The Great Pocomoke Fair Pageant Winners

Pageants were held Thursday night for Little Miss and Mister Pocomoke Fair and Junior Miss Pocomoke Fair.

The Junior Miss Pocomoke Fair is  Jiah Johnson.  Photo taken with her proud Mother Eboni Johnson.   First Runner Up is Savanna Hoffman. Second Runner Up is Emily Joy Adams.

Photo / William Johnson/Great Pocomoke Fair facebook

Little Miss Pocomoke Fair  2012 is Ava Skorobatsch.
Photo/Great Pocomoke Fair facebook
Little Mr. Pocomoke Fair 2012 is Jordan Parkinson.
Photo/Great Pocomoke Fair facebook

More to follow...........

The Blessing of the Combines ~ Another fun year !

I said it last year: This IS a must attend event!  Even if you do not move from you seat along the sidewalk in the shade the entire time you must attend at least once. 

There's just so much to see and  so much to do! 

Steve Hales did such a wonderful job and certainly entertained the crowd.  He's a great auctioneer too! 

Worcester County Commissioner Virgil Shockley spoke some powerful words too along with a little history on the origin of the Blessing of the Combines and how this extra special day began with Gus Payne and daughter Becky Payne.

Rev. Tina Whaley asked for Gods blessing on the combines and the farmers.

Delegate Mike McDermott was the keynote speaker for the days events.  "Sowing and Reaping" was the theme for his speech and as usual it was powerful!  Delegate McDermott, who very seldom makes a copy of his speeches did for this occasion and I have posted it here.  His words say it all and everyone agreed.....farming heritage is most important.  (Thanks, Mike).  

Sowing and Reaping
Blessing of the Combines-Snow Hill, MD 8-4-2012
by Delegate Michael A. McDermott

"Today we gather to celebrate and recognize the importance of our farming heritage...to acknowledge its importance to our world, and to ask God’s blessing upon those whose hard work makes food available for our tables.
Let us recall our humble beginnings.

There are homes here in town that were standing and full of life when our founders reached into their bag of seed and sowed independence into the hearts of their countrymen. Men and women stood on these very streets and saw the dawn of liberty. They would pledge everything to secure a hope and a future so that we could be a free people.

We are that posterity which was declared in the preamble of our Constitution and now the task of passing on "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" rests with our generation just as it was declared and passed down to us. It is a sacred trust.

Let us thank God today that many present here with us pursue their happiness while operating a combine. They do so in an ever changing environment full of risks and challenges. They are the original conservationists who clearly have a dynamic relationship with the land that is both historic yet always with an eye toward the future. It comes as no surprise that many of the original delegates to the First Continental Congress were farmers. They were men of shared vision and a passion for the land.

Maryland, from the beginning, has recognized the importance of farming to our economic well being as a people. It is for good reason that you find a farmer and a fishermen on the Great Seal of the State of Maryland, and it should serve as a constant reminder to all of the importance these two occupations played in the founding of our state.

We must do all that we can to preserve the right to farm for in doing so, we preserve ourselves.

It is time for a new generation of sowers to rise up that we might preserve liberty for all of our tomorrows. Change is needed if we are to expect farming to remain viable in Maryland. We must demand a regulatory environment that is reality based and governed by the Department of Agriculture and not the Department of the Environment.

We must demand that, before they are implemented, all further regulations and permitting practices take into account the full impact on our farming communities including their long term economic viability. And while the Eastern Shore takes care of our 4% responsibility for the health of our Bay, we must insist that Baltimore City and the metropolitan counties take a hard look in the mirror for the other 96%.

We must insure that those who choose to pass on their farming traditions can do so without the fear of their land being lost by crushing tax liabilities..and we must demand that taxpayer funded law school clinics do not terrorize our farm families. The attacks on our farming traditions must end now.

Every child in Maryland should be required to take a field trip to a family farm. Our culture must be viewed as something more than the fields and barns they drive by on their way to the beach. The children of Maryland need to know that their food does not originate in a grocery store. Education and liberty walk side by side and hand in hand.

I want our young people to know that there is a hope and a future for farming in America and especially on the Eastern Shore. I want them to embrace new and innovative technology and techniques just as those who have gone before them have done throughout history. We are the breadbasket of the world and our farmers lead the way.

In our midst today are tomorrow's farmers. Their hopes and dreams are precious and insure that our own future is secure and prosperous. Today, let us determine to do all we can to protect those dreams. Let us insure that the blessing of the combines does not become a parade of antiques that we dust off once a year to remind ourselves what life use to be like on the Eastern Shore.

Let us stand together today with our farming brethren and again sow the seeds of freedom that will insure that our children’s children have the opportunities of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness all the days of their lives.

May God Bless Maryland."

Rachel Allman has a powerful voice and sang the National Anthem plus a few more songs.  In this photo Rachel sings with The Country Grass.

Little Miss Worcester County Farm Bureau Mallory Lambertson  after the parade.

More photos to be posted.  I haven't even gotten to the parade which was actually before the speeches and the blessing of the combines.  So keep checking back....there's lots more to be posted later today.

Save the Youth Crime Prevention Membership Drive

SAVE the YOUTH CRIME PREVENTION

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

Open membership drive being held this week for anyone interested. 

Melanie Bolling, board member with the group,  will be at the Save the Youth office all this week to hand applications to those interested in joining.  You may take the application with you to fill out and return or while at the office.

Hours are 9:00 a.m.  until 3 p.m.  Office is located behind the armory- (old police station). 

TIME MACHINE ... Encore Items

(Reader-friendly viewing of newspaper archives material)

I'm away this week and have selected some items that perhaps you didn't see originally or would like to read again. -tk

September, 1953

During the days of a 1953 protest by Pocomoke City's baseball team in the Central Shore League over the postponement of a play-off game between Pocomoke and Crisfield legendary Salisbury Times Sports Editor Ed Nichols recalled an incident from more than a decade earlier:　

　

One memorable night years ago the tool shed at the Pocomoke City ball park was getting a battering.

Inside was an umpire, Ed Toach, we believe, who the hostile fans wanted to get their hands on. He'd done 'em wrong they screamed. The chief of police extinguished the hot tempers finally by having the fire siren blown loud and long. The only fire blazing in Pocomoke then was around that tool shed. This mournful screeching stimulated the curiosity of the angry crew. Off they hustled up town to find out they had been tricked. But it was too late. Toach was hustled out of town, saved by the fire bell.

They were the old blood and thunder days of the Eastern Shore (D) League, 1937-1941. 　

July, 1856

If you were living on the Eastern Shore in the mid 1850's and wanted to go to Philadelphia here's a connection route according to information in the July 4,1856 edition of the Delaware State Reporter in Dover: The Sea Steamer St. Nicholas leaves Lewes, Del., for Philadelphia every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 5AM. There's a stage route to Lewes from Cherry Stone, Va., via Drummondtown, Horntown, Snow Hill, Berlin, and Millsboro. There's also a stage route from Princess Anne via Salisbury, Laurel ,and Georgetown. For returning from Philadelphia, the steamer leaves the Arch Street Wharf on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7AM.

　

September, 1971

High School football was set to make its debut in Worcester County with teams in Snow Hill and Berlin but Pocomoke would not yet be fielding a team. The county commissioners had approved approximately $33,000 for each of the three High Schools for a football program. Pocomoke chose to use its first year funding for improvements to its athletic field, while continuing with its soccer program. Snow Hill and Berlin would continue their soccer programs as well.　

　

February, 1935

(The Denton Journal)

(Excerpts)

For the first time since 1888 the upper Chincoteague Bay which laps tidewater Worcester County between South Point, near Ocean City, and the Maryland-Virginia boundary, is a solid field of ice. Approximately 90 square miles of the bay is frozen with ice ranging from 6 to 10 inches in thickness, which extends between the mainland and the beach peninsula. Last week several Stockton and Girdletree fishermen walked seven miles across the ice to the beach, chatted with Coast Guards isolated at the Green Run station, and returned without mishap. Ice skaters at Public Landing ventured miles out across the ice covered bay. Older residents, recalling the freeze on the bay in 1888, tell tales of horse-drawn vehicles being driven over the ice from Chincoteague, Va., north to Ocean City, Md., a distance of 40 miles.

　

October, 1967

R.E. Powell & Co. held dedication ceremonies for its newly remodeled store, the former Coffman-Fisher clothing store, at the northwest corner of Second and Market Streets in Pocomoke.

Footnote: Some may have childhood memories of climbing the steps above the balcony level to Coffman-Fisher's toy department which was set-up once a year for the Christmas season.

　

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Sun Trust Bank Robber Arrested

The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 33-year-old Gregory D. Bailey, Jr. for robbing an Onancock bank Thursday afternoon.

According to Sheriff Todd Godwin, deputies were dispatched to a Suntrust Bank just after 12:30 p.m. in reference to an armed robbery. The location of the bank was not given by ACSO.

Gregory D. Bailey, Jr.

Bailey, of Onancock was charged with two counts of robbery and one count of use of firearm in the commission of a robbery.

According to Gerald Goga with the Accomack Acounty Sheriff's Office Bailey is being held without bond.

Agencies assisting in the investigation include; the Virginia State Police, the FBI, Onancock Police, Onley Police Department, Virginia Marine Police, Northampton County Sheriff’s Office and Worcester County Sheriff’s Office.

Pocomoke City Mayor and Council Meeting

A G E N D A

POCOMOKE CITY MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING

7:30 p.m., Monday, August 6, 2012

City Hall

1. Call to Order, Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance.

2.  Review and approval of minutes from meeting of July 2, 2012

3.  Review and approval of bills to be paid.

4.  Tim Richo and Adrian Smith to request use of vacant City property for football training activities.

5.  Authorize Mayor to sign Emergency Res. No. 465 authorizing submission of 2012 Community Legacy Grant application.

6.  Authorize submission of a Community Parks and Playground application for golf course improvements to D.N.R.

7.  Review letters of recommendations from Planning and Zoning Commission:

1. Wayne Lambertson Subdivision
2. Buchanan Subaru site plan
3. Boundary realignment plat for D.C.M. Leasing, LLC

8.  Discuss letter from property owners Mike Dunn and Gene Dunn regarding recent inspection at 124 Willow Street. (former Lawsons Bar)

9.  Authorize purchases of new equipment:

1. New garbage truck
2. Used Tee Mower
3. Ambulance

10.  Review preliminary inspection report from Hamblin for Armory building at 300 Second Street.

11.  Discuss status of proposed lease and conditions with Save the Youth of Armory gym.

12.  First Reading of Ord. No. 410 regarding Ethics.

13.  Discuss 2012-13 Community Greening Program Grant. 

Comments from the Audience.

Mayor and Council Items.

Adjourn.

AGENDAS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE UNTIL THE TIME OF CONVENING.

Armed Robbery Subject WANTED By the Ocean City Police Department

Ocean City Police Advising Citizens of Wanted Subject

Ocean City Police are advising residents and citizens about a wanted suspect who was involved in an armed robbery that occurred earlier today, August 3, 2012, at approximately 5 p.m. in the area of Rt. 50 and Rt. 589.  Charles Rich Conden fled from the vehicle in the area of 100^th Street prior to the police apprehending the other four suspects.

The Ocean City Police Department has received information that Conden is armed with a handgun.  Conden is a white male, 19-years-old, 5”09, and 150lbs and has a clown tattoo with profane words under it.

Ocean City Police are advising citizens to use caution when coming in contact with Conden.  Citizens are advised anyone coming into contact with Conden not to approach this subject and should immediately contact the Ocean City Police Department at: 410-723-6600 or call 911.

The Great Pocomoke Fair

Great harness racing today at the Great Pocomoke Fair.

The Mayors Race

Current Mayor Bruce Morrison (far right) and Retired Pocomoke City Police Chief J.D. Ervin (far left) pose with the winning horse along with family and friends.

The Antique/Classic Tractor pull should be getting under way...

Lots of great vendors and rides!  And don't forget to visit the livestock barn! 

FIREWORKS AT 10:00 !!

DON'T MISS THE FUN!!

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Gabby Douglas' Proud Airman Father Has Watched Her From Afar

While Gabby Douglas has been preparing to capture American hearts in the London Olympics, her father has been serving in the Air Force.

The 4-foot-11, 16-year-old gymnast nicknamed the “Flying Squirrel” made history Thursday when she won the gold medal in the women’s all-around competition. Her father, Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Douglas, who has served multiple deployments throughout her childhood, was not on hand. But he first saw in June what the world has witnessed this week in his talented and charismatic daughter.

“There’s an exuberance,” Douglas told the Des Moines Register in late June, after surprising his daughter at the Olympic Trials in San Jose. “There’s a feeling that you can’t describe.”

For much of the last several years, Douglas, who has done three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, has made do with YouTube videos of his daughter’s routines as he served with the 203rd Red Horse civil engineering squadron, either in Virginia Beach or in Kandahar.

Although his last tour ended in October of 2011, when he showed up to see her qualify for the U.S. Olympic team, it was one of the rare times he has seen Gabby compete in person.

Gabby, who began training at age six, was just nine when her father was first called up. Two years ago, she moved from her family in Virginia Beach to live with a sponsoring family in Des Moines, Iowa, where she trained with Liang Chow, who previously coached Shawn Johnson, the 2008 Olympic silver medalist. But the girl who did perfect cartwheels at age 3 says praying for her father’s safety has been a regular part of her life, almost like her training regimen.

"I just had to pray to God just to keep him safe and tell the angels to keep my dad safe and come home," she told NBC.

On Thursday, Gabby tallied 62.232 points to win the all-around gold medal, besting Russian Viktoria Komova, who scored 61.973 points to win the silver. Earlier in the games, Douglas played a major role in helping Team USA clinch its first team gold medal in women's gymnastics since the 1996 games in Atlanta.

Even if Sgt. Douglas couldn’t see Gabby win the gold in person, the surprise visit to the trials, which marked the first time he’d seen her in nearly two years, resulted in a joyful reunion. Douglas held up an American flag with "Go Gabby Douglas, Love, Dad" on the front and his daughter had no idea he was in the crowd.

"I'm like, 'Who's calling my name?' And then I look up,” she told the Des Moines Register. “It was my dad and his friend, and I haven't seen him in a while," Gabby said later. "They were holding up the flag. And I almost felt like bawling. I was like, ‘Oh, my gosh, Dad!"

"I just missed her so much," Timothy Douglas told the paper. "It's just so thrilling what's going on."

Douglas’ mother, Natalie Hawkins, is in the process of divorcing Timothy Douglas. But both parents have supported the plucky superstar, helping to pay for her training and travel.

"I'm so happy for her, so thrilled," Hawkins told reporters in London after her daughter’s second gold performance. "I love her and I'm so proud of her."

As her father no doubt watched from afar and Gabby took her place atop the podium, her own feelings of national pride were stoked.
"That was awesome, seeing the flag raised and you're on top and the national anthem just playing," Douglas told reporters. "You feel like you’re in a concert. All these flashes ... I'm living on Cloud Nine."
Source:

Olympic fun fact: Gabby Douglas' last name unscrambled is "USA Gold."

In Case You Missed It: Change Maryland / Larry Hogan

A Tale of Two States MD vs. VA
Fox Business News / Lou Dobbs 7.31.12

"According to Change Maryland, 31,000 tax payers fled the state."
http://www.changemaryland.org/2012/08/change-maryland-on-lou-dobbs/#.UBvlGfZlStZ


State losing more small businesses than its neighbors

The Daily Record 7.30.12

"University of Maryland economist Peter Morici said Maryland’s business environment is 'kind of a metaphor and encapsulation of what’s happening to the country.'"
http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/07/30/state-losing-more-small-businesses-than-its-neighbors/


The end of a bad O’Malley month

Monoblogue 7.30.12

"Jim Pettit of Change Maryland responds: Governor O’Malley is pursuing the Presidency – the last thing we want to see is a continuation of the same irresponsible fiscal policies pursued on the state level that would only cause further damage to our entire nation in the years ahead." 

http://monoblogue.us/2012/07/30/the-end-of-a-bad-omalley-month/


Conservative Fiscal Policy Works

Jackie Wellfonder - Raging Against the Rhetoric  7.30.12 

"I’m thankful that ChangeMaryland continues to be a thorn in the Guvnah’s side by pointing out the facts, which point out the many failures of O’Malley’s policies."

http://jackiewellfonder.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/conservative-fiscal-policy-works-obamanomics-does-not/


The Key to a Well-Run State: Blame Ehrlich 

Red Maryland 7.30.12

"Remember, this argument started on ground of O’Malley’s own choosing."
http://redmaryland.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-key-to-well-run-state-blame-ehrlich.html


Maryland's Tax Battle Continues

CNBC 7.26.12

"This has caused a huge war of words between Change Maryland and Governor O'Malley."
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/cnbc/48328611#48328611


Report: Maryland Lost 10,000 Jobs in 2012

Fox Nation 7.26.12

"A report by non-partisan grassroots organization Change Maryland compiled with preliminary numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that Maryland has lost a little over 10,000 jobs in 2012."
http://nation.foxnews.com/maryland/2012/07/24/report-maryland-lost-10000-jobs-2012

O'Malley Defends Job Loss 

Washington Free Beacon  7.26.12 

"Maryland Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley is now touting the state’s 1,200 job losses in 2012 as a strength in the face of a damning report tying tax increases to major job losses." 

http://freebeacon.com/obama-bundler-md-gov-defends-job-losses/


Maryland Governor Defends Taxes, Denies Job Loss

CNBC 7.25.12

"The report, by Change Maryland, sparked a firestorm in the state and prompted a vigorous defense by the state’s governor..."
http://www.cnbc.com/id/48323648/Maryland_Governor_Defends_Millionaires_Tax_Denies_Job_Losses

Blame Game

Frederick News-Post / Marta Mossburg 7.25.12

"Unfortunately, blaming the bearer of bad news seems to be a trend with O'Malley."

http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/opinion/display_columnist.htm?StoryID=138586


Examiner Local Editorial: Sequestration looms over weak local job market 

Washington Examiner 7.24.12

"Larry Hogan, president of Change Maryland, points out that Maryland has lost 40,000 jobs since Gov. Martin O'Malley took office in 2007."
http://washingtonexaminer.com/examiner-local-editorial-sequestration-looms-over-weak-local-job-market/article/2503021


Maryland Job Losses Cause Partisan Tussle 

Chestertown Spy 7.24.12

"There is no question that the O’Malley team is sensitive about its performance on job growth, and particularly sensitive about charges from Change Maryland."
http://chestertownspy.com/2012/07/24/maryland-job-losses-cause-partisan-tussle/

Maryland Leading the Nation in Job Loss in 2012
Bay Net 7.23.12

"A comparison frequently made on all sides of the political spectrum is between Maryland and Virginia.  Maryland's unemployment rate, at 6.9%, contrasts sharply with Virginia's 5.7%; it is the highest difference between the two states since Parris Glendening was governor."
http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/28714


Maryland lost 10,000 jobs in 2012, tops in U.S., feds say

Washington Times 7.23.12

“I’m deeply concerned that state government’s onslaught of taxes and fees is causing us to lose businesses, jobs and taxpayers at an alarming rate, " said Change Maryland Chairman Larry Hogan.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jul/23/maryland-lost-10000-jobsin-2012-tops-in-us-feds-sa/


And the Beating Goes On

Global Rhetoric 7.23.12
"And although I’ve got no idea precisely why the Maryland Democratic Machine is doing this on O’Malley’s behalf, I must admit – it appears to be working. At least it is, if their goal is to destroy their man’s mission to be President."

http://www.globalrhetoric.com/2012/07/23/and-the-beating-goes-on/


American Legislative Exchange Council 

Taxpayers Flee Maryland  7.18.12

"The results from Change Maryland’s study confirm what ALEC’s Rich States, Poor States study has demonstrated for years."
http://www.americanlegislator.org/2012/07/taxpayers-flee-maryland/


Maryland Public Policy Institute 

Where do Maryland's Taxes Rank? 7.16.12 

"If we don’t do something to change, we’re likely to continue the disturbing trend documented by Change Maryland’s study."

http://www.mdpolicy.org/policyblog/detail/where-do-marylands-taxes-rank

Identity Theft Scam Targets Electricity Consumers - ANEC Users

From Vernon N. Brinkley

President/CEO, A&N Electric Cooperative

ANEC

I am writing today to alert you to an identity theft scheme targeting electric consumers across the nation. A punishing heat wave, large utility bills, and a bad economy have given criminals a “perfect storm” of opportunity to prey on the suffering of others. The perpetrators have been marching across the country, making their way from state to state, persuading victims that a special federal government assistance program -- sometimes described as a bailout authorized by President Barack Obama's administration -- is available to pay their utility bills. Victims are given bank account and routing numbers to use when paying their bills online, but only after they "register" by surrendering their Social Security numbers and other personal information.

There is no such utility payment assistance program, and the old adage still holds true -- if something appears too good to be true, it probably is. Never give out your social security number or bank account information to someone who calls you without verifying the call.


WHAT TO DO


If you receive a phone call from a person representing themselves as an A &N Electric Cooperative (ANEC) employee and you suspect it is a scam, hang up. Do not give the caller any personal information. Be especially protective of your social security number, bank and credit card numbers, and driver’s license number.


Legitimate companies will not call or e-mail you asking for your account number or password, so keep your account information to yourself. You should also not assume that you can trust caller ID to let you know where a caller is located. Because scammers may use Internet calling technology, the area code you see may not reflect where they really are. Jot down the person's name, then hang up and call ANEC's main line at (757) 787-9750 to verify the call.

If someone appears at your door claiming to represent ANEC, you can call us at (757) 787-9750 to verify the visit. Never let anyone into your home unless you have scheduled an appointment or unless the person has proper identification. The ANEC logo should appear on hats, shirts, and vehicles. If you suspect someone is impersonating a ANEC employee, do not let them into your home and call the police or sheriff immediately.

Finally, please warn neighbors, friends and relatives who may be susceptible to these types of scams.

Accomack County Sheriff's Office Seeks Public's Help

ONANCOCK, Va.- The Accomack County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in identifying an armed suspect wanted for holding up the Suntrust Bank in Onancock early Thursday afternoon.

Sheriff Todd Godwin said that shortly after 12:30 p.m., his office received a report of an armed robbery that had occurred at the bank. When deputies arrived on the scene, they determined that the suspect had ran from the scene with an undisclosed amount of money. 

According to Godwin, the suspect is described as a black male with a light to medium complexion, medium build, between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-10, wearing dark jeans, a long-sleeve light colored shirt and a black cap. 

Godwin said assisting his office in the investigation were Virginia State Police, the FBI, the Onancock Police Department, the Onley Police Department, Virginia Marine Police, the Northampton County Sheriff's Office and the Worcester County Sheriff's Office.

Anyone with information concerning this crime is asked to contact the Accomack County Sheriff's Office at (757) 787-1131 or (757) 824-5666.

The Great Pocomoke Fair ~ Friday and Saturday

While you visit the fair stop by the livestock barn located on the fairgrounds  and checkout what the wonderful 4-H members have been doing!

PCVFC BBQ Chicken On Sale Saturday

"Save room for more chicken"

Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company

BBQ Chicken

Saturday   August 4th

Market and 14th Street

1/2 Chicken & Roll   $6.95

Chicken will be ready by 9:00 a.m.

August 2011 Chicken BBQ

Snow Hill's "Arts On the River ~ First Friday"

Blessing of the Combines is Saturday, August 4th

And since this weekend is all about combines dont miss this almost life like handmade combine across the bridge!

The straw combine was designed,  built and painted by the employees of Aurora Agronomy located  in Pocomoke City, Maryland.  They are: Mike Rew, Dean Brittingham and Barry Wise

Be sure to check out the combine after dark! 

Sun Trust Bank- Market Street In Onancock, Virginia Robbed Thursday

By

Carol Vaughn

ONANCOCK — A bank in downtown Onancock was robbed by a lone suspect early Thursday afternoon.

Officers were dispatched to SunTrust bank at 62 Market St. about 12:30 p.m. and fanned out between the bank and the Onancock School looking for the suspect, who was described as a light-skinned black male wearing a tan top and tan boots.

An officer shortly before 1 p.m. reported finding an article of clothing that appeared to be the suspect’s shirt on the road near a cemetery in town.


Officers from Virginia State Police, the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office and the town of Onancock are continuing the search for the robber.


Yellow crime scene tape marked the scene, where a sign on the bank’s front door alerted customers reading, “Sorry, we are closed due to robbery. This branch will open as soon as possible.”
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TIME MACHINE Preview ... Encore Items

I'm away this week and have selected some items that perhaps you didn't see originally or would like to read again.-tk 　

Take a look this Sunday on The Pocomoke Public Eye!

　

　

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The Great Pocomoke Fair OPENS TONIGHT

THE GREAT POCOMOKE FAIR

Thursday  August 2, 2012

Fair Open 5:00 pm   until  10:00 pm

Admission:  $2.00

Thursday Schedule

5:00 p.m. – 7 p.m.

All other Cake and Pie Exhibits received

5:00 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Livestock Exhibits received – Gate 5

5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Indoor Exhibits inside

Grand Stand open

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Poultry Judging, Livestock Barn

7:30 p.m. – til

Rabbit Judging, Livestock Barn

7:00 p.m.

Little Miss & Mr. Great Pocomoke Fair Pageant

– Grandstand Stage

8:00 p.m.

Jr. Miss Pageant – Grandstand Stage

For more information:  www.thegreatpocomokefair.org
   

Pocomoke City, Maryland

Seaford, Delaware

~Mar-Va Theater This Weekend~

Friday  August 3rd

Saturday  August 4th

7 PM

Admission:  $5.00

www.marvatheater.com

From The Office of the State's Attorney for Worcester County

Andre Kaczynski

"The Office of The State’s Attorney offered nothing in exchange for his admission of guilt...."

SNOW HILL – On Wednesday, August 1st, 2012 Andre Kaczynski was found guilty of all eleven charges filed against him by the Office of The State’s Attorney for Worcester County. Mr. Kaczynski admitted that he was responsible for crashing his full size pick-up truck into the rear of a vehicle occupied by Ann Marie DelRicco and her 18 month old daughter, Ava while impaired by PCP on December 16, 2011.

Mr. Kaczynski was found guilty of two counts of causing life threatening injuries by motor vehicle while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, two counts of possession of PCP, driving while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, aggressive driving, reckless driving, negligent driving, failing to control speed to avoid a collision, speeding and possession of marijuana.

The Office of The State’s Attorney offered nothing in exchange for his admission of guilt to all charges and will be seeking the maximum sentence allowable by law. Sentencing will occur at a later time following the completion of a pre-sentence investigation.

Mr. Kaczynski’s admission of guilt comes weeks after the General Assembly passed legislation to enhance the penalties associated with driving while under the influence of drugs. Commonly referred to as “Ava’s Law”, the legislation was championed by the Office of The State’s Attorney and passed unanimously in both the House and the Senate before being signed by the Governor. The law which was signed by Governor Martin O’Malley increases the amount of allowable incarceration from two years to three years and raises the fine from $3,000 to $5,000.

Following the sentencing of Mr. Kaczynski, State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby will hold a press conference at the Office of The State’s Attorney. Mr. Oglesby stated, “The Defendant admitting guilt to all charges without receiving any consideration from the State was the only acceptable way to proceed with this case without having a trial”.

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Multiple Tornados Reportedly Touch Down Today on Eastern Shore

Photo/Stuart Mills: Near Saxis, Va. today.

Another tornado has reportedly touched down in Accomack County. At 1:52 PM, local law enforcement officers reported a tornado touched down on Rosecottage Rd in Onley. The road was blocked off by Virginia State Police on Wednesday afternoon.

There were also reports of confirmed water spout reported in the Guilford area and an unconfirmed water spout near the Wachapreague/Quinby area.

Some small but intense thunderstorms moved over northern Accomack County starting at about 11:30 AM and continued across the Northern Eastern Shore bringing isolated but intense rains to areas north of Bloxom, including Miona. As of 12:10 the areas or rain were moving East and Northeast over Atlantic, Greenbackville, Chincoteague and into Maryland.

Heavy rains were reported in the Withams, Bullbegger area, Miona and over much of Northern Accomack County.

Northampton County remained mostly rain free.

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Rep. Steve King Defends the Right To Watch Dog Fighting

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David Edwards
Iowa Rep. Steve King (R) is standing up for the rights of Americans who want to see dogs and others animals pitted against one another in fights that often result in the animals’ deaths.

During a tele-townhall event last week, King complained about an amendment to the farm bill that would criminalize attending organized animal fights and would impose additional penalties on people who bring children to the events.

“When the legislation that passed in the farm bill that says that it’s a federal crime to watch animals fight or to induce someone else to watch an animal fight but it’s not a federal crime to induce somebody to watch people fighting, there’s something wrong with the priorities of people that think like that,” the Iowa congressman said in a video of the event that was published on Tuesday.

Think Progress’ Scott Keyes pointed out that King’s claim that lawmakers were hypocritical for not banning human fights didn’t make sense because “animals don’t have a choice in the matter.”

“Manny Pacquiao chooses to step into the ring,” Keyes wrote. “Michael Vick’s dogs did not. Similarly, when a human boxer loses a fight, he is not ritually executed after the fight. The same is not always true in dogfighting.”

Humane Society President and CEO Wayne Pacelle earlier this month said that new legislation was necessary because of loopholes that allowed fight organizers to continue to profit even though federal laws had been strengthened in recent years.

“Spectators are participants and accomplices who enable the crime of animal fighting, make the enterprise profitable through admission fees and wagering, and help conceal and protect the handlers and organizers,” Pacelle explained in a statement. “Federal investigators who raid large-scale animal fighting operations may soon be able to prosecute the entire cast of characters who sustain dogfighting and cockfighting.”

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August 2012 Will Have Two Full Moons

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You're in luck if you've been waiting to spy a blue moon hovering in our skies. August heavens will be graced with two full moons, the first on Aug. 1, and the second Aug. 31, with this glowing sphere often labeled a blue moon.

If you miss this one, when is the next blue moon? You'll have to wait three years for the next blue moon, expected on July 31, 2015.

Earth's only satellite, however, will look like it normally does on any other night. Even so, August's second full moon is considered relatively rare, though two full moons in one month occurs on average every 2.66 years. [5 Mad Myths About the Moon]

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Seat Belt Violation Leads OCPD To Recovered Stolen Vehicle and Wanted Fugitive

Jimmy C. Anderson

On July 28, 2012, at about 6:30 a.m., Ocean City Police Officers attempted to pull over a 2007 four-door Dodge Magnum with Texas registration in the 10 block area of 3^rd Street near the boardwalk.

The vehicle fled police by going up the boardwalk and heading north. Numerous citizens who were on the boardwalk had to get out of the path of vehicle to avoid being struck.  Officers not wanting to pursue the vehicle on the boardwalk, maintained a line-of-sight on the vehicle as it travelled north on the boardwalk. 

Police travelled up the boardwalk in a marked police vehicle several blocks behind the fleeing car.  The suspect vehicle turned off the boardwalk at Surf Avenue, slowed down and three occupants of the vehicle bailed out of the car between the boardwalk and Baltimore Avenue. The police were able to detain the three passengers who bailed out of the fleeing vehicle.

Officers continued to follow the vehicle off the boardwalk, however, lost sight of it as it fled north on Baltimore Ave.   A description of the suspect vehicle was broadcast over the police radio, at which time another marked OCPD patrol unit spotted the vehicle on Baltimore Ave., in the area of 16^th Street.   The marked patrol unit attempted to stop the vehicle and pulled behind the car.

The suspect vehicle again attempted to flee from police and went up on the boardwalk for the second time at 16^th Street, and got off the boardwalk at 17^th Street.

Aaron L. Canterbury

Once back on Baltimore Ave., the vehicle attempted to turn north and lost control of the car and crashed into the medium strip at 17^th Street.   At this point the vehicle continued north in the southbound lane of Baltimore Ave. now being pursued by the OCPD vehicle patrol and turned west at 19^th Street where he went across Coastal Highway to Dolphin Street and then north on Marlin Drive.  At the end of Marlin Drive the vehicle crashed through a fence and continued driving through a citizen’s backyard, at which point the driver ran out of the yard and stopped short of driving into the canal.  The suspect driver exited the vehicle and attempted to flee police by jumping into the bay.  The suspect then swam toward 21^st Street and Herring Way.  The suspect climbed out of the water onto the dock and was taken into custody by waiting OCPD officers.

The subsequent investigation by OCPD determined the vehicle had been reported stolen during a burglary that occurred in York, PA. 

The driver, identified as Jimmy Carl Anderson, 22, of New Park, PA, was a wanted fugitive from Pennsylvania.  Police also recovered a quantity of suspected marijuana and prescription drugs from Anderson.  Police also located additional CDS inside the stolen vehicle.

One of the three passengers who bailed out of the car on Surf Avenue identified as Aaron Lloyd Canterbury, 30, of York, was found to be in possession of marijuana, Ecstasy and CDS paraphernalia. He was also arrested and charged accordingly.

Anderson was charged with: Theft of motor vehicle, theft over $10,000, 2-counts of malicious destruction of property over $500, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, 2nd degree escape, possession of schedule I, controlled dangerous substance (CDS), possession of schedule II, CDS, possession of schedule IV, CDS, possession of drug paraphernalia, and he also received 30 assorted traffic violations.

Canterbury was seen by an Ocean City District Court Commissioner and released on his own recognizance.  Anderson was also seen by an Ocean City District Court Commissioner and was held without bond.

Ocean City Police Dept. News Release