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NEWS HEADLINES LAUREL STAR ANNIVERSARY - The Laurel Star this week begins its 13th year serving southwestern Sussex County. Morning Star Publications Inc. started in business in April 1996 with the Seaford Star, followed by the Laurel Star in August 1996. A year later two monthly business publications, the (Salisbury) Business Journal and the Kent and Sussex Morning Star Business Report, were added. MSP also publishes a variety of magazines. ELECTION - Candidates are lined up for the Sussex County Council race. Page 3 WWII VETS - With a snake coiling to strike and the enemy approaching, this veteran takes an oath. Page 8 FUEL SERIES - While painfully aware that prices at the gas pumps are high, there are some hurt even more by the high costs. Page 11 SPEAKING OUT - Former town manager not happy with accusations that he acted inappropriately. Page 12 DOG ORDINANCE - Delmar approves changes to how owners of loose, dangerous dogs will be charged. Page 13 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS DIRECTOR - Dave Crimmins returns to head the Western Sussex organization and immediately works to get more kids involved. Page 49 WORLD SERIES CHAMPS - The Diamond State Swoop 10U softball team takes home a championship after going undefeated in the NSA World Series in Rock Hill, SC. Page 41
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Mayor John Shwed cuts the ceremonial ribbon to formally dedicate Laurel’s new wastewater treatment facility. The dedication ceremony was held Friday, July 25, at the plant site. From left: Laurel Councilman Bill Trujillo, Shwed, Kathy Bunting-Howarth, Director of the Division of Management for DNREC, Mark Frye, Council President Terry Wright, U.S. Congressman Mike Castle, state Rep. Biff Lee and Sussex County Councilman Dale Dukes. Photo by Tony Windsor
New wastewater treatment plant reduces nitrate pollution, odors By Tony E. Windsor
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Dignitaries from local, state and federal agencies gathered in Laurel Friday morning to dedicate the town’s multi-million dollar wastewater treatment plant expansion. Construction of the upgrades to the wastewater facility has been in process
since March 2003, when Laurel’s engineering firm, George, Miles & Buhr, was awarded the contract to design the plant. Designed as one of the first “enhanced nutrient removal” treatment plants in the region, the new plant enables Laurel to remove from wastewater up to 127,000 pounds of nitrogen each year during the treatment
process, nitrogen that would otherwise be dumped into Broad Creek and from there go to the Nanticoke River and on to the Chesapeake Bay. One of the most significant improvements at the plant, along with new technology that enables more thorough treatment of the wastewater, Continued on page four
Council gives OK to four housing developments By Mike McClure The Delmar Joint Council received updates on plans for four proposed developments during its meeting on Monday. The Delmar Council (Del.) granted preliminary plat approval to the Chesapeake Bay Reserve and the Stillwater Development and approved
the conceptual plans of Delmar Grove and Whitetail Run. The Chesapeake Bay Reserve development is proposed for a 206acre parcel that was recently annexed into the town. According to the developer, the development will contain 478 single family units and will take five to 10 years to build out. The Delmar
Council voted, 4-0, to grant preliminary plat approval. The developers of Stillwater returned to the council looking for approval for 172 units after previously asking for a zoning change to allow for more than 200 units. The original development included 130 units. Continued on page five
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Six file in last few days before deadline for county council By Ronald MacArthur In a rush to meet the Friday, July 25, deadline six candidates filed for three open Sussex County Council seats last week. The seats went up for grabs Tuesday, July 22, when three Democrat councilmen — President Finley Jones of Greenwood, Vice President Lynn Rogers of Milton and Councilman Dale Dukes of Laurel — announced their retirements. There will be Republican primaries in two of the three districts. In Jones’ District 2, Republicans Robert “Bob” Ricker, former mayor and current vice mayor of Georgetown, Samuel Wilson, Sr., a Georgetown farmer, and Robert Reed of Greenwood, former county sheriff who is police chief in Preston, Md., will face off in the Sept. 9 primary. In Rogers’ District 3, Republicans Judson Bennett, a former Lewes councilman who filed in January, and Mark Baker of Lewes, who works for the family’s oil business, face off in the Sept. 9 primary. Baker filed on July 23. The winner of the primary will face Democratic activist Joan Deaver, who filed more than a month ago. After two recounts,
Bennett lost by three votes to Rogers in the 2004 election. Michael Wyatt, a former mayor of Georgetown, is the lone Democrat in the District 2 race. All four filed between July 22 and July 25. In Dukes’ District 1, Democrat Edward Jestice Jr., a Laurel farmer, who filed on the deadline day, July 25, is challenging Mike Vincent, a Seaford City Councilman, who has been in the race since June 25. Vincent, who said he entered the race late, lost by just under 300 votes to Dukes in heavy turnout in the 2004 election. With the Democrat incumbents stepping down, and with two Republicans already on the council, only one Republican needs to win a seat for the GOP to gain control of the council for the first time in more than two decades. The council will also need new leadership. Current Republican councilmen George Cole of Ocean View, with 22 years service, and Vance Phillips of Laurel, with 10 years of service, are the leading candidates to fill the president and vice president roles. The three retiring councilmen will remain in office until December 31.
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Mayor: ‘You will notice that the air is clean and fresh’ Continued from page one
is the installation of equipment that means the near elimination of the foul odor that plagued the community over the years. In his comments to the audience, Mayor John Shwed alluded to that odor. “As an elected official I am going to take a risk by asking everyone to take a deep breath,” he said. “You will notice the air is clean and fresh. People who live here in Laurel understand what I am talking about. In years past, the old treatment plant would turn itself over each spring and fall. If the wind was blowing in a western direction, a very objectionable odor would be noticed. Now, we are literally 35 feet from the treatment ponds and there is no objectionable odor. This is another benefit that contributes to Laurel aesthetically and also in our quality of life. I would like to publicly thank our engineers at GMB for helping our town smell better.” As Friday’s ceremony was preparing to begin, Shwed sat at a picnic table and reflected on how much more advanced the new treatment plant is. He also discussed his hopes for the area beyond wastewater treatment. He would like to see a marina built in the area that was formally one of the original plant’s treatment lagoons. The lagoon has been abandoned and is no longer needed as part of the upgraded treatment plant. “I envision a small boat marina located down here,” he said. “I actually feel so strongly about this that it has been put into our overall Comprehensive Plan for the town. Where Lagoon 3 was once located, is just a short distance from the Broad Creek. With the new plant online this has become a very nice area. I think it is now just a matter of having the funding to complete such a project.” During the ceremonies Shwed commented about how the town’s first wastewater treatment plant was built in 1964. He said a referendum to use bond issue powers to borrow $350,000 to build the plant was turned down four times by Laurel voters before finally being supported on the fifth attempt. The $350,000 was matched by a federal government grant of $484,310. The new plant was built at a cost of just over $10.5 million, the lion’s share of
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Developments would feature condos, townhomes, duplexes Continued from page one
“Why do you need 42 more houses, other than that it’s not profitable? I don’t believe that,” Delmar (Del.) mayor John Outten said. Outten pointed out that 40 additional houses will lead to 80 more cars in the development. The developers said the houses would probably range in price between $180,000 and $200,000. The developers claim that the 130-unit proposal would not be financially feasible and that the increased number of lots is based on what the code allows. The council voted, 3-1, in favor of granting preliminary approval for the project with Outten voting against it. Doug Warner of Element Design Group came before the council to ask for conceptual plan approval for Delmar Grove, a condominium development to be located on a parcel located off Old Stage Road and Iron Hill Road. The developers of Delmar Grove are seeking a special exception to put condominiums on the property, which is zoned R2. “I don’t like this. I can see this at the beach area, I don’t see it in Delmar,” Councilwoman Diane Buckley said. The language of the request called the units apartments, something Buckley said the council did not want to see because the
town has enough rentals, but Warner explained that the residents will own the units they live in. The council voted, 4-0, in favor of the conceptual plan. The developers will have to go to the board of adjustments for the special exception. Warner also presented the conceptual plan for Whitetail Run, which would be located on 68.5 acres off Old Stage Road. The development proposal includes a mix of condominium buildings, townhouses and twin homes. Mixed uses are allowed in areas of town that are zoned R4. Buckley voiced concerns over the design of the structures while Outten said he had a problem with the number of units in certain buildings. Councilman Michael Houlihan pointed out that the council approved R4 zoning for the land when it approved its annexation. The Delmar Council voted, 3-1, to accept the conceptual plan with modifications (including additional parking spaces, more two-unit buildings and changes in the architectural design). Buckley cast the opposing vote and Councilman Lonnie Figgs was once again absent from the meeting.
Council discusses water, repairs
During the Utility Commission report, Buckley said some members of the Delmar Fire Company are filling swim-
NEW POLICEMAN - Laurel Mayor John Shwed, right, administers the oath of office to new Laurel Police officer Adam Hitchens during a recent meeting of Laurel Mayor and Council. Holding the Bible for Hitchens is Capt. Ricky Richardson of the Laurel Police Department. Photo by Tony Windsor
ming pools with the town’s water. She said she saw a fire tanker go to a pool at a residence located outside of town limits last weekend. Houlihan updated the joint council on various town projects during the Public Works reports. A water leak was found on East Grove Street (between Sixth Street and Seventh Street). Houlihan also reported that sewer repairs are being done on East Jewell
Street (between Seventh Street and Eighth Street). Once sewer repairs are completed, the street will be repaved and curbs that are in the worst shape will be replaced. Town manager Sara Bynum-King said the water main work has already been done under that section of the street. The sewer work is being paid for through utility commission funds and legislative funds will pay for the street repairs.
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Business AgrAbility helps Milford farmer keep working on family farm The engineering students at the University of Delaware incorporated an elevator they built especially for his fish tanks into their senior project. They designed and created an elevator tank that lifts the 35 to 45 pound baskets of fish to the top of the tank. This not only helps with keeping the mortality rate as low as possible, since these are live fish, but it also eases the load of the workers who used to have to lift these baskets from the floor to above their heads. “The technical assistance helps you to continue to do what you love to do,” said Joel. They also designed a loading system that works off of a lift that loads and weighs the fish: each basket weighs approximately 300 pounds. A composter for mortality is also being designed and produced by a team in Texas. The equipment designed specifically for Joel helps his employees as well. The average age of workers on Joel’s family farm is in the mid-60s, his father is 81 and his uncle is in his 70s. The goal of the AgrAbility Project is to inform, educate and assist farmers and farm workers with disabilities as well as their families, so they can continue to lead successful careers in agriculture and contribute to their families and communities. For more information, contact Sally Van Schaik with Easter Seals at 877-2043276 or visit www.de-mdagrability.com.
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transactions, global and cross-border trusts, and other capital markets financing structures. “Current stresses in the credit markets have given rise to the restructuring of many large-scale capital markets transactions,” said Ted T. Cecala, Wilmington Trust chairman and CEO. “This market force, combined with a shrinking number of capital markets service providers, presents an opportunity for CCS to grow in this attractive market segment.”
The Delaware Business, Industry, Education (BIE) Alliance is looking for enthusiastic people to educate the youth of Delaware about the many career paths that are available in the fields of math, science and technology through the “What in the World?” program. The program reached over 2,800 students in Sussex County during the 2007-2008 school year. The program’s success depends on volunteers. There are many programs scheduled throughout the year at various schools and each program is two hours long. To volunteer, contact Robin Agar, Delaware BIE Alliance, 302-284-8141 or ragar@bie.k12.de.us.
Wilmington Trust adds experts Wilmington Trust has hired 12 corporate trust experts in its Corporate Client Services (CCS) business to augment the administrative services it performs for corporate participants in capital markets transactions. These staff additions follow investments Wilmington Trust has made in recent years to grow its CCS business, including introducing new products and services, strengthening existing operations, and expanding in Europe. Their hiring also follows the addition of a group of corporate trust professionals brought on last year to perform administrative services for global project finance
River Asphalt acquires facility River Asphalt, LLC has acquired a hot mix asphalt facility from P&A, LLC. Located near Delmar on Route 13, the 2001 Aztec Drum hot mix plant will produce approximately 300 tons of asphalt per hour. “The plant will serve a wide range of customers in Delaware and Maryland, producing asphalt products for state roads, highways, parking lots, driveways, and other specialty mixes,” said Kevin Jones, manager of Asphalt Services for River Asphalt. River Asphalt, LLC (River Asphalt) is a partnership between George & Lynch, Inc. (George & Lynch) of Dover and Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc. (H&K, Inc.) of Skippack, Pa. River Asphalt currently produces approximately 600,000 tons of hot mix asphalt annually from its two Delaware hot mix plants.
From left are Michael Jones, Grotto Pizza director of Food and Beverage; Ed Sutor, president and CEO of Dover Downs Hotel & Casino; Dominick A. Pulieri, president and founder of Grotto Pizza; and George Fiorile, vice president and general manager of Hotel Operations for Dover Downs Hotel and Casino.
Dover Downs offers Grottos Grotto Pizza is now serving Grotto Pizza products in several dining areas throughout Dover Downs Hotel & Casino. Grotto Pizza has worked closely with Dover Downs Hotel & Casino to incorporate the look and brand design of Grotto Pizza as part of the Festival Buffet. “I am extremely excited about the opportunity to bring the legendary taste of Grotto Pizza to Dover Downs Hotel &
Casino,” stated Grotto Pizza President Dominick A. Pulieri. “I founded Grotto Pizza in 1960 in Rehoboth Beach with my brother-in-law Joe Paglianite and sister Mary Jean.” Grotto Pizza will be served in other eating establishments throughout Dover Downs Hotel & Casino over the next two years, including the Garden Café, the Deli and room service.
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Third generation farmer, Joel of Milford, never considered himself to be disabled and did not allow his total knee replacement surgery to stop him from doing what he loves - farming. “It’s my life,” Joel says. Farming is the only thing Joel knows. He has worked on his family farm his entire life and started full-time in 1975. His farm, based out of Kent County, raises vegetables, beef cows and is an agriculture facility, but Joel mainly works with the fish farming business the family started five and a half years ago. His 2005 knee surgery could have changed his entire livelihood, but he was not going to let that happen. With the help of Easter Seals Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore and the Delaware-Maryland AgrAbility Project (DMAP) he did not have to. Although Joel had heard of DMAP he never realized all it had to offer until he spoke with Sally Van Schaik, social worker for Easter Seals and the case manager for the AgrAbility project. As a result of his DMAP assessment, Joel was connected with Jim Glancy with the Department of Bioresources Engineering and Mechanical Engineering and Ronald Jester, DMAP Project director and Extension Safety specialist, both with the University of Delaware. Glancy and Jester have helped Joel immensely by designing equipment specifically for him.
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Diamond State Drive-In Theater US Harrington, Del. 302-284-8307 SCHEDULE SHOWN IS FOR FRI. 8/1, SAT. 8/2 - CALL FOR SUNDAY SCHEDULE The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor . . . . . . . . . . . . .PG13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:40 The Dark Knight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PG13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:45 The Movies At Midway Rt. 1, Midway Shopping Ctr., Rehoboth Beach, 645-0200 SCHEDULE SHOWN IS FOR FRIDAY 8/1 THRU THURSDAY 8/7 The Dark Knight . . . . . . . . . .PG13 . . . . . . . . .12:50, 1:35, 3:50, 5:20, 6:50, 8:30, 9:50 The X Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PG13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:10, 3:40, 4:25, 6:45, 9:05 WALL-E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:05, 3:35, 6:20, 8:40 Mamma Mia! . . . . . . . . . . . . .PG13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:50, 4:20, 6:40, 9:00 Journey to The Center of The Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 8:50 Wanted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:20, 4:00, 7:10, 9:30 Hancock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PG13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35, 9:45 Space Chimps . . . . . . . . . . . .G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:45, 4:05, 6:30, 8:35 Get Smart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PG13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:10, 3:50, 6:15 Step Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . .R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:00, 4:30, 7:15, 9:40 Hellboy II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PG13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:00, 3:45, 6:50, 9:20 Swing Vote . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PG13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:05, 4:25, 7:00, 9:35 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor . . . . . . . . . .PG13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30, 4:35, 7:05, 9:30 all shows subject to change and availability
Regal Salisbury Stadium 16 2322 N. Salisbury Blvd., Salisbury, MD, 410-860-1370 SCHEDULE SHOWN IS FOR FRIDAY 8/1 THRU THURSDAY, 8/7 The Mummy: Tomb of Dragon Emperor* . .PG13 . . . . . . . . . . .Fi-Tue (11:45, 12:45, 1:45, 2:45, 3:45, 4:45, 5:45) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:45, 7:45, 8:45, 9:45, 10:45 Swing Vote . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PG13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fri-Tue (1:00, 4;00) 7:30, 10:15 Step Brothers . . . . . . . . . . .R . . . . .Fri-Tue (12:15, 1:30, 2:45, 4:15, 5:30) 7:00, 8:00, 9:30, 10:30 X Files: I Want To Believe* .PG13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fri-Sun (11:45, 2:15, 5:00) 7:45, 9:15, 10:15 The Dark Knight* . . . . . . . . .PG13 . . . . . .Fri-Mon (11:30, 12:15, 1:15, 2:00, 3:00, 3:45, 4:45, 5:30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:30, 7:15, 8:15, 9:00, 10:00, 10:45 Mama Mia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PG13 . . . .Fri (3:30) 6:45, 9:30 Sat (12:45) 6:45, 9:30 Sun (3:30) 6:45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mon (3:30) 9:30 Tue (12:45, 3:30) 6:45, 9:30 Space Chimps . . . . . . . . . . .G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fri-Tue (12:00, 2:15, 4:30) 7:00 Hellboy II: The Golden Army PG13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fri-Tue 10:00 Journey To The Center of The Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . .PG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fri-Tue (11:30, 2:00, 4:30) 7:15, 9:45 Hancock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PG13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fri-Tue (12:30, 3:00, 5:15) 8:00, 10:30 WALL-E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fri-Sun (12:00, 2:30, 5:00) 7:30 X-Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PG13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mon-Tue (11:45, 2:25, 5:00) 7:45, 9:15, 10:15 Advance Tickets on Sale : Pineapple Express* (R) Star Wars: The Clone Wars* (PG) * Pass Restrictions Apply Discounted Show Times in Parenthesis ()
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Soldier makes oath to God for rescuing him After that, the snake uncoiled and went away and the Fascists down below turned around and went the other way. By James Diehl During World War II, many American soldiers prayed to their God when facing near impossible situations – hundreds were looking at what they felt was sure death at the time. But Greenwood resident William Fleischauer took it a step further one day in 1943 when faced with a dire situation in the Italian countryside – he promised “to serve” the man upstairs if he were to make it through the day. And he did, though it took him more than 20 years to fulfill that promise. Fleischauer made his oath while clinging to the side of a hill in Italy. Down below him were several pro-government Fascists who were searching for him and other escapees from a nearby prison camp. But that wasn’t all – as he was lying low, trying not to be seen or heard, he became painfully aware of a visitor above him, an unwelcome neighbor that nearly caused him to jump out of his skin. He heard the unmistakable sound of a hissing snake, one that had coiled itself directly above his head. “It was then that I said ‘Lord, if you get me out of here, I’ll serve you,’ ” Fleischauer says today from his home in Greenwood. “After that, the snake uncoiled and went away and the Fascists down below turned around and went the other way.” And the day was saved. But, how was it that this young man from rural Delaware ended up in Italy hiding from armed Fascists sympathetic to Nazi Germany? It sure wasn’t what the former airplane mechanic expected when he was told he couldn’t serve on a flight crew because of his lack of physical conditioning. “When I enlisted in 1941, I chose the
Army Air Corps because I always wanted to fly. It didn’t make any difference to me what I did [on the plane]. I just wanted to fly,” says Fleischauer, who is originally from Farmington but has lived most of his life in Greenwood. “I was told I wasn’t physically fit. But, when enough people got shot down, all of a sudden they said I was fit enough.” After completing his basic training at Fort Dix, N.J., Fleischauer moved to Payne Field in Everett, Wash., to work as an airplane mechanic. He was there on Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into World War II. “I was scheduled to go home on vacation that day,” Fleischauer remembers. “But that didn’t happen.” Instead of returning to Delaware for some rest and relaxation, Fleischauer was instead sent to Harding Field in Baton Rouge, La. Soon after, he left for Europe – but not before meeting his future wife in a rather unusual way. “Me and two other fellows were traveling in my car one day. Well, in Louisiana they had an open range policy and this woman ran a herd of cows out in front of us,” Fleischauer recalls. “I hit the smallest one, but it was still too big for me. The car jumped the bank and stopped on the railroad tracks when a train was coming. So, we had to get out and push it back off the tracks.” So, young Fleischauer had a car in need of repair, but not much money. No worries, though, he would have it fixed later. Or, maybe not. “The sheriff came along a while later and told me I was going to have to pay for the cow that I hit because it was an open range (effectively, the cows had the right of way at all times),” Fleischauer says with a slight chuckle. “Well, I didn’t have the $50 so he took my car to pay for it and then gave us a ride into town. “There were three girls walking down the street in town and I whistled at them. One of them turned around, and that was Nadine.” The two were later married and recently celebrated their 64th anniversary – all because of a dead cow. Without a car but with a brand new girlfriend, Fleischauer headed overseas on board the Queen Mary in September 1942. It was not a pleasant journey, but it certainly was eventful.
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“It was a real rough trip. A lot of people were getting sick, and I was one of them,” he remembers. “And on the way we cut a British destroyer right in two. They were escorting us, but they got in the way and we couldn’t stop. It cut a 35 foot hole in the side of the Queen Mary, but we were a troop ship so we had to keep on moving.” According to British military records, the destroyer that was hit by the Queen Mary was the HMS Curacao. On Oct. 2, 1942, the two ships collided while performing an anti-submarine warfare maneuver and the much smaller Curacao was sliced in half. Three hundred-thirty eight men perished in the accident. Fleischauer continued on to England and remained there for three weeks before heading to the city of Rabat in North Africa, and then on to Tunis. Then, a funny thing happened. All of a sudden, after being told for months that he wasn’t in good enough shape to be trusted on a fighter plane, Fleischauer got the news that he would, indeed, be needed. “The crews all got shot up and they were missing a tail gunner. So, I got a job,” remembers Fleischauer, who was assigned to the 438th squadron of the 319th bomb group. “I was really happy about that, but I had very little training. They were just desperate for people.” It didn’t take long for Fleischauer to get in on the action – on his very first mission, in fact. “We were going to one of the islands REAL ESTATE RENTALS INSURANCE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
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MORNING STAR • JULY 31 - AUG. 6, 2008 [near] Italy to bomb bridges and warehouses,” he recalls. “We flew six planes and we were in the back end. One of the German fighters came up on our tail and I shot at him. He went down but I don’t know if I was the one who shot him down or not.” There was also fire coming from below, which happened on every mission because Fleischauer’s B-26 flew at just 5,000 feet off the ground, often in the daylight. Those two facts together created many harrowing situations. “One time, I had a flak hole in between my legs,” he remembers. “If I had been squatted down, I wouldn’t be here today. But, I was standing up and it went right between my legs. I didn’t even know about it until after it happened.” Everything Fleischauer encountered in the skies led up to his 11th mission – the one he wouldn’t return from. “We were bombing the waterfront and the docks at Naples. We had already dropped our bombs and were about 25 miles east of Naples when flak from the ground blew our motor out,” he says. “The pilot said to bail out, but I had never received any instructions on the parachute… They just told me to pull the ripcord.” He did as he was told and began floating to the Italian countryside below, understandably feeling a bit nervous. So, he thought he’d calm his nerves with a little tobacco. “I tried to light my cigarette coming down, but it wouldn’t work,” Fleischauer says with a grin. “It was a nice ride coming down but I landed in a field and a rock hit me right in the tailbone.” With an aching backside, Fleischauer stood up as soon as he was able. The first thing he saw was an angry mob approaching his position. “There were about 12 or 13 people there with pitchforks and axes and other things,” he remembers. “But there was also one policeman, who I was very thankful for. He stopped them and took me into Naples.” Reunited with the rest of his crew, the men from the American B-26 weren’t put in a jail. Instead, the Italian authorities put them in a warehouse at the dock – one of the very warehouses that was being bombed on a regular basis by the Allies. “The warehouse was actually bombed that night and the corner was blown out. But it didn’t [harm] us,” Fleischauer says. From there, Fleischauer was sent to an Italian prison camp near the Port of St. George, where he remained for nearly a month. While certainly a prison camp, he says it was nothing like the famed hardcore camps of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. “I had a picnic compared to other prisoners of war. The lack of food was the biggest problem
for us,” he recalls. “We had rice soup with a little bit of green in it and a lot of sand. And some water.” When the Allies invaded southern Italy, the camp’s guards just left one day, according to Fleischauer. “So we left, too,” he says. “We went up the hills; there were three of us. When we got to the top of this hill, there was a woman out [collecting] branches. They couldn’t cut the trees down, but they could get the branches that had fallen down for firewood.” With four young children – two boys and two girls – the woman saw the men, recognized them as Americans and invited them to come and stay on her property. She knew there would be serious consequences if she was caught, but she made the offer anyway. “She basically just said to come home with her and she put us up in her chicken house,” remembers Fleischauer, who says one of his colleagues left after just a couple of days. “It was warm then and when it got colder she took us into the house. But if the Fascists came, we had to take off. “One night, we took off and we ran across a churchyard which was just across the street from where we were living,” he says. “We jumped over a wall and there were a couple of trees there, and a fall straight down about 300 feet. Fortunately, the trees held us.” They returned to the chicken house that same night, continuing the routine many times for the more than 10 months they remained hidden in the small Italian town of Smerillo. “We’d have to go out several times during the winter when the Fascists were looking for us, but she knew when they were coming. They couldn’t sneak up on us because there was only one road up to this town where we were hiding.” Finally, after close to a year in hiding, the Americans and the Russians advanced far enough into Italy where Fleischauer and his partner could return to Allied lines. He returned to Greenwood and forgot all about the promise he made to the man upstairs, until he was woken one night more than 20 years later by a dream. He was woken many more times – all with a vision of John 3:16 in his mind. Leaving a U.S. Postal Service job that had him earning more money than he had ever earned in his life, he took a home study course and soon became a minister. “Then I bought a backhoe and started digging the foundation for the church,” says Fleischauer, who was the minister at Hickory Ridge Community Church in Greenwood from 1972 to 1998. Preaching one day in 1990, it
suddenly struck him that he needed to return to Italy and formally thank the family who had hid and protected him all those months back in the 1940s. “I was preaching about the 10 lepers and how only one of them went back. The Lord just convicted me that I needed to go back to Italy,” he says. “We rented a car and had to stop at a bookstore to buy a book and find out where the place was. “But we finally found it and drove up in the churchyard. The priest’s old housekeeper recog-
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nized me by my smile, took us in and gave us some cookies.” While the old widow had died just a year earlier, Fleischauer was reunited with all four of her children and had the chance to give each of them a heartfelt thank you for everything they did for him during wartime. After leaving the military, Fleischauer, in addition to becoming a minister, owned and operated Fleischauer Funeral Home for many years before turning it over to his son, Gregory.
The Fleischauers have two sons and one daughter and continue to make their home in Greenwood. All these years later, the old tail gunner says he felt blessed during the war. “I think the Lord really had his hand on me and was trying to direct me,” he says.
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Sussex County begins mailing annual property bills Sussex County property owners soon will begin receiving their 2008 County tax bills, which will collect money to help fund local government services and schools through the current fiscal year. In recent days, the County’s Treasury Division has printed more than 164,000 annual tax bills totaling an estimated $98.3 million. The bills include County property taxes, as well as County sewer and water, tax ditch and street lighting fees, where applicable. Additionally, the statements include local school district taxes, which are collected by the County, but turned over to the State. Delaware law requires Sussex County to bill property owners for school taxes on behalf of the eight public school districts within the county. The first mailings began Wednesday, July 23, 2008, and will continue through early August. Payment is due Sept. 30. Amanda M. Bennett, director of the County’s Treasury Division, said this year will be the last time the County produces a
paper bill for some property owners. The County next year will go to a paperless billing system only for those whose taxes are paid by a mortgage lender. Property owners with mortgage escrow accounts will be able to view their bills online, but will be able to request a copy of their account’s status, if needed. “We hope that reduces our printing by about 50,000 bills next year,” Ms. Bennett said. “We believe that will save tremendously the amount of paper, time and money that goes into producing and mailing the documents. That will translate to a savings for the taxpayers.” Sussex County accepts tax payments by cash, check, money order or credit card. Taxpayers have different options to make their payments. These include: Through the lender Many taxpayers have their annual taxes paid out of an escrow account by their mortgage lenders. If these taxpayers have any questions regarding the status of their escrow
accounts, they should contact their lenders. On line Payment can be made on the Internet, with the use of most major credit cards or by check. Go to www.sussexcountyde. gov/eservice/propertytaxes/ and select “Make a Payment” on the left side for more information.
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They keep on truckin’, but it’s getting more expensive
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Second in an ongoing series on fuel prices By Donna Dukes-Huston We are all painfully aware that prices at the gas pumps continue to rise at an alarming rate. You may also have noticed a widening gap between the price of gasoline and diesel fuels. In the past, diesel fuel prices were usually lower than gasoline. Since September 2004, this trend has reversed, with diesel fuel prices often being significantly higher than gasoline, according to the Web site dieselforum.org. In July 2006 the national average cost of diesel fuel was $3.10 per gallon; two years later it is up to $4.71 per gallon. As a result of this increase, making a living as an independent truck driver is getting more and more difficult. Vicki and Bob Short of Georgetown have been owners/operators of a tractor trailer truck since 1977. Their truck is equipped with a refrigeration system which requires additional diesel fuel. This unit holds 50 gallons of fuel while the truck itself holds 250 gallons. With current prices at almost $5 per gallon, the Shorts are spending around $1,500 to fill both tanks. Short said that last month’s fuel bills for their truck totaled almost $9,000. Although Vicki now takes care of all the bookkeeping for their business at home, she rode with Bob for 12 years. During that time, she said, fuel stops use to offer discounts on off-road fuel, or fuel that is used in the refrigeration units. This discount is not offered anymore. Independent owner operators are at the mercy of brokers they use in securing shipments. A company with goods to ship will contact a broker, who will then contact a trucker or trucking company to arrange the shipment. According to Short, the brokers she works with typically take 10 percent from the fee paid by the company. “When you drive for yourself, you don’t ever get a cost of living raise,” Short said. “You depend on the broker to get the best deal for you.” Owner operators don’t always know if they are, in fact, getting all that they deserve, Short said. “Many companies are offering fuel
surcharges to offset the truckers’ increased fuel expenses which are supposed to go directly to the trucker,” Short added. “But not all brokers give full disclosure to the truckers when they provide the payment information. The trucker doesn’t always know what the company paid for freight; we just know what we’re getting paid by the broker.” Short said that they have to be more strategic in planning shipments than they were in the past. “We try to always have a load both ways to make it worth our while,” she said. “We can’t afford to travel empty now.” Although fuel has recently become the major expense an owner operator faces, it is not the only exorbitant cost incurred in keeping these vehicles on the road. Short recently paid $1,300 for new tags for their truck and will soon pay the annual highway use tax of $550 that all owners must pay. This tax is supposed to help pay for road repair, according to Short. Their insurance runs $600 per month and they also face quarterly fuel and mileage taxes. Tolls have increased and they sometimes have to pay motel bills and loading/unloading fees. Short said that for truck owners who lease their trucks to other companies, such fees and expenses are paid for by that company. Owner operators incur all these costs themselves. The Shorts’ biggest fear at this point is a breakdown. Short said that they used to keep a cushion in savings for such unexpected business expenses, but that has been largely depleted due to the increase in fuel prices. An update this month by the Energy Information Administration projected the average price of diesel to be $4.35 per gallon for the remainder of 2008 and $4.48 in 2009.
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Former town manager is unhappy over accusations Steckman said he had conversations with the mayor and members of the town council “in the winter of 2004 and 2005” A familiar face was in attendance durregarding Radish’s request for a private ing the recent dedication ceremonies for well on his property. “The mayor and the new wastewater treatment facility in council instructed me to take care of the Laurel on Friday, July 25. Former town request by doing whatever I felt was best manager Glenn Steckman, who was part of the initial planning and funding process for the town.” Steckman said given his concerns about for the new plant, attended the cereunnecessary stress placed on the town’s monies. water system from the Villas at Broad Steckman said he visits Laurel “two or Creek irrigation, he decided it was in the three times a year” to check on the status best interest of the town to allow Radish of projects that he was involved in before to install his own private irrigation well. leaving the town two years ago. Mayor John Shwed said he is not aware “I have been down to check on the of any discussions with Steckman which treatment plant, the Five Points improvewould have given him the idea that he ment project and the work done on 2nd could respond to Radish’s request without Street. I am very pleased with what I see. a council directive. I am like a proud papa in terms of these Councilman Chris Calio said he beprojects because I was here to get them lieves discussions were held about the Vilstarted,” he said. las’ request, but no formal action was takSteckman is now county administrator for King & Queen County in Virginia, just en by the council. “I know it was discussed because that would be the only east of Richmond. “This is an area that is like Laurel was when I came here, seeking way I would know that the Villas on growth,” he said. “I am helping the county Broad Creek have a private irrigation system,” he said. “But, I also know that we as prepare for this growth by addressing isa council did not vote on this request.” sues like infrastructure.” Councilwoman Robin Fisher agrees While at Friday’s event, Steckman expressed his displeasure at a recent newspa- with Calio, saying that she recalls a discussion and that the council took no forper report that he had acted “inapproprimal action on the Radish request. ately” while serving as Laurel’s town “I believe [Steckman] brought the letter manager in allowing a Laurel developer to of request before us and because we had install a private irrigation well. The issue stems from the recent contro- no policy on the books to address private wells, we asked him to research the issue versy surrounding whether the town of and come back to us with a recommendaLaurel would allow private property owntion on how to best respond. As far as I ers to install irrigation wells at their own know we never received any additional incosts. During discussions on the issue by formation.” members of the public and Laurel offiAssistant town adcials, it was discovministrator, Jamie ered that the owner of ‘The mayor and council inSmith, said she rethe Villas at Broad structed me to take care of the searched the Laurel Creek in downtown Mayor and Council Laurel was given per- request by doing whatever I felt was best for the town.’ minutes and found evmission to install a idence that a request private irrigation Glenn Steckman for a private irrigation well. Former Laurel town manager well was brought up In doing research to by the former town determine what ‘We asked him to research the manager. However, process was used to the minutes also remake the decision to issue and come back to us with flect that he was allow the well to be in- a recommendation on how to asked to develop a stalled, town manager draft policy that Bill Fasano produced a best respond. As far as I know we never received any additional would be used as letter signed by Steckinformation.’ grounds for allowing man as then town the private well to be manager, giving Villas Robin Fisher installed. She said her developer Randy Laurel councilwoman research indicated that Radish permission to no such draft ever install the well. materialized and therefore no action was Fasano said this was done without the taken by the town council. blessings of the Laurel Town Council and Current town manager Fasano said durwithout any discussions about Radish’s request. He further said that while Steckman ing a recent town council meeting that in making a decision to approve Radish's reacted “inappropriately” in giving the perquest, Steckman neither requested nor remission on his own, he felt his intentions were in good faith and did not warrant any ceived input from the town’s engineers and no legal advice was asked for or refurther actions. ceived from the town’s attorney. Steckman said this was an inaccurate Recently, the town council enacted an depiction of what transpired regarding the Villas at Broad Creek water well approval. ordinance that prohibits the installation of private water wells in Laurel town limits. “I was contacted by people in Laurel Instead, any property owner seeking an irwho were very upset that I was characterrigation source can request a second water ized as acting inappropriately while town connection from the town which will only manager in Laurel,” he said. “To say the least I was also not happy that this was re- include charges for water and not sewage treatment. ported in this way.” By Tony E. Windsor
Laurel Mayor John Shwed, left, recently presented Mayor’s Commendation Awards to, from left, town manager Bill Fasano, Public Works staff members Keith Bell and Jay Latchum and Public Works supervisor Woody Vickers. Photo by Tony Windsor
Employees recognized for valor By Tony E. Windsor Four town employees in Laurel were honored for their role in trying to save the life of a grain mill worker at Allen’s Hatchery grain silo near Delmar on June 4. The worker, Herbert Mitchell, 46, was working on a fork lift when a trap door opened and poured the grain on top of him. He died when he was trapped under 20 tons of milled grain. Laurel Public Works supervisor Woody Vickers, who has 10 years experience in responding to grain mill accidents through his former employment with Perdue Farms, gathered a team of town employees to respond to the accident site. Team members were Public Works employees Jay Latchum and Keith Bell and town manager Bill Fasano. Vickers was also
able to take a high-capacity vacuum truck from Hopkins Construction to the scene. Mayor John Shwed recently presented the employees with the first ever Mayor’s Commendation Awards. In presenting the awards, Shwed said, “The efforts of the staff are highly commendable and demonstrate effort and valor well beyond the call of duty.” Vickers spoke at the conclusion of the presentation, lauding the efforts as a demonstration to team work. “This is a wonderful honor, but we were just a small piece of a large group of people who worked as a team during this tragedy. The Delmar Fire Department was in charge of the operation and the Sussex Technical Team, Laurel EMS and state police were all working together,” he said.
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Not controlling a vicious dog soon to be a civil violation By Mike McClure The Delmar Joint Council discussed changing its animal control ordinance to address complaints from residents about vicious dogs on their properties. The Delmar Commission (Md.) decided to look into changing a violation from a criminal offense to a civil infraction. The commission was updated on options that can be taken to address the problem during Monday’s Joint Council meeting. Delmar (Md.) attorney Robert Benson reviewed the town’s existing ordinance at the commission’s request following complaints from residents at previous Joint Council meetings. “I don’t think there’s anything fundamentally wrong with the existing ordinance. It’s about enforcement,” said Benson, who suggested the possibility of making the change from a criminal offense, which is a misdemeanor, to a civil infraction. Benson said it would be more difficult to have the animal
control ordinance enforced if it continues to be a criminal offense because it would go to a criminal court along with drug, murder, and other serious crime cases. Benson said that by taking such a case to civil court it would mean that the town’s attorney, and not the state attorney’s office, would prosecute. In such an instance the town would control the prosecution instead of the state attorney, which works independently and is not responsible to the town. One drawback to making violations of the animal ordinance a civil infraction is that the town would incur the cost of prosecution. Benson said the fines involved with the offense would not cover the costs. He said that citizens who take pictures of dogs in their yards would have to go to court and testify. “If they don’t want to do that, you’re not going to be able to enforce it.” Commissioner Marlena Hodgins suggested taking time to see how big of a problem this is before taking action. Mayor Doug
Niblett suggested talking to the county to see how much it would cost to take civil action. Commissioner Carl Anderton also asked if the town could adjust its fees to pay for the cost of going to court, but Benson said the judges won’t uphold excessive fees. Three residents, who had not spoken at previous council meetings, stepped forward to ask the commission to do something about a problem they are having with vicious dogs in their neighborhood. One resident said she was told by the town’s police officers and other agencies that she would have to file a lawsuit to get something done about the problem. Another resident said the problem is not with the ordinance but with the enforcement of it. “I came to beg, which goes against my grain, and ask you to do something so I can walk out in my own yard without fear,” said a resident who asked not to be identified. “These people pay taxes. I don’t think we need to wait for the county to get back with
us. I think we need to give it a try and see if it works,” Anderton said of making the crime a civil infraction. The commission agreed to pursue the change and will send a letter to the dog owner asking for compliance with the current ordinance. Earlier in the meeting, the Delmar Council (Del.) voted to accept the Amber Ridge subdivision’s streets following inspection by town engineers Davis, Bowen, and Friedel and town personnel. The commission also voted to hire Davis, Bowen, and Friedel to update the comprehensive plan. Town manager Sara BynumKing reported that Davis, Bowen and Friedel was the low bidder with a bid of $27,500. The council and commission also voted to approve a lease agreement for property along the railroad track. Under the agreement, the town will lease the property for $1 per year. It will be used for parking, beautification and maintenance.
Council approves bids to install meters, put in new sidewalk By Tony E. Windsor As part of an annual project to install about 60 water meters in Laurel, the town council awarded this year’s contract for the work. During the recent council meeting, Town Manager Bill Fasano presented a report from the town’s engineering firm, George, Miles & Buhr, recommending the contract be awarded to Hopkins Construc-
tion, Bridgeville, doing business as Mr. Rooter. Each year, the council has budgeted funds to cover the installation of 60 water meters as part of an overall multi-year project to have water meters in all residences and businesses. The town received four bids for this year’s water meter projects, ranging from Mr. Rooter’s low bid of $27,750 to almost $50,000.
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Fasano said he is working on a plan to enable residents who wish to pay for water meters prior to actually having them put in. He said this would be beneficial because it would help them avoid the rising costs of metals in years to come. Public Works supervisor Woody Vickers said he has been able to get a price of $284 per meter that is locked in for the next year. The council also approved a bid to Shea
Concrete to have the sidewalk at the Laurel Fire Station replaced. The town received five bids ranging from a low bid of $23,875, submitted by Shea Concrete, to $54,450. Fasano said the firm has performed contractor work for the town successfully in the past. The Laurel Town Council will not meet in August. The next scheduled meeting will be Tuesday, Sept. 2
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Mid-summer the time to indulge in locally-grown tomatoes The poor tomato has been through a lot of late. Reduced to a ORETTA NORR pulp by scurrilous accusations of being a carrier of salmonella poisoning, this wonderful fruit and its growers have suffered from a steep decline in sales in many parts of the country. Of course, tomatoes have now been exonerated by the Food and Drug Administration so we can resume tapping this perfect source of Vitamin C, Beta carotene and lycopene, all very potent antioxi3-quart saucepan, heat the oil over medidants. um heat and add the garlic. Cook, stirring, Still, there are sure to be those who’ll just until fragrant, about 1 minute. continue to shun them out of fear and igAdd the tomatoes, sugar, basil or thyme norance. Like the innocent man unjustly sprig and salt (begin with 1/2 teaspoon and accused of a crime, the tomato may well add more later) and bring to a simmer. ask, “Where do I go to get my reputation Reduce the heat to medium low and back?” simmer, stirring often, until thick. In a recent New York Times article, it Pulpy tomatoes like romas will usually was noted that because of rapidly increastake 20 to 30 minutes. However, if the ing shipping costs, we consumers are like- tomatoes are very juicy, it will take longer ly to find more locally-grown tomatoes. for them to cook down. The longer you The advantage is taste, taste, taste. There cook the sauce, the sweeter it will be. You can be no comparison between those can speed up the process by turning up the thick-skinned, picked-unripe tomatoes heat, but stir often so the sauce doesn’t grown for shipment and those just plucked scorch. from the vine at the peak of flavor. So cast Toward the end of cooking, stir in the off your doubts, look for local farm grown slivered fresh basil and some freshly tomatoes and try one of these healthy ofground pepper. Taste and adjust seasonferings. ings. If using quartered tomatoes, put Fresh Tomato Sauce through the medium blade of a food mill. By Martha Rose Shulman for the New If you used peeled seeded tomatoes but York Times. This is a quick, simple mariwant a sauce with a smooth, even texture, nara sauce that will only be good if your remove the basil sprigs and discard. Pulse tomatoes are ripe. If you have a food mill, the sauce in a food processor fitted with you don’t have to peel and seed the tomathe steel blade. toes; you can just quarter them and put Makes about 2 1/2 cups, enough for 8 the sauce through the mill. generous pasta servings.
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Pasta With Cherry Tomatoes and Arugula By Martha Rose Shulman for the New York Times. Shulman is a big fan of uncooked tomato sauces for summer pastas. This one is very popular in the southern Italian region of Puglia. Arugula adds not only wonderful flavor (all the more if you can find peppery wild arugula), but also a nutritional leafy greens punch. 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved if small, quartered if large
Event planned for future site of Vietnam War memorial in Dover The Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 850, will host a family outreach program on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 4 to 9 p.m., at the site of the proposed Kent County Vietnam Memorial in Dover. Admission is free. “There will be activities for the whole family,” said VVA member Paul Davis. The Draw, a band that plays classic rock from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, will perform from 6:30 to 8 p.m. There will be a moon bounce for children and the Community Policing Unit of the Dover Police Department will hand out child identification kits. Food vendors will also be selling their wares. The site, located behind the Air Base
Carpet Mart at the intersection of South Little Creek Road and Levy Court Lane, will be best accessed by vehicle via the entrance to the Blue Hen Corporate Center on US 113, since Levy Court Lane will be blocked off for street vendors. The memorial site will also be available to honor those lost in other wars. The VVA chapter will have raffle tickets available for a motor scooter and applications for memorial bricks for the site. To participate in the event sponsorship booklet, contact Davis at 302-697-8384. For more information about the memorial, visit the Web site www.Delaware VVA.com.
1 plump garlic clove, minced or put through a press (more to taste) Salt to taste (I like to use a very good coarse sea salt or fleur de sel for this) 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar (optional) 1 cup arugula leaves, coarsely chopped 1 tablespoon slivered or chopped fresh basil 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 3/4 pound fusille, farfalle, or orecchiette 1/4 cup freshly grated ricotta salata or Parmesan (more to taste) Combine the cherry tomatoes, garlic, salt, balsamic vinegar, arugula, basil and olive oil in a wide bowl. Let sit for 15 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Add a generous amount of salt and the pasta. Cook al dente, until the pasta is firm to the bite. Drain, toss with the tomatoes, sprinkle on the cheese, and serve. Makes 4 servings Advance preparation You can make the tomato and arugula mixture a few hours ahead. Summer Salad With Feta By Martha Rose Shulman for the New York Times 5 medium or large ripe tomatoes cut into wedges (if large, the wedges should be cut crosswise in half), or 1 pint of cherry tomatoes cut in half 1/2 European cucumber, or 1 Persian or
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Memory failing you? Don’t let it ruin your fun The day was already extraordinary. My husband and I were off to YNN ARKS the movies, something that, with our schedules and with the quality That simple, four-digit of recent movies that have made number that is the key to their way to Delmarva, does not happen much. all our money suddenly Not only that, but we were going to have theater popcorn and so- skittered off to some deep, das for our noon meal. shadowy part of my brain “Lynn, you can’t eat popcorn for and squatted there. lunch,” my mother cautioned. I begged to differ. Whole grain, plenty of salt for our minerals, with a little had taken the card from me, tried a PIN butter to satisfy the demands of the dairy that was floating around in his brain. It, of group (what does it matter that theater course, was wrong. It was also our third “butter” never saw the inside of a cow?). try and the machine had lost patience. And now, the added pleasure of defying “Card retained,” it flashed. one’s mother. How delicious! In fact, I still had my card, as this was We headed out at around noon, leaving the kind of machine that requires its users behind a shaggy lawn and dusty tabletops. only to run the card between two metal We had not a care in the world — until I strips rather than completely insert it. But remembered that such outings usually rethe plastic I can hold in my hand is not the quire money. I recommended that we stop at a gas essence of the thing anyway. Its value lies station/grocery store, the kind of place that in its ability to open our accounts to us, always has a cash machine. My husband and that was what the machine had taken obliged and, as he had left his debit card away. at home, asked to use mine. And as he In the way of such things, my PIN was climbing out of the truck, he uttered marched into my consciousness as soon as those words that would change the course I left the quick mart. “Just kidding,” it of our day: “I need your PIN.” crowed. My mind went blank. That simple, So I tried again, at another machine. four-digit number that is the key to all our money suddenly skittered off to some “This request cannot be processed at this deep, shadowy part of my brain and squat- time,” it told me. ted there, along side of the telephone numAnd still another machine. “Excessive ber to our first apartment, the name of my PIN errors,” it said. There was no escapVictorian literature professor (I remember ing it: My card was dead. clearly, however, the swelling on the side We still had my husband’s credit card. of his neck that he always played with) So we went to lunch. And we made it to and, increasingly, what I did yesterday. the movies; incredibly, movie theaters “Give me a minute,” I said, trying to now accept credit cards. Who knew? pull the number from the shadows. When it did not budge, I decided to face the cash But there was no popcorn. I guess we machine myself. “When I see the keycould have put even that on our credit board, I’ll know the number right away,” I card, along with boxes of Dots and Snowpromised. caps — with a credit card, the sky’s the My plan didn’t work. The first number limit — but our tummies were full. Maybe I punched in was incorrect, the machine my mother, with her warning about eating told me. “Please try again,” it invited. popcorn for lunch, was right. The second attempt was equally futile. In any case, popcorn or not, it was an I walked away, thinking that a calming extraordinary day. And more than 100 stroll around the quick mart would restore hours later, I still remember it. my brain. While I was gone, my husband, who Remarkable.
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Friday, Aug. 15 - Cupola Park 5:00 p.m.
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Community Bulletin Board Blades Fire Hall breakfast
Seaford’s Farmers & Artisans Market On Saturday, Aug. 2, the anticipated community-sponsored Seaford Farmers & Artisans market will open at Kiwanis Park. Come out between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and noon to enjoy a vast selection of locally grown produce. Stroll the park with your friends and family on Saturday mornings and take home delicious tomatoes, squash, peppers, and melons. Select unique, handmade jewelry, glassware, and paintings for yourself or those on your gift lists. Most importantly, come out to the park on Saturday mornings and share the spirit of community. We’re ‘Going Green’ in Seaford, and invite you to be a part of this one-of-a-kind market during August. Aug. 2: Opening Day – special invitation to neighbors in Martin Farms and Mayor & Council Aug. 9: Community Day – Press invited and non-profit organizations set-up with information Aug. 16: Musician Tony Windsor from 10 a.m. to noon and additional demonstrations by vendors Aug. 23: Give-away Day – doorprizes to be given away to shoppers Aug. 30: Musician Tony Windsor from 10 a.m. to noon and ‘feedback day’ – stop at registration table to jot down your comments on the market so that we can plan for the 2009 season. For additional information, contact any committee member: Jeannie Conner, Beverly Hutton, Erroll Mattox, Faith Robinson, Lynne Betts or Sonja Mehaffey. Messages may be left at 629-3949.
Seaford library IHOP fundraiser
The Seaford District Library is pleased to announce that we have joined with IHOP in an effort to raise money for the library. All you have to do is enjoy a meal at the Seaford, Dover, Rehoboth, or Salisbury IHOP locations on any day with any meal and return the receipts along with a comment card to the Seaford District Library. We must have the comment cards and the receipts in order to receive the reimbursement.
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, Aug. 3, from 8 till 11 a.m. Cost is adults $7, children $3. Sponsored by the auxiliary and firemen of the Fire Company. For more information call Jewell Chaffinch at 629-6904 or Crystal French at 629-4481.
Seaford District Library events
• The Teen Summer Reading Program “Metamorphosis” will be celebrating its “Grand Finale Carnival Party” on Thursday, July 31, starting at 4 p.m. Prizes will be awarded at this event. This program is for those participants who have completed grades sixth-12th and who have read at least two hours. • “Science and Religion” non-fiction book discussion will be held on Friday, Aug. 1, starting at 6 p.m. The book being discussed is “The Blind Watchmaker” by Richard Dawkins. • The library is having “Movie Night” on Thursday, Aug. 7, starting at 5:30 p.m. We provide the movie and refreshments; all you need to do is take a seat and enjoy the show. • The library is currently looking for local artists who are interested in having their art displayed at the library for our second annual art show on September 5 and 6, from noon to 4 p.m. This is a multi-medium art show so all artist are welcome. For more information, contact Amber Motta at 629-2524. Space is limited so register at the front desk by Aug. 22. • “Vines and Vessels” Christian Writers Group will meet at the Seaford District Library’s meeting room on Saturday, Aug. 23, starting at 9 a.m. • The Celiac support group will meet in the Seaford District Library’s meeting room on Monday, Aug. 25, starting at 5:30. • Do you have health concerns? Confusing lab reports? Questions you should ask your doctor? Visit the Seaford District Library the second Wednesday of each month from 11a.m.-1 p.m. Meet with Linda Leonard, Consumer Health Librarian for Sussex County.
Seaford Elk Lodge Luau
The Seaford Elk Lodge will hold their annual luau on Saturday, Aug. 2, beginning at 6 p.m., with hors d’oeuvres. Din-
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Church seeks craft vendors
Christ Lutheran Church need craft vendors for its Christmas bazaar to be held on Sept. 27, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. - $20 per space. Contact Joan at 628-3601. The church is located at 315 N. Shipley St., Seaford.
Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival
The Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival at Nutter Park in Seaford, will be held Friday and Saturday, Aug. 8 and 9. In addition, this year’s event will include a PreAFRAM Festival Basketball Competition and Fish Fry on Thursday, Aug. 7. Nutter Park is located on Collins Avenue next to Chandler Heights Apartments in Seaford. This annual festival celebrates the African-American heritage with entertainment, food, a parade, cultural vendors, contests, fun for kids and adults and information booths. This year’s theme is “Conserving Our Future by Preserving Our Family.” All are welcome to this community uniting event. Register today for pageants, vending booths, parade, basketball challenge, Amateur Night, and entertainment by calling 628-1908. Registration forms are also available on the AFRAM Web site: easternshoreafram.org. For questions or information please contact Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival Executive Director: Councilwoman Pat A. Jones at 628-1908 or pj@easternshoreafram.org. Visit the Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival web site at easternshoreafram.org for general information, registration forms and directions.
Breakfast cafe
VFW 4961 breakfast cafe, open Monday-Friday, 7-10 a.m., Seaford VFW, Middleford Road, to benefit Veterans Relief Fund.
MORNING STAR • JULY 31 - AUG. 6, 2008 Pond State Park’s screened pavilion. We are in need of contact information for the following classmates: Gary Anderson, Eric Bailey, Jennifer Belong, Greg Bernal, Shawn Crites, Dangelle Dixon, Allery Elder, Brandy Gilchrist, Michael Greene, Sam Hastings, Gail Hearn, Michelle Hindt, Nick Horsey, Jeff Howard, Patrick Johnson, Robyn Justice, Aaron Kellam, Kenneth LeCates, Martin LeCates, Tracy Matthews, Misty McKinstry, Carlos Mitchell, Christina Morris, Bodny Olivince, Jason Pfeilmeier, Traymane Savage, Karen Short Townsend, Twana Stanley, John Stevens, Sean Vincent, Mark Walsh, Chris Walston, Nikki Webb, Antonio West, Albert Wooters, Jason Young and Ami Zimmerman. If you have contact information for any of these classmates, contact Michelle Rogers Moyer at 875-2563 or mmoyer19956@yahoo.com.
Chicken BBQ benefit
Chicken Barbecue benefit will be held for John Benson on Aug. 16. On June 22, 2008, John Benson was tragically injured in a driving accident, his spinal cord is severely damaged and at this point he is paralyzed from his chest down. He is currently in rehabilitation at Magee Rehabilitation in Philadelphia. On Saturday, Aug. 16 a chicken barbecue will be held at Bargain Bills, corner of Rt. 13 and 9, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost $6 each. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Perdue DMV North grow-out office, 302-855-5649; or by contacting: Jan Otwell at 302-2365839; Susan Steen at 302-542-2555; or Frances Cook at 410-422-0567. All checks made payable to John Benson Support Fund. Monetary donations can be mailed to: Perdue DMV north, c/o Frances Cook, 10242 Stone Creek Drive, Unit 3, Laurel, DE 19956.
LHS Class of 1963 plans reunion
Laurel High School’s Class of 1963, 45th reunion is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Lakeside Community Center in Long Neck. We are in need of up-todate addresses. If you have not received your letter contact Janet Lynch LeCates 875-3955, or Sandra Kellam Russell 8755985, or e-mail russellsk@dmv.com.
LHS Class of 1988 plans reunion
LHS Class of 1988 twenty year class reunion dinner is set for Saturday, Sept. 20, starting at 5 p.m. at the Beach House in Laurel. We are also planning other events around that weekend. We need your help. Contact the committee with your address information at Reunioninfo2008@yahoo.com, call the reunion hotline 302-280-6655, or register on classmates.com to help us connect to everyone.
Basket Bingo fundraiser
Preschoolers story time
Parents, caregivers and children ages two to five are invited to enjoy stories, songs, poetry, art, science, math, music and fun at the Laurel Public Library’s preschool story time. Story time is held every Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call the library at 875-3184.
LHS Class of 93 reunion planned
Laurel High School’s class of 1993 is scheduled to celebrate their 15th reunion. The reunion will be held on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 2 p.m. It will be held at Trap
The annual basket bingo fundraiser for the Laurel Historical Society will be held on Tuesday, Aug 26, at the Laurel Fire Hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the games start at 7 p.m. The $20 ticket will give players “double” bingo cards and one ticket for the raffle of a large, Longerberger storage basket. A 2008 Holiday Hostess Basket will also be won by another lucky raffle winner. The traditional 50-50 will also be offered along with free desserts, drinks and snacks. Hot dogs will be available at $1 each. The Laurel Historical Society members donate delicious homemade treats for this event each year. Tickets can be bought at the door, but for advanced ticket reservations call 875-9427 or 875-4217 and leave a message. Profits from the event will be used to maintain the society’s properties and collections.
Efforts are now being made to raise funds to repaint the society’s headquarters, The Cook House, which is open for public visits each Sunday from 1-4 p.m. For more information call 875-2820 or email laurelhistoricalsociety@-hotmail.com
Miller family reunion
The 24th family reunion of Samuel and Elizabeth Miller will be at St. George’s Church hall near Laurel, Saturday, Aug. 9, at noon. Dinner will be served at 12:30 p.m. Each family should bring meat, vegetable, salad or dessert. Phone 302-8462133 for more information.
Fashion show benefit
The Fun Friday Fashion Show benefitting the Good Samaritan will be held on Aug. 8, starting at 6 p.m., at The Lighthouse Church, 27225 Kaye Road, Laurel. Members of the Lighthouse - in addition to other members of the community - will model clothing from The Good Samaritan Thrift Store. A free-will donation will be taken, with all of the proceeds going directly to The Good Samaritan - a nonprofit organization that helps those in need in Laurel. For more information, phone 875-7814.
Hitchens family reunion
The 54th annual Hitchens Family Reunion will be held Sunday Aug. 3, at 1 p.m., at the Trinity United Methodist Church Lee Elliott Memorial Hall, Phillips Hill Road 472, near Laurel. Bring a covered dish to share, fried chicken and rolls will be furnished.
Historical Society open for visits
The Laurel Historical Society is pleased to announce that their headquarter museum, the Cook House, is open for visits on Sunday afternoons from 1-4 p.m. until early fall. While the Cook House has been open for public viewing at times in the past, this will be the first time that regular public hours have been available. There is no charge for admittance during this trial period, but monetary donations from visitors will help insure the continuation of the venture and are encouraged. Located at 502 E. Fourth St., the Cook House is where many of the society’s holdings are stored and displayed. For more information or to volunteer to serve as a host, call 875-2820 or email laurelhistoricalsociety@hotmail.com
Texas Hold’em Poker
Texas Hold’em Poker at the Laurel Fire Department, 205 West 10th St.; Laurel, on Saturday, Aug. 2, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Free draft beer - cash bar & refreshments. Entry fee is: $100 (2) $25 Add-ons - 1000 in chips plus 500/500 Starting level 10/20. First place up to $2,000- total prize payouts up to $8,000. Based on player participation. Call Steve Brittingham at 875-3081, to pre-register and for more information.
Adult Summer Reading Club
The Greenwood Public Library’s adult summer reading club, “Basking in Books,” continues through Aug. 25.
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MORNING STAR • JULY 31 - AUG. 6, 2008 It is open to all 18 years and older or those who have graduated from high school. To participate, please register at the Greenwood Library and start reading or listening to your favorite books. Entry slips are filled out for each book enjoyed; these entry slips enter you in weekly drawings for prizes as well as for a grand prize to be awarded on Aug. 25. For further information, contact the Greenwood Library at 349-5309. The Greenwood Public Library is located at 100 Mill St., just east of the railroad tracks, in Greenwood.
‘Bound by Books’ discussion group
Greenwood Library’s book discussion group, “Bound by Books,” will hold a discussion session on Tuesday, Aug. 12, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the meeting room at the library. The work to be discussed will be the short story, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” by James Thurber. The program is free and open to all. To obtain a copy of the short story, drop by the Greenwood Public Library or call Robin Miller at 302-349-5309. The Greenwood Public Library is located at 100 Mill St., just east of the railroad tracks in Greenwood.
Luau dinner
Midway Lions Club Texas Hold’em
Midway Lions club members continue their efforts to help those less fortunate in the area by making contributions to local charities. This is only made possible by the community supporting our fund raisers. In the past fiscal year our club of 60 members has donated more than $18,000 to charity, which takes a lot of work for 60 people to raise. Some of the local charities supported by Midway Lions continue to see more calls for their services due to the poor economy. We hope to continue to support local Scout troops, Camp Sunnybrook, Meals on Wheels, the Consortium Schools and Gull House to name a few. More than $500 was used to fill food baskets, and with the added demand and the cost of food going higher, this amount will probably need to be doubled. So come out and enjoy yourself Aug. 8 at 7 p.m., at the Indian River Fire House, knowing full well that the money spent at our Texas Hold’em will be put to good use. For more information call Joe Smith at 302-436-8142. Buy in: $100. Rebuys: 2 at $25.
The Greenwood CHEER Center, located at 12713 Sussex Hwy, in Greenwood, will be having a luau style dinner on Wednesday, Aug. 13, from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. The cost for dinner is $6 for those 60+ years, or $7 under 60 years of age. There will be musical entertainment by the Bay Tones.
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Georgetown Public Library events
The Bridgeville Historical Society Museum will be open to the public on the first Sunday of each month from June to October from 1 p.m - 4 p.m. The museum is located at 102 William Street, Bridgeville.
IHOP Family Night every night
The Friends of the Bridgeville Library have another delicious fundraiser to promote. All you have to do is enjoy a meal at the Seaford, Dover, Rehoboth, or Salisbury IHOP locations, any day, any meal. Take and fill out the comment card; staple your receipt to the comment card and drop it off at the Bridgeville Library, Bridgeville Town Hall, or the Providence Sales Cottage in Heritage Shores. For more information, call Pat McDonald at 337-7192.
Trinity Golf Tournament
The 5th annual Trinity Foundation Golf Tournament will be held Sept. 6 at Heritage Shores Golf Club in Bridgeville. The tournament is a charity event to raise money for the Trinity Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 2005 by the employees of Trinity Transport, Inc. In 2007 the tournament succeeded in raising over $20,000. Special thanks go out to our top sponsors so far for 2008, including Trinity Transport, Inc. and Discover Bank, with more expected to follow.
On Thursday, Aug. 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.) at Bethel A.M.E. Community Center, 204 N.W. 44th St., Milford, where the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions of the candidates. Candidates will discuss their platforms and qualifications, and also their views on critical issues affecting Delaware. Sponsored by the NAACP, Milford/Slaughter Neck Branch and the Lower Sussex Branch. Open to the public. For more information contact: Dwayne Powell 393-9658 or Jane Hovington 856-7656. • The Georgetown Public Library will hold Story Time at 10:30 am every Tuesday morning with Miss Sherri. • The Georgetown Public Library will be presenting an “Insect Safari: Bugs and Butterflies” by Cape Henlopen State Park. Come join in for the Safari. • The Friends of the Georgetown Public Library will hold its monthly book discussion on Wednesday, Aug. 13, at 10 a.m. This month discussion will be on “Shattered Dreams” by Irene Spencer. • Come see the classics at the Georgetown Public Library. We will be showing a Shakespeare classic on Monday, Aug. 4, at 5:30 p.m. To find out what will be showing, call the library at 856-7958.
Rotary Club charity golf tournament The Georgetown-Millsboro Rotary Club is now accepting reservations to play in its charity golf tournament on Aug. 21. The newly renamed Clayton Bunting Golf Classic will be conducted that day at the Peninsula Golf and Country Club off Route 24 east of Millsboro. This Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course, designed by the famous golfer himself, provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Mid-Atlantic golfers to play this fabulous course that will not generally be open to the public in the future. Most of the proceeds from the charity event are earmarked for the Delaware Red Cross. The balance goes to the Club’s
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charity programs such as scholarships and grants to needy organizations. The golf tournament itself will be in a scramble format beginning at 10 a.m. on Aug. 21. Box lunches will be served during the golf outing. A dinner will be available afterwards. Prizes will be awarded in various categories. Megee Motors in Georgetown is offering a free new car for a hole in one on one of the par-3 holes. Local businesses and groups are being encouraged to avail themselves of the $1,000 fee for a foursome. For just $100 more, the business can have a tee sign for advertising. Green’s fee for an individual is $250, inclusive of meals and other amenities, including a gift. Various corporate sponsorships remain available. All proceeds from such sponsorships will go to the charitable nature of the event. To inquire about such sponsorships, call Paul Mylander at 645-5006 or pmylander@comcast.net.
through 3rd place men’s and women’s teams, as well as great prizes for longest drive and closest the pin. Visit www.ststephensumc.com, or call Jamee Elliott at 302-846-9501, or Tom Jewell at 302-846-2525 for tournament sponsorship or registration information. Registration deadline is Monday, Aug. 25.
Longaberger sale
The Delmar Lions Club is holding a Longaberger basket sale with all proceeds from the sale going to the local community and the visually impaired. Baskets, with blue and orange trim and Wildcat paws, cost $49 apiece. The price of the lid, with a Delmar and Wildcat logo, is $30. Liners and dividers are available upon request. For more information or to order a basket please contact King Lion Mildred Riley at 846-3846 or kragera@verizon.net.
Golf Tournament
St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church in Delmar is excited to announce our very first annual golf tournament, to be held on Monday, Sept. 8, at the scenic River Marsh Golf Club, located at the Chesapeake Bay Hyatt in Cambridge, Md. Start time is 8:30 a.m., with registration from 7:45 to 8:15 a.m. The cost is $100 per single player or $400 per team. For local businesses, $100 silver sponsor includes a professionally printed 18 x 24 tee sign or $450 gold sponsor will register a foursome of golfers in addition to a tee sign. All fees include a buffet lunch with awards ceremony to follow. There will be many great prizes for 1st
Trap Pond Partners meets
Trap Pond Partners (a volunteer nonprofit organization) meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Bald Cypress Nature Center at Trap Pond State Park, Laurel. We are always looking for new members and ideas to improve our state park. To learn more, visit www.trappondpartners.com.
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Delaware Equine Council
Next meeting of the Delaware Equine Council will be Monday, Aug 18, at 7 p.m. in the Harrington Public Library, Harrington. All those interested in horses are welcome. For more information, contact Stan 684-3966.
MORNING STAR • JULY 31 - AUG. 6, 2008 Yacht Club in Blades. Call Wayne Hickman at 629-6337 for details.
Class reunion meeting
There will be a class reunion meeting at Bargain Bill’s for the Laurel class of 1978 to organize their 30-year class reunion.Anyone interested in helping, meet on Thursday, July 31, at 6:30 p.m. Any questions call 443-6140338.
Knitting Guild meets
All Knitters: The “Sea Purls” Chapter of The Knitting Guild Association meets on the first Wednesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The CHEER Center in Georgetown on the corner of Rt. 9 and Sand Hill Road. For more details: Call Joyce Smirk, secretary, 302-7326495. Lunch available.
Delaware Grays meet
The Delaware Grays, Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp # 2068, invites interested persons to attend their regular monthly meeting on Monday, Aug. 4, at 7 p.m. in the Seaford Public Library Conference Room, on Porter Street. Those whose ancestors fought honorably in the Confederate Service or those with an interest in the American Civil War are invited to attend. For more information about membership, visit www.DESCV.org.
Widowed Persons Service
The Seaford Chapter of the Widowed Persons Service will have its next meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 12:15 p.m., at the Golden Corral. The planned guest speaker will be Cindy Mitchell, marketing director of CHEERS in Georgetown. All widowed persons of all ages are invited to attend. Come join us – we all enjoy the trips, lunches/dinners, etc. that we do.
Marine Corps meeting
The Marine Corps League meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Log Cabin in Seaford.
Cancer support group
SUDOKU Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
The Wellness CommunityDelaware is offering a support group for people affected by cancer and their loved ones at the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. The group meets at the Cancer Care Center on the second Monday of the month from 4:30 to 6 p.m. For more information call Kaye or Lori at 6459150. All programs at The Wellness Community are free of charge for people affected by cancer and their loved ones.
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Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 12-04 meets the second Thursday of each month at Nanticoke
Senior Center trips
Nanticoke Senior Center’s Nashville and Memphis trip will take place on Sunday, Sept. 14 to Saturday Sept. 20. Cost is $850 double occupancy. Some of the sights you will see are Graceland, Grand Olé Opry, and Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum. For information call 629-4939. Trip includes motor coach transportation, tip for bus driver, snacks from center and dinner theatre.
Longaberger bus trip
Longaberger collectors will want to step aboard a bus trip to Boyd’s Bear Country in Gettysburg, Pa., for the Boyd’s Bear Country Basket Fest. Join collectors at the World’s Most Humongous Teddy Bear Store for a funfilled event that takes place Aug. 23. The bus will leave from the Seaford Village Shopping Center at 6 a.m. and return at 8 p.m. This is a unique opportunity to weave your own Longaberger basket (not included in price of registration). The Longaberger Factory Store has close to 10,000 square feet of retired and revered Longaberger baskets, pottery and wrought iron products available for purchase. Longaberger Basket giveaways will take place every hour! Cost is $59 per person (includes motor coach transportation, snack filled Longaberger Tote and door prizes). For more information and reservations call Renee Morris at 245-8842 or email at RGMorris93@comcast.net.
Bus trip to Nashville
Seaford will host a trip to Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 13-17. Cost of $799 per person/double occupancy includes lodging at the Opryland Hotel, performance of Radio City’s “Christmas Spectacular” featuring world-famous Rockettes, Fantasy in Ice, holiday dinner show featuring Louise Mandrell, most meals, motorcoach transportation and much more. For more information call Frances Horner at 629-4416.
Bus Trip to N.Y. City
Bus trip to N.Y. City, Saturday, Oct 25, to the American Museum of Natural History to visit “The Horse” exhibit. Fee is $65/person includes bus fare and admission to the Exhibit. Reservations must be paid and received by Monday, Sept 1. Bus will board approx 7 a.m. in the Sear's parking lot at the Dover Mall. Call Mary Everhart 302659-0460, or Paula Barto 6295233, or visit website www.delawarequinecouncil.org
Seaford AARP trips
Sept. 24 - Wednesday. A day trip to Norfolk to cruise the water and have lunch (included) on board the “Spirit Of Norfolk.” Return to shore and next door you can tour the Nauticus, The National Maritime Center, The Battleship Wisconsin and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. The cost is $78 and the bus leaves Peebles parking lot in Seaford at 7:30 a.m. • Oct. 13-16 - New Hampshire White Mountains for 4 days. Stay in Laconia, N.H. at the Margate Resort Hotel with seven meals included. Cost is $650 per person, double occupancy. Visit Franconia Notch State Park, Chutter’s Store, Sugar Hill Sampler, Harman’s Cheese & Country Store, Hampton Pewter, and more. Have lunch (included) aboard The Café Lafayette Dinner Train during your two hour ride! Then ride the Lake Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad before taking a cruise on a 230’ ship across Lake Winnipesaukee. • Nov. 19 - Day trip. Rainbow Dinner Theater in Pennsylvania to see the comedy: “Deck The Halls And Clean The Kitchen.” Cost: $65. Bus leaves Seaford Peebles parking lot at 7:30 a.m. • Dec. 5 - Day trip. The American Music Theater to see “Christmas Show.” Enjoy holiday songs and comedy sketches! We will also have time to Christmas shop at the Rockvale Outlets and have lunch on your own before going to the theater. Contact Rose Wheaton at 302-629-7180 for more information on these trips.
Jamaica, Queens bus trip
A bus trip to Jamaica, Queens, N.Y., on Saturday, Aug. 16, from Big Lots, Seaford. Bus will leave at 5 a.m. Departure from New York, 5 p.m. Price $50, flat rate. For information contact Sister Paris Twyman, at 410-754-9135.
AARP Chapter #915 trips
• Branson, Mo - Sept. 13-20, cost is $875 per person. Call 410822-2314. • New England/Vermont, NH, Boston and Salem, Oct. 13-19, cost is $1085 double, and $1335 single. Call 410-673-7856. • Myrtle Beach - Nov. 10-13, cost $430 per person. Call 410754-8588.
Bus trip and cruise
Smith Island Cruise on Saturday, Aug. 23, includes: bus transportation, boat ride, and deluxe family-style dinner. The bus will be leaving from Roses parking lot in Denton, Md. Cost is $69 per person. Call ASAP for reservations, 410-822-2314. Submit Bulletin Board items by noon, Thursday. Send to Morning Star Publications - PO Box 1000, Seaford, DE 19973, email to editor@mspublications. com or drop off at 628 West Stein Hwy., Seaford.
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Closing of Delmar hangout proves emotional for regulars Just a few more reflections on the closing of the Railroad Café in AT URPHY Delmar last Friday. It was quite an emotional time Others from Laurel who for many. Of course out of this had frequently made the trip to to come some humor, too. Members of the Round Table the restaurant and who were full of ideas. I believe it was were part of the jollity a sad Dave Morris who said, “I do there would have to innot know what we are going to do.” Someone else chimed in, “The clude Olan Matthews and women are going to have to get up Jim Spicer. and fix breakfast.” That may be, but some are withSome other people who used to go out spouses for one reason or another. Two there a lot include George Sparrow, Tom were seen at the Oasis in Laurel a few Vincent, George Truitt, George Sevier, days ago. Don Truitt, Joe Morris and Phil and Jimmy This turn of events is similar to the Banks. And who can forget Alvin Palmer, closing seven or eight years ago of Lorwho always pitched in and helped Linda in raine’s sub shop in Laurel. Now, state Rep. the restaurant when needed? “Biff” Lee will have to find a new way to Linda’s emotional statement, “I have talk with many of his Delmar constituents loved every minute of it,” pretty much as he was as regular there as could be. tells the story. Others from Laurel who frequently Isn’t it amazing how many times the made the trip to the restaurant and who main character of a story stays in the backwere part of the jollity there would have to ground and lets the supporting cast take include Olan Matthews and Jim Spicer. over? Linda would not have it any other Olan has known these folks since working way. for the railroad many years ago. Take a rest, Linda, you deserve it!
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Borja Bartollome from Madrid has spent most of the summer with Jim and Lois Hartstein and family, and according to Jim, Borja fits right into the family. So much so that in this short span of time, Jim has Borja rooting for the Phillies. Laurel’s new superintendent has arrived and is busy meeting the community. Dr. McCoy says he wants to help Laurel become the best place it can be. Now it is up to us Laurel folks to get behind him and work together to make our school system one we will be proud of. The Delaware Department of Transportation is running out of roads to work on and slow down traffic. Stein Highway in Seaford is the latest to receive a resurfacing and side roads are also being altered. Like everyone else, I do not like waiting in traffic when I would like to be well up the road. Can you imagine living in the city? It’s funny, of those with whom we graduated , many have moved to places such as Washington, Chicago and all over. They can’t
USDA grant to Del Tech in Georgetown will go for training of septic system workers Congressman Mike Castle and USDA Rural Development State Director Marlene Elliott Brown recently announced a $40,000 grant that will help the Environmental Training Center, located at Delaware Technical & Community College, Georgetown, deliver expert training to Delaware’s onsite septic system workforce. There are some 1,100 onsite septic system license holders in the State of Delaware that are required to obtain 10 hours of training each year to maintain their licenses. In 2005, Delaware Tech unveiled the addition of an outdoor wastewater training lab that consists of several wastewater treatment systems built above ground. The facility provides hands-on training for on-site septic system jobs and is only one of seven labs of its kind in the United States.
The funding will help Delaware Tech hire experts to provide training in the 50 license certification and re-certification courses that the school is offering to prepare students who are entering this field of work, and to provide continuing education to members of the current workforce so they can maintain their license. In addition to the most recent grant, USDA Rural Development also provided $175,000 in grant funding in 2002 to help construct the outdoor wastewater training lab. Each year at the Environmental Training Center, 20 to 40 new employees are trained for the onsite septic system industry. In addition, 300 to 400 onsite technicians receive continuing education required to retain their jobs. The goal of this project is to provide training to members of the workforce who install, maintain, inspect or pump onsite septic systems.
"Delaware Tech is grateful to the USDA for this grant and our previous awards that have enabled Delaware Tech’s Environmental Training Center to provide the best training possible for the onsite (septic) industry throughout our state," stated Dr. Ileana Smith, vice president and campus director. "This industry ensures that all onsite systems work properly. Failed systems pollute our groundwater which affects our drinking water supply and contributes to the pollution in the Inland Bays." USDA Rural Development is committed to the future of rural communities. Last year, the agency returned more than $42 million to rural Delaware. For more information, call the Georgetown office at 302-856-3990, ext. 5 or visit the Web site www.rurdev.usda.gov.
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Church Bulletins St. John’s multicultural services
Siempre Verde, a multicultural, bilingual service is being led by Pastor Luis Almandoz on Sunday afternoons at 3 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at St. John’s United Methodist Church at Pine and Poplar streets, Seaford. Praise music, powerful preaching and a small meal unite this fellowship of persons of both Hispanic and Anglo origins. Alberto Mendez leads worship on the keyboard.
Ladies’ bible study
There is a ladies’ bible study, held every Tuesday starting at 10 a.m., at Laurel Baptist Church, Bi-State Boulevard in Laurel. This bible study is a non-denominational study, only God’s word is studied, making us to be more like Christ. Should you have any questions regarding the study, feel free to call Gertrude R. Smith at 875-5300.
The Lighthouse
Rising gas prices, wars and rumors of wars, rising food prices, it’s all so frightening. Come join Rebecca Jones as she presents “God’s Deliverance and Provision,” Wednesdays at 7 p.m., at The Lighthouse Church, 27225 Kaye Road, Laurel. Find out how the Bible can show you how to live and face hardships today. Pastor Timothy Jones provides kid’s church for grades K-6, and a nursery is available. Call 875-7814.
Celebrate Recovery
Celebrate Recovery, a step program which claims Jesus Christ as its higher power, is meeting at St. John’s United Methodist Church, Pine and Poplar streets,
on Tuesday evenings from 7-9 p.m. This program is open to persons who wish to turn over their hurts, habits, and hang-ups to God such that they may be healed. For more information, call Rev. Constance Hastings, 629-9466, or Robert Spadaccini, 841-1720.
Bethel Charge VBS
Bethel Charge will hold their Vacation Bible School Aug. 4 through Aug. 8. at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church located on Seaford Laurel Highway from 9-11:30 a.m. The theme this year is God’s Big Back Yard. Bethel charge consists of three churches which are Portsville, Mt. Zion and Sailor’s Bethel. If interested and first time visitor, pre-register by calling 8752713. We are blessed to have National storyteller Michael Forestieri as our guest. If you like, visit him at www.tellitlikeitis.com.
Mary & Martha Tea Room
Tea Room will convene on the first Wednesday of August 6, from 2-4 p.m., at 102 Maryland Ave., Greenwood. A light lunch will be served, a freewill offering will be taken for the guest speaker, and a time of prayer and ministry will follow. The guest speaker will be Pastor Joyce Mizzelle of Grace-N-Mercy in Greenwood. For more information contact Dr. Michaele Russell at 302-349-4220.
15th annual tent services
Everlasting Hope Ministries is pleased to announce the schedule for this year’s 15th annual tent services. The services will be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, August 12, 13 and 14; Saturday, Aug. 16; and Sunday, Aug. 17. All services will
be held under the big tent on the grounds of the Booker Street Church of God. Services begin 7 p.m. nightly. There will be two services on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. The speakers are as follows: Tuesday, Aug. 12 - Pastor Jesse Abbott from New Dimension Family Worship Center, Salisbury, Md.; Wednesday, Aug. 13 - Bishop Jamie Hazzard from Welcome Full Gospel Holiness Church, Slaughter Neck; Thursday, Aug. 14, Pastor Levin Bailey from Pilgrim’s Ministry of Deliverance, Georgetown; Saturday, Aug. 16, Evangelist Frank Gibbs from Calvary Pentecostal Church, Bishopville, Md.; and Sunday, Aug. 17, morning service at 11:30 a.m., Bishop Marvin Morris, Host Pastor, Booker Street Church of God, Georgetown, and evening service at 5 p.m., Pastor Arlene Taylor, Chosen Generation Ministries, Grasonville, Md. For more information, contact Minister Anthony Neal at 854-6692 or call the Booker Street Church of God at 856-9097.
Community anti-drug rally
Annual community anti-drug rally and march will be held Saturday, Aug. 16. The march will begin at 11 a.m. from the grounds of the Booker Street Church of God, located on Booker Street near the Richard Allen School. The march will return to the church grounds, where Fun Day activities will be held from noon until 4 p.m. There will be games, food, dunking booth, moon bounce, train rides, drill teams, creative dance teams and much more. For more information, contact Minister Anthony Neal at 854-6692 or call the Booker Street Church of God at 856-9097.
Annual gospel dinner
Mark your calendar and plan on joining CHEER at the annual gospel dinner. The event is on Friday, Aug. 8, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the CHEER Community Center located at 20520 Sand Hill Road in Georgetown. Cost per person is $10. A buffet dinner will be served beginning at 4:30 p.m. Entertainment will begin at 6:30 p.m. and groups appearing are Bruce Willey & Gospel Café Band, the Cape Henlopen Gospel Choir, the O’Day Singers, the Lamplighters, the Mt. Enoch Holy Church Voices of Praise, the Jerry Jones Ministry, and others. Contact local CHEER Centers for tickets or call Florence Mason for information or tickets at 856-5187.
‘Run the Race’ Olympics
Central Worship Center of Laurel welcomes you to join us for a Children’s Ministry Weekend - “Run The Race” Olympics. Aug. 1 and 2, at 7 p.m. (registration starts at 6:15 p.m.) and Aug. 3, at 10:30 a.m. followed by an “Old Fashioned Family Picnic.” For more information call the church office at 875-7995.
Vacation Bible School
Christ Evangelistic Church, located at 9802 Camp Road, Laurel, is holding its Power Lab Vacation Bible School, Aug. 11-15, 6-8:30 p.m. Pre-registration is requested. Call 875-2915 to register, or for any questions.
Mission of Hope welcomes Banks
The Rev. Tim Banks has agreed to return as administrator of the Mission of Hope in Seaford. Rev. Banks has served
DIRECTORY: Your Guide To Local Houses of Worship TRINITY UNITED METHODIST Trap Pond, CHURCH NearLaurel, Del. 875-7715 Sun. School 9:00 a.m. Worship 10:00 a.m. Pastor Julie A. Lewis
“A caring church, a giving church, a sharing church; showing love, warmth and friendship to all.”
St. John’s United Methodist Church Pine & Poplar Sts., Seaford 302-629-9466 E-mail: st_johns@verizon.net NURSERY & HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE
SUNDAY WORSHIP 8:30 & 11:15 am Traditional 9:45 Sunday School 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.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
1010 S. Central Ave., Laurel Ph: 875-7748 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: 8:30am Praise 9:30am Sunday School,11am Worship
DIAL DAILY DEVOTIONS: 875-4309
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 Minister: John Herbst SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Evening Worship 6:00 p.m. Morning Worship 10:30 Wed. Night Service & (Nursery & Jr. Church) Youth Groups 7:00 p.m. A Firm Foundation • A Sure Hope • An Unending Love
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church & Old Christ Church
“A Place to Belong”
600 S. Central Ave., Laurel, DE 19956 (302) 875-3644 Rev. Rita B. Nelson, Rector www.dioceseofdelaware.net/churches/stphlps.html Holy Eucharist with Healing and Church School ~ Sunday @ 9:30 am
SUNDAY WEDNESDAY Underground Family Worship (7-12 grade) 6:15 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Prayer Team ‘The Table’ God’s Big Back Yard (last Wed. of mo) 7:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m.
94 Walnut St. Laurel, DE 19956
875-7873
Centrally located at 14511 Sycamore Rd., Laurel, DE 19956 Sunday School - 9 a.m.; Worship Service - 10:30 a.m. FasTrak Children’s Ministry - 10:30 a.m.; E318 Youth - 6 p.m. Wednesday Midweek Services - 7 p.m.
For info, call 875.7995 or visit www.centralworshipcenter.org
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Road 68, South of Laurel Laurel, Del.
Sun. School 10 a.m. • Worship 9 & 11 a.m. Wed. Night Bible Study 7 p.m. Hymn Sing: Last Sunday Each Month - 7 p.m. www.StPaulsUMCLaurelDE.org
Pastor - Donald Murray - 856-6107
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MORNING STAR • JULY 31 - AUG. 6, 2008 the Mission in the past and is familiar with the Mission’s residents, programs and facilities. Mission of Hope Board President, Ed Banning, announced the appointment. Banning also announced that previous administrator Chaplain Michael Headley had decided to pursue other service in the Body of Christ. The Mission of Hope provides rehabilitation, education and housing for men who are homeless. The Mission treats the causes of homelessness in order to return these men to a productive life in the community. Contact the Mission at 629-2559, or you can e-mail the Mission at letmehelp@missionofhopeseaford.org, or write to Seaford Mission, PO Box 1271, Seaford, DE 19973. As always, the Mission appreciates all financial help and vehicle donations received, and especially your prayers.
Obituaries Gina Louise Smith, 46
Gina Louise Smith of Seaford departed this life on July 21, 2008 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., after a long illness. Gina graduated from Laurel Senior High School in 1980 and later attended the Susquehanna Job Corps Center in Port Deposit, Md., where she received many achievement awards during her stay. They were so impressed with her after graduating they hired her to work in their educational and vocational department. She then became employed by the U.S. Government as an administrative personnel employee at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., for many years. She then became a residential counselor at the Seaford House. She later volunteered at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital for many years. She was a faithful member of the Macedonia A.M.E. Senior, Youth, Gospel and Mass Choirs, and Women’s Ministry. She was also a member of the Vernon Sewell Ensemble (Havre De Grace, Md.) Sussex Mass and Soul Generation Choirs. Ms. Smith was an avid Bible reader. Music was her life, she loved to collect music, read books, crochet and do crossword puzzles. One of her favorite past times was playing Bejeweled 2 on the computer, another was babysitting and watching old movies. Most of all with a valiant heart and spirit she focused on her first love Gospel music which also consisted of her composing her own music. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Monroe and Mary Lee Smith, and an Aunt Gale Winder.
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Delmar Church of God VBS
Water Works! Park. Vacation Bible School is open for the season. Join the fun at Delmar Church of God of Prophecy, Rt. 13, N. and Dorthy Road on Aug. 4, 5, and 6, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Contact Tina Phillips for more information at 875-7824 or 875-3242
Christ Lutheran Church VBS
Christ Lutheran Church, 315 N. Shipley St., Seaford, will be holding Vacation Bible School for the mentally challenged youth and adults on Aug. 8-15, from 6 to 8 p.m., through music, stories and craft activities. We will focus on the theme of sharing. A light meal is provided. For further information call Leona, 629-2770 or Donna, 629-4183.
Obituaries are run without charge thanks to the support of area churches
She leaves to cherish, her mother, Rosemary Martin; three brothers, Glen and wife Tamala, Dale and wife Beatrice, and Stanley and wife Chaquette; two sisters, Faith and husband Robert Dillon, and Mona and husband Frederick Abbott. One aunt, Phyllis Newton and seven uncles: William, Roy, Boyd and wife Greta, Don and wife Stella, and Bruce, all of New Jersey, and Ricky of Seaford and Monroe “Mark” Smith of Salisbury, Md., two stepsons, Charles Jr. and Richie Smith of Md. A loving dad, Lewis Smith of Churchville, Md.; a very special niece, Dana Louise Smith; and special friends, Edwina Barnes, Blanche Hayes, Henry Wilson, and Henry Fields. A host of nieces, nephews and friends, cousins and family, also survive her. Viewing services were held Friday, July 25, at Macedonia AME Church, Seaford. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 26, at Citadel of Hope, Concord. Viewing was held prior to the services. Interment was at Macedonia Cemetery, Chandler Street, Seaford.
Merritt Lewis Bull, 80
Merritt Lewis Bull of Seaford died Thursday, July 24, 2008, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. Born in Hallwood, Va. he was a son of Alice V. Lurton and James H. Bull. He was a poultry farmer for Allen’s Hatchery before retiring. After retiring, he worked as a watchman for Eastern Foods. He was a member of the Church of God, Stein Highway, Seaford. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a daughter Belinda Starr Brabston and a
New Release ‘A Box of Memories’ on Sale Tony Windsor
A Box of Memories
Tony Windsor’s brand new CD compilation, “A Box of Memories” is on sale now. This 17-song CD features performances of songs including, “Only Make Believe,” “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” and the gospel classic, “In the Garden.” Get your copy at the Seaford Star office for only $5.00. Call: 302-236-9886
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 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.
Messiah’s Vineyard Church Located at Tyndall’s Furniture Plaza on Discountland Rd & Rt. 13, Laurel 302-875-4646 PO BOX 60, LAUREL, DE 19956
PRE-SCHOOL - 12TH GRADE - Office 629-7161 Quality Traditional Education Since 1973 Fully Accredited By Middle States in ACSI
Dr. Carl G Vincent, Senior Minister Pastor Barry B. Dukes, Music Minister Sunday 9:30 am Wednesday 7:00 pm Children’s Church • Nursery
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH
SEAFORD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
A Cooperative S.B.C. Church 805 Atlanta Rd., Seaford, DE
302-629-8434 • www.graceseaford.org 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”
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”
532 Stein Hwy., Seaford, DE 19973 Redemptorist Fathers • 629-3591 MASSES: SUNDAY: Sat. Eve. - Vigil 5:30 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.
“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
VICTORY TABERNACLE CHURCH OF GOD
SUNDAY WORSHIP 11 AM and 6 PM ~ Sunday School 9:45 AM
WEDNESDAY NIGHT Ministry for the whole family 7 PM
Pastor Stacey Johnson 28261 Seaford Rd., Laurel, 2 miles N. of Laurel on Alt. 13
302-877-0443
The Atlanta Road Alliance Church 22625 Atlanta Rd., Seaford, DE (302) 629-5600 • www.atlantaroadcma.org Rev. Edward J. Laremore, Sr. Pastor David A. Krilov, Associate Pastor
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
ROCK CHURCH
SUNDAY WEDNESDAY 8:30 Worship 6:45 Pioneer Clubs (age 3 9:45 Sunday School thru grade 6) & Divorce Care® 11:00 Worship/Kids Church 7:00 Prayer Service & Youth 7:00 Evening Service Group (grades 7-12)
30320 Seaford Road, Laurel, Del. Ph: 875-7275 • Pastor Bill Konkel Sunday School: 9 a.m. Worship: 10:30 a.m. & 1st & 3rd Sunday Evening: 5 p.m. Thurs Evening Prayer: 7 p.m.
COKESBURY CHURCH
St. Luke’s Episcopal 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
Laurel Wesleyan Church Rt. 13A, Just North of Laurel Sunday School - 9:30 Worship - 9:00 & 10:45 Sunday Evening Worship Wed. Youth Ministries 6:30 p.m. Thurs. WKID, The Zone Children’s Ministries 6:30 Church 875-5380 • Sr. Pastor Ken Deusa Asst. Pastor: Rev. Rick Green; Youth: Kyle Horton Children’s Pastor: Marilyn Searcey
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
A Gathering Of Faith Come together under Christ’s roof and share together in his love. Attend Church this Sunday
PAGE 24 granddaughter, Kim Brabston. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ryan Bull; two sons, William Bull of Laurel, and Edward Hastings of Laurel; two daughters, Barbara Bull of Seaford and Mary Ellen Milbourn of Laurel; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services were held Monday, July 28, at the Church of God, Seaford, where friends called prior to the services. Pastor Kerry Clagg officiated. Burial was in Spring Hill Memory Garden, Hebron, MD. Contributions may be made to Church of God, Arch Street & Stein Highway, Seaford, DE 19973. Arrangements were handled by Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Seaford.
Margaret Driggers Whitman, 85
Margaret Driggers Whitman of Seaford died Thursday, July 24, 2008, at her residence. Born in Plant City, Fla., she was a daughter of Alice Davis and Hunter Driggers. Mrs. Whitman was a homemaker. She was a former member of the Seaford
MORNING STAR • JULY 31 - AUG. 6, 2008 Golf & Country Club. “Margaret says she is fine,” was one of her favorite expressions. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband Robert Wesley Whitman, Sr. in 2000. She is survived by a son, Robert W. Whitman, Jr. of Seaford; three daughters, Margaret W. Evans of Athens, Ga., Sharon W. Rushton of Chestertown, Md. and Marie Frances NcLaughlin of Pittsburgh, Pa.; seven grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. Services and burial will be private. Arrangements by Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Seaford.
Mary E. Handy, 96
Mary E. Handy of Reliance, near Seaford, died on Saturday, July 26, 2008, at LifeCare at Lofland Park. Mrs. Handy was born a daughter of Thomas Whitby White and Jane E. White of Federalsburg, Md. on Feb. 3, 1912. A resident of Reliance, she was a life-long member of Gethsemane United Methodist Church. She farmed the family farm with her hus-
Former Blades Police Chief dies By Tony E. Windsor Even before seeing him, it was known when Paul Viehman was in the room. You could tell by his boisterous laugh; a laugh that was infectious. On Sunday, July 27, the laugh was silenced as a battle with cancer claimed the life of the well-known local law enforcement officer and NASCAR enthusiast. Paul Viehman, 68, Blades, was a former Seaford police officer and spent 15 years as the chief law officer for the town of Blades. B.J. Hardin was Mayor of Blades during part of Viehman’s service to the town. Now a town councilman, Hardin said the Police Chief was good at his job. “He was the town sheriff,” Hardin said affectionately of Viehman. “He was quite well known statewide by anyone who was in law enforcement. He was astute in his job as a police officer and chief of Police. He was always there when he was needed.” Viehman was able in his lifetime to work in jobs that allowed him to live out two of his childhood dreams; being a police officer and getting up close and personal to NASCAR racing. In 2000, he retired as Blades Chief of Police and took a position with NASCAR as part of the garage security team. His new position had Viehman traveling to racetracks throughout the country between the traditional February through mid-November Winston Cup racing season. The excitement of racing was introduced into Viehman’s life at an early age. As a teenager, he would travel with his father, Bill, to racetracks throughout the east coast. The pair would watch such racing legends as Elmo Langley, Rich Kagle, Tim Flock and “a youngster named Richard Petty.” In 2000, Viehman said of his job with NASCAR, “I have to pinch myself. It is like a dream come true. Next to my wife, NASCAR is the love of my life. There is no sweeter smell or sound than those cars starting up in the morning and pulling out of the garage.” Before being hired by NASCAR for the security position, Viehman would often be found at Dover Downs volunteering his services as an Emergency Medical Assistant when NASCAR was in Delaware. It was while attending a race in Rockingham, N.C. that he was approached by NASCAR officials and
asked about trying out for the security team after he retired from the Blades Police Department. Though racing was something that excited him, it was police work that made Viehman a local celebrity. From his earliest days of law enforcement he treated his police work with the same philosophy that came to be known nationally as “community policing.” In a newspaper interview Viehman said of his job as a policeman, “If you do not know the people in the community you will never know anything.” He spent most of his police career in Blades, first under former Chief John Marvel, then taking the role of Chief when Marvel left police work. Early on in his career he was a Seaford police officer from 1968 through 1971. He also worked in the early 1970s with the Bridgeville Police Department under former Police Chief Frank Galante and also with the Bethany Beach Police Department for five years. Seaford Police Chief Gary Morris said he always knew that Paul Viehman held a special place in his heart for the Seaford Police Department. “I feel like because he started his police career in Seaford he always felt like this was a special place for him,” he said. “We had a great working relationship with Paul and whenever he was needed he was there. He never hesitated to backup our officers and we knew we could count on him.” In the mid 1970s Viehman left police work and he and wife Beverly opened Fairhome Nursing Home on Willy Street in Seaford. In 1978 they sold the nursing home and Viehman went to work for four and a half years as a long haul truck driver transporting new vehicles for the Ford Motor Company. Recently, Viehman worked with Bill Brown Jr. and Sr. at “The House” restaurant and bar at “Bargain Bill’s,” Laurel, where he took care of security. Asked in 2000 what he felt was most important in his role as a police officer, he replied, “I always told my daughter, Paula, that it is nice to be important, but more important to be nice. It only takes a few seconds to smile at someone and say something nice. But, it makes all the difference in the world. I can only hope that after all these years as a police officer I will be remembered as a nice person. Then I will feel like I have been a good cop.”
band, William I. Handy for many years and taught third grade at West Seaford Elementary School for 20 years retiring in 1975. She was a member of Reliance Grange #58, Reliance Homemakers Club and Gethsemane Bible Class. She Mary E. Handy was also an avid bowler. Her husband William I. Handy died in 1978; she was also preceded in death by a grandson, Charles Robert Bell Jr. in 1980. She is survived by a daughter Janeann H. Bell and her husband Charles Robert Bell of Woodland; two sons, Irvin “Irv” Handy and his wife Sandra of Seaford and William E. Handy and his wife Carolyn of Mont Vernon, N.H. She is also survived by her grandchildren; Jeff and Tracy Bell and children, Amber, Ainsley and Kasey; Chris and Karen Handy and children, Christian, Collin, Chase and Carolyn; Paula Lynne and Andrew Sacks of Worchester, MA and Jason and Amy Handy and daughter Elena of Charlottesville, Va. Funeral services were on Tuesday, July 29, at the Cranston Funeral Home, Seaford, where friends called on Monday evening and Tuesday morning prior to the services. Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery. The family suggests donations may be made to Gethsemane United Methodist Church, 2701 Woodland Ferry Rd, Seaford, DE 19973.
Olan J. Williams, Jr., 62
Olan J. “O.J.” Williams, Jr. of Hebron, formerly of Delmar, died Friday, July 25, 2008, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born Oct. 17, 1945 in Salisbury, a son of the late Olan J. Williams, Sr. and Virginia Cline Williams. O.J., as he was fondly known to family and friends, proudly served his country in the United States Coast Guard from 1964 to 1968. He worked at the Crown Cork & Seal Factory in Fruitland as a coil shear operator mechanic for 31 years. He attend-
Union United Methodist Church 2 North Laws St., Bridgeville, DE 19933 Across from Bank 337-7409 Handicap Friendly WORSHIP TIMES:
9 am Contemporary Service 10 am Sunday School 11 am Traditional Worship Youth Group (Sun. 6 p.m.)
ed Parkway Church of God in Salisbury for many years. He was a member of the American Legion in Hebron and a bartender at the VFW in Salisbury for 35 years. As a sports enthusiast, he was an avid NASCAR fan, following Dale EarnOlan J. Wiliiams, Jr. hardt, Jr. and loved the Baltimore Ravens and Orioles. He truly enjoyed spending time with his wife RV camping. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Donna Leah Williams; a son, Olan J. “O.J.” Williams, III, and his companion, Melissa Downs of Salisbury; a stepson, Derric Lefebvre and his wife Ioana of Silverthorne, Colo.; a stepdaughter, Holly Evans of Augusta, Ga.; and two grandchildren, Damian and Jasmine Evans. He is also survived by a host of friends. A funeral service was held on Tuesday, July 29, at Short Funeral Home, Delmar, where family and friends called prior to the service. Cremation followed the service. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 163, Salisbury, MD 21803. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.shortfh.com
Elizabeth Ann Williamson, 66
Elizabeth Ann “Libby” Williamson, of Bridgeville, died Saturday, July 26, 2008, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford after a short illness. She was born on Oct 7, 1941 in Woodland, a daughter of Hilbert and Mildred Lane Massey. Mrs. Williamson worked at Sears in Seaford for more than 20 years. She was a foster parent to about 20 children over the years and could always be counted on to help in emergency situations. Libby loved to cook, go shopping, sing, camp and go to yard sales. She was a lifetime member of Bridgeville Church of God, now called Lifeway Church of God in Bridgeville,
BETHEL WORSHIP CENTER 9431 Ginger Lane, Seaford (2.4 mi. north of Wal-Mart on US 13) 628-4240 Recorded Info 628-4241 Church Office
Pastor Joseph Lecates - 875-2059 Adult Sunday School 9:30 am Worship 10:30 am & 6:30 pm Children’s Church 10:30 am Nursery 10:30 am & 6:30 pm Youth Meeting Sun. 7 pm Promise Keepers Tues. 7 pm Wed. Night Bible Study 7 pm “We’re not building a church, we’re building God’s Kingdom!”
Welcome… SEAFORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday School 9 am Morning Worship 10 am
701 Bridgeville Road 629-9077
“Welcome Home!”
Wesley United Methodist Church 22025 Atlanta Road, Seaford, DE Pastor James Bongard Contemporary Worship 9 am Sunday School & Bible Education 10 am Traditional Worship 11 am Wednesday Worship 6:45 pm 302-629-3029 * Info Line 302-628-0112
743 E. Clarence St., Seaford, Del. Carlton L. Cannon, Sr. Paster
629-9443, Cell: 448-0852 • cogclarence@verizon.net Sunday: Midweek Activities: Church School........9:45 am Call for Details Morning Worship......11 am Children’s Church & Youth Explosion ........6 pm Nursery Provided Evening Worship.........7 pm *Counseling by appt. only Tuesday: Thursday: Bible Study & Family Corporate Prayer.........7 pm ‘Come and Grow with Us!’ Training Hour...........7 pm
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. Nursery Provided Pastor: Rev. Steven Booth Music Director: Linda Lewis
302-875-7998
MORNING STAR • JULY 31 - AUG. 6, 2008 and the American Legion Auxiliary in Seaford. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a sister Doris Gordy. She is survived by her husband of 48 years Ronald E. Williamson; three children and their spouses Ronald II and Cindy Williamson of Seaford, Robert G. and Ruby Williamson of Bridgeville, and Tiffany and Danny Wright III of Bridgeville; four grandchildren Amber, Crystal, Noel, and Robert Jr. Williamson; a brother, Richard Massey of Seaford; two sisters, Jeanie McDowell of Greenwood and Debbie Hagy of Auburndale, Florida. A funeral service was held on Wednesday morning at Fleischauer Funeral Home, Greenwood. Family and friends called one hour before service. Interment was at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Millsboro.
Doris Elizabeth Forney
Doris Elizabeth Forney of Laurel passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2008, from a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, Pa., she was a daughter of Paul and Elizabeth Myers, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Forney had worked for Armstrong World Industries in the accounts receivable department from 1952-1960. She was instrumental in helping to install the companies first IBM computer system in 1959. She was a wonderful homemaker, and loved her husband and children dearly. She enjoyed gardening, outdoor activities such as camping and fishing, and was a wonderful seamstress. Her family will always remember the delicious Pennsylvania Dutch dinners she would graciously cook for them. She was a member of the Laurel Wesleyan Church, and a volunteer at the Good Samaritan Shop in Laurel. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Robert Myers, Mervin Myers and Lloyd Myers; and a sister, Mabel Witmer. Doris is survived by her husband Melvin Forney of Laurel; her son Sheldon and his wife Lisa Forney of Selbyville, and her daughter Trina Forney of Delmar, Md. Also surviving her is a sister-in-law, Betty Myers of Pennsylvania and two special children dear to her heart Payton Saxton and Jack Saxton. She also leaves behind many nieces and nephews. A funeral service was held at the Laurel Wesleyan Church, Laurel, on Tuesday, July 29. A viewing was held prior to the service at the church. Interment was held at Delaware Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Millsboro. The Pastor Kenneth Deusa officiated. Memorial contributions may be made in her honor to the Good Samaritan Outreach, 115 West Market St., Laurel, DE 19956. Arrangements were in the care of the Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home, Laurel. ..Letters of condolences may be made by visiting www.delmarvaobits.com.
Jerome Hubert Wells, 59
Jerome Hubert “Jerry” Wells of Seaford passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2008, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. He was born March 25, 1949 in Salisbury, Md., a son of Betty Bennett Wells Roden of Galestown, Md., and the late Hubert G. Wells. He was a graduate of North Dorchester High School class of 1967. He worked as a tow cutter for E.I. DuPont. He loved to hunt and work in taxidermy. He was an avid fan of the Washington Redskins and the Baltimore Orioles. Besides his mother, Betty Roden; he is survived by his wife, Cathy Lynn Lewis Wells, whom he married on Nov.
26, 1985, a son, Barry Hubbard and wife Christine of Hurlock, three stepsons that he raised, Franklin White and wife Regina, Shawn White, and John White, all of Seaford; five grandchildren, Brittney and Audrey Hubbard, Jonathan Jerome Hubert Wells Lynch, Cameron White and Chylea Weatherspoon; three sisters, Connie Collins and husband Bill of Reliance, Debbie McKamey and husband Rob of Arizonia, Colleen Wells and Tina Wilcox of Galestown, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his step-father, Ervin Roden. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, July 30, at the Framptom Funeral Home in Federalsburg, Md with the Rev. Dan Walker officiating. Interment followed in Galestown Cemetery, Galestown, Md. Friends called at the funeral home on Tuesday evening and on Wednesday afternoon prior to the services. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to The I.C.U., 2nd Floor, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, 801 Middleford Road, Seaford, DE 19973. To share memories visit www.framptom.com
Rebecca E. Turbitt, 64
Rebecca E. Turbitt of Laurel, died Sunday, July 27, 2008 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She was born Jan. 31, 1944 in Delmar, a daughter of Milton H. Pope, Jr. and Elizabeth Ellen Tingle Pope. Rebecca enjoyed her work in retail at various places such as Rose’s and Food Lion in Delmar, where she had worked as a clerk the past 8 years. She dedicated her life to taking care of her family, extended family and friends in need. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, William Pope. She is survived by her beloved husband, Owen F. Turbitt; a son, Bryan O. Turbitt, II of Laurel; a sister, Catherine Rhodes and her husband Frank of Laurel; and three brothers, Ernest Pope and his wife Marilyn of Fruitland, Vaughn Pope and his wife Beverly of Salisbury and David Pope and his wife Anna Ruth of Cambridge. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. A visitation for family and friends was held on Wednesday evening, July 30, at Short Funeral Home, Delmar. Interment was private. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to: American Cancer Society, 92 Reads Way, Suite 205, New Castle, DE 19720. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.shortfh.com. Fill your special day with the warmth and elegance of fresh flowers. We gather vibrant blooms from around the world to create uniquely beautiful bouquets and arrangements especially for your wedding.
Rosalie Selby Whelpton, 75
Rosalie Selby Whelpton died of natural causes, Friday, July 18, 2008 in Winter Haven, Fla. Rosalie was born on Feb. 23, 1923 in Delmar, a daughter of Susie Cline Selby and Irving Selby (Ignazio Serapiglia). She received her BA degree from the University of Delaware in 1941 and her masters degree in Spanish from the Instituto Technologico de Monterey, Mexico in 1969. Mrs. Whelpton touched everyone she met in some special way, especially her foreign language students and fellow teachers. She taught for 41 years, 10 years in Delmar, Del., and 31 years at North Miami Senior High School. Her costumes, cooking classes and cultural events opened the eyes of her students to other cultures and customs. She retired from teaching in 1989, moved to Naples, Fla. in 1992, and in 2004 moved to Winter Haven, Fla. Rosalie was the “Queen” of dominoes, master of cards and other games and taught all her grandchildren to follow in her footsteps. She was an avid fan of all sports, most especially her beloved Florida Marlins and Miami Dolphins. Surviving are her children Philip and wife Susan Whelpton of Gainesville, Fla., Wendy and husband Hap Happney of Naples, FL. and daughter Robin Kelly of Winter Haven, FL. Also surviving are her cherished grandchildren Christopher and Patrick Whelpton and Matthew and Audra Lankford. She was preceded in death by her brothers, John and Lewis Selby and her sister Mary Mitchell. Services will be held Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at 1 p.m., at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 221 South 4th St., Lake Wales, Fla. (863-676-8578). The family requests attendees wear “Red for Ro.” Donations may be made to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at www.aspca.org/goto/rsw.pets in honor of the “grand pets” Sammy Dog 1 & 1, Wrigley, Squirt, Babar and May. Arrangements were handled by Steele’s Family Funeral Services, Winter Haven, 863-324-1475. Thoughts and memories for the family can be emailed to Rosalie Whelpton @aol.com.
Paul M. Viehman, 67
Paul M. Viehman of Seaford, died on Saturday, July 26, 2008 at home. Paul served in the US Army in Vietnam. He attended the Delaware State Police Academy in 1970. He was a police officer for over 30 years, retiring in 2001 as Police Chief of Blades. He then became a NASCAR official working in garage security at tracks all across the US for 2 years, which had been a life long dream. He then worked at Bargain Bill’s Flea Market and
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Education Briefs Local student enrolls at Eastern
Caitlin Wasson, Seaford, has enrolled at Eastern University, St. Davids, Pa., as a music education major for the fall 2008 semester. Wasson graduated from Seaford Senior High School as a member of chorus. She will be enrolled in the Wasson Templeton Honors School at
Eastern and is receiving a music scholarship. Wasson is a member of Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church and is a daughter of Christine and Richard Wasson of Seaford. Eastern University is a Christian university of the arts and sciences located at 1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, Pa. Eastern enrolls approximately 4,000 students in its undergraduate, graduate, professional, urban, seminary and international programs.
With sites in Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Eastern University offers classes at multiple locations throughout Eastern Pennsylvania. Through international partnerships, Eastern University programs are offered overseas.
Student named to Dean’s List
Autumn F. Visconti of 101 East 6th St., Laurel, was named to the dean’s list at Virginia Tech for the spring 2008 semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must attempt at least 12 credit hours graded on the A-F option and earn a 3.4 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) during the semester. to the dean’s list. Visconti is a senior majoring in landscape architecture in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies.
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Deborah L. Messick of Laurel, a senior music major at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pa., has been awarded Lebanon Valley College’s Barbara June Kettering Award.
Trefney graduates from Virginia Tech Maggie Trefney of Seaford graduated from Virginia Tech on May 9 with a bachelor of science degree in animal and poultry sciences. Virginia Tech is the most comprehen-
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Rotary collecting School Supplies
The Harrington-Greenwood-Felton Centennial Rotary Club is collecting school supplies to benefit children in the area. According to the club’s secretary, Linda Chick, “From the beginning our Rotary Club has made children a priority. This year, more than ever, families who are already struggling will need assistance in providing their children with basic supplies for school. Our club will be collecting school supplies in Harrington at National Night Out on Aug. 5 and in Greenwood at Big Saturday on Sept. 6.” Items needed include pencils, pens, paper, notebooks, rulers, crayons, markers and backpacks. Cash donations will also be accepted to be used toward the purchase of uniforms required by both Lake Forest and Woodbridge School Districts. People may bring their donations to the Rotary tent at either community event or drop them off at Chick’s, U.S. 13, Harrington. The Harrington-Greenwood-Felton Rotary Club meets every Thursday morning from 7:45 to 8:45 at Peoples Too Restaurant in Harrington. For more information, call 398-3898.
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Education Worcester Prep releases headmaster’s list Worcester Preparatory School has released the Headmaster's List for term four. Grade 6 Ariella Anthony, Seaford; Ben Clark, Ocean View; Alexa Conaway, Seaford; Gian-Lorenzo De Jesus, Seaford; Claire Dorey, Millville; Hannah Esham, Frankford; James Hemmen, Seaford; Meg Lingo, Rehoboth Beach; Alyssa Mocci, Lewes; Ryan Nally, Ocean View; Oriana Pando, Lewes; Emma Richardson, Rehoboth Beach; Robby Rogers, Millsboro; Daniel Rosa, Lewes; Alexander Scott, Lewes; Claire Stickler, Lewes Grade 7 Claire Brown, Bethany Beach; Jordan Carey, Bethany Beach; Katti Carpenter, Ocean City; Steven Lobo, Bethany Beach; Jordan Marshall, Dagsboro; Jake Mocci, Lewes;
Bradley Mullen, Seaford; Conor Nally, Ocean View; Thomas Thornett, Selbyville; James Willey, Bridgeville Grade 8 Elinor Brown, Bethany Beach; Sarah Chaski, Lewes; McKinnon de Kuyper, Lewes; Ashley Foreman, Frankford; Halie Murray-Davis, Lewes; Megan O’Donnell, Georgetown; Lynde Pepper, Lewes; Cole Phillips, Seaford; Erin Royal, Rehoboth Beach; Riddhi Sanwal, Lewes; Will Simons, Selbyville; Michelle Stickler, Lewes; Sibel Tekmen, Rehoboth Beach; Alex Ternahan, Bethany Beach Grade 9 Matthew Carey, Seaford; Hope Evans, Selbyville; Hunter Harmon, Rehoboth Beach; Kyle Joseph, Rehoboth Beach; Ty Mayers, Rehoboth Beach; Alex-
Sussex Tech announces that the following local students have been named to the 4th Quarter Honor Roll. Bethel: Grade 9 – Samantha Bowersox Blades: Grade 9 – Shelby Marvel Bridgeville: Grade 9 – Samantha George, Robert Miller, Tara Noel, Daly Pineyro; Grade 10 – Kristin Drummond, Caitlin Knotts, Benedict Pineyro, Caitlin Stone, Tara Taylor, Shelbi Temple; Grade 11 – Amber Johnson, Evan Lee, Chelsea Nichols, Holly Passwaters, Melina Pineyro, Nathan Rider, Samantha Smith, Skylar Willey; Grade 12 – Bethany Callaway, Jermaine Cannon, Joshua Dickson, Lacey Eckert, Travis Milam, Justin Rider, Rhonda Warrington Delmar: Grade 9 – Emily Tull; Grade 10 – Denay Lucas; Grade 11 – Nicholas Alberti, Taryn Townsend Greenwood: Grade 9 – Sara Cranmer, Alexander Davis; Grade 10 – Jennifer Bailey, Malachijah Clark, Kasey Thompson, Kaylyn Warner; Grade 11 – Heather Fuller, Corey Green, Tamara Hanley; Grade 12 – Derek Kitchen, Khamine Ramnath Laurel: Grade 9 – Erica Adkins, AnaMaria Alvarado-Ibarra, Abby Atkins, Bethany Bell, Jeffrey Bradley, Rachel Crum, Jessica Hansen, Melanie Hitchens, Joseph McGinnis, Andrew Mitchell, Kelly Mullen, Timothy Pianka, Autumn Stevens, James Whaley III, Angela Wilson; Grade 10 – Cody Belote, Ralph Day IV, Michael Edelin, Sharmaine Harris, Nakomi Jarin, Heather Johnson, Halie Parker, Mathew Parsons, Chad Ricci, Courtlyn Whaley, DaNee White;
Grade 11 – Courtney Bailey, Kariane Christophel, Dustin Hitchens, Keleigh Moore, Kristin Parsons, Cody Shields, Brittany Wheatley, Brandon Wilkins, Justin Worster; Grade 12 – Heather Baker, Robert Chandler, Brittany Cooper, Jacob Crum, Sarah Culver, Robyn Dechene, Joshua Dunn, Megan Eskridge, Kariann Flynn, Melissa Mahoney, Anthony McAllister, Carrie Mullen, David Ricksecker, Syndee Yeary Seaford: Grade 9 – Dana Bard, Scott Bell, Briana Bolden, Katie Brown, Taylor Budke, Paige Collins, Elizabeth Coulbourn, Meghan Engst, Nicole Esham, Timothy Gaskin, Myles Gray, Michelle Haney, Tianna Hutchins, Brandi Johnson, Taylor Kieffer, Chelsea Kimbler, Matthew King, Chase Kouts, Michael Mather, Brock Smith, Shannon Story, Dennis Trimble, Nathan Truitt, Matthew Tull, Jesse Wallace; Grade 10 – Marly Arbaiza, Paul Asa, Andrew Bell, Sabree Burbage, Anna Marie Dill, Whitney Ebron, Dana Farrow, Emily Genshaw, Kinjal Patel, Amber Williamson, Arthur Workman, Anna Yelverton; Grade 11 – Ashley Adams, Sara Adams, Ashley Bice, Sara Cramer, Seth Hastings, Brittnae Johnson,, Natalie Justice, Tyler Justice, Robert Lehman, Emmalee Mancuso, Tasha Mason, Rebecca McMillin, Kasey Moore, Brandon Norman, Herbert Quick, Keena Rollins, Gene Smith III, Melissa Willey; Grade 12 – Justin Brown, Kelly Conner, Kristen Conner, Megan Dukes, Ashley Elkington, Joshua Harris, Tanya Hart, Kyle Messick, Bradley Snyder, Joy Stephenson, Nicole Story, Katelin Tull, Brandi Wright
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Entertainment Good Samaritan Shop ministers to town of Laurel By Rebecca Jones There’s a certain story about a boy who gave up his lunch - five fishes and two loaves of bread - and how that small amount fed thousands of people one day in Israel, a little over two thousand years ago. One may say, “things like that can’t happen today,” but that appears to be the miracle of The Good Samaritan Thrift Store on Market Street in Laurel. When the ladies at The Lighthouse Church on Kaye Road in Laurel wanted to find out more about what The Good Samaritan does in their desire to host a fashion show, they began to realize the meaning of true ministry. In this unsure economy, some may take comfort in knowing that they can buy clean, decent clothing for as little as a quarter and $2 for a school uniform. The truly amazing thing, according to Midge McMasters, director of the facility, is that every penny made at The Good Samaritan goes to help someone in need. The Good Samaritan helps people pay for medications, electricity bills, gas, rent, car insurance and even dentist bills. “If a person gets into a jam and has a need,” states McMasters, “we try to fill it.” McMasters and the rest of the staff at The Good Samaritan donate their time to make sure that the store runs smoothly. At Christmas, the volunteers at The Good Samaritan - along with members of the community and Centenary Methodist Church - work to make sure that needy people in Laurel receive food and toy baskets. Families that get baskets are also able to pick out two outfits for each family member. McMasters says The Good Samaritan relies upon the generosity of those who donate their time, money, food and items for resale. In addition, they work with Social Services and refer people to agencies that can handle needs that are greater than The Good Samaritan can handle. The fashion show, featuring clothes worn from the Good Samaritan Thrift Store, will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8 at The Lighthouse Church, 27225 Kaye Road, Laurel. The show will include various members of The Lighthouse
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Church - Pastor Timothy Jones; members of the Hand in Hand Homeschooling Group; Lauren Hitch, “Miss Laurel”; Mallory Nielson, “Young Miss Harveson”/”Ulimate American Girl”; Alicia Satterfield, “Junior Miss Harveson/”Town & Country Teen Miss Photogenic”; and Sara Penny, “Teen Miss Harveson”/“ Teen Miss Greater Delaware.” After the show, there will be refreshments and a free-will offering for the Good Samaritan Thrift Store. For more information, call The Lighthouse at 8757814 or Event Coordinator Rebecca Jones
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Big Thursday to return to Millsboro The century old festival known as Big Thursday will take place on Aug. 14, 15 and 16. On Thursday, Aug. 14, the Millsboro Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual auction at the Millsboro Civic Center beginning at 6 p.m. Open to the public, free admission. The outdoor activities begin on Friday, Aug. 15, at 5 p.m., at Cupola Park, with an opening ceremony followed by nonstop live entertainment on stage and many food, craft and business vendors. On Saturday, Aug. 16, the festivities re-
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sume at 10 a.m. there will be entertainment until 10 p.m. Children’s activities, food, crafts, friends and fun will be the order of the day. Some of this year’s entertainment includes: DJ Sky Brady, Plenty Problems, the steel pan band, the Nanticoke Indian Dancers, “2nd Alarm,” the Jones Boys, Jr. Wilson, Ben Simmons and the Arabian Lights Dance Co. The festival will finish with an edition of the Cat Country Delmarva Star auditions. Come and cheer on your favorite performer. 50/50 tickets will
be sold during the event and a winner will be picked at the finale on Saturday night. Bring a lawn chair and claim your spot for hours of fun and entertainment. Everyone is invited. Admission is free. For additional information, call the Chamber at 934-6777. Some of the sponsors of this event are the Gr. Millsboro Chamber of Commerce, Town of Millsboro, Coastal Audiology, Food Lion, Jefferson, Urian, Doane & Sterner, P.A., Denney Electric, Diamond State Golf Cars and Delaware National Bank.
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Tributes For Healthcare Leadership nominations
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital is seeking nominations for its fourth annual Tributes For Healthcare Leadership Recognition Dinner, scheduled for November 13 at Heritage Shores Clubhouse in Bridgeville. Awards will be presented in three categories. The Founders award will be presented to an individual who has made significant contributions in furthering the mission of the hospital to improve the health status of our communities. Current employees of Nanticoke Health Services and active Medical Staff are not eligible. The Leadership in Philanthropy Award is presented to an individual or a group who has made support of Nanticoke Memorial Hospital and community health a philanthropic priority in their lives. Through example and advocacy nominees will have inspired others to participate in the philanthropic activities of the hospital. The Physicians Hall of Fame will recognize physician(s) who have served Nanticoke Memorial and the community with distinction and selflessness. Nominees for this award must be physicians who have retired from the Nanticoke Medical Staff or have served at least 10 years on the Medical Staff. Nominations in each category can be made by calling 6296611, extension 2405, or in writing to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Corporate Development, 801 Middleford Road, Seaford, DE 19973, or by sending an email to BrownT@nanticoke.org. The name of the nominee should be accompanied by a few words about their qualifications or a personal anecdote. Deadline is August 1.
Sunny weather and sunflowers Hunter Meredith, 2, of Seaford took advantage of the recent sunny weather as he played in his father’s sunflower field in Seaford. Hunter is the son of Matt and Teresa Meredith of Seaford. Photo by Storm Ockels
Pre-AFRAM Festival Basketball Challenge & Fish Fry
The public is invited to the Pre-AFRAM Festival Basketball Challenge and Fish Fry on Thursday, August 7, from 5-8 p.m. at Nutter Park, Collins Avenue in Seaford, DE (next to Chandler Heights Apartments). This is a community event and all are welcome. Spectators are sure to be entertained. The Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival asks for support with a Fish Fry Fundraiser during the Basketball Challenge. Fish sandwiches can be purchased for $5 and chicken will also be available for $4. Help make this year’s AFRAM Festival even greater by supporting area youth. Ballers ages 9 and up are still wanted. There is free registration. The four categories are 3 0n 3, Foul Shot Folly, 3 Point Shoot Out, and the Slam Dunk Contest. To further AFRAM's fundraising efforts a 5 on 5 basketball tournament will take place officiated by Jeff Johnson. Sign up for $30 per team. All ages are welcome. Prizes and trophies will be awarded. Sign-up for the Basketball Challenge by calling 628-1908, access registration forms on the Web at www.easternshoreafram.org, or forms may also be picked up at 721 Third Street, Seaford.
Look-In Glass Gift Shoppe sale
The Look-In Glass Gift Shoppe at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital is sponsoring a Specialty Distributors, Inc. sale featuring handbags, ponchos, wraps, watches, rings, fashion jewelry, shoes and seasonal items at discount prices. The sale will be held in the lobby of Nanticoke Memorial Hospital on Thursday, August 7, (noon to 7 p.m.) and Friday, August 8, (7 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Payroll deductions are available for NHS employees. All proceeds from The Look-In Glass Gift Shoppe benefit Nanticoke Health Services.
Delaware Sea Grant screenings of '62 storm movie
Few residents who lived along the Delaware shore in 1962 will ever forget the powerful northeaster that pounded the coast from March 6–8, devastating dozens of oceanfront homes and businesses, flooding communities, and destroying lives — seven people were killed in Delaware. In an effort to increase knowledge and understanding of coastal hazards in Delaware throughout the summer tropical storm season, the Delaware Sea Grant College Program will host screenings of “The ’62 Storm — Delaware’s Shared Response,” written, edited and produced by local filmmaker Michael Oates. The video features firsthand accounts from people who lived through the damaging three-day northeaster. Delaware Sea Grant will offer free screenings of the film in Cannon Laboratory Room 104 at the University of Delaware’s Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes at 10 a.m. on the following dates: August 13, and August 27. To schedule a special screening, contact Delaware Sea Grant’s Rita Baty at 645-4346 or rbaty@udel.edu.
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Decisions of three incumbents not a big surprise While the announcement by the three County Council Democrats RANK ALIO that they were not seeking re-election stunned many, to others is was ...these are people who not a surprise. Councilman Dale Dukes, a moved to Sussex and councilman since 1988, Finley thought council should (Butch) Jones, and Lynn Rogers, elected in 1996, all cited wanting have barricaded Rt. 1 to be with family as their reasons. Usually this is a cop out with most after they moved in. politicians, but in this case the reason has merit. A vocal minority of people are unhappy Rogers’ wife suffered a severe horse with the growth; these are mostly people riding accident injury which almost cost her life, and has been unable to walk with- who themselves moved to Sussex and thought council should have barricaded Rt. out assistance; her recovery will take 1 after they moved in and not allowed enmonths, maybe years. try to anyone else. Jones, who has lived apart from his Those critics have hoped this day new bride who resides and has a business in British Columbia, figured it was time to would come so they can elect anti-development people to the council. spend more time with her and his grandLet me tell you something: I don’t care children. which party is in power, even if the ones Dukes, who probably would have running don’t want growth, this county is stayed if the two others ran for reelection, a hot spot for retires and they will comfigured 20 years was enough to be away mand the growth, not the county. Kent from his family. County tried a moratorium and it lasted a During the time these Democrats controlled County Council, the county saw the few months and then it was back to busilargest growth in the history of the county, ness as usual. The property taxes, because of the 3 growing from 50,000 people to nearly percent growth of the county for two 200,000; growth with no increase in taxes decades, are among the lowest in the counsince Dukes came on board.
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try, and the tax rate is set to 1979 property assessment. People moving here, used to paying $8,000 to $10,000 a year in property taxes, are paying an average of $500 a year. Tell me you’re going to stop those people from moving here. This council has been non-plitical keeping Republican directors who were hired under the Republican administration, and hiring Republicans and Independents. Usually in politics it’s “To the winners go the spoils,” and “A new broom sweeps clean.” When the Democrats took back control of the council, Republican Robert Stickels was the County Administrator. Democrat officials were expecting to put in one of their own. Dukes and the Democrat controlled council, much to the anger and outcry of party leaders, Kept Stickels and he stayed on until he retired. I must note when the Republicans won control, they kept Democrat Administrator Joe Conaway, but he said he saw the writing on the wall and knew his days were numbered. Regardless of your feelings, political or otherwise of these three guys, the county is better off today because of their efforts. I struggled as Economic Director for the county trying to get the airport and industrial park to take off, no pun intended, until Rogers got on the council. With his
backing my dusty plans became a reality and 200 employees at the park became 650 when I left with $18 million in FAA grants for upgrades, including a new terminal building with a restaurant. Today there are more than 1,000 employees with industrial wages and benefits. Might I add Dukes led the charge to hire me amid a blistering attack by the opposite party because we were in a recession, as we are now, and they figured the money was ill spent. You figure! The county, instead of spending millions for a county police force, joined forces with the Delaware State Police hiring State Police officers to service areas in the county. They have added several locations for the county’s Paramedics, which have saved many lives. Instead of raising taxes, they have instituted user fees paid by people who use services such as building permits, zoning changes, board of adjustment changes and other uses that the normal taxpayer doesn’t use and shouldn’t have to pay for. Growth causes problems. Yes we have grid lock at the beaches, more traffic throughout Sussex, and more people. But, look around us, so does Kent and New Castle County counties in Delaware and the nearby states of Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
‘Diet’ is a word that creates great risk in any attempt to lose At my age it is frustrating enough to deal with household ONY INDSOR bills, taxes, vehicle maintenance and when the next meteor may strike, but now I have to add to that It is unfair enough to list – weight control. It is a worldrealize as you get older wide rage. The Atkins Diet, the South Beach Diet, Weight Watchyou can lose your hair, ers, Jenny Craig and Jarod, there is a diet to fit every need. teeth and memory. I never thought about the weight issue as a child growing up. I could eat the lion’s share of a cow carplan. I weighed in at 255 pounds and startcass and not gain an ounce. ed the plan. It was a great plan because it I suppose my body’s metabolism was much higher when I was 16. Life is not al- incorporated the use of protein supplements. ways fair. It is unfair enough to realize as Within two months I had lost over 50 you get older you can lose your hair, teeth and memory. But it could be a small victo- pounds. I was the subject of newspaper and television ads. ry if we could somehow avoid losing our However, because of the immense metabolism. It seemed at age 26 the weight issue be- amount of publicity that my weight loss received, I was stalked whenever I went to came the newest addition to my list of a restaurant. I could be at the buffet table life’s stresses. I went from a slim waist in Golden Corral and someone would size of 32 to wearing a pair of pants Elvis could have worn at his last concert. By the come up behind me and try to see what I time of I was 30 years old I was lumbering was eating, hoping to bear witness to my inevitable dietary failure. around like Bigfoot. Just like me, I see friends of mine lose However, the word “diet” seems to be weight using the latest diet craze. But, the most dangerous word in my vocabualso, just like me, in time, many of them lary. Each time I mention to anyone that I gain it back. I have learned to face the fact am attempting to start a diet I begin to eat that I love to eat. I eat when I am hungry three to four times harder then ever. I beand I eat when I am not. come a modern day carnivore. I could eat Yes, I am Tony Windsor and I am a the Whopper off a Burger King billboard. glutton. When the television comes on I About 19 years ago, at age 32, I was have to have something in my hand ready approached by an international diet group who thought because I was connected with to eat. I bought ice cream that is labeled “fata newspaper I would be an excellent candidate to promote their weight plan. It was free” and you would have thought it was a bar of gold. I got tired of walking back my first experience with a structured diet and forth to the kitchen filling up my
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bowl, so I just started eating out of the container. It is an addiction. I have realized that the diet fads do help participants lose weight. However, the only way I believe the weight can stay off is to develop some regimen of reasonable eating habits and at least a minor amount of exercise. I know, this is the cold hard truth that causes me to go into deep depression. There was a time in our society that no one seemed to worry about weight. Our moms fried chicken in Wesson oil and made mashed potatoes with cream. Today, the obsession with weight control has created a major stress for us and a
huge bank account for the creators of diet programs. These diet stresses are particularly hard on people like me and my family whose Sunday dinner get together resembles a pack of wolves on a dead mule carcass. Most families go to Florida to see Disney World. My family goes to find a new restaurant. Disney World is just a fringe benefit. Oh, well, once again I will undertake a major downsizing in my eating habits. To me this seems harder than coming off crack cocaine. Maybe it would be better for me to simply sell my television set.
Gas Lines Delaware price averages $3.91 Over the weekend, the national gas average fell below $4 a gallon for the first time since June 6, 2008. The Delaware gas average was at $3.91 as of Monday, down 16 cents since the all-time record of $4.07 set on June 18, 2008. “Lower pump prices are a welcome sight for motorists whose wallets have been hit hard,” said Catherine L. Rossi, manager of Public and Government Affairs, AAA Mid-Atlantic. “AAA anticipates that the price of gas will continue to fall for the remainder of the summer and could fall as much as 25-cents by Labor Day weekend.” The AAA asked motorists recently: Who’s to Blame for High Gas Prices? The Web poll, posted at aaamidatlantic.com, received 1,838 responses between July 16 and July 21. Poll respondents said commodity speculators, Congress, Big Oil and increased demand for oil are the reasons behind high fuel prices.
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Health Tips for staying safe in the hot weather The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) advises Delawareans to follow these steps during excessive heat. Residents who do not have access to air conditioning can avoid overheating by seeking out public places which do have air conditioning, such as stores, malls, theatres and libraries. DPH also recommends drinking plenty of water to keep hydrated, and wearing light colored, loose fitting clothing. Stay out of the sunshine as much as possible. Heat illness occurs whenever the body cannot compensate for excessive heat. When humidity is high, sweat ceases to evaporate and the body's natural cooling system slows down, in some cases shutting down completely. Those at risk include the elderly, young children, individuals with obesity, fever, dehydration, heart disease, mental illness, poor circulation, sunburn
and those using prescription drugs or alcohol. Warning signs of heat stroke include body temperature above 103 degrees F; red, hot, and dry skin (no sweating); rapid, strong pulse; throbbing headache; dizziness; nausea; confusion and unconsciousness. A milder form of heat illness, heat exhaustion can develop after several days of exposure to high temperatures coupled with reduced or unbalanced intake of fluids. The warning signs include heavy sweating, paleness, muscle cramps, tiredness, weakness, dizziness, headache, nausea or vomiting and fainting. The skin may be cool and moist with a fast and weak pulse rate and fast, shallow breathing. The elderly, people with high blood pressure, and people working or exercising in a hot environment are most susceptible to heat exhaustion.
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OPEN HOUSE - The Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter held an open house on July 15 in the Georgetown Office at 109 North Bedford St. Staff members from the chapter's headquarters in Philadelphia, Pa., the Newport office and the Julie HC Bailey Training Center answered questions and provided an update on Alzheimer’s research. The Training Center is now open in Smyrna and offers ongoing training and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for nurses, nursing home administrators, social workers and activities professionals. For more information, call 302-514-6510 or 800-272-3900. Representative Joe Booth (middle) is shown here with Training Center Trainer Katie Macklin and President of the Delaware Valley Chapter Wendy Campbell.
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Health Briefs Blades hosts health screening
Residents living in and around the Blades community can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or heart attack. Life Line Screening will be at the Blades Town Hall-Hardin Hall on Tuesday, July 29. The site is located at 20 W. Fourth St. in Blades. Appointments will begin at 10 a.m. Recommended baseline screenings include Stroke/Carotid Artery, Atrial Fibrillation, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Peripheral Arterial Disease. Additional screenings can be added for a more comprehensive risk assessment and include C-Reactive Protein; complete Lipid Panel including HDL/ LDL and total cholesterol; Glucose; and an ultrasound screening for Osteoporosis. Pick any four screenings for $140. All eight screenings are $199. Life Line Screening was established in 1993, and has since become the nation’s leading provider of preventive screenings. For more information regarding the screenings or to schedule an appointment, call 1-800-643-6188. Pre-registration is required.
Nanticoke plans golf tournament
The 22nd annual Nanticoke Health Services Golf Tournament is Friday, Sept. 5 at the Seaford Golf and Country Club. The day will consist of practice, lunch, 18-holes of golf, dinner and door prizes. A full field of participants is expected with a noon shotgun start and scramble format. The tournament’s goal is to raise over $35,000 for Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. Proceeds will be used for the hospital’s charity endowment prescription fund, a special indigent fund for patients in need of assistance with their prescriptions. Teams of four players will compete for various donated prizes. During the course of the day, golfers will have chances to test their skills by competing
in contests for Longest Drive, ClosestTo-The-Pin, Hit-The-Green and a HoleIn-One. All participants will have the opportunity to putt through a three-step qualifying round. Following dinner, three people will putt for $2,500 each. Entry fees are $150 per player and $600 for a foursome. Sponsorships packages are available. Anyone interested in individual reservations or sponsorship opportunities should contact the Nanticoke Health Services Development office at 302-629-6611, extension 2404 or email MorrisR@nanticoke.org.
Stroke support group
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital will offer free monthly Stroke Support Group meetings designed for individuals who have survived a stroke as well as their families and caregivers. Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at Nanticoke Cancer Care Center from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. The meetings will consist of guest speakers and breakaway sessions in which caregivers and survivors will meet in two groups to discuss concerns, provide support and networking. Refreshments will be provided. Sheila Brant and Joan Burditt, occupational therapists at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, will facilitate the support group meetings. Pre-registration not required. For more information, call 629-6611, ext. 5121.
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Caregiver support group
Join our monthly support group at the Cheer Community Center, the second Monday of each month at 11 a.m., 854-9500. This support group is for you, whether you are a new caregiver or have been taking care of a loved one for years. We are turning the “Fearless caregiver” book into a guide for our support group. Each month a chapter will be discussed, concerns shared and support given.
Oncology symposium
The Sixth Annual Seaside Oncology Symposium will take place Saturday,
Oct. 11, at the Boardwalk Plaza Hotel in Rehoboth Beach. The Tunnell Cancer Center and the Medical Society of Delaware sponsor this annual, half-day symposium to update participants on the diagnosis and management of cancer. It is designed for physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals. The conference, which begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends with lunch at 1 p.m., is planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint-sponsorship of the Medical Society of Delaware and Beebe Medical Center. The Seaside Oncology Symposium Continued to page 33
Depression support
The Mental health Association in Delaware will be sponsoring a Depression Support Group in Laurel on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. The meetings begin at 7 p.m. The MHA encourages anyone dealing with a depressive disorder to attend. Register in advance by calling 1-800-287-6423. Peer support groups sponsored by Mental Health Association of Delaware are not intended to replace professional mental health treatment.
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PARROT HEADS SUPPORT ALZHEIMER’S - The Delaware Seashore Parrot Head Club recently presented a check for $5,262 to Jamie Magee, Georgetown branch office coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Association. The money was raised at the Boat Drinks Bacchanal 2008 held on May 17 at the Lighthouse at the Wharf in Lewes. Since the Georgetown office opened in 2001, the Delaware Seashore Parrot Head Club has donated over $38,000 to the Delaware Valley Chapter to fund local programs and services. Jamie Magee presented a plaque to the Parrot Heads in appreciation of their continued support. Shown in the photo representing the Parrot Heads are Tanya Hudson, vice president; Debbie Auld, president; and Jamie Magee.
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Health Research before taking kids to the movies By Dr. Anthony Policastro
some research before taking their children to see it. The new Batman movie, “The Dark That research might involve asking Knight,” was given a PG-13 rating. After others who have seen the movie for their the opening some parents were complain- opinion. It would mean not going to see ing. the movie on the weekend it opens, but They felt that the movie should have that makes sense if you have any doubt. been rated R. The feelThat research might ing was that it was too involve reading the The MPAA is there to violent for young chilmovie reviews. Many dren. One of the people reviewers do a good job quoted in the paper had help parents. It is not of explaining how they taken her 11 year old think young children there to replace parents’ and 14 year old to see will react to a movie. it. That research might judgment. That same weekend mean going online to my daughter called me see what the general about recommendations for a movie for feeling of multiple reviewers is about a her three children. One of the considermovie. There is a web site titled parentations was “Journey to the Center of the stv.org That site gives detailed informaEarth.” tion about a movie. It gives a rating for I told her that from what I had read, it se. It gives a rating for violence. It gives seemed like it would be too scary for the a rating for behavior. It gives a rating for younger two children. I recommended language. It gives a suggested age for that they go see Wall-E. children to view it. Both of these situations involve For example, Journey to the Center movies with ratings that have the word of the Earth received green ratings in all “parental guidance” in them. That term four areas. However, they advised that means exactly what it says. It does not only children over 7 view it. The Dark mean that movies rated PG-13 are suitKnight received a green rating only in able for all children over age 13. It does the sex area. The other three areas were not mean that movies rated PG are suitrated red. They advised that only children over age 16 view it. able for all children. The MPAA is there to help parents. It What it means is that the MPAA is is not there to replace parents’ judgment. expecting parents to decide whether to Whenever there is a movie rated PG or take their children or not. Every child PG-13, parents need to do their homeis different. Every parent has differwork. ent things that they want to teach their That is true if they take their child children or expose their children to. That to see it. That is true if they allow their means that every movie categorized as child to go see it with someone else. PG or PG-13 requires the parents to do
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Medicine Take-Back planned
In response to new evidence that flushed medications are ending up in our water supply, a group of Delaware nurses is sponsoring the second Medicine Take-Back Event on Tuesday, Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cape Henlopen Senior Center in Rehoboth Beach. Nurses Healing Our Planet, an environmental task force of the Delaware Nurses Association, invites everyone in the community to bring in all unwanted
prescriptions and over-the-counter medications, as well as vitamins, inhalers, drops, veterinary pills and liquid medications in their original containers. All pharmaceuticals will be disposed of in an environmentally safe manner. New evidence shows that flushing is the wrong way to dispose of unwanted drugs. According to the Associated Press, some drugs “resist modern drinking water and wastewater treatment processes.” The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that no sewage treatment systems are specifically engineered to remove pharmaceuticals. Leftover medicines cause thousands of accidental poisonings and deaths each year. When old drugs are flushed down the toilet, they can poison fish, animals, plants, and people. For more information, call 302-428-2117.
We need to teach our children values. We need to make sure the entertainment that we choose for them helps us do that.
Expecting a rating on the film to do that for us is not the way to make that happen.
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LIVE WELL PORTABLE, includes pump, $85. 3377359, 559-8061 cell. 7/24 12’ BASS BOAT w/Trailer, elec. motor, fish finder, ready to go, $850. 6284159. 7/3 ‘96 PONTOON BOAT TRAILER, $700. 80 hp Mercury 2-storke outboard motor, $800. ‘89 Hurricane 19’ (Fun Deck) Boat, Free. 875-5106. 6/19
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DELMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL VACANCY: The Delmar School District is accepting completed District applications for an 11-month position as READING SPECIALIST/ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINER for the 2008-’09 school year. Applicants must be licensed/ certified by the Delaware DOE in subject matter. Salary as per State and Local guidelines for FY ’09 based upon experience and degree of education. Closing date for application with complete documentation: 12 noon, Wednesday, August 6, 2008. Contact Beth Phillips @ 302/846-9544 x111 for an application. EOE
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ADULT CHOIR DIRECTOR Centenary United Methodist Church is accepting resumes for the part-time position of Choir Director for the adult choir. Position involves being responsible for coordinating the music program for the Church; planning music for Sunday worship services; directing choir at the 11 a.m. worship; conducting choir rehearsals each week; and attending meetings when necessary. Approximately 10 hours per week from September through mid June. Send resumes to Centenary UMC, 200 W. Market St., Laurel, DE 19956, no later than August 15.
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LEGALS LEGAL NOTICE Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company, “Eastern Shore”, recently filed a notice with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under Docket No. CP08-432-000 for permission to install a nominal sixinch (6”) diameter natural gas line in Seaford, DE. The pipeline is proposed to begin at the Eastern Shore metering and regulating site on Water Street and end at the Invista Plant on Nanticoke Street. A pamphlet entitled “Blanket Certificate Program Notice to Landowners” is available on FERC’s website at this location: http://www.ferc.gov/ industries/gas/indus-act/ blank-cert/blanketcert.pdf. For more information, please contact Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company’s landowner hotline at 877-650-1257. A separate notice will be mailed to affected landowners. 7/31/2tc
PUBLIC HEARING The Commissioners of Bridgeville will hold a Public Hearing and present an Ordinance related to Building Permit Fees, for a second and final reading at their monthly meeting scheduled for August 11, 2008, beginning at 7:00 P.M. in the Town Hall, 101 N. Main Street, Bridgeville, Delaware. COMMISSIONERS OF BRIDGEVILLE JOSEPH T. CONAWAY, COMMISSION PRESIDENT 7/31/1tc
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BROAD CREEK HUNDRED Subd. #2007-3 Notice is hereby given that the County Planning and Zoning Commission of Sussex County will hold a public hearing on Thursday evening, AUGUST 28, 2008, in the County Council
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NOTICE Estate of Alice Marie Phillips, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of Alice Marie Phillips who departed this life on the 29th day of June, A.D. 2008 late of Seaford, DE were duly granted unto Roy E. Phillips on the 17th day of July A.D. 2008, 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 28th day of February, A.D. 2009 or abide by the law in this behalf. Executor: Roy E. Phillips 9927 Middleford Road
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NOTICE Estate of Marcella Marie Reed, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of Marcella Marie Reed who departed this life on the 8th day of June, A.D. 2008 late of Laurel, DE were duly granted unto John J. Reed on the 24th day of June, A.D. 2008, 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 8th day of February, A.D. 2009 or abide by the law in this behalf. Executor: John J. Reed 14925 Johnson Road Laurel, DE 19956 David L. Wilson Register of Wills 7/31/3tc
NOTICE Estate of Nancie R. Wyman, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of Nancie R. Wyman who departed this life on the 22nd day of June, A.D. 2008 late of Blades, DE were duly granted unto Rodney Samuel Cawley on the 11th day of July, A.D. 2008, 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 22nd day of February, A.D. 2009 or abide by the law in this behalf. Executor: Rodney Samuel Cawley 14402 Blossoming Ct. Charlotte NC 28273 Attorney: H. Cubbage Brown, Jr., Esq. 108 East Water Street Dover, DE 19901 David L. Wilson Register of Wills 7/24/3tc See LEGALS—page 38
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NOTICE Estate of John D. King, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration upon the estate of John D. King who departed this life on the 25th day of March, A.D. 2008 late of Bridgeville, DE were duly granted unto Daryl P. King on the 14th day of July, A.D. 2008, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the said Administratrix without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Administratrix on or before the 25th day of November, A.D. 2008 or abide by the law in this behalf. Administratrix: Daryl P. King 11843 Glen Circle Country Glen, Bridgeville, DE 19933 Attorney: Michele Procino Wells Procino Wells, LLC 225 High St. Seaford, DE 19973 David L. Wilson Register of Wills 7/24/3tc
NOTICE Estate of William J. Heron, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration WWA upon the estate of William J. Heron who departed this life on the 19th day of March, A.D. 2008 late of Seaford, DE were duly granted unto William John Heron, Jr on the 3rd day of July, A.D. 2008, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the said Administrator WWA without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Administrator WWA on or before the 19th day of November, A.D. 2008 or abide by the law in this behalf.
Administrator WWA: William John Heron, Jr. 7 Frantz Road, Kunkletown, PA 18058 Attorney: James A. Yori Fuqua and Yori, Esq. P.O. Box 250 Georgetown, DE 19947 David L. Wilson Register of Wills 7/17/3tc
NOTICE Estate of David Burton Webb, Jr., Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of David Burton Webb, Jr. who departed this life on the 1st day of June, A.D. 2008 late of Seaford, DE were duly granted unto Jane L. Webb, David T. Boyce C.P.A. on the 7th day of July, A.D. 2008, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the said Co-Executors without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Co-Executors on or before the 1st day of February, A.D. 2009 or abide by the law in this behalf. Co-Executors: Jane L. Webb 9335 River Vista Drive Seaford, DE 19973 David T. Boyce C.P.A. 210 N. Pine Street, Seaford, DE 19973 Attorney: David W. Baker, Esq. P.O. Box 551 Georgetown, DE 19947 David L. Wilson Register of Wills 7/17/3tc
indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the said Executrix without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Executrix on or before the 16th day of February, A.D. 2009 or abide by the law in this behalf. Executrix: Patricia Randall 22227 Shore Drive, Seaford, DE 19973 David L. Wilson Register of Wills 7/17/3tc
NOTICE Estate of Doris A. Truitt, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of Doris A. Truitt who departed this life on the 25th day of June, A.D. 2008 late of Seaford, DE were duly granted unto Meriam A. Rippon on the 9th day of July, A.D. 2008, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the said Executrix without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Executrix on or before the 25th day of February, A.D. 2009 or abide by the law in this behalf. Executrix: Meriam A. Rippon 9458 Tharp Rd., Seaford, DE 19973 David L. Wilson Register of Wills 7/17/3tc
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Estate of Pauline Pursell Wright, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of Pauline Pursell Wright who departed this life on the 2nd day of July, A.D. 2008 late of Seaford, DE were duly granted unto Walter Malcolm Wright on the 8th day of July, A.D. 2008, 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 2nd day of March, A.D. 2009 or abide by the law in this behalf. Executor: Walter Malcolm Wright P.O. Box 1388 Easton, MD 21601 David L. Wilson Register of Wills 7/17/3tc
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On the Record Marriage Licenses The Sussex County Clerk of the Peace George Parish joyfully announces the following couples have obtained marriage licenses: Marki Devonne Dixon, Seaford to Sherell Nicole Palmer, Seaford Ryan Perry Hosler, Delmar to Stephanie A. Wallace, Delmar Michael W. Johnson, Laurel to Jennifer L. Barnes, Laurel John Wayne Moffett, Blades to Debra J. Walker, Blades Carey L. Swartzentruber, Greenwood to Maria Jane Slaubaugh, Greenwood
Divorces Tyesia A. Matos from Haniel J. Matos Tracy A. Milligan from Erik L. Milligan Carol Johnson from John Teagle Anthony T. Lowe from Hosanna Lafazia Charhonda Massey from John L. Young Sr. John S. Martin from Linda M. Martin Christopher J. Penuel from Amy L. Penuel Claudine Gustin from Roland Heraut James V. Molesi from Rachael MolesiZerbei
Deeds 02/10/08, DCK Enterprises, Inc. to Gunslinger Investments, L.L.C., parcel, Little Creek Hundred, $200,000 02/15/08, Clayton J. and Patricia A. McMullen to Harley Wayne and Wanda Lee Tull and Jerry C. and Tammy L. Dukes, parcel, Nanticoke Hundred, $960,000 02/15/08, Jerry C. and Tammy L. Dukes and Harley Wayne and Wanda Lee Tull to Clayton J. and Patricia A. McMullen, Lot Nos. 14-15, Old Furnace Estates, subdivision, Nanticoke Hundred, $160,000 02/21/08, Eric M. and Carol Z. Johansen to Christopher Scott and Irene Elizabeth Whaley, parcel, Lands for Albert L. Joseph, subdivision, Little Creek Hundred, $70,000 02/21/08, Kathleen Ferber to Kristian L. Woodland, Lot No. 10, Donoho and Robinson, Town of Seaford, subdivision, Seaford Hundred, $176,000 02/15/08, Allenzine Joseph, Executrix to Mark Yoder, Jr., parcel, Northwest Fork Hundred, $15,500 02/22/08, David L. Moore and Rachel Morcom, a/k/a Rachel Morcum to Joanne Brooks Wolanski, parcel, Lands of John A. Moore, Jr., subdivision, Little Creek Hundred, $60,000 02/22/08, Shirley E. Roby to James C. and Janet A. Windsor, Tract Nos. I-II, Little Creek Hundred, $300,000 02/15/08, Sherrie L. Ridgeway to Tonya White-Calka, parcel, Town of Seaford, Seaford Hundred, $129,500 02/14/08, Homecomings Financial Network, LLC to Heather L. O’Neal, Lot No. 4, Phillip’s Development, subdivision, Little Creek Hundred, $157,000 02/21/08, Robert M. and Vergonda B. Thomason to Great American Homes, Inc., parcel, Town of Seaford, Seaford
Hundred, $27,000 02/26/08, George J. Jr. and Sandra F. Mackenrodt to David W. and Brenda R. Rambo, parcel, Town of Bridgeville, Northwest Fork Hundred, $130,000 02/27/08, Deborah J. Mitchell to Eugene H. Jr. and Christine M. Sockriter, Lot No. 6, Oaklawn Estate, Inc., subdivision, Seaford Hundred, $170,000 02/25/08, Charles Scott and Carla K. Linder to Eric and Susan Eipper, Lot No. 61, Section II, Hill-N-Dale, subdivision, Broad Creek Hundred, $310,000
Building Permits Christopher T & Sandra Kirk, S/Rt 480A 3100’ E/Rt 479, Broad Creek Hundred, 2nd fl rec rm/deck, $43,668 Prestige Homes Inc, Bynum Lane Lot 3, Little Creek Hundred, dwelling/deck, $66,415 Robino-Bell Ayre LLC, E/Rt 30 N/Fleetwood Dr, Seaford Hundred, townhomes 8 units, $696,000 Mary E. Holland, Katie Walson Lots 39, 40, 41, 47, Little Creek Hundred, dwelling w/add, $94,360 Maryland Shore Homes at Country, Country Grove Lot 71, Little Creek Hundred, dwelling w/add, $149,159 Milford Street Associates Inc, W/Rt 13A Parcel 1, Seaford Hundred, building 6, $400,000 PR Builders Inc, Ross Station Lot 32, Seaford Hundred, dwelling w/add, $70,892 David R Eisenhour, SE/Rt 458 2140’ N/Rt 451, Little Creek Hundred, deck/ab grn pool/she, $10,000 James Stradnick, N/Rd 503 290’ W/Rd 510, Little Creek Hundred, pole building, $14,400 Victoria Anne Cromer, SW/Rd 64 Lot 3, Little Creek Hundred, dwelling w/add, $96,978 Richard Cannon, Wessex FM Assoc Lots 1, 2, 3, North West Fork Hundred, shingles/windows, $15,320 Christiana Bank & Trust Co Trustee, W/Rd 17 200’ W/Rt 571, North West Fork Hundred, interior remodel, $15,000 Jeffrey D O’Day Jr, Deep Pines Lot 29, Nanticoke Hundred, pole bldg-farm use, $10,800 Gwendolyn Jackson, Messick Dev Lot 24, Nanticoke Hundred, windows/siding, $14,615 Helen & Winifred Leung, N/Rt 24, Broad Creek Hundred, manure shed, $24,960 Lynn B & Wendy L Irwin, Broad Creek Estates Lot 25 26, Little Creek Hundred, dwelling w/add, $183,817 First State Community Action, Fisher Mill Park Lot 21, Nanticoke Hundred, dwelling w/add, $82,852 First State Community Action, Fisher Mill Park Lot 60, 61, Nanticoke Hundred, dwelling w/add, $82,852
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D ELMARVA AUTO A LLEY The race isn’t over until you see the checkered flag By Bonnie Nibblett This weekend at the Delaware Motorsports Complex's clay circle track the mighty URC (United Racing Club) Sprints return for a night of wing sprints in action racing. The regular Saturday night line-up also includes the NAPA Big Block Modified, Super Late Model, crate classes and the Modified Lite division. Friday, the Dragway will host another Summit E.T. Point Series with “Double Points” at stake. Gates open at 3:30 p.m., time runs start at 4:30 p.m. and eliminations are at 8 p.m. Bobby Insley of Crisfield, Md. is the current leader in Super Pro, with Billy Groton of Seaford only 10 points behind. Pro leader is Jim Williams of Seaford followed by Phillip Truitt of Parsonsburg, Md. who is 20 points behind. The 1⁄2 mile dirt oval Delaware International Speedway has had a busy July with the Camp Barnes Benefit Races on July 10, make-up races from a rainout on June 14 and regular weekly racing action. The top five finish results for the 23rd annual Camp Barnes in each class are: • NAPA Big Block Modified - HJ Bunting III 91, Wade Hendrickson 85, Rick Laubach 14, Matt Jester 62 and Richie Pratt Jr. 28. Fastest time - Bunting - 19.492 seconds and 92.346 MPH. • Super Late Model - Ricky Elliott 45, Roland Mann 55, Jon Callaway 12K, Norman Short Jr. 8, Austin Hubbard 11A. Fastest time - Rookie Callaway - 19.297 seconds and 93.279 MPH. Jarvis led but had a right rear tire blow just after the halfway mark. • 12 Lap Shoot-out winner - Rick Laubach 14, in a Modified. Norman Short Jr. was the only late model in the last five laps. • AC Delco Modified - Brad Trice 57, Michael White 85M, Tim Trimble 21, John Curtis 17 and Brandon Perdue 65.
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Police Journal Robbery at The Athlete
On July 23 at approximately 1:30 a.m. Seaford Police Officers responded to The Athlete in reference to a burglary. Officers determined that the unknown suspect(s) gained entry into the business by breaking a glass door window. Once inside the suspect(s) removed an undisclosed amount of various tennis shoes and fled the scene. The Seaford Police Departments Criminal Investigation Division responded. The Seaford Police Department is asking anyone with information about this crime to call 302-629-6644 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333. Delaware Crime Stoppers is offering a reward.
Library director sentenced in case
Attorney General Beau Biden announces that former Millsboro Library Director Cheryl Scheffel pled guilty in Sussex County Superior Court on July 16 to multiple offenses, including theft of $168,326 from the Millsboro Library. Scheffel pled guilty in Sussex County Superior Court before Judge T. Henley Graves to one count of theft over $100,000, four counts of second degree forgery and one count of falsifying business records. She was ordered to pay $168,326 in restitution to the Millsboro Library. She has been ordered to serve 10 consecutive weekends at a Violation of Probation Cen-
ter, beginning the weekend of July 25, and to serve 14 years of probation. Scheffel was also ordered to continue treatment with a gambling therapist, to have no contact with any gambling establishment, and to provide proof of self-barring from any gambling facility in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Philadelphia.
Florida man arrested for drugs
On July 24 at approximately 8:05 p.m., members of the Delaware State Police Sussex County Drug Unit arrested an Orlando, Fla. resident on numerous drug charges. The case began after a tip that Lovel E. Grant, 61, of Florida, was in possession of a large quantity of marijuana at the Laurel Auction block. The tipster advised that Grant was selling marijuana and that he was keeping a large amount in the trunk of his maroon Toyota Corolla displaying Florida registration. As the investigation ensued, a member of the Sussex County Drug Unit responded to the area and observed the suspect described by the tipster enter his vehicle and leave the parking lot. Shortly afterward, a member of the Laurel Police Department, who assisted with the investigation, conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle where the operator was contacted. The operator was identified as Lovel E. Grant of Orlando, Fla. Mr. Grant consented to a search of the vehicle by police. That search revealed a trace amount of marijuana under the pas-
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Burglary reported at Woodbridge school
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Police investigate double drowning
The Delaware State Police are investigating the death of two Hispanic males who drowned the evening of July 23 in a private pond located off Dirt Lane, east of Selbyville. Both males appear to be in their late teens or early twenties. Emergency crews from several area fire companies responded to the pond after witnesses observed two Hispanic male persons walk into the pond in an attempt to swim. Witnesses reported to police these subjects were standing in waist deep water when one of them apparently went in too deep over their head and could not swim. The male was struggling to stay afloat when the second subject attempted to swim out to the struggling subject and help. Witnesses reported that both persons could not swim and went under water quickly and never resurfaced.
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WORLD SERIES TIME- District III’s Petie Holloway presents the District III championship flag to Laurel manager Jeff Evans during the District III Senior League softball postgame ceremony. Laurel will represent District III in the Senior League World Series which begins play this Sunday in Roxana. Photo by Mike McClure
Above, the Laurel Senior League all-star softball team carries the District III flag around the field following a win in the district championship. Below, right, Laurel’s Melissa Trout watches a pitch into the catcher’s mitt while teammate Brittney Brittingham takes a lead off second base. Photos by Mike McClure
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WORLD SERIES CHAMPS- Shown (l to r) is the Diamond State Swoop 10U softball team which won the NSA World Series in Rock Hill, SC with a 2-1 win in the championship to remain unbeaten in World Series play: Back row- Coach Jodi Green, Coach Dwayne Calloway, Coach Jay Davis, Coach Scott Hovatter, and Coach Randy Webb; middle rowReagan Green, Kelsey Joseph, Courtney Tate, Taylor Collins, Ashton Riddle, Lauren Genshaw; bottom row- Jenna Calloway, Emily Cox, Rachel Davis, Kyra Webb, Hannah Layton, Marissa Walls, Nicole Hovatter, and Yasmin Hill. Not pictured is Natalie Culver.
Delmar Junior League baseball team falls in state finals The Delmar Junior League baseball team advanced to the state finals with a pair of wins before falling to Elkton, 4-1, last Thursday in Pocomoke. Delmar opened the state tournament with a 12-3 win over Northern Calvert on Sunday. Thomas Gray earned the win as he struck out five in six innings and got three double plays from his defense. K.J. Trader added a hit, an RBI, and three runs. Delmar fell to Elkton, 7-5, last Tuesday despite a pair of hits by Ryan McCulley and two RBIs from Trader. The District 8 champs bounced back with a 9-3 victory over Queen Anne’s on Wednesday to advance to the championship game. Gray went six innings before giving way to McCulley in the final inning. Delmar fell to Elkton, 4-1, as Trader singled and came home on an error for his team’s lone run.
Nick McCulley winds and delivers a pitch during his team’s state championship win over West Salisbury. Delmar advanced to the state finals before falling to Elkton. Photo by Mike McClure
SGCC’s Hannah Henderson warms up during her team’s home meet against the Elks Club of Salisbury on Thursday, July 17.
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James Hill of Laurel won the TUSA Regional race at Delmarva Motorsports Park in Seaford on Friday, July 18. Photo by Adam Board The Heritage S h o r e s Ladies’ 18 Hole Golf Association played ‘Ace of Aces” on Wednesday, July 23. Muriel Waite, left, won Low Net, Ursula G a r d n e r (center) had Lowest Putts, and Kay Mooney had the lowest gross score.
The District III Big League softball team celebrates winning the state championship following a 1-0 win over District I last Tuesday in Seaford. Photo by Mike McClure
East Coast X-plosion 18U fast pitch softball tryouts Aug. 17 The East Coast X-plosion 18U fast pitch softball team will be holding tryouts for the 2008-09 season on Sunday, August 17 from noon - 2 p.m. at the Laurel Little League complex. Tryouts will be held at Crown Sports in Fruitland in the event of rain. The team is committed to four or five college showcases this fall and summer as well as two local state tournaments. The X-plosion is focusing on showcasing its players to colleges within the Mid-Atlantic area. For more information, directions to tryouts, or if you need to schedule an individual tryout please contact Jeff Allen at jalln5@comcast.net or call 443-235-6141.
2008Come Senior Softball World Series out and watch us play! Lower Sussex Little League Complex, Pyle Center, Roxana, Delaware
Hosted by Delaware District III ~ www.district3.org for more information
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Sunday, August 3 5:30 (1) Dist. III vs. East 8:00 (3) AP vs. Central
Sunday, August 3 5:30 (2) Southwest vs. South 8:00 (4) LA vs.West
Monday, August 4 5:30 (5) Canada vs. LA 8:00 (7) Central vs. Southwest
Monday, August 4 5:30 (6) EMEA vs. AP 8:00 (8) West vs. Dist. 1H
Tuesday, August 5 1:00 (9) West vs. Canada 3:30 (11) South vs. AP
Tuesday, August 5 1:00 (10) Central vs. EMEA 3:30 (12) East vs. LA
Wednesday, August 6 5:30 (13) East vs.West 8:00 (15) Southwest vs. EMEA Thursday, August 7 5:30 (17) LA vs. Dist III 8:00 (19) EMEA vs. South Friday, August 8 5:30 (22) B2 vs. A1 8:00 (24) A2 vs. B1 Saturday, August 9 4:00 Championship Game Televised on ESPN (27) Winner Game 22 vs.Winner Game 24
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Opening Ceremonies Sunday, August 3rd, 3:30 Pool A Asia-Pacific (AP) - China Central - Indiana EMEA - Germany South - Virginia Southwest - New Mexico
Pool B Canada - Ontario District III - Laurel East - TBA Lain America (LA) - Puerto Rico West - TBA
The Pyle Center is just north of Roxana on Rt. 20 from the north take Rt.113 to Dagsboro, go east on Rt. 26 to Rt. 20 south and follow the signs from the south take Rt.113 to Selbyville, go east on Rt. 54 to Rt. 17 east, follow Rt.17 to Roxana, turn left on Rt. 20 and follow the signs from the Beach (Rt.1) take Rt. 26 west to Rt. 17, follow Rt. 17 to Roxana, turn right on Rt. 20 and follow the signs
Wednesday, August 6 5:30 (14) South vs. Central 8:00 (16) Dist. III vs. Canada Thursday, August 7 5:30 (18) AP vs. Southwest 8:00 (20) Canda vs. East Friday, August 8 3:00 (21) A5 vs. B5 5:30 (23) B4 vs. A4 8:00 (25) A3 vs. B3 Saturday, August 9 11:00 (26) Loser game 24 vs. Loser game 22
Please note that all rainouts will be played the following day at 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm Teams listed on the left shall occupy the first base dugout • The team in the third base dugout shall call the flip of the coin. All managers shall meet the Tournament Director at the Camden Yards Field for the coin toss (1) hour prior to the game start time.
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Gibson adjusts to life in the Gulf Coast League, gets first pro hit By Gene Bleile After a long plane ride to Ft. Myers, after joining the team in mid-season, after practice and adjusting to a roommate that did not speak English, Seaford’s Derrik Gibson got into his first Red Sox game against the Orioles of the Gulf Coast Rookie League and singled in his first professional at bat on July 18. “It was a hanging curve ball and I drove it up the middle for my first hit in the minors,” he said in a recent phone interview from his hotel room in Ft. Myers. “I had a break out game a few days later against the Twins when I went 3-for-4, including a double and my first RBI. “I am just starting to get adjusted to better pitching and trying to get my timing down. I have worked with the hitting instructor and he has made a few changes, but he wants me to get around 100 at bats before he makes a decision on any major
changes to my swing,” Gibson said. “With me and the new players that have arrived, the manager just wants us to play and get into an everyday routine. I have played shortstop, third base and was the designated hitter in one game. I bat leadoff or second in the lineup and the coach told me to steal bases on my own. That has been fun so far. Against the Reds, I stole three bases in the first game I started and played the entire game,” he added. As of Sunday, July 27, Gibson had played in eight games with 24 official at bats, along with seven walks. He is currently batting .250 with two doubles, four singles, three runs scored and two RBI. He has four stolen bases, an on base percentage of .441, and a slugging percentage of .333, while his team is currently in second place behind the Twins in their division of the Gulf Coast League.
Seaford School District hires Uhlich as new athletic director By Gene Bleile The Seaford School District formally recently announced the hiring of Artie Uhlich as the new half-time athletic director at Seaford High School. Uhlich replaces teacher and coach Tim Lee, who had filled the position since the death of Vince Morris last November. Uhlich, age 55, is a retired U.S. Secret Service agent with 27 years service in Washington, D.C. He is also a former director of security for Henlopen Acres (Rehoboth Beach), a former Bethany Beach police officer and a former Criminal Justice teacher at Sussex Tech. Uhlich also holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Maryland, National Sports Coaches certification, DSSOA soccer referee certification, and the American Sports Education program certification. He also has 20 plus years of high school coaching experience in soccer, softball and basketball at stops in Maryland and Delaware. Included in his coaching experience are three regional championships in girls’ soccer, two Baltimore city championships in girls’ soccer, and a softball state championship at Elizabeth Seton High School. Closer to home, he has also coached girls’ basketball at Woodbridge, Indian River and Delmarva Christian High School; girls’ soccer at Laurel High and Sussex Tech; and boys’ soccer at Sussex Tech and Lake Forest High School as well as being a three time Blue/Gold Senior All-Star girls’ basketball coach. Uhilch had this to say about the upcoming challenge that he refers to as, “a half-time position, with full time duties”. “I will do whatever it takes to get the job done. It will be hard, but it is an honor to follow in the footsteps of Vince Morris and Interim-AD Tim Lee. They both have meant so much to the Seaford community and Seaford athletic program. I will do my best to make them proud and carry on the tradition at Seaford.”
Colin Handy of the Seaford Golf and Country Club swim team competes in the backstroke during a recent home meet.
SGCC swim team members qualify for DSA championships The following Seaford Golf and Country Club swim team members qualified for the Delmarva Swim Association championships to be held on Saturday, Aug. 2 in Dover: Sydney Beard in Fly, Back, Breast, and Freestyle; Claudia Carey in Back; Alexis Carey in Fly, Back and IM; Alex Kimpton in Back; Andrew Mackler in Fly, Breast and IM; Catherine Mackler in Breast,; Spencer Noel in Fly, Breast, Back, and Freestyle; Zak Parks in Back, Free and IM; Jake Procino in Fly, Back, Free, and IM; Chelsey Procino in Back, Free, and IM; Christopher Smith in Fly, Breast, and Free; and Erika Smith in Fly, Back, Breast and Free.
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Soccer Sept-Oct ‘08 at Laurel Wesleyan Church Artie Uhlich is the new Athletic Director at Seaford High School. Uhlich started his new half-time position in mid-July and will be replacing Interim-AD Tim Lee, who has returned to a full time teaching position. Uhlich is a former Laurel girls’ soccer coach. Photo by Gene Bleile
“When someone says the name ‘Seaford’ I want everyone to say they respect what the school provides for the students and opportunities it offers for its athletes. I want the students and athletes to be proud to be a Blue Jay,” said Uhlich. “The Seaford School District has been very helpful during this transition period. I want to thank them for the opportunity and continued support,” he concluded. Uhlich and his wife, Mary, live in Lewes.
for boys and girls ages 6-11 (by Aug 31st) Every Child receives : Upward Soccer Reversible Jersey Upward Soccer Water Bottle Upward Soccer Socks & More Registration is $50 per Child ~ Deadline is Aug. 5th Multiple child discounts available Pick up registration forms at Laurel Wesleyan Church 30186 Seaford Hwy, Laurel, De 19956
For more information call 302-875-5380 All practices and games will be at Laurel Wesleyan Church
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Post 6 pitcher Steve Sharff, left, delivers a pitch during last Tuesday’s home win in American Legion baseball action. Patriots’ second baseman Lance Kelley is shown making contact with a pitch during a recent game. Kelley earned a save in one of the Patriots’ two wins last Saturday. Photos by Mike McClure
Post 6 Patriots sweep Oak Grove, fall to Newark in doubleheaders The Post 6 Patriots swept a doubleheader against Oak Grove last Saturday but were swept by Newark on Sunday in American Legion action last weekend. On Saturday, Oak Grove scored a run in the first inning of game one before the Patriots scored three runs in the fourth. Trent Passwaters doubled to right center and scored on a wild pitch, Eric Sharff singled and came home on a double steal, and Lance Kelley reached first on an error and scored on a ground out by T.J. Wisseman. Oak Grove added one in the fifth and Post 6 answered with a run in the sixth as Wisseman singled in Kelley for the 4-2 win. Korey Hearn allowed two runs on two hits and struck out six in six innings for the win while Kelley pitched one shutout inning for the save. Tyler Ruark collected three hits, Kelley scored a pair of runs, Wisseman had a hit and two RBIs, and Passwaters added a hit and a run. In game two, Sussex West scored two runs in the second and third innings and added eight in the fourth in the 12-1 win in five innings. Lefty James Smith allowed one run on two hits and struck out
nine for the win. Kelley went 2-for-3 with three runs and three RBIs; Eric Sharff had a hit, three runs, and an RBI; Dustin Richards and Passwaters each added a hit, a run, and an RBI; Steve Sharff and Matt Parker contributed a hit and a run apiece; and Wisseman had a hit and an RBI. In game one on Sunday, Newark scored four runs in the first, three in the third, and six in the fourth for the 13-6 win. Newark collected 12 hits and committed five errors and Post 6 had eight hits and five errors. The Patriots’ Steve Sharff went 2-for-3 with three RBIs; Ruark went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI; Parker was 2-for-4 with a run; and James Smith batted 1-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. Starting pitcher Eric Sharff went 1-for-2 with a run and Richards had a run and an RBI. In game two, Newark scored 11 runs on 12 hits in the 11-6 win. Post 6 had six runs on five hits while each team committed four errors. Steve Sharff went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI; Eric Sharff had a hit, a run, an RBI; and Smith and Richards each added a hit and and a run.
Woodbridge softball team competes in Eastern Regionals The Woodbridge Major League all-star softball team, which won the District III and state championships, lost its first two games in the Eastern Regionals in Albany, N.Y., last weekend. Woodbridge fell to New Jersey, 5-1, on Saturday before losing to Pennsylvania, 5-2, on Sunday. No additional information was provided about these games. The state champs were scheduled to play New York and Maryland to wrap up bracket play.
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SSA’s Cailey Hastings swims the backstroke during the 10 and under Individual Medley last week against the Sussex Family YMCA. The Dolphins won their last home meet of the season, 350-160. Photo by Elizabeth Bleile
SSA Dolphins earn 285-282 win over Lewes Yacht Club The following are the results from the SSA Dolphins’ July 17 meet against the Lewes Yacht Club: SSA 285, LYC 282- 100 Yard Freestyle Relay- Girls 8U- 1. SSA (Samantha Cotten, Megan Perdue, Kierra Horne, Amy Venables), 1:24.94; Girls 10U- 1. SSA (Victoria Dalton, Rachel King, Kelsey Ketterman, Hannah Venables), 1:09.85; 200 Yard Freestyle Relay- Girls 11-12- 2. SSA (Taylor Daudt, Madeline Morris, Aubrey Seeley, Corrine Stewart), 2:21.96; Boys 11-12- 1. SSA (Jacob Duke, Ryan Seeley, Cameron Horne, Gray Venables), 2:19.59; Girls 13-14- 2. SSA (Morgan Swain, Olivia Duke, Julia Tobin, Maria DeMott), 2:15.62; Boys 13-14- 1. SSA (Alex Welding, Stephen Dopler, Michael Dopler, Dustin Venables), 1:56.56; Girls 15-18- 1. SSA (Taylor Swain, Ania Sypek, Lauran Hare, Paige Venables), 1:58.99; Boys 15-18- 1. SSA (Lee Mayer, Cory Darden, Tim Halter, Andy Halter), 1:36.75; 2. SSA ‘B’ (Daniel DeMott, Ryan Stewart, Kyler Horne, Jonathan Schwinn), 1:48.56 25 Yard Butterfly- Girls 8U- 1. Amy Venables, SSA, 19:71, 2. Megan Perdue, SSA, 22:02; Girls 10U- 2. Hannah Venables, SSA, 20:03 ; 50 Yard Butterfly- Boys 11-12- 1. Gray Venables, SSA, 30:50; Boys 13-14- 1. Dustin Venables, SSA, 28.50, 2. Alex Welding, SSA, 29.75; Girls 15-18- 1. Jamie Swain, LYC, 30.25, 2. Taylor Swain, SSA, 32.63; Boys 15-18- 1. Andy Halter, SSA, 25:53, 2. Cory Darden, SSA, 27:16 25 Yard Backstroke- Girls 8U- 1. Amy Venables, SSA, 23.56 50 Yard Backstroke- Boys 11-12- 1. Jacob Duke, SSA, 38.88, 2. Ryan Seeley, SSA, 46.04; Boys 13-14- 1. Alex Welding, SSA, 32.72, 2. Nicholas Dopler, SSA, 39.28; Girls 15-18- 2. Taylor Swain, SSA, 36.22; Boys 15-18- 1. Andy Halter, SSA, 28.37, 2. Tim Halter, SSA, 31.15 25 Yard Breaststroke- Girls 6U- 2. Sophie Hanenfeld, SSA, 41.50; Boys 6U- 2. Chase Flood, SSA, 37.09; Girls 8U- 1. Samantha Cotten, SSA, 27.53; 2. Megan Perdue, SSA, 29:21; Girls 9-10- 1. Hannah Venables, SSA, 22.00, 2. Rachel King, SSA, 22.87 50 yard breaststroke- Boys 11-12- 1. Gray Venables, SSA, 40.15; Boys 13-14- 1. Maria DeMott, SSA, 40:28; Boys 13-14- 1. Dustin Venables, SSA, 33.72, 2. Michael Dopler, SSA, 36:46; Girls 15-18- 1. Paige Venables, SSA, 36.21; Boys 15-18- 1. Tim Halter, SSA, 35.81, 2. Lee Mayer, SSA, 35.88 25 Yard Freestyle- Boys 6U- 2. Chase Flood, SSA, 27.84; Girls 8U- 1. Amy Venables, SSA, 18.78, 2. Samantha Cotten, SSA, 19.40; Girls 10U- 2. Hannah Venables, SSA, 16.31; Boys 10U- 1. Nathan Hanenfeld, SSA, 16.71 50 Yard Freestyle- Boys 11-12- 1. Jacob Duke, SSA, 32.81; Girls 13-14- 2. Julia Tobin, SSA, 32.93; Boys 13-14- 1. Alex Welding, SSA, 26.28, 2. Michael Dopler, SSA, 29.72; Boys 15-18- 1. Andy Halter, SSA, 23.87, 2. Lee Mayer, SSA, 24.34 100 Yard IM- Girls 10U- 2. Victoria Dalton, SSA, 1:48.75; Girls 11-12- 2. Taylor Daudt, SSA, 1:28.79; Boys 11-12- 1. Gray Venables, SSA, 1:14.68; Girls 13-14- 2. Maria DeMott, SSA, 1:14.15; Boys 13-14- 1. Dustin Venables, SSA, 1:07.34, 2. Michael Dopler, SSA, 1:13.05; Girls 15-18- 1. Paige Venables, SSA, 1:11.06, 2. Jamie Swain, LYC, 1:14.15; Boys 15-18- 1. Lee Mayer, SSA, 1:03.47, 2. Tim Halter, SSA, 1:04.75; 100 Yard Medley Relay- Girls 8U- 1. SSA (Megan Perdue, Samantha Cotten, Amy Venables, Kierra Horne), 1:44.34, 2. SSA (Calista Waddell, Becca Wheatley, Amy Craft, Baylee Ketterman), 2:13.62; Girls 10U- 2. SSA (Amber Lovelace, Laura Schumacher, Kelsey Ketterman, Leah Bollinger), 1:44.34 200 Yard Medley Relay- Boys 11-12- 1. SSA (Jacob Duke, Ryan Seeley, Gray Venables, Cameron Horne), 2:44.47; Girls 13-14- 2. SSA (Morgan Swain, Julia Tobin, Maria DeMott, Olivia Duke), 2:59.87; Boys 13-14- 1. SSA (Alex Welding, Dustin Venables, Michael Dopler, Nicholas Dopler), 2:16.37; Girls 15-18- 2. SSA (Ali Schwartz, Paige Venables, Taylor Swain, Ania Sypek), 2:18.04; Boys 15-18- 1. SSA (Andy Halter, Tim Halter, Cory Darden, Lee Mayer), 2:03.93; 2. SSA (Kyler Horne, Jonathan Schwinn, Ryan Stewart, Daniel DeMott), 2:09.03
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Delmar’s starting pitcher Nick Cooper, left, comes home with a pitch during his team’s win in the District 8 Junior League baseball championship game . Above, Delmar’s Gus Shockley, looks to connect with a pitch. Delmar won the district championship but fell in the state finals. Photos by Mike McClure
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Laurel’s Courtney Evans, left, comes home with a pitch during the District III Senior League championship game. Evans pitched the final inning in her team’s 8-0 win. Laurel’s Stephanie Wheatley is all smiles as she rounds third and goes home after hitting a solo home run. Laurel returns to the Senior League World Series in Roxana for the second year in a row. Photos by Mike McClure
Registration open for 2008 Wicomico Volleyball Camp
Laurel looks to use experience to make a strong showing in Series
Coach Margie Knight, head volleyball coach at Salisbury University, and Wicomico County’s Department of Recreation and Parks have come together again for the 2008 Volleyball Camp. Come out and work with Coach Knight and her SU team as they teach the techniques, positioning and much more that has lead them to years of success. This camp is designed for girls ages 12-17 and runs daily, August 4-8 from 9 a.m. - noon at Salisbury University’s Maggs Gymnasium. The cost to participate for the entire camp is just $130 per player. Registration is now open but space is limited. To register visit the Wicomico Civic Center Box Office, open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., or sign up online at www.wicomicorecandparks.org. For more information please contact Kelly O’Brien at 410-5484900 ext. 108.
By Mike McClure The Laurel Senior League softball team returns to the Senior League World Series after placing third in the world last year. Mariah Dickerson is the lone new player on the team, which returns all of its players from a year ago. “They’re a very experienced team and I think that’s going to help us,” said LaurelManager Jeff Evans. “We’re bigger and faster than we were last year but there’s some things we’re not executing that we did last year.” Laurel opens the tournament on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. against USA East and will play USA West on Monday at 8 p.m. After a day off, the District III champs face Canada at 8 p.m. and will take on Latin America on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. The playoffs will take place on Friday, August 8 with consolations and the championship on Saturday.
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Jamie Mills pads points lead with win in Delaware Modifieds By Charlie Brown Jamie Mills had to take advantage of a late race caution to catch his nephew, rookie Joseph Watson, and then drive to his fourth win of the season in the 25-lap NAPA Big Block Modified feature Saturday night at the Delaware International Speedway. It was a very competitive night that produced two first career wins and one first season win. Watson took full advantage of his first time starting on the pole in the NAPA Big Blocks. It took three attempts to get the first lap in when Howard O’Neal and Tim Millman had problems in separate incidents. When the race did get a lap in, it was Watson pulling away on the point. Jeff Brown separated Joseph from his brother, Jordan who was running in third. H.J. Bunting made a quick charge from ninth to fourth and Matt Jester held fifth. Bunting started his move through the top five with Mills following him. Bunting took second on lap nine but was still a straight away distance behind Watson at halfway. Mills held down third with Jester in fourth and Robert Dutton, who had started in 13th, running in fifth. The caution that Watson didn’t want to see came out on lap 15 when Chad Clark came to a stop erasing his 4.3 seconds lead. Under the yellow Bunting pulled to the infield with mechanical problems moving Mills to the back bumper of his nephew. Mills immediately mounted a challenge taking the lead on lap 17. Jester was still in the hunt and followed into second. Bishop was closing on Mills but he slid high when he missed his line in the turn on lap 23 and went high eliminating his chance for a last lap challenge. Mills, in the Coulbourne Farms/Bicknell drove to his fourth win. “I tell you what he would have been tough.” said Mills in reference to catching Joseph if there hadn’t been a caution. “I kind of slid him there twice and I figured well he’s my nephew. He won’t get mad with me if a slide up in front of him. It would have been interesting if we didn’t have the caution.” Jester finished in a well earned second with Joseph Watson turning in a great performance in third. Fourth went to Dutton and Jordan Watson rounded out the top five. Heats were won by Jordan and Bunting. John Curtis proved once again that he is tough to beat from the pole in the makeup AC Delco 15 lap feature. Tim Trimble chased Curtis the whole distance and had one final shot when the yellow came out with one lap to go when last week’s winner, Herman Powell spun. On the restart Curtis was smooth but he slid high in the final turn giving Trimble one final chance. Curtis was able to recover and drove to his fourth checkered of the season in the Taylor & Messick/Teo. Trimble finished in second with Brad Trice third. Fourth went to Michael White and Joseph Tracy rounded out the top five. Shown (clockwise from top) is District III pitcher Kim Owens delivering a pitch during the Big League championship game last Tuesday; Haley Quillen makes a play in right field in her team’s 1-0 win; Jesse Wallace prepares to take a lead off second. The District III and state champs play in the Eastern Regionals in Connecticutt starting this weekend. Photos by Mike McClure
James Farmer rides to win before curfew at U.S. 13 By Charlie Brown It was one of those nights in Delmar when nothing went smoothly, bringing an end to racing due to the curfew for the Super Pro and Pro racers. The Pro Bike final did get in before the curfew and former champion James Farmer of Felton took advantage of a red light foul by Jay Windsor, also of Felton, to take the win. Farmer ran a 9.579/133.61 on his ’80 Kawasaki. Semi-finalist was Charles Nock of Frankford. Quarterfinalists were Sherell Blake of Delmar, Md., Marquise Blake of Bishopville, and Chris Waters of Easton. Other finals that made it before curfew included Import, Bike Trophy and Jr. Dragster classes. In Import, Jeff Wildonger of Seaford benefited from a red light foul by Jack Belleville of Parsonsburg. Wildonger ran a 15.427/100.02 on a 13.99 dial in his ’02 Subaru. Brinell Tingle of Berlin had the better reaction and took the Bike Trophy win over Jack Timmons of Millsboro. Tingle ran an 11.317/121.93 on an 11.13 dial for the win. Timmons was off his dial with a 16.341/73.18 on a 15.70. Both Jr. Dragster finals made it under the deadline. In Jr. Dragster 1, Kody Mariner of Salisbury had a red light foul and Paul Riddle, Jr. won even though he broke after his start according to the “first or worst” rule. Tyler Doak of Parsonsburg was back in victory lane again increasing his point lead in Jr. Dragster 2 as he ran on his dial against Trevor Post of Delmar. Doak had a 7.908/79.91 on a 7.90 dial while Mariner had an 8.880/69.69 on an 8.82 dial. Super Pro was down to the semifinal round between Keith Mayers Fruitland, Jay Parrott, Jr. of Quantico, and Paul Riddle of Millsboro. The trio split the final round money. Quarterfinalists were Melvin Thomas of Pasadena, Md. and John Myers of Glen Burnie. Pro was down to the all-Ford final between Roger Ridgeway, Jr. of Dover and Jay Bare of Snow Hill with the pair splitting the final round money. Semifinalists were point leader Phillip Truitt of Parsonsburg and Toya Peek of Houston, Del. Quarterfinalists were Eddie Baker of Salisbury, Andre Blades of Fruitland, Kenneth Bosset of Jessup, Md. and Jesse Long of Preston. Hot Rod Trophy was down to three cars. Remaining were Billy McLamb of Pittsville, Doug Sylverster of Laurel, and Robert Wyatt of Lewes. This Friday will be a Summit E.T. “Double Points” Series event. Gates open at 3:30 p.m. with time runs at 4:30 p.m. and eliminations at 8 p.m.
Whaley gets first win of the year in Delaware Late Models RESULTS: 20-Lap Super Late Model Feature: 1. RICK WHALEY; 2. Donald Lingo Jr; 3. Ray Davis Jr; 4. David Pettyjohn; 5. David Hill; 6. Kevin Scott Jr; 7. Kerry King; 8. Bryan Driver; 9. Bob Geiger; 10. Kevin VanVorst; 11. Trent Collins; 12. Jon Callaway; 13. Al Chaney; 14. Hal Browning; 15. Staci Warrington; 16. Dave Hertz; 17. Rob Massey; 18. Richard Jarvis Jr; DNS; Dale Lingo. 15-Lap Crate Model Feature: 1. BARRY BEAUCHAMP; 2. Joe Warren; 3. Eric Vent; 4. Mike Wilson; 5. Herb Tunis; 6. Chris Jestice; 7. Tyler Reed; 8. Josh Millman; 9. Travis Justice; 10. Darin Henderson; 11. Kelly Putz; 12. Justin Breeding; 13. Skip Syester; 14. Clint Chalabala; 15. Bunky White; 16. Jeff Swartz; 17. Nick Davis; 18. Mike Williams; 19. Randy Oswald; 20. Michael Wilkins.
ESBF Hall of Fame nominations are due August 15 Nominations for the Eastern Shore Baseball Foundation Hall of Fame are due on Friday, Aug. 15. The Hall of Fame and Museum are located at Perdue Stadium in Salisbury, home of the Delmarva Shorebirds. The museum is free to the public and is open during most Shorebirds’ home games. Interested fans may mail ideas to the foundation at P.O. Box 2071, Salisbury, Md 21802; visit the ESBF website at esbf@comcast.net; or call 410-546-4444. The vision of the Eastern Shore Baseball Foundation is to preserve and advance the rich legacy of baseball on the Eastern Shore. For more information, contact Jeff Fields at 443-783-4920 or Kenny Green at 410-430-5497.
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Star Sports Calendar
STAR TEAM OF THE WEEK- Shown (l to r) is the Delaware Stingers adult field hockey team which placed third at the Kent County Clash: top row- Sara McCabe, Stephanie Moyer, Chomin Dalton, Alina Ritchie, Lindsay Moyer, Sara Pritchett, Ashley Caldwell; front row- Steven Benton, Jennifer Short, Ellen Rowe, Leslie Messick, and Jimmy Caiola. The team is coached by Lloydlee Heite.
Delaware Stingers travel to Kent County Clash in Harrington Members of the Delaware Stingers field hockey club recently traveled to the Kent County Clash in Harrington. The adult team took third place in the tournament. The Stingers have been playing in a summer league in the Dover County Parks and Rec League. The Stingers will soon be preparing for the 2008-09 indoor season and is accepting new players. For more information about the Delaware Stingers, call 302-337-8545 or visit the club’s website at www.lloydlee.com/DelawareStingersFieldHockey.htm.
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Seaford Golf and Country Club’s Jenna Beard keeps the lead for her team in the kick board relay during the SGCC/SSA fun meet last week.
Delaware Blue Hens select baseball to hold tryouts Aug. 9, 16
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The Delaware Blue Hens select baseball team will hold tryouts Aug. 9 and Aug. 16 at the Sports at the Beach complex. The 10-11 year olds tryouts will be held 9-11 a.m. and the 12-13 year olds will try out 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. Contact Brian Deleon at 302-7459412 for more information
August- Thunder Dawgs to hold travel baseball tryouts- The Thunder Dawgs will hold tryouts on Aug. 24 and Aug. 31 at 11 a.m. at the Laurel Little League park. Visit www.leaguelineup.com/thunderdawgbaseball for more information. Fall- Sussex County Sports Foundation fall ball program registrations openThe Sussex County Sports Foundation will be hosting its second annual ball ball baseball and softball program in Laurel. The league will accept teams such as Little League and travel ball teams. Players must be associated with a team and teams can be formed for this purpose. Doubleheader games will be played every Sunday. Each team will get 10 games and championship games will be played. Games will be played at the Laurel Little League complex. All registrations and payments must be submitted by August 15. Please note you will be playing the ‘09 season age. For more information please visit the league’s website at www.sussexcountysportsfoundation.com or call 302-644-7777. Upward Soccer League Fall signups- Sign up now for the Upward Soccer Sept.Oct. 2008 season. The league, is open to boys and girls ages 6-11, and allows every child to play, learn, and be a winner. The cost for early registration (by Aug. 5) is $50 with family discounts available. Players receive the following: Upward reversible jersey, Upward water bottle, Upward soccer socks, and end of season award and celebration, and equal playing time every game. Forms can be picked up at the Laurel Wesleyan church office at 30186 Seaford Road in Laurel Monday-Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday mornings. All practices and games will be at Laurel Wesleyan church. For more info call 302-875-5380.
Seaford Department of Recreation to hold fall signups The Seaford Department of Recreation is holding signups for the following leagues: Youth Tackle Football- Ages 7-13. The cost is $30 and includes a physical and all equipment. Tryouts are September 6, so sign up early. NFL Flag Football- Ages 6-11. The cost is $20 and the league is co-ed. Games start in September and are played on Sunday afternoons. Youth Cheerleading- Ages 7-14. The cost is $40 and includes a uniform that you can keep. Practice starts in September and the girls cheer for the tackle football league on Saturdays. Youth field hockey- Ages 7-12. The cost is $20 and includes a shirt. This is an instructional league that runs on Saturday mornings and starts Sept. 6.
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Eastern Shore Baseball Foundation to auction Baines print
Over 60 golfers from Delaware, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Virginia participated in the inaugural Men’s Members Guest Tournament July 18-19 at the Heritage Shores golf course. The tourney consisted of a series of nine-hole matches in five different flights along with a par three event and a putting contest.
Heritage Shores hosts inaugural men’s member/guest tourney By Mike Harrigan Last Friday and Saturday marked the first of many great traditions at the Heritage Shores Golf Club. The new golf course in Bridgeville, which has been open just over a year, had 62 golfers compete in its first men’s member/guest tournament. The tournament featured 62 golfers playing a series of nine-hole matches in five different flights as well as a par three event, a putting contest, and an overall winning team. Guests came from many different locales including Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Virginia, and Delaware. In addition to the matches, the two day event included breakfast and lunch both days, a barbecue at Heritage Shores clubhouse, and a dinner/dance. Tee gifts were presented to all golfers and prizes were awarded to the par three and putting contest winners. Prior to the dinner/dance, PGA head golf professional Dan Elliott welcomed the golfers and their guests and thanked the following people: Gerry LaForge, committee chairman; Dave Clem, superintendent; Brooks Massey, assistant golf pro; and Joe Gavlick, tournament director. The tournament winners are: Royal Troon Flight (27 holes)- Bob Sweet and Bob Griffith; Royal Birkdale Flight (45 holes); Carnoustie Flight (45 holes)- Jim Rainier and Gary Rainier; Royal Liverpool Flight (45 holes)- Doug Hamilton and Doug Hamilton, Jr.; St. Andrews Flight (45 holes)- Don Gibson and Chris Fahey. Don Gibson and Chris Fahey won a three hole playoff by shooting par in an alternate shot elimination event to win the overall title. The Heritage Shores Ladies Golf Association will be hosting its first ladies member/guest tournament in early August. Membership and public play is available at Heritage Shores. Contact the pro shop at 337-7514.
Visitors to the Delmarva Shorebirds’ baseball games in Salisbury have a unique opportunity to purchase chances for a framed print completed by local artist George Wright during an Eastern Shore Baseball Foundation auction. The print is signed and numbered by the artist and is autographed by former Major League player Harold Baines. The print can be seen in the free ESBF museum during each Shorebirds’ home contest at Perdue Stadium. “People can purchase chances in our museum or from any ESBF member,” said ESBF member Jeff Fields. “We will also have them available during our annual induction banquet in November.” A portion of the proceeds from the raffle will be donated to the Harold Baines Foundation. Tickets cost $1 each or six for $5. Fans may visit the new ESBF website as esbhalloffame.org.
Post 6 Patriots unable to come back from six run deficit Fox Post 2 scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth for a 6-0 lead over the Post 6 Patriots in the final regular season game on Monday night. The Patriots scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth but fell short, 6-5. In the fifth, James Smith drove in a run with a fielder’s choice and Trent Passwaters and Chad Sturgeon each doubled in a pair to make it 6-5. Dustin Richards went 2-for-2 with a run; Seth Hastings had two hits and a run; Smith added a hit, a run, and an RBI; Passwaters went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs; Sturgeon contributed a hit and two RBIs; and Eskridge had a hit and a run for the Patriots. Post 6 moves on to the state tourney which begins this weekend at Wesley College.
Woodbridge softball team keeps hopes alive with win The Woodbridge Major League softball team, representing District III and the state, picked up its first win of the Eastern Regionals on Tuesday. Woodbridge (1-2) topped New York (0-3), 3-2. Woodbridge was scheduled to face Maryland (1-1) and New Jersey (3-0) and Pennsylvania (2-1) were slated to play each other on Wednesday. The top two teams in the five-team Pool A will advance to the semifinals. See next week’s Star.
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AFRAM FESTIVAL 2008 Friday & Saturday, August 8 & 9
JULY JAMBOREE- Shown (l to r) are the winners of the Seaford Golf and Country Club July Jamboree golf tournament: back row- Marilyn Simpler, Mellie Kinnamon, Betty Wilbanks; front row- Flo James, Jenny Davis, and Carol Schleffler. Missing from the photo is Deanna Banning.
25th Make-A-Wish Triathlon to take place in September Registration is open for the 25th Anniversary Make-A-Wish Triathlon at Sea Colony in Bethany Beach. The event, featuring a 1.5K ocean swim, 40K bike and 10K run, will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic and will take place Sept. 20. For additional information and to register, visit midatlantic.wish.org or call 301962-9474.
Morning Star Publications will publish a schedule of events with advertising space for sponsors in the Thursday, August 7 issue of the Seaford/Laurel Star.
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Crimmins returns as director of Boys and Girls Clubs By Lynn R. Parks
Biography
When Dave Crimmins returned to the Western Sussex Boys and Girls Clubs in Seaford and Laurel as executive director, he was determined to increase the number of children who participate in the clubs’ summer program. He succeeded. Last year, the average attendance at the Seaford site was a little more than 100. This year, under Crimmins as director, average attendance at the site is 180. “We have had a substantial increase in Seaford,” Crimmins said. Attendance at the smaller Laurel site remained about the same, at 55. “I want kids in here,” Crimmins added. “I want activities here, and I want kids actively engaged in them. I want to serve as many kids as we can.” He also plans to follow the lead of the Laurel club and divided the school-year program at the Seaford site into two parts: 2:30 until 6:30 p.m. for children from 5 through 12 and 6:30 to 9 p.m. for teens 13 through 18. “We believe that separating the ages will be more comforting for the parents and will better enable us to offer age-appropriate activities,” he said. Crimmins, 50, returned as club director in March. He previously served as director from the time of the Seaford club’s opening in March 1995 until December 2004, when
Name: Dave Crimmins Age: 50 Occupation: Former, and new, executive director of the Western Sussex Boys and Girls Clubs in Seaford and Laurel Education: Seaford High School, 1976, bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of Maryland Family: wife Katy and two children, Madelyn, 14, and Jay, 13 he resigned to work with his sister, CarolSue Crimmins, in her Ocean City, Md., real estate business. He was succeeded as club director by Peggy Geisler, Danny Aguilar and most recently Michelle Fredeking, who resigned the position because her husband was transferred to a job away from the Delmarva Peninsula. Crimmins’ return as director was serendipitous, or perhaps even, he said, the result of “divine intervention.” When a member of the club’s board of directors called him to ask for his help in the 10th-anniversary celebration of the club’s Seaford site on Virginia Avenue, “I just asked how everybody was doing and I found out that the current director had just resigned,” he said. “I decided to throw my
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hat in the ring.” He stepped back into virtually the same situation that he had left more than three years earlier, he said. “Kids are still kids and we have a very active and dedicated board with a lot of the same people who were here before,” he said. “There is some comfort to have the same people here.” Crimmins said that he is excited to be
back at the club as director. Even though during his absence as director he still visited the Seaford site because his two children, age 14 and 13, are members there, “I missed working with the kids,” he said. “I had a wonderful experience here before. A lot of good things have happened here and will continue to happen here, and I just want to be a part of all that.”
Carney urged to repay Democrats Democrats rallied in Wilmington recently to express their outrage at John Carney for diverting money from the Delaware Democratic Party to fund radio ads promoting his record. Brian Selander, former communications director for Senator Tom Carper, member of the Progressive Democrats of Delaware and Democratic committeeman, demanded that the Carney campaign pay back the full cost of the radio commercials. “Delaware Democrats deserve more than these underhanded campaign tactics,” Selander said. “With so many Democratic campaigns that need help against Republicans – campaigns that we can all agree are a priority – why would John Carney allow them to spend thousands of dollars running his ads?” Community leader and former Democratic Party donor Muriel Gilman said, “I donated to the Delaware Democratic Party to help Democratic candidates defeat Republicans. Whether it’s Barack Obama's campaign, the lieutenant governor's race or the races to help us retake the House and strengthen our control of the Senate, there are a lot of campaigns all over Delaware that need our party’s support. John should not be using the party’s money in a primary race against a fellow Democrat.”
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People Seaford girl competing in national Princess Pageant Alissa Mercie, 6, daughter of Wade Mercie and Rhonda Mercie of Seaford, has been selected to represent Delaware at the 2008 Miss American Princess Pageant. As the Delaware Princess, Alissa will be attending the national pageant for her age group in Florida and Disney World during the week of Thanksgiving 2008. She will compete for the national title of Miss American Princess and thousands of dollars in cash awards, prizes and scholarships. Nationwide, state winners and state pageant finalists will compete in the 25th annual national scholarship competition organized by American Coed Pageants Inc. National talent, speech, academic achievement, community service, photogenic, personality, most promising model, best actress and national cover girl and hostess contests will be held in addition to the national pageant winner’s contest. Since 1983, millions of dollars in cash awards and prizes have been presented to outstanding girls at state and national competitions. American Coed Pageants Inc. annually holds state pageants for the purpose of recognizing and rewarding outstanding young women between the ages of 3 and 22. The organization encourages them to set and achieve high goals. In states where pageants are not held,
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65TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY - Dr. and Mrs. John C. Rawlins celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with their family at a dinner party at the Seaford Golf and Country Club on Saturday, June 21. Their four sons and their wives, John Jr. (Rocky) and Sandy, Ron and Barbara, Bill and Sandy and Terry and Elena, and their families came from Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Russia, to join other relatives in the festivities. Jack and June were married on Aug. 15, 1943, but celebrated earlier to avoid conflicts with the grandchildren’s school schedules.
Greenwood man finishes training During a recent ceremony at the Delaware Department of Correction’s administrative headquarters in Dover, 27 cadets graduated and were assigned to their duties. Jared Martin of Greenwood was honored as the outstanding cadet of the class. He has been assigned to the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna. Graduates completed nine weeks of training.
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the official coronation ceremony. It has been assumed that the Democratic hegemony will continue and that, once the Democratic candidate has been chosen, he is a shoe-in for the job. Maybe Bill Lee will change that situation. We dolts simply can't be trusted to decide for ourselves. Now, just imagine that Howard Dean had stepped out of line and
Much too dark for me! What ever happened to the good guy? EV ODD ROFFORD You can’t turn anywhere without finding action figures, kids’ Don’t our kids face plenmeal toys, posters, stickers, and ty of “reality” daily when all-out promotion for this summer’s blockbuster Batman movie, surrounded by war, diThe Dark Knight. Yet read even vorce, violence and the most liberal review and they will warn that this movie is not for promiscuity every where children. Reports indicate that it is not they turn? just the violence that is disturbing, but the palpable evil and hopelessmovies portray a much more “real” world ness portrayed in the movie that may even for our kids, but at what price? Don’t our leave adults with post-theater nightmares. kids face plenty of “reality” daily when Who is to say whether or not Heath surrounded by war, divorce, violence and Ledger ended up delving so deep into the promiscuity every where they turn? darkness of his character, the Joker, that Would it hurt that much to bring back a he ultimately could not pull out after the few larger than life heroes who find a way movie was over? His death (a possible to always do the right thing? suicide) is a tragedy from every angle. I was about to say that kids still need Meanwhile, how patently unfair to our heroes, but really we all still need heroes. children to continue to pump out movies It’s past time we had another chance to with hero characters too dark, immoral, or stand and applaud someone squeaky clean unethical for a parent to comfortable allow who helps you leave the theater feeling their children to watch. good about life once again. From the crass Maxwell Smart to the So, parents, I hope you find that charcallous Hancock and the troubled Dark acter in Kung Fu Panda or that squatty roKnight, our children can find too few bot Wall-E, but keep your kids away from good guys with white hats left to adore. Batman this summer. They’ll sleep better I know some will argue that these and so will you.
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Thinking ahead to the election
One time during the presidential campaign of 1952 when Adlai Stevenson was running against Dwight Eisenhower, a newspaper reporter commented to Mrs. Stevenson that a study had just come out that showed most thinking people were for him to which he replied, “That’s good, but I want a majority.” As we are rapidly coming to an end of
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On June 8, my three children, Kathy Jones, Gerri Wiberg and Jack Riddle had a surprise 90th birthday party for me at the Nanticoke Yacht Club. I was really surprised! My son had Dr. John Rawlins close by in case I had a heart attack. It was a lovely affair to be there will all my many friends over these many years. We enjoyed a lovely meal and I have lots of pictures of me and all my friends. When I returned to my apartment after the party with the cards and gifts, I was overwhelmed. I made a list of all the people that I needed to thank, but the next morning, I couldn’t read what I had written. So I’m taking this opportunity to thank everyone for sharing my 90th birthday with me. Thanks and lots of love! Louise Riddle Hanson
Seaford
the 2008 presidential campaign I have some grave concerns about the outcome of the results in November. We have two main stream candidates who are largely poll driven with no real convictions about any single thing that concerns the betterment of our country. Wish to God I could impress upon my fellow citizens to do some study and research on all of the candidates not only for president, but for all levels of government before they cast a ballot in November because a large number of people who vote (1) find politics boring and (2) are ignorant and irrational about public affairs. With more than 35,000 registered lobbyists in Washington, D.C., who do you think will be best represented? I could sit here and list the pros and cons of the candidates that I have studied for the past year, but I’m afraid this newspaper does not allow for that much space to be taken by one writer, so I would please urge everyone to make a concentrated effort to learn more about the candidates that are running for office and not do it in a passive manner. Larry Calhoun Laurel
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I walked into McDonald's the other day and was about to order my favorite, the quarter-pounder with cheese meal. So, I opened my mouth to do so and the attendant, a very pretty young girl, shook her head and said no, that she had already picked out the fish stick meal for me. "But, I'm not that wild about fish sticks," I said, "So why can't I order what I want?" Smiling, she said that she had been well trained in all the foods that McDonald's offered and, looking at me, she just knew that fish sticks were what I should have. No amount of arguing would change her mind. Ridiculous? Absolutely. And, a fable at that. My apologies to McDonald's, as the above is a complete fabrication only to prove a point, as no one at McDonald's would dream of dictating to a customer what he must buy. Not so the State Democratic Party, which, on June 18 endorsed Lt. Governor John Carney for governor over his rival Jack Markell. Not sure that I or anyone else in Delaware could or should actually decide on which candidate we thought best to vote for in the upcoming primary, they have chosen their anointed candidate for
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had endorsed Hillary or Obama prior to the candidacy being tied up. He would have been run out of town. We have two Democratic candidates and it is up to members of the Democratic party to vote their conscience and not the smoke-filled back rooms of the Democratic Party leadership. It reeks to high heaven and offends my sensibilities regarding the American electoral process. Adding insult to injury, the Carney campaign has now begun to use Democratic Party funds to support his campaign. The Markell organization has rightfully declared foul and demanded that Carney repay these funds. Markell has stated that he was the first elected official in Delaware to support Obama for President and now funds that have been donated to the Democratic National Committee are filtering back to Delaware and being used by his opponent. It reeks. I never did get an answer as to the financial impact of Bluewater Wind's wind farm project versus the land version preferred by Delmarva Power. However, I did hear that when the state caved and agreed to fund the project itself, Delmarva Power was quite happy to accept the freebie. Carney touts his heavy involvement in getting the Bluewater project pushed through. But, was it really the best choice or are we now going to get charged a surcharge for use of this "free" green energy? The point is that the guys in the smoke-filled rooms are trying to make the decisions for us. It's time for us "dummies" to take a stand and make up our own minds as to who we want to be our candidate, whether it be Carney, Markell, or Lee.
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School board welcomes new superintendent, elects officers By Mike McClure
The Laurel Lions Club recently installed its officers for the upcoming year. Front, from left: Bob Martin, first vice president; Brad Spicer, secretary; King Lion Joy Spicer; Pat Disharoon, treasurer; David Hare, second vice president. Second row: Tail Twister Jillian Queen; Bobbie Shwed, director; Judy Sheridan, director; Patty Littleton, third vice president. Back row: Fred Disharoon, director; Joan Orr-Best, membership chair; Jim Littleton, director; Mike Bennett, assistant Lion Tamer; Ron Scott, Lion Tamer; Brian Cass, immediate past president.
Lions Club installs new members An installation ceremony was held in the Laurel American Legion Post 19 recently for the incoming officers of the Laurel Lions Club. Lion Joy Spicer was elected as the club president for 2008-09. She has been an active member of the Laurel Lions Club for nine years. “I am looking forward to leading various projects and continuing the Laurel Lions Club’s commitment to serving the community,” Spicer said. Brad Spicer was elected to serve as the new club secretary. The club’s first vice president will be Bob Martin, with Lions Hare and Patti Littleton serving as second vice president and third vice president respectively. Since the club was chartered in 1935, its members have worked on a variety of fundraising projects in the local community. Those projects include its annual variety show, the Journey for Sight, a crab feast raffle and serving as ushers at the Dover Downs NASCAR races. Proceeds from past fundraising events have gone to support local youth projects
such as Little League, Pop Warner football and two Leo Clubs. The club also supplies eyeglasses and hearing aids to those who need them, support local organizations such as the Laurel Public Library and the Hope Houses and build ramps for the handicapped. The Laurel Lions Club has 62 members. Starting in September, the club will meet on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 6:15 p.m. at the new Georgia House restaurant. Lions Clubs are groups of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs. For more information or to get involved with the Laurel Lions Club, call Brad Spicer at 875-7419. Lions Club International is the world’s largest service club organization with nearly 1.3 million members in approximately 45,000 clubs in 200 countries and geographical areas around the world. Since 1917, Lions Clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired and made a strong commitment to community service and serving youth throughout the world.
The Laurel School Board held its annual reorganization meeting last Wednesday night. The board also welcomed the district’s new superintendent, Dr. John McCoy, and new resource officer, Andy Will. The board voted Jerry White and Calvin Musser in as the returning president and vice president. The following board members will serve as 2008-09 officials: delegate to Delaware School Board Association board of directors - Harvey Hyland; alternate - White; Delaware School Board Association Legislative Committee representative - Edward Jestice; alternate - Hyland; Laurel Chamber of Commerce representative - Musser; alternate - Dorothy Hickman; Teacher of the Year Committee chairman and Academic Achievement Dinner chairman - Hickman. The board also set its board liaisons later in the meeting. The following board members will serve as liaisons with the district’s schools: Hickman, Laurel High; Hyland, Laurel Middle School; Musser, Laurel Intermediate; White, North Laurel; and Jestice, P.L. Dunbar. Will was introduced as the new resource officer in the Laurel schools. Will,
who was born and raised in Salisbury and graduated from Delmar High, lives in Fruitland, Md., with his wife and two children. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years, including two tours in Iraq and Kuwait. “One of the main goals for us is to be able to interact with the children in the schools,” Laurel police chief Jamie Wilson told the board. Acting superintendent Linda Schenck announced that she received a memo from Secretary of Education Valerie Woodruff stating that the stipend given to parents for transportation will be removed (in all school districts) as part of the recent budget cuts. White announced that McCoy, who was in attendance at Wednesday’s meeting, will start working as the new superintendent on Monday, Aug. 4. Schenck also reported that the district’s student lunch prices, which have remained at the same level since 1995, will increase due to the rising costs of food and fuel. The board approved four fundraisers, including Laurel athletic director Jerry Mears’ request to sell advertising banners to raise funds for the athletic department.
Shown during last week’s Laurel School Board meeting are the new Laurel School District superintendent Dr. John McCoy, left, and board president Jerry White. White announced that McCoy will start on Aug. 4. Photo by Mike McClure
Characters promoting children’s health By Daniel Richardson
Two characters from the Mighty Timoneers, Min (left) and Andres, visited the Pretty in Pink event at the Seaford Golf and Country Club on Thursday, July 17. Photo by Cassie Richardson
During Pretty in Pink, a fashion show and golf tournament held recently at the Seaford Golf and Country Club and sponsored by the Ladies’ Nine Hole Association to raise money for cancer research, John Hollis from Nemours and Peggy Geisler of the Sussex Child Health Promotion Coalition stopped by to announce a new effort to help Delaware children become more active and healthy. The Mighty Timoneers is a group of cartoon characters developed by the Nemours marketing team to show youngsters how to eat right and exercise. The characters, which will appear in newspapers, on the radio and on local television, are part of 5-2-1-Almost None, a campaign developed by Nemours with the intention of making Delaware kids the healthiest in the world.
The campaign calls for children to eat at least five fruits and vegetables a day, limit their television and computer screen time to two hours a day, get at least one hour a day of exercise and drink almost no sugary beverages. Two characters were at Pretty in Pink. Min, who loves her fruits and vegetables but does not like to exercise, was joined by Andres, who loves to exercise but does not like vegetables. Hollis presented a check to the association on behalf of Nemours for $500. “We are proud to be a sponsor of this organization and we want to see it grow,” he said. The characters visited the Delaware State Fair on Kids Day. For more information on the Mighty Timoneers, visit the Web site mightytimoneers.com. For more information or for resources to help promote 5-2-1-Almost None, visit nemours.org/department/nhps.
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As fashions change, men will Doing the Towns Together inevitably embrace the purse LAUREL AND DELMAR SOCIALS We all know that the world changes every single day. We definitely do not know just how many changes occur, and there are some that are difficult to understand. We give some of the changes a quick thought, and others we tend to mull over. Some changes we know we will never learn to accept. How many times have we heard the statement, “Well, at your age you wouldn’t understand,” or, “Well, at your age you are not expected to be willing to go along with the change”? For some of the changes in this world, age has absolutely nothing to do with the subject at hand. Mothers of my generation wore Cuban-heeled shoes. They were usually black, for everyday, or brown or navy for dress. Mothers of that era also wore long silk hose; panty hose had not been developed. Our mothers wore long hiplength hose that they secured with either a rolled garter about the knee or they hooked the long hose to a garter belt. Our mothers also wore printed cotton dresses with starched aprons for everyday wear. They wore silk dress clothes for church, their bridge club, or dress-up occasions. They wore detachable collars with handmade fine lace collars they had made. Men of the business world wore threepiece suits in somber colors and starched white shirts with heavily starched collars and cuffs. They wore a pocket watch (particularly those employed by the many railroads), or a fancy watch attached to a fancy watch fob that draped across the front of one’s vest into a small pocket. When women began wearing pantsuits back in the ’70s, that was a major cultural change. For a long while the new fashion received considerable objection. After a while, though, the change was accepted and more and more women became convinced the pants were not only comfortable but could be quite fashionable. Purses are something that have changed throughout the years. Many of us have shelves crowded with soft-leather shoulder bags of various proportions, but we also have small box-size dress bags, burlap bags, bags with drawstring tops or zipper tops or clasps secured on the side. The
VIRGINIA ‘MIKE’ BARTON styles are endless and their purchase prices ranged from inexpensive to several thousand dollars. In the world of high fashion we see many changes in styles. Most changes are accepted by some group or another, depending on your lifestyle or income or who you associate with on the fashion scene. It is in this group that we see major changes in the fashions worn by not only women but more and more by men. It is easy to remember the first time I saw a man carrying a shoulder strap handbag on the streets of Laurel. Those of us who saw this were in a state of shock. We could barely believe our eyes. Now we see men wearing earrings, necklaces and bracelets. The changes don’t stop there. Today’s men wear bikinis, low-rise blue jeans, baggy trousers, shorts that border the indecent rule, sleeveless T-shirts cut two sizes too small (showing off what they consider a superb physique. What with the changes in our daily world, who knows when we will see more and more men with shoulder-strap handbags? As our younger generations seemingly become more and more intelligent, I feel positive the male members will realize that their trouser pockets are no longer large enough to carry a cell phone, a wallet, credit card holder, car keys, cigarette lighter, pack of cigarettes, pack of gum, roll of Breath Savers, small package of Kleenex, pair of broken sunglasses and used candy wrappers. There will be a day, not too far off, that men will admit we women know a good thing when we see it. After all, not all men of this world can carry all of their “stuff” concealed in a briefcase. The day will come! Count on it, ladies.
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SARAH MARIE TRIVITS • 875-3672 It’s not too soon to mark your calendars for Aug. 26, the date of the Laurel Historical Society Basket Bingo. Tickets are $20 and can be obtained from any member of the society. Some of you lady members will be called with a request for baked goods (either homemade or bought) for the players to enjoy during that evening.
terested and a special and caring friend was Ben Meney who was always there for Will, especially when he was in the hospital just prior to leaving Laurel. Eleanor’s address is: Mrs. Will Stacy, 21 Spencer St., Apt. 320, Lebanon, NH 03766.
Recent visitors to the home of Alan and Sug Whaley were Don and Lyn Short of Waynsboro, Va. The Shorts were in Laurel to attend funeral services for Mimi Boyce.
Deborah and Michael Matalone of Gainsville, Va., and two grandchildren, Savannah and Hunter, spent the past weekend with the Meade family in Bethel, enjoying pool parties, cook outs and especially pickin’ meat out of those delicious Chesapeake Bay crabs.
The Laurel Red Hatters group, the Bonnets and Boas, on Tuesday, July 29, had their monthly repast — a lunch at the Georgia House, with hostesses Sug Whaley and Kathleen Dimico. Members of the Laurel High School class of 1954 met on Monday night, July 28, at Pizza King in Seaford for their periodic get-together and “story-swap.” Here’s a special note for Mark Elliott down there in Florida, and also a question. Did you find enough jars for your watermelon pickles? And (I guess it’s two questions) how do you make oil of cinnamon? I just saw Harvey Cordrey, a long time Bethel resident, on WBOC-TV in a segment concerning the Bethel store. Many of our locals patronize the store there. Bethel may be small in area but is big in boating history and now the store is especially famous for great subs. Several people have inquired into the well being of Will and Eleanor Stacy. I have made inquiries from people to whom I turn for information and have learned that both are now in New Hampshire. Will is in a nursing facility and Eleanor is living nearby and can visit him on a daily basis. Their neighbors and friends here are in-
Very happy belated birthday wishes to Austin Messick, who turned 4 on July 29, sent with love from Mom-mom Donna and Skyler. Three classmates of the Laurel High School class of 1977 celebrate birthdays: Terry Truitt on July 30, Marc Adams on Aug. 2 and John Trivits on Aug. 4. Now if you’re good at math you can just about figure out how old these guys are! We express our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Harold Twilley and Doris Elizabeth Forney. We pray for all of our servicemen and servicewomen and for our friends who are ill: Patrick Starr, June Williams, Pete Henry, Harriett MacVeigh, Jean Henry, Herman Cubbage, Steve Trivits, Donald Layton Sr., Hattie Puckham, Martha Windsor, John Benson, Robert D. Whaley and Alvin Lutz. I’ll have August birthdays next column. See you in the Stars.
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Opinion Editorial Make dredging a priority For five years, Sussex County has been looking for land on which to deposit spoils from a much-needed dredging of the Nanticoke River. At long last, it looks as though the search could be over. The state of Delaware has offered to the county some land that it owns. The land is close enough to the river that the spoils could be piped there; no expensive and polluting trucking would be required. In exchange, the state is asking the county to give to it a parcel of land that is twice the size of the future spoils land. And here is where there could be trouble: The county, which has to purchase the land to give to the state, wants more than an even swap. It would like to see some money thrown into the pot, to help to compensate it for the cost of purchasing the land. Negotiations between the state and the county are underway. Everyone agrees that the river is in desperate need of dredging. The river, on which petroleum products, grains and aggregates such as stone and sand are shipped, is a lifeline to western Sussex County. And tonnage on the river is increasing dramatically, from 413,000 tons in 1988 to more than 1.5 million tons in 2006. As the river banks silt into the water and river depths decrease, barges drafts are increasingly shallow. That means that barges cannot be fully loaded, increasing the number of trips they have to make along the river. That increases the costs of goods delivered to the area, something we don’t need in the face of already rising prices on every front. We encourage the state and county to quickly come to an agreement, so that the dredging project can get in line for the federal funding that is required. The dredging, predicted earlier in the process to cost about $1 million, would be done by the Army Corps of Engineers and no money can be set aside for the project until it is ready to go. And we thank the county for its diligence in finding land for the spoils. When waterfront property is popular for development as well as for preservation, it isn’t easy to find a solution to where to put dredging spoils. It seems as though the county at last has done it.
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Republicans are likely to take majority control over the Sussex County Council ...most likely it will be a Republican majority that will rein in the progrowth and pro-development policies By Reid K. Beveridge All of a sudden, in one earthquake-level thunderclap, the entire Sussex County political landscape has shifted toward the future. The three Democrats who have comprised the majority on the County Council for the past decade or more will not be seeking reelection, leaving two incumbent Republicans. As a result, the GOP’s opportunity to pick up at least two seats for a commanding 4-1 majority is simply there for the taking. Republicans already have strong candidates in two of those three districts. This may sound odd, but most likely it will be a Republican majority on the Council that will rein in the pro-growth and pro-development policies of recent years and get the County back on a path to sensible planning. There is, of course, a distinct difference in cultures and political landscape between the eastern side of the county and the western. That has been dramatically reflected in the Democratic majority’s priorities, which is to promote growth along the coast coupled with prohibitions (in the county zoning plan) against development in the more rural, agricultural areas of western Sussex. Many reasons have been advanced for this disparity. The most obvious, of course, is that the people coming to Lower, Slower Delaware want to live close to the beach. “Near Beach” in advertising
GUEST COLUMN is being used even as far inland as Georgetown, but a lot of immigrants don’t really buy it. The more conspiratorial reasons often advanced by the anti-development crowd are that: Dale Dukes runs a lumber yard that sells supplies to contractors. Finley Jones owns a steel business, same-o-same-o. Lynn Rogers owns and runs a sign company that owns a lot of billboards. Same again. Suggesting such motives is a bit of a stretch, however. A far more likely rationale is the simple westeast culture. Political leaders in Bridgeville, Seaford and Laurel would dearly like to see some growth and development in their communities, just not any that would conflict with chicken farming. Further, western Sussex is a far more Democratic area traditionally that the immigrant-rich eastern part of the county. This is one reason why the western reaches are still represented in the state Senate by Thurman G. Adams, Jr., of Bridgeville, president pro-tem of the Senate, and Robert Venables of Laurel. Both have been in the General Assembly for decades and likely will die with their boots on. Both seats will remain in Democratic hands until that happens. But when they are gone, both seats likely will turn Republican, just as Dukes’ and Rogers’ almost certainly will this year. I’d even call this outcome the “worst-case” scenario Republicans face. They might even sweep the table. The two announced candidates for Jones’ seat are Georgetown town councilmen. What I do know is that there is no Democrat filed for Dukes’ seat (as of Wednesday), which obviously gives Seaford City Councilman Mike Vincent, the Republican candidate who has been campaigning for several months, an edge.
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Editorial Lynn Parks Tony Windsor Cathy Shufelt Frank Calio
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In Rogers’ district, Jud Bennett, a former Lewes city councilman, has been campaigning for months. His opponent will be Joan Deaver, an anti-development activist who is a mystery insofar as her holding herself out as a Democrat. All of her allegiances and allies are very conservative Republicans who are scratching their heads, as am I. So what of the future if the Republicans take control of the county? I think we can expect a couple things. One. Some kind of moratorium on development between State Route 1 and State Route 30 until the State of Delaware moves to improve highway infrastructure. Gridlock is our problem hereabouts, not more people. The additional lane on SR1 has helped a lot this year, but DelDOT needs to move aggressively on three items: • Western Parkway. • Route 24, two lanes to four. • U.S. 9 from Georgetown to Lewes, two lanes to four. Two. A county police force. This may well wait until we have a new sheriff, not the one elected at the behest of Dukes, Jones and Adams to oppose such a force. I know of no other state (Connecticut has no sheriffs at all) where the sheriff isn’t the county’s chief lawenforcement office with an extensive set of police subordinates. Three. Reduce out-of-control spending. In 1988, there were 150 county employees. Now there are more than 600. In 1988, the county budget was $12 million. Today it is $142 million, a 12-fold increase during a period when the population has grown by 55 percent. And finally, Senator Adams is going to get his way on one thing. The Sussex County Council will remain at five members. With four or five Republicans, why change? Beveridge is a retired Army and Delaware National Guard brigadier general and resides at Broadkill Beach. Beveridgere@prodigy.net Circulation Karen Cherrix Sales George Beauchamp Rick Cullen Emily Rantz Laura Rogers Doris Shenton Jimmy McWilliams
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More jabs and praise for Fox News coverage Calio should keep up good work
I read with interest Frank Calio’s column in the recent edition of the Star. Having grown up in Laurel, then left for college and grad school and work elsewhere, it is so good to have come home to Sussex County and find that I am not the only flaming liberal who matriculated in the halls of dear old Laurel High. I was dumfounded, in the same edition, to read Bryant Richardson’s piece. Evidently he wrote it before the recent reporting that the White House has, in fact, repeatedly sent talking points to Fox News, and Fox News only, to be broadcast as news. The Fox talking heads, in reporting this, did not say, “a White House spokesman says . . ,” but rather read them off as breaking news. That’s “fair and balanced.” Keep at it Frank. Too much is at stake. Tom Starnes Rehoboth Beach
Update on Scott McClellan
If you are referring to Scott McClellan’s appearance on Chris Matthews’ show, he later conceded that he messed up by replying affirmatively to a question about White House “feeding” talking points to the media without rebutting the specific names Chris mentioned. Matthews is on MSNBC and mentioned names familiar to Fox News. Matthews does not have the ratings of Fox News. Not even close. The rest of the media jumped on the McClellan slip up and spread it like it was Gospel. It seems people believe what they want to believe. Bryant Richardson Publisher
Frank Calio’s World of Media
Frank Calio would have us believe because of his personal belief and his worldview that Fox news is biased. He presents no objective facts or analysis of his opinion. He seems to believe that because Fox news may be more optimistic and offer less fear than the other news outlets they are somehow wrong. I for one am tired of the fear mongering and bias towards the left that most of the media and the three networks in particular provide. There are some facts that may provide some insight. The “reporters” and news anchors are more often than not Democrats. With a little research this can be verified as true. The Media Research Center is an organization that looks for bias and truth in the media. They track things like the number of times a story is mentioned and see if the other side is presented as well. Their research has shown a consider liberal bias in the press generally and the big three networks in particular as well as some companies. Perhaps Mr. Calio would like to present some facts before having us accept his personal bias. John Poe Bridgeville
Frank Calio hits a pop up
I was in Delmar visiting family and friends when the July 24 Star arrived. I ex-
Final Word perienced a major disappointment after the great buildup Calio gave me last week about his upcoming article. In a nutshell, I think Bryant Richardson hit it out of the park with his article about Fox News while Frank hit a pop-up to the infield. I’m not sure that Frank has ever actually watched Fox News. If he has watched for any length of time he would be familiar with the liberal-progressive members of and contributors to Fox News such as Alan Colmes, Greta Van Susteren, Dr Marc Lamont Hill and Howard Wolfson. Prior to joining Fox, Dr. Hill was a regular guest on CNN, MSNBC and Court TV. He also provides regular commentary to “conservative” bastions like NPR, Washington Post, Essence Magazine and the N.Y. Times. Wolfson recently joined Fox News and had this to say about his decision to join Fox News. “Fox has the largest audience in cable television. Many of its viewers are independents who will help decide the next election. It’s critically important for
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strong progressives to be talking to and offering analysis to that audience.” I challenge Frank to watch as much of Fox News as I do of CNN, MSNBC, NBC, CBS and ABC. Bob Wootten New Bern, NC
Talk to Laura, please
After reading Lynn Park’s article (July 10, 2008), I think she needs to have a talk with Laura Rogers about her views. I didn’t think the Star had any employees who even remotely knew where our problems came from. Laura and W. Bush need to remember where the buck stops. Jim Jestice Laurel
Something to consider…
Last week there was an article in the “News Journal” that touched upon a subject we should all be concerned about, air quality! According to this article, states and metropolitan areas have struggled since 1990 to reduce emissions of pollutants that contribute to high ozone levels. Congress has threatened to cut out federal highway aid. Industries, regulators, and public health groups are still debating strategies and needs. I suggest we go back to the old way,
park your car and walk into the bank, the restaurant, and any other business that currently has a drive-in. If you are handicapped get someone else to go inside for you. We did it before and we can do it again. You’re not going to hurt the business, but you are going to help the air quality by turning off your motor instead of waiting in line and burning excess fuel. I’m as guilty as you! I suggest the state close down all driveins and then test the air quality to see if it makes a difference. Forget about the rain, snow, and the luxury of air conditioning. It might do us all good to get outside. Herb Litchford Seaford
Something light
I married Miss Right. I just didn't know her first name was Always. Red Skelton
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