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Teachers, staff look at deal

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Teachers, staff look at deal

(June 12, 2015) While details of a pay proposal put before teachers and support staff union officials as well as the board of education won’t be released for possibly another week, the consensus seems to be that progress that has been made in the past few days.

“We’re getting close to an agreement,” Barb Witherow, spokeswoman for the schools, said this week. “Dr. Wilson has indicated he is looking at eliminating positions in his proposals.”

Beth Shockley-Lynch of the Worcester County Teacher’s Association, agreed.

“The board has been very supportive of our position and felt we were worth the decisions being made. It will come with sacrifices of people and programs, but that’s what we are, people and programs,” she said.

The proposal was developed late last week but at this juncture remained to be ratified by all the parties involved.

“We met Friday and made an agreement, but we have to get the logistics of it,” Ivory Smith, president of the Worcester County Education Support Personnel Association, said.

A source close to the negotiations said both sides requested some clarifications on certain points of the deal and the school board needed more time to contact its members.

The proposal is not expected to be presented to the county commissioners, which it would have to be if funds were reallocated from one area to another.

“The teachers are not being made whole. The board has offered a very generous compromise,” Shockley-Lynch said.

Funding for step increases to teachers and county employees, yearly increases in base salary based on performance and experience, was trimmed from the county’s budget on in favor of reducing an increase in property tax rates and replenishing the budget stabilization fund.

Steps were previously skipped in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Neighboring Wicomico and Somerset counties had also skipped steps in previous years, but have since made up the difference. Worcester, dependent on a different funding model than those counties, has not.

“The real concern was the investment in teachers. If we’ve invested five years in training a teacher and they leave, that training is benefitting someone else,” Shockley-Lynch said.

A number of teachers had indicated they were looking for work outside of Worcester as a means to restore lost steps.

Hogan vetoes bill that would revise weed penalties

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Hogan vetoes bill that would revise weed penalties

(June 12,2015) Possession of marijuana paraphernalia will retain stiffer penalties than those for possession of the substance itself for another year, as Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed Senate Bill 517 intended to align the penalties for both.

Delegate Mary Beth Carozza had offered an amendment to the bill to give municipalities like Ocean City a measure of control on where the substance could be consumed in order to protect spaces like the Boardwalk.

Under her amendment, marijuana smoking in public areas would be prohibited unless “authorized by a governmental entity that has jurisdiction over that property.”

Simply put in Ocean City terms, people won’t be smoking pot on the Boardwalk unless and until the City Council specifically allows it.

The idea, Carozza said at the time, is that she didn’t want pending marijuana legislation to be more lenient than the existing rules concerning alcohol.

“My amendment is common sense and protects the public. If it’s a misdemeanor to drink alcohol in public, then it should be a misdemeanor to smoke pot in public. It should not be more lenient to smoke marijuana in public than it is to drink in certain public places,” Carozza said in a previous interview.

The amendment, Carozza’s first, was accepted as “friendly,” by the bill’s sponsor, and unusual but not unheard-of practice for a first-term delegate.

The bill passed both house and senate and made its way to the governor’s desk, where, Carozza said, her amendment was stripped out in favor of presenting a “clean” version of the bill. Carozza did vote in favor of the bill, but said she withdrew support when her amendment was removed.

Law enforcement and the state’s attorneys of Worcester and Wicomico, Beau Oglesby and Matt Maciarello, according to Carozza, indicated keeping the consumption of marijuana a criminal, rather than civil offense, would allow for more effective public control.

“If it’s a civil offense, the person who just smoked marijuana in public could be issued a paper citation, and then just walk a little ways down the boardwalk, and light up again,” Carozza said in a release.

Additionally, police would be left without authority to make traffic stops based on marijuana consumption. Law enforcement officials have repeatedly said the only mechanism they have available is the paraphernalia penalty, and while it may not be the most logical solution, it is a solution.

“Since we don’t know at this point whether the General Assembly will try to override the governor’s veto when we return to session in January, I plan to continue to work with law enforcement and the state’s attorneys to draft and, if needed, introduce legislation to keep the use of marijuana in public as a criminal offense. We are safer as a community when these tools are options for our law enforcement,” Carozza said.

Hunger-Free Schools Act may affect parts of county

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(June 12, 2015) Signed into law and taking effect June 1, the Hunger-Free Schools Act of 2015 eliminates the need for an application to receive a free or reduced meal at local schools by instead providing breakfast and lunch to the entire student body at no charge.

To qualify, schools must have at least 40 percent of its student body classified as low income.

Proponents of the bill said it removes the stigma of the application process and will increase participation in the program.

In Worcester County, officials are still evaluating the impact the program could have because participation within the county is a function of where students live. Countywide, the board of education has found that 43.6 percent of Worcester students are eligible for a meal program.

“We know that our school system does not qualify as a whole,” Scott Blackburn, food service coordinator for the schools. “Therefore, we are looking at school clusters — such as Pocomoke area schools — and individual schools to determine if a recommendation should be made to the board of education in terms of participation.”

Upwards of 70 percent of Pocomoke Elementary School students are on the free and reduced meal (FARM) program, exactly 65 percent of Pocomoke Middle students are eligible and almost 60 percent of Pocomoke High students qualify, according to the school board.

The greatest number, by percentage, of students eligible for the FARM program in Worcester County are those who attend Cedar Chapel Special School — almost 72 percent. The lowest percentage in the Worcester public schools is Stephen Decatur High, with 29.2 percent eligibility. The Snow Hill schools and Buckingham Elementary would also qualify based on 2014-2015 numbers.

“Worcester County Public Schools is currently studying the Community Eligibility provision included in the Hunger-Free Schools Act, by evaluating its benefit to our students, calculating its impact on federal reimbursements for free and reduced meals, and anticipating its effect on our food service operation,” said Barbara Witherow, school system spokesperson.

Instead of depending on applications, the Community Eligibility provision uses a formula based on numbers of prequalified children based on factors like homelessness, involvement with foster care or their families’ SNAP benefit eligibility, among other factors to determine acceptance into the program.

“The purpose of Community Eligibility,” Blackburn said, “is to increase the meals provided to students in schools with high levels of poverty while decreasing the burden of intensive paperwork required in the FARMS application process.”

Ocean City Air Show returns this weekend

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Ocean City Air Show returns this weekend

(June 12, 2015) Ocean City’s eighth annual Air Show takes off this weekend bringing international performers, World War II bomber planes and numerous other acrobatic displays to the resort.

“We’ve pulled off the air show version of a hat trick with the addition of the F-22 Raptor Demo Team. We have three of the biggest acts in the air show industry, all performing in the same year [U.S. Navy Blue Angels and Breitling Jet Team],” OC Air Show President Bryan Lilley stated in a press release.

Although the show does not officially begin until Saturday, events have already kicked off, including breakfast with the performers starting at 8 a.m. today, Friday, at Layton’s Family restaurant on 16th Street.

“Layton’s is kind enough to offer breakfast to our performers who love the opportunity to mingle with all the fans in Ocean City,” said Cathy Bassett, press officer for the show. “Depending on the day and time you go, you could bump into a member of the Blue Angels team, a pilot from the Breitling Jet Team from France, or Mike Wiskus or John Klatt, our two aerobatic pilots, and get an autograph signed.”

Tonight, a free and open to the public Jack Daniels Fire Take Off Party will take place at Cowboy Coast on 17th Street beginning at 7 p.m. It will feature musical entertainment and a chance to meet pilots, jumpers and flight crews.

On Saturday, the Ocean City Air Show launches with performances by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, B-25 Mitchell “Panchito” WWII Bomber, an L-39 Albatross Cold War era jet and more high-flying acts.

The display village lining the Boardwalk from 13th to 19th streets will open at 9 a.m. for guests to visit various information booths and talk to military recruiters about the Blue Angels and other performances.

Weather permitting, the air show will officially start at noon with the Blue Angels taking to the sky at 3 p.m. for a 45-minute performance.

“This is the first year that the U.S. Navy Blue Angels are performing in Ocean City and with our close proximity to Annapolis and the Naval Academy we know there is a lot of hometown support for these amazing pilots and their entire support team,” Bassett said. “We think Ocean City will be amazed by the show they put on.”

For the first time, the Ocean City Air Show will feature an international jet team, Breitling, who has made Ocean City a stop on its first U.S. tour, she added.

“I have never seen the Breitling Jet Team and there is just a powerhouse of a line-up,” said Jonathon Billie, who will fly the F-22 Raptor in the show this year. “With the Blue Angels, it’s going to be a really good show.”

Billie will give a single-ship demonstration with the F-22 Raptor to show audiences what it can do. He said that although it’s a large aircraft, audiences will see it perform tricks expected of only smaller planes.

“You will see the superior maneuverability of the aircraft, moving fast and slow, going from 90 to 600 knots,” he added.

“Nothing can compare to the power and noise of the F-22 Raptor as it screams across the beach and demonstrates what this most advanced fighter jet can do in the sky,” Bassett said.

After Saturday’s Boardwalk activities, an Air Show Performer Party will take place at Ocean Downs Casino, off Route 589 near Ocean Pines, starting at 7 p.m. and will feature a twilight jump by the Lucas Oil Parachute Jump Team and a fireworks display at dusk.

“The Air Show Performer Party will be the place to meet all the teams as they mingle with the crowd outside at Ocean Downs,” Bassett said.

The air show continues Sunday at noon with more performances by the Blue Angels, World War II P-51 Mustang, C-130 Fat Albert and other favorites.

The public will have a rare opportunity to take rides in the B-25 Mitchell “Panchito” WWII Bomber during the air show. For a $425 donation to the Delaware Aviation Museum Foundation, visitors will get the experience of what it was like to fly onboard the B-25 Mitchell Bomber “Panchito.”

The flights will take off from the Ocean City Airport today through June 14. The plane can seat up to five people and children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Call 443-458-8926 or email panchitoB25@aol.com to save a seat on the 30-minute flights.

In addition, the Coast Guard will bring along its MH-65 Dolphine helicopter to demonstrate search and rescue missions for the crowd.

Every year, thousands of people watch the Ocean City Air Show from the Boardwalk, hotels, on the beach or on a boat in the ocean, Bassett said.

“The 2015 event will be our best show yet,” Lilley said. “With the inaugural performance of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the Breitling Jet Team we expect to have record crowds.”

“Everyone should come out, and I speak for the team, we are really excited to show Maryland what we do,” Billie said.

At the Air Show’s “Show Center” on the beach at 16th Street, spectators can hear commentary and enjoy great views from most spots along the Boardwalk and beach. Others take their boats on the water to catch a seaside view.

Some special packages are still available for the Air Show, but they are selling quickly. Tickets start at $22 for “Drop Zone” seating and $109 for a Flight Line Clubhouse ticket. The VIP Penthouse is sold out for Saturday and Sunday.

“We just want to thank Ocean City for their continued support of this air show and we ask everyone to please come early and stay late, and wear plenty of sunscreen as they kick back and enjoy an amazing day of flying right over the beach in Ocean City,” Bassett said.

Visit www.ocairshow.com for more information.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, June 13

8 a.m.: Breakfast with the performers, Layton’s Family Restaurant, 16th Street

7 p.m.: Air Show Jack Daniels Fire Take Off Party, Cowboy Coast, 17th Street

Saturday, June 14

8 a.m.: Breakfast with the performers, Layton’s Family Restaurant, 16th Street

9 a.m.: Display Village and Premium Viewing open, 13th to 19th streets on the Boardwalk

10 a.m.: Flight Line Club VIP and Corporate Beach Chalets open, Show Center Beach, 14th to 17th streets

12 p.m.: Air Show begins featuring L-39 Cold War Era Jet Demo, Fat Albert C-130, B-25 Mitchell “Panchito” WWII Bomber, U.S. Navy Blue Angels, P-51 Mustang Demo, USAF F-22 Raptor Demo, USAF Heritage Flight, USCG Search and Rescue Demo, Mike Wiskus in the Lucas Oil Pitts, Brietling Jet Team and Lucas Oil Jump Team.

3 p.m.: U.S. Navy Blue Angels performance

7 p.m.: Air Show Performer Party, open to the public, Ocean Downs, featuring the Lucas Oil parachute team twilight jump and fireworks display

Sunday, June 15

8 a.m.: Breakfast with the performers, Layton’s Family Restaurant, 16th Street

9 a.m.: Display Village and Premium Viewing open, 13th to 19th streets on the Boardwalk

10 a.m.: Flight Line Club VIP and Corporate Beach Chalets open, Show Center Beach, 14th to 17th streets

12 p.m.: Air Show begins featuring L-39 Cold War Era Jet Demo, Fat Albert C-130, B-25 Mitchell “Panchito” WWII Bomber, U.S. Navy Blue Angels, P-51 Mustang Demo, USAF F-22 Raptor Demo, USAF Heritage Flight, USCG Search and Rescue Demo, Mike Wiskus in the Lucas Oil Pitts, Brietling Jet Team and Lucas Oil Jump Team.

3 p.m.: U.S. Navy Blue Angels performance

Stein’s 281.6-lb. mako takes top award in tourney

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Stein’s 281.6-lb. mako takes top award in tourney

(June 12, 2015) One hundred sixty-eight “diehard” anglers and captains headed offshore on 37 boats last weekend during the 19th annual Mako Mania Shark Tournament.

“It went fantastic. Without them it wouldn’t be a success,” event co-director Earl Conley said.

Many of the participants have competed in the tournament before.

“They love the tournament and we love having them as participants,” he said. “We want to thank all of the diehard fishermen and strong supporting cast of anglers and captains.”

The extended forecast prior to the tournament was unfavorable, which deterred some captains with smaller boats from participating in the tournament, Conley said.

Conditions were a little rough offshore last Friday, the first day of Mako Mania, but Saturday and Sunday the ocean was calmer, much better for fishing than expected.

Teams could fish two of three tournament days, June 5-7. Thirty-three went out fishing on Friday. Thirty-four headed offshore Saturday and seven boats left the docks on Sunday.

Joe Stein caught a 281.6-pound mako last Friday aboard Marli, which earned him and his teammates first place in the division. The crew won $27,590.

Adam Sutton reeled in a 183.5-pound mako last Friday while fishing on Talkin’ Trash. The group was awarded $9,534.

Mike Mongiello’s 173.9-pound mako, hooked last Saturday aboard No Limits, finished in third place, netting $6,356.

It took Jeff Green two hours and 40 minutes to boat a 500-pound thresher shark last Saturday. Green and his Hook N’ Tail teammates took home $2,760.

This was the first year first-, second- and third-place prizes were awarded in the thresher division. In past years it was heaviest thresher winner takes all.

Brice Bogar battled a 465.7-pound thresher for two hours last Saturday while fishing on Reel Vibrations. Because of participation in added-entry level calcuttas, Bogar and his teammates were awarded $10,899.

Port-A-Bella angler Jeff Guest, Jr. boated a 212.1-pound thresher last Saturday, good for third place. The crew was presented with $3,411.

Mike Cromwell took first place in the bluefish division with a 10 pounder brought to the Bahia Marina scale, between 21st and 22nd streets, bayside, last Saturday. Cromwell and his Lisa teammates won $4,776.

Sonny Snodgrass caught a 1.3-pound bluefish aboard M Keli Jeane Sunday and was awarded $1,764.

The Reel Vibrations crew released seven makos to win the $1,000 W.W. Harman award for most sharks released.

A total of $68,090 was paid out to tournament winners.

The next Bahia Marina Tournaments event is the 22nd annual Capt. Steve Harman’s Poor Girls Open, Aug. 13-15.

Proceeds from the ladies-only fishing tournament will go to the American Cancer Society. While some of the money will be used for research on a national level, the remainder stays in the area to assist in local breast cancer awareness and patient programs and services. For more information, call Bahia Marina at 410-289-7438.

Joe Stein caught a 281.6-pound mako last Friday aboard Marli, which earned him and his teammates first place in the mako division of the 19th annual Mako Mania Shark Tournament. The crew won $27,590.

MSSA’s 26th Tuna-ment Tournament, June 19-21

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MSSA’s 26th Tuna-ment Tournament, June 19-21

(June 12, 2015) The Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association will present its 26th annual Tuna-ment Tournament next weekend.

Teams will fish two of three days – Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday, June 19-21.

“We are looking to get 100 boats this year,” said Dave Smith, executive director of the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association.

Tuna is the main division for the tournament and all species are eligible, except false albacore. Teams boating first-, second- and third-heaviest tunas will be awarded prize money.

There are also optional added-entry skill level calcuttas for the chance to win additional prize money for reeling in the largest tuna. Calcuttas range from $50-$500.

A category for dolphin is available as well. The cost to enter is $100.

“Tuna fishing right now is great. It seems our tournament hits right at the beginning of the prime tuna fishing season. At least for the past three years anyway,” Smith said Monday.

Final registration and a local captains’ meeting will take place, 6-8 p.m. at Alltackle in West Ocean City on Thursday, June 18. The cost to enter the tournament is $250 for MSSA members, $300 for non-members.

Sunset Marina in West Ocean City is one of four official weigh-in stations. The others are Wachapreague Seaside Marina in Wachapreague, Va., Curtis Merritt Marina in Chincoteague, Va. and Hook’em and Cook’em at the Indian River Inlet in Delaware.

“Anglers that fish our tournament like the convenience of four weigh stations and the easy-going nature of MSSA tournaments,” Smith said. “We do follow our rules to the ‘T,’ but we do put a high priority on fun.”

This year, weigh-in time has been extended one hour. Weigh-ins will take place from 4:30-8 p.m. each tournament day.

“We extended the weigh station hours for several reasons. Economically speaking, it will allow boats to travel at a more economical speed and still make it in, while also allowing for the most fishing time possible [with] lines out at 3:30 p.m.,” Smith said. “Also, with less stress about getting back in time, that should translate into a more enjoyable experience.”

For more information, visit www.mssa.net or call 410-255-5535.

Fifty-six boats registered for the 2014 tournament. Forty-three of them were out of Ocean City.

Cash and prizes awarded to 2014 winners totaled $40,000.

The crew of the Top Dog reeled in two large big eye tuna, weighing in at 222.1 and 211.7 pounds. The 222.1-pound fish took first place in the 25th annual Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association’s Tuna-ment Tournament last year. The crew won $21,041.

Flying over the Ocean City Boardwalk with John Klatt

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Flying over the Ocean City Boardwalk with John Klatt

(June 12, 2015) Lt. Col. John Klatt will be doing barrel rolls, stalls, loops and assorted other aerodynamically challenging actions over the beach this weekend in this year’s edition of the Ocean City Air Show.

The difference between what he will do then and what he did in a short run Wednesday morning, however, is that I won’t be riding with him.

Not that I wouldn’t, given the opportunity, despite being deathly afraid of roller coasters and just about any other mechanically driven method of flirting with the laws of gravity.

Still, flying upside down at more than 200 miles an hour and wondering why you and your stomach seem to have parted company is one of those lifetime experiences.

Aboard his Air National Guard Extra 300L, we did multiple barrel rolls in a row with incredible upside down views of the Ocean City beach and Boardwalk.

It only lasted about 20 minutes before we headed back to the Ocean City Municipal Airport, where Klatt said his performance this weekend will be 100 times more intense.

That I could only attempt to imagine I as I sat there profusely sweating and shaking after landing.

“I have been flying my whole adult life and these air shows are an extension of all my life experiences,” Klatt said.

His father was an aviation mechanic and Klatt knew at 10-years-old that flying was his passion. By 17, he was taking flying lessons and he earned his pilot license before graduating college.

After joining the Air National Guard, he was deployed to Iraq three times as a fighter pilot. In addition, he flew an F-16 ‘Fighting Falcon’ on numerous air support missions over Washington D.C. and New York City in the days following 9/11.

“The National Guard has been a great opportunity and helped me learn to fly,” Klatt said. “The air shows are a culmination of all my life experiences.”

To date, Klatt has logged more than 15,000 hours of flight time including humanitarian missions, during combat and as a professional air show performer for the past 15 years.

During the Air Show this weekend, Klatt will fly the Air National Guard MX-S, which is a carbon fiber aircraft that can do 250 miles per hour with its 360 horsepower engine.

 “Audiences will see hardcore, unlimited aerobatics at the show this weekend and it’s going to be special,” Klatt said. “This year is going to be huge with some of the best names in the business and I am excited to be a part of it.”

Klatt has flown in a couple of the Ocean City Air Shows in the past.

“We really like coming out here. They put on a great show and it’s in a perfect location,” he added.

This year, the Air National Guard will be taking over social media with what they hope will be a live broadcast from the cockpit if cellphone coverage works out.

“We are trying to have a live broadcast from the cockpit over the Internet so people on the beach can watch me flying in the air and inside the aircraft,” Klatt said. “We’re really excited about it. Check us out on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to get more details, we would love to interact with you.”

After Ocean City’s Air Show, Klatt will visit 13 additional cities in 2015 to amaze audiences. This audience of one already stands amazed.

School support staff feeling pay squeeze, too

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School support staff feeling pay squeeze, too

(June 12, 2015) Dealing with less vocal support than teachers enjoy, yet doing the work needed for the maintenance and operations of the county’s schools, the Worcester County Education Support Personnel Association is feeling the same squeeze as educators in terms of property tax and health care costs, but also without a raise to show for it.

Worcester teachers engaged in a “work to rule” protest, starting their day exactly when contractually obligated and leaving precisely as described, to draw attention to a 2016 county budget that excluded funding for step increases.

The county commissioners allocate funds for the board of education in 13 discrete areas, one of which is salaries. Teachers and support staff negotiate with the school board based on those figures to determine annual salaries.

“We’re the first ones there and the last to leave,” Ivory Smith, president of the support staff union said, “Teachers can work to rule, but we’re hourly. We come in on time, and if we stay later we’re compensated. I can’t ask our members to give that up. Yes, it might be sending a statement but it could be seen as not wanting to do our jobs.”

One problem is numbers, Smith said.

“The Worcester County Teachers Association has 500-600 members. We’ve got 144 out of 500 support staff,” he said.

Of those, Smith said, almost 90 make less than $20,000 annually.

“The education assistants — I love them — some have associate’s and bachelor’s degrees and want to be teachers here. Some have been here 20 years. They make $16,000 per year,” he said.

Those employees are going to be hit hard by budgetary decisions, Smith said.

“Some teachers think we’re there to work for them, but we all have a very important job to do. We’re ranked high in education but low in pay scale. We’d like to be more involved,” he said.

This is Smith’s first term as president of the union. He previously served two terms as vice president.

Appearing Live: June 12-18, 2015

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Appearing Live: June 12-18, 2015

BJ’S ON THE WATER
75th Street and the bay
Ocean City
410-524-7575
June 12: Full Circle, 9 p.m.
June 13: Chest Pains, 9 p.m.
June 17: It’s About Time, 5 p.m.

BOURBON STREET ON THE BEACH
116th Street, behind Fountain Head Towers Condominium
Ocean City
443-664-2896
Every Wednesday: Jam Session w/The Baltimore Boyz, 8-11 p.m.
Every Thursday: Brant Quick, 6-9 p.m.
June 12: Dave Sherman, 7-11 p.m.
June 13: Baltimore Boyz, 7-11 p.m.
June 14: OHO Just Jay, 4-8 p.m.

BRASS BALLS SALOON
Boardwalk, between
11th and 12th streets
Ocean City
410-289-0069
Every Friday & Saturday: Karaoke w/O’Andy, 9 p.m.

BUDDY’S CRABS & RIBS
Wicomico Street and the bay
Ocean City
410-289-0500
June 12: Kaleb Brown, 5-9 p.m.
June 13: Angeline & Joey Saah,
afternoon; Jack & T Lutz, evening
June 14: Kaleb Brown, evening
June 15: Monday Night Deck Party w/Orlando Philips the RasTA
American, 5-9 p.m.

CAPTAIN’S TABLE
15th St. & Baltimore Ave.
Ocean City
410-289-7192
www.captainstableoc.com
Every Friday & Saturday: Phil Perdue
June 14: Phil Perdue

CAROUSEL PATIO BAR AND GRILL
In the Carousel Hotel
118th Street and the ocean
Ocean City
410-524-1000
June 12: Lennon LaRicci & the Leftovers, 2-6 p.m.
June 13: Tim Landers & John Heinz, 2-6 p.m.
June 14: Dave Sherman, 2-6 p.m.
June 15: Tim Landers, 2-6 p.m.
June 16: Kaleb Brown, 2-6 p.m.
June 17: Tommy Edwards, 2-6 p.m.
June 18: DJ Jeremy, 7-11 p.m.

CASINO AT OCEAN DOWNS
10218 Racetrack Road
Berlin
410-641-0600
June 12: Everett Spells, 5:30-9:30 p.m.
June 13: New Dawn Duo, 4:30-8:30 p.m.; Monkee Paw, 9:30 p.m. to
1:30 a.m.

COCONUTS BEACH BAR AND GRILL
In the Castle in the Sand Hotel
37th Street oceanfront
Ocean City
410-289-6846
June 12: Darin Engh, noon to 4 p.m.; John LaMere, 5-9 p.m.
June 13: Kevin Poole & Joe
Mama, 4-8 p.m.
June 14: Lauren Glick & the Mood Swingers, 4-8 p.m.
June 15: Nate Clendenen, noon to
3 p.m.; Bob Wilkinson & Joe Smooth, 4-8 p.m.
June 16: Rick & Regina, noon to
3 p.m.; Aaron Howell Duo, 4-8 p.m.
June 17: Taylor Knox, noon to 3 p.m.; Chris Button & Joe Mamma, 4-8 p.m.
June 18: Sean Loomis,  noon to
3 p.m.; Kevin Poole & Joe Mama,
4-8 p.m.

THE COVE AT OCEAN PINES YACHT CLUB
1 Mumford’s Landing Road
Ocean Pines
410-641-7501
June 12: Tranzfusion, 6-10 p.m.
June 13: Wes Davis Duo, 6-10 p.m.
June 14: Tommy Edward Solo, 5-9 p.m.

DUFFY’S TAVERN
130th Street in the
Montego Bay Shopping Center
410-250-1449
June 13: The Bullets, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

DUNES MANOR
28th Street, Oceanfront
Ocean City
410-289-1100
June 12: Ms. Shirley or Ellsworth on the piano, 7-11 p.m.
June 13: Bill Dickson, 2-5 p.m.; Ms. Shirley or Ellsworth on the piano, 7-11 p.m.
June 14: Mike Smith, 2-5 p.m.; Ms. Shirley or Ellsworth on the piano, 7-11 p.m.
June 17-18: Ms. Shirley or Ellsworth on the piano, 7-11 p.m.

FAGER’S ISLAND
60th Street and the bay
Ocean City
410-524-5500
June 12: Bell Curve, 5:30 p.m.; DJ Hook, 9:30 p.m.; Fish Out of Water, 10 p.m.
June 13: Joey Saah And Angeline Leech, 5:30 p.m.; DJ Groove, 9:30 p.m.; The Loop, 10 p.m.
June 14: Everett Spells, brunch
June 15: DJ Wax, 5:30 p.m.; DJ RobCee, 9:30 p.m.; Queen Green, 10 p.m.
June 16: Zion Reggae, 3-6 p.m.; The Klassix, 6-10 p.m.; DJ Hook, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

GUIDOS BURRITOS
33rd Street and Coastal Highway
Ocean City
410-524-3663
Every Tuesday: Joey Saah, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Every Thursday: DJ Wax, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

HARBORSIDE BAR & GRILL
12841 S. Harbor Road
West Ocean City
410-213-1846
June 12: DJ Bill T, 4 p.m.
June 13: Simple Truth, 2-6 p.m.;
DJ Jeremy, 9 p.m.
June 14: Opposite Directions,
2-6 p.m.; DJ Billy T, 7 p.m.
June 15: Blake Haley, 4 p.m.;
DJ Billy T, 8 p.m.
June 16: Funk Shue,
9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
June 17: Nate Clendenen,
9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
June 18: Opposite Directions,
9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

HARPOON HANNA’S
Route 54 and the bay
Fenwick Island, Del.
800-227-0525
302-539-3095
June 12: Dave Hawkins, 5-10 p.m.;
DJ Mikey J, 10 p.m.
June 13: Dave Sherman, 5-10 p.m.; DJ Cdub, 10 p.m.
June 14: Kayla Kroh, 3-6 p.m.;
Kevin Poole, 4-8 p.m.
June 15: Dave Hawkins, 6-10 p.m.
June 16: Kevin Poole, 5-9 p.m.; Karaoke, 9 p.m.
June 17: Dave Sherman, 5-9 p.m.; Karaoke, 9 p.m.
June 18: Keith White Duo, 5-9 p.m.; Karaoke, 9 p.m.

HOOTERS
Rt. 50 & Keyser Point Road
West Ocean City
410-213-1841
June 12: Funk Shue, 8 p.m.
June 13: First Class, 8 p.m.
June 14: First Class, 3-7 p.m.
June 17: Funk Shue, 6 p.m.

JOHNNY’S PIZZA & PUB
56th Street, bayside
Ocean City
410-524-7499
June 12: Rockfish, 9 p.m.
June 13: O.H.O., 9 p.m.
June 17: Randy Lee Ashcraft and the Saltwater Cowboys, 9 p.m.

KY WEST RESTAURANT & BAR
54th Street
Ocean City
443-664-2836
Every Friday: Baltimore Boyz
Every Saturday: DJ Rhoadie

LONGBOARD CAFE
67th Street Town Center
Ocean City
443-664-5639
June 14: Joe Mama and guest,
8:30-11:30 p.m.
June 16: Chris Button,
8:30-11:30 p.m.
June 18: Mike Smith,
8:30-11:30 p.m.

M.R. DUCKS
Talbot Street and the bay
Ocean City
410-289-9125
June 12: DJ Batman, 6 p.m.
June 13: Johnny Bling, 4-8 p.m.
June 14: Road House Clams,
4-8 p.m.

MACKY’S BAYSIDE BAR & GRILL
53rd Street and Coastal Highway
Ocean City
410-723-5565
June 12: DJ Casper 10 p.m.
June 13: DJ Vybe, 10 p.m.
June 14: Jimmy G, noon to 4 p.m.
June 16: Theme Party “Circus”
w/DJ Dutch Adams
June 18: DJ Casper, 10 p.m.

OCEAN CLUB NIGHTCLUB
In the Horizons Restaurant
In the Clarion Fontainebleau Hotel
101st Street and the ocean
Ocean City
410-524-3535
June 12-13: Power Play,
9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Lenny’s Beach Bar
June 12-14: On the Edge, 4-9 p.m.
June 15-21: First Class, 4-9 p.m.

PURPLE MOOSE
Boardwalk, between
Talbot and Caroline streets
Ocean City
410-289-6953
June 12: CK the DJ/VJ, 2 p.m.;
Remedy, 10 p.m.
June 13: VJ/DJ Jammin Jeff, 2 p.m.; Remedy, 10 p.m.
June 14: CK the DJ/VJ, 2 p.m.; Slamm, 10 p.m.
June 15: Slamm, 10 p.m.
June 16-17: VJ/DJ Jammin Jeff,
8 p.m.
June 18: “Tribute to Kid Rock”
Cowboy, 10 p.m.

ROPEWALK
82nd Street and the bay
Ocean City
410-524-1009
June 12: Steel Drums, 4-8 p.m.
June 13: Bob Brotto, noon to 4 p.m.; Steel Drums, 4-8 p.m.; Dueling
Pianos, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
June 14: Bob Brotto, noon to 4 p.m.; Dueling Pianos, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
June 15: John LaMere, 4-8 p.m.
June 16: Pat O’Brennan, 4-8 p.m.
June 17-18: Steel Drums, 4-8 p.m.

SEACRETS
49th Street and the bay
Ocean City
410-524-4900
June 12: Jim Long Band, 5 p.m.;
9 Mile Roots, 9 p.m.; Lost in Paris,
10 p.m.
June 13: Jim Long Band, 5 p.m.;
9 Mile Roots, 9 p.m.; The Zoo,
10 p.m.
June 14: Power Play w/Jim Long,
5 p.m.; 9 Mile Roots, 9 p.m.;
The Benjamins, 10 p.m.
June 15: Full Circle, 5 p.m.;
Rising Sun, 9 p.m.
June 16: Opposite Directions, 5 p.m.; Rising Sun, 9 p.m.; The Rockets,
10 p.m.
June 17: The JJ Rupp Trio, 5 p.m.; New Direction, 9 p.m.; The Wild Ones, 10 p.m.
June 18: The Freddie Long Band,
5 p.m.; Innasense, 9 p.m.; Go Go Gadget, 10 p.m.

SHENANIGAN’S
Fourth Street and the Boardwalk
in the Shoreham Hotel
410-289-7181
June 12-13: James Gallagher & Off The Boat, 9 p.m.

SKYE RAW BAR & GRILLE
66th Street, bayside
Ocean City
410-723-6762
June 12: Kayla Brown, 4-8 p.m.
June 13: The Stims, 4-8 p.m.

WHISKER’S BAR & GRILL
11070 Cathell Road, Suite 17
Pines Plaza, Ocean Pines
443-365-2576
June 12: Karaoke w/Donnie Berkey, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Kids At Play Photos

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Kids At Play Photos

It’s the simple pleasures in life that are important.  When you see kids at the beach, playing, swimming, laughing, running around, and using their imagination to create their own little world, you know that this vacation was worth while!  Take a look at these Kids At Play Photos from our Fan of the Day facebook posts and remember what it feels like to be a kid!

On the Waterfront Photos

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On the Waterfront Photos

Ocean City is the perfect place to relax by the waterfront, or even relax on the water. Take friends and family for a pontoon boat ride and sit back and unwind on the Bay.  Have a go at fishing and crabbing on the Bay, from the comfort of your pontoon boat. If its something more exciting you’re after, experience the thrill of jet skiing around the Bay, and let the water spray up as you roar across the waves. Check out these photos taken at Bayside Boat Rentals on 53rd Street in Ocean City.

Hover Board Photos

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Hover Board Photos

The Hover Board is for those who dare!  Take a look at these Hover Board photos which show the skill and bravery required to ride this!

Sand in your Shoes Photos

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Sand in your Shoes Photos

As the waves crash onto the Ocean City Beach, little children squeel and jump, teenagers grab their boogie boards and catch the wave, and older people run for shore!  All of them are enjoying the delights of the beach in Ocean City.  Others take walks, build sandcastles or just sit back, close their eyes and let the distant sounds of conversation  drift by.  These sand in your shoes photos make you want to be there right now!

Microbrew Monday: June 8, 2015

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Microbrew Monday: June 8, 2015

With 4 breweries in town, 9 more under an hour away, and more popping up every few months, Ocean City, MD has asserted itself as the fastest growing craft beer brewery destination on the East Coast. Each week, OceanCity.com brings you ‘Microbrew Monday” to keep you in the know about what’s going on around our local brewery scene. Don’t forget to check out ShoreCraftBeer.com for complete craft beer coverage and to learn how you can win prizes just for drinking local with the ShoreCraftBeer.com Shore-17 and OC-8 Brewery Challenges!

Here are this week’s highlights:

– Fin City Brewing Co. is proud to release the brand new ‘Poor Man’s IPA’ and are hosting a release party at the West Ocean City Pizza Tugos on Monday, June 8. Stop by from 7-11am to sample the new brew and chat with the team from Ocean City’s oldest brewing company.

– Ocean City Brewing Co. has two dozen taps, many of which are occupied by craft beers made on premise. This week, Ocean City Brewing has new summer releases like its Blood Orange IPA, Orange Cruch Wheat Ale, and Watermelon Mint Ale, so make sure to stop by to sample them all! Also, head to the brewery for Pint Night on Tuesday at 7:00, “Firkin Friday” where a special, one-of-a-kind cask-conditioned brew is featured weekly, and breakfast at the brewery on the weekends. Finally, if you want a first-hand look at the brewing process, don’t forget to stop by OC Brewing Co. for a personal tour of the operation. Tours take place daily at 11am, 1pm and 3pm.

– Evolution Craft Brewing Company, in Salisbury,  has great food and beer specials all week at Public House Restaurant and the tasting room. Check them out Monday for 1/2 priced wings and all day happy hour; Tuesday you can get a beer and burger for only $10; Wednesday house-smoked brisket sandwiches are 1/2 off all day; Thursday is ‘Community Appreciation Night” featuring discounts for police, firefighters, EMTs, teachers and others who make the local community a better place; and Sunday Evo has 1/2 priced burgers and happy hour all day long.

– The 3rd Wave Brewing Co., just up the road in Delmar, DE, prides itself on ‘Good Friends, Good Waves and Great Beer’ and wants to share all three with you. This week, stop by the taproom for School Faculty Appreciation Night on Monday for Hoppy Hour prices with proper ID, Wednesday for 3 pints for $3 each, Flight Night on Thursday with half price flights, or any other night to try 3rd Wave’s newest offerings.

– Located at 10th St. and the Boardwalk, Ocean City’s first brewery- Backshore Brewing Co.- may have the best view of any brewery anywhere in the country. Stop by for the view and stay for the handcrafted beers and brand new HoopTea. Plus, don’t forget to be on the lookout for Backshore’s big screen debut in ‘Blood, Sweat, and Beer,’ a new documentary chronicling two craft beer breweries.

– Longtime Ocean City icon, Anthony’s Beer, Wine & Deli is starting 2015 with a new name to go along with it’s specatular food, beer, wine and liquor selection. Now known as Anthony’s Liquor, the establishment also has a new bar area where you can enjoy rotating taps of the best local beer around. Stop to to sample offerings from the above breweries as well as many others found close by!

OC Shark Tournament 2015 at Fish Tales in Photos

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OC Shark Tournament 2015 at Fish Tales in Photos

Fish Tales hosts the OC Shark Tournament 2015 at Fish Tales in Ocean City, Maryland.  Fish Tales is a wonderful place for dinner or drinks. It has a great pirate ship where kids can play in the sand overlooking the marina. Kids meals are served on frisbees that the kids can take home when dinner is finished. The Shark Tournament is held the first weekend in June. Fish Tales’ docks at Bahia Marina have a scale to weigh the contenders. Park on the South end of Fish Tales if you can find a place since the festivities are closest to that entrance. The cleaning of the sharks is not for the feint of heart, but the meat is cut up and distributed for food. The featured fish special at Fish Tales during the tournament was shark fish tacos.

Splashing Around in the Water Photos

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Ocean City is surrounded by water on three sides, making it a great place to participate in watersports, whether you are a beginner or an expert. From a leisurely pontoon boat ride with family and friends, to a fast jet ski spraying water across the Bay, these splashing around in the water photos, taken at Odyssea Watersports on 50th Street, show the fun that awaits you.

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