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A truck is upended in mud behind Don-Lee Margin off Rt. 20 just outside Seaford. Heavy damage was done by the small Chapel Branch creek that became a six-foot high wall of water. See more photographs on pages 2, 17, 28, 29, 47, 52. Find out the impact on roads - page 5. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

13 inches of rain turns streams into raging rivers

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By Ronald MacArthur The rains came Sunday and left behind a path of destruction in the Seaford area. More than 13 inches of rain fell turning small streams in raging rivers causing numerous road washouts, a dam failure, home and business destruction and evacuations.

Gov. Ruth Ann Minner declared a state of emergency in the Seaford area late Monday afternoon.

When it was all said and done, almost a dozen roads and at least three bridges were washed out and nearly 40 roads were affected or damaged as the Seaford-Blades area became almost

isolated from the rest of Delmarva.

According to Darrel Cole, director of public relations for the Delaware Department of Transportation, most of the roads near the Nanticoke River were adversely affected due to the rain.

The three bridges washed out include spans at Concord, Craig’s Mill and one on Woodland Road. As of presstime on Tuesday, state officials were not able to provide a damage estimate or give a time line as to when repairs will take place.

But state highway officials said that the work to repair the damage will be done. “The conditions we are seeing are similar and consistent with what we

would see in the aftermath of a hurricane or nor’ easter,” said DelDOT secretary Carolann Wicks. “This is serious damage and our staff has worked tirelessly, all day Sunday and again today, to go out and assess all the damage to the roadways and bridges so that we know exactly what we’re facing.

“We’re going to find the money to get the work done, and get life back to normal for the residents of western Sussex County,” she added.

City staff called into action early Charles Anderson, director of operaContinued to page 4

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EVACUATION - Volunteers from the Laurel and Dagsboro volunteer fire departments help evacuate residents from the Holly View park off Brickyard Road. Volunteers worked all day Sunday helping residents evacuate from three mobile home parks along the road. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

ROAD IS OUT - A small creek under Rt. 20 west of Seaford cut a deep path of destruction across the roadway forcing its closure. The road is one of nearly a dozen receiving major damage in the Seaford area.

Photo by Ronald MacArthur

FLOODED PARKING LOT - Several vehicles were flooded as flood waters quickly advanced during the early-morning hours at the Wal-Mart parking lot along U.S. 13 in Seaford. Rescue workers were called in to evacuate employees. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

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Indian River plant will see ‘repowering’

By Ronald MacArthur Plans are under way for a major $1.5 billion “repowering” of the coal-fired Indian River Generating Station by NRG Energy to reduce the state’s air pollution (the plant is the state’s number one source), create hundreds of jobs and provide 630 megawatts of new power. The company announced in a press conference last Wednesday that it is moving forward with plans to build an integrated coal gasification combined cycle, or “clean coal” plant at its Millsboro site. According to the company’s northeast region president, Curtis Morgan, clean coal technology removes up to 90 percent of sulfur dioxide emissions, up to 80 percent of oxides of nitrogen emissions and up to 75 percent of mercury emissions. He said that the new plant will also have the technology to capture emissions of carbon dioxide.

The plant will cost between $1.4 and $1.6 billion to build and is expected to be in operation by 2011-2012. The company also plans to install $330 million worth of major emissionscontrol equipment on its existing coal-fired units.

The company estimates that the project will contribute 400 to 1,000 jobs during the construction period and add 85 to 100 permanent jobs at the facility, which currently employs 170 people. Gasified coal technology converts coal to a synthetic gas, removes the pollutants before combustion, and then combusts the cleaned synthetic gas in a process similar to natural gas combustion, generating electricity.

NEW GOLD COIN - Thanks to the efforts of Delaware Congressman Mike Castle , the United States will have its first-ever pure gold coin. The sales of the American Buffalo $50 gold piece started on June 20. The U.S. Mint will sell two versions of the coin - one for investors and one for collectors. The price for investors will be based on the market price for gold and the cost of the proof for collectors is set at $875. Only 300,000 proof coins will be produced. The design comes from the Buffalo nickel issued by the Treasury Department from 1913-1938.

GOOD GOVERNMENT LAW - Delaware’s municipalities now have extensive guidelines to help them govern their election system - a system that has not been reformed in decades.

Among the hundreds of rules it codifies, House Bill 410 closes loopholes, streamlines the election process and requires each municipality to appoint a board of elections to deal with disputes. There are now standards of conduct, for recounts and certification of the election contests. The legislation was a direct result of problems created during the most recent election in Smyrna.

BIG HOLE IN ONE - It doesn’t happen very often. Lynn Richardson of Wyoming (Del.) sank a hole-in-one at Jonathan’s Landing Golf Course in Magnolia while participating in the eighth annual Polytech Foundation Golf Tournament on June 15 winning a 2006 Acura TSX from Price Honda and Price Acura Dover.

She used a nine-iron on the 110-yard hole to score the ace.

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‘We realized we had a major problem on our hands’ Continued from page 1

tions for the city of Seaford, was acting city manager in the absence of Dolores Slatcher who was on vacation.

Anderson said that he received a call at 5:45 a.m. on Sunday from Berley Mears, the public works supervisor that flooding was taking place. “I spoke with Mayor Ed Butler and we were touring the area by 6 a.m. The low-lying areas were experiencing extensive flooding and even areas where we have never seen water, were flooding,” he said. “Within a half hour we realized we had a major problem on our hands.”

Anderson then began the process to set up the city’s emergency operations center by calling in additional manpower and rerouting non-emergency 911 calls to city hall. Electrical crews and public works crews began working early in the morning.

Public works crews cleaned out catch basins, removed stranded vehicles and barricaded impassible roads.

Anderson said that around 8:30 a.m., a call was made to the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center for assistance and the county brought its mobile unit to Seaford.

Anderson said that there were several homes that received extensive damage on Washington, Elm and Spruce streets. (In addition, at least two houses in Woodland received extensive water damage.) “I know there are a few foundations that have collapsed. The building official is spending the next few days assessing the situation,” Anderson said.

Anderson said that staff at the city’s wastewater treatment plant started their long day on Sunday before 6 a.m. “They struggled with it all day but were able to keep the flow up without any violations,” he said. They did have to rent an addition-

Emergency officials will help residents with their questions FEMA and DEMA (Federal and Delaware Emergency Management Agency) officials will be on hand on Thursday, June 29, at 7 p.m. at the Seaford Fire Hall to answer questions and help residents with paperwork in regard to storm damage.

al pump.

“As you can imagine, the system was inidated with the run off,” he added.

“We were fortunate. There were no water main breaks and we able to keep potable water to the residents and there were no breeches in the sewer system,” Anderson added. “The fire company acted flawlessly, as did the city employees and the state and county gave us whatever help we needed.”

Mike Mulvaney, the city’s building official, said that three homes in the city have structural damage caused by the water - two houses on Washington Street and one house on Spruce Street. He said that each one had part of a wall of the basement collapse. “It was a combination of the water, pressure and the age of the house,” he said. “But remarkably, the houses are holding up pretty well everything considered.”

The owners were forced to move out until repairs can be made.

Mulvaney said that nearly everyone in the city who had a basement had some water problems. “Even people who never have water, had some this time,” he said.

Fire departments answer the calls According to Ron Marvel., public relations director for the Seaford Volunteer Fire Department, the department got its first call around 7:30 a.m. for people trapped in a car in a ditch filled with water on Woodpecker Road. It was the beginning of a very long day. “We never stopped. I don’t know how many calls we had,” he said.

The first action by the department was to evacuate residents from the Wilmar Village area behind Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.

In addition, volunteers from Blades started the massive job of coordinating the evacuation of three mobile home parks on Brickyard Road - Mobile Gardens, Holly View and Hastings Estates. More than 200 people were evacuated from the mobile home parks.

Pumpers from other departments were brought in to pump water off the streets and yards in the neighborhood. “Some of the older people chose to stay, so we had to get water out of there,” Marvel said.

Volunteers pumped water out of the neighborhood all day.

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Calls were made immediately to departments in the area for assistance. “At one time or another every department in Sussex County was lending assistance here,” he added.

Marvel said that the department’s priority was life safety from the beginning of the storm. “We were prepared to evacuate people from houses and get to people who were on life support,” he said. “We can’t pump out everyone’s basement - there are thousands of them.”

Marvel said that around 1 p.m., the department received a call from Nanticoke Health Services that a decision had been made to evacuate the Life Care at Lofland Park on William’s Pond. “The spillway and dam were about to give way and we concurred that an evacuation was in order. We helped them move 110 patients to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital,” Marvel said.

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Roads, dams take a big hit as storm rages in the area

By Lynn R. Parks Nearly 40 roads in the greater Seaford area were damaged in Sunday's flood. At noon on Monday, 31 roads were still closed. By 3:30 p.m., when Gov. Ruth Ann Minner spoke at a press conference at Seaford City Hall, that number had been reduced to 15.

Minner was unable to give any estimate of the amount of money it will take to fix the remaining roads, many of which were washed away in flood waters. On Tuesday, teams of officials with the Delaware Department of Transportation were expected to tour western Sussex, inspecting roads and finalizing repair plans.

Minner was also unable to say where that money will come from. In the fiscal year ending June 30, the Delaware Department of Transportation is facing a $300 million shortfall.

Carolann Wicks, state secretary of transportation, said that the work to repair the roads will be costly. "We're going to find the money to get the work done and get life back to normal for the residents of western Sussex County," she added.

On Tuesday morning, Jason Gleockler, spokesman for DelDOT, said that three of the 15 closed roads sustained significant damage, enough so that their repair projects will have to go out to bid. A large box culvert on alternate U.S. 13 just south of Blades and two box culverts on Delaware 20 were washed out.

"We can't fabricate box culverts," Gleockler said. "Those projects will have to go to bid."

Gleockler said that he expected six of the 15 roads to be open by the end of the day Tuesday. "We had 200 DelDOT people on the ground Monday, working on the roads, and 110 pieces of equipment," he said.

Those six roads are: * Sussex 536, west of Seaford near Barnes Woods just off Figgs Road. * Sussex 79, south of Woodland at Woodpecker Road. * Sussex 320, east of Georgetown and south of U.S. 9 * Delaware 20, east of Seaford near Concord, just off Deep Creek. * Sussex 534, east of Seaford near Williams Pond and Beaver Dam Heights. * Sussex 480, south of Blades.

Gleockler could give no expected opening time for the six remaining closed roads. They are: * Sussex 78A, west of Laurel near Broad Creek and Wright Creek. * Sussex 78, west of Laurel near the intersection with 78A. * Sussex 467A east of Laurel at Willey's Pond. * Sussex 538, near the MarylandDelaware line west of Woodland. The flooding occurred at Wright Creek near the Nanticoke Wildlife Area. * Sussex 487, north of Bethel at Gum Branch. * Sussex 540 at Sussex 538, west of Woodland at Wright Creek.

A current list of road closings is available at www.deldot.gov.

Not the kind of storm to prepare for Water levels in Seaford-area ponds will be kept at lower-than-normal levels for the time being, said John Hughes, secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and

Environmental Control. "That will ensure that we have capacity in the lakes to hold more water" to accommodate rain that was expected to fall throughout the week, he said at the Monday-afternoon press conference.

Hughes said that only one dam in western Sussex, the Craig's Mill Pond dam, failed during Sunday's storm. The dam at Hearn's Mill Pond, put in in 2001 after it was washed out by flood waters, held, he said. Even so, this flood was so big that it overwhelmed the new spillway and the secondary emergency spillway, he said.

The water crossed the Hearn's Mill parking lot and alternate U.S. 13, damaging the roadway and the culvert.

At Williams Pond, the dam and the spillway were still holding, Hughes said.

That dam is near LifeCare at Lofland Park nursing home and Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. After being evacuated Sunday, residents were brought back into the nursing home beginning 2 p.m. Monday.

Hughes said that the state will bring national inspectors in to verify the safety of "every dam in lower Delaware."

Hughes said that the state recently installed new drain pipes in two of the areas that flooded, behind the U.S. 13 Wal-Mart and along Delaware 20, near Chapel Branch. Those new pipes did not prevent flooding from occurring.

"With this kind of storm, we will have flooding in a variety of places," he said.

"This was not the kind of storm we could prepare for."

Getting an official federal declaration Jamie Turner, director of the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA), said that a federal declaration of a disaster area can take from three days to three months after the governor declares an emergency. A declaration by the federal government allows people affected by the flood to receive federal money to assist with cleanup.

Turner said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was notified of the Seaford-area flood at 9:30 Sunday morning. "We told them that we had a problem, but we did not anticipate a federal response," he said.

FEMA was kept informed of the progress of the flood throughout the weekend, Turner said.

Turner said that FEMA will send people to the Seaford area, to help the state prepare the paperwork required for the request for assistance.

Sen. Tom Carper, who serves on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee overseeing the Department of Homeland Security, of which FEMA is a part, said that he was going to call David Paulison, the new FEMA director, "to let him know what we want to do and to ask him to respond as quickly as possible."

Delaware's request will be combined with requests from Maryland's Caroline and Dorchester counties, where flooding also occurred. Carper said that damages in Delaware were not significant enough to qualify for federal emergency assistance.

However, when combined with damages in Maryland, they should qualify the area for assistance.

"This is the Delmarva Peninsula working together to get what it needs," he said.

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Business Former car wash now being converted to office complex

By Cindy Lyons Taylor The now defunct Crystal Car Wash, once a booming business until it closed several years ago, is undergoing a makeover, thanks to new ownership.

Porter Street Properties, LLC has commissioned a total renovation to the property, which will transform the former car wash into office units. The project has been ongoing since November 2005.

The property, located on Porter Street in Seaford, has been vacant for about five years, creating an eyesore in the mostly residential neighborhood that is fringed with several business establishments. The new office units will vastly change the structure, and create a visual improvement to the area.

Spokesperson and part owner, Ray Adkins, local realtor and barber, whose shop, Hair Studio, directly faces the property, comments, “It’s been a challenge, to say the least, to transform a car wash into an office complex.”

Once completed, the pillared building will contain four separate 670-square-foot office units, which will then be available for lease on a yearly basis. The intention and goal is to serve the small businessperson who needs affordable office space.

Adkins remarks, “It will give the small businessperson a chance to bring his or

her office from inside the home into the business world at a reasonable cost. As a small businessman myself, I know there is a need for it. The area is calling for it— there’s nothing out there for the little guy.

These offices will cater to the person who doesn’t need a lot of space, or the related expense of a larger establishment.”

The new building will be known as Porter Street Plaza, and is expected to be open and the units ready for occupancy by July 1, 2006. Each office will have a private entrance, self-contained facilities, and plenty of parking. There will be 22 parking spaces provided. The property, on three quarters of an acre, could be expanded in the future, if the need arises.

Adkins reflects, “We feel we are helping the community and people in the area by taking what has been an eyesore and turning it into a more desirable and presentable facility, giving back pride of ownership to those who have homes nearby—a beautification project.”

With a laugh, Adkins adds, “I got tired of looking at the eyesore myself. I wanted to look out the window of my shop and see something more pleasant standing there.”

Porter Street Plaza is located at 600 N. Porter Street, Seaford, DE 19973. For more information, contact Ray Adkins.

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Business Mix Halpern Business Person of Year Dr. Joel Halpern was the Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce 2006 Small Business Person of the Year.

The announcement was made by Jim Flood, Sr., chairman of the chamber’s Small Business Committee, to a crowd of 125 business men and women at Wild Quail Country Club on May 11.

Chamber members selected Halpern as one who best exemplifies growth of business, innovation, and community contributions. He was one of five business leaders An Independent Agent

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Joel joined his father, Dr. Harold Halpern, at Halpern Eye Associates in 1974. The practice has continued to grow with eight locations serving Delaware.

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Alex Pires, Jr. honored Alex Pires, Jr., of Dewey Beach was honored by the Sussex County Fire Service at the association meeting May 23, hosted by the Frankford Fire Company.

The association thanked him for his contributions and support to Sussex County Emergency Services.

For six years, the BayCenter, of Dewey Beach, under Pires’ leadership has hosted a recognition event honoring Fire, E.M.S. and Police Agencies across Sussex County. This year’s event had approximately 250 people in attendance.

Pires received a Resolution from the County Firemen’s Association, as well as presentations from the Sussex Ladies Auxiliary. Sen. George Bunting made a presentation on behalf of the Legislature and County Council President Lynn Rogers made a presentation on behalf of the County Council.

Pires made remarks stating how he grew up in a small town in New England.

With several family members being a part of the town’s Fire Dept. he gained a great respect for the contributions its members made to the town and how the fire department was the focal point of the town.

Chambers want ‘Comp’ reform Workers compensation reform and reducing energy consumption in the face of rising costs were the top topics at the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s End-of-Session Legislative Brunch & Annual Retail and Small Business Conference. Close to 200 people attended the event, which was presented by the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, the Delaware Retail Council and the Small Business Alliance at the Sheraton Dover.

State Chamber president and CEO James A. Wolfe outlined the State Chamber’s position on workers compensation reform during the Brunch. “Every other state in the nation has significantly revised its workers comp system – except for Delaware,” he said. “It’s been more than 70 years since we’ve made significant changes to our system. It’s time. We have some of the highest workers comp rates in the nation.”

Terry R. Spence, Speaker of the House of Representatives, said, “We need to have a workers compensation bill passed” that helps business and benefits the working men and women of Delaware.

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Several businesses feel full impact of storm with some major losses Continued from page 4

spokesperson, DelDOT officials declared the spillway structure stable on Monday afternoon and patients were moved back into the facility on Monday afternoon.

Marvel said that the department is now evaluating routes with the number of road closures. “We are considering placing an engine out in the Woodland area because we are not sure how long the roads will be out in that area,” he said.

Many businesses are impacted Several businesses in the Seaford area received extensive damage particularly along the U.S. 13 corridor and at the intersection of Rt. 20 and Craig’s Pond Road just outside of Seaford at Chapel Branch.

Businesses included Don-Lee Margin and Service Glass at Chapel Branch, Callaway, Farnell and Moore on Stein Highway and The Hobby Stop, Advanced Auto Parts, Block Buster, i.g. Burton, Frederick Ford, Peninsula Chiropractic, Bi-Rite It was impossible to get into the WalMart and Food Lion parking lots on Sunday and into most of the day Monday.

Steve Theis, who has his photography business on Williams Pond Park at Beaver Dam, woke up early Sunday morning and never anticipated what would occur the next few hours. He ended up with three feet of water in his basement studio with about $20,000 in loss to furniture and other items.

“I’m moving the studio and not putting up with this anymore,” he said. He was also hit with flood water two years ago when the dam busted at Hearn’s Pond, but it was minor compared to the damage this time around.

Theis said that the problem is that the flood gates at the dam at the spillway at Williams Pond were not removed quickly enough. “I will take part of the blame for that. With the forecast, we probably should have removed some early Saturday afternoon,” he said.

The pond is owned by the Williams Pond Association and members are responsible for the gates. “But in an emergency like this, the state is glad to do it,” Theis said.

He said that in an extreme condition with a large water flow, removing the boards is a laborious and dangerous situation.

State workers worked from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. to remove the boards that serve as gates at the dam to release some of the water in the pond. The gates at Hearn’s Pond are hydraulic and don’t have to manually be removed.

“They have solved the problem at Hearn’s Pond but created another problem here. I’ve spoke with some politicians about it but it’s fallen on deaf ears. We need to have our dam replaced. It’s old and antiquated,” he said.

“By 10 a.m. I had five inches of water in the basement and by 2 p.m. I had three feet,” he said. “The water was coming in

like a river.”

Damage in Wilmar Village One of the hardest hit areas in Seaford was Wilmar Village behind Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Three homes have collapsed basements and several more have water damage.

Gas crews have been working almost around the clock since Sunday to restore gas service to the area. According to Berley Mears, the city’s supervisor of public works, the gas company cut off service because of several line breaks on Sunday and is replacing all gas lines in the neighborhood.

Woodland has water again Patty MacArthur, who owns a home in Woodland on Woodland Road, received extensive water damage, but not from the creek behind her home that feeds into the Nanticoke River. “It was like a wall of water coming down the road,” she said.

“Before I knew it, there was foot of water in the house.”

Bill Royal, who lives along the banks of the Nanticoke River, had a surprise visit from his son, Jack Royal. His son, who lives in eastern Sussex, became concerned about his father on Sunday, purchased a kayak (just in case he needed it) and took off for Seaford.

He had trouble getting to Woodland, so he approached from the Bethel side of the river, parked his vehicle at the ferry slip and kayaked across the river to check on his father.

Water on fields impacts farmers Cory Whaley, an agriculture agent with the cooperative extension service in Georgetown, said that farmers were hoping for rain, but what they received was not helpful. “We have gone from one extreme to another here,” he said. “It looks like the farmers on the west side of Seaford took the Maryland line took the biggest hit, but there is water everywhere.”

Whaley said that farmers cannot get into their fields because of standing water and wet conditions and that has interrupted wheat harvesting and delayed soybean planting. In addition, he said that existing soybean and corn crops that are under water are in peril. “It depends on how long they are under water. At the very least, we will see reduced yields in low-lying areas,” he said.

He said that the major concern is the fresh market vegetables that are picked around the first week of July - cucumbers and sweet corn. “If it gets too far along and farmers can’t get into the fields to pick, they will not be marketable and we are looking at a lot of lost money. It’s pretty close to that now,” he said. “We are watching and hoping that things dry out fast. But it doesn’t look like the weather will be cooperating.”

Some farmers in the area were bringing in pumps trying to remove excess water from their fields.

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Pires, Highway One, purchases Jimmy’s Grille

By Lynn R. Parks Jimmy's Grille restaurant and catering business, Bridgeville, have been sold for $2.5 million.

First order of business, said Alex Pires, principal owner and managing partner of Highway One, Dewey Beach, which took over the restaurant June 16, is to clean the place up.

"I think that people who used to go there became offended by two things," said Pires, 58. "First, the restaurant was not clean. Our first job is to clean the place up, clean the bathrooms and kitchen.

Second, they were offended by Jimmy himself and his troubles with the law. Those two things were strikes against it, and those two things are gone."

Jimmy's was owned by James Tennefoss, who in recent years has run afoul of local, state and federal laws. Under his agreement with Highway One, he is banned from operating a restau-

rant or catering business in Kent and Sussex counties.

Pires, whose company also owns several businesses in Dewey Beach including the Rusty Rudder restaurant, the Bottle and Cork bar, Venus on the Half Shell restaurant, J.D. Shuckers restaurant and the Dewey Beach Liquor Store, said that two things, in addition to the name, will remain the same in Jimmy's Grille: the quality of the food and the prices.

"What's valuable about Jimmy's is the recipes," he said. "The food there is excellent and Jimmy always bought the highest-quality ingredients, more so than anyone I know. That's why the food is so good."

And why, he added, Jimmy's does such a high volume of catering: Last year, the restaurant had 800 catering jobs, an amount Pires called "crazy."

"In contrast, at the Rusty Rudder we did about 90 catered

events last year, and 45 weddings," he added.

Pires said that Jimmy's 90 employees will remain with the company. In addition, he hopes to have the next-door 300-seat banquet hall, which Tennefoss constructed but never used, open by Aug. 1. The hall will be available to rent for parties, weddings and other events; Pires will also use it for the several fund-raising dinners he anticipates having.

"We do a lot of free charity events," he said. "Every year, we feed all the police, and we feed all the nurses. We did fund-raising after Katrina, after 9/11.

That's my big thing. Jimmy really slapped the hand of the community, and that created problems for him."

Pires also plans to get involved in the town. He is applying for annexation into town limits, "so we can get better water

“I completed my medical training and have practiced at several very respected medical centers— including Stanford and Johns Hopkins. I find there’s a level of care provided here at Nanticoke

County council passes $140 million budget The Sussex County Council has given its blessing to a proposed $140 million budget for the 2007 fiscal year.

The council, at its June 20 meeting, approved the proposed Fiscal Year 2007 budget, which will keep property tax rates unchanged, while using additional revenue from sources such as the realty transfer tax to increase funding for enhanced public safety, improved libraries and new facilities. The budget is approximately $3 million more, or 2.1 percent, over the current year’s $137 million budget.

Council voted 5-0 to approve the new plan, which was unveiled last month and the subject of a public hearing on June 20. Council also held public hearings for, and approved, proposed assessment rolls and annual service charges for county sewer users.

The new budget, as well as the new assessment rolls and sewer rates, takes effect July 1.

Officials noted that the adopted budget keeps in place the county’s property tax rate of 44.5 cents per $100 of assessed value, making this the 16th consecutive budget in which the rate has remained the same.

However, some rates, particularly for sewer users, will change, in large part because of substantial increases in fuel and electricity prices during the last year.

Users in most of the county’s 15 sewer districts will see rate increases, ranging anywhere from 1 percent to 9 percent, to help cover the costs of increased power and fuel prices. Sussex County’s four

sewage treatment plants are the largest consumers of electricity in the county’s budget.

County administrator Robert L. Stickels said taking into account several factors, particularly rising fuel and energy prices, made this budget an especially difficult one to put together. “This is my 19th budget, and by far, this was the most complex in all my years at the county,” Stickels said.

The new budget includes funding for, among other things: • A 20 percent increase in public safety, to $21 million, for paramedics, the continuation of a contract with Delaware State Police for additional troopers and local law enforcement grants; • A new county administrative office annex, to be built in downtown Georgetown; • Continued open space and agriculture land preservation; • Planning to begin on improvements at two county-run libraries; • Salary increases of 3.5 percent, plus $500 in energy assistance, to full-time employees.

Council president Lynn B. Rogers praised the county’s budget team for its diligence in crafting a budget that is sensible, yet responsive to the needs of a growing county. The team includes finance director David B. Baker, accounting director Susan M. Webb and Stickels, who will retire Nov. 1.

“As always, the budget committee has given us, and the people, another responsible budget for the next year,” Rogers said.

“We’re grateful for that.”

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From Russia with pizza: Foreign students working at local restaurant Four Russian college students are getting close look at smalltown U.S.A.

By Ronald MacArthur The Baynums and Pizza King are doing their bit for international relations. Four Russian college students are waiting and busing tables at the restaurant this summer as part of a student exchange program the same kind of program that takes place at locations all over the Delaware resort area.

According to Brad Baynum, president of the company, the restaurant, with locations in Seaford and Laurel, has problems with staffing in the summer. “We are jammed up in the summer time,” he said.

“We are always looking for kids to work.

For the last four or five years I’d been looking at workers coming from the student exchange program and they seemed to be good workers.”

PK is open almost 18 hours from 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily during the summer and has a staff of 110 employees between the two restaurants.

After doing some research on the Internet, Baynum said he tried to get involved with the program last year, but could not get the paperwork done in time. But this past winter, he was contacted by a representative from People First International and the ball started rolling .

Unfortunately, everything did not work out exactly as planned, according to Baynum. “We didn’t get off to great start, but they have come over to our side now,” he said. “The ball was really dropped and we feel terrible about it, but everything has worked out.”

Baynum said he now understands how the horror stories concerning the situations young people find themselves in the student exchanges programs can occur. “The system is not acceptable. There definitely needs to be a different system,” he said.

The first two PK workers arrived in New York in early June at LaGuardia Airport and were transported by bus to Laurel and dropped off - without any other information or transportation to Seaford. “And we were not aware they were even here,” Baynum said.

They spent their first weekend in Seaford at the Sunrise Hotel afraid to spend money on anything (including food) because they thought they were going to be shipped back to Russia.

“All of the arrangements were supposed to be taken care off, including orientation in New York and housing by the representative who I met with. I will not work with him again. I didn’t like the way the kids were treated. That is not the way we do things,” Baynum said.

Baynum said that they hitch-hiked their way to Seaford - it was race weekend and hotel rooms were at a premium.

Baynum contacted the next two work-

ers directly via e-mail and they called him when they arrived in Laurel to arrange transportation to Seaford. And by that time, he had arranged rental housing for all four of them thanks to some quick assistance from Callaway, Farnell and Moore.

“From now on I will work with them directly. That is not the way we treat employees,” he added.

Once the four got settled in and got placed in shifts at the restaurant, Baynum said it became obvious that they were hard workers. “It’s a win-win. We get some good workers and we also get to show off our country,” he said. “They are loving it over here - it’s really neat to see.”

The four are Olga Emelyanova, Elvira Khusainova, Radik Yusupov and Mikhail Komlev.

All four are college students (all speak English) who are saving money they make to pay for college when they return to Russia in September. Their J-1 working visas are only good from June to the end of September.

“When you stop to think about, it takes a lot of courage to do what they are doing,” Baynum said. “They are college kids who are 19, 20 and 21 years old who are basically plopped down in New York City and then they are on their own.”

Emelyanova celebrated her 22nd birthday on June 10 - soon after arriving in Seaford. “She participated in the program and worked in France last summer and her birthday came and went with no one paying attention,” Baynum said. “Here we put her name up on the sign, got her a little gift and had a cake - the real PK treatment.

She was almost in tears.”

Yusupov celebrated his 21st birthday on June 24.

“We have felt very welcome here,” Emelyanova said during a stop on her busy shift on Wednesday. “We really like it here. We have been shown very much kindness. I can’t say the same thing about my experience in France.”

Emelyanova said that she preferred to come to a small town. “Everything is perfect here. Most students want to go to a large city or the coast, but it’s not bad here at all,” she said.

(They all agreed that they like Pizza King pizza much more than the pizza in their home country.)

Baynum admitted that some customers have rolled their eyes when they find out that “foreigners” are working at the restaurant. “Some say that they are taking away my kid’s job, but when I ask them where their kid is, they usually reply ‘working at the beach.’ When I explain that they are here for three months and it’s a learning experience for them, most people understand. Overall, the reaction from most peo-

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Elvira Khusainova, Mikhail Komlev, Olga Emelyanova and Radik Yusupov are four Russian college students working at Pizza King this summer as part of a student exchange program. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

ple has been very positive,” he said.

Baynum said that the international program has become a learning experience for the staff and customers as well. “I’ve been able to get some old stereotypes out of the way so it’s been as much of a learning experience for me as for them,” he said.

He said that the entire group has Monday off so they can explore the area together. They have become almost an adopted group. “Mom [Shirley Baynum] took them to Rehoboth last Monday and they really enjoyed that,” he said.

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However, her real estate boundaries expand well into Kent County and Maryland and beyond with referrals.

Stacy and Ryan, Dee and Leon’s children, still own property and/or visit Sussex County as often as possible. Both of them are Laurel High School and University of Delaware graduates and live in Wilmington. Stacy, a consultant and CPA for Bearing Point, and her husband Ryan Short, a Lewis native, recently had a daughter, Callie(the first grandchild). Ryan, their son, just earned his Certified Financial Planner designation and works for Schiavi & Company.

Currently, Dee serves as the Broker-of-Record for the Rt. 13 satellite office which she opened at its current location for Callaway, Farnell and Moore, Inc., in late summer of 1997. She has spent almost 14 of her 28 years in real estate with Callaway, Farnell and Moore, Inc., during which she has earned a seat on the Board of Directors. Dee currently belongs to the National Association of REALTORS (NAR), the Delaware Association of REALTORS (DAR), and the Sussex County Association of REALTORS (SCAOR). She has also earned additional real estate designations of Graduate of the REALTORS Institute (GRI), Certified Real Estate Specialist (CRS), and Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES). She feels most proud of the CRS designation because fewer than 4% of REALTORS nationally hold this designation.

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Seaford Council approves preliminary plans for development, center expansion

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HISTORIC MILL DAMAGED - Although the dam did not break at Hearn’s Pond, the excessive water flow breached the dam and damaged the historic Hearn’s Mill (now the U.N.O.I. Mill). Structural engineers are evaluating the integrity of the structure. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

The Seaford City Council conducted public hearings Tuesday night on three requests before the city. All three requests were approved by unanimous vote following the hearings.

Only three members of the council were present at the meeting. Absent were its two newest members, Leanne Phillips-Lowe and Mike Vincent.

One request heard during the public hearing was for approval of preliminary plans for Lawrence Crossing, a 355-unit condo and townhouse community planned for near the intersection of alternate U.S. 13 and Herring Run Road. The project takes its name from Lawrence, the old house facing alternate U.S. 13 around which the community will be built.

The 56-acre community will consist of 13 four-story condominium buildings with 16 units each and 147 three-story townhouses.

It will be connected by road with another condominium community planned for just north of it, in front of the single-family home community Mearfield.

Lawrence Crossing will come before the council again for final approval. Approval is also pending from the Delaware Department of Transportation, the Sussex Conservation District (which regulates storm water management) and the state fire marshal.

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The city’s planning and zoning committee approved the project, but expressed concern about the traffic that it will generate and that will add to traffic on Herring Run Road that will come from the Lowes complex, now under construction. Mulvaney told the council that completing the connection between the shopping center and Jet Avenue or Fallon Avenue, both of which are in the complex of buildings, including the post office, on alternate U.S. 13, is a possibility.

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Laurel’s July 4th celebration steps off Tuesday

By Lynn R. Parks Last year at this time, Steve Rubino was in the hospital. The traditional Independence Day decorations that his family put up at their Laurel home were subdued: a flag here, a banner there.

This year, they are going all out. "We are celebrating two years in one," said Steve's wife, Lil. On Friday, Steve, 47, and Lil, 44, with the help of their four children, were pulling red, white and blue decorations, including a 3-foot plastic Uncle Sam and two 4-foot Uncle Sam planters, from the attic. And Lil was planning a pre-July 4 shopping spree. "I always go through the stores and find new things," she said.

Steve said he has always enjoyed July 4 and the fireworks that come with it. "Then I married a fireworks baby" - Lil's birthday is July 4 - "and it become more important to celebrate."

"The kids have always wanted to deco-

rate for Mom's birthday," added Lil. The family's decorations started out 11 years ago, when they moved into the Central Avenue home, as simple cutouts of stars. As the children got older - Tony is 15, Josh is 14, Shaughn is 13 and Breanna is 11 - the homemade cutouts made way for more sophisticated decorations.

Both Lil and Steve love the fact that Laurel celebrates July 4 with an annual parade and downtown festival. Their cleaning business, Squeaky Clean, is always closed for the day and they can watch the parade from their front porch. The family also enjoys the breakfast at Centenary United Methodist Church, the craft and food vendors spread throughout downtown and, of course, the closing fireworks.

"I think Laurel's celebration is great," said Steve, a Laurel native. "They go all out. It is the best one in the county."

The annual celebration will be Tuesday, July 4, starting at 7:30 p.m. with the Centenary breakfast that the Rubinos so enjoy.

This year's Red, White and Blue Parade will start at 9 a.m. instead of at the traditional 10:30 a.m. and will march along Central Avenue, south to north. The theme for this year's parade is "honoring America's heroes."

New this year will be several entertainers in the field north of Broad Creek, where the carnival will be set up. A Punch and Judy puppet show will be presented four times throughout the day. In addition, clown duo Side by Side as well as Lollipop the Clown will be entertaining the crowds in the carnival grounds.

Much of the entertainment will take place in Laurel's downtown park. Entertainers will include Jerry Jones, the Jones Boys and Pink Grass, an all-woman bluegrass band. The Humanaires will round out the entertainment, singing from 7 p.m. until about 30 minutes before the start of the fireworks.

Also on the stage will be the popular watermelon seed spitting contest, where

area politicians spit seeds for distance. The contest will get under way at 2:45 p.m.

Another popular festival tradition, the talent show, will also be at the stage, starting at 3 p.m. For information, call the chamber office, 875-9319.

A car show will be held in the area of Laureltowne from 9 a.m. to noon. A motorcycle show will be set up in the parking lot across from Wilmington Trust, beginning at 10 a.m.

The carnival will operate Saturday through Tuesday. Sunday is armband day, meaning that children will be able to ride all the rides for one price. Proceeds from the carnival will benefit the chamber.

As they did last year, members of the Nanticoke nation will perform throughout the festival area.

The festival's annual fireworks show will start at around 9 p.m., near downtown along the banks of Broad Creek.

Seaford Historical Society members take trip to Antietam Members of the Seaford Historical Society recently traveled to the Civil War Battleground Antietam. The first stop along the way was to Gathland, the house built by George Alfred Townsend, a native of Georgetown. Townsend was a war correspondent and is well known for his novel, “The Entailed Hat” a fictionalized account of the life of Patty Cannon.

The area, now a state park, contains the house, a separate kitchen building, several outbuildings and the remains of a stone barn. Several men in period dress spoke about the Civil War and the cannon they operated, each having a specific duty in the firing of the cannon.

The trip followed along old winding roads with hills and valleys and innumerable stone fences. With some exceptions the area looks very much like it must have around the mid 1800s, but it is not difficult to imagine (and almost hear) the sights and sounds of the Civil War. Before visiting the Antietam Battlefield, the group stopped in the small town of Keedysville at the house of Charles Marvil, who is a descendant of Seaford’s own Gov. Ross. The house, along with the contents, looks very much like it did when built in 1825. Mr. Marvil met the group in the yard wearing period dress and explained each piece of his attire which would (he said) sustain him well on a long

journey, except for the “chickens he would steal along the way.”

In the yard is an old maple tree in which a Civil War cannon ball is embedded that the bark has long since grown over. The group was invited into the house where food was served reminiscent of the period.

The Antietam Battlefield is an open rolling field that has been tilled and planted since 1730. On the day of the visit a man was again plowing this field. Much of the area is now a state park though a few private farms remain. These same farms were witness to the war.

There are numerous monuments dedicated to the different states that fought, notable people who served and generals who were killed in battle. The Maryland monument, erected in 1900, is about reconciliation and commemorates soldiers from both the North and the South.

One of the most impressive sites of the battlefield is a road well-worn before the days of Civil War battle.

It sits 3- to 4-feet below the surrounding ground and became a trench for a Confederate stronghold. The Rebels lost this battle and it was said that one could walk along this sunken road on the bodies of the dead without their feet ever touching the road itself. The road bears the name of The

Bloody Lane. The visitors center at Antietam quietly reflects the horrors of war.

The Seaford Historical Society continues to plan activities and trips to places of interest in the area. For more information about membership call 628-9828.

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MAJOR DAMAGE - A truck is upended in mud behind Don Lee Margin off Rt. 20 just outside Seaford. Heavy damage was done by the small Chapel Branch creek that became a six-foot high wall of water. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

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WATER DAMAGE - The interiors of three businesses on Rt. 20 at Chapel Branch were destroyed by a wall of water. This is what one office looked like at Service Glass. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

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Messiah’s Vineyard Church Presents:

One Nation Under God

A Patriotic Cantata: One Nation Under God is a statement of what should seem self-evident — we are a nation uniquely blessed of God. One Nation Under God is a celebration of His protection and comfort.

One Nation Under God is a platform of praise to the greatness of our God.

BLUE JAY POWER - The blue jay weather vane is now atop the Seaford School District administration building on Market Street.

Thanks to a donation from Mellie Kinnamon and Lynn Lester, two retiring district administrators, the copper weather vane was placed on the cupola last Wednesday morning by employees Darrell Downes (pictured) and Ron Hurst.

Lester, left, and Kinnamon also climbed on the roof to get a closer look at the blue jay, but one of the pair could not make it all the way to the peak of the roof (we aren’t telling which one) to get a real close look. Photos by Ronald MacArthur

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Flooding at Chapel Branch on Rt. 20 west of Seaford caused major damage to three businesses located at the intersection. In the photo, a wrecker from Carey’s removes a stalled-out car from the water - a scene repeated countless times on Sunday. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD BENEFIT EVENTS LYNYRD SKYNYRD BENEFIT CONCERT Tickets are on sale for the July 4th Lynyrd Skynyrd benefit concert at Perdue Stadium, Salisbury. Proceeds will benefit the Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club. Fireworks will follow. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. For information, phone 410219-3112.

CONCERT FOR BUILDING FUND Gospel concert to benefit the Nanticoke Senior Center building fund, Sunday, July 16, 2 to 4 p.m. Blades Fire Hall. Free-will offering and refreshments. Phone 629-9794 or 629-4236.

BASKET TO BENEFIT LITTLE LEAGUE Nanticoke Little League has a Longaberger Knick Knack Basket for sale. The cost is $55 and contains baseball tacks as well as a blue/yellow stripe around the top of the basket.

All proceeds benefit Nanticoke Little League. For more information, contact Heather Byrd at 6295400 or 875-2947.

COURSES DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE Laurel Senior Center AARP defensive driving course for beginners, July 12, 13. Cost $10. Call 875-2536 to sign up.

OSTEO ARTHRITIS TALK “Don’t Let Osteo Arthritis of the Knee Become a Pain.” Dr. Choy will be at the Laurel Senior Center at 1 p.m., Wednesday, July 12, to talk about signs, symptoms, causes and up to date treatment information. Open to the public and free of charge. Light refreshments will be served.

FOOD CHICKEN BREAST DINNER The Seaford Elks Lodge honey mustard chicken breast dinner, Saturday, July 1, 6 p.m. Au gratin potatoes, peas, dessert, rolls and coffee. Price $7 for adults and children 10 or over. Carry outs available. The Seaford Elks Lodge is located on Elks Road north of Seaford. Call 629-2458 or Janice Cecil at 875-3810.

BREAKFAST IN BLADES The Auxiliary of the Blades Volunteer Fire Company will be serving an all-you-can-eat breakfast on July 2, at the fire house on the corner of 5th and Cannon streets, Blades. They will serve from 8 a.m. till 11 a.m. Cost is $7 for adults, and $3 for children, 10 years and under. The menu consists of all breakfast foods. The breakfast takes place the first Sunday of each month at the Blades Volunteer Fire Company Hall. Questions, call 629-4896.

REUNIONS WOODBRIDGE CLASS OF 1976

Submit Bulletin Board items by Friday at noon.

E-mail: publisher@seafordstar.com Mail: 628 West Stein Highway, Seaford, DE 19973 Items appear in both the Seaford and Laurel Stars.

Mail to: Star Newspapers PO Box 1000 Seaford, DE 19973 BEST BETS: ■ Put on your best red, white and blue outfit and take part in Laurel’s July 4th celebration. The parade starts at 9 a.m. in downtown to kick off a day of events that ends with fireworks that night.

■ Lynyrd Skynyrd benefit concert, July 4, Perdue Stadium, Salisbury, for the Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club. Phone 629-8740 for more information. a reproduction of an authentic 80-foot turn-ofthe-century river boat. There will be a sit-down dinner with a menu of shrimp cocktail, crab cakes, and prime rib or stuffed chicken breast.

Cocktails by cash bar. Cost will be $60 per person or $120 per couple. Dress is casual. Mail checks no later than July 15 to: Woodbridge High School Class of 1986, c/o Rhonda VanVorst, 1150 Hickman Road, Greenwood, DE, 19950. Call Russ Carlisle (302-228-9145); or Rhonda VanVorst (Green) (302-245-6546).

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FREE PERFORMANCE AT BEAR TRAP

Fireworks at Heritage Shores, Bridgeville, Saturday, July 1, 9 p.m. Visitors are urged to view the fireworks from outside the development.

Sixth annual free Summer Theatre Festival Festival, July 13, 14, 15, 7:30 p.m., Ocean View, Village at Bear Trap Dunes (free admission). Einstein’s Breakfast featuring film, theatre and radio star Maryellen Owens. Presented by Carl M Freeman Foundation.

LAUREL CONCERT IN THE PARK

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Laurel concert, Sunday, July 2, CC Rider, bring lawn chairs, Market Street Park, 7 to 9 p.m.

LUNCH CRUISE Suicide Bridge luncheon cruise, Tuesday, July 11, sponsored by the Laurel Senior Center. Call 875-2536 for more information.

NANTICOKE RIVERFEST 12th annual Nanticoke Riverfest in downtown Seaford, Friday, July 14, and Saturday, July 15.

Entertainment, food, carnival, children’s activities, float-in, mayor’s challenge, car and motorcycle shows, vendors and more. Headliner concert on Friday night is the Funsters. Contact the city of Seaford at 629-9173.

CONCERT AT ROSS MANSION Chesapeake Brass Band concert, free, Gov. Ross Mansion lawn, Saturday, July 8, 5:30 p.m., sponsored by city of Seaford and Seaford Historical Society. Bring lawn chairs or blankets. In case of rain, the concert will be at the Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club. There will also be tours of the mansion provided by the historical society until 4:30 p.m. (tours are free to members).

Speed networking, Hampton Inn, U.S. 13, Seaford, Thursday, July 27, 5 to 7 p.m. RSVP to the Greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce at 629-9690 by July 21.

TRIPS TRIP TO PHILLIES GAMES Christ U.M. Church in Laurel will sponsor a trip to the Phillies-Braves game on Saturday, July 22, at 1 p.m. The cost is $45 including the bus and ticket. For more information, phone 8754233.

SENIOR CENTER TRIP Nanticoke Senior Center trip to Three Little Bakers for “The Sound of Music,” Wednesday, Aug. 2, at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $60 for members and $65 for non-members. Call 629-4939.

YARD SALES MT. PISGAH YARD SALE Mt. Pisgah AME Church (Laurel) Women’s Day Committee yard sale, Saturday, July 1, 6 a.m., U.S. 13 south of McDonald’s, Bridgeville (look for the signs). Refreshments. Contact Twila Anderson for more information, 337-9585.

The Marine Corps League meets the first Thursday of each month, at 7:30 p.m. at the Log Cabin in Seaford. This month will be July 6.

SUSSEX LADIES AUXILIARY Sussex County Volunteer Firemen’s Ladies Auxiliaries Association meeting Wednesday, July 19, at the Ellendale firehouse. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. with the business meeting to follow.

Call Crystal J. Chaffinch at 629-6904 for more information.

NEW TOPS GROUP FORMS TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a non-profit weight loss support group, meets Tuesdays from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church, Atlanta Road, Seaford. For more information, contact Jean Davis at 410-883-3407.

SPECIAL EVENTS NANTICOKE AUXILIARY BOOK FAIR Nanticoke Health Services Auxiliary book fair, Thursday, June 29, Friday, June 30, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nanticoke Memorial Hospital lobby. Selection of books, computer software, music toys and gifts.

A planning meeting for the Woodbridge High School Class of ’76 30-year reunion, Monday, July 3, at 7 p.m., at the home of Leslie (Smith) Greenlee. Call Dottie (Breeding) Bauguess at 629-9792, or Carol (Lockerman) Johnson at 349-5195 for information. All class members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

ART SHOW IN LEWES

WOODBRIDGE CLASS OF 1986

LAUREL’S JULY 4TH CELEBRATION

Woodbridge High School Class of 1986 20-year class reunion at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Suicide Bridge Restaurant in Hurlock, Md., on the air-conditioned “Choptank River Queen,”

rides and ending with fireworks. Contact the Laurel Chamber of Commerce at 875-9319.

40th annual art show, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Women, Lewes, Saturday, July 1, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch, raffles and music. More than 100 artists and artisans will be taking part.

Phone 645-8423 for more information.

12th annual Old Fashioned Independence Day Celebration, Tuesday, July 4, Laurel. Events all day concluding including the Red, White and Blue Parade, talent show, vendors, entertainment, food, watermelon seed spitting contest,

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Old-fashioned potato salad proves simpler is better Is it only me, or does it seem like we just celebrated Memorial Day? It’s hard to believe that the big Fourth of July holiday will be here in a few days.

I like summer to take its time. I want each day to saunter along to September, maybe stopping to take a nap now and then.

Inevitably, though, the days turn into weeks more quickly than a lot of us would like, so we need to make the most of each one. Every day of this glorious season should be celebrated like the wonderful gift of nature that it is.

More than likely on this Fourth, you’ll be attending a celebration with friends or family. Take a tip from me — don’t ask what you can bring if you’re not sure what the answer will be. When I asked this question recently, the response I got was, “Why don’t you make potato salad?”

Oops. I can’t make a good potato salad.

At least mine never tastes as good as, well, just about anybody else’s.

I decided that maybe I was trying too hard to be different, so when I found a recipe called “Old-Fashioned Potato Salad” I jumped right on it. I’ve come to the conclusion that simpler is better. In this recipe, the alternative “boiled” dressing, that isn’t boiled at all, is very similar to

The Practical Gourmet the one my husband’s grandmother used to make but the basic mayonnaise sauce is easier and quite tasty. This formula probably comes as no surprise to most good potato salad makers but for me it was an epiphany.

Old-Fashioned Potato Salad Serves 6

mer uncovered until just tender, 15 to 25 minutes, depending on size of potatoes.

Drain in a colander and cool slightly.

While potatoes are simmering, whisk together vinegar and salt in large bowl until salt is dissolved.

When potatoes are just cool enough to handle, peel and cut into 1-inch pieces, adding to vinegar mixture as cut, and toss gently with a rubber spatula to combine.

Let cool to room temperature, then add remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste and stir gently to combine. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

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Cover potatoes with salted cold water by 2 inches in a 3-quart saucepan and sim-

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When I asked this question recently, the response I got was, “Why don’t you make potato salad?” Oops. I can’t make a good potato salad.

3 large eggs yolks 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon dry mustard 1 and 1/4 cups whole milk 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 3 tablespoons unsalted butter Large bowl of ice and cold water

12th Annual Old-Fashioned

what you can bring if you’re not

Boiled Dressing Makes 1 and 1/2 cups

2 pounds equal-size boiling potatoes 3 tablespoons cider vinegar 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped white onion 3 large hard-boiled eggs, chopped 1 cup mayonnaise or boiled dressing (recipe below)

News items may be mailed to the Seaford and Laurel Star, 628 W. Stein Hwy., Seaford, DE 19973. Or they may be faxed to 629-9243.

Take a tip from me — don’t ask

ally whisk in milk and vinegar. Cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until very thick and mixture registers 160 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. (Do not let boil.)

Pour through sieve into a metal bowl, then stir in butter until melted.

Put bowl in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and cool, stirring occasionally.

Cover surface of dressing with wax paper and chill.

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ENTERTAINMENT 12TH ANNUAL NANTICOKE RIVERFEST

Getting wet is part of fun of Riverfest ■ 12th annual Nanticoke Riverfest, July 14 and 15, downtown Seaford. Events start at 5 p.m. on Friday night and continue all day Saturday. Website: www.nanticokeriverfest.com or call 629-9173.

If you want to get wet and or get out onto the water during the 12th annual Nanticoke Riverfest July 14 and 15 in Seaford, you are in luck. There are several events planned to showcase the Nanticoke River - the namesake of the event.

In fact, the event that started it all is still the main attraction of the Riverfest, the Nanticoke Float-In. This year’s floatin will start at 10:30 a.m. (one hour after the start of high tide at Sharptown, Md.) on Saturday, July 15, at the launch site at Benz Urology on U.S. 13 (across from Seaford Ice).

Friends getting together to float on the river 12 years ago is the idea behind today’s Riverfest. According to Ron MacArthur, one of the founders of the event, several friends got together during the spring to plan a float trip down the Nanticoke.

MacArthur coordinated the float-in for the first 10 years.

“As the group grew from a few people to a crowd, we realized that this had become an event,” he said. “The Nanticoke Riverfest was born.”

The Greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce got on board as sponsor the first year with about 50 floaters taking part.

“After the first year, we knew that the event was a hit and WAS going to grow. It really took off when we were able to close off part of High Street for vendors and events,” MacArthur said. “Over the past five years, the event has grown to the point that we added Friday night, quadrupled the size of the committee and tripled the budget. And the crowd has tripled as well,” he added.

The last two years, more than 600 people have taken part in the float-in. “And it’s hard to get an accurate number. Although people are supposed to check in and sign a waiver, we have hundreds who just jump in along the route,” MacArthur added. “Others come in up and down the river. Last year, the first floaters were getting out of the water at the same time the last floaters were just getting in. It’s become an exciting one-of-a-kind happening.”

There are a few safety rules for the float-in. No motorized boats are permitted and everyone must have some sort of floating device (canoes and kayaks are permitted). The committee urges everyone to wear a lifejacket; they are required for all floaters 16 and under. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

There will be a limited number of tubes ($10) and children’s ($5) and adult lifejackets ($10) available at registration on

Saturday. Registration ($1 per floateR) starts at 9:30 a.m. at the launch site.

Floaters will be taken out of the water at the city’s canoe and kayak launch on Water Street.

Members of the Seaford and Blades volunteer fire departments will be on patrol during the float-in.

CANOE, KAYAK RACES - At the time the float-in is over at noon, the canoe and kayak races will begin. According to the chairman of the races, Mike McGroerty, this year’s races will have a different twist. “This year, there is no official series, so many of the serious racers from out-of-state will probably not be here,” he said. “In the past, they have scared off many of our local people. So, we are inviting them back. They have a good reason to come back to the event now.”

Registration for the canoe and kayak races starts at 10:30 a.m. in the area of Water Street just one block east of Gateway Park. The cost of $10 includes an official “Tugging on the Nanticoke” T-shirt.

There is competition in several categories.

For more information, contact McGroerty at 628-1200.

FISHING TOURNAMENT - Another one of the most popular Riverfest events takes place on the river on Saturday. The youth fishing tournament starts at noon on the Nanticoke Riverwalk. The tournament is open to youth ages 3 and above. Prizes will be awarded in three age groups. Participants should furnish their own rods (although a limited amount will be available) and bait will be provided. Volunteers will also be available to help youngsters who have not fished before. All participants should be accompanied by an adult.

The trophies are on display at Seaford City Hall, 414 High Street, in downtown Seaford.

BOAT RIDES - People will have a chance to take a leisurely boat ride on the Nanticoke River on Saturday afternoon.

Pontoon boat rides will be available from 4 to 5 p.m., leaving from the Nanticoke Riverwalk. Tickets for the rides ($2 each or $5 per family) can be purchased from the Riverfest information booth on High Street during the day.

DUCK DASH - The annual Duck Dash takes place in the river on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. with two chances to win. Duck coupons are being sold at Seaford City Hall and at Harley-Davidson of Seaford on U.S. 13. Prizes are $100, first place, $50, second place, and $25, third place. If a duck wins both heats, the winner will receive a john boat donated by Sturgis Marine of Seaford.

MAYOR’S CHALLENGE - The Riverfest Mayor’s Challenge is still a work in progress. The challenge switches from a canoe race in 2005 to a rubber duck driving contest in 2006. Mayors from local Continued to page 21

Co-chairs of the 2006 Nanticoke Riverfest, Trisha Booth and Amy Walls, are ready to get wet with their official Riverfest tubes along the Nanticoke Riverwalk in downtown Seaford. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

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Hollywood actress to star in free Summer Theatre Festival ■ Sixth annual free Summer Theatre Festival, Village at Bear Trap Dunes, Ocean View, July 13, 14, 15, 7:30 p.m. Sponsored

by The Carl M. Freeman Foundation. Website: www.FreemanFoundation.org.

Film and theatre actress Maryellen Owens will be flying in from Los Angeles to star in the new musical “Einstein’s

Breakfast,” at the 6th annual free Summer Theatre Festival in Ocean View sponsored

by The Carl M. Freeman Foundation.

Ms. recently appeared in a cameo role with Liam Neeson and Timothy Hutton in the film, “Kinsey,” where she played an assistant professor. She also co-wrote and starred in the short-film “Beaux & D’aria” which won the Audience Choice Award at

Rehoboth Children’s Theatre presents show at Seaford Library The 2006 Seaford District Library’s Summer Reading Program will host the Rehoboth Summer Children’s Theatre, performing a show about a medieval tale, entitled “Knightly Knews.”

This is an original story from the pen of playwright Steve Seyfried. An unhappy young lady-in-waiting dreams of becoming a reporter for the Medieval Times. A knight-in-training would rather be a farmer. A mysterious Orange Dragon is storming about the countryside. When these three find themselves thrown together, they all find a way for their dreams to

come true.

For more than 20 years, The Rehoboth Summer Children’s Theatre has brought two-actor story theater plays to Rehoboth Beach and Sussex County. The founders are Elise and Steve Seyfried.

In addition, the Rehoboth Summer Children’s Theatre will continue its tradition of doing an outreach tour to libraries, schools and other venues throughout Delaware. The show will start at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 13. For more information contact Cindi Smith at 629-2524. This program is free and open to the public.

‘Dolly’ on stage for one night only at Schwartz Center in Dover July 21 “Hello Dolly!” comes to the Schwartz Center for one performance only, Friday, July 21, at 7 p.m. Hello Dolly! will be presented by Clear Space Productions, a non-profit organization known for their ability to combine professional and local talent to create a whirlwind of excitement for both the audience and cast members.

The title role of Dolly Levi will be played by Broadway veteran Megan Thomas. Thomas has appeared in Hello Dolly! with Carol Channing, Beauty and the Beast as Mrs. Potts; Evita as Eva Peron; Ragtime as Emma Goldman; The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Molly Brown; Annie Get Your Gun as Dolly Tate; Music Man as Marion; Sweeney Todd as the Beggar Woman; Grease as Marty; Menopause - the Musical; Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg at the Metropolitan Opera and the International company of Cats.

Rounding out the cast will be Dick Pack playing opposite Thomas as Horace Vandergelder. In addition, Ken Skrzesz, a member of Actor’s Equity Association with many professional roles to his credit, will step from behind the scenes to play the song and dance role of Cornelius

Hackl. His side-kick, Barnaby Tucker is played by David Button, who will leave the beach to pursue acting in the Big Apple in September.

Other principal cast members include Melissa Tice Martin as Irene Malloy, Tara Marie Windley from Dover as Minnie Fay, Ashley Adams as Ermengarde and Schyler Conaway as Ambrose Kemper. The ensemble includes Erika Conaway, Sydney Dodd, Sherrie Donecker, Insley Fowler, David Hebrank Vinny Quintero and Destiny Kerstetter who are joined by six professional dancers, including Magnolia native Matthew Zimmerman. Doug Yetter is musical director and will conduct the orchestra for the performances.

“Hello Dolly!,” will be performed at the Schwartz Center for the Arts in Dover for one performance only on July 21, at 7 p.m. Tickets are selling fast. Tickets may be purchased at the box office Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or over the phone at 302-678-5152.

Nanticoke Riverfest is July 14 and 15 Continued from page 20

towns will take out their best “duck” clubs in an effort to see who can hit a rubber duck the longest distance. The challenge will take place on Saturday at 3 p.m. in the area around the Nanticoke Riverwalk.

For more information, contact co-chairs Amy Walls or Trisha Booth at 629-9173 or check the website at www.nanticokeriverfest.com.

THE CHALLENGE IS ON - The challenge is on. A new event has been added to the full schedule of the Nanticoke Riverfest. In addition to the Hoober’s Children’s Pedal Tractor Pull Contest at 2 p.m., an adult tractor pull contest will take place at 2:30 p.m. on High Street in front of Gateway Park.

And a challenge has been issued. Ron Breeding, director of parks and recreation and facilities for the city of Seaford, will take on Alan Quillen, Hoober’s manager, during the competition.

L.A.’s 48 Hour Film Festival, along with commendations for outstanding writing and performances.

Owens is also a musician whose original song “Oh God in Heaven” accompanies the credits of “Beaux & D’aria.” Her original characters and comedy have been seen on stages and heard on radio stations where she has hosted drive time radio shows in Dallas and St. Louis. Owens’s theatre credits include playing Eliza in “My Fair Lady,” Anna in “The King and I,” and Alais in “The Lion In Winter.”

Harold Schmidt, the author of “Ein-

stein’s Breakfast” is delighted to have an actor of this caliber among the cast. “I’m very excited that Maryellen has accepted the role. I’m impressed with both the quality and diversity of her talent, and look forward to working with her on this project.”

Free Theatre will be held at the Village at Bear Trap Dunes in Ocean View. Families should bring blankets, lawn chairs and picnics for the July 13, 14, or 15 shows at 7:30 p.m. More information is available on the foundation’s web site, www.FreemanFoundation.org.

Fireworks show in Bridgeville has been canceled The Heritage Shores fireworks show scheduled for July 1 has been cancelled.

Gospel music concert will benefit Nanticoke Center There will be a gospel music concert to benefit the Nanticoke Senior Center building fund on Sunday, July 16, at the Blades Fire Hall from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is free; a free-willing offering will be taken. Groups scheduled to perform include Lights of Home, Precious Moments Band and Sounds of Joy. Refreshments will be available for sale during the break. For more information, contact Frances Fisher at 629-9794 or Doris Whaley at 629-4236.

Lynyrd Skynyrd concert upcoming this July 4th Tickets are now on sale for the July 4th Lynyrd Skynyrd benefit concert scheduled for Perdue Stadium in Salisbury. Proceeds will benefit the Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club. Tickets are available at the stadium box office, on-line at www.theshorebirds.com or by calling 410-219-3112. Tickets are $35.50 for general admission, $42.50 for VIP reserved seats and $47.50 for general admission field access. There are also special packages available for catering and groups. A fireworks show will follow the concert.

Seaford hosting Chesapeake Brass Band on July 8 The city of Seaford will host the Chesapeake Brass Band in a concert at the Gov. Ross Mansion in Seaford, on Saturday, July 8 at 5:30 p.m. Formed in 1996, the Chesapeake Silver Cornet Brass Band is comprised of amateur and professional musicians from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. The band performs a varied repertoire of contemporary and traditional brass band music throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. The public is invited to view this free performance on the lawn of the Gov. Ross Mansion. Chairs will not be provided and visitors are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs for casual seating. The event is sponsored by the city of Seaford and the Seaford Historical Society. In the event of rain, the concert will be moved to the Western Sussex Boys and Girls Club. Call Amy Walls at 629-9173.

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Business New program at Delaware Tech helps to improve office skills Basic office skills are an important asset for many workers, and a new course at Delaware Technical & Community College, Owens Campus, Georgetown, can provide the necessary training.

The entry level office skills certificate program will give students a working knowledge of office practices and procedures, bookkeeping systems, keyboarding techniques, and computer operations. Specific software applications introduced include Windows XP, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office Suite 2003. Instructor Donna Paisley holds an MBA degree and is a certified internal auditor as well as an accomplished business manager with many years of training experience.

Participants will learn how to produce cover letters and employment resumes and also practice their job application and interview skills. The course is ideal for students just entering the workforce or front desk personnel looking for a job upgrade.

Classes meet for 12 sessions, July 11-Aug. 17, 6-9 p.m.

For more information on these and other professional development courses, or to register, contact corporate and community programs by calling 854-6966.

KSI recognizes donors Kent Sussex Industries, Inc. (KSI) hosted its third recognition event for the KSI Make A Difference Society on May 11, at Sunnybrae Mansion in Milford. Donors were presented with women’s and men’s pins displaying the program’s logo.

More than 40 people attended the recognition event which was hosted to honor individuals who have committed a gift to the KSI Endowment Fund or the KSI Planned Giving Program. The purpose of the endowment fund is to ensure that the services being provided today by KSI to individuals with disabilities will continue to be provided by KSI in the future.

KSI started its Planned Giving program in 1999. To date, KSI has had more than

50 cash gifts committed to their endowment fund, and 24 planned gifts committed to the Planned giving program. Five named funds have also been established.

These are The Velma Steward Fund, The Founding Members Fund, The Clifford T. Crouch Fund, The Judy Spiegel Memorial Fund, and The Swierczewski Fund.

KSI’s mission is to provide supports and services which help individuals who need specialized assistance to obtain and maintain an optimal level of employment.

For more information about the KSI Make A Difference Society contact Dawne Kovach at 422-4014, ext. 3019.

Bobby Nibblett full-time agent Frank Parks, broker of Home Team Realty in Seaford, has announced that Bobby Nibblett Jr. is now a full-time agent.

Niblett received his license in 2003 and has been working with Home Team Realty since he began his career in real estate sales. While he was beginning his career in real estate, he continued working for the city of Seaford in the housing code department. He also has experience with commercial construction which he did for 10 years.

“As a true Seaford native, Bobby will be an asset to the Home Team. His experience in construction will be valuable to his clients as well,” said Parks.

Joyners complete course Rodney and Trina Joyner of Home Team Realty in Seaford just returned from Atlantic City, N.J., where they completed a specialized course in customer service referral-based business conducted by the Council of Residential Specialists of the Joyners National Association of Realtors®.

This course is one in a series of profes-

Members recognized for their contributions to the KSI Make A Difference Society include: (front to back, left to right) - Delema Duffy, Jeanette Carey, Frederick A. Duffy, Jan Crouch, Lillian Burris, Robert Kennedy, KSI comptroller, Craig Crouch, KSI CEO, Dawne Kovach, KSI director of development and Steve Kimpton, chairman of the board of KSI. Not pictured are Rep. George Carey, Kathryn Marsh, Lee Thompson, Women of the Moose 1229 and Bruce Holmquist. There was also one anonymous gift to the endowment.

sional education sequences required to qualify for the coveted Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designation.

During the two-day course, students were subject to hands-on development of plans and programs designed to ensure the professionalism of the residential sales associates. “There are many new unique and compelling strategies for enhancing the customers experience,” said the Joyners, “and we’ve begun to apply the strategies covered during this course in our work regime at Home Team Realty.”

The Council of Residential Specialists Courses are presented throughout the U.S. in affiliation with the National Association of Realtors, as part of its on-going program of promoting the professionalism of the residential sales associate.

Parker nominated Realtor of Year Phyllis Parker, realtor of Callaway, Farnell and Moore, Inc. in Seaford, was nominated for the Sussex County Association of Realtors for Realtor of the Year. The nomination was made by a committee of her fellow realtors.

Parker obtained Parker her real estate license in Delaware in 1981 and obtained her Maryland license later. She is a member of

the Maryland Coastal Association of Realtors and the Sussex County Association of Realtors and the Delaware State and National Associations of Realtors. She is also a member of the board of directors for Callaway, Farnell and Moore, Inc., and holds the title of secretary.

Parker carries the designations of Broker, Graduate of the Realtors Institute (GRI), and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS). She is active in the Soroptimist Club of Seaford and on the board for Nanticoke Senior Center. She has two daughters and sons-in-law, Brett and Jennifer Jones of Bethel, and Colleen and Keith Denston of Berlin, Md. and grandchildren, Nicholas and Sarah Jones of Bethel.

New Product Edward M. Thomas, president and CEO of The Bank of Delmarva recently announced that the bank is offering a new business Internet banking product called Cash Management. Karin D’Armi-Hunt has been selected to manage and coordinate this product. D’Armi-Hunt has worked in the banking industry for 25 years. She is an assistant vice president with the bank and has served in a variety of capacities since joining the company in 1997. D’Armi-Hunt, a native of Seaford, and a graduate of the University of Delaware, is currently serving as a board member for the Laurel Chamber of Commerce. She and her husband John, who have three children, own a business in Laurel and reside in Seaford.

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David B. Baker will take over as new county administrator Robert Stickels set to retire from the top Sussex County post on Nov. 1 tor, advertising in local newspapers, as well as in the National Association of Counties’ weekly publication. The search yielded 18 applicants for the position, which will pay $110,544 a year. The David B. Baker field was narrowed to a group of four candidates, all of whom interviewed in late May before the full council. Council since then has met in executive sessions to discuss each candidate’s qualifications. Council, however, made its decision publicly in open session on June 20, as is required by law.

Throughout the process, the council was guided by county attorney James D. Griffin and county personnel director Dennis V. Cordrey.

Under Delaware law, the county council is responsible for appointing an administrator to manage the day-to-day operations of the county government. The administrator oversees all 17 departments heads, attends all county council meetings, and represents the county on various boards and associations. The administrator also is responsible for leading the preparation of the county’s annual budget.

The Sussex County Council on Tuesday, moments before it named Baker the new administrator, adopted its Fiscal Year 2007 spending plan. The new budget, which begins July 1, tops $140 million, and is the largest ever for the growing county. It was the last budget prepared by county administrator Stickels, and as others have in years past, it calls for property tax rates to remain unchanged.

Baker has been employed with Sussex County government since 1978. He began his career with the county as director of accounts and grants, and became the county’s finance director - the chief finan-

The Sussex County Council has named David B. Baker as the next person to take the helm of county government. Council voted 5-0 in public session to appoint Baker, 54, of Milton, as Sussex County administrator.

Baker, who is the county’s finance director, will succeed retiring county administrator Robert L. Stickels as the chief executive officer of the county government. Stickels, who announced his retirement in March, will officially step down Nov. 1, 2006.

Baker will begin his tenure as county administrator on that date, and is slated to serve through early 2009. However, the administrator-to-be will work under Stickels during the next few months of transition to train for the leadership post.

“I am honored to have been selected by the county council to be the next county administrator,” Baker said. “I look forward to working with Bob Stickels over the next few months to better prepare me for this job. My goal is to continue the progress that the county has made under Mr. Stickels and council’s direction in improving services and providing additional infrastructure as our county grows.”

Baker’s appointment as the next county administrator represents the first leadership change in Sussex County’s government in 18 years. Stickels, first appointed as deputy county administrator in January 1988, ascended to his current post in June of that same year.

Baker will be the county’s fifth administrator since Sussex shifted from a Levy Court form of government to the current council form in 1972.

Council members said they selected Baker for his leadership qualities, experience in local government and staff management, among other aspects of his professional experience.

Councilman George B. Cole nominated Baker for the post, saying his familiarity with council and the issues before it in the past and present were a plus.

“Mr. Baker will keep the ship afloat,” said county council president Lynn J. Rogers. “We look forward to working together to reach the next level.”

County council conducted a local and nationwide search for the next administra-

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cial officer for the county - in 1992. The finance director is often viewed as the second-in-command of county government, and reports directly to the county administrator and the county council.

Baker has a master’s of business administration degree from Wilmington College, and received two bachelor’s degrees, one in accounting and the other in sociology, from the University of Delaware. As finance director, he has been responsible for maintaining Sussex County’s finances, overseeing several departments and divisions, including finance, accounting, assessment, treasury and utility billing.

Among his professional affiliations are memberships in the Government Finance Officers Association, as well as a seat on the National Association of Counties’ Taxation and Finance Steering Committee. County officials have credited him over the years for keeping

David Baker has been the county’s director of finance since 1992 and has been employed by the county since 1978.

Sussex County in sound financial shape, from recommending full funding of the county’s pension fund to implementing improvements in the county’s financial reporting. That latter action has resulted in Sussex County the past three years winning national awards for its comprehensive financial reports.

Stickels said that Baker is an excellent, and logical, choice to succeed him.

“David is bringing with him 28 years of excellent public financial experience, and I see the transition going very smoothly,” Stickels said. “The county will be in very capable hands.”

Laurel campground owner given DNREC order to resolve violations Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary John A. Hughes has issued a notice of conciliation order to Lowe’s Lakeview Campground owner Ralph J. Givens of Laurel, detailing the changes and improvements required to bring the Laurel campground’s wastewater disposal system into compliance with septic regulations.

Following an inspection of the campground which found a number of wastewater disposal methods being used without permits on record, Givens had previously received a notice of violation of Delaware’s laws and regulations governing the design, installation and operation of on-site wastewater treatment and disposal (septic) systems.

Trailers and portable campers at the campground were connected to homemade holding tanks for sewage and discharging “grey water” from sinks and showers through hoses directly onto the ground. A bathhouse was using an unpermitted onsite wastewater treatment and disposal system with a separate grey water system.

On May 11, a cease and desist order

was issued, directing Givens to cease all illegal septic system discharges and ensure that all wastewater generated at the campground on Chipman Pond Road is collected by a Class F liquid waste hauler and disposed of at a permitted wastewater treatment facility.

The conciliation order details what Givens is required to do to resolve the violations, including immediate closure of the bathhouse, closure of the general store until an approved on-site wastewater treatment system is installed and removal of the remaining seasonal campers from the campground no later than Oct. 31, 2006.

In the meantime, all wastewater must be discharged into a holding tank which is to be pumped weekly by a licensed waste hauler. Following the departure of the campers, Givens will be required to bring the campground into compliance with Delaware wastewater regulations.

Failure to comply with the provisions of the order may result in a penalty of $1,000 a day. Givens has 20 days to request a public hearing on the matter.

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CHURCH BULLETINS Trinity United Methodist concert Jerry Jones, of Seaford will be in concert at Trinity United Methodist Church (near Trap Pond) on Sunday, July 2 at 10 a.m. Jones was named this year’s Male Vocalist of the Year for the eastern United States by the Country Gospel Music Association.

He has written 14 gospel songs and is working on his fourth recording. Everyone is invited.

Wesley UMC Vacation Bible School SonTreasure Island Vacation Bible School begins Monday, July 31, at Wesley United Methodist Church on Atlanta Road, from 6:15 until 8:30 p.m. The closing program will be on Sunday, Aug. 6.

SonTreasure Island creates an island atmosphere where children will sing, watch skits, create crafts and play games. For information, call 628-1615 or 628-0720.

Old Christ Church summer services Old Christ Church near Laurel (built in 1771) will have summer services for the first time since 1918. During July and August Holy Communion and morning prayer will be held at Old Christ Church.

The services will begin at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday, Holy Eucharist will be on July 2, 16, 30 and Aug. 13 and 27. Morning prayer will be on July 9 and 23 and Aug. 6 and 20. Light refreshments of cookies and lemonade will be served following the service. All services are casual.

Old Christ Church was built in 1771 and served as an active facility until the mid 19th century. Old Christ Church is said to be one of only a dozen churches

along the Atlantic Coast to survive unaltered from America’s pre-revolutionary period.

The church is known for its pristine interior and the fact that it has never been plumbed, heated, electrified or painted.

The churchyard looks to be barely over 200 years old. This is due to markers that could not survive the elements since they were made from wood.

Prominent among the surviving markers are those of Nathaniel Mitchell, governor of Delaware (1805-1811), one of only three Episcopal priests in Delaware at the time.

Old Christ Church has been maintained and administered since 1922 by the nonprofit Old Christ Church League. It is today owned by its successor, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Laurel.

Episcopal convention Episcopal church leaders and delegates from around the country met in Columbus, Ohio, June 11-22 for the church’s general convention.

Nevada Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori was chosen as the new Presiding Bishop, making her the first woman to head the 2.3 million-member denomination.

She succeeds retiring Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold. Herb Quick attended the convention as delegate from St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Seaford.

Bethel UMC hymn sing July 9 Hymn sing featuring Joyful Noise and the Bethel Church Praise Team on Sunday, July 9, at 6 p.m. at Bethel United

Great Patriotic Quotes “The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil Constitution, are worth defending at all hazards; and it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors: they purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood, and transmitted them to us with care and diligence. It will bring an everlasting mark of infamy on the present generation, enlightened as it is, if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of false and designing men.” ...Samuel Adams Methodist Church, west of Seaford on North Oak Grove Road. A dessert reception will follow. Phone 629-7117 (Lucy Slacum) for details.

Bethel Vacation Bible School Bethel Worship Center invites children ages 4 through 12 to SonTreasure Island Vacation Bible School from July 10-14, from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

The closing program and carnival will be on Saturday, July 15, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Bethel Worship Center is located in Seaford on U.S.13 and Ginger Lane across from Chambers Motors. Call the church office at 628-4240.

Gospel Cafe schedule Centenary United Methodist Church at the corner of Poplar and Market streets,

Laurel, is presenting the Gospel Cafe every Saturday from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

The Gospel Cafe features the Bruce and Nancy Willey Music Ministry. Come for the music, the fellowship and the refreshments. Special guests will appear on the following dates: July 1 - Ginny Van Tine and Dawn Hopkins.

July 8 - Bill and Vera Primrose and J.R. Mayle.

July 15 - “Good News” Tour.

July 22 - Rob Carroll.

July 29 - Traci Worster and “Abundant Joy.” Every week Mary Ann Young signs Gospel favorites.

Everyone is invited. Contact the church at 875-3983 between 8 a.m. and noon or call Bruce Willey at 875-5539.

DIRECTORY: Your Guide To Local Houses of Worship TRINITY UNITED METHODIST Trap Pond, CHURCH NearLaurel, Del. 875-7715 Sun. School 9:00 a.m.

Worship 10:00 a.m.

Pastor Tina Whaley

“A caring church, a giving church, a sharing church; showing love, warmth and friendship to all.”

St. John’s United Methodist Church Pine & Poplar Sts., Seaford 302-629-9466 Web site: http://home.dmv.com/-stjohns/ E-mail: stjohns@dmv.com NURSERY & HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

SUNDAY WORSHIP 8:30 & 11:15 am Traditional 9:45 Sunday School 9:50 am Contemporary Come as you are… and be transformed in the love of Christ!

Centenary United Methodist Church “Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for Over 200 Years” “NEW SONG!” - Contemporary Celebration, 8:45 a.m.

Sunday School, Classes for ALL ages, 9:45 a.m.

Every Sunday Traditional Family Worship, 11:00 a.m.

Rev. John W. Van Tine, Pastor, 875-3983 200 W. Market St., Laurel, Del.

CHURCH OF CHRIST

1010 S. Central Ave., Laurel Phone: 875-7748 Donny Weimar, Minister Worship Services: Sunday 10 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

Bible Study: Sun. 9:00 a.m.; Wed. 7:00 p.m.

Christ Evangelistic Church Great Worship - Talented Singers Loving People - Powerful Preaching Youth Group Sunday Night 7 pm

In The Interest Of New Testament Christianity

Worship 11 a.m. • Sun. School 10:00 a.m.

Wed. Night 7:00 p.m. • Sun. Night 7:00 p.m.

Located on Bethel Road between the Dual & Alt. 13 For info call: 629-3674 or 875-2915 Sr. Pastor Roland Tice

CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

HARVEST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

510 S. Central Ave., Laurel, DE Rev. Fred Duncan Church: 875-4233 Parsonage: 875-3398 Sunday Services: 8:30am Praise 9:30am Sunday School,11am Worship

DIAL DAILY DEVOTIONS: 875-4309

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church 600 S. Central Ave., P.O. Box 293 Laurel, DE 19956 ~ (302) 875-3644 Rev. Rita B. Nelson, Rector Mid Week Eucharist & Healing Service - Wed. @ Noon Holy Eucharist & Church School Sunday @ 9:30 am

“Heart Felt Praise” Relevant Bible Teaching Children’s Ministry Midweek Bible Study Tom Birowski, Pastor Seaford, Del. • 628-7771 94 Walnut St. Laurel, DE 19956

875-7873 “A Place to Belong” SUNDAY WEDNESDAY Family Worship Prayer Team 7:00 p.m.

10:45 a.m.

‘The Table’ Sunday School 9:30 a.m. (last Wed. of mo) 7:00 p.m.

THURSDAY God’s Big Back Yard Underground 6:30 p.m.

9:30 a.m.

Central Worship Center 4 Mi. East of Laurel, Del. (on Sycamore Road)

875-7995 - Pastor Bob Miller SUNDAY Adult Classes..................9 a.m.

Worship/Kid’s Ministry. .....................9:00 & 10:30 a.m.

Youth.........................6:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Bible Study................7:00 p.m.

Nursery Provided

EPWORTH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL PRE-SCHOOL-GR. 8 Featuring A Beka, Traditional Program For More Information Call

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St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Road 68, South of Laurel Laurel, Del. Sun. School 10 a.m. • Worship 9 & 11 a.m.

Wed. Night Bible Study 7 p.m.

Hymn Sing: Last Sunday Each Month - 7 p.m. www.StPaulsUMCLaurelDE.org

Pastor - Donald Murray - 856-6107

Christian Church of Seaford Dual 13N., Seaford, DE • 629-6298 Minister: John Herbst SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.

Morning Worship 10:30 Wed. Night Service & (Nursery & Jr. Church) Youth Groups 7:00 p.m.

A Firm Foundation • A Sure Hope • An Unending Love

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We can weather storms together By the Rev. Todd K. Crofford Laurel Wesleyan Church

PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE

You see the true spirit of a peoAs I write, we anticipate ple when the chips are down. And the chips have been down this past more rain and already nuweek, haven’t they? I think they merous bridges are out, floated downstream somewhere. roads are washed out, and In the middle of it all, I have seen the community come together most of us feel a little in such wonderful ways. The list is worn out. long, but I begin with the three men who pushed my wife, motherin-law, and children out of the swollen riv- already numerous bridges are out, roads er that was flowing across Bethel-Concord are washed out, and most of us feel a little worn out. But we won’t be knocked out!

Road at U.S. 13.

I think of the scripture text that says, How about the volunteers that helped “We are hard pressed on every side, but move cars and trucks out of the decimanot crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; tion at Frederick Ford? Or the volunteers persecuted, but not abandoned; struck who were out at dangerous intersections down, but not destroyed.” (II Corinthians redirecting traffic all day long while the rain pounded and their own homes were at 4:8-9) In fact, the day will come when all is risk?

Volunteers helped at local shelter points rebuilt and this deluge will be little more than a memory and a source for great “I and good Samaritans were found at crises remember when...” stories for our grandeverywhere. And who can find a way to kids. But the friendships, partnerships, and overstate the value of our emergency and kinships that are forged during events such rescue volunteers, our utility technicians, as these prove to last long after the disasand so many others who just sucked it up ter is a fleeting remembrance. and did their job?

So don’t despair, for even as we strugIn the end, its not the beautiful beaches gle along together, the good will ultimateor glorious sunsets that make this a great place to live... it’s the way neighbors come ly outweigh the bad and in due course we will together sit back and be thankful even together to weather the storm that shows for the deluge of 2006. the true value of our area. It is beautiful people, not beautiful terrain, that lead to a The Rev. Crofford is Senior Pastor at Laurel Wesleyan more beautiful life.

Church. His views do not necessarily represent the views of the congregation or Wesleyan Church International. You As I write, we anticipate more rain and may email pastortodd@laurelwesleyan.org

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 543 N. BRADFORD ST., SEAFORD, DEL. • 629-7161

Rev. Michael A. Hopkins, Pastor MON. Youth Meeting SUNDAY 6:30 - 8 p.m.

Sunday School ..... 9:45 a.m.

WEDNESDAY Worship...............11:00 a.m. Prayer & Praise 7:00 p.m.

Eve. Worship........7:00 p.m. Patch Club (kids) 7:00 p.m.

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MASSES: SUNDAY: Sat. Eve. - Vigil 5:30 p.m.; Spanish 7:30 p.m.

Sunday - 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m.

DAILY: Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9 a.m.

Wed. 9 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.; First Sat. 9 a.m.

HOLY DAYS: Eve. 7:30 p.m.; 9 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.

NOVENA DEVOTIONS: Wed. 9 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.

CONFESSION: Sat. 4:30-5 p.m.; Sun. 8-8:25 a.m.

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Sunday School 9:30 am Worship 10:45 am & 6 pm Children’s Church 10:45 am SPANISH Worship 10:45 am Wednesday Activities 7 pm Pastor: Homer McKeithan Youth: Ben Colegrove Music: Jim Burket “The Cross Is Grounded In Grace”

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Wed. Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Pastor, Stacey Johnson

VICTORY TABERNACLE CHURCH OF GOD

“A Growing Church For All Ages”

2 miles N. of Laurel, DE on Alt. 13

302-877-0443 410-957-4696

The Atlanta Road Alliance Church 22625 Atlanta Rd., Seaford, DE (302) 629-7693 • www.atlantaroadcma.org Rev. Ron Mayers • Rev. Andrew Kerr SUNDAY WEDNESDAY 8:30 Worship 6:45 Pioneer Clubs (age 3 9:45 Sunday School to grade 6) & Divorce Care 11:00 Worship/Kids Church 7:00 Prayer Service & 7:00 Evening Service Youth Group (grades 7-12)

To Come! Revelation 2 ime 2:1 T The Ark 7 It's Seaford Wesleyan Church

United Methodist Churches

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King’s Gordy Rd. .......... 8:50....10:00 St. George’s St. George Rd. .... 10:10..... 9:00 Mt. Pleasant Mt. Pleasant Rd...11:30....10:15 Pastor Barbara Auer

River of Life Christian Center 17 W. Market St., Greenwood, DE 302349-9420 Pastors Joseph & Yvonne Dixon WORSHIP SERVICE: SUN. 11 AM BIBLE STUDY: WED. 7:30 PM

Proclaiming Faith 4 pm Sunday on WKDI 840 AM Radio

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Sailor’s Bethel United Methodist Church Bethel, DE Rev. Ron Wuest, Pastor Sunday School - 10 am Praise Service 10:45 - 11 am Worship - 11:15 am Nursery Provided office 875-3628 parsonage 875-2996

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church The Rev’d. Jeanne W. Kirby, Rector

Sunday School - all ages 9 a.m.

Worship 9 a.m., 10:15 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.

Rainbow Day Care / Pre-School Rt. 13 South, Seaford, DE 302-628-1020

Mount Olivet United Methodist Church Serving Christ in the Heart of Seaford since 1830 315 High St. • Seaford, DE

Sunday Services: Informal Worship in Chapel 8:30 a.m.

Traditional Worship 11:00 a.m. Sanctuary 9:45 Sunday School Pastor: Rev. Thomas Gross • 302-629-4458 PROFESSIONAL NURSERY CARE PROVIDED

Laurel Wesleyan Church Rt. 13A, Just North of Laurel Sunday School - 9:30 & 10:45 Worship - 9:00 & 10:45 Sunday Evening Worship and Children’s Ministries 6 p.m.

Wednesday Youth Ministries 6:30 p.m.

WASHED OUT - This photo of Craig’s Pond Road looking east shows the extent of the damage. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

Church 875-5380 • Sr. Pastor Todd Crofford Assistant Pastor Ken Deusa Asst. Pastor/Youth: Sue Boyce Children’s Pastor: Marilyn Searcey

Holy Eucharist: 9:00 a.m.

Sunday School & Adult Forum: 10:30 a.m.

Front & King St., Seaford, DE 629-7979

Seaford Church of Christ Acapella

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N. Dual 13, P.O. Box 783, Seaford, DE 19973 302-629-6206 Evangelist - Anthony Melakian - 629-3633 Elder - Don Birch - 629-8949 Elder - Ron Russell - 629-6033 Sunday School 10a.m.

Sun. Worship 11 a.m., Sun. Evening 6 p.m Wed. Evenings 7 p.m.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 25322 Church Road, Concord Seaford, DE 19973 Sunday Worship - 9 am Sunday School (all ages) - 10:30 am For More Information call 302-628-8114 Rev. Diane E. Melson, Pastor

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OBITUARIES John Jacob Reeb, Jr., 67 John Jacob Reeb, Jr. of Georgetown, formerly of Chesapeake City, Md., died Tuesday, June 20, 2006, at Harbor Healthcare & Rehab Center in Lewes.

Mr. Reeb was born in Baltimore, Md., a son of John Jacob Reeb, Sr. and Viola (Shaffer) Reeb, and had served in the U.S. Army.

Predeceased by his parents, he is survived by his wife, Karen Jean (Chambers) Reeb; four daughters, Mary Hamer, Kim Reeb, Cynthia Wyatt and Candice Rayne; a son, William Boulden; a sister, Anna Goreck, and 11 grandchildren.

A memorial service took place at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Dodd-Carey Chapel, Georgetown, on Thursday, June 22, with Pastor Larry Baker officiating. Interment was private.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 163, Salisbury, MD 21803.

On-line condolences may be sent to: condolences@parsellfuneralhomes.com.

Ruth Cherry Van Tine, 94 Ruth Cherry Van Tine of Seaford died Sunday, June 18, 2006 at the Methodist Manor House, Seaford.

Born in Singapore she was a daughter of Marion Thorpe and the Rev. William T. Cherry.

Mrs. Van Tine was a teacher in the Seaford School System for 25 years, retiring in 1977. Prior to that, she worked as a social worker in Pennsylvania for 10 years. She was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a master of social work degree. She also had a reading consultant degree from the University of Delaware.

She was a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School. She held various offices in the United Methodist Women, was a member of the American Association of University Women, and membership chairman of the Seaford Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons, (AARP).

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Karldon Kynett Van Tine, Sr, in December 2005.

She is survived by two sons, Karldon

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Obituaries are run without charge thanks to the support of area churches.

K. Van Tine, Jr. and wife Bonnie of Seaford, and the Rev. John W. Van Tine and wife Ginny of Laurel; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Her service was on June 26, in St. John’s United Methodist Church, Seaford.

The Rev. Boyd B. Etter officiated. Burial was in Lawn Croft Cemetery, Linwood, Pa. Contributions may be made to St. John’s United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, PO Box 299, Seaford, DE 19973; or to the Benevolent Fund, Methodist Manor House, 1001 Middleford Road,.

Seaford, DE 19973.

Arrangements were by Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Seaford.

Barbara Boyce, 72 Barbara Groton Boyce of Laurel died on Sunday, June 18, 2006, from a heart attack at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Seaford.

Mrs. Boyce was born in Seaford, a daughter of Charles and Grace Ellingsworth Baker.

She is survived by her husbnd Eddie Boyce, Sr. of Laurel; her three sons, David Hare and his wife Lauren of Laurel, Gary Hare and his wife Amy of Oregon and Eric Dale Hare and his girlfriend Laury of Kansas; a step-son, Buddy Boyce of Laurel; her daughter, Teresa Steerman and her husband Terry of Harrington; and a stepdaughter, Kathy Mae Harrison and her husband Dennis of Milton; a sister, Charlotte McLaughlin of Laurel; six grandchildren, Derrick Hare of Laurel, Chad Harrison of Milton, Stephanie Hare and Alisha Tolboe of Oregon, Dillan and Megan Steerman of Harrington; two great-grandchildren, Tyler Hare of Greenwood and Riley Olivia Hare-Moore of Laurel.

Her funeral service was on June 23, at the Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home, Laurel. The Rev. Romie Payne officiated. Interment was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel.

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Anna Eva Slavinskas Meding, 88 Anna Eva Slavinskas Meding of Georgetown died Thursday, June 22, 2006 at Harbor Healthcare and Rehabilitation

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Born in Scranton, Pa., the daughter of Eva Ravanauskas and Louis Slavinskas, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Meding was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church, Seaford.

She is survived by two sons, Walter Meding of Lewes and Arthur J. Meding of Seaford; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Ernest Meding in 1984.

Mass was celebrated Tuesday, June 27, in Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church, Seaford, with the Rev. John McKenna as celebrant. Burial followed in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Seaford. Friends called at Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Seaford, prior to the service.

Norma I. Hamer, 79 Norma I. Hamer of Seaford died on Thursday, June 22, 2006, at LifeCare at Lofland Park in Seaford.

She was the daughter of Conrad and Elva Hamer. She graduated from the University of Minnesota in public health nursing, she was former director of nursing at the Methodist Manor House in Seaford, and she had also taught science at Woodbridge High School.

Ms. Hamer was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving as a captain in the nursing corps in Japan and Hong Kong. She was a member of Cokesbury United

Union United Methodist Church 2 North Laws St., Bridgeville, DE 19933 Across from Bank 337-7409 Handicap Friendly WORSHIP TIMES:

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James ‘Jim’ Gullett, 57 James “Jim” Simeon Gullett of Laurel died on Friday, June 23, 2006, at Berlin Nursing Home in Berlin, Md. Mr. Gullett was a mechanic and a poultry farmer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of the Laurel American Legion, the Seaford VFW. He loved the outdoors and was active in Nanticoke Ducks Unlimited.

He was the son of Barbara Gullett and the late William H. “Sim” Gullett.

His sister, Nan Krause, also preceded him in death.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Lynch; a son, James K. Gullett and his wife Lisa of Seaford; a brother, George Gullett of Baton Rouge, La.; a sister, Rosie Ryan of New Orleans, La. Also surviving are two grandsons, Kody and Cole Gullett.

His funeral service was on June 27, at

BETHEL WORSHIP CENTER 9431 Ginger Lane, Seaford (2.4 mi. north of Wal-Mart on US 13) 628-4240 Recorded Info 628-4241 Church Office

Pastor Joseph Lecates - 875-2059 Adult Sunday School 9:30 am Worship 10:30 am & 6:30 pm Children’s Church 10:30 am Nursery 10:30 am & 6:30 pm Youth Meeting Sun. 7 pm Promise Keepers Tues. 7 pm Wed. Night Bible Study 7 pm “We’re not building a church, we’re building God’s Kingdom!”

Christ Lutheran Church

SEAFORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday School 9 am Morning Worship 10 am

Methodist Church, loved music and reading.

Predeceased by her parents, she is survived by several cousins.

Her funeral service was on June 25, at Cokesbury United Methodist Church, Federalsburg, Md. Burial was in the church cemetery.

The family suggests donations may be made to Cokesbury United Methodist Church, c/o Jeanette Wheatley, 7054 Whitely Rd, Federalsburg, MD 21632.

Arrangements by the Cranston Funeral Home, Seaford, DE.

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Wesley United Methodist Church 22025 Atlanta Road, Seaford, DE Pastor Ed Kuhling Contemporary Worship 9 am Sunday School & Bible Education 10 am Traditional Worship 11 am Wednesday Worship 6:45 pm 302-629-3029 * Info Line 302-628-0112

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the Cranston Funeral Home, Seaford. Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel.

The family suggests donations may be made to Nanticoke Ducks Unlimited, c/o Clarke Tobin, 105 High St., Seaford, DE; or the Stroke Research Center of Johns Hopkins Hospital, c/o Robert J. Wityk, MD, 600 North Wolfe St., Phipps 126B, Baltimore, MD 21287-6953.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Seaford.

Friends called at the Cranston Funeral Home, Seaford. Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Seaford.

The family suggests donations may be made to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 202 North St., Seaford, DE 19973; or the Seaford Volunteer Fire Department, P O Box 87, Seaford, DE 19973.

Philip Clay Moore Sr., 88

Virginia White Plummer, 91

Philip Clay Moore, Sr. a retired salesman of Seaford died on Sunday, June 25, 2006 at Genesis Health Care, Seaford Center.

Mr. Moore was born in Seaford, DE in 1918 and graduated from Seaford High School in 1936. After high school he attended Goldey Beacom Business College in Wilmington.

Mr. Moore entered the Armed Services in 1941 and served in France and Germany. After nearly five years, his service ended with the end of World War II. While in service he was awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal and the EuropeanAfrican-Middle Eastern Ribbon. He returned to Seaford and began work as a wholesale food salesman for W. O. Covey Foods where he worked for 36 years until his retirement in 1982.

Mr. Moore was an active and life-long member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church where he served for a period on St. Luke’s vestry. He was also active in the Masons and was a member of Hiram Lodge 21 and the Tall Cedars. After retirement he became a volunteer for many years at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing. For many years he and a group of friends made an annual trip to hunt in Canada. He enjoyed woodworking and created small tables and other items, which he gave to family and friends.

His wife of 58 years, Eleanor Milligan Moore died in 1998.

He is survived by two sons, Dail Burton Moore and Philip C. Moore Jr., both of Washington, D.C.; one sister, Mary Esther Mills of Greenwood; and two brothers, C. Parker Moore and Burton S. Moore, both of Seaford.

His funeral service was on June 28, at

Virginia White Plummer of Salisbury, Md.,and formerly of Delmar, died Friday, June 23, 2006, as a long-time resident of Salisbury Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.

She was born in Delmar, a daughter of Henry and Etta Selby White.

Mrs. Plummer worked for many years as a trimmer for the former Banks & Pusey Garment Company in Delmar. She was a member of Cross Point Church of the Nazarene in Salisbury.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James Plummer, who passed in 1991, a brother, Henry White, a sister, Libby Undrich, a niece, Nancy Allen and a nephew, Robert Bruce.

She is survived by three nieces, Lola Pusey, Marietta Wells and Theresa White Plaskon; two nephews, Henry “Butch” White and Scott Bruce; two great nieces, Jennifer Wells and Jaimie White; and five great nephews, Tommy Pusey, Brian Pusey, Jason Wells, James White and Charles White. She is also survived by her special friends, Abby, Mike, Doris and all of her friends from the Salisbury Nursing Home.

Her funeral service was on Wednesday, June 28, at Short Funeral Home, Delmar.

The Rev. Ronald G. Parker officiated. Interment followed the service at St. Stephen’s Cemetery in Delmar.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.delmarvaobits. com

Hazel M. Parker, 81 Hazel M. Parker of Hurlock, MD passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford.

She was born September 26, 1924 in

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North Carolina, the daughter of the late James Garner and Mary Jackson Garner.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Tony Parker.

She graduated from North Carolina High School. She was a factory worker.

She was a member of St. Luke Church of God in Christ in Federalsburg for over 30 years. She enjoyed buying clothes, cooking and singing in her kitchen, reading her bible and raising her children.

She is survived by her six children, Angelia Garner of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Dorothy M. Stackhouse and her husband, Pastor Arthur Stackhouse of Seaford, Clara Turner and her husband Robert of Federalsburg, Rose M. Rose, of Salisbury, Md., Glinda Shockley of Eden, Md., and Tony Parker, Jr. and his wife, Jacqueline of Salisbury, 17 grandchildren, 22 great-grand-

PAGE 27 children, a sister, Lucy Pope of Weldon, NC, several nieces and nephews, and close friends, Lillian Collins of Federalsburg, Edna Pryce of Hurlock, the Stanley Family of Hurlock, her church family and friends.

She was preceded in death by a son, Russell Lee Garner, five sisters, Christine Austin, Catherine Stokes, Wychi Smith, Emma Garner, and Helen Garner.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 3, at Hurlock United Methodist Church at 1 p.m. with Pastor Arthur Stackhouse officiating assisted by Rev. Arthur George.

Interment will follow at Federal Hill Cemetery in Federalsburg. Friends may call at the church on Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. The arrangements are being handled

by Framptom Funeral Home in Federalsburg.

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His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself made purification for our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; having become so much better than the angels, as he has inherited a more excellent name than they have.

For to which of the angels did he say at any time, “You are my Son. Today have I become your father?” and again, “I will be to him a Father, and he will be to me a Son?” Again, when he brings in the firstborn into the world he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him.”

Of the angels he says, “Who makes his angels winds, and his servants a flame of fire.”

But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your Kingdom.

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ROAD IS GONE - Curiosity seekers check out the severe damage to Woodland Road near the culvert just before the entrance to Barne’s Woods Nature Preserve. The road was closed to traffic and DelDOT crews were on the scene Monday making repairs. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

SLOW MOVING - Cars move slowly through the intersection of U.S. 13 and Concord Road. Water was running down Concord Road and spilling into the river. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

TROUBLES ON STREET - Volunteer fire crews work to pump off water on Washington Street in Wilmar Village in Seaford. The neighborhood was hit hard during the flood and two homes had their basements collapse. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

PARKS ARE FLOODED - Three mobile home parks along Brickyard Road east of U.S. 13 were flooded out. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

WADING IN WATER - Residents walk in waist-high water near the entrance to Mobile Gardens as they evacuate from the mobile home park on Sunday afternoon. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

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NO PARKING - The retention ponds along the Wal-Mart parking lot on U.S. 13 in Seaford overflowed causing problems as these photographs show. Photos by Ronald MacArthur

PROBLEMS IN GALESTOWN - The bridge and roadway in Galestown are overcome by the water and the access to the small town is gone. Photo by Beth MacArthur

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POLICE JOURNAL Trooper injured in motorcycle crash A trooper assigned to the motorcycle unit at Troop 7 was injured June 21 after he was involved in a crash while responding to domestic complaint in progress. The crash occurred at approximately 8:42 a.m. on Rt. 24 east of Beaver Dam Road near Rehoboth Beach.

According to Cpl. Jeffry C. Oldham, public information officer, a 2006 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Police Motorcycle operated by Master Cpl. Brian D. Maher, 39, was traveling west on Rt. 24 in the right lane. The motorcycle’s lights and sirens were activated. A 1999 Ford Taurus operated by Cherie Bell, 44, of Lewes, was traveling west on Rt. 24, in the left lane, in front of the motorcycle.

Oldham said that as the motorcycle began passing the Taurus on the right side, Bell also began steering to the right to get out of its way. Maher applied his brakes and steered to the right in an attempt to avoid the Taurus. The motorcycle then traveled off the roadway and struck a concrete curb. The motorcycle continued west, traveled over the curb into a grassy area, and clipped a guy wire for a utility pole. The motorcycle then flipped over, and Cpl. Maher was ejected and landed on an asphalt access road north of Rt. 24, according to Oldham.

Maher, who was wearing a

helmet, was flown to Christiana Hospital where he was treated for a fractured clavicle, cuts and abrasions. He was later released from the hospital.

Bell was not injured in the crash, which remains under investigation.

Single-vehicle fatal The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) is investigating a single vehicle fatal crash that occurred June 21 at approximately 7:02 p.m. The crash occurred on Todds Chapel Road in the area of Fishers Bridge Road west of Farmington.

According to Cpl. Jeffry C. Oldham, public information officer, a 1995 Oldsmobile 88, operated by James F. Moore III, 49, of Greenwood, was traveling south on Todds Chapel Road approaching a curve to the right. As the Oldsmobile entered the curve apparently Moore lost control of it. The Oldsmobile then traveled off the west edge of the roadway, came back onto the roadway, crossed both lanes and then exited the east edge of the roadway, according to Oldham. The Oldsmobile then traveled into a ditch and rolled over onto its right side where it came to rest.

Moore, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene. A preliminary state police investigation suggests that alcohol was involved in the crash, which remains under investigation.

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TEMPORARY SHELTER - Blades Fire Company on Sunday was turned into a shelter for residents evacuated from Holly View and Mobile Gardens. Volunteers from Millsboro used rescue boats to bring the residents to safety. They were then taken by school bus to the fire department where they were provided food and shelter. Volunteer Todd Reilly said they were expecting 200 at the improvised shelter. Photo by Phil Livingston

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Attempt to pet horse proves to be a shocking experience For a brief moment in time my world was turned upside down; I ONY INDSOR mean literally upside down. I was hanging over a section of livestock As I leaned over the fence fencing like a slab of cured pork.

That in and of itself would have it felt like someone been bad enough, but to make matpunched me in the back ters worse this was a section of and the next thing I knew I live, electric fence.

I spent a lot of time as a young was lying across the boy hanging out on my grandfafence paralyzed. ther’s farm in Marion Station.

There were chickens in the chicken enough to have been left by the Trojan house, hogs in the hog pen, chickens, ducks and geese in the back of the chicken horse.

This episode happened a little later than house and horses and cows penned in the incident involving the electric fence, around the outer fields. To keep the cows so I wonder why I dare make any addiwarned about attempts to push down the tional unsolicited advances toward Pafence in search of greener pastures, my poose. It was during the weekly Sunday grandfather kept the fencing charged with dinner at my grandparents’ farm and all of an electric current. the adults were inside the house gathered For anyone who has not had the pleasfor the meal. In those days we younguns ure of being exposed to the charge of an stayed outside and played until the electric fence, it is something akin to havgrownups had eaten dinner. ing someone strike you in the back with a I went over to the fence and had aspirapiece of two by four lumber. It is not a tions of petting Papoose. As I leaned over deadly shock, just one that is more like a the fence it felt like someone punched me series of punches. in the back and the next thing I knew I However, to a 5-year-old boy, the charge is more like being beaten by sever- was lying across the fence paralyzed. My cousin ran in the house and notified the al men.

I suppose it all started with my love for grownups that I was stuck on the electric fence. I think that accurately described it, a pony that my grandfather owned named I was stuck on the fence and helpless to “Papoose.” This was a really pretty black move, like a fly in a spider’s web. Hangand white pony that appeared to be the ing over the fence I remember looking beperfect size for a boy my age. I recall one tween my dangling feet and watching as time I attempted to mount Papoose without my father’s knowledge. I got on top of grownups poured out the front door of the house like drug dealers at a SWAT raid. a corn drum and jumped on Papoose’s Within a few moments the electric had back as he trotted by. I am not sure what been cut to the fence and my dad pulled was worse, Papoose’s reaction to having me off the fence and checked me over. I me lunge onto his back like a 50-pound was fine — shaken, but fine. bag of powdered concrete, or my own reI look back on that incident and realize action to striking Papoose’s back like a that what stands out most in my mind was 50-pound bag of powdered concrete. not so much the horrendous notion of beAt any rate, Papoose took off running ing stuck to a fence or being pummeled like Grant through Richmond with me with electric shock, but the sight of all clutching his back more tightly than ugly those grownups coming to my rescue. on an ape. After he galloped around the Good Lord, was I that starved for attention perimeter of the fence a couple of times, he had successfully shaken me loose and I and affection that I would find being shocked on a farm fence to be rewarding? flew off his back and landed head first Oh well, chalk it up to youth! into a pile of manure that looked large

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During the announcement, Minner said, “As Delaware’s governor, I am proud to present our new agricultural products marketing program and logo to you. Whenever I see this new logo, I am going to think about the taste of delicious, red ripe strawberries, crisp green asparagus, sweet corn, succulent peaches, and a vibrant medley of so many more products that are Grown

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LEGALS NOTICE The Commissioners of Bridgeville will hold a Public Hearing and present an Ordinance to amend Section 128-1 of the Code of the Town of Bridgeville, Delaware, entitled “Fees” to Reduce the Property Tax Rate, for a second and final reading at their monthly meeting scheduled for July 10, 2006 at 7:00 P.M. in the Town Hall, 101 N. Main Street, Bridgeville, Delaware.

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LEGAL NOTICE Delmar Liquors, Inc., trading as Wine Beer & Liquor, has on June 23,

PAGE 35 2006, applied with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner for a package store liquor license for the sale of alcoholic beverages for a premises located at 38627 Benro Drive, Suites 6 & 7, Delmar Commons, Delmar, Delaware (19940), not for consumption on the premises where sold. Persons who are against this application should provide written notice of their objections to the Commissioner. For the Commissioner to be required to hold a hearing to consider additional input from persons against this application, the Commissioner must receive one or more documents containing a total of at least 10 signatures of residents or property owners located within 1 mile of the premises or in any incorporated areas lo-

cated within 1 mile of the premises. The protest(s) must be filed with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner at the 3rd Floor, Carvel State Office Building, 820 North French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. The protest(s) must be received by the Commissioner’s office on or before July 24, 2006. Failure to file such a protest may result in the Commissioner considering the application without further notice, input or hearing. If you have any questions regarding this matter please contact the Commissioner’s Office.

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RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF SEAFORD AND TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND RESIDENTS OF THE TERRITORIES CONTIGUOUS TO THE PRESENT CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SEAFORD, THAT THE CITY OF SEAFORD ANNEX CERTAIN TERRITORIES AND FIXING THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING THEREON.

RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF SEAFORD AND TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND RESIDENTS OF THE TERRITORIES CONTIGUOUS TO THE PRESENT CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SEAFORD, THAT THE CITY OF SEAFORD ANNEX CERTAIN TERRITORIES AND FIXING THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING THEREON.

Whereas, pursuant to a Resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Seaford, a Committee appointed by the Mayor recommend in its report that certain territories contiguous to the present corporate limits of the City of Seaford be annexed to the City of Seaford.

Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the City Council of the City of Seaford, proposes to the property owners and residents of the City of Seaford and to the property owners and residents of certain territories located contiguous to the present limits of the City of Seaford that certain territories located contiguous to the present corporate limits of the City of Seaford be annexed to the City of Seaford, said territories being proposed for annexation being more particularly described in: Exhibit “A” - Lands of Nanette Corey, Exhibit “B” - Lands of Ray S. Mears & Sons, Inc. and Exhibit “C” - Lands of St. Rockland and Co., attached hereto and incorporated herein.

And Be It Further Resolved, that a public hearing shall be held on the merits of annexing the territories herein before described in this Resolution at which time any property owner or resident of the City of Seaford and any property owner or resident of the territories herein before described shall have an opportunity to be heard and said public hearing shall be held on July 11, 2006 at 7:05 o’clock P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City Council at the City Hall, 414 High Street, Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware.

And Be It Further Resolved, that the City Manager of the City of Seaford, be and is hereby authorized and directed to cause a Notice which shall consist of a true copy of this Resolution to be printed in a newspaper published in the City of Seaford, in its June 29, 2006 edition, said publication being at least one week prior to the time specified in this Resolution for the said public hearing.

I, Dolores J. Slatcher, City Manager of the City of Seaford, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Resolution passed by the City Council of the City of Seaford at its meeting on June 13, 2006, at which a quorum was present and voting throughout and that the same is still in full force and effect.

Dolores J. Slatcher City Manager, City of Seaford, Delaware Dated: June 14, 2006

Whereas, pursuant to a Resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Seaford, a Committee appointed by the Mayor recommend in its report that certain territories contiguous to the present corporate limits of the City of Seaford be annexed to the City of Seaford.

Exhibit A - Corey, Nanette: Tax Map and Parcel 3-31 4.00 38 Exhibit B - Ray S. Mears & Sons, Inc.: Tax Map and Parcel 3-31 3.00 142, 142.01 Exhibit C - St. Rockland & Co.: Tax Map and Parcel 3-31 3.00 145

Exhibit D - Morris Properties: Tax Map and Parcel 3.31 3.00 145 Exhibit E - Quan, Tuong: Tax Map and Parcel 3-31 3.00 143, 143.04, 143.05, 143.06, 143.07 Exhibit F - Yingling, Steven & Cynthia: Tax Map and Parcel 3-31 3.00 138

Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the City Council of the City of Seaford, proposes to the property owners and residents of the City of Seaford and to the property owners and residents of certain territories located contiguous to the present limits of the City of Seaford that certain territories located contiguous to the present corporate limits of the City of Seaford be annexed to the City of Seaford, said territories being proposed for annexation being more particularly described in: Exhibit “D” - Lands of Morris Properties, Exhibit “E” - Lands of Tuong Quan, and Exhibit “F” - Lands of Steven & Cynthia Yingling, attached hereto and incorporated herein.

And Be It Further Resolved, that a public hearing shall be held on the merits of annexing the territories herein before described in this Resolution at which time any property owner or resident of the City of Seaford and any property owner or resident of the territories herein before described shall have an opportunity to be heard and said public hearing shall be held on July 11, 2006 at 7:05 o’clock P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City Council at the City Hall, 414 High Street, Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware.

And Be It Further Resolved, that the City Manager of the City of Seaford, be and is hereby authorized and directed to cause a Notice which shall consist of a true copy of this Resolution to be printed in a newspaper published in the City of Seaford, in its June 29, 2006 edition, said publication being at least one week prior to the time specified in this Resolution for the said public hearing.

I, Dolores J. Slatcher, City Manager of the City of Seaford, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Resolution passed by the City Council of the City of Seaford at its meeting on June 13, 2006, at which a quorum was present and voting throughout and that the same is still in full force and effect.

Dolores J. Slatcher City Manager, City of Seaford, Delaware Dated: June 14, 2006

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PUBLIC HEARING The Mayor and Council of Laurel, Delaware, will be holding a public hearing on Monday, July 17, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter, to review the application for a proposed Large Parcel Development Overlay District (LPD), located on Discount Land Road, now or formerly known as Village Brooke, tax map #2-32/12.00/39, Laurel, Delaware. The site contains 78.76 acres and proposed for 361 lots consisting of a mix use of seventy-seven single family homes, eighty-four single family/semi detached homes, and 200 single family/town homes. The hearing will take place in Mayor and Council Chambers of Laurel Town Hall, 201 Mechanic Street, Laurel, Delaware. Copies of the proposed LPD are available at town hall for review, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. All interested parties should appear at the hearing to present their concerns, comments, etc.

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE You are hereby notified the below matters will be before: The Planning and Zoning Commission for their review and recommendationon Thursday, July 6, 2006, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Hall, 414 High Street, Seaford, Delaware; and, The Mayor and Council on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 7:05 p.m. in the City Hall, 414 High Street, Seaford, Delaware for their final determination: Orient Chemical Corporation of America, 111 Park Avenue, is requesting a final site plan review for a 12,000 square foot research and development building to be constructed on the west side of Park Avenue across from the existing facility.

Should you wish to present your position or evidence, please attend. You may have counsel attend on your behalf.

Issued this 29th day of June 2006 pursuant to the Rules heretofore adopted by the City of Seaford.

THE CITY OF SEAFORD Dolores J. Slatcher City Manager 6/29/1tc

✳ JUNE 29 - JULY 5, 2006

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Subd. #2005-58 Notice is hereby given that the County Planning and Zoning Commission of Sussex County will hold a public hearing on Thursday evening, JULY 27, 2006, in the County Council Chambers, Sussex County Administrative Building, Georgetown, Delaware, on the application of WINDMILL ESTATES, L.L.C. to consider the Subdivision of land in an AR-1 Agricultural Residential District in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County, by dividing 160.91 acres into 214 lots, (Cluster Development), located south of Road 64, 2,160.50 feet west of Road 451A. Planning and Zoning public hearings will begin at 6:00 P.M. Text and maps of this application may be examined by interested parties in the County Planning and Zoning Office, Sussex County Administrative Building, Georgetown, Delaware.

If unable to attend the public hearing, written comments will be accepted but must be received prior to the public hearing.

For additional information contact the Planning and Zoning Department at 302-855-7878.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN A ND FOR SUSSEX COUNTY 1 THE CIRCLE, GEORGETOWN, DE 19947 WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY Plaintiff v.

TERRY MACHINE & FABRICATION, INC. WILLIAM N. TERRY and CAROL A. TERRY, Defendents.

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C.A. 06J-05-001 Docket JD 2006A Page 213 Confession of Judgment (Publication)

PUBLIC NOTICE The following ordinance was approved by Sussex County Council on March 28, 2006: ORDINANCE NO. 1841 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING MAP OF SUSSEX COUNTY FROM AN AR-1 AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO A C-1 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT FOR A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN SEAFORD HUNDRED, SUSSEX COUNTY, CONTAINING 4.99 ACRES, MORE OR LESS (land lying at the northeast corner of the intersection of Hebron Street Extended (a.k.a. Hitchens Road) and Nanticoke Avenue (a.k.a. Cargill Road) 1,100 feet south of railroad, 500 feet north of the Nanticoke River and west of the city limits of Seaford; application filed on behalf of PENINSULA OIL CO., INC.; C/Z #1590).

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PUBLIC NOTICE The following ordinance was approved by Sussex County Council on April 11, 2006: ORDINANCE NO. 1845 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING MAP OF SUSSEX COUNTY FROM AN AR-1 AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO A C-1 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT FOR A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LITTLE CREEK HUNDRED, SUSSEX COUNTY, CONTAINING 5.9458 ACRES, MORE

OR LESS (land lying east of U.S. Route 13, 1/4 mile south of Road 462 (Gordy Road) east of Laurel; application filed on behalf of DONALD J. WARRINGTON; C/Z #1593).

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PUBLIC NOTICE The following ordinance was approved by Sussex County Council on April 25, 2006: ORDINANCE NO. 1847 WITH CONDITIONS AN ORDINANCE TO GRANT A CONDITIONAL USE OF LAND IN AN AR-1 AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT FOR A SMALL BUSINESS SELLING ANTIQUES AND GIFTS TO BE LOCATED ON A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN NANTICOKE HUNDRED, SUSSEX COUNTY, CONTAINING 1.49 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, (land lying south of Route 18, 300 feet east of Road 521; application filed on behalf of CAROLYN A. DESILVA; C/U #1646).

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NOTICE Estate of Ann E. Staples, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of Ann E. Staples who departed this life on the 25th day of May, A.D. 2006 late of Seaford, DE were duly granted unto Thomas D. Jones on the 15th day of June, A.D. 2006, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the

said Executor without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Executor on or before the 25th day of January, A.D. 2007 or abide by the law in this behalf.

Executor: Thomas D. Jones 240 N. Shores Court Seaford, DE 19973 Howard Clendaniel Register of Wills 6/29/3tc

NOTICE Estate of Doris F. Stewart, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of Doris F. Stewart who departed this life on the 26th day of May, A.D. 2006 late of Seaford, DE were duly granted unto George F. Stewart, Sally Stewart on the 8th day of June, A.D. 2006, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the said Co-Executors without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Co-Executors on or before the 26th day of January, A.D. 2007 or abide by the law in this behalf.

Co-Executors: George F. Stewart 710 Cypress St. Seaford, DE 19973 Sally Stewart 900 N. Atlanta Circle Seaford, DE 19973 Howard Clendaniel Register of Wills 6/22/3tc

NOTICE OF ENTRY OF JUDGMENT TO:

Terry Machine & Fabrication, Inc. William N. Terry and Carol A. Terry 7526 Gum Beach Road, Seaford, DE 19973

1. Plantiff, Wilmington Trust Company intends to obtain a court judgment against you in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware bassed on the note and guaranties for the principal amount of $10,753.18, accrued interest of $664.84, late charges of $201.39, attorney’s fes of $2,283.60 and costs of $501.08, together with per diem interest from Aprl 4, 2006, in the amount of $2.09089.

2. Plaintiff alleges you have waived your rights to notice and hearig prior to the entry of judgment against you.

3. The entry of such a court judgment will result in a lien against all your real estate and the means, in default payment, whereby the sheriff can levy aginst your personal property and real estate and ultimately sell atpublic auction your personal property and real estate for credit against the debt.

4. In default of payment in appropriate cases, the sheriff may seize some portion of your wages for credit against the debt.

5. You may appear in Superior Court, SUSSEX COUNTY COURT HOUSE, THE CIRCLE, GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2006 AT 11:00 a.m. at which time you may object to the entry of judgment and a hearing will be scheduled by the Court. At that hearing, plaintiff will be required to prove that you have effectively waived your rights to notice and a hearing prior to entry of judgment.

6. You are not required to appear, but if you fail to do so, judgment will be entered by default.

7. If you have any questions about these matters, you should consult a lawyer immediately.

Very truly yours, /s/ Joyuce Collins Prothonotary

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Education Martial arts students succeed on mats as well as in classrooms Seaford’s martial artists know more than just kicks and punches. On June 16 students from Keumgang Martial Arts in Seaford attended “Academic Night” at the martial arts school.

The students attend schools from as far south as Salisbury to as far north as Smyrna.

The following students were recognized: Justin Elliott - Seaford Middle School , honor roll for first, third and fourth marking periods.

Amber Shetzler - Smyrna Middle School , honor roll for entire year; A average in language arts for entire year; social studies achievement; Fearless Explorer Award.

Jay Crimmins - Most Blessed Sacrament, principal’s list.

Hayden Smith - Salisbury Christian School, academic achievement; outstanding achievement for Christ in Discipleship & Hospitality.

Gene Wildonger - Frederick Douglass School , perfect attendance, first and second marking periods; honor roll, first and sec-

ond marking periods; Delaware State Distinguished Performance in Social Studies; Award of Excellence in writing; Rehoboth Art League Creativity Award; Principal’s Award; Accelerated Reader Award.

Aaron Shetzler - JBM Intermediate School , honor roll for entire year; Respect Award; Outstanding Reader Award; Outstanding Mathematics Award; Humanitarian Award; George Washington Award; Albert Einstein Award; William Shakespeare Award.

James Forder - Blades Elementary, SPARK Math Olympiad, second place; DSTP distinguished performance science; Accelerated Reader award; Outstanding Behavior Award; Outstanding Attendance Award.

Margherita Iapino - Nellie Stokes Elementary School, academic achievement for entire year; honor society; outstanding citizenship for entire year; principal’s list for entire year; perfect attendance, first marking period; DARE poster contest, first place;

Outstanding Peer Leadership and Mentor Award; Lt. Governors “Gold Fitness Award;” state honors and savings bond for scoring all 4s on DSTP. Kieran Conaway - The Salisbury School, promoted a whole grade (from third grade to fifth grade) this year through the Iowa Acceleration Scale; scored over 97 percent in state standard testing; invited to compete in the Johns Hopkins University Talent Search; accepted into the Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth Program (JHCTY) in math and language; competed in the national piano playing auditions, and was declared a district winner by the National Piano Guild.

Dylan Nepert - Wesleyan Christian School, Denton, Big Time Story Writer Award; Punctuation Champion Award; language award; Best Christian Sportsmanship; fastest speed ball pitch; Goodness Award; academic merit roll for a 98 percent average

Worcester Prep students are recognized The following area students were among those who received honors at Worcester Preparatory School, Berlin, Md.: Pre-algebra - outstanding: Haylea Reiner, Seaford.

Algebra I - outstanding: Matt Carey, Seaford; Ashley French, Seaford.

AP Calculus I - outstanding: Brian Carey, Seaford.

AP Chemistry - highest academic average: Brian Carey, Seaford.

Physics - outstanding: Scott Toy, Seaford.

Spanish III - highest academic average: Brian Carey, Seaford.

American history - outstanding: Matthew Carey, Seaford.

World geography - outstanding: Lauren Price, Seaford.

U.S. history - highest academic average: Matthew Hubbard, Seaford.

AP U.S. history - highest academic average: Brian Carey, Seaford.

Literature 7 - highest academic average: Matthew Carey, Seaford.

English 7 - outstanding: Matthew Carey, Seaford.

English 8 - outstanding: Lauren Price, Seaford.

Girls PE 8 - outstanding: Lau-

ren Price, Seaford; Cassandra Reiner, Seaford.

Boys PE 7 - highest academic average: Matthew Carey, Seaford.

Music 7 - outstanding: Matthew Carey, Seaford.

Music 8 - outstanding: Lauren Price, Seaford.

Perfect attendance - Matthew Carey, Seaford; Geography bee: Matthew Carey, Seaford.

Speech competition: Matthew Carey, Seaford.

Newspaper The Beak Speaks award - Brian Carey, Seaford.

Back, from left: Justin Elliott, Amber Shetzler, Jay Crimmins and Hayden Smith. Front: Gene Wildonger, Aaron Shetzler, James Forder and Margherita Iapino. Not pictured: Kieran Conaway and Dylan Nepert.

Education briefs Greenwood woman is honored at Salisbury State Heather Twombly, daughter of Phillip and Nancy Breeding of Greenwood, received the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) National Student Honor Award at the 2006 Spring Honors Convocation at Salisbury University.

The ASCP National Student Honor Award was established to recognize excellent students in laboratory professions.

Recipients must be a member of ASCP, be enrolled in an accredited program, have earned at

least a 3.3 GPA and have proven community service and leadership activities.

Twombly is a senior majoring in clinical lab science.

Music major on dean’s list at Lebanon Valley Deborah L. Messick of Laurel, a junior music major, was named to the spring dean’s list at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pa. Dean’s list students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.4 or above on a 4-point scale.

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Students at Delmarva Christian on honor roll Delmarva Christian High School has successfully completed the school’s second year of operation with more than 125 students and a graduation of 17.

With the end of school and the spring trimester, the following freshmen who are enrolled at the school full time and have earned a grade point average of 93.0 in or above in all classes, have been placed on the honor roll: Kolby Dukes, Peter Gorgui, Lindsey Headley, Keri Hudson, Chloe Johnson, Luke Mathews,

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Honor roll sophomores are: Kiri Allen, Rachel Craig, Bryan Daudt, Michael Di Giacoma, Hannah Dukes, Kent Embleton, Laura Hale, Tara Holland, Rachel Lins, Chrissy McCabe, JoAnna Miller, Natalie Painter and Fallon Rice.

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Art teacher is tops at Sussex Tech

CAREY IS WINNER — Marion Chambers, Ocean City, (third from left), a representative of the Colonial Dames, congratulates winners of the Congressional Essay Contest.

The winners, all students at Worcester Prep, are (left to right): Ross Roessler, Bishopville; Brian Carey, Seaford; and Dominique Kunciw, Ocean Pines. The students were awarded an all-expense paid week at the Washington Workshops where they will learn first hand about the United States government. The local chapter of the Dames surprised each student with an additional check.

HISTORY AWARD — Eric Kimpton,

Art teacher Don Golacinski has been named the 2006-07 Teacher of the Year at Sussex Technical High School. “Mr. G,” as he is called, is the instructor of the design art, graphic productions, and production art classes.

Golacinski came to Sussex Tech in the spring of 2000. He has degrees from the Corcoran School of Art and Salisbury State University. In February, he was honored as Teacher of the Month by the school in recognition of his professionalism and teamwork.

Golacinski has also been recognized for his efforts before and after school to accomplish his goals for his students both academically and athletically. As advisor for the yearbook staff, he oversees its production in his graphic production classes and spends many after school hours shooting photographs for it. He is also head lacrosse coach for the Ravens and an assistant football coach.

A Milford resident, Golacinski is now

Don Golacinski

eligible for state competition for the title of Delaware Teacher of the Year.

AG AWARD — John Shank of Seaford recently received an agriculture award from Midland Grange 27. The award was announced at the Sussex Central High School senior awards program on May 16.

The recent graduate intends to complete his studies in mechanics. Left is Shank and right is Tonya James, guidance counselor.

right, accepts a check from Patricia Tucker of the Seaford Republican Women’s Club.

Kimpton is a member of the 2006 Seaford High School graduating class and was selected for this award for having excelled in history courses throughout his high school career. He is the son of Steve and Katie Kimpton, Seaford, and will be attending the University of Virginia in the fall.

Gary Ward remembered fondly by many who knew him If you grew up in Laurel in the 1950s or 1960s, you probably AT URPHY knew two Gary Wards, P. Gary Ward and Jay Ward’s younger Gary made an impression brother, Gary. Jay moved away and P. Gary Ward moved away, but on the students at Del Gary Ward stayed. He was in sales for WBOC and later became assisTech, too, and they have tant student activities coordinator made a mural of him on at Sussex Tech.

As the years went by, Gary’s the wall of the school. pattern of knowing everyone and everyone knowing him widened. A award was given to Gary’s family. It is my well-known football official for many understanding that Gary had already been years and a big part of Centenary Church selected before he passed away, although I and the American Legion, he supplied the am not sure if he knew about it. conversation and humor that made the The other week I saw Jay Hastings at Dutch Inn famous for a long time.

RJ Riverside restaurant. He called me outGary was dry humor at its best. George side so we could talk privately and, in a Burns himself might have stolen Gary’s way I had never seen from Jay, he said lines. how much he missed Gary, what a great Not that everyone always agreed with friend we all had lost and that he thought Gary’s views. After all, you can’t always agree with a Redskin fan. As you probably about Gary often. Gary made an impression on the students at Del Tech, too, and know, Gary passed away in March after a they have made a mural of him on the wall very brief illness at age 58, far too young of the school. for a much loved member of our commuOut of all this, I see that we all can nity. Gary was honored with a very large make a positive difference for others in funeral service from his family, friends life and most of us do — and like Gary, do and students at Del Tech. not even know it. Yes — Gary is missed.

Thursday, June 22, I stopped in at Sussex Tech and in the office I spotted an For the last few years, I have had trouaward. It read, “State Advisor of the Year, ble dealing with Little League softballSkills USA, Gary Ward, In recognition of baseball being over by the 15th or 20th of exemplary service and leadership to stuJune. Years ago it was a summer recredents of Delaware.” The posthumous

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ation program, but apparently now it is not. A few of us probably also remember coach Schollenberger’s summer youth program for boys. Yup, 9 a.m. while the grass was still wet, there we were hitting and throwing those old rubberized baseballs that coach Schollenberger must have used for 20 years or more and we’d better not be late. Of course it was mostly for boys who lived in town, as out of town boys were mostly working on the farm.

Mike Bradley of Mike’s Clearance Center in Delmar is riding an emotional high after returning from Kalamazoo, Mich., where his 1979 Lincoln Mark V won Best In Show honors. Mike is undoubtedly one of the most avid car collectors around. Isn’t it ironic that Mike and Ben Peterson, another avid classic car buff, live one block apart in Seaford? But, here is more of Mike’s sensational story.

Mike met a 90-year-old founding member of the car club and through this meeting something amazing happened. For now, let’s just say that the check his wife Marie always gives to him to use in case he needs it got used this year, for the first time in around 15 trips to the show.

There are usually more than 1,000 people at the event and Mike believes with all his heart that it was fate that led this man to stop and talk to him. Talk to Mike about this and Mike’s eyes are big as softballs, but I’m keeping the rest of this for a great human interest story real soon.

Cookies by Design in Delmar has been bought by Tricia Collins from longtime owner Sandy Davis. Tricia took the reins full time on Monday, June 26. Best wishes to her in her new venture. Tricia worked for Sandy for quite a while so she knows something about the business. Meanwhile, Sandy is going to take a well-deserved rest.

Effective June 30, Ed Ralph will no longer be on the board of commissioners of the Laurel Public Library. Ed cited his age plus wanting to do some traveling, as reasons he is stepping down. As president of the commissioners he saw the library expansion project all the way through and as many of you know it was a full-time, unpaid job, unless you count the deep satisfaction Ed received from seeing the beautiful library. Ed, this deserves much more about you and I hope to do it next week. Congratulations.

Well, the June flood of 2006 has put a damper on about everything. I have heard old-timers saying, “I’ve never seen anything like it in my time,” and more. Delmar got some rain but escaped what Laurel and especially Seaford got.

This story will be covered in detail in stories throughout the paper, but for now, I’ll just say that it’s a good time to show our compassion for each other. There are those who need it.

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Letters Something is wrong with picture in Iraq Let me see if I understand this war in Iraq. They are allowed to hack up the bodies of our soldiers to a point where visual identification is impossible, desecrate them, booby trap their bodies and line the road leading to the victims with homemade bombs which took troops 12 hours to clear the area of roadside bombs.

Then the group linked to al qaeda announces to the Islamic nation “that we executed God’s will and slaughtered the two crusader animals we had in captivity.”

Then when our troops kill civilians suspected to be terrorists, the media wants to punish our troops and people call our troops “animals.”

And when I say we should drop a bomb on them like Harry Truman did, I too am called an animal.

Our troops are supposed to fight a war and not know they could be murdered by their enemy walking down the street. Who is looking out for our troops?

These people are animals; they know nothing but tying a bomb around them and going to the Holy Land. We’re not going to change them if we stay there another 50 years.

As long as private American contractors are making millions in Iraq we will stay; damn the cost of the lives of our civilians who work there and the American troops who are risking their lives.

There’s something wrong with this picture.

Frank B. Calio

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We would also like to thank our family, friends and neighbors who cared enough to offer help, or just check on our well-being. While we didn’t take advantage of all of your offers, the offer alone meant more than we will ever be able to express.

It was very comforting to pull up at our house after a long, anxious trip back from Ocean City to see the large response of firefighters and equipment, and the familiar faces of family, friends and caring neighbors there waiting to offer to help.

We urge everyone to generously support their local fire departments whenever possible. There is no way to put a value on the volunteer service they provide or the time spent away from their homes so that they will be ready if needed at your home.

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Thanks volunteer fire departments We would like to express our sincere appreciation and gratitude for the assistance of the Blades, Seaford and Laurel Volunteer fire departments during the fire at our home on the evening of June 2.

Their quick response, knowledge and professionalism prevented the complete destruction of our home, thereby saving countless irreplacable items.

I was a member of both the Seaford,

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tion on the county council, nor relief from the incessant and irresponsible land development that has plagued our county for years now. For those who bemoan the lack of political clout “below the canal” may I suggest this issue is a prime example as to why that is.

When some of our own state legislators from Sussex are unwilling to stand up and band together to fight for legislation that would benefit the majority of their constituents, rest assured that fact is duly noted by the other legislators throughout the state.

So, when a Sussex senator (Adams) is blocking passage of popular legislation (HB 170) is joined by three other Sussex coastal legislators (Sen. George Bunting; Rep. John Atkins; Rep. Gerald Hocker) in sponsoring alternative legislation (SB 304) which would supercede HB 170 and effectively kill it while doing nothing for their constituents in the next six years, legislators around the state get their message load and clear, “We don’t want HB 170 to become law.”

Thus giving credence to the argument, why should other legislators take Sussex county citizens’ demand seriously when our own legislators do not?

It seems as if a concentrated effort that began over two years ago to bring more representative county government, and in the process gain a measure of control over how our land resources in the county are

to be utilized has come full cycle with no significant change occurring. That does not bode well for the future quality of life in Sussex County and is indeed sad to contemplate. However, what has been gained from this effort is an understanding of how such an abominable situation came to be and how it is still being perpetuated to this very day.

Since the current council has repeatedly refused any and all efforts to voluntarily increase the number of members it becomes evident that the only way to change anything is through our state legislature.

That means voting out those incumbent legislators who won’t stand with us on our legitimate needs and to find and vote for challengers who will, regardless of party affiliation.

Being as 2006 is an election year that means all of our Sussex representatives and two of our Sussex senators are up for re-election. As the gods of politics would have it those two senators just happen to be Thurman Adams and George Bunting.

What a wonderful opportunity if we are but willing to take advantage of it to change our county’s future. Vance Phillips is also up for re-election in 2006 so those that don’t care for his brand of politics as well as his votes on land-use issues can let him know how you feel this November.

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Amber Willey and Tyrone L. Handy Jr.

Debra Fourquet and Hernan Fourquet of Seaford announce the engagement of their daughter, Amber Willey, to Tyrone L. Handy Jr. of Delmar, son of Tyrone L. Handy Sr. and Sharon Hall.

The bride-to-be is a graduate of Seaford High School. She is employed as a clinic business manager at Physiotherapy Associates.

Her fiance is a graduate of Delmar High School. He is employed at A.P. Croll and Son of Georgetown.

A July 22, 2006 wedding is planned at Christ Evangelistic Church in Laurel.

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The couple became engaged September 2005, and plan to marry July 7, 2007. The ceremony will be held in Lewes with the reception following at the Rehoboth Beach Country Club.

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Seaford Star Sports Woodbridge grad Blake Field enjoys Blue-Gold experience

By Mike McClure The weather didn’t cooperate during the 51st Annual Blue-Gold all-star football game, but Woodbridge graduate Blake Field still enjoyed the experience.

“It was kind of wet,” Field said of the game’s playing conditions. “It was the biggest game I’ve ever been involved in.”

Field, who started at center for the Gold team and was also the long snapper and a member of the kickoff and kickoff return teams, was surprised he was selected to play in the annual senior all-star game. Blake said fellow Raider and offensive lineman Chad Willey also had a good year and was deserving of the honor.

He entered the week’s activities knowing only Delmar’s Joe Holland (from the Kiwanis Harvest Bowl banquet) and Polytech’s Harrison White. That changed once he got to know his Gold teammates.

“It was kind of cool. I met a bunch of new friends,” said Field.

“The first half the competition was really high,” Field added. “The coaches did a good job of hyping us up at half-time but we didn’t seem to come together as a team in the second half as much as we did in the first half.”

Blake had an opportunity to participate in the hand-in-hand program which matches players, ambassadors, band members, and cheerleaders with people from their area with cognitive disabilities.

Field’s buddy is Donte Mosley of Bridgeville, a student at Woodbridge Elementary.

Field said the pair went to Killen’s

Hailey Parks, 9 years old, swims the backstroke for the Seaford Golf & Country Club in the first week of summer swim action. Photo by David Elliott

Woodbridge grad Blake Field, shown during a Raider awards banquet, represented his alma mater in the 51st Annual Blue-Gold game on Saturday. Photo

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Pond. He also visited Donte at his house.

“He’s kind of shy,” said Field. “I’m still going to keep visiting him even though Blue-Gold is over.”

Unfortunately, he was unable to visit with Donte during the pre-game festivities due to the wet weather.

Field plans to take part in the University of Delaware parallel program in Georgetown in the fall. He wants to attend Widener University (physical therapy) and play football.

Blue tops Gold, 27-13, in soggy Blue-Gold football game The Blue team scored the final three touchdowns of the 51st Annual Blue-Gold allstar football game to pick up a 27-13 win in soggy conditions last Saturday night at the University of Delaware football stadium in Delaware.

Woodbridge’s Blake Field got the start at center and Delmar’s Joe Holland started at halfback while Laurel’s Robert Reed and Rodney Simmons and Sussex Tech’s Jacques Bowe were reserves for the Gold team.

William Penn’s Stephen Alexander connected for a 23yard field goal to five Blue a 3-0 lead with 4:26 left in the first quarter. Dover quarterback Bo Thompson scored on an 11-yard run and James Shrewsbury booted the extra point to give Gold a 7-3 lead with 14:10 left in the half. The touchdown was set up by a 44-yard pass from Holland to Dover’s Jeremy Hicks on a halfback option play.

Alexander kicked a 28-yard field goal to move the Blue team within one at 7-6. Middletown quarterback ran it in form two yards out following a Hermanski Jackson (Caesar Rodney) fumble recovery to give Gold a 13-6 advantage.

Blue quarterback Chris Lechette of Brandywine became the third quarterback to reach the end zone as his one-yard run made the score 13-12 late in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Howard’s Kianti Miller had a 36-yard touchdown run, Hodgson’s Derrell Smith added the two-point conversion before scoring a touchdown from three yards out, and Alexander booted the extra point for the 27-13 Blue win.

Rain delayed the start of the game and caused the cancellation of the pre-game activities which include the reunion of players, ambassadors, cheerleaders, and band members with the their buddies, people with cognitive disabilities.

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Above, Alex Kimpton, 8 years old, competes in the backstroke for the Seaford Golf & Country Club team in a 435-99 loss to Miles River Yacht Club last Thursday. The team opened the season with a 253-217 win over Sea Colony. Below, Zachary Cain, 15 years old, competes for the Seaford Golf and Country Club Gators last Thursday night. Photos by David Elliott

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Kim Owens- Sussex Tech (Laurel)

Danielle Haldeman- Seaford

Mindi Wheatley- Delmar High

Amanda Horsey- Laurel High

Brittany Joseph- Sussex Tech (Laurel)

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Six Western Sussex softball players to play in Carpenter Cup Classic The following local players are on the Delaware South roster for the Carpenter Cup Classic softball tourney: Amanda Horsey, Laurel; Brittany Joseph, Sussex Tech; Danielle Haldeman, Seaford; Erin Tingle, Delmar; Kim Owens, Sussex Tech; Mindi Wheatley, Delmar. The tournament was to begin on Tuesday, June 27.

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A view from the cheap seats

By Mike McClure, Star Sports Editor A funny thing happened to me on the way to the Blue-Gold football game last Saturday afternoon (OK it wasn’t very funny at the time). My car broke down in the Dover area and I was unable to make it to Newark.

Apparently I wasn’t the only one unable to make it, a lot of people stayed away due to the pouring rain which delayed the start of the game and caused the cancellation of the pre-game activities. I wouldn’t have been able to get many pictures due to the weather and it wouldn’t have been a fun time but that wouldn’t have come as much consolation to me as I was sitting in my car on the side of the road for over an hour waiting for it to magically fix itself.

The experience did remind me of my past professional life as a radio announcer. There were a number of times when we had no idea whether we were going to be able to get on the air in time for the start of the game due to “technical difficulties”.

One time I did a Delmar football game on AM 960 with an announcer named “Captain Jim”. Actually, I believe it was the first game we did together.

Normally the games were set up by a friend of mine named “Flyin Brian” (we radio people love our nicknames, mine was “Iron Mike”), but this time it was up to me to set everything up and of course we got there late.

We showed up at the Delmar football field, this was before they built the new stadium, and were pointed to what looked like a deer stand as our place to set up. We did not bring a table and chairs and had to sit on the stand’s floor.

They were just about to kickoff as I worked furiously to untangle the cords.

Somehow we got on the air just as the ball was launched in the air for the opening kickoff.

Prior to that game I went on a road trip with “Spider Hawkins” to cover a Salisbury University football game. The game was in Newport News, Virginia and because it was out of our station’s area, we had no way of knowing whether the game was on the air.

Fortunately (or unfortunately), the game was broadcast. During the broadcast I pointed out that the Salisbury’s backup quarterback (who had just entered the game) was from Ontario. Without missing a beat Spider uttered the now infamous words “good day mate” which would have been great if Ontario were in Australia. I was unable to speak the rest of the Sea Gulls’ possession because I was laughing so hard.

Quick hits- US Soccer Team “Ghana” Go Home- OK, I couldn’t resist making my own headline for the US soccer team’s loss to Ghana. I’m not a soccer expert, but how does the United States lose to Ghana in any sport? I guess I have no room to talk since I went to San Diego for the World Baseball Classic in March and saw Japan, Cuba, South Korea, and the Dominican Republic play in the semifinals and finals (the US team which featured more all-stars than the Yankees was nowhere to be found).

The Skill and Drill football camp will take place the week of July 24 at the Laurel High football fields. See next week’s Star for more information.

Little League all-star tournament play begins this week (weather permitting).

Come out to the ballpark and support your local teams. See you at the ballpark, assuming I can get there in my car.

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Delaware District III Little League all-star baseball, softball schedules The following are the Delaware District III Little League all-star schedules for Western Sussex teams (subject to change): Major League softball- 7/5- Lewes vs.

Millsboro 6 p.m. at Nanticoke, Nanticoke vs. Lower Sussex 8 p.m. at Nanticoke, Woodbridge vs. Milton 6 p.m. at Rehoboth, Laurel vs. Rehoboth 8 p.m. at Rehoboth; 7/6- Lewes-Millsboro winner vs. NanticokeLower Sussex winner 6 p.m. at Nanticoke, Woodbridge-Milton winner vs. Laurel-Rehoboth winner 8 p.m. at Nanticoke, loser’s bracket games 6 and 8 p.m. at Rehoboth; 7/7- loser’s bracket games 6 and 8 p.m. at Rehoboth; 7/8- winner’s bracket game 6 p.m. at Nanticoke, loser’s bracket game 6 p.m. at Rehoboth; 7/10- loser’s bracket game 6 p.m.; 7/11- championship 6 p.m. at Nanticoke; 7/12- second championship (if necessary) 6 p.m. at Nanticoke Major League baseball- 7/12- Nanticoke vs. Millsboro 6 p.m. at Georgetown; 7/13- Woodbridge vs. Nanticoke-Millsboro winner 8 p.m. at Laurel, Laurel vs. Milton 6 p.m. at Laurel; 7/14- loser’s bracket game 6 p.m. at Laurel; 7/15- winner’s bracket games 6 p.m. at Georgetown, loser’s bracket games 6 and 8 p.m. at Laurel; 7/17- loser’s bracket games 6 and 8 p.m. at Laurel; 7/18- winner’s bracket game 6 p.m. at Georgetown, loser’s bracket game 6 p.m. at Laurel; 7/19- loser’s bracket finals 6 p.m. at Laurel; 7/20- championship game 6 p.m. at Georgetown; 7/21- championship game two (if necessary) 6 p.m. at Georgetown Junior League baseball- Winner’s bracket in Millsboro- 7/17- Nanticoke-Lower Sussex 6 p.m., Woodbridge-Laurel 8 p.m.; 7/18- Millsboro vs. Lower Sussex-Nanticoke winner 6 p.m., Cape vs. Woodbridge-Laurel winner 8 p.m.; 7/20- winner’s bracket finals 6 p.m.; 7/22-23- championship game; loser’s bracket at Nanticoke Junior League softball- Winner’s bracket in Rehoboth- 7/15- Laurel-Millsboro 8 p.m.; 7/16- Woodbridge vs. Cape-Lower Sussex Winner 6 p.m., Nanticoke vs. LaurelMillsboro winner 8 p.m.; 7/18- winner’s bracket finals; 7/20-21- championship games; loser’s bracket at Milton.

Senior League softball- Winner’s bracket at Lower Sussex- 7/15- Laurel-Cape 6 p.m.; 7/17- Lower Sussex-Nanticoke 6 p.m., Laurel-Cape winner vs. Millsboro 8 p.m.; 7/19- winner’s bracket finals 6 p.m.; 7/21-22- championship games 6 p.m.; loser’s bracket at Cape-Lewes Senior League baseball- Winner’s bracket in Laurel- 7/15- Woodbridge-Millsboro 6 p.m., Laurel-Lower Sussex 8 p.m.; 7/17- Woodbridge-Millsboro winner vs. Cape 6 p.m., Laurel-Lower Sussex winner vs. Nanticoke 8 p.m.; 7/19- winner’s bracket finals 6 p.m.; 7/21-22 chanpionship games 6 p.m.; loser’s bracket at Lower Sussex States- Major League baseball- 7/18-22 at District 1; Major League softball- 7/1822 at Nanticoke; Junior League softball- 7/26-30 at District II; Junior League baseball7/17-23 at Millsboro; Senior League softball- 8/6-12 World Series at Lower Sussex; Senior League baseball- 7/27-31 at District II; Big League softball- 7/27-31 at District I; Big League baseball- 7/15-16 at Dover

Seaford Football Boosters meeting two more times this summer The Seaford Football Boosters will meet three times during the summer at the Seaford Grotto’s on U.S. 13 at 7 p.m. on the following dates: Wednesdays, July 26, and Aug. 23. The meetings are open to anyone with an interest in Seaford football.

Adult women’s field hockey league forming in Seaford Anyone interested in playing on a women’s field hockey league in Seaford should contact Tammi Thompson, supervisor of Seaford Parks and Recreation, at 629-6809.

The league will be formed in September with games being played on Saturday mornings.

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SEAFORD ALUM- Seaford grad Cristina Garmendia talks things over with a Washington University in St. Louis coach during a track meet this spring. See page 45 for the On Campus With story. Photo by Laura Garmendia

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Post 6 Patriots move to 3-3 with 9-4 win over Milford

By Mike McClure The Post 6 Sussex West Patriots advanced to 3-3 with a 9-4 win over Milford last Tuesday. The game was originally scheduled for Tuesday but was postponed due to field conditions and the Carpenter’s Cup game.

Post 6 went 10-for-31 with seven steals including two steals of home in the win. Blake Little (1-1) struck out 11 and allowed three earned runs and 10 hits in seven innings of work.

Milford scored two in the first and two in the second before Post 6 came back with one in the second. Sussex West added three in the fourth, four in the fifth, and one in the sixth before Milford scored one run in the seventh inning to make the final score 9-4.

For Sussex West, Marcus Bounds went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two steals; Matt Dodson batted 2-for-3 with two runs and three steals; Chuckie Jefferson was 1-for4 with a run and an RBI; and Matt Terry went 2-for-2 with three runs, a double, and a steal. Taylor Jones also batted 2-for4 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs; Justin Bailey went 1-for-3 with a run, an RBI, and a steal; and Ryan Messick had one RBI. Thursday’s home game against Sussex East was postponed and will be made up in July. Post 6 was scheduled to visit Newark in a doubleheader on Saturday with the American Legion all-star game

Woodbridge grad Blake Little, shown pinch running in a recent game, earned the win for the Post 6 Sussex West Patriots in a win over Milford last week.

Photo by Mike McClure

slated for Sunday. Patriots manager Gary Waller was selected as the South manager with Sussex West assistant coach Roy Lamberton also serving as a coach with the team.

ON THE MOUND- Nanticoke Little League pitcher Shane Marvel looks home for the sign during a Major League baseball game last week in Seaford. Marvel and the Giants earned a win over the Orioles in the game. No Nanticoke Little League scores were submitted prior to the Star’s deadline. Photo by David Elliott

Woodbridge Little League baseball results (as of June 19) Baseball- Junior League- Seaford Moose Lodge #1728 11, Hunter Creek Farms 9- Tyler Dickson pitched a complete game, struck out five, scattered four hits and allowed just two earned runs. Dickson also singled and scored a run. Eric Pearson was 22 with two runs; Micah Idler was 2-4 with two runs and an RBI; David Elliott singled and scored two runs; and Jeremy Messick had an RBI single and scored a run. Josh Cunningham scored twice and Greg Callaway and Matt Rosado each scored a run.

Jordan Vazquez added an RBI for the Moose.

For Hunter Creek, Alex Matos had a two-run triple; Tim Fields had a hit and a run; and Zach Lonergan doubled and scored twice. Anthony Banks had an RBI single and scored twice. Mike Screpski, Danny Petrone and Doug Coppick each scored a run for Hunter Creek.

Laurel Little League results Baseball- Minor League- Sussex Irrigation 10, Fuller Veazey 0- For Sussex Irrigation, Austin Tanner struck out seven batters and had a single at the plate. Jacob Adkins, Jacob Carney, and Steve Perdue each hit a single; Tyler Hill had two hits; and Ivan Hunt had a triple.

For Fuller Veazey, Caine Collins struck out eight and Colby Cambron and William Davis each singled.

Major League- Braves 5, Orioles 2- For the Braves, Trey Tyndall had an intentional walk and one run scored; Shawn O’Neal and Andrew Davis each walked and scored a run; Adam White had a walk and a hit; and Dylan Shockley had a single, a solo home run, and two runs scored. Tyndall pitched four innings, giving up one run on one hit, three walks, and had 10 strikeouts. Andrew Davis threw the last two innings giving up one run on one hit with two walks and three strikeouts.

For the Orioles, Justin Metz had a walk and one run scored; Lucas Acosta had a hit, a walk and one run scored; Cody Tanner, Beau Warrington and Kendall Wooten all reached once by walk; and Josh Wilkens had a single. Tanner pitched five innings giving up all five runs on two hits with four walks and nine strikeouts. Colby Daye pitched the last inning giving up no runs on one hit, with one strikeout and no walks.

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Sussex West’s Ryan Messick, a 2006 Woodbridge graduate, crosses the plate during a recent game. Photo by Mike McClure

Post 6 Patriots fall to Georgetown Post 8 in a pair of games The Post 8 Georgetown Steevers came from behind to top the Post 6 Sussex West Patriots, 15-13, in a game that was completed Tuesday night after being stopped due to darkness earlier in June. Georgetown took a 2-0 lead and scored three runs in the fifth to win the second game, 5-1.

In game one, Post 6 held an 11-5 lead through four innings but Georgetown scored six in the fifth, two in the sixth, and two in the seventh for the win. B.J. Jenkins went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and an RBI; Marcus Bounds scored three runs; and Chuckie Jefferson doubled and drove in two.

In game two, Danny Hamilton collected a pair of hits; Matt Terry had two hits (including a double) and a run; and Kyle Hearn doubled and drove in a run. Marcus Bounds also stole a pair of bases and Hamilton and Matt Terry had one steal apiece.

Matt Dodson allowed five runs on five hits and struck out four and walked four in five innings. Trent Passwaters pitched one shutout inning of relief.

Sussex West is scheduled to host Dover Post two this Thursday if the Seaford High field can be made playable.

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Cristina Garmendia The following interview was done via e-mail with 2004 Seaford graduate Cristina Garmendia: Q- You recently completed your sophomore year at Washington University in St. Louis, what has college life been like so far?

CG- College life, at least for an architecture student who also has other interests, is extremely challenging. One of my favorite things about my experience so far is how interesting the people are here.

The people I know best, my fellow architecture students (40 in my studios), represent so many different parts of the country (Alaska to Florida) and the world (Russia, China, etc). And none of us are “just” architecture students, which is the norm at most architecture schools. For instance, I am on the varsity track team, sing in a mariachi band, give tours of the Architecture school, and mentor students within the architecture school and my scholarship group, the Annika Rodriguez Scholars. My Rodriguez “family” has also had a big impact on my experience here, they are my support group away from home. It is truly a privilege to be here.

Q- Why did you choose Washington?

CG- I chose Washington University primarily for the feeling that I could make a difference in this area. I love the city of St. Louis, its place in history, but also knew that up until recently, it was a city in decline. I also really appreciated how the school attracted people from all around the country. I knew it would be a big change from life in Delaware, but isn’t a big part of the college experience learning about dealing with change?

Q- What’s it like going to a school so far away from Seaford?

CG- It’s difficult because I feel as though I’ve lost touch much faster with my old friends just because I’m so far away (15 hour drive). Yet I am also very proud to be representing Seaford in an area where most people have never even been to Delaware.

Q- What are your plans after college?

CG- I’m an architecture major and I am also planning a second major in archaeology. I really want to put those two majors to use by staying in the St. Louis area, preserving its architectural historic heritage, while helping to return St. Louis to its former glory and place as a worldclass city.

This summer I have been working as an archaeologist right over the river in Illinois, where there are hundreds of Indian burial and ceremonial mounds. I work primarily at the Cahokia Indian Mounds, a World Heritage site, where I help train excavation volunteers and run the processing lab where all the materials go once they are excavated. I have also done some emergency excavation work in places where economic concerns are trumping cultural and historical ones. I feel my work in archaeology will help me as an architect and city planner by giving

Washington University in St. Louis Location: St. Louis, Missouri Enrollment: 7,547 undergraduate, 6,033 graduate and professional students Founded: 1853 Mascot: Bear

Kyle Jones- West Virginia Tech

Ryan Hubble- Wesley College

Six members of ‘05 Bulldogs to continue football careers

By Mike McClure

Seaford graduate Cristina Garmendia is shown during a Washington University meet last spring.

me a greater sensitivity for the past. A movement for this quality is just beginning to re-emerge in the city of St. Louis, and more effort is being put into preserving its material history.

Q- Tell me about your college sports career so far.

CG- Considering I injured myself early on in my college career, there unfortunately hasn’t been as much opportunity for me to do as well as I know I am capable of. In one of my first meets as a freshman I was triple-jumping indoors in Illinois and matched my personal best that I set at the DII Track Meet as a senior in Delaware. I thought I had done poorly and I only learned I had matched my personal best when I heard my name as winning the event. The highlight of this year has been finally feeling like a viable contender in the triple jump after a long run of disappointments due to my previous injuries.

My school’s track team is really strong, so I do mostly compete in my best events, the 400m hurdles and the triple jump, but a major core of our program is everyone being able to run strong 400s, so I have also competed in that.

Q- How did being a student-athlete at Seaford High prepare you for college?

CG- Being a student athlete at Seaford High helped establish in me what a team is all about, and having faith that hard work does pay off. It wasn’t until my senior year at Seaford did I truly bloom as an athlete, so I am not downhearted about my first two injury-prone years here at Wash. U. I know if I continue to work hard while enjoying my experience, I cannot lose.

Q- Who were your role models?

CG- My role models growing up were my parents, my brothers, and Coach Perciful. My parents established in me that I was capable of doing whatever I wanted, while my brothers gave me a healthy sense of competition. I grew up wanting to do everything they did, but better.

Laurel head football coach Ed Manlove told his senior players to do their job in the classroom and he’d work to get them noticed by college coaches.

As a result, four members of the Bulldogs’ 2005 team will play football in college next fall while two others are in prep school.

“It’s kind of neat for a program this small, in just four years we have eight kids playing football (after high school). I think this little community has great athletes and I think it’s only going to get better,” said Manlove, who sent a number of tapes and made a lot of phone calls to college coaches. “It will be neat to track these guys.”

Tykie Hill and Anthony West- Big guys Tykie Hill and Anthony West are currently at Harmony Prep in Cincinnati, Ohio working on thier academics. Both have full scholarship offers from Anthony West Del aware State University and may receive offers from other schools.

Manlove said both doing well academically and athletically. If they do their part in the classroom Manlove believes they will be Tykie Hill enrolled at a college by next spring.

West Virginia Tech bound- Laurel alumni Kyle Jones, Robert Reed, and Rodney Simmons will attend West Virginia Tech this Fall. The NAIA school is located in Montgomery, West Virginia, one half hour south of Charleston, the Eventually I learned that I couldn’t beat them at everything and found my own voice and talents. Coach Perciful is still my ideal for a coach, who was constantly supportive while never labeling me into one event throughout seven years of coaching. He’s taught me a love of running that has irrevocably influenced my life.

Q- How often does your family get a chance to see you compete in college?

CG- My family never gets to see me compete. My brother who lives in Boston drove to see me compete at UAA Champi-

state’s capital city.

All three received scholarship money to attend the school. The football team opens the season against Division I-AA school McNeese State.

“It’s kind of a neat thing having three kids all getting scholarships to go to the same school,” Manlove said. “Their program’s got a ways to go. They think these kids are what they need to turn it around.”

Manlove said his players first got noticed by a relative of the school’s recruiter at a game early last season. The relative suggested the recruiter, who is from Annapolis, take a look at some of the team’s seniors.

“It’s kind of exciting as a coach. It makes it easy to keep track of those guys,” said Manlove.

Ryan Hubble- Ryan Hubble will join a number of local players on the Wesley College football team including former Bulldog Eston Ennis.

Manlove expects Hubble, who has done well in the classroom as well as on the football field, to continue to succeed in college.

“He’s (Wesley coach Mike Drass) real excited to have Ryan come and be a part of the program.”“I think he’ll thrive at Wesley. He’s real excited.”

While the school is unable to award athletic scholarships, Ryan did receive academic scholarship money to attend Wesley.

Manlove also expects Ennis, who played well in the Wolverines’ playoff games last year, and Anton Ridley, who is at Villanova, to have big years this season.

The success of all of these players means more opportunities for future Bulldog seniors (and players at other Western Sussex schools). Manlove stresses the importance of getting good grades in order to take advantage of the opportunities. onships in NYC last winter, and my mom made the drive to see compete at Wash. U. and perform with my mariachi band this spring.

My team only travels to the Midwest region, and UAA host cities, with NYC being the closest to the East Coast. This is sort of weird for my parents because they are used to being able to document all the minutae of my running career.

Send On Campus With and Where Are They Now candidates’ information to the Star at 302-629-9243 (f) or publisher@seafordstar.com.

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Seaford Bowling Lanes Tuesday Nascar High games and series Jesse Rust 302, 805 Sherri Smart 317 Nicole Jennings 779

Summer Senior Express High games and series Harold Sheets 285 Patrick Curran 786 Anna Mowrey 273 Dot Cannon 755

Nathan Katzaman 268 Doug Beauchamp 760 Tiffany Messick 273, 769

Thursday Summer Mixed High games and series E. Buddy Tharp 306, 807 Joeanne White 276 Kelly Dunning 744

Star Weekly Lg. Spotlight

Weds. Adult/Youth

Tuesday Nascar

High games and series Josh Graver 336, 841 Mimi Blackwelder 260, 745

Just Us 21-3 Just Do It 14-10 Smart Construction13-11 What Ever 13-11 Nascar Fanatics 12-12 Jesse N Friends 11-13 Strikers 7-17 We’re Still Looking 0-24

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Thursday Summer Mixed Whatever Look Out Fantastic Four Gopher Four Heavy Hitters Unknowns Nuttin But Family Azz Kickerz Fear the Handicap

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Soccer Sessions Soccer Camp to take place July 17-21 in Seaford The 15th Annual Soccer Sessions Camp will be held at Seaford High July 17-21.

This exciting and fun experience is for players ages 6-14 and runs from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. The camp directors, Tim Lee (Seaford High varsity coach) and Gerry DiBartolo (Salisbury University men’s coach) will be assisted by current college players. For more information visit www.soccersessionscamps.com or call 302-629-5465.

Delaware Riptide 14U softball wins a pair in state championships The Delaware Riptide 14U softball team won two out of three games in the Delaware State Softball Championships on Saturday before the tournament was suspended due to inclement weather. The Riptide qualified for the semifinal bracket at the conclusion of play on Saturday.

The Riptide lost to the Delaware Cobras in Saturday’s first game, but in the second game the Riptide came back to win a very big game against the Delaware Diamonds, 5-1. Melissa Trout pitched a masterful game, outdueling Brooke Tull for the win. Trout allowed just four hits and kept the Diamonds off balance with a variety of pitches. The entire defense played an outstanding game.

Yasmin Davis hit two home runs and Brittney Brittingham hit a triple to pace the Riptide attack. In the third game, the Riptide routed the North Carroll Fury 11-1. Brittany Thompson drove in five runs and was the winning pitcher.

Star Sports Calendar July- 7/15- Riverfest Run- The third annual Riverfest 5K Cross Country race will take place during the annual Nanticoke Riverfest on Saturday, July 15, starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Chapel Branch Nature Trail on Woodland Road. The cost is $12 and registration is on race-day only from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. The first 100 who register will receive a custom-designed Nanticoke Riverfest T-shirt. Medals will be awarded to the top three finishers in the men’s and women’s division and trophies will be awarded to the men’s and women’s champions. For more information, contact Vince Morris, the race director, at 628-0688 (after 6 p.m.). Race forms are available at the Seaford Star office and city hall.

7/18-20- Football camp- The Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club will sponsor a football conditioning skills camp for youth ages 6 to 18 on July 18, 19 and 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the club at 310 Virginia Ave. The cost is $50 which includes a T-shirt.

Pre-registration is required and can be made by contacting Karen Schreiber at 629-8740.

7/28-31- Referee camp- A referee camp for new and experienced basketball officials is scheduled for July 28 through 31 at Wesley College in Dover. The camp is sponsored by the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO) Board #129.

The camp fee is $25. Room accommodations and meals are available at an additional cost. Meals are $10 all day, while rooms will cost $20 per night.

Interested individuals can obtain an application by contacting IAABO Board #129 via email at iaabo129@comcast.net or write to P.O. Box 101, Milford DE 19963, or call 302-644-7757.

7/31-8/3- Field hockey camp- The Delaware Stingers field hockey club wants to help you build for the future. Over the past four years the DSFHC has grown to over 120 members from all over Sussex County, playing indoor and outdoor field hockey.

The camp will focus on individual skills and team play.

Players will learn the basics of field hockey: driving, dribbling, passing, shooting, etc. The Stingers are committed to making you a better, stronger player and to helping you develop your self confidence in the game.

Camp will take place in the Woodbridge area. Campers must have a stick, shin guards, and a mouth guard. Camp will be coached and staffed by members of the DSFHC, many of who are all-state and all-conference players with lots of field hockey experience. Camp will run from 9 a.m. until noon daily.

The cost is $75 and space is limited. Week one is July 31 through August 3 (grades 3-8), 9 a.m. to noon. You can download a camp application and find out more about the Stingers by visiting the club’s website at www.lloydlee.com/DelawareStingersFieldHockey.htm.

Star to feature Where are they Now?, On Campus With stories The Seaford/Laurel Star will be running “Where are they Now?” and “On Campus With” stories throughout the year. If you know of a local graduate who is no longer in school and has gone on to do great things in life, submit their name for our “Where are they Now?” series.

If you have a local “star” who has gone on to play sports in college, let us know about him or her for our “On Campus With” series.

Please contact the Star with their name, some background information, and a way to contact them. Send information to the Star at publisher@seafordstar.com or 302-6299243 (f) or call sports editor Mike McClure at 302-629-9788.

WWE’s ECW Live Events Tour comes to Salisbury on August 14 World Wrestling Entertainment’s ECW Live Events Summer Tour hits Salisbury on Monday, August 14.

The lineup will include the ECW title match of RVD vs. Kurt Angle and the falls count anywhere match of Tommy Dreamer vs. Big Show. Other matches include Sabu vs. Test, Balls Mahoney vs. Mike Knoxx, FBI vs. Steven Richards and Justin Credible, and Sandman vs. CW Anderson.

Tickets for the 7 p.m. show are on sale now at the Civic Center Box Office and online at www.wicomicociviccenter.org. To charge by phone call 410-548-4911.

All tickets cost $25 plus fees. For more information visit www.ecw.com.

Laurel Pop Warner to hold Chicken BBQ on Saturday, July 1 Hannah Merritt, SGCC swimmer, reaches for the wall after completing her event in the loss to Miles River Yacht Club on Thursday. Photo by David Elliott

Send us your sports scores - it’s easy!

Coaches and parents are invited to send any team scores that they would like to see featured in the Star. Items can be e-mailed to publisher@seafordstar.com or faxed to 302-629-9243.

Covering all the local sports teams, the Seaford/Laurel Star.

Laurel Pop Warner will hold a benefit Chicken BBQ on Saturday, July 1 in front of Tyndall’s Pipe and Patio at the Old Discountland. Dinners will be $6 each and will include half chicken, chips, roll, and pickles.

Area youth sports coaches asked to send schedules, results to the Star With wet weather causing the postponement of little league regular season and allstar games, coaches need to notify the Star of any schedule changes so we can cover your games. Call sports editor Mike McClure at 302-629-9788 or send revised schedules to 302-629-9243 (f) or publisher@seafordstar.com.

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WE ARE OPEN - Employees of Grotto on U.S. 13 in Seaford hold up signs saying they are open for business even though the water is rising. Many businesses along U.S. 13 were out of business on Sunday and Monday. Photo by Justin Elliott TIME TO GO HOME - Cows on Woodpecker Road west of Seaford look for shelter during the rain storm on Sunday morning. Photo by Beth MacArthur

BUSINESSES ARE HIT - The car dealerships on U.S. 13 in Seaford had serious water problems as this photograph at Frederick Ford shows. Photo by Bruce Johnston

ROADS IN BAD SHAPE - Many side roads in and around Seaford are impassable like Ellis Mill Pond Road. Photo by Beth MacArthur

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Health Fad diagnosis may apply in cases of pain, and may not

By Dr. Anthony Policastro Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Medical director

RSD is a three-letter term that is currently being used. It stands for reflex sympathetic dystrophy. It usually refers to pain in an extremity.

One of the problems with it now is that it is being overused.

RSD is caused by local trauma to an extremity. The trauma is most commonly a fracture. It may be due to sprain. It could be due to a laceration. It could be due to a contusion (bruise).

Other causes are less likely. Some people claim that an IV has caused it. Some people claim that being held up has caused it. These causes are unlikely.

The underlying problem is not exactly clear. However, it appears to be related to nerves. The nerves involved belong to the sympathetic nervous system. Those are the nerves that control things like heartbeat.

Those are the nerves that control breathing. Those are the nerves that control sweating.

One of the other things that they control is the widening and narrowing of blood vessels. When someone gets an injury, the sympathetic nervous system puts the local arteries into spasm. That is a reflex reac-

tion. The reflex reaction involves the sympathetic nervous system. The pain that it causes is called a dystrophy. Hence the term for it is reflex sympathetic dystrophy.

As the arteries go into spasm, less blood flows through them. The decreased blood flow causes pain.

The pain in turn causes further spasm of the artery. The increased spasm causes increased pain. The cycle continues until the pain goes away.

People with RSD can have pain in their extremity for months. RSD is thus associated with chronic pain.

However, not all chronic pain in an extremity is caused by RSD. That is why the term is overused. Anybody who develops chronic pain tends to think it is RSD. That is not always true.

There are some simple things to try to make the pain better. That may mean pain relievers. That may mean immobilization.

It may mean physical therapy. Sometimes these things work. Sometimes they do not.

One of the more complicated treatments is to inject the nerve with an anesthetic.

This allows the artery to relax. The hope is that when it does the blood flow will increase. Once that happens the pain should also decrease. When the anesthetic wears off, the hope is that the pain will be gone.

In many cases, there are psychological

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AAA wants state to further restrict teenage drivers A study released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety shows death and injury crash rates for 16-year-old drivers are 20 percent lower in a state with nighttime and passenger restrictions compared to a jurisdiction that lacked such restrictions. The study also shows that twice as many crash-free teens reported never having violated their state’s passenger restriction provision compared to teens that had crashed.

The differentiating factors between crash-free and crash-involved teen drivers were overall compliance with provisions found in state graduated driver licensing laws, adherence to traffic laws and regulations, and parental involvement.

“Teens who obey traffic laws, follow GDL rules, and have actively-involved parents are much less likely to crash,” said Catherine L. Rossi, manager of public and government affairs for AAA Mid-Atlantic. “Think how many lives we could save with the combination of the right laws and parental involvement.”

In Delaware, 112 people lost their lives because of crashes involving 16- and 17-year-old drivers in 2005.

Crash deaths for 16- and 17year-old drivers average nearly

20 percent higher in July and August than in the other months of the year, according to a AAA Foundation analysis of federal crash data. From 1995 through 2004, an average of 104 16- and 17-year-old drivers died during July and August. The average monthly death toll during the 10year period was about 87 young people.

AAA is urging the Delaware Senate to pass a bill recently passed by the Delaware House that raises the learner’s permit eligibility age, places stronger passenger restrictions on teens, and requires certified driving time, including nighttime driving. Young drivers would have to obtain more documented on-the-road experience before they are eligible for a full-unrestricted driver’s license.

Currently, young drivers with learner’s permit may drive with a supervisor and carry up to two passengers for the first six months. After six months, permit holders must drive supervised only between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. and carry no more than two passengers. (Other than family members, which are not counted in the passenger restriction.)

Graduated driving laws ease new drivers into licensure, allowing them to build experience be-

hind the wheel before encountering more complex — and more risky — driving situations.

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers, and government data show that 16-year-olds are involved

in more than five times as many fatal crashes per mile driven as are adults in their 30s, 40s, or 50s.

According to the AAA Foundation, nearly half of 16- and 17year old drivers involved in fatal crashes were carrying at least one

passenger under age 21 and had no passengers age 21 or older.

Over one-third of deaths of 16and 17-year-old drivers occur between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., despite the fact that there are fewer teens on the road during those hours.

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MAKING WAVES - A truck takes a chance and spreads the water on Herring Run Road in Seaford. The road was later closed to traffic. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

DEDICATED SHOPPERS - Even high water couldn’t stop this group from going to WalMart on Sunday afternoon. Photo by Ronald MacArthur WOODLAND ROAD IS SPLIT - Curiosity seekers check out the severe damage to Woodland Road near the culvert just before the entrance to Barne’s Woods Nature Preserve. The road was closed to traffic and DelDOT crews were on the scene Monday making repairs. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

Cause for Paws to benefit shelter Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary of Sussex County will hold its first “Cause 4 Paws: An affair of the heart on behalf of homeless animals,” Sunday, July 9, 6 to 9:30 p.m., at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. The event will raise funds to support the work of Safe Haven, primarily the construction of a no-kill animal sanctuary on 14 wooded acres near Georgetown.

Cause 4 Paws will give the public a chance to bid — in both silent and live auctions — on a wealth of items, including fine wines donated by Bin 66, a work

by Bethany Beach artist Laura Hickman and much more. Also up for auction will be umbrellas hand-painted by local artists for the “Raining Cats & Dogs” display.

Some of the area’s dining establishments will serve up tempting tastes at Cause 4 Paws. Tickets for Cause 4 Paws are $25 in advance and $35 at the door.

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D ELMARVA A UTO A LLEY Raceway action planned despite the rain

By Bonnie Nibblett Yet another weekend with no racing. Rain, rain, go away, come back on weekdays, not weekends. I wish it was that easy to request racing weather.

The Delaware Motorsports Complex faced bad weather last weekend with the rain on Friday and Saturday. The U.S. 13 Dragway, and the U.S. 13 Kart Club Track fell to the mercy of Mother Nature with rain all day.

Saturday started off shaky for the half-mile clay oval events of stock car racing. However, just a few light showers fell between 2 - 4 p.m., with just enough to have to cancel. Then, of course, no more rain fell until midnight or so. Before last Saturday, only two nights were rained out, but June has had two rain outs.

Big Block Modified action has been heating up. Tim Millman, 410, has claimed three wins so far, and “Jamie” Mills has three also.

Mills leads in points with 1020, Millman 888 points, H. J. Bunting has 875, Ricky Johnson 828, and in 5th is “Stormin” Norman Short, Jr. 819 points.

Mills has a good lead, but anything can happen. Second through fifth place are pretty tight, too. Other winners this year have been Robert Dutton in 888, and Johnson in 69 “Slow But Sexy.” Millman has won the last two events.

Late Model action has had some mighty fine action going on, with lead changes, and fast speeds. Richard Jarvis, Jr. and Ricky Whaley have made a few trips south to run and are not racing for points this year at Delmar.

They don’t always get to run every weekend at DIS, so it is a treat when the guys are home. Kenny Pettyjohn has won four features, but in spite of that his points lead is not that far from the other drivers.

Kenny has a total of 945 points and the rookie Gary Simpson runs second with 875 points, only 70 points apart, 810 points goes to Donald Lingo, Jr. and David Hill with 760 total points.

Rookie Gary Simpson came from running in a Big Block Modified since 1998, and switching to Late Model. Before big blocks, Simpson ran go-karts, claiming a championship, then drove Modified Lites before BB days.

Simpson has displayed a very impressive drive in the number 12K Late Model to own seven top 5s out of eight features. Not bad for a rookie. Quite a few BB drivers have switched to late models, such as Tim McCreadie, Billy Decker, and GR Smith, to name a few.

The AC Delco TSS Modified crate field has been just as strong as ever with a full field

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Jack Mullins, Jr. has been strong again this year with three wins under his belt and leading in points with 830. Brad Trice runs second with 745, followed by Richie Walls, Sr. with 659 points, Mark Byram with 655, and 630 points goes to Bobby Watkins. Pretty close in points, and what a great show these guys perform each week!

Watkins was the 2005 AC Delco TSS Modified Track Champion. Just two weeks ago, Watkins showed up to the track with a TSS Late Model crate car and no Modified. So will Watkins be branching out in the future with a BB late model?

Added this year to the Street Modified class is the TSS Late Model crate class. Both cars run in the same feature, and have been adjusted to make the cars as equal as they can be.

Deadeye even has the ageless Hal Browning, 46, leading in points with 800 digits; Brown changed to the crate motor this year.

Tied with Browning is rookie Joe Warren, 11, in a crate motor as well.

Warren came from Modified Lites this year.

Third has another rookie, 16-year-old Ross Robinson, 7, with 685 points. Kelly Putz, 59, has 630 points and Mike Wilson, 12, rounds out the top five with a grand total of 615 points.

This class has been growing each week just as the TSS Mod cars did their first year. Other rookies are Kevin Scott, Jr., 12, Travis Justice, 23, Shane Sockriter, 32, and Daniel Fielder, 7.

Daniel has been consistent. Justice is new, and Scott has finished in the top five to 10 the last few weeks.

The Modified Lite field has shrunk a bit with so many of the guys transforming to the crate classes. But the racing has been just as hot, with action from Tim White, Steve White, Brandon Dennis, Herb Tunis, Erik McKinney, and Aaron Bada all battling for the win.

Tim has three wins and teammate Steve has three wins. Dennis has one win and Herb Tunis claimed the last Mod Lite win on June 17.

Points leaders are Tim White, 850, Steve White, 780, Tunis, 745, Dennis, 705, and fifth has 680 points going to McKinney. Rookies Richie Wilson, Billy Mellon, and Jody Cahall are holding their own each week.

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Coming up July will be a busy month for the complex. on Saturday, July 1, there will be a great event going on for 4th of July weekend. The speedway will have the regular line up of all five classes racing. In addition the mighty wing warriors of URC Racing Sprints will be present along with a nice fireworks show.

On July 8, the regular five classes along with the Little Lincoln Vintage cars race.

For the latest action at the track check the track hot line at 846-3968. Check for times and prices on the track web or at www.redbud69racing.com Gates usually open at 5 p.m., but on URC night the gates open at 4:30 p.m.

The U.S. 13 Dragway had to cancel last Friday night. The track switched from Sundays to Fridays action until the fall.

One race has been set, with a lot of dragsters coming out.

This Friday, June 30, the dragway will have fireworks show with Bad 8 & Summit ET Racing.

On July 7, there will be Outlaw & Real Street along with Summit ET Racing.

On July 14 there will be “Double Points.” Gates open at 3:30 p.m., time trials start at 4:30 p.m.

The U.S. 13 Kart Club Track should be running this Friday, June 30, and Saturday July 8, for the Delaware Dirt Divisionals Series. Friday night gates open at 5, racing at 7. State event on Saturday will open at 7 a.m. The kart track is looking to hire a track preparer. Contact Richard Pearson at 349-5169 or email redbud69racing@aol.com or visit www.dekarting.net.

Camp Barnes Benefit On Wednesday, July 12, there will be a super night of racing action. Delaware State Troopers will bring us the 34th Annual Camp Barnes Benefit. Always some invaders come to support the benefit and the big dawgs from Delaware will go head-to-head in battle. Rain date is Thursday, July 13. Come on out and support the cause and see some fantastic racing.

Contact the track office for tickets at 8751911 or check www.delawareracing.com.

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STORM SNAPSHOTS

RT. 404 RIVER - Sections of Rt. 404 between Georgetown and Bridgeville resemble a stream more than a roadway. Part of the roadway was closed to traffic creating a headache for beach traffic. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

CAN’T RIDE - The Darbys of Woodland walk their bicycles though the water on Woodland Road. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

MUD SLIDE - A house on Spruce Street suffered a cave in in the front yard into the basement. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

CAVE IN - This is one of the two houses on Washington Street in Seaford with a caved in basement wall. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

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St. John’s U.M. Church is offering a summer lunch program St. John’s United Methodist Church is sponsoring a summer lunch program through August 16. Children and youth up to age 18 are invited to attend Monday through Friday between noon and 1 p.m. in the fellowship hall. The church is located at Pine and Poplar streets in Seaford. There is no charge.

Seaford Swimming Association celebrating 50 years The Seaford Swimming Association will be celebrating 50 years of swimming and family fun the weekend of July 22 and 23. During this weekend, all past members are welcome to come back and enjoy the pool free of charge. A special barbecue will take place on Saturday, July 22, beginning at 3 p.m. This event will honor our charter members, past lifeguards, pool managers and swim team coaches through pictures and testimonials. The day will end with family swimming activities and alumni races. If anyone has any memorabilia, pictures, ribbons or stories to share from the past 50 years, they are welcome. Contact Colleen Dermott (629-7041) or Connie Halter (628-0554) for more information or memorabilia to share.

CHEER locations planning 35th anniversary events All Sussex County Senior Services, Inc./CHEER centers will be holding a 35th anniversary celebration in their centers on Friday, July 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres being served 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Each center in your local area will have special entertainment, hors d’oeuvres, 50/50 raffles and just a great day planned for everyone to enjoy. For more information call the Greenwood site at 349-5237.

SEAFORD DISTRICT LIBRARY NEWS

SURPRISE FOR ROBIN - Jason Hixon catches his girlfriend (and now fiancee) Robin Wilson off guard on Friday morning in front of the Pizza King restaurant in Seaford. The two were out to breakfast for her birthday with their families when they walked out front.

When they saw the sign, Jason got down on his knee and proposed. She accepted - and was speechless. The couple has been dating for the past two years and will now start to make their wedding plans. Jason said that the staff at PK helped him come up with the idea of proposing on her birthday. Jason works for Pepsi and Robin is attending college to become a nurse. They both are Seaford residents. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

Bridgeville Library board looking to fill a vacancy The Bridgeville Library board of trustees is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the board for a five-year term. The board will review applications received and forward a recommendation to the resident judge of the superior court of Sussex County for appointment. Board members must be a resident of the Woodbridge School District, perferably within the Bridgeville post office service area.

Library board members oversee the library as representatives of the community. They determine policies governing the operation and programs of the library. They develop and oversee the operating budget. They actively support library related legislation. The board has public meetings at least four times a year, and usually meets monthly.

Applications are available at the Bridgeville Public Library, 210 Market St., Bridgeville. For more information, call Karen Johnson at 337-7401. Deadline for applications is July 10.

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• Crafty Mondays has begun and will continue through July 31, at 1 p.m. There will be no Crafty Monday on July 3.

• The library will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. We will reopen on July 5, at 9 a.m.

• Summer Reading Program (T/YASRP) entitled “Creature Feature.” Registration for this program has begun and will continue until July 25. This program is for 6th-12th grade students. The grand prize at the end of the T/YASRP will be a “2G iPod Nano,” with other prizes to be awarded weekly. Teen/YA programs are also scheduled throughout the summer.

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• The story time theme for Wednesday, July 5, will be “What a Pet” at 10 a.m.

• There will be a T/YASRP craft on Wednesday, July 5, entitled “Henna Hide Tattoos” from 3-5 p.m.

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Opinion The heavens pour on Seaford

VIEWPOINT Our dedicated volunteers worked together to lessen impact of storm When a politician starts thanking groups of people, we tend to take their words with a grain of salt. But during a press conference on Monday at Seaford City Hall when Gov. Ruth Ann Minner started thanking volunteers who worked tireThe local governlessly on Sunday to ment, the local police help others in the afterand local volunteer math of the terrible rain firefighters took control storm, it was sincere. of the situation and And it was also a then when they realthank you that needed ized the impact was to be said a thousand extreme, they called times over. for help from the counAlthough this event ty and state. was minor in comparison to some of the major storms experienced in the Florida and Gulf region last summer, something occurred here that others should take note of.

The local government, the local police and local volunteer firefighters took control of the situation and then when they realized the impact was extreme, they called for help from the county and state.

The mobilization was quick. Before 7 a.m., the city of Seaford’s emergency operations plan was in place with crews already at work. Volunteer firefighters in Seaford and Blades were also already at work and before long were beginning the tedious process of evacuating people from homes that were partially under water.

Police and dispatchers were handling the multitude of calls that always occur during an emergency of this magnitude.

When the call went out, the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center brought its mobile unit to Seaford and set up a command center.

And volunteer firefighters from every department in Sussex County sent crews.

At Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, when it became apparent that the dam and spillway at Williams Pond was in danger of dissolving, all patients at Life Care at Lofland Park, on the banks of Williams Pond, would have to be moved. Once again, the job was done quickly and efficiently.

Looking on as outsiders, it appeared that the entire operation worked like clockwork. That just doesn’t happen; it comes with clear communication and years of training.

We echo the governor’s words and commend the volunteers and city, county and state workers who worked around the clock on Sunday.

Their dedication helped to lessen the terrible impact of a storm that could have been much worse.

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The weather forecast called for rain all weekend. When it didn’t rain on Saturday, we were all sighing and thinking, perhaps, the weekend would not be a total washout. Hold the phone and get out the buckets.

We paid in spades for the little break in the weather on Saturday with a deluge on Sunday. As many as 13 inches of rain fell starting around 2 a.m. By the time it stopped around noon on Sunday (and the sun came out ) the area was literally under water.

Nearly everyone in the Seaford area was impacted in one way or another by the influx of water. I ended up with about eight inches of water in my basement, which was pretty commonplace for people in the area.

Some people living in the area behind the Catholic Church cannot live in their homes because of major structural damage.

Getting around the area on Sunday was an adventure with more roads closed than open. I was coming to Seaford from the beach area and ran into road blocks in Middleford (a large tree across the road at the Middleford bridge) and Concord (water across the spillway). I was trapped between Middleford and Concord.

The best way to get around early in the day was by canoe or kayak.

I ended up driving along back roads (and hitting large areas with deep water) up to Coverdale Crossroads to Rt. 404 and then to U.S. 13 and then south to Seaford. Rt. 404 was flooded in sections as well. In fact, 404 was closed between U.S. 13 and 113 just west of Delaware Tech College.

I was thinking that people trying to get back to the Bay Bridge would be having a terrible time during the rush time later in the afternoon.

Once I finally got to Seaford (the 45-minute drive took about 1 1/2 hours), I was flabbergasted at what I saw. Every low spot was covered with water — sometimes as many as two to three feet deep.

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U.S. 13 was like a parking lot from ONALD AC RTHUR Seaford to Laurel in the northbound lane.

Thank God for those who Travelers must have answer the call to volunbeen wondering what teer. Hundreds were in in the world was going the area on Sunday from on. As I headed to the every fire department in area behind Burton’s Sussex County. (another flooded business) it became apparent that there was no way that I could get i. g. Burton and Frederick Ford, anywhere in the traffic, so I parked The Hobby Stop, Block Buster, Adon the southbound side and hiked. vanced Auto Parts and Bi-Rite.

Hundreds of people were being Most of the water seemed to settle evacuated by our great volunteer on the east side of the highway, but firefighters (who had been at it the damage was widespread. since early in the day) from three Photographer Steve Theis, who mobile home parks on Brickyard lives and owns a business on the Road. Most of the rescued were east end of Williams Pond at finding places to stay with friends Beaver Dam, said he had three feet and relatives and others were stayof water in the bottom floor of his ing at motels. About 30 were put up house and business. for several nights at a Red Cross Trying to get around to assess shelter at Woodbridge High School. the damage and take photographs Thank God for those who anwas almost Mission Impossible IV. swer the call to volunteer. Hundreds Getting to Woodland required a 12were in the area on Sunday from mile detour via Oak Grove, since every fire department in Sussex Rt. 20 was closed.

County.

There are no estimates of the The worst damage by far was cost of this freak rainstorm, but it’s done at Chapel Branch where three going to be a large amount just to businesses were literally washed repair the roads and bridges. way. Bob Booth and employees and It’s going to take money that our family members were cleaning up Delaware Department of Transand assessing the damage at Service portation does not have. But guess Glass Co. on Sunday afternoon. It what? Some politicians somewhere was very sad to see the damage had better come up with some done by a wall of water that had emergency money, because the reached as high as six feet. dozen or so roads in need of reMost are wondering if rebuilding placement or repair can’t wait. and reopening in the location is The really great news is that worth it. there were no injuries reported as For the second time in the last the result of the storm. five years, the damage done at Don---------Lee Margin (on the other side of the On Monday night, the Weather road) was extensive. It looked as if Channel was doing a live remote someone had exploded a bomb in from the parking lot of Wal-Mart the building and the area surroundwith interviews and stories about ing the business. Large trucks were the flood in the Seaford area. The washed away into the woods. reporter said that she was standing The large elevated dirt berm sup- in the water to do the live shot, but porting the train track behind the someone told her they saw a snake. business was washed away leaving She moved to dry land. just an exposed, twisted track.

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Seven-Day forecast for Western Sussex County Thursday

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Tides Sunday

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An afternoon t-shower possible

Partial sunshine

An afternoon t-shower possible

T-storms possible in the p.m.

Rather cloudy

Clouds, t-storms possible; humid

Cloudy and humid with t-storms

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. 91° . 66° . 84° . 62° 77.5°

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Smyrna 86/66 Dover 86/66

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Millsboro 88/66

Bethany Beach 81/67 Fenwick Island 83/67

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on this 60’ X 120’ lot. City water and sewer has been capped off at the street. No impact or tap fees required.

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features 3 BR, 2 BA, FR w/ gas wall fireplace, fenced back yard, 2 car garage, and eye catching stone work on front of dwelling and walkway. There is new carpeting in all bedrooms and hallway, Pergo flooring and new appl. in the kit, recessed lighting in LR, and recently painted though out. C/A and 24 ft. round above-ground pool for these hot summer days.

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Lovely, large home conveniently located close to Rt. 13, near Bridgeville, DE. 5 BR, 3 BA Cape Cod features spacious FR, office, 2 downstairs BR’s, sun porch, double att. garage plus det. garage w/ workshop. In-ground pool, home (532473) warranty & much more!

Check out this 2 yr. old home on almost 1 acre in town of Seaford. 3 BR, 2 BA, front country porch, rear deck, & breakfast nook. All appl’s. convey. Very open floor plan to accommodate today’s living style (535475)

4 BR, 2 BA Colonial w/first floor master BR, corner lot in Seaford, DE, home warranty & recent updates incl. interior paint, new tilt-in windows & more!

(535371)

4 BR, 2 BA Victorian in Laurel’s Historic District offers beautiful custom features, garage w/ heated office & half-bath, mechanical system upgrades, & (532699) many extras!

and is priced to sell. If your dreaming of a 3 BR, 2 BA home in the country with a large lovely landscaped front yard, two car attached garage, and a large eat-in kitchen, then call today to make (537399) your appointment.