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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Bank Robber’s Identity Sought


Location of Incident: Wilmington Trust, 287 Christiana Road, New Castle, Delaware, New Castle County

Date and Time of Occurrence: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at approximately 9:30 a.m.

Suspect(s): Black male, 35 to 42 years old, medium brown complexion, 5-11 to 6-00 tall, 200 to 225 lbs., average to husky build, black facial hair, wearing a hat, dark colored sunglasses, long sleeved black shirt, blue jeans and black shoes.

Resume: On Tuesday morning, Troopers were called to the Wilmington Trust branch located in Community Plaza for a reported bank robbery.

This investigation revealed that at approximately 9:30 a.m. a male suspect entered the Wilmington Trust and approached the teller. This subject presented a note, to the bank employee, which implied he had a weapon and demanded cash. The teller complied and the bandit fled the bank on foot in an unknown direction.

Anyone who may recognize this subject is asked to call investigators at 302-834-2630 ext. 6 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.

Two Local Woman Arrested In Exxon Robbery



Rehoboth Beach – The Delaware State Police have arrested two persons for an armed Robbery of the Exxon Gas Station located at Coastal Hwy and John J Williams Hwy.

The incident began after two women wearing gloves, black hoodies, masks and sunglasses entered the store on Monday morning at approximately 2:40 am armed with a razor blade and handgun. They confronted the 23-year-old clerk, announced it was a robbery and demanded money from her.

The clerk complied and opened the cash register when one of the female robbers reached in the drawer and grabbed approximately $300.00. Both female suspects then attempted to flee the store when they encountered an on-duty Resort Security Officer who witnessed the robbery occur. The uniformed security officer confronted the suspects at which point the attempted to run away on foot. The security officer gave chase, apprehended both of them in the parking lot, and detained both of them until State Police arrived.

Police recovered the razor blade, money and a black Daisy CO2 BB Gun that was the handgun used in the crime. As a result of the investigation, Maria C. Summers, 25 of Rehoboth Beach and Marie E. Simmers, 24 of Milton were arrested for Robbery 1st Degree, Wearing a Disguise during the Commission of a Felony, Conspiracy 2nd Degree, Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of Felony and Possession of a Deadly Weapon during Commission of a Felony. They have been incarcerated at the Delores J Baylor Women’s Correctional Center on a $64,000 secured bail.

Summers, Left, Simmers, Right.

Press Release


Friday, May 15, 2009, from 9:00 pm until Saturday, May 16, 9 pm, East Main Street from RT 13 (Salisbury Boulevard) to Wicomico Middle School will be under construction for milling and paving. Expect heavy traffic congestion at the intersections of East Main Street and Ward Street; East Main Street and Snow Hill Road; and East Main Street and RT 13 (Salisbury Boulevard). A Traffic Control Plan will be in effect and Traffic Safety Flaggers will be directing traffic throughout the Work Zone for the duration. We will strive to keep disruptions to a minimum.
For more information, please contact the Public Works Department at 410-548-3170.

Congratulations Ann Konopik


If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times, this is the hardest working woman in the City of Salisbury.

After 20+ years of working for the Salisbury Zoo, Ann has finally been promoted into a respectable position and will become the first female to take on the role as Curator of the Salisbury Zoo.

Gary Muir, (who has been with the Zoo for more than 30 years) is stepping down to take a less stressful role and will without a doubt enjoy the rest of his stay with the Salisbury Zoo in a role in which he feels more comfortable.

Getting back to Ann. Ann was the first woman to be hired at the Salisbury Zoo and quite frankly has been put through a living hell for many of her first years on the job. The men that had been working there fully believed this was not a place for a woman and believe me, they treated Ann that way for years. Rather than giving in and walking away, Ann continued to prove herself over the years and became respected world wide for her involvement and knowledge with Bears. Poopsie was just recognized recently for having her 35th Birthday and is the oldest living Spectacle Bear in captivity in the world.

Now that we have a new Mayor with a new vision, her getting this position along with the backing of Joel Hamilton, was a given. The Albero Household couldn't be more pleased. Ann will be working more closely with the AZA and record keeping, something the Salisbury Zoo has been lacking in for far too many years.

Enjoy your new role Ann, it's not only well past due, you've earned every one's respect and deserve it more than anyone ever has.

PUBLIC NOTICE


THE SALISBURY CITY COUNCIL HAS CANCELED THE BUDGET WORK SESSIONS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2009 AND THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2009.

THE NEXT BUDGET WORK SESSION WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2009 AT 4:00 P.M. IN CONFERENCE ROOM 306 OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING (125 N. DIVISION STREET).

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US Deficit To Top $1.8 Trillion This Year

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051101081.html

In the article above from the Washington Post and the Associated Press, Budget Director Peter Orszag stated that the US "deficits are driven in large part by the economic crisis inherited by the previous administration". As a result the government will have to borrow nearly 50 cents for every dollar spent during this fiscal year! A major reason we are in this economic situation is due to people borrowing more money than they could afford to pay back. the government is committing the same act now. The current Federal deficit exceeds $1.8 TRILLION. This amount is 4 times higher than last years deficit and continues to grow. At the same time Obama says he will cut the deficit in half in the next 10 years. There are only two reasons for Obama's pledge to cut the deficit by this amount: 1) he is too dim-witted to realize it is impossible to half the deficit with his spending 2) he is a liar with empty promises to the American people. I makes me sick to see his out of control spending and it is time the America people see what he and his cohorts are doing to our Country!

On Becoming Illegal

FORMS ARE GOING FAST- SIGN UP TODAY!

Becoming Illegal (Actual letter from an Iowa resident and sent to his senator)

The Honorable Tom Harkin
731 Hart Senate Office Building
Phone (202) 224 3254
Washington DC , 20510

Dear Senator Harkin,

As a native Iowan and excellent customer of the Internal Revenue Service, I am writing to ask for your assistance. I have contacted the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to determine the process for becoming an illegal alien and they referred me to you.

My primary reason for wishing to change my status from U.S. Citizen to illegal alien stems from the bill which was recently passed by the Senate and for which you voted. If my understanding of this bill's provisions is accurate, as an illegal alien who has been in the United States for five years, all I need to do to become a citizen is to pay a $2,000 fine and income taxes for three of the last five years. I know a good deal when I see one and I am anxious to get the process started before everyone figures it out.

Simply put, those of us who have been here legally have had to pay taxes every year so I'm excited about the prospect of avoiding two years of taxes in return for paying a $2,000 fine. Is there any way that I can apply to be illegal retroactively? This would yield an excellent result for me and my family because we paid heavy taxes in 2004 and 2005.

Additionally, as an illegal alien I could begin using the local emergency room as my primary health care provider. Once I have stopped paying premiums for medical insurance, my accountant figures I could save almost $10,000 a year.

Another benefit in gaining illegal status would be that my daughter would receive preferential treatment relative to her law school applications, as well as 'in-state' tuition rates for many colleges throughout the United States for my son.

Lastly, I understand that illegal status would relieve me of the burden of renewing my driver's license and making those burdensome car insurance premiums. This is very important to me given that I still have college age children driving my car.

If you would provide me with an outline of the process to become illegal (retroactively, if possible) and copies of the necessary forms, I would be most appreciative. Thank you for your assistance.

Your Loyal Constituent, (hoping to reach 'illegal alien' status rather than just a bonafide citizen of the USA )

Donald Ruppert

Burlington , IA


Get your Forms (NOW)!!

Call your Internal Revenue Service at 1-800-289-1040.

You Be The Judge

Thursday, July 31, 2008
Publication: The Daily Times

Webster, blogger settle out of court

By Brian Shane
Staff Writer

SNOW HILL -- A lengthy legal battle between Salisbury's police chief and a
controversial Delaware blogger came to a presumptive end Wednesday after both
sides settled their differences without ever having their day in court.

Chief Allan Webster's lawsuit against Delmar resident Joseph Albero, 46, claimed
the blogger posted statements online that defamed his character, invaded his
privacy and put him in a false light. Webster was suing for $9,999 in damages.
As the plaintiff and a public figure, Webster had to prove in court that Albero
defamed him.

Instead, hours before their scheduled trial Wednesday afternoon, Albero issued a
one-sentence statement that he and Webster were settling out of court: "The
parties have resolved their disagreement on non monetary terms."



Now there have been TWO stories written about this case since the Daily Times wrote their original piece, both of which flat out LIED. Do YOU think it's fair that they have implied that Webster and I settled out of Court while Webster was suing me for $9,999.00? Greg Bassett said there was NOTHING on record of any settlement, yet it's in one of their own articles. Does is say non monetary terms, or not?

I believe the Daily Times owes me an apology. Don't you think they should print a correction in their paper and own up to their alleged mistake?

Young Spartans Invade DelDOT Work Site

W.T. Chipman Students find ancient artifacts during visit to archaeological site

Frederica -- About 3,000 years ago, people lived and traded near the intersection of Routes 1 and 12, near Frederica. About three weeks ago, students from W.T. Chipman Middle School, home of the Spartans in Harrington dug up some of the tools of those ancient cultures.

On April 22 and April 23, about 50 energetic sixth-grade students from W.T. Chipman Middle School in Harrington, visited the dig site recently, learning about native cultures, archaeology and why DelDOT conducts digs before we start building roads.

Each morning, the site hosted 25 students, for a total of 50 students. W.T. Chipman Middle School is part of Lake Forest School District, which encompasses the project area.

Teams of four students each was assigned an archaeologist and started digging for artifacts.

The archaeologist would put a shovelful of soil on the sifting screen and the students, would enthusiastically rub the soil over the screen, looking for artifacts. The children were successful immediately.

Students found stone tools and plenty of arrowheads proving that ancient native populations lived in the Frederica area. Students also discovered pieces of pottery that date back a century or so.

Sixth grader Micale Leager, wanted to know the age of an arrowhead she found. The archaeologists studied the tool, noting the type of stone, and tool marks. ''Well, I can't give you an exact date,'' said DelDOT Archaeologist David Clarke. ''But it's at least 1,000 years old.''

After taking a few moments to look at the artifact, Micale sprinted back to the sifter in the quest for more ancient artifacts.

The young scientists were students of social studies teachers Athena LeBeau and Stephen West.

''Words cannot express the deep appreciation and gratitude for the phenomenal learning experience and opportunity DelDOT has provided and shared with my students,'' LeBeau said. ''Field trips like this are sometimes a once-in-a-lifetime experience for a child that impacts their future in a happy and positive way. Field trips like this are also a teacher's dream because we can take our students out of the classroom and into the real world to explore beyond the concepts we are teaching them in a hands-on, real-life learning experience.''

Finding artifacts without using shovels
While prepping for the construction of the future project on Route 1 and Route 12 in Frederica, testing resulted in archaeological findings suggesting that a major Native American site may have occupied the area.

''Because this spot has a stream and is relatively close to the bay, it was a perfect site for a Native American community,'' Clarke said. ''Just from looking at the map, we knew there would be significant artifacts found here.''

Specifically, archaeological findings noted the Native American Gray Farm Site was occupied during the Woodland I and Woodland II time periods (approximately 3000 BC -AD 1600). The purpose of the current excavation is to learn more about the Native Americans whom occupied the site.

''What we are learning from this site is that the Native Americans traded more than we thought. We have found tools and arrowheads made from stone that is only found in upstate New York,'' Clarke said. ''That indicates there was significant trading up and down the east coast. This spot may have been a key trading station.''

After the digging is done, later this summer, the artifacts will be labeled and then taken to an archaeological laboratory for cleaning, further identification and study.

''When we get the artifacts back to the lab, we'll make a thorough study of them, and date them more accurately,'' Clarke said.

Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Release

Incident: Driving Under the Influence / Theft
Date of Incident: 11 May 2009
Location: 8500 block of Athol Road, Mardela Springs, MD
Suspect: George E. Willey, 44, Federalsburg, MD

Narrative: On 11 May 2009 at 8:41 PM, a deputy responded to the 8500 block of Athol Road for the report of a vehicle that had run off the road into a field. Upon arrival, the deputy met with the owner of the field who stated that they had witnessed an individual later identified as George Willey, leave the vehicle after it became stuck in the field. Willey returned to the scene upon the deputy’s arrival and the deputy observed that Willey appeared visibly under the influence of alcohol. Willey was adamant that he was not driving the truck, yet the deputy located the keys to the truck in Willey’s possession and discovered Willey’s personal property inside the truck.


Upon further investigation, the deputy discovered that Willey’s driver’s license was suspended. Also the registration plate displayed on the truck was discovered to be stolen from Delaware. Hence, the truck was therefore both unregistered and uninsured.


Willey was placed under arrest and transported to the Central Booking Unit at the Detention Center where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Willey was detained by the Commissioner in lieu of $5,000.00 bond.


Charges: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
Driving While License Suspended
Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle
Driving an Uninsured Motor Vehicle
Violating License restriction
Driving Motor Vehicle with Alcohol in blood in Violation of a Court Order
Reckless Driving
Theft under $100

Salisbury Police Department Press Releases


On May 8, 2009 at approximately 5:27 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police Community Action Team executed a search and seizure warrant at a residence on the eight hundred (800) block of E. Church St. during an investigation of C.D.S. violations. As a result of the search, officers seized a quantity of suspected powder cocaine, suspected marijuana, a significant amount of “crack”/cocaine and related paraphernalia. The below listed suspects were located at the residence and were arrested as a result of the search.

ARRESTED #1: Shamar Smitty Williams, 26 years of age Salisbury, Maryland

ARRESTED #2: Antoine (nmn) Belizaire, Jr., 26 years of age Eden, Maryland

CHARGES (both):

Possession of cocaine with intent to distribute
Possession of crack/cocaine
Possession of marijuana
Possession of CDS/paraphernalia

ARRESTED #3: Gail Yvette Boone, 35 years of age Salisbury, Maryland

CHARGES:

Possession of cocaine
Possession of CDS/paraphernalia

DISPOSITION: All released to Central Booking CC # 200900010823


On May 8, 2009 at approximately 3:15 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to respond to the Superfresh Pharmacy on E. College Avenue for the report of a fraudulent prescription. Upon arrival, the officers met with pharmacists who advised that the below listed suspect was attempting to fill a fraudulent prescription. Checks of a prescription submitted by the suspect revealed that the suspect had forged the prescription for medication.

ARRESTED: Rory Albert Whitworth, 20 years of age Salisbury, Maryland

CHARGES:

Attempt to obtain prescription by forged
Prescription
Uttering a prescription
Forgery of a prescription

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200900015589


On May 9, 2009 at approximately 10:51 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police arrested the below suspect for a sexual assault and rape that occurred on April 29, 2009. On that date, the suspect was involved in a domestic argument with the victim. During the course of the argument, the suspect refused to allow the victim to leave their residence, then assaulted and raped the victim.

ARRESTED: Agustin Juan-Lopez, 37 years of age Salisbury, Maryland

CHARGES:

Second degree rape
Second degree Assault
False imprisonment
Stalking

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 200900015650


On May 10, 2009 at approximately 8:55 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the one hundred (100) block of Carroll St. for the report of an intoxicated subject. Upon arrival, the officers made contact with the below listed suspect. A routine records check revealed that the suspect was currently wanted. The suspect was taken into custody and a search of the suspect, incident to arrest, revealed that the suspect was in possession of a quantity of suspected marijuana.

ARRESTED: Sherwood Elton Cannon, III, 47 years of age Salisbury, Maryland

CHARGES:

Possession of marijuana
Outstanding warrant – Second degree burglary
Theft (under $ 100)
Fourth degree burglary
Malicious destruction of
Property

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200900015915

New Border Sign


The Calm After The Storm?

HVAC people were working overtime to get the damaged units on top of Arby's off Rt. 50 back together again after lightning struck the building and damaged the units.

A Thing Of Beauty


Sunrise @ Vienna bridge 5:11 09 AM

Thanks for sharing Mary!

Come Meet David Poyer At Main Branch Of The Salisbury Library This Weekend




Saturday, May 16 at 1pm

The Writer's Bloc of the Eastern Shore will host noted military author David Poyer at the Main Branch of the Salisbury Library.

David Poyer has been writing novels for over 20 years, covering a broad spectrum of military and speculative military novels. Attached are a photo and a cover shot.
Here is his bio:

David Poyer -- Biography
DAVID POYER was born in DuBois, PA in 1949. He grew up in Brockway, Emlenton, and Bradford, in western Pennsylvania, and graduated from Bradford Area High School in 1967. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1971, and later received a master's degree from George Washington University.

Poyer's active and reserve naval service included sea duty in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic, Caribbean, and Pacific, and shore duty at the Pentagon, Surface Warfare Development Group, Joint Forces Command, and in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. He retired in July 2001.

Poyer began writing in 1976, and is the author of over thirty books, including THE MED, THE GULF, THE CIRCLE, THE PASSAGE, TOMAHAWK, CHINA SEA, BLACK STORM, THE COMMAND, THE THREAT, and KOREA STRAIT, best-selling Navy novels; THE DEAD OF WINTER, WINTER IN THE HEART, AS THE WOLF LOVES WINTER, and THUNDER ON THE MOUNTAIN, set in the Pennsylvania hills; and HATTERAS BLUE, BAHAMAS BLUE, LOUISIANA BLUE, and DOWN TO A SUNLESS SEA, underwater diving adventure. Other noteworthy books are THE ONLY THING TO FEAR, a historical thriller, THE RETURN OF PHILO T. McGIFFIN, a comic novel of Annapolis, and the three volumes of The Civil War at Sea, FIRE ON THE WATERS, A COUNTRY OF OUR OWN, and THAT ANVIL OF OUR SOULS. His work has been published in Britain, translated into Japanese, Dutch, and Italian, recorded for audiobooks, 1Pod downloads, and Kindle, and selected by the Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club. Rights to several properties have been sold or optioned for films. His most recent work is THE WEAPON, published in November 2008 by St. Martin's Press; THE CRISIS will appear this December.

Poyer has taught or lectured at Annapolis, Flagler College, University of Pittsburgh, Old Dominion University, the Armed Forces Staff College, the University of North Florida, Christopher Newport University, and other institutions. He has been a guest on PBS's "Writer to Writer" series and on Voice of America, and has appeared at the Southern Festival of Books and many other literary events. He appears annually at the First Coast Writers' Festival in Florida and is part of the faculty for the MA and MFA in Creative Writing program at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre and a board member of the Library of Virginia. He lives on Virginia's Eastern Shore with his wife, novelist Lenore Hart, and their daughter.


The Writer's Bloc is proud to present David Poyer. He will be lecturing on writing and will have his most recent titles available for sale and autograph. Meeting starts promptly at 1pm downstairs in Meeting Room 3. The public is invited.

EMS Week


The Salisbury Fire Department will be hosting several activities during the upcoming National EMS Week. This week is designed to set aside time to honor our EMS providers for the work they do on an every day basis. This week also allows them to focus efforts within the community for injury prevention and public information. The Salisbury Fire Department would like to welcome any and all visitors during EMS week and has provided an attached ‘Calendar of Events’ for the Week.

As highlighted on the Calendar, the Department will be having an Opening Ceremony at 10am on May 19^th at the new Fire Station #16 on Cypress Street. This will be followed by an ambulance/equipment demonstration, station tours, and blood pressure screenings. If you have a large group (10 or more) that would like a station tour on that day, please make contact with Acting Lt. Rob Frampton @ 443-614-1960. The Department has also scheduled a ‘Bike Rodeo’ for children 8-12 years of age, on Sunday May 17^th at Fire Station #16. The department will be offering two free CPR classes to anybody that is interested on Saturday May 23^rd as well. The first class will begin at 10am and the second will begin at 1pm. Please allow approximately 2 hours for the class. The class is designed to provide the ‘layperson’ with CPR instruction; this is not a ‘Healthcare Provider’ course. If you plan on attending (space is limited to 25 people per class) please register with Rob Frampton @ 443-614-1960.

The department welcomes EMS Week 2009 and looks forward to seeing you sometime during our festivities the week of May 17-23. Remember ‘We Are a Proud Partner In Your Community.’

Sincerely,

Richard Hoppes

Acting Fire Chief

A Tradition of Excellence in Public Safety

*May 17-23 – EMS Week 2009 *

May 17- Sunday- EMS Week Begins

Bike Rodeo @ Fire Station 16 10am-12pm

May 19- Tuesday- EMS Week Open House- 10am-4pm

10am - Opening address by Acting Chief Hoppes

10am-4p Open House EMS Unit/Equipment on display

Blood pressure screenings available

Firehouse tours available

Presentation of IAFF Local #4246 2008-2009 EMS Provider of the Year

Presentation of EMS/PSA Poster Contest

May 21 – Thursday – Ambulance Demonstrations/Firehouse Tours

May 22 – Friday – Ambulance Demonstrations/Firehouse Tours

May 23 – Saturday – CPR Class 10am (Training Room)

CPR Class 1pm (Training Room)

Perhaps I didn't Make Myself Clear Enough Last Night


As I went to the podium last night, I started off by stating I didn't know if what I was about to say was in fact true or not.

You see, I haven't seen the actual documents as of yet but have been told that while Chief Webster has health insurance through his retirement package in Baltimore, the City is allegedly paying him NOT to use the City's health insurance. I know, sounds crazy, right? Well, it pretty much is crazy.

I had also mention that another employee who had worked for the City became very ill. In fact, she was dying and she had accumulated quite a bit of sick leave. Her Daughter was also working for the City and before she passed away she wanted to transfer her sick leave to her Daughter so she could take the additional time off and care for her dying Mother.

The Mayor REFUSED to allow her to transfer her time over to her Daughter because her Daughter already had sick leave on the books, so when her Mother passed away, that sick leave time went to waste, even though it had been earned.

All that would be fine and acceptable, until the following happened. You see, back when Pam Oland was pregnant and leaving to have her baby, John Jacobs, (former Public Works Director) had already left the City of Salisbury and went to a new job. Pam went into the Hospital to have her baby and the next thing everyone knew, she was on extended maternity leave. Some started to question just where she had accumulated so much leave time. Well, it turns out our former Mayor Tilghman had GIFTED Pam Oland with John Jacobs Sick Leave time, even though he was no longer employed with the City.

Funny part is, Pam Oland already had sick leave time on the books, just like the other employee in the City who's Mother was dying and they refused to transfer her leave so she could use that time to stay at home with her dying Mother and care for her until she passed. So do tell everyone Pam, just how did you get all that free additional time when the City refused it to someone else and they were still employed with the City?

I'm told it's not legal to give sick leave time from someone who had already left their job. Out of spite the former Mayor and some City Council Members want to take away Debbie Campbell and Terry Cohen's health insurance. When it's convenient for them, heck, they'll even allegedly throw out a bone to pay someone not to take their insurance. And many wondered just how some individuals could afford to sue citizens.

Wicomico Remembers:

A Ceremony to Honor those who Made the Supreme Sacrifice

(Salisbury, MD)
A ceremony to honor those who made the supreme sacrifice will be held at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day). Beginning at 10:00am, the ceremony will be held outside at the Wicomico County War Veterans Memorial. All are encouraged to attend this rain or shine event, which is free and open to the public.

As part of the ceremony, there will be a lowering of the colors by the Wicomico County Jr. ROTC, ringing of the Red Knights Memorial Bell, branch prayers, and a volley of arms by the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Department. Veterans and family members in attendance will be recognized during the ceremony. War Memorial Committee member Ed Tattersall will perform the Reading of Veterans Names which recognizes Wicomico County’s fallen veterans.

In 2002, a group of veterans from all branches of the military came together to honor and preserve the memory of Wicomico County’s fallen heroes. As a result, the Wicomico County War Veterans Memorial was erected at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center, which is itself a living war memorial to all veterans. Flags from each service branch, along with a United States, Maryland, Wicomico County and the POW-MIA flag now proudly fly over a brick wall displaying bronze plagues with the names of Wicomico County’s fallen veterans from World War I and beyond.

The Wicomico County War Memorial Committee has continued the work it began in 2002. Committee members are actively seeking information on those fallen listed on the memorial. If you have information to share about a fallen serviceperson please email Ed Hearthway at hearthwaye@aol.com.

To learn more about the Wicomico County War Veterans Memorial and the men and women it was built to honor visit www.wicomicorecandparks.org/war_memorial.htm.

Congratulations Chesapeake College Women's Softball Team


The Chesapeake College women’s softball team will be leaving today to be 1 of only 16 teams nationwide to be in the National Junior College World Series.

Funny how you have to come to Salisbury News to get this kind of story but let's give credit where credit is due. I'm sure they'll represent the Eastern Shore with great pride and hopefully they come home with a Championship.

Redneck IQ Test

I am sick and tired of hearing about how dumb people are in the South. I challenge any so-called smart Yankee to take this exam:

1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon tree that will support a 10 pound possum.

2. Which of these cars will rust out the quickest when placed on blocks in your front yard?
(A) '65 Ford Fairlane
(B) '69 Chevrolet Chevelle, or
(C) '64 Pontiac GTO.

3. If your uncle builds a still, which operates at a capacity of 20 gallons of shine produced per hour, how many car radiators are required to condense the product?

4. A woodcutter has a chainsaw, which operates at 2700 RPM. The density of the pine trees in the plot to be harvested is 470 per acre. The plot is 2.3 acres in size. The average tree diameter is 14 inches. How many Budweisers will be drunk before the trees are cut down?

5. If every old refrigerator in the state vented a charge of R-12 simultaneously, what would be the percentage decrease in the ozone layer?

6. A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on 24-inch centers with a field rock foundation. The span is 8 feet and the porch length is 16 feet. The porch floor is 1-inch rough sawn pine. When the porch collapses, how many hound dogs will be killed?

7. A man owns a Tennessee house and 3.7 acres of land in a hollow with an average slope of 15%. The man has five children. Can each of his grown children place a mobile home on the man's land and still have enough property for their electric appliances to sit out front?

8. A 2-ton truck is overloaded and proceeding 900 yards down a steep slope on a secondary road at 45 MPH. The brakes fail. Given average traffic conditions on secondary roads, what is the probability that it will strike a vehicle with a muffler?

9. A coal mine operates a NFPA Class 1, Division 2 Hazardous Area. The mine employs 120 miners per shift. A gas warning is issued at the beginning of the 3rd shift. How many cartons of unfiltered Camels will be smoked during this shift?

10. At a reduction in the gene pool variability rate of 7.5% per generation, how long will it take a town which has been bypassed by the interstate highway to breed a country and western singer?

I betcha thought that test was gonna be an easy one, didn't you? It's okay if you didn't do all that well. Just goes to show you... There's a hole heap of things that big city book learning don't prepare you for in this life.

As an added bonus for taking the "REDNECK CHALLENGE" here's some Southerly advice that may come in handy down the road a piece... Next time you are too drunk to drive, walk to the nearest pizza shop and place an order. When they go to deliver it, catch a ride home with 'em.

Chuck E. Cheese


Dear Joe,

This past weekend My friend and I took his kids to the Chuck E Cheese in the Salisbury Mall. The kids had a great time, however I started noticing alot of the machines in the place were broken or out of order. Now you would only find this out by putting money in the machines. It was brought to the attention of one one of the employee's but nothing was ever done. In fact one of the employee's sat and played on his cell phone when this was going on. We had a choice between CO CO'S in the twilley center and Chuck E Cheese and decided since I had a fun time at the one across the bridge as a kid, I made the decision to take them there. It just really irritates me that they let these games get broken knowing kids will just move on to another game. It strikes my curiosity on how much these non working games actually generate without the entertainment provided to the customer. I am wondering if anyone else has had these concerns of maybe they just had an off day who knows, but I know next time I will being taking the kids elsewhere at least at CO CO'S if the game is broken no one can use it and it is a heck of alot cheaper. Thanks for all you do Joe. Chriso12385

SOME TEXAS WISDOM

1. Never slap a man who's chewin' tobacco.

2. Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

3. Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in.

4. If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.

5. If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.

6. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day.

7. There's two theories to arguin' with a woman. Neither one works.

8. If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
9. Don't squat with your spurs on.

10. It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.

11. Always drink upstream from the herd.

12. Never miss a good chance to shut up.

13. There are three kinds of people: The ones that learn by reading, The few who learn by observation, and the rest of them who have to touch the fire to see for themselves if it's really hot.

Today's Wildlife Photo

And So It Begins

Georgia Arms is the 5th largest retailer of .223 Ammo in America. They sell 9mm, .45, ..223 ammunition. They normally buy spent brass from the US Department of Defense. Spent brass is "one time used" shell cases used by our Military for training purposes.

They buy the brass, recondition it, and then reload the brass for resale to Law Enforcement, Gun Clubs, Gun Shops, and stores like Wal-Mart. They normally buy 30,000 lbs of spent brass at a time.

This week the DoD wrote a letter to the owner of Georgia Arms and informed him that from now on the DoD will be destroying the spent brass, shredding it. It will no longer be available to the ammo makers, unless they buy it in a scrap shredded condition (which they have no use for). The shredded brass i s now going to be sold by the DoD to China as scrap metal, after the DoD pays for it to be shredded. The DoD is selling the brass to China for less money than the ammo makers have been paying, plus the DoD has to pay to have the brass shredded and do the accounting paperwork.

This sure helps the economy now doesn't it? Sell cheaper to China, and do not sell at all to a proven US business. Any hidden agenda working here? Obama going after the Firearms Industry and our ammunition!!

The Georgia Arms owner even related a story that one of his competitors had already purchased a load of brass last week. The DoD contacted him this week and said they were sending someone over to make sure it was destroyed. Shell cases he had already bought!

The brass has no value to the ammo maker if it is destroyed/shredded/melted. The ammo manufacturer only uses the empty brass cases to reload different calibers, mainly .223 bullets.

The owner of Georgia Arms says that he will have to lay o ff at least half of his 60 workers, within 2-3 months if the DoD will no longer sell spent brass cases to the industry. Georgia Arms has 2-3 months of inventory to use, by summer they're out.

If the Reloading Industry has to purchase new manufacture brass cases, then the cost of ammunition will double or even triple, plus Obama want to add a 500% tax on each shell.

You can read the information and see the DoD letter to Georgia Arms here: The Shootist Site

http://www.theshootist.net/2009/03/dod-ends-sale-of-expended-military.html

If you're not outraged at what this administration is doing you should be! Be Afraid! Be Very Very Afraid! Get involved! It's Your Freedom and Our Country They're Stealing! If You Fail to Act Now, there may not be a Free United States tomorrow!

I implore you to get involved and forward this to as many people you can. Contact your legislators and put them on notice, We're fed up with what's going on! This is a call to action. Act now while you still can, or stay silent, roll over, and watch our country die!

Holy Water Miracle

One morning a man comes into church on crutches. He stops in front of
the holy water and splashes some of it on both of his legs, then
throws away his crutches.

An altar boy witnessed the episode and runs into the rectory to tell
the priest what he'd just seen.

Without batting an eye, the priest says, 'Son, you've just witnessed a
miracle. Tell me, where is this man?

'Flat on his butt, Father, over by the holy water.'

Students, Adult Volunteers Pack "Ready For School" Learning Boxes At Pinehurst

Students, Adult Volunteers Pack "Ready For School" Learning Boxes At Pinehurst Elementary Tuesday and Wednesday

Students at Pinehurst Elementary and many adult volunteers will pack 700 "Ready for School" learning boxes at Pinehurst Tuesday and Thursday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Wicomico schools will help approximately 700 young children get "Ready for School" this summer with special learning boxes that tie in with the shows of the same name on PAC 14. This is the seventh year of "Ready for School," which has distributed more than 2,800 boxes to prekindergarten-age children in Wicomico County through schools and Head Start. Boxes will be distributed to prekindergartners near the end of the school year.

DVDs of the "Ready for School" shows are included in each box, as well as materials children and parents can use to stimulate summer learning and boost school readiness in the areas of reading, the alphabet and numbers. PNC Bank has been a key partner in support of "Ready for School" for the past two years. "Ready for School" will air on PAC 14 in August.

Extensive Wind Energy Legislation Being Proposed For Wicomico

This Thursday, May 14, 2009, at 1:30 P.M. on the Third floor of the Government Office Bldg. the Wicomico County Planning Commission will take-up the task of revising Wicomico's current zoning laws governing the installation of wind generators.

Presently, a wind generator is exempt from required zoning authorization as spelled out in Section 225-13.2 on page 15 of Chapter 225 - Wicomico County Zoning Code Regulations.

Here is what the Wicomico County zoning code says;

Section 225-13.2 Permitted Uses Not Requiring Zoning Authorization

Not withstanding any other provisions of this Chapter, no zoning authorization - (emphasis added) - is necessary for the following uses, however other County permits may be required

A. Facilities such as wires, lines, cable, pipes and supporting structures thereof that are
reasonably necessary to provide local properties with water, sewer, gas,
electric - (emphasis added) -telecommunications or similar services.

This is all about to change dramatically if some of the proposed text amendments are adopted by the Wicomico County Planning and Zoning Commission.

So if you are a renewable energy advocate - or foe - I would encourage your attendance and input into this subject, particularly, if you are located in the Airport District of this County. You see a Small Wind Energy System is being suggested by the Planning Staff to be designated as a Prohibited Use.

You can't say we at SBYnews didn't attempt to provide ample warning for the residents that have been sitting on the fence on this subject! And you probably won't be reading about any of this in The Daily Times.