THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2008
VOL. 13 NO. 35
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News FATALITIES - Two teenagers are killed and two others injured in an accident on River Road. Page 3 CORAL CLOSES - Restaurant closes its doors after 24 years on U.S. 13 in Seaford. Page 5 LOCKS - Teacher Renee Clarke looked a little tense. Find out why on page 8. SUCCESS - New ad campaign focuses on hospital success stories. Page 10 RECORD - This success story involves a flying pumpkin and some engineering success. Page 20 NO FLASH - A new photography exhibit is being displayed on the Owens Campus. Page 30 POLICE - Drugs and fires overwhelm this week’s Police Journal. Page 42 CLIPPED - You won’t believe who gets their hair trimmed in Seaford. Page 44
Sports TOP STORY - The Seaford Star will publish its list of the top sports story of the year in its January 1 edition. Readers have until Dec. 24 to vote for the top story. All voters will be entered into a drawing for a free one-year subscription. Page 49 ALL-STATE - Western Sussex players were named to the football all-state teams. Woodbridge senior Jorge was named to the third team. Page 46 STARS - A Seaford swimmer and a Seaford boys’ basketball player are this week’s Seaford Stars of the Week. Page 48
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Firemen from Seaford and Blades are shown at the scene of the Pizza King Restaurant on Stein Highway, Seaford. The restaurant will be reopened following repairs. Photo by Davy Davis
Cause of Seaford restaurant fire traced to electrical malfunction By Lynn R. Parks The Pizza King restaurant on Stein Highway in Seaford closed after a Monday-morning fire that caused $15,000 in damages. On Tuesday, restaurant owner Brad Baynum was unable to say when the eatery would reopen. “We are waiting for the insurance company right now, but our hopes are to reopen as soon as possible,” he said. Investigators with the state fire marshal’s office have ruled that the fire started in an exterior wall and was
caused by an electrical malfunction. The fire alarm was called in at 10:18 a.m. when Pizza King employees smelled smoke. The Seaford Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze and was assisted by firefighters from Blades and Bridgeville. “We are especially grateful to the fire departments,” Baynum said. No injuries were reported in the fire. The fire marshal’s office said that employees as well as people eating in the restaurant were able to leave the building without incident. In addition to praising the firefight-
ers, Baynum thanked the community. “I want to thank the people of Seaford for all their help and support,” he said. And as for Pizza King employees, who find themselves out of work a week before Christmas, Baynum said that they shouldn’t worry. “Our employees will be taken care of over the holidays,” he said. Stein Highway in front of the restaurant was blocked while firefighters worked to find the fire’s origin. A hole was cut in the roof by the firemen over the southwest corner of the restaurant.