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VOL. 11 NO. 11 NEWS HEADLINES TINA’S FERRY - The new Woodland Ferry will be named in honor of a retiring politician. Page 3 MAJOR POLICE ACTION - More than 20 police and state agencies combine forces to sweep the Laurel area and make more than 300 arrests.

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ROAD REPAIRS - Some roads damaged by flood waters will remain closed for another three months as DelDOT crews begin repairs. Page 16 TOP STUDENTS - Local students make the grade - and the honor roll. Pages 17-21 CHANGES IN DOG CONTROL - The state makes some drastic changes in the way dog control is done in Sussex County. Page 38 TEAM IN TRAINING - A Seaford mother and daughter train and run together in San Diego to raise money for cancer research. Page 49 NANTICOKE RIVERFEST - It’s almost time for the Nanticoke Riverfest. This edition contains the information you will need to enjoy the 12th annual event. Look inside for the Riverfest book.

MASSIVE CLEAN-UP EFFORT - Leroy Blackston shovels up what is left in the warehouse of Don-Lee Margin in the aftermath of flooding. All of the company’s inventory (in excess of $100,000) was destroyed by flood water. See a story on page 4.

Photo by Ronald MacArthur

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By Lynn R. Parks Jack English didn’t admit to being angry. But when he talked about his Washington Avenue neighborhood, and the frequency with which he says it floods, he sat up on the edge of his seat, leaning toward his listener, and his voice got louder.

“Anytime we get rain, it floods in here,” he said emphatically. “You look around. We have three drains at this end of Washington Avenue, and no other drains. And every place around

us drains to here. Sitting here and watching the water get higher and higher and knowing you can’t do anything - it is such a feeling of helplessness.”

English is among the Washington Avenue homeowners who are recovering from last week’s flood, the result of a series of storms that dumped up to 15 inches of rain on the Seaford area Sunday night and Monday. The Washington Avenue area was one of several areas in western Sussex County that saw flooding after the storm.

That storm carried with it so much rain in a short period of time, said city manager Dolores Slatcher, that some flooding was inevitable.

“When you get 13 inches of rain in

six hours, there’s not a system in the world that’s going to handle that,” she added.

Slatcher said that about two years ago, to solve persistent flooding problems in the Washington Avenue area, the city installed a slotted manhole cover on Washington Avenue, near the parking lot of Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church. “It has handled the job until this rain,” she said.

“After every rain since then,” said Charles Anderson (the city’s director of operations) “and I have gone over there and we have not seen any standing water.”

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Delaware General Assembly passes record budget

By Ronald MacArthur In the final hours, the Delaware General Assembly passed the state’s largest-ever operating budget of $3.102 billion for fiscal 2007 - an increase of $224.6 million (7.8 percent) from fiscal year 2006. Among the key areas driving the state’s budget this year included state employee salaries and medial coverage, Medicaid, public education, energy and state pensions. Public education and public health amount to 61 percent of the spending in the budget. Nearly 34 cents of every dollar in the budget goes to education and health and social services accounts for 27 cents of each dollar spent.

State lawmakers will get a 5.6 percent increase for a base pay salary of $40,500. The FY 2007 bond bill represents a decrease of

BEHIND PAGE ONE 28 percent from the previous year, mostly in the spending on transportation projects - down from $393 million to $176 million in fiscal 2007.

ALL DAY - In the final hours of the Delaware General Assembly, one of the biggest items on Gov. Ruth Ann Minner’s wish list was passed - but not exactly the way she wanted it. The bill mandating all-day kindergarten in all public schools passed but not before it was amended to allow local school district boards the power to choose whether or not to implement it. Sixty percent of kindergartners across the nation attend all-day class. The cost of implementing full-day kindergarten will cost about $52.7 mil-

lion in one-time capital costs and about $31.9 million in annual operating costs statewide. The state would pick up two-thirds of the cost with the local districts paying the remainder - that is unless districts have already implemented full-day kindergarten.

night of the General Assembly that the new Woodland Ferry will be named in her honor. “The Tina Fallon” will ply the waters of the Nanticoke River at Woodland.

She served 14 terms (28 years) in the Delaware House of Representatives.

FERRY FOR FALLON - Retiring State Rep. Tina Fallon was surprised to learn on the last

JESSICA’S LAW IN DELAWARE - A bill mandating a sentence of 25 years to life for

LOTS OF ROAD WORK - Below, work progresses on Woodland Road on Friday to repair and resurface a bridge and crossing near Barne’s Woods.

DelDOT crews are busy working on roads in the Seaford-Blades area following damage from flooding in the area on June 25. Above, a constant convoy of DelDOT trucks are taking loads of stone and dirt to repair roads in the area. Photos by Ronald MacArthur

anyone convicted of felony sexual assault against a child will soon become law in Delaware.

The governor is expected to sign Delaware’s version of “Jessica’s Law,” which is HB 404 modeled after legislation enacted in Florida following the abduction, rape and murder of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford by a convicted sex offender. Five other states have similar legislation.

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Businesses struggle to recover Three companies at Chapel Branch are total losses

By Ronald MacArthur More than a week later, residents and business owners are still recovering from devastating flood waters that hit the Seaford-Blades area during the earlymorning hours of June 25.

One of the hardest hits areas was the intersection of Rt. 20 and Figgs Road, next to Chapel Branch. A wall of water six feet high destroyed two businesses, Cardinal Health and Service Glass on the west side of the intersection, and a wall of water 10 feet high destroyed the business of DonLee Margin and LD Sales on the west side of the intersection.

The owners and employees of the businesses were busy last week cleaning up the damage and beginning the rebuilding process.

All three businesses lost everything but the shell of their buildings in the flood waters from the usually serene Chapel

Branch. Hardest hit was the office, shop and warehouse of Don-Lee Margin. According to owner Keith Dickerson, he lost in excess of $100,000 in inventory in janitorial supplies, including $14,000 worth of paper products, mostly a recent shipment of toilet paper.

Dickerson said that he has dissolved the LD Sales portion of his business and is looking for office space away from the Rt. 20 location. He has set up a temporary office on Pine Street for the Don-Lee Margin business (janitorial service). He will only have his sandblasting operation set up at the current location.

Dickerson, who has had flooding problems before, woke up early Sunday and said he felt there was going to be flooding.

“I got there at 7 a.m. on Sunday, but the water was already three feet high and it was too late to do anything or move any vehicles to higher ground,” he said.

In all, his company lost 14 vehicles in

Shannen Davis of Service Glass dries out company records on a makeshift clothesline in a trailer set up as an office. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

the flood.

“One of the vehicles we can’t even begin to dig out of the woods and mud.

We’ve lost all of our records and the water hit with such force that it knocked the east wall off its foundation,” Dickerson said.

Across the street, Bob Booth and employees of Service Glass have a temporary office set up. Office staff are in the process

of sorting through and drying out the company’s records - on a makeshift clothesline. Booth said that his landlord is already hard at work rebuilding the shop and offices that were completely destroyed. The company also lost six vehicles.

“We are shut down right now except for a few subcontractors,” Booth said. “We had two file cabinets filled with work in progress.”

Twenty years from now Margie Massey throws away some storage tubs tainted by flood water at Cardinal Health on Rt. 20 in Seaford. She said employees had filled two large dumpsters so far during clean-up efforts at the business. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

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He said that insurance will cover the vehicles and tools that were destroyed, but that is the extent. “We did have someone from the Small Business Administration stop by and give us some information on small business low interest loans,” Booth said.

Ultimately, Booth, who has also been hit with high water twice in the last five years, said he would like to move his business and is already looking for “high land” somewhere in Seaford.

Booth said that the process has taught him one thing. “You really find out who your real friends and family are during something like this,” he said.

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According to John Miller, manager, everything touched by the water has to be thrown away. Workers have been busy getting the company back in business but he predicts it will be months before they are operational again.

“We had six foot of water in the building; everything is a total loss,” he said.

Miller said that he received a call from the alarm company around 10 a.m. that a win-

dow had been broken. “Then at 10:30 a.m., an employee called and said they couldn’t get back to the building,” he added.

Two employees reported to work to make a pick up and make deliveries at 6:30 a.m., but never returned because roads were flooded out. The employees also lost their personal vehicles (and the company lost three vehicles) in the flood water.

PAGE 5 He said that all of the radioactive material was locked away in a safe room and was never threatened by the water.

The building’s landlord is busy repairing the water-damaged business.

Adding insult to injury, the main access to the three businesses off Rt. 20 is closed at the Chapel Branch crossing and may be closed for up to three months. A detour is in place.

Sharing the building with Service Glass is Cardinal Health, a company that manufacturers and supplies nu-

Frederick Ford has 200 cars destroyed by flood waters

By Lynn R. Parks Fred Hertrich, owner of Hertrich Pontiac Buick and Frederick Ford, both on U.S. 13, Seaford, said that about 200 cars parked at the Frederick Ford dealership were destroyed in the flood that followed Sunday’s rain. That was of about 700 cars parked in the lot.

“They were a combination of new and used cars,” he said. The dealership’s insurance will cover the damages, he added.

Flooding occurred at the north corner of the dealership. A storm drain that goes under U.S. 13 was blocked, Hertrich said.

Hertrich added that water did make its way into the showroom. Damage there was minor, he said.

Hertrich said that his dealership has been in its current location for 18 years. “We have never flooded before,” he added.

Burton Chevrolet, U.S. 13, Seaford, also had flooding in its parking lot.

Owner I.G. Burton did not return several requests for comment.

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tor. Training and mentoring new agents is another activity she has enjoyed with her real estate career. Ms. Dunker and her husband, Dave, reside in Easton, Md. They chose to relocate to the Eastern Shore to be closer to family, which includes parents, children and grandchildren. They enjoy boating, golfing and rose gardening. Ms. Dunker may be reached at 628-9000.

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RETIREMENT - Fellow employees recently joined in the celebration of the retirement of Lena Smith from Wilmington Trust Company. They are shown gathered on Friday, June 30.

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Residents get a chance to voice concerns Frustration surfaces during meeting with state officials as more than 500 crowd into fire hall

By Lynn R. Parks Mary and Larry Hood had 48 and a half inches of water in the basement of their Laurel home following Sunday’s rain.

Their water pump burned up, the pump for their septic system burned up and their air conditioning unit was malfunctioning.

“I don’t know if the water is safe to drink, I don’t know if the air is safe to breathe,” Mary Hood said. “Where do I go for help?”

The Hoods were among more than 500 people who crowded into the Seaford Fire Hall Thursday evening to hear from state officials about ways to handle flooded homes and basements. Some people had specific questions for the officials, many were there to complain about the ways in which area ponds are managed and to voice frustration with communities that frequently flood.

Residents of three mobile home parks east of Seaford that had to be evacuated early Monday morning were told that a state project to improve drainage in their communities will get under way in about a month. The project will improve Morgan Branch, from U.S. 13 east to Holly View mobile home park, a state official said.

That announcement was greeted with applause.

“I have lived here 15 years and every time it rains, we get flooded out,” said Ray Absher, who lives on Brickyard Road near the mobile home parks.

More than 500 people packed the Seaford Fire Hall to listen to state officials tell them how to deal with issues relating to the June 25 flood. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

Lester Stagg, who lives on Beaver Dam Drive near Williams Pond, had about $5,000 in damage to his waterfront home.

He said at the Thursday meeting that he was concerned that the dam at Hearn’s Pond, managed by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, was opened without the Delaware De-

Confusion reigns about flood insurance

By Lynn R. Parks Gene Reed, director of producer licensing with the Delaware Department of Insurance, told the crowd in the Seaford Fire Hall Thursday night that regular homeowner’s policies will not cover damages from Sunday’s flood. “If you do not have flood insurance, your insurance will not cover this,” he said.

He expressed surprise at the number of people who told him that they had been unable to buy flood insurance. Ginny Short, who lives on Washington Avenue, Seaford, said at the meeting that she had been told that she could not buy flood insurance.

“I would like to know who you talked to who told you that,” Reed replied. He encouraged anyone who had been unable to buy flood insurance to call the insurance commissioner’s office.

He also encouraged anyone who is having trouble with a claim on flood insurance to call the office. The phone number is (800) 282-8611. The office can also be reached on the Web site www.state.de.us/inscom.

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partment of Transportation, which manages the dam at the downstream privatelyowned Williams Pond, being notified.

“I want to know what happened to the conversation between the two state agencies,” Stagg said.

County administrator Robert Stickles

told the crowd that concerns like Stagg’s were not going to be solved at the meeting. He exacted a promise from Frank Piorko, administrator for the state’s drainage and storm water program, that Piorko’s agency and representatives from DelDOT would meet and work out who is responsi-

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ble for what dams and how the agencies involved will communicate with each other.

Piorko said Friday that his agency has been working on the specifics of dam regulations since the state passed legislation 18 months ago giving it authority to do so.

Those regulations, which will deal with publicly-owned dams only, will include emergency procedures and coordination when the gates need to be opened.

A committee working on the regulations is beginning its meetings this month, he said. He expects the regulations to be in place within six to eight months.

“We ask for the public’s support for these dam regulations as we begin to figure the costs for the program,” Piorko told the crowd Thursday night. Those costs “may be passed down to the public,” he added.

Jamie Turner, director of the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA)

told the crowd that he expected to get a request for a federal declaration of disaster to Washington DC Friday evening or early Saturday. Such a declaration will mean two things, he said: reimbursement to public agencies that incurred costs because of the flood, and reimbursement to private individuals for flood damage. That reimbursement could include money to pay for debris removal, for example, for hotel rooms and for damaged property.

A federal disaster declaration could also mean that owners of small businesses that sustained damage could qualify for low-interest loans through the Small Business Administration.

On Sunday, President Bush declared parts of Caroline and Dorchester counties in Maryland to be federal disaster areas.

Those two counties were affected by the same storm that hit western Sussex County.

Turner urged people not to get frustrated with the federal bureaucracy.

“Is this a quick process, as quick as dumping 15 inches of rain in six hours?” he said. “No. But I urge you to be patient.

Don’t give up hope.”

Ruth Campbell with the state’s Division of Social Services urged people to notify the state if their houses sustained any damage. “The more damage we find, that increases the chances that we will get a declaration of disaster,” she said.

She urged all people who had water in their homes to call 855-7801, the phone number that was set up Tuesday evening to handle all claims. From information called into that number, she said, the state will compile a master list of damages.

“Is this a quick process, as quick as dumping 15 inches of rain in six hours? No. But I urge you to be patient. Don’t give up hope.”

Jamie Turner DEMA director “The more damage we find, that increases the chances that we will get a declaration of disaster.”

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Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn said Monday that his office is prepared to answer questions and assist with insurance problems in the wake of heavy rainfall and flooding in Delaware.

Residents with questions or problems should call 1-800-282-8611, he said.

• Standard homeowners insurance does not cover flood damage. Many Delaware residents are learning from their insurance companies that their homeowner insurance policy does not cover flood damage, and that is correct. Homeowners must have a separate flood insurance policy — most flood policies come from the federal government — to be covered.

• Flood-damaged vehicles are likely covered by the comprehensive portion of auto insurance. Unlike with homes, auto insurance often covers flood damage, but

only if you have comprehensive coverage with your policy. Comprehensive coverage is not mandatory in Delaware, but is often required by banks as a condition of obtaining an auto loan.

“We constantly try to get the word out about the need for a separate flood insurance policy for people’s homes. This weekend’s storms are an unfortunate reminder that floods can do serious and expensive damage and many people are not covered for it,” Denn said. “Federal flood insurance is available to almost anyone anywhere, not just those in flood zones. I urge everyone in Delaware to look into federal flood insurance by going to www.floodsmart.gov on the internet or by calling 1-888-379-9531. Federal flood insurance is also available through many local insurance agents.”

Fund started to help flood victims Delmarva Power is donating $5,000 to the American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula to help area residents who have had homes or property damaged by last week’s rainstorms and flooding.

The American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula reports that at least 400 homes on the peninsula have been damaged to some extent. In addition, Red Cross officials indicate there could be even more damage reported in the days ahead. That’s because flood water may eventually seep into the floors and walls of homes without actually entering the living space.

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POLICE JOURNAL Laurel Police officer is charged with rape Delaware State Police have arrested Kevin D. Hovatter, 26, a Laurel Police Department officer, who is accused of raping a 55-year-old female victim while on duty. The alleged rape occurred during the early morning hours of March 25 in the area of U.S. 13A, south of Laurel.

According to Cpl. Jeffry C. Oldham, public information officer, on March 25, at approximately 2 p.m., a state police detective responded to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital to interview the victim and investigate the alleged rape. The victim said that on March 25 at approximately 3 a.m., she was raped by a Laurel police officer who was on duty. The victim said that prior to the incident she had called her husband to pick her up at the Goose Pit bar.

The victim said that while they were driving out of Laurel on U.S. 13A, an officer followed them. The victim said that the officer followed them almost to Delmar and then pulled them over.

The victim told a detective that the officer did not want her husband, he wanted her and told her to get out of the vehicle.

When the victim got out of the vehicle.

She told her husband to leave and she would call him later.

The victim said the officer put her in his back seat and gave her a cigarette. She said he then drove off, made a few turns and stopped on a dark road. The victim told the detective that the officer opened the back door of the car and told her to get out. She said the officer then raped her.

After the alleged rape occurred, the officer drove the victim home. The victim said the sexual acts were not consensual, and she complied because of the officer’s position of authority as a uniformed police officer. She also perceived the threat of death or physical injury by the armed police officer if she did not comply, according to Oldham.

While being treated at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, a sexual assault kit was completed on the victim and DNA evidence was collected.

During the investigation, detectives identified the police officer allegedly involved and interviewed him at approximately 5:30 p.m., the day of the incident.

During this interview, the officer acknowledged that he had contact with the victim while he was acting in his official capacity as a Laurel police officer, according to Oldham. The officer reported that he had the victim in his fully marked patrol vehicle and he drove her home.

He denied having any sexual contact with the victim. After the interview was complete, a suspect sexual assault kit was completed.

“The officer in question, four-year veteran Cpl. Hovatter, was immediately placed on administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of a criminal investigation conducted by investigators from Troop 4,” said Laurel Police Department Chief Michael J. Wilson.

Both sexual assault kits were sent to the state medical examiner’s office for DNA comparison. On June 22, state police received the DNA analysis report. The re-

port indicated that the DNA profile collected is consistent with the known DNA profile of the accused officer.

Hovatter, of Laurel, was charged with two counts of first degree rape, official misconduct, and acts constituting coercion. Bond information was not immediately available.

Two injured in assault on correctional staff

An inmate at the Delaware Correctional Center (DCC) in Smyrna will face charges after an incident that occurred June 29. At approximately 9:50 p.m. inmate Roderick D. Davis allegedly attacked Correctional Officer Jeffrey Hansen and Sgt. Todd Drace (of Seaford). Other correctional personnel were immediately dispatched to the scene to assist and the offender was subdued without further injury to staff. The offender sustained minor injuries and was seen by medical personnel at the prison.

Davis is reported to have attacked the officers as inmates were returning to their cells from a recreation period. Preliminary information suggests that the assault on the officers was unprovoked. Officer Hansen and Sgt. Drace sustained injuries and were treated by medical personnel on scene, then transported to Kent General Hospital for further treatment. Both employees have been treated and released from the hospital.

The incident took place in Building 22, a Medium High Security Unit at DCC. The unit was fully staffed at the time of the incident. The specific charges the offender will face in this case will be decided at the conclusion of the investigation.

Davis is currently serving a life sentence (effective April 11, 1986) on charges of first degree kidnapping, second degree rape; second degree assault and violation of probation.

As a result of the incident Davis has been moved to isolation. Department of Correction investigators are reviewing the matter, as is standard procedure.

Man dies in single-car crash The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating a single-vehicle crash, which took the life of Harrison Todd, 78, of Lincoln.

According to Sgt. Melissa Zebley, Delaware State Police public information officer, on Saturday, July 1 at 11:15 p.m., troopers responded to Rt. 594, Webb Farm Road, approximately one-half mile east of Rt. 224 near Milford. Investigators report that a 2000 Ford F150 pick-up truck was traveling westbound on Rt. 594, when the driver attempted to pass the slower moving vehicle in front on him. Upon passing the vehicle, the Ford traveled off the south edge of the road. The driver then overcorrected and traveled off the north edge of the road. Once traveling off the north edge of the road, the Ford overturned onto its roof, and the unrestrained driver was ejected, according to Zebley.

Todd was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of his injuries.

Both directions of Rt. 594 were closed for approximately three hours while the crash was being investigated.

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Linnea Houghtling, 42, of Milton, a female passenger riding on a motorcycle, was killed in an accident on Rt. 16, onehalf mile east of Rt. 1 near Milton on Saturday, July 1, around 5:30 p.m.

The driver of the motorcycle, Tony Strader, 40, of Silver Spring, Md., was flown by helicopter and admitted to Christiana Emergency Center with a fractured back and leg. Neither rider was wearing a helmet.

According to Sgt. Melissa Zebley, a 1988 Chevrolet pick-up truck pulling an empty boat trailer was traveling east bound on Rt. 16 approaching a sharp curve.

At the same time a 1994 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling westbound on Rt. 16 approaching the same curve in the roadway.

Investigators report that the motorcycle driver laid the bike down as it was negotiating the curve in the roadway, and it struck the left front tire of the Chevrolet and slid down the left side of the pick up.

The Chevrolet driver attempted to brake and traveled off the south side of the road into a small marsh area.

The driver of the Chevrolet, Harold A. Martin Jr., 50, of New Castle, was not injured.

Both directions of Rt. 16 were closed for three hours. The accident remains under investigation.

Delaware Office of Highway Safety and law enforcement officials have moved into phase two of their “120 Days of Summer HEAT” initiative by launching their 2006 Checkpoint Strikeforce impaired driving prevention campaign.

Checkpoint Strikeforce is a regional sobriety checkpoint campaign aimed at arresting DUI offenders, and using a high visibility enforcement presence to deter those who would otherwise choose to drink and drive. The campaign, now in its fifth year, involves weekly DUI checkpoints statewide.

Agent Ron Breitigan of the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement said that most establishments are responsible when it comes to alcohol service, but not all. “We often interview people arrested for DUI at the checkpoints and if we find that an establishment’s name keeps coming up among these intoxicated individuals, we put undercover agents in that establishment to determine if over-service of alcohol actually occurs. If we can prove that it is occurring, then we’ll proceed with charges against that establishment.”

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Every once in a great while Dad would We called it “high tide,” but the drainage. We didn’t even have a septic take on the arduous task of stapling new results were the same. When I was a system at all. We had running cold water screens into the porch windows, only to young boy in Crisfield, our neighborhood and the water in the sink drained out have one or more of his big-headed, heathen had no public system to help with through a pipe that hung about 10-inches younguns shove something through it and leave a gaping hole with screen hanging.

I don’t know why we never used the screen door handle to open the door. We had to push the screen open with our hands and ultimately push the screen out of the door.

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Red Cross needs support after helping flood victims As the Red Cross continues to provide emergency services to communities flooded out in the Seaford-Blades area, Red Cross Board member Lynda Messick launched an appeal for local disaster relief funding. Messick, who is the CEO and president of Community Bank Delaware, requested businesses, organizations and individuals to support their local Red Cross as it stands by its promise to prepare for and provide immediate disaster relief, 24 hours a day, to those devastated by disasters.

Messick said, “While attention was drawn to the high-profile tragedies around the nation and abroad, disasters take place in our own backyard everyday. This week, local families’ lives were forever changed by the flooding we have seen, but house fires happen all the time. These families are given shelter, food, comfort, care, and mental health counseling and the services are provided free of charge to them by your Red cross. This thanks to the generosity of the American People. “Most people don’t realize that the Red Cross is not federally funded, but counts on volunteer and monetary support from the public.”

Messick thanked Delmarva Power for leading the way by donating $5,000 to this relief effort to help area residents who have had their homes or property damaged

by this week’s rainstorms and flooding.

She also encouraged others to follow in Delmarva Power’s footsteps and support the American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula as well as this effort.

“Being ready to respond is Red Cross’s role everyday — we need the community’s help to ensure we are there when they need us.”

All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. To help the victims of this and other local disasters, contributions may be made by mail to the American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula, P.O. Box 831, Wilmington, DE 198990831 or by calling 1-800-777-6620 during office hours. Internet users can make a secure online contribution by visiting www.redcrossdelmarva.org.

Red Cross volunteers have delivered more than 500 meals and beverages a day since the day after the flooding to affected communities. To increase rapid outreach to more than 140 families in Sussex, Dorchester, Caroline and Wicomico counties, the American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula partnered with its sister chapter, the American Red Cross, Lower Shore Chapter from Salisbury, Md., and the Salvation Army, to deliver emergency supplies, including clean-up kits.

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It was awesome to look out in the backyard and see minnows, snakes and crabs floating by. There was even the occasional rat that would float by riding a piece of wood or doggy-paddling in the water. We lived across the street from Archie Tyler’s store and he would take orders over the phone and we would watch as he came by in a row boat making deliveries.

Sometimes the water would come right up onto the two levels of the porch and in through the kitchen door. I can still remember Mom shoving bath towels under the door trying to keep the water out.

I suppose high tide was not as devastating as what we experienced in Seaford last weekend, because it involved a rising of the tide and not a rushing of water. So, as long as it did not come in over the living room furniture, this was no more than entertainment for us younguns.

Eventually, Crisfield installed municipal plumbing and we never saw high tide again. But, I think I am safe to believe that should Crisfield have gotten the rain we received last weekend, high tide would have come back with a vengeance.

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city of Seaford needs to do something to address what he sees as a persistent flooding problem in his neighborhood. Five years ago, after heavy rains that caused the Hearn’s Pond dam to break but before the slotted manhole cover was put in, his home lost part of its foundation in flood waters that filled Washington Avenue.

He was not living in the house at the time. But he has pictures of the collapsed wall and of the large hole that was caused when the earth next to the house washed away.

“I don’t know what the city can do. I’m not an engineer,” he said. “But maybe they should get the Army Corps of Engineers in here, to look at everything along with the state and the city. Maybe with the three of them, they could come up with some solution.”

“There’s got to be better drainage here,” said Ginny Short, whose Washington Avenue home was surrounded by water in the most recent flood. Her basement was flooded but on Saturday, she said that she didn’t think any appliances were damaged.

Short blames runoff from the nearby middle school and high school for water problems in her neighborhood.

“We get all the water from the schools over here,” she said. “You can stand in your yard and see it all coming.”

English is worried that with all the development that is planned for the Seaford area, flooding in his neighborhoods and in other neighborhoods will only get worse.

“Just over there, they are putting a new Lowes,” he says, pointing to the east.

“And next to it, Home Depot.” The Lowes complex is under construction at the corner of U.S. 13 and Herring Run Road.

Home Depot is planned for U.S. 13, just north of Lowes. In addition, numerous projects, among them several high-density housing communities, are planned for the Seaford area, including near the intersection of Herring Run Road and alternate U.S. 13, just west of the Lowes complex.

“Where is all that water going to go?” asks English. “There’s going to be all that blacktop, and all that runoff. We can’t handle the water in the city now - what are we going to do then? If we are going to bring more business and homes in, let’s fix what we’ve got first.”

City manager Slatcher agrees that increased development could exacerbate flooding in the Seaford area. She said that more attention needs to be paid to what she calls a regional approach to storm water management.

“I think the days of just worrying about your own backyard are gone,” she said.

“What we are learning with this latest flooding is that this is a regional problem.

Seaford is the last town before the Nanticoke River and we get everything that is coming downstream. Other development is occurring in other areas and we have to look regionally as what is being done.

“It may be a little late for developments that have already been approved,” she acknowledged. “But for new development, I think Sussex Conservation is going to take a more regional approach.” The Sus-

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Slatcher said that she has long believed that small, individual ponds are not adequate for storm water management. At the initial stages of Seaford’s Ross Business Park, the city put in a 3-acre storm water management pond, a pond that was not required by the Sussex Conservation District. The district still reviews building permit requests for each construction project in the business park and makes recommendations for individual storm water management ponds.

Slatcher cautioned that increased management of storm water will not come without a cost. “Many times, the public does not want to see in increase in fees,” she said. “But with events such as these, there may be a willingness on the part of the public to pay increased fees. It takes money to solve these problems.”

Where will repair money come from?

Money, and how much it will take to repair flood damage, is on the minds of many people who live along Washington Avenue, where nearly a week after the flood, the normal quiet of the three-block street just off Stein Highway was still being disrupted by the roar of generators and pumps. Trucks belonging to electricians, plumbers and other construction workers were parked against the curbs, streaks of mud on the outside walls of otherwise clean houses marked the high point to which the flood waters rose.

In English’s house, which he shares with his son Chris, who owns the property, the water inundated the basement, coming to within inches of the first floor floorboards. It ruined all the appliances in the unfinished basement, including the furnace, the electrical breaker box, the hot water heater, the washer and the dryer.

Water also rushed in underneath the footer in the front portion of the house where there is just a crawlspace. The water carried with it into the basement plants and dirt from a flowerbed, leaving behind a 4-foot hole at the front of the house.

English estimated the damages to his home at more than $7,000.

“I guess this is going to cost me $8,000 to $10,000 for each house,” said Ron Ruark, who owns two rental properties that sit side by side on the north end of the street. “This could cost me up to $20,000.”

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electrical breaker box. On Friday afternoon, six days after the rains, Ruark was using a generator-powered pump to suck out water. “I’ve pumped it out twice and there’s about 6 inches of water in there,” he said.

To a person standing on the street, damage to that home is invisible. But damage to Ruark’s other rental home, at 719 Washington Avenue, is obvious: Where a basement wall once stood is now just a gaping hole. An old, rusty oil drum sits at an awkward angle in the hole.

“The wall caved in,” Ruark said. Residents of the home, who moved in a month ago, are staying with relatives.

Ruark counts himself lucky, he added, that the house is still standing. “Nothing’s holding it up but the other three walls,” he said. “I want to get a structural engineer in here, to tell me what I need to do.”

As in his other rental property, flood waters ruined the furnace, the hot water heater and the breaker box. It also crept into the back porch and utility room, which were sitting on a cement slab, ruining the carpet.

Like most area residents affected by the storm, Ruark and English do not have flood insurance. Simple homeowner’s insurance does not pay for damages caused by floods.

And neither man is optimistic about receiving any money from the federal government. Jamie Turner, director of the Delaware Emergency Management Agency, told citizens at a Thursdayevening public meeting held at the Seaford Fire Hall that a declaration of a federal disaster area will mean that individuals affected by the flood will be eligible for compensation. Turner said that he expected the state to request such a declaration by the end of last week. And he reassured the audience that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is a better agency than it was when it responded so poorly to the situation in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.

“Things have changed since last year,” he said. “FEMA has stepped up to the plate since its little problem in the gulf communities. Trust me.”

Ruark is doubtful. “People after Katrina didn’t get a whole lot of help, and I don’t expect much,” he said.

“My son and I got off light,” added English. “Our foundation held and we are structurally OK. When I think about what people in Katrina went through, I think we are pretty lucky.”

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Laurel area police sweep nets more than 300 arrests The Delaware State Police Drug Task Force and the Laurel Police Department, with the assistance of 20 other police and state agencies, have completed a six-month drug investigation resulting in more than 300 arrests in the Laurel area. The drug sweep started in May and ended the last week in June.

“More than 100 direct and controlled buys were conducted, and countless hours of undercover investigation were completed to bring this operation to a successful conclusion,” said Jeffry Oldham, public information officer with the Delaware State Police.

According to Oldham, the first phase of this operation began on May 17, when two suspects from Maryland were arrested as they delivered approximately 59 grams of cocaine and 38 ecstasy pills to an undercover officer on Rt. 16 west of Greenwood.

Oldham said that during a search officers also located 6.8 grams of crack cocaine, 108 grams of cocaine, 370 grams of marijuana, two loaded handguns, scales, and $433 in cash in their vehicle. During this initial phase of the investigation, the Sussex Drug Task Force provided intelligence information to the Caroline County (Md.) Narcotics Task Force.

Oldham said that also on May 17, the Caroline County Task Force executed a search warrant at the suspects’ home in Denton, Md., and seized 9 ounces of cocaine, 250 ecstasy pills, two handguns, and a shotgun. On May 18, the Caroline County Task Force executed another search warrant in Federalsburg, Md., and seized $7,000 cash, 1 gram cocaine, and a handgun. Cory J. Aviles, 19, of Federalsburg, and Lisa N. Downs, 21, of Denton, were arrested on 31 narcotics and weapons charges.

The second phase of this operation took place on June 2. Members of the state police Drug Task Force, Special Operations Response Team and Laurel Police Department executed three search warrants. The first search warrant was executed at 1803 Carvel Gardens. As a result of the search, officers located crack cocaine, a fully loaded semi-automatic handgun, and $416 in cash Pierre Bagwell, 22, of Laurel, was charged with possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, maintaining a dwelling, and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony.

The second search warrant was executed at 1802 Carvel Gardens. As a result of the search, officers located 2 ounces of cocaine and drug paraphernalia. Carlos Rubino, 26, and Sheena D. Smart, 21, were arrested for trafficking in cocaine, possession with intent to deliver cocaine, maintaining a dwelling, conspiracy, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The third search warrant was executed at

607 Holly Brook Apartments, and police located two individuals wanted on outstanding warrants.

The third phase of this operation took place on June 27 with the assistance of the following agencies the state police Special Operations Response Team (SORT), Wilmington Police SORT, Seaford Police SORT, DEA Dover Task Force, Milford Police, Rehoboth Police, Dewey Beach Police, Harrington Police, Milton Police, Georgetown Police, Seaford Police, Bridgeville Police, Ocean View Police, Lewes Police, Dover Police, Fenwick Island Police, the Governor’s Task Force, Probation and Parole, the Department of Correction, DelDOT and the state police communications section.

Oldham said that at approximately 6 a.m., officers began executing 12 search warrants in the town limits of Laurel and the surrounding area. During this phase of the operation, 22 people were arrested on 111 criminal charges (64 felony and 47 misdemeanor), and officers seized 51 grams of cocaine, 128.8 grams of marijuana, 4.6 grams of crack cocaine, $5,149 in cash., 11 ecstasy pills and a shotgun.

The last phase of this operation took place on the evening of June 28, and involved the apprehension of suspects wanted on Drug Task Force Rule 9 narcotics warrants and local warrants. Probation and Parole also conducted three administrative searches and 70 curfew checks. During this phase of the operation, 59 people were arrested on 125 criminal charges (92 felony and 33 misdemeanor).

According to Oldham, during this operation, officers apprehended 88 people, made 282 criminal arrests, executed 17 search warrants, and conducted three administrative searches and 70 curfew checks. They seized 498.6 grams of marijuana, 330 grams of cocaine, 11.8 grams of crack cocaine, six handguns, two shotguns, 299 ecstasy pills, three oxycodone pills and $12,998 in cash.

Phase 3 arrests on June 27.

209 Little Creek Apartments Laurel.

Seized during the search was a 20 gauge shotgun, ammunition, 1.2 gms of cocaine, 47.8 gms of marijuana, $470 in cash and digital scales. Ty A. West, 22, and Ebony S. Patton, 21, were arrested for possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, possession with intent to deliver marijuana, possession with intent to deliver cocaine, maintaining a dwelling, possession of marijuana within 1000 feet of a school, endangering welfare of a child, and three counts of possession of paraphernalia. West was also charged with possession of firearm by person prohibited.

1212 Little Creek Apartments Laurel.

Seized during the search were 12.08 gms of cocaine, scales and drug paraphernalia.

Kendall M Johnson, 25, and Jerry Q. Mann,

32, both of Laurel were arrested for trafficking cocaine, maintaining a dwelling, two counts of endangering the welfare of child, criminal nuisance, three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.

506 Center St. Laurel. Seized during the search were 2.4 gms of marijuana and scales. Rashema Stancell, 23, and Lakita Bolden both of Laurel were arrested for maintaining a dwelling and three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.

24275 Concords Pond Rd., Laurel.

Seized during the search were 37 gms of powder cocaine, .9 gms of marijuana, 11 MDMA (ecstasy) pills, scales, and $3350. cash. A consent search was also obtained for a residence located at 27826 Oak Orchard West, Millsboro. Seized at that location were 3.4 gms of cocaine and 32.5 gms of marijuana. Steven D. Nichols, 30, of Laurel, was arrested for trafficking cocaine, two counts of possession with intent to deliver cocaine, two counts of possession with intent to deliver marijuana, two counts of maintaining a vehicle, maintaining a dwelling, five counts possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

45 Moss Lane Scottsdale, Laurel. Seized during the search was marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Jacqueline M Stewart, 18, of Laurel was arrested for possession of hypodermic needle, endangering the welfare of a child and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Dawn Denson, 43, of Laurel was arrested for maintaining a dwelling, possession of hypodermic needle, endangering welfare of a child, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

Jermika Miles, 29, of Laurel was also arrested on the above charges and additional charges of delivery of cocaine, maintaining a dwelling, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

1103 Daniels St. Carvel Gardens, Laurel, seized during the search were 1.2 gms of cocaine, 1.3 grams of marijuana, and $429 in cash. Teresa Deshields, 42, of Laurel was arrested for maintaining a dwelling, possession of marijuana within 1000 feet of a school, possession of cocaine, possession of cocaine within 1000 feet of a school and three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia .

305 E. 4th St. Laurel. Seized during the search were 42 .6 gms of marijuana which were individually packaged. Lawrence L. Street, 28, of Laurel was arrested for possession with intent to deliver marijuana, maintaining a dwelling, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

1302 Daniels St. Carvel Gardens, Laurel, seized during the search were .7 grams of marijuana. Sheree Daniels, 24, of Laurel was arrested for maintaining a dwelling, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

The following suspects were arrested on outstanding Rule 9 warrants.

Maria G. James, 40, of Laurel, was arrested for delivery of cocaine, two counts of maintaining a dwelling , maintaining a building, possession with intent to deliver cocaine, possession with intent to deliver MDMA, tampering with physical evidence, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana and second-degree conspiracy. During the course of James’ arrest she was found to be possession of the following: $900 in cash, drug paraphernalia, scales, 2.8 gms of marijuana, 3 Oxycodone pills and Acetaminothen pills.

Tamara B. Evans, 18, of E. Atlantic Apts., Rehoboth, was arrested for delivery of cocaine, maintaining a vehicle and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Darnell C. Stokes, 23, of Laurel, was arrested for three counts delivery of cocaine, two counts of maintaining a vehicle, maintaining a dwelling, sex offender resides within 500 feet of a school and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Shamar L. Ross, 18, of Laurel, was arrested for two counts of delivery of cocaine, maintaining a dwelling, possession of drug paraphernalia.

Richard, E. Smith, 81, of Laurel, was arrested for maintaining a dwelling and second-degree conspiracy.

Jermaze L. White, 26, of Laurel, was arrested for two counts of delivery of cocaine, second-degree conspiracy, two counts of maintaining a dwelling and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Michael A Thompson, 20, of Laurel, was arrested for two counts of delivery of cocaine, possession with intent to deliver cocaine, two counts of maintaining a dwelling, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Wanted persons who were apprehended: Deshine Johnson wanted out of Kent County Court of Common Pleas with failure to appear (no insurance).

William Britt wanted out Court of Common Pleas failure to appear (traffic).

Phase 4 on June 28.

The following defendants were arrested on outstanding Drug Task Force Rule 9 warrants: Richie E. Cannon, 37, of Seaford was arrested for two counts of delivery of cocaine, two counts of second-degree conspiracy and two counts of maintaining a dwelling.

Keishauna Banks, of 19, of Laurel was arrested for two counts of delivery of marijuana, second-degree conspiracy and possession of drug paraphernalia Katie Dilworth, 17, of Laurel, was arrested for delivery of cocaine, second-degree conspiracy and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Delaware Community Foundation celebrates its 20th anniversary The Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) celebrated its 20th anniversary on June 5, 2006 at an event that recognized individuals, businesses and organizations that helped create the Foundation in 1986 and those responsible for its success over the years. Among the 400 luncheon attendees at the Chase Center in Wilmington were people who have invested in the community through charitable funds at the foundation, other DCF supporters and civic and nonprofit leaders.

Fred C. Sears II, president and CEO of the foundation, pointed out that the DCF, which was started to create a lasting source of charitable funding to provide for the needs of Delaware’s communities, “has grown beyond anyone’s expectations. We now manage more than 600 charitable funds with assets that exceed $205 million. Over the years, we have awarded more than $54 million in grants through all the funds at the foundation, and that number will continue to grow at an ever faster rate in the years ahead.”

In her tribute to the DCF, Gov. Ruth Ann Minner noted that the foundation has touched organizations throughout the state by encouraging and supporting the development of funds that promote the arts, education, housing, health, issues that affect women and children - and more. She said that hundreds of students receive scholarships every year through funds established at the DCF, including the Gov. Minner Biotech Scholarship Fund started by Fraunhofer USA. When the DCF was founded in 1986, Michael N. Castle was governor. Three years later, he signed the bill that appropriated $2 million to the foundation as a permanent unrestricted endowment. In his talk at the anniversary celebration, Castle, who is now Delaware’s representative to Congress, admitted that it took about three months for him to understand the need for the state’s support of the foundation; however, he acknowledged that “good ideas come from others” and he is proud that the state invested money in the DCF. “The State of Delaware Fund at the DCF, started with the $2 million state appropriation, has awarded 257 grants, totaling over $2.4 million, to Delaware nonprofit organizations for capital projects - and the fund still has a balance of more than $3.2 million that remains fully invested,” Castle said. “Funds that were raised to match the appropriation, as required by House Bill 325, created the Founding Donors Fund at the DCF, which helps fund the foundation’s program grants.”

Former National Football League Coach Dick Vermeil, the featured speaker at the celebration, compared his work as a coach to the efforts of the

Delaware Community Foundation - helping people translate passion into action. In both cases, he said, it’s important to open minds so people listen and change priorities in order to help others. He recalled some of his own past involvement in Delaware, working on a youth program when Pierre “Pete” DuPont IV was governor and helping the Mary Campbell Center for several years.

Vermeil is pleased to be back in the area and is “looking forward to making this community my own.”

Noting the generosity of many NFL players who have their own foundations focused on causes that are important to them, Vermeil observed, “I like to believe that the process we use to motivate them (for the game) translates into getting them involved

in the community.” He went on to share the “common sense principles” that have contributed to his success as a leader who has motivated his players over 40 years to do their best - both on the field and in their community - and compared many of these principles to the work of the DCF and people who contribute to make Delaware a better place to live for everyone.

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NOT ON THE LIST YET - Craig’s Pond Road and the bridge on the road is not a high priority on the DelDOT list and will not be among the first bridges to be repaired. The road is barricaded and closed to traffic. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

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BRIDGE IS OUT - Barry Benton, who works in the DelDOT bridge design division, measures the depth of the water in Morgan Branch just outside of Blades on U.S. 13A. The repairs to the bridge and culvert on the road may take up to three months, according to DelDOT officials. Two other key bridges on Rt. 20 (west) and Chapel Branch are tops on the DelDOT list, and according to state officials, the money will be allotted for their replacement. All work will take up to three months. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

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Honor Roll Following are the 4th Quarter Honor Roll lists. Our apologies that the lists from Seaford and Woodbridge High Schools do not appear, but the lists were not submitted by the schools.

Laurel High School 9th Grade David Albert, Ashlee Brittingham, Kyle Brown, Sara Burke, Jennifer Byler, Anaika Casimir, Ashley Cheeseman - All A’s, Amanda D’Armi - All A’s, Shelby Davis, Ninja Domond, Cody Grim, Brandon Hearne, Brooks Hearne, Caitlin Herscher All A’s, Aaron Hitchens, Thomas Johnson, Josh Kosiorowski, Quinten Langley, Bryant Lowe, Kenzie Matthews, Twila McCrea, Michael Milligan, Gaven Parker, Brandon Phulesar, Siasquia Pierre, Silvano Rondon, Anthony Rubino, James Ruhl, Shane Walls, Bethany Wathen, Caleb Wilson, Tyler Whitney - All A’s, James Wood, William Yossick.

10th Grade Fred Applegate, Gulsedef Arslan, David Bartee, Elaine Best, Zachery Bonniwell, Cody Bristow, Amanda Brittingham, Rachel Butler ,Tremayne Collick - All A’s, Alex Drown, Steven Dyson - All A’s, Kel-

Morning Star Publications and the businesses on these pages salute the young people from our area who have expended the extra effort to make the honor roll. sy Gordy, Alex Hawes, Kristen Henderson, Aleasha Henry, Ashley Hubble, Keith Koyanagi - All A’s, Amanda Lathbury, Garrett Lutz - All A’s, Joaquin Millan, Natalie Miller, Matthew Parker, Ashley Randall, Christian Rife, Jose Sanchez, Kristina Thompson - All A’s, James Watts, Timothy Wheatley.

11th Grade Matthew Bailey, Tallon Barnes, Jessica Bishop, Ethan Calloway, Caitlin Dolby, Kate Downes - All A’s, Meghan Eudy, Whitney Evans, Kelly Gordy, Amanda Horsey, Melinda Jestice, Steven Johnson, Josh Lewis, Tagewattie Mahadan, Lindsay Morrison, Miranda O’Neal, Samantha Oliphant, Joshua Palmer - All A’s,

Matthew Palmer - All A’s, Trent Passwaters, Autumn Patilla, Josh Pettyjohn, Herman Powell - All A’s, Fallon Rice, Jovana Rondon, Tina Ross - All A’s, Brett Shockley.

12th Grade Chris Archer - All A’s, Ashley Bennett All A’s, Cierra Bolden, Ashlyn Booth, Angie Charles, Katie Cordrey - All A’s, Megan Crockett, Esengul Darilmaz, Christina Defrancisco, Eric Givens, Guerdy Guerrier, Benjamin Hall, Stephanie Hall, Ashley Hill, Dontez Horsey, Jakeysia Horsey, Ryan Hubble, Claudy Joinville, Kyle Jones, Heather Kempf ,Tiffany Lee, Nicole Mann - All A’s, Lauren McCrea, Alison Parrott - All A’s, Robert Reed, Krista Scott - All A’s, Heather Sheridan, Rodney Simmons, Christine Smith, Heather Smith, Jeffrey Taylor, Jason Torlish, Kara Townsend, Holly Tunis, Rachiel Uddin, Blaire Walker, Kim Whaley - All A’s, Alayna Whitney, Charley Wilkerson.

Delmar Middle & Senior High School Merit/Honor Roll — Fourth Quarter Grade 12 Merit Honor Roll - Cordell Ballard, Scott Brittingham, Seth Brittingham, David Cain, Blair Carey, Darren Carey II, Kelly Dorman, Autumn Fischer, Brittany Gillespie, Kristi Hamilton, Laura Hammerer, Erin Keenan, Lauren Lewis, Jennifer Malinger, Aaron Mazur, Ashley Meckley, Benjamin Meney, Alicia Mills, Rebecca Mir, Ashley Mocella, Mark Passwaters, Erika Pusey, Kelly Ralph, Melanie Raum, Keith Rose, Brittney Ruark, Carolyn Schilling, Daniel Schrey, La’Keshia Selby, Samuel Slabaugh, Christopher

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Grade 12 Honor Roll - Robert Alexander, Mohammed Ansari, Shameika Bailey, Jessica Beach, Alison Brumbley, AJ Campbell, Allen Creighton, Lauren Ellis, Jermaine Holland, Charisse Holmes, Randie Hovatter, Abbie Hudson, Paul Hudson, Cierra Jackson, Jesse Jones, Zachary Keenan, Quinton Kilgoe, Konstantin Kovalev, Leslie Lambrose, Elijah Lewis, Kirk Lingle, Layton Littleton, Austin McLain, Erica McWilliams, Diana Penn, Brenen Ralph, Heather Relyea Joshua Russell, Maranda Serman, Leslie Shaver, Jamaal Simmons, Amanda Vickers, Lauren Witzke.

Grade 11 Merit Honor Roll - Jamson Brinck, Terri DeBany, Oscar Flores, Adam Gajewski, Amanda Gonzalez, Kevin Johnson, Brent Murrell, Timotheus Reinhart, David Rheinfeld, Mick Tindall, Caitlyn Twilley.

Grade 11 Honor Roll - Autumn Austin, Corey Basch, Mackenzie Byers, William Cody, Samantha D’Armi, Stephanie Davis, Daniel Foster, Katlyn Hearn, Danielle Horseman, Jalesa Hull, Jenee Kimble, Jill Klavenwelden, Bethany Kleiser, Jason Lynch, Shontale Moore, Alan Preston, Munnay Sharp, Seth Smith, Melanie Sonnier, Alicia Ward, Andrew Welch, Melinda Wheatley.

Grade 10 Merit Honor Roll - Alison Bloodsworth, Kristin Brannock, John Breda, Kasie Causey, Katie Conner, Shane Cronk, Aaron Jones, Lydia Newberry, Megan Reed, Scott Slavens, Kaitlyn Smith, Joshua Vincent, Megan Wilkinson.

Grade 10 Honor Roll -Maribeth Beach, Patrick Beale, Jebb Carrier, Paige Cuffee,

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Honor Roll Brooke Hearn, Taylor Hill, Jeremy Layton, Megan Lynch, Marlene MacDonald, Donald Mathis, Russell Taylor, Erin Thomas, Megan Webb, Chun Wong.

Grade 9 Merit Honor roll - David Bradshaw, Deborah Breda, Kylie Gress, William Griswold, Amanda Holt, Dylan Layfield, Kelsey Murrell, Aaron Shaver, Megan Spindler, Deneen trader-Johnson, Scott Wroten, Carolyn Zimmerman.

Grade 9 Honor Roll - Rachael Adkins, Gabrielle Andrade, Olivia Baker, Sarah Benny, Brandon Breasure, Shawn Briddell, Kelsey Dickerson, John Disharoon, Alycia Hackett, Alexis Hurley, Tia Johnson, James Lehman, Brian Lowe, Tyler Manchin, Estefany Morales, Annika Nichols, Megan Pettingill, Jordan Rowland, Amanda Russo, Sean Scovell, Robert Thompson, Francis VanGessel, Ashlie Walter, Sarah Wilber, Kellie Wyatt.

Grade 8 Merit Honor Roll - Megan Beach, Casey Bellamy, Jazmine Brown, Heather Conaway, Gordan Custer, Nicholas Damico, Mallory Elliott, Amanda Fields, Benjamin Gifford, Olivia Hartman, Chelsea Hudson, Joshua, Johnson, Colleen Kershner, Nikkia King, Denay Lucas, Jacob Ludemann, Adam Markiewicz, Kevin Nichols, Ashleigh Pais, Brinkley Rayne,

Taylor Scott, Sara Shaw, Sephanie Smith, Ryan Thomas, Kayla Threlfell, Abigail Tingle, Alison Tingle, Megan Warren, Katlyn Wilkins.

Grade 8 Honor Roll - Zachary Adams, Christen Bozman, Amanda Campbell, Ashley Caruso, Keith Cook, Robert Cottman, Jr., Chelsea Covey, Jacob Cox, Corie Elliott, Brooke Evans, Spencer Fothergill, Jessica Frey, Kamisha Green, Zachary Hammerbacher, Kayla Haney, Shanna Hearn, Justin Hickman, Natasha Holland, Kiera Hudson, Aurielle Hatley, Melita Hyland, Kaylee Justice, Daye Kim, Meredith Layfield, Sarah Lyons, Alyssa Martin, Candace McDonald, Heather McGinnis, Joshua Messick, Jade Moore, Jessica Moore, Sean Moore, Mary Niblett, Christina Parsons, Corey Phillis, Amanda Searing, Dylan Shupe, Joshua Smith, Patricia Stevenson, Maurice Stratton, Jr., Dante Tingle, Noah Vincent, Elizabeth Warren, Geoffrey Wells, Monzona Whaley, Leah Wilson.

Grade 7 Merit Honor Roll - Abby Atkins, Logan Baxter, Casie Brinck, Nicholas Cooper, Ashley Elliott, Alexander Ellis, Lyndsey Gerstle, Leah Gilmore, Thomas Gray, Alexia Hasbrouck, Tiffani Hughes, Heather Johnson, Cecilia

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Grade 7 Honor Roll - Tiffany Alexander, Usef Ansari, Haley Barrall, Kristyn Beauchamp, Andrew Bergeron, Lucas Blewitt, Danielle brown, Chance Carrier, Keisha Cooper, Chelsey Cornelius, Takara Cottman, Della Curtis, Nicholas Custer, Alessandra Daniels, Katelynn DeFelice, Jaclyn Disharoon, Darin Doyle, Kyle Dykes, Justin Elliott, Norman Gaines, Laura Gonzalez, Patrice Harms, Shawn Hill, Kimberly Hopkins, Chassidy Jewell, Courtney Jones, Taylor Lucas, Mackenzie Martin, Ashley Matos, Amanda McIntyre, Brittany Parks, Chelsea Ralph, Zacchaeus Rantz, Austin Robbins, Brady Scott, Mustafa Shauket, Jessica Shortt, Yvette Siegel, Brock Smith, Nicholas Sonnier, Detoshia Spence, Brian Thaw, Hailee Travis, Emily Tull, Jaclyn Watts, Courtney Webb, Shannon Webb, Hannah Wilkinson.

Grade 6 Merit Honor Roll - Brittany Bolen, Genevieve Booth, Mary Bradshaw, Cassie Brennan, George Brennan, Kayla Brennick, Carlee Budd, Hunter Causey, Taylor Collins, Taylor Elliott, Caitlin Frey, Parth Gadani, Connor Hill, Tawni Hollers, Dillon Koval, Kevin Leatherbury, Justin McCain, Danielle McWilliams, Jerosalee Medico, Adwoa Nyame, Samantha Parsons, Alexandria Phippin, Andrew Roberts, III, Alexis Smith, Christina Stehl, Carl VanGessel, Kerry Ward.

Grade 6 Honor Roll: Ashley Bennett, Courtney Bunting, Sha’Lynn Chandler, Shwn Conaway, Katelyn Donophan, Erika Downes, Teronteae Fisher, Hailey Fretz, Cody Gallien, Jordan Giordano, Shelby Hanley, Mollie Hearn, Cody Holland,

Rockell Jackson, Samantha Johnson, Tevin jones, Arelina Juarez-Gonaziez, Brittanie Kelly, Brady Layfield, Danielle LeCates, Christina Lehman, Brittaney Littleton, Chelsea Lyons, Martina Major, Taylor Malcom, Matthew Miller, Raven Neubert, Cody Penrod, Danielle Pettingill, Christopher Raglin, Robert Relyea, Jessica Rickards, Brittany Showell, Shane Smith, Michael Taylor, David Thompson, Macie Tuttle, Bethany Wheatley, Johnathon White, Chelsea Wilson, Rebecca Witzke, Kathrine Zerillo.

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BRIDGEVILLE Grade 9 - Tyler C. Faulkner, Alison E. Holloway, Evan C. Lee, Nathan J. Rider, Cassandra E. Stuper, Skylar D. Willey; Grade 10 - Bethany L. Callaway, Joshua D. Dickson, Lacey M. Eckert, Travis N. Milam, Justin R. Rider, Rhonda M. Warrington; Grade 11 - Amber D. Drummond, Emily A. Johnson, Ryan D. Lee, Katherine R. Nennstiehl, Tiffany M. Roles; Grade 12 - Erica C. Chituck, Lauren T. Correll, David M. Demarest, Tashona H. James, Melissa A. Rankin, Renee C. Warrington.

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Grade 12 - Joseph E. Bailey, Janise A. Henderson, Amanda C. Palmer, Grant A. Parker, Candice M. Windsor.

LAUREL Grade 9 - Courtney A. Bailey, Dustin M. Hitchens, Keleigh N. Moore, Brittany E. Wheatley, Brandon C. Wilkins, Justin N. Worster; Grade 10 - Heather N. Baker, Megan C. Campbell, Robert E. Chandler, Laura J. Chelariu, Brittany S. Cooper, Jacob R. Crum, Sarah E. Culver, Joshua T. Dunn, Megan A. Eskridge, Kariann R. Flynn, Melissa K. Mahoney, Anthony W. McAllister, Jara M. Pugh, David C. Ricksecker; Grade 11 - Amber N. Brown, Amber E. Dykes, Kristin N. Elliott, Joshua L. Graver, John W. Hitch III, Brittany S. Joseph, Nicole C. Mahoney, Pamela M. Milligan, Ashley N. Stephens, Brittanie L. Truitt, Jared S. Whaley, Donald B. Wilkins; Grade 12 - Bryan T. Blocker, Amanda R. Curtis, Adam R. Dickerson, Patrick D. Dubinski, Bethany A. Short.

SEAFORD Grade 9 - Ashley M. Adams, Sara M. Adams, Ashley L. Bice, Sara E. Cramer, Michael J. Cunningham, Lacy E. Ebright, Mark R. Farrow, Brittnae M. Johnson, Natalie M. Justice, Tyler D. Justice, Robert G. Lehman, Rebecca A. McMillin, Kasey M. Moore, Brandon M. Norman, Herbert H. Quick, Gene M. Smith III, Melissa D. Willey; Grade 10 - Kelly A. Conner, Kristen A. Conner, Robyn Dechene, Tanya L. Hart, Christopher F. Kelley, Hannah G. Krieg, Melinda S. Larrimore, Schuyler V.R. Livingston, Maham Mahmood, Alexis L. Massey, Alexis N. Short, Sarah E. Smith,

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Bradley C. Snyder, Kristin M. Stafford, Joy L. Stephenson, Nicole A. Story, Katelin M. Tull, Brandi L. Wright; Grade 11 - Erika D. Conaway, Schyler J. Conaway, Amber L. Cox, Kristen R. Cunningham, Melany C. Dubbs, Victoria L. Fitzgerald, Jessica L. Parker, Brittany M. Rodriquez, Shauntey N. Singletary, Marisa R. Sternberg, Tanya R. Thawley, Jill B. Willey; Grade 12 - Sophia M. Bay, Ryan A. Brown, Barry E. Hastings II, Christopher R. Huskey, Andrea L. Kessel, Harry A. Lehman IV, Thomas C. Mancuso, Hiral R. Patel, Derek K. Rambo, Bryan P. Schieferstein, Jonathan D. Val.

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First Grade (Mrs. Hassett) - Kelly Allen, Brandon Bradshaw, Gabrielle Hastings, MacKenzie Hawkins, Moriah Reid, Daisy Tillman, Andrea Timmons, Jacob Truitt, JC White.

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Honor Roll Dykstra, Robert Hazel, Bailey Kinnikin, McKensie Lewis, Jonathan Mills, Hunter Parsons, Julie Parsons.

Third Grade (Mrs. Jones) - Mariann Agapito, Jesse Bennett, Jacob Calloway, Casey Kinnikin, Mackenzie Kinnikin, Jeffrey Munro, Abe Wharton.

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Fifth Grade (Mrs. Jardine) - Travis Anderson, Jennifer Baker, Megan Gherke, Madelyn Gilbert, Kelsey McMunn, Tyler Smith, Lauryl Spence, Zachary Vaughan.

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Laurel Intermediate School 5th Grade Ms. Dolan/Mr. Voss: Austin Suit (All A’s), Ashley Anderson, Patty Bredbenner, Amber Chambers, Katarina Duryea, Derrick Eskridge, Elizabeth Hallahan, Alec Hudson, Kara Melvin, Cathy Smith, Derek Wallace and Ashley Wise.

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4th Quarter Gold Card 5th Grade Mrs. Dolan: Ashley Anderson, Patty Bredbenner, Amber Chambers, Christopher Dunning, Katrina Duryea, Derrick Eskridge, Elizabeth Hallahan, Alec Hudson, Kara Melvin, Austin Suit, Derek Wallace, Aquarius White, Ashley Wise.

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Mrs. Thielemann: Habiba Anjum, Briana Camper, Alexandra Carreno, Merve Ceylan, Ashley Graham, Ciera Lewis, Daylin McCausland, Alexus Price, Dallas Pruitt, Ashley Rife, Samantha Schibinger, Morgan Slavin, Kelsey Whaley, Jeremy Wheatley.

4th Quarter Gold Card 6th Grade Mrs. Bice: Alexandra Ash, Stephanie Dukes, Glen Huffman, Sung Hoon Kang, Elizabeth Mancini, Kristine Phulesar, Katelynn Pruitt.

Mrs. Bowden/Ms. Palmer: Kimberly Burns, Kelly Chance, Haley Clayton-Moyer, Cory Cutsail, Franchesca Delrosario, Marissa Graham, Jordan Hagadorn, Megan Hayes, Camie Jennette, Taylor Johnson, Tyler Robertson.

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Mrs. Davis: Ashley Marvel, Amanda McGarvey, Briauna Taylor, Tangee Taylor, Meghan Worster, Amanda Wyre.

Mrs. Goff: Kapree Batson, Walterica Charles, Kreig Davidson, Jermaine Harris, Noelle Rash, Elizabeth Sisk, Jacob Wilson, Bridget Windsor.

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Mrs. Spicer: Kara Brockbrader, Traci Butler, Erin Eudy, Alexis Hill, Staci Layton, Jazmine Lebarron, Allysa Miller, Kaitlynn Ritchie.

Mrs. Whaley: Christian Binkoski, Colby Daye, Kelby Grim, Macy Hall, Marcus Hastings, Erin Johnson, Arnell Puckham, Sudesh Singh, Anthony Taylor, Cassidy Taylor, Rosanne Thornton.

Woodbridge Elementary School Third Grade Consistent Honor Roll - (Honor Roll All Year) Caroline Breeding, Roy Deleon, David Gray, Corey Green, Sara Hale, Alex Hassman, John Ireland, Kristen Jefferson, Jeshale Johnson, Samantha Kraszewski, Kori Lewandowski, Bradford Nelson, Ryan Parker, Hernan Quezada-Alcantara, Jay Richardson, Emma Rider, Mikaela Smith, Kaitlyn Willin, Karin Wright, Eddie Zagal-Ponce.

Distinguished Honor Roll - Jordan Clark, Ashley Cook, Jarrod Elliot, David Gray, Corey Green, Michelle Hill, John Ireland, Kristen Jefferson, Jeshale Johnson, LeJoie Johnson, Terrance Knox, Kori Lewandowski, Rachel Retzlaff, Emma Rider, Logan Wescott, Kaitlyn Willin .

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Most Improved Shamar Finney, Jaquan James, Candice Kraszewski, Nathaniel Opaliski, Antoniqua Roach, Russell Smith, Logan Wescott.

Fourth Grade Consistent Honor Roll - (Honor Roll All Year) Kirsten Blake, Collin Breeding, Willie Davis, Linsey Downing, Logan Hamm, Savannah Harris, Emily Hassman, Gabrielle Johnson, Hannah Krause, Shelby McBroom, Tyler Ramos, Horacio Reyna, Taylor Richey, Tristan Schulties.

Distinguished Honor Roll - Two Kirsten Blake, Collin Breeding, Dajah Emory, Savannah Harris, Emily Hassman, Hannah Krause, Shelby McBroom, Philip Petrone, Horacio Reyna, Taylor Richey, Gavin Smith.

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Backyard herbs enliven meals of summer The thought of stepping out my back door and snipping a handful of fresh herbs to use for dinner is one of the things that keep me sane during the long, dark winter months. I delight in all things summer but it is a joy to see my chives, oregano and rosemary coming back to me while I add several fresh annual basil plants to keep them company in the hot summer sun.

It’s not too late to pick up a fresh herb or two to plant in a sunny spot near your back door.

Don’t fuss over the perennials too much and they’ll reward your benign neglect by appearing again next year. If you only want to go the annual route, by all means put in a couple of fragrant basils.

The difference fresh herbs make can’t be understated. Try these summertime winners.

Chilled Avocado Soup With Shrimp And Chives Makes 6 first course servings 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 small white onion, minced 1 jalapeno chili, seeded, minced 3 garlic cloves, minced 4 ripe avocados, peeled, pitted, chopped 2 cups canned low salt chicken broth 5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 cups (or more) water 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel 8 ounces cooked bay shrimp 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, diced 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives Heat oil in medium skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion and jalapeno; sauté until tender, about 15 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Season with salt. Remove from heat; cool.

Place avocados in blender, Add chicken broth, 4 tablespoons lemon juice and onion mixture.

Puree until smooth. Transfer to large bowl.

Stir in 2 cups water and lemon peel. Thin soup with more water, if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, about 3 hours.

The Practical Gourmet Meanwhile, mix shrimp, cucumber, chives and 1 tablespoon lemon juice in medium bowl.

Season with salt and pepper.

Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours. Ladle soup into bowls. Top with shrimp.

Bon Appétit Rosemary-Pepper Focaccia Serves 16. This is an amazingly simple bread recipe sure to impress. Add some freshly grated Parmesan cheese for an extra kick.

10 minutes.

Roll out dough on lightly floured surface. Transfer to baking sheet.

Dimple surface with fingertips. Spread remaining 2 teaspoons oil over. Sprinkle with rosemary and crushed red pepper.

Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Let rise 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Bake bread until golden, about 20 minutes. Cut hot bread into wedges and serve.

Bon Appétit Light and Easy Basil-Arugula Pesto Makes about 1 1/2 cups. This delicious pesto is enough for about 1-1/2 pounds of your favorite pasta, or spread it on slices of Italian bread.

3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

I delight in all things summer but it is a joy to see my chives, oregano and rosemary coming back to me while I add several fresh annual basil plants to keep them company in the hot summer sun.

3 cups (loosely packed) fresh basil leaves 1 cup (loosely packed) fresh arugula 1/2 cup grated pecorino Romano cheese 1/3 cup pine nuts 2 garlic cloves, peeled 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel 2 tablespoons lukewarm water Place 1/2 cup oil and next 6

ingredients in processor. Process to thick paste.

With motor running, add remaining 1/4 cup oil and 2 tablespoons water to processor. Blend until smooth. Season pesto to taste with salt and pepper.

(Can be made 2 days ahead.

Pour thin layer of oil over pesto; cover and chill.)

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2 cups (or more) bread flour 1 envelope fast-rising dry yeast 1 teaspoon salt 1 and 1/2 teaspoons sugar 3/4 cup hot water (125 degrees to 130 degrees) 1 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons olive oil Cornmeal 2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary 1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper Blend 2 cups flour, yeast, salt and sugar in processor. Combine hot water and 1 tablespoon oil in glass measuring cup. With machine running, add water mixture through feed tube and process until elastic and uniformly moist dough forms that just cleans inside of work bowl, about 40 seconds.

If dough is sticky, add more flour by tablespoons, incorporating each addition before adding next. If dough is dry, add water by tablespoons, incorporating each addition before adding next.

Gather dough into ball. Transfer to greased bowl, turning to coat entire surface. Cover with damp towel and let rise 30 minutes Grease 12- to 14-inch pizza pan or baking sheet. Sprinkle with cornmeal.

Punch dough down and knead until smooth. Cover and let rest

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CHURCH BULLETINS Wesley UMC Vacation Bible School SonTreasure Island Vacation Bible School begins Monday, July 31, at Wesley United Methodist Church on Atlanta Road, from 6:15 until 8:30 p.m. The closing program will be on Sunday, Aug. 6.

SonTreasure Island creates an island atmosphere where children will sing, watch skits, create crafts and play games. For information, call 628-1615 or 628-0720.

Old Christ Church summer services Old Christ Church near Laurel (built in 1771) will have summer services for the first time since 1918. During July and August Holy Communion and morning prayer will be held at Old Christ Church.

The services will begin at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday, Holy Eucharist will be on July 16, 30 and Aug. 13 and 27. Morning prayer will be on July 9 and 23 and Aug. 6 and 20. Light refreshments of cookies and lemonade will be served following the service. All services are casual.

Old Christ Church was built in 1771 and served as an active facility until the mid 19th century. Old Christ Church is said to be one of only a dozen churches along the Atlantic Coast to survive unaltered from America’s pre-revolutionary period.

The church is known for its pristine interior and the fact that it has never been plumbed, heated, electrified or painted.

The churchyard looks to be barely over 200 years old. This is due to markers that could not survive the elements since they were made from wood.

Prominent among the surviving markers are those of Nathaniel Mitchell, gover-

nor of Delaware (1805-1811), one of only three Episcopal priests in Delaware at the time.

Old Christ Church has been maintained and administered since 1922 by the nonprofit Old Christ Church League. It is today owned by its successor, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Laurel.

Bethel UMC hymn sing Hymn sing featuring Joyful Noise and the Bethel Church Praise Team on Sunday, July 9, at 6 p.m. at Bethel United Methodist Church, west of Seaford on North Oak Grove Road. A dessert reception will follow. Phone 629-7117 (Lucy Slacum) for details.

Bethel Vacation Bible School Bethel Worship Center invites children ages 4 through 12 to SonTreasure Island Vacation Bible School from July 10-14, from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

The closing program and carnival will be on Saturday, July 15, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Bethel Worship Center is located in Seaford on U.S.13 and Ginger Lane across from Chambers Motors. Call the church office at 628-4240.

Gospel Cafe schedule Centenary United Methodist Church at the corner of Poplar and Market streets, Laurel, is presenting the Gospel Cafe every Saturday from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

The Gospel Cafe features the Bruce and Nancy Willey Music Ministry. Come for the music, the fellowship and the refreshments. Special guests will appear on the following dates:

July 8 - Bill and Vera Primrose and J.R. Mayle.

July 15 - “Good News” Tour.

July 22 - Rob Carroll.

July 29 - Traci Worster and “Abundant Joy.” Every week Mary Ann Young signs Gospel favorites.

Everyone is invited. Contact the church at 875-3983 between 8 a.m. and noon or call Bruce Willey at 875-5539.

“Trading Places” Vacation Bible School and special teen ministry will take place Sunday, July 9, through Friday, July 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. daily, at Greenwood United Methodist Church, Church and W. Market streets, Greenwood, for ages three through teens. For information call 349-5297 or 349-4222.

work-building games as well as Maraca Munchies. Each of the children will accept a daily challenge to let Jesus’ love grow into their homes, experience electrifying Bible adventures, collect Bible Memory Buddies to remind them of God’s Word, and create Bible Point Crafts they’ll take home and play with all summer long.”

“Fiesta is an exciting way for kids to learn more about Jesus’ love,” said Homer.

“Each day concludes at Fiesta finale — a celebration that gets everyone involved in living what they’ve learned. It is our hope that Fiesta will lift up Jesus’ love in our community.”

Fiesta begins on July 16 and continues through July 20, at Grace Baptist Church, 805 Atlanta Road in Seaford, each night from 6 until 8 p.m. Pre-register at “Taco Day” on Sunday, July 9, from 1 to 3 p.m.

For information, call 629-8434.

First Baptist Church Bible School

Atlanta Road Alliance Bible School

Greenwood UMC Bible School

First Baptist Church of Seaford will be having its annual Vacation Bible School, July 10-14, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m.-to noon. Children ages 4-12 are invited for Bible stories, crafts, game, puppets, snacks and prizes. For further information, call 629-7161 or 629-7299.

Grace Baptist Church Fiesta Grace Baptist Church invites children ages three-years through fifth grade to Fiesta: Where Kids are Fired up about Jesus.

“This year our church is jumping with excitement as we have a Fiesta,” said Pastor Homer McKeithan. “Our Fiesta program will provide fun, exciting Biblelearning activities, catchy songs, and team-

“Space Probe” is the theme of this year’s Vacation Bible School to be held July 24, 28 from 9 a.m. to noon each day, at the Atlanta Road Alliance Church in Seaford. Children age 4 through grade 6 completed are invited to attend. Pre-registration is suggested; forms can be obtained from the church foyer, online at www.atlantaroadcma.org, or by calling 629-7693.

The Atlanta Road Alliance Church is a Christian and Missionary Alliance Church and is located at 22625 Atlanta Road, 11/2 miles north of the intersection of Stein Highway and Atlanta Road.

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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 Tina Whaley

“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 Web site: http://home.dmv.com/-stjohns/ E-mail: stjohns@dmv.com NURSERY & HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

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

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

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

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

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

CHURCH OF CHRIST

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

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

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

In The Interest Of New Testament Christianity

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

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

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

CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

HARVEST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

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

DIAL DAILY DEVOTIONS: 875-4309

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church 600 S. Central Ave., P.O. Box 293 Laurel, DE 19956 ~ (302) 875-3644 Rev. Rita B. Nelson, Rector Mid Week Eucharist & Healing Service - Wed. @ Noon Holy Eucharist & Church School Sunday @ 9:30 am

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

875-7873 “A Place to Belong” SUNDAY WEDNESDAY Family Worship Prayer Team 7:00 p.m.

10:45 a.m.

‘The Table’ Sunday School 9:30 a.m. (last Wed. of mo) 7:00 p.m.

THURSDAY God’s Big Back Yard Underground 6:30 p.m.

9:30 a.m.

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

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

Wednesday Midweek Services - 7 p.m.

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

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Road 68, South of Laurel Laurel, Del. Sun. School 10 a.m. • Worship 9 & 11 a.m.

Wed. Night Bible Study 7 p.m.

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

Pastor - Donald Murray - 856-6107

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

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

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Help me find the ‘Right to Know’ By the Rev. Todd K. Crofford

PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE

Laurel Wesleyan Church

Tell me, which one of the 10 amendments in the Bill of Rights secures United States citizens the “right to know?” I have been listening to this argument all week concerning the Times leak debacle and I am bewildered.

I certainly see the first amendment allows for a free press and does not allow government to make a law restricting its power. That’s far from saying that we as a people have the right to know any and every piece of information that can be known in this country.

For some, gone are the days of believing that in order to execute a war we are going to need to do some things very well and very quietly. We might as well post a website with our current troop movements if we have the “right to know” everything.

Do you ever intentionally limit knowledge for the good of all involved? Of course you do. It happens in all kinds of circumstances.

As a pastor, at times I have information about a person or situation that I cannot tell to anyone. Based on that information I make decisions that might not always make sense to an onlooker. But a certain level of trust is established to allow me to operate in my position.

The “right to know” people are pushing for a zero trust in our government. That just doesn’t work. Sure, I’m not stupid enough to claim that government deserves unwavering trust for anything and everything, but we must draw the knowledge line at clandestine programs that effectively combat terrorism.

I really have neither the “right to know” nor the “need to know” everything my government does. Hundreds in Congress were aware of this program, so there is a sense of accountability for its existence through that channel. You and I knowing brings no additional accountability. It only hampers effectiveness It appears left leaning publications have placed their desire to cast shadows of doubt on the Bush administration over the

The ‘right to know’ people are pushing for a zero trust in our government. interest of keeping a valuable program secret. Ultimately it is not the administration that is hurt, it is our war effort. That type of behavior is selfish and short-sighted.

This is the week that we celebrate our liberty and freedom. Our freedom is rightly exercised not through complete libertarianism with no boundaries but through a certain amount of trust placed in authorities to protect our freedom. Your fireman doesn’t have to tell you everything and neither does your local chief of police.

Neither does your government.

There is no such thing as the constitutional right to know.

The Rev. Crofford is Senior Pastor at Laurel Wesleyan Church. His views do not necessarily represent the views of the congregation or Wesleyan Church International. You may email pastortodd@laurelwesleyan.org

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

Rev. Michael A. Hopkins, Pastor MON. Youth Meeting SUNDAY 6:30 - 8 p.m.

Sunday School ..... 9:45 a.m.

WEDNESDAY Worship...............11:00 a.m. Prayer & Praise 7:00 p.m.

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

Plans are under way for this year’s rummage sale sponsored by St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. The sale will be on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. Luke’s Parish Hall on King and North streets in Seaford.

Workers are now on hand at the Parish Hall each Monday from 9 a.m. to noon for those who wish to donate items.

The St. Luke’s annual chrysanthemum sale will be at the end of August with pickup of flowers scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Jackson Hewitt office in the Nylon Capital Shopping Center in Seaford.

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OBITUARIES Vantrina Michelle Kellam, 46 Vantrina Michelle Kellam, known fondly as “Porki,” of Laurel departed this life on Sunday, June 25, 2006, at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

She was born June 10, 1960 in Seaford, the daughter of George and Margaret Rayfield Kellam.

She graduated from Laurel Senior High School Class of 1978. She continued her education at Vantrina Kellam Delaware State and Delaware Tech. She touched many lives.

She was outgoing and friendly. Over six years ago, she gave her life to the Lord.

She would be the first to tell you, look what God has done. Her life and testimony inspired many. After a 17-year crack addiction, she was delivered without rehab. She continued her testimony by helping others with addictions at Kent & Sussex Counseling Services as an addictions counselor.

She was a member of Tabernacle House of Prayer II under the leadership of Apostle Elijah Drummond III in Laurel.

She was an usher, the appointment secretary, and a mother of the church. Her most important title was Christian. She truly lived the life and was an example of how to live holy, walk upright, and not compromise, nor shame God. She is survived by a son, Jerin T. Kellam of Laurel; a daughter, Nakia L.D. Kellam of Baltimore; two sisters, Karen F. Hopkins and her husband, Melvin Hopkins of Milton, and Zina Y. Kellam-Del Rosario and her husband, Luis Del Rosario of Laurel; a brother, Mermann T. “Buck” Kellam of Smyrna; two aunts, Nellie Topping of Melfa, Va., and Peggy Kellam of Boston, Mass.; an uncle, Robert Kellam of Blades; and a host of nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews.

Her funeral service was on July 1, at the Citadel of Hope in Seaford with Apostle Elijah Drummond III officiating. Interment followed in St. Matthew’s Cemetery in Laurel.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 209 E. Market St., Salisbury, MD 21801.

Arrangements were by Framptom Funeral Home, P.A. in Federalsburg.

Nora Kuse Shultes, 91 Nora Kuse Shultes of Seaford died on Monday, June 26, 2006, at the Methodist Manor House in Seaford.

Nora was born in New York City, the daughter of Hannah Vought and John Bann (Bancerowski).

For many years she worked as a salesperson and demonstrator in many New York and Brooklyn stores. She moved to Georgetown, with her first husband Charles Kuss Jr. in 1976 from East Northport, Long Island. After 47 years of marriage, Charles died of throat cancer in 1982.

In 1985 she married her pen pal from Albany, N.Y., Franklin Shultes. In 1994 they moved to the Methodist Manor

Obituaries are run without charge thanks to the support of area churches.

House where he died in 1998. While in Georgetown, she joined Church Women of Georgetown, the Thrift Shop, volunteered in the Cancer Society, was a charter member of Milford AARP Chapter and was on their program committee for two terms.

Married to Franklin, who was in AARP leadership, she became involved with many of his activities.

At the Manor House she joined the dining room committee, Stamp and Poetry clubs and volunteered whenever possible.

Her pleasant, helpful personality made many friends over the years and she was an active correspondent to the friends and relatives over the years.

She is survived by her “adopted” family, Gladys and Mario Barbosa, their four children, nine grandchildren; a brother, John Bann of Long Island, N.Y.; cousins, Hannah Baker and Anna. Two dear friends, Harriet Saleni and Patti Kuberski.

Her funeral services and burial were private.

The family suggests donations may be made to the Benevolent Fund of the Methodist Manor House, 1001 Middleford Road, Seaford, DE; or Delaware Hospice Inc., 600 Dupont Hwy, Georgetown, DE 19947. Arrangements by the Cranston Funeral Home, Seaford.

Robert Cannon, 79 Robert Cannon of Salisbury died Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at Salisbury

✳ JULY 6 - 12, 2006 Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Salisbury.

He was born on March 16, 1927 in Bridgeville, a son of Robert and Cora Mae Cannon.

Mr. Cannon proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II. Following his discharge from the Army, he began his work as a machine operator at the DuPont Company in Seaford and retired in 1984 after 35 years of service. After his retirement from DuPont he worked in maintenance at the Salvation Army and retired in 2000.

He was an active member of the Salvation Army Church in Salisbury and a member of the Salvation Army Men’s Club. He was considered a handyman and unselfishly spent his free time fixing things for friends and family members. He loved the outdoors where he enjoyed fishing, metal detecting on the beach and digging and collecting rare bottles.

He is survived by his wife, Cathryn Mae Cannon; two daughters, Eleanore E. Duncan and Monica Marguerite Mears, both of Pittsville, Md.; a son, John Joseph Cannon of Orange Park, Fla.; four stepsons, Norman H. Conway, Henry L. Conway, Jerry L. Conway and Larry A. Conway, all of Salisbury; three sisters, Margaret Billings and Elsie Harold, both of Seaford and Georgie Willin of Federalsburg; seven grandchildren, five greatgrandchildren; and eight step-grandchildren and six step-great-grandchildren. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

His funeral service was on July 3, at

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Carolyn Williams, 82 Carolyn Manahan Williams of Laurel died Thursday, June 29, 2006 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, Md. She was born in Florence, S.C., a daughter of Frank and Stella Butler Manahan formerly of Camden.

She was an active member of Centenary United Methodist Church in Laurel, where she had taught Sunday School, was a Church Circle leader for 30 years, past president of the United Methodist Women, past chairman of the Antique Show and secretary-treasurer of the board of trustees and member of the administrative council.

She attended Caesar Rodney High School in Camden and graduated from Arlington Hall, in Arlington Va., and from the Women’s College of Duke University where she was a member and past president of Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity.

She was a member of the Rehoboth beach Country Club, Seaford Golf & Country Club, Laurel Century Club and the Friends of the Laurel Library.

Besides her parents, Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by her husband W. Robert Williams, who died in 1999.

She is survived by her son, Harvey D. Williams and his wife Kathryn of Clarks Summit, Pa; a daughter Carol R. Williams of Cincinnati, Ohio; two grandchildren, Katherine Butler Mahon of Cincinnati and Kyle Robert Williams of Clarks Summit,

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Pa; and several nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life was on July 3 at Centenary United Methodist Church, Laurel with the Rev. John Van Tine officiating. Interment was private in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to Centenary United Methodist Church c/o Commemorative Endowment Fund, 200 West Market St., Laurel, DE 19956; or Coastal Hospice at the Lake 351 Deershead Road, Salisbury, MD 21801.

Wayne S. Brown, 65 Wayne S. Brown of Chicago, died Sunday, June 25, 2006, of cancer. A native of Bridgeville, he graduated from Bridgeville High School in 1959.

Mr. Brown was a character actor in professional and community theater companies in the Chicago area for more than 30 years.

In addition, he appeared in television commercials and had had parts in televiWayne Brown sion shows including "Chicago Hope," "The Untouchables" and "Cupid."

An obituary that appeared June 28 in the Chicago SunTimes said that Mr. Brown was "a favorite of audiences and players" at several Chicago theaters, including the Chicago Park District Theatre on the Lake and the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Hyde Park. The obituary quotes Erica Daniels, casting director at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, as saying that he "was a most generous spirit.

Simple, honest, truthful. He understood what it meant to be a team player in an ensemble. Nothing was too small for him: readings, workshops - and no overacting."

Mr. Brown attended the University of Delaware, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in French and English. After serving in Europe with the U.S. Army, he attended the University of Chicago, where he earned a master of arts degree in French education.

Upon graduation, he went to work for the Encyclopedia Britannica as a copy editor. At the time of his death, he was a freelance copy editor.

Mr. Brown is survived by his mother, Mildred Brown, Delmar, a brother, Orlan "Hoot" Brown, Bridgeville, and a niece, Donna Rothman, Winston-Salem, N.C. His father, Jacob Orlan Brown Sr., is deceased. A memorial service is being planned for Chicago.

Mildred Elliott, 91 Mildred May Elliott, a lifetime resident of Delaware, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2006.

Born in Berlin, Md., she was a daughter of Edward A. Mahoney and Jessie L. Mahoney Dykes. Mrs. Elliott was a foster mother for many children for Child Services of Delaware from 1944 to 1960. She loved to garden and grew Mildred Elliott everything from strawberries to tomatoes.

She is survived by two daughters,

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Joanne Zuchowski of New Castle and Virginia Crow of Wilmington with whom she lived, and a son, Ronald Elliott of Wilmington. Also surviving her are eight grandchildren, Crystal Alderman, Tammy Zuchowski Coverdale, Joseph Zuchowski, Daniel Bacon, Linda Limpren, Tiffany Elliott, Veronica Elliott, Tammy Elliott and 16 great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Elliott, who passed in 1967, two sons, Charles Elliott and Robert Elliott, and a sister, Evelyn Jenkins.

Funeral services will be on Saturday, July 8, at 1 p.m. at the Short Funeral Home, 13 E. Grove St., Delmar, where family and friends may call from noon to 1 p.m.

Interment will follow the services at Riverside Cemetery in Powellville, Md.

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Margaret Daye, 67 Margaret Huffman Daye of Cambridge, Md. and formerly of Federalsburg, Md., died at University Hospital in Baltimore, Md. on Saturday, July 1, 2006.

She was born on June 13, 1939 in Point Pleasant, W. Va., the daughter of the Rev. Charles C. Huffman who died Feb. 24, 1996 and Daisy M Higgins Huffman who died Feb. 26, 2004.

She was a graduate of Fort Hill High School in Cumberland, Md. She was a homemaker.

She is survived by three sons; Charles D. Bell, Jr. and his wife, Yunhe of Incon, Korea, Richard A. Bell and his wife, Sharon of Ridgely, Md., David A. Bell and Tina Thompson of Crumpton, Md and a daughter, Lisa Bell Busick and her husband, Michael of Denton, and seven grandchildren, Donnie Bell, III, Austin Bell, Katie DeMaio, Susan Busick, Lisa Marie Busick, Lindsay Bell, Brandon Bell and a brother, Doug Huffman and his wife Dale of Kent Island, Md. and a nephew, Julian "J.D." Huffman and his wife Shennel.

Funeral services will be Friday, July 7, at 1 p.m. at Framptom Funeral Home, P.A. in Federalsburg with the Rev. Dan Walker officiating.

Interment will follow in the family plot in Concord Cemetery near Federalsburg.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday, July 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. and also on Friday from noon to 1 p.m.

For more information, or for letters of condolence, visit www.delmarvaobits.com.

Ronald Van Lankford Jr., 62 Ronald Van Lankford, Jr. of Seaford died Sunday, July 2, 2006 at his residence.

Born in Salisbury, Md. the son of Beatrice Marine and Ronald V. Lankford Sr., he was an industrial electrician at the DuPont Company in Seaford, retiring in 1994 after 29 years service.

He was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Seaford, Hebron Lodge 14, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Nanticoke Sportsman's Club and the former owner of Lankford's Gun Shop.

He is survived by his wife, Kathryn (Kay) Blocker Lankford, a son David (Clark) Lankford, Seaford, two sisters, Pamela L. Good, Seaford and Joyce L. Dayse, Richmond, Va., a grandson, and a great-granddaughter.

A graveside service was July 5 in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Seaford, with pastors Homer McKeithan and Ed Kuhling will officiating.

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Full of wind, mayors compete in seed-spitting contest Georgetown Mayor Michael Wyatt bested six other Sussex County Mayors at the annual Mayor’s Cup Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest at Laurel’s Independence Day Celebration on Tuesday. Wyatt finished with a first class hurl of 31.6 feet, a full two feet in front of his closest competitor, 2004 winner Mayor David Ruff of Blades. 2005 champion Mayor John Outten of Delmar finished third with his wa-

termelon seed flying a full 26.6 feet.

A shocking moment occurred when Joe Conaway, Bridgeville Commission president, let loose his first attempt only to see a set of dentures flying through the air.

Upon retrieval by the judges, the dentures proved to be a gag by the other mayors as Conaway opened wide to displayed a full set of teeth to the audience.

Conaway bids farewell to the competi-

tion this year as he has announced his retirement from the Bridgeville Commission.

He leaves the contest as the only official to have ever won the contest twice, once in 2001 and again in 2003. Other past winners include former mayors from Laurel Terry Whaley and Blades B.J. Hardin.

Others competing in the day’s rivalry were Bethel mayor and watermelon farmer Jeff Hastings, Seaford Mayor Ed Butler

and Laurel’s Terry Wright.

Winning Mayor Wyatt will have his name engraved on the prestigious cup that will be displayed in Georgetown Town Hall for the year and he will enjoy a $100 dinner certificate to RJ Riverside Restaurant in Laurel. The event is sponsored by the Laurel Chamber of Commerce and Sussex County Councilman Vance Phillips.

Mike Wyatt, left, the 2006 Laurel Independence Day Watermelon Seed Spitting Champion, is presented with the trophy by Kathryn Onken, the Mar-Del Watermelon Queen and Sussex County Councilman Vance Phillips. Photos by Cheryl Jones Joe Conaway, dressed in July 4th garb, prepares to spit a seed in the contest. The former two-time champion did not place in the 2006 contest.

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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD BENEFIT EVENTS BENEFIT FOR BOB REED Barbecue fund raiser for Bob Reed, Sussex County sheriff, Saturday, July 15, 4 to 8 p.m., River Road, Oak Orchard, Millsboro; $15 for adultsl $6 for children (4-12 years of age). Call Ron or Suzanne Sams at 945-2586 for more information.

CONCERT FOR BUILDING FUND Gospel concert to benefit the Nanticoke Senior Center building fund, Sunday, July 16, 2 to 4 p.m. Blades Fire Hall. Free-will offering and refreshments. Phone 629-9794 or 629-4236.

BASKET TO BENEFIT LITTLE LEAGUE Nanticoke Little League has a Longaberger Knick Knack Basket for sale. The cost is $55 and contains baseball tacks as well as a blue/yellow stripe around the top of the basket.

All proceeds benefit Nanticoke Little League. For more information, contact Heather Byrd at 6295400 or 875-2947.

COURSES DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE Laurel Senior Center AARP defensive driving course for beginners, July 12, 13. Cost $10. Call 875-2536 to sign up.

OSTEO ARTHRITIS TALK “Don’t Let Osteo Arthritis of the Knee Become a Pain.” Dr. Choy will be at the Laurel Senior Center at 1 p.m., Wednesday, July 12, to talk about signs, symptoms, causes and up to date treatment information. Open to the public and free of charge. Light refreshments will be served.

FOOD CHICKEN BARBECUE Chicken barbecue, Saturday, July 8, 11 a.m., American Legion Log Cabin, Front Street, Seaford. Chicken with two sides,

MEETINGS COAST GUARD AUXILIARY Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 12-04 meets the second Thursday of each month at Nanticoke Yacht Club in Blades. This month’s meeting is Thursday, July 13, at 7:30 p.m.

Anyone interested in promoting safe boating and would like to work with men and women who do vessel inspections, safety patrols and teach public safety courses, are welcome to join the Flotilla. Boat ownership is not required. Call Wayne Hickman at 629-6337 or Jim Mullican at 732-1163.

DEMOCRATS CLUB PICNIC Monday, July 17, Western Sussex Democrats Club will hold their annual picnic at Dale Dukes recreation & pool building on Sycamore Road, Laurel. Covered dish dinner at 6:30 p.m. Chicken and homemade ice cream will be provided. Candidates, elected officials and all Democrats are invited.

WIDOWED PERSONS MEETING Seaford Chapter of the Widowed Persons Service meeting Tuesday, July 18, 12:15 p.m. at the Golden Corral, U.S. 13, Seaford.

The guest speaker will be Jan Ting, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. All widowed persons of all ages are invited to attend.

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Mail to: Star Newspapers PO Box 1000 Seaford, DE 19973 BEST BETS: ■ Free concert at the Ross Mansion, Saturday, July 8, 5:30 p.m. featuring the Chesapeake Brass Band. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.

SUSSEX LADIES AUXILIARY Sussex County Volunteer Firemen’s Ladies Auxiliaries Association meeting Wednesday, July 19, at the Ellendale firehouse. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. with the business meeting to follow.

Call Crystal J. Chaffinch at 629-6904 for more information.

NEW TOPS GROUP FORMS TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a non-profit weight loss support group, meets Tuesdays from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church, Atlanta Road, Seaford. For more information, contact Jean Davis at 410-883-3407.

REUNIONS SEAFORD HIGH CLASS OF 1971 SHS Class of 1971 reunion on July 29 The Seaford Senior High School, Class of 1971, 35th reunion, Saturday, July 29, at the Elks Club in Seaford. Class members who have not yet received an invitation should contact Melissa Wills (629-8171) or Lynn Lester (745-0115).

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Chesapeake Brass Band concert, free, Gov. Ross Mansion lawn, Saturday, July 8, 5:30 p.m., sponsored by city of Seaford and Seaford Historical Society. Bring lawn chairs or blankets. In case of rain, the concert will be at the Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club. There will also be tours of the mansion provided by the historical society until 4:30 p.m. (tours are free to members).

Speed networking, Hampton Inn, U.S. 13, Seaford, Thursday, July 27, 5 to 7 p.m. RSVP to the Greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce at 629-9690 by July 21.

NANTICOKE RIVERFEST 12th annual Nanticoke Riverfest in downtown Seaford, Friday, July 14, and Saturday, July 15.

Entertainment, food, carnival, children’s activities, float-in, mayor’s challenge, car and motorcycle shows, vendors and more. Headliner concert on Friday night is the Funsters. Contact the city of Seaford at 629-9173.

FREE PERFORMANCE AT BEAR TRAP Sixth annual free Summer Theatre Festival Festival, July 13, 14, 15, 7:30 p.m., Ocean View, Village at Bear Trap Dunes (free admission). Einstein’s Breakfast featuring film, theatre and radio star Maryellen Owens. Presented by Carl M Freeman Foundation.

AFRAM FESTIVAL UPCOMING Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival, Friday, Aug. 11 (5 to 10 p.m.) and Saturday, Aug. 12 (10 a.m. to 10 p.m.), Nutter Park, Seaford. Food, entertainment, cultural events, parade, vendors, pageant, car show, games, giveaways. Phone 628-1908 for more information.

TRIPS TRIP TO PHILLIES GAMES Christ U.M. Church in Laurel will sponsor a trip to the Phillies-Braves game on Saturday, July 22, at noon. The cost is $45 including the bus and ticket. For more information, phone 8754233.

SENIOR CENTER TRIP Nanticoke Senior Center trip to Three Little Bakers for “The Sound of Music,” Wednesday, Aug. 2, at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $60 for members and $65 for non-members. Call 629-4939.

‘Tugging on the Nanticoke’ theme for 12 annual Riverfest Plans are under way for the 12th annual Nanticoke Riverfest. This year’s theme is “Tugging on the Nanticoke.” Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks during the event on Friday, July 14, and Saturday, July 15. Anyone interested in volunteering can contact Leigh Ann DePope, volunteer coordinator, at 629-2524. For general information about Riverfest, contact the chairpersons, Amy Walls or Trisha Booth at 629-9173. Vendors and sponsors are needed.

WOODBRIDGE CLASS OF 1986 Woodbridge High School Class of 1986 20-year class reunion at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Suicide Bridge Restaurant in Hurlock, Md., on the air-conditioned “Choptank River Queen,” a reproduction of an authentic 80-foot turn-ofthe-century river boat. There will be a sit-down dinner with a menu of shrimp cocktail, crab cakes, and prime rib or stuffed chicken breast.

Cocktails by cash bar. Cost will be $60 per person or $120 per couple. Dress is casual. Mail checks no later than July 15 to: Woodbridge High School Class of 1986, c/o Rhonda VanVorst, 1150 Hickman Road, Greenwood, DE, 19950. Call Russ Carlisle (302-228-9145); or Rhonda VanVorst (Green) (302-245-6546).

SPECIAL EVENTS LEWES ANTIQUE SHOW 48th annual Lewes Antique Show and Sale sponsored by Bethel United Methodist Church, 4th and Market streets, Lewes, July 6, 7, and 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dealers will be selling dolls and jewelry, silver and glassware to furniture. There will be decorator and collector items as well as a curiosity shop. The hall is air conditioned and handicap accessible. Lunch will be available. Admission is $4 per person. Call 6459426.

LUNCH CRUISE Suicide Bridge luncheon cruise, Tuesday, July 11, sponsored by the Laurel Senior Center. Call 875-2536 for more information.

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Lecturing is easy, living by those words is more difficult I have heard it said that one’s words should always be sweet, in YNN ARKS case they have to be eaten. I would add to that that one’s words should As so often happens with also always be spoken with conviction, in case one has to live by grand declarations, mine them. was pretty much ignored.

I was reminded of this recently, The bug finally let go of after I pontificated about creatures Patrick’s shoelaces and other than humans and their rights the conversation to exist on this earth. Of course moved on. there was an audience — what good is a loud declaration of opinbug. It was evident, when, even in the face ion unless there are others to hear it? of all of that, the bug still clung to the When, a few days later, the inevitable test laces, that it was where it wanted to be. of my belief came, there was no one “Patrick,” I finally said, addressing my watching to make sure I acted according to nephew. (I would have addressed the bug, my words. But I felt the attention — the but I didn’t know its name.) “Why don’t stares — of those who had been listening you just leave it alone?” as strongly as though they were still here.

And, because pontification is a favorite It all started at a gathering of family pastime, “You know, you are sitting outand friends in our back yard. Among the side. That bug has as much right to be here guests were my two nephews, the older of as you do.” whom was having trouble with an irritatAs so often happens with grand declaing bug. It refused to let go of the laces on rations, mine was pretty much ignored. my nephew’s sneakers.

The bug finally let go of Patrick’s My nephew tried everything he could shoelaces and the conversation moved on. think of to loosen the grip of the bug: Several days later, I walked from the Stomping his foot, fanning his hands over back yard into our back porch and saw, in his shoes, discussion along the lines of the laundry room, half under the dryer and “Will you go away,” even smacking the

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half stretched out on the floor, a snake.

Even though I couldn’t see its head — it was its thinking end that was under the dryer — I recognized it as a puff snake, one of those harmless snakes that, even though it has no teeth, likes to coil as though it is going to attack.

This snake did not coil. It lay perfectly still, using the puff snake’s other defense mechanism, playing dead.

I too was perfectly still. “Why didn’t you run and get the hoe and cut it in half?” my mother asked later. “Did you at least yell at it?”

No, I quickly and quietly closed the door into the laundry room and stuffed a rug under the door. A snake beneath the dryer is one thing. But a snake making its way through the kitchen, into the living room and, perhaps, upstairs to the bedroom is the stuff of which nightmares are made.

Any further action, I decided, would have to be taken by my husband. Trapping, poisoning, chopping — whatever dirty deed was necessary.

“As much right to be here...as much right to be here...” Where was that voice coming from? I looked around, fearful that other snakes had slithered inside and were chanting at me. But it was my own voice,

haunting me from the past.

“This is a long snake,” I countered.

“Sneaky, with scales. And in my house. It has rights?”

Arguing with yourself is a lesson in futility. I went upstairs, leaving the snake and the voice from the past behind.

That evening, my husband pulled away from the wall the dryer and the washer.

There was no sign of snake.

“Do you see any snake feces?” I yelled to him from the kitchen.

“Maybe,” he yelled back. “Why don’t you come look?” I declined.

While the appliances were away from the wall, he filled with spray foam the holes around the various pipes and vents that come up through the floor to supply gas and water. He figured that it was one of those holes that allowed the snake to get into the house and one of those holes through which it left.

“Either we sealed the snake outside or” — with a nasty grin in my direction — “we sealed it inside.”

“As much right to be here...as much right to be here...”

All right, all right, I conceded to my voice from the past. It is, after all, half his house.

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Resumes will be accepted through July 24, 2006 at Town Hall, 101 N. Main St., Bridgeville, DE 19933, Attention: Town Manager Bonnie Walls.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING Seaford Hundred Case No. 9575 In accordance with Chapter 115, of the Code of Sussex County, a hearing will be held on a request for a variance as provided by: Chapter 115, Article IV and XXV, Subsection 115-25 and 115-182, Item C and A of said ordinance of DAVID AND ANNE ALLEN who are seeking a variance from the front yard and side yard setback requirements, to be located northwest of

CITY OF SEAFORD RESOLUTION On the 17th day of July, 2006, at the City Hall, 414 High Street, Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware, between the hours of two o’clock p.m., prevailing time, and six o’clock p.m., prevailing time, there will be held a Special Election to determine whether the City of Seaford shall annex lands located contiguous to the present corporate limits of the City of Seaford being more particularly described in “Exhibit A” attached hereto and incorporated herein.

Particulars concerning the Special Election are contained in a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Seaford which was passed at a meeting held on June 13, 2006, a copy of which is as follows: Whereas, pursuant to a Resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Seaford, a committee appointed by the Mayor of the City of Seaford according to the requirements of Section 2 of the Charter of the City of Seaford, as amended, recommend in its report that certain territory located contiguous to the present corporate limits of the City of Seaford be annexed.

Whereas, after notice duly published according to the requirements of Section 2 of the Charter of the City of Seaford, as amended, a public hearing was held on the 23rd day of May 2006, upon the proposal of the City Council of the City of Seaford to annex certain territory located and contiguous to the present corporate limits of the City of Seaford.

Whereas, in the opinion and judgment of the individual members of the City Council, no cause has been shown why the territory located and contiguous to the present corporate limits of the City of Seaford should not be annexed and it positively appearing that said territory should be annexed in the event that a majority of the duly qualified electors in the City of Seaford and in the territory proposed to be annexed shall approve for.

Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, by the City Council of the City of Seaford, that a special election shall be held on the 17th day of July 2006, at the City Hall, 414 High Street, Sussex County, Seaford, Delaware between the hours of two o’clock p.m., prevailing time and six o’clock p.m., prevailing time, at which Special Election the duly qualified voters both in the City of Seaford and in the territory proposed to be annexed shall vote for or against the annexation to the City of Seaford or territory located contiguous to the present corporate limits of the City of Seaford, said territory being more particularly described in “Exhibit A” attached hereto and incorporated herein.

And Be It Further Resolved, that the City Manager of the City of Seaford is hereby authorized and directed to cause a notice which shall consist of a true copy of this Resolution to be printed in a newspaper published in the City of Seaford and having a general circulation both in the City of Seaford and in the territory proposed to be annexed in its issues published within thirty (30) days immediately preceding the date of Special Election; And Be It Further Resolved, that at the Special Election, every resident and property owner, whether individual, a partnership, or a corporation in the City of Seaford and in the territory proposed to be annexed shall have one (1) vote; provided, however, that a person who owns property both in the City of Seaford and in the territory proposed to be annexed and resides in either place may vote only where he resides; and provided further that a person who owns property both in the City of Seaford and in the territory proposed to be annexed, but does not reside in either place may vote only in the City of Seaford and not in the territory proposed to be annexed.

PAGE 35 Road 535, 54 feet east of Brown Street, being Lots 2, 3, and 4 within Charles G. Friedel Subdivision.

The hearing will be held in the County Council Chambers, County Administrative Office Building, Georgetown, Delaware, on Monday evening, AUGUST 7, 2006, at 7:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as may be heard.

All interested parties should attend and present their views. If unable to attend the public hearing, written comments will be accepted but must be received prior to public hearing.

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

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And Be It Further Resolved, that an individual owning a duly executed Power of Attorney of another person or if a firm or corporation specifically authorizing the said individual to vote at the said Special Election, a duly authenticated copy of which has been filed in the Office of the City Manager of the City of Seaford, shall be entitled to cast the vote of said person, firm or corporation; And Be It Further Resolved, that the City Manager of the City of Seaford be and she is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be printed at least five (5) days prior to the date of said Special Election a sufficient number of ballot, the form of said ballot as follows: OFFICIAL BALLOT - THE CITY OF SEAFORD THIS BALLOT CASTS ONE (1) VOTE CHECK ONE: ( ) FOR THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION ( ) AGAINST THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION And Be It Further Resolved, that the purpose of legally conducting this said Special Election on the 17th day of July 2006, providing two (2) ballots, one for those persons, firms or corporations who are authorized to vote as residents and property owners of the City of Seaford and one for those persons, firms, or corporations who are authorized to vote as residents and property owners of the territory proposed to be annexed, determined who is and who is not lawfully qualified to vote there at, taking reasonable steps to see that the law pertaining to said Special Election receives compliance, and for the purpose of counting the votes and certifying the results of said Special Election to the City Council of the City of Seaford, Ernest Makowski is hereby appointed as the presiding officer of the Board of Special Elections, Charles Butler and Donald Tull is hereby appointed as the resident and property owner residing in the City of Seaford, and Fred W. Hertrich III is hereby appointed as the resident or property owner in the territory(s) proposed to be annexed.

I, Dolores J. Slatcher, City Manager of the City of Seaford, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed by the City Council of the City of Seaford at its meeting held on the 13th day of June, 2006, at which a quorum was present and voting throughout and that the same is still in full force and effect.

Dolores, J. Slatcher, City Manager Dated: June 14, 2006 Exhibit “A” - Hertrich, Fred W. III Tax Map & Parcel 5-31-10.00 210

Broad Creek Hundred Case No. 9584 In accordance with Chapter 115, of the Code of Sussex County, a hearing will be held on a request for a special use exception as provided by: Chapter 115, Article XI, Subsection 11580, Item C of said ordinance of DELAWARE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER who are seeking a special use exception for a child care center, to be located west of U.S. Route 13, 327 feet south of Road 481.

The hearing will be held in the County Council Chambers, County Administrative Office Building, Georgetown, Delaware, on Monday evening, AUGUST 7, 2006, at 7:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as may be heard.

All interested parties should attend and present their views. If unable to attend the public hearing, written comments will be accepted but must be received prior to public hearing.

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

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING Broad Creek Hundred Case No. 9587 In accordance with Chapter 115, of the Code of Sussex County, a hearing will be held on a request for a variance as provided by: Chapter 115, Article XXIV, Subsection 115-172, Item G(7) of said ordinance of

ROBIN ADKINS, JR. AND STEPHANIE EWELL who are seeking a variance from the side yard setback requirement and a variance from the separation requirement between units in a mobile home park, to be located west of U.S. Route 13, south of Pine Ridge Drive, being Lot 16 within Pine Ridge Mobile Home Park.

The hearing will be held in the County Council Chambers, County Administrative Office Building, Georgetown, Delaware, on Monday evening, AUGUST 7, 2006, at 7:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as may be heard.

All interested parties should attend and present their views. If unable to attend the public hearing, written comments will be accepted but must be received prior to public hearing.

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

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING Northwest Fork Hundred Case No. 9589 In accordance with Chapter 115, of the Code of Sussex County, a hearing will be held on a request for a variance as provided by: Chapter 115, Article IV, Subsection 115-25, Item C of said ordinance of EDGAR WROTEN, JR. AND CHRISTINE WILLIAMS who are seeking a variance from the rear yard setback requirement, to be located south of Road 566A, 1,515 feet east of Road 562.

The hearing will be held in the County Council Chambers, County Administrative Office Building, Georgetown, Delaware, on Monday evening, AUGUST 7, 2006, at 7:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as may be heard.

All interested parties should attend and present their views. If unable to attend the public hearing, written comments will be accepted but must be received prior to public hearing.

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

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LEGAL NOTICE Delmar Liquors, Inc., trading as Wine Beer & Liquor, has on June 23, 2006, applied with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner for a package store liquor license for the sale of alcoholic beverages for a premises located at 38627 Benro Drive, Suites 6 & 7, Delmar Commons, Delmar, Delaware (19940), not for consumption on the premises where sold. Persons who are against this application should provide written notice of their objections to the Commissioner. For the Commissioner to be required to hold a hearing to consider additional input from persons against this application, the Commissioner must receive one or more documents containing a total of at least 10 signatures of residents or property owners located within 1 mile of the premises or in any incorporated areas located within 1 mile of the premises. The protest(s) must be filed with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner at the 3rd Floor, Carvel State Office Building, 820 North French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. The protest(s) must be received by the Commissioner’s office on or be-

fore July 24, 2006. Failure to file such a protest may result in the Commissioner considering the application without further notice, input or hearing. If you have any questions regarding this matter please contact the Commissioner’s Office.

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NOTICE Estate of Ann E. Staples, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of Ann E. Staples who departed this life on the 25th day of May, A.D. 2006 late of Seaford, DE were duly granted unto Thomas D. Jones on the 15th day of June, A.D. 2006, 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 25th day of January, A.D. 2007 or abide by the law in this behalf.

Executor: Thomas D. Jones 240 N. Shores Court Seaford, DE 19973 Howard Clendaniel Register of Wills 6/29/3tc

NOTICE Estate of Doris F. Stewart, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of Doris F. Stewart who departed this life on the 26th day of May, A.D. 2006 late of Seaford, DE were duly granted unto George F. Stewart, Sally Stewart on the 8th day of June, A.D. 2006, 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 26th day of January, A.D. 2007 or abide by the law in this behalf.

Co-Executors: George F. Stewart 710 Cypress St. Seaford, DE 19973 Sally Stewart 900 N. Atlanta Circle Seaford, DE 19973 Howard Clendaniel Register of Wills 6/22/3tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on:

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN A ND FOR SUSSEX COUNTY 1 THE CIRCLE, GEORGETOWN, DE 19947 WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY Plaintiff v.

TERRY MACHINE & FABRICATION, INC. WILLIAM N. TERRY and CAROL A. TERRY, Defendents.

: : : : : : :

C.A. 06J-05-001 Docket JD 2006A Page 213 Confession of Judgment (Publication)

NOTICE OF ENTRY OF JUDGMENT TO:

Terry Machine & Fabrication, Inc. William N. Terry and Carol A. Terry 7526 Gum Beach Road, Seaford, DE 19973

1. Plantiff, Wilmington Trust Company intends to obtain a court judgment against you in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware bassed on the note and guaranties for the principal amount of $10,753.18, accrued interest of $664.84, late charges of $201.39, attorney’s fes of $2,283.60 and costs of $501.08, together with per diem interest from Aprl 4, 2006, in the amount of $2.09089.

2. Plaintiff alleges you have waived your rights to notice and hearig prior to the entry of judgment against you.

3. The entry of such a court judgment will result in a lien against all your real estate and the means, in default payment, whereby the sheriff can levy aginst your personal property and real estate and ultimately sell atpublic auction your personal property and real estate for credit against the debt.

4. In default of payment in appropriate cases, the sheriff may seize some portion of your wages for credit against the debt.

5. You may appear in Superior Court, SUSSEX COUNTY COURT HOUSE, THE CIRCLE, GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2006 AT 11:00 a.m. at which time you may object to the entry of judgment and a hearing will be scheduled by the Court. At that hearing, plaintiff will be required to prove that you have effectively waived your rights to notice and a hearing prior to entry of judgment.

6. You are not required to appear, but if you fail to do so, judgment will be entered by default.

7. If you have any questions about these matters, you should consult a lawyer immediately.

Very truly yours, /s/ Joyuce Collins Prothonotary

✳ JULY 6 - 12, 2006 Tuesday, July 18, 2006 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: ALL THAT certain tract, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, lying on the northeasterly side of Sussex County Road 600, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a concrete monument on the northeasterly right of way line of Sussex County Road 600, a corner for the original tract and lands now or late of Charles K. Elliott; thence by and with the northeasterly right of way line of Sussex County Road 600 (50 feet wide) North 23 degrees 05 minutes 38 seconds West 800 feet to a point; thence North 65 degrees 44 minutes 19 seconds East 654.00 feet to a point; thence South 23 degrees 05 minutes 38 seconds East 800.00 feet to a point; thence South 65 degrees 44 minutes 19 seconds West 654.0 feet to a point, the place of Beginning, be the contents thereof what they may.

AND BEING the same lands conveyed unto Richard F. Bradley, Jr. and Teresa Bradley by deed of Anna L. Green, dated January 5, 1996 and of record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Sussex County and State of Delaware at deed book 2104, page 163.

Tax Parcel: 4-30-8.008.19 Property Address: 14525 St. Johnstown Road, Greenwood Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver's license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before August 7, 2006. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on August 11, 2006 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax,

3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser. The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff's Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of TERESA M. & RICHARD F. BRADLEY, JR. and will be sold by Robert L. Reed, Sheriff 7/6/2tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: ALL THAT certain lot, piece and parcel of land situate, lying and being in Northwest Fork Hundred, Sussex County and State of Delaware, lying on the Easterly side of U.S. Route 13 and being more particularly described as follows, to-wit: BEGINNING at a point along the Easterly right of way line of U.S. Route 13, a corner for these lands and other lands of T.S. Smith & Sons, Inc., said point of beginning being 443.0 from the intersection of County Road 40; thence from said point of Beginning and running along and with the line of U.S. Route 13, North 05 degrees 06 minutes 51 seconds West 246.29 feet to a point, a corner for these lands and other lands of T.S. Smith & Sons, Inc.; thence turning and running with the line of other lands of T.S. Smith & Sons, Inc.; the three (3) following courses and distances: (1) North 84 degrees 53 minutes 09 seconds East 139.03 feet to a point; thence (2) South 05 degrees 06 minutes 51 seconds East 223.68 feet to a point; thence (3) South 75 degrees 38 minutes 50 seconds West 140.86 feet to the point and place of Beginning, be the contents thereof what they may.

AND BEING the same

lands and premises conveyed unto Charles W. Smith, III by deed of T.S. Smith & Sons, Inc., dated September 17, 2001 and of record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Sussex County and State of Delaware in Deed Book 2637, Page 24.

Tax Parcel: 1-31-11.003.01 Property Address: 16675 Sussex Highway, Bridgeville Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver's license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before August 7, 2006. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on August 11, 2006 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser. The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff's Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of CHARLES W. SMITH, III and will be sold by Robert L. Reed, Sheriff 7/6/2tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: ALL THAT certain tract, See LEGALS—page 37

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SHERIFF SALE

piece or parcel of land, lying and being situate in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County and State of Delaware, lying on the easterly side of Route 461 being designated as Lot No. 32, SANDY RIDGE Subdivision, as shown on a plot of record in Plot Book 55, Page 288, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Sussex County and State of Delaware, and revised thereto will more fully and at large appear.

AND BEING the same lands conveyed unto Mark J. Feathers and Brenda M. Feathers by deed of M.D. Enterprises, Inc., dated April 30, 2001 and of record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Sussex County and State of Delaware, in Deed Book 2590, Page 18.

Tax Parcel: 3-32-2.00168.00 Property Address: 32 Sandy Ridge, Laurel Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver's license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before August 7, 2006. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on August 11, 2006 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser. The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff's Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of MARK J. & BRENDA M. FEATHERS and will be sold by Robert L. Reed, Sheriff 7/6/2tc

By virtue of a First Pluries writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, lying and being in Broad Creek Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, known and designated as Lot No. Thirteen (13), as shown on the new plot of BROADACRES, as prepared by Atlantic Engineers Inc., R.A. Haber, Surveyor, dated May 1988, said new plot being of record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Sussex County at Georgetown, Delaware, in Plot Book 8, Page 118.

Being the same lands and premises which Clinton D. Dunn did grant and convey unto Dorareno F. Savage by deed dated May 17, 2002 and recorded on May 17, 2002 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for Sussex County, State of Delaware, in Deed Book 2798 Page 145.

Tax Parcel: 1-32-2.00171.00 Property Address: 25403 Haven Drive, Seaford Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver's license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before August 7, 2006. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on August 11, 2006 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser. The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff's

Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of DORARENO F. SAVAGE and will be sold by Robert L. Reed, Sheriff 7/6/2tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: ALL that certain lot, piece and parcel of land situate, lying and being in Seaford Hundred, Sussex County and State of Delaware, and lying on the Northeastern right of way of Route No. 20, being more particularly described as follows to wit: BEGINNING at an iron stob, said iron stob located on the aforementioned Northeastern right of way of Route No. 20, said iron stob also being located at a corner for these lands and lands now or formerly of Sandra L. Elliott; thence turning and running by and along the Northeastern right of way of Route No. 20, South 80 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds West 152.77 feet to an iron stob; thence turning and running by and along a common boundary line between these lands and lands now or formerly of Alvin P. Lyons, etux, North 10 degrees 30 minutes 45 seconds East 265.64 feet to an iron stob; thence turning and running by and along a common boundary line between these lands and lands now or formerly of Lynn C. Baynum, etux, North 80 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds East 127.66 feet to an iron stob; thence turning an running by and along common boundary line between these lands and lands now or formerly of Sandra L. Elliott, South 05 degrees 15 minutes 32 seconds West 258.24 feet, home to the place of beginning, and said to contain 35,054 square feet of land, be the same more or less, with all improvements thereon, as surveyed, by Thomas A. Temple, Jr., Registered

âœł JULY 6 - 12, 2006 Surveyor, dated January 28, 2000.

Being the same lands and premises which Between Ruark, Inc., A Delaware Corporation did grant and convey unto Daniel Scott and Sonya L. Scott, as tenants by the entirety by deed dated February 11, 2000 and recorded on February 15, 2000 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for Sussex County, State of Delaware, in Deed Book 02461 page 193.

Tax Parcel: 5-31-11.0011.01 Property Address: RT 3, Box 328A, Seaford Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver's license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before August 7, 2006. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on August 11, 2006 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser. The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff's Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of DANIEL & SONYA SCOTT and will be sold by Robert L. Reed, Sheriff 7/6/2tc

PAGE 37 vard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: BEGINNING for the same at a point on the southerly side of Cooper Street, a common corner with lot #1, and running thence for lands being herein described, as follows, to wit: 1. North 72 degrees, 35 minutes, 00 seconds East 25.00 feet along the southerly side of Cooper Street to a point, thence; 2. South 81 degrees, 46 minutes, 34 second East 24.42 feet to a point, thence; 3. South 15 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 140.00 feet to a point on the northeasterly side of a 15 feet wide alley; being a common corner with lot #1, thence: 4. North 06 degrees 25 minutes 00 seconds West 131.15 feet to the point and place of beginning.

CONTAINING within these metes and bounds 3500.00 s.f. of land, more or less.

Being the same lands and premises which Raymond Daigle and Gina Daigle did grant and convey unto Gina Daigle by deed dated November 23, 2004 and recorded on January 7, 2005 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for Sussex County, State of Delaware, in Deed book 03085 Page 211.

Tax Parcel: 3-32-1.07248.01 Property Address: 506 Cooper Street, Laurel Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check

payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver's license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before August 7, 2006. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on August 11, 2006 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser. The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff's Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of GINA DAIGLE and will be sold by Robert L. Reed, Sheriff 7/6/2tc

FREE CLASSIFIEDS Personal Items for Sale.

Call 629-9788

Town of Bethel, Delaware Bethel Town Office Main Street, P.O. Box 310 Bethel, Delaware 19931 PUBLIC NOTICE SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE TOWN OF BETHEL PLANNING COMMISSION The Town of Bethel has appointed a Town of Bethel Planning commission in accordance with Delaware state law.

The Planning Commission will guide the preparation and later the implementation of the Town of Bethel Comprehensive Plan. It will also advise the Town Council on planning and zoning matters, oversee an update of the Town’s Zoning Ordinance once the Comprehensive Plan has been completed and be responsible for reviewing conservation, building and development activity.

The Planning Commission will meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM in the Town of Bethel Community Center on Main Street. It will meet on the following dates:

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boule-

April 26, 2006 June 28, 2006 August 23, 2006 October 25, 2006 December 27, 2006

May 24, 2006 July 26, 2006 September 27, 2006 November 22, 2006

The public is invited to attend all meetings of the Planning Commission.

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Changes are in effect in state’s dog control program Changes are taking place to to Delaware’s dog control program. The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has awarded a new contract to the Kent County SPCA for a statewide dog control program (exclusive

of the City of Wilmington, which is responsible for dog control within city limits) effective July 1.

A toll-free telephone number, 888-3527722, has been established for use in all three counties to facilitate the transition

for dog control to Kent County SPCA with a minimum of inconvenience to Delaware citizens. After June 30, the Delaware SPCA campus at Stanton in New Castle County and the Georgetown location in Sussex County will no longer be responsi-

DOWN TO WORK - A DelDOT employee works on the crossing at Chapel Branch on Rt. 20 in Seaford - one of the three key crossings marked as a priority for repair in the area. The repairs could take up to three months. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

ble for dog control issues.

“This is a new era and an opportunity for improving dog control services in Delaware,” said Lynn Herman, environmental program manager, who has administered the dog control program under DNREC’s Division of Fish and Wildlife for two years. “We’ll continue to work closely with the Kent County SPCA to ensure that Delaware’s dog control program is meeting the needs of Delaware’s citizens.”

Responsibilities for dog control under the contract include: picking up stray dogs; answering dog complaints such as dogs running at large; responding to dangerous dog issues; and inspecting dog kennels.

Dog licenses are still available at dog license agents throughout the state, at DNREC’s front desk licensing service in the lobby of the Richardson and Robbins Building, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, or online. To obtain a list of agents or a license online, go to: www.fw.delaware.gov/services/Licenses.

To report dog control problems, including the location of shelters to receive stray dogs, call the toll-free number, 888-3527722, or the Kent County SPCA Shelter at (302) 698-3006. If you have lost a dog, check the Kent County SPCA’s website lost or found page at www.kentcountyspca.com.

Reschedule Date from Friday June 23rd Personal Property Auction The Real Estate sold but the personal property was postponed due to inclement weather.

Thursday July 6th, 2006 at 5 PM -10596 Georgetown Rd., Laurel, DE Directions: At the Intersection of Rt. 9 (Georgetown Rd) & Rt. 13 in Laurel DE travel West on Georgetown Rd. for 0.3 miles to home on the left. Signs Posted.

FORCE OF WATER - The force of a 10-foot wall of water caused the east wall, above, of the Don-Lee Margin warehouse to buckle and the foundation to shift and, below, paper to wrap around fence and gate at the business located on Rt. 20 at Chapel Branch in Seaford. The business, along with two others nearby, suffered extensive damage from flooding on June 25. Photos by Ronald MacArthur

Contents of Home to include: Hastings & Co. Delmar, Delaware incised blue & grey stoneware crock, round oak table, 6 oak chairs, oak server, oak server w/display, Boston rocker, nice Broyhill matching upholstered sofa & loveseat, Broyhill floral chair, upholstered platform rocker, alabaster floor lamp, leatherette sofa & chair, smoking stand, console TV, nice upholstered sofa & matching loveseat, floral upholstered chair, platform rocker, pine coffee table & matching end tables, floor lamps, table lamps, arched window mirror, stainless steel Frigidaire Refrigerator, colored glassware, spoon rack & spoon, statues, McCoy ewers, German Coo coo clock, concrete jockey, Farm bell, hog pots one with tripod, colored glassware, claw foot bathtub, flamingo statues, Christmas decorations and more.

Terms Personal Property: Cash Or Approved Check Day of sale. Visa/MC/Amex/Discover. 3% Buyer Premium. 3% Discount for cash or check. Everything Sold “As Is” with no warranties of any kind. 2 Auctioneers. Some seating provided.

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ENTERTAINMENT 12TH ANNUAL NANTICOKE RIVERFEST

Funsters are coming back to Riverfest on Friday night ■ 12th annual Nanticoke Riverfest, July 14 and 15, downtown Seaford.

Events start at 5 p.m. on Friday night and continue all day Saturday. Website: www.nanticokeriverfest.com or call 629-9173.

There is plenty to do during the 12th annual Nanticoke Riverfest on Friday, July 14, and Saturday, July 15. The headline entertainment on Friday night is The Funsters at 9 p.m. and Altimate Choice on Saturday at 9 p.m.

Both street dances are free and take place in the Mt. Olivet parking lot on High Street- the location of most of the entertainment during Riverfest.

The Funsters, one of the most popular bands in the area, have been together for 13 years (with the same band members). The lead signer, Sherman Ward, grew up in Seaford, played in local bands and graduated from Seaford High School.

Altimate Choice is making its Riverfest debut on Saturday night.

Many of the members are former members of another Riverfest favorite band, Mike Hines and The Look.

RAY OWEN PERFORMS Ray Owen, who performed at last year’s Riverfest, will return with his family-based entertainment and perform “The Song Imaginer” at 5 and 8 p.m. on Saturday.

The Pennsylvania Songwriter of the Year performs at fairs and festivals throughout the United States and his latest album received a Grammy nomination.

THE SWING CITY BAND On Saturday at 4 p.m., the Big Band sound will return to the streets of Seaford when the Swing City Band performs on the Main Stage.

HERITAGE STAGE - New this year to Riverfest is a heritage

stage offering cultural performances at the Seaford Museum.

The events are being organized by the Heritage Committee comprised from the city of Seaford, Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club, Seaford District Library and Harley-Davidson of Seaford. The schedule is as follows: 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. - Nanticoke Indian Dancers Noon - 1 p.m. - Arabian Lights Dance Co. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. - Nanticoke Indian Dancers 3 - 4 p.m. - Kateri (music from the Andes) 4 - 5 p.m. - Pura Cepa (Puerto Rican dance ensemble) AMERICAN IDOL - Heather Ward, who was a contestant on the popular American Idol show, will perform on the Main Stage on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. just before the start of The Gong Show at 2 p.m.

THE GONG SHOW - Do you remember “The Unknown Comic” from last year’s Riverfest (above)? Then you remember The Gong Show. This year’s third annual Froggy 99.9 Gong Show will take place on the Main Stage at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the Mt. Olivet parking lot. Cash prizes will be awarded for first ($150), second ($100) and third ($75) as well as other prizes for those who demonstrate their talents in singing, joke telling, juggling, dancing, etc. Entry forms (the deadline is July 13) are available at the Froggy studio or by phoning 410-572-6781. Check out www.froggy99.com/pages/gong.ht ml.

GET HEALTHY - Nanticoke Health Services will have its popular Health Fair in the lot east of Gateway Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. The first 75 Continued to page 40

The Funsters will be the headline entertainment during Nanticoke Riverfest on Friday night with a street dance at 9 p.m. in the Mt. Olivet U.M. Church parking lot.

Photo by Ronald MacArthur

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Seaford hosting Chesapeake Brass Band Saturday The city of Seaford will host the Chesapeake Brass Band in a concert at the Gov. Ross Mansion in Seaford, on Saturday, July 8 at 5:30 p.m. Formed in 1996, the Chesapeake Silver Cornet Brass Band is comprised of amateur and professional musicians from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. The band performs a varied repertoire of contemporary and traditional brass band music throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. The public is invited to view this free performance on the lawn of the Gov. Ross Mansion. Chairs will not be provided and visitors are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs for casual seating. The event is sponsored by the city of Seaford and the Seaford Historical Society. In the event of rain, the concert will be moved to the Western Sussex Boys and Girls Club. Call Amy Walls at 629-9173.

Flash: Library hosting ‘Knighty Knews’ on July 13 The 2006 Seaford District Library’s Summer Reading Program will host the Rehoboth Summer Children’s Theatre, performing a show about a medieval tale, entitled “Knightly Knews.” This is an original story from the pen of playwright Steve Seyfried. An unhappy young lady-in-waiting dreams of becoming a reporter for the Medieval Times. A knight-in-training would rather be a farmer. A mysterious Orange Dragon is storming about the countryside. When these three find themselves thrown together, they all find a way for their dreams to come true. The show will start at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 13. For more information contact Cindi Smith at 629-2524.

This program is free and open to the public.

Free Theater presentation taking place at Bear Trap Film and theatre actress Maryellen Owens will be flying in from Los Angeles to star in the new musical “Einstein’s Breakfast,” at the 6th annual free Summer Theatre Festival in Ocean View sponsored by The Carl M. Freeman Foundation. Owens recently appeared in a cameo role with Liam Neeson and Timothy Hutton in the film, “Kinsey,” where she played an assistant professor. She also co-wrote and starred in the short-film “Beaux & D’aria” which won the Audience Choice Award at L.A.’s 48 Hour Film Festival, along with commendations for outstanding writing and performances. Owens is also a musician whose original song “Oh God in Heaven” accompanies the credits of “Beaux & D’aria.” Her original characters and comedy have been seen on stages and heard on radio stations where she has hosted drive time radio shows in Dallas and St. Louis. Owens’s theatre credits include playing Eliza in “My Fair Lady,” Anna in “The King and I,” and Alais in “The Lion In Winter.” Harold Schmidt, the author of “Einstein’s Breakfast” is delighted to have an actor of this caliber among the cast. “I’m very excited that Maryellen has accepted the role. I’m impressed with both the quality and diversity of her talent, and look forward to working with her on this project.” Free Theatre will be held at the Village at Bear Trap Dunes in Ocean View. Families should bring blankets, lawn chairs and picnics for the July 13, 14, or 15 shows at 7:30 p.m.

Riverfest is July 14, 15 Continued from page 39

families who visit and complete a heath survey will receive a bicycle helmet and all attendees will receive a NHS fanny pack while supplies last.

Activities during the busy day include: Forensic nurse/ domestic violence information booth; Choking Charlie demonstrations; free blood pressure screenings; “Maintain Your Brain” teasers in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Assoc., allergy information, skin analyzer (view the damage to your skin as a result of the sun); health screening voucher for testing offered July 29 (tests include prostate screening - blood test - cholesterol screening and glucose monitoring - fees do not apply. Nemours Health and Prevention Services will be promoting their 5-2-1 Almost None program offering fruit cups and washable tattoos.

Follow the yellow webbed duck feet to the tent full of healthy and fun things to do.

THE OPENING - The opening ceremonies at 10 a.m. will include a welcome from Mayor Edward H. Butler, followed by a presentation to Laurie and Malcolm VanSciver for the naming of the Children’s area to be the “VanSciver Children’s Area” in honor of Ben and Bethany, as Ben was behind starting that area for kids.

Next the committee will present recognition awards to those sponsors who have been with the event for over five years.

Following that the Greater Seaford Ministirium Association will do a service of prayer and praise in support of the military, community and nation.

ADULT PEDAL TRACTOR PULL AT RIVERFEST - Ron Breeding, left, and Alan Quillen of Seaford square off on toy tractors as they prepare for the first Hoober’s Adult Pedal Tractor Pull to take place at 2:30 p.m. on during the 12th annual Nanticoke Riverfest on Saturday, July 15, in front of Seaford City Hall. Special lawn-size pedal tractors will be provided for adults in three categories - under 18, 19 to 39 and 40 and over. Registration is $4 before the event at Hoobers on Stein Highway in Seaford and $5 the day of the event.

Woodbridge FFA is coordinating the event. There is also a youth Pedal Tractor Pull at 2 p.m. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

Gospel music concert will benefit Nanticoke Center There will be a gospel music concert to benefit the Nanticoke Senior Center building fund on Sunday, July 16, at the Blades Fire Hall from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is free; a free-willing offering will be taken. Groups scheduled to perform include Lights of Home, Precious Moments Band and Sounds of Joy. Refreshments will be available for sale during the break. For more information, contact Frances Fisher at 629-9794 or Doris Whaley at 629-4236.

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Seaford Star Sports

Shown (l to r) is the Nanticoke Minor League all-star softball team: front- Monshea Murray, Casey Lubenicki, MacKenzie Wooters, Eryn Quillen, Hailey Passwaters, Erin Marine, Rebekah Warrington; Jade Purnell, Tynetta Washington, Kaitlyn Steelman, Michaela Trice, Alijae Cannon, Alyssa Passwaters; coaches- Robin Marine, manager Arlie Wooters, and Frank Passwaters. Photo by Mike McClure

Shown (not in order) is the Woodbridge Minor League all-star baseball team: Hamilton Schlabach, Chris Eck, Dale Breeding, Timmy Petrone, Emil Gallo, Tanner King, Anthony Jefferson, Bruce Wardwell, Trevon Jones, Trey Warren, Brent Adams, Phillip Petrone, Anthony Jefferson, manager Danny Petrone, coach Rodney Elliott, coach Schlabach. Photo by Mike McClure

Shown (l to r) is the Nanticoke Minor League baseball all-star team: front- Nick Bennett, Jordan Spicer, Matt Smith, Carter Moore, Kyle Glime, Benny King, Matt Wilson; Back- Antonio West, Tony Guinta, Kyle Sturgeon, Kole Hearn, Nick Carmine, and Jake Duke; coaches- manager Rick Johnson and coaches Gary Smith and Bill Stewart. Photo by Mike McClure Shown (l to r) is the Woodbridge Minor League all-star softball team: first rowKaitlin Slater; second row- Tori Swain, Emily Chisenhall, Castaysha Lewis, Brianna Bryfogle, Kirsten Blake; back- Bethany Killmon, Hailey Andrews, Tiarra Baker, Nikki Widen, Devon Bitler, Kayla Carlisle, Jaime Gordon; manager Chris Andrew, coach Robin Wroten, a Woodbridge parent, and coach Mark Widen. Photo by Mike McClure

District III Minor League baseball tournament results

District III Minor League softball tournament results

By Mike McClure

By Mike McClure The Woodbridge Minor League all-star softball team scored an 8-7 come from behind win over Lower Sussex last Wednesday in Millsboro in the opening round of the District III tournament.

Down 2-0, Woodbridge scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the second inning to knot the score. Nikki Widen scored the first run and Bethany Killmon singled in the second run. Lower Sussex added one

in the third and two in the fifth to take a 5-2 lead.

In the bottom of the fifth, Woodbridge’s Kaitlyn Slater hit a leadoff double and scored on a single by Hailey Andrews (5-3). Devon Bitler walked and scored on an error and Andrews came home on a ground out by Widen to make it 5-5.

Lower Sussex scored two in the top of the sixth but a third run was cut off at the Continued on page 44

Nanticoke was eliminated from the District III Minor League baseball tournament with a narrow 9-6 loss to Georgetown last Friday.

Nanticoke scored a pair of runs in the top of the first inning when Kyle Glime singled, stole second, and scored on a ground out by Benny King and Tony Guinta walked and scored. Georgetown came back with five runs in the bottom of the second.

Nanticoke answered with three runs in the top of the third to tie the score at 5-5.

Kyle Sturgeon walked and Glime tripled in pinch runner Antonio West. Glime came home on a ground out and King

reached on an error and stole home.

Georgetown scored a run in the bottom of the third before Nanticoke came back with a run in the top of the fourth. Carter Moore walked and West singled in pinch runner Kyle Glime to make the score 6-6.

Georgetown’s Casey Donovan doubled in a run in the bottom of the fourth and Georgetown scored a pair of runs in the fifth for the win.

Georgetown 16, Woodbridge 7Georgetown advanced to the loser’s bracket finals with a win over Woodbridge last Saturday in Georgetown.

Georgetown scored three runs in the top of the first to take the lead. Woodbridge Continued on page 44

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Woodbridge’s Anthony Jefferson looks home as he motors to second base during a District III Minor League baseball game last week. Photo by Mike McClure

HERE’S YOUR SIGN- Laurel pitcher Tyrone Jenkins looks in for the sign during a Minor League baseball game last week in Georgetown. Photo by Mike McClure

MEETING ON THE MOUND- The Woodbridge infield meets on the mound during a break in the action last Thursday in Millsboro. Photo by Mike McClure

Soccer Sessions Soccer Camp to take place July 17-21 in Seaford The 15th Annual Soccer Sessions Campwill be held at Seaford High July 17-21.

This exciting and fun experience is for players ages 6-14 and runs from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. he camp directors, Tim Lee (Seaford High varsity coach) and Gerry DiBartolo (Salisbury University men’s coach) will be assisted by current college players. For more information visit www.soccersessionscamps.com or call 302-629-5465.

Delmarva Skill and Drill Football Camp is July 24-27 in Laurel The third annual Delmarva Skill and Drill Football Camp will take place Monday, July 24 through Thursday, July 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Laurel High School. The camp is open to ages eight through high school. The cost is $90 in advance and $100 onsite (8-9 a.m. on July 24). For more information, call camp director Ed Manlove (Laurel High head football coach) at 302-678-0567.

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Post 6 Sussex West Patriots win three games, move to 8-5 The Post 6 Sussex West Patriots moved to 8-5 with three wins last week along with three wins by forfeit.

On Saturday, Sussex West topped Elsmere/Oak Grove, 10-5 and 9-2 in a doubleheader. In game one, the Patriots scored five runs in the second inning.

Blake Little doubled in Danny Hamilton and Wade Eskridge and Marcus Bounds hit a three-run home run.

Kyle Hearn knocked in B.J. Jenkins with a two-run homer in the sixth to seal the Sussex West win. Ryan Messick went 3-for-3 with a run and an RBI; Bounds batted 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs; Hearn had two hits, a run, and two RBIs; and Jenkins had a hit and two runs.

Wade Eskridge (1-0) got the win in relief of Jenkins, pitching four and twothirds innings of shutout ball with four strikeouts and three walks.

In game two, Sussex West scored six runs in the second inning to extend its lead to 7-0. Bounds doubled in a pair while Elsmere committed three errors in the inning. Bounds scored three runs; Blake Little had two hits; and Kyle Hearn and Chuckie Jefferson each had a hit and two RBIs. Little earned the win in relief of Eskridge, allowing one hit and striking out four in four shutout innings.

On Thursday, Sussex West earned a 40 win over Fox Post 2 (Dover). Little (21) allowed three hits and struck out five in six shutout innings.

Jefferson caught a pair of would be base stealers in the top of the first.

Bounds hit a leadoff triple and scored on

OUT AT THIRD- Patriot third baseman Kyle Hearn waits to tag out a runner after receiving a throw from catcher Chuckie Jefferson during a game last week in Seaford. Hearn hit a two-run home run in one of his team’s two wins on Saturday.

Photo by Mike McClure

Nanticoke Little League results

Sussex West’s Marcus Bounds rounds third base and heads home during last Thursday’s win. Also shown is Sussex West third base coach/manager Gary Waller. Photo by Mike McClure

an error in the bottom of the inning. Sussex West followed with two runs in the third and one in the fifth.

Bounds went 2-for-4 with a double and a triple; Matt Terry and Jefferson each went 1-for-2 with a run; Hearn hit 1-for-2 with an RBI; and Jenkins added one RBI. Terry, Jenkins, Matt Dodson, and Hamilton each had one steal.

Baseball- Major League- Giants 12, Orioles 2- For the Giants, Shane Marvel pitched the distance, striking out 17 and giving up no hits. Colby Hastings went 2-3 with two RBI’s and two runs scored. Brandon Mann, Chase Kouts, Jordan Stanley, and Ryan Collins each had hits for the Giants.

For the Orioles, Danny Rayne pitched all six innings, striking out 12. Chris Michel and Hunter Milligan each scored a run for the Orioles.

Giants 13, Marlins 3- For the Giants, Dustin Seymore went 2/4 with a single and an inside-the-park home run. Chase Kouts was 2/3 with two runs scored. Da’Jon Copes went 2/3 with a double and one run scored. Mark Saathoff, Brandon Mann, Jordan Stanley, and Ryan Collins each had hits. Colby Hastings hit a two-run homer un. Colby pitched all five innings, striking out nine, giving up just two hits.

Giants 6, A’s 3- With the Giants down 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth, Mark Saathoff led off with a bunt single, Jordan Stanley walked, and Colby Hastings hit a three-run home run, followed by a triple by Ryan Collins, scoring four runs in the 5th inning. Colby Hastings came in to pitch the sixth inning, striking out the side for the win.

For the A’s, Nick Usilton struck out nine, giving up four hits in the five innings he pitched. Nick also had a hit and one run scored. Kyle Mister went 3/3 and Matt Tull had a single.

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Sussex West hurler Blake Little comes home with a pitch during his team’s win last week. Little earned a win in relief in one of the Patriots’ wins in a doubleheader on Saturday. Photo by Mike McClure

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Nanticoke pitcher Eryn Quillen comes home with a pitch during her team’s win over Woodbridge during the District III Minor League softball tournament last Thursday.

Quillen came up with some key strikeouts in the victory. Photo by Mike McClure

Minor softball continued plate on a throw home for the final out of the inning.

In the bottom of the inning, Slater was hit by a pitch with two away before scoring on a double by Bitler. Bitler came home on a single by Andrews (7-7) and Widen singled in pinch runner Castaysha Lewis for the winning run.

Nanticoke 8, Woodbridge 7- In a battle of neighboring little leagues, Nanticoke scored a run in the bottom of the sixth to edge Woodbridge in the second round of the District III Minor League softball tournament last Thursday.

Woodbridge took the lead in the back and forth contest as Tiarra Baker walked with the bases loaded (5-5) and Emily Chisenhall and Castaysha Lewis each walked to force in runs (7-5) before Nanticoke’s Eryn Quillen got her third strikeout of the top of the fourth to end the scoring.

In the bottom of the inning, Alijae Cannon was hit by a pitch and scored on a throw to second when Casey Lubenicki walked and took off for second base (76). Alyssa Passwaters grounded out to score Lubenicki and knot the score at 7-7.

Woodbridge loaded the bases in the top of the sixth when Baker singled, Kirsten Blake walked, and Chisenhall walk to load the bases with one out.

Quillen notched a pair of strikeouts to keep the score tied.

Cannon led off the bottom of the sixth with a single, went to second on a wild pitch, moved to third on a ground out, and scored on a game-winning single by Quillen.

Scoreboard- Winner’s bracket- First round- Laurel 21, Lewes 3; Millsboro 14, Milton 2; Nanticoke 5, Rehoboth 4 Second round- Laurel 10, Millsboro 7 Winner’s bracket finals- Laurel 8, Nanticoke 2 Loser’s bracket in GreenwoodLewes 13, Milton 9- Brie Pavlik had 15 strikeouts and two hits at the plate for Lewes. Sasha Libkey and Tina Talbot also had two hits apiece in the win. Kelly Bossert had a pair of hits for Milton.

Millsboro 9, Woodbridge 2 Schedule- Wednesday, July 5- Laurel vs. Nanticoke-Millsboro in championship game 6 p.m. in Millsboro Thursday, July 6- second championship game (if necessary) 6 p.m. in Millsboro

✳ JULY 6 - 12, 2006 Minor baseball continued put two runs on the board in the bottom of the inning. Timmy Petrone walked and scored on Michael Barnett’s bloop single and Brent Adams singled and came home on a single by Chris Eck. Georgetown scored the next nine runs for a 12-2 lead. Woodbridge scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth when Eck singled, stole second, and scored on ground out by Hamilton Schlabach. Tanner King singled in Trey Warren (walk) and Anthony Jefferson (first on error) before coming home on a Georgetown error (12-6).

Georgetown scored four runs in the top of the sixth for a 16-6 advantage. Woodbridge tacked on a run in the bottom of the inning as Jefferson singled and scored on a ground out by Tanner King.

Scoreboard- Winner’s bracket- first round- Millsboro 14, Laurel 2; Rehoboth 11, Milton 1; Woodbridge 10, Lewes 3; Lower Sussex 6, Nanticoke 2; Millsboro 13, Georgetown 0 Winner’s bracket second round- Rehoboth 9, Woodbridge 8; Millsboro 5, Lower Sussex 4 Winner’s bracket finals- Millsboro 12, Rehoboth 10 Loser’s bracket- Lewes beat Laurel (no score reported); Laurel 12, Milton 1

Kyle Glime of the Nanticoke Minor League baseball team motors to third base for an RBI triple during a game in Georgetown last week. Photo by Mike McClure

Woodbridge’s Chris Eck slides into third base safely during his team’s loss to Georgetown in the District III Minor League baseball tournament last Saturday. Eck singled and stole second before going to third on an error. Photo by Mike McClure

Woodbridge catcher Kaitlyn Slater tags a Lower Sussex runner out at the plate during her team’s win in the District III Minor League softball tournament last We d n e s d a y in Millsboro.

Photo by Mike McClure BENNETT BATS- Nanticoke’s Nick Bennett stands at the plate during a District III Minor League all-star baseball game last week in Georgetown. Photo

by Mike McClure

THROW TO FIRST- Woodbridge third baseman Brent Adams throws to first base as the Georgetown runner moves to third base during a Minor League allstar baseball game last Saturday in Georgetown. Woodbridge was eliminated from the tournament with Saturday’s loss despite a valiant effort. Photo by Mike McClure

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Delaware District III Little League all-star baseball, softball schedules The following are the Delaware District III Little League all-star schedules for Western Sussex teams (subject to change): Major League softball- 7/5- Lewes vs.

Millsboro 6 p.m. at Nanticoke, Nanticoke vs. Lower Sussex 8 p.m. at Nanticoke, Woodbridge vs. Milton 6 p.m. at Rehoboth, Laurel vs. Rehoboth 8 p.m. at Rehoboth; 7/6- Lewes-Millsboro winner vs. NanticokeLower Sussex winner 6 p.m. at Nanticoke, Woodbridge-Milton winner vs. Laurel-Rehoboth winner 8 p.m. at Nanticoke, loser’s bracket games 6 and 8 p.m. at Rehoboth; 7/7- loser’s bracket games 6 and 8 p.m. at Rehoboth; 7/8- winner’s bracket game 6 p.m. at Nanticoke, loser’s bracket game 6 p.m. at Rehoboth; 7/10- loser’s bracket game 6 p.m.; 7/11- championship 6 p.m. at Nanticoke; 7/12- second championship (if necessary) 6 p.m. at Nanticoke Major League baseball- 7/12- Nanticoke vs. Millsboro 6 p.m. at Georgetown; 7/13- Woodbridge vs. Nanticoke-Millsboro winner 8 p.m. at Laurel, Laurel vs. Milton 6 p.m. at Laurel; 7/14- loser’s bracket game 6 p.m. at Laurel; 7/15- winner’s bracket games 6 p.m. at Georgetown, loser’s bracket games 6 and 8 p.m. at Laurel; 7/17- loser’s bracket games 6 and 8 p.m. at Laurel; 7/18- winner’s bracket game 6 p.m. at Georgetown, loser’s bracket game 6 p.m. at Laurel; 7/19- loser’s bracket finals 6 p.m. at Laurel; 7/20- championship game 6 p.m. at Georgetown; 7/21- championship game two (if necessary) 6 p.m. at Georgetown Junior League baseball- Winner’s bracket in Millsboro- 7/17- Nanticoke-Lower Sussex 6 p.m., Woodbridge-Laurel 8 p.m.; 7/18- Millsboro vs. Lower Sussex-Nanticoke winner 6 p.m., Cape vs. Woodbridge-Laurel winner 8 p.m.; 7/20- winner’s bracket finals 6 p.m.; 7/22-23- championship game; loser’s bracket at Nanticoke Junior League softball- Winner’s bracket in Rehoboth- 7/15- Laurel-Millsboro 8 p.m.; 7/16- Woodbridge vs. Cape-Lower Sussex Winner 6 p.m., Nanticoke vs. LaurelMillsboro winner 8 p.m.; 7/18- winner’s bracket finals; 7/20-21- championship games; loser’s bracket at Milton.

Senior League softball- Winner’s bracket at Lower Sussex- 7/15- Laurel-Cape 6 p.m.; 7/17- Lower Sussex-Nanticoke 6 p.m., Laurel-Cape winner vs. Millsboro 8 p.m.; 7/19- winner’s bracket finals 6 p.m.; 7/21-22- championship games 6 p.m.; loser’s bracket at Cape-Lewes Senior League baseball- Winner’s bracket in Laurel- 7/15- Woodbridge-Millsboro 6 p.m., Laurel-Lower Sussex 8 p.m.; 7/17- Woodbridge-Millsboro winner vs. Cape 6 p.m., Laurel-Lower Sussex winner vs. Nanticoke 8 p.m.; 7/19- winner’s bracket finals 6 p.m.; 7/21-22 chanpionship games 6 p.m.; loser’s bracket at Lower Sussex States- Major League baseball- 7/18-22 at District 1; Major League softball- 7/1822 at Nanticoke; Junior League softball- 7/26-30 at District II; Junior League baseball7/17-23 at Millsboro; Senior League softball- 8/6-12 World Series at Lower Sussex; Senior League baseball- 7/27-31 at District II; Big League softball- 7/27-31 at District I; Big League baseball- 7/15-16 at Dover

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A view from the cheap seats

By Mike McClure, Star Sports Editor Hi, my name is Mike and I am a baseball addict. I know, in the grand scheme of things this is not a bad problem to have.

Somehow, through two or three strikes/work stoppages, steroid allegations, unneeded expansion, juiced baseballs, and Bud Selig, my allegiance to America’s pastime has been unwavering.

Sure, it was rough in 1981 when I was told that they were on strike and would not play baseball that season (or at least part of it), after all I was only eight years old. It was almost even more difficult to deal with the cancellation of the World Series in 1994, especially since I went to San Francisco that summer to see Barry Bonds and the Giants (I was even scheduled to meet Matt Williams).

To this day I’m involved in at least one fantasy baseball league every season.

Every once in a while, in my rare off time, I play APBA, the statically based board game I played as kid (except it’s computerized now).

One year I spent Spring Break in Cooperstown, New York with some equally devoted baseball fans. That’s right, we went north where there was snow on the ground rather than heading south to the beaches.

When I take vacation time nowadays I always work a baseball game or two into the mix. I have a yearly tradition of going to a Pirates game with my uncle and cousin who I see about once a year.

If I get married I’ll probably want to do so on a baseball field, though I have yet to meet the heavenly angel who would allow that to happen. I guess naming my kids, should I be fortunate enough to have kids, Eddie and Cal may also be out of the question.

When I was a kid I named my childhood dog Tug after the late Tug McGraw.

After all the Phillies had just won the

World Series, what was I going to name him?

I do have other interests. Occasionally I’ll catch something other than sports on TV and every once in a great while I’ll go see a movie if it looks like something other than the same old same old. But even on the big screen I can’t resist a good baseball movie (Field of Dreams and The Natural are two of my favorites).

Sure, I like other sports. College and pro football are great, when there isn’t a baseball game on. College basketball is fun to watch, especially during March Madness. I can’t say I have as much love for the NBA as I did back when Magic, Bird, and Dr. J were roaming the hardwoods.

I even worked in baseball for a year when I was an announcer for the Lynchburg Hillcats in Lynchburg, Virginia. The experience was one of the best and worst times of my life if that makes any sense.

I loved being at the ball park and doing the play-by-play at the games but the long hours and lack of pay was too much to bear for even the most diehard of baseball fans.

Sadly, the 2006 baseball season is already half over. The all-star game takes place next week in Pittsburgh and before you know it, gulp, it will be football season. Here’s hoping the second half of the season is kind to the Orioles and Phillies and not so kind to the dreaded Yankees.

Quick hits- Speaking of baseball (and softball) season, the Delaware little league all-star tournaments got into full swing last week (once the fields dried out). I appreciate the phones calls and messages from coaches and officials giving me a heads up about the amended schedule. In the words of the late great Rex Barney, the Orioles’ former PA announcer, “thank y-o-u-u-u.“

Star to feature Where are they Now?, On Campus With stories The Seaford/Laurel Star will begin running “Where are they Now?” and “On Campus With” stories later this summer. If you know of a local graduate who is no longer in school and has gone on to do great things in life, submit their name for our “Where are they Now?” series.

If you have a local “star” who has gone on to play sports in college, let us know about him or her for our “On Campus With” series.

Please contact the Star with their name, some background information, and a way to contact them. Send information to the Star at publisher@seafordstar.com or 302-6299243 (f) or call sports editor Mike McClure at 302-629-9788.

Adult women’s field hockey league forming in Seaford Anyone interested in playing on a women’s field hockey league in Seaford should contact Tammi Thompson, supervisor of Seaford Parks and Recreation, at 629-6809.

The league will be formed in September with games being played on Saturday mornings.

Delaware South softball team falls in first round of Carpenter Cup The Delaware South softball team was eliminated from the Carpenter Cup Classic with an 11-2 loss to Lehigh Valley in the opening round last Tuesday. The tournament, which was played in Philadelphia, was reduced to single elimination due to the weather. Last year Delaware South won the inaugural tournament.

Seaford Football Boosters meeting two more times this summer SOUTHPAW- Nanticoke lefty Benny King puts his all into a pitch during a District III Minor League baseball game last week in Georgetown. Photo by Mike McClure

The Seaford Football Boosters will meet three times during the summer at the Seaford Grotto’s on U.S. 13 at 7 p.m. on the following dates: Wednesdays, July 26, and Aug. 23. The meetings are open to anyone with an interest in Seaford football.

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Seaford Bowling Lanes Tuesday Nascar High games and series Gary Smith 297 Michael Berg 842 Nicole Jennings 251, 706

Summer Senior Express High games and series Margie Tingler 267 Joyce Linton 742 Earl Radding 303, 809

Weds. Summer Adult/Youth High games and series Brooke Blackwelder 268, 774 Nathan Katzaman 280, 789 Mimi Blackwelder 264, 739 Lee Bibb 279 Bill Graver 279, 779

Thursday Summer Mixed High games and series Rhonda Messick 278 Christy Lewis 708 Ray Hill 302

Sylvester Hopkins 741

Bold N Beautiful B&B Team Tiffany Morgan Mania Chilly’s

Weds. No-Tap High games and series Mac MacKenzie 323, 1,167 Sherri Smart 340, 1,109

Wednesday NoTap

Star Weekly Lg. Spotlight Tuesday Nascar Just Us 25-3 Smart Construction16-12 What Ever 15-13 Just Do It 14-14 Nascar Fanatics 13-15 Jesse N Friends 13-15 Strikers 10-18 We’re Still Looking 0-28

Whatever 20-4 Fantastic Four 17-7 Gopher Four 17-7 Look Out 15-9 Unknowns 13.5-10.5 Fear the Handicap 13-11 Heavy Hitters 12-12 Nuttin But Family 11.5-12.5 Azz Kickers 11-13 The Young & the Restless 10-14 Slow Boats 8-16 Late Comers 8-16 Chicks R Us 5-19

19-9 19-9 17-11 10-18 10-18 9-19

Weds. Summer Adult/Youth Bibb Brigade Seven Ten Split High Dreamers The Mustangs

Smart Construction 26-14 Lane Rangers 25-15 Get R Done 22-18 Seaford Lanes 20.5-19.5 Double Trouble 18.5-21.5 Angel Eyes 17-23 I Don’t Know 17-23 The Muffins 14-26

Thurs. Summer Mixed

Summer Senior Express Silver Lining Guys R Us Strong Possibility Imports Seaford Lanes We 3

13-15 11.5-16.5 11-17 10.5-17.5 10-18

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Star Sports Calendar July- 7/15- Riverfest Run- The third annual Riverfest 5K Cross Country race will take place during the annual Nanticoke Riverfest on Saturday, July 15, starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Chapel Branch Nature Trail on Woodland Road.

The cost is $12 and registration is on race-day only from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. The first 100 who register will receive a custom-designed Nanticoke Riverfest T-shirt. Medals will be awarded to the top three finishers in the men’s and women’s division and trophies will be awarded to the men’s and women’s champions.

For more information, contact Vince Morris, the race director, at 628-0688 (after 6 p.m.). Race forms are available at the Seaford Star office and city hall.

7/18-20- Football camp- The Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club will sponsor a football conditioning skills camp for youth ages 6 to 18 on July 18, 19 and 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the club at 310 Virginia Ave. The cost is $50 which includes a T-shirt. Pre-registration is required and can be made by contacting Karen Schreiber at 629-8740.

7/28-31- Referee camp- A referee camp for new and experienced basketball officials is scheduled for July 28 through 31 at Wesley College in Dover. The camp is sponsored by the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO) Board #129.

The camp fee is $25. Room accommodations and meals are available at an additional cost. Meals are $10 all day, while rooms will cost $20 per night.

Interested individuals can obtain an application by contacting IAABO Board #129 via email at iaabo129@comcast.net or write to P.O. Box 101, Milford DE 19963, or call 302-644-7757.

7/31-8/3- Field hockey camp- The Delaware Stingers field hockey club wants to help you build for the future. Over the past four years the DSFHC has grown to over 120 members from all over Sussex County, playing indoor and outdoor field hockey.

The camp will focus on individual skills and team play. Players will learn the basics of field hockey: driving, dribbling, passing, shooting, etc. The Stingers are committed to making you a better, stronger player and to helping you develop your self confidence in the game.

Camp will take place in the Woodbridge area. Campers must have a stick, shin guards, and a mouth guard. Camp will be coached and staffed by members of the DSFHC, many of who are all-state and all-conference players with lots of field hockey experience. Camp will run from 9 a.m. until noon daily.

The cost is $75 and space is limited. Week one is July 31 through August 3 (grades 3-8), 9 a.m. to noon. You can download a camp application and find out more about the Stingers by visiting the club’s website at www.lloydlee.com/DelawareStingersFieldHockey.htm.

Kids’ summer activities at Delaware Tech offer options

CELEBRATION- The Nanticoke Minor League all-star softball team runs to the dugout after a win last week in Millsboro. Photo by Mike McClure

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Swimmers of all ages can sign up for Red Cross-certified swim courses to enhance their water skills, stroke proficiency, and safety knowledge. New morning and evening weekday sessions are scheduled for July 10-21 and July 24-August 4; Saturday classes are offered July 29-August 26.

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Laurel fared better than neighboring Seaford in recent rains Last weekend’s rains (plus or minus 13 inches) were real bad, but I guess not bad enough for a name. I guess we can just call the weather disaster the Great June Flood of 2006. As much rain as Laurel got, it appears that Seaford got more and certainly more damage. Having the Nanticoke River near the city did not help any, I am sure.

Delmar came out fine but Laurel had many roads completely flooded and fields, basements and many yards were completely under 6 inches of water and more.

Seaford damage is another story and it has been covered in great detail in The Star.

Laurel Police Chief Jamie Wilson said, “We were very lucky, we were expecting the worst.” It seems like the heaviest rains started at about Hearn’s Crossroads and for the most part stayed east of U.S. 13, although Todd Fleetwood would disagree with that as he lost 48,000 fourand one-half-week-old chickens.

How many heating systems were ruined due to water damage only time will tell, but I know of many myself. I have heard all kinds of stories, “It is a 500-year phenomenon,” “It’s a 100-year rain,” and on it goes. But 94year-old Bethel resident Isabell Bell says the only thing she has seen to compare with it was the flood of 1933. Kendal Jones, our local historian, documented this Aug. 23, 24 event for us in an August 1998 article for the Star. I even started to get the pictures of this great flood out to run again, but maybe you have seen enough of this for now.

According to Kendal’s story, Laurel was cut off from everyone when the Central Avenue draw-

bridge was raised and there AT URPHY was serious flooding all the It seems like the heaviest way to Easter rains stayed east of U.S. Hill north of 13, although Todd FleetLaurel. There was 17 recorded wood would disagree with inches of rain in that as he lost 48,000 less than 3 days four- and one-half-weekduring this time old chickens. and I do not believe there were graduate Carlton “Stretch” Elliott many ditches around like today in Garland, Texas. Carlton passed to carry the water to the river. away quite some time ago, but it Rossakatum Run behind 6th Street was the first indication of a was unknown by many in Laurel.

I do think we should tell our chilmajor flood when it broke 6th Street apart and carried water to a dren and grandchildren a little height of 25 feet, yes it was quite about him, as he was probably one of the top five athletes ever a storm. to come out of Laurel High Well, I was looking to see the School. About a year and a half farmers back in the fields but I ago I called Carlton hoping to get know it’s going to be a while. a story on his life for the Star, but You may want to put a few piche was not very talkative and I tures of this one away for your put the information on file for fugrandchildren to reminisce about 50 years from now.

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By the time you read this the annual watermelon seed spitting contest will be history. Well, maybe not history as I’m not sure anything this silly should make the history books. I have these seeds on my back desk that I confiscated from Seaford Mayor Dan Short last year. I guess I should throw them away, but I don’t think they would have done him any good anyway. This year’s Seaford Mayor Ed Butler should be able to get a seed to fly after a long career as a local umpire as he is still sputtering.

I think I saw it in Sarah Marie’s column, but Bob Horsey got me to thinking about the passing of class of 1945 Laurel

ture use. The future never came and now he has died.

Carlton spent 1946 at Temple University, 1947-1948 in the Army, 1951 at Virginia and in 1952, the gentle giant, at 6-feet 5 inches, joined the professional football Green Bay Packers. He spent four years in limited duty with the Packers and Rams.

He was a three-sport athlete at Laurel. After football he got into the insurance business and he and wife Zel raised five children in Oklahoma and then Texas. He kept in contact through the years with Laurel, but in my conversation with him, he said, “I doubt if I will ever go back there.” I am told he was not well at that time.

On Coach George Schollenberger, he said, “A great football coach, quite a person off the field.” Coach Schollenberger produced two professional football players — Ronnie Waller, of course, and the late Carlton

“Stretch” Elliott. And that’s in the record books!

The Laurel Auction Block is set to open at 9 a.m. on July 11.

It is the 66th year for the produce outlet for local farmers. Again this year, Tom Wright is the manager.

Laurel has to fight to get good publicity, it seems. Now I am sure we have all heard about the Laurel policeman being arrested and there has been much talk of the 200-officer task force that was in Laurel on Wednesday and Thursday, June 28 and 29. Police officers were making arrests on a number of charges and there were a lot of “I told you so” going on in Laurel.

My question for us all is, “What ever happened to ‘Father Knows Best’?”

I leave you with that for the week.

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CERTIFICATE OF MERIT - Laurel School Board vice president Jerry White, right, receives his Delaware School Board Association certificate off merit from school board president Calvin Musser during a recent board meeting. Board member Harvey Hyland (not pictured) also earned a certificate of merit. Photo by Mike McClure

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COMMUNITY SNAPSHOTS

KIWANIS SCHOLARSHIPS - Seaford Kiwanis scholarship winners this year are, from the left, Jeremy Halter, April Stevenson and Eric Kimpton, all recent graduates of Seaford High School. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

SUPPLIES FOR SCHOOL - Members of the Harrington-Felton-Greenwood Rotary Club delivered five boxes of school supplies to Woodbridge Elementary School in Greenwood on Thursday, June 15. Assistant principal John Kramer accepted the donations which will be made available to students as needed. Pictured here (left to right) are Bryant Bell, Rotary president elect; Linda-Chick, co-secretary; Kramer; Bunnie Williams, president; Dave Tarburton, treasurer, and Lee Wheeler, co-secretary.

IT’S ONLY NATURAL - Waking up early, one can find nature right outside the door including a robin looking for food and a rabbit checking out the neighborhood. Photos by Ronald MacArthur

IN APPRECIATION - John Hollis, the director of community relations for Nemours Health and Prevention Services, presents a certificate of appreciation to Dr. Samuel K. Miller of Nanticoke Surgical Associates in Seaford for the use of part of their office suite before their office was opened next door to Nanticoke Surgical on Shipley Street. Other doctors in the partnership are Stephen Carey and David Crooks. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

BPW SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS - At a recent dinner meeting, BPW/Seaford honored two scholarship recipients. Gabriel Dodd, right, of Woodbridge High School plans to attend Bridgewater College in Virginia, majoring in communications. Dodd plays the violin, is active in his church, is a member of the Spanish club and likes salsa dancing. Sophia Bay of Sussex Tech High School has been accepted by The Citadel and will major in civil engineering with a minor in Spanish. She is the battalion commander for the ROTC at Sussex Tech and is active in her church, plays soccer and is on the track team. For more information on the BPW/Seaford scholarship program or membership in the organization, please contact president Denise Ball at 875-4304.

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Mother and daughter rock and roll to finish in California benefit event Debby, Reagan Hastings part of Team in Training

By Ronald MacArthur Hand in hand, mother and daughter crossed the finish line of the San Diego Rock and Rock Half Marathon on June 4.

As members of Leukemia and Lymphoma Team in Training, Debby and Reagan Hastings of Seaford raised $9,390 as part of the Delaware contribution of $380,000 and the national total of $12 million. All of the money goes to cancer research.

“It was a wonderful, wonderful experience,” Debby said. She added that participating in the event with her daughter made it extra special. “There is no doubt that she could have done it without me, but I could have never done it without her.”

They crossed the finish line together with a time of 2:22 in the 13.1 mile run.

Debby decided to get involved with the Team in Training program for two reasons - to honor the memory of her brother Ron who died from leukemia and to prove something to herself as she celebrated her 50th birthday.

They wore “In Memory of Ron” printed on their singlets as they ran with the other 20,000 runners in the event.

“It was an emotional experience; Ron would have been proud of us. He gave us that extra push to get up those hills,” Debby said.

She said that the hills did catch them a little off guard since they didn’t train for hills on the flat lands of the Sussex County area. “We anticipated that there might be a few hills on the course and from the seven to 10 miles mark, it was all up hill,”

she said.

She said there was plenty of motivation along the course. “There were tons of Team in Training coaches along the course screaming out your name, plus the course followed such a beautiful area and the temperature was perfect,” she said.

The two were determined to finish the event even though they only started training this past winter. “And I couldn’t even run around the yard when I started,” Debby said.

Reagan, on the other hand, is an accomplished athlete who won the state championship in the pole vault during her junior and senior years at Seaford High School. She also competed in the event while attending the University of Delaware (she graduated last spring).

But, she had never run more than a few laps around the track.

Debby said she was committed to a strict training schedule, changed her diet and even gave up “Friday night wine tasting.”

The two are anxious to attempt another half-marathon and have already signed up for an event on Labor Day in Virginia Beach. “We’ve been bitten by the bug and are hoping to improve on our times; I’m sure Reagan will leave me in the dust this time,” Debby said.

They hope to run a full marathon (26.2 miles) next year as part of the Team in Training program.

Two runners from Lewes also took part in the event, Judy Wakeley and Doris Mitchell.

Reagan and Debby Hastings celebrate at the finish line of the Rock and Roll Half Marathon in San Diego.

City sells 11 1/2 acres in Ross Business Park

By Lynn R. Parks Sales of four parcels totaling 11 and a half acres in the city’s Ross Business Park will mean $460,000 in city coffers. The city council approved the sales Tuesday night, following the recommendation of economic development manager Amy Walls.

Towers Signs, now on U.S. 13 near the intersection with Herring Run Road, is buying one three-acre parcel. Owner Charlie Towers will move his business there and will also put up buildings for lease to small businesses.

Kent Peterson, Seaford, is buying two of the parcels, one with two acres and the

other with 2.3 acres. On the smaller parcel, Peterson plans to construct a climatecontrolled facility for storage of sensitive items like antique cars. On the larger parcel, he will put up buildings for lease.

Sale of the fourth parcel, with 4.2 acres, was approved pending a visit to the site by the potential owners. Polytechnic Resources, which manufactures plastic parts for disposable medical items, bottles and car interiors, and Bayview Health Care, which provides medical equipment technicians and warehouses medical equipment, are jointly buying the parcel.

Land in the Ross Business Park sells for $40,000 an acre.

SEAFORD DISTRICT LIBRARY NEWS

FOR CITY’S SUPPORT - Frank Morris, right, presents a flag to Seaford Mayor Ed Butler on behalf of Morris’ son, Andrew, a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army. A certificate that accompanied the flag and that Morris read at the Seaford City Council meeting Tuesday night said that the flag was carried aboard an Apache attack helicopter that Chief Warrant Officer II Andrew Morris flew over Baghdad. The flag was presented in recognition of the city council’s support for the U.S. military and for the military’s actions in Iraq. Andrew Morris, 35, is a 1988 graduate of Seaford High School. He served in the first war in Iraq as a helicopter mechanic. Most recently he was stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. He is being transferred to Hunter Army Air Base in Savannah, Ga. Photo by Lynn R. Parks

Here is what’s happening at the Seaford District Library July 6-13: • Registration for the library’s Summer Reading Program entitled “Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales” has begun and will end on Wednesday, Aug. 2. This program is open for preschool through fifth grade students. Children unable to read may be read to by family members for this program. The grand prize at the end of the SRP will be a “New Bike,” with other prizes awarded throughout the summer.

Keep a look out for the weekly programs for the SRP. Contact Cindi Smith at 6292524.

• The Salisbury Zoo will be visiting us with a “Zoo-2-U” SRP presentation on Thursday, July 6, at 2 p.m. Suitable for all ages.

• Crafty Mondays has begun and will continue through July 31, at 1 p.m. The Crafty Monday theme for July 10 will be “Fins, Feathers and Fur Balls.”

• “Ssslip” in on Tuesday, July 11, when the Delaware Museum of Natural History brings several critters for a SRP presentation entitled, “Snakes Alive!” at 1 p.m.

• On Thursday, July 13, the Rehoboth Summer Children’s Theatre will come

with a SRP presentation of “Knightly Knews” at 2 p.m. All are welcome.

• The Library is introducing a Teen/Young Adult Summer Reading Program (T/YASRP) entitled “Creature Feature.” Registration for this program has begun and will continue until July 25.

This program is for 6-12th grade students.

The grand prize at the end of the T/YASRP will be a 2G iPod Nano, with other prizes to be awarded weekly. Teen/YA programs are also scheduled throughout the summer. For more information call: 629-2524.

Upcoming events: • The T/YASRP will have a “Creature Feature Movie Night,” on Friday, July 14, from 7-9 p.m. Teens welcome.

• The theme for Crafty Monday, on July 17, will be “Wild, Tame and In-Between” at 1 p.m.

• There will be a T/YASRP “Predatory Pizza Taste-Off” on Wednesday, July 19, from 3-5 p.m. Teens welcome.

• Clem Bowen the Storyteller will present “Alligator Tales of the Okeefenokee Swamp” on Thursday, July 20, at 2 p.m.

All programs are free and open to the public.

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Health Lyme disease not as frequent, hard to treat, as reported

By Dr. Anthony Policastro Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Medical director

A few weeks ago I wrote about Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. It is caused by the dog tick.

A question came in about Lyme disease, which is also a tick-caused illness. It is caused by the deer tick.

Lyme disease has received a lot of attention in the media. It has been blamed for all sorts of problems. Much of that has been overblown. It is one of the diseases that does not really live up to the hype.

The deer tick is very small — about the size of the head of a pin. Therefore, bites are not always that obvious. Most cases occur in New England and the Middle Atlantic states. It was discovered near Lyme, Conn. That is where it received its name.

Even in that area it only occurs in 1 in 100 people. In other areas the chances drop to between 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 5,000.

We would therefore expect fewer than 10 cases per year in our area.

Less than 50 percent of the ticks carry the disease. Therefore, just having a deer tick bite means a less than 50/50 chance that the tick even carries the disease. The tick must feed for at least 36 to 72 hours to transmit the disease. Therefore, frequent tick checks can decrease the likelihood even more.

There are various types of Lyme disease symptoms. One is the early local disease. This is a rash at the site of the bite. It usually occurs 7 to 14 days after the bite.

It may occur as early as 3 days later. It may occur as late as 30 days later. The rash is in the form of a ring. The ring tends to increase in size over time. It may be associated with symptoms like fever, muscle aches, headaches and tiredness. It usually lasts for 1 to 2 weeks.

The second set of symptoms are the early generalized ones. These are in the

form of multiple other skin lesions. About one in five patients with the first rash will develop these other lesions. They are smaller in size than the initial lesion. They are more likely to be associated with other symptoms. These symptoms include fever, muscle aches, headaches and tiredness.

They also may include red eyes and swollen glands.

The patient might also have a variety of neurological symptoms. The most common of these is paralysis of the facial nerve. That results in a condition called Bell’s palsy. Lyme disease is one of the less common causes of Bell’s palsy.

Later symptoms are the ones that have gotten the most attention from the media.

They involve primarily arthritis. Joints become swollen and tender. The knee is the joint that is usually affected.

Unfortunately, some people have confused arthritis with arthralgia. Arthralgia means pain in the joints without swelling.

Lyme disease does not usually cause arthralgia alone. This stage is also less likely to cause the fever, muscle aches, headaches and tiredness that the other stages do. Some patients think that if their joints and muscles ache and they are tired, that it must be Lyme disease. That is not very likely.

The diagnosis is easy when there is a tick bite followed by a ring-like expanding skin lesion. No further testing is necessary.

In those individuals with a less obvious set of symptoms, it becomes harder. The blood tests that suggest Lyme disease have problems with them. They are sometimes positive for other reasons. For example, one of the tests can be positive if you have had chickenpox.

Once a person become positive for a test, that person tends to stay positive forever. That is true for any disease that we recover from. Thus, you cannot look at a blood test to see if the levels are changing.

Once there, they are always there.

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Walk along golf course will benefit state MS Society Imagine enjoying an early evening stroll across the cool and beautiful countryside near Rehoboth Beach. If you can put yourself in this picture, then register now for the AIG MS Twilight Walk at Baywood Greens.

Presented by Pot-Nets Communities, this early evening walk begins at the Baywood Greens Clubhouse in Sussex County at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 21. With a recommended minimum pledge of $25, walkers will be raising money for the Delaware Chapter

of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Registration on the day of the walk begins at 5 p.m.. However, advance registration is recommended either by going online at www.msdelaware.org, or by calling (302) 655-5610.

All of the proceeds generated by walkers at the event will fund MS research, programs and services for more than 1,250 Delawareans with MS and their families. As a chronic disease of the central nervous system, multi-

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really helpful when you suspect that someone really has Lyme disease. For people with vague symptoms and no history of tick bite, the tests have little value.

Treatment is very effective.

Once the diagnosis is made, it can be easily cured. Again the media has suggested otherwise.

The reason for that is that people with vague symptoms often have false positive blood tests. When they do not get better, the thought

is that the treatment has failed. In reality it is just the fact that they did not have Lyme disease to begin with. That is why the treatment did not get them better.

There was a vaccine for a few years. However, the side effects were so high that it was taken off the market.

The best approach is to use tick repellent and do tick checks.

Then you do not have to worry about all the misinformation that exists on Lyme disease.

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State Division of Health offers tips for flood victims Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) Environmental Health teams stopped door-to-door last week at Hastings Estate Mobile Home Park, Holly View Park and Mobile Gardens in the Seaford area, taking drinking water samples, providing water test kits and sharing information on food safety and mold.

Residents should boil water used for drinking and food preparation if their well has been submerged or their water supply has been without power recently. Water test results will be made known to residents as soon as possible.

Tetanus/diphtheria shots were given last Friday and Monday, at the Anna C. Shipley State Service Center, in Seaford.

DPH provides the following guidance to help residents stay safe in the aftermath of recent floods.

Safe Drinking Water If you are advised to boil your drinking water, heat water at highest possible temperature so that it bubbles constantly (a rolling boil). Continue to boil water for one minute, then let it cool. Store in clean, covered containers. Residents can also disinfect water using household bleach. Add 1/8 teaspoon (or 8 drops) of regular, unscented, liquid household bleach for each gallon of water, stir it well and let it stand for 30 minutes before using it. Store disinfected water in clean, covered containers.

Bottled water is another safe alternative.

Food Safety Do not eat any food that may have come into contact with flood water. Food containers that are not waterproof include those with screw-caps, snap lids, pull tops, and crimped caps. Also, discard cardboard juice/milk/baby formula boxes and home

canned foods if they have come in contact with flood water.

Discard canned foods with swelling, leakage, punctures, holes, fractures, extensive deep rusting, or dents that prevent normal stacking or opening.

If the freezer thermometer reads 40 degrees F or below, the food is safe and may be refrozen. Do not rely on appearance or odor. If the food still contains ice crystals or is 40°F or below, it is safe to refreeze or cook. Perishable food such as meat, poultry, seafood, milk, and eggs not kept adequately refrigerated or frozen may cause illness, even when thoroughly cooked.

Keeping refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible will keep food cold for about 4 hours. A full freezer will keep the temperature for approximately 48 hours (24 hours if it is half full) if the door remains closed. Discard any perishable food (such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs or leftovers) that has been above 40°F for two hours or more. Buy dry or block ice to keep the refrigerator as cold as possible if the power is going to be out for a prolonged period of time. Fifty pounds of dry ice should hold an 18-cubic foot fullystocked freezer cold for two days.

If you plan to eat refrigerated or frozen meat, poultry, fish or eggs, cook the food thoroughly to the proper temperature to kill bacteria.

Wash fruits and vegetables with water from a safe source before eating. For bottle feeding infants, use prepared, canned baby formula that requires no added water.

When using concentrated or powdered formulas, prepare with bottled water if the local water source is potentially contaminated.

Seminars on malpractice insurance set Wilmington Trust is sponsoring seminars on captive insurance, a way to address skyrocketing medical malpractice insurance costs. The seminars will be held in Philadelphia on July 14 and in Baltimore on July 21. Wilmington Trust offers management services to captive insurance companies, or captives, through its corporate client services business.

The rising cost of medical malpractice insurance is a widely reported problem affecting access to and the quality of health care services in the United States. One government study showed that premium rates for this insurance increased by 71 percent from 1991 to 2003. The trend has led to a number of unwelcome outcomes that observers say imperil health care delivery, including higher costs to patients and employee benefit providers, the premature retirement of physicians, the relocation of physicians’ practices to less litigious areas, the practice of medicine with inadequate insurance coverage, and the reduced availability or elimination of innovative medical procedures.

According to the American Medical Association (AMA), the medical malpractice insurance situation has reached a crisis point in at least 20 states covering all regions of the country, with more crises looming. Specialty areas such as anesthesiology, cardiology, neurosurgery, and most notably obstetrics and gynecology, are under threat.

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Letters Thanks all who aided Because all too often acts of kindness go unnoticed, I want to publicly thank everyone at the Seaford Mission for your help and assistance when my car became disabled on the hottest day of the year. It was deeply appreciated.

It is my hope that this kindness will be returned to all of you a hundredfold.

Jeanne A. Dredge Delmar

Open letter to Robert Stickels This letter is in response to a letter sent by William S. Topping, Georgetown Chief of Police, to Sussex County Administrator Bob Stickels and read into record at the June 13 Sussex County Council meeting.

Chief Topping made the statement, “He (the sheriff) and his deputies are not trained as police officers and should not act as police officers.”

Chief Topping’s quote is completely false. The sheriff and his deputies are well qualified and trained. Here are the facts regarding the deputies’ training and experience: Sheriff Robert L. Reed: Sheriff Reed retired from the U.S. Air Force. He is a graduate of the Delaware Police Academy and also the Maritime Law Enforcement School in Yorktown. He is a 14-year police veteran from DNREC and the Georgetown Po-

Stars’ Letters Policy All letters should include the writer’s name, address and phone number for verification purposes. Names will be published. No unsigned letters will be published. No letters which the management deems to be libelous will be published. The Star reserves the right to edit or reject any letters. Send your letters to Morning Star Publications, PO Box 1000, Seaford, DE 19973, or email morningstarpub @ddmg.net lice Department with Chief Topping as one of his supervisors.

Sheriff Reed is the first and only Delaware Sheriff to ever attend the National Sheriff’s Institute training for Sheriffs. He has served as the Sussex County Sheriff since 1998.

Lt. Jeff Christopher: Lt. Christopher is a 24-year veteran from the State of Maryland where he currently maintains his police certification and was a former chief of police. He attended the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy, the Maryland Police Cadet Academy and the Maryland Natural Resources Police Academy. His training has included extensive police schools and seminars that include supervisor, administrative and field training. He is currently the president of the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 2, Sussex County.

Cpl. Kirk Pope: Cpl. Kirk Pope has more than 20 years military/law-enforcement experience and training. Retired from the U.S. Army, Military Police School. While in the Special Forces, Cpl. Pope was a member of a forward deployed (outside the continental U.S.) counter-terrorist force. His training has included various training schools and seminars to include Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy’s (Wor-Wic) Field Training Officers (FTO) and Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) Firearms Instructor Training Program.

Deputy Pat Smith: Deputy P. Smith is a 20-year retired patrol veteran from Baltimore County Police Department. She earned an associate’s degree in arts in law enforcement and a bachelor’s of science in criminal justice. She graduated from the Baltimore County Police Training Academy.

She was a member of the special response team (riot squad) as well as a K-9 search and rescue dog handler. She was certified as a field training officer for Baltimore County Police Department.

Deputy Heather Massey: Deputy Massey is a 15-year police veteran from Capitol Police, Camden/Wyoming Police and Blades Police Department. She has a degree in criminal justice from Del-Tech and is a graduate of the Wilmington Police Academy and remains Delaware certified. Her training includes exten-

sive schools and various police training courses including field training officers certification.

Her rifle range instructor was Chief Topping himself. Deputy Massey has received several awards for her police performance including two “Life Saving Awards.”

Chief Topping’s untruthful statements could possibly put these deputies in danger while performing their duties.

Some of the deputies’ duties include evictions, transporting prisoners, service of criminal subpoenas and protection from abuse orders.

While doing so, a deputy sheriff needs and deserves respect from the people they are serving.

Their life may depend on it. In neighboring states, deputy sheriffs have been injured and killed while serving court documents.

As far as liability in any jurisdiction, who will be liable if one of these armed and trained deputy sheriffs, while performing their duties within a town’s limits, happen upon a felony in progress against a citizen of Sussex County?

Should the deputy sheriff ignore the situation (as implied by Chief Topping’s letter) or should he or she act to prevent a crime or even possibly save a life?

It is amazing how certain groups wish to diminish the office of an elected sheriff who is responsible to all citizens of Sussex County. Should we not con-

sider the life of a deputy sheriff the same as the life of any other police officer; or is deputy sheriff’s life worth less because he works for the Sussex County sheriff’s office?

I challenge anyone to give one good reason why these experienced and trained deputies should not have their certification recognized.

I would expect the Sussex County Council to have this letter read into record as they did Chief Topping’s letter.

Sheriff Robert L. Reed Georgetown

Keeps Seaford in prayers I was staying at the Beyers home on Woodpecker Road last weekend and when I woke up (always the first to do) and looked out the door and saw a river running down the driveway.

It was something I will never forget.

I just wanted to give my condolences to all who suffered so much damage to their homes. I visit Seaford often to escape the grind of big city living and have fallen in love with your great way of life.

I will be back in time for the State Fair in July. Until then Seaford take care and we will keep you in our prayers.

Jack, Judy, Jack Jr. and Danielle Matoske New York

Thanks to all who helped with eighth grade party Thanks to the hard work and caring of Seaford Middle School’s eighth-grade parents, and the generosity of our business community, the annual eighth grade party held on June 7 was a great success.

We would like to thank Central Elementary School for the use of their cafeteria and courtyard, as our building was being renovated. The students danced to the music of DJ Charles Michel and had pictures taken by Matt Atlas.

We would like to thank all of the following businesses for their giving and hope that our community will support them. Avon- Kathy Porter, Dr. Susan Betts, Burton Brothers, C.K.F. Inc., Callaway, Farnell & Moore, Inc., Clark’s Pools, Cranberry Hill, Creative Carpentry, Cut ’N Up Family Salon, Dairy Queen, Davmar Developers, Dominos, Dover Pools, Duke’s Lumber Company, Dunkin’ Donuts, Farnall Mgmt., Inc., Food Lion, Fran’s Dairy Market, Frito Lay, Golden Corral, Grottos, Hair Studio, Hair Werkes, Happy Harry’s, Heritage Jewelers, Hertrich Family of Auto Dealers, High Strung Bead Studio, Home Team Realty, Karpet Korner, Lo-Mar Office, M.R. Hare Plumbing, Inc., Medicine Shop, Natalie’s Hair & Nails, Paradise Produce, Peebles, Pepsi Cola, Phyllis Parker, Realtor, Pizza King, Quality me-

chanical, Re/MAX Eastern Shore, Judy Rhodes, Realtor, Rita’s, Rite-Aid, Rose’s, Seaford Bike Shop, Seaford Bowling Lanes, Seaford Ice, Seaford Parks and Recreation, Serenityville, Solo Cup, Sussex Printing, Taco Bell, Tammy’s Nails, The Athlete, TNT Trenz, Towers Signs, Trinity Transport, Truitt’s Sub Shop, Tunes, WC Clothing Outlet and Wilkins Construction.

A special thanks to the parents who took on leadership roles — Kathy Farnell and Terry Wilkins for door prizes, Jenny Werner and Melissa Wills for food and drinks, Chris Jones, Missy Lowe and Colleen DeMott for decorations, Tracy Wootten and Debbie Quillen for games and committee members John Torkelson, Susan Michel, Pam Van Vleck, Connie Halter and Kathy Ferber.

We are grateful for the assistance of the Seaford Middle School PTO and the support of the SMS administration — Stephanie Smith, Kim Simmons, and David Grantz, and teachers who came out to help chaperone. Mrs. Simmons went above and beyond her normal busy schedule to make this a special event for our students.

Good luck to the Class of 2010.

Susan Hickey Eighth grade party committee

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MORNING STAR

✳ JULY 6 - 12, 2006

Opinion The loss will be many millions

VIEWPOINT Storm water management issues are in need of serious discussion The terrible losses of property in the recent flooding in the Seaford-Blades area point to serious problems in storm water management that need immediate addressing.

The problems are twofold: 1. Issues dealing with dams and ponds; 2. Issues dealing with storm water run off.

With better coordinaAlthough many peo- tion and an action plan ple in the area have when bad weather is in been talking about the the forecast, the damproblems with the dams age and property loss in ponds in the area, it can be held to a miniappears the right people mum. are certainly not listening. And if they have been listening, they have chosen not to take action.

We have to agree with those who spoke up during the public meeting on Thursday at the Seaford Fire Hall, the three groups who are in control of the dams and ponds are not communicating. Currently, dams are controlled privately, by DelDOT and also by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC).

And there is no agency or set of guidelines or regulations that is over the three entities. When that happens, serious problems like what occurred last Sunday can take place. On Sunday, there was no coordination between the releasing of water at four key ponds - Hearns, Williams, Fleetwood and Concord. Because of that some damage was done that could have been averted.

Officials were slow to react to opening the gates at Hearns Pond (at least two hours after calls were made) as well at Williams Pond. Although the gates were pulled quickly at Fleetwood Pond (privately owned), the same response did not come at Concord Pond.

Granted, during an event with 10 or more inches of rain, there is going to be major flooding with damage. But with better coordination and an action plan when bad weather is in the forecast, the damage and property loss can be held to a minimum.

According to Robert Stickels, the Sussex County administrator, there is legislation pending that will address some of the issues dealing with the dam problems in Sussex County. We urge our local elected officials to get busy and address this issue.

With the loss of forests and wetlands and the growth in the area, it seems prudent for local, county and state officials to sit down and map out a storm water management plan. Obviously, the one on the books currently does not work. The excessive flooding in the area of Wal-Mart and other businesses along the U.S. 13 corridor is proof of that.

And with more development coming in the very near future along the highway, it is imperative that officials get serious about finding solutions to storm water management issues.

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What was the number one question last week? Is your basement pumped out? Anyone in the Seaford area who did not have some sort of sump pump or french drain system to get rid of water around their basement had a problem following the terrible rain storm on June 25.

And even some sump pumps could not keep up with the influx of water pouring in.

My basement is usually dry (as long as I keep my gutters cleaned out), but I was flooded out with about eight inches of water on Sunday afternoon. Just about everyone I have spoken with who has a basement or low-lying crawl space had water.

Then as the water seeped in, and more rain fell on Tuesday, there was a little more to vacuum up on Wednesday and then pump out with my fancy rigged up system. Like many other people I was up into the wee hours on Monday pumping out my basement.

Some people had serious problems with collapsed basement walls and many others had water-damaged heating and air conditioning equipment. The personal losses from this storm will be in the tens of millions when it’s all totaled up.

Plumbers were busy Sunday, Monday and Tuesday going from house to house pumping out basements non-stop into the late night.

Ron Marvel and Doug Butler from the Seaford Volunteer Fire Department said that were inundated with phone calls from people wanting the fire department to come by and pump out their basements. They are not in the business of pumping out basements. Ron told me that some people were having a difficult time understanding that.

People who lived anywhere near a stream, culvert or ditch had water problems - and that’s a lot of people in the western Sussex area. It’s hard to even get a handle on the extent of the damage because it’s so widespread. An assessment team of state and county officials has been working all week to come up with a report of the damage.

VICTIMS HAVE THEIR SAY I was not shocked at the turnout of people during the information meeting last Thursday at the Seaford Fire President Bryant Richardson Vice President Pat Murphy Secretary Tina Reaser

Treasurer Carol Wright Richardson Executive Editor Ronald MacArthur

Managing Editor Mike McClure Editorial Lynn Parks Tony Windsor Kay Wennberg Cindy Lyons Taylor Circulation Karen Cherrix

Hall. It was also not shocking that there ONALD AC RTHUR were some upset people who have some People who lived anyquestions that no one where near a stream, culseems to have answers vert or ditch had water for at this point. problems - and that’s a Many of the toughlot of people in the westest questions seem to be coming from people ern Sussex area. who live in the area of Brickyard Road east of Blades in the three mobile home parks. They and going. are fed up with water problems they The good news is that if a federal have dealt with over the years. This disaster is declared, homeowners latest storm is the worst in a series will be eligible for funds to replace of problems according to many peosome of their losses. Let’s keep our ple who spoke during the meeting. fingers crossed that this occurs Many other people, who live quickly. In the meantime, keep along the shorelines of ponds such records of everything you spend and as Williams and Concord, were uptake photographs. set about the coordination of allowing water through dams. The dam WHY IT HAPPENED - So why was opened at Fleetwood Pond did it happen? Well, the obvious an(which eventually empties into Conswer is that when it rains over five cord Pond) but not at Concord Pond or six inches in a short period of (or at least not soon enough) and the time, bad things usually happen. same thing happened between When it rains over 10 inches, really Hearns Pond and Williams Pond. bad things happen.

Officials admitted, including We live in a watershed where Sussex County Administrator Bob water from a large area empties into Stickels, that there is a problem of the Nanticoke River. The Seafordcoordination between agencies Blades-Woodland area is the dropwhen it comes to dams. Some are off point for the water as it makes privately controlled (such as its trip to the Nanticoke.

Williams and Fleetwood) while othThe watershed includes the area ers are state maintained. north to Greenwood and Milford, Insurance was another major east to Georgetown, west to the point of debate. The bad news for Maryland line and south to Delmar. most people is that homeowners inBut, I think there is more to the surance does not cover flood damstory. The growth and development age. I guess the insurance industry in the area has to be a contributing determines that heavy rain is autofactor. We are cutting down forests matically classified as a flood. One and doing away with wetlands man stood up and said that his inwhich are the natural filters for wasurance agent told him that his damter. age was not from a flood and his More and more land is paved and flood insurance would not cover it. developed so that water is routed to Many people also complained to retention ponds and central areas the insurance department officials and not spread over wide areas. present at the meeting that they had I think the problems with Hearns tried to buy flood insurance over the and William’s ponds are directly reyears and were turned down. Aclated to development issues. cording to the insurance department, Obviously, 10-13 inches of rain everyone is eligible for flood insuris going to have a dramatic impact ance regardless where they live.

And here is a tidbit that I was not on an area. Experts are calling the storm without an official name a aware of. Flood insurance does not 100-year-plus storm. What piece decover basements unless items (such velopment plays in the impact is a as hot water heaters, etc.) are atmatter of opinion from where you tached to the walls. It appears the sit on the issue. insurance industry has you coming

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Seven-Day forecast for Western Sussex County Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Tides Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Variable clouds, a thunderstorm

Partly sunny and pleasant

Partly sunny

Mostly sunny

Humid with plenty of sunshine

Clouds yielding to sun

Humid with some sun

81/60

83/61

86/64

89/68

89/69

89/70

87/65

Almanac Statistics through Tuesday July 4 at Georgetown, Delaware

Temperatures

Precipitation

High for the week . . . . . . . . . . .

Low for the week . . . . . . . . . . .

Normal high . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Normal low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Average temperature . . . . . . . .

. 92° . 63° . 85° . 63° 78.0°

Total for the week . . . . . . . . . . 1.50�

Total for the month . . . . . . . . . . 0.13�

Normal for the month . . . . . . . . 0.30�

Total for the year . . . . . . . . . . 23.52�

Smyrna 80/63 Dover 80/63

Time 1:36 p.m.

9:03 a.m.

2:29 p.m.

9:24 p.m.

Perigee Apogee Perigee Apogee

Date September 7 September 22 October 6 October 19

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Full July 10

Harrington 81/63

Time 11:08 p.m.

1:22 a.m.

10:08 a.m.

5:36 a.m.

Milford 80/63 Greenwood 80/62

Lewes 78/63

Bridgeville 80/60

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Wednesday

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Last July 17

High Low High Low 10:31 a 5:23 a 11:08 p 5:05 p 11:29 a 6:16 a —- 5:57 p 12:01 a 7:07 a 12:25 p 6:50 p 12:54 a 7:56 a 1:18 p 7:43 p 1:45 a 8:44 a 2:10 p 8:35 p 2:35 a 9:31 a 3:00 p 9:27 p 3:24 a 10:19 a 3:50 p 10:20 p High 1:50 p 2:48 p 3:44 p 4:37 p 5:29 p 6:19 p 7:09 p

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The moon, and its relative distance to the Earth, affects tides on a monthly basis. When the moon is farthest from the Earth (apogee), tides of decreased range or currents of decreased speed occur.

When the moon is closest to the Earth (perigee), the occurrence of increased range or currents of speed is more prevalent.

Date July 13 July 29 August 10 August 25

Day Thurs.

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Sharptown, MD Shown is Thursday’s weather.

High Low Temperatures are Thursday’s highs Day and Thursday night’s lows.

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Set .1:38 a.m. .2:10 a.m. .2:50 a.m. .3:40 a.m. .4:43 a.m. .5:55 a.m. .7:13 a.m.

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