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JANUARY 24, 2019 BERLIN • NORTH WORCESTER COUNTY• OCEAN PINES FREE PHOTO COURTESY PATRICK HENRY Teachers outside of the Flower Street School in Berlin, circa 1958, pose for a photo. The image is one of dozens collected and painstakingly restored by local artist Patrick Henry for an upcoming in- teractive reception at the Germantown School Community Heritage Center, Feb. 9. Showing ‘African-American Life in Another View’ New exhibition tells story clutching tattered toys, workers toiling began when his wife’s aunt, Maude seems like now, more than ever, it’s im- through photos collected in a canning factory and Buffalo Sol- Armstrong, passed away in 1998 at the portant to bring this out to give people diers going off to war, weddings and age of 96. a sense of what was. It’s almost a whole from 19th, 20th centuries graduations, and African-American “They were cleaning up the house different portrayal of African-American families displaying strength and pride and on the porch ready to be thrown life that a lot of people aren’t privy to.” By Josh Davis over the span of a century before the out was a box of photos,” he said. The process of scanning and digitally Associate Editor Civil Rights Movement. Later additions to the massive collec- restoring the photos was intensive, so (Jan. 24, 2019) Visitors to the Ger- Compiling the collection was a labor tion included an extensive visual family much so that Henry said his shoulder, mantown Community Heritage Center of love for Berlin artist Patrick Henry, history gifted by Henry’s longtime at one point, started to lock up. next month will be greeted by local who for several years painstakingly re- friend Edward Hammond, who passed “You have to click off scratches and faces from the past — many familiar — stored the photos. Images were found away in 2011, along with many photo- the hazing of photographs, and I in dozens of black and white photos in the collections of Edward Hammond graphs his mother-in-law, a former cleaned them up as much as possible,” taken between the mid-1800s and the Sr., Maude Armstrong, John Briddell, schoolteacher, had amassed of the local he said. “I could easily have gone the middle of the last century. Jesse Fassett, Jeanette Smith, Margaret school system. route of seeking a grant or something They will see schoolteachers in front Smith and Leola Smack. “It evolved from there and just kind like that [for the work], but I am so in- of familiar buildings and children Henry said the project perhaps of came together,” Henry said. “And it See LOCAL Page 17 Take-Out • Delivery • Dine-In • ParadiseGrillandPizzeria.com SUPER BOWL We $14.99 $19.99 SPECIAL $26.99 12” PIZZA WITH 2 LARGE CHEESE LG 1 TOPPING PIZZA Deliver! CHEESESTEAK SUB & FRIES PIZZAS + 20 WINGS + 2 LITER SODA Cannot to be combined with other offers. Cannot to be combined with other offers. Cannot to be combined with other offers. Must mention coupon when ordering. Limited Time Must mention coupon when ordering. Limited Time Must mention coupon when ordering. Limited Time 11022 Nicholas Lane • Ocean Pines • 410-641-8100• Open Sun-Thur: 10:30am-10pm • Fri & Sat: 10:30am-11pm Page 2 Bayside Gazette January 24, 2019 More Oyster Roast tickets go on sale Feb. 1 By Josh Davis said it was ironic she couldn’t get passes, Event organizer Lee Chisholm, in a Chisholm said the chamber would meet Associate Editor because her gallery doubles as one of the Gazette interview last week, said what to discuss a way to rectify the situation, (Jan. 24, 2019) The Snow Hill Cham- food stops during the event. happened was “an honest mistake that adding, “I can guarantee you, for as long ber of Commerce on Friday announced “As a chamber member, I feel this is kind of snowballed.” as I have anything to do with this event, it would release 100 additional tickets for not an equitable way to meet the de- Chisholm said it’s not uncommon for that will never happen again.” the ninth annual Snow Hill Oyster mand. There needs to be a better resolu- someone to approach him at Taylor Bank On Friday, a post on the Snow Hill Roast, scheduled Feb. 24 from 1-5 p.m. tion,” Coates said. and ask to put a few tickets on hold. Chamber of Commerce Facebook page Tickets sold out on New Year’s Day, Others posted even sharper criticism. “That never really amounted to more announced: “BY POPULAR DEMAND about five hours after they went on sale Resident Robert Clarke said he would than 20 or 30 tickets every year and it we have expanded this event. More ven- at midnight, drawing criticism from “never go to any chamber event or activ- never really was an issue,” he said. “This ues, more great food. 100 More Tickets many fans of the event on social media. ity if this is how they treat residents,” year, so many people did that, and they did will be for sale starting February 1st.” About 300 of the 450 tickets appar- while Lana Maloney said she had gone that over at the [Harvest Moon] restaurant Tickets, $47, are scheduled to go on ently had been set aside ahead the online the last three years and spent “lots of and they did it here, so we ended up kind sale at 6 p.m. at release. money at the local merchants,” adding, of shooting ourselves in the foot.” www.snowhillchamber.com or Bishop’s Stock owner Ann Coates “we are done with Snow Hill!” The longtime event planner, www.facebook.com/SHChamber176. $2,842 Furnace For $698 Plus Power Company & Factory Rebates January 24, 2019 Bayside Gazette Page 3 Page 4 Bayside Gazette January 24, 2019 Shutdown has impact on local food pantries By Morgan Pilz “The government shutdown is creat- tal Nutrition Assistance] Program, coming in during the winter months Staff Writer ing a situation where they are going to which works with the food stamps,” and offseason, but during this food (Jan. 24, 2019) As the debate on the give people their food stamps ahead of Church said. “That’s how we’re being af- stamp situation they’ve double up al- partial government shutdown continues time, but there’s no regulations for when fected, and we’re trying to be proactive ready for this month, which leaves these in Washington, one unintended conse- they use the food stamps,” Allyson so that people don’t have to go without people with no food stamps for next quence is that local food banks and Church, president of the board of direc- food … [and] that we have enough sup- month.” pantries are increasingly in need of new tors, said. “Normally, as an example, if plies for people.” “We get over 300 calls a month … supplies to meet the rising demands of they get $40 a month, they’re going to Diakonia is always in need of food for and a lot of it is for the food pantry,” those currently suffering from food inse- get $80 worth of food stamps at once for its pantry, Michelle D’Ascoli, food Church said. “I think people believe curity. a longer period of time. So, if they don’t pantry coordinator, said. these are people that don’t work, but Food insecurity is the state of being budget, they’re using the food stamps, “Don’t forget, we are a seasonal re- most of these people are working, but without reliable access to a sufficient then they’re going to run out of food and sort here,” D’Ascoli said. “So, while the they’re making a choice between buying quantity of affordable, nutritious food. we’re going to need more food in our resort is closed, many of these local peo- their prescriptions [or] paying their With around 800,000 furloughed em- pantry in order to give food out.” ple that are in need of food are seasonal electrical bills in the winter for heat, or ployees suddenly not receiving pay, the There are 85 federal workers affected workers. We see a higher rate of people eating. government’s solution was to provide by the shutdown in Worcester County, February’s supply of food stamps a most of whom work for the Depart- month early. ments of Interior, Agriculture, or Home- According to Diakonia, a nonprofit land Security. Also notably affected is homeless shelter and food bank in West the Coast Guard, which continues to Ocean City, this is actually causing more work without pay. problems. “We’re also part of the [Supplemen- Serving the local community for over 30 years. 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