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NEWS HEADLINES VANDALISM, SPEEDING PLAGUING NEIGHBORHOOD - Citizen demands that the town do something to solve the problems. Page 4 STATE LOAN IS INTEREST-FREE - Town council agrees to borrow $2.5 million to boost its water system. The loan will require that the town amend its charter. See stories on page 12 MEMORIES OF ‘SUICIDE HILL’ - Area veteran served on the U.S.S. Gage and took part in the assault on Japan. Page 8 CLAIMING AN EMMY - UD grad wins award for film about Alaskan port. Page 14

Chamber asks town to take over citizen of year award By Tony E. Windsor

PILING UP YARDAGE Laurel senior Tyler West rumbles for yardage during his team’s home opener a g a i n s t Delcastle last Friday. West ran for a pair of touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 3732 win in a wild one. See story on page 41. Photo by Mike McClure STARS OF THE WEEK - A Laurel varsity football player and a Delmar varsity field hockey player are this week’s Laurel Stars of the Week. Page 43

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After years of putting together the annual Laurel Citizen of the Year celebration, the Laurel Chamber of Commerce is hoping to pass the baton on to the town. During the Monday, Sept. 15, meeting of Laurel Town Council, town manager Bill Fasano told members of council that the chamber has suggested that the town take over the job of nominating and choosing the citizen of the year while it focuses on awarding the annual business person of the year award. “The chamber feels that it should focus its efforts on honoring the business person of the year because its role in the community is working with business,” Fasano said. “The chamber will give us the plaque that has all the names of the previous citizens of the year and we can establish our own procedure for choosing the citizen of the year.” Fasano recommended that, should the town decide to take over the annual awards process, it develop a nomination committee that can set the criteria Continued on page five

DID WE REALLY LOOK LIKE THAT? Laurel Historical Society members (from left) ‘Sug’ Whaley, Chuck Swift and Jason Lang look at an old Laurel yearbook during cleanup Monday at the Cook House. See page 52 for another picture. Photo by Pat Murphy

Number of traffic arrests staying fairly constant, police chief says By Tony E. Windsor Laurel Chief of Police Michael “Jamie” Wilson said that any perception that Laurel police officers are handing out more traffic tickets than usual is inaccurate. In fact, the chief law officer said that the department has seen an increase in the number of com-

plaints it receives. “The idea that our police officers are involved in meeting quotas is absolutely wrong,” he said. “It would not make any sense for a police department to attempt to expect its officers to meet quotas.” Instead, Wilson said Laurel’s police officers are just very motivated and

hardworking. “This is self-generated, proactive community policing,” Wilson said. “We have a group of young guys who are just super motivated. The traffic tickets we have handed out are at about the same number as usual.” In the police department’s monthly report, which is given to the Laurel Continued on page five

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MORNING STAR • SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2008

New Women’s Health Center opens By Lynn R. Parks

Surveillance camera at Citizens Bank shows robbery suspect.

Citizens Bank robbed

On Tuesday, Sept. 16, at approximately 2:42 p.m. Seaford Police officers responded to a robbery alarm at the Citizens Bank on Sussex Highway, Seaford. Investigation revealed that a white male in jeans and a dark red baseball hat entered the bank and approached a teller. The thief then presented a note and announced this is a robbery and demanded money. The teller gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of money and he left. The robber entered the passenger side of a white 4-door Cadillac that took off traveling south on Sussex Highway. Seaford Police investigators processed the scene. Police are asking anyone with information about the crime to contact them at 629-6644 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.

Last week, Nanticoke Health Services formally opened its new Women’s Health Center. The 3,000-square foot center on Bridgeville Highway, Seaford, replaces Nanticoke’s former Women’s Health Center on High Street, in the old Miller Furniture building. Nanticoke spokeswoman Ginger Calloway said that new facility is slightly larger than the old High Street facility, which was just 2,500 square feet. In addition, Calloway said, the new center has more parking than the old center did and “is easier to get in and out of.” As a new building, “it is more aesthetically and visually appealing,” she added. The center focuses on women’s reproductive health and on pregnancy and

childbirth. Staff nurse-midwife Melissa Meredith has more than 25 years in maternity care. New to the center’s staff are two obstetricians/gynecologists. Ian Baxter, who came to Nanticoke in July, graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his internship and residency in Ohio. He comes to Seaford from Nebraska, where he was a clinical instructor at Creighton University School of Medicine. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Emmanuel Esaka started at the clinic this month and most recently practiced at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He studied medicine in Europe and has a doctorate degree in clinical pharmacology and statistics. He speaks five languages, English, French, Italian, German and Por-

tuguese. Calloway said that an additional ob/gyn will join the staff in November. She was unable to provide any details about that doctor. The third doctor will bring the staff up to the level it was in 2007, Calloway said. The three doctors who were employed by the women’s center left the area for personal reasons, she said. The center, which opened to patients in April, sees an average of 600 patients a month, Calloway said. For your information The new Nanticoke Women’s Health Center is located at 1309 Bridgeville Highway, in the Halpern Eye Associates Professional Building. For additional information, call 629-3923.

Night Out Against Crime this evening in Seaford On Thursday, Sept. 18, the annual ‘Night Out Against Crime’ will be held on the grounds of the police station and Western Sussex Boys & Girls Clubs, both located on Virginia Avenue, Seaford. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., families throughout the Seaford community and beyond will enjoy free hamburgers, hot dogs, and soft drinks. Capt. Gary Flood, public information officer for the SPD, has been coordinator of the Seaford “Night Out” since its incep-

tion in 1991. The event has traditionally featured a variety of special public safety and community service exhibits. This year’s event is no exception. According to Flood there will be music, public service exhibits, games for kids and special ticket drawings for prize giveaways. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 9 will sponsor the Official Amber Alert Child Safety/ID Kit. The Amber Alert kit will include an inkless fingerprinting strip, which is approved by the National Crime

and Information Center and will also include a forensic DNA archiving card so you can collect your child’s DNA sample through a non-invasive method. The DNA sample can be stored at room temperature for up to 28 years. City and State Police officers will be on hand to give demonstrations of a bomb response robot and local canine and motorcycle units. Nanticoke Memorial Hospital will be offering free blood pressure checks during the event.

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By Ann Nesbitt The special exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution and the Delaware Humanities Forum will be at the Seaford Museum from September 19 through November 14. Each week there will be additional displays and lectures to augment the “Between Fences” showing. This week there will be photographs of interesting fences by five local and nearby photographers. Jerry Chapman, past president of This fence is a historic iron fence at the the Seaford Hishouse that Governor Ross built for his son, Edgar. It is around the brick house located on torical Society, and his wife, Con- the south side of High Street just west of nie, former secre- Gateway Park and across from Seaford’s City Hall. Photo by Doug Miller. tary, have many hobbies and colphoto shots are often fealections. With photography tured in local newspapers and travel being of signifiand in the Washington Post. cant importance to them, Edgell recently did a photo they did extensive photogra- study of Seaford’s most imphy of fences while travelpressive fences, focusing on ing in Canada recently. historic iron fences. These fences will lend an Award winning photogimpression of fences in oth- rapher Karen Messick is er areas. president of the Baltimore Local resident and mem- Camera Club. Her collecber of the Seaford Historical tion includes fences and Society, Doug Miller, canboundaries taken near her vassed the Seaford and surSussex County beach home. rounding areas taking phoHer collection of photos intos of fences, boundaries cludes fences reflected in and borders. A former mem- water, creating impressions ber of the Seaford Camera and images as well as Club, Miller continues to fences that support, divide pursue this interest, display- and define. Her photographs ing his photographs locally. have been exhibited freHe has been published in quently in Maryland and Delaware Wetlands magaWashington, and at the Rezine and was first place hoboth Beach Art League. winner in the Seaford Messick is a field contribuLeader photo contest. tor for the Nature PhotograMonica Nagy, also of the pher magazine. Seaford Historical Society, Admission to the Smithis a member of the Delasonian Exhibit in the Webb ware Photographers Society. Room at the Museum is She has exhibited at Longfree. wood Gardens, Opera The Seaford Museum is Delaware and with many open from 1 to 4 p.m. groups and businesses in the Thursdays through Sundays. Wilmington area. Her phoAdmission to the total tographs of fences show Museum is free to members. depth of composition, color For non-members the adand light taken from around mission is $3. Children unthe world. der 12 pay no admission but Neil Edgell Jr., a Seaford must be accompanied by an Native, has a lifelong love adult. for the theatre, art and the For further information camera. Actively involved call the Seaford Historical in community theatre, his Society office at 628-9828.

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Vandalism, speeding plague neighborhood, resident says By Tony E. Windsor A Laurel citizen is urging the town to take action to control vandalism in his neighborhood. Alan Johnson, a resident of 5th Street, brought his concern to town hall during the recent Laurel Town Council meeting on Monday, Sept. 15. Johnson also told council members that he is concerned that children in the neighborhood will be hit by one of the vehicles that speeds along its streets. And he said that at least two residences in the area house more than a dozen people each. “I am sick of it and want something done about it,” he said. Johnson suggested that the town put in place a curfew for school-age young people. “There is vandalism taking place in this town between the hours of 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.,” he said. “I have had my car damaged, my wife’s flowers destroyed and five American flags stolen and shredded. I can’t do anything to the kids should I catch them, because I will end up in jail. But, any kid that goes to Laurel schools should not be on the streets after midnight. The town needs to enforce the curfew.” As for the trucks and motorcycles that he said are speeding and exceeding noise levels in his and other neighborhoods, “I am more than happy to have a police officer come sit on my porch in plain clothes and observe what goes on,” he said. “You will see motorcycles roaring down my

street doing 40 to 50 miles per hour. There are trucks that come by my house doing the same thing. “I want it to stop.” Finally, Johnson expressed concern about what he feels is an “illegal immigration” issue in the town. He said that he believes there is at least one resident in his area that houses a number of immigrants and then “farms them out for work.” He said he is aware of two, possibly more homes in his neighborhood that house anywhere from 15 to 30 people. “I know when anyone sets up a day care, they have to show the state that they have everything needed to accommodate the number of kids being taken care of in the house,” he said. “I know for a fact there is no way that 15 to 30 people can be accommodated in these houses. This situation has got to be illegal and a violation of town codes.” Johnson said he feels that the living conditions at these homes are affecting area property values. “There is what I would call a road house for illegal immigrants at one of the houses near me. I believe they rent the space out to these people and then farm them out for jobs in the area. If the town can’t do anything about this, then I wish you would get somebody in here who can.” Mayor John Shwed said the issues regarding curfews, vandalism, speeding and loud vehicles will be handled by the police

Benefit at Chickberry Farms to raise money for accident victim Lil’ John’s Hay Day, set for Sunday, Sept. 28, 1 to 5 p.m. at Chickberry Farms on Delaware 24, about 4 miles east of Laurel, will raise money to help John Benson and his family. John Benson, 21 of Laurel, suffered a spinal cord injury June 22. He damaged several vertebrae when he mistakenly dove into the shallow end of a friend’s swimming pool in Laurel. He is paralyzed from the chest down, with full use of his arms and limited use of his hands. Activities at the event will include a pop concert as well as a bluegrass show. A live auction will feature many donated items from local merchants and individu-

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department. He said the issue concerning safety issue. over-crowded homes will be looked into “I have kids playing out in the streets by the town’s code department. where I live,” he said. “There are literally However, he cautioned that whether or 25 kids within a four-house radius. They not the people living in the area are illegal are all out in the streets and I am afraid immigrants is not a question that the town somebody is going to get hurt or killed.” can answer because immigration is a fedCode enforcement officer Paul Frick eral issue. told Johnson that in the past his departTown manager Bill Fasano said the isment has made cases against overcrowded sues regarding the number of people living homes, but cautions that it does not hapin a house and the pen “over night.” He conditions at the said that his staff has He said he is aware of two, pos- to adjust its schedule house go back to the town’s concerns be able to get the sibly more homes in his neighbor- to about “slum lords.” information necesHe said in some cassary to make the hood that house anywhere from es one person who is case. not taking care of a “My office has no 15 to 30 people. property will sell that power to deal with property to another the issue of illegal person, who will treat it the same way. immigrants, but if you can allow me time “This is a blatant disregard for property we can deal with overcrowded properties. and people in the way they do business,” However, cases like these can take as he said. much as three months to develop because Fasano also reiterated the fact that the we have to work a variety of hours,” he town has no codes to deal with illegal im- said. migrants because the issue is not dealt Johnson, a lifelong resident of Laurel, with at the local level. He said this type of said he has been living in his current issue would have to be referred to the fedneighborhood for seven years and dealing eral Immigration Control Enforcement with the problems for most of the time. “I (ICE). think I can handle waiting three months to Johnson said the town should refer the get a solution. I am comfortable with issue to the federal government. However, that,” he said. he feels that having a large number of peoJohnson warned, however, that if the ple living in one house is something that problems are not taken care of he will be the town can and should address. back to town hall and will continue to He said this is also developing into a complain until they are dealt with.

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Chamber wants to focus on business person of the year award Continued from page one

for putting out the nomination boxes throughout the town and collecting the nominees. “We have time to work out the details,” he said. Councilman Chris Calio asked if there would be two separate events to honor citizen of the year and business person of the year. In recent years, the chamber started honoring both at one ceremony, after years of holding two ceremonies. “We can choose to do this however we decide,” Fasano said. “We do not have to change anything except the administration of it if we choose. We can also choose when during the year we want to hold this event and whether it will be a stand alone event.”

Mayor John Shwed asked if the town staff was prepared to take on a project with this degree of tradition. “The chamber of commerce has been doing this for a long time,” he said. “Are we prepared to run this and put on a nice dinner?” Fasano said there was nothing mandating that the town continue to have a dinner. “This is pretty straight forward. We could do this event in conjunction with another event if we choose. We can set this up in whatever way we want,” he said. Shwed said he was not interested in discussing the mechanics of the event. He simply wanted to make sure the town staff was able to take on a program of this magnitude. “If we do this, are you prepared to do a dinner, because I think this is a tradition and it should have a nice dinner,” he

said. “The question is whether the staff is prepared to take on this task.” Fasano said he felt comfortable that he and his staff could handle the citizen of the year event, “with direction from the mayor and council.” Councilman Don Phillips suggested that the subject be referred to a committee. He said that he had some ideas that “may work in conjunction with this event.” The mayor decided to refer the question of whether the town will take over the citizen of the year program to the Laurel Personnel Committee. The committee will bring a recommendation back to the council. “I think it is great that the chamber of commerce wants to focus its efforts on honoring the business person of the year,

because working with the business community is the primary role of the chamber,” Shwed said. “But, this is a new task for us. I just want to make sure that should we accept this, we are able to do it.” Councilman Bill Trujillo, chairman of the personnel committee, asked whether the chamber had stated that it would no longer do the citizen of the year. Fasano said that the chamber only suggested that the town consider taking over the event. “If we said no to this, I think the chamber would probably continue to do the citizen of the year,” he said. “I just think the chamber would prefer the town choose its citizen of the year, while it chooses the business person of the year. However, not accepting this role is one option.”

So far in 2008, Laurel officers have made 307 drug arrests Continued from page one

Town Council during its regular public meeting each month, Wilson reported that the Laurel Police Department handled 812 complaints in August, which is 100 complaints higher than this same time last year. It is also down from July when police received 945 complaints. As of August, police officers had handled almost 6,000 complaints. He said of the 812 complaints in August, 329 were reported to police and the rest were “self-generated”

by Laurel police officers. The department did make 610 traffic arrests in August, and 60 of those were made during radar speed operations. This compares to 683 traffic arrests in July and 606 in June. “We sometimes have special radar operations that are conducted when we receive funding,” Wilson said. “This is the same when we get special law enforcement funds to operate the ‘Click it, or Ticket’ seat belt enforcement operations.” Wilson said during August his officers

had speed radar set up for 27 and half hours in various parts of the town. In addition to the 610 traffic arrests, the department also made eight arrests for driving under the influence, issued 10 parking tickets and investigated 15 traffic accidents. During August the police department made 127 criminal arrests, 26 of which were drug related. This brings the total for the year to date to 307 drug arrests. This is in addition to 322 other criminal arrests. Wilson pointed out that also in August,

in addition to police work, his officers took part in two events to support youth. The department hosted the annual Ride for Kid’s Sake, which is held to raise money for area youth athletic programs and to purchase Christmas presents for children in need. Officers were also involved in the police department’s annual Operation School Supplies, which collected donations of school supplies which were distributed to schools throughout the Laurel School District.

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State begins new retail crime fee

As of Sept. 16, a $15 Retail Crime Fee has been added into the cost of the annual retail business license for all new retail business license and license renewals. This applies to general retail business licenses and grocery store licenses only. Current retail license holders will pay the Retail Crime Fee starting in 2009. Businesses with a three-year license will be invoiced for 2009 and 2010. The Retail Crime Fee will apply to all primary and secondary business locations. The fee is a result of House Bill 458, which was signed by Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner on July 17. House Bill 458 establishes a new “Retail Crime Unit” in the Office of the Attorney General. The new Retail Crime Unit will prosecute retail crime throughout the state and will be funded solely by the annual $15 Retail Crime Fee.

Del Tech offers workshops

In October and November, Delaware Technical & Community College, Owens Campus will offer biweekly workshops for prospective small business owners. These sessions will meet Thursday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. to provide guidance for small business setup. “Choosing the Right Business for you” on Oct. 8 will present valuable information and tools for researching small business ideas, business size, renting office space and the need for employees.

“Business Ownership vs. Franchising” on Oct. 22 discusses the advantages and disadvantages of these two business types and which one is best for you. “Is a Business Partnership a Right Choice for you?” on Nov. 5 will explore the pros and cons of sole proprietorships, general partnerships, and limited liability partnerships. “Business Plan Basics” on Nov. 19 provides information needed to prepare a complete, concise business plan. Learn where to find industry specific information, facts and figures about the market and your competition. To participate in one or more of these workshops, contact Corporate and Community Programs at 302-854-6966.

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County lends money to company to relocate operations to Sussex Sussex County will lend $150,000 to a local safety sign and lighting manufacturer to consolidate and relocate operations within Sussex County. Sussex County Council, at its Tuesday, Sept. 9, meeting, approved a low-interest, economic stimulus loan to Arrow Safety Device Co. Inc., with current operations in Georgetown and Mt. Holly, N.J. The company manufactures truck lighting equipment, signals and mirrors, and has been in business in Sussex County since the 1950s. The loan will allow new partners in the operation to buy the business from a former owner, and consolidate operations to a new 20,000squaere-foot facility in the Selbyville Industrial Park. The consolidation will keep 23 jobs already in Sussex, plus add as

many as 10 more from the New Jersey facility, within the next six months. Funding for the loan is coming through Sussex County’s Economic Development Stimulus Loan program, which was created in 2004 as a way to provide seed money for local municipalities to make capital improvements. The program was later expanded to include private enterprise, focusing on manufacturing, to help stimulate job growth. The loan terms are for 10 years at 2 percent, with a provision that the interest would rise to 5 percent if job growth falls short of two new positions each year, Ms. Webb said. Arrow Safety officials expect to relocate their operations to the Selbyville Industrial Park by early 2009.

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MORNING STAR • SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2008

Laurel man shares memories of suicide hill and Nagasaki By James Diehl From his post, Laurel area resident Cliff Reaser looked out over the moonlit waters of the Pacific Ocean in early 1945 and thought for sure he was a goner. Two torpedoes were heading straight for his ship, spelling certain doom for himself and the rest of the men aboard the USS Gage. “I was standing watch up on what they called the flying bridge and I was really scared when I looked out over the water and I saw these two streaks coming right at us,” he remembers. Turns out it was a false alarm; his eyes playing tricks on him in the middle of a cold, January night. What he thought were torpedoes – they were heading into a war zone, after all – were really two friendly dolphins making a beeline toward the USS Gage. “There’s something in the water in the Pacific that, when you churn it up quite a bit, gets a green cast to it,” he says. “But I told [the guys] about it the next day and they laughed.” The whole experience provided a moment of much-needed levity in a time when thoughts centered on war and survival. Reaser’s military life began shortly after he finished high school. Hoping to preempt the draft notice that was certainly coming in the mail, Reaser, then 17 years old, decided instead to enlist in the United States Navy. “At that time, everybody who was drafted got sent into the infantry and I didn’t want to do that,” he says. “I was definitely going to get a draft notice so I decided to go to Church Street in New York City and enlist in the Navy.” Reaser’s older brother, Leroy, was also in the Navy – he would see him months later as the Allies prepared for final victory in Japan. After completing basic training in Sampson, N.Y., Reaser was sent to Dearborn, Mich. – specifically, to the Ford Automotive Plant – where he received instruction on the operation of milling machines and lathes. Basic engineering training took two months, but Reaser wished it lasted longer – he wouldn’t eat as well as he did in

Michigan until returning home to New Jersey nearly two years later. “Henry Ford added money for each meal that the guys had and it was definitely more luxury food than the regular Navy menu,” he remembers. “It was just a big variety of food that you could pick from. The men were very appreciative of that; it sure was hard to give up that food when we left.” After several weeks at internal combustion school in San Diego, and several more practicing landing maneuvers in nearby Coronado, Calif., Reaser headed north to Oregon. It was there that he first laid eyes on the ship that would serve as his home for the next year-and-a-half. The USS Gage was named for Gage County, Neb., and was a U.S. Navy Haskell-class attack transport ship. The ship could carry 26 landing boats, each designed for 36 soldiers and/or Marines. “She just looked beautiful to me when I first saw her. She was brand new,” Reaser recalls. After loading landing craft, the USS Gage sailed from San Francisco on Jan. 17, 1945, for the South Pacific. Their first stop was Pearl Harbor, in the territory of Hawaii, where the men of the Gage had the opportunity to gaze upon the hull of the USS Arizona, resting on the bottom of the harbor. “By the time we got there, everything was raised up and was out of there,” Reaser remembers. “But we saw the Arizona – it was very sad thinking of all the guys who were down there. It was hard to believe something that big could be sunk. “After that, we really wanted to go and get those Japs.” And get them they did. After spending several weeks in amphibious warfare maneuvers in the Solomon Islands, the men of the USS Gage joined in the initial assault of the Japanese island of Okinawa. That was on April 1, 1945, and the Gage conducted its landing under cover of heavy Naval gun and plane bombardment. “We were lucky that there wasn’t a lot of fire where we were. Some of the beaches were deadly, but we were lucky that ours wasn’t,” Reaser says. “We were there for five days unloading our ship and other ships and the Japanese were sending mor-

Laurel area resident Cliff Reaser served on the USS Gage during World War II, participating in the initial assault on the Japanese island of Okinawa in 1945. He and his wife, Frances, retired to Sussex County in 1988. Photo by James Diehl

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MORNING STAR • SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2008 “There were a lot of Japanese days of the Battle of Saipan, dezeroes flying over and there were spite attempts from U.S. troops to also the suicide bombers who persuade them to surrender. were trying to hit the ships,” he “The Japanese [military] told recalls. “But we had hundreds the civilians how badly Ameriand hundreds of planes up in the cans treated their prisoners, so air and they protected our ships. they didn’t want to surrender,” The American fighters probably Reaser remembers. saved our ship.” “Women would hold their baThe men of the USS Gage bies and jump off of the cliff. completed their mission with They thought that was better than great success – so much so that a being captured by the Americans lot of the Japanese never even because they were told how awknew they were there, even when ful we were.” they captured a nearby airport. According to historical “The Japanese pilots didn’t records, about 22,000 civilians know, so they were landing at the died during the battle, as well as airport and being captured,” the entire garrison of Japanese Reaser retroops on the members. island, said to “Nagasaki was just so Through be more than devastated, everything all of his ac30,000. tion in the Pa- was blown away,” Reaser It’s not cific, Reaser clear, however, remembers. “I just couldn’t how many of had the comunderstand how one bomb those civilians pany of a good friend, a could do something like actually man he bejumped from friended while that.” the cliffs. in basic trainWhile gazing in New York State. ing on “Suicide Hill” was a surHe still calls Frank Rockwell a real moment for Reaser, it was friend to this day, more than 60 seeing his brother on the island years later. that he remembers most. “We both had the same job But it wasn’t the last time he [both men were motor machinist saw Leroy while in the Pacific – mates] on the same ship so we the next time was among the rubwould go on liberty together and ble and utter destruction of Naeverything,” Reaser says. “That gasaki, the site of the second U.S. allowed us to have a good time atomic bomb attack on Aug. 9, because we weren’t just out 1945. amongst strangers.” “Nagasaki was just so devasBut having a dear friend along tated, everything was blown for the months and months they away,” Reaser remembers. “I just served on the Gage couldn’t com- couldn’t understand how one pare to Sept. 11, 1945, the day bomb could do something like Reaser finally met up with his that. It was very surreal.” long lost brother, Leroy, on the But it was also comforting, in island of Saipan. The USS Gage a way. If not for U.S. President was there to pick up 60 Japanese Harry Truman’s decision to drop prisoners. atomic bombs on the Japanese “I had heard that his unit was cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki there and seeing him was very in 1945, Reaser is convinced he, exciting,” Reaser says. “I remem- and thousands of other American ber I gave him a big hug.” military men, wouldn’t be here While on Saipan, Reaser had a today. chance to view firsthand the “After we captured Okinawa, famed “Suicide Cliff,” where the next thing was going to be hundreds of Japanese civilians the invasion of [mainland] committed suicide in the final Japan,” Reaser says. “Truman

dropping those bombs was a good relief because the invasion of Japan was going to be a suicide mission. It would have been a real mess.” “As far as the troops were concerned, dropping the bombs saved a lot of lives. They ended the war.” After the war ended, Reaser returned home to New Jersey and remained in the Navy until he was discharged in 1946. When returning to northern California in the spring of 1946,

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Reaser entered the following passage in his journal: “Arrived in Frisco on May 10, 1946. And now, by gosh, it’s home for me.” Reaser and his wife, Frances, moved to the Laurel area in 1988 to enjoy their retirement. As for the service to his country during a time of war, Reaser simply feels he did his part. “I feel I helped a little bit, but I just did what I was asked to do,” he says. The Reasers have four chil-

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MORNING STAR • SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2008

County approves rent-free lease on renovated hanger for college By Ron MacArthur Sussex County Council approved a norent lease for 30 years with Delaware Technical and Community College for use of a renovated hangar in the county’s airpark in Georgetown. Even before the facility is open to the 20 students in the new two-year airframe

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into two classrooms, four laboratories and a library. Plans called for students to start classes in the hangar this fall, but a delay in construction has pushed back student access to the facility to the spring semester, Baker said. Baker said Delaware Tech staff started moving in equipment and retrofitting the hangar into classrooms this week.

Sussex County Council, Delaware Tech and PATS Aircraft LLC announced a partnership in Oct. 2006 to create an airframe mechanics associate’s degree program as part of the curriculum at the college – a first in the state. PATS Aircraft officials said there are 175 jobs open and waiting to be filled at their facility in the county airpark.

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State to issue Centennial Plates One Delaware resident will soon be the new owner of an authentic 4-digit license plate made in the limited edition Centennial Plate “black & gold” style. Visitors to any Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) location will be able to enter to win this iconic Delaware symbol by filling out an entry form at the customer service counter and dropping it into the specially marked contest box. The first of these valuable giveaways will be awarded during the Sept. 30 announcement event for the official start of the Centennial License Plate sales campaign. Public sale of the $100 limited edition plate will begin on Oct. 1. The collectible will only be on sale for 15 months concluding on Dec. 31, 2009. During the 15month sales period the DMV will hold an additional four drawings for a chance to win other 4-digit plates. The Centennial License plate promotion is a celebration of 100 years since the first state-issued license plate was produced in 1909.

Delaware is the first state ever to produce a commemorative license plate of this kind. This offering allows license plate enthusiasts to purchase something that will increase in value over time. The plate's printing is done in an embossed style that recalls the popular "stainless steel" plates from the 1950's. Order forms for the limited edition black onyx and heritage gold colored Centennial License Plate are available at all DMV lanes as well as online at www.dmv.de.gov. The Centennial Plate may be displayed on all vehicles except motorcycles, mopeds and IRP apportioned vehicles. Centennial Plate numbering will match the number currently assigned to the registered vehicle. All numerical plates and those with prefixes PC, RV, FT, C, CL, T, and D, as well as all vanity plates are permitted. Proceeds from the plate sales will be used to enhance the DMV's online services, customer services and technology.

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Laurel only town to be offered no-interest state loan By Tony E. Windsor The town of Laurel is moving forward in securing a $2.5 million, interest-free loan from the state of Delaware. During council action on Monday, Sept. 15, a unanimous vote was cast to accept the Delaware Office of Drinking Water’s offer to help the town enhance its water distribution system. Calling this a benefit to Laurel public safety and a boost to some residential and commercial water pressure, town manager Bill Fasano said the town will have 30 years to repay the loan. In addition, no payments will be due for the first five years of the loan, as a means to help build a surplus of funds. It is the concept of the Laurel Finance Committee, chaired by Councilman Don Phillips, to use the five years to set aside at least $20,000 each year and then work to “pay down” the loan in a way that will save the town significantly over the next two to three decades. “We often hear of the term, ‘the perfect storm,’ well this is the ‘perfect opportunity,’” he said. “Laurel is the only municipality in Delaware being offered a no-interest loan from the state. That is as close as you can get to a grant. Other communities are getting infrastructure money from the state with an interest rate as much as four percent.” Phillip said that if it had to pay four percent interest, Laurel would pay an additional $1.7 million over the life of the loan. “This is like getting a 45 to 50 percent matching grant from the state,” he said. “At the end of the day we are essentially

paying back half the amount of money other communities have to pay.” Phillips said the amount being put toward the loan over the next five years will be determined each year during the formulating of the town’s operating budget. He said by putting as much as possible toward the first payment, the loan could feasibly be paid off earlier than 30 years. “The more we can pay right at the beginning will make a huge amount of difference in the end,” he said. “For every dollar the town puts right up front, we can save $3 over the 30 years. “Every $15,000 we pay up front can take $50,000 off the end. We could actually pay this loan off as much as five years early.” Laurel public works supervisor Woody Vickers said that the work that is scheduled to be done will improve water distribution on the west side of town, which is experiencing deficiencies in infrastructure. He said the first priority is to complete some water upgrades in the area of 4th, 5th and 6th streets, where a previous major project was cut back because of costs. He said this area has significant engineering work completed and can be addressed immediately. The next phase, Vickers said, will upgrade the infrastructure on West Street along Delaware 24. He said the project will enable the town to increase the size of the water mains to produce much-needed increases in water flow. Along with helping gain better water pressure in homes and businesses in that area, the enhancements will also enable the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department to have access to higher water pressure in the

event of an emergency. Vickers said the project will also include replacing deficient fire hydrants. The enhancements will mean increases in hydrant water pressure in some cases from 307 gallons per minute to more than 3,200 gallons per minute. This is a major benefit to fire safety, according to Laurel Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mark Sheridan. “Anytime I can get better water pressure for fighting fires, I am very supportive,” he said. “The area around West Street is an older part of town and there are twostory Victorian-style homes that are located very close to one another. The better water supply we have helps assure the public’s safety in the event of fire emergency.” Councilman Chris Calio said he was not comfortable voting for a major loan without knowing first how the town proposes to pay the loan back. “You want me to vote for this loan without knowing how we expect to pay it back? I know that I have heard that we have new development coming into town and we will expect this to be a major source for the money to pay the loan payment,” Calio said. “I don’t want to hear about developments when we have a number of these developments that have been planned and to date nothing has even started. I would not want to see us take on a loan based on new development and residents who may never come. It would not be fair to our current taxpayers to expect them to pick up the tab for this loan.” Town manager Fasano said the town currently has a “diverse portfolio” of reserve accounts that can help to pay back

the loan. He also said that because it is a water enhancement project, revenues gained from water service fees will be expected to help fund the loan. Fasano said the town has a special transfer tax revenue fund which has been treated as a rainy day fund. This money is derived from the sale of properties in the town. “We have always treated this as a savings account and would only use these reserve funds as a last resort,” he said. He said the town recently raised the water impact fee from $1,000 to $3,000 in an effort to be comparable with other municipalities. He said these funds could also be used toward the payback of the loan. The town has also started to build special reserve funds through the sale of “surplus property,” which is town-owned property sold on the open market. Another reserve fund source being developed by the town is the Community Development Fund, which is funded through special fees paid by new construction in the town. Fasano said he believes there are adequate sources to not only pay back the loan, but assure that it is paid back earlier than 30 years. He said he also feels the loan can be paid back without the need to raise water rates in the next year’s budget. But, he also said that new development will be expected to pay the lion’s share of water improvements and other infrastructure enhancements. “The new developments will come,” he said. “It may not be within the next year, or two, but it will eventually come. And when it does it will help pay off this debt.”

To qualify for state loan, change in town charter is required By Tony E. Windsor Laurel officials are planning to correct a glitch in the town code. During the Monday, Sept. 15, meeting of the town council, town manager Bill Fasano pointed out that in the town charter, there are two contradicting references to how much money the town can borrow. The issue was uncovered while Fasano and his staff were researching the codes in preparation for borrowing $2.5 million from the State Office of Drinking Water for water infrastructure enhancements (see Put your confidence in experience and integrity.

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Programs at Laurel library will include photography lessons, story telling, maybe even a book club The Laurel District Library is planning several programs throughout the fall, for adults and for children. Area photographer Lloydlee Heite will present a program on the how-tos of digital photography at the Laurel Public Library on Monday, Sept. 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the Carpenter Community Room. Topics will range from the basics of handling a new digital camera to more advance techniques now possible with this new form of picture taking. Participants are encouraged to bring their cameras and questions to the open forum session. The library will host two exploratory meetings on Sept. 17 and 18, to determine if there is community interest in forming a library book club for adult readers. The Sept. 17 meeting is at 10:30 in the morning and the meeting on Sept.18 is scheduled for 7 p.m. These organizational meetings will determine future book club dates and times, and the nature of the books to be read and discussed. Library staff will be available to review trends in book clubs nationwide, and to offer other materials on forming discussion groups. For further information email normajean.fowler@lib.de.us or call 875-3184. September is National Library Card Sign-up Month. The library is joining libraries across the nation in encouraging everyone who does not have one to apply for a card. Throughout September, adults 18 and over who sign up for a first-time library card will have their names entered into a drawing for a $50 gift card from the Georgia House restaurant in Laurel. Participants must be first-time card appli-

cants, and will need to present proof of Delaware residency. The fee to replace lost cards will also be waived during September if all associated fees and fines have been paid. The library’s story time for preschoolers will begin Tuesday, Sept. 23. Sessions will be held every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Children ages 2 to 5 and their parents, family members and caregivers are invited to join library staff members for stories, songs, poetry, math, science and crafts. Pre-registration not required. The library also holds Schools Out, programs for children in kindergarten through the sixth grade when school is not in session. Preregistration is not required. On Monday, Sept. 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. children are invited in to make a pony bead pumpkin. On Friday, Oct. 10, from 2 to 4 p.m., children can drop by to make a Columbus Day craft. Once Upon a Play Time will be Saturday, Oct. 11, at 12:30 p.m. Children in kindergarten through the sixth grade are invited to this program sponsored by the Winterthur Museum that looks at a time when toys didn’t have batteries. Pre-registration is required. To register, call 8753184 or email to Becky Norton, youth services librarian, at rebecca.norton@lib.de.us. The library will hold an after-school special Thursday, Oct. 23, at 4:15 p.m. Children in kindergarten through the sixth grade can play old-fashioned games and make old-fashioned toys. Pre-registration is required. To register, call 875-3184 or email to Becky Norton, youth services librarian, at rebecca.norton@lib.de.us.

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UD Alum nominated for Emmy for work on 'Deadliest Catch' UD alum Vanessa Serrao, AG '98, walked the Emmy Awards red carpet last weekend before the 2008 Creative Arts Emmy Awards were broadcast live at 8 p.m. EDT, Saturday, Sept. 13, on the E! cable channel from Los Angeles. Serrao and co-producer, Will Johnson, were nominated for an Emmy for “Deadliest Catch: The Real Dutch” in the Outstanding Special Class--Short-format Nonfiction Category. The series of videos was produced for Discovery Digital Media for broadcast on Discovery.com, Video on Demand and Discovery Mobile. Serrao directed and edited the episode —“Deadliest Catch: The Real Dutch” — that was nominated. The episode can be viewed online by visiting the Deadliest Catch website [http://dsc.discovery. com/fansites/deadliestcatch/deadliestcatch.html] and clicking on the link for Watch Video. Serrao’s pieces are on the tab for Dutch and are labeled the “Deadliest Catch: The Real Dutch.” “The series profiled the town of Unalaska/Dutch Harbor on the Aleutian Islands, where the ships from the series the Deadliest Catch port. We wanted to show what the town is really like and feature the people who live there,” Serrao said.

After graduating from UD in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in entomology, with a concentration in wildlife conservation, Serrao went on to pursue her master of fine arts degree from Montana State University in Bozeman in science and natural history filmmaking. “I always knew that I wanted to focus on the communications and education angles of wildlife and when I found the grad program in Montana, I thought it sounded like an amazing thing to do,” Serrao said. While in graduate school, Serrao took advantage of an internship program at Discovery Health Channel. She worked on a show called Birth Day Live, where she assisted with “everything from in-house production to broadcasting live from hospital delivery rooms.” After the internship at Discovery Health, Serrao did some freelance work for production companies on science education videos. That job led to an opportunity at the Science Channel and then a freelance position for an Animal Planet series called Ms. Adventure. Based in Silver Spring, Md., where Discovery Communications is headquartered, Serrao works in the digital media department with a production group that

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Del Tech to recognize distinguished alumni Two graduates who have achieved excellence in their professional careers will be recognized on Oct. 9 by Delaware Technical & Community College as the recipients of the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award. The honorees are Donna Smith-Moore, a 1983 graduate of the journalism program, and Philip S. Baker (posthumously), a 1969 business administration graduate. The Walk of Success recognizes Owens Campus graduates who have made significant contributions to their communities through their academic and career achievements, community service, and personal accomplishments. Bronze plaques bearing the graduate’s name, date of graduation, and date of induction are placed in the walkway between the Stephen J. Betze Library and the Carter Partnership Center. Donna Smith Moore, a resident of Bridgeville, is a 1983 graduate of the Journalism program. She received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Wilmington College in 1984 and a master's degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Delaware in 1992. She is the academic advisor/assistant site manager for Wilmington University on the Owens Campus. In that role, she advises new students in preparation for college admission, counsels students for their plan of study toward graduation, evaluates transfer credits, works with student retention, and assists with the daily operations of the facility.

Smith-Moore is known as a strong advocate of Delaware; she has demonstrated that by serving as chair of the human services advisory committee for several years, being an adjunct faculty member, supporting the annual Women’s Day Celebration and providing a scholarship in honor of her grandmother. Smith-Moore also volunteers her time to the Delaware Nature Conservancy and the Nanticoke River Watershed Conservancy. In her nomination Maribeth Dockety, director of human resources at Delaware Tech, states, “Donna helps those individuals seeking further education with the knowledge and advice they need to go forward. She often gives them the extra ‘you can do it’ boost, which can be a deciding factor for many who are considering returning to school or beginning an academic curriculum.” Philip S. Baker, of Delmar, Del., received a business degree as one of the 92 students of Delaware Tech’s first graduating class in 1969. Baker was a proud alumnus and often discussed the advantages of attending Delaware Tech with prospective students. After serving in the Army Security Agency and the Vietnam War, Baker had a successful career which culminated with his ten-year position as vice president of Gordy Fuel in Delmar. Under his direction, Gordy Tiger Mart retail operations grew from one small fullservice store in Delmar to include five additional retail convenience stores. Baker

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blessed to be in this Alumni Walk of Success; it is now time for our friend and fellow graduate of the class of ’69 to be honored. He has done so much in his short life on earth.” Baker died at age 48 in 1997. The award will be presented posthumously to his family. The event will begin at 6 p.m. with a reception in the dining hall of the Student Services Center. Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres before the recognition ceremony at 6:45 p.m.; desserts and beverages will follow at 7:30 p.m. Cost for the evening is $25 per person. To make reservations by Oct. 3, call the Office of Alumni Affairs at 302-855-1607.

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6:00 - 7:30 Open to Public at No Charge Join us for this opportunityt o introducey our business to other area businesses and the general public! Chamber Members $10 • Non-Members $25 Table top and floor space available

Call the Laurel Chamber Office at 875-9319 to reserve your space! Details to follow upon reservation

Saturday, Sept. 20th at 7:00 a.m. Huge Yard Sale Event • BBQ Chicken** **You can pre-order your BBQ chicken platters by • ScrappleS andwiches calling church office, 875-4646 • Mums & Pumpkins • Hand painted windows & yard signs • Delicious homemade baked goods • C hili • TJ’s Special IceT ea Andm uch, much more!

MORNING STAR • SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2008

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Community Bulletin Board Community Concert drive

CFM yard sale

The Callaway, Farnell and Moore Real Estate annual yard sale will be Saturday, Sept. 20, from 7 - 11 a.m. at the firm’s branch office on Sussex Highway (US 13 north of Dukes Lumber, Seaford). Proceeds are used to fund an annual scholarship for a graduate from the area school districts. Large and small items will be available, such as a lawn swing, video gaming chair ($100 value), Christmas tree and decorations, bathroom vanity and sink, skateboard shirts, and more.

Kiwanis Auction

The Kiwanis Club of Seaford is holding its 54th Annual Auction on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Seaford Middle School. Auction preview at 9 a.m., bidding begins at 9:30 a.m. The auction is open to the public. Admission is free. Refreshments will be on sale. The auction will feature items such as toys, furniture, lawn care products and/or services, gift certificates and hundreds of articles for sale to the highest bidder. All of the proceeds raised from this event will be used in the Seaford Community through Kiwanis Club donations to the Boys and Girls Club, Little League baseball and football programs, scholarships and programs for the handicapped.

Victorian Tea

Seaford Historical Society’s annual fall Victorian Tea will be Saturday, Oct. 18, at 2 p.m., at the Ross Mansion on Ross Station Road (formerly North Pine Street Extended). This event is reminiscent of the preCivil War days when Governor Ross’s wife entertained her friends with a lavish display of “savories” and sweets. Jeanne Conner does extensive research on Victorian era recipes and plans a different menu for each tea. Volunteers cook the preparations as directed by Conner. Volunteers dressed in period gowns will serve tea. Guests may tour the 13-room mansion and the outbuildings, including the only original slave cabin in Delaware in its original location. Seating is arranged in tables of four people each. Reservations in multiples of two are required and may be made by calling Ruthe Wainwright at 6298765. Tickets re $10 per person. Seating is limited to 40 people.

Blades VFC Basket Bingo

Blades Volunteer Fire Company will hold a Longaberger Basket Bingo on Thursday, Sept. 18, starting at 7 p.m. at the Blades Fire Company. The evening will consist of 20 games featuring Longaberger baskets as prizes. Advance tickets are $20 per person, $25 at the door. Advance ticket includes a chance to win the Large Hamper and the American Celebrations Oval Market Basket or one of the several door

The volunteer workers of the Seaford Community Concert Association are holding their 2008-09 membership drive. To celebrate 60 years of bringing topnotch professional concerts to the area, there will be six concerts. They are: • October 14 - Pavlo, guitarist and singer • October 28 - Tribute to Benny Goodman • January 17 - Dale Gonyea, pianist and humorist • March 12 - Bronn and Katherine Journey, Harpist and vocalist • April 3 - Side Street Strutters, a jazz ensemble • April 20 - Mantini Sisters, vocalists All concerts are held at the Seaford High School. The membership campaign will end on September 27. For further information call Allan Kittila at 629-6184 or Mary Ann Torkelson at 228-6097. prizes. Nearly 30 chances to win. Refreshments will be available. For ticket information call 628-0503 or 629-4481.

Acorn Club Tea

The Acorn Club of Seaford is having a Membership Tea at the Nanticoke River Yacht Club on September 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. The hostesses are Cathy Hurley and Faith Ewen and their committee. Anyone wishing to attend the tea and join the club may call Mary Noel, membership chairman, at 337-1054 for more information.

Charlie Copeland. Reservations are required and may be made by calling Ann Nesbitt at 628-7788. The deadline for reservations is Thursday, Sept. 18.

Class of ‘88 reunion

The Seaford High School class of ‘88 20-year reunion will be Saturday, Nov. 29, at the banquet center next to Jimmy’s Grill Restaurant in Bridgeville. The reunion will be from 6 - 10 p.m. with a cocktail hour from 6 - 7 p.m., and dinner at 7. The cost is $75 a couple and $37.50 for a single. This includes dinner and entertainment. Contact Cathy Hastings (Maas) at dcat5186@hotmail.-com, Lexie Ketterman (Kingree) at lexketterman@gmail.com or Angie Zebley (Mitchell) at angie@tullramey.com with contact information.

Historical Society Raffle

A tremendous opportunity is being offered by the Seaford Historical Society raffle. A luxurious condo in either Williamsburg or Myrtle Beach for a week in 2009 is the prize. This is not a promotion attempting to lure potential buyers. This is a gift by one of the Society’s members. Raffle tickets are $5 each or five tickets for $20 and may be purchased at either the Ross Mansion on Saturday or Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. or at the Seaford Museum on Thursday through Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.

Proceeds will help with capital improvements, such as a new roof on the Ross Mansion. The drawing will take place in the afternoon of the last day of the 2008 Victorian Christmas, which is Sunday, Dec. 14. You do not have to be present to win.

Halloween Parade

The Downtown Seaford Association presents a Halloween Parade and Party on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Line-up at 6:15 p.m. on Cedar Avenue at High Street. Parade steps off at 7 p.m. Route: High to Arch Street, Arch to King Street to Seaford Fire Hall. Must be in costume to enter. Goodies at the party. Cash prizes for costume contest.

Victorian Christmas

The annual Victorian Christmas at the Ross Mansion, December 12, 13 and 14, will once again feature a Christmas Boutique. Each member of the Seaford Historical Society is asked to contribute one item to be sold. Handmade gifts in the price range of $10 to $20 are especially popular. “Actually anything you would like for yourself is appropriate,” says Shirley Skinner, chairperson for the gift shops. Items may be left in the gray box on the front porch of the Ross Mansion at any time.

Isn’t it time you joined the Club?

Senior Basket Bingo

The Nanticoke Senior Center will hold a Longaberger Basket Bingo on Thursday, Sept. 25, starting at 7 p.m. at the Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club, 310 Virginia Avenue. Proceeds benefit the new Nanticoke Senior Center. Advance tickets are $20 per person, $25 at the door. Advance ticket includes a chance to win the Large Hamper and the American Celebrations Oval Market Basket or one of the several door prizes. Refreshments will be available. For ticket information call 629-4939 or 628-2828.

Storytellers at market

On Saturday, Sept. 20, the Seaford Farmers & Artisans Market will have three market-themed stories for children. There will be a story read at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. Storytellers will be located in front of the market banner.

Read Aloud Delaware

Read Aloud Delaware volunteer training session will be held Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 1 p.m. in the Seaford Public Library, 402 North Porter Street. Call 856-2527 to sign up for training.

GOP Women’s luncheon

The Seaford Republican Women’s Club will host a luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 11:30 a.m. at the Seaford Golf and Country Club. The cost is $13 per person. The public is invited. Special guest speakers will be candidate for governor Bill Lee and candidate for lieutenant governor

Membership Does Have Its Privileges!

JOIN SEAFORD GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB FOR HALF PRICE • Join now & pay 1/2 price dues until April 30, 2009 & 3/4 price until Oct. 30, 2009! Full dues will start Nov. 1, 2009. This deal applies to all membership categories! • Entry fees have been reduced to $500 for a full family membership payable in two installments. • Free driving range privileges through April 30, 2009! • If you have been thinking about joining the Club, you’ll never find a better time. • Come see our newly renovated Club House & our new electric Yamaha golf carts. • Newly decorated Ballroom for your special function. • Day camp, pool & swim team available. • Junior Golf Program • Grandparent legacy membership available. • We welcome past members.

For more information call SG&CC at 302-629-9064 and talk to Lou Jean Mathis (ext. 0) or Pattie Kretchmer (ext. 5) today! • Two year commitment is required. • Some Restrictions apply.

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Breakfast cafe

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

Library fundraiser

The Seaford District Library has joined with IHOP in an effort to raise money for the library. Enjoy a meal at the Seaford, Dover, Rehoboth, or Salisbury IHOP locations on any day and return the receipts along with a comment card to the Seaford District Library.

House tour

The St. John’s United Methodist Women will sponsor its annual house tour on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Seven homes and the St. John’s United Methodist Church will be open for visitors. A chicken salad luncheon will be served that day from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. The cost of a ticket for the house tour is $10. The luncheon cost is $6 per person. For ticket information call Teresa Wilson at 629-6417.

TOPS memberships

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a non-profit weight loss group whose mission is “To support their members as they take off pounds sensibly.” TOPS meetings feature fellowship, weight loss programs and healthy living for a fee of $24 per year. They are non-commercial and there is no food to buy and no sales. Call 6298216 for details.

MORNING STAR • SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2008

Whaley Family Reunion

The Whaley Family Reunion will be Sunday, Sept. 21, at 1:30 p.m., at the Rev. Lee Elliott Memorial Hall, Trinity UMC, Laurel. Bring a covered dish and a beverage. An offering will be taken to offset expenses of chicken, hot dogs, and supplies. During the business meeting, games will be available for the children. For more information, contact one of the following officers: Christina Wilson, 410-251-0413; Edna Mae Marvil, 875-9427; Ruth Ann Savage, 410-546-5818; Phyllis Johnson, 875-0463. Bring a family recipe. Organizers hope to do a family cookbook.

Class of ‘88 reunion

Laurel class of ‘88 reunion is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Beach House & Tiki Bar at Bargain Bill’s in Laurel at 5 p.m. Featuring a DJ, tropical buffet and cash bar. Tickets are $36 in advance. Invitations and reply cards have been mailed. If you did not receive one or need more information, call 302-280-6655, or email reunioninfo2008@yahoo.com.

AARP Driving Course

Laurel Senior Center will host an AARP Driving Course September 22-23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $10. To register call 875-2536.

Pepper Reunion

The 73rd Annual Pepper Reunion will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21, at Trap Pond State Park, Laurel. A brief business meeting will follow the potluck lunch. Bring a main dish, drinks and table settings, plus a dish to share. For details call 717-697-0851.

Networking Expo

The Laurel Chamber of Commerce will host a Business to Business Expo on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Laurel Fire Hall. Businesses will have an opportunity to introduce their business and services to one another from 5 - 5:45 p.m., and doors will be open to the public from 6 - 7:30 p.m. For more information call 875-9319.

Apple Scrapple Pageants

The third annual Little Miss Apple Scrapple Pageant and the Miss Apple Scrapple Pageant are now accepting entries. Both pageants are open to girls who reside in the Woodbridge School District. Little Miss contestants must be between 58 years-old while Miss contestants must be in grades 9-12. The pageants will be held on Thursday, Oct. 9, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Woodbridge High School Auditorium. All proceeds benefit the Apple Scrapple Scholarship Fund. For more information visit the Festival website at www.applescrapple.com.

Searching for ancestors

Are you searching for your ancestors? Do you need guidance to begin your family tree? Are you stuck or do you need help

Pizza King 30

Pizza King is celebrating its 30th anniversary in Laurel. The restaurant, serving daily lunch and dinner specials, is now serving breakfast along with offering full table service at its Laurel location. The Seaford-based business has now grown to three restaurants. The latest is in Millsboro.

Ice Cream Sale

Mt. Zion Methodist Church, located on US 13A between Laurel and Seaford, will have an Ice Cream Sale on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Homemade ice cream will be sold in pints and quarts as carryouts only. Five flavors are offered: chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, banana and pineapple. Pre-orders are available by calling 875-3055 or 629-7110.

Mentors needed

The Laurel Kids Connection Mentoring Program is seeking dedicated adults to spend one hour per week with a fifth, sixth, or seventh grader. Typically, mentors and students meet after school at the Laurel Library. Contact Kim Trivits or Lynne Betts at 629-7790 for additional information on mentoring opportunities. The program can also offer a mentoring presentation to groups and organizations.

Class of ‘78 reunion

LHS Class of ‘78 reunion is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Beach House “Tiki Bar” at Bargain Bill’s in Laurel. Light finger food will be served. Cash bar $15 per person from 7 until 11 p.m. A DJ will be provided. Dress is casual. For more information contact Jan Conaway Allen at 443-614-0338, Gale Hall Daugherty at 410-626-3214, Tammy Hastings Whaley at 228-7267, Tammy Myers Wharton at 2587371 or Sue Pressley at 875-3968. Send checks to Jan Allen, 110 Tracey Circle, Laurel, DE 19956.

Free community luncheon

Laurel Baptist Church will be hosting a free community luncheon (chicken & dumplings), on Saturday, Sept. 20, noon to 2 p.m. The church is located at 33056 BiState Boulevard, approximately two miles south of town. For details call Shirley at 875-2314.

Class of ‘98 reunion

Laurel High School class of ‘98 is planning a class reunion. Contact Megan Jones at megj22@comcast.net or phone 8415835 with contact information.

Clean-Up Day

Bridgeville will hold a Neighborhood Clean-Up Day on Saturday, Sept. 27. All items must be curbside by 6 a.m., as M.T. Trash will only go down each street once. Allowable items for pick-up include: furniture, household trash, stoves, and limbs bundled in 4-foot lengths. Items that will not be picked up include tires, batteries, oil, construction materials, dirt, rocks, bricks, etc. M-T Trash will have a truck available to pick-up refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners, as long as the Freon has been removed. M-T Trash will also have a truck to pick up paint, stain, etc. These items must be kept in a separate area from the rest of the trash. Large tree limbs can be delivered to the town’s wastewater treatment plant. Residents will be directed to an area for placement of limbs. A scrap metal container will be placed at the Town Hall parking lot for the disposal of such items as aluminum siding, window frames, barbecue grills, tire rims, bicycles and stainless steel. Residents are asked not to place any other types of trash in this container. Questions may be directed to Town Manager Bonnie Walls at 337-7135.

2nd Annual

Class of ‘63 reunion

Laurel High School’s Class of ‘63 reunion is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Lakeside Community Center in Long Neck. Organizers are in need of upto-date addresses. If you have not received your letter contact Janet Lynch LeCates, 875-3955, or Sandra Kellam Russell, 8755985, or e-mail russellsk@dmv.com.

organizing your research? The Bridgeville Public Library will provide genealogy consultations facilitated by Alice duBois Min on the last Saturday of each month, September 27 and October 25, from 10 a.m. to noon. Sign-up is required. Call the library at 337-7401, or e-mail famgen88@comcast.net. For special needs contact Karen Johnson, 337-7401.

Heritage Day Downtown Delmar

Saturday, September 27 10 am ‘til 9 pm FIRE ENGINE RIDES PIE-EATING CONTEST

PARADE 11 am “CARRY THE YOKE” RELAY 11 am BRICK UNVEILING 12 pm KIDS STREET ART CARRIAGE RIDES COMPETITION 12:30 pm MARTIAL ARTS/DANCE WORKSHOP DELMAR 1 pm to 3 pm HOMECOMING “CRUISING IN DELMAR” FOOTBALL GAME CAR SHOW Registration 10 am to 2 pm 1-4 $10 per vehicle, Awards at 2 pm Farewell to the Lights “MOTIVATE THE MELON” Free Concert featuring CONTEST 4 pm Randy Lee Ashcraft “OVER THE LINE” HORSESHOE & the Saltwater Cowboys TOURNAMENT 4:30 pm 5:30 - 9:30 pm Registration 2 to 4 pm, $15 per team, $300 first place prize Lions Club Hamburgers “EAT THE PIE” CONTEST 5 pm and French Fries VENDOR SET UPS All Day Kiwanis Club Oyster Call for Information 410-896-2777

Sandwiches

Sponsored by Delmar Revitalization Committee

GAMES • FOOD VENDORS • ENTERTAINMENT

MORNING STAR • SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2008

Community yard sale

The Town of Bridgeville hosts a communitywide yard sale on Saturday, Sept. 20, beginning at 7 a.m. Find great bargains at many homes throughout the town.

golf, lunch and prizes. For more information and to register contact Dwayne Landis at 236-6822. Entries and payment can be mailed to GMS Golf Tournament, Attn: Dwayne Landis, P.O. Box 309, Greenwood, DE 19950.

Historical Society’s Museum

Voter’s Registration Day

The Bridgeville Historical Society Museum is open to the public on the first Sunday of each month through October from 1 - 4 p.m. The museum is located at 102 William Street.

Class of ‘49 reunion

Bridgeville High School Class of 1949 is planning a reunion on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Heritage Shores, Bridgeville. For information call Tom at 337-7494.

Fall Festival

There will be a Fall Festival and Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Phillis Wheatley Middle School, Church Street, Bridgeville. Sponsored by the Trustees of Mt. Calvary United Methodist Church, Bridgeville. Dash plates given to the first 50 vehicles registered. Top 30 cars registered will receive trophies. Registration fee for vehicles and motorcycles is $10 per vehicle. Registration will be from 9 a.m until 12 p.m. There will be plenty of food available for sale, choirs will be singing, there will be a health fair, voter registration, and many more activities for the children, youth and adults. There will also be a yard sale from 7 a.m. until 12 p.m. Tables for the yard sale are $10 each. Choirs will be performing from noon until 2 p.m. Choirs or praise teams that would like to participate should contact Ginger Speight at 629-9799 or email mtcalvarybville@aol.com. For more information call Hollis Smack at 337-3430, Leroy Tingle at 349-4962 or Ginger Speight at 629-9799.

IHOP Family Night

The Friends of the Bridgeville Library announce a fundraiser. Enjoy a meal at the Seaford, Dover, Rehoboth or Salisbury IHOP locations, any day, any meal. Take and fill out the comment card, staple the receipt to the comment card and drop it off at the Bridgeville Library, Bridgeville Town Hall, or the Providence Sales Cottage in Heritage Shores. For more information call Pat McDonald at 337-7192.

Golf Tournament

Greenwood Mennonite School announces its 6th annual benefit golf tournament to be held on Friday, Sept. 26, at the Heritage Shores Golf Course in Bridgeville. This is a scramble tournament open to groups and individuals. Registration is from 7 - 8 a.m. with a continental breakfast. A shotgun start is at 8:30 a.m. Lunch will be served and prizes awarded at 12:30 p.m. The $100 entry fee per golfer includes the continental breakfast,

A Voter’s Registration Day will be held at Greenwood Memorial VFW Post 7478 on Friday, Sept. 19, from 11 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The Post is located on Governor’s Avenue and the event is sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 7478. Eligible voters may register to vote in the state and national elections by completing an application form at the Post. Bring a driver’s license and a birth certificate. Persons who wish to vote in the Greenwood municipal elections must register in person at the Town Hall on West Market Street. The Town Hall will be open all day on September 19 to accept registrations. The Town Hall will remain open until 5:30 p.m. for this special Voter’s Registration Day. Anyone who needs assistance may stop by VFW Post 7478. For more information contact President Michaele Russell at 349-4220.

POW-MIA observance

The Ladies Auxiliary of Greenwood Memorial VFW Post 7478 will sponsor a joint observance of POW-MIA Day on Sunday, Sept. 21, at 4 p.m. at the Post on Governor’s Avenue. Mt. Moriah Church of Greenwood, which meets in the Post for weekly worship service, will share in this patriotic program. Mt. Moriah Church will provide musical selections under the leadership of Glenda Houston. Thoughts on the day will be given by Jerome Houston, Jr., a 13-year veteran of the U.S. Army and a native of Greenwood, and Shawn Byers from Camden, who is on active duty with the U.S. Air Force. For details contact President Michaele Russell at 349-4220.

Lancaster trip

Delmar Alumni sponsors a trip to Rainbow Dinner Theatre, Lancaster, Pa. on Saturday, Nov. 1. Bus departs from Delmar High School at 2:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m., and show, “Barefoot in the Park,” at 8 p.m. Cost is $80 per person. RSVP to Kay Carrier, 875-7877; or Dorothy Wolfgang, 846-2366.

PAGE 19 munity Hall, Melson Road and Melson Church Road, east of Delmar. The price is $8 per person for fish or chicken, french fries, hush puppies, coleslaw, rolls, iced tea and coffee. Desserts will be available for a nominal fee. A Chinese Auction is also planned (bidders do not need to be present to win).

Longaberger sale

The Delmar Lions Club is holding a Longaberger basket sale with all proceeds going to the community and the visually impaired. Baskets, with blue and orange trim and Wildcat paws, cost $49 each. The price of the lid, with a Delmar and Wildcat logo, is $30. Liners and dividers are available upon request. For more information or to order a basket contact Mildred Riley at 846-3846 or kragera@verizon.net

Class of ‘78 reunion

Delmar High School Class of ‘78 will hold its 30-year reunion on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Delmar VFW from 5 - 11 p.m. Activities include a cocktail/social hour then prime rib and crab cake dinner followed by music and dancing. Cash bar. Please send pictures for a powerpoint show. $50 per couple. Send checks and pictures to Debbie Reed Adkins, 11496 Ross Lane, Delmar, DE 19940. Call 302381-6812 or visit classmates.com

Fish Fry

The Bi-State Ruritans will be sponsoring a fish fry on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Melson Church Com-

Millsboro Basket Bingo

The Kiwanis Club of Greater Millsboro will host a Basket Bingo on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Millsboro Fire Hall on State Street. Proceeds will benefit local youth. Doors open at 6 p.m. and games start at 7 p.m. The Basket Bingo features a great selection of Longaberger products, including holiday and retired items. A silent auction, 50/50 drawing, raffles, door prizes and refreshments will also be offered. Basket Bingo tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Call the Millsboro Kiwanis at 934-8424 or e-mail gmillsborokiwanis@mchsi.com.

Wheatley Family Reunion

The descendents of Ezekiel Henry Taylor and Annie Caroline Wheatley will hold a covered dish luncheon on Sunday, Sept. 21, at 1 p.m., at Cokesbury Community House in Cokesbury, Md. Contact Nancy Wheatley Adams at 629-6440 for details.

Basket Bingo EXTRAVAGANZAV

Delmar VFW Post #8276 200 W. State St., Delmar, MD

Big g O n e e st Ye t !

(on the left before the Old Mill Restaurant)

to benefit Delmar High Softball Teams Delmar Heritage Day

The town of Delmar will be holding its 2nd annual Heritage Day Festival in Downtown Delmar on Saturday, Sept. 27. The event starts at 10 a.m. and concludes with a concert that evening. There will be an 11 a.m. parade with many scheduled events throughout the day, including a pie eating contest, “Carry The Yoke Relay,” and fire engine rides. There will be a Horseshoe Tournament at 4:30 p.m. with a $300 first prize. A special part of the day will be a “Farewell to the Lights Ceremony” as Delmar prepares for new streetscape work to be done. The Kiwanis will feature their famous oyster sandwiches and The Lions Club will have a food booth. Bring coolers, lawn chairs and spend the day in Delmar. The event is sponsored by the Delmar Revitalization Committee. For vendor space call 410-896-2777.

Saturday, Oct. 25

Doors open at 11 am & Session One begins at 1 pm (Pizza will be available to purchase for lunch)

Session two begins after dinner (intermission)

Over $20,000 Worth of Longaberger Prizes! Baskets are filled with Longaberger & Vera Bradley Purses & Items

Pulled Tab Games - Chance to win Longaberger Coffee Tables, Tall Baker’s Unit and Baskets will be played! COME EARLY! Tickets are $55 each which includes: One book of 20 reg. games for session one - One book of 20 reg. games for session two. One free catered dinner at Intermission. Beef and dumplings and Baked Chicken Special book of 5 games: $5 per book (per session) 2 Jackpot Games - $1 per sheet. Extra books (reg. games) will be available to purchase To Purchase Tickets Contact Ronnie: 410-726-7450 Nancy: 443-235-4463 or VFW: 410-896-3722 Sorry, but we are unable to accept reservations without a prepaid ticket. All tickets will be available for presale; any remaining tickets, if any, will be available at the door on the day of the event for $60. Everyone in the building must have an admission ticket, including all children. Tickets are non-refundable. Tickets are only sold for both sessions; you cannot buy a ticket for only one session. Age 18 or older to play bingo (MD Law) This bingo event is in no way affiliated with the Longaberger® company.

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Beach Day 2008

On Friday, Sept.19, thousands of senior citizens from all over Delmarva will converge in downtown Rehoboth Beach to take part in the 32nd Annual Beach Day Event. This day will be filled with events and activities for Senior Citizens from all over the shore. Planned activities include continuous entertainment at the bandstand by performers Cathy Gorman and Sky Brady, a large Senior Healthy Living Expo with over 47 vendors with plenty of giveaways in the Rehoboth Convention Center, and the CHEER Power Walk to benefit CHEER’s Meals on Wheels program. The Power Walk begins at 10 a.m. Register early for the Power Walk ($10) and get a commemorative T-shirt. For details call 856-5187 and ask for Joyce Westen or Ken Moore.

MORNING STAR • SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2008 and lots of food. State and local candidates will be there to meet and greet. To attend call 539-6886. For details call Ron Sams, 945-2486.

Carols for Christmas

The Southern Delaware Choral Society Christmas concert, “A Newborn Child: Cantatas and Carols for Christmas,” will be presented Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church in Seaford, and on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 3 p.m. at St. Edmund’s Roman Catholic Church, Rehoboth Beach. The cost for tickets will be $15 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets are available after October 15 by contacting SDCS at 226-5231 or online at www.brownpapertickets.

Geneology class

The Roadhouse Steak Joint is taking reservations for non-profit organizations’ benefit nights for the 2008-2009 season. Call 6458273 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Roadhouse Steak Joint is located at 18693 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach, www.roadhousesteakjoint.com

The Sussex County Genealogical Society will be offering four sessions on beginning genealogy at Wilmington College, 41 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach. The sessions are on Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. beginning September 27 and ending October 18. Each session is taught by an experienced genealogist. For more information call 227-6295.

GOP Women's Club

Embroiders’ open house

Benefit nights

The Sussex County Republican Women’s Club will meet Wednesday, Sept. 24, at the Sussex Pines Country Club, Georgetown, at 10:45 a.m. John Brady, candidate for State Insurance Commissioner, and Greg Hastings, candidate for 41st District Representative, will be the pre-luncheon speakers. After lunch there will be a presentation on CURL (Coalition of Unified Republican Ladies). CURL is a political action committee that raises money for qualified Republican women candidates. Lunch will be served at a cost of $15. Reservations can be made by calling Kathy Vengazo at 539-4757. For further information about the club and club activities see the club web site at: www.scrwc.net.

Family reunion

Minos & Edith Littleton Family Reunion on Sunday, Sept. 21, 3 - 7 p.m., at the John West Park in Ocean View. Raindate September 28. Contact Tommy Wilson at 629-2153.

Republican picnic

Sussex County Republicans will hold their annual fall picnic on Sunday, Sept. 28, at Wilson's Auction on US 113, between Milford and Lincoln. The picnic will be from 3 to 6 p.m. This is a family picnic, so bring spouses, kids and friends. The cost is $10 per family. There will be live music, games,

The public is invited to attend an open house sponsored by the Embroiders’ Guild of America, Inc. The open house will be held on Monday, Oct. 13, starting at 12:30 p.m. at the CHEER Community Center at 20520 Sand Hill Road, Georgetown. For details call Carolyn at 947-1949.

Stay in Laconia, N.H., at the Margate Resort Hotel with seven meals included. Cost is $650 per person, double occupancy. • Nov. 19 - Rainbow Dinner Theater in Pennsylvania to see the comedy, “Deck The Halls And Clean The Kitchen.” Cost is $65. Bus leaves Seaford Peebles parking lot at 7:30 a.m. • Dec. 5 - The American Music Theater to see “Christmas Show.” Cost is $65. Enjoy holiday songs and comedy sketches. Also an appearance of Santa. There will be time to Christmas shop at the Rockvale Outlets and have lunch on your own before going to the theater. Contact Rose Wheaton at 6297180 for more on these trips.

Radio City

Seaford Recreation’s 17th annual Radio City Christmas Spectacular is set for Sunday, Dec. 7, and is now taking registrations. The cost is $145 and the seats are in the orchestra section. The cost includes a charter bus and there will be a few hours after the show to shop and tour New York City. Call 629-6809 to sign up.

Marine Corps

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

Coast Guard Auxiliary

Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 12-04 meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Nanticoke River Yacht Club in Blades. Call Wayne Hickman at 629-6337 for details.

Trap Pond Partners Seaford AARP

Money has to be paid in time to make reservations for all trips. • Oct. 13-16 - New Hampshire White Mountains for four days.

Trap Pond Partners meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Bald Cypress Nature Center at Trap Pond State Park, Laurel. To learn more visit www.trappondpartners.com.

Possum Point Players presenting ‘On Golden Pond’ Possum Point Players in Georgetown presents the popular comedy “On Golden Pond” by Ernest Thompson. Director Pat Erhardt of Seaford has included a variety of talent from the area in the cast. Possum regulars John Hulse and Bud Clark will be joined by Deana Duby, Zachary Hearn and Kathleen Richter. “On Golden Pond,” a classic tale of long-lasting love, is a touching and humorous story about Ethel and Norman Thayer, their daughter and her teenage son. There will be a reception on opening night for the audience to meet the cast after the show. All opening night ticket holders are invited to attend. Performances are October 3, 4, 10 and 11 at 8 p.m. and 2 p.m. on October 5 and 12. Tickets are available for $16 ($15 for seniors or students) by calling the Possum Ticketline at 856-4560. Directions to Possum Hall are also available at the Ticketline number.

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Remembering the red and white fighting Bulldogs All right you Wildcats, Bluejays and Raiders — relax a little. This is AT URPHY pure Bulldog stuff — you know, “Red and White, Fight, Fight,” although there was a new look on the If you visit Odd Fellows field Friday night with glimpses of Cemetery, on the east end black on the cheerleaders’ and coaches’ uniforms. Yes, there was there is an unused some rumbling about it in the stands. tombstone with a Bulldog Red and white have always been the predominant Laurel school colemblem. ors, as Chester Davis found out when he changed them a few years of us mature folks,” said I. ago. Oh well, we’ll get over it, but the 52 Joe Hitchens, “Bulldog,” as he was or so former players who met at the Georcalled, is a member of the class of 1941 gia House certainly remember red or maand the “Bulldogs” name that he started roon and white. has stuck with the team until this day. The How deep do the memories go for this youngest person there certainly had to be group of former players that Craig LittleKyle Wingate, class of 1988. Kyle played ton and Ken Brown started some five during Laurel’s outstanding run that inyears ago or so? If you visit Odd Fellows cluded a state championship. Cemetery, on the east end there is an unFrank Calio, who addressed the group, used tombstone with a Bulldog emblem. I veered away from politics and I think the understand its got red marble in it and it is audience enjoyed him tremendously. Mixto be Butch Dail’s final resting place, ing funny stories with serious comments, many years from now we hope. Butch was Frank got the audience’s attention. “With a Bulldog Booster president for several Coach Schollenberger, it was how lived years and held other positions in the your life, never a cuss word,” he said. “In group. Like Eddie Snead, he can be seen later years I learned to appreciate him at most games. much more.” It was a fun night as memories surfaced One funny story emerged about Tommy and the fun started for me when I sat down Boyce: When they had to run five laps and Allen Hill, who traveled down from around the football field, Tommy, as they Wilmington, said, “Pat, we are the only ran by the bleachers during the first lap, bald guys here.” would hide under them and fall back in “No Allen, look around, there are a lot with the group during the fifth lap. The

Several roads in the Laurel area are closed for repairs Airport Road between Old Hickory Road and Dogwood Road near Laurel was due to be closed for repairs at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 17, according to the Delaware Department of Transportation. Depending on the weather, the road will reopen by 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20. Airport Road between Old Hickory Road and the Sharptown Road will be closed beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 22. The road is scheduled to reopen by 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, depending on the weather. Local access will be maintained for res-

idents and emergency vehicles. Detour routes have been posted. Airport Road between Mt. Pleasant Road and Dogwood Road was closed for the removal and replacement of crossroad pipes on Monday, Sept. 15. The road was due to reopen at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 17, depending on the weather. Traffic alerts and traveler information are available at the Web site www.deldot.gov or on the radio station WTMC-AM 1380.

Mr. Pepper’s Pumpkin Patch A Family Activity Visit The Amazing Maze and The Tower Indian Corn • Gourds Corn Shocks • Straw Schools & Large Groups Welcome!

3 Miles East of Laurel On Route 24 Mon.-Sat. 10 am - Dark; Sunday noon - Dark

302-875-3939

coach knew he was doing this but enjoyed some pranks, too. Talented Laurel athlete Ben Sirman asked how many players were called by their first name. Not a hand was raised. It was “boy” or your last name and it stayed that way through school. After graduation, Ben and Roy Jones took “Coach” hunting and fishing a few times and Roy’s stories were hits with the audience. The man with the tan 1950s-style crepe sole shoes, wool jacket and gruff exterior will always be in the minds of the people of Laurel. As class of ‘62 member and player Eddie McGee said, “You did not realize how much Coach did for us until later.” Morris Harris and Ben Sirman have done much to preserve for future generations the great story of Laurel sports. Their history is in the history and genealogy room at Laurel Public Library. Visit it sometime. I thought the story of Mark Cooper, our cover story last week, would be an inspiration to many. April and Mark have worked hard for this accomplishment. I must finish it with this funny story. Soon after Mark’s dramatic weight loss, one of April’s girl friends saw her and Mark. Pulling April aside, she asked, “Aren’t you and Mark together any more?” “That is Mark,” she laughed. The Star just received a public notice

from the Army Corps of Engineers concerning the proposed boat ramp and floating fishing dock to be installed on Broad Creek at Laurel River Park in the future. Whether the future means next year or 20 years from now, we do not know. The application was dated November 2004. At one time, there was much interest in this project. I assume there still is, but like the train station, things seem to take a while in Laurel. Don’t forget the Chamber of Commerce Business Expo at the Laurel Fire Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 23. From 5 to 6 p.m., the chamber will hold Business to Business, and members of the public are welcome after that. I am sure there will be some free giveaways. Laurel Historical Society picked a beautiful day Monday to sort through box after box of old historical mementos and they had a great turnout to help in the project. Saturday night at a local dinner, Dick Whaley introduced me to one of his classmates in the Laurel High School class of 1949, Carol Dukes Carroll. “I helped him in study hall,” said Carol. I was really taken back, I knew Dick had problems with most classes, but he even needed help in study hall! With Carol’s tremendous help, Dick finished with a “C” in study hall. Nice to meet you, Carol.

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MORNING STAR • SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2008

Church Bulletins Right to Life banquet

Delaware Right to Life’s annual banquet will be Thursday, Sept. 25, and will feature Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry. Terry has devoted his life to the pro-life cause. He has been arrested more than 40 times for his peaceful, pro-life activities. In 2003 he founded the Society for Truth and Justice and he conducted a program called Operation Witness. Most recently Terry published the book, A Humble Plea, written primarily to Catholic bishops and clergy on how to end the abortion holocaust. The banquet will take place at the Christiana Hilton in Newark. Tickets are $50 per person. Cocktails begin at 6 p.m., dinner begins at 7 p.m., followed by the keynote speaker. Visit prolifedela-ware@ juno.com or call 302-478-5469 for tickets.

United Faith Men's Day

United Faith Believers Ministries, 10771 N. Plaza Road, Laurel, Annual Men's Day Celebration Sunday, Oct. 5, at 4 p.m. Guest preacher will be Evangelist Frank Gibbs of Calvary Pentcostal Church of Bishopville,MD. For more information you can contact the church office at 8754285 or email ufbministries@yahoo.com. Pastor is Esther M. Henry.

Fall Mum Sale

St. Luke’ Episcopal Church is once again sponsoring a Fall Mum Sale. Plants are $4.50 each and are in your choice of pink, bronze, red, burgundy or white and yellow daisy mums. Mums are to be

picked up Saturday, Sept. 20, between 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at Jackson-Hewitt Office at the Nylon Capital Shopping Center. Mums can be ordered by contacting any St. Luke’s member, the church office at 629-7979 between the hours of 9:30 a.m. to noon, Monday through Thursday, or by calling Nancy Harper at 629-7272.

Wesley Fun-d Day

Fourth annual Wesley Fun-d Day, Saturday, Sept. 20, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wesley United Methodist Church, Atlanta Road, Seaford. Oyster fritter sandwiches, homemade ice cream, silent auction, dunking booth, pony rides, moon bounce, games and snow cones.

Woodland UMC dinner

The women of the Woodland United Methodist Church will serve a Chicken and Dumpling dinner on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Cost is adults, $10; children 6-12 years old, $4; 5 years and under are free. Woodland Church is located 4.5 miles west of Seaford next to the Woodland Ferry house. No carry-outs. For additional information call 629-5404 or 629-4662.

Fall Fest 2008

The Lighthouse Church, 27225 Kaye Road, Laurel, will be holding Fall Fest 2008 on Saturday, Sept. 27, from noon to 3 p.m. There will be appearances by The State Police car, "Sgt. Dan," The Blades Fire Company, as well as Bear Hugs for Kids. There will also be bouncy rides,

ANNUAL HOUSE TOUR - The St. John’s United Methodist Women will sponsor the annual house tour on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The home above is owned by Susan and Steve Chambers, 111 William Ross Lane, Seaford. The home is decorated with country accents. Upon entering the great room there is a cabinet filled with a collection of Lizzie High dolls. Also, there is a “baseball room.” Seven homes and the St. John’s United Methodist Church will be open for visitors on the tour. A chicken salad luncheon will be served that day from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. The cost of a ticket for the house tour is $10. The luncheon cost is $6 per person. For ticket information call Teresa Wilson at 629-6417.

pony rides, hay rides, games, prizes, hot dogs, chips and soda. Christine O'Donnell, Republican candidate for US Senate, will also make an appearance. Everything is free. For more information call The Lighthouse Church at 875-7814.

1-2-3: Parenting

A no-nonsense discipline program helps parents manage children without arguing, yelling, or spanking. The 1-2-3 program

tells you how to get children to stop doing what you don’t want them to do (whining, fighting, throwing tantrums) and start doing what you want (homework, cleaning their rooms, going to bed on time). Parents will learn how to handle misbehavior in public and at home, and how to recognize and deal with specific kinds of manipulation that frustrated children use to make parents give in. The five-week, one-hour class begin-

DIRECTORY: Your Guide To Local Houses of Worship TRINITY UNITED METHODIST Trap Pond, CHURCH NearLaurel, D el. 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 10:00 am Hearts Afire (Contemporary) Come as you are… and be transformed in the love of Christ!

Centenary United Methodist Church “Where Caring is Sharing” “NEW SONG!” - Contemporary Celebration, 8:45 a.m. Sunday School, Classes for ALL ages, 9:45 a.m. Traditional Family Worship, 11:00 a.m.

Rev. K. Wayne Grier, Pastor, 875-3983 200 W. Market St., Laurel, Del.

CHURCH OF CHRIST

1010S .C entral Ave., Laurel Ph: 875-7748 Minister: Ian J. Drucker WorshipS ervices: Sunday 10 a.m. 6:00 p.m. BibleS tudy: 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. Donna Hinkle, Pastor Church: 875-4233 Sunday Services: 8:30 am Praise 9:30 am Sunday School,10:45 am Worship

DIAL DAILY DEVOTIONS: 875-4309

Christ Evangelistic Church Great Worship - Talented Singers Loving People - Powerful Preaching

Youth Group Wednesday 7:00 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

Christian Church of Seaford Dual 13N., Seaford, DE • 629-6298

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

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church & Old Christ Church

“A Place to Belong”

600 S. Central Ave., Laurel, DE 19956 (302) 875-3644 The Rev. Dr. Howard G. Backus, Pastor 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. 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Prayer Team ‘The Table’ God’s Big Back Yard (last Wed. of mo) 7:00 p.m. 9:00 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 Road6 8, South of Laurel Laurel,D el.

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

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MORNING STAR • SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2008

19th century Conley’s Chapel. The event is organized by Pat Short and John Dickson of Conley’s Membership Committee. For details contact Pat Short at 226-4221 or call the church office at 945-1881. The office is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to noon. Conley’s Chapel and Fellowship Hall is located at 22150 Robinsonville Road, Lewes.

ning September 24 will be held on Wednesday evenings at St. John's United Methodist Church, Seaford, starting at 6:30 p.m. Rev. Constance Hastings, a National Certified Counselor and United Methodist deacon, will lead the class. Call St. John’s Church to register, 6299466.

Latin Mass

Multicultural services

A Latin mass according to the Missal of 1962 is celebrated on the third Sunday of every month at 3 p.m. at Holy Cross Church in Dover. The next mass will be celebrated on September 21. The mass is always a Missa Cantata using traditional Gregorian chant. For further information, call 302-674-5781.

Church Trustee Day

Liberating Power, A.M.E. Zion Church, Bridgeville, Trustee day will be held Sunday, Sept. 21, at 4 p.m. The Rev. Shirley M. Caldwell of St. John’s A.M.E. Zion will be guest preacher. All trustees and well wishers are invited. The Rev. R.J. Chandler is pastor. For more information contact Sister Felicia Matthews, 875-1290.

Luncheon and yard sale

Wheatley’s Community Hall will be the location of a luncheon and yard sale, Saturday, Sept. 27, beginning at 11 a.m. The hall is located at the intersection of Wheatley Church Road and Sharptown Road near Galestown, Md. Oyster sandwiches, baked goods, hamburgers, hot dogs and homemade soup will be sold. Vendor spaces are available outside. For additional information contact Beverly Wheatley at 410-883-3246 or Deborah Patey at 410-860-2475.

Centenary Church dinner

Centenary UMC Women will be sponsoring an all-you-can-eat Chicken and Dumpling Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 4 - 7 p.m. in the dining hall. Adults $10 and children ages 6-12 years, $5; no cost for children under 6 years of age. Sweets are also available. Centenary United Methodist Church is located at the corners of Market and Poplar streets in Laurel.

Conley’s UMC Gospel Sing

On Sunday, Sept. 21, at 3 p.m., Conley’s United Methodist Church will hold its third annual Gospel Sing. It will be an afternoon of praise and worship music, rejoicing and relaxing in the setting of the

New Gospel CD: ‘Beside the Still Waters’ Tony Windsor’s brand new Gospel CD compilation is on sale now. Tony sings songs of faith and inspiration including “The Angels Cried,” “Everlasting Arms,” “I Saw the Light” and much more. Get your copy at the Star office for only $6.00 [includes $1.00 donation to NIE (Newspapers in Education) program].

Call: 302-236-9886

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Siempre Verde, a multicultural, bilingual service is being led by Pastor Luis Almandoz on Sundays at 3 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at St. John’s United Methodist Church at Pine and Poplar streets, Seaford. Praise music, powerful preaching and a small meal unite this fellowship of persons of both Hispanic and Anglo origins. Alberto Mendez leads worship on the keyboard.

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.

The Lighthouse

Rebecca Jones presents “God’s Deliverance and Provision,” Wednesdays at 7 p.m., at The Lighthouse Church, 27225 Kaye Road, Laurel. Pastor Timothy Jones provides kid’s church for grades K-6, and a nursery is available. Call 875-7814.

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, Seaford, on Tuesdays from 7-9 p.m. For details call Rev. Constance Hastings, 6299466, or Robert Spadaccini, 841-1720.

Christ UMC cookbook

A new cookbook entitled “Everyday Blessings” is presented by The Priscilla Circle of Christ United Methodist Church in Laurel. A collection of 200 local recipes plus helpful hints, the book sells for $8,50 and is available by calling the church office at 875-4233.

Christmas bazaar

Christ Lutheran Church, 315 N. Shipley St., Seaford, Christmas bazaar, Saturday, Sept. 27, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Besid e the StillW aters

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

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”

27225 Kaye Road Laurel, DE 19956 Ph: (302) 875-7814

www.thelighthouselaurel.org Timothy P. Jones, Pastor Sunday Family Worship - 10:00 a.m. Wednesday Family Ministries - 7:00 p.m.

“Shining His Light”

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.

“The Pickle Church” CHRIST THE CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH PICKLE MINISTRIES OUTREACH & CORNERSTONE NOTE MUSIC MINISTRY Corner of Bethel Rd. & Alt. 13 • 302-875-8150 Church School -All Ages - 9:15 a.m. Worship Service - 10:00 a.m. Rev. Rick Elzey Wings of Prayer - Tues. 7:00 p.m. Come Join Our Family

VICTORY TABERNACLE CHURCH OF GOD

SUNDAY WORSHIP

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

WEDNESDAY NIGHT Ministry for the wholef amily 7 PM

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

302-877-0443

22625 Atlanta Road, Seaford, DE (302) 629-5600 - www.atlantaroadcma.org

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH

315 N. Shipley St., Seaford, DE 19973 • 302-629-9755 Pastor: Rev. Andrew C. Watkins www.christlutheranseaford.com

Praise Worship 8:30 AM • Sunday School 9:30 AM • Traditional Worship 11 AM

ROCK CHURCH

Sunday

Wednesday Evening

9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Worship, Nursery, Classes for Kids-Adults 7:00 p.m. Evening Service

6:45 Catalyst Youth (grades 7-12), DivorceCare 7:00 Prayer Meeting, Men’s Group, KidStuf 103 (K-6 Kids & their parents, 1 & 3rd Wed.)

30320 Seaford Road, Laurel, Del. Ph: 875-7275 • Pastor Bill Konkel Sunday School: 9a .m. Worship: 10:30 a.m. & 1st & 3rd Sunday Evening: 5 p.m. Thurs Evening Prayer: 7p .m.

COKESBURY CHURCH

St. Luke’s Episcopal 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. Jim Sipes • 302-629-4458 PROFESSIONAL NURSERY CARE PROVIDED

T on y W in d sor

Located at Tyndall’s Furniture Plaza on Discountland Rd & Rt. 13, Laurel 302- 875-4646

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

Ladies’ bible study

There is a ladies’ bible study, held every Tuesday starting at 10 a.m., at Laurel Baptist Church, Bi-State Boulevard. This is a non-denominational study. For details call Gertrude R. Smith at 8755300.

Messiah’sV ineyard Church

Laurel Wesleyan Church Rt. 13A, Just North of Laurel Sunday School - 9:30 Worship - 9:00 & 10:45 Sunday Evening Worship Wed. 6:30 p.m. - Youth Ministries & WKID, The Zone, Children’s Ministries Church 875-5380 • Sr. Pastor Ken Deusa Asst. Pastor: Rev. Rick Green; Youth: Kyle Horton Children’sP astor:M arilyn Searcey

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 - G. W. Cliver - 629-6206 Elder - Don Birch - 629-8949 Elder - Ron Russell - 629-6033 Sunday School 10 a.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

A Gathering Of Faith Come together under Christ’s roof and share together in his love. Attend Church this Sunday

MORNING STAR • SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2008

Latin Mass

Multicultural services

Church Trustee Day

Luncheon and yard sale

Centenary Church dinner

Conley’s UMC Gospel Sing

Tony Windsor’s brand new Gospel CD compilation is on sale now. Tony sings songs of faith and inspiration including “The Angels Cried,” “Everlasting Arms,” “I Saw the Light” and much more. Get your copy at the Star office for only $6.00 [includes $1.00 donation to NIE (Newspapers in Education) program].

Call: 302-236-9886

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

The Lighthouse

Celebrate Recovery

A new cookbook entitled “Everyday Blessings” is presented by The Priscilla Circle of Christ United Methodist Church in Laurel. A collection of 200 local recipes plus helpful hints, the book sells for $8.50 and is available by calling the church office at 875-4233.

Christmas bazaar

Christ Lutheran Church, 315 N. Shipley St., Seaford, Christmas bazaar, Saturday, Sept. 27, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Besid e the StillW aters

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

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH

OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH

SEAFORD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

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

27225 Kaye Road Laurel, DE 19956 Ph: (302) 875-7814

www.thelighthouselaurel.org Timothy P. Jones, Pastor Sunday Family Worship - 10:00 a.m. Wednesday Family Ministries - 7:00 p.m.

“Shining His Light”

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

VICTORY TABERNACLE CHURCH OF GOD

SUNDAY WORSHIP

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

WEDNESDAY NIGHT Ministry for the wholef amily 7 PM

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

302-877-0443

22625 Atlanta Road, Seaford, DE (302) 629-5600 - www.atlantaroadcma.org

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH

315 N. Shipley St., Seaford, DE 19973 • 302-629-9755 Pastor: Rev. Andrew C. Watkins www.christlutheranseaford.com

Praise Worship 8:30 AM • Sunday School 9:30 AM • Traditional Worship 11 AM

ROCK CHURCH

Sunday

Wednesday Evening

9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Worship, Nursery, Classes for Kids-Adults 7:00 p.m. Evening Service

6:45 Catalyst Youth (grades 7-12), DivorceCare 7:00 Prayer Meeting, Men’s Group, KidStuf 103 (K-6 Kids & their parents, 1 & 3rd Wed.)

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Obituaries Havard J. Gordy, 85 Havard J. Gordy went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Seaford, after a brief illness. Born in Gumboro, he was a son of J. Dawson and Edith B. Gordy. His brothers, Oscar W. Gordy and Robert Gordy preceded him in death. He received his Havard J. Gordy GED and went on to become a licensed minister. He could often be found studying his Bible. He was a founding member of Christ Evangelistic Church in Laurel, where he was a Sunday School teacher for many years. He often told his church family to “come to room eight” for his class. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, landing in the second wave at Omaha Beach on D. Day. Mr. Gordy was a member of the Gideons International, Ruritans, and Club 50, a bowling league for those over 50, and a former member of the Florida Jaycees. Havard enjoyed working with antiques, going to auctions, and refinishing trunks and tables. He also enjoyed studying family history. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Amelia E. Gordy; one daughter, Sharon Lee Harte and her husband, Benjamin J. Harte Jr. of Gumboro; granddaughter, Katherine E. Kudzma and her husband David S. Kudzma of Gumboro; granddaughter, Marcella Harte Conlon and her husband J. Patrick Conlon of Bear; one brother, Elijah F. Gordy; one sister-in-law, Jane Gordy, and several nieces and nephews. Services were held on Friday Sept. 12, 2008 at Christ Evangelistic Church, Laurel, where friends called Thursday evening and prior to the service on Friday. The family suggestes memorial contributions be made to Christ Evangelistic Church, 9802 Camp Road, Laurel, DE 19956. Interment was in Line United Methodist Church Cemetery, Whitesville, Md. Arrangements were handled by Watson Funeral Home, Millsboro. Letters of condolence may be emailed to: Watsonfh.com or Delmarvaobits.com

Albert R. Harper Sr., 92 Albert R. “Harper” Harper, Sr. of Georgetown died on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. He was born Aug. 3, 1916 in Bridgeville, a son of Artie and Emma Harper. He was retired from the State Highway Dept. where he was a grader operator for many years.

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He loved farming and spending time with his children and grandchildren as well as horse racing and stock car racing. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Ethelyne R. Harper; brothers, Emerson, Jimmy, Tommy, Hilton and sister Helen Ward. Mr. Harper is survived by his beloved children, two daughters and two sons-inlaw, Sandy and Hal Stintsman of Georgetown and Karen and Bill Haggerty of Felton; two sons and two daughters-in-law, Albert R. Harper, Jr. and Pam of Georgetown and Jimmy and Doris Larrimore of Laurel; a sister-in-law, Elmira Bailey, and a brother-in-law, Charles Rhodes, several beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and a very dear friend, Billy West and his wife Marie of Georgetown. Funeral Services were held Friday, Sept 12, in the chapel of Short Funeral Services, Georgetown, where friends called Friday prior to the services. The Rev. Homer Keene and the Rev. Frank Goehringer officiated. Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel. Following the burial, a Celebration of Life was held at Old Paths Church of Christ, 18246 Redden Road, Georgetown. The family suggestes memorial contributions be made to the church.

Florence Hazel Roberts, 87 Florence Hazel Roberts formerly of Laurel died on Monday, Sept. 8, 2008, at Genesis Health Care in Seaford where she had been a patient for the past eight years. She was born in Laurel on Nov. 3, 1920 the daughter of Ernest and Ida Waller Anderson.

Her husband, Leon T. Roberts died on Nov. 13, 1994. She received her education at Paul Lawrence Dunbar School in Laurel. She was a member of St. Matthew’s First Baptist Church in Laurel, where she had served as Sunday School Superintendent, Sunday School teacher, Mother of Communion Stewards, was a church missionary, member of Pastor’s Aid, and for many years was the church pianist. She also gave piano lessons. She did domestic work in the Laurel area and she and her husband helped to raise many children in their home. She is survived by a son, Joseph Louis Roberts of Laurel, six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, a brother, Monroe Anderson of Cranberry, N.J.; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were held on Monday, Sept. 15, at St. Matthew’s First Baptist Church in Laurel, with Pastor Nathan McCoy officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Friends called at the church on Sunday evening. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Framptom Funeral Home P.A. in Federalsburg, Md.

Ellis F. Frye, 88 Ellis F. Frye of Seaford died on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, at Genesis Elder Care in Seaford. Mr. Frye was a retired power equipment salesman. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a volunteer at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital and loved gardening. His wife Dorothy E. Frye died in 2001. He is survived by his daughter, Betty Jean Johnson and her husband, Wayne; his son, Ellis F. Frye Jr.; four grandchildren Sherrie Johnson, Barry Johnson Jr, Kelly

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Angel and Scott Frye, and three greatgrandchildren. A sister, Beatrice Laing of Seaford, also survives Ellis. Graveside services were on Monday, Sept. 15, at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery Chapel, Millsboro. The family suggests donations may be made to Delaware Hospice Inc, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963 or the Alzheimer’s Association, 399 Market St, Suite 102, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Arrangements were handled by the Cranston Funeral Home, Seaford.

Jerry P. Hill Jerry P. Hill, of Laurel, laid down his electrician tools on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008 and answered the call of his Father in Heaven to come home. Left to complete his earthly work, are his faithful friends, Paul Downes, Rod Rodriquez and Michael Dickerson. He was born in Concord, a son of Joseph B. Hill, II and Dorothy Hitch Hill

Memorial services are planned for Dr. James Robert Carmean Dr. James Robert Carmean, “Doc” of Laurel, passed away on Friday Aug. 29, 2008 at his home. He was 71. Dr. Carmean was a retired Dentist serving the surrounding communities for over 43 years. Memorial contributions can be made to: Delaware Hospice, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963 or the American Cancer Society, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718. Memorial Service will be held Friday, September 26, at the Laurel Fire Hall, at 2 p.m. Friends may visit prior to that time.

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MORNING STAR • SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2008 Whaley, who predeceased him. A very seasoned electrician, Mr. Hill was the owner-operator of Country Electric, Inc. in Laurel. He most recently attended the Fathers House in Seaford and was a 1960 graduate of Laurel High School. In his early adulthood, he received an Honorable Discharge from the National Guard after seven years of service. He also received his A.A. degree in ministry in 1997 from the Christian World College of Theology (CWCT), affiliated with the Delmarva Evangelistic Church in Salisbury. Jerry will be remembered as a extremely hardworking man, with a big heart, who dearly loved his family and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a infant daughter, Abby Lynn Hill, who passed in 1965 shortly after birth. Left to sadly miss him is his wife of 44 years, Jerita Hill, and a daughter and sonin-law, Candi and Jed James of Georgetown. His three brothers: Joseph B. Hill, III, and his wife Linda of Pooleville, Texas; J. Kim Whaley and his wife Dixie of Seaford, and Brian W. Whaley and his wife Janet of Laurel; and his sister, Linda W. McDorman of Greenwood. Also left behind are his grandchildren: Steven, Branson, Coleman, Cannon and Madison James. His sister-in-laws and brother-in-laws: Pamela Dunn and her husband David of Delmar, Md., Tammera Ward of Laurel,

Peggy Carter and her children Joey Carter and Teresa McCoy of Virginia and Michael Dickerson and his wife Susan of Delmar, Md. Numerous nieces, nephews and cousins also survive him. A Funeral Service was held at Christ Evangelistic Church, Laurel, on Monday, Sept. 15, where a viewing was held one hour prior to the service. A viewing was also held at the Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home, Laurel, on Sunday evening, Sept. 14. Interment was in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Laurel. The Rev. Roland Tice officiated, with Mr. David Dunn and the Rev. Michael Vaughn sharing additional words. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the Epworth Christian School, 14511 Sycamore Road, Laurel, DE 19956.

Rosa Lee H. Mutchler, 83 Rosa Lee H. Mutchler of Laurel departed this life for her heavenly home on Friday, Sept. 13, 2008, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford, following a lengthy illness. Rosie, as she was affectionately called by her many friends and family, was born on May 17, 1925, on a farm five-miles west of Laurel to the late Oscar Lee and Carrie E. Hastings Holloway. Her early years were spent growing up in the countryside near Laurel and Mardela, as well as the lower Delmarva Peninsula in Virginia. She moved into the town of Laurel as a young adult where she lived for the re-

mainder of her life. She worked for several years, prior to her marriage, at the DuPont Nylon Plant in Seaford. After many years as a homemaker, she went to work in the alterations department at Phillips Men's Store in Laurel, retiring in 1991 after 30 years of service. Mrs. Mutchler was a member of Christ United Methodist Church in Laurel and the Priscilla Circle, a women's group within the church. She also belonged to the Sussex County Chapter of the Red Hat Society. Her local group is known as the "Chatter Hatters." Her hobbies and interests were numerous. She particularly enjoyed crafting and was one of the many faithful women who worked tirelessly making crafts for the Christ United Methodist Women's annual Christmas Bazaar. Reading and cooking were among her passions which can be verified by her vast collections of books and recipes. She also enjoyed gardening, birdwatching, working crossword puzzles and Suduko. She had a keen interest in history and politics and loved to discuss the state of the nation with anyone who shared her interest. She was so looking forward to casting her ballot in the upcoming presidential election. She learned to use the computer at age 82, attesting to her inquisitive nature and her openness to new challenges!

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PAGE 25 In addition to her parents, Mrs. Mutchler was predeceased by her brother, Vernon H. Holloway, Sr., and three sisters: Avon Stella Holloway, Norma Jane Holloway and Ruth Anne Holloway. Her former husband, Stanley Shields Mutchler, Jr. predeceased her in 1996. Surviving her are her sons, Byron K. Mutchler and his wife Patricia of Lewes, and R. Bruce Mutchler of Laurel. Four daughters and three sons-in-law also survive her: Linda White and her husband, Stephen of Middletown, Dr. Joyce Stout-Cosgrove and her husband, Dr. Martin J. Cosgrove, Sr. of Seaford, Anne Petty and her husband, Robert of Memphis, Tenn., and Laura Lee Mutchler of New Castle, Pa. Thirteen grandchildren and 13 greatgrandchildren, with one more due to be born in November, also survive her. She leaves behind one nephew, Vernon H. Holloway, Jr., to cherish her memory. A funeral service was held at Christ United Methodist Church, Laurel, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, preceded by visitation at the same location. The Rev. Donna Hinckle and Pastor Barbara Wilson officiated. Interment immediately followed the service. Arrangements were handled by Hannigan-Short-Disharoon Funeral Home in Laurel.

Joseph F. Oros, 93 Joseph F. Oros of Seaford, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, passed away Sept. 11, 2008 at the Methodist Manor House in Seaford. He was born Oct. 26, 1914 in Cleveland, a son of Albert and Mabel Shaw Oros. Mr. Oros was employed by the Cleveland, Ohio, Police Department for 33 years, retiring in 1970 as a detective; he was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. Mr. Oros was inducted into the Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame. While playing for Collinwood High School team, he was named to the All American High School Basketball Team. He was a sports enthusiast. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Helen Forcash Oros; a son, Norman R. Oros and wife Mary of Lutherville, Md.; three grandsons, Mark Oros and his wife Heidi of Ithica, N.Y., David Oros and his wife Marla of Baltimore, Md., and Matthew Oros and his wife Tam of Cockeysville, Md.; three great-grandsons Ryan, Tyler and Erik; and five great-granddaughters, Rebecca, Hannah, Sarah, Heather and Maggie. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m., at the Methodist Manor House, 1001 Middleford Road, Seaford. Interment will be private. Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Clarksville Chapel, Clarksville. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Methodist Manor House Benevolent Fund, 1001 Middleford Road, Seaford, DE 19973. Send online condolences to: condolences@parsellfuneralhomes.com.

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MORNING STAR • SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2008

Education For second time, Sussex Tech is a Blue Ribbon School

Del Tech offers courses

Area residents can take advantage of a variety of life enrichment and fitness courses offered in September at Delaware Technical & Community College, Georgetown. A course in conversational Spanish will begin Thursday, Sept. 18 at Cape Henlopen High School. The course will also be offered at the Georgetown campus. A course beginning Thursday, Sept. 18, Firearms: Protection and Training, will teach how to use a firearm properly and proficiently. Basic Defensive Driving, beginning Saturday, Sept. 20, will teach simple driving strategies to help avoid collisions. Participants in the Divorcing Parent Education Program learn what children experience when parents divorce. The Joyful Living class, beginning Saturday, Sept. 20, will teach how to achieve spiritual balance. Males 16 and older are welcome to join a weekly basketball league beginning Monday, Sept. 22. The Kids on Campus Program will feature non-competitive Little Sportsters classes beginning Saturday, Sept. 20. Children ages 6 to 10 can explore movement through ballet or gain knowledge of basic tumbling skills. For more information, contact Delaware Tech’s Corporate and Community Programs office at 302-854-6966.

Van Luven appointed to board

Audrey Van Luven is the newest member of the board of trustees for Delaware Technical & Community College. Nominated by Gov. Minner, she was confirmed by the Delaware Senate for a three-year term as a member-at-large. She replaces Mary Dudek, who resigned earlier this year. Van Luven is the vice president of human resources for the Christiana Care Health System and has been actively involved with a variety of community service organizations. She earned an associate

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degree in medical laboratory technology from the Owens Campus in 1977 and a bachelor’s degree in medical technology from Wesley College in 1986. Van Luven resides in Middletown.

Nominations sought for awards

Applications for the Superstars in Education Awards have been sent to all schools across the state. Schools that have developed programs that show measurable results and raise student achievement are encouraged to apply. Superstars in Education is a statewide program that awards Delaware educators who have implemented and sustained a creative, innovative program, or a teaching practice that works to increase student achievement and test scores. The deadline to apply is 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 17. The selection committee will review applications in December and January. For more information, call Janine Sorbello at 302-576-6575 or visit the Web site www.dscc.com.

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Sussex Technical High School in Georgetown is one of 320 schools nationwide to be named as a 2008 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon School. This award honors schools for helping students achieve at very high levels and for making significant progress in closing the achievement gap. Only 55 high schools nationwide were honored with the award, and Sussex Tech is the only high school in Delaware to receive it. Sussex Tech is also the first high school to receive the distinction for a second time. The school received the award in 1996. The No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private elementary, middle and high schools that are either academically superior or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student

achievement to high levels. The schools are selected based on one of two criteria: • Schools with at least 40 percent of their students from disadvantaged backgrounds that dramatically improve student performance to high levels on state tests • Schools whose students, regardless of background, achieve in the top 10 percent of their state on state tests or, in the case of private schools, in the top 10 percent of the nation on tests. Under No Child Left Behind, schools must make Adequate Yearly Progress in reading and mathematics. Each state — not the federal government — sets its own academic standards and benchmark goals. East Millsboro Elementary School was also named a Blue Ribbon School. This year’s winners will be honored in Washington, D.C., Oct. 20 and 21.

Sewing course at Del Tech set to start Oct. 8 Delaware Technical & Community College, Georgetown, is offering an introduction to sewing course. Students will learn basic sewing machine use and maintenance, as well as common types of

seams, finishes and pattern selection. This six-week course will meet on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., beginning Oct. 8. For details, contact Corporate and Community Programs at 854-6966.

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Center in Lewes promotes creative writing and publishing The public is invited to attend an open house at the Creative Writing Center of Delaware on Monday, Sept. 22 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Nassau Commons, above the Cape Gazette newspaper, in Lewes. The open house will include readings by four of the writing center’s accomplished instructors: Jamie Brown, Michael Blaine, Hal Apiar and H.A. Maxson. Light refreshments will be served. The goal of the center is to promote the arts of creative writing and publishing by conducting workshops, courses and conferences. The center provides an opportunity for both novice and experienced writers to learn from each other. The writing center offers membership which includes use of the center’s “sanctuary space” with an Internet connection, continual access to the virtual writing center and a 10-percent discount on classes and events at the center. Five courses are being offered this fall: • “Freelance Writing: Break into Print

and Stay There” on Saturday, Sept. 27. Students will be introduced to the skills and tools needed to publish, identify potential markets, and tips for success. • “Advanced Poetry” is for the experienced poet who wants to create a collection of poems to submit for publication. This six-session course will begin Monday, Sept. 29.

• “Intro to Creative Writing” is an exploration of the creative impulse and the different genres through which creativity can be expressed. The eight-session course begins on Tuesday, Sept. 30. • “Imagery with Words” explores ways to paint fiction and non-fiction with words. Sessions include stress and time management how-to’s for writers. All levels of

writing skills are welcome. Classes run for four weeks beginning Wednesday, Nov. 5. • In “Writing Japanese Verse – An Introduction” participants will read, study, and write haiku, senyru, haibun and tankas. This three session course begins Thursday, Oct. 9. For more information, contact Shelley Grabel at 302-855-5905.

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Education Briefs DFSA hands out five scholarships

The selection committee for the Delmarva Flock Supervisors’ Association and the Eastern Shore Hatchery Association scholarship programs announces the recipients of their 2008 awards. Five young people received grants totaling $6,500. Locally, Brittany R. Kirk, Laurel, a freshman business/agri business major at Delaware Technical and Community College, was one of the five scholarship winners. Brittany grew up on a Delmarva poultry farm and would like a career with a poultry company in accounting or office management. The other four recipients were Charlotte Sanford-Crane of Elkton, Md., Kristina Heuck, College Park, Md., Ryan Rhodes, Centreville, Md., and Bryan Truitt Jr., Whaleyville, Md. The awards were presented during the 2008 Delmarva Poultry Conference in Ocean City, Md. In 2009, the Delmarva Flock Supervisors’ Association Scholarship program and the Eastern Shore Hatchery Association Scholarship program will be merged into a single program administered by Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc. (DPI). Information on this new scholarship program will be posted on the DPI Web site, www.dpichicken.org.

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MORNING STAR • SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2008

Entertainment Punkin Chunkin is named a top event by Bus Association for ‘08 The Delaware Tourism Office announces that the American Bus Association has designated the World Championship Punkin Chunkin as one of the “Top 100 Events in North America” for 2008. The Punkin Chunkin, held on the first weekend in November, attracts thousands of spectators to rural Sussex County every year to witness competing teams sling, launch or fire pumpkins from massive engineered contraptions.

Players presenting musical

With a hint of down home cooking seasoned with unexpected friendships, a dash of romance and a pinch of mystery, Second Street Players present the musical “The Spitfire Grill.” The musical runs Sept. 26, 27, 28, and Oct. 3, 4 and 5, at the Riverfront Theatre in Milford. The play introduces a pretty parolee, fresh out of jail, who follows a fantasy to a small town in Wisconsin. What she doesn’t expect is to work as a cook in Hannah’s Spitfire Grill in a depressed quarry town or to learn the true meaning of friendships and the joy of doing something wonderful for someone else. “Spitfire Grill” is directed by Kenney Workman. Cast members include Denise

The 23rd annual Punkin Chunkin will kick off in Bridgeville on Friday, Oct. 31, with the Charlie Daniels Band at 7 p.m., followed by former Alabama frontman Randy Owen at 8 p.m. Throughout the weekend, there is a carnival area with amusement rides, food vendors and cooking contests featuring homespun pumpkin recipes. “Punkin Chunkin has been recognized as a magnet for tourism dollars, at a time Baker, Mary Boucher, Rick Boucher, Bob Frazier, Trish Herholdt, Don Magee and Lorraine Steinhoff. Melanie Bradley is the musical director. The Saturday, Sept. 27 performance features a down home dinner at the Georgia House before the show. Join the players for a fundraiser of barbeque chicken, pulled pork, comfort food sides and rich desserts. A limited number of tickets are available for the $50 dinner theatre package. Season ticket holders can enjoy the dinner for $30 if they use their tickets on Sept. 27. Call the ticket line for information. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Tickets are $18; senior citizens, students and military families pay a discount price

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The 22nd Annual Amish Country Bike Tour has been rescheduled for Saturday, Oct. 25. The bike tour was previously set for Sept. 6, but was cancelled due to Tropical Storm Hanna. The bike tour will begin at Legislative Mall in Dover. All pre-registrations will be honored, and those not registered can sign up online at www.visitdover.com, or anytime between 7 and 10 a.m. on Oct. 25 at the

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8’ LEER TRUCK CAP, fits Ford or Dodge, $475. 2586553. 9/11 ‘96 JEEP GR. CHEROKEE LAREDO, great cond., new brakes & more, orig. owner, asking $2400. 875-1778. 9/11 RIM & TIRE fr 2000 Saturn, P195/65R15, $35 OBO. 628-0871. 9/11 ‘96 EXPLORER, 4 DR., dark gr., 4 whl. dr., power door locks & windows, V6, 135k mi. Very nice SUV, $3000. 629-4348. 9/4 ‘86 CHEV. 350 MOTOR, just rebuilt, 30 over w/new carburator. 875-7281. 8/14

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MOTORCYCLES/ REC VEHICLES MINI RACING GO-CART, Quaker State, fiberglass body, 3.5 hp Briggs; 6’ long, $200. 628-0102. 8/28

CAMPERS/ TRAILERS ‘92 TERRY RESORT CAMPER, 25’ awning stabilizer hitch & new stabilizer jacks. Full bed & bunk sleeps 6, Del. tagged till 3/31/10. $3500. 846-0178. 23’ SHASTA TRAVEL TRAILER, sleeps 4, $1000. 875-4485. 8/21 ‘89 TRAVEL TRAILER, 26’, sleeps 6, awking, AC, rear bath, like new inside, $3450. 629-6448. 8/14

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TOWN OF GREENWOOD EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Accepting applications for Delaware Certified Officers for part time and full time positions. Excellent opportunity for retired law enforcement individuals looking to stay active in the law enforcement field. The Town offers excellent benefit package for full time position including take-home car, dental, paid vacation, 9 paid holidays, employer 100% paid medical on employee only, employer paid pension and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications are available 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at 100 West Market St., Greenwood, DE 19950.

BOATS 18’ KAYAK ‘Perception Sea Lion’ has everything - for the quality-oriented person. A must see. $1600 OBO. 875-9775. 9/4

ANTIQUES/ COLLECTIBLES 21 HESS TRUCKS, new in box, 1988 - 2007. All for $450. 875-1877. 9/18 ANT. OAK SEWING MACHINE Cabinet, $50. 6286953. 9/11 AMERICAN GIRL Biddy Baby Doll, $50. 536-7287. 8/28

10 SPD. SCHWINN BIKE, $25. 3 wheeler bike, $25. 628-3409. 9/18 ROPER WASHER & DRYER, good cond., $100 for pair. 875-4735. 9/18 MAPLE DRESSER, good cond., 6 drawer, $30. New Rug, 10x10, dark blue, $20. 629-4649. 9/18 AIR COND., Whirlpool 10,200 BTU, window unit, exc. cond., $99. 519-1568. 9/18 DISHWASHER, Whirlpool, 24” portable, exc. cond., $249. 519-1568. 9/18 DIGITAL CAMERA, Sony FD Mavica, older model, 2.0 megapixels, mint cond., $40. 875-1877. 9/18 TAYLOR MADE GOLF BAG, Voi-Tech, like new, $20. Datrek Bag, like new, w/set of Epic-500 irons, $25. 3 Sandwedges, $10 ea., call for info. 629-3537. COMPAQ COMPUTER & Hewlett Packard 4 in 1, hardly used, $300. 433359-7215. 9/18 SCOOBYDOO BOWLING BALL, 8 lb. & bag, $15. 875-4700 after 5 pm. 9/11 RITEWAY WOODSTOVE, auto thermostat, $350, 8754700 after 5 pm. 9/11 DK. BLUE LEATHER COUCH & 2 leather chairs (1 dk. bl., 1 white), 1 end table, 2 coffee tables, 1 lamp & rug, perfect shape, limited use, $850. 8752460. 9/11 2 GOLF PULL CARTS, $50 ea. Nordic Track treadmill, self propelled, exc. cond., $100. 628-5388. 9/11 HEDGE TRIMMER, antique 2-handle manual type, $10. 628-5388. 9/11 GE ELEC. RANGE, freestanding, immac. & mint, self-cleaning, bisque color, $200. 875-1778. 9/11

PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER, Vanguard 1400-2800 BTUs, vent free, floor or wall mount, $125. 3377494. 9/11

OIL DRUM, 250 gal., on legs, good cond., $50. Cast Iron Drag, good cond., $50. Storm Door w/glass & screen, $20. 875-4485.

SOFA, 3 cushions, beige, exc. cond., $100. 2 Matching wing-back chairs, plaid fabric, $200 for both. 6296337. 9/11

TREADMILL, like new, Cadance 70E. 875-3084. 8/21

TOOLS: Air compressor $125. Sears Best Router, $50. 12.5” surface plane $200. Table top drill press, $75. Dremmel moto shop, $45. Bench shaper, $25. 16 ga. finishing nail gun, $75. More small tools, call 8759089. 9/11 GRILL WITH HOOD, $75. 628-6953. 9/11 ELEC. GRILL, stainless steel, optional w/portable top, $75. 875-5889. 9/4 CRAFTS: Pieces of glass collected from beaches of N.C. to use in crafts. Lg. quantity, $5. 629-5238. 9/4 LEISURE FITNESS Incumbent exercise bike, computerized w/options. $1200 new, asking $400 neg. 6292135. 9/4 ‘70 BOLENS HUSKY 1476 Yard Tractor. Rebuilt motor runs great. 2 blades, belly mower, 3 pt. hitch & chains, $900 OBO. 628-8761. 9/4 SLEEP SOFA, Hamilton Hill, floral patern, exc. cond., $75. 875-5667. 8/28 SOFA & LOVE SEAT, sage color, exc. cond., $250. Pine Bunk Beds, $50. Dishwasher, good cond., $50. 629-5465. 8/28 BIKE - NEXT ALUMINUM, Tiara DS24. 21 spd. Shimano, new cond., $85. 536-1884. 8/21 LADDER - 40’ ALUM. EXT. Werner, 1A - EX. HD industrial, new cond., $450. 5361884. 8/21 LEAD SAILORS, COWBOYS & AMISH Figurines. $35 for set. Asst. Del. advertisements. Craftsman miter saw. 398-0309. 8/21 TVs: 19” Mont. Ward set, $20. 27” RCA, good cond., $30. 877-0519. 8/21

ROOFING SHINGLES: 2 squares & 1 bundle,a 30 yr. warranty, asking $135. 8750766 after 6 p.m. 9/11

COUCH & Oversized Recliner, camel color, microfiber, exc. cond., $500. 8753463. 8/21

POOL TABLE, used, 3x6, $150. 258-6553. 9/11

BEDROOM SET: Full size headboard, dresser & mirror, $85. 2 maple end tables, $20 ea. TV tray set of 4, $15. Dbl bowl SS sink, $20 629-8745. 8/21

$250 GIFT CERT., Nascar Racing Store. Will sell for $75. 629-7674. 9/11

2 WOOD SPLITTING MAULS, 16” 5 lb.; 32” 10 lb., rubberized handles, both for $10. 628-5388. IONIC PRO Air Purifier, 28” high, woks perfectly, new was $100, asking $45. 6285388. 8/21 EXPRESS-IT Beach Chair, Folding, fits carrying case 27” x 7” x 4”, $10. Hedge Trimmer, antique, 2 handle type, $10. 628-5388. 8/21 WOMEN’S 10 SPD. BIKE, Vintage Fuji, 20.5”, super conditon, updated parts, $60. 629-3628. 8/21 CANON EOS CAMERA 35mm Model 3000 (body only) $50. Minalta 35mm, 3000 I w/35-70 AF lens, $75. Minalta 35mm 550 SI w/AF35-70 lens, $50. 8751877. 8/14 REFRIGERATOR: Amana, side-by-side, icemaker & water dispenser, cream w/blk. trim 25 cu. ft., $275. 875-2115. 8/14 MATTHEWS LEGACY 28” BOW, 70 lb. pull, hard case, arrows, release, all equipped, ready to hunt, $500. 875-4009. 8/14

ANIMALS, ETC. English Bulldogs Puppies For Sale! Males & Females, Caring & loving homes only. AKC. Excellent pedigrees, Champion lines. Shots & worming up-todate. Health guarantee. Shipping available. Email Bullbreeder05@gmail.com 9/18/8tp DUCKS, Ducklings, Chicks & Chickens, reasonable. 410-873-3036. 9/18 2 LEATHER SADDLES, brown, great shape, 15” & 16”, $150 ea. 875-8620. 4 BROWN EGG LAYERS, 4 mo. old hens, Austrolorps. Vaccinated & tested for pollurum, $10 ea. 875-8620.

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CITY OF SEAFORD DEMOLITION ORDER

NOTICE Serkan Darilmaz has on Sept. 11, 2008 applied with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner for a liquor license for a premises located at 23412 Sussex Highway, Seaford. Persons who are against this application should provide written notice of their objections to the Commissioner. For the Commissioner to be required to hold a hearing to consider additional input from persons against this application, the Commissioner must receive one or more documents containing a total of at least 10 signatures of residents of property owners located within 1 mile of the premises or in any incorporated areas located within 1 mile of the premises. The protest(s) must be filed with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner at the 3rd Floor, Carvel State Office Building, 820 North French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. The protest(s) must be received by the Commissioner’s office on or before October 13, 2008. Failure to file such a protest may result in the Commissioner considering the application without further notice, input, or hearing. If you have questions regarding this matter please contact the Commissioner’s Office. 9/18/3tc

Name of Property Owner: Troy Roberts Address: 424 Sandy Courtrail, Macon, GA 31217 The City of Seaford has ordered the Demolition of the below said structure, as per the Notification to Owner dated July 31, 2008 and pursuant to Section 423-29 of the City of Seaford Housing Code. The structure has become so out of repair as to be dangerous, unsafe, unsanitary or otherwise unfit for human habitation so that it would be unreasonable to repair the same. Description of Structure: Tax Map and Parcel 4-31 5.00 363; 309 North Street, Seaford, Delaware 19973. Remedies: The owner is to demolish the structure within thirty days. Failure to comply will result in the City demolishing the structure. Joshua E. Littleton Building Official 9/18/1tc

CITY OF SEAFORD DEMOLITION ORDER Name of Property Owner: Humberto Ramirez Address: 22233 Tanyard Road, Preston, MD 21655 The City of Seaford has ordered the Demolition of the below said structure, as per the Notification to Owner dated June 17, 2008 and pursuant to Section 423-29 of the City of Seaford Housing Code. The structure has become so out of

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repair as to be dangerous, unsafe, unsanitary or otherwise unfit for human habitation so that it would be unreasonable to repair the same. Description of Structure: Tax Map and Parcel 4-31 5.00 420; 806 Third Street, Seaford, Delaware 19973. Remedies: The owner is to demolish the structure within thirty days. Failure to comply will result in the City demolishing the structure. Joshua E. Littleton Building Official 9/18/1tc

CITY OF SEAFORD DEMOLITION ORDER Name of Property Owner: Emma Coulbourn, Est./ Arthur Cohee Address: 12316 Ridgely Road, Ridgely, MD 21660 The City of Seaford has ordered the Demolition of the below said structure, as per the Notification to Owner dated January 25, 2008 and pursuant to Section 4-23-29 of the City of Seaford Housing Code. The structure has become so out of repair as to be dangerous, unsafe, unsanitary or otherwise unfit for human habitation so that it would be unreasonable to repair the same. Description of Structure: Tax Map and Parcel 4-31 4.00 101; 120 E. King Street, Seaford, Delaware 19973. Remedies: The owner is to demolish the structure within thirty days. Failure to

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CITY OF SEAFORD NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION Name of Property Owner: Humberto Ramirez Address: 22233 Tanyard Road, Preston, MD 21655 The City of Seaford has condemned the below said structure, as per the Notification to Owner dated February 18, 2008 and pursuant to Section 4-23-23 (d) of the City of Seaford Housing Code. The structure is found to be unsafe because it is all or part thereof found to be dangerous to life, health, property or the safety of the public because it lacks maintenance and lacks sanitary and heating facilities. Description of Structure: Tax Map and Parcel 4-31 5.00 420; 806 Third Street, Seaford, Delaware 19973. Remedies: Such condemned structure shall not be reoccupied without completion of specific corrections of violations. Joshua E. Littleton Building Official 9/18/1tc

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CITY OF SEAFORD NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION Name of Property Owner: Troy Roberts Address: 424 Sandy Courtrail, Macon, GA 31217 The City of Seaford has condemned the below said structure, as per the Notification to Owner dated May 21, 2008 and pursuant to Section 4-23-23 (b) of the City of Seaford Housing Code. The structure is found to be unsafe because it is all or part thereof found to be dangerous to life, health, property or the safety of the public because it lacks maintenance, is structurally unsafe, is in extreme disrepair and lacks sanitary and heating facilities. Description of Structure: Tax Map and Parcel 4-31 5.00 363; 309 North Street, Seaford, Delaware 19973. Remedies: Such condemned structure shall not be reoccupied without completion of specific corrections of violations. Joshua E. Littleton Building Official 9/18/1tc

CITY OF SEAFORD NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION Name of Property Owner: Lillian Cook (deceased) Address: 806 Douglass Street, Seaford, DE 19973 The City of Seaford has

condemned the below said structure, as per the Notification to Owner dated June 6, 2008 and pursuant to Section 4-23-23 (b) of the City of Seaford Housing Code. The structure is found to be unsafe because it is all or part thereof found to be dangerous to life, health, property or the safety of the public because it is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, and lacks sanitary facilities. Description of Structure: Tax Map and Parcel 3-31 5.19 189; 806 Douglass Street, Seaford, Delaware 19973. Remedies: Such condemned structure shall not be reoccupied without completion of specific corrections of violations. Joshua E. Littleton Building Official 9/18/1tc

CITY OF SEAFORD NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION Name of Property Owner: Paul Allen Address: PO Box 762, Rehoboth, DE 19971 The City of Seaford has condemned the below said structure, as per the Notification to Owner dated May 8, 2008 and pursuant to Section 4-23-23 (d) of the City of Seaford Housing Code. The structure is See LEGALS—page 34

PUBLIC AUCTION OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE WITH 3 BR/1 BA HOME IN LAUREL, DELAWARE From the Estate of Elizabeth “Helen” Owens

Location: 418 Willow Street, Laurel, Delaware 19956. From the intersection of U.S. Rt. 13 and Del. Rt. 24 in Laurel, travel west on Rt. 24 into Laurel for approx. 0.6 mile. Turn left onto Willow Street and home will be on right (Sign Posted).

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LEGALS - from Page 32 found to be unsafe because it is all or part thereof found to be dangerous to life, health, property or the safety of the public because it lacks maintenance and is in disrepair and is unsanitary. Description of Structure: Tax Map and Parcel 4-31 2.00 54.01; 813 Douglass Street, Seaford, Delaware 19973. Remedies: Such condemned structure shall not be reoccupied without completion of specific corrections of violations. Joshua E. Littleton Building Official 9/18/1tc

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING Broad Creek Hundred Case No. 10280 In accordance with Chapter 115, of the Code of Sussex County, a hearing will be held on a request for a special use exception as provided by: Chapter 115, Article IV, Subsection 11523, Item C(13) of said ordinance of JOHN WINKLER who is seeking a special use exception to place a windmill, to be located north of Road 465, west of Manchester Lane being Lot 5 within Manchester Manor development. The hearing will be held in the County Council Chambers, County Administrative Office Building, Georgetown, Delaware, on Monday evening, OCTOBER 20, 2008, 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. 9/18/1tc

NOTICE OF PETITION TO OBTAIN TITLE TO ABANDONED PROPERTY A petition has been filed to obtain title to the following abandoned property: JP19-08-001379, 2003 Mazda Protege Vin: JM1BJ 245X31187236. The petition was filed by: Frederick Ford Mercury, Inc. The following persons have been identified as owners or other persons with an interest in the property: Aaron Edward Piper, 381 Addison Rd., Smyrna, DE 19977; USAA Federal Savings Bank, PO Box 660986, Sacramento, CA 95866. If judgement is entered for the Property Holder/ Petitioner, the Petitioner will be awarded complete and absolute title to the property pursuant to 25 Del. C. §4002 and any existing liens or other interests against it will be void. Anyone with a legal interest in this property may contest the petition by filing an Answer (J.P. Civ. Form No. 53) by 9/19/08 with Justice of the Peace Court No. 19, 408 Stein Hwy., Seaford, DE 19973. Date: 8/26/08. 9/11/2tc

LEGAL NOTICE Seaford Ventures, LLC has applied on September 4, 2008, with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission for a variance to its restaurant liquor license to include external speakers on their licensed patio on the premises located at 22920 Sussex Highway, Seaford, DE 19973. Persons who are against this application should provide written notice of their objections to the Commissioner. For the Commissioner to be required to hold a hearing to consider additional input from persons against this application, the Commissioner must receive one or more documents containing a

total of at least 10 signatures of residents or property owners located within one mile of the premises or in any incorporated areas located within one mile of where the licensee is to operate. The protest must be filed with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner at the 3rd Floor, Carvel State Office Building, 820 N. French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. The protest must be received by the Commissioner’s office on or before October 4, 2008. Failure to file such a protest may result in the Commissioner considering the application without further notice, input or hearing. If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact the Commissioner’s Office. 9/11/3tc

LEGAL NOTICE OF BID The Mayor and Council of the Town of Laurel is accepting sealed bids for the following surplus parcel of land. A vacant lot on Center Street located at the corner of Thompson Street, tax map @4-32/8.06/229.12 which is a R-2 residential neighborhood. The lot in question is large enough to be subdivided (at expense of buyer) into two (2) separate building lots. The minimum bid price is $75,300. Bid forms may be picked up at the Laurel Town Hall Office or the Code Enforcement Office, 201 Mechanic Street, Laurel, DE 19956 Monday thru Friday from 9 AM to 4:30 PM. Deadline for accepting bids will be Friday, October 10, 2008 by 5:00 PM. Bids will be opened and made public at the regularly scheduled Mayor and Council meeting on Monday, October 20, 2008 beginning at 7 PM. Settlement is at the expense of the buyer and must occur within 30 days of bid acceptance. 9/4,9/18,2tc

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for the 2000 election. Funding will come through councilmanic grants, as well as from the Griffin & Hackett law firm. Students 18 and younger who live in Sussex County are eligible to participate. Entrants will be asked to predict the winners of 23 national, statewide and county races; the student with the most correct guesses will win. To break a tie, entrants will be asked to guess how many total votes the winner of this year’s race for Delaware governor will collect in Sussex County. Winners will be announced once election results are certified. For complete rules and to enter, visit www.sussexcountyde.gov/election.

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Key factors for Markell’s upset win over Carney There are some contributing factors that propelled Jack RANK ALIO Markell's upset win over Lt. Governor John Carney. Bill Lee, the victorious Carney entered the race with a Republican candidate, very wide margin over Markell even though neither had a high would rather have faced recognition rate by Delaware votCarney. His party was ers. As late as July polls gave Cargeared to attack him as ney a 12 point lead, but in August business as usual... that lead fell apart. The Democrat State Committee, (DSC) pulled a dumb stunt as I ments. mentioned in an earlier column by endorsThe second reason for Markell's victory ing Carney over Markell along with a cou- was the large number of Republicans who ple candidates including Gene Reed for In- changed their registration so they could surance Commissioner. vote for Markell. Going into the election the DSC had The third strike against Carney was his spent more than $300,000 on Carney’s ad- association with the eight years of the vertisements, money that was donated to Minner administration and her performsupport, not defeat, Democrats. ance or lack of performance, depending on I received numerous calls from voters how you grade her administration. who were not going to vote or were leanBill Lee, the victorious Republican caning toward Carney who opted instead for didate, would rather have faced Carney. Markell because of that endorsement. His party was geared to attack him as Sussex County and Kent County chairbusiness as usual and four more years of persons did not vote for any endorsement, the same. That issue has now been deNCC and the Secretary of State, who refused. sides in Sussex, voted for the endorseThe days of the parties controlling vot-

ers disappeared years ago. Some party leaders just haven't realized that fact. Republicans bucked their party when the GOP leadership hand picked John Burris for governor and the voters supported Lee, who lost by only 50 votes. I believe there was backlash by Democrats to the state's endorsement of Carney. Carney was expected to carry a large margin in Sussex County but lost by 500 votes. And in the governor’s home district Markell won by a good margin. The governor was a supporter of Carney. There were other surprises in Sussex races. Judd Bennett, who thinks he is the spokesperson for the Republican Party with his list of a thousand names he emails regularly telling everyone what's wrong with everyone in politics, lost by an over whelming number for the 3rd district council seat to newcomer Mark Baker who will face Joan Deaver. Bennett lost his bid for that seat by three votes in 1993 and made allegations my office had cost him the election after a recount. He retaliated later by falsely accusing me of overstepping my political duties

with the help of another elected official in this area, by writing for this newspaper, a charge that was dismissed as having no grounds by a 17-page report by the Attorney General's Office. The other race was Sam Wilson beating former Georgetown Mayor Bob Ricker and former county Sheriff Bob Reed for a chance to be on the ballot in November for the 2nd district council seat. When it comes to campaigning Sam is tough. Greenwood has always been his base; they are very serious people when it comes to politics. Once Sam found a loop hole in Delaware law that said you did not have to be an attorney to run for Attorney General, he ran, but lost. Having Sam on the council should be interesting to say the least. His opponent is former Georgetown Mayor Mike Wyatt. And John Atkins, who was ousted from his Representative seat by his Republican Party, turned Democrat and won handily for a chance to return to Dover in the 41st District. It should be an interesting race. Bring 'em on!

It was as if we were paid to tear up our toys and clothes I was trying to recall as a young boy why my brothers and I, who ONY INDSOR had very little in the way of toys and gadgets, were so prone to tearToday we seem to live in ing things up. Raising three boys a time when parents will back in the ‘60s was not an easy task for Mom and Dad, but come replace broken toys like Christmas they did all they could they own stock in the to make sure we got toys. company. Birthdays brought cake and ice cream, but no presents. We got new clothes in September when school started and again at Christmas. had used them to kick field goals for the Other than that it was hand-me-downs Dallas Cowboys. or running around naked. So, you would What was it about my brothers and me think if we only got toys and new clothes that made us think there would be replaceat Christmas, we would be careful to take ments for our worn and broken toys and care of them throughout the year – not the clothes? It was not like I could go to Dad case. and show him my headless Rock-emI think we were so destructive we could Sock-em Robots and he would rush out tear up a Superball. And any youngun who and get me a new one. could tear up a ball of concentrated rubber If I had done anything like that I would could tear up anything. have been lucky if I didn’t join my robots If we didn’t tear it up, we would lose in the headless category. parts. We never lost the entire toy, just It was best to be quiet about broken parts of the toy. Come mid-January we toys and live with them. That is why we would be pushing Tonka trucks around in had no problem playing with toys that the yard on three wheels, fire engines were lacking many of the useful attachwithout the rubber water shooting hose ments and parts that originally came with and a cap-shooting pistol minus a trigger. them. It was not that we were intentionally I had cowboy guns with no handles, destructive like Mom and Dad thought, it Monopoly with no dice, a Cootie Bug with was more that we just did not take care of no legs and several Matchbox cars with no things. wheels. I don’t know what was wrong with us. I don’t think Dad was aware that we I know I was the same with clothes. I had broken a toy unless we brought it to would get a new pair of shoes and instead his attention, which we did not. It was an of walking like a normal human being, I unspoken policy in our house: “Break a would shuffle my feet across the floor like toy and you now own a broken version of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. the toy that was bought for you, period.” I would wear out the sole of my shoes Today we seem to live in a time when before I got my first report card. By Noparents will replace broken toys like they vember the toes of my shoes looked like I own stock in the company. Not the case

when I was growing up, for some reason. Mom had a policy about buying toys even at Christmas: “No little pieces.” I am still hearing stories from Mom about how she can recall finding spare parts from checkers games, Monopoly and Cootie Bugs in the crevices of the couch

and chairs or clogging up her vacuum cleaner, throughout the entire year. I wish I had been able to keep my toys in one piece to pass down to my son and his kids. Who am I kidding. If I had managed to save any of those toys I am sure I would have sold them on Ebay by now.

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Health Health care is a hot topic this election season By Anthony Policastro, M.D The upcoming elections are now less than two months off. There are a lot of issues that the candidates will be discussing. Some of those involve health care. It is important for every voter to listen carefully to the campaign promises. It is important for every voter to see how realistic those promises are. One of the hot topics is health care insurance for everyone. That is being discussed at the State level. It is being discussed at the Federal level. A second topic has to do with candidates promising that they can fulfill all their campaign pledges with no increase in taxes.

Unfortunately, the two promises are not compatible. You cannot provide universal health insurance coverage and not increase taxes. The US has the most expensive medical care system in the world. There are many reasons for this. One is related to the fact that drug costs are very high. A second is that we want to have the latest drugs, which are the more expensive ones. We want to take drugs for everything, which increases the number of expensive drugs that we use. The result is that we use a lot of expensive drugs for our health care. Physicians drive some of that. Patients drive some of that.

Delaware Hospice Volunteer Coordinator, Judy Knutstad, (left) and President and C.E.O., Susan Lloyd, MSN, RN, (right) present the 25 year volunteer service award to Jeanne Buckworth.

Volunteer for Delaware Hospice Jeanne Buckworth of Odessa received the prestigious 25 year service award at Delaware Hospice’s volunteer recognition dinner this year. When Jeanne got involved in 1983, Delaware Hospice had just been founded. She drove from Odessa to Wilmington because the Dover office was not yet in existence. Jeanne said, “I covered a lot of territory then as the only volunteer below the bridge.” Thinking back, she wished she had kept a journal. “I have no idea how many patients and families I’ve visited in the past 25 years. I’ve developed some wonderful relationships with people. They talk about their lives and tell their stories, and they appreciate the chance to reminisce.” Hospice volunteer work, combined with her strong faith, has had a positive impact on Jeanne’s life. “I try to live more in the present. I believe we should make every day special and cherish it. Don’t

dwell on the bad, but make the most of everything you can and appreciate your blessings.” Delaware Hospice has served patients and families in Delaware as the only nonprofit hospice in Delaware for 26 years. The organization welcomes individuals who are seeking a fulfilling and worthwhile volunteer experience. Delaware Hospice offers orientation and training to new volunteers, who will also benefit from valuable healthcare information. In addition to patient and family home care support, you might choose to volunteer in the offices or to help organize one of the many fundraising events. Delaware Hospice’s Sussex County Volunteer Training will take place on Thursday, Oct. 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford. Registration is required. To register or learn more, call Mary Costello, volunteer coordinator, at 855-2344, ext. 4120.

A second reason for costs being so high has to do with expensive tests. Many patients want to have every test done that is possible. Many physicians order extra tests because of fears of being sued if they miss something. The result is that we do a lot more tests than we need to. A third reason has to do with medical procedures. Many of the things that drive too many tests also drive too many procedures. Some procedures like colonoscopy and mammography are important and should be done. Other procedures have varying rates depending upon where in the country you live. Some communities will do a lot of a certain procedure. Others will do fewer. It is related to the medical care system in that community and not to the procedure itself. Many people make money off the medical system and that adds cost to the entire system. The profits of manage care companies is one example. The fees paid to malpractice attorneys is another example. The revenue paid to TV advertising of drugs is a third example.

There are multiple other reasons that the care is so expensive. I cannot go into them all here. The bottom line is that providing health insurance for every American or for any individual in a particular State will be expensive. It will either require a significant increase in taxes or the money will have to come from other programs that the government now funds. Two years ago, I wrote an article about how Massachusetts was going to be the first state to provide health insurance to every citizen in the state. They were treating it like care insurance in that everybody had to have it to live in the state. They have found it to be much more expensive than they ever thought. This is a scenario that is not confined to Massachusetts. When the candidates start talking about health insurance for everyone in the state or in the country, ask how they will pay for it. If one of their other pledges is to reduce taxes, then they cannot carry out both promises. They may not know that. However, as an informed voter, you should.

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Health Briefs Nanticoke welcomes new CFO

Nanticoke Health Services welcomes Darr Hall as chief financial officer. Hall comes to Nanticoke from FTI Cambio Health Solutions and has been interim CFO at Nanticoke for the past year. As chief financial officer, Hall is responsible for financial operations management. Hall has more than 30 Hall years of experience in health systems. He also has financial leadership and experience in acute care hospitals of various sizes. He has worked in all aspects of hospital financial operations and diversified health care environments. Hall is a certified public accountant and has a B.A. in business administration from the University of Tennessee.

Nanticoke welcomes Dr. Esaka

Dr. Emmanuel Esaka, specializing in Obstetrics and Gynecology, has joined Nanticoke Women's Health Center, located at 1309 Bridgeville Highway, Seaford. He is accepting new patients. Esaka has been practicing at Allegheny General Hospital in Pennsylvania and is experienced in the Dr. Esaka latest minimally invasive gynecologic surgical procures. He studied

in Europe and has his PhD in Clinical Pharmacology & Statistics. Dr. Esaka has special interests in prenatal diagnosis, fetal behavior, obstetrics emergencies and maternal complications in pregnancy. He is fluent in five languages English, French, Italian, German and Portuguese. To reach Nanticoke Women's Health Center, call 302-629-3923.

Nanticoke welcomes Dr. Janjua

Dr. Imran F. Janjua has joined Nanticoke Health Services as a specialist in inpatient hospital care. Dr. Janjua completed his residency in family practice at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington and graduated from Nishtar Medical College in Multan, Pakistan. He is fluent in English, Dr. Janjua Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi.

State plans suicide conference

The Delaware Suicide Prevention Coalition will host Delaware’s Third Suicide Prevention Conference on Thursday, Sept. 25 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University of Delaware’s Clayton Hall in Newark. The theme is “The Golden Link: From Research to Action” featuring keynote speaker, Dr. Jane Pearson who chairs the National Institute of Mental Health’s (NIMH) Suicide Research Consortium. There will also be family and community

forums and workshops during the evening portion of the conference from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Workshop topics include youth, adult and elderly suicide; veterans and suicide prevention; access to mental health care; suicide lethality assessment; faith-based suicide prevention; suicide; guns and public health; and other suicide prevention topics. The free conference is open to professionals and the general public interested in learning about the most recent updates in the area of suicide prevention. The day will also feature the inaugural presentation of Delaware’s Suicide Prevention Plan. To attend, register online at www.mhainde.org or call 800-287-6423.

Nanticoke welcomes pastor

The Rev. Dr. Thomas Connar began duties on Aug. 1 at Nanticoke Hospital as the manager of pastoral care. Dr. Connar coordinates a volunteer pastoral care team composed of community clergy. They are committed to providing twenty-four hour on call availability for patients and staff. Pastoral care team clergypersons visit patients during their inpatient stay. Dr. Connar retired after serving 35 years as a local church pastor in the Baltimore Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church, 15 of those years as a senior minister. Dr. Connar holds a master of divinity degree and a doctor of ministry degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. He has also

had several units of clinical pastoral training. Dr. Connar will coordinate administrative matters of the Pastoral Care Department at Nanticoke Memorial, help implement pastoral care programs as requested, recruit new chaplains, as well as participate in patient visitation and care.

Depression support

The Mental Health Association in Delaware is sponsoring a Depression Support Group in Laurel on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. The meetings begin at 7 p.m. The MHA encourages anyone dealing with a depressive disorder to attend. Register in advance by calling 1-800-287-6423. Peer support groups sponsored by Mental Health Association of Delaware are not intended to replace professional mental health treatment. 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 as well as 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. Sheila Brant and Joan Burditt, occupational therapists at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, will facilitate the support group meetings. Pre-registration not required. For details call 629-6611, ext. 5121.

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Nanticoke Health Services Golf Tournament raises nearly $35,000 The 22nd Annual Nanticoke Health Services Golf Tournament was held on September 5 at the Seaford Golf and Country Club. A full field of players took to the course for a great cause. Proceeds from the tournament benefited the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital Charity Endowment Prescription Fund. The presenting sponsor was Wilmington Trust Company and the community partner sponsor was Nemours Health and Prevention Services. Returning to the tournament again this year was the highly popular Putting Contest. Contestants had to make a 6-foot putt; 10-foot putt; and then a 20-foot putt in order to qualify for the final round, a 50-foot

putt. Six golfers qualified, which resulted in a putt off. Three skillful golfers took a swing at sinking the 50 foot putt for $2,500 .

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1st Place - Rex Mears, Sonny Clough, Bill Harper, Jeff Bell 2nd Place - John Hollis, Bill Mitchell, Bill Bowland, Mike Sturgeon 3rd Place - Mike Berardi, Bill Holloway, Mike Izzo, Brent Jett 4th Place - Keith Atkins, Keller Hoch, Frank Parks, Curt Smith 5th Place - Dean Prozzoly, Paul Estok, Michael Kaczmarek, Jeff Krawczky Longest Drive - Dave Miller (men), Dolores Slatcher (women)

Closest-to-the-Pin (#7) - Keith Gould (men), Karen Baxter (women) Closest-to-the-Pin (#12) - Sonny Clough Straightest Drive (#18) - Keith Dickerson Mulligan Golf Package Winner - Janet Hubbard Steelers/Ravens Tickets Raffle Winner Tom Benz Nemours Red Ball - Steve Rose, Barry Perrin, Marc Goldberg

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Police Journal Campaign, started in June, nets nearly 240 DUI arrests

Detectives recently destroyed nine marijuana plants weighing a total of 72 pounds.

Police: Marijuana plants were growing in a cornfield Monday afternoon, members of the Delaware State Police Sussex County Drug Unit, Delaware State Police Aviation South, and the Worcester County Maryland Sheriffs Criminal Enforcement Team were conducting marijuana eradication operations in the Frankford and Millsboro areas. During the aerial search, detectives located several marijuana plants in a cornfield off Mollyfield Road west of Millsboro. Detectives found nine plants ranging

from 7 feet tall to more than 8 feet tall and weighing a total of 72 pounds. Troopers immediately removed the plants from the field. No arrests have been made and troopers are continuing the investigation. Anyone with information as to who was growing the marijuana may call investigators at Troop 4, 856-5850. Tips may also be forwarded to law enforcement through tip lines maintained by Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP3333 or online at www.tipsubmit.com.

Sussex roads to get new surfaces The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that DelDOT's maintenance crews will do surface treatment repairs, commonly known as “tar and chip,” for the following roads throughout Sussex County: • Fox Hound Lane from Lowes Crossing Road to dead end • Lynch Road from Daisey Road to Bald Branch Road • Bald Branch Road from Route 26/Millsboro Highway to dead end • Hudson Road from Bethel Road to

Cypress Road • McCabe Road from Parker Road to Route 113 • Parker Road from McCabe Road to Route 113 • Smithfield Acres Road from Roxanna Road to Roxanna Road • Lynch Road from Hudson Road to Fenwick Road The surface work operations began on Monday, Sept. 15, and will end on Friday, Sept. 26, weather permitting.

Delaware Law enforcement officers have arrested 238 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol during the first half of the 2008 Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign. The Office of Highway Safety launched the impaired driving prevention campaign, now in its seventh year, on June 27. Participating police agencies conduct multiple weekly sobriety checkpoints statewide from July through New Year’s Eve with the goal of deterring impaired drivers and arresting DUI offenders. Currently, 34 (or 38 percent) of Delaware’s 89 traffic fatalities have been alcohol-related. In addition to the 238 DUI arrests made since June 27, officers have also issued 33 citations for underage drinking violations, apprehended 85 wanted individuals, made 118 drug arrests and 77 felony arrests, recovered three stolen vehicles and eight weapons, issued 117 seat belt citations and 33 child restraint citations, and issued 891 citations for various other traffic violations. Sixteen of the DUI arrests made came

from enforcement conducted Sept. 12 and 13 by the New Castle County DUI Task Force, the Rehoboth Beach Police, the Milford Police, and the Delaware State Police at Troop 2. Other results from last weekend’s enforcement include: four drug arrests, two felony arrests, the apprehension of two wanted individuals, 15 seat belt citations, one child restraint citation and 58 citations for various other traffic violations. Three sobriety checkpoints are scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 19. The following are the scheduled checkpoints: Friday Sept. 19 - Newark and Smyrna Saturday Sept. 20 - Laurel (joint Laurel and Seaford police departments checkpoint). For weekly and ongoing campaign statistical updates, visit the Web site at www.ohs.delaware.gov and click on the Checkpoint Strikeforce icon in the center of the page.

In six weeks, more than a thousand arrested for speeding Between Sept. 8 and Sept. 14, Delaware law enforcement officers issued 193 citations for speeding violations as part of the 2008 Stop Aggressive Driving campaign. This brings the total number of speed citations for the first six weeks of the initiative to 1,170. The statewide initiative is coordinated by the Office of Highway Safety (OHS). Participating police agencies include Delaware State Police troops statewide, the Dover Police, the New Castle County Police and the Wilmington Police. In addition to last week’s 193 speeding citations, officers also made one aggressive driving arrest (which requires officers to observe three or more traffic violations in one incident) and issued 146 citations for other traffic violations including individual offenses such as running red lights and stop signs, which are identified aggressive driving behaviors. Preventing speed-related crashes and

fatalities is the new focus of the Stop Aggressive Driving” campaign, which OHS and law enforcement launched July 7. Speeding remains second only to DUI as the leading cause of traffic deaths in Delaware, according to statewide crash data. Of particular concern to OHS is the number of speed-related fatal motorcycle crashes which have occurred this year. Ten of the 15 fatal motorcycle crashes since Jan. 1 involved speed, according to police reports. Officers are being encouraged to keep an eye out for aggressive motorcycle operators; though all are aware they must weigh the risk to themselves or other motorists when attempting to stop speeding bikers. For more information on the Stop Aggressive Driving campaign, visit the Office of Highway Safety Web site at www.ohs.delaware.gov.

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Young Delmar team continues to roll on the road, 31-13 By James Diehl

Laurel senior running back Tyler West runs over a Delcastle defender during his team’s 37-32 win in the home opener last Friday night. West had 23 carries for 157 yards and two touchdowns and also recovered a fumble on defense. The Bulldogs ran for 342 yards in the non-conference win. Laurel hosts Sussex Tech this Friday night. Photo by Mike McClure

The Delmar Wildcats proved once again last Friday that there is no such thing as rebuilding their program – each year, they simply reload. With just a handful of seniors, Delmar marched into Cape Henlopen High School’s Legends Stadium on Sept. 12 and dominated the bewildered Vikings, 31-13. “We did good things and we did bad things [in this game]. But I thought we hung in well; they’re a difficult offense to cover,” Delmar Head Coach Dave Hearn said after the game. “They’re hard to stop, but I thought we did a good job of doing that.” The game featured a contest between two polar opposite offenses – Cape utilized a run-and-gun, no huddle, pass heavy attack while Delmar countered with their tried and true method of misdirection plays featuring senior running back Tevin Jackson. The Vikings never did find an answer for the slippery Jackson, who ran through large holes in the Delmar line to finish with 17 carries for 117 yards and three Continued on page 47

Bulldogs defeat Cougars, 37-32, in wild home opener By Mike McClure It wasn’t pretty, but the Laurel Bulldogs defeated Delcastle, 37-32, in their home opener last Friday night. The game featured some wild plays and a lot of scoring. Delcastle took advantage of a Laurel fumble on the Bulldogs’ opening possession as Richard Anderson scored on a four-yard touchdown run before booting the extra point to make it 7-0 (10:29). Laurel started its second possession with the ball on the 13 yard line and drove downfield thanks to a 12-yard run by Tyler West and a 17-yard run by Jules Cannon. Nick Munoz picked up four yards on fourth and inches from the Cougar 26, setting up a 33-yard field goal by Kyle Brown with 2:32 left in the opening quarter. Laurel’s Justin Rife and Treyon Parker made key tackles on Delcastle’s next possession before Kline Valentin recovered quarterback Briean Boddy’s fumble. The Bulldogs took over on the Delcastle 27 with West gaining six yards before Chris Jones added a three-yard run at the end of the quarter to set up third and one. Laurel mysterously lost a down between quarters despite protests from the sidelines and the stands. An error by the chain gang and the referees set up “fourth down,” but West picked up eight yards

before adding an eight-yard touchdown run. Brown’s extra point made the score 10-7 with 11:02 left in the first half. Rife and Chris Cutsail recorded tackles on the Cougars’ next possession, forcing a punt. The Bulldogs punted the ball back to Delcastle, but Valentin recovered another fumble to give Laurel the ball on the Cougars’ 34 yard line. Josh Kosiorowski scampered for 21 yards to set up West’s two-yard touchdown run with Brown booting the extra point to up Laurel’s lead to 17-7 (5:18). On the next Delcastle possession, Anderson was brought down for a one-yard loss by Rife and Cutsail, and J.J. Dickey fumbled after being hit by Kosiorowski with West recovering the fumble. West busted through a pair of wouldbe tacklers on first and 10 from the Delcastle 21 for a 16-yard gain. Laurel quarterback Brandon Hearne rolled out and fired a five-yard strike to David Albert for the score. Brown was unable to get the kick off on the extra point and the score remained 23-7 with 3:21 left in the half. The two teams exchanged punts, but the Cougars scored with 20.8 seconds left in the half when Boddy lined up in the shotgun and fired a 48-yard touchdown pass to Dickey. Anderson was stuffed on the two-point try and the score was 23-13 Continued on page 47

Laurel goalie Taylor Oliphant makes a kick save after Delmar’s Lauren Ruark, left, shoots the ball toward the goal. Ruark netted a pair of goals in the Wildcats’ 3-0 win. Photo by Mike McClure

Delmar tops Laurel, 3-0, in local field hockey showdown Delmar’s Lauren Ruark scored a goal in each half to help the Wildcats to a 3-0 win over Laurel last Saturday in Delmar. Ruark netted a goal with 12:02 left in the first half and Lindsay Lloyd scored on a corner (5:09) for a 2-0 Wildcat lead at the half. Ruark added another goal with 22:30 left in the game for the 3-0 Delmar win. Delmar outshot Laurel, 13-4, and held a 10-5 advantage in corners. Taylor Oliphant recorded seven saves for Laurel while Wildcat goalie Shannon Wilson had four stops.

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MORNING STAR • SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2008 BLUE JAYS C R O S S COUNTRY Members of the Seaford varsity boys’ and girls’ cross country teams pose for a photo prior to last weekend’s Lake Forest Invitational which took part at Killen’s Pond.

GOALIE KICK- Woodbridge goalkeeper Micah Idler kicks the ball downfield during his team’s home contest against Delaware Military last Saturday. Photo by Mike McClure

LADY WILDCATS- Delmar’s Alyssa Martin pursues the ball during her team’s 3-0 win over Holly Grove last Thursday in Delmar. Photo by Mike McClure

Cowboys’ quarterback Matthew Torbert calls the play in Sunday’s 9-11 year old flag football game played at the Jays Nest in Seaford. Photo by Lynn Schofer

BATTLE FOR THE BALL- Shown (l to r) Laurel’s Taylor Oliphant, Courtney Evans, Tykia Briddell, and Jenna Cahall defend the goal as a Milford player looks to score last week in Laurel. Photo by Mike McClure

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Laurel Stars of the Week

Laurel’s Tykia Briddell, Jenna Cahall, Kelsey Oliphant, Katie Espenlaub, and Alexis Oliphant celebrate after Oliphant’s goal in last week’s 3-1 loss to Milford. Photo by Mike McClure

Laurel varsity field hockey falls to Milford in home opener By Mike McClure The Laurel varsity field hockey team opened last Wednesday’s home opener against Milford with a goal on a penalty stroke to take a 1-0 lead into half-time. Milford answered with three second half goals for the 3-1 win. Laurel’s Alexis Oliphant scored on a penalty stroke with 9:20 left in the first half. Teammate Tomorrow Briddell had a shot on goal at the end of the half, but Laurel’s lead remained at 1-0. Milford outshot Laurel, 6-1, and held an 8-3 advantage in corners in the opening half. Bulldog goalie Taylor Oliphant recorded six first half saves. In the second half it was all Milford as Sara Kolobielski scored on a feed from Tori Cox to knot the score with 24:59 left in the game. The Bucs’ Nikki Parsley knocked in a goal off a Laurel defender at 13:36. Parsley carried the ball up field and knocked it in at 10:18 to give Milford a 3-1 win. Milford outshot Laurel, 19-3, and held a 19-5 advantage in corners. Oliphant made 16 saves for the Bulldogs in the loss. The Bulldogs’ Tomorrow Briddell, right, fights with a Milford player for the ball during last W e d n e s d a y ’s home opener against Milford.

Male Athlete of the WeekTyler West- Laurel High Laurel’s Tyler West rumbled for 157 yards and two touchdowns to help lead the Bulldogs to victory in a wild one last Friday night. West also recorded a pair of tackles and recovered a fumble.

Female Athlete of the WeekLindsay Lloyd- Delmar High Delmar senior Lindsay Lloyd picked up the hat trick last Thursday, scoring three goals in her team’s 3-0 win over Holly Grove. Lloyd also knocked in a goal in the Wildcats’ win over Laurel on Saturday.

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Delmar field hockey nets three goals in win over Holly Grove By Mike McClure The Delmar varsity field hockey team evened its record at 1-1 with a 3-0 non-conference win over Holly Grove last Thursday in Delmar. Senior Lindsay Lloyd knocked home three second half goals to pace the Wildcats. Delmar held a 10-2 advantage in shots and had four penalty corners but could not net a goal in the first half. Lloyd netted the first goal of the game with 22:09 left in the game off a pass from Lauren Ruark on a corner. Lloyd later knocked in the Wildcats’ second goal of the game with 10:33 to go in the contest. Lloyd picked up the hat trick with her final goal at 3:35 off another assist from Ruark on a corner. Delmar outshot Holly Grove, 18-7, and held an 11-1 advantage in corners. Delmar goalie Shannon Wilson recorded four saves in the win. The non-conference win evened the Wildcats’ mark at 1-1 following a narrow loss to Cape Henlopen last Tuesday.

Delmar freshman Carlee Budd puts the ball in play during last week’s 3-0 win over Holly Grove. Photo by Mike McClure

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Experienced Delmar varsity girls’ volleyball team is aiming high in ‘08 By Mike McClure Delmar girls’ volleyball coach Karen Lewis took the helm of the Wildcats in hopes of helping the team continue to improve. The Wildcats have a large number of returning players from last year’s team which went 3-9 in the conference and 6-11 overall. Lewis is in her first year as head coach. She has been playing volleyball for the past seven years in is in her 14th year as a teacher at Delmar High. “I love the sport. I love to see girls in sports,” said Lewis. “They’ve had such a turnover in coaches. I just wanted to step in and see what I could do to give them some consistency.” The Wildcats’ returning players include seniors Gabby Andrade (libero/middle hitter), Elise Breda (middle hitter), Meghan Gordy (outside hitter), Kelsey Murrell (setter/outside hitter), Annika Nichols (setter/middle hitter), Elise Breda Brittani Scott (setter/outside hitter), Jayme West (middle hitter), and Carolyn Zimmerman (middle

hitter) and junior Sarah Smith (outside hitter). Captains Breda and West lead an experienced group of players which includes nine seniors. West has been playing on the team since her freshman year, the first year of the proJayme West gram. Delmar’s newcomers include juniors Kayla Haney (outside hitter/setter), Shanna Hearn (middle hitter), and Abby Tingle (outside hitter). “They’re just a great group of girls,” Lewis said of her team. “We’re ready to show what we can do this year.” Lewis says her team is looking for a winning season and is practicing to win a state title. She expects Caesar Rodney to provide her team with the stiffest competition in conference play. Delmar won six of 10 games in a play day at Delmarva Christian two days after the first pre-season practice. Now the Wildcats are looking forward to opening the regular season. “We’re just looking for versatility and a good team effort,” said Lewis. “We will have to put them where we can.”

Laurel Junior Pee Wee football team wins first games The Laurel Junior Pee Wee football team earned a 30-0 win over Milford in its inaugural football game on Sunday, Sept. 7. Trent Hearn scored a pair of touchdowns and Colin Bergh and Justin Hill had one touchdown each for Laurel. Christian Murphy recorded nine tackles, Timmy Kelly had seven tackles, Alyzjah Kellam added three tackles, and Hearn intercepted a pass and ran it back for a touchdown. Laurel came back with a 26-0 win over Wicomico on Saturday, Sept., 13. Trent Hearn scored two touchdowns, Trever Bradley and Justin Hill each added a touchdown, and Donnele Briddle scored an extra point. The Laurel defense held the Wicomico offense to -29 yards. Jeremy Creppon led the way with six tackles, Cole Collins had five tackles, and Timaun Williams recorded four tackles.

Delmar Sports Scene By Tommy Young As this is my first column since last spring, as usual I took the summer off as I have been doing for the past few years, I will try to bring you up to date on how the Wildcat teams are doing up to this week, First of all, I think the football team is surprising everyone as they have won their first two games as it was supposed to be a rebuilding year due to the number of key athletes they lost through graduation last year. After traveling up to Baltimore for their opening game and defeating St. Frances 35-12, they kept the winning ways in tack by visiting Cape Henlopen last Friday evening and defeating them 31-13. They go on the road again this week as they travel up to Wilmington to take on the undefeated St. Elizabeth team. That’s right; the local lads opened their season with three games on the road. That is how hard it is every year to find teams to play out of the conference. The first game they get to play at Nunvar Stadium is Archmere, the following week, and it is our homecoming game on Saturday, September 27. The field hockey team is also doing very well as their record is now 2 wins and 1 loss. After losing their first match to Cape Henlopen 2-1, they have bounced back to defeat Holly Grove and

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The Delmar varsity boys’ soccer team evened its mark at 1-1 with a 2-1 win over Cape Henlopen last Thursday. The Wildcats’ Denny Murray scored on a penalty kick at 33:00 for the only goal of the first half. Murray netted a goal off a feed from Seth Benson (63:00) to make it 2-0. Cape scored a goal at 73:00 but Delmar hung on for the 2-1 victory. The Wildcats outshot the Vikings, 13-12, while Cape held a 5-4 edge in corners. Sean Sean Scovell Seth Benson Scovell recorded five saves in goal for Delmar.

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Laurel by identical 3-0 scores. They too were hit hard by graduation last year, but their new coach, Susan Elliott, who has been one of Linda Budd’s assistants for several years, is doing quite well in her new position as Linda is taking this year off to spend more time with her family. Meanwhile, Coach Greg Cathell, despite losing several of his top players, has the soccer team off to a good start winning their first two games over Caesar Rodney and Cape Henlopen. Denny Murray seems to be the top scorer on offense, and Sean Scovell is doing a good job in the goal as he made 16 saves in the Cape Henlopen win. ASSISTS AND ERRORS- I am sorry I could not go more in depth concerning all the sports, but I have had a bad summer health wise, and it has carried over into the fall. I have just gone back to my exercise classes down at PRMC Rehab where I have been going three days a week for the last 14 years. I missed two months of these classes last summer. I hope going back to these classes will help to get me back in better shape than I am in now so that I can get to the games and be more informative about what is going on. If not, I will stop writing the column because I am not pleased with what I am doing now. See you at homecoming.

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Delmar football continued first half touchdowns. The game came just five days after the passing of Jackson’s grandmother and less than two weeks after the tragic death of his uncle in a New Castle County motorcycle accident. “It was really, really hard to get myself together before the game, but my teammates stuck in there with me and helped me overcome it,” Jackson said. “I most definitely tried my best and it came out pretty well I guess. I just like to make people miss; I hate getting tackled. “I think we made a lot of mistakes. But when we executed, we executed really well.” Delmar stormed out to a 31-0 half-time lead in front of a stunned crowd in Lewes. But the game could have been much different if not for a big play by the Delmar defense early in the first quarter. After Cape received the opening kickoff and subsequently marched down the field in 10 plays, a Delmar defensive back came up to put a big hit on a Cape receiver at the 15-yard-line, causing a fumble. The Wildcats picked up the ball, killing the Vikings’ drive and taking control for the rest of the first half. “That turnover was big, and then we also scored before the end of the first half. Those two plays really took the wind out of their sails,” Hearn said. “They moved the ball some, but we were able to take advantage of their mistakes, which is important. “But the second half, I think we kind of stammered. We committed some penalties and put ourselves in a hole, and they took advantage of that.” On their first drive, the Wildcats drove down the field on eight plays in a little more than five minutes, featuring Jackson and the running game. But the ninth play was a play-action pass from quarterback Kevin Forse to receiver Jose Flores. The 31-yard pass play got the Wildcats to the four-yard-line, setting up Jackson for Delmar’s first touchdown. The four-yard-run off right tackle put the Wildcats up 7-0 and set the tone for the remainder of the first half. Cape turned the football over on three of their next five possessions, with the other two possessions resulting in three plays and a punt. Touchdown runs of 17 and 10 yards by Jackson put the Wildcats up 21-0 with 4:00 left in the second quarter. Sophomore running back Daronte Deshields then got in on the action, converting a Cape Henlopen fumble into a touchdown

MORNING STAR • SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2008 PAGE 45 starting on the 20 yard line. Jones folGAME-WINNERLaurel football continued Laurel’s Derek lowed lead blockers Jake Dubinski and with 13.8 seconds left in the first half. Babinski, Gaven Nick Munoz for nine yards and a first Delcastle picked up where it left off Parker, William down on second and seven. with a 45-yard run by Boddy on fourth Nazelrod, Tyler Cannon ran for nine yards on third and and inches from the Laurel 48. Dickey West, and Tony seven from the 35. On third and 12 from Rubino, look on as scored on a four-yard touchdown run and the 42, Hearne completed a 12-yard pass freshman Chris Anderson added the extra point to pull the Jones scores what to Kosiorowski for the first down. Cougars within three at 23-30 (8:36). turned out to be the Laurel faced another third down when Delcastle’s Richard Twyman recovered game winning touchJones followed his blockers for a 28-yard a Laurel fumble on the Bulldogs’ opening down in the run on third and four from the Delcastle possession and an unsportmanlike conBulldogs’ 37-32 win 40. Jones plunged into the end zone on over Delcastle last duct penalty on Laurel put the ball on the third and two from the four for what endFriday night in the Bulldog 26. Boddy completed a 19-yard home opener. ed up being the game-winning score. touchdown strike to Devin Crockett beLaurel’s offensive Brown’s extra point gave the Bulldogs a fore Anderson’s extra point was blocked line paved the way 37-32 lead with 2:03 left in the game. to keep the Cougars’ lead at 26-23 with as the team ran for The Laurel defense held tough on Del5:50 left in the third quarter. 342 total yards. castle’s final possesion until Boddy comPhoto by Mike Laurel answered with its own drive pleted a fourth down pass to Steve McMcClure thanks to runs on 11, 15, and seven yards Cormick who scampered down the by West and a 10-yard run by Jones to Cougar sideline toward the end zone as move the ball to the Cougar 25. Jamar Albert and Kosiorowski gave chase. McArcher added a 10-yard run before scoron Delmar’s first play from scrimmage. Cormick lost the handle and the ball ing from one yard out. Brown’s extra The bulking back rumbled 40 yards rolled into the end zone and out of point gave the lead back to the Bulldogs down the right sideline to put Delmar up bounds for a touchback, giving Laurel the (30-26) with 1:59 to go in the third. 28-0 with 3:21 remaining before halfball with 1:20 left. The Bulldogs sat on Laurel’s Tony Rubino recovered a Deltime, essentially breaking the back of the the ball to seal the win. castle fumble after the Cougars took poshome team. “Offensively we kept chugging along. session on the Laurel 31 following the Delmar added a 33-yard field goal We stayed consistent,” Laurel head coach kickoff. West rumbled 30 yards to the from junior kicker Casey Bellamy on the Ed Manlove said. “When you have that Delcastle 32 on the first play to bring the final play of the half, heading to the lockmany kids (six) that can run the ball that third quarter to a close. er room with a commanding 31-0 lead. definitely helps. He’s (West) a horse. He’s Hearne’s fourth down pass fell incomAn abbreviated comeback attempt by not super fast but he knows how to play plete and the Cougars took over on their Cape in the second half was stopped within himself.” own 28. Boddy completed a pass on third when junior linebacker Ryan Thomas in“You just can’t give up big plays like and long to Dickey, who scampered down tercepted a pass early in the fourth quarthat. We (coaches and players) all gave up the sideline and into the end zone for an ter, closing the book on Delmar’s second 32 points,” Manlove said of the defense. 86-yard touchdown reception. straight victory to open the season. West ran for 157 yards, Jones had 79 The snap on the extra point was low “I don’t know how good we are right yards on 12 carries, and Cannon ran for and Dickey (the holder) was decked by now because we have so many young 50 yards as the Bulldogs gained 342 Kosiorowski to keep Delcastle’s lead at kids this year,” Hearn said. “Mistakes yards rushing. Rubino recorded four tack32-20 with 8:34 remaining in the game. helped us out in this game. If they didn’t les and had an assist; Rife made seven Laurel put together one last drive, put the ball on the ground so many times, stops, and Munoz made four tackles. it may have been a different story. And we didn’t score in the second half, so we’ll need to make some improvements there.” The Wildcats are looking to retain their stranglehold on the Henlopen South in 2008; Delmar has won the last two southern division titles. “We came out strong in this game and had a really good first half, but the second half we were really flat and made a lot of mistakes,” said Delmar senior quarterback Kevin Forse. “We still have a long way to go and a lot of improvement ahead of us. But I think we have a real good chance of going undefeated again this year and going far in the playoffs.” Delmar has won two straight road games to open the season, but still have one remaining before finally playing in front of the home crowd on Saturday, Sept. 27, against Archmere. In addition to being the team’s first home contest of the season, it is also Delmar’s 2008 homecoming game. Delmar (2-0) travels to New Castle County tomorrow night to take on St. Elizabeth. Cape Henlopen, after a hardfought loss to Indian River on opening day, drops to 0-2. GAME NOTE: Cape Henlopen scored a touchdown with 27 seconds remaining in the football game to cut Delmar’s final margin on victory to 31-13. The drive, albeit against Delmar’s third string defense, marked the longest touchdown drive possible in any level of Amerh e r i ta g e s h o r e s ican football, not counting kickoff or punt club returns. After a perfect punt from Delmar’s Seth Benson backed the Vikings up to their own goal line, Cape Henlopen drove the ball 100 yards in just under four minutes to provide the final margin.

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Laurel/Seaford Star sports predictions: week 3 High school football- Smyrna at Woodbridge- Smyrna 29-9 Sussex Tech at Laurel- Laurel 35-17- Laurel’s all around strengths will be too much for Tech. Archmere at Seaford- Seaford 21-17- Seaford will do better against Archmere. I will stick with them for the upset. Delmar at St. Elizabeth- Delmar High school field hockey- Woodbridge at Laurel- Woodbridge 5-2 College football- Widener at Wesley- Widener 21-10 NFL- Arizona at Washington- Washington 24-21- The Redskins are on a streak and are clicking. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia- Philadelphia 21-13 Cleveland at Baltimore- Cleveland 17-10 High school football- Smyrna at Woodbridge- Smyrna 21-14 Sussex Tech at Laurel- Laurel 28-27- Throw the records out the door when these two teams meet. Both are coming off wins and will be fired up for this one. Archmere at Seaford- Seaford 14-10 Delmar at St. Elizabeth- Delmar 28-17- Both teams are coming off big wins but I have to go with the Cats. High school field hockey- Woodbridge at Laurel- Laurel 2-1 College football- Widener at Wesley- Wesley 24-17 NFL- Arizona at Washington- Washington 28-24 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia- Pittsburgh 31-28- Philly scored a lot of points the first two weeks. The Steelers’ defense will bend but will not break. Cleveland at Baltimore- Cleveland 21-17

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High school football- Smyrna at Woodbridge- Woodbridge 24-21 Sussex Tech at Laurel- Laurel 31-21- Always a good game. I am giving this one to Laurel with the home field advantage. Archmere at Seaford- Archmere 21-14 Delmar at St. Elizabeth- Delmar 28-21 High school field hockey- Woodbridge at Laurel- Woodbridge 3-2 College football- Widener at Wesley- Wesley 28-21 NFL- Arizona at Washington- Washington 21-14 Daniel RichardsonPittsburgh at Philadelphia- Pittsburgh 28-24- This game does- 3-6 overall n’t happen every year. It’s always exciting when it does. Last time these two played in the regular season, Philly ended up in the Super Bowl. Cleveland at Baltimore- Cleveland 21-17- Cleveland wasn’t looking bad at the end of last season and I really don’t want Baltimore to win.

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ON THE RUN- Delmar’s Liam Baker, left, carries the ball as teammate Justin Meschino looks to block during a Pop Warner Junior Pee Wee football game last Saturday in Delmar. Photo by Mike McClure

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Lady Ravens defeat Blue Jays, fall to Vikings and Hillers The Sussex Tech varsity field hockey team opened its season with a 6-0 win over Seaford last Wednesday before falling to Cape Henlopen and Tower Hill in games last week. On Wednesday, Sara Adams had a goal and an assist, Maxine Fluharty netted a goal, and Kelsey Doherty dished out an assist to help the Ravens to a 2-0 lead at the half. Fluharty scored off feeds from Lauren Joseph (22:50) and Becca McMillan (19:36) before finding Abby Adkins (14:00) for Sussex Tech’s fifth goal against Seaford. Adams knocked in her second goal of the contest with 8:37 left to give the Maxine Fluharty Ravens a 6-0 win. Sussex Tech held a 15-8 advantage in shots and had an 11-9 edge in corners. Caitlin Stone recorded nine saves in goal for the Ravens while Molly Cain had five saves for Seaford. On Thursday, Cape Henlopen and Sussex Tech went scoreless in the first half before Hilary Merlo scored off a pass from Hannah Pepper with 23:01 left in the game to give the Vikings a 1-0 lead. Adams knotted the score at 1-1 with a goal with 2:07 remaining. The game went into overtime before Cape’s Jacki Coveleski Caitlin Stone scored the winning goal at 4:51 for the 2-1 Viking victory. Cape Henlopen held a 20-5 advantage in shots and had 16 penalty corners. Stone recorded 16 saves in the loss. Stone also made 19 saves in the Ravens’ 4-0 loss to Tower Hill last Saturday.

Sussex Tech football team tops A.I. duPont Tigers, 19-0 The Sussex Tech varsity football team evened its record at 1-1 with a 19-0 win over A.I. duPont last Friday in Georgetown. In addition to recording a shutout, the Ravens’ defense put the first points on the board when Tyler Justice recovered a Tigers’ fumble in the end zone in the opening quarter. Seth Hastings added an extra point to make it 70. Desmond Sivels also had a 27-yard touchdown run in the quarter. Sivels caught a 35-yard touchdown pass from Zach Adkins in the fourth quarter to make it 19-0.

Seaford boys’ soccer team blanks Sussex Tech, 2-0 The Seaford varsity soccer team moved to 3-0 with a 2-0 win over Sussex Tech last Thursday. Abraham Cruz scored on a penalty kick at 29:00 in the first half while Leonel Lopez netted a second half goal (48:00) to pace the Blue Jays. The Ravens held a 14-10 advantage in shots and the Jays had a 4-2 edge in corners. Seaford goalie Jose Cortez recorded eight saves and Sussex Tech goalie James Smith had six saves.

Sussex Tech’s Jamie Price, left, was the top Raven runner in the Lake Forest Invitational, placing 22nd overall in the varsity A race. The Ravens’ Chad McMaster had the second best time for Sussex Tech, finishing 32nd overall. Photos by Mike McClure

Ritter, Price lead the way for Ravens’ cross country teams Emily Ritter and Jamie Price paced the Sussex Tech girls’ and boys’ cross country teams at the Lake Forest Invitational last Saturday in Felton. Ritter finished 16th overall for the girls’ team (11th) while Price came in 22nd to lead the boys (eighth). Ritter finished at 20:53.86 in the varsity A race while teammate Dee Carrillo placed 47th overall with a time of 23:44.61. Price came in at 17:41.17 with teammates Chad McMasters (18:12.43), Brian Singh (18:32.09), and Andrew Townsend (19:06.34) finishing 32nd, 36th, and 44th respectively.

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MORNING STAR • SEPTEMBER 18 - 24, 2008 DELMAR HIT- Delmar senior Lindsay Lloyd, right, prepares to put the ball in play during her team’s home win over Holly Grove. Lloyd netted all three goals in last week’s victory and also had a goal in the Wildcats’ win over Laurel last Saturday in Delmar.

LADY BULLDOGS- Laurel’s Twila McCrea looks to get the ball past a Milford player during last Wednesday’s 3-1 loss. Photo by Mike McClure

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MAKING A MOVE- Laurel’s Josh Kosiorowski looks to make a cut as Jules Cannon blocks for him during last Friday’s game in Laurel. The Bulldogs held on to win the game, 37-32. Photo by Mike McClure

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Star Tuesday night high school scoreboard Soccer-Sussex Tech 2, Milford 0- Sebastian Borror and Ariel Espinoza each netted a goal to lead the Ravens to the win. Goalie James Smith recorded 14 saves for Sussex Tech. Sussex Central 3, Laurel 1 (overtime) Caesar Rodney 5, Seaford 1- Abraham Cruz scored Seaford’s lone goal on a penalty kick. Jose Cortez had eight saves in the loss. Dover 7, Delmar 0- Sean Scovell made four saves for the Wildcats in the loss. Field hockey- Caesar Rodney 1, Laurel 0- The Riders’ first half goal was the only goal of the game as Laurel goalkeeper Taylor Oliphant made six stops. Caesar Rodney 11, Woodbridge 0- Kelli Warner had six saves for the Raiders in the loss. Volleyball-Delmar 3, Polytech 1- Delmar won the season opener, 25-20, 23-25, 25-17, 26-24.

Laurel Pop Warner Pee Wee team moves to 2-0 The Laurel Pop Warner Pee-Wee football team traveled to Seaford last Saturday to face the Blue Jays. Laurel improved to 2-0 on the season with the 29-6 win. In the first quarter, Tarez White scored on a 40-yard touchdown run and Justin Revel completed a pass to Elijah Snead for the extra point. Christian Ellsworth added a 10 yard touchdown run with Revel again finding Snead for the extra point (14-0). White ran back a punt 30 yards for a touchdown and Revel completed a pass to Ryan Koesters for the extra point to open the scoring in the second quarter. Cole Gullett sacked the Seaford quarterback in the end zone for a safety and Ellsworth had a three-yard touchdown run to make it 29-0. Seaford’s Jason Parker had a six-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to put the Blue Jays on the board (29-6). White had three carries for 73 yards and a touchdown; Ellsworth carried the ball five times for 42 yards and two touchdowns; and Travon Milton ran for 20 yards on four carries. Revel completed three of three passes for three extra points. The Laurel defense gave up three total yards and had nine plays with negative yards. Koesters, Ethan Cahall, and Tyler Jump each had three tackles; Gullett made two tackles including a safety; and Milton, Snead, and Bobby Townley each recorded two tackles for the Bulldogs. Laurel’s next game is Saturday at home against Dover at 3 p.m.

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All in all, the deliveryman could have seen much worse My home is my proverbial castle. And in that castle, I feel as YNN ARKS though I can do exactly as I please, even if it is staying in my pajamas ‘I don’t want you to until noon. Which is just what I had done think that I haven’t been the day last week that the deliveryman from a local lumber company doing anything all mornshowed up with a load of boards and plywood for our back porch ing. Just because I still construction. have my pajamas on.’ Not that I had been lounging around all morning. I had had an this whole back porch construction thing early deadline to meet and had already that brings out the domestic in me. I was spent several hours at the computer. I had standing in the kitchen, buffing the winalso done some perfunctory cleaning, had dow that looks out past the porch and onto conversed with the cats and had read the the front yard, when I noticed a pickup morning newspaper. truck parked along the road. A man was I was talking with my daughter on the standing between the truck and our yard, telephone when I saw the lumberyard’s blocked by the pickup from the view of flatbed truck pull into the driveway. No matter, I told myself when I realized that I drivers passing by but in total view of anyone in our yard or anyone, like me, was still in my pajamas. The lumber was looking out one of our windows. already paid for, so there should be no He stood there for a moment, smoking need for me to go outside to greet him. Portable phone in hand, I walked to the a cigarette and seemingly studying the air around him. Then, as calmly as if he had back of the living room and our enclosed been at home, he unzipped his pants and stairway, my favorite place to sit when urinated. First facing north and then, after workers are in the yard. From there, I turning in a slow semi-circle, facing south. can’t see them and they can’t see me. I was stunned. Stunned. I just stood But they can summon me. And I can there in the window, happy that I hadn’t hear that summons. After just a minute or been walking to the mailbox when nature two spent sitting on the steps, my seclusion was interrupted when I heard a knock called to this man, or trimming the grass around the oak beside which he was at the front door. standing. And wondering, in consideration Now my pajamas aren’t of the frilly of the ease and familiarity of his manner, kind. They aren’t really pajamas, rather a if this was something he did every day, pair of loose cotton drawstring pants and a T-shirt. But they still aren’t the kind of thing and on this afternoon I had just happened to catch the show. that one wears to greet guests or to conduct Finally, after requisite shaking — nothbusiness. Unhappily, I bid my daughter ing shy about that process, either — and farewell and walked to the front door. As it turned out, the deliveryman need- zipping up, the man strolled around to the driver’s side of his truck, got in and drove ed me to move my car so that he could off. I was glad that he didn’t throw his drive his truck closer to the work site. I grabbed my keys and ran back outside. On cigarette butt in our yard. So I’m not going to worry anymore my way, I paused to explain myself. about the working world knowing that at “I don’t want you to think that I haven’t been doing anything all morning,” noon on one day last week, I was still in my pajamas. At least I wasn’t peeing in I told the hard-working deliveryman, suitsome stranger’s front yard. ably dressed in jeans and a T-shirt. “Just Compared to what I could have been because I still have my pajamas on.” He must be used to women like me. “Yes doing, my comportment, even in pajamas, on the day the deliveryman came seems ma’am,” he said, then returned to his work. positively regal. Appropriate for someone Several days later, I was washing winliving in a castle. dows — there’s apparently something in

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Letters to the Editor ‘I am thrilled to finally have hope in politics, that there will be someone to fight for what I believe in.’

Student hopes McCain-Palin win by a landslide I am a 21-year-old female college student. All of my life I have been told that I can be and do anything I could possibly dream of, much like many young women my age. There is no ladder too high to take me where I want to go. I have been brought up conservative, and I am a fourth generation Democrat. I believe in family, God, and I pray. I believe in fighting for this great country that we live in, and I believe in supporting the troops to my full extent. I know that if I work hard, I can and will succeed in making my dreams a reality. I believe that in the year 2008, there are many proper forms of birth control that come easy and cheap to anyone who is sexually active, and by birth control I do not mean abortion. I was born and raised in Sussex County. I am an avid hunter, and as a gift last winter for making the dean's list, I received a brand new shotgun. I love softball, and playing sports has been a key component in my life. Even when I was the only girl on an all-boys soccer team and faced the adversity of being a girl and being treated differently, I only pushed harder to do better. Which brings me to who I am today. I am a woman, I am strong, and I can do anything. At last, there is a political candidate who embodies all of my beliefs. Someone who I can relate to on so many aspects, from simply being a strong, determined, family-oriented woman, to being a hunter and even a beauty queen. She’s got it all. I am thrilled to finally have hope in politics, that there will be someone to fight for what I believe in. Her name is Sarah Palin. I just cannot understand why all of the feminists, or so-called feminists, and the NOW organization are so against her. She is a woman, is she not? She is now a vice presidential candidate. Do they only support certain women, who feed them exactly what they want to hear? How common. The news media has attempted to crucify Sarah Palin and her whole family, which is absurd. Her daughter is 17, and getting married to the father of her child. That’s a scary thought for America. Heaven forbid, that a young woman who is pregnant, actually keep the fetus inside of her, let alone marry the other half of its DNA. It seems as though this way of thinking is almost obsolete and that those who think and feel the way that Sarah Palins’ family does, and the way that I do, are either non existent or are too afraid to speak up and take the criticism and the

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 negative remarks from those who do not agree. How very sad, but remember this, every negative remark made, every rude reporter who spreads lies, every liberal NOW hypocrite who slams her and her family, only adds that much more credibility to the McCain-Palin cause, and wins them more votes all the time. I pray, yes, PRAY, that in November McCain-Palin win by a landslide and that, finally, we can stand up and be counted for what we believe in, and what we stand for in this great country. Megan Street

Bridgeville (Wesley College student)

Comments on T. Boone Pickens’ plans to reduce foreign oil dependence T. Boone Pickens has used a lot of TV time pushing two routes to cope with our profligate use of imported crude oil. He urges that we expand the use of wind power and that we convert existing cars and trucks to burn natural gas in place of gasoline and diesel. First off, I congratulate him for taking action as an individual to move us off dead center and endorse two routes that will diminish the hold of International Big Oil on our economy. I am 100% in support of expanding the wind turbines as fast as possible. They are an extremely efficient way to generate electricity. We know that they work; they are a mature technology with substantial installations all over the world. Pickens’ second proposal, to substitute natural gas for gasoline, has several attractive facets. We have domestic sources for natural gas. Natural gas is distributed na-

tionally already. The vehicle conversion seems straightforward, probably replacing the gasoline tank with a pressurized natural gas tank and modifying the carburetor. Several European countries have made large scale commitments already to convert cars and trucks to operate on natural gas. There are about 247 million vehicles on USA highways. We could convert a fraction of our existing vehicles to burn natural gas much, much faster than to replace the same fraction with electric drive hybrids. My question is: can we ramp up natural gas production to meet such an expanded need? The Energy Information Administration reported, from 1999 through 2007, that the USA produced a virtually constant 18,893 billion cubic feet per year and imported a virtually constant 3,511 billion cubic feet per year (18.6%), mostly from Canada. This is the base load of non-automotive natural gas consumption which should remain fairly constant. Mr. Pickens has stated that a 10% automotive conversion to natural gas would eliminate the need to purchase any petroleum from worrisome countries. Let’s see how that checks with data from EIA and BTS. Currently there are more than 247 million vehicles on the road in the USA. They consume almost 140 billion gallons of gasoline per year. We would save 14 billion gallons per year by converting about 25 million vehicles from gasoline to natural gas. A more convenient unit for measuring gasoline consumption is: Million Barrels per day. Saving 14 billion gallons per year converts to about 0.9 million barrels per day saved. We import about 6.0 million barrels per day from OPEC, 2.0 from other unfriendlies and 4.0 from our friends in Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. A 10% automotive conversion would be helpful but will make only a small dent in the dollar bleeding to OPEC and its friends. Another question is the availability of extra natural gas. Our USA dry gas production has been markedly constant over the past nine years at about 19 trillion cubic feet per year. In addition we have been importing (mainly from Canada) about 3.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Currently, 99.7% is consumed for electric power plus industrial, commercial and residential uses. If we were to convert 10%, or more, of our vehicles to burn natural gas, the supply would have to come off the top of current natural gas production (and we are importing 19% already to handle our current non-automotive consumption). It will take 71 times as much as current natural gas consumption to propel 10% of the vehicles now on the road. If we are already importing 19% natural gas for current non-automotive consumption, where will we get the enormous increase required to propel part of our existing fleet? Dick Livingston

Seaford

Hudson supporter writes

I am writing to you today to express my support and to share my thoughts about Barbara Hudson, a high school history teacher at Delmar High School who is currently running for state representative in the 40th district. I have known Barbara Hudson for 10 years, and I had the privilege of being a student of hers my last two years of high school. I am a teacher myself, currently attempting to educate middle school students in Chesapeake, Virginia. Like Barbara Hudson, I teach history, and I give her the most credit for my chosen profession. It was her influence that inspired me to enter the field of education, and each day I attempt to pass along to my students the ideas, the knowledge, and the support that she provided me and her other students. I’d like to think that I’m doing her justice, although it’s hard to imagine anyone re-creating what Barbara Hudson did for me, and for so many others, in those old classrooms back at Woodbridge. Now, years later, the woman who so inspired and affected me is running for office. It comes as no surprise. After all, I can’t remember anyone who was so passionate about government and our country than she was. As a young teenager with little concern for such matters, I was forced to think about what it meant to be a citizen and what it meant to uphold a democracy. Through it all, Mrs. Hudson shared with us her ideas and beliefs about how our state and our country should serve its citizens, and these views were instrumental in shaping how I currently feel about politics and government. At the time, though, I strongly disagreed with her, and we had many heated debates during those two years. However, the one thing that I remember most about those discussions was how respectfully Mrs. Hudson handled our disagreements. She always listened to and considered the other side of the debate, and never once did I feel as if my opinions weren’t being heard. As the years passed, I realized that Mrs. Hudson didn’t just teach about democracy and the free exchange of ideas, she actually valued and practiced it. If there is one thing that our politics and our government need, it’s for that quality to be observed by those who represent us. So, on November 4, people across the state of Delaware will cast their ballots in one of the most important elections in recent history. Yet, governance doesn’t just exist at the national level; the choices we make in our local elections often end up impacting us in a more direct way. For those in the 40th district, they will have a clear choice on that day. Mrs. Hudson is an exceptional teacher, person, and candidate. Her passion for politics and her intelligence and ideas on the issues that face Delaware are exactly what the citizens of the state need in Dover representing them. I hope those who are able to cast their ballot for her do so. It would be a choice that they would not regret. John Conner

Chesapeake, Virginia

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Here’s the best way to learn the value of your home By Ruth Briggs King

Sussex County Assoc. of Realtors

Over the course of the last decade, real estate values have skyrocketed across much of the country, including right here in good ole’ Sussex County. But just how much is your home currently worth? Any of the Sussex County Association of Realtors’ nearly 1,400 members can adequately answer that question – but the best person to call for an accurate representation of your home’s value is a qualified appraiser. Surprisingly, their assessment of your home could differ somewhat from the value your chosen Realtor has given you. Why? Well, it’s quite simple really – an appraiser gives you a value based on the date of their inspection. Your Realtor, on the other hand, has his or her eyes focused on the future and has, thus, valued your home based on market exposure and time. We have many appraisers who are members of SCAOR, including our good friend Patti Persia. Patti is the owner of Appraising in Delaware, a company specializing in real estate appraisals in Kent and Sussex counties. She has a few tips for homeowners before they schedule an appraisal, suggestions I’d like to share with all of you. First, an appraiser provides an opinion of your home’s value based on recent sales in your area. He or she will pull records and determine, based on your home, the neighborhood you live in and what homes

have sold for recently, a current value for your property. As I stated before, this value could differ somewhat from what your Realtor has given you. Your home should be marketable to receive the highest value. If paint is peeling, grape juice the kids spilled on the living room carpet is still visible or there’s a big water stain on the ceiling, the home will not be as appealing in the appraiser’s eyes. What Patti suggests is for the homeowner to treat the appraiser as if they are a potential buyer. After all, if you’re putting your home on the market, the value the appraiser gives you will probably be your starting point when determining the asking price for your property. You may already have a financial institution in mind, a trusted bank, credit union or mortgage company you’ve dealt with for years and would like to obtain your mortgage through. But, if you’re not at that point in the process and you need a recommendation, your appraiser can probably point you in the right direction. Most appraisers have very good relationships with local banks and can certainly send you to someone they feel is reputable, based on prior dealings. Make sure any renovations to your home are complete prior to scheduling an appraisal. If there is open framing, exposed wires or a toilet bowl just sitting in the middle of the bathroom waiting to be installed, chances are your appraisal will be impacted. The appraiser will have to deduct the cost to finish those projects from the value of your home. And, even

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more important, many institutions will not lend money to you if your home is in the middle of a renovation project. So, spend a little time and money and get those “honey do” projects completed before scheduling your appraiser for a visit. If your home was manufactured, be sure to let your appraiser know. Most appraisers have been doing this for a long time and they’re going to figure it out anyway. If the home was not new when you bought it, you can contact the assessment office in Georgetown and they will be able to tell you whether or not your home was manufactured. Many lenders will not issue mortgages on manufactured homes, so save yourself some time and money and find that information out up front. You wouldn’t show up for a family portrait wearing cut-up blue jeans and a shirt that screams the praises of your favorite childhood super hero – well, most of us wouldn’t anyway. So, why have your house a mess when your appraiser stops by for a visit? He or she will be taking pictures of the front and exterior of your home, and most will also take photos of your home’s interior – many area lenders are now requiring photos from inside. So, be prepared – clean up

those toys, put those pizza boxes in the trash and wash those dishes. It could help you get a little more cash out of your home in the long run. Last, but certainly not least, is the issue of Private Mortgage Insurance, or PMI. Many homeowners are paying more each month than they need to and don’t even realize it – your appraiser can help you figure out if you’re one of them. PMI is something most lending institutions require when you take out the initial mortgage on your home – if you didn’t make a down payment of at least 20 percent, rest assured you are more than likely paying PMI, which is paid monthly on top of interest and principal. But, PMI can be removed if you currently owe less than 80 percent of your home’s value to the bank or mortgage company. Call your financial institution and have that extra payment removed. It will save you thousands of dollars in the long run. So, there you have it. Some words to live by, courtesy of your friendly neighborhood appraiser. If you need help finding a qualified appraiser, or a realtor visit www.scaor.com. We’re always more than willing to lend a helping hand.

Pushing the mystery button Face it, we like to be in control. As a race, we pursue that which EV ODD ROFFORD will help us take greater control in our lives. Whether becoming more To know why something educated, pumping iron, building happens may provide inbank accounts or bomb shelters, we like to think we have prepared formation or insight, but for every eventuality. it will not undo circumBut then a hurricane sweeps through our lives and we face the stances. infuriating reality that we really aren’t as in-control as we’d like to be. We are faced with the humbling truth of our relative powermyself captured by one more powerful lessness. than I. If my house burns down, or I am This past weekend, friends of my sick at a time when I most need my brother-in-law lost a little girl to a terrible health, how can I undo my circumstances? drowning death. Today they wrestle with God is God and I am not. the dreadful grief of loss and the inYet here is where Job made one of the evitable question of “why?” greatest declarations of all time. When his “Why” may be the oldest question in wife cited all the hardship Job had faced the created order. The most ancient book and encouraged him to just “curse God in the Bible, entitled Job after its main and die,” Job told her he would praise character, pursues this question with a God whether he was giving or taking vengeance. Yet after 42 chapters of poetic away. Job pushed the mystery button reflection, the only answer provided is that while maintaining faith. God is in charge. This remains the challenge and priviTo quote Dr. Chris Bounds from Indilege of God’s children — to live amidst ana Wesleyan University, “There are times the difficult unknown and still choose to when we are simply required to press the love God. One promise remains for those ‘mystery’ button.” frantically pounding the mystery button We mistakenly believe that knowledge right now: it is the promise of God’s preswill solve pain, but it seldom does. To ence. know why something happens may proBetter than having all the answers, and vide information or insight, but it will not even better than never suffering, is to nevundo circumstances. er be alone. God’s promise is for those We are left to ascribe the “why” into who seek his face when they don’t underthe realm of mystery. At that point, we stand what is coming from his hand. each determine whether or not the God the The New Testament book of Hebrews Bible presents is viable in our pain. Pushtells us that since Jesus came here to earth, ing the mystery button in the midst of our he can fully sympathize with human pain. pain may bring fury or submission. Even more, his presence has never left For me, I have found pain brings a us and he is by my side in the times that I strange muddle of both. When I face that fume and grieve. And for that…I love which I am incapable of changing, I find him.

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Snapshots

SPEEDY CYCLIST - Laurel resident Mark Kelly won a gold medal in the 1K and a bronze in the 5K at the annual Special Olympics Delaware Tour de Lums Cycling Event on Sept. 13. The event, sponsored by MIOGA Ventures, was held at the Lums Pond State Park Campground in Bear.

CLEANING UP HISTORY - From left; John Trivits, Sarah Marie Trivits, Connie Whaley, Alan and Sug Whaley and Larry Allen spend a beautiful Monday morning working at the historic Cook House. Photo by Pat Murphy.

WELCOME TO DOWNTOWN - Mayor John Shwed presented a commemorative framed poster to the Laurel Chamber of Commerce in recognition of the organization’s locating in the downtown area of the town. The poster was the chamber’s advertisement for this year’s Fourth of July celebration. From left: Karen D’Armi Hunt, chamber second vice president, Timothy Jones, chamber president, Shwed and Carol S. Scarfi, first vice president. Photo by Tony Windsor

SPORTS HISTORY - Morris Harris, left, Laurel class of 1957 and Ben Sirman, Laurel class of 1958, display some of the photos and memorabilia that are for everyone to see at the genealogy room at the Laurel Library. Harris and Sirman have worked many hours compiling the Laurel Sports Story. Photo by Pat Murphy

REMEMBERING OLD TIMES - Old football stars (from left) Dick Russell, Mickey Koester, Butch Schollenberger, Alan Hill and Eddie McGee hash over old times at their annual get-together, at the Georgia House restaurant. Photo by Pat Murphy.

OPENING NIGHT - Football fans at Robert Ruston Stadium in Laurel. Photo by Mike McClure.

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Acts of kindness prove that there are good people among us Wallets, honesty and being an honorable and good person are all tied together. We don’t think about these things very often, but when something special involving any or all three of the points affect us, then we appreciate that there are still lots of good people in this world. And, some of them live right here in Laurel. Or at least they live in close proximity. Joan Hook, a Laurelite for many years, is a living and generous member of the Laurel community. Joan has not been without more than her share of health problems involving some family members and herself, yet she goes about her daily life never complaining and always offering a helping hand. She is the epitome of the expression, “Reach out and touch.” And, as a woman, her purse is her most important piece of apparel. Joan’s purse, like that of hundreds of other women, carries not only her car keys but her checkbook, her wallet, makeup, address book, an emergency sewing kit, tissues, a spare pair of socks, probably a hair net, rain bonnet, extra pair of glasses, suntan lotion, sunscreen. Any woman knows the list is endless when it comes to what is in her purse. Joan’s also holds special medications that are important to her daily maintenance. Life started out well for her on a recent balmy day. She tossed the nearly 15pound handbag into her automobile and was off to Seaford’s largest store. A quick trip to the mega-store and with her purchases packed in the trunk, it was time to head for Bethel and the post office. Upon arrival she reached for her purse, and only then realized it was not on the seat beside her. She just knew it was in the trunk with the groceries when she realized it was not beside her. Not to worry. Until she popped the trunk lid and there was no sign of the purse. Panic set in and within seconds she was back in the car, headed back to the Seaford store. As she raced along the highway, the Laurel quilting guru realized she had probably left the purse in the basket of her cart. Nearly all hopes of recovery vanished, but she held onto the shred of hope that an honest person had also shopped that same day. Breathing heavily, sweat pouring from

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Moments With Mike VIRGINIA ‘MIKE’ BARTON her body and moving as fast as she could while her heart pounded, she ran into the store to the service desk. Trying to explain what happened as she spoke through tears of anxiety to the clerk, she nearly fainted when the clerk told her the purse, completely intact, had been turned into the service desk. Joan is a woman of great faith but a situation such as she had just experienced calls for an even greater faith in the good of one’s fellow man. If perhaps any reader of this column is the Good Samaritan who found Joan’s purse and turned it over to the clerk at Wal-Mart, please accept the heartfelt thanks of Joan. The situation proved that there are still lots of good people living among us, good and honest people. Also on the good and caring list of people is Laurel’s Bobby Carey. On a recent very hot day, I had just returned from shopping and had a trunk filled with groceries. As I drove into our driveway and popped the trunk to face the task of unloading my purchases, Bobby and one of his employees drove in behind me with Chuck’s truck which had been serviced at Carey’s Flying A. Without a second thought, Bobby and his helper picked up the grocery bags and said to me, “Hold the door, we can take the bags into the house.” Sounds like a small thing, but on a very hot day it was another example of what Carey’s means when it advertises, “Full service!” With all the turmoil in the world, all of the evil that seems to be increasing daily, these two examples of the inert goodness in people reinforces our faith in our fellow man.

Congratulations to Bettylou Evans, who assembles and edits the Delaware Legionnaire Newspaper, published quarterly. The paper was recently named best Legion newspaper in the nation.

the hospital in Baltimore where he is a patient, and she tells me that he is now responding slowly to his therapy. Though his progress is slow it can be said that at this point that it is, at most, positive.

This group of couples has danced its way through many years, and though quite a few of the original ones are now gone, still the Laurel Cotillion waltzes on with new faces and new couples. On last Saturday night they held a dinner dance at the Laurel American Legion Home and it was a nice, late summer, melodious evening for all.

The girls (and I use the term loosely) from the Tuesday bridge club wish Beverly Hastings a very happy and memorable birthday on Sept. 23.

The Red Hat ladies group, the Lunch Bunch, had its monthly breakfast at the Dutch Inn on Saturday, Sept. 13. After breakfast the members all prepared to attend Biff Lee’s Pig Pickin’ in the afternoon. Then they made plans to have a fun time at Dot Hickman’s home on Sept. 16 for a pajama party. I’ll bet some of those pj’s were conversation pieces. That should take care of this month’s activities.

The merry, motorcycle men and ladies had a great weekend hitting the roads from every direction for Bike Week in Ocean City. Guess you heard some of them entering and leaving town — couldn’t miss it!

I have a correction from a previous column that stated that Mr. Will Stacy’s beloved dog was named Ike. Not so — his dear canine was named Ira. On Sunday, Sept. 14, the members of the Laurel Church of the Nazarene, warmly welcomed, with a spiritual ceremony, Larry Whaley, as associate pastor of their church. Larry and his family will move into the Nazarene parsonage sometime within the next two weeks. I have heard from Eschol Mariner that his great-grandson, Matthew Prettyman, after an illness through this spring and summer, is now back at school but still receiving some treatments from the Easter Seals Program, a couple of times a week. Marge Starr has recently returned from a week’s stay with her son, Patrick, and his family in Pasadena, Md. Patrick, as you have read, has been on our prayer list since this spring, following a serious injury to his head. Marge visits him often at

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Opinion Editorial Mark Cooper’s story helps show benefits of good diet Mark Cooper’s story is a compelling one. After battling obesity for more than half his life, Cooper, who lives in Laurel, has lost over 240 pounds, down from 489 to 240. He is less than half the size he was a little more than a year ago. Mark tried a variety of diets, none with long-term success. In July 2007, doctors implanted an adjustable band around the top of his stomach, to decrease the amount that he could eat. Once Mark hits his target weight of 235, doctors will loosen the band a little so that he can enjoy a maintenance diet. This is wonderful, and we congratulate Mark on his success. But there is more to his story than simple weight loss. Mark, who had heart trouble, diabetes and high blood pressure, now has none of those. He is living and walking proof that what health-care professionals tell us is true: Keeping to a healthy weight is, well, healthy. He is also a vivid demonstration of the fact that what we eat matters. To help him lose weight, his wife, April, spent “hours and hours” researching how to get the most nutrients with the fewest calories. And in the process, she lost 40 pounds herself. “You’d be surprised what’s in some foods,” she said. “Everything you eat, you should check how much sugar and fat is in it.” This is what the medical community and organizations like the Nemours Foundation are trying to tell us. Eat better, they say, and you will feel better. The Nemours Foundation in particular wants good eating habits to start early, so that children grow up with all the advantages of good health. All of us can learn a lesson from Mark Cooper’s story. When we want a sugared or cream-filled doughnut, we can think of Mark and be inspired to pick up an apple instead. When we are tempted to allow our children to sit in front of the television, a bag of chips in one hand and a can of soda in the other, we can think of what he went through to get where he is today, and instead confiscate the junk food and chase them outside. Good luck, Mark, in keeping your weight down. And thanks for giving us a model to emulate. A toast — with plain water, no calories added — to you!

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A spokesperson with unique qualifications The issue of abortion is one that has diRYANT ICHARDSON vided our nation more than any other since ...the most goosethe nineteenth century bumps came when and the Civil War. The candidates for hearing her delicate president of the United voice over the loudStates have far differspeaker system as she ent opinions on when spoke about protecting life begins and therefore when that life the lives of the unborn. should be protected from harm. Gianna Jessen discussed the issue of Senator John McCain stated abortion on “Hannity & Colmes.” clearly that life begins at conception Jessen is pro-life and for good reaand that he has a 25-year pro-life son. She survived an abortion atvoting record. tempt 31 years ago. Senator Barack Obama said, “… She appears in a McCain ad tarwhether you’re looking at it from a geting Obama’s voting record on theological perspective or a scientif- the issue of caring for survivors of ic perspective, answering that quesbotched abortions. tion with specificity … is above my She says that Obama voted four pay grade.” times in the Illinois State Senate Both offered their answers duragainst measures that would provide ing a televised forum in August medical care for children left to die conducted by Rick Warren, author after botched abortions. She said of “The Purpose Driven Life.” she would have been allowed to die Earlier this week I watched as without that protection.

Jessen was just two pounds when she was delivered alive, but suffering from burns from the saline solution abortion attempt. There is more to her story. Hear it all by typing in “Hannity & Colmes” on Google and then scrolling down to view the “Born Alive” video. When I ran in the Republican Primary Election in 1992 I played part of an interview that Jessen gave on a radio talk show. She was 15 then. The interviewer spoke about her limp that was part of the complications from the abortion attempt. The night I played the interview outside Legislative Hall in Dover it was cold and overcast, but the most goosebumps came when hearing her delicate voice over the loudspeaker system as she spoke about protecting the lives of the unborn. I believe a key role of government is to protect its weakest members, including the elderly and the unborn. There is no higher calling that I can imagine.

Sussex County needs more belt tightening Guest Column By Vance Phillips

County Councilman 5th District

Sussex County government is at a crossroads, both politically and financially. The dramatic change in leadership that will take place next year is unprecedented and the condition the county budget finds itself in is reason for concern. For as long as folks here can remember, Sussex County has balanced its budget without raising taxes. Unfortunately, for the last two years, its budget has been out of balance with deficits of $2.7 million last year and an estimated $3.8 million this year. This is a result of expected revenue drops because of the real estate recession, coupled with spending increases over the last six years. To its credit, the County Council has wisely resisted raising taxes to make up for this shortfall, instead dipping into rainy day funds. But this blood-letting cannot

continue unabated. Serious action is required to fix this situation and difficult belt tightening must occur. What we do not need, especially now more than ever, is frivolous spending, or for County government to go on a wild spending spree. Take, for instance, the County Council's recent decision to purchase 30 acres of land in Georgetown for a new Administrative complex that may or may not be needed. This purchase will cost the taxpayers $2.4 million. My colleagues who voted in favor of this argue they are simply carrying out a vision by planning for the future here in the present. I can respect that. What I cannot respect is making such a weighty financial decision on the eve of their departure when finances are obviously tight. Would

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you buy a car or put down a down payment on a house if you knew you might lose your job? Anyone who has basic economic common sense wouldn't do that, and neither should government. I take little comfort in the fact that I voted against this ill-timed purchase, nor do I take comfort in knowing that I am the only councilman who ever voted against some of the bloated budgets during my 10 years of service. I would much rather have been able to have convinced my colleagues to pare back spending increases, especially those that topped 67% in the last six years alone. The next council has a great challenge in front of them and I look forward to working with the three new councilmen to limit the size of our government and keep Sussex County's taxes low. Again, Sussex County is at a crossroads. Now is the time to take a different direction. Circulation Karen Cherrix Sales George Beauchamp Rick Cullen Emily Rantz Laura Rogers Doris Shenton Jimmy McWilliams

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Bad attitudes are contagious in the workplace For Christmas last year, a dear friend and coworker gave me a desk calendar of inspiring quotes for each day of the year. For a while I didn’t read all of them and found myself ripping off a week at a time to stay caught up. On June 10, 2008 the following quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow taught me a valuable life lesson. Longfellow stated that, “If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should see sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.” Everyone has been part of a workplace that is less than paradise. How do I know this? Because there are people in the workplace and people are not perfect. I think discord in the workplace exists because we place unreasonable expectations on our coworkers. Try to remember that your coworkers are not perfect, they cannot read your mind, they don’t know what you are dealing with at home and they have problems of their own. When you are negative, your negativity rubs off on your coworkers. Your attitude affects everyone who works with you. When you are positive, those around you see that their negativity is wasted on you because you will not have that attitude. Your good cheer can set the tone for a wonderful and productive office environment. If we tried harder to have an attitude like the one Longfellow described, maybe we would treat each other with respect and generosity. Maybe, if we gave our teammates the benefit of the doubt, we would save ourselves from jumping to conclusions about their inadequacies and curb our paranoia about their intentions. The Bible has something very simple to say on the matter. Proverbs 15:1 states: “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” I would be lying if I said this is easy. In fact, it is one of the hardest things a person can do, but if you try it once in a while, consider the improvement in morale that would take place in your office, your home and your place of worship. Imagine if you answered a cranky

10th annual Nanticoke Bike Tour

The 10th annual Nanticoke Bike Tour, sponsored by Nemours Health and Prevention Services, will take place Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club, 310 Virginia Ave., Seaford. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. and the tour starts at 8:30 a.m. Pre-tour day registration, which includes a custom Tshirt and lunch, is $30, $35 on the day of the tour. Riders can choose from routes of 25 and 50 miles along the back roads of western Sussex County in Delaware and Dorchester and Wicomico counties in Maryland along the Nanticoke River. There will also be a family bicycle ride in the area around the Boys & Girls Club sponsored by the Sussex Child Health Promotion Coalition. The cost is $5. For more information, go to www.nanticokebiketour.com or phone Karen Schreiber at 629-8740 or Ron MacArthur at 236-2041. Registration can be done on-line.

Final Word coworker with a smile instead of a smart remark, or gave a compliment instead of a harsh word. Simple decisions to be kind can set the tone for the rest of the day. People are people and people aren’t perfect. That’s just the way it is, but there’s light at the end of the tunnel. One of the most astonishing things about humans is that we are capable of making decisions, in fact we make hundreds of them every day. Make the decision to be kind, negativity isn’t the only thing that’s contagious. Laura Rogers

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Sen. Biden receives another boost

An email early this week from Valerie Biden Owens of Citizens for Biden, Inc., Wilmington, begins: “Later today, Joe’s work in the Senate will once again gain him national acclaim. On this afternoon’s (Monday’s) Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah will shine a spotlight on one of the focuses of Joe’s career:

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stopping child predators. “Oprah’s show will center around the PROTECT our Children Act (S. 1738), which was introduced by Joe last summer. The legislation will help establish a nationwide network of state and local investigators to combat on-line child exploitation by congressionally establishing and expanding the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program. “Joe’s mission, his entire career, has been to keep our children safe. He was the author of legislation that established the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Adam Walsh Act that created a nationwide sex offender registry.” Our senior Delaware senator is certainly putting our small state on the map. Senator Biden is to be commended for his work on behalf of protecting children from predators. It’s interesting to note, however, that Winfrey stated she would not have Sarah Palin on her show (at least until after the November election). “At the beginning of this presidential campaign, when I decided that I was going to take my first public stance in support of a candidate, I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any of the candidates,” she was quoted as saying. “I agree that Sarah Palin would be a fantastic interview, and I would love to have her on after the campaign is over.” Winfrey can promote whoever she wants to for whatever reason, but why not

have on her show someone who is the most talked about person in American politics? Bryant Richardson Publisher

The Pastor and Little Alex

One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex standing in the foyer of the church staring up at a large plaque. It was covered with names and small American flags mounted on either side of it. The six-year old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked up, stood beside the little boy, and said quietly, “Good morning Alex.” “Good morning Pastor,” he replied, still focused on the plaque, then asked, “Pastor, what is this?” The pastor said, “Well son, it’s a memorial to all the young men and women who died in the service.” Soberly, they just stood together, staring at the large plaque. Finally, little Alex’s voice, barely audible and trembling with fear asked, “Which service, the 8:30 or the 10:45?”

Forwarded by Seaford Council woman Pat Jones

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