VOL. 13 NO. 34
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009
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VIVA LAS VEGAS! - Planning for the annual Nanticoke Memorial Hospital fundraiser, set for April 4, is underway. Page 2 TOWN APPROVES TAX PROTEST, GRAND MARCH - A number of activities are planned for town property, including a rally to speak out against federal spending. Page 4 OFF ON AN ODYSSEY - Local students are tops in state Odyssey of the Mind competition, hope to be able to compete on a national level. Page 10 CANINE HELP - Delmar club learns about a program that brings dogs and dog owners together to help children learn to read. Page 11 HELPING THE HOMELESS - Assistance for people who have no place to live is coming from the government as well as from ‘Good Samaritans’ in the community. Page 12 SPRING SPORTS - The Star’s spring sports previews conclude this week, starting on page 39. See page 41 for results from Monday and Tuesday’s games and for the first spring Stars of the Week.
Representatives of Johnny Janosik Charity Events presented a check for $90,000 to the Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club in Laurel recently. Front, from left: Barry Morrison, Lori Janosik-Morrison, Johnny and Mary Louise Janosik, Vicki Gerardi, Del Evans and John Evans, all of Janosik Charity Events. Back: Chris Otwell, Boys & Girls Club at Laurel program director; Richard Small and Frank Gerardi of Janosik Charity Events and Dave Crimmins, executive director of the Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club. Photo by Tony Windsor SPARRING - Tae Kwon Do- Local Kwon Do students take part in free sparring during black belt graduation ceremonies at Delmar High School last Saturday. Photo by Mike McClure
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Boys and Girls Clubs benefit from work of nonprofit organization
By Tony E. Windsor
Young people in the greater Laurel area will benefit from the charitable efforts of a Laurel philanthropist and a host of golf enthusiasts. Last year, two major charity events
were held to raise money for the Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club at Laurel. The events were part of Johnny Janosik Charity Events, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization formed in honor of local businessman and philan-
thropist Johnny Janosik. In May, a gala dinner was held at the Laurel Fire Hall and in September, the annual Johnny Janosik Charity Golf Tournament was held at Heritage
town manager Bill Fasano announced a proposal for the town to purchase a familiar piece of property and develop it as an aesthetically pleasing entrance to the town. Purchase price of the property is $68,000. The property, fenced in by concertina barbed wire, is an approximately 1/4-acre parcel located at the intersection of Five Points, along Central
Avenue. It has been used traditionally for the storage of automobiles. Fasano told the council that Laurel’s 2004 Comprehensive Land Use Plan includes “the framework and visualization” for the use of property, including as a “gateway” that would spotlight where Laurel “begins and ends.” Fasano said the Five Points inter-
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Town buys property to develop as gateway By Tony E. Windsor
Saying it was a “once in a several generational opportunity,” Laurel Mayor John Shwed commended the town management and council for moving forward with the first steps of developing a “gateway” to Laurel. During the Monday, March 23, meeting of Laurel Town Council,
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