Juneteenth UPDATES

Update: Due to Friday's weather all Juneteenth activities at the Sturgis One Room School Museum will be held on Saturday, June 17th.

 

Few details available on upcoming Wallops launch

 

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Rocket Lab's 'mystery launch' stirs interest - Shore Daily News

Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:

PLUS

2007  ..

1898  ..

1971  ..

                       In Pocomoke-

1973  ..

Juneteenth- what you may not know.

 

Worcester County's school budget issue

 

Opinion

  What is the point, one might ask, of the Worcester County Teachers Association negotiating teachers’ salaries with the board of education if the board of education has no power to guarantee the deal?

   Although the board is trying to honor the terms of the agreement it struck with the association as part of its budget process, the school board’s ability to deliver on its promises is entirely dependent on county government’s willingness to go along with the program.

  Because governments don’t actually make anything to sell and can’t legally profit by charging fees higher than the cost of services they deliver, they must get their income through various taxes and fees they impose.

  School boards, however, can’t do that. They are at the mercy of state and county governments, even though they are not a branch of either.

  The school board is an independent entity that’s more answerable to the state board of education than it is to the county or any other government authority. Except for money.

  There are probably a thousand good arguments against it, but public school systems in this state should have their own taxing authority if they are to be responsible for setting the payroll.

 Otherwise, as has been shown by the recent budget battle between the school board and the commissioners, good faith negotiations between teachers and school boards are more like hope-for-the-best negotiations.

 The commissioners, of course, contend that they are not preventing the board of education from giving raises or doing whatever it wants, and that they are only fulfilling their obligation as the county paymaster to account for where the money goes.

  In the meantime, the elected board of education and the school system are supposed to operate as an independent agency, when it’s not independent at all. It doesn’t make sense and somewhere, somehow there must be a better way to do this. 

(UPDATED) Foal auction benefiting Beebe Ranch goal

(6/15 Shore Daily News)

After all the bids were in, the pony auction to benefit the Museum of Chincoteague’s purchase of the Beebe Ranch ended Wednesday with a bid of $40,500.  The  buy back auction was sponsored by the Chincoteague Vol. Fire Company.

The highest bidder in the auction will reportedly now be given the honor of officially naming foal #29 and will receive a Registration Certificate stating that they are a participating donor in the Chincoteague Wild Pony Buy-Back to the Island Program. As a buyback, the foal will remain on Assateague  in the care of the Fire Company.

According to the Chincoteague Museum, the total raised now is very close to the $600,000 needed to close the purchase.  As of now the closing is scheduled  for June 30.

(6/14 - Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company Facebook)

ALL IN ALL DONE…..SOLD!!!!! The winning bid for the Save the Beebe Ranch Buyback Foal was a RECORD BREAKING WHOPPING $40,500.

(6/13 Shore Daily News)

BIDDING STRONG IN CHINCOTEAGUE FIRE DEPARTMENT’S AUCTION TO HELP SAVE BEEBE RANCH

Jun 13, 2023

The on line auction of a foal by the Chincoteague Vol. Fire Company is well underway.  As of 8:25 Tuesday, a bid of $23,000 has been received.  The progress of the auction can be followed on the Chincoteague Vol. Fire Department’s Facebook page.    The proceeds of the auction will be donated to the Museum of Chincoteague toward the purchase and maintenance of the historic Beebe Ranch on Chincoteague.

The bidding period will end Wednesday at 5 p.m.

 (City of Pocomoke Facebook)

Pocomoke is a Banner City! 

The Pocomoke City Mayor & City Council were recognized among their peers as an active participant in showcasing municipal government and how it works, through attending professional development, chapter and department events, as well as volunteering for league boards and committees. 

Elected Officials & Staff look forward to attending the Maryland Municipal League Conference later this month as ambassadors for Pocomoke City.

Recollections of Pocomoke City's Salem Methodist Church

 This Saturday, 6/17, here at The Pocomoke Public Eye-

This column was published in 1942 with the author's recollections dating back to the mid-1800's.

Worcester teachers react to school funding budget

 (WBOC)

Worcester County Teachers Voice Frustration Over County's Approved Budget

"More than anything else, we all feel disrespected by the county commissioners decision to underfund our schools," said Everett Evansky. 

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Worcester County Teachers Voice Frustration Over County's Approved Budget | Latest News | wboc.com

Pocomoke Public Eye note:

Date and Time

June 20 2023 10:45 AM to 3:00 PM

Description

The Worcester County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting in the Board Meeting Room at the Worcester County Board of Education Central Office located at 6270 Worcester Highway, Newark, MD. The Board will convene at 10:45 a.m. to immediately consider voting to convene in closed session under General Provisions Art. § 3-305(b) of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The Board will reconvene in open session at 12:30 p.m.  A livestream of the meeting will be available for any individuals unable to attend the meeting in person. To access the livestream, visit https://youtu.be/MBK4kCYWzYc. All individuals who have signed up to address the Worcester County Board of Education may do so for one to two minutes regarding information, commendations, or concerns, which may need future Board attention. Concerns that are specific to an individual will not be discussed in open session and should be directed to appropriate district personnel for investigation. When you are called to address the Board, please state your name and address for the record.

Sunset Cruise benefits Chincoteague Library

 (Shore Daily News)

Tickets are now on sale for the Annual Summer Sunset Cruise to benefit the Chincoteague Island Library. The cruise will be aboard the “Martha Lou” with Daisey’s Island Cruises. Everyone is invited to have a great evening on the water and support the library as it continues to serve the residents and guests of Chincoteague and the Eastern Shore.

The cruise departs from Curtis Merritt Harbor on Thursday, June 22 at 6:00 PM returning to port at about 8:30 PM. (please arrive by 5:30 PM.) Ticket price includes, refreshments catered by Bill’s Restaurant, beverages, and live music by Troy and Clare Outten.  Tickets for this event are $65 a person (adults only, please) and may be purchased by calling Daisey’s Island Cruises at 757-336-5556.

Daisey’s Island Cruises has generously donated crew and the “Martha Lou” for this event.  All proceeds will benefit the Chincoteague Island Library programs and services.  If you need additional information, please call the library at 757-336 3460.

Residents of Chincoteague, the Eastern Shore, visitors, and guests are invited to support the Chincoteague Island Library and enjoy this memorable cruise on the “Martha Lou” while enjoying this unique view of the Island.

 6PM TUESDAY, 6/13, AT THE POCOMOKE FAIRGROUNDS

Time Machine: 100 years ago this week in Pocomoke's newspaper, 1957, 1943(x4), 2003.

 

                    (Editorial)

June, 1957

Salisbury Times

Perhaps you were one of those who looked forward to the late Edna Davy Muir's popular weekly column that began in the late 1980's in the Salisbury newspaper and ran for almost 20 years reminiscing simpler times on the Eastern Shore.

                                                                     

But at times Edna was a newsmaker, too, and there were aspects of her life you may not have been aware of such as evidenced in the following news accounts from 1943 in the Wilmington News Journal.

February, 1943

                                                         

                                        

April, 1943

May, 1943

 

October, 1943

This was Edna in her early 20's.  "While (her sister) rubbed shoulders with New York City's social elite and was a regular at social hot spots, opera premiers and cruising on the grand ocean liners of the day, Muir said she was content driving tractors, trapping and arm-wrestling farm hands." We'll have more on her colorful life in next Sunday's edition.

 Anonymous said...

I remember Edna very well. She did have a daughter by William Muir but her name was Frances, not Edna. Frances married Perry Havey, a retired undertaker, and they operated Meadowbridge Nursery near Allen, MD.

Edna later married a well-known features writer for the Daily Times and that union resulted in much speculation.

I have even heard it said that Edna took a bath at one time but that rumor has not been confirmed.

tk for ppe says: Edna Muir's newspaper column would state that it was written as told to Brice Stump (the Daily Times writer whom she later married).

 Anonymous said...

After further thought I seem to recall that the daughter's proper name was actually Edna Frances Muir (Davey) but she commonly went by Frances and I never heard anyone address her as Edna.

I also remember one day she and her new husband, Brice, were on a trip to Norfolk in her Lincoln Continental (the only type of automobile she would own). Just after arriving somewhere near the old Lake Wright Motor Lodge on Rt. 13 the Lincoln started to overheat so Brice pulled into the nearest Ford/Lincoln dealership. Instead of waiting to have her car repaired Edna pulled out her checkbook and purchased a new Lincoln right then and there.

February, 2003

Salisbury Daily Times

Pocomoke High's Principal Rayne flies with the Thunderbirds!

(WMDT)

                                                 

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. –  Hometown Hero and Pocomoke High School Principal Jenifer Rayne took the skies with the US Airforce Thunderbirds, in recognition of her service to her students at Pocomoke High School.

It’s part of Thunderbird’s Home Town Hero program...

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Pocomoke High School Principal flies with the Thunderbirds - 47abc (wmdt.com)

 

            (Pocomoke High School Facebook)

Results of Friday's Worcester Board of Ed Closed Meeting

 

Cuts and reductions required due to the recent County Commissioners budget action.  

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Board of Education Approves Changes to the FY24 Budget - Worcester County Public Schools (worcesterk12.org)