VOL. 12 NO. 12
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2007
Kiwanis Club still active in Delmar
NEWS HEADLINES IN THE SPIRIT - A Laurel civic group is planning to help make Christmas in the community even more aesthetically exciting. Page 2
By Pat Murphy
POSITIVE STEPS - Nanticoke Health Services is closing Positive Steps much to the dismay of many who use the facility. Page 6 VOLUNTEERS - Dixie Northam recently was inducted into the Delaware Volunteer Fireman’s Association’s Hall of Fame. Page 8 HEART WALK - Some 700 participants raised $130,000 at the Heart Walk at Del Tech’s Owens campus. Page 10 AFFORDABLE HOUSING - The issue of affordable housing will be addressed at the annual Sussex County Today and Tomorrow Conference. Page 13 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR - The Greater Delmar Chamber of Commerce recently announced its 2007 Citizen of the Year. Find out who is being honored. Page 16 DRUG UNIT ARREST - The Delaware State Police Sussex County Drug Unit arrested a 37-yearold Bridgeville man for allegedly trafficking cocaine from his home in Coverdale Crossroads. Page 18 NOT-READY-TO-EAT - Check your freezer for Banquet or generic store-brand turkey or chicken notready-to-eat pot pies. Find out why on page 30 FOURTH WIN - The Laurel varsity football team moved to 4-2 with a non-conference win over Easton last Friday night. Page 41 STARS OF THE WEEK - A Laurel football player, a Delmar football player, a Sussex Tech cross country runner, and a Laurel field hockey player are the Laurel Stars of the Week. Page 45
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KING AND QUEEN - Delmar seniors Jared Rittenhouse and Megan Wilkinson were crowned Homecoming king and queen during half-time of the Wildcats’ Homecoming game last Saturday. Delmar defeated Lake Forest, 4020, to remain undefeated. See story on page 41. Photo by Mike McClure
The Kiwanis Club was started in Delmar in 1950 by the late Irvin Adeloyte and several others to provide support for community projects. Today there are 25 active members and like their early mentors are also very active in their community. The Kiwanis national slogan is “Serving the Children of the World” and the Delmar Kiwanis are active participants in many youth projects. On Monday, Oct. 7, the Club held their annual installation banquet at the Delmar VFW Post 8276. Kiwanis Maryland Lt. Gov. Charlie Warner was present to install the new officers. Said Warner of the club, “I am amazed at what all Kiwanis Clubs do.” Each member present at the banquet was given a program. Inside was a yearend report that highlighted the many projects the club was involved in. The Kiwanis gave 1,498 hours to the Delmar community last year and $8,500 was given to area projects. Among them were scholarships to Delmar High School graduates, a library donation, Little League baseball program, needy family donations and many other projects the club choose to assist. Highlight of the evening were lifetime achievement awards given to Jack Lynch, 18 years; the late Alvin Palmer, who was a member for 15 years, and Continued on page five
Plans presented for Village Brooke East, next phase of 610-home residential project By Tony E. Windsor Traffic and wetlands seem to be the major concerns regarding a proposed 250-home development planned for 76 acres of land along Discount Land Road, east of US 13 in Laurel. A Public Hearing was held before the Laurel Mayor and Council Monday, Oct. 15, to address the second phase of the “Village Brooke” development. The first phase of the project was approved by Mayor and Council in July 2006. The first phase was presented at that time as 77 single family townhouses; 84 residential duplex units and 200 single family stand alone homes on a parcel of land located on Discount Land Road, west of US 13. During Monday night’s meeting,
Jeff Clark, Landscape Architect for Land Tech Land Planning, LLC, of Ocean View, presented preliminary plans for the newest addition to the Village Brooke project known as “Village Brooke East”. He explained that the developer of the property, Michael Pouls of Samanda Properties, LLC, Gladwyn, Pa., was unable to attend the meeting due to a family emergency. Clark said the new Village Brooke East project is a “Planned Active Adults Community,” which will follow the same aesthetic layout as the current “Village Brooke West” project. Both communities will be built with special amenities including a 25,000 square foot Community Center with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, tennis courts, a putting green, café and
restaurant style dining. Clark said that 42 percent of the development, which amounts about 33 acres, will remain open space. He said this open space includes par space and walkways, and not the actual individual lawn areas of the residences. Clark added that given the size of the parcel being developed, the town codes allow for as many as 391 homes to be built on the property; however, this would hurt the opportunity for open green space, so the project only proposes 250 homes. He said there is also about 5 acres on the property that can be developed as commercial with up to three stores to be included in the overall “Village Brooke East” project plans. Continued on page 16