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Worcester County Public School Calendar 2019-2020.

A change from this school year's schedule is eliminating built in make-up days during the winter and spring breaks and scheduling needed make-up days for inclement weather closings to the end of the school year calendar.

(Click address to view calendar.)

http://www.worcesterk12.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_577356/File/Departments/Public%20Relations%20&%20Special%20Programs/Calendar%20Development/2019-2020%20Approved%20School%20System%20Calendar.pdf

TIME MACHINE: 1921, 2000, 1994, 1915.

October, 1921

Worcester Democrat

 Worcester Democrat

November, 2000

Painted by a German artist more than half a century ago, this is how Mount Ephriam appeared before being remodeled. The house dates to the late 1700s.                                   

Daily Times (Salisbury) 

March, 1994

The Somerset Herald

August, 1915

Baltimore Sun

Footnote:  Considering hotel ads from this era the writer's "$2 per" probably referenced the cost per day stay at a hotel, including meals. -tk

                                                          

1967.. #1 records included "Something Stupid" (Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra), "Penny Lane (The Beatles).

1974.. Gasoline was averaging about 42 cents a gallon; the average annual income was $13,900.

The Time Machine is a weekly feature I've enjoyed researching and compiling on The Pocomoke Public Eye since 2011.  I have fond memories of growing up in Pocomoke City and welcome reader contributions we can share about things you've read, remember, or were told relating to our Pocomoke/Eastern shore area...a sentence, a paragraph, or more all fine. Just email it.

Worcester Schools To Offer Addiction Education

(WBOC)

Worcester County Board of Education Approves Naloxone Administration Policy

WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. - Back in 2017, lawmakers in Annapolis passed the "Start Talking Maryland Act."

That act requires public schools to offer education about heroin and opioid addiction and prevention.

The law also requires school boards to establish a policy related to the administration of naloxone, a medication that reverses an opioid overdose.

The Worcester County Board of Education has passed its Naloxone Administration Policy.

(View full article)
http://www.wboc.com/story/40037121/worcester-county-board-of-education-approves-naloxone-administration-policy

Two Downtown Buildings Demolished

Demolition of the Lusby building and the old Dance Loft started late morning on February 22, 2019.  The City has contracted with Harry White of Pocomoke Recycling Co, Inc. to do the demolition and clean up of the 2 buildings. Unfortunately, these buildings were beyond reasonable and economical repair due to the neglect of upkeep. The City has made a hard commitment to address abandoned, dilapidated, and public safety buildings. The City is also committed to a revitalization effort to replace demolished buildings with more modern, attractive buildings that will blend in with the current Downtown appearance. The City will be presenting a conceptional drawing and plan in the very near future. (Pictures and text from cityofpocomoke.com  .)

TIME MACHINE: 1935, 1953, 1904, 1941, 1915.

September, 1935

  Worcester Democrat

Footnote: Wonder if  the reference "shorten the distance between the two cities to about eighteen miles" was intended to state or mean "by" eighteen miles. -tk

Barry b said...

Straight line from downtown Salisbury to downtown Pocomoke is 20 miles. Would go near West Post Office, Perryhawkin and Cokesbury. Would kind of parallel the back way to Salisbury through the Pocomoke Forest.

 December, 1953

Salisbury Times

February, 1904

Democratic Messenger

January, 1941

The News Journal (Wilmington)

August, 1915
(The times..they are a changin')

The Marylander And Herald

1961.. "West Side Story" won the Academy Awards 'Best Picture' honors.

1973.. It became known as "The Saturday Night Massacre."
Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy AG William Ruckelshaus resigned rather than follow President Nixon's orders to dismiss the Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox. 

The Time Machine is a weekly feature I've enjoyed researching and compiling on The Pocomoke Public Eye since 2011.  I have fond memories of growing up in Pocomoke City and welcome reader contributions we can share about things you've read, remember, or were told relating to our Pocomoke/Eastern shore area..a sentence, a paragraph, or more all fine. Just email it.

Our neighbor Snow Hill looks for a fresh image and more.

(The Dispatch)

Snow Hill Earns Maryland Grant For Rebranding

SNOW HILL – Efforts are underway to rebrand Snow Hill with the help of a state grant.

(Read article)
https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2019/02/14/snow-hill-earns-maryland-grant-for-rebranding/

Upcoming Rec & Parks Motorcoach Tours..

The 2019 Motorcoach Tour Schedule features four upcoming trips for March/April. Click below address for info.

http://www.worcesterrecandparks.org/programs/motorcoach

TIME MACHINE: 1997, 1966, 1888, 1935.

August, 1997

A Pocomoke landmark building, originally the U.S. 13 Restaurant, was heavily damaged by fire in August, 1997. At that time it was known as The Eastern Shoreman Restaurant & Crab House Lounge. The newspaper picture below shows the interior of the restaurant in the early 1950's. Photo courtesy Frances Twyford.

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The Daily Times (Salisbury)

December, 1966

The Democratic Messenger And The Pocomoke City Messenger

December, 1888

Peninsula Enterprise

October, 1935

Worcester Democrat

1955.. "Autumn Leaves" (Roger Williams), "Sixteen Tons" (Tennessee Ernie Ford), and "Memories Are Made Of This" (Dean Martin) were #1 records.

1976.. Jimmy Carter defeated the incumbent Gerald Ford in the presidential election.

The Time Machine is a weekly feature I've enjoyed researching and compiling on The Pocomoke Public Eye since 2011.  I have fond memories of growing up in Pocomoke City and welcome reader contributions we can share about things you've read, remember, or were told relating to our Pocomoke/Eastern shore area...a sentence, a paragraph, or more all fine. Just email it.