Deer Feeding Ban Began September 1

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Deer Feeding Ban To Begin September 1 - Amendments Made to Law This Year

Richmond, VA - Effective September 1, it will be illegal to feed deer statewide in Virginia. The annual prohibition runs through the first Saturday in January. In addition, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries' (DGIF) Board has made the following amendments to the deer feeding prohibition.

New this year: 

• It is illegal to feed deer and elk in Buchanan, Dickenson, and Wise counties at any time. 

• It is illegal to feed deer or elk in any county, city, or town during any deer or elk hunting season. 

• All feed must be removed from any deer feeding site prior to September 1st. 

• A regulation has been established that makes any area where deer feed has been distributed a "baited" area for 10 days following the complete removal of the food.

It is also illegal to feed deer year-round in Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, and Warren counties and in the City of Winchester as part of the Department's chronic wasting disease (CWD) management actions.

Problems with Feeding Deer

Problems with feeding deer include: unnaturally increasing population numbers that damage natural habitats; increasing the likelihood for disease transmission; increasing human-deer conflicts such as deer/vehicle collisions, and diminishing the wild nature of deer.

In addition, feeding deer has law enforcement implications. Deer hunting over bait is illegal in Virginia. Prior to the deer feeding prohibition, distinguishing between who was feeding deer and who was hunting over bait often caused law enforcement problems for the Department's conservation police officers.

Deer Are Wild Animals

In their natural state, deer are wild animals that have a fear of humans because we have preyed upon deer for thousands of years. However, when deer are fed by people, they lose this fear, becoming less wild and often semi-domesticated.

Fed deer are often emboldened to seek human foods, leading them into conflict with people. Despite their gentle appearance, they can become lethally dangerous during mating season, capable of goring and slashing with their sharp hooves and antlers. There are numerous cases across the country of individuals injured, and in some cases even killed, by deer they treated as pets.

People often treat the deer they feed as if they own them, even going so far as to name individual deer. Not only does this association diminish the "wildness" of "wildlife", it also leads to a mistaken notion regarding ownership of wildlife. Deer and other wildlife are owned by all citizens of the Commonwealth and are managed by the Department as a public resource.

Deer Feeding Congregates Animals, Increasing the Spread of Disease

The increase in deer feeding that has taken place in Virginia over the past decade now represents one of Virginia's biggest wildlife disease risk factors. Deer feeding sets the stage for maintaining and facilitating the spread of disease.

Diseases are a big issue in deer management today across the United States. Feeding deer invariably leads to the prolonged crowding of animals in a small area, resulting in more direct animal to animal contact and contamination of feeding sites. Deer feeding has been implicated as a major risk factor and contributor in three of the most important deer diseases in North America today. These include tuberculosis, brucellosis, and CWD. Since the first case was found in 2009, CWD has been detected in five deer in western Frederick County near the West Virginia line.

Please Don't Feed Deer

It is clear that the negative consequences of feeding deer outweigh the benefits. If you are not feeding deer, you should not start. If you are currently feeding deer, you should now stop. Feeding deer is against the law between September 1 and the first Saturday in January. If anyone sees or suspects someone of illegally feeding deer during this time period, or observes any wildlife violations, please report it to DGIF's Wildlife Crime Line at 1-800-237-5712. To learn more about Virginia wildlife regulations visit the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries website at www.dgif.virginia.gov. 

GUMBORO MUDBOGGING THIS WEEKEND...

Mudbogging  action is in 

Gumboro 

this weekend!!

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2013        

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GATES OPEN @ 10 am

RACE BEGINS @ 1pm

REGISTRATION:

 10 am - 12 pm

ADMISSION:

* Adults  & Children 10+  - $7

*Children under 10 FREE (All 

    children must be accompanied

    by an adult

*Pit admission - $5 per person

*All drivers & 1 crew person

    FREE in pits.

Refreshments sold on premises. 

  POWER WHEELS RACING @

    each event!!  (Must be equipped

    with manufacturer's battery.  NO

    EXCEPTIONS!!)

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SEE YOU THERE!!!!

Pocomoke City Art Stroll

County Executive Craig to Introduce Legislation for Rain Tax Repeal

Harford County Executive David R. Craig announced today that he will
be introducing legislation in the County Council for a full repeal of
the county’s "Rain Tax."  The law, formally known as the “Stormwater
Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program,” stems from
the Obama Administration’s EPA mandate to reduce run off into the
Chesapeake Bay.  Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the state
measure into law in 2012 with an estimated fiscal impact projected to
be a staggering $14.8 billion.

Below is a link to the county-issued press release.

http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/Press.cfm?PressID=3726

Monday ~ Northampton Circuit Court

Northampton Circuit Court
Monday,  September 16, 2013

Latoya Burton was charged with obtaining money by false pretenses and making false statements for Medicaid funds Kevin Nunnaly from the state attorney generals office was in court today to prosecute this case. With more than $10,000 involved the local commonwealth attorney Bruce Jones yielded this case to the states attorneys office. With a guilty plea the case was continued for a pre-sentencing report.

Keyon Berryhill was charged with malicious wounding and wounding by a mob. This is one of the defendants involved in the Exmore Sage restaurant mob beating. Mr. Berryhill is the defendant who struck Mr. Pruitt with a chair at the time of the mob incident. With the defendants guilty plea Judge Revell Lewis III sentenced Mr. Berryhill to five years with all but 7 months suspended with a work release if he meets the requirements of the sheriffs department.


Brandon Tankard was charged with two counts of forging checks; 2 counts of uttering checks and one count of petty larceny. As a first time felon and a guilty plea Mr. Tankard was allowed to stay out on bond for a pre-sentencing report. 

Princeton Bragg was charged with possession of a gun by a felon. This case came about at the Corner Market in Cape Charles when a Northampton deputy was about to serve him with papers from another case. When the deputy was approaching the auto on the passenger side Mr. Bragg tried to hide the gun under the seat. With a guilty plea, the case was continued for a pre-sentence report.

Maurice White was charged with possession of cocaine and reckless driving. This case was to have been a bench trial but with Northampton County commonwealth attorney Bruce Jones admitting there was a problem in the chain of evidence a plea agreement was reached. The agreement was 6 months with all but time served and his operators license suspended for 6 months with a work provision and a $780 fine.

Erica Ellerbe, Brandon Rasmuseen, and Karen Duncan were all charged with breaking and entering; two counts of grand larceny and two counts of stealing property with intent to sell. With a guilty plea from these three of five defendants charged in this break in of Ms. Ellerbe grandparents home and the taking of more than $10,000 dollars worth of the grandmother jewelry Judge Lewis allowed all three of these defendants to stay out on bond continuing the case for a pre-sentencing report. Three thousand dollars of restitution has been made by Ms. Ellerbe and Mr. Rasmussen who live together and have a young child.

Exmore Town-Wide Yard Sale and More....

Launch Scheduled for 10:50 a.m. TODAY

WESR
At a Launch Readiness Review Monday, managers for Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., and NASA gave a go" to proceed toward the Wednesday, Sept. 18, launch of Orbital's demonstration resupply mission to the International Space Station, pending the outcome of a Wallops Range Authority to Proceed meeting scheduled for Tuesday. Orbital is targeting a 10:50 a.m. EDT launch from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad-0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia. 

NASA Television coverage of the launch will begin at 10:15 a.m.

There is a 75 percent chance of favorable weather at the time of launch. Low clouds below 6,000 feet are the primary concern for a weather violation. If needed, multiple back-up launch opportunities are available through the end of September.

If you are interested in viewing the launch in the Chincoteague, Va., area, the recommended launch viewing sites are the NASA Wallops Flight facility Visitors Center (http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/wvc) or the Assateague National Seashore (http://www.nps.gov/asis/index.htm).

WESR will broadcast the audio of the launch countdown beginning at 10:30 AM Wednesday. Take your radio with you to watch the launch.
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Legislative Updates By Delegate Mike McDermott

• 
  
• Press Release
• 'Delegate Mike McDermott Announces 
• Run for State Senate’ 

Sept. 17, 2013

State Delegate Mike McDermott formally kicked-off his campaign for the state Senate representing District 38. McDermott has earned the reputation as someone not afraid to stand up for Eastern Shore values with passion and clarity. His ability to work across party lines without compromising core beliefs led to his being awarded the “2013 Legislator of the Year” by the MSAA.  His advocacy for victims of abuse resulted in Delegate McDermott being awarded the “2012 Integrity Award” by POPULAR.

McDermott has also garnered recognition as a staunch defender of Maryland business and industry while at the same time advocating for consumers. For his efforts and his 100% voting record in support of the business community, Delegate McDermott has received the coveted “Blue Ribbon Award” from the MBRG for the years 2011, 2012, and 2013. He was also named a “Consumer Committee Champion for 2013” by the MCRC for his outstanding work in trying to keep costs down for Maryland consumers.

“It’s time to take back your state,” McDermott said. “Maryland is the jewel of the mid-Atlantic, but the policy of taxing everything from small businesses to gasoline to even ‘rain’ has led us down a destructive path.  When you add to that the continuing loss of jobs, and the erosion of our property and 2^nd Amendment rights, it’s easy to see why  people are looking for leaders who will rise from their seats and say ‘enough is enough!’

McDermott said he was urged to run for the senate “by folks who believe Maryland should be a haven for families and business, not a hindrance.”Having seen his Delegate District redistricted and moved 30-miles from his home, McDermott understands the retribution and politics that come to those viewed as a threat to the status quo of the General Assembly. “From day one in Annapolis, I’ve been a strong voice for Eastern Shore values and common sense spending,” McDermott said. “And from the way I was redistricted, it is more than obvious that my core beliefs, which they wanted me to compromise, are not their beliefs.” 

McDermott made it clear that he stands up for people and not for what is politically expedient. “I make my decisions based on what is right on behalf of the folks I represent; and I do not ask permission of the Senate President, the Speaker of the House, or the Governor before casting a vote. It’s past time to elect a true senator, one who works for the people and not the boys on the other side of the bridge.”

McDermott cited just a few votes of the many cast by Senator Jim Mathias (D) which are “out-of-step” with the traditionally, conservative values of  the Eastern Shore and District 38:

• Mathias has voted for every O’Malley budget since taking office which has increased state spending 29% during the worst recession in Maryland history.
• Mathias sponsored Obamacare and its implementation in Maryland.
• Mathias sponsored legislation creating an electric surcharge/tax and higher rates on residents and business owners to pay for unproven windmills 20-miles out to sea.
• Mathias sponsored legislation that requires all residential homes to be equipped with sprinkler systems increasing the cost of a rural family home by $25,000.00.
• Mathias sponsored legislation that doubled, tripled, and quadrupled the fees/taxes that our Watermen must now pay to the state before they ever harvest their first crab or cast their first net.
• Mathias voted in favor of the “Millionaires Tax” which increased the tax rate for incomes exceeding $1 million to 6.25% and drove citizens and capital out of our state resulting in lost jobs and revenues.
• Mathias voted to deny the victims of domestic violence preferential treatment for firearms permitting which would have allowed these victims to protect themselves.
• Mathias continually supports the budgetary shell games which often leads to prospective tax increases at the county level while denying cuts at the state level.
• Mathias has consistently voted against floor amendments to cut wasteful spending which would have saved the taxpayers billions of dollars.

“Simply casting a vote without a word is not enough” McDermott said. “...but working in the committees, standing up, speaking out and fighting for your constituents rights is real leadership. I want people to know that, if elected, they will be getting a strong voice for the Eastern Shore, a proven leader that will work for them, and, at last, a true Senator.” 

As a true Senator, Mike McDermott pledges to:

• Continue to be a strong, outspoken advocate for Eastern Shore values.
• Work to see Maryland return to the status of being a “business friendly” state.
• Make every effort to see a moratorium on any further regulations on businesses which stifle growth and development.
• Insist the state recognize and respect farmers as true conservationists and strive to see the agricultural industry protected and not crushed by over regulation.
• Stand up for our Watermen and fishing traditions and work to reverse the current trend of balancing the state budget on the backs of these hard working Marylanders.
• Work for a sound energy policy that includes natural gas and does not require the taxpayer or consumer to foot the bill for unproven technology and high energy costs.
• Fight every effort by the state to diminish our civil rights including private property ownership and the right to keep and bear arms.
• Insure that environmental policies are based upon legitimate science and not politics. To preserve and protect with balance is in everyone’s best interest.

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Biographic Background

Mike and Laura McDermott recently celebrated their 30th Wedding anniversary. They have two grown children. Their son, Nate, graduated from Virginia Tech and is a 1st Lieutenant in the US Army assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. He is married to the former Rachel Barrett of Girdletree, Maryland. Their daughter, Amanda, is a graduate of Salisbury University and is a Flight Attendant for US Airways.

McDermott has been a member of House of Delegates since January 12, 2011 where he serves as the Ranking Minority Member on the Judiciary Committee and as Chairman of the Worcester County Delegation. He is the former two-term Mayor of Pocomoke City, 2005-11.

Delegate McDermott is a career law enforcement officer beginning his service in 1988. He currently serves as the Commander of the Criminal Investigation Division for the Worcester County Sheriff's Office. He has also served as the Chief of Police for the Town of Snow Hill, Maryland from 2001-05.

Mike McDermott was born in Hawthorne, California in 1961. He is a graduate of Wake Technical College with a degree in Criminal Justice. He proudly served in the U.S. Army Reserve from which he was Honorably discharged in 1986. He graduated from the North Carolina Criminal Justice Academy with honors in 1982. He has served as a police patrol sergeant, a chief of police and managed a family poultry farm in Willards, Maryland.

Professionally, he has served as President of the Advisory Board for the Bureau of Investigation, Worcester County, 2003-2004, President, Lower Eastern Shore Mayor’s Association, 2007-2008 and Member, Advisory Board, Worcester County Child Advocacy Center. He is a member of the Tri-County Council serving Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties.

In the community, Mike and Laura McDermott attend Glad Tidings Church. Mike is a past member of the Boy Scouts of America; Lions Club International, Pocomoke City where he was a past vice-president; National Rifle Association, Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Pocomoke City Chamber of Commerce; Worcester County Republican Club and Maryland Municipal League. He is a former member of the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers and Instructor for Wor-Wic Community College at the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy. He has coached baseball in the Pocomoke City little league and at Pocomoke High School.

Lieutenant Mike McDermott is a highly decorated member of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office and has received the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Single Gold Star Award in 1998, 2001, and 2008 and the Outstanding Leadership Award from the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation. He was recognized for heroism by the Worcester County Commissioners in 2009.

Worcester County Library October Youth Programs

Firearms Qualifications at the Worcester County Firearms Training Center In October

The Worcester County Sheriff's Office will conduct LEOSA Firearms Qualifications at the Worcester County Firearms Training Center (Langmaid Rd, Newark) on October 16th & 24th beginning at 1700 hrs. 

Law Enforcement Retirees will be required to successfully complete a day and reduced light course of fire with their respective firearm in order to receive their annual certification.

Sheriff Mason is pleased to extend the courtesy of providing certification services to all retirees, regardless of their agency affiliation. Card identification will be issued from this office reflecting the certification and qualification of the retiree.

For Worcester Retirees, take advantage of this annual opportunity to get together with the other "ole timers", eat a hot dog, tell lies, and see who has the most problem seeing the target or getting up from the prone position. 

On behalf of Sheriff Mason, we look forward to seeing you at the range.

Please contact Heather Horner in our office at 410.632.1112 or via email at hhorner@co.worcester.md.us with any questions and/or to register for the class, or to be put on a list for the next available class. 

We anticipate a large response and will regularly schedule classes as the need grows. Each class size will be roughly 10 people.

"Citizens and Government Working Together!"

Accomack County Arsonist Smith Enters "NOT GUILTY"

WMDT
Written by: Kody Leibowitz 
Smith Enters "Not Guilty" Plea For 68 Counts Of Arson

ACCOMAC, Va. - The man accused of setting the majority of the 77 fires in a nearly four-month long string of arsons pleaded not guilty.

Charles Smith, with his hands cuffed was walked into Accomack County circuit court on Monday by several Accomack County sheriff deputies about thirty minutes before his arraignment. Smith and his lawyer Carl Bundick first asked the court to be arraigned on only the first two charges from the April 1st arrest.

Bundick said he hasn't had a sufficient amount of time to review evidence for the remaining 66 charges.

But that was denied by circuit court judge Glen Tyler. However, Tyler allowed Smith's lawyer one month of access to acquire evidence from the commonwealth through a discovery order. By doing this, it pushed back what would have been a November trial of only those two charges to now an unknown date to be tried on all 68 counts.

According to Tyler, the first two charges would have gone to trial first, due to a "speedy trial" code in Virginia legislation.

Code 19.2-243 or the limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; misdemeanors; exceptions states that "...if he is held continuously in custody thereafter, shall be forever discharged from prosecution for such offense if no trial is commenced in the circuit court within five months from the date such probable cause was found by the district court."

Tyler then gave Commonwealth attorney Gary Agar and Bundick until Friday to agree on a start date for the trial. If not, the judge said court will reconvene to figure out a time.

Inside the courtroom, Bundick said he's hopeful to have the trial in January. Smith's trial will be in front of a judge and not a jury of his peers.

Also, Bundick attempted to acquire a second psychiatric evalution, which would look at "mitigating factors" behind Smith's mental state during the period of the arsons. These are the factors which according to Law.com, "do not excuse or justify criminal conduct, but are considered out of mercy or fairness in deciding the degree of the offense the prosecutor charges or influencing reduction of the penalty upon conviction would contribute to the severity of any sentence Smith would receive if convicted."

Tyler said that the evaluation is an "ultimate issue that will impact [sentencing]."

Due to this, the judge postponed this motion until later in the case. Both Agar and Bundick declined our requests for an interview.

While Smith won't likely face trial in November, his fiance will.

According to the court docket, Tonya Bundick will be tried in front of a jury of her peers on November 6th, at least to face one charge of arson of an unoccupied building, and potentially also for the other charge of conspiracy to commit arson.

In August, a judge ruled that the woman could be released from jail  if she posts $30,000 secured bond.

But as of Monday afternoon, she has yet to post bail.

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Delmarva Discovery Center Presents "FEATHERED FIESTA"

FREE Car Seat Check ~ September 17th

This week is National Child Passenger Safety Week making this week a great time to ensure that your child is safely buckled in. The Berlin Police Department, in conjunction with the Worcester County Health Department, will be holding a free car seat check tomorrow, September 17, 2013 between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m at the Worcester County Health Department’s Berlin Office.

Contact the Berlin Police Department at 410-641-1333 for more information or visit the following link to view an event flyer: 
http://oceancitymd.gov/Police/media/wp-content/uploads/css-check-2013-09-17-WoCHD-1.pdf.

Fall Festival to Support Alzheimer's

Fall Festival to Support Alzheimer's

Hartley Hall Nursing & Rehab Center

1006 Market Street

Pocomoke City, MD

Saturday, September 21, 2013

8:00 am until 2:00 pm

Rent a Yard Sale Table for $10.00

Buy a Hot Dog, chips and drink

Shop from our Vendors

Wonderful Baked Sale Items:

sweet potato, pumpkin pies

apple dumplings

breads

And sooooo much more!!!!

Bring the kids!!

The Kona Ice Truck will be at the Fall Festival 

Music by Damian Magarelli

SEE YOU THERE !!!

Maryland Rain Tax Media Advisory

 (Editor)
If the Washing, Md. liberal leftist are so insistent about taxing rain-fall will this be measured and averaged and if so if the average rain-fall is less than projected (drought) will we receive a rebate? And when it does rain or snow, while falling both displace air, will we receive an air tax rebate because the fluid and solid has displaced whats normally available? Hey, makes as much sense as their B.S.


Attached is a Media Advisory announcing a news conference for
tomorrow, September 17, with Harford County Executive David R. Craig
on the Rain Tax. The point of contact is:



Sherrie A. Johnson

Public Information Officer

Harford County Government

220 South Main Street

Bel Air, MD  21014

Ph:    410-638-3258

Cell:  443-752-3210

Fax:  410-638-1387

sajohnson@harfordcountymd.gov

GM Dealership Gets Hosed by Maryland Rain Tax

GM Dealership Gets Hosed by Maryland Rain Tax

For immediate release: 9.16.13

Contact: Jim Pettit

301.704.1363

@jamesmpettit

Harford County Executive and Maryland candidate for Governor David R. Craig released today an economic impact analysis of the so-called rain tax which soaks a typical business that depends on parking lots, roofs and other impervious surfaces with thousands of dollars in fees.  Illustrating the haphazard approach under the new Maryland law, a family-owned General Motors dealership used as a case study in the analysis would be required to pay anywhere from one penny in an outer suburban county to $12,000 per year in Baltimore City.

“If you wanted to open a business with a parking lot, would you want to come to Maryland and figure out this new tax?" asked Craig. “It is easier in our small state for many businesses to simply locate in Delaware, Pennsylvania or Virginia.”

The law, formally known as the “Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program,” stems from the Obama Administration’s EPA mandate to reduce run off into the Chesapeake Bay.  The O’Malley-Brown Administration signed the measure into law in 2012 with an estimated fiscal impact projected to be a staggering $14.8 billion.  It is the costliest documented stormwater fee regime in the nation that the campaign could determine.   The first stormwater fees were implemented in some jurisdictions across the country beginning in the mid 1970’s to help meet federal Clean Water Act requirements.

Baltimore City alone estimates it will collect $24 million from the rain tax per year. Baltimore, which already has the state’s highest property and individual income taxes, leads the state in taxpayer exodus according to the latest Internal Revenue Service data.

“Baltimore City is sealing its own fate like Detroit – a downward spiral caused by raising taxes and fees on a shrinking base,” said Craig. “Baltimore especially can ill-afford to saddle residents and businesses with the highest rain tax in the state; it will only circle the financial drain that much faster.”

Craig will hold a press conference on the rain tax on Tuesday, September 17 at Boyle Buick and GMC Truck in Abingdon.   The announcement coincides with a scheduled visit to Maryland from Texas Gov. Rick Perry who is waging a media attack on the state’s business climate under the O’Malley-Brown Administration and a nascent grassroots secessionist movement in western Maryland that is likewise gaining media attention.

The O’Malley-Brown Administration has increased taxes, fees and tolls 40 times that remove an additional $3.1 billion out of the economy per year.

“There is a pattern here,” said Craig. “There is a growing class of ‘forgotten Marylanders’ – people who are left behind from all walks of life and from every part of our state who are required to pay record amounts of taxes, fees and tolls to support radical political rulers who no longer represent them.”

 

The Bloxom Volunteer Fire Company Fire Prevention Pageant

The Bloxom Volunteer Fire Company held it's annual Fire Prevention Pageant on August 24 2013. 

There was one entry for the 15-17 age group and 6 entries for the 4-6 age group. All the young ladies performed exceptionally well!!!

PHOTO/ Sunday Morning Photography

Miss Bloxom Fire Prevention 2013 was awarded to Miss Jasmin Holden of Nelsonia, Va. 

Little Miss Bloxom Fire Prevention was awarded to Miss Olivia Ratzlaff of Bloxom, Va. 

Little Miss Bloxom Fire Prevention, 1st Runner Up was awarded to Miss Haley Justis of Mears, Va.

More photos on BLOXOM VOL. FIRE COMPANY FACEBOOK PAGE

BINGO FOR A GREAT CAUSE....

Antares Launch Postponed Until Wednesday

Image Credit: NASA/Brea Reeves

Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., has confirmed it will postpone by at least 24 hours the launch of its Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft on a demonstration mission to the International Space Station from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia. 

The new launch window is targeted for 
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013
between 10:50 to 11:05 a.m. EDT from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad-0A at Wallops.

 Rendezvous with the space station remains scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 22. NASA Television will air pre- and post-launch news conferences and provide live launch and rendezvous coverage of the mission. 

The postponement is due to a combination of Friday’s poor weather, which delayed roll-out of Antares to the launch pad, and a technical issue identified during a combined systems test held Friday night involving communications between ground equipment and the rocket’s flight computer. Additional testing is underway to resolve the issue.

TIME MACHINE ... 1977, 1894, 1914, 1952, 1929

(Reader-friendly viewing of newspaper archives material)
　
August, 1977
(The Progress Index- Petersburgh, Va.)

Soviet Ship Crew Tours Va. Shore

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP)- The Soviet hydro-meteorological ship Akademik Korolev sailed from here today for a brief visit to Baltimore before heading home to Vladivostok.

Its 134 scientists and crew members carried from this Eastern Shore area a genuine glimpse of American life, and left some new friends.

As a farewell gesture, Akademik Korolev's captain, Cleg A. Rostovset, entertained about 25 U.S. news reporters aboard the ship Tuesday.

The reporters and the crew members toasted each other and world friendship with Russian vodka and wine during a buffet luncheon aboard the ship, which has been here since early this month. It has been cooperating with the National Aeronautics And Space Administration in joint experimental rocket launches from NASA's research complex on Wallops Island. Russian and U. S. scientists have been collecting and comparing atmospheric data.

Last week the Russians trouped ashore at Pocomoke City, Md., and here to sightsee and visit residents of the mostly rural area.

Captain Rostovset's dog, "D.Z." helped usher the reporters and photographers through the ship, scampering between their feet, scratching at doors and, finally, sharing the buffet.

Rostovset told reporters they could look at anything and take photographs of "anything or anybody you want."
Among the most popular camera subjects were the Soviet flag, banners that were draped in nearly every compartment, paintings of Lennon and other Soviet leaders, and a mural showing a Russian submarine, surface warship, and diving jets in a collage that exhorted the Soviets to show their might.

Reporters were intrigued by the presence of more than 30 Russian women aboard.

Rostovset said about half the women are scientists. The others are cooks, stewardesses and sailors.

Rostovset, who lives in Vladivostok with his wife and two daughters, said there are no married couples aboard, but he added that the presence of the women had caused no sex-related problems.


　　
March, 1894
(The Daily News- Frederick, Md.)

(Excerpts)

The Forestry Division of the Maryland Academy of Science has collected specimens of 60 of the 187 species of trees found in Maryland.

In making this collection of woods the academy has discovered that the Louisiana tupelo, or large leaved tupelo, flourishes in Worcester County, near the Pocomoke river, back in the cypress swamp. No less than five factories in the neighborhood of Pocomoke City are making vessels of this wood, such as bowls, bread trays, peach and berry boxes, and pint and quart baskets. The tupelo in Worcester County obtains a diameter of four feet, and height of over one hundred feet. It is found in no other part of the State. In the next ten years not one of these trees will be left in Maryland. During the last ten years from four to five miles of this timber have been cut.　


　
June, 1914 (Time Machine archive)
(The Daily News- Frederick, Md.)

Controversy Over Road

The State Roads Commission, with Governor Goldsborough present, heard rival delegations from Somerset and Worcester counties on the route of the highway southward from Westover, about six miles south of Princess Anne, Somerset County, to which point the highway has already been improved. The Worcester delegates want the road diverted from Westover to Pocomoke City and thence to the Virginia line, to connect at that point with a road which Virginia will build through Accomac and Northampton counties. The Somerset people argued for the extension of the road southward from Westover to Crisfield. 

The Commission did not announce a decision on the controversy. The opinion prevailed, however, that the advocates of the Pocomoke City route will win. 


　
(Pocomoke City Poultry Auction Branch Operating)

August, 1952
(Denton Journal)

 (Excerpt)

Poultry Auction Averages A Quarter Of A Million Chickens Daily

Last Friday marked the close of the eighth week of operation of the Eastern Shore Poultry Growers Exchange, a non-profit corporation formed by poultry leaders of the Delmarva Peninsula for the purpose of assisting with the marketing of the many millions of chickens produced here in the broiler capital of the world.

This eighth week also saw the first sale consumed through the Pocomoke City branch of the auction. Through the installation of special telephone equipment, owners of flocks in the southern part of the peninsula can participate in each day's sales by stopping at the V.F.W. home in Pocomoke. A direct wire with amplification equipment permits the sale being conducted by Auctioneer (Carroll) Long, in the principal office of the exchange in Selbyville, to be heard at the Pocomoke branch office. Purchases can be made at the branch station by any buyers who find it more convenient to be in that part of the Peninsula. 　


　
March, 1929
(The Daily News- Frederick, Md.)

(Ad- Sam Miller's Shoes And Clothing in Frederick)

We bought out the entire stock of pants at S. Levy's at Crisfield, Md., and we are going to offer these pants at a 10-days sale at $1.00 a pair.

(Included: All sizes of Men's Dress Pants, All Wool Army Pants, Corduroy Pants, Khaki Pants, Best Work Pants, Riding Breeches; Men's Work Shirts 3 for $1.00.)　


　
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Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro Creates Special Enforcement Unit

The Ocean City Police Department has recently established a new unit within the department. Beginning this month, the Special Enforcement Unit will be patrolling throughout Ocean City. The Special Enforcement Unit will be a proactive criminal investigative unit which will focus on working closely with the community to identify problems and solve crime. Officers assigned to this unit will primarily be working in a plain clothes capacity much like the department’s Narcotics Unit.

“The new Special Enforcement Unit will act as a stepping stone between our Patrol Division and our Criminal Investigation Division,” said Chief Buzzuro. “The Unit will look very closely at growing crime trends in various areas of Ocean City and serve as proactive crime fighters.”

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Ocean City Police Dept.

Accomack County Vehicle Crash Kills 82-Year-Old Local Woman

ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. - One person has died from a two-vehicle crash in Accomack County.

The accident happened Saturday at 10:54 a.m, at the intersection of Highway 13 and Taylor Road.

Virginia State Police say one driver, an 82-year old woman from Tasley, Va., died at the scene. She was not wearing a seat belt. Police say the other driver, a 50-year old man from Onancock, Va., was taken to Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital for serious injuries. Morris was wearing a seat belt.

Virginia State Police said the man was driving a 1993 Chevrolet S10 pickup truck southbound on Highway 13 in the left lane. Police say the elderly woman was driving a 1987 Dodge Caravan and pulled right in front of the other vehicle. The man was heading east on Taylor Road and crossed onto Highway 13. Police say the male driver couldn't stop quick enough and hit the driver's side of the minivan.

The crash is still under investigation.

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Accomack County Circuit Court

Accomack County Circuit Court
Thursday, September 12, 2013

Fredrick Parks was charged with two counts of grand larceny. Restitution has been paid in full and with no record in Virginia Mr. Parks was sentenced to three years on each count, all but four days suspended. Mr. Parks was unprepared to go straight to jail therefore was told to report by Friday at 5 pm to serve the four days.

Roy Shreaves was charged with burglary and grand Larceny. With a letter from August 2013 letter from Dr. Bulett, first felony, and the fact that he worked two jobs Mr. Shreaves was sentenced to five years with all but 60 days suspended with a work release.

Antonio Brown was charged with two counts of robbery with the use of a firearm. Mr. Browns brother, mother and his Pastor testified on his behalf. Judge Revell Lewis III said to the defendant that he had been in and out of trouble with a complete disregard for the law therefore he was sentenceing him to 25 years on each count to run concurrently with all but eight years suspended. Restitution was set at $1400 dollars.

Jason Reinert was charged with probation revocation and a new burglary charge. Mr. Reinerts grandfather testified that he awoke at 5 am and found his grandson in the house going through his pants pockets. Jason with a record of assault, robbery, and an addiction problem was sentenced on the probation revocation charge to three years, five months, and 23 days all but 12 months suspended + 100 hours of community service. On the new robbery charge the sentence was 10 years with all but timed served suspended.

Cornell Nock was charged with probation revocation. The original charges were unauthorized use; and shoplifting. With 8 years, 8 months, and 23 days remaining of the original sentence his attorney tried to explain that Mr. Nock was on medication and had been in the mental unit on two different stays. Mr. Morgan for the commonwealth read a long record into the record. Probation was revoked and sentence was reinstated with all but 3 years suspended.

Assiha White was originally charged with credit card fraud and was sentenced to 1 year and 8 days with all but the 8 days suspended. She was to have served four weekends. Serving only one weekend since August 9th 2012 and was to have to shown cause on August 29, 2013 and did not show up for court on that date but has served one weekend since August 29, 2013 Judge Lewis sentenced her to four days starting immediately.

Dion Church went before the court with a motion for work release. Mr. Church was convicted back in 2004 of carnal knowledge with a 13 year old without force. Mr. Church walked out of court on that date with a appeal bond and up until August 9th 2013 when he was rearrested has gone on with his life. He was originally sentenced to 7 months but never reported to serve his time. Both Mr. Church and his mother testified that they had called Mr. Churchs previous attorney(Marsha Carter) many times but was never told to report or the outcome of the appeal. The motion for work release was denied and he was told he would have to serve the balance of the 7 months.

Marquire Tankard charged with possession of marijuana and transporting more than five pounds of marijuana. Charged one was continued until February third 2014. The defendant then entered a guilty plea to the more than five pound transportation charge. This offense occurred on November 6th, 2012 with a traffic stop along highway 13. The officer found 8lbs, 3oz of green marijuana in a garbage bag. Mr. Tankard and a passenger were both charged with the same charges. At the traffic stop Mr. Tankard told the officer that the passenger had nothing to do with the marijuana and that he was only in the car because he had a drivers license and that he Mr. Tankard only had a learners permit. With a guilty plea this case was continued for a pre-sentencing report.

Dontrelle Walker was charged with distributing cocaine . A plea agreement had been reached for possesion at trial time with Mr. Walker guilty plea the case was continued for the pre-sentencing report. 

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TIME MACHINE ... This Sunday's Preview

1977.. Eastern Shoremen host Soviet scientists and their ship's crew; 1894.. Forestry scientists predict demise of a valued tree variety that, in Maryland, flourishes exclusively in Worcester County; 1914.. Somerset and Worcester want different routes for main road south of Westover; 1952.. An auction branch of the Poultry Growers Exchange opens in Pocomoke City; 1929.. Look at what $1.00 will buy!

Although you may not find 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! 



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Fall Car & Truck Show TODAY

STOP BY MIDWAY TODAY !!

SPCA Eastern Shore Pet Walk ~ SAVE THE DATE

Free Concert in Cypress Park / SAVE THE DATE!

U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors Band 

FREE

Concert in Cypress Park

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

6:00 pm until 7:30 pm

Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and listen to the U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors Band from Fort Meade, MD for free! 

Concessions will benefit the Samaritan Shelter. 

In case of rain, concert will be held at the 

Mar-Va theater. 

Sponsored by the City of Pocomoke and the Pocomoke Area Chamber of Commerce.

Delmarva's Got Talent Coming Soon

KGB Thug Lectures US

Michael Davidson
AND Magazine


Recently Vladimir Putin, current head of the kleptocratic gang that controls Russia, demonstrated that a leopard can't change its spots. In Putin's case, he hasn't even tried to change. His attitude, his tactics, his strong-arm methods all attest to the fact that he is an unreconstructed KGB thug. Putin's homily to the United States arrived in the form of an op-ed in everyone's favorite newspaper, "The New York Times," on the anniversary of 9/11.

If the ineptitude of the Obama administration provided Putin an opportunity to saunter to center stage and play the great diplomat intent on resolving the Syrian chemical weapons problem, the blatant hypocrisy of his words now risk achieving the opposite. The verbiage sounds like vintage Putin and is reminiscent of the classic Soviet propaganda that nurtured his youth.

This is a man who presides over a regime that stifles dissent, murders journalists who dare oppose him, dispatches FSB assassins to foreign countries to harass and murder opponents, who lectures us piously about the sanctity of the United Nations where "decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus" when it was he who invaded Georgia and ordered military operations in Chechnya that amounted to genocide and gave impetus to the Islamist rebellion that now has engulfed the Northern Caucasus.

He then offers up another whopper when he claims the Russians "… are not protecting the Syrian government, but international law." He then contends that "… the law is the law, and we must follow it whether we like it or not." This statement must have elicited guffaws from his own countrymen. Of course, it is Russia that supplies Syria with modern weapons systems, including the latest anti-aircraft missiles, artillery shells, etc. etc. etc.

And finally, he decries American exceptionalism, noting (it can but be with sarcasm) that "God created us equal." Uh huh.

Apparently Putin could not resist the opportunity to rub Obama's nose in his own mess the way a dog's owner might train a puppy. This was a mistake, but one that a man with Putin's deeply flawed personality could not resist. Putin's litany of lies and insults can only bring domestic support to Obama that he otherwise would not merit. He may have blown a golden opportunity.

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Poetry Reading at the Chamber On Saturday

The Pocomoke Chamber of Commerce Presents : 

Poetry Reading by Archita Buch and Robin Butler

Saturday,  September 14, 2013

 3pm - 5pm 

At the Chamber

6 Market Street

Pocomoke, MD.

Come and hear the poets read from their latest anthology, revealing the alchemy of pen, ink and inspiration.

Come join us for an intellectually stimulating, heartwarming and unforgettable time!

 (3 -4pm Poetry Reading followed by “Ask The Authors”—open question answer session, book signing and light refreshments -4-5pm)