today is to give credit where credit is
due to the volunteer fire fighters.
They are a big family in Ocean City,
a very important family."
prioritized volunteer fire companies
and traveled the state to visit indi-
vidual departments.
companies and thank them for the
way they protect and strengthen our
communities," Franchot said.
attendance to recognize Ocean Ci-
ty's fire volunteers.
time of volunteers is incredible right
of the bat, but to see the level of
service they continue to provide to a
jurisdiction like this that has so
many unique issues considering the
rise in population in the summer, it
is just fantastic and very profession-
al," Oglesby said.
land, a fixture on the Ocean City
Boardwalk for more than 100 years.
The comptroller honored Andrew
Dolle and Anna Dolle Bushnell for
providing Ocean City residents and
visitors a place to satisfy their sweet
tooth for more than a century.
dyland in Ocean City, Md., in recog-
nition of four generations. How out-
standing, and what a great feeling
that is," Franchot said. "The fourth
generation, family-owned store
making delicious candy including
the famous saltwater taffy. Your
hard work and commitment has
been appreciated by your custom-
ers since 1910, and serves as a
model for everyone in Maryland."
tatives, again recognizing Gold-
stein, who handed out gold coins as
he walked up and down Ocean Cit-
y's beach.
mean a lot to us. They always have
ment, and they are very near and
dear to my heart," Oglesby said,
pointing out the many donations the
business has made to a long list of
organizations over the years.
the community. "We are very happy
to be here, and we are still here
serving the community and we are
able to help out the best we can," he
said. "We do a lot in the community
other than being just a business.
We work with the community and
give donations, and we are happy to
be able to do things like that."
half of Dolle's Candyland.
be here in Ocean City serving sweet
treats. We are proud of what we do
... as our business has grown over
the past 13 years we have taken on
different duties," she said, preparing
to lead the comptroller on a tour of
the facility to show how the busi-
ness has grown.
Ocean City's permanent residents and summertime visitors." Receiving the proclamation, above left,
was President Cliff Christello on behalf of the company. At right, Dolle's Candyland's Andrew Dolle
and Anna Dolle Bushnell are pictured with State's Attorney Beau Oglesby and Comptroller Peter
Franchot after giving them a tour of their Boardwalk operation. The Comptroller honored Dolle's with
a state commendation for, "providing Ocean City residents, and visitors, a place to satisfy their sweet
tooth for more than a century."
chot presented proclamations to
Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company
(OCVFC) and Dolle's Candyland on
the Boardwalk for their commitment
to residents and summertime visi-
tors alike.
to OCVFC President Chris Christello
while other members were present a-
long with Sen. Jim Mathias.
made Maryland look so good on
NBC Sports and as a tax collector I
am always delighted to see a good
summer season shaking up Ocean
City because it is one of the goal
posts of our state's economy," Fran-
chot said. "So, hats off to everybody
... especially to the fire rescue and
volunteer company. They handled
all sorts of emergencies all week-
end. Ocean City was packed with
family events, and people really en-