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NEWS HEADLINES TOWN IN THE BLACK - Area town council learns that revenues have vastly exceeded expectations. Page 13 POPULAR RESTAURANT CHANGES HANDS - Jimmy’s Grille in Bridgeville has been bought for $2.5 million. The new owner says the menu — and the prices — will remain. Page 11 BUSINESS CELEBRATES OPENING Revolving Door helps people plan and carry off celebrations. Page 14 RIVERFEST COMING - Seaford is planning its annual celebration of the Nanticoke for midJuly. Page 20 LIBRARY GETS GRANT - Federal money will help the new Laurel facility to buy furniture. Page 16. And speaking of the library, a member of its commission is stepping down. Page 50.
Joanne Yeary, 8, and her sister Kathleen, 5, play in the water dumped by Sunday’s storm. For many, the flood was not a playing matter.
BLUE-GOLD GAME - Local athletes play in 51st Annual Blue-Gold all-star football game. Page 41
Flood waters ravage area
COLLINS EARNS SILVER - Delmar’s Darren Collins earned a silver medal in a Florida wrestling tournament recently. Page 43
13 inches of rain turns streams into raging rivers
LOCAL CAMPERS - Several Laurel football players recently took part in the Art Monk football camp in Virginia. Page 44 SPORTSWRITER’S VIEW - Mike McClure takes a look at the events of the week in A View from the Cheap Seats. Page 43
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By Ronald MacArthur The rains came Sunday and left behind them a path of destruction in the Seaford area. More than 13 inches of rain fell turning small streams in raging rivers causing numerous road washouts, a dam failure, home and business destruction and evacuations. Gov. Ruth Ann Minner declared a state of emergency in the Seaford area late Monday afternoon. When it was all said and done, almost a dozen roads and at least three bridges were washed out and nearly 40 roads were affected or damaged as the Seaford-Blades area became almost
isolated from the rest of Delmarva. According to Darrel Cole, director of public relations for the Delaware Department of Transportation, most of the roads near the Nanticoke River were adversely affected due to the rain. The three bridges washed out includes spans at Concord, Craig’s Mill and one on Woodland Road. As of press time on Tuesday, state officials were not able to provide a damage estimate or give a time line as to when repairs will take place. But state highway officials said that the work to repair the damage will be done. “The conditions we are seeing are similar and consistent with what
we would see in the aftermath of a hurricane or nor’ easter,” said DelDOT secretary Carolann Wicks. “This is serious damage and our staff has worked tirelessly, all day Sunday and again today, to go out and assess all the damage to the roadways and bridges so that we know exactly what we’re facing. “We’re going to find the money to get the work done, and get life back to normal for the residents of western Sussex County,” she added. City staff called into action early Charles Anderson, director of opera Continued on page 4
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Contractor wants to build around sign By Mike McClure During Monday’s Delmar Joint Council meeting, the council heard from Delmar Commons developer Robert Wittig about a billboard the town wants removed. The council was also updated on plans for the 30th annual Day in the Park, which was
postponed due to rain earlier this month. Delmar Commons developer Robert Wittig said he is having a difficult time getting the owner of a billboard, which is located on the future shopping center’s property, to remove it. Wittig has an existing agreement with the town which states that the developer has to
get rid of the sign before moving forward with the necessary permits to get the shopping center open. On Monday, Wittig said an existing lease with the owner of the sign doesn’t expire until March 2008. He asked the Delmar Council to waive the Continued on page 12
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EVACUATION - Volunteers from the Laurel and Dagsboro volunteer fire departments help evacuate residents from the Holly View park off Brickyard Road. Volunteers worked all day Sunday helping residents evacuate from three mobile home parks along the road. Photo by Ronald MacArthur
ROAD IS OUT - A small creek under Rt. 20 west of Seaford cut a deep path of destruction across the roadway forcing its closure. The road is one of nearly a dozen receiving major damage in the Seaford area. Photo by Ronald MacArthur
FLOODED PARKING LOT - Several vehicles were flooded as flood waters quickly advanced during the early-morning hours at the Wal-Mart parking lot along U.S. 13 in Seaford. Rescue workers were called in to evacuate employees. Photo by Ronald MacArthur
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Indian River plant will see ‘repowering’ By Ronald MacArthur Plans are under way for a major $1.5 billion “repowering” of the coal-fired Indian River Generating Station by NRG Energy to reduce the state’s air pollution (the plant is the state’s number one source), create hundreds of jobs and provide 630 megawatts of new power. The company announced in a press conference last Wednesday that it is moving forward with plans to build an integrated coal gasification combined cycle, or “clean coal” plant at its Millsboro site. According to the company’s northeast region president, Curtis Morgan, clean coal technology removes up to 90 percent of sulfur dioxide emissions, up to 80 percent of oxides of nitrogen emissions and up to 75 percent of mercury emissions. He said that the new plant will also have the technology to capture emissions of carbon dioxide. The plant will cost between $1.4 and $1.6 billion to build and is expected to be in operation by 2011-2012. The company also plans to install $330 million worth of major emissionscontrol equipment on its existing coal-fired units. The company estimates that the project will contribute 400 to 1,000 jobs during the construction period and add 85 to 100 permanent jobs at the facility, which currently employs 170 people. Gasified coal technology converts coal to a synthetic gas, removes the pollutants before combustion, and then combusts the cleaned synthetic gas in a process similar to natural gas combustion, generating electricity. NEW GOLD COIN - Thanks to the efforts of Delaware Congressman Mike Castle , the United States will have its first-ever pure gold coin. The sales of the American Buffalo $50 gold piece started on June 20. The U.S. Mint will sell two versions of the coin - one for investors and one for collectors. The price for investors will be based on the market price for gold and the cost of the proof for collectors is set at $875. Only 300,000 proof coins will be produced. The design comes from the Buffalo nickel issued by the Treasury Department from 1913-1938. GOOD GOVERNMENT LAW - Delaware’s municipalities now have extensive guidelines to help them govern their election system - a system that has not been reformed in decades. Among the hundreds of rules it codifies, House Bill 410 closes loopholes, streamlines the election process and requires each municipality to appoint a board of elections to deal with disputes. There are now standards of conduct, for recounts and certification of the election contests. The legislation was a direct result of problems created during the most recent election in Smyrna. BIG HOLE IN ONE - It doesn’t happen very often. Lynn Richardson of Wyoming (Del.) sank a hole-in-one at Jonathan’s Landing Golf Course in Magnolia while participating in the eighth annual Polytech Foundation Golf Tournament on June 15 winning a 2006 Acura TSX from Price Honda and Price Acura Dover. She used a nine-iron on the 110-yard hole to score the ace.
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‘We realized we had a major problem on our hands’ Continued from page 1
tions for the city of Seaford, was acting city manager in the absence of Dolores Slatcher who was on vacation. Anderson said that he received a call at 5:45 a.m. on Sunday from Berley Mears, the public works supervisor that flooding was taking place. “I spoke with Mayor Ed Butler and we were touring the area by 6 a.m. The low-lying areas were experiencing extensive flooding and even areas where we have never seen water, were flooding,” he said. “Within a half hour we realized we had a major problem on our hands.” Anderson then began the process to set up the city’s emergency operations center by calling in additional manpower and rerouting non-emergency 911 calls to city hall. Electrical crews and public works crews began working early in the morning. Public works crews cleaned out catch basins, removed stranded vehicles and barricaded impassible roads. Anderson said that around 8:30 a.m., a call was made to the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center for assistance and the county brought its mobile unit to Seaford. Anderson said that there were several homes that received extensive damage on Washington, Elm and Spruce streets. (In addition, at least two houses in Woodland received extensive water damage.) “I know there are a few foundations that have collapsed. The building official is spending the next few days assessing the situation,” Anderson said. Anderson said that staff at the city’s wastewater treatment plant started their long day on Sunday before 6 a.m. “They struggled with it all day but were able to keep the flow up without any violations,” he said. They did have to rent an addition-
Emergency officials will help residents with their questions FEMA and DEMA (Federal and Delaware Emergency Management Agency) officials will be on hand on Thursday, June 29, at 7 p.m. at the Seaford Fire Hall to answer questions and help residents with paperwork in regard to storm damage.
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al pump. “As you can imagine, the system was inidated with the run off,” he added. “We were fortunate. There were no water main breaks and we able to keep potable water to the residents and there were no breeches in the sewer system,” Anderson added. “The fire company acted flawlessly, as did the city employees and the state and county gave us whatever help we needed.” Mike Mulvaney, the city’s building official, said that three homes in the city have structural damage caused by the water - two houses on Washington Street and one house on Spruce Street. He said that each one had part of a wall of the basement collapse. “It was a combination of the water, pressure and the age of the house,” he said. “But remarkably, the houses are holding up pretty well everything considered.” The owners were forced to move out until repairs can be made. Mulvaney said that nearly everyone in the city who had a basement had some water problems. “Even people who never have water, had some this time,” he said. Fire departments answer the calls According to Ron Marvel., public relations director for the Seaford Volunteer Fire Department, the department got its first call around 7:30 a.m. for people trapped in a car in a ditch filled with water on Woodpecker Road. It was the beginning of a very long day. “We never stopped. I don’t know how many calls we had,” he said. The first action by the department was to evacuate residents from the Wilmar Village area behind Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. In addition, volunteers from Blades started the massive job of coordinating the evacuation of three mobile home parks on Brickyard Road - Mobile Gardens, Holly View and Hastings Estates. More than 200 people were evacuated from the mobile home parks. Pumpers from other departments were brought in to pump water off the streets and yards in the neighborhood. “Some of the older people chose to stay, so we had to get water out of there,” Marvel said. Volunteers pumped water out of the neighborhood all day. (Residents started returning to their homes to assess the damage late on Mon-
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The Sussex County Emergency Operations Center has its mobile command unit at the Seaford City Hall. Photo by Ronald MacArthur
day and Tuesday.) Calls were made immediately to departments in the area for assistance. “At one time or another every department in Sussex County was lending assistance here,” he added. Marvel said that the department’s priority was life safety from the beginning of the storm. “We were prepared to evacuate people from houses and get to people who were on life support,” he said. “We can’t pump out everyone’s basement - there are thousands of them.”
Marvel said that around 1 p.m., the department received a call from Nanticoke Health Services that a decision had been made to evacuate the Life Care at Lofland Park on William’s Pond. “The spillway and dam were about to give way and we concurred that an evacuation was in order. We helped them move 110 patients to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital,” Marvel said. According to Rene Morris, a hospital Continued to page 8
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Roads, dams take a big hit as storm rages in the area By Lynn R. Parks Nearly 40 roads in the greater Seaford area were damaged in Sunday's flood. At noon on Monday, 31 roads were still closed. By 3:30 p.m., when Gov. Ruth Ann Minner spoke at a press conference at Seaford City Hall, that number had been reduced to 15. Minner was unable to give any estimate of the amount of money it will take to fix the remaining roads, many of which were washed away in flood waters. On Tuesday, teams of officials with the Delaware Department of Transportation were expected to tour western Sussex, inspecting roads and finalizing repair plans. Minner was also unable to say where that money will come from. In the fiscal year ending June 30, the Delaware Department of Transportation is facing a $300 million shortfall. Carolann Wicks, state secretary of transportation, said that the work to repair the roads will be costly. "We're going to find the money to get the work done and get life back to normal for the residents of western Sussex County," she added. On Tuesday morning, Jason Gleockler, spokesman for DelDOT, said that three of the 15 closed roads sustained significant damage, enough so that their repair projects will have to go out to bid. A large box culvert on alternate U.S. 13 just south of Blades and two box culverts on Delaware 20 were washed out. "We can't fabricate box culverts," Gleockler said. "Those projects will have to go to bid." Gleockler said that he expected six of the 15 roads to be open by the end of the day Tuesday. "We had 200 DelDOT people on the ground Monday, working on the roads, and 110 pieces of equipment," he said. Those six roads are: * Sussex 536, west of Seaford near Barnes Woods just off Figgs Road. * Sussex 79, south of Woodland at Woodpecker Road. * Sussex 320, east of Georgetown and south of U.S. 9 * Delaware 20, east of Seaford near Concord, just off Deep Creek. * Sussex 534, east of Seaford near Williams Pond and Beaver Dam Heights. * Sussex 480, south of Blades. Gleockler could give no expected opening time for the six remaining closed roads. They are: * Sussex 78A, west of Laurel near Broad Creek and Wright Creek. * Sussex 78, west of Laurel near the intersection with 78A. * Sussex 467A east of Laurel at Willey's Pond. * Sussex 538, near the MarylandDelaware line west of Woodland. The flooding occurred at Wright Creek near the Nanticoke Wildlife Area. * Sussex 487, north of Bethel at Gum Branch. * Sussex 540 at Sussex 538, west of Woodland at Wright Creek. A current list of road closings is available at www.deldot.gov. Not the kind of storm to prepare for Water levels in Seaford-area ponds will be kept at lower-than-normal levels for the time being, said John Hughes, secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control. "That will ensure that we have capacity in the lakes to hold more water" to accommodate rain that was expected to fall throughout the week, he said at the Monday-afternoon press conference. Hughes said that only one dam in western Sussex, the Craig's Mill Pond dam, failed during Sunday's storm. The dam at Hearn's Mill Pond, put in in 2001 after it was washed out by flood waters, held, he said. Even so, this flood was so big that it overwhelmed the new spillway and the secondary emergency spillway, he said. The water crossed the Hearn's Mill parking lot and alternate U.S. 13, damaging the roadway and the culvert. At Williams Pond, the dam and the spillway were still holding, Hughes said. That dam is near LifeCare at Lofland Park nursing home and Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. After being evacuated Sunday, residents were brought back into the nursing home beginning 2 p.m. Monday. Hughes said that the state will bring national inspectors in to verify the safety of "every dam in lower Delaware." Hughes said that the state recently installed new drain pipes in two of the areas that flooded, behind the U.S. 13 Wal-Mart and along Delaware 20, near Chapel Branch. Those new pipes did not prevent flooding from occurring. "With this kind of storm, we will have flooding in a variety of places," he said. "This was not the kind of storm we could prepare for." Getting an official federal declaration Jamie Turner, director of the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA), said that a federal declaration of a disaster area can take from three days to three months after the governor declares an emergency. A declaration by the federal government allows people affected by the flood to receive federal money to assist with cleanup. Turner said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was notified of the Seaford-area flood at 9:30 Sunday morning. "We told them that we had a problem, but we did not anticipate a federal response," he said. FEMA was kept informed of the progress of the flood throughout the weekend, Turner said. Turner said that FEMA will send people to the Seaford area, to help the state prepare the paperwork required for the request for assistance. Sen. Tom Carper, who serves on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee overseeing the Department of Homeland Security, of which FEMA is a part, said that he was going to call David Paulison, the new FEMA director, "to let him know what we want to do and to ask him to respond as quickly as possible." Delaware's request will be combined with requests from Maryland's Caroline and Dorchester counties, where flooding also occurred. Carper said that damages in Delaware were not significant enough to qualify for federal emergency assistance. However, when combined with damages in Maryland, they should qualify the area for assistance. "This is the Delmarva Peninsula working together to get what it needs," he said.
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Business Former car wash now being converted to office complex By Cindy Lyons Taylor The now defunct Crystal Car Wash, once a booming business until it closed several years ago, is undergoing a makeover, thanks to new ownership. Porter Street Properties, LLC has commissioned a total renovation to the property, which will transform the former car wash into office units. The project has been ongoing since November 2005. The property, located on Porter Street in Seaford, has been vacant for about five years, creating an eyesore in the mostly residential neighborhood that is fringed with several business establishments. The new office units will vastly change the structure, and create a visual improvement to the area. Spokesperson and part owner, Ray Adkins, local realtor and barber, whose shop, Hair Studio, directly faces the property, comments, “It’s been a challenge, to say the least, to transform a car wash into an office complex.” Once completed, the pillared building will contain four separate 670-square-foot office units, which will then be available for lease on a yearly basis. The intention and goal is to serve the small businessperson who needs affordable office space. Adkins remarks, “It will give the small businessperson a chance to bring his or
her office from inside the home into the business world at a reasonable cost. As a small businessman myself, I know there is a need for it. The area is calling for it— there’s nothing out there for the little guy. These offices will cater to the person who doesn’t need a lot of space, or the related expense of a larger establishment.” The new building will be known as Porter Street Plaza, and is expected to be open and the units ready for occupancy by July 1, 2006. Each office will have a private entrance, self-contained facilities, and plenty of parking. There will be 22 parking spaces provided. The property, on three quarters of an acre, could be expanded in the future, if the need arises. Adkins reflects, “We feel we are helping the community and people in the area by taking what has been an eyesore and turning it into a more desirable and presentable facility, giving back pride of ownership to those who have homes nearby—a beautification project.” With a laugh, Adkins adds, “I got tired of looking at the eyesore myself. I wanted to look out the window of my shop and see something more pleasant standing there.” Porter Street Plaza is located at 600 N. Porter Street, Seaford, DE 19973. For more information, contact Ray Adkins. Call: 302-542-3122.
Business Mix Halpern Business Person of Year Dr. Joel Halpern was the Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce 2006 Small Business Person of the Year. The announcement was made by Jim Flood, Sr., chairman of the chamber’s Small Business Committee, to a crowd of 125 business men and women at Wild Quail Country Club on May 11. Chamber members selected Halpern as one who best exemplifies growth of business, innovation, and community contributions. He was one of five business leaders An Independent Agent
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Alex Pires, Jr. honored Alex Pires, Jr., of Dewey Beach was honored by the Sussex County Fire Service at the association meeting May 23, hosted by the Frankford Fire Company. The association thanked him for his contributions and support to Sussex County Emergency Services. For six years, the BayCenter, of Dewey Beach, under Pires’ leadership has hosted a recognition event honoring Fire, E.M.S. and Police Agencies across Sussex County. This year’s event had approximately 250 people in attendance. Pires received a Resolution from the County Firemen’s Association, as well as presentations from the Sussex Ladies Auxiliary. Sen. George Bunting made a presentation on behalf of the Legislature and County Council President Lynn Rogers made a presentation on behalf of the County Council. Pires made remarks stating how he grew up in a small town in New England.
With several family members being a part of the town’s Fire Dept. he gained a great respect for the contributions its members made to the town and how the fire department was the focal point of the town.
Chambers want ‘Comp’ reform Workers compensation reform and reducing energy consumption in the face of rising costs were the top topics at the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s End-of-Session Legislative Brunch & Annual Retail and Small Business Conference. Close to 200 people attended the event, which was presented by the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, the Delaware Retail Council and the Small Business Alliance at the Sheraton Dover. State Chamber president and CEO James A. Wolfe outlined the State Chamber’s position on workers compensation reform during the Brunch. “Every other state in the nation has significantly revised its workers comp system – except for Delaware,” he said. “It’s been more than 70 years since we’ve made significant changes to our system. It’s time. We have some of the highest workers comp rates in the nation.” Terry R. Spence, Speaker of the House of Representatives, said, “We need to have a workers compensation bill passed” that helps business and benefits the working men and women of Delaware. More Business news on page 22
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spokesperson, DelDOT officials declared the spillway structure stable on Monday afternoon and patients were moved back into the facility on Monday afternoon. Marvel said that the department is now evaluating routes with the number of road closures. “We are considering placing an engine out in the Woodland area because we are not sure how long the roads will be out in that area,” he said. Many businesses are impacted Several businesses in the Seaford area received extensive damage particularly along the U.S. 13 corridor and at the intersection of Rt. 20 and Craig’s Pond Road just outside of Seaford at Chapel Branch. Businesses included Don-Lee Margin and Service Glass at Chapel Branch, Callaway, Farnell and Moore on Stein Highway and The Hobby Stop, Advanced Auto Parts, Block Buster, i.g. Burton, Frederick Ford, Peninsula Chiropractic, Bi-Rite It was impossible to get into the WalMart and Food Lion parking lots on Sunday and into most of the day Monday. Steve Theis, who has his photography business on Williams Pond Park at Beaver Dam, woke up early Sunday morning and never anticipated what would occur the next few hours. He ended up with three feet of water in his basement studio with about $20,000 in loss to furniture and other items. “I’m moving the studio and not putting up with this anymore,” he said. He was also hit with flood water two years ago when the dam busted at Hearn’s Pond, but it was minor compared to the damage this time around. Theis said that the problem is that the flood gates at the dam at the spillway at Williams Pond were not removed quickly enough. “I will take part of the blame for that. With the forecast, we probably should have removed some early Saturday afternoon,” he said. The pond is owned by the Williams Pond Association and members are responsible for the gates. “But in an emergency like this, the state is glad to do it,” Theis said. He said that in an extreme condition with a large water flow, removing the boards is a laborious and dangerous situation. State workers worked from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. to remove the boards that serve as gates at the dam to release some of the water in the pond. The gates at Hearn’s Pond are hydraulic and don’t have to manually be removed. “They have solved the problem at Hearn’s Pond but created another problem here. I’ve spoke with some politicians about it but it’s fallen on deaf ears. We need to have our dam replaced. It’s old and antiquated,” he said. “By 10 a.m. I had five inches of water in the basement and by 2 p.m. I had three feet,” he said. “The water was coming in
like a river.” Damage in Wilmar Village One of the hardest hit areas in Seaford was Wilmar Village behind Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Three homes have collapsed basements and several more have water damage. Gas crews have been working almost around the clock since Sunday to restore gas service to the area. According to Berley Mears, the city’s supervisor of public works, the gas company cut off service because of several line breaks on Sunday and is replacing all gas lines in the neighborhood. Woodland has water again Patty MacArthur, who owns a home in Woodland on Woodland Road, received extensive water damage, but not from the creek behind her home that feeds into the Nanticoke River. “It was like a wall of water coming down the road,” she said. “Before I knew it, there was foot of water in the house.” Bill Royal, who lives along the banks of the Nanticoke River, had a surprise visit from his son, Jack Royal. His son, who lives in eastern Sussex, became concerned about his father on Sunday, purchased a kayak (just in case he needed it) and took off for Seaford. He had trouble getting to Woodland, so he approached from the Bethel side of the river, parked his vehicle at the ferry slip and kayaked across the river to check on his father. Water on fields impacts farmers Cory Whaley, an agriculture agent with the cooperative extension service in Georgetown, said that farmers were hoping for rain, but what they received was not helpful. “We have gone from one extreme to another here,” he said. “It looks like the farmers on the west side of Seaford took the Maryland line took the biggest hit, but there is water everywhere.” Whaley said that farmers cannot get into their fields because of standing water and wet conditions and that has interrupted wheat harvesting and delayed soybean planting. In addition, he said that existing soybean and corn crops that are under water are in peril. “It depends on how long they are under water. At the very least, we will see reduced yields in low-lying areas,” he said. He said that the major concern is the fresh market vegetables that are picked around the first week of July - cucumbers and sweet corn. “If it gets too far along and farmers can’t get into the fields to pick, they will not be marketable and we are looking at a lot of lost money. It’s pretty close to that now,” he said. “We are watching and hoping that things dry out fast. But it doesn’t look like the weather will be cooperating.” Some farmers in the area were bringing in pumps trying to remove excess water from their fields.
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Pires, Highway One, purchases Jimmy’s Grille By Lynn R. Parks Jimmy's Grille restaurant and catering business, Bridgeville, have been sold for $2.5 million. First order of business, said Alex Pires, principal owner and managing partner of Highway One, Dewey Beach, which took over the restaurant June 16, is to clean the place up. "I think that people who used to go there became offended by two things," said Pires, 58. "First, the restaurant was not clean. Our first job is to clean the place up, clean the bathrooms and kitchen. Second, they were offended by Jimmy himself and his troubles with the law. Those two things were strikes against it, and those two things are gone." Jimmy's was owned by James Tennefoss, who in recent years has run afoul of local, state and federal laws. Under his agreement with Highway One, he is banned from operating a restau-
rant or catering business in Kent and Sussex counties. Pires, whose company also owns several businesses in Dewey Beach including the Rusty Rudder restaurant, the Bottle and Cork bar, Venus on the Half Shell restaurant, J.D. Shuckers restaurant and the Dewey Beach Liquor Store, said that two things, in addition to the name, will remain the same in Jimmy's Grille: the quality of the food and the prices. "What's valuable about Jimmy's is the recipes," he said. "The food there is excellent and Jimmy always bought the highest-quality ingredients, more so than anyone I know. That's why the food is so good." And why, he added, Jimmy's does such a high volume of catering: Last year, the restaurant had 800 catering jobs, an amount Pires called "crazy." "In contrast, at the Rusty Rudder we did about 90 catered
events last year, and 45 weddings," he added. Pires said that Jimmy's 90 employees will remain with the company. In addition, he hopes to have the next-door 300-seat banquet hall, which Tennefoss constructed but never used, open by Aug. 1. The hall will be available to rent for parties, weddings and other events; Pires will also use it for the several fund-raising dinners he anticipates having.
"We do a lot of free charity events," he said. "Every year, we feed all the police, and we feed all the nurses. We did fund-raising after Katrina, after 9/11. That's my big thing. Jimmy really slapped the hand of the community, and that created problems for him." Pires also plans to get involved in the town. He is applying for annexation into town limits, "so we can get better water
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County council passes $140 million budget The Sussex County Council has given its blessing to a proposed $140 million budget for the 2007 fiscal year. The council, at its June 20 meeting, approved the proposed Fiscal Year 2007 budget, which will keep property tax rates unchanged, while using additional revenue from sources such as the realty transfer tax to increase funding for enhanced public safety, improved libraries and new facilities. The budget is approximately $3 million more, or 2.1 percent, over the current year’s $137 million budget. Council voted 5-0 to approve the new plan, which was unveiled last month and the subject of a public hearing on June 20. Council also held public hearings for, and approved, proposed assessment rolls and annual service charges for county sewer users. The new budget, as well as the new assessment rolls and sewer rates, takes effect July 1. Officials noted that the adopted budget keeps in place the county’s property tax rate of 44.5 cents per $100 of assessed value, making this the 16th consecutive budget in which the rate has remained the same. However, some rates, particularly for sewer users, will change, in large part because of substantial increases in fuel and electricity prices during the last year. Users in most of the county’s 15 sewer districts will see rate increases, ranging anywhere from 1 percent to 9 percent, to help cover the costs of increased power and fuel prices. Sussex County’s four
sewage treatment plants are the largest consumers of electricity in the county’s budget. County administrator Robert L. Stickels said taking into account several factors, particularly rising fuel and energy prices, made this budget an especially difficult one to put together. “This is my 19th budget, and by far, this was the most complex in all my years at the county,” Stickels said. The new budget includes funding for, among other things: • A 20 percent increase in public safety, to $21 million, for paramedics, the continuation of a contract with Delaware State Police for additional troopers and local law enforcement grants; • A new county administrative office annex, to be built in downtown Georgetown; • Continued open space and agriculture land preservation; • Planning to begin on improvements at two county-run libraries; • Salary increases of 3.5 percent, plus $500 in energy assistance, to full-time employees. Council president Lynn B. Rogers praised the county’s budget team for its diligence in crafting a budget that is sensible, yet responsive to the needs of a growing county. The team includes finance director David B. Baker, accounting director Susan M. Webb and Stickels, who will retire Nov. 1. “As always, the budget committee has given us, and the people, another responsible budget for the next year,” Rogers said. “We’re grateful for that.”
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Laurel family looking forward to July 4th celebration By Lynn R. Parks Last year at this time, Steve Rubino was in the hospital. The traditional Independence Day decorations that his family put up at their Laurel home were subdued: a flag here, a banner there. This year, they are going all out. "We are celebrating two years in one," said Steve's wife, Lil. On Friday, Steve, 47, and Lil, 44, with the help of their four children, were pulling red, white and blue decorations, including a 3-foot plastic Uncle Sam and two 4-foot Uncle Sam planters, from the attic. And Lil was planning a pre-July 4 shopping spree.
"I always go through the stores and find new things," she said. Steve said he has always enjoyed July 4 and the fireworks that come with it. "Then I married a fireworks baby" — Lil's birthday is July 4 — "and it become more important to celebrate." "The kids have always wanted to decorate for Mom's birthday," added Lil. The family's decorations started out 11 years ago, when they moved into the Central Avenue home, as simple cutouts of stars. As the children got older — Tony is 15, Josh is 14, Shaughn is 13 and Breanna is 11 — the homemade cutouts made way for more sophisticated decorations. Both Lil and Steve love the fact that
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requirements of the agreement with the town, allowing him to move forward with the project. “We’re hoping to work things out,” said Wittig, who pointed out that he won’t be able to utilize two pad sites until the billboard is removed. “We’re going to still vehemently and aggressively try to work out a deal to get the billboard out.” The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended waiving the requirement to remove the billboard prior to March 2008, but Delmar Council members had some concerns. “This issue effects me a lot. The chamber weighed in heavy on the sign ordinance,” said councilwoman Diane Buckley. “How could you purchase a piece of property and not know what is conveyed on the property when you buy it?” “I can tell you the last thing I want in front of that shopping center is that billboard,” Wittig responded. Wittig said the 10-year lease for the billboard was signed by the previous owner of the land in 1988. It automatically renewed in 1998 because the landowner didn’t give notice to have it renewed. Wittig, who said he has already given the sign owner notice that he is not renewing the lease in 2008, said the only options he has is waiting until it runs out in March 2008 or come to an agreement with the sign owner to buy him out. “You knew the sign needed to be gone initially. Every time you get a little farther you say you can’t get rid of this sign,” said Delmar (Del.) mayor John Outten. Councilman Lonnie Figgs suggested that the council, which was missing two members, wait a month to allow the developer to work things out with the sign owner. Wittig said he will soon need to get certificates of occupancy (COs) and would rather not wait a month to do so. The council, with only three members present, could not get a motion and a second to allow the developer to keep the sign up until the lease runs out (or sooner if he could come to an agreement with the sign owner). Buckley said she couldn’t approve the motion because she has received phone calls from citizens who want the sign on the billboard (advertising the Canton Inn, a men’s club in Seaford) taken down.
“If you remove Canton Inn I’m sure the citizens I represent will be a whole lot happier,” Buckley said. The council decided to table the issue until next month’s meeting. Wittig said he would at least try to get the sign owner to get rid of the Canton Inn sign at the end of the establishment’s contract with the sign owner.
Town council notes Town manager Sara Bynum-King reported that a Delmar Diner annexation proposal will go before the Planning and Zoning Commission in the near future. The diner, located near the intersection of routes 13 and 54 in Maryland, is currently connected to the town’s sewer system through Wicomico urban services. Bynum-King said proposed changes to the town’s ordinance on abandoned vehicles would be on the agenda for July’s meeting. The Delaware Solid Waste Authority will also speak to the council during the Joint Council meeting on July 31 about starting a recycling program in town. Buckley announced that the Delmarva Day in the Park, which was rained out in June, is tentatively scheduled for August 26. The Delmar Chamber of Commerce sponsored event is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Several citizens of Holly Lake addressed the council concerning complaints about activity at the Saturn dealership. The residents said they were guaranteed by the highway administration and the town (in 1995) that there would be no activity on the west side of Holly Lane, near the entrance of Holly Lake. Bynum-King said the town sent a letter to the dealership after receiving complaints from area residents earlier this year. Residents at Monday’s meeting said the dealership is parking cars near the development’s entrance, causing traffic problems when customers look at the cars. They also complained about loud music coming from a van on the premises. The car dealership’s managers told the town it will have a concept plan on how it will do things differently. According to Delmar (Md.) mayor Doug Niblett, the town will send the company another letter and will try to set up a meeting.
Laurel celebrates July 4 with an annual parade and downtown festival. Their cleaning business, Squeaky Clean, is always closed for the day and they can watch the parade from their front porch. The family also enjoys the breakfast at Centenary United Methodist Church, the craft and food vendors spread throughout downtown and, of course, the closing fireworks. "I think Laurel's celebration is great," said Steve, a Laurel native. "They go all out. It is the best one in the county." The annual celebration will be Tuesday, July 4, starting at 7:30 p.m. with the Centenary breakfast that the Rubinos so enjoy. This year's Red, White and Blue Parade will start at 9 a.m. instead of at the traditional 10:30 a.m. and will march along Central Avenue, south to north. The theme for this year's parade is "honoring America's heroes." New this year will be several entertainers in the field north of Broad Creek, where the carnival will be set up. A Punch and Judy puppet show will be presented four times throughout the day. In addition, clown duo Side by Side as well as Lollipop the Clown will be entertaining the crowds in the carnival grounds. Much of the entertainment will take place in Laurel's downtown park. Entertainers will include Jerry Jones, the Jones Boys and Pink Grass, an all-woman bluegrass band. The Humanaires will round out the entertainment, singing from 7 p.m. until about 30 minutes before the
Steve Rubino said he has always enjoyed July 4 and the fireworks that come with it. "Then I married a fireworks baby" — Lil's birthday is July 4 — "and it become more important to celebrate." start of the fireworks. Also on the stage will be the popular watermelon seed spitting contest, where area politicians spit seeds for distance. The contest will get under way at 2:45 p.m. Another popular festival tradition, the talent show, will also be at the stage, starting at 3 p.m. A car show will be held in the area of Laureltowne from 9 a.m. to noon. A motorcycle show will be set up in the parking lot across from Wilmington Trust, beginning at 10 a.m. The carnival will operate Saturday through Tuesday. Sunday is armband day, meaning that children will be able to ride all the rides for one price. Proceeds from the carnival will benefit the chamber. As they did last year, members of the Nanticoke nation will perform throughout the festival area. The festival's annual fireworks show will start at around 9 p.m., near downtown along the banks of Broad Creek.
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Town revenues exceed forecast by 149 percent possibly exceeded. In the area of septic hauling fees revenue, Intracaso said that 67 percent of the forecasted $210,000 has been reached. Here, she told the council, is another revenue area that she feels will be at budget by June 30. Overall, last year’s budget is up by an estimated 149 percent over the forecasted revenues.
By Tony E. Windsor The town of Laurel will hold a major community celebration Tuesday in honor of July 4th. But there are also a few other things the town has to celebrate. During the Monday, June 19, meeting of Laurel Town Council, town finance officer Mary Intracaso gave her monthly report. In the report she informed the council that at this point, the town has collected 99 percent of its scheduled property taxes. Budgeted at $645,000, the property taxes collected as of May 1 are $638,823. In the 2006 FY budget, the town had forecasted $20,000 in delinquent property taxes. However, to date, only $5,743 has been logged as delinquent. Intracaso also pointed out that in its forecast for the budget, the town had scheduled transfer taxes to amount to $100,000 in 2006. The transfer tax is collected by the town based on property sales. As of May 1, the transfer tax figure was actually $186,550, up by 187 percent over the forecast. Intracaso said that by the end of the budget year, which ends June 30, the town may very well have even higher transfer tax figures. She also pointed out that the budget was forecasted to raise $329,926 in water user fees and $709,308 in sewer user fees. As of May 1, the town has collected over 80 percent of these fees. Intracaso said that she feels confident that by the end of the budget these forecasts will be reached or
Senior housing project under way In his monthly report, Laurel code officer Paul Frick said that permits have been issued to break ground on expanding senior housing at Laurel Commons on Central Avenue across from the Laurel High School. Frick said this is phase two of the expansion of the housing complex and involves the construction of 20 more housing units. He said this is a positive thing due to the interest in the community for the senior housing. “Currently, there are 76 people on the waiting list at Laurel Commons, so this expansion is certainly welcome,” he said. Frick also announced that a public hearing was held by the Laurel Planning and Zoning Committee recently to discuss plans for a large parcel development along Discountland Road (Sussex 468). Formerly known as Village Brook, the property is being developed with plans for 361 new residential units. The planning and zoning committee approved plans for the development and the issue will be
brought before the town council for final approval. Laurel Mayor John Shwed said the development will be built to the town’s specifications and internal roadways will eventually be turned over to the town for maintenance. Frick also said that the town has issued over $2 million in building permits. Of this, $1.5 million involves new construction of residential properties. The permits translate to revenue for the town in the amount of $15,500. The code department is also warning residents about adhering to the town’s weed and grass ordinances. If grass is not cut to meet the town’s code, the town will notify property owners and if there is noncompliance, the town will cut the grass and bill the property owner. “The smallest lot in Laurel will cost $156 in fees to have the town cut the grass. I can’t for the life of me understand why anyone would want to pay $156 to have their grass cut,” Frick said. Also in council business, Police Chief Michael “Jamie” Wilson said that he has been notified by the Delaware SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) that as of July 1, the Georgetown SPCA office will no longer respond to complaints of stray dogs roaming the streets. Wilson said the Kent County office of the SPCA will now handle animal complaints for the entire state. He said the Kent County SPCA has received $2.7 mil-
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Four businesses join forces to provide event planning By Deborah Mitchell When you think of soothing music, elegant table settings, the soft glow of a candlelit room, and the doting of professionally clad wait staff, what comes to mind? How about evening gowns, gentlemen in their finery, a delectable meal and classical entertainment? All this and more was enjoyed on June 24, at the Catherine Camper Building on Rt. 9 in Laurel in celebration of the debut of a new business venture, Revolving Doors. Revolving Doors is a Christian business coalition consisting of four separately owned and compatible businesses, Kingdom Katerers, Highest Praise Productions, Anointed Vision Photography and Divine Video Productions. The group offers event planning for all occasions. Formed in February, Revolving Doors put on Saturday evening’s luxury event to introduce the businesses to the community. Entertainment included a classical dance performance by Kiana Hinton as well as an interpretive dance performed by Timothy Palmer and Jordan Brown. The highlight of the night was a musical performance by recording violinist Eric L Taylor. Taylor, accomplished in both violin and cello, is self-taught with no formal instruction and has been a featured performer at ShowTime at the Apollo Theater in New York City. According to his biography as read by mistress of ceremonies Joyce Sessoms, “Eric L. Taylor is an exceptional artist reaching new plateaus in violin and gospel music. He appeals to all audiences young and seasonal.” Taylor entertained the group with gospel and classical violin pieces, commanding several standing ovations. Charles Webb Sr., president of Revolving Doors, introduced the new business venture and its owners. He told the audience, “I am so excited.” He said the group came together as a result of a vision he had many years ago. Prior to joining Kingdom Katerers, he received a “calling” to empower people and help others but at the time was not sure what direction to go in. The members of the coalition are all members of United Deliverance Bible Center in Laurel who work on church projects together. Through discussion, they realized that by combining their efforts under one umbrella, the group could offer one-stop shopping for major event planning. “God gave me a vision and I thank God he prepared their hearts so when the time came, they were ready,” said Webb. The goal of the organization is to provide personalized full-range
event planning. Said Nashelle Morris, whose husband Jason Morris operates Anointed Vision Photography, “We take away the stress of putting together an event.” According to Morris, all information is combined in one packet and sent out to prospective customers for viewing. A meeting is then scheduled with all parties at one time to analyze needs, discuss options and finalize plans. “If services from all four of us are used, a bundle discount is applied,” said Morris. By teaming up with other businesses for referrals, other services are also available such as venue selection and decorating. “We are also able to pull other services together, through networking,” Morris said. “We are blessed and we want to be a blessing to others as well.” Sessoms, of Laurel, said that she contacted the Delaware Small Business Office to inquire about minority businesses. “I was told there are 84 minority business registered in the state of Delaware and none have formed a corporation,” she said. “We have our business license and we hope to form a corporation in the state of Delaware soon,” Webb added. “This is history in the making,” said Sessoms. The owners of the organization have full-time careers separate from their venture. Gary Flowers, 38, of Georgetown, has been a part time disc jockey and sound system specialist for almost 20 years and has owned and operated Highest Praise Productions for 10. “I like to set an atmosphere,” he said. “I know what music to choose for the occasion.” Kunta Stanley, 29, of Cambridge, a videographer and employee of WBOC TV for 10 years, started Divine Video Productions five months ago. According to Stanley, he and one other coalition member joined services for Salisbury Day in the Park. “I am surrounded by good people that want to help others. No one in Revolving Doors is about self, we are here to help who we can. It takes a team,” he said. Nashelle Morris, 29, and Jason Morris, 30, of Delmar, Md., operate Anointed Visions Photography from their home. Jason specializes in photography for all occasions including weddings. Charles Webb Sr., 40, formed Kingdom Katerers with Lisa Hinton in February. “We can cater to every event in your life,” said Webb. Hinton, 43, of Seaford, has been in the catering business for nearly three years. The name Kingdom Katerers, she said, reflects the type of business they
wish to operate. “There is a lot of competition out there. We do not want to be your typical caterer; we want to offer something elegant and unusual. We want to be a blessing to all we are involved with,” Hinton said. According to Sessoms, a member of United Deliverance Bible Center, the group is not only about business. The group is family oriented and spouses as well as children are involved in the business process. “This is a group of young people working together, having fun, forming relationships, becoming a family, and learning from one another,” she said. “We need to continue to encourage and empower our young people.” Sponsors for the grand opening event were Revolving Doors, Bill and Christy Brown of Bargain Bill’s, Carlton W Stanley and Joyce Sessoms. Revolving Doors can be accessed on the internet at www.revolvingdoors.org where a link to each business is provided, or by calling 628-3916.
Top, from left: Tawanda Stanley, Kunta Stanley, Karen Flowers, Gary Flowers, Veronica Webb, Charles Webb, Carl Hinton, Lisa Hinton, Nikki Morris and Jason Morris. Right, from left: Gary Flowers of Highest Praise Productions, Charles Webb Sr. of Kingdom Katerers and Kunta Stanley of Divine Video Productions. Photos by Deborah Mitchell
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MAJOR DAMAGE - A truck is upended in mud behind Don Lee Margin off Rt. 20 just outside Seaford. Heavy damage was done by the small Chapel Branch creek that became a six-foot high wall of water. Photo by Ronald MacArthur
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WATER DAMAGE - The interiors of three businesses on Rt. 20 at Chapel Branch were destroyed by a wall of water. This is what one office looked like at Service Glass. Photo by Ronald MacArthur
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Messiah’s Vineyard Church Presents:
One Nation Under God Left, Sen. Tom Carper and Rep. Mike Castle second from right, join Ed Ralph, president of Laurel Library Commission, and Marlene Elliott of USDA Rural Development as they award a $30,300 grant to Laurel Public Library for furniture for the building. Photo by Pat Murphy.
Grant will buy library furniture U.S. Senator Tom Carper, Congressman Mike Castle and USDA Rural Development state director Marlene Elliott visited the Laurel Library Friday to announce more than $30,000 in federal grant funds that will help pay for furniture to support the recently completed expansion project. “Libraries are a great resource for our communities, providing a place to congregate, share, and learn,” said Carper. “I am encouraged that the Laurel Library is continuing in that tradition but that it is also working to meet the demands of a growing 21st century with free internet access and access to electronic resources. I am pleased that the USDA has provided funding for such a worthwhile cause.” The library held an open house May 20 to showcase its new facility and on Friday the federal officials got a personal tour to see the library in action. “Libraries are crucial to any community, for adults and children looking to learn and expand their worlds,” said Castle. “With this new furniture for the beautifully renovated facilities here at Laurel, I hope that more local residents will be enticed to come and utilize all that the Laurel library has to offer such as the new meeting rooms and computers. I am extremely pleased to be involved in this funding announcement today for the improvement of an important community
asset.” The library tripled in size and now has approximately 22,000 square feet of space with a genealogy section, meeting rooms and computers. “Community libraries are the heart of small town excellence,” said Elliott. “They offer an environment that nurtures learning for all who walk through their doors. What we do at USDA Rural Development is to help improve the quality of life and increase economic opportunity in rural America, what better way to return the people’s money than to strengthen a community library.” The Laurel library is one of more than 15 community libraries in the state. “The library is quite a change,” said Ed Ralph, president of the Laurel Public Library board of commissioners. “It is three and a half times the space we originally had, and thanks to the community we have not had to obtain a loan; we are $25,000 away from reaching our fund raising goal. We are especially appreciative of this grant from USDA Rural Development for furniture and other items for which the state could not cost share in.” The library hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A Patriotic Cantata: One Nation Under God is a statement of what should seem self-evident — we are a nation uniquely blessed of God. One Nation Under God is a celebration of His protection and comfort. One Nation Under God is a platform of praise to the greatness of our God. Come and celebrate the faithfulness of God to our country on these dates:
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Flooding at Chapel Branch on Rt. 20 west of Seaford caused major damage to three businesses located at the intersection. In the photo, a wrecker from Carey’s removes a stalled-out car from the water - a scene repeated countless times on Sunday. Photo by Ronald MacArthur
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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD BENEFIT EVENTS LYNYRD SKYNYRD BENEFIT CONCERT Tickets are on sale for the July 4th Lynyrd Skynyrd benefit concert at Perdue Stadium, Salisbury. Proceeds will benefit the Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club. Fireworks will follow. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. For information, phone 410219-3112.
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 BREAST DINNER The Seaford Elks Lodge honey mustard chicken breast dinner, Saturday, July 1, 6 p.m. Au gratin potatoes, peas, dessert, rolls and coffee. Price $7 for adults and children 10 or over. Carry outs available. The Seaford Elks Lodge is located on Elks Road north of Seaford. Call 629-2458 or Janice Cecil at 875-3810.
BREAKFAST IN BLADES The Auxiliary of the Blades Volunteer Fire Company will be serving an all-you-can-eat breakfast on July 2, at the fire house on the corner of 5th and Cannon streets, Blades. They will serve from 8 a.m. till 11 a.m. Cost is $7 for adults, and $3 for children, 10 years and under. The menu consists of all breakfast foods. The breakfast takes place the first Sunday of each month at the Blades Volunteer Fire Company Hall. Questions, call 629-4896.
REUNIONS WOODBRIDGE CLASS OF 1976
Submit Bulletin Board items by Friday at noon. E-mail: publisher@seafordstar.com Mail: 628 West Stein Highway, Seaford, DE 19973 Items appear in both the Seaford and Laurel Stars. Mail to: Star Newspapers PO Box 1000 Seaford, DE 19973 BEST BETS: ■ Put on your best red, white and blue outfit and take part in Laurel’s July 4th celebration. The parade starts at 9 a.m. in downtown to kick off a day of events that ends with fireworks that night. ■ Lynyrd Skynyrd benefit concert, July 4, Perdue Stadium, Salisbury, for the Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club. Phone 629-8740 for more information. 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).
MEETINGS MARINE CORPS LEAGUE
FREE PERFORMANCE AT BEAR TRAP
Fireworks at Heritage Shores, Bridgeville, Saturday, July 1, 9 p.m. Visitors are urged to view the fireworks from outside the development.
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.
LAUREL CONCERT IN THE PARK
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Laurel concert, Sunday, July 2, CC Rider, bring lawn chairs, Market Street Park, 7 to 9 p.m.
LUNCH CRUISE Suicide Bridge luncheon cruise, Tuesday, July 11, sponsored by the Laurel Senior Center. Call 875-2536 for more information.
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.
CONCERT AT ROSS MANSION 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.
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 1 p.m. 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.
YARD SALES MT. PISGAH YARD SALE Mt. Pisgah AME Church (Laurel) Women’s Day Committee yard sale, Saturday, July 1, 6 a.m., U.S. 13 south of McDonald’s, Bridgeville (look for the signs). Refreshments. Contact Twila Anderson for more information, 337-9585.
The Marine Corps League meets the first Thursday of each month, at 7:30 p.m. at the Log Cabin in Seaford. This month will be July 6.
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.
SPECIAL EVENTS NANTICOKE AUXILIARY BOOK FAIR Nanticoke Health Services Auxiliary book fair, Thursday, June 29, Friday, June 30, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nanticoke Memorial Hospital lobby. Selection of books, computer software, music toys and gifts.
A planning meeting for the Woodbridge High School Class of ’76 30-year reunion, Monday, July 3, at 7 p.m., at the home of Leslie (Smith) Greenlee. Call Dottie (Breeding) Bauguess at 629-9792, or Carol (Lockerman) Johnson at 349-5195 for information. All class members are welcome and encouraged to attend.
ART SHOW IN LEWES
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LAUREL’S JULY 4TH CELEBRATION
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,”
rides and ending with fireworks. Contact the Laurel Chamber of Commerce at 875-9319.
40th annual art show, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Women, Lewes, Saturday, July 1, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch, raffles and music. More than 100 artists and artisans will be taking part. Phone 645-8423 for more information. 12th annual Old Fashioned Independence Day Celebration, Tuesday, July 4, Laurel. Events all day concluding including the Red, White and Blue Parade, talent show, vendors, entertainment, food, watermelon seed spitting contest,
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Old-fashioned potato salad proves simpler is better Is it only me, or does it seem like we just celebrated Memorial Day? It’s hard to believe that the big Fourth of July holiday will be here in a few days. I like summer to take its time. I want each day to saunter along to September, maybe stopping to take a nap now and then. Inevitably, though, the days turn into weeks more quickly than a lot of us would like, so we need to make the most of each one. Every day of this glorious season should be celebrated like the wonderful gift of nature that it is. More than likely on this Fourth, you’ll be attending a celebration with friends or family. Take a tip from me — don’t ask what you can bring if you’re not sure what the answer will be. When I asked this question recently, the response I got was, “Why don’t you make potato salad?” Oops. I can’t make a good potato salad. At least mine never tastes as good as, well, just about anybody else’s. I decided that maybe I was trying too hard to be different, so when I found a recipe called “Old-Fashioned Potato Salad” I jumped right on it. I’ve come to the conclusion that simpler is better. In this recipe, the alternative “boiled” dressing, that isn’t boiled at all, is very similar to
The Practical Gourmet the one my husband’s grandmother used to make but the basic mayonnaise sauce is easier and quite tasty. This formula probably comes as no surprise to most good potato salad makers but for me it was an epiphany. Old-Fashioned Potato Salad Serves 6
mer uncovered until just tender, 15 to 25 minutes, depending on size of potatoes. Drain in a colander and cool slightly. While potatoes are simmering, whisk together vinegar and salt in large bowl until salt is dissolved. When potatoes are just cool enough to handle, peel and cut into 1-inch pieces, adding to vinegar mixture as cut, and toss gently with a rubber spatula to combine. Let cool to room temperature, then add remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste and stir gently to combine. Serve at room temperature or chilled. Gourmet, June 2002
Cover potatoes with salted cold water by 2 inches in a 3-quart saucepan and sim-
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sure what the answer will be. When I asked this question recently, the response I got was, “Why don’t you make potato salad?” Oops. I can’t make a good potato salad.
3 large eggs yolks 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon dry mustard 1 and 1/4 cups whole milk 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 3 tablespoons unsalted butter Large bowl of ice and cold water
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2 pounds equal-size boiling potatoes 3 tablespoons cider vinegar 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped white onion 3 large hard-boiled eggs, chopped 1 cup mayonnaise or boiled dressing (recipe below)
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ally whisk in milk and vinegar. Cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until very thick and mixture registers 160 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. (Do not let boil.) Pour through sieve into a metal bowl, then stir in butter until melted. Put bowl in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and cool, stirring occasionally. Cover surface of dressing with wax paper and chill. Gourmet, June 2002
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ENTERTAINMENT 12TH ANNUAL NANTICOKE RIVERFEST
Getting wet is part of fun of Riverfest ■ 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.
If you want to get wet and or get out onto the water during the 12th annual Nanticoke Riverfest July 14 and 15 in Seaford, you are in luck. There are several events planned to showcase the Nanticoke River - the namesake of the event. In fact, the event that started it all is still the main attraction of the Riverfest, the Nanticoke Float-In. This year’s floatin will start at 10:30 a.m. (one hour after the start of high tide at Sharptown, Md.) on Saturday, July 15, at the launch site at Benz Urology on U.S. 13 (across from Seaford Ice). Friends getting together to float on the river 12 years ago is the idea behind today’s Riverfest. According to Ron MacArthur, one of the founders of the event, several friends got together during the spring to plan a float trip down the Nanticoke. MacArthur coordinated the float-in for the first 10 years. “As the group grew from a few people to a crowd, we realized that this had become an event,” he said. “The Nanticoke Riverfest was born.” The Greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce got on board as sponsor the first year with about 50 floaters taking part. “After the first year, we knew that the event was a hit and WAS going to grow. It really took off when we were able to close off part of High Street for vendors and events,” MacArthur said. “Over the past five years, the event has grown to the point that we added Friday night, quadrupled the size of the committee and tripled the budget. And the crowd has tripled as well,” he added. The last two years, more than 600 people have taken part in the float-in. “And it’s hard to get an accurate number. Although people are supposed to check in and sign a waiver, we have hundreds who just jump in along the route,” MacArthur added. “Others come in up and down the river. Last year, the first floaters were getting out of the water at the same time the last floaters were just getting in. It’s become an exciting one-of-a-kind happening.” There are a few safety rules for the float-in. No motorized boats are permitted and everyone must have some sort of floating device (canoes and kayaks are permitted). The committee urges everyone to wear a lifejacket; they are required for all floaters 16 and under. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. There will be a limited number of tubes ($10) and children’s ($5) and adult lifejackets ($10) available at registration on
Saturday. Registration ($1 per floateR) starts at 9:30 a.m. at the launch site. Floaters will be taken out of the water at the city’s canoe and kayak launch on Water Street. Members of the Seaford and Blades volunteer fire departments will be on patrol during the float-in. CANOE, KAYAK RACES - At the time the float-in is over at noon, the canoe and kayak races will begin. According to the chairman of the races, Mike McGroerty, this year’s races will have a different twist. “This year, there is no official series, so many of the serious racers from out-of-state will probably not be here,” he said. “In the past, they have scared off many of our local people. So, we are inviting them back. They have a good reason to come back to the event now.” Registration for the canoe and kayak races starts at 10:30 a.m. in the area of Water Street just one block east of Gateway Park. The cost of $10 includes an official “Tugging on the Nanticoke” T-shirt. There is competition in several categories. For more information, contact McGroerty at 628-1200. FISHING TOURNAMENT - Another one of the most popular Riverfest events takes place on the river on Saturday. The youth fishing tournament starts at noon on the Nanticoke Riverwalk. The tournament is open to youth ages 3 and above. Prizes will be awarded in three age groups. Participants should furnish their own rods (although a limited amount will be available) and bait will be provided. Volunteers will also be available to help youngsters who have not fished before. All participants should be accompanied by an adult. The trophies are on display at Seaford City Hall, 414 High Street, in downtown Seaford. BOAT RIDES - People will have a chance to take a leisurely boat ride on the Nanticoke River on Saturday afternoon. Pontoon boat rides will be available from 4 to 5 p.m., leaving from the Nanticoke Riverwalk. Tickets for the rides ($2 each or $5 per family) can be purchased from the Riverfest information booth on High Street during the day. DUCK DASH - The annual Duck Dash takes place in the river on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. with two chances to win. Duck coupons are being sold at Seaford City Hall and at Harley-Davidson of Seaford on U.S. 13. Prizes are $100, first place, $50, second place, and $25, third place. If a duck wins both heats, the winner will receive a john boat donated by Sturgis Marine of Seaford. MAYOR’S CHALLENGE - The Riverfest Mayor’s Challenge is still a work in progress. The challenge switches from a canoe race in 2005 to a rubber duck driving contest in 2006. Mayors from local Continued to page 21
Co-chairs of the 2006 Nanticoke Riverfest, Trisha Booth and Amy Walls, are ready to get wet with their official Riverfest tubes along the Nanticoke Riverwalk in downtown Seaford. Photo by Ronald MacArthur
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Hollywood actress to star in free Summer Theatre Festival ■ Sixth annual free Summer Theatre Festival, Village at Bear Trap Dunes, Ocean View, July 13, 14, 15, 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by The Carl M. Freeman Foundation. Website: www.FreemanFoundation.org.
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. Ms. 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
Rehoboth Children’s Theatre presents show at Seaford Library 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. For more than 20 years, The Rehoboth Summer Children’s Theatre has brought two-actor story theater plays to Rehoboth Beach and Sussex County. The founders are Elise and Steve Seyfried. In addition, the Rehoboth Summer Children’s Theatre will continue its tradition of doing an outreach tour to libraries, schools and other venues throughout Delaware. 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.
‘Dolly’ on stage for one night only at Schwartz Center in Dover July 21 “Hello Dolly!” comes to the Schwartz Center for one performance only, Friday, July 21, at 7 p.m. Hello Dolly! will be presented by Clear Space Productions, a non-profit organization known for their ability to combine professional and local talent to create a whirlwind of excitement for both the audience and cast members. The title role of Dolly Levi will be played by Broadway veteran Megan Thomas. Thomas has appeared in Hello Dolly! with Carol Channing, Beauty and the Beast as Mrs. Potts; Evita as Eva Peron; Ragtime as Emma Goldman; The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Molly Brown; Annie Get Your Gun as Dolly Tate; Music Man as Marion; Sweeney Todd as the Beggar Woman; Grease as Marty; Menopause - the Musical; Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg at the Metropolitan Opera and the International company of Cats. Rounding out the cast will be Dick Pack playing opposite Thomas as Horace Vandergelder. In addition, Ken Skrzesz, a member of Actor’s Equity Association with many professional roles to his credit, will step from behind the scenes to play the song and dance role of Cornelius
Hackl. His side-kick, Barnaby Tucker is played by David Button, who will leave the beach to pursue acting in the Big Apple in September. Other principal cast members include Melissa Tice Martin as Irene Malloy, Tara Marie Windley from Dover as Minnie Fay, Ashley Adams as Ermengarde and Schyler Conaway as Ambrose Kemper. The ensemble includes Erika Conaway, Sydney Dodd, Sherrie Donecker, Insley Fowler, David Hebrank Vinny Quintero and Destiny Kerstetter who are joined by six professional dancers, including Magnolia native Matthew Zimmerman. Doug Yetter is musical director and will conduct the orchestra for the performances. “Hello Dolly!,” will be performed at the Schwartz Center for the Arts in Dover for one performance only on July 21, at 7 p.m. Tickets are selling fast. Tickets may be purchased at the box office Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or over the phone at 302-678-5152.
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towns will take out their best “duck” clubs in an effort to see who can hit a rubber duck the longest distance. The challenge will take place on Saturday at 3 p.m. in the area around the Nanticoke Riverwalk. For more information, contact co-chairs Amy Walls or Trisha Booth at 629-9173 or check the website at www.nanticokeriverfest.com. THE CHALLENGE IS ON - The challenge is on. A new event has been added to the full schedule of the Nanticoke Riverfest. In addition to the Hoober’s Children’s Pedal Tractor Pull Contest at 2 p.m., an adult tractor pull contest will take place at 2:30 p.m. on High Street in front of Gateway Park. And a challenge has been issued. Ron Breeding, director of parks and recreation and facilities for the city of Seaford, will take on Alan Quillen, Hoober’s manager, during the competition.
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 “Ein-
stein’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. More information is available on the foundation’s web site, www.FreemanFoundation.org.
Fireworks show in Bridgeville has been canceled The Heritage Shores fireworks show scheduled for July 1 has been cancelled.
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.
Lynyrd Skynyrd concert upcoming this July 4th Tickets are now on sale for the July 4th Lynyrd Skynyrd benefit concert scheduled for Perdue Stadium in Salisbury. Proceeds will benefit the Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club. Tickets are available at the stadium box office, on-line at www.theshorebirds.com or by calling 410-219-3112. Tickets are $35.50 for general admission, $42.50 for VIP reserved seats and $47.50 for general admission field access. There are also special packages available for catering and groups. A fireworks show will follow the concert.
Seaford hosting Chesapeake Brass Band on July 8 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.
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Business New program at Delaware Tech helps to improve office skills Basic office skills are an important asset for many workers, and a new course at Delaware Technical & Community College, Owens Campus, Georgetown, can provide the necessary training. The entry level office skills certificate program will give students a working knowledge of office practices and procedures, bookkeeping systems, keyboarding techniques, and computer operations. Specific software applications introduced include Windows XP, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office Suite 2003. Instructor Donna Paisley holds an MBA degree and is a certified internal auditor as well as an accomplished business manager with many years of training experience. Participants will learn how to produce cover letters and employment resumes and also practice their job application and interview skills. The course is ideal for students just entering the workforce or front desk personnel looking for a job upgrade. Classes meet for 12 sessions, July 11-Aug. 17, 6-9 p.m. For more information on these and other professional development courses, or to register, contact corporate and community programs by calling 854-6966.
KSI recognizes donors Kent Sussex Industries, Inc. (KSI) hosted its third recognition event for the KSI Make A Difference Society on May 11, at Sunnybrae Mansion in Milford. Donors were presented with women’s and men’s pins displaying the program’s logo. More than 40 people attended the recognition event which was hosted to honor individuals who have committed a gift to the KSI Endowment Fund or the KSI Planned Giving Program. The purpose of the endowment fund is to ensure that the services being provided today by KSI to individuals with disabilities will continue to be provided by KSI in the future. KSI started its Planned Giving program in 1999. To date, KSI has had more than
50 cash gifts committed to their endowment fund, and 24 planned gifts committed to the Planned giving program. Five named funds have also been established. These are The Velma Steward Fund, The Founding Members Fund, The Clifford T. Crouch Fund, The Judy Spiegel Memorial Fund, and The Swierczewski Fund. KSI’s mission is to provide supports and services which help individuals who need specialized assistance to obtain and maintain an optimal level of employment. For more information about the KSI Make A Difference Society contact Dawne Kovach at 422-4014, ext. 3019.
Bobby Nibblett full-time agent Frank Parks, broker of Home Team Realty in Seaford, has announced that Bobby Nibblett Jr. is now a full-time agent. Niblett received his license in 2003 and has been working with Home Team Realty since he began his career in real estate sales. While he was beginning his career in real estate, he continued working for the city of Seaford in the housing code department. He also has experience with commercial construction which he did for 10 years. “As a true Seaford native, Bobby will be an asset to the Home Team. His experience in construction will be valuable to his clients as well,” said Parks.
Joyners complete course Rodney and Trina Joyner of Home Team Realty in Seaford just returned from Atlantic City, N.J., where they completed a specialized course in customer service referral-based business conducted by the Council of Residential Specialists of the Joyners National Association of Realtors®. This course is one in a series of profes-
Members recognized for their contributions to the KSI Make A Difference Society include: (front to back, left to right) - Delema Duffy, Jeanette Carey, Frederick A. Duffy, Jan Crouch, Lillian Burris, Robert Kennedy, KSI comptroller, Craig Crouch, KSI CEO, Dawne Kovach, KSI director of development and Steve Kimpton, chairman of the board of KSI. Not pictured are Rep. George Carey, Kathryn Marsh, Lee Thompson, Women of the Moose 1229 and Bruce Holmquist. There was also one anonymous gift to the endowment.
sional education sequences required to qualify for the coveted Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designation. During the two-day course, students were subject to hands-on development of plans and programs designed to ensure the professionalism of the residential sales associates. “There are many new unique and compelling strategies for enhancing the customers experience,” said the Joyners, “and we’ve begun to apply the strategies covered during this course in our work regime at Home Team Realty.” The Council of Residential Specialists Courses are presented throughout the U.S. in affiliation with the National Association of Realtors, as part of its on-going program of promoting the professionalism of the residential sales associate.
Parker nominated Realtor of Year Phyllis Parker, realtor of Callaway, Farnell and Moore, Inc. in Seaford, was nominated for the Sussex County Association of Realtors for Realtor of the Year. The nomination was made by a committee of her fellow realtors. Parker obtained Parker her real estate license in Delaware in 1981 and obtained her Maryland license later. She is a member of
the Maryland Coastal Association of Realtors and the Sussex County Association of Realtors and the Delaware State and National Associations of Realtors. She is also a member of the board of directors for Callaway, Farnell and Moore, Inc., and holds the title of secretary. Parker carries the designations of Broker, Graduate of the Realtors Institute (GRI), and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS). She is active in the Soroptimist Club of Seaford and on the board for Nanticoke Senior Center. She has two daughters and sons-in-law, Brett and Jennifer Jones of Bethel, and Colleen and Keith Denston of Berlin, Md. and grandchildren, Nicholas and Sarah Jones of Bethel.
New Product Edward M. Thomas, president and CEO of The Bank of Delmarva recently announced that the bank is offering a new business Internet banking product called Cash Management. Karin D’Armi-Hunt has been selected to manage and coordinate this product. D’Armi-Hunt has worked in the banking industry for 25 years. She is an assistant vice president with the bank and has served in a variety of capacities since joining the company in 1997. D’Armi-Hunt, a native of Seaford, and a graduate of the University of Delaware, is currently serving as a board member for the Laurel Chamber of Commerce. She and her husband John, who have three children, own a business in Laurel and reside in Seaford.
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David B. Baker will take over as new county administrator Robert Stickels set to retire from the top Sussex County post on Nov. 1 tor, advertising in local newspapers, as well as in the National Association of Counties’ weekly publication. The search yielded 18 applicants for the position, which will pay $110,544 a year. The David B. Baker field was narrowed to a group of four candidates, all of whom interviewed in late May before the full council. Council since then has met in executive sessions to discuss each candidate’s qualifications. Council, however, made its decision publicly in open session on June 20, as is required by law. Throughout the process, the council was guided by county attorney James D. Griffin and county personnel director Dennis V. Cordrey. Under Delaware law, the county council is responsible for appointing an administrator to manage the day-to-day operations of the county government. The administrator oversees all 17 departments heads, attends all county council meetings, and represents the county on various boards and associations. The administrator also is responsible for leading the preparation of the county’s annual budget. The Sussex County Council on Tuesday, moments before it named Baker the new administrator, adopted its Fiscal Year 2007 spending plan. The new budget, which begins July 1, tops $140 million, and is the largest ever for the growing county. It was the last budget prepared by county administrator Stickels, and as others have in years past, it calls for property tax rates to remain unchanged. Baker has been employed with Sussex County government since 1978. He began his career with the county as director of accounts and grants, and became the county’s finance director - the chief finan-
The Sussex County Council has named David B. Baker as the next person to take the helm of county government. Council voted 5-0 in public session to appoint Baker, 54, of Milton, as Sussex County administrator. Baker, who is the county’s finance director, will succeed retiring county administrator Robert L. Stickels as the chief executive officer of the county government. Stickels, who announced his retirement in March, will officially step down Nov. 1, 2006. Baker will begin his tenure as county administrator on that date, and is slated to serve through early 2009. However, the administrator-to-be will work under Stickels during the next few months of transition to train for the leadership post. “I am honored to have been selected by the county council to be the next county administrator,” Baker said. “I look forward to working with Bob Stickels over the next few months to better prepare me for this job. My goal is to continue the progress that the county has made under Mr. Stickels and council’s direction in improving services and providing additional infrastructure as our county grows.” Baker’s appointment as the next county administrator represents the first leadership change in Sussex County’s government in 18 years. Stickels, first appointed as deputy county administrator in January 1988, ascended to his current post in June of that same year. Baker will be the county’s fifth administrator since Sussex shifted from a Levy Court form of government to the current council form in 1972. Council members said they selected Baker for his leadership qualities, experience in local government and staff management, among other aspects of his professional experience. Councilman George B. Cole nominated Baker for the post, saying his familiarity with council and the issues before it in the past and present were a plus. “Mr. Baker will keep the ship afloat,” said county council president Lynn J. Rogers. “We look forward to working together to reach the next level.” County council conducted a local and nationwide search for the next administra-
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cial officer for the county - in 1992. The finance director is often viewed as the second-in-command of county government, and reports directly to the county administrator and the county council. Baker has a master’s of business administration degree from Wilmington College, and received two bachelor’s degrees, one in accounting and the other in sociology, from the University of Delaware. As finance director, he has been responsible for maintaining Sussex County’s finances, overseeing several departments and divisions, including finance, accounting, assessment, treasury and utility billing. Among his professional affiliations are memberships in the Government Finance Officers Association, as well as a seat on the National Association of Counties’ Taxation and Finance Steering Committee. County officials have credited him over the years for keeping
David Baker has been the county’s director of finance since 1992 and has been employed by the county since 1978. Sussex County in sound financial shape, from recommending full funding of the county’s pension fund to implementing improvements in the county’s financial reporting. That latter action has resulted in Sussex County the past three years winning national awards for its comprehensive financial reports. Stickels said that Baker is an excellent, and logical, choice to succeed him. “David is bringing with him 28 years of excellent public financial experience, and I see the transition going very smoothly,” Stickels said. “The county will be in very capable hands.”
Laurel campground owner given DNREC order to resolve violations Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary John A. Hughes has issued a notice of conciliation order to Lowe’s Lakeview Campground owner Ralph J. Givens of Laurel, detailing the changes and improvements required to bring the Laurel campground’s wastewater disposal system into compliance with septic regulations. Following an inspection of the campground which found a number of wastewater disposal methods being used without permits on record, Givens had previously received a notice of violation of Delaware’s laws and regulations governing the design, installation and operation of on-site wastewater treatment and disposal (septic) systems. Trailers and portable campers at the campground were connected to homemade holding tanks for sewage and discharging “grey water” from sinks and showers through hoses directly onto the ground. A bathhouse was using an unpermitted onsite wastewater treatment and disposal system with a separate grey water system. On May 11, a cease and desist order
was issued, directing Givens to cease all illegal septic system discharges and ensure that all wastewater generated at the campground on Chipman Pond Road is collected by a Class F liquid waste hauler and disposed of at a permitted wastewater treatment facility. The conciliation order details what Givens is required to do to resolve the violations, including immediate closure of the bathhouse, closure of the general store until an approved on-site wastewater treatment system is installed and removal of the remaining seasonal campers from the campground no later than Oct. 31, 2006. In the meantime, all wastewater must be discharged into a holding tank which is to be pumped weekly by a licensed waste hauler. Following the departure of the campers, Givens will be required to bring the campground into compliance with Delaware wastewater regulations. Failure to comply with the provisions of the order may result in a penalty of $1,000 a day. Givens has 20 days to request a public hearing on the matter.
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CHURCH BULLETINS Trinity United Methodist concert Jerry Jones, of Seaford will be in concert at Trinity United Methodist Church (near Trap Pond) on Sunday, July 2 at 10 a.m. Jones was named this year’s Male Vocalist of the Year for the eastern United States by the Country Gospel Music Association. He has written 14 gospel songs and is working on his fourth recording. Everyone is invited.
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 2, 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, governor 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.
Episcopal convention Episcopal church leaders and delegates from around the country met in Columbus, Ohio, June 11-22 for the church’s general convention. Nevada Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori was chosen as the new Presiding Bishop, making her the first woman to head the 2.3 million-member denomination. She succeeds retiring Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold. Herb Quick attended the convention as delegate from St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Seaford.
Bethel UMC hymn sing July 9 Hymn sing featuring Joyful Noise and the Bethel Church Praise Team on Sunday, July 9, at 6 p.m. at Bethel United
Great Patriotic Quotes “The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil Constitution, are worth defending at all hazards; and it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors: they purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood, and transmitted them to us with care and diligence. It will bring an everlasting mark of infamy on the present generation, enlightened as it is, if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of false and designing men.” ...Samuel Adams 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 1 - Ginny Van Tine and Dawn Hopkins. 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.
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.
Central Worship Center 4 Mi. East of Laurel, Del. (on Sycamore Road)
875-7995 - Pastor Bob Miller SUNDAY Adult Classes..................9 a.m. Worship/Kid’s Ministry. .....................9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Youth.........................6:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY Bible Study................7:00 p.m. Nursery Provided
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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. A Firm Foundation • A Sure Hope • An Unending Love
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We can weather storms together By the Rev. Todd K. Crofford Laurel Wesleyan Church
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE
You see the true spirit of a peoAs I write, we anticipate ple when the chips are down. And the chips have been down this past more rain and already nuweek, haven’t they? I think they merous bridges are out, floated downstream somewhere. roads are washed out, and In the middle of it all, I have seen the community come together most of us feel a little in such wonderful ways. The list is worn out. long, but I begin with the three men who pushed my wife, motherin-law, and children out of the swollen riv- already numerous bridges are out, roads er that was flowing across Bethel-Concord are washed out, and most of us feel a little worn out. But we won’t be knocked out! Road at U.S. 13. I think of the scripture text that says, How about the volunteers that helped “We are hard pressed on every side, but move cars and trucks out of the decimanot crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; tion at Frederick Ford? Or the volunteers persecuted, but not abandoned; struck who were out at dangerous intersections down, but not destroyed.” (II Corinthians redirecting traffic all day long while the rain pounded and their own homes were at 4:8-9) In fact, the day will come when all is risk? Volunteers helped at local shelter points rebuilt and this deluge will be little more than a memory and a source for great “I and good Samaritans were found at crises remember when...” stories for our grandeverywhere. And who can find a way to kids. But the friendships, partnerships, and overstate the value of our emergency and kinships that are forged during events such rescue volunteers, our utility technicians, as these prove to last long after the disasand so many others who just sucked it up ter is a fleeting remembrance. and did their job? So don’t despair, for even as we strugIn the end, its not the beautiful beaches gle along together, the good will ultimateor glorious sunsets that make this a great place to live... it’s the way neighbors come ly outweigh the bad and in due course we will together sit back and be thankful even together to weather the storm that shows for the deluge of 2006. the true value of our area. It is beautiful people, not beautiful terrain, that lead to a The Rev. Crofford is Senior Pastor at Laurel Wesleyan more beautiful life. Church. His views do not necessarily represent the views of the congregation or Wesleyan Church International. You As I write, we anticipate more rain and may email pastortodd@laurelwesleyan.org
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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.
Messiah’s Vineyard Church Located at Tyndall’s Furniture Plaza on Discountland Rd & Rt. 13, Laurel 302-875-4646 PO BOX 60, LAUREL, DE 19956
PRE-SCHOOL - 12TH GRADE - Office 629-7161 Quality Traditional Education Since 1973 Fully Accredited By Middle States in ACSI
Dr. Carl G Vincent, Senior Minister Pastor Barry B. Dukes, Music Minister Sunday 9:30 am Wednesday 7:00 pm Children’s Church • Nursery
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH
A Cooperative S.B.C. Church 805 Atlanta Rd., Seaford, DE
532 Stein Hwy., Seaford, DE 19973 Redemptorist Fathers • 629-3591
302-629-8434 • www.graceseaford.org
MASSES: SUNDAY: Sat. Eve. - Vigil 5:30 p.m.; Spanish 7:30 p.m. Sunday - 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. DAILY: Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9 a.m. Wed. 9 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.; First Sat. 9 a.m. HOLY DAYS: Eve. 7:30 p.m.; 9 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. NOVENA DEVOTIONS: Wed. 9 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. CONFESSION: Sat. 4:30-5 p.m.; Sun. 8-8:25 a.m.
SEAFORD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
Sunday School 9:30 am Worship 10:45 am & 6 pm Children’s Church 10:45 am SPANISH Worship 10:45 am Wednesday Activities 7 pm Pastor: Homer McKeithan Youth: Ben Colegrove Music: Jim Burket “The Cross Is Grounded In Grace”
Laurel, Del.
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“Come and Experience JESUS!”
Passing on God’s Love and Grace in Laurel, Delmar & Surrounding Area
Sunday Morning: Worship 10:00 AM Wednesday: Prayer & Praise 7:00 PM Located in Hickman Commercial Park www.LivingWaterLaurel.org 302-875-7814
YOU ARE INVITED! Come into This Church and Gather in Christ’s Name to Worship Him! Psalm 95:6 Sun. School 9:45 a.m. • Worship 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wed. Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Pastor, Stacey Johnson
VICTORY TABERNACLE CHURCH OF GOD
“A Growing Church For All Ages”
2 miles N. of Laurel, DE on Alt. 13
302-877-0443 410-957-4696
The Atlanta Road Alliance Church 22625 Atlanta Rd., Seaford, DE (302) 629-7693 • www.atlantaroadcma.org Rev. Ron Mayers • Rev. Andrew Kerr SUNDAY WEDNESDAY 8:30 Worship 6:45 Pioneer Clubs (age 3 9:45 Sunday School to grade 6) & Divorce Care 11:00 Worship/Kids Church 7:00 Prayer Service & 7:00 Evening Service Youth Group (grades 7-12)
To Come! Revelation 2 ime 2:1 T The Ark 7 It's Seaford Wesleyan Church
United Methodist Churches
Worship Sun. Sch.
King’s Gordy Rd. .......... 8:50....10:00 St. George’s St. George Rd. .... 10:10..... 9:00 Mt. Pleasant Mt. Pleasant Rd...11:30....10:15 Pastor Barbara Auer
River of Life Christian Center 17 W. Market St., Greenwood, DE 302349-9420 Pastors Joseph & Yvonne Dixon WORSHIP SERVICE: SUN. 11 AM BIBLE STUDY: WED. 7:30 PM
Proclaiming Faith 4 pm Sunday on WKDI 840 AM Radio
Food Outreach Emergency Food
www.river-oflife.org
Sailor’s Bethel United Methodist Church Bethel, DE Rev. Ron Wuest, Pastor Sunday School - 10 am Praise Service 10:45 - 11 am Worship - 11:15 am Nursery Provided office 875-3628 parsonage 875-2996
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church The Rev’d. Jeanne W. Kirby, Rector
Sunday School - all ages 9 a.m. Worship 9 a.m., 10:15 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Rainbow Day Care / Pre-School Rt. 13 South, Seaford, DE 302-628-1020
Mount Olivet United Methodist Church Serving Christ in the Heart of Seaford since 1830 315 High St. • Seaford, DE
Sunday Services: Informal Worship in Chapel 8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship 11:00 a.m. Sanctuary 9:45 Sunday School Pastor: Rev. Thomas Gross • 302-629-4458 PROFESSIONAL NURSERY CARE PROVIDED
Laurel Wesleyan Church Rt. 13A, Just North of Laurel Sunday School - 9:30 & 10:45 Worship - 9:00 & 10:45 Sunday Evening Worship and Children’s Ministries 6 p.m. Wednesday Youth Ministries 6:30 p.m.
WASHED OUT - This photo of Craig’s Pond Road looking east shows the extent of the damage. Photo by Ronald MacArthur
Church 875-5380 • Sr. Pastor Todd Crofford Assistant Pastor Ken Deusa Asst. Pastor/Youth: Sue Boyce Children’s Pastor: Marilyn Searcey
Holy Eucharist: 9:00 a.m. Sunday School & Adult Forum: 10:30 a.m. Front & King St., Seaford, DE 629-7979
Seaford Church of Christ Acapella
(Rm. 16:16)
N. Dual 13, P.O. Box 783, Seaford, DE 19973 302-629-6206 Evangelist - Anthony Melakian - 629-3633 Elder - Don Birch - 629-8949 Elder - Ron Russell - 629-6033 Sunday School 10a.m. Sun. Worship 11 a.m., Sun. Evening 6 p.m Wed. Evenings 7 p.m. Live For God, Love Each Other, Light The World
Connecting People with Christ since 1804
CONCORD
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 25322 Church Road, Concord Seaford, DE 19973 Sunday Worship - 9 am Sunday School (all ages) - 10:30 am For More Information call 302-628-8114 Rev. Diane E. Melson, Pastor
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OBITUARIES John Jacob Reeb, Jr., 67 John Jacob Reeb, Jr. of Georgetown, formerly of Chesapeake City, Md., died Tuesday, June 20, 2006, at Harbor Healthcare & Rehab Center in Lewes. Mr. Reeb was born in Baltimore, Md., a son of John Jacob Reeb, Sr. and Viola (Shaffer) Reeb, and had served in the U.S. Army. Predeceased by his parents, he is survived by his wife, Karen Jean (Chambers) Reeb; four daughters, Mary Hamer, Kim Reeb, Cynthia Wyatt and Candice Rayne; a son, William Boulden; a sister, Anna Goreck, and 11 grandchildren. A memorial service took place at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Dodd-Carey Chapel, Georgetown, on Thursday, June 22, with Pastor Larry Baker officiating. Interment was private. Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 163, Salisbury, MD 21803. On-line condolences may be sent to: condolences@parsellfuneralhomes.com.
Ruth Cherry Van Tine, 94 Ruth Cherry Van Tine of Seaford died Sunday, June 18, 2006 at the Methodist Manor House, Seaford. Born in Singapore she was a daughter of Marion Thorpe and the Rev. William T. Cherry. Mrs. Van Tine was a teacher in the Seaford School System for 25 years, retiring in 1977. Prior to that, she worked as a social worker in Pennsylvania for 10 years. She was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a master of social work degree. She also had a reading consultant degree from the University of Delaware. She was a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School. She held various offices in the United Methodist Women, was a member of the American Association of University Women, and membership chairman of the Seaford Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons, (AARP). In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Karldon Kynett Van Tine, Sr, in December 2005. She is survived by two sons, Karldon
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Obituaries are run without charge thanks to the support of area churches.
K. Van Tine, Jr. and wife Bonnie of Seaford, and the Rev. John W. Van Tine and wife Ginny of Laurel; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her service was on June 26, in St. John’s United Methodist Church, Seaford. The Rev. Boyd B. Etter officiated. Burial was in Lawn Croft Cemetery, Linwood, Pa. Contributions may be made to St. John’s United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, PO Box 299, Seaford, DE 19973; or to the Benevolent Fund, Methodist Manor House, 1001 Middleford Road,. Seaford, DE 19973. Arrangements were by Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Seaford.
Barbara Boyce, 72 Barbara Groton Boyce of Laurel died on Sunday, June 18, 2006, from a heart attack at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Seaford. Mrs. Boyce was born in Seaford, a daughter of Charles and Grace Ellingsworth Baker. She is survived by her husbnd Eddie Boyce, Sr. of Laurel; her three sons, David Hare and his wife Lauren of Laurel, Gary Hare and his wife Amy of Oregon and Eric Dale Hare and his girlfriend Laury of Kansas; a step-son, Buddy Boyce of Laurel; her daughter, Teresa Steerman and her husband Terry of Harrington; and a stepdaughter, Kathy Mae Harrison and her husband Dennis of Milton; a sister, Charlotte McLaughlin of Laurel; six grandchildren, Derrick Hare of Laurel, Chad Harrison of Milton, Stephanie Hare and Alisha Tolboe of Oregon, Dillan and Megan Steerman of Harrington; two great-grandchildren, Tyler Hare of Greenwood and Riley Olivia Hare-Moore of Laurel. Her funeral service was on June 23, at the Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home, Laurel. The Rev. Romie Payne officiated. Interment was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel. Visit www.delmarvaobits.com to send condolences to the family.
Anna Eva Slavinskas Meding, 88 Anna Eva Slavinskas Meding of Georgetown died Thursday, June 22, 2006 at Harbor Healthcare and Rehabilitation
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Center, Lewes. Born in Scranton, Pa., the daughter of Eva Ravanauskas and Louis Slavinskas, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Meding was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church, Seaford. She is survived by two sons, Walter Meding of Lewes and Arthur J. Meding of Seaford; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Ernest Meding in 1984. Mass was celebrated Tuesday, June 27, in Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church, Seaford, with the Rev. John McKenna as celebrant. Burial followed in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Seaford. Friends called at Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Seaford, prior to the service.
Norma I. Hamer, 79 Norma I. Hamer of Seaford died on Thursday, June 22, 2006, at LifeCare at Lofland Park in Seaford. She was the daughter of Conrad and Elva Hamer. She graduated from the University of Minnesota in public health nursing, she was former director of nursing at the Methodist Manor House in Seaford, and she had also taught science at Woodbridge High School. Ms. Hamer was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving as a captain in the nursing corps in Japan and Hong Kong. She was a member of Cokesbury United
Union United Methodist Church 2 North Laws St., Bridgeville, DE 19933 Across from Bank 337-7409 Handicap Friendly WORSHIP TIMES:
9 am Contemporary Service 10 am Sunday School 11 am Traditional Worship Youth Group (Sun. 6 p.m.) “We may not be Dairy Queen but we have Great “Sundays”.
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James ‘Jim’ Gullett, 57 James “Jim” Simeon Gullett of Laurel died on Friday, June 23, 2006, at Berlin Nursing Home in Berlin, Md. Mr. Gullett was a mechanic and a poultry farmer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of the Laurel American Legion, the Seaford VFW. He loved the outdoors and was active in Nanticoke Ducks Unlimited. He was the son of Barbara Gullett and the late William H. “Sim” Gullett. His sister, Nan Krause, also preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Lynch; a son, James K. Gullett and his wife Lisa of Seaford; a brother, George Gullett of Baton Rouge, La.; a sister, Rosie Ryan of New Orleans, La. Also surviving are two grandsons, Kody and Cole Gullett. His funeral service was on June 27, at
BETHEL WORSHIP CENTER 9431 Ginger Lane, Seaford (2.4 mi. north of Wal-Mart on US 13) 628-4240 Recorded Info 628-4241 Church Office
Pastor Joseph Lecates - 875-2059 Adult Sunday School 9:30 am Worship 10:30 am & 6:30 pm Children’s Church 10:30 am Nursery 10:30 am & 6:30 pm Youth Meeting Sun. 7 pm Promise Keepers Tues. 7 pm Wed. Night Bible Study 7 pm “We’re not building a church, we’re building God’s Kingdom!”
Christ Lutheran Church
SEAFORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday School 9 am Morning Worship 10 am
Methodist Church, loved music and reading. Predeceased by her parents, she is survived by several cousins. Her funeral service was on June 25, at Cokesbury United Methodist Church, Federalsburg, Md. Burial was in the church cemetery. The family suggests donations may be made to Cokesbury United Methodist Church, c/o Jeanette Wheatley, 7054 Whitely Rd, Federalsburg, MD 21632. Arrangements by the Cranston Funeral Home, Seaford, DE.
701 Bridgeville Road 629-9077
Corner of Shipley & Spruce Sts.
A Family Friendly Church Home for You Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Phone: 629-9755 www.ChristLC.net Bible School for the Mentally Challenged Saturday at 10 am
FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH
Senior Pastor
Located halfway between Seaford & Bridgeville, turn off Rt. 13 East at Cannon Rd. light, 4th place on left.
Harold Daniels 7046 Seashore Hwy. Bridgeville, DE 19933
1611 KJV, Independent, Fundamental, Soul Winning
SUNDAY WEDNESDAY 10:00 Sunday School 7:00 Prayer Service 11:00 Worship Service 6:00 Evening Worship Nursery Provided Rev. William Goslee - Ph. 349-0190
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Wesley United Methodist Church 22025 Atlanta Road, Seaford, DE Pastor Ed Kuhling Contemporary Worship 9 am Sunday School & Bible Education 10 am Traditional Worship 11 am Wednesday Worship 6:45 pm 302-629-3029 * Info Line 302-628-0112
302-337-3044
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Worship Services: Seeker Service 8:30 am • Sunday School 9:30 Morning Worship 10:45 am • Wed. Night 7 pm
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the Cranston Funeral Home, Seaford. Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel. The family suggests donations may be made to Nanticoke Ducks Unlimited, c/o Clarke Tobin, 105 High St., Seaford, DE; or the Stroke Research Center of Johns Hopkins Hospital, c/o Robert J. Wityk, MD, 600 North Wolfe St., Phipps 126B, Baltimore, MD 21287-6953.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Seaford. Friends called at the Cranston Funeral Home, Seaford. Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Seaford. The family suggests donations may be made to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 202 North St., Seaford, DE 19973; or the Seaford Volunteer Fire Department, P O Box 87, Seaford, DE 19973.
Philip Clay Moore Sr., 88
Virginia White Plummer, 91
Philip Clay Moore, Sr. a retired salesman of Seaford died on Sunday, June 25, 2006 at Genesis Health Care, Seaford Center. Mr. Moore was born in Seaford, DE in 1918 and graduated from Seaford High School in 1936. After high school he attended Goldey Beacom Business College in Wilmington. Mr. Moore entered the Armed Services in 1941 and served in France and Germany. After nearly five years, his service ended with the end of World War II. While in service he was awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal and the EuropeanAfrican-Middle Eastern Ribbon. He returned to Seaford and began work as a wholesale food salesman for W. O. Covey Foods where he worked for 36 years until his retirement in 1982. Mr. Moore was an active and life-long member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church where he served for a period on St. Luke’s vestry. He was also active in the Masons and was a member of Hiram Lodge 21 and the Tall Cedars. After retirement he became a volunteer for many years at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing. For many years he and a group of friends made an annual trip to hunt in Canada. He enjoyed woodworking and created small tables and other items, which he gave to family and friends. His wife of 58 years, Eleanor Milligan Moore died in 1998. He is survived by two sons, Dail Burton Moore and Philip C. Moore Jr., both of Washington, D.C.; one sister, Mary Esther Mills of Greenwood; and two brothers, C. Parker Moore and Burton S. Moore, both of Seaford. His funeral service was on June 28, at
Virginia White Plummer of Salisbury, Md.,and formerly of Delmar, died Friday, June 23, 2006, as a long-time resident of Salisbury Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Delmar, a daughter of Henry and Etta Selby White. Mrs. Plummer worked for many years as a trimmer for the former Banks & Pusey Garment Company in Delmar. She was a member of Cross Point Church of the Nazarene in Salisbury. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James Plummer, who passed in 1991, a brother, Henry White, a sister, Libby Undrich, a niece, Nancy Allen and a nephew, Robert Bruce. She is survived by three nieces, Lola Pusey, Marietta Wells and Theresa White Plaskon; two nephews, Henry “Butch” White and Scott Bruce; two great nieces, Jennifer Wells and Jaimie White; and five great nephews, Tommy Pusey, Brian Pusey, Jason Wells, James White and Charles White. She is also survived by her special friends, Abby, Mike, Doris and all of her friends from the Salisbury Nursing Home. Her funeral service was on Wednesday, June 28, at Short Funeral Home, Delmar. The Rev. Ronald G. Parker officiated. Interment followed the service at St. Stephen’s Cemetery in Delmar. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.delmarvaobits. com
Hazel M. Parker, 81 Hazel M. Parker of Hurlock, MD passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. She was born September 26, 1924 in
What must I do to be saved? Acknowledge your sin and place your trust in Christ. All who place their trust in Christ in this way are adopted as God’s children. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. — Romans 3:23 The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. — Romans 6:23 God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. — Romans 5:8 If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved. — Romans 10:9
North Carolina, the daughter of the late James Garner and Mary Jackson Garner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tony Parker. She graduated from North Carolina High School. She was a factory worker. She was a member of St. Luke Church of God in Christ in Federalsburg for over 30 years. She enjoyed buying clothes, cooking and singing in her kitchen, reading her bible and raising her children. She is survived by her six children, Angelia Garner of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Dorothy M. Stackhouse and her husband, Pastor Arthur Stackhouse of Seaford, Clara Turner and her husband Robert of Federalsburg, Rose M. Rose, of Salisbury, Md., Glinda Shockley of Eden, Md., and Tony Parker, Jr. and his wife, Jacqueline of Salisbury, 17 grandchildren, 22 great-grand-
PAGE 27 children, a sister, Lucy Pope of Weldon, NC, several nieces and nephews, and close friends, Lillian Collins of Federalsburg, Edna Pryce of Hurlock, the Stanley Family of Hurlock, her church family and friends. She was preceded in death by a son, Russell Lee Garner, five sisters, Christine Austin, Catherine Stokes, Wychi Smith, Emma Garner, and Helen Garner. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 3, at Hurlock United Methodist Church at 1 p.m. with Pastor Arthur Stackhouse officiating assisted by Rev. Arthur George. Interment will follow at Federal Hill Cemetery in Federalsburg. Friends may call at the church on Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. The arrangements are being handled by Framptom Funeral Home in Federalsburg.
Inspiration God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds. His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself made purification for our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; having become so much better than the angels, as he has inherited a more excellent name than they have. For to which of the angels did he say at any time, “You are my Son. Today have I become your father?” and again, “I will be to him a Father, and he will be to me a Son?” Again, when he brings in the firstborn into the world he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him.” Of the angels he says, “Who makes his angels winds, and his servants a flame of fire.” But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your Kingdom. You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.” Hebrews 1: 1-9
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ROAD IS GONE - Curiosity seekers check out the severe damage to Woodland Road near the culvert just before the entrance to Barne’s Woods Nature Preserve. The road was closed to traffic and DelDOT crews were on the scene Monday making repairs. Photo by Ronald MacArthur
SLOW MOVING - Cars move slowly through the intersection of U.S. 13 and Concord Road. Water was running down Concord Road and spilling into the river. Photo by Ronald MacArthur
TROUBLES ON STREET - Volunteer fire crews work to pump off water on Washington Street in Wilmar Village in Seaford. The neighborhood was hit hard during the flood and two homes had their basements collapse. Photo by Ronald MacArthur
PARKS ARE FLOODED - Three mobile home parks along Brickyard Road east of U.S. 13 were flooded out. Photo by Ronald MacArthur
WADING IN WATER - Residents walk in waist-high water near the entrance to Mobile Gardens as they evacuate from the mobile home park on Sunday afternoon. Photo by Ronald MacArthur
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NO PARKING - The retention ponds along the Wal-Mart parking lot on U.S. 13 in Seaford overflowed causing problems as these photographs show. Photos by Ronald MacArthur
PROBLEMS IN GALESTOWN - The bridge and roadway in Galestown are overcome by the water and the access to the small town is gone. Photo by Beth MacArthur
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POLICE JOURNAL Trooper injured in motorcycle crash A trooper assigned to the motorcycle unit at Troop 7 was injured June 21 after he was involved in a crash while responding to domestic complaint in progress. The crash occurred at approximately 8:42 a.m. on Rt. 24 east of Beaver Dam Road near Rehoboth Beach. According to Cpl. Jeffry C. Oldham, public information officer, a 2006 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Police Motorcycle operated by Master Cpl. Brian D. Maher, 39, was traveling west on Rt. 24 in the right lane. The motorcycle’s lights and sirens were activated. A 1999 Ford Taurus operated by Cherie Bell, 44, of Lewes, was traveling west on Rt. 24, in the left lane, in front of the motorcycle. Oldham said that as the motorcycle began passing the Taurus on the right side, Bell also began steering to the right to get out of its way. Maher applied his brakes and steered to the right in an attempt to avoid the Taurus. The motorcycle then traveled off the roadway and struck a concrete curb. The motorcycle continued west, traveled over the curb into a grassy area, and clipped a guy wire for a utility pole. The motorcycle then flipped over, and Cpl. Maher was ejected and landed on an asphalt access road north of Rt. 24, according to Oldham. Maher, who was wearing a
helmet, was flown to Christiana Hospital where he was treated for a fractured clavicle, cuts and abrasions. He was later released from the hospital. Bell was not injured in the crash, which remains under investigation.
Single-vehicle fatal The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) is investigating a single vehicle fatal crash that occurred June 21 at approximately 7:02 p.m. The crash occurred on Todds Chapel Road in the area of Fishers Bridge Road west of Farmington. According to Cpl. Jeffry C. Oldham, public information officer, a 1995 Oldsmobile 88, operated by James F. Moore III, 49, of Greenwood, was traveling south on Todds Chapel Road approaching a curve to the right. As the Oldsmobile entered the curve apparently Moore lost control of it. The Oldsmobile then traveled off the west edge of the roadway, came back onto the roadway, crossed both lanes and then exited the east edge of the roadway, according to Oldham. The Oldsmobile then traveled into a ditch and rolled over onto its right side where it came to rest. Moore, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene. A preliminary state police investigation suggests that alcohol was involved in the crash, which remains under investigation.
RIVER ROAD SCENE - This was the scene along River Road near Hill n Dale, just south of Seaford, on Sunday afternoon. Motorists had to find alternate routes or wait to be rescued when the roadways were eaten away by the fast-moving waters. Photo by Phil Livingston
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TEMPORARY SHELTER - Blades Fire Company on Sunday was turned into a shelter for residents evacuated from Holly View and Mobile Gardens. Volunteers from Millsboro used rescue boats to bring the residents to safety. They were then taken by school bus to the fire department where they were provided food and shelter. Volunteer Todd Reilly said they were expecting 200 at the improvised shelter. Photo by Phil Livingston
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Attempt to pet horse proves to be a shocking experience For a brief moment in time my world was turned upside down; I ONY INDSOR mean literally upside down. I was hanging over a section of livestock As I leaned over the fence fencing like a slab of cured pork. That in and of itself would have it felt like someone been bad enough, but to make matpunched me in the back ters worse this was a section of and the next thing I knew I live, electric fence. I spent a lot of time as a young was lying across the boy hanging out on my grandfafence paralyzed. ther’s farm in Marion Station. There were chickens in the chicken enough to have been left by the Trojan house, hogs in the hog pen, chickens, ducks and geese in the back of the chicken horse. This episode happened a little later than house and horses and cows penned in the incident involving the electric fence, around the outer fields. To keep the cows so I wonder why I dare make any addiwarned about attempts to push down the tional unsolicited advances toward Pafence in search of greener pastures, my poose. It was during the weekly Sunday grandfather kept the fencing charged with dinner at my grandparents’ farm and all of an electric current. the adults were inside the house gathered For anyone who has not had the pleasfor the meal. In those days we younguns ure of being exposed to the charge of an stayed outside and played until the electric fence, it is something akin to havgrownups had eaten dinner. ing someone strike you in the back with a I went over to the fence and had aspirapiece of two by four lumber. It is not a tions of petting Papoose. As I leaned over deadly shock, just one that is more like a the fence it felt like someone punched me series of punches. in the back and the next thing I knew I However, to a 5-year-old boy, the charge is more like being beaten by sever- was lying across the fence paralyzed. My cousin ran in the house and notified the al men. I suppose it all started with my love for grownups that I was stuck on the electric fence. I think that accurately described it, a pony that my grandfather owned named I was stuck on the fence and helpless to “Papoose.” This was a really pretty black move, like a fly in a spider’s web. Hangand white pony that appeared to be the ing over the fence I remember looking beperfect size for a boy my age. I recall one tween my dangling feet and watching as time I attempted to mount Papoose without my father’s knowledge. I got on top of grownups poured out the front door of the house like drug dealers at a SWAT raid. a corn drum and jumped on Papoose’s Within a few moments the electric had back as he trotted by. I am not sure what been cut to the fence and my dad pulled was worse, Papoose’s reaction to having me off the fence and checked me over. I me lunge onto his back like a 50-pound was fine — shaken, but fine. bag of powdered concrete, or my own reI look back on that incident and realize action to striking Papoose’s back like a that what stands out most in my mind was 50-pound bag of powdered concrete. not so much the horrendous notion of beAt any rate, Papoose took off running ing stuck to a fence or being pummeled like Grant through Richmond with me with electric shock, but the sight of all clutching his back more tightly than ugly those grownups coming to my rescue. on an ape. After he galloped around the Good Lord, was I that starved for attention perimeter of the fence a couple of times, he had successfully shaken me loose and I and affection that I would find being shocked on a farm fence to be rewarding? flew off his back and landed head first Oh well, chalk it up to youth! into a pile of manure that looked large
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LEGALS NOTICE The Commissioners of Bridgeville will hold a Public Hearing and present an Ordinance to amend Section 128-1 of the Code of the Town of Bridgeville, Delaware, entitled “Fees” to Reduce the Property Tax Rate, for a second and final reading at their monthly meeting scheduled for July 10, 2006 at 7:00 P.M. in the Town Hall, 101 N. Main Street, Bridgeville, Delaware. COMMISSIONERS OF BRIDGEVILLE JOSEPH T. CONAWAY, COMMISSION PRESIDENT 6/29/1tc
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LEGAL NOTICE Delmar Liquors, Inc., trading as Wine Beer & Liquor, has on June 23,
PAGE 35 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 lo-
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RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF SEAFORD AND TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND RESIDENTS OF THE TERRITORIES CONTIGUOUS TO THE PRESENT CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SEAFORD, THAT THE CITY OF SEAFORD ANNEX CERTAIN TERRITORIES AND FIXING THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING THEREON.
Whereas, pursuant to a Resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Seaford, a Committee appointed by the Mayor recommend in its report that certain territories contiguous to the present corporate limits of the City of Seaford be annexed to the City of Seaford. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the City Council of the City of Seaford, proposes to the property owners and residents of the City of Seaford and to the property owners and residents of certain territories located contiguous to the present limits of the City of Seaford that certain territories located contiguous to the present corporate limits of the City of Seaford be annexed to the City of Seaford, said territories being proposed for annexation being more particularly described in: Exhibit “A” - Lands of Nanette Corey, Exhibit “B” - Lands of Ray S. Mears & Sons, Inc. and Exhibit “C” - Lands of St. Rockland and Co., attached hereto and incorporated herein. And Be It Further Resolved, that a public hearing shall be held on the merits of annexing the territories herein before described in this Resolution at which time any property owner or resident of the City of Seaford and any property owner or resident of the territories herein before described shall have an opportunity to be heard and said public hearing shall be held on July 11, 2006 at 7:05 o’clock P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City Council at the City Hall, 414 High Street, Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware. And Be It Further Resolved, that the City Manager of the City of Seaford, be and 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, in its June 29, 2006 edition, said publication being at least one week prior to the time specified in this Resolution for the said public hearing. I, Dolores J. Slatcher, City Manager of the City of Seaford, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Resolution passed by the City Council of the City of Seaford at its meeting on June 13, 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, City of Seaford, Delaware Dated: June 14, 2006
Whereas, pursuant to a Resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Seaford, a Committee appointed by the Mayor recommend in its report that certain territories contiguous to the present corporate limits of the City of Seaford be annexed to the City of Seaford.
Exhibit A - Corey, Nanette: Tax Map and Parcel 3-31 4.00 38 Exhibit B - Ray S. Mears & Sons, Inc.: Tax Map and Parcel 3-31 3.00 142, 142.01 Exhibit C - St. Rockland & Co.: Tax Map and Parcel 3-31 3.00 145
Exhibit D - Morris Properties: Tax Map and Parcel 3.31 3.00 145 Exhibit E - Quan, Tuong: Tax Map and Parcel 3-31 3.00 143, 143.04, 143.05, 143.06, 143.07 Exhibit F - Yingling, Steven & Cynthia: Tax Map and Parcel 3-31 3.00 138
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the City Council of the City of Seaford, proposes to the property owners and residents of the City of Seaford and to the property owners and residents of certain territories located contiguous to the present limits of the City of Seaford that certain territories located contiguous to the present corporate limits of the City of Seaford be annexed to the City of Seaford, said territories being proposed for annexation being more particularly described in: Exhibit “D” - Lands of Morris Properties, Exhibit “E” - Lands of Tuong Quan, and Exhibit “F” - Lands of Steven & Cynthia Yingling, attached hereto and incorporated herein. And Be It Further Resolved, that a public hearing shall be held on the merits of annexing the territories herein before described in this Resolution at which time any property owner or resident of the City of Seaford and any property owner or resident of the territories herein before described shall have an opportunity to be heard and said public hearing shall be held on July 11, 2006 at 7:05 o’clock P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City Council at the City Hall, 414 High Street, Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware. And Be It Further Resolved, that the City Manager of the City of Seaford, be and 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, in its June 29, 2006 edition, said publication being at least one week prior to the time specified in this Resolution for the said public hearing. I, Dolores J. Slatcher, City Manager of the City of Seaford, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Resolution passed by the City Council of the City of Seaford at its meeting on June 13, 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, City of Seaford, Delaware Dated: June 14, 2006
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PUBLIC HEARING The Mayor and Council of Laurel, Delaware, will be holding a public hearing on Monday, July 17, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter, to review the application for a proposed Large Parcel Development Overlay District (LPD), located on Discount Land Road, now or formerly known as Village Brooke, tax map #2-32/12.00/39, Laurel, Delaware. The site contains 78.76 acres and proposed for 361 lots consisting of a mix use of seventy-seven single family homes, eighty-four single family/semi detached homes, and 200 single family/town homes. The hearing will take place in Mayor and Council Chambers of Laurel Town Hall, 201 Mechanic Street, Laurel, Delaware. Copies of the proposed LPD are available at town hall for review, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. All interested parties should appear at the hearing to present their concerns, comments, etc. The Town of Laurel Mayor and Council 6/29/1tc
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE You are hereby notified the below matters will be before: The Planning and Zoning Commission for their review and recommendationon Thursday, July 6, 2006, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Hall, 414 High Street, Seaford, Delaware; and, The Mayor and Council on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 7:05 p.m. in the City Hall, 414 High Street, Seaford, Delaware for their final determination: Orient Chemical Corporation of America, 111 Park Avenue, is requesting a final site plan review for a 12,000 square foot research and development building to be constructed on the west side of Park Avenue across from the existing facility. Should you wish to present your position or evidence, please attend. You may have counsel attend on your behalf. Issued this 29th day of June 2006 pursuant to the Rules heretofore adopted by the City of Seaford. THE CITY OF SEAFORD Dolores J. Slatcher City Manager 6/29/1tc
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Subd. #2005-58 Notice is hereby given that the County Planning and Zoning Commission of Sussex County will hold a public hearing on Thursday evening, JULY 27, 2006, in the County Council Chambers, Sussex County Administrative Building, Georgetown, Delaware, on the application of WINDMILL ESTATES, L.L.C. to consider the Subdivision of land in an AR-1 Agricultural Residential District in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County, by dividing 160.91 acres into 214 lots, (Cluster Development), located south of Road 64, 2,160.50 feet west of Road 451A. Planning and Zoning public hearings will begin at 6:00 P.M. Text and maps of this application may be examined by interested parties in the County Planning and Zoning Office, Sussex County Administrative Building, Georgetown, Delaware. If unable to attend the public hearing, written comments will be accepted but must be received prior to the public hearing. For additional information contact the Planning and Zoning Department at 302-855-7878. 6/29/1tc
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.
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PUBLIC NOTICE The following ordinance was approved by Sussex County Council on March 28, 2006: ORDINANCE NO. 1841 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING MAP OF SUSSEX COUNTY FROM AN AR-1 AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO A C-1 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT FOR A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN SEAFORD HUNDRED, SUSSEX COUNTY, CONTAINING 4.99 ACRES, MORE OR LESS (land lying at the northeast corner of the intersection of Hebron Street Extended (a.k.a. Hitchens Road) and Nanticoke Avenue (a.k.a. Cargill Road) 1,100 feet south of railroad, 500 feet north of the Nanticoke River and west of the city limits of Seaford; application filed on behalf of PENINSULA OIL CO., INC.; C/Z #1590). 6/29/1tc
PUBLIC NOTICE The following ordinance was approved by Sussex County Council on April 11, 2006: ORDINANCE NO. 1845 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING MAP OF SUSSEX COUNTY FROM AN AR-1 AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO A C-1 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT FOR A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LITTLE CREEK HUNDRED, SUSSEX COUNTY, CONTAINING 5.9458 ACRES, MORE
OR LESS (land lying east of U.S. Route 13, 1/4 mile south of Road 462 (Gordy Road) east of Laurel; application filed on behalf of DONALD J. WARRINGTON; C/Z #1593). 6/29/1tc
PUBLIC NOTICE The following ordinance was approved by Sussex County Council on April 25, 2006: ORDINANCE NO. 1847 WITH CONDITIONS AN ORDINANCE TO GRANT A CONDITIONAL USE OF LAND IN AN AR-1 AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT FOR A SMALL BUSINESS SELLING ANTIQUES AND GIFTS TO BE LOCATED ON A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN NANTICOKE HUNDRED, SUSSEX COUNTY, CONTAINING 1.49 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, (land lying south of Route 18, 300 feet east of Road 521; application filed on behalf of CAROLYN A. DESILVA; C/U #1646). 6/29/1tc
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
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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
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Education Martial arts students succeed on mats as well as in classrooms Seaford’s martial artists know more than just kicks and punches. On June 16 students from Keumgang Martial Arts in Seaford attended “Academic Night” at the martial arts school. The students attend schools from as far south as Salisbury to as far north as Smyrna. The following students were recognized: Justin Elliott - Seaford Middle School , honor roll for first, third and fourth marking periods. Amber Shetzler - Smyrna Middle School , honor roll for entire year; A average in language arts for entire year; social studies achievement; Fearless Explorer Award. Jay Crimmins - Most Blessed Sacrament, principal’s list. Hayden Smith - Salisbury Christian School, academic achievement; outstanding achievement for Christ in Discipleship & Hospitality. Gene Wildonger - Frederick Douglass School , perfect attendance, first and second marking periods; honor roll, first and sec-
ond marking periods; Delaware State Distinguished Performance in Social Studies; Award of Excellence in writing; Rehoboth Art League Creativity Award; Principal’s Award; Accelerated Reader Award. Aaron Shetzler - JBM Intermediate School , honor roll for entire year; Respect Award; Outstanding Reader Award; Outstanding Mathematics Award; Humanitarian Award; George Washington Award; Albert Einstein Award; William Shakespeare Award. James Forder - Blades Elementary, SPARK Math Olympiad, second place; DSTP distinguished performance science; Accelerated Reader award; Outstanding Behavior Award; Outstanding Attendance Award. Margherita Iapino - Nellie Stokes Elementary School, academic achievement for entire year; honor society; outstanding citizenship for entire year; principal’s list for entire year; perfect attendance, first marking period; DARE poster contest, first place;
Outstanding Peer Leadership and Mentor Award; Lt. Governors “Gold Fitness Award;” state honors and savings bond for scoring all 4s on DSTP. Kieran Conaway - The Salisbury School, promoted a whole grade (from third grade to fifth grade) this year through the Iowa Acceleration Scale; scored over 97 percent in state standard testing; invited to compete in the Johns Hopkins University Talent Search; accepted into the Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth Program (JHCTY) in math and language; competed in the national piano playing auditions, and was declared a district winner by the National Piano Guild. Dylan Nepert - Wesleyan Christian School, Denton, Big Time Story Writer Award; Punctuation Champion Award; language award; Best Christian Sportsmanship; fastest speed ball pitch; Goodness Award; academic merit roll for a 98 percent average
Worcester Prep students are recognized The following area students were among those who received honors at Worcester Preparatory School, Berlin, Md.: Pre-algebra - outstanding: Haylea Reiner, Seaford. Algebra I - outstanding: Matt Carey, Seaford; Ashley French, Seaford. AP Calculus I - outstanding: Brian Carey, Seaford. AP Chemistry - highest academic average: Brian Carey, Seaford. Physics - outstanding: Scott Toy, Seaford. Spanish III - highest academic average: Brian Carey, Seaford.
American history - outstanding: Matthew Carey, Seaford. World geography - outstanding: Lauren Price, Seaford. U.S. history - highest academic average: Matthew Hubbard, Seaford. AP U.S. history - highest academic average: Brian Carey, Seaford. Literature 7 - highest academic average: Matthew Carey, Seaford. English 7 - outstanding: Matthew Carey, Seaford. English 8 - outstanding: Lauren Price, Seaford. Girls PE 8 - outstanding: Lau-
ren Price, Seaford; Cassandra Reiner, Seaford. Boys PE 7 - highest academic average: Matthew Carey, Seaford. Music 7 - outstanding: Matthew Carey, Seaford. Music 8 - outstanding: Lauren Price, Seaford. Perfect attendance - Matthew Carey, Seaford; Geography bee: Matthew Carey, Seaford. Speech competition: Matthew Carey, Seaford. Newspaper The Beak Speaks award - Brian Carey, Seaford.
Back, from left: Justin Elliott, Amber Shetzler, Jay Crimmins and Hayden Smith. Front: Gene Wildonger, Aaron Shetzler, James Forder and Margherita Iapino. Not pictured: Kieran Conaway and Dylan Nepert.
Education briefs Greenwood woman is honored at Salisbury State Heather Twombly, daughter of Phillip and Nancy Breeding of Greenwood, received the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) National Student Honor Award at the 2006 Spring Honors Convocation at Salisbury University. The ASCP National Student Honor Award was established to recognize excellent students in laboratory professions. Recipients must be a member of ASCP, be enrolled in an accredited program, have earned at
least a 3.3 GPA and have proven community service and leadership activities. Twombly is a senior majoring in clinical lab science.
Music major on dean’s list at Lebanon Valley Deborah L. Messick of Laurel, a junior music major, was named to the spring dean’s list at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pa. Dean’s list students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.4 or above on a 4-point scale.
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Art teacher is tops at Sussex Tech
CAREY IS WINNER — Marion Chambers, Ocean City, (third from left), a representative of the Colonial Dames, congratulates winners of the Congressional Essay Contest. The winners, all students at Worcester Prep, are (left to right): Ross Roessler, Bishopville; Brian Carey, Seaford; and Dominique Kunciw, Ocean Pines. The students were awarded an all-expense paid week at the Washington Workshops where they will learn first hand about the United States government. The local chapter of the Dames surprised each student with an additional check. HISTORY AWARD — Eric Kimpton,
Art teacher Don Golacinski has been named the 2006-07 Teacher of the Year at Sussex Technical High School. “Mr. G,” as he is called, is the instructor of the design art, graphic productions, and production art classes. Golacinski came to Sussex Tech in the spring of 2000. He has degrees from the Corcoran School of Art and Salisbury State University. In February, he was honored as Teacher of the Month by the school in recognition of his professionalism and teamwork. Golacinski has also been recognized for his efforts before and after school to accomplish his goals for his students both academically and athletically. As advisor for the yearbook staff, he oversees its production in his graphic production classes and spends many after school hours shooting photographs for it. He is also head lacrosse coach for the Ravens and an assistant football coach. A Milford resident, Golacinski is now
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eligible for state competition for the title of Delaware Teacher of the Year. AG AWARD — John Shank of Seaford recently received an agriculture award from Midland Grange 27. The award was announced at the Sussex Central High School senior awards program on May 16. The recent graduate intends to complete his studies in mechanics. Left is Shank and right is Tonya James, guidance counselor.
right, accepts a check from Patricia Tucker of the Seaford Republican Women’s Club. Kimpton is a member of the 2006 Seaford High School graduating class and was selected for this award for having excelled in history courses throughout his high school career. He is the son of Steve and Katie Kimpton, Seaford, and will be attending the University of Virginia in the fall.
Gary Ward remembered fondly by many who knew him If you grew up in Laurel in the 1950s or 1960s, you probably AT URPHY knew two Gary Wards, P. Gary Ward and Jay Ward’s younger Gary made an impression brother, Gary. Jay moved away and P. Gary Ward moved away, but on the students at Del Gary Ward stayed. He was in sales for WBOC and later became assisTech, too, and they have tant student activities coordinator made a mural of him on at Sussex Tech. As the years went by, Gary’s the wall of the school. pattern of knowing everyone and everyone knowing him widened. A award was given to Gary’s family. It is my well-known football official for many understanding that Gary had already been years and a big part of Centenary Church selected before he passed away, although I and the American Legion, he supplied the am not sure if he knew about it. conversation and humor that made the The other week I saw Jay Hastings at Dutch Inn famous for a long time. RJ Riverside restaurant. He called me outGary was dry humor at its best. George side so we could talk privately and, in a Burns himself might have stolen Gary’s way I had never seen from Jay, he said lines. how much he missed Gary, what a great Not that everyone always agreed with friend we all had lost and that he thought Gary’s views. After all, you can’t always agree with a Redskin fan. As you probably about Gary often. Gary made an impression on the students at Del Tech, too, and know, Gary passed away in March after a they have made a mural of him on the wall very brief illness at age 58, far too young of the school. for a much loved member of our commuOut of all this, I see that we all can nity. Gary was honored with a very large make a positive difference for others in funeral service from his family, friends life and most of us do — and like Gary, do and students at Del Tech. not even know it. Yes — Gary is missed. Thursday, June 22, I stopped in at Sussex Tech and in the office I spotted an For the last few years, I have had trouaward. It read, “State Advisor of the Year, ble dealing with Little League softballSkills USA, Gary Ward, In recognition of baseball being over by the 15th or 20th of exemplary service and leadership to stuJune. Years ago it was a summer recredents of Delaware.” The posthumous
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ation program, but apparently now it is not. A few of us probably also remember coach Schollenberger’s summer youth program for boys. Yup, 9 a.m. while the grass was still wet, there we were hitting and throwing those old rubberized baseballs that coach Schollenberger must have used for 20 years or more and we’d better not be late. Of course it was mostly for boys who lived in town, as out of town boys were mostly working on the farm. Mike Bradley of Mike’s Clearance Center in Delmar is riding an emotional high after returning from Kalamazoo, Mich., where his 1979 Lincoln Mark V won Best In Show honors. Mike is undoubtedly one of the most avid car collectors around. Isn’t it ironic that Mike and Ben Peterson, another avid classic car buff, live one block apart in Seaford? But, here is more of Mike’s sensational story. Mike met a 90-year-old founding member of the car club and through this meeting something amazing happened. For now, let’s just say that the check his wife Marie always gives to him to use in case he needs it got used this year, for the first time in around 15 trips to the show. There are usually more than 1,000 people at the event and Mike believes with all his heart that it was fate that led this man to stop and talk to him. Talk to Mike about this and Mike’s eyes are big as softballs, but I’m keeping the rest of this for a great human interest story real soon.
Cookies by Design in Delmar has been bought by Tricia Collins from longtime owner Sandy Davis. Tricia took the reins full time on Monday, June 26. Best wishes to her in her new venture. Tricia worked for Sandy for quite a while so she knows something about the business. Meanwhile, Sandy is going to take a well-deserved rest. Effective June 30, Ed Ralph will no longer be on the board of commissioners of the Laurel Public Library. Ed cited his age plus wanting to do some traveling, as reasons he is stepping down. As president of the commissioners he saw the library expansion project all the way through and as many of you know it was a full-time, unpaid job, unless you count the deep satisfaction Ed received from seeing the beautiful library. Ed, this deserves much more about you and I hope to do it next week. Congratulations. Well, the June flood of 2006 has put a damper on about everything. I have heard old-timers saying, “I’ve never seen anything like it in my time,” and more. Delmar got some rain but escaped what Laurel and especially Seaford got. This story will be covered in detail in stories throughout the paper, but for now, I’ll just say that it’s a good time to show our compassion for each other. There are those who need it.
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Letters Something is wrong with picture in Iraq Let me see if I understand this war in Iraq. They are allowed to hack up the bodies of our soldiers to a point where visual identification is impossible, desecrate them, booby trap their bodies and line the road leading to the victims with homemade bombs which took troops 12 hours to clear the area of roadside bombs. Then the group linked to al qaeda announces to the Islamic nation “that we executed God’s will and slaughtered the two crusader animals we had in captivity.” Then when our troops kill civilians suspected to be terrorists, the media wants to punish our troops and people call our troops “animals.” And when I say we should drop a bomb on them like Harry Truman did, I too am called an animal. Our troops are supposed to fight a war and not know they could be murdered by their enemy walking down the street. Who is looking out for our troops? These people are animals; they know nothing but tying a bomb around them and going to the Holy Land. We’re not going to change them if we stay there another 50 years. As long as private American contractors are making millions in Iraq we will stay; damn the cost of the lives of our civilians who work there and the American troops who are risking their lives. There’s something wrong with this picture. Frank B. Calio
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Thanks volunteer fire departments We would like to express our sincere appreciation and gratitude for the assistance of the Blades, Seaford and Laurel Volunteer fire departments during the fire at our home on the evening of June 2. Their quick response, knowledge and professionalism prevented the complete destruction of our home, thereby saving countless irreplacable items. I was a member of both the Seaford,
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tion on the county council, nor relief from the incessant and irresponsible land development that has plagued our county for years now. For those who bemoan the lack of political clout “below the canal” may I suggest this issue is a prime example as to why that is. When some of our own state legislators from Sussex are unwilling to stand up and band together to fight for legislation that would benefit the majority of their constituents, rest assured that fact is duly noted by the other legislators throughout the state. So, when a Sussex senator (Adams) is blocking passage of popular legislation (HB 170) is joined by three other Sussex coastal legislators (Sen. George Bunting; Rep. John Atkins; Rep. Gerald Hocker) in sponsoring alternative legislation (SB 304) which would supercede HB 170 and effectively kill it while doing nothing for their constituents in the next six years, legislators around the state get their message load and clear, “We don’t want HB 170 to become law.” Thus giving credence to the argument, why should other legislators take Sussex county citizens’ demand seriously when our own legislators do not? It seems as if a concentrated effort that began over two years ago to bring more representative county government, and in the process gain a measure of control over how our land resources in the county are
to be utilized has come full cycle with no significant change occurring. That does not bode well for the future quality of life in Sussex County and is indeed sad to contemplate. However, what has been gained from this effort is an understanding of how such an abominable situation came to be and how it is still being perpetuated to this very day. Since the current council has repeatedly refused any and all efforts to voluntarily increase the number of members it becomes evident that the only way to change anything is through our state legislature. That means voting out those incumbent legislators who won’t stand with us on our legitimate needs and to find and vote for challengers who will, regardless of party affiliation. Being as 2006 is an election year that means all of our Sussex representatives and two of our Sussex senators are up for re-election. As the gods of politics would have it those two senators just happen to be Thurman Adams and George Bunting. What a wonderful opportunity if we are but willing to take advantage of it to change our county’s future. Vance Phillips is also up for re-election in 2006 so those that don’t care for his brand of politics as well as his votes on land-use issues can let him know how you feel this November. Allen Ide Millsboro
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Debra Fourquet and Hernan Fourquet of Seaford announce the engagement of their daughter, Amber Willey, to Tyrone L. Handy Jr. of Delmar, son of Tyrone L. Handy Sr. and Sharon Hall. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Seaford High School. She is employed as a clinic business manager at Physiotherapy Associates. Her fiance is a graduate of Delmar High School. He is employed at A.P. Croll and Son of Georgetown. A July 22, 2006 wedding is planned at Christ Evangelistic Church in Laurel.
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A CENTURY OLD - On June 17, Elizabeth German of Delmar celebrated her 100th birthday. Greg and Barbara Ruark, who own Barb’s in Delmar, where Mrs. German resides, held a barbecue in her honor. Pictured are German, right, and friend Irene Smith.
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Laurel Star Sports Holland shows off throwing arm in 51st Blue-Gold game By Mike McClure
Laurel’s Robert Reed (22) follows lead blocker Rodney Simmons during a varsity football game last Fall. The pair represented Laurel in the 51st Annual Blue-Gold football game last Saturday night. Photo by Mike McClure
Reed, Simmons represent Laurel in Blue-Gold game By Mike McClure Laurel graduates Rodney Simmons and Robert Reed represented the Bulldog football team in the 51st Annual BlueGold all-star football game last Saturday at the University of Delaware in Newark. Simmons saw time as the Gold team’s right tackle on the offensive line while Reed played running back and linebacker. “It was a great privilege. It was an honor to be able to play,” Simmons said. “It (the weather) was a little nasty.” Although the Gold team fell to the Blue team in the wet weather, both players took a positive experience from the annual event. “It was great to meet new people, awesome football players,” said Reed. “It (playing with former opponents) was great. I had a great time.” “It was tough at the beginning of the week to check your ego,” Simmons added. “It was nice playing with all the players you played against during the season and didn’t like and end up liking them at the end of the week.” The Gold team Rodney Simmons took a 7-3 lead after Blue opened the scoring with a first quarter field goal, but the Blue team scored the final three touchdowns of the game for the win.
“It was tough. It was the hardest hitting game I’ve ever played in,” said Simmons. “Just knowing that you were playing against the best in the state was nice. It was a great experience.” “I think Blue-Gold will help me because I played against the best athletes in Delaware. It doesn’t get any better than that,” Reed added. Reed joined the Gold team in late May and was unable to participate in the hand-in-hand program, which matches participants with young people with cognitive disabilities. Robert Reed Simmons, who was matched with buddy Matthew Corning of Seaford, called the experience enlightening. Rodney went out for ice cream and lunch with his buddy, unfortunately the pair did not get a chance to meet prior to the game because the weather delayed the game and canceled the pre-game ceremonies. Both Laurel players will attend West Virginia Tech with a major in athletic coaching education (see related story on page 45. The Division II school is located in Montgomery, West Virginia. Both players had solid senior seasons, helping the Bulldogs to the state playoffs last Fall. “I loved it (playing at Laurel), I wish I could do it all over again,” said Simmons.
Delmar graduate Joe Holland got the start in the backfield for the Gold team in the 51st Annual Blue-Gold all-star football game, but it was his arm that took center stage on one big play that led to a Gold score. While three quarterbacks scored touchdowns on the ground, Holland took to the air with a 44-yard pass to Dover’s Jeremy Hicks. Holland earned the honor by winning a week long competition between the running backs to see who could throw the farthest. “We worked all through the week on that,” said Holland. According to Holland, Hicks fractured his arm and had to wear a cast. The quarterbacks were afraid to throw to him, but Holland went his way with the pass. “When I got a chance to throw it to him (Hicks) he came up big, cast and everything,” Holland added. Holland enjoyed the opportunity to play with his former opponents which allowed him to make some new friends. “It was a great experience. I got to play with some of the best players in the state,” said Holland. “It was fun. We talked about how we played each other and who beat who. We set it all aside, we came together like a family.” Holland participated in the hand-inhand program but his buddy, Bradley Moore of Delmar, was not at the game. Prior to the game they played Frisbee and had a catch (Bradley likes football). Holland said he knew Moore prior to being
Delmar graduate Joe Holland, shown scoring a touchdown during a game last Fall, threw a 44-yard pass during the Blue-Gold all-star football game last Saturday. Holland was the lone player representing the Wildcats. Photo by Mike McClure
matched with him for Blue-Gold. Holland will attend Wesley College in the Fall where he will play football. Joe, who is considering a physical therapy degree, is one of 13 players from the Gold team who will be Wolverines.
Blue tops Gold, 27-13, in soggy Blue-Gold football game The Blue team scored the final three touchdowns of the 51st Annual Blue-Gold allstar football game to pick up a 27-13 win in soggy conditions last Saturday night at the University of Delaware football stadium in Delaware. Woodbridge’s Blake Field got the start at center and Delmar’s Joe Holland started at halfback while Laurel’s Robert Reed and Rodney Simmons and Sussex Tech’s Jacques Bowe were reserves for the Gold team. William Penn’s Stephen Alexander connected for a 23-yard field goal to five Blue a 3-0 lead with 4:26 left in the first quarter. Dover quarterback Bo Thompson scored on an 11yard run and James Shrewsbury booted the extra point to give Gold a 7-3 lead with 14:10 left in the half. The touchdown was set up by a 44-yard pass from Holland to Dover’s Jeremy Hicks on a halfback option play. Alexander kicked a 28-yard field goal to move the Blue team within one at 7-6. Middletown quarterback ran it in form two yards out following a Hermanski Jackson (Caesar Rodney) fumble recovery to give Gold a 13-6 advantage. Blue quarterback Chris Lechette of Brandywine became the third quarterback to reach the end zone as his one-yard run made the score 13-12 late in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Howard’s Kianti Miller had a 36-yard touchdown run, Hodgson’s Derrell Smith added the two-point conversion before scoring a touchdown from three yards out, and Alexander booted the extra point for the 27-13 Blue win. Rain delayed the start of the game and caused the cancellation of the pre-game activities which include the reunion of players, ambassadors, cheerleaders, and band members with the their buddies, people with cognitive disabilities.
See “A view from the cheap seats” for more on the Blue-Gold game.
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Kim Owens- Sussex Tech (Laurel)
Danielle Haldeman- Seaford
Mindi Wheatley- Delmar High
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Six Western Sussex softball players to play in Carpenter Cup Classic The following local players are on the Delaware South roster for the Carpenter Cup Classic softball tourney: Amanda Horsey, Laurel; Brittany Joseph, Sussex Tech; Danielle Haldeman, Seaford; Erin Tingle, Delmar; Kim Owens, Sussex Tech; Mindi Wheatley, Delmar. The tournament was to begin on Tuesday, June 27.
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A view from the cheap seats By Mike McClure, Star Sports Editor A funny thing happened to me on the way to the Blue-Gold football game last Saturday afternoon (OK it wasn’t very funny at the time). My car broke down in the Dover area and I was unable to make it to Newark. Apparently I wasn’t the only one unable to make it, a lot of people stayed away due to the pouring rain which delayed the start of the game and caused the cancellation of the pre-game activities. I wouldn’t have been able to get many pictures due to the weather and it wouldn’t have been a fun time but that wouldn’t have come as much consolation to me as I was sitting in my car on the side of the road for over an hour waiting for it to magically fix itself. The experience did remind me of my past professional life as a radio announcer. There were a number of times when we had no idea whether we were going to be able to get on the air in time for the start of the game due to “technical difficulties”. One time I did a Delmar football game on AM 960 with an announcer named “Captain Jim”. Actually, I believe it was the first game we did together. Normally the games were set up by a friend of mine named “Flyin Brian” (we radio people love our nicknames, mine was “Iron Mike”), but this time it was up to me to set everything up and of course we got there late. We showed up at the Delmar football field, this was before they built the new stadium, and were pointed to what looked like a deer stand as our place to set up. We did not bring a table and chairs and had to sit on the stand’s floor. They were just about to kickoff as I worked furiously to untangle the cords.
Somehow we got on the air just as the ball was launched in the air for the opening kickoff. Prior to that game I went on a road trip with “Spider Hawkins” to cover a Salisbury University football game. The game was in Newport News, Virginia and because it was out of our station’s area, we had no way of knowing whether the game was on the air. Fortunately (or unfortunately), the game was broadcast. During the broadcast I pointed out that the Salisbury’s backup quarterback (who had just entered the game) was from Ontario. Without missing a beat Spider uttered the now infamous words “good day mate” which would have been great if Ontario were in Australia. I was unable to speak the rest of the Sea Gulls’ possession because I was laughing so hard. Quick hits- US Soccer Team “Ghana” Go Home- OK, I couldn’t resist making my own headline for the US soccer team’s loss to Ghana. I’m not a soccer expert, but how does the United States lose to Ghana in any sport? I guess I have no room to talk since I went to San Diego for the World Baseball Classic in March and saw Japan, Cuba, South Korea, and the Dominican Republic play in the semifinals and finals (the US team which featured more all-stars than the Yankees was nowhere to be found). The Skill and Drill football camp will take place the week of July 24 at the Laurel High football fields. See next week’s Star for more information. Little League all-star tournament play begins this week. Come out to the ballpark and support your local teams. See you at the ballpark, assuming I can get there in my car.
Maryland District 8 All-Star schedules for Delmar (subject to change) 9-10 baseball- 7/6- Princess Anne at Delmar 6 p.m.; 7/8- Crisfield at Delmar 5 p.m.; 7/10- Pocomoke at Delmar 6 p.m.; 7/12- Delmar at Berlin 6 p.m.; 7/16- semifinals; 7/17- finals Major softball- 7/5- Delmar at Princess Anne 6 p.m.; 7/7- Delmar-Princess Anne winner at Crisfield 6 p.m.; 7/9- loser’s bracket 6 p.m. at TBA; 7/11- championship 6 p.m. at TBA; 7/13- second championship (if necessary) 6 p.m. at TBA Major baseball- 7/5- West Salisbury at Delmar 6 p.m.; 7/9- Princess Anne at Delmar 5 p.m.; 7/11- Delmar at East Wicomico (Winterplace Park) 6 p.m.; 7/13- Delmar at Pocomoke 6 p.m.; 7/15- semifinals; 7/16 championship Junior baseball- 7/5- Fruitland at Delmar 6 p.m.; 7/7- winner’s and loser’s bracket games 6 p.m. at TBA; 7/9- games at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. at TBA; 7/11 6 p.m. at TBA; 7/13- semifinals 6 p.m. at TBA; 7/15- championship 5 p.m. at TBA; 7/17- championship game two (if necessary) 6 p.m. Senior baseball- 7/6- Delmar at East Wicomico 6 p.m.; 7/10- Delmar/East Wicomico winner vs. Fruitland 6 p.m. at TBA; 7/12- 6 p.m. at TBA; 7/14- 6 p.m. at TBA; 7/16- semifinals 5 p.m. at TBA; 7/18- championship 6 p.m. at TBA; 7/19- championship game two (if necessary) 6 p.m. at TBA
All Sports Camp is back for another fun summer in Salisbury Does your child love to run, jump, kick, throw, and play? Whether your child is a sports enthusiast or new to the playing field, this summer All Sports Camp, offered by the US Sports Institute and the Wicomico County Department of Recreation, is the place to be. This one-week camp will be held July 31-August 4 at Winterplace Park in Salisbury, and will teach participants more than 15 different sports including bocce, flag football, baseball, lacrosse, rugby, tennis, soccer, cricket, badminton, polo and more. The camp is open to children ages 3-14. Camp times and fees will vary by age. All players will receive a free t-shirt and certificate. The All Sports camp is sponsored by the Wicomico Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism. For more information or to register visit www.wicomicorecandparks.org, stop by the Wicomico Civic Center Box Office, or call 410.548.4900 ext. 105.
SILVER MEDAL- Delmar’s Darren Collins, right, earned a Silver Award as a member of Delaware Gold in the AAU Disney Duals last week in Orlando Florida. Collins went 9-1 as the team’s 275 pound wrestler. Photo by Mike McClure
Strictly Soccer Academy Returns to Salisbury July 24-28 One of the Shore’s longest running soccer camps will return to Salisbury next month for the 15th consecutive summer. The Strictly Soccer Academy, for boys and girls ages 3-12, will be held July 24-28 at Winterplace Park. During the camp, the region’s top youth coaches will use their passion for the game to demonstrate and teach proper soccer techniques to participants. Participants will be divided into camps based upon age. 3 and 4 year olds will participate in the Mini Munchkins program, designed to teach youngsters the basics of soccer in a special session from 9:30-10:20 a.m. each day of camp. Registration for this program is $85 and includes a camp t-shirt. Children ages 5-7 will participate in the Soccer Munchkin program, which is the perfect fit for first timers and soccer siblings. The camp is designed to teach participants the fundamentals of soccer in a fun, cooperative environment. The Camp will be held daily from 9-11 AM. Registration is $115 and includes a camp t-shirt and soccer ball. Children ages 7-12 will participate in the Cup Stars program, designed to teach participants proper soccer skills that will enable them to play at a competitive level. Day camp activities include World Cup Tournaments, Shooting Contests, Daily Soccer Matches, and passing, dribbling, shooting, heading and volley instruction. The registration fee of $135 includes a camp t-shirt and soccer ball. Register now at the Wicomico Civic Center Box Office or online at www.WicomicoRecAndParks.org. For more information call 410.548.4900 ext. 105 or e-mail lsteffey@wicomicocounty.org.
Laurel Pop Warner League plans to celebrate 25th anniversary Laurel Pop Warner, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, will hold a homecoming on Oct. 14. The league’s three football teams will play the Wicomico Panthers during the day and a dance will be held that night. The league is hoping to have players from each year present at the event. Former players, cheerleaders, and coaches with team pictures, rosters or records are asked to call league president Steve Gordy at 443-880-8266.
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Laurel Little League results Baseball- Minor League- Sussex Irrigation 10, Fuller Veazey 0- For Sussex Irrigation, Austin Tanner struck out seven batters and had a single at the plate. Jacob Adkins, Jacob Carney, and Steve Perdue each hit a single; Tyler Hill had two hits; and Ivan Hunt had a triple. For Fuller Veazey, Caine Collins struck out eight and Colby Cambron and William Davis each singled. Major League- Braves 5, Orioles 2- For the Braves, Trey Tyndall had an intentional walk and one run scored; Shawn O’Neal and Andrew Davis each walked and scored a run; Adam White had a walk and a hit; and Dylan Shockley had a single, a solo home run, and two runs scored. Tyndall pitched four innings, giving up one run on one hit, three walks, and had 10 strikeouts. Andrew Davis threw the last two innings giving up one run on one hit with two walks and three strikeouts. For the Orioles, Justin Metz had a walk and one run scored; Lucas Acosta had a hit, a walk and one run scored; Cody Tanner, Beau Warrington and Kendall Wooten all reached once by walk; and Josh Wilkens had a single. Tanner pitched five innings giving up all five runs on two hits with four walks and nine strikeouts. Colby Daye pitched the last inning giving up no runs on one hit, with one strikeout and no walks. Yankees 8, Orioles 5- For the Orioles, Justin Metz had two walks and one run scored; Lucas Acosta had a single and a triple, and one run scored; Cody Tanner doubled and had a walk and two runs scored, and Colby Daye had two walks and a run scored. Kendall Wooten and Phillip Tonelli each with a walk and Cory Cutsail had two base on balls. Metz pitched the first two innings in his first start of the year, giving up one run on four hits with one walk and one strikeout. Daye pitched the last three innings, giving up seven runs on two hits, a hit batter, four walks, and five strikeouts. For the Yankees, Jordan Bailey and John Skinner each had a hit and two runs scored; Kegan Yossick had a hit and a run scored; and Bryan Mills was hit by a pitch, had a walk, and doubled in a couple of runs. Dillon Lewis had two walks; Zach Truitt had a walk and a run scored; and Caine Collins singled and scored a run. Timmy Wooten had a hit, a walk and one run scored. Yossick pitched three innings giving up two runs on one hit and six walks and had eight strikeouts. Bai- The Yankees’ Jordan Bailey gets ready ley finished the last three innings, giving up to fire home a pitch during a Laurel five runs on two hits, four walks, and eight Major League baseball game earlier this season. Photo by Mike McClure strikeouts.
Shown (l to r) are Laurel High students Cody Bristow, Alex Hawes, Josh Kosiorowski, and Lance Kelley who recently attended the Art Monk football camp. There were 115 campers in the 115 campers in the 15 to 18 year old age level. These four young men were recognized as being in the top 30 of this age group for their skills on the football field. This list will be sent to 2,500 colleges around the nation. Kelley received the award for outstanding quarterback and Bristow received the Art Monk Award for character and leadership.
Laurel football players attend 23rd Art Monk football camp At the end of June, several Laurel youth and a few parents attended the 23rd Art Monk football camp. These young men spent five days at Shenandoah University in Virginia getting a head start on the upcoming season. Approximately seven hours a day were spent on the practice field learning new techniques from college and high school coaches. An awards ceremony was held for each age level after the last practice session. Art Monk presented athletes who excelled in their positions with a medal or a plaque. Laurel youth receiving awards were: 8-10 year olds- Cole Gullett (defensive line), Jacob Carney (running back); 11-12 year olds- Bryce Bristow (quarterback), Beau Warrington (linebacker); 15-18 year olds- Lance Kelley (quarterback, top 30 attending camp), Cody Bristow (the very prestigious Art Monk Award, top 30 attending camp), Josh Kosiorowski (ranked in the top 30 attending camp), and Alex Hawes (ranked in the top 30 attending camp). Also attending the camp were Devin Burke, Anthony Ash, Daniel Ash, Cameron Porter, Brandon Scott, Dylan Bunner, Cody Baker, and Daylin McCausland.
Delaware District III Little League Major, Junior League all-star 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- LewesMillsboro winner vs. Nanticoke-Lower 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. More all-star schedules in next week’s Star.
Shown (l to r) are Lance Kelley, Bryce Bristow, former Washington Redskin Art Monk, and Cody Bristow at the Art Monk football camp which took place recently in Virginia.
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On Campus With .... Cristina Garmendia The following interview was done via e-mail with 2004 Seaford graduate Cristina Garmendia: Q- You recently completed your sophomore year at Washington University in St. Louis, what has college life been like so far? CG- College life, at least for an architecture student who also has other interests, is extremely challenging. One of my favorite things about my experience so far is how interesting the people are here. The people I know best, my fellow architecture students (40 in my studios), represent so many different parts of the country (Alaska to Florida) and the world (Russia, China, etc). And none of us are “just” architecture students, which is the norm at most architecture schools. For instance, I am on the varsity track team, sing in a mariachi band, give tours of the Architecture school, and mentor students within the architecture school and my scholarship group, the Annika Rodriguez Scholars. My Rodriguez “family” has also had a big impact on my experience here, they are my support group away from home. It is truly a privilege to be here. Q- Why did you choose Washington? CG- I chose Washington University primarily for the feeling that I could make a difference in this area. I love the city of St. Louis, its place in history, but also knew that up until recently, it was a city in decline. I also really appreciated how the school attracted people from all around the country. I knew it would be a big change from life in Delaware, but isn’t a big part of the college experience learning about dealing with change? Q- What’s it like going to a school so far away from Seaford? CG- It’s difficult because I feel as though I’ve lost touch much faster with my old friends just because I’m so far away (15 hour drive). Yet I am also very proud to be representing Seaford in an area where most people have never even been to Delaware. Q- What are your plans after college? CG- I’m an architecture major and I am also planning a second major in archaeology. I really want to put those two majors to use by staying in the St. Louis area, preserving its architectural historic heritage, while helping to return St. Louis to its former glory and place as a worldclass city. This summer I have been working as an archaeologist right over the river in Illinois, where there are hundreds of Indian burial and ceremonial mounds. I work primarily at the Cahokia Indian Mounds, a World Heritage site, where I help train excavation volunteers and run the processing lab where all the materials go once they are excavated. I have also done some emergency excavation work in places where economic concerns are trumping cultural and historical ones. I feel my work in archaeology will help me as an architect and city planner by giving
Washington University in St. Louis Location: St. Louis, Missouri Enrollment: 7,547 undergraduate, 6,033 graduate and professional students Founded: 1853 Mascot: Bear
Kyle Jones- West Virginia Tech
Ryan Hubble- Wesley College
Six members of ‘05 Bulldogs to continue football careers By Mike McClure
Seaford graduate Cristina Garmendia is shown during a Washington University meet last spring.
me a greater sensitivity for the past. A movement for this quality is just beginning to re-emerge in the city of St. Louis, and more effort is being put into preserving its material history. Q- Tell me about your college sports career so far. CG- Considering I injured myself early on in my college career, there unfortunately hasn’t been as much opportunity for me to do as well as I know I am capable of. In one of my first meets as a freshman I was triple-jumping indoors in Illinois and matched my personal best that I set at the DII Track Meet as a senior in Delaware. I thought I had done poorly and I only learned I had matched my personal best when I heard my name as winning the event. The highlight of this year has been finally feeling like a viable contender in the triple jump after a long run of disappointments due to my previous injuries. My school’s track team is really strong, so I do mostly compete in my best events, the 400m hurdles and the triple jump, but a major core of our program is everyone being able to run strong 400s, so I have also competed in that. Q- How did being a student-athlete at Seaford High prepare you for college? CG- Being a student athlete at Seaford High helped establish in me what a team is all about, and having faith that hard work does pay off. It wasn’t until my senior year at Seaford did I truly bloom as an athlete, so I am not downhearted about my first two injury-prone years here at Wash. U. I know if I continue to work hard while enjoying my experience, I cannot lose. Q- Who were your role models? CG- My role models growing up were my parents, my brothers, and Coach Perciful. My parents established in me that I was capable of doing whatever I wanted, while my brothers gave me a healthy sense of competition. I grew up wanting to do everything they did, but better.
Laurel head football coach Ed Manlove told his senior players to do their job in the classroom and he’d work to get them noticed by college coaches. As a result, four members of the Bulldogs’ 2005 team will play football in college next fall while two others are in prep school. “It’s kind of neat for a program this small, in just four years we have eight kids playing football (after high school). I think this little community has great athletes and I think it’s only going to get better,” said Manlove, who sent a number of tapes and made a lot of phone calls to college coaches. “It will be neat to track these guys.” Tykie Hill and Anthony West- Big guys Tykie Hill and Anthony West are currently at Harmony Prep in Cincinnati, Ohio working on thier academics. Both have full scholarship offers from Anthony West Del aware State University and may receive offers from other schools. Manlove said both doing well academically and athletically. If they do their part in the classroom Manlove believes they will be Tykie Hill enrolled at a college by next spring. West Virginia Tech bound- Laurel alumni Kyle Jones, Robert Reed, and Rodney Simmons will attend West Virginia Tech this Fall. The NAIA school is located in Montgomery, West Virginia, one half hour south of Charleston, the Eventually I learned that I couldn’t beat them at everything and found my own voice and talents. Coach Perciful is still my ideal for a coach, who was constantly supportive while never labeling me into one event throughout seven years of coaching. He’s taught me a love of running that has irrevocably influenced my life. Q- How often does your family get a chance to see you compete in college? CG- My family never gets to see me compete. My brother who lives in Boston drove to see me compete at UAA Champi-
state’s capital city. All three received scholarship money to attend the school. The football team opens the season against Division I-AA school McNeese State. “It’s kind of a neat thing having three kids all getting scholarships to go to the same school,” Manlove said. “Their program’s got a ways to go. They think these kids are what they need to turn it around.” Manlove said his players first got noticed by a relative of the school’s recruiter at a game early last season. The relative suggested the recruiter, who is from Annapolis, take a look at some of the team’s seniors. “It’s kind of exciting as a coach. It makes it easy to keep track of those guys,” said Manlove. Ryan Hubble- Ryan Hubble will join a number of local players on the Wesley College football team including former Bulldog Eston Ennis. Manlove expects Hubble, who has done well in the classroom as well as on the football field, to continue to succeed in college. “He’s (Wesley coach Mike Drass) real excited to have Ryan come and be a part of the program.”“I think he’ll thrive at Wesley. He’s real excited.” While the school is unable to award athletic scholarships, Ryan did receive academic scholarship money to attend Wesley. Manlove also expects Ennis, who played well in the Wolverines’ playoff games last year, and Anton Ridley, who is at Villanova, to have big years this season. The success of all of these players means more opportunities for future Bulldog seniors (and players at other Western Sussex schools). Manlove stresses the importance of getting good grades in order to take advantage of the opportunities. onships in NYC last winter, and my mom made the drive to see compete at Wash. U. and perform with my mariachi band this spring. My team only travels to the Midwest region, and UAA host cities, with NYC being the closest to the East Coast. This is sort of weird for my parents because they are used to being able to document all the minutae of my running career. Send On Campus With and Where Are They Now candidates’ information to the Star at 302-629-9243 (f) or publisher@seafordstar.com.
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Seaford Bowling Lanes Tuesday Nascar High games and series Jesse Rust 302, 805 Sherri Smart 317 Nicole Jennings 779
Summer Senior Express High games and series Harold Sheets 285 Patrick Curran 786 Anna Mowrey 273 Dot Cannon 755
Nathan Katzaman 268 Doug Beauchamp 760 Tiffany Messick 273, 769
Thursday Summer Mixed High games and series E. Buddy Tharp 306, 807 Joeanne White 276 Kelly Dunning 744
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Just Us 21-3 Just Do It 14-10 Smart Construction13-11 What Ever 13-11 Nascar Fanatics 12-12 Jesse N Friends 11-13 Strikers 7-17 We’re Still Looking 0-24
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Soccer Sessions Soccer Camp to take place July 17-21 in Seaford The 15th Annual Soccer Sessions Camp will 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. The 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.
Delaware Riptide 14U softball wins a pair in state championships The Delaware Riptide 14U softball team won two out of three games in the Delaware State Softball Championships on Saturday before the tournament was suspended due to inclement weather. The Riptide qualified for the semifinal bracket at the conclusion of play on Saturday. The Riptide lost to the Delaware Cobras in Saturday’s first game, but in the second game the Riptide came back to win a very big game against the Delaware Diamonds, 5-1. Melissa Trout pitched a masterful game, outdueling Brooke Tull for the win. Trout allowed just four hits and kept the Diamonds off balance with a variety of pitches. The entire defense played an outstanding game. Yasmin Davis hit two home runs and Brittney Brittingham hit a triple to pace the Riptide attack. In the third game, the Riptide routed the North Carroll Fury 11-1. Brittany Thompson drove in five runs and was the winning pitcher.
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.
Star to feature Where are they Now?, On Campus With stories The Seaford/Laurel Star will be running “Where are they Now?” and “On Campus With” stories throughout the year. 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.
WWE’s ECW Live Events Tour comes to Salisbury on August 14 World Wrestling Entertainment’s ECW Live Events Summer Tour hits Salisbury on Monday, August 14. The lineup will include the ECW title match of RVD vs. Kurt Angle and the falls count anywhere match of Tommy Dreamer vs. Big Show. Other matches include Sabu vs. Test, Balls Mahoney vs. Mike Knoxx, FBI vs. Steven Richards and Justin Credible, and Sandman vs. CW Anderson. Tickets for the 7 p.m. show are on sale now at the Civic Center Box Office and online at www.wicomicociviccenter.org. To charge by phone call 410-548-4911. All tickets cost $25 plus fees. For more information visit www.ecw.com.
Laurel Pop Warner to hold Chicken BBQ on Saturday, July 1 Hannah Merritt, SGCC swimmer, reaches for the wall after completing her event in the loss to Miles River Yacht Club on Thursday. Photo by David Elliott
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Laurel Pop Warner will hold a benefit Chicken BBQ on Saturday, July 1 in front of Tyndall’s Pipe and Patio at the Old Discountland. Dinners will be $6 each and will include half chicken, chips, roll, and pickles.
Area youth sports coaches asked to send schedules, results to the Star With wet weather causing the postponement of little league regular season and allstar games, coaches need to notify the Star of any schedule changes so we can cover your games. Call sports editor Mike McClure at 302-629-9788 or send revised schedules to 302-629-9243 (f) or publisher@seafordstar.com.
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Day at Delmar High to start 15 minutes earlier School board bans loitering in parking lot before school, is looking at uniforms The school day will start 15 minutes earlier for Delmar Junior-Senior High School students beginning this fall after the Board of Education voted to change the start time from 8:15 a.m. to 8 a.m. The building will be open for teachers at 7:40 a.m. and for students at 7:45 a.m. The move was made to accommodate busing schedules. The new policy also requires students to enter the school immediately upon arrival, eliminating loitering in the parking area and in front of the school. The board, which met June 20, unanimously approved Cathy J. Townsend as the new high school principal. Townsend replaces Giffin Bowen, who resigned earlier this year. Other staff changes include Becky Neubert’s promotion to vice principal of the middle school and Diane Coy’s acceptance of the high school vice principal position upon the resignation of Rene Morrison. The new administration leaders look forward to providing direction and leadership to ensure student safety and productivity. Superintendent Dr. David Ring was authorized by the board to spearhead an investigation into the introduction of school uniforms. Ring expects to begin by polling the community to ascertain whether uniforms are something that the residents will support.
Board members cited the presence of too many inappropriate outfits and the difficulties enforcing the present dress code as reasons to explore the potential of uniforms. In the interim, a committee has begun revising dress code policies. Other disciplinary issues discussed included a revision of the discipline matrix, which is an educator’s guide to appropriate penalties for specific infractions. Although the intent is to regulate infractions in the name of fairness, it was agreed that there should be an amount of leeway given administrators for mitigating circumstances. Fifth-grade teachers from Delmar Elementary met with sixth-grade teachers from Delmar Middle School for a transition workshop. Of particular concern was the fact that the state of Maryland history curriculum requires that the students learn Maryland history but contains no Delaware history. This puts the students who choose to go to Delmar Middle at a distinct disadvantage because the Delaware state tests that are administered during the first sixth-grade semester contain a number of Delaware history questions. The teachers from both schools are working together to discover other gaps in the Maryland-Delaware curriculum expectations in order to make the transition to middle school less stressful on Delmar students.
Fire company names officers Delmar Volunteer Fire Department Inc. officers for 2006 are: Administrative officers — James “Chuck” Bare, president; Glenn “Woody” Payne, vice president; Jack Morris Jr., recording secretary; Kevin Moore, corresponding secretary; Marty Skarson, treasurer; Jacob Morris, assistant treasurer; Bob Jones, custodian. Fire line officers — Jeff Kowalski, Chief; Joe Morris Jr., Deputy Chief; Darrin Scott, 1st Asst. Chief; Shawn Johnson, 2nd Asst. Chief; Brooks Morris, Captain;
Andrew Rementer, Lieutenant. Drivers — Howard “Manson” Jones, Chief; Keith Naugle, 1st assistant; Jack Morris Jr., 2nd assistant; Randy Ellis, 3rd assistant; Harry “Bunk” Naugle, 4th assistant; Steve Twilley Sr., 5th assistant. Engineers — Grover “Gomer” Adkins, Chief; Kenny Moore Jr., 1st assistant; Brian Evans, 2nd assistant; Joe Hull, 3rd assistant; Jacob Boothe, 4th assistant; Steve Twilley Jr., 5th assistant; Robert Hull, 6th assistant; Rob Thompson, 7th assistant.
Delmar student off to space camp Zachary Bettes of Delmar, Md., has been awarded a scholarship to attend Aviation Challenge in Huntsville, Ala. Bettes was one of 47 students selected for a full tuition scholarship. Scholarship competition is keen, requiring students to submit applications with detailed descriptions of a science experiment, an essay, a mission patch design, and three letters of recommendation. Only 13 percent of those applying this year received full scholarships. “This process attracts bright, motivated students from across the world,” said Larry R. Capps, chief executive officer of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, the museum that is home to the Space Camp programs.
“To win a full scholarship, a student must submit a truly outstanding application. I congratulate Zachary on earning a place in the 2006 scholarship class.” Space Camp was founded in 1982 and has more than 450,000 alumni throughout the world. The camp, which is based on NASA’s astronaut training program, focuses on teamwork and leadership. Realworld applications of math, science, and technology are presented as students learn to fly the shuttle, participate in space walks, and build robots. For more information on the program and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, visit www.spacecamp.com.
Laurel School Board President Calvin Musser, left, receives his certificate of election from Superintendent Keith Duda. Musser, who ran unopposed in a recent election, will serve a five-year term. Photo by Mike McClure
State bill could limit term of board member By Mike McClure Laurel School Board members Edward Jestice and Jerry White each discussed pending legislation during last Tuesday’s meeting. Board president Calvin Musser was also presented with the certificate of election after running unopposed. According to Jestice, a bill has been proposed in state legislature that would limit the ability of a board member to serve if people in the district feel he or she shouldn’t serve. Jestice said the bill, which also mandates education on finances for board members, stemmed from financial difficulties in the Christina School District. Jestice pointed out that the school board association recently enacted a voluntary training program on finances. White said the Delaware School Board Association (DSBA) attorney deemed the legislation unconstitutional. “It’s pretty much a politically motivated bill,” said White, who believes DSBA will file legal action if the bills gets out of the education committee. White attended the DSBA board meeting on Wednesday, June 14. He discussed another bill proposed by a New Castle County representative that deals with the funding of construction for charter schools. White said the bill would seek funds to bill charter schools. DSBA has no position on this legislation because some
of the districts have charter schools. Musser, who will serve a five-year term, received his certificate of election during the superintendent’s report. Jestice also received a DSBA certificate of boardsmanship and White was presented with a certificate of merit. Board member Harvey Hyland, who was not present at Tuesday’s meeting, also earned a certificate of merit. The board held the first reading for its fiscal year 2007 local operating budget (July 1, 2006- June 30, 2007). The budget includes revenues and expenditures totaling $5,334,688 after a total of $4,887,188 in revenues and expenditures in the 2006 budget. The biggest expenses in the proposed budget come from salaries ($3,550,000) and district operations ($882,000), which includes a projected energy cost of $545,000 (up from $410,000 in FY 06). During the personnel portion of the meeting the board approved the following varsity head coaches for the 2006-07 year: Jerry Mears, athletic director and baseball; Ed Manlove, football; Clarence Giles, boys’ basketball; Craig Blount, wrestling; Mike Allen, golf; Margo Morris, field hockey and softball. The board will hold a reorganization meeting on Wednesday, July 5 at the district office. The regular meeting will take place on Tuesday, July 18 at 7 p.m., also at the district office.
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Health Fad diagnosis may apply in cases of pain, and may not By Dr. Anthony Policastro Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Medical director
RSD is a three-letter term that is currently being used. It stands for reflex sympathetic dystrophy. It usually refers to pain in an extremity. One of the problems with it now is that it is being overused. RSD is caused by local trauma to an extremity. The trauma is most commonly a fracture. It may be due to sprain. It could be due to a laceration. It could be due to a contusion (bruise). Other causes are less likely. Some people claim that an IV has caused it. Some people claim that being held up has caused it. These causes are unlikely. The underlying problem is not exactly clear. However, it appears to be related to nerves. The nerves involved belong to the sympathetic nervous system. Those are the nerves that control things like heartbeat. Those are the nerves that control breathing. Those are the nerves that control sweating. One of the other things that they control is the widening and narrowing of blood vessels. When someone gets an injury, the sympathetic nervous system puts the local arteries into spasm. That is a reflex reac-
tion. The reflex reaction involves the sympathetic nervous system. The pain that it causes is called a dystrophy. Hence the term for it is reflex sympathetic dystrophy. As the arteries go into spasm, less blood flows through them. The decreased blood flow causes pain. The pain in turn causes further spasm of the artery. The increased spasm causes increased pain. The cycle continues until the pain goes away. People with RSD can have pain in their extremity for months. RSD is thus associated with chronic pain. However, not all chronic pain in an extremity is caused by RSD. That is why the term is overused. Anybody who develops chronic pain tends to think it is RSD. That is not always true. There are some simple things to try to make the pain better. That may mean pain relievers. That may mean immobilization. It may mean physical therapy. Sometimes these things work. Sometimes they do not. One of the more complicated treatments is to inject the nerve with an anesthetic. This allows the artery to relax. The hope is that when it does the blood flow will increase. Once that happens the pain should also decrease. When the anesthetic wears off, the hope is that the pain will be gone. In many cases, there are psychological
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AAA wants state to further restrict teenage drivers A study released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety shows death and injury crash rates for 16-year-old drivers are 20 percent lower in a state with nighttime and passenger restrictions compared to a jurisdiction that lacked such restrictions. The study also shows that twice as many crash-free teens reported never having violated their state’s passenger restriction provision compared to teens that had crashed. The differentiating factors between crash-free and crash-involved teen drivers were overall compliance with provisions found in state graduated driver licensing laws, adherence to traffic laws and regulations, and parental involvement. “Teens who obey traffic laws, follow GDL rules, and have actively-involved parents are much less likely to crash,” said Catherine L. Rossi, manager of public and government affairs for AAA Mid-Atlantic. “Think how many lives we could save with the combination of the right laws and parental involvement.” In Delaware, 112 people lost their lives because of crashes involving 16- and 17-year-old drivers in 2005. Crash deaths for 16- and 17year-old drivers average nearly
20 percent higher in July and August than in the other months of the year, according to a AAA Foundation analysis of federal crash data. From 1995 through 2004, an average of 104 16- and 17-year-old drivers died during July and August. The average monthly death toll during the 10year period was about 87 young people. AAA is urging the Delaware Senate to pass a bill recently passed by the Delaware House that raises the learner’s permit eligibility age, places stronger passenger restrictions on teens, and requires certified driving time, including nighttime driving. Young drivers would have to obtain more documented on-the-road experience before they are eligible for a full-unrestricted driver’s license. Currently, young drivers with learner’s permit may drive with a supervisor and carry up to two passengers for the first six months. After six months, permit holders must drive supervised only between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. and carry no more than two passengers. (Other than family members, which are not counted in the passenger restriction.) Graduated driving laws ease new drivers into licensure, allowing them to build experience be-
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Ed Ralph is resigning from Laurel Library board Ralph oversaw expansion project that made facility 3 times bigger By Pat Murphy FLOOD OF 2006 - Flood waters poured into chicken houses on the Fleetwood Farm on Zion Road north of Laurel. About 48,000 four-and-a-half-week-old chicks drowned. Below, a truck travels through water on Discountland Road. Photos by Pat Murphy.
Library to hold book sale July 4th On July 4th, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., members of the Friends of the Laurel Library will sponsor a used book sale in the community room of the recently opened new library. Books covering topics from archeology to zoology, cooking to quilting, from woodworking to painting, history to children’s games and Dr. Seuss, will be offered at reasonable prices, according to newly installed Friends president, Gerda Naviero. Videos covering a wide range of interest will also be offered. Customers are asked to use the main entrance on Fourth Street. All proceeds benefit the new library.
Ed Ralph, president of the Laurel Library Board of Commissioners, is retiring from his position effective June 30. Ralph, a former University of Delaware Extension agent and, for 11 years, Delaware Sub Station director, has been on the library board since 1987. Ralph’s greatest accomplishment would have to be the expansion of the new $4 million Laurel Public Library, which he looked over daily and spent literally thousands of hours on, speaking before groups and looking into funding for the library for two years until its completion. That included moving the library from one location to another and back. Ralph gives all the credit to his board, Friends of the Library and staff there. In closing comments to his board, Ralph said, “I thank each of you for everything you have done for our wonderful new library and our patrons. With our greatly
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D ELMARVA A UTO A LLEY Raceway action planned despite the rain By Bonnie Nibblett Yet another weekend with no racing. Rain, rain, go away, come back on weekdays, not weekends. I wish it was that easy to request racing weather. The Delaware Motorsports Complex faced bad weather last weekend with the rain on Friday and Saturday. The U.S. 13 Dragway, and the U.S. 13 Kart Club Track fell to the mercy of Mother Nature with rain all day. Saturday started off shaky for the half-mile clay oval events of stock car racing. However, just a few light showers fell between 2 - 4 p.m., with just enough to have to cancel. Then, of course, no more rain fell until midnight or so. Before last Saturday, only two nights were rained out, but June has had two rain outs. Big Block Modified action has been heating up. Tim Millman, 410, has claimed three wins so far, and “Jamie” Mills has three also. Mills leads in points with 1020, Millman 888 points, H. J. Bunting has 875, Ricky Johnson 828, and in 5th is “Stormin” Norman Short, Jr. 819 points. Mills has a good lead, but anything can happen. Second through fifth place are pretty tight, too. Other winners this year have been Robert Dutton in 888, and Johnson in 69 “Slow But Sexy.” Millman has won the last two events.
Late Model action has had some mighty fine action going on, with lead changes, and fast speeds. Richard Jarvis, Jr. and Ricky Whaley have made a few trips south to run and are not racing for points this year at Delmar. They don’t always get to run every weekend at DIS, so it is a treat when the guys are home. Kenny Pettyjohn has won four features, but in spite of that his points lead is not that far from the other drivers. Kenny has a total of 945 points and the rookie Gary Simpson runs second with 875 points, only 70 points apart, 810 points goes to Donald Lingo, Jr. and David Hill with 760 total points. Rookie Gary Simpson came from running in a Big Block Modified since 1998, and switching to Late Model. Before big blocks, Simpson ran go-karts, claiming a championship, then drove Modified Lites before BB days. Simpson has displayed a very impressive drive in the number 12K Late Model to own seven top 5s out of eight features. Not bad for a rookie. Quite a few BB drivers have switched to late models, such as Tim McCreadie, Billy Decker, and GR Smith, to name a few. The AC Delco TSS Modified crate field has been just as strong as ever with a full field
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BOOK DONATION - Ed Ralph, president of Laurel Library Board, holds “The Memory Book” which was among several books that were donated to the library by Congressman Mike Castle, right. Photo by Pat Murphy.
A BLUE VIOLIN? Violinist Eric Taylor entertains everyone at the Revolving Doors’ banquet Saturday evening. The banquet took place at the Catherine Camper Educational Center in Laurel. See story, page 14. Photo by Deborah Mitchell
BOARDMANSHIP - Laurel School Board member Edward Jestice, right, is presented with a certificate of boardmanship from the Delaware State School Board by Laurel board president Calvin Musser during last week’s board meeting. Photo by Mike McClure
WATER WATER EVERYWHERE - Rain covers a yard on Discountland Road near Laurel. Photo by Pat Murphy
READ ABOUT HISTORY - “19th Century Laurel” by Harold Hancock is now on sale by the Laurel Historical Society. The 250 numbered books can be purchased by calling Dick Stone, president of the society at 875-5385, Linda Justice at 875-4217, or Edna Marvil at 875-9427, or copies can be purchased at the library. Pictured are Stone and Norma Jean Fowler, library employee and member of Laurel Historical Society board. Photo by Pat Murphy.
SERIOUS DISCUSSION - Jasmine Johnson and Tramine Johnson of Laurel meet Sen. Tom Carper and Congressman Mike Castle on one of their three library trips for the week. Photo by Pat Murphy.
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Festival will celebrate the freedom we enjoy in U.S. July Fourth is a special time for families and towns of all sizes from major metropolitan areas to little villages that make up the heart and soul of our nation. People everywhere, from all walks of life, from all races and beliefs and from all religions, will gather to mark the observance of freedom in this nation of ours. This July Fourth of the year 2006 will be a bit more somber in many communities, especially those where members of our armed forces have given their lives so that the rest of us may celebrate freedom. This year, probably more than July 4th in many of the past years, many of us will give serious thought to just what freedom is all about. Not only here in our United States but in areas throughout the entire world. Freedom means many different things to many different people. Each of us has our own thoughts as to just what the word freedom means. In Laurel, freedom means that we have a dedicated group of fellow citizens who have spent long and hard hours programming and planning the annual parade and all of the festivities that will make up the day-long celebration in downtown. This special group of committee members has been working toward yet another successful parade, one of the largest and best in Sussex County. And, while we are speaking of the parade, remember that it is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. this year. Parades are something that almost everyone loves. But, yes, there are a few souls who don’t like a parade. Can you imagine that? The rest of us will get in town early Tuesday morning, armed with our sunscreen, a bottle of water, and a comfortable folding chair, and search for our justright spot to view the parade. Chuck and I will join parade lovers of all sizes, shapes and description as we sit and watch the general population and the parade members go out Central Avenue. My dad was a parade lover and took we four kids to every parade presented all during the years we were growing up. My mother was not the parade lover that my dad was, but she made a valiant effort to attend most of the parades. Early on holidays, we would join other families and walk to the downtown area of
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Sarah Marie Trivits 875-3672 What do you think of the word “whatever” which is being interjected now into so many conversations? I kinda like it — I can express, with one word, a statement, question, or even be sarcastic. The dictionary meaning is “indefiniteness,” but call it what you may, it can be expressive. Oh well, whatever! I have a note from one of my faithful sources, Arveline Moore, who writes: The Laurel Senior Center friends have returned from a week’s trip to Hyannis, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. While there everyone enjoyed a Harbor Tour of various homes such as the Kennedys’. The weather was great all week and our bus driver, “Doc” did a great job as well as being our tour guide up there. We renewed acquaintances with old friends and made new ones. Thanks to our special people at the Senior Center we look forward to another trip next year. On June 15, Dick and Helen Mae Bennett celebrated a 50th wedding anniversary. There was a surprise party at their home hosted by their children, Dickie, Wayne, Nancy West and Shelly Givens. Note that this golden wedding couple are the grandparents of 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. We wish many more happy years for them to enjoy this great family. Darrell and Charlene Meade and Mrs. Gertrude Meade entertained family members at their homes in Bethel last week. Visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wallace and family from West Virginia, Mr. and Mrs. Danny Wallace from Tennessee and Mr. Michael Wallace from Arizona. All enjoyed their time here and especially trips to the beach areas. The annual meeting of the Friends of the Laurel Library was held on June 20 at 7 p.m. This evening the group was introduced to the new library director, Harriett Jarosh, by Mary Brittingham and introduction of the slate of officers for 2006/2007, taking their offices now are: Gerda Naveira, president; Bill Trujillo, vice president; Terry Trujillo, secretary, and Maryanne Gallopa, Treasurer. It was also decided that the Friends group will hold a
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✳ JUNE 29 - JULY 5, 2006
Opinion The heavens pour on Seaford
VIEWPOINT Our dedicated volunteers worked together to lessen impact of storm When a politician starts thanking groups of people, we tend to take their words with a grain of salt. But during a press conference on Monday at Seaford City Hall when Gov. Ruth Ann Minner started thanking volunteers who worked tireThe local governlessly on Sunday to ment, the local police help others in the afterand local volunteer math of the terrible rain firefighters took control storm, it was sincere. of the situation and And it was also a then when they realthank you that needed ized the impact was to be said a thousand extreme, they called times over. for help from the counAlthough this event ty and state. was minor in comparison to some of the major storms experienced in the Florida and Gulf region last summer, something occurred here that others should take note of. The local government, the local police and local volunteer firefighters took control of the situation and then when they realized the impact was extreme, they called for help from the county and state. The mobilization was quick. Before 7 a.m., the city of Seaford’s emergency operations plan was in place with crews already at work. Volunteer firefighters in Seaford and Blades were also already at work and before long were beginning the tedious process of evacuating people from homes that were partially under water. Police and dispatchers were handling the multitude of calls that always occur during an emergency of this magnitude. When the call went out, the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center brought its mobile unit to Seaford and set up a command center. And volunteer firefighters from every department in Sussex County sent crews. At Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, when it became apparent that the dam and spillway at Williams Pond was in danger of dissolving, all patients at Life Care at Lofland Park, on the banks of Williams Pond, would have to be moved. Once again, the job was done quickly and efficiently. Looking on as outsiders, it appeared that the entire operation worked like clockwork. That just doesn’t happen; it comes with clear communication and years of training. We echo the governor’s words and commend the volunteers and city, county and state workers who worked around the clock on Sunday. Their dedication helped to lessen the terrible impact of a storm that could have been much worse.
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The weather forecast called for rain all weekend. When it didn’t rain on Saturday, we were all sighing and thinking, perhaps, the weekend would not be a total washout. Hold the phone and get out the buckets. We paid in spades for the little break in the weather on Saturday with a deluge on Sunday. As many as 13 inches of rain fell starting around 2 a.m. By the time it stopped around noon on Sunday (and the sun came out ) the area was literally under water. Nearly everyone in the Seaford area was impacted in one way or another by the influx of water. I ended up with about eight inches of water in my basement, which was pretty commonplace for people in the area. Some people living in the area behind the Catholic Church cannot live in their homes because of major structural damage. Getting around the area on Sunday was an adventure with more roads closed than open. I was coming to Seaford from the beach area and ran into road blocks in Middleford (a large tree across the road at the Middleford bridge) and Concord (water across the spillway). I was trapped between Middleford and Concord. The best way to get around early in the day was by canoe or kayak. I ended up driving along back roads (and hitting large areas with deep water) up to Coverdale Crossroads to Rt. 404 and then to U.S. 13 and then south to Seaford. Rt. 404 was flooded in sections as well. In fact, 404 was closed between U.S. 13 and 113 just west of Delaware Tech College. I was thinking that people trying to get back to the Bay Bridge would be having a terrible time during the rush time later in the afternoon. Once I finally got to Seaford (the 45-minute drive took about 1 1/2 hours), I was flabbergasted at what I saw. Every low spot was covered with water — sometimes as many as two to three feet deep. President Bryant Richardson Vice President Pat Murphy Secretary Tina Reaser
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U.S. 13 was like a parking lot from ONALD AC RTHUR Seaford to Laurel in the northbound lane. Thank God for those who Travelers must have answer the call to volunbeen wondering what teer. Hundreds were in in the world was going the area on Sunday from on. As I headed to the every fire department in area behind Burton’s Sussex County. (another flooded business) it became apparent that there was no way that I could get i. g. Burton and Frederick Ford, anywhere in the traffic, so I parked The Hobby Stop, Block Buster, Adon the southbound side and hiked. vanced Auto Parts and Bi-Rite. Hundreds of people were being Most of the water seemed to settle evacuated by our great volunteer on the east side of the highway, but firefighters (who had been at it the damage was widespread. since early in the day) from three Photographer Steve Theis, who mobile home parks on Brickyard lives and owns a business on the Road. Most of the rescued were east end of Williams Pond at finding places to stay with friends Beaver Dam, said he had three feet and relatives and others were stayof water in the bottom floor of his ing at motels. About 30 were put up house and business. for several nights at a Red Cross Trying to get around to assess shelter at Woodbridge High School. the damage and take photographs Thank God for those who anwas almost Mission Impossible IV. swer the call to volunteer. Hundreds Getting to Woodland required a 12were in the area on Sunday from mile detour via Oak Grove, since every fire department in Sussex Rt. 20 was closed. County. There are no estimates of the The worst damage by far was cost of this freak rainstorm, but it’s done at Chapel Branch where three going to be a large amount just to businesses were literally washed repair the roads and bridges. way. Bob Booth and employees and It’s going to take money that our family members were cleaning up Delaware Department of Transand assessing the damage at Service portation does not have. But guess Glass Co. on Sunday afternoon. It what? Some politicians somewhere was very sad to see the damage had better come up with some done by a wall of water that had emergency money, because the reached as high as six feet. dozen or so roads in need of reMost are wondering if rebuilding placement or repair can’t wait. and reopening in the location is The really great news is that worth it. there were no injuries reported as For the second time in the last the result of the storm. five years, the damage done at Don---------Lee Margin (on the other side of the On Monday night, the Weather road) was extensive. It looked as if Channel was doing a live remote someone had exploded a bomb in from the parking lot of Wal-Mart the building and the area surroundwith interviews and stories about ing the business. Large trucks were the flood in the Seaford area. The washed away into the woods. reporter said that she was standing The large elevated dirt berm sup- in the water to do the live shot, but porting the train track behind the someone told her they saw a snake. business was washed away leaving She moved to dry land. just an exposed, twisted track. And the bad news is that there is Other businesses hit hard were more rain in the forecast for most along the U.S. 13 corridor including of the week.
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Seven-Day forecast for Western Sussex County Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Tides Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
An afternoon t-shower possible
Partial sunshine
An afternoon t-shower possible
T-storms possible in the p.m.
Rather cloudy
Clouds, t-storms possible; humid
Cloudy and humid with t-storms
89/64
85/63
86/63
83/63
84/65
82/65
83/63
Almanac Statistics through Tuesday June 27 at Georgetown, Delaware
Temperatures
Precipitation
High for the week . . . . . . . . . . . Low for the week . . . . . . . . . . . Normal high . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Normal low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average temperature . . . . . . . .
. 91° . 66° . 84° . 62° 77.5°
Total for the week . . . . . . . . . . 8.75” Total for the month . . . . . . . . . 12.74” Normal for the month . . . . . . . . 2.92” Total for the year . . . . . . . . . . 22.06”
Smyrna 86/66 Dover 86/66
Time 4:14 p.m. 1:36 p.m. 9:03 a.m. 2:29 p.m.
Apogee Perigee Apogee Perigee
Date August 25 September 7 September 22 October 6
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Rise .5:41 a.m. .5:41 a.m. .5:41 a.m. .5:42 a.m. .5:42 a.m. .5:43 a.m. .5:44 a.m.
First July 3
Harrington 86/66
Time 9:24 p.m. 11:08 p.m. 1:22 a.m. 10:08 a.m.
Milford 86/66 Greenwood 88/66
Lewes 81/67
Bridgeville 89/64
Sun and Moon Sun Thursday . Friday . . . . Saturday . . Sunday . . . Monday . . Tuesday . . Wednesday
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Set .8:31 p.m. .8:31 p.m. .8:31 p.m. .8:31 p.m. .8:31 p.m. .8:31 p.m. .8:30 p.m.
Full July 10
High Low High 5:13 a 12:09 p 5:37 p 5:52 a 12:10 a 6:19 p 6:31 a 12:56 a 7:02 p 7:11 a 1:44 a 7:47 p 7:55 a 2:36 a 8:35 p 8:42 a 3:31 a 9:24 p 9:35 a 4:27 a 10:16 p High 8:56 p 9:38 p 10:21 p 11:06 p 11:54 p —12:54 p
Low —12:47 p 1:24 p 2:02 p 2:43 p 3:27 p 4:14 p Low 3:02 p 3:40 p 4:17 p 4:55 p 5:36 p 6:20 p 7:07 p
Vienna, MD
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 1 July 13 July 29 August 10
Day Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed.
Sharptown, MD Shown is Thursday’s weather. High Low Temperatures are Thursday’s highs Day and Thursday night’s lows. Thurs. 8:32 a 2:18 a Fri. 9:11 a 3:03 a Sat. 9:50 a 3:49 a Sun. 10:30 a 4:37 a Mon. 11:14 a 5:29 a Tues. 12:01 p 6:24 a Wed. 12:43 a 7:20 a
Apogee and Perigee
Apogee Perigee Apogee Perigee
Nanticoke River Roaring Point, MD
Moon Rise Thursday . . . .9:21 a.m. Friday . . . . . .10:22 a.m. Saturday . . . .11:21 a.m. Sunday . . . . .12:19 p.m. Monday . . . . .1:17 p.m. Tuesday . . . . .2:17 p.m. Wednesday . . .3:20 p.m.
Last July 17
Set .11:26 p.m. .11:48 p.m. . . . . . .none .12:08 a.m. .12:28 a.m. .12:49 a.m. . .1:12 a.m.
New July 25
SEAFORD 89/64 Blades 89/64
Rehoboth Beach 81/66 Georgetown 89/66 Concord 89/65 Laurel 88/64 Delmar 88/63
Millsboro 88/66
Bethany Beach 81/67 Fenwick Island 83/67
Day High Thurs. 7:54 a Fri. 8:33 a Sat. 9:12 a Sun. 9:52 a Mon. 10:36 a Tues. 11:23 a Wed. 12:05 a
Low High Low 1:40 a 8:18 p 2:24 p 2:25 a 9:00 p 3:02 p 3:11 a 9:43 p 3:39 p 3:59 a 10:28 p 4:17 p 4:51 a 11:16 p 4:58 p 5:46 a —- 5:42 p 6:42 a 12:16 p 6:29 p
Rehoboth Beach Day Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed.
High 10:04 a 10:48 a 11:34 a 12:22 p 12:37 a 1:26 a 2:19 a
Low High Low 4:09 a 10:28 p 3:57 p 4:50 a 11:09 p 4:45 p 5:30 a 11:52 p 5:35 p 6:11 a —- 6:27 p 6:51 a 1:12 p 7:21 p 7:34 a 2:06 p 8:16 p 8:19 a 2:59 p 9:13 p
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