Page 44 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch September 27, 2013 Tremellen, Marcy Thiele, Kim Wagner, Tina Walas and Jacquie Warden. We offer them our utmost thanks for making this a premier event in Ocean City. To the florists who provided spectacular arrangements for the homes: City Florist, Flowers by Alison, Encore Events by Angie Gillis, Little Miss Lovely Vintage, Rainbow Florists, Kitty’s Flowers, Ocean Greenery, Ocean City Florist and the Ocean Pines Garden Club; we are grateful. Thanks to the artists who painted the fabulous home portraits: Dorothy Harrison Braun, Gerilyn Gaskill, Jeri Lipov, Rina Thaler, Paige Ruby, Stasia Heubeck and Marian Bickerstaff. Thank you also to Atlantic General Hospital for providing the booties for the tour-goers to wear in the homes. For publicizing and promoting the tour we thank Maryland Coast Dispatch, Ocean City Today, Coastal Style Magazine, Metropolitan Magazine and the Ocean City Tourism office. To the many tour book advertisers and restaurants that provided gift certificates, we thank you and appreciate your support. We could not run this event without the almost 300 volunteers who worked as docents during the tour. The volunteers included members of: D3 Corp, BBT Mortgage, EWGA, The Refuge, Eileen Salafia and “The Goddesses,” the Coastal Association of Realtors, the Democratic Women’s Club, the Republican Women of Worcester County, the Tennis Ladies, the Red Hatters, The Worcester County Commission for Women, River Run, The Women’s Council of Realtors, Shore Networkers and members of the Art League of Ocean City. Finally, thank you to the 1,000 people who took the tour. We hope you enjoyed the beautiful residences of our area and mark your calendars for the 10th Annual Sand Castle Home Tour Sept. 1819, 2014. Rina Thaler Katy Durham LETTERS TO THE EDITOR FROM PAGE 43 ed on the guiding principles of this nation, to do so. The saddest part of this whole incident is that only one council member (Mr. Ashley) questioned the action and stood up for her right. No one else objected. I have to ask: Why?! I think it would be best if each person present reflect upon what occurred and realize this type of restriction placed upon one citizen, allowed to go unquestioned, can only lead to similar restriction placed upon all citizens that don't go along with the ruling party or people in power. If nothing else, each of you, I feel, owes Mrs. Diegelmann an apology for allowing her removal to be permitted without voicing your disapproval. Remember, the next time it might be you. Paul St. Andre Ocean City effectively undid everything that was done the previous fall. Perhaps if the work is completed in the spring we will get one summer beach season out of the work before Mother Nature reshapes the beach to her liking. Karl Dickel Ocean City Relieved By Beach Replenishment Change Editor: I was actually relieved to read that the beach replenishment project has been delayed from this fall to next winter/spring. I have never understood why we replenish in the fall. The last time the beach was replenished, it was done in the fall, and over the ensuing winter, we were hit with two Nor'easters that Home Tour Thanks Editor: On behalf of the Art League of Ocean City we would like to thank everyone who made this year’s tour a huge success. This event is the major fundraiser for the non-profit Art League of Ocean City and will provide funds to realize its non-profit mission of promoting the visual arts in the Ocean City area through exhibits, education, scholarship and community events. It takes the efforts of hundreds of volunteers to present the tour and we are grateful to everyone who has contributed in so many ways. The broad range of support is indicative of the growing realization of the importance of the arts to enrichment of the quality of life for residents and visitors to Ocean City. Our gratitude to our gracious homeowners: Cindy and Bruce Leiner, Marie Karl, David Bradley, Tiffany and Mitch Wyatt, Kathy and Mike Marshall, Reese Cropper III, Janet & Vincent Cherrix, Susan and Bill Mariner, Pam and Gunnar Zorn, and Pat and John Otto who opened their doors to allow the public to tour their homes. The tour could not take place without their generosity and community spirit. A special thanks to Jan and Jim Perdue who hosted the kick-off cocktail party the week prior to the tour and to the Gateway Grand residences for sponsoring the party. 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