THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007
VOL. 12 NO. 4
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NEWS HEADLINES LO-MAR CLOSING - Lo-Mar, the office-supply store that has served the Seaford area for 62 years, is closing. Page 3 NEW BOUNDARIES - Woodbridge School Board has some concerns about new school district boundaries. Page 5 CREDIT UNION - The Seaford Federal Credit Union is constructing a new building on the eastern side of the county. Page 6 CHURCH - Old Christ Church, which dates back to 1772, is still holding services. Page 9 HEALTH - Mike Hall spreads word supporting healthy lifestyles. Page 10 NASCAR - Buckle up and win NASCAR tickets from the Office of Highway Safety. Page 15 SHALLOP - A replica of the John Smith shallop will visit the area on May 30. Page 30 POLICE - A witness pursues a robber and gets a shot in the back — a beer can. Page 37 CHAMPS - Three Seaford track athletes, a Woodbridge hurdler, and a Seaford doubles team win Henlopen Conference championships. Page 41 SHUTOUT - The Seaford varsity baseball team blanked a non-conference opponent to remain in the hunt for a state playoff spot. Page 41 STARS - A Seaford boys’ track athlete, a Seaford girls’ track athlete, a Seaford softball player, and a Seaford girls’ soccer player are our Stars. Page 44 TOBACCO-FREE - Hospital officials at Nanticoke Health Services and two other local medical centers are taking steps to improve your health. Page 52
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The entire King family, Seaford, will participate in the Western Sussex Relay for Life Friday night, to help raise money for the American Cancer Society. Dena's father died of cancer in 2005 and she has been an active volunteer with the relay since then. She and Aaron are making oversized ruby slippers to put around the walking track at the relay, whose motto is, "There's no place like hope." The King's children are Emily and Matthew. Photo by Lynn R. Parks
Relay for Life weekend ‘There’s no place like hope’ is 2007 theme By Lynn R. Parks Dena King does not hesitate to encourage people to attend the Western Sussex Relay for Life, an annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. “Just come,” she tells anyone who asks. “Just be there. It is a wonderful place to be. You can feel it as soon as you get there.” King, Seaford, is a volunteer for the annual relay, during which volunteers walk laps around a track to raise money. She and her husband, Aaron, are building giant red ruby slippers to put around the walking track for this year’s relay, set for Friday night at the Mears
Campus of Nanticoke Health Services. The theme of this year’s relay is, “There’s no place like hope,” a play on Dorothy’s refrain in the “Wizard of Oz,” “There’s no place like home.” Dorothy, of course, found magic in her red ruby slippers. King first became involved in the relay in 2005, when her father, Jack Palen, Fallston, Md., was dying of cancer. “My dad was very sick, and I couldn’t be at the relay that first year, but I went to the survivor’s dinner,” she said. The survivor’s dinner is traditionally held the night before the relay. Palen died in September 2005. “Right after that, I jumped right into
the relay,” King said. “I never realized how many people around here had been affected by cancer. And I met some wonderful people. It’s really a community—we pray for each other, we ask about doctor’s visits. And when something does happen, we support each other.” Last year, King’s brother, John Jr., also of Fallston, attended the relay. “He was just 18 when our dad died, and it was very hard for him,” she said. “But at the relay, he was able to realize that we aren’t the only family going through this. And everyone there is so Continued on page 12
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