Girdletree News

The Worcester County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of an early Monday afternoon fire at the Traveler's Budget Inn of Pocomoke City.

SNOW HILL -- Ewa H. Gerej, 85, of Snow Hill died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

SNOW HILL -- Harriett Ruth Fisher, 66, of Snow Hill died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

Like our beloved Redskins, nature doesn't always follow the playbook. Things turn out differently than you expect.

Take our neighborhood bald eagles. Please! Everyone was enthralled last winter when the pair moved into a tall, scraggly tree on Carrollton Road. They built a nest 75 feet up and set up housekeeping. The little ones arrived in early spring and grew before our eyes from fluff balls to scrawny teenagers, then to full size fledglings. Folks came from miles to take photos, all eagerly awaiting the first flights of the young-uns.

JAMES M. CHANDLER SR., 92, of Cape Charles died Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital.

The following licenses were issued in Wicomico County Circuit Court on Sept 1, 2: Anthony Maurice Westcott Sr., 37, of Salisbury, and Tyshonda Yvette Harmon, 28, of Salisbury.

Cathedral of Love Church Ministries Salisbury Gospel will be preached Sunday at 5 p.m. Host pastor is Dr.

GIRDLETREE -- Betty M. Spear, 87, of Girdletree died Monday, July 6, 2009, at home.

SNOW HILL , Md.- Authorities are investigating an early Thursday morning fire that destroyed a large garage in Snow Hill.

Cathedral of Love Church Ministries, Salisbury Sunday at 11 a.m. will be a Pentecost Sunday service.

Cathedral of Deliverance Church, Fruitland The anniversary of the Rev. Gloria Ortiz, pastor, will be observed Sunday at 3 p.m. Guest speaker will be Bishop Donald Jones, pastor of Trinity Faith Christian Center in Lewes.

Calvary Baptist Tabernacle Salisbury Tonight at 7 there will be a southern gospel concert featuring The Anchormen Quartet.

GIRDLETREE -- Edwin 'Ed' H. Guthrie, 80, of Girdletree died Thursday, April 30, 2009, at his home in Girdletree.

Asbury United Methodist Church Nanticoke A gospel concert featuring the Bowie State University Choir and St.

GIRDLETREE -- Wally Makuchal Jr. enjoys entering wildfowl art competitions. And he is uncommonly good at it.

Refuge Manager Louis Hinds announced this week that Wally Makuchal Jr. of Girdletree, Md., is the winner of the 15th annual International Migratory Bird Celebration art logo contest.

SNOW HILL -- While it may not be known for cookie sales or Eagle Scouts, the nation's 4-H program prides itself on its ability to provide children with hands-on learning experiences.