The team will be ready to run through the mud when the season opens today!
The 2010 Mudbog season opens today in Gumboro!
Gates open at 11:00 am ---- Races begin @ 1:00 PM
Price of admission $7.00 -- children under 10 FREE BUT all children MUST be accompanied by an adult.
For more info go to www.gumboromudbog.com
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The younger daughter of Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley was found unconscious near the Inner Harbor on Thursday evening, according to a police report released Friday.
O'Malley's wife, Baltimore District Judge Katie O'Malley, issued a statement Friday saying 18-year-old Tara O'Malley had attended a graduation celebration before she "became ill and received medical treatment." She called it a "teachable moment" and asked that the family's privacy be respected in the matter.
Shaun Adamec, a spokesman for the governor, said Tara, the second oldest of O'Malley's four children, had graduated from Notre Dame Preparatory School on Thursday. He referred The Associated Press to the family's statement, which made no mention of alcohol, when asked if the teen had been drinking.
"As we deal with this family matter and treat it as a teachable moment, we thank the public for respecting our privacy and encourage all parents and teenagers to be safe this graduation season," Judge O'Malley said in her statement.
Baltimore City police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said police do not "officially" know why Tara O'Malley was unconscious, and that "there was no evidence that she was drinking, no alcohol on her person."
He said police could charge people under 21 with a crime if they had evidence they were drinking or if they were acting disorderly.
"This was not one of those situations," Guglielmi said. There is no video of the incident, Guglielmi says, because a camera in the area where the teen was found points in a different direction.
Both Guglielmi and Cpl. Mike Hill, a spokesman for the Baltimore County Police Department, said Friday afternoon that they were not aware of any police investigations into underage drinking parties Thursday. The Baltimore County department covers the area in which Tara O'Malley's school is located.
A Baltimore City fire official who speaks on behalf of city paramedics also said he didn't know whether alcohol was involved. Kevin Cartwright, a Baltimore Fire Department spokesman, said only a doctor can make that determination. Paramedics would only provide the necessary care based on the person's condition and take the person to a medical facility.
According to the police report, the girl was found at about 7:30 p.m. and was taken to Harbor Hospital. Her mother's statement says she returned to her parents' home Thursday night. Katie O'Malley says her daughter is "feeling much better."
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The OPA Offshore Grand Prix will kick off Sunday at noon on the beach at 11th Street. Spectators on the Boardwalk will also be able to get a good view of the high-speed action. Eight classes of boats will compete on the 5.8-mile course. Races will range from seven to 12 laps based on class.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's Wall of Honor has added 24 names to honor state residents killed in the war on terrorism.
The Wall of Honor was dedicated in 2007.
POCOMOKE CITY, Md.- Authorities have arrested a suspect wanted for shooting a 22-year-old man to death in Pocomoke City late Wednesday night.Thirty-six-year-old Alexander Crippen was taken into custody Thursday evening at a hotel in Delmar. He was charged with first- and second-degree murder, manslaughter and possession of a handgun in the commission of a felony. He is being held at the Worcester County Jail. Bail has not yet been set.
Pocomoke City police say that at around 10 p.m. Wednesday, they received calls for shots fired in the area of Laurel and Fifth streets. Upon arrival, officers found Reginald Jerome Handy Jr., of Greenbush, Va., suffering from a gunshot wound.
Handy was transported by ambulance to Peninsula Regional Medical Center. He was pronounced dead on arrival.
According to investigators, the suspect and victim knew each other. Authorities say Crippen shot Handy during a dispute over cigarettes. Witnesses helped police identify Crippen as the suspect.
Thousands of employees will take an unpaid day off Friday, returning to work on Tuesday after the Memorial Day holiday. Kaine ordered the move last September as part of $1.35 billion in cuts. The furlough is estimated to save $16.9 million.
Virginia's payroll covers about 102,000 people, but not all employees will be off. The unpaid day off won't apply to critical personnel such as police and emergency crews, who have taken staggered furlough days to ensure that services are not disrupted.
According to the National Association of State Personnel Executives, at least 20 states have required employees to take furloughs to help address budget shortfalls.
Gov. Bob McDonnell proposed additional furlough days to erase a $4.4 billion shortfall. So far, no more furloughs have been planned.
Sara Redding Wilson, state personnel director, said unpaid days off are a short-term remedy.
"It gets you cash fast but not necessarily what you need over the long haul," said Wilson, who has led the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management since 1998. "If it continues over the long term, it's no longer a furlough; it's a pay cut."
The furlough is the latest in a series of worker-related actions in an effort to save money. State workers have seen thousands of colleagues laid off and others have gone without pay raises for nearly four years.
"Most state employees are asking why we're shutting down state government for one day," said R. Ronald Jordan, lobbyist for the 18,000-member Virginia Governmental Employees Association. "The logic of one day seems to be more a symbolic move than a fiscal move
Twelve-year-old Jake loved to roam the area around the Flemmings’ Leslie St. home in Aurora.
“Next thing I knew there was a knock on the door and a gentleman said, ‘Do you have a dog? He’s on the road,’ ” Flemming recalled. “This lady had hit him. I got to the road and he was dying. He died in my arms.”
About two months later, on May 17, Flemming received a bill for $1,732.80 from State Farm Insurance.
The letter, which included five pages of documentation and three pages of photographs, explained that State Farm had received a claim for damages from the driver.
“Our investigation into this matter has found you to be 100-per-cent responsible. As such, we are looking to you for reimbursement,” the letter stated.
The bill included the cost of parts and labour for fixing the bumper, as well as the cost of a rental car.
“We’ve lost part of our family and now we have to reimburse this insurance company? It brought back the grief for us all,” Flemming said.
State Farm interviewed the driver, police and other witnesses, said spokesman John Bordignon, adding that Canadian courts have found that the rules of negligence apply in such cases.
“This is an incredibly unfortunate circumstance, but we’re going by the precedent that we have. We see no negligence on the part of the driver and according to law, we believe the owners were negligent in the sense that they could have made sure their dog wasn’t free on the roadway,” Bordignon said.
“By law, we have a right to pursue our customer’s interest in this matter in terms of the damage to the vehicle.”
State Farm has told the Flemmings it can pursue costs through their homeowner liability insurance, rather than through them personally, Bordignon added.
Asked how a case involving a pet would differ from one involving a pedestrian or cyclist, Bordignon responded: “We look at each case on its individual merits. We have to consider the rights of our customers who incurred damage or injury, but depending on the situation all circumstances are looked at before any decision to subrogate is made.
“There are many instances where we haven’t pursued subrogation when a pedestrian or cyclist is killed in a motor vehicle accident.”
The Flemmings said Jake, who weighed about 70 pounds, was accustomed to roaming the area around the family’s home.
Aurora bylaws require a pet to be on a leash when off the owner’s property.
The family has informed State Farm they do not plan to pay the bill, and are considering their options.
“The whole thing is just macabre. We were deemed 100-per-cent responsible. Isn’t the driver responsible for how they operate their vehicle?” Flemming said.
“I think going to this level is insulting,” Flemming’s daughter, Katherine, said, her voice breaking. “We’ve lost a member of our family but we’re supposed to pay for the damage to her bumper? That’s just wrong.”
Police say gunfire rang out around 10 PM Wednesday night on the corner of Laurel and Fifth Streets. Investigators say Reginald Handy Junior later died at the hospital.
One resident who spoke with us off camera says the shooting happened near her home and has left her restless, "you got groups of kids walking around shooting each other, I'm not used to that, I used to live in Baltimore for a couple years, I heard and saw things, but nothing ever this close."
No word yet on a possible motive. Police say they have a first degree murder warrant out for a suspect but, say they will not release his name until he is in custody.
POCOMOKE CITY, Md.- Police are looking for a suspect wanted for shooting a 22-year-old man to death in Pocomoke City late Wednesday night.Pocomoke City police say that at around 10 p.m., they received calls for shots fired in the area of Laurel and Fifth streets. Upon arrival, officers found Reginald Jerome Handy Jr., of Greenbush, Va., suffering from a gunshot wound.
Handy was transported by ambulance to Peninsula Regional Medical Center and was pronounced dead on arrival.
The Worcester County Bureau of Investigations, along with Maryland State Police and Pocomoke City police investigated this incident and identified a suspect as the shooter. The suspect's identity will be released once an arrest is made.
Hinds said that 115 yards of beach have been lost since 1962. Vestiges of former parking lots attest to this: cables and a wellhead have been unearthed by the surf, and farther back from the ocean, concrete fragments intermingle with the sand.
While the continued erosion will leave no land for parking in the future, Hinds has even more imminent concerns. This week's spring tide means tides will be at their highest.
"If we get a strong easterly wind ... there is a fear that the parking lots would get washed out again," leaving no parking for Memorial Day weekend visitors, said Hinds.
While the Park Service is moving sand to buffer the new lots, long-term plans are in the works.
A long-term study being conducted by Accomack County, the town of Chincoteague, the Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission, the National Park Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service has identified four equally preferred alternatives including retaining all beach parking or moving some or all parking to Chincoteague and using a shuttle for beachgoers.<>
Regardless of which alternative plan is chosen, $900,000 will be spent to improve bike trail safety and install a transportation system to and from the beach, Hinds said.
The public will be invited to give its input before decision-making begins in the late summer or early fall.
Hinds said the decision will consider wildlife first, "because that's what the refuge is here for." Sea level rise and climate change will also be "weighed very heavily," he said.
"There is no plan in place at this time, should the parking lots get washed away, to shuttle people out to the beach," Hinds said.
"My fear is that the economy of the town of Chincoteague is tied ... to the recreational beach and people's ability to reach the beach."
How long the new parking lots will last is at the mercy of Mother Nature.
"It's on a wing and a prayer," said Hinds.
Gun shots ring out again in Pocomoke.
Guest speakers will include Pocomoke's Mayor Mike McDermott and Tim Corbin of Pocomoke City. Corbin will share some of his many stories from his days as a pilot for former President George W. Bush.
Dinner for this event will begin at 6:30 p.m. and speakers will follow. Everyone is invited to come and show his or her support for our men and women in uniform.
For more information about "Thank a Veteran Night" or the placing of flags, call Arthur Bishop at 757-824-38.
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WALLOPS ISLAND -- Surface Combat Systems Center nominated a local citizen for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly in a United States Navy F/A-18 Hornet Jet. The nomination process began in July 2009 and ended May 12, when Paul Becker of Pocomoke City, Md., flew out of Andrews Air Force Base aboard one of the world-famous Blue Angel Jets. Becker serves as the director of the Lower Eastern Shore YMCA.
The nominees are individuals from local communities who are defined as "people who help to shape attitudes and opinions of youth in their communities. People turn to key influencers for advice and information because they have credibility." The nominees selected could be leaders of youth organizations, guidance counselors, coaches, teachers, etc.
The Blue Angels' purpose for this program is "to maximize the Blue Angels' impact on recruiting by flying the right people who will share their experience and the Navy-Marine Corps message."
The Blue Angels' mission is to enhance Navy and Marine Corps recruiting efforts and to represent the naval service to the United States, its elected leadership and foreign nations. The Blue Angels serve as positive role models and goodwill ambassadors for the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps.
"It is people like Mr. Paul Becker who have a positive impact on youth in our community. Through his experience, we are hopeful that he can now share the Navy-Marine Corps message with them. His hard work within our community has not gone unnoticed," said Cmdr. John J. Keegan, commanding officer, SCSC.
Assurance Wireless, a division of Virgin Mobile, launched a service yesterday that provides a free cellphone and 200 free monthly minutes to qualifying low-income Maryland residents, the company said.Assurance is able to offer the free service because it obtains a per-customer subsidy through a federal program whose goal is to improve land-line and wireless phone access. Customers who exceed the 200-minute allowance have to pay for subsequent service at 10 cents per minute.
The subsidy comes from the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund, which supports a program called Lifeline. The program helps provide for telephone access in under-served areas across the United States.
Assurance is the second company in six months to offer low-income residents with free cellphone plans in Maryland. In November, TracFone Wireless Inc. announced they would give free cell phones and 64 free minutes a month to eligible low-income customers in Maryland through its service, Safelink Wireless.
Customers eligibile for the cell phone programs typically have to be participating in a federal program, such as Medicaid, food stamps, public housing, or they may qualify based on low income. Potential customers can call 800-395-2171 or visit www.assurancewireless.com on the Internet.
It's not supposed to bother us, but it's nature's way of reminding everybody of the season to come.
A low pressure cell lingering off the Virginia and Carolina coasts has already generated rough surf along the beaches. Forecasters do not expect any real trouble from this one, but they continue to monitor its movement.
But preparing for an approaching storm or hurricane involves a lot more than just keeping an eye on the weather.
"Every family should have an emergency preparedness kit," said Wayne Lousteau, a manager at Home Depot.
Lousteau says there are a number of relatively inexpensive items you should have to meet basic necessities when riding out a storm.
"You want to make sure that you have light available to you, that you have water and food available to you and that you have a source of information," he said.
It's information that could save your life.
"What I'm holding...is a radio that will always have access to the NOAA Weather Radio Stations and can be provided power via two methods," Lousteau said.
Standard batteries, or the hand crank, generates electricity for the radio. Lousteau also says you should make sure you have plenty of batteries on hand, ranging from Double-A to D-cell, depending on your power requirements.
From now through the end of the month, most of these items are exempt from sales tax, which means buy now and save money. Of course your Hurricane kit should include more than just basic necessities. There are certain things you absolutely must have.
"Your critical medical needs in terms of do you have your medications," said Mark Marchbank, deputy coordinator Emergency Management of Virginia Beach.
Marchbank says to have your emergency kit ready throughout the year for any kind of natural or man-made disaster.
Please take time to prepare for the bad weather this season and take advantage of the tax free items.
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CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say two people in their 70s were found buried under mounds of trash in their home on Chicago's South Side.Police Lt. Dale Kingsley says their home was "packed from floor to ceiling" with garbage and may have to be condemned.
Chicago Fire Department paramedics conducting a well-being check Monday evening found the stench so overpowering they had to don hazardous materials suits before going inside the home.
Fire Department spokesman Kevin MacGregor says the man and woman were taken to Jackson Park Hospital in critical condition. A hospital nurse says their condition had improved by Tuesday morning.
MacGregor says the couple hadn't been heard from in three weeks.
As they have for 70 years, students at the U.S. Naval Academy celebrated the end of their grueling first year by scaling a 21-foot obelisk on Monday. But this time, without a lard coating on the monument, students completed the task in minutes.Spectators, including alumni and current students who dealt with the lard coating, could be heard grumbling about how easy it is without the grease.
"It happened way too fast," Linda Albi said, noting she hardly had time to take pictures.
This year, the event drew more attention after Vice Adm. Jeffrey Fowler, the academy's superintendent, cited "unnecessary injury risk" as a reason the school could end the yearly ritual. He declined to offer a timetable for a decision that will likely rest with his successor.
On Monday, Midshipman Keegan Albi managed to grip the sides of the monument and shimmy his way to the top in just over two minutes after a human pyramid of classmates boosted him more than halfway up. As the ritual dictates, he snatched a first-year student's cap from the top and replaced it with the officer's hat.
