May 31, 2007

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VOL. 11 NO. 43

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2007

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DAY IN THE PARK IS SATURDAY Delmar’s annual celebration of food, music and fun will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Page 2

The Smith shallop has landed

TOP IN HER CLASS, TWICE - LHS valedictorian graduates shines again when she earns her doctorate. Page 4

Dedication ceremony takes place at Phillip’s Landing By Lynn R. Parks

SPIRIT RAISER - Area football boosters hope that new purchase will spark interest in school, sports. Page 20 ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES - Area town did violate the Freedom of Information Act. Page 20 ALL-CONFERENCE - The Star features photo cards of local players named first team all-conference for the spring sports season starting on page 41. STATE TOURNEY - Three local teams competed in the opening rounds of the state softball tournament. Coverage begins on page 41.

The replica of the Capt. John Smith shallop docked at Phillips Landing for the dedication ceremony of a monument commemorating the 400th anniversary of Smith’s exploration of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, including the Nanticoke River. The shallop is on a 121-day voyage around the bay. Photo by Lynn R. Parks

Capt. John Smith’s first couple encounters with the people of the Nanticoke nation were not easy ones. Arrows flew, muskets were fired. But soon, the Nanticoke people “came clustering about us,” Smith wrote in his journal, “every one presenting us with something, that we became such friends they would contend who should fetch us water…and give us the best content.” “The misunderstandings began with the first contact, and they have continued these many years,” James “Tee” Norwood, chief of the Nanticoke, said at Tuesday’s dedication of a marker at Phillips Landing, near Bethel, to commemorate 400 years since Smith explored the Nanticoke and other tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. “But we were willing to share the bounty of the land and water.” As part of the marker dedication ceremony, Norwood addressed the audience in the Nanticoke language. “I am chief of the Nanticoke people,” he translated. “Peace.” He then presented gifts to several dignitaries there, including Sen. Tom Carper, Continued on page 2

STARS OF THE WEEK - A Laurel softball player and a Sussex Tech softball player are this week’s Laurel Stars of the Week. Page 43

INSIDE THE STAR © Business . . . . . . . . .6 Bulletin Board . . . .26 Church . . . . . . . . .22 Classifieds . . . . . .32 Education . . . . . . .36 Entertainment . . . .30 Gourmet . . . . . . . .21 Health . . . . . . . . . .13 Letters . . . . . . . . . .51 Lynn Parks . . . . . .19 Mike Barton . . . . . .57 Movies . . . . . . . . . . .7 Obituaries . . . . . . .24

On the Record . . . .38 Opinion . . . . . . . . .58 Pat Murphy . . . . . .39 People . . . . . . . . . .40 Police . . . . . . . . . .25 Snapshots . . . . . . .56 Socials . . . . . . . . .57 Sports . . . . . . . . . .41 Tides . . . . . . . . . . .59 Todd Crofford . . . .23 Tommy Young . . . .44 Tony Windsor . . . .51 Weather . . . . . . . . .59 IN MEMORIAM - Members of American Legion post 19, Laurel, and Gold Star mothers lay a wreath on the veterans memorial at the post on Monday. From left: auxiliary chaplain Connie Nichols, Avery and Norma Jean Hudson, brother and mother of Lt. Alex Hudson, post commander Carlton Pepper, Gold Star mother Margaret Lloyd, auxiliary president Helen Pepper and Doris Kernaghan, vice president of the auxiliary. See story, page 5, addition photos, page 18. Photo by Pat Murphy.


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