Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Wednesday Specials ~ Riverside Grill Pocomoke

Don't forget gift certificates for those on your Christmas list!!!

SPECIALS
WEDNESDAY  DECEMBER 19, 2012

-Beef Barley Soup or Chili with 1/2 turkey sandwich or side salad 5.99
-NC Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich with cole slaw and hush puppies 6.99
-Apple Cranberry Salad 7.99
-Ale-Battered Fried Shrimp Basket with fries 8.99



Happy Hour

4-7 PM w/$1 off appetizers



Starting at 8PM

$5 Crab Dip
$2 House Wines
$2 Coors Light Drafts
$5 Cosmos
Come have a drink with Lindsey!!!


 

MarVa Theater This Weekend

Friday, December 21st at 7 PM

 Saturday, December 22nd at 7 PM
 Tickets   $5

Delmarva Discovery Center ~ Wish List For Santa

CRITTER CHRISTMAS

Stop by the Delmarva Discovery Center and pick  a Christmas tree card to take home with your favorite animal and their wish list item on the back.

You can bring your purcased item back to the center either wrapped or unwrapped. After Christmas pictures will be posted of the critters using their lovely new presents.

If you can't stop by the Delmarva Discovery Center please feel free to select a give from the list below.







Tuesday Night Rocket Launch Postponed

Rocket Launch Postponed

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. – The launch of a Terrier-Lynx suborbital rocket for the Department of Defense scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 18, from Wallops Flight Facility  postponed.

The next launch from the Wallops Flight Facility is a NASA Terrier-Orion suborbital sounding rocket scheduled for late January 2013.

 

Accomack County Structure Fire

At approximately 9:20 Tuesday evening a structure fire was reported in a house on Lankford Highway near the Blue Crow Antique Mall South of Keller, Virginia. 

 According to unofficial reports the house was used as a part time residence. No one was at home at the time of the fire.

Firemen arrived to find the upper story of the two story structure to be on fire.

The Virginia State Police and the Accomack County Sheriff's Department are investigating
to determine the cause of the fire and whether the fire can be connected to the recent fires in the Accomack County area. 

Painter, Wachapreague, Melfa and Onley responded.


REMINDER:
If you have seen anything suspicious at all or have any information at PLEASE call 1-800-582-8350 or (757) 424-6820; or call the Accomack County Sheriff's Office at (757) 787-1131.

A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for infomation that leads to an arrest!

For those in the area this was once the antique shop belonging to Bill Belote.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Toys For Local Children


The Mayor of Saxis, Virginia, Denise Drewer along with  the Saxis Volunteer Fire Company will be handing out toys to the children from the Saxis, Sanford and Messango areas.

Be sure to bring your children to the fire house on Saxis  so they may make a selection.

Wednesday  December 19, 2012
Saxis Fire House
6:00 PM


Hope to see you there !!

Riverside Grill Pocomoke

SPECIALS
TUESDAY  DECEMBER 18, 2012

-Beef Barley Soup w/ 1/2 tuna salad sandwich or side salad 5.99
-Meatloaf w/ mashed potatoes and green beans 6.99
-Taco Salad 6.99
-Buffalo Chicken Wrap w/ fries 8.99



Starting @ 4 PM
.99 cent kids meals

HAPPY HOUR
4-7 PM
w/ $1 off appetizers

Starting @ 8 PM
.50 cent wings


Arrests Made In Handgun Thefts From Benelli

POCOMOKE -- A Princess Anne man was arrested on theft and firearm possession charges late last month after Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) detectives were able to connect him to the theft of handguns from the Pocomoke business.

On Nov. 28, Pocomoke Police began an investigation into the theft of handguns from the Benelli USA Corp. in Pocomoke and WCBI detectives responded to assist. After extensive interviews with employees at Benelli, a potential suspect was identified as Ivy Darneild Matthews, 33, of Princess Anne.

Matthews had been a temporary worker at Benelli for less than a month when the handguns were discovered to be stolen. Search warrants were conducted on Matthews’ cell phone and residence, which revealed evidence of the theft of the guns and his intention to sell them. Further information was obtained revealing Jabri Wilson, 23, also of Princess Anne, was conspiring with Matthews to purchase the stolen guns.

Matthews was arrested and charged with theft and possession of firearms by a prohibited person. He is being held on a $100,000 bond. Wilson was also charged with conspiracy to purchase stolen firearms and conspiracy to commit theft.

Source:

Caroline County Father Murdered On His Birthday By Own Daughter

TROOPERS CHARGE DAUGHTER OF ELDERLY CAROLINE CO. MAN WITH HIS MURDER

(RIDGELY, MD) – Maryland State Police have arrested and charged the daughter of an elderly Caroline County man found dead in his home yesterday evening with his murder.

The victim is identified as Arthur Cohee, who turned 90 yesterday, of the 12000-block Ridgely Road, Ridgely, Md. Cohee was pronounced dead at the scene.

The accused is identified as Janice C. Cohee, 58, who lived with her father at the same address. After consultation with the Caroline County State’s Attorney, Janice Cohee was charged early this morning by State Police homicide investigators with first and second degree murder, first and second degree assault, manslaughter, and reckless endangerment. She was taken before a court commissioner for an initial appearance and ordered held without bond at the Caroline County Detention Center.

Shortly before 6:00 p.m. yesterday, the Caroline County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call from a woman, later identified as the accused, who said her father was dead. Deputies responded to the residence and found Janice Cohee sitting outside. They found her father in a chair in the kitchen, with obvious trauma to his head and neck.

Sheriff Randy Bounds requested the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit conduct the investigation. Homicide Unit investigators responded and were assisted throughout the night by investigators from the Sheriff’s Office, the State Police Easton Barrack, and State Police crime scene technicians.

After obtaining a search warrant for the residence, investigators and crime scene technicians processed the scene for evidence. Interviews were conducted with Janice Cohee, as well as neighbors, relatives, and others.

The preliminary investigation indicates Janice Cohee told police that two men had broken into the home seeking money and had assaulted her father, while she hid in another room. Investigators determined that account not to be true based on evidence found at the scene and on Janice Cohee, as well as conflicting information provided to police.

Items were found during the search that have been forwarded to the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division laboratory to determine if they may have been used in the assault on the victim. The victim’s body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.

A motive remains unclear at this time. The investigation is continuing.

MD. State Police Press Release

Bring In the New Year- "Celebrate With the Mar-Va"

Flight Operations To Be Conducted By the Navy Today

According to J.W. Murphy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Environmental Readiness for the U.S. Fleet Forces Command, the USFF will be conducting E-2 and C-2 Field Carrier Landing Practice demonstrations today at the Wallops Flight Facility.

The demonstration will provide interested members of the public the opportunity to experience a representative Field Carrier Landing Practice flight pattern. Such a demonstration was requested by the Accomack County Board of Supervisors as a result of the USFF being interested in using Wallops for regular practice landing runs.

The operations will begin at 3:00 PM and conclude by approximately 6:00 PM.

Source:

Rocket launch Postponed From December 14 To Launch Tonight

The launch of a Terrier-Lynx suborbital rocket for the Department of Defense tonight, Dec. 14, from NASA’s launch range at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia has been postponed.

The new launch date is 8 to 8:30 p.m. EST, December 18.

Visibility Map
NASA Photo
WALLOPS ISLAND, VA – A Terrier-Lynx suborbital rocket is scheduled between 9 and 9:30 p.m. EST December 14 for the Department of Defense from NASA’s launch range at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
The backup launch day is December 18 between 8 and 8:30 p.m. The rocket may be visible to residents in the mid-Atlantic region.

Launch updates and a map showing the area in which the rocket launch may be visible are available at:
http://www.nasa.gov/wallops

The launch will not be shown live on the Internet nor will launch status updates be provided on social media once the countdown begins. The NASA Visitor Center at Wallops will not be open for viewing the launch.


www.nasa.gov


Monday, December 17, 2012

Newtown Statement Not Written By Morgan Freeman

A statement allegedly made by Morgan Freeman about the Newtown massacre that was widely circulated on Facebook and Twitter has been debunked.

The statement criticizes the media on how it reports on mass shootings and encourages people to donate to mental health research instead of pointing to gun control as the problem.

On The Red Carpet reports that a spokesperson for the 75-year-old actor said, “He did not write nor release this statement.” The spokesperson later added, “To date he has not released any statement [about the shooting].”

The statement in its entirety is listed below.

TURN OFF THE NEWS…….

Morgan Freeman’s brilliant take on what happened yesterday :

“You want to know why. This may sound cynical, but here’s why.
It’s because of the way the media reports it. Flip on the news and watch how we treat the Batman theater shooter and the Oregon mall shooter like celebrities. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris are household names, but do you know the name of a single *victim* of Columbine? Disturbed  people who would otherwise just off themselves in their basements see the news and want to top it by doing something worse, and going out in a memorable way. Why a grade school? Why children? Because he’ll be remembered as a horrible monster, instead of a sad nobody.
                                           
CNN’s article says that if the body count “holds up”, this will rank as the second deadliest shooting behind Virginia Tech, as if statistics somehow make one shooting worse than another. Then they post a video interview of third-graders for all the details of what they saw and heard while the shootings were happening. Fox News has plastered the killer’s face on all their reports for hours. Any articles or news stories yet that focus on the victims and ignore the killer’s identity? None that I’ve seen yet. Because they don’t sell. So congratulations, sensationalist media, you’ve just lit the fire for someone to top this and knock off a day care center or a maternity ward next.

You can help by forgetting you ever read this man’s name, and remembering the name of at least one victim. You can help by donating to mental health research instead of pointing to gun control as the problem. You can help by turning off the news.”

Source:

Navy To Conduct Field Carrier Landing Practice

Depending on the weather- The Navy will conduct a Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) this week- December 17-21-

The day(s) for the flight demonstration during this time will be determined by the Navy and and depend upon operational and training requirements, availability of aircraft and weather conditions current and forecasted. The hours for the demonstration will be between 3 to 4 p.m.

This is being done to evaluate the potential environmental effects on this area and areas surrounding. If the Wallops base is selected there could possibly be 20,000 FCLP passes annually with the E-2 and C-2 jet aircraft. The Navy expects to complete their Environmental Assessment in January.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Arcadia High School Chorus Will Sing At the White House


Arcadia High School Chorus will travel to Washington D.C. to sing at the White House!

BUT before this venture would become a reality the expense of the entire trip to be met dealt with.. The cost would be between $4,000 and $9,000, depending on the mode of transportation and whether the chorus members needed to stay the night in order to rehearse the day before. Choral Director James Fedderman got the ball rolling by speaking on behalf of his students.   The community backed them, the school board and two organizations chipped in  and the students met the rest of the challenge head on.

Accomack County School Superintendent Bruce Benson recommended to the school board  the the school district pay for lodging (if necessary), transportation and performance clothes.

Although the board supported the recommendation the students still needed more money to fund the trip. The community rallied behind these kids and within one week $2,500 in donations had been raised. The students organized a spaghetti dinner fundraiser, even performed for the  guests,  and with some financial backing from the Onancock Rotary Club and the Exmore Rotary Club they will be on their way to Washington, D.C.

The Arcadia High School Chorus is under the direction of Dr. James Fedderman.  After sending an audition tape to the White House a few weeks ago they were notified that  their choral group,  from a  small high school on  the Eastern Shore of Virginia,  had been selected!

The Arcadia High School Chorus, from Oak Hall, Virginia, will perform at the White House on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 during the Presidential Holiday Tour.

GREAT job Arcadia High School Chorus and Dr. Fedderman!

All of you have worked so very hard for this achievement!  Best of luck and safe travels.

Remembrance/Prayer Visual

Please join the Eastern Shore community as we remember and lift up all of those effected by the horrific school shooting yesterday in Connecticut.

There will be a Remembrance/Prayer Visual at the Exmore Town Park on Sunday, December 16th from 5:30 - 6:30.

All are invited to come.

Last Performance Today At The Mar-Va Theater


Last Performance!

Local actors and actresses take the stage to present the famous classic by Charles Dickens.

Sunday  December 16th
2 PM
Tickekts:  $15.00

TIME MACHINE ... Memories of Accomac, 1890.


(Reader-friendly viewing of newspaper archives material)

 
John S. Wise Jr.. "Memories of Accomac, 1890" Peninsula Enterprise (Accomac, Va.: August 21, 1937)

(PART 1)

A friend recently said to me that after all, our memories remain with us and with many are all they get out of life. Certainly I cherish nothing more than my memories of old Drummondtown and Accomack County in 1890, now nearly half a century ago, when I spent a summer with my dear old cousin, Dr. John J. Wise, at his old home "Woodburn," about a mile north of Drummondtown.

I was then a lad of fourteen and full of youthful vitality and activity and interest and curiosity about all things of the Eastern Shore new to a boy who had spent most of his time in the inland country mountains.

Dr. John J. Wise was then my present age, sixty-one. He was a great soul. He was one of the oldest and best known doctors of the county, practicing all over the county by the old horse and buggy method of transportation of the country doctor no longer known.

There are few of us left, who remember Dr. Wise and his little dark brown, hipped horse, "Snap," when he was a familiar traveler on all country roads and by ways, day in and day out, every morning and afternoon and at night when necessary to minister to the ailments of the people where needed. His price was $1.00 to $1.50 for a visit to the home and 50 cents when the patient came to his office which was where the drug-store now stands. He had served valiantly as a surgeon in the Confederate Army throughout the Civil War. From 1865 until his death in 1895 he served his people. Having no money was no excuse for not calling him. Pay or no pay he wanted nobody to suffer for need of his attention. Nobody knew what charity he rendered to the poor who could not pay.

I have never seen any person derive more satisfaction than the old doctor did when he would give some poor person's child a nickel or a dime where he knew it was helpful — and you can understand that in those days nickels and dimes were not trash — money was a rarity. I know, for I traveled with the doctor on his circuit and held his horse at gates of houses where hardworking poor people had only what they produced off their land — which was the bare necessities of life. The fishermen could sell their catch and get some money.

Don't misunderstand there was no abject poverty. The poor house had long since fallen down and nearly everybody had at least one good horse, a cow, chickens and eggs, pigs. Sweet potatoes and white potato crops took care of their needs. The people were far better provided for than those in many counties I had known on the Western Shore.

They were a wonderfully orderly law-abiding people. There was scarcely any stealing or crime. I have never known better people. However humble or simple, they were kind and polite.

I never recall one passing on the road without the customary nod — the neighborly salutation.

FOOTNOTE: LOOK FOR MORE FROM THIS ARTICLE AFTER CHRISTMAS ON FUTURE TIME MACHINE POSTINGS .
 
 
 
December, 1956
(The Salisbury Times)

POCOMOKE CITY IS COLLECTING GIFTS FOR YULE

POCOMOKE CITY- During a recent meeting of the Pocomoke City Community Civic Council,
the president, Fred Henderson, announced plans for the annual Christmas drive, and called upon the community for cooperation.

The council is made up of representatives from each of the clubs and organizations in Pocomoke, and was set up to serve as a coordinating agency for the charitable activities.

Clubs and organizations of Pocomoke have responded with gifts of new and used toys, clothing and shoes, canned goods, groceries, meats, and gifts of money. But more is needed , Mr. Henderson said. 

The council has prepared boxes and has placed them in most of the Pocomoke stores to receive donations.

Donations may be left at the Pocomoke Firehouse on Fifth Street, or at St. Mary's Parish House on Third Street. Those donating money should make checks payable to the Community Civic Council.

For anyone unable to send donations to the firehouse or the Parish House, a pick-up service is available by calling Mrs. Lee Graff, 476-W, or the Rev. Roger C. Jones, 1023, or the Rev. William M. Reed, 967. 



December, 1883
(Peninsula Enterprise- Accomac)
Onancock.

The "hardware dealers" are making preparations on a large scale to have a fine line of "Guilford trifle" for the holidays.


 
(Time Machine archive)
November, 1887
(The Herald And Torchlight- Hagerstown, Md)

Agents from Farmington, Del., have been in Princess Anne, Somerset County, for several days collecting holly twigs with berries on them. The twigs are packed in small boxes made for the purpose and shipped direct to Chicago, St. Louis, and Canada, and are used for decorating purposes. Those who have holly are making a good thing out of it.


December, 1892
(Peninsula Enterprise- Accomac)
An excursion train, known as "Santa Claus train," will run at reduced rates from Cape Charles to Pocomoke City, Thursday, December 15th, leaving Cape Charles at 7 a. m., and on its return leaving Pocomoke City at 5 p. m.


Do you have a local memory to share with PPE readers.. such as a big snow storm, a favorite school teacher, a local happening, something of interest your parents or grandparents told you about, a Holiday memory? It can be just a line or two, or more if you wish. Send to tkforppe@yahoo.com and watch for it on a future TIME MACHINE posting!

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Cupcakes!!


TODAY IS NATIONAL CUPCAKE DAY !!!

Find your favorite cupcake and enjoy the day.......

TIME MACHINE Preview ... Memories of Accomac, 1890.



In 1937 John S. Wise Jr. wrote about his 1890 visit to Drummondtown (later Accomac) to spend the summer with his cousin Dr. John J. Wise. "I was then a lad of fourteen and full of youthful vitality and activity and interest and curiosity about all things of the Eastern Shore new to a boy who had spent most of his time in the inland country mountains."
Read about it this Sunday, and some TIME MACHINE Christmas items also, on The Pocomoke Public Eye!

  Do you have a local memory to share with PPE readers.. such as a big snow storm, a favorite school teacher, a local happening, something of interest your parents or grandparents told you about, a Holiday memory? It can be just a line or two, or more if you wish. Send to tkforppe@yahoo.com and watch for it on a future TIME MACHINE posting!

Riverside Grill Pocomoke

SATURDAY SPECIALS
DECEMBER 15, 2012

-Cream of Crab Soup w/ ½ chicken salad sand. or side salad 6.99
-Soft Shell Crab Platter w/ mac n cheese and green beans 10.99
-NC Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich w/ cole slaw and hush puppies 6.99
-Mahi-Mahi Caesar Salad 9.99
-Ale Batter Fried Shrimp Basket w/ fries 8.99*


*Take another $1 off shrimp baskets all day!
$2.50 Bloody Marys & Mimosas all day
Happy Hour 4-7 w/ $1 off apps
@5 pm
: $4 burgers



Don't forget:   Gift certificates make great Christmas gifts!

Early Morning Fire In Accomack County

911 reports a four alarm structure fire on Matthews Road near Parksley. The fire was reported at 3:57 this morning. Units began leaving the scene at approximately 5:30.

It is not known at this time if the structure was abandoned or whether this particular fire is part of the string of arsons.

Parksley, Bloxom, Tasley and Onley responded.

The State Police and Sheriff's Department are investigating and are requesting anyone with any information on this or any other of the fires to contact them.

A $5000 dollar reward is being offered for information that leads to the capture and conviction of those responsible for the string of fires.

WESR

HO HO HO !!!! Santa Is IN Today!

It's been many years since Santa Claus has been able to visit the children of Pocomoke City before Christmas to actually take their orders himself.  Don't miss him....

He's in every Saturday until Christmas ~
11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Downtown Pocomoke
Mini-park at Market and Second St

To chat with him is FREE
Or
Have your picture taken with him for a fee of
$5.00 courtesy of the Pocomoke Jr. Women's Club

While Santa is on duty stop by the Second Time Around (directly across the street) for a special treat and do some Christmas shopping. 

And don't forget there are other wonderful stores in the downtown area that just might have that special Christmas gift you are looking forward.  Remember: gift certificates are always nice and makes shopping so much easier.  Besides, you're already downtown...no reason to shop anywhere else.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

Watch Christmas Ornaments Being Painted.....

Artist Jenny Somers will be at the Delmarva Discovery Center  painting her famous Christmas tree ornaments.

Saturday
December 15, 2012
2:30 p.m.  until  4:00 p.m.

Stop by and say hello and take a look at the beautiful ornaments she paints.


Ask her about special orders.

Afterwards don't forget to shop the other stores in downtown Pocomoke City. 



Gov. McDonnell Says NO To State Health Exchanges

Governor McDonnell Informs HHS that Virginia Will Not Pursue a State-Based Health Benefits Exchange for 2014

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell today submitted a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, declaring that Virginia will not be pursuing a state-based health benefits exchange for 2014. States were required to submit no later than today, a blueprint application requesting conditional approval for a state-based exchange. States have until Feb. 15, 2013 to signal their intent to participate in a hybrid model or default to a federally facilitated exchange.

"For months, Virginia has asked the Obama administration to provide clear guidance and comprehensive answers to important questions that would determine major components and financial impacts to the Commonwealth should we decide to run our own exchange," Governor McDonnell said. "Originally, I asked that we begin the planning process to potentially operate a state-based exchange for Virginia, primarily so we would be in control of this process. However, despite repeated requests for information, we have not had any clear direction or answers from Washington until recent days, and we cannot conclude, as we review those materials, that we would have the control and flexibility needed to efficiently and effectively run our own state exchange. If Virginians are faced with running a costly, heavily regulated bureaucratic exchange without clear direction from Washington, then it is in the best interest of our taxpayers to let Washington manage an exchange at this time. We would like the ability to control our health insurance marketplace, and will continue dialogue with the federal government to clearly understand the logistics of this option before making a decision."

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, by Jan. 1, 2014, states are required to establish an insurance marketplace primarily for individuals and small businesses. The law details that if a state does not establish (or decides not to establish) its own exchange, the federal government will run an exchange for the state. In addition to the two models described in statute, the federal government has also created a hybrid model where states are able to control portions of an exchange while relying on the federal government to provide the remaining functions.

The McDonnell administration will continue to analyze long- awaited and recently released proposed rules and guidance from the federal government. Additionally, the administration is seeking information regarding what, if any, established links will be made between the federal hub and state systems. The focus over these next weeks through the leadership of Secretary of Health and Human Resources Dr. Bill Hazel, will be to continue to analyze information made recently available by the federal government to help facilitate future decisions that are in the best interest of all Virginians and affiliated industries and partners.

http://www.governor.virginia.gov/

OPEN HOUSE ~ Pocomoke Chamber of Commerce

Pocomoke Area Chamber of Commerce Open House
 FESTIVE OPEN HOUSE
Saturday  December 15, 2012
10 a.m. to  4 p.m.
6 Market Street  /  Chamber Office

Stop by for cider and snacks and meet artists Jan Coulbourne and Leslie Brett. 

 Artists Jan Coulbourne and Leslie Brett
Photo/Pocomoke Chamber of Commerce
Original Watercolors, prints,cards and more! Delight those on your Christmas list with a reflection of our beautiful Eastern Shore.

A portion of the sales will be donated to the Smaritan Shelter.

Also, a perfect time to pick up your tickets to the Annual Dinner before the prices go up! 

Ask about the Pocomokeopoly game.....

Friday, December 14, 2012

In Our Thoughts and Prayers....

School Lockdown In Queen Anne's County/ No Incidents Reported

STUDENTS SAFE AND NO INCIDENTS REPORTED DURING SCHOOL LOCKDOWN IN QUEEN ANNE'S CO.

(CENTREVILLE, MD) – All students are safe and police report no incidents during a lockdown of schools this afternoon in Queen Anne’s County.

State troopers, Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies and officers from the Centreville Police Department responded to a call for assistance this afternoon from the Queen Anne’s County Board of Education. School officials reported that shortly before 1:00 p.m. today, the Board of Education received a call in which the caller repeatedly said “lock it down.” Based on what had occurred just hours earlier in Connecticut, school officials locked down all Queen Anne County schools and requested police respond to each school.

A combined law enforcement response occurred and police were assigned to each county school. They worked in coordination with school security staff and according to emergency response procedures already in place.

Other than the call, no additional incidents were reported during the afternoon. School officials told police they would lift the lockdown as students ended the school day. Police remained on the scene as students left each school.

Police are taking this call very seriously. Criminal investigators from the State Police Centreville Barrack are conducting an investigation in an attempt to identify the caller. Anyone with information about who made this call is urged to contact State Police at the Centreville Barrack at 410-758-1101. Callers may remain anonymous.


MD. State Police Press Release

Christmas Cruise TONIGHT!!

Take a CRUISE TONIGHT on the Bay Queen
(Make this a Christmas tradition)

And sing along to the Christmas carols so the residents in the homes can hear you!

Riverside Grill ~ Friday Specials

Friday
December 14, 2012

-Cream of Crab Soup w/ ½ ham sandwich or side salad 6.99
-Mahi-Mahi Fish Tacos (grilled, blackened or fried) w/ fries 9.99
-Wedge Salad w/ blackened shrimp 8.99
-Open-Face Turkey w/ mashed potatoes & green beans 6.99



Happy Hour
4-7 w/ $ 1 off appetizers

@ 8 pm
 $3.50 Captain Morgan and Sailor Jerry drinks
$1.50 domestic drafts


Pet Pictures With Santa !! Last Day!

POCOMOKE ANIMAL HOSPITAL
PRESENTS
PET PICTURES WITH SANTA

LAST CHANCE IS TODAY!

Zeke/Great Dane
Photo/Erica Paul
FRIDAY
DECEMBER 14TH
3:00 until 5:00

Bring your pet and your camera- any camera- and take your own photo of your pet with Santa.

A $3.00 donation is all it costs and you will have a treasured photo of Santa with your beloved pet - I promise!



Donations go to a very worthy cause -
MAGDRL
(Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League)
and
D.A.S.H. Rescue
(feel free to donate a little more)

Doc Johnson - now  happily retired and missed by his patience and their owners- will be making an appearance dressed in his holiday finest!


Rudy with Santa- Photo BW

I spoke with Santa last night and he could tell me he's been doing just fine for the past few months but he misses seeing the many people he was once in contact with. 

So...... how about it people!  If you know Santa (hint-hint) make it a point to stop by the Pocomoke Animal Hospital TODAY even if you don't have a pet!  Leave a  donation for this worthy cause and make Santa's day!  I'm sure he would love to see many of you!!

And your donations will go a long way !

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Thank you to all of those at the Pocomoke Animal Hospital

Accomack County Public School Winter Vacation Dismissal

Accomack County Public Schools will have a two-hour early dismissal on Friday, December 21st.

Schools will remain closed from Monday, December 24, through Tuesday, January 1, 2013 in observance of the Winter Vacation.

Classes will resume on Wednesday, January 2, 2013.
                                          

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Riverside Grill Specials

THURSDAY
DECEMBER 13, 2012

-White Bean and Kielbasa Soup or Chicken and Wild Rice
- Soup w/ 1/2 shrimp salad sandwich or side salad 6.99
-Wedge Salad w/ blackened shrimp 8.99
-Open Face Turkey w/ mashed potatoes and green beans 6.99
-Ale Batter Fried Shrimp Platter 9.99



Happy Hour 4-7 w/ $1 off appetizers
@4 pm : $4 burgers
@8 pm: $3.50 Bacardi drinks


TIME MACHINE Preview ... Memories of Accomac, 1890.



In 1937 John S. Wise Jr. wrote about his 1890 visit to Drummondtown (later Accomac) to spend the summer with his cousin Dr. John J. Wise. "I was then a lad of fourteen and full of youthful vitality and activity and interest and curiosity about all things of the Eastern Shore new to a boy who had spent most of his time in the inland country mountains."
Read about it this Sunday, and some TIME MACHINE Christmas items also, on The Pocomoke Public Eye!

  Do you have a local memory to share with PPE readers.. such as a big snow storm, a favorite school teacher, a local happening, something of interest your parents or grandparents told you about, a Holiday memory? It can be just a line or two, or more if you wish. Send to tkforppe@yahoo.com and watch for it on a future TIME MACHINE posting!

Don't Miss Santa Saturdays ~ Downtown Pocomoke

National Guard Birthday

The oldest component of the Armed Forces
 of the United States of America !


HAPPY 376th BIRTHDAY
UNITED STATES  NATIONAL GUARD

Structure Fire In Accomack County

At 9:12 PM Wednesday Accomack County fire companies were called to the scene of  a structure fire on  Ticktown Lane in Accomac, Va.  The fire companies responding were Tasley, Onley, Onancock, Parksley, Bloxom, and Melfa.  Virginia Forestry also responded to the scene.

Ticktown Road is just off Wharton Road.  Passengers in a vehicle on Route 13 headed South saw the fire glow in the sky and reported it to 911.

It is not known  at this time if this fire is related to the string of arsons that have occured in Accomack County since November 12.

Reminder:

The Virginia State Police and the Accomack County Sheriff's Department are again asking anyone who sees something out of the ordinary no mater how insignificant it may seem, to contact them.

To report a tip, call: 1-800-582-8350 or (757) 424-6820; or call the Accomack County Sheriff's Office at (757) 787-1131.

A $5000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the party responsible for setting the fires.

The Virginia State Police along with its Bureau of Criminal Intelligence and the Accomack County Sheriff's Office have been investigating the fires.

~Bay Queen Christmas Cruises~


View the decorated homes along the Pocomoke River

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Information Sought On Pocomoke Theft Suspect

WMDT
POCOMOKE, Md. - Police are looking for information about a man suspected of stealing money from a business.

Pocomoke City Police and Worcester County Bureau of Investigation are looking for this man, pictured here in connection with a theft from Eastern Shore Lanes in Pocomoke.

 Police say that he was seen on surveillance cameras through out the building. He was reportedly driving a gold Ford Explorer with Maryland license plates.

Any one with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers of the Lower Eastern Shore at 410-548-1776. Tips leading to an arrest, could be rewarded with cash.

Md. State Troopers' Safety Tips....

TROOPERS' TRAFFIC SAFETY TIPS FOR TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

(PIKESVILLE, MD) – In the spirit of the holidays and as part of our ongoing efforts to remind motorists of driving dangers, especially during this time of year, the Maryland State Police music department has prepared this public safety message with the deepest respect for and apologies to the popular song of the season, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Motorists having trouble keeping the need for traffic safety on their mind at this time of the year are urged to use this handy musical reminder.

And, in an effort to save cyberspace and increase the chance of you reading to the end, only the first and last verses of the song are included…..

On the first day of Christmas
The trooper said to me
Make traffic safety your priority

On the twelfth day of Christmas
The trooper said to me
Don’t drive drowsy
Don’t follow cars too closely
Don’t change lanes unsafely
Don’t drive drugged
Drive the speed limit
Don’t drive aggressively
Yield the right of way
Don’t drink and drive
No handheld cell calls
Don’t text and drive
Always buckle up
And make traffic safety your priority

While many activities are prohibited when driving, singing is not one of them……
Have a happy and safe holiday season.
MD. State Police Press Release