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Vol. 2 No. 9 December 2015
WELL ROUNDED- Salisbury Christian junior Lauren Mills is involved with sports, music, and youth group at the school and is an “A” student. Story on page 24
Couples in business
This month’s Star highlights Couples and Partners in Business. Page 7 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR- The Greater Delmar Chamber of Commerce honors 2015 Citizen of the Year Brenda Morris. Page 2 SKATEPARK- Construction of the Salisbury Skatepark nears completion. Page 3
INDEX Bulletin Board ......................22-23 Business Digest ....................... 12 Business Directory..............36-37 Church ....................................... 35 Delegate Report .......................... 4 Dining on Delmarva.............20-21 Gee Dunsten ............................. 29 Education ............................24-28 Final Word ................................. 39 Health....................................32-33 Personnel File ........................... 14 Real Estate ................................ 29 Salisbury University ................. 27 Sports ...................................16-19 SU Sports Profile ...................... 17 The Great Outdoors ................. 18 Veronica Correa........................ 38 Your Smile Matters ................... 33
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY- Shown is a bright view of Salisbury University’s Academic Commons. Photo by Patrick J. Hendrickson / Highcamera.com
Wicomico Civic Center to get a $3.5 million facelift By Mike McClure
With the newest part of the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center 25 years old, the county has decided it’s time to renovate the facility. The cost of the project, which will include the replacement of seats in the arena, a change in paint color, carpet installation, and other cosmetic touches, will be $3.5 million. “This will be really huge, to get us modernized,” said civic center Manager
Chuck Rousseau. “We’re definitely way overdue to get here.” The first order of business will be the seating replacement, which will cover 3,300 upper riser seats and 2,300 lower riser seats at an estimated cost of $1.51.8 million. The current seats, which have been around since 1980, are labor intensive to pull in and out. They can only be all in or all out, certain sections can not be pulled out and others left in. There are also no parts available for the
The first order of business for the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center renovations will be replacing the arena’s seats, which will be done at an estimated cost of $1.5-1.8 million. Photo by Mike McClure
seats, workers have had to make their own parts. The new seats, which will probably be gray, will be more comfortable than the current seats. Acting Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Director Pam Oland is hopeful that the seating project will be under contract by the end of the year. The work will be done around the civic center’s events, in sections. Seats can be installed at a pace of 400 seats a day. Once the seats are under contract, the county will see how much money is left for the rest of the project. Carpet will be installed in the civic center’s entrance, making it feel warmer. Meeting areas will also be freshened up. Work will include the finishes of the civic center including the ceilings, walls, floors, and arena paint color, which is now bright green and blue. Rousseau said most of the current finishes are original. The Midway section was constructed in 1974, while the newer part was added in 1980. A skim coat will be added to the center’s cinder blocks, making it look like drywall. Other plans include removing Continued on page 4