiliated with the Waterkeeper Alliance ever called farmer Alan Hudson to ask about the pile or to ask if they could visit the farm. They just filed, first a notice of intent, then the lawsuit alleging violations of the Clean Water Act. Hudson had said when the lawsuit was filed that it was not the Eastern Shore way of doing things and they should have contacted him.

“This was an assault on the poultry farm families in the state of Maryland and funded by your tax dollars,” Shockley said.

The University of Maryland law clinic provided legal services to the Waterkeeper Alliance. Fundraisers such as crab feasts and chicken and dumpling dinners were held to help the Hudsons pay their legal bills.

Although the judge ruled in favor of the Hudsons and Perdue, he will have a follow-up ruling regarding the payment of legal fees.

Commissioner Madison Bunting read from the judge’s formal opinion, saying, “The evidence at trial would suggest that Perdue should be commended, not condemned. Perdue appears to have tried to take the lead in addressing some of the very issues about which Plaintiff is concerned.”

The Waterkeeper Alliance has stated it was considering an appeal of the judge’s decision. Perdue’s response was that the group should think twice before doing that.

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Waiver sought for traffic light at Snow Hill intersection NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 4, 2013) The Worcester County Commissioners will send a letter to the state Department of Transportation asking for special consideration to have a traffic signal installed at an accident-prone Snow Hill intersection.

Commissioner Virgil Shockley has called for a traffic signal at the intersection of routes 113 and 12 for several years.

“There was another accident last Friday,” he said during the commissioners’ meeting on Wednesday. That one, he said, was the 60th accident in recent years in which at least one person was taken to a hospital.

On Dec. 7, a 65-year-old Snow Hill woman was killed in a crash while driving on Route 113. Her vehicle was struck by a truck on Route 12 as its driver was crossing Route 113.

In September, Donnie Drewer, district engineer for the State Highway Administration, told the commissioners that J-turns would be constructed there to direct traffic away from the intersection.

Instead of crossing Route 113, motorists on Route 12 who wish to continue on Route 12 on the other side of Route 113 would turn right onto Route 113 and then make a later turn left to reach the continuation of Route 12.

The J-turns would eliminate farside accidents, those collisions, such as the one Dec. 7, that occur in the median, because they eliminate cross traffic.

During a meeting Dec. 19 with residents of Snow Hill and Girdletree about the intersection, which had been scheduled prior to the Dec. 7 fatal collision, attendees asked for a traffic light.

“There were quite a few angry people in the room,” Shockley said.

Shockley also said the intersection meets the state criteria for a traffic signal “as far as accidents, but not for traffic.” Traffic is light from 1-3 p.m., he said, but heavy during the morning, from 7-9 a.m.

Shockley and the people at the meeting want the traffic signal until an overpass is built, but the state has no funds for a project of that nature.

Drewer has often said that a traffic light at that intersection will not stop collisions and even could lead to more.

The commissioners’ letter will be sent to Department of Transportation Acting Secretary Darrell B. Mobley. It will ask him to “intervene on our behalf,” Shockley said.

The office of secretary has been vacant since the resignation of Beverley Swaim-Staley, who left the state position last summer to head Union Station Redevelopment Corp., a non-profit organization.

The commissioners, with Commissioner Louise Gulyas absent, voted unanimously to send the letter.

WORCESTER COUNTY BRIEFS NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 4, 2013) The Worcester County Commissioners discussed the following topics during their Wednesday, Jan. 2, meeting in Snow Hill. Commissioner Louise Gulyas was unable to attend the meeting.

Following the meeting, the commissioners attended the winter conference of the Maryland Association of Counties in Cambridge.

Vehicles wanted The commissioners approved the bid packet for the purchase of five SUVs for use by the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office.

Bids are due in the office for the county commissioners by 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22.

Bids will be awarded at a future date.

Public Works Director John Tustin said the new vehicles will replace five vehicles that were damaged during Hurricane Sandy.

“They’re pretty much out of service,” Tustin said.

Business travel The commissioners, with Commissioner Madison Bunting opposed, approved the request of Economic Development Director Bill Badger to attend the International Council for Shopping Centers Global Retail Real Estate Convention in Las Vegas, Nev., May 19-22.

Badger said the conference is the premier event for the encouragement of retail development in the country.

The cost of the trip, including airfare, lodging, meals, conference registration and transportation and other expenses, is $2,455.

Although the county has a freeze on out-ofstate travel, each request will be considered

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on a case-by-case basis, said Bud Church, president of the county commissioners.

Worcester County Chief Administrative Officer Gerry Mason said economic development is a priority for the county.

Badger said he had a long-time relationship with the International Council for Shopping Centers and wants to get the message out that Worcester County is open for development.

“I want to get the word out that we’re ready for business,” Badger said.

Proclamation The commissioners issued a proclamation naming January as National Mentoring Month in the county.

The proclamation recognizes the influence that mentoring programs, such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake, have on the lives of area youth.

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Representatives of each league were contacted and all gave their support of the new policy. They will be responsible for enforcing the policy during their events.

Signs notifying people of the ban will be erected in the driveway leading to the Health Department and recreation center. Signs will also be posted at county parks.

County staff will be responsible for ed-

ucating people and enforcing the policy while on duty during county-sponsored events. The written policy states that county staff with the Recreation and Parks Department will ask offenders to stop and will give them a verbal warning.

If the person continues the use of tobacco, the staff, authorized by the director, may ask that person to leave the park, according to the policy, but Goeller said leniency would be practiced.

“We’re looking for voluntary compliance,” she said. “The majority of people

will voluntarily adhere to the policy.”

Clients at any Health Department office will be asked to abide by the policy, and staff members will be encouraged to stop their use of tobacco. They will also be encouraged to attend the county’s free smoking cessation classes.

“The point is not to be punitive,” Goeller said. “We want to help motivate people.”

The county commissioners, with Commissioner Louise Gulyas absent, voted to approve the resolution for the new policy.

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Worcester County recognized for excellence in financial reporting

Worcester County Finance Officer Harold Higgins, center, holdsdisplays a Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement for excellence in financial reporting, which the county received for its comprehensive annual financial report. With him, from left, are Enterprise Fund Controller Jennifer Swanton, Budget Accountant Kim Johnson, Commissioner Madison Bunting, Assistant Finance Officer Phil Thompson, Budget Officer Kathy Whited and Commissioner Virgil Shockley.

(Jan. 4, 2013) Worcester County Government was recently honored with an award and a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the fourth consecutive year by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. The GFOA recognizes contributions to the practice of government finance that exemplify outstanding financial management, and WCG was honored with this recent recognition for its comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.

The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition awarded to local governments in the area of accounting and financial reporting. The CAFR was judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, including demonstrating a constructive â&#x20AC;&#x153;spirit of full disclosureâ&#x20AC;? to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR. â&#x20AC;&#x153;During these ongoing turbulent economic times, the county endeavors to clearly communicate its financial condition,â&#x20AC;? Finance Officer Harold Higgins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Receiving this GFOA award for a fourth consecutive year is an indication that the County continues to communicate financial matters to maintain public accountability. This award recognizes that effort.â&#x20AC;?

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FEDERAL BRIEFS SHEILA CHERRY â&#x2013; Bayside Gazette Associate Editor (Jan. 4, 2013) Among the year-end flurry of regulations from federal agencies were several rule changes and committee notifications that could affect the Lower Eastern Shore.

Teleconference on rural communities, agriculture The Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Committee of the Environmental Protection Agency will hold a teleconference from 2-4 p.m. on Jan. 17, to discuss environmental policies and programs that affect agriculture and rural communities.

The FRRCC provides policy advice, information and recommendations to the EPA administrator on a range of environmental issues and policies that are of importance to agriculture and rural communities.

To gain access to the teleconference, make brief comments or provide a written statement to the FRRCC, contact Alicia Kaiser, designated federal officer, at kaiser. alicia@epa.gov or 202-564-7273 by Jan. 4.

Grub-control insecticide terminated The EPA on Dec. 21 terminated all end-use registrations and uses of the grub-control insecticide halofenozide, as the agency was requested to do by the productâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manufacturers. The product cancellation request was granted after a comment period yielded no opposition to the action.

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including any existing stocks provisions,â&#x20AC;? according to the agency.

According to the EPA, halofenozide is used to kill the soil dwelling white grubs of beetles and is registered for non-agricultural uses, including airports/landing fields, commercial/industrial lawns, golf course turf, ornamental lawns and turf, ornamental sod farms, recreation area lawns, and residential lawns. There are no registered food or agricultural uses, the agency said.

Dow AgroSciences and Setre Chemical Company, which each manufacture products that contain halofenozide, requested that the EPA cancel their pesticide registrations because they no longer manufacture or produce halofenozide products.

Halofenozide is an ecdysone agonist insecticide that induces a premature and incomplete molt in susceptible species, according to the EPA.

renters to apply for grants to help pay for temporary housing, home repairs and other disaster-related expenses, as well as low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration to businesses and nonprofit organizations, according to an agency notice. Specialists can direct survivors to agencies that may be able to meet specific needs.

Applicants who do not qualify for an SBA loan may be eligible to receive Other Needs Assistance grants for medical, dental and funeral expenses, according to FEMA. Residents and business owners in Somerset County can register for Individual Assistance online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling FEMAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s toll-free registration number 800-621-FEMA (3362). The TTY number is 800-4627585. For more information, visit www.fema.gov/disaster/4091.

Updates on Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

Advisory committee to look at meat, poultry inspections

On Dec. 15 and 17, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that available financial relief for Hurricane Sandy has been expanded to include individual assistance Somerset County residents. Residents can get first-hand information about disaster assistance and the resources available directly from FEMA and Maryland Emergency Management Agency specialists at the Lower Somerset County Ambulance & Rescue Squad Building, #2 Mill Lane, Crisfield, Md. 21817. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. on Sunday.

Authorization for public assistance for state and local government had already been designated for the county, publication of the announcements in the Dec. 26 Federal Register. Expanding the assistance eligibility allows homeowners and

The Food Safety and Inspection Service will hold a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection on Jan. 16 and 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., to review two topics: 1) ways to improve sanitation verification activities and compliance guidance to address veal slaughter operations; and 2) a review of criteria for categorizing FSIS regulations as public health regulations.

Officials said in a public meeting notice that test results for toxin-producing Escherichia coli (E-coli) from trimmings and ground beef produced from veal are

cant accomplishment by WCG and its management in any of nine categories. To be awarded the Certificate of Achievement, a governmental unit must publish an easily readable and efficiently organized CAFR, and its contents must conform to program standards. Such reports should satisfy generally accepted account-

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WCG was a recipient for this prestigious award with Higgins, Budget Officer Kathy Whited, Assistant Finance Officer Phil Thompson, Enterprise Fund Controller Jennifer Swanton and Budget Accountant Kim Johnson accepting the certificate on behalf of the county.

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“I left that issue with the council, so they’ll have that to mull over with the finding of fact and the testimony,” Gisriel said. “I hope that gets resolved prior to the hearing on Monday.”

When he appeared before council on Dec. 17, Gisriel contended that the legal notices of the public hearing placed in Ocean City Today and the Digest were riddled Vince Gisriel with errors in identifying the relevant property.

“A single typo is understandable,” Gisriel said. “But there are four glaring errors in that simple ad, that – to a person who might live on the other side of the bay – may cause them to look at a tax map and think it’s nowhere near them because they’re off by 5,000 digits in the parcel numbers.”

Gisriel also claimed that the city had failed to run the ads for two consecutive weeks and for more than 30 days in advance, contrary to the requirements.

“For that reason alone, the council should vote to deny the testimony [of the hearings],” Gisriel said.

But his claims have met with opposition from the city’s legal counsel. A letter from Kevin Gregory, the city’s advisor for planning and zoning matters, said that the town is under no obligation to hold additional hearings because of the issues Gisriel raised.

Further, at the Dec. 17 meeting, City Solicitor Guy Ayres objected to Gisriel speaking before council on a topic that had already been closed to hearing by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

“It’s entirely inappropriate for Mr. Gisriel to be up here arguing his point,” Ayres said. “Council doesn’t take additional testimony and that’s what you [Gisriel] are trying to do. There’s an appropriate way for you to do that, but it’s not to speak before this council at this time.”

“Even if he’s right,” Ayres advised council, “the correct action isn’t to deny the request [to approve the land use for the substation].”

Gisriel has maintained, however, that he is simply trying to keep the city’s answers to his queries out in the public and “keep the issue alive.”

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Expansion of the 138th Street substation has seen opposition from owners of neighboring properties, who say that the facility will have an unduly negative effect on a neighborhood that has grown considerably since the station was first built in 1974.

DP&L’s expansion request. The first attempt, in August, to clear the project had failed to garner the final nod from council, which remanded it back to the P&Z Commission to address a number of questions and concerns, largely the result of a strong negative reaction from the surrounding community.

The proposal regards the expansion of the Delmarva Power and Light substation, which encompasses the block between 137th and 138th Streets and Derrickson and Sinepuxent Avenues.

Half the property has contained a power substation since 1974 and since then Delmarva Power bought and demolished the four homes on the other half of the block to make way for an expansion of the station.

DP&L public affairs head Jim Smith explained previously that the expansion was needed to install a Static Var Compensator at the facility.

“In layman’s terms, it’s a booster pump,” he said, noting that the city’s power comes entirely from plants far to the north and flows down through Delaware. Delmarva Power has no lines

running across the bay bridge to the north or at the Chesapeake’s southern end at the bay bridge-tunnel between Virginia’s Eastern Shore and Virginia Beach.

Because the transmission is so long and because Ocean City’s population fluctuates rapidly, the grid is often unable compensate quickly enough, resulting in voltage drops and spikes. The SVC would solve that, Smith said.

The city’s say in how DP&L uses its land comes from the fact that utility distribution facilities are considered “conditional uses” in “2a” residential zoning areas, the designation that applies to that area. Conditional uses are ones that are permitted in a given zone, but must be specifically approved by the city before they can be implemented, as they may have an undue impact on the intended function of the district.

“What you have to find is that the burdens of this use are more severe at this particular location than would be at other locations that have the same zoning,” Ayres advised council before the project’s initial rejection in August.

Gisriel and other residents have ar-

gued particularly against the potential impact on property values in the surrounding area, as well as the potential impact of electromagnetic fields (EMFs).

Gisriel has lobbied the city to do its own study on EMF levels around the substation.

Adding another element of intrigue to the long-debated project, Gisriel said this week that he plans to ask the city if it was ever approached by DP&L about using the 100th Street substation as a location for the SVC. DP&L has noted that placing the equipment there would be overly expensive and complex as compared to 138th.

But Gisriel said he suspects that the city was reluctant to lose the parking on the vacant lot that would be expanded into if the expansion were to be done at the more southern location.

“One of the executives of DP&L indicated to one of the citizens in our community that they had wanted to do the project at 100th Street, but the city didn’t want to lose the parking,” Gisriel said. “I want to know who knew what, and when they knew it.”

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Animal tracking rules finalized The USDA on Dec. 20, issued final regulations that officials say will enhance the tools and safeguards used for tracing sick or diseased livestock animals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Animal disease traceability, or knowing where diseased and at-risk animals are, where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been, and when, is very important to ensure a rapid response when animal disease events take place,â&#x20AC;? officials said.

After considering comments from the public, USDA made several changes to the previous version of the rule that was proposed in August 2011. The changes, which have been incorporated into the final rule, include: accepting brands, tattoos and brand registration as official identification when accepted by the shipping and receiving states or tribes; permanently maintaining the use of backtags as an alternative to official eartags for cattle and bison moved directly to slaughter; accepting movement documentation other than an Interstate Certificate of Veterinary Inspection for all ages and classes of cattle when accepted by the shipping and receiving states or tribes;

clarifying that all livestock moved interstate to a custom slaughter facility are exempt from the regulations; and Exempting chicks moved interstate from a hatchery from the official identification requirements. Beef cattle under 18 months of age, unless they are moved interstate for shows, exhibitions, rodeos, or recreational events, are exempt from the official identification requirement in the rule, because they will be addressed in a separate rulemaking.

Membership deadline for farmers, ranchers extended The USDA announced Dec. 28 that it would continue to accept nomination for two-year memberships to its Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers until Jan. 19. The committee advises the Secretary of Agriculture on matters affecting new farmers and ranchers and also considers ways to implement recommended goals and objectives from the prior term.

In an earlier statement in which USDA announced that it was renewing the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charter through Dec. 14, 2014, officials had given Dec. 31, 2012 as the deadline for nominations.

Nominations will be accepted from interested organizations and individuals from the ranching and farming industry, related government, state, and tribal agricultural agencies, academic institutions, commercial banking entities, trade associations, and related nonprofit enterprises, USDA said.

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a cover letter addressed to: Thomas Vilsack, Secretary, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250, Attn: Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. Individuals nominated (either by self or by others) must also complete an application (Form AD-755).

Nomination packages with a completed Form AD-755 should be sent to: Mrs. R. J. Cabrera, Designated Federal Official, USDA OAO, 1400 Independence Avenue, Room 520-A, Washington, D.C. 20250-0170. Nomination packages may also be faxed to 202-720-7704. Inquires may be e-mailed to ACBFR@osec.usda.gov.

Funding still available for conservation programs Even though the 2008 Farm Bill has expired, the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service in Maryland has $11 million available for Farm Bill programs.

Officials are offering technical and financial assistance to address resource concerns on crop and grazing lands, protect wildlife habitat, and keep land in agricultural production, Tom Morgart, Acting Maryland NRCS State Conservationist, in a Dec. 13 statement.

Farmers can sign up for conservation programs throughout the year, but funding selections are made at specific times and the first cutoff date is Jan. 18. It is especially important for producers to get their applications in as soon as possible to be considered for limited funding, the agency said.

Additional information is available by contacting the local NRCS office.

Federally backed programs receive temporary reprieve from sequestration ZACK HOOPES â&#x2013; Staff Writer (Jan. 4, 2013) Despite narrow avoidance of the dreaded federal â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fiscal Cliffâ&#x20AC;? earlier this week, a number of high-dollar programs, including those that benefit the resort area, are not guaranteed to be out of the woods yet.

Although both houses of Congress have approved a deal that will raise taxes on those earning more than $400,000 annually, an examination of spending cuts that wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been enacted automatically if a deal was not reached has been delayed for another two months.

This means that a number of federally backed programs could still see the cuts that were projected to receive if sequestration â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an automatic sector-bysector budget scale-back triggered by deficit inflation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; were to have set in.

But lawmakers themselves are not yet clear on what programs would be dropped if certain parts of the federal government were forced to cut back. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The answer is that we really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know yet,â&#x20AC;? said Chris Meekins, deputy chief of staff for Rep. Andy Harris (R1st), in regards to what specifically would receive the ax if the cuts were to See TITLE I on Page 14

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SBAoffers disaster relief loans as low as1.68 for30years NANCY POWELL â&#x2013; Staff Writer (Jan. 4, 2013) Homeowners, business owners and renters who sustained losses due to Hurricane Sandy are encouraged to apply for low interest loans from the Small Business Administration.

For property in Worcester County, the SBA has given about 100 loan applications, but has received only about 100 back, SBA representative Karen Knapik told the Worcester County Commissioners during their Wednesday meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really beneficial,â&#x20AC;? Knapik said of the loan applications.

Not everyone, however, will be eligible for the SBA disaster assistance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You do have to be able to pay it back,â&#x20AC;? Knapik said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You do have to be credit-worthy.â&#x20AC;?

The loans have interest rates as low as 1.68 percent for up to 30 years.

Renters may borrow a maximum of $40,000 and homeowners may borrow a maximum of $200,000. Nonfarm businesses and non-profit organizations may also apply for up to $2 million from the Small Business Administration to repair or replace damaged property, equipment, furniSee ACCOMACK on Page 15

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Developmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own rules tighter than city zoning Continued from Page 3

Montego Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lots came with extensive restrictions that limited building on the property to nearly identical single-family, mobile-style homes, with the idea of creating a â&#x20AC;&#x153;small townâ&#x20AC;? neighborhood in an area burgeoning at the time with high-rise condos.

But as the years went by, more and more owners desired to expand their homes beyond the limits Caine had imposed, requesting changes to both the MCBA board and the city, which has changed the zoning restrictions or mobile home parks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which Montego Bay still technically is â&#x20AC;&#x201C; at the request of

Montego Bay residents.

The biggest change came in 2009, when the city lifted mobile home zoning restrictions than banned habitable attic spaces and increased the allowable roof pitch to 7:12, essentially allowing the construction of 1.5-story homes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We went to the Mayor and Council after quite a bit of deliberation to have habitation in the attic spaces,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. The previous pitch limit of 5:12 was instituted in the 1980s, he said, because Nanticoke prebuilt doublewide homes had such an incline. These structures were also 24 feet wide, hence the currently debated restriction that attempted

to bar any other kind of non-standard home.

The opening of such restrictions has, in the past, been viewed by some Montego Bay residents as a betrayal of the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original design. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobody is trying to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;outlawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the oldstyle mobile homes, per se,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But it has evolved into a larger residential community. They have a good product up there.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re tired of internal bickering,â&#x20AC;?

Kendrick said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong interest to go along with what the city zoning codes are an not have this extra bit of our own.â&#x20AC;?

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be enacted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If those cuts are made, it would be up to the administration [the executive branch of the federal government] to determine what actually goes.â&#x20AC;?

For Ocean City, the biggest concern may be the resortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beach replenishment.

Roughly once every four years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredges the coastline to replace beach sand washed out to sea, maintaining a barrier of both space and mass between the city and the ocean. As recently as Octoberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hurricane Sandy, the beach design was credited with saving much of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ocean-facing

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property from storm damage.

The program is heavily subsidized by the federal government via the corps, and paid for from a fund contributed to by the city, Worcester County and the State of Maryland. Meekins did not know, however, if the corpsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; domestic efforts were funded out of the federal defense budget, which stands to lose considerable money under the original sequestration guidelines.

Even more pressing, however, may be the potential cuts of federal aid to Worcester Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schools, which receive more than $9 million in federal grants.

According to a report from the National Education Association, the hardest

hit programs nationwide will be the Title I grant system, which assists schools serving low-income students, and the grants under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which support special education programs. These will be cut by $1.2 billion and $900 million, respectively, under sequestration.

Worcester receives more than $1.5 million from each of these, according to county schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Chief Financial Officer Vince Tolbert. Tolbert said he was told to expect an average of an 8.2 percent cut to these programs and was planning for up to $300,000 in losses for the 2013-2014 school year.

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Adoptive Parents of the Year announced for Lower Shore counties (Jan. 4, 2013) During the fifth annual Adoption Day Celebration at the Snow Hill Fire Department, the Lower Shore Departments of Social Services honored their 2012 Adoptive Parents of the Year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tina and Keith Hitchens of Worcester County, Adam and Andrea Filbert of Somerset County, and Craig and Melissa Mast of Wicomico County.

According to Jami Truitt of the Wicomico Department of Social Services, National Adoption Day began in November 2000. The goal of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event was to raise awareness of the 116,000 children in foster care in the United States who are waiting for adoption. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each year, 53,000 children are adopted

AccomackCo.may get individual aid

out of foster care,â&#x20AC;? she said. Truitt added that on the Lower Shore, there were 17 adoptions in 2012. There were seven adoptions in Worcester County, six adoptions in Somerset County and four adoptions in Wicomico County. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adoption chose me. Adoption is a heartbeat, the heartbeat of a child, a child who has lost what is most significant to every human being in the world, their family. This is a heartbeat that matters,â&#x20AC;?

Tina Hitchens said.

For further information about becoming a foster/adoptive parent, call Kelly Bishop at 410-713-3959 and register to attend the upcoming foster care information meeting on Jan. 15, at the Wicomico County Library on 122 S. Division St., in Salisbury from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

The next nine-week Parents Resource for Information Development and Education (PRIDE) training will be held beginning at 5 p.m. on Jan. 8, at the Somerset County Department of Social Services in Princess Anne.

Tina and Keith Hitchens were recently named the 2012 Worcester County Adoptive Parents of the Year by the Worcester County Department of Social Services.

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ture, fixtures and inventory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re rates you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get at other places,â&#x20AC;? Knapik said.

Some people, she said, are leery of applying for the disaster assistance loans, but â&#x20AC;&#x153;weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here to help you work through these issues.â&#x20AC;?

There are no processing fees for the loans and the application is only a couple of pages long. The loan may be put on hold for six months and the money that is repaid is loaned to others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you pay it back, it goes back into the U.S. Treasuryâ&#x20AC;? to help others in need, she said.

The SBA loans are limited by law to restoring a home or business to its predisaster condition.

Before coming to Worcester County, Knapik was in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey to publicize the help that is available from the SBA. She hopes to speak to members of local chambers of commerce about the loans while she is in Worcester County.

FEMA approved federal funds for state and local governments and certain nonprofits that sustained losses due to the Oct. 29 hurricane. The agency, however, denied individual assistance for Worcester, Somerset and Dorchester counties in Maryland and Accomack County in Virginia on Monday, Dec. 3, because, it said, there was not enough significant damage to private property there, although according to the FEMA Web site at www.fema.gov, there is no specific threshold for individual assistance. Another reason for individual assistance to be denied is that local resources might be sufficient to provide the assistance, but the Lower Shore counties are among the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poorest.

FEMA changed its decision about individual assistance for Accomack County residents Dec. 14. Knapik said it was still possible that FEMA could approve individual assistance for Worcester County. If it does, one step in that process is for people to apply for the SBA disaster relief loans.

Additional information about disaster assistance loans from the SBA may be found online at www.sba.gov or by calling 1-800-659-2955.

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Migratory fish often travel through federally protected waters, evading anglers Continued from Page 7

depletion of stocks due to the killing of breeding females was doubted then, and still is, Taylor said.

Rockfish migrate north-south with the seasons, typically swimming through open ocean but stopping in bays and river estuaries along the way, particularly in the spring when they breed. Young fish usually stay in estuary areas until they reach adulthood, when they begin migrating through sea waters to breed.

“They’re swimming north and south up and down the east coast, stopping in the bays in the spring and sometimes in the fall,” said Maryland Department of Natural Resources biologist Harry Hor-

Snow Hill part of geocache project (Jan. 4, 2013) Looking for a fun, interactive way to explore the history of Maryland’s cities and towns? The Maryland Municipal League is set to open the Discovering Maryland MML Geotrail on Saturday, Jan. 5.

“Geocaching” is a free outdoor treasure hunt. Participating players seek to locate hidden containers, called “caches” using their smart phone or Global Positioning System (GPS). This is the League’s second statewide trail.

The trail’s theme, Discovering Maryland, is designed to promote the state’s municipalities. Participants will get to know the area’s history as they travel towns along the trail. While searching, cachers are often guided to various attractions like museums, parks and main streets so they can experience as much of the town as possible.

Snow Hill, along with other towns on the Lower Shore, is participating in the Geoache Trail. “It’s an additional opportunity to encourage residents and visitors to come out and explore Snow Hill,” said Town Manager Kelly Brewington.

The League’s ultimate goal is to help support economic development in Maryland municipalities, by bringing as many cities and towns together as possible via the trail. Avid cachers are known for cache-hunting all day. This translates to town-hopping and increases the odds that a vast majority of locations along the trail will be visited. Forty-nine municipalities are participating in the new trail.

Geocachers can also access the coordinates, anytime after 1 p.m. on Jan. 5, by registering at www.geocaching.com. Basic registration is free. A trackable collectible coin will be awarded to the first 200 geocachers who locate at least two caches within each of the participating MML districts. To be eligible for the commemorative coin, geocachers must record the location, date and code of their find, in the official MML Geocache Trail Passport and post a picture at each cache. Completed passports must then be mailed to MML offices for coin redemption. The passport can be downloaded at www.mdmunicipal.org/geocache.

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nick. “As they get older, they’ll leave the bay and become migratory.”

This is why the minimum size requirement for recreation striped bass fishing is different depending on if you’re fishing from the ocean – where fish must be at least 28 inches long – or from the bay, where the minimum is reduced to 18 inches due to the younger fish.

“The reason there’s a different size limit in the bay is the pre-migratory component of the stock there,” Hornick said.

“Those are our fish that are less than a year old.”

But some fishermen chafe at the additional protection given to the migratory ocean stock.

“We’re really getting rooked, big time, on the striped bass,” said Monty Hawkins, a West Ocean City charter boat captain.

“The way the fish migrate, if you’re not in a port that’s part of a major estuary, you

have no access to striped bass,” Hawkins said. “When the fish migrate, they generally go a little further out [than three miles].”

Thus, Hawkins said, the majority of the coastal stock stays in the EEZ and does not venture close enough to shore for fishermen to catch them – at least not on a scale that can support charter boats and large-scale recreation. When they do come close enough to shore, it is only during the migratory season, where the bays and estuaries of New York and New England are flush with fish.

“It’s not something I can take ten guys out to do,” Hawkins said. “Basically, striped bass have been closed to my industry since 1985.”

Taylor said that the recreational sector accounts for most of the catch quota of striped bass. In 2011, the east coast saw 26 million pounds of rockfish harvested

recreationally, and 7 million commercially. She did give some credence to the feeling that the fish had, lately, been staying further out in open water.

“Within the past couple of years we have seen the fish, because of water temperature or ocean currents or whatever, tend to stay outside of the three mile zone,” Taylor said.

But Hornick warned against the impression which he said some fisherman had, that striped bass are ‘using’ the EEZ as a refuge.

“I think that’s stretching the fish’s mental capacity a bit,” he said.

Still, Hawkins was resentful of the continued federal ban that gave the advantage to inland anglers.

“Every fisherman on the east coast contributed to the rebuilding of that population, but we haven’t equally enjoyed its success,” Hawkins said.

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Birders have highs, low during annual count in northern Wor. NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer

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Jay Sheppard, organizer of the Christmas Bird Count in northern Worcester County, and Susan Lawrence look for birds along Keyser Point Road in West Ocean City last Friday.

(Jan. 4, 2013) Bundled up against the cold, three intrepid birders scanned the horizon at the Ocean City inlet for hours last Friday as they looked for birds of any kind.

They and approximately 40 others were participating in the 113th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count in northern Worcester County, held to assess the health of the bird population and to help guide action to conserve them.

One of the sightings in the ocean at the inlet was “big, black and white. We could not identify it,” said Sharyn O’Hare, a member of the Ocean Pines Board of Directors, who was with longtime birders Joe Jehl, a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution, and Doug Gill, a former biology professor at the University of Maryland. “It turned out to be a decoy.”

That was the humorous part of the day. The saddest part of the day was when they saw a black-backed gull eating a dovekie, a small sea bird of the Artic and northern Atlantic Ocean that is rarely seen in this area.

A dovekie on the rocks at the inlet was the highlight of the 2008 Christmas Bird Count and it was O’Hare, a beginning birder at the time, who spotted it first. It was only the second time that a dovekie

This dovekie was spotted on the rocks at the inlet during the 2008 Christmas Bird Count

had been seen during a Christmas Bird Count since 1948, when the Maryland Ornithological Society began sponsoring the state’s count.

That spotting was joyous, but last week’s sighting of the dovekie was very disturbing.

“It was terrible,” O’Hare said. “And very bloody.”

Also seen at the inlet last Friday were common eiders, long-tailed ducks, harlequin ducks, purple sandpipers, gannets, brants, buffleheads, mergansers and a Cooper’s hawk.

“We hadn’t seen a Cooper’s hawk here before,” O’Hare said.

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Worcester birding enthusiast travels to South America

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Sharyn Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hare visits Torres de Paine, Chili, during a trip that included bird watching in December.

NANCY POWELL â&#x2013; Staff Writer (Jan. 4, 2013) Realtor Sharyn Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hare, a member of the Ocean Pines Board of Directors, has taken birding seriously since taking an interest in the hobby a few years ago.

She has traveled to the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon and Machu Picchu in Peru to look for birds. Her most recent trip was to Easter Island and Patagonia, the region at the southern end of South America, and although birding was not the sole reason for the pleasure trip, she enjoyed the ones she saw.

During the trip, which took place Dec. 2-21, she took nine flights and was on a ship for four days. Aboard the Australis, Hare sailed from Punta Areanas, the Chilean city that is the southernmost city on Earth, to Ushuaia, Argentina.

Among the highlights were sightings of the Andean condor, which has a wingspan of approximately 10 feet. Hare said she saw about 100 of them and they were â&#x20AC;&#x153;magnificent.â&#x20AC;? She also saw Chilean flamingos, which she described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;just beautifulâ&#x20AC;? and Magellanic penguins, which are 24 to 30 inches tall.

On New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hare, a realtor with Prudential PENFED Realty in Ocean Pines, was participating in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;birdingâ&#x20AC;? event of a different sort. She ran into the ocean to participate in the annual Penguin Swim to benefit Atlantic General Hospital. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hare and directors Terri Mohr and Ray Unger made up the Ocean Pines team of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two Babes and Ray.â&#x20AC;?

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Turkey population has â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mushroomedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in Worcester Co, Continued from Page 18

sateague Island. Organizer Jay Sheppard, a retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife official from Laurel, Md., spent part of the day searching for birds on properties along Keyser Point Road in West Ocean City with fellow birder Susan Lawrence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as many as we were hoping for,â&#x20AC;? said Sheppard, who had started his search for birds at 5:30 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sort of quiet.â&#x20AC;?

Some of the birds, he surmised, â&#x20AC;&#x153;could be at the other end of the loblollies.â&#x20AC;?

He had seen a black-crowed night heron, but was hoping to see wild turkeys. Another birder had seen more than 25 turkeys near Assateague. The first turkey seen during one of the Christmas Bird Counts was about 20 years ago.

Since then, â&#x20AC;&#x153;theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just mushroomed,â&#x20AC;?

Sheppard said.

Sheppard had also been birding the day before and had seen a pine siskin, a tiny nomadic finch from Canada, that is uncommon in this area. He also had another interesting sighting, but not of birds. He said he saw some seals on the rocks at the inlet.

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This isn’t a good year for tax differential With Congress postponing its work on the country’s fiscal mess, the states, counties and even local jurisdictions have been left waiting to see how any deficit reduction plan will affect them.

That being the case, this would not be the best year — if there is such a thing as a good year — for the town of Ocean City to seek the General Assembly’s approval of a tax differential for resort property owners.

A tax differential, in short, would calculate the county property tax bills of Ocean City taxpayers by subtracting the cost of county services they don’t use because the city provides them too. The 911 system is one example.

Although paying less than, say, residents of Ocean Pines and Berlin, would sound good to most people in the resort, it nevertheless would make an otherwise poor county, which it would be without Ocean City’s contribution, even poorer.

Any measure that would create such a situation isn’t likely to receive a warm embrace in the General Assembly, where legislators will begin to revisit their own budgetary problems starting next Wednesday.

Besides, one would imagine that cautious politicians at the state level would also want to know how much of that differential would actually flow through to taxpayers. It is conceivable, after all, that Ocean City officials would take some portion of that windfall by raising municipal taxes to cover increased spending on the local level.

If that were the case, the tax differential wouldn’t be viewed necessarily as a fairness issue, as it’s being portrayed, but as a means to increase local government revenue by taking it, essentially, from other jurisdictions.

With governments and politicians at all levels operating under such uncertain circumstances, it’s difficult to imagine, this year anyway, that there’s a majority in Annapolis that will think this is a good idea.

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The 2012 Toys For Tots drive was a great success. Thanks to your generosity, hundreds of needy children in our area had a Merry Christmas.

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Santa to Senior program a success Editor, On behalf of the staff at Home Instead Senior Care, we would like to thank everyone who helped with this year’s very successful Be a Santa to a Senior program.

With support from generous shoppers, MAC Area Agency on Aging, Worcester County Commission on Aging, Worcester County Departments of Health and Social Services, Apple Drug Stores in Berlin, Fruitland and Salisbury, Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Coastal Drug Center, we were able to collect more than 100 gifts for local seniors who otherwise might have been overlooked this holiday season.

Thank you again to all those who

helped us brighten the holidays for our local seniors and truly making a difference in our community.

Claude Lewis, franchise owner Home Instead Senior Care

Thanks from Noel Community Editor, The Noel Community extends a thank you to places of worship, individuals, businesses and civic groups for the overwhelming support for our 15th annual Christmas Dinner.

We are especially grateful to Father David Dingwall and St. Paul’s by-the Sea for hosting the dinner; to Father Carl Mosley for his spiritual leadership; to the many businesses and civic groups for supplying food, making generous monetary donations and for sponsoring toy, toiletry and food drives; to the local media for publicizing our event; to all the individuals and churches for donating toys, food, desserts, toiletries and monetary gifts; and to everyone for volunteering their time.

The Noel Community served more than 1,400 free meals on Christmas, including carryouts and deliveries to individuals who otherwise would be lonely or hungry. We provided toys, toiletries, hats and clothing. We prepared hot meals for police officers, fire personnel and other public servants working on Christmas Day. The Noel Community appreciates the generous support from Ocean City, Ocean Pines, Berlin, Bishopville, Selbyville, Fenwick and surrounding neighborhoods [that allowed] us to make the Christmas celebration spe-

cial for many in our community.

Noel Community will continue to expand our outreach serving free breakfast and carryout lunch at a local food pantry with the leftover supplies and funds. Your generosity allowed the Noel Community volunteers to prepare breakfast and/or lunch every Saturday and 13 additional weekdays providing more than 7,000 meals/sandwiches in 2012. These lunches are needed and appreciated by those we serve. Thanks to your support, we are able to assist individuals and families in meaningful ways.

Faithfully yours, The Noel Committee

Upset over substation expansion Editor, What has occurred in the Caine Woods community in north Ocean City is something that should never occur in any town in America. An injustice to the residents of this subdivision has unfolded that no community should have to endure.

When Delmarva Power and Light (DPL) approached the town wanting to expand its existing substation between 137th and 138th streets, it learned that it could not be done under the existing zoning code. The site of the expansion is zoned R-2A. The existing substation in an R-1 zoning district has been non-conforming since 1993. Ever since the 1989 Comprehensive Zoning Plan and the 1993 update were adopted, R-1 and the then-newly established R-2A zoning districts prohibited public utilities.

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By Stewart Dobson The thing about making predictions at the beginning of a new year is that it gives prognosticators 12 months for everyone else to forget all about it. In other words, there’s no risk.

A bolder approach would be to make these annual predictions, seal them for 12 months and then review how well you did. As it happens, I did just that for 2012 and I am amazed at how accurate I was, give or take a few minor errors.

Here they are: • Scholars will find that the Mayan calendar that everyone thought predicted the end of the world is actually a coupon for a table lamp that expires on Dec. 21.

• A local paper will not close, leaving people to wonder what that was all about.

• State authorities will round up a number of illegal rockfish. They will be deported for not having their work papers.

• Members of Congress will go to Acapulco for a fact-finding mission and will report back on the sport of cliff diving.

• The Weather Channel will declare that all winter storms will be treated like hurricanes and have a name. This is part of a long-term strategy to sell storm-naming rights to corporate sponsors, so that Winter Storm Eustace, for instance, would instead become the Eustace/Meineke Car Care Storm.

• The price of gasoline will rise and fall like it does every year, with the official explanations for these fluctuations making no sense to any human being who is conscious at the time.

• The Tea Party will experience several setbacks, the greatest of which will be the failure of an amendment in the federal budget that calls for the retroactive cancellation of “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.”

• The political debate will continue over whether climate change is occurring. Some of these discussions will be cancelled because of the heat.

• National Hockey League owners will lock out their players. The main dispute is over whether “icing” is really a rule, or just kind of a notion.

• Two people will go flounder fishing this year and catch 189 fish. They will try to sew them together to make one keeper. They will fail.

• The Dew Tour will come to Ocean City and draw 95,000 people, exactly six of whom know that the National Hockey League exists. One will understand “icing.”

• The states of Colorado and Oregon will legalize marijuana. The following official statements will be released from both state capitals: “Whoaaaaaaa.”

plan was to eliminate the adverse impact of public utilities in R-1 and R-2A districts.

Ignoring the intent of the zoning code, DPL and the town staff decided to do an end run around the code. Thus, plans were set in motion to provide for a substation expansion by changing the code to allow it as a conditional use. A public hearing by the Planning & Zoning Commission was held Aug. 16, 2011. With hardly anyone in attendance, and no one from the audience speaking, P&Z went on a mission to allow the expansion. Why bother with zoning intent?

P&Z was going to allow for the expansion of a public utility and nothing was going to stop them. After all, it could hold hearings in the future and go through the motions and appearance of having the utility company make it compatible with the neighborhood and safeguard the existing residents.

The result of the public hearing on Aug. 16, 2011, was that P&Z sent a favorable recommendation to the mayor and City Council to amend Section 110-304 of the zoning code to allow the expansion of the substation as a conditional use in an R-2A district.

The mayor and City Council had first reading of the Ordinance 2011-30 to amend Section 110-304 on 9/6/11. It was adopted into law upon second reading on Sept. 19, 2011. However, in the town’s haste to allow for the expansion, the ordinance failed to include language recommended by P&Z. The ordinance was passed without some of the recommended text change. But why let a technicality get in the way? After all, DPL was on its mission to expand and the town

was here to facilitate that mission, at the expense of the community.

To further illustrate the fast track that this substation expansion was on, DPL was buying up property on the proposed site of the expansion before P&Z even held its initial public hearing on the code change. The deed to the first property was signed Aug. 19, 2011, just three days after the initial public hearing on Aug. 16. The deed to the second property was signed on Aug. 26, just 10 days after the public hearing. Both of these purchases were made before the mayor and City Council had been briefed on the code change at a work session on Aug. 30, and several days before the ordinance was presented for first reading.

Within a month following the passage of the ordinance, the third deed was signed on Oct. 14. The last deed was signed on Oct. 24. DPL paid $600,000, $425,000, $715,000 and $1,000,000, respectively, for the four homes and their lots. The lots were only between 4,852 and 5,024 square feet in size. Later, DPL had the houses demolished, when they could have been sold and moved off the site. The zoning administrator informed the mayor and City Council at the work session on Aug. 30, that the houses were “under contract,” when in fact, two of the four properties had actually been acquired by DPL. With the language now changed in the zoning code, DPL went before P&Z for a conditional use request to expand the existing substation. A public hearing was held on Aug. 7. The P&Z commissioners were rude and verbally combative to the Caine

Woods residents who spoke at the hearing.

They cut off testimony of those opposed to the expansion, while giving DPL all the time that they wanted to speak and present their request. The commissioners ignored exhibits and testimony presented by the opponents. They ignored information provided from the World Health Organization regarding electro-magnetic fields. They ignored “aesthetics and public sensitivities” as recommended by the World Health Organization.

P&Z then held a hasty deliberation, ignoring pertinent data presented at the hearing, including information that they had requested from DPL’s witness on electromagnetic fields. Apparently, that requested information arrived at City Hall the next day, after they had already rendered a decision on the matter. They sent a favorable recommendation to the mayor and City Council allowing for the conditional use and expansion. Fortunately, the mayor and City Council realized that P&Z had not adequately addressed a number of issues raised by the opponents to the expansion and remanded the matter back to P&Z to address the physical effects of electro-magnetic field exposure, property value, aesthetics, noise, alternative locations, changes in neighborhood density since 1974 and underground wires and equipment.

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sent another favorable recommendation to the mayor and City Council.

A reading of the revised finding of fact

by P&Z shows a total disregard of the testimony presented by residents of Caine Woods. The P&Z chairperson was quoted at deliberation in the Dec. 14 edition of Ocean City Today that “We have to have reliable electricity. That’s part of what we’ve been entrusted to do here as a planning commission.” This comment implies that her mind was already made up even prior to testimony.

There were four errors in the legal description of the newspaper ads announcing both public hearings on the conditional use. When I addressed this at the second hearing, the P&Z chairperson asked, “Did you know about the hearing?” I responded, “yes,” for I knew about the hearing, but that is not the point! The second remand hearing was not advertised for two successive weeks as required by Section 110-161, paragraph two of the zoning code. The chairperson was quoted in the Dec. 14 edition of Ocean City Today that “I personally feel confident that everyone who wanted to participate in these hearings was able to.”

How can she be sure when basic notification requirements are ignored?

One of the commissioners was quoted during the last deliberation in that same edition of Ocean City Today as stating, “I don’t think one more piece of equipment is going to affect property values.”

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we are looking at is a conditional use, adding a piece of equipment to an already existing substation…” It appears that these two commissioners did not even review the preliminary site plan, as required under Section 110-122 (a) of the zoning code prior to submitting a recommendation and report to the mayor and City Council.

A review of the preliminary site plan shows the following planned for installation: power transformer, reactors, capacitor banks, current transformer, surge arrester, bolted link, control room (858 square feet in size), resistors, thyristor valves, pump station, cooler, surge capacitor, voltage transformer, grounding switch and circuit breaker. Does this sound like a single piece of equipment? By their comments, it appears that at least two commissioners totally ignored the preliminary site plan.

The P&Z Commission ignored pertinent information regarding the adverse impact of the substation expansion on property values. One commissioner was quoted in Ocean City Today on Dec. 14 that “The land value [on the surrounding homes] is the same, which is the only thing you can look at.” Another commissioner is quoted in part during deliberation in Ocean City Today on Dec. 14 that “Everything with a property value has already been taken into account,” and that the substation “…has been there, people know it’s there.” What do these comments have to do with the impact on property values if the proposed expansion doubles the size of this facility?

Apparently, in response to the community’s request for an independent electromagnetic field study, one commissioner stated during deliberation in Ocean City Today on Dec. 14 that if DPL’s witness on electro-magnetic fields “…had been hired by the city…his testimony would be exactly the same.” How does this commissioner know this for certain?

One of the reasons cited by one of the commissioners in Ocean City Today on Dec. 14 for approving this expansion at 138th Street as opposed to elsewhere in town was the supposed cost of putting in new substations or tearing up Coastal Highway “… at the expense of the rate-payers.”

What about the $2.74 million paid for

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four residential properties? Then, there was the cost of demolishing the homes, as opposed to selling them and moving them off site. What about the $1 million wall that is proposed to supposedly appease the community? Are these not costs borne by the rate-payers? Furthermore, what price do we put on the safety of residents and visitors?

Regarding safety, one commissioner was quoted during deliberation regarding electro-magnetic fields in The Dispatch on Dec. 14 as saying “…there is no worldwide concern or evidence that this is a problem anywhere.” Where has this commissioner been? She certainly was not listening or reading the testimony presented at the hearings. The World Health Organization document dated June 2007, which arrived in the file the morning after the first deliberation states in part: “Government and industry should monitor science and promote research programs to further reduce the uncertainty of the scientific evidence on the health effects of ELF exposure. Through the ELF risk assessment process, gaps in knowledge have been identified and these form the basis of a new research agenda.” ELF stands for extremely low frequency electric fields.

The P&Z Commission indicated that if upon approval there were any violations occurring at the substation such as noise exceeding the permitted levels, then the plant could be cited and even shut down by the town. Who is going to shut down a power substation? If it were built, the community would have to live with violations if they occur.

The city solicitor is quoted in Ocean City Today on Dec. 14 regarding conditional uses as saying, “What you have to find is that the burdens of this use are more severe at this particular location than would be at other locations that have the same zoning.” Herein lies the problem. There are no other areas zoned R-2A where a public utility could be built. The code has clearly been amended to facilitate this single expansion. Again, R-2A was never created to accommodate a public utility. If this isn’t spot zoning, I don’t know what is!

I hope the mayor and City Council put an end to this nonsense.

Vincent dePaul Gisriel Jr. Ocean City

OBITUARIES Mary D. Zentgraf CRISFIELD — Mary D. Zentgraf, 78, died peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, at Alice B. Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Newville, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Walter Knaube and Pearl Nace Knaube.

Ms. Zentgraf owned and operated A Woman’s Touch Cleaning Service for many years in the Baltimore area. After relocating to Ocean City, she opened Rainbow Learning Center, where she provided loving care and education to many children throughout the years.

Her favorite things were spending time with family, flowers and gardening, and living in Ocean City.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Robert F. Zentgraf Sr., in 2003; a brother, Vincent Knaube; and a sister, Janet Kruger.

She is survived by her three children, Donna Nefferdorf and her husband, Bob, of Marion, Robert Zentgraf Jr. and his wife, Beverly, of Glen Burnie, and Lori Simon of Ocean City; eight grandchildren, Heather Brooks and her husband, John, April Saathoff, Robert Zentgraf III, Justin Zentgraf, Logan Zentgraf, Amber Markov, Bryan Simon and his wife, Stacey, and Bethany Simon; and five great-grandchildren, Annika Saathoff, Savanna Brooks, Avery Simon, Chloe Simon and Brynn Simon. She is also survived by two sisters, Ardella Gray and Yvonne Ruff, and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12, at SonRise Church, 10959 Worcester Highway in Berlin.

Dorothy H. Varvaris Dorothy Heitman Varvaris, 85, began her new life in Christ on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at the Barbara J. Egan Nursing Home in Shrewsbury, Pa. Born in Manhattan, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late George Heitman and Elsie Hergenhan Heitman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Vasil Varvaris in 2001.

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Peter W. Varvaris and his wife, Cathy, of Statesville, N.C.; John M. Varvaris and his wife, Jody, of Jarrettsville, Md.; daughter, Dorothy Lynn Henry Bauer and her husband, Paul, of Hampstead, Md.; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Also surviving is a cousin, Kenneth Hergenhan and his wife, Jane, of Portland, Ore. Mrs. Varvaris was head nurse at St. Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital in New York City, and a nurse at St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J. She and her husband retired to West Ocean City. They also lived in Mystic Harbour in Berlin for 21 years. She was a member of St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lutheran Church in Ocean City, the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club, the Ocean City Lioness Club (as well as the Lioness Club in Jarrettsville, Md.), and AARP Chapter 1917. She volunteered at Atlantic General Hospital, Grant-a-Wish Foundation, and Meals on Wheels. Mrs. Varvaris loved her Lord, and worshiping at St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lutheran with her church family. She enjoyed the ocean and was an aerobics enthusiast.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5, at St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway in Ocean City. The Rev. Gregory Knepp will officiate.

Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 4, at the Burbage Funeral Home, 108 William St., in Berlin. A donation in her memory may be made to St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lutheran Church, Worship and Music Fund, 10301 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, Md. 21842; or Lutheran Hour Ministries, 660 Mason Ridge Center Drive, St. Louis, Mo. 63141. Michael Warren Cowles BERLIN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Michael Warren Cowles, 57, of Berlin passed away Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, surrounded by his family and friends.

He was born Feb. 2, 1955, in Washington, D.C. Mr. Cowles was a licensed clinical social worker. He enjoyed his job and, in his own words, loved â&#x20AC;&#x153;helping others to find hope, sometimes joy, Michael Cowles and glimpse at what is

Ocean City Today possible.â&#x20AC;? He obtained his bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree from Salisbury University in 1997 and later obtained a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in social work from the University of Maryland at Baltimore County in 2000.

From 2000-2011, he served as a social worker at MedStar Montgomery General Medical Center in Olney, Md. Most recently, he served as a therapist at Go Getters in Salisbury. He married the love of his life, Gale, on Sept. 26, 2010, in Ocean City.

Mr. Cowles is survived by his wife, Gale Cowles; his mother, June Herrity Cowles; and six sisters, Nancy Smith, Judy Sturm, Cathy Boyce, Margie Hamner, Ruth Soisson and Karen Pullen. He also is survived by seven brothers-in-law, two sisters-inlaw, 16 nieces and nephews, four greatnieces and nephews, as well as many friends and his most beloved dog, Shelby and cat, Trickster. He is preceded in death by his father, Fred D. Cowles.

Mr. Cowles loved living near the ocean and watching sunsets with his wife. He loved to kayak, body surf and drive his jeep and surf fish on Assateague Island. He had a great sense of humor and loved to play jokes on his family and friends. His favorite saying was â&#x20AC;&#x153;life is good.â&#x20AC;? The family will hold a memorial service at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Garrett Park Town Hall, 10814 Kenilworth Ave., in Garrett Park, Md. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory will be used to purchase a bench in Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name on the Ocean City Boardwalk. Send donations to Michael Cowles Memorial Fund, Sun Trust Bank, 5702 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, Md. 21842.

Gary Layne Kuntz OCEAN PINES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gary Layne Kuntz of Ocean Pines, 71, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Newport, Ky., on April 15, 1941, he was the son of the late Omar Joseph Kuntz and Rosella Monroe Kuntz. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Sue Ann Kuntz; his children, Gary Daniel Kuntz and his fiGary Kuntz ancĂŠÂ ,Shelley Mahan, of Cincinnati, Rebecca Lynn Kuntz of Loveland, Ohio, and Melissa Marie Boog and

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her husband, Darrin, of Salisbury; and his mother-in-law, Mary Gondusky of Salisbury. There are also six grandchildren, Zane, Karli, Kollin, Mary, Julia and Lorena; a sister, Sharon Schwab and her husband, Ron, of Union, Ky.; a brother, Dennis Kuntz and his wife, Patsy, of Southgate, Ky.; a sister-in-law, Nancy Kuntz of Cold Spring, Ky.; a special cousin, Fran DeVasto of Jacksonville, Fla.; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Lonnie Kuntz of Cold Spring, Ky., and a brother-in-law, Joseph Gondusky and his wife, Sandra, of Warwick, R.I. Mr. Kuntz served in the United States Army from 1963-1966. He retired as a customer service manager from The Topps Company, Inc. He was serving on the board of directors for The Parke at Ocean Pines. He enjoyed playing golf with friends and traveling with family. He was an active member of St. John Neumann Church, 11211 Beauchamp Road, Berlin, Md. 21811, where a funeral service was held Saturday, Dec. 29. A celebration of his life followed at The Parke at Ocean Pines. In addition, a memorial service will be scheduled in the Cincinnati area in January. In lieu of flowers, a donation in his memory may be made to Coastal Hospice at the Lake, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, Md. 21802 or Women Supporting Women, 10026 Old Ocean City Blvd., Suite 4, Berlin, Md. 21811. Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin.

Mattie B. Corddry BERLIN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mattie Belle Corddry, 88, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Glen Allen, Va., she was the daughter of the late Samuel Tinsley and Maude Booker Tinsley. She was preceded in death by her first husband, William T. Gathright III, and her second husband, Robert N. Corddry. She is survived by her daughters, Evelyn L. Gathright and Barbara R. Trader and her husband. Erick; and stepdaughters, Cris Plack and her husband, Bill, Bobbe Dean and her husband, Jim, and Paula Curtis and her husband, Doug. She was grandmother to seven grandchildren. Also surviving is a brother, Bernard Tinsley and his wife, Juanita; sisters Pearl Burns and Marcie Hendrick; and former son-in-law, Stanton Beazley. She was preceded in

death by her brothers, Irving Tinsley and Lawson Tinsley. She also leaves behind her good friends, Midget and Lester Wright. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mattsâ&#x20AC;? was a member of Bates Memorial United Methodist Church in Snow Hill.

She was active in numerous community organizations, including the Berlin Lioness Club, Quota Club, Bates Church Circle and the Cheyenne Social Club. She was the first volunteer for Coastal Hospice in Worcester County, where she cared for their first AIDS patient. She loved doing for others.

She made doll clothes and baked for the Bates Church Youth Group. For many years, she ran the Ocean City Downtown Improvement Association and served as a surrogate mother to many visiting foreign students. She also ran the flea market at the Ocean City convention center for a number of years, and organized the first Holiday Shopperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fair, which is now an annual event in Ocean City. She worked as an insurance agent and secretary, and later worked part-time for her daughter, Barbara, when she started her law firm in 1995. Besides Snow Hill, she had also lived in Ocean City, Berlin and Ocean Pines, where she was known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mayor of Catered Living.â&#x20AC;? She had also lived in Tallahassee, Fla., where she helped care for her grandsons. A celebration of life was held Saturday, Dec. 29, at The Woodlands of Ocean Pines.

Pastor Tina Whaley officiated. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to Coastal Hospice, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, Md. 21804.

Arrangements are in the care of Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin.

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Suzanne Lynn Brenner Haslam OCEAN CITY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Suzanne Lynn Brenner Haslam, 62, of Ocean City, passed away Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sueâ&#x20AC;? was the daughter of retired Col. Robert N. Brenner Jr. of Berlin and Patricia Z. Brenner of Ocean City. She is survived by her brother, Robert N. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Robâ&#x20AC;? Brenner S. Haslam III; a sister-in-law, Kimberley A. Brenner; her niece, Summer J. Brenner; and her faithful canine companion, BB. Ms. Haslam was born in Williamsport, Pa. Prior to moving to Worcester County more than 30 years ago, she resided in Baltimore County. She graduated from Dulaney High School and Catonsville Community College. She spent several years in corporate marketing, prior to opening and operating a retail business, One Plus One, in Cockeysville, Md. She owned and operated her own business, Haslam Resort Realty and was its broker. In addition to marketing real estate, managing condominiums for condominium associations and rental properties, Ms. Haslam was an associate broker with Prudential/Penfed Realty.

Her energy, enthusiasm, leadership, community activism and her commitment to excellence lead to many recognitions, among which was being named Coastal Association of Realtorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Realtor of the Year.

She was a past president of the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce, and served on its board for a number of years. She maintained membership and active participation in a great many professional and civic organizations, including Coastal Association of Realtors and Greater Ocean City Association of Realtors for more than 20 years, including serving on their boards and chairing many committees.

Mrs. Haslamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zest for life and desire to contribute to making the world a better place saw her devoting her time, her energy and volunteerism to family, friends and her community. Yet, she managed her time so as to pursue her love of learning and self-

improvement, swimming, horseback riding, vintage collectibles and the adventure of traveling.

God blessed this Girl Scout with many gifts and talents, among which was her positive attitude, her kind and generous nature, which through word and deed, set an example for us all.

A memorable service is planned for February. Details will be available in the next several weeks. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Worcester County Humane Society, P.O. Box 48, Berlin, Md. 21842. Arrangements were in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin.

Donald C. Risso BISHOPVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Donald C. Risso, 74, of Bishopville and formerly of Baltimore, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, at Salisbury Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Angelo and Anna Stalionis Risso.

He had been an inspector with NASA Logistics and was a member of Ocean City Elks #2645, Donald Risso American Legion Post 166 in Ocean City and Ocean City Parrothead Club. He was also an avid golfer.

Mr. Risso is survived by his wife, Linda W. Risso of Bishopville; devoted friends, Charles and Sharon Marble of Ocean Pines; a sister, Bernice Remond of Calabash, N.C.; brother-in-law, Ronald J. Walter of Ocean View, Del; brother-in-law, Ronald B. Ahrens of Huntington Beach, Calif.; sister-in-law, Diane L. Leitch of Lewes; and 17 nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Jerome P. Risso.

Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 2002 Clipper Park Road, Suite 110, Baltimore, Md. 21211; Ocean City Elks Lodge #2645, 13708 Sinepuxent Ave., Ocean City, Md. 21842; or Ocean City Parrot Head Club, Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 5067, Ocean City, Md. 21842.

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She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Dr. Keith Willis Johnson.

Mrs. Johnson was adopted by Armistead Baria in 1944 and legally had her name changed to Baria.

She is survived by three sons, Barry W. Johnson and his wife, Cynthia, of Silver Spring, Stefan C. Johnson of Riverdale, and Erik L. Johnson and his wife, Kendra, of Prince Frederick, Md.; one stepson, Leslie G. Johnson and his wife, Virginia Mae of Annapolis; and seven grandchildren.

Mrs. Johnson was a long-time member of the Community Church at Ocean Pines, United Methodist Women, the Red Hat Ladies Society, Beta Sigma Phi and CASA of the Lower Shore. She was known for her love of travel and her love of the beach and many interests in the Berlin area.

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Thelma H. Quillen BERLIN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thelma H. Quillen, 95, of Berlin died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Salisbury, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Katie (Truitt) Hickman.

She had been a seamstress for the former Rombro Brothers Shirt Factory in Willards and Thelma Quillen the Powellville Shirt Factory for many years.

She is survived by three sons, David A. Quillen and his wife, Doris, of Ocean City, Michael W. Quillen of Ocean Pines and Richard T. Quillen and his companion, Tammy, of Bishopville; a daughter, Brenda J. Colegrove and her husband, Dale, of Salisbury; three grandchildren, Dawn Spencer, Chris Hall and Ryan Hardesty; three step-grandchildren, Shana Jones, Meggan Driscoll and Aaron Colegrove; nine great-grandchildren; and two greatgreat-grandchildren.

A funeral service was held Monday, Dec. 31, at Hastings Funeral Home in Selbyville, Del. The Rev. E. Wayne Holland officiated. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Park in Berlin.

Cynthia Talbot Miller OCEAN CITY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cynthia Lea Talbot Miller, 54, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at her home in Ocean City. Born in Phoenix, Ariz., she was the daughter of the late Barton and Eloise Bell Talbot. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Scott Miller in 2001.

She is survived by her two sons, Eiann Daniel Miller of Ocean City and Matthew Cody Miller and his wife, Ashley, of Berlin.

Mrs. Miller had worked in the hospitality industry as a front desk clerk at the Quality Inn Oceanfront, where she enjoyed building new relationships with patrons.

She grew up in Spain, where she became fluent in Spanish, which allowed her to help translate information between parents and teachers for the local school systems. She was an equestrian and had a great love for horses, teaching riding and all animals. She had been a member of the 1980 Equestrian Olympic team.

She was also a member at St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church in Berlin.

A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 4, at St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church in Berlin. The Rev. Michael Moyer will officiate. Interment will be in St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church yard in the columbarium.

Arrangements are being handled by Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin.

Patricia A. Mitchell OCEAN PINES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Patricia Ann Mitchell, 69, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at her home. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William Douglas Mitchell and Mildred Kunst Mitchell.

She is survived by her husband, Anthony G. Ducati and daughters, Stacey Ann Gardiner and her husband, Joseph, of P. Mitchell LaPlata, Md., and Danielle Patrice Green and her husband, Joseph, of Westminster, Md. Also surviving are two grandchildren, Samantha Mildred and Calden William Green; stepchildren, Lorell Ducati of Brewster, N.Y., Allison Colucci and her husband, Al, of Mahwah, N.J., and Erika Peruccon and her husband, Fortunato of Salsalito, Calif.; four step-grandchildren, Jayme Clemete, Rachael Colucci, Julia Colucci and Alessia Peruccon; and five nephews, Christopher, Craig, Douglas, Jeremy and Jeffery Mitchell.

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Heroin possession A 28-year-old Selbyville, Del., man was charged Dec. 27 with possession of heroin after Ocean City police found it on his person.

A police officer stopped Jonathan Tyler Casto at 16th Street because of a speeding violation.

When he handed the police officer his driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, the officer saw another license behind it and also asked for that one.

The second license belonged to Castoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife, Victoria, who was in the car with him. A check of her license revealed an active warrant for her ar-

rest for distribution of heroin and she was arrested.

The officer had warned Casto about speeding and told him he could leave while he was waiting for confirmation about the warrant. Casto decided to stay and wait. He told the police officer he did not have any drugs and he consented to being searched. That search revealed numerous small bags of heroin.

Fatal collision A 26-year-old Berlin man was killed Dec. 26 in an automobile collision at the intersection of Route 50 and Route 818, also known as Main Street extended, in Berlin.

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According to the Berlin Police Department, Stephen Mumpower was a passenger in a car driven by Amberle Booker, 25, of Berlin, who was driving north on Route 818. As she crossed Route 50, she drove into the path of Christopher Keenan, 24, also of Berlin, who was driving a Dodge west on Route 50.

Bookerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicle was struck on its passenger side.

Berlin EMS took Mumpower to Atlantic General Hospital, where he was declared deceased.

Berlin EMS took Booker to Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was transferred to Shock Trauma in Baltimore, where she was listed in stable condition.

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Carmel High School in New York. She was also a licensed real estate broker in New York for a number of years, and a member of the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Democratic Club, Red Hat Society, Ocean Pines Yacht Club, The Questers, as well as a numerous organizations within her community. She was a volunteer at the Atlantic General Hospital Thrift Shop and the Ocean Pines branch of the Worcester County Library.

Ms. Mitchell donated her body to the Anatomy Board of Maryland. A celebration of life memorial service was held Tuesday, Jan. 1, at Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin.

In lieu of flowers, a donation in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1138 Parsons Road, Salisbury, Md. 21801, or Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, N.Y. 10018.

Delores â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deaâ&#x20AC;? Green PRINCESS ANNE, Md. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Delores â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deaâ&#x20AC;?

Green, 61, died peacefully at her home on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 surrounded by family. Born in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Jack and Dorothy Wert.

She is survived by her beloved husband, Doug Green of Princess Anne.

Dea was a 1969 graduate of the Academy of Holy Names in Silver Spring, Md. She graduated magnum cum laude from Salisbury University with a degree in accounting. She worked for more than 30 years as a CPA at Faw, Casson & Co. in Ocean City, becoming a partner in 1995.

Her passions in life were family, her town of Ocean City and traveling abroad; she just fulfilled a lifelong dream to visit Italy. Her positive outlook on life was contagious to all who knew her. To her, the glass was always half-full.

In addition to her husband, Dea is survived by her son, Chad Vent and his wife, Angel, of Ocean City; two grandchildren, Gavin and Summer; four brothers, Wesley Wert and his wife, Angela, Michael Wert and his wife, Michele, Matthew Wert and his wife, Amy, and Ted Wert and his wife, Scarlet; three sisters, Patrice Bryant and her husband, Rick, Jackie Petersen and Laura Vance; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her younger brother, John Wert in 1998.

A Mass of Christian burial will be offered at noon on Saturday, Jan. 5, at St. Luke Catholic Church in Ocean City.

Friends may call from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Interment will be held at Beechwood Cemetery in Princess Anne. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (www.mskcc.org) or Autism Speaks (www.autismspeaks.org).

Arrangements are being handled by Hinman Funeral Home in Princess Anne.

Mary Catherine Blackwell DELMAR, Del. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mary Catherine Blackwell, 84, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, at the home of her daughter. Born in Canton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late John Harold Austin and Evalyn Saylor Austin. She was preceded in death also by her stepfather, Marshall William Motter, and by her husband, Linwood Mary Blackwell Lacy Blackwell in 1992.

She is survived by her daughters, Catherine Jane Hearne and her husband, William, of Pittsville, Evalyn R. Andrews of Elkton, Md., and Kathleen Margaret Liller and her husband, Steven of

Delmar, Del.; stepson, Guy Blackwell and his wife, Alice, of Washington, D.C.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a brother, Larry Motter of Ocean City and two nephews.

She was preceded in death by three sons, Ronald, Donald and Linwood Lacy Blackwell Jr. Mrs. Blackwell had worked for more than 40 years as a seamstress and had also been associated for many years with her late husband, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blackieâ&#x20AC;? Blackwell, at the Ocean City airport.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 4, at Sunset Memorial Park in Berlin. In lieu of flowers, donations may be the Mary Catherine Blackwell Memorial Fund, c/o Bank of Ocean City, 627 William St., Berlin, Md. 21811.

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A 40-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman, both from Hatboro, Pa., were charged Dec. 30 with disorderly conduct after reportedly having sex in view of the public that afternoon.

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‘LOCKS OF LOVE’ Jeff Wadler, a Realtor with Shamrock Realty Group in Berlin, and his stepdaughter, Melissa Monroe, a corrections officer with ECI in Westover, gave their pony tails to “Locks of Love” to help celebrate the spirit of the holiday season. This was the third time in the past 12 years that Wadler has grown and cut his hair for charity.

Gay marriages take place in Worcester, state for first time NANCY POWELL ■ Staff Writer (Jan. 4, 2013) Two gay couples have applied for marriage licenses at the courthouse in Snow Hill, and at least one of the couples had planned to marry there on Wednesday.

One couple lives in Ocean Pines; the other lives in Selbyville, Del., where samesex marriages are not legal.

Gay marriages were legal in Maryland as of Tuesday, Jan. 1, but because the courthouse was closed that day, Wednesday was the first day marriages could take place there. Marriages could be performed in churches and elsewhere on Tuesday.

Maryland voters approved a referendum during November’s election legalizing same-sex marriages, but not overwhelmingly. Fifty-two percent of the votes were in favor.

The House of Delegates had passed a bill in February 2012 approving of gay marriage, and Gov. Martin O’Malley signed it into law the next month, but opponents gathered enough signatures to take the issue to referendum.

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During the Dec. 20 installation of officers/holiday luncheon, Nancy Welsh, president of the Pine’eer Craft Club, presented checks totaling $3,500 to organizations of Ocean Pines. Recipients accepting the checks were Jim Hamlin, Neighborhood Watch, $600; Steve Rosen, OPVFD, $1,000; Lou Etta McClaflin, Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines, $100; Debbie Donahue, Ocean Pines Rec and Parks, $1,100; Joshua Vickers, Public Works, $300; Lt. Greg Schoepf, OPPD, $400.

These donations were the result of profits from the Pine’eer Craft Club’s annual August craft festival, November holiday festival and profits from sales in the Pine’eer Craft and Gift Shop. (Below) The Pine’eer Craft Club installed its 2013 officers during the luncheon, as well. They are Carol Mills, parliamentarian; Janet Rosensteel, corresponding secretary; Sharon Puser, president; Linda Brindley, recording secretary; Jane Wolnik, treasurer; Midge Powell, assistant shop manager; Grace McCormac, assistant treasurer; Nancy Welsh, shop manager; Luz Castillo, shop treasurer; Barbara Stillwell, assistant shop treasurer.

The community of River Run donated to Worcester G.O.L.D. to help make three families have an extra special Christmas. Shoppers and wrappers, from left, front row, are Diane Reilly, Kyle O’Niel, Sharon Williams and Beverly Davis, and back row, Marie Rockel, Louise Villa, Margo Katzman, Judi Dixon, Loretta Spinuzza, Kathy Thomas, Brenda Austin, Beverly Thomas, Linda Gibbs, Leslie White and Lynn Calloway.

COOKIE BAKERS FOR MEALS ON WHEELS Each year at the holiday season, the Kiwanis Club makes cookies for the recipients of Meals On Wheels in the Ocean Pines, Ocean City and Berlin areas. Pictured are the 2012 Kiwanis cookie bakers, from left, Stella Hartington, Jackie Todd, Barb Peletier, Mary Logisz, Mary Evans and Barbara Southwell.

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At the Ravens Roost 44 annual holiday party, held Dec. 15 at the Cove Restaurant, Marian Cicero was honored as Member of the Year. President Gary Miller, center, and Vice President Tom Maly presented the award.

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Lady Seahawks take down Wor. County rivals Decatur tops Snow Hill and Pocomoke LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor

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Decatur senior Ryan Kail pins his 285-pound opponent, Kent Island’s Ricky Maldonado, 37 seconds into the match during Wednesday’s meet in Berlin.

Kail is currently ranked second in the state in his weight class.

DECATUR EARNS WIN OVER KI Score 33-33, Seahawks named victor on ninth tiebreaker Wednesday LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (Jan. 4, 2013) After 14 matches, the score was tied, 33-33, so the referee and the Stephen Decatur and Kent Island wrestling coaches went to the rule book

to determine the winner of Wednesday’s meet in Berlin.

Both teams, who were undefeated going into the competition, won seven matches apiece and each team recorded four pins. It came down to the ninth tiebreaker criteria: near-fall points.

Decatur had nine points and Kent Island scored three. The Seahawks were declared the winner.

“I’ve coached 20 years and I’ve never had a match go to criteria. We’ll take the win, but it wasn’t pretty,” Decatur

Coach Todd Martinek said. “I thought we were a better team than Kent Island, not seeing them [before the meet]. We looked at what the kids did last year and what they’ve done this year, so I was pretty confident going in that we could beat them...Seeing them firsthand, they’re better than what I expected and it was a lot closer than what I wanted it to be.”

Kent Island’s Dimitry Callas outscored Decatur senior Alex Schiffer See KENT on Page 30

Twisters Gymnastics Level 7 wins competition More than 100 teams from 11 states participated in invitational, Dec. 14-15 (Jan. 4, 2013) The Twisters Gymnastics team competed in the Christmas on the Chesapeake Invitational, Dec. 1415, hosted by Docksiders Gymnastics Parent’s Association, Maryland Gymnastics, at the Baltimore Convention Center at the Inner Harbor. More than 2,500 gymnasts representing 100 teams from 11 states competed.

Ivy Stearn, placed first on all events: vault (9.1), beam (9.15), bars (9.05), floor (9.4) and all-around (37.125).

Champion performances were also given by Kayla Janek, all-around (37.15); Piper Connors (vault, 9.275; floor, 9.4) and Olivia Beard (bars, 9.05; floor 9.3). Level 7 won the competition.

For Level 6, Amiyah Rounds placed See STEARN on Page 31

Level 7 team members, from left, are Piper Connors, Olivia Beard and Kayla Janek display their awards after the competition.

(Jan. 4, 2013) The Stephen Decatur girls’ basketball team battled — and beat — county rivals Snow Hill and Pocomoke last week during the annual John Coleman Christmas tournament, held Dec. 27-28, in Pocomoke.

The four-team tournament also included Northampton of Virginia.

The Seahawks first faced off against the Snow Hill Eagles on Dec. 27. Decatur led 12-6 at the end of the first quarter, but was outscored 22-18 in the second quarter. The Seahawks rallied, though, earning a 3028 lead at halftime.

The Berlin team gained a 48-38 advantage after the third quarter and finished the game strong, scoring 29 points and limiting Snow Hill to eight for the 77-46 victory.

“We played well, [but] we had a little bit of a breakdown in the second quarter,” said Decatur Coach Amy FenzelMergott.

During the game, junior Erin Florek and sophomore Allison Beck were challenged with guarding Snow Hill’s top scorer, ShecQuan Bailey. She scored 31 points in the game, 19 of those were netted in the second quarter.

“I thought they both did a good job,” Fenzel-Mergott said of Florek and Beck. Bailey fouled out of the game with about five minutes remaining.

“I think we really wore them out in the fourth quarter,” said Fenzel-Mergott, who made a number of substitutions in the fourth quarter to keep fresh legs on the court.

Ten Seahawks scored in the final quarter.

Senior co-captains Abbey Schorr and Monique Wise led the charge. Schorr scored 25 points and had 10 rebounds.

Wise chipped in with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Florek tallied 11 points and four steals.

The next day, Dec. 28, DeSee LADIES on Page 31

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Decatur junior Ethan Eibl controls Kent Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TJ Hudgins during their the 220-pound match. Eibl shutout his competition 7-0.

Decatur junior Adam Bargar, left, works to take down Kent Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kelsey Hagler in the 195-pound weight class match during Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meet in Berlin. Bargar pinned his opponent in the second period.

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Decatur senior Kaelan Patterson ties up Kent Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mike Hooks in the 152-pound weight class match. Tied 1-1, Patterson scored two points on a takedown seven seconds into the one-minute overtime period.

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Decatur junior Jared King, right, battles with Kent Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Liam Mulligan in the 170-pound weight class match. King won 7-2.

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2-1 in the 145-pound match to give the visiting team a 3-0 lead.

Decaturâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kaelan Patterson and Kent Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mike Hooks were tied 1-1 after three periods of the 152-pound match.

Seven seconds into the one-minute overtime period, Patterson, a senior, scored two points on a takedown to even the meet at 3-all.

Junior Andrew Borradaile pinned his 160-pound opponent 1:20 into the first period to give Decatur a 9-3 lead.

Jared King, a junior, won his 170pound match, 7-2, to boost the Seahawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; advantage, 12-3.

The visiting Buccaneers took the 182-pound match by decision to cut the home teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead to six points.

Junior Adam Bargar earned a pinfall at 195 pounds to provide Decatur with an 18-6 cushion. Ethan Eibl, a junior, shut out his competition 7-0 in the 220pound match and the Seahawks pulled ahead 21-6.

Decatur heavyweight Ryan Kail, ranked No. 2 in the state in his weight class, was aggressive from the start of the 285-pound match and pinned his opponent in just 37 seconds to increase the lead to 21 points (27-6).

Kent Island recorded pins at 106 and 113 pounds, chipping away at Decaturâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advantage.

Decatur junior Nate Rosenblatt scored a pinfall 29 seconds into the 120-pound match. The Seahawks led 33-18 with three bouts remaining.

Kent Island earned a pin at 126 pounds and a decision at 132 and trailed by only three points (33-30) with one match left.

Buccaneer Zach Smith outscored Seahawk junior Logan Smith in the 138-pound match, 7-4, to tie the score at 33. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a lot of mis-matches tonight. They had some good kids where we had holes and we had some good kids where they had holes. If we combine both teams, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a really great team,â&#x20AC;? Martinek said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought our middle kids and their middle kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the kids that sometimes win, sometimes loseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;would decide that match, and some of ours wrestled good and some of theirs wrestled good and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why it came out 33-33.â&#x20AC;?

Decatur will compete in the Iron Horse Duals, today and Saturday, hosted by C. Milton Wright High School in Bel Air, Md. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to wrestle a lot of tough duals. Five of the top 20 teams in the state are going to be there,â&#x20AC;? Martinek said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kent Island was a good eye opener for our kids that they have a lot of work to do.â&#x20AC;?

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Ladies jelling and focused on having successful season Continued from Page 29

catur battled Pocomoke. The Seahawks led 17-7 at the end of the first quarter and went into the halftime break ahead 35-19. With one quarter to play, the visiting team had a 46-27 advantage.

Though Pocomoke outscored Decatur 18-9 in the fourth, the Seahawks had built a large enough lead in the first three quarters to hold on for a 55-45 victory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a mental breakdown with handling their press in the fourth quarter. We were doing a pretty good job, then in the fourth quarter, I think we got tired,â&#x20AC;? Fenzel-Mergott said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did some things much better than the last time we played them, like running our offense and getting the ball to the open players and hitting the outside shots.â&#x20AC;?

Schorr scored 23 points and had eight rebounds. Freshman Dayona Godwin contributed with 11 points.

Decatur (7-1) will travel to Princess Anne to play the Washington Jaguars on Monday. Snow Hill will visit Berlin the following day for a 5:30 p.m. match. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing great, but we still have a lot of improving to do,â&#x20AC;? FenzelMergott said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re jelling nicely.

The girls are really focused on doing what it takes to have a successful season.â&#x20AC;?

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first on beam (9.5) and took second allaround (35.95). Skyler Mahoney placed ninth on bars (7.8) and beam (8.7).

Erin Hurley received an 8.8 on floor and an overall score of 30.6, and Joey Guard got an 8.2 on floor and overall score of 30.9 in Level 5 competition.

For Level 4, Karla Bonilla got third on bars (8.8), beam (9.025) and allaround (35.7).

Alexis Walker was fourth on floor (8.9) and sixth all-around (33.975).

Logan DeVault got seventh on bars (8.275), beam (8.425), floor (8.4) and all-around (34.1).

Avery Beckelman placed eighth on beam (8.25) and 10th all-around (30.507). Mia Cropper got 10th on bars (7.5), beam (7.55) and 11th all-around (30.65). Nadia Bullock took fifth on vault (9.325), eighth on bars (8.775) and 12th all-around (33.95). Lilly Johnson received an all-around score of 29.35, and Kloe Cropper a 28.8. Arielle Mapps scored an 8.05 on vault and received an all-around score of 26.1.

Twisters Gymnastics Academy is based in Berlin and coached by Carmella Solito, Fran Fennell, Donna Miller, and Simone Hutchins.

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Seahawks top Firebirds, fall to Knights during Gov. Challenge With injured players back, coach hopes team will come together as a unit LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (Jan. 4, 2013) The Stephen Decatur boys’ basketball team joined 35 other squads last week for the annual Governor’s Challenge tournament at the Wicomico Civic Center in Salisbury.

The Seahawks battled the Arcadia Firebirds of Virginia on the first day of the tournament, Dec. 26. Despite a slow start, the Decatur squad pulled out a 55-43 victory.

Arcadia took a 20-13 lead in the first quarter and went into the halftime break with a two-point lead (2624).

“We were a little sluggish. It took us a quarter to get moving. We were down 10 or 12 early and we had to dig our way out,” said Decatur Coach Mark Engle. “The second quarter was better. Our man-to-man defense got going and we locked them down.”

Decatur outscored its opponent 1311 in the third and both teams had 37 points with one quarter to play.

The Seahawks tallied 18 points in the final quarter and held the Firebirds to six.

“We finished the game strong. We

played smart at the end and did a nice job,” Engle said. “They were fouling and we hit seven of eight free throws to extend our lead.”

Senior co-captain Jesse Engle led Decatur with 21 points and nine assists. Junior Chase Sams had 10 points and nine rebounds.

On the final day of the tournament, Dec. 29, the Seahawks match up against the Sussex Central Golden Knights of Delaware.

Coach Engle said his team struggled to gain a momentum and the Seahawks turned the ball over 21

times. Sussex Central led 26-12 at halftime and went on to win 54-34.

“We never got on track offensively.

They pressed and trapped us all over the floor, and we had difficulty moving the ball,” Engle said. “They had us on our heels the entire game. Sussex Central was just better than us that night.”

Senior Cameron Gaynor led Decatur with 10 points and five rebounds. Engle had nine points.

The Seahawks have a 5-3 record as they get back into regular-season competition after Christmas break.

Decatur teams finish first among Bayside schools Boys finish third overall, Lady Seahawks’ squad earns fourth-place honor LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (Jan. 4, 2013) Before the Christmas break, 22 boys’ and girls’ indoor track teams competed Dec. 19, at the Worcester County Recreation Center in Snow Hill. The Stephen Decatur boys’ and girls’ squads were both the top Maryland and Bayside Conference finishers.

“We did pretty well for having some

injuries and people out sick,” said Coach Jody Stigler. “We were the first Bayside school, which is pretty good.”

The Decatur boys’ team took third place with 47.5 points. Caesar Rodney won with 104 points and Cape Henlopen finished in second place (54).

Both are Delaware schools.

Decatur senior Kyle Kelly earned a victory in the 300-meter race, crossing the finish line in 37.70 seconds. James Mapp, also a senior, was right behind him, finishing in 38.20 seconds.

The two joined seniors Sunny Aroh and Daniel Winters for the 1,600-meter relay event, which the foursome won in 3:46.49.

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The girls’ 1,600-meter relay team was also successful. Juniors Layla Fowler and Chloe FauntLeRoy and sophomores Lauren Bodolus and Jenna Leitgeb completed the race in 4:33.41, to earn top honors.

Senior Ameerah Lewis threw the shot put 31 feet 1/2 inch to win the event.

The Lady Seahawks took fourth overall with 48.5 points. Smyrna (75.5), Sussex Tech (53) and Caesar Rodney (50), all Delaware schools, finished first through third respectively.

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Several players have returned from injuries and Engle hopes the team will come together as a unit.

“We turn the ball over too frequently. We have to work on rebounding, checking off [and] ball handling before we get into the thick of our conference schedule,” Engle said. “With everyone back, we’re hoping for continuity and for the team to jell and come together well.”

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Realtors believe homevalueswill increase shortly LAUREN BUNTING ■ Contributing Writer

RENDERINGS COURTESY PECK MILLER

The 67th Street TownCenter will include four buildings connected by a boardwalk promenade and leasure plaza areas where shoppers can relax.

RONJONTOCALLNEWCENTER‘HOME’ Midtown shopping center projected to be completed in May; more tenants sought LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (Jan. 4, 2013) Construction of the 67th Street TownCenter, which will include four buildings connected by a boardwalk promenade and leisure plazas, is expected to be completed in May. According to the project Web site, www.towncenter.com, a fence was erected around the property in late October, excavation began and sewer lines were buried. In mid-November, the site was cleared and prepped for buildings B, C and D foundations. Building A foundation construction was completed in early December and preparation for building B foundation was nearly finished. Days later, the foundation was poured for building C and block work was being finished on building B. Just before Christmas, lumber was delivered to the site and fram-

ing work was set to begin on building A this week.

The more than 20,500 square feet of mixed-use space on about four acres of land will be home to several businesses.

The 4,700-square foot building will feature two or three businesses, according to developer Peck Miller. Miller and his business partners purchased the land in July. The project is a $7 million investment.

The 5,600-square-foot building will be home to three or four stores, while the 3,900square-foot building will house one or two businesses.

The 6,400-square-foot building will consist of a Ron Jon Surf Shop. The company is the only one to have signed a lease as of this week, but Miller said he has spoken to a number of representatives from interested businesses who want to be a part of the midtown complex.

Two buildings will be located on 67th Street and the other two on Coastal Highway, forming an “L” shape, Miller said.

There is also another parcel on the back of the lot near the water, where a hotel or restaurant could be built on the 1.5acre plot. The site is also permitted for a 250-foot pier on the canal.

“It will be a nice little commercial section in midtown Ocean City,” Miller said. “The synergy of the area works, with Old Pro Golf, the marina, Galaxy 66 restaurant, World Gym, Sunset Island and the Holiday Inn across the street.

[TownCenter] will work well with the neighborhood.”

Miller said he has always been familiar with the 67th Street property and when the opportunity arose to purchase the land, he took advantage.

Jeff Schoellkopf, AIA, LEED AP of The Design Group, who Miller has worked with for a number of years, is the project architect. Gillis Gilkerson is the construction management company.

For more information about the project or business owners interested in retail space, contact Miller at peck@peckmiller.com or call 443-880-2341.

‘Toast Our Coast’wine,ale trail now offers mobile app (Jan. 4, 2013) The Worcester County Office of Tourism now offers a mobile smartphone app for its “Toast Our Coast” Wine and Ale Trail. The app provides maps and directions to each participating winery and brewery, as well as an area map, contact information and hours of operation for each site, and an events listing and

information about the area.

The Wine and Ale Trail promotes the 11 wineries and seven breweries in Worcester, Wicomico, Somerset and Dorchester counties in Maryland, Kent and Sussex counties in Delaware, and Accomack and

Northampton counties in Virginia.

Mobile apps are a fastgrowing alternative for local businesses that want to get their message out to potential customers and constituencies via mobile platforms like smartphones and tablets. The “Toast Our Coast” app takes advantage of the smartphone’s geo-

location capabilities, as well as the ability to call any of the participant locations with a tap of the screen, to keep a list of favorite establishments on the phone, and to share the app directly with friends via text message, e-mail, or over social media like Facebook and Twitter.

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(Jan. 4, 2013) Optimism among real estate professionals about the direction of home values is on the rise according to a recent survey conducted

by HomeGain.

The company announced the results of its nationwide home values study, which surveyed more than 200 real estate agents and brokers and more than 1,500 homeowners.

Sixty-five percent of real estate professionals expect home values to increase in the next six months, up from 51 percent last quarter and up from 15 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011.

However, optimism is more tempered among homeowners, where only 39 percent of homeowners expect home values to increase in the next six months, up from 34 percent last quarter.

“We are seeing a continued increase in optimism about the direction of home prices,” said Louis Cammarosano, general manager of HomeGain. “Real estate agents expect the recent pick up in the real estate market to continue in the coming two years.”

When asked if home values will increase in the next two years, the opinion is more inline between real estate professionals (79 percent say yes) and homeowners (62 percent say yes).

According to the survey participants, 75 percent of homeowners believe their homes are worth more than the recommended agent listing price. Paradoxically, 63 percent of homebuyers believe homes are overpriced.

With opinions on future home values starting to shift, 2013 will likely provide a higher level of buyer urgency and continue our return to a stable (dare we predict improving) real estate market on Delmarva.

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

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Berlin Chamber makes business directories more user-friendly SHEILA CHERRY ■ Bayside Gazette Associate Editor (Jan. 4, 2013) Members of the Berlin Chamber of Commerce have until Jan. 15 to prepare their business listings for a revamped version of the guide for 2013.

Chamber Executive Director Aaren Collins, on Dec. 27, said the chamber is trying to convert the annual listing from a directory format to more of a visitor’s guide that will allow it to be used for the two-fold purpose of information resource and promotional material. Letters have been sent alerting the chamber’s 285 members that the new guides will include a re-design of the layout and new features.

The guide this year will include coupons for the first time. “Everyone comes in asking for them,” she said, adding that more information on the town will be included.

The chamber is also revamping its Web site to a more user-friendly format.

According to Collins, the changes were prompted because the chamber is fielding an increasing number of inquiries from retail visitors, to businesses, to individuals in the process of relocating to the area, seeking information on the types of businesses located in Berlin, schedules for special planned events and store hours.

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The chamber is bumping up its distribution from 500 to 3,000 to allow for more marketing and promotional distribution to local Realtors, other chambers of commerce and businesses that might want to offer them to their customers.

The categories for businesses will be broader, using sections terms like “dining,” “retail,” and “arts,” rather than narrower specific categories to broaden the amount of businesses that can be listed in those sections.

In addition to the listings that are already included with each current membership, Collins said that members could purchase separate ad listings and for an additional $15 fee, can include their business logo.

During the Jan. 15 meeting, the board of advisors will consider whether to add two new chamber-sponsored events to its roster for 2013. One of the possible new events would be scheduled for June, the other for August, if approved, Collins said.

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ART LEAGUE NAMES 2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Rina Thaler, executive director of the Art League of Ocean City, second from right in front, is pictured with the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2013 board of directors. They are, in front row from left, Betty Stork, Barbara Melone, Emily Schwab, Thaler and Jamie Albright; and in back row, Kim Wagner, Lisi Ruczynski, Emmy Challenger, Bill Wright, Marian Bickerstaff, Michelle Fager, Ann Terrell and Gayle Widdowson.

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AppCreatorPro founder Will DeLamater notes that tourism professionals recognize the power of mobile technology for visitors exploring new areas.

“Smartphones are essentially a little computer in your pocket, and it is always connected,” he said. “When Lisa mentioned that travel today involves a lot of ‘planned spontaneity,’ we knew the app would be a great fit for ‘Toast Our Coast.’”

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PENGUIN PARTY More than 600 ‘penguins’ jump into the ocean for a chilly New Year’s Day dip that raises more than $80,000 for Atlantic General Hospital

LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (Jan. 4, 2013) More than 600 people raced into the cold ocean on New Year’s Day — most, with smiles on their faces, excited to participate in the 19th annual Penguin Swim, a fundraiser for Atlantic General Hospital.

Last year, during the 18th annual event, an estimated 1,000 “penguins” donned everything from bathing suits to superhero costumes as they plunged into the nearly 50-degree ocean at 91st Street. Organizers hoped the 2012 fundraiser would garner $71,500 for the Berlin hospital — that goal was exceeded by more than $15,500.

The target for 2013 was again $71,500.

“New Year’s Day is in the middle of the week so we didn’t increase the goal,” AGH Development Coordinator Laura Stearns said last week. “We always hope to exceed it because all of the money goes to the hospital, which benefits everyone.”

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Six-month-old Lilianna Browning of Salisbury was the youngest participant in Atlantic General Hospital’s 19th annual Penguin Swim.

for the event and $80,526 had been raised as of Tuesday. Additional donations were anticipated in the days following the swim, said Donna Pellinger, director of development for Atlantic General Hospital.

“We are ecstatic about the amount raised,” she said. “I thought [the event]

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The rain held off and we had lots of wonderful participants again.”

For 2013, participants and spectators again had the option to gather at the Princess Royale on 91st Street or join friends at Bull on the Beach on 94th Street before the 19th annual swim. The party kicked off around 9 a.m. at Bull on the Beach and final registration for the Penguin Swim began at 11:30 a.m. at the Princess Royale.

Participants were led to the beach just before the 1 p.m. swim. Once everyone was ready, a signal was given for the penguins to enter the ocean. Children had their own area and went in first, followed by the adults. Some people got a little wet, while others dove in to the 34degree water for a swim. The air temperature was about 47 degrees.

After the swim, penguins gathered at the Princess Royale’s Atrium to warm up in the pool and hot tubs. Awards were presented to the youngest and oldest swimmers, as well as to the top team and individual money-raisers.

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Crispbeach day welcomes new year, fresh start DEBORAH LEE WALKER ■ Contributing Writer (Jan. 4, 2013) Once again, the changing of guards is upon motherland. The sun graciously acknowledges the presence of Jack Frost. In due time, her reign will rule again.

Swirls of crescendoed winds erase remnants of yesterday in hopes for a new beginning.

The tide is a prism of frolicking memories that shimmer in the depths of eternity. Footsteps head in a direction with no clear destination, but the impression left in the sand is a friendly reminder of the present to be.

The gentle inward flow breathes new life for the spirit of many generations, and at the same time, a slow exit to sea reassures there is a purpose in a world of boundless complexities.

The birth of a new year is time for reflection, which will undoubtedly simmer until direction has a more distinctive point of view. The solitude of the Eastern Shore is my best friend; conversations with myself are put on hold.

Time has slipped away and I must confess a little snack would be greatly appreciated. My trusty feathered friend mirrors each and every step. To some, my pockets are full; to others, they are empty. The toss of a crusty piece of baguette speaks volumes. I must confess, the temptation of steamy, spicy shrimp beckons an about-face.

There comes a time when precision must come to the forefront. Culinary possibilities are infinite and perception adds to the repertoire of success. The emulsion of science and personal touches transform unadulterated morsels into a bliss of heavenly delights.

As I stroll down the deserted passageway where certainty and illusion meet face to face. ImSee STEAMED on Page 44

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New year brings new trends and hopefully fewer troubles SENIOR SLANT

Looks like spandex is in, bigger buns out in 2013 IRISH KEMP ■ Contributing Writer

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Rosy Bird, Faye Hartman and their friends, above, work a holiday fundraiser at the St. Andrew Parish Center on 144th Street in Ocean City. (Right) Buck Mann, left, and John Staley are dressed in coordinated colors while celebrating the holiday at BJ’s on the Water.

(Jan. 4, 2013) Happy New Year folks, may all your troubles be little ones. At this stage of my life, I feel comfortable greeting my peers with this double entendre greeting. What’s in, what’s out, that’s what it’s all about. Bah humbug to those characters’ efforts to eliminate Santa Claus this year. What’s next on their agenda, leprechauns and angels?

I tend to pick my battles; I’m counting on the famous “birthday kid” to take care of the elimination process. He’s the worldrenowned expert. I’m even counting on him to break the fall if we go over the fiscal cliff.

Many happy returns to the January birthday kids, the likes of Mike Donnelly, Kathy Foote, Jeff Mathias, Jody Veader, Jim Dembeck, Mary Jane Maxwell, Bob Jones, Gladys Handy, Lux Luxenberger, Jane Mulholland and the Jan. 7 trio, my luv, Skip, Jeanne Powell and Frank Hanna.

It’s a fast moving world out there. My regrets to the younger-than-thou gals who opted for bigger buns operations in 2012.

If they had been patient and waited for the fickle fashion folks to make the 2013 “big

butt in or out” decision, they could have saved some big bucks and lots of pain. This old broad hates to spread bad news, “butt” the nation’s females can be all they’ve ever wanted to be, body wise, in 2013. So say the fashion icons, who have declared a new material on the market — spandex, a miracle worker. Supposedly it guarantees one a perfect figure no matter the age, size of body parts or width of the butt.

H’mm! Just when I had decided to give up on the battle of the bulges, the Washington Post’s fashion page displayed a variety of spandex garments, including a $20 one-piece, ice blue spandex dress.

Don’t be too hasty and toss away all your exercise equipment, gym membership and nasty tasting, fat free food and beverages, lest a too tight squeeze might not be your cup ‘o tea. Personally, I think it’s a rewrap on WWII’s nylon and jersey combo. Oh, how I loved those dresses that didn’t have to be ironed and clung to our young bods.

Ya’ know what I would really like to come back? All those folks that made the OC social scene 20-somepin’ years ago, the likes of Lou and Dee Reich, John and Marie Sweet, Rita Villani and her OC and See GIVE on Page 43

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Approx. 4,000 youth, church leaders to attend conference LISA CAPITELLI ■ Assistant Editor (Jan. 4, 2013) Approximately 4,000 students in grades 7-12, adult leaders and parents representing about 220 churches (independent and various denominations) from Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Virginia are expected to attend the 26th annual youth rally sponsored by the Young People’s Ministries of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference of the United Methodist Church this weekend at the Ocean City convention center.

The theme of this year’s three-day conference is “Undignified,” based on scripture verse 2 Samuel 6:21-22, “… I will celebrate before the Lord. I will become even more undignified than this.”

“It’s all about worship and worshiping God freely and surrendering yourself to God in worship,” said Young People’s Ministries Director Shane Hinderliter.

Check-in for the rally will take place today, Friday, from noon to 8 p.m. at the 40th Street venue. The cost is $75 per person for church youth groups and families interested in participating.

The exhibit hall, which will include vendors, games, mission agencies and admission representatives from several Christian colleges, will open at 6 p.m. tonight, followed by general session 1 at 8 p.m. and a concert by Tye Tribbett.

General session 2 kicks off Saturday morning’s activities. Several service projects will be offered at selected commu-

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nity organizations and churches throughout the afternoon.

Guest speaker Jim Walker, spoken word artist Tiffanie Shanks, illusionist Jared Hall, worship leader group Rend Collective Experiment and musical entertainers Francesca Battistelli and The Letter Black are scheduled to take the stage this weekend.

“There will be a lot going on this weekend. Multiple events will be going on during each session,” Hinderliter said.

To give back to the community, Hinderliter said donations for Diakonia, a crisis shelter in West Ocean City, will be collected throughout the weekend. Requested supplies can be taken to the exhibit hall at convention center or items

will be available for purchase there.

In the earlier years, the rally was held at Salisbury University. The event moved to the Princess Royale on 91st Street in the mid-1990s, according to Hinderliter, who has been involved with the organization since 2007. After a few years, it outgrew the space and in the late 90s, the rally’s new home became the convention center.

Approximately 200 people attended the first youth rally 25 years ago. Participation has grown over the years, as more than 4,000 took part in the activities last year.

For more information about the rally, visit www.umyoungpeople.org or e-mail shinderliter@pen-del.org.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might be hurt by a colleague’s harsh criticism. But don’t let it shake your confidence in what you’re trying to do.

A more positive aspect starts to appear by week’s end.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You’re torn between your sensible self and the part of you that enjoys acquiring lovely things. Best advice: Wait for an end-of-month sale, and then buy something wonderful.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your artistic side has practical applications this week, such as redecorating your home or redesigning your personal stationery. Whatever you do, someone special will like it.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You could be drawn into a problem ‘twixt friends or family members. Best bet: Ask the questions that go to the heart of the matter, then get them all together for a group hug.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) As much as you love being the center of attention, your big Lion’s heart impels you to share the spotlight with a colleague who helped you with that well-praised project.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your eagerness to act on a challenge is wisely tempered early in the week by a lack of necessary information.

Things begin to clear up during the weekend.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A relationship you’d hoped would keep going seems to be going nowhere. Close it out and move on to a brighter romantic aspect just beginning to manifest itself.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Things don’t go completely as planned this week. But enjoy the surprises, even if you have to adjust your schedule. Some of them could be quite delightful.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Making choices is usually easy for straight-shooting Archers. But a new development could deflect your aim. Try to put off decisions until you know more.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) While part of you might prefer taking a more familiar path, let your more daring and — admit it — supercurious self see what the unexplored has to offer.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Those nasty types have slithered back under the rocks and present no more problems. Now’s the time to move ahead on that promising new relationship.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A new offer could clear up that lingering money problem. Also, a more confident attitude on your part might well help get that personal situation back on track.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have a way of turning chaos into order. You’re also generous with your help for those who seek it.

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ages of Aunt Jenny tip-toe into the canyons of my mind. Her simplistic style of cooking with great flavor mesmerized our family. Fancy frills did not embellish her presentation, but we left the table knowing we had a memorable meal.

Years have passed and much has changed. Experiencing the finest gastronomic wonders has given me new insight but I know destiny was in the making long before it was meant to be.

As the hourglass of time has progressed, wisdom turned to a different chapter.

I realized the pursuit of “true” simplicity has variables of many degrees and generalization is simply not an option.

Relaxation is not a word in my vocabulary, but in between the daily bustle of life, a glass of Chardonnay and a good book are deeply welcomed. A library of various subjects nourishes my soul.

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo da Vinci understood the

philosophy of seeing each object in itself.

An experienced chef knows every ingredient has a past, present and future. Deconstructing the various components in a dish is imperative. Preparing an uncomplicated meal to a level of flawlessness is a much greater accomplishment than cooking an intricate dish with moderate success.

The grandfather clock of time washes ashore and serenity is coming to an end. I must say goodbye to my little companion, but I promise him I will be back. I do thank God for these few precious moments and allowing me a brief opportunity to keep loved ones dear to my heart.

Time is like simplicity, it has no limitations.

Football playoffs are here and the time to plan one’s menu is at hand. Steamed, spicy shrimp is always a favorite. If one is thinking shrimp is out of their budget, think again. Raw, frozen shrimp is very affordable and steams with very successful results.

The next consideration is the cooking

method. Overcooking shrimp is probably the biggest mistake for a novice chef.

Shrimp cook very quickly and undercooking is highly suggested. Steaming shrimp is a way to retain moisture and allude the dreaded, dry offering of crustaceans. As soon as the shrimp turn an orange, opaque color, immediately remove and place on cooling racks to slow down the cooking process. Placing paper towels underneath the racks ensures a quick cleanup technique.

The only subject left is the seasoning for the shrimp. Following is a very simple recipe. Combine 6 ounces Old Bay seasoning with one 3-ounce packet of Zatarain’s Crawfish, Shrimp and Crab boil. As always, personalized variations are up to the host. Old Bay is synonymous with the Eastern Shore and Zatarain’s spicy mix gives the shrimp a welcomed contrast not only in flavor, but in texture.

Secret ingredient: Improvement.

“He who stops being better stops being good” … Oliver Cromwell.

Pines Players to present ‘Little Mermaid’inWestOC (Jan. 4, 2013) The Ocean Pines Players Youth Theater will be performing “The Little Mermaid” at the OC Jamboree on Jan. 18-20. Under the tutledge of Paulette DeRosa-Matrona, director and choreographer, and Sharon Sorrentino, musical director and vocal coach, this musical pro-

duction will feature nearly 50 young actors.

Performances will be at the OC Jamboree, located on Route 611 in West Ocean City. Show will be Jan. 18, at 7 p.m.; Jan. 19, 2 and 7 p.m.; and Jan. 20, 2 p.m.

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APPEARING LIVE 19TH HOLE BAR & GRILL 9636 Stephen Decatur Highway West Ocean City 410-213-9204 Jan. 4: Blake Haley, 6-10 p.m.

Jan. 5: Louis Wright, 6-10 p.m.

ADOLFO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT 13th Street and the Boardwalk in the Beach Plaza Hotel 410-289-4001 Every Friday and Saturday: Rhonda Apple and Dale Britt BJ’S ON THE WATER 75th Street and the bay 410-524-7575 Jan. 4: The Chest Pains, 9 p.m.

Jan. 5: No Byscuyts, 9 p.m.

Jan. 9: Old School, 5-8 p.m.

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

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

FAGER’S ISLAND 60th Street and the bay 410-524-5500 Jan. 4: DJ Hook, 9 p.m.

Jan. 5: DJ Groove, 9 p.m.

Jan. 6: Jazz Brunch w/Everett Spells, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

GALAXY 66 66th Street, bayside 410-723-6762 Jan. 4: Philly George Project, 7-11 p.m.

Jan. 5: DJ Rob Cee, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

HARBORSIDE BAR & GRILL 12841 S. Harbor Road West Ocean City 410-213-1846 Jan. 4: Ladies Night w/DJ Billy T, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Jan. 5: Simple Truth, 2-6 p.m.; DJ Jeremy, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

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

Jan. 10: Opposite Directions, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

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HOUSE OF WELSH 1106 Coastal Highway, Fenwick Island, Del. 888-666-0728 302-541-0728 Every Friday: DJ Norm, 3-6 p.m.; Tony Vega, 6-10 p.m.

Every Saturday: Tony Vega, 6-10 p.m.

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

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

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

OCEAN CLUB NIGHTCLUB In the Horizons Restaurant In the Clarion Fontainebleau Hotel 101st Street and the ocean 410-524-3535

Jan. 4-5: Power Play, 9:30 p.m.

SEACRETS 49th Street and the bay 410-524-4900 Jan. 4: Goodman Fiske, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Jan. 5: Jon Maurer Band, 5-9 p.m.; Generation Next, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

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

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

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

Ringing in 2013 at Adolfo’s are, above from left, Nikki Rittling, Chris DeForce, Stacey O’Neill, John Neal and Meagan McArthur. (Left) Seating New Year’s Eve dinner guests at Adolfo’s on the Ocean, inside the Beach Plaza Hotel on the Boardwalk at 13th Street, are Sarah Gunion, left, and Sasha Savka.

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Attending the annual New Year’s Day Penguin Swim, on the beach at 91st Street, is a tradition for Alexis Smith, left, Kathy Smith, center, and Debbie Gaske.

Adolfo’s on the Ocean bartender Vanessa Founds grabs a bottle of champagne for patrons on New Year’s Eve.

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Manager Jenny Lauman chats with Mark Kane on New Year’s Eve at Hooters West Ocean City.

Lindsay Candeloro, left, Zeppy Stafford and Amber Bakner take care of patrons celebrating New Year’s Eve at Hooters.

Tammy Patrick-Cebula and Roger Cebula welcome New Year’s Eve diners to Galaxy 66 on 66th Street.

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Tony Lamartina and Barbara Leister take a spin on the dance floor at Hooters.

Randy Lee Ashcraft and the Saltwater Cowboys perform at WOC Hooters on New Year’s Eve.

Serving cocktails at the Skye Bar, above Galaxy 66 on New Years Eve, from left, are Jeremy Blackford, Dottie Cobian and Jason Meisner.

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Devon Honrychs and Jason Alava enjoy a New Year’s Eve dinner at Galaxy 66.

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“Thank you for sharing your new year’s day with us again for those of you coming back, and thank you for getting in the water. The water was cold this year,” Michael Franklin, Atlantic General Hospital president and CEO, told the crowd.

Before awards were distributed, swim cochairwoman Patricia Ilczuk-Lavanceau was recognized for her services.

“I’m here because [Bull on the Beach owner] Phil Houck challenged me and I don’t turn down a challenge,” she said.

“He said, ‘Come on, go in,’ and I said ‘I’ll go in if I can raise $12,020.04.’”

In just a few weeks, she collected more than $13,000. Ilczuk-Lavanceau took the plunge into the cold ocean in 2008 in honor of her husband, André. She wanted to raise $12,020.04, the dated of her late husband’s liver transplant. She has been the swim chairwoman for the last four years.

“It’s been an honor and pleasure working with a great group of people,” IlczukLavanceau said.

Sal Fasano assisted Ilczuk-Lavanceau this year and will take over as chairman of the event.

“We cannot thank Patricia enough for her four years of leadership and dedication as the Penguin Swim event chair,” Pellinger said.

The youngest penguin was 6-monthold Lilianna Browning of Salisbury. Seventy-nine-year-old Sylvia Angstadt of Ocean Pines was the oldest participant.

Bill Mitchell of Laurel, Md., raised $575 and earned a third-place honor as the largest individual donator. Woody “Butch” German of Baltimore collected $2,194 in donations, good for second place. Craig Kettler of Leesburg, Va., brought in $3,460 and was named the No. 1 individual donor.

In the team category, third place went to Ocean City Ravens Roost No. 44 for donating $5,306. In second place was the Parke Penguins (Ocean Pines), who collected $8,810. The Bull on the Beach team, which included more than 100 swimmers, was the top team fundraiser again this year, donating $25,000.

During the 19-year history of the event, the Bull on the Beach team has raised more than $300,000 for AGH. Bull on the Beach owner, Phil Houck, typically leads his team from the 94th Street restaurant to the starting line on the day of the swim.

“We have the greatest team of people.

It’s not me, it’s the group of people that makes this happen,” Houck said.

Awards were also presented to teams and individuals 18 and younger who collected the most donations.

Benjamin Kettler of Leesburg, Va., garnered $380 to finish in first place. Jacob Shockley of Ocean City raised $250 and Kara Styron of Joppa, Md., collected $150.

The top team fundraisers in the 18 and Under division was Stephen Decatur High School Connections Club and Service Learning students ($1,804), Maryland Tree Service of Davidsonville, Md. ($300) and the Crimson Fireballs of Salisbury ($250).

Patricia Ilczuk-Lavanceau

Participants dressed in the best costumes also received awards. Costume contest winners were: Best Overall, Butch Lorditch, Reinholds, Pa.; Most Spirited; Dave Kelley, Alexandria, Va.; Most Creative, Cy Tertel, Whitehall, Pa.; and Best Little Penguin, Alexis Iovacchini, Salisbury.

The Penguin Swim, an annual anniversary celebration in May and the fall golf classic, held each September, are Atlantic General Hospital’s three main fundraisers. Since its inception, the Penguin Swim has raised more than $800,000 for AGH. “The money raised benefits the hospital directly to expand and strengthen our programs and services,” Pellinger said.

Atlantic General Hospital has been providing health care to residents of Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset counties in Maryland and Sussex County, Del., since May 1993.

For more information about Atlantic General Hospital, visit www.atlanticgeneral.org.

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Craig Kettler of Leesburg, Va., above right, collected $3,460 for Atlantic General Hospital and was named the Penguin Swim’s No. 1 individual donor.

And his son, Benjamin, collected $380 to finish in first place in the youth category. (Left) Michael Franklin, president and CEO of AGH left, presents an award to Phil Houck, owner of Bull on the Beach, whose team was the top team fundraiser, donating $25,000 to the Berlin hospital.

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FRIDAY, JAN. 4 BASKET, GIFT CARD BINGO — Bishopville Volunteer Fire Department, main station, 10709 Bishopville Road. Doors open at 6 p.m., games start at 7 p.m. There will be 20 games with filled baskets and gift cards and two specials. Oyster fritter sandwiches and other food and beverage items available. Cost is $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Tickets: 410-352-3101 or 443-235-2926.

BINGO — Knights of Columbus, 9901 Coastal Highway (rear of St. Luke’s Church) in Ocean City.

Doors open at 5 p.m. and games begin at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments for sale. Info: 410-524-7994.

LEARNING CENTER OPEN HOUSE — Carmella’s Kids Learning Center, 9028 Worcester Highway, Berlin, 6-7 p.m. All are welcome. Tours, games and information about the center’s child care for ages 6 weeks to 15 years. Info: 410-629-1630 or www.tstgymnastics.com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 5 WRITE IT! CREATIVE WRITING FORUM — Berlin library, 220 N. Main St., 10 a.m. Novice and established writers share fiction, nonfiction and creative writing projects. Program includes critiques and appreciations as well as market leads and writing exercises. Info: 410-641-0650.

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 2-22, two eggs, two pancakes and two bacon slices, includes coffee and juice. Bloody Marys cost $3. Info: 410-524-8196.

to noon. With coffee and juice. Cost is $8 for adults, children 11 years and younger eat at half price. Info: 410-524-7994.

MONDAY, JAN. 7 GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION — Ocean Pines library, small meeting room, 11107 Cathell Road, 2:30 p.m. Great Books focuses on works that shape our culture and provide a deeper appreciation for what it means to be human. Info: Don Winslow, 410-208-6613.

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Guest speaker will be Claude Lewis of Home Instead Senior Care. Take canned good for Diakonia. Info: Larry Walton, lrwalto@yahoo.com or 443-831-1791.

DELMARVA SWEET ADELINE CHORUS MEETS WEEKLY — The Delmarva Sweet Adeline Chorus, under the direction of Carol Ludwig, meets each Monday from 7-9 p.m., at the Ocean Pines Community Center, 239 Ocean Parkway, White Horse Park. Women interested in learning and singing in a barbershop format are welcome.

Info: 410-208-4171.

CPAP MASK FITTING — Atlantic General Hospital Sleep Disorders Diagnostic Center, 9733 Healthway Drive in Berlin. Free, monthly mask fitting clinic for patients having trouble adjusting to their CPAP equipment. Additional clinic offered for those who are apprehensive about the idea of using CPAP. By appointment only: Robin Rohlfing, 410-641-9726.

HAND DANCING — House of Welsh, 1106 Coastal Highway, Fenwick, Del. Free lessons from 6-7 p.m., open dancing 7-10 p.m. No cover charge. Info: DC Hand Dance Club, 302-5410728.

HYPERTENSION CLINICS — Sponsored by Atlantic General Hospital and takes place the first Monday of every month at Apple Discount Drugs, 314 Franklin Ave., in Berlin, 10 a.m. to noon and at Walgreens, 11310 Manklin Creek Rd., in Ocean Pines, 1-3 p.m. Free blood pressure screening and health information. Info: Dawn Denton, 410-641-9268.

LAP TIME — Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:30 a.m. Children, infants to 2 years old, will be introduced to songs, games, finger plays and movement activities. Parents and caregivers will learn new ways to interact with their toddlers. Info: 410-208-4014.

WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY SEMINAR — Berlin Main Place Complex, 9956 N. Main St., Berlin, 5-6 p.m. Receive information about the lap band and gastric sleeve weight loss procedures.

Pre-register: 410-641-3960.

SUNDAY, JAN. 6

DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP — St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 405 Flower St., Berlin, first Monday of each month, 6-7 p.m. All welcome. Info: Darlene Jameson, 410-6296877.

ALL-U-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST BUFFET — Berlin Fire Hall, 214 N. Main St., 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Menu includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, biscuits, cereals, coffee, milk and juice. Cost is $8 for adults, $5 for children 5-12 years and free to children 4 and younger. Carry-out is $6.

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY MEETING — Berlin group No. 169, Atlantic General Hospital, conference room 3, 9733 Healthway Drive in 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, 410-629-1006.

ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST BUFFET — Knights of Columbus, 9901 Coastal Highway (rear of St. Luke’s Church) in Ocean City, 9 a.m.

AARP CHAPTER 4507 MEETING — Ocean Pines Community Center, 235 Ocean Parkway.

Social time is at 9:30 a.m., meeting at 10 a.m.

TUESDAY, JAN. 8

YOUNG AND RESTLESS — Berlin library, 220 N. Main St., 10:30 a.m. Creative science, art and music activities for children 3 to 5 years old.

Dress for a mess. Reserve your place: 410-6410650.

NEEDLE FELTING: NEW TWIST ON OLD ART — Berlin library, 220 N. Main St., 1 p.m. Participants will make a 3D sculptures using only needles, wool and a foam base. Register: 410-641-0650.

HYPERTENSION CLINICS — Sponsored by Atlantic General Hospital and takes place at Rite Aid, Selbyville, Del., 10 a.m. to noon and at Walgreens, Clarksville, Del., 1-3 p.m. Free blood pressure screening and health information.

Info: Dawn Denton, 410-641-9268.

YOGA — James G. Barrett Medical Office Building, rotunda, 10231 Old Ocean City Boulevard, Berlin, 5:30-6:45 p.m. All levels welcome. Cost is $72 for eight sessions or $10 drop-in fee for first time. Info: Georgette Rhoads, 410-6419734 or grhoads@atlanticgeneral.org.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9 STORY TIME — Pocomoke library, 301 Market St., 10:30 a.m. Stories, rhymes, finger plays, music and crafts for children 2-5 years old. Info: 410-957-0878.

BARISTA AND BOOKS — Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, 10:30 a.m. For infants to 5 year old children and their caregivers. Stories, crafts, cocoa and pastries for the children.

Freshly brewed coffee for the parents provided

by Starbucks. Info: 410-524-1818.

PLAY TIME — Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:30 a.m. Parents and children, infants to 5 years old, explore educational toys together in an interactive, free play program.

Info: 410-208-4014.

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS, INTERNET Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, Jan. 9, 16, 23 and 30, 8 a.m. Four-part class provides a foundation to be able to use the computer and the Internet. Advance registration is required. Preregister at the library or by calling 410-208-4014.

GREAT READS — Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 2 p.m. Informal discussion of recommended titles and authors. Info: 410-2084014.

SPAGHETTI DINNER — Community Church at Ocean Pines, 11227 Racetrack Road, 5-7 p.m.

Prepared by Decatur Diner. Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children 3 and older. Proceeds benefit Relay For Life. Info: Joanne, 410-726-8446.

GRACE PARKER BREAKFAST — First Presbyterian Church, 1301 Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. All-you-can-eat eggs (any style), pancakes, bacon, sausage, country ham, homemade biscuits, hash brown potatoes and grits. Also, coffee and tea. Cost is $8, $6 for carry-out. Milk, sodas and orange juice available. Info: 410-289-9340.

BINGO — Every Wednesday at Ocean City Elks Lodge 2645, 138th Street across from Fenwick Inn. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., games start 6:30 p.m. A $1,000 jackpot available, food, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. No one under 18 years allowed in the hall during bingo. Info: 410250-2645.

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OUT&ABOUT DELMARVA HAND DANCING CLUB — Meets every Wednesday at Skyline Bar & Grille at The Fenwick Inn, 138th Street and Coastal Highway in Ocean City. Beginner and intermediate lessons, 5:30-6:30 p.m., followed by dancing until 9 p.m. Jitterbug, swing, cha-cha to the sounds of the ’50s, ’60s and Carolina beach music. All are welcome. Discounted food and drink prices.

Info: 302-337-3638.

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY MEETING — Ocean City library, 10003 Coastal Highway, Wednesdays, 4:45-6 p.m. TOPS is a support and educational group promoting weight loss and healthy lifestyle. It meets weekly. Info: 302436-3682.

THURSDAY, JAN. 10 STORY TIME — Ocean Pines library, 11107 Cathell Road, 10:30 a.m. Stories, rhymes, finger plays, music and crafts for children 2-5 years old. Info: 410-208-4014.

WRITING WITH RUTH — Ocean City library,

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10003 Coastal Highway, 1 p.m. Monthly gathering of local writers who share independent work (poems, essays, memoirs, prose, etc.) and receive feedback. All writers welcome. Info: 410524-1818.

CELIAC SUPPORT GROUP — Atlantic General Hospital, conference room 3, 9733 Healthway Drive in Berlin, 7-8 p.m. Support and information for those affected by Celiac Disease. Info: Betty Bellarin, 410-603-0210.

OC AARP 1917 GENERAL MEETING — Knights of Columbus, 9901 Coastal Highway (rear of St. Luke’s Church) in Ocean City, 9:30 a.m. Tom Brown, who played baseball with the Senators and played in two Super Bowls with the Green Bay Packers, will discuss his dedication to teaching youth sports. Numerous travel opportunities for 2013 will be presented. All persons age 50 and older welcome. Info: aarp1917.org or 410-352-5748.

OCEAN PINES GARDEN CLUB MEETING AND INSTALLATION OF 2013 OFFICERS — Ocean Pines Country Club, 100 Clubhouse Drive, 10 a.m. Cost is $21 with choice of creamy homemade tomato soup with choice of shrimp salad

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over greens or spinach/cheese quiche with side salad; dessert and coffee station. New members and guests welcome. Info: 410-641-7926.

BEACH SINGLES — Every Thursday, Beach Singles 45-Plus meets for happy hour at Lighthouse Sound, 12723 St. Martins Neck Road, Bishopville, 4 p.m. Info: Arlene, 302-436-9577; Kate, 410-524-0649; or Dianne, 302-541-4642.

BINGO — American Legion Post 166, 2308 Philadelphia Ave., in Ocean City, every Thursday, year round. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., games start at 7 p.m. Food available. Open to the public. Info: 410-289-3166.

SOUP SALE — Atlantic United Methodist Church, 105 Fourth St., in Ocean City, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Fresh, homemade hot soups and biscuits and desserts. Carry-out available. Info: 410-289-7430.

ONGOING EVENTS FREE TAX PREPARATION — SHORE UP! Inc.

offers free tax-preparation and e-filing for families and individuals who made under $51,000 last year. Taxes are done by appointment, Jan. 19 through April 13. To make an appointment at one of their three locations in Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester counties, call 410-749-1142, weekdays, starting Jan. 2 FREE ADULT GED AND ESL CLASSES — Classes will begin the week of Jan. 7. Classes are offered day and night at nine locations with free childcare (ages 2-10) provided at two locations. Info: 410-632-5071.

‘CREATIVE EXPRESSION EXHIBIT’ — Submit essays, poetry, music, original artwork or photographs that convey experiences and feeling about name-calling, and ideas for putting a stop to verbal bullying. Submit creations to local library branches on or before Jan. 18, for exhibit during “No Name-Calling Week,” Jan. 21-26. Info: Kathy Breithut, Youth Services Manager, Worcester County Library, kbreithut@worc.lib.md.us or 443235-5597.

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PHOTO COURTESY ANNA FOULTZ

The Kiwanis Club of Ocean Pines-Ocean City gathered Dec. 12, at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club for a Christmas dinner. Celebrating the holiday season, in first row, are Mary and Michael Foelber; and in back row, from left, Carolyn Dryzga, Carol and Jack Coldwell, Jacky Todd, Dan Paletier and President Barbara Paletier.

SONS OF ITALY HOLIDAY

PHOTO COURTESY ANNA FOULTZ

The Sons of Italy Lodge 2472 held a Christmas party at the Dunes Manor Hotel in Ocean City on Dec. 9. On hand for the celebration, in first row from left, are Janet Ackerson, Mary Castrino, Peggy Nawn and Janice Nippes; and in back row, Bob Ackerson, Sal Castorino, John Nawn and Richard Nippes.

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

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

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

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

Available for parties and banquets. Indoor and outdoor dining.

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

■ CAPTAIN’S TABLE RESTAURANT, 15th Street and the Boardwalk, Ocean City 410289-7192 / www.captainstableoc.com / $$$$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Family-owned, serving fine seafood, steaks and poultry on the third floor of the Courtyard by Marriott.

Open 7 days a week, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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

■ DUFFY’S TAVERN, 130th Street, Montego Bay Shopping Center, Ocean City 410250-1449 / $ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Unique Irish tavern serving the best steaks, seafood and over-stuffed sandwiches. A local’s favorite with authentic Irish specialities, including shepard’s pie and corned beef and cabbage. Outdoor seating available. Open for lunch and dinner.

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

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■ FRESCO’S, 82nd Street, Ocean City 410524-8202 / www.ocfrescos.com / $$-$$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / On the bay, serving seafood, steaks and pasta in an intimate atmosphere. Reservations highly recommended.

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

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

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

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

■ HARBORSIDE BAR & GRILL, 12841 S. Harbor Road, West Ocean City 410-2131846 / www.ocharborside.com / $$ / V-MCAE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Open seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Casual waterfront dining serving seafood, steaks, sandwiches, salads, wraps and pasta. Home of the “Original Orange Crush.” Entertainment Thursday through Sunday.

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

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

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

■ HOOTERS, three Ocean City locations: 123rd Street, Ocean City 410-250-7081, Fifth Street, on the Boardwalk, Ocean City

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410-289-2690 and Route 50, West Ocean City 410-213-1841 / www.hootersofoc.com / $-$$ / V-MC-AE-DIS. Fresh new menu items include ground chuck burgers, green salads, world famous chicken wings with 11 flavorful sauces, healthy choice sandwiches and seafood. Fun children’s menu. Relaxed beach atmosphere. Full bar. Large flat screen TVs, attentive service by delightful Hooters girls. Wingfest: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3-6 p.m., featuring 50-cent wings and awesome drink specials. Like us on Facebook. This is why we say Hooters makes you happy.

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

■ HOUSE OF WELSH, 1106 Coastal Highway, Fenwick Island, Del. 1-800-311-2707 / www.houseofwelsh.net / $, $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Specializing in steaks and seafood.

Open daily. Happy hour all day and night. Entertainment Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Casual attire.

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

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

■ OCEAN PINES YACHT CLUB, 1 Mumfords Landing Road, Ocean Pines 410-641-7501 / www.oceanpines.org, www.theclubsofoceanpines.com / $$ / V-MC-AE / Reservations accepted / Children’s menu / Full bar / Ocean Pines Yacht Club and Marina is open to the public for casual waterfront dining.

Fresh local menu, on-site catering and Sunday brunch.

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

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

■ PHILLIPS SEAFOOD HOUSE, 141st Street, Ocean City 410-250-1200 / www.phillipsseafood.com / $$ / V-MC-AE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Just minutes to the Delaware line.

All-you-can-eat seafood buffet, a la carte menu and carryout counter. Daily early bird specials and plenty of free parking.

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

■ POPEYE’S LOUISIANA KITCHEN, Route 50, West Ocean City 443-664-2105 / $ / V-MC / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Family restaurant. Eat-in, carry out or drive-thru.

Open seven days, year-round. Every Tuesday, two-piece chicken for 99 cents. Every Wednesday, free kids meal with purchase of combo.

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

■ SEACRETS, 49th Street, Ocean City 410524-4900 / www.seacrets.com / $$ / V-MCAE-DIS / No reservations required / Children’s menu / Full bar / Island atmosphere. Soups, salads, Jamaican jerk chicken, appetizers, sandwiches, paninis, pizza and fresh seafood.

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

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

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

Happy hour specials daily, 4-6 p.m.

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

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

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Now accepting applications for Hotel Front Desk Mgr., Housekeeping Mgr. & Experienced Maintenance. Apply online at TheHotelMonteCarlo.com No Phone Calls Please.

Arctic Heating & Air Conditioning is hiring a Full Time Maintenance Technician Benefits following 90 days of employment. Competitive pay, please fax resume to 410-6411437 or call our office at 410641-1434.

1BR/1BA-Ocean block, 69th St.-W/D, DW, cable/water included. $500/mo. + electric.

Call Jack 410-596-7873 No answer/leave message.

Sunset West-2BR/2BA Unit for Rent-Living space all on one floor. $1000/mo. Call 410-7268528

OC Yearly Rental. Fully furnished 1BR/1BA condo. 127th St. bayside. The Raffles. $800/ month + utilities. References required 1-410-320-4017/1-410827-3170

Assistant Manager and Co-Managers

Church Administrative Assistant to administer daily operation of busy beach area church office and provide essential administrative and clerical support to Atlantic UM Church. Candidates should have a professional demeanor, 5 years office experience, and be skilled in Microsoft Suite. Previous church office experience, knowledge of Power Church Software, and interest in website development a plus. Resume with salary history and requirements emailed by December 28th to beachpastor1@atlanticumc.org

In our Ocean Pines and West Ocean City locations.

Please apply online at: www.delmarvadd.com

Part/Time Lead Generator$9/hr. + Incentives. Interested applicants should fax their resume to 410-641-1437 or call our office at 410-641-1434.

Dunkin Donuts Now Hiring

Come Join Our Winning Team!

Nite Club Taxi is hiring F/T & P/T Drivers. Call Michael 443373-1319.

Front Desk/Reservation/ Audit person-for busy Condo Bldg in OC. Schedule and manage housekeepers.

Seasonal/ part time to full time. Responsible, reliable, professional phone skills, customer friendly. Exp with computer and Roommaster System. Start in Feb. 2013.

References and back ground check required.

Sal commensurate with experience. Send resume to job.oceancity@yahoo.com Now hiring Stay at Home Moms, Senior Citizens or anyone who wants to work F/T or P/T, setting your own hours in your area & surrounding areas.

For just a $10 investment you can make up to 50%.

Call your Avon Representative Christine @ 443-880-8397 Visit http://start.youravon. com/sa/become.page Use reference code: cbrown2272 to sign up online or email snowhillavon@comcast.net The gift of beauty is the perfect gift anytime of year!

HOTEL RESERVATION SALES We are looking for capable and aggressive hotel reservation sales members. Ability to adapt and understand multiple properties a must. Hotel and sales experience a plus. Must be available to work all shifts, including weekends and holidays in a busy environment.

Email resume to: duran.showell@carouselhotel.com or come in and complete an application at the front desk.

We require satisfactory pre-employment drug testing and background check.

Dunkin Donuts Now Hiring

Kitchen Help Please apply online at: www.delmarvadd.com

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Applications or resumes will not be accepted thru Email or fax.

Interested in a career in Real Estate?

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Pre-Licensing classes forming NOW! ContactPete Kelley Bjorkland at 410-524-6111 410-524-1203 Contact Copenhaver @cbmove.comOR OR ororkelly.bjorkland pcopenhaver@cbmove.com Maryellen Rosenblit atat410-524-6111 Jennifer Cropper-Rines 410-524-1203 or maryellen.rosenblit@cbmove.com or jlcropper@cbmove.com or visit www.careerscb.com

Berlin - 2BR/BA House on West Street. New/paint, new/ carpet, W/D DW and fenced in yard. $1100/mo. + Sec. Dep. 443-783-4535 for appt.

Winter Rental-135th Street2BR/1BA, full kitchen, LR, W/D, parking $500/mo. + Sec. Dep. Call 443-235-6770 Off season/year round rentalRoom-in WOC, single family home, A/C, cable, newly remodeled. $100/week. 443-3731319 or 240-281-5288 Year round, furn., 3/BR townhouse 123rd St., $1200/mo.

Washer/dryer central a/c, outdoor pool. Utilities and Security Deposit extra. No/Pets. Resort Rentals, 410-524-0295.

YR, Bayside 2BR/1BA-W/D, great view. No Smoking/Pets $1000/mo. + Sec. Dep + Util.

Also, 2/seasonal boat slips for rent April thru Oct. $2800 + $3500. 443-235-1843 Winter Rental - Two Pristine Condos. 3BR/3BA and 2BR/ 2BA. Call Bill 443-373-7232.

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Legal Notices SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 7645 DOWNS ROAD NEWARK, MARYLAND 21841 SALE TO BE HELD AT THE COURTHOUSE DOOR OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY ONE W. MARKET STREET SNOW HILL, MARYLAND 21863 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013 AT 1:00 P.M. Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust and Security Agreement dated January 4, 2005 and recorded in the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland at Liber 4339, Folio 208 (the “Deed of Trust”), the undersigned Substitute Trustees, at the request of the beneficiary of the Deed of Trust (the “Noteholder”), will offer for sale at public auction at the courthouse door of the Circuit Court for Worcester County, One W. Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863, at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 23, 2013, the real property and improvements thereon known as 7645 Downs Road, Newark, Maryland 21841 (Tax I.D. No. 04001362) (the “Property”), which is more particularly described as follows: Item One All that tract or parcel of cleared land, situate in the Fourth Election District of Worcester County, State of Maryland, on the westerly side of but not binding upon U.S. Highway No. 113, leading from Newark to Berlin, and on the westerly side of but not binding upon a macadam road leading from the westerly side of U.S. Highway No. 113 to Ironshire Station, and also being easterly of but not binding upon the Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railroad, containing 40 acres of land, more or less; SUBJECT, NEVERTHELESS, to an easement or right of way, in common with others, at all times and for all purposes, with or without vehicles, over and across the premises hereby described, along a strip 20 feet in width, beginning at the westerly end of the right of way coming from said U.S. Highway No. 113-lronshire Station Macadam Road to the easterly end of the property hereby described and from said point running along and across the long established lane leading to the residence buildings on the property hereby described at a point near a pear tree; thence northerly parallel to and 30 feet distant easterly from a chicken house for a distance of 450 feet, more or less; thence around the northerly end of said chicken house and at a distance of 30 feet therefrom for a distance of 500 feet, more or less, to the edge of wood lands now or formerly owned by Roy C. Timmons and wife.

Item Two All that tract or parcel of land lying and being situate in the Fourth Election District of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, on the northwesterly side of the State highway leading from Snow Hill to Berlin, more particularly described with reference to a certain plat entitled, “Boundary Survey For Robert K. Ewell, Fourth Tax District, Worcester County, Mary-

land” dated December 9, 1997, made

by L.E. Bunting Surveys, Inc. (the, “Plat”) which is recorded in the plat records for Worcester County, Maryland, as follows: BEGINNING for the same at a point where the northeasterly corner of the lands of Roy C. Timmons intersects with the westerly right of way line of U.S. Route 113 and southeasterly corner of the lands herein described, said point of beginning being located where an iron pipe is to be set 24.89 feet in a northwesterly direction from a concrete monument found within the right of way of U.S. Route 113, all as shown on the Plat; thence, from said point of beginning running by and with the aforesaid lands of Roy C. Timmons N 52° 30’ 51” W, a distance of 1361.12 feet to an axle and stone found on the southwesterly corner of the property hereindescribed; thence, running N 31° 25’ 29” E 304.27 feet to a concrete monument found where the southerly line of the lands of Robert J. and Connie L. Bassett and the westerly line of the lands herein conveyed intersect and terminus of the center line of a certain 25’ wide right-of-way as shown on the Plat; thence, running by and with the lands of Robert J. and Connie L. Bassett N 31° 18’ 14” E 1056 feet to an iron pipe found where the northerly line of the lands of Robert J. and Connie L. Bassett intersects the westerly line of the lands herein conveyed; thence, running N 36° 33’ 20” E 848.97 feet to a concrete monument found at the northwest corner of the lands herein conveyed; thence, running S 83° 35’ 36” E by and with the southerly right-ofway line of a private road as shown on the Plat 897.53 feet to a point where an iron pipe is to be set on the westerly right-of-way line of Downs Road; thence, running by and with the westerly right of way line of Downs Road the following courses and distances: S 06° 46’ 55” W 467.18 feet, S 06° 06’ 48” W 1147.65 feet, S 04° 49’ 56” W 148.05 feet, S 27° 27’ 18” W 145.04 feet, to a point where an iron pipe is to be set where the westerly right of way line of Downs Road intersects with the northerly right of way line of U.S. Route 113, as shown on the Plat; thence running by and with the northerly right of way line of U.S. Route 113 on a curve with a radius of 2912.79 feet bearing N 49° 28’ 04” E for an arc length of 174.82 feet and a chord length of 174.79 feet to a point where an iron pipe is to be set as shown on the Plat; thence continuing by and with the northerly right of way line of U.S. Route 113 S 47° 44’ 54” W a distance of 858.18 feet to the point of beginning, said land containing 78.52 acres of land more or less.

SAVING AND EXCEPTING from the above-referenced parcels 3.1945 acres of land, more or less, conveyed to the State of Maryland, to the use of the State Highway Administration of the Maryland Department of Transportation, by Deed dated May 4, 2009 and recorded in Liber 5298, Folio 82.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY The Property is believed to comprise approximately 105.12 acres, more or less. There are also believed to be a single family dwelling and farm buildings located at the rear of the Property.

The current use of the Property is believed to be a sand, gravel and clay excavation site.

NOTES All information contained herein as to the nature and description of the

Property has been obtained from sources deemed reliable and believed to be accurate.

The Substitute Trustees, the Noteholder and their respective agents make no representations or warranties with respect to such information, and each bidder is responsible for independently determining the validity and accuracy of any information provided herein or any other information or materials upon which each bidder relies in submitting a bid.

TERMS OF SALE A deposit in the form of a cashier’s or a certified check in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) will be required from the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The deposit will not earn interest in the hands of the Substitute Trustees. The Noteholder, if a bidder, shall not be required to post a deposit. Immediately after the sale, the successful bidder shall execute and deliver a contract of sale with the Substitute Trustees, copies of which shall be available for inspection immediately before the sale. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a cashier’s or certified check, or such other form as the Substitute Trustees may determine acceptable, in their sole discretion, at settlement, which must occur within twenty (20) days following ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland, unless such period is extended by the Substitute Trustees, time being of the essence. If payment of the balance of the purchase price does not take place within such period of time aforesaid, in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies available to them, the Substitute Trustees may declare the entire deposit forfeited and resell the Property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. In such event, the defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of both sales, attorneys’ fees and all other charges incurred by the Substitute Trustees. Purchaser waives personal service of any paper filed in connection with a motion to resell the Property on himself and/or any principal or corporate designee, and expressly agrees to accept service of any such paper by regular mail directed to the address provided by the bidder at the time of the sale. If the Property is purchased by someone other than the Noteholder, interest shall be paid on the unpaid purchase price at the rate of five percent (5%) per annum from date of sale to the date of settlement, or such date that funds are received by the Substitute Trustees. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser if settlement is delayed for any reason. Taxes, water bills, and all other municipal liens and charges and all other public charges and assessments payable on an annual basis, if any, shall be adjusted to date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. The purchaser shall pay all settlement costs, including title examination charges, title insurance premiums, county and state recordation and transfer taxes and recording costs. The purchaser shall pay all costs incidental to the conveyance of the Property. The purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the Property. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. If the Noteholder is the purchaser of the Property at the sale, the amount bid at

the sale by the Noteholder shall be a credit against the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust.

The Substitute Trustees reserve: (1) the right to accept or reject any or all bids, (2) the right to modify or waive the requirements for bidders’ deposits and terms of sale and/or settlement; (3) the right to withdraw the Property from the sale prior to acceptance of the final bid(s); and (4) the right to cancel or postpone the sale.

The Property is sold in “AS IS, WHERE IS” condition, subject to all encumbrances, rights, reservations, covenants, conditions, easements, restrictions and statutory liens, if any, having priority over the Deed of Trust, as they may lawfully affect the Property. The Property is also sold subject to the right of redemption of the United States of America, if such right exists, and all applicable condominium association organizational documents or other regimes, all existing housing, building and zoning code violations, all environmental problems and violations which may exist on or with respect to the Property, and all matters that an accurate survey or physical inspection of the Property might disclose.

Neither the Substitute Trustees nor any other party make any warranty or representation, either express or implied, of any kind or nature regarding the Property, including, without limitation, the description, use, physical condition, subdivision, zoning, environmental condition, compliance with applicable laws, ordinances, or regulations, or fitness for a particular purpose. The purchaser shall assume the risk of loss or damage immediately after the auction of the Property.

If the Substitute Trustees are unable to convey all or any portion of the Property, by reason of any defect in the title or otherwise, the sole remedy of the purchaser at law or in equity shall be limited to the refund of the deposit.

Upon refund of the deposit to the purchaser, the sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claims against the Substitute Trustees. The conveyance of all or any portion of the Property by the Substitute Trustees to the purchaser at settlement shall be by deed without covenant or warranty of any kind whatsoever.

Jeffrey S. Greenberg Nikolaus F. Schandlbauer Substitute Trustees ALEX COOPER AUCTS., INC. 908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 410-828-4838 OCD-01/03/3t ___________________________________

NOTICE OF SALE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND $4,675,000* CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM PENSION CONTRIBUTION REFUNDING BONDS, 2013 SERIES (TAXABLE) Electronic bids via PARITY will be received for the above-captioned issue of general obligation bonds (the “Bonds”) of the County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland (the “County”) by the Finance Officer of Worcester County at the offices of the Finance Officer, Worcester County Government Building, Room 1103,

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Dated Date and Interest Payment Dates. The Bonds will be dated as of the date of delivery of the Bonds. Interest on the Bonds will be payable on December 1, 2013 and semiannually thereafter on June 1 and December 1 until maturity.

Principal Amounts and Principal Payment Dates. The Bonds will be issued in serial form, as described below.

The Bonds will be issued in the aggregate principal amount of $4,675,000* and will mature on December 1 in the following years and in the following amounts, subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided: Principal Year of Maturity* Amount* 2018 $105,000 2019 270,000 2020 275,000 2021 285,000 2022 290,000 2023 300,000 2024 305,000 2025 315,000 2026 325,000 2027 335,000 2028 350,000 2029 360,000 2030 375,000 2031 385,000 2032 400,000 General Obligations. The Bonds will be the unconditional general obligation of the County and will be issued upon its full faith and credit, which will be irrevocably pledged to the prompt payment of the principal of and interest on all of the Bonds as the same become due.

Book Entry Form; Payment. The Bonds will be issued in book-entry form by issuing a single bond for each maturity registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee for The Depository Trust Company or its successor (“DTC”) and immobilized in its custody under DTC’s “FAST” system (provided that if DTC so requests or if DTC is replaced as the depository for the Bonds, replacement bonds will be issued in the denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiples thereof). Principal of the Bonds will be payable at maturity or upon earlier redemption to DTC or its nominee as registered owner of the Bonds. Transfer of principal and interest payments to participants of DTC will be the responsibility of DTC, and transfer of principal and interest payments to beneficial owners of the Bonds by participants of DTC will be the responsibility of such participants and other nominees of beneficial owners. The County will not be responsible or liable for such transfers of payments or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing the records maintained by DTC, its participants or persons acting through such participants.

The principal of the Bonds will be payable at the designated corporate trust office of Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (the “Bond Registrar”), initially in Buffalo, New York, upon presentation and surrender of the Bonds. Payment of interest on the Bonds, at the rates specified by the successful bidder in its bid via PARITY, shall be made by the Bond Registrar on each interest payment date to the person appearing on the registration books of the County maintained by the Bond Registrar as the registered owner thereof, by check of draft

mailed to each such registered owner at his, her or its address as it appears on such registration books on the record date for the Bonds, which shall be the fifteenth day of the month next preceding each interest payment date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, while the Bonds are registered under DTC’s book-entry only system, payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be made by the Bond Registrar to DTC or its nominee in accordance with the procedures of DTC. Authorization and Use of Proceeds.

The Bonds are being issued pursuant to the authority of Sections 13E and 14 through 21, inclusive, of Article 25B of the Annotated Code of Maryland, Section 24 of Article 31 of the Annotated Code of Maryland and Appendix HH of the Code of Public Local Laws of Worcester County, Maryland, and pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland (the “Board”) on January 2, 2013 (the “Resolution”). The proceeds of the sale of the Bonds are being used (1) to reimburse the County for its payment of the outstanding balance of the County’s new entrant liability to the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System with respect to the participation of the County’s correctional officers in the Correctional Officers Retirement System, and (2) to pay costs of issuance of the Bonds.

Mandatory Sinking Fund Redemption. The successful bidder for the Bonds may designate term bonds for the Bonds maturing on and after December 1, 2027 in accordance with the section of this Notice of Sale captioned “Right to Specify Term Bonds.” Term Bonds shall be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption by the County at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption at the rate stated in the Term Bonds to be redeemed. Each such mandatory sinking fund redemption shall be made on the date on which a sequential maturity included as part of a Term Bond would otherwise have been payable and in the amount of the maturing principal installment for the Bonds, determined as described in this Notice of Sale, for such principal payment date.

Optional Redemption. The Bonds maturing on or after December 1, 2023 shall each be subject to redemption prior to their respective maturities, in whole or in part, at the option of the County, on or after December 1, 2022, either as a whole at any time or in part from time to time on any interest payment date, but only upon payment of a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Bonds to be redeemed, together with accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption at the rate or rates stated in the Bonds to be redeemed.

Notice of and Procedure for Redemption. The procedures for redemption of the Bonds, including the requirements for giving notice of such redemption, are described in the Preliminary Official Statement (hereinafter defined) and are incorporated herein by reference.

Adjustments. The aggregate principal amount of the Bonds and the principal amount of each maturity are subject to adjustment by the County, both before and after the receipt of bids for their purchase. Changes to be

made prior to the sale will be through TM3 News Service not later than 9:30 a.m. (E.S.T.) on the date of sale (or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practical) and will be used to compare bids and select a winning bidder. Changes to be made after the sale and the maturity amounts for the Bonds will be communicated to the successful bidder by 5:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) on the date of the sale, will be made only as necessary to effect the reimbursement, and will not reduce or increase the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds by more than 10% from the amount bid upon.

In addition, the final maturity schedule for the Bonds will be communicated to the successful bidder by 5:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) on the date of the sale.

The dollar amount bid for principal and any amount bid for premium by the successful bidder will be adjusted proportionately to reflect any reduction or increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds, but the interest rates specified by the successful bidder for all maturities will not change. The successful bidder may not withdraw its bid as a result of any changes made within these limits.

TERMS OF SALE Electronic Bids. Electronic bids will be received via PARITY pursuant to this Notice of Sale until 10:30 a.m.

(E.S.T.), but no bid will be received after the time for receiving bids specified above. To the extent any instructions or directions set forth in PARITY conflict with this Notice of Sale, the terms of this Notice of Sale shall control. For further information about PARITY, potential bidders may contact PARITY (212) 849-5021. Bidders may only submit bids electronically via PARITY. Each prospective bidder shall be solely responsible to submit its bids via PARITY as described above. Each prospective bidder shall be solely responsible to make necessary arrangements to access PARITY for the purpose of submitting its bid in a timely manner and in compliance with the requirements of this Notice of Sale.

Neither the County nor PARITY shall have any duty or obligation to provide or assure access to PARITY to any prospective bidder, and neither the County nor PARITY shall be responsible for proper operation of, or have any liability for delays or interruptions of, or any damages caused by, PARITY. The County is using PARITY as a communication mechanism, and not as the County’s agent, to conduct the electronic bidding for the Bonds. The County is not bound by any advice and determination of PARITY to the effect that any particular bid complies with the terms of this Notice of Sale and in particular the bid parameters set forth herein. All costs and expenses incurred by prospective bidders in connection with their submissions of bids via PARITY are the sole responsibility of the bidders; and the County is not responsible, directly or indirectly, for any of such costs or expenses. If a prospective bidder encounters any difficulty in submitting, modifying or withdrawing a bid of the Bonds, he should telephone PARITY (212) 8495021 and notify the County’s Financial Advisor, Davenport & Company LLC by facsimile at (410) 296-8517 and by telephone at (410) 296-9426.

Electronic bids must be submitted for the purchase of the Bonds (all or none) via PARITY. Bids will be communicated electronically to the County

at 10:30 a.m. (E.S.T.), on January 15, 2013. Prior to that time, a prospective bidder may (1) submit the proposed terms of its bid via PARITY, (2) modify the proposed terms of its bid, in which event the proposed terms as last modified will (unless the bid is withdrawn as described herein) constitute its bid for the Bonds, or (3) withdraw its proposed bid. Once the bids are communicated electronically via PARITY to the County, each bid will constitute an irrevocable offer to purchase the Bonds on the terms therein provided. For purposes of the electronic bidding process, the time as maintained on PARITY shall constitute the official time.

Bidding Constraints. Each bidder shall submit one bid via PARITY at a price of not less than par, based on the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds, on an “all-or-none” basis. Each bid must specify the rate or rates of interest to be paid on the Bonds, in multiples of one-eighth or one-twentieth of one percent (1/8 or 1/20 of 1%). Bidders may specify more than one rate of interest to be borne by the Bonds; but all Bonds maturing on the same date must bear interest at the same rate.

The maximum interest rate specified may not exceed 5.50% and the difference between the minimum and maximum interest rates may not exceed 3.0%. Bidders are requested to specify the true interest cost (computed in accordance with the terms of this Notice of Sale) in their bid for the Bonds. A bid for the purchase of the Bonds at a price of less than 100% of par or more than 110% of par, or a bid for the Bonds that specifies split or supplemental interest rates, will not be considered. The County will also not consider and will reject any bid for the purchase of less than all of the Bonds.

All bids must be unconditional.

By submitting a bid for the Bonds, the bidder agrees, if it is the successful bidder for the Bonds, (1) provide full and complete pricing information with respect to the Bonds to the County in a timely manner so that the County may fulfill its obligation relating to the delivery of the Official Statement to the purchaser of the Bonds within seven business days following the award, including, without limitation, the offering price(s), interest rate(s), selling compensation, delivery dates and other similar information; (2) comply with the requirements of SEC Rule 15c2-12 (the “Rule”), applicable federal and state securities laws and the applicable rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (the “MSRB”) in connection with the offer and sale of the Bonds; and (3) within three business days after the final Official Statement becomes available, cause copies thereof to be filed with the MSRB. Good Faith Deposit. A good faith deposit (the “Deposit”) is required in connection with the sale and bid for the Bonds. The Deposit may be provided in the form of (i) a federal funds wire transfer in the amount of $46,750 to be submitted to the County by the successful bidder not later than 3:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) (the “Deposit Deadline”) on the date of sale or (ii) a financial surety bond (a “Surety Bond”) from an insurance company acceptable to the County and licensed to issue such a bond in the State of Maryland in the amount of $46,750, each option as described in more detail below. The Deposit of the successful bidder will be retained by the County to be applied in

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If a federal funds wire transfer is used, the County shall distribute wiring instructions for the Deposit to the successful bidder upon verification of the bids submitted by the bidders and prior to the Deposit Deadline. If the Deposit is not received by the Deposit Deadline, the award of the sale of the Bonds to the successful bidder may be cancelled by the County in its discretion without any financial liability of the County to the successful bidder or any limitations whatsoever on the County’s right to sell the Bonds to a different purchaser upon such terms and conditions as the County shall deem appropriate.

If a Surety Bond is used, it must be submitted to the County prior to 5:00 p.m. local time on the day prior to the date for receipt of bids, and must be in form and substance acceptable to the County, including (without limitation) identifying the bidder whose Deposit is guaranteed by such Surety Bond. If the Bonds are awarded to a bidder utilizing a Surety Bond, then such successful bidder is required to submit its Deposit to the County not later than 12:00 p.m. local time on the next business day following the award in accordance with wire instructions delivered by the County to such bidder. If such Deposit is not received by that time, the Surety Bond may be drawn by the County to satisfy the Deposit requirement.

Award of Bonds. The County will not consider and will reject any bid for the purchase of less than all of the Bonds. THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS AND TO WAIVE ANY IRREGULARITY OR NON-CONFORMITY IN ANY BID. Bids will be opened promptly after 10:30 a.m. (E.S.T.) (as determined in accordance with the time as maintained on PARITY) on January 15, 2013. The award, if made, will be made as promptly as possible after the bids are opened to the bidder offering the lowest interest rate to the County.

The lowest interest rate shall be determined in accordance with the true interest cost (“TIC”) method by doubling the semiannual interest rate (compounded semiannually) necessary to discount the debt service payments from the payment dates to the date of the Bonds and to the price bid, excluding interest accrued to the date of delivery. If two or more bidders have made bids, each of which represents the lowest true interest cost to the County, then the Bonds shall be awarded to the bidder offering the highest premium and, if the highest premium is offered by two or more such bidders or if no premium is bid by any such bidders, then the Bonds may be awarded, with their consent, in a ratable portion among such bidders, or the County, in its discretion, may award all of the Bonds to one bidder.

The judgment of the County shall be final and binding upon all bidders with respect to the form and adequacy of any bid received and as to its conformity to the terms of this Notice of Sale.

THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER SHALL MAKE A BONA FIDE PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE BONDS AT THE INITIAL REOFFERING PRICES

AND SHALL PROVIDE THE RELATED CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED UNDER “DELIVERY OF BONDS” BELOW. Postponement of Sale; Change in Bidding Constraints. The County reserves the right to postpone, from time to time, the date established for the receipt of the bids. Any such postponement will be announced by TM3 News Service by notice given not later than 3:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) on the last business day prior to any announced date for receipt of bids. If any date fixed for the receipt of bids and the sale of the Bonds is postponed, any alternative sale date will be announced via TM3 News Service at least 48 hours prior to such alternative sale date. In addition, the County reserves the right, on the date established for the receipt of bids, to reject all bids and establish a subsequent alternative sale date. On any such alternative sale date, any bidder may submit a sealed bid or electronic bid via PARITY for the purchase of the Bonds in conformity in all respects with the provisions of this Notice of Sale except for the date of sale and except for the changes announced by TM3 News Service at the time the sale date and time are announced.

CUSIP Numbers. It is anticipated that the CUSIP identification numbers will be printed on the Bonds, but neither the failure to print such number on any Bond nor any error with respect thereto shall constitute cause for a failure or refusal by the successful bidder to accept delivery of and pay for the Bonds in accordance with the terms of this Notice of Sale.

Legal Opinion. The issuance of the Bonds will be subject to delivery of the approving opinion of Miles & Stockbridge P.C., Baltimore, Maryland, and copies of their opinion shall be substantially in the form set forth as an exhibit to the Preliminary Official Statement referred to below. The opinion will be delivered upon request, without charge, to the successful bidder for the Bonds.

Delivery of Bonds. The Bonds will be delivered on January 31, 2013, or as soon as practicable thereafter, at the expense of the County, for the account of the successful bidder, through the facilities of DTC in New York, New York, upon payment of the amount of the successful bid (including any premium), plus the accrued interest to the date of delivery, less the deposit theretofore made. Payment for the Bonds shall be made in federal funds.

The Bonds will be issued by means of book-entry system with no physical distribution of bond certificates made to the public. The successful bidder for the Bonds, as a condition to delivery of the Bonds of such issue, shall be required to deposit the bond certificates with DTC, registered in the name of Cede & Co., its partnership nominee.

As a condition to the award of the Bonds, the successful bidder shall be required to communicate to the County the initial offering prices at which a bona fide offering of Bonds has been made to the public, which prices are to be shown on the cover of the Official Statement (the “Initial Offering Prices”).

Closing Documents. The Bonds will be accompanied by the customary closing documents, including a no-litigation certificate, effective as of the date of delivery, stating that there is no litigation pending against the County affecting the validity of the Bonds. It

shall be a condition to the obligation of the successful bidder to accept delivery of and pay for the Bonds that, simultaneously with or before delivery and payment for the Bonds, such successful bidder shall be furnished a certificate or certificates of the President of the Board and the Chief Administrative Officer of the County to the effect that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, the Official Statement (hereinafter defined) (and any amendment or supplement thereto) (except for the any information furnished by the successful bidder, as to which no view will be expressed) as of the date of sale and as of the date of delivery of the Bonds does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and that between the date of sale and the date of delivery of the Bonds there has been no material adverse change in the financial position or revenues of the County, except as reflected or contemplated in the Official Statement (and any amendment or supplement thereto).

Preliminary Official Statement.

The Preliminary Official Statement of the County concerning the Bonds (the “Preliminary Official Statement”) is in a form “deemed final” by the County for purposes of SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(1) (the “Rule”) but is subject to revision, amendment and completion in the final Official Statement.

Official Statement. As soon as practicable after the award of the Bonds to the successful bidder therefor on the day of sale, the County will authorize the final Official Statement for the Bonds (the “Official Statement”). By submitting its bid for the Bonds, the successful bidder agrees to provide the County with pricing information and such other information as the County may require in order that the County may provide the successful bidder with a final Official Statement in compliance with the Rule. Whether or not any such information is included in the Official Statement (and any amendment of supplement thereto), such successful bidder shall be responsible to the County and its officials in all respects for the accuracy, fairness and completeness of such information, and for all decisions made with respect to the use or omission of such information in any re-offering of the Bonds, including the presentation or exclusion of any such information in any documents, including the Official Statement. Within seven (7) business days after the award of the Bonds to the successful bidder, the County will deliver to the successful bidder an Official Statement, which is expected to be substantially in the form of the Preliminary Official Statement. The successful bidder will also be furnished, without cost, with up to 200 copies of the Official Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto. The successful bidder may obtain additional copies at such successful bidder’s own expense.

The County will undertake to provide the successful bidder with further additional information to be included in the Official Statement, when in the opinion of the County or of Bond Counsel, such additional information constitutes a material change to the Official Statement. The County will take such steps as are necessary to arrange for

amending and supplementing the Official Statement in connection with the disclosure of such additional information; provided, however, that the County shall have no obligation to provide such additional information after the date which is twenty-five (25) days after the “end of the underwriting period”, as such term is defined in the Rule.

Continuing Disclosure Agreement.

In order to assist bidders in complying with the SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(5), the County will execute and deliver a continuing disclosure agreement on or before the date of issuance of the bonds pursuant to which the County will undertake to provide certain information annually and notices of certain events.

A description of this agreement is set forth in the Preliminary Official Statement and will also be set forth in the Official Statement.

Additional Information. The Preliminary Official Statement of County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland, concerning the Bonds, and copies of this Notice of Sale may be obtained from Mr. Harold L. Higgins, Finance Officer, Worcester County Government Building, Room 1103, Snow Hill, Maryland, 21863, or from the County’s Financial Advisor, Davenport & Company LLC, 8600 LaSalle Road, Suite 324, Towson, Baltimore, Maryland, 21286 (410-296-9426).

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND By: James C. Church President of the Board of County Commissioners * Preliminary, subject to change as provided herein.

OCD-01/03/2t ___________________________________ COHN, GOLDBERG & DEUTSCH, LLC ATTORNEYS AT LAW 600 BALTIMORE AVENUE SUITE 208 TOWSON, MARYLAND 21204

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 502 BONNEVILLE AVENUE POCOMOKE CITY, MD 21851 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Theresa L. Stoudmire and Vincent Stoudmire, Personal Representative, dated March 21, 2008 and recorded in Liber 5082, Folio 198 among the Land Records of Worcester County, Maryland, with an original principal balance of $106,051.93, and an original interest rate of 1.700%, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Substitute Trustees will sell at public auction at the Courthouse door for the Circuit Court for Worcester County, on January 23, 2013 AT 2:00 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and the improvements thereon situated in Worcester County, MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property is improved by a dwelling.

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

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Legal Notices Terms of Sale: A deposit of $11,000.00 by certified funds only (no cash will be accepted) is required at the time of auction. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note, its assigns, or designees, shall pay interest on the unpaid purchase money at the note rate from the date of foreclosure auction to the date funds are received in the office of the Substitute Trustees.

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

If the purchaser shall fail to comply with the terms of the sale or fails to go to settlement within ten (10) days of ratification of the sale, the Substitute Trustees may, in addition to any other available legal remedies, declare the entire deposit forfeited and resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. Purchaser waives personal service of any paper filed in connection with such a motion on himself and/or any principal or corporate designee, and expressly agrees to accept service of any such paper by regular mail directed to the address provided by said bidder at the time of foreclosure auction. In such event, the defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of resale, reasonable attorney’s fees, and all other charges due and incidental and consequential damages, and any deficiency in the underlying secured debt. The purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds or profits resulting from any resale of the property. If the Substitute Trustees cannot convey insurable title, the purchaser’s sole remedy at law or in equity shall be the return of the deposit. The sale is subject to post-sale confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of his deposit without interest.

Edward S. Cohn, Stephen N. Goldberg, Richard E. Solomon, Richard J. Rogers, and David W. Simpson, Jr., Substitute Trustees Mid-Atlantic Auctioneers, LLC (410) 825-2900 www.mid-atlanticauctioneers.com OCD-01/03/3t ___________________________________ LEGAL ADVERTISING Call: 410-723-6397 • Fax: 410-723-6511 or E-mail: legals@oceancitytoday.net

NOTICE OF SALE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND $9,630,000* CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT REFUNDING BONDS 2013 SERIES (TAX-EXEMPT) Electronic bids via PARITY will be received for the above-captioned issue of general obligation bonds (the “Bonds”) of the County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland (the “County”) by the Finance Officer of Worcester County at the offices of the Finance Officer, Worcester County Government Building, Room 1103, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland, 21863, until 11:00 a.m.

(E.S.T.) on Tuesday, January 15, 2013.

Dated Date and Interest Payment Dates. The Bonds will be dated as of the date of delivery of the Bonds. Interest on the Bonds will be payable on August 1, 2013 and semiannually thereafter on February 1 and August 1 until maturity.

Principal Amounts and Principal Payment Dates. The Bonds will be issued in serial form, as described below.

The Bonds will be issued in the aggregate principal amount of $9,630,000* and will mature on August 1 in the following years and in the following amounts, subject to adjustment as herein provided: Year of Principal Maturity* Amount* 2013 $1,310,000 2014 1,255,000 2015 1,545,000 2016 1,590,000 2017 1,645,000 2018 1,120,000 2019 1,165,000 General Obligations. The Bonds will be the unconditional general obligation of the County and will be issued upon its full faith and credit, which will be irrevocably pledged to the prompt payment of the principal of and interest on all of the Bonds as the same become due.

Book Entry Form; Payment. The Bonds will be issued in book-entry form by issuing a single bond for each maturity registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee for The Depository Trust Company or its successor (“DTC”) and immobilized in its custody under DTC’s “FAST” system (provided that if DTC so requests or if DTC is replaced as the depository for the Bonds, replacement bonds will be issued in the denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiples thereof). Principal of the Bonds will be payable at maturity to DTC or its nominee as registered owner of the Bonds. Transfer of principal and interest payments to participants of DTC will be the responsibility of DTC, and transfer of principal and interest payments to beneficial owners of the Bonds by participants of DTC will be the responsibility of such participants and other nominees of beneficial owners. The County will not be responsible or liable for such transfers of payments or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing the records maintained by DTC, its participants or persons acting through such participants.

The principal of the Bonds will be payable at the designated corporate trust office of Manufacturers and

Traders Trust Company (the “Bond Registrar”), initially in Buffalo, New York, upon presentation and surrender of the Bonds. Payment of interest on the Bonds, at the rates specified by the successful bidder in its bid via PARITY, shall be made by the Bond Registrar on each interest payment date to the person appearing on the registration books of the County maintained by the Bond Registrar as the registered owner thereof, by check of draft mailed to each such registered owner at his, her or its address as it appears on such registration books on the record date for the Bonds, which shall be the fifteenth day of the month next preceding each interest payment date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, while the Bonds are registered under DTC’s book-entry only system, payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be made by the Bond Registrar to DTC or its nominee in accordance with the procedures of DTC. Authorization and Use of Proceeds.

The Bonds are being issued pursuant to the authority of Sections 13E and 14 through 21, inclusive, of Article 25B of the Annotated Code of Maryland, Section 24 of Article 31 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, Sections 9-601 to 9699, inclusive, of the Environment Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, and the Code of Public Local Laws of Worcester County, Maryland, Section PW-5-204, and pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland (the “Board”) on January 2, 2013 (the “Resolution”).

The proceeds of the sale of the Bonds are being used (1) to refund all or a portion of the County’s Consolidated Public Improvement Bonds, 1998 Series, the County’s Consolidated Public Improvement Bonds, 2002 Series, and the County’s Consolidated Public Improvement Project and Refunding Bonds, 2004 Series, and (2) to pay costs of issuance of the Bonds.

No Optional Redemption. The Bonds are not subject to redemption prior to their stated maturities.

Adjustments. The aggregate principal amount of the Bonds and the principal amount of each maturity are subject to adjustment by the County, both before and after the receipt of bids for their purchase. Changes to be made prior to the sale will be through TM3 News Service not later than 9:30 a.m. (E.S.T.) on the date of sale (or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practical) and will be used to compare bids and select a winning bidder. Changes to be made after the sale and the maturity amounts for the Bonds will be communicated to the successful bidder by 5:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) on the date of the sale, will be made only as necessary to effect the refunding, and will not reduce or increase the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds by more than 12% from the amount bid upon. In addition, the final maturity schedule for the Bonds will be communicated to the successful bidder by 5:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) on the date of the sale. The dollar amount bid for principal and any amount bid for premium by the successful bidder will be adjusted proportionately to reflect any reduction or increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds, but the interest rates specified by the successful bidder for all maturities will not change. The successful bidder may not withdraw its bid as a result of any changes made within these limits.

TERMS OF SALE Electronic Bids. Electronic bids will be received via PARITY pursuant to this Notice of Sale until 11:00 a.m.

(E.S.T.), but no bid will be received after the time for receiving bids specified above. To the extent any instructions or directions set forth in PARITY conflict with this Notice of Sale, the terms of this Notice of Sale shall control. For further information about PARITY, potential bidders may contact PARITY (212) 849-5021. Bidders may only submit bids electronically via PARITY. Each prospective bidder shall be solely responsible to submit its bids via PARITY as described above. Each prospective bidder shall be solely responsible to make necessary arrangements to access PARITY for the purpose of submitting its bid in a timely manner and in compliance with the requirements of this Notice of Sale.

Neither the County nor PARITY shall have any duty or obligation to provide or assure access to PARITY to any prospective bidder, and neither the County nor PARITY shall be responsible for proper operation of, or have any liability for delays or interruptions of, or any damages caused by, PARITY. The County is using PARITY as a communication mechanism, and not as the County’s agent, to conduct the electronic bidding for the Bonds. The County is not bound by any advice and determination of PARITY to the effect that any particular bid complies with the terms of this Notice of Sale and in particular the bid parameters set forth herein. All costs and expenses incurred by prospective bidders in connection with their submissions of bids via PARITY are the sole responsibility of the bidders; and the County is not responsible, directly or indirectly, for any of such costs or expenses. If a prospective bidder encounters any difficulty in submitting, modifying or withdrawing a bid of the Bonds, he should telephone PARITY (212) 8495021 and notify the County’s Financial Advisor, Davenport & Company LLC by facsimile at (410) 296-8517 and by telephone at (410) 296-9426.

Electronic bids must be submitted for the purchase of the Bonds (all or none) via PARITY. Bids will be communicated electronically to the County at 11:00 a.m. (E.S.T.), on January 15, 2013. Prior to that time, a prospective bidder may (1) submit the proposed terms of its bid via PARITY, (2) modify the proposed terms of its bid, in which event the proposed terms as last modified will (unless the bid is withdrawn as described herein) constitute its bid for the Bonds, or (3) withdraw its proposed bid. Once the bids are communicated electronically via PARITY to the County, each bid will constitute an irrevocable offer to purchase the Bonds on the terms therein provided. For purposes of the electronic bidding process, the time as maintained on PARITY shall constitute the official time.

Bidding Constraints. Each bidder shall submit one bid via PARITY at a price of not less than par, based on the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds, on an “all-or-none” basis. Each bid must specify the rate or rates of interest to be paid on the Bonds, in multiples of one-eighth or one-twentieth of one percent (1/8 or 1/20 of 1%). Bidders may specify more than one rate of interest to be borne by the Bonds; but all Bonds maturing on the same date

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The maximum interest rate specified may not exceed 5.50% and the difference between the minimum and maximum interest rates may not exceed 3.0%. Bidders are requested to specify the true interest cost (computed in accordance with the terms of this Notice of Sale) in their bid for the Bonds. A bid for the purchase of the Bonds at a price of less than 100% of par or more than 112% of par, or a bid for the Bonds that specifies split or supplemental interest rates, will not be considered. The County will also not consider and will reject any bid for the purchase of less than all of the Bonds.

All bids must be unconditional.

By submitting a bid for the Bonds, the bidder agrees, if it is the successful bidder for the Bonds, (1) provide full and complete pricing information with respect to the Bonds to the County in a timely manner so that the County may fulfill its obligation relating to the delivery of the Official Statement to the purchaser of the Bonds within seven business days following the award, including, without limitation, the offering price(s), interest rate(s), selling compensation, delivery dates and other similar information; (2) comply with the requirements of SEC Rule 15c2-12 (the “Rule”), applicable federal and state securities laws and the applicable rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (the “MSRB”) in connection with the offer and sale of the Bonds; (3) furnish to the County before the delivery of the Bonds such information as shall be necessary to enable the County to determine the “issue price” of the Bonds in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and (4) within three business days after the final Official Statement becomes available, cause copies thereof to be filed with the MSRB. Good Faith Deposit. A good faith deposit (the “Deposit”) is required in connection with the sale and bid for the Bonds. The Deposit may be provided in the form of (i) a federal funds wire transfer in the amount of $96,300 to be submitted to the County by the successful bidder not later than 3:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) (the “Deposit Deadline”) on the date of sale or (ii) a financial surety bond (a “Surety Bond”) from an insurance company acceptable to the County and licensed to issue such a bond in the State of Maryland in the amount of $96,300, each option as described in more detail below. The Deposit of the successful bidder will be retained by the County to be applied in partial payment for the bonds and no interest will be allowed or paid upon the amount thereof, but in the event the successful bidder shall fail to comply with the terms of its bid, the proceeds thereof will be retained as and for full liquidated damages.

If a federal funds wire transfer is used, the County shall distribute wiring instructions for the Deposit to the successful bidder upon verification of the bids submitted by the bidders and prior to the Deposit Deadline. If the Deposit is not received by the Deposit Deadline, the award of the sale of the Bonds to the successful bidder may be cancelled by the County in its discretion without any financial liability of the County to the successful bidder or any limitations whatsoever on the County’s right to sell the Bonds to a different purchaser upon such terms and conditions as the County shall

deem appropriate.

If a Surety Bond is used, it must be submitted to the County prior to 5:00 p.m. local time on the day prior to the date for receipt of bids, and must be in form and substance acceptable to the County, including (without limitation) identifying the bidder whose Deposit is guaranteed by such Surety Bond. If the Bonds are awarded to a bidder utilizing a Surety Bond, then such successful bidder is required to submit its Deposit to the County not later than 12:00 p.m. local time on the next business day following the award in accordance with wire instructions delivered by the County to such bidder. If such Deposit is not received by that time, the Surety Bond may be drawn by the County to satisfy the Deposit requirement.

Award of Bonds. The County will not consider and will reject any bid for the purchase of less than all of the Bonds. THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS AND TO WAIVE ANY IRREGULARITY OR NON-CONFORMITY IN ANY BID. Bids will be opened promptly after 11:00 a.m. (E.S.T.) (as determined in accordance with the time as maintained on PARITY) on January 15, 2013. The award, if made, will be made as promptly as possible after the bids are opened to the bidder offering the lowest interest rate to the County.

The lowest interest rate shall be determined in accordance with the true interest cost (“TIC”) method by doubling the semiannual interest rate (compounded semiannually) necessary to discount the debt service payments from the payment dates to the date of the Bonds and to the price bid, excluding interest accrued to the date of delivery. If two or more bidders have made bids, each of which represents the lowest true interest cost to the County, then the Bonds shall be awarded to the bidder offering the highest premium and, if the highest premium is offered by two or more such bidders or if no premium is bid by any such bidders, then the Bonds may be awarded, with their consent, in a ratable portion among such bidders, or the County, in its discretion, may award all of the Bonds to one bidder.

The judgment of the County shall be final and binding upon all bidders with respect to the form and adequacy of any bid received and as to its conformity to the terms of this Notice of Sale.

THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER SHALL MAKE A BONA FIDE PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE BONDS AT THE INITIAL REOFFERING PRICES AND SHALL PROVIDE THE RELATED CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED UNDER “DELIVERY OF BONDS” BELOW. Postponement of Sale; Change in Bidding Constraints. The County reserves the right to postpone, from time to time, the date established for the receipt of the bids. Any such postponement will be announced by TM3 News Service by notice given not later than 3:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) on the last business day prior to any announced date for receipt of bids. If any date fixed for the receipt of bids and the sale of the Bonds is postponed, any alternative sale date will be announced via TM3 News Service at least 48 hours prior to such alternative sale date. In addition, the County reserves the right, on the date established for the receipt of bids, to reject all bids and establish a subsequent alternative sale date. On any

such alternative sale date, any bidder may submit a sealed bid or electronic bid via PARITY for the purchase of the Bonds in conformity in all respects with the provisions of this Notice of Sale except for the date of sale and except for the changes announced by TM3 News Service at the time the sale date and time are announced.

CUSIP Numbers. It is anticipated that the CUSIP identification numbers will be printed on the Bonds, but neither the failure to print such number on any Bond nor any error with respect thereto shall constitute cause for a failure or refusal by the successful bidder to accept delivery of and pay for the Bonds in accordance with the terms of this Notice of Sale.

Legal Opinion. The issuance of the Bonds will be subject to delivery of the approving opinion of Miles & Stockbridge P.C., Baltimore, Maryland, and copies of their opinion shall be substantially in the form set forth as an exhibit to the Preliminary Official Statement referred to below. The opinion will be delivered upon request, without charge, to the successful bidder for the Bonds.

Delivery of Bonds. The Bonds will be delivered on January 31, 2013, or as soon as practicable thereafter, at the expense of the County, for the account of the successful bidder, through the facilities of DTC in New York, New York, upon payment of the amount of the successful bid (including any premium), less the deposit theretofore made. Payment for the Bonds shall be made in federal funds. The Bonds will be issued by means of book-entry system with no physical distribution of bond certificates made to the public.

The successful bidder for the Bonds, as a condition to delivery of the Bonds, shall be required to deposit the bond certificates with DTC, registered in the name of Cede & Co., its partnership nominee.

As a condition to the award of the Bonds, the successful bidder shall be required to communicate to the County the initial offering prices at which a bona fide offering of the Bonds has been made to the public, which prices are to be shown on the cover of the Official Statement (the “Initial Offering Prices”). Furthermore, as a condition to the delivery of the Bonds, the successful bidder shall be required to furnish to the County a written certificate acceptable to the County’s bond counsel to the effect that the successful bidder has made a bona fide public offering of the Bonds at the Initial Offering Prices and that a substantial portion of each maturity of the bonds has been sold to the public (excluding bond houses, brokers and other intermediaries) at the respective Initial Offering Prices. Such certifications shall be made based on actual facts known to the successful bidder as of the sale date. For purposes of the successful bidder’s certificate, a substantial portion of the Bonds is as least 10% in par amount of each maturity of the Bonds.

If the successful bidder cannot deliver the certificate as described above, the County’s bond counsel will be required to evaluate the facts and circumstances of the offering and sale of the Bonds to confirm compliance with statutory requirements of avoiding the establishment of an artificial price for the Bonds.

Closing Documents. The Bonds will be accompanied by the customary closing documents, including a no-litiga-

tion certificate, effective as of the date of delivery, stating that there is no litigation pending against the County affecting the validity of the Bonds and a Tax Certificate and Compliance Agreement signed by the Finance Officer of the County. It shall be a condition to the obligation of the successful bidder to accept delivery of and pay for the Bonds that, simultaneously with or before delivery and payment for the Bonds, such successful bidder shall be furnished a certificate or certificates of the President of the Board and the Chief Administrative Officer of the County to the effect that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, the Official Statement (hereinafter defined) (and any amendment or supplement thereto) (except for the any information furnished by the successful bidder, as to which no view will be expressed) as of the date of sale and as of the date of delivery of the Bonds does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and that between the date of sale and the date of delivery of the Bonds there has been no material adverse change in the financial position or revenues of the County, except as reflected or contemplated in the Official Statement (and any amendment or supplement thereto).

Preliminary Official Statement.

The Preliminary Official Statement of the County concerning the Bonds (the “Preliminary Official Statement”) is in a form “deemed final” by the County for purposes of SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(1) (the “Rule”) but is subject to revision, amendment and completion in the final Official Statement.

Official Statement. As soon as practicable after the award of the Bonds to the successful bidder therefor on the day of sale, the County will authorize the final Official Statement for the Bonds (the “Official Statement”). By submitting its bid for the Bonds, the successful bidder agrees to provide the County with pricing information and such other information as the County may require in order that the County may provide the successful bidder with a final Official Statement in compliance with the Rule. Whether or not any such information is included in the Official Statement (and any amendment of supplement thereto), such successful bidder shall be responsible to the County and its officials in all respects for the accuracy, fairness and completeness of such information, and for all decisions made with respect to the use or omission of such information in any re-offering of the Bonds, including the presentation or exclusion of any such information in any documents, including the Official Statement. Within seven (7) business days after the award of the Bonds to the successful bidder, the County will deliver to the successful bidder an Official Statement, which is expected to be substantially in the form of the Preliminary Official Statement. The successful bidder will also be furnished, without cost, with up to 200 copies of the Official Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto. The successful bidder may obtain additional copies at such successful bidder’s own expense.

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Continuing Disclosure Agreement.

In order to assist bidders in complying with the SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(5), the County will execute and deliver a continuing disclosure agreement on or before the date of issuance of the bonds pursuant to which the County will undertake to provide certain information annually and notices of certain events.

A description of this agreement is set forth in the Preliminary Official Statement and will also be set forth in the Official Statement.

Additional Information. The Preliminary Official Statement of County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland, concerning the Bonds, and copies of this Notice of Sale may be obtained from Mr. Harold L. Higgins, Finance Officer, Worcester County Government Building, Room 1103, Snow Hill, Maryland, 21863, or from the County’s Financial Advisor, Davenport & Company LLC, 8600 LaSalle Road, Suite 324, Towson, Baltimore, Maryland, 21286 (410-296-9426).

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND By: James C. Church President of the Board of County Commissioners * Preliminary, subject to change as provided herein.

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 16 64TH ST. A/R/T/A 16 64TH ST., UNIT #402 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Daniel J. Monahan and Maria F. Monahan dated March 3, 2006 and recorded in Liber 4660, Folio 1 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, with an original principal balance of $402,600.00 and an original interest rate of 6.50000% default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on JANUARY 16, 2013 AT 2:00 PM ALL THAT FEE-SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and described as Unit 402, Oceanscape 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 $43,000 in cash, cashiers check or certified check is required at time of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current real property taxes will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. All past due property taxes paid by the purchaser. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. All transfer taxes shall be paid by the Purchaser. Purchaser shall pay all applicable agricultural tax, if any.

Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within 10 days of ratification, the Sub. Trustees may file a motion to resell the property. If Purchaser defaults under these terms, deposit shall be forfeited. The Sub. Trustees may then resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. If Sub. Trustees are unable to convey either insurable or marketable title, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or equity, is the return of the deposit without interest.

Howard N. Bierman, Jacob Geesing, Carrie M. Ward, David W. Simpson, Jr., Substitute Trustees OCD-12/27/3t ___________________________________

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS NO. 619 HOLIDAY DRIVE POCOMOKE, MD 21851 CASE NUMBER 23-C-12-000806 Covahey, Boozer, Devan, and Dore, P.A. 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 200 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (443) 541-8600 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from William J. Shockley recorded among the Land Records of

Worcester County in Liber 5456, folio 81, and Declaration of Substitution of Trustees recorded among the aforementioned Land Records substituting Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, and Erin Gloth as Substituted Trustees, the Substituted Trustees will offer for sale at public auction, at the Courthouse Door, Snow Hill, Maryland on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 11:00 AM: All that lot of ground and the improvements thereon situate in Worcester County, State of Maryland, as described in the Deed of Trust recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, in Liber 5456, folio 81, also being further described in a Deed recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 5456, folio 75. The improvements thereon consist of a dwelling. The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition, subject to any existing building violations, restrictions and agreements of record. Neither the Substituted Trustees nor their respective agents, successors or assigns make any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied with respect to the property. The Substituted Trustees shall convey insurable title. TERMS OF THE SALE: A deposit in a form acceptable to the Substituted Trustee in the amount of $9,000.00 will be required of the purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, at the time and place of sale. Unless the purchaser is the Holder of the Note or its assigns, the balance of the purchase price shall be paid immediately with available funds within twenty (20) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. Time is of the essence. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, shall pay interest at the rate of 4.87500% per annum on the unpaid portion of the purchase price from the date of sale to date of settlement. Real property taxes and assessments shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Ground rent, water and/or sewer charges public or private, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes shall be paid by the purchaser. Purchaser shall have the responsibility of obtaining possession of the property. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. If the purchaser defaults, the entire deposit is forfeited. The Substituted Trustees shall resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of both sales, attorney fees, all other charges due, and incidental and consequential damages. In the event the Substituted Trustees do not convey title for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of the deposit. The Substituted Trustees shall have the right to terminate this contract in the event the Holder or its Servicer has entered into any agreement with, or accepted funds from, the mortgagor. Upon termination of the contract, Purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of the deposit.

Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, and Erin Gloth, Substituted Trustees Tidewater Auctions, LLC (410) 8252900 www.tidewaterauctions.com A-

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SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS NO. 1304 DORCHESTER AVENUE POCOMOKE CITY, MD 21851 CASE NUMBER 23-C-12-000299 Covahey, Boozer, Devan, and Dore, P.A. 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 200 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (443) 541-8600 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from Vernon L. Keaser, III. recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 5566, folio 122, and Declaration of Substitution of Trustees recorded among the aforementioned Land Records substituting Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, and Erin Gloth as Substituted Trustees, the Substituted Trustees will offer for sale at public auction, at the Courthouse Door, Snow Hill, Maryland on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 11:00 AM: All that lot of ground and the improvements thereon situate in Worcester County, State of Maryland, as described in the Deed of Trust recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, in Liber 5566, folio 122, also being further described in a Deed recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 5566, folio 119. The improvements thereon consist of a dwelling. The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition, subject to any existing building violations, restrictions and agreements of record. Neither the Substituted Trustees nor their respective agents, successors or assigns make any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied with respect to the property. The Substituted Trustees shall convey insurable title. TERMS OF THE SALE: A deposit in a form acceptable to the Substituted Trustee in the amount of $7,000.00 will be required of the purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, at the time and place of sale. Unless the purchaser is the Holder of the Note or its assigns, the balance of the purchase price shall be paid immediately with available funds within twenty (20) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. Time is of the essence. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, shall pay interest at the rate of 3.25000% per annum on the unpaid portion of the purchase price from the date of sale to date of settlement. Real property taxes and assessments shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Ground rent, water and/or sewer charges public or private, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes shall be paid by the purchaser. Purchaser shall have the responsibility of obtaining possession of the property. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. If the purchaser defaults, the entire deposit is forfeited. The Substituted Trustees shall resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase

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Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, and Erin Gloth, Substituted Trustees Tidewater Auctions, LLC (410) 8252900 www.tidewaterauctions.com A4342487 12/20/2012, 12/27/2012, 01/03/2013 OCD-12/20/3t ___________________________________

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS NO. 12903 HORN ISLAND DRIVE OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 CASE NUMBER 23-C-12-001259 Covahey, Boozer, Devan, and Dore, P.A. 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 200 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (443) 541-8600 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from Cathy E. Hale recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4438, folio 263, and Declaration of Substitution of Trustees recorded among the aforementioned Land Records substituting Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel as Substituted Trustees, the Substituted Trustees will offer for sale at public auction, at the Courthouse Door, Snow Hill, Maryland on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 11:00 AM: All that lot of ground and the improvements thereon situate in Worcester County, State of Maryland, as described in the Deed of Trust recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, in Liber 4438, folio 263, also being further described in a Deed recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4089, folio 40. The improvements thereon consist of a dwelling. The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition, subject to any existing building violations, restrictions and agreements of record. Neither the Substituted Trustees nor their respective agents, successors or assigns make any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied with respect to the property. The Substituted Trustees shall convey insurable title. TERMS OF THE SALE: A deposit in a form acceptable to the Substituted Trustee in the amount of $35,000.00 will be required of the purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, at the time and place of sale. Unless the purchaser is the Holder of the Note or its assigns, the balance of the purchase price shall be paid immediately with available funds within twenty (20) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. Time is of the essence. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, shall pay interest at the rate of 6.75000% per annum on the unpaid portion of the purchase price from the date of sale to date of settlement. Real property taxes and assessments shall be adjusted to the

date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Ground rent, water and/or sewer charges public or private, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes shall be paid by the purchaser. Purchaser shall have the responsibility of obtaining possession of the property. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. If the purchaser defaults, the entire deposit is forfeited. The Substituted Trustees shall resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of both sales, attorney fees, all other charges due, and incidental and consequential damages. In the event the Substituted Trustees do not convey title for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of the deposit. The Substituted Trustees shall have the right to terminate this contract in the event the Holder or its Servicer has entered into any agreement with, or accepted funds from, the mortgagor. Upon termination of the contract, Purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of the deposit.

Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel, Substituted Trustees Tidewater Auctions, LLC (410) 825-2900 www.tidewaterauctions.com A-4342485 12/20/2012, 12/27/2012, 01/03/2013 OCD-12/20/3t ___________________________________

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS NO. 225 26TH STREET, UNIT 21 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 CASE NUMBER 23-C-12-001124 Covahey, Boozer, Devan, and Dore, P.A. 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 200 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (443) 541-8600 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from Joseph Delawder and Susan Delawder recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4746, folio 181, and Declaration of Substitution of Trustees recorded among the aforementioned Land Records substituting Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel as Substituted Trustees, the Substituted Trustees will offer for sale at public auction, at the Courthouse Door, Snow Hill, Maryland on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 11:00 AM: All that lot of ground and the improvements thereon situate in Worcester County, State of Maryland, as described in the Deed of Trust recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, in Liber 4746, folio 181, also being further described in a Deed recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4746, folio 176. The improvements thereon consist of a dwelling. The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition, subject to any existing building violations, restrictions and agreements of record. Neither the Substituted Trustees nor their respective agents, successors or assigns make any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied with respect to the property. The Substituted Trustees shall convey insurable title. TERMS

OF THE SALE: A deposit in a form acceptable to the Substituted Trustee in the amount of $24,000.00 will be required of the purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, at the time and place of sale. Unless the purchaser is the Holder of the Note or its assigns, the balance of the purchase price shall be paid immediately with available funds within twenty (20) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. Time is of the essence. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, shall pay interest at the rate of 8.25000% per annum on the unpaid portion of the purchase price from the date of sale to date of settlement. Real property taxes and assessments shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Ground rent, water and/or sewer charges public or private, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes shall be paid by the purchaser. Purchaser shall have the responsibility of obtaining possession of the property. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. If the purchaser defaults, the entire deposit is forfeited. The Substituted Trustees shall resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of both sales, attorney fees, all other charges due, and incidental and consequential damages. In the event the Substituted Trustees do not convey title for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of the deposit. The Substituted Trustees shall have the right to terminate this contract in the event the Holder or its Servicer has entered into any agreement with, or accepted funds from, the mortgagor. Upon termination of the contract, Purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of the deposit.

Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel, Substituted Trustees Tidewater Auctions, LLC (410) 825-2900 www.tidewaterauctions.com A-4342484 12/20/2012, 12/27/2012, 01/03/2013 OCD-12/20/3t ___________________________________

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS NO. 607 OSPREY ROAD, UNIT 2 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 CASE NUMBER 23-C-12-001144 Covahey, Boozer, Devan, and Dore, P.A. 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 200 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (443) 541-8600 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from Cynthia J. Michaud recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4933, folio 239, and re-recorded in Liber 4986, folio 383, and Declaration of Substitution of Trustees recorded among the aforementioned Land Records substituting Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel as Substituted Trustees, the Substituted Trustees will offer for sale at public auction, at the Courthouse Door, Snow Hill, Maryland on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 11:00 AM: All that lot

of ground and the improvements thereon situate in Worcester County, State of Maryland, as described in the Deed of Trust recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, in Liber 4933, folio 239, and re-recorded in Liber 4986, folio 383, also being further described in a Deed recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4933, folio 236. The improvements thereon consist of a dwelling. The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition, subject to any existing building violations, restrictions and agreements of record. Neither the Substituted Trustees nor their respective agents, successors or assigns make any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied with respect to the property. The Substituted Trustees shall convey insurable title.

TERMS OF THE SALE: A deposit in a form acceptable to the Substituted Trustee in the amount of $20,000.00 will be required of the purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, at the time and place of sale. Unless the purchaser is the Holder of the Note or its assigns, the balance of the purchase price shall be paid immediately with available funds within twenty (20) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. Time is of the essence. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, shall pay interest at the rate of 10.12500% per annum on the unpaid portion of the purchase price from the date of sale to date of settlement. Real property taxes and assessments shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.

Ground rent, water and/or sewer charges public or private, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.

Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes shall be paid by the purchaser. Purchaser shall have the responsibility of obtaining possession of the property. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. If the purchaser defaults, the entire deposit is forfeited. The Substituted Trustees shall resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser.

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

Upon termination of the contract, Purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of the deposit. Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, Erin Gloth, and Christine Drexel, Substituted Trustees Tidewater Auctions, LLC (410) 825-2900 www.tidewaterauctions.com A4342483 12/20/2012, 12/27/2012, 01/03/2013 OCD-12/20/3t ___________________________________

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Legal Notices SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS NO. 10000 COASTAL DRIVE, UNIT #1407 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842 CASE NUMBER 23-C-11-001536 Covahey, Boozer, Devan, and Dore, P.A. 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 200 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (443) 541-8600 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from Albert E. Bernier, Jr. and Susan Bernier recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4821, folio 714, and re-recorded in Liber 5206, folio 430, and Declaration of Substitution of Trustees recorded among the aforementioned Land Records substituting Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, and Erin Gloth as Substituted Trustees, the Substituted Trustees will offer for sale at public auction, at the Courthouse Door, Snow Hill, Maryland on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 11:00 AM: All that lot of ground and the improvements thereon situate in Worcester County, State of Maryland, as described in the Deed of Trust recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County, in Liber 4821, folio 714, and re-recorded in Liber 5206, folio 430, also being further described in a Deed recorded among the Land Records of Worcester County in Liber 4287, folio 584. The improvements thereon consist of a dwelling. The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition, subject to any existing building violations, restrictions and agreements of record. Neither the Substituted Trustees nor their respective agents, successors or assigns make any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied with respect to the property. The Substituted Trustees shall convey insurable title.

TERMS OF THE SALE: A deposit in a form acceptable to the Substituted Trustee in the amount of $47,000.00 will be required of the purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, at the time and place of sale. Unless the purchaser is the Holder of the Note or its assigns, the balance of the purchase price shall be paid immediately with available funds within twenty (20) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Worcester County. Time is of the essence. The purchaser, other than the Holder of the Note or its assigns, shall pay interest at the rate of 7.00000% per annum on the unpaid portion of the purchase price from the date of sale to date of settlement. Real property taxes and assessments shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.

Ground rent, water and/or sewer charges public or private, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser.

Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes shall be paid by the purchaser. Purchaser shall have the responsibility of obtaining possession of the property. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason, there shall be no abatement of interest. If the purchaser defaults, the entire deposit is forfeited. The Substituted Trustees shall resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting purchaser.

The defaulting purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price, all costs and expenses of both sales, attorney fees, all other charges due, and incidental and

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

Upon termination of the contract, Purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of the deposit. Thomas P. Dore, Mark S. Devan, Gerard F. Miles, Jr., Shannon Menapace, and Erin Gloth, Substituted Trustees Tidewater Auctions, LLC (410) 825-2900 www.tidewaterauctions.com A-4342482 12/20/2012, 12/27/2012, 01/03/2013 OCD-12/20/3t ___________________________________ BWW Law Group, LLC 4520 East West Highway, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 961-6555

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’ SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 10745 BISHOPVILLE RD. BISHOPVILLE, MD 21813 Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Daniel J. Rzepkowski and Tracy L. Rzepkowski dated April 15, 2005 and recorded in Liber 4415, Folio 161 among the Land Records of Worcester Co., MD, with an original principal balance of $175,000.00 and an original interest rate of 5.5% default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Worcester Co., at the Court House Door, Snow Hill, on JANUARY 9, 2013 AT 2:00 PM ALL THAT fee-simple LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in Worcester Co., MD and 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 $19,000 in cash, cashiers check or certified check is required at time of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of current real property taxes will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. All past due property taxes paid by the purchaser. All other public and/or private charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. All transfer taxes shall be paid by the Purchaser. Purchaser shall pay all applicable agricultural tax, if any.

Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within 10 days of ratification, the Sub. Trustees may file a motion to resell the property. If Purchaser defaults under these terms, deposit shall be forfeited. The Sub. Trustees may then resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. If Sub. Trustees are unable to convey either insurable or marketable title, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or equity, is the return of the deposit without interest.

Howard N. Bierman, Jacob Geesing, Carrie M. Ward, David W. Simpson, Jr., Substitute Trustees OCD-12/20/3t ___________________________________

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 14957 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF HAZEL DISHAROON WILKERSON Notice is given that Jackie W. Brown, 5219 Creek Rd., Snow Hill, MD 21863, was on December 12, 2012 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Hazel Disharoon Wilkerson who died on December 2, 2012, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 12th day of June, 2013.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

Jackie W. Brown Personal Representative True Test Copy Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: December 20, 2012 OCD-12/20/3t ___________________________________ James E. Clubb, Jr., Esq. 108 N. 8th Street Ocean City, Maryland 21842 ROYAL BEACH CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION c/o Paul Enterprises 3 Moonshell Drive Berlin, MD 21811 Plaintiff vs.

FRANCIS X. GARTLAND CHRISTINA W. GARTLAND 803 South Sharp Street Baltimore, MD 21230-9715 Defendants IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY STATE OF MARYLAND CASE NO. 23-C-12-1371

NOTICE ORDERED, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County this 11th day of December, 2012, that the foreclosure sale of the property mentioned in these proceedings and described as 12 45th Street, #401, Ocean City, MD 21842, made and reported by James E. Clubb, Jr., Substitute Trustee, be RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 14th day of January, 2013 provided a copy of this order be inserted in some weekly newspaper printed in Worcester County, once in each of three successive weeks, before the 7th day of January, 2013.

The Report states the amount of the sale to be $100.00 Stephen V. Hales Clerk True Copy Test: Stephen V. Hales Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, Md. OCD-12/20/3t ___________________________________

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 14913 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF CAROLYN M. SHIPLEY Notice is given that Hunter F. Calloway, 13109 Muirfield Lane, Berlin, MD 21811, was on December 12, 2012 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Carolyn M. Shipley who died on September 26, 2012, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 12th day of June, 2013.

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Legal Notices 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.

Hunter F. Calloway Personal Representative True Test Copy Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: December 20, 2012 OCD-12/20/3t ___________________________________

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 14681 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF LEONORA VIOLA WINGO Notice is given that Kathleen Jean Pokrywka, 11 Alton Point, Berlin, MD 21811, was on December 14, 2012 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Leonora Viola Wingo who died on April 19, 2012, without a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 14th day of June, 2013.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be

obtained from the Register of Wills.

Kathleen Jean Pokrywka Personal Representative True Test Copy Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: December 20, 2012 OCD-12/20/3t ___________________________________

District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(c)(4), ZS 1-210(b)(2), ZS1-305, ZS 1-325 and ZS1-326, located at 12449 Ocean Gateway (US Route 50), on the northeast corner of Blue Marlin Drive and Ocean Gateway, Tax Map 26, Parcel 255, of the Marlin Park Plat, in the Tenth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS OCD-12/27/2t ___________________________________

mum channelward extension of 23’.The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 2818 Tern Drive, Unit 5 Parcel # 4717 -5-0 -0112-062314 in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: Hidden Oak Farm, LLC Owner: Martin Guy PW13-004 Board of Port Wardens Blake McGrath, Chairman Valerie Gaskill, Attorney OCD-12/27/2t ___________________________________

NOTICE

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AGENDA

OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BOARD OF PORT WARDENS

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. 13-03, on the application of Glenn Hilliard, requesting a variance to reduce the Ordinance prescribed front yard setback from 35 feet to 29.6 feet (an encroachment of 5.4 feet) and requesting a variance to reduce the Ordinance prescribed left side yard setback from 20 feet to 18.9 feet (an encroachment of 1.1 feet) associated with a proposed detached garage incidental to a single family dwelling in an A-2 Agricultural District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1116(c)(4), ZS 1-202(b)(4), ZS 1-202(d)(2) and ZS 1-305, located at 1542 Grant Road, approximately 900 feet south of the intersection of Stockton Road (MD Route 366) and Grant Road, Tax Map 86, Parcel 149, in the Eighth Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

6:35 p.m.

Case No. 13-02, on the application of Roger Partridge and Cynthia Partridge, requesting a special exception for parts or supplies to be sold or stocked which are not produced on the premises associated with a proposed gun shop, as a home occupation, incidental to a single family dwelling in an A-1 Agricultural District, pursuant to Zoning Code Sections ZS 1-116(c)(3), ZS 1-201(b)(4), ZS 1-201(d)(3), ZS 1305 and ZS 1-339(a)(3), located at 11211 Racetrack Road (MD Route 589), at the terminus of Beauchamp Road and Racetrack Road, Tax Map 15, Parcel 182, of the Timmons Subdivision, in the Third Tax District of Worcester County, Maryland.

6:40 p.m.

Case No. 13-01, on the application of Royal Singe LLC, d.b.a. The Monkeys Trunk, requesting an after-thefact variance to reduce the Ordinance prescribed front yard setback, on an arterial highway, from 100 feet to 0 feet (an encroachment of 100 feet) and requesting an after-the-fact variance to reduce the Ordinance prescribed right side yard setback from 6 feet to 0 feet (an encroachment of 6 feet) associated with the outdoor display of merchandise for an existing commercial operation in a C-2 General Commercial

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2013 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, January 10th, 2013 At 2:00 PM A request has been submitted to remove 6’ x 12’ parallel platform at end of existing pier, to install a 6’ x 14’ perpendicular pier extension on existing 6’ x 38’ pier, to remove and re-install existing boatlift & piles on west side of pier, and to install new decking on existing 6’ x 38’ pier for a maximum channelward of 52’. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 215 S Ocean Dr Parcel # 8020A-1614B-3B-0 -0117-190835 in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: Ocean Services of DE, INC Owner: Sharon Dameron PW13-001 A request has been submitted to extend existing 30’ perpendicular piers 10’ for a maximum of 40’ channelward.

The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 719, 720, 721 Rusty Anchor Road Parcel # 9160-4 -0115- in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: Ocean Services of DE, INC. Owner: Rusty Anchor CM PW13-002 A request has been submitted to remove fourteen (14) 2’ x 9’ perpendicular piers and replace with fourteen (14) 2’ x 23’ perpendicular piers within a maximum of 24’ channelward of MHW, to remove 34 mooring piles and reinstall within 24’ channelward of MHW; to construct a 4’ x 17’ perpendicular pier with a 6’ x 16’ “L” platform all extending a maximum of 24’ channelward of MHW; to install a 13’ x 10’ boatlift in slip P7 for a maximum of 23’ channelward of MHW. The site of the proposed construction is described as being located at 778 94th ST Parcel # 9647–4-0115- in the Town of Ocean City, MD Applicant: Ronnie B. Carpenter, PE Owner: Pintail Point Condo PW13-003 A request has been submitted to replace in kind and in the same position, two (2) poles. Install one (1) boatlift with all associated poles for a maxi-

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 110, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Ocean City, Maryland, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be conducted by the Planning and Zoning Commission in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 301 Baltimore Avenue in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland on: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013 At 7:00 pm To consider amending Section 110664 of the Code of the Town of Ocean City, Maryland, to include miniature golf as item (7) as a use permitted conditional use in the DMX, Downtown Mixed Use, Zoning District.

APPLICANT: PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION (FILE #12-14100003) No oral or written testimony will be accepted after the close of the public hearing.

Public hearings that are not completed at one meeting may be continued without additional advertised notice provided the Commission Chairman announces that the hearing will be continued and gives persons in attendance an opportunity to sign up for written notice of the additional hearing dates.

For further information concerning this public hearing, please contact the Department of Planning and Community Development, Room 242, City Hall, 301 Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, MD 21842. Phone 410-289-8855.

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PAM GREER BUCKLEY, CHAIRPERSON WILLIAM E. ESHAM, III, ATTORNEY OCD-1/3/2t ___________________________________ WILLIAMS, MOORE, SHOCKLEY & HARRISON PA RAYMOND C. SHOCKLEY 3509 COASTAL HIGHWAY P.O. BOX 739 OCEAN CITY, MD 21842

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE NO. 14968 Notice is given that the Circuit court of Fairfax County, VA appointed Jason P. Long, 9427 Lake View Drive, Berlin, MD 21811 as the Executor of the Estate of Joyce K. Long who died on April 20, 2012 domiciled in Virginia,

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Legal Notices USA. 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.

Jason P. Long Foreign Personal Representative Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of first publication: January 03, 2012 OCD-1/3/3t ___________________________________

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Town of Ocean City Engineering Department P.O. Box 158 Ocean City, Maryland 21842 Separate sealed BIDS for INLET AND BAYSIDE BOARDWALK LUMBER will be received by the Mayor & City Council at the office of the City

Manager, City Hall, 301 Baltimore Ave, Ocean City, MD until 11:00 AM, Tuesday, JANUARY 15, 2013 and then opened and read aloud at the Council Meeting after 1:00 PM. Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of the City Engineer located in City Hall, 3rd Street & Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland The work covered under this package includes in general; furnishing and delivering lumber for the Repairs to the inlet and bayside boardwalks damaged during hurricane Sandy Terence J. McGean City Engineer OCD-1/3/1t ___________________________________

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Town of Ocean City Engineering Department P.O. Box 158 Ocean City, Maryland 21842 Sealed BIDS for the construction of Inlet and Bayside Boardwalk Repairs will be received by the Mayor and City Council at the Office of the City Manager until January 15, 2013 - 11:00 AM and then opened and read aloud at a Council Work Session this date.

The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the office of the City Engineer, located in City Hall, Room 105, 3rd Street & Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland 21842.

Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of the City Engineer located in City Hall, Room 105, 3rd Street & Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland.

The Work to be performed under this contract includes in general: Replacement and repairs to inlet boardwalk, Chicago Ave boardwalk and Convention Center boardwalks damaged during hurricane Sandy.

Terence J. McGean City Engineer OCD-1/3/1t ___________________________________

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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.

Matthew J. Schiftic and Robin Schiftic Defendants IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Civil No. 23C12000878

NOTICE ORDERED, this 26th day of December, 2012 by the Circuit Court of WORCESTER COUNTY, Maryland, that the sale of the property at 10330 Harrison Road, Berlin, Maryland 21811 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 28th day of January, 2013 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 21st day of January, 2013, next.

The report states the amount of sale to be $184,683.64.

Stephen V. Hales CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND STEPHEN V. HALES Clerk of the Circuit Court For Worcester County P.O. Box 40 Snow Hill, MD 21863-0040 OCD-1/3/3t ___________________________________ Cohn, Goldberg & Deutsch, LLC Attorneys at Law 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 208 Towson, MD 21204 410-296-2550 Pile #: 437370 Edward S. Cohn Stephen N. Goldberg Richard E. Solomon Richard J. Rogers David W. Simpson, Jr. 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 208 Towson, MD 21204 Substitute Trustees Plaintiffs v.

Robert Davis Jeannie Keefer 311 Robin Drive Ocean City, MD 21842 Defendants IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Case No. 23-C-12-001231

NOTICE Notice is hereby given this 26th day of December, 2012, by the Circuit Court for Worcester County, that the sale of the property mentioned in these proceedings, made and reported, will be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 28th day of January, 2013, provided a copy of this notice be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Worcester County, once in each of three successive weeks before the 21st day of January, 2013.

The Report of Sale states the

amount of the foreclosure sale price to be $235,807.39. The property sold herein is known as 311 Robin Drive, Ocean City, MD 21842.

Stephen V. Hales Clerk of the Circuit Court Worcester County, Maryland STEPHEN V. HALES Clerk of the Circuit Court For Worcester County P.O. Box 40 Snow Hill, MD 21863-0040 OCD-1/3/3t ___________________________________ REGAN J. R. SMITH ESQ WILLIAMS, MOORE, SHOCKLEY & HARRISON LLP 10441 RACETRACK ROAD SUITE 2 BERLIN, MD 21811

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 14965 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND CLINTON MCALLISTER JR. Notice is given that Randall G. McAllister, 10102 Orchard Road, Berlin, MD 21811; Steven Ray McAllister, 21862 Shockley Road, Milford, DE 19963, was on December 21, 2012 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Raymond Clinton McAllister Jr. who died on November 17, 2012, with a will.

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

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 21st day of June, 2013.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

Randall G. McAllister Steven Ray McAllister Personal Representative True Test Copy Charlotte K. Cathell Register of Wills Worcester County Room 102 - Court House One W. Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: January 03, 2013 OCD-1/3/3t ___________________________________

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Wild Card Weekend SATURDAY January 5th 4:30 pm & 8pm

SUNDAY January 6th 1pm & 4:30pm

18 HI-DEF TVs & 2 Jumbo HI-DEF TVs

Food & Drink Specials during the Games