Breaking News Referencing Fernando Guerrero

Big News on the fight front.

Hello Everyone,
   
Some huge events have transpired that have caused some significant changes. Although Saol Roman was under an agreement to not fight before the Feb 18th event, His manager an he decided to take a fight last Saturday Jan 29th in Mexico against Michael Madina 24-3-2 disregarding a warning that they risked being dropped from the Salisbury ESPN card if they took the fight.
     
Although Roman stopped Madina in the second round of the scheduled 10 round fight, he was forced to come off the floor to get the job done. The word we have gotten from Mexico is that Roman has a nose injury and can not fight Fernando Guerrero on Feb 18th. Had he not stuck his nose where it should not have been, that would not have happened.

Obviously the conduct of Roman is very disturbing, but one has to consider the very real possibility that Roman had no intention of honoring his contract, nose or no nose. It may be as simple as the many others opponents that got a last minute case of the "weakened heart syndrome" as fight time approached. Roman, who fought as recently as Dec 17th 2010, had no good reason to jeopardize this televised main event by pushing a fight into his schedule with only 3 weeks until fight time.
       
The reality is, this can be looked at as good news or bad news. The bad news is that the poster and billboards have advertised Roman as our opponent and he is not.
     
The good news is that a real warrior is coming to Salisbury with the tenacity,heart, and ring experience that will make this fight, one heck of a tough test for Fernando to pass and guarantee the fans a night they will remember. After approving Derrick Findley for this fight both ESPN and the NABF have expressed great anticipation of this really interesting  match up.
     
Derrick Findley of Gary Indiana 17-4, brings with him a resume of having met some of the top super middleweghts in the world, including  Olympian Andre Dirrel now 19-1. and a member of the Showtime Super Six Tournament,featuring the top six Super Middleweights in the world. Findley has also faced super middleweight and Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward, still in line to win the Super 6 tournament. Findley's opposition has been against better fighters at better points in their career than Roman. Recently, Findley went 8 rounds with Russian Olympian Matt Korobov, after being edged out on points in a hard fought battle.
    
Findley also shares a common opponent with Guerrero and routed Michael "The Midnight Stalker" Walker in 8 rounds with a unanimous decision. Guerrero Fought Guerrero here in Salisbury back in April of 2010.  As far as the test and the fight, Findley may very well push Guerrero harder and further than Roman, especially when Guerrero had been getting ready for the style of Roman and Findley is much different. Findley is much stronger than Roman and can handle Fernando's power better.
           

"There is no reason to worry about it" said Manager and trainer Hal Chernoff, This sort of thing happens in boxing and you just have roll with it. Findley has been in with the best Super middleweights out there like Dirrel and Ward and it will be very hard to show him something he has not already seen, but that is exactly what Fernando intends to do. I have have faith in the system we built and the people in our corner but most of all I have faith in Fernando. I don't care hoe much a change like this can throw a fighter off, Fernando will find a way to get his job done, he will defend this house.  

A SAPOA Exclusive On Salisbury News

This post was submitted by Kris Adams, President of the Salisbury Area Property Owners' Association (SAPOA).

Salisbury’s politics play out like the theatre of the absurd. Despite the intellectual evolution of man, despite the lessons taught to us by World War II in which an entire race of people was vilified and systematically exterminated by their fellow ordinary citizens, only in Salisbury is that same cruel blame tactic used and embraced by the Mayor and certain Council members, namely Terry Cohen and Debbie Campbell. The result is that the larger percentage of the populace of the City is being viewed as second class citizens.

Only in Salisbury is it considered normal for the Mayor and Council to make use of slurs and inaccurate broad generalizations about tenants and business people alike.

Only in Salisbury can two City Council members share the same website and push the same agenda, and no one, especially the press, is disturbed by the collusion.

Only in Salisbury are regulations written in secret by politicians who fail to do proper research and refuse to consider input from all stakeholders affected by such legislation.

Only in Salisbury do we have unethical politicians who spend $10,700 in State of Maryland Safe Streets money to write anti-tenant rental legislation and market the package to a public desperate for crime reduction and bill it as a "crime fighting initiative", which in reality is a host of housing bills that have been pushed for 10 years.

Only at a Salisbury City Council work session do those same Council members become so enamored with their own voices that they inadvertently reveal the details of their master plan: decrease the number of rental units in the City from 61% to 40%. The true objective of pushing the Safe Streets Legislation is to pass as many of the first seven items as possible and then to open Pandora’s Box of tools to squeeze the life out of the rental industry through government mandated leases, rent control, revoking property rights, property seizures, implementation of excessive rental registration fees and the use of eminent domain to name a few.

Only in Salisbury is a "public input" meeting code language for a taxpayer funded bully pulpit to proselytize and to campaign for re-election.

Only in Salisbury do local politicians think they can run businesses better than the entrepreneurs who specialize in their own industry.

Only in Salisbury do certain Council members insist they are entitled to full time benefits when other part-time employees are not so entitled.

Only in Salisbury can a person run for office who has multiple open housing code violations against his home, violations which by law should categorize him as a Habitual Offender. This person is rendered exempt from following the same laws other citizens are held hostage by because he is a crony of the Mayor and certain Council persons. Laws apparently only apply to the lowly citizens, not the elite politicians.

Only in Salisbury do we deny housing to the veterans who served and protected our country because the veteran’s house doesn’t fit the Mayor and Council Members’ myopic definition of what is acceptable.

Only in Salisbury do City Officials get paid to testify based on skewed information.

Only in Salisbury does the Administration engage in military maneuvers by descending upon neighborhoods under the guise of protecting tenants health, safety and welfare when the existing rental inspection program meets those worthwhile objectives.

Only in Salisbury? NOT!!!

This extremist agenda has been plaguing this City since business owners lost the right to vote, resulting in a slow death of Salisbury’s growth and vitality. I submit, “the something's rotten" in the City of Salisbury is the same "something's rotten” that is causing the demise of the United States of America: government intrusion, unnecessary mandated government regulation, dishonesty, irresponsible spending, and taxation without representation.

How do we stop Salisbury wilting on the vine? If all the world’s a stage, then it is time for the curtain to fall on Salisbury’s theatre of the absurd and its bad actors. Go to the auditions and pick out a cast of common sense, business friendly players whose goal will be to serve all members of the community, not just the folks in their club.

Our country just had a pivotal election where we historically changed the face of Congress due to dissatisfaction with our elected officials. The same upset needs to happen here in Salisbury. No more Divas and their lackeys. Vote for new talent.

SENATOR Obama: Forcing Uninsured To Buy Insurance Is Like Forcing Homeless To Buy Homes

Long before his administration went into federal court to fight 27 states that are now challenging the constitutionality of the federal government forcing people to buy health insurance, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama told Ellen DeGeneres that—unlike his opponent Hillary Clinton—he opposed forcing the uninsured to buy  health insurance, saying that it would be like forcing the homeless to buy homes.

“Both of us want to provide health care to all Americans. There’s a slight difference, and her plan is a good one. But, she mandates that everybody buy health care. She’d have the government force every individual to buy insurance and I don’t have such a mandate because I don’t think the problem is that people don’t want health insurance, it’s that they can’t afford it,” Obama said in a Feb. 28, 2008 appearance on Ellen DeGeneres' television show. “So, I focus more on lowering costs. This is a modest difference. But, it’s one that she’s tried to elevate, arguing that because I don’t force people to buy health care that I’m not insuring everybody. Well, if things were that easy, I could mandate everybody to buy a house, and that would solve the problem of homelessness. It doesn’t."

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114-Year-Old Believed To Be World's Oldest Person

MONROE, Ga. (AP) - At 114 years old and counting, Besse Cooper says it's "rather great" to be the oldest person in the world. She makes her 75-year-old son proud. "We were delighted when she got to 100. We thought that was a great achievement," said Sid Cooper. "We never imagined she'd live to be the oldest person in the world."

Cooper, who is 114 years and 5 months old, assumed the mantle of the oldest living person after the death Monday of Eunice G. Sanborn of Jacksonville, Texas, according to the Los Angeles-based Gerontology Research Group. The group certifies supercentenarians _ people who are 110 or older.

Cooper wears a string of pearls double-looped around her neck and spends her days sitting and sleeping. She now lives in a nursing home in Monroe, Ga., about 45 miles east of Atlanta. Her wheelchair has bright pink armrests embroidered with "Ms. Besse, 2010 114."

She was born in Sullivan County, Tenn., on Aug. 26, 1896, during the second term of President Grover Cleveland.

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Dog Found In Salisbury UPDATE: Owner Located

Chocloate lab with gray muzzle found in Nottingham community in Salisbury.

No collar or tags. If he is yours or you know his family

Smithsonian Considers Display Of Shuttle Debris

But families of lost Challenger, Columbia crews must approve, curator says

The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum may incorporate debris from space shuttles Columbia and Challenger in its new gallery dedicated to the soon-ending shuttle program. The Washington, D.C., display will only go forward however, if the families of the shuttles' fallen astronauts and NASA agree with the museum's plans.

The solemn artifacts, which were recovered in the wake of the loss of shuttle Challenger 25 years ago last week and the loss of Columbia eight years ago on Feb. 1, would be used to teach the public about the conditions that led to the two tragedies, according to curator Valerie Neal, who spoke exclusively with CollectSpace.com.

"We now have an exhibit environment, the new 'Moving Beyond Earth' exhibit, where we will address each of the tragedies," Neal said. "So, having an artifact related to them would be appropriate. It would be part of a story and it wouldn't be just an object that people would stare at and say, 'Wow, that's part of the tragedy.' But it would it be an object that they could learn something from."

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Salisbury Crime

It is no secret that Salisbury, Md., has a little bit of a crime problem. After consistently being Maryland’s town with the most crime per capita, there is the evidence to back up Salisbury citizens’ fears. And unfortunately, the crime rates continue on a steady, upward trend.

So far in 2011, over 51 homes and businesses have been burglarized and 12 people have been robbed, according to crime statistic website SpotCrime. Overall, there have been more than 300 cases of property crime. And it has only been 2011 for 32 days.

You probably lock your doors every night before you go to bed. And that feels like a strong barrier against crime, doesn’t it? But as hard as it is to break into a locked door, it’s just as easy to break a window, which leaves your house just as vulnerable if you’d never locked the door in the first place.

Criminals do not discriminate. They go after any and every target to get what they want. And they love to see homes with holes in the security.

I bet you can think of a million reasons not to get a security system. All that hassle and trouble. And what about the cost? But it is better to be proactive than reactive. No, really. Security companies in Salisbury are always installing alarms after a crime has already been committed.

With tax refund checks rolling in, now is the perfect time to treat yourself to a gift: safety and peace of mind. Don’t let living in a county with an excess of crime keep you from living your life. Just live it with more security.

Contact Jack Powell @ 410-546-0046

Help Support The Main Street Gym, Buy An Ad In The Upcoming Fight Program

If you're interested in reaching thousands of people at the next Boxing Match at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center, contact Hal Chernoff at 410-430-6687 and buy an ad in the Boxing Program given out FREE at this event. Pay It Forward and help a local non profit organization while getting great exposure for your company or product.

English-Only And English As Official Language Bills Gain Momentum

State legislators in Indiana and Minnesota are pushing laws requiring public documents and other government business in those states to be done only in English.

Minnesota state Senators introduced their bill on Monday; the measure is similar to one introduced in the state House earlier this month.

Indiana state House representatives voted 63 to 26 last week to require all business to be conducted in English.

Next the bill heads to the state Senate. Like Minnesota, Indiana’s measure allows exceptions to the English-only rule in cases of public health or safety situations.

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Salisbury Police Department Press Releases

On January 31, 2011 at approximately 6:15 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police arrested the below listed suspect on an outstanding arrest warrant obtained for an incident that was reported on January 17, 2011. On that date the Salisbury Police responded to a residence on South Park Drive for the report of a burglary.

Upon arrival the officers found that unknown suspects had made entry into the residence and had stolen property from the residence to include firearms. Salisbury Detectives were able to recover a portion of that property and identified this suspect as involved in the burglary.

The suspect was also found to be wanted on an outstanding Wicomico County District Court Bench warrant for failing to appear in court.

ARRESTED: Christopher Martinez Bacon, 25 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: First degree burglary
Third degree burglary
Fourth degree burglary
Theft (over $ 1,000)
Wicomico Co. District Court Bench Warrant-
Failure to appear-open container of alcohol

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
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On February 1, 2011 at approximately 12:25 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the Tiger Mart Store on North Salisbury Boulevard for the report of counterfeit U.S. currency.

Upon arrival the officers met with store employees who advised that the below listed suspect had attempted to purchase property with U.S. currency that was believed by the employees to be counterfeit. The officers checked the currency presented by the suspect and found that the currency was in fact a copy of authentic currency. The suspect was still in the area of the store and was taken into custody.

ARRESTED: Darnell Larryette Fuller, 56 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Possession of counterfeit U.S. Currency
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 201100003787

Sal Picinich, Baker On 'Cake Boss,' Dies At 63

CARLSTADT, New Jersey — Sal Picinich, a veteran baker who appeared on the reality TV series "Cake Boss," has died in New Jersey. He was 63.

His wife, Lucille, told The Record newspaper the cause was cancer.

Picinich was born on the Croatian island of Susak.

He worked 45 years at Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, where the TV series is recorded.

Democrats Choose Charlotte For 2012 Convention

The Democratic National Committee today announced the selection of Charlotte, NC, as the site of the party's 2012 convention, a clear sign that Democrats will once again target the Tar Heel State in the upcoming presidential contest.

It will be the first presidential-nominating convention to ever take place in North Carolina.

Barack Obama narrowly won the state in 2008, 50%-49% (or 2,142,651 votes to John McCain's 2,128,474) -- the first time a Democrat carried the state in a presidential contest since 1976.

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Pipkin Wants Slots Out Of The MD Constitution

By Annie Linskey, The Sun (Baltimore)Sen. E.J. Pipkin, the new senate minority whip, said this morning at a University of Maryland panel that he will introduce legislation this year to remove the state's gaming program from Maryland's constitution.

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Senators Vow To Strip Obama Climate Power

Conservative senators vowed Monday to strip President Barack Obama of his power to regulate greenhouse gases, in a move that would cripple US efforts on climate change if successful.

Eleven Republican senators introduced a bill that would stop the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases, which scientists blame for global warming, without explicit approval by Congress.

Under Obama, the federal agency has steadily increased standards on gas emissions. The Republicans accused Obama of circumventing Congress, where a so-called "cap-and-trade" bill to mandate emission curbs died last year.

"My bill will shrink Washington's job-crushing agenda and grow America's economy," said Senator John Barrasso, a Republican from Wyoming and skeptic of climate change who is leading the effort.

"I will do whatever it takes to ensure that Washington doesn't impose cap-and-trade policies in any form."

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O'Malley's Cynical Public Pension Shell Game

During a recent interview with WTOP radio, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat, harshly criticized New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, for wanting to switch state employees to 401(k)-style retirement plans and increasing the years of service required to retire with full benefits. Christie says such changes are essential to reduce New Jersey's $53 billion unfunded pension fund liability. Christie, O'Malley charged, "delights in being abusive towards public employees."

O'Malley refuses to back away from Maryland's traditional defined benefit public employee pension system even though it is currently $19 billion in the red and just 64 percent funded. That makes the pension system O'Malley defends the lowest rated in the country, based on AAA ratings. Instead, O'Malley wants teachers and state workers to pay a little more now (or accept lower future benefits) so he can use the expected $120 million in savings to reduce a $1.4 billion state budget deficit now instead of shoring up their retirement fund.

O'Malley's hollow promise to start reinvesting all of the savings back into the pension fund -- but not until 2014, when he leaves office -- highlights the cynical shell game he is playing. State employees should be outraged that O'Malley will take 87 cents of every extra dollar they pay to plug a budget gap caused by his own extravagant spending while doing absolutely nothing to fix a pension system that state House Minority Leader Anthony O'Donnell correctly warns will soon bankrupt the state. O'Malley is simply throwing state employees' retirement plan under the bus.

Read more at the Washington Examiner

Raise Fines? Sure, But Not For The Revenue

Traffic violation surcharges idea unlikely to go anywhere

January 30, 2011|By Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun

Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal to raise revenue by imposing surcharges on traffic fines is likely to go nowhere — just as it did when former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. floated a similar idea.

As reported in this newspaper by my colleague Annie Linskey, O'Malley's proposal could add $1,500 to the cost of a drunken driving conviction or to other violations that add up to 6 points.

As much as the added penalties would be a plus for highway safety, history shows the idea will run into implacable opposition from the public and the General Assembly. Chances are the plan will be buried as deep as it was when Ehrlich proposed it in 2004 as part of a transportation revenue package.

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Not Now For Minimum-Wage Hike

It's not a good idea to suggest anything that will hinder job creation in an environment where the unemployment rate is hovering at 7.4 percent, as it is in Maryland.

It is for exactly that reason that Montgomery County Democrat Sen. Rob Garagiola's otherwise laudable proposal to increase the state's minimum wage should be shelved.
 
Garagiola proposes incrementally increasing the state's $7.25 per hour minimum to $10 by 2013, then linking future raises to the consumer price index beginning in 2014.
 
While we don't agree with the business community that a minimum-wage increase is a job killer, we can see how it will delay any decisions to hire.
 
Our lawmakers should focus on job creation and search out ways to encourage businesses to begin hiring again.

Employers are painstakingly aware of the cost of a worker, including salaries, benefits and taxes. They are thinking long and hard before hiring more bodies.

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A Dime A Drink Would Help Solve Maryland's Budget Woes

ALCOHOL LOBBYISTS, those perennial darlings of lawmakers in Annapolis, are fighting tooth and nail to maintain Maryland's rock-bottom tax rates on beer, wine and spirits, last changed decades ago and now among the lowest in the nation. From the gnashing of the lobby's teeth, you'd think that raising Maryland's tax on liquor to the national average or a little higher would sink the local economy and send barflies skittering across state lines.

Lawmakers have long swallowed such drivel in return for generous campaign contributions, which it would be impolite to call bribes. Isn't it time that the state asked this long-coddled industry to bear some slight burden to help close a severe budget deficit?

A proposal before the General Assembly would increase taxes on alcohol by a dime a drink, thereby raising about $216 million in new revenue. In percentage terms, that's a steep increase but only because Maryland has left its current rates unchanged for so long - since 1955 for spirits and since 1972 for wine and beer. The result is that the tax on hard liquor is lower than in all but three other states, and the taxes on beer and wine rank 44th and 37th in the nation, respectively. Maryland is the nation's Cheap Drunk State.

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A Judicial Drubbing For Obamacare

In a rigorously reasoned decision that seemed to delight in turning the government's arguments on their head, U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson on Monday struck down as unconstitutional President Obama's signature legislative achievement, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.

In the suit brought by 26 states, Vinson found that "Congress exceeded the bounds of its authority" by including the individual mandate and held the entire act unconstitutional "because the individual mandate is unconstitutional and not severable" from the rest of the law.

Vinson, who was appointed by President Reagan to the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Florida in Pensacola, even tweaked Obama, pointing out in a concluding footnote that the president whose name is forever linked to the measure had backed a health care reform bill without an individual mandate when he was in the Senate.

Vinson quoted then-Senator Obama as saying in 2008 that "if a mandate was the solution, we can try that to solve homelessness by mandating everybody buy a house."

Vinson said the government even conceded that its interpretation of the Commerce Clause to support the individual mandate "breaks new legal ground" and is "unprecedented." He concluded, "If it has the power to compel an otherwise passive individual into a commercial transaction with a third party ... it is not hyperbolizing to suggest that Congress could do almost anything it wanted.

It is difficult to imagine that a nation which began, at least in part, as the result of opposition to a British mandate giving the East India Company a monopoly and imposing a nominal tax on all tea sold in America would have set out to create a government with the power to force people to buy tea in the first place."

Vinson also turned the government's logic on its head in his ruling that the mandate is not severable from the rest of the legislation. On the one hand, the government maintained the mandate couldn't be severed from the rest of the bill because it was essential to the operation of the entire health care reform program. But then the government argued conversely that the mandate was severable because the 2,700-page bill contained many provisions only tangentially related to health care. Severing the mandate was also impossible, Vinson said, because he would then have to rule on how doing so affected each of the hundreds of provisions in the law. Doing that, Vinson argued, would require him to exceed his own authority as a judge by acting as a legislature.

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Salisbury News Now Provides Obituaries

Look for this ad on the right hand side of Salisbury News and click on the ad. This will immediately take you to the Obituaries offered by Holloway Funeral Home.

The Fed And Job Creation

Unemployment continues to plague our economy. In spite of constant claims that we have just turned the corner into recovery, the jobs reports remain grim with no real signs of improvement. While Keynesian economists and big government apologists scratch their heads about persistent unemployment in spite of unprecedented government "investment" in the economy, free market economists understand the problem perfectly well. In short, they understand that we are looking to the Federal Reserve to solve an unemployment crisis that the Fed itself largely created.

For example, the Fed is supposed to maintain full employment as half of its "dual mandate". But the Fed simply has the wrong tools to do this. In fact, its credit expansion and manipulation of interest rates cause harm when they are applied to "help" the economy. As we saw with the housing boom and bust, Fed-created inflation cannot be sustained without harmful consequences. The Fed's artificial boom led to the unemployment we're suffering today. The Fed is not a small business or a manufacturer that creates value or increases productivity to sustain real job growth. It literally destroys value by printing more money, and distributing it through sweetheart deals to well connected banks and corporations (including foreign banks!). The only success the Fed has had in maintaining full employment has been on Wall Street where it props up crony banks and investment houses to prevent them from going bankrupt as they should. Instead, they survive to malinvest another day while their executives enjoy jackpot bonuses.

The Fed also pumped up employment in the housing industry with artificially low interest rates that created an unsustainable demand for housing. Millions jumped into this sector when the money was loose and the bubble inflating. Besides the many who bought houses they could not afford and now face foreclosure, there were also those who became employed in housing related fields. These people invested time and money in training and spent years establishing careers in real estate, mortgage lending, construction and contracting, careers that all vanished into thin air with the burst of the bubble. Now they face considerable disruption in their lives as they struggle with unemployment, underemployment and decisions about retraining for different careers. This amounts to a tremendous amount of unnecessary waste that would not have occurred had the housing industry been allowed to develop naturally according to market demands.

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Practice Your Skills At The 2011 Chess Tournament

(Salisbury, MD) Attention avid chess players that have the patience and will power to play such a logical game. Practice your move sequences, and bring your skills to the Wicomico Recreation’s 2011 Chess Tournament at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center.

The Tournament will be held Saturday, February 26^th and take place in the DaNang Rooms. Adult Registration is $10.00 in advance or $15.00 at the door. Youth Registration is $7.00 or $12.00 at the door. Adults must register at 8:00am and begin matches at 8:30am. Youth must register at 8:30am and begin matches at 9:00am.

The Chess Tournament will be divided into five divisions broken down into the following:

·         I    Elementary School ages 11 and under

·         II   Middle School ages 12-14

·         III  High School ages 15-18

·         IV  Adult Rated 19 & over

·         V   Adult Unrated 19 & over

Each player is guaranteed three games. Trophies will be awarded to those that place first, second & third in each division. Tie Breakers will be played if needed. Adults are encouraged to bring their own sets and clocks.

Registration is currently being accepted.  To register, visit the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Box Office Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm or visit www.WicomicoRecandParks.org to register online. 

Jordan's King Abdullah Sacks Goverment Amid Protests

Jordan's King Abdullah has sacked his government in the wake of street protests and has asked an ex-army general to form a new cabinet, the Royal Palace announced.

King Abdullah's move comes after thousands of Jordanians took to the streets — inspired by the regime ouster in Tunisia and the turmoil in Egypt — and called for the resignation of Prime Minister Samir Rifai who is blamed for a rise in fuel and food prices and slowed political reforms.

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Salisbury News Has Exclusive Message At 10:30 AM

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Poll: 71% Want GOP To Consider Tea Party Ideas

A new Gallup/USA Today poll shows great public respect for tea-party movement ideas. In the survey, 71 percent of the respondents say they want GOP leaders to look at tea party positions when developing policy, Politico reports. Among that 71 percent, 42 percent says listening to tea party ideas is “very important,” while 29 percent say it’s was “somewhat important.”

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U.S. Needs More Geeks And Nerds

Cyber Security needs to be a national priority. To that end, more people need to be trained in cyber security. The Vice President of Praxis Engineering told attendees at a Cybersecurity for Business Seminar at Fort Detrick that he would be able to fill a hundred positions for cyber security workers, but he can't find enough qualified people. The Frederick News Post reports Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.) expressed his concern that the U.S. needs "more geeks and nerds." He says that half the students in the U.S. who are graduating with degrees in science and engineering are from China and India, and will eventually return to their countries.

BREAKING NEWS

Breaking News: State Department Orders Non-Essential U.S. Personnel Out of Egypt

D.C. Feds Can Take Unscheduled Telework, Leave On Tuesday

The Office of Personnel Management is giving feds the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework on Tuesday due to an approaching storm. OPM says federal employees should talk to their managers now and make plans. OPM also says there is a chance of a delayed arrival on Tuesday if conditions dictate.  

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DelDOT Statement In Response To MACTEC

Dover -- In response to a press release issued today by MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc. (MACTEC), a sub-consultant on the Indian River Inlet Bridge Project, responding to a lawsuit filed by the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) last week, DelDOT spokesman Geoff Sundstrom stated:

"We've seen these arguments from MACTEC before and look forward to rebutting them in court. MACTEC's statements do not explain away that it substantially underestimated the amount and the timing of the settlement of the embankments designed for the Indian River Inlet Bridge."

On Friday, January 28, DelDOT brought suit against bridge design firm Figg Bridge Engineers, Inc. (Figg) and its geotechnical sub-consultant MACTEC for geotechnical errors in connection with the Indian River Inlet Bridge replacement project. The facts in DelDOT's complaint are based upon comprehensive studies prepared by the engineering firm of O'Connell & Lawrence, Inc. and the geotechnical consulting firm of Golder Associates, Inc. DelDOT seeks as damages its costs to construct the original earthen embankments and their partial removal, together with other related damages in excess of $19.6 million. Figg has cooperated in DelDOT's investigation of this project.

"DelDOT has worked cooperatively with the Federal Highway Administration on this federally-funded project from the beginning," said Sundstrom. "After a thorough analysis, the FHWA expressly approved removing the failed roadway embankments. And FHWA has financial supported the replacement of the embankment and other costs on this project, including the costs of the investigation that led to this suit."

RSC: Can't Reduce Federal Spending? Here's A Plan To Cut $2.5 Trillion By 2021

If immediate measures are not taken, the national debt will soon be equal to the entire U.S. economy. At this moment, American opportunity threatens to be overwhelmed by our debt, and that's a race we can't afford to lose.

This dangerous dynamic has been steadily building up for decades, but Washington worsened the problem in recent years with a spending binge of costly bailouts, massive omnibus bills, and failed stimulus.

As a result, the debt burden has grown to previously unimaginable levels. When Nancy Pelosi became speaker of the House in January 2007, it stood at $8.6 trillion. Today, Americans must shoulder a national debt weighing in at a whopping $14 trillion, and the mountain grows larger every day.

By the end of this decade, President Obama's budget projections show the national debt nearly doubling its current size to $26 trillion.

These sobering numbers represent the path to bankruptcy, draconian tax increases, and economic stagnation.
We refuse such a fate. Instead, we are offering a step-by-step plan to reduce spending and put the United States on course to renewed financial stability.

Known as the Spending Reduction Act, this bill makes major strides toward resolving the debt crisis by cutting $2.5 trillion of spending between now and 2021.

Here's how it works:

Internet Explorer Security Flaw Affects 900 MILLION People

Microsoft has issued a 'critical' security alert that affects 900 million people using its Internet Explorer web browser.

The computer giant warned of a newly-discovered flaw in Windows that could be exploited by hackers to steal personal details or take over computers.

The glitch is so severe it potentially affects every user of Internet Explorer.

Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari browsers are all unaffected by the threat because, unlike Internet Explorer, they don't support MHTML files, where the problem lies.

The loophole only seems to affect the way Internet Explorer handles some web pages.

Microsoft just said that the bug is inside Windows, presumably because they don't want users to migrate to other browsers.

This means it affects all versions of the operating system currently supported including Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 (R2).

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(To download the security advisory head to THIS WEBPAGE.)

Could The Crisis In Egypt Sink Obama?

The Obama administration is doing the best it can to balance competing agendas. It is trying to maintain its commitment to its ally, the government of Egypt, which for close to 30 years has maintained stable peace with Israel, and has been a bulwark against extremism in the region and extremism in Iran. But the administration also realizes it must embrace the uprising and calls for democratic reform.

Thus far, the administration’s position has been fraught with contradictions. On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs described Mubarak's regime as stable, while on Thursday night, Vice President Biden said that President Mubarak is not a dictator. Yet Secretary Clinton said yesterday that the administration wants to see a transition to democracy.

This leads to three major questions. How should the U.S. respond and react to the situation in Egypt? What does this mean for American policy? And finally, what does this mean for the Obama administration?

There is no simple solution to the crisis in Egypt. Yet in the short-term, it seems pretty clear that President Mubarak has to go, as he has lost all credibility. Whether the newly appointed vice president, Omar Suleiman, and newly appointed Prime Minister Ahmad Shafiq have the credibility to serve until elections are held, is unclear. But the United States has to work to facilitate an immediate transfer of power away from Mubarak to an interim government that will hold free and fair internationally-supervised elections.

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Salisbury Police Department Press Releases

On January 28, 2011 at approximately 11:03 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police were on routine patrol in the area of Isabella Street and Lake Street and stopped a vehicle occupied by the below listed
suspect for a traffic violation. The officers received consent to search the vehicle from the operator and subsequently located a smoking device containing suspected crack/cocaine on the suspect’s person.

ARRESTED: Tracy Verona Allen, 42 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Possession of cocaine
Possession of CDS/Paraphernalia
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 201100003457

On January 29, 2011 at approximately 1:58 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police arrested the below listed suspect on an outstanding arrest warrant for an assault that occurred on January 28. On that date, officers received a call to respond to a residence on Perry Drive for the report of an assault. Upon arrival the officers met with an adult female victim who advised that the below listed suspect, who was known to her, had assaulted her during an argument and had refused to let her leave his residence.

ARRESTED: Austin Gregory Blair, 24 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Second degree assault
False imprisonment

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 201100003376

On January 30, 2011 at approximately 12:05 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the Hoops Restaurant on Northwood Drive for a report of an assault. Upon arrival the officers could not locate a victim of an assault but observed the below listed suspect become disorderly and begin to yell at customers of the business. The officers attempted to quiet the suspect without success. The suspect attempted to incite customers into an altercation and was taken into custody.

ARRESTED: Wayne Michael Hilton, 22 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Disorderly conduct
Failure to obey a lawful order

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 201100003586

On January 30, 2011 at approximately 2:57 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the Brew River Restaurant on West Main Street for the report of a theft. Upon arrival the officers met with restaurant staff who advised the officers that the below listed suspect was refusing to pay her bill in the bar. The suspect became disorderly and began to yell at the staff resulting in her arrest.

ARRESTED: Sheila Jean Jones, 44 years of age
Pittsville, Maryland
CHARGES: Theft (under $ 100)
Disorderly conduct
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 201100003603

Future Of Food: Drinkable Bagels And Beyond

In a high-tech kitchen laboratory in Seattle, Nathan Myhrvold is putting the finishing touches on Modernist Cuisine, his obsessive 2,438-page cookbook documenting the future of food. I recently visited for a futuristic breakfast .

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Chinese Drywall Won't Kill You

Chinese dry wall might stink up your house and corrode your pipes. But it won't kill you. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has found no link between the tainted drywall and eleven deaths of people exposed. The agency reports all of the deaths were caused by pre-existing, chronic health conditions." Homebuilders in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and Virginia used imported drywall during the housing boom because of shortages. Some drywall from China had high levels of sulfur. The CDC backs up findings by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

U.S. Ambassador To China Resigns

The U.S. ambassador to China has resigned. Jon Huntsman says he will leave the post on April 30th. Huntsman, a Republican, is a former governor of Utah and was appointed ambassador by President Barack Obama in 2009. Huntsman's political aspirations have generated attention in political circles because of his foreign policy experience. The New York Times reports his resignation clears the way for him "to challenge the administration he now serves in 2012."

Happy Birthday Dear Ronnie

Sunday is the 100th birthday of Ronald Reagan, 40th president of the United States and an iconic figure for Republicans who came of age during his presidency. To mark the occasion, Republican delegates and senators have introduced bills to require the governor to annually proclaim a Ronald Reagan Day on February 6, and “urge the citizens of the state of Maryland to observe Ronald Reagan Day in a proper manner.”

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Dennis Miller - The Big Speech

Dennis Miller. This guy is funny and brilliant! I love his message.(Political)

WARNING: Foul language. Be sure little ears aren't listening.

Get Washington Out Of The Way

From the Chairman

President Obama and many Congressional Democrats want you to believe that massive government spending creates jobs.  That was the primary basis of their failed stimulus package, and it is what the President meant when he urged new “investments” during his recent State of the Union address.

But every dollar of government spending has an additional cost because families and businesses have less money to invest and create jobs on their own. Real, sustainable job growth comes from the private sector, not government spending. The only way to restore our economy and put people across this country back to work is to get Washington out of the way. As 222 economists said in December 2009, “the country’s economic future depends on Congress’ ability to rein in the growth of federal spending.” The Spending Reduction Act is about more than just cutting $2.5 trillion of spending. It’s about encouraging real economic growth and preserving our economic future.

ObamaCare is another enormous obstacle to job creation. Its massive deficit spending, large tax increases, maze-like bureaucracy, and costly new burdens on employers will weigh down on the private sector and slow our economy. But even if you can ignore all that, you cannot ignore that its individual mandate violates the Constitution – a view upheld today by a federal judge in Florida.

So far this year, the House has already voted to repeal ObamaCare and cut spending in a variety of areas. As the year continues, we will keep working to get Washington out of the way so you and your family can build a better future.

God Bless,

Congressman Jim Jordan

Chairman, Republican Study Committee

Strip Club Owner Donates Pimp Roll To School

Facing budget cuts and student-siphoning charter schools, it's tough to blame a school district for accepting donations from anyone who's offering. But even in this desperate climate for public education, a Florida elementary school turned heads by accepting $20,000 in donations over the last two years from a strip club owner.

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Thai Airline Hires Transsexual Flight Crew

What do you do when you take a big step toward advancing equal rights? Congratulate yourself of course! The president of new Thai airline PC Air is justifiably proud and called himself a "pioneer" after hiring transsexuals as flight attendants.

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"Armed" Man Arrested At Walmart Was "Armed" With A Cellphone

A Walmart in Missouri went into lockdown after a bystander reported a man in the parking lot was behaving "erratically" and wielding a gun, reports the Kirksville Daily Express. The eyewitness reported that the man was holding a gun to his head.

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This Just In

Crash with injuries at Delmar Rd. and Sharptown Rd. Car vs. Tractor Trailer.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Health Care Reform Bill

Health care reform legislation lost a significant court battle Monday when a U.S. District Court judge in Florida ruled that the entire Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is void after finding that the portion of the law that requires people to buy health insurance is unconstitutional.

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The Real CSI: How America’s Patchwork System Of Death Investigations Puts The Living At Risk

An investigation by ProPublica, PBS “Frontline” and NPR looks at the nation’s 2,300 coroner and medical examiner offices and finds a troubled system that literally buries its mistakes.

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Skin Cells To Heart Cells In 11 Days

Multisource political news, world news, and entertainment news analysis by Newsy.com

A new technique for using adult cells in stem cell research works by bypassing the stem cell phase altogether.

Mom Charged With 'Hot Saucing' Child

Multisource political news, world news, and entertainment news analysis by Newsy.com

An Alaska mom is charged with child abuse after appearing on the "Dr. Phil Show" to show off her unique form of discipline.

Blondes Are The Best

A blonde & her husband are lying in bed
listening to the next door neighbor's dog..
It has been in the backyard barking for hours & hours.
The blonde jumps up out of bed and says,
"I've had enough of this".
She goes downstairs.

The blonde finally comes back up to bed
and her husband says, "The dog is still barking,
what have you been doing?"

The blonde says,
"I put the dog in our backyard,
let's see how THEY like it!


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Two Blondes With Hammers...

Lynn & Judy were doing some carpenter work
on a Habitat for Humanity House. 
Lynn was nailing down house siding,
would reach into her nail
pouch, pull out a nail & either toss it
over her shoulder or nail it in.

Judy, figuring this was worth looking into, asked, '
Why are you throwing those nails away?'
Lynn explained, 'When I pull a nail out of my pouch,
about half of them have the head on the wrong end
& I throw them away.'
Judy got completely upset & yelled,
'You moron! Those nails aren't defective!
They're for the other side of the house!'

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Did you hear about the two blondes
who froze to death in a drive-in movie?

They had gone to see 'Closed for the Winter.'

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You might have to think twice about this one.
A blonde hurried into the emergency room late one night with the tip of her index finger shot off. 'How did this happen?' the emergency room doctor asked her.

'Well, I was trying to commit suicide,' the blonde replied.

'What?' sputtered the doctor. 'You tried to commit suicide by shooting off your finger?'

'No, slly' the blonde said. 'First I put the gun to my chest, & then I thought, 'I just paid $6, 000.00 for these implants...

I'm not shooting myself in the chest.'

'So then?' asked the doctor.

'Then I put the gun in my mouth, & I thought, 'I just paid $3,000.00 to get my teeth straightened I'm not shooting myself in the mouth.'

'So then?'

'Then I put the gun to my ear, & I thought: 'This is going to make a loud noise. So I put my finger in my other ear before I pulled the trigger.

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A blonde was driving home after a game & got caught in a really bad hailstorm.. Her car was covered with dents, so the next day she took it To a repair shop. The shop owner saw that she was a blonde, so he decided to have some fun... He told her to go home and blow into the tail pipe really hard, & all the dents would pop out.

So, the blonde went home, got down on her hands & knees & started blowing into her tailpipe.. Nothing happened.. So she blew a little harder, & still nothing happened.

Her blonde roommate saw her & asked, 'What are you doing?' The first blonde told her how the repairman had instructed her to blow into the tail pipe in order to get all the dents to pop out. The roommate rolled her eyes & said, 'Uh, like hello! You need to roll up the windows first.'

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These are just too cute not to pass on!!!!
  
A blonde was shopping at Target &
came across a shiny silver thermos.
She was quite fascinated by it, so she picked it up & took
it to the clerk to ask what it was.

The clerk said, 'Why, that's a thermos.....
It keeps hot things hot,  And cold things cold.'

'Wow, said the blonde, 'that's amazing.....I'm going to buy it!' So she Bought the thermos & took it to work the next day.

Her boss saw it on her desk.
'What's that,' he asked?

'Why, that's a thermos..... It keeps hot things hot & cold things cold,' she replied.

Her boss inquired, 'What do you have in it?'

The blond replied......
'Two popsicles & some coffee.'

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AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST 

A blonde goes into work one morning crying her eyes out.

Her boss asked sympathetically, 'What's the matter?'

The blonde replies, 'Early this morning I got a phone call saying that my mother had passed away.'

The boss, feeling sorry for her, says, 'Why don't you go home for the day? Take the day off to relax & rest.'

'Thanks, but I'd be better off here.. I need to keep my mind off it & I have the best chance of doing that here.'

The boss agrees & allows the blonde to work as usual.
A couple of hours pass & the boss decides to check on the blonde.  He looks out from his office & sees the blonde crying hysterically...

'What's so bad now? Are you gonna be okay?' he asks.

'No!' exclaims the blonde. 'I just received a horrible call from my sister. Her mother died, too!'

GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY TO DELIVER KEYNOTE REMARKS AT GOVERNING MAGAZINE CONFERENCE

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley will deliver keynote remarks at Governor Magazine’s Outlook in the States & Localities Conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.  Governor O’Malley’s remarks will focus on the issues and choices facing state governments in these challenging, changing times as states compete to win the new economy.  In this time of great economic change, Governor O’Malley will focus on the choices needed to advance the elements of the new economy.

The Outlook in the States & Localities Conference features nationally-renowned presenters such as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, the Honorable John DeStefano, Jr, Mayor of New Haven, CT, and other leaders in government and media.

DelDOT Prepares Roads For Possible Ice/Snow Event

Crews in New Castle and Kent Counties are pre-treating roads

Dover -- Primary roads in New Castle and Kent Counties have been pre-treated with salt-and-water mixture known as brine, by crews from the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) stationed there in advance of possible snow or ice accumulation.

Crews pre-treated the primary roads in New Castle and Kent Counties before the end of the day, Monday.

Sussex County is not forecast to receive any snow or ice, so supervisors there are monitoring conditions, while making sure they can quickly respond if the conditions change.

The tentative plans for tomorrow are:
* In New Castle County most of the crews will report to work shortly after midnight, depending on when the snow or frozen rain begins to fall, or if the forecast becomes more certain.

* In Kent County and Sussex Counties, supervisors will monitor forecasts and road conditions throughout the night, and respond as the situation changes.

These plans can change as conditions change.

Primary roads are multi-lane highways and some two-lane highways that carry heavy volumes of traffic between major destinations.

Examples of primary roads are:
* In New Castle County; Interstate 95 and Interstate 495
* In Kent County, Route1 and Route 113
* In Sussex County, Route 404, Route 13.

For pre-treatment, DelDOT typically uses a salt and water mixture called brine for pre-treating. Unlike straight salt, brine adheres to the road better, and will not be blown away by traffic or high winds.

Brine can be effective for days after it has been applied, depending on the amount of rain the road receives prior to any accumulation of snow or ice.

Dry, road salt is used as snow or ice begins to accumulate. Dry salt is effective in melting hard-packed snow or ice that has already formed, or to prevent a wet road from re-freezing.

Highlighted Events This Week And Next Week In Wicomico Schools

Tuesday, Feb. 1
Tales for Dogs Begins; Program to Continue for Rest of School Year
Beaver Run Elementary

Reading goes to the dogs – literally – at Beaver Run Elementary School starting this week, as Delmarva Pets on Wheels Inc. canines come to the classroom for children to read to them in the school’s first Tales for Dogs program. Ten visiting dogs (including Shelties, Cocker Spaniel, Great Dane, labradoodles, Bernese Mountain Dog, golden doodle, golden retriever, yellow lab and mixed breed) will each come weekly to second-grade classrooms and a few special education classrooms. The visits will begin at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, and 10 and 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2. Each visit, the dogs will be there for a half-hour during second graders’ reading block time. This wonderful program will allow students to each have a turn during the semester to read one-on-one to a dog for 15 minutes, providing the students the opportunity to improve reading and communication skills through this unique approach. Animals are ideal reading companions. They help increase relaxation and lower blood pressure, listen attentively, do not judge, laugh or criticize, allow children to proceed at their own pace, and are less intimidating than a peer. When a visiting dog is listening, the environment is transformed, a child’s dread is replaced by eager anticipation, and learning occurs. 410-677-5101.

Tuesday, Feb. 1
Registration for Evening High School
Building E, Wicomico High School

Registration for Evening High School’s spring semester will end on Tuesday, Feb. 1 in Building E of Wicomico High School. Registration will be held from 4-7 p.m. Classes will begin Wednesday, Feb. 2. Students wishing to enroll in Evening High School should bring birth certificate, Social Security card, proof of residency (any utility bill or rent/mortgage statement), and transcript (from last school attended). Students who attend another Wicomico County high school during the day and who wish to attend Evening High School at night must bring in the blue form, which must be completed by the guidance counselor. 410-677-4537

Saturday, Feb. 5
Open House/SkillsUSA Competition
Parkside High School Department of Career & Technology Education

The Parkside High Schools Department of Career & Technology Education (Parkside CTE) will host the 27th annual local SkillsUSA Championship competition and Open House on Saturday, Feb. 5. Anyone who is interested in seeing what Parkside CTE students can do in competition, or who would like to learn more about the programs Parkside CTE offers, is welcome to attend. The competition will be held at Parkside High School from 8-11:30 a.m., with an awards ceremony at noon in the school auditorium. CTE students learn valuable career and technical skills, and more than 80 percent go on to attend a two-year or four-year college or enter military service. Whether a student plans to continue education after high school or transition directly into the work force, CTE offers programs approved by the Maryland State Department of Education that will ignite a student’s desire to learn and excel in the workforce. Learn more about CTE programs in videos posted at http://cte.wcboe.org/ under Departments, or read about the course offerings at http://www.wcboe.org/resources/documents/HS_Catalog.pdf. Information on Parkside CTE classes begins in Page 51. Most CTE programs are two-year programs that begin in the junior year. Information on the exploratory course for 10th-graders, called A-Tex, is on Page 48 at the address above; students in 9th grade can enroll this spring to take A-Tex in 10th grade next year.

Saturday, Feb. 5
Free “You Can Afford College” Workshop
Wor-Wic Community College

Area high school students and their parents can get free help with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by attending “You Can Afford College” at Wor-Wic Community College on Saturday, Feb. 5, from 9-11 a.m., in Room 103 of the Workforce Development Center at the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury. Financial aid personnel will be on hand to help participants complete the FAFSA online. Admission information and campus tours will also be available. The FAFSA is required by colleges, universities and private career schools to qualify for scholarships, grants and loans. Students should attend with a parent or guardian, who should bring their completed IRS 1040 tax forms, W-2 forms and any other 2010 financial information.For more information, call 410-334-2905.

Sunday, Feb. 6
JMB’s Super Bowl Plunge
60th Street beach, Ocean City

Would you be willing to jump into the Atlantic Ocean in February for a good cause? That is the pledge of teacher Jay Fenoglietto and the front office ladies of James M. Bennett High, who plan to jump into the ocean off 60th Street at noon on Super Bowl Sunday to benefit 4STEPS -- if they have raised more than $400 in donations through sticker sales and a casual day. Donors will receive a plunge sticker (available now in the nurse’s office) in return for a $3 donation; additional “plungers” for the cause are also welcome. The 4STEPS Program has personally benefited Fenoglietto’s family and this is his fourth annual challenge plunge to raise money for the organization. Last year, the water temperature was a “refreshing” 38 degrees on plunge day! 410-677-5141.

4STEPS Therapeutic Riding Program is a non-profit organization committed to enriching the lives of children and adults with disabilities through safe, therapeutic interaction with horses. It was founded in 2002 and is one of over 700 other programs like it across North America. The program helps students who have physical, emotional and/or cognitive learning problems in a variety of ways such as improving coordination, concentration skills and positive social interaction just to name a few. They use a variety of horse-related games and activities, in addition to riding, in order to serve the needs of as many individuals as possible. All activities are supervised by trained staff and volunteers to ensure safety. They are located on Sixty Foot Rd. in Parsonsburg.

Opportunities To Support Our Students And Schools

Through Valentine’s Day
Cookies and Cards for the Troops
Students for Service
Wicomico Middle

The Students for Service club at Wicomico Middle School is collecting Cookies and Cards for the Troops for Valentine’s Day, to send to Afghanistan for the brother of a Wicomico Middle student and the brother’s troop. Feel free to give Girl Scout cookies (and help two causes at once), or any purchased package of cookies. Cards and letters to the troops are also welcome. Donations may be turned in at the Wicomico Middle School through Valentine’s Day. Students for Service also sent holiday care packages to Afghanistan for the brother and his troop, and the club is pleased to once again be able to show the troops that Wi Middle appreciates their service. 410-677-5145.

Restaurant Coupon Booklets
Benefitting Kindness of Strangers Fund

BOGO restaurant coupon booklets are now being sold, with proceeds going to the Kindness of Strangers Fund. Kindness of Strangers (KOS) is a fund established to assist families in purchasing therapeutic/adaptive equipment for their children with special needs ages birth-21 in Wicomico County Public Schools. The coupon booklets are $20. Five dollars goes to Junior Achievement, which printed the booklet, and the rest of the proceeds go to KOS. Coupons include the following: Buy 1 entrée get 1 free at Adams, The Angler, Bistro 54, Boonies, Breaktime, Duffys, Harborside, Lagoon, Market Street, Old West, Red Roost (does not include the All you Can Eat menu), SoBos and Vinny’s. Also included: Sunset Grill: free crab dip with purchase of two entrees. Kanpai Sushi: Buy one Bento box/second free. Lucky Star: Spend $20/ get sushi rolls or dinner entree up to $10 free. Specific Gravity: Buy one large specialty pizza get wings for free. Coupons expire September 2011 and can be used Sunday through Thursday. This is a great way to help others. Call Lori Thompson at 410-677-5250 or e-mail her at lthompso@wcboe.org to purchase a booklet.

Coming Up Soon On The Wicomico School Calendar

Tuesday, Feb. 8, 1:30 p.m.
Monthly Meeting of Wicomico County Board of Education
Board of Education Auditorium

The February meeting of the Wicomico County Board of Education will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, in the Board of Education auditorium. The agenda will be posted by Friday, Feb. 4, at www.wcboe.org. 410-677-4561.

Thursday, Feb. 10
International Family Fun Night
East Salisbury Elementary

The East Salisbury Elementary STARS/After School Program, in conjunction with Barnes & Noble, will host an International Family Fun Night from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, in the East Salisbury School cafeteria. Students and families represented will be United States, Mexico, Greece, Italy, Vietnam and Pakistan. This evening will be a great opportunity for families to spend time together and learn more about other cultures. 410-677-5803.

Saturday, Feb. 12
STEM Saturday
Salisbury Middle School

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Saturday classes will be offered throughout the 2010-11 school year for students in grades 4/5 and 6/7/8. The next STEM Saturday will be held at Salisbury Middle School from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Feb. 12, with students in grades 4-5 exploring The Magic of Chemistry, and middle schoolers working on Out of Sight: Bringing Astronomy Down to Earth. The elementary offerings are new to the STEM Saturdays schedule this year. Anyone interested in attending a STEM Saturday event must pre-register, and early registration is recommended as the courses fill up early. STEM Saturdays will also be held March 12, Flying Wild: Bird Science and Conservation (elementary) at Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, and Fossils of the Chesapeake: A Hands-On Exploration (middle) at Parkside High; and April 9, The Bug Detective (elementary) and The Science Behind Winning (middle), both at Salisbury Middle. For a detailed schedule and registration form, visit http://www.wcboe.org/news/510. For information contact Gretchen Boggs at 410-677-5149 or gboggs@wcboe.org.

Seven Injured In Crash Involving Bus

Location: Westbound Naaman’s Road at I-95, Claymont, DE

Date of Occurrence: Monday, January 31, 2011 at 12:35 p.m.

Operators/Vehicles:

Operator 1: Francis T. Charles, 48, Wilmington, DE

Vehicle 1: 2008 Gillig Bus owned by DART

Operator 2: Brian P. Hija, 34, Coatesville, PA

Vehicle 2: 2002 Nissan Pathfinder

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Claymont- The Delaware State Police are currently investigating a two vehicle crash in which seven people were injured that occurred early this afternoon in Claymont.

The accident occurred at approximately 12:35 p.m. as Francis T. Charles, 48, of Wilmington, DE, was operating a 2008 Gillig bus owned by DART and was traveling westbound on Naaman’s Road. As Charles entered the intersection for the ramp to I-95 northbound, he struck a 2002 Nissan Pathfinder that was being operated by Brian Hija, 34, of Coatesville, PA, and which was attempting to make a left hand turn from eastbound Naaman’s Road onto the I-95 northbound ramp.

Francis Charles and three passengers on the DART bus were all transported from the scene by EMS to the Christiana Hospital where they were treated for non life threatening injuries. Three passengers in the Pathfinder were also transported to the Christiana Hospital for treatment for their injuries which are also considered to be non-life threatening. Brian Hija, who was not injured, was cited by troopers for failure to yield the right of way. Westbound Naaman’s Road as well as one lane of eastbound Naaman’s Road was closed for several hours as the crash was cleared. It has since been re-opened.

Troopers On Scene Of Crash Involving A DART Bus

Location: Naaman's Road westbound at I-95, Claymont, DE

Date of Occurrence: Monday, January 31, 2011 at 12:36 p.m.

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Claymont- The Delaware State Police are currently investigating a personal injury crash involving a DART bus that occurred on Naaman’s Road near I-95. Preliminary information is that there are several injuries however, none appear to be serious. Westbound Naaman’s Road is closed between Hickman Road and I-95. Eastbound Naaman’s Road is down to one lane between I-95 and Hickman Road. Commuters are asked to find alternate routes around the accident scene.

More information will be released at a later time.