Ocean Pines News

Jim Brown, left, of Chambersburg, Pa. and Bill and Vickie Magargle of Ocean Pines enjoy a night at Seacrets in Ocean City.

Barbara Doyle Schmid of Ocean Pines, right, instructor for the Art League of Ocean City's "Beginners and Beyond" watercolor class, speaks with artist Peter Feeney of Lewes about his work at the Art League's temporary home in the old Susquehanna Bank building.

Mural artist Kathy Denk of Ocean Pines recently created a marina scene for clients in Fenwick Island along with artist Pam Mason, no pictured.

John Robinson, owner of Salisbury Skate Shop on the Downtown Plaza, works on putting grip tape on a board in his shop.

The showroom of JD's Carpets in Parkville is full of the sorts of things you might expect to find: carpet and floorings samples, carpeting supplies and a friendly staff that's willing to help.

John Robinson, owner of Salisbury Skate Shop on the Downtown Plaza, plans to build and open an indoor skateboard facility in the next couple of months.

Just 20 minutes from Ocean Pines and Berlin, Restaurant 213 is worth the drive! Chef Jim Hughes has been serving celebrities worldwide for 25 years and was named a 2009 inductee to the coveted Distinguished Restaurants of North America awards, one of only 220 in North America and the only one in this region.

Kids LOL and OMG each other all the livelong day, but ask them to decipher the XLVI of... OCEAN PINES - Firefighters doused a blaze accidentally sparked in a county utility structure on Battersea Road.

Scholarship applications are available for Wicomico County female students who are now or will be enrolled in a four-year undergraduate program at an accredited college or university in preparation for majoring in a service oriented vocation in the field of humanities, such as education, social work, etc.

When Tom Longo was a little boy growing up in Boston, his father would drive past Harvard University and tell him, "Tommy, that's the greatest school in the world and you're going to go there someday." The former Ocean Pines resident was accepted into Harvard's ROTC program in 1959.

Luke's Church, 9901 Coastal Hwy., O.C. Refreshments on sale. For more information, 410-524-7994. 7 a.m.-noon, Buckingham Elemen-tary cafeteria and gym.

WMDT 47 NEWS - Valentines day is still a few weeks away, but one organization is planning to send some holiday cheer to troops deployed overseas.

Lights were dim in the little room as the children portrayed animals, improvising a scene from the folktale "The Leopard's Drum." Nine-year-old Jayden Johnstone played the leopard and the other animals were scheming to trick him into giving them his coveted drum.