THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2007
VOL. 12 NO. 30
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NEWS HEADLINES RECERTIFICATION - The cardiac rehabilitation program at Nanticoke Hospital has received recertification by the American Heart Association. Page 14 MARINES - A packed house of former United States Marines crowded the Seaford Golf and Country Club to honor a unique custom. Page 16 VETERANS - Laurel native Elmer Hearn was drafted in the summer of 1945 and served in the United States Army through 1947. Page 18 SCHOLARSHIPS - Trinity Transport has created two scholarships through the Salisbury University Foundation Inc. worth $20,000 annually. Page 20 ASSAULT - Police charged a Greenwood woman with assault after she allegedly bit a trooper's finger. Page 31 PRODUCTION - Possum Point Players’ holiday production will incorporate an old-style radio version of “Miracle on 34th Street.” Page 54 VICTORIAN - The Seaford Historical Society opens the Ross Mansion for the 10th annual Victorian Christmas celebration. Page 61 ALL-CONFERENCE - This week’s Star features photos of local field hockey and soccer players named first team all-conference. Page 45 STARS OF THE WEEK - A Seaford football player and a Sussex Tech field hockey player are this week’s Seaford Stars of the Week. Page 48
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INSIDE THE STAR BUSINESS 6 22 BULLETIN BOARD CHURCH 26 CLASSIFIEDS 34-43 EDUCATION 21 ENTERTAINMENT 54 FRANK CALIO 57 GENE BLEILE 49 44 GOURMET GROWING UP HEALTHY 59 HEALTH 58 LETTERS 62
MOVIES 7 OBITUARIES 29 43 ON THE RECORD OPEN HOUSES 15 PAT MURPHY 25 PEOPLE 56 POLICE JOURNAL 31 SNAPSHOTS 60 SPORTS 45-53 TIDES/WEATHER 63 TODD CROFFORD 27 VETERANS OF WWII 18
FIELD OF FLAGS - The Field of Flags was first dedicated on Oct. 23, 2005, at the Somers Congregational Church in Somers, Conn. Since last Friday, the display has been at the Union United Methodist Church, Bridgeville. There are 4,310 American flags in the church yard, one flag for every American soldier and Marine killed in Afghanistan and Iraq through Nov. 8.
Discovery Place plans are ended By Frank B. Calio “We've put an end to Discovery Place as we had planned.” Those were the words spoken by David G. Horsey, one of the principals in the project, in an exclusive interview with the Star. Then he announced that the developers will proceed with a much scaled-down version of the project. Originally, the $500 million development on 500 acres on the north edge of Laurel called for a million square feet of retail space, an
amusement park, a hotel with an indoor water park, 1,400 homes, a 12,000-seat sports arena, a 6,000-seat baseball stadium, an equestrian center, 12 soccer fields, nine baseball fields, six volleyball courts and a free-standing firehouse. That plan is history, according to Horsey, owner of David G. Horsey and Sons, and his partner Preston Schell, president of Ocean Atlantic Associates. Reasons given by Horsey include the developers’ inability to purchase 381 acres of land which was slated Continued on page four
Business and rental licensing vote delay By Lynn R. Parks The Seaford City Council has still not made a decision on whether the city will require business and rental licenses. An expected vote on the proposal did not materialize at the council meeting Monday night. Instead, the council agreed with a suggestion by Councilman Mike Vincent that it form a committee to further study the matter. The licensing proposal has been under consideration for more than a year. Assistant city manager Charles Anderson, who was the city’s director of operations at the time, pitched the proposal at the city council’s Oct. 24, 2006, meeting. Continued on page 17