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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Swim With Santa This Saturday
The fee for this program is $3 for swim members and $5 for non-members. Only those swimming pay a fee.
Non-swimmers are welcome to visit with Santa and watch the festivities.
For more information on this event, please call the Ocean Pines Recreation Department at 410-641-7717, ext. 3050.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
'Old-Fashioned Christmas' Parade On Chincoteague Tonight
Saturday December 4, 2010 Beginning at 7:00 PM
Friday, December 3, 2010
19th Century Christmas At Furnace Town
Furnace Town will be decorated for the season with traditional greenery; visit artisans such as the woodworker, gardener, spinner, blacksmith, broommaker and weaver as they share their skills.
Find gifts at the museum store like table mats, shawls, ironworks and woodblock prints. Admission is $5 for adults, with discounts for seniors and children.
Contact Furnace Town at 410-632-2032.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Santa To Arrive At the Historic Onley Train Station Dec. 4
The station is located at the corner of Pennsylvania Ave and Maple St in downtown Onley right next to the tracks.
So come on out and celebrate the start of the holiday season with members of SPOTS, and Santa at the historic Onley Train Station.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Parksley's 2010 Olde Fashion Christmas Celebration
The events will start when Santa arrives on the train around 3:15. The Great Parksley Association will be selling hot chocolate and
homemade cookies for all that are waiting for Santa and Mrs. Claus to arrive. Dunne Ave will be closed around 5:00. Santa then will arrive around 5:30 at his Santa House next to the Club Car. Let Santa's elves take your children's picture with Santa for a small donation.
Local merchants will be open late for your shopping pleasure. Carolers and bell ringers will be present for your enjoyment. Local craft vendors will be set up in the Town Council Chambers. Warm yourself by the street bonfire and make your own smores. Free hayrides to view the decorated homes. Again this year hay riders will get to judge the best decorated homes.
Homeowners are encourage to decorate to win a cash prize!!(call 757-665-6655 to register your house)
1st prize $100
2nd prize $75
3rd prize $50
Don't miss this special annual event Saturday December 4th, 2010 from 5 p.m. - 8p.m.
For more information about this event call 665-6655
www.shoredailynews.com
Pocomoke Police Dept. To Hold Annual Youth Christmas Party
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
This Weekend At the MarVa Theater
Time: 7 p.m.
Tickets: $5
PLOT:
Starring Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Odette Yustman, Kristin Chenoweth and Betty White, YOU AGAIN is an outrageous comedy about a successful PR pro who discovers that her brother is marrying her high school arch nemesis.
Rated PG-13
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Dedication Of The New Chincoteague Draw Bridge Will Be Held Staturday
The Virginia Department of Transportation, which is organizing the 11 a.m. dedication at Robert Reed Park near the island library, will distribute commemorative keepsake plaques recognizing the event.
The plaques, which are 5 by 7 inches, will contain a piece of the old bridge. There will be 1,000 available and will be distributed while supplies last.
"We're hoping that every family will have an opportunity to have a piece of the old bridge," said Nora Chivers, VDOT spokesperson. "It's a piece of history."
Expected at the dedication will be state and local officials, including members of the state transportation board.
From noon-2 p.m., the public will be able to walk on the old swing drawbridge that is being replaced and have photos taken on it. The photos will be available on a website following the event.
The new bridge opened to traffic at 7:41 p.m. on April 1 after decades of planning and a $70 million construction project that lasted more than three years.
It replaces two bridges built in 1939 and 1940, which along with the causeway connected Chincoteague with the mainland.
The first bridge connecting the island to the mainland was finished in 1922.
The old drawbridge will remain open until the Marsh Island Connector is complete. Then it will be removed, Chivers said.
The bridge dedication is being held in conjunction with the island's annual Chili and Chowder Cook-off, which runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Reed park.
The park provides a view of the past and present for those at the bridge dedication.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Prostock Racing Results~ Gumboro Mudbog
1st Chriss Stubbs Dead Laast FULL 7.013 sec.
2nd Barry Wise(Short 'n' Sassy) Blue Chevy FULL 8.253 sec.
4th Patrick Long All Night Soldier FULL 10.351 sec.
6th Vincent McMahon Gator FULL 11.432 sec.
7th Bruce Vogel Gold Rush FULL 14.265 sec.
8th Trev McClellan Blue Chevy FULL 15.021 sec.
9th Bruce Vogel No Shame FULL 15.070 sec.
10th Orville Wells Digger FULL 16.049 sec.
11th Daniel Harrison Friends-n-Low Places FULL 16.761 sec.
12th Tony Kosar Dirty Money II FULL 19.324 sec.
13th Thomas Jackson Modzilla FULL 26.945 sec.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
~~Just A Reminder~~
Friday, October 8, 2010
Prostock Points At Gumboro
The Prostock Class will be exciting for everyone this Saturday!
At the present time 187 East Perfomance trucks take 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in Prostock.
Who will be the first place winner?
Will it be one of the three or someone else?
Be there on Saturday to see who will take 1st place in this class for the season.........
Prostock class
All Night Soldier Patrick Long 34 pts.
Blue Chevy(Short 'n' Sassy) Barry Wise 28 pts.
Gray Ghost Lori Ann Long 23 pts.
Friends n Low Places Daniel Harrison 22 pts.
81 Chevy Chris Stubbs 22 pts.
Mud Hog Wayne Downes 19 pts.
Mean Green Danny Smith 16 pts.
Dirty Money To Tony Kosar 16 pts.
No Shame Ed Vogel 13 pts.
Digger Orville Wells 13 pts.
The Animal Steve Wisbeski 12 pts.
Outta Order Trey Milligan
Nothin Special Allen Stephens 10 pts.
Gray Chevy Roger England III 10 pts.
86 Chevy David Jones 8 pts.
Blazer Bryan Johnson 8 pts.
Ridin Dirty Greg Stephen Jr. 5 pts.
Nothin But Truth Cliff Taylor 5 pts.
Wh Bronco Fred Wriston 4 pts.
Dirty Money Richie Knox 4 pts.
The Gator Vince McMahon 3 pts.
Miss Behavin Katherine Marshall 2 pts.
Blue Ramcharger Matt Gibson 2 pts.
Prime Example Thomas Jackson 1 pt.
Back & Black Mike Payes 1 pt.
Blue 89 Bronco Scott Carmean 1 pt.
Big Blue Skip Fleischut 1 pt.
Goldrush Bruce Vogel 1 pt.
Patrick Long "All Night Soldier"
This Weekend At Melson Power Show
How much weight will they pull?
Bring a chair and sit back and relax. Good clean fun for the whole family. Kids love it!
REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
Registration for events: 4:00 PM
Events begin @ 5:30 PM
Admission: $5.00 ~~ Remember: You will be seeing two nights worth of events all in one afternoon and evening.
9343 Guy Ward Road
Parsonsburg, MD.
www.melsontractorpull.webs.com For more information!
Rain date... October 16th
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Last Mudbog Of The Season At Gumboro
Races begin @ 1:00 PM
Admission: $7.00 ( Children under 10 FREE but must be with an adult)
Pit Admission: $5.00 per person
Registration will be held from 11:00 AM until 12:30 PM
KIDS POWER RACING EVENT AT EVERY RACE!
Refreshments available.......
From Rt. 13
| From Rt. 113
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187 EAST PERFORMANCE WILL BE THERE!
See you there !!...............
Buyer's Choice Caroler Bingo
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and bingo starts at 7 p.m.
Oyster fritter sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries and desserts will be on sale.
Homemade cakes will be awarded as door prizes.
The bingo game prizes will be Byers' Choice Carolers.
Admission for the 21 bingo games is $20.00. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling 757-824-3038.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
This Weekend At the Mar-Va Theater
Time: 7 p.m.
Tickets: $5
PLOT:
A seasoned team of bank robbers successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When a former member of their team is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "takers" carefully plot out their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer inches closer to apprehending the criminals.
Rated PG-13
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Cops On Rooftops In Ocean City For Special Olympics
Officers will spend 24 total hours on the roof of Dunkin' Donuts at 119th Street in Ocean City. They were on their feet from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. yesterday, and will wrap it up today from 6 a.m.-noon.
"It's a spoof on the cops in doughnut shops thing, it is," said police spokesman Pfc. Mike Levy. "But you know what? I'll come to this Dunkin' Donuts every day because I know they support us and the community at large. I think it's going to be an awesome event."
Just shy of lunchtime, as the helicopter for television station WBOC hovered overhead, a gaggle of officers waved from the roof. Beside them was a costumed McGruff the Crime Dog, and Sparky, the Dalmatian firefighters' mascot. The costumes didn't last in the 80 degree heat.
Two sheriff's deputies were in costumes of their own because they lost a bet.Heather Horner, an administrative assistant with the Sheriff's Office, decided she would raise $500 for the event on her own. Some of the deputies didn't think she could pull it off and agreed to dress in drag on the Dunkin' Donuts roof if she did.
"They thought it was a joke," she said with a smile.
Horner worked the phones, grilled Facebook friends and hit the pavement. She raised $1,054 in less than two days.
Detective Dale Trotter ended up doing princess waves from the rooftop, wearing a blonde wig, fuchsia nail polish and glittering eye makeup ---- not to mention the false bosom under his Torch Run T-shirt ---- while having a good laugh at his own expense. By 4 p.m. Saturday, officers had raised about $4,300 toward their goal, said police spokeswoman Jessica Waters, who said she was pleasantly surprised by the generosity."People come to Ocean City for a vacation, and they've already spent all this money to get here, all the money to stay here," she said. "Then they come in to get breakfast and they give to a community they don't even live in. It's nice to see people constantly give back."John Trout, a morning DJ with radio station Froggy 99.9 took to the roof as well. He went on the air hourly to remind listeners that their donations were needed.
"We have seen hundreds of people stop in from all over the country," he said. "There's a lot of generosity out here, from young people driving in VWs to senior citizens, retired people coming up for the weekend. The Special Olympics knows no boundaries as far as age groups of people willing to give."
All seven Ocean City Council members stood on the roof early Saturday for about an hour. Councilwoman Margaret Pillas stayed, though, pledging not to leave the roof until the 20 friends she invited to donate showed with cash in hand.
She also initiated a side contest, starting at $50, to get Ocean City Police Chief Bernadette DiPino to eat a doughnut. DiPino does not partake in the glazed goodies. But, for the person with the highest bid, not only will the chief eat one, she will let someone feed it to her.
This is the second time for the promotion in Maryland, which originated among police in Illinois. Last year, the Dunkin' Donuts in Laurel, Md., and Laurel Police Department raised more than $7,000.
This year, Ocean City joins College Park, Glen Burnie, Laurel and Westminster among the Maryland municipalities with a Cops on Rooftops fundraiser. For next year's event, Levy said organizers would like to see police take to the rooftops of every Dunkin' Donuts franchise on the Eastern Shore.
He lauded Special Olympians for having the courage to go beyond their abilities, and for breaking down stereotypes and the image many people have of them.
"Some of the feats these athletes perform are amazing ---- they're amazing for everybody," Levy said. "Special Olympics gives them an opportunity to excel, and that's what we want to do for them, make sure they still have that opportunity."
Ocean City Police will welcome Special Olympics donations even after the event ends. For more information, call 443-235-4446.
Great job!! Sounds like it was great fun too!