April 5, 2007

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VOL. 11 NO. 35

THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2007

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NEWS HEADLINES 400TH ANNIVERSARY - Area begins a commemoration of 400 years since Capt. John Smith explored the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, including the Nanticoke River. Page 2. TOWN GROWS Town council approves annexations of five properties, all on U.S. 13. Page 4 JULY 4TH FESTIVAL NEWS - The festival, in its 13th year, has a new location. And the Red, White and Blue Parade has a new time. Page 11 GIVING BLOOD - Students at an area high school line up to support the Blood Bank. Page 17 KEY COMMUNITY SUPPORT - Members of local Key Club increase visibility in their town. Page 17 CELEBRATING THE STRAWBERRY Area church plans spring festival to feature delicious berry foods. On the same day, there will be a garden tour. Page 51 BARN BURNER - The Laurel and Sussex Tech softball teams battled it out last Friday as the game went 10 innings before a winner was decided. Page 41 STARS OF THE WEEK - A Laurel baseball player and a Delmar softball player are this week’s Laurel Stars of the Week. Page 43

INSIDE THE STAR © Business . . . . . . . . .6 Bulletin Board . . . .26 Church . . . . . . . . .22 Classifieds . . . . . .32 Education . . . . . . . .8 Entertainment . . . .10 Gourmet . . . . . . . .19 Growing Up . . . . . .54 Health . . . . . . . . . .53 Letters . . . . . . . . . .16 Lynn Parks . . . . . .21 Mike Barton . . . . . .51 Movies . . . . . . . . . . .7

Obituaries . . . . . . .24 Opinion . . . . . . . . .58 Pat Murphy . . . . . .18 People . . . . . . . . . .50 Police . . . . . . . . . .39 On the Record . . . .14 Snapshots . . . .20, 56 Socials . . . . . . . . .57 Sports . . . . . . . . . .41 Tides . . . . . . . . . . .59 Todd Crofford . . . .23 Tommy Young . . . .44 Weather . . . . . . . . .59

REMEMBERING FOOTBALL GLORY DAYS - Former members of Laurel High School football teams burst through a banner on their way to the football field at Laurel High School during Saturday’s Dog Day, sponsored by the Laurel Alumni Association. About 100 former Bulldogs attended the reunion. The day also included a Cow Drop (right), to make money for the alumni association’s scholarship fund. See story, page 5, additional pictures, page 20. Photos by Debbie Mitchell

Coach Schollenberger is named top coach in state Editor’s note - the following information was taken from an article written by Bruce Weber for Scholastic Coach and Athletic Director magazine. The magazine recently named top coaches from the past 75 years from each state. The Delaware top coach is George Schollenberger, who was a coach at Laurel High School for 36 years. He was nominated for the honor by Ben Sirman, a 1958 graduate of Laurel High. When Scholastic Coach & Athletic Director got ready to light the candles for its 75th anniversary year, the staff decided that any coaching magazine worth its title had to honor its constituents. After serious consultation, we decided to ask each state to name its top coach — male or female, any

sport, anytime from 1931 to the present. Sounded easy. It wasn’t. We enlisted the help of NOCAD, the National Organization of Coaching Association Directors, the umbrella group of many of the nation’s top high school coaches associations. Most of them were delighted to take part. From what we gathered, more than a few association boards of directors debated into the wee hours before finally settling on that one special coach. Some associations, much like those potato chip ads, couldn’t pick just one and passed the choice back to us. In states without a NOCAD-affiliated association, we asked local sports media, historians and other experts to help us find the winner. Herewith, with thanks to all of those Continued on page 5

Coach George Schollenberger


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