m for their water and ice rescue skills to save a yellow lab that had fallen into Dixon Creek. The dog was about 275 feet out, and rescuers were swimming before they even got half way there. They got him out safely, and he’s now back home with his humans.
The Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is having a youth turkey hunt Saturday, April 11. Permit application packets may be picked up at the refuge visitor center between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily. For more information, call the hunt coordinator at 410-228-5018.
If you are a Maryland resident and join the Arbor Day Foundation within the next week, you can get ten Eastern Red Bud trees for free. The trees are part of the nonprofit foundation’s Trees for America campaign. To become a member of the foundation and receive the free trees, send a $10 contribution to: Ten Free Eastern Red Bud Trees, Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410, by February 28.
Applications for Camp Barnes will be available next week. Camp Barnes was originally designed more than 60 years ago to provide children who were unable to attend summer camp with an opportunity to experience life at a youth camp. Applications for Delaware residents between 10 and 13 will be available at all Delaware State Police Troops.
The UMES men’s basketball team has a winning season for the first time since the ’93-’94 season
, after beating South Carolina State. The Hawks beat the Bulldogs 68-56. With the win, they remain in third place in the MEAC behind North Carolina Central and Norfolk State.
Bryan Clark performs a special evening of music to benefit Possum Point Players Saturday, March 7. Clark spans Sammy Davis, Jr. to Sinatra to Ray Charles. Tickets are $40 and all seats are reserved. If you’d like to buy tickets, call 302-856-4560.
We seen the touching videos of dogs welcoming home their owners who have just returned from a military tour. Take a look at what happens with the cats.
