JUNE 15, 2023
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Camp Coast won the coveted Turner Trophy at this year’s Bathtub Races in Berlin. Aaron Goddard, the steerer, holds the trophy. Derek Jarmon, the powerful pusher, stands to the left of him. To their left are Jesse Turner’s wife, Agnes Turner and her son Alfanzo Henry, who came to town to present the Turner Trophy. The Camp Coast crew joined in the victory.
Bathtub races pack bale-lined Main St. Camp Coast team emerges undefeated in competition for downtown racing glory By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer (June 15, 2023) Hundreds of people lined the streets to watch the 33rd Berlin Bathtub Races last Friday, and were treated to a series of flawless runs by this year’s championship team, Camp Coast. The festivities began with the traditional parade, which was led by Mike Wiley in the uniform bathrobe and shower cap he has donned as a
grand marshal of the parade for 12 years. Bagpipes tune, soaring Frisbees and flying candy filled the air as the procession made its way down Main Street. Tutu-clad volunteers worked the crowd selling rubber ducks for the raffle. While 19 teams originally signed up for the race, 13 teams vied for the coveted Turner Trophy. Four teams were stars of the day: Sheppard Realty, with their Viking attire; Berlin Electric with their Mario Brothers outfits; and Otten Delights, with their young and muscular pusher. But the unbeatable See CAMP Page 10
PHOTO COURTESY SARA GORFINKEL
The mother-son Sheppard Realty team of Gussie Sholtis and Kyle Hill hammed it up with their chariot-inspired costumes.
By Jack Chavez Staff Writer (June 15, 2023) It’s already a safe assumption that the sun won’t shine on the faces of the Class of 2024 when they walk across the stages to receive their diplomas nearly a full year from now. Instead, they will do so indoors after the Worcester County Board of Education cut outdoor fes“Not all kids can tivities for the rising seniors, learn in a six-andalong with a-half-hour day in several other 180 days.” items, followJon Andes ing a board meeting last week that saw the school system begin to close the $4.5-million shortfall with which the county commissioners’ maintenance-of-effort vote left them. The eliminations included locally funded tutoring programs; afterschool and 2024 summer academies at Ocean City and Showell elementary schools, Berlin Intermediate School and Stephen Decatur Middle School; the Haven House after-school program at Snow Hill Elementary School; and the 2023 Opening Kick-Off event for faculty and staff.” The board also reduced funding by 50 percent for instructional supply and materials of instruction allotments for all schools, local funding for special education materials of instruction, field trips and translation costs for after-school and summer academies. It reduced instruction support supplies, administration supplies and travel at the WCPS central office by 25 percent and reduced the matching funds for the Maryland LEADS grant. Those cuts aren’t the end, either, as See SCHOOL Page 2
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