November 8, 2007

VOL. 12 NO. 15

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Attorney says Laurel is 'not defenseless' against lawsuit

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By Tony E. Windsor

WILDCATS - The Delmar Wildcats hold the Lions Club trophy after defeating Laurel in the annual contest last Friday in Laurel. The Wildcats moved to 9-0 with a hard fought victory over their rivals. See story on page 41. Photo by Mike McClure GOOD NEWS? - The good news is, the job growth rate in Sussex County is the highest in the state. What's the bad news? Page 2 TOURNAMENT - The Laurel High School Marching Band competed in the Tournament of Bands. How did they finish? Page 3 PROMOTION - Brandon Wojcik, a junior at Delmar High School, has been promoted to Chief Master Sergeant in the Civil Air Patrol. Page 5 CHUNKIN - This year’s World Championship Punkin Chunkin event was a huge success. Page 9 VETERANS DAY - As part of our tribute to veterans, the Star is starting a series on the veterans of World War II. Pages 13 - 17 TRIBUTES - Nanticoke Memorial Hospital recognizes some of the giants responsible for its development. Page 18 POP WARNER WIN - The Laurel Pop Warner Midget football team won its first round game in the Eastern Regionals last weekend. Page 43

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Laurel's Mayor John Shwed said although he was familiar with a complaint by a Delmar woman against a former Laurel Police officer, he was surprised to read in a newspaper that she is suing the town.

“I learned about this when I picked up the newspaper and read the article. I was surprised and can only say that I will refer any questions about this to our town’s attorney,” he said.

The lawsuit is a civil rights action filed in Delaware Superior Court by Gail Weal of Delmar against former Laurel police officer Kevin Hovatter and the town of Laurel.

The lawsuit stems from an incident which Weal said occurred on March 25, 2006. She said Hovatter took her into custody and drove her into the woods and twice raped her. Weal is now filing the lawsuit against both Hovatter and the Town of Laurel, his

employer at the time of the incident.

According to Weal’s attorney, Thomas Neuberger, his client charges that the Town of Laurel is responsible for the “hate crime” because former police Chief Donald McGinty “had a policy of hiring unqualified officers and ignoring Delaware Council on Police Training requirements for background checks of its officers.”

Weal is charging that her civil rights were violated by Hovatter and subsequently the Town of Laurel because the crime was “a racially motivated hate crime perpetrated by a white police officer upon a black woman in violation of the 14th Amendment of the Civil Rights Act of 1866.”

Weal’s lawsuit, which was filed in New Castle County Superior Court on October 30, recounts the incident that resulted in her assault by Hovatter. Her testimony states that during the early morning hours of March 25, 2006, after leaving a Laurel business, she

called her husband to pick her up.

While waiting for her husband on the street, she said Hovatter pulled up in his police cruiser.

She claims that the officer rolled down his window and asked what she was doing. After telling him that she was waiting for her husband, she said he asked what she and her husband would be doing when she got home.

The lawsuit alleges that Hovatter “made the inappropriate comment implying that [Weal and her husband] would engage in sexual relations and was she also available for Hovatter.”

Weal said she was “disgusted and refused to answer Hovatter.” Her husband then arrived and they drove toward home. As they drove toward their home in Delmar, according to the lawsuit, Hovatter drove up behind them with his police emergency lights flashing and pulled the couple over.

He ordered Weal into his police Continued on page four

Delmar District Commander is ‘All American’ The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States announced on July 18 that Francis P. Elliott of Delmar has achieved All American status as a District Commander.

National Commander Gary Kurpius said: “Elliott, Commander of District 16, in the Department of Maryland is one of only 32 VFW District Commanders worldwide selected for All American Commander. The criteria for this honor is based on outstanding achievements in membership growth and participation in other VFW programs that benefit veterans and their communities. The title of All American Commander is the most prestigious honor given by the organization.”

The VFW assists all veterans and their families in obtaining veterans entitlements and other services. In addition, the organization works for the well being of those serving on active duty, in the National Guard and the Reserve.

Founded in 1899, its nearly 1.7 million members are located in over 8,500 Posts worldwide.

Percy Elliott returned from U.S. Army special forces September 1972. He has been a member of VFW Post 8276 since 1969, and has served as commander 1979 until 1982, and 1993 until 1995, and again from 1997 until 2008. Commander Elliott has served as District 16 commander six years.

Commander-in-Chief Gary Kurpius (right) is shown with Percy Elliott of Delmar at the Joint Opening Ceremony during the 108th National Convention in Kansas City.

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Housing needs are top concern at conference

By Lynn R. Parks The good news is, the job growth rate in Sussex County is the highest in the state.

“On jobs, we are doing great,” Ed Simon with the Delaware Economic Development Office, told participants of last week’s Sussex County Today and Tomorrow Conference. The county’s unemployment rate, at 3.3 percent, is lower than both the state and national rates.

The bad news is, many of those jobs that are coming to the county are on the low end of the wage scale.

Of the 11 types of jobs represented in Sussex, the most job growth from 1996 to 2006 was in leisure and hospitality, Simon said. Those type jobs are also the lowest paying in the county.

From 2000 through 2006, the county’s household median income has remained pretty flat at just around $50,000, Simon said. But in that same period, housing prices in the county have soared. So that today, the “affordability gap,” or the difference between what the average family can afford and what the average house costs, is nearly $100,000.

“That is a huge gap,” Simon said, a gap that means that it is getting harder and harder to attract workers to the area. Much of the population growth in the county (62 percent since 1990) has been retirees.

“Our challenge is finding the people” to work, Mark Ryan, vice president and general manager of PATS Aircraft, Georgetown, told the gathering. PATS, which installs custom interiors on airplanes, has 600 employees with an annual payroll of $28 million. Ryan said that he expects the company to grow another 20 percent in the next three to five years.

Ryan said that the high cost of housing discourages people from moving here to take jobs. The median price of a house in Sussex County in 2006 was $260,000, “extremely high compared to other parts of the country,” Simon said.

But Joseph Conaway, president of the Bridgeville Town Commission, told people at the conference that the cost of housing is not the problem.

“We don’t have a housing problem in Sussex County,” Conaway said. “We have a salary problem. Until we start paying

people a decent salary, we won’t have people who can buy houses. You can’t buy a house on minimum wage.”

Conaway said that he is proud of Bridgeville’s affordable housing ordinance, the “only one of its kind on any level,” he added. The ordinance requires that 10 percent of a developer’s homes be moderately priced. Bridgeville has had two major annexations in recent years, which will bring 2,400 homes to the town.

The moderately-priced homes are first offered to people who live and work in Bridgeville. “We believe that the people of Bridgeville who voted to accept growth should be the first to benefit,” he said.

Conaway said that one developer who inquired about having land annexed but who insisted on building $350,000 homes only was turned away. “We told him that we won’t consider your bid for annexation,” Conaway said. “You’ve got to give back to the community.”

The county’s new ordinance to encourage construction of moderately-priced homes is working well, William Lecates, director of community development for Sussex County, told the conference. Under the voluntary program, a developer is allowed an increase in density in exchange for making 15 percent of a community’s homes affordable. The density boost ranges from 25 to 30 percent, depending on how affordable the houses are.

Lecates said that three developers responded to a request for proposals that went out in March 2006. In addition, “we have been contacted by three new developers, all wanting to know when our next request for proposals will is being sent out,” Lecates said.

The county’s program is aimed at home buyers who earn 80 to 125 percent of the county’s median income. Housing costs range from $160,000 to $222,000.

The Milford Housing Development Corporation works to build homes for people who earn less than 80 percent of the county’s median income. David Moore, corporation president, said that his organization uses “a lot of unconventional lending” to get money to people with low incomes. Since 2000, the Milford Housing Development Corporation has built houses for more than 330 people, 112 of them in 2006.

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Laurel High band competes in championships

By Brian Cass Laurel High School Band Director On Saturday, Nov. 3, the Laurel High School Marching Band competed in the Tournament of Bands Chapter IX championships at Broadneck High School in Annapolis, Md. Chapter IX consists of Delaware and most of Maryland, except for the Greater Baltimore area.

Laurel placed seventh overall in the Group I competition (band with 35 or less musicians). The small but talented Colorguard (Band Front) placed fifth in the specialty caption, which was designed just for them. Over all, scores are based on music (60%) and visual (40%). Laurel High School’s Marching Band scored a 77.5, which is the highest score Laurel has posted in the last five years of competitions. Our previous best was 74.5 in 2005 and 72.7 in 2003.

Over the last five years, we have seen consistent growth in the student leadership of the program, which helps to achieve our overall success.

We have also seen growth in the instrumental program, which consists of 26 Marching Band members including two Colorguard, 49 Concert Band members, and a Jazz Band, which is almost filled with 16 out of 17 members.

The High School also has a Steel Drum Band, which can have anywhere from eight to 15 players. Every year, I see more students interested in extra performing opportunities, and what we are able to offer with limited resources is nothing short of incredible.

The Marching Band professional staff includes Brian and Mary Cass, Band director and Colorguard director; Dan Griffin, Percussion instructor; and Talon Barnes (class of 2007), Pit instructor.

Field drill is written by Brian Cass, Colorguard work and drill by Mary Cass, and drum music is written by Dan Griffin.

Student Leadership includes Ashley Cheeseman, drum major; Bethany Wathen, woodwind section leader; Caleb Wilson, brass section leader; David Bartee, battery percussion section leader; Kristen Hender-

The Laurel High School Band recently competed in the Tournament of Bands Championship in Annapolis, Md.

son, Colorguard captain; Amber Cooper, Marching captain; and Dukinson Appolon, music captain.

Currently, LHS Marching Band is the only competitive band in Sussex County.

Of the 32 other bands that compete and are in close proximity include James M.

Laurel High School event

Laurel High School is celebrating the achievements of its 10th grade students on Nov. 15, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., in the high school auditorium. LHS’s first annual Gallery Walk, titled “Tenth Grade Project Crusade To Understanding,” is designed to showcase the learning experiences and projects completed by 10th

Bennett, Wicomico, and Parkside High School in Salisbury, Md.; Lake Forest, Smyrna, and Caesar Rodney in Kent County, Md.; and Queen Anne’s County High School in Maryland. Most of the other bands are from New Castle County or Maryland's Western Shore. grade students.

Students will present their culture projects, perform their original song lyrics, read their poetry, explain their self-portraits, share their original fairy tales, and more. We invite you to attend and ask that you RSVP to Karen Beck at 875-6120, ext. 233 or via email at kbeck@laurel.k12.de.us by Nov. 5, 2007.

SUPPORT ABOVE AND BEYOND - During the recent Laurel Mayor and Council meeting, Police Chief Jamie Wilson recognized a local business that has supported the police department over the years. Wilson told the audience in the council chambers that Laurel Police Department cruisers operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week and unfortunately sometimes get “scratched, dented or involved in a collision with a deer.” He said Chet's Body Shop in Laurel has repaired police vehicles, striped and installed protective cages in the vehicles at little or no cost to the town. Chief Wilson presented a recognition plaque to the employees of Chet’s Body Shop for their support. Pictured are: (left to right): Chet Porches, Jr. (owner), Chief Jamie Wilson, Chet Porches, III, and Larry Cranmer. Not available for the photograph was Josh Henry. Photo by Tony Windsor.

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cruiser and told her husband to stay in his vehicle. Information in the lawsuit states that fearing for her husband, Weal told him to go home and wait for her call from the Laurel Police Station once “she had sorted out what she believed to be a misunderstanding or a case of mistaken identity.”

Weal agreed to allow Hovatter to take her to the police station. She said she did not feel she was under arrest because Hovatter did not call into police headquarters to report he had made an arrest. She said Hovatter ordered her into the back of his police car and without notifying police headquarters, and drove toward Laurel.

Weal said “suddenly and without warning” Hovatter turned down a “dark, desolate road and stopped.” She said he ordered her out of the car and at that time Weal feared “Hovatter was going to execute her.”

The lawsuit charges that Hovatter then repeatedly raped Weal, leaving the police car lights on to “make the public believe there was official Laurel Police action in progress to deter anyone from coming down the dark, desolate road and discovering them.”

After the assault, Weal said Hovatter drove her home and told her to tell her husband that this had been a case of mistaken identity. After Hovatter left, Weal contacted Maryland police and reported she had been raped by a Laurel Police officer. She also contacted Nanticoke Memorial Hospital where she was treated.

Later that day, according to the lawsuit, Hovatter admitted to having contact with Weal in his professional capacity as a Laurel Police officer, but denied any incidents involving sexual assault.

Hovatter was arrested and charged with two counts of first degree rape, one count of coercion and one count of official misconduct. In May 2007, Hovatter pleaded guilty to first degree unlawful sexual contact and was sentenced to a one-year prison term followed by probation.

Neuberger said Weal is seeking a jury trial in New Castle County Superior Court and an award of compensatory and punitive damages from Hovatter and the Town of Laurel. The attorney also claims that Weal was “forced to sue” due to a lack of response from the Laurel Mayor and Council.

“She (Weal) was forced to sue after she was ignored, blown off and met a stone wall of indifference by the Town Council when she earlier authorized her attorneys to quietly approach the Town so that a lawsuit would not be necessary,” Neuberger said.

Laurel attorney James Waehler said the language of the lawsuit is in some cases “excessive and inaccurate.” He said the town was approached by Weal’s attorneys, but did not “ignore, blow off or stone wall” the charges she made.

“The council reacted to the claims in the way it is required to do,” he said. “The claims have to be submitted to the town’s insurance company and they do an investigation to determine whether there should be some type of settlement reached. In this case the insurance company requested more time for its investigation and Mr. Neuberger refused and filed the lawsuit.”

Neuberger said the lawsuit also charges that Hovatter was previously suspended from employment with the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Department due to com-

plaints by a Beebe Hospital nurse who filed multiple complaints accusing Hovatter of stalking her.

The lawsuit states that while suspended, the Sheriff’s Department began an internal investigation of Hovatter regarding the complaints; however, he resigned before the investigation had been concluded. “As a result of this incident and his premature resignation, Hovatter was placed on the ‘black list‚’ and decertified as a police officer in the State of Maryland and could not be hired by another Maryland law enforcement agency.”

Neuberger said the fact that McGinty failed to perform a background check of Hovatter prior to hiring him for the Laurel Police Department, resulted in no information about the fact that the officer had been black listed in Maryland. The lawsuit also claims that because of a shortage of police officers in Laurel, McGinty “knowingly and recklessly chose to ignore” state requirements for the recruitment and hiring of municipal police officers imposed by the Delaware Council on Police Training.

Neuberger said the failure to institute background checks by McGinty kept the information about Hovatter’s black listing from coming to light, information that would have prevented his police certification by the Delaware COPT. “He [Hovatter] simply went over the nearby State line and was hired by Laurel, which did no investigation into his prior disqualifying background,” Neuberger said. The attorney calls Weal’s experience “a black woman’s worst nightmare, being stopped by a renegade white cop in the middle of the night, being violently raped and wondering whether you will be killed.”

Neuberger questions why the Town of Laurel does not conduct background checks of its police officers and why the Town did not respond to his client’s concerns. “If Gail [Weal] had been a white woman who was brutally raped by a Town cop, we all know we would not have to be here suing the Sussex County Town which blew off her accusations against a convicted felon wearing their uniform. Why is this town ignoring her demand for justice by a victim of its shameful policies? Why doesn’t the Town of Laurel conduct background checks of its police officers? How many more of its officers have been blacklisted by other states?”

Waehler said he could not conclusively say whether Chief McGinty performed a background check on Hovatter. He also

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raised the question as to whether it could have been more a case of the background check not being as thorough as would have been desired. “Sometimes employers are told by their attorneys to avoid saying negative things about former employees as a legal precaution,” Waehler said. He said it is possible that even if Chief McGinty had asked about an officer during a background check, he may not have been given the type of information that may have resulted in a conclusive belief that the officer was an individual to avoid hiring.

Waehler said he feels that contrary to the language of Weal’s lawsuit, the Town of Laurel is not defenseless against the civil rights violation accusations being brought against it.

“At this time I simply do not have enough information to say whether or not a thorough background check had been performed on this particular officer,” Waehler said. “I am also researching as to whether there is a civil rights violation if it

is only a case of a less than thorough background check. We are dealing with an incident that is unfortunate for everyone involved."

Current Laurel Police Chief Jamie Wilson says that he will not comment about any previous administration, but says he has always used an extremely thorough background check when hiring new police officers. Wilson has been police chief since April 2006 and has hired eight of the 15 officers currently on the force. Wilson said he uses a “Voice Stress Analysis” test, which is similar to a polygraph test. He also does background checks with former employers, ex-spouses, girlfriends and “as far back as I can possibly go.”

Wilson said he was hired by former Police Chief James Harris in 1995, and as far as he knows background checks have always been done. “The only thing I added to my policy for background checks is the Voice Stress Analysis,” he said.

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Delmar student promoted to Chief Master Sergeant

By Donna Dukes-Huston Brandon Wojcik, a junior at Delmar High School, has recently been promoted to Chief Master Sergeant in the Civil Air Patrol. He is currently in his third year with this organization.

Wojcik first became interested in the military when he was in eighth grade.

“We had to do a career project, and I did mine on the military,” Wojcik said.

“At the time I wanted to be in the Army.”

He then talked to an Army recruiter who told him about the Civil Air Patrol, which is sponsored by the Air Force. He officially enrolled when he entered ninth grade.

Kids from both Maryland and Delaware are eligible to join. They must be twelve years old or in the sixth grade and must pay an annual membership fee, according to Wojcik.

This fee covers the cost of a manual, six aerospace books, a leadership book, and two uniforms.

“You get a blues uniform, which is formal and is worn at ceremonies,” Wojcik said. “You also get a battle dress uniform, which you wear to weekend field events and to all meetings.”

Meetings are held every Thursday at the Salisbury/Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport.

Potential members are required to attend at least two meetings prior to joining to ensure their interest.

New members are initially placed in the Bravo Flight group.

There they learn basic drill and drill movement.

They are expected to study their books at home in between meetings.

“You have to pass leadership, aerospace, and physical training tests in order to be promoted to a higher rank,” Wojcik added. “Then you can become an airman.”

Wojcik, now considered a staff mem-

ber, teaches classes to Bravo Flight members. He needs just one more promotion after this to achieve the rank of Second Lieutenant.

“If you get to Second Lieutenant, that makes you an E3 when you join the Air Force, Marine Corps or Navy,” Wojcik said. “This means you are skipping three ranks when you join.”

In order to be promoted to Second Lieutenant, Wojcik must pass a 250question test and write an essay to his squadron leader explaining how he plans to improve his squadron.

Wojcik feels that the experience he is gaining now with the Civil Air Patrol will be invaluable when he enters the military.

“Once I go into boot camp, it won’t be as hard,” Wojcik said. “I will already know a lot.”

This experience includes a variety of weekend drills. One such drill, called Search and Rescue Exercises, teaches members to search for a crashed plane and missing persons.

“The commander hides a transmitter that would be in a plane, and we use the skills we learned in class to try to find it,” Wojcik said.

According to Wojcik, each person has a specific job on a drill and in an actual critical mission.

These include a navigator, three watchers who look for smoke or other signals, an equipment manager, and a team leader.

Wojcik said that members also have the opportunity to fly with officers on certain weekends. Since the Civil Air Patrol is sponsored by other programs as well, members can explore other areas such as a ranger academy and a glider academy.

Wojcik still wants to enter the military after graduation but has now decided to join the Marine Corps. He will enlist in April through the Delayed Entry Program.

“HANDS AROUND DUNBAR DAY” - Monday, Oct. 29, Chief Jamie Wilson and several Laurel Police Department officers participated with Dunbar students, staff, and parents in their Red Ribbon Celebration pledging to Say No To Drugs.

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Ray Boyle and Lois D'Alonzo Heesters have been promoted at the PUMH Foundation, the supporting fundraising organization of Peninsula United Methodist Homes, Inc., a non-profit corporation that operates continuing care retirement communities across the Delmarva Peninsula.

Ray Boyle has been appointed executive vice president. During his seven years as vice president, Boyle developed and expanded planned giving initiatives, managed charitable programs and developed strong relationships between PUMH resBoyle idents, staff, donors and board members.

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Education Seaford School district honors finalists and teacher of the year Albert Einstein once said, "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

Miracles happen in our classrooms everyday. In public education we are privileged to educate children with different cultures, races, learning styles, attitudes, backgrounds and personalities.

Learning happens each and every day because we have dedicated teachers who consistently go above and beyond the call of duty.

Five educators were honored recently at the Seaford School District Teacher of the Year 2007/2008 awards presentation and reception.

The honorees included Ms. Lori Dalton, Grade 3, Blades Elementary; Mrs. Julie Sammons, Grade 1, Frederick Douglass, finalist; Mrs. Nicole Calloway, Grades K5, Physical Education Central; Mr. Tim Lee, Social Studies, Seaford High School, finalist; and Mr. Gary Zoll, Social Studies, Seaford Middle School, and District Teacher of the Year.

Seaford School District Board of Education members in attendance included Mr. Hanenfeld, board president; Dr. Parmelee, board vice president; Pastor Cannon; and Mrs. Farris. Special guests included Representative Benjamin Ewing Jr. Former Teachers of the Year in attendance were Dara Laws, 2006-2007; Kim Myran, 2004-2005; Alison Perdue-Tingle, 2003-2004; Patricia Eskridge, 2001-2002; Joan B. Harper, 2000–2001; Valerie Turner, 1999-2000; Bonnie VanTine, 19981999; and Bonnie Johnson, 1990-1991.

Each honoree received a $50 gift card.

Ms. Dalton and Mrs. Calloway also received an engraved pen set.

As District finalists, Mrs. Sammons and Mr. Lee received an engraved clock and a $200 classroom check.

Mr. Gary Zoll, Seaford School District’s Teacher of the Year, received an engraved clock, and a $500 classroom check.

Zoll's name will also appear on the perpetual plaque that hangs in the Ashok Champaneria Board room. Everyone in attendance received a special pin.

Kennel Club awards scholarship

SUSSEX TECH DONATES MOST UNITS OF BLOOD. Sussex Technical High School’s health pro students were recently honored by the Blood Bank of Delmarva for collecting the most units of blood of any school in Sussex County - 154 pints - during their blood drives last school year. Sussex Tech's next blood drive is Tuesday, Dec. 11 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sussex Tech students and staff who accepted the trophy were, from left, Teacher Nancy Massaro; Junior Casey Mullen of Laurel; Junior Cassy Galon of Ellendale; and Assistant Principal Robin Andrus.

Education Briefs Seaford holds technology night

Parents are invited to attend ‘Technology in our Schools night’ sponsored by the Seaford School District on Thursday, Nov. 15 from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. at the Seaford High School Auditorium.

The event includes a keynote presentation on ‘What every parent should know about the world of social networking on the Internet’ by Detective Mark Albert of the Delaware State Police. The presentation will address sites such as myspace.com and facebook.com.

Information sessions will also be offered to inform parents and community members about what to look for when buying digital cameras, purchasing a new computer, and how to locate reliable Internet resources to help students conduct safe searches for research. In the cafeteria, there will be hands-on exhibits showcasing the existing technology in the Seaford School District and how it is being used.

Come interact with staff and students from around the district as they display and share classroom technology.

Research Poster Sessions

Washington College in Chestertown, Md., is announces the following student involvement in the Research Poster Sessions as part of the Student Academic Showcase for Fall Family Weekend.

Students presented their original research in different areas of the sciences, such as biology, chemistry, and psychology.

Heather Sheridan of Laurel, a sophomore, daughter of Mark and Penny Sheridan, presented her Research Poster, “Green Chemistry – Extension of the Environmentally Benign Catecholate Method to the Synthesis of Barium-based Perovskites” as part of the Academic Showcase during Washington College’s Fall Family Weekend.

Sheridan is majoring in chemistry.

She is a residential advisor as well as an American Chemical Society student affiliate member.

She graduated from Laurel Senior High School.

The 43rd annual Mispillion Kennel Club Dog Show is Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center in Salisbury, Md. Approximately 1,000 American Kennel Club registered dogs will compete in conformation, obedience, and rally obedience judging.

The show proceeds benefit the Dr. William Spence Memorial Veterinary Scholarship Fund; each year this fund awards $2,000 scholarships to Delaware students enrolled in schools of veterinary medicine and $500 to Delaware students in the veterinary technology program at Delaware Technical & Community College in Georgetown.

This year's scholarship recipient is Dawn Lowe, of Bridgeville. Lowe, a second year student, expressed her sincere appreciation for the scholarship; she noted that she always strives to achieve the best grades and receiving the scholarship will alleviate some financial concerns and enable her to focus more on her goal of attaining her associate degree and becoming a licensed veterinary technician.

The Mispillion Kennel Club, whose members come from all three Delaware counties and nearby Maryland, is a member club of the American Kennel Club, the oldest and most prestigious such organization in the United States. This year, AKCapproved judges from across the country will preside.

Added attractions included a public ed-

Dawn Lowe, of Bridgeville, is the recent recipient of a $500 scholarship awarded by the Mispillion Kennel Club. She is a second-year student in the veterinary technology program at Delaware Tech in Georgetown. She is seen here with a close friend.

ucation booth featuring all kids of dog information and vendors selling supplies, food, clothing, art, and jewelry.

Admission fees are adults $5; students $1; and children under age five are free.

No strollers are allowed and only dogs entered in the show may come into the building. For more information, call 8562199 or e-mail blackieatrumbridge@msn.com.

Sussex Academy: Rated ‘Superior’ Five Years in a Row

The Sussex Academy of Arts & Sciences invites parents, guardians, and other interested persons to learn more about our unique public school opportunity for middle school students in grades 6-8. As the only charter school in Sussex County, we provide a challenging; accelerated academic curriculum based on the design principles of Expeditionary Learning. In order to introduce interested parents and fifth grade students to our school, we are holding the following events: •

PUBLIC INFORMATION meeting at the school on November 13 and November 14, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.

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SCHOOL TOURS on November 13, 15, & 16, 2007 at 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, or 10:30 a.m. No appointment necessary.

The APPLICATION PERIOD for incoming sixth grade students for school year 2008-2009 begins November 19, 2007 and ends January 4, 2008.

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Punkin Chunkin champ hurls gourd over 4,000 feet This year’s 22nd World Championship Punkin Chunkin event was a huge success, despite Noel’s brush against Bridgeville Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2-3, at the Wheatley farm.

Although there were some gusty winds and a sprinkle early Saturday morning, an estimated 60,000 to 65,000 people attended the chunk to see more than 100 competitors vie for this year’s title.

The champion was The Big 10 Inch, which competed in the Adult Air category. Captained by Pete Hill and Ralph Eschborn of Chadds Ford, Pa., the contraption hurled the winning gourd 4,211.27 feet.

Approximately 200 volunteers gave their time for the charity event that will provide funds for organizations such as St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the American Cancer Society, the Lower Delaware Autism Foundation, the Punkin Chunkin scholarship program, and numerous other local nonprofits.

Because it was in its first year at the new site near Bridgeville, some of Saturday’s visitors experienced a delay getting to the grounds.

“Many lessons were learned on this brand new field, but we will address them accordingly,” said Frank Shade, Punkin Chunkin Association president.

“Overall, visitors and volunteers alike said it was an exceptional event.”

2007 Results Champion Adult Air, 4,211.27 feet, The Big 10 Inch, Capt. Pete Hill and Capt. Ralph Eschborn, Chadds Ford, Pa. Top-three finishers Adult Air 1. The Big 10 Inch, Pete Hill and Ralph Eschborn, Chadds Ford, Pa., 4,211.27 ft.

2. Young Glory III, Jack Burton, Milton, 3,579.62 3. Second Amendment, Bruce Bradford, Howell, Mich.,

3,552.72 Female Air 1. Let’O Bounce, Connie Sisson, Milton, 2,932.36 2. Dragon Lady, Gina McConnell, Preston, Md., 2,879.48 3. Bad Hair Day, Stephanie Colbourne, Milton, 2,551.80 Adult Centrifugal 1. Bad to the Bone, Donny Jefferson, Milton, 1,852.88 2. United Flingdon II, Jeffrey Wheately, Bridgeville, 1,269.16 3. De-Terminator, Larry McLaughlin, Lewes, 963.17 Adult Catapult 1. Fibonacci Unlimited 2, Dana Drew, Weymouth, Mass., 2,353.62 2. Hyper Tension, John Huber, Prince Frederick, Md., 1,727.35 3. Sir Chunks-A-Lot, Andrew Alexander, Berlin, N.J., 1,727.54 Adult Trebuchet 1. Yankee Seige, Steven Seigars, Greenfield, N.H., 1,658.55 2. Magic of Merlin, Chris Gerow, Leesburg, Va., 828.67 3. Pumpkin Hammer, Rich Foley, Newark, 754.53 Adult Torsion 1. Chucky II, Dan Collins, Washington Township, N.J., 2,152.98 2. Roman Revenge II, Kim J. Moore, Gastonia, N.C., 2,017.22 3. Onager, Bob Carbo, Clayton, N.C., 1,645.22 Adult Human Powered 1. Gene’s Machine, James Durnan, Wilmington, 1,816.29 2. Mischief Knight, Chip Hersey and Perry Stone, Arlington, Mass., 1,596.54 3. Pumpkin Slayer, Marc Banka, Durham, N.C., 1,370.92 Youth Air 1. Snot Rocket, Connor Toomey, Federalsburg, Md., 3,215.84 2. Ozone Blaster, Michael Nelson, Georgetown, 3,028.75 3. Little Blasters, Brice Short, Ellendale, 2,630.97 11-17 Catapult 1. Little Feats, Tyler Parkinson, Stevensville, Md., 967.72

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The leaf burning ban protects people, animals and plants from harmful chemicals that are produced by open burning.

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Some of these chemicals react with nitrogen oxides in the air to produce ground-level ozone, a respiratory irritant particularly dangerous to children and the elderly.

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one that in addition to the leaf burning ban, there is a year-round ban on burning refuse such as old lumber, trash or garbage, grass, and tree stumps. Campfires, cooking fires, and bonfires, meeting size restrictions, are legal year-round, unless prohibited by local, town or county ordinances; however, only clean wood, or charcoal is to be used.

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Historical marker placed at former Senator’s home An exemplary man and his stellar political career were highlighted recently when an historical marker was officially dedicated at the John & Elsie Williams Conference Center in Millsboro. The marker was placed on the east lawn of the home of former U.S. Senator John J. Williams to recognize and honor his distinguished career.

Delaware’s historical marker program, in effect since 1931 and one of the most active in the nation, recognizes, the people, places, and events that “have shaped our rich history and heritage.”

The dedication was hosted by Delaware Technical & Community College and Delaware Public Archives.

Participating in the afternoon dedication were The Honorable Thomas Carper, U.S. Senator; The Honorable Harriet Smith Windsor, Secretary of State; Dr. Ileana Smith, vice president and Owens Campus director, Delaware Tech; Mrs. Blanche Williams Baker, daughter of Sen. and Mrs. Williams, and her husband Ray Baker; and Russell McCabe, director, Delaware Public Archives.

A native and lifelong resident of Sussex County, John James Williams was first

elected to the U.S. Senate in 1946. His exposure of widespread fraud in the Bureau of Internal Revenue was the impetus for his rise to prominence. Throughout his distinguished career, Sen. Williams focused his efforts on the elimination of waste and corruption.

His peers and the citizens that he served so well lauded him often with gratitude and praise. Although, as Secretary Windsor noted in her remarks, “he was a humble-spirited man,” his efforts were so successful that he became known as the “Conscience of the Senate.”

After his retirement in 1971, Sen. Williams retired to his home in Millsboro and lived there with his wife Elsie until his death in 1988. After her death in 1990, the home was conveyed to Delaware Technical & Community College.

A graceful and comfortable place, it now serves as conference center for the public to hold meetings or retreats.

The integrity and history of the home and lawns have been meticulously preserved to honor Sen. and Mrs. Williams; at the same time it offers services and amenities to accommodate the needs of various groups.

An historical marker was dedicated at the home of former U.S. Senator John J. Williams on Oct. 12. Participating in the official unveiling were from left, The Honorable Harriet Smith Windsor, Secretary of State; Dr. Ileana Smith, vice president and Owens Campus director; Mrs. Blanche Williams Baker, daughter of Sen. Williams; The Honorable Tom Carper, U.S. Senator; and Mr. Russell McCabe, director of the Delaware Public Archives.

Volunteers work tirelessly to Boys & Girls Club receives check make Festival of Trees a success The beautiful decorated trees and wreaths at Delaware Hospice’s Festival of Trees tend to get all of the attention at the annual fundraiser but don’t forget another important component — the volunteers who work tirelessly to pull it together.

Volunteers have been making crafts, selling trees and wreaths, finding decorators, and searching for auction items.

They’ll be there - welcoming you, selling tickets and crafts, and ensuring that everyone enjoys another amazing Festival of Trees.

Three generations of the Murray family will be in the gift shop, where they’ve been every year for ten years.

The Murray family’s involvement with Delaware Hospice goes back nearly 20 years. Sandy (Murray) Wilgus was introduced to Delaware Hospice with the illness of her mother-in-law.

She found their services of great interest and decided to volunteer so she could help another family.

Sandy went through volunteer training in October 1988, and by 1989, she had already agreed to co-chair the Festival.

As she said, “When you’re in charge of something and you need help, who do you call? Your family. One by one during the last 17 years, everyone’s been involved.

At first it was easy because the Festival wasn’t that large. We may have sold 25 trees in the early years of the Festival; but every year, something got added: wreaths, more trees, a larger building. Now we set up 80 trees and the whole set-up and takedown are huge endeavors and that’s where the family members come into play.”

Sandy’s family volunteers include her parents, Alden and Gert Murray; her hus-

band and children; her siblings and their husbands and children — 17 altogether.

She said, “We have been involved in practically all aspects of the Festival. This year, everyone will work in the Gift Shop.

We have shifts coming in and out; then we are all there for the take-down. It’s a fun time for us.”

Sandy and her family, along with other volunteers, work all year to organize the Festival of Trees. “It just keeps rolling. In December, you get going again for next year. There are businesses who sell ornaments and Christmas items on sale at the end of the season. People make things or you find something nice on sale and buy it to re-sell it in the Gift Shop," said Sandy.

Sandy has also been a patient care volunteer for Delaware Hospice and served as volunteer coordinator for Sussex County for several years.

This year's Festival of Trees begins on Friday, Nov. 30, with a Gala and Live Auction from 6 to 9 p.m. Children will enjoy Lunch with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The unique Holiday Collectibles Auction starts at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

All weekend long, you will find special bargains in Mrs. Claus’ attic; handmade items from Santa’s Elves; and, of course, just the gift you’ve been looking for in the Gift Shop.

Don’t forget to say hello to the volunteers!

There’s still time to donate items for the auctions, gift certificates from your business, or prizes for the raffles. For more information, contact the Georgetown office at 856-7717 or pdolby@delawarehospice.org.

In celebration of the success of its 2006-2007 One Campaign, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware presented a check for $112,804 to the Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club Board recently.

The check represents a dollar for dollar match by the statewide organization of the Western Sussex Club’s successful local fundraising effort.

“A key feature of our annual fundraising effort is the provision of matching dollars for each Club, reflecting our appreciation of their community donors’ support of the One Campaign. Every dollar raised in the community is used in the community,” said Krupanski.

“It is a testament to the hard work of the local Unit Boards and their Resource Development Team that we reached more than $1,000,000 statewide in this year’s campaign.”

Present at the ceremony were Alan Quillen, Club Board president; Denny Russell; Connie Mitchell; Steven Schwartz; Rhonda Banning; Clarke Tobin; Gloria Burton; Jane Drace; Darrell Meade; and Michelle Fredeking, executive director.

The Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club opened in 1998 and currently serves over 900 children.

Programming includes after-school care, Homework Help, mentoring, arts and crafts, recreational and competitive sports leagues, and citizenship.

The 2007-2008 One Campaign kicks off in November with the Board giving phase and ends in June 2008.

Volunteers who would like to participate in this year’s campaign should contact Karen Schreiber or Michelle Fredeking at 628-3789.

On hand for the check presentation were Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club Board members Darrell Meade, Dr. Steve Shwartz, Denny Russell , Jane Drace, Catherine Jenkins and Clark Tobin. Holding the check are George Krupanski, Board President Alan Quillen and WS B&G Club Executive Director, Michelle Fredeking. Photo Courtesy of Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware.

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Contract adds 20 troopers to County by 2013 In its continuing commitment to keep public safety among its highest priorities, Sussex County government announced that more police officers will be patrolling the county’s roadways in the years to come, thanks to a new contract with the Delaware State Police.

County Administrator David B. Baker announced Sussex County and the Delaware State Police have agreed to a new fiveyear contract that will add 20 additional troopers to the county by 2013. The County will pay the State an estimated $4.1 million, broken into yearly installments, to pay for equipment, patrol cars and the partial salaries of 20 new troopers, all of whom will be assigned to Sussex County troops.

The agreement is the third pact of its kind since 1995, when Sussex County began contracting with the State for additional troopers. Thus far, previous contracts totaling approximately $7 million have added 32 troopers beyond the complement already assigned to the county.

When this contract is fully realized, 52 additional troopers will have been assigned to Sussex County thanks to the County

government’s efforts.

“We are proud to once again be in partnership with the Delaware State Police to enhance public safety within Sussex County,” Mr. Baker said. “But public safety service can be very expensive, especially with all the overhead costs of buildings and administration. Here we’re paying only for new troopers and what it takes to put them on the road.

“We believe this is the most efficient and economical way to provide police services in our growing county,” Mr. Baker added.

With this latest contract, four new troopers will be assigned to Sussex County each year for the next five years. They will be assigned to troops either in Lewes, Georgetown or Bridgeville, depending on departmental staffing demands, said police Superintendent Col. Thomas MacLeish.

“The signing of this agreement today will result in the Delaware State Police reaching a long-sought-after goal of being 680 strong,” Secretary Mitchell said. “The additional resources afforded through this agreement will enable the Delaware State

From left, Secretary Mitchell, County Council President Dale R. Dukes and Col. MacLeish after the agreement to add 20 new troopers to Sussex County, four per year, by 2013 was announced and signed.

Police to provide an increased police presence in an area of our state that continues to experience rapid growth.”

County Council President Dale R. Dukes said residents have a certain expectation of

State court justice honored The Honorable Randy J. Holland of the Supreme Court of Delaware received the prestigious American Inns of Court’s A. Sherman Christensen Award recently at the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. The award, given in the name of the founder of the first American Inn of Court, is bestowed upon a member of an American Inn of Court who has provided distinguished, exceptional and significant leadership to the American Inns of Court movement. The award was presented at the American Inns of Court Celebration of Excellence, hosted by Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court.

Justice Holland is a founding member and past president of the Terry-Carey Inn of Court and the first State Supreme Court Justice to join the Board of Trustees of the Inns of Court Foundation where he served as President from 2000 to 2004.

Holland is recognized as being largely responsible for the current structure of the American Inns of Court and for his tireless efforts to build a lasting relationship with the English and Irish Inns of Court.

Justice Holland recently co-

authored a highly acclaimed book Middle Temple Lawyers and the American Revolution.

In addition to his work with the American Inns of Court, he has chaired the National Advisory Committee to the American Judicature Society’s Center for Judicial Ethics and was past chair of the American Bar Association’s National Joint Committee on Lawyer Regulations. Justice Holland was nominated for fostering “excellence in professionalism, ethics, civility and legal skills” of attorneys.

Holland is a graduate of Swarthmore College and the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, cum laude. He has a master of laws from the University of Virginia and an honorary doctor of laws from the Widener University School of Law. He is in his second twelve year term on the Delaware Supreme Court.

Other Delaware jurists providing significant support to the work of the American Inns of Court include Judge Thomas L. Ambro, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, and Justice Henry duPont Ridgely, Delaware Supreme Court, who both serve as trustees on the Board of Trustees of the Inns of Court Foundation.

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government to meet their needs and to provide essential services, and that is what Sussex County and the State of Delaware are doing through these contracts.

“We’re glad to once again partner with the State to provide

extra police for the residents of Sussex County,” Council President Dukes said. “We realized the need for additional police a decade ago, with the first contract, and that’s why we continue to do this today.”

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A Thanksgiving classic A friend sent me a video email the other day. It involved a woman, a very large turkey and a life and death struggle trying to lift the bird out of her sink. It ended with the fowl flying through the kitchen window and knocking over a man, probably her husband, standing outside. I would normally have found it amusing. However, there but for the lack of a window over my sink, go I. Interestingly, while 45 million turkeys are sold for Thanksgiving – 91% of Americans serve them for their holiday dinner – there were none to be seen at the very first Thanksgiving, according to researchers at Food Network. The foods most likely served to the Pilgrims by their Native American hosts were venison, herring, cod, sea bass and eel. Until such time as eel takes over 91% of American Thanksgiving dinners, I guess we’ll all continue to go a few tough rounds with Tom Turkey.

I always bring up Rick Rodgers this time of the year because he truly is the foremost expert on Thanksgiving. As he says, he’s tried every turkey-roasting method under the sun. He considers this one the very best.

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Classic Roast Turkey with Herb Stuffing and Old-Fashioned Gravy Serves 8 These instructions are for a 12-pound turkey, which serves eight people. But you can easily scale it up for a bigger bird.

Estimate about one pound of meat per person (one and a half pounds if you want lots of leftovers).

1 (12-pound) turkey Warm Farmhouse Herbed Stuffing (Recipe next week) Approximately 8 cups warm Homemade Turkey Stock (Recipe next week) 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened, plus additional, melted, if needed for gravy 1 3/4 teaspoons salt 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour Special equipment: small metal skewer; kitchen string; aluminum foil; large flameproof roasting pan with flat or V-shaped rack; bulb baster (optional); instant-read thermometer; 2-quart glass measuring cup; gravy separator (optional) Place oven rack in lowest position and preheat oven to 325°F. Butter 8-inch square baking dish or 2-quart casserole.

Lightly brush roasting rack with vegetable oil and place in roasting pan.

Remove plastic or paper packet of giblets from turkey (usually in small cavity). Remove from packaging and rinse; reserve gizzard and heart; discard floppy, dark purple liver. Remove neck from large cavity. Remove from packaging, rinse, and reserve. Using tweezers or needlenose pliers, remove any feathers and quills still attached to skin (kosher turkeys tend to require this more than others). Pull off and reserve any visible pale yellow knobs of fat from either side of tail (not found on all birds). Rinse turkey inside and out with cold water and pat dry. Loosely fill small (neck) cavity with stuffing. Fold neck skin under body and fasten with metal skewer.

Loosely fill large body cavity with stuffing. Transfer remaining stuffing to buttered dish and drizzle with 1/4 cup stock.

Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate

The Practical Gourmet until ready to bake.

Transfer turkey, breast-side up, to rack in roasting pan. Tuck wing tips under breast and tie drumsticks loosely together with kitchen string. Rub turkey all over with softened butter and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

Tightly cover breast area with foil, leaving wings, thighs, and drumsticks exposed.

Transfer gizzard, heart, neck, and reserved turkey fat to roasting pan around rack. Pour 2 cups stock into pan.

Roast turkey 45 minutes. Baste with pan juices (lift up foil to reach breast area) and continue roasting, basting every 45 minutes, 1 1/2 hours more (2 1/4 hours total). Baste again and, if pan juices have evaporated into glaze, add 1 cup stock to pan. Roast another 45 minutes (3 hours total). Remove foil from breast area, baste, and add stock if necessary, until instantread thermometer inserted into fleshy part of thigh (close to but not touching bone) registers 180°F, about 1 hour more (4 hours total). Insert instant-read thermometer into center of stuffing in body cavity. If thermometer does not read 165°F, transfer stuffing to microwave-safe baking dish and microwave on high until 165°F, about 3 minutes for 10 degrees. Cover and keep warm. Using turkey holders (or by inserting large metal serving spoon into body cavity), transfer turkey to large serving platter. Let stand 30 minutes before carving.

Meanwhile, bake extra stuffing and make gravy: Raise oven temperature to 350°F. Remove giblets and neck from roasting pan and discard. Pour pan juices into measuring cup or gravy separator. Let stand until fat rises to top, 1 to 2 minutes, then skim off and reserve fat or, if using separator, carefully pour juices into measuring cup, reserving fat left in separator.

Transfer foil-covered dish of extra stuffing to oven and bake 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, add enough remaining stock to pan juices to total 4 cups. Measure turkey fat, adding melted butter if necessary to total 6 tablespoons. Straddle roasting pan across 2 burners on moderate heat and add fat. Whisk in flour, scraping up browned bits on bottom of pan, then cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Whisk in pan juice–stock mixture and bring to a boil, whisking often. Reduce heat to moderately low and simmer, whisking occasionally, until gravy thickens, about 5 minutes. Whisk in remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and keep warm. (Gravy can be kept warm over very low heat, covered, up to 20 minutes. If it thickens, thin with additional stock before serving. If skin forms on top, whisk well to dissolve.) When extra stuffing has baked 10 minutes, remove foil and bake, uncovered, until heated through, about 10 minutes. Pour gravy through fine-mesh sieve into large bowl, then transfer to gravy boat. Carve turkey and serve gravy and stuffing alongside

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Veterans Day 2007 A tribute to our Veterans

By Jim Allen What a difference a year makes, or better yet, what a difference 65 years make!

With Veterans Day just around the corner, I began thinking how things were so different back in 1942.

Our class was about to graduate from Laurel High School and we knew what our future would be. Some of us had a choice — Army or Navy.

With the U.S. at war in the Pacific and taking a terrible pounding from Japan, things did not look very bright. Yet, we had to go to war against Germany in Europe. Many people protested this action, but we had no choice. The whole future of America was at stake.

We had more than 19 million young men and women in the military. Times were tough. Most of those who were not in the service were working in war plants all over the country.

While the German subs were just off our coastline, sinking our cargo ships and tankers, the Japanese were planning attacks in Alaska.

I wonder how many people realize how close we came to losing World War II. What a disaster that would have been.

But the great American pride and spirit prevailed. Everyone pulled together and,

under the leadership of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and our Congress, victory was accomplished.

How different things are today. It seems to me that the main priority of our Congress today is to be re-elected.

The war in Iraq, illegal immigrants, social security, and healthcare are all secondary issues. Where is that American spirit?

I think it is time to get behind our troops overseas and bring this war to an end as soon as possible. This should be our number one objective.

I realize that losing one life is one too many. But when your country is at war, you have to expect some casualties. In World War II, Korea and Viet Nam, we lost more than 500,000 young men and women. This is so sad and our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of these fallen heroes. May their efforts not be in vain.

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the Laurel American Legion will honor our veterans. Come out and enjoy this day and meet the many veterans who helped make this country what it is today.

You know, most veterans that I know do not boast about their accomplishments.

Yet, a lot of them went through hell. These are proud people and all they would like is

VETERANS DAY NOVEMBER 11, 2007 Disabled American Veterans, Chapter #9 Disabled American Veterans, Auxiliary Unit #9

Special note to readers

a smile and a simple “Thank you.”

After the ceremony at the American Legion Home, a group of Legionnaires and Auxiliary members are going over to Genesis and Lofland LifeCare in Seaford to honor 35 veterans living there.

Jim Allen is the Historian for Laurel American Legion Post 19

With this edition of the Seaford and Laurel Star newspapers, our tribute to the men and women who serve as volunteers in the local fire departments has been put on hold. It will resume later. In this edition we are starting a series of articles on the veterans who served this nation during World War II. Their numbers are shrinking, and their stories should not be lost. We welcome suggestions for interviews. Contact Bryant Richardson at 629-9788. Two of those stories appear on the following pages.

H HONORING ONORING O OUR UR V VETERANS ETERANS Please join us for a special

Veteran’s Day Service on Sunday, November 11 , at 11 a.m. at the Legion Home in Laurel.

Special Music & Patriotic Songs Special Guest Speaker Charles Covington Refreshments After

We will remember our veterans.

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Lee Simonds was on his way to fight in Japan when...

By James Diehl Most United States combat veterans have a “what if?” story and Laurel’s Lee Simonds is no exception.

A member of the U.S. Navy during World War II, Simonds’ “what if?” story circles around President Harry Truman and his decision to drop atomic bombs on the country of Japan in August of 1945.

“I’m certainly glad he had the courage to do that or I wouldn’t be here today because we never could have landed [in Japan]. The Japanese would have given their lives before letting us land,” Simonds said in a recent interview from his Laurel area home. “Truman saved a lot of [Allied] lives by dropping those bombs.”

While air troops were getting into position to drop the world’s first and at that date, only atomic weapons, Simonds was on the U.S.S. Montague making his way toward Japan in preparation for a ground assault, code named “Operation Downfall.”

Part of a huge envoy of American ships —Simonds remembers the count to be in the neighborhood of 800 — the native of upstate New York did not expect to survive the week. To this day, he’s certain he would have perished during the raid had Truman not decided to take the extraordinary measures he did.

“As we were heading in convoy, we all figured this was pretty much the end for us,” Simonds remembers.

Growing up in the Rochester, N.Y., area, Simonds enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of 21 and, after completing his training in Chicago, was sent to the republic of Panama. He spent the next 27 months there working as a metal smith on the U.S. fleet of submarines.

Allied subs would come into the Coco Solo submarine base for repairs before returning to the Pacific theater. But, though Panama was friendly to the United States, work at Coco Solo was anything but safe.

“We had gates to let the submarines in so the German subs couldn’t get in. They would torpedo our ships right off the shore,” Simonds recalls. “We could definitely hear the Germans out there at night.”

After his time in Panama was complete, Simonds came home on leave for 30 days before winding up on the Montague for deployment to the Pacific.

On a ship whose crew was made up nearly entirely of third-class sailors, Simonds — who had a rank of first-class — found himself, at least at first, without an

official job.

“I was overrated when I got to the ship so I didn’t have a job,” Simonds said.

“Most of what I ended up doing was cargo moving, things like trucks and tanks.”

Simonds’ new responsibilities allowed him to come ashore in Korea and in China, but most of his time was spent on the Montague, which eventually received orders to head to Japan for combat.

Still en route to the land of the rising sun when the second atomic bomb fell on Nagasaki, the morale aboard the Montague was somber.

Sailors were literally preparing to die, spending much of their time writing letters home and getting prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

He didn’t know it at the time, but Simonds had become a new dad towards the end of the war. He would later meet his daughter, Donna Lee, upon his return to the states.

“No one on the ship was looking forward to what lie ahead in Japan, that’s for sure,” said Simonds.

Then came a day no one on board the Montague, or throughout most the world, would ever forget — an announcement came over the loudspeaker announcing victory in the Pacific.

The Japanese had surrendered, two days before the Montague and the rest of the convoy was to attack.

“There was just a huge celebration. We were all so excited that the war was over and we could go home,” Simonds said.

“Everybody on the ship just went crazy.

There was a lot of hollering, screaming, yelling and slapping each other on the backside.

“It was one of the most exciting days of my life.”

Soon aboard a ship on the first leg of his trip home, Simonds and crew encountered a typhoon in the South China Sea. The rocky trip notwithstanding, he made it home in November of 1945 and immediately called Betty, his first wife, and learned of his new daughter.

“Donna Lee was already several months old by the time I made it home,” Simonds said.

More than six decades later and 25 years since retiring and relocating to Laurel, the quiet man who spends his spare time working on lawnmowers says he’s glad he did what he could to help Uncle Sam. “I don’t feel I did much, but I’m certainly glad I did my part to help the country,” Simonds said.

We honor those who fought for us, and those who are serving now at home and abroad.

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Their Bravery Will Not Be Forgotten

Laurel resident Lee Simonds was literally hours away from Japanese soil when an announcement was made that the emperor had surrendered and World War II was over. A native of upstate New York, Simonds retired and moved to the Laurel area in 1982. Photo by James Diehl

Melvin & Fred 1943 South Pacific

Father George T. Dykes Jr., Europe Uncle Fred, South Pacific Uncle Melvin, South Pacific Uncle Pete, Italy Stepfather Jim Ward, South Pacific

Remembering you on this Veterans Day. - Donald Dykes

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Rev. Covington is Laurel speaker The Rev. Charles E. Covington, Sr., will be the featured speaker at the Nov. 11, Laurel American Legion Post 19 Veterans Day service at 11 a.m. at the Legion home.

Everyone is encouraged to attend and honor America. Following is his profile.

The Rev. Covington retired in 1992 in the Peninsula Delaware Conference after 40 years of active ministry. He was very active as a pastor of local churches, as a Chaplain of the U.S. Army Reserve Forces, and a member of the Lions Club.

Rev. Covington served well both as a minister of a local church and an officer and member of many Conference Boards.

Most recently, he served on the Dover District Board of Ministry for 10 years. As a Chaplain he served in the Delaware Army National Guards for 14 years and in the U.S. Army Reserves for 14 years and retired in 1991 as a full Colonel.

Rev. Covington was born in 1930 in Talbot County, Md., and was reared in Queen Anne's County, Md., where he attended the public schools and graduated from Centreville High School. He earned his A.B. from Asbury College in 1951, his S.T.B. from Temple School of Theology in 1955, his S.T.M. from Temple University Graduate School in 1959, his M.Div. from Gordon Conwell Seminary in 1969.

In addition to his civilian training he earned diplomas from the following U.S. Army schools: Basic Officers Chaplain School, Ft. Hamilton, in 1965; Chaplain Officers Advanced Career School, Ft. Hamilton, N.Y., in 1970; Walter Reed

Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. in 1977; Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kans., in 1978; and the National Defense University, Ft., Monroe, Va., in 1983. In addition, he took special training at the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa. In 1950, he began his chosen career in the ministry by getting his Local Preachers License in the Kentucky Conference of the Methodist Church. He became a member of the Peninsula Conference in 1952 and served the following Methodist/United Methodist Churches in Delaware: Marydel Charge, Marydel, 1952-1956; Mariners Bethel, Ocean View, 1956-1961; Epworth, Rehoboth Beach, 1961-1975; Union, Wilmington, 1975-1978; Union, Bear, 1978-1988; and Centenary, Laurel, 19881992.

Rev. Covington was a builder of churches and during his ministry he conducted at least one building program in each appointment except Laurel with expenditures for capital improvements exceeding $2-million.

As a Chaplain in the Reserve Components he served at every echelon from the smallest 13-man detachment to the Department of Defense and retired as a Special Liaison Officer to the Chief of Chaplains in the Pentagon.

Also, he served in every type of unit combat, combat support, and combat service support - from the forward edge of the battle area (FEBA) to the communications zone (ComZ). As a reserve soldier he sports 10 service ribbons with 22 awards

The Rev. Charles E. Covington, Sr.

and three badges.

Rev. Covinton became a member of the Lions Clubs International in 1958 and loved the work they did as a compliment to the ideals of the church.

He served four times as local club president, was District Governor of District 22-D (Delaware) in 1994-1995, and was the first Leadership Training Officer for Maryland, Delaware, and District of Columbia for three years, 1995-1998.

He is married to Gladys J. Raider from Nonesuch, Versailles, Kentucky, and they have two daughters, Linda L. Wolfe and Susan E. Donohoe; a son, Charles E. Covington, Jr., and two grandsons, Kurtis E. Wolfe and Charlie Covington.

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Attention Active Duty Veterans

The American Legion Post 19 of Laurel is actively recruiting new members for the Post.

Membership eligibility dates: WW I - April 6, 1917 - Nov. 11, 1918; WWII - Dec. 2, 1941 - Dec. 31, 1948; Korean War - June 25, 1950 - Jan. 31, 1955; Vietnam War - Feb. 28, 1961 - May 7, 1975; Lebanon/Granada - Aug. 24, 1982 July 31, 1984; Panama - Dec. 29, 1989 - Jan. 31, 1990; Gulf War - Aug. 2, 1990 - Cessation of hostilities as determined by the U.S. Government.

Any member serving today is eligible if they are on active duty. Proof of service (DD-214) is required.

Call Bettylou Evans, membership chairperson, at 875-0167 for more information, fax 875-1943, or send a note of interest with your name, address and phone number to P.O. Box 329, Laurel, DE 19956.

If you have a wife, mother, sister or grandmother, maybe they would be interested in joining the Auxiliary.

Your son or grandson would be eligible for the Sons of the Legion.

Laurel Post 19 has been chartered since 1945. They do a lot of good work for the community and especially the youth in the community. Won't you consider joining and helping out?

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Join us Sunday, Nov. 11 for the community’s Veterans Day service at Kiwanis Park on Stein Hwy. in Seaford.

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Sam Mellin relates how childhood stories saved his life

By James Diehl As a young boy growing up in Teaneck, N.J., Sam Mellin would lie in bed and listen to his uncles talk about the military strategy of Sun Tzu, the renowned Chinese strategist and author of “The Art of War.” He didn’t realize it at the time, but those discussions from his youth would one day be responsible for saving his life.

In 1942, at the tender age of 17, Mellin convinced his parents — after a failed attempt to enter the military without their permission — to sign a waiver allowing him to join the United States Marine Corps. And off to Parris Island, S.C., he went.

Trained in the infantry, Mellin completed basic training and was preparing to fight the Japanese in World War II when a moment happened that would change his life forever.

In an interview with Marine Corps brass, the young New Jersey native remembered those talks from his childhood, attracting the attention of a Marine Corps colonel.

“On Parris Island, when you’re almost done with basic training, they do an interview with you,” Mellin remembers. “During the interview, something came up about fighting and I mentioned that you should never do frontal attacks, but instead attack the flanks. When I said that, this colonel perked up and asked me if I had read Sun Tzu, but I just remembered my uncles talking about those things on my porch in Teaneck.

“I was immediately sectioned out and sent to Quantico. I learned later that statement more than likely saved my life.”

Instead of heading oversees, Mellin eventually entered the field of military intelligence.

He found out later that the 2nd division of the 8th Marines — his unit — was entirely wiped out during fighting on the atoll of Tarawa in 1943, one of the bloodiest battles in Marine history. Nearly 3,000 U.S. Marines and more than 4,600 Japanese soldiers lost their lives during the fighting.

“Doing research later on, I could not find even a single survivor from my platoon,” Mellin said. “They never even made the beach.”

After completing training at Quantico, Mellin spent time at military bases in the United States, as well as in the Marshall Islands, the Gilbert Islands, and later in Guam and China.

As a staff sergeant in controlled intelligence, Mellin spent a considerable amount of time toward the end of the war with Japanese prisoners of war in Guam. His orders — to learn about them and teach himself as much of their language as possible.

“I was involved with the Japanese prisoners and I would sit down and talk with them,” Mellin said. “Japanese soldiers that were left on the island would just give up and I would get them.”

Immediately after the fighting in the Pacific had concluded, Mellin’s life revolved around the investigation into the 1942 U.S. raid of Makin Island. According to official reports, the battle was a resounding victory for the Americans, who overwhelmed the Japanese defenses, de-

stroying the radio station, fuel depot, supplies and installations.

But nine U.S. Marines were accidentally left behind during the raid and were later captured by Japanese forces and moved as prisoners of war to the atoll of Kwajalein.

Initially planning to send the prisoners to Japan for incarceration, Japanese Admiral Koso Abe was instead advised by central military authorities in Tokyo that the new official policy was to execute all prisoners of war in the field.

According to reports, Abe ordered the beheading of the nine Marines on Oct. 16, 1942.

Fast forward to 1945 when Staff Sgt. Mellin, who was ordered by Marine Corps intelligence to report to Kwajalein and begin looking into what happened, arrived on the island.

He was anything but a welcome figure.

“No one [on the island] wanted the public to know that nine Marines had been left behind,” Mellin said. “They moved me out of there pretty quickly.”

Eventually, Abe was captured and another sort of battle erupted on what to do with the Japanese admiral.

“MacArthur was upset because he wanted to hang everyone in Japan and the Marines didn’t want to give up this guy who had beheaded [their fellow Marines],” Mellin said.

Abe was eventually extradited to Guam, where a military tribunal convicted him of “violation of the law and custom of war and the moral standards of civilized society.” He was hung on June 19, 1947, according to reports.

Back home in the states, Mellin received a letter shortly afterwards. Even today, he gets choked up when he remembers what it read.

“The letter was from a captain. It was very short, but he knew I was only interested in one thing,” Mellin recalls. “It just

New Jersey native Samuel Mellin served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He retired to Seaford after the war and built this rustic home, which he still lives in today.

Photo by James Diehl

read ‘we hung him.’ ” In 1949, after retiring from the Marine Corps, Mellin relocated to a 20-acre piece of property just outside Seaford to raise chickens. He remains there today in a home he largely built with his own two hands.

An avid hunter, fisherman and jogger,

Mellin also took up windsurfing at the age of 60 and makes homemade wine on his property.

Developers have tried to purchase his land many times, but Mellin says he’s simply not interested.

“This land is going to remain as pristine as the day I bought it,” he promises.

Seaford Veterans Day service

On Sunday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m., the Seaford Veterans Committee will host a Veterans Day Service at the Kiwanis Park, Stein Highway, Seaford. Following the service a short dedication of veterans bricks that have been placed along the walk honoring those who have served their country will be presented.

The Seaford Veterans Committee consisting of the American Legion Post 6 and 37, Am Vets Post 1694, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 9, Marine Corps League Detachment 780 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4961 extends an invitation to the public on this honorable day as the community remembers our veterans and troops.

The guest speaker will be Mr. Vaughn Russell, a World War II veteran and Iwo Jima survivor. A tent shelter will be provided by the National Guard in case of inclement weather.

Immediately follow the ceremonies open houses will be provided at the American Legion Post 6 on Front Street and at the VFW Post 4961 located on Middleford Road, Seaford.

Everyone is welcome.

Veterans Day, November 11th, is a time to remember all those men and women who have served our country with honor and bravery. If not for their courage, we might never know the freedoms we enjoy today. Please join me in offering a sincere message of thanks to our dedicated veterans today.

Biff Lee

Your Representative in the 40th District

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Laurel Middle honors veterans In honor of Veteran’s Day on Nov. 11, members of the Laurel Middle School Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society created a “Wall of Honor.”

Members sent letters to the entire student body and solicited names of relatives and friends in the community who have served or are currently serving our country in the armed forces.

The “Wall of Honor,” which is displayed in the lobby of Laurel Middle School, contains the names of 140 service men and women.

HOME AGAIN - SFC Scott Dawson of Seaford is returning home after a 15-month tour of duty in Iraq. It was Dawson's second tour of duty there. His parents are Milton and Sharon Dawson of Seaford. He is a 13-year Marine veteran.

Free assistance offered for veterans Military veterans in the Delmarva area can receive free counseling and assistance with their government benefits when a Disabled American Veterans Mobile Service Office rolls into Harley-Davidson of Ocean City, as part of its 2007 Harley’s Heroes Tour on Sunday, Nov. 11.

The mission of the Tour, made possible with the help of a $1 million grant from the Harley-Davidson Foundation, is to provide access to benefits for all veterans and show appreciation for their service and sacrifice to our country.

While on the 2007 tour, the DAV

MSOs will provide benefits counseling to those veterans who suffer from serviceconnected injuries but may never have filed a claim for benefits or have found it difficult working with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Harley-Davidson of Ocean City is honored to be able to offer this service to Delmarva’s veterans on Veterans Day. While the dealership will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Harley-Davidson has decided quiet dignity and respect will surround the arrival and stay of the Disabled American Veterans Mobile Service Office.

From left are Elvie Domond; Sydney Lednum; Ms. Ralph, advisor; Elisabeth Sisk; Mrs. Handy, advisor; Gavin Short; Frannie Delrosario; and Arnell Puckham (not pictured is Keyontae Brown).

Seaford Golden Corral Military Night is Monday, November 12 The Seaford Golden Corral is having Military Night on Nov. 12. Anyone who has been in the military is invited to have dinner with us. Dinner will be served from 5-9 p.m. Dinner is free for our service men and women as a way of thanking you for serving and defending our country.

At this time I would like to ask for your help. Anyone having pictures of family or friends who have served in the military and has given their life for the freedom of our country; we would like to honor them by placing their picture on our wall of courage.

Feel free to contact us for more information: Golden Corral at 629-5768 ext. 0; or Bonnie Moore, 302-249-0319.

Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 4961 Poppy Drive is November 9 and 10 The Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 4961, Seaford, announces that this year’s Poppy drive will be on November 9 and 10. All proceeds go for the Veterans Relief Fund. The fund helps homeless, sick and disabled veterans. Thank you everyone for your continued support with this important event.

AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT #6

REMEMBER THEIR SERVICE They sacrificed and suffered so that we might know freedom from want and fear.

We honor those women and men who fought for us and those who are still in service!

Front Street OPEN HOUSE Seaford, DE SUNDAY 302-629-9915 After Ceremony

Sussex County Councilman Vance Phillips & Family

Councilman Finley Jones M.A. Willey, Inc.

REMEMBER WITH LOVE The Men and Women who served our country deserve our respect.

OPEN HOUSE Sunday 1 p.m.

Virgil Wilson VFW Post #4961

Auxiliary VFW Unit #4961

Middleford Road, Seaford, DE • PO Box 496 • 302-629-3092

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Nanticoke Health Services holds tribute dinner

By Lynn R. Parks Ricky Brown, daughter of Nanticoke Memorial Hospital founder Dr. J. Leland Fox, told the more than 300 people at the Nanticoke Health Services’ annual tribute dinner Thursday night that she can take credit for the start of the hospital.

“Nanticoke Memorial Hospital is in existence because of me,” she said.

Brown, who was born in January 1942, said that when her mother went into labor in the middle of the night, Dr. Fox had to drive his wife to Beebe Hospital, Lewes, for the delivery of the baby.

That was just a month after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the nation’s new blackout laws required that his car’s headlights be taped to allow just the smallest amount of light through.

“They were driving in the dark, on what were then little country roads, and my father turned to my mother and said, ‘If we had a hospital in Seaford, we would not have to make this trip,’” Brown said.

“That was the seed that started Nanticoke Memorial Hospital.”

Dr. Fox, who died in 1957, was honored during the tribute dinner with the Nanticoke Health Service’s Founders Award. Also honored during the dinner, held at Heritage Shores, Bridgeville, were doctors William B. Cooper and Daniel A. Alverez, who were inducted into the Physician’s Hall of Fame, and Charles C. “Chick” Allen III, who was given the Charles C. Allen Jr. Leadership in Philanthropy Award, named for his father.

“It is truly an honor to be the recipient of the award that’s named for my father,” Allen, Seaford, told the crowd. Allen, chief executive officer of Allen Family Foods Inc., is a member and past chairman of the Nanticoke board of directors and has served as vice chairman and chairman of the board’s governance and management committee.

“Chick has dedicated countless hours to the betterment of his hospital,” chairman of the board Rex Mears said. “He is caring and dedicated, and resolved to make his piece of the world a better place.”

Dr. John Rawlins, himself a member of the Physician’s Hall of Fame, told the crowd that Fox was a visionary.

“He saw early that this town needed a hospital,” Rawlins said. “It is appropriate to give him full credit for being a founder of this hospital.”

Rawlins said that Fox was one of the first doctors to have an x-ray machine in

his office, a fact that Fox’s son, Jackson, said may have caused his death. “Dad died of a brain tumor, and we know now that radiation causes cancer,” he said.

“That is something they did not know then.”

Dr. Judy Tobin, assistant state medical examiner for Kent and Sussex counties, talked about Cooper, who had “great clinical judgment and a wonderful bedside manner,” she said.

Cooper came to Nanticoke in 1953 as its first surgeon and worked there nearly until his death in 1991.

Cooper was a “gifted artist with fantastic hands,” Tobin said. “His patients idolized him and loved him and he was respected and revered by the medical staff.

Many of us still remember what a fine surgeon he was, and a dear friend.”

“Dad just wanted to practice his art,” added Cooper’s son, Steve, Seaford. “He wanted to treat the sick and fix the hurt.”

Cuba native Alvarez came to Nanticoke and joined the Laurel practice of Dr. Pierce Ellis in 1964 after fleeing Castrocontrolled Cuba in 1961.

He established his own practice in Seaford in 1970 and practiced until 1993.

He died in 1994.

Alverez “abhorred communism, Castro and shoddy medical practices,” Dr. Mark Cosgrove, who described Alverez as his mentor, told the audience. “He was committed to his community hospital and to the private practice of medicine.”

“I am so very proud of him, and I still miss him terribly,” said Alverez’s widow, Jackie, Seaford.

“When I married him, I knew that he already had a mistress, and that was the practice of medicine. No matter what, he was a physician.”

Alverez said that, even 13 years after her husband closed his practice, she still hears from people who sing his praises.

“People tell me all the time that they feel so blessed that he was their physician,” she said.

Hospital spokesman Tom Brown told the audience that the hospital has adopted a quote by Sir Isaac Newton for the motto of its tributes dinners. Newton said, “If I have seen further…it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”

“This evening has taught us that we are in the presence of giants,” Brown said.

“Nanticoke Memorial Hospital has a long history and by standing on the shoulders of these giants, we will be able to see the future.”

Jackson Fox, left, and Ricky Brown, children of the late Dr. J. Leland Fox, attended the Nanticoke Health Services’ annual tribute dinner Thursday to accept the Founder’s Award given to their father. Photos by Lynn R. Parks

Families of the late Dr. William Cooper, the late Dr. Daniel Alverez and the late Dr. J. Leland Fox accepted awards Thursday night at the annual tribute dinner held by Nanticoke Health Services. Also honored was Charles C. “Chick” Allen III, who received the Charles C. Allen Jr. Leadership in Philanthropy Award, named for his late father. Seated: Sandy Cooper Dixon, Ricky Fox Brown and Jackie Alverez. Standing: Jim Cooper, Steve Cooper, Charles C. “Chick” Allen III, Jackson Fox, Tim Cooper, hospital administrator Mark Rappaport and Rex Mears, chairman of the Nanticoke board of directors.

Laurel to hold an AIDS awareness event December 1

By Tony E. Windsor Laurel officials have given the nod to what has become an annual awareness event in the Town of Laurel.

During the Monday night meeting of Laurel Mayor and Council approval was given to a request by the Sussex County AIDS Council, Rehoboth Beach, to hold an AIDS awareness event on Dec. 1. As part of “World AIDS Day,” the event will be held in the downtown area beginning at 6 p.m. with a brief program.

This will be followed by a candle light

walk down Delaware Avenue to Janosik Park where there will b e a “flower toss” in honor of AIDS victims. Refreshments will be served following the event at Centenary U.M. Church on Market Street.

The Laurel event is part of a statewide effort to raise awareness about the disease and the virus that causes it.

In Delaware, World AIDS Day events will offer counseling and free confidential testing for HIV. According to Delaware's Division of Public Health (DPH), 1,946 people are living with AIDS statewide, with another

1,127 living with HIV. The first AIDS case was reported to DPH in 1981 with the number of cases peaking in 1994 at 300 cases. DPH recommends that all adult Delawareans be tested for HIV, especially those who had unprotected sexual contact, multiple or anonymous sex partners, sexual contact with anyone suspected or known to have HIV or AIDS; shared drug, tattoo or ear-piercing needles; and sexual contact with a prostitute. Symptoms may not accompany HIV. “The only way to know for sure whether you are infected with HIV is to be tested,” said Dr. Jaime

Rivera, DPH director. “If you test positive, you can be treated to prevent HIV from progressing to AIDS.” Stateapproved testing facilities offer both blood and saliva testing for HIV, and a blood test for AIDS. Other World AIDS Day events in Sussex County will be held in Rehoboth Beach at the Grandstand beginning at 6:15 p.m. and the lobby of the State Service Center on Bedford Street in Georgetown from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. where brochures and red ribbon pins will be given out. For more information call the Sussex County AIDS Council at 302-644-1090.

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MORNING STAR • NOVEMBER 8 - 14, 2007

After denied by town, man sends thank you to council

By Tony E. Windsor After being denied an opportunity to reside in a travel trailer while building a permanent home on his property, a Laurel man sent a “thank you” card to the town Mayor and Council.

During the Monday night, Nov. 5 meeting of Laurel Mayor and Council, Mayor John Shwed read the thank you card sent

by Herman Smith.

Smith came before the council on two occasions in September and October in hopes of being allowed to use a travel trailer to be able to have his 15-year-old son living close to school while he builds a home on a property in west Seaford.

During the Sept. 17 meeting of Mayor and Council Code Enforcement Officer Paul Frick explained that Smith has recently demolished a deteriorating structure that was on the list of the Town’s “50 Worst Properties”.

Frick commended Smith for his efforts to clear the structure, but when told the man wanted to live in a travel trailer until he built a home on the property, he made it clear that because Town codes prohibit this type of living arrangement, this was a decision that only the Mayor and Council could address.

Smith explained before the council that he had recently acquired the property, just off West 7th Street, and needs about six months to build a home for him and his

15-year-old son.

Smith said he was aware that the Town does not permit mobile homes in the corporate limits, but felt his was a unique situation and one of urgency. “My son attends Laurel High School and it is important that when I go to work in the morning he is in town and able to get to school,” he said.

“I have no relatives or friends I can live with while I am building this home. If I cannot be permitted to stay on the property while I am building the home, it will create an extreme hardship on me.”

The council took two weeks to review Smith’s request before coming back on Oct. 1 and voting to deny the request.

Mayor John Shwed complimented Smith on his presentation before informing him that he could not find reason to support his request.

“I applaud you for your presentation; it was professionally done,” he said.

“I have thought about this long and hard over the past two weeks and have had to weigh my compassion for your situation against the bigger responsibility I have to preserve the standards of our community.

I believe our attorney’s comments were well founded and though we desire to have compassion at this table, we must make decisions based on the welfare of the entire community.”

During that meeting, Councilman Randy Lee weighed in on the issue and

said he saw the issue differently than some of his colleagues.

“A little controversy never hurt anyone,” he said in opening his remarks.

“I am in favor of putting the travel trailer on the property because I believe it can be fixed up and look fine, and it would be helping someone. I believe this man needs a place to stay while he is building.”

Councilman Don Phillips said that Smith had “done a great favor for the town” by demolishing a building that was on the town’s list of “The 50 Worst Properties.”

Phillips said that the town would support him anyway it can during his building process.

During discussions, Councilwoman Robin Fisher suggested that Smith look into emergency transitional housing such as that offered by the Laurel Community Foundation’s “Hope House” as a way to have temporary housing while his home is being built.

True to its word to support Smith, the town council offered its recommendation on behalf of Smith and his son to the Laurel State Service Center who makes referrals to the Laurel Hope House program.

Smith was granted the use of one of the temporary transitional units at Laurel’s Hope House, located on West Street, not far from where he is building his home.

During the Monday, Nov. 5 meeting of

council Smith’s card of thanks was read into public record.

“This note is to express my sincere appreciation for your help with housing at the Hope House. You know what my goals are and I assure you, I will be focused on success. Again thank you and all of the council members for your kindness and consideration in this matter.”

The card was signed by Smith and his son.

Council location change Also in Laurel Council action, Mayor John Shwed announced that beginning with the Monday, Nov. 19 meeting, Laurel Mayor and Council meetings will resume at the upstairs council chambers at the Town Hall on Poplar Street.

The meetings have been held at the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department Training Room to accommodate Councilwoman Robin Fisher, who has been recovering over the past few months from a serious motor vehicle accident which injured her legs.

Laurel Christmas Parade Mayor Shwed also announced that the Laurel Christmas Parade will be held on Friday, Dec. 7 with a rain date of Saturday, Dec. 8.

North Seaford/Bridgeville 302-629-5575 Downtown Seaford 302-628-9000 Georgetown 302-858-5009 We would like to thank the following supporters of the

First Annual Fall/Halloween OPEN HOUSE EXTRAVAGANZA Scott’s Car Care Griffin Home Builders Great American Homes Car Store Dave Smith’s Exterminating Bldg. Specs Clarks Pools Z-tronics Seaford Harley Davidson Dr. Susan Betts O’Neal’s Auctions 13° West Covey’s Car Care Habnab Trucking Quality Mechanical H & M Bay Affordable Elegance

Lee Marland - C21 Gillis Gilkerson Messick Supply Jeff’s Tavern T.S. Smith Dave Webb - Little Meadows Adkins & Son On-Site Construction Rick Avello Cornerstone Contracting Appraisals Plus Bonnie Hastings 36 Builders Horsey Sod Salisbury Brick Hunter Creek Homes Nanticoke Nursery R&L Irrigation Sussex Surgical

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Community Bulletin Board Events Joint effort for Military

We would like to have AT&T International Phone Cards (AT&T is accepted over there) donated to either Dr. Richard Tananis’ office or the Laurel Police Department. We will be accepting phone cards until Dec. 1. You can purchase the phone cards at any Wal-Mart, Happy Harry’s, Rite Aid or Food Lion. They range in price from $5 to $40 depending on the time bought. It is for the 153rd Military Police Company, National Guard. Adam Coleman from LPD is currently over there, along with several other police officers from surrounding communities. Currently they are over in Iraq on the front lines and are not expected home for at least nine months. This is an opportunity for them to call home and speak to their loved ones without incurring additional bills by doing collect calls. It is the one thing that they request the most.

Model train & toy show

The annual Fall Hartly Fire Co. model train & toy show and sale to be held at the Hartly Fire Hall on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. More than 140 tables of toys and trains and fire service collectibles. Tickets $3, spouse $2, kids under 12 free with adult. Breakfast and lunch served by Fire Company Auxiliary. Call Allen at 302-492-3755, evenings and weekends for information.

Live auction

The Ashley Furniture HomeStore and FurnitureLand in Delmar, are thrilled to present the 1st Annual Ladies Night on Nov. 15 between 6 and 9 p.m. Ashley Furniture HomeStore and FurnitureLand are teaming up with PRMC Foundation, Inc to help raise funds for their new Cancer Wing. A live auction will be held that night with all proceeds going to PRMC. Some of the auction items will be a trip for two to New York with tickets to a Broadway show; a king size Air Number Bed, and a big night out which includes a 4-hour limo ride and dinner for two. In addition to the live auction, there will also be door prizes that will be given away every 15 minutes. Plus, throughout the night there will be limo rides between Ashley Furniture Homestore and FurnitureLand, delicious food provided by Jimmy’s Grille of Salisbury and a live DJ from the B. It will be a night filled with fun and prizes – not to mention the specials on accessories and furniture for one night only – Ladies Night 2007.

‘Girls Night Out’ local artists

Nanticoke River Arts, formed in April 2007, is a group of local artists and friends who have come together to promote the area arts. This year we are proud to be part of “Girl’s Night Out” on Nov.15 in downtown Seaford.

Showcased artist’s locations: Karen and Joe Owens – Seaford Fire Museum Kenna Nethken, Marian Hertzog, Tammy Kearney – Regional Builders Cassie and Daniel Richardson – Procino Wells Attorneys at Law This event has become the annual kick off for the Holiday Season. Even with the

foul weather of last year’s event many people (men included) came out to experience the unique shopping of the area’s businesses. So this year put it on the calendar and come see what downtown Seaford has to offer.

Longaberger & Vera Bradley bingo

The Delaware Storm 16U Baseball Team will be holding their 5th annual Bingo featuring Longaberger Baskets and Vera Bradley Bags. The event will take place on Wednesday Nov. 14 at the Georgetown Firehouse. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and games will start at 7 p.m.

There will be door prizes, 50/50 tickets, raffles, Chinese auction and lots of food to eat. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. If you are interested in purchasing a ticket, please call Guy or Carol Wilkins 856-9058 or Alan or Debbie Shields 875-3174. Call now to reserve your ticket.

Model Railroad Club

Over 5000 square feet of displays including 6 operating layouts in 4 different scales. Large white elephant table with plenty of train related bargains. Refreshments and snacks will be served and a chance to win one of three train sets being raffled.

Admission is free (children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult).

Camelot Hall, 103 East State St., Delmar.

Saturday Dec. 1, 11 a.m-5 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 2, noon-5 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 12, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 13, noon 5 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 19, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 20, noon-5 p.m.

For more information call, 410-7429325 or 856-9250.

For more information or to register call 22-year, AFAA-certified, fitness professional, Carol Lynch 629-7539

Acorn Club President’s Social

The G.F.W.C.-Acorn Club of Seaford is having its President’s Social at the Nanticoke River Yacht Club on Nov. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. The hostess is Karen Brunken and her committee.

Cooking show

Chocolate Bliss Cooking Show hosted

by DFDLA on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m., at Delmar Fire Department. RSVP by Nov. 6, (410) 896-2275. Come get into the holiday spirit with the third annual Pampered Chef Dessert Show fundraiser. Door prizes, new products, and delectable Chocolate Desserts! Hope you can make it.

Citizens of the Year

The Laurel Chamber of Commerce Banquet to honor the Citizens of the Year and Business Person of the Year will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at The House at Bargain Bill’s in Laurel. Social time will be from 6-6:30 p.m. and dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at Payroll Plus, 1014 S. Central Ave., in Laurel, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Culinary arts and training

First State Community Action Agency’s new adult culinary training program is

coming. Apply to be part of the adult culinary arts training program, located in Georgetown, sponsored by First State Community Action Agency, funded by the Workforce Investment Board of the Dept. of Labor. Evening classes are set to begin Jan. 7.

The training program focuses on providing basic culinary and job readiness skills to prepare the student for a career in the fast growing food service industry. For more information, contact Ann Morris, 856-7761, ext. 166.

Ruritan’s ham and turkey shoot

The Ellendale Ruritan Club ham and turkey shoot, Saturday, Nov 17, (rain date Nov. 24) at 11:30 a.m., at Ellendale VFW, on V.F.W. Road. Directions: 1/2 mile south of U.S. 113 and 16 intersection).

Refreshments will be available for sale.

(If rain dates are cancelled, we will go to next shoot.) For possible cancellations call 302-422-2948 or cell 302-249-7025.

‘Alice in Wonderland’

‘Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland’ at the Seaford District Library Thursday, Nov. 29 at 6:30 p.m. Tumble down the rabbit hole with Alice and re-discover the fantastical and whimsical adventure through Wonderland. The program is made possible by the First State Children’s Theater Company.

For more information contact Cindi Smith at 629-2524.

AARP fund raiser

Longaberger fundraiser/bake sale sponsored by AARP Chapter #5340 on Friday Nov. 16, and Saturday, Dec 8, at Georgetown Wal-Mart. Basket donations are $2 each or three for $5. For more information call 856-3404 or 945-1288.

AARP Chapter #5340 scholarship fundraiser is the Longaberger 2007 Christmas Collection Sweets and Treats Bundle basket. Basket ticket donations are $2 each or 3 for $5 and are available until Dec. 20.

For tickets contact any AARP member, or call 856-3404 or 945-1288.

Yard sale-bake sale

Laurel American Legion Auxiliary Unit #19 will hold a yard sale/bake sale, Nov. 10, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Laurel American Legion post, come rain or shine.

Also hamburger and hotdogs on sale. All proceeds to benefit children and youth, and Veteran’s Affairs and Rehabilitation.

Fitness classes

Come join us in Fitness Classes, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. We start a 6-week session the week of Nov. 12 and meet in St. John’s UMC Fellowship Hall in Seaford (sponsored by St. John’s but open to the public). Beginners to intermediate participants welcome in this coed, non-competitive, muscle-toning stretching, high/low aerobic class. Try a Free one to see if it meets your needs.

Only a 6-8 week commitment at a time required.

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Join Us For DINNER 1st & 3rd Fridays, Starting at 6 p.m.

Georgetown Library events

• Hometown Pictures has returned to The Georgetown Public Library. The exhibit will be open to the public during the normal hours of the library in the conference room. For more information call the library at 856-7958.

• The Georgetown Public Library will hold story time at 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday morning with Miss Sherri. For more information call the library 856-7958.

• The library is sponsoring Popcorn and a Movie on the first Friday of every month. For movie title and more information call the library at 856-7958.

Seaford H.S. Alumni Social

The Seaford High School Alumni Association is sponsoring a Fall Social at Nanticoke River Yacht Club, Blades Harbor, Blades Causeway on Friday, Nov. 23, from 6-9 p.m. The Executive Board invites you to spend time with classmates and fellow Alumni to revel in fond memories and retell “fantastic” stories about our school days. Bring a friend who is a SHS graduate, has attended Seaford Schools, or has an interest in the Alumni Association. You don’t have to be a member to attend. Light snacks and a cash bar will be available.

Adult Plus+ craft show

Get a head start on your holiday shopping at the 24th Annual Craft & Art Fair, hosted by Delaware Technical & Community College, Owens Campus, Georgetown, on Friday, Nov. 9, from 3 to 7 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the William A. Carter Partnership Center. More than 100 crafters from several states will offer everything from floral arrangements, country gifts, woodwork, and ceramics to needlework, jewelry, dolls, clothing, and more.

Admission is free; there will be door prizes and refreshments. For more information, call the Adult Plus+ program at 856-5618.

Capt. John Smith explorations

Dr. Michael Scott of SU’s Geography and Geoscience Department, in his presentation, “Captain John Smith and His Chesapeake Bay Explorations in 1608,” discusses Smith’s journey, which he has re-mapped using modern geographic information system technology. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 10 a.m. - Scarborough Student Leadership Center, SU campus.

For more information about the classes or an annual membership visit the “Learn with SU” Web site at www.salisbury.edu/lifelonglearning.

Financial Planning classes

EST Financial Group is offering a financial planning class entitled, “When Giving It Away Makes More Sense Than Selling It.” The class, scheduled for Monday, Nov. 19, is open to the public and is offered free of charge.

The class will be held in the Hayman Meeting Room at the Delmar Public Library. The Delmar Public Library is located at 101 North Bi-State Boulevard in Delmar. The class will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will last approximately 30 minutes with time for questions during and after the class. Attendees may look forward to interactive and informative sessions.

Presenting the topic will be Samuel F. Slabaugh, Sr. Mr. Slabaugh is a Certified Financial Planner Professional with EST Financial Group of Delmar. Pre-registration is required: to reserve your seat, contact Carol Greene at 302-846-9201 or 877584-1944 today.

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AARP Chapter #5340

meeting on Monday, Nov. 19 at noon with lunch at the Pizza King Restaurant on Stein Highway in Seaford.

This month’s program will be presented

by Ms. Ruth Ellen Miller.

For more information, or to become a member, please contact Les Martens at 629-9789.

Stay and play

The “Parents As Teachers” (PAT) Stay & Play - Parents and children (birth to age four) are invited to play together, listen to a story, learn new songs and finger plays, and network with other families. Free.

No registration required. Sessions are Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Seaford Dept. of Parks & Recreation (SDPR), 320 Virginia Ave., Seaford. Parent educator, Cris Henderson. (Closed on school holidays.)

Call Anna Scovell at 856-5239 for more information.

Seaford Class of 1987 Reunion

The Seaford Class of 1987 is preparing for their reunion and are seeking classmates. If you are a member of the class or are aware of the location of a member, please e-mail their information to seaford1987@yahoo.com or call 6287870. The reunion event will be held Friday, Nov. 23, from 7-11 p.m. at the Seaford Golf and Country Club.

Parade participants wanted

The Santa Claus Committee is seeking entrants for the annual Federalsburg Christmas Parade, scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 10.

This year’s theme is Peace on Earth and will honor the men and women who are serving in the military. Rain date is Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. Entry forms and parade guidelines are available at the Federalsburg Town Office at 118 North Main St. or on-line at www.Federalsburg.org.

For more information call 410-7548157.

Preschoolers storytime

Parents, caregivers and children ages two -five are invited to enjoy stories, songs, poetry, art, science, math, music and fun at the Laurel Public Library’s Preschool Storytime, which is held every Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m.

For more information, call the Laurel Public Library at 875-3184.

AARP Chapter #5340 will hold a board meeting 10 a.m. Nov. 26, at the Nanticoke Tribe Lodge #21, Rt 113, 1/2 mile South of 1st State Chevrolet, Georgetown.

All members are encouraged to attend.

For details call Cathey Betts president 856-3441.

Laurel Class of 1956

The Laurel High School Class of 1956 will hold their quarterly luncheon, Friday, Nov. 16 at the Laurel Dutch Inn, at 11:30.

Contact Frank B. Calio, 875-3770 for reservations.

Advisory Committee

The Sussex County Advisory Committee for the Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities will meet at the Sussex County West Administrative Complex, North DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, at 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 19.

All meetings are open to the public. For more information contact Sandy Dole, chair, at 302-684-2755.

Widowed Persons meet

The Seaford Chapter of the Widowed Persons Service will have its next meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 20, at 12:15 p.m., at the Golden Corral. The planned entertainment will be “Trio” Ole Time Gospel Singers from Shiloh Community Church. All widowed persons of all ages are invited to attend. Come join us - we all enjoy the trips, lunches/dinners, etc., that we do.

NARFE meeting

The Georgetown Chapter (1992) of the National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees will hold their next

Republican Women to meet

The November meeting of the Sussex County Republican Women’s Club is Nov. 14, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. It will be held as usual at the Sussex Pines Country Club at 10:45 a.m. and lunch will be served for $15.

As discussed at the October meeting, a new governing board will be elected for the 2008-2009 term.

The guest speaker will be County Registrar of Wills, Dave Wilson, who will discuss what he has done since assuming office. Our new updated directories will also be available for $2.

Visitors are welcome and reservations can be made by contacting Kathy Vengazo at 302-539-4757. For more information about the club, visit www.SCRWC.net.

Equine Council to meet

A meeting of the Delaware Equine Council will be held Monday, Nov 19, 7 p.m. at the Harrington Public Library. This will be a short meeting and election of officers for 2008.

All those interested in horses are welcome. For info contact Nyle 422-4094 or Peggy 629-5233.

MOAA meeting

The Southern Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) announces its November meeting.

Texas Hold’em Poker Laurel Fire Department 205 West Tenth St., Laurel, DE

Trap Pond volunteers sought

Trap Pond offers free camping in exchange for volunteer services (required for free camping, 24 hours per week of volunteering). Host programs available in the campground, Nature Center, maintenance and administrative.

For more information, contact: Glen.Stubbolo @state.de.us or call 302739-1960.

Senior Center Red Hat Ladies

Help the Red Hat’s raise funds by participating in their Christmas Money 50/25/25 Give Away. Chances are only $1 each or six chances for $5.

Chances will be sold by the Red Hat members and at the front desk of the Nanticoke Senior Center until Dec. 17. Open to the public - need not be present to win.

Meetings Women's Democrat Club

The regular monthly meeting of the Sussex County Women's Democrat Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 15, at the Sussex Pines Country Club, Georgetown.

There will not be a speaker at this particular meeting but a “Round Table” discussion on accomplishments. Dinner cost is $12 per person.

For details and reservations, call Thelma Monroe, president 934-9716.

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PAGE 24 The meeting will be Nov. 20. MOAA is a non-profit veterans’ association dedicated to maintaining a strong national defense and to preserving the earned entitlements of members of the uniformed services and their families and survivors.

Genealogical Society meets

MORNING STAR • NOVEMBER 8 - 14, 2007 tion and tip for driver, box lunch from the center, and dinner at Shady Maple Smorgasbord. For questions, call 629-4939.

Christmas trip

Laurel Senior Center will have a Christmas trip to Wilmington Grand Opera House to see a show: “Home for The Holidays” with The Three Little Bakers, on Nov. 29.

Cost is $60 which includes show, transportation, buffet meal and gratuity. For more information call 875-2536.

The Sussex County Genealogical Society meets the third Saturday of each month between September and May. The meetings are held at the Rehoboth Beach Public Library’s upstairs meeting room and begin at 10:30 a.m.

The Society’s web site is www.scgsdelaware.org

Food

Marine Corps League

Breakfast Cafe

The Marine Corps League meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Log Cabin in Seaford.

Sons of Confederate Veterans

The Maj. Gen. Arnold Elzey Camp #1940, Sons of Confederate Veterans meets the first Wednesday of each month in the lower level of the Salisbury Library at 7 p.m.

Trap Pond Partners

Trap Pond Partners’ monthly meeting will be held at the park’s Nature Center, the second Wednesday of each month.

Anyone who is interested in Trap Pond State Park is invited to attend.

For more information feel free to call 875-5153.

Cancer Support Group

The Wellness Community-Delaware is offering a support group for people affected by cancer and their loved ones at the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford.

The group meets at the Cancer Care Center on the third Thursday of the month from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

To register for this program or for more information call Kaye or Lori at 645-9150.

All programs at The Wellness Community are free of charge for people affected by cancer and their loved ones.

Toastmasters

Toastmasters of Southern Delaware meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month in Bay Shore Community Church at 6 p.m.

Develop your public speaking skills in a supportive environment. Contact Joy Slabaugh at 846-9201, or joy@estfinancial.com.

Coast Guard Auxiliary

Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 12-04 meets the second Thursday of each month at Nanticoke Yacht Club in Blades.

Call Wayne Hickman at 629-6337 for details.

Trips Christmas Spectacular

Seaford Recreation’s 16th annual Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular is scheduled for Sunday, Dec 2. The cost is $130.

Call or come into the office to reserve tickets 629-6809.

Sight and Sound trip

Nanticoke Senior Center’s Sight and Sound Trip presents: Voices of Christmas, at Living Waters Theatre in Lancaster, Pa., on Dec. 19, at 10 a.m.

Cost: $80 members, and $85 non-members.

Price includes: Motor coach transporta-

VFW 4961 Breakfast Cafe, open Monday-Friday, 7-10 a.m., Seaford VFW, Middleford Road, to benefit Veterans Relief Fund.

Centenary Church dinner

Centenary UM Church, Poplar & Market Streets, Laurel, will host an all-youcan-eat spaghetti dinner on Saturday, Nov. 10, 4-6:30 p.m. Adults $5/Children $3 (under six years of age are free).

The dinner is sponsored by the Promise Keepers and benefits the college scholarship fund.

Nanticoke Senior Center breakfast

Nanticoke Senior Center will hold its Building Fund Breakfast on Dec. 6, at the Nanticoke Senior Center. Cost is $5.

Menu includes: Fruit cup, bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, cream chipped beef on toast, hash brown potatoes, biscuits, coffee or tea, orange juice. For sign ups and questions call 629-4939.

Dinner & auction

Annual Covered Dish Dinner & Auction to be held at Union United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Market and Laws streets in Bridgeville on Saturday evening, Nov. 17. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. and the auction will follow immediately at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets, available at the door, are $5 for adults and $2.50 for children ages 4 through 10 years of age, plus a large, wellfilled covered dish. Richard Lindale, our guest auctioneer, will keep you well entertained and laughing, as well as helping you with your Christmas shopping.

Everyone is cordially invited for great food, fun and fellowship. For further information you may call 337-7409 or 4240601.

Friends of Agriculture breakfast

“Saving our Natural Heritage” will be the topic of the Friends of Agriculture breakfast on Friday, Nov. 16 at 7:15 a.m. at the Modern Maturity Center, 1121 Forrest Ave., Dover. Dr. Doug Tallamy, chair of the University of Delaware department of entomology and wildlife ecology, will speak about sustaining our natural heritage for future generations.

Tallamy is the author of a newly released book ‘Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens,’ which explores this unbreakable link between native plant species and native wildlife.

Registration is $15.

For more information or to register, call Alice Moore at 302-831-2504.

Bake sale and bazaar

Nanticoke Senior Center’s annual bake sale and bazaar, will be on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Delicious baked goods, homemade

crafts, yard sale items, and handmade Quilt Raffle Tickets (winning ticket will be chosen at the anniversary celebration, March 18, 2008.)

Tables for rent: $5 members, $10 nonmembers. Sign up to volunteer at 6294939.

CHEER hosting dinner club

Join us at the Greenwood CHEER Center every Wednesday evening for our weekly dinner club.

The CHEER Greenwood Center is located at 12713 Sussex Hwy., Greenwood, and the public is welcomed.

Each week there will be a delicious dinner offered for the price of $4 per person for individuals over 60+ years.

For more information call 302-3495237 or visit the CHEER website at www.cheerde.com.

DuPont Golden Girls luncheon

The Annual DuPont Golden Girls Luncheon will be held Thursday, Dec. 6, 11 a.m., at the Seaford Golf & Country Club.

For reservations call Connie Keene at 629-3377, or Jackie Davis at 875-7625.

Soup and sandwich luncheon

On Saturday, Nov. 10, a soup/sandwich luncheon will be held at Bethel Church Community House, Neal’s School Road, Oak Grove, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Eat-in or carry- out, several varieties of soup and desserts. Call Lucy Slacum 6297117 for details. Everyone welcome.

Potluck supper

On Saturday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m., a Potluck Supper will be held at Bethel Church Community House, Neal’s School Road, Oak Grove.

Bring a covered dish and enjoy an evening of live karaoke music.

For details call Jerry Butler, 629-6319.

Everyone welcome.

Ruritan Club breakfast

All-you-care-to-eat Sunday Breakfast Buffet served by the Galestown Ruritan Club, on the fourth Sunday of each month, October to June, 7-10 a.m.

Cost is $6 for adults, $4 children 6-12 years, at The Galestown (Md) Community Hall, 5833 School House Road.

Buffet features blueberry pancakes, eggs, scrapple, sausage, creamed chipped beef, biscuits, potato casserole, hominy, fruit cup, and sticky buns.

This month it will be held Nov. 25.

Spaghetti dinner

On Friday, Nov. 16, the Sussex Tech Key Club and Greater Millsboro Kiwanis Club will host an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner and silent auction from 5-7 p.m. at the Sussex Technical High School Cafeteria on Rt. 9 west of Georgetown.

Tickets at the door are $10 for adults and $5 for kids under age 12.

The dinner and silent auction will benefit programs for local children and youth.

Silent auction items will be awarded at 6:45 p.m.

For more information, call the Millsboro Kiwanis Club at 934-8424.

Submit Bulletin Board items by noon, Thursday. Send to Morning Star Publications, PO Box 1000, Seaford, DE 19973, email to editor@mspublications. com or drop off at 628 West Stein Hwy., Seaford.

Heritage Day Downtown Delmar Saturday, November 10 9 am ‘til 6 pm FIRE ENGINE RIDES PIE-EATING CONTEST

OPENING CEREMONIES 10 am BRICK PLACEMENT 12 pm PIE EATING CONTEST 2 pm PUMPKIN ROLL CRUISING IN DELMAR CAR SHOW CARRIAGE RIDES Registration 10 am to 12 pm Awards at 2 pm $5 per vehicle NEEDLE IN THE HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT 1 pm HAYSTACK Registration 10 am to 12 pm $10 per team 50/50 prize Sports Nut Pub

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On the Record Marriage Licenses

Sussex County Clerk of the Peace George Parish joyfully announces the following couples have obtained marriage licenses: • Wayne Anthony Cannon, Seaford to Angelia W. Kilgo, Seaford • Jonathan Silverio Martinez, Seaford to Celia Saldanha Carneiro, Seaford • Romnus Paul, Laurel to Carmose Alcide, Seaford • David G. Johnson, Seaford to Diana L. Moss, Seaford • Yunior F. Ochoa, Bridgeville to Adriana Flores, Bridgeville • James W. Sipple, Seaford to Heather Lynn Steele, Seaford • David Justin King, Jr., Laurel to Stephanie Rae Wilckens, Laurel • Zachary Gabriel Spudis, Bridgeville to Autumn Renee McCutcheon, Bridgeville • Curtis E. Williams, Jr., Seaford to Annette Wynder, Bridgeville

Deeds

• 04/20/07, Gregory A. Spicer and Kelly L. North, f/k/a Kelly L. Spicer to Charles R. and Marlene K. Passero, Lot No. 10, Amber Meadows, subdivision, Broad Creek Hundred, $170,000 • 03/30/07, Connie L. Dukes to Matthew E. and Sara Gaskill, Lot No. 12 and the south half of Lot No. 13, parcels, Seaford Hundred,$159,900 • 04/19/07, Edward J. and Karen A. Walls to JGJ, LLC, parcel, Nanticoke Hundred, $13,300 • 04/23/07, The Villas on Broadcreek, LLC to Karl K. Brown, Trustee, undivided 50% interest, and Nancy Brown, Trustee, undivided 50% interest, Unit No. 9, The Villas on Broad Creek, Town of Laurel, condos, Broad Creek Hundred, $325,000 • 04/11/07, Eric D. Swanson, Sheriff of Sussex County to Charles T. Jr. and Malindie L. Kirby, parcel, Little Creek Hundred, $126,000 • 04/24/07, John and Patricia M. Lesnefsky to Charles H. Bartlett, Lillian M. Bartlett, and Charles W. Bartlett, Lot No. 72, Sunnydale Lane, Clearbrooke Estates, subdivision, Seaford Hundred, $82,000

• 10/18/07, Dale W. Sr. and Debbie L. Short, NW/corner of King Street, Parcel No. 2, Seaford Hundred, Dwelling, $72,240 • Development Company of America, N/Rt. No. 20, Seaford Hundred, Interior Renovations, $12,000 • Christopher and Deborah Justice, N/Rt. No. 484, 3600', SW/Rt. No. 46, Nanticoke Hundred, Dwelling, $72,900 • Darnell Snead, Lot No. 20, Nanticoke Hundred, General Residential, $20,600 • 10/19/07, Matt and Sherri Smith, S/Rt. No. 34, 1400', E/Rt. No. 562, Northwest Fork Hundred, Manure Shed, $14,000 • Allen's Hatchery, Inc. Abutting with Edge of 40 Acres, Seaford Hundred, Feed Mill, $3,929,700 • 10/22/07, Adalbert John and Holly Roberts, E/Rossakatum Branch, Little Creek Hundred, Dwelling, $135,960 • Michael A. and Gwen Willey, E/Rd. No. 559, Lot No. 1, Seaford Hundred, Dwelling w/Additions, $161,344 • Jane M. Smoker, W/SD Rt. No. 599, 4850', N/Rt. No. 600, Nanticoke Hundred, Green House, $13,824 • Bruce Wayne and Sherri Pollak, E/High Street, Lot Nos. 1-2, Broad Creek Hundred, Convert to Duplex, $23,712 • 10/23/07, David Mark and Anne Allen, N/Rt. No. 535, 60', W/Brown Street, Seaford Hundred, Dwelling w/Additions, $48,920 • Robert Oliver, SW/Rt. No. 404, Lot No. 3, Northwest Fork Hundred, ARF, $57,300

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• 04/23/07, Lewis E. and Diane Z. Huffman to Daniel W. and Roxanne Lee, northerly 40-feet of Lot No. 41 and Southerly half of Lot No. 40, Seaford Manor, Town of Seaford, subdivision, Seaford Hundred, $225,000 • 04/20/07, Dewey Street, LLC to Rebecca Cropper, Unit No. 604, The Townes at Laurel Court, Town of Laurel, condos, Little Creek Hundred, $148,584 • 04/24/07, D and N Properties, L.L.C. to Blair T. Whaley and Amy Rae Lowe, Lot No. 4, parcel, Little Creek Hundred, $365,000

Building Permits

CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE One Day Only Saturday November 17th 8 am to 4 pm

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Home heating prices are expected to rise by 22 percent this winter, according to the Department of Energy’s Information Administration. In response, many of us are turning to alternative heating sources to keep our energy bills manageable.

Electric heaters, wood or kerosene stoves and wood-burning fireplaces can lower fuel costs, but they can be dangerous, cautions Ron Jester, a retired safety specialist with University of Delaware Cooperative Extension.

“Fires, carbon monoxide poisoning and contact burns are significant hazards associated with these alternative heating sources,” says Jester. “Annually, there are about 22,000 residential fires and almost 300 deaths associated with space heaters. Fireplaces and chimneys contribute to 15,500 fires and 40 deaths annually. Carbon monoxide poisoning by all sources, including heaters, cause about 85 deaths a year.

“If you decide to use alternative heating sources, it’s essential that you follow basic precautions,” says Jester. These precautions should start at the time of purchase, by checking to see that the heater or stove has been tested by the latest safety standards and is certified by a nationally-recognized testing laboratory, such as UL. As tempting as a garage sale bargain might be, it’s not the best choice, as older heating devices may not meet today’s standards, says Jester. For example, the newest standards require heaters to shut off if the heater tips over or when oxygen levels fall too low.

Keep in mind that bigger isn’t necessarily better. Make sure your heater or stove is correctly sized for your home.

“An oversized heater could deplete the available oxygen, causing excessive carbon monoxide to be produced,” says Jester.

Once you get your portable stove or heater home, place it on a level, hard and

nonflammable surface. Be sure to operate it at least three feet away from flammable objects, such as furniture, clothing and curtains.

Maintain ventilation when using kerosene heaters to avoid build-up of toxic fumes and always re-fuel these heaters outside, says Jester. Never leave a space heater on when you go to sleep and turn the unit off when you leave the room.

Fireplaces also must be used with caution, says Jester.

Get your fireplace cleaned and inspected before each heating season to check for leakage and blockage by creosote or debris.

When operating your fireplace, make note of these safety precautions: • Be sure to open the damper before lighting the fire and keep it open until the ashes are cool. Never close the damper before going to bed if the ashes are still warm.

• Don’t use gasoline, charcoal lighter or other fuel to light or relight a fire because the vapors can explode. Use a screen or glass enclosure to prevent sparks or embers from igniting flammable materials.

Jester recommends carbon monoxide alarms, as well as smoke alarms, for every home. Smoke alarms should be placed on each level of the home, inside every bedroom and outside the bedroom in each sleeping area.

Carbon monoxide alarms should be located on every level of the home and outside the bedrooms in each separate sleeping area.

“Don’t forget to change the batteries on the smoke alarms and to test the alarms periodically to make sure they work,” notes Jester.

Homes also should be equipped with fire extinguishers. “Buying a fire extinguisher isn’t good enough,” says Jester.

“Take the time to make sure every member of the family knows how to use it.”

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Church Bulletins Take My Hand Ministry meeting

The Mary and Martha Tea Room, a program of Take My Hand Ministry, Inc., meets on the third Wednesday of every month from 2-4 p.m. at 102 Maryland Ave. in Greenwood.

A light lunch is served, and a guest speaker teaches and ministers. This is a women’s ministry.

Middle school conference

More than 3,500 middle school students and youth leaders from Maryland and adjoining states will experience a life-changing weekend at the ALIVE 2007:Transform 12/2 youth conference, Friday, Nov. 16 to Sunday, Nov. 18, at the Ocean City, Md. Convention Center.

Alive 2007 is $75 per person and hotel accommodations are available for an additional fee.

For a free leader’s information packet, call 1-877-896-3802 or view the information online at www.mmyfc.org.

The Mission of Hope

The Mission needs people with grant writing or program development experience for a not-for-profit organization. Call Mission Administrator Paul Alexander for details.

The Mission also accepts vehicle donations that can return a tax deduction and the good feeling that comes from helping those in need.

Please contact the Mission at 629-2559, or you can e-mail the Mission at SeafordMission@Verizon.Net, or write to Seaford Mission, PO Box 1271, Seaford, DE 19973.

Women dinner and auction

Mount Olivet United Methodist Women of Seaford, present their annual Roast Beef Dinner on Friday, Nov. 9, from 5 to 7 p.m.

This homemade dinner will be served family style in the fellowship hall of Mt. Olivet UMC (downtown Seaford.)

Take-out will be available. A silent auction will be held to raise money for our Missions. Adult cost is $8.50 each.

Student cost is $4.50 each and children five and under eat free. Tickets will be available at the door.

‘Inward Beauty’

Join us for a special evening set aside just for women, on Sunday evening Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m., at Greenwood United Methodist Church, corner of N. Church and Market streets, Greenwood. Worship music led by: Kim Willey of “Abundant Joy.” Guest speaker: Kathy James, nurse practitioner and pastor's wife. Refreshments served afterwards. Call Terri Rogers if you have any questions at 628-1747.

Ministries third anniversary

On Dec. 7-9, All Walks of Life Outreach Ministries will be celebrating its third anniversary. This Year’s Theme is “Praise is the way, we say thanks.”

Guest preachers are Pastor Helena Bailey of Kingdom Life Family Ministries of Millsboro; Apostle Richard Scott of Grow in Grace Worship Center of Delmar, Md.; Rev. Annette P. Wilson of Cathedral of Love AUMP of Salisbury, Md. Friday and Saturday services begin at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday at 5 p.m. Should you have any questions feel free to contact

the church at 875-7772; or email awolministry@ aol.com. Pastor Randy and Elect Lady Lorrie Jones, Host Pastors.

Woodland UMC Homecoming

The Woodland United Methodist Church will hold its annual Homecoming service on Sunday, Nov. 11, at 2:30 p.m.

Guest speaker will be Levin Van Sant and the Watsons from Balsam Grove, N.C. will provide special music. A covered dish dinner will follow in the Fellowship Hall. There will be no morning worship service.

Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery, a step program which claims Jesus Christ as its Higher Power, is meeting at St. John's United Methodist Church, Pine and Poplar Streets, on Tuesday evenings from 7-9 p.m. This program is open to all persons who wish to turn over their hurts, habits, and hang-ups to God such that they may be healed. For more information, call Rev. Constance Hastings, 629-9466, or Robert Spadaccini 841-1720.

delivered to St. John's Church during the Thanksgiving Eve service or on Thanksgiving Day from 10 am until 1:30 p.m.

Volunteers are also invited to help cook, set-up, serve, and clean up from 1-4 p.m on Wednesday, November 21 and 9 a.m until 3 pm Thanksgiving Day. Call Sharon Byrns, 629-2741, or Rev. Constance Hastings, 629-9466, for more information or to volunteer.

Messiah tickets now on sale

The Southern Delaware Choral Society, under the direction of John Ranney and the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Julien Benichou will present Handel’s Messiah on Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m., at Eagles Nest Fellowship Church, off Rt. 1 in Milton. This is the first time the choral group has collaborated with the Mid Atlantic Symphony Orchestra of Towson, Md. and this year will only be giving one performance.

Tickets, which are $25 for the general audience and $15 for students, are being sold at Puzzles in Lewes and Browseabout Books in Rehoboth or by calling 645-2013.

Pastoral Aide Service

Thanksgiving dinner

A free, community Thanksgiving dinner sponsored by Seaford United Methodist Ministries will be Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, 2 p.m., at St. John’s United Methodist Church, Pine and Poplar Streets, Seaford.

Turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes will be provided, and the community is invited to bring their “first fruits” by donating side dishes, breads and desserts in disposable dishes. Donated food can be

The pastoral aide committee of All Walks of Life Outreach Ministries will have a service on Nov. 25, at 5 p.m. The Guest Preacher will be Rev. Rosie L. Edwards of Tabernacle of Prayer of Salisbury, Md. Should you have any questions feel free to contact the church at 875-7772. “A ministry where Everybody is Somebody & Jesus Christ is Lord of All” More church items on page 40.

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

Worship 10:00 a.m.

Pastor Julie A. Lewis

“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 E-mail: st_johns@verizon.net 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 Traditional Family Worship, 11:00 a.m.

Sunday

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.

In The Interest Of New Testament Christianity

CHRIST UNITED METHODIST 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

Christ Evangelistic Church Great Worship - Talented Singers Loving People - Powerful Preaching Youth Group Sunday 4:30 pm

Worship 10:45 a.m. • Sun. School 9:45 a.m.

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

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

HARVEST CHRISTIAN CHURCH “Heart Felt Praise” Relevant Bible Teaching Children’s Ministry Midweek Bible Study Tom Birowski, Pastor Seaford, Del. • 628-7771

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church & Old Christ Church

“A Place to Belong”

600 S. Central Ave., Laurel, DE 19956 (302) 875-3644 Rev. Rita B. Nelson, Rector www.dioceseofdelaware.net/churches/stphlps.html Holy Eucharist with Healing and Church School ~ Sunday @ 9:30 am

SUNDAY WEDNESDAY Underground Family Worship (7-12 grade) 6:15 p.m.

10:45 a.m.

7:00 p.m.

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Prayer Team ‘The Table’ God’s Big Back Yard (last Wed. of mo) 7:00 p.m.

9:30 a.m.

94 Walnut St. Laurel, DE 19956

875-7873

Centrally located at 14511 Sycamore Rd., Laurel, DE 19956 Sunday School - 9 a.m.; Worship Service - 10:30 a.m.

FasTrak Children’s Ministry - 10:30 a.m.; E318 Youth - 6 p.m.

Wednesday Midweek Services - 7 p.m.

For info, call 875.7995 or visit www.centralworshipcenter.org

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

MORNING STAR • NOVEMBER 8 - 14, 2007

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Forgetting the feud By the Rev. Todd K. Crofford Laurel Wesleyan Church

PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE

The Tug Fork River is a tributary to the Big Sandy River that Eye-for-an-eye runs between Southwestern Virloves friends and ginia and Eastern Kentucky. Along hates enemies. that river were a couple of homesteads and one day a little pig was Eye-for-an-eye found wandering on one of them keeps careful and was scooped up by a man emotional ledger named Floyd. Along came a man books. named Randolph who claimed the pig was his. They began to dispute the ownership of this pig and besomeone treats us unfairly and we let it came so heated in their dispute that they fester. Instead of going to someone in a had to take their case to court. right spirit and saying, “There is someThe judge was one of Floyd’s relatives thing between us, but let’s get it resolved and ruled in his favor; but while in court a and restore our relationship,” we pretend larger dispute arose over land rights benothing ever happened while deep inside tween these two homesteads. Over the we hold a grudge. When we see that pernext few years the fighting escalated not son in public we get a terrible feeling inonly between these two men, but their side. Just the thought of them getting the families as well. By the end of the “family better of us can wreck our morning. We feud” eleven years later, twelve family become determined that one day they will members had lost their lives, seven were “get theirs” and all the better if we are in prison serving life sentences, and one around to see it or contribute! had been found guilty of murder and was As long as we think that way, we are hanged. judging by a concept of what we believe Over that time a few romances blosis fair. They hurt me, I will hurt them.” somed up between the families, and were Jesus called it the “eye for an eye” princiimmediately squelched by aunts, uncles, ple. And then he went on to introduce or cousins who refused to let him or her something far superior. It is called the marry “one of them.” At times the dispute grace principle. was so heated that the governors of the The grace principle says, “I will not two states sent bounty hunters into the ter- give you what you deserve, I will give you ritory to settle things down. Many of the gift of love and forgiveness.” Eye-forthem never came back either. This feud an-eye loves friends and hates enemies. that began between Floyd Hatfield and Eye-for-an-eye keeps careful emotional Randolph McCoy is now synonymous ledger books. with the idea of a family feud. To think it Grace isn’t about getting even, it’s all started over a pig. about giving love. I offer forgiveness not It is a solemn reminder that little things based on what you deserve, but on what can become very big things if we aren’t both you and I need. And as keeping with careful. all gifts, it is given freely without attachI wonder how many times Floyd or ing strings.

Randolph sat at a funeral of a daughter or When you start to put grace over top of a brother and thought, “I would give 100 all your relationships, you are beginning pigs for this feud to have never started.” to look at life the way Jesus does. It is far Relationships are like that. Strain more satisfying and successful than feudcomes, a misunderstanding pops up, or ing will ever hope to be.

Centenary presents Gospel Cafe

Centenary United Methodist Church, located at Poplar and Market Sts., Laurel, hosts Christian music every Saturday at 6 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. The event includes live Christian music, fellowship, and refreshments presented by Bruce and Nancy Willey.

Join us for these events in Novem-

ber: Nov. 10 - Gospel Café Homecoming featuring Mary Ann Young, Laura Mitchell, Amanda Jones, Bill Primrose, Frank Silva, Joe Dawson, and more; Nov. 17 - “Revived,” “All 4 Him,” and Cassandra Abbott; and Nov. 24 - Bethel Worship Center, Cross Country Band, and Laura Mitchell. For more information, call Bruce Willey at 875-5539.

Tony Windsor’s CDs Would Make Great Gifts!

“Grace of Ages” CD: Tony Windsor’s new CD captures classic spiritual hymns, including “How Great Thou Art” and “The Old Rugged Cross,” along with the powerful southern gospel sounds of “Swing Down Sweet Chariot,” “Bosoms of Abraham” and much, much more. Get your copy now at the Seaford Star office for only $5.00.

“A Few Old Friends” CD: This 20-song CD captures country music in its traditional style. From such classics as George Jones, Merle Haggard, Gene Watson, Marty Robbins, Doug Stone, Conway Twitty, Elvis Presley and more.

Only a limited number left. Available at the Seaford Star office, Stein Hwy. Or call 302-236-9886. Only $5.00

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

Rev. Michael A. Hopkins, Pastor WEDNESDAY SUNDAY Sunday School......9:45 a.m. Prayer & Praise 7:00 p.m.

Worship...............11:00 a.m. Patch Club (kids) 7:00 p.m.

Eve. Worship........7:00 p.m. Youth Group 6:00-8 p.m.

Messiah’s Vineyard Church Located at Tyndall’s Furniture Plaza on Discountland Rd & Rt. 13, Laurel 302-875-4646 PO BOX 60, LAUREL, DE 19956

PRE-SCHOOL - 12TH GRADE - Office 629-7161 Quality Traditional Education Since 1973 Fully Accredited By Middle States in ACSI

Dr. Carl G Vincent, Senior Minister Pastor Barry B. Dukes, Music Minister Sunday 9:30 am Wednesday 7:00 pm Children’s Church • Nursery

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH

OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH

SEAFORD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

A Cooperative S.B.C. Church 805 Atlanta Rd., Seaford, DE

302-629-8434 • www.graceseaford.org Sunday School 9:30 am Worship 10:45 am & 6:30 pm Children’s Church 10:45 am SPANISH Worship 10:45 am Wednesday Activities 7 pm Pastor: Homer McKeithan Youth Minister: James Hollis Music: Jim Burket “The Cross Is Grounded In Grace”

532 Stein Hwy., Seaford, DE 19973 Redemptorist Fathers • 629-3591 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 p.m.

LAUREL-MT. PLEASANT CHARGE 27225 Kaye Road, Laurel, DE 19956 Ph: (302) 875-7814

www.livingwaterworship.com Pastor: Rev. Timothy P. Jones

Wed. Bible Study & Sunday Morning Worship & Children’s Children’s Discovery Club 7:00 PM Ministries 10:00 AM “Flowing in Power and Love to a Parched and Thirsty World”

Passing on God’s Love and Grace in Laurel, Delmar & Surrounding Area United Methodist Churches

King’s St. George’s Mt. Pleasant

Worship Sun. Sch.

Gordy Rd...........8:50....10:00 St. George Rd.. . . .10:10..... 9:00

Mt. Pleasant Rd. 9:30,11:30..10:15 Pastor Barbara Auer

VICTORY TABERNACLE River of Life Christian Center CHURCH OF GOD

SUNDAY WORSHIP 11 AM and 6 PM ~ Sunday School 9:45 AM

WEDNESDAY NIGHT Ministry for the whole family 7 PM

Pastor Stacey Johnson 28261 Seaford Rd., Laurel, 2 miles N. of Laurel on Alt. 13

302-877-0443

The Atlanta Road Alliance Church 22625 Atlanta Rd., Seaford, DE (302) 629-5600 • www.atlantaroadcma.org Rev. Edward J. Laremore, Sr. Pastor SUNDAY WEDNESDAY 8:30 Worship 6:45 Pioneer Clubs (age 3 9:45 Sunday School thru grade 6) & Divorce Care® 11:00 Worship/Kids Church 7:00 Prayer Service & Youth 7:00 Evening Service Group (grades 7-12)

COKESBURY CHURCH All Welcome Where Love Abides -- John 3:16

The Church by the Side of the Road 15092 Cokesbury Rd, Georgetown, DE (302) 629-5222 • www.cokesburywc.org Pastor Harold Carmean & Congregation Sunday School 9 am Contemporary Church Service 10 am

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 Worship - 9:00 & 10:45 Sunday Evening Worship Wed. Youth Ministries 6:30 p.m.

Thurs. WKID, The Zone Children’s Ministries 6:30 Church 875-5380 • Sr. Pastor Todd Crofford Assistant Pastor Ken Deusa Asst. Pastor/Youth: Sue Boyce Children’s Pastor: Marilyn Searcey

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

Food Outreach Emergency Food

www.river-oflife.org

Sailor’s Bethel United Methodist Church Bethel, DE Pastor Arthur Smith III Sunday School - 10 am Worship - 11:15 am Nursery Provided office 875-3628

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church 629-7979 Holy Eucharist: 9:00 a.m.

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

Thurs. Eve. Service: 6 p.m.

Front & King St., Seaford, DE

The Rev’d. Jeanne W. Kirby-Coladonato, Rector

Seaford Church of Christ Acapella

(Rm. 16:16)

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.

Live For God, Love Each Other, Light The World

“The Pickle Church” CHRIST THE CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH PICKLE MINISTRIES OUTREACH & CORNERSTONE NOTE MUSIC MINISTRY Corner of Bethel Rd. & Alt. 13 • 302-875-8150 Worship Svce 10 a.m. - Rev. Rick Elzey Church School & Jr. Church 10 a.m. - Pastor Doris Whaley Wings of Prayer Tues. 7 p.m.

Exploring God’s Word, Wed. 7 p.m.

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Obituaries Joseph R. Allen, 73

Joseph R. “Ron” Allen of Seaford died on Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, at Green Valley Nursing Home in Smyrna.

Mr. Allen retired from the Commissary at Fort Meade, Md., where he was a meat cutter. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Navy and was a member of the American Legion Post 29 in Denton, Md. Mr. Allen is survived by his wife of 51 years Geraldine Jefferson Allen; two sons, Ronald Allen and his wife Mary of Hurlock, Md. and Timothy Allen and his wife Diana of Glen Bernie, Md.; two grandchildren, Lauren and Jenna Allen. He is also survived by his brother, Charles Allen of Henderson, Md.; and two sisters, Janet Neff of Pasadena, Md. and Virginia Jordan of Cape Sinclair, Md. Funeral Services were on Friday, Nov. 2, at the Cranston Funeral Home, Seaford where friends called prior to the services.

Burial was in Delaware Veterans Cemetery, Millsboro.

Dorothy Souder Lynch, 92

Dorothy Souder Lynch of Seaford, formerly of Lewes, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007.

She was born Sept. 12, 1915 in Telford, Pa. She moved to Lewes in 1939 and resided in Lewes until October 1999, when she moved to the Methodist Manor House in Seaford.

Mrs. Lynch was employed at Beebe Medical Center as a Nursing Assistant in Labor and Delivery until she retired in 1984. Dorothy married Roy Lynch of Lewes in 1984.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband of 28 years, Wilmer E. Souder, along with her second husband of 15 years, Roy Lynch.

She was also preceded in death by five brothers and three sisters.

She is survived by one sister, Sadie Grass of Pennsylvania; a daughter Jackie Burton and her husband Don of Lewes; a son, Ronnie Souder and his wife Linda of Georgetown; six grandchildren, Donnie Burton, MariLou Burton Conlin, Steve Burton, Tracy Burton, Heidi Souder Hitchcock and Jonathan Souder; 11 great-grandchildren: C.J. Burton; Katie, Matthew and Elise Conlin; Hannah Burton; Anthony, Rebekah, Timothy and Trey Hitchcock; and Ethan and Julianna Souder.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 10, at 11 a.m. at Groome United Methodist Church, Dewey and Savannah Avenues, Lewes. Interment will follow at Henlopen Memorial Park, Rt. 1, Milton.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Groome U.M. Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 299, Lewes, DE 19958.

Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins- Lodge Chapel, Lewes.

Send online condolences to: condolences@parsellfuneralhomes.com

Johnny Gray, 78

Johnny Gray of Selbyville passed away on Oct. 29, 2007, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Md. He was born a son of Johnny and Sylvester Watson Gray, who predeceased him. He was also preceded in death by a step-son, Calvin Smith.

Mr. Gray was a member of the VFW Post 10159 Salisbury, Md. He retired from the United States Post Office in Selbyville,

MORNING STAR • NOVEMBER 8 - 14, 2007

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

after 18 years of service. Prior to this he worked 29 years, as a factory worker in Selbyville, and Georgetown. He was educated at the Phillip C. Showell School in Selbyville. He loved to travel and enjoyed B.B. King Concerts and Gospel Music. He was a member of Cross of Christ Church in Berlin, Md. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Watson Gray; children: Johnny Gray Jr. and wife Gloria of Pine Bluff, Ark; Cornell Gray and wife Sharon of Seaford, Marvin Keaton and wife Evangeline of Frankford, Timothy Keaton of Laurel, Serena Green and husband Thomas of Middletown, Marlina Belote and husband Ray of Hebron, Md., Hilla Ann Jackson and husband Garnet of Bridgeville.

Daughter-in-law Teresa Smith of Bridgeport, Conn.; sisters-in-law: Lottie Harmon and Louise Douglas of Salisbury Md.; brother-in-Law, Jessie Watson of Fruitland, Md. Johnny Gray Stepchildren: John Carter of North Carolina, Richard Carter of Frankford, Virginia Roberts of Salisbury, Vincent Carter of Salisbury, Christina Johnson of Salisbury. He is also survived by nine grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.

Services for him were on Saturday, Nov. 3, at Calvary Pentecostal Church, Bishopville, Md. where friends called prior to the services.

Pastor Laura Gordon officiated.

Interment was in Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Monday, Nov. 5.

Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 100 West 10th St., Suite 1002, Wilmington, DE 19801 Email letters of condolence to: watsonfh@verizon.net or our web site at: watsonfh.com

Georgia E. Emory, 71

Georgia E. Emory passed away peacefully at home, with her family near her, on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007, after a long bout with cancer.

Mrs. Emory was born in Sparrows Point, Md., and then moved to Cambridge, Md., where she graduated from Cambridge High School. After graduation, she moved to Bridgeville where she met and married Jerry Collins, now deceased, with whom she had three children.

She met and married her surviving husband, Virgil F. Emory on Dec.7, 1989, who had three children by a previous marriage.

She had lived in the Bridgeville area for more than 50 years.

Mrs. Emory worked as a medical secretary for Dr. Rudolph Beckert in Bridgeville for 35 years until retirement.

She then worked as a medical secretary at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford.

She was a very active member of Union United Methodist Church in Bridgeville.

She was an avid Red Sox fan; she loved NASCAR, with her favorite driver being Jeff Gordon; she enjoyed reading, traveling and wintering in Florida.

Mrs. Emory is survived by six children: Jerry Lynn Butler and her husband Johnny of Andrewsville, Denny Collins and wife Judy of Berlin, Md., Robin Leigh Ryan and husband Kris of Andrewsville, Suzanne H. Johnson and husband Jay of Clifton, Va., Linda H. Emory of Vernon, and Virgil F. Emory Jr. and wife Lisa of Ellendale.

She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Based on her last wish, Georgia will be cremated and her remains inGeorgia Emory terred at St. Johnstown Church Cemetery, Greenwood. Burial services will be private.

A Memorial Service was held Monday, Nov. 5, at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel, Bridgeville.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Union United Methodist Church, 211 Market St., Bridgeville, DE 19933.

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

Grace E. Litchford, 94

Grace E. Litchford of Seaford died on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007, in Delmar.

Mrs. Litchford was a homemaker and a member of Wesley United Methodist Church and the Ruritan Club.

Her husband John Herbert Litchford Sr. died in 1995. A son Harold Litchford also preceded her in death. She is survived by

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

9 am Contemporary Service 10 am Sunday School 11 am Traditional Worship Youth Group (Sun. 6 p.m.)

three sons, J. Herbert Litchford Jr. of Seaford, Wayne Litchford and his wife Diane of Delmar, and James Litchford of Old Hickory, Tenn.; one daughter, Mary Frances Smith and her husband, Jerry of Seaford; a brother and a sister, George Venable and Sarah Jennings both of Richmond, Va. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, Hollis Bennett, John Bennett, Ann Moore, Terri Fox, Steve Litchford, Allyson Grinnan, James Lewis, Brett Lewis, Dale Litchford, Brian Litchford, Keith Litchford and Amy Baynum. She is also survived by 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Funeral Services were on Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Cranston Funeral Home, Seaford, where friends called prior to the services.

Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery. The family suggests donations may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church, 22025 Atlanta Rd, Seaford, DE 19973.

Myrtle Elizabeth Whaley O’Neal, 91

Myrtle Elizabeth Whaley O’Neal of Seaford, formerly of Laurel, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, in Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Seaford.

Born in Laurel, a daughter of Miranda White and Aris Whaley, she was a bookkeeper for O'Neal Brothers in Laurel before retiring in 1972.

She was a past member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Laurel Fire Department.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Linwood T. O’Neal; a daughter, Connie Louise O’Neal, and brothers Harley, Herman, Earl, Paul and George Whaley.

She is survived by a daughter and sonin-law, Delores and Ed Springer of Milton;

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!”

Welcome…

SEAFORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday School 9 am Morning Worship 10 am

701 Bridgeville Road 629-9077

“Welcome Home!”

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

Laurel Baptist Church, SBC Where everybody is somebody & Jesus Christ is Lord 33056 Bi-State Boulevard, Laurel, DE 19956 LBC Sunday School ~ 10:00 Morning Worship ~ 11:00 Wednesday Bible Study ~ 7:00 P.M. Nursery Provided Pastor: Rev. Steven Booth Minister of Music: Rev. David James

302-875-7998

743 E. Clarence St., Seaford, Del. Carlton L. Cannon, Sr. Paster

629-9443, Cell: 448-0852 • cogclarence@verizon.net Sunday: Midweek Activities: Church School........9:45 am Call for Details Morning Worship......11 am Children’s Church & Youth Explosion ........6 pm Nursery Provided Evening Worship.........7 pm *Counseling by appt. only Tuesday: Thursday: Bible Study & Family Corporate Prayer.........7 pm ‘Come and Grow with Us!’ Training Hour...........7 pm

Greenwood United Methodist Church Greenwood, Del. Contemp Serv. 9 am Sunday School 10 am Traditional Serv. 11 am

“A Growing Church in The Heart of Our Community with a Heart for People & a Heart for the Lord.”

Pastor Richard Rogers 302-349-4047 Corner of Market & Church Streets

Thank You to the churches that sponsor these pages.

Your contribution makes it possible for the “Good News” to be published each week.

MORNING STAR • NOVEMBER 8 - 14, 2007 a son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Marilyn O’Neal of Seaford; five grandchildren, Kay Springer Grabowski of Clayton, Edward W. Springer of Newark, Jennifer L. O’Neal of Hawaii, Sarah S. O’Neal and Andrew A. O’Neal of Seaford; two great-grandchildren and one greatgreat-grandchild.

Funeral services were Sunday, Nov. 4, in Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Seaford, where friends called prior to the services.

The Rev. Ellie Laws officiated.

Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel.

Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Laurel Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, 205 10th St., Laurel, DE 19956.

Margaret Kirkendall, 66

Margaret “Peggy Parks” Kirkendall of Barnesville, Ga., passed away from a short-term battle with cancer on Nov. 1, 2007 at the Sacred Journey Hospice Home in McDonough, Ga. She was formerly a 35-year resident of Reliance and three year resident of Barnesville, Ga., living with her son Richard.

Born in Crisfield, she was the daughter of Francis Holland Parks and Agnes Pearl Parks.

In addition to her parents, she Margaret Kirkendall was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Byron Kirkendall, Sr., formerly of Athens, Ohio; and a son Michael Kirkendall.

“Peggy” was a beloved grandmother, sister and friend and will be greatly missed. She retired as a sales person from the former Woolworth’s Dept. store in Seaford.

She is survived by two sons, Richard B. Kirkendall, II. of Barnesville, Ga. and Timothy Kirkendall of Glen Burnie, Md.; a daughter, Tammy K. Shannon of Jacksonville, Fla.; four sisters, Kay Parks Pusey of Laurel, Gloria Parks Smith of Seaford, Janet Parks Warwick of Salisbury and Betty Jo Parks Cowger of Pocomoke; and a brother, Van Leer Parks of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. She is also survived by six grandchildren, two great-granddaughters, and one great-great-grandson, and several nieces and nephews.

A funeral service was held at the Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home, Laurel, on Monday, Nov. 5, where friends called Sunday evening. The Pastor John Hancock officiated at the service. Interment followed in Blades Cemetery.

Avery Curtis Prettyman, 74

Avery Curtis Prettyman of Bethel passed away on Nov. 1, 2007 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford.

Born in Stockton, Md., he was a son of Paul and Maddie Prettyman, who predeceased him.

He was also preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Prettyman, who passed in 2000; and a brother and two sisters.

He worked for 25 years as a mechanic and was a jack-of-all-trades on Woody and Councilman’s Vance Phillips Farms. Avery never met a stranger and was known as a great and talented man.

He is survived by his stepsons, John Seward and his wife Mary of Laurel, and Herbert Seward of Pittsville; and his brother, Paul Prettyman of Stockton. Sev-

eral grandchildren and great-grandchildren also survive him.

A memorial graveside service was held at Springhill Memory Gardens in Hebron, Md., on Wednesday, Nov. 7, with the Rev. Sam McWillams officiating.

Arrangements were handled by the Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home, Laurel.

William H. Hill, 76

William H. Hill of Seaford died on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Hill retired from Allen Family Foods after 28 years of service. He was a Navy Veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Joyce Drandorff Hill; a son, William Joseph Hill of Georgetown; two daughters, Linda Hollis of South Carolina and Lisa Cannon of Seaford; two grandchildren, Audrey Hollis and Heather Knotts; a sister, Juanita Webster of Delmar, Md.; a sister-in-law, Doris Hastings of Seaford, and many nieces and nephews.

Memorial Services are Thursday, Nov. 8, at 1 p.m. at the Seaford Wesleyan Church, “The Ark,” 26630 Sussex Hwy, Seaford.

Arrangements were handled by the Cranston Funeral Home, Seaford.

Isabell M. Bell, 95

Isabell M. Bell of Bethel, passed away on Nov. 3, 2007, at her home.

Born in Bethel, she was the daughter of Garfield and Ada Phillips Moore, who predeceased her.

Mrs. Bell was the owner and operator of the Bell’s Store in Bethel for 29 years.

A member of Sailors Bethel United Methodist Church, where she was a Sunday School teacher for years. She also had worked for the Recorder of Deeds in Georgetown. She was past president of the Count on Me Club in Bethel and a member of the United Methodist Women. She had been a valued secretary at the Laurel Senior Center. She will be remembered for being devoted to her family and her church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William O. Bell, who passed in 1966; a daughter, Patricia A. Miller, who passed in 2003; and a grandson, Mark Carter who passed in 2003.

She is survived by her daughter, Judith B. Carter of San Antonio, Texas; her grandchildren, Melinda Ashman of San Antonio, Matthew Carter of San Antonio, Timothy Miller of Ocean View, and Katherine Miller of Baltimore, Md. A great-grandchild, Emily Sanchez and a great-great grandchild, Tabitha Sanchez, both of San Antonio, also survive her.

A Graveside Service was held at Sailors Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery on Tuesday, Nov. 6, with the Rev. Randy Booth officiating.

Arrangements were handled by the Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home.

Margaret N. Purnell, 69

Margaret N. Purnell of Millsboro died Nov. 1 2007, at Beebe Medical Center.

She was a daughter of Clarence Pitts and Marjorie Williams, who predeceased her.

Margaret was a homemaker. She graduated from the Worchester High School in Snow Hill, Md. She enjoyed reading, cooking, and traveling.

She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Henry E. Purnell Sr.; her children, Kim L. Purnell of Orlando Fla., Phillip

Purnell of Wilmington, Henry Purnell Jr. of Seaford, Henry Purnell III of Wilmington; three brothers, Vincent Davis, Sr. and wife Nancy of Frankford, Calvin Davis and wife Jennie of Campbell Town, Md., Jeffrey Taylor of Lewes; and three sisters, Debra Taylor of Millsboro, Janet Johnson of Pasadena, Md., Pamela Davis of Frankford. Six grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews and friends, also survive her.

Her funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m., at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 405 Flower St., Berlin, Md. where friends may call one hour prior to the services. The Rev. Barbara Harmon will officiate. Interment will be in Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Millsboro, at 2 p.m.

Contributions may be made to the Military order of the Purple Hearts, 5413 Backlick Road, Springfield, Va. 22151.

Wallace W. Brittingham, 86

Wallace W. Brittingham of Delmar passed away on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007, at his home, with his family by his side.

Wallace was born in Westover, Md., a son of Noah J. and Daisey Henderson Brittingham, who predeceased him.

Mr. Brittingham graduated from Washington High School in Princess Anne. After high school, he proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked for Ralston Purina before working in furniture sales at Montgomery Wards. He enjoyed dealing with customers and made many lifelong friendships with his many co-workers. After leaving Montgomery Ward’s he worked with his sons at the Delmar I.G.A. Along with his wife, Mabel, he attended First Baptist Church of

PAGE 29 Delmar. He was an avid baseball fan and stuck with the Baltimore Orioles whether they were winning or losing.

His family was his life, and he rarely missed a sporting event of his children and grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Jeff Brittingham, who passed in 1970; and 13 brothers and sisters.

He is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Mabel Anna Brittingham; a daughter, Genelle Byrd and her husband, Wayne P. of Salisbury; five sons, Mike Brittingham and his wife, Sandy of Uniontown, Pa., Rennie Brittingham of Delmar, Stuart Brittingham and his wife, Laura of Laurel, Shawn Brittingham and his wife, Rose Mary of Delmar, and Gordon Brittingham and his wife, Cynthia of Kennesaw, Ga.; 11 grandchildren, Jayme, Joan, Katie, Carrie, Stacy, Katie, Joseph, Taylor, David, Kendall and David G.; and two great granddaughters, Mackenzie and Madelyn. Also surviving him are several nieces and nephews.

A visitation for family and friends was held on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Short Funeral Home, 13 E. Grove St., Delmar, Del. and also being held Thursday, Nov. 8, from 1 to 2 p.m., prior to the services.

Funeral services are Thursday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

The Rev. Barry Devine will officiate.

Interment will follow the services at St. Stephen’s Cemetery in Delmar.

Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to: First Baptist Church of Delmar, P.O. Box 200, Delmar, DE 19940; or to Delaware Hospice, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947.

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

A Special

Thank You The families of Dylan Deshields wish to thank you for being there for us in the death of our beloved Dylan.

Thanks to the ambulance crews, the E.M.T.’s and ones who helped at the accident scene. Thanks to the ER nurses at the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. Thanks to the ministers in the area who comforted us.

A special thanks to Ed and Holly Hannigan who helped us so much with the funeral arrangements. We cannot express our gratitude enough to the community of Laurel and our friends for the donations sent to the memorial fund set up to help with funeral expenses.

Thanks to the teachers and staff at North Laurel and Paul Dunbar for your support. Thanks to Christ the Cornerstone Community Church for the service and the dinner that was served.

Thanks for all the cards, flowers, food and all the prayers.

We feel so blessed to be a part of such a loving and caring community that made this a special day for Dylan.

God Bless you, The Families of Dylan Deshields.

Brandon A. Good Nov. 6, 1973 - Oct. 5, 1991

We miss you each and every day and night.

But especially on your birthday.

We will see you in heaven!

Love, Mom, Dad & Christie

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MORNING STAR • NOVEMBER 8 - 14, 2007

Entertainment ‘Wives of Windsor’ to come to Sussex Central High School Take II Drama Club’s production of Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” will be performed Nov. 15, 16, and 17 at the Centre in Sussex Central High School (26026 Patriots Way off Rt. 113).

Curtain is always at 7 p.m. with tickets sold at the door for a fair price of $5 for students and $8 for adults. Cast and crew of “Merry Wives” promises that this is a show everyone must see; a memorable experience in both acting and theatre design.

Behind the curtain of this special production is where some of the real magic happens. The technical aspect of a show aids in bringing life into a production, and onstage “Merry Wives” is a virtual array of colors from one end to the other. The

set design to the costuming, make-up, and props, all are processed from the minds of the individual students enrolled in the Theatre Arts programs at Sussex Central High School. Many people aren’t aware that, aside from the actors, it is also the technical directors and technicians that help make the show what it is. Maurice Hein designed the set and lights for this specific show.

One thing that is great about Sussex Central theatre is its teamwork for everyone comes together as a family in order to make a truly great production. Take II Drama Club is personally inviting you to join the magic of “The Merry Wives of Windsor.”

Pictured are from left to right: Maggie McGinnis, Joey Portal, Allysea Royce

‘Third Thursday Theater’

“Third Thursday Theater,” on Nov. 15, at 6 p.m., in the Rehoboth Beach Library’s upstairs meeting room.

Dumbo is a baby elephant with oversized ears and a supreme lack of confidence in this vintage Disney story. He is constantly teased because of his ears that could be used as wings. When his mother tries to defend him, she is branded as a

mad elephant and sent away from Dumbo.

Luckily for Dumbo, he meets and befriends Timothy Mouse, who boosts Dumbo’s confidence enough that Dumbo learns to fly using his ears! Dumbo becomes the overnight sensation of the circus with his flying act, but all he really wants is to be reunited with his mother. [1941, runtime: 61 min. rated: G, animated]

The Rehoboth Beach Film Society and The Rehoboth Beach Public Library Continue ‘Third Thursday Theater,’ a Children’s Film Series, on Nov. 15.

The Rehoboth Beach Film Society and the Rehoboth Beach Public Library will co-present another children’s film for

For film title and more information, check the Rehoboth Beach Film Society website at www.rehobothfilm.com; call the RBFS directly at 645-9095 or call the Rehoboth Library at 227-8044.

Third Thursday Theater is held at 6 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month in the upstairs community room of the Rehoboth Beach Public Library.

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Household items & Christmas decorations. 11/8 MULTI-FAMILY Yard Sale, Nov. 10, from 7 a.m. - noon rain or shine, at the Laurel Nazarene Church. Rain or Shine. Proceeds benefit: Heifer Int'l. which raises money to buy animals for families in poverty around the world. 11/01

SUBSTITUTE SCHOOL NURSE Seaford School District Seaford, DE Long-term substitute Registered Nurse needed. $135 per day Approximately November to January.

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Resumes accepted through November 15, 2007 at Town Hall, 101 N. Main St., Bridgeville, DE 19933. Attention: Town Manager Bonnie Walls.

YARD SALE/BAKE SALE, Nov. 10, from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Laurel American Legion. Rain or Shine. Also Hamburgers & Hotdogs on Sale. Proceeds benefit: Children, Youth & Veteran’s Affairs & Rehabilitation.

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Night shifts (weekdays) and daytime shifts (weekends) available in Sussex County. On-Call shifts available in Kent and Sussex Counties.

Responsibilities include working with adult and children survivors of domestic violence in a shelter facility, answering a 24-hour domestic violence hotline, ensuring there is a safe and nonviolent environment for residents of the shelter, providing support services to residents and children.

Send cover letter and resume to:

People’s Place (FIT), 1129 Airport Rd., Milford, DE 19963 or fax to 302-422-8050.

Sussex Co. Habitat for Humanity seeks to fill 2 F-T positions:

Construction Manager Oversee all aspects of home building program. Req: good organizational, management, communication and people skills. Must be able to work with skilled and unskilled volunteers to engage them in building homes. Knowledge of all aspects of residential construction industry a must and housing development experience a plus.

ReStore Manager Habitat ReStore is a local retail facility for new surplus and gently used building materials and home products to be located in 14,000 sq. ft. facility in downtown Georgetown. Manager needed for start up and on-going operations. Req: 2-3 yrs. of retail sales management (min.), understanding of the construction industry, & excellent interpersonal, organizational, and management skills.

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Wastewater Operator The Town of Laurel is seeking to hire a Wastewater Operator, with a minimum of three years wastewater treatment experience. The position requires the individual to perform daily wastewater test and perform operational changes when directed by supervisor.

Perform daily checks of equipment and perform maintenance and repairs of the wastewater treatment facilities, as well as the wastewater lift stations. This position requires a Delaware Wastewater Level II license or higher and be willing to secure a Delaware Water License within one year of hire. Must be able to lift at least 60 pounds and work in in-climate weather. This position requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and possession of a valid driver’s license. Typical work week is Monday thru Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, and is a 40 hour work week. Must be willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays when necessary. This position reports directly to the Wastewater Superintendent. Salary DOQ, plus Town benefit package.

Send resume and Town application to: The Town of Laurel, 201 Mechanic Street, Laurel, DE 19956.

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Applications due November 14, 2007.

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629-8745. 11/8 cemetery lots - 3 Lots in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Seaford, $2400. Call board members of the S.H.S. Alumni scholarship Foundation, 629-2279, 629-2498 or 629-8429. 11/8 DINING ROOM SUITE, solid maple, table w/3 leaves, 6 chairs, matching hutch; desk w/chair; maple rocker w/cushion; 3 end tables; twin bed; 3 fans. 8755354 or 236-7963. 11/8

OKI MICROLINE 320 Turbo 9 pin printer. Like new! $75 OGO. Olympia elec. typewriter, $15. 6290298. 11/8 SAXOPHONE, Bundy Alto, w/case, excellent cond. $800 OBO. 875-3589.

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10/25 2 SEARS CRAFTSMAN Inertia Activated 16" Chainsaws w/case. $75 ea. 8753066. 10/18 BOWLING BALLS: 13 lb.

Apex Obsession, new, undrilled, $125. 16 lb. Apex Adreniline, drilled, $75. 15 lb. Hammer, drilled, $50.

875-3066. 10/18 KENMORE WASHER/ DRYER, white, used only 6 mos., bought new home & couldn't use, Heavy duty, super capacity, top load washer. Front load dryer.

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Sealed packs of football, baseball & nonsport trading cards, $100, or will separate. 398-0309. 10/18 KENMORE GAS DRYER, 80 series, used 2 1/2 years. $150. 629-2711. 10/18 DAY BED, white metal w/ link springs. No mattress, $40. 629-3312. 10/18 PRO-FORM AIR WALKER, no impact total body workout, $50. 629-8765. 10/18 BLUE DOWN COMFORTER, king size, new, duvet cover & shams, $60.

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Public Auction ESTATE SALE in Laurel Saturday, November 17, 2007 • 10 am Selling for the Estate of Mary Louise English. Rain Date 12/01/07 Furniture: Brandt drop leaf table w/6 chairs, Marble top coffee table, set of Haligan upholstered chairs, Brandt server, Marble top lamp table, 3-Cain bottom rockers, Oak leather top desk, Marble top vanity, Tell drop leaf kitchen table w/3 chairs, Cedar chest, Clayton Marcus Sofa, Lazy Boy recliner, Wooden 3 shelve corner cabinet w/glass doors, Enamel wear kitchen table and chairs, Plank bottom chair, (2) 3 piece maple bedroom suites, Maple double bed, night stands, steel file cabinet, wicker patio furniture, Magnavox floor model TV, Patio furniture, RCA TV, area rugs.

Appliances: Maytag washer, Maytag elec. Range, Maytag refrig. Microwaves.

Glassware, Figurines & Collectables: McCoy Grog planters, Lefton bird figurines, Fostoria pieces, Italian painted glass goblets & painted glass basket, Bavarian China, Pink Candy dish, Purple Glass urn, Punch bowl and cups, Paul Revere bowl, Aluminum pitcher & serving tray, Asst. Pieces of leaded glass, collection of figurines and S.P. shakers, Stone wear crock, Royal meat carving set, Spartus mantel clock, Carvel Hall meat carving set, Barometers, Amt of costume Jewelry, concrete lawn planters, old baseball glove, old board games, Centenary Church print be Brad Spicer, Centenary Church Cats Meow, Asst. Local advertising thermometers, steel milk can.

Lawn, Garden Tractor, Equipment & Tools: Allis Chalmers 912 Hydro tractor with 42’ deck/wheel weights, Brinley double gang disk, Agqifab lawn spreader, Craftsman Lawn Sweep, Steel dump cart, Murray 22’ push mower, Iraig pump, Socket sets, wrenches, ratchets, hammers, grease guns, pipe wrenches, pry bars, screwdrivers, bench grinder, cord winder, bench vise, car ramps, wheel barrow, shovels, rakes, etc.

Terms and Conditions: Everything Sold “AS IS”. Prompt Removal. Not Responsible for Accidents. No Buyers Premium.

Directions: Follow Rt. 13 south through Laurel, at Johnny Janosik’s make left off of Hwy onto Trussum’s Pond Rd., follow to the end, at stop sign make left onto Wooten Rd., sale will be third house on left past Trussum’s Pond.

Lee Collins Auctioneer 302-846-3936 • 302-236-0344

LEGALS LEGAL NOTICE On DECEMBER 10, 2007 at 1:00 p.m., Laurel Storage Center — Road 468, Laurel, Delaware will conduct a sale pursuant to Title 25, DEL. C. Ann 49044905.

The contents of the following Bin’s will be sold: Bin’s: #11 Keith Kennedy; #81 Eric Wilke; #88 Arthur Strunk; #110 Veronica Oney; #127 and #218 Ellery Bensel; #183 Gretchen Peek; #223 Beverly Ellis; #198 April Kellem.

BIDDERS: Call office on day of sale to confirm, (302) 875-5931.

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PUBLIC NOTICE You are hereby notified the below application will be before: The City of Seaford Plumbing Board of Appeals for their determination on Monday, November 26, 2007, at 12:00 P.M., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 414 High Street, Seaford, Delaware; Case No. VP-43-07: Home Team Properties, 959 Norman Eskridge Highway, is appealing the decision of the Building Official regarding the minimum number of accessible tiolet rooms in their facility as required by the 2003 International Plumbing Code, Chapter 4, Sec. 403 & 404.

If this project is of concern to you and you wish to present your position or evidence, please attend this meeting. You may have counsel attend on your behalf.

Issued this 8th day of November 2007 pursuant to the Rules heretofore adopted by the City of Seaford.

THE CITY OF SEAFORD Dolores J. Slatcher City Manager 11/08/1tc

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING Seaford Hundred Case No. 9996 In accordance with Chapter 115, of the Code of Sussex County, a hearing will be held on a request for a variance as provided by: Chapter 115, Article IV, Subsection 115-25, Item C of said ordinance of Annabell E. Truitt who is seeking a variance from the front yard setback requirement for a through lot, to be located South Winding Drive, 3 miles north of Seaford, being Lot 42 with-

PAGE 35 in Clearbrook Estates development.

The hearing will be held in the County Council Chambers, County Administrative Office Building, Georgetown, Delaware, on Monday evening, DECEMBER 3, 2007, at 7:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as may be heard.

All interested parties should attend and present their views. If unable to attend the public hearing, written comments will be accepted but must be received prior to public hearing.

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

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SEAFORD HUNDRED Subd. #2006-46 Notice is hereby given that the County Planning and Zoning Commission of Sussex County will hold a public hearing on Thursday evening, DECEMBER 13, 2007, in the County Council Chambers, Sussex County Administrative Building, Georgetown, Delaware, on the application of MCDANIEL CONSTRUCTION CO. to consider the Subdivision of land in an AR-1 Agricultural Residential District in Seaford Hundred, Sussex County, by dividing 17.496 acres into 17 lots, located west of Road 533, 550 feet south of Route 18 (Delaware Route 404).

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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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LITTLE CREEK HUNDRED Subd. #2006-47 Notice is hereby given that the County Planning and Zoning Commission of Sussex County will hold a public hearing on Thursday evening, DECEMBER 13, 2007, in the County Council Chambers, Sussex County Administrative Building, Georgetown, Delaware, on the application of SHELLEY A. DESILVA to consider the

Subdivision of land in an AR-1 Agricultural Residential District in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County, by dividing 5.5179 acres into 2 lots, and a waiver from the street design requirements, located west of Road 62, 720 feet southeast of Road 451.

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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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NANTICOKE HUNDRED APD #2007-2 (S-07-06-246) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the County Planning and Zoning Commission of Sussex County will hold a public hearing on Thursday evening, DECEMBER 13, 2007, in the County Council Chambers, County Administrative Office Building, Georgetown, Delaware, on the application of J. E. WALLS, JR., TRUST to consider an Agricultural Preservation District in an AR-1 Agricultural Residential Zoning District in Nanticoke Hundred for two (2) parcels of land totalling 267 acres, more or less, located on both sides of Road 528 (Emory Walls Road) and 1,000 feet north of Route 18 (a.k.a. Route 404 Seashore Highway), for the purpose of a recommendation to the Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation.

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 Planning and Zoning Office, County Administrative Office Building, Georgetown, Delaware, between 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday.

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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NOTICE Estate of William Volante, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of William Volante who departed this life on the 8th day of June, A.D. 2005 late of Lewes, DE were duly granted unto Mona D. Volante on the 30th day of October, A.D. 2007, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the said Executrix without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Executrix on or before the 8th day of February, A.D. 2006 or abide by the law in this behalf.

Executrix: Mona D. Volante 33788 Walnut Grove Dr., Lewes, DE 19958 Attorney: Michele Procino-Wells, Esq. 225 High St. Seaford, DE 19973 David L. Wilson Register of Wills 11/08/3tc

NOTICE Estate of Xavier Charleron, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration upon the estate of Xavier Charleron who departed this life on the 30th day of July, A.D. 2007 late of Laurel, DE were duly granted unto Paulette

Charleron on the 22nd day of October, A.D. 2007, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the said Administratrix without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Administratrix on or before the 30th day of March, A.D. 2008 or abide by the law in this behalf.

Administratrix: Paulette Charleron 408 Cherry St., Laurel, DE 19956 David L. Wilson Register of Wills 11/01/3tc

NOTICE Estate of Clarence D. Bazzrea, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary upon the estate of Clarence D. Bazzrea who departed this life on the 11th day of October, A.D. 2007 late of Seaford, DE were duly granted unto Cynthia B. Elkman on the 18th day of October, A.D. 2007, and all persons indebted to the said deceased are required to make payments to the said Executrix without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the said Executrix on or before the 11th day of June, A.D. 2008 or abide by the law in this behalf.

Executrix: Cynthia B. Elkman

• NOVEMBER 8 - 14, 2007

2002 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, PA 19103 David L. Wilson Register of Wills 11/01/3tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: ALL THAT certain piece, parcel or tract of land lying and being situate in Seaford Hundred, Sussex County and State of Delaware, being designated as LOT THIRTY ONE (31) of GREEN ACRES SUBDIVISION, as shown on a plot of record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Georgetown, Delaware, in Deed Book 310, page 540, and being more particularly described according to a survey prepared by Thomas A. Temple, Jr., dated September 9, 1997 as follows, to-wit: BEGINNING at a pipe found on the northerly right of way line of Garden Lane, marking a common corner for this lot and Lot 32; thence, by and with Lot 32, North 22 degrees 20 minutes 00 East, 150.00 feet to a pipe found marking a common corner for this lot, Lot 32, and lands of Ray S.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Laurel School District Board of Education will consider the request for a waiver to the requirements per 14 Delaware Code §’a41705 (A) (a) requiring the ratio of students to instructors in any class in kindergarten or grades 1-3 in a Delaware public school shall not exceed 22 students as of the last school day of October. This student-to-instructor ratio shall only apply to a class within which students are instructed in the core academic subjects of English/Language Arts, mathematics, science and social studies. A local school board may waive subsection (a) of this section after voting to waive such subsection at a public meeting noticed for that purpose.

Any local school board vote on such a waiver shall occur on or before December 1 of each year.

This public meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 20 th at 7:00 PM in the Laurel School District Office Board Room, 1160 South Central Avenue, Laurel, DE 19956. The general public may present written or oral comments on the matter under consideration by the Board of Education. Procedures for presenting such written or oral comments include the following: 1.) Citizens who wish to address the Board must first seek recognition from the presiding officer of the meeting.

2.) Citizens, once recognized by the presiding officer, must state their names and the topic upon which they would like to speak.

3.) The presiding officer may limit the time that each citizen is permitted to speak.

WHAT: WHEN: WHERE: PURPOSE:

Public Meeting of the Laurel Board of Education Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 7:00 PM Laurel School District Board Room 1160 South Central Avenue Laurel, DE 19956 Consideration of a waiver of the requirements per 14 Delaware Code, §1705 (A)(a) for Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School and North Laurel Elementary School

THE LAUREL SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE OR DENY SERVICES ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, HANDICAP, AND/OR AGE IN ITS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. PERSONS HAVING CIVIL RIGHTS INQUIRIES REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) MAY CONTACT THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT AT (302) 875-6108.

Mears and Son, Inc.; thence by and with lands of Ray S. Mears and Son, Inc., South 67 degrees 40 minutes 00 seconds East, 50.00 feet to a pipe found marking a common corner for this lot and Lot 30; thence by and with Lot 30, South 22 degrees 20 minutes 00 seconds West, 150.00 feet to a pipe found on the northerly right of way line of Garden Lane; thence by and with the northerly right of way line of Garden Lane, North 67 degrees 40 minutes 00 seconds West, 50.00 feet, home to the point and place of Beginning, be the contents thereof what they may.

AND BEING the same lands conveyed unto Kathleen L. Beauchamp by deed of Mark L Lloyd, Sr. Guardian of Clara Lloyd Hill, dated October 22, 1997 and of record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Sussex County and State of Delaware in Deed Book 2241, Page 285.

Tax Parcel: 3-31-3.00205.00 Property Address: 8665 Garden Lane, Seaford Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver’s license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before December 3, 2007. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on Decem-

ber 7, 2007 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser.

The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff’s Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of KATHLEEN L. BEAUCHAMP and will be sold by Eric D. Swanson, Sheriff 11/7/2tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: ALL THAT certain lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County and State of

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Woodbridge School District Board of Education as a part of its regular November public meeting will consider a waiver to the provisions of 14 Delaware Code § 1704(4) and § 1705(A)(a). Subsection 1704(4) of the law requires all public school buildings to have allocated to them 98% of the Division 1 units generated by the actual unit count in that building by the last school day of October of the current school year. Subsection 1705(A)(a) requires any kindergarten or grades 1-3 public school classes to have no higher ratio of teacher to students than 1:22 by the last school day in October of the current school year. This ratio is only to apply to a class where students are instructed in core academic subjects of English/Language Arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.

The meeting will be held in the library of the Phillis Wheatley Middle School. Citizens may present written or oral comments on the matter under consideration by the Board of Education, under the public commentary portion of the meeting.

WHAT: A public meeting of the Woodbridge Board of Education WHEN: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 WHERE: Phillis Wheatley Middle School Library WHY: Consideration of a waiver of the provisions of 14 Delaware Code, § 1704(4) and § 1705(A)(a) 11/8/2tc

Delaware, lying on the Western side of Highway No. 13-A leading from Laurel to Delmar, Delaware, and more fully described as follows, to-wit: BEGINNING at a concrete monument found on the Westerly right of way line of U.S. No. 13-A (60 feet r/w); said monument being situate Northerly a distance of 285 feet more or less from the center line extended of Sussex County Road No. 460; thence with the lands of Melvin D. and Doris E. Forney, now or formerly, North 81 degrees 40 minutes 57 seconds West a distance of 300.40 feet to a concrete monument found; thence continuing with the said Forney lands, North 08 degrees 36 minutes 15 seconds East a distance of 110.00 feet to a concrete monument found; thence continuing with the said Forney Lands South 81 degrees 40 minutes 22 seconds East a distance of 299.91 feet to a concrete monument found; thence with U.S. No. 13-A, South 08 degrees 21 minutes 29 seconds West a distance of 110.00 feet home to the point and place of Beginning, be the contents thereof what they may.

AND BEING the same lands conveyed unto John M. Jones, Sr. and Michelle P. Jones, by deed of Karl S. Klein dated December 30, 2003 and of record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Sussex County and State of Delaware in Deed Book 2930, Page 268.

Tax Parcel: 3-32-3.001.00 Property Address: 32672 Bistate Blvd., Laurel Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver’s license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before December 3, 2007. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on December 7, 2007 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by See LEGALS—page 37

MORNING STAR LEGALS - from Page 36 the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser.

The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff’s Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of MICHELLE P. JONES & JOHN M. JONES, SR. and will be sold by Eric D. Swanson, Sheriff 11/7/2tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of an Alias writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Laurel, Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County and State of Delaware, more particularly described in accordance with a survey prepared by Peninsula Surveying & Site Design, Inc. dated June 27, 2000 and revised July 10, 2000, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at an iron pin set at the inner edge of a 4' wide concrete sidewalk on the South side of East 4th Street at the intersection of East 4th Street and Iona Avenue, a corner for this land; thence, by and with the inner edge of the sidewalk and the South side of East 4th Street and the curve thereof having a radius of 794.96 feet, a length of 242.33 feet and a chord of North 85 degrees 07 minutes 06 seconds East 241.39 feet to an iron pipe found; thence, continuing with the inner edge of the sidewalk on the South side of East 4th Street and the curve thereof having a radius of 794.96 feet, a length of 44.69 feet and a chord of South 84 degrees 32 minutes 19 seconds East 44.68 feet to an iron pipe found, a corner for this land and lands now or formerly of George W. Collins and Janice B. Whaley; thence, turning and running by and with lands now or

formerly of George W. Collins and Janice B. Whaley, South 22 degrees 30 minutes 32 seconds West 130.60 feet to an iron pipe found; thence, turning and running by and with lands now or formerly of George W. Collins and Janice B. Whaley, South 67 degrees 33 minutes 47 seconds East 9.03 feet to an iron pipe found, a corner for this land; thence, turning and running with said Whaley lands, South 21 degrees 26 minutes 01 seconds West 145.54 feet to a concrete monument on the North side of Orange Street, a corner for this land; thence, turning and running by and with Orange Street, North 68 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds West 261.47 feet to an iron pin set, a corner for this land; thence, turning and running by and with Iona Avenue North 23 degrees 05 minutes 00 seconds East 142.48 feet to a concrete monument; thence, North 07 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 18.00 feet to the place of beginning, containing therein 1.35 acres of land, more or less.

Tax Parcel: 3 - 3 2 1.07-320.00 & 320.01 Property Address: Not Available Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver’s license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before December 3, 2007. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on December 7, 2007 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser.

The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff’s Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be

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forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of FAMILY ENRICHMENT & DELIVERANCE CENTER, INC. & FAMILY ENRICHMENT DAYCARE CENTER, INC. and will be sold by Eric D. Swanson, Sheriff 11/7/2tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: ALL that certain tract, piece or parcel of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a concrete monument in the southeasterly right-of-way line of County Road 516 at a corner for these lands and lands now or formerly of Laura King Heirs; thence from said point of Beginning along a line between these lands and lands now or formerly of Laura King Heirs, South 88 degrees 40 minutes 38 seconds East, 150.15 feet to a pipe; thence along a line between these lands and lands now or formerly of Donald L. and Shirley Givens, South 48 degrees 43 minutes 26 seconds West, 193.19 feet; thence turning and running North 41 degrees 16 minutes 34 seconds West, 150.00 feet to a pipe in the southeasterly right-of-way line of County Road 516; thence by and with the southeasterly rightof-¬way line of County Road. 516, North 48 degrees 43 minutes 26 seconds East, 200.00 feet to the point and place of Beginning, containing 0.6770 acres of land, more or less.

This description is derived from a survey prepared by Miller-Lewis, Inc., dated December 12, 1990.

BEING the same lands and premises conveyed to Dolly Faye Morris by deed of Donald L. Givens and Shirley M. Givens, husband and wife, dated March 15, 1996, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for Sussex County, at Georgetown, Delaware in Deed Book

2116, Page 80.

Tax Parcel: 2-31-13.0062.12 Property Address: RR 4, Box 723 C, Seaford Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver’s license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before December 3, 2007. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on December 7, 2007 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser.

The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff’s Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of DOLLY FAYE MORRIS & MARVIN MORRIS and will be sold by Eric D. Swanson, Sheriff 11/7/2tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: ALL that certain piece and parcel of land situate, lying and being in Broad Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the Easterly right of way

PAGE 37 line of Route 13 which is North 16 degrees 40 minutes West, 1280.37 feet North of the point of intersection of the Easterly boundary of Route 13 and the Northerly boundary of Route 482; thence South 85 degrees 19 minutes East for a distance of 201 feet to a point; thence South 86 degrees 25 minutes East for a distance of 1,132.8 feet to a point; thence by and with the boundary line of H. Moore North 18 degrees 53 minutes West for a distance of 1,427.6 feet to a point; thence South 77 degrees 28 minutes West, for a new division of 185.64 feet to a point; thence South 3 degrees 35 minutes West for a new division line between the lands hereby conveyed and other land of Joseph W. Constantino, et al. for a distance of 407.88 feet to a point; thence North 85 degrees 19 minutes West for a distance of 239.15 feet to a point in the foresaid Easterly right of way line of Route 13; thence South 16 degrees 40 minutes East for a distance of 107.37 feet home to the place of beginning as will more fully and clearly appear upon reference to a survey prepared

by Theodore S. Simpler on or about March 30, 1970.

BEING the same lands conveyed to Paradise Produce Company, Inc. by deed of James A. Martin, Ovida D. Martin and Mar Tek Systems, Inc., dated June 29, 2005, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, n and for Sussex County, at Georgetown, Delaware, in Deed Book 3170, Page 074.

Tax Parcel: 1-32-12.00111.00 Property Address: 28667 Sussex Highway, Laurel Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver’s license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before December 3, 2007. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on December 7, 2007 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County

Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser.

The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff’s Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of PARADISE PRODUCE COMPANY, INC & JOHN W. ALLEN and will be sold by Eric D. Swanson, Sheriff 11/7/2tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN tract, piece or parcel of land lying and being in Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a concrete monument on the north side of County Road 516 said marker being 428.82’ with the right of way line of County Road 516 to the extension of right of way line of road 525; thence North 41° 45’ West 154.70 feet to a concrete monument set on the South side of County Road 525; thence along said County Road North 25° 39’ East for an arc distance of 166.25’ to a concrete monument; thence South 41° 45’ East 218.52 feet to a concrete monument set on the northern side of County Road 516; thence along said road South 48° 15’ West 153.33 feet to the point and place of beginning containing 28,363 square feet of land more or less.

BEING the same lands conveyed to Arletha D. Brown by deed of Morris Millwork Company, Inc. dated June 16, 1982, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for Sussex County, at See LEGALS—page 38

PAGE 38 LEGALS - from Page 37 Georgetown, Delaware, in Deed Book 1120, Page 334.

Tax Parcel: 2-31-13.0024.03 Property Address: 24330 Concord Pond Road, Seaford Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver’s license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before December 3, 2007. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on December 7, 2007 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser.

The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff’s Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of ARLETHA D. BROWN and will be sold by Eric D. Swanson, Sheriff 11/7/2tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a Second Pluries writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, piece and parcel of land situated, lying and being in North West Fork Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, fronting the

MORNING STAR State Highway leading from Bridgeville to Atlanta, said lot being shown on the plot of lots of Alonzo E. Coulbourne recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for Sussex County in Deed Book 334, Page 600, as Lot No. 10, beginning for the outlines thereof at a point on the right of way line of the Highway, a corner of Lot No. 9 retained by Vivian Jones, and this Lot 10; thence, running at right angles to the Highway with Lot No. 9, south 24 ? degrees east 150 feet to a point; thence, north 65 ? degrees east 18 feet to a point, thence, north 7 degrees east 175 feet to a point in the line of the Highway; thence with the same, south 65 ? degrees west 110 feet to the place of beginning, containing 9,600 square feet of land more or less.

BEING THE SAME LANDS and premises which Vivian Jones by certain Deed dated the 11th day of December, A.D., 1992 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Sussex County, Delaware, in Deed Book 1893, page 204, did grant and convey to Darrick E. West and Veronica T. West in fee.

Tax Parcel: 1-31-10.0052.01 Property Address: 701 W. Market Street, Bridgeville Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver’s license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before December 3, 2007. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on December 7, 2007 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser.

The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff’s Office within

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Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of DARRICK E. & VERONICA T. WEST and will be sold by Eric D. Swanson, Sheriff 11/7/2tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: ALL that certain tract, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, being more particularly described as follows, to-wit: BEGINNING at a monument found on the easterly side of Co. Rd. 525 (50 feet) at a corner for lands now or formerly of Calvin J. Doyle and Sandra Wright, said monument also being located .055 mile from Rd. 526; thence with the easterly side of Co. Rd. 525, North 03 degrees 44 minutes 30 seconds East 150.00 feet to a monument found on the easterly side of Co. Rd. 525 at a corner for lands now or formerly of Nathaniel Powell, Jr.; thence with the line of lands of said Powell and with the line of lands now or formerly of Barbara Hitman, South 80 degrees 00 minutes 37 second East 586.00 feet (and passing over two monuments found on line) to a monument set; thence turning and running with the line of lands of said Hitman, South 03 degrees 44 minutes 30 seconds West 150.00 feet to a monument set; thence turning and running with the line of lands of said Hitman and with the line of lands of said Doyle and Wright, North 80 degrees 00 minutes 37 seconds West 580.00 feet (and passing over an iron stob found on line) to the point and place of beginning, containing 2.00 acres of land, more or less, as will more fully and at large appear upon reference to a survey prepared by Gene R. Littleton & Associates; dated December 1992 and incorporated herein by ref-

erence.

BEING the same land and premises that John E. Blount and Catherine V. Coleman, by deed dated December 10, 1998 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for Sussex County, Delaware, in Deed Book 2412 Page 1, did grant and convey unto John E. Blount, in fee.

Tax Parcel: 2-31-9.0024.13 Property Address: RR1, Box 335J, Seaford Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver’s license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before December 3, 2007. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on December 7, 2007 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser.

The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff’s Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of JOHN E. BLOUNT and will be sold by Eric D. Swanson, Sheriff 11/7/2tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of an Alias writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State

of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, situate lying and being in Seaford Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, being more particularly described according to a survey prepared by Miller Lewis, Inc., dated September 3, 1999, as follows, to-wit: BEGINNING at a point on the easterly right of way line of Sussex County Road #533 (70' R/W), said point being 0.30 miles, more or less, from Rd. #547, and located 8.93 feet from a pipe set in the aforesaid right of way, and marking a common corner for this parcel and Land now or formerly of Calvin R. and Jeanette S. Allen; thence, by and with Lands now or formerly of Calvin R. and Jeanette S. Allen, North 86 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds East, 667.80 feet to a pipe set; thence turning and running South 01 degree 34 minutes 00 seconds East, 149.51 feet to a pipe found marking a common corner for this parcel and Lands now or formerly of Derik P. and April Callaway; thence, by and with Lands now or formerly of Derik P. and April Callaway; South 86 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds West, 650.87 feet to a point on the easterly right of way line of Sussex County Road #533 (70' R/W), said point being 8.93 feet from a pipe found in the aforesaid right of way; thence, by and with the easterly right of way of Sussex County Road #533, North 08 degrees 02 minutes 40 seconds West, 150.00 feet, home to the point and place of Beginning, containing 2.2621 acres of land, more or less.

This property is located in the vicinity of land used primarily for agricultural purposes on which normal agricultural uses and activities have been afforded the highest priority use status.

It can be anticipated that such agricultural uses and activities may now or in the future involve noise, dust, manure and other odors, the use of agricultural chemicals and nighttime farm operations. The use and enjoyment of this property is expressly conditioned on acceptance of any annoyance or inconvenience which may result from such normal agricultural uses and activities.

BEING the same land and premises conveyed unto Benjamin Adam Chaffinch by Deed of Benjamin Adam Chaffinch, dated June 23, 2000, and now of record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for Sussex County,

at Georgetown, Delaware, in Deed Book 2500, Page 250.

Tax Parcel: 5-31-9.0043.03 Property Address: 4951 Neals School Road, Seaford Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver’s license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before December 3, 2007. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on December 7, 2007 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser.

The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff’s Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of BENJAMIN ADAM & RAYNA F. CHAFFINCH and will be sold by Eric D. Swanson, Sheriff 11/7/2tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: ALL THAT certain lot, tract, piece of parcel of land situate, lying on the South side of the State Highway See LEGALS—page 39

MORNING STAR LEGALS - from Page 38 leading from Laurel to Georgetown, and on the West side of County Road No. 474, more particularly described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a concrete monument in the Southerly side of the State Highway leading from Laurel to Georgetown, now known as U.S. Route 9 formerly Delaware Route 28, where the said Southerly side of said State Highway leading from Laurel to Georgetown, Interests the Westerly side of County Road 474; thence along the Westerly right of way of County Road No. 474 South 32 47’ East 283.52 feet to a concrete monument in the right of way of said County Road No. 474, and lands now or formerly of Minnie R. Culver; thence along a line between this lot and lands now or formerly of Minnie R. Culver, S 57 07’ W 155.86 feet to an iron pipe set one foot below the surface; thence N 33 11’ 00” West 304.17 feet to a concrete monument in the Southerly right of way of State Highway leading from Laurel to Georgetown; thence along the Southerly right of way of said State Highway leading from Laurel to Georgetown N 64 34’ E 158.78 feet home to the place of beginning, said to contain 1.0567 acres of land, more or less.

BEING the same lands and premised which G. Brent Culver and Monica R. Culver Morris and Larry Morris did grant and convey unto Leonard J. Griffin and Barbara J. Griffin by deed dated November 13, 1980 and recorded on November 13, 1980 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for Sussex County, State of Delaware, in Deed Book 1034 Page 129.

Tax Parcel: 2-32-1.001.00 Property Address: 28046 Dukes Lumber Road a/k/a Rt. 1, Box 127, Laurel Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver’s license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before December 3, 2007. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on December 7, 2007 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer

Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser.

The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff’s Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of LEONARD J. & BARBARA J. GRIFFIN and will be sold by Eric D. Swanson, Sheriff 11/7/2tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: All that certain tract, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, being known as Lots 62 and 63 as shown upon a plot of "Lake Pines" development now of record in the Office of Recorder of Deeds at Georgetown, Delaware in Book 310, page 588.

Being the same lands and premises which Thomas R. Marine and Dorothy L. Marine did grant and convey unto Stephen C. Lasher and Dawn M. Lasher by deed dated June 24, 2005 and recorded on July 1, 2005 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for Sussex County, State of Delaware in Deed Book 03164 Page 278.

Tax Parcel: 3-32-2.0035.00 Property Address: 106 Boyce Avenue, Laurel Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver’s license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be

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demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before December 3, 2007. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on December 7, 2007 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser.

The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff’s Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of STEPHEN C. & DAWN M. LASHER and will be sold by Eric D. Swanson, Sheriff 11/7/2tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: ALL that certain lot or parcel of land situate, lying and being on the East Side of Arch Street, between King Poplar Streets, in the City of Seaford, Seaford Hundred, Sussex County and State of Delaware, more particularly described as follows to wit: Beginning at the east side of said Arch Street to the line between this lot and lands now or formerly of Annie Whaley; thence in parallel lines about 63 square feet or to the lands now or formerly of Edwina S. Willey, containing 2,520 square feet of land, more or less.

Being the same lands and premises which Elizabeth L. Whaley n/k/a Eliza-

beth L. Sisk did grant and convey unto Gideon F. Sisk, III and Elizabeth L. Sisk by deed dated November 14, 2001 and recorded on December 10, 2001 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for Sussex County, State of Delaware, in Deed Book 02655 Page 206.

Tax Parcel: 4-31-5.00178.00 Property Address: 205 Arch Street, Seaford Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver’s license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before December 3, 2007. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on December 7, 2007 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser.

The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff’s Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of ELIZABETH L. & GIDEON F. SISK, III and will be sold by Eric D. Swanson, Sheriff 11/7/2tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit:

PAGE 39 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, piece or parcel of land situate in Seaford, Sussex County. Delaware, designated on the plot of Nanticoke City as Lot Nos. 69 and 70, and more fully described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point formed by the intersection of the north line of Harrington Street with the west line of Maple Street, thence with the north line of Harrington Street South 75 degrees 15 minutes west, one hundred feet, thence North 14 degrees 45 minutes West, one hundred fifty feet, thence North 75 degrees l5 minutes east one hundred feet, to the west line of Maple Street, thence with the west line of Maple Street, South 14 degrees 45 minutes East, one hundred fifty feet to the place of beginning, containing 15,000 square feet of land be the same, more or leas, excepting and reserving that portion of this lot of land which has heretofore been conveyed unto Harlan Marvel.

Being the same lands and premises which Earl S. Robinson and Mary A. Robinson, husband and wife, did grant and convey unto Carlton W. Hurley and Wanda S. Adkins -Hur1ey, husband .and wife, by deed dated November 28, 1983 and recorded on November 28, 1983 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for Sussex County, State of Delaware, in Deed Book 1225, Page 338.

Tax Parcel: 5-31-13.10154.00 Property Address: 220 Harrington Street, Seaford Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver’s license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before December 3, 2007. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on December 7, 2007 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser.

The Purchaser will be re-

quired to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff’s Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of CARLTON W. & WANDA S. HURLEY and will be sold by Eric D. Swanson, Sheriff 11/7/2tc

SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will be exposed to Public sale on: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter At the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, West Complex, 22215 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described real estate to wit: All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County and State of Delaware, located on an access road leading southwesterly off the Southwesterly side of Route 451 being known and designated as Parcel "C" as shown on a plot prepared by Gene R. Littleton & Associates, Registered Surveyors, dated June 1994 and filed for record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for Sussex County at Georgetown, Delaware in Plot Book 53, page 167 (Surveyors note thereon stating that the 1994 plat cited above supersedes plat recorded in plot book 43, page 270 entitled Ellis Pond Subdivision) and being more particularly described as follows, to wit: Commencing to reach the point of beginning at a concrete monument in the southwesterly right of way line of County Road 451, at 50 feet wide, which monument marks a corner for lands of "Parcel B" and for lands now or formerly of Rachel A. Houseberg; thence running with the dividing between the same, 325.21 feet south 15 deg.

31 min. 35 sec. west to a concrete monument in line of parcel "C"; the point and place of beginning; thence with theses lands parcel C and lands now or formerly of Rachel A. Houseberg, See LEGALS—page 40

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Church Briefs OLL Christmas Bazaar

Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 532 Stein Highway, Seaford, will hold its Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 10, in the church hall, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be attic treasures, books, Christmas Crafts, furniture, jewelry, raffle tickets (drawn at 1 p.m.), a bake table, silent auction, toys, winter clothing, etc. Food will be available all day. Santa arrives at 10 a.m.

‘Operation Christmas Child’

The parishioners at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church are once again participating in Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse. Shoe boxes will be filled with a variety of small gifts, school supplies and toys to be distributed to needy children in the U.S. and countries throughout the world.

Information on how to participate in this worthwhile project can be obtained at the St. Luke’s Church office at 629-7979.

Mission of Hope Graduation

The Mission of Hope in Seaford invites you to the Graduation of Class 24 from the Mission’s Discipleship Program on Friday, Nov. 9. A pot-luck dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. The Graduation Ceremony will follow at 7:30 p.m. Help us celebrate the beginning of a new season in the lives of our graduates. The dinner and ceremony will be held at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 300 Pine St. at Poplar, Seaford.

Contact Nancy or Paul at the Mission of Hope at 629-2559. Let us know how many people will be attending and what covered dish item you plan to bring.

Laurel Nazarene yard sale

Laurel Nazarene Church, ‘Side by Side’ will have a multi family yard sale on SatLEGALS - from Page 41 south 75 deg. 33 min. 28 sec. east 110.89 feet to a pipe in line of lands of Clarence L. Williams which pipe marks a corner for this lands and said Houseberg lands; thence turning and running by and with said Williams land south 15 deg.

23 min. 57 sec. west 440.00 feet to a coordinate point, corner for theses lands and lands known as parcel "D"; thence turning and running by and with said Parcel "D" north 58 deg. 23 min. 54 sec. west 625.11 feet to a coordinate point in the easterly side of an access road; thence turning and running by and with said roadway north 28 deg. 19 min. 39 sec East 343.00 feet to a coordinate point corner for these lands and for Parcel "B" thence turning and continuing with said Parcel "B" south 64 deg. 53 min. 38 sec. east 418.66 feet to a concrete monument at point and place of beginning. Said to contain 6.00 acres of land, more or less, and being all of Parcel "C".

Being the same lands

urday, Nov. 10 (rain or shine) from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. All proceeds go to Heifer International which raises money to buy animals for families in poverty around the world.

Laurel Baptist youth night

Youth Night a night of Music and Praise, Nov. 10, at Laurel Baptist Church, (West side of 13A, 2 miles south of town).

Come enjoy an evening of fellowship, fun and refreshments, featuring our guests, youth band – “The Stand” from The “Tabernacle,” Pittsville, Md., others participating are Joann Swift, Steve and Sophia Park, and our own church group, The K.I.C.K.K., and trio, Caitlen, Lauren and Dylan.

Junior Crusaders Coat Drive

Gospel Concert

There will be a Southern and Country Gospel Concert at Sam Yoder’s Farm, Houston on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. with Donnie Sumner of the Gaither’s Homecoming Show; Jerry Jones, awardwinning Gospel singer/songwriter; The Hagans, excellent Southern Gospel group from Christiana, Pa. and Willie T./Bruce Trent, award-winning Christian comedian and singer from Lubbock, Texas. For further information or tickets call Jerry Jones Ministries at 629-9689. Tickets can also be purchased at Tull’s Shoppes at Dairy Lane, Seaford, or at the door. Tickets are $12 each.

St. Johnstown UMC Anniversary

The “Junior Crusaders” of Wesley United Methodist Church, Seaford, are having a coat drive on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 10 a.m.-to 2 p.m.

Anyone who needs a clean, gently used coat please come to our community house on Atlanta Road.

There is no charge, we just want everyone to be warm this winter.

St. Johnstown United Methodist Church of Greenwood will celebrate its 228th anniversary and homecoming on Sunday, Nov. 11. The church is located one mile east of Greenwood. The service will be at 2 p.m. The public is invited. The Rev. Karen M. Bongard will deliver the message while the present pastor, the Rev. James Bongard will officiate. Special music and refreshments have been arranged.

Christ UMC Christmas yard sale

Living Life Revival

A Christmas yard sale and pancake breakfast will be held on Saturday, Nov. 10, at Christ United Methodist Church, 510 South Central Ave., Laurel, from 7 to 11 a.m. Enjoy breakfast sponsored by the youth group. Tickets are $6 at the door.

Trinity Church Flea Market

Trinity United Methodist Church, Dublin Hill Indoor Flea Market will be held Saturday, Nov. 10, from 7 a.m.-1 p.m., on Dublin Hill Road, Bridgeville.

and premises which D&N Properties, LLC did grant and convey unto Vanessa L. Horseman and Erick J. Durham by deed dated September 6, 2000 and recorded on September 12, 2000 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for Sussex County, State of Delaware, in Deed Book 2519, Page 212 Tax Parcel: 5-32-8.0028.00 Property Address: 451 Country Road, Laurel Registration is required for all bidders prior to sale.

A $4,000.00 deposit (Cash or Cashiers/certified check payable to Sheriff of Sussex County) and valid driver’s license or photo I.D. are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent of the purchase money will be demanded on day of sale (The $4,000.00 Bidder Registration Fee will be credited to the 20% deposit). Cash, Certified Check or Cashier's Check, is required. The balance is to be paid on or before December 3, 2007. Sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on Decem-

ber 7, 2007 and also subject to a 1 1/2 percent Delaware Realty Transfer Tax; 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Also subject to 1 1/2 percent Sussex County Realty Tax, 3/4 percent to be paid by the Seller and 3/4 percent to be paid by the Purchaser. Any further Transfer Tax is the responsibility of the Purchaser.

The Purchaser will be required to pay the cost of the deed; a $200.00 deposit will be collected at the time of sale and will be refunded if a proper deed is presented to the Sheriff’s Office within Forty-Five days of confirmation. If the Purchaser fails to comply with these terms the percentum paid at the time of sale will be forfeited.

Please make checks payable to: Sheriff of Sussex County.

Seized and taken in execution the property of ERIK J. DURHAM & VANESSA L. HORSEMAN and will be sold by Eric D. Swanson, Sheriff 11/7/2tc

Living Life fellowship will host a revival at Grace and Mercy ministries, in Greenwood. Grace and Mercy ministries is located in the Beracah homes parking lot behind the administrative office in Greenwood. The Guest speaker will be Bishop

Ron Scott Jr. He will be ministering Sunday Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. at the Greenwood Elementary School, and at 6 p.m. he will be at Grace and Mercy ministries. Bishop Scott will also be ministering Monday and Tuesday night, Nov. 12 and 13, at Grace and Mercy ministries under the leadership of Pastor Joyce Mizzell at 7 p.m. nightly.

Any questions the contact person is Pastor Tim Banks Phone number is 228-9480.

Thanksgiving dinner

There will be a community Thanksgiving dinner served at Centenary United Methodist Church, Poplar and Market streets, Laurel, on Sunday, Nov. 18, at 4 p.m. for those who are alone or have a genuine need.

Bethel UMC Thanksgiving

Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner at Bethel United Methodist Church located at 2381 Neal’s School Road near Oak Grove. Serving the communities around Oak Grove and Atlanta.

Traditional dinner with all the trimmings. Dinner will be served promptly at noon on Thanksgiving Day, with the kitchen closing at 1:30 p.m. For more information, call 337-8836.

Pastor’s Harvest Home events

Booker Street, Church of God, Bishop Marvin L. Morris. Word Alive Ministries, Harrington. Sunday, Nov. 11, at 4:30 p.m.

- Bishop Marion L. Hendricks, Pentecostal Church of God Millsboro.

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Laurel Star Sports cats in their first possession. The Bulldogs took over on their 34 yard line and were moving the ball nicely, gaining two first downs and an apparent third one on the Delmar 34 yard line when the ball was stripped from Laurel running back Blake Hare and recovered by Kerry King.

On the very next play Campbell kept the ball and raced 66 yards for the first score of the game (at the 5:34 mark in the first quarter). The kick failed and Delmar led, 6-0.

The Bulldogs did not appear to be shaken as they again moved the ball, gaining two first downs. This drive featured a nice run of three yards in traffic

by Laurel quarterback Lance Kelley.

Cody Bristow, who played an outstanding game for the Bulldogs, recovered a Laurel fumble but the drive stalled as David Bradshaw and Jackson led Delmar’s outstanding defense as the first quarter ended.

Jackson showed why he is one of the best threats in the conference as he came out of a pile of blockers and defenders to score on an 18-yard jaunt at the 9:45 mark. The two point effort failed as

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Laurel’s Luke Hare fields a short kick as Delmar’s Fernandes Batson makes the tackle during last Friday’s game in Laurel. Photo by Mike McClure

Laurel’s David Albert hauls in a touchdown pass from Lance Kelley during the Bulldogs’ home loss to Delmar last Friday. Delmar’s Kevin Forse, shown defending Albert, came back with an interception on a similar play in the second half. Photo by Mike McClure

Wildcats defeat Bulldogs, 27-14, in hard fought game Henlopen South title goes to Delmar for second straight year

By Pat Murphy A group of former Bulldog players and fans got together before the Delmar game last Friday night and former Laurel quarterback Ben Sirman addressed the 50 or so attendees. “It (Laurel vs. Seaford) was a fierce, fierce rivalry but it lost its glitter after we lost playing on Thanksgiving.”

Sirman added that the rivalry was now between Laurel and Delmar and it more than lived up to its billing as the 4-4 Bulldogs gave the 8-0 Wildcats a tremendous game before the Wildcats pulled away with 15 points in the second half to again capture the Henlopen South title.

The Wildcats (9-0) gained 341 total yards, 306 of it was rushing. They were led by Tevin Jackson’s 144 yards on 13 carries and two touchdowns. Quarterback Matt Campbell gained 118 yards on 11 carries and a touchdown and Jeremy Layton scored another touchdown.

The Bulldogs accumulated 193 yards with Blake Hare leading the way with 63 yards on 16 carries followed by Cody Bristow who gained 53 yards on six car-

ries. Fullback Tyler West had seven carries for 30 yards before going out with an injury. The Bulldog touchdowns were scored on passes to David Albert and Josh Kosiorowski.

The Bulldogs held the spirited Wild-

Tyrell Whitney and the Laurel defense brings down Delmar’s Justin Thomas during last weekend’s game in Delmar. Delmar’s Jose Flores (83) and Craig Thompson (64) and Laurel’s Josh Kosiorowski (88) are also pictured. Photo by Mike McClure

The Laurel and Delmar Pop Warner Mitey Mite football teams pose for a picture following the fourth annual bowl game between the two teams last Saturday. See additional photos on page 43. Photo by Mike McClure

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TOUCHDOWN- Laurel’s Chris Jones squeezes in to score during the Midget football team’s win over Runsom Fair Haven last weekend. Mike Taylor (34) and Blake Elliott (70) provide the blocking. Photo by Frank Calio

The Ravens’ Dave Ricksecker, left, won the Sussex County Championship cross country meet last Tuesday with a course record time of 16:30. Seaford’s Andrew Hoffman finished in fifth place with a time of 17:58. Ricksecker also finished first in the Henlopen Conference meet and Hoffman finished 16th. Photo by Gene Bleile

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A special THANK YOU to all attendees and contributors to our First Annual Halloween/Fall Open House Extravaganza.

LITTLE CATS AND DOGS- Laurel’s Justin Hill, left, and a teammate bring down Delmar’s Saa’diq Holmes during last Saturday’s Pop Warner Mitey Mite Bowl game. Laurel won the fourth annual contest, 21-0. Photo by Mike McClure

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Laurel Stars of the Week

Laurel quarterback Joe McGinnis runs for a long gain on a quarterback keeper last Sunday at Wesley Stadium. Photo by Frank Calio

Male Co-Athlete of the WeekDavid Bradshaw- Delmar

Male Co-Athlete of the Week- Kenny Smith- Delmar

Delmar junior defensive lineman Delmar junior lineman Kenny Smith David Bradshaw continued his sold demade a key interception and runback in fensive play during Friday night’s showhis team’s win on Friday. Smith also asdown with Laurel. Bradshaw was in on sisted David Bradshaw in recording a four sacks, including a pair of unassistsack to help lead the Wildcat defense. ed sacks in the Wildcat win.

Honorable mention- Mallory Elliott- Delmar; Laurel field hockey defense; Katie McMahon- Delmar; Lindsay Lloyd- Delmar; Lauren Peabody- Sussex Tech; Maxine Fluharty- Sussex Tech; Cody Bristow- Laurel; Jerry Henry- Laurel; Tyrell Whitney- Laurel; David Albert- Laurel; Kerry King- Delmar; Tevin Jackson- Delmar; Jeremy Layton- Delmar; David Ricksecker- Sussex Tech; Jamar Beckett- Sussex Tech; George Godwin- Sussex Tech

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Head coach Mike Kelley (center) briefs the Laurel Midget team on a tentative schedule for next Sunday’s game. Photo by Frank Calio

Laurel Midget team wins Eastern Regional game, 32-6 The Laurel Midget Bulldogs traveled to Wesley College Sunday for the first round of the Eastern Regional tournament and faced Runsom Fair Haven (NJ), the Jersey Shore champion. The Bulldogs exploded for 477 yards of offense and held Runsom to 137 yards in the 32-6 win and will play next week against Asbury (NJ), time and location TBA. With a large number of Bulldog fans in attendance, the Laurel defense kept Runsom Fair Haven out of the end zone on an opening drive.

The Bulldogs started the scoring when Mike Taylor rumbled 87 yards for a touchdown on the Laurel offense’s first play of the game and Colby Daye booted the extra point to make it 8-0 through one quarter of play.

Chris Jones added a five-yard touchdown run and Taylor scored on a 23 -yard run for a 20-0 Laurel lead at the half. Tyler Robertson had a seven-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and Joe McGinnis completed a 76-yard touchdown pass to Chris Jones in the fourth quarter. Runsom scored a touchdown in the final quarter, but Laurel held on for the 32-6 win.

Taylor had 10 carries for 156 yards and two touchdowns, Jones ran the ball 12 times for 120 yards and a touchdown, Frank Braham added seven carries for for 85 yards, and Robertson contributed three carries for 26 yards and a touchdown.

McGinnis completed four of seven passes for one touchdown and Jones hauled in two passes for 86 yards and a touchdown.

M I T E Y MITES- Laurel’s Timaun Williams runs with the ball as Delmar’s Logan Thomas (6) and Zachary CoCo look to make a stop during last weekend’s Mitey Mite game in Laurel. Photo by Mike McClure

Laurel’s Nate Heinecke, left, runs off the field after making an interception during his team’s Pop Warner Mitey Mite game against Delmar last weekend. Laurel’s Elijah DeShields carries the ball during his team’s win. Photos by Mike McClure

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Delmar Sports Scene

By Tommy Young Last Friday night the Delmar High football team, which is used to going into the second half of their games with a two, most of the time three touchdown lead this year, it didn’t happen as at halftime it was Delmar 12 - Laurel 7. This made the Delmar fans a little uneasy.

But, the longtime followers of this game between these two schools know it is always tough no matter what the records are up to game time, and most of the time the better team prevails as it did Friday night.

Laurel’s ground game was centered around their 250-pound fullback Tyler West who gave the Delmar defense a lot of trouble in the first half as he managed to rumble for several first downs; however, Laurel stopped themselves several times with fumbles and only got into the red zone two times and scored once on a play when the Laurel receiver out jumped the Delmar defender in the end zone.

Meanwhile the Wildcats found it tough going in the middle of the Laurel line, but when they could get to the outside, they were much too quick for the “Dogs” and scored on long runs by Tevin Jackson and Matt Campbell, who also completed a couple of passes en route to the two scores. David Smith had kicked 10 straight extra points, but that streak was broken when his kick hit the cross bar of the goal post after Delmar’s first score, and when Campbell tried to run the second try in, he was stopped at the goal line.

In the second half, Delmar looked a little better, but still not like the team the Delmar fans had been looking at all year, especially the defense as they sacked the Laurel quarterback several times. They didn’t have to worry about

Tyler West as he had been injured in the later part of the second quarter and could not play in the second half. Laurel’s only score came on a “Hail Mary” pass in the fourth quarter with Delmar leading 27-7 since they had scored two touchdowns of their own on another run by Jackson and a run by Jeremy Layton. Then a David Smith extra point made the final score Delmar 27Laurel 14.

The Delmar soccer team was ranked eighth and was scheduled to play ninth ranked Dover. This will be played at Cape Henlopen High on Tuesday, November 6 as part of a doubleheader.

The Delmar field hockey team with a 15-0-1 record was ranked second in the state and will be playing home Wednesday, November 7, at 2:30 p.m. Their opponent will be Padua (8-6-2), ranked 15th in the state.

ASSISTS AND ERRORS- The Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame Foundation held their annual induction ceremony and dinner last Saturday night at the Delmar VFW. It was well attended and there was a lot of socializing going on before and during the program as old friends were seeing each other after long times between visits.

Pat Murphy was there, and I am sure he will be writing it up as he was getting all the names, facts, and figures from the officers. I talked to several people after the program, and they all seemed to have had a very nice time and enjoyable evening.

This was the second year in row we have held this event here, and both years Percy Elliott and the men and women who work with him deserve a big thank you as they always do a good job.

Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame inducts seven players

By Pat Murphy The Eastern Shore Baseball Foundation inducted seven players into its hall of fame during their annual banquet last Saturday at the Delmar VFW. The foundation was started in 1982.

Inducted were Edwin “Ed” Ford, Bill Harris, Jack Hershberger, John McCabe Rayne, Gerald Wilson, Clifford Phillips, and Robert D. Thompson.

Ford was a pitcher and third baseman for Deal Island and later played in the Bi County League. Harris was a player-manager for Perdue in the ESBL and was an unsung hero “for making sure local players had a place to display their skills.”

Hershberger was nominated for his love of baseball. McCabe Raynewas a four year player at the University of Maryland where he pitched a no-hitter against the University of Virginia. He also played in the Eastern Shore League.

Wilson was a hard throwing left handed pitcher in the Central Shore League and later played with the Class D Salisbury Cardinals. Phillips played for Lewes, Milton, and the Berlin Bombers in the late 1940’s and 1950’s. He also played minor league ball in the Pittsburgh Pirate organization.

“Buzz” Thompson played ball in high school and later in the Lower Delaware League. He played in the league for 11 years and was known as one of the leaders in home runs and runs batted in every year. He has been a family court judge for 30 years, 18 of which he was Chief Judge of the state of Delaware.

Guest speaker was Coach William H. Cropper of the West Salisbury Little League all-stars. They became Maryland state champions and won the Mid-Atlantic regional championship and advanced to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. Cropper’s inspirational speech drew a standing ovation from the 150 guests.

Also present was guest James E. Conlan who played for the 1938 Salisbury Indians and later had brief stopovers with the Washington Senators and New York Yankees.

Laurel varsity boys’ soccer falls to Hodgson, 4-0 The Laurel varsity boys’ soccer team lost to Hodgson, 4-0, last Thursday in Laurel.

Jamie Ruhl had 15 saves in the loss.

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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 sports@mspublications.com or faxed to 302-629-9243.

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Pictured are new Hall of Famers John McCabe Rayne, Jack Hershberger, Edwin “Ed” Ford, Gerald Wilson, Bill Harris, Clifford Phillips, and Robert D. Thompson. Photo by Pat Murphy

Delmar Youth League basketball signups are taking place Signups for the 2007-2008 Delmar Youth League Basketball season, for boys ages 7-12 and girls ages 7-13, will be held on Saturday, November 10 and 17 from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the north entrance of Delmar High School by the gym. The cost is $20 per child or $40 for a family. Children must be residents of the Delmar School District.

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Laurel Star sports section has a new e-mail address

Forms can be picked up at Laurel Wesleyan Church Office 875-5380

Got sports? Send your sports scores, photos, and press releases to the Star’s new sports e-mail address: sports@mspublications.com.You can also fax info to 302-6299243. Call sports editor Mike McClure at 302-629-9788 with any questions.

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Laurel-Delmar football continued Laurel’s Billy Yossick and Jerry Henry stopped Campbell short of the end zone on a fake kick.

The two teams again traded possessions in the hard hitting game as a vocal crowd cheered them on. The Bulldogs struck pay dirt on their second possession of the quarter. Playing without West, the tandem of Bristow and Hare moved the ball down the field, starting on the 23 yard line. On fourth down and four from the four, Kelley threw his patented “alley oop” pass to a leaping David Albert for the Bulldogs’ first score at the 1:35 mark of the second quarter. Laurel kicker Kyle Brown’s kick was boomed far into the night making it 12-7, and that’s the way they headed into the locker rooms at the half.

The Bulldogs took the second half kickoff but their possession was short as Kevin Forse intercepted Kelley’s pass in front of the Laurel bench at the 47 yard line. The Wildcats faired poorly also in their first possession. After moving the ball into Laurel territory, the Bulldogs stripped the ball from Campbell and Rashawn Felder recovered it on the 13 yard line.

Again the Bulldogs failed to move the ball as the Wildcat defense came up big.

On Laurel’s punt, Campbell picked the ball up and returned it to the Laurel 30 yard line setting up Delmar’s third touchdown of the night.

After a couple of short gains, Jackson took off and was finally brought down on the four yard line by a host of Laurel tacklers. Jackson scored on the next play

MORNING STAR • NOVEMBER 8 - 14, 2007 PAGE 45 as he bounced off several Laurel defensive players for the score. The two point run by Jackson made it 20-7 Wildcats with 5:22 left in the third quarter.

The Bulldogs, without West, were unable to move the ball on their next possession and tried to make a punt. The ball went over punter Brandon Hearne’s head and Hearne threw the ball down field resulting in an interception by junior lineman Kenny Smith. Smith intercepted the pass at the 43 and huffed his way to the Laurel 10 yard line where Jeremy Layton soon scored untouched on a run. The kick

by David Smith was good and Delmar led 27-7 with 2:59 left in the third quarter.

The final points of the game were put on the scoreboard by the Bulldogs with 9:12 left in the game. It began with Kelley being sacked on two consecutive plays (by Bradshaw and Bradshaw and Spencer Fothergill) after the Bulldogs took possession on the Wildcat 20 after a bad punt. Pressure came again from the Delmar offensive lineman Cody Thompson blocks against Laurel’s Gavin Parker as Wildcat quarterback Matt Campbell rolls out during last Friday’s game in Laurel.

Wildcat defense on the third play, but Photo by Mike McClure Kelley completed a desperation pass to Josh Kosiorowski in the end zone for an while injuries to Tyler Cornish and Kevin fort was good and the game plan was 18-yard Bulldog touchdown. Brown’s Robles fill the list. working, but mistakes have been crucial kick was good making it a final of 27-14 Hearn also had praise for Smith, who to us all year,” said Manlove. as another game in this intense rivalry had a key interception and run back and a Manlove was pleased with his all -purwas history. sack. pose player Cody Bristow, who gained 53 “Laurel played a great game. They “It was an exciting evening. He has yards on six carries as the team’s running could have folded up. They played gutsy worked real hard to get to this point. He back after West’s injury. Bristow also had against IR,” said Delmar coach David knew where to go and can make big 12 tackles to lead the Bulldogs. Jerry Hearn. “Now we have to get ready for plays,” Hearn said of his 280 pound tackHenry had six tackles for Laurel and Nick next week. It goes by quickly.” le.

Munoz, Jamar Archer, and Tyrell Whitney Hearn is hoping to get a bye in the first Laurel coach Ed Manlove said the intied with five a piece. round of the playoffs (following Friday’s jury to West changed his game plan. “We Felder had a fumble recovery for Lauseason finale against Woodbridge in Delhad to go to a more up tempo offense. rel while Bradshaw was in on four sacks mar) as senior Joe Pete is out injured. SeThe mistakes are what killed us. The effor Delmar. nior Tyrone Greene is just coming back

Laurel defenders Lance Kelley (2), Jamar Archer (1), and Jerry Henry collapse on Tevin Jackson to drop him for a two yard loss during last Friday’s game in Laurel.

Photo by Mike McClure

Laurel’s Blake Hare runs with the ball during his team’s home game against Delmar last week as senior lineman Esmond Ennis looks on. Photo by Mike McClure CATS AND DOGS- Delmar’s Alison Bloodsworth looks to get past Laurel’s Diane Paul during last Tuesday’s game in Laurel.

The Bulldogs held the Wildcats to one first half goal, but Delmar netted three goals in the second half for a 4-0 win. Photo by Mike McClure

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Laurel/Seaford Star sports predictions: week 10 High school football- Sussex Tech at Polytech- Sussex Tech 35-20- The Ravens will help their playoff chances with a win in the final game of the regular season.

Woodbridge at Delmar- Delmar 28-14 Laurel at Seaford- Laurel 21-7 College football- Salisbury University at Frostburg (at U.S. Naval Academy)- Salisbury 42-21 Louisville at West Virginia- West Virginia 35-21- West Virginia will continue to push toward a top five berth with a home win on Saturday.

NFL- Philadelphia at Washington- Philadelphia 21-20 Mike McClure- 8-0 Cincinnati at Baltimore- Baltimore 20-10 last week , 57-27-1 High school field hockey state tournament- Milford at Del- overall mar- Delmar 3-0- No matter where the games are played after the first game, the Wildcats will continue to roar.

Cape Henlopen vs. Sussex Tech- Sussex Tech 4-2

Shown (l to r) is the Sussex Tech boys’ cross country team which placed first in the Sussex County championships and second in the Henlopen Conference championships: bottom- Anil Chandrandt, Rob Davidson, Evan Lieb, Jamie Price; middleDerek Kitchen, Brian Singh; top- Dave Ricksecker. Not pictured are Mike Metzler and Steve Spera.

Ricksecker wins Henlopen meet, Ravens place second Sussex Tech’s David Ricksecker (16:25) placed first in the Henlopen Conference boys’ meet last Saturday at Killen’s Pond State Park as the Ravens placed second.

Brian Singh (17:40) placed 11th and Derek Kitchen (17:57) was 15th for Sussex Tech (67), which finished second behind Caesar Rodney (28).

In the girls’ race, Sussex Tech’s Paige Collins (22:14) came in 12th and teammate Dee Carillo (22:28) was 14th. Caesar Rodney (40) placed first while Sussex Tech (145) was sixth.

High school football- Sussex Tech at Polytech- Sussex Tech 24-21- Polytech is not going to make it easy.

Woodbridge at Delmar- Delmar 42-7 Laurel at Seaford- Laurel 21-3 College football- Salisbury University at Frostburg (at U.S. Naval Academy)- Salisbury 24-7- Frostburg is known for several honorable accolades, none of which have anything to do with football.

Louisville at West Virginia- West Virginia 49-21 NFL- Philadelphia at Washington- Washington 24-21- This is not only an important game in the NFC East, it should be a fun game to watch.

Jesse Piquette- 7-1 Cincinnati at Baltimore- Baltimore 21-17 last week, 52-32-1 High school field hockey state tournament- Milford at Del- overall mar- Delmar 3-1- No question, this is Delmar’s year for sports.

Cape Henlopen vs. Sussex Tech- Sussex Tech 2-0 High school football- Sussex Tech at Polytech- Sussex Tech 28-14 Woodbridge at Delmar- Delmar 38-21- I expect Delmar to put up points early and rest their starters in order to get ready for the playoffs.

Laurel at Seaford- Laurel 28-14- Laurel had a good run this year. The Bulldogs have a lot to build on. I expect they will end the season with a win.

College football- Salisbury University at Frostburg (at U.S. Naval Academy)- Salisbury 28-14 Louisville at West Virginia- West Virginia 31-21 NFL- Philadelphia at Washington- Philadelphia 28-24 Daniel RichardsonCincinnati at Baltimore- Cincinnati 28-20- Cincy can score, 5-3 last week, 56-281 overall Baltimore can’t. However, with Cindy’s defense being so bad I don’t expect a runaway.

High school field hockey state tournament- Milford at Delmar- Delmar 4-1 Cape Henlopen vs. Sussex Tech- Sussex Tech 3-2 Sports editor’s note: Send your week 11 predictions to sports editor Mike McClure at sports@mspublications.com or 302-629-9243 (f) by Thursday, Nov. 22 at 5 p.m.

Please include your name and phone number.

Week 11 games-Week 11- College football- University of Delaware at Villanova, Penn State at Michigan State; NFL- Cleveland at Baltimore, Miami at Philadelphia, Washington at Dallas; High school playoffs- TBA

Ravens blank Smyrna, 21-0, to keep playoff hopes alive

Shown (l to r) is the Sussex Tech girls’ cross country team after placing first in the Sussex County championships last week in Seaford: sitting- Karian Flynn and Dee Carillo; kneeling- Brittany Chesser, Page Collins, Livia Berg; standing- Monica Patel, Ashley Elkington, Emma Mancusco and Rachel Crum.

Inaugural Shorecut Lawn Care 5 on 5 Flag Football Tournament The first Shorecut Lawn Care 5 on 5 flag football tournament will take place Nov. 17-18. The cost to participate is $125 per team with three guaranteed games. Trophies will be awarded to the first, second, and third place teams with an expected pay out of over $1,000 to be awarded to the first place team. Contact Blair Carey at 443-783-3294 to sign up or for more information.

The Sussex Tech varsity football team shut out Smyrna, 21-0, in its regular season home finale last Friday night to move to 6-3 overall.

The Ravens will need a road win over Polytech in the Tech Bowl on Friday to remain in the hunt for a berth in the state playoffs.

George Godwin scored the only touchdown of the first half with a 42-yard touchdown run in the opening quarter and Seth Hastings booted the extra point to make it 70. The Ravens made it 14-0 when quarterback Josh Marshall called his own number on a one-yard touchdown run and Hastings made another PAT. Godwin capped the scoring with a 50Sussex Tech’s George Godwin looks yard interception return for a touchdown fol- for room to run during his team’s win lowed by an extra point kick by Hastings for over Smyrna last Friday. Godwin had a touchdown run and an interception rethe 21-0 win. Jamar Beckett gained 136 turn for a touchdown for the Ravens. yards rushing to help lead the way for the Photo by David Elliott Ravens.

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Seaford Bowling Lanes Young Adults High games and series Justin Sherman 256 Allen Robinson 625 Nicole Marciano 242, 683

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IT’S GOOD!- Sussex Tech’s Seth Hastings follows through on a kick during his team’s 21-0 win over Smyrna last Friday. Hastings made all three PAT attempts in the Raven win.

Photo by David Elliott

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Delaware Roadrunners to hold fundraiser at Roadhouse The Delaware Roadrunners 14U Select Baseball Team is having a fundraiser at The Roadhouse Steak Joint on Monday, November 12. Stop by the Roadhouse, located on Route 1 in the Midway Shopping Center, anytime on the 12th. A percentage of the day’s proceeds will help the team travel to Orlando, Florida for a week long tournament at Disney World. There will be a 50/50 raffle and other prizes from 6–8 p.m. For more information call (302) 629-2629.

Delmar’s Katie McMahon, shown with the ball as Laurel’s Kelly Thibeau defends, had one goal in her team’s 4-0 win over Laurel last week. The Wildcats finished the regular season with one tie and no losses. Photo by Mike McClure

Sussex Chix 12U softball team is looking for players The Sussex Chix 12U fast pitch softball team is looking to add players for the 2008 season. Try outs will be by appointment only, and will run until November 17. To set up an appointment please contact Robin Marine at 302-448-5967. We are a new team with which there will be opportunities for playing time for those willing to improve their skills.

Laurel’s Mike Taylor hangs on to the football on his way to his third touchdown in last Sunday’s playoff win. Photo by Frank Calio

The Ravens’ Christian Caredio runs with the ball during a Seaford Department of Parks tackle football game last week.

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 sports@mspublications.com or faxed to 302-629-9243.

MAKING THE HITLaurel’s Nick Munoz delivers a hit against Delmar’s Tevin Jackson on a two point run. Jackson was able to cross the plain for the successful conversion as the Wildcats remained undefeated with a road win over the Bulldogs.

This week Laurel visits Seaford and Delmar hosts Woodbridge in the final regular season games. Photo

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Sussex Tech goalie Geoffrey Morton, left, kicks the ball as Raven midfielder Andrew Williamson looks to clear the ball during Tuesday night’s state tournament game at Cape Henlopen High School. Sussex Tech fell to Indian River on penalty kicks after the game went scoreless through regulation and overtime. More soccer photos in next week’s Star. Photos by Mike McClure

Delmar, Sussex Tech soccer teams fall in state tourney The eighth ranked varsity soccer team Delmar boys’ soccer team broke up a scoreless game with a goal late in the first half to take a 1-0 lead at the half but ninth ranked Dover had a pair of second half goals and held on to win, 2-1, in the opening round of the state tournament.

Dover held a 12-1 advantage in shots in the first half, however, the Wildcats’ one shot produced a goal when Frank VanGessel scored off a feed from Cody Webster 22:50 into the game. Delmar goalie Sean Scovell recorded six saves to keep the Senators off the board.

Dover (10-3-3), which defeated Delmar (11-5), 1-0, in Dover in September, continued to control possession of the ball in the second half. The Senators took 13 shots on goal with Cody Custer scoring the team’s first goal at the 60:07 mark to tie the game at 1-1.

The Senators scored the game-winning goal 12 minutes later when Chen Ling scored to make it 2-1. Dover played keep away with the ball the rest of the way to secure the win. Scovell had 11 saves in the Wildcat loss.

Ravens and Indians go into OT- The Sussex Tech and Indian River soccer teams battled in an even closer contest in game two of the state tournament doubleheader at Cape Henlopen High School on Tuesday. The Ravens held a narrow 5-3 advantage in shots at half-time before the Indians had a 5-4 edge in the second half of the game, which remained scoreless through regulation.

Neither team could find the net in overtime and third ranked Indian River (12-1-3) escaped with a win over 14th ranked Sussex Tech (11-4-1) with a 3-1 advantage in penalty kicks. Raven goalkeeper Geoffrey Morton recorded seven saves in regulation.

Delmar’s Tay Moore (13) looks to keep the ball away from a Dover defender as teammates Zach Bettes and Kyle Dixon (10) look on during Tuesday’s state tournament game at Cape Henlopen. Delmar scored the only goal of the first half, but Dover netted a pair of goals in the second half for the 2-1 win. Photo by Mike McClure

Henlopen All-Conference field hockey, soccer teams The following local athletes were recently named to the Henlopen Conference field hockey and soccer teams: Field hockey- Henlopen North- first team- Ellen Rowe, Sussex Tech, offense; Lindsay Danz, Sussex Tech, offense; Maxine Fluharty, Sussex Tech, midfield; Jara Pugh, Sussex Tech, defense; Caitlin Stone, Sussex Tech, goalkeeper Second team- Sara Adams, Sussex Tech, offense; Rebecca McMillan, Sussex Tech, midfield; Juliana Willette, Sussex Tech, defense Honorable mention- Lauren Joseph, Sussex Tech Conference coach of the year- Nancy Tribbitt, Sussex Tech Henlopen South- first team- Kelsey Riggleman, Seaford, offense; Katie McMahon, Delmar, offense; Alison Bloodsworth, Delmar, offense; Lindsay Lloyd, Delmar, midfield; Hilary Cooper, Seaford, midfield; Chelsea Collison, Woodbridge, midfield; Maribeth Beach, Delmar, defense; Megan Wilkinson, Delmar, defense; Amanda Swift, Seaford, defense; Shannon Wilson, Delmar, goalkeeper Second team- Mallory Elliott, Delmar, offense; Heather Solomon, Woodbridge, offense; Diane Paul, Laurel, midfielder; Haley Quillen, Seaford, midfielder; Jenna Cahall, Laurel, defense Honorable mention- Hali Ramey, Delmar; Chelsea Espenlaub, Laurel; Erin Taylor, Seaford; Sarah Judy, Woodbridge Soccer- Henlopen North- first team- Nathan Zanks, Sussex Tech, sweeper; Ariel Espinoza, Sussex Tech, midfielder Second team- Evan Lee, Sussex Tech, midfielder; Sebastian Borror, Sussex Tech, forward Honorable mention- Christian Espinoza, Sussex Tech Henlopen South- first team- Trevor Lee, Seaford, forward; Denny Murray, Delmar, striker; Cody Webster, Delmar, midfield; Daniel DeMott, Seaford, midfield; Derek Nennstiehl, Woodbridge, forward; Tyrek Camper, Seaford, defense; Casey Bellamy, Delmar, sweeper; Jarred Rittenhouse, Delmar, goalkeeper Second team- Frank VanGessel, Delmar, midfield; Zachary Bettes, Delmar, stopper; Tim Halter, Seaford, defense; Oscar Castrejon, Seaford, midfield; Corey Phillips, Delmar, midfield; Nathan Rathbone, Woodbridge, midfield/defense; Lineker Valladares, Laurel, midfield; Drew Venables, Seaford, midfield; Andrew Halter, Seaford, goalkeeper; Reuss Idler, Woodbridge, goalkeeper Honorable mention- Seth Figgs, Delmar; Kyle Brown, Laurel; Zach Schofer, Seaford; Dustin Richards, Woodbridge

Phillips signs with Florida Marlins, will report in March

Delmar’s Casey Bellamy attempts to move the ball upfield as teammate Thomas Gray (20) looks on during Tuesday night’s state tournament soccer game. Delmar fell to Dover in the first round game despite holding a 1-0 lead at the half. Photo by Mike McClure

Laurel graduate Shawn Phillips was recently signed by the Florida Marlins and will report to spring training in Florida in March. Phillips, who was originally drafted out of Delaware State University by the Texas Rangers, played for the Windy City Thunderbolts in the independent Frontier League this summer. Phillips went 10-4 with a 2.40 ERA in 23 games started for the league champions. Shawn struck out 120 batters in 144.1 innings while walking just 15. See next week’s Star for a story on Phillips.

Local first team all-conference photos in next week’s paper.

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People Parks, Lesniewski are wed Laura Ellen Parks and Jayce Ryan Lesniewski were married Oct. 20 on The Circle in Georgetown by Sussex County Clerk of the Peace George Parish.

A reception was held following the wedding at the home of the bride’s parents. Ms Parks is the daughter of Timothy and Lynn Parks, Seaford. She graduated from Seaford High School in 2003 and from the University of Delaware in May with a bachelor of arts degree in English

and in ancient Greek and Roman studies.

Her husband also graduated from Seaford High School in 2003. He attended Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, where he graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in political science.

He is the son of Gregory and Pam Lesniewski, Huntingdon, Pa. The couple is living in St. Paul, Minn., where Lesniewski is attending William Mitchell College of Law.

Morningstar, Enders to be married Mr. and Mrs. Larry Enders, Seaford, Delaware, announce the engagement of their son, Jason Enders, to Denise Morningstar, daughter of Mary Morningstar & Phillip Gerrard, of Howard, Ohio, and Tony Morningstar, Howard, Ohio. Jason is the grandson of Helen Enders and the late George Enders of Salem, Ohio, and the late George and Pat Mossack of North Lima, Ohio. Denise is the granddaughter of William and Carol Small of Mt. Vernon, Ohio.

Jason is a senior at York College of Pennsylvania and will graduate with a

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is a 2003 graduate of Seaford High School, Seaford, DE. Denise is a senior at Ohio State University and will graduate with a Bachelor of Psychology. She is a 2003 graduate from East Knox High School, Howard, Ohio.

Denise is a nationally certified EMT with Eastern Knox Country Joint Fire District and is also employeed as a pharmacy technician for Kroger pharmacy.

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Health Too much TV time has negative effects

By Anthony Policastro, M.D Over the years, there have been many studies done on the effects of television.

The most recent issue of Pediatrics from the American Academy of Pediatrics has three such studies.

The first of them addressed sleep patterns and memory skills. The findings looked at both television and computer games.

The conclusions were that both television and computer game exposure affect children’s sleep. It appears that while sleep still occurs, it is not a normal sleep pattern.

In addition verbal memory performance is affected. This means that children with too much exposure to TV or computers have impaired memory skills when tested.

The second study looked at the effect of television on later attention skills. Previous studies had shown that too much television can lead to attention deficit type symptoms.

This study broke it down more. There were three significant findings. The first was that viewing educational television

People may wonder why we see so many more children with attention problems now than we did in the past. It very possibly has to do with television viewing at an early age. before age 3 was not associated with attention problems. Viewing non-educational television was associated with later attention problems. After age 3, there did not seem to be any attention problems later in life.

People may wonder why we see so many more children with attention problems now than we did in the past. It very possibly has to do with television viewing at an early age.

The third study looked at television violence. We have known for many years that viewing violence makes children see violent behavior as acceptable.

The new study looks at behavior later in life. The interesting finding in this

Dr. Sternberg announces the closing of his Seaford practice Dr. Richard Sternberg, board certified orthopaedic surgeon and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, announces the closing of his practice of orthopaedic surgery at 1200 Norman Eskridge Highway, Seaford. The last date of practice will be approximately Jan. 31, 2008.

Arrangements will be made for the forwarding of mail and email prior to the closure date and if possible also for fax and voice communication.

“It has been an honor to be trusted with the orthopaedic health care of so many of

the people and families in Western Sussex County for the past eight years,” said Dr. Sternberg, “and I am going to miss my patients.

Taking care of people the way I would want my family to be taken care of has helped to create a bond between us that has gone beyond the routine doctor-patient relationship.”

Dr. Sternberg is the 20th physician to leave, or indicate that he is planning to leave, practice in Western Sussex County since June 2006.

Richard J. Sternberg, M.D. 1200 Norman Eskridge Highway, P.O. Box 419 Seaford, DE 19973 email: rjs@alum.mit.edu 302-629-7900

Announces the Closing of his Practice of Orthopaedic Surgery Effective January 30, 2008.

Patients may contact the office for information regarding their medical records.

study is that boys were different than girls. Boys who watched violence on television in the pre-school period were more likely to have later aggressive and antisocial behavior.

We have long known that television viewing in children is associated with obesity. There are two reasons for this.

The first is that it means they spend less time exercising. The second is that children tend to eat snacks when they watch television.

The results of all these studies suggest the following things to do: Children should not watch television before age 3 unless it is educational television.

Children should limit television and computer/videogame time to less than 2 hours per day.

Children should not eat while watching television.

Pre-school boys should not view violence on television. The V-chip can help in this role.

As with most things, we have to be careful about overdoing them. It would appear that television needs to be in that category as well.

Delaware receives high marks The medical technology industry is well-known for its major contribution of its products to the health of the nation. According to the Lewin Group, a prominent health research firm, the medical technology industry is a strong, vibrant and growing part of the U.S. economy, and plays a critical role in improving the quality of life and health of patients everywhere.

In a newly released report at the October, AdvaMed 2007 - The Med Tech Conference in Washington, D.C., the state of Delaware was ranked second in the country for having the highest concentration of medical technology jobs relative to total employment - almost three times the national average. The report indicated that, in Delaware, the medical technology profession had more than $1 billion in sales, and the industry employs more than 3,000 workers. The Health Sciences Cluster has an economic impact on the state of $3.1 billion.

"MTI fits well into Delaware's R & D footprint and provides above average wages for our workforce," said Delaware Economic development Office director Judy McKinney-Cherry.

A copy of the full report can be found at AdvaMed.org.

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Health Briefs Osteoporosis and stroke screenings

Residents living in and around the Seaford, community can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or a serious bone fracture. Life Line Screening will be at Nanticoke Senior Center on Dec. 4. The site is located at 310 Virginia Ave. in Seaford. Appointments will begin at 8 a.m.

A stroke, also known as a "brain attack," is ranked as the third leading killer in the world, and the leading cause of nursing home admissions.

Stoke often occurs without warning.

The good news is that painless screening can help identify problems that can lead to stroke before it is too late.

Screenings are fast, painless and low cost. They test for blocked carotid arteries, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and hardening of the arteries in the legs.

Bone density screening is also offered to assess the risk of osteoporosis.

These screenings are important because of the silent and often debilitating nature of the conditions. The majority of strokes are caused by plaque build up in the carotid arteries.

The abdominal aorta is the largest artery in the body, and a weakness in the walls of the artery can cause a ballooning called an aneurysm, which can rupture. A ruptured aneurysm is generally fatal.

Peripheral arterial disease or PAD is also known as a "hardening of the arteries." Sufferers have a 4-6 fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Risk is evaluated through a measurement called the "Ankle-Brachial Index," which is obtained by reading the systolic pressure in the ankle and arm.

All four screenings take less than an hour to complete. The cost for a Wellness Package of all four screenings including free osteoporosis screening is $129.

For more information regarding the screenings or to schedule an appointment, call 1-877-237-1287 or visit us at www.lifelinescreening.com. Pre-registration is required.

DPH declares vaccine shortage

Delaware Division of Public Health Director Jaime H. Rivera, MD has declared that the state is experiencing a shortage in certain mercury-free vaccines.

Dr. Rivera signed three declarations pursuant to House Bill 108, which the Delaware General Assembly passed in 2005 and amended in June 2007. The amended law stipulates that a shortage cannot be declared until all other sources for additional mercury-free vaccines are exhausted.

The declarations allow health providers to administer vaccines containing mercury to pregnant women and children younger than 8 years. The declarations, which are applicable for 12 months, may be re-issued or amended upon Dr. Rivera’s determination.

The declarations cover three vac-

cines: • Mercury-free flu vaccine for the 2007-2008 season that is administered to pregnant women and children 3 to 8 years with contraindications to the regular flu shot. Supplies are adequate for other individuals.

• Mercury-free diphtheria /tetanus vaccine (DT), used to protect children 7 years and younger who cannot receive the whooping cough vaccine for diphtheria and tetanus. The sole manufacturer of this vaccine does not produce a mercury-free brand.

• Japanese encephalitis vaccine, recommended for those who plan to reside for a month or longer in areas where Japanese encephalitis infection is common. The sole manufacturer of this vaccine does not produce a mercury-free brand.

For more information, contact DPH’s Immunization Program at 800-282-8672 or 302-741-2950.

LOFLAND PARK SUPPORTS ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION. LifeCare at Lofland Park held its third annual mini-walk on Saturday, Sept. 15 to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter. This year’s efforts raised over $3,500, which went towards the Memory Walk held in Rehoboth on Sept. 29. The money stays locally to support programs that benefit individuals in this area that have been affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. For more information about Alzheimer’s resources, contact the Georgetown branch office of the Alzheimer's Association at 854-9788.

Depression support group in Laurel The Mental health Association in Delaware will be sponsoring a Depression Support Group in Laurel on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. The meetings begin at 7 p.m. In November, the meetings are the second and fifth Thursdays due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

The purpose of the Laurel Depression Support Group is to share experiences related to living and coping with depression. The group is confidential and offered at no charge.

The MHA encourages anyone dealing with a depressive disorder to attend.

Register in advance by calling 1-800287-6423.

• Peer support groups sponsored by Mental Health Association of Delaware are not intended to replace professional mental health treatment.

To maintain the privacy of our members, MHA does not publish support group locations; locations are provided with registration.

Stroke support group Nanticoke Memorial Hospital will offer free monthly Stroke Support Group meetings designed for individuals who have survived a stroke and their families and caregivers.

Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at Nanticoke Cancer Care Center, from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

The meetings will consist of guest speakers and breakaway sessions, in which caregivers and survivors will meet in two groups to discuss concerns, provide support and networking. Refreshments will be provided.

Sheila Brant and Joan Burditt, occupational therapists at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, will facilitate the support group meetings.

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Statewide effort encouraging families begins The new Delaware Family Policy Council (DFPC) states that it is committed to building strong Delaware communities for children.

“What makes our state and our nation strong is what is most under fire and at the forefront of debate,” says co-founder Ann Smith, board member of the new statewide organization.

The founding team of DFPC said it believes that the family is the basic unit of society upon which all human activity rests.

“Family is the first school, the first business, the first church, the first community, the first building block of human society. To neglect the family and the role the family plays in transmitting values to our children is to tear at the moral and social fabric of our society,” adds Pastor Tom Birowski of Harvest Christian Church in Seaford.

DFPC is not the first organization in Delaware with a mission to strengthen families. The Delaware Family Foundation, which started 18 years ago, has passed the torch and united with the new Delaware Family Policy Council.

The Delaware Family Policy Council aims to lead a collaborative effort between all pro-family organizations to stand united in preserving the shared view of what makes families strong and healthy.

So what does that mean for Delaware?

According to DFPC it means, “leading by strength and not weakness. Research and facts support inarguably that the best environment for children to be raised in is with a mom and dad together in marriage. Research shows that the breakdown in our families is the engine that drives our most troubling social problems, including crime, poverty, divorce, unwanted pregnancies, academic failure, and teen suicide. While our culture has changed, we don’t believe that the timeless principles and needs that are foundational to us all are any different,” says Nicole Theis, co-founder and acting executive director.

Some might argue that many of the issues we face today — out of wedlock births, single parenting, a diminished view of marriage including its very definition, and skepticism towards the idea of a life long commitment to one person — make this effort a laughable attempt, Theis says.

But the work of DFPC will be focused on equipping people who want something different, something better and stronger for their children and families, she adds.

“We want to provide the map to get to the best resources and answers for any Delaware family that wants out of the cycle of hopelessness, who wants their legacy to be a gift to their children and one that helps navigate and gives identity to the next generation,” shares Birowski.

“When people believe that they were

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designed for a purpose that only they can fulfill, when they believe that we were made in the image of a loving Creator, the issue of valuing life in all stages, and valuing one another takes on a much needed and healthy perspective. It is a perspective that we believe is a part of our souls from the beginning, like the need to be loved and respected.”

Theis says the mission of DFPC is to strengthen, nurture, and shield Delaware families by developing faith-based alliances with churches, pro-family organizations, community and civic leaders, and religious organizations.

Theis adds that the goal is to educate, equip, unify, and engage the citizens of Delaware in advocating for family values and preserving the integrity of the family as an institution.

The founding team of DFPC is working closely with Focus on the Family, the Colorado-based organization started by Dr. James Dobson, the Family Research Council in Washington D.C., and the Alliance Defense Fund. The goal of DFPC is to gain “full association” with Focus on the

Family within the coming year, Theis says.

The first meeting of business leaders and pastors in Sussex County was October 17, when Bill Spencer from Focus on the Family presented the purpose of Family Policy Councils and the full commitment to get behind the Delaware effort once association is reached.

There are currently 38 active FPCs in the country with other states working towards association, Delaware being one of them.

The organization will partner with churches and other organizations throughout the state in doing community outreach projects and special events.

In the coming 13 months, DFPC looks forward to identifying those partnerships, as well as and working towards Voter Guide development and distribution for the upcoming 2008 election, Theis says.

The DFPC is currently working with teams in all three of our Delaware counties. To learn more about the organization, get involved, or schedule a speaker for your organization, visit www.delawarefamilies.org.

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Here’s proof that oil and water sometimes do mix They say oil and water do not mix. Well, as I think of the 2007 URPHY AT Business Person of the Year in Seaford (under 25 employees) I’m giving us all someBryant Richardson, I must consider that maybe they can be mixed after thing to think about, espeall. Extremely quiet, periods of no cially me, as I so often conversation, unemotional for the stand up and cheer for my most part, very calm, but most of favorite overpaid athlete. all, I complete my description by saying good-hearted. That would Others need cheers, too. be my description of Bryant Richardson, my “boss” or employnity passion and may he never lose sight er and mentor at the Star newspaper.

I know there for a moment, when I said of what brought him to the dance — that community passion. I do not think he will. quiet, calm, unemotional — you thought I Congratulations, Bryant! was talking about myself. No siree, it’s Bryant. He reminds me of a friend many Now about Dr. Judith Tobin, the Athena years ago, Pastor Wallace Beasley, who recipient. Freddie Hertrich was the presenwas at the Laurel Church of Christ for many years. Neither one has a hobby. Nei- ter and for a brief moment I thought Don Rickles had joined us, as he spun several ther one is a collector of anything that I tales, including not being able to benefit am aware of. They think out everything from customers like her, who kept their car they are going to say and most of the time 15 years. they are doing what they do best: their He finished on a serious note telling of jobs.

Dr. Tobin raising six children after her Bryant is certainly worthy of his Busihusband passed away, putting them all ness Person of the Year award. I can tell through college and continuing to work you they made a good selection. Starting past the average retirement. with six employees in the dining room of Dr. Tobin’s secret for all of us: find his Elm Drive home — he now has a large something you enjoy doing and it’s not office behind County Bank with 12 fullwork. Those of you reading this, should time employees, many part-time employees and a long list of “stringers” (part-time pass this advice on to your children. I knew she was telling it from the heart. Fiwriters), as they are called in the newspanally, Dr. Tobin, who is the state medical per business. examiner, was a joy to listen to adding For me, I consider myself fortunate, as great humor, as she said her “customers” I have been with him most of the way, starting three months after the Seaford Star never spoke back and never sued.

Then there was the prestigious John A. first published in April of 1996. Soon afand Helen M. Moore Community Service ter, on August 1, 1996, the Laurel Star was Award given to long-time barber, Dick started.

Collison.

Collison is a Seaford “SuperIt has not been an easy journey for two star.” He received his award, saying, “This unlikes, but we have made it mainly beaward means a lot to me. I would like to cause of Bryant’s great level of tolerance be just half the man John Moore was.” for emotional, high-strung individuals, Dick is a dedicated fireman, singer, distinsuch as myself and others who have guished citizen and traffic director for the passed through the office doors. The fufire department, and this only begins his ture, I do not know, but I do know Bryant has brought a paid weekly newspaper from story.

Other deserving recipients were Volunzero to more than 6,600 paid copies today. teer of the Year award, Dick Wolfe; Spirit Typically the newspaper business is in of Community, Eddie Kaye and Charlie trouble today with the internet and televiTowers; and Dr. Russell Knorr was the sion going so strong, but I have to say the Business Person of the Year (more than 25 future for the Star looks good. employees). Space will not provide for any My hat is off to Bryant for his commu-

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more, besides I have already ventured far out of Laurel on this. I’m glad, it was a great evening for some very inspiring folks.

I was at Nanticoke Hospital the other day, as my wife had a minor procedure performed and her doctor was Dr. Carey. I had heard quite a bit about him, but this was my first encounter.

Dr. Carey was at the hospital and his office from early in the morning until early into the evening, coming back for an emergency in the wee hours of the next morning and was there at 7:10 a.m. to see my wife again. This was told to me by some of his staff, as he certainly did not offer this information.

So often we hear things and, oh yes, read things, that are very negative of the medical field. Do we realize the dedication and sacrifice these people of the medical field make for us when they take on a medical career?

I know they didn’t score a touchdown or hit the game-winning home run… you know maybe they did, and they are on our team.

I’m giving us all something to think about, especially me, as I so often stand up and cheer for my favorite overpaid athlete.

Others need our cheers, too.

The Laurel High School class of 1947 will be holding their 100th “get-together” in early December. Class member Paul

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I’ve got to tell you this, as it has been on my mind for some time. I just can’t let up on my frustration at the situation on Discount Land Road, on the east side of the highway in Laurel.

Those folks deserve a wider road, a sidewalk and some measure of safety as they head to the shopping center and Food Lion. As a matter of fact, there is a sidewalk from the corner of the entrance to the shopping center to the ditch along the highway. I call it, “The walk to nowhere.”

This does not count having to use Tyndall’s parking lot to cross Rt. 13. A sad state of looking out for the welfare of Sussex Countians. Biff, Bob, Vance (our legislators) get mad and do something before we read about a pedestrian being struck.

All up and down the highway they are making improvements, but not there.

Next week I hope to have a few comments on the “Craigadore Sports Reunion Banquet” for former Laurel athletes. It was a very nice reunion attended by 46 of the 52 who signed up.

Sign on a plate in a store in Wythville, Va., “I always wanted to be somebody, I see now I should have been more specific.” Now that fits a lot of us. Have a happy week everyone.

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Police Journal Police seize drugs during raids

The Delaware State Police Kent County Drug Unit, with the assistance of the State Police Kent and Sussex Counties Governor’s Task Force, and the Special Operations Team, conducted two search warrants recently leading to multiple drug-related arrests.

The raid stems from the continued effort from the state police to combat the illegal drug operations that affect Delaware’s communities. The search warrants were executed in the 100 block of Dorman Ave., Harrington, and the 11000 block of Utica Lane, Greenwood.

The two-month investigation began after undercover troopers purchased marijuana from Brenda Humphrey and Brian Gerben. During the search warrants, 493.3 grams of marijuana, a .25 caliber handgun, $362 in currency, and drug paraphernalia was seized.

The following subjects were arrested: Brenda Humphrey, 45, of Dorman St., Harrington, was arrested for three counts of delivery of marijuana; possession with the intent to deliver marijuana; three counts of maintaining a dwelling; two counts of maintaining a vehicle; three counts of second degree conspiracy; distribution of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school, five counts of possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of marijuana, and endangering the welfare of a child.

Humphrey was issued a $23,600 secured bond.

Brian Gerben, 48, of Dorman St., Harrington, was arrested for delivery of marijuana; possession with the intent to deliver marijuana; maintaining a dwelling; maintaining a vehicle; two counts of second degree conspiracy; three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia; endangering the welfare of a child; and possession of marijuana. Gerben was issued a $11,400 secured bond.

Dawn Friedel, 24, of Utica Rd., Greenwood, was arrested for maintaining a dwelling; second degree conspiracy; two counts of endangering the welfare of a child; and possession of drug paraphernalia. Friedel was issued a $10,000 unsecured bond.

As the investigation unfolded, troopers obtained additional information leading them to a residence in the 200 block of MidState Rd., Felton, where a detective purchased one gram of cocaine from Corey Garrett. Following the purchase, a search warrant was executed at the residence. As a result, a shotgun, 2.8 grams of marijuana, seven signs belonging to Delaware Department of Transportation, and drug paraphernalia were seized.

Corey Garrett, 32, of MidState Rd., Felton, was arrested for delivery of cocaine; two counts of maintaining a dwelling; possession of a firearm by person prohibited; second degree conspiracy; two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia; and possession of marijuana. Garrett was issued a $14,500 secured bond.

Seaford Royal Farms robbed

The Delaware State Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at the Royal Farms, located at 8800 Concord Rd, Seaford on Sunday, Nov. 4. Troopers

responded after 911 was called at 3:05 a.m.

Investigators learned a black male, 20 25 years of age, 5'3" to 5'5", weighing between 160 to 170 pounds, wearing a blue jacket and Yankee's baseball cap, entered the store armed with a handgun and demanded money.

The clerk complied and the suspect received an undisclosed amount of cash and cigarettes. He was last seen fleeing on foot in a southerly direction from the store. No one was injured during the incident. Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to call 856-5850 or Crime Stoppers at 800-TIP-3333.

Officers respond to robbery

On Wednesday, Oct. 31, at approximately 3:45 p.m. Seaford Police officers responded to the Dollar General Store located on W. Stein Highway, Seaford, in reference to a robbery that had just occurred. Investigation revealed that the suspect was inside the store when he approached the clerk attempting to make a purchase and when the clerk opened the register, the suspect pushed the clerk out of the way and grabbed an undisclosed amount of money and fled the store in a westerly direction.

The suspect is described as a black male, 20 or so years of age, approximately 5’10”, 180 pounds, wearing an orange, gray and white shirt, blue jeans and white tennis shoes. The crime is a robbery second degree, Seaford Police Criminal Investigations Division is asking anyone with information about this crime to contact them at 629-6644 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333. Delaware Crime Stoppers are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person or persons involved.

Millsboro man assaulted in Seaford

On Thursday, Nov. 1, at approximately 10:28 p.m., Seaford Police Department officers responded to the Canton Inn, located on Norman Eskridge Highway, Seaford, in reference to a large fight that was taking place. Upon arrival, the victim and all defendants were actively engaged in a physical altercation.

Investigation revealed that the victim and all defendants were inside the Canton Inn during which time the defendants at some point became involved in a verbal confrontation, which led to defendant #2 hitting the victim in the side of the face with a beer bottle causing deep lacerations to the victim’s face. At this point all defendants then beat the victim severely with their hands and feet and a pool stick.

The victim along and defendant #2 were taken to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital by the Seaford Fire Department ambulance, where both were treated and released. All defendants were arrested and taken to Court 3 and committed to the Department of Corrections pending a preliminary hearing at a later date.

The victim is a 34-year-old Millsboro man. The defendants are: Defendant #1 - Alan De Fatte, 20, of Baltimore, charged with assault 1st degree; conspiracy 2nd degree; disorderly conduct;

resisting arrest; inciting a riot; underage consumption of alcohol. He was committed to the Department of Corrections in lieu of $14,750 cash bond pending a preliminary hearing.

Defendant #2 - Brian Kramer, 35, of Baltimore, charged with assault 1st degree; possession of a dangerous weapon during the commission of a felony; inciting a riot; conspiracy 2nd degree; disorderly conduct; terroristic threatening; resisting arrest; and indecent exposure. He was committed to the Department of Corrections in lieu of $27,000 cash bond pending a preliminary hearing.

Defendant #3 - Michael Brafford, 23, of Baltimore, charged with assault 1st degree; possession of dangerous weapon during the commission of a felony; inciting a riot; conspiracy 2nd degree; disorderly conduct.

He was committed to the Department of Corrections in lieu of $23,500 cash bond pending a preliminary hearing.

Defendant #4 - Warner Rodriguez, 23, of Naples, Fla., charged with assault 1st degree; possession of a dangerous weapon during the commission of a felony; inciting a riot; conspiracy 2nd degree; and disorderly conduct. He was committed to the Department of Corrections in lieu of $23,500 cash bond pending a hearing.

Police charge man with DUI and driving revoked after pursuit

The Delaware State Police charged a 42-year-old Georgetown man with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while revoked and numerous moving violations after he failed to stop for troopers late Monday evening.

On Monday at approximately 11:19 p.m. a state trooper was traveling north on US 13 approaching the intersection of Old Furnace Road when he observed a red truck stopped in the middle of Old Furnace Road.

As the trooper pulled behind the truck to investigate, the truck pulled off eastbound on Old Furnace Road at a high rate of speed. The trooper proceeded behind the vehicle and activated his emergency equipment (lights and siren) in an attempt to pull the truck over. The operator of the truck refused to stop for the trooper and continued to flee at speeds over 90 mph in a 50 mph zone.

After a five-minute pursuit, the truck stopped on the shoulder of Seashore Highway just east of Bridgeville. After stopping the truck, troopers contacted the operator, later identified as Lyndon F. Hitchens, 42, of Georgetown. Hitchens allegedly had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage on his breath and told troopers he consumed a large amount of alcoholic beverages prior to driving the truck which was unregistered. A routine computer check revealed Hitchens was driving with a revoked license and the truck displayed a fictitious registration plate. Hitchens was also wanted on active warrants out of Sussex County Court of Common Pleas for failing to pay a fine and Sussex County Family Court for failing to appear.

During the investigation Hitchens was charged with the following offenses: Resisting Arrest, DUI, Disregarding a Police Officer Signal, Reckless Driving, Unrea-

sonable Speed, Failing to Stop at a Stop Sign, Failing to Signal, Driving While Revoked, Fictitious Registration and No Proof of Insurance. Hitchens was held at the Sussex Correctional Institution on $5,800 cash bail.

Man charged with Identity Theft

On Monday, Nov. 05, criminal investigators assigned to the financial crimes unit at Troop 4 concluded a seven-month investigation into the alleged identity theft of a 28-year-old Laurel woman. During the investigation a Milford teen was arrested on Friday, Nov. 2, and charged with 174 total offenses including but not limited to theft, identity theft, unlawful use of a credit card and conspiracy.

Detectives were first contacted by the victim on Sunday, May 11, 2007 after she noticed someone had transferred a balance of $2,500 onto her Capital One credit card.

The victim also advised that someone had also accessed her MBNA Bank of America credit card account with a name and Milford address.

During their investigation detectives identified Corey Hawkins, 18, of the 100 block of South Washington St., Milford, as a possible suspect in the case. Hawkins had been arrested during a previous identity theft investigation in April of this year.

Detectives assigned to this case recognized the addresses and alias used by the suspect in this case and linked them to Hawkins.

According to detectives, Hawkins allegedly used the victim’s credit information and an alias to open credit card accounts. Hawkins would then use the credit cards to make purchases at the Hotel DuPont, Finish Line, PayLess shoes, Exxon, Wal-Mart and McDonalds. In addition Hawkins allegedly subscribed to Sports Illustrated magazine using the victim’s credit information.

According to detectives, Hawkins gained access into two of the victim’s existing credit card accounts and charged approximately $11,930. He was able to open one account and attempted to open 19 additional credit card accounts with the victim’s information. In all, Hawkins allegedly racked up approximately $16,571 in credit card purchases.

During this investigation detectives arrested Hawkins on 174 charges including: Identity Theft, Theft by False Pretense, Conspiracy 2nd Degree, Unlawful Use of Credit Card, and Criminal Impersonation.

Hawkins was arraigned and committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on $25,300 Secured Bond.

During the investigation, Hawkins’ cousin, Lakeisha D. Smith, 27, of the 2800 block of Daniel Street, Laurel, was charged after she allegedly used a credit card to make unauthorized purchases at Kim’s Jewelry located in the RT 13 Flea Market in March.

Both Smith and Hawkins were identified in a photo line up. On October 24, Smith was arrested and charged with the following offenses: Identity Theft, Conspiracy 2nd Degree, two counts of Criminal Impersonation, two counts of Unlawful Use of Credit Card, and Theft. Smith was released on $9,000 unsecured bond.

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I’ve learned not to listen to the so-called ‘experts’ Webster defines an analyst as a person who can examine carefully RANK ALIO and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, and predict possible By the time we reached results.

A commentator is a person who Seaford, the interest rate had discusses news, sports events, or risen to 12 percent, and the other topics on television or radio and usually offers an opinion. interest rate continued upward Put them both together and you get people who know no more that year to 21 percent. about what they are talking about than the man on the moon. mentator, the sports authority who tells us You've heard them all: the stock broker who speaks at the end of the session of the what's going to happen this day in sports, stock market on TV telling you what hapand why. The first play by play analyst pened that day, why, and what to expect in was Howard Cosell (an attorney who nevthe foreseeable future. er played a professional game in his life) And the next day the complete opposite on Monday Night Football followed by would happen.

John Madden explaining to us why the ofThen you had Alan Greenspan who for fensive or defensive play went south, or 20 years was chairman of the Federal Rewas a good call. serve Board, a person who could hold the And other play by play commentators, stock market hostage while he prepared nicknamed “color commentators,” because his forecast before Senate hearings. Upon their comments of the play by play brings hearing his predictions for the future of background information, as anecdotes or America's economy the stock market could analysis of strategy during the broadcast dip or rise hundreds of points. into our living room, according to Webster.

The following day the world would go I call them Monday morning quarteron and those who own stocks, particularly backs because they do nothing but second if the market dropped, would be told by guess the call of the play by the coach or their brokers the market was going the quarterback. through a “correction,” which defined Most of these “color commentators” are means, please don't panic, hold on, don't former players or coaches, who made the sell, don't cause a panic with the stock market, we really don't know what is gosame mistakes when they were calling or ing on with the market; stay tuned. on the receiving end of the plays.

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the top broadcast analyst for the NFL. Inducted into the Football Hall of Fame, he coached the Oakland Raiders to an impressive 103-32-7 record over a 10-year period including a Super Bowl Win. Another Ron (Jaws) Jaworski, former quarterback for 15 years, 10 with the Philadelphia Eagles, is interesting, but his predictions and comments, although always interesting, are not always on the mark.

He made the Pro-Bowl only once and he never got a Super Bowl ring with the Eagles.

I love it when a team is down and the sports announcers are quick to pounce on the losing team, then when the underdog bounces back they are quick to tell you how great they are.

After the second game of the playoffs this year, and after the Boston Red Sox had dropped their second straight game, the sports “experts” were blaming the Sox manager for not starting the right pitcher and because of that dumb decision the Sox were “done, doomed” and the manager should be fired.

As we know the Sox went on to win the playoffs and then to clinch the World Series in four games.

My other favorite analysts are number crunchers, financial experts.

I was chairman of the finance committee on the board at Nanticoke Hospital when we decided to build the first tower back in the 1970s.

We had to sell bonds on the market to raise the cash. Unfortunately it came at the

time of rising interest rates.

Each time we were ready to go to the bond market, the interest rate would go up and we had to recalculate our numbers.

Finally a member of our board, the manager of the Seaford DuPont Plant, offered to take us to the corporate board of DuPont in Wilmington and meet their top financial wizards.

Gee, I thought, these guys have the inside information, they play with the big boys, they’ll know what is going on.

So on to Wilmington we go meeting with the financial brains of the DuPont Company and their pin stripped suits.

We were told the interest rates had bottomed out, reached their highest level, and we should be good to go to sell our bonds.

Before that meeting, interest rates were 11.5 percent. By the time we reached Seaford, the interest rate had risen to 12 percent, and the interest rate continued upward that year to 21 percent.

We sold our bonds around 13 percent.

So much for my impression of financial experts. We decided when the market went down, we would borrow money to buy back the bonds, which we did at a much lower interest rate.

So, as you can tell by reading this column, I don’t have much faith in the predictions of analysts or what I hear from commentators.

I think I'd have as much luck rolling dice in Las Vegas. And I don't know how to do that.

Playing with fire is just what we did as youths The recent news accounts of fires ravaging southern California ONY INDSOR brought home the message of just how awesome and horrific fire can It took a quarter of a second be. I am going to vacation in Florida next week and I have already to dump the water on the read reports of dry conditions down there producing warnings about po- galloping flames and a minute tential fire. and a half to go and get some Growing up in Crisfield, Md., I was far from being a fire prevention more water. poster child. Unfortunately, like a lot of young people, I was very cuof burning paper leaped out of the drum rious about fire. and flew six-feet away from the can. It set I can remember dad always having an the grass on fire and I immediately ran to old 55-gallon drum for burning trash. It try and stop the flames. was orange from rust, with a charcoal rim Of course I had about as much knowlfrom the flames that were often leaping edge about how to treat a brush fire as I from the top. did about building a nuclear reactor. I ran Mom and dad always warned us to not and found an old plastic swimming pool play around the fire. They would have just and headed for the flames. as well told us that smoke was layered By this time the flames had formed a with five-dollar bills. Just as soon as dad half circle and were heading for the next went in the house we were like a bulldog door neighbor’s house. I took the plastic on a ham bone, frolicking around the burnpool and started beating at the flames to ing trash drum like buzzards around a deer try and put them out. carcass.

Of course the key word here is beating.

At first we would find sticks and prod The more I beat, the more wind was creatat the burning rubbish, sending glowing ed. Before I knew it the flames covered an ashes into the night sky. area three times the size it had been just Little by little, we would become a bit seconds earlier. more brave and start to send quickly conI became frantic. I hollered for my structed paper airplanes into the top of the brother to get some water. He ran to the 55-gallon drum. outside spigot and began bringing water I recall the time my brother and I were and we started a fire brigade. Some playing around the fire drum and a piece

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brigade. It was me and my brother and a 12-ounce orange juice can. It took a quarter of a second to dump the water on the galloping flames and a minute and a half to go and get some more water. It was like the fire alarm rang and Laurel and Hardy responded.

I started envisioning the fire engines pulling up with hoses and ladders. Only in my vision the fire engines pulled up and dad beat me with the hoses and ladders. I was scared to death.

All of a sudden, from out of nowhere came a blast of water. Dirt, mud and smoke flew. I turned and my father was using a garden hose to drown the flames.

His only words were “Get up to the house. NOW!” I recognized the tone of my father’s voice. He was usually holding a belt when he spoke like that and I know what he did with the belt once these words had been spoken.

But, here he was holding a 25-foot, triple reinforced, rubber garden hose.

There was no way I was going to stay around and wait for what was coming next.

The amazing thing is, dad came back into the house a few minutes later, walked up to me and my brother and said, “You know what I told you about playing around the fire.” He then went into the living room to read his paper.

Now, there would be some who might question this parental reaction. Doesn’t seem too harsh for a couple of heathens

who tried to burn down Richardson Avenue.

But, what you might not realize is that dad was very smart. Dad knew that my brother and I were not convinced of what our fate might be. We didn’t know whether Dad simply felt we were already scared enough to have learned our lesson, or whether on some dark night, while lying in the comfort of our bed, dad’s belt might strike like a match on dry grass.

So, for the next few weeks, me and my brother were constantly looking over our shoulders. Because, with dad, when you least expect it, expect it.

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NOVEMBER 8 - 14, 2007 Forty-six former Laurel athletes attended a banquet before the Laurel-Delmar football game on Friday November 2nd at the Laurel American Legion Post 19.

They are front row, Brian Hearn, Doug Marvil, Jesse Brock, Larry Allen, Craig Littleton, Eddie McGee, Jack Hastings.

Row 2-Ray Smith, Doug Whaley, Roland Wingate, Dale Boyce, Morris Harris, Jim Yori, Roy Jones, Ben Sirman, Charlie Moyer, Ralph Lowe. Row Bill Moore, Ralph Dill, Richard Tyndall, Tommy Whaley, Gary Ward, Alan Hill, Raymond Whaley, Butch Dale, Tommy Riggin, Russell Elliott, Mickey Koster, Albert Phillips. Back row- Alan Carey, Robert Wheatley, Larry Brittingham, Tom Wright, Donald Powell, Ken Brown, Dick Blades, Barry Munoz, Jerry Scott, Mike Lyon, David Whaley, Ron Scott, Vincent Whaley, Butch Schollenberger, Ronnie Collins and Bob Chester. Photo by Pat Murphy.

Attending the recent school bus safety week banquet were long service family business drivers, Clyde Selby-58 years, Gerald Elliott-47 years, Pam Smith-23 years, Phyllis Hill-20 years, and Donald Haines-27 years. Photo by Pat Murphy.

Lori Bailey left manager at Hardees’ of Laurel is with members of North Laurel PTA at “Hardees’ Extra Helping” event recently at their Laurel location. Pictured with Bailey are Gina Voges, Val Eskridge, Vivian Short, Kris Pianka, Alan Ralph, Judy Noll, Charlie Short, Gavin Short, Lisa Langley and Diane Wooten. Photo by Pat Murphy.

“A lot of hot air goes into the balloons at the Legion Post 19 Halloween Party”

A great time was had by all at the annual American Legion Halloween Party hosted by the Legionaires and American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit 19. There were lots of winners and a wonderful turnout. Submitted photos.

Manager Lori Bailey with several customers who are members of the PTA. $310 was raised for the PTA. Photo by Pat Murphy.

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Life used to be simpler, with much fewer choices to make An overheard comment, made all too innocently, put the thought process into motion and the brain began to formulate the words for yet another column.

Every so often a reader will inquire as to just how this writer comes up with a column week after week. My honest response is that just as any other columnist, the mind is silently at work constantly storing tiny bits of information that will someday be developed into a column. The writer sits and thinks about the subject of the week, and in a way I do not understand, the brain cells kick in and the words come.

The cells kicked into action this week when one person innocently said to another, “Whatever did we do before we had paper towels?”

The answer for many of us is, “We used cloth hand towels. A seemingly answer, yet one that would be confusing to many who have never used a cloth hand towel.

Hundreds of thousands of us have memories of clotheslines stretched from pole to pole in the backyard of our home. Several times each week, hand towels would join each article of clothing worn by family members as mothers did the family wash using a wringer-type washer with rinse tubs. This was a task that required far more work than just popping a load of clothes into an automatic washer and then into the dryer.

Hand towels ran from very plain to extra fancy ones that were ironed on the wrong side so that the delicate embroidery work would be in a raised position, thus highlighting the delicate work of the maker. The clothes would be of linen or fine cotton and require heavy starch.

The special hand towels hung in the bathrooms of the house, and were definitely not for use by the inhabitants but reserved for guests. Such was life in the not too distant past.

Paper towels became a common household necessity quite a while ago, along with many other products that make life much simpler in today’s world.

Many of us can remember when liquid soap arrived on the scene. In the early days there were only a few choices of this “new” approach to washing dishes. Nowadays we have not only a wide variety of brands to choose from, but we have detergent with bleach, or with special bacterial additives that bar germs from being spread, or bottles that power away grease, bottles that contain

Moments With Mike VIRGINIA ‘MIKE’ BARTON a wide variety of fragrances. The list of additives is unending, along with shelf upon shelf in the larger supermarkets.

Remember when hair spray first came on the market? Early containers were in bottles of liquid with a spray nozzle on the end powered by the owner’s index finger.

Nowadays we have aerosol cans for light, medium or heavy control, containers with fragrance added or plain, for various types of hair, special containers for women or for men. Decisions, decisions, decisions to be made. We also have a huge variety of hair colors to choose from. Time was when women wouldn’t consider putting a rinse on their hair at home. In fact, in the early years colored hair was limited to a certain segment of the female population who were criticized by the majority of other females.

Nowadays we have dozens of shades of color that come in easy to use packages hat one may do in their own home. Even men have joined the hair color use. There is rinse in, spray in, comb in — here, too, the list is endless.

Many times it is now difficult to tell whether or not ones nails are their own or acrylic. Longtime nail biters who hid their nails in shame now have easy to apply artificial nails or can used the services of the many nail shops that make one proud to have long nails, beautifully manicured.

Remember when teabags came in just a few flavors? Try checking out the varieties of teabags in the grocery store. There is green tea, decaffeinated tea, a huge variety of flavored teas, all of which makes one wonder —does anyone drink plain old orange pekoe tea anymore?

The decision-making doesn’t end when the shopper thinks their work has ended due to their grocery basket being filled to overflowing.

At the checkout counter the final two decisions must be made: (1) Cash or credit card? And (2) Plastic or paper bag?

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Doing the Towns Together LAUREL AND DELMAR SOCIALS SARAH MARIE TRIVITS • 875-3672 Evelyn Hearn from Delmar called and asked me to tell you all about the Melsons Church bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 8 am to 1 pm. They will offer a great variety of crafts, baked goods, white elephant items and vendors will also have a variety of things. There will be a live auction at noon, also breakfast foods, soup, sandwiches, hamburgers, oyster fritters and chicken salad will be served. There will be a blacksmith demonstration, and old tractors and other items displayed. This event takes place on Melsons Church Road just east of Delmar.

speaker, Beth Parker, a young lady Marine, daughter of Cathy and Richard Parker, narrated her experiences in the service and her recent tour of duty in Iraq. Sierra Spicer rendered show tunes from three decades with her lovely, young "Broadway Voice."

One of my faithful sources in Delmar, Ann Jones, has asked me to wish a happy birthday to her husband, Keith, on Nov.12.

Well, here it is, Keith — happy birthday, have a good one!

I have some special birthday greetings this week for a few of our friends out there: for Brenda Brunner on Nov. 14; and on Nov. 15, Sherry Benson and Mike Murphy. Plus a very special one for Matt Adams, who will take time out from his studies at Full Sail College down there in sunny Florida to celebrate on Nov. 11. This wish is from his whole family.

Last week, one of Laurel's Red Hat groups, The Chatter Hatters, enjoyed a gettogether and great luncheon at The Milton Inn in Millsboro with hostess, Carol Oliphant.

The members of the Laurel Garden Club will meet at St. Philip’s recreation hall on Sunday, Nov. 11, for their monthly get-together and business at hand. Guest speaker will be Master Gardner, Brenda Brady, and her subject will be "herbs."

Last week I incorrectly reported that Richard and Juanita Stone had traveled to West Virginia to attend a funeral. Actually, the service was in Appleton, Wisc. for their niece, Diana Jackson Treppin. The Stones were accompanied by their son and daughter, Gregory Stone and Sandra McWhirter.

Also attending were Rich Stone of Pasadena, Md., Stephen Stone of Lewis, and daughter, Bonnie Fischer of St. Louis, Mo. A group of 90 or more ladies - Lioness Mothers and Daughters - gathered at Fellowship Hall at Centenary United Methodist Church last Thursday night with delectable foods, entertainment and pure fellowship for several delightful hours. Guest There must be at least 75 varieties of breakfast cereal to choose from, 47 different types of baked beans, crackers containing everything from wheat to dried veggies, and ice cream from plain old vanilla to tut-

Amid 55 guests and favors, food and presents galore, young Sierra Murphy (Pat's granddaughter) was treated to a party in honor of her first birthday on Oct. 21, at the home of her parents, Mike and Shelly on Firetower Road. This, I assume, is the first of many more to come.

We express our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of: Rada Catherine Lewis, Dorothy S. Disharoon, Jeremy Allen Love, Myrtle Elizabeth Whaley O'Neal, Grace E. Litchford and Avery Curtis Prettyman.

We continue with prayers for our service people the world over and for our friends who are ill: Robin LeCates, Harriett MacVeigh, Donald Layton, Sr., Madelyn Mitchell, Hattie Puckham,Philip Lowe, Steve Trivits, Jean Henry, Martha Henderson, Sam Moore, Herman Cubbage, Martha Windsor, Teresa Littleton, and Terry Layton.

Happy November Birthdays to: Ed Melvin on Nov. 9; Howard Vizthum, Nov. 10; Freddie Elliott and Bonita Wilmer, Nov. 12; Nancy Lowe and Ernest Tubbs, Nov. 13; Delores Todd, Nov. 14; Robert Allen and Wayne Price, Nov. 15.

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Letters to the Editor Stars’ Letters Policy All letters should include the writer’s name, address and phone number for verification purposes. Names will be published. No unsigned letters will be published. No letters which the management deems to be libelous will be published.

The Star reserves the right to edit or reject any letters. Send your letters to Morning Star Publications, PO Box 1000, Seaford, DE 19973, or email morningstarpub @ddmg.net

House Tour Committee thanks The 34th St. John’s United Methodist House Tour was a fabulous success! We thank God for giving us a beautiful warm autumn day. We thank the Star for giving us wonderful publicity. We thank George Farnell for printing the tickets at his expense.

We thank the home owners and the church for opening their doors and inviting us to see all the treasures inside. We thank all of you who bought tickets and supported the event. We thank those who

enjoyed the luncheon, deliciously prepared

by Jeanette Davis and her committee. We thank the men of the church for serving the lunch and, also, for hosting in the homes. Lastly, we thank Bob Freeborn for his time and talents.

We look forward to the 35th tour. Hope to see you all again on the first Thursday of October 2008!

Teresa Wilson Publicity Chairman

Seaford Soccer Boosters thanks

The parents and players of the Seaford Soccer Boosters would like to thank the various individuals and businesses who recently supported the Seaford Soccer Sub Sale. The sale was a big success thanks to those who purchased subs.

A special thanks is offered to St. John’s United Methodist Church for use of their facility to construct the subs. Funds raised from the sale will be used to enhance the Seaford Soccer Program.

Steve Halter

President, Seaford Soccer Boosters

Daytime lane restrictions

The Department of transportation announces that Pennsy Supply, Inc., will be rehabilitating six roadways throughout western Sussex County. The project consists of removing the old road surface and placing new asphalt pavement.

In Laurel the following roads will have daytime intermittent lane restrictions: • East Trap Pond Road from Whitesville Road to Gordy Road.

• Trap Pond Road from Wooten Road to Route 24/Laurel Road.

• Iron Hill Road from Route 13 to Old Stage Road.

• Sharptown Road from Columbia Road to Ellis Grove Road.

The project began the week of Nov. 3 and will end on or before Nov. 30, weather permitting. The hours of construction will be from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday through Saturday.

Motorists should drive with caution, slow down in work zones, and never enter a roadway that has been blocked with barriers or cones.

Ferry temporarily out of service

The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that the Woodland Ferry is currently out of service for me-

chanical reasons. The Woodland Ferry will not operate the remainder of this week, as the Department is waiting receipt of the appropriate parts and will need time to make repairs. As soon as the ferry is repaired, service will be restored, and the public will be notified at that time. The newly built six-car capacity Woodland Ferry and new docks, pilings and bulkheads are scheduled to be completed in the latter part of 2008.

Park road to close temporarily

Trap Pond State Park's day use entrance road and parking lot will be closed for park road construction now through Friday, Nov. 23. The park entrance and playground parking lot are being upgraded.

Park visitors are welcome to use the park but are asked to enter the park from Goose Neck Road at the campground entrance and to park at the Cypress Point parking area.

“We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause our visitors in the coming weeks, but we’ll have a nicer facility when the work is completed,” said Park Superintendent John McMillon.

For more information on the closure or Trap Pond State Park, call the park office at 875-5153 or visit www.destate parks.com/ tpsp/tpsp.htm.

Police Journal Fatal on Atlanta Road

On Tuesday, Nov. 06, at approximately 6:28 p.m. the Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) responded to Atlanta Road, north of Bucks Branch Road, to investigate a fatal crash.

Upon arrival investigators learned that a 2002 Toyota Corolla operated by Janice Hayes, 41, of Federalsburg, Md., was southbound on Atlanta Road entering a curve north of Bucks Branch Road. The second vehicle, a 2003 Ford F150 truck operated by Gregory Matthews, 38, of Greenwood, was northbound on Atlanta Road north of Bucks Branch Road entering the same curve.

According to Matthews, the Corolla was traveling along the southbound shoulder and for an unknown reason it exited the shoulder and crossed back over the southbound lane of travel entering the northbound lane and collided with his truck.

Hayes, who was wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene. Matthews was also wearing a seatbelt and was flown to Peninsula Regional Medical Center by State Police helicopter, treated and admitted for non-life threatening injuries.

Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in this crash. Atlanta Road was closed for approximately three hours while investigators examined the scene. The crash remains under investigation.

Tips to prevent theft from vehicles

The Delaware State Police recently arrested four local teens after they allegedly stole items from parked vehicles throughout Kent County over a three month period. Since most criminals are opportunists, the public can deter a thief by taking these basic security measures: • Never leave a car door unlocked, or window or sunroof open, even when just

going into a shop for a moment or two; • Remove the ignition key and engage the steering lock, even when parking on your own property; • If you have an alarm, turn it on every time you park; • Security mark your stereo or satellite radio and if it is a removable type always take it with you; • Make a note of the serial numbers on radios, computers, etc.; • Do not leave purses, backpacks, or wallets in plain view; and • Never leave credit cards, check books, money (cash or coins), or jewelry in plain view.

Man faces with rape charges

On Nov. 1, Delaware State Police Major Crimes detectives completed a month long investigation into the alleged sexual assault of two girls ages six and 10. The man also allegedly exposed himself to another girl who was 12 at the time.

On October 4, detectives responded to the Child Advocate Center in Georgetown to investigate an alleged sexual assault case involving a 51-year-old suspect from Kent Island, Md. During the investigation, detectives learned that the suspect allegedly exposed himself to the first victim when she was 12.

According to the girl, who is 14 now, the suspect exposed his genitals several times at a home in Rehoboth Beach. The alleged incident occurred during a Fourth of July gathering at the home of the suspect’s daughter in 2005.

On November 1, detectives interviewed two additional victims who were allegedly sexually assaulted several times by the suspect during the summer of 2007. The assaults allegedly occurred at the children’s home located near the 36000 block of Sea Air Avenue in Rehoboth Beach.

As a result of their investigation, detec-

tives issued an arrest warrant charging Barry L. Kintzer, 51, of Kent Island. Authorities in Anne Arundel County apprehended Kintzer after receiving information from Delaware State Police detectives.

Kintzer will be held in Maryland pending extradition to Delaware.

Once Kentzer is extradited, he will be formally charged with the following offenses: two counts of first degree indecent exposure; three counts of endangering the welfare of a child; four counts of second degree rape; and eight counts of second degree unlawful sexual contact.

State Police detectives would like to speak with any additional witnesses or anyone who may have been victimized by Kentzer. Anyone with information should call Troop 4 Major Crimes unit, Detective Kelly Wells, at 856-5850 ext. 224 or Crimestoppers at 800-TIP-3333.

ATV riders trespassing in forest

On Oct. 28, fish and wildlife enforcement agents caught six people riding ATVs illegally in Blackbird State Forest near Middletown.

Four were cited for operating off road vehicles on state lands and trespassing: Brian Stewart, 30, of Cheswold; Anthony Pepper, 33, of Townsend; Schuyler Heiser, 23, of Townsend; and Adam Temple, 29, of Townsend. Thomas Barry, 30, of Middletown was cited for no helmet and operating an off road vehicle on a public roadway. In addition, a juvenile was detained and turned over to his parents.

State law prohibits operating ATVs and other untagged/off road motor vehicles on public roadways, state forest lands, and Division of Fish and Wildlife properties.

On October 28, Fish and Wildlife agents were participating in a special enforcement operation targeting violators of these regulations. Future enforcement operations are planned.

ATV riders should be reminded that they must secure permission of landowners before riding on private property.

For more information, contact Sgt. Gregory Rhodes, Fish and Wildlife Enforcement, at 302-542-6102 or 302-739-9913.

State Trooper delivers baby boy

A Delaware State Trooper helped deliver a baby boy on the side of a road early Tuesday morning after the mother went into labor on the way to the hospital.

On Tuesday at approximately 6:35 a.m. a state trooper responded to assist Barbara Allen, 26, of Milton, who went into labor on her way to the hospital. Allen’s friend, a 43-year-old Milton woman, was attempting to transport Allen from her Milton home to the Beebe Medical Center when Allen went into labor in their vehicle.

Upon arrival at the scene, the trooper noticed the vehicle stopped on the shoulder of US 9, just west of Lewes. The trooper observed Allen in the front passengers seat giving birth. The trooper, with assistance of Allen’s friend, calmed her and instructed her to breath slowly as she pushed.

After the baby was born, the trooper diligently wiped the face of the child and cleared its airway by swiping the inside of its mouth. The trooper used a jacket to keep the child warm until paramedics arrived. Once the ambulance and paramedics arrived, the mother and the baby boy were transported to Beebe Medical Center.

The trooper, who wished to remain anonymous, is a six-year veteran of the force assigned at Troop Seven in Lewes.

The trooper stated that he recently witnessed the birth of his son six weeks ago and remembered his doctor clearing his son’s airway at birth. Neither Allen nor the friend who helped deliver the child could be reached at the time of this release.

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Seven-Day forecast for Western Sussex County Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Tides Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Cool with sun and some clouds

Chance for a couple of showers

Rain possible; windy in the a.m.

Mostly sunny

Mostly cloudy

Times of clouds and sun

Cooler with clouds and sun

51/30

53/38

49/36

55/36

59/43

65/42

53/29

Almanac Statistics through Tuesday Nov. 6 at Georgetown, Delaware

Temperatures

Precipitation

High for the week . . . . . . . . . . .

Low for the week . . . . . . . . . . .

Normal high . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Normal low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Average temperature . . . . . . . .

. 72° . 32° . 63° . 40° 51.1°

Total for the week . . . . . . . . . . 0.01” Total for the month . . . . . . . . . . 0.01” Normal for the month . . . . . . . . 0.55” Total for the year . . . . . . . . . . 28.24”

Smyrna 51/31 Dover 50/31

Time 7:33 a.m.

7:13 p.m.

11:55 a.m.

5:12 a.m.

Apogee Perigee Apogee Perigee

Date January 3 January 19 January 30 February 13

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Rise .6:36 a.m. .6:37 a.m. .6:38 a.m. .6:40 a.m. .6:41 a.m. .6:42 a.m. .6:43 a.m.

New Nov 9

Harrington 50/31

Time 3:07 a.m.

3:40 a.m.

11:27 p.m.

8:09 p.m.

Milford 50/31 Greenwood 52/32

Lewes 51/33

Bridgeville 51/30

Sun and Moon Sun Thursday .

Friday . . . .

Saturday . .

Sunday . . .

Monday . .

Tuesday . .

Wednesday

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Set .4:56 p.m. .4:55 p.m. .4:54 p.m. .4:53 p.m. .4:52 p.m. .4:51 p.m. .4:50 p.m.

First Nov 17

High 4:15 p 4:49 p 5:22 p 5:57 p 6:32 p 7:10 p 7:50 p

Low 10:42 p 11:17 p 11:51 p —12:10 p 12:47 p 1:28 p

High 3:37 p 4:11 p 4:44 p 5:19 p 5:54 p 6:32 p 7:12 p

Low 10:04 p 10:39 p 11:13 p 11:48 p —12:09 p 12:50 p

Vienna, MD

The moon, and its relative distance to the Earth, affects tides on a monthly basis. When the moon is farthest from the Earth (apogee), tides of decreased range or currents of decreased speed occur.

When the moon is closest to the Earth (perigee), the occurrence of increased range or currents of speed is more prevalent.

Date November 9 November 23 December 6 December 22

Day High Low High Low Thurs. 12:34 a 7:00 a 12:56 p 7:49 p Fri. 1:09 a 7:33 a 1:30 p 8:24 p Sat. 1:44 a 8:06 a 2:03 p 8:58 p Sun. 2:19 a 8:41 a 2:38 p 9:33 p Mon. 2:55 a 9:17 a 3:13 p 10:09 p Tues.

3:32 a 9:54 a 3:51 p 10:48 p Wed. 4:11 a 10:35 a 4:31 p 11:31 p

Sharptown, MD Shown is Thursday’s weather.

High Low Temperatures are Thursday’s highs Day and Thursday night’s lows.

Thurs. 3:53 a 9:53 a Fri. 4:28 a 10:26 a Sat. 5:03 a 10:59 a Sun. 5:38 a 11:34 a Mon. 6:14 a 12:26 a Tues.

6:51 a 1:02 a Wed. 7:30 a 1:41 a

Apogee and Perigee

Apogee Perigee Apogee Perigee

Nanticoke River Roaring Point, MD

Moon Rise Thursday . . . .5:25 a.m.

Friday . . . . . . .6:26 a.m.

Saturday . . . . .7:27 a.m.

Sunday . . . . . .8:28 a.m.

Monday . . . . .9:26 a.m.

Tuesday . . . .10:18 a.m.

Wednesday . .11:05 a.m.

Full Nov 24

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Set .3:56 p.m. .4:24 p.m. .4:57 p.m. .5:36 p.m. .6:23 p.m. .7:18 p.m. .8:18 p.m.

SEAFORD 51/30 Blades 51/30

Georgetown 50/32

Rehoboth Beach 53/33

Concord 52/31 Laurel 52/30 Delmar 53/29

Millsboro 50/32

Bethany Beach 50/34 Fenwick Island 52/33

Last Dec 1

Day Thurs.

Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tues.

Wed.

High 3:15 a 3:50 a 4:25 a 5:00 a 5:36 a 6:13 a 6:52 a

Low 9:15 a 9:48 a 10:21 a 10:56 a 11:32 a 12:24 a 1:03 a

Rehoboth Beach Day High Low High Thurs. 6:17 a 12:38 p 6:32 p Fri. 6:54 a 12:29 a 7:10 p Sat. 7:33 a 1:04 a 7:49 p Sun. 8:12 a 1:40 a 8:28 p Mon. 8:52 a 2:16 a 9:08 p Tues.

9:34 a 2:55 a 9:49 p Wed. 10:16 a 3:36 a 10:33 p

Low —1:15 p 1:52 p 2:31 p 3:11 p 3:54 p 4:40 p

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2007

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