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NEWS HEADLINES new jobs - A Delaware Economic Development Authority loan will help Nanticoke Memorial create 100 jobs. Page 3 GRoUnD bReAKInG - Expansion of lodge is underway. Page 5 new CLInIC - Nemours starts construction on children’s facility. Page 10 fAtAL ACCIDent - Police arrest a Greenwood man in connection with a fatal accident.. Page 37 PARtY In tHe woRKs - An area town is getting ready to celebrate its 150th birthday. Page 13 sCHooL PLAY - Laurel High students will take to the stage again in ‘High School Musical’ this weekend and next weekend. See page 43 for details. 100tH wIn - Laurel senior Josh Kosiorowski surpassed 100 wins and placed second in his weight class at the Henlopen Conference tournament last weekend. Page 24 CUttInG Down tHe nets - The Laurel varsity girls’ basketball team celebrated winning the Henlopen South and paid to tribute to its senior players during last Friday’s game. Page 24 stARs of tHe weeK - A Laurel wrestler and a Delmar boys’ basketball player are this week’s Laurel Stars of the Week. Page 27

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Veteran of several forces is named town’s Police Officer of the Year By Tony E. Windsor The Exchange Club of Laurel presents an annual award to honor a Laurel Police Officer who has “gone above and beyond” in the line of duty. This year’s recipient is no stranger to law enforcement and by many accounts, no stranger to the citizens of western Sussex County. During a ceremony held at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Laurel, Cpl. John Ryall was named “Police Officer of the Year.” He was presented his certificate by Mayor John Shwed, Police Chief Michael J. Wilson and Exchange Club President Jolene Cross-Morris. Also on hand were Miss and Little Miss Laurel, who made presentations as part of the event. Little Miss Laurel, Victoria Henry, read the “Police Officer’s Prayer” and Miss Laurel, Lauren Hitch, offered a commentary about child abuse. The annual Miss and Little Miss Laurel pageant is sponsored by the Exchange Club of Laurel. Cross-Morris also presented a certificate of appreciation to Laurel officer Det. Sgt. Derrick Calloway for his involvement in community police work. However, all eyes were on the “guest of honor” during the Exchange Club event. Ryall, a 35-year veteran of local law enforcement, has served as

Cpl. John Ryall was named the Exchange Club of Laurel’s 2008 Police Officer of the Year during a ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Laurel. From left: Miss Laurel Lauren Hitch; Little Miss Laurel Victoria Henry; Exchange Club president Jolene Cross-Morris; Ryall; Mayor John Shwed; Police Chief Michael J. Wilson; and Capt. Ricky Richardson. Photo by Tony Windsor

a police officer in Laurel, Greenwood, Delmar and Bridgeville. But, it was Laurel where he started his career on July 4, 1974.

Ryall grew up on Bethel Road in the 1960s and remembers how starstruck he was with the police officers

from DNREC as initial plans were brought to the town government. Many in attendance expressed frustration at the state’s plan to renovate the Mill Dam along Willow Street. The concerns stemmed not only from issues about the aesthetics of the project, but also what was deemed a lack of notice to the general public about the proposal. David Twing and Frank Piorko, of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) attended the July meeting to present the plans for the proposed upgrades at the Records Pond Dam. The project is part of the state’s Dam Safety Law, which was adopted in 2005. Twing told the council and audience that the Record Pond Dam falls

under the state’s criteria as a high-level hazard should a major storm deteriorate the dam. He said this means that should the dam fail, there is a significant probability of loss of human life, environmental damage and disruption of life line facilities. Twing explained that the state uses computer models to ascertain the potential damage to a dam in the event of a “100-year storm,” which would bring as much as 9 inches of rain over a 24-hour period. John Trivitts reacted to the “100year storm” theory. “You are saying the threat to the dam would come from receiving 9 inches of rain over 24 hours? Not long ago, we got 11 inches of rain in seven hours and the dam’s

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Hearing on dam project set for March 2 By Tony E. Windsor

Some Laurel residents have been waiting anxiously over the past seven months to learn what the state has in mind for upgrades at the Mill Dam along Willow Street. On Monday night, March 2, representatives of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) will hold a pubic hearing to discuss a rehabilitation project at the Records Pond Dam. The meeting, which starts at 5:30 p.m. in Laurel Mayor and Council Chambers, Town Hall, will include a presentation of DNREC plans and a half hour of question and answers. In mid-July, citizens gathered at a Laurel Town Council meeting to hear

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Nanticoke Memorial secures a $4.4 million loan from DEDA The Delaware Economic Development Authority has granted a $4.4 million loan request from Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. This loan will allow Nanticoke Hospital to invest and grow over the next 18 months in new physicians and equipment while maintaining sufficient reserves. “We would like to thank the Delaware Economic Development Authority for approving this loan and Senator Thurman Adams and other local officials for their support,” said Nanticoke Health Services Board of Directors Chairman Robert Boyd. “The economic effect of Nanticoke is felt by every aspect of our community since it’s a local entity utilizing local vendors whenever possible. With this loan, we will invest in physicians and services that will, in our estimate, create as many as 100 new jobs.” A number of steps have been taken at Nanticoke to deal with recent issues. First, there is in place a permanent leadership team who has made great strides in communicating with staff and the community. Second, by re-engineering expenses and staffing, Nanticoke has cut more than $6 million from the current operating budget, and these savings will continue into the future. Most important, Nanticoke is making significant progress in laying the foundation for increased volumes. In oncology, Nanticoke has partnered with Peninsula Regional Medical Center and its well-respected oncology program. For orthopaedics, Nanticoke will have full coverage for their Emergency Room by August 1 and will thereby regain their Level 3 Trauma status. In addition to the orthopaedic surgeons, other physicians being added this summer are a gastroenterologist, a general surgeon, two pediatricians, a nephrologist and two hospitalists. This, coupled with a focus on customer service and quality improvement, will result in increased admissions and, thereby, an improvement in financial performance.

EAC of Nanticoke Basket Bingo

The Employee Activity Committee of Nanticoke Health Services will hold a Longaberger Basket Bingo on Thursday, March 12, starting at 7 p.m. at the Seaford Moose, located on Route 13A in Seaford. The filled basket bingo will consist of 20 exciting games and will feature several Longaberger baskets as prizes. Advance tickets are $20 per person, $25 at the door. Advance ticket includes a chance to win the Hostess Sort & Store Hamper, the Multi-Colored Cake basket or the Beverage Tub basket as door prizes. There will be nearly 30 chances to win. Refreshments will be available. For ticket information contact the EAC at 629-6611, ext. 2404 or MorrisR@nanticoke.org.

Dinner dance benefits Easter Seals

Century 21 Tull Ramey is sponsoring a Dinner Dance at the Laurel Fire Hall to benefit Easter Seals Saturday, March 7, from 6 p.m. to midnight. Well known band ‘Power Play’ from Virginia Beach will be playing. Tickets are available for $40 each. There will also be a silent auction. Easter Seals has been serving people with disabilities in Sussex since 1961.

The $4.4 million loan will bridge this period and allow the hospital time for its initiatives to generate additional revenues and support new services. Like many other hospitals, Nanticoke has felt the effects of the economic downturn and experienced losses in their investments. The hospital has seen an increase in Medicaid patients and self-pay patients, as

have other institutions nationwide. At the same time, the hospital continues to make new investments in technology such as new MRI and PET imaging capabilities. These capital investments and those planned for the next 12 months place an additional strain on resources. “The purpose of this loan is to allow access to funds that are technically restricted

due to loan provisions,” explained Darr Hall, CPA, chief financial officer. “During the past eight months, the hospital has been the victim of market and investment declines in excess of $5 million. From a strategic standpoint, it does not make good sense to sell assets that are depressed due to a volatile economic environment.”

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Laurel students delve into reading

By Mike McClure

NEW POLICE OFFICER - A new member of the Laurel Police Department was sworn in at the Feb. 17 Laurel Town Council meeting. Noah Zachery Glaeser, 25, of Ocean View, was sworn in as the department’s 15th officer. Formerly of Pasadena, Md., Glaeser graduated from the Delaware State Police Academy in 2006. He has been serving as a corporal with the Milton Police Department. Above, Glaeser is administered the oath of office by Mayor John Shwed as Laurel Police Chief Michael J. Wilson holds the Bible. Photo by Tony Windsor

Charity is denied waiver of fees By Tony E. Windsor

A request by a Laurel non-profit charity for waiver of construction permit fees associated with a current expansion project has been denied. During the Monday, Feb. 2, meeting of the Laurel Town Council, Brent Nichols, Noble Grand of Charity Lodge #27 Independent Order of Odd Fellows, requested that the town waive about $1,300 in permit fees for an expansion of the lodge on Poplar Street. The lodge is expanding its meeting room and will be building out to within 8 feet of its existing property line. During the Feb. 17 town council meeting, Town Manager Bill Fasano said his staff had researched to find out if the town had ever waived permit fees for any other non-profits and how that was done. He said there were only two cases where fees were waived, one involving the Laurel Redevelopment Corporation and the other the Laurel Public Library. Fasano said that the LRC project involved site work along Broad Creek. The waived library fees were for the library expansion project. In both cases it was stipulated that the fees would be waived only if

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The P.L. Dunbar and North Laurel elementary schools updated the Laurel School Board on some of their current programs during the board’s meeting last Wednesday night. Superintendent Dr. John McCoy also discussed the district’s upcoming events as well as some of the items up for discussion at next month’s meeting. Representatives from P.L. Dunbar discussed the school’s Reading is Fundamental program which is aimed at promoting reading at home for students in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first grade. As of last week the school’s students had read 7,338 books. Last year, students read 18,295 books. This year’s goal is 18,500 books. The school is also holding Family Reading Day on Feb. 26. North Laurel principal Cristy Greaves reported that the school’s website has been set up. Physical education teacher Garrett Lydic also thanked teachers, administrators and community members for their help with the Mid-Atlantic Cup Stacking championships, held in Laurel Jan. 24. Lydic also announced that the event helped raise funds to send eight students to Denver for the cup stacking championships. Fifth grader Foster Haynes, a student at the Laurel Intermediate School, is one of 30 members of the Team USA stacking team, which consists of students from throughout the country. McCoy announced that the Laurel High musical “High School Musical” will take place at the school at the end of February

and the first week in March. McCoy is hopeful that the code of conduct policy, which is currently under review and was tabled during the meeting, will be ready by the March meeting. Andy Will He also plans to present a resolution to adopt the STEM (science, technology, English, and math) Academic Initiative as the district’s plan. At the beginning of the meeting, the board presented a certificate of appreciation to resource officer Andy Will. Laurel Middle School student Alexandria Hale was also recognized for taking part in the Alexandria Hale Junior Presidential Inauguration Conference which was held in Washington, D.C., during the presidential inauguration. The board voted, 5-0, to approve the revised FY 09 budget. The budget included a current expense revenue reduction of around $122,000 to reflect how much money the district anticipates collecting.

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With ground breaking, lodge expansion project is underway By Pat Murphy Despite chilly temperatures and snow showers on Sunday, Feb. 22, members of Charity Lodge #27 I.O.O.F. of Laurel broke ground for a 2,000-foot addition to the lodge hall on Poplar Street in Laurel. The event was attended by many lodge members, public officials and guests. County Council president Vance Phillips, a member of the lodge, said, “I am proud to be part of this lodge family. Society could not provide for us without organizations such as the Odd Fellows. I wish you much luck and I hope I can be of help in the future.” Mayor John Shwed, Laurel, also had personal comments. “I am pleased to see this organization has decided to invest in our community. This is what makes a small town great,” he said. Grand Master of Delaware and member of Charity Lodge Ed Gordon said, “Many lodges are in trouble, no one is interested in doing the work. This lodge is willing to work. It is a very close organization.” Also present was the Deputy Sovereign Grand Master Paul J. Cumidale, “I wish we could encourage every lodge to be like

this one. You are leaving something for the next generation.” Project manager for the addition, lodge member Jerry Lynch, gave a brief history of the lodge’s efforts to get to this point in the project. Lynch said a committee led by Ernest Allen in the mid 1990s started evaluating sites that would fit the lodge’s needs and affordability. First it was the Armory (currently the Boys & Girls Club), the old Phillips Men’s Shop, the former Central Avenue Acme location, the Post Office and a new building next to the cemetery on their land. It was the passion for this building, among the older members, that led the lodge to make a decision to add on to the present lodge hall. This location has been used since the 1960s. The lodge also vowed not to cut back on its giving to the community and that work projects would finance their addition. Since that time the lodge has raised $95,000. In 2008 the lodge gave more than $12,000 to the community. Members there included Noble Grand Brent Nichols; Carl Nichols, chairman; Lynch; Charles Short, treasurer; Jim Masten, assistant treasurer; Barry Brumbley, Joe Messick, Roy Whitaker and

Present at the ground breaking for the 2000-square foot addition to Charity Lodge’s building on Sunday, Feb. 22, were, left to right, Jerry Lynch, project manager; Bill Trijillo, town councilman; Mayor John Shwed; Vance Phillips, county councilman; Brent Nichols, Lodge Noble Grand; Paul J. Cumidale, Deputy Sovereign Grand Master, and Ed Gordon, Grand Master of Delaware. Photo by Pat Murphy.

Arnold Hearn. Pastor Ruth Tull, a member of Martha Rebekah Lodge, offered the prayer. “The weather has not cooperated but this is a good time to come together,” Lynch said to close the ceremony. Charity Lodge 27 Indepen-

dent Order of Odd Fellows was given its charter in Laurel in 1857. Over the years the lodge has participated in many community endeavors including the Odd Fellows Cemetery, hospital equipment for community, ramps for disabled, eye machines for

schools, scholarships, sponsorship of many youth groups, Santa Claus project, aid to Good Samaritans Aid Organization and the annual sponsorship of two students on the Odd Fellows trip to New York City and tour of the United Nations building.

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Business Scam harms small businesses

The U.S. Small Business Administration has issued a scam alert to small businesses, warning them not to respond to letters falsely claiming to have been sent by the SBA asking for bank account information in order to qualify for federal tax rebates. The fraudulent letters were sent out with what appears to be an SBA letterhead to small businesses across the country, advising recipients that they may be eligible for a tax rebate under the Economic Stimulus Act, and that SBA is assessing their eligibility for such a rebate. The letter asks the small business to provide the name of its bank and account number. The scheme is similar to e-mail scams often referred to as “phishing” that seek personal data and financial account information that enables another party to access an individual’s bank accounts or to engage in identity theft. The SBA is working with the SBA Office of Inspector General to investigate this matter. The Office of Inspector General asks that anyone who receives a letter report it to the OIG Fraud Line at 1-800- 767-0385, or e-mail OIGHotline@ sba.gov.

Edward Jones ranked No. 2

The financial-services firm Edward Jones ranked No. 2 on Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For 2009” list in its 10th year on the prestigious list, according to Melinda Tingle, a financial advisor in Laurel. Edward Jones also

ranked No. 1 for large-sized companies. The full list and related stories appear in the Feb. 2 issue of Fortune, which is available online at www.fortune.com. The Fortune ranking is one of several honors based on associate input that Edward Jones has received in recent weeks. Edward Jones’ ten Fortune rankings include top 10 finishes for seven years and consecutive No. 1 rankings in 2002 and 2003. For more information, visit www.edwardjones.com.

Goodwill plans awards luncheon

Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County has named Michael Berardi of Nason Construction, and Mark Pryslak of WSFS Bank as chair and co-chair of the Annual Awards Luncheon, to be held on May 1, at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. “The purpose of Goodwill’s Annual Awards Luncheon is to recognize extraordinary individuals who are exceptional examples of our mission in action, as well as organizations that have played an integral role in moving that mission forward,” said Ted Van Name, Goodwill’s president and CEO. Mike Berardi joined Nason in 1990 and is president and principal of the organization. Mark Pryslak joined the Wilmington Savings Fund Society in 1977 and has held several positions within the organization before assuming the role of vice president of private banking. For more information, call 302-761-4640 or visit www.goodwillde.org.

Burton celebrates anniversaries i.g. Burton in Seaford recently celebrated a 60-year relationship with Blue-Bird Bus Dealership, making them the oldest bus dealership in the world. In celebrating i.g. Burton February employment anniversaries, 20-year veteran Wayne Dhue, Goldsboro, Md., senior Blue-Bird Bus sales representative, visited the dealership. Other i.g. Burton February employment anniversaries (and number of years) include: Dave Snyder, Lewes (12); Shirley Feige, Lewes (9); Angel Feliciano, Harrington (8); Ariel Morales, Frederica (6); Daoud Sefiane, Milford (6); John Cannon, Milford (6); Benjamin Wright, Milford (5); Bryan Prevratil, Millsboro (3); Lisa Trice, Harrington(3); Kevin Gevert, Harrington (2); and Randy Sharrock, Milford (3).

Financial Planning Class

EST Financial Group in conjunction with the Delaware Money School announces the scheduling of three financial planning classes during the month of March. The class topics are “Investment Strategies & Concerns in Today’s Market” and “Pre & Post Divorce Finances.” All classes are open to the public and free of charge. Pre-registration is required. To reserve your seat contact the Delaware Money School at 866-785-0232 or visit

i.g. Burton in Seaford recently celebrated their 60th anniversary with Blue-Bird Bus Dealership.

www.delawaremoneyschool.com. “Investment Strategies & Concerns in Today’s Market” will be held in Georgetown on March 17; “Pre & Post Divorce Finances” will be held in Delmar on March 9 and in Laurel on March 26. Presenting the topics will be Samuel F. Slabaugh, Sr. and Joy Slabaugh. Ms. Slabaugh is a financial advisor and Mr. Slabaugh is a Certified Financial Planner™ Professional. Both are with EST Financial Group in Delmar.

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Health

There is more to look for in a college than a recognizable name This column ran in last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Star, but the chart was left out by mistake. We are running the column again this week with the chart included. By Anthony Policastro, M.D

school

Median salary 3 years after graduation

out of state degree cost (class of 2005)

Median salary 15 years after graduation

out-of-state degree cost (class of 1993)

average Payback

u. of georgia

$44,100

$54,742

$86,000

$14,450

338%

texas a&M

49,700

47,213

96,100

18,297

315

u. of texas (austin)

49,700

49,876

93,900

18,360

306

georgis tech

58,300

59,896

106,000

24,684

263

u. of Washington

48,800

62,632

85,300

22,935

225

u. of rhode island

43,900

64,160

85,300

31,980

168

u. of delaware

45,900

62,338

84,500

33,154

164

Penn state

49,900

73,244

85,700

35,106

156

u. Mass. (amherst)

46,600

64,541

88,200

37,987

152

Washington & lee

53,600

89,575

104,000

45,350

145

Princeton

66,500

111,840

131,000

64,150

132

dartmouth

58,000

113,943

134,000

63,486

131

u. of richmond

48,600

97,760

94,600

45,065

130

u. of new hamp.

41,800

74,223

78,300

39,738

127

yale

59,100

111,450

126,000

62,980

127

harvard

63,400

113,147

124,000

64,324

124

About 10 years ago, Princeton did a study on college graduates and their salaries 20 years after graduation. They looked at 1975 graduates and saw how much they were making in 1995. What they found was interesting. The salary an individual made, 20 years after graduation from college, was in no way related to the college they attended. Those who attended big name colleges might get a good first job out of college. However, 20 years later, what mattered was how the individual did at their job once out of college. They found only one significant factor in their study. Salary 20 years after graduation was only related to class rank in high school. Those who worked hard in high school did better in the business world than those who did not. The hard working personality trait showed up early. It continued to be present after college graduation. Now a more recent study looks at salaries in a different way. However, it shows pretty much the same thing. It looked at salaries within 5 years after graduation from college. It also looked at salaries more than 10 years after graduation. It compared those salaries to college tuition. The logic was that if you paid more for college tuition, you should make more money after college. For private colleges they looked at the regular tuition. For public colleges, they looked at out of state tuition costs. They then divided the tuition into the salary to get a ratio. This study was not as comprehensive as the one that Princeton did. However, since the results are similar, it is likely just as valid. I have included a chart of the top 50 schools in this list for comparison. Of interest is that the University of Delaware ranked 16th overall.

That put it ahead of places like Yale, Harvard and Princeton. It put it ahead of a lot of other state schools. Since the rankings were based on out of state tuition, an in state student would do even better. In current economic times, families are looking at college tuition costs very carefully. Therefore, information like this is important. There are several lessons to be learned from these studies. The first is that the place to develop a good work ethic is high school. The second is that big name colleges have some advantages. However, those advantages are not necessarily monetary in nature. A third lesson might be that we should all move to Georgia or Texas and pay in state tuition. Then we would really get a good bargain.

Nanticoke Memorial Hospital is offering a Safe Sitter class for girls and boys aged 11 to 13. The 1-day course will be held from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, March 7, 2009. The Safe Sitter program is a medically accurate instructional series that teaches youngsters how to handle emergencies when caring for younger children. The cost is $35.00. Participants are to bring a bagged lunch. To register your son or daughter or your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s babysitter, call 629-6611 ext. 2540. The goal of Safe Sitter is to reduce the number of accidental and preventable deaths among children being cared for by babysitters. Thousands of young adolescents across the country have been trained by Safe Sit-

ter to handle life-threatening emergencies. All medical information will be taught by a certified professional. During the course, students get hands-on practice in basic life-saving techniques so they are prepared to act in a crisis. Instructors also provide tips to make sitters more confident caregivers. They teach safety and security precautions, such as what to do if a stranger comes to the door and when and how to call for help. They give information on child development and suggest age-appropriate activities. Participants will also learn about the business aspects of babysitting. To register or for more information about Safe Sitter, contact Nanticoke Memorial Hospital at 629-6611 extension 2540.

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Health Briefs Autism Ball & Auction is planned

The Lower Delaware Autism Foundation’s Autism Ball & Auction for Hope is Saturday, March 7 at the Bay Center in Dewey Beach. The cocktail attire event kicks off at 6 p.m. with a silent auction followed by dinner, live auction and dancing to the live sounds of Big City Band. There will be an open bar during the silent auction from 6 to 8 p.m. and a cash bar from 8 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are on sale for $125. i.g. Burton of Milford is the lead sponsor. “This year’s theme for the Autism Ball is Dream,” said Melissa Tice Martin, LDAF Executive Director. “I.G. Burton’s support means LDAF can continue to provide quality programs and services to individuals with autism. Their support means more than they know especially in this economy.” For more information or to purchase tickets, call 302-644-3410 or visit www. ldaf.com.

Stroke support group offered

Nanticoke Memorial Hospital’s next Stroke Support Group meeting is Thursday, Feb. 19 at 1:30 p.m. at Nanticoke Memorial’s 2nd Floor Cancer Care Center Conference Room. The support group is designed for individuals who have survived a stroke as well as their families and caregivers. The two-hour support group meetings will consist of guest speakers and breakaway sessions, in which caregivers and stroke survivors will meet in two groups to discuss concerns, provide support, and allow for networking. Refreshments will be provided. Preregistration is not required for this free support group. For more information, contact Nanticoke Memorial Hospital at 629-6611, ext. 8626.

CHEER Center gets trainer

Personal Trainer Dave Ronovech is now available at the CHEER Community Center located at 20520 Sand Hill Road in Georgetown every Tuesday and Thursday from 8 to 10 a.m., free of charge. Ronovech, who is the premier senior and elderly health and fitness instructor in Sussex County, specializes in senior and elderly exercise. Dave is licensed through Active Living Partners to assist clients

with diet, nutrition and becoming more physically active. He is the founder and director of the Fountain of Youth Fitness Program at the Harbour Lights CHEER Activity Center in Lewes. To join the CHEER Center’s Fit N’ Fun Fitness Center, you must be over the age of 50. Cost is $20 a month for members and $24 for non-members. For more information, call 302-854-9500.

Walk MS Kick-Off Party

Learn more about the MS Society Delaware Chapter at a Walk MS Kick-Off Rally on Tuesday, March 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Ball Room at the Heritage Shores Club in Bridgeville. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. For more information about the rally, contact Stefanie Sirota at ssirota@heritageshoresgolf.com. For more information about Walk MS and the MS Society, visit delawarewalk. org. The Wellness Community of Delaware offers a “General Cancer Networking” support group the third Monday of each month from 4:30- 6:30 p.m. held at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital’s Cancer Care Center second-floor library, Seaford. Professionally led cancer support programs offer hope, education, and emotional support for adults with cancer and their loved ones who want to fight for recovery and the quality of their lives. Learn how to feel less isolated and more in control. All programs offered through The Wellness Community of Delaware are free of charge to people affected by cancer. For further information, or to register, call 645-9150.

CHEER plans healthy living expo

On Tuesday, April 21 the CHEER Community Center in Georgetown will host a free Healthy Living Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Healthy Living Expo, which is open to the public, has room for more vendors to set up a table at the expo. The fee is $75 or $50 if you offer a health screening. For registration or more information, call 302-854-9500.

Diabetes education offered

Nanticoke Memorial Hospital will hold a four-session diabetes educational program beginning March 4 and continuing

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Nemours to build new pediatric facility in Seaford By Carol Kinsley

A bitter cold rain did not dampen the spirits of doctors and community leaders who gathered Feb. 18 to break ground for a new facility for Nemours Pediatrics Seaford. Part of Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, one of the nation’s leading children’s health systems, the new 12,000-square-foot building will provide expanded space for the pediatric practice, specialty services and community meeting space. The new building at 49 Fallon Ave., across from Trinity Transport near the Post Office, is expected to open for patients in October. A quarter of a million children per year receive medical care from Nemours in Delaware and Florida, said Dr. Bernard J. Clark III, chief executive of the practice at Nemours Children’s Clinic in Delaware Valley. Few knew that Alfred I. duPont, who came from one of America’s wealthiest families, was blind in one eye and suffered from serious hearing loss. Orphaned at 13, he had to become “the man of the house”

and help hold together the five children of his family. When he died in 1935, he left his family fortune in a trust dedicated primarily to children’s health care. Fifteen years ago, said Thomas P. Ferry, Nemours chief executive officer, there were only 56 pediatricians in private practice in Delaware, and the two lower counties were severely lacking pediatric care, including Seaford. Nemours officials visited the CEO of Nanticoke Hospital, Ferry continued, and told him of their intention to have a real presence here. “He welcomed us with open arms,” Ferry said. Soon thereafter, Nemours established a free-standing primary pediatric practice in an office building at 121 South Front St., one of 10 Nemours Pediatrics practices now operating in the state. In 2008, the existing Seaford practice had 23,500 visits and 6,600 pediatric patients. Located in Wilmington, the 200-bed duPont Hospital for Children was named one of the nation’s 25 Best Children’s Hospitals by Parents Magazine in 2009. This new facility in Seaford, Ferry said, is a major commitment to Nemours’ strategic direction. By 2015, Nemours wants

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to be in the top five percent of hospitals based on patient satisfaction and health outcomes. Rex Yaniello, assistant administrator at Nemours, added, “We look forward to working with the Seaford community. We bring first class care, and now we will have the building to go with the first rate staff we have always had.” The new facility will increase the number of exam rooms from 10 to 18 and will include three specialty pediatrics exam rooms. Cardiology services will be of-

fered; other specialties are being explored. Additional exam rooms could be added if needed in the future. The building will offer common space for waiting, reception and staff areas for primary and specialty pediatrics. Separate outside access will be provided for a community meeting room, restrooms and kitchen. The building was designed by AWBEngineers of Salisbury, Md., and will be constructed by Regional Builders Inc. of Seaford.

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Putting hand to shovel on Feb. 18 to break ground for a new facility for Nemours Pediatrics Seaford were Dr. Kevin Sheahan, left, Dr. BJ Clark III, Susan Wagenhoffer, Dr. Patrick Jarvie, Bob Boyd and Nemours CEO Tom Ferry. Behind them are Mike Vincent, Ed Butler, Dan Short and Kevin Oldland. Photo by Carol Kinsley

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Nanticoke ‘Vivahomeowners Las Vegas’ dinner/auction Law soughtplans to protect and insurance Nanticoke Health ServicesMatt Insurance Commissioner is holding their Annual Dinner/ Denn and members of the Senate Auction on Insurance Saturday, CommitApril 4 and House at Heritage Shores Club, Bridtees will pursue a new law in the geville. wake of a Delaware court ruling theallow themeinsurance of “Viva comLas thatWith would Vegas,” rolling panies todonations refuse to are renew homein to make this year’s auction a owner insurance for policyholdwinning night for the hospital ers who make claims against and community. theirthe policies, or even ask questions about doing so. Recently, a Delaware Superior Court judge ruled in favor of two insurance industry groups in a lawsuit seeking to overturn a 2005 Department of Insurance regulation banning the practice of non-renewing homeowners insurance policies as a result of making claims. The regulation also prohibited insurers from treating simple questions from policyholders as claims. The insurers had argued in court that the Insurance Department did not have the authority to take such actions by regulation. Denn Showing offCommissioner the diamond necklace

Onethat sparkling donation stated he would appealinthe cludes a diamond necklace Superior Court’s decision tofrom the Heritage necklace DelawareJewelers. SupremeThe Court. hasWhile an 18-karat whiteisgold penthe appeal pending, dant containing one .35 carat Commissioner Denn and legislatrillion (triangle) cut natural tive leaders will seek to enact fancy yellow at the legislation to diamond provide the same bottom dropped from .10-carat protection afforded byathe dismarquise natural white diaputed regulation. mond. two diamonds are “WeThese will fight on every available front to protect homeowners from abusive practices by the insurance industry,” Commissioner Denn said. State Sen. David Sokola, a member of the Senate Insurance Committee, will be the chief sponsor of the legislation to be introduced on Jan. 8. “It is completely unfair for insurance companies to punish homeowners for making routine claims against their homeowners insurance,” Sen. Sokola said. “I am disappointed that the court has prevented the Insurance Department from prohibitingwill thisbepractice, hopeperson the that worn byand the Ilucky

In 2008, at a time when state and federal grants have leveled off or even decreased, Chesapeake Utilities announces that the grant levels of the Sharing Fund have increased for those who have qualified for assistance. Chesapeake Utilities created ministry teamwith led donations by PastheASharing Fund provided by customers, employtor Tim Dukes, Brother Rusty ees, Pastor the community andreturned Chesaand Rob Brown peakea Utilities Corporation to enfrom 10-day effort in Ochos sure that the elderly, ill and those Rios, Jamaica. The 72-member facingconsisting financial of hardship not team over 50are youth forgotten during the coldSchool, winter from Epworth Christian months when energyHigh billsSchool are at Delmarva Christian theirSalisbury peak. Christian boarded a and “Now is not the time for to be plane in January headed Teen cutting back on grants for youth those Challenge Jamaica. Area in need,”instated Shane12Breakie, ranging ages from to 20 president ofallthetheir Chesapeake abandoned fears to minEmergency Recipient ister to someEnergy of Jamaica’s neediest - prostitutes, invalids, drug addicts, the homeless, the blind, the lame and the fatherless. Young people and adults stood up for County Council, at theirSussex faith and as they continued its January 8 meeting, elected to give, things began to change. its officers forprostitutes 2008, selecting For example, who as president Councilman first introduced themselvesFinley with B. Jones Jr. ofeventually Greenwood, and vile gestures, allowed as vicegirls president Councilman young to paint their nails. Although each team member came Lynn J. Rogers of Milton. home with their Dale own story, they Councilman R. Dukes all returnedheld withthe thecouncil same declaraof Laurel presition, willing, I willwhile be back dency“God for the past year, next Jonesyear.” served as vice president. Pastor Dukes, Jones seniorwill pastor of As president preCentral Worship Center (CWC) side over all council meetings in in Laurel, has led 27 teams to 2008, with Rogers substituting Jamaica, each year bigger and if Jones is unable attend. more powerful thantothe year beIt Teen is customary forJamaica the counfore. Challenge is cil,affiliate at the first meeting of each an of Teen Challenge new year, to elect officers International. TeenitsChallenge

Program (CHEERP), which manages the Sharing Fund. “Chesapeake Utilities is proud to be able to increase our efforts to help customers this year.” For 2008, Chesapeake Utilities will nearly double its contribution to the Sharing Fund. In addition to increasing grant levels, additional grants are being offered to those who are recently unemployed or struggling with mortgage-related issues. Sharing grants are available for all eligible customers of Chesapeake Utilities living on Delmarva. Applications for the grants are Area students from Epworth Chrisavailable through CatholicChristian Charitian School, Delmarva ties in School Delaware High and(302-674-1782) Salisbury Chrisand in Maryland in (410tianShore-Up recently participated Teen 749-1142). Challenge Jamaica where they

surrounded by 27 small melee General Assembly will work diamonds and are separated with Commissioner Denn to by threethis small melee diamonds. pass legislation promptly so The pendant on a again 17” long homeowners canisonce be 18-karat cable chain. protected.” ThereRep. are many other items State Valerie Longhurst, certificates aavailable memberfrom of thegift House Economdonated by local Banking businesses, ic Development, and Williamsburg timeshare Insurance Committee andpackthe ages, House furniture, hotel of stays chief sponsor the and new

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with the winning bid at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital’s Dinner/Auction is, from left, Laurie VanSciver, Heritage Jewelers owner; Janet Hubbard, Auction Committee member; Carol Painter, Heritage Jewelers owner; Rachel Cooper, sales associate; and Jennifer Grassett, Heritage Jewelers owner.

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and staff. andappoint traininglegal to men andThe women five-member council unanibattling life controlling issues. mously Jones It is notapproved surprising that and when the Rogers their posts. SeafordforMission recently became Council also unanimously Teen Challenge the residents approved James D.home Griffin to made CWC their church. Teenone-year Challenge Seaford intern another appointment Isaacs, a Seaford High asJustin County Attorney. Griffin will School graduate, one of the serve as the electedwas body’s chief members of the Teen Challenge counsel. Jamaica Having received a Vincentteam. G. Robertson and second chance at life, Justin has Richard E. Berl Jr. also were sepurposed to give it back, right in lected for community. one-year re-appointhis own ments as assistant To support thecounty annual attorTeen neys, with Robertson to serveeffort, Challenge Jamaica Mission the Planning & Zoning ComTeen Challenge Seaford or Central mission and Berl to serve the Worship Center, call 302-875Board 7995.of Adjustment.

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Police Officer of the Year: Laurel is where the action is Continued from page one

he came in contact with. “I remember our neighbor’s horse getting loose there on Bethel Road and two Laurel policemen, Virgil McGee and Harry Howard, came out there,” Ryall said. “I just could not get over how impressed I was with the uniform and how excited I was about what it must be like to be a policeman.” Ryall carried his enthusiasm for law enforcement after graduating from Laurel High School in 1972. In July 1974 he became a Laurel Police officer. “I remember the first day I was on duty,” he said. “I rode patrol with Jim Tyndall starting at 8 a.m. We rode around in the police cruiser, which at that time was great big Chrysler. It was like riding around town in a boat.” Ryall recalls that back in the early 1970s, Laurel was a quiet town. Now, 35 years later, it is a different story. “I love working in Laurel,” he said. “I call it ‘Little L.A.,’ because even though it a small community, there are some of every type of complaint to answer. It seems like something is happening all the time.” It was that variety of activity that brought Ryall back to Laurel two years ago, after spending four years with the Greenwood Police Department. “There was not a lot going on in Greenwood and

I would see the scanner lighting up down in Laurel. I knew I wanted to get back to Laurel and the active police work.” Laurel is where he plans to finish his law enforcement career. “I love this community,” he said. “The citizens are so friendly and I enjoy interacting with the public. I am a people person. I have left Laurel on several occasions, but there is no doubt that this is my last stop. This is where I plan to spend the rest of my law enforcement career.” Ryall has no shortage of law enforcement training under his belt. He has graduated from the Delaware State Police Academy, the Maryland Police Training Academy, and the Delaware Correctional Academy and has also trained in the use of dogs. Twice, he had training in Ocean City and he had narcotics training through the Delaware Correctional Department. Chief Wilson told the Exchange Club audience that he knows of no one who is a stranger to John Ryall, who is known to his fellow officers as “the Legend.” Wilson said he has great respect for Ryall and recommended that people take the opportunity to sit and listen to one of the police officer’s many stories about his years on the beat. “Wow! I don’t even know where to begin when it comes to Ryall,” Wilson

said. “What a great person he is. As a teenager growing up in Delmar, I can remember him when he worked for the Delmar Police Department. All the kids in town just loved him to death. He always did his job and he sure wouldn’t let us get away with much. But he was always, just always so nice. He is one of those people who just doesn’t know a stranger. He is a true ‘people person,’ who always has a story to tell you about the good old days. He has been a great friend and mentor to me.” Wilson said he feels very fortunate to have Ryall on his police squad and appreciates what he brings to the police department in the way of experience. “It’s funny. I see Ryall working with some of our new, younger officers, teaching them the same things he taught me years ago. I learned from him early on that you always treat people with respect, no matter what. It takes a very special kind of person to work in law enforcement for 35 years, and still have the passion for the job. I guess that is why he has earned the nickname of ‘the Legend’ among the younger officers on the force. He is truly one of a kind, and I am so glad that he has been a part of my law enforcement career, and that he is my friend.” Ryall said he appreciates it that some of the younger officers call him “the Legend”

because of his many years of law enforcement experience. However, there is one nickname that bothers him a little bit. “When they call me ‘the old man,’ that bothers me some,” he laughed. Ryall said though it has been 35 years, he has no less enthusiasm for being a policeman than he did the first day he walked through the door at the Laurel Police Department. “I hear about people who have retired from their job and say they just get burned out. I can’t imagine that with my job. Every day I go to work I get that same excitement about being a policeman that I did when I was 19. I can’t even consider the idea of retiring. Being a police officer is all I know and I think I would be lost without it.” After coming back to the Laurel Police Department, one of the first requests he made to Wilson was to allow him to bring back “McGruff the Crime Dog.” Ryall has made this a pet project and appears at many community events and schools with the “take a bite out of crime” icon. In accepting his award as “Police Officer of the Year,” Ryall said he wanted to accept it on behalf of the officers he has worked with and respected over the years who have since passed away, including chiefs John McGlaughlin, Jim Tyndall and James Harris.

up from the ground. At the time of the July meeting, the state had plans to drive steel sheet pilings along the sides of the dam and cover them with concrete. These are expected to rise 4 feet over the level of the dam and strengthen the integrity of the dam. The changes are not expected to change the level of the road or make it any wider. Twing said the addition of a walkway may, however, leave the perception that the road is wider. Trivitts asked why taxpayers should pay for upgrades that are being done because of “something that might happen in a hundred years.” Frank Piorko said the state is working to be “good stewards” of taxpayers’ money by looking out for public safety. He explained that DNREC requested support from the state legislature to provide tools to identify high-hazard dams and prioritize them in terms of risks. The Records Pond Dam was one of the dams at the top of the list.

“Data indicates that between 300 and 400 people would be affected by a failure to this dam,” he said. Residents also expressed concerns about how the upgrades will affect the aesthetics of the Mill Dam area. Norma Jean Fowler said the Mill Dam is a major tourist attraction and “one of the most beautiful views” in Laurel. She said her concerns are that with the steel sheet pilings and concrete toppings the view of the pond will be obscured. Ruth Hickman summed up her sentiments and those of others in the group about how they perceive the upgrade will affect the aesthetics of the Mill Dam saying, “You’ve ruined it. You’ve just ruined it all.” Councilman Don Phillips also commented on the “starkness” of a 10-foot steel and concrete wall running along the Mill Dam. “At 4 feet higher than the road this wall will affect the view,” he said. “It would be a stark looking 10-foot wall. I hope there

are plans to make it aesthetically pleasing.” DNREC officials said at the July meeting that there are other options for the upgrade which have been looked at, including those that would not include the high wall over the roadway. However, they caution that some of these options are more expensive than the $2 million that the current proposal would cost. Laurel resident and former councilman Frank Calio suggested that the state have a public hearing and give people living in the area of the Mill Dam an opportunity to look at the dam upgrade plans and have some input. “This way you would not get criticism after you do it,” he said. DNREC and Laurel officials agreed to bring plans back for public review, which resulted in the March 2 public hearing. The Mill Dam meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m., just prior to the regular Laurel Mayor and Council, which will start at 7 p.m.

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still there,” he said. Twing said he understands that there are incidents that do not contribute to the failure of the dam, even with high level storms, but the state uses statistics that look at potential risks and the impact of a dam failure on the community. “It is an issue of public safety that we are dealing with in this dam upgrade,” he said. “The goal is to keep people safe, even though it means spending a lot of money.” Twing said the upgrade will strengthen the middle of the dam, but will not create any changes to the spillway. He said trees near the dam will be taken down and will not be replaced. Tree roots can create deterioration to the foundation of the dam through seepage, he said. In addition, roots can become entwined in the dam structure and if blown over during a major storm, cause the dam to be destroyed when the roots are pulled

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Repairs to brand new ferry are covered by builder’s warranty By Lynn R. Parks

Delmar Fire Police Captain Joe Triglia Jr. and the department’s newest traffic control unit.

Photo by Mike McClure

Long-time fire policeman proud of the well-equipped Delmar unit By Mike McClure

Fire police are often the first to arrive at an accident scene and the last to leave. They stand between oncoming traffic and firefighters, detouring the traffic away from the scene of a fire or accident. “The fire police are a great asset to the fire service. They protect us when we’re on the scene, especially when we’re working on the highway and can’t watch our backs,” Delmar Fire Chief Shawn Johnson said. “A lot of them are out there working when we’re gone.” Delmar Fire Police Captain Joe Triglia, Jr. joined the Delmar Fire Company in 1963. He was appointed to the Delaware State Fire Police by former chief Charles Palmer in 1965. The state wanted one person from each company to go to the police academy for two weeks of training. Triglia is proud of the fact that he was the first Delaware State Police fire policeman of the year. That pride comes from the fact that he and the Delmar Fire Company were able to take an ambulance and convert it into a traffic control vehicle in 1969 or 1970. Triglia used money out of his own pocket to refurbish the ambulance. He was helped by other members of the department during former Chief Joe Morris’ administration. In 1991, the department purchased Traffic Control Unit 74, a 1977 Dodge ambulance, from Ft. Mead, Md., for $1. The ambulance was an old MASH unit used by the Army in Vietnam. It was purchased through the Forestry Department of Maryland. Former Chief William Gordy purchased the unit for use in Maryland and Delaware. Delmar was the first fire company in the country to have a voluntary traffic control unit. Today almost every fire company in most states has a fire police traffic control unit. Donations for the unit came from the Newton fabrication company of Bridgeville, the Delmar VFW and the Delmar Fire Company. The unit featured six large triangle signs and had a basic life support kit and four wheel drive. It was also used as an ambulance to pick up patients during snowstorms and severe weather.

The Delmar Fire Company’s current unit is its third unit. It was recently put back in service and is fully equipped with detour signs and other equipment. The department is in the process of raising money for a generator to put on the unit. A lot has changed since the Delmar fire police unit first started. According to Triglia, in the past the fire police did traffic duty and crowd disbursement, and helped the fire marshal by protecting the grounds for evidence. Now the fire police’s main duties are traffic and security. “We go to more accident alarms than we do fires,” said Triglia. “We’re there to protect the equipment and the people at the scene.” Triglia belongs to the Wicomico Fire Police (Md.) and has duties under the chief of the department, the sheriff of Wicomico County and the sheriff of Sussex County. The Delmar fire police unit has 10 members including six special fire police who have papers in Maryland and Delaware. Fire police can make an arrest in Delaware but not in Maryland. They can detain someone until the state police arrive on the scene. Members of the fire police go through recertification every two years in Maryland and must also be sworn back in when a sheriff loses office (in Maryland). Triglia says the fire police face growing challenges with the increase in traffic. The fire police prepare the scene before the equipment gets there. But their greatest task comes when they are asked to detour traffic which is often coming at them at 65 to 70 miles per hour. “It’s a big challenge today. You never turn your back on a vehicle. You always have to be alert. You’ve got to be physically and mentally strong at this job,” Triglia said. “When you’re on the highway I always said you’re in God’s hands.” The Delmar Fire Department requires yearly physicals. In the past retired officers joined the fire police, but Triglia said that is not the case any more with his department because of the need for physical and mental toughness. Triglia is proud of the Delmar unit, calling it one of the best and best equipped fire police units on the Eastern Shore. “The department’s always supplied us with the best safety equipment,” he added.

The cost for repairs to the brand new Woodland Ferry are being paid by the shipbuilder. Tina Shockley, spokeswoman for the Delaware Department of Transportation, said that repairs to the hydraulics and to the thruster on the Tina Fallon, as well as to the boat’s ramps, are covered by a warranty provided by Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corp. in Salisbury, Md., which built the six-car ferry. The ferry was taken out of operation in late December, after running for about six weeks. Shockley expects the vessel to be back in service within a month. But even then, she said, all will not be shipshape. The ferry’s ramps will still need to be repaired. “While the vessel is operating we will be gathering supplies to make repairs to the ramps,” Shockley said. After the materials are found, those repairs will take another two to three weeks, she said, dur-

ing which time the ferry will again be out of commission. Shockley said that the ferry’s uniqueness makes repairs to it more time-consuming than they would be if it was an ordinary boat. “It is important to realize that this vessel is unique and was custommade, therefore diagnosing problems, making repairs, finding technicians to make repairs and finding parts are more specialized, difficult and unfortunately, time-consuming,” she said. Shockley added that the state has been frustrated by the long repair time, and by the fact that the new ferry needed repairs at all. “DelDOT is as disappointed and frustrated as the public is at not being able to provide ferry service across the Nanticoke,” she said. “We are doing everything in our power to make timely repairs to return the vessel to service.” No one from Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corp. returned a request for comment.

Town readies for 150th birthday By Mike McClure

The Delmar Joint Council discussed an upcoming centennial meeting during its meeting on Monday night. The council was also updated on the status of a parks and recreation program. Delmar (Md.) mayor Doug Niblett announced that the town will celebrate its 150th anniversary the week of Sept. 20, starting with a kickoff at noon on Sunday, Sept. 20. The Centennial Committee sent letters to local organizations and civic clubs asking for their help with the celebration. The next committee meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday at 7 p.m. at town hall. Commissioner Carrie Williams announced that Wicomico County is decreas-

ing the funds it is providing for parks and recreation and will stop the summer program at State Street Park in Delmar. She added that the town may have to cancel the program if it does not receive funding for it. Commissioner Marlena Hodgins asked if the town can do something to keep the program. She plans to discuss the issue further during the town’s budget workshop this week. Councilman Michael Houlihan also reported that work on the streetscape project located downtown is underway. Councilwoman Mary Lee Pase reported that the Cara Adams fund has been set up at the Bank of Willards. Adams is a 10-year-old Delmar Elementary School student who was diagnosed with bone cancer.

The Middle School Fine Arts class at Epworth Christian School, Laurel, is holding a dessert theatre Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m., featuring desserts by My Fare Lady Catering and the play “Oh, Freedom!” written and directed by LaTwanya Goslee

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and started to sing it. Ruth immediately joined in and sang every word! Charles clapped in delight afterwards, and Ruth’s eyes brightened as she smiled. He picked another, “How Great Thou Art,” and she said — clear as day, “My Mom and Dad loved that one.” She sang every word to every verse and she knew the words to the next five or six songs that they sang together. Charles has been a Delaware Hospice volunteer for two years and has found his favorite niche to be visiting those patients who are in nursing homes. He said, “I am so rewarded when I feel I’ve made a difference in someone’s day; so many of them have few visitors and just need a listening ear and some companionship.” Delaware Hospice’s Spring Volunteer Training will be held in March. Volunteers might sit with patients for a few hours, provide grief support, organize fundraising events or help out in the office. For more information about volunteering, call Mary Costello at 855-2344, ext. 4120.

Volunteer Charles Johnson of Milford sings hymns with a patient at Delaware Hospice. Spring volunteer training begins in March.

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Delaware may receive $802 million from stimulus funding

Gov. Jack Markell and U.S. Sens. Tom Carper and Ted Kaufman gathered at the Department of Labor recently to discuss the federal Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s benefits for Delaware, which include the creation of thousands of jobs and the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars in key improvement projects. Markell estimated that $802 million in stimulus funding will flow into Delaware, not counting the tens of millions that will go directly to Delawareans through tax cuts, increased unemployment benefits, expanded student grants for higher education and other initiatives. The funding, along with significant reductions Markell has made since taking office, puts the state in good shape in terms of the budget shortfall for fiscal 2009, but that could change if next month’s estimates from the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council drop. Markell also pointed out that his administration will continue to look for cost-reductions this year because the savings can offset the historic shortfall Delaware still faces in fiscal 2010. Stimulus funding for Medicaid and fiscal-stabilization for fiscal 2010 reduces that shortfall by $100 million to $175 million, which still leaves Delaware with a historic shortfall that must be addressed. The stimulus does not reduce the shortfall further because much of the stimulus funding is

dedicated to specific areas and cannot be used to shore up our general fund deficit. Most of the money from the stimulus package comes with specific federal mandates for one-time spending. “Our state is facing historic unemployment rates and historic revenue shortfalls, and the only way we are going to solve these challenges in the long term is to get Delawareans back to work. The stimulus bill provides help that may create thousands of jobs,” Markell said. “While the money will be put to good use to help us fund one-time projects that will create jobs, it will only address a fraction of the huge shortfall we face in the fiscal 2010 operating budget. Difficult decisions remain and will demand shared sacrifice across the state.” During his remarks, Sen. Carper said that the economic recovery package addresses the root cause of the current economic downturn -- the housing crisis – and gives Americans facing the prospect of losing their homes more options to refinance and avoid foreclosure. “This bill is expected to create an estimated 3.5 million jobs by putting Americans to work to begin rebuilding our nation’s crumbling infrastructure, mass transit and water and sewer systems, and rebuilding roads, bridges, ports, railways, waterways. Delaware stands to create or retain thousands jobs from this legislation.”

Autism Ball planned

The Lower Delaware Autism Foundation’s Autism Ball and Auction for Hope is Saturday, March 7, at the Bay Center in Dewey Beach. The theme encourages guests to help make dreams come true for individuals with autism. The event begins with a silent auction from 6 to 8 p.m. and is followed by din-

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Entertainment will be provided by the Big City Band. Autism affects one in every 150 children born in the U.S. each year. More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined. For sponsorship or volunteer opportunities, call Mary Landon Green, event coordinator, at 644-3410 or visit ldaf. com.

“YOU GOTTA DIE FROM SOMETHING.

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Vote for the next state quarter Gov. Jack Markell has launched a contest that invites Delawareans to voice their opinion on which historic site will adorn the next Delaware state quarter. “Delaware’s first state quarter encouraged many to learn more about Caesar Rodney and our role as the First State in this great democracy,” Markell said. “Now we have the chance to share with America some of our history and natural beauty.” Markell also announced the creation of a website where Delawareans can review eligible sites and cast their votes – voteforquarters.delaware.gov. Voting ends Thursday, Feb. 26. Delawareans will select one site and three alternate sites that Markell will recommend to the U.S. Mint, which makes the final

decision. Voters will choose from the following sites: the Old State House, John Dickinson Mansion, Fort Christina, Howard High School, Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, New Castle Court House, New Castle Historic District, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge and Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge. Sites not listed can be written in. The contest is part of the United States’ Mint’s latest series of state quarters, following up on the 1999 50-state quarter release. This initiative calls on states and territories to design one landmark to appear on the new set of quarters, which will be released beginning in 2010. Five quarters will be released each year.

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MORNING STAR • FEB. 26 - MARCH 4, 2009

Community Bulletin Board a.m., Seaford Library, 402 Porter St., Presenter Nicole Meringolo, R.N.

Lenten fish dinners available

Mt. Olivet Preschool

Mt. Olivet Preschool is now starting registration for three and four year olds for fall of 2009. We encourage families to come and visit our school during classroom hours 9 to 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Call the church office for an appointment 6294458.

Eastern Star soup sale

Homemade vegetable beef soup sale, $8 a quart. Order by March 9; pick up March 14, between 10 a.m.-noon. Eastern Star building, corner of Stein Highway and North Pine Street Ext. Call 629-0506, 6296925, or 629-2292 to order.

‘Ready, Set, Go!’

Free program for parents and caregivers of young children. Families will learn about transitioning their child into daycare, preschool, and kindergarten. Learn what area schools expect of incoming students and how to best prepare your child for success. Friday, March 13, 6:30 p.m., at the Seaford District Library, Community Meeting Room, 402 N. Porter St. Sponsored by Sussex Parents As Teachers. For more information call 856-5239, or Cris Henderson 875-2781.

SHS Family Night

Seaford Senior High School’s 2nd Annual Family Awareness & Appreciation Night will be held Friday, March 13, at Seaford Senior High School from 6 - 8:30 p.m. Presentations: “Life after high school - final key steps”; “Making financial planning count”; “Delaware School Law What you may not know.” From 6 to 7 p.m.: Making Financial Planning Court will be held in the auditorium. Delaware School Law, in room 109; arts & crafts show in the lobby; “Life after high school” in room 107; 7 - 8:30 p.m. - faculty vs. student basketball, and three point contest in the gymnasium. Snacks and drinks in the cafeteria.

Italian ice giveaway

For the 17th year, Rita’s Italian Ice has “Spring FREEver” - and on March 20, from noon to 10 p.m., Rita’s will offer every guest a free, 10 oz. cup of Italian ice to celebrate the beginning of spring. This giveaway will take place at all Rita’s locations. Visit www.ritasice.com to find your neighborhood Rita’s by zip code.

Train & Toy Show

The 15th annual Train & Toy Show will be held on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Seaford Volunteer Fire Department Station, Cannon Street. Admission is $3 adults, children under 12 are free (with paying adult). Operating layouts - refreshments - door prizes. For information, call SVFD 629-3112.

What is hospice?

Compassionate Care Hospice will present an informational session, “What Is Hospice Care,” on Monday, March 2, at 10

The Knights of Columbus, St. Molua Council #4075 is offering their Lenten fish dinners at Our Lady of Lourdes Church Hall, which is located at the rear of the church, 535 East Stein Highway, Seaford. The dinners will be held every Friday during Lent (Feb. 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27, and April 3). Serving times are from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The menu includes baked breaded flounder, homemade cole slaw scalloped potatoes or baked macaroni and cheese, glazed carrots, cut green beans, rolls and butter, assorted deserts, and coffee and iced tea. Adults are $8, children are $4. Eat in or take out is available. All proceeds benefit the St. Molua Council #4075 College Scholarship Fund.

SCA plans dinner auction

Seaford Christian Academy will hold its 7th Annual Dinner Auction on Saturday, March 7 at Seaford Christian Academy’s Gym on Holly Street in Seaford. Come dressed in your Hawaiian shirts and flipflops for a fun-filled Hawaiian evening. Dinner is from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Silent auction tables open at 5 p.m. with the live auction beginning at 7 p.m. For more information, call 629-7161 or visit www. seafordchristian.org.

Seaford Library

• The library is hosting a free six week class on how to play the Mountain Dulcimer. Preregistration is required and space is limited. Classes begin Wednesday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. • “Lights, Camera, Action!” The Seaford District Library hosts “Movie Night” on Thursday, March 5 at 5:30 p.m. • Baby Bookworms, an infant story time, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.; Toddler Tales, Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.; 3-5 Storytime, Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. • Delaware EITC Campaign offers 2008 tax preparations on Fridays at 10 a.m. • Registration has begun for the Adult Winter Reading Program “Winter Sizzlers.” Registration for this program ends March 20. • The library has joined IHOP in an effort to raise money. Eat a meal at the Seaford, Dover, Rehoboth, or Salisbury, Md. IHOP locations and return an itemized receipt along with a comment card to the Seaford District Library. We must have the comment cards with itemized receipts in order to receive reimbursement. The Seaford Library will receive 10% of the total receipt. • “Science and Religion” book discussion - Monday, March 16 at 6 p.m. • There will be a Seaford Library board meeting on Tuesday, March 17 at 5 p.m. • Registration for the adult winter reading program ends March 20 and all reading logs are due March 24 with the “Grand Final” celebration on March 28 at 3 p.m.

Safe boating class offered

The USCG Auxiliary Seaford Flotilla 12-04 will teach the Delaware Safe Boating Course at the Nanticoke River Yacht Club at the Blades Marina. Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1978 must take a boating education course to operate a boat. The course will consist of two sessions and you must attend both sessions to complete the

course. The two sessions will be held on Saturday, Feb. 28 from 8 a.m. to noon and Saturday, March 7 from 8 a.m. to noon. The cost is $10 per person. To reserve a seat call Wayne Hickman 629-6337 or email hickmanwe@hotmail.com.

Pancake supper

All-you-can-eat pancake supper will be held at the Seaford Presbyterian Church, at 701 Bridgeville Highway, March 1, 5:30 p.m. Adults $3, children $1. Call 629-9077.

in St. John’s UMC Fellowship Hall in Seaford. (Sponsored by St. John’s but open to the public.) Beginners to intermediate participants are welcome in this fun, faithfilled, co-ed, non-competitive, resistance training, stretching, high/low aerobic class. For more information call Carol Lynch at 629-7539.

Blades Fire Hall breakfast

There will be an all-you-can-eat breakfast, at the Blades Fire Hall, located at the corner of Cannon and Fifth streets in Blades, Sunday, March 1, from 8 till 11 a.m. Cost is adults $7, children 12 and under, $3. Sponsored by the Blades Volunteer Firemen and Ladies Auxiliary of the Fire Company. For more information call Jewell Chaffinch at 629-6904.

Get organized and save money

Seaford Odd Fellows Cemetery lot owners are reminded if they desire to keep any grave decorations, have them removed by March 1 and remain off until March 15, during which time the cemetery will be cleaned for the Easter season.

The Laurel Public Library presents “Save Money by Being Organized - The Real Cost of Clutter and How to Control It,” on Thursday, March 5 at 7 p.m. in the Carpenter Community Room. Rebecca Lang of Clutter Organizers, will offer strategies and tips for removing clutter from your home and workplace and will also demonstrate financial savings from a good clean-out. For more information, email normajean.fowler@lib.de.us or call 875-3184.

Giant basement sale

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Giant basement sale - clothes, shoes, TV’s, computer parts - something for everyone on March 14, 7 a.m.-noon, at Seaford Presbyterian Church, 701 Bridgeville Higway, 629-9077.

Miss/Little Miss Seaford

The Lioness Club presents its annual Miss/Little Miss Seaford pageant on Friday, March 27, at the Seaford Senior High School. Contestants for Miss Seaford must be 14 years of age prior to the pageant date but cannot turn 19 during the pageant year. They must be a freshman, sophomore, or junior. Contestants must live within the Seaford School District, but do not have to attend Seaford School. For more information or to pick up an application, contact Bonny Hastings at Cut-n-Up Family Salon, or call Bonny at 841-4884 or 628-8150. Little Miss applications will not be available until Feb. 27.

Fitness classes

Come join us in fitness classes: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, at 9 a.m.; Tuesdays, Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. We meet

Lighthouse Church, located at 27225 Kaye Road in Laurel, will hold a CPR course on Saturday, March 28, from 9 a.m. to noon. The $40 fee covers the cost of the class which will be administered by a registered instructor from the Delaware Fire School. You will receive a certification card which will be valid for two years. A free luncheon will be held directly after the three-hour course. Space is limited and the deadline to register is March 8. To register, call the church at 875-7814 and leave a message, or call Rebecca Jones, pastor’s wife, at 628-8172.

Indoor yard sale

Christ the Cornerstone Community Church, corner of 13A and Bethel Road, will hold an indoor yard sale on Saturday, Feb. 28; from 8 a.m.-? Sandwiches, chili, peas and dumplings, and baked items will be available. Vendors call 875-8150.

Blues Chaser Dinner

The Friends of the Laurel Public Library will hold their annual Blues Chaser beef and dumplings dinner on Sunday,

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MORNING STAR • FEB. 26 - MARCH 4, 2009 March 1, from 2-5 p.m. at the Delmar VFW. Entertainment will be provided by the Humanaires, and there will also be door prizes and a 50-50. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the library, from Friends of the Library Board members, and at the door. Carry-outs will be available. Proceeds benefit the library’s children and teen programs. For more information, please stop by the Laurel Public Library at 101 East 4th St., or call us at 875-3184.

St. George’s U.M.C. luncheon

A luncheon will be held Saturday, March 7 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at St. George’s United Methodist Church on St. George’s Road between Delmar and Laurel. Menu will include oyster, chicken salad and hot dog sandwiches; crab soup and vegetable soup; peas and dumplings; desserts, baked goods.

‘High School Musical’

The Laurel High School Drama Club will present its Winter Musical, Disney’s “High School Musical,” on Feb. 27, 28, and March 6 at 7:30 p.m. and matinee performances on March 1, 7, and 8 at 2 p.m. Performances will be held in the Laurel High School Auditorium. Contact Brian Cass at bcass@laurel. k12.de.us, for advance tickets or reserve by phone 875-6120, ext. 273, or purchase in the High School office. Tickets price: adults $8, students/senior citizens $5.

Attention Active Duty Veterans

The American Legion Post 19 of Laurel is actively recruiting new members for the post. Membership eligibility dates: WWI, April 6, 1917-Nov. 11, 1918; WWII, Dec. 2, 1941-Dec. 31, 1948; Korean War, June 25, 1950-Jan. 31, 1955; Vietnam War, Feb. 28, 1961-May 7, 1975; Lebanon/ Grenada, Aug. 24, 1982-July 31, 1984; Panama, Dec. 29, 1989-Jan. 31, 1990; Gulf War, Aug. 2, 1990-Cessation of hostilities as determined by the U.S. Government. Any member serving today is eligible if they are on active duty. Proof of service (DD-214) is required. Call Bettylou Evans, membership chairperson at 875-0167 for more information or fax 875-1943 or send a note of interest with your name, address and phone number to P.O. Box 329, Laurel, DE 19956.

Winter Reading Program

The Laurel Public Library’s End of the Winter Reading Program Party will be held on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 12:30 p.m. All children who read at least five books will receive a free book of their choice and a prize from the Friends of the Laurel Public Library. For more information, call Becky Norton, Youth Services Librarian, at 875-3184 or email Rebecca.Norton@lib. de.us

Laurel Alumni Scholarship

The Laurel Alumni Scholarship Foundation announces that the scholarship forms for 2009 are now available. An applicant for the Laurel Alumni Scholarship, must be a graduating son or daughter of a member of the Laurel Alumni Association for at least three years prior to June 2009. The Laurel Alumni Scholarship Foundation also administers the Helen Kirk Deputy Ellis Scholarship and the Class of 1956 Scholarship. Graduating seniors of Laurel High School are eligible for these scholarships. The application forms are available from the guidance office or by calling 8752503. All completed applications are due back to the foundation by April 1. The annual meeting is March 10, at the high school. Time is 7 p.m. All are invited.

Beef and dumpling dinner

Mt. Zion Methodist Church will be hosting a beef and dumpling dinner on Saturday, March 14 at 5 p.m. The church is located on Alt. 13 between Seaford and Laurel. Eat-in or carry-out.

AARP Driving Course

Laurel Senior Center will be holding an AARP Driving Course on March 2324, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $12 for AARP members; $14 for non members. To register for the course call the Laurel Senior Center at 875-2536.

Donations accepted

Delaware National Bank is accepting donations for the house fire that happened in Laurel, that caused $100,000 in damage. If you have any questions feel free to contact Wende Niblett at 875-2137.

Chocolate Lovers’ Night

The Greenwood Public Library will hold its second annual free Chocolate Lovers’ Night on Friday, Feb. 27, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the library. Those who attend will be the judges of the Best Chocolate Dessert contest, sampling each entry and voting on their favorite. The highlight of the evening is a presentation by Mary Sears of Sweet Serenity Chocolates in Seaford. The winner of the dessert contest will receive a grand prize of her delectable delights. For more information, call 349-5309. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

AARP driver safety

The AARP Driver Safety Course will be held at the Greenwood CHEER Activity Center, 41 Schulze Road, Greenwood, on Thursday, March 12 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Cost is $12 per AARP member and $14 for non-members. Checks should be made payable to AARP. You must register in advance and have had the AARP Driver Safety Course within the last three years to take the refresher course. Participants will receive a deduction on the liability portion of their automobile insurance. For more information or to register, call Susan Welch at 302-349-5237.

All-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner

Greenwood Mennonite School Music Boosters hosts their annual “All-You-CanEat Spaghetti Dinner” on Saturday, March 7 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Adults are $8, children ages 4 to 12 are $6 and families are $30. Children 3 and under eat free. Takeouts are available. For more information, call GMS at 302-349-4131.

Greenwood fundraiser

The Greenwood Memorial Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7478 of Greenwood, is partnering with IHOP of Seaford, for a fundraiser, on Wednesday, March 4, from 3- 10 p.m.. Bring in a copy of this newspaper article, or a fundraiser flyer distributed by the Ladies Auxiliary, and enjoy a meal at IHOP. IHOP will donate 10 percent of the bill to the Ladies Auxiliary of Post 7478 to benefit our veterans through the programs of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. IHOP of Seaford, is located at 22812

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Sussex Highway. For more information or flyers, contact president Michaele Russell at 302-349-4220.

Greenwood library events

• Bring your family and friends to the Greenwood Library for the “Get Caught Reading Together!” program. Families, couples, or groups of two or more friends may register to play reading bingo and have the opportunity to win prizes. The program runs through March 6. • Come join the folks in Greenwood as they read and celebrate the granddaddy of them all, “The Maltese Falcon“ by Dashiell Hammett, during The Big Read taking place in the month of March. The Big Read, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, is a program which encourages communities to come together to read, discuss, and celebrate a single book. The Greenwood Library will host a viewing of the movie “The Maltese Falcon” on Friday, March 20 at 6 p.m. In addition, there will be a discussion of the book on Tuesday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk of the library. Both programs are free and open to all teens and adults. The Greenwood Library is located at Rt. 16 in Greenwood, just east of the railroad tracks. For further information, contact Robin Miller at 349-5309. • In honor of Red Cross Month, the American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula will be offering a free Community Disaster Education presentation at the Greenwood Library on Monday, March 16, at 3 p.m. Come learn about the three-step action plan and make sure that you are Red Cross Ready for an emergency in your home, neighborhood, or region. The program is

free and open to all. Registration is helpful, but not required. • Learn the basics of a mouse and keyboard in a relaxed environment at the Greenwood Public Library every Wednesday afternoon from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Registration is required, so call 349-5309 or come in to the library sign up. • AARP Tax-Aide tax preparers will be available at the library from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on the following Wednesdays: March 11, March 25 and April 8 to conduct free tax preparation and e-filing for all taxpayers of all ages. Call the library to schedule an appointment.

Roast beef and dumplings

Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Company will hold its Annual Spring Dinner - roast beef and dumplings with all the trimmings and dessert on Sunday, March 1, noon till 5 p.m. Adults are $11, children under 12 are $5, and pre-school are free. All carryouts are $11.

Reception honors Conaway

The Town of Bridgeville will host a reception to honor outgoing Commission President Joseph T. Conaway at the close of the March 9 Commission meeting. The reception will begin immediately following the meeting, at approximately 8:15 p.m. at Bridgeville Town Hall, 101 N. Main St. Conaway has served the town for eight

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The Writers’ Adventure

Join us Tuesday, March 3, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. for a creative writing class. This program is geared toward fifth through eighth grade students. Professional storyteller/writing consultant, Michael Forestieri, will teach your young writer to craft stories from mental and sensory images. Sign ups are required; call 337-7401 and for more information contact Kathy or Karen at the Brdgeville library. Pizza and beverages will be served after the program. It will be held at St. Mary’s Parish Hall.

Delaware Horse Expo

The Delaware Horse Expo is Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington. Event includes a parade of breeds, clinics, riding horse sale, Breyer horse show, vendors. Admission is $5, children 12 and under free. For more information, call 302398-4630 ext. 110 or visit www.DelawareHorseExpo.com.

Ham & Turkey Shoot

The Ellendale Ruritan Club ham and turkey shoot, Saturday, Feb. 28 (rain date March 7) at 11:30 a.m., at Ellendale VFW, on V.F.W. Road. Directions: 1/2 mile south of U.S. 113 and 16 intersection). Refreshments will be available for sale. (If rain dates are cancelled, we will go to next shoot.) For possible cancellations call 302422-2948 or cell 302-249-7025.

Women’s Day Celebration

Delaware Technical & Community College’s Women’s Day Celebration honoring Dr. Cynde Parker and Dr. Waveline Starnes will be held on Wednesday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. at The Clubhouse at Baywood, Long Neck. The celebration benefits the Owens Campus Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. Tickets are $40 and reservations must be made by Feb. 27. Purchase tickets online at www.dtcc.edu/ owens/womensday or call Delaware Tech at 302-855-1607.

‘Tears of a Teenage Mother’

The DE Adolescent Program Inc. and Girls Inc. are pleased to bring to Delaware State University, “Tears of a Teenage Mother,” on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20. For more information, call 302-764-9740 or e-mail lodonnell@dapi. org.

Princess Tea Party

Princess Tea Party and luncheon to benefit the Miss Georgetown Scholarship Program, in memory and honor of Bethany VanSciver, Miss Teen Georgetown 2005, will be held Saturday, Feb. 28, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Jones Hall, Georgetown, at 10 a.m. Princess attire suggested. Cost is $15 princess ages 12 and under, $10 adults. For tickets, call 9348029 or 855-9595, or by email to georgetownpageant@msn.com.

Ruritan Club

All-you-can-eat Sunday breakfast buffet served by the Galestown Ruritan Club, on the fourth Sunday of each month October to June, from 7-10 a.m. Cost is $7

MORNING STAR • FEB. 26 - MARCH 4, 2009 for adults, $4 children 6-12 years, at The Galestown (Md) Community Hall, 5833 School House Road. Buffet features blueberry pancakes, eggs, scrapple, sausage, creamed chipped beef, biscuits, potato casserole, hominy, fruit cup, and sticky buns.

Holy Grail. Experience unforgettable history with a trip to the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, March 31. For complete trip information, or to register, contact Delaware Tech’s Corporate and Community Programs at 302-8546966.

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Seaford AARP

Seaford AARP Chapter 1084 is offering the following trips to the public. For reservations, call Rose Wheaton at 302629-7180. Wednesday, March 18 - Toby’s Dinner Theater in Columbia, Md. to see “My Way.” Enjoy a buffet lunch with entertainment and music from the Frank Sinatra era. Cost - $65. Friday, May 22 - Gettysburg, Pa. for a guided tour thru the Battlefield and visit the Eisenhower Farm. Visit the galleries in the museum and view the Cyclorama painting. Cost - $88. Saturday, Sept. 12 to Friday, Sept. 18 - Mackinac Island, Mich. Visit Frankenmuth, where you will enjoy European foods and shops. Cross Lake Huron and Lake Superior on hydro-jet ferries. Explore the island with a guided tour by horse and carriage. Ride through the Soo Locks to Sault Sainte Marie. Trip includes: six hot breakfasts, five dinners and one grand buffet. Cost - $790 per person double.

Del Tech offers trips

Celebrate the allures of Italy at The Philadelphia Flower Show on Tuesday, March 3. See the Tony Award-winning show “Felix & Oscar,” about two unlikely middle-aged male roommates, on Thursday, March 5 at the Rainbow Dinner Theater in Paradise, Pa. Don’t miss Disney’s fairy tale classic, “Sleeping Beauty,” on Saturday, March 7 at The Grand in Wilmington. Enjoy a time to explore the Washington National Cathedral and tea served in the Cathedral Tower overlooking the city on Tuesday, March 10. Come have a day of fun on your own at the Baltimore Inner Harbor on Wednesday, March 11. Experience a swinging good time and enjoy Duke Ellington classics with the “Sophisticated Ladies” at Toby’s Dinner Theater on Thursday, March 12. See the “Stars on Ice” production at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, which features Olympic, world, and national champions on Friday, March 13. Don’t miss the six-time Grammy Award-winning ensemble The Chieftains, whose music brings alive the life of Ireland on Sunday, March 15, at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. Continue the fun on Monday, March 16 with a “St. Paddy’s Progressive Luncheon,” featuring surprise stops at three different restaurants in the beach area. Experience “Behold the Lamb,” a powerful presentation of the timeless message of the Savior, at the Sight & Sound Theater in Lancaster, Pa. on Thursday, March 19. Continue the inspiration with C.S. Lewis’ timeless classic “The Chronicles of Narnia” exhibit at the Franklin Institute on Saturday, March 21. Have fun shopping, sightseeing or dining in New York on Wednesday, March 25. On Saturday, March 28, at the DuPont Theater, enjoy the 2005 Tony Awardwinner, “Spamalot,” which tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the

Renee’ S. Morris, an Independent Longaberger branch leader, is hosting a tour to The Longaberger Company in Ohio. The tour is March 26-28 and includes a Longaberger filled basket, transportation and lodging. The bus leaves the Seaford Village Shopping Center (Roses parking lot) on Thursday, March 26 at 10 p.m. and returns on Saturday, March 28 at 11:59 p.m. The chartered tour will include visits to Longaberger’s seven-story, basket-shaped Home Office in Newark, Ohio, its Manufacturing Campus to see baskets being handcrafted by thousands of artisans, and Longaberger Homestead, the company’s shopping, dining and entertainment destination. For more information or to make reservations, contact Morris at 302-245-8842 or RGMorris93@comcast.net.

Garden trips

Delaware Technical & Community College, Owens Campus, and the East Coast Garden Center in Millsboro are offering a bus trip to Winterthur on Sunday, March 22 to hear guest lectures on spring plants and view the blooming spring bulbs. The second trip will be on Tuesday, April 7 to the Rawlings Conservatory, the Baltimore Botanic Gardens and the Baltimore Museum of Art. For more information or to register, contact Delaware Tech’s Corporate and Community Programs at 302-855-1617.

Nemours Mansion

On Tuesday, May 19, the Seaford Historical Society will sponsor a bus trip to the luxurious Nemours Mansion and Gardens in Wilmington. This 300-acre country estate of the late indusrialist and philanthropist Alfred I. DuPont has recently completed a 3-1/2 year, $39 million restoration. The trip is open to the public. This is an exceptional opportunity to see an amazing piece of restored grandeur. The cost of the trip is $68. This includes transportation, admission to the Mansion and lunch at the DuPont Country Club. The bus will leave from the Sears parking lot in the Seaford Village Shopping Center at 7 a.m. and leave Wilmington for return trip at 2:30 p.m. It is important to call the Seaford Historical Society office at 628-9828 immediately for reservations since many were left on a AUTHENTIC MEXICAN

Embroiders’ Guild

The Sussex Chapter of Embroiders’ Guild meets on the second Monday of the month at the CHEER Center in Georgetown. All levels of stitchers from beginner to advanced are welcome to attend. For details call 302-539-9717.

Democrat Club

The Western Sussex Democrat Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. in Laurel at Dukes’ Pool House on Sycamore Road. The covered dish supper will be followed by the business meeting. Speaker for the evening will be Sussex County Sheriff Eric Swanson or Deputies from his office. The meeting is open to the public.

Knitting group

The “Sea Purls” Chapter of the Knitting Guild Association meets the first Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cheer Community Center in Georgetown on the corner of Route 9 and Sand Hill Road. New members are always welcome. For details, call Roseanne Jahnke at 302-854-6776.

SHS Alumni Association

The Seaford High School Alumni Association will hold its monthly meeting on at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 5 at the Seaford Museum. If you would like to join the group or have any questions, call Donna Angell at 629-8077.

Library Friends

The Friends of the Bridgeville Library will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3 at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Bridgeville. All are welcome to attend. For more information, call Ruth Skala at 302337-3678

AARP board meeting

AARP Seaford Area Chapter 108 of Wesern Sussex County board meeting will be on Friday, March 6, at the Methodist Manor House game room at 1:30 p.m. All board members are urged to attend this important meeting. Main topic of discussion will pertain to the newly appointed treasurer. For more information call Gladys Bonowicz, chapter president, at 875-1519.

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Doctors, singing or practicing medicine, are heroes of the community The Laurel Community Foundation held its annual banquet Satat urPhy urday, Feb. 21, to raise money for Hope House I and II. Hope House Everyday they go to is transitional housing for families in need. It has served an average of work, they keep many of 20 families per year since its start in 2001. Inspiration came from the us here to continue to enlate Donna Whaley, a Laurel school nurse, who saw families living in joy life. Now that’s the real automobiles and saw a need to help them out. Saturday night’s bandefinition of a superstar. quet brought in between $1,500 to $2,000 in needed funds. Now that of the 1950s and the 1960s. It delighted I’ve told you this, I must tell you about us to no end as Dr. Sypek was jumping some of the best volunteer talent around. around at his table and dancing with wife Cathy Gorman led off and the late Patsy and employees before their performance. Cline will always be remembered as long In Dr. Sypek’s office is a younger picas Cathy is belting out her songs. Cathy ture of him as a youth, guitar in hand and is from Georgetown and if you were there ready to play. Then there was Dr. Jim you will agree, she is a great singer. Rupp, a baby doctor, I guess you would Now about the “Cavemen.” They are say, without me trying to correctly use the just a bunch of doctors and professionals, big word for it. Our family will always who put together this band for their enjoyremember Dr. Rupp, as he delivered our ment and to do benefit performances for twin grandchildren Shelby and Caleb. Dr. the community. Dr. Anthony Policastro Rupp brought Tracey a rose that next day, said they sing “pre-historic rock.” With his something we will always remember. Elvis hairdo, rolled up jeans and sleeves As I view these fine gentlemen I can’t rolled, Anthony and his group were ready help but think of Dr. Ellis now retired and to do “Jail House Rock.” Dr. Policastro Dr. Adiarte, our sideline physician for and his group brought back many great old many years at the football games. These rock and roll songs. Dr. Joe Oleszyk in his and people like the “Cavemen” give years 1960s jeans was hidden behind the keyof their lives studying, working all kinds board but his rendition of several old songs of hours, and still come out and are the brought him to the spotlight, as well as the shining stars of our community. Every backup by Matt Ellis and Dave Chandler. day as I pick up a baseball book or maybe To the delight of my wife Kay, her doc- some of us see our television and movie tor Darius Sypek was a rocker straight out stars as “superstars.” I’m reminded of our

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true “superstars,” our fireman, police and of course our doctors. Everyday they go to work, they keep many of us here to continue to enjoy life. Now that’s the real definition of a superstar. Play on, “Cavemen.”

There is a new auto detailing business in Laurel called, appropriately enough, “Complete Auto Detailing.” Pete Batchelor is the proprietor and his business is located at 1076A N. Laurel Plaza, or just across the highway from the Food Lion Shopping Center. Pete says, now is the time to make your car look special for spring and he and his dad, Ralph, are there to serve you. His phone number is 875-5948. Monday morning Thomas Wright of the Laurel Alumni Association delivered the 2009 Alumni Scholarship forms to the high school guidance office. The scholarships are around $1,500 each and the awards include the Class of 1956 Award, Helen Kirk Deputy Ellis Scholarship, Carmel Moore and others. I encourage prospective college students to get their forms and get them filled out. You can help out mom and dad tremendously. I have received some information about a colony of cats at the Food Lion shopping center in Laurel. People have been feeding them and this is causing some concern by a business or two. They have called the authorities on these people, so I am told, who are also willing to have the cats neutered and spayed. I do know that group of cats will grow if something isn’t done, but

there are larger problems out there that we all are hearing about and that is the number of burglaries and attempted break-ins that are going on locally. I talked to Laurel Police Chief Jamie Wilson and we agreed that people have to report suspected criminal acts. Such reports are confidential. I and the class of 1950 of Laurel lost a dear friend this past week, Dale Hill. Dale, the son of Oscar and Mary Hill, grew up on Poplar Street in Laurel, played sports and loved everyone he ever met. Dale was a ball of energy and his humble knowledge of just about everything was a joy to listen to, especially his love of sports and flying. I think he knew every part of an airplane and air shows were a great source of enjoyment. He called almost weekly from his home outside Baltimore — “How’s the Murphys?” — and you know he meant it. Gary White and Layton Timmons were among his closest friends, but without a doubt we all were. After college (University of Delaware), Dale taught at Laurel from January 1959 through June, just a short time, and then went on to a military career. I could write volumes on Dale. Just ask the Friends of Baseball group what fun he was. Dianne and family, we the people of Laurel share in your great loss. There will be a memorial service for Dale on March 7 at Christ United Methodist Church, Dale’s boyhood church. Dale, I miss you already. Please have a happy, fulfilling week everyone.

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MORNING STAR • FEB. 26 - MARCH 4, 2009

Church Bulletins Macedonia AME gala

Macedonia AME Church of 431 North St., Seaford, is sponsoring an “Evening of Elegance” Gala on Saturday, March 14, at the Seaford Fire Hall, from 6 to 10 p.m. There will be Gospel Jazz, and Liturgical Dance. Recording artists, Tony Smith & Band of Hewitt, N.J.; and Darryl Anderson of Bronx, N.Y., will be there. Cost is a donation of $35. For more information call Tanya Ricketts, 629-5144; Edwina Barnes, 249-4390; or Rose Poole 629-9322.

St. Luke’s holds Bible study

Janet Hubbard of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will be coordinating a Bible study of the book of Esther. The group will meet in St. Luke’s Parish House. Additional information can be obtained by calling Janet at 628-0417.

Gospel Café February events

Centenary United Methodist Church, corner of Poplar and Market streets, Laurel, holds its Gospel Café every Saturday night, 6 to 9 p.m., featuring Bruce and Nancy Willey Music Ministry, with live Christian music, fellowship and refreshments. Saturday, Feb. 28, Don White, Amanda Jones, and Frank Silva. For more information contact Bruce & Nancy Willey at 875-5539 or 875-7339.

Pancake supper

All-you-can-eat pancake supper will be held at the Seaford Presbyterian Church, at 701 Bridgeville Highway, March 1, 5:30 p.m. Adults $3, children $1. Call 629-9077 for questions.

The Kingsmen Quartet

One of gospel music’s most predominate quartets will be performing at Laurel Wesleyan Church on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m. The Kingsmen have won four Dove Awards and Grammy nominations. Come and be uplifted and encouraged. Admission is free; a love offering will be received. Laurel Wesleyan Church is located 1⁄2 mile north of Laurel on Alt 13. For more information call the office at 875-5380

Gospel concert

A gospel concert is being held at St. George’s United Methodist Church in Laurel on Sunday, March, 8 at 6:30 p.m. Music will be presented by “Reunion” group from Princess Ann area. Directions: Alt. 13 south Laurel towards Delmar. Turn right on St. George’s Road or Bacon Road, follow to church. For more information call 875-2273.

St. George’s U.M.C. luncheon

A luncheon will be held Saturday, March 7 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at St. George’s United Methodist Church on St. George’s Road between Delmar and Laurel on St. George’s Road. Menu includes: oyster, chicken salad and hot dog sandwiches; crab soup and vegetable soup; peas and dumplings; desserts and baked goods.

Mt. Calvary Joy Night

You are invited to join us for our “100 Men in Black” service on Saturday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m. at Mt. Calvary A.M.E. Church,

Concord. Sponsored by the men of Mt. Calvary A.M.E. Church. Pastor is the Rev. Idola J. Batson.

Lenten services

The Greater Seaford Ministerium announces the following schedule for Lenten services. March 4 - Grace Baptist Church, 805 Atlanta Road, 629-8434 March 11 - Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church, 532 Stein Hwy, 629-3591 March 18 - Christ Lutheran Church, 315 North Shipley St., 629-9755 March 25 - Atlanta Road Alliance Church, 22625 Atlanta Rd., 629-7693 April 1 - St Luke’s Episcopal Church, Front St., 629-7979 All services start at noon, and are 25 minutes in length, followed by a light luncheon at the host church.

Ninety & Nine dinner/meeting

The Ninety & Nine extends an invitation to all women to join them for their annual dinner/meeting at the Cannon Mennonite Church in Bridgeville, on Monday March 9, at 6:30 p.m. Carol Lynch, wife of Dr. John Lynch, of Seaford, will be the featured speaker and singer. Carol is a registered Dental Hygienist as well as an AFAA Certified Fitness Profressional. She designs and teaches five multi-level fitness classes weekly at St. John’s UMC in Seaford, where she and Jack attend church. Not only is Carol a soloist, choir member and Bible teacher, but she also serves in many other capacities at their church.

You will not want to miss her share of how she incorporated her fitness program into a Christian ministry for the Lord. Her effervescent personality and message will inspire you to new heights. Reservations are necessary. Deadline is March 5. For more information call: Joyce Thomas at 629-2248, Michele Thompson at 877-0797, or Arvalene Moore at 8754387.

Ash Wednesday

The Ash Wednesday services at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will be at 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist service with imposition of ashes will be held at the Manor House on Middleford Road. At 7 p.m. there will be a Holy Eucharist service with imposition of ashes at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Front Street. The Rev. Jeanne Kirby-Colodonato, rector of St. Luke’s, will be the celebrant at both services.

Free Clothes Ministries

On March 15, The Church of God and Saints of Christ will be giving clothes away from noon until 3 p.m,, at 10016 Concord Road, Seaford. For details call Sister Brown, 302-536-7348.

Missionary Evangelists

Missionary Evangelists, Jonathan and Marcia Garlock will be ministering at The Delmar Church of God of Prophecy on March 4-8 at 7 p.m. and also March 8 at 11 a.m. The Garlocks whose home base is in rural northern Missouri have been married

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

Sunday Family Worship 10:00 a.m. 94 Walnut Street, Laurel, DE (across from GameZone) 302-875-7873 www.laurelnazarene.org

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St. John’s United Methodist Church

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

NURSERY & HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

SUNDAY WORSHIP 8:30 & 11:15 am Traditional 9:45 Sunday School 10:00 am Hearts Afire (Contemporary) Come as you are… and be transformed in the love of Christ!

Centenary United Methodist Church

“Where Caring is Sharing” “NEW SONG!” - Contemporary Celebration, 8:45 a.m. Sunday School, Classes for ALL ages, 9:45 a.m. Traditional Family Worship, 11:00 a.m.

Rev. K. Wayne Grier, Pastor, 875-3983 200 W. Market St., Laurel, Del.

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

CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

510 S. Central Ave., Laurel, DE Rev. Donna Hinkle, Pastor Church: 875-4233 Sunday Services: 8:30 am Praise 9:30 am Sunday School,10:45 am Worship

DIAL DAILY DEVOTIONS: 875-4309

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

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

Christian Church of Seaford

Dual 13N., Seaford, DE • 629-6298

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Evening Worship 6:00 p.m. Morning Worship 10:30 Wed. Night Service & (Nursery & Jr. Church) Youth Groups 7:00 p.m. A Firm Foundation • A Sure Hope • An Unending Love

Thank You to the churches that sponsor these pages. Your contribution makes it possible for the “Good News” to be published each week.

Centrally located at 14511 Sycamore Rd., Laurel, DE 19956

Sunday School - 9 a.m.; Worship Service - 10:30 a.m. FasTrak Children’s Ministry - 10:30 a.m.; E318 Youth - 6 p.m. Wednesday Midweek Services - 7 p.m.

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

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

Sun. School 10 a.m. • Worship 9 & 11 a.m. Wed. Night Bible Study 7 p.m. Hymn Sing: Last Sunday Each Month - 7 p.m.

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

MORNING STAR • FEB. 26 - MARCH 4, 2009 for 18 years. They have traveled in Missionary/Evangelist work for 13 of those years. The team has a camp-meeting style of preaching including a music ministry — both vocal and instrumental. Their many mission endeavors have taken them to 19 countries of the world. These include: Crusades in Russia (with tens of thousands of Bibles distributed), humanitarian/ missionary trips to Haiti, Ghana West Africa, and Mexico - most recently the dedication of a seven-story sanctuary in the People’s Republic of China where more than 1700 were converted. Although a major thrust of their ministry is missions related, the majority of their time is spent in the lower 48 states as well as in the five provinces of eastern Canada. They minister in more than 300 services annually. Marcia and Jonathan Garlock are both ordained ministers. Come and enjoy the music and preaching of this dynamic team. The public is invited.

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Handbell Concert at Grace Baptist

Hear the Seaford Christian Academy Sound Waves Handbell Choir perform on Sunday, March 8 at 7 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church, 510 N. Main St., Hurlock, Md. Admission is free. For more information, contact Pastor David Talley at 410-9433701 or visit www.gracebaptistofhurlock. org.

Spring revival

The First Baptist Church of Seaford will host their annual Spring Revival Meeting with Evangelist Scott Sivinksty from March 1-4, 7 p.m. nightly. A special youth rally is planned for Thursday, March 5 at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Evangelist Sivinksty received his bachelor’s degree in Bible from Bob Jones University and has since ministered as a youth pastor at Catawba Springs Christian Church in Apex, N.C. For more information, call 629-7161, ext. 116.

William H. Ash Jr. of Seaford died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. Mr. Ash retired from the Dupont Company in Seaford in 1985 after 33 years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a lifetime fan of the New York Yankees, an avid fisherman and enjoyed carving wooden ducks. His wife, Peggy, died in 1995. He is survived by a son, Richard “Pete” Ash and his wife, Fran of Seaford; two daughters, Brenda Adams and husband, James of Milford and Sandra Thompson of Laurel; five grandchildren, Allison Ash, Bethany Ash, Jeanine Thompson, Kyle Thompson and Timothy Lord and wife, Laura; two great-grandchildren, Brennan Lord and Kyle Thompson Jr.; and four sisters. The funeral service and burial were private. Arrangements are by Cranston Funeral Home in Seaford.

Charles J. Detwiler, 78

Charles J. Detwiler of Laurel died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, at the Hospice Center in Milford. Mr. Detwiler retired from the DuPont Company in Seaford in 1992 after 35 years. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was a life member and past commander of VFW Post 7937 in Greensboro, Md., a life member of American Legion Post 29 in Denton, Md., and a 53-year member of Temple Lodge 128 A F & A M in Denton. Charles was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Detwiler, in 2007; two brothers, Henry Detwiler Jr. and William Detwiler; and a sister, Hannah D. Reid and her husband, Martin. Charles is survived by three daughters, Patricia A. Jordan of Stuarts Draft, Va.; Dale Truitt and her husband, Edward, of Laurel; and Donna K. Adams and her husband, Michael, of Delmar. He is also survived by six grandchildren, Holly Sorrells and her husband, Ben; Edward Joseph “EJ” Truitt and his wife, Crystal; Jamie Lynn Miles; Charles Lewes Jordan; Donna Jo Jordan; and Daniel Michael Adams; and two great-grandchildren, Addison Joelle Sorrells and Nicholas Joseph Truitt. Also surviving are two sisters, Roxanne Merriken and her husband, James, of Denton, and Elizabeth Rutter of Wilmington; and two sisters-in-law, Glenora Detwiler of Annapolis, Md., and Betty Detwiler of Denton. The funeral was held Thursday, Feb. 19 at St. Philips Episcopal Church in

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

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.

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.

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 Youth Minister: James Hollis Music: Jim Burket “The Cross Is Grounded In Grace”

VICTORY TABERNACLE CHURCH OF GOD

WEDNESDAY NIGHT Pastor Stacey Johnson

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

Fannie Coulbourn Dodd of Reliance, Md., near Seaford, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009, at home after a short illness. Mrs. Dodd, who was a daughter of William Coulbourn and Fannie Murphy Coulbourn of Reliance, was born on Dec. 20, 1912. She was a resident of Reliance for nearly 90 years. Mrs. Dodd graduated from Beacom College in Wilmington in 1931 and worked as a bookkeeper in New York City, for the DuPont Company, Preston Trucking Co. and Lehman L. Bailey and Son, Feed and Grain. She was a lifetime member of Gethsemane United Methodist Church and Gethsemane Bible Class, Eastern Star Chapter 7, Reliance Grange #58 and Reliance Homemakers Club. She enjoyed quilting with her church friends, cross stitching and spending time with her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Norris Dodd, on March 10, 2001. She is survived by her four daughters, Faye A. Hurst and her husband, Steve, of Vienna, Md.; Joyce D. Smith and her husband, David, of Seaford; Donna M. Cranston and her husband, Ed of Seaford; and Karen Dodd of Seaford. She is also survived by six grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren, David Scott Smith and his wife, Kim and children, Tyler, Joshua, Brayden and Sarah Anne; Kris Smith and his wife, Robin and children, Katelyn, Justin and Alyssa; Jodie Smith Evans and her husband, Rick and children, Conner, Corey, and Ryan; Joe Ketterman and his wife, Lexie and children, Kelsey and Baylee; and Brett Ketterman and his wife, Dana and daughter, Amanda; and Lindsey Debow and her husband, Dave and son, Isaiah Lowe. The funeral was held Sunday, Feb. 22 at Gethsemane United Methodist Church in Reliance. An Eastern Star Service was held at Cranston Funeral Home on Saturday, Feb. 21. Burial was in Cokesbury Cemetery. The family suggests donations may be made to Gethsemane United Methodist Church, 2701 Woodland Ferry Rd., Seaford, DE 19973.

PO BOX 60, LAUREL, DE 19956

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH

Ministry for the wholef amily 7 PM

Fannie Coulbourn Dodd, 96

Located at Tyndall’s Furniture Plaza on Discountland Rd & Rt. 13, Laurel 302- 875-4646

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

SEAFORD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

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

Laurel. Burial followed in Blades Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of Cranston Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations may be made to Delaware Hospice, Inc., 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19973.

Messiah’sV ineyard Church

Dr. Carl G Vincent, Senior Minister Pastor Barry B. Dukes, Music Minister Sunday 9:30 am Wednesday 7:00 pm Children’s Church • Nursery

SUNDAY WORSHIP

Obituaries William H. Ash Jr., 85

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

302-877-0443

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

“The Pickle Church” CHRIST THE CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH

PICKLE MINISTRIES OUTREACH & CORNERSTONE NOTE MUSIC MINISTRY Corner of Bethel Rd. & Alt. 13 • 302-875-8150 Church School -All Ages - 9:15 a.m. Worship Service - 10:00 a.m. Rev. Rick Elzey Wings of Prayer - Tues. 7:00 p.m. Come Join Our Family

22625 Atlanta Road, Seaford, DE (302) 629-5600 - www.atlantaroadcma.org Sunday

Wednesday Evening

9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Worship, Nursery, Classes for Kids-Adults 7:00 p.m. Evening Service

6:45 Catalyst Youth (grades 7-12), DivorceCare 7:00 Prayer Meeting, Men’s Group, KidStuf 103 (K-6 Kids & their parents, 1 & 3rd Wed.)

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.cokesburywc.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

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

www.thelighthouselaurel.org Timothy P. Jones, Pastor Sunday Family Worship - 10:00 a.m. Wednesday Family Ministries - 7:00 p.m.

“Shining His Light”

Laurel Wesleyan Church Rt. 13A, Just North of Laurel

Sunday School - 9:30 Worship - 9:00 & 10:45 Sunday Evening Worship Wed. 6:30 p.m. - Youth Ministries & WKID, The Zone, Children’s Ministries

Church 875-5380 • Sr. Pastor Ken Deusa Asst. Pastor: Rev. Rick Green; Youth: Kyle Horton Children’s Pastor: Marilyn Searcey

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

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

Praise Worship 8:30 AM • Sunday School 9:30 AM • Traditional Worship 11 AM

Laurel Baptist Church, SBC Where everybody is somebody & Jesus Christ is Lord 33056 Bi-State Boulevard, Laurel, DE 19956 LBC Sunday School ~ 10:00 Morning Worship ~ 11:00 Wednesday Bible Study ~ 7:00 P.M. NurseryP rovided Pastor: Rev. Steven Booth Music Director: Linda Lewis

302-875-7998

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

629-7979 Holy Eucharist: 9:00 a.m. Sunday School & Adult Forum: 10:30 a.m. Thurs. Eve. Service: 6 p.m. Front & King St., Seaford, DE

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

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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Jean Gause, 77

Jean Gause of Seaford passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2009, at Seaford Genesis Nursing Home. Jean was born Nov. 5, 1932 in Dillon, S.C., the daughter of Alexander Shepherd and Unetter McBride. Jean completed her nursing degree in Philadelphia, Pa. She worked faithfully at the medical practice of Mr. Rueben Jacobs in North Philadelphia. She was noted for serving in the community. She was a faithful member of the Church of Christ in Trenton, N.J., NE Philadelphia C.O.C. and Seaford C.O.C. She leaves behind her loving cousins, Curtis Brown and wife, Natalie of Delaware; Eddie Ealey and wife, Donna of New Jersey; Lisa Martin and husband, Allen of New Jersey; Priscilla Brown of Georgia; and a host of relatives and loving friends. A memorial celebration will be held Saturday, Feb. 28, at 11 a.m. at the Church of Christ, 411 N. Clinton Ave., Trenton, N.J. Minister Clarence Matthews will officiate. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to: The Brown Family, Seaford Church Of Christ, N. Dual 13, PO Box 783, Seaford, DE 19973

David C. Speicher Sr., 85

David C. “Everett” Speicher Sr. of Bridgeville died Monday, Feb. 16, 2009 at his home. Mr. Speicher was born in Greenwood on June 14, 1923, the son of Harry Earl and Emma Hochstedler Speicher. He graduated from Greenwood High School in the class of 1941. He proudly served in the U.S. Army from August 1944 to June 1946. He was attached to the Military Police when he was stationed in Ft. Meyers, Va.

MORNING STAR • FEB. 26 - MARCH 4, 2009 While there, he marched in the Roosevelt funeral parade and stood guard at the North Gate when President Truman was sworn in office. Mr. Speicher was a rural mail carrier for the town of Bridgeville from 1954 to 1983. He was a member and former trustee of Union UMC in Bridgeville, American Legion Post #6 in Seaford, DAV and DAVA of Seaford, and Community Development & Housing Div. for 21 years. He was also a former member of Bridgeville Lions Club. Mr. Speicher was very community oriented, formerly serving as Little League coach in Bridgeville and also sponsoring a Men’s Modified Softball team in the 1980’s. He was active in the Republican Party. He served as state representative from 1953 to 1954. In addition, he served five years as sergeant-of-arms at the Delaware House of Representatives. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, one sister, and a granddaughter, Joanna Speicher. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Charlotte Donovan Speicher; two children, Daryl E. Speicher and wife, Denise of Laurel and David C. Speicher Jr. and wife, Kim of Seaford; four grandchildren, Danielle Glunt and husband, David; D. Clarke Speicher III; Stacy L. Speicher; and Matt Lank; and one sister, Zelda Tobin of Milton. The funeral was held Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Union United Methodist Church in Bridgeville. Interment followed at St. Johnstown Cemetery in Greenwood. Arrangements are by Fleischauer Funeral Home in Greenwood. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bridgeville Fire Company, c/o Bridgeville Ambulance Fund, PO Box 727, Bridgeville, DE 19933.

Death Notices Dennis J. Croley, 70

Dennis J. Croley of Delmar died Thursday, Feb. 19 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md. The funeral was Monday, Feb. 23 at Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home in Laurel.

Joseph E. Downs, 60

Joseph Emory Downs of Selbyville died Monday, Feb. 16, 2009. The funeral was held Thursday, Feb. 19 at Watson Funeral Home in Millsboro. Burial was in Roxana Cemetery, Roxana.

Eleanor Dodd Stacy, 91

Eleanor Dodd Stacy, born June 13, 1917, recently of Lebanon, N.H. and formerly of Laurel, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 13, 2009, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. She was predeceased by her husband of 69 years, William A. Stacy, on Sept. 6, 2008 and her eldest son, Capt. Wm. A. Stacy Jr., U.S. Army, K.I.A., Vietnam, 1966. She is survived by her sons, Dodd Stacy of Etna, N.H. and Art Stacy of Sharon, Vt.; daughter, Suzy Catalona of East Thetford, Vt.; four grandchildren; two greatgranddaughters; and numerous nieces and nephews. Her dear canine friend Ira will live out his days in Sharon, Vt. Eleanor and William will be put to rest near their son, Billy, in the Arlington National Cemetery Columbarium.

Ralph J. Warfle Sr., 77

Ralph Joseph Warfle Sr. of Delmar, and formerly of Laurel, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2009, at Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born Sept. 13, 1931, in Bridgeton, N.J., a son of Ralph S. Warfle and Bertha Stanley Warfle. Ralph worked hard for many years as a self employed carpenter Warfle and he got great joy from providing for his family. He also loved preparing Sunday dinners for his family. He was a member of the Moose Lodge in Penns Grove, N.J. He is survived by nine children, Ralph Warfle Jr. of Laurel; Kenny Warfle of Sebring, Fla.; Blaine Warfle of Paris, Tenn.; Edward Warfle Sr. of Laurel; Mary Bryant of Laurel; Merle Warfle of Paris, Tenn.; Barbara Warfle of Laurel; Selena Bay of Seaford; and Mike Warfle of Laurel; his former wife and mother to his children, Margaret Colodonato of Laurel; a brother, Roland “Wimpy” Warfle Sr. of New Jersey; and a sister, Colleen Wilson. He is also survived by many grandchildren, great grandchildren and nieces

and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Jimmy Warfle and Brett Warfle. A memorial service was held on Sunday, Feb. 22 at Short Funeral Home in Delmar. The Rev. Howard Travers officiated. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.shortfh.com.

Ethel B. Shuler, 85

Ethel B. Shuler of Macon, Ga. and a longtime Seaford resident, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. Mrs. Shuler was born Sept. 7, 1923, in Windsor, S.C., the youngest of six children of Andrew and Bertha Baggott. As a nurse at the Orangeburg, S.C. hospital during World War II, she met her future husband and they married in September 1947. She continued to work as a nurse to support them while he attended college and kept supporting them until 1953 when she was convinced that he had enough education. After residing in Aiken and West Columbia, S.C., they relocated to Seaford in 1962 where they raised four children, established two businesses and served the community in a variety of ways. Mrs. Shuler and her husband were charter members of Seaford Presbyterian Church. She was active in the Republican Women’s Club and Seaford Band Parents Association. She enjoyed playing bridge, bowling, working at the voting polls and visiting the Sharptown Carnival for an oyster sandwich. A model of perseverance, she was devoted to her husband and children who recall her encouragement to them to do their best, speak well of others and make the most of educational opportunities. She is also fondly remembered by many for her wonderful cooking, especially her cream puffs, and is dearly missed. Mrs. Shuler was preceded in death by her husband, Woodfin Shuler. She is survived by three sons, Karl W. Shuler of Poundbury, England; Philip E. Shuler of Bayfield, Colo.; and Paul M. Shuler of Darlington, Md.; a daughter, Karen A. Remington of Smarr, Ga.; and six grandchildren. Contributions may be made to Seaford Presbyterian Church, 701 Bridgeville Hwy., PO Box 542, Seaford, DE 19973.

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It was the last load of recycling to go to the car. Newspapers, junk ynn arks mail, some plastic bottles and a cardboard box, all bundled up into We all got to hear my one easily manageable armful. Or so I thought. But when I stepped out our back door and onto the cefather read, something he ment back stoop, my foot went one way, my ankle the other and caught does like no one else. in the argument, I fell down. “Boy, I hope he didn’t see me,” By Thursday evening, I could finally I immediately thought, turning around say with some certainty that this cold to check on my husband, who was just would eventually fade away. And on Friinside. Studying best ways to cut a piece day, between naps, I was able to keep an of siding to fit the back wall of our renoappointment to have my hair cut and to vated back porch, he had been absorbed in bake a cake for expected company. thought and had not seen the fall or heard The combination celebration and fundthe simultaneous yelp. raiser Friday night was wonderful. The “Well, why isn’t he paying attention?” food was good, the auction lively and the I thought, irritated, as I pulled myself up. wine plentiful. “I could be lying out here, unconscious Members of my family and I heard or worse, and he wouldn’t know anything stories about my father, some of which was wrong until he tripped over me.” we had heard before and many of which Relieved that no one saw the fall and at were new to us. And we all got to hear my the same time miffed that no one rushed father read, something he does like no one to my help, I gathered up the scattered reelse. As he recited the lines of “Stopping cycling and carried it to the car. I had sufby Woods on a Snowy Evening,” a very fered nothing in the fall except a slightly quiet chorus of voices, quiet enough that twisted knee, and it was completely healed I wondered if I was imagining it, recited by the next day. When, unfortunately, I along with him. And when he launched started with symptoms of a cold. into the first of two speeches from ShakeThat was Monday morning. By that speare plays, there was a sigh of contentevening, I suspected that things were goment as though this was finally what ing to get worse before they got better and everyone wanted to hear. “Out, out brief indeed they did. By Wednesday, I felt like candle,” he read. “Life’s but a walking doing nothing but lie in bed. shadow, a poor player that struts and frets But the upcoming weekend promised to his hour upon the stage and then is heard be a big one. My father, a retired English no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of teacher in the Woodbridge School District, sound and fury, signifying nothing.” was to be honored during the Bridgeville So thought the distraught and doomed Public Library’s annual fundraiser. Former Macbeth. And so might I have thought, students were to speak, the guest of honor however briefly, when I lay in a heap on himself had prepared several readings, the back stoop or when my head was filled my brother and sister and their families, with cold and with the raunchy jokes of as well as several other relatives, were to the Stepbrothers. attend and there was no way that I could But Friday night, in the warmth of miss any part of it. friends and family and with my father’s I fought the cold in the best ways that I strong, familiar voice ringing once again know how: I cancelled all activities, work- as it rang in his classroom years ago, life related as well as social, and stayed either was much more than a walking shadow, in bed or on the couch. I finished one mys- much more than an angry story spun by an tery and completely read another, drank a idiot. It was spirited, intelligent and generlot of water and watched “Stepbrothers” ous, exactly what I suspect my father’s with Will Farrell and John C. Reilly. The former students had arrived at the commumovie had been recommended by my nity hall expecting from Mr. Reynolds. daughter, who said it was one of the fun“How many goodly creatures are there niest she had ever seen. Funny, yes. But here!” Shakespeare wrote in a happier unflinchingly lewd. Good thing the cats, play. “How beauteous mankind is! both of which were curled up on the bed “Oh, brave new world, that has such with me, don’t embarrass easily. people in it.”

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Laurel senior Twila McCrea helps to cut down the net following her team’s win over Indian River last Friday. The Bulldogs clinched the Henlopen South title with a win over Woodbridge. Photo by Mike McClure

Laurel senior Josh Kosiorowski, right, looks to break loose during his match against Smyrna’s Anthony Ruggerio in the 160 pound Henlopen Conference championship match. Kosiorowski placed second and surpassed 100 career wins during the conference tournament. Photo by Mike McClure

Kosiorowski notches 100th career win, places second in conference By Mike McClure

Laurel senior Josh Kosiorowski surpassed 100 career wins during last weekend’s Henlopen Conference meet in Camden, a goal he has had since watching his brother win his 100th match as a member of the Laurel wrestling team. “It feels really good,” Kosiorowski said of the milestone. “I really wanted 100 wins.” Kosiorowski, who placed second in the conference in the 160 pound weight class, is thankful for the support he has received from his family. His brother, Wade Cecil, drove from North Carolina to watch his brother follow in his footsteps. “I love having a family that will take me anywhere,” said Kosiorowski. “If I make a mistake he’s (his father Ron) there to pick me up and let me know it’s going to be OK.” Josh has been wrestling with the varsity team since his freshman year, but he was sidelined with a broken hand during his first season. This season Kosiorowski helped lead the Bulldogs to the Division II state dual meet championships. “We practiced really hard. It’s kind of like football where nobody thought we were going to do much,” Kosiotowski said. “My heart’s always been with Lau-

rel and I’ll always be a Bulldog.” Kosiorowski wants to play football in college and is looking at schools in Pennsylvania. He also plans to become a physical therapist. Top eight- The following Laurel and Delmar wrestlers placed in the top eight at the conference meet last weekend: Kosiorowski topped Indian River’s Matt McDowell (7-5), Lake Forest’s Alvin Hudson (3-2), and Caesar Rodney’s Casey Sergent (12-9) to advance to the championship match in the 160 pound weight class. He took a 103-33 career record into the championship match against Smyrna’s Kenny Boyles, who held a 3-0 lead after one period and held off Kosiorowski for the 5-4 win. Laurel’s Humberto Hernandez (103) advanced to the third place match thanks to a pin of Seaford’s Zak Parks. Hernandez placed fourth in his weight class following a loss to Smyrna’s Spencer Rhoades by technical fall. The Bulldogs’ Chris Cutsail (145) placed fifth in his division with a win by injury default. Cutsail recorded a pair of pins and a win by major decision (11-2) over Dover’s Todd Burger. He lost to Smyrna’s Cody Carbine by major

Laurel varsity girls’ basketball team holds off Indian River, 49-41 By Mike McClure

The Laurel varsity girls’ basketball team moved to 12-0 in the Henlopen South with a 49-41 home win over Indian River last Friday. The Bulldogs, who clinched the division earlier in the week, overcame some adversity to defeat the Indians. “I was really proud of the girls, they battled back,” Laurel head coach Kevin Walmsley said. Laurel’s Brooke Evans hit a threepointer and Tomorrow Briddell netted four points and dished out an assist for an 11-7 Bulldog lead. Indian River scored the final five points of the quarter for a 12-11 edge. Evans hit another three-pointer in the

second quarter, but an Indian River threepointer at the buzzer gave the Indians a narrow 21-19 lead at the half. Sharay Smith scored seven first half points and Evans added six. Evans was hurt on a blatant no call by the referees early in the second half. Twila McCrea stepped up and made a pair of three-pointers to knot the score at 3131. IR scored the final five points of the quarter. Laurel took a 40-39 lead with under three minutes left in the game as Diane Paul made a steal and fed Tomorrow Briddell. Smith made a pair of free throws and Briddell made seven of eight foul Continued on page 28

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Laurel Little League to hold registration for ‘09 season The Laurel Little League will hold registration for the 2009 season on Saturday, Feb. 28. Registration will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Laurel point guard Tomorrow Briddell goes in for a layup as teammates Diane Paul (14) and Twila McCrea during last Friday’s home win over Indian River. The two teams meet again this week. Photo by Mike McClure

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DELMAR SENIOR NIGHT- Above, Delmar senior Melanie Twilley is escorted by her parents during the varsity girls’ basketball team’s senior night ceremonies at half-time of last Friday’s game against Woodbridge. Lindsay Lloyd and Shannon Wilson are shown below with their parents Photo by Mike McClure

FULL COURT D- Woodbridge’s Demond Anderson looks to dribble past Laurel’s Chris Jones during last Tuesday’s game in Laurel. Jones had 11 points in his team’s loss to Indian River last Friday. Photo by Mike McClure

Delmar girls rally for win over Woodbridge on senior night The Delmar varsity girls’ basketball team rallied to defeat Woodbridge, 49-40, last Friday in Delmar. Down 31-28 going into the final quarter, the Wildcats held a 21-9 fourth quarter advantage for the win. Charne Leatherbury paced Delmar with 13 points, Lindsay Lloyd had 10 points, and Melanie Twilley and Shalyn Chandler each had nine points.

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Sussex Tech junior Wendell Cannon looks up to the clock as he holds opponent in a lock in the Henlopen Conference tournament’s 125 pound championship match. Cannon went on to win the match. Photo by Mike McClure GOING FOR TWO- Woodbridge’s Grace Reardon puts up a shot over Delmar’s Melanie Twilley and Shalyn Chandler during last Friday’s game in Delmar. Photo by Mike McClure

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Sussex Tech senior Alex Thomas of Seaford, top, goes for the pin during the 189 pound championship match at last weekend’s Henlopen Conference championships. Thomas recorded a pin in 29 seconds for his third conference title. Photo by Mike McClure

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Laurel to face Indian River in Henlopen South girls’ game

The Henlopen South champion Laurel girls’ basketball team will face Indian River, which placed second in the division during the regular season. The Southern Division game will take place on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Polytech High School. The Northern Division game between Caesar Rodney and Dover or Sussex Central will follow.

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Laurel Stars of the Week

Laurel senior Tony Rubino, left, holds on to Cape Henlopen’s David Staley during the 189 pound fifth place match. Rubino went on to win, 3-0, to finish fifth in his weight class at the Henlopen Conference tournament. Photo by Mike McClure

Henlopen wrestling continued decision and fell to Polytech’s John Walters, 8-0, before winning the fifth place match. Teammate Tony Rubino (189) pinned Lake Forest’s Trevor Williams (2:46) before being edged by Smyrna’s Anthony Ruggerio, 6-5. The senior bounced back with a win over Dover’s Brandon Flamer and a 16-4 win by major decision over Seaford’s James Betts. Following a loss to Sussex Central’s James Showell, Rubino defeated Cape Henlopen’s David Staley, 3-0, in the fifth place match. Laurel’s Marco Hernandez (119) was edged, 11-9, by Cape Henlopen’s Chris McMahon in the fifth place match and placed sixth. Hernandez won by technical fall (3:26) over Lake Forest’s Brenden Shultie and had a 13-7 win over McMahon in his first two matches. Following losses to Sussex Central’s Brandon Shultie and Milford’s Connor Short, Hernandez fell to McMahon in the fifth place match. Delmar’s Michael McIntyre earned a 5-2 win over Lake Forest’s Ryan Taylor to place seventh in the 285 pound weight class. McIntyre had a first round bye before being pinned by Sussex Tech’s Joe Casullo. McIntyre topped Woodbridge’s Josh Shupe, 5-2; fell to Cape Henlopen’s Matt Schneider, 4-1, and defeated Taylor to place seventh. Laurel’s Tyler Givans (130) also placed seventh with a 15-2 win by major decision over Indian River’s Max Wilkinson. Givans topped Polytech’s Jake Williams by major decision (9-1) before falling to Sussex Central’s Ryan Walls. Givans defeated Lake Forest’s Jake Sullivan and lost to Cape Henlopen’s Andrew

Male Co-Athlete of the WeekJosh Kosiorowski- Laurel Laurel senior Josh Kosiorowski earned his 100th career win last week. Kosiorowski went on to place second in the 160 pound weight class during the Henlopen Conference tournament.

Male Co-Athlete of the WeekTrea Spence- Delmar High

Delmar point guard Trea Spence netted a team-high 16 points in the Wildcats’ loss to Woodbridge last Friday in Bridgeville. Honorable mention- Humberto Hernandez- Laurel; Chris Cutsail- Laurel; Tony Rubino- Laurel; Michael McIntyre- Delmar; Chris Jones- Laurel; Carey SheltonLaurel; Jernel Ross- Laurel; Wendell Cannon- Sussex Tech; Alex Thomas- Sussex Tech; John Briddell- Sussex Tech; Ryelan Pavlik- Sussex Tech; Shane Marvel- Sussex Tech; Troy DeShields- Sussex Tech; Tomorrow Briddell- Laurel; Sharay SmithLaurel; Twila McCrea- Laurel; Shannon Wilson- Delmar; Charne Leatherbury- Delmar; Lindsay Lloyd- Delmar

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Laurel’s Chris Cutsail placed fifth in the 145 pound weight class during the Henlopen Conference tournament held last weekend in Camden. Photo by Mike McClure

Westgate prior to his win in the seventh place match. The Wildcats’ Dominique Showell advanced to the seventh place match in the 145 pound weight class, but lost to Cape Henlopen’s Chris Williams. Showell bounced back from a first round loss to Caesar Rodney’s John Hobbs with wins over Sussex Tech’s Brent Prouse and Milford’s Jalil Devil. He lost to Laurel’s Chris Cutsail prior to the seventh place match.

Delmar varsity boys’ basketball team falls to Woodbridge The Delmar varsity boys’ basketball team lost to Woodbridge, the Henlopen South champions, 70-42, last Friday in Bridgeville. Trea Spence had a team-high 16 points, Kevin Trader netted nine points, and Ravon Collins added eight points for the Wildcats.

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The Laurel girls’ basketball seniors and their parents gather prior to the team’s pre-game ceremony last Friday in Laurel. The Laurel seniors are: Morgan Johnson, Kirsti Knight, Diane Paul, Sharay Smith, Twila McCrea, and Tykia Briddell. Photo by Mike McClure

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and Briddell made seven of eight foul shots to seal the Bulldogs’ 49-41 win. Tomorrow Briddell scored 13 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter and also had four steals in the game. Smith added 10 points and pulled down seven rebounds and McCrea netted eight points. Laurel fell to Appoquinimink, 55-49, last Wednesday in a non-conference contest. Tomorrow Briddell netted 23 points, Smith had eight points, and McCrea added seven. The Bulldogs face Indian River again

in the Henlopen South championship game on Thursday at Polytech. The Henlopen South champions face second place Indian River in what used to be the Henlopen Conference championship game. Laurel will then play in the state tournament which starts on Tuesday, March 3. “I think we’ll be a tough out for anybody,” Walmsley added. Laurel added a 46-20 non-conference win over Delaware Military on Saturday. Paul had 12 points, Smith netted 11, and Tomorrow Briddell added eight as the Bulldogs moved to 15-5 overall.

Laurel’s Jernel Ross goes left against Woodbridge’s Marc Nock during last week’s game in Laurel. Ross had 12 points in his team’s loss to Indian River last Friday. Photo by Mike McClure

Laurel boys’ basketball edged by Indian River, 61-55 The Laurel varsity boys’ basketball team fell to Indian River, 61-55, last Friday despite holding a 39-36 lead at the end of the third quarter. The Indians used a 25-16 advantage in the fourth quarter to pull out the home win. Jernel Ross tallied 12 points, Carey Shelton and Chris Jones each had 11 points, and Aaron Hitchens added 10 points for the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs’ Marco Hernandez finished sixth in the 119 pound weight class at last weekend’s Henlopen Conference championships. Photo by Mike McClure

LADY WILDCATS- Shown (clockwise from top): Delmar senior Shannon Wilson moves the ball up the floor during her team’s win over Woodbridge on senior night, Delmar’s Charne Leatherbury takes the ball to the basket after making a steal, and Delmar’s Melanie Twilley puts up a shot. Photos by Mike McClure

Laurel’s Humberto Hernandez, bottom, placed fourth in the 103 pound weight class during last weekend’s Henlopen Conference tournament which took place at Caesar Rodney High School. Photo by Mike McClure

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Three Laurel girls lead Twisters Gymnastics to four first place awards Twisters Gymnastics in Berlin has been the talk of the USAG women’s gymnastics this season. The women’s level four team has won four first place awards in six competitions so far this season. Leading the team are three girls from Laurel: Abi and Mia Brown and TyAnna Hand. Most recently, the team traveled to Annapolis for Barlow Gymnastics’ “All Aboard Meet”. The Twisters’ level four team once again took the first place trophy at the competition. Abi Brown, who competes in the seven year old age group, placed second on the vault with a 9.30, third on bars with a 9.275, second on beam with a 9.15, second on floor with a 9.10, and second place all around with a 36.725. Mia Brown, who competes in the 10 and up age group, placed second on vault (9.20), second on bar (9.50), third on beam (8.65), and third on floor (9.30). She placed second all around with a 36.65. TyAnna Handy, who competes in the nine year old group, placed first in all four events for the second time. She scored a 9.75 on vault, 9.60 on bars, 9.40 on beam,

9.575 on floor, and finished with a 38.275 all around. On February 9, the team traveled to White Marsh, Md. for Baltimore County Gymnastics’ “Valentine Invitational”. The Twisters’ level four team placed first out of 10 teams. Abi Brown placed first on vault (9.10), first on bars (9.35), second on beam (9.05), first on floor (9.20), and first place all around with a 36.70. Mia Brown placed second on bars (9.55), second on floor (9.25), sixth on beam (8.80). and third place all around with a 36.50. Handy placed first on vault (9.65), first on bars (9.65), first on beam (9.475), and first on floor (9.35). She finished first all around with a 38.125. Abi and Mia Brown are the daughters of Mike and Tanya Brown. TyAnna Handy is the daughter of Tyrone and Anna Handy. The girls travel to Berlin three days a week and practice for a total of eight hours a week (plus two extra hours on Saturdays for strength and conditioning training. Carmella and Mark Solito and Fran Fennel are the coaches at Twisters Gymnastics.

Easter Break programs to be held at Boys and Girls Club The following programs will be held at the Western Sussex Boys and Girls Club Monday-Thursday during Easter break: Tumbling- Participants will learn the basics of tumbling. Tumbling will take place on a mat. The program will take place 2-3 p.m. for ages 4-5 and 3-4 p.m. for ages 6-8. Bitty Indoor Soccer- This mini league is co-ed and is for 3 -5 year olds. The league, which will take place 5:30-6:30 p.m., will feature practices and games. The cost to participate is $8. Shin guards and sneakers must be worn. Cheer Camp- Girls will learn basics of cheer and older girls will learn stunts with cheers. The cost is $20. The program will take place 9-10 a.m. for ages 4-5, 10 a.m. to noon for ages 6-8, and noon to 2 p.m. for ages 9-12.

Nanticoke Little League looking for sponsors for ‘09 season Nanticoke Little League is looking for sponsors for the 2009 Season. Once again, your business can support the 700 players in the league and purchase a sign to be displayed on one of the fields at Williams Pond Park. A new sign is still $225 and is only $175 to renew. This year, the league is also giving your business or organization a chance to sponsor a team with your name on a team’s jersey. Team sponsors start at $250. Please contact a NLL Board Member or call 629-9209 for more information.

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Seaford Department of Parks to hold spring program, trip

The Seaford Department of Parks is currently holding signups for the following programs: Spring co-ed youth basketball- The league is open to ages 8-18 at a cost of $20. Sign up at the office or call 629-6809. The leagues will start the end of March and all games are played at Seaford Middle School. Orioles vs Yankees at Camden Yards- SDR will take a trip to see the Baltimore Orioles host the New York Yankees on Friday, May 8. The cost is $55 which includes the game ticket and charter bus. The bus leaves from Seaford High School at 4 p.m. Call the office to reserve your seat early. There are only 46 tickets available.

Western Sussex Boys and Girls Club offers lacrosse program Join the fastest game on two feet, lacrosse. This sport is made up of speed, skill, and endurance and is a combination of football and soccer. This is a great way to get in shape for football or any sport. Protective equipment is provided. The league is for beginners to advanced. The program runs from March 23 to April 30 on Tuesday evenings from 6-7 p.m. All ages are encouraged. The cost is $20 per player.

Seaford Pop Warner signups to be held March 24 Seaford Pop Warner is celebrating it’s fifth year. Pop Warner sign-ups will be held on March 24 from 6-8 p.m. at the Western Sussex Boys and Girls Club in Seaford. Sign-ups are on a first come, first serve basis. The following ages are eligible: cheerleaders (5-15) and football players (7-15). Weight and age requirements along with scholastics and mandatory play rules are all part of Pop Warner. Cheerleading squads participate in cheer competitions in October/November. Football squads travel to play other local teams which include: Laurel, Berlin, Wicomico, and Sussex Central. Coaches and volunteers are also needed. Please call the club at 628-3789 for more information.

Western Sussex Boys and Girls Club to host bitty programs Throughout the year, the sports, fitness and recreation programs at the Western Sussex Boys and Girls Club will be hosting “bitty” programs. These programs are designed for the bitty players ages 3-5 years old. These smaller players will be able to participate in cheerleading, basketball, soccer, tumbling and many others. Bitty programs are scheduled for 30 minutes in length. Bitty Basketball- Bitty basketball will take place June 15-July 9 at a cost of $15. The league features shortened basketball nets along with smaller basketballs. Players will participate in skills and will join in on games each week. Sneakers must be worn during these sessions. Bitty Soccer- Bitty soccer will be held July 13-30 at a cost of $10. The indoor soccer program is for those who wish to learn the game of soccer. Shin guards and sneakers must be worn. Practices and games are held weekly. Volunteers are needed. Bitty Cheerleading- The Bitty Cheerleading program will take place June 8-25 at a cost of $15. The cheerleading program will teach the girls the fundamentals of cheer along with learning new cheers. Uniforms will not be used, however, girls must wear shorts, sneakers and t-shirts nightly. A short routine will also be taught.

Boys and Girls Club offers adult basketball sessions The Boys and Girls Club is beginning an adult basketball league. Create your own team and play pick up style games with the honor system for foul calls. Games and practices are held on Monday evenings from 7-9 p.m. Schedules will be given on the first evening. The cost is $30 per person which includes a shirt. Players must be 18 and over to participate. The league runs from March 16 to May 18. House teams can be formed.

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Sussex Tech’s Ryelan Pavlik, right, stares down Caesar Rodney’s Issah Snead during the 152 pound championship match last Saturday in Camden. Pavlik lost the match, 14-6, and finished second in the conference. Photo by Mike McClure Sussex Tech varsity wrestling coach Scott Layfield and senior Alex Thomas received awards at the Henlopen Conference last week. Layfield was named coach of the year while Thomas was the conference’s outstanding wrestler. Photo by Mike McClure

Five Sussex Tech wrestlers advance to Henlopen Conference championships By Mike McClure

The Sussex Tech varsity wrestling team placed fourth in the Henlopen Conference tournament, sending five wrestlers to the finals and taking home a pair of awards. The Ravens’ Alex Thomas, Wendell Cannon, and John Briddell each placed first in the conference in their prospective weight classes. Thomas was named as the conference’s outstanding wrestler while Sussex Tech head coach Scott Layfield was presented with the coach of the year award. “That’s (five wrestlers in the finals) something I’m really excited about. Two years ago we had three guys in the finals and we thought it was incredible,” Thomas said. “We’ve come a long in the practice room and on the wrestling mat and it really shows.” “We practice hard at practice. We’ve

got a great coaching staff that pushed us to do what we have to do,” Cannon added. Sussex Tech’s Ryelan Pavlik defeated Laurel’s Lineker Valladares, 5-0, and had a 12-10 overtime win over Smyrna’s Drew Baker to get to the championship match in the 152 pound weight class. Pavlik fell to Caesar Rodney’s Issah Meade, 14-6, and placed second. Thomas (189) had a bye in the opening round and pinned Polytech’s Artis Thome (1:20) and Sussex Central’s James Showell (3:43) to advance to the finals. He pinned Smyrna’s Anthony Ruggerio in just 29 seconds for his third conference championship. Sussex Tech freshman Shane Marvel (215) advanced to the championship with a 9-7 win over Sussex Central’s Joey Spicer before falling to Smyrna’s Donnie Messick, 4-0, to place second. “Shane’s the best freshman I’ve ever seen. He’s incredible. I’ve taught him ev-

erything I know and he’s taught me stuff too,” said Thomas. The Ravens’ John Briddell (112) pulled off an upset in his championship match, pinning Smyrna’s David Hershberger at 5:15 to take the conference title. Briddell topped Polytech’s Adrien Hebert and Indian River’s Delfino Pascual to advance to the finals. Cannon pinned Cape Henlopen’s John Young (1:41) and Sussex Central’s Josh Lofland (5:36) to advance to the final where he defeated Caesar Rodney’s Alex Paladino, 10-2.

“It feels awesome. I work hard all year just to get here and I did it,” Cannon said. The junior notched his 100th win during the regular season. Sussex Tech’s Cole Magagnotti (140) placed fourth; Joe Casullo (285) earned a 2-1 win to come in fifth; and Matt Bennett (119), Kyle Kunzler (135), and A. J. Workman (160) each won their seventh place matches. The Ravens placed fourth behind Smyrna, Caesar Rodney, and Sussex Central. Seaford finished seventh and Laurel was eighth.

Sussex Tech boys’ basketball team edged by Lake Forest The Sussex Tech varsity boys’ basketball team lost to Lake Forest, 66-62, last Friday. Troy DeShields netted a season-high 25 points, Tyler Belle had 14 points, and Lamar Showell and Brandon Lewis each scored eight points for the Ravens.

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Sussex Tech freshman Shane Marvel of Seaford, right, advanced to the championship round in the 215 pound weight class last weekend at the Henlopen Conference tournament. Marvel placed second in his weight class. Photo by Mike McClure

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Boys’ basketball- Milford 50, Woodbridge 44- Andre Dickerson led the Raiders with 19 points in the loss. Sussex Central 73, Sussex Tech 52- Brandon Lewis and Troy DeShields each netted 12 points for the Ravens. Girls’ basketball- Seaford 45, Lake Forest 29- Anitra Hughes scored 14 points and Dee Farlow 13 points in the Blue Jays’ senior night win. Woodbridge 43, Milford 39- The Raiders used a 13-7 advantage in the third quarter to pull away from the Bucs. Taylor West scored 19 points and Kera Sampson added 10 points. Sussex Central 32, Sussex Tech 30- Sierra Laws and Paige Morris each netted 10 points in the loss. Indian River 47, Delmar 42- The Indians edged the Wildcats despite 11 points from Lindsay Lloyd, 10 points by Melanie Twilley, and Shannon Wilson’s nine points. S E N I O R NIGHTSeaford seniors Whitley Maddox, left, and Dee Farlow are shown with their parents during the girls’ basketball senior night ceremonies. The Blue Jays went on to win the home contest which was held Tuesday night. Photo by Mike McClure

Woodbridge middle, senior high schools work to win DIAA sportsmanship award By Mike McClure

Only 10 schools have received the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association Sportsmanship Award and all of those schools were high schools. Phillis Wheatley Middle School is looking to change that. Both the middle school and Woodbridge High School have been taking steps to earn the statewide honor. According to Phillis Wheatley Middle School Athletic Director Scott Bleile, only 10 of the state’s 55 high schools have received the award. Sussex Tech and Caesar Rodney are the only schools in Kent and Sussex counties to take home the “state championship of sportsmanship”. While the winning schools receive a huge banner and statewide recognition, the state implemented the program to get all of its schools to instill sportsmanship, ethics, and integrity to its students. “It’s a program trying to teach there kids about sportsmanship. It’s not just winning and losing. Sportsmanship comes into your real life too,” Bleile said. “Your reputation means something.” This is the first year that Woodbridge’s middle school and high have gone through the application progress. Woodbridge Superintendent Dr. Kevin Carson came to Bleile and Woodbridge High Athletic Director Derek Lofland about implementing a sportsmanship program and applying for the award. Two committees were formed with Bleile serving as the chair. The two schools are filling out separate applications and could both win the award.

The state program was put in place to teach teams and their fans about sportsmanship, but it is also aimed at bringing sporstmanship, ethics, and integrity into the classroom. The application process is lengthy, especially the first time around. Schools are asked to meet 10 criteria in order to be eligible for the award. Bleile said the middle school has created a student-parent handbook. He meets with students and their parents goes through the handbook and the school’s code of conduct prior to the sports seasons. The district has also adopted a sportsmanship policy. Both schools incorporate sportsmanship in everything they do. Sportsmanship awards are also presented to middle school and high school students in each sport. The middle school plans to celebrate National Sportsmanship Day in March by holding a banner/ poster contest during DSTP testing. The school will celebrate athletics and academics after the testing is over. The middle school announces sportsmanship quotes each week during announcements and the English class wrote sportsmanship essays. “The supports has been overwhelming,” Bleile said of the support he has received from the school board and parents and administration. In late April/May the middle school will give a sportsmanship presentation to fourth and fifth graders. The school is also looking to make this a community wide effort by talking to the community’s service clubs.

Lady Eagles rally for win over Salisbury Christian, fall to Holly Grove Jordan Phillips’ baseline jumper broke a 37-37 tie with 38 second left to give the Seaford Christian girls’ basketball team a 39-37 semifinal win over Salisbury Christian last Thursday. Phillips late rebounded a missed shot with 14 second left to seal the win. Jen Carr had 14 points, 13 rebounds, and seven assists; Phillips netted 10 points; and Rebekah Cain added nine points. Holly Grove used a 16-6 third quarter advantage to extend its 14-8 advantage at the half and withstood a late rally by the Eagles to capture the 2009 PACC championship last Friday. Carr had eight points and 15 rebounds in the loss.

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Delmarva auto alley Full season ahead at Delaware Motorsports Complex By Bonnie Nibblett

February is almost over already and the Delaware Motorsports Complex is gearing up for a full season of racing. The tentative schedules are out naming all of this season’s events at the complex and it looks to be a very exciting year. U.S. 13 Dragway The U.S. 13 Dragway gets under way this weekend, weather permitting, with the first test-n-tune of 2009 on Saturday, March 1. Gates open at 11 a.m., testing is from noon to 5 p.m. For more details, check the track’s website at www.delawareracing.com or call the hotline 302846-3968. Here is the schedule for March at the Dragway: 3/1 - Test & Tune; 3/8 - Test & Tune; 3/15 - ET Racing; 3/22 - ET Racing; 3/29 - Summit ET Racing. Half mile Clay Oval Now for my favorite type of racing! This year is going to be crammed full of side by side racing on the ½ mile clay oval. The season starts on April 4 with a Test & Tune.

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BLESS THIS FOUNDATION - Members of the Seaford Presbyterian Church helped “bless the foundation” of a home being built through Milford Housing in Laurel. The family who will own the home have recently joined our church and community. Shown here are Margaret Nixon, Larry Metzner, Eleanor Terrell, Lorrain Graves, Laurie and Jenny Brumbaugh, Josphine Shahid and two children, and Jean Gandek. Anyone interested in helping build, contact the Rev. Laurie Hiller Brumbaugh at 302-629-9077.

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The enrollment of students from other countries at Seaford High School continues to increase each year. The school has students that have just arrived in the United States with little or no ability in English to the more advanced. These include those students that have been in the United States for more than three or four years. All of these students come from many countries speaking a variety of languages. What they all have in common is the need to learn English. Seaford High School offers these students English as a second language (ESL) classes in four levels. ESL teacher, Mrs. Marsha Sirman, instructs them on a daily basis. One of the difficulties facing the ESL students and their teachers is the concept of social language versus academic language acquisition. Students coming from other countries speaking languages other than English will develop basic interpersonal communication skills within a time period of six months to two years after arrival in the United States. Problems arise when teachers and administrators think that a child is proficient in a language when they

demonstrate good social English. Formal academic learning such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing about subject area content material takes five to seven years to learn. Research shows that if a child has no prior schooling or has no support in native language development it may take seven to ten years for these student to catch up to their peers. This academic language ability is not just understanding content area material. It includes skills such as comparing, classifying, synthesizing, evaluating and inferring. In the last few years Seaford High School has seen the enrollment rising of ESL students with no formal schooling in their native country. This makes our task more challenging working with these students. Mrs. Sirman uses a variety of resources ranging from textbooks, videos, a computer program, and the Seaford Star for current event reports to enhance each individual ESL student’s English learning. The Seaford Star on a regular weekly basis greatly helps the students to connect current events to their advancing language skills.

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Bristol Palin’s honest approach is refreshing It was refreshing to me to hear Bristol Palin, the 17-year-old rank alio who recently became a mom, and daughter of former vice-president I have a problem with candidate Sarah Palin say as an unwed mom it was her choice to a young child still in have her baby, not her mom’s. school having to give up In an interview with FOX essentially their childNews she was quite mature and as her parents predicted when hood for a mistake and they announced the pregnancy, carry a child. “this will make her grow up faster than we had ever planned.” forward, not backwards. She hopes to become an adThe 2008 Republican Party platform vocate against teenage pregnancy saying acknowledges that “each year, more than “Everyone should wait 10 years.” She three million American teenagers contract hopes her story will help young kids. “It’s sexually transmitted diseases, causing so much easier if you’re married, have a emotional harm and serious health consehouse and career,” she said. And the boldest statement, a slam at the quences, even death.” It expresses support Republican Party platform on birth control for efforts to educate teens and parents about the health risks associated with early from Ms. Palin: abstinence was “not realsexual activity and provide the tools needistic at all.” Which brings up the ongoing controver- ed to help teens make health choices.” Then it adds: “Abstinence from sexual sial question between the political parties: activity is the only protection that is 100 what should teenagers be taught about percent effective against out-of-wedlock sexual activity and contraception? Should pregnancies and sexually transmitted disthey have access to condoms and other eases. “ (Source Washington Post Sept. 2, forms of birth control? Is abstinence-only 2008, Ruth Marcus) education enough? Sorry, but that last statement is about I agree with Ms. Palin, abstinence is not as effective as First Lady Nancy Reagan’s enough. Although it takes two to tango, answer to the nation’s drug problems, abstinence and the shame of an unmarried girl was a social issue while I was growing which was: “Just say NO to Drugs.” Bristol Palin’s position is one of the up. Times have changed and we must look

reasons I have mixed emotions about the abortion issue. Many of my friends are strongly pro-life or pro-choice. I’ve never considered myself a middle-of-the-road kind of person, but on this issue I definitely ride the fence. Ms. Palin had to drop out of school, she will get her GED, but she has missed out on many school activities including her senior prom and being with friends. Although she and the father plan to marry at a later date, she is tied down 24/7 with a child. The dad, no matter how devoted to his son and mom, roams free. She was in love when she conceived; she didn’t plan on becoming pregnant. There will be many days down the road when she will have regrets of her lost childhood. But she is lucky. She has parents with money and she will receive help with child care if she chooses to attend college; she will have insurance coverage to care for her baby, and day care will be paid by her parents. But what about the thousands of teenage pregnancies where the mom comes from a home where there already is a single parent who is struggling to keep her head above water and now there is a grandchild in the picture to raise? This is where I differ with the Republican Party. I believe life occurs immediately upon conception and under the right conditions a baby should be given every

chance to live through birth. Having three girls of our own, all grown, but as kids in school or even today as adults, I would have reservations of them carrying an unwanted child via rape, incest or a mistake. I have a problem with a young child still in school having to give up essentially their childhood for a mistake and carry a child. I do not believe pro-choice should be a substitute or a license to have unprotected sex. And I really don’t have a problem if a young child becomes pregnant and wants to have that child. I’ll give the Conservatives that one. But I have a problem with Conservatives who will not support that mother and child with programs they call liberal: health care, child care, if they want to continue their education to become a productive member of society instead of living off welfare, food stamps to feed the new family member and decent housing. Conservatives must support education to prevent teenage pregnancies and stop twisting Biblical passages saying sex education is dirty and a sin. Sorry, if you want to breed ‘em, we must take care of them. Abstinence and saying “No” just don’t hack it in these modern times. Both parents work, there is no one home to watch the kids, and kids have too much time on their hands. Idle hands…

As a child, I did not necessarily come from a large family; there ony indsor were three of us young’uns, but that was nothing compared to the The best part of this family of 10 siblings that my father grew up in. However, outside of a story is the fact that it crib, we did not have the comfort did not originate from of sleeping in our own bed. For the first 10 years or so, my brother and the back pages of a I shared a bed; this was not even a national newspaper... particularly large bed. When you share a bed as kids there is no such thing as privacy Our bedtime partying, which involved and I don’t recall ever thinking that our uncontrollable laughter caused by such I needed it. But, if you are mad at each immature and juvenile actions as intenother when you go to bed there is the proverbial yanking of blankets and intentional tionally created bodily noises and odors, resulted in an angry response from my fatossing and turning just to irritate your ther. The first would be Dad yelling from sibling. On the other hand, if you go to bed and his living room chair, “All right up there, have no such negative attitude there is still that’s enough.” That would be taken very lightly by my the proverbial yanking of blankets and intentional tossing and turning just to tease brother and me and would even give way to additional laughing and prodding. your sibling. A few minutes later the downstairs door In either case, there is noise and lots of leading from the stairway to the living it. Ironically, our bed time coincided with the time of the evening when news was on room would open and Dad would shout, “I and Dad seemed most absorbed in his tele- said, that’s enough! Don’t make me come up there.” vision watching. So, noise from the bedThis would result in a temporary cease room upstairs was not a welcome sound to fire and we would lie motionlessly listenmy father, especially the level of noise we ing to hear whether Dad was actually startmanufactured. ing up the steps, or simply going back to Each physical motion made by my his television show. After being confident brother and I was compounded by the he was not coming upstairs, the “Tommy sound of our bed box springs squeaking and Tony Show” would resume in full coand crunching and the bed frame scratchmedic fashion. ing across, or pounding, the floor. To my However, when it came to Dad, it was father this sounded like we were holding never what you heard, but more what you the running of the bulls across our beddidn’t hear. You see, when Dad issued a room floor.

warning he did not waste his breath. A warning was meant to be just that. However, action was what followed a warning that was not heeded. All humor was abruptly halted as from out of nowhere a vague, shadowy figure appeared at the foot of our bed, yanking blankets off with one hand and striking haphazard blows with a black leather belt with the other. I could actually see sparks flying from the bed, either created by the speed and precision of the belt or friction from me and my brother as we flapped around like fresh caught fish on a boat dock. Bottom line, Dad had spoken and we had not listened, end of story!

However, as the businessman left the restaurant he told the cashier he wanted to pay the lunch check for the Hospice group. He then handed the cashier $1,000 and told him to make sure whatever was left over after paying the bill was contributed to Delaware Hospice. The businessman seeks to remain anonymous, which enhances the charitable spirit in which he gave his gift. This is truly a wonderful commentary of human compassion at a time when we are being bombarded with such depressing news as the tragedy of the economy, loss of jobs for our friends and families and horrific crimes, such as the reports of local strongarm home invasions. The best part of this story is the fact that it did not originate from the back pages of a national newspaper reflecting something that happened several hundred miles away. It happened right here in our Sussex County community, because that’s the way we roll!

With Dad it was not what you heard, it was what you didn’t hear T

A note of good news in trying and tragic times! I wanted to make mention that in a time when the economy is in tragic turmoil and the unemployment rate is at a 25-year high, it is nice to find stories about people who still have a giving spirit. Recently, I was talking to a local waitress who told me about an encounter she had a few weeks ago involving an exchange between two of her restaurant customers. Jamie Waldridge, who works at the Seaford Eagle Diner on US 13, occasionally waits on a group of employees and volunteers from Delaware Hospice. The group has lunch at the restaurant. One day, another of Jamie’s customers, a western Sussex County businessman, asked Jamie about the group, inquiring as to what organization they represented. Jamie told him and business went on as usual.

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With Creole dishes, no need to dread Lent and seafood dinners You’ve heard of Ah-hah! moments. When I was young, seeing Mardi Gras festivities on TV was oretta norr the occasion of an annual “Uh-oh” moment for me. Fat Tuesday meant Ash Wednesday, which in turn meant the start of the dreaded season of fish dinners. Way back then, food from the sea, its smell and taste, had little to recommend it. Now, I couldn’t live without it. Now, Mardi Gras offers the ta, are available at Italian markets, natural perfect reason to celebrate the Creole foods stores and some supermarkets. If uncuisine. This humblest of “French cookavailable, substitute 2 cups regular yellow ing” was introduced by defenders of the cornmeal, and cook about 30 minutes. Louisiana territories who were dispatched Andouille is a smoked pork-and-beef here by Louis XIV. Their descendents and sausage available at specialty foods stores. the bayous where they hunted and fished Smoked bratwurst, kielbasa or smoked transformed their food and made it their Hungarian sausage can be substituted. own. And happily, fish and shellfish figure prominently in this unique cuisine. Combine hot pepper sauce, wine, shalHere are two fishy dishes you won’t lot, lemon juice and vinegar in heavy mind eating again and again — during medium saucepan. Boil over medium heat Lent or any other time. until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 15 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup cream. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Spicy Shrimp with Andouille Sausage Bring 1/2 cup cream, 5 cups water, milk on Grits and butter to simmer in heavy medium The creamy grits and spicy sauce create saucepan. Gradually whisk in grits. Sima nice contrast. Adjust the amount of hot mer until grits are very soft and thickened, pepper sauce to make the dish as hot as stirring frequently, about 1 hour. you like. Makes 6 servings Meanwhile, heat olive oil in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add sau1/3 cup green hot pepper sauce sage, both bell peppers, onion and garlic; 1/4 cup dry white wine sauté until vegetables are tender, about 8 1 shallot, chopped 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon rice vinegar Mark Your Calendar 1 cup whipping cream 5 cups water 3 cups whole milk 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter March 13 & 14 2 cups corn grits (see note below) • Yankee Candles Come See 1/4 cup olive oil What’s New! • Rowe Pottery 8 ounces smoked andouille sausage, sliced • Handbags • Fashion Jewelry (see note below) • Willow Tree 1 red bell pepper, chopped • Garden Flags • Bath & Body 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped • Framed Art 1/2 cup minced onion 40% OFF • All Occasion 4 garlic cloves, chopped Cards Select Webkinz 30 uncooked large shrimp, peeled, Hours deveined 4 plum tomatoes, chopped Tues-Sat 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning 10-5:30 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning The Complimentary

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Police Journal

Shooting in Dove Estates

On Sunday, Feb. 22, at 3 a.m. a shooting occurred on South Dove Estates Drive, Dove Estates Mobile Home Park, Seaford. Detectives from Troop 4 in Bridgeville, who are investigating the case, have learned the shooting stemmed from a fight earlier in the night. At approximately 2 a.m., an altercation occurred in the parking lot of the Dug Out Bar on Route 13, Seaford. One subject, who is the victim, helped to break up the fight and went home. About an hour later, two cars pulled up into the victim’s driveway in Dove Estates. Several subjects got out and started to yell for whoever was in the home to come out. When no one exited the residence, one subject, armed with a handgun, went to the rear door of the trailer and tried to get in. When he was unsuccessful, he fired three shots through the back door window. The shooter then fired another round through a car window out front. He then fired a fifth and final round through the siding of the mobile home. This last round traveled into the home, through an empty glass fish tank and eventually struck the victim hiding inside. This round grazed the victim’s leg and also struck his hand. The victim was transported from the scene to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital where his injuries required surgery, but were not life threatening. The subjects fled the scene in a white four-door Acura and another four-door sedan. Detectives learned from some of the occupants inside the home when the shooting occurred that Michael R. Brewer was one of the subjects. Witnesses informed police that they knew Brewer and observed him arrive at the home in his white Acura. Brewer has been charged with first degree assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of ammunition by person prohibited, two counts of first degree reckless endangering and three counts of criminal mischief. He was remanded to Sussex Correctional Institution in lieu of $48,500 secured bail. Other suspect(s) are described as a black male, 25-35 years old, dark complexion, 5’11,” medium build, weighing about 170 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.

Two charged with drugs

On February 20 at 6:05 a.m. the Seaford Police Department’s Special Tactics and Response Team executed a drug search warrant at 214 E. King St. Apt. #A. The warrant was based on a drug investigation by the Seaford Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division into the sale of illegal drugs from that location. Edward L. Bell, 40, of Seaford, was arrested and charged with maintaining a dwelling, possession with intent to deliver marijuana, possession with intent to deliver crack cocaine, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, possession of crack cocaine, possession of marijuana

and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. Katara L. Drayton, 30, of Seaford, was arrested and charged with maintaining a dwelling, possession of crack cocaine, possession of powder cocaine, possession with intent to deliver crack cocaine, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child and possession of drug paraphernalia. The following property was recovered and seized: $827 in suspected drug money, 6.9 grams of marijuana, 4.6 grams of crack cocaine and .3 grams of powder cocaine. An arraignment is pending at Justice of the Peace Court #4.

Fatal crash near Georgetown

On Friday, Feb. 20, at 3:01 p.m. a fatal accident occurred on Sandhill Road in the area of Wilson Road, which is northeast of Georgetown. This crash involved two vehicles. The first vehicle was a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado operated by Henry J. Huff, 43, of Milton. The second vehicle was a 1993 GMC pick-up truck which was operated by James K. Harrington, 54, of Georgetown. The Silverado was southbound on Sand Hill Road just south of Huff Road at a very slow rate of speed, getting ready to turn right into a private drive. The GMC was also southbound on Sand Hill Road at a high rate of speed approaching the slow moving Chevrolet. The GMC rear ended the Silverado forcing both vehicles to slide sideways off the east edge of roadway where they both overturned. Henry J. Huff, who was not wearing his seatbelt, was killed when his vehicle overturned. His son, Joshua Huff, 18, of Milton, who was a passenger in the truck, and was also not wearing his seatbelt, was not injured. James K. Harrington, who was not wearing his seatbelt, sustained non life threatening injuries and was flown to PRMC in Salisbury, Md., where he was admitted. A passenger in Harrington’s vehicle, Daniel D. Gambrell, 42, of Millsboro, who was not wearing his seatbelt, sustained serious internal injuries and was admitted to Beebe Hospital in Lewes. An arrest warrant has been issued for Harrington listing the following offenses: vehicular homicide (felony) and vehicular assault (misdemeanor). He will be formally charged once he is released from PRMC.

Man arrested in fraud case

Delaware State Police have arrested a 50-year-old Berlin, Md. man for two fraudulent related thefts where he is accused of stealing $18,000. On January 15, a 52-year-old Glen Burnie, Md., woman contacted authorities and informed them of a fraudulent contract she entered into with Jeffrey S. Pickard, who owns Haus of Trikes on DuPont Highway in Selbyville. The woman informed police she wanted a Honda Motorcycle converted into a three-wheeler and agreed to have Pickard do the work. In July 2008, she entered into a contract with the business and paid Pickard a required $9,000 deposit. The victim was told

it would take approximately six to eight weeks for a conversion kit to arrive and then the work would begin. After several months of no progress, the victim attempted to contact Pickard. She later learned Pickard did not do any of the required work and used the money for other purposes. A second victim, a 65-year-old Wyoming resident, contacted police in December 2008 to report he was also victimized by Pickard. In August 2008, this man paid Pickard a $9,000 deposit to have a conversion kit ordered for his motorcycle. He was told it would take eight to 10 weeks for the order to arrive and then the work would begin. After several failed attempts to contact Pickard by telephone, he responded to the business and learned Pickard had spent his money to pay personal bills. Additionally, detectives learned Pickard used some of the stolen money to pay various business expenses. Detectives believe there could be additional victims and are asking if anyone suspects he has been defrauded by Pickard to contact detectives at Troop 4 at 856-5850, ext. 227. Pickard surrendered to police at Troop 4 on Feb. 17 and was formally charged with two felony thefts. He was released on $5,000 unsecured bail.

Robbery suspects at large

On February 19 at 1:30 a.m. Laurel Police responded to the 500 block of King Street for a home invasion. The victims advised that they were awakened to three black males kicking in their front door. When one of the victims asked who it was, the people at the door advised that they were Delaware SWAT and told them to get on the ground. One of the suspects held the victims at gun point while the other two ransacked the house looking for money. The suspects then fled with an undisclosed amount of currency. The suspects were described as follows: Suspect 1 - a black male wearing grey pants, black jacket, and a black and red checkered ski mask, stocky build. Suspect 2 - a light skinned black male, 5’6” – 5’9” wearing all black and a black ski mask Suspect 3 - a thin black male, 5’10” wearing all black and a black and white checkered ski mask Anyone with information is asked to contact Det/Sgt. Derrick Calloway at the Laurel Police Department, 875-2244 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP3333.

Seaford man arrested for drugs

On February 20 at 6:05 a.m. the Seaford Police Department Special Tactics and Response Team executed a drug search warrant at 200 Front Street based on a drug investigation by the Seaford Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division into the sale of illegal drugs from that location. Harvey C. Jones, 51, of Seaford, was arrested and charged with maintaining a vehicle, maintaining a dwelling, possession with intent to deliver crack cocaine, possession of crack cocaine, possession of marijuana, three counts of possession of

drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana within 300’ of a church and possession of crack cocaine within 300’ of a church. The following property was recovered and seized: $431 in suspected drug money, 4.3 grams of marijuana, 3.8 grams of crack cocaine, and a 1998 Pontiac Grand Am. An arraignment is pending at the Justice of the Peace Court #4.

Man sought in real estate scam

Delaware State Police seek assistance in locating a 51-year-old Bowie, Md. resident who is wanted in connection with an elaborate real estate fraud. The investigation began after a 44-yearold Dover resident reported to police that he owns a second property located in the unit block of Heritage Drive, Smyrna. That property was vacant and for sale when Paul E. Barnes, 51, formally of Bowie, contacted him in July 2008 stating he was interested in purchasing the property. Mr. Barnes informed the homeowner he was a real estate investor and that he owned a company called JLR Group, LLC. Barnes later contacted the owner telling him he had a prospective buyer for the home and that he wanted access to the home for a showing. The homeowner informed Barnes he would be out of town and agreed to leave a key for Barnes. While the homeowner was away, he learned Barnes allowed an individual to move into the home on July 23, 2008. The homeowner learned the person occupying the home, a 61-year-old Smyrna man, paid Barnes $5,400 (two month’s rent and a security deposit) to rent the home and signed rental agreements with Barnes. Police confirmed these documents were fictitious and they listed Barnes and his company as the homeowner. Later, through investigative measures and with the assistance of authorities in Maryland, detectives were able to obtain enough information on Barnes to secure arrest warrants. Arrest warrants for two counts of felony theft and forgery were obtained. Anyone with information regarding Barnes’ whereabouts is urged to contact detectives at Troop 3 at 302-697-2104 or Crime Stoppers at 800-TIP-3333.

House fire starts in attic

The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a dwelling fire that occurred on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 10:30 a.m. on the 12,000 block of Trussum Pond in Laurel. The Laurel Fire Department responded to the scene and was assisted by the Delmar and Gumboro Fire Departments. Upon arrival, they encountered heavy fire from the attic area. The occupant was transported to Nanticoke Memorial hospital for smoke inhalation. A firefighter was also transported to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital for treatment of burns to his neck and back. The home was equipped with some working detectors. Delaware State Fire Marshal Investigators have determined that the fire originated in the attic and the cause is under investigation. Damages have been estimated at approximately $150,000.

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Accident claims the lives of two young girls The Delaware State Police have arrested a 33-year-old Greenwood man in connection with an accident Tuesday evening near Bridgeville that claimed the lives of two girls. Reagan M. Ogden was charged with two counts of vehicular homicide after an investigation into the crash revealed he was the operator of the car that caused the crash. Police said the Dodge Neon he was driving was falsely reported stolen. This resulted after investigators questioned the validity of the reported stolen Neon, which was reported at 9:06 p.m. and understanding the crash occurred at approximately 8:46 p.m. Investigators learned the person reporting the vehicle stolen to police was the mother of Reagan Ogden. Police learned she had a son who resided at the home with her and suspected that the alleged stolen vehicle report may be fictitious and potentially he was the operator. On Wednesday at approximately 12:30 a.m., troopers contacted Ogden at the Gray Stone Lane residence and observed an

abrasion to his nose. Initially, Ogden informed police the vehicle was stolen and he was not the operator. After additional questioning he admitted to police he was involved in the crash and fled the scene. Investigators learned after the crash Ogden ran to a convenience store in Bridgeville and called a person who picked him up and gave him a ride to his mother’s residence. The investigation also revealed Tonekia Townsend, 26, of Lewes was the operator of the van. She and an additional front seat passenger were the only occupants wearing seatbelts. The 11 rear passengers, including a 10-year-old female and a 12-year-old female, who died in the crash, did not have a seatbelt available to them. Because of this the 12-year-old was partially ejected and the 10-year-old was fully ejected. Reagan M. Ogden was arrested and charged with two counts of Vehicular Homicide, Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death and Driving after Judg-

ment Prohibited. He was remanded to the Sussex Correctional Institution in lieu of a $55,000 cash bail. The identities of the persons killed had not been released as of presstime. All of the other persons injured in the crash have sustained non-life threatening injuries. State Police said the accident occurred on US 13 and Laverty Lane near Bridgeville at approximately 8:46 p.m. As a result of the crash US 13 was closed in both directions. Investigators said at the time that a 1997 Dodge Neon was reported stolen from a residence in the 8100 block of Gray Stone Lane, Greenwood, shortly after 9 p.m. The caller said the vehicle was parked in the driveway of the home with the engine running and doors unsecured and that an unknown subject entered the vehicle and fled the area. Investigators said the Dodge was traveling south on US 13 in the left lane at a high rate of speed when it approached a 1997 Ford Van that was occupied by 13

persons. The van was registered to the Grace-N-Mercy Ministries in Georgetown and was also traveling south in the left lane ahead of the Dodge. Preliminary investigation reveals the Dodge, traveling at a high rate of speed, came upon the van and attempted to swerve to the right just prior to impacting the van when it struck the rear of the van causing the driver of the van to lose control. The van and entered the center grass median, eventually coming to rest in the northbound lanes on its passenger side. As a result two juvenile female passengers were killed and 10 other persons were injured and taken to area hospitals for injuries sustained in the crash. Witnesses informed investigators they observed a single male subject exit the Dodge and run westbound from the crash site into a wooded area. An area search was conducted by DSP and Maryland State Police Helicopters, K-9’s and several municipal police officers. The roadway was reopened at 12:30 a.m.

Sussex Tech hosts group of educators from Britain Sussex Technical High School hosted 11 educators from Great Britain who spent four days from Feb. 17-20 job shadowing teachers at the Georgetown high school. Funded by the United Kingdom Government Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and managed by the British Council, the Teachers International Professional Development (TIPD) program enables teachers from England to experience one week at schools in another country. The visiting group looks at best practices in a chosen theme relevant to their schools. Educators from secondary schools in Harrow, an outer London borough, visited Sussex Tech to exchange best practices on vocational education and alternative learning. The Brits enjoyed a sightseeing trip to Rehoboth, stayed in the historic Brick Hotel in Georgetown and were visited by Gov. Jack Markell and U.S. Sen. Tom Carper. They also attended a Sussex Tech girls’ basketball game and the quarterly honor roll breakfast and joined in the fun with the after-school bowling club. The visiting English physical education teacher gave an afternoon soccer clinic for interested athletes. “It is truly outstanding that British teachers have the opportunity to observe firsthand the successes of Sussex Technical High School,” said Sharon Memis,

It also develops initiatives that give a voice to the next generation of leaders on both sides of the Atlantic, encouraging them to work together to explore solutions to global issues.

British educators at Sussex Technical High School presented gifts to the students of the school on the last day of their visit.

director of British Council in the United States. “Through this sort of collaboration, it is our hope that British and American teachers can learn from one another’s best practices and strengthen schools on both sides of the Atlantic.” The British Council is the United King-

dom’s international non-profit organization for cultural relations and education opportunities. Through transatlantic artistic partnerships, the council introduces the American public to creative achievements from the United Kingdom.

DEDO to offer job training workshop series The Delaware Economic Development Office will offer a job search workshop series, “Bridge to a New Position” in March. The series is a skill building program to help attendees find new employment. It is presented in partnership with the Workforce Investment Board, the DelMarVa and Delaware Society of Human Resource Management, and the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.

Workshop participants will develop resumes, improve interviewing skills and hear tips on conducting job searches. Special one-on-one sessions with the facilitators will be available to participants during the workshops. Participants will also have the opportunity to meet with vocational counselors to expand the types of options available for employment.

Advanced registration is required. For workshop dates and more information, call 302-856-5815. Series organizers are also accepting volunteers to facilitate the workshops. Human resource professionals and counselors with knowledge and experience in job coaching, resume writing and interview instruction may contact the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program office at 856-5815.

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County receives $2 million grant for purchase of foreclosed homes By Ronald MacArthur

Low- and moderate-income residents in the area will soon be able to tap into a $2 million grant awarded to Sussex County set aside for the purchase of foreclosed houses. The program includes houses in the areas hit hardest by foreclosure including Laurel, Seaford, Greenwood, Milford and Georgetown. Under the Neighborhood Stabilization Grant program about 25 foreclosed houses in the county will be refurbished and resold, said Brandy Bennett, housing coordinator with the county’s Community Development and Housing Division. At least seven of the houses must be purchased by residents whose income is 50 percent below the median county income, which is $54,700 for a family of four. The houses, purchased from banks, will be sold below appraised value, in the $100,000 to $200,000 price range, to county residents making between $27,000 and

$64,000 per year for a family of four. Bennett said once all contracts are signed, the program should get under way in late April and must be completed within 18 months. Bennett said the program does not prevent foreclosures, but it does help those who are in need of housing who meet income guidelines. There is funding, not associated with the stabilization grant program, for refinancing of mortgages in the recently passed federal stimulus bill to assist some homeowners facing foreclosure. Neighborhood Stabilization funds can be used to purchase and rehabilitate foreclosed houses and to help with financing for prospective homeowners. Funds can be used to acquire land and property; demolish or rehabilitate abandoned property; and for down payment and closing cost assistance. Under the program, prospective homebuyers have to obtain their own mortgages. All participants in the program must take home-ownership

Salvation Army honors volunteers The Salvation Army of Sussex County recently held a reception to recognize the top volunteers of the 2008 Christmas season. Thanks to the kindness and generosity of approximately 1,200 individuals/groups who volunteered their time in 2008, 530 young people received stockings and toys; 880 people received food during the Christmas season; and 1,250 gifts were distributed at SCCI. The following individuals were honored: Wilson “Brownie” Brown of Seaford, Volunteer Emeritus; Clay Chaffinch of Seaford, “Ironman” award, for numerous days of bell ringing; John Syphard of Ocean View, top volunteer of the year; Arline Nichols of Rehoboth, Volunteer of Distinction; and Seaford High School ROTC, top Volunteer Group of the Year.

counseling classes. Bennett said partners are a key component of the program. “They have the experience in this field,” she said. She also said it’s not the county’s intent to get into the real estate business and use funds to purchase homes. “Although it’s an option, we want to try to avoid it,” she said. Working with the partners and getting residents to purchase homes is the goal of the program. Partners in the program include Sussex County Habitat for Humanity, Milford Housing Development Corp., Diamond State Community Land Trust, Sussex County Association of Realtors, NCALL Research Inc. and First State Community Action Agency. Purchase and rehabilitation of the houses will be done by Habitat for Humanity, Milford Housing and Development Corp., Diamond State Community Land Trust and the county. Counseling will be provided by First State Community Action Agency and

NCALL Research Inc. Bennett said she has been working with realtors and the Delaware State Housing Authority to set up the foundation for the program by getting started on a marketing campaign. She said realtors will also help target prospective properties and homebuyers and get the message out to lenders about the program. From 40 to 50 foreclosed homes are sold at sheriff’s sale each month in Sussex County. So many homes were scheduled for foreclosure, for the first time ever, a sale was held this past December. Brad Whaley, assistant director of the county’s Community Development and Housing Division, told council there is a way the $2 million could be leveraged to produce more funding for the program through a new market tax credit program. County council voted Tuesday, Feb. 17, to sign a nonbinding letter of intent to Delaware State Housing Authority in support of the program.

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Notice is hereby given that on February 27, 2009 at 9:00 a.m., Bay Tree Storage, 9535 Tiger Road, Seaford, DE 19973 will sell the following personal property for storage charges due and unpaid: Shawntell Hasty, Unit C105. Terms of Sale: Cash the day of sale before removal of property purchased. All items offered solely “As Is” without warranty or guarantee of any type. Bay Tree Storage Co. Corporate Office 410-770-9510 2/26/1tc PUBLIC HEARING The Commissioners of Bridgeville will hold a Public Hearing and present an Ordinance to create a new chapter of the Bridgeville Town Code relating to Alarms, for a second and final reading at their monthly meeting scheduled for March 9, 2009. The meeting begins at 7:00 P.M. in the Town Hall, 101 N. Main Street, Bridgeville, Delaware. COMMISSIONERS OF BRIDGEVILLE BONNIE WALLS, TOWN MANAGER 2/26/1tc PUBLIC HEARING The Commissioners of Bridgeville will hold a Public Hearing and present an Ordinance to amend the Land Use and Development Code by providing regulations for the Historic District, for a second and final reading at their monthly meet-

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All bids are due to the Town Administrator by Friday March 13, 2009. The vehicle is located at Town Hall and can be inspected between 8:30am and 4:30pm, Mon.-Fri. Payment must be made in cash or certified/cashiers check. The bids will be sealed until opened by the Town Council at the April 13th, 2009 Council Meeting. The terms of the sale shall be designated final when the bid has been awarded and the vehicle is sold “AS IS”. The Town Council has the right to refuse any bids and has final say. The successful bidder has seven (7) business days from the date of notification of award to pay for and pick up vehicle. Any questions please call 302629-7366. 2/12/4tc

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Estate of Howard S. Nichols, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of Howard S. Nichols who departed this life on the 21st day of January, A.D. 2009 late of Delmar, DE were duly granted unto Francis A. Nichols on the 4th day of February, A.D. 2009, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the said Executor without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Executor on or before the 21st day of September, A.D. 2009 or abide by the law in this behalf. Executor: Francis A. Nichols 6229 Phillips Landing Rd. Laurel, DE 19956 Attorney: Michele Procino Wells, Esq. Procino Wells, LLC 225 High St. Seaford, DE 19973 Gregory Fuller Sr. Register of Wills 2/19/3tc

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Estate of Earl Caesar Radding, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of Earl Caesar Radding who departed this life on the 1st day of February, A.D. 2009 late of Greenwood, DE were duly granted unto Peter Radding on the 13th day of February, A.D. 2009, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the said Executor without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Executor on or before the 1st day of October, A.D. 2009 or abide by the law in this behalf. Executor: Peter Radding 4290 Club Course Drive N. Charleston, SC 29420 Attorney: Stephen P. Ellis P.O. Box 574 Georgetown, DE 19947

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Estate of Naomi L. Dickerson, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of Naomi L. Dickerson who departed this life on the 23rd day of January, A.D. 2009 late of Seaford, DE were duly granted unto Peter B. Fisher on the 5th day of February, A.D. 2009, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the said Executor without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Executor on or before the 23rd day of September, A.D. 2009 or abide by the law in this behalf. Executor: Peter B. Fisher 4040 Autumn Ct. Fairfax VA 22030 Gregory Fuller Sr. Register of Wills 2/19/3tc

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Estate of Margaret E. Messick, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration upon the estate of Margaret E. Messick who departed this life on the 28th day of January, A.D. 2009 late of Laurel, DE were duly granted unto Robert Messick on the 9th day of February, A.D. 2009, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the said Administrator without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Administrator on or before the 28th day of September, A.D. 2009 or abide by the law in this behalf. Administrator: Robert Messick 30348 Firetower Road Laurel, DE 19956 Gregory Fuller Sr. Register of Wills 2/19/3tc

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Estate of Mary G. Watson, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration WWA upon the estate of Mary G. Watson who departed this life on the 25th day of December, A.D. 2008 late of Seaford, DE were duly granted unto Gary E. Watson on the 28th day of January, A.D. 2009, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are

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Seaford High School will host a Battle of the Bands Friday, Feb. 27, from 6 to 10 p.m. Cost is $7 at the door and $5 in advance. Tickets can be purchased at Seaford High School, room 205. The battle will feature eight performers: • Casey Mackenzie, 17, who writes her own music and plays her own accompaniment. • Alex Alexis, known as Jagwire Alexis, who is a Seaford graduate. He has his own style of rap. • Overcoming My Curse, returning from last year with a more mature style of rock. • Arizona Lives, currently on tour, is a mix of pop, rock, instrumentation and vocals. • Max FightMaster, consisting of three musicians from Seaford High who are able to balance drums, vocals and bass guitar. • The Mourning After, members of various bands from last year producing an energetic style of hard rock. • The AfterMath, a collection of talents LEGALS - from Page 41 Sarah P. Short 706 W. Street Laurel, DE 19956

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from various bands last year who produce a sound that combines rock, vocals and creativity. • Party Master Naz and the Funky Rockets, another Seaford band, that produces feel-good music. A blend of bands representing some of the best in the Delaware area will play during intermission. All artists will have CDs available for purchase. Wild and Crazy Entertainment from Elders, Md., will provide face painting. Original Battle of the Bands shirts are available for purchase for $13. A Guitar Hero contest will be from 5 to 6 p.m. Preregistration is required at the high school. Top prize is $50. The top band, which will earn the title of Battle of the Band Champion for 20082009, will receive studio recording time and exposure on various air time radio stations. For more information, contact Harry Brake at Seaford High School at 6294587.

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between the ages of 4 to 6 but not 7 before September. They have to be in pre-kindergarten or kindergarten. All applicants must live in the 19956 (Laurel area) zip code. Applications for the 2009 pageant will be available mid-March through April 17 at the P.L. Dunbar Elementary school, Laurel Senior High School, Laurel Public Library, Todd’s Income Tax and Accounting Service, Inc. at 11516 Commercial Lane, Laurel, or by calling Barbara Cross at 875-3753. April 17 will be the cut off date for applications.

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Chelsea Betts, Miss Sussex County 2009, will host “A Night to Remember,” a variety show, at the Georgetown Middle School auditorium on Friday, March 6, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance by calling 302-228-2148 or 302-855-9595. Admission is $10. Proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association, the Children’s Miracle Network and the Miss Sussex County Scholarship Pageant. Scheduled entertainers include Wade Perdue, Jimmy Holston, Susanne Truitt, Danielle Betts, Stephanie Fellabaum, Gale Adkins, Luke Warrington, Rob Santos, Jolene Cross, Cassidy Seabolt (Delaware’s Junior Miss 2009), Kole Loftin, Aimee Parker, Bobby Hitchens, the O’Day Family, Alma Roach, Danielle McTeer (Delmarva Star 2008), Galen Giaccone (Miss Delaware 2008), Linda Kurtz (Miss Delaware 2004), Dance Alley, the Starlites and Betts. Guest speakers will be Jaime Megee, Linda Kurtz and Katie Macklin. There will also be a Chinese auction in

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TO HELP OUT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - The Cavemen, a musical group that includes area doctors, performed at the Laurel Community Foundation banquet Saturday, Feb. 21, at the fire hall. Back, from left: Dr. Jim Rupp, Dr. Darius Sypek and Matt Ellis. Front: Dr. Joe Olekszyk, Dr. Anthony Policastro and Dave Chandler. Below left, Cathy Gorman of Georgetown was a big hit at the dinner. Below right, Policastro gets into the spirit of Elvis. Photos by Pat Murphy.

ONE HAND HELPS ANOTHER - Members of Charity Lodge #27, Laurel, are shown with Boy Scout Troop 90 after the lodge presented the troop with a $1,270 check for their help with the haunted house and Christmas wreath projects. Standing, from left: Mike Allen, Mark Porches, Joseph Yawn and Jerry Lynch. Sitting: Adam Ryan, Zack Zellhart, John Pleasanton, Zack Lecates and Conner Evans. Photo submitted.

FOR HOPEFUL SCHOLARS - Tom Wright, Laurel Alumni Association Scholarship chairman, gives school secretary Dale Oddo the 2009 scholarship forms for prospective college students on Monday, Feb. 23, at the school. Photo by Pat Murphy.

Officers of the Laurel Community Foundation include: front, John Shwed, president, and Ellie Guest, treasurer. Back, William Trujillo, secretary, and Donald Hitchens, vice president. Saturday’s banquet raised close to $2,000 for the Hope House.

WILDCAT ART - Russell Sullivan, a well-known Delmar artist, puts the finishing touch on a football mural featuring Bert Culver at the Wildcat Café recently. Photo by Pat Murphy.

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Commission of the USS George Doing the Towns Together H.W. Bush was worth noting LAUREL AND DELMAR SOCIALS What with all of the hustle and bustle and mass media coverage of the inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th president of the United States, a most important happening in our nation was given the back seat in news coverage. The cable news stations gave extended coverage, but the major television and radio stations presented just a short clip on this happening. On a blustery, cold Saturday, Jan. 10, the USS George H.W. Bush, a steel-gray vessel longer than three football fields and built at a cost of $6.2 billion, was commissioned with its namesake, the 41st president, and other members of the Bush family on hand at Naval Station Norfolk. The 1,092 feet of flattop was adorned for the day with red, white and blue bunting. The USS George H.W. Bush is one of the Nimitz class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, the largest warships in the world. The enormity of this vessel is difficult to imagine. Made up of 95,000 tons of aluminum and steel, the vessel will carry nearly 6,000 sailors and marines. Many skilled builders and thousands of hours of preparation went into the ship. Naming this massive vehicle for former President George H.W. Bush, a decorated World War II pilot, was the ultimate honor he could receive. Wearing a heavy, long overcoat, a huge, furry-type hat and using a cane to relieve pressure on a bad hip, the former president recalled the day 65 years ago in Philadelphia when he attended the commissioning of the USS San Jacinto, a light carrier on which he served during World War II. “I thought that the San Jac was by far the biggest ship I’d ever seen,” said the former president. He compared the carrier to the San Jac, and marveled at the 4.5-acre landing field, a tower that reaches 20 stories above the waterline and its 1,400 telephones. His voice quavered with emotion as he spoke to the sailors and marines lined up all over the ship, saying, “I wish I was sitting right out there with you, ready to start the adventures of my naval aviation career all over.” Now 84, Bush joined the Navy on his 18th birthday, June 12, 1942, six months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. During the war, he flew torpedo bombers off the San Jacinto, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and three Air

Moments With Mike Virginia ‘Mike’ Barton Medals. Bush’s plane crashed into the ocean after it was hit by Japanese antiaircraft fire on a mission over the Pacific in September 1944. Parachuting into the sea he was rescued by a Navy submarine and returned to combat, serving until the end of the war. A bronze statue on the hangar bay deck depicts the former president and an upper deck “tribute room” presents Bush’s life from his days in the Navy to his four years in the White House. Ronald Reagan was the first living expresident to have a carrier named in his honor but he was unable to visit the vessel before he died. When former President Bush’s daughter, who had the honor of bringing the carrier to service, called out, “Man our ship. Bring her to life,” the band played “Anchors Aweigh” and hundreds of sailors charged up gangplanks. Four F-18s flew overhead, followed by a solo World War II torpedo bomber similar to the one the elder Bush flew during the war. As the vessel sprang into action, hundreds of the spectators witnessing the commissioning ceremony brushed away tears at this emotional moment in history. President George H. W. Bush, naval pilot and hero, was his usual down-to-earth self when he was asked, “What do you give a guy who has been blessed and has just about everything he has ever needed?” “Well,” he replied, “an aircraft carrier.” As I watched the ceremony that cold January day, I wondered if the commissioning of this vessel would receive even a brief mention in high school history classes on Monday. Probably not. Maybe it would be a good idea to remind our youth of the sacrifices made during that period — sacrifices that led to many of the freedoms they have in today’s world. Think it over.

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Sarah Marie TriviTS • 875-3672 At the Laurel Lioness monthly meeting on Feb. 5, following dinner at the Georgia House, introduced as guest speaker was Lions District Governor Bob Daniels. On this evening, six new members were welcomed into the “fold”: Myrna Marine, Clare Hartstein, Jan McCoy, Kim Trivits, Karen Chaffinch and Betty Bounds. The Lioness Club’s next meeting will be the club’s Charter Night on March 21, which will also be held at the Georgia House. Marie Adams became a little weary of the cold weather here and went to Virginia last week to meet her son, Steve, his wife, Wendy, and Wendy’s daughter, Bridget, and they all took off in search of warm beaches and sun to Jamaica for a week’s vacation. Friends of the Laurel Library met on Tuesday, Feb. 17, to discuss final preparations for their annual Blues Chaser dinner on Sunday, March 1, at the Delmar VFW. This event promises to be a nice, social afternoon for everyone. Tickets are $10 and can be bought at the library, or from any of the Friends. Come along and enjoy a good hot meal, a chance to win a door prize, entertainment and 50-50 sales. Carryouts will be available. Some very special birthday wishes are sent to Alene James with love and best wishes from her family and the many friends to whom she is so dear. We wish a speed recovery to June Benson Powell at the Manor House in Seaford, following a fall she suffered recently. The Hearts for Hope dinner, held last Saturday night at the Laurel Fire Hall, was a very pleasurable evening out for many people here, who enjoy delectable eating and lively music — both of which were furnished to them on this occasion. The beginning of the entertainment

was vocals by Cathy Gorman, who rendered with her delightful voice some good old songs of the 1950s and 1960s familiar to almost everyone present. Everett Heart rendered two beautiful harmonica solos, for which he is noted, even famous, in this area. Then several doctors from Seaford, who call their group the Cavemen, entertained for listening and dancing, the remainder of the evening. I, myself, thoroughly enjoyed it all (but I don’t dance) and had the opportunity of meeting our new school superintendent, Dr. John McCoy, and his wife, Jan, a charming couple who now reside in our quaint, sister township of Bethel. Here’s a special happy birthday wish to one of my old friends, Leslie Davis, as she celebrates on Feb. 25. We express our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of: Henry Lee Bohm, Charles J. Detwiler, Susie Breher, Evrett Hayes Jefferson and Dennis J. Croley. We continue with prayers for all of our servicemen and servicewomen and for friends who are ill: Homer Disharoon, June Benson Powell, Cecile Jones, Bob Horn, Robert Truitt, Patrick Starr, June Williams, Joyce Lord, Bob Christian, Donald Layton Sr., Steve Trivits, Hattie Puckham, Martha Windsor, Mary Wilson, Calvin Hearn and Alvin Lutz. Happy February birthday greetings to: Olan Matthews, Frances Muir and Margaret Nicholson. A question for you — How many times this past week have you heard the word “stimulus”? See you in the Stars.

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Opinion Guest Column Prepare for Digital Transition

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Big changes are scheduled to come to broadcast television this year. As a result of legislation set in motion in the mid-1990s, television stations will cease sending signals over analog airwaves and instead begin transmitting their programming exclusively over the more modern digital spectrum. This is known as the digital television (DTV) transition. Since 1996, our nation’s first-responders have been calling for more broadcast spectrum to be made available for better and more effective communication among emergency services. Tragically, the lack of such spectrum was cited by experts as partially leading to many unnecessary deaths among those responding to the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City. The DTV transition was a major recommendation of the 9/11 Commission, allowing us to significantly improve public safety communications by eliminating disruptions often experienced by police, firefighters, and emergency personnel. This new all-digital broadcasting will also allow broadcasters to offer viewers improved picture and sound quality, along with new programming choices. What Does This Mean To You? Not everyone will be affected by the DTV transition in the same way. According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), households using rabbit ears or rooftop antennas to receive television signals may lose all service on June 12, 2009 (some stations will choose to begin all-digital broadcasting even before this date). If you receive your local broadcast stations through a paid provider such as cable or satellite television, you are not expected to have any disruption when the DTV transition takes place. However, if you have an older, analog television that does not receive local broadcast stations through your paid provider, you will need a digital-to-analog converter box. A digital-to-analog converter box is a device that will convert the digital signals from a broadcast station to an analog format that your analog television can display. The converter boxes are available in stores that sell electronics equipment and through various online mail order retailers. The federal government is offering each U.S. household up to two $40 coupons that can be applied toward the cost of eligible converter boxes. Delaying the Program? This month, Congress has passed and the President has signed legislation to officially postpone the DTV transition date from February 17 to June 12. Last month, the FCC announced that the number of requests coming in for the coupons had exceeded the amount allotted. While I share concerns about the management of the coupon program, I voted against moving the date because I felt postponing the DTV transition could create more confusion and delay important first-responder communication advancements recommended by the 9/11 Commission. If you think the DTV transition may affect your household, it is crucial that you not wait until the last minute to sign-up. For more information call the Coupon Program’s 24-hour hotline at 1-888-388-2009.

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Eight years ago, Pat Correll, Bill Jefferson and I ran for the Commission of the Town of Bridgeville. We dedicated our efforts on behalf of the people of Bridgeville and it was our firm intention to turn Bridgeville around and make it the Town that we all could be proud to call home. The year 2001 was a difficult time in Bridgeville’s history. The Town was approaching bankruptcy; our General Fund checking account held only $469. The budget was out of control and was not balanced. Morale was low among our employees. On that cold Monday evening when we took our places at the Commission table, times looked bleak. But we immediately went to work to change this situation. Finances had to be brought under control, spending curtailed and new revenues sought. And we did it without a tax increase! When the Fiscal Year ended on June 30, 2001, Bridgeville had an $18,000 surplus. And we did this without any annexations! With finances under control, we turned our attention to other matters. If Bridgeville was to survive, it had to grow. We focused our attention on developing Bridgeville’s first land plan and in 2002 Bridgeville became the first municipality in Delaware to have a certified Comprehensive Plan under Governor Minner’s Liveable Delaware Plan. By the way, that plan has since been recertified through 2012. With this plan in hand, Bridgeville was in a position to move forward. And move forward we did. Since 2002 when we annexed 411 acres, through 2008 when we annexed 140 acres along Route 13, we have grown from a Town of 1,500 acres to a Town of 4,054 acres. From the Route 404 bypass to our north and Route 18 to our south, Bridgeville has become a major attraction for those who would call Bridgeville their home or for those who want to develop commercial activities in our community. From a Town of 612 homes, we have become a community of 5,236 prospective houses. We are proud of our new development, but we are most proud of the twelve new homes built in what I call “Olde” Bridgeville. Finances in Bridgeville continue to be the envy of other governments

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and although the Fiscal 2010 Budget will present difficult choices, we are still in better financial shape than most other governments. Not only have we controlled our finances and developed a rainy day fund, we have cut property taxes by 10 cents; we have eliminated the capitation tax of $3.00; we sliced the monthly water meter fee by $3.50; and Bridgeville taxpayers have saved on average $150 in taxes and fees over the past three years. Our annual audit continues to be exceptional. Bridgeville is about to open a state of the art Wastewater facility on Apple Tree Road just east of Bridgeville. Not only do we own 126 acres, the site of the plant, we also have a long term lease on 1,100 adjacent acres that solves and meets Bridgeville’s wastewater needs for the next 20-plus years. The philosophy that we developed in 2001 that those who cause the expense should pay for it, led us to develop the State of Delaware’s first Special Tax District. Through this innovative program we were able to pay for the cost of growth and provide $700,000 for the new Bridgeville Library, presently under construction. We have been able to develop a police force authorized at seven officers that provides us with 24-hour, seven-day coverage and, although we have struggled with maintaining our force at that level, we should be at full strength by April of this year. We have developed a strategic plan that will enable us to grow our police force as needed. Bridgeville police officers now start at $33,000 a year, which makes us more than competitive with other municipalities in Sussex. During our tenure in office, we have passed a number of Ordinances that have enhanced the quality of life in Bridgeville. Included in these Ordinances are: 1. The toughest sexual predator law in Delaware; 2. protection against, if not complete elimination of any adult entertainment facilities within our Town limits; 3. an updated and modern Planning and Zoning Ordinance;

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Seaford disqualification four hours before state meet is unfair To all DOE and DIAA board members

As you should know Seaford High School was disqualified four hours before the State Dual Meet wrestling tournament. Seaford was eliminated for allegedly wrestling over 20 contests. Citing DIAA rule 4.3.6, a school which participates in more than the allowable number of contests in a season shall be suspended from the state playoffs or, if a non-qualifying team, fined $500. According to Kevin Charles of DIAA, the reason for the 20 contest rule is to prevent the athletes from wrestling too many matches and missing too many hours of school instruction. I totally understand and agree with the reason for the rule. I disagree with the way it was used to unfairly disqualify Seaford from the tournament. I have been told that dual meet invitational tournaments and individual tournaments count differently toward the 20 contest maximum and this is common knowledge. Before the day of the state duals, I had never heard of this and I searched the DIAA handbook and cannot find the explanation of this anywhere. Many teams went to “individual” tournaments instead of dual meet tournaments, missed many more hours of school and wrestled more matches than Seaford, yet Seaford was disqualified while no other school was. The rule should be changed and actually was voted to be changed by the coaches last year, which makes this even harder to swallow.

Final Word The fact is that no Seaford wrestler had over 33 individual matches this year, while many who wrestled in the state dual meet tournament had near 40 or more matches, missed multiple days of school, and also wrestled some tournaments which went from Friday morning through Sunday evening. Seaford wrestlers missed no more than three hours of school the entire season. They never wrestled on a Sunday. The one contest in dispute, which has been on the Seaford schedule for years, is the North Caroline Invitational. This has always been considered one contest by our coach and our athletic director. This was a five-match dual meet tournament. Seaford won all five matches, so DIAA is considering this five contests. Other wrestlers in the state duals have wrestled 10 or matches over a three-day tournament in one weekend. How is this fair? Our wrestlers did not miss any school, as this tournament was on a Saturday. I understand the reason for the rule and Seaford has not abused the rule. The DIAA committee failed the Sea-

ford Student Athletes and the rest of the teams in the tournament. They are supposed to protect the students and promote good sportsmanship. The tournament is supposed to determine a winner among the best teams in the state. That did not happen. Everyone just says the rules are the rules without questioning the reason for

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