Customer Appreciation Day~ "T's Corner " Celebrates

T's Corner in Oak Hall, Virginia 

Celebrating 76 years of business

today!!

Customer Appreciation today at T's Corner

Stop by and say hello to Rodney and Deidra Mears and the rest of the fine people that work there.

Congratulations Rodney and Deidra and family!

Seafood Feast Raffle

Mt. Vernon Volunteer Fire Co. Seafood Feast Raffle
Tickets - ONLY $5
Seafood Feast Includes:2 Bushels of #1 Crabs
10 lbs. Shrimp (heads off)
3 dz Soft Crabs
100 Little Neck Clams
3 dz Ears of Corn
30 Pack of Beer OR 36 Pack of Sodas (winners choice)

Drawing will be August 16, 2012
See any member for tickets!

Seafood supplied and prepared by:
Beack to Bay Seafood Co.
410-651-4505
Winner to contact Beach to Bay Seafood Co. to arrange pick-up time. Package can be picked up in its entirety or any part of on Saturday, September 1, 2012. Entire package must be picked up before September 30, 2012.
Thanks Cindi.

NASA's Wallops Flight Center ~ Launch This Morning A Success

NASA Successfully Tests Hypersonic Inflatable Heat Shield

 

 

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- A large inflatable heat shield developed by NASA's Space Technology Program has successfully survived a trip through Earth's atmosphere while travelling at hypersonic speeds up to 7,600 mph.

The Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE-3) was launched by sounding rocket at 7:01 a.m. Monday from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. The purpose of the IRVE-3 test was to show that a space capsule can use an inflatable outer shell to slow and protect itself as it enters an atmosphere at hypersonic speed during planetary entry and descent, or as it returns to Earth with cargo from the International Space Station.

"It's great to see the initial results indicate we had a successful test of the hypersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerator," said James Reuther, deputy director of NASA's Space Technology Program. "This demonstration flight goes a long way toward showing the value of these technologies to serve as atmospheric entry heat shields for future space."

IRVE-3, a cone of uninflated high-tech rings covered by a thermal blanket of layers of heat resistant materials, launched from a three-stage Black Brant rocket for its suborbital flight. About 6 minutes into the flight, as planned, the 680-pound inflatable aeroshell, or heat shield, and its payload separated from the launch vehicle's 22-inch-diameter nose cone about 280 miles over the Atlantic Ocean.

An inflation system pumped nitrogen into the IRVE-3 aeroshell until it expanded to a mushroom shape almost 10 feet in diameter. Then the aeroshell plummeted at hypersonic speeds through Earth's atmosphere. Engineers in the Wallops control room watched as four onboard cameras confirmed the inflatable shield held its shape despite the force and high heat of reentry. Onboard instruments provided temperature and pressure data. Researchers will study that information to help develop future inflatable heat shield designs.

After its flight, IRVE-3 fell into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina. From launch to splashdown, the flight lasted about 20 minutes. A high-speed U.S. Navy Stiletto boat is in the area with a crew that will attempt to retrieve IRVE-3. The Stiletto is a maritime demonstration craft operated by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock, Combatant Craft Division, and is based at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft Story, Va.

"A team of NASA engineers and technicians spent the last three years preparing for the IRVE-3 flight," said Lesa Roe, director of NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. "We are pushing the boundaries with this flight. We look forward to future test launches of even bigger inflatable aeroshells."

This test was a follow-on to the successful IRVE-2, which showed an inflatable heat shield could survive intact after coming through Earth's atmosphere. IRVE-3 was the same size as IRVE-2, but had a heavier payload and was subjected to a much higher re-entry heat, more like what a heat shield might encounter in space.

IRVE-3 is part of the Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (HIAD) Project within the Game Changing Development Program, part of NASA's Space Technology Program. Langley developed and manages the IRVE-3 and HIAD programs.

For more information about IRVE-3 and the HIAD Project, go to:

http://www.nasa.gov/hiad

Cole's Cakes Celebrates Grand Opening

A little bit of summer drizzle never stops great events from happening when there is lots of fun to be had!
Cole's Cakes celebrated their Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting/Block Party on Saturday, July 21, 2012 even though the skies were cloudy and somewhat rainy.

Mayoral ribbon cutting ceremony was held shortly after 12:00 on Saturday. 

Door prizes, kid events and free cupcakes- along with so many other activities- can bring a smile to anyones face.

What a wonderful spitit those at Cole's Cakes have for wanting to share with others and extending their kindness to others  by having a block party with a creative selection of events for children and adults along with lots of  GREAT door prizes! 

Now word  yet on the door prize winners....

Best wishes to all of those at Cole's Cakes.

Photos by City of Pocomoke on Facebook.

TIME MACHINE ... Accomac County's 1906 Sensation!

(Reader-friendly viewing of newspaper archives material)



March, 1906

(The Washington Post)

THE RED DEVIL IN ACCOMAC COUNTY

Special Correspondence of The Washington Post

Onancock, Va., March 17.- The automobile has appeared in this village, creating almost as much of a sensation throughout Accomac County as the railroad did years ago when it came and drove out of business the big fleet of sweet potato schooners which took Onancock's chief product up the Chesapeake to Baltimore for transportation to nearly every corner of the land. The auto is owned by the paying teller of the Onancock bank.

Occasionally a machine has been seen rolling serenely over the sandy roads, stretching almost in an unbroken level clear down to Cape Charles, but never before had a resident of this place indulged in the luxury of owning an auto. It was thought that no one would have the audacity to thrust aside time- honored precedents and give up the little Accomac horse for an invention of the old boy.

The Accomac fancy once painted this creature black, but since the red auto came they have changed his color. The pace of the auto is most disconcerting to the natives, who are accustomed to drive leisurely in their buggies, phaetons and sweet potato carts through the village, giving a bow, after the immemorial habit of Accomac folk (to people they meet).

The horses of Accomac wear no breeching, as they have no hills to descend. They are strong, but they are not swift, and in these respects they may be likened to their masters.

The auto frightens the horses and gives them a tendency to run. A running horse would be an innovation in Accomac. The country is so level that even the brooks refuse to run; they simply lounge and ripple.

The oldest residents are particularly shocked by the auto. Their conservatism is equaled only by their hospitality, which is the greatest institution in Virginia.

When the auto was first observed on the main street of the village there were several carriages before the biggest store. The chug-chug of the auto and its strangeness set the horses prancing, and men and women who owned them rushed out, grabbed the bridles, and looked with disapproval at the vanishing vehicle.

The news spread fast over the county, and within a week the Accomac imagination in the isolated districts pictured the red auto as a thing somewhat like a trust monster in a comic supplement, and the trade of the village merchants fell off, because the country people were afraid to venture into town.

The horses are getting somewhat accustomed to the auto now, but the natives are still timid. If they are out driving, and nearly everybody in Accomac drives, they turn their horses in on the side of the road and wait until the red devil passes. Women afoot lift their skirts as if somebody had shouted "Mice!" and get close to the building line.

The driver of the auto is not greeted with the usual cordiality. Grandpa Parks, the oldest man in the county, always alights when he sees the machine coming, and, firmly holding his horse's bridle, he bows low, not to the owner of the auto, but to the auto itself. The bow is one of the most elaborate and ironical ever seen in Accomac, which is famous for its fine old colonial brand of courtesies.

The paying teller has hopes that the people finally will get accustomed to the auto, and buy a few themselves, as many of them are quite able to do so.



March, 1941

The Pocomoke City Lions Club informed McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield that it would pay for the purchase of an incubator for the hospital. A formal presentation would be made in May at "Hospital Day" at McCready. Pocomoke Lions Club member Rev. "Parson Jack" Wooten came up with the idea for the purchase.



January, 1985

Former Pocomoke City councilman Paige Webb passed away at age 69. He served 12 years on the town council and operated Webb's Market in Pocomoke for more than 20 years.





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NASA Rocket Launch Rescheduled For Monday

NASA'S  WALLOPS FLIGHT CENTER
IRVE-3 Launch Scrub: Bad weather in recovery zone off N.C. coast has postponed attempt. We'll try again Monday, July 23 5-8 a.m.



NASA managers are rescheduling the launch of an inflatable heat shield technology demonstration flight from the agency's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va., until no earlier than Sunday, July 22.

The Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE-3) launch was postponed for one day to allow for additional testing of launch vehicle systems. NASA has three consecutive days of launch opportunities for IRVE-3, with a liftoff window from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. EDT each day.


IRVE-3 is part of the Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (HIAD) Project within the Game Changing Development Program, part of NASA's Space Technology Program.


The rocket will be visible to residents in the Wallops and southern Chesapeake Bay region.


The NASA Visitor Center at Wallops will open at 4:30 a.m. on launch day for viewing the launch.


Further information on this mission including how to view the launch on the Internet and following the countdown on Twitter and

Facebook is available at: www.nasa.gov/wallops

NASA Television will air the IRVE-3 launch live and stream it on the agency's website at: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

Further information on the IRVE-3 is available at: http://www.nasa.gov/hiad

TIME MACHINE Preview ... Accomac County's 1906 Sensation!

It was called the Red Devil. It was the first time a resident of Onancock "indulged in the luxury of owning an auto." But the sensation it created was not all favorable. Some were apprehensive. "... the trade of the village merchants fell off, because the country people were afraid to venture into town."

Much more about it in the full Washington Post article from 1906..this Sunday on The Pocomoke Public Eye!



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25th Annual Chincoteague Island Blueberry Festival

Statement from Change Maryland Chairman Hogan

Statement from Change Maryland Chairman Larry Hogan

 on

U.S. Department of Labor State Unemployment Report

Annapolis - The U.S. Department of Labor's State Unemployment survey showed today Maryland experiencing the third largest job loss in the nation among the states.  Maryland’s decrease in employment was 11,000 and the June unemployment rate inched up to 6.9%.

The report comes on the heels of dismal reports in which Maryland led most other states in job loss going back to the Spring of this year.

The unemployment rate is climbing having risen from 6.6% in March.  Meanwhile, Virginia is holding relatively steady at 5.7% and the differential of the rates between the two states is widening to record levels.

"Something isn't working here," said Change Maryland Chairman Larry Hogan. "Now would be an excellent time to re-evaluate our tax-and-spend approach to governing and start developing policies that increase private sector job growth.  It's unacceptable to have increases in the unemployment rate month after month."

Delmarva Discovery Center Has Extended Hours

O’Malley Continues False Petty Attacks on Hogan, Change Maryland



O’Malley Continues False Petty Attacks on Hogan, Change Maryland
Annapolis - Change Maryland called on the O'Malley Administration and the State Democratic Party to regroup and attempt to actually form a coherent, rational and policy-based response to the issues raised in the organization’s report on tax migration.

Change Maryland outlined a specific, modest step for them to do so - they should actually read the report.

The Maryland Democratic Party, following the O'Malley Administration the week before, leveled another petty partisan attack yesterday on Change Maryland and it's chairman Larry Hogan, injecting class warfare talking points into a debate that has nothing to do with individual
income levels.

"It's obvious that the administration and state party still have not even read the report, " said Change Maryland Chairman Larry Hogan.
"If they had read it, they would know that the word 'millionaires' is not referenced anywhere.  They don't like what the report says, so they simply introduce a red herring. And rather than addressing the actual issue, they simply lash out with juvenile attacks on the messenger."

Using IRS data, Change Maryland analyzed migration patterns at the state and county levels. Among the findings are that Maryland's 31,000
net out-migration of residents from 2007 to 2010 was the highest in the region and seventh-highest nationally.

Business media outlet CNBC subsequently covered the Change Maryland tax report raising questions about the impact on high income households which may have confused administration and party officials accustomed to favorable press treatment.

"They are reacting to media coverage and not our report," said Hogan. "Change Maryland analyzes publicly available IRS data which the
administration should have been doing in the first place."

A previous Change Maryland report issued in May compiled General Assembly information to quantify the cumulative tax and fee hikes
imposed under the O'Malley Administration. The report is a line item accounting of 24 separate revenue increases from 2007 which remove an
additional $2.4 billion from the Maryland economy annually.  Most of these measures are regressive tax and fee increases.

"We are pulling the curtain back on this administration and simply giving the hard facts about what is really happening in Maryland, and
they don't like it," said Hogan, who also noted that none of the facts in either of the two reports have been refuted.

Meanwhile, since O'Malley's failed partisan attack on Change Maryland on July 10, the non-partisan organization has increased its membership by over 2200, reaching a total of over 16,000 Democrats, Republicans and Independents. The group is Maryland's largest and fastest growing non-partisan, grassroots citizen organization.

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Background:

Maryland Democratic Party: The Mystery of Migratory Millionaireshttp://www.theonlinestate.com/blog/2012/07/19/the-mystery-of-the-migratory-millionaires/

Maryland Public Policy Institute:  Governor's Attack Misses the Targethttp://www.mdpolicy.org/policyblog/detail/governors-attack-misses-the-target

Change Maryland's Tax Migration Report.  (attachment)

Don't Miss The FUN TODAY!

COLE'S CAKES

205 Clarke Avenue

Pocomoke City, Maryland

GRAND OPENING BLOCK PARTY

Grand Opening, Open House, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Saturday July 21, 2012

12pm until 2pm

 Nicole Ayres is inviting the public to sample her confections by creating a festive block-party-like atmosphere.

There will be free refreshments,

music,

and plenty of activities for children, including face-painting, cupcake-decorating, sidewalk chalk art, and a cupcake-eating contest.

 Local business owners and public officials will be on hand and a number of exciting door prizes – provided by at least fourteen local downtown businesses – will be distributed.

Crisfield Mud Bog ~ Night Racing Saturday

 LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE NIGHT!

CRISFIELD MUDBOG

SATURDAY JULY 21, 2012

4410 Crisfield Highway

Crisfield, Maryland

Admission: $7.00 - children 10 and under FREE

Gates OPEN 1:00 ~ Racing 4:00

 

Announcer for the race events will be Buddy Ward!  And there's going to be plenty to talk about!

The events of Saturday's races will feature a $1,000 purse for the driver in ANY class that is CLOSEST TO 5 SECONDS! 

Video:  Wesley Ward, driver of "Git N Busy"  runs 2.67 seconds at May 2012- Crisfield Mud Bog

***All proceeds will benefit the Crisfield Elks Lodge
and the Marion Vol. Fire Dept.***

For more information and rules go to: gumborocrisfieldmudbogs.net

Any Questions call 443-235-2329 or 443 614 6585

Don't forget your driver card

And one more IMPORTANT thing to remember!

IT'S "JUNE BUGS" BIRTHDAY!! 

Be sure to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to June Bug!!

(June Bug (left), Barry Wise driver of "Short and Sassy", and two other mud bog fans!

!!!SEE YOU THERE!!!

According to Sheriff Todd Godwin, the prompt response of the sheriff's office staff led to the arrest of a suspect in the robbery of the El Crucero Convenience Store on Lankford Highway in Temperanceville.

 On Tuesday, July 17 at approximately 4:22 p.m., the Accomack County Sheriff's Office received a report from the Eastern Shore 911 Center in regards to the robbery of an undisclosed amount of money from El Crucero. Accomack County Deputies and Investigators converged on the area in search of the suspect who fled the scene by vehicle prior to deputies arrival. Through the assistance of the Accomack County Sheriff's Office Communications Division, the suspect was shortly located at his residence in Mappsville. No injury was sustained during the crime.


The suspect was identified as Donald Lee Bowen, Sr., age 44 of Mappsville. Bowen was arrested on a charge of robbery and is incarcerated in the Accomack County Jail with bond denied.


The Accomack County Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Parksley Police Department.

Source

Accomack County Sheriff's Office Needs Your Help ~ REWARD OFFERED

A recent article in the Daily Times a few days ago mentioned the grafitti that has been showing up recently in lower parts of Accomack County in Virginia.  I mentioned this a few weeks ago in a post with photos to show that this type of vandalism has seem to have taken over.  It is NOT only in the Mears, Savageville, Pungoteague areas.

This type of vandalism is in Horsey, Hallwood, Parksley, Jenkins Bridge...and it just goes on.  Sheriff Todd Godwin has released a statement concerning this and the Accomack Sheriff's Office needs your help.


Below is Sheriff Godwin's statement and photos I took in the upper Accomack County area.....but there are SO many more!

The Sheriff's Department is seeking your help in apprehending those responsible for a rash of graffiti in Accomack County. In some cases homes have been spray painted resulting in thousands of dollars in damage. The graffiti artists seem to be trying to get revenge on a Jay Floyd whom they claim has cooperated with drug enforcement authorities.

There is now a $2000 reward set up for anyone who provides information that leads to the apprehension of the vandals.

Contact the Accomack County Sheriff's Department for more information.

Grafitti was scrawled across the side and the back of the old Jenkins Bridge Post Office.This "artwork" and the word NARC on the side was done sometime around June 30.  I am so happy to report that the old building has been removed and is now on the property of Grayson Chesser. 

NARC was painted on a trailer of a local farmer.....The trailer and the land is still in use- EVERYDAY on Horsey Road.

 Photos above from the Neal Parker Road in the Hallwood area. 

Please contact the Accomack County Sheriff's Office if you have any information.

Pocomoke City ~ "National Night Out"

NEWS RELEASE

National Night Out – August 7, 2012

POCOMOKE CITY TO JOIN CITIES NATIONWIDE FOR

“AMERICA’S NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME”

On Tuesday, August 7th, neighborhoods throughout Pocomoke City are being invited to join forces with thousands of Communities nationwide for the “29^th Annual National Night Out” (NNO) crime and drug prevention event. National Night Out, which is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) and co-sponsored locally by the City of Pocomoke and Pocomoke City Police Department, will involve over 11,000 communities from all 50 States, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases around the world. In all, over 35 million people are expected to participate in “America’s Night Out Against Crime” on August 7, 2012.

National Night Out is designed to: (1) Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; (2) Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime efforts; (3) Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police- community partnerships; and (4) Send a message to criminals letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

From 6 PM to 9 PM on Tuesday August 7, 2012, residents in neighborhoods throughout Pocomoke City and across the nation are asked to lock their doors, turn on outside lights and spend the evening outside with neighbors and POLICE. We encourage neighbors throughout Pocomoke City to hold special events such as cookouts, parades, flashlight walks, contests, youth activities and anticrime rallies.

TIME MACHINE Preview ... Accomac County's 1906 Sensation!

It was called the Red Devil. It was the first time a resident of Onancock "indulged in the luxury of owning an auto." But the sensation it created was not all favorable. Not everyone approved. Some were apprehensive. "... the trade of the village merchants fell off, because the country people were afraid to venture into town."

Much more about it in the full Washington Post article from 1906..this Sunday 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? It can be just a line or two or more if you wish. Your name won't be used unless you ask that it be. Send to tkforppe@yahoo.com and watch for it on a future TIME MACHINE posting!

Funeral Services For FF/EMT-E David R. Chew, Jr.

From North Hampton County Emergency Services Website

It is with deepest regret the Bloxom Volunteer Fire Company and the Northampton County Department of EMS announces the line of duty death of FF/ EMT-E David Raymond Chew Jr. on July 16^{th, 2012.}

A funeral service will be held at the Metompkin Elementary School in Parksley at 1300 Friday July 20th.

Burial with full fire fighter honors will follow in the Parksley Cemetery.

Following the service, a reception will be held at the Bloxom Volunteer Fire Station.

Companies attending with apparatus are requested to contact Fred Matthews at 757-710-9533.

In loving Memory of David:

FF/EMT-E Raymond R. Chew, Jr.

Chew had been an EMT-Enhanced provider with Northampton County since June 2010. He had previously been employed by Northampton from May 2005 to June 2006. Chew made the decision to return to NCEMS saying that he realized he had a love for working in EMS and that it was here that he was most happy. "David said that the biggest part of EMS for him was the people he worked with. The concern for patients and the care shown by the providers here, gave him a sense of pride and belonging that made him feel like part of a bigger family."

That sense of family extended to the volunteer communities within Northampton County as well. According to B. Cole Bonniwell, Rescue Captain for Community Volunteer Fire and Rescue in Exmore, "David Chew was more than just an EMS provider, he was a dedicated public servant. David did more than his pay required, but that was him. You can’t teach that kind of dedication or quality, you just hope for more people like David…a true leader."

Acting Rescue Captain, Keith Brady, of Cape Charles Rescue Service where Chew was primarily stationed, mirrored this sentiment saying that, "David was a great guy. He had such a positive attitude. He was never negative about anything. His attitude and his deep faith helped to keep everyone around him positive. We are going to miss him. You just can’t replace a man like that."

Members of NCEMS, CVFC, and CCRS will be participating in the funeral services for Chew this Friday. Staff from NCEMS will be marching with members of the Bloxom VFD in the procession.

Working with David Chew was a humbling experience. "He was a well-respected member of the NCEMS family and his loss will be deeply felt by patients and co-workers alike. David was a true friend to all and he will remain in our hearts, memories, and souls for a long, long time."
http://www.northampton-ems.org/

**Governor McDonnell has ordered that all state flags fly at half staff Friday in honor of the late David R. Chew, Jr.**

Two Suspects in June Counterfeit Case Charged

On June 17, 2012, at approximately 1 a.m., Ocean City Police were in the area of 17^th Street and Philadelphia Avenue when an employee of a nearby business told officers that someone had just attempted to pass a $20 counterfeit bill.  Officers, who met with the employees and reviewed surveillance images of the incident, identified the suspect as Christopher Dale Miller, 28, of Berlin.

Christopher Dale Miller

Ocean City Police received numerous calls from businesses over the course of the investigation regarding counterfeit currency being passed. Investigators, who identified Miller from the initial incident, linked him to the additional cases involving counterfeit currency. 

In addition, detectives identified a second suspect involved as Kevin Michael McCarthy Jr., 27, of Ocean City.  In all, approximately 31 counterfeit $20 bills were recovered and eight businesses were victimized.



Kevin Michael McCarthy,Jr.

Miller and McCarthy were charged with multiple counts of issuing and manufacturing counterfeit currency and theft.  Miller was arrested and charged through a warrant on June 20, 2012.  He was seen for an initial appearance by a District Court Commissioner for and then transferred to Worcester County Jail on a $25,000 bond.  McCarthy was charged on a warrant on July 16, 2012 and has not yet been apprehended by police.
Ocean City News Release

NEW Traffic Signs On Cedar Street!!

In case you haven't noticed:   Look for new signs on Cedar Street.

Photo/Esther L. Troast

It has taken her a while. And it has taken lots of complaining, calling the police station and discussing the situation with two councilpeople, you name it, but Esther Troast has gotten the stop signs she has begged for. If you know Esther at all then you know how she is when she becomes passionate and concerned about something. She never gives up.

Esther found a sympathetic ear in Mayor Morrison so when she heard that the Pocomoke City Mayor and Council were going to discuss cameras and signs on Cedar Street she attended the meeting to give them her one last plea. The motion was in favor! Needless to say Esther was on cloud nine! And after being almost hit by an oncoming car while turning into her own driveway, relieved that something would be done.

Photo/Esther L. Troast

I don't know why a matter like this wasn't looked into right away. Doesn't matter now. The signs are there so maybe those that think they can travel at a high rate of speed up and down Cedar Street will either slow those cars down or get a nice healthy ticket.

And maybe, just maybe traffic will be slowed when school resumes in September so that students can walk safely to and from school.
　
And FYI: Don't send any nasty comments please about your feelings towards the Pocomoke City Council or question the amount of time it took to get this issue resolved. I've been trying to tell many of you that if you want to be heard you need to attend your city council meetings. 

It isn't an issue......slowing your speed IS.

Thank you Esther!

Coming Soon: Third Friday Arts Stroll ~ Downtown Pocomoke City

DOWNTOWN POCOMOKE ARTS STROLL

What: Downtown Pocomoke Third Friday Arts Stroll

The Downtown Pocomoke Association and the City of Pocomoke are proud to announce the first THIRD FRIDAY ARTS STROLL for Downtown Pocomoke. The purpose of this event is to: (1) enhance the arts scene in Pocomoke City and surrounding areas; (2) provide an opportunity for Pocomoke City residents, and other area residents, to enjoy local art and beautiful Downtown Pocomoke; (3) increase tourism in downtown Pocomoke; (4) enhance opportunities for Downtown Pocomoke businesses and attractions; (5) enhance opportunities for local artists, and (6) add to Pocomoke’s overall downtown revitalization effort.

Selected artists from the Eastern Shore will display their works in storefronts, as part of attractions, and on sidewalks for the duration of the stroll. Artists will offer their works for sale and complimentary refreshments will be served by many of the downtown businesses and attractions. Several artists will be donating their artwork for drawings throughout the evening and several are expected to demonstrate their technique, adding a "plein air" element to the event.

The Downtown Pocomoke Association and the City of Pocomoke have announced a CALL FOR ARTISTS, with a July 31, 2012 deadline. Information and forms can be provided by the contact below. We are also interested indentifying musicians who would like to contribute to the event, pro bono, either by strolling or by setting up in establishments or on the sidewalk.

When: Friday, August 17, 2012, 5:30pm – 8:30pm (The deadline for artist applications is Tuesday, July 31, 2012.).

Where: Downtown Pocomoke, on Market Street near the River

Contact: For more information, please contact, Angela Manos at: 410.603.1178, or downtownpocomoke@gmail.com .

Those interested in the city’s downtown efforts in general, should also, visit: http://www.downtownpocomoke.com/ and http://www.facebook.com/pages/City-of-Pocomoke/240103122695426#

Do You Know?

Do you know where this is?

~Mar-Va Theater This Weekend~

Friday  July 20th

Saturday  July 21st

7 PM

Tickets:  $5

www.marvatheater.com 

DNR NEWS NOW: Md. Wildlife Crew Members Save Woman's Life

So many times our fire and EMS personnel are called to serve us and go unrecognized for what they do.  This article  has been forwarded to me so that all of you can see who from Pocomoke  EMS is  responsible for helping to save a womans life.

DNR NEWS NOW:

MARYLAND WILDFIRE CREW MEMBERS SAVE WOMAN'S LIFE
WHILE ON ASSIGNMENT

Maryland Wildfire Crew Members Save a Woman's Life While on Assignment
Strasburg, Va. (July 17, 2012) -
Members from a 20-person Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wildland firefighting crew saved the life of an unresponsive motorist on July 3 while on a 14-day assignment in the George


“The heroic actions of this group in rendering emergency medical assistance aid and fighting this wildland fire are highly commendable,” said Steven W. Koehn, DNR Forestry Unit Director.


While the team was returning back to their base camp following a full day of firefighting, they came across a non-responsive woman lying on the road near the smoking car. The crew’s paramedics and emergency medical technicians administered medication to restore her breathing while other members extinguished the vehicle fire, provided traffic control and scene security. The woman was later transported by ambulance to the local hospital for further evaluation and treatment. Fire supervisors hailed the crew members as heroes at the firefighting briefing the following morning. 


“According to the information we received from the local hospital emergency room following the incident, the woman would not have lived without the emergency medical assistance the crew provided,” said Mark Beals, DNR Forest Service Crew Boss.

The men that rendered the emergency medical care are listed below:

• Eric F. Peterson, Paramedic, Anne Arundel Co. Fire Dept.; from Lusby, Calvert Co.
• Stephen E. Stanton, Paramedic, Anne Arundel Co. Fire Dept.; from Deale, Anne Arundel Co.
• Sergio O. Castillo, EMT-B, Capt. Girdle Tree VFC; Pocomoke City EMS, Snow Hill, Worchester Co.
• Mark M. Miller, EMT-B, Ass’t Chief, West Friendship VFD; from Sykesville, Carroll Co.
• Keith E. Golden, EMT-B, Lieutenant, Kensington VFD; from Glenmont, Montgomery Co.
  
  Following the roadside emergency incident, the men continued to fight wildfires in the steep and rugged landscape of George Washington and Jefferson National Forests for 10 additional days in oppressive heat.
  
  DNR Forest Service, under agreement with the U.S. Forest Service, has provided specially trained wildland firefighting personnel and equipment to assist with wildfires throughout the United States since 1974. DNR Forest Service staff has been busy this summer supporting the Nation’s wildland firefighting efforts, sending crews to Colorado, Virginia and Missouri.

 The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency
 responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to
 citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 449,000 acres of public lands
 and 17,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries, and
 wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A
 national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural,
 historic, and cultural resources attract 12 million visitors annually. DNR
 is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the
 state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at
 www.DNR.Maryland.gov>.
 

My thanks to Carol and Rob for passing this along.

"Books Are A Blast " At Your Local Worcester County Library

"Books Are A Blast "

Tom Lilly and Beowulf T. Wonderbunny

When Beowulf T. Wonderbunny and Tom Lilly check in at your library, you can expect laughter from the front desk to the stacks! They might be showing off their collection of strange... tomes or inviting audience volunteers take over the action.

Pinky and Floyd, the World’s Fastest Bookworms, will amaze and delight as they demonstrate their speed and deliver a surprise message. Beowulf T. Wonderbunny appears in his very own bookmobile!
 

Wednesday, July 18 at 10:00 Ocean City Branch
Thursday, July 19 at 10:00 Snow Hill Branch,
at 2:00 Pocomoke Branch

State Flags To Fly At Half Mast On Friday

Governor McDonnell has ordered that all state flags fly at half staff Friday in honor of the late David Chew who died answering a rescue call Monday. Chew was a member of the Bloxom Fire Company, a paid EMT in Northampton, and pastor at Hallwood Methodist Church.

Members of the church and the fire department gathered at their respective places Monday night to remember their friend and pastor.

United Methodist District Superintendent Rev. Tammy Estep and Pastor Alex Joiner led a service of prayer and rememberence at Hallwood Methodist. Although Chew had only been pastor at the church for three weeks members had known him through his many community activities. Chew was honored for his life of service to others through his work and his service through the church. Chew formerly pastored at Greenbackville and Sign Post United Methodist churches.

Members of the Bloxom Fire Co. gathered at the firehouse in Bloxom to remember their friend and fellow member.

A funeral service for Chew will be conducted Friday at 1:00 PM at Metompkin Elementary School.

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