THURSDAY, jUNE 18, 2009
VOL. 14 NO. 9
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News FAME - Sports Hall of Famers from Seaford and Laurel take center stage. Page 3 CENTER - A state-of-the-art 911 reporting center is operating in Seaford. Page 4 GRADUATES - Dr. Seuss influences the graduating class at Woodbridge, but how? Page 5 UPS AND DOWNS - Running fewer than 80 days, it has been broken for about 150 days. What is it? Page 13 SEARCHING - Looking for a few good Riverfest Survivor Castmates! PAGE 15 POLICE - Officers waste no time capturing an attempted murder suspect. Page 30 TOUCHING - The sensitive side of Tony Windsor comes through this week. Page 51
Sports
Associate Principal Dr. Todd Fishburn and second grader Raven Alexis West, 8, were two of the 17 people who donated hair at West Seaford Elementary on june 12. Photo by Carol Kinsley
PAIGE - Seaford graduate Paige Crouse is shown signing a letter of intent to attend Potomac State College of WVU where she will play soccer and major in nursing. Also pictured are her mother, Tina, and father, David. See story on page 41.
Students, parents, principal donate hair for Locks of Love
PATRIOTS - Players from across western Sussex are playing with the Post 6 American Legion baseball team. Page 41
By Carol Kinsley
Index Business 6 Bulletin Board 18-20 Church 22 Classifieds 32-34 Education 38-39 Final Word 55 Gourmet 35 Health 36-37 Letters 50 Lynn Parks 16 Movies 7
Obituaries Opinion Pat Murphy People Police Puzzles Snapshots Sports Tides Tony Windsor
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Seventeen meet in West Seaford on last day of school While the whole student body of West Seaford Elementary looked on and cheered, 17 students, parents, community members and even Dr. Todd Fishburn, the associate principal, perched on stools in the gymnasium on the last day of classes June 12 to donate their long hair to Locks of Love. The non-profit organization will use the hair to make wigs for financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term hair loss due to a medical cause. “We were looking for a way for the school to give back to the community that wouldn’t cost anything,” explained Fishburn. “We were lucky that a teacher, Renee Clark, was in the process of donating her hair. We convinced her to do it mid-year in front of the whole school at a pep rally.” From there, organizers encouraged as many as they could to participate in the year-end mass donation. Students who signed up in
advance were Laura Schumacher, Iris Perez, Lise Gomez, Kristen Hollenger, Hannah Venables, Shelby Evick, Raven West and Samantha Nowlan. Emily Genshaw had already donated her hair. Two parents registered, Renee Picard and Shannon Paulson. Ruby Anderson, a member of the community, signed up, and a few others, including 24-year-old Thomas McCabe came without registering. McCabe, whose straight, black hair reached his waist, said he had always wanted to donate and had been letting his hair grow out for four years, with a semi-annual trim to take care of split ends. Hair stylists from all across the area gave their time, and a free styling after the donated hair was lopped off. They included William Hyle of Salon Art, Bonnie Hastings of Cut’n Up, Ricki West and Cody Bowland of The Phillip Stein Salon, Suzanne Continued to page 53
SURvIvORS – Dr. Paul McGhee, a doctor of psychology and specialist in the benefits of humor, wears a bar stool around his neck to illustrate the effects of carrying around too much ‘stuff,’ or anger and worry. McGhee spoke at the western Sussex National Cancer Survivors Day celebration, sponsored by Nanticoke Cancer Care Center, Seaford. Story and additional photos on page 10. Photo by Lynn R. Parks