Saturday, August 16, 2014
Keeping an EYE on some good news hiding behind the headlines...
Closing out a successful one-month stay at the International Space Station, a commercial Cygnus supply ship owned and operated by Orbital Sciences Corp., and launched from NASA's Wallops flight facility, departed the huge orbiting complex Friday.
For a view, and more, use link below.
(copy address and paste to your web browser)
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/antares/orb2/140815departure/#.U--envldX94
Thursday, August 14, 2014
TIME MACHINE ... This Sunday's Preview.
2006.. Wallops' Mid-Atlantic spaceport launches first rocket; 1879.. Letter reflects on Ocean City after its first three seasons; 1961.. Berlin's mayor and mayor Willie Brandt of West Berlin, Germany connect on telephone; 1924.. U.S. President is surprise visitor at Crisfield church; 1847.. 25,000 bushels of it were reported to be stored at Snow Hill; what was it (a 3-letter word)?; and more from a 1902 article about Tangier Island.
Although you may not find all of these items in a history book, they are a part of our local history and you can read more about it this Sunday right here at The Pocomoke Public Eye!
Do you have a local memory to share with PPE readers.. such as a big snow storm, a favorite school teacher, a local happening, something of interest your parents or grandparents told you about? It can be just a line or two, or more if you wish. Send to tkforppe@yahoo.com and watch for it on a future TIME MACHINE posting!
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Keeping an EYE on some good news hiding behind the headlines...
Chemotherapy Game-Changer for Stage 4 Cancer..
Genetic Research Sparks Hope of Cancer Breakthrough.
(copy address and paste to your web browser)
http://www.envita.com/cancer/finally-chemotherapy-game-changer-for-stage-cancer
Monday, August 11, 2014
WHY WAS PCPO INSIDE MY HOME WITHOUT A COURT ORDER?
(OFFICER MORGAN) HE SHOULD BE FIRED FROM THE POCOMOKE POLICE DEPT. IF YOU VALUE YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
Hey chief sewll
ok...... took the tags off one of my vehicles because I could not afford the insurance ......the plan was to take the tags to MVA first thing in the AM but seams Pocomoke police have a different plan..... their plan is to fine me $210 because I removed the rear tag 10 hours before I planed on taking it to MVA....why? because a bitch cop named Morgan thought it appropriate.... upset because I know my constitutional rights he actually left a fine on my refrigerator LOL (stupid bitch) like I'm some fool.
Pocomoke Police Officer Morgan
If Pocomoke Police dept. does not fire officer Morgan for entering my home illegally I will be looking for an Attorney that will bring a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the PPD and Pocomoke city
Pocomoke police gone wild
did y'all know if you can't afford insurance on ALL your vehicles and that if you remove one license plate the night before you cancel your insurance in anticipation of returning plates the next morning that the pocomoke city police can enter your home and fine you $210.00 ? that's right enter your home, without a warrant, writ, or any other thing from a court entity.
Sunday, August 10, 2014
TIME MACHINE... 1899, 1996, 1939, 1887, circa 1649; 1902
"Friendliest Town On The Eastern Shore." Our tradition runs deep. Excerpt from a letter to the editor from a visitor to Newtown, (former name of Pocomoke City) published in the Baltimore Sun, April 28,1847.
This place (Newtown) is a pretty snug little village, containing about 500 clever and hospitable inhabitants; is has good wide streets, quite clear of that "eye sore," known mostly over the Peninsula by the name of "deep sand"; the houses, though built of frame, are generally built substantially and with some discretion and taste; there are two neat, new, and quite handsome frame churches in it; as for the merchants of the place, suffice it to state that they are very clever and hospitable. F. Mezick, Esq., the landlord with whom I stopped, and his very obliging and jolly assistant, are richly deserving of a passing notice, for the good treatment and the extension of the many civilities to "the stranger."
(Reader-friendly viewing of newspaper archives/historical archives material)
March, 1899
The Evening Times (Washington, D.C.)
Smallpox Abating
Pocomoke City, Md., March 7.- Dr. John S. Fulton, secretary of the State Board of Health, who was here last week looking after the smallpox cases in Pocomoke City, says that the outbreak has been very well handled. The three cases in the isolation house are doing well. There are two houses of observation, one containing thirteen and the other nine inmates. The period of incubation is about passed and it is probable that there is no danger of more smallpox in Pocomoke City unless a new importation should occur.
July, 1996
The Capital (Annapolis, Md.)
New Dress Code For Somerset Students
PRINCESS ANNE- Students at two Somerset County high schools will be prohibited from wearing skimpy skirts and T-shirts to class this year under a new dress code.
School officials said the new dress code at Washington High and Crisfield High is meant to encourage learning and eliminate distractions.
Male students will be required to wear collared shirts and have their shirts tucked in at all times, while female students will be instructed to wear blouses tucked in their pants or skirts. The skirts must come to at least 2 inches above the knee or longer.
Under the new dress code, students will be required to place their jackets in a locker if they wear them to school. The goal is to keep students from carrying around contraband such as cigarettes to guns, school officials said.
Students who ignore the new rules won't be allowed to attend school until they are appropriately dressed, school officials said.
July, 1939
Escanaba Daily Press (Escanaba, Michigan)
(Excerpt)
FED WAR ON DUCK 'LEGGERS
Biological Survey Men Made June Clean-Up On East Coast
Forty-two duck bootleggers, duck trappers and buyers were found guilty and many more await trial in Federal courts in Norfolk, Va., Baltimore, Md., and Wilmington, Del., after the Bureau of Biological Survey, Department of Agriculture closed in on a concentrated drive to break up the illegal trapping and selling of wild ducks and geese on the eastern shore of Maryland and Virginia.
"This isen’t the last of our drives,” says W. E. Crouch, chief of the U. S. game management agents. “We’re going to clean up all the sore spots in the country. The Federal government will prosecute not only duck bootleggers but the buyers as well, for both buyers and sellers are violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act when they deal in wild ducks or geese.” The eastern shore was selected as an area in the nation-wide series of drives against duck bootleggers because it has been the source of supply for illicit traffic in migratory birds sold in certain restaurants, night spots, and private clubs in Norfolk, Richmond, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston.
In this drive the Survey used its most expert agents, some operating boats others using airplanes or automobiles, and others entering the various towns and villages as undercover operators.
July, 1887 (Time Machine Archive)
(The Daily News- Frederick, Md)
(Ad)
SCOTT'S OCEAN HOUSE
GREEN RUN BEACH, MD.
Will open for the season in 1887 on July 1st. This hotel is situated about 100 feet from Chincoteague Bay and only a short distance from the Ocean, with a large shady lawn in front, it is an inviting and comfortable place during the entire day. The table is always supplied with oysters, clams, fish, and every fresh and still water luxury. Accommodations for 250 guests.
All parties of five or more will be met by our yacht and conveyed free of charge to the beach from either Ocean City, Public Landing, Stockton, Girdletree or Franklin City if we are notified.
Terms $7 per Week. $1.50 per Day.
J.T. WATERS & W.T. SCOTT, Prop'rs.
P.O. Stockton, Md.
Footnote: Green Run Beach was located on Assateague Island about 20 miles south of where Ocean City came into existence in the mid 1870's. The Ocean House began attracting visitors in 1865. Ocean City's more convenient accesibility may have led to the eventual demise of Green Run Beach.
Circa 1649
(Maryland State Archives excerpt)
"A Law Of Maryland Concerning Religion."
"For as much as in a well-governed and Christian Commonwealth, Matters concerning religion and the Honour of God ought to be in the first place to be taken into serious consideration, and endeavered to be setteled. Be it therefore Ordained and Enacted by the Right Honourable Caecilius Lord Baron of Baltimore, absolute Lord and Proprietory of this Province, with the advice and concent of the Upper and Lower House of this General Assembly, That whatsoever person or persons within this Province and the islands thereunto belonging, shall from henceforth blaspheme G O D, that is curse him, or shall deny our Saviour J E S U S C H R I S T to be the only son of God, or shall deny the Holy Trinity, the Father, Son, & Holy Ghost, or the Godhead of any of the said Three Persons of the Trinity, or the unity of the Godhead, or should use or utter any reproachful speeches, words, or language, concerning the Holy Trinity, or any of the said Three Persons thereof, shall be punished with death, and confiscation and forfeiture of his or her Lands and Goods to the Lord Proprietary and his Heirs."
August, 1902
The Times (Washington, D.C.)
(Continuation of Tangier Island article from last week)
And what finer sport is indulged in by boys in any section of the country than the wading and the swimming and jumping off from some of the anchored craft Into the soft oozy mud at low tide. No one who has seen the Tangier youngsters at play and noticed their- - mud be-spattered trousers, their torn straw hats, their bronzed and freckled faces, or has seen the skill and the facility with which boys of nine handle their boats around the island, need feel any pity for these boys, and the chance is that instead of pity there will come a sensation of envy and the wish for the return of days of boyhood.
I have said that Saturday night is the gala night of the island and this is due to the fact that this is the night of all the week when the male population of the Island Is at home. During the remainder of the week, from daybreak Monday morning until Saturday afternoon, the fishers and the crabbers are away from home, but on Saturday afternoon the boats may be seen sailing homeward, and at the landings crowds of children are waiting to greet the fathers who have been absent all the week, and this is pay day for the children and soon afterward they flock In swarms to the nearby stores to exchange their pennies for striped sticks of candy and animal crackers.
On Saturday afternoons and Sundays the anchoring places around the eastern side of the Island are well filled with the boats that have been absent during the week, and on shore the burden of conversation on Saturday afternoon relates to the catch of the week and the prices which different fishers or crabbers have received for their week's work. At the present time, owing to the scarcity of crabs, good prices prevail and every soft shell crab means 3 cents to tho crabber, and boats are stationed about the crabbing grounds which are ready to purchase the crabs as soon as caught. It is not uncommon for crabbers to receive from $35 to $50 for the week's catch.
(More of this article next Sunday)
Do you have a local memory to share with PPE readers.. such as a big snow storm, a favorite school teacher, a local happening, something of interest your parents or grandparents told you about? It can be just a line or two, or more if you wish. Send to tkforppe@yahoo.com and watch for it on a future TIME MACHINE posting!
"Somewhere over
the rainbow
Bluebirds fly..."
Flying on for JMMB
Friday, August 8, 2014
Scarecrow Contest
On
September 6th the Third Annual Pocomoketoberfest Beer Wine and Art
Festival will take place in Cypress Park on the Pocomoke River. Don’t miss out on the fun!
Enter
a scarecrow to represent your company in the
SCARECROW
CONTEST
Decorate Cypress Park with a homemade scarecrow
during
Pocomoketoberfest’s 2nd Annual Scarecrow Contest!
Free to enter! Great prizes!
Open
to everyone; chamber membership is not required.
It’s
fun for everyone and a free advertising opportunity for businesses!
Setup your scarecrow in Cypress Park (stage area) on
Saturday, September 6, between 8-11am.
Please include a ballot box with a name and contact
number
Attendees will vote for best scarecrow throughout the
event and the winners will be announced at 6 pm.
Grand prize: Four tickets to
Pocomoketoberfest 2015
Go to www.pocomoketoberfest.com or call 410-957-1919 for
more details.
Sponsored by The Cellular Connection
Thursday, August 7, 2014
TIME MACHINE ... This Sunday's Preview
1899.. Pocomoke City is dealing with Smallpox outbreak successfully; 1996.. New dress code for Somerset County students; 1939.. Feds declare war on illegal Eastern Shore wildfowl trapping and selling; 1887.. Assateague's Green Run Beach; circa 1649.. (It was harsh!) "A Law Of Maryland Concerning Religion"; and more from a 1902 article about Tangier Island and its residents.
Although you may not find all of these items in a history book, they are a part of our local history and you can read more about it this Sunday right here at The Pocomoke Public Eye.
Do you have a local memory to share with PPE readers.. such as a big snow storm, a favorite school teacher, a local happening, something of interest your parents or grandparents told you about? It can be just a line or two, or more if you wish. Send to tkforppe@yahoo.com and watch for it on a future TIME MACHINE posting!
Although you may not find all of these items in a history book, they are a part of our local history and you can read more about it this Sunday right here at The Pocomoke Public Eye.
Do you have a local memory to share with PPE readers.. such as a big snow storm, a favorite school teacher, a local happening, something of interest your parents or grandparents told you about? It can be just a line or two, or more if you wish. Send to tkforppe@yahoo.com and watch for it on a future TIME MACHINE posting!
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Pocomoke City National Night Out, Tuesday Aug 5, 2014
By Donna Clarke:
Pocomoke City Police Department joined with other local police departments all over the country with more than 16,000 communities hosting the National Night Out. This effort is part of The National Association of Town Watch, a non-profit organization which serves to promote crime prevention, police community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. Kids are able to interact with cops in a non-adversarial atmosphere, strictly fun for all.
In the beautiful Cypress Park the music was loud and lively. Music was provided by DJStr8up, also known as Corey Satchell from station OC104. Pocomoke Police Department, Maryland State Police, Worcester County Sheriff’s Department, Pocomoke Fire and EMS personnel & some of the Pocomoke High School ROTC were in attendance. Pocomoke’s mayor, city manager & all the city council members were participating.
Hundreds of Pocomoke City residents were visiting the booths, eating dinner, listening to music, and throwing frisbies. Children had their faces painted and carried balloons.
Under the big red and white striped tent were vendors including the Lynnhaven Baptist Church Youth Group, Team Brit, Worcester County Health Department, AGH Healthy Happenings & Worcester County Youth and Family.
It was obvious to this writer that families were having a great time. The music was enjoyed by a large crowd who sat in the bleachers or stood around the grounds. Weather was perfect and it looked like the whole town was there! Cypress Park was the place to be on National Night Out!
Check out the photos located below:
Face painting from Lynnhaven Baptist Church
Crowd in the park
DJ Str8Up from OC104
Under the pavilion, making & serving snow
balls were Zach Joiner, Patrick Waters ( in neon yellow), ROTC Colson
& Gayle from Pocomoke PD
A Word From Washington
August 6, 2014
Dear Friend, This letter comes to you as the House of Representatives winds down its legislative session and Members return to their home districts for the remainder of the month. Fortunately, the House was able to pass two important immigration bills before the August recess: The first House bill, adopted last Friday, would allocate $694 million while modifying a 2008 anti-human-trafficking law to make it easier to deport unaccompanied minors who have flooded across the United States border in recent months. The second bill would block the Obama administration from continuing to enforce a 2012 executive action, known as the Deferred Acton for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, which delays most deportations for children who arrived in the United States before 2007. Both pieces of legislation will hopefully deter parents from sending their children on the long and dangerous journey from Central America.Throughout the month of July, many reporters have asked me about what we should do about the flow of immigrant children into our nation. I sat down with Patrice Sanders of Fox 45 Morning News a week ago for a chat on immigration. Click below to watch the interview.
I
also
spoke
about
the
issue
on
an
episode
of MPT’s State
Circle, Fox
News’ America’s
News
Headquarters,
and Comcast
Newsmakers.
(Click
on
each
of
the
links
to
watch.)
Thank
you
for
your
continued
energy
and
enthusiasm,
as
reflected
in
your
letters
and
Facebook
posts.
If
you
haven’t
already,
LIKE
my Facebook
page. You
can
also
follow
me
on Twitter @RepAndyHarrisMD.
Also,
there
are
certain
times
during
an
election
year
when
candidates
are
not
allowed
to
send
unsolicited
mail
to
those
they
represent
in
Congress.
This
is
called
a
blackout
period.
We
are
entering
into
one
of
these
three-month
blackout
periods
starting
August
7th.
If
you’d
like
to
stay
up
to
date
on
what
I
am
doing
in
Washington
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e-newsletter
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website.Thank you for the opportunity to serve you in Congress!
Sincerely,
Andy Harris, M.D.
MEMBER OF CONGRESS
Keeping an EYE on some good news hiding behind the headlines...
In an historic first, Europe's Rosetta
probe has commenced a powered orbit
around a comet after a 10-year chase.
Read about its mission here:
(copy address and paste to your web browser)
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28659783
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
JOIN POCOMOKE CITY POLICE FOR OUR ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT
POCOMOKE CITY POLICE
JOIN POCOMOKE CITY POLICE FOR OUR ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT
FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES
POCOMOKE RESIDENTS ONLY
GRADES K – 8TH
(WHILE SUPPLIES LAST)
POCOMOKE CITY POLICE DEPT
1500 MARKET STREET
POCOMOKE, MD 21851
SATURDAY
AUGUST 16, 2014
12 – 2 PM
RAIN OR SHINE
KELVIN D. SEWELL
CHIEF OF POLICE
Monday, August 4, 2014
Pocomoke Police Department PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
Pocomoke Police Department
1500 Market Street
Pocomoke, Maryland 21851
410-957-1600
July
1, 2014 – August 1, 2014
7-2-14 Kendrick
Harmon, age 30 of Temperanceville, VA was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged on a Warrant for
Failure
to Follow Probation Conditions by the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office.
7-5-14 Gerri
Fitch, age 35 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Driving, attempting to drive vehicle while
impaired by drug(s) or drug(s) and alcohol.
7-9-14 Brian
Haggins, age 21 of Princess Anne, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft less than $100.00.
7-9-14 Ranqwuon
Bailey, age 21 of Pocomoke City, MD
was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police Department and charged with Theft less
than $100.00.
7-9-14 James
Gooldrup, age 19 year of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City
Police Department and charged on a Warrant for Failure to Pay Deferred Payment by the
Pocomoke City Police Department.
7-10-14 Jovon
Schoolfield, age 28 of Pocomoke City, MD year was arrested by the Pocomoke City
Police Department and charged with Reckless Endangerment.
7-12-14 Harvey
Brown, age 35 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Failure to Obey Lawful Order.
7-14-14 Michael
Sigua, age 21 of Pocomoke City, MD
was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police Department and charged with CDS
Possession – Marijuana and CDS: Possession Paraphernalia.
7-14-14 Shawn
Johnson, age 19 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with CDS Possession – Marijuana.
7-15-14 Donald
Sturgis, age 32 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Assault – 2nd Degree and charged on a
Warrant for Assault 2nd Degree, Theft less than $100.00 by the
Pocomoke City Police Department.
7-15-14 Danielle
Aker, age 32 of Horntwon, VA was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft less than $100.00.
7-15-14 June
Smullen, age 33 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged on a Warrant for Assault 2nd Degree (4),
MDOP, Theft less than $100.00 by the Worcester County Sherriff’s Office.
7-16-14 Sabrina
Trader, age 44 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Disorderly Conduct.
7-17-14 Shawn
Johnson, age 19 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with CDS Possession of
Marijuana and CDS: Possession Paraphernalia.
7-17-14 Casey
Anderson, age 19 of Atlantic, VA was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Malicious Destruction of Property.
7-17-14 Charles
Glover, age 55 of Albemarle, NC was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft less than $100.00.
7-19-14 Edward
Osbey, age 45 of Germantown, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft less than $100.00.
7-19-14 Dakota
Tyler, age 19 of Wimauma, FL was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft less than $100.00.
7-22-14 Alphonso
Ruffin, age 29 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged on a Warrant for a Traffic charge by the Wicomico County
Sherriff’s Office.
7-22-14 Mary
Varner, age 23 of Orrtanna, PA was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft less than $500.00.
7-23-14 Andrew
Miller, age 24 of Quantico, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with False
Imprisonment, Assault – 1st Degree; Assault – 2nd Degree,
Reckless Endangerment, and Arson/Threat.
7-24-14 Ecentral Francois,
age 26 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police Department
and charged with Theft Scheme Plus $500.00.
7-24-14 Nicole
Dorman, age 24 of Frankfurt, DE was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft Scheme Plus
$500.00.
7-25-14 Joseph
Revels, age 52 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Trespassing on Posted Property.
7-29-14 Jasmine
Jones, age 18 of Salisbury, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft $100 – less than $1,000.
7-29-14 Torrie
Dupont, age 22 of Salisbury, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft $100 – less than $1,000.
7-29-14 Kalifah
Milton, age 19 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft $100 –
less than $1,000.
7-29-14 David
Lewis, age 31 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged on a Warrant for a Traffic Violation thru a Worcester
County Sherriff’s Office.
7-29-14 Flora
Priester, age 52 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Disorderly Conduct.
7-30-14 Patrick
Stevenson, age 42 of Snow Hill, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Trespassing on Private Property.
7-30-14 Christopher
Hastings, age 56 of Eureka, NV was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with an Alcohol Violation.
7-30-14 Craig
Hastings, age 49 was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police Department and
charged with an Alcohol Violation.
7-30-14 Brandon
Landrum, age 18 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with Theft less than $100.00
7-30-14 Edward Schmidt,
age 24 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police Department
and charged with CDS: Possession Paraphernalia.
7-31-14 Tymesha
Schoolfield, age 37 of Pocomoke City, MD was arrested by the Pocomoke City
Police Department and charged with Theft less than $100.00
8-1-14 Ronnie
Holden, age 18 of Temperanceville, VA was arrested by the Pocomoke City Police
Department and charged with CDS Possession – Marijuana.
- A Pocomoke juvenile, age 12 was arrested for Assault – 2nd Degree.
- A Pocomoke juvenile, age 16 was arrested for CDS Possession - Marijuana.
- A Pocomoke juvenile, age 16 was arrested for CDS Possession - Marijuana.
- A Pocomoke juvenile, age 14 was arrested for Theft $100 – less than $1,000.
- A Pocomoke juvenile, age 15 was arrested for Theft less $500 Value.
- A Pocomoke juvenile, age 16 was arrested for Theft less $500 Value.
- Thirty-One (31) additional arrests were made for various traffic violations.
Kelvin Sewell
Kelvin D. Sewell
Chief of Police
August
4, 2014
Delmarva Discovery Center
Paradise on the Pocomoke
August 8, 2014 - August 8, 2014
2:00-4:00 Enjoy the beautiful Pocomoke River on a 2-hour guided kayak/canoe tour with naturalist from the Delmarva Discovery Center starting at the Pocomoke River Canoe Company in Snow Hill.
2:00-4:00 Enjoy the beautiful Pocomoke River on a 2-hour guided kayak/canoe tour with naturalist from the Delmarva Discovery Center starting at the Pocomoke River Canoe Company in Snow Hill.
Pocomoketoberfest
Ticket Information
| Ticket Type | Sales End | Price | Fee | |
|
Beer Early Bird
Discounted Pocomoketoberfest admission to include commemorative sample glass and free beer samples.
|
Aug 30, 2014 | $20.00 | $2.09 | |
|
Wine Early Bird
Discounted Pocomoketoberfest admission to include commemorative wine glass and free wine samples.
|
Aug 30, 2014 | $20.00 | $2.09 | |
|
Early Bird Beer and Wine
Discounted
Pocomoketoberfest admission to include commemorative sample beer glass
and free beer samples, and wine glass and wine samples.
|
Aug 30, 2014 | $25.00 | $2.37 | |
|
Designated Driver
Admission to Pocomoketoberfest to enjoy live music and art show. No beer or wine included.
|
Sep 6, 2014 | $5.00 | $1.2 |
Who's Going
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Event Details
Yes,
just like Germany, we are holding our ‘Oktoberfest’ in September to
kick off the harvest season! Taste the Eastern Shore at this wine and
beer festival. Listen to live music while you sample, play games, and
enjoy shopping with local artists. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets
and enjoy the day! For more information contact
pocomokechamber@gmail.com or 410-957-1919 or see Pocomoketoberfest.com.
Have questions about Pocomoketoberfest?
Contact Pocomoke Area Chamber of Commerce
When & Where
Cypress Park
Front Street
Pocomoke City,
MD 21851
Saturday, September 6, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM (PDT)
Add to my calendar
Organizer
Pocomoke Area Chamber of Commerce
But Wait! There's More! Delegate McDermott's "Stop Digging" Piece Continued
Stop Digging!
(Continued!)
by
Delegate Mike McDermott
As Americans, we understand
that people can make mistakes. As we grow up, we learn from our mistakes so
that we do not stumble a second time. Wise people do not often make the
same mistake twice.
There is an old proverb
which states, “Those who cannot remember
the past
are condemned to repeat it.”
Governor O’Malley and
Senator Mathias are not exceptions to this rule.
Eight years ago when these
two men took office together, Maryland enjoyed a billion dollar surplus at
the end of Republican Bob Ehrlich’s first term as governor. Our state
played host to 11 Fortune 500 companies. We were #25 on the list of
“Business Friendly States”, poultry operations were expanding,
and the future of agriculture in Maryland looked bright. Our people were
happy to live here and most had no thoughts of moving away.
Eight years with
O’Malley and Mathias have shown the devastating effects of their big
government economic policies and made it clear that they do not learn from
their past or their mistakes. Their shared philosophy promoting government
as the answer to any problem has turned our surplus into deficits. While
every state experienced the recession, Maryland has struggled to regain its
footing, and some of our counties are simply not recovering. It is a
failure of policy, not our people.
Of those 11 Fortune 500
companies...only 1 remains in Maryland and that is McCormick Inc. Based on
recent news accounts, even the folks who gave us “Old Bay”
seasoning are soon to relocate to Pennsylvania. These companies have not
gone out of business, they just cannot afford to operate in a state run by
folks who do not know how to be “business
friendly”.
Being known as a
“Business Friendly” state should be our goal. O’Malley,
and his apologists like Mathias, have moved us from #25 all the way down to
#42. We are surrounded by businesses that have closed shop, companies that
simply do not exist anymore, and large retailers that have boarded up and
moved away. Business has a thin bottom line that liberal lawmakers have
never understood. Every increase to the cost of doing business must be
passed on to consumers who have less money to spend. Liberals apparently
skipped their Economics 101 class to attend Advanced Hole Digging
301.
We lose market share on the
shore if we are not building at least 30 new chicken houses a year. This
administration has allowed us to go through an 18-month span where nothing
was permitted to be built. The new requirements placed upon our farmers by
this administration nearly demands an Engineering and Planning Degree just
to fill out the forms. The same holds true for other business ventures,
and, in a world where time is money, companies and entrepreneurs do not
have the “time” to wait for Maryland.
That old adage and advice:
“If you find yourself in a hole, the first rule is to stop
digging”, is clearly not hanging in the office of the governor or the
Maryland Senate. When these guys hit brick walls with neon signs
telling them, “NOT THIS WAY...GO BACK!”, they assume the rules
of logic and economics simply did not apply to them...and they keep on
digging. Four years ago we lost conservative seats in the Senate, and
O’Malley never looked back. His bold agenda included:
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A new definition for marriage,
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The “Bathroom Bill” for transgender rights,
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The Gun Bill,
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Eliminating the Death Penalty,
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The Septic Bill,
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Watershed Improvement Plans,
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Nutrient Management,
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Taxpayer subsidized wind turbines,
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Income Tax increases,
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Sales Tax increases,
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Taxpayer subsidized college tuition for Illegal Aliens,
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Common Core curriculum changes,
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80 additional Tax and Fee Increases,
...and the dirt keeps
flying out of the hole, and yet there’s more!
The
Obama-O’Malley-Mathias Care implementation has given our taxpayers
one of the biggest dirt clods of all! First they expand those who can get
on the Medicaid rolls without a funding source which cost us untold
millions. Then they create a State-run Health Care Exchange (bill sponsored
by Jim Mathias) run by LT Governor Brown that soaks up hundreds of millions
of your dollars and produces a sour lemon that had to be abandoned after
multiple attempts to “correct the problem”. Then, the same
senators that gave us this nightmare voted for us to pay another couple
hundred million to acquire yet another system from another state...which is
now having problems of its own! And for those who could not get through to
sign up but simply say, “I tried but the phone was
busy…”, Maryland Taxpayers will pay the full amount of any
medical bills they incurred through April of this year. They could not even
give us an estimate on the cost for this bill, they simply voted to give
the governor a blank check!
Keep digging
fellas...you’ll get there yet!
I believe Maryland is a
state that can prosper. If we follow sound economic principles, believe in
our people, and change our policies, in the near future we could be
debating what to do with our surplus revenues. Here are some action items
myself and other conservatives have proposed during the past two
years:
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Cut Income Taxes. This is where small businesses pay the bulk of their taxes. This alone would spur our economy and put more discretionary dollars back in our families pocket books. Slash the rates or eliminate them over time and watch us grow!
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Cut Corporate Tax Rates by 50% and get ready for those Fortune 500 companies to see Maryland as their headquarters once again.
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Streamline bureaucracy and follow the recommendations in multiple studies done in the past 10-years that would promote Maryland as sporting a “Business Friendly Climate”.
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Lift the regulatory burden. Have an attitude as a state that our job is to “permit” not “deny”. State employees exist to help and assist our business community prosper, not to act as punitive tax collectors.
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Allow the first $50,000.00 in Retirement Income to be tax free and make us a state where people want to retire rather than flee in their latter years.
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Trust your people and do not trample their 2nd Amendment Rights. The right to protect and defend our families should be considered a “good and substantial reason” to wear and carry a firearm if one chooses to do so.
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Stop demanding more money for the Bay or more regulations on our farmers and families until the issues surrounding the Conowingo Dam are addressed and resolved.
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Base all decisions and regulations governing our farmers and watermen on sound science and not “best guess” political solutions.
Had these 8-steps been
implemented as proposed by myself and others, our State revenues would have
increased significantly, entrepreneurism would be flourishing, corporations
would be expanding and migrating into our state, retirees would remain and
continue to contribute to our economy while others looked to Maryland as a
place to retire, crime would have continued to decrease and our streets
would be safer, we would be well on our way to solving the real problem
facing the Bay, and our watermen and farming families would be prosperous
once again.
Opportunity is knocking
loud in November. Be sure you answer the door!
Marylander, take back your
state!
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