Friday, March 31, 2023

(UPDATE) POCOMOKE APRIL 1 SPRING FESTIVAL RESCHEDULED

DUE TO FORECASTED INCLEMENT WEATHER ON SATURDAY, APRIL 1ST THE SPRING FESTIVAL HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY.

NEW DATE FOR THE FESTIVAL



Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:


PLUS

2003 ..                                  The Smith Island Cake lady



1893 ..                      Seven Pocomoke area farms advertised


1933  ..  


1983  ..   


Thursday, March 30, 2023

To dock or not to dock?

 (WBOC)


WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. -- Discussions among county officials could lead to limits being placed on who can, and cannot, launch their boats from public boat ramps.

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Cracking Down on Commercial Use at Public Boat Ramps in Worcester County | Latest News | wboc.com


Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Easter Decoy & Art Festival

 (Shore Daily News)


Celebrate the history and craft of decoy carving as local and national carvers and artists of all kinds exhibit and sell their work on Chincoteague Island at the Annual Easter Decoy & Art Festival on April 7th & 8th, 2023.

(Read more about it:)

Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce Hosts 42nd Annual Easter Decoy & Art Festival - Shore Daily News

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Lottery winner

 


The Maryland State Lottery reports a big winning ticket was sold in Crisfield.  The $50,000 "Fat Wallet" ticket was purchased at Crisfield Oceanic on Richardson Avenue.

Monday, March 27, 2023

Rumble on the Shore

 (Shore Daily News)


The Eastern Shore was one of many places along the Atlantic Coast that reportedly experienced an earthquake shortly after 9 AM Monday morning.

Various individuals have reported feeling the quake from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Nassawadox, Exmore, Wachapreague, Modest Town, Bloxom, Wattsville and Chincoteague Island.

“It shook pretty good here in Bloxom, Va. two times,” said listener Sheila Masanotti. “Worst we have experienced in 5 years.”

No damage has been reported.

(Newton, Md. is in Caroline County.)

Sunday, March 26, 2023

Time Machine: 100 years ago this week in Pocomoke's newspaper, 1999, 1884, 1940, 1899, 2011.

 

                                                    









                                                                                     

(Pocomoke Public Eye reader comment:)
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Among the directors of the Crisfield baseball team were Millard Tawes, former governor, and Egbert Quinn, unheard of by most. Egbert L. "Bert" Quinn was Chairman of the Maryland Boad of Motion Picture Censors. Until 1981 every movie shown in Maryland had to be reviewed and approved by this board. The last movie viewed was "The Great Muppet Caper". It was approved.

One of the last members of the board was Mary Avila who was famous for saying, "One of the movies we reviewed featured a naked woman playing with eels and then she cooked them up and ate them. I had to give up eating a lot of foods because of the movies I had to watch.

There you have it, folks!


January, 1999


Salisbury Daily Times


April, 1884

Morning News (Wilmington, De)


March, 1940

Baltimore Sun


February, 1899

The Evening Times (Washington, D.C)


*February, 2011


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Salisbury Daily Times



Saturday's sold out crowd at the Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company's Boat And Cash Bash

 







Decoy Heritage Festival brings carvers to Pocomoke City

 (WMDT)


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5th annual Decoy Heritage Festival highlights craftmanship of eastern shore carvers - 47abc (wmdt.com)