What’s Happening Today – July 25, 2016

Today on DelmarvaLife:

Barry Smale, director of the Benedictine Foundation, stops by the studio to tell us all about the Benedictine School. Barry mentions how the Delmarva community has a chance to support their efforts. The 15th Annual Chrome City Ride is Sunday, July 31, from 11 am – 2 pm.

Lt. Tim Robinson with the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office stops by to talk about distracted driving. Lt. Tim says the new Pokemon Go game has caused quite a stir in the area. He says they have noticed more people on their phones while they’re driving and walking around Wicomico. Lt. Tim also mentioned they have been receiving calls about residents complaining about people in their yard looking for Pokemon and playing the game on their property.

Lt. Tim also tells us about a recent most wanted capture and has a new list of most wanted for us. See today’s Most Wanted Monday here.

We’ve got a new series for you all! It’s called “Now You Know.” We’re turning to the professionals on Delmarva and asking them what ten nugget of knowledge they really want people to know about their area of expertise. Today, we start with your dentist. Dr. Leigh Auchey is a dentist with Delmarva Dental Services. Dr. Auchey has chosen eleven things that she wants to share with us today.

Just to name a few —

It’s safe for pregnant women to undergo dental treatment with local anesthetics
It is not ideal to brush your denture of partial denture with the same toothpaste you use on your natural teeth
Gum disease is a bacterial infection, which is preventable and treatable in most cases

Sean paid Assateague Beach a visit this morning to witness the Saltwater Cowboys walking the northern herd of ponies down the beach to join the southern herd. The 91st Annual Pony Swim is Wednesday, July 27 and the pony auction is Thursday, July 28.

Kelly Taylor, supervisor with the Maryland District Division of Interpretation and Education, stops by the studio to tell us all about the ponies. Kelly talks about pony penning and gives us tips on how to keep the ponies out of our coolers and lunch bags while we’re spending the day at the beach.

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