THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2007
VOL. 12 NO. 16
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NEWS HEADLINES Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival Aug. 10-11 Starting on page 9 DROUGHT - Lt. Gov.John Carney and Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse tour farms in Sussex to assess crop damage. Page 2 POSTMASTER - Bethel has a new postmaster. Delaware native Roger Joseph, 52, has returned home from California. Page 5 GOODWILL - Goodwill Industries hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of their new retail and training center in Bridgeville. Page 6 VOLUNTEER - In 2002, this volunteer became a certified diver and is now the dive captain for the Sharptown Fire Department. Page 8 RAFFLES - The Western Sussex Democratic Club was recently ordered to cancel a fundraising raffle. Are raffles legal for anyone? Page 13 POULTRY - More money has been assigned to the poultry litter program. Page 16 A PAIR OF WINS - The District III Senior League softball team opened World Series play with a pair of wins. Pages 45, 50 EASTERN REGIONALS - The District III Big League softball team looks to advance to the World Series. Page 46
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Seaford Mayor Ed Butler performs the honors August 2 at the "board cutting" to officially open the Lowe's store at 22980 Sussex Highway, Seaford. The board cutting, a 50-year tradition of Lowe's, is the company's version of a ribbon cutting ceremony. Behind the board from left are Allan Brown, Seaford Lowe's Zone 3 manager; Danny Mills, Lowe's Seaford store manager; Mayor Butler; and Robbie Golding, operations manager for the Seaford Lowe's. Photo by Kimberly Beard
Lowe’s newest store in Delaware represents $25 million investment By Bryant L. Richardson
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The new 116,000-square-foot Lowe’s home-improvement store on U.S. 13 in Seaford is now open. The manager of the Seaford Lowe's is Danny Mills. Just 29 years old, Mills started to work for Lowe's as a customer service associate nine years ago in Lewes. He is a graduate of Milford High School and Lowe's Management Training Program. Lowe's began more than 60 years ago with one small hardware store in Wilkesboro, N.C. Now Lowe's has more than 1,350 stores in 49 states, employing more than 200,000 people across the country. “This store represents a $25 million investment for Lowe's,” Mills said. “But this store will also mean big
returns for Seaford. This Lowe's will not only meet the home improvement needs of the residents here, but it will bring a boost to the local tax base and will create approximately 175 new jobs, three-quarters of which are fulltime positions.” “We thank all the community leaders who helped make our newest plans a reality,” Mills continued. “Lowe's is committed to being a good neighbor in the communities we serve, and we look forward to being your neighbor. Mills said Lowe's is giving back to local communities as a national partner of Habitat for Humanity and underwriter of Habitat's Women Build program, as a national partner with the American Red Cross to help neighborhoods prepare for or recover from dis-
aster, and through the Lowe's Heroes employee volunteer program. Under that program employees are working with the Home Safety Council in cities across the country to make homes safer. “In addition, our Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation awards millions of dollars annually to support public education and community improvement projects,” Mills said. “For our initiatives with energy conservation and education, the EPA and Department of Energy have honored Lowe's with Energy Star honors for four consecutive years. While I know many of you may have shopped other Lowe's stores, we are excited o bring the Lowe's experience closer to home for residents.”