VOL. 15 NO. 4
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010
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News LAUREL - School Board discusses referendum, releases Hitch statement. Page 3 DELMAR - Marching Band works to raise funds for travel costs. Page 3 BUSINESS - George, Miles & Buhr is celebrating 50 years of service on Delmarva. Page 4 UPDATE - Memories of Dr. Sarah Dykstra’s kindness live on. Page 6 HEROES - Jim Cina knows the fears, joys of being a veteran firefighter. Page 8 ENTERTAINMENT - Community announces membership drive. Page 23
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LAUREL - Cost adjustment for irrigation wells has spawned interest. Page 37 FUNDRAISER - Walk raises $1,170 for Angelman Syndrome. Page 37
Sports PLAy DAy - The Laurel, Delmar and Sussex Tech field hockey teams took part in the Seaford Play Day last weekend. Photos on pages 24 and 26 FALL PHOTOS - The Star’s Fall Sports Preview will appear in next week’s paper. This week’s Star features more photos from local varsity practices. MIkE MccLURE - page 27
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Some $38,000 in grants from the Horsey Family Youth Foundation was presented Aug. 19 during HFYF’s annual meeting in Laurel to 17 organizations, many of them represented here. Seated are Amanda Horsey, Dave and Pat Horsey and Brandy Givens of Shore Thunder Starz. Standing, middle row, from left, are Terry Lemper, Middletown Wildcats; Joe Leblanc, Woodbridge Track; Wayne Price, Del Tech; Chris Havrilla, Woodbridge Track; Cheri Knotts, Dover/CR Raiders; Tammy Baynum, Laurel Pop Warner; Chris Eames, Milford Pop Warner, and Don Dubinski, Laurel Little League. Standing, back row, are Keith Bryan, Georgetown Little League; David Willoughby, Diamond State Swoop; Bill Falasco, Harrington Pop Warner; Chad Lagtow, Diamond State Swoop; AJ Lathbury, Sussex Technical High School; John Little, Autism Delaware; Carter Knotts, Dover/CR Raiders, and Melissa Martin, Autism Delaware.
Horsey Foundation works to keep youth off drugs, streets By Carol Kinsley
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When Dave and Pat Horsey lost one of their four sons, Tim, at age 19 in a motorcycle accident in 1985, they weren’t sure they’d have enough money to bury him. Fortunately, there was some insurance coverage. When everything was paid for, they used the leftover money to start David G. Horsey and Sons Inc. Since then, they’ve been blessed financially and now are giving back to the community. Through the Horsey Family Youth Foundation, established in 2003, nearly
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$200,000 has been awarded to support organized athletics in Delaware. At the sixth annual awards presentation on Aug. 19 in Laurel, checks totaling more than $38,000 were dispersed to 15 organizations. The HFYF also celebrated becoming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization at the meeting. In 2003, Dave said, when he first got the idea of setting aside some money for donations, a representative of Delaware Community Foundation suggested creating an endowment and giving away the accumulated earnings, rather than the principle. “I’m gratified
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he did,” Dave said. The endowment has grown to more than $600,000. “I hope to live long enough to see the fund get to a million dollars,” he added. “Then we’ll open it to education and give away scholarships.” Through the DCF, the HFYF now supports programs for youth all over the state of Delaware. The foundation’s goal is to try to keep children off drugs and the streets by encouraging them to become involved in education and sports programs. An estimated 3,500 continued on page 12
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