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ADDING TO ARTIFICIAL REEF - Retired boats do their part to keep fisheries healthy, anglers happy. Page 2 NEW POSTMASTER - Area native returns home from California to take over Bethel Post Office. Page 5 WORLD SERIES - The Laurel Senior League softball team, the District III champions, begin play in the Senior League World Series this Sunday in Roxana. See schedule and photos starting on page 39.

Administrative assistant Jamie Smith and Mayor John Shwed discuss Laurel town business recently. Since the resignation two years ago of Glenn Steckman as town manager, Smith has stepped up to help out at town hall. Photo by Tony Windsor

SKILL AND DRILL- Colby Daye, Laurel, makes a catch during the fourth annual Skill and Drill football camp that took place last week. See story on page 39

LOCAL PROS - A pair of Laurel graduates wrestle professionally while two other Laurel residents look to play pro ball. See ‘A View from the Cheap Seats’ on page 42.

INSIDE THE STAR © Business . . . . . . . . .6 Bulletin Board . . . .17 Church . . . . . . . . . .20 Classifieds . . . . . . .30 Education . . . . . . . .46 Entertainment . . . .26 Frank Calio . . . . . .24 Gourmet . . . . . . . . .47 Growing Up . . . . . .36 Health . . . . . . . . . . .35 Letters . . . . . . . . . .25 Looking Back . . . .16 Lynn Parks . . . . . . . .9

Meet Volunteers . . .8 Mike Barton . . . . . .49 Movies . . . . . . . . . . .7 Obituaries . . . . . . .22 On the Record . . . .34 Opinion . . . . . . . . .50 Pat Murphy . . . . . .12 People . . . . . . . . . .13 Police . . . . . . . . . . .29 Socials . . . . . . . . . .49 Sports . . . . . . . . . . .39 Tides/Weather . . . .51 Todd Crofford . . . .21 Tommy Young . . . .41

Town administrative assistant relishes the challenges of her job

By Tony E. Windsor Few people know the administrative insides of the town of Laurel better than Laurel native Jamie Tyndall Smith. Smith is Laurel’s administrative point person at town hall and one of the key people who has worked to help the town management move forward in the absence of a town manager.

Smith is quick to point out that she

is just one of many town employees who have worked together to keep the wheels turning at Laurel Town Hall since Glenn Steckman left the town manager’s position almost two years ago to take a job in Rhode Island.

“All the department heads have stepped up and we work great together” Smith said. “I think this has helped all us to grow in our positions.” She went on to credit Mayor John Shwed

and the Laurel Town Council for being very supportive of the town staff. ”Mayor Shwed has been very accessible and worked very closely with us here at town hall and this has worked great, even without a town manager,” she said. “I think it is exciting what has been happening here in Laurel and how close we are as a staff. We are like a family.”

Continued on page 4

Delmar looks at two annexation requests

By Mike McClure The Delmar Joint Council approved the appointment of an annexation investigation committee during its meeting on Monday night. The council also received an update from the Delmar Revitalization Committee and discussed the problem of vandalism in

the State Street Park.

Delmar (Del.) Mayor John Outten appointed council members Mary Lee Pase, Michael Houlihan and Diane Buckley to the Annexation Investigation Committee to look into the possible annexation of land owned

by Patrick and Donna Hurley. The committee will meet on Thursday,

Aug. 16, at 6 p.m.

Councilman Lonnie Figgs volunteered to serve as the Delmar (Del.) Council representative on the Delmar Revitalization Committee. Chris Walter reported that the committee plans to get volunteers together to start work on the caboose upgrades on Sept. 1. The Continued on page 4

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Above, the tugboat Margaret (foreground) sits in the Atlantic Ocean over the state’s Red Bird Reef. Below, the tug is gone, part of the state’s effort to increase the size of the artificial reef. Photos by Phil Livingston

Playground for the fish Old boats now part of state’s artificial reef

By Phil Livingston For Jeff Tinsman, director of the state’s artificial reef program, Edward Bonner, biologist with the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District office, and the crew and reporters aboard the chartered 77-foot pilot boat Big Stone Express out of

Slaughter Beach, it was like being invited to a wedding and having the bride show up five hours late. The sinkings were scheduled for mid-day but the tanker and the tug, as though reluctant to go down to the ocean floor, arrived on site late in the Continued on page 28

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Delaware Police arrest one of ‘America’s Most Wanted’ The Delaware State Police have apprehended Scott Alan Hornick, 35, of New Jersey who is an escaped convict from the Warren County Correctional Center in northern New Jersey. Hornick escaped their facility on Aug. 6, 2001. He has been profiled several times on America’s Most Wanted since his escape.

State Police troopers came in contact with Hornick during an assault investigation on Wednesday, July 25, at approximately 9:33 p.m. During this investigation, Hornick provided troopers with a Florida driver’s license and a social security card indicating that he was Glenn Scott Kennedy of Hartly. The investigation resulted in his arrest for third degree assault and offensive touching. Hornick was fingerprinted at Troop #3.

Troopers again came in contact with Hornick after he allegedly violated a no contact order on Thursday, July 26, at 9:24 p.m. This order was in place as a result of the arrest made the previous evening.

Hornick allegedly drove a vehicle on the victim’s property, thus violating a no contact order. As a result of this investigation, troopers arrested him shortly afterward and charged him with breach of release.

Hornick was subsequently committed to the Delaware Correctional Center in Smyrna in lack of a $1,000 secured bond. On July 27 at approximately 3 a.m., Hornick posted bail and was released.

As standard protocol, the State Bureau of Identification sent Hornick’s fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Identification to be checked in their database. At 10:20 a.m., the FBI notified Delaware authorities that the fingerprints matched those of Scott Alan Hornick. Based on these findings, detectives from the Delaware State Police Troop 3 Governor’s Task Force and Drug Task Force went to a residence in the 100 block of Main St. in Hartly and were able to take Hornick into custody without incident.

During the apprehension, detectives discovered Sasha J. Ingardi, 27, of Brooklyn, N.Y. was also in the residence. A check of her status revealed that she was a fugitive from Fairfax County, Va., for burglary. She was also taken into custody without incident.

Troopers discovered that Hornick was in possession of a stolen 2006 Ford Explorer from New Jersey and numerous prescription drugs that were not prescribed to him.

Delaware State Police arrested Hornick for the following offenses: three counts of obtaining controlled substances by misrepresentation; fraud forgery; identity theft; three counts of forgery second degree; receiving stolen property; two counts of possession of burglary tools; maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances; conspiracy second degree; two counts of criminal impersonation; and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.

In addition to these charges, Hornick is a wanted fugitive from N.J., Pa., Md., and Va. All of these warrants are related to burglaries committed in their respective jurisdictions.

The investigation also included the arrest of Ingardi, who is alleged to be an accomplice of Hornick’s since his escape. She has been charged by the Delaware State Police with: six counts of obtaining controlled substances by misrepresentation; fraud forgery; identity theft; receiving stolen property; possession of burglar tools; maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances; conspiracy second degree; criminal impersonation; and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Ingardi, who was using the alias of Sasha Kennedy, is also being investigated in several states as an accomplice to Hornick. She was arraigned at the Justice of the Peace Court #7 and committed to the Baylor Women's Correctional Institution in lack of bond.

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Smith: ‘I learned my job through trial by fire’ Continued from page 1

Smith has been working at Laurel Town Hall since she attended Laurel High School and worked during the summer as an assistant to then town manager Bonnie Walls. After graduating from high school in 1995, Smith was asked by Walls to come to work at the town hall on a more permanent basis.

“Bonnie gave me responsibility and trusted me to learn a lot about the administrative part of town government,” Smith said. “I appreciate what I learned while working with her.”

Smith went on to say that she has been happy about the relationships she has had with past town managers and feels she was able to learn things from the responsibilities she was given.

“I think it has been a great educational process for me here at town hall,” she said. “Whether it was Mr. Kelso, Mr.

Steckman or now Mayor Shwed, I have been given more and more responsibility and offered challenges. I really enjoy being trusted to handle the duties that need to be done here and I appreciate what I have learned.”

Smith now takes care of the lion’s share of administrative business that occurs at town hall. Working closely with the town’s department heads and financial and clerical staff, she is able to work as a key contact for the mayor, the town council and officials including the town’s attorney and engineers.

Smith also likes being able to talk with the people who call or visit town hall.

“You never know who will be on the other end of the phone, or in your office; and you never know what their question will be,” she said. “But, I like being able to help in whatever way I can. If I am unable to provide the answer, I will either find it

Town leaders concerned about vandalism in State Street Park Continued from page 1

town received a $1,000 grant for the project and paint and other supplies have been donated to the committee.

Walter said the committee is considering having a small fundraising event on Halloween which would include the possible closure of a downtown street.

Houlihan reported that the public works department has hired two general labor workers since the council’s meeting in June.

Houlihan also voiced concerns over the impact of the vandalism in State Street Park on events such as the Carnival of Lights and Delmar Day in the Park, which take place in the park. The council did not discuss the vandalism, which took part in nearby neighborhoods in late June.

During the council and commission comments, Pase said she recently took her grandchildren to the park where older kids were hanging out in the tot lot. Pase asked if the teenagers’ parents “know where their children are and what they are doing in State Street Park.” She added that the presence of the teens in the tot lot places younger children in jeopardy.

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Earlier in the meeting the Delmar (Md.) Commission held a first reading for the Harvey Mack annexation request. The property, located at the intersection of Foskey Lane and U.S. 13, would be zoned highway commercial. The commission approved the first reading with the second reading and public hearing to take place during the August meeting at the earliest.

Town manager Sara Bynum-King reported that the town received $36,000 through Program Open Space for renovations to the basketball courts at Gordy Park.

Outten asked about the Jewell Street roadwork (from Seventh Street to Eighth Street on the Delaware side of town).

Bynum-King said estimates for the Jewell Street and Delaware Avenue projects were received in the spring and that work may move forward within the next four weeks.

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out, or refer them to the right person who asset to town government on a couple of can answer their question.” occasions. In the absence of a town manOn any given day, Smith may be meetager, she has become the point person ing with the mayor to discuss the upcomregarding administrative issues, including ing council agenda, or meeting with Police documentation of town issues and filings Chief Jamie Wilson, code enforcement on behalf of the town. officer Paul Frick and public works super“I feel like I kind of learned my job in a visor Woody Vickers to discuss the impact trial by fire situation,” she said. “I learned of a prospective annexation request. as I went along and the more responsibiliShe also attends and takes minutes for ty I was given; the broader my knowledge each of the twicebecame about town monthly Laurel administration.”

Town Council meetSo, why doesn’t ‘My work is very rewarding ings and the board of Smith consider adjustment meetings, because I know that I have a applying for the and listens to tapes position of town unique position here at town of meetings of the manager herself? hall. I am able to have someplanning and zoning She smiled as she commission and responded to the thing to do with just about transcribes minutes question. anything and everything that for them as well.

“I think right “I do so many now I am concentakes place here.’ things in my job that trating on my famiit is hard for me to ly,” she said. describe to anyone Jamie Smith “I love my work Administrative assistant, Laurel Town Hall just what I do,” she here, but I think I said. “My work is could better answer very rewarding that question if you asked me maybe 10 because I know that I have a unique posiyears down the road.” tion here at town hall. I am able to have In regard to family life, Smith is something to do with just about anything preparing to take a leave of absence from and everything that takes place here. It can work to give birth to her second child. She be a little overwhelming if I think too and her husband, Greg, are expecting a much about it, but it is really exciting for baby son, Connor, in early August. Their me.” other son, Damin, is 3 years old.

Smith’s knowledge of the inner workThe family resides in Bridgeville. ings of Laurel Town Hall has been a major

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PD collecting school supplies The Laurel Police Department is in the process of organizing its annual Back to School, School Supply Drive. The department collects items that children will need when they return to school in the fall, and then hands the supplies out to children who need them.

New Bethel postmaster Roger Joseph serves customer Rudolph Hastings, Bethel. Joseph is a native of Delaware and returned home from California to take the job at the Bethel Post Office. Photo by Pat Murphy

Bethel postmaster comes to the job from California dismal” when he arrived there.

He has put up curtains, rearranged the furniture and Bethel has a new postmaster. brought in several potted plants, Delaware native Roger Joseph, 52, has returned home from Cali- in an effort to make it more welcoming. fornia, where he had lived since For now, Joseph is living with retiring from the U.S. Navy in his mother. His wife, Maria, and 1993, to take the position. their son, Michael, 10, will arrive “I saw the advertisement for a postmaster in Bethel, and I called from California in August and they will look for a house in the my Dad to ask him where it is,” Seaford-Blades-Laurel area.

Joseph said. Joseph’s father and Joseph’s two older children, stepmother, Russell and Kitty Dustin, 27, and Eden, 18, will reJoseph, live in Blades. His mothmain in California. He also has er and stepfather, Barbara and Thomas Goodale, live in Seaford. four stepchildren and 10 stepgrandchildren.

“He told me, then I rememJoseph said that he is happy to bered visiting Bethel as a boy,” be back on the Joseph added. east coast. “It “I applied, and Joseph said that the feels great,” he here I am.” said. “All the He started rented building that is time I have his new job home to the Bethel Post been away, I June 23. have felt like a Before Office was “pretty disDelaware nacoming to mal” when he arrived tive.”

Bethel, Joseph And he is was postmaster there. He has put up cur- happy to be in Hornbrook, Calif. He said tains, rearranged the fur- working at the Bethel post ofthat the post niture and brought in fice, where he office there is is one of two larger than the several potted plants, in employees (the one in Bethel.

“This is a an effort to make it more other works Saturday smaller post welcoming. mornings only) office than and where he where I gets about 15 worked before, but we offer all the same services customers a day.

“It is nice to have the time to as the biggest post office,” he be able to talk to the customers, said. and nice that they will have the Joseph said that the rented chance to get to know me,” he building that is home to the said.

Bethel Post Office was “pretty

By Lynn R. Parks

Members of the department are asking for donations of standard school supplies, including book bags. All items that the police officers collect will be distributed to students in the Laurel School District.

People who are interested in participating can drop items off

at the Laurel Police Department, 205 Mechanic Street, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, contact Police Chief Jamie Wilson at 302-875-2244.

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Business Grand Opening of Centered Studio On Saturday, Aug. 4, Joyce Johnson, resident of Bridgeville will be celebrating the Grand Opening of her new business, Centered Studio. Centered Studio will be offering massage, energy work, spa treatments and beginning this fall, ,yoga and wellness classes.

Joyce is a Massage Therapist, licensed in Delaware, Certified in Maryland and nationally accredited. She graduated from the Baltimore School of Massage, has worked in two of the East Coast's best voted day spas, and has previously opened and operated two massage businesses in a resort area.

Centered Studio's focus is on encouraging positive change, helping each client realize their highest potential for health and happiness and to spread that realization globally.

The grand opening is from 3 to 7 p.m. and everyone is welcome. There will be refreshments and appetizers and it will be an opportunity for the community to view the scope of services to be offered, learn the benefits of massage and book services at a 10 percent discount.

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IHOP opens in the Seaford Commons IHOP of Seaford, located in the Seaford Commons, had its official ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, July 27. Among those in attendance (not in order) were Frank Perdue, Seaford Chamber; Paula Gunson, Seaford Chamber; County Councilman Dale Dukes; Seaford Councilwoman Pat Jones; Leoner Ortega, IHOP general manager; Rochele McLeod, vice president of Operations for IHOP; Mashoor Awad, franchisee; Seaford Mayor Ed Butler; City Manager Dolores Slatcher; Seaford Councilman Rhea Shannon; and Seaford Councilwoman Leanne Phillips-Lowe. Photo by Daniel Richardson

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Meet Your Fire Service Volunteers Bridgeville firefighter celebrates 60 years of service The Seaford and Laurel Star newspapers continue their series of articles highlighting the men and women who serve as volunteers in the local fire departments. These volunteers work tirelessly providing protection and responding in time of need. We hope the series helps to show our respect for their efforts as we increase community awareness of their sacrifices.

By Donna Dukes-Huston With sixty years of service, Walt Smith, 81, is proud to be the oldest active member of the Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Department. Smith also continues to farm, and he doesn’t have any plans of stopping either in the near future.

“When I get too old to walk is when I’ll retire,” Smith said.

Farming is what actually motivated Smith to join the fire department in 1947.

“With ten chicken houses and

600 coal stoves in those houses,” Smith said, “I knew fire could be a big problem. I thought I’d better learn something about it.”

Luckily, Smith never did lose a chicken house to a coal stove fire.

Smith has watched his town and his fire department grow in many ways since he joined. At that time, the department had only three pieces of equipment and now it has at least ten plus two ambulances, Smith said.

This increase in equipment is necessary to meet the 400 plus alarms the department has to respond to each year as opposed to just fifty alarms when Smith first started. Smith predicts this number will grow significantly, particularly with the establishment of Heritage Shores. In the future, the department may have to hire additional ambulance personnel and maybe even build a substation, Smith said.

Communication to the firefighters has improved over the years as well. At one time you

Walt Smith has been a member of the Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Department for the past sixty years. When he first joined the fire department, you had to live in town in order to be a member because, otherwise, you wouldn’t hear the siren.

had to live in town to be in the fire department, Smith said.

“If you couldn’t hear the siren, what good were you?” Smith said.

As technology improved, the department did not have to rely solely on the alarm at the station to alert members to an emergency.

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“They first put bells in your house, which ran through the phone lines, then they had a radio alert, and now we all have pagers,” Smith said.

Smith has also been impressed with advancements in the training that firefighters receive.

“When I first started, we had outside instructors come to the fire house and give us basic training and some within the company did too,” Smith said.

Fire school now offers basic as well as more in-depth specialized training, according to Smith.

During his sixty years of service, Smith has held every office except secretary. This includes the office of fire chief, which he held for twelve years. Smith is currently part of the fire police whose responsibility is to control traffic around an emergency scene.

“I’m proud to have been able to serve this department for sixty years so far,” Smith said. “I hope I can remain for at least five more.”

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Together, we can turn the tide of climate change Are you as sick as I am of hearing about climate change? Climate YNN ARKS change this, global warming that, it’s everywhere.

The solution has to be When Al Gore and Sting, Keith to cut back on burning Urban and the Sierra Club all speak in unison, you know that we, fossil fuels as much as we the members of the listening pubcan. That means conservlic, are going to have to hear it.

“I’ve already changed all my ing and finding ways to light bulbs to those funny curly use alternative fuels. ones,” I want to yell at them all. “I already hang my clothes out on Those greenhouse gases are formed when sunny days. What do you want of me?” we burn any fossil fuel, such as oil, coal Well, it turns out, they want a lot. And not just from me. Defenders of the envior natural gas. The gases form a kind of ronment want all citizens of the world to blanket around the earth, causing it to heat join together in fighting the forces that up. could irrevocably change life on Earth.

The solution seems simple: Stop burnClimate change — and I say this at the ing fossil fuels. But for most of us, that risk of having people who agree that they would mean no cars. No electricity. No are sick of the subject turn the page — is heat or cooling. And in a world where real. It is happening already. We have all most of our food comes from thousands of seen that heartbreaking picture of the pomiles away on trucks and trains, no dinlar bear standing on a hopelessly small ner. piece of ice, we have all read about floods So the solution has to be to cut back on in England and heat waves in Europe. We burning fossil fuels as much as we can. have seen news footage of extreme weath- That means conserving and finding ways er of all kinds in the United States. to use alternative fuels.

And that is just the beginning. ScienThere are many ways, on a personal tists warn that if climate change is level, to make a commitment to help curb unchecked, diseases will become more climate change. I have already mentioned wide-spread, crops will fail and animals of energy-saving fluorescent light bulbs and all kinds will have difficult times survivusing natural sunshine to dry clothes. Driing. ve less. Use an energy-efficient car. Take Of particular interest to those of us in advantage of programs offered by utility low-lying Sussex County, climate change companies that, for a few dollars extra, ofmeans higher seas. Combine that with fer electricity that has been generated more frequent and intense storms, and without the use of fossil fuels. your children can kiss that retirement Buy locally. Choose food that is grown home on the beach good-bye. in Sussex County over food that is grown “If we don’t begin to act now to curb global warming, our children will live in a in California.

Most importantly, read about climate world where the climate will be far less change. Then as much as you can, make hospitable than it is today,” warns the climate change, its causes and its cures, Sierra Club. part of your everyday thoughts, so that The good news — and thank goodness every choice you make is done with it in that there is good news — is that we still have the power to change things. From in- mind.

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Net charge-offs, at four basis points, remained at historically low levels, and we held expense growth in check.”

On an annualized basis, second quarter 2007 results produced a return on average assets of 1.80% and a return on average equity of 17.51%. The corresponding returns for the second quarter of 2006 were 1.81% and 17.75%, respectively.

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This amount reflects the 6% increase the Board approved in April 2007, which marked the 26th consecutive year the company has raised its cash dividend.

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Edward Jones named top Service Broker The financial services firm Edward Jones again was named the No. 1 fullservice brokerage firm in the August edition of SmartMoney magazine, according to Melinda Tingle, a financial advisor in Laurel.

The firm placed ahead of six other firms and received high marks in the four categories surveyed by the magazine: stock picking, customer satisfaction, trust and customer statements.

Edward Jones, which ranked No. 1 in 2005 as well, received five-star ratings in client statements and customer satisfaction.

"We are honored to once again receive this recognition," said Tingle. "It is a direct reflection of the relationship

we have with the individual investors we serve. Client service excellence is how Edward Jones distinguishes itself in the financial services industry."

In addition to its own research, SmartMoney used a customer-satisfaction survey from J.D. Power and Associates, a trust survey from Forrester Research, a review of customer statements from Dalbar and stock-picking performance reviews from several equity research companies to determine the rankings.

Goodwill Industries holds job fair Goodwill Industries of Delaware and Delaware County, Inc. recently hosted a job fair for their new Bridgeville retail, donation, and training center last week in Seaford.

Dozens of applicants crowded into the meeting room at the Quality Inn on Dual Hwy. to be considered for a variety of positions including assistant managers, production associates, driver, back room supervisor, and customer service associates.

Scheduled to open in late July, the brand new 22,000 square-foot Goodwill Training Center and Retail/Donation Center on Rt. 13 in Bridgeville, will feature a bright, spacious retail store, convenient donation center, plenty of onsite parking, and a state-of the art job training and placement center.

The Bridgeville Training Center will support the vocational, rehabilitative, and workforce readjustment needs of the Sussex County community.

"The Bridgeville location is the first of two Sussex County locations opening in the next few months," remarked Tina Daniels, Goodwill director of marketing.

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Dr. Joyce Stout’s medical office practice is now closed.

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Resident objects to town’s decision to waive water fees

By Frank Calio After cautioning that a town ordinance passed in 2001 requires non-profit organizations to pay water fees, Mayor John Shwed voted with four other members of the Laurel Town Council to give relief to the Laurel Redevelopment Corporation, (LRC) and exclude it from paying for water that it uses for irrigation.

Councilman Don Phillips, a former member and president of the LRC, abstained from the July 16 vote.

The town has always excluded nonprofits from paying property taxes. However, Shwed said the LRC, a non-profit organization, pays taxes on all the properties it owns in town.

"Consider it a trade-off," Shwed said.

"They don't have to pay property taxes but they do and since the land is dedicated to public service I thought [not paying for water] was a reasonable trade off.”

The land in question is a strip located across from the recently opened Dr. Pierce Ellis Medical Facility that is owned by the LRC. The LRC, which irrigates the land, has been paying a water bill in the amount of $113 every other month.

Maryanne Rivas, a resident of town who regularly attends town council meetings, was not happy with the LRC’s exemption. "I'm a senior citizen on a fixed income with a water meter,” she said in a phone interview following the council’s vote. “I can't beautify my lawn for free.”

Two years ago, a grant allowed new water lines to be installed along some streets. Properties that received new water lines also received water meters. Rivas

lives on a street which was part of that grant.

"Why should the few of us be singled out?” she asked. “Some can water their grass free of charge while a few of us pay for that privilege. It's not fair.”

Rivas said she was told by the town that she could have a well on her property to provide water for irrigation. "How can I afford to do that?" she said.

Rivas added that she is upset that the town is not following a policy it initiated to install 60 water meters a year.

"It's not being done," she said.

Shwed agreed Tuesday that the town has fallen behind on getting the water meters installed. He said that the recentlycompleted renovation of Front Street took longer than expected, keeping the town’s Department of Public Works from getting started on installing the meters.

But he added that the funding for putting in 60 meters is in this year’s town budget. The meter installation project will resume, he said.

The decision of the council to excuse the LRC from paying the water bill came at the request of Dale Boyce, president of the LRC. Boyce described to the council the progress his group has been accomplishing along Front Street, Delaware Avenue and Rossacaatum Creek as part of its Riverwalk program to beautify Broad Creek. Boyce said Riverwalk was dedicated to the people in Laurel. Therefore, he was requesting the town forgo any water fees associated with the project.

Shwed said, "All things considered, with the scope of the Riverwalk project, I felt the town could contribute this small amount."

LRC questions, then pays bill for sidewalk

By Frank Calio After questioning a $37,000 bill it received for new sidewalks put in by the town to complement the rebuilding of Front Street on lands adjoining its medical building, the Laurel Redevelopment Corporation has paid the bill.

LRC President Dale Boyce said he questioned the bill because his group had acquired a grant for $105,000, the original

estimated cost of the project. When the town had to redesign the project to better handle drainage, the cost escalated to $168,000.

Laurel Mayor John Shwed said that in billing the LRC for the sidewalk, he was just trying to be fair. "Everyone in town pays for new sidewalks or sidewalk repairs," he said. "The two properties adjoining the LRC property paid for their portion of the new sidewalk."

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Baseball is great bonding experience for father and son How about a feel good father and son story? Most of you know AT URPHY Chuck Pugh, retired captain of the Seaford Police and a Laurel resident. The younger generation proba- This is not a baseball stobly know his son Brian, a 1997 ry. It is a story of a father Laurel graduate and Bulldog baseand son and their ball player. Brian is currently a baseball coach in the Cape Cod commitment to each League. Some years ago this father and son were attending many Oriole other. games together and Cal Ripken quickly became someone a young stown. They were going to get up Sunday Brian could look up. So it was only fitting morning and be there for the Hall of Fame that Brian and his dad were there on Cal ceremony honoring Cal and Tony Gwynn.

Ripken’s big night when he broke Gehrig’s I have thought about this since Chuck, 2,131-game streak. As Chuck looked at his with much emotion, told me about it. This young son, he could see the respect and ad- is not a baseball story. It is a story of a famiration surface, as tears streamed down ther and son and their commitment to each his face as he watched Cal circle the field. other. My feeling is with all the social “Dad, when Cal goes into the Hall of Fame, problems in this country a lot of them I want to be there with you,” said Brian. would just go away if Dad was there. I This year, Cal was elected to the hall on look forward to joining Wayne Sammons the very first ballot. Fate has a way of interand family, Chuck and Brian on Sunday. I vening when good things happen and Brian, am sure it will be an emotional time, but a who is still coaching under contract in the great reminder that families matter.

Cape Cod League, had an off day in the season. Chuck was going to fly out of BaltiCharles and Mary Rizk have sold Baymore Friday morning, meet Brian and drive side Seafood (on Dual 13, north of Laudown to Albany a few miles from Cooper-

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Barbara Cordrey, secretary, receptionist and Real Estate agent for Callaway Farnell & Moore, is doing real estate sales full time now. Barbara is from Laurel and her mom is Lorraine Riggin of Lorraine’s Sub Shop fame. Gosh, how we all miss those special places like that. Best wishes to Barbara, a carbon copy of mom.

Last Thursday, I was privileged to talk to a man named Walter Sparks in Sweet delights in Delmar. He is a World War II veteran who was the recipient of the Purple Heart and was a career Navy man, including a three-year stint on the Intrepid, now a floating museum in New York City.

They charged Walter $25 to visit his old ship. Now are things a little out of control when we cannot even honor those who serve our country?

As many of you know, Hiram Dorman passed away last week. There was only a two-inch write up in the obituaries, that I missed. Hiram was much more than that.

He was a farmer all his life, who took a great amount of kidding. Remember the “slow moving vehicle” sign they put on his car, that he didn’t even know about?

His was a familiar face at the Dutch Inn and the Oasis. One of the first ball games I ever attended, Hiram was with us, snapping that chewing gum, all the while eating peanuts until the shells were almost to his shoe tops. Yes, I know many of you will miss another of what I consider as Laurel’s great personalities.

Well, it appears that the Laurel Star is now starting their 12th year and without a doubt each and everyone of you deserves our sincere continued thanks. I have to think of two of our very first advertisers, Allen Body Works and Dutch Country Market, as they have been with us from the beginning, as have a few more characters, we have had fun with a few and hope to continue the same. Laurel Star advisory board has been very helpful along the way and for me, I am truly thankful that I got to meet each and every one of you.

Globe isn’t getting warmer — we are just spoiled Last week I had a birthday and turned the iconic age of 50. I have ONY INDSOR to admit, the idea of turning 50 led me to contemplate its arrival Having to deal with the exmore than any other birthday since tremely dry, hot and humid I turned 16 and 21. It was a little different this time because unlike weather in recent weeks, I birthdays of the past, I started to started thinking about all give much more thought regarding of the news reports remy mortality.

However, I also found some hu- garding alleged global warming. mor in this half-century celebration. After all, when I was 15 years old I remember thinking that I ties, I am quickly finding a certain excitewould most likely be in an old-age home ment in my advanced maturity. when I turned 50. It is amazing that as a Having to deal with the extremely dry, teenager, 50 seems so ancient. But the rehot and humid weather conditions in reality is I have lived the greater portion of cent weeks, I started thinking about all of my life and this does cause me to think the news reports regarding alleged global about the 20 or so years to go in a more warming. I tried to recollect whether I solemn way. But, on the bright side, a cou- have noticed a warming trend since the ple of weeks ago I joined AARP and will days when I was a child. take advantage of motel discounts when I It did not take me long to remember the go out of town. Between this perk and the days when me and my brothers ran around potential for reduced insurance opportunithe yards near my home clothed in nothing

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more than a pair of stretch waist short pants. No shirt, no shoes, no pride. We would charge outside in the summertime no later than 8 a.m. By noon we looked like refugees from the Amazon jungle.

Sweaty dirt beads clinging to our necks like 12 inches of hair. We would start the day off with a pair of rubber, 10-cent store flip-flops but by 10 a.m. our feet would be so dirty that it looked like we were wearing socks.

But, make no mistake, it was hot. I remember looking down Richardson Avenue toward the A&P Store and watching the heat waves rising up from the concrete. I well remember stepping in the melted tar that was put down between sections of the roadway and sidewalks. The tar would melt from the heat and then stick to our feet and toes like hot glue. The blacktop parking lots were as hot as the surface of the sun and we looked like peg-legged young-uns running to the front doors of the store.

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I think the only difference today is our lack of tolerance for heat. We had no air conditioned homes or cars when I was a child. Most of the stores in Crisfield had huge ceiling fans that kept the air moving, but no central air conditioning.

We went to bed, woke up and lived out the day in whatever temperature came with the day. Our ability to deal with the heat had to have been much better because we knew of nothing better, outside of taking turns sticking our heads in the Frigidaire.

Today we have air conditioning everywhere we go. We are able to sleep in it, drive in it and shop in it. So, I think we are now spoiled and when the heat rises above 80 degrees and humidity creeps up, we are less able to deal with it. So, I do not adhere to the reality of global warming.

Now, about those melting glaciers — I have not figured that one out yet.

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People Tavolario and Kimbrough are engaged to wed Penny Lee Tavolario, daughter of June Lee Tavolario and the late Franklin D. Tavolario of Seaford, announces her engagement to Harvey Phillip Kimbrough III, son of Harvey Jr. and Wilma Kimbrough of Seaford.

The bride-to-be is a 1976 graduate of Seaford Senior High School and of CDI Nursing School in Virginia Beach, Va. She is a nurse and a free-lance artist, and is currently employed by Claude DiMarco D.O. in Seaford.

Her fiancé is a 1975 graduate of Seaford Senior High School and attended Delaware Technical and Community College in Georgetown. He is employed as a senior designer by Airpax Corporation in Cambridge, Md. They plan to celebrate their matrimony

Adams family welcomes new son A son, Keane Cash, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Alphie Adams of Millsboro.

Keane was born on July 18 at the Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md. Mrs. Adams is the former Emma Strickroth of Seaford.

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ceremony at St. John’s Methodist Church in Seaford this October. They will reside in Seaford.

Challman, Tice to be married in December

Stacy Lynn Challman and Joel Wesley Tice

Jay and Terri Challman and Theresa and Ted Snyder of Millsboro announce the engagement of their daughter, Stacy Lynn Challman, to Joel Wesley Tice, son of Pastor Danny and Karen Tice of Millsboro.

The bride-to-be graduated from Sussex Central in 2003 and attends Beebe School of Nursing.

The groom-elect graduated from Epworth Christian in 2001 and will receive his MBA from Wilmington College in August. He is employed at Bay Shore Community Church.

A Dec. 15 wedding is planned.

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10:00 a.m. - Lawn equipment, garden tools, hand tools, power tools, lawn furniture, building supplies & a yard full of items for the morning session.

2:00 p.m. - Collectibles, glassware, lamps, books, pictures, electronics, cooking utensils, small kitchen appliances, pressure cooker, Sharp microwave, toys, clocks, vases, tvs, vcrs, crafts, decorations, linens, and personal property.

2:30 p.m. - A large liquidation of quality tools from The Estate of Butch Hilliard-Dagsboro, Del.: A selection of quality, brand name hand & power tools. Matco large rolling tool box, Snap On tool box, Mac tool box, Snap On tool cabinet and other tool boxes. Air compressor, drill press, parts cleaner, torpedo heater, grease pump, Blue Point 1⁄2 hp bench grinder, bench vise, hand saws, tubing cutter, extension cords. Air tools: Impact wrenches, socket wrenches, sanders, buffers, paint guns, grease gun, drills, impact socket set & more. Automotive tools: Engine stand, Central Tools cylinder bore gauge, amp gauges, Silverline diagnostic tool, Blue Point a/c adaptor set, swr tester, volt meter, 80 amp battery charger, Camber Sav-A-Lign, stock car engine block, Chilton manuals, automotive parts & accessories.

Torque wrenches, pullers, tap & die sets, reamers, micrometers, offset wrenches, torch tips, pry bars, clamps, drop lights, electric grinders, hardware cabinets. International lawn cart, yard cart, Murray push mower, Craftsman blower/vac, hand sprayers, garden hose, lawn furniture, bicycles, aluminum & wooden step ladders, floor fan, stainless rack, rolls of wire, smoker, Igloo cooler and much more not listed.

6:00 p.m. - Gone With The Wind style lamps, Levy & Glosking two gallon crock-Dover, DE, Sessions mantle clock, glass lamps w/hand painted shades, wash bowl & pitcher, coffee mill, carnival glass bowl, wall barometer, blue decorative stoneware bowl, cake compote, sterling napkin ring, finger oil lamp, milk glass hen on nest, dresser bottles, shaving mug, framed Icart, Asbury Methodist Church plate-Millsboro, DE, miniature oil lamp, wooden mortar & pestle, sterling thimble, lamps, 3 pc Guardian Service, agateware, hanging scales, local Indenture for Isaac Conoway-signed July 22, 1879, National Grange ribbons, Sussex Trust lock box tag, cedar jewelry box, glass door knobs, button hooks, lanterns, hand made quilts, linens, Roger Bros.100th anniversary service for eight silver plated flatware, Rogers service for six nickel silver flatware, silver plated serving pcs, “Coors On Tap” sign, US 13 Dragway trophies, an assortment of framed art and more collectibles too numerous to list.

7:30 p.m. - Estate Jewelry: A selection of jewelry to include diamonds, emeralds and other precious stones set in gold. Elgin pocket watch, Waltham pocket watch, New England pocket watch, Elgin ladies pocket watch on chain, gold pocket watch case w/portrait, gold watch fob, wrist watches, diamond & emerald broach, cuff links, pocket knives, costume jewelry and more. Coins: 1861 $5 gold coin, silver dollars, large cent, 25 cents bill, silver halves, quarters & dimes & others. Gun: Hopkins & Allen .32 caliber five shot revolver.

8:30 p.m. - Five piece maple bedroom suite (double bed, chest of drawers, night stand, vanity w/bench), three piece oak bedroom suite (double bed, dresser w/swivel mirror & wash stand), three piece mahogany bedroom suite (double bed, dresser w/mirror & chest of drawers), round oak extension table, Sheraton drop leaf gate leg table, oak china cabinet w/beveled glass, oak desk w/chair, walnut gun cabinet, mahogany dresser w/mirror, oak library table, cedar chest, wardrobe, oak dining chairs, pine corner cabinet constructed out of a pew from Asbury Church in Laurel, DE, smoking stand, pine country cabinet, dove tail blanket chest, oak lamp table, flat top trunk, two piece upholstered livingroom suite, Lazboy swivel rocker, carpet rocker, spindle back cane seat rockers, mahogany sewing table, bamboo magazine rack, cane seat chairs, book cases, aquarium, Bentley grandmother clock, gilt frame wall mirror, mahogany rocker, coffee & end tables, plant stands, floor lamps, antique dome top safe by J. Scott Asbestos Safe Co., Singer sewing machine in cabinet, filing cabinets, Electrolux vac, tvs, upright freezers, and many other furnishings, antique to contemporary, for every room in the home.

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Auctioneers Note : This outstanding auction features items from The Estate of Anna E. West from Laurel, Delaware and The Estate of Butch Hilliard from Dagsboro, Delaware, along with other local consignments. This is only a partial listing, and times stated are approximate.

Announcements made day of sale take precedence over all advertisements.

Several auctioneers selling, so bring a friend and enjoy a full day of Auction Excitement .

Plenty of Parking. Good Food & Refreshments Available. No Buyer’s Penalty. *** A 1991 Buick Skylark w/ approximately 75,000 miles from the West Estate will be sold at our weekly Auto Auction on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 @ approximately 7:00 p.m. ***

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MORNING STAR • AUGUST 2 - 8, 2007

Laurel High graduate completes medical school

Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Rubino following the commencement ceremony at Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.

Matthew S. Rubino received a doctor of medicine degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, on June 1. Rubino was one of 20 Delaware residents presented with a degree.

While attending the college, he was the recipient of the Elsie B. Moore Scholarship, awarded to Delaware residents attending medical school who maintain excellent academic standards.

Rubino is a 1999 graduate of Laurel High School and a 2003 graduate of the Pennsylvania State University.

The 183rd commencement ceremony was held at the Kimmel Performing Arts Center in Philadelphia. Attending the ceremony were Dr. Rubino’s wife, Kristi Rubino; his sister, Julie Jacko, and his parents, Mark and Brenda Rubino.

Rubino is also the son-in-law of John and Linda Bennett and grandson of Martin and Loretta Rubino and C. Angelo and Dorothy Dulis.

Dr. Rubino began a five-year surgical residency at Christiana Care Hospital on July 1, 2007.

Meyers, Owens announce engagement Rodney and Janice Meyers Jr. announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Rachelle Meyers, of Lexington, S.C., to Alan Stanley Owens of Columbia, S.C. He is the son of Mary Jane and Claude Unglesbee of Columbia, S.C., and E. Roy and Marlene Owens of Chestertown, Md. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Rodney and Til Meyers Sr. of Wilmington, N.C., Audra Moore of Columbia, S.C., and the late Melvin Moore. She is employed with MEDPRO/Medical Services of the Carolinas.

The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of the late Hollis and Mary Owens of Delmar and the late Edward and Martha Sullivan of Laurel. He is an internal review

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MORNING STAR • AUGUST 2 - 8, 2007

Looking Back

From the Archives of the Seaford and Laurel Star newspapers

Seaford 10 years ago Historic dedication Slave Quarters The restored Ross Mansion slave quarters is dedicated by the Seaford Historical Society. Discovered in 1992, the structure is documented as the only existing log slave dwelling remaining in the state.

DeShields gets 1000th hit Seaford native Delino DeShields, St. Louis Cardinals second baseman, connected with his 1000th hit in a game against the Marlins. DeSheilds is hitting .294, close to a .300 average.

Seaford 5 years ago Tull Family leaves tractors behind After 64 years of business

Tull’s farm equipment business has been bought by the Pennsylvania firm, Hoober Inc. The garden center and gift shop will relocate while the farm, lawn and garden equipment portion is expected to expand greatly.

Record bond rates The State of Delaware sold $261.6 million in AAA-rated general obligation bonds at the best rates in the state’s history.

The bonds are expected to be used for school construction, renovations and other non-transportational related projects.

Seaford gets new clock A new clock tower, donated to the city by the Acorn Club, is put into place in front of the Seaford Museum.

Sandcastle contest to be held The Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce is pleased to host the 29th annual Sandcastle Contest on Saturday, Aug. 4.

The contest will be held at Fisherman's Beach at the north end of the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk, Rehoboth Beach. It is open to both adults and children.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

Judging begins at 3 p.m.

The adult and children's divisions each have three categories: sandcastle, animal, and free form.

The top three entries in each category receive a prize package.

Prizes will be awarded to the youngest contestants as Smiley's Choice.

This year we have created a category strictly dedicated to the ever so popular pirates. All of the same rules apply as the other categories, except props, like jewels, hats, swords, etc. are allowed!

The top three entries in this category will receive prizes.

You never know, your pirate may even be used in Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce promo pictures!

Sculptures may be started at any time after registration begins and must be completed for judging at 3 p.m.

The winners will be announced at approximately 6 p.m.

Judges are members of the local art community. Entry in the contest is free.

The event is weather dependent. In the event of bad weather, set up and registration may be delayed up until 10:30 a.m. If bad weather continues, the event will be cancelled until next year.

Any cancellation will be announced on Radio Station, WGMD 92.7 (945-2050). For more information, call the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce at 302227-2233 ext. 12, 1-800-4411329 ext. 12; or visit the chamber website at www.beach-fun.com.

Laurel 10 years ago Laureltown scheduled for completion Just under 5,000 square feet in size, the Laurel Redevelopment Corporation’s project is scheduled for completion in September.

Located on Front Street in downtown Laurel, this commercial building is the first of several to be constructed and will provide space for four retail and service commercial ventures.

Minister retires after 40 years St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Laurel acknowledged the Rev. Fred Vanderpoel’s retirement after 40 years of being an ordained minister, the past five with St. Philip’s.

Laurel wins Senior Sectional Crown The Laurel Senior League boys won over CamdenWyoming to take the sectional title and advance to the regionals for a win over Arbutus.

New Publication gives history A new publication gives history of African-Americans in Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore. This collection of essays has been hailed as an important step in recapturing notable aspects of the area’s history that have long been ignored.

Laurel 5 years ago Laurel native ends military career Maurice Evans finished his career with the United States Air Force Reserves with more than

5,100 hours logged in C-5 cargo planes. During his career he received 19 metals, one of which was the Air Force Volunteer Medal for 25 years of Volunteer Service to the American Legion Department of Delaware.

CC Oliphant in business over 80 years The Laurel roofing company, founded in 1921 credits customer satisfaction and a stellar reputation of quality for their long running success.

Dubinski competes in Championships Laurel’s Frank Dubinski competed in the Delaware State Golf Association’s Junior Championship at the Seaford Golf and Country Club.

Dubinski placed sixth in the 16 year old division.

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Community Bulletin Board Events Little Miss Apple Scrapple

Join in the excitement of the second annual Little Miss Apple-Scrapple Pageant.

It will be an exciting evening showcasing the talents of the local community. The pageant is open to girls between the ages of 5-8 who reside in the Woodbridge School District. Each contestant will have the opportunity to share her talent and personality.

All proceeds from the pageant will benefit the Apple-Scrapple Scholarship Fund.

For more information or to request an application packet contact Rita Hovermale at 337-8318 or rhovermale@wsd.k12.de.us.

Tickets for the pageant will be available at the door for $2 each.

Mystery Dinner Theater

Laurel Wesleyan Church presents a Mystery Theater Dinner, “The Case of the Show-Stopping Nun Nabber,” on Oct. 18 and 19, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale, Aug. 12. Ticket prices are $20 adults, $10 students 8-18, and $5 childcare for kids seven and under.

Proceeds benefit Laurel Wesleyan Youth attending an International Youth Convention. For more information and tickets call the church office at 875-5380.

Greenwood Reading Programs

Back by popular demand, Tom Lilly and Beowulf T. Wonderbunny will highlight the Greenwood Public Library’s Summer Reading Program party to be held Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 10:30 a.m., at the VFW Post 7478, on Mill Street and Governors Avenue in Greenwood. Their production, “Beowulf T. Wonderbunny’s Traveling Show of Mystery,” combines magic, juggling, fire-eating and balloonacy with lots of audience participation. In addition to the show, Summer Reading Program certificates will be distributed and prizes raffled off. Come prepared to have a rollicking good time.

“Real Life CSI” is the topic for the final installment of the “Teen CSI” series, part of the Summer Reading Program, “Get a Clue @ the Library,” currently underway at the Greenwood Public Library.

This free program will take place on Thursday, Aug. 9, at 3 p.m. at the Greenwood Library at 100 Mill St. It is open to all teens, 13 years and up, and is presented by Matt Miller, a retired CSI from California with 10 years experience in the field. During this session Miller will discuss the realities of true crime scene investigation, expose some of the fallacies of TV crime scene investigation, and present what you need to know to become a real CSI. For further information contact: Donna Prine Carter, at the library at 302-3495309.

Miller Family Reunion

The 23rd family reunion of Samuel and Elizabeth Miller will be at St. George’s Church hall, near Laurel, Saturday, Aug. 11, at noon.

Dinner will be served at 12:30 p.m.

Each family should bring meat, vegetable, salad or dessert.

Phone 302-846-2336 for more information.

Picnic & Bluegrass Concert

SCOLDM Picnic & Bluegrass Concert, on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2-6 p.m. Location will be 28539 Colonial Road, Laurel.

Bring your lawn chair, blankets and coolers. There will be fried chicken, hot dogs, and side dishes available. Horseshoes, games, and Whaley's Corner Bluegrass Band from 4 to 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Oyster sandwiches will be sold separately. Cost is $20 per person, $5 for children under 12. RSVP only by Aug. 13 by calling 302-875-3342 Directions: 1.25 mi. East on Discountland Road, left on Colonial Road. Follows signs.

Visit www.scoldm.org for more information.

Hitchens Family Reunion

The 53rd annual Hitchens reunion will be held at Trinity Community Hall on August 5th, 2007. A buffet luncheon will be served at 1 p.m. under the direction of the Irving Hitchens Family.

A short business meeting will be conducted following the luncheon. Relatives and friends of the family are welcome to come.

Midway Lions Club, Texas Hold’em

The Midway Lions Club will sponsor a Texas Hold-em on Friday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Indian River Fire House. For information call Joe Smith at 302-4368142. Directions to Texas Hold-em at Indian River Fire House: From Rt. 113 go east on Rt. 24 to Rt. 5 turn right to fire house — From Rt. 1 go west on Rt. 24 to Rt. 5 turn left to fire house. Proceeds benefit local charities for sight & hearing.

Get a Clue at the Library

As part of their Summer Reading Program, "Get a Clue @ the Library," the Greenwood Public Library is presenting "Mad Science Monday."

Exploring water is the theme for this free session, which will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 13. It will take place at the library at 100 Mill St. in Greenwood.

For further information, contact: Donna Prine Carter, at the Greenwood Public Library, 349-5309.

Yard Sale Benefit

Aug. 4, Yard Sale from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 12685 Seashore Highway, Georgetown, benefits Sussex County Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build Project. For more information, call 855-1153.

Texas Hold’em Poker

Texas Hold’em Poker at Laurel Fire Department, 205 West Tenth St., Laurel, Friday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Entry fee $100 (2) $25 add-ons; 1,000 in chips plus 500/500 – starting level 10/20. First place up to $2,000 — Total prize payouts up to $8,000. Based on player participation.

Free draft beer – cash bar and refreshments.

For more information: call Steve Brittingham at 875-3081 to pre-register and for more information.

Proceeds benefit Laurel Fire Department.

Researching Your House History

The Delaware Public Archives will sponsor a program showing how to research the history of your house on Saturday, Aug. 4, 10:30 a.m. The program is free to the public. No reservations are required.

The Delaware Public Archives is located at 121 Duke of York Street in Dover.

For more information, contact Jason Burleson-Gibson (302) 744-5081 or e-mail jason.burleson-gibson@state.de.us.

Eming's BBQ Chicken Dinner

Eming's BBQ Chicken Dinner, sponsored by Bethel Community House at Oak Grove, Friday, Aug. 17. Carry out only.

Price $7.50. Pick up time 11 a.m.- 1 p.m., will deliver to your business if desired.

For tickets or information, call 410-7548681 or 302-337-8836, by Aug. 13.

Class of 1977 Reunion

The Laurel Senior High School Class of 1977 will be celebrating their 30th year class reunion on Oct. 20. The reunion will be held at the Laurel Fire Department's auditorium. For more information, call Susan (Tull) Collins @ 410-943-8303 or Barry Munoz at 875-7408.

Lose It for Life

Beginning with a sign up meeting on Friday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. the Seaford Church of the Nazarene at 520 South Dual Highway (Rt. 13 South next to the Guide).

Annual Youth Fishing Tournament

American Legion Post 19, Laurel and A&K Enterprises will be holding their Annual Youth Fishing Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 9 a.m. till noon on Broad Creek. Prizes galore, including the Benson Family Savings Bond.

There will also be snacks and sodas for the participants. Register at A&K Tackle at 201 North Central Ave., Laurel.

Longaberger Basket Bingo

The Laurel Historical Society is hosting a Longaberger Basket Bingo on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at Laurel Fire Hall. New and vintage collectible baskets. Doors open 5:30 p.m., games start at 7 p.m.; hotdogs, sodas, delicious desserts.

Tickets are $20 by calling Edna Marvil 875-9427, or Linda Justice 875-4217 (leave name & phone). Reserve early and bring a friend!

Walk for Breast Cancer Drawing

Local Avon representative Renee Smith will be participating in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer this year. Tickets are being sold for a drawing to help send Smith to the event. The prize will be a 2007 Longaberger Horizon of Hope Basket with 2 pink mugs or an avon gift basket.

Tickets are a donation of $5 each or three for $13 and 300 are available.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Renee Smith at 337-0352 or to just make a donation, go to www.avonwalk.org and click on Renee Smith. The drawing will take place on Sept. 15.

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‘Our State Fair!’ Exhibit

The Delaware Agricultural Museum & Village presents a new exhibition looking back at Delaware Agriculture's Biggest Celebration, “Our State Fair!” now through Aug. 5. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. Museum admission is applicable.

DAMV is a private 501(c)3 educational organization located 866 N. DuPont Highway, Dover, just south of Delaware State University.

Summer Camp at ECS

Summer camp at Epworth Christian School in Laurel will take place Monday through Friday and will run through Aug. 17 with registration from 8 - 9 a.m. and pickup by 5:30 p.m. Activities include sports, games, contests, trips, swimming and more. Each day will include a Bible lesson with life applications. The cost of camp for the entire summer is $1,100 or by the week for $115 or daily for $25. For registration information, contact Coach Greg at 875-4488.

Trap Pond volunteers sought

Trap Pond offers free camping in exchange for volunteer services (required for free camping, 24 hours per week of volunteering). Host programs available in the campground, Nature Center, maintenance and administrative.

Check out our other awards for short term volunteering. For more information, contact: Glen.Stubbolo @state.de.us or call 302-739-1960.

Laurel Public Library Event

The library offers a variety of specialinterest clubs that will meet on a weekly basis throughout the summer.

An acting club for children in grades 26 will meet on Monday evenings from 66:45. No experience (or ability!) necessary. Mystery lovers in grades 3-6 have a “Who-Done-It-Club” that will meet on Thursday afternoons at 1 p.m., and builders in grades K-6 can use their imagination and expertise with all kinds of interesting materials each Thursday at 3 p.m. at our “Build It!” club.

Additionally, the library will have preschool story time for children ages 2-5 on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.; and OK book time, a book and activity time for children in grades 1-4, on Tuesdays at 2 p.m.

Laurel History Books Still Available

A few copies of the 19th Century History of Laurel, published by the Laurel Historical Society may still be purchased at either the Laurel Town Office, Laurel Public Library, or O’Neal’s Antiques. The price remains at $45 each.

For further information or to arrange to have a book mailed please call 875-4217.

There is a $5 mailing fee.

Get a Clue at Your Library

The Delmar Public Library will hold its first Adult Summer Reading Program.

Some of the special events and programs will include Mystery Bingo, family movie nights, CSI Maryland: The Real Story of Criminal Investigations, Don't Be a Victim: Get a Clue on Self-Defense and

MORNING STAR • AUGUST 2 - 8, 2007 a special presentation from author, Evelyn David, entitled How to Commit Murder.

To go out with a bang, ASRP participants will be invited to a murder mystery party: Survivor: The Tribal Council.

For more information, Contact Veronica Schell, Delmar Public Library.

Baseball Equipment Needed

Any baseball equipment, used or unused, is needed for an Eagle Scout Project.

Equipment will be collected, refurbished, and sent to the Dominican Republic.

Contact Kirby Mills via email at terps19947@yahoo.com or by phone 1302-690-2749 if you can be of any assistance.

Teens and Parents of Teens

Looking for something to do this summer? Looking for something for your teenage son or daughter to do this summer? Check out teen volunteer opportunities at the Laurel Public Library.

We have an interesting group of teens in grades 7-12 from all over the area.

They plan programs, perform skits, help with crafts and help with program set-up.

Some teens help us by keeping our books in order and assist with getting our books ready to be checked out.

For more information, contact Becky Norton at 875-3184 or by email at bshortri@lib.de.us.

Memorial Garden Dedicated

The memorial garden at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church was dedicated following the Holy Eucharist Service. Memorials include a bench, a statue of St. Francis Assissi, and memorial stepping stones. The public is invited to view the garden which is located on the north side of the church on Front Street in Seaford.

Meetings Delaware Equine Council Meeting

Delaware Equine Council's next meeting will be Monday, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m., located at the Harrington Public Library, Harrington.

All those interested in horses are welcome. A review of the State Fair, update of Mascot Contest and Scholarship Announcements.

For more information contact Peggy at 629-5233.

Anyone interested in Trap Pond State Park is invited to attend.

For information, call 875-5153.

The Seaford Chapter of the Widowed Persons Service will have its next meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at 12:15 p.m. at the Golden Corral.

The planned guest speaker will be Laura Mears speaking on the new library.

All widowed persons of all ages are invited to attend.

Come join us — we all enjoy the trips, lunches/dinners, etc. that we do.

Trap Pond Partners

Trap Pond Partners’ monthly meeting will be held at the park's Nature Center, the second Wednesday of each month.

Trips Delaware Tech Adult Plus+ Trips

Active seniors can broaden their horizons with a variety of upcoming trips and activities sponsored by the Adult Plus+ program at Delaware Technical & Community College, Owens Campus.

Travel to the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster, Pa. to see “Swing,” watch the Philadelphia Phillies take on the Florida Marlins at Citizens Bank Park, or

Cancer Support Group

The Wellness Community-Delaware is offering a support group for people affected by cancer and their loved ones at the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford.

The group meets at the Cancer Care Center on the third Thursday of the month from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

To register for this program or for more information call Kaye or Lori at 645-9150.

All programs at The Wellness Community are free of charge for people affected by cancer and their loved ones.

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Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 12-04 meets the second Thursday of each month at Nanticoke Yacht Club in Blades.

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There will be no regular meeting of H.A.P.P.E.N., (Hearns Pond Association for its Preservation, Protection, Enhancement and Naturalization)for the month of August.

The next scheduled meeting will be held on Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Seaford District Library.

The agenda will cover the historical marker dedication, national wildlife community progress, Hearns Pond Dam, annexation, and traffic issues.

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The public is welcome to attend.

On Aug. 14, at 5:30 p.m., a board meeting will take place at the Chamber office.

If you were kind enough to put out signs for the July 4th celebration, please return them to the Laurel Town Hall.

Thank you.

The Marine Corps League meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Log Cabin in Seaford.

Toastmasters of Southern Delaware meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month in Bay Shore Community Church at 6 p.m.

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FEEL LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER?

Longaberger collectors will want to step aboard a bus trip to Boyd’s Bear Country in Gettysburg, Pa., for the Boyd’s Bear Country Basket Fest!

Join Longaberger, America's premier maker of handcrafted baskets, pottery and wrought iron at the World's Most Humongous Teddy Bear Store for a fun-filled event that takes place Saturday, Aug. 18.

The bus will leave from the Seaford Village Shopping Center at 6 a.m. and return at 8 p.m. The cost is $59 per person (includes motor coach transportation, snack filled Longaberger Tote and door prizes). For more information and reservations call Renee Morris (628-3539), Ruth Ann Gray (349-4344) or Michele Bell (628-8801)

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Bulletin Board see Patsy Cline in concert on Aug. 10.

Also in August, tour the exhibit of King Tut or experience a performance of “Wicked” at the Hippodrome in Baltimore. On Aug. 23, take advantage of a second trip to Philadelphia to see the Phillies take on the Los Angeles Dodgers.

For more information on these and other Adult Plus+ offerings, or to register, call 302-856-5618.

Trip to Vermont

Methodist Manor House will host a fall trip to Vermont on Oct. 17-20. This fourday, three-night trip features a luncheon at the Trapp Family Lodge among many other exciting features.

Your cost of $440 per person (double occupancy) includes lodging, most meals, motor coach transportation, all taxes and gratuities and luggage handling. To register or for more information, call Dixie Carlisle at 628-5631. Only a few seats left.

Sight and Sound Theater Trip

A bus trip to Sight and Sound Theater, Strasburg, (Lancaster, Pa.), for the show “In the Beginning,” on Tuesday, Sept. 18.

Bus will leave New Liberty Wesleyan Church at Federalsburg Road-Bridgeville Road, at 7:45 a.m. We will return at 8 p.m.

Price includes show at noon, buffet luncheon at 3 p.m. at Hershey Farms Restaurant. Call before Aug. 8.

For more information call Lorraine at 629-8928.

AARP Chapter 915 Trip

AARP Chapter 915 presents Kutsher’s Country Club in the Catskill Mountains of New York State, three days-two nights, Sept. 18-20, for only $340, per person, double occupancy. $60 additional single supplement.

Included in the price: Two night accommodations in super deluxe rooms at Kutsher’s, two full breakfasts, two lunches and two complete dinners.

For information and reservations call: 410-754-8588, Pick-up will be in Denton, Md.; or 410-822-2314, Federalsburg.

Travelers insurance is available for purchase.

AARP Chapter 1084 Trips ‘Tons of Money’ The Seaford AARP 1084 is having a trip to see the comedy “Tons of Money” on Sept. 26. Cost is $60. Contact Rose Wheaton at 629-7180.

Foxwoods & Mohegan Casinos The Seaford AARP 1084 is having a trip to Connecticut, on Oct. 8-10. We will be staying at Foxwood and visiting Mohegan Sun. Even if you don’t gamble, these are must see resorts.

Included are three meals plus more.

The cost is $239 for three days.

Contact Rose Wheaton at 629-7180.

Medieval Times Dinner Theatre The Seaford AARP 1084 is having a trip on Oct. 14 to Hanover, Md. The bus leaves Seaford 1:30 p.m.

Watch an exciting performance of knights on horses while you enjoy your dinner. Cost is $60. (Due Aug. 1.) Contact Rose Wheaton at 629-7180.

Longaberger Bus Trip

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Trip to Myrtle Beach

The Nanticoke Senior Center is having a Myrtle Beach trip on Oct. 15 through 20 for six days and five nights. The cost is $790 for double occupancy. A deposit of $200 is due upon signing and final payment due no later than Sept. 7. The trip includes : The Alabama Theatre, The Carolina Opry, Brookgreen Gardens Guided Tour, Carolina Elegance Tour, and Historic Georgetown, S.C. Dinner choices at The Parsons Table, Ryan's Steak House, and The Chestnut Hill Restaurant. All tips and gratuities are included.

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Food Breakfast Cafe

VFW 4961 Breakfast Cafe, open Monday-Friday, 7-10 a.m., Seaford VFW, Middleford Road, to benefit Veterans Relief Fund.

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Blades Fire Hall Breakfast

There will be an all-you-can-eat breakfast, Aug. 5, from 8 till 11 a.m., at the Blades Fire Hall, located at the corner of Cannon and Fifth streets in Blades. Cost is adults $7, children $3. For more information call Jewell Chaffinch at 629-6904.

Sponsored by the Auxiliary and Firemen of the Fire Company.

Crab and Watermelon Feast

Join the Friends of County Councilman Vance Phillips for a time of fun, food and family. It’s the 11th Annual Crab feast and Watermelon Extravaganza. Meet some new faces and see some old friends on Aug. 25, 3 p.m. at Cypress Point, Trap Pond.There will be live music, games for the kids, and all the seafood and watermelons you can eat.Contact Karen Marvin at 302-519-8032 or check www.vancephillips.net for more information.

Biff Lee ‘Pig-Pickin’

Biff Lee, 40th District Representative, invites everyone to his 20th annual “PigPickin” at the Laurel Fire Hall on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 4 till 7 p.m. All-youcan-eat barbecued pork and all the “fixins” for everyone to enjoy and children under age 12 with an adult are free.Price is $15 and tickets are available at Richard Small Insurance, or at the door. You may also send checks for tickets to Friends for Lee, Post Office Box 186, Bethel, DE.

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Church Bulletins Bible Workshop

The Bible is full of stories, but how do we lift the words off of the page and bring those stories to life? The Rev. Michael Forestieri, will lead us in his dynamic, interactive, and just plain fun workshop to show us how we can reach out to the generation jaded on Hollywood’s brand of entertainment. Give your community the “Gift of Story” and tell them stories from God’s life-changing Word.

Workshop Date, Saturday, Aug. 11, 9:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 315 N. Shipley St., Seaford. For more information call the church office at 629-9755.

‘The Case for a Creator’

Grace Baptist Church at 805 Atlanta Rd., Seaford, will show the video by Lee Strobel entitled, “The Case for a Creator,” at 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 5. In this video, he describes his “journey from spiritual skepticism to a profound faith in the God who has etched His indelible signature upon every galaxy and living cell.”

Atheist-turned-Christian Lee Strobel, the former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune, is the best-selling author of nearly 20 books that have sold a combined 10-million copies. For more information about this and other activities at Grace, go to www.GraceSeaford.org.

Cash Family Singers

“The Cash Family,” a Southern gospel group, will be in concert at Blades United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12. Join us to hear this unique blend of family harmony and enthusiasm as they serve the Lord in song and praise.

Christ Lutheran Church VBS

BSSP Vacation Bible School will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, Aug. 1317, from 6- 8:30 p.m. each evening. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m.

This is a Bible School for the mentally challenged. If you have questions, call 629-9755. Christ Lutheran Church, 315 N. Shipley St., Seaford.

Gethsemane UMC VBS

Ya'll Come to Avalanche Ranch Vacation Bible School at Gethsemane United Methodist Church – Rt. 20 West, Seaford/Reliance. The learnin' and lovin' runs from 6-8:30 p.m. beginning Monday, Aug. 13, and ending with a barbecue on Friday, Aug. 17.

There will be classes for Pre-K through Adult with a nursery provided nightly. For more information and/or to pre-register call 629-2862.

Take My Hand Ministry Auction

Take My Hand Ministry, Inc. will hold its Ninth Annual Charity Auction on Saturday, Aug. 4, at the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company on U.S. Rt. 13 in Greenwood. The preview of items can be seen from 9 to 10 a.m.

The auction starts at 10 a.m. with Tommy Tucker of Greenwood. There will be a bake sale and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Greenwood Vol. Fire Co. will have refreshments for sale. For more information contact Dr. Michaele Russell, executive director: 302-349-4220.

Take My Hand Ministry Meeting

The Mary and Martha Tea Room, a program of Take My Hand Ministry, Inc.,

meets on the third Wednesday of every month from 2-4 p.m. at 102 Maryland Ave. in Greenwood. A light lunch is served, and a guest speaker teaches and ministers. This is a women’s ministry.

July’s guest speaker is Pastor Joyce Mizzelle of Grace and Mercy in Greenwood.

Union U.M.C. V.B.S. Aug. 6-10

A Vacation Bible School will be held Aug. 6-10, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Union United Methodist Church, 2 N. Laws St., Bridgeville. For more information, call 337-7409.

Union UMC Summer Events

The Union United Methodist Church in Bridgeville announces upcoming Summer events. Any questions, call 245-4426. Sunday, Aug. 5 - at 5:30 p.m., Faith and Family Night. There will be a Shorebirds game, then a concert performed by Higher Ground. Following the concert there will be a Fireworks Extravaganza. Tickets are only $5. For $22 you can meet a member of Higher Ground and enjoy a two-hour all-you-can-eat buffet. $1 from every ticket is donated to the Joseph House. Monday, Aug. 6-10 - At 6 p.m., Vacation Bible School. Sunday, Aug. 12 - At 7 p.m., Community Hymn Sing. Saturday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m., Ice Cream Social.

Bethel UMC Charge to hold VBS

Bethel UMC Charge will hold a vacation Bible School on August 6 - 10, 911:30 a.m. It will be held at Mt. Zion UMC on Seaford/Laurel highway. Bethel UMC Charge is composed of Portsville, Mt. Zion and Sailor’s Bethel. For questions, call 875-2713.

Musical ‘Bind Us Together’

Central Worship Center in Laurel presents the riveting, musical drama “Bind Us Together” which follows the life of two individuals becoming one in marriage then continuing through the challenges of life.

Performances will be held Friday, Aug. 3 and Saturday, Aug. 4 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 5 at 10:30 a.m.

Central Worship Center is located at 14545 Sycamore Road in Laurel. Doors open one hour early.

Nursery will be provided.

Admission is free. For info call 302875-7995.

Journey Bound Ministries

Calvary Baptist Church located on South Rt. 113, Georgetown, will host Journey Bound Ministries on Aug. 4 at 7 p.m., and Aug. 5 at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Journey Bound Ministries, is a Southern Gospel Quartet, living up to its name.

Southern tells you their style and Gospel tells you their message.

You will find a service or concert with”Journey Bound” to be fun, entertaining and spiritually uplifting.

Warcaster Family

Laurel Baptist Church is proud to announce (back by popular demand) The Warcaster Family of Sebring Florida will be performing here for one night only.

The event will begin at 7 p.m. on Aug. 12. Come for a night of Praising the Lord.

The church is located on the west side of 13A, two miles south of Laurel.

For more information call Shirley Metz at 875-2314, or Pastor Steve Booth, 8752422.

DIRECTORY: Your Guide To Local Houses of Worship TRINITY UNITED METHODIST Trap Pond, CHURCHNearLaurel, Del. 875-7715 Sun. School 9:00 a.m.

Worship 10:00 a.m.

Pastor Julie A. Lewis

“A caring church, a giving church, a sharing church; showing love, warmth and friendship to all.”

St. John’s United Methodist Church

Pine & Poplar Sts., Seaford 302-629-9466 E-mail: st_johns@verizon.net

NURSERY & HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

SUNDAY WORSHIP 8:30 & 11:15 am Traditional 9:45 Sunday School 9:50 am Contemporary Come as you are… and be transformed in the love of Christ!

Centenary United Methodist Church “Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for Over 200 Years” “NEW SONG!” - Contemporary Celebration, 8:45 a.m.

Sunday School, Classes for ALL ages, 9:45 a.m.

Every Traditional Family Worship, 11:00 a.m.

Sunday

Rev. John W. Van Tine, Pastor, 875-3983 200 W. Market St., Laurel, Del.

CHURCH OF CHRIST

1010 S. Central Ave., Laurel Phone: 875-7748 Donny Weimar, Minister Worship Services: Sunday 10 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

Bible Study: Sun. 9:00 a.m.; Wed. 7:00 p.m.

In The Interest Of New Testament Christianity

CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

510 S. Central Ave., Laurel, DE Rev. Fred Duncan Church: 875-4233 Parsonage: 875-3398 Sunday Services: 8:30am Praise 9:30am Sunday School,11am Worship

DIAL DAILY DEVOTIONS: 875-4309

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church & Old Christ Church 600 S. Central Ave., Laurel, DE 19956 (302) 875-3644 Rev. Rita B. Nelson, Rector Holy Eucharist with Healing and Church School ~ Sunday @ 9:30 am

Christ Evangelistic Church Great Worship - Talented Singers Loving People - Powerful Preaching Youth Group Sunday Night 7 pm

Worship 11 a.m. • Sun. School 10:00 a.m.

Wed. Night 7:00 p.m. • Sun. Night 7:00 p.m.

Located on Bethel Road between the Dual & Alt. 13 For info call: 629-3674 or 875-2915 Sr. Pastor Roland Tice

HARVEST CHRISTIAN CHURCH “Heart Felt Praise” Relevant Bible Teaching Children’s Ministry Midweek Bible Study Tom Birowski, Pastor Seaford, Del. • 628-7771 94 Walnut St. Laurel, DE 19956

875-7873 “A Place to Belong” SUNDAY WEDNESDAY Underground Family Worship (7-12 grade) 6:15 p.m.

10:45 a.m.

7:00 p.m.

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Prayer Team ‘The Table’ God’s Big Back Yard (last Wed. of mo) 7:00 p.m.

9:30 a.m.

Centrally located at 14511 Sycamore Rd., Laurel, DE 19956 Sunday School - 9 a.m.; Worship Service - 10:30 a.m.

FasTrak Children’s Ministry - 10:30 a.m.; E318 Youth - 6 p.m.

Wednesday Midweek Services - 7 p.m.

For info, call 875.7995 or visit www.centralworshipcenter.org

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Road 68, South of Laurel Laurel, Del.

Sun. School 10 a.m. • Worship 9 & 11 a.m.

Wed. Night Bible Study 7 p.m.

Hymn Sing: Last Sunday Each Month - 7 p.m. www.StPaulsUMCLaurelDE.org

Pastor - Donald Murray - 856-6107

Christian Church of Seaford Dual 13N., Seaford, DE • 629-6298 Minister: John Herbst SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.

Morning Worship 10:30 Wed. Night Service & (Nursery & Jr. Church) Youth Groups 7:00 p.m.

A Firm Foundation • A Sure Hope • An Unending Love

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Great Awakenings By the Rev. Todd K. Crofford Every day is a gift from God. ASTOR S ERSPECTIVE Though children seem to wake up with the most expectation, it is adults who should appreciate life more and more as they experience God’s faithfulness time and time again.

Through the years I have heard of some great ways to wake up and thought I would share a few with you.

One pastor I know prays each morning before his feet hit the floor, “Lord, please guide these feet today. I believe that you will divinely the chance to live. Another good beginning is to sing the simple song, “This is order my steps and put me right where the day.” We do that around our kitchen you want me.” table and our kids love it. It is especially Such a day-starter reminds you that fun to watch your three year old stumble your day will be more than random events; it will be God-ordained opportuni- through when she half knows the words but gives 150% effort anyway. ty. Another great opening prayer is this, Perhaps your favorite scripture verse “Lord, nothing will happen today that you gets the day rolling best. For many, the and I can’t handle together!” That’s a 23rd Psalm or the Lord ’s Prayer is a great great fear disabler. What a good Monday first mental exercise of the day. prayer to attack the week. The Bible says Finally, perhaps my own most-used “Fear Not” over sixty times, more than method takes two. Diane and I look at enough for once a week with a few left to spare. You might start with thanks. I often each other and one says, “This is the day that the Lord has made.” And the other rebegin my day with John 15 that reminds sponds, “We will rejoice and be glad in me, “Apart from me (Christ) you can do it.” nothing.”

There is no guarantee that at the end of In this new day I can’t even breathe or the day you will feel like you won the walk if it were not for God’s grace. This race, but you can at least make sure it gets way I rehearse my dependence on him all off on the right foot. day and give him thanks for allowing me

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Parishioners work in Appalachia

Eight members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Georgetown, spent the week of July 15 in southwestern Virginia repairing homes for indigent Appalachians.

St. Paul’s work campers included the Rev. Earl Beshears, Christopher Bennett, Fred Dean, Corey and Douglas MarshallSteele, Karen Persuhn, Mary Ann Torkelson and William Whelen.

Work projects included roof repair, siding, painting, insulation, deck construction and window replacement. St. Paul’s is unique among the parishes sending workers in that it funds travel expenses plus the $175 tuition for each work camper. Individuals from other parishes pay their own way.

Further information about the program and St. Paul’s Church may be found at www.stpaulsgeorgetown.org.

Gospel Café music night

Centenary United Methodist Church, Poplar and Market streets, Laurel, is hosting a Christian music night each Saturday, beginning at 6 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall of the church.

Bruce and Nancy Willey are presenting live Christian music, fellowship, and refreshments.

Aug. 4 - “Lights of Home” Aug. 11 - JR Mayle, Joe LeCates (song and message), Frank Silva.

Aug. 18 - “Gospel Crusaders,” “Two Mile Road.”

Aug. 25 - Gospel Café Home Coming Every week, Mary Ann Young joins us!

Everyone is invited to attend.

Come as you are!

For more information, contact the Church office at 875-3983, or Bruce Willey at 875-5539.

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Obituaries Katharine G. Brady, 92

Katharine G. Brady died on Monday, July 23, 2007 at her residence in the Methodist Manor House in Seaford. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisc. and was a registered nurse at the Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Seaford and she served as Oklahoma District President of Lutheran Women's Missionary League and the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod on the Oklahoma District Board.

Her husband, Raymond died in 1989.

She was also preceded in death by a son, Michael Brady in 1985 and a granddaughter, Christy Dunn in 1987.

She is survived by her daughter, Ellen Dunn of Laurel and a son, Dr. Raymond Brady of Vancouver, Wash., 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Memorial Services will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, 315 N. Shipley St., Seaford on Saturday, Aug. 18, at 1 p.m. Burial will be at a later time in Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle.

The family suggests donations may be made to Christ Lutheran Church, 315 N. Shipley St., Seaford, DE 19973; or the Benevolence Fund of the Methodist Manor House, 1001 Middleford Rd, Seaford, DE 19973. Arrangements were by the Cranston Funeral Home, Seaford.

Karen Lessley Collins, 59

Karen Lessley Collins of Seaford died Wednesday, July 25, 2007, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md. Born in Lewes, a daughter of the late Cora West and Leon R. Lessley, she worked in textiles at the DuPont plant in Seaford, retiring in 1998. She was a 1965 graduate of Seaford High School. She was an avid sewer, quilt maker and she enjoyed walking. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Louis L. Collins; a daughter, Sandra and her husband Cashar Shockley, Jr. of Seaford; a sister, Leona and husband Roger Smith of Selbyville; a grandson, Cashar Shockley, III; a sister-in-law, Wanda Conley of Berlin, Md.; four brothers-inlaw, John Collins of Millville, Leroy Collins of Washington, Eli Collins of Seaford, and Donald Collins of Clarksville.

Services were Saturday, July 28, in Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Seaford, where friends called prior to the services.

Pastor Christopher Williams officiated.

Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Seaford.

Katherine K. Kelley, 48

Katherine K. Kelley of Georgetown passed away at home on July 23, 2007.

She was born in Havre de Grace, Md., a daughter of Ronnie and Barbara Kelly, who predeceased her. Mrs. Kelley was a homemaker.

She is survived by a son, Shawn Kelley of Aberdeen, Md. and a daughter Rachel Kelley of Rehoboth Beach. Three sisters, Leslie Kelley of Laurel, Leanna Kelley Aberdeen and Erma Kelley of Delmar; and a brother: Ronnie Kelley, Jr. of Boston, Mass., also survive her; as do several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at he convenience of the family.

Arrangements were by the Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home Laurel.

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Richard G. West, 55

Richard G. West of Harrington died Thursday, June 28, 2007 at Milford Memorial Hospital after sustaining injuries when struck by a motor vehicle. Born in Easton, Md., he was a son of Jean West of Dover, and the late Melvin S. West.

Mr. West was a 1969 graduate of Seaford High School and graduated from Wesley College in 1975. He obtained a bachelors degree in business in 1976 from Salisbury State College.

He had served with the Army National Guard as a second lieutenant from 1970 until 1976 and had been employed with the State of Delaware for 31 years, where he was presently working with DNREC as a computer tech. He was a member of Holy Cross Parish and had served as a Lector for many years. Mr. West was a motorcycle enthusiast and was planning a trip with his best friend Steve to travel through 48 states. He was a member of the Iron Butts which is a Motorcycle Club.

When his children were growing up he was involved with Little League and had served as a Scout Master for Troop 141 for several years and was still involved with set construction for plays at Lake Forrest High School. He was a member of the National Rifle Association. Mr. West enjoyed Tole Painting and the company of his family and friends.

Besides his mother, he is survived by his wife of 29 years, Nancy D. West of Harrington; a son, Stephen M. West and wife Lauren of Harrington; a daughter, Leah M. West of Harrington; a brother, Ronald West and wife June of Georgetown; four brothers-in-law: Michael Utley of Dover, Gary Utley and wife Patty of Woodside, Bill Utley and wife Nancy of Ocean City, N.J., Scot Utley and wife Deanie of Middletown; and sister-in-law, Susan Conologue and husband Jim of Dover; along with 11 nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, July 3, at Holy Cross Church, S. State St., Dover. Interment ws in Sharon Hill Memorial park, Dover.

The family requests donations in his memory to the American Cancer Society, 92 Reeds Way, Suite 205, New Castle, DE 19720. Arrangements were by Michael J. Ambruso Funeral Director, Inc., Dover.

Janice A. Worrell, 55

Janice A. Worrell of Blades, formerly of Wildwood, N.J., departed her home in Blades, on July 26, 2007, after a timely battle with a longterm illness.

She will be dearly missed by her loving husband, Phil; son Bobby; daughter, Amy-Brooke, sisters, Dixie, Tricia and Nina and seven grandchildren.

She touched the Janice A. Worrell hearts of many patients in her career as a medical professional.

Her heart and home was always open to homeless animals in her passionate belief that all should be "Not Forgotten."

In lieu of services, memorial contributions may be sent to the Cranston Funeral Home, P O Box 967, Seaford, DE 19973.

GMB HOLDS SEMINAR ON CHURCH AND SCHOOL BUILDING- George, Miles & Buhr, LLC (GMB) held a full-day seminar on Church and School Building Design on July 17 at Baywood Greens. Over 80 guests attended the event from churches, schools, and libraries throughout the Delmarva Peninsula. GMB presented a variety of topics and highlighted their top architects and engineers. Speakers from local firms presented information on permitting, security, HVAC design, procurement, and funding. Veronica Schell (seated in front), Sandy Scott (standing), and Sharon Levadant represented the Delmar Public Library. For more information, visit www.gmbnet.com.

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Delaware upgrades child restraint law Delaware has upgraded its child restraint law in an effort to better protect the safety of older children riding in motor vehicles. The upgraded child restraint law now requires all children through age 7 or 65 lbs. in weight, to be properly secured in a child safety seat (either an infant, convertible, or booster seat) that is appropriate for their weight and height.

Children age 8 or 66 lbs through age 15 are required to wear a properly secured seat belt.

Highway Safety Officials requested the upgrade so that the state would comply with new federal guidelines for transporting children in child safety seats. Previously, Delaware's law required children to be in a child safety seat through age 6 or

to 60 lbs.

Safety officials hope that the new guidelines will encourage parents of older children to keep them in booster seats, longer.

"We know that children ages four to eight are often too small to be properly protected by seat belts which were designed to fit an average sized adult," said Tricia Roberts, director of the Office of Highway Safety. "These children need the assistance of a seat belt-positioning booster seat to reduce the chances that they will be killed or seriously injured in a car crash."

Booster seats raise your child up so that seat belts fit and protect them properly.

They allow the lap belt to rest low and

snugly across their hips and the shoulder belt to rest comfortably across the chest.

Research from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has shown that the risk of injury is reduced by 59 percent for children ages 4 through 7 when booster seats instead of seat belts alone are used.

Unfortunately booster seat use nationwide is startlingly low at between 10 percent and 20 percent.

Delaware injury data for 2004-2006 reveals a dramatic drop in booster seat use among children after age five. Based on the CHOP research, the use of booster seats for those who were in seat belts may have prevented many more injuries.

Previous CHOP studies have also found that children placed in seat belts instead of

booster seats were three-and-a-half times more likely to sustain a serious injury in a vehicle crash.

In a crash a seat belt cutting across the neck or face or riding up over the stomach, can cause severe internal injuries like severed intestines, damaged spinal cords or head injuries.

For more information about booster seats contact the Office of Highway Safety at (302) 744-2740 or visit our website at www.ohs.delaware.gov for information on the new child restraint law.

A comprehensive list of car seat Fitting Stations statewide can also be found on the website. The inspection service is free at each of OHS's three Fitting Stations located in each county.

Delmarva Rural Ministries, Inc. receives grant from Community Foundation Delmarva Rural Ministries (DRM), is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of a grant for $25,000 from the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF).

This is one of 26 grants for capital projects, totaling $315,000 awarded this year by the DCF to Delaware nonprofit organizations.

DRM will use the funds to help purchase a new facility in Dover and to establish a reserve account for the new facility.

DRM's administrative offices, currently lo-

cated at 26 Wyoming Ave., and the Kent Community Health Center, currently located at 1095 South Bradford St., will both be relocated to the new facility in 2008.

The new facility will provide more space for expanded health and dental services to serve more patients.

If you would like an appointment now for medical, dental, prenatal, or mental health care, call 302-678-2000.

We accept Medicaid, Medicare, BC/BS and offer discounts for the uninsured.

The Delaware Community Foundation is a nonprofit community organization that manages charitable funds for individuals, families, businesses, and organizations and distributes the income from the funds as grants to many of the humanitarian, educational, health and cultural organizations in Delaware. The DCF also works with other nonprofit organizations to assess and meet community needs.

Funding for the capital grants comes from the State of Delaware Fund, which

was created in 1989 with a $2 million grant from the state, and other DCF funds.

Contributions from unrestricted funds give the DCF the resources and flexibility to respond to the changing needs of the community, now and in the future.

For further information about the Delaware Community Foundation, its grant making programs, planned giving services and other ways to support its mission, contact the foundation at 302-5718004 or visit www.delcf.org

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You can make a difference in the life of an abused or neglected child. The Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program in the Delaware Family Court is seeking concerned and qualified adults to serve as CASA volunteers.

CASAs are trained community volunteers appointed by family Court judges to represent the best interests of abused/neglected or dependent children who are the subject of court proceedings.

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Training, supervision, and attorney representation are provided.

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This man of integrity doesn’t deserve this scrutiny I was troubled by the front page story in last week’s News Journal about Laurel School Board President Jerry White using pressure in the hiring of his daughter Jennifer White Davis for the position of school nurse at Dunbar Elementary School.

He's not that type of guy.

First, it must have been a slow news day to put such an article on the front page. Even Bill Otwell's story about his conflict with school buses only made the second section of the same newspaper. Another story that was over played.

Second, if Mr. Wagner's office wants to investigate conflict of interest charges, he should start with the state government. He could spend a lifetime without leaving his office.

Being a person of few words, I think the charge stinks! Anyone who knows Mr. White knows him to be a man of integrity, a hard worker, and a person who has dedicated many years coaching Little Leaguers in town.

Above all, he takes his job with the school board very seriously and is not a rubber stamp.

I think there’s something smelly in Denmark.

I have known Mr. White and his daughter for years. His daughter was a nurse working alongside my daughter number one in the PCU (Profressive Care Unit) at Nanticoke. It's like an ICU step down, a very important position.

She served as a relief charge nurse in that unit, and is certified in advanced cardiac life support, which, according to my daughter, means she can bring the dead back to life.

She later worked as a nurse for Dr. Cargo in Laurel, so we aren't talking about some rookie out of school watching over your kids. So let's put to rest that she is not qualified to be a school nurse.

A couple notable items come to mind which leads me to believe this is smelly.

First, Jennifer was hired in the summer of 2003. This is the summer of 2007, four years after she was hired. Nothing has been said until now. Why? Jerry and daughter were never interviewed by the state auditors office or the Delaware Integrity Commission members!

Are you starting to get the drift of the odor yet?

As far as the administrators who did the interviews being “intimidated into changing their selection in favor of Mr. White's daughter,” according to the State

who live here. will believe what they read in Auditor Tom print. Those who know him know Those who live outside our Wagner: HogRANK ALIO there is a lot more to this story boundaries run to their home wash! towns and know nothing about yet to come.

It takes a maJennifer Davis has long the community they work in.

I was in his shoes a few years jority to pass a passed her probation A good example is our new back being accused of doing motion to hire in police chief Jamie Wilson, a losomething wrong. Although a 17any organization; period. The question the page Attorney General's report cal.

Our last chief lived in Harcome on! school board should ask rington and drove a police car proved I had done no wrong, Now let's put is: has she done the job home each night. Chief Wilson is there are many today who have all of this aside able to do more than his prededoubts about the report. and come to she was hired to do?

I know in my obituary, no cessor because he is part of this terms with the matter what I have accomplished real world. Realwithin the school district, or town community.

Jennifer Davis has long passed in life, a mention of that time in izing two wrongs don't make a that can do the job. If you can't her probation period. The quesmy life will be included. right, let's face it: hiring of family find a qualified person in the tion the school board should ask Jerry will probably have a and friends happens not only in area, then go outside. is: has she done the job she was mention of this episode in his schools, but in local, state and the People who live in the comobit. I hope it doesn't overshadow hired to do? If the answer is affederal government, even in munity become part of the comfirmative, which I believe it is, all of the good he has done. churches. munity. They participate in our Men of integrity like him tothen she should keep her job.

While serving seven years on churches, civic organizations, day are rare.

Many who don't know Jerry the Sussex Tech Board, I had on know and understand the people occasion received calls from someone I knew who was applying for a job at the school, and asked me to put in a good word.

If I felt they were qualified, I did.

However none of my choices were ever hired, but relatives, friends of teachers and administrators were hired over my choices.

When son number one worked as a casual seasonal for DelDot in Dover, he applied for an opening, took the test, scored 100%.

The State Personnel Director assured me he would receive the job; he didn't get it. The son of the supervisor got the position; he scored on the bottom of the pile.

Some people highly qualified interview poorly and often are not hired while others who may not be as qualified provide great interviews. The same with resumes; some are professional and can blow you out of the room, others are weak.

I have hired, and have known 240 Beiser Blvd., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19904 302-734-7246 others to hire the ones with great resumes, and who interview great to be not worth the powder it takes to blow them away.

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Harry Truman is a great example of a person whose expectations by the public were low when he took office, yet today he goes down in history as a great leader.

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Letters Hopper turned planter

Pat Murphy’s toilet and hopper stories are on a roll.

We had to replace a commode that was put in the house when it was built in 1938.

Heavy, heavy porcelain — that old thing was so heavy that two strong men could barely budge it.

They moved it a few inches at a time. It was sitting out in the backyard and I had a brainstorm.

(It would be awhile before we could get it to the dump.) I planted flowers in it. One year it was red geraniums. The second year it was purple petunias. I called it, “Re-Cycle.”

I used to live in Seaford. If anyone knows me, tell him or her just not to let on. (Ha ha!)

Janet Morris

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Practice fields getting makeover

There has always been considerable interest in our Seaford High School athletic program and the facilities that our teams use. I wanted to update our public on the newest upgrade to the main sports field practice areas on Virginia Avenue across from our high school.

The main fields have always received the bulk of the attention such as inputs of grass seed, core aeration, fertilizer, etc.

The “practice areas” outside of the main playing fields comprise nearly five acres of area, but were in need of an upgrade.

The fields had irregular contours, substantial ruts from vehicular traffic over the years, and buried stones and bricks.

As part of the recent referendum, funding was dedicated to the cleanup, re-leveling, and reseeding of this large practice area. After the spring sports program wrapped up, this work commenced. The contractor has had the usual challenges of weather including excessive wind, drought and heat, plus equipment breakdowns.

While the project has slipped approximately six weeks behind schedule, this area is already showing signs of new growth and will provide a great practice area for our students’ many different programs.

I thank everyone who has supported this project and patiently awaited its completion. Everyone is invited to stop by and see how this project is progressing. Later

this fall we will also be able to show everyone our new energy-efficient Bob Dowd Stadium lighting and the new handicapped-accessible high school gymnasium bleachers.

Roy Whitaker

Chief of buildings and grounds Seaford School District

Life lessons at Space Camp

I would like to thank the members of the Sussex County Council and especially councilmen Vance Phillips and Dale Dukes for helping to give two groups of Laurel students an experience of a lifetime. This past April, four North Laurel students traveled to Denver, Colo., to compete in the World Sport Stacking Championships.

With trip expenses totaling over $500 per individual, it was important that members of our team receive the financial support from the Laurel community as well as the county council.

More recently, the county council helped to send four Laurel students to Space Camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. Space Camp expenses were also funded through an MBNA grant as well as through PTA support.

To help build student excitement and to select the four finalists, a Space Camp essay contest was organized. Contestants were to write on the theme, “If you could talk with any astronaut, NASA scientist, or

engineer (past or present), with whom would you talk and what would you ask?”

The contest was open to all fourth- and fifth-grade students from North Laurel Elementary and Laurel Intermediate schools.

Entries were judged on the basis of theme, presentation, creativity and message.

Four finalists, selected by a panel of seven judges, attended Space Camp from June 10 through June 15. Finalists were Regan Green, Conor Matthews, Marisa Lowe and Natalie Sava.

Each day of Space Camp was packed with fun and challenging activities for this group of students. It’s true when they say that everything you need to know in life you learn at Space Camp. These students now have a much better understanding and appreciation of the elements that go into a successful space program: space and science education, engineering, propulsion, aviation, rocketry, teamwork and astronaut training.

This experience will make a difference in the lives of these students by generating an incredible amount of excitement in the areas of science and space.

I am hopeful that we will be able to continue both of these successful programs next year and into the future. Thanks again to the Laurel community as well as the Sussex County Council for their support of these programs.

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Entertainment AFRAM Festival celebrates 10th anniversary We had a wonderful preview of this year’s Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival at the Nanticoke Riverfest in downtown Seaford. Our 10th Anniversary theme is “Cherish the Family… Honor the Village.”

Volunteers were at the Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival Booth, which was located near the carnival on Market Street.

In addition, Hamilton Graphics and Sand and Stone Creations decorated the French Quarter Building on High Street with AFRAM art work.

Many came to see the Caribbean flare of local artist Errol Sobers’ designs of cloth and fabric. You can still drop by to see the art work, for the exhibit will be up though the Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival.

There is more art work and information

in the window display of Carteret Mortgage, on Market Street. Stop by, and take a look at some of what you can expect to see at the festival.

Many ask if there is still time to become a participant. The answer is Yes! You can sign up for a booth and enter the contests to be part of AFRAM. The festival is the weekend of Aug. 10 and 11, so you better act soon. Applications can be picked up at 721 Third St., Seaford, DE 19973 or you may contact Councilwoman Pat A. Jones at 302-6281908.

Please keep checking our web site, and see what new things have been added. The web address is: easternshoreafram.org.

You will see a list of events, sign-up sheets for Little Miss and Little Mr. AFRAM

Contests, vendor applications, and even the sign up sheet for the AFRAM Parade, the local Talent Showcase and the Basketball Challenge.

Yes, we do have a parade, Saturday, Aug. 11 at 10 a.m. This one looks like it may be the biggest AFRAM Parade that we have ever had. You won’t want to miss it. The parade begins at Frederick Douglas School, passing through Front Street ending at Nutter Park on Collins Avenue.

You will see a marching band, dancers, motorcycle and car clubs, a AFRAM float, clowns, mascots, local civic and community groups, Little Miss & Little Mr. AFRAM, AFRAM’s Community Recognition Award Recipient Ms. Teresa Stevenson, and many more.

Be sure to join us at the 10th Eastern

Shore AFRAM Festival on Friday, Aug. 10, from 5-10 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 11, from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

There is something for everyone: a parade, various dancers and entertainers, musical sounds of Motown, Reggae, Gospel, Hip-Hop, R&B, Steel Drums and more.

There will be a children’s village with various fun and exciting activities, a basketball challenge, various cultural food, goods, and non-profit vendors, crafts and face painting, a children’s pageant, prizes, an artist workshop and more.

Also, there will be a live broadcast by Clear Channel Radio Station 98.9 FM with Bill Baker on Saturday, Aug. 11, from 1-3 p.m. You are sure to have a great time as our community comes together to celebrate African-American heritage!

Seaford Summer Music Festival to be held at Ross Mansion The first annual Seaford Summer Music Festival benefiting The Trinity Foundation and The Delaware Charitable Music Association hosted by Lower Delaware Tourism, Standard Distributors and T-Mo Promotions takes place on Aug. 18, kicking off at noon and ending at midnight on the grounds of the picturesque historic

Governor’s Ross Mansion in Seaford.

The grounds of the Ross Mansion will be open for a day of fun for the entire family providing art, entertainment, games and educational programs for kids. Included are a live graffiti wall, a car and bike show, art & craft exhibits, merchandise sales, food and beverage vendors and an

array of musical talent on two stages.

This festival features regional bands including Delaware’s own Lower Case Blues, Minos Conway, local favorites Chowder Foot and Continuum, along with Lefty Groove and Mad-Sweet Pangs.

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Entertainment Sharptown Carnival opens The Sharptown, Md., Firemen's Carnival will open for the 81st year in a row Thursday, Aug. 2, through Aug. 26, open every evening, except Sunday.

The carnival has been a part of the Sharptown Volunteer Fire Department since the department was founded in 1926.

It was first held at the corner of State Street and Corporation Road, then in 1937 was moved to the Charlie Fletcher farm, which the department bought at sheriff sale. From the 51-acre farm, the fire department carved out about 14 acres for its carnival site. The remaining 37 acres were sold back to Fletcher. The carnival moved to its new location in the summer of 1937.

It is still held there. In 1990, the old buildings on the site were upgraded. The bingo

stand, built in 1937 at the new fairgrounds, is the only original building remaining.

But crowds of people don't flock to the carnival to see the bingo stand. Many people go there every year for the oyster fritter and crab cake sandwiches.

And the young among them go for the rides. Those rides include the Skyfighter, featuring jets that fly around in a circle, a whip, a merry-go-round (built during the Depression), miniature antique cars, the Space Train, wacky Worm, miniature fire engines, a 12-seat Ferris wheel, a tilt-a whirl, a 90-foot sliding board, the Scrambler and the spinning Tornado.

For additional information, call the Sharptown Fire Department, (410) 8833131.

Concert membership drive continues Seaford Community Concert Association members began their 2008 annual membership drive Aug. 1, for the 59th season. Members are busy getting ready to send out their membership fliers to past members, hoping to again sell out memberships, which was accomplished in 2006-2007 season. All concerts will again be held in the auditorium of Seaford Senior High School located on Market Street. Concerts will again begin at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7:30 p.m.Five excellent concerts have been chosen for the membership to enjoy: Mr. Jack Daniel's Original Silver Cornet Band on Sept. 22; pianist Michael Kaeshammer on Oct. 29; The Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales on Feb. 6, 2008; The French Chamber Orchestra (L'Orchestre de Chambre Francais) on

Possum Point Players Yard Sale

The 3rd annual Possum Point Players Yard Sale is scheduled for Saturday Aug. 11. Possum Point Players will be accepting donations from Aug. 4-10 at Possum Hall in Georgetown.

Persons who wish to make a donation of items to sell are asked to bring them to Possum Hall from August 4-10. It is advised to contact the theatre office at 856-3460 for hours.

Feb. 23, 2008; and Saxophobia with Rob Verdi on April 17, 2008.

Memberships will be available in several categories: early bird special, due by Aug. 20, for adults are $40, family $85, and student $10; after Aug. 21. Adults are $45, family is $95, and student $12.

Kick-off for association members assisting with the membership drive will be held on Saturday, Aug. 4 at 10 a.m. at Grace Baptist Church on Atlanta Road.

Anyone interested in becoming a worker for this membership drive is cordially invited to attend this important meeting to receive membership supplies.

Call Allan Kittila, Community Concert Association president, at 629-6184 or Mary Ann Torkelson, Community Concert Association secretary, 536-1384 if you plan to attend this meeting.

Items that will be accepted include, but are not limited to: books, bikes, toys, tech equipment, exercise equipment, music, musical instruments, household appliances, furniture and sporting goods.

Clothes will be accepted in sizes from baby to young children, only.

All items for sale are donated, and all monies collected go to maintenance, upkeep and repairs on Possum Hall, the home building for the Players.

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MORNING STAR • AUGUST 2 - 8, 2007

In Loving M em ory of

Brian R.Franceschi Sept.1,1986 - Au gu st 6,2005

The YOG-93 (above, left) sank in about 46 minutes after opening its cut scuppers. On right, the old Navy Seal training boat slips under the water. Photos by Phil Livingston

Reef construction benefits fisheries Continued from page 2

afternoon.

The Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife sunk the two steel-hulled vessels July 25 over the Red Bird Reef, 16 miles east of the Indian River Inlet. The artificial reef enhances fisheries habitat, increases marine biodiversity and productivity and provides fishing and diving opportunities.

“These two vessels had long and productive service on the water,” said Tinsman. “With their deployment on Delaware’s Red Bird Reef, they will continue their service by enhancing the reef and improving our coastal ecosystem.”

Red Bird Reef is Delaware’s most visited reef site, supporting more than 10,000 angler trips annually. It offers excellent fishing for black sea bass, summer flounder and tautog, as well as other game fish.

Monitoring studies have shown that placement of durable, stable reef materials can result in a 400-fold increase in the amount of plankton and small baitfish, available as food or larger fish. Gamefish are attracted to baitfish, which congregate around the reef structure.

One of the vessels, the tugboat Margaret, is 92 years old and was built by Staten Island Shipbuilding Co. for the Erie Railroad. Originally powered by a double compound steam engine, the vessel is 97 feet long and 24 feet wide and weighs 171 gross tons. The Margaret was sunk in memory of Edward Hahn of Centreville, Md., an avid fisherman. His family and friends provided funding for the preparation of the vessel.

The second vessel, Navy tanker YOG93, is 62 years old and was built by RTC Shipbuilding of Camden, N.J., in 1945, as a coastal gasoline taker for use in the planned invasion of Japan. The ship is 180 feet long and 33 feet wide with a displacement of 1,390 tons. The tanker is a singlescrew, diesel vessel, most recently used by Navy Seals in training.

The vessels were cleaned by Dominion Marine Group to remove all greases and buoyant materials that might be harmful to the marine environment. The U.S. Coast

Guard inspected and approved both vessels prior to their transport to the reef site.

The vessels were prepared for sinking in Norfolk, Va., by cutting holes above the waterline and installing soft patches in these holes. After the vessels arrived and anchored at the site, the patches were removed and pumps were used to initiate flooding of the interior spaces. Water poured into the cut holes and accelerated the sinking process.

Tinsman said that reef construction is especially important in the Mid-Atlantic region, where the shore bottom is usually featureless sand or mud. Recycled materials, including concrete pipe and other concrete products, ballasted tire units, subway cars, and decommissioned military vehicles and vessels have been sunk off the Delaware coast. The reef program uses differential global positioning system (DGPS) to accurately place materials on the existing artificial reef.

The site, known as Red Bird Reef, was developed in 1996. In 2001 the New York City Transit Authority donated 619 obsolete “red bird” subway cars to build the reef, and subsequently the site was named.

Each subway car weighed 17 tons.

Delaware has 14 permitted artificial reef sites in the Delaware Bay and coastal waters, with five of these sites located in federal waters. Development of the sites began in 1995 as part of a comprehensive fisheries management effort by the Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Delaware Reef Program.

The YOG-93 sank in about 46 minutes after opening its cut scuppers. The Margaret took longer, finally going under, stern first, at 8:26 p.m. in a fountain of salt water foam and air bellowing over 30 feet into the sunset. In 1999 the ocean going tug Delilah was sunk on Red Bird Reef.

Delaware’s artificial reef program is administered by the Fisheries Section with primary funding provided through the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For more information, contact Tinsman, 302-739-4782 or visit DNREC’s Web site, www.dnrec.delaware.gov/fw

Two years ago we lost you, Our most precious gift from God, It broke our hearts to lose you, You did not go alone, Part of us went with you, The day God called you home.

We love you and we miss you so, God has you in His safe, beautiful Home, We will always have you in our hearts.

Though we can’t see or touch you, We know that you are always with us, We feel your presence every day in the messages you send us.

Your spirit continues to touch us, your family, your friends and all the people whose lives you touched.

Your memory will be forever etched in our hearts.

You are always in our prayers and thoughts, Not a day goes by when you’re not missed.

YOU WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED. Love, Mom and Dad & Nana and Pop-Pop

WALTER BRYANT August 4, 1927

To the captain of our family’s ship.

Thanks for your encouragement, humor and fatherly advice throughout the years.

Wishing you the best on your “BIG BIRTHDAY” Eileen, Arthur, Trent & Blake

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Police Seaford shooter arrested in Georgia Shots were fired on Friday, July 27 at the Seaford Meadows Apartment complex, which killed one man.

Tiera Smith, 19, of Seaford allegedly approached a vehicle occupied by Charles E. Smith Jr. (not related), 18, of Bridgeville and three female passengers ages 16, 17, and 18.

Tiera Smith began arguing with Charles Smith, who was in the driver's seat at the time, police said. Tiera Smith then revealed a handgun and allegedly fired several shots into the vehicle striking Charles Smith in the chest and the 18-year-old female in the finger.

Both victims were taken to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital where Charles Smith was pronounced dead. The 18-year-old female was treated for a gunshot wound to the finger. Tiera Smith fled the scene in a blue Subaru before abandoning the vehicle and a handgun, believed to be the same gun used in the crime, just outside of Seaford.

Tiera Smith then boarded a bus in Salisbury headed for Georgia. The Criminal Investigations Division, after receiving word of where Smith was headed, notified Georgia Police. The Tift County Sheriff's Department arrested Smith without incident at a bus stop in Tift, Georgia on Sunday morning.

Smith appeared in a Georgia court on Monday morning and waived extradition to Delaware. The Delaware State Attorney General's office is seeking Smith's extradition to Delaware and hopes to accomplish this by next week.

Police locate missing woman

Delaware State Police have located a missing 78-year-old Bridgeville woman who wandered away from her home on Polk Rd. on July 26.

Troopers were called to a residence in the 16000 block of Polk Rd. after it was reported that a 78-year-old female was missing. The investigation revealed the woman was last seen by her husband at 10:30 p.m. on July 25 inside their home before he went to bed. When he awoke at 4:30 a.m. on July 26, he could not locate her.

Police were called at 6:38 a.m. Troopers learned the woman suffered from dementia and that she has wandered away from the home in the past. A search was immediately launched by State Police, which included the use of a K-9. Due to weather related concerns, the State Police Helicopter could not be immediately used.

Troopers began searching the area on foot until they were assisted by the helicopter. At approximately 10 a.m., the helicopter was able to assist and began checking the immediate area of the residence.

At 10:20 a.m., troopers operating the helicopter were able to locate the woman along a wood line in the rear of a nearby residence. The woman was in good condition and has been turned over to medical personnel.

Two die in crash

The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is currently investigating a fatal crash that claimed the lives of two Felton men. State Troopers responded to Hopkins Cemetery Rd. in the area of Pea Hill Rd. at 2:50 a.m. on July

25 after report of a single vehicle crash.

Investigators discovered a Dodge Neon was traveling eastbound on Hopkins Cemetery Rd. at an apparent high rate of speed, when the vehicle failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway. The Neon, which exited the south edge of the roadway and struck a tree head on, contained four people.

After impact, the vehicle caught fire and three occupants were able to escape before the fire engulfed the vehicle. The driver, a 21-year-old male from Felton, was not able to get out of the vehicle and died at the scene.

The Delaware State Police Aviation unit transported one of the passengers, a 21year-old male from Felton, to Kent General Hospital, where he died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.

Two additional passengers were taken to Kent General Hospital by ambulance where they are listed in critical condition.

They are both 21 years old and live in Felton. Seatbelt and alcohol use are unknown at this time.

Officials urge caution on roads

Delaware Office of Highway Safety officials are urging everyone on Delaware roadways to use extreme caution after six traffic deaths occurred in less than a week.

Crash causes range from speed and potential drug or alcohol involvement, to drowsy or inattentive driving.

“It is disturbing and distressing to see this many people killed in such a short period of time,” said Andrea Summers, community relations officer for the Office of Highway Safety.

“We’re urging everyone to go back and think about the basics of driving safety…don’t speed, never drink and drive, always wear your seat belt…and adjust your own driving behavior accordingly, while at the same time being hyper-vigilant about what is going on around you.”

These traffic deaths bring the total number of people killed since Jan. 1st to 71, which is lower than the 87 killed in traffic collisions at the same time last year.

“It’s important for people to remember that crashes are not accidents,” said Summers.

“Accidents are occurrences that could not have been prevented whereas the majority of traffic crashes could have been.

Our hearts go out to all of the families impacted by these crashes. They are the ones left behind to deal with the aftermath and are living the nightmare of how lives can change in an instant.”

Hartly home invaded by robbers

Delaware State Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a home invasion robbery that occurred at a residence in the 100 block of Main St. in Hartly on July 24.

Police were called to the residence at 5:38 p.m. after a 911 call was received, stating two men entered a home unlawfully armed with a shotgun and demanded money.

Investigators learned there were six victims in the residence, including two children ages 9 and 11 and a 67-year-old female.

Once inside the residence, the suspect, armed with the shot gun, took his attention away from one of the residents, which prompted the resident to physically engage

the gunman. A struggle ensued, and the suspect fired one shot that went through a shelving unit in the wall.

During the struggle, the armed suspect dropped the shotgun. Afterward, both suspects fled the residence on foot in an unknown direction.

Detectives received information on July 27 that both suspects were in the area of the Valero gas station on US 13 near West Denny’s Rd. in Dover. The tipster provided police with a description of their vehicle prompting detectives to conduct surveillance of the area.

At approximately 5:55 p.m., troopers observed the vehicle with the suspects inside pull into the gas station. Members of the Governor’s Task Force and Drug Task Force were able to apprehend David Evans, 23 of Magnolia immediately without incident.

Ronald Hughes fled the vehicle on foot and was apprehended after a brief foot pursuit by a member of the Governor’s Task Force.

David Evans was charged with the following offenses - attempted robbery first degree (4 counts); possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony; reckless endangering first degree (6 Counts); possession of a firearm by a person prohibited; possession of burglary tools; conspiracy 2nd degree; offensive touching (2 counts); terroristic threatening; criminal mischief; endangering the welfare of a child (2 counts); possession of drug paraphernalia; and possession of marijuana.

Ronald Hughes was charged with the following offenses - attempted robbery first degree (4 counts); possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony; reckless endangering first degree (6 counts); possession of a firearm by a person prohibited; possession of burglary tools; conspiracy 2nd degree; offensive touching (2 counts); terroristic threatening; criminal mischief; endangering the welfare of a child (2 counts); resisting arrest; and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Both subjects were committed to the Delaware Correctional Center in lieu of a $152,500 secured bond.

Sex offender caught in Texas

Michael O’Rourke, 50, of Selbyville, was arrested July 26 in Austin, Texas as a result of collaborative investigative efforts between the Delaware State Police Sex Offender Task Force and the Austin Texas Police Department.

O’Rourke was wanted for failing to reregister as a sex offender. His last known address was Blue Teal Rd. in Selbyville.

He is currently being detained at the Travis County Jail in Texas, pending extradition to Delaware.

Trooper arrested for trespassing

The Delaware State Police have arrested Brian C. Talley, 33, of Dover for trespassing. Talley, who is a 12-year veteran trooper assigned to Troop #3 in Woodside, was formally charged after an investigation was completed by the State Police and Attorney General's office.

The investigation began after a female resident of Dover filed a complaint against Talley alleging that he entered her Dover residence on May 30, 2007, unlawfully.

During the course of the investigation, detectives learned the female victim, who is an acquaintance of Talley, was out of town

and her residence was vacant.

Because of the investigation, Tally has been charged with one misdemeanor count of criminal trespass in the first degree. He was processed and arraigned at Troop #2 and released on his own recognizance.

Talley remains suspended with pay and benefits from the State Police.

Man arrested for possession

On July 22, 2007, at approximately 10:01 p.m., a Seaford Police Department officer observed a vehicle that was being operated by Defendant 1, with Defendant 2 as a passenger, stopped in the roadway on North Street.

As the vehicle started northbound on North Street it turned eastbound on Woolford Street where the officer attempted a traffic stop with emergency lights. The operator continued the vehicle onto Douglas Street where both Defendant 1 and Defendant 2 fled from the vehicle.

The officer pursued Defendant 1, as the operator of the vehicle, and eventually was able to overtake him and a physical altercation ensued. During the struggle Defendant 1 was able to place a baggie of marijuana in his mouth and swallow it. The officer was able to use his pepper spray to gain control of Defendant 1.

A search of the vehicle revealed 16 pieces of crack cocaine along with a small amount of marijuana weighing approximately 2.1 grams. Defendant 1 was processed and taken to Justice of the Peace Court #3 and committed to the Department of Corrections, in lieu of $18,200 secured bond, pending a preliminary hearing at a later date.

Defendant 1, Victor L. Henry, 41, of Seaford, was arrested for tampering with evidence, possession of crack cocaine, possession with intent to deliver crack cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, several traffic violations, and resisting arrest.

Defendant 2 is an unknown black male.

Robbery at Cape Cleaners

The Delaware State Police are currently investigating a robbery that occurred at the Cape Cleaners located in the Pelican Square shopping center in Rehoboth Beach on July 23 at 6:28 p.m.

Investigators learned that a white male entered the business, approached the counter, and displayed a small handgun demanding money from the register. The suspect was described as white male, mid 20's, 5'5" to 5'7" with a thin build. He was wearing a dark gray nylon sweatshirt with no hood, skeleton bones on shirt that showed arm bones, collarbones and ribs in white color; black shorts; black New York Yankees ball cap with white NY logo and flat brim on cap.

It was also reported that the suspect had both ear lobes pierced with black gauges and silver hoop.

The suspect received an undisclosed amount of cash and fled the business toward a nearby golf course.

If anyone has any information regarding this crime, they are urged to call 911, Delaware State Police Troop #4 at 8565850 or Crime Stoppers at 800-TIP-3333.

The owner of the business will offer an undisclosed amount of money for a reward leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect.

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LEGALS PUBLIC HEARING The Commissioners of Bridgeville will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, August 13, 2007, to receive public comments concerning a proposal to borrow $2,658,000.00 to provide interim financing, in anticipation of receipt of permanent loan and grant proceeds, for improvements to the Town’s Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Hearing will take place at Bridgeville Town Hall, 101 N. Main Street, during the regular monthly Commission Meeting, which begins at 7:00 P.M. COMMISSIONERS OF BRIDGEVILLE JOSEPH T. CONAWAY, COMMISSION PRESIDENT 8/2/1tc

PUBLIC HEARING The Commissioners of Bridgeville will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, August 13, 2007, to receive public comments concerning a proposal to borrow $415,000.00 to provide funds for upgrades to the Town’s Wastewater Treatment Plant. The borrowing would be secured by a bond issue, grant application or other financial obligation. The Hearing will take place at Bridgeville Town Hall, 101 N. Main Street, during the regular monthly Commission Meeting, which begins at 7:00 P.M. COMMISSIONERS OF BRIDGEVILLE JOSEPH T. CONAWAY, COMMISSION PRESIDENT 8/2/1tc

PUBLIC HEARING The Commissioners of Bridgeville will extend a Public Hearing from the July meeting and continue to consider an Ordinance to regulate the use of skateboards within the Town limits of Bridgeville at their monthly meeting scheduled for August 13, 2007, at 7:00 P.M. in the Town Hall, 101 N. Main Street, Bridgeville, Delaware. This will be the second reading of the Ordinance.

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PAGE 34 LEGALS - from Page 33 JOSEPH T. CONAWAY, COMMISSION PRESIDENT 8/2/1tc

TOWN OF BRIDGEVILLE ANNEXATION REFERENDUM AUGUST 4, 2007 The Commissioners of the Town of Bridgeville will consider the property of Two Farms, Inc. t/a Royal Farms for annexation at this Referendum (Sussex Tax Map #1-31-15.00-35.00.)

The property is located at the N.E. corner of the intersection of Routes 13 and 404.

The Annexation Referendum will be held at the Bridgeville Town Hall, 101 N. Main St., on Saturday, August 4, 2007, from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. A Public Hearing on the Annexation will be held on Thursday, August 2, 2007, 7:00 P.M. at the Bridgeville Town Hall.

Every citizen of the Town who is eighteen years of age shall have one vote, provided he/she has registered on the “Books of Registered Voters” of the Town of Bridgeville. The registered deadline was July 27, 2007.

Town of Bridgeville Bonnie S. Walls, Town Manager 8/2/1tc

NOTICE Estate of Grace B. Himes, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of Grace B. Himes who departed this life on the 13th day of April, A.D. 2007 late of Seaford, DE were duly granted unto William J. Himes, Jr., Isabelle M. Himes on the 24th day of July, A.D. 2007, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the said Co-Executors without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Co-Executors on or before the 13th day of December, A.D. 2007 or abide by the law in this behalf.

Co-Executors: William J. Himes, Jr. 714 E. King St., Seaford, DE 19973 Isabelle M. Himes 142 Holly Oak Drive, Seaford, DE 19973 Attorney: James A. Yori, Esq. Fuqua & Yori P.O. Box 250 Georgetown, DE 19947 David L. Wilson Register of Wills 8/2/3tc

NOTICE Estate of Angela Maria Vilone, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of Angela Maria Vilone who departed this life on the 3rd day of July, A.D. 2007 late of Delmar, DE were duly granted unto Angelica Lee Ent on the 12th day of July, A.D. 2007, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the said Executrix without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Executrix on or before the 3rd day of March, A.D. 2008 or abide by the law in this behalf.

Executrix: Angelica Lee Ent 31178 Old Ocean City Road Salisbury, MD 21801 David L. Wilson Register of Wills 7/26/3tc

NOTICE Estate of Marquerite J. Austin, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of Marquerite J. Austin who departed this life on the 28th day of June, A.D. 2007 late of Laurel, DE were duly granted unto Eva W. Shockley, June Ellen West on the 12th day of July, A.D. 2007, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the said Co-Executrices without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Co-Executrices on or before the 28th day of February, A.D. 2008 or abide by the law in this behalf.

Co-Executrices: Eva W. Shockley 10100 Woodland Ferry Rd. Laurel, DE 19956 June Ellen West 18534 Shiloh Church Rd. Georgetown, DE 19947 David L. Wilson Register of Wills 7/26/3tc

NOTICE Estate of Robert Cecil Wilson, Jr., Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamen-

tary upon the estate of Robert Cecil Wilson, Jr. who departed this life on the 23rd day of May, A.D. 2007 late of Seaford, DE were duly granted unto John Craig Truitt, Connie Mumford Truitt on the 6th day of July, A.D. 2007, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the said Co-Executors without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Co-Executors on or before the 23th day of January, A.D. 2008 or abide by the law in this behalf.

Co-Executors: John Craig Truitt Connie Mumford Truitt 12900 Concord Rd. Seaford, DE 19973 Attorney: David W. Baker, Esq. PO Box 551 Georgetown, DE 19947 David L. Wilson Register of Wills 7/19/3tc

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NANTICOKE HUNDRED Subd. #2006-27 Notice is hereby given that the County Planning and Zoning Commission of Sussex County will hold a public hearing on Thursday evening, AUGUST 23, 2007, in the County Council Chambers, Sussex County Administrative Building, Georgetown, Delaware, on the application of O. A. NEWTON to consider the Subdivision of land in an AR-1 Agricultural Residential District in Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex County, by dividing 95.24 acres into 137 lots, (Cluster Development), located north of Road 404, 1,900 feet west of Road 525.

Planning and Zoning public hearings will begin at 6:00 P.M. Text and maps of this application may be examined by interested parties in the County Planning and Zoning Office, Sussex County Administrative Building, Georgetown, Delaware.

If unable to attend the public hearing, written comments will be accepted but must be received prior to the public hearing.

For additional information contact the Planning and Zoning Department at 302-855-7878.

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• 07/11/07, Wheatley Ventures, Inc., Morningside Village, Lot No. 40, Nanticoke Hundred, Dwelling , $87,640 • Wheatley Ventures, Inc., Morningside Village, Lot No. 69, Nanticoke Hundred, Dwelling, $87,640 • Timothy Ramey Construction, E/Rd. No. 62, S/Rd. No. 472, Lot No. 4, Broad Creek Hundred, Dwelling w/Additions, $64,820 • Carlos J. and Debra A. Russell, S/Rd. No. 592, Lot No. 1A, Nanticoke Hundred, Poultry House, $122,000 • 07/12/07, Harry and Edith Webster, Cool Branch, Lot No. 813, Broad Creek Hundred, GR, $46,715 • Robert Smith, S/Rt. No. 64, Lot No. 1, Little Creek Hundred, ARF, $64,000 • William Graver, Jr., Orange Street, Little Creek Hundred, ARF, $75,000 • 07/13/07, Neal Wharton, Woodland Heights, Lot Nos. 18-22, Broad Creek Hundred, Above Ground SP/Deck/Fence, $37,687 • Kenneth R. and Patricia A. Moore, W/Rd. No. 453, Lot Nos. 3-4, Little Creek Hundred, Bedroom, $15,360 • Linda Cox, E/Rd. No. 421, Nanticoke Hundred, A-Frame Roof, $14,400 • Village of Cool Branch, Cool Branch, Lot No. 505, Broad Creek Hundred, GR, $46,610 • 07/16/07, Wheatley Ventures, Inc., Clearbrooke Estates, Lot No. 137, Seaford Hundred, Dwelling w/Additions, $121,461 • Jason D. and Angel L. Jestice, N/Rd. No. 447, Parcel B, Broad Creek Hundred, 2-Poultry Houses, $298,500 • Thomas A. and Deborah A. Brannan, Country Glen, Lot No. 53, Nanticoke Hundred, 2 Bedroom/Bathroom, $18,432 • Delphia A. Daniels, Collins and Purnell, Lot No. 6, Seaford Hundred, Interior Work, $14,500 • Mahlon C. and Alice K. Baker, NW/Rt. No. 594, SW/Rt. 591, Parcel F, Nanticoke Hundred, Pole Barn/Lean To, $12,096 • 07/17/07, Donald E. and Leah N. Eicher, White River Estates, Lot No. 3, Little Creek Hundred, Sitting Room, $27,648

Marriage Licenses

The Sussex County Clerk of the Peace George Parish joyfully announces the following couples have obtained marriage licenses: • Steven B. Morris, Lincoln to Alice M. Mason, Bridgeville • Frantz Castry, Seaford to Edith Louis Charles, Seaford • Mark Alan Kranz, Seaford to Carrie Louise Morris, Seaford • Keith Allen Mutchler, Lewes to Erika Leigh Dietsch, Laurel • Charles E. Adkins, Laurel to Crystal Ann Lewis, Laurel • Carl S. Bishop, Seaford to Tasha Everlina Reilly, Seaford • Eddie Howard Cathell, Seaford to Christina Major, Seaford • Jessie William Jennings, Bridgeville to Sherry L. Workman, Bridgeville

Deeds

• 11/30/06, John W. and Rebecca A. Dyson to Lisa Williamson, 10445 Allens Mill Road, parcel, Little Creek Hundred, $175,000 • 01/24/07, Charles Hairston to Prestige Homes, Inc., parcel, Town of Laurel, Little Creek Hundred, $43,000 • 01/25/07, Heather L. Pennell to Martin Adams, Lot No. 12, Lands of Russell B. and Betty C.Layton, subdivision, Nanticoke Hundred, $100,000 • 12/28/06, Barry E. and Cheri W. Parsons to Felix Castrejon, Lot Nos. 23-24, Lands of George R. Hutson, Town of Seaford, parcels, Seaford Hundred, $221,450 • 01/19/07, Elizabeth A. Hurley, Executrix of Jackie L. Robinson Estate to Z3, LLC, parcel, Town of Blades, Broad Creek Hundred, $66,500 • 01/24/07, Harry MacCartney to John M. Laviola, Lot No. 38, Lands of Gene R. Littleton and Associates, Town of Bridgeville, parcel, Nanticoke Hundred, $75,000 • 01/24/07, John M. Laviola to Debra L. James, Grace F. James, and Katherine M. James, Lot No. 17, Morning Side Village, Town of Bridgeville, Nanticoke Hundred, $91,500 • 01/22/07, Antonio and Rosa Carrannante to Jerry D. and Cathy M. Vaught, Lot Nos. 64-65, Green

Acres, subdivision, Seaford Hundred, $132,000 • 03/24/06, Alonzo R. Kieffer, V a/k/a Alonzo R. Kieffer to Michael Russell and Matthew Johnson, Unit No. 3, The Pines, Town of Seaford, condos, Seaford Hundred, $101,500 • 12/29/06, Robert L. Reed, Sheriff to Tight Wad, Inc. a/k/a Tight-Wad, Inc., parcel, Broad Creek Hundred, $16,700 • 01/25/07, Newlin F. Kimmey, Sr. to William T. Collins, parcel, Town of Seaford, Seaford Hundred, $146,000 • 01/11/07, Eric D. Swanson, Sheriff of Sussex County to Eagle 2 Holdings, LLC, Lot No. 1, Town of Greenwood, parcel, Northwest Fork Hundred, $116,000 • 01/11/07, Great American Homes, Inc. to Timothy L. Conaway and Phillip C. Barton, Lot No. 109B, Lands of Great American Homes, Inc, Town of Blades, subdivision, Broad Creek Hundred, $134,990 • 01/19/07, James Olson to Glen V. Breeding,Jr., Lot No. 5, Wheatley Farms, subdivision, Northwest Fork Hundred, $159,900 • 01/29/07, Marion L. Burke and Marcia Burke Anderson to Michael P. and Robbin S. Workman, Parcel B, Lands of Marion L. Burke, subdivision, Nanticoke Hundred, $75,000 • 01/26/07, Jeffrey T. Wheatley to Robert L. and Mandy L. Wilson, parcel, Northwest Fork Hundred, $50,000 • 01/22/07, Citizens Bank to Bonnie Lou Hudson Messick, parcel, Nanticoke Hundred, $60,257.75 • 01/22/07, Citizens Bank to Everett H. and Bonnie H. Messick, Parcel No. 4, Nanticoke Hundred, $84,487 • 12/18/06, U.S. Home Corporation to James R. and Sherry L. Rainier, Lot No. 393, Phase II, Heritage Shores, Town of Bridgeville, subdivision, Northwest Fork Hundred, $154,900 • 01/26/07, Gertrude R. Smith to Ted H. Weaver, Lot No. 2, Lands for Gertrude R. Smith, subdivision, Broad Creek Hundred, $86,000 • 01/25/07, AAM, L.L.C. to B and B Realty, LLC, Section II, Lot Nos. 2-5, Parcel IA, Mullen Commercial Park, Town of Seaford, parcels, Seaford Hundred, $475,000

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Health A missed diagnosis can occur

By Anthony Policastro, M.D When patients go to see physicians, they have a list of symptoms. The symptoms that they tell the physician are part of what we call the history of the present illness.

We use those symptoms to start classifying the problem. Any patient can present with any illness. The role of the physician is to narrow down the possibilities.

The way to do that is by getting a complete history of the present illness.

Each symptom will remove a list of possible problems.

The more information that is obtained, the more refined the list becomes.

What may begin as thousands of possible diagnoses quickly drops to a few dozen. This is based upon the first few questions that are asked.

Then more questions are asked about those particular possibilities.

That will then narrow the number to a relative few possible diagnoses. Once those few things are in mind, the next step is to do a physical exam. The exam will specifically look at the differences between those diagnoses.

At the end of the evaluation, there should be just one diagnosis left. That is often the case.

However, it is not always the case.

Sometimes, there is more than one possibility. In that instance the physician has to choose.

That may involve deciding on further tests. It may result in trying medication to see if things improve.

Unfortunately, the history and physical exam do not always give the answer. Patients often expect perfection in diagnosis from their physicians.

That is just not always possible.

Sometimes illnesses change over time.

That makes it easier for the next physician to make a diagnosis that may not have been obvious to the first physician.

The patient then thinks that the first physician did something wrong. That is not necessarily true. This kind of expectation is something that I see frequently as a member of the State Board of Medical Practice.

Physicians are accused of incompetence because they do not initially make the correct diagnosis. Incompetence has nothing to do with it. Sometimes it is not that easy

to do. For example, pediatricians often see children with ear pain. The child may claim that his/her ear hurts.

There may be a fever. There may be a runny nose. The ear will look abnormal.

The diagnosis of ear infection is an easy one.

However, sometimes the ear pain is all that occurs. There is no fever. There is no runny nose. The ear looks normal. This means that there may be another cause.

The nerve that goes to the ear also goes to other parts of the face. When it is activated, the patient senses ear pain. That is true even if the pain is in a different part of the face. The pain may be caused by a swollen lymph node under the ear. It may be caused by a dental problem.

If may be caused by T-M joint problems in front of the ear. It may be caused by sinus problems. These other problems are not always obvious on exam. Therefore, it is a lot easier when the ear is infected.

The history of present illness and physical exam are important. However, they are not always 100 percent on target. That is why there are sometimes missed diagnoses.

Volunteer Orientation Day planned for Delaware Hospice Care for yourself and others.

An orientation day for new Delaware Hospice volunteers in Sussex County will be held in August.

Delaware Hospice has served patients and families in Delaware as the only non-profit hospice in Delaware for nearly 25 years.

Those interested in being part of Delaware Hospice home care teams will find that patient care training includes valuable healthcare information.

Others who choose to help out in the office, with medical records, bereavement support, or fundraising will appreciate the convenience of flexible hours which suit their schedules.

Delaware Hospice volunteers receive ongoing in-service training and support.

For more information on training times and locations, contact Mary Costello at 856-7717, or email: mcostello@delawarehospice.org.

Since 1982, Delaware Hospice has provided care and support to 26,000 patients and their families. For more information about Delaware Hospice, call 800-838-9800 or visit www.delawarehospice.org

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What’s in a Number?

by John Hollis

Director, Community Relations Nemours Health and Prevention Services

GROWING UP HEALTHY

In recent years, with the influx of childhood obesity in the United ...your doctor can talk to States teetering on the edge of a nayou about your child’s tional epidemic, a certain number has been gaining increased attenBMI range, what it tion: the Body Mass Index or BMI. BMI is a calculation that uses means, and what you height and weight as a ratio to indishould do about it. cate how much body fat a person carries. Health professionals use BMI in children to determine how Still, BMI is not a perfect science. It is appropriate a child’s score is for a certain common for a child’s natural growth patheight, weight, age, and gender. tern, including puberty, to cause BMI to Most doctors and researchers consider rise with rapid muscle growth and weight this a good way to look at a child’s weight gain. Moreover, a child may have a natuand make decisions about a healthy path rally high BMI because of a large body forward. Therefore, BMI is helpful for frame or a lot of muscle, neither of which health professionals, schools, and other indicates excess fat. public health organizations, as a screening For example, if you were to calculate tool.

Michael Jordan’s BMI during the height of Schools in Delaware are now piloting his playing career, you would find his an effort to identify children who are ponumber somewhere around 25, classifying tentially overweight or obese and sending him as overweight! this information home to families.

In any case, your doctor can talk to you Using a common assessment known as about your child’s BMI range, what it the FitnessGram, families are able to learn means, and what you should do about it. about their child’s fitness as well as BMI Furthermore, it is important not to focus and take this information to their physician on an individual BMI number at one point to identify ways to make positive changes. in time.

Clinicians can help the family manage and Rather, the real value of BMI measuremonitor their child’s weight and potentially ments lies in viewing them as a pattern or head off an unhealthy future by instilling trend over time and understanding the changes in eating and physical activity health risks associated with being “above habits. the curve.”

Harry A Lehman III, M.D., F.A.A.P. Pediatrics 411 N. Shipley & Spruce St., Seaford, Delaware

(302) 629-5050 Dr. Lehman and his staff are proud to announce the most recent addition to the practice,

Judith Lorenz, CRNP! Judy will begin her practice with us in mid-September.

She brings with her years of experience treating infants and children with special interest in Asthma and ADHD. We look forward to her assistance with managing the established patients as well as newborn infants this fall.

Member of: The American Academy of Pediatrics, The Medical Society of Delaware, & The American Medical Assoc.

Hospital campuses now smoke free

By Thanksgiving, all five Delaware Health and Social Services long term care hospital campuses will have banned smoking from their grounds. No smoking, anywhere -- not even while sitting in your car.

Starting on the date of the Great American Smokeout, Nov. 15, the campuses of Stockley Center in Georgetown; Herman Holloway, Sr. in New Castle; Governor Bacon Health Center in Delaware City; Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill in Smyrna (including the Public Health Laboratory); and Emily P. Bissell Hospital in Wilmington will ban smoking on hospital property. Employees and visitors are currently permitted to smoke in designated outdoor areas.

"A growing number of hospitals are eliminating outdoor smoking areas because they see tobacco use as at odds with their mission to heal patients,” explained Vince Meconi, secretary, Delaware Health and Social Services.

About three-quarters of the 4,800 U.S. hospitals prohibit smoking on their grounds, said Rick Wade, senior vice pres-

ident for communications at the American Hospital Association. Delaware's Clean Indoor Air Act, which went into effect in 2002, prohibits smoking in all workplaces, as well as bars and restaurants.

Tobacco use is Delaware's leading cause of premature death and disability.

Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and disability in the United States.

Of the estimated 48 million U.S. adults smoking cigarettes, about half of those who continue to smoke will die from a smoke-related disease. Secondhand smoke from a parent's cigarettes increases a child's chances for middle ear problems, causes coughing and wheezing, and worsens asthma conditions.

The current Surgeon General’s Report concluded that scientific evidence indicates that there is no risk-free level of exposure to second hand smoke. Short exposures to second hand smoke can cause blood platelets to become stickier, damage the lining of blood vessels, decrease coronary flow velocity reserves, and reduce heart rate variability, potentially increasing the risk of heart attack.

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Health Briefs Prescription Cards The United Way of Delaware (UWD) has announced that nearly 12,000 free FamilyWize prescription drug discount cards are now available at pharmacies throughout Delaware to help people who do not have prescription coverage lower the cost of their medicines by an average of 20%.

Cards are also available by calling the United Way at 302573-3700 or they are available for printing online at uwde.org.

The site also lists participating pharmacies and drug prices.

Most pharmacies in Delaware accept FamilyWize prescription drug discount cards. The cards have no usage or age limits, income requirements or registration forms, and can be used immediately to reduce the cost of medicine for anyone who does not have prescription drug coverage.

The cards are being distributed free of charge, courtesy of UWD. The program is part of an in-kind donation by Membership Services Corporation of Lehigh Valley, Pa., and its partners.

"More than 105,000 Delawareans have insufficient or no prescription drug coverage," said Drew Langloh, president of United Way of Delaware.

"Healthcare costs are one of the top concerns for people in our community, and the FamilyWize discount prescription drug cards will help families who otherwise could not afford much needed prescription drugs," he added.

For more information, contact the United Way of Delaware at 302-573-3700 or visit www.uwde.org.

Diabetes Care Delaware ranks second in the nation for diabetes care, according to a federal report released in June. The State Snapshots report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides state comparisons in treatment, quality of care, and health care spending for diabetes.

Delaware ranked first in the nation for high-risk adult diabetics who had a flu shot in the past year.

Data shows that the state is closing the gap in disparities between low income Delawareans ($15,000 or less) with diabetes receiving quarterly A1C blood sugar testing compared to higher income individuals ($50,000 or more).

According to the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, nearly 53,000 Delawareans age 18 or older have been diagnosed with diabetes. If not controlled, diabetes can lead to

blindness, lower limb amputation, kidney failure, heart disease and even death.

AHRQ's annual State Snapshots is based on information from more than 30 sources, including health care facilities, government surveys and health care organizations. To access State Snapshots, visit

http://statesnapshots.ahrq.gov For more information, contact the Division of Public Health’s Diabetes Prevention and Control Program at 302-744-1020.

Carney accepts award Lt. Governor John Carney received the Robert J. Berndt Humanitarian of the Year award re-

cently from the Governor’s Advisory Council to the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. The award recognizes Lt. Governor Carney’s efforts to raise awareness about mental health issues across the state, particularly in his role as chair of the Delaware Health Care Commission.

Lt. Governor Carney has made mental health a priority for the Delaware Health Care Commission. As chair, he established the Committee on Mental Health Issues to analyze the problems associated with mental illness in Delaware and provide recommendations to improve treatment options.

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Delawareans file more than 467,000 tax returns With less than 7,000 returns left to complete, the Delaware Division of Revenue is winding down another successful tax season. The Division has received over 467,000 resident and nonresident returns, and issued more than 288,000 refunds to State of Delaware taxpayers this year.

This represents a 3 percent increase over the number of returns processed by the Division in 2006.

Over 37,000 individuals also claimed Delaware's new Earned Income Tax Credit in 2006, which was the first year Delaware taxpayers were able to take advantage of the earned income tax credit on their state returns.

"We've definitely had an increase in our workload during the 2006 tax season," Division of Revenue director, Patrick Carter, observes. "The number of people relocating or working in Delaware increases each year and the EITC program was new for us."

"We've also instituted internal controls to better ensure we're

processing tax returns correctly.

Sometimes these controls lengthen processing times," Carter says.

"About 40 percent of all State of Delaware returns undergo a manual review because of missing schedules or filing errors," Carter says.

Despite this increased workload, the number of returns awaiting completion is 3,300 less this year than at the same time a year ago. "That we've issued over 10,000 more refunds this year compared to last year is a testament to the dedication of our employees and the expanded electronic filing services we offer,"

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Items may also be mailed to Morning Star Publications, Inc., P.O. Box 1000, Seaford, DE 19973. Deadline is one week before preferred publication date.

Items are used on a first-come basis.

Carter says.

"Now we just want to process all the remaining returns and get them on their way to the taxpay-

ers as quickly as possible."

Delaware taxpayers who are awaiting a refund and are not already in contact with the

Delaware Division of Revenue are asked to call (302) 577-8200 to help expedite the issuance of their tax refund.

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Laurel Star Sports Laurel Major League softball team competes in Eastern Regionals The Laurel Major League all-star softball team is representing Delaware in Eastern Regional pool play in Albany, N.Y. The team was edged by Mid-Island, N.Y., 4-2, last Saturday before falling to Hughesville, Md., 5-0, on Sunday.

On Saturday, after four scoreless innings Laurel struck first with two runs in the top of the fifth.

Alexis Hudson reached first on an error and moved to second on a fielderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice on a ball hit by Nicole Ullman.

Bree Venables hit a double to score Hudson and Erin Johnson followed with an RBI single to score Venables.

New York took advantage of two hits and two errors in the bottom of the fifth to make the score 4-2.

Logan Green took the loss on the mound, but turned in a stellar performance, allowing four hits, striking out six, and walking one.

Ullman went 1-for-3, Venables was 1for-3 with an RBI, Erin Johnson batted 2for-3 with an RBI, and Green was 1-for-2.

Sara Ellis played an awesome defensive game at third base for the Delaware state champs.

Laurel lost to Maryland, 5-0, on Sunday morning.

Laurel first baseman Jenna Cahall prepares to make a play in the field during the District III Senior League softball championship game recently. Laurel topped Cape to advance to the Senior League World Series in Roxana which begins this Sunday.

More pictures on page 43. Photo by Mike McClure

2007 Senior League World Series schedule Aug. 5- Southwest vs. EMEA, 5:30 p.m., Ebbets field; Central vs. Canada, 5:30 p.m., Connie Mack field; East vs. District III (Laurel), 8 p.m., Ebbets field; South vs.

West, 9 p.m., Connie Mack field Aug. 6- West vs. Asia Pacific, 5:30 p.m., Ebbets field; District III (Laurel) vs. Latin America, 5:30 p.m., Connie Mack field; Canada vs. East, 8 p.m., Ebbets field; EMEA vs. South, 8 p.m., Connie Mack field Aug. 7- South vs. Southwest, 1 p.m., Ebbets field; East vs. Central, 1 p.m., Connie Mack field; Latin America vs. Canada, 3:30 p.m., Ebbets field; Asia Pacific vs. EMEA, 3:30 p.m., Connie Mack field Aug. 8- EMEA vs. West, 5:30 p.m., Ebbets field; Canada vs. District III (Laurel), 5:30 p.m., Connie Mack field; Central vs. Latin America, 8 p.m., Ebbets field; Southwest vs. Asia Pacific, 8 p.m., Connie Mack field Aug. 9- Asia Pacific vs. South, 5:30 p.m., Ebbets field; Latin America vs. East, 5:30 p.m., Connie Mack field; District III (Laurel) vs. Central, 8 p.m., Ebbets field; West vs.

Southwest, 8 p.m., Connie Mack field August 10- Pool B fifth place vs. Pool A fifth place, 2 p.m., Connie Mack field; Pool B first place vs. Pool A second place, 5:30 p.m., Ebbets field; Pool A fourth place vs. Pool B fourth place, 5:30 p.m., Connie Mack field; Pool A first place vs. Pool B second place, 8 p.m., Ebbets field; Pool B third place vs. Pool A third place, 8 p.m., Connie Mack field August 11- third place game, TBA, Connie Mack field; championship game, 2 p.m., Ebbets field

Laurel Pop Warner 2007 schedule

Delmar Pop Warner 2007 schedule

The following is the 2007 Laurel Pop Warner football schedule (subject to change): Sept. 1- Harrington at Laurel Sept. 8- Cape at Laurel Sept. 15- Laurel at Dover Sept. 22- Laurel at Sussex Central Sept. 29- Delmar at Laurel Oct. 6- Laurel at Cape Oct. 13- Wicomico at Laurel Oct. 20- Laurel at Smyrna

The following are the 2007 Delmar Pop Warner football schedule (subject to change): Sept. 1- Delmar at Milford Sept. 8- Seaford at Delmar Sept. 15- Delmar at Berlin Sept. 22- Harrington at Delmar Sept. 29- Delmar at Laurel Oct. 6- Smyrna at Delmar Oct. 13- Dover at Delmar Oct. 20- Delmar at Lower Sussex

SKILL AND DRILL- Shown (top) campers take part in an offensive line drill with instructors Eston Ennis and Anthony West during the Delmarva Skill and Drill football camp last week in Laurel. Above, Nick Munoz takes part in a running backs drill with instructor Tyler Downes during the fourth annual camp. Photos by Mike McClure

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Shown (l to r) are the Delaware Roadrunners: front- Eric Willey, Jacob Williams, Josh Gorney, Hunter Absher, Justin Troyer, Casey Zitvogel; back-coach Ed Zitvogel II, Brooks Cahall, Dylan Shockley, Jared Davis, Connor Cooper, Paul Elliott, coach Ed Gorney, and coach Ed Zitvogel. Not pictured is Jordan Stanley.

Delaware Roadrunners travel to Myrtle Beach for tournament The Delaware Roadrunners select baseball team traveled to Myrtle Beach, SC to play in a week long international baseball tournament from July 29 to August 3. This is a 16 team 13 year old tournament with teams from around the United States and Puerto Rico.

The Roadrunners are comprised of the following players from Sussex, Kent, and Caroline counties: Dylan Shockley (Laurel), Jared Davis (Federalsburg), Connor Cooper (Bethel), Paul Elliott (Laurel), Eric Willey (Seaford), Jacob Williams (Greenwood), Josh Gorney (Milford), Skip Trivits (Greenwood), Hunter Absher (Seaford), Justin Troyer (Milford), Casey Zitvogel (Bridgeville), and Jordan Stanley (Seaford).

Delaware Diamonds softball teams to hold 2008 tryouts The Delaware Diamonds girls’ fast pitch softball organization will be holding tryouts for the 2008 softball season. For specific dates and times of the tryouts please contact the following: 12 and under- Monroe Hudson- 302-245-9447 (cell), Monroe.Hudson@mchsi.com; 14 and 16 under- Dan Wright- 302-38103912 (cell), dannywright@state.de.us; 10 and 18 under- Gerald Jester- 302-856-3852 (home), plummer@dmv.com

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Shown (l to r) are the 16U Delmarva Shorebirds which recently won the USSSA World Series: front row- D.J. Long, Zach Adkins, Jonathan Sharpley, Fred Wetzelberger III, Jason Allinder, Randy Hurd, Coach Mark Cooper; back row: manager Steve Adkins, Coach Fred Wetzelberger, Paul Stortini, Nick Walls, Matt Campbell, Sean Baeder, Luis Barrientos, Tyler Bennett, coach Robert Campbell.

16U Delmarva Shorebirds win 2007 national championship The 16 and under Delmarva Shorebirds travel baseball team recently concluded their 2007 season by winning the USSSA World Series held in Kissimmee, Fla. The Shorebirds finished the World Series with a record of 7-1 and were crowned 2007 USSSA 16 and under National Champions.

Luis Barrientos (Indian River) was named tournament MVP, Tyler Bennett (Colonial Richardson) was named Most Valuable Offensive Player for the tournament, and Zach Adkins (Sussex Tech), Jason Allinder (Snow Hill), Sean Baeder (Hodgson Vo-Tech), Matt Campbell (Delmar), DJ Long (Sussex Central), Randy Hurd (Polytech), and Paul Stortini (Stephen Decatur) were named to the All-Tournament team.

The remaining Shorebird players include: Jonathan Sharpley (Broad Water Ac, Va.), Nick Walls (Colonial Richardson), and Fred Wetzelberger, III (The Hill , Pa.). The 16U Shorebirds finished the 2007 season with a 31-9 record.

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MORNING STAR • AUGUST 2 - 8, 2007

Delmar Sports Scene

By Tommy Young Since my summer hiatus, as far as the column is concerned, has come to an end, and in my last column I promised to do an article on the Delmar Railroaders’ baseball team, the sports team that kept Delmar on the local sports pages from 1945-1959 as it was the dominate local baseball team during this period, when I returned at the end of the summer, so this is supposed to be the column.

However, current has come up, and I am afraid that column will have to wait until next week because what is going on now will be old news, or at least I hope so.

The subject I am talking about is Barry Bonds and his quest for the home run record. And as all of the local sports fans know that I am one of the few Giant fans on the Shore, and it seems that people are coming out of the woodwork to ask me my thoughts about this record being broken, so here it goes once and for all.

First, it is true I have been a Giant fan since I was in elementary school and have scrapbooks that go back to the late 1930’s to prove it. Second, Barry Bonds is not in the group of my favorite Giants, so I will not get too excited about this record being broken because I think it will be broken again unlike two records that will never be broken or at least in my lifetime, and they are Joe DiMaggio’s consecutive game record in which he recorded a hit and Cal Ripken’s consecutive game streak.

As far as famous hits that have been made by Giant players, Bonds’ hit will rank below Bobby Thompson’s “shot heard around the world” that beat the Dodgers for the pennant, and Dusty Rhodes’ pinch hit home runs that were the main reason the Giants beat the Cleveland Indians four straight games to win the 1954 World Series. Incidentally, those home runs were hit off the best pitching staff in the American League.

As far as my Giant heroes in those early years, there was Carl Hubbell, a left-handed pitcher who was the number one pitcher in the 1930’s and accomplished a feat that will probably never be repeated when he struck out five of the best American League hitters in succession in the 1934 All-Star game.

Then, as far as hitters are concerned,

there was Mel Ott who led the league in home runs, not bad for a guy who stood 5 feet 8 inches and weighed 160 pounds.

And then there was Bill Terry, Giant first baseman and later a manager of the team, who was the last man to hit over .400 in the National League.

Now, maybe you can understand why breaking this record even by a Giant doesn’t mean as much to me as hits that make your team pennant winners or world champions.

Then came Willie Mays, one of the best outfielders who ever played the game, along with a group of good players led by Willie McCovey, Monty Irwin, and Alvin Dark, along with a better than average pitching staff that gave this New York ball club one of their most successful two decades of their team history.

And the best part of it all, you never saw any of these players’ names in the paper for doing anything that they were not supposed to be doing.

The bad news came in 1958 when the Giants and Dodgers moved to the west coast and things were not the same for Dodger or Giant fans, but when you have been with a team for so long, what are you going to do? It’s too late to change teams, as your interest isn’t like it used to be; however, one good thing did come out of it for me. I met and became good friends with Will Clark who I found to be a gentleman and a person who gave 100 percent to the game.

So, you can add Willie Mays and Will Clark to the other old timers I have mentioned as their performances are way ahead of this home run race.

ASSISTS AND ERRORS- I just want to congratulate Delmar High Senior Matt Campbell who pitched and played shortstop on the USSS 16-U Eastern Shore team which recently traveled to Florida and won the USS-16-U World Series. His father, Robert Campbell, was one of the coaches.

In another week or so, he will be trading his baseball uniform in for a football uniform because the Wildcats will be looking for another title.

Incidentally, Matt made the All-Tournament team, which was quite an honor considering the number of teams that were there.

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Sussex West Patriots fall to DelVets, Newark in American Legion baseball The Post 6 Sussex West Patriots hitting woes continued in a game with DelVets Post 1 in American Legion action Saturday.

Jeff Taylor and Jordan Johnson had the Patriots’ only hits.

Down 3-0, the Patriots scored a pair of runs in the fourth inning when Chad Sturgeon drew a walk with the bases loaded and Eric Sharff, running for Jordan Johnson (single) came home on a wild pitch.

DelVets scored two in the second and one in the fourth before adding a pair of runs in the seventh to seal the 5-2 win.

Matt Dodson [0-2] took the loss despite striking out five. The loss drops the Pats to 9-16 with six games left to play.

Sussex West fell to Newark, 12-0, in five innings last Wednesday. Newark’s Matt Hardin only allowed five Patriots on base in the no-hitter.

Garrett Eskridge walked and stole second in the first; Matt Parker was hit by pitch and stole second in the bottom of the second; and Dustin Richards was hit by a pitch and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Taylor before Lance Kelley drew a walk.

The Delaware American Legion Baseball State Tournament starts August 4, with games in Dover at both Wesley College and Delaware State University. See next week’s Star for more on this.

Patriot shortstop Lance Kelley catches a popup during his team’s home loss last week. Photo by Mike McClure

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Pick up registration forms at Laurel Wesleyan Church 30186 Seaford Hwy, Laurel, De 19956 Sussex West shortstop Taylor Jones applies the tag after taking a throw from catcher Chad Sturgeon by a Newark runner on a stolen base attempt during American Legion baseball action last week. Photo by Mike McClure

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MORNING STAR • AUGUST 2 - 8, 2007

A view from the cheap seats

By Mike McClure, Star Sports Editor A number of local athletes have accomplished some pretty impressive feats recently.

A pair of Laurel High grads are currently on pay per view with a growing professional wrestling league, a Sussex Tech grad with Laurel ties received a prestigious national honor, and a pair of Laurel residents are pursuing their dreams of playing professional sports.

As Ring of Honor Wrestling tag team champs the Briscoe Brothers (Laurel graduates Jamin and Mark Pugh) have been to some pretty interesting places this year including a recent stint in Japan.

The two brothers are currently being featured on the Respect is Earned pay per view on Dish Network,TVN, and Comcast Indemand started July 20. That match was taped in May and will be on pay per view until September when another match (taped in Chicago) will be available for two months.

Jamin (class of 2002) and Mark (2003) spent January in Japan and were in England in March. They recently returned from Japan were they had two Ring of Honor Shows in two days.

The Pughs started wrestling when they were still in high school. At 16 Mark became the youngest American wrestler to tour Japan while Jamin (or Jay as he is known as on tour) first toured Japan when he was 17.

The Briscoe Brothers, who also wrestle in the FIP league in Florida, were wrestling with independent

leagues in New England when they were approached about wrestling for Ring of Honor. Jamin wrestled in the league’s first show in 2001. Now Ring of Honor, like TNA and WWE, is no longer an independent wrestling organization.

Mark and Jay wrestle almost every weekend, leaving their home in Laurel on Friday, and returning on Sunday.

They are the sons of Mike and Jana Pugh.

First from the First State- Sussex Tech grad Brittany Joseph of Laurel became the first Delaware player to be named as a Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American. Joseph (2B) and teammate Hope Cornell (OF) were each named first team all-region.

Players named first team all-region are considered for All-American status and Brittany became the first from the first state to receive this prestigious honor, which was started in 1993.

Joseph and Cornell helped lead the Ravens to a state title this year, their senior year at Sussex Tech.

Quick hits- Laurel resident Mike James recently continued his quest to make it to the NFL by taking part in a combine in New Orleans. See a future issue of the Star for more on this.

Laurel High grad Shawn Phillips continues to excel in the Frontier League. As of Monday he was first in the league in strikeouts and fourth in ERA.

Shawn Phillips wins one of two games Laurel grad Shawn Phillips moved to 5-2 with a win over the Slippery Rock Sliders last Wednesday. Phillips, who pitches for the Windy City ThunderBolts of the independent Frontier League, also got a no decision against the Sliders on Monday, July 30.

Phillips allowed no runs and four hits while striking out eight and walking none in seven innings in Wednesday’s 16-0 win. He allowed three earned runs on seven hits and struck out six on Monday.

Phillips is now 5-2 with a 2.26 ERA (fourth in the league) in 13 games started. He has a league best 69 strikeouts in 83.2 innings with just seven walks.

Star sports section has a new e-mail address Got sports? Send your sports scores, photos, and press releases to the Star’s new sports e-mail address: sports@mspublications.com.

You can also send a fax to 302-629-9243. Call sports editor Mike McClure at 302-629-9788 with any questions.

FOOTBALL TIME- Local football players warm up prior to the start of the Delmarva Skill and Drill football camp last week in Laurel. Over 50 kids took part in the fourth annual camp which took place at Laurel High School. Laurel varsity football head coach Ed Manlove is the camp’s director. Below, young quarterbacks take part in a drill. Delmar High assistant coach Mark Quillin served as the quarterback drill instructor. Photos by Mike McClure

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Laurelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Yasmin Davis, top, slides home during District III Senior League softball play recently. Laurel third baseman Jenna Allen prepares to throw to first as shortstop Brooke Evans backs up the play during a District III game. The District III champs begin World Series play starting this weekend at the Lower Sussex Little League complex in Roxana.

Photos by Mike McClure

Laurel Senior League pitcher Stephanie Wheatley delivers a pitch during the District III Senior League tournament. Wheatley and the Laurel stars will represent Sussex County in the World Series starting this Sunday in Roxana. Photo by Mike McClure

Good luck to the Laurel Senior League softball team which begins play in the Senior League World Series this weekend. Catch all the action, only in the Laurel Star.

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MORNING STAR • AUGUST 2 - 8, 2007

Sussex Tech named DIAA state champion in sportsmanship The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) Sportsmanship Committee has selected seven schools as recipients of the 2006-07 state champions in sportsmanship award. This is the highest honor for sportsmanship that can be bestowed on any of the 93 member schools of DIAA. The schools are: Sussex Tech High School, William Penn High School, Hodgson Vo-Tech High School, A.I. DuPont High School, Tower Hill School, Concord High School, and Wilmington Christian School.

“Winning this prestigious honor means the schools selected have made a concerted, top down effort to incorporate sportsmanship in the culture of their school,” said Kevin Charles, executive director of DIAA. “It is written into their mission statement, is critical to their code of conduct and is communicated as an expectation at all levels from the administration to the faculty, the coaches, the students, the parents and spectators.”

“These schools have created a sportsmanship committee which not only deals with negative incidents in their schools, but more importantly approaches sportsmanship in a holistic, proactive manner,” said Secretary of Education Valerie A. Woodruff. “When handled in this manner, sportsmanship becomes not only an expectation, but becomes embedded in the school culture.”

Fourth Annual Seaford Play Day will be held August 25

Shown (r to l) are the top nine finishers in the Ladies Golf Association’s July Jamboree: first row- Jenny Davis, Pat Shannon, Delores Slatcher; second row- Marilyn Simpler, Joyce Allen, Shirley Ellis; third row- Kathy Boyd, Judy Griffith, and Mellie Kinnaman.

Ladies Golf Association holds July Jamboree at SGCC The Ladies Golf Association recently held its July Jamboree at the Seaford Golf and Country Club. The winners are: champion- Jenny Davis, second place- Pat Shannon, third place- Delores Slatcher, fourth place- Marilyn Simpler, fifth place- Joyce Allen, sixth place- Shirley Ellis, seventh place- Kathy Boyd, eighth place- Judy Griffith, and ninth place- Mellie Kinnaman.

Delaware Storm 12U, 13U baseball tryouts to take place Tryouts for the Delaware Storm 12U and 13U baseball teams will be held the first three weekends in August (Saturday and Sunday) at 1 p.m. at the Georgetown Little League complex. The 12U team will be playing 6-10 tournaments and will also be going to Cooperstown, N.Y. The 13U team will be playing in the Word Series if it qualifies during the 2008 season.

The 16U team is also looking for serious pitchers to showcase their talent. Call Alan Shields for an appointment, 302-875-3174. Serious inquiries only. For more information on the 12U and 13U teams call 12U coaches Gary Smith (629-2237), Steve Hearn (629-3389), or Ford Verdery (628-9187) and 13U coach Jay Balback (258-3111).

In addition to the existing levels, the Lady Orioles organization is adding an 18U Gold Division. E. J. Martinez, Bill Dryden and Ashley Dryden will coach this team.

The team intends to concentrate mainly on Gold Qualifiers and College Showcases. This fall the team’s season will begin in September. The Orioles will be going to several college showcases in various states, culminating in the Early Signings Showcase in Myrtle Beach.

In the summer the Orioles intend to go to the Colorado Fireworks.

The team will go out the weekend before and play in the Colorado Stampede Tournament.

The Orioles will play in Gold Qualifiers and quality college showcases. The team wants players to try out who have the desire and drive to compete at the highest level. If fast pitch is a passion rather than just a game, if you can’t get enough fast pitch, if you work daily on your game and getting stronger, you have the desire the team wants.

This will be an exciting time as the team breaks into the 18U Gold Level and will give you who are among the best in the Maryland, Southern Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia area a chance to get your game in front of the college coaches.

Tryouts will be held Saturday, August 18 from 1-4. The rain date is Sunday, August 19 from 1-4. A second tryout will be held Saturday, August 25 from 1-4 with a rain date Sunday, August 26 from 1-4. Tryouts will be held at North County High School near Glen Burnie.

If you need further information contact EJ Martinez at oscoachej@comcast.net or Bill Dryden at billdryden1@comcast.net

NYSA soccer to hold final sign-up on August 3 NYSA will hold one more soccer sign-up on August 3 from 5-7 p.m. at the NYSA shed. If you have any questions call 629-3530.

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Twenty Four high school field hockey teams from all over Delmarva will converge on Seaford High School on Saturday August 25 to compete in the school’s fourth annual Play Day event. Games will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m. at the Seaford High School athletic complex on Virginia Avenue. The day long event will feature 72 games on six different fields. Each team will face six different opponents.

Admission to the games is free to all spectators and concessions will be available.

Spectators can expect to see some of the best girls’ field hockey teams in Delaware and Maryland compete in head to head competition in what has become one of the best downstate pre-season field hockey events. Each squad will be bringing their All-State and All-Conference players to participate.

This year’s event includes nine upstate Delaware teams (A. I. Dupont, Brandywine, Caesar Rodney, Campus Community, Concord, Dover High, St. Mark’s, Mt. Pleasant, St. Thomas More Academy) and six teams from the Eastern Shore of Maryland (Easton, Kent County, Kent Island, North Caroline, Queen Anne Co., Stephen Decatur).

From Southern Delaware nine teams are entered (Cape Henlopen, Indian River, Lake Forest, Laurel, Milford, Sussex Tech, Woodbridge, and Seaford 1 and 2).

Play Day is hosted by the Seaford High School Field Hockey Boosters and all proceeds from this event are used to support Seaford girls’ field hockey. Information on all of the Seaford School District Athletic Programs can be found at http://www.seaford.k12.de.us/athletics/info.htm. Information on all that Seaford has to offer can be found at http://www.seafordde.com.Questions, contact the 2007 Seaford Hockey Boosters at sfdHockeyPlayday@aol.com.

NYSA Kinder Kicks soccer camp starts August 11 Nanticoke Youth Soccer Association (NYSA) will be holding their kinder kicks camp on the following dates: August 11- 9-11 a.m.; August 13- 6:30-8 p.m.; August 14- 6:30-8 p.m. The cost of the camp, which is for four to six year olds, is $5. Any questions call 629-3530.

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Star Sports Calendar Sussex County Sports Foundation to host baseball, softball tourneys- The Sussex County Sports Foundation will be hosting baseball and softball tournaments. The baseball tournament will be held on August 4-5 and the cost is $400 per team with a four game guarantee. Team ages of 8U-16U are invited to attend. This event is CABA Baseball Sanctioned. All teams are invited.

The softball tournament will be held September 1-2 for ages 10U-18U and the cost is $400 for a four game guarantee. It is USSSA Sanctioned. Please visit the website for more information at www.sussexcountysportsfoundation.com or call 302-644-7777. The tournaments are held in Laurel. The Sussex County Sports Foundation is a non-profit organization helping the youth of Sussex County.

SDR signups taking place- Signups are going on now for the following Seaford Department of Recreation programs: Youth Tackle Football- ages 7-13, the cost is $ 30 and includes a physical; NFL Youth Flag Football- ages 6-14, the cost is $ 20; Youth Cheerleading- ages 7-14, the Cost is $40 and cheerleaders keep their uniforms; Youth Field Hockey- ages 8-12, the cost is $20 and includes a t-shirt. Call 629-6809 for more information or come by the office to sign up.

Sussex County Sports Foundation to host Fall baseball, softball- The Sussex County Sports Foundation will be hosting Fall Ball for Baseball and Softball Teams.

Teams will alternate play every other Sunday at the Laurel Little League complex.

Teams ages will be 9U-18U. Registration is $40.00 per player on each roster. Registration includes a Fall Ball shirt. Registrants can register as a team or as an individual and individuals will be placed on a team according to age.

Play will start on September 9 and continue thru November 4. There will be two games per Sunday. For more information call 302-644-7777 or visit www.scsportsfoundation.com. Registrants will be taken on a first come basis.

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Woodbridge Little League to hold Fall baseball signups Woodbridge Little League will be holding sign-ups for its Fall baseball program on Sunday Aug. 5 from 4-6 p.m. at the Greenwood Little League Field. Registration is open to boys ages 8-12. There will be a Minor League division for ages 8-10 and a Major League Division for ages 11-12. If your child played as league age 7 this year and is now 8, they are eligible to play in the Minor Division. If your child played as league age 12 this year and has now turned 13, they are still eligible to play in the Major Division.

The season will run from approximately Sept. 7 - Oct. 21. Teams are scheduled for two games per week and all games are scheduled for either Friday or Saturday evenings or Sunday afternoon. The registration fee is $25 for one child, $45 for two children or $60 for three or more children living in the same household.

Players from all leagues and towns are invited to play. First time Fall Ball registrants need to bring an original birth certificate with them. Over the past four years the league’s Fall Ball program has served over 600 players from every baseball town in Sussex County’s District III as well as players from Milford, Harrington and Felton in Delaware and Delmar, Preston, Federalsburg and Ridgely in Maryland.

For more information or if you are not able to attend the sign-ups on Aug. 5, please give Jose Vazquez a call at (302) 249-3655 to receive a registration form by mail. If there is no answer please leave a message.

Seaford Department of Recreation is looking for adult teams Teams that wish to enter the Seaford Department of Recreation’s Men’s Fall SloPitch, Women’s Fall Volleyball, Co-ed Fall Volleyball, or Men’s Fall Flag Football league can call the office for more information at 629-6809.

Shown, top, low net winners in the Pretty in Pink Tournament were better ball of partners SG&CC member Janet Brown and guest Carol Jarom with a score of 27. Placing first low gross with a better ball of partners score of 46 were SG&CC member Charlotte Samans and guest Barbara Singel.

SGCC Nine-Hole Association raises over $4,000 The Seaford Golf and Country Club’s (SGCC) Nine-Hole Association’s Pretty in Pink Tournament was held July 26 and raised over $4,000 to benefit cancer research. Charlotte Samans and Barbara Singel were first low gross and Janet Brown and Carol Jarom were first low net. Additional winners: Net: second- Rene Arnett and Marge Sturm; third- Dolores Slatcher and June Merritt; fourth Nancy Harper and Eleonor Polen.

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MORNING STAR • AUGUST 2 - 8, 2007

Education Safe Kids Day will focus on ways to prevent injuries in summer, ‘trauma season’

SERIOUS SCIENCE - Above, Seth Whaley, left, and Greg Price, both from Laurel, work on an experiment recently during the Biotechnology/Pathways to the Future kids camp at Delaware Technical & Community College, Georgetown. The camp is part of the Kids on Campus summer program at the college.

Below, Erin Niblett, left, and Heather Walls, both from Seaford, check out their experiment the week of July 23-27 during the camp. For more information on this year’s Kids on Campus program, call the school’s Corporate and Community Programs at 302-854-6966.

Education briefs Preschool accepting registrations Mount Olivet Preschool, Seaford, is accepting registration for its fall program for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds starting Aug. 29. This preschool program runs three mornings a week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Applications are available in the church office Tuesday through Friday during the summer.

The church is on High Street, Seaford.

For details, call 249-8414.

Area students graduate from SU Seven Sussex County residents recently

graduated from Salisbury University, Salisbury, Md. They were among the 1,255 graduates who received 1,195 bachelor’s and 114 master’s degrees at the spring commencement ceremonies held at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center.

Delmar - Erin Budd, M.Ed.; and James Stewart, B.S., computer science.

Millsboro - Stephanie Parker, M.B.A.; and Thomas Walsh, B.A., interdisciplinary studies.

Seaford - Michael Baker, B.A., history; and Nicholas Dunk, B.S., physical education.

Lewes - Andrew Freeman, B.S., exercise science.

Children will be the VIPs at this year’s Sussex County Safe Kids Day. The theme for this injury prevention exhibition is “Make It a Safe Kids Summer.”

The efforts of several exhibits and activities will be to inform and teach parents and children about the ways to stay safe during the summer and throughout the year.

The program identifies risks associated with popular summer activities and the escalating number of recreational and sports-related injuries.

Parents and children think of summer as the season for fun and relaxation, but emergency room doctors know it as “trauma season.” In fact, children will be rushed to the emergency room nearly 3 million times this summer.

To help kids learn to play safe, the 2007 Sussex County Safe Kids Day will include focused exhibits and activities on bicycles, motor vehicles, water safety, fire safety, pedestrian safety, avoiding drugs

and alcohol and the many other activities that can lead to injuries.

Safe Kids Sussex County, in cooperation with Sussex Tech High School and many other partners and sponsors, helps deliver this event. Sussex County Safe Kids Day will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 8, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Sussex Technical High School athletic complex on U.S. 9, between Georgetown and Laurel.

This event focused on childhood injury prevention will include many interactive exhibitors and demonstrations, as well as costumed characters, a petting zoo and entertainment.

For more information about Safe Kids Day, contact Mike Love, Safe Kids Day chairman, at the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension 8562585, ext. 583.

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On a hot summer day, nothing’s cooler than a cucumber When it comes to cooking dinner on a hot summer evening, it’s ORETTA NORR all about keeping things cool. It’s about not needing the oven to prepare the main course, and about finding refreshing dishes to serve.

At about 96 percent water, a cucumber provides the culinary equivalent of a plunge into a cool, crisp and clean pool. As they’re cholesterol free and very low in calories, fat and salt but also contain important vitamins and minercucumbers that’s well worth the effort for als (Vitamin A, calcium and potassium, making any salad you use them in much e.g.), cucumbers can be a healthy addition more appealing and tasty. to your summer table.

Preparation: Peel, halve lengthwise, When selecting cucumbers in the store, and scoop seeds from three medium cuavoid any with shriveled or soft spots and cumbers (about 8 ounces each). Stack the choose those with smooth skins and good halves flat side down; slice diagonally 1/4 shapes. A thin coat of so-called “edible inch thick. Toss with 1 tablespoon salt in a wax” is often sprayed on the skins to keep strainer or colander and set over a bowl; the cucumbers fresh. I don’t know anyweigh them down with a water-filled onebody who likes eating this waxy coating. gallon-sized zipper locked freezer bag, If you’re lucky enough to get your hands sealed tight. Drain for at least 1 hour, and on homegrown cukes, by all means leave the skin on. You can refrigerate cucumbers up to 3 hours. You’ll be amazed at how unwashed in plastic bags for about a week. much water you’ll draw out. Transfer to a If unwaxed, they lose their moisture easily, medium bowl and reserve for future use. so wrap them tightly in plastic.

Sesame Lemon Cucumber Salad One of the down sides of preparing cuServes 4 cumbers ahead of time is that they get 1/4 cup rice vinegar tired of hanging around and become list1 tablespoon juice from 1 small lemon less. Very often, the cucumber salads we 2 tablespoons Asian sesame oil encounter are watery and somewhat taste2 teaspoons sugar less.

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Sweet and Tart Cucumber Salad Serves 4. This salad tastes great with grilled salmon or chicken 1/2 cup rice vinegar 2 and 1/2 tablespoons sugar 3 medium cucumbers, sliced, salted and drained (see directions above) 1/2 medium red onion, sliced very thin 2 small jalapeno chilies, seeded and minced (or more, to taste) Bring 2/3 cup water and vinegar to boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in sugar to dissolve, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Cool to room temperature.

Meanwhile, mix cucumbers, onions and jalapenos in a medium bowl. Pour dressing over cucumber mixture; toss to coat. Serve chilled.

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Add cucumbers; toss to coat. Serve chilled, adjusting seasonings if necessary.

Creamy Dill Cucumber Salad Serves 4 1 cup sour cream 3 tablespoons cider vinegar 1 teaspoon sugar 1/4 cup minced fresh dill Salt and ground black pepper 3 medium cucumbers, sliced, salted and drained (see directions above) 1/2 medium red onion, sliced very thin, salted and drained with cucumbers Whisk first four ingredients, and salt and pepper to taste, in a medium bowl.

Add cucumbers and onion; toss to coat.

Serve chilled adjusting seasonings if necessary.

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Remembering fresh foods from the past brings a smile Several months ago, I received an interesting letter from Jim Elliott, one of the sons of the late Dr. Roscoe Elliott. Dr. Elliott was a fixture here in Laurel and his practice took place from his home at Eighth and West streets. Later on his son, Dr. Joseph Elliott, would join him. The two men were known as Dr. Roscoe and Dr. Joe. No last name was necessary.

Dr. Roscoe was the primary town doctor and Milford’s was the only Delaware hospital in this area. Nanticoke Memorial Hospital was just a dream in the minds of people who envisioned a hospital some day in Seaford.

Jim Elliott served in the Army Air Corps long before this unit became the Air Corps. He has always been proud to be from Laurel, Del. His letter talked about beaten biscuits and how he and brother, Joe (7 and 9 at the time), would go to their Aunt Lola’s on Saturday mornings to help beat the dough. Miss Lola cooked the biscuits in an old cook stove, as did most other cooks of the time. On Sundays, Jim wrote, he and brother Joe would eat homemade ice cream Aunt Lola also made each Saturday.

Jim also told about the milk his family bought from Jim and Mary Cordrey. For lots of years Mary Cordrey operated a grocery store on Sixth Street. A brick building replaced the old grocery store some time ago and is now a church.

Miss Mary’s store brings back lots of memories, too. We became customers at her store when we moved to Laurel in the early ’50s and to say the store was unique would be an understatement.

Jim Elliott wrote that several quarts of milk were delivered to the Elliott home each week. Mr. Jim Cordrey had a dairy barn and delivered fresh milk to many homes in Laurel. Non-pasteurized, it was just plain, raw milk, something that is unheard of these days. According to Jim, his father, brothers John Roscoe and Joe and he drank the raw milk and never got sick from it. The Board of Health would go into a fit nowadays if they heard of anyone drinking raw milk!

Dale Marvil’s mother also made beaten biscuits and each Saturday we were fortunate enough to be on her list of customers.

We bought a dozen beaten biscuits for 25 cents. We would be at her doorstep at Sixth and West early Saturday morning to pick

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Mrs. Marvil also used a wood cook stove. Her little kitchen was the hottest place in town but she never complained.

These were the days before air conditioning was available to the average home and she wouldn’t consider even using a floor fan - it would create an air that would have an effect on the oven!

At Mary Cordrey’s store you could purchase a single egg if that was all you needed. She had a huge supply of various penny candies, wonderful cakes made from scratch by Mrs. Marie McGee and boxes of salt mackerel (something many in today’s world have never heard of, let alone tasted). She also sold dried fish. I believe it was codfish. You could purchase as many as you wanted. For a long while Chuck would purchase this fish from Miss Mary, then I would soak the salt out and mix it with fresh, hot mashed potatoes and make fish cakes. We had the fish cakes, stewed tomatoes (the product of Chuck’s super-sized garden which I had canned), and green beans — this was a Friday night meal. Of course, hot biscuits completed the meal.

My dad loved salt mackerel and Mother cooked them every Sunday morning. Of course, the aroma permeated the entire house, but that didn’t matter. That odor would be gone by mid-day.

Raw milk fresh from the dairy, homemade butter, beaten biscuits, Miss Marie’s cakes (banana and coconut were favorites), salt mackerel and codfish cakes are things from the past. They are no longer the norm. But remembering them brings a great big smile.

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Doing the Towns Together LAUREL AND DELMAR SOCIALS SARAH MARIE TRIVITS • 875-3672 I seriously doubt if the three classmate fellows whose birthdays I wrote about last week graduated in ‘07, as the paper stated.

All three have children and two have a grandchild each. So seriously, folks, they graduated in 1977 from Laurel high and I hereby offer apologies to Truitt, Adams and Trivits for the boo-boo.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McAvoy of Baltimore are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter, Molly Catherine, on Sunday, July 22, at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center. At birth she weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and she was welcomed home by her two brothers, Liam and Wyatt. Mrs. McAvoy is the former Katie Wright of Laurel and the happy new grandparents are Tom and Mona Wright.

Congratulations to Bill and Becky Brittingham of Delmar on the birth of a grandson, Griffin Casher Lane. Born on July 27, 2007, he is the son of Kim and Derek Lane of Wynantskill, N.Y. On Aug. 3, the Lunch Bunch group of Red Hat Ladies of Laurel will have 16 charter members honored at a luncheon at Heritage Shores in Bridgeville. On Aug. 11, members will hold their monthly breakfast at the Dutch Inn. On Aug. 28, they will lunch in Salisbury at Panera’s, following which they will present some musical entertainment at the John B. Parsons Assisted Living Facility and will be joined in the program by Charlie Haddock, one of Laurel’s outstanding talents.

Hazel Baker is the birthday celebrant for the month of August, the only one for this month.

A little aside here which may be of interest: The Lunch Bunch is celebrating its third anniversary and Karen Hitch reminded me that when the group started she called and asked me to put something in this column concerning its beginning. After I put in the notice about it with her name and phone number, 20 ladies presented themselves that first day and they’re still going strong.

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Gainsville, Va., and two grandchildren, Hunter and Savannah, spent last weekend visiting relatives in Bethel and Laurel.

The Laurel Historical Society held its monthly board meeting at the Cook House on July 23. The society is busy preparing for its annual event, basket bingo, which will be held on Aug. 28. Members are also making big plans for the society’s 30th anniversary in October, which will be a twoday event. Some of the current, active members will be asked to volunteer for some committee work to help pull this celebration together and to make it a success. To volunteer you may call anyone on the board or call me and I will pass the word along to those in charge.

Another Laurel Red Hat group, the Bonnets and Boas, joined other ladies in red on July 19 at the CHEER Center in Georgetown, with 19 attending for the annual gala for luncheon, fashion show and entertainment.

For all members of the Laurel Alumni Association banquet committee, this is a reminder that there will be a most important meeting on Aug. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Carolyn Calio’s home. Plan to attend.

We express our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Douglas Laird Brown and John Herman Peigh.

We continue with prayers, always for our service men and women, and for those here at home who are ill: Philip Lowe, Joe Hitchens, Mary Farrelly, Jean Henry, Richard Cordrey, Terry Layton, Steve Trivits, Marie Adams, Donald Layton Sr., Hattie Puckham, Derrick Henry, Martha Windsor and Linda Absher Happy August birthday wishes to: Nancy Chenoweth on Aug. 1; Mary Bolden, Aug. 2; Hazel Baker, Aug. 3; Evelyn Passwaters, Aug. 5; Virginia Ford and Irene Hastings, Aug. 6; Isabell M. Bell and Gloria Lowe, Aug. 8; and Gail Tilio, Aug. 10.

“I am not afraid of tomorrow for I have seen yesterday and I love today.”

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Correcting an oversight Concerns for sportsmen

This week I need to correct an oversight. A week ago I mentioned RYANT ICHARDSON that the 153rd Military Police Co. will introduce the Sugarland band The Smoots’ son at the Delaware State Fair via satellite. Sergeant Scott Smoot of arrived at Nanticoke Seaford is part of that unit.

I mentioned, too, that his father, Memorial Hospital in Scott, and his stepmother, SuzanSeaford at 8:31 p.m. nah, live in Seaford.

I neglected to mention that his on June 25. wife also lives in Seaford. In a front page article in the Star in June we told the story of Sgt. Smoot being School Supplies called to active duty for a second tour in Ruth M. Rhoades is coordinating the the Middle East. (In September of 2002, annual campaign to collect school supplies Smoot was stationed in Saudi Arabia when for needy students. She started this local the first bombs were dropped on the city project through her church, St. John’s of Baghdad at the beginning of Operation United Methodist in Seaford, after moving Iraqi Freedom. Smoot remained in Saudi here about seven years ago.

Arabia until May of 2003, when he reOther churches have joined in the effort turned to the United States.) including Gethsemane United Methodist We mentioned that his wife, Heather, and Christ Lutheran. The Seaford Loyal was expecting to give birth in a couple of Order of the Moose also has pitched in to weeks. The baby arrived a few days after help. More on this effort next week. the article was published. Sgt. Smoot, who A similar effort is underway in Laurel. was training at Fort. Dix, N.J. before leav- The Laurel Police Department conducts an ing for the Middle East, was permitted to annual School Supply Drive. All items that return to Seaford for the birth. the police officers collect will be distribThe Smoots’ son arrived at Nanticoke uted to students in Laurel. To help contact Memorial Hospital in Seaford at 8:31 p.m. Police Chief Jamie Wilson at 875-2244. on June 25. Kyler Scott Smoot arrived weighing in at 7 pounds, 10 ounces and Global warming measuring 20 and one-half inches long.

While many are talking about how to The Smoots have another child, Korey reduce emissions, Richard D. Livingston Michael Smoot, who is three years old. of Seaford is doing all he can to educate Congratulations to the Smoots and the public on what they can do to help. thank you, Sgt. Smoot, for your service to See next week’s Opinion page for his latyour country. est column.

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By State Rep. Ben Ewing Starting this fall, Delaware sportsmen will begin paying a new fee to use dozens of duck blinds and deer stands on six specific State Wildlife Areas.

The $10 fee was part of House Bill 108, which was mainly intended to raise hunting license fees to cover the state’s rising operating expenses. Under the provision, hunters wishing to use a waterfowl blind or deer stand on land maintained by the Division of Fish & Wildlife will pay the daily fee.

Since the bill was passed last month, state wildlife officials have worked to craft a policy to implement the law.

Those sportsmen pursuing deer during the state’s long archery season need not worry. It will only apply to hunters during the firearms (shotgun, handgun and muzzleloader) seasons for deer.

The new policy will also only apply to the Augustine, Cedar Swamp, Woodland Beach, Little Creek, Ted Harvey and Assawoman wildlife areas.

The charge is based on the site, not the hunter. For instance, duck blinds, which can hold up to three hunters, will still cost $10 per blind.

Blinds and deer stands are often allotted to licensed hunters either through pre-season lotteries or via drawings at the wildlife area check stations in the early morning hours the day of the hunt.

Any stands left over, or which lottery winners do not show up to claim, are awarded on a first come, first served basis.

However, one very important point for sportsmen to note is that Division personnel will not accept cash or checks at these stations. Those winning a stand or blind in a lottery, or who wish show up and take their chances on getting an unclaimed stand/blind, must have a prepaid permit. The $10 permits, good for one stand/blind for per day, can be purchased at any location which sells hunting licenses. Hunters that show up without a pre-paid permit are going to find themselves unable to claim their blind or stand.

Most will agree that the Division of Fish & Wildlife was in need of additional revenue. HB 108 raised the price of Delaware’s hunting licenses, most of

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Guest Column which had not been raised in many years.

Even with the hikes, the cost of buying the necessary licenses and stamps needed to pursue game in our state still compares favorably to the prices charged elsewhere.

Deer stands and duck blinds represent a significant capital and operating expense for the agency. The waterfowl blinds, which are exposed to very adverse conditions and must be seasonally camouflaged, are especially costly to service.

It should be noted that Division of Fish & Wildlife did not propose the daily blind/stand fee. State officials had originally recommended a plan where everyone using a wildlife area – bird watchers, hunters, photographers, etc. – would have purchased a single $10 annual permit for the privilege. A similar system is practiced by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service at the Bombay Hook and Prime Hook national wildlife areas.

However, some sportsmen’s advocates worried that such a plan would have undermined the position of hunters. They maintained that non-hunters, who would have also been paying a user fee, might have demanded that the wildlife areas be managed for other activities at the expense of hunting opportunities.

That concern is understandable, but the alternative that was included in House Bill 108 is less than satisfying. It resulted in hunters paying significantly more money under a more complicated and burdensome system. I voted against HB 108 -- one of only three State Representatives to do so -- largely because of these objections.

Regrettably, we’re stuck with this fee system for the upcoming hunting season.

As soon as the General Assembly reconvenes in January, I plan to re-visit this issue. I believe the Division’s first proposal deserves further examination. I feel that the plan can be refined to address the concerns of sportsmen, while making the system more equitable and easier to administer.

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