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Wednesday, August 6, 2014
A Word From Washington
August 6, 2014
Dear Friend, This letter comes to you as the House of Representatives winds down its legislative session and Members return to their home districts for the remainder of the month. Fortunately, the House was able to pass two important immigration bills before the August recess: The first House bill, adopted last Friday, would allocate $694 million while modifying a 2008 anti-human-trafficking law to make it easier to deport unaccompanied minors who have flooded across the United States border in recent months. The second bill would block the Obama administration from continuing to enforce a 2012 executive action, known as the Deferred Acton for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, which delays most deportations for children who arrived in the United States before 2007. Both pieces of legislation will hopefully deter parents from sending their children on the long and dangerous journey from Central America.Throughout the month of July, many reporters have asked me about what we should do about the flow of immigrant children into our nation. I sat down with Patrice Sanders of Fox 45 Morning News a week ago for a chat on immigration. Click below to watch the interview.
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Keeping an EYE on some good news hiding behind the headlines...
In an historic first, Europe's Rosetta
probe has commenced a powered orbit
around a comet after a 10-year chase.
Read about its mission here:
(copy address and paste to your web browser)
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28659783
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
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Monday, August 4, 2014
Pocomoke Police Department PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
Pocomoke Police Department
1500 Market Street
Pocomoke, Maryland 21851
410-957-1600
July
1, 2014 – August 1, 2014
7-2-14 Kendrick
Harmon, age 30 of Temperanceville, VA was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged on a Warrant for
Failure
to Follow Probation Conditions by the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office.
7-5-14 Gerri
Fitch, age 35 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Driving, attempting to drive vehicle while
impaired by drug(s) or drug(s) and alcohol.
7-9-14 Brian
Haggins, age 21 of Princess Anne, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft less than $100.00.
7-9-14 Ranqwuon
Bailey, age 21 of Pocomoke City, MD
was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police Department and charged with Theft less
than $100.00.
7-9-14 James
Gooldrup, age 19 year of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City
Police Department and charged on a Warrant for Failure to Pay Deferred Payment by the
Pocomoke City Police Department.
7-10-14 Jovon
Schoolfield, age 28 of Pocomoke City, MD year was arrested by the Pocomoke City
Police Department and charged with Reckless Endangerment.
7-12-14 Harvey
Brown, age 35 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Failure to Obey Lawful Order.
7-14-14 Michael
Sigua, age 21 of Pocomoke City, MD
was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police Department and charged with CDS
Possession – Marijuana and CDS: Possession Paraphernalia.
7-14-14 Shawn
Johnson, age 19 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with CDS Possession – Marijuana.
7-15-14 Donald
Sturgis, age 32 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Assault – 2nd Degree and charged on a
Warrant for Assault 2nd Degree, Theft less than $100.00 by the
Pocomoke City Police Department.
7-15-14 Danielle
Aker, age 32 of Horntwon, VA was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft less than $100.00.
7-15-14 June
Smullen, age 33 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged on a Warrant for Assault 2nd Degree (4),
MDOP, Theft less than $100.00 by the Worcester County Sherriff’s Office.
7-16-14 Sabrina
Trader, age 44 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Disorderly Conduct.
7-17-14 Shawn
Johnson, age 19 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with CDS Possession of
Marijuana and CDS: Possession Paraphernalia.
7-17-14 Casey
Anderson, age 19 of Atlantic, VA was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Malicious Destruction of Property.
7-17-14 Charles
Glover, age 55 of Albemarle, NC was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft less than $100.00.
7-19-14 Edward
Osbey, age 45 of Germantown, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft less than $100.00.
7-19-14 Dakota
Tyler, age 19 of Wimauma, FL was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft less than $100.00.
7-22-14 Alphonso
Ruffin, age 29 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged on a Warrant for a Traffic charge by the Wicomico County
Sherriff’s Office.
7-22-14 Mary
Varner, age 23 of Orrtanna, PA was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft less than $500.00.
7-23-14 Andrew
Miller, age 24 of Quantico, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with False
Imprisonment, Assault – 1st Degree; Assault – 2nd Degree,
Reckless Endangerment, and Arson/Threat.
7-24-14 Ecentral Francois,
age 26 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police Department
and charged with Theft Scheme Plus $500.00.
7-24-14 Nicole
Dorman, age 24 of Frankfurt, DE was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft Scheme Plus
$500.00.
7-25-14 Joseph
Revels, age 52 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Trespassing on Posted Property.
7-29-14 Jasmine
Jones, age 18 of Salisbury, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft $100 – less than $1,000.
7-29-14 Torrie
Dupont, age 22 of Salisbury, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft $100 – less than $1,000.
7-29-14 Kalifah
Milton, age 19 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft $100 –
less than $1,000.
7-29-14 David
Lewis, age 31 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged on a Warrant for a Traffic Violation thru a Worcester
County Sherriff’s Office.
7-29-14 Flora
Priester, age 52 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Disorderly Conduct.
7-30-14 Patrick
Stevenson, age 42 of Snow Hill, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Trespassing on Private Property.
7-30-14 Christopher
Hastings, age 56 of Eureka, NV was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with an Alcohol Violation.
7-30-14 Craig
Hastings, age 49 was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police Department and
charged with an Alcohol Violation.
7-30-14 Brandon
Landrum, age 18 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft less than $100.00
7-30-14 Edward Schmidt,
age 24 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police Department
and charged with CDS: Possession Paraphernalia.
7-31-14 Tymesha
Schoolfield, age 37 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City
Police Department and charged with Theft less than $100.00
8-1-14 Ronnie
Holden, age 18 of Temperanceville, VA was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with CDS Possession – Marijuana.
- A Pocomoke juvenile, age 12 was arrested for Assault – 2nd Degree.
- A Pocomoke juvenile, age 16 was arrested for CDS Possession - Marijuana.
- A Pocomoke juvenile, age 16 was arrested for CDS Possession - Marijuana.
- A Pocomoke juvenile, age 14 was arrested for Theft $100 – less than $1,000.
- A Pocomoke juvenile, age 15 was arrested for Theft less $500 Value.
- A Pocomoke juvenile, age 16 was arrested for Theft less $500 Value.
- Thirty-One (31) additional arrests were made for various traffic violations.
Kelvin Sewell
Kelvin D. Sewell
Chief of Police
August
4, 2014
Delmarva Discovery Center
Paradise on the Pocomoke
August 8, 2014 - August 8, 2014
2:00-4:00 Enjoy the beautiful Pocomoke River on a 2-hour guided kayak/canoe tour with naturalist from the Delmarva Discovery Center starting at the Pocomoke River Canoe Company in Snow Hill.
2:00-4:00 Enjoy the beautiful Pocomoke River on a 2-hour guided kayak/canoe tour with naturalist from the Delmarva Discovery Center starting at the Pocomoke River Canoe Company in Snow Hill.
Pocomoketoberfest
Ticket Information
Ticket Type | Sales End | Price | Fee | |
Beer Early Bird
Discounted Pocomoketoberfest admission to include commemorative sample glass and free beer samples.
|
Aug 30, 2014 | $20.00 | $2.09 | |
Wine Early Bird
Discounted Pocomoketoberfest admission to include commemorative wine glass and free wine samples.
|
Aug 30, 2014 | $20.00 | $2.09 | |
Early Bird Beer and Wine
Discounted
Pocomoketoberfest admission to include commemorative sample beer glass
and free beer samples, and wine glass and wine samples.
|
Aug 30, 2014 | $25.00 | $2.37 | |
Designated Driver
Admission to Pocomoketoberfest to enjoy live music and art show. No beer or wine included.
|
Sep 6, 2014 | $5.00 | $1.2 |
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Event Details
Yes,
just like Germany, we are holding our ‘Oktoberfest’ in September to
kick off the harvest season! Taste the Eastern Shore at this wine and
beer festival. Listen to live music while you sample, play games, and
enjoy shopping with local artists. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets
and enjoy the day! For more information contact
pocomokechamber@gmail.com or 410-957-1919 or see Pocomoketoberfest.com.
Have questions about Pocomoketoberfest?
Contact Pocomoke Area Chamber of Commerce
When & Where
Cypress Park
Front Street
Pocomoke City,
MD 21851
Saturday, September 6, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM (PDT)
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But Wait! There's More! Delegate McDermott's "Stop Digging" Piece Continued
Stop Digging!
(Continued!)
by
Delegate Mike McDermott
As Americans, we understand
that people can make mistakes. As we grow up, we learn from our mistakes so
that we do not stumble a second time. Wise people do not often make the
same mistake twice.
There is an old proverb
which states, “Those who cannot remember
the past
are condemned to repeat it.”
Governor O’Malley and
Senator Mathias are not exceptions to this rule.
Eight years ago when these
two men took office together, Maryland enjoyed a billion dollar surplus at
the end of Republican Bob Ehrlich’s first term as governor. Our state
played host to 11 Fortune 500 companies. We were #25 on the list of
“Business Friendly States”, poultry operations were expanding,
and the future of agriculture in Maryland looked bright. Our people were
happy to live here and most had no thoughts of moving away.
Eight years with
O’Malley and Mathias have shown the devastating effects of their big
government economic policies and made it clear that they do not learn from
their past or their mistakes. Their shared philosophy promoting government
as the answer to any problem has turned our surplus into deficits. While
every state experienced the recession, Maryland has struggled to regain its
footing, and some of our counties are simply not recovering. It is a
failure of policy, not our people.
Of those 11 Fortune 500
companies...only 1 remains in Maryland and that is McCormick Inc. Based on
recent news accounts, even the folks who gave us “Old Bay”
seasoning are soon to relocate to Pennsylvania. These companies have not
gone out of business, they just cannot afford to operate in a state run by
folks who do not know how to be “business
friendly”.
Being known as a
“Business Friendly” state should be our goal. O’Malley,
and his apologists like Mathias, have moved us from #25 all the way down to
#42. We are surrounded by businesses that have closed shop, companies that
simply do not exist anymore, and large retailers that have boarded up and
moved away. Business has a thin bottom line that liberal lawmakers have
never understood. Every increase to the cost of doing business must be
passed on to consumers who have less money to spend. Liberals apparently
skipped their Economics 101 class to attend Advanced Hole Digging
301.
We lose market share on the
shore if we are not building at least 30 new chicken houses a year. This
administration has allowed us to go through an 18-month span where nothing
was permitted to be built. The new requirements placed upon our farmers by
this administration nearly demands an Engineering and Planning Degree just
to fill out the forms. The same holds true for other business ventures,
and, in a world where time is money, companies and entrepreneurs do not
have the “time” to wait for Maryland.
That old adage and advice:
“If you find yourself in a hole, the first rule is to stop
digging”, is clearly not hanging in the office of the governor or the
Maryland Senate. When these guys hit brick walls with neon signs
telling them, “NOT THIS WAY...GO BACK!”, they assume the rules
of logic and economics simply did not apply to them...and they keep on
digging. Four years ago we lost conservative seats in the Senate, and
O’Malley never looked back. His bold agenda included:
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A new definition for marriage,
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The “Bathroom Bill” for transgender rights,
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The Gun Bill,
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Eliminating the Death Penalty,
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The Septic Bill,
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Watershed Improvement Plans,
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Nutrient Management,
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Taxpayer subsidized wind turbines,
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Income Tax increases,
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Sales Tax increases,
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Taxpayer subsidized college tuition for Illegal Aliens,
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Common Core curriculum changes,
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80 additional Tax and Fee Increases,
...and the dirt keeps
flying out of the hole, and yet there’s more!
The
Obama-O’Malley-Mathias Care implementation has given our taxpayers
one of the biggest dirt clods of all! First they expand those who can get
on the Medicaid rolls without a funding source which cost us untold
millions. Then they create a State-run Health Care Exchange (bill sponsored
by Jim Mathias) run by LT Governor Brown that soaks up hundreds of millions
of your dollars and produces a sour lemon that had to be abandoned after
multiple attempts to “correct the problem”. Then, the same
senators that gave us this nightmare voted for us to pay another couple
hundred million to acquire yet another system from another state...which is
now having problems of its own! And for those who could not get through to
sign up but simply say, “I tried but the phone was
busy…”, Maryland Taxpayers will pay the full amount of any
medical bills they incurred through April of this year. They could not even
give us an estimate on the cost for this bill, they simply voted to give
the governor a blank check!
Keep digging
fellas...you’ll get there yet!
I believe Maryland is a
state that can prosper. If we follow sound economic principles, believe in
our people, and change our policies, in the near future we could be
debating what to do with our surplus revenues. Here are some action items
myself and other conservatives have proposed during the past two
years:
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Cut Income Taxes. This is where small businesses pay the bulk of their taxes. This alone would spur our economy and put more discretionary dollars back in our families pocket books. Slash the rates or eliminate them over time and watch us grow!
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Cut Corporate Tax Rates by 50% and get ready for those Fortune 500 companies to see Maryland as their headquarters once again.
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Streamline bureaucracy and follow the recommendations in multiple studies done in the past 10-years that would promote Maryland as sporting a “Business Friendly Climate”.
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Lift the regulatory burden. Have an attitude as a state that our job is to “permit” not “deny”. State employees exist to help and assist our business community prosper, not to act as punitive tax collectors.
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Allow the first $50,000.00 in Retirement Income to be tax free and make us a state where people want to retire rather than flee in their latter years.
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Trust your people and do not trample their 2nd Amendment Rights. The right to protect and defend our families should be considered a “good and substantial reason” to wear and carry a firearm if one chooses to do so.
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Stop demanding more money for the Bay or more regulations on our farmers and families until the issues surrounding the Conowingo Dam are addressed and resolved.
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Base all decisions and regulations governing our farmers and watermen on sound science and not “best guess” political solutions.
Had these 8-steps been
implemented as proposed by myself and others, our State revenues would have
increased significantly, entrepreneurism would be flourishing, corporations
would be expanding and migrating into our state, retirees would remain and
continue to contribute to our economy while others looked to Maryland as a
place to retire, crime would have continued to decrease and our streets
would be safer, we would be well on our way to solving the real problem
facing the Bay, and our watermen and farming families would be prosperous
once again.
Opportunity is knocking
loud in November. Be sure you answer the door!
Marylander, take back your
state!
Sunday, August 3, 2014
TIME MACHINE ... 1914, 1965, 1909, 1939, 1870, 1902
"Friendliest Town On The Eastern Shore." Our tradition runs deep. Excerpt from a letter to the editor from a visitor to Newtown, (former name of Pocomoke City) published in the Baltimore Sun, April 28, 1847.
This place (Newtown) is a pretty snug little village, containing about 500 clever and hospitable inhabitants; is has good wide streets, quite clear of that "eye sore," known mostly over the Peninsula by the name of "deep sand"; the houses, though built of frame, are generally built substantially and with some discretion and taste; there are two neat, new, and quite handsome frame churches in it; as for the merchants of the place, suffice it to state that they are very clever and hospitable. F. Mezick, Esq., the landlord with whom I stopped, and his very obliging and jolly assistant, are richly deserving of a passing notice, for the good treatment and the extension of the many civilities to "the stranger."
This place (Newtown) is a pretty snug little village, containing about 500 clever and hospitable inhabitants; is has good wide streets, quite clear of that "eye sore," known mostly over the Peninsula by the name of "deep sand"; the houses, though built of frame, are generally built substantially and with some discretion and taste; there are two neat, new, and quite handsome frame churches in it; as for the merchants of the place, suffice it to state that they are very clever and hospitable. F. Mezick, Esq., the landlord with whom I stopped, and his very obliging and jolly assistant, are richly deserving of a passing notice, for the good treatment and the extension of the many civilities to "the stranger."
(Reader-friendly viewing of news archive/historical archive material)
July, 1914
The Washington Post
FARMERS WILL GET MILLIONS
Stream of Gold Flowing Into Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Salisbury (Md.) Dispatch to Philadelphia North American.
A steady stream of gold is flowing into the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Starting out with the first crops of the season, such as spinach, kale, and other greens, every crop that has been planted has yielded largely and prices have been the best for years. One farmer had 8 acres of onions and cleared about $8,000. The white potato crop is the best known for years and the price has been high, starting at $6 a barrel. The present crop averages $3 a barrel. The New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad has been taxed to its utmost to haul these potatoes, and as many as four trains an hour, averaging 50 cars to the train, pass through this city daily, bound north. Last Sunday over 600 carloads passed through. Many thousand barrels have been shipped by water also.
Banking institutions in that section are simply bulging over with money from farmers and truckers (crops to be shipped). In one institution in Accomac county over $500,000 was deposited in two days. It is estimated by produce men that farmers and truckers from Salisbury to Cape Charles will receive over $7,000,000 for their crops this year.
June, 1965
The Daily Mail (Hagerstown, Md.)
(Excerpts)
Pocomolke City Woman Wins State Golf Championship
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP)- Mrs. Robert Mason of Pocomoke City has won the Maryland Woman's Golf Championship.
Mrs. Mason, the former Jane Schiller of Salisbury, won the title Saturday by defeating Mrs. Richard Canney, of Chantilly, Va., 2 and 1 in the 18-hole final at the Argyle Country Club.
Mrs. Mason, who has been the Delmarva Peninsula women's champion for 10 years, was five over par for the 17 holes of the match, while Mrs. Canney was nine over par....
This was the third time the 26-year-old Mrs. Mason reached the finals but was her first victory.
July, 1909
The Washington Post
TEACHERS SUE FOR MORE PAY
School Board Claims To Be Without Funds for Enacted Increase.
Special to The Washington Post.
Snow Hill, Md., July 21.- The teachers of Worcester County have retained council, who will sue for additional salary due them under certain conditions. There are about 60 teachers who are entitled to an increase for 1908 and 1909 under the act of the legislature of 1908, providing that white teachers with first-class certificates having taught for a period of three years in any of the public shools of Maryland should receive not less than $350 a year, and after a period of five years not less than $400.
The school board, while expressing a willingness to pay the amount, claims that a sum sufficient to meet the requirements has not been appropriated. In the levy for 1909 the county commissioners have appropriated $22,000, and this, the board declares, is not sufficient to meet the obligation.
November, 1939 (Time Machine archive)
(The Salisbury Times)
NEW SPEED SIGNS ERECTED IN STATE
Baltimore, Nov. 15-(AP)- One third of the 6,000 signs that will apprise Maryland motorists of the new speed limits that went into effect last June have been erected on the highways, Robert M. Reindollar, assistant chief engineer of the State Roads Commission said today.
Reindollar said all the black and white signs would be posted by the end of the month. The markers are placed at one-mile intervals on the Washington boulevard and the Philadelphia Road and will be augmented by warning signs.
The new law raised the speed limit on dual highways from 45 to 55 miles an hour and set it at 50 M.P.H. for ordinary roads.
March, 1870
Urbana Union (Urbana, Ohio)
ELIKZABETH CORDERY, of Tyaskin District, Somerset County, Maryland, was born a mute, and was never known to utter a syllable, until Saturday of last week, on which day she was fifty years old. She had been confined lo a bed of sickness for some time, when, on the day mentioned, to the great surprise of her family and friends, she began talking fluently, and from then to the hour of her death, which occured on the following day, she prayed almost unceasingly, in an audible voice, and understandingly. The lady had two sisters and a brother also mutes.
August, 1902
The Times (Washington, D.C.)
(Continuation of Tangier Island article from last week)
And so with the little canal running to the back yard of each house, and with each householder provided with one or more boats, the use of horses as beasts of burden or for purposes of pleasure seems to be fully supplied by the boats. But to the stranger the spectacle of a boat passing through what, at a distance, seems to be a fiat meadow is one which Is full of novelty and a constant source of amusement.
The landing stage at which the steamers land passengers and freight for Tangier is fully a mile from the nearest point of the island, and here you will find, upon the arrival of the steamer, a motley collection of boats waiting, some of them for passengers, others are waiting for freight- for there are five stores on the Island; and others come from motives of curiosity, for there is no railroad station to interest the idle, and an old fashioned stage coach would probably cause as much excitement as a circus parade, with its gayley-decorated wagons, causes in rural communities.
But this is without doubt the haven of perpetual rest. Jealousy has never been awakened by the advent of a caved in pulled down Panama hat, the quiet has never been disturbed by rag time music, the hand organ with its accompanying monkey is but a tradition on this peaceful island; soda water except the bottled kind, is unknown, ice cream is served on Saturday nights, the real gala night of the island, and the children lull their dolls to sleep with the music of gospel hymns.
And yet I would not have anyone think that the people are not musical and that the children have no joys. To the contrary, nearly every home possesses an organ, and the children are the gladdest, happiest children I have ever seen, and while it is true they do not have the same kind of toys used by the children of the mainland, every boy has his crabbing net and his flat bottomed boat to pole about the shallow waters of the sound, and the triumphal return of a small boy along the main street with an edible crab in his net, closely followed by a crowd of admiring urchins of smaller growth is a common sight at Tangier.
(More of this article next Sunday)
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? 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!
"Somewhere over
the rainbow
Bluebirds fly..."
Flying on for JMMB
Friday, August 1, 2014
Stop Digging! by Delegate Mike McDermott
Stop Digging!
by
Delegate Mike McDermott
As Americans, we understand
that people can make mistakes. As we grow up, we learn from our mistakes so
that we do not stumble a second time. Wise people do not often make the
same mistake twice.
There is an old proverb which
states, “Those who cannot remember
the past
are condemned to repeat it.”
Governor O’Malley and
Senator Mathias are not exceptions to this rule.
Eight years ago when these two
men took office together, Maryland enjoyed a billion dollar surplus at the
end of Republican Bob Ehrlich’s first term as governor. Our state
played host to 11 Fortune 500 companies. We were #25 on the list of
“Business Friendly States”, poultry operations were expanding,
and the future of agriculture in Maryland looked bright. Our people were
happy to live here and most had no thoughts of moving away.
Eight years with
O’Malley and Mathias have shown the devastating effects of their big
government economic policies and made it clear that they do not learn from
their past or their mistakes. Their shared philosophy promoting government
as the answer to any problem has turned our surplus into deficits. While
every state experienced the recession, Maryland has struggled to regain its
footing, and some of our counties are simply not recovering. It is a
failure of policy, not our people.
Of those 11 Fortune 500
companies...only 1 remains in Maryland and that is McCormick Inc. Based on
recent news accounts, even the folks who gave us “Old Bay”
seasoning are soon to relocate to Pennsylvania. These companies have not
gone out of business, they just cannot afford to operate in a state run by
folks who do not know how to be “business
friendly”.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
TIME MACHINE ... This Sunday's Preview
1914.. A hundred years ago this summer- the Eastern Shore of Virginia's "Stream of Gold"; 1965.. Pocomolke City Woman Wins State Golf Championship; 1909.. Worcester County teachers threaten suit in pay dispute; 1939.. Signs for new Maryland speed limits being erected; 1870.. A strange tale about disabled Somerset County woman's remarkable 50th birthday; and more from an article of 112 years ago about Tangier Island and its residents.
Although you may not find all of these items in a history book, they are a part of our local history and you can read more about it this Sunday right here at 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? 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!
Although you may not find all of these items in a history book, they are a part of our local history and you can read more about it this Sunday right here at 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? 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!
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
The Wright Place Now Banquet/Conference Center Ribbon Cutting Saturday, August 2nd, 12 p.m.
Contact:
Jennifer Rafter
Pocomoke Chamber of Commerce
For Immediate Release
The Wright Place Now
Banquet/Conference Center Ribbon Cutting Saturday, August 2nd, 12
p.m.
Saturday, August 2nd at noon, The Wright Place
Now Banquet/Conference Center proudly welcomes you to attend a Ribbon Cutting
and Grand Opening at 2317 Stockton Road in Pocomoke City.
Join the Pocomoke Area Chamber of Commerce and City of
Pocomoke officials in welcoming this new rental facility. In addition to rental banquet and conference
spaces, the Wright Place Now features fashion shopping. Daily education classes are also offered. Please call (757) 709-5078 for more
information. We look forward to seeing
you at the Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening at 12 p.m. this Saturday, August 2nd. Light refreshments will be served.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
The Pocomoke Public Eye welcomes our newest reporter
The Pocomoke Public Eye would like to welcome Donna Clarke as one of our new reporters! Donna, we thank you for stepping up to the plate, and your willingness to help us out! - Travis
Here is the first of hopefully many articles she has written for The Pocomoke Public Eye.
Here is the first of hopefully many articles she has written for The Pocomoke Public Eye.
International Quilting
Promotion Draws visitors to Delmarva!
Jeanne Hill, from Wall Township NJ shopping for her Row to Row in the Pincushion, Pocomoke City
Patti Woodhurst on the left with customer, Myrna Sunderland shopping from Joppa MD. Behind them is the Row by Row display at Quilts by the Sea
Days are busy at 4 Delmarva Quilt shops this summer! The “International Row by Row Experience” is
drawing shoppers from places like Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
in fact, from all over the eastern states!
What is this “International” promotion called “Row by Row
Experience”? Founded by Janet Lutz of
Syracuse NY, it involves over 1250 Independent quilt shops from 35 areas of the
US and Ontario. Quilt Shop owners have
joined creative minds to “Sew a Season”, the theme of the 2 month summer shop
hop. Each participating store owner
chose a season and designed a unique quilt pattern. Starting on July 1, the patterns were
posted on-line. An interactive map allows
shoppers to choose a route and drive to as many quilt shops as they like,
collecting the free patterns. Most shops
have also chosen to have a very collectible 6” fabric “license Plate”
produced. These all have clever and
catchy phrases on a background of the state’s license tag.
As I visited the shops, I saw lots of enthusiastic quilters
and shop owners. The cute fabric license
plates are selling out and being reordered at every store. When I was in Dagsboro, DE at Serendipity
Quilt Shop, there was a customer from Michigan.
In Trappe, at Quilt Vine, I saw other Maryland quilters shopping. The Pincushion in Pocomoke City has had
quilter-shoppers from North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ontario and
Australia! The shopper from “down
under”, a microbiologist on assignment in Annapolis MD, is also a quilter. Her husband programmed his iPad for all the
shops they planned to visit! The
Australian quilter stopped in Chincoteague at Quilts by the Sea, as well!
As they drive through our Delmarva back roads and small
towns, these out-of-town shoppers are finding local restaurants, visiting other
merchants and having fun on the peninsula, many for the first time!
What are they doing with the patterns? Part of the promotion involves a contest. A quilter may collect 8 or more patterns and
make a quilt. Prizes are awarded for the
first quilts done and turned in to a local shop. A photo of the quilt’s maker and the quilt
are posted on the Row by Row Experience Facebook pages. Posting the pictures generates more excitement
and more quilt enthusiasts are getting involved. Many are planning road trips
to collect patterns and license plates.
Ellen B. a resident of Michigan is exploring new parts of her state,
checking out book stores and local ice cream parlors, while on a quest to
collect patterns. Jane, also from
Michigan, plans a road trip each weekend also, shopping and having lunch out.
Stopping for a pattern
and license plate at Candy Stiffler’s “Quilt Vine” in Trappe yields a Delmarva
summer beach scene and a license tag
that reads, “Sew Pieceful” . Driving
east to Dagsboro, you can visit “Serendipity” to get their pattern, “Our Summer
Friends are Stars”, designed by Barbara Hudson of Snow Hill. Sharon Beyma, owner of Pocomoke’s
“Pincushion”, designed her own row with fall leaves. Finally, Patty Woodhurst of “Quilts by the
Sea” created a pattern sporting a lighthouse, crabs and sand dunes!
And that’s why the quilt shop owners on Delmarva are meeting
people like Jeanne Hill of Wall Township, NJ, who stopped in Sharon Beyma’s “Pincushion”
on Market St., in Pocomoke on her way down the coast collecting kits, patterns
and license plates. Today while I was
talking with Patty Woodhurst, owner of “Quilts By The Sea”, Myrna Sunderland of
Joppa, Maryland dropped by to get a pattern.
Independent quilt shops are making an impact on local
economies this summer by attracting new customers. In turn , the new customers are shopping,
eating and stitching up a piece of Delmarva.
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