Friday, December 3, 2021

Friday evening holiday joy in Pocomoke

                      Pocomoke City's Old Fashioned Christmas Eve


                                        

Pictures courtesy of Wulfhause Productions. See more pictures of this holiday event on the Wulfhause Productions Facebook page:  (3) Facebook

Time Machine Preview

 

Every Sunday now through January 2nd The Pocomoke Public Eye's Holiday Edition of  our weekly Time Machine tracks back through  news and features from the holiday season in times gone by.  Hoping you'll check for these special editions. We think your friends will enjoy as well, so please pass the word on.


Have a recollection to share? Just send it in and we'll post it on-screen (use comment section or email to tkforppe@yahoo.com ). Names are welcomed but not required.

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Three of 'Pocomoke's Finest' make TV appearance

 (WBOC)


K-9 Zeke of the Pocomoke City Police Department along with his handler Sgt. Andrew Lewis, and Lt. Damien McGlotten, appeared on WBOC-TV's DelmarvaLife program Wednesday. 

(Video of the broadcast segment wasn't available)


Monday, November 29, 2021

Pocomoke Christmas Parade Awards

 

View awards list:

Pocomoke Christmas Parade


Parade night in Pocomoke City!

 


Dress warm. Temperatures could be in the 30's before the parade is over. Here's the official lineup. Enjoy!


1. POCOMOKE POLICE COLOR GUARD
2. POCOMOKE POLICE
3. MISS POCOMOKE
4. POCOMOKE MAYOR & COUNCIL
5. WORCESTER SHERIFF
6. MARY BETH CAROZZA
7. MARYLAND STATE POLICE
8. JOSH NORDSTROM
9. ACCOMACK SHERIFF
10. CHARLES OTTO
11. POCOMOKE EMS
12. PHS BAND
13. POCOMOKE FIRE CO
14. DELMARVA DISCOVERY CENTER
15. POCOMOKE FAIR QUEENS
16. DECATUR REALITY
17. LAUREL FIRE CO
18. HOLLY GROVE
19. SOMERSET TECH SCHOOL
20. 4-H HOOFS BEATS
21. DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS
22. GIRDLETREE FIRE CO
23. SNOW HILL BAND
24. SNOW HILL FIRE CO
25. WORCESTER 4-H
26. DELMARVA PAGEANTS
27. PMS PEP SQUAD
28. WMDT
29. LANDMARK INS
30. ROYAL ELITE DIAMONDS
31. GSB MEDIA WCTG
32. LARRY DODD
33. GIRL SCOUT TROOP 943
34. OAK HALL RESCUE
35. NEW CHURCH
36. MARDELA BAND
37. BLOXOM FIRE CO
38. ACE OF EASTERN SHORE
39. FEET OF FIRE
40. JENNIFER PINGLEY
41. FRUITLAND FIRE CO
42. TABERNACLE CHURCH
43. HEARN FAMILY
44. THE BRIDGE
45. DELMAR FIRE CO
46. WIHI BAND
47. GREENBACKVILLE FIRE CO
48. PITTS CREEK
49. B-106 RADIO
50. CHINCOTEAGUE FIRE CO
51. NEVAEH SMITH INTERNATIONAL
52. ALL ABOUT DANCE
53. LOWES
54. POWELVILLE FIRE CO
55. SDHS BAND
56. NEWARK FIRE CO
57. PURE PAGEANTS
58. POP WARNER FOOTBALL
59. WORLD PLAY DJ’S
60. SOMERSET FAIR QUEEN
61. 2021 MISS CRUSTATION
62. 2020 MISS CRUSTATION
63. LOWER SOMESET AMBO
64. MARION FIRE CO
65. CHS BAND
66. CRISFIELD FIRE CO
67. GHOSTBUSTERS
68. PRINCE ST SCHOOL
69. WOR WIC SCHOOL
70. ANGRY AXE
71. PARKSLEY FIRE CO
72. SNOW HILL ROTC
73. B & T USED ITEMS
74. MISS SKIPJACK
75. MT VERON FIRE CO
76. WASHINGTON BAND
77. PRINCESS ANNE FIRE CO
78. PHS ROTC
79. PHS FIELD HOCKEY
80. SANTA


Sunday, November 28, 2021

Time Machine Holiday Edition

 



December, 1927 

(See enlargements below)



Marylander And Herald


December, 2010

                                                             (Daily Times picture)

A flashback to holiday family entertainment at the Marva eleven years ago with an interactive dinner theater presentation of "Christmas At Uncle Phil's Diner."

December, 1925 Letters To Santa


Worcester Democrat

Footnote: Matthews was Accomack County sheriff in the 1960's.


December, 1902

Peninsula Enterprise

  

Daily Times (Dec., 1981)

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Daily Times (Dec., 1981)





Saturday, November 27, 2021

A tad more about Somerset County's big lottery winner earlier this month

 

BALTIMORE — A 55-year-old Somerset County resident who works in personnel plans to keep working, despite winning a $2.2 million Multi-Match jackpot.

She won with a quick-pick line on her $4 ticket, matching all six numbers drawn on Nov. 4.

A longtime Multi-Match fan, the winner who elected to remain anonymous selected the nickname "Country Girl" to tell her lucky story. She routinely buys a ticket for the twice-weekly drawings and did so on Nov. 4 for that night’s drawing.

"Country Girl" bought her winning ticket at Eden Quick Stop but didn’t check it until the following Saturday.

"I scanned the ticket on my Lottery app and was just stunned. I was so anxious to show my husband, but I had to be sure."

After a second and then a third examination of the ticket, "Country Girl" was confident enough to share her good news with her husband. He immediately knew something good had happened. "You should have seen her smile when she walked into the room," he told Lottery officials.

Waving away assumptions that her ascension to multimillionaire status would compel her to retire, the wife and mother said she doesn’t plan to change much in her life. "We are a low-key, frugal family. We might pay off some debt with the winnings, but nothing else too fancy."

Her lucky visit to Eden Quick Stop, located at 31680 Eden Allen Road in Eden, also benefits the Lottery retailer. Owners of the convenience store received a $2,200 bonus from the Lottery for selling a jackpot-winning Multi-Match ticket of more than $1 million.

This was the fifth time this year that a Multi-Match jackpot had been won, and the second-largest, the first being a $2.75 million ticket purchased Feb. 4 by a Baltimore County woman.


Friday, November 26, 2021

Remembering former Salisbury newspaper journalist

If you're 55+ you might recall this byline in the Salisbury Daily Times from the 1960's into the 1990's...

Mel joined the newspaper staff as a young man in a position that might be described as cub reporter and he rose through the ranks over the years to become Managing Editor.  Mel unexpectedly passed away recently at his home in Florida.

View news article from The Salisbury Independent newspaper:

Late Salisbury Editor Mel Toadvine remembered as mentor, family man | Bay to Bay News


Time Machine Preview

Every Sunday now through January 2nd The Pocomoke Public Eye's Holiday Edition of  our weekly Time Machine tracks back through  news and features from the holiday season in times gone by.  Hoping you'll check for these special editions. We think your friends will enjoy as well, so please pass the word on.

Have a recollection to share? Just send it in and we'll post it on-screen (use comment section or email to tkforppe@yahoo.com ). Names are welcomed but not required.   

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Thanksgiving time at the Eastern Shore of Virginia's Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital

 (Shore Daily News)

A project by Riverside in Onley’s employees was featured on Fox and Friends Thanksgiving morning.  For years, nurses and other employees have knitted outfits for newborns that are delivered at the facility.  This week they unveiled turkey outfits to commemorate Thanksgiving.







Monday, November 22, 2021

POCOMOKE SET TO HOST PARADE THIS MONDAY NIGHT



The City of Pocomoke is set to host one of Maryland’s largest Nighttime Christmas parades this Monday, November 29 at 7:00 p.m. Decorations have been hung on light poles all along the parade route, and a huge star has been hung on the flagpole in downtown Pocomoke. Homeowners all along Market Street will have their homes decorated for this annual extravaganza.

This year’s  event will again  feature  many  beautifully  decorated  floats  representing churches, schools, civic clubs, and commercial organizations.  High school bands from across Delmarva will entertain the crowd with a host of holiday selections. There will also be marching units, fire companies, and beauty queens.  Santa Claus will be once more be in his place of honor at the rear of the parade.

All entries will be vying for trophies and cash prizes in many different categories. Professional judges, including the Atlantic States Judges Association, will select the winners. Awards will be sent out following the parade, also a winners list will be posted on our website. Entries can be accepted until November 24 at midnight.

The parade will step off at 7:00 p.m. sharp from the corner of Market and 14th Streets.  It will then travel north on Market Street past the reviewing stand that will be located at Clarke Avenue and Market.  The parade will disband at the Pocomoke River. Santa Claus is expected to arrive downtown no later than 9:30 p.m.

Although the downtown area is the preferred viewing location for most of the expected over 2,000 spectators, spots all along Market Street offer good vantage points to view the event. Parking is at a premium in the downtown area, and spectators are urged to arrive early. The broadcast will be carried on speakers throughout the downtown area.

Parking will be prohibited along Market Street starting at 5:00 p.m.  Market Street from Old Virginia Road to 14th Street will be closed at 4:30 p.m. for parade staging. The remainder of Market Street will be closed at 6:00 p.m. Parking in Cypress Park will not be permitted after 5pm as the band buses will use this area for parking.

Officers from the Pocomoke City Police Department will be assisted by the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police, Ocean City Police including their mounted patrol, Worcester County Fire Police, members of the ROTC and other departments to provide traffic and crowd control.  

Billed as one of Maryland’s largest nighttime parades, the Pocomoke event has been an Eastern Shore tradition since the early 1970’s. Always held on the first Monday night after Thanksgiving, the event traditionally opens the holiday parade season on Delmarva. The City of Pocomoke, and local businesses sponsor the event.

In case of inclement weather, the parade will be postponed until Tuesday, November30 at 7:00p.m. For more information about the parade, go to our website pocomokechristmasparade.com or to our Facebook event page.

Somerset school calendar changes

 







Sunday, November 21, 2021

Time Machine: 1939, 1902, 2010, 1891, 1955.

 


May, 1939


Worcester Democrat


August, 1902


Democratic Messenger


October, 2010



Daily Times (Salisbury)


January, 1891

Delaware Gazette & State Journal


October, 1955


Beginning next Sunday, 11/28, through the end of the year you'll see this logo on each Sunday's Time Machine as we track back through news and features from the holiday season in years gone by.