Field Notes By Delegate Mike McDermott

Observations and Reflections on Legislative Activities

Week 1, January 8-11, 2013Tuesday Morning Caucus Meeting: The House Republican Caucus had their traditional pre-session organizational meeting to elect the Minority Leader and the Minority Whip. With no objections, the members decided that Delegate Tony O’Donnell and Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio would continue to serve in their current positions. There was limited discussion on strategy, policy, or legislation, although it is clear that gun control, along with taxes on gasoline and electricity are in the forefront. Congressman Andy Harris spoke to the members about pending legislation in the US Congress and budgetary issues which could have a direct impact on Marylanders and our own budget proceedings. He also addressed his vote on Hurricane Sandy Relief indicating that his hope was that congress would fix the National Flood Insurance Program instead of simply piling on many more billions in debt. As it sits right now, the program is insolvent and inadequate for any future relief efforts.

This meeting expanded to a joint luncheon conducted with the Senate Republican Caucus. There were presentations by the Minority Leaders of both bodies as well as the Minority Whips. All focused on the need to remain motivated and encouraged our members to fight. This is an important factor as we face an emboldened progressive legislative effort taking shape from the Democrats and a governor with his eyes on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Wednesday Opening Ceremonies: At noon, the House Chamber opens for business with many ceremonial acts, including the recognition of guests and dignitaries in attendance. Almost all of Maryland’s Congressional Delegation was present as well as the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Cabinet members. Many County Executives were also in attendance including Wicomico County’s Rick Pollitt.

With a carefully scripted agenda, Delegate Michael Busch (D-Anne Arundel) was elected to another term as Speaker of the House. We heard presentations from Governor O’Malley, Sen. Mikulski, and Rep. Hoyer. Historically, these ceremonies amount to a love fest for the Democrats as the party that has ruled for a hundred years. It was no different today. As members of the minority party, we were thanked for our input by Speaker Busch. Governor O’Malley referred to our “creative tension”. My analysis: It must be great to be the king.

Thursday: Most of the morning session was devoted to honoring many of our former colleagues who had passed away during the previous year. A delegate from the respective district is selected to eulogize the member who has passed on from this life. There was much reflection and an abundance of laughter shared as stories and tales were told. Many of those former members had family members present in on the House Floor while the ceremonies were conducted. Following these presentations, there is a long moment of silence followed by a solid rap of the Speaker’s gavel on the dais to close the day’s proceedings. It stands as a solemn reminder that time is fleeting, and another will fill your seat as soon as you are done. Keeping this in mind helps cut down on the many worries and stressors of this life.

Thursday Afternoon Judiciary Committee: There was a brief organizational meeting of the Judiciary Committee this afternoon. Originally, we were told that we had two new members to replace Delegate Don Dwyer (R) and Delegate Tiffany Alston (D). Dwyer was transferred to Ways and Means in response to criminal charges stemming from a drunken boating accident and he was replaced with Delegate Glen Glass (R). Alston was forced out of the House following her criminal conviction for misappropriation of campaign funds. She was replaced by Delegate Michael Summers (D-Prince Georges). There was another appointment to the Judiciary Committee that was most peculiar, but keeping with many shenanigans I have come to expect. Delegate Sandy Rosenberg (D-Baltimore City) has been added to the committee as well, thereby increasing the Democrat presence. Rosenberg left his post as the Vice Chairman of Ways and Means (a posh assignment) and is a staunch advocate for greater gun control and is expected to be at the forefront on the O’Malley-Brown legislative effort to seize, ban, or further restrict firearms in Maryland. It is, to say the least, an interesting turn of events. “Stacking the deck” is not restricted to Vegas. This would change the vote count needed for passage to 13, so it is an interesting strategy.

Friday Morning: Eastern Shore Delegation Meeting
The delegation heard presentations from the Secretary Raymond Skinner from the Dept. of Housing and Community Development and Secretary Richard Hall from the Department of Planning. We also received a presentation on a coordinated project in Cambridge at Sailwinds Park. (click link below for full reporting of meeting minutes).

I received most of my requested bills back from Bill Drafting and made a few alterations following review. Next week, I will be dropping some in the Hopper and will provide you with a good overview of the legislation. My office will also be publishing Press Releases in the coming days as we move forward with our legislative agenda.
***Eastern Shore Delegation Minutes http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdelegatemcdermott.com%2Flegislative_updates.php%3Fpostid%3D112&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHwJEvIqf_Xi92CydrUqRmxqXaMEw

Community Garden In Winter

 

Even though it's winter the Pocomoke Community Garden still continues to flourish with winter veggies.  It's not too soon to consider being a volunteer this spring season.  All vegetables are donated to the Samaritan Shelter in Pocomoke City and last season, in its first year, produced a considerable amount of fresh vegetables to be donated to the center.

 

 

 

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"The King and I" ~ Pocomoke High School

"The King and I" will be performed

 at the Pocomoke High School

January 18th & 19th

7:30 PM

Tickets  $5.00  At the door

Coupon Offer From A Second Time Around

HUGE SELECTION!

Buy a gift or something for yourself!

TIME MACHINE ... 1976, 1929, 1886, 1910, 1890

 

(Reader-friendly viewing of newspaper archives material)

　
　
September, 1976
(The Salisbury Times)

(Excerpt)

Opening Of New School Is Delayed

POCOMOKE CITY- It will be several weeks after school starts Tuesday before classes will be held in the elementary school under construction on Old Virginia Rd., here, Robert W. Gaddis, superintendent of education, has announced.

Members of the Worcester County board of education inspected the project recently and decided not to accept it from the contractor until he had made corrections requested by the board.

Mr. Gaddis complained of "poor workmanship" in the installation of materials. He said that all materials met specifications but that in many instances were not installed properly.

So for the first few weeks of school, elementary school children will be attending classes in three different locations, as they have been doing since a fire wiped out the building on Market St., in December, 1970.

Kindergarten students will be attending classes at the Walnut and Fourth Sts.structure, first and second grades in temporary classrooms on Market St., and the third grade in the Pocomoke Middle School.

　
　
December, 1929
(Salisbury Times)

FOR RENT:- ONLY $15.00 PER MONTH

Ten minutes from court house. Brick residence centrally located in Delmar, supplied with gas and electricity for lighting and cooking, containing six rooms, besides bathroom and kitchen pantry, bathroom complete with modern fixtures, bedrooms supplied with clothes presses. Also a good sized garage, opening on an alley with ample coal and wood compartments attached, a good front porch and back porch, ample back yard, all for $15.00 per month, which is about one-half or two-thirds of the real rental value. Anyone wishing to inspect the property can find keys left with Mrs. J.D. Mills. Apply by letter or phone to Jay Williams, Salisbury.

　
April, 1886
(Peninsula Enterprise- Accomac)

Rates for board at Savage hotel Accomac C. H. is now $2 per day — in fact most of the hotel proprietors, throughout the county have entered into an agreement to that effect.

　
　
　
September, 1910
(The Washington Post)

DR. J.W. DASHIELL DEAD.

Aged Physician of Princess Anne Succumbs After Years of Illness

Special to The Washington Post

Princess Anne, Md., Sept. 4.- Dr. John W. Dashiell died at his Princess Anne home, the old Teagle Mansion, this morning. Dr. Dashiell was 93 years old last January. He had been an invalid for the last ten years, and had been confined to his home for the last four years. Dr. Dashiell began to study medicine in the office of Dr. Nathan Smith, in Baltimore, and was graduated in the medical department of the University Of Maryland in 1842. In 1849 he engaged in the practice of his profession in Princess Anne. In 1875 he engaged in the drug business, and retired from active work in 1895.

In politics Dr. Dashiell was a Democrat, but was originally a Whig, and cast his first vote for William Henry Harrison. He is survived by two daughters- Mrs. Francis H. Dashiell amd Mrs. E.O. Smith, of Princess Anne.

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

(Introduction)
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. 　
(PART 3)

Nobody in town was a subscriber to any daily metropolitan newspaper giving the racing returns of the previous afternoon. Before leaving New York I had subscribed to the New York Evening World. It was an innovation in Drummondtown. As all the blades usually made an annual trip north to trotting and running races they gathered for the news and Drummondtown, was threatened with becoming a sporting centre in a mild way.

Mr. Blackstone was always neatly and well dressed, with the old fashioned white pique tie. He was a very handsome old gentleman, with a clear complexion, gray hair and always neatly shaven. He was all that dignity and refinement could suggest. Even with me, only a boy, he was princely in his courtesy and consideration.

I have no memory of any man of my many acquaintances I hold above him in his eminent gentility.

John W. G. Blackstone was pretty regular at the noon gatherings. He was then a practicing lawyer. John wore the loudest clothes he could buy, the gaudier the better for him. His cuff buttons were a gold enameled poker hand. He was an able young lawyer and well liked and respected. He later became Circuit Judge.

Mr. Willie Bell and Mr. Thomas W. Blackstone were busy at their drug store and had little time for these gatherings.

Bill Ayres (pronounced Rs) the blacksmith was a man of intelligence and character and always welcome, but in working hours he rarely had time to leave his shop. He had his shop where his son now is. Ned was then his understudy.

Mr. Elijah Hickman was the other village smithy but he was a quiet type.

We had no telephone in those days and telegrams had to come up from Tasley.

FOOTNOTE: LOOK FOR MORE PORTIONS OF THIS ARTICLE ON FUTURE TIME MACHINE POSTINGS.

 

 

(Lyrics)

 

"Like a comet

Blazing 'cross the evening sky

Gone too soon

 

Like a Rainbow

Fading in the twinkling of an eye

Gone too soon

 

Shiny and sparkly

And splendidly bright

Here one day

Gone one night

 

Like the loss of sunlight

On a cloudy afternoon

Gone too soon

 

Like a castle

Built upon a sandy beach 

Gone too soon

 

Like a perfect flower

That is just beyond your reach

Gone too soon

 

Born to amuse, to inspire, to delight

Here one day

Gone one night

 

Like a sunset

Dying with the rising of the moon

Gone too soon

Gone too soon"

 

Seems like only yesterday when we listened to them on the radio, and their passing is much too soon...

 

C R HOOK.. WICO (December, 2012)

 

WAYNE POWELL.. WDMV, WICO, WJDY, WKHI, WKHW (January, 2013) 

 

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!

Another Great Reason To Shop Downtown Pocomoke City

TIME MACHINE ... This Sunday's Preview.

1976.. New Pocomoke school opening delayed; 1929.. Good house for rent at $15.00 a month; 1886.. Hotel boarding is $2.00 a day; 1910.. Princess Anne's Dr. Dashiell; and Part 3 of Memories Of Accomac, 1890.

　

Although you may not find these items in a history book, they are part of our Eastern Shore 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!

Riverside Grill ~ Pocomoke

SATURDAY

January 12, 2013

 

 

-Oyster Stew w/ ½ chicken salad sandwich or side salad 6.99
 -NC Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich w/ cole slaw and hush puppies 6.99
 -Fried Rockfish Sandwich w/ chips and a pickle 9.99
 -Caesar Salad w/ blackened shrimp 9.99
 -Ale-Batter Fried Shrimp Basket w/ fries 8.99*

 $2.50 Bloody Mary’s & Mimosas *Take another $1 off shrimp baskets all day

@ 5 pm: $4 burgers

@ 8 pm: $3.50 Stoli drinks
 $3 Coronas Corona lights and Red Stripes

 

 

 

Bloxom Woman Fires Two Shots At Home Intruder

BLOXOM — An Accomack County woman surprised an intruder who had broken into her Mason Road home Friday morning by drawing a gun on him and firing off two shots after the armed suspect fired at her first.

The man and an accomplice fled the scene, prompting a large manhunt that included a Marine Police airplane and a Maryland State Police helicopter.

The search continued for hours. The two men, described as armed and wearing black clothing, remained at large Friday afternoon.

The broad-daylight home invasion and ensuing search was chronicled on police scanners as rapt residents listened.

The victim, whose name is being withheld by the News, recounted in a Friday interview several harrowing minutes in which she thought a daylight banging at the door was a delivery driver.

But then she saw a man kneeling — apparently a lookout — near a woods as an intruder broke through a door. The woman had armed herself and had words with the intruder.

"Look what I've got," she said she screamed at him.

"I was just showing him my gun."

The man, as he left the yard, whirled and fired a shot at the woman, she said. She returned two shots herself.

Police established a perimeter, observed roads and searched with canine units.

Source:

Princess Tea Party

 

Don't Forget Your Tickets

Limited Seating

 

Virginia Governor Won't Stop Next Weeks Execution of Gleason

RICHMOND, Va.—

Governor McDonnell says he will not stop the execution next week of a man convicted of murder in Amherst.

Robert Charles Gleason was convicted of killing Michael Kent Jamerson in 2008. While in prison, Gleason killed two inmates. He is set to be executed January 16.

“Gleason has expressed no remorse for these horrific murders,” McDonnell wrote in a news release.

“He has not sought to appeal his convictions and has not filed a petition for clemency. He has consistently rejected any offers of legal assistance. Gleason has said that he wants the January 16th execution to ‘go as is.’ He has been found competent by the appropriate courts to make all of these decisions.”

Gleason killed Harvey Watson, his cellmate at Wallens Ridge State Prison, and Aaron Cooper, an inmate at Red Onion State Prison. Gleason strangled both men to death.

Even though Gleason has not filed a petition for clemency, McDonnell says he still reviewed the history and facts around Gleason’s convictions.

“I have found no compelling reason to intercede,” McDonnell wrote in the news release.

“Accordingly, I decline to intervene.”

Source:

Gleason, who vowed to keep killing unless he was put to death has chosen to die by electrocution.

Worcester Co. Collision Reconstruction Unit Seeking Info

Worcester County Sheriff’s Office
Press Release

    

On Friday December 28^th at about 7:00 P.M. the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Collision Reconstruction Unit, assisted the Pocomoke City Police with a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. The investigation has revealed that the pedestrian was initially struck by a Ford passenger car. After that vehicle struck the pedestrian other vehicles struck her.

The Worcester County Collision Reconstruction Unit is requesting that anyone that may have been traveling Rt. 13 south bound in the area of Your Docs in, in Pocomoke Maryland at about 7:00 P.M. on Friday December 28^th and may have seen something or believes they may have run over something, to please contact Lt. Schreier of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office at

410-632 -1112 ext 2224.


Submitted

Lt. Edward C. Schreier

Worcester County Sheriff’s Office
 

Home Owner Exchanges Gun Fire With Robbers In Accomack County

SUSPECTS STILL AT LARGE !

Accomack County, Va. – An Accomack County homeowner traded gunfire with two people who broke into his home Friday morning.

According to Sheriff Todd Godwin, two people wearing dark clothing forced their way into a home on Mason Road near Bloxom around 9:48 am.

The homeowner confronted one of the suspects inside and both ran into a nearby wooded area while exchanging gunshots with the homeowner. There were no reports of injuries from the shooting.

Sheriff’s deputies and K-9 units searched the area with assistance from the Virginia State Police, Maryland State Police, Virginia Marine Police, Bloxom Police Department, Parksley Police Department and the Onley Police Department. So far the two have not been found.

An investigation into this incident is continuing and anyone with information on this crime is asked to contact the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office at 757-787-1131 or 757-824-5666.

Source:

Get Paid For Beekeeping

Photo/thedailygreen.com

The State of Virginia is now willing to pay for you to take up beekeeping.

The Virginia General Assembly created the Beehive Grant Fund to promote the establishment of new beehives.

Under the program, people can apply for a grant from the fund to cover the cost of purchasing a new hive or materials to construct a new hive.

The grant will pay for the actual expenses incurred up to $200 per hive, not exceeding $2,400 per person, per year.

You can find out more about the grant by clicking here.

Norfolk Beekeepers Association President Frank Walker thinks the new grant will encourage more people to keep beehives.

“The goal is to try and encourage more people to buy beekeeping equipment and get involved in bee keeping because it’s vital – the honey bee is one of our greatest natural resources,” Walker explained.

Walker says the every third bite of food the average Virginian takes is pollinated by a honey bee.

“All your fruits and vegetables are pollinated by honeybees. I just look at fuel today – how we have to buy fuel from another source,” Walker explained. “ If we lose the ability to grow our own food locally, it’s going to impact the cost of it.”

John Schonk keeps several beehives in his Norfolk backyard and already has heard people interested in the state grant program.

“I’ve already talked to people who know that I’m a bee keeper and they’ve heard about the grant program and they’ve said, ‘What can I do to get started in bees?” Schonk explained.

For more information about beekeeping in the Hampton Roads area, check out the Norfolk Beekeepers Association here or the Tidewater Beekeepers Association here.

Source:

Riverside Grill ~ Friday Specials

Friday

January 11, 2013

 

-Oyster Stew w/ ½ ham sandwich or side salad 6.99
 -Fried Rockfish Sandwich w/ chips and a pickle 9.99
 -Wedge Salad w/ buffalo shrimp 8.99
-“Neptune Wrap”- shrimp salad w/ lump crabmeat, lettuce and tomato. Served w/ fries 9.99

 

 

Happy Hour 4-7 w/ $1 off appetizers 

 

 

 @ 8 pm: $3.50 Capt Morgan & Sailor Jerry drinks

 $1.50 Coors lt, Bud lt, and Yuengling drafts

 

 

Checkout the Movies For "Throwback Thursdays" At the MarVa

Community Resource Day for the Homeless

Snow Hill, Md. – The Worcester County Homeless Committee will host a Community Resource Day for homeless people or people at risk of homelessness from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on January 30 at Snow Hill Christian Church, Bay Street and Park Row in Snow Hill.
 
The Community Resource Day is an opportunity for people to have one-on-one time with groups that provide services such as housing, counseling, treatment and health care.
 
In addition to the regular soup kitchen, people attending the event will also have access to personal hygiene products such as soap and toothpaste that are not normally provided at food pantries.
 
Donations are needed for the success of the event. Local businesses and individuals are encouraged to donate personal hygiene products, especially individually rolled toilet paper, paper towels, diapers and baby wipes. The items will be distributed at the Community Resource Day in December and at future Community Resource Days throughout the winter. Monetary donations are also accepted.

To donate or for more information about donations, please contact Donna Taylor with Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services, Inc. at 410-641-4598.

Worcester County Library "Young and Restless"

Be sure to call to register !

 

 

It's Not Too Late To Get Your Flu Shot

It’s not too late to vaccinate   
Flu activity is on the uptick in the state and nation, but it is not too late to get your flu shot.

 Flu shots are available to Worcester County residents at the Worcester County Health Department’s offices in Snow Hill, Pocomoke and Berlin. To make an appointment, call our office. The Snow Hill number is 410-632-1100; Berlin is 410-629-0164; Pocomoke is 410-957-2005.
 
Flu vaccine is $15 for self pay clients. Medicare is billed when cards are presented. No one will be denied service due to inability to pay.
 
Each year the flu poses serious health risks for thousands of Americans. Flu season generally peaks between January and March. Vaccination is the first and most important step in protecting against the flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend everyone age 6 months and older get a seasonal flu shot each year. Remember, it takes about two weeks after vaccination for the body’s immune response to fully respond and for you to be protected.
 
This year’s vaccine provides protection for the flu viruses circulating this season. Two of the strains are different from the 2011 vaccine. Last year’s vaccine will not protect against this year’s flu viruses. All people including pregnant women and those with medical conditions are strongly recommended to get a flu vaccine each year.

 People age 65 years and older who visit the Worcester County Health Department have the choice of receiving a high dose flu vaccine which will result in a stronger immune response against the flu.
 
For more information visit the Worcester County Health Department‘s website at http://worcesterhealth.org, email Worcester.Health@maryland.gov
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Police have not released the names of the victims and the accident remains under investigation.

WESTOVER, Md.- Police say two people are hospitalized following a Thursday morning two-vehicle collision at Sam Barnes Road and Route 13 in Somerset County.

The Somerset County Sheriff's Office said the driver of a box truck tried crossing over Route 13 and onto Sam Barnes Road when he struck a car heading southbound.  The driver of the car was flown by Maryland State Police Medevac helicopter to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore where he is listed in critical condition.

The passenger in the car  was taken by ambulance to Peninsula Regional Medical Center where she is listed in stable condition, according to police.

Somerset County Deputies said the driver of the box truck was not injured.

CHANGE MARYLAND: Omalley Is The Reason.....

Change Maryland: O'Malley is reason for state having no transportation solutions

Annapolis - Change Maryland Chairman Larry Hogan disagrees that the state is "out of options" regarding transportation upgrades, an assertion Governor Martin O'Malley made during a press event yesterday.  Hogan also said the Governor squandered an opportunity to name a new secretary to the state Department of Transportation before the start of the General Assembly session today. The department is in limbo since the departure of former secretary Beverly Swaim-Staley six months ago, on July 1.

"For six months, there has been a leadership vacuum in addressing massive structural problems with the transportation grid itself and the financing mechanisms needed to pay for it," said Hogan. "Addressing transportation challenges is a key priority of this general assembly session, yet the governor inexplicably dithers on naming a cabinet secretary and defaults to raising gas taxes as a panacea."

Since O'Malley became Governor in 2007, nearly $700 million has been diverted from local transportation projects and has not yet been repaid. Chronic siphoning of such funds and the lack of a consensus on how to protect the transportation trust fund have caused O'Malley's gas tax increase and other revenue proposals to stall.  Moreover, Governor O'Malley has raised taxes and fees 24 times, removing an additional $2.4 billion out of the economy annually.

"There should be no surprise that there is no political will to raise fuel levies," said Hogan.  "It's the governor himself who has created a situation where there are 'no options' on addressing our transportation woes. He's raised too many taxes and fees already,  refuses to offer solutions for protecting transportation monies from fund raids and won't pay back local governments for the infrastructure projects that was instead used for his favored programs."

Since a major reorganization in 1970, MDOT has never been without an official secretary for this long.  MDOT is a massive organization with a $3.7 billion annual budget and 8700 employees.

"There have been two special sessions last year in which the Senate could have confirmed a secretary.  At the very least, the senate could have been - and should be - holding confirmation hearings today for a new secretary.  Meanwhile priorities such as protecting the transportation trust fund, restoring local transportation funds,replacing aging roads and bridges, and financing mass transit expansions in Baltimore and suburban Washington are languishing," said Hogan.

Hogan, a former Appointments Secretary for previous Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, was responsible for placing senior administration officials in departments and agencies and leading the executive branch's senate confirmation process for cabinet secretaries.  

Legislative analysts say the state is about $2 billion short of the money it needs to undertake projects currently approved. Some analysts project that Maryland will have no funds for new transportation projects beyond maintenance by 2018.
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Dog Treat RECALL

Nestle Purina PetCare is voluntarily recalling Waggin' Train and Canyon Creek Ranch brand dog treats in the United States because the products may contain trace amounts of a poultry antibiotic that isn't approved in the U.S. Milo's Kitchen also announced a recall of Milo's Kitchen Chicken Jerky and Chicken Grillers brand dog treats.

The chicken jerky products, which are made in China, may contain trace amounts of antibiotic residue, (in the parts per-billion range) but do not pose a health or pet safety risk, Purina said on Wednesday, January 9, 2013. No other Purina treats or pet food products are affected by this withdrawal. 

The New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets (NYSDAM) found trace amounts of antibiotic residue in samples of Waggin' Train and Canyon Creek Ranch chicken jerky products. These antibiotics are approved for use in poultry in China and the European Union, but are not approved in the U.S.

NYSDAM initially requested that Purina remove the products from New York retail locations, which is being done and Nestle Purina extended the voluntary recall nationwide. 

The company contacted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding NYSDAM's findings. The company maintains that there is no indication that the antibiotic residue is linked to the FDA's ongoing investigation of chicken jerky products. 

Several thousand consumers have reported to the FDA that their dogs have gotten sick and gotten kidney problems as result of eating jerky treats made in China. The FDA agency said in September 2012 that it had been notified of 360 dogs that died after eating the suspected treats over the last 18 months and is conducting a broad investigation. No definitive cause for the dogs' sicknesses has yet been identified. Irradiation, among other possible causes, is being researched.

The two brands of dog treats are being taken off the market in the U.S. until further notice.

 For product refund or more information call Purina's Office of Consumer Affairs at 1-800-982-0704 or go to their website www.waggintrainbrand.com for more information on this recall.

2nd Annual Winter Wonderland Gala

 

 

For more information:  www.delmarvadiscoverycenter.org 

TIME MACHINE ... This Sunday's Preview

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1976.. New Pocomoke school opening delayed; 1929.. Good house for rent at $15.00 a month; 1886.. Hotel boarding is $2.00 a day; 1910.. Princess Anne's Dr. Dashiell; and Part 3 of Memories Of Accomac, 1890.
　
Although you may not find these items in a history book, they are part of our Eastern Shore history and you can read more about them 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!

Worcester County Deputies Make Arrest In Hit and Run

WORCESTER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

PRESS RELEASE

 

On January 5, 2013 at approximately 2249 hours, Worcester County Deputies were dispatched to the Masonic Lodge, Trappe Rd, Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland, for two pedestrians struck by a vehicle.  A BOLO was issued for a silver pickup truck heading toward Rt. 113 that had fled the scene.  An off duty NRP unit in the area located the vehicle and stopped it at Germantown Rd and Trappe Rd.  The vehicle was occupied by 4 persons, one of whom was identified as Cedrick Fooks 20 years of age from Bridgeville De.

 

Investigation revealed a grey Toyota Tacoma pick up had struck two pedestrians.  Witnesses stated the vehicle swerved into the two victims. Both victims were transported to PRMC for their injuries.  Witnesses positively identified Cedrick Fooks as the driver of the vehicle when it struck the victims.

 

Further investigation revealed that Fooks and one of the victims had an altercation prior to the incident.   Witnesses stated Fooks drove the vehicle up and down the roadway several times.  Once Fooks observed the victim walking he swerved the truck into him and the other victim causing injury.

 

Fooks was charged with two counts of First and Second Degree Assault, Reckless Driving, Negligent Driving, Driving without a License, Failing to return to and remain at scene of accident involving bodily injury, Failure to stop vehicle at scene of accident involving bodily injury, and Failure to render aid at scene of accident involving bodily injury.  Fooks was taken before the court commissioner and held on $150,000.00 bond.

 

Submitted:

 Edward C. Schreier

Worcester County Sheriff's Office

Pocomoke Native and Radio Legend- Wayne Powell Dies

 

Wayne  A. Powell

 

 

 

1/1/47  to 1/4/13

Pocomoke City—Wayne A. Powell of Berlin, MD, passed away on January 4, 2013 at his home.

Born January 1, 1947, he was the son of the late Lawrence A. and Marie M. Powell.

He grew up in Pocomoke City and was a member of the Class of 1964 at Pocomoke High School. Following his graduation from Salisbury State College in 1968, he was a teacher in the Worcester County School System for three years. He then worked as assistant Sports Editor of the Daily Times for 2 and ½ years before entering—fulltime—into a career in Radio Broadcasting which he began as a partner as WDMV in Pocomoke City in 1963.

In 1978, he and partners Choppy Layton, Klein G. Leister and William E Esham Sr. founded the original WKHI - known 100—KHI—in Ocean City, MD. He ended his broadcasting career in 1999 with his retirement from WKHW in Pocomoke City.

1997, Powell became a member of the Maryland State police Volunteers in Police Support (VIPS) program. He remained active in the program until his death, logging 6576 volunteer hours while performing various duties at the Berlin and Princess Anne State Police Barracks.

He is survived by his faithful dog T.J. and several cherished friends.

At Wayne's specific request there will be graveside service at First Baptist Church Cemetery, 2240 Old Snow Hill Rd., Pocomoke City, MD, on Friday January 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM with no viewing. Friends will gather at the First Baptist Church Social Hall following the service for a time of sharing memories.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Pocomoke City and it's suggested that in lieu of flowers, donations in his memory should be made to the church, or the charity of one' choice.

Arrangements are in the care of Holloway Funeral Home, P.A., 107 Vine Street, Pocomoke City, MD 21851.

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More about Wayne:

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Radio Legend Wayne Powell Dies

SALISBURY — Before Mike Seidel became nationally known as a meteorologist for the Weather Channel, he got his start on local radio.

As a wide-eyed 16-year-old, Seidel recieved his first taste of radio in 1973 doing weather for WJDY-AM thanks to Wayne Powell, an announcer at the station. It was the first of three times Seidel would work with Powell during the early part of his career.

“The owner of the station wasn’t enamored with my voice, but Wayne had the guts to put me on the air,” Seidel said. “When WKHI went on the air in 1978, he had me do weather there. If he hadn’t done that, I may have never gotten another shot at radio and my career would’ve been completely different.”

Powell, whose radio career spanned more than 35 years, including as an announcer and later owner of the popular FM station“100 KHI,” died last week at the age of 66.

The voice of Powell, a Pocomoke City native, could be heard over the airwaves at a number of stations, including WDMV-FM, WJDY and WKHI.

Longtime disc jockey and radio personality Choppy Layton became friends with Powell more than 50 years ago, when as a 16-year-old himself, Powell showed interest in the medium.
MORE WAYNE POWELL STORY

Going, Going, GONE ! PHOTOS

Building demolition is  underway at the corner of Willow and Clarke Avenue in Pocomoke City.

 

 

Originally known as The Parker House
Photo/ A. H. Hicks/City of Pocomoke

Obviously this historic building has seen better days.  Once known (before my time) as The Parker House then in later years became Peacock's Hotel.   I remember Peacock's Hotel and if my memory is correct the building was pink......  maybe?

The Parker House
 

 I have been told many times that the best muskrat dinners could be eaten at Peacocks' Hotel.  My own father once ate a chicken and dumpling dinner at Peacock's and told my Mother the meal was the best chicken and dumpling dinner he had ever eaten!  (That's all I'm going to say on that subject except she wasn't very happy)

And in recent years- as most will remember the building became Lawson's Bar and from that point on "the rest is history"......

This is the condition of the building as of August 2012. 


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Please avoid the area if at all possible.

Northampton County Arrest Report

Northampton County Sheriff David Doughty reported the following arrests for December 2012:


Benjamin Leon Turner 41, of Virginia Beach was arrested there October 25, 2012 for Felony obtaining money under false Pretense. He is being held in the Eastern Shore Regional Jail, on no bond.

Terence D. Brisco 38, of Nassawadox was arrested December 4, 2012 for Felony assault and battery. He has been released on bond.

Kwame Terrell Benton 22, of Cape Charles was arrested December 2, 2012 for Felony Breaking and Entering, Grand Larceny, Credit Card theft and Misdemeanor vandalism. He has been released on bond.

Also Served:

4Capiases for failure to appear
5Misdemeanor warrants for assault.
4Emergency Protective Order
1Preliminary Protective Order
1Misdemeanor summons for assault
3Misdemeanor warrants for trespass
1Misdemeanor warrant for Petty Larceny
1Misdemeanor warrant for Harassment
11Misdemeanor warrants for Violate a Protective Order
1Misdemeanor summons for Possession of Marijuana
2Emergency Custody Orders

Riverside Grill Pocomoke

Riverside Grill Specials

Wednesday  January  9, 2013

 

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 -Vegetable Beef Soup w/ 1/2 turkey sandwich or side salad 5.99
 -NC Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich w/ cole slaw and hush puppies 6.99
 -Apple-Cranberry Salad 7.99
 -Ale-Batter Fried Shrimp Platter 9.99

 

Happy Hour

 

 4-7 w/ $1 off appetizers
 

@ 8 pm:

$5 crab dip

 $2 house wine

 $2 Coors light draft

 $5 cosmos

Tickets Available For Chicken and Dumpling Dinner

THROWBACK THURSDAY At the MarVa Theater

THROWBACK THRUSDAY MOVIE

at the MarVa Theater

This should bring back some memories !!

 

 

Thursday   January 10, 2013

7  PM

Tickets   $5

 

www.marvatheater.com

Take A Look In The Mirror.....

Take A Look In The Mirror

  Drawing the Right Lessons from Newtown

 

Photo/AND Magazine

 

Written by:

Charles Faddis
AND Magazine

 

Let me start with a couple of caveats.

First, I am not a particular gun enthusiast. I was taught to shoot as a boy by my father, and we had numerous firearms in the house at all times. I served as a combat arms officer in the Army and learned to operate a wide range of automatic and semi-automatic weapons. I spent twenty years in the CIA and for many years carried a weapon on my hip or my ankle every waking moment. I own several weapons, and I shoot often enough to maintain proficiency.

Still, guns are nothing but tools to me, and tools I hope not to use. Second, I am not opposed to reasonable measures to control the sale and licensing of firearms. I think the reality of our modern society is such that we need to accept such restrictions, and I do not see any inherent conflict between such controls and the right to bear arms. I know that the gunfight at the OK corral in Tombstone was precipitated by Wyatt Earp's insistence on enforcing a ban on the carrying of firearms in Tombstone, Arizona. We have understood the necessity to manage the power of guns for a long time.

 Having said all that, the demands being made for an assault weapons ban in the wake of the horrific Newtown, Connecticut shooting strike me as completely disingenuous. They may make people feel that they are doing something. They may provide an outlet for grief and anger. They have virtually nothing to do with what has just happened, and such a ban will not stop the epidemic of mass shootings plaguing our nation.

 What happened at Newtown was unspeakable. I have been around death and conflict most of my adult life. Still the horror of the senseless shooting of helpless children was such that I found it almost impossible to bear to watch the news coverage of the event. The cause of this tragedy, however, was not a semi-automatic rifle, and a ban on the sale of such weapons would not have prevented it.
CONTINUE STORY.....

Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available......

Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available
as a Result of Hurricane Sandy

RICHMOND- Individuals unable to work as a direct result of the effects of Hurricane Sandy that occurred in Accomack County on October 26 through November 8, 2012, may be eligible for disaster unemployment assistance.

 Self-employed and unemployed workers that live or work in Accomack County who are not covered by regular state unemployment insurance programs may be eligible for this assistance under the major disaster declaration announced by President Obama on November 26, 2012. Under this program, benefits of up to $378 per week may be paid to eligible individuals until they are able to return to work.
Disaster unemployment assistance covers those who:

• are unable to work because their place of employment was put out of operation or they were unable to travel to their workplace due to the effects of the hurricane damage;
• are self-employed, but are prevented from working due to the effects of the hurricane damage;
• have become the breadwinner or major support of a household because the head of the household died as a result of the hurricane; or
• cannot work because of an injury caused as a direct result of the hurricane.

Anyone interested in filing for disaster unemployment assistance should visit the nearest Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) local office on or before the filing deadline of Monday, February 4, 2013. The VEC office on the Eastern Shore is located at 25036 Lankford Highway, Unit 16, Onley, Virginia 23418.

Applicants should have their Social Security number and, if possible, documentation showing earnings for the year 2011.
For further information, contact C. B. Pierce at the VEC at (804) 786-1883 or Bob Spieldenner at the Virginia Department of Emergency Management at (804) 897-6510.
 Click here for the official Press Release