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Worcester Prep fifth grader Grace Baeurle was the winner in the Maryland Association of Realtors Fair Housing Competition during the 2013-2014 school year.
Last spring in Annapolis, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot honored Baeurle for her poster, which emphasized cultural diversity. Her poster will be featured on the 2015 MAR calendar.
 
Pancake breakfast
The annual Kiwanis Fall Pancake Breakfast will take place on Saturday, Oct. 11 from 8-11 a.m. in the Ocean Pines Community Center Assateague Room. For $5, get pancakes, sausages, fruit cup, coffee or tea.
If possible, buy tickets in advance by calling Ralph Chinn at 410-208-6719. Tickets will also be available at the door. Carryout is available, as well. Proceeds benefit the youth of the community.  
 
Chicken/crab feast
The Church of the Holy Spirit on 100th Street in Ocean City, is having a crab/chicken feast on Saturday, Oct. 11 from 2:30-5:30 p.m. The feast includes crabs, fried chicken, corn on the cob, hush puppies, cole slaw, iced tea, lemonade and coffee. Attendees can bring wine or beer, but no liquor, and their own mallets.
Tickets cost $30 for those age 8 and older, and $15 for those younger. Tickets are limited. For more
information, call 410-723-1973.
 
Italian dinner
An Italian dinner will be served on Sunday, Oct. 12, from 2-6 p.m., in DeWees Hall at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church on Third Street in Ocean City. Local caterer, Caryn McIntyre of MAC’s Catering, has used the church kitchen in the past while providing the catering service for the annual Dew Tour held in downtown Ocean City. As a token of her fondness for the people at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea, she has offered to prepare and donate the meal.
The ticket price is $12, and children under 5 eat free. Carryout is available. To purchase tickets, call Karen Cramer at 410-641-8171 or the church office at 410-289-3453. Tickets are limited.
 
Crab feast/bull roast
The 6th annual Crab Feast & Bull Roast will take place on Sunday, Oct. 19 from 1-5 p.m. at Crab Alley on Golf Course Road in West Ocean City and will benefit Atlantic General Hospital.         
The $50 cost includes all-you-can-eat steamed crabs and shrimp, raw oysters, crab soup, pit beef, ham, barbecue beef, meatballs, corn on the cob, hush puppies, potato salad, coleslaw, assorted desserts, domestic draft beer, soda, coffee, tea, live entertainment, raffles, 50/50, silent and live auctions.
The event will be hosted by Bull on the Beach and Crab Alley. For more information, call Crab Alley at 410-213-7800 or Bull on the Beach at 410-524-2455.
 
Scholarship
The Elks National Foundation awards $2.44 million in college scholarships each year to high school seniors who participate in the Most Valuable Student Scholarship competition. Ocean City Elks Lodge #2645 also awards scholarships to selected applicants in the MVSS program.
All high school seniors who are U.S. citizens are eligible. The student need not be related to an Elk.  Judging is based on scholarship, leadership and financial need. Students may advance through four levels of competition: local, district, state and national.
The senior counselors at Stephen Decatur and Worcester Prep have information cards and brochures to assist students with the application process.
Information can also be obtained at the Ocean City Elks Lodge and www.elks.org/enf/scholars/mvs.efm.
The application must be submitted by noon on Dec. 5. Applications should be given to counselors at the participating high schools. Applications can also be dropped off at the Ocean City Elks Lodge.
For more information, contact Patrick Flynn, scholarship chairman at 410-463-1131 or email pflynn@mchsi.com, or David Poore, 717-606-5534, scholarship co-chairman.
 
Raffle
The Worcester County Humane Society is currently selling raffle tickets for three cash prizes–$3,000,  $1,500 and $500. Drawing for the raffle will be held Dec. 6, at Station 7 Restaurant in West Ocean City. Winners need not be present. Tickets cost $5 each or get five for $20 with all proceeds benefiting the animals at the no-kill shelter.
Those interested in purchasing raffle tickets can stop in the shelter located at 12330 Eagles Nest Road, off Route 611, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Wednesdays and Sundays.
For more information, call Linda Lugo, Worcester County Humane Society at 410-213-0146.