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News FINANCES - In this economy what is the best financial decision that a person can make? Page 2 NEW BOOK - Here’s an opportunity to help keep the memory of our local war heroes alive. Page 4 RECOVERY - Senator Carper tells the Delaware Farm Bureau recovery is coming. Page 5 BUSINESS - Seaford Council is keeping lower impact fees in place. Page 6 HEROES - Believe it or not, Delmarva has its own toymaking ‘elves’. Page 8 SCHOLARSHIPS - New public safety scholarships offered in Delaware. Page 12 LITERACY - ‘Man’s best friend’ helps children’s reading skills. Page 34 TAX ACT - Senator Tom Carper comments on Middle Class Tax Relief Act. Page 44 PERSPECTIVE - Writers have differing points of view on Laurel superintendent decision. Page 46

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Gifts - Members of the Centenary United Methodist Church in Laurel prepare bags of toys for needy children in the community. People of all ages gathered at the church earlier this week. More photos in next week’s paper. Photo by Mike McClure

Bulldogs-Raiders - The Laurel and Woodbridge girls’ basketball teams squared off last week in Laurel. Page 24 Delmar wrestling - The Delmar varsity wrestling team hosted Polytech in the home opener last week. Page 24 Stars of the Week- A Laurel wrestler and a Delmar girls’ basketball player are this week’s Laurel Stars of the Week. Page 27

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District residents become enraged following announcement of vote

By Mike McClure The Laurel School Board voted, 3-2, against renewing the contract of superintendent Dr. John McCoy during last Wednesday’s meeting. Following the vote, members of the public voiced their displeasure with the board members who voted against McCoy. Following the first of two executive sessions, the meeting began with a public participation session. Four members of the community urged the board to keep McCoy. “It (referendum) was passed under Dr. McCoy’s watch. He’s been involved in the community. This stability has helped the district,” said Dr. Joanne Czernik, who said she was

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against the referendum. Christy Collins Butterworth presented the Board with 30 more names on a petition in support of McCoy. The board was presented with similar petitions at previous meetings.

Chad Miller questioned why there was no public participation session scheduled at the end of the meeting (like there is at most meetings). “How is the public supposed to discuss anything that happened during the meeting? If the board wants parental involvement then let us comment on the decisions that have been made during the meeting.” Following the second executive session, which lasted more

than an hour, the board voted to add a second public comment session following the vote. The Board voted to approve the contracts of Sandy Baker, Gail Fowler, Cristy Greaves, Megan Mitchell, Judy Noll, Monet Smith, Leroy Travers and Dean Ivory.

Board members Brent Nichols and Harvey Hyland voted to approve McCoy’s new contract while Calvin Musser, Dot Hickman, and Lois Hartstein voted against it.

The crowd, which was made up mostly of McCoy’s supporters, reacted violently to the result of the vote.

Eventually, the members of the public Continued on page 12

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Home ownership still the best financial decision

There has been no better investment in American history than owning and maintaining your own home, a fact highlighted and emphasized through a new program from the Sussex County Association of Realtors (SCAOR).

Dubbed “Homeownership Matters,” the initiative is a local version of a National Association of Realtors program. It is designed to ease fears around the country as the United States continues to emerge from its greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression.

“Despite the economy and regardless of what you may hear on television, owning your own home is still the soundest financial decision you will ever make in your lifetime,” says Judy Dean, 2010 president of SCAOR. “The economy is cyclical, a fact that is sometimes hard to remember when going through tough times.

But the facts are indisputable; buying and maintaining your own property is still a fantastic financial decision.”

Historically, a homeowner’s net worth ranges between 30 and

Recycle Christmas trees at Laurel drop-off site

Delawareans are encouraged to get in the recycling spirit this holiday season by delivering their Christmas trees to a nearby yard waste drop-off site.

Trees, free of ornaments, wire and tinsel, can be dropped off at any of five locations statewide from Sunday, Dec. 26 through Monday, Jan. 27, 2011.

In Sussex County locations include: Trap Pond State Park 33587 Baldcypress Lane, Laurel All locations accept trees from families only, not from commercial haulers or tree vendors. Artificial decorations, including hooks, wire, tinsel and ornaments, as well as wood and metal tree stands, must be removed. Signs, designating the location of the drop-off areas at each location, will be posted.

To help defray costs, the state parks will accept donations of $2.

DNREC’s tree recycling program will help all Delaware residents comply with the state’s ban on the disposal of yard waste. Approximately 20 percent of all residential waste is composed of grass, leaves, brush, trees and other landscaped materials.

For information on yard waste drop-off sites and recycling alternatives, visit DNREC’s website, www.dnrec.delaware.gov and click on “Yard

45 times that of a renter, according to statistics compiled by the National Association of Realtors.

There are also tax benefits and fixed housing costs, which means no fear of being held captive by a landlord’s yearly rental increases.

There are many other advantages to homeownership that are highlighted through this new initiative and are simply impossible to ignore, including: • Sixty-seven percent of American households are owneroccupied.

• Homeowners pay 80 to 90 percent of all federal individual income taxes, contributing to programs that benefit all Americans.

• Every home purchased in America pumps an average of $60,000 into the economy for furniture and other related items.

• Housing accounts for more than 15 percent of the Gross Domestic Product.

The “Homeownership Matters” initiative was launched in reaction to recent recommendations from the federal Deficit Reduction Commission to modify the current mortgage interest deduction program nationwide.

“As the leading advocate for housing and home ownership issues, NAR firmly believes that the mortgage interest deduction is vital to the stability of the American housing market and economy,” NAR President Ron Phipps said recently. “The tax deductibility of interest paid on mortgages is a powerful incentive for home ownership and has been

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“Owning your own home is still the American dream and it always will be,” says Dean.

“We are a nation of homeowners; that’s one of the things that makes this country so great.”

To learn more about SCAOR, call the association’s Georgetown office at 855-2300, or visit www. scaor.com.

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For more information on the state park tree recycling program, contact Gary Focht, 302-382-4616 or Gary.Focht@ state.de.us.

Mar-Del Watermelon Association announces the sponsorship of two $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors who plan to pursue a degree in agriculture or a degree related to agriculture. All applicants must be enrolled in a college for the fall of 2011 and a resident of either Maryland or Delaware.

Visit www.mardelwatermelon.org to download an application or see your high school guidance counselor for information. All applications must be postmarked by Jan. 26, 2011.

Scholarship presentations will be made at the association’s 46th Annual Convention Banquet at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort in Cambridge, Md., on Feb. 5.

For more information, email mardelmelon@hotmail.com.

one of the simplest provisions in the federal tax code for more than 80 years. The MID must not be targeted for change.”

Realtors in Delaware’s southernmost county hold the same position – changing the mortgage interest deduction in any way could have a negative impact on housing markets and the nation’s economic recovery.

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Merry Christmas from: All Of Us!

WREATHS FOR HOPE HOUSE - Each year the Laurel Garden Club makes wreaths for the Hope House in Laurel. On Dec. 14, the wreaths were hung by the Mayor and members of the club. From left are Leigh Clark, Shirley Skinner, Club President Doris Cline, Mayor John Shwed and Pat Malinchak. Photo by Linda Peters

New Century Club supports library The Laurel New Century Club held its annual Christmas party, a luncheon at The Georgia House in Laurel, on Dec. 7.

Club members brought gifts for children who might not otherwise receive holiday presents. Club officers, Betty Bounds (treasurer) and Dot Hickman (acting president), also presented a check for $1,000 to Library Director, Wendy Roberts.

This donation honors the club’s connection with the library, which was founded just over 100 years ago by the women of the New Century Club. Roberts thanked the members of the club for their long commitment to supporting library services in Laurel and said she was proud to accept the check on behalf of the library’s Board of Commissioners. The club voted that part of the donation should go toward win-

terizing library grounds and purchasing a smokers’ receptacle for the front entrance.

A portion of the funds will purchase a wireless router to enable Internet connection for special programs until general wireless access is available through the Delaware Division of Libraries, anticipated sometime in the coming year.

Also supported by this gift is an additional Book Club Kit. A growing number of titles are now available in multiple copies for book clubs to borrow. If your book club would like to know how to place a hold on these kits, call the library at 8753184. The library is currently holding its Annual Appeal. Letters are available at the Circulation Desk for anyone who wishes to make a donation to the library and has not already received a letter.

Joanne M. Gum, president of the Delmar Board of Education, is the 2010 recipient of the Delaware School Boards Association (DSBA) Distinguished Service Award.

Gum has been a member of the Delmar Board of Education for 10 years, and she has served as the president of the board for the past three years after serving as the vice president of the local board.

Joanne has been an active participant in DSBA activities since the beginning of her service 10 years ago. She has served as a member of the board of directors for the past four years and is currently serving as the president of DSBA. In the past two years, she also served as the second vice president in 2008-2009 and the first vice president in 2009-2010.

Gum has served as the DSBA representative on a multitude of committees, including as a member of a

Delaware Department of Education Innovation Action Team, the Race to the Top Representative for the Delaware Department of Education, Delaware’s Comprehensive Assessment System Committee Member and as a presenter for the DSBA for the Vision 2015 Network Conference held this past September.

Additionally, in her local district, she has also served on the Middle School Construction Committee, has been a volunteer in the seventh grade science lab, was a committee member on the Middle States Accreditation Process Committee and has given her time as the clock keeper for the Delmar High School varsity field hockey team. Gum’s commitment to do volunteer work in the state and in her community also include her longtime work with the Girl Scouts of America. Some of her advocacy passions are: Academic Challenge, the School Nursing Program, the Wellness Center, and Delmar’s Parent Assessment Night, which won the State Lt. Governor’s Award of Excellence and NSBA’s Award of Excellence.

Gum has been awarded the Girl Scouts Chesapeake Bay Seagull Award and the Girl Scouts Green Angel Award. She is a lifetime member of the Chesapeake Council, served as a troop leader, the manager of the Service Unit for Delmar and Wicomico County, and the cookie manager for the Lower Eastern Shore.

Gum was recognized on Dec. 8, at the annual DSBA dinner held at the Sheraton in Dover. Her husband, Frank, her two daughters, Delmar Board of Education members, the District Administration and many friends and colleagues throughout the state attended the event. Delmar’s Superintendent of Schools, Dr. David Ring submitted her application on behalf of the Delmar Board of Education.

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Sponsorships available for World War II book In an ongoing effort to keep the voices of Delaware’s World War II heroes alive, local author James Diehl has announced a limited number of sponsorship opportunities for his upcoming “World War II Heroes of Coastal Delaware.”

For a donation of $100, supporters of the project will receive official recognition in the book and on www.ww2-heroes.com, will be matched up with one of the 50 veterans from the book and will receive an autographed copy of “World War II Heroes of Coastal Delaware,” scheduled for a May 2011 release.

Donors’ copies will also be signed by designated veterans from the book, if possible.

“Money raised during this campaign will be used to help offset printing costs, design and editing fees, travel expenses, legal fees and other costs association with preparing the next installment in this series,” says Diehl. “I’m really just looking for a way to raise a little money to keep this series going for as long as possible.

Our veterans from World War II are passing away in alarming numbers, which makes the time element to this project all the more pressing.”

Like it’s predecessor, the award-winning “World War II Heroes of Southern Delaware,” the second installment in the book series will tell the stories of 50 men and women with ties to the First State who helped protect the United States from the evil of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan during the 1940s.

They are inspirational stories, told in a very personal way by retired members of the military, but they are also stories that are being lost forever as our veterans from the Great War are passing away all throughout the United States.

More than a dozen of Diehl’s profile subjects have already passed away, including a handful who will be featured in “World War II Heroes of Coastal Delaware.”

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In addition to the two books, Diehl, in a partnership with Milford-based Watermark Productions, also released an hour-long video documentary last month entitled “Vanishing Voices of World War II: Southern Delaware’s Humble Heroes.”

The film, which was developed without the benefit of any public funding, premiered on Veteran’s Day at Delaware Technical & Community College in Georgetown to a near capacity crowd, followed up by two more successful showings over the next few days.

More showings of the film are scheduled and will be posted on Diehl’s website, www.ww2-heroes.com.

To learn more about Diehl’s ongoing project to honor Sussex County’s veterans of World War II, or to learn how you can help, visit www.ww2-heroes.com, “friend” Diehl on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ sussexwriter or send an email to james@ dnbpublicrelations.com.

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Senator Carper tells Farm Bureau recovery is coming The Delaware Farm Bureau’s Annual Meeting was held on Nov. 29, at the Modern Maturity Center in Dover. Each year, delegates of the DFB are elected at the county level and are invited to attend this meeting where general business items and resolutions are voted upon. These resolutions ultimately become a part of the DFB Policy Book. Once these policies are passed, they are presented to state elected officials during the Legislative Luncheon in March.

Senator Tom Carper hosted a breakfast for DFB delegates to kick off the day’s events. During this meeting Senator Carper addressed the current state of the economy.

Carper expressed an optimistic opinion that the economy is beginning to show some improvements.

“This economy is being led by manufacturing and by agriculture,” Caper said.

Noting that President Obama hopes for us to double our exports over the next two years, a topic that former Delaware Farm Bureau President, Ed Jestice has made efforts toward achieving.

Jestice visited Geneva, Switzerland this past September with American Farm Bureau President, Bob Stallman where he had the opportunity to discuss the Doha nego-

tiations with World Trade Organization officials and national missions and present the American Farm Bureau Federation’s position on the talks. The ultimate goal for this trip was to promote international trade for U.S. products. “...the Russians have started receiving poultry again and I would just like to thank you for this,” said Carper to Ed Jestice and Bill Satterfield, president of the Delmarva Poultry Industry for their efforts to enhance Delaware’s poultry industry.

The Annual Meeting also brought forth several resolutions that were adopted this year.

Ellen Steen, general counsel and secretary for American Farm Bureau Federation spoke about the Chesapeake Bay Initiative stating that at the root of the problem lies the fact that the Chesapeake Bay isn’t achieving the water quality standards set for it.

“There is a national impact of this issue because it is recognized that whatever happens here will serve as a model for the rest of the country,” Steen said referring to other important watersheds in the country that are having regulatory problems.

The American Farm Bureau Federation recently joined 29 agricultural and forestry

organizations in submitting comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding water quality regulations it is proposing for the Chesapeake Bay. The comments outline the agriculture and forestry community’s concerns with the agency’s draft Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) requirements for the Bay, while calling attention to the significant contributions of agriculture to improvements to water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. Despite these voluntary efforts, which have resulted in measurable improvements to water quality, the comments state that EPA’s models do not account for many of the voluntary agricultural and forestry practices that are currently being employed in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and as a result, the draft TMDL fails to acknowledge the success that has been achieved in the Bay by the efforts of the agricultural community and others.

“We as an industry need to be working very hard in the court of public opinion.

We need to tell the story of all the good things farmers are doing so that we have a positive story to tell whether it’s on the hill or to a judge for water quality and the Chesapeake,” said Steen.

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SCAOR installs 2011 leaders

Cripple Creek Country Club was the setting for the installation of the Sussex County Association of Realtors 2011 Leadership Team: President - Sandy Greene, Resort Quest, Bethany Beach President-Elect - Trina Joyner, Home Team Realty First Vice President - Sharon Palmer Stauffer, Coldwell Banker Resort Realty, Rehoboth Second Vice President - Bob McVey, Mann and Sons, Rehoboth Beach Past President - Judy Dean, Long and Foster, Rehoboth Treasurer - Harry Woods, REMAX Associates, Lewes Directors - Bruce Plummer, Coldwell Banker RRR, Rehoboth; Sean Steward, Home Team Realty, Seaford; Nora Martin, REMAX Realty Group, Rehoboth; Andrew Ratner, Prudential Gallo, Rehoboth; Brad Riedle, REMAX Realty Group, Rehoboth 2010 President Judy Dean also presented the following awards: • Alma Ashley Award - Rental Agent, Harold Marmon, Coldwell Banker Resort Realty, Rehoboth • Affiliate of the Year - Cheryl Myers, AmeriSpec • Frank Serio, REMAX by the Sea, Bethany Beach, 2010 President’s Award Additionally, SCAOR recognized five members for obtaining Realtor Emeritus status for 40+ consecutive years of membership in the association for real estate professionals including: Jack Giles, Joe Hill, James Huston, Lois Dolby and Charlie Howard.

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Business Seaford Council is keeping lower impact fees in place

By Lynn R. Parks

Reductions in impact fees that the city of Seaford put in place last year to spur development will remain in place next year. The city council last Tuesday night voted to extend them into 2011.

City building official Josh Littleton told council members that fee reductions in 2010 resulted in $36,150 in savings to people who built or renovated buildings in the city. There were 26 building permits that were affected, he said.

Of those 26 permits, six were for new houses. For 2010, the city granted additional fee rollbacks to the first 10 houses built in the city.

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Kathy Farnell, vice president of Callaway, Farnell and Moore Real Estate in Seaford, announces the firm’s top producers for November. Dee Cross was the top selling agent and Bev Blades was the top listing agent.

IRS offers payroll tax advice

The Internal Revenue Service released instructions to help employers implement the 2011 cut in payroll taxes, along with new income-tax withholding tables that employers will use during 2011.

Millions of workers will see their take-home pay rise during 2011 because the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act Of 2010 provides a two percentage point payroll tax cut for employees, reducing their Social Security tax withholding rate from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent of wages paid.

This reduced Social Security withholding will have no effect on the employee’s future Social Security benefits.

The new law also maintains the income-tax rates that have been in effect in recent years.

Employers should start using the new withholding tables and reducing the amount of Social Security tax withheld as soon as possible in 2011 but not later than Jan. 31, 2011. Notice 1036 contains the percentage method income tax withholding tables, the lower Social Security withholding rate, and related information that most employers need to implement these changes. Publication 15, (Circular

In 2011, those rollbacks will be granted to the first 11 homes built in the city.

“We would like to hold firm on the fees for one more year to see if we can get some building going,” City Manager Dolores Slatcher told council members.

“This year, developers saw the fee reduction as us reaching back and giving them a hand.”

The lower fees are intended “to encourage development, create jobs and increase revenues during this economy,” Slatcher said in a memo to council members.

The lower fees can mean a savings of more than $1,000 to a home builder and tens of thousands of dollars to someone who is expanding a business.

E), Employer’s Tax Guide, containing the extensive wage bracket tables that some employers use, will be available on IRS. gov in a few days.

The IRS recognizes that the late enactment of these changes makes it difficult for many employers to quickly update their withholding systems. For that reason, the agency asks employers to adjust their payroll systems as soon as possible, but not later than Jan. 31, 2011. For any Social Security tax over withheld during January, employers should make an offsetting adjustment in workers’ pay as soon as possible but not later than March 31, 2011.

Employers and payroll companies will handle the withholding changes, so workers typically won’t need to take any additional action, such as filling out a new W-4 withholding form.

The IRS urges workers to review their withholding every year and, if necessary, fill out a new W-4 and give it to their employer. For example, individuals and couples with multiple jobs, people who are having children, getting married, getting divorced or buying a home, and those who typically wind up with a balance due or large refund at the end of the year may want to consider submitting revised W-4 forms. Publication 919, How Do I Adjust My Tax Withholding?, provides more information to workers on making changes to their tax withholding.

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Meetings are always open to the public and the club will offer seminars on a regular basis to connect with the student body at Delaware Tech.

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Frank Parks, broker/owner of Home Team Realty, announces that for the month of November the top producer is Kevin Jefferson and top listing agent is Bobby Nibblett. To reach Kevin or Bobby, call 629-7711.

Wheatley earns real estate license

Bob Wheatley, president of The Whayland Co., recently passed the Delaware real estate examination.

His license will be held by SVN Delaware, LLC of Laurel, a broker member of the Sperry Van Ness commercial real estate network.

Earning the right to buy and sell Wheatley property in the First State, particularly commercial buildings and parcels, allows Wheatley to better serve Whayland’s growing list of clients by offering a wider range of services and options.

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MORNING STAR • december 23 - 29, 2010

Delmarva has its own toymaking ‘elves’

By James Diehl

One could hardly blame Bridgeville resident Karson Morrison for feeling a little elf-like this time of year; there’s likely no one on the planet who resembles Santa’s helpers more than Morrison and his group of wooden toy makers.

For more than a decade-and-a-half, the former home of Irv Aydelotte in Delmar has served as the headquarters for the Christmas toy making operation – a dozen or so hearty Sussex County residents who get together once a week during the year to help brighten Christmas morning for scores of needy children in the area.

The toymakers never see the children or their excited faces on Christmas morning, but then they don’t really need or want to.

They know they’re doing a good thing and making a difference, and that’s really all that matters.

“We feel great that we’re able to provide this service to the community,” says Morrison, a former computer programmer who retired to Delaware with his wife, Linda, a few years ago and is today the president of the Mason Dixon Woodworkers. “We feel good making them during the year, but the first Saturday in December is really a culmination of all our work.”

Each year, Morrison and his happy-golucky group of makeshift elves hand out more than 1,200 toys to nearly two dozen charitable organizations from Delaware and Maryland.

It’s a very rewarding experience for Morrison, who’s relationship with the woodworking club has been one of the highlights of his relatively short time in southern Delaware.

“This is just a great group of woodworking friends and I really enjoy being able to do this,” says Morrison. “We just feel like we’re assisting in this endeavor and helping out a lot of kids.”

The holiday toy campaign organized by the Mason Dixon Woodworkers was the longtime dream of Aydelotte, who passed away several years ago. The toy making group still uses his long-time Delmar home today to crank out wooden toys year-round.

The types of toys vary each holiday season. This year’s batch of goodies includes

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“I just thought it was cool looking and I wanted to make it (for the kids),” says Morrison, who worked most of his career in St. Louis and New York before retiring to Bridgeville. “I did all of the cutting of the wood and the painting in my own shop. They turned out really nice.”

Fifty Wednesdays a year – they take off the final two weeks of each calendar year – the committed group of a dozen or so men from the woodworkers club meet at “Poor Ole Irv’s Toy Shop” to prepare for that year’s Christmas holiday season.

They choose 12 different varieties of toys for each calendar year and make 110 of each during the course of the 11 months leading up to December, when they put on their Santa hats and distribute the toys to representatives from area charities.

Items that they build over a period of 11 months are usually gone within a couple of hours, ready to sit under Christmas trees throughout Delmarva.

“That first Saturday of December is nice because we all meet for breakfast and then just go over and start transferring toys from our storage buildings into a display area,” says Morrison. “Then the organizations walk through and pick the toys they want.”

The woodworkers club does all of the work for their holiday toy campaign, but they are aided, both financially and with donations of supplies, by multiple organizations throughout the area.

The club is a 501(c)3 organization, meaning all donations made to the group are tax deductible.

The group accepts donations throughout

Retired & Seniors Volunteer Program of Sussex County (RSVP) volunteer Karson Morrison, right, president of the Mason Dixon Woodworkers, donated a homemade cradle to the Thurman Adams, Jr. State Service Center in Georgetown recently. Each year, the Mason Dixon Woodworkers donate more than 1,200 wooden toys to local charitable organizations for distribution to local children. From left to right in the photo are MaryAnn Hook, RSVP program manager, Pat Post, social service specialist, and Morrison.

the year and is also part of the Retired & Seniors Volunteer Program of Sussex County (RSVP), America’s largest volunteer network that is funded through the National Corporation for Community Service.

Morrison has been the president of the Mason Dixon Woodworkers for the last two years, and was just re-elected to a second two-year term by the club’s membership.

He oversees Sussex County’s very own version of Santa’s workshop on a regular basis, and has no problem with embracing the role of one of the North Pole’s elves.

“The town of Mardela Springs actually has a day each December when they open up the town and have a half a dozen or so houses for people to go through, and of course they have a Santa,” says Morrison.

“They put us up as Santa’s elves and we get to talk about what we do. We wear our elf hats and are sanding and doing other things.

We enjoy it.”

The satisfaction garnered by members of the Mason Dixon Woodworkers when it comes to the holiday toy making campaign is largely internal. Other than handing out

toys to representatives of the charitable organizations in early December, they largely stay in the background.

They don’t get to see the looks on the faces of children on Christmas morning, nor do they receive photos or letters of thanks on a regular basis. But for Morrison and his comrades, it’s all about that warm, fuzzy feeling inside and knowing that they’ve helped brighten the lives of many a Delmarva child during the holidays.

“We get feedback from these organizations and we’ve been invited by some when they hand out the toys, but we’ve never taken them up on their offers,” says the 67-year-old former computer programmer.

“The people who pick up the toys do let us know how that the kids are having a great time and enjoying the toys though.”

And that’s really what it’s all about, for Morrison and for his league of yuletide “elves” – making the holiday season memorable for kids who may not otherwise have a toy under their tree on Christmas morning.

“I just really enjoy being able to do this,” he says. “It’s all for the kids.”

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“The Internal Revenue Service is seeking volunteers for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance/Tax Counseling for the Elderly (VITA/TCE) Program,” said Delaware’s IRS spokesperson Gregg Semanick. “The IRS is looking for volunteers to take part in VITA/TCE throughout Delaware.”

During the tax filing season, VITA/ TCE volunteers, in community locations throughout the state, help prepare tax returns for older taxpayers, people with disabilities, non-English speaking individuals and other people who cannot afford professional assistance. Many of the volunteer sites offer free electronic filing. The IRS provides VITA/TCE volunteers with free instruction and all the materials needed to prepare basic income tax returns such as Forms 1040EZ, 1040A and 1040. Training for volunteers is generally held at convenient locations or online.

“These are great programs that help citizens meet their tax filing obligations. In Delaware during the last tax filing season, about 500 VITA/TCE volunteers assisted nearly 15,000 taxpayers at volunteer sites in communities across the state,” Seman-

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Although an accounting background is helpful, it is not required, but basic computer skills are necessary. Additionally, it will be helpful if you have been preparing your own tax returns and are familiar with tax forms and the aspects of electronic filing. The VITA/TCE Program also needs volunteers who are bilingual.

Volunteers are also needed to help in other aspects of the VITA/TCE Program such as organizing sites, instructing classes, reviewing returns prepared at the sites and publicity. If you have a skill and would like to help, the VITA/TCE Program can find a way to involve you. Local civic and fraternal organizations, educational institutions, churches and social groups can also sponsor VITA/TCE sites. Tax assistance generally is provided at schools, churches, malls, libraries and other convenient neighborhood locations.

Interested in becoming a VITA/TCE volunteer? Does your organization want to sponsor a VITA/TCE site in your community? For more information or to get involved, contact Justin Axelrod of the Internal Revenue Service at 302-286-1608 or email justin.m.axelrod@irs.gov.

DANCING WITH THE DELAWARE STARS - On Jan. 8, 2011 at Dover Downs, Jennifer Walker and Wayne Faircloth will perform in Dancing With The Delaware Stars, a charity competition featuring local celebrities and professional dancers. Walker, a meteorologist at WBOC-16 and Faircloth, a resident at Heritage Shores in Bridgeville, will perform a salsa routine in the hopes of winning the coveted disco ball trophy. The competition benefits Mom’s House of Dover which helps single parents continue their education by providing free childcare services. For those who can’t come to the event and would like to vote for Jennifer and Wayne, visit www.dancingdestars.org.

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MORNING STAR • december 23 - 29, 2010

Police Journal Couple charged with embezzling

The Delaware State Police Financial Crimes Unit arrested a Frederica couple on Dec. 14, for theft and fraud charges related to an embezzlement investigation which occurred when the couple was employed as manager and assistant manager at the Sony Outlet in Rehoboth.

In November 2009, Delaware State Police was contacted by the Sony Corporation regarding an embezzlement investigation. Detectives learned that Kevin A. Davis, 50, and his wife, Danielle R. Davis, 39, both of Frederica, were employed at the Sony Outlet as managers from June 2006 and October 2006 respectively until April 2009.

Sony determined that the couple were purchasing Sony products over a 2 ½ year period and then returning those items for refunds. Kevin and Danielle Davis are alleged to have purchased over $22,000 in merchandise, however, records indicate they returned over $50,000. They made their own returns which enabled them to manipulate the prices. The couple utilized their own bank cards to make the purchases and would refund the amount back to their bank ATM cards.

The State of Delaware Finance Office assisted with the investigation and discovered that the couple did not claim this unearned income on their State of Delaware Tax return in 2009. The couple may now be subject to an audit by the state.

Kevin and Danielle Davis were arrested at Delaware State Police Troop 4 and released each on $101,000 unsecured bond.

Charges include theft, two counts of fraud and second degree conspiracy.

Police apprehend suspects

On Dec. 14, police apprehended and charged Justin A. Dorey, 24, of Millsboro and Keven Gravenor, 22, of Selbyville with the robbery of a Seaford man at his residence in the 10000 block of Brickyard Road on Dec. 9. The two men forced their way into the Seaford man’s home, offered to sell the victim pills and punched him when he refused. They also took the victim’s prescription medication.

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Dorey and Gravenor were turned over to state troopers and arrested on robbery and conspiracy charges. Dorey was charged with second degree robbery, second degree conspiracy and offensive touching. He is being held at SCI on $1,750 secured bond. Gravenor was charged with second degree robbery and second degree conspiracy. He is being held at SCI on $1,500 secured bond.

The third suspect, Michael A. Tinley Jr., 22, of Seaford, was located by the Delaware Department of Corrections Division of Probation and Parole on the evening of Dec. 15.

Probation and Parole turned Tinley over to Delaware State Police who charged him with second degree robbery and second degree conspiracy. He was incarcerated at Sussex Correctional Institute in lieu of $4,000 cash bail.

Missing man victim of a homicide

Delaware State Police have determined that Gary W. Sanders, 65, of Frederica, who was last seen on Oct. 1, is the victim of a homicide.

State Police obtained information linking Juan G. Strydom, 30, of Milford, as having contact with Sanders. Detectives executed a search warrant on Dec. 16, at Strydom’s residence.

Through phone records, police determined that Sanders was believed to have last used his cellular phone on Sept.

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During the search of Strydom’s residence in the 1000 block of S. DuPont Hwy., the ground in a wooded area appeared to have been disturbed. A probe by Puls Sonar discovered an abnormality in the consistency of the ground. A cadaver dog from Delmarva Search and Rescue also alerted on that same area.

The area was excavated and a body wrapped in a tarp was located approximately 5 to 6 feet underground and 500 feet from the roadway of S. DuPont Highway, Milford. The body was taken to the Millsboro Office of the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office where manner of death was determined to be a homicide. The cause of death is still under investigation.

Sanders’ body was positively identified through the use of dental records.

Delaware State Police obtained an arrest warrant for Juan G. Strydom who will be charged with first degree murder and abusing a corpse.

Police learned that Strydom has ties to Dillon, S.C. The Dillon County Sheriff’s Office was contacted and Strydom was picked up at a residence in Dillon at 2 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 17. Strydom is being held as a fugitive from justice in Dillon and will be charged with the murder of Gary W. Sanders when he is extradited back to Delaware.

Manager charged in theft

In September, Delaware State Police began an investigation at Cedar Tree Farms on Coastal Highway, Milton.

The owner of Cedar Tree Farms, a 58-year-old Davie, Fla. resident, advised police of accounting inaccuracies from Jeffrey T. Hurley, 46, of Milton, who set up a personal account with Mountaire Farms in Harrington.

Hurley is alleged to have over-billed materials related to the daily operations of the farm and obtained money from the

victim to purchase materials but did not provide appropriate receipts.

Delaware State Police additionally discovered Hurley sold commodities to Mountaire Farms which were owned by Cedar Tree Farms and retained the proceeds amounting to $95,465. Hurley appropriated almost $123,000 from Cedar Tree Farms from December 2003 through this past November.

On Dec. 3, Hurley was formally charged with theft where the property value is $100,000 or more and theft by false pretense over $1,000, and released on $8,000 unsecured bond. Delaware State Police are continuing their investigation.

Woman, 22, dies in crash

The Delaware State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating a two vehicle crash that killed a Felton woman.

The crash occurred at 7:25 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 18. Lindsey Rothermel, 22, of Felton, who was operating a 2003 Pontiac Sunfire, was traveling eastbound on Paradise Alley Road attempting to cross South Dupont Highway (US 13).

Rothermel’s vehicle crossed into the northbound lanes of US 13 into the path of a 2002 Ford Box Truck traveling northbound on US 13, operated by Jerome Escoe, 37, of Seaford.

The front of the truck struck the passenger side of the Pontiac Sunfire with the impact sending both vehicles into a field located on the northeast corner of the intersection.

Rothermel was transported by ambulance to Kent General Hospital and then airlifted to Christiana Hospital Trauma Center where she was admitted in critical condition. She died on Sunday, Dec. 19.

Her body was turned over to the Medical Examiners Office, where an autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death.

Escoe was transported by ambulance to Kent General Hospital and treated for nonlife threatening injuries.

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addressed the board’s decision during public comment. “I’m dumbfounded tonight that you’re not listening to the heart of this community. I would just like to know why.

What has this man done?,” Tim Dukes asked. “Tonight you have done the community a huge, huge disservice.”

“We finally have something good and we’re going to ruin it,” said Patrick Vanderslice, who announced that he is running for the school board next spring.

“Three years is not enough and its not about personal issues, it’s about what’s in the best interest of the children. Tonight there has been an injustice done to our children.”

“We elected you and you owe us. I hope that you are willing to step up and give us an explanation,” Kim Trivits said.

Board members said they could not explain their decision because the issue is a personnel matter and they could be subject to a lawsuit if they did.

“We put our trust in this school board and right now I feel betrayed,” said Bonnie Bly Elliott, who warned that some parents will choose school choice because of the board’s decision.

“I have to say what were you thinking?

Where do you think you’re going to find a better candidate for superintendent of this school district?,” Terry Wright asked.

Wright asked the board to take another vote, but it did not.

“I feel ill about what you three people have done. I can’t tell you of anybody I’ve thought more of and had more respect for than John McCoy. We’re going to lose a

man who was going to take this district to the next level,” said David Brown.

Brown vowed to look into every option to fix the situation. “John McCoy don’t give up on us yet. To Harvey and to Brent the town of Laurel thanks you,” Brown added. Daniel Ash urged the board members and McCoy to go back into executive session and iron out their differences.

Board President Lois Hartstein said she has received many phone calls against McCoy, following calls from McCoy’s supporters for the Board to listen to the public. “Decisions are made on facts and this is a very emotional time for all of us,” said Hartstein, who denied Ash’s request.

“I’m disgusted in many ways tonight, that the board would make such a decision that is astonishing,” Matthew Trivits said.

Trivits said he was also disgusted by the

nasty comments audience members made toward the three board members who voted against renewing McCoy’s contract.

Many of those who spoke during the lengthy public comment session paid tribute to McCoy. “The qualities that he brings is exactly why he needs to stay here. This has been a great thing for our community because we have awakened,” said Greaves.

“This is the first superintendent that’s come to my classroom. He made me feel like I was worth something,” added Wendy Dolby, who has been teaching since 1978. “Unless you can tell me how he’s a wolf, I think he’s a sheep.”

“They may not have a reason, They may not know why,” Rich Gaskill, who has worked in the district for 19 years, said of the board’s decision. “I’ve had seven

Members of the community show their support for Laurel Superintendent Dr. John McCoy during last week’s Laurel School Board meeting. Photo by Mike McClure

different superintendents. You (McCoy) are the first one that I have truly trusted.”

Former Board member Jerry White called on the board members who voted against McCoy to resign. McCoy will remain as the district’s superintendent until his contract expires at the end of the school year.

Among the items up for discussion at the Board’s meeting in January is the date for the May School Board election.

Musser’s seat on the board is up for election next spring.

Former Laurel School Board member Jerry White calls on the three Board members who voted against renewing Dr. John McCoy’s contract to resign. Photo by Mike McClure

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years of age but children must be accompanied by an adult. For adults, the charge is $3 per person. For more information, call the Seaford Historical Society office at 628-9828.

Eat at IHOP to help the library Eat pancakes, help the library

The friends group of the Bridgeville Public Library is raising money through area IHOP restaurants. Patrons can eat at IHOP in Seaford, Rehoboth Beach, Salisbury, Md. and Dover and then take their receipts and restaurant comment cards to the library or to Bridgeville Town Hall.

The library will receive a payment from IHOP for every receipt and card that is collected. For details, call Pat McDonald, 337-7192.

Enjoy a meal any time at the IHOP restaurant in Seaford and support the Greenwood Library. Simply fill out a comment card after eating and give it to the cashier as you pay.

You will be given a special receipt which you then take to the Greenwood Library on your next visit.

Lewes Polar Bear Plunge

Freeze your fur off on Sunday, Feb. 6, with family, friends and frigid fans at the 20th annual Lewes Polar Bear Plunge.

Presented by Wawa & Comcast, the Lewes Polar Bear Plunge benefits Special Olympics Delaware, an organization devoted to sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

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Train exhibit at Seaford Museum

A spectacular train exhibit is on display through January 8 in the Webb Room at the Seaford Museum. The museum is open Thursdays through Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. except Christmas and New Year’s Day. Admission is free for children under 12

Seaford Library

• The Seaford Library and Cultural Center will be closed Friday, Dec. 24 and Saturday, Dec. 25 for the Christmas holiday. We will reopen for our regular business hours on Monday, Dec. 27, at 9 a.m.

• The Seaford Library and Cultural Center will have a Magic Cards Club meeting for teens who like to play Magic Cards on Tuesday, Dec. 28 and Tuesday, Dec. 30, at 3 p.m.

• The Seaford Library and Cultural Center will have “Baby Bookworms” on Tuesday, Dec. 30 and Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. This program introduces infants through 36 months old to the world of nursery rhymes and books. For more information, call 629-2524 or visit www.seaford.lib.de.us.

• Need help building a resume and job hunting using the Internet? Come to the Nason Computer Room in the Seaford Library and Cultural Center every Thursday evening from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

• The Seaford Library and Cultural

Center will be closed Saturday, Jan. 1, for the New Year holiday. We will reopen for our regular business hours on Monday, Jan. 3 at 9 a.m.

• There is a Pre-K and Kindergarten “Story Time” at the Seaford Library and Cultural Center on Thursday, Jan. 6, at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 6292524 or visit www.seaford.lib.de.us.

LHS Class of ‘85 reunion

Laurel Senior High School Class of 1985 will hold a reunion at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 22, at the Georgia House in Laurel. Cost is $35 per person. For more information, contact Jay Hastings at 8759214 or jhwestwindfarms@gmail.com.

Come Walk with Us!

The Laurel Public Library invites people of all ages to “Come Walk with Us!” on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 4 p.m. Walks begin and end at the library, and partici-

Delaware National Bank

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pants are invited to join us for a refreshing beverage when we’re done. For more information, call the library at 875-3184 or visit www.laurel.lib.de.us.

Homeschool Book Clubs

The Laurel Public Library monthly book clubs are designed especially for homeschoolers. Children must be at least 5-years-old to participate. Each club meets once a month on Wednesdays at 1 p.m.

For details, call Becky Norton at 875-3184 or email rebecca.norton@lib.de.us.

LHS Class of 75 reunion

Laurel High School class of 1975 is planning their 35th class reunion and volunteers are needed.

For more information, call Melinda Rogers Tingle, 875-0355; Debbie Calloway, 875-4160; or Denise Elliott Cugler, 245-5631.

They would love to see your scout uniforms, books, photos, patches, and hear your stories about your adventures with scouting. Contact Cub Master, Clifford Alpert at 228-2390.

Laurel Pride in bloom

You can now donate to purchase or maintain planters that change with the seasons.

You can also donate for seasonal plantings or toward maintaining a planter in general. For more information, contact Barbara Wise at 875-5537. Contributions of any amount can be made to Laurel Pride in Bloom, c/o The Bank of Delmarva, 200 E. Market St., Laurel, DE 19956.

Annual Pine Wood Derby

Cub Scout Pack 90 will hold their annual Pine Wood Derby on Jan. 29. After the race, we will also hold an open division for adults/Boy Scouts or other youth groups that may want to compete. The open division will have an entry fee of $5.

For more information on rules, or to pre-register, contact Cub Master Clifford Alpert at 228-2390.

Cub scouts seeking memorabilia

This year (2010) is the 100th anniversary of scouting. Cub Scout Pack 90 is looking for former scouts interested in joining them for an upcoming show and tell.

CHEER Christmas Party

The Greenwood CHEER Activity Center will have a Christmas Party on Thursday, Dec. 23, at 10 a.m. There will be joyful Christmas music by Everett Snyder & Friend. Light refreshments will be served.

A basket raffle and christmas card exchange will take place. Lunch will be served at noon for a donation of $3 per person over 60 years of age. Seniors age 55+ are invited to attend.

For more information, call Susan Welch at 349-5237.

Christmas Gift Auction

The Greenwood CHEER Activity Center will have a Christmas Gift Auction on Thursday, Dec. 23, at 10 a.m.

The items auctioned are new or in good condition to give as a gift. Lunch will be served at noon for a donation of $3 per person over 60 years of age. For more information or to donate gift items, call Susan Welch at 302-349-5237.

Wellness Wednesday

Do you want to better understand your illness and treatment options and make informed decisions about your health care?

Would you like to be assured that the health information you are finding on the Internet is reliable?

Every third Wednesday of the month, from 2 to 4 p.m., Consumer Health Librarian for Sussex County, Linda Leonard, will be available at the Greenwood Library to help patrons locate current information and resources about health-related topics.

This service is free and open to all. For more information, contact Robin Miller at 349-5309.

New Year’s Celebration

The Greenwood CHEER Activity Center is having a New Years Celebration on Thursday, Dec. 30, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. There will be musical entertainment

by Leighton-Taylor, light refreshments, games and lunch at noon. Seniors age 55+ are invited to attend. For more information, contact Susan Welch at 302-3495237.

Cup of Coffee with Dave

State Representative Dave Wilson (R-Cedar Creek Hundred) reminds constituents that he is available for coffee and conversation each month in Bridgeville.

The informal monthly meeting – known as a “Cup of Coffee with Dave” – gives constituents a chance to ask Rep. Wilson a question or share with him a concern they may have about the district or state government, while being treated to a free cup of coffee.

The monthly coffee meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at Jimmy’s Grille in Bridgeville from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

The next quarterly meeting will be on Jan. 10, 2011.

Bridgeville Library

• Story time - Tuesdays 11 a.m.- 2 to 4-year-olds; Thursday 11 a.m. - 4 to 6-year-olds; Lap Sit on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. for ages 3 months to 2 years • Family Nights - Third Tuesday of each month, 6:30–8 p.m.; Dec. 21 - Holiday Extravaganza • Genealogy Discussion Group - Our Genealogy Discussion Group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 10:30 a.m.

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Date: 12/31/2010 Time: 9 pm - 1 am

Christmas Eve Services:

4 pm Children’s Service 8 & 11 pm Candlelight Communion Service

Gethsemane Church is located west of Seaford on Stein Highway at the MD/DE line.

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For more information on library programs or special needs, contact the library at 337-7401.

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Home Decorating Contest

The Kiwanis Club of Bridgeville is sponsoring the Christmas Home Decorating Contest in the Bridgeville community.

This contest has been held since World War II. Homes will be judged between Christmas and New Years Day. Prizes will be awarded.

Needlepoint Guild

The Delaware Seashore Chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild meets on the first Monday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cheer Community Center in Georgetown. For details, call Linda at 644-1523.

Friends of the Library

Model Railroad Club opens doors

The DelMarVa Model Railroad Club is holding its 25h anniversary holiday train show, open house and sale at their 103 East State St., Delmar location on the 2nd floor of the Camelot Hall.

There are over 6000 feet of tracks and 10 train layouts in N scale to G scale, including rare pre- and post-war tinplate trains, as well as drawings, games and gifts for kids, food, and hundreds of model railroad items for sale.

This is a free event for the public. It will be open Jan. 8 and 9, and Jan. 15 and 16. For more information, call 536-1418, email scalelike_ind@comcast.net or visit www.delmarvamodelrailroadclub.org.

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The Friends of the Bridgeville Library will hold a general meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, at 7 p.m., in the Bridgeville Library Meeting Room. All are welcome to attend.

AARP Chapter 1084

AARP Chapter 1084, Seaford area of Western Sussex County, will hold a board meeting on Thursday, Jan. 6, at 1:30 p.m. at the Methodist Manor House.

The chapter will also meet at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 13, at Methodist Manor House Fellowship Hall next to Nanticoke Hospital. Guest speaker will be WBOC’s Charlie Paparella.

This chapter is open to anyone 50 and older. Stop by and join us, listen to the speaker and enjoy refreshments and fellowship afterwards.

For more information, call Gladys Bonowicz at 875-1519.

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Marine Corps League Detachment #780, Devil Dog Detachment, meets the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at American Legion Post #6, “the log cabin,” in Seaford.

USPS

United States Power Squadron (USPS) meets at the Nanticoke River Yacht Club on the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. For more information, contact C.M. Kohlenberg at 629-0687 or Rob Hutton at 628-0312.

Laurel Cub Scouts

Laurel Cub Scout Pack 90 holds their weekly meetings at 6:30 every Monday night, in the basement at Centenary UMC in Laurel. The Cub Scout program is designed for boys from 1st grade through 5th grade.

Watermelon Queen

Mar-Del Watermelon Association is looking for interested young women to

enter their pageant to select the 2011 Mar-Del Watermelon Queen.

This contest is looking for young women to become a public spokesperson for the watermelon industry.

As the Mar-Del Watermelon Spokesperson you will travel on the Eastern Shore spreading the word about the healthy benefits of watermelon and will have the opportunity to compete for the 2012 National Watermelon Queen.

For more information and to obtain an application visit www.mardelwatermelon.org.

Entry deadline is January 15 and the pageant is February 4 and 5.

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Authentic Italian seafood dishes for Christmas dinner I laughed out loud. When the online food site Epicurious asked Chef Mario Batali to explain the Feast of the Seven Fishes he replied, “It’s what Italians do when they say they’re fasting.” His description of the meal served in Italian homes on “La Vigilia” (Christmas Eve) is very familiar to me. The “fast” part comes from the tradition that no meat is served but that’s where any resemblance to sacrifice ends since several courses of sumptuous seafood dishes are served to fill the void. Some families serve seven for the number of sacraments; others say 10 are required to commemorate the Stations of the Cross. Still more argue that 13 are proper for the twelve apostles plus Jesus.

No matter the number, the idea is for family and friends to gather around the table in the spirit of the season to enjoy each other’s company and the delicious food.

The delightful vision that always comes to my mind when I remember Christmas Eve preparations when I was young coincides exactly with Batali’s - strands of lovely fresh pasta laid to dry on towels on my grandmother’s bed. The pasta would eventually meet up with such accompaniments as salt cod, calamari, shrimp, mussels, clams and white fish. Here are some authentically Italian suggestions courtesy of Chef Batali complete with his colorful descriptions.

Clams with Oregano and Bread Crumbs (Vongole Origanate) Epicurious, October 2000

By Mario Batali Makes 4 to 8 servings This “red sauce meets Guido in Little Italy” classic has much more to do with the clams than what you may be used to eating. Note that the bread crumbs here are fresh — that is to say, made only from today’s bread, not from day-old bread (and definitely not the kind that comes in a can).

24 medium littleneck clams, scrubbed 3 cups kosher salt 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling 1 medium red onion, cut into 1/8-inch dice 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/8-inch dice 1 cup fresh bread crumbs Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano Carefully open the clams, discarding the top shells, and drain the clam liquid into a small mixing bowl. Set aside. Loosen the clams from the bottom shells but do not remove them. Pour the salt onto a baking sheet so that it is at least 1/2-inch deep and arrange the clams in their half-shells in the salt.

In a 10- to 12-inch sauté pan, heat the oil over medium heat until smoking. Add the onion, garlic, and bell pepper and cook 6 to 7 minutes, until softened and light golden brown. Add the bread crumbs and continue cooking another 3 minutes, until they are light golden brown as well. Remove the mixture from the heat, season with salt and pepper, and cool. Stir in the oregano and the reserved clam liquid.

Preheat the broiler. Pack about 2 teaspoons of the crumb mixture loosely into each clam shell. (Remember that the clam, not the stuffing, is the most important part

Loretta Knorr

The Practical Gourmet of this dish; stuffing should surround and enhance the clam, not overpower it.)

Place the clams under the broiler and heat through, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, just until the crumb mixture is deep golden brown; you’re not really cooking the clam.

Drizzle with a drop of olive oil, and serve.

Spaghetti with Mussels (Spaghetti con le Cozze) Epicurious, November 2008

By Mario Batali Makes 4 servings 1/2 extra-virgin olive oil 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 1 cup dry white wine 2 pounds small mussels, scrubbed and debearded 1 pound spaghetti 1/4 cup finely chopped Italian parsley Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon hot red pepper flakes 1. Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil in

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a large pot, and add 2 tablespoons salt.

2. In a 12-inch sauté pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook until light golden brown, about a minute.

Add the wine, raise the heat, and bring to a boil, then add the mussels. Cook, stirring and tossing, until all of the mussels have opened, about 4 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, drop the pasta into the boiling water and cook until al dente; drain well.

4. Add the pasta to the pan with the mussels and cook over high heat for 1 minute. Add the parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes and serve immediately.

Practical Gourmet note: I prefer to add red pepper flakes to the pan with the garlic and oil to add more depth to the sauce.

Remember to cook the pasta a little less than suggested as it will continue to soften when added to the sauce.

Jumbo Shrimp Marsala House-wife Style (Gamberoni Casalinga Siciliana) Epicurious, November 2008

By Mario Batali The tradition of Sicilian cooking is well documented in Anna Tasca Lanza’s works, and she is the zen mistress of all of the island’s fascinating food lore. Her school at Regaleali winery is one of the best I have visited and it was an experience to

cook shoulder to shoulder with a modern national treasure. This is a variation on a dish from her first book, Flavors of Sicily.

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium red onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice 1 rib celery with leaves, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 4 medium plum tomatoes, roughly chopped 1 tablespoon pine nuts 1 tablespoon currants 2 tablespoons small capers, rinsed and drained 1 cup dry marsala 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds 1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes 1 bay leaf, preferably fresh 2 pounds jumbo (U-12) shrimp, pealed and deveined Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1. In a 10- to 12-inch sauté pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat until almost smoking. Add the onion and celery and cook until softened. Add the tomatoes, pine nuts, currants, capers, marsala, fennel seeds, red pepper flakes, and bay leaf and bring to a boil.

2. Remove the pan from heat and lay the shrimp in one layer in the tomato mixture. Cover, set over low heat, and simmer for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, season with salt and pepper to taste, and allow to stand for 5 minutes, covered.

3. Serve warm, or allow to cool to room temperature.

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Church Bulletins Advent and Christmas worship

Union United Methodist Church in Bridgeville will hold the following Advent and Christmas worship opportunities.

Dec. 24 - Silent Holy Communion, 6 p.m.; Christmas Eve worship, 7 p.m.

For more information, call 337-7409.

Recreational Night at Trinity UMC

Trinity UMC near Trap Pond in Laurel will be having Recreational Night (Rec night) every Tuesday when school is in session. These events will start at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8.

St. Luke’s Church news

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church offers its newsletter online and also via email.

“Luke’s Letter” is published quarterly and will be available online at www. stlukesseaford.org. You can also join the email list if you send a request to StLukesEpis@comcast.net. St. Luke’s services are Sunday, Holy Eucharist at 9 a.m., and Thursday evenings, Holy Eucharist and Healing at 6 p.m.

Father Daughter Dance

Mt. Olivet UMC Father Daughter Dance tickets are available.

The dance will be held Friday, Jan. 28, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at the Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept. For tickets, which are $7.50 each, contact David and Becky Genshaw at 629-9014.

Weekly Bible Study

A weekly Bible study is being held every Wednesday night from 7:15-8:15 p.m. at the Days Inn, Rt. 13 South, Seaford (next to KFC).

Family oriented Bible lessons for all ages. Sunday worship service is at 12 noon. Elder Cornell Johnson, of Jesus The Christ Apostolic Ministries, is pastor.

Call 628-0349 or 302-344-9672 for more information.

Bible Study

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Seaford is conducting a Bible Study every Tuesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the Parish House.

The Brotherhood of St. Andrew

The Brotherhood of St. Andrew of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Seaford meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Parish House. They are also studying the booklet, The Story of Scripture. For more information, call St. Luke’s church office at 629-7979.

Free weekly soup social

A free weekly soup social is held every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, 510 S. Central Ave., Laurel.

All are welcome. For more information, call the church office daily, 9 a.m. to noon, at 875-4233.

Christmas at St. Luke’s

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Seaford invites everyone to join us for The Christ Mass on Friday, Dec. 24 at 6 p.m.

The Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols will be held at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 26. The Rev. Jeanne KirbyColadonato is the Rector.

Tax tips for your charitable giving

The spirit of giving seems to grow during the holiday season, and many donations are made to charitable causes at this special time of year. The IRS reminds taxpayers to keep some important points in mind when making donations with the expectation of deducting them on a federal tax return.

Taxpayers can deduct donations only if they make them to a qualified tax exempt organization. It is necessary to file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A to receive a charitable contribution deduction. Be sure to keep good records, too.

To deduct any charitable donation of money, a taxpayer must have a bank record, credit card statement or a written communication from the charity showing the name of the charity and the date and amount of the contribution. A bank record includes canceled checks, bank or credit union statements. Bank or credit union statements should show the name of the charity and the date and amount donated. Credit card statements should show the name of the charity, the transaction posting date and the amount donated.

Contributions are deductible in the year

made. Donations charged to a credit card before the end of 2010 count for 2010.

This is true even if the credit card bill isn’t paid until 2011. Also, checks count for 2010 as long as they are mailed in 2010 and clear, shortly thereafter.

For all donations of property, including clothing and household items, obtain from the charity, a receipt that includes the name of the charity, date of the contribution, and a reasonably-detailed description of the donated property. If a donation is left at a charity’s unattended drop site, keep a written record of the donation that includes this information, as well as the fair market value of the property at the time of the donation and the method used to determine that value.

To deduct charitable contributions of items valued at $250 or more you must have a written acknowledgment from the qualified organization. To deduct charitable contributions of items valued at $500 or more you must also complete a Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions, and attach the form to your tax return.

To be deductible, clothing and household items donated to charity must be in good used condition or better. A clothing or household item for which a taxpayer claims a deduction of over $500 does not have to be in good used condition or better if the taxpayer includes a qualified appraisal of the item with the return.

More information about charitable donations can be found in IRS Publication 526, available online at www.irs.gov, or requested by calling, toll-free, 1-800-TAXFORM.

DIRECTORY: Your Guide To Local Houses of Worship CHURCH OF CHRIST

Sunday Family Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

94 Walnut Street, Laurel, DE (across from GameZone) 302-875-7873 www.laurelnazarene.org

A church you can relate to

1010 S. Central Ave., Laurel Ph: 875-7748 Minister: Ian J. Drucker 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

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church 600 S. Central Ave., Laurel, DE 19956

(302) 875-3644

The Rev. Dr. Howard G. Backus, Rector www.dioceseofdelaware.net/churches/stphlps.html Holy Eucharist with Healing Sunday ~ 8:30 & 10:30 am Church School ~ 9:30 am

Centenary UMC

www.laurelcentenaryumc.org

875-3983

200 W. Market Street, Laurel, Del. Contemporary Worship, 8:45 a.m.

Traditional Worship, 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School, for ALL Ages, 9:45 a.m.

Wednesdays: Bible Study 1 p.m.; & Youth Ministry 6:45 p.m.

Stein Highway Church of God

425 E. Stein Highway, at Market Street Seaford, DE 19973 Lighted Pathway Pre-School, Infant to age 6

Mrs. Casey Davis, Director Worship: Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday: Bible Study & Youth Service 7:00 p.m.

E-mail: SteinHwyCOG.gmail.com Web page: www.steinhwychurchofgod.com Facebook: Stein Highway Church of God Pastor Robert W. Clagg • Church 302-629-8583

Christ Evangelistic Church Great Worship - Talented Singers Loving People - Powerful Preaching

Youth Group Wednesday 7:00 pm

Worship 10:45 a.m. • Sun. School 9:45 a.m.

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

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

Seaford

C H R IST IA N C H U R C H of

22581 Sussex Hwy., Seaford, DE • 629-6298

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship 10:30 (Nursery & Jr. Church)

Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.

Wed. Night Service 7:00 p.m.

Know, Grow, Show & Go in our Walk with Jesus Christ

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 Pastor Timothy Dukes, Senior Pastor Pastor John Lanzone, Youth/Family Pastor

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.

Delmar Wesleyan Church www.StPaulsUMCLaurelDE.org

Pastor - Donald Murray - 856-6107

800 East Street Delmar, MD 21875 “The Church That Cares” 410-896-3600 Pastor James C. Hitch

Sunday: Sunday School 10 M Worship 11 AM & 6 PM

Wednesday: Bible Study 7 PM

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543 N. BRADFORD ST., SEAFORD, DEL. • 629-7161

Obituaries Mary Ann (Gordy) Marine, 87

Mary Ann (Gordy) Marine went home to be with the Lord, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, at Lake Placid Health Care Center in Lake Placid, Fla. She was the daughter of the late Howard and Estella Gordy and was born in Laurel. She was a member of Springlake United Methodist Church. She was a loving mother and devoted wife and enjoyed her family and friends and cooking for them and entertaining.

She served as a volunteer in several hospitals in the past. She is survived by two daughters, Brenda and her husband Jay Hurley of Cambridge, Md. and LaRue Marine, of Seminole, Fla.; two grandsons, Ryan Hurley and his wife Christina of

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Michael A. Hopkins, Pastor

WEDNESDAY SUNDAY Sunday School......9:45 a.m. Prayer & Praise 7:00 p.m.

Worship...............11:00 a.m. Patch Club (kids) 7:00 p.m.

Eve. Worship........7:00 p.m. Youth Group 6:00-8 p.m.

Pocomoke, Md. and Mark Hurley and his wife Christy of Madison Heights, Va.; four great-grandsons, Brayden, Ethan, Hunter and Parker; a sister, Jane Lamb and her husband Bill of Lewes; a brother, George Gordy and his wife Patti of Denton, Md.; several nieces and nephews; and many dear and devoted friends.

Mrs. Marine was preceded in death by her husband, Charles K. Marine; a son, Charles K. Marine II; a brother, John Gordy; and three sisters, Virginia Gordy, Dorothy Figgs and Blanche Walter.

Funeral services were held on Friday, Dec. 17, at Morris Funeral Chapel, Sebring, Fla. Mrs. Marine’s son-in-law, the Rev. Jay Hurley officiated. Interment will be at a later date at Sarasota National

Messiah’s Vineyard Church Located at Tyndall’s Furniture Plaza on Discountland Rd & Rt. 13, Laurel

302-875-4646

PO BOX 60, LAUREL, DE 19956

Sun. 9:30 am Wed. 7:00 pm

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SEAFORD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

Senior Minister: Dr. Carl G Vincent Senior Pastor: Pastor Barry B. Dukes wwwmessiahsvineyard.org

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OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH

302-629-8434 • www.graceseaford.org

MASSES: SUNDAY: Sat. Eve. - Vigil 4:30 p.m.; Spanish 7:30 p.m.

Sunday - 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m.

DAILY: Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9 a.m.

Wed. 9 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.; First Sat. 9 a.m.

HOLY DAYS: Eve. 7:30 p.m.; 9 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.

NOVENA DEVOTIONS: Wed. 9 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.

CONFESSION: Sat. 4:30 p.m.

PRE-SCHOOL - 12TH GRADE - Office 629-7161 Quality Traditional Education Since 1973 Fully Accredited By Middle States in ACSI

A Cooperative S.B.C. Church 805 Atlanta Rd., Seaford, DE

Sunday School 9:30 am Worship 10:45 am & 6:30 pm Children’s Church 10:45 am SPANISH Worship 10:45 am Wednesday Activities 7 pm Pastor: Homer McKeithan Music: Jim Burket “The Cross Is Grounded In Grace”

532 Stein Hwy., Seaford, DE 19973 Redemptorist Fathers • 629-3591

VICTORY TABERNACLE CHURCH OF GOD

SUNDAY WORSHIP

11 AM and 6 PM ~ Sunday School 9:45 AM

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Ministry for the whole family 7 PM

Pastor Stacey Johnson

28261 Seaford Rd., Laurel, 2 miles N. of Laurel on Alt. 13

302-877-0443

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH

315 N. Shipley St., Seaford, DE 19973 • 302-629-9755

Pastor: Rev. Andrew C. Watkins www.christlutheranseaford.com

Praise Worship 8:15 AM • Sunday School 9:45 AM • Traditional Worship 11:15 AM

A Gathering Of Faith SUNDAY

WEDNESDAY EVENING

8:30am Worship / Nursery 9:45am Classes for all ages 11:00am Worship / Kids Church & Nursery 7:00pm Evening Service

6:45 AWANA (K-grade 6), Catalyst Youth (gr. 7-12), DivorceCare support group, 7:00 Intercessory Prayer, Men’s Group

COKESBURY CHURCH All Welcome Where Love Abides -- John 3:16

The Church by the Side of the Road 15092 Cokesbury Rd, Georgetown, DE

(302) 629-5222 • www.cokesburyworship.org Pastor Harold Carmean & Congregation Sunday School 9 am Contemporary Church Service 10 am

Mount Olivet

United Methodist Church Serving Christ in the Heart of Seaford since 1830 315 High St. • Seaford, DE

Sunday Services: Informal Worship in Chapel 8:30 a.m.

Traditional Worship 11:00 a.m. Sanctuary 9:45 Sunday School

Pastor: Rev. Jim Sipes • 302-629-4458 PROFESSIONAL NURSERY CARE PROVIDED

Welcome…

SEAFORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday School 9 am Morning Worship 10 am

701 Bridgeville Road 629-9077

United Methodist Church

Front & King St., Seaford, DE

629-7979

Holy Eucharist: Sunday, 9:00 a.m.

Thurs. Eve. Service: 6 p.m.

The Rev’d. Jeanne W. Kirby-Coladonato, Rector

Seaford Church of Christ Acapella

(Rm. 16:16)

N. Dual 13, P.O. Box 783, Seaford, DE 19973 302-629-6206 Evangelist - G. W. Cliver - 629-6206 Elder - Don Birch - 629-8949 Elder - Ron Russell - 629-6033 Sunday School 10 a.m.

Sun. Worship 11 a.m., Sun. Evening 6 p.m Wed. Evenings 7 p.m.

Live For God, Love Each Other, Light The World

743 E. Clarence St., Seaford, Del. Carlton L. Cannon, Sr. Pastor

2 North Laws St., Bridgeville, DE 19933 Across from Bank 337-7409 Handicap Friendly

629-9443, Cell: 448-0852 • cogclarence@verizon.net

Sunday: Midweek Activities: Church School........9:45 am Call for Details Morning Worship......11 am Children’s Church & Youth Explosion ........6 pm Nursery Provided Evening Worship.........7 pm *Counseling by appt. only Tuesday: Thursday: Bible Study & Family Corporate Prayer.........7 pm ‘Come and Grow with Us!’ Training Hour...........7 pm

WORSHIP TIMES:

9 am Contemporary Service 10 am Sunday School 11 am Traditional Worship Youth Group (Sun. 6 p.m.)

GETHSEMANE

Saturday Services Sabbath School 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service 11:00 a.m.

Pastor - O. Kenneth Scheller 302-875-0140

A Safe Sanctuary & Stephen’s Ministry Church Rev. E. S. Mallozzi

All are welcome to worship here every Sabbath.

St. Luke’s

Episcopal Church

Union

Seaford Seventh-day Adventist Church

26295 Sussex Highway (south on 13), Seaford, DE

Come together under Christ’s roof and share together in his love.

Attend Church this Sunday

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Contemporary Services ... 8:45 & 10:30 a.m.

Nursery Care & Children’s Church Provided Corner of Woodland Ferry Rd. & Stein Hwy., 4 miles West of Seaford • 629-2862 Jeans Expected! No Halos Required!

27225 Kaye Road Laurel, DE 19956 Ph: (302) 875-7814

www.thelighthouseld.org Timothy P. Jones, Pastor Sunday Family Worship - 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday Family Ministries - 7:00 p.m.

“Shining His Light”

Thank You to the churches that sponsor these pages.

Your contribution makes it possible for the “Good News” to be published each week.

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MORNING STAR • DECEMBER 23 - 29, 2010 Veterans Cemetery in Sarasota, Fla. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made to the Salvation Army Red Kettle Fund to bless needy families this Christmas. To send condolences online, visit www.morrisfuneralchapel. com.

Anthony Monaco, 85

Anthony Monaco of Wilmington, died peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010.

His family is grateful to the staff of Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Hospital for their comfort and support of Anthony and his family during his final days. Anthony graduated from Wilmington High School in 1943. He reached the rank of sergeant in the United States Army, serving from 1947-1952, during which time he spent a year in Korea.

He was the proprietor of Monaco’s Tap Room at 5th and Walnut Streets and 8th and Spruce Streets in Wilmington until the 1970s, and along with his wife, Margaret, owned and operated the Caprice Motel in Wildwood, N.J., for over 30 years before retiring in 1988.

Anthony and Margaret were married 51 years. Following her death in February 2003, he continued to help his family with the Nomad Parking Lot in Wildwood during the summer.

Anthony was preceded in death by his parents, Antonio and Gulia Monaco, and a sister, Dora Monaco Brown.

He is survived by two daughters, the Rev. Constance Hastings and her husband Robert of Seaford and Cynthia Monaco and her husband Frank Dillon of Wilmington; a grandson, Lt. Robert A. Hastings, United States Navy, and his wife Nancy of San Diego, Calif.; a step-granddaughter, Lisa Hastings-Sheppard and her husband David Sheppard of Wilmington; six siblings, Chenz DiMattia, Jack Monaco and his companion Barbara Visco, Jeanette Szostak, Albert Monaco and his wife Mary, Donald Monaco, and Judge David Monaco and his wife Judy; two sisters-inlaw, Marie Smith and her husband Gene and Joan Bradley; and several nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life service was held on Tuesday, Dec. 21, at the Grace Lawn Memorial Park Chapel. There was a presentation of the United States flag by the Fort Dix Honor Guard.

In lieu of cards and flowers, the family requests contributions in Anthony’s name to St. John’s United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 299, Seaford, DE 19973 for Rainbows, a program for children whose families have experienced grief and loss.

Arrangements are in the care of Corle-

to-Latina Funeral Home. To send condolences online, visit www.corletolatinafuneralhome.com.

Maril ‘Rickie’ O’Neal Jr., 58

Maril “Rickie” O’Neal Jr., 58, of Laurel, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. He was born in Laurel on Sept. 9, 1952. He was a son of the late Maril O’Neal Sr. and Ellen K. Joseph O’Neal. Rickie was a 1970 graduate of Laurel Senior High School. While he attended high school he enjoyed playing football and baseball. After graduating he served O’Neal our country in the National Guard. He was an experienced mechanic and worked for his family business “Maril O’Neal and Son” for over 40 years. He was currently employed by the Car Store as a car buyer.

He was a member of the Laurel American Legion Post #19, Laurel Alumni Association and attended Messiah’s Vineyard Church in Laurel.

Many fond memories include coaching Kacie’s softball team, sponsoring O’Neals softball team, watching sports with his son Kyler, playing fantasy football, and cheering the Ravens and Orioles to victory.

Rickie was a loving and devoted husband, father and family man. He loved his family with all his heart and showed kindness to everyone. He is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Patti O’Neal of Laurel; son, Kyler Woodland of Laurel; daughter, Kacie A. O’Neal of Laurel; brother, Joseph O’Neal and wife Moggie; sister, Mary Ellen Garman, both of Laurel; mother-in-law, Geraldine “Goose” Torbert; sister-in-law, Donna Mulford and husband Eph; brother-in-law, Freddy “Lou” and wife Leslie Torbert, all of Laurel; nieces, Brenda Carmean and husband Todd, Tracy Webb and husband Vaughn, Maggie and Megan O’Neal, Megan and Courtney Torbert, and Kelsey Mulford of Laurel; nephew; Matthew Torbert; great-nieces, Lauren McCrea, Chelsey and Kaitlyn Webb; great-nephews, Matthew McCrea and wife Megan, Christian O’Neal and Colton O’Neal; and great-great niece, Gavyn McCrea. A funeral service was held on Sunday, Dec. 19, at Messiah’s Vineyard Church, Laurel. The Rev. Dr. Carl Vincent, Pastor Barry Dukes and Pastor Kyle Holloway officiated. Interment was

“It will be our rst Christmas without you” Joyce Mears ‐ 6/21/53 ‐ 3/8/10 Christmas will never be the same without you. During the holidays we were always so happy, sharing the joy of the season with you.

Now, Heaven has a beautiful, new angel. We love you and miss you.

Love, Ronnie, Shelly, Lisa, Chris, Jessica, Courtney, Jaread & Kara Beth

in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Contributions may be made in Mr. O’Neal’s memory to Messiah’s Vineyard Church, P.O. Box 60, Laurel, DE 19956 or Laurel Alumni, P.O. Box 382, Laurel, DE 19956. Arrangments are in the care of Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home, Laurel. Online condolences may be made to the O’Neal family by visiting www.hsdfuneralhome.com.

Richard A. ‘Rick’ Gilbert, 50

Richard A. “Rick” Gilbert of Seaford, died on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010.

Rick was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired form the Delaware National Guard. He worked for the last 11 years in surveillance at Harrington Raceway & Casino. He was a life member and vice president of the Blades Volunteer Fire Department. He was also a member of the Delaware Fire Police. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Tharp; his mother, Evelyn Gilbert; two sons, Stephen Gilbert and Matthew Gilbert; a step-son, Jason Tharp and his wife Helena; a sister, Debbie Pyles and her husband Mike; and 2 grandsons, Riley Gilbert and J.T. Tharp. His father, Ernest Gilbert, preceded him in death.

A fireman’s funeral will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 23, at Cranston Funeral Home, 300 N. Shipley St., Seaford, where friends may call from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Blades Volunteer Fire Department, 200 E. 5th St., Blades, DE 19973.

James Isaac Bolton, 42

James Isaac Bolton, of Seaford died Monday, Dec. 13, 2010. James was born

July 16, 1968, the son of Richard T. and Betty M. Bolton of Seaford.

He is survived by his parents; two daughters, Margaret Ann Bolton and Virginia Ann Bolton of London, England; a brother, John T. Bolton of Smyrna; a sister, Virginia A. Glenn Chmielewski of Harrington; a sister-in-law, Brenda L. Braun of Seaford; an uncle and aunt, George L. and Anna Mae Truitt of Georgetown; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and nieces.

James was a Philadelphia Eagles fan.

He loved Kentucky Fried Chicken. He was a very loving man. He was named after his mother’s father, James Truitt.

Cause of death was a result of complications from AIDS and pneumonia. James was cremated by Bennie Smith Funeral Home and buried at his home address, 27891 O’Neal Road. Donations may be sent to the Delaware HIV Consortium, 100 West 10th Street, Suite 415, Wilmington, DE 19801, or to the Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware by visiting their website, epilepsyfoundation.org.

Death Notices James Craig Eskridge, 56

James “Bubbles” Craig Eskridge, of Smyrna, and formerly of Delmar, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010, at Bay Health Medical Center in Dover. Services were held on Saturday, Dec. 18, at Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home, Laurel. Interment was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel.

Online condolences may be made by visiting, www.hsdfuneralhome.com.

In Loving Memory of our Dad

J. Thomas Hastings 7/17/19 - 12/22/04

Merry Christmas Daddy & Pop Pop

Quietly remembered everyday, so sadly missed along life’s way. No longer in our life to share, but in our hearts he’s always there.

Donald A. Baker, Sr.

7-29-59 to 9-16-01

Denny & Susie, Donna & Kenny Patty & Jay, Carreen, Curtis, Curt & Chase Greg, Tricia, Jackson, Emma & Reece, Beth, Eric, Adin, Colby & Jenna

In Memory of

Wife and Mother

Janice C. Brittingham

at Christmas time and on her birthday, December 26.

Many years have come and gone, but it still seems like yesterday. Gone but not forgotten. Sadly missed.

Love Ray and Family

You are more than a few words can say. Missed more and more each day.

You’re with us in our hearts, no one can take that away.

Diane, Donnie, Chas, Eddie, Robert, Robbie

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MORNING STAR • DECEMBER 23 - 29, 2010

A time for thankfulness Doing the Towns Together

Great Depression we knew that Santa would bring us whatever was on our lists and we would be happy with just a few gifts.

Times changed. The depression ended, men went back to work, Word War II began and more women went to work in defense plants or other jobs. Money was more available.

On Christmas night, we always went to church again. The service was short but church-going was very special.We would be decked out in our new sweaters, carrying our dolls (dressed by my mother on her old treadle Singer sewing machine).

Whole families attended the worship services.

Times have changed considerably. The real meaning of Christmas has been lost to many in the shuffle and the need for many parents to unfortunately outdo their family members or friends by buying their children lots of gifts they probably won’t appreciate, much less need.

For many good folks, these days of late 2010 will be stressful. More and more families are in a situation where there is joblessness and no means of having money to purchase gifts for the children.

Homelessness has increased tremendously.

Unfortunately, far too many young people don’t even know that the reason for the season is to celebrate the birth of the Baby Jesus. Commercialism has taken over.

Chuck and I are very fortunate in that we came from homes where family and observance of the birth of the Christ Child was at the top of the list of importance.

This year we have even more to be thankful for than usual. While we will not be able to see some family members due to their living miles and miles from Laurel; because of the foundation we received as children, we will share the joys of the season through our thoughts and prayers.

Christmas is a time to give thanks and this year we each have a great deal for which to be thankful.

As we sit in the quiet of the church pew at Christmas Eve services, we will be especially mindful of the blessings we have received. How very fortunate and blessed we are.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

If you have any social items to pass along, please call Sarah at 875-3672. If you have other items of interest to the Laurel Star readers, please send them to editor@mspublications.com.

Well, are you all ready for the holiday? Lights still shining brightly on the tree, the wreath hasn’t fallen off the front door yet?

Be sure that Santa comes down a clean chimney — wouldn’t want him to get his pretty suit or white beard all dirty. Merry Christmas to all of you out there from “just me.”

Sally Bradshaw, Charlene Meade and Kim Trivits spent Dec. 11 weekend in Gainsville, Va., with Deborah Matalone, then on Saturday the ladies all traveled to Rockville, Md., to attend the classic holiday production, “The Nutcracker,” at the Metropolitan Ballet.

Visiting Leigh Clark recently was her daughter, Michele Drivon, from Ashville, N.C. The time here gave Michele the opportunity to have some visits with her step-father, Ted Clark, now recuperating from hip surgery at Genesis in Seaford.

Joanne Mitchell and her sister and brother-in-law, Darlene and Bryan Tapman, took a short trip last weekend to Williamsburg, Va. They were greatly impressed with the beautifully decorated homes and shops, and “Jo” especially so when she found the great cheese and chocolate “boutiques.” No comment from the male member of the group.

The Lowe family Christmas party and dinner was held last Sunday at the brand new home of Chris and Jessica Lowe. Almost like a house-warming, too!

Carolyn Calio has returned home after a brief stay at the University of Maryland Hospital Trauma Center where she underwent successful kidney surgery. She will return there in January for the same procedure of her other kidney. We wish her a successful and speedy recovery.

Richard Roller asked me to express thanks here to the Girl Scout Troop in

Harrington, who so generously donated a great amount of food for his charity work with “God’s Food Wagon.”

He also expresses thanks to the local civic groups and churches for their food and monetary gifts which go to those in need in our community.

Shari Benson is spending some holiday time with her parents, John and Georgie and brother, “Johnnie.” Sheri is currently from Vail, Co., where she is doing a year’s fellowship and just, perhaps, a bit of skiing while there.

Very special Christmas-happy birthday wishes this week to: Bev Ellis, Peggy Ralph, Sug Whaley, Nellie Soucek, Dale Oddo and Debbie Mitchell — all Christmas week “babies.”

We express our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of: Jeffrey Wayne Allen, and John Leonard Mitchell.

We continue with prayers for our service men and women and friends who are ill: Marie Derrickson, Ralph Gootee, Carolyn Calio, Richard and Irene O’Neal, Susan Levredge, Rita Brex, Ted Clark, Rita Baker, Jim and Doris Spicer, Patience Phillips Slacum, Bill Adkins, Robert Truitt, Conner Niblett, Betty Chandler, June Benson Powell, Mary Jane Phillips, Dot Murphy, Catherine LeCates, Jean Henry, Hazel Baker and Jean Foskey.

Happy holiday wishes and birthday greetings for: Elaine Mine, Janet Lathbury, Mary Anne Young (24); Doris Bailey, Lauretta Kenney (25); Elinor Sciba (26); Nathaniel Cole, Peggy Ralph (27), and Charles Haddock (30).

I know that numbers bother a lot of people but never me, so in case you’re interested or curious, my number of 89 comes up on Dec. 23.

See you in the stars.

CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS TODAY. DON’T HESITATE! OLD Address

Virginia ‘Mike’ Barton

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LAUREL AND DELMAR SOCIALS

MOVING?

Christmas. Possibly the most enjoyable, busiest, confusing, heart-wrenching, and meaningful time of the year to men, women and children of all ages. A time when we hear heartbreaking stories of some and really uplifting stories of others.

Christmas of 2010 is a time of greatly mixed emotions for most of us. It is a time when we think back to all of the Christmases of the past. While we have primarily wonderful memories, there are also those times when Christmas brings sad memories to our thoughts.

Christmas of 2010 will be a time when thousands of good people world over will out-spend, out-bake, try to outshine their closest friends, and sometimes even close family members.

On a personal note, Christmas was always a wonderful, happy time at our house.

Every Christmas Eve, after attending worship and thanks services at the church of our family, my parents, brother and sisters and I would race home to finish wrapping any family gifts. My mother would always get busy in the kitchen because it just wouldn’t be Christmas Eve if she was not out in the kitchen making homemade cruellers. She and Dad would spend hours mixing, rolling the dough and then deep frying the cruellers. We would be allowed to eat a few, and I can still smell that delightful aroma of the tasty treat as it was dropped into the large kettle of scalding hot grease.

The cruellers would cook, turning the just right shade of brown and then be lifted out and placed on waxed paper lined wire racks to partially cool. Then they would be placed in a huge bowl of confectioners sugar (known in those days as 4-X sugar).

We four kids would gather around the dining room table, waiting for the tasty cruellers to be placed on a huge plate and served with glasses of cold milk. As soon as we finished, we would go to our bedrooms to wait for Santa Claus.

Frozen dough was unheard of in those days! Ready made donuts or cruellers were a real treat and frozen, waiting to be thawed, were also unheard of, since since almost everyone we knew had an icebox that sat on the inside back porch and was kept cool with chunks of ice brought by the iceman in his wagon every day.

After we Campbell kids had gone to bed, my parents would put the decorations on the large tree in the living room and my dad would set up the electric train around the base of the tree. It wasn’t a large track or train, but we were very fortunate that we even had one.

Mother and Dad would then place the gifts brought by Santa around the tree and when we came downstairs early in the morning, the train was running on the circular track, the gifts were waiting for us and the old Victrola would be playing Christmas carols.

Kids of my generation would go in town to see Santa Claus and ask for several special gifts. My parents would put small amounts of money aside each week during the entire year so that we would have a good Christmas. Even during the

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Health Family Caregiver Training offered

The Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter sponsors The Family Caregiver Education Series several times a year in each of Delaware’s three counties.

LifeCare at Lofland Park in Seaford will host the training on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m.

This program includes a medical overview, legal and financial issues, challenging symptoms, daily care issues and information on getting the help you need.

This training for family caregivers is free and lunch will be provided by LifeCare. Pre-registration is required by Jan. 14. For more information or to register, call Jamie Magee, branch office coordinator, at 854-9788 or 1-800-272-3900.

Support the Heart and Stroke Gala

The 2011 Southern Delaware Heart and Stroke Gala, “An Evening in Oz,” will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2011, at the Sheraton Dover Hotel. The annual event benefits the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association.

Volunteers are actively planning the gala. Volunteers work on committees, including sponsorship, publicity, auction, hospitality, multimedia, website, entertainment, casino, photography and decorating.

To find out more about sponsorship or to volunteer, contact Karen Gritton, special events director at karen.gritton@heart.org or 286-5705. You may also contact the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s Delaware office toll free at 877-750-4276.

Dr. Blaylock joins La Red

La Red Health Center announces the addition of a full-time family practice physician to its team of health care professionals at the new satellite site in Seaford.

The recruitment of a full-time physician allows La Red Health Center to serve even more clients at the 1,800-square-foot Seaford site that opened in August.

Similar to the center’s Georgetown location, the Seaford office participates in most local employer sponsored health insurance plans and offers sliding fee Blaylock scale discounts to uninsured individuals who qualify.

Dr. Blaylock, certified by the American Board of Family Practice, is a 1980 graduate of the Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California. He completed post graduate training at San Bernadino County Medical Center and Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital, both in California. He has worked in community health settings starting from his days in the 1980s as chief of staff and medical director at Choctaw Nation Indian Hospital in Oklahoma and later spent 15 years handling urgent care services at Riverside Medical Clinic in California.

He also rose as a leader among his peers serving as district director of the California Academy of Family Physicians.

He came to Delaware with his wife, June, a native of Sussex County.

The Seaford Satellite Site is located in the Professional Park at 1340 Middleford Rd., in Seaford, and is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office is accepting new patients of all ages.

For more information, call 628-7752 or visit www.laredhealthcenter.org.

Diabetes education program offered

Nanticoke Memorial Hospital will hold a four-session diabetes educational program on Jan. 5, 12, 19 & 26, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the hospital. The cost of the foursession program may be reimbursable by insurance.

This four-session program includes weekly education sessions and individualized meal planning for diabetes selfmanagement. Our goal is to give you the self-management skills to control your diabetes. Family members/significant others are welcome to attend the weekly sessions.

Pre-registration is required prior to attending classes. To register and to obtain more information regarding the course, contact Nanticoke Memorial Hospital’s Diabetes Education department at 6296611, ext. 2446.

Free cancer support group

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

The ongoing monthly support group meets in the first floor resource library of the Cancer Care Center on the third Monday of each month. The next meeting takes place on Jan. 21, from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

The Wellness Community, an affiliate of the Cancer Support Community, is dedicated to helping people affected by cancer enhance their health and well-being through participation in a professional program of emotional support and hope.

All facilitators are trained mental health professionals with a master’s degree or more. Call 645-9150 for information or to register for this program. All support groups offered at The Wellness Community are free of charge. This program is made possible by the support of the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford.

For more information, visit www.wellnessdelaware.org.

Hospice offers support group

Delaware Hospice’s Bereavement Counselor, Carol Dobson, MSW, will lead an eight-week support group for adults on “Grieving the Loss of a Loved One,” Jan. 19 through March 9, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., at Grace United Methodist Church, 7 S. King St., Georgetown.

Any adult who would like to give and receive support from others experiencing a loss are invited to attend. Many people find that sharing reduces the loneliness and heartaches of grief. Topics discussed are what to expect when grieving, mistaken ideas about grieving, managing and coping with grief, family interactions, spiritual issues, how to handle special days and holidays and ways to find a renewed sense of purpose.

There is no fee for this service which is provided as a community outreach by Delaware Hospice.

Registration is requested by calling Carol Dobson, MSW, at 379-6069, or by emailing, cdobson@delawarehospice.org.

Breast cancer support group

Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, Inc. (DBCC) has expanded its Beginning Your Pink Ribbon Journey, a program for women newly-diagnosed with breast cancer, by partnering with Nanticoke Memorial Hospital Cancer Center in Seaford. The free, monthly program is offered at the Cancer Center located at 801 Middleford Road, Seaford, the third Thursday of each month from 3 to 4 p.m.

The program is facilitated by Nanticoke Memorial Hospital Cancer Center professional staff - Terri A. Clifton, MS, NCC, Cancer Care coordinator; Mary Brown, RN, DSN, manager Cancer Care Center; and Wendy Polk, nutritionist – with assistance from Lois Wilkinson, DBCC special projects manager, who helps facilitate the program at Bayhealth.

Of particular value to newly-diagnosed women is DBCC’s Peer Mentor Program through which they are paired with a longterm survivor for one-on-one support. To learn more about Beginning Your Pink Ribbon Journey at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital Cancer Center, call Lois Wilkinson at 672-6435. Registration is

required and light refreshments and small gifts are provided.

Competition to improve school meals

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the Recipes for Healthy Kids Challenge to improve school meals and the health of children across the nation through the creation of exciting new recipes for inclusion on school lunch menus.

The competition will draw on the talents of chefs, students, food service professionals, and parents or other community members working together to develop tasty, nutritious, kid-approved foods.

There will be a grand prize chosen by the judging panel as well as a Popular Choice winner based on public voting. The judges will also choose award winners for the top two recipes in each category.

Winning teams will be invited to prepare their nutrition-packed meals alongside White House chefs. The top ten recipes in each category will be published in a Recipes for Healthy Kids Cookbook to share with students and families. To learn more about the First Lady’s Let’s Move! campaign, visit www.LetsMove.gov.

The deadline for recipe submissions is Dec. 30. For more information, visit recipesforkidschallenge.com.

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MORNING STAR • DECEMBER 23- 29, 2010

‘Stay Healthy’ ID cards available from Peninsula Home Care

Peninsula Home Care (PHC), has announced its campaign to promote safer travel during the holiday season by offering a free Stay Healthy ID Card to residents across the Eastern Shore of Maryland and lower Delaware.

“At the holidays, many people travel far from home, their doctor and pharmacy.

This little card could be a lifesaver,” said Kay Satchell, branch director, Peninsula Home Care. “The Peninsula Home Care Stay Healthy ID Card ensures travelers they have all of the critical medical

information they need right at their fingertips.”

The wallet size card includes space to record the following medical information: date of birth, blood type, allergies, medications (strength and frequency), medical history, physical therapy notes, doctor contact information, emergency contacts and location of closest hospital where visiting.

The Health History ID Card can be downloaded from the Peninsula Home Care website, www.peninsulahomecare. com or ordered by calling the PHC

Literacy continues to be an issue

By Dr. Anthony Policastro One of the things that I like to do is put information into historical perspective. We frequently discuss just how well our children learn in our schools and we need to be aware of the fact that the expectations in this area have varied throughout history.

For example, James Bowen addressed literacy rates in England in the book, “A History of Western Education.” He noted that in the early 1500’s only about 1% of the population could read. Within 100 years, however, the rate increased to about 50%.

There are several definitions of literacy.

One is the ability to do some reading and writing in your native language. That is a very basic definition and it assumes very little in the way of skills.

If we look at the history of that limited ability to read, the figures are interesting.

In 1870 only 80% of individuals could do that. The number increased to 89% by 1900. By 1940 it was at 97%. It stayed at that level for the next 20 years. Then between 1960 and 1970, it moved to 99%.

It has remained at that level ever since.

However, we all know that just reading basic information is not acceptable in today’s world.

For that reason we have created a term called functional literacy. This term was created by the U.S. Army in World War II. It was defined as being able to read at a fifth grade level which is the level at which Army manuals were written.

Later on UNESCO (the educational branch of the United Nations) changed the definition a little. They defined functional literacy to mean that someone had the reading and writing skills to be able

to take part in normal activities in their society.

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Laurel’s Daneka Dixon looks to put up shot against Woodbridge’s Chasity Trigger during last Friday’s game in Laurel. Dixon scored 17 points to lead the Bulldogs in the home loss. Photo by Mike McClure

Woodbridge girls’ basketball team pulls away from Laurel in final quarter

By Mike McClure

The Woodbridge varsity girls’ basketball team picked up a 48-42 road win over Laurel last Friday. Taija Maddox scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Raiders while Laurel’s Daneka Dixon led the way with 17 points.

Woodbridge’s Taija Maddox, Anyea Griffin, and Taylor West each scored two points for a 6-0 Raider lead early on. Dixon and Tavietta Ewell each netted a basket to knot the score at 8-8 before Maddox made a pair of free throws to give the lead

back to the Raiders.

Laurel’s Alexis Hudson made a basket to make the score 10-10. West added a steal and a basket for a 12-10 Woodbridge lead after one quarter of play.

Dixon opened the quarter with a gametying basket. Woodbridge’s Chasity Trigger made a three-pointer and Maddox added a basket for a 17-12 Raider advantage.

Laurel took the lead on a three-pointer

by Madi Chaffinch, a basket by Alexis Hunt, and a free throw by Dixon (20-19).

The Wildcats’ Dominique Showell, top, ended Polytech’s seven match winning streak with a win by major decision in the 160 pound match. Photo by Mike McClure

Delmar varsity wrestling team loses to Polytech, 48-28 Five Delmar wrestlers won in the Wildcats’ 48-28 home loss to Polytech last Wednesday. Delmar’s Colby Johnson (285), Trevor Post (103), and Josh Wood (112) recorded consecutive wins to give Delmar an 18-6 lead early on.

Johnson recorded a pin at 2:23, Post won by fall at 2:48, and Wood added a pin at 1:00. Polytech won the next four matches, then Delmar’s Colby Murphy (140) was edged, 5-2, for a 33-18 Panther advantage.

Delmar’s Dominique Showell (160) stopped Polytech’s winning streak at seven matches with a 15-4 win by major decision. Devene Spence (171) fell, 8-7, before Dakota Harmon (189) ended the night with a pin at 1:48.

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Delmar’s Trevor Post, top, won his 103 pound match last Wednesday in the Wildcats’ home meet against Polytech. Post recorded a second period pin to give Delmar a brief lead. Photo by Mike McClure

Laurel wrestling team earns 39-36 win over Lake Forest

The Bulldogs’ Tayler Miller puts up a shot in traffic during last week’s varsity girls’ basketball game in Laurel. Photo by Mike McClure

The Laurel varsity wrestling team secured a 39-36 win over Lake Forest last Wednesday in Harrington. Tyler Givans (140) recorded a pin at 1:40 while Zach Toadvine (145) also won by fall (:32) for a 12-0 Laurel lead to open the match.

Laurel’s David Cornish (160) won by technical fall (4:05); Zach Whaley picked up a 13-1 win by major decision, and Daquan Bailey broke up the Spartans string of three wins with a pin (2:55) in the 103 pound match.

Humberto Hernandez (119) also had a pin (2:22) and Tyler Reed (130) won by forfeit for the Bulldogs. Daylin McCausland (125) and Justin Rife (215) were each narrowly defeated, 3-2.

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BLUE JAYS- BULLDOGS- Laurel’s Tyler Robertson goes up for a layup as Seaford’s Andre Allen defends during last Tuesday’s varsity boys’ basketball game in Laurel. Photo

by Mike McClure

GOING FOR TWO- Woodbridge’s Taija Maddox goes in for a layup as Laurel’s Taylor Miller, left, comes in to defend during last week’s varsity girls’ basketball game. Maddox scored 19 points to lead the Raiders in the win. Photo by Mike McClure

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Laurel Stars of the Week

Male Athlete of the WeekHumberto Hernandez- Laurel Laurel’s Humberto Hernandez continued his strong start to the season with a pin in his 119 pound match last Wednesday against Lake Forest. Humberto was one of four Bulldogs to win by fall in the 39-36 road win.

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Female Athlete of the WeekDaijah Brown- Delmar High Delmar sophomore guard Daijah Brown scored a team-high 25 points in her team’s 49-47 loss to Lake Forest last Tuesday.

Honorable mention- Shawn Miller- Laurel; Tyler Givans- Laurel; Zach Toadvine- Laurel; Daquan Bailey- Laurel; David Cornish- Laurel; Zach Whaley- Laurel; Trevor Post- Delmar; Josh Wood- Delmar; Dakota Harmon- Delmar; Colby JohnsonDelmar; Dominique Showell- Delmar; Troy DeShields- Sussex Tech; Jeff KlabeSussex Tech; Nick Bennett- Sussex Tech; Matt Bennett- Sussex Tech; John Briddell- Sussex Tech; Tyler Troyer- Delmarva Christian; Alexis Hunt- Laurel; Daneka Dixon- Laurel; Moriah Johnson- Sussex Tech

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JUMP SHOT- Laurel’s Kanen Horton, right, puts up a shot during his team’s home loss to Seaford last week. Photo by Mike McClure

Laurel Star varsity sports schedules for December 23-29

Monday, Dec. 27- Wrestling- Laurel, Sussex Tech at Tiger Classic, 10:30 Tuesday, Dec. 28- Boys’ basketball- Laurel vs. Kent County at Governors Challenge, 2 p.m., Delmar vs. Kent Island at Governors Challenge, 2 p.m., Sussex Tech vs. Crisfield at Governors Challenge, 5 p.m.; wrestling- Laurel, Sussex Tech at Tiger Classic, 9 a.m.; girls’ basketball- Sussex Tech at JMB Invitational, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 29- Girls’ basketball- Laurel vs. Pencader at Pat Borowski Tournament, 1:30 p.m., Sussex Tech at JMB Invitational, 1 p.m., Delmar vs. Nandua at JMB Invitational, 1 p.m.; Boys’ basketball- Delmar vs. Colonel Richardson at Governors Challenge, 2 p.m.

Laurel Star sports contest voting comes to a close today

The deadline to vote in the Laurel Star sports contest was today (Thursday) at noon. The following are the contest leaders as of Monday: Team of the Year- Delmar 10-11 baseball; Story of the Year- Laurel Pop Warner Pee Wee and Midget teams win Eastern Regionals; Coach- Clarence Giles; Male Athlete- Chris Jones; Female Athlete- Tomorrow Briddell and Lauren Massey. Check out the Laurel Star sports Facebook page for current contest results.

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DELMAR WRESTLING- Delmar’s Chase Harmon, right, iis shown during his 135 pound match during the Wildcats’ home meet against Polytech last Wednesday. Photo by Mike McClure

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MORNING STAR • DECEMBER 23 - 29, 2010

Laurel’s Madison Chaffinch pulls up for the jump shot in last week’s high school girls’ varsity basketball game in Seaford. Photo by Lynn Schofer

Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball falls to Delaware Military Seaford’s Verstel Ponder shoots over Laurel’s Tavietta Ewell for two points in the Seaford win at home last week. Photo by Lynn Schofer

Seaford varsity girls’ basketball team tops Laurel, 73-45, for home win

By Lynn Schofer

The Seaford and Laurel High School varsity girls’ basketball teams met on the Blue Jays’ home court last week for the first of two competitions this season. The Seaford girls used their height and speed to out duel the Bulldogs 73-45.

Seaford Coach Tracie Smith was pleased with the win, “We really took the loss to Indian River to heart and came out today and played our game.”

Laurel opened the first quarter of the game keeping pace with Seaford and only trailed by five points at the end of one. In the second quarter, the Blue Jays outscored the Bulldogs, 22-10, mostly on turnovers from the man to man pressure.

In the third quarter, Seaford expanded the lead by nine more points and ended the quarter with a 56-28 lead. In the fourth quarter Laurel evened up with Seaford each scoring 17 points.

“Laurel is a very young team but very

talented; they are going to be dangerous in another year,” said Smith.

“The difference today is that my girls have the experience of playing together from summer ball.”

Smith remains focused on improving, “Our turnovers were better today and the defense is our ticket. We still want to be more consistent in our shot choices and not force it.”

Seaford was scheduled to take on Delmar on Friday but the game was postponed.

Seaford scorers: Tyiana Clark eight, Amira Holland four, Asia Coverdale two, Andrea Marshall five, Jade Purnell six, Monshea Murray nine, Tynetta Washington 16, La’Shyra Williams 15, Verstel Ponder four, Keona Hughes two, Darlaine Paul two.

Laurel; Alexis Hudson six, Daneka Dixon seven, Aneela Anjum three, Alexis Hunt seven, Tavietta Ewell two, Madison Chaffinch seven

The Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team lost to Delaware Military Academy, 50-19, last Saturday. Mary Phillips netted eight points for the Royals in the loss.

Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball loses to Delaware Military

The Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team held a five point advantage in the final quarter of last Saturday’s game against Delaware Military Academy but it wasn’t enough as the Royals fell, 70-60. Tyler Troyer scored a game-high 28 points in the loss.

DFRC announces Blue-Gold coaching staff for 56th annual football game The Blue-Gold All-Star Football Game Committee of the Delaware Foundation Reaching Citizens with intellectual disabilities (DFRC) and the Delaware Interscholastic Football Coaches Association (DIFCA) recently announced the selection of Lake Forest’s Fred Johnson (Gold) and John Wilson of Saint Mark’s as the 2011 Blue-Gold football head coaches.

The 2011 contest will take place on Saturday, June 17 at the University of Delaware. It will be the 56th year of the annual all-star high school football game.

Johnson was an assistant coach on the Gold team in 2008, working with both the offense and defensive line that year.

He has great memories of the interactions

with players and buddies, “I remember the Hand and Hand buddy party and the graduation of the Handin-Hand buddies. It was such a pleasure watching all the high school participants interact with their Hand-in-Hand buddies,” Johnson said.

Johnson will be assisted by Dover’s Carlton Brown, Polytech’s David Eilers, Milford’s Mike Tkach, and Lake Forest assistant coach Lou Copio.

Wilson’s grandfather, Joe Kane officiated some of the earliest Blue-Gold games.

“I have a program from the second annual game that he officiated in,” said Wilson.

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Laurel’s Alexis Hudson drives to the basket against Woodbridge’s Taija Maddox during last week’s game. Photo by Mike McClure

Laurel girls’ basketball continued Alana Frisby hit a three-pointer to give Woodbridge a 24-20 lead, but Dixon countered with a pair of baskets for a 2424 tie at the half. Maddox had 10 first half points while Dixon had 11 points.

Trigger hit a three-pointer on a feed from Frisby to open the third quarter and Maddox and West each had four points as Woodbridge went on an 8-0 run to take a 35-26 lead. Hunt scored on a putback to

pull Laurel within five (37-32) through three quarters of play.

Aneela Anjum made a three-pointer and Ewell added a basket to knot the score at 37-37. West made four foul shots and Maddox added a layup to put Woodbridge up, 47-41. The Raiders went on to win, 48-42.

West and Trigger joined Maddox as double digit scorers with 12 points apiece.

Hunt had 10 points and Ewell added seven for Laurel.

HEAVYWEIGHT MATCH- Delmar’s Colby Johnson, right, lifts his opponent in the air during the 285 pound match last Wednesday in Delmar. Johnson recorded a pin in the match, the first of four Wildcat pins in the 48-28 loss to Polytech. Photo by Mike McClure

Sussex Tech boys’ basketball team tops Cape, falls to Sallies The Sussex Tech varsity boys’ basketball team defeated Cape Henlopen, 69-63, last Friday. The Ravens used a 26-19 advantage in the fourth quarter to earn the win.

Troy DeShields led all scorers with 26 points, Lavaar Showell scored 12 points, and Toney Floyd added nine points for Sussex Tech.

The Ravens lost to Salesianum, 71-46, in a non-conference game on Saturday.

Javon Whaley and Toney Floyd each had seven points for the Ravens.

Sussex Tech girls’ basketball team loses to Cape Henlopen The Sussex Tech varsity girls’ basketball team was defeated by Cape Henlopen, 61-18, last Friday. Thomeka Floyd and Castaysha Lewis each scored seven points for the Lady Ravens.

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WILDCATS- Delmar’s Josh Wood, left, eyes up his opponent during last week’s 112 pound match. Wood went on to record a pin one minute into the match. Photo by Mike McClure

Sussex Tech’s Nick Bennett, John Briddell, Matt Bennett, and Jeff Klabe each won in their team’s 51-16 home loss to Smyrna last Wednesday. Nick Bennett (125) won, 10-8; Briddell (130) added a 10-5 victory; Matt Bennett (135) won by major decision, 19-5; and Klabe (145) recorded a pin at 3:58.

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TAKING A SHOT- Laurel sophomore Alexis Hudson is fouled from behind by Seaford’s Asia Coverdale as she takes the shot in last week’s varsity girls’ basketball game in Seaford. Photo by Lynn Schofer

This week in Star sports history 10 YEARS AGO- Brent Evans hit a buzzer beater to lead Seaford to a 61-59 win over Laurel. Evans had 14 points for the Blue Jays in the win.

FIVE YEARS AGO- The Delmar varsity wrestling team came back to defeat Seaford, 36-33, for its first conference win of the season. Donald Poole recorded a pin and Darren Collins won by forfeit to seal the Wildcat win.

The Seaford girls’ basketball team held off a rally by Laurel to win, 45-34. Angie Owens scored 13 points and Bitty Hood had 11 for the Jays.

ONE YEAR AGO- Delmar’s Dylan Shupe signed a letter of intent to play baseball at the University of Delaware.

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Seaford Recreation Department to hold Junior Jordan clinic The Seaford Recreation Department’s Junior Jordan Basketball Clinic, for boys and girls in grades K-3, will be held on Saturdays in January at the Fred Douglass gym. The cost is $5 per child. Basic fundamentals will be stressed at the clinic. The deadline to register is Dec. 31.

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Delaware Rebels 12U Travel baseball to hold tryouts The Delaware Rebels Select 12U travel baseball team is conducting tryouts for the upcoming 2011 tournament season. Any interested 12U players should contact 302883-4700 for additional information.

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Seaford/Laurel Star Monday/Tuesday varsity sports scoreboard

Woodbridge’s Tyrone Parker pulls up for a shot during his team’s game in Delmar on Tuesday. Parker had 22 points in the Raiders’ 49-47 loss. Photo by Mike McClure

Delmar boys’ basketball nets first win with narrow victory over Woodbridge

By Mike McClure

The Delmar and Woodbridge varsity boys’ basketball teams entered Tuesday’s game in Delmar each looking for the first win of the season. The game went down to the wire with the Wildcats netting a game-winning shot with 7.9 seconds left for the 49-47 victory.

“These guys, they fight, they scrap, they work hard. I told them when you work hard good things will happen,” Delmar head coach Chad Jones said.

Tevin Jones hit a jumper off a feed from Kevin Trader and Trader made a three-pointer as Delmar went on a 5-0 run to take a 9-4 lead in the first quarter.

Woodbridge’s Shai Burbage answered with a three-pointer before the Wildcats’ Frank Braham netted four points as Delmar held a 13-10 lead through a quarter of play.

In the second quarter, Woodbridge’s George Knight connected for a threepointer to cut the Delmar lead to two (15-13). The Raiders’ Troy Worthy kept it close with a basket on offense before taking a charge on defense.

Tyrone Parker then hit a three-pointer to knot the score at 20-20. Parker later hit another three-pointer to give Woodbridge the lead.

Girls’ basketball- Indian River 60, Laurel 36- Daneka Dixon led Laurel with 19 points while Alexis Hunt added 12 points Seaford 62, Polytech 38- La’Shyra Williams netted 19 points, Monshea Murray added 12 points, and Tynetta Washington had 11 for the Blue Jays in the win.

Boys’ basketball- Salisbury School 50, Delmarva Christian 43- Tyler Troyer netted 20 points for the Royals in the loss.

Polytech 64, Seaford 60- Jason Owens led the Blue Jays with 17 points, Andre Allen, had 12, and Rashawn Church Monshea Murray added 11 points in the Henlopen South showdown. Polytech led, 32-30 at the half, Seaford held an 18-11 advantage in the third quarter, and the Panthers pulled away in the fourth with a 21-12 advantage.

Laurel 61, Indian River 40- Laurel pulled away from Indian River with a 29-16 advantage in the second half. Shawn Miller and Keenan Mitchell each had 14 points and Deonta’ Nocks added 12 points for the Bulldogs.

Wrestling- Polytech 45, Seaford 19 (Monday)- Ryan Craft (152) recorded a pin at 1:02; Dominique Ayres (119) won by major decision, 12-4; Jamier Powell (103) won, 12-8; and Julio Ramirez (112) won by forfeit for Seaford. for the Wildcats. This time Delmar was able to score on the final possession.

“We worked hard, it was an exciting win,” said Jones. “It’s something to build on going into Christmas.”

Jones led Delmar (1-3) with 12 points;

Keandre Whaley had 11 points, nine rebounds, and four steals; and Trader contributed nine points and five assists.

Parker scored a game-high 22 points while Worthy pulled down seven rebounds for the Raiders (0-4).

Delmar’s Keandre Whaley made a basket on a feed from Shaquor Majors to tie the score at 23-23 with a minute left in the half.

Leon Davis answered with a threepointer as the Raiders took a 26-23 advantage into half-time.

Parker led Woodbridge with eight first half points while Trader netted seven points for Delmar.

Whaley scored four points early in the third quarter for a 29-27 Wildcat lead.

Following a three-pointer by Majors, Parker converted a three-point play to tie the game at 32-32. Parker hit a threepointer at the end of the quarter to put the Raiders on top, 36-34.

Tevin Jones scored five points at the start of the fourth quarter to give Delmar a brief lead (41-40). Parker put Woodbridge up, 47-44, with a three-pointer before Jones answered with a trey to make it 4747 with 1:37 left in the game.

Woodbridge ran the clock down to under a minute, but Delmar’s James Whaley picked up a loose ball and the Wildcats called timeout with 22.1 seconds left. On the next play, Trader found James Whaley for the game-winner with 7.9 seconds remaining as Delmar held on to win, 49-47.

The game marked the third time in four contests that the game went down to wire

Delmar point guard Kevin Trader feeds James Whaley for the game-winning basket in the Wildcats 49-47 home win over Woodbridge. Photo by Mike McClure

BLOCKED SHOT- Seaford’s Tynetta Washington blocks the shot of Polytech’s Deborah Sproone in the first quarter of Tuesday’s varsity girls’ basketball game in Seaford. The Lady Jay’s topped Panthers, 62-38. Photo by Lynn Schofer

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MORNING STAR • december 23 - 29, 2010

DIRECTV will pay restitution

The Attorney General’s Office announced that Delaware has joined 48 other states and the District of Columbia in a settlement with satellite television provider DIRECTV to resolve allegations of deceptive advertising and unfair sales practices.

In addition to paying $13,250,000 to the participating states, DIRECTV will also pay restitution to consumers and make changes to its business practices. Delaware’s Consumer Protection Fund will receive $185,000.

Complaints against DIRECTV alleged that the company: • Did not clearly disclose to consumers the price that the consumer would be charged and the commitment term that the consumer would be required to keep DIRECTV services; • Did not clearly disclose to consumers limitations on getting a certain price for DIRECTV; • Enrolled consumers in additional contracts or contract terms without clearly

disclosing the terms to the consumer; • Enrolled consumers in additional contracts when replacing defective equipment; • Did not clearly disclose to consumers that they would automatically renew a seasonal sports package; and • Offered cash back to consumers when the consumer would actually receive bill credits

Delaware Congressman Mike Castle will participate in the highly anticipated launch of No Labels, a centrist political advocacy organization.

Rep. Castle joined with elected officials from across the country to help officially kick-off the start of No Labels, an organization that advocates for putting aside partisan labels in the interest of moving the country forward on a variety of crucial policy issues.

Congressman Castle spoke on a panel that debated issues related to electoral reform which covered topics ranging from disclosure requirements for political expenditures and special interest organizations to non-partisan redistricting. Rep. Castle has long been an advocate for increased transparency in the election process and was a co-sponsor of the DISCLOSE Act, which requires corporations and organizations who run political advertisements to dis-

Consumers who have complaints against DIRECTV involving conduct after Jan. 1, 2007 that is addressed in the settlement can file a claim for restitution directly through DIRECTV at www.directv. com/ag or by calling 1-800-DIRECTV. They can also file a complaint with the Attorney General’s office by visiting www.attorneygteneral.delaware.gov, calling the Attorney General’s Consumer Hotline at 1-800-220-5424, or sending an e-mail to consumer.protection@state.de.us.

The deadline for filing restitution claims is June 9, 2011.

BUS TRIP - Several members of the Delmar New Century Club took a bus trip to the group’s national headquarters in Washington, D.C. They spent time at the Gaylord Hotel in the National Harbor and attended a Christmas Tea at headquarters where they met the international president of GFWC (General Federation of Women’s Clubs), Carlene Garner. From left are Lydia Livingston, Sandy Davis, Doris Mackey and Brenda Morris.

Representative Mike Castle participates in launch of ‘No Labels’

Sussex County keeping animal control licensing fees the same Sussex County is keeping animal control services and licensing fees the same for 2011.

County Council, at its Tuesday, Dec. 14 meeting, renewed the County’s annual contract for dog control services with Kent County SPCA/Delaware Animal Care & Control. The organization, as it did this year, will continue to investigate complaints, retrieve unleashed dogs and inspect kennel operations on behalf of the County.

Under terms of the contract renewal, Sussex County will pay Kent County SPCA/Delaware Animal Care & Control $669,231 – slightly less than this year’s total - for its services in 2011.

Meantime, dog licenses for next year will be available beginning Jan. 1, and must be obtained for the calendar year by March 1 for dogs 6 months or older. For spayed and neutered dogs, the annual cost will remain $10; for non-spayed and unneutered dogs, the cost will stay at $15 yearly. Dogs must be current on their rabies vaccinations at the time the license is obtained. Fees will be waived for seeingeye, lead or guide dogs and those that have previously served in a branch of the U.S. military.

Licenses are available in one-, twoand three-year increments, and are valid through Dec. 31 of the expiration year.

Owners who fail to comply with the County’s licensing requirements face an initial

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Applications can be made online or in person. Visit www.sussexcountyde.gov and click on the “Buy Your Dog License Today” link on the lower right side of the main page, or stop by the County Administrative Offices building, 2 The Circle, in Georgetown, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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He continued, “Whether it is increased disclosure requirements or redistricting reform, there are steps that can be taken to ensure that we are improving our election processes so that our country will continue to serve as the model for fair, democratic elections.”

Monday, crude has been unable to sustain a run at a new two-year high (a two-year high of $90.76 was achieved during intraday trading on December 7) last week.

A look ahead “One week before Christmas motorists are undoubtedly feeling the pinch (or the Grinch) at the pump.

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‘Man’s best friend’ helps children’s reading skills Panayi “Pete” Stephanos, a second-year elementary education student at Delaware Technical & Community College, Owens Campus and his dog Kyzer are working to improve children’s reading skills.

Stephanos, of Lewes, chose to volunteer for Literacy Education Assistance Pups (L.E.A.P) after receiving an assignment in one of his courses requiring him to complete 10 hours of service learning using children’s literature as a basis to improve the community.

The goal of the L.E.A.P. program is to “improve the literacy skills of children, and grow their enthusiasm for reading, through the assistance of therapy dog teams as literacy mentors.”

This Lewes-based program was founded by Lesley Bowers in the fall of 2004 and tutoring began in January 2005. The program uses dogs as a way to motivate young readers.

Depending on the age and ability level of the child, either the child will read to the dog or the dog owner will read to the child.

Bowers said that she based the format of the L.E.A.P program on the Dogs Educating and Assisting Readers (D.E.A.R.) program which she helped start in Laurel, Md. in 2000.

In order to become L.E.A.P volunteers, Stephanos and Kyzer, his English Mastiff, attended weekly training sessions for a

month. Stephanos also made a commitment to participate in the program at least six times a year which will give him far more hours than the 10 required for the course.

“I was trying to do something outside of the box,” explained Stephanos. “I thought it would be good for Kyzer and the kids would enjoy it, too.”

So far, they have attended one reading session at the Rehoboth Beach Public Library which Stephanos really enjoyed.

“It’s been rewarding; the one time I was able to go was worth the many hours of preparation,” he said. “A lot of times, it is hard to tell if kids are getting something out of a program or lesson. With the L.E.A.P program, I can immediately see the impact it is having on them.”

At 170 pounds, Kyzer was considerably larger than the other dogs at the session and Stephanos had worried that the children might be scared of him. His fears turned out to be unfounded because Kyzer got along very well with the children.

Now that the semester is over, Stephanos plans to dedicate more time to volunteering with L.E.A.P. Stephanos only needs two more classes to complete his associate degree at Delaware Tech; he is dually enrolled at Wilmington University in the spring 2011 semester to begin taking classes he needs for a bachelor’s degree in education.

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A Christmas nutcracker tale, of a different sort Follows a short vignette in which all of the four characters ynn arks play their parts perfectly. Nothing in the vignette was planned before the action took place — it was Despite the seaall improvisation. But in a broad son, the nutcracker sense, the characters have been in rehearsal for years, decades even. bears no resemIf there had been a script, it could blance to a handhave been based on scenes from my life. some soldier.

Act I, which takes place in the produce section of a large grocery store. A lone woman stands in front going to get them open.” of a display of nuts. The table on which The man, silent, as he often is, exits, the nuts are arranged is decorated with not, as it turns out, because he doesn’t green, red and white bunting; it’s plain that want to be involved in yet another domesthe display is meant to appeal to people tic emergency, but rather because he has a who are planning their Christmas baking. solution.

In the interest of maintaining my façade He reappears several minutes later and of sanity, I’ll not get into the specifics of hands to his wife, who is still staring at the dialog in this act. No one wants to read the hazelnuts, a yellow plastic nutcracker. what a woman says to a table full of nuts; Despite the season, the nutcracker bears no woman who talks to tables full of nuts no resemblance to a handsome soldier. It wants people to read what she has said. doesn’t plie, the silent man and lone womSuffice it to say that that lone woman dean don’t pirouette. cided on two bags of pecans, shelled, and Act III, the next morning in that same two bags of hazelnuts, unshelled. kitchen. The two bags of hazelnuts, one of Act II, in a warm but cluttered kitchen. which is now open, are still on the table.

On the counter are two bags of pecans, on That lone woman has the yellow nutcrackthe table are two bags of hazelnuts. That er in her right hand and is struggling to same lone woman stands near the table, crack a hazelnut. The nut, small and slipstaring at the hazelnuts. Her husband, who pery, keeps sliding out from the pincers. has never talked to a table full of nuts, enAfter several tries, she gives up. Instead of ters through the back door. hazelnut brittle, she makes cookies.

“I bought these hazelnuts,” says the Act IV, several days later in a car. The woman in greeting. “But we don’t have a woman, no longer lone, is driving; in the nutcracker. I don’t have any idea how I’m passenger seat is her father and in a back

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“Don’t count on me to remind you,” says the mother. “I’m no good at remembering.”

The father says nothing.

Act V, in that same car but several hours later, on their return trip. The sun is still shining, the conversation still interesting.

“Don’t forget to get the nutcracker,” says the father, about five minutes before the car will reach his home. The woman, who had forgotten all about it, thanks him and promises to do her best.

Act VI, in the driveway of the home of the father and mother. The woman says her farewells and begins walking out of the driveway toward her car, which is parked on a side street.

Her mother’s voice calls her back toward the car and to where the mother and father are walking toward the house.

“Your father says not to forget the nutcracker,” the mother says. “It’s in the kitchen, on the windowsill on the left side of the sink.”

As the woman, shaking her head at her own forgetfulness, heads into the house, the lights fade. The curtain slowly falls.

There’s no guarantee, but surely thunderous applause follows.

I guess that it comes as no surprise that

the woman in this vignette was in fact me.

It was I who stood in the store, staring at and mumbling about a table full of nuts, and who bought two bags of hazelnuts with absolutely no consideration of the fact that I would have to crack them.

It was my husband who, as always, came to the rescue, this time with a yellow plastic nutcracker. The depth and extent of problems that he is able to solve never fail to astound me.

It was my mother who knew exactly where her nutcracker was and who directed me toward it. And it was my father who remembered and who reminded me — twice — to get it.

Where would I be without the good folks who surround me? I can tell you where: In my kitchen, staring at two bags of uncracked hazelnuts, maybe even talking to them, without any hope of nut brittle for this Christmas.

Thanks to all of you, so much. To show my gratitude, there will be a little something extra, nutty and breakable, in your Christmas cards this year.

As for the two nutcrackers, the yellow plastic one that my husband found in his shed and the silver metal one that belongs to my mother, they will both be returned to their proper homes.

There, they will have all winter, spring, summer and fall to dream of the possibility that next Christmas, any vignette in which they are involved features a beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy and her dancing flowers rather than a forgetful woman and two bags of nuts.

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Community Snapshots

Jordyn Tonelli, a seventh grader at Laurel Middle School, receives a certificate from Laurel Superintendent Dr. John McCoy during last week’s school board meeting. Tonelli was one of 500 students who competed for a $200 scholarship by predicting the results in 22 national and local political races. Jordyn correctly predicted 21 of the 22 races.

Shown (l to r) during last Wednesday’s Laurel School Board meeting are Shyla Timmons, Cindy Bice and Susan Whaley. Timmons placed first in the Delaware Volunteer Firefighters essay contest and was recognized along with her teacher (Bice) and principal (Whaley).

Shyla will go on to the state competition. Photo by Mike McClure

Andy Arthur tries a turtle shell on for size during the Laurel Pack 90’s visit with Ron Kemehan of the Marine Environmental Rehabilitation and Research Institute (M.E.R.R.).

Ron Kemehan shows the Laurel Pack 90 kids various skeletal remains of sea mammals during a recent visit. Submitted photos

The kids of Laurel Pack 90 are shown next to an inflatable whale during a visit by Ron Kemehan and his wife. The kids were able to walk inside the 60 foot inflatable whale. Submitted photo Collin Lemp, 8, of Parsonsburg is shown with Santa Claus during the Delmar Fire Department’s annual breakfast with Santa. Also shown is Bradley Moore, left. Photo by Mike McClure

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Top tips for decorating safely for the holidays

Justin Garey and Lindsey Smith

Smith, Garey to wed in June

Mr. Gary Smith and Ms. Sherry Smith of Seaford are honored to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Mae Smith, to Justin Ramsdell Garey.

Lindsey, a graduate of Seaford Senior High School, attends Wesley College, and will graduate in May with her bachelor of science degree in nursing.

Justin is the son of Larry and Linda Garey of Houston. He is a graduate of Milford High School and the University of Delaware with a degree in history and philosophy. Justin is a captain in the United States Air Force and is stationed at Kessler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss., where Justin and Lindsey will reside as a newly married couple.

A June wedding is planned.

With the winter holiday season here, many people will rely on electricity to decorate their homes and businesses. To ensure the season is celebrated safely, Delmarva Power offers the following electrical and fire safety tips: • When decorating outside, make certain you and any objects you may be carrying, such as a ladder, do not come into contact with power lines. Carry ladders and other equipment parallel to the ground.

• Use only non-combustible or flameresistant tree decorations.

• If using a live or cut tree, water the tree daily and remember to keep it away from fireplaces and other heat sources.

Heated rooms dry trees out quickly, creating fire hazards.

• Look for and eliminate potential danger spots near candles, fireplaces, trees and/or electrical connections.

• Inspect electrical decorations before using them and replace any that are damaged.

• Never use more than three standard– size sets of lights per single extension cord.

• Indoors or outside, use only lights that have been tested for safety by nationally recognized laboratories such as Underwriter’s Laboratory (UL).

• Never use electric lights on a metallic tree.

• To avoid injuries, be sure to follow directions carefully when using artificial snow sprays.

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May you enjoy a beautiful holiday season with the ones you love most.

Thanks for giving us so much to celebrate this year.

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Kingman and Heritage Islands Park, a project of the District of Columbia Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development in coordination with Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region, offers trails for walking and bicycling through 50 acres of natural island habitat. The islands lie in the Anacostia River in northeast Washington, D.C., and provide shelter and nesting for over 100 bird species, including heron, eagle, and osprey. The park provides access for canoe and kayak users. Park visitors also enjoy fishing the Anacostia from multiple points along the river banks and from boardwalk bridges.

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Council on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention is appointed Governor Jack Markell announces the membership of his Council on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, which will address wellness and health-related economic issues. Governor Markell created the 21-member Council through Executive Order #19 to advise on the development and coordination of strategies, policies and programming to promote health and prevent chronic illnesses.

“Physical problems can have a significant fiscal impact on individual Delawareans, as well as for the state budget,” said Markell. “Chronic diseases severely affect quality of life, while carrying a dramatic fiscal cost as bills stack up, employees lose wages, employers lose productivity, and insurance premiums increase across the state. Together, we can address some of these issues and make for a healthier Delaware.”

According to Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH), more than $844 million is spent each year in Delaware to treat chronic disease and other health problems that could be prevented. While tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death, disease and disability, obesity has become a public health crisis. The obesity rate among adults doubled between 1990 and 2007, while the rate among children tripled. Approximately 37 percent of Delaware children have an unhealthy weight and are at risk for related health complications.

“Public health challenges are complex, requiring collaboration and coordination among nonprofits, health professionals, businesses and government agencies,” Markell added. “We can bring together experts in a variety of areas to develop creative, cost-effective solutions. Even an incremental improvement in health could yield significant savings for taxpayers.”

Recent studies indicate that Delaware could save $33.2 million per year initially and eventually up to $92.4 million annually if the rates of diabetes and hypertension decrease by as little as 5 percent.

Among other things, the Council will conduct

an assessment of the burden of lifestyle-related diseases in Delaware; develop an overarching strategy for promoting healthy lifestyles and preventing chronic diseases; and identify and track measurable outcomes. The Council will initially focus its efforts on the risk factors that are the leading causes of death, disease and disability, including poor nutrition, physical inactivity and tobacco use.

Recommendations are due to the Governor by June 1, 2011.

The Council on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention will be chaired by Dr. Sandra Hassink of Nemours Health and Prevention Services.

The 21 member group includes: Sandra Hassink, MD, FAAP, Wilmington, chair; Vickie George, Newark, Yes You Can; Patricia Hoge, PhD, Wilmington; Paul Kaplan, MD, Wilmington, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware; Robert Laskowski, MD, Wilmington, Christiana Care; Kathleen Matt, PhD, Newark, University of Delaware; John Moore, Magnolia; Paula Rose, Selbyville, Allen Family Foods; Representative Michael Barbieri, Democrat; Another House of Representatives appointee, not yet named; Senator Bethany Hall-Long, Democrat; Senator Dorinda Connor, Republican; Ed Kee, secretary, Delaware Department of Agriculture; Lillian Lowery, secretary, Delaware Department of Education; Rita Landgraf, secretary, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services; Collin O’Mara, secretary, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control; Vivian Rapposelli, secretary, Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families; Alan B. Levin, secretary, Delaware Economic Development Office; Carolann Wicks, secretary, Delaware Department of Transportation; Karen Weldin Stewart, commissioner, Delaware Department of Insurance; and Ann S. Visalli, director, Delaware Office of Management and Budget.

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GLIMPSE OF THE PAST - Jack Morris of Delmar and Millard Johnson of Laurel are in this photo of the 29th Division, 115th Infantry Battalion, taken circa 1952. Can anyone find them in the photo? Submitted by Pat Murphy

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

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A Savior Is Born

NOW it came about in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth.

This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all were proceeding to register for the census, every one to his own city.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, in order to register, along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child.

And it came about that while they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth.

And she gave birth to her first-born son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And in the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields, and keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened.

And the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you

good news of a great joy which shall be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. “And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths, and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising

God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.”

And it came about when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds began saying to one another, see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.”

And they came in haste and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger. And when they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child.

And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. And the shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them. ~

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Christmas started with lights and the ‘Wish Book’ Wish Book’ As a child, Christmas to me was ony indsor a magical season and like many children, I was very impatient in Dad would have no hesmy anticipation. The alluring sense of something special automatically itation in yanking his started as soon as Thanksgiving dinner ended. It was then that as the belt off and beating us sun went down over Archie Tyler’s till Christmas arrived. store, the multiple strings of lights connecting telephone poles on Richardson and Maryland avenues suddenly lit up. This was the ofa word. His eyes said it all. Of course the ficial signal that in only about 30 days, message was helped along as we watched Santa Clause was coming to town. him grip the buckle of his size 32 black Now, right away, that is the wrong leather belt. message to be heralded as the “reason for My brother and I were comfortable in the season; but, in a six-year-old boy’s knowing that if we didn’t find a way to mind that was all to consider. It would reconcile a structured and orderly sharing have been proper and much less merceof the Wish Book, Dad would have no nary to have been excited to celebrate the hesitation in yanking his belt off and beatbirth of the baby Jesus. However, there ing us till Christmas arrived. was no potential for waking up to toys on So, Tommy, being the oldest, would Christmas morning with that scenario. So, get to look at the book first. Mom would looking back on my childhood, there is instruct us to check off three items that we little opportunity for me to consider myself really wanted for Christmas and told us anything less than a heathen. she would “talk to Santa” about seeing if The days of Christmas seemed to crawl we could get one of them. by like a terrapin turtle making its way I recall waking Christmas morning to to the Crisfield boat harbor. My brothneatly wrapped presents with a gift tag ers and I would eagerly await the arrival that said, “From: Santa.” I suppose this is of that sacred book that told the story of a grand statement of parental sacrifice. how awesome Christmas was. No, it was There were three of us bone-headed not the Bible where we could read about rapscallions for my parents to feed, clothe Joseph and Mary traveling to Bethlehem and buy Christmas presents for. Yet, we and the eventual birth of Christ. It was the were led to believe that the toy we most Sears & Roebuck Christmas Wish Book. wanted was brought to our house and That catalogue came by mail and I rolled under the tree by jolly Old St. Nick. think we sat on the porch every morning I learned from this experience. So, holding a vigil hoping this would be the when my son was a young child the gift day that Mr. Butler, our mailman, delivtag on the presents under the Christmas ered this book of dreams. It was filled with tree would read: “From: Mom and Dad; color pictures of every toy imaginable. delivered by Santa.” Perhaps I was overThere were new electronic gadgets, the reacting, but if I was going to have to go latest in board games and my favorite, the out and buy the toys, I was not going to let assortment of cowboy gun and holster sets. my son think that a jolly old elf just flew When the book finally arrived my older over and dropped them in the living room, brother Tommy and I would grab at it like cost free. it was covered in $10 bills. It is a wonder But, anyway, looking back at those we didn’t tear it in half before we got it days of waiting for the glorious day of in the house. But, our wild, destructive Christmas to arrive was filled with unabatdisplay would finally come under control ed suspense and eager anticipation. when Dad intervened. It is amazing the The season also provided Mom with a effect that Dad had on us without uttering built-in threat against her young’uns’ hea-

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Three new elected officials will join two veteran County leaders as they assume their respective offices during a swearing-in ceremony set for Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011.

The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. inside the Council chambers of the County Administrative Offices building, 2 The Circle, in Georgetown.

Jeffrey S. Christopher, Scott M. Dailey and Cynthia Green will be sworn in as Sheriff, Recorder of Deeds and Register of Wills, respectively. All three won election in November, and are assuming office for the first time. Each will serve a four-year term that begins with the Jan. 4 oath of office.

Meantime, returning County Council members George B. Cole and Vance Phillips will be sworn in for new fouryear terms. Cole, of Bethany Beach, is returning to the 4th district seat he has held since 1986, while Phillips, of Laurel, will begin his fourth term on Council as the 5th district representative.

County Council will hold its regular meeting following the ceremony, beginning at 10 a.m., with the yearly reorganization of officers – members select a president and vice president – and the adoption of rules of procedures among the first items on the agenda for the year ahead.

then antics.

I can’t count the times between Thanksgiving and Christmas morning that Mom would react to our misbehavior with those familiar words, “You better behave, or I am going to tell Santa Clause to bring you nothing.”

That may have shut us up for a minute or two, but I think even at a young age we knew Mom was calling our bluff. Dad, on the other hand, was a man of few words and I knew it was when he said nothing that we were in the most danger of feeling his wrath – and I mean feeling it!

But, like every Christmas before and after, the morning always arrived and we would have what by today’s standards would be considered a meager number of presents under the tree. But, for us it was like waking in the lobby of “Toys are Us.” After waiting 30 days for Christmas to arrive we would take all of 10 minutes to rip open the presents and wonder at our newly acquired bounty.

We would then get cleaned up, have breakfast and head off for a day’s travel to relative’s homes to see what all our cousins got for Christmas. I guess as well intentioned as we may be, Christmas has for many years seemed to focus around gift-giving and getting and not focused on the recognition of the “Greatest Gift.”

It is Christ – mas, and I wish to be tolerant of all faiths and wish all people a wonderful holiday season, regardless of

their religious tenants.

However, I also implore those who enjoy the excitement and shopping frenzy that celebrating Christmas seems to bring, to also take a few minutes to sit down with their children and during quiet time share the story of the first Christmas and the birth of Christ. No matter how society may attempt to maintain political correctness, the birth of Jesus Christ is the reason for the Christmas season.

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Senator Tom Carper comments on Middle Class Tax Relief Act

By Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.)

Sen. Carper released the following statement after voting for the Middle Class Tax Relief Act. The measure passed the Senate by a vote of 81 to 19.

visit with santa - The Delmar Fire Department’s Breakfast with Santa took place last Saturday morning. Santa is shown with baby Kyle during the annual event at the fire hall.

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Lions vision screening at Dunbar Elementary - Recently the Laurel Lions did a vision screening of preschool children that had a parent permission form. This is the 11th year the program has been in effect in Laurel, according to Jim Littleton, chairman.

The screening is of great value to children of this age. This gives them the opportunity to have their eyes checked and promote them to get a complete eye examination by a professional, if needed. The screening takes about a day and a half with a staff of about seven Lions. This screening program for preschool children is just one of the Lions’ world-wide vision programs. The Lions are the largest service organization in the world since 1925.

They have worked to not only assist those with vision impairments but also to prevent blindness and vision problems.

DELMAR NEW CENTURY CLUB - International Affairs was the program for the November meeting of the Delmar New Century Club. Chairman Brenda Morris introduced Soren Ardal, the foreign exchange student from Delmar High School. A 16 year old sophomore, Soren spoke about the culture of his native Denmark and compared it to the U.S. The people of Denmark take advantage of the free medical, transportation and education services provided by the country. Submitted photo

This is not the tax package I had hoped for. Like a lot of Americans, I am disappointed in where we are and how we got here.

Earlier this month, the Senate voted on the package that I preferred. It would have permanently cut taxes for every American family. This legislation, which I cosponsored, would have ensured that the biggest tax breaks go to middle-class couples who earn up to $250,000 a year and individuals who earn up to $200,000, nearly 97 percent of Delawareans. It was more fair. It promoted economic growth. It addressed the need for certainty and predictability that businesses and families need. And it was far more fiscally responsible. While it garnered the support of a majority of the House and Senate, no Senate Republicans voted for it, and it was defeated.

Faced with that reality, the President chose to work with Republicans to hammer out a deal to keep federal income tax rates from going up for most Americans on Jan. 1, while also finding ways to create jobs and help people who can’t find a job in this difficult economy.

While I have decided to vote for this bill, it is not with enthusiasm. When political parties are compelled to find common ground, rarely does either side get all that it wants. The likelihood of our reaching an agreement next year that’s more to my liking - and the liking of most of the agreement’s critics - is slim to none. It’s not likely to get any better or any easier.

In fact it could get a lot worse and undermine the modest recovery that is now underway. Without this agreement, tax rates would go up for just about everyone and it is difficult to see how unemployment insurance benefits would be extended given our new political reality. I’m not prepared to let that happen.

While this agreement is far from perfect, a great many economists believe that it will increase predictability and certainty for businesses and families. In doing so, this package is expected to accelerate economic growth and push down unemployment rates. There are also a number of other positive provisions in the compromise that will be helpful to Delaware’s families and businesses.

One provision that is particularly helpful for middle class families is the 2 percent cut in the payroll tax in 2011 which will immediately put more money in workers’ pockets. In addition, businesses will be able to take advantage of a new tax incentive that allows them to immediately write-off – or expense – the purchase of new equipment and other capital expenditures. This provision will encourage businesses to make new investments in plants and machinery – typically purchased from other businesses – that will in turn spur more businesses to ramp up production and, ultimately, help create jobs. By implementing these and other critically-needed provisions, this package

is expected to accelerate GDP growth and, most importantly, reduce unemployment.

Also of critical importance to Delaware is the extension of certain tax credits and grants for renewable energy projects. Over the last two years, these programs have already provided Delaware with over $1.5 million for renewable energy projects like Bluewater Wind. Nationally, this program is credited with creating 20,000 jobs in the solar industry alone. The bill also extends a measure in the Recovery Act that puts transit benefits on par with those offered to drivers for parking costs, aiding some 2,800 Delawareans with their public transit costs.

Having said that, the worse thing we can do is to wait another two years to begin to figure out what to do when many of the provisions in this agreement expire. Almost none of the provisions in this agreement is paid for. Collectively, they drive up our nation’s debt by close to $900 billion over 10 years. I have urged the Administration to turn its attention quickly to addressing the structural deficit which we face. The Deficit Reduction Commission co-chaired by Erskine Bowles and former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY) has given us a roadmap – which while not perfect – that can serve as the starting point in enabling us to decide how to start reining in these enormous deficits as the economic recovery takes wing.

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Below, Laurel Mayor John Shwed administered the oath of office to the 2011 fire department line officers. Seated from left are Richard Russell, chief engineer; Mark Sheridan, deputy chief; Jeff Hill, chief; Keith LeCates, 1st assistant chief; Eric Whaley, 2nd assistant chief and Donnie Layton, 3rd assistant chief. Back row are Laurel Mayor John Shwed; Jim Brittingham, rescue captain; Brett Morris, ambulance captain; Dale Brown, fire captain; Brandon Givens, truck captain; and Mark Oliphant, fire captain. Photos by Tim Walker, LVFD

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Letters to the Editor

Many rumors are flying and the superintendent issue is not over

I have lived in Laurel for all my 67 years. I graduated there as did my wife.

Our parents attended there, and now four of our grandchildren.

During that time I have always been very proud of it and today I still am despite the Laurel School Board by a 3-2 vote choosing not to renew Dr. McCoy’s contract.

If there is anyone within shouting distance, you know he is our superintendent.

You also know he is very well liked and the voters thought he was going to lead them through the building of the new schools.

Dr. McCoy had a tremendous impact on that passing and despite what three unhappy school board members think, we were moving in the right direction in Laurel.

There are enough rumors in Laurel right now to last a lifetime. I hope they are just rumors, but many are supported by people’s personal comments.

It is the writer’s opinion that 95 percent of the community want Dr. McCoy to stay, contrary to Board President Lois Hartstein’s comment that there are those who do not feel that way.

Well, where have they been the last few meetings? Except for family about all of the 175 or so of the people at the meetings strongly supported Dr. McCoy and the approximately 600 signatures collected in just a few days all support Dr. McCoy. Several people have addressed me since last Wednesday with, “What can I do, Pat, to help change this?”

You see, for the first time in many, many years, there was new enthusiasm and hope in Laurel. Those board members simply chose to disregard the wishes of the community who voted them in. And the ironic part is they actively sought the community support.

Power must be nice. On second thought, I don’t want any if it turns me against my fellow man and community.

Three board members have.

It is not over by a long shot. God bless you, Dr. McCoy, for the values and efforts you have made for change in Laurel.

Board. Her students are like her family and she cares about them and the schools she loves very deeply.

The recent vote to not renew Dr. McCoy’s contract is over I do not know what confidential information she had access to, but I do know her character. She did what she was elected to do, and that was to vote for what was best for the school district based on the information she had before her.

My mother has been threatened and verbally attacked both to her face and online, and her personal character questioned. She is afraid to stay in her home alone.

I am so shocked and disappointed in the way people I used to respect have acted to not only my mother, but to the other members of the board who voted the “unpopular” way.

As a mother with a child in the Laurel School District, I hope we can all focus on the years ahead when we will be building modern new schools that will give our dedicated teachers the tools they need to teach our amazing children in this new technological world. It is an exciting time for our community.

As a daughter, I ask you to stop the harassing phone calls, threats and name calling wherever my mother goes in Laurel.

She deserves to feel safe in her home and community.

Ginny Little

Laurel

Transparency is needed

Pat Murphy

I would like to ask if our paper will check into the school board’s decision to not renew Dr. McCoy’s contract.

The school website lists requirements in “Policy on evaluation of the superintendent.” These are found at: http://www. laurel.k12.de.us/board/policy.htm, under the subtitle: Section C - General School Administration.

I would like to know if these steps were followed. In reading this, I believe his first two evaluations should be public record and should have been presented at the May board meetings of both 2009 and 2010.

Our country needs transparency in the dealings of our elected officials. This is most important on local issues.

Stop the threats and name calling

Laurel

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My mother is Dorothy Hickman and she has dedicated 54 years of her life to the Laurel School District. She was first a LHS graduate, second, a teacher, and third, a current member of the Laurel School

Chris Shirey

A Christmas Story

Yesterday, as I had finally finished up my shopping, I decided to treat myself to a nice cup of coffee for the ride home. Pulling into a McDonald’s, I ordered and went

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Imagine my surprise when the girl said, “No charge,” the car in front of you paid for yours! Such a small item and yet with it came one of the warmest feelings that a complete stranger would do such a nice thing for me.

So with the money still in my hand, I then gave it to the girl for the person behind me; that the feeling could be passed on to another.

The spirit is alive and well in Delaware and faith in your fellow man rekindled.

Thank you stranger … and you know who you are!

Merry Christmas.

Lin Meyers

However, with 443,000 smoking attributable deaths every year in the U.S., including nearly 1,200 of those from Delaware, many of the key findings of the report, such as tobacco’s immediate damage to cardiovascular systems, increased risk of lung disease for long-term smokers, and the greater chance of healing the sooner a smoker quits, illustrate the urgency with which we need to act.

Our elected leaders should take every opportunity to implement proven policies that reduce tobacco use in Delaware for our families, our friends and ourselves.

Comprehensive tobacco cessation programs that are adequately-funded and accessible are a great start.

Kelli Burris

Seaford

Tobacco report is call to action

The 30th U.S. Surgeon General’s report on tobacco use, released December 9, demonstrated what the American Lung Association has long been fighting for — as it ultimately concluded that there is no safe level of exposure to tobacco, the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. As our mission to save lives by preventing lung disease and improving lung health has allowed us to advocate for tougher tobacco control laws, prevention efforts, tobacco cessation programs and clean indoor air, the grip of tobacco addiction, as well as the exposure to secondhand smoke in many public places, has lessened.

Regional Vice President American Lung Association in Delaware

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Final Word

Delaware’s hands-free cell phone law goes into effect January 2

By Daniel B. Short

State Representative, 39th District

In just a matter of days, a new law will be in effect that will prohibit drivers in Delaware from using hand-held cell phones. Because motorists will be required to be hands-free when using a cell phone, the new law also bans texting while driving.

The bill – House Substitute 1 for House Bill 229 – was signed last summer, but does not become effective until Jan. 2. The six-month lag was to provide enough opportunity for state highway safety officials to properly inform the public of the new cell phone restrictions.

For example, you may have seen the electronic messaging billboards along key roadways advising motorists that if they are driving in Delaware and they plan to talk on their cell phone it better be handsfree.

Motorists, however, will be permitted to dial a phone number or activate their wireless equipment. After that, hand-held cell phone use while driving is prohibited.

Having voted for the legislation when it was considered in the House earlier this year, I am pleased that this new law will soon take effect. According to the Office of Highway Safety (OHS), Delaware State Police report 230 crashes in 2009 involved

the use of a cell phone as a distraction. So far this year, 94 crashes have involved the use of a cell phone and another 17 were the result of texting. Officials with OHS also point to national research showing that drivers using cell phones are four times more likely to get into crashes that are serious enough to cause injury.

At the beginning of the year, hand-held cell phone use will become a primary traffic offense and will carry a $50 fine for the first violation and up to $200 for subsequent offenses.

The law also bans the use of a pager, PDA, blackberry, laptop and two-way communication device while driving.

Exemptions to the law include the use of a cell phone by law enforcement and other authorized emergency vehicle operators, as well as the use of a cell phone to report an emergency. Those operating farming equipment, HAM radios or twoway radios in order to communicate with employees or a central dispatch are also exempt from the provisions of the new law.

On Jan. 2, Delaware will join seven other states in prohibiting hand-held cell phone use while driving. It’s a safety measure long overdue in this state and one that I am certain will have a positive, and potentially life-changing, impact from here on out.

Vital Stats

Federal Debt as of December 22, 2010 at 10:02 a.m. $13,875,511,745,056 Population of United States 309,706,604 Each citizen’s share of debt $44,802 The average citizen’s share of debt decreased $60 the past seven days.

The debt increased by more than $20 billion and the population increased by 42,006.

Source: brillig.com/debt_clock December temperature records High 77 in 1998 Low -12 in 1942

Why the debt problem?

A friend of mine, Ronald Christopher, passed this along to me a few months ago.

I think it helps reveal why we have a debt problem with the government’s efforts at trying to “fix things.”

Cash for clunkers A clunker that travels 12,000 miles a year at 15 mpg uses 800 gallons of gas a year.

A vehicle that travels 12,000 miles a

year at 25 mpg uses 480 gallons a year.

So, the average Cash for Clunkers transaction will reduce US gasoline consumption by 320 gallons per year.

They claim 700,000 vehicles so that’s 224 million gallons saved per year.

That equates to a bit over 5 million barrels of oil, or about 5 hours worth of US consumption.

More importantly, 5 million barrels of oil at $70 per barrel costs about $350 million dollars.

So, the government paid $3 billion of our tax dollars to save $350 million.

We spent $8.57 for every dollar saved.

In fairness let’s update the numbers using the current cost of a barrel of oil, $88.02 as of last Friday. The cost for the same 5 million barrels is just over $440 million. Still not a great bargain.

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