(March 31, 2016) The Ocean Pines Association Budget and Finance Committee discussed the following items during its March 23 meeting in the administration building: ‘No’ on reserve study The committee requested a copy of the in-development reserve study, which Thompson said was still in draft form. The decision to distribute it would be up to… Read more »

(March 31, 2016) Bishop Peggy Johnson, bishop of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference of The United Methodist Church, will preach at Bethany United Methodist Church in Berlin, on Sunday, April 3, during the 10 a.m. worship service. Bethany Church is located at 8648 Stephen Decatur Highway, at the intersection of Snug Harbor Rd. and Route 611. The… Read more »

(March 31, 2016) Bishop’s Stock Fine Art, Craft & Wine will open the spring season with its annual exhibit of new work by Lynne Lockhart and Kirk McBride, two of the region’s most recognized artists. Pieces in the show includes images from their travels as well as their daily routines. Lockhart’s paintings capture animals in… Read more »

(March 31, 2016) The Friends of Ocean Pines Library present the work of two new artists that will be on display in April and May in the Ocean Pines Branch. April/May Artist of the Month is Don W. Grafer in the main common areas of the library. Working primarily in acrylics, and producing both realistic… Read more »

(March 31, 2016) Improvements to the bathrooms of the Ocean Pines Beach Club in Ocean City across the street from Seacrets, came up three times during an OPA Board meeting on March 24. First, General Manager Bob Thompson updated the directors and the several dozen members in attendance on the project during his monthly report…. Read more »

(March 31, 2016) The Worcester County Historical Society is planning its annual spring dinner for Friday, April 8, at the Pocomoke Community Center on Market and 14th streets. The dinner will feature the Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary’s famous chicken and dumplings. This year’s speaker will be Gordon E. Katz, an award-winning author, who will discuss… Read more »

(March 31, 2016) Local robotics team Titanium Wrecks recently qualified to compete in the district championships in College Park, April 6-9 at the Xfinity Center.  The mechanized warriors earned that right after doing will in two district competitions. Team mentor Paul Suplee said the members of the team, all students from high schools in Worcester… Read more »

(March 31, 2016) Once an item of some contention, the OPA Board was easily able to pass changes to resolution F-01 last Thursday, thanks to a compromise hammered out on the previous day during a committee meeting. On March 23, the budget and finance committee met to discuss several items. F-01 was not one of… Read more »

(March 24, 2016) Braving chilly conditions, bundled up and carrying oversized baskets in tiny, frozen fingers, more than 100 children, accompanied by their parents, showed up at Sturgis Park in Snow Hill on Saturday to take part in the town’s annual Easter egg hunt. Three different age groups took part in the sweets and treats… Read more »

(March 24, 2016) Officially, the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors and Worcester County Commissioners have called off an annual dinner meeting, because some felt it was redundant and the commissioners were already stretched thin during budget season. Unofficially, sources from both bodies said there could be a larger rift brewing, in part because some… Read more »