Brooke Mulford Update

Heelllooo everybody!!! Its me Brookie the super hyper party girl. It has been a really long time since I have had time to sit still with Daddy and go over all my activities. I have been having play dates, Tea Cup parties, kids Mani/Pedi, Outside Movies, lots of walks, dancing and been an eating machine! Just last night I was the guest of honor at a pizza party at Grammy’s house. I just ran around and danced for hours. I went to bed at 11PM last night, I was just feeling so good and didn’t want it to end. I have a new dance I have come up with, its called my Cancer Dance. I stomp out Cancer and throw it away and end by saying Cancer Fears Me!

Before we left I also got to open all my cards and things people have presented to me along my journey the first 6 months. I am so grateful to everyone for keeping my spirits high and being by my side. At times there was so much stuff it was overwhelming and Mommy and Daddy wanted me to appreciate each card, letter, gifts, handmade items and just everything to keep me going on some days. I also had an afternoon at Market Street where both our local news stations were there and Mommy and Daddy spoke to everyone to tell them where we have been in this process and where we are now going. I was also presented with a check from Madison Taylor who sold a lot of doggie treats, Jenny Palmer and Cathy Marshall from the Beat the Beast team did the formal presentation of the check for my Neuroblastoma Research Fund. We also stated that over the past 6 months from the love and support from our local community, our communities where we used to live in NJ and all over the world from donations and fund raisers that between my Brooke Mulford United Way Account, my Gift Medical Account and my Neuroblastoma Research Fund around a $100,000.00 has been raised. This is so wonderful to help my family as we fight this cancer for at least another year with the Transplant procedures and then Antibody treatments, but at the same time raising money to help with research to fight Cancer that will benefit other people. Daddy has also been able to use Market Street to help many people so far as we are more aware of what truly is important in this world.

We all are in Philly right now at CHOP getting ready to begin the process for the Transplant. I am hooked up to fluids and waiting for my room that I will be spending the next 30 days in. I will be getting Chemo for the next 6 days, a day of recovery and then next Friday will be the day of Transplant. I then will be here for the next 3 to 4 weeks to recover. I then will come home for 6 weeks and if all tests are ok I will come back and do the process again. The clinical study I am in radominized me and I am eligible for 2 transplants. I will then have to stay at home until around next April as I recover and my body is able to fight off infection. I will then at some point begin Antibody treatments. I still have a very long road ahead of me, but I also have come a really long way. Well Daddy needs to get this posted so everyone knows what is going on with me. Over the next couple of days Daddy will be speaking to you, posting medical procedures and road maps, pictures, and what I have exactly done over the last 3 weeks and talking to you as well. I will also be chiming in to keep you all straight, you all know by now sometimes Daddy gets sidetracked. For now everybody, Brookie is back to fight this Cancer and BEAT THIS CANCER!!!

World's Oldest Man Dies At 113

TOKYO (June 19) — Tomoji Tanabe, the world's oldest man, died in his sleep at his home in southern Japan on Friday, a city official said. He was 113.

"He died peacefully. His family members were with him," said Junko Nakao, a city official in Miyakonojo on Japan's southern island of Kyushu. Tanabe died of heart failure, she said.

GO HERE to read more.

HERE'S YOUR LAST CHANCE TO WIN FREE TICKETS TO TONIGHT'S FIGHT

The first person to make it, (legally) to the Wicomico County Youth & Civic Center and asks for Alan Gravenor and says, "Salisbury News, You've Been Blogged" will WIN the next pair of FREE tickets right then and there.

Waste no time but do NOT break the law and speed or drive like a nut to get there. Good Luck and we'll see everyone at the fight tonight.

One Pair Of FREE Fight Tickets Left

I have one more pair of FREE tickets to tonight's Fights at the Civic Center. In just a little while I'll be running one last contest and this one will be different from any other one we've done, so be prepared and keep refreshing Salisbury News because you're going to need to respond quick to this one.

Sit tight as the contest will be coming very soon.

More Discussions On Downtown Plaza Area

When Urban Salisbury was having their final meeting, thinking they were no longer going to be around, "I" brought up the Disney Concept. I don't know where Brad Gillis became recognized for such, (he was in the same meeting) but I explained to everyone just how Disney created Disney Land and Disney World.

Allow me just a minute here to explain as I'm confident many of you were not aware of any of this.

You see, Walt Disney had a very creative mind. He came up with this idea of an entertainment theme park but because he didn't have the money to make it work, he went outside the box and created what some of us know as the largest Trade Show ever created, open 365 days a year and millions of visitors.

You see, when you go to Disney World, (as an example) did you ever notice the GE Carousel? Did you notice Chrysler, Ford, Westinghouse, Paramount, etc.? What Walt Disney did was, he went to all of these major manufacturers and said, I'm building this theme park where I'm going to bring you millions of visitors per year. You can buy these 8 acres and here's what I want you to build. I want a roller coaster ride here, (you pay for it) and this area here is where you'll build an exhibition center to market your products. Once each company got on board it was simple to get others.

What Walt Disney did was, he sold them on the fact that he'd only take 35% at the gate and they could all share the rest. Then he went to the state of California and then Florida and said, this is land you can't do anything with. You give me the land and in 20 years I'll bring you $20,000,000.00 worth of taxes. The states agreed and it was no longer a vision, it became an instant success.

I explained this to Urban Salisbury months ago and I stated this shouldn't have to cost the taxpayers a penny. If you have the right vision and tools, anyone could make it work. Mind you, that was the short version of what happened overall but you get the picture.

The Downtown Plaza could be built up just like Pleasure Island in Disney World. I personally feel it needs to be designed around entertainment. Bars, restaurants and then specialty shops along the way. You want an attractions destination to PULL from Ocean City. You want to be years ahead. Think of the draw during Bike Week, Pork in the Park and ALL of the other Hot Rod events and Ocean City Trade Shows.

My idea is to completely shut down the Plaza and even allow outdoor drinking. This way people can smoke a cigar or cigarette and simply open it at both ends. Provide transportation so the college students can have a way to and from and even a bus shuttle to Ocean City.

If you create a entertainment theme park there, there's no question in my mind, (even in the worst economy) it will do well. You have to think OUT OF THE BOX and make it work, just like Walt Disney. I see a fantastic future for property owners to do well on the sale of their properties in order to get out and the future value would be unthinkable!

So rather than coming up with a plan that looks real nice, why not do like I've been doing and create the MOTOR to the entire plan. Something in which you know will work. All they're providing right now is the frame and body but there's NO ENGINE! That's what I'm good at. Imagine a local Seacrets on the Downtown Plaza. Yeah, sure there's going to be some issues and problems. However, all of them can be worked out. You have a Parking Garage that could be FULL every single night and charge for parking. Well, anyway, it's a thought. Let's see where this takes us.

SALISBURY: REMEMBER THE "R/UDAT" PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN?

This was going to be the road to greatness, mapped by expert planners from all over the US; now almost 30 years later it’s worth a look-see now that Urban Salisbury has put forth yet another plan.

Here are some of the R/UDAT details – note the recommendation on page 26: "A site for the Wicomico County detention facility is suggested immediately next to the courthouse, on the north side of the building, located away from the street."

That didn’t happen but only because of a citizens’ lawsuit – and the County wound up paying a huge sum ($1 Million) in wasted architects fees and other costs before it decided to put the facility north of town. Lesson 1: planning by "experts" can be harmful to the public purse if blindly accepted as the gospel by the local officials.

Let's hope history does not repeat itself -- again (remember the more recent study that recommended opening the downtown plaza to traffic?).

U.S. Military Set To Intercept North Korean Ship

U.S. Military Set to Intercept North Korean Ship Suspected of Proliferating Missiles, Nukes

The U.S. military is planning to intercept a flagged North Korean ship suspected of proliferating weapons material in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution passed last Friday, FOX News has learned.

The USS John McCain, a navy destroyer, will intercept the ship Kang Nam as soon as it leaves the vicinity off the coast of China, according to a senior U.S. defense official. The order to inderdict has not been given yet, but the ship is getting into position.

The ship left a port in North Korea Wednesday and appears to be heading toward Singapore, according to a senior U.S. military source. The vessel, which the military has been tracking since its departure, could be carrying weaponry, missile parts or nuclear materials, a violation of U.N. Resolution 1874, which put sanctions in place against Pyongyang.

GO HERE to read more.

3 Years Ago Today

This was the scene 3 years ago today at the Salisbury Zoo. During a two week period I had found a dozen or so mauled animals at the Zoo and even confronted Ron Alessi at a Zoo Commission Meeting as to why nothing had been done about these caged animals being attacked by a Raccoon. Mr. Alessi was clueless as former Zoo Director Jim Rapp refused to inform anyone of the problem. When I told Mr. Alessi this was happening every single day, he was clearly very upset and angry.

When I left the Zoo Commission Meeting I walked over the the boardwalk on the river, looked down and found yet another one. Fortunately the Zoo has a new Director and I'm confident he wouldn't wait till a dozen of their animals were found mauled before he'd set a trap like Jim Rapp finally did.

It was no wonder why the Zoo wanted Joe Albero out of there so desperately.

Salisbury Police Department Goes An Entire Week With No Crime

While The Chiefy Is Away The Indians Will Play! It has been one week since the SPD put out a Press Release on criminal activity in Salisbury. Do YOU believe there's been no crime/arrests in the past 7 days?

MULTI-AGENCYPROSTITUTION-RELATED ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVE

Location of Incident: New Castle Ave. , New Castle , New Castle County , DE

Date and Time of Occurrence: June 18, 2009

Suspect(s): See Below

On Thursday June 18th, members of the New Castle County Police, Probation and Parole and Delaware State Police conducted a prostitution-related enforcement initiative in the New Castle area as part of all three agencies collective and ongoing efforts to combat the prostitution problem, to include ‘quality of life’ concerns in this area. During the course of the initiative, the following individuals were arrested on the listed charges:

Theresa Brown
41

Dominic Cintron
23

Mary Dale
48

Kelly Diggins
37

Valerie Fogelman
48

Miguel Haro
36

Joell Johnson
33

Debbie Pyle
39

Ann Romesberg
36

Gwendolyn Resop-Murray
39

Yard Sales 6/19/9

GO HERE for the this weekends' yard sales.

(sorry so late....I thought I already had it scheduled to go this morning)

Anyway, have a great weekend folks.

By the way, if you didn't get to see the OC air show, please visit Dover AFB this weekend for their air show.

The Urban Salisbury Master Plan

Urban Salisbury hosted a public meeting the other night allowing the public to see the package they have to offer, costing the taxpayers more than $5,000,000.00. Mind you, "some" of this money may come by way of Grants but either way that you look at it, it's still taxpayer money.

They went through their routine of a slide show presentation, (or whatever you call it now) and then opened the floor to questions and comments. I felt like Arnold Horshack from Welcome Back Kotter, Ohh, Ohh, Pick Me! They did.

I started off by asking, besides myself, are there any other property owners in the room? Palmer Gillis raised his hand. That was it, two KEY players in the room, because none of the other property owners had been invited. Yes, I know it was a public meeting but 2/3 of the property owners do not live in Salisbury.

I was not only concerned as to why Urban Salisbury is so afraid to bring in the key players, I felt without them they have absolutely NOTHING! I then stated that their presentation was very nice but I also felt they were missing the second largest factor in this whole package, ECONOMIC & DEVELOPMENT PLAN!

Without it, IMHO, their plan is putting lipstick on a pig. If they do not have key anchor shops committed to such a project, this package is simply a package to keep Urban Salisbury alive for several years in the hopes with a lot of luck they'll encourage someone to place their business there.

I'm sorry Folks but as a successful businessman, this is absolutely the wrong way to go about it. You must have commitments from others before you spend a dime. According to their plan, they could simply use the drawings they currently have to persuade companies and individuals to locate there with the promise that this is what will be done in the future.

Urban Salisbury says no, they have to do this first to bring people to the Downtown area. I completely disagree. Look, I'm getting close top 50 years old and I have opened, run and sold many businesses in my time, all of which were a financial success. Mr. Insley, (who did not attend the meeting after his speech on PAC 14) stated it's all about location, location, location.

In business, I want a Sales Person who can sell a product. I wouldn't need Sales People if my product was almost FREE and I gave everything away just to attract people to my business. That's what Urban Salisbury is doing. Then what's next. Will they get all this Grant money, put the lipstick on the pig and then come to property owners like myself and say, look, we provided the upgrades, now you must lower your rent in order to get people to bite!

This is what I mean by they're going about this A$$ Backwards. Everyone knows this is going to happen, so they need to be up front about it. This is a typical move by government organizations so they can always pass the blame of failure on someone else. I want to know everything right up front.

Then we move onto the key players, the property owners. To me, it seems everyone is upset that investors are sitting on their property in the hopes that they'll hit a home run one day when they sell it. Well, as things sit right now, I doubt anyone is going to hit any home runs. Nevertheless, local government wants to tell us what we can and can't do with our property.

While some wait for the Historical Society to make decisions on what can and can't be done to some buildings, IF the City wants to step i and buy the property owners out and then enforce what will be done there, so be it. However, the City wants to take absolutely NO RISK whatsoever and use Grant money to fund that lipstick.

I say, put the brakes on the entire project until the Economic & Development people come along and say, we like the concept, we're going to sell it to others and see if we can encourage some key anchor stores to commit to relocating there and in the mean time Urban Salisbury can meet with the KEY PLAYERS, (the property owners) and negotiate rent for commercial, residential and retail so everyone agrees across the board before the project moves forward.

In the mean time, if this isn't met, all they're doing is selling the public on how they have an idea to stay alive for a couple more years. There is NO OTHER REASON why Urban Salisbury would be welcoming the public into this whole thing, (when it's really none of their business) and selling people on a fluff package that absolutely will not work. The mere fact that they have refused to invite the property owners to a single meeting tells me they're using this to stay alive.

I like what this group has to offer this community, I understand they're on their last legs but I have to be completely honest and share my professional experience and wisdom. This will NOT work without selling it to the property owners first. That is, unless the Mayor and City Council want to pass legislation to tell us what we can and can't do down there, creating even more socialist living in America.

The Daily Times did an article on this yesterday which drew 2 comments. Let's see what this one brings. I want to add, your opinion is important. I think we'd all like to see the Downtown area shine. Let's hear your thoughts.

Fruitland Police Department Press Release

INCIDENT: Shoplifting

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 at 1:26 p.m.

LOCATION: Sonic Restaurant 415 N. Fruitland Blvd. Fruitland, Md.

ACCUSED: ROSS WEAVER RINEHART, W/M, DOB: 06/15/1988 341 East Broadway, BelAir, Md.

CHARGES:
Theft-value less than $100.00
Possession of CDS - Marijuana

DISPOSITION: Remanded to custody of WCDC Central Booking

NARRATIVE: On the above date and time, a Fruitland police officer on routine patrol in the area of SONIC RESTAURANT , observed the accused grab a flag which had a Sonic logo on it from it’s place of display in front of the business and began running away with it. The officer quickly caught up with the accused as he was attempting to get on his bicycle. The manager of the restaurant was contacted, the property was returned and the accused was arrested for the theft. During the search incidental to the arrest, the accused was found to be in possession of CDS for which he was also charged.


INCIDENT: Shoplifting and Assault

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 6:20 p.m.

LOCATION: Dollar General Store 206 N. Fruitland Blvd. Fruitland, Md.

ACCUSED: SHAFTON MAURICE CUFFEE, B/M, DOB: 03/14/1974 710 Baker Street, Salisbury, Md.

CHARGES:
Theft - value less than $100.00
Assault 2nd degree
Violation of probation

DISPOSITION: Remanded to custody of WCDC Central booking Unit

NARRATIVE: On the above date and time, Fruitland police officers were dispatched to the Dollar General store at the above location reference to a shoplifter that had fled the store. The accused was described wearing tan or green shorts, a white T-shirt and tan work boots. The victim related to the officers that she observed the accused in the greeting card section of the store concealing packs of T-shirts underneath his shirt. She then proceeded to the front door of the store in an attempt to prevent the accused from leaving. The victim confronted the accused about the concealed T-shirts as he was attempting to leave. The accused then pushed the victim through the doors and fled on foot.

A witness related to the officers that they had just observed the suspect in a yard on Clyde Avenue, Fruitland, Md. The officers located the accused hiding in a shed behind the house at the same address on Clyde Avenue where he had been seen by the witness. The accused was wearing the same clothing as described by the victim. The stolen items were covered and were in resalable condition. The accused was charged with the theft and 2nd degree assault. During the course of the investigation it was learned that there was an outstanding warrant on file for the accused for violation of probation. The warrant was located and served on the accused.


INCIDENT: Assault and MDOP

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 10:45 p.m.

LOCATION: 217 Popular Street, Fruitland, Md.

ACCUSED: JAMES LEE MANN, B/M, DOB: 08/20/1979 212 Popular Street, Fruitland, Md. and 303-B Maryland Avenue, Salisbury, Md.

CHARGES:
Malicious Destruction of property
Assault 2nd degree
Disorderly Conduct

DISPOSITION: Remanded to custody of WCDC Central Booking Unit

NARRATIVE: On the above date and time, Fruitland police officers responded to the above location reference a report of a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival the officers observed several persons in the parking lot whose attention was directed to a male and female who were arguing. The officers approached the two involved in the argument, separating them. The female subject related to the officers that the accused had grabbed her face with both of his hands and “Slung” her while they were arguing earlier in the residence. She related further that she took her children out of the residence into the parking lot and into her vehicle in order to get away from and take refuge from the accused. She advised that while she and her children were inside the vehicle, the accused hit on and kicked the driver’s door doing damage to same. The officers noted that the accused had an abrasion on the knuckle of his right hand and that he was limping. The vehicle had a large dent above the door handle and numerous smudges in the same area as well as a footprint that was visible on the window of the driver’s door. A witness at the scene confirmed the information provided by the victim. The accused was placed under arrest and charged with MDOP, 2nd degree Assault and Disorderly Conduct.

Multi Agency Emergency Response Drills

Date and Time of Occurrence: Monday June 15 to Wednesday June 17, 2009

For three days this week first responders in Delaware responded to thee different rescue drills in two locations in the state to test their ability to work together. Participants in the rescues included The Delaware State Police , The Wilmington Police , The Wilmington Fire Department , DNREC , Priority One Air Rescue , The Slaughter Beach Fire Department , The Lewes Fire Department , The United States Coast Guard and The Delaware Bay Launch Service.

The drills included rescues by the Wilmington Fire Department on the Brandywine River using "Rescue One" and the Delaware State Police helicopter "Trooper Five Heavy. "

The third day of drills was conducted in the Delaware Bay, in the Anchorage, four miles off shore. The Wilmington Fire Boat , "The Fire Fighter" and The Delaware Bay Launch Service work boat "The Big Stone Pride " were used as hoisting platforms for the State Police Helicopter. In all three drills simulated rescues were made and victims were hoisted into the helicopter for rapid transport to an area Trauma Hospital.

The United States Coast Guard provided a boat for Search and Rescue from Station Indian River. The Slaughter Beach Fire Department provided a fire boat manned by Delaware State Police Divers for water rescue. The Lewes Fire Department provided man power on the Wilmington Fire Department fire boat. The Wilmington Police Department was represented by a specially train paramedic that works as a rescuer on the Delaware State Police Helicopter. The drills were supervised by Priority One Air Rescue , based in Canada . Priority One Air Rescue provides specialty rescue training to Delaware's first responders . The object of the drills was to test the ability of the many different first responders to work together and communicate in the event of a local disaster or emergency.

WINNERS To Dinner For Two At Market Street Inn & Fernando Fight

Salisbury News is honored to announce the two winners for tonight's Main Event Fight at the Civic Center AND Dinner for two at the Market Street Inn.

The winners are, BRIAN & ROBIN ZIMMERMAN!!!!!!

We'd like to thank ALL of you for sending in your messages. It wasn't easy picking a winner this go around but clearly this couple is the most deserving. I'll not get into why but I will say I had to bring in others to make sure we were making the right decision.

Reconciled1, you have a job to do. You need to contact them and let them know they need a babysitter and I want to personally thank you for being so kind as to nominate them. We're proud and honored to be involved in such an offering and everyone should know these tickets came from Fernando Guerrero, Hal Chernoff and Rob Mulford.

Enjoy your evening out and perhaps we'll see you there tonight for the Fights.

More Confusion And Concern With Wicomico County Employees

It has been reported that Mr. Kenny Lloyd who works for General Services was suspended w/o pay for two weeks recently but returned to work yesterday. We're told Mr. Lloyd was in charge of some bids for some air conditioning units for the Old Court House valued at $30,000.00 and signed a contract with an alleged friend without putting the project out for sealed bid.

Not only was he suspended for two weeks, after returning to work yesterday he is enjoying the day off today, (his Birthday) as well. This time he is being paid. I think they should have a new motto for Wicomico County.

"Wicomico County, the most forgiving County in America."

Rachel Ray Shows Off A New Concept On How To Clean Corn

Caption This Photo, If You Can?

Tonight's The Night!

If you haven't purchased your tickets to tonight's big fight, do so before all the good seats are gone.

The WINNERS to yesterday's contest will be announced at 9:25 this morning.

This Bloggers Outlook

This should probably be taped
to your bathroom mirror
where one could read it every day.
You may not realize it,
but it's 100% true.


1. There are at least two people in this world
that you would die for.


2.. At least 15 people in this world
love you in some way.


3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you
is because they want to
be just like you.


4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone,
even if they don't like you.


5. Every night,
SOMEONE thinks about you
before they go to sleep.


6. You mean the world to someone.


7. You are special and unique.


8. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you.


9. When you make the biggest mistake ever,
something good comes from it.


10. When you think the world
has turned its back on you
take another look.


11. Always remember the compliments you received.
Forget about the rude remarks.

SPD Goes Over 22,000 Incidents For The Year So Far

I made a phone call to the Salisbury Police Department after getting a tip that they were about to go over 20,000 incidents already for 2009.

By the time I called I was informed the number was not accurate and I thought, I knew they couldn't have that many calls so far for the year. So I asked, do you start out at 001 each year. The Officer replied that they do. I said, so where do you stand right now. He replied, we're about to go over 22,000!!!!!

I don't care what anyone says, that's some serious numbers and we're only in June! All that being said, remember to roll down your window the next time you see an Officer and simply wave. They'll know you're saying hello and thank you and as you can clearly see they're more than busting their rear ends each and every day.

Ocean City News From Big Al

Here are 2 moves in Ocean CIty that some may not be aware of. First, the Greyhound Terminal was relocated in May to Ocean CIty's Park and Ride lot in West Ocean City. Right next door is Boog's new Bar-B-Q stand.

The Clinton's

Just when you thought they were history . . ..


The Bill and Hillary Clinton, Kitchen Tool Combo Set

The Last Picture Says It All

New Ohio Roller Coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky

NEGATIVE PEOPLE

This is something to think about when negative people are doing their best to rain on your parade. So remember this story the next time someone who knows nothing and cares less tries to make your life miserable.

A woman was at her hairdresser's getting her hair styled for a trip to Rome with her husband.. She mentioned the trip to the hairdresser, who responded: "Rome? Why would anyone want to go there? It's crowded and dirty..

You're crazy to go to Rome. So, how are you getting there?"

"We're taking Continental," was the reply. "We got a great rate!"

"Continental?" exclaimed the hairdresser. "That's a terrible airline. Their planes are old, their flight attendants are ugly, and they're always late.

So, where are you staying in Rome?"

"We'll be at this exclusive little place over on Rome's Tiber River called Teste."

"Don't go any further. I know that place. Everybody thinks its gonna be Something special and exclusive, but it's really a dump."

"We're going to go to see the Vatican and maybe get to see the Pope."

"That's rich," laughed the hairdresser. You and a million other people trying to see him. He'll look the size of an ant.

Boy, good luck on this lousy trip of yours. You're going to need it."

A month later, the woman again came in for a hairdo. The hairdresser asked her about her trip to Rome.

"It was wonderful," explained the woman, "not only were we on time in one of Continental's brand new planes, but it was overbooked, and they bumped us up to first class. The food and wine were wonderful, and I had a handsome 28-year-old steward who waited on me hand and foot.

And the hotel was great! They'd just finished a $5 million remodeling job, and now it's a jewel, the finest hotel in the city. They, too, were overbooked, so they apologized and gave us their owner's suite at no extra charge!"

"Well," muttered the hairdresser, "that's all well and good, but I know you didn't get to see the Pope."

"Actually, we were quite lucky, because as we toured the Vatican, a Swiss Guard tapped me on the shoulder, and explained that the Pope likes to meet some of the visitors, and if I'd be so kind as to step into his private room and wait, the Pope would personally greet me. Sure enough, five minutes later, the Pope walked through the door and shook my hand! I knelt down and he spoke a few words to me."

"Oh, really! What'd he say?"

He said: "My God, who messed up your hair?"

SALISBURY MAYOR TO HOST OPEN HOUSE

Salisbury Mayor James Ireton, Jr., will host a City of Salisbury Open House on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. It will be held on the third floor of the Government Office Building, 125 N. Division Street.

The Open House will provide Salisbury residents with an opportunity to learn more about City programs and services. Each of the City Departments will have displays and exhibits, freebies, and activities for kids. Staff from the departments will be available to talk to residents about current and future City projects, and distribute brochures on City programs and services.

The Salisbury Zoo will have a display with several small animals from the Zoo. The Salisbury Police Department will bring a special guest with them, McGruff the Crime Dog, to meet kids and talk to them about how to be safe.

In addition to City Departments, there will be displays by Poplar Hill Mansion and the Sister Cities Association of Salisbury/Wicomico County. Urban Salisbury’s Downtown Master Plan will be on display, too. Residents can also learn more about the All-America City Award program, in which Salisbury is a finalist this year.
Representatives from the Wicomico County Recreation & Parks Department, Mitchell’s Martial Arts, and Crown Sports Center will be at the event with information about summer programs for youth.

“This Open House will be a wonderful family event that is not only educational and informational, but a lot of fun,” said Mayor Ireton. “I encourage the public to attend to learn more about the City in which we live, work and play, and what your municipal government is doing to improve the City and the services it offers its citizens.”

For more information, contact the Mayor’s Office at 410-548-3100.

Redneck Pick Up Lines

1) Did you fart?
cuz you just blew me away.

2) Are yer parents retarded?
cuz ya sure are special.

3) My Love fer you is like diarrhea .
I can't hold it in.

4) Do you have a library card?
cuz I'd like to sign you out

5) Is there a mirror in yer pants?
cuz I can see myself in em.

6) If you was a tree & I was a Squirrel,
I'd store my nuts in yer hole.

7) You might not be the best lookin girl here,
but beauty's only a light switch away.

8) I know I'm not no Fred Flintstone,
but I bet I can make yer bed-rock.

9) Yer eyes are as blue as window cleaner.

10) If yer gunna regret this in the mornin,
we kin sleep til afternoon.�

AND.. the best for last!

11) Yer face reminds me of a wrench,
every time I think of it, my nuts tighten up