Today In Salisbury's History: Saturday, Feb. 8, 1992

Salisbury Independent
Posted 2/6/23

Saturday, Feb. 8, 1992 --

Wicomico schools officials reported there was no violence at Parkside High School on Friday, despite weeklong rumors of possible racially motivated confrontations …

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Today In Salisbury's History: Saturday, Feb. 8, 1992

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Saturday, Feb. 8, 1992 --

  • Wicomico schools officials reported there was no violence at Parkside High School on Friday, despite weeklong rumors of possible racially motivated confrontations prompted more than 300 Parkside students to stay home from school or leave early. Parkside Principal Philip L. Briggs said 22 percent of the school’s 902 students skipped school on Friday, with another 100 leaving early. The school had been rocked all week by rumors that four white students were planning an incident for Friday that would ignite racial tension among students.
  • Delmarva’s largest hospital is changing its corporate in hopes of boosting employee morale and enhancing patient care. Peninsula Regional Medical Center, the new name for the 420-bed hospital in Salisbury, has adopted a new logo, a quality statement and a set of three corporate values. The new name reflects the growing number of services the facility provides to a regional area, said hospital President Dan H. Akin.
  • The “Outstanding Residential Project Award” was presented to Gillis Gilkerson Inc. of Salisbury by the Eastern Shore Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors for the contractor’s project at Methodist Manor House in Seaford. The company was lauded for its main building renovation, as well as the construction of 16 new cottages. The award was presented to Gillis Gilkerson Vice President Tony Gilkerson and Vice President and Estimator Dwight Miller.
  • Construction on the new Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art on Schumaker Pond in Salisbury is expected to be completed within two months, said Executive Director Ralph Campbell. The administrative offices within the modern building are completed and now occupied, with the downstairs galleries expected to be completed soon. Officials have set an April 13 opening date for the gallery, which will exhibit some 700 to 800 decoys and other art. 




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