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LIBRARY - Groundbreaking ceremony is planned for new Seaford Library. Page 5 VETERAN - To say he found his pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is an understatement. Page 8 MUSEUM - There’s more to the fence than something on which to hang a bird feeder. Page 10 ECONOMY - Julie Wheatley is Sussex County’s new economic development director. Page 11 HURRICANE - Chapmans lose almost all of their possessions when Hurricane Ike hits. Page 15 PARAMEDICS - Training pays off big for Sussex paramedics. Page 35

Sports OPENER - The Seaford varsity field hockey team tops Smyrna in the team’s home opener on its new field. Page 41 GRIDIRON - The Seaford and Woodbridge football teams were both home in non-conference games last week. Coverage begins on page 41.

STARS - A Seaford boys’ soccer player and a Seaford field hockey player are this week’s Seaford Stars of the Week. Page 43

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Patrick Pugh, Laurel, on the set of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire.’ The episode during which he appears will air Friday, 7:30 p.m. on WMDT, channel 47. Pugh is barred by the rules of the game from saying how much money he won on the show, which is taped in New York City. Photo by ABC.

‘Millionaire’ contestant from Sussex

By Lynn R. Parks Finally, it was his turn to take the “hot seat,” the chair in which contestants on the ABC game show “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire” sit. And Patrick Pugh, in his nervousness, walked right by it.

“Where are you going?” show host Meredith Vieira called him back.

“I have no idea,” Pugh answered.

But his adventure with the hot seat wasn’t over yet.

“When I first sat down, I almost fell out of the chair,” Pugh says. “You talk about nervous.”

At least, that’s the way that Patrick remembers it. What he really did, and how nervous he really appeared, will be a matter for all to see Friday evening at 7:30 p.m., when the episode on which he appears is shown on television.

“I don’t know how I’m going to look,” Pugh, 26, of Laurel says. “When

the questions came up, I really zoned in on getting the answer right. I will probably come off as a pretty intense person.”

On “Millionaire,” as it is commonly known, contestants work their way through 15 questions to try to earn $1 million. Early questions are easy, late questions are difficult. Each contestant is allowed four “lifelines,” or four chances to ask for help. A contestant Continued to page four

Seaford proposes change in dog ordinance

By Lynn R. Parks If a proposed ordinance becomes law, dogs and their owners who live in Seaford could have very different lives from what they have now.

“We completely rewrote the city’s dog ordinance,” city manager Dolores

Slatcher told members of the city council Tuesday night. “No one will be able to have more than three dogs.

There will be no dogs running at large.

Every dog will have to be in a confined enclosure from which it cannot escape.

“This is intended to ensure respon-

sible, humane handling by all owners of dogs in the city.”

The ordinance had its first reading at Tuesday night’s council meeting; it will have its second and final reading during the Oct. 14 council meeting. If it is then approved by the council, it Continued to page four

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Sussex County might remove variance for nonconforming sheds in mobile home parks

By Ronald MacArthur As implausible as it seems, residents in some older mobile home parks in Sussex County with small lots in the 3,500- to 4,000square-foot range, who want to replace an old storage shed need to go through a process costing upwards of $1,000 – not including the cost of the shed.

Because many sheds in older parks are in violation of setback, lot-percentage or structure-separation regulations, whenever they are removed or replaced, a variance from the county board of adjustment is needed.

That process requires a survey that costs $500 to $600 and a fee of $400 to apply for a variance. There is no guarantee the variance will be granted.

Help might be on the way. The county is looking at no longer requiring a variance for nonconforming sheds of less than 120 square feet as long as the replacement structure is the same size shed on the same footprint.

At the Tuesday, Sept. 16 Sussex County Council meeting, a majority of council supported the idea of amending the ordinance to allow nonconforming use under certain conditions.

The amendment will come back to council during a public hearing before a vote is taken.

“With something new or twice the size, getting a permit and everything else is understandable,” said Bobbie Hemmerich, a member of the Delaware Manufactured Homeowners Association. “But replacing an existing shed with one the same size – what’s the problem?” she asked.

She and other manufactured homeowners spoke during the first discussion of the issue during the Tuesday, Sept. 9 county council meeting.

She said most manufactured home parks require residents to replace sheds that are old or in disrepair.

Hemmerich said besides the violation issues, it comes down to economics. “Many of the folks can’t hardly afford a new shed, let alone money for a survey and variance,” she said.

Hemmerich said the issues being discussed by county officials are important to all manufactured homeowners. “What is ultimately decided affects every manufactured home community down the line and that’s why people from other parks take an interest in what is going on,” she said.

Dale Dukes provides grants

Sussex County Councilman Dale Dukes of Laurel, one of three councilmen who is retiring at the end of the year, has been busy over the past month – handing out money.

Over the past four meetings, Dukes has given out $45,000 to 11 western Sussex County organizations: $10,000 to Mission of Hope in Seaford for operating expenses; $10,000 to Nanticoke Rotary in Seaford for its transitional housing program; $7,000 to Nanticoke Senior Center in Seaford for operating expenses; $6,000 to the Laurel Police Department for its K-9 program; $5,000 to Laurel Fire Department for meeting room furniture; $3,500 to the Laurel Historical Society for renovations to the Cook House; $2,000 to the City of Seaford Fire Museum; $500 to the Delaware Branch of Quality Deer Management (part of a $7,000 grant); $750 to the Laurel Alumni Scholarship Fund; $150 to the Morning Star Publications Newspaper in Education program; and $100 for Kent-Sussex Industries wall calendars.

Each member of council has up to $60,000 in grants to award this fiscal year to nonprofit groups.

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‘Millionaire’ game show airs this Friday at 7:30 o’clock Continued from page one

who answers incorrectly is through, but depending on how many questions he has answered correctly, may leave the show with a substantial sum of money.

According to the rules of the game, Pugh is not allowed to divulge how he did.

He can’t say how much money he earned, how many episodes he appears in or whether he resorted to lifelines to help him out.

But he can say who those lifelines were. Waiting by the phones in case he called for assistance were John Sandy, Laurel, an attorney in Georgetown, PattiAnn Betts, a Laurel High School graduate who is a pharmacist at Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, and Patrick’s brother, Brian.

Brian, head baseball coach at Arcadia University, Washington, D.C., was waiting for Patrick’s call in the Laurel home of his and Patrick’s parents, Karen and Charles Pugh. With him were about 20 people, Patrick says; “we were just hoping that if I called, somebody would know the answer.”

But not everyone could take the stress

of waiting for the phone to ring. “One person was there and all of a sudden started pacing,” Patrick says. “Then he said, ‘I can’t take this anymore,’ and left.”

Fortunately, Pugh didn’t take that option while he was waiting for his time on stage. Confined to the “green room” for several hours with other contestants, he watched reruns of “Millionaire” and waited for his summons.

“I was definitely nervous,” he says.

“My heart was beating and every time the phone rang, everyone jumped. It was like a hostage situation and we were waiting for the call to tell us whether things had been worked out.”

Trying to pay off college debts Pugh, who graduated from Laurel High School and Washington College, Chestertown, Md., decided to try to get on “Millionaire” to earn money to pay off his college loans. He has been accepted into the Peace Corps and is waiting for an invitation from a country to serve there. Before leaving the United States, he says, he wants to have all his debts paid.

He first tried to get on “Millionaire” in October. Would-be contestants have to

take a 30-question, 10-minute test; “they don’t tell you what score you need to get, or even what score you do get,” he says.

“They just give you a number and tell you to wait to see if the number is called. My number wasn’t called.”

He traveled to New York City again in April to take the test; again, he didn’t make the cut. Finally, after taking the test a third time in early May, his number was called. He advanced to step two, an interview.

“I made them laugh, and tried not to act too strange,” he says.

Several weeks later, he received a post card in the mail saying that he had been selected as a contestant. In early July, a representative with the show called to tell him when to report to the ABC Studios in New York City.

Pugh and his parents went to New York the end of July, on the day before he was scheduled for his taping. By 7 the next morning, Pugh was at the studios, where he spent several hours going over the rules of the game and meeting with the creator of the show.

Taping started at 12:30 that afternoon — that was when he went to the “green

room” — and continued until about 6 that evening, he says. Several episodes of the show are taped in one day, Pugh says.

Life lessons learned Pugh says that appearing on “Millionaire” was a “golden opportunity.” Even though after it was all over, he told his mother that he hoped that it didn’t prove to be the “high water mark” of his life, he believes that it brought with it some life lessons.

“It gave me a little more confidence that things all work out,” he says. “It has taken me a while to figure out what I want to make my life’s work, and this makes me a little more optimistic that things happen for a reason.”

That could be a lesson that will serve Pugh well as he embarks on his Peace Corps career. He hopes to serve in subSaharan Africa, in Rwanda, perhaps, or Uganda, both nations that have been torn apart by civil war and genocide.

“In school, I studied a lot about the Holocaust and genocide,” Pugh says. “I want to visit those countries, so that I can understand better what happened there.”

Owners of ‘dangerous dogs’ will have to carry insurance policy Continued from page one

will take effect 30 days later.

The law received general praise from council members Tuesday night. Councilwoman Pat Jones, noting that the new ordinance, 10 pages long, would replace the current two-page ordinance, said that it could not go into effect too quickly for her.

Slatcher said that in writing the ordinance, the city tried to balance the rights of dog owners with the rights of the public. “We wanted to be sensitive to the people who do have dogs and who do love their dogs very much,” she said. “This makes them be more responsible than the existing code requires them to be. It also brings a sense of safety for those people who aren’t that close to the animal.”

Under the proposed ordinance, city residents could have no more than three dogs.

Exceptions would be granted for puppies and to people who have a retail dog dealer license or kennel license. In addition, residents who want more than three dogs could apply for permission to the Board of

Animal Control. That board, which would be established under the ordinance, would be made up of the city’s building official, currently Josh Littleton, and two members of the public, to be appointed by the mayor.

Dogs would have to be confined or on a leash at all times. And the leash could be used only when the dog was out for a walk. No dog would spend its days tied in a yard. “All dogs shall be securely confined indoors or…in a locked kennel, pen, fenced area or area [with] an electronic pet containment system,” the ordinance says.

Owners would be required to keep kennels and pens clean, removing waste daily.

Eight of the 10 pages of the new ordinance deal with dangerous dogs. A dog that is declared by the Board of Animal Control to be dangerous, and that would include all pit bull dogs, would have to be confined at all times “unless it is necessary for the dog to receive veterinary care or exercise.” When the dog is outside of its kennel, it would be required to wear a muzzle.

Owners of dangerous dogs would have to have a city permit, renewed annually, to keep the dog. They would be required to carry at least $100,000 in liability insurance, in case the dog bites someone, and

would also have to notify the city immediately if the dog escapes.

The ordinance also prescribes procedures for impoundments of dangerous dogs and, if necessary, killing them.

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Seaford Library receives grant from the Delaware Community Foundation for building project

Hugh Leahy of the DCF presents a check to fundraisers Barbara Allen and Betty Wilbanks, as Mrs. Torkelson and the past president, Dr. Edith Villasenor, look on.

Mary Ellen Torkelson, president of the Seaford District Library Board is pleased to announce that the Library is the recipient of a grant for $12,500 from the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF).

This is one of 32 capital grants totaling $343,900 awarded to Delaware nonprofit organizations; the largest amount the Foundation has allocated for capital projects and equipment since the grantmaking program began in 1990.

Designed to support projects that have a lasting, positive impact on the population or region served by the organization, capital grants may be used to fund construction, major renovation or repair of buildings and/or the purchase of land as well as to a limited degree, the purchase of needed equipment.

“The Seaford District Library will use the funds for construction of the new Seaford Library and Cultural Center,” said Mrs. Torkelson. “This will help us meet our goal of $4.2 million for the new facility construction.”

The Delaware Community Foundation is a nonprofit community organization that connects people who care with causes that matter. Funding for the capital grants comes from the State of Delaware Fund created in 1989 with a $2 million grant from the State, and unrestricted endowment and field-of-interest funds.

For more about the Delaware Community Foundation’s grantmaking programs, planned giving services and other ways to support Delawareans, call 302-571-8004 or visit www.delcf.org.

Groundbreaking ceremony is planned for new Seaford Library The new Seaford Library and Cultural Center will become a reality with a ground-breaking ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 11:30 a.m.

The new state-of-the-art facility will be over twice as large as the existing library, and have greatly increased computer access, multiple meeting rooms and a spa-

cious parking area.

The ceremony at the site of the future facility on Ross Station Road, next to the Ross Mansion, marks the culmination of an untold amount of dedicated effort. State and local dignitaries as well as construction and design personnel will be in attendance. Senator Bob Venables and Repre-

sentative Danny Short will be recognized for their efforts in reestablishing the $2.4 million in state financing that had at one time been taken away by the state legislature because of budgetary problems.

Warren Allen, honorary campaign chairman, will be among the speakers, with his generous contribution having

kicked off the fundraising campaign. A conference room will be named in his honor.

The fundraising campaign continues as the Library seeks to obtain the necessary funds for the completion of construction and for an endowment fund to support future operation expenses.

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Business Delmarva Power is one step closer to new ‘smart’ meters

CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD - For the month of August the winner for the Customer Service Award presented by the Greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce, was Teresa Spedden from Reflections. Making the presentation was Kyle Morgan, member of Community Involvement Committee.

Business Briefs Del Tech presents conference

The Sussex County Entrepreneurship Conference, sponsored by Del Tech's Entrepreneurship Program and Corporate and Community Programs, is planned for Wednesday, Oct. 29 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Carter Partnership Center at Del Tech in Georgetown.

The conference is entitled, "Challenges & Solutions: Surviving the Current Economy." Keynote speaker Scott Kidner, Delaware's representative for the National Federation of Independent Business, will address current issues before the State and Congress that will impact the bottom line of small businesses. Panelists will present their views and suggestions for small business survival in a slow economy. Panelists include Jayne Armstrong, SBA District Director; Matt Parks, Discover Bank; and Jane Stayton, CPA. The conference is free.

To register, call 855-1617.

Trinity to help environment

Trinity Transport, Inc. has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, a collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the freight industry designed to increase energy efficiency while significantly reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution. Trinity Transport, Inc. will contribute to the Partnership’s goal to reduce 33 to 66 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and up to 200,000 tons of nitrogen oxide per year by 2012 by improving the environmental performance of freight operations.

Carbon dioxide is the most common greenhouse gas, and nitrogen oxide is an air pollutant that contributes to smog.

Launched in 2004, the SmartWay Transport Partnership aims to achieve fuel savings of up to 150 million barrels of

fuel per year. There are over 450 partners.

For more information, visit www.epa.gov/smartway

CFM welcomes new agent

Dee Cross, broker for Callaway, Farnell and Moore, Inc., announces that Craig A. McDonald Sr., has joined the firm as a real estate agent.

McDonald grew up in the Federalsburg area and graduated from Colonel Richardson High School.

He resides in the Houston area near Milford and has 38 years of experience in McDonald the electrical field.

McDonald, who comes to CFM from another real estate agency, can be reached at 628-8500 or email mcdnldcrg@earthlink.net.

Wallace joins Century 21 Gordon A. Ramey Jr, broker of record for Century 21 Tull Ramey, announces that Mike Wallace has joined the company.

Wallace has been in real estate for many years and is working at the Pennsylvania Avenue office in Seaford.

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The initial steps of a comprehensive plan for reducing Delmarva Power customers’ energy use while also improving their service were approved last Tuesday by the Delaware Public Service Commission.

At the center of the plan is installing new, state-of-the-art "smart" meters on the homes and businesses of more than 300,000 Delaware electric and gas customers.

The meters will provide for two-way communication between the utility and its customers which means that both parties will be able to track energy usage throughout the day.

“We’re going to provide our customers with the tools for reducing their energy use. These ‘smart’ meters are just the beginning, but with them, and other related initiatives, we can work with our customers to use less energy, therefore reducing customer’s bills,” said Gary Stockbridge, Delmarva Power Region president.

The “smart” meters are a key component of the “smart” grid, which will ultimately improve customer service. For example, the utility will eventually be able

to detect outages at a customer's home remotely without the customer having to call to report the outage, and the need for estimated bills will be reduced.

While Delmarva Power’s Delaware customers could see the new meters arrive as early as next fall, Stockbridge said it will take some time to fully integrate them to a point where customers realize all the benefits.

The Commission will review and determine the per customer cost in a future rate proceeding, which will take into account the net effect of both costs and savings associated with the new technology.

Some of the reasons why the new meters outweigh their costs include: • the reduction in wholesale energy prices from customers using less energy during peak, expensive times; • the reduction in customers’ monthly bill because they will have the tools to alter their energy use; • more efficient utility operations; To learn more about Delmarva Power’s energy-efficiency initiatives, referred to as its "Blueprint for the Future," visit www.delmarva.com.

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MORNING STAR • SEPT. 25 - OCT. 1, 2008

If not for him, Nazi war loot may have gone undiscovered

By James Diehl As Germany’s defeat became imminent near the end of World War II, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi hierarchy struggled to hide the spoils they had amassed over years of looting conquered territories.

They may very well have gotten away with it except for one very attentive young man from Delaware — Georgetown-area resident Richard Mootz.

To say he found his pot of gold at the end of the rainbow would be an understatement — try gold bullion, priceless pieces of art from museums across Europe and billions in currency from the countries of Germany, Great Britain, Spain, France and the United States, among others.

Not to mention spoils of a different sort — wedding rings, precious gems and valuable dental work taken from the bodies of Holocaust victims.

Mootz was the man responsible for uncovering the massive treasure, though he has become merely an afterthought in the annals of history.

“Finding that treasure was really the only outstanding thing that happened to me during the war,” says Mootz today from his home outside of Georgetown. “I was mentioned in one of Patton’s books and in [another book], but I never got a whole lot of credit.”

And he certainly should have. Listen to Mootz tell his story and it becomes clear that the history-making discovery may never have been made — at least not by

the United States — if not for Mootz’s involvement.

In reality, his mother deserves at least some of the credit — the treasure was uncovered with the help of two women who grew up near his mother’s hometown in eastern France.

“When I found out where they were from, it was almost like we knew each other,” says Mootz. “It was like meeting someone you know in a strange place.”

He was able to earn their trust and the women shared their story with Mootz, who immediately relayed it to his superiors.

“They were brought back to the house where I was staying and I talked with them a little bit about the war. It was a rainy, nasty day so I gave them a ride into town in my jeep because I didn’t want them walking,” Mootz remembers. “When they got out, they said they could tell me something very interesting about the [nearby salt] mine.

“They told me that in January, a train arrived at night and every able-bodied person in town had to help unload all this treasure and gold.”

The train the women helped unload contained the Nazi spoils of war. It had made its way to the small German town of Merkers, about 75 miles southwest of Berlin, under the cover of darkness.

The treasure was carried more than 2,000 feet underground into old salt mines, supposedly to be dug up by German officials years later when the Allies were finally vanquished from the mother land.

Georgetown-area resident Richard Mootz helped locate the enormous treasure of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany near the end of World War II. He served in the European Theater of Operations as a member of U.S. Gen. George S. Patton’s Third Army. Photo by James Diehl

Everyone in town was threatened with death if they dared breathe a word to Allied officials — if not for Mootz and the fact that he was able to converse with his newfound friends in their native tongue,

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“The mine was about five miles into the red zone, the Soviet zone of Germany,” Mootz recalls. “But the treasure was all hauled to Frankfurt and distributed to the so-called rightful owners.”

The total value of the discovered gold alone amounted to more than $262 million, with several hundred thousand dollars worth of silver and a ton of platinum.

It was quite the impressive sight — at least Mootz heard it was.

“I had already been re-assigned so I never even got to see it,” he says.

Years before becoming a part of history, Richard Mootz had a hard time growing up in New Castle County. Born of a German father, his time in school was not always a good experience.

“Kids talked about me and it wasn’t always pleasant. It seemed they always had something to say about the Germans,” says Mootz.

“It got even tougher for me when the war broke out.”

Mootz received his draft notice in the mail in early September 1943, and left to undergo basic training at Camp Van Dorn, Miss.

Once there, he violated one of the sacred, unwritten rules of the United States military.

“I was told before I got there not to volunteer for anything; that was the motto we lived by,” he says. “But they asked if anybody wanted to volunteer for carpentry work and I raised my hand.”

Mootz spent much of his time in basic training at the woodshop, making tables, chairs and other items.

Not long after basic training, Mootz left for Europe aboard a former Italian luxury liner turned troop transport ship.

Unlike many who traveled across the North Atlantic during World War II, Mootz said the seas were very calm during his trip in July.

“The Atlantic was just like a lake when we crossed,” he says.

He also ate well during the 11day journey from Camp Kilmer, N.J., to Liverpool, England.

“On the way over, there was a fellow with us who was older. He was in advertising back home and he was a pretty sharp individual,” Mootz recalls. “The officer’s kitchen on the ship was just like a house up on the deck and the officers cooking was done in there. We saw that they made pies everyday and he talked me into going in there and bringing a pie to the window.”

Mootz’s friend would put his coat over the freshly-baked pastry and the two pie thieves were free to enjoy their spoils.

During the 11-day trip across the Atlantic, the twosome split 10 pies.

“They were really good pies but they probably would have thrown us in the brig if they had caught us,” Mootz admits.

After landing in Liverpool and spending several weeks training, Mootz set foot on the beaches of Normandy, France. Soon after, he was assigned to the 90th infantry division of U.S. Gen. George S. Patton’s Third Army.

On July 25, 1944, Mootz witnessed one of the biggest air raids of the war over the skies of Saint-Lo, France, a town almost completely destroyed during the war.

“There were 2,500 bombers; that was the biggest air show I ever saw, and I saw a lot of air shows while I was in Europe,” he says. “I saw men bailing out of planes, planes on fire, wings knocked off. It was a big thing.”

Later that day, Mootz and his unit were crossing a marshy meadow. On the other side, under heavy fire from the Germans, he took a mortar shell in the leg.

He still has a piece of that shell in his leg today, just above the right knee.

“I was able to walk out, but I was officially wounded so I had to go back to the aid station to get the wounds taken care of,” he says. “When I got back on the other bank heading toward the aid station, these two colonels stuck their heads out and asked me how things were going. I told them that the best thing I could tell them was to go up and look for themselves.”

Mootz was removed from the front lines for 15 days before returning and taking part in heavy fighting with his unit. After yet another stay in the hospital with the flu, Mootz was assigned to the military police.

Soon after, he stood guard as Patton addressed his men in the French town of Jarny.

“He wanted to talk to the 90th division and tell us that he didn’t think we were doing enough shooting. He said we had plenty of ammunition and we shouldn’t worry about saving any,” Mootz recalls. “He was dressed in his regalia and he had his two pearlhandled pistols. He looked really sharp.”

A bit later, Mootz was transferred into the divisional military police platoon because of his knowledge of the German language.

He was also asked to serve in so-called civil patrols, units designed to control German civilians and traffic.

“We didn’t want civilians on the streets because of all the military traffic,” he says. “It was mostly women, kids and old men in the towns anyway. But a couple of hours in the morning and a couple of hours in the afternoon; other than that, we wanted them to stay inside.”

Enter the two women on the doorstep, one of whom was several months pregnant and search-

ing for a midwife. Outside when they weren’t supposed to be, they were brought to Mootz.

The rest, as they say, is history.

“When they told me about the treasure, I went back to the boys and told them that we should go over to the mine because there was supposed to be a bunch of gold over there,” says Mootz.

“They said I was nuts and they never gave it any thought at all.”

So Mootz drove to division headquarters and filed a report — soon after, Patton along with

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gen. Omar Bradley, arrived to peer at the enormous treasure.

“The whole group came,” Mootz remembers. “When they were going down into the mine on this little industrial elevator, they said Patton joked that if the string broke there would be a rush of promotions within the European theater. He was always joking around like that.”

But all went well and 32 trucks were loaded to haul the booty back to Frankfurt, where it was distributed across Western

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For Mootz, he remained in Germany until two weeks before Christmas in 1945, when he returned to the First State.

For his time in the European Theater of Operations, he was award the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star and five campaign medals.

He moved to the Rehoboth area in the early 1950s and later to his home outside of Georgetown in 1980.

Mootz has four daughters and five grandchildren.

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MORNING STAR • SEPT. 25 - OCT. 1, 2008

All about fences Smithsonian exhibit to be in Seaford through Nov. 14

By Lynn R. Parks There’s more to the American fence than something on which to hang a bird feeder. “Fences define home and community,” says an introductory sign at “Between Fences,” a traveling exhibit sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street program and in place at the Seaford Museum through Nov. 14.

“Between Fences” looks at fences in neighborhoods, on farms and between nations. It examines the many ways fences are constructed, from rural split rail to industrial chain link, and explains how barbed wire shaped the American West.

“Our past is defined by the cutting point of barbed steel and the staccato rhythm of the white picket,” it says.

“This exhibit looks at how fences impact our lives and what they mean to us, culturally and historically,” said state Rep. Dan Short (R – Seaford) at Friday’s grand opening of the exhibit.

Jay Deputy represented the Delaware Humanities Forum, which is co-sponsoring the exhibit, at the grand opening. “This is a marvelous depiction of American fences,” he said.

In “Farm and Fence,” one of four sections into which the exhibit is divided, displays talk about conflicts over fencing that arose during the United States’ expansion westward. Cattlemen wanted open grazing areas, farmers and homesteaders wanted fenced-in plots. One picture shows a reenactment of a fence-cutting party, in which men, their faces covered with masks, ventured out to tear out barbed wire and posts.

“Building Borders” examines the way our nation has marked its borders with Canada and with Mexico. Particularly timely is its discussion about the fence that is currently under construction along the Mexican border.

Among the pictures included in the exhibit is one of a “spite fence,” fences built with the “main purpose to anger the person next door.” This spite fence cuts in half a small side porch that the fence builder claimed was constructed on his

The ribbon cutting at ‘Between Fences.’ From left: Greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce director Paula Gunson, state Rep. Dan Short, Jay Deputy representing the Delaware Humanities Forum, Seaford Historical Society president Rudy Wilson, Mayor Ed Butler, museum director Sharlana Edgell and Frank Raskauskas, president of the Seaford Downtown Association.

Carol Lynch, Seaford, performs ‘Don’t Fence Me In’ at Friday’s grand opening of the exhibit ‘Between Fences’ at the Seaford Museum. Photos by Lynn R. Parks

For your information: “Between Fences” will be on display at the Seaford Museum, High Street, Seaford, through Nov. 14. The museum is open 1 to 4 p.m., Thursday through Sunday. Admission is $3, free for children under 12 and historical society members.

For details, call 628-9828. property.

Another picture shows the gate and wall at the entrance of a newly-built gated development. Are the people who live in such developments “creating a community or withdrawing from American society?” the exhibit asks.

“Fences are powerful symbols,” an introduction to the exhibit explains. “The way we define ourselves as individuals and as a nation becomes concrete in how we build fences.”

To complement Between Fences, the Seaford Historical Society, which owns and operates the Seaford Museum, has arranged an exhibit of photographs that features fences. Society member Monica Nagy has thousands of photographs that

Howard and Kay Sue Hardesty, Bridgeville, were among the visitors to ‘Between Fences’ on its opening day Friday.

she has taken locally and around the world, and selected from them about 30 to include in the exhibit.

One Nagy photo shows steps curving up the side of a wide storage tank. “That was taken right here in Seaford,” said Nagy, who attended Friday’s exhibit opening.

But many of her photos are from far beyond Seaford: the Kremlin in Moscow, taken from a fenced-in bridge, a woman in India barred by corrugated metal from her husband’s funeral, laborers planting rice in

a field marked by barbed wire.

The local exhibit also includes a series of photos of Seaford fences, in particular wrought iron fences, by Neil Edgell Jr. Historical society member Doug Miller provided photos of area fences and other borders for the exhibit and Karen Messick, Rehoboth Beach, has on display several photos showing how fences are used along the beach. Other photos by historical society members Jerry and Connie Chapman are of fences that they spotted during a recent trip to Canada.

MORNING STAR • SEPT. 25 - OCT. 1, 2008

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County hires new economic development director

By Ronald MacArthur Sussex County’s new economic development director, Julie Wheatley, 51, is married to Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman Robert Wheatley.

While some might question the decision to hire relatives, County Administrator David Baker stands behind the selection as the best choice as the county places a higher priority on jobs and economic development.

“We don’t see it as a conflict,” Baker said. “Bob Wheatley is not an employee of the county – he is appointed. Her position and planning and zoning are two separate entities.”

Baker said the new director was selected from a field of 12, with five of the applicants given interviews. “Her experience and knowledge of the area made her the best person for the job,” he said.

Wheatley has a lot of catch-up work to do as she fills the key position, which has been vacant for almost a year – a year of chaotic economic times in the county.

Wheatley, who lives in the Laurel area, will oversee the county’s economic development efforts, recruit new businesses, work on job retention and marketing and analyze employment trends.

Wheatley comes to the county after five years as marketing coordinator for George,

Julie Wheatley is Sussex County’s new economic development director.

Miles & Buhr, an architecture and engineering firm headquartered in Salisbury, Md. Prior to that, she was an assistant in the Salisbury-Wicomico County Economic Development Office. She also served on the Delmar Planning and Zoning Commission from 1992-1996. She has a bachelor of arts in psychology and communication arts from Salisbury University.

When former director Steve Masten re-

Local author publishes book of letters, history on Vietnam War When American troops in Vietnam answered the call to correspond with a young reporter four decades ago, they could not have envisioned the enduring relevancy of their war letters or the legacy their words, photographs and memorabilia would leave to succeeding generations.

A new book, Vietnam Mailbag, Voices From the War: 1968-1972, captures their hopes, fears, joy and tears through the nearly 900 letters Delaware servicemen and women wrote to Nancy E. Lynch for Nancy's Vietnam Mailbag column published for five years by The News Journal in Wilmington.

Most of their letters or excerpts are reproduced in this full-color, 460-page book to be released on Veterans Day. The book is a social history of the long controversial war fought 40 years ago, 12,000 miles away from U.S. shores. It is based on the largest body of primary source material known to exist in this era and dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who made tremendous sacrifices to serve.

Of more than 500,000 U.S. troops engaged, 58,193 lost their lives.

"Though their letters were directed to Delaware, we soon realized their words clearly resonated far beyond the boundaries of this small state," Lynch, the author, says.

The first column appeared in May 1968. As letters started to pour in, Nancy's Vietnam Mailbag grew in popularity.

Servicemen exchanged ideas and gripes, vented frustrations, while some related rewarding experiences working with Vietnamese children and communities in

off hours. The column grew from one to three times a week, and their letters are a dominant element of the book.

The second part of the book is a series of contemporary interviews with veterans about their experiences and perspectives, how the war shaped their lives and what they are doing today.

After working for The News Journal for nearly 10 years, Lynch, a University of Delaware graduate, launched a freelance writing career.

She contributed numerous articles to regional publications and, working with photographer Kevin Fleming, produced six books on contemporary Delaware.

With the publication of Vietnam Mailbag, Voices From the War: 1968-1972, Lynch, who lives in Bethel, fulfills a decades-long desire to "properly salute my guys."

The book's foreword is written by Delaware's U.S. Sen. Thomas R. Carper, a Navy flight officer who served five years in Southeast Asia.

Endorsements include those from Andrew Carroll, editor of The New York Times bestsellers War Letters and Behind the Lines and founder of the Legacy Project; retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas G. McInerney, who served four tours in Vietnam, and is currently a Fox News senior military analyst; and Tom Daws, president of Delaware's Chapter 83, Vietnam Veterans of America, who served with the Marine Corps in Vietnam from 1968 to 1970.

The book may be preordered at www.VietnamMailbag.com.

After publication, the book will be available in bookstores and on the website.

tired from the position about a year ago, Hal Godwin, assistant to the county administrator, took over some of the duties on an interim basis.

A network of connections Wheatley, who started the new job last week, said she is in the process of meeting with county staff to set priorities.

Wheatley said she wants to help establish connections among business people in the county who have contacts with other business people throughout the region.

“People, especially those in retail, know people. We can build a network to move businesses here and spread the word that it’s not just a great vacation place,” she said.

Growth, to Wheatley, is expansion of jobs. “Growing jobs and growing highpaying jobs has a snowball effect,” she said. “And when we dream, we need to dream big.”

She said a strong economic development program helps to raise the standard of living for everyone by providing better jobs, which in turn helps the economy grow.

Wheatley said although the county has lost a lot of manufacturing jobs over the past decade – including thousands at the former DuPont plant in Seaford – that is not an excuse to turn a blind eye to seeking more opportunities in manufacturing.

There are four industrial parks in the county, including one in Seaford and the county’s own outside Georgetown where land is available for expansion. She would

also like to see an expansion in agriculture and health-related jobs.

Wheatley will oversee a department with a $158,000 budget, the smallest total over the past five years, and cut nearly $40,000 from the last fiscal year. Her position pays $51,000 annually, plus benefits.

Time to spread the word Baker said there is no doubt jobs are on people’s minds. “We need to help provide good employment opportunities for our kids so they do not move away,” he said.

Three of his four sons have moved out of the county. “They would have preferred to stay in Sussex County,” Baker said.

The county has been making moves to secure better job opportunities by partnering with Delaware Technical and Community College and PATS Aircraft LLC to provide an airframe mechanics program in the county’s airpark and also to provide low-interest loans to local businesses.

Wheatley said one of the major obstacles facing the county is under employment. The largest growth is among jobs with the lowest pay, including jobs in the retail, service and tourism industries.

Wheatley, who has lived on the Delmarva Peninsula her entire life, said the Sussex County story is a good one that includes no sales tax, a pro-business climate, rail service, an excellent location, a good quality of life, a strong work ethic, training opportunities at Delaware Tech and Sussex Tech and natural beauty.

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MORNING STAR • SEPT. 25 - OCT. 1, 2008

Blades police department has a brand new cruiser

By Catherine Shufelt

Betsy Perry, center, takes the oath of office as the new Greenwood postmaster. On left, holding the Bible, is her brother John. On right is the post office South Jersey district manager, Joanna Korker.

Greenwood gets new postmaster The Greenwood community welcomed Betsy Perry as their new postmaster Friday. The oath of office was administered

by USPS South Jersey district manager, Joanna Korker.

Perry’s brother, John, held the Bible as the oath was given.

Various postmasters from surrounding towns were in attendance and spoke at the event. The installation ceremony took place at the Greenwood Library, adjacent to the post office.

Perry began her career in 1985 as a clerk at the Salisbury, Md., post office.

She held supervisory positions at the

Ocean City, Salisbury and Cambridge, Maryland offices.

She has also served as an instructor for postal employees who are training to become a supervisor. Her most recent assignment was supervisor customer services at the Cambridge office.

The Greenwood Post Office has eight employees. In addition to retail services, it has a post office box section and five rural delivery routes which serve more than 3,000 addresses in the area.

Perry lives in Maryland with her son and daughter.

Blades Town Council members announced recently that officers with the Blades Police Department now have a new piece of equipment to help them do their job more effectively. Purchased with funds given to the town by the Sussex County Council, a 2009 Crown Victoria police cruiser arrived from New Jersey ready for duty.

The car came equipped with a special “police package” which can include such things as heavy duty transmission and brakes, roll bars, special instrument panels, Kevlar-lined side doors and a “biohazard” back seat to protect officers from harmful bodily and other fluids.

One of the former police cruisers was given to the town’s Code Enforcement Department for its use.

Council members heard the third and final reading of Ordinance #197A, which renews the town’s contract with Chesa-

Lecture will focus on notorious Patty Cannon The Seaford Historical Society will host a lecture about Patty Cannon Monday, Oct. 6, at the Methodist Manor House. Joan Anderson, Chestertown, Md., who has done extensive research on the subject, will speak. Anderson is an adjunct professor at Chesapeake College in Wye

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The pig kissing will take place during the festival, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2:15 p.m. at the main stage.

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Council member B.J. Hardin suggested to fellow board members that an additional ordinance be created to address the lack of housing identification. He suggested that the town require property owners in Blades to have reflective numbers installed on both their mail boxes and homes in order for emergency personnel and others to find them more readily.

Board members agreed to discuss the issue at a board workshop.

Trick or Treat in Blades will be held for children under 12 on Oct. 31, from 6 to 8 pm. On Election Day, Nov. 4, the town office will be closed all day, and on Return Day, Nov. 6, the office will be open for half the day. The town’s annual Veteran’s Day ceremony will be held in Blades Park on Nov. 11.

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Education Del Tech offers bartending course

Delaware Technical & Community College, Georgetown, is offering a certificate program in bartending.

Participants in this eight-session course will practice mixing and presenting drinks as well as learn glassware identification, drink recipes, proper etiquette, appearance and professional handling of situations.

Students must be 21 or older. Classes meet on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., beginning Wednesday, Oct. 15. Six out of eight sessions must be completed to receive a certificate.

For more information or to register, contact Delaware Tech’s Corporate and Community Programs at 302-854-6966.

Students commended for scores

Seventy-four Sussex Technical High School students achieved a Distinguished Performance rating on last spring’s ninthgrade Delaware Student Testing Program.

Assistant principal Dr. John Demby recently presented the students with certificates from the Department of Education.

Area students who were recognized include: Taylor Budke, Seaford (mathematics); Brittany Chesser, Laurel (mathematics); Rachel Crum, Laurel (reading);

Nicole Esham, Seaford (reading and mathematics); Cassandra French, Bridgeville (reading); Myles Gray, Seaford (mathematics); Jessica Hansen, Laurel (mathematics); Karlene Hazzard, Melanie Hitchens, Laurel (mathematics); Tianna Hutchins, Seaford (reading and mathematics); Chelsea Kimbler, Seaford (reading); Matthew King, Seaford (reading and mathematics); Michael Mather, Seaford (reading and mathematics); Autumn Stevens, Laurel (reading and mathematics); Clare Thomas, Seaford (reading); Elizabeth Coulbourn, Seaford (reading and writing); Courtney Hastings, Laurel (reading and mathematics); Samantha Nelson, Seaford (mathematics); Dennis Trimble, Seaford (mathematics); Nathan Truitt, Seaford (mathematics); and James Whaley, Laurel (mathematics).

Sussex Tech plans literacy night Sussex Technical High School, Georgetown, will host its second annual Leap Into Literacy night Monday, Oct. 6, 5:30 to 8:15 p.m. The evening will include workshops for parents and students about academic success in high school. Seating is limited. For reservations, call 856-0961 during school hours.

SENIORS PASS EXAM - Sussex Technical High School announces that for the third consecutive year, every member of the Health Professions senior class passed the state Certified Nursing Assistant exam. Members of the class are, front, from left – Mollie Hendricks, Lincoln; Samira Peacock, Millsboro; Melina Pineyro, Bridgeville; Cassy Galon, Ellendale; Brittnee Collins, Millsboro; and Kaitlyn Ohrt, Milton. Row two – Rachael Messick, Laurel; Samantha Kissinger, Rehoboth; Bethany Young, Ellendale; Keena Rollins, Seaford; Lauren Joseph, Laurel; Sara Adams, Seaford; and Rachael Springer, Laurel. Row three – Jenna Tice, Seaford; Keleigh Moore, Laurel; Rebecca McMillin, Seaford; Robert Furbush, Dagsboro; Casey Mullen, Laurel; and Amber Johnson, Bridgeville. Row four – teacher Nancy Massaro, Sarah Woods, Georgetown; Jessica Lorah, Georgetown; Ashley Brock, Seaford; Katelyn Downs, Georgetown; and teacher Denise Morris. Back row – Emmalee Mancuso, Seaford; Brittany Perdue, Millsboro; Jasmine Trotman, Milford; Audrey White, Milton; and Amelia Parsons, Georgetown. Missing from photo are Jessica Adkins and Chelsea Wharton, Millsboro.

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Chapmans lose almost all of their possessions when Hurricane Ike hits With Hurricane Ike making a beeline for Galveston, Chapman made the decision not to wait for mandatory evacuation.

He and his wife gathered what they could in one car and a truck; put two employees and those folks' child and two dogs in another car and headed out. Weighted down by tiles in an accessible location, he left envelopes containing some cash for tenants who had asked him not to deposit their last rent checks, which had already been deposited. He hoped they'd take the money and flee as he encouraged them to.

Mandatory evacuation started with the west end of Galveston, where it was thought the storm would hit. Authorities "held off until too late," for the eastern side, Chapman said. "I feared things were getting worse than predicted for us," he continued. Twelve hours before residents of his community were ordered out, he left. Water was then lapping over the top of the bridge.

Chapman's instincts were right. Ike made a last minute turn and went right over Port Bolivar.

"A lot of people did not heed the evacuation," he said, "and when the storm

By Carol Kinsley Randy Chapman and his wife are safe — he in Seaford with his parents temporarily and she in Princess Anne, Md., with hers — but the home they left behind on the Bolivar Peninsula on the coast of Texas may no longer be habitable, and everything else is gone. He lost a commercial truck with $50,000 worth of tools, a motorcycle, other vehicles and several rental houses he and some investor friends owned. He's been searching satellite photos to locate the concrete slabs, all that remains on several sites. Of 42 houses, 38 are completely gone.

The Bolivar Peninsula, lying just east of Galveston, resembles Ocean City before commercialization — a sparsely inhabited, long, narrow spit of land exposed on one side to the ocean — in Bolivar's case, the Gulf of Mexico — and other the other to a bay. At last estimate, Chapman said, there were maybe 4,500 homes, a handful of stores, and only one way out, over a bridge. In addition, residents depended on a ferry to transport them off the peninsula. There were maybe 700 fulltime residences; the rest were vacation homes.

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With back porch gone, skinks, who love rotten wood, are lost Our resident skink family is searching for a home. Since the YNN ARKS demolition of our back porch and the dismantling of all its rotten I’m sad for our housewood, the skinks, descendants, we think, of skinks that were here hold skinks, whose enviwhen we moved here nearly 30 ronment on which they years ago, are lost.

Skinks like to reside under rothave depended for generating wood, where they forage for tions is suddenly disapinsects and even small vertebrates. pearing.

When we moved here, they were living beneath old railroad ties that a previous owner had used to mark Gila monster, lives throughout the eastern out flowerbeds. After we tore out the railUnited States and grows to 7 and 1/2 inchroad ties, they moved their headquarters to es; the one we saw sunning itself looked to underneath the back porch, where there be about that long. The young are the ones was enough rotten wood to satisfy even that have bright blue tails; with age, the the hungriest forager. book says, their tails become gray. “Old But now, with our home improvement males become brown or olive-colored project well underway, that old back porch [and] frequently develop orange-red color is gone. Its rotten wood has been replaced on their heads,” it adds. with cement block and brand new wood.

The book does not say, however, what And our skinks are without a habitat. the average lifespan of a skink is. If we They are still hanging around. We see spotted a skink with an orange-red head, them, scurrying along the new block foun- would it be just a summer old? Or could it dation and squeezing between it and the be one of the skinks that lived here before still-standing house. This weekend, we we arrived? spotted one sitting in the sun — looking, Imitating some men I have known, the looking — its long, bright blue tail curled male skink courts the female by “rushing around it as though in defense of this at her with open mouth.” Once that strange new environment. courtship is accomplished, the female According to my Fieldbook of Natural carefully guards the resulting eggs, attackHistory, the elegant five-lined skink, dising anything that dares intrude. The young tantly related to the poisonous and ugly are about 1 inch long when they are

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In our long co-existence with the skinks, we have seen nothing of their courtship or of their hatchlings. “Wary,” the Fieldbook of Natural History says, and I believe it. Recently, my husband has tried to catch them, to transport them back to the compost pile where, he says, another colony of skinks is living. But they are much too quick, disappearing in cracks and crevices almost as soon as he moves toward them.

I’m sad for our household skinks, whose environment on which they have depended for generations is suddenly disappearing. But it was a false environment, created by humans and ours to tear down if we wanted. The skinks will either have to adapt, learning, through a fast-forward of evolution, to live under cement, or will have to pack their little bags — I wonder if they are alligator? — and move on.

Happily, the family of frogs that lives in the small pond next to the back porch is still intact. So far, the bright green amphibians have remained undisturbed by all the construction activity and seem perfectly content to stay where they are, sunning themselves on rocks around the pond or floating, all four legs splayed out, in the water.

Perhaps, in a show of compassion, they would be willing to welcome the wandering skinks into their midst. Bright blue skinks, bright green frogs; they sure would make a pretty display with the water lily and the cattails.

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The Rev. John G. Moore Sr. will serve as the keynote speaker. Moore, a native of Philadelphia, is married with two sons.

Since 2000, he has served as the youth pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Dover. He is assistant director for resource development in Kent and Sussex counties for the United Way of Delaware and is community champion for the Communities That Care Program, sponsored

by Dover's Caring Community Coalition in partnership with Nemours Health and Prevention Services.

Moore is a retired master sergeant from the United States Air Force. He has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Western New England College and a master's degree in business administration from Delaware State University. He is enrolled in the Calvary Bible Institute with plans to complete a doctorate in biblical studies in July.

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Together, we will celebrate six years of life-changing ministry, with the opening of our first expansion campus located in Delmar, DE. Our ministry is a family ministry with Justin and Jessica Rittenhouse as Youth Pastors, daughter Michaela and son, Jared presently serving in South Africa. Come join us, and let our family serve yours. We are a non-denominational church, where religion is not welcome, but instead, a relationship with Christ. We provide a very safe place for families and friendships to be nurtured. The message of the Cross will never be watered down and the healing that it brings will flow each time we gather!

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Community Bulletin Board Community Concert drive

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 are $10 per person. Seating is limited to 40 people.

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 The Seaford Historical Society raffle offers a luxurious condo in either Williamsburg or Myrtle Beach for a week in 2009 as the prize. Raffle tickets are $5 each or five tickets for $20 and may be purchased at either the Ross Mansion on

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.

Saturday or Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. or at the Seaford Museum on Thursday through Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.

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. 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. Handmade gifts in the price range of $10 to $20 are especially popular. Items may be left in the gray box on the front porch of the Ross Mansion at any time.

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Soccer Team car wash The Seaford Boys Varsity Soccer Team will be holding a car wash at the Seaford Subway on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come out and support the Seaford Boys Varsity Squad as they wash cars to benefit the Seaford Soccer Boosters.

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SHS Alumni Association

IHOP Family Night

The Executive Board of the SHS Alumni Association will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 2, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Seaford Museum. Call Donna Hastings Angell at 629-8077.

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.

Seaford Class of ‘73 The Seaford Class of 1973 Reunion will be held on Saturday, Nov. 29, at 6 p.m. For more information and reservations call or email Mike Wheatley, 6292498 or wheatley5@comcast.net.

Christ Lutheran Bazaar

LHS Class of ’83 LHS Class of 1983 is planning a reunion on Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Laurel American Legion Post 19. Time is 6 p.m.

Invitations have already been mailed. If you did not receive one, contact Brian Dayton, briandayton@mail.com, or call 302-745-4476.

Christ Lutheran Church, 315 Shipley Street in Seaford is having a Bazaar, Saturday, Sept. 27, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There will be a clown giving free balloons to the kids, also games for all ages.

Plinko, duck pond, face painting, tattoos, and sand art. There will also be a bake sale, food, snow cones, craft vendors, and a silent auction.

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

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.

A chicken salad luncheon will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. The cost of a ticket for the tour is $10.

The luncheon is $6 per person. For tickets call Teresa Wilson at 629-6417.

Sons of Confederate Veterans The Delaware Grays, Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 2068 in Seaford next monthly meeting is Monday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m., in the Seaford Public Library Conference Room.

Anyone with ancestors who fought honorably for the South during the “War Between the States” 1861-1865 or who has an interest in that time in our history is invited to attend and explore membership.

For details, visit www.DESCV. org.

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.

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.

Laurel High School, class of 1957 is having its annual dinner at the Georgia House on October 4 at 6 p.m. Any member of the class, graduate or not, is invited to this informal get together. Call Mary Ellen Evans at 875-7157 or Carl McCrea at 875-5597 for more information.

The Great Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Christ the Cornerstone Community Church, US 13A and Bethel Road, Laurel.

There will be live music, homemade ice cream, oyster or scrapple sandwiches. Vendors inside and outside. Call 745-6494.

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 details. 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 258-7371 or Sue Pressley at 875-3968. Send checks to Jan Allen, 110 Tracey Circle, Laurel, DE 19956.

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.

Benefit at Chickberry Farms

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. For further information call Kim O’Neal at 875-2293.

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 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.

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,

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Session two begins after dinner (intermission)

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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.

MORNING STAR • SEPT. 25 - OCT. 1, 2008 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.

Historical Society’s Museum 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.

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.

Sandwich Sale A sandwich sale will be held Saturday, Oct. 4, beginning at 9 a.m. at Delmar Church of God of Prophecy, US 13 north and Dorthy Road. Featured will be oyster sandwiches, crab cakes and soft crabs, chicken salad sandwiches, cheese steak subs, hamburgers, hot dogs, soups and baked goods. Yard sale also.

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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, 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.

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

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 Community 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).

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to meet and greet. To attend call 5396886. For details call Ron Sams, 9452486.

Geneology class

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.

Embroiders’ open house

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.

Hispanic heritage

Celebrate and learn about the Hispanic culture by attending a special two-part performance on Thursday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m. in the theatre of the Arts & Science Center at Delaware Technical & Community College, Owens Campus, Georgetown.

Enjoy traditional Flamenco dancing performances by Micaela Moreno & Pam De Ocampo, accompanied by guitarist Michael Perez, and singer Hector Marquez. Flamenco is a genre of dance and music that originated in Spain.

View a unique fashion show by Charito Calvachi-Mateyko featuring traditional dresses from Latin America. Calvachi-

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

Turkey Shoot

Ellendale Ruritan Turkey Shoot Saturday, Sept. 27. Rain date October 4. Sign up starts at 10:30 a.m. and shooting starts at 11. Refreshments will be available for sale. For details call 422-2948.

Bethel Fall Festival

Bethel Historical Society presents Bethel’s Maritime Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Museum grounds in Bethel, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Breakfast rolls and muffins and coffee.

Odd Fellows oyster fritters, pizzas, ice cream, lemonade, boardwalk fries and lots more. Lots of kids activities. Two bands, Big Hats No Cattle, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the fabulous Jones Boys from 1 to 4 p.m.

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.

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‘Oceans’ at Greenwood Library On Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Greenwood Library’s Bound by Books discussion group will be discussing one of Karen Kingsbury’s classic inspirational books, “Oceans Apart.” The program will be held in the library meeting room and is free and open to all. To obtain a copy of the book, drop by the Greenwood Public Library or call Robin Miller at 349-5309.

The Greenwood Public Library is located at 100 Mill Street, just east of the railroad tracks.

Meteyko, a native of Ecuador, serves on the Governor’s Advisory Council for Hispanic Affairs and is an award-winning journalist.

This cultural event, sponsored by Delaware Tech, is free and open to the public.

Saturday, September 27 10 am ‘til 9 pm FIRE ENGINE 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.

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, and lots of food.

State and local candidates will be there

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Class of 1958 reunion

The William C. Jason C. H. School Class of 1958 reunion will be Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Georgetown Country Club.

RSVP by October 15. Call 302736-6449 for additional information.

Demonstration clinic

Kathleen Lindley will conduct a demonstration clinic with riders from Maryland and Virginia October 9 - 11 at Idylwild Farm on Chipmans Lane in Federalsburg.

Lindley teaches ways to communicate with horses for increased success in handling and performance by studying individual behaviors. She helps riders and trainers gain better control without getting into conflict with the horse. She will work one-on-one with horse and owner. To attend, call 410-253-2842 or visit www.idylwildfarm.com.

‘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 in the cast a variety of talent from the area.

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 after the show for the audience to meet the cast. 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.

The Spitfire Grill

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 Baker, Mary Boucher, Rick Boucher, Bob Frazier, Trish Herholdt, Don Magee

MORNING STAR • SEPT. 25 - OCT. 1, 2008 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 of $17 for matinees only.

Call for information on group discounts.

Reservations can be made at 302-422-0220 or online at secondstreetplayers.com. Credit cards are now accepted.

Bike Tour rescheduled

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 registration tent on Legislative Mall.

Cost is $30 for adults and $15 for children under 16. The official bike tour start is set for 8 a.m., though cyclists may begin anytime between 7 and 10 a.m.

Return to Nature Kayaking will offer a sunset kayaking adventure from 5 to 7 p.m., launching from the beach on Silver Lake in Dover. Return to Nature will be available at Legislative Mall on Saturday morning, Oct. 25, for those who want to sign up to kayak.

The cost is $25 per person, which includes the guided tour, equipment and kayak usage.

Proceeds will benefit the Central Delaware YMCA and the Amish Schoolhouse. For more information, visit www.visitdover.com or call 800-233-5368.

• 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.

• Feb. 9-11 - Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun Casinos, three days, $240. Deluxe accommodations at the Great Cedar Hotel.

Visit the new MGM Grand Hotel casino (all connected). Breakfast and dinner buffets included, plus more. Bus leaves Peebles parking lot in Seaford.

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.

Western Democrats

The Western Sussex Democrat Club’s next meeting will be Monday, Sept. 29, at 6:30 p.m.

Meetings follow a covered dish dinner at Duke’s Pool House, Sycamore Road in Laurel. Anyone wishing further information may call 629-2107.

Embroiders’ Guild

The Sussex Chapter of Embroiders’ Guild meets on the second Monday of the month at the CHEER Center in Georgetown.

All levels of stitchers from beginner to advanced are welcome.

For details call 410-208-9386 or 302-539-9717.

Delaware Equine Council

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.

Stay in Laconia, N.H., at the Margate Resort Hotel with seven meals included. Cost is $650 per person, double occupancy.

Next meeting of the Delaware Equine Council, Monday, Oct 29, 7 p.m. at the Harrington Public Library. All those interested in horses are welcome. Contact Peggy at 629-5233.

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.

SUDOKU

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box.

Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

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Arthritis only thing keeping 93-year-old woman from work Mattie Duncan is 93 years old and known by many people in the AT URPHY area, especially Laurel, where she has lived all 93 of these years. A Mattie loves to go to the few area people for whom she has done housework and farm work are Dollar Store and the local Horace Pepper, Bob and Lib Oliphant, Vic Carmean, doctors produce stands in the Conner, Alvarez, Mason and Wolfgang and others. summer. She also loves to “I have worked all my life and if it wasn’t for this arthritis, I watch television. would be working right now. People just don’t want to work anyMattie recalls these tough times with more,” Mattie said. many memories, especially the image of Mattie was born and raised near her dad going out to work with bags over Hearn’s Crossroads on the Oliphant farm his shoes because they were in such poor and attended Paul Lawrence Dunbar condition. Mattie has little to say about inSchool. tegration, only, “It has changed a lot since Now, I’m getting ahead of myself. I I grew up.” met Mattie because Chuck Swift told me Mattie has also seen some sad times in there was someone I should meet. Mattie her life. Her only son, Freddie, was killed was a special guest at the Breakfast Club in an accident with a fire truck in Ocean group meeting back in April.

View after he returned from the Korean I am glad I did meet her, as Mattie is War. At the time, she was working for Hoone of the most inspiring people you can race Pepper and they came out to the field meet. Two of her favorite statements are, to tell her.

“Children don’t know nothing now,” and, Mattie was married for 50 years and her being a very religious person, “God is husband, Curtis, passed away in 1993. real.” She says that with much feeling.

Their good friends were Vernon and NanMattie recalls as a youngster walking to cy Truitt and those 50 years were spent town and church and working for 8 and 10 going to movies, horseracing and of cents an hour. Shucking corn, picking course, church. Every year on Curtis’ tomatoes and anything to get by, Mattie birthday she puts flowers on his grave in would take the job. During winters she Snow Hill. Today Mattie gets her Social had to cut wood to keep warm. Dinner ofSecurity checks and many of those she ten consisted of beans, corn, cabbage or greens cooked on an old wood stove.

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Mattie loves to go to the Dollar Store and the local produce stands in the summer. She also loves to watch television.

“I’m not old enough to go to the senior center,” she teases. “I pay my dues but don’t go. I love [director] Penny Duncan,” who by the way is no relation.

Here is a lady at 93, still an avid reader, still driving, and one who has great stories of life to share. One who is proud of her work ethic and who was humble enough to go to town on Friday nights and beg for money to keep St. Jones, her beloved church, alive in the 1950s.

One who firmly believes that “God is with me.” She is but one of many inspiring people you can meet on life’s journey.

Mike and Lori Short have announced that they will have a Laurel Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting at their Cherry Walk Woods site on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 1 p.m. Cherry Walk Woods is located just before Phillip’s Landing, in a beautiful area off Broad Creek.

Don’t forget your Team Gump shirt at the Fun on the Farm Day, Saturday, Sept.

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Cody Bristow, a 2008 graduate and star player on the Bulldogs 2007 team, had a little talk with one of the Laurel players, Nick Munoz, just before the third quarter Friday night and the Bulldogs played much better in the second half. A coincidence, maybe, but the Bulldogs won in overtime over Tech. Bristow is on the University of Delaware team.

Kyle “The Toe” Brown, Laurel’s kicker, had a 45-yard field goal with plenty to spare. I think he’s in mid-season form already!

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Wray is the president of the Fort Miles Historical Association and is well versed about life in Delaware and Sussex County during the war years. Topics will include a look at George Welch of Wilmington, one of the heroes of the Pearl Harbor disaster, as well as the little known surrender of the German submarine U-858 at Lewes Beach. This was the first time since the War of 1812 that an enemy warship had surrendered to the mainland United States.

Wray will also talk about the 6,500 German and Italian prisoners of war who were located in Delaware, some in camps in Western Sussex. Local lore suggests one of the camps was at the intersection of Poplar Street and Woodland Road.

This program is being funded by the Delaware Humanities Forum and will last approximately one hour. A question and answer session will take place after the presentation.

For details, call 875-3184 or e-mail normajean.fowler@lib.de.us

Candidate Barbara Hudson and state Rep. “Biff” Lee will have a meet the candidates night on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 6:30 p.m. It will be held at Laurel Town Hall.

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MORNING STAR • SEPT. 25 - OCT. 1, 2008

Church Bulletins 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 details contact the church at 875-4285 or email ufbministries@yahoo.com.

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, 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.

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 spon-

soring 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 6-12, $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.

Christmas bazaar

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

Gospel music services

St. Paul’s UMC will begin its 13th season of Sunday evening gospel music services. On September 28 at 7 p.m. the popular Renunion Quartet will mark the beginning of this season. Don Murray and friends will start at 6:15 p.m. For details call 875-7900.

St. George’s Gospel Concert

A Gospel Concert will be held at St. George’s United Methodist Church in Laurel, on Sunday, Oct. 5, at 6 p.m. Music will be presented by Joe Dawson “Music Ministry.” Refreshments follow. For more information call 875-2273.

Christ Lutheran Concert

A concert will be held on Sunday, Oct. 5, at 6:30 p.m., at Christ Lutheran Sanctuary, 315 N. Shipley St., Seaford, featuring the River of Life Praise Team, the Christ Lutheran Junior Praise Team, the Christ Lutheran Choir, John O’Day, Amanda Jones, and the Church on Fire Youth Drama Team. A love offering will be taken to benefit the Christ Lutheran Music Ministry. Call Maureen at 628-1946.

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 Kyna and Greg Rowe of Neals School Road, Seaford. 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.

Concord 87th Reunion

Sons, Daughters & Friends of Concord 87th Reunion will take place on Saturday, Oct. 18. Beginning at 2 p.m. at Concord United Methodist Church, there will be a fellowship, a dedication, and memorial service to honor those Sons, Daughters & Friends of Concord who have passed away since last year’s reunion. The Rev. Diane E. Melson will deliver a brief message and guests will be entertained with special music by vocalist Mikki Madden. A chicken and dumpling dinner will follow at 4 p.m. at the community house. The public is invited to the dinner. Cost is $8 per adult, $4 for children ages 6-12, ages 5 and under are free, take-outs are $9.

The church will be open for visitors to see items of historical interest to the neighborhood and church and commemo-

rative items such as Christmas ornaments, crocks, pen and ink prints, (all depicting the church) and bricks will be for sale.

Additional information can be obtained by contacting president Frances Givens at 629-2659 or secretary, Judy Kohlenberg at 629-0687.

The No Name Band

The No Name Band will be at Union United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, Laws Street, Bridgeville, on Friday, Sept.

26, at 7:30 p.m. For further information contact Everett Warrington at 337-7198.

Mt. Olivet Preschool openings

Mt. Olivet Preschool has added another three-year-old class to its program. There are limited openings in the three and fouryear-old classes. Call Linda Stephenson at 629-2786 for details.

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 • SEPT. 25 - OCT. 1, 2008

Obituaries Charles Henry Savage, Sr. 91

Charles Henry Savage, Sr. of Georgetown passed away at home on Thursday evening, Sept. 11, 2008.

Mr. Savage was a truck driver, heavyduty mechanic, and dump truck owner.

He retired in 2003 after 12 years as maintenance worker for First State Community Action Agency in Georgetown. Mr. Charles Savage Sr. Savage was a member of the United Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, Denton, Md. He was preceded in death by daughter Lovice Redwine, formerly of Georgetown, and by five brothers and two sisters.

He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Mrs. Irene Frazier Savage, son, Charles H. Savage, Jr. of Georgetown, and four daughters, Geraldine Savage and Sharon Thompson of Seaford, Joyce Stell of Laurel, and Vera Coleman of Glenside, Pa.; two sisters, Reba Mapp and Catherine Savage of Seaford, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Home-going celebration was on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Community Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, Coverdale Crossroads, Middleford. Acknowledgements may be sent to Benny Smith funeral home, 437 North Front St., Seaford, DE 19973.

Estella Mae Hearne, 79

Estella Mae Hearne of Mardela Springs, formerly a resident of Anchorage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

She was born Jan. 15, 1929 in Laurel, a daughter of Harvey and Margaret (Messick) Watson, who predeceased her.

Estella enjoyed being a homemaker and raising her family. She was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Hebron.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin Hearne, who passed in 1992; a son, Michael Hearne; two brothers, Jimmy and Eddie Watson; and Estella Hearne three sisters, Carlena Shufelt, Virginia Elliott and Sylvia Watson.

She is survived by her daughter, Diane Kulley of Mardela Springs; three sisters, Libby Pruitt of Onancock, Va., Carolyn Wilkerson of Seaford and June Bennett of Seaford; two grandchildren, Michelle L. Goldsborough and her husband, Danny of Crisfield, Md., and Melissa Kulley of Houston, Del. She is also survived by four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

A funeral service was Monday, Sept.

22, at Short Funeral Home, Delmar. The Rev. Don Whalen, former Pastor of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, officiated. Interment was in Springhill Memory Gardens near Hebron.

Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 28, Hebron, MD 21830.

Arrangements are being handled by Short Funeral Home, Delmar.

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

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

Louise White Wilson, 92

Louise White Wilson of Seaford died peacefully at home on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008. Born Dec. 31, 1915, in Atlanta, Ga., a daughter of James Walter White and Ruth Adella White, who predeceased her.

She was also preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, William B. Wilson, photographer for 35 years for the Atlanta Journal & Constitution.

Her home for most Louise Wilson of her life was Atlanta, where she was a member of Smoke Rise Baptist Church. She was employed by the federal government during World War II, but spent most of her life as a homemaker. She was an avid gardener and she and her husband enjoyed traveling.

Mrs. Wilson was an active member of Grace Baptist Church in Seaford.

She is survived by two daughters, Marcia Wilson Thompson and her husband, James H. Thompson of Seaford, and Peggy Wilson St. John and her husband Dr. Ronald St. John of Manotick, Ontario, Canada. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Susan Thompson Litchford of Dover, Kay Thompson Meyer of Raleigh, N.C., Adam St. John and Melanie St. John of Ottawa, Ontario; three step-grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother, James Walter White of Lenoir City, Tenn., and a sister, Marie W. Edwards, of Carrollton, Ga; and several nieces and nephews.

A visitation was held at Cranston Funeral Home, 300 N. Shipley St, Seaford on Friday, Sept. 19. Services were Saturday, Sept. 20, at Grace Baptist Church, Seaford. Burial was in the City of Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Ga. The family requests that donations be made in her memory to Grace Baptist Church, 805 Atlanta Road, Seaford, DE 19973 or to Delaware Hospice, 100 Patriot’s Way, Milford, DE 19963.

Chad Christopher Long, 25,

Chad Christopher Long of Lewes died suddenly on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.

Born Feb. 17, 1983, the son of Chris and Susan (Reeves) Long of Lewes, Chad “never knew a stranger.”

His passion for people, along with that winning smile, endeared him to all who knew him. The million dollar smile was his Trademark, and with it were kind words he freely offered to everyone.

Chad graduated Chad Long from Cape Henlopen High School, Class of 2001. He loved the Sussex County lifestyle — the beaches, camping, music, food, and to do all these things with Mom and Dad, Steph, grandparents, cousins and new friends.

Chad never hesitated to give a helping hand to any family member, new friends, or the ordinary people in his every day life. Chad was finally in his “element,” working in the electronics department of the Georgetown Wal-Mart. He valued the friendships of his co-workers, the trust his

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

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

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

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

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

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

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH

OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH

SEAFORD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

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

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

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

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

PAGE 24 new friends shared, but at the top of his list was the devotion and love he had for his family.

Chad was predeceased by his greatgrandmother, Joan Downes; great-grandmother, Linda Long; and great-grandparents, Edgar G. Cole, Sr. and Milton Long.

He was the son of Chris and Susan Reeves Long of Lewes; the brother of Stephanie Long of Lewes; great-grandson of Mary R. Cole of Rehoboth Beach; grandson of Dana Long of Milton; Gary and Kathy Long of Long Neck; Aaron and Nancy Reeves of Milton; Lynn and Jake Warrington of Rehoboth Beach; nephew of Randy and Phyllis Long of Milton; Matt Long of Milton; Karen Reeves of Rehoboth Beach; and many cousins.

Services were held Saturday, Sept. 20, at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, with the Rev. Keith Offen officiating. Interment was at Rehoboth Presbyterian Church of Midway.

Donations will be accepted by Rehoboth Presbyterian Church of Midway, 19075 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971.

William Irvin Collins, Jr., 76

William Irvin “Bill” Collins, Jr., 76, of Mardela Springs, Md., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born on April 17, 1932, in Morattico, Va., a son of W. Irvin Collins, Sr. and Audie Newcomb Collins, who preceded him in death.

Bill proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force, where he served as a Willliam Collins pilot. He worked for many years as an air traffic controller for the Federal Aviation Administration. He was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church in Mardela Springs. He enjoyed watching his grandchildren’s sporting events, and was always tinkering and fixing things for his family. He was an avid reader, a NASCAR fan, enjoyed fixing old cars and time on his computer.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Bruce Collins, and a sister, Ann Calloway.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Carolyn Bennett Collins; a son, Dean B. Collins and his wife Rhonda of Laurel; a daughter, Sharon Collins Cooper and her husband Brian of Delmar; five grandchildren, Kory Shiles and his wife, April, Dustin Shiles and his wife, Kelly, Nick Cooper, Jaime Scott and her fiancé, Scott Cooper, and their daughter, Shea, and Troy Scott and his fiancé Kristy Martin and their children, David and Rylee; two sisters, Mary Katherine Bishop and her husband, Jim, of Glen Burnie and Barbara Beauchamp and her husband, Ken, of Trappe; a brother-in-law, Jack Calloway of Mardela Springs; many nieces and nephews, and a host of friends; and his loving cats, “Kali” and “Little Miss.”

A funeral service was September 19 at the Short Funeral Home, 13 E. Grove Street in Delmar.

The Rev. Glenn Lyburn officiated. Interment was in Mardela Memorial Cemetery.

In memory of Mr. Collins, contributions may be sent to the Mardela High School Athletic Department, PO Box A, Mardela Springs, MD 21837, or to the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060.

MORNING STAR • SEPT. 25 - OCT. 1, 2008

Alberta Short Wilson

Alberta Short Wilson of Laurel passed away on Sept. 14, 2008, at the Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Delmar.

She was born in Greenville, a daughter of Floyd and Edith Short, who preceded her in death.

Mrs. Wilson was a poultry and grain farmer for 37 years with her husband, Marshall Harry Wilson, who passed away on April 17, 1978. She attended Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church in Laurel.

Alberta loved to shop and especially enjoyed her family reunions. She will be remembered by her loved ones for her care of her garden and love of her flowers.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Marshall H. Wilson, Jr.; her brothers, Tom Short and Floyd Short; and her sisters, Mildred Reiff, Alice Clendening, Emma Griffith and Evelyn Davis.

She is survived by daughters, Barbara A. Mullins and her husband David of Millsboro and Alice M. Elliott and husband Keith of Laurel; a son, Michael J. Wilson of Laurel; grandchildren, Kevin Elliott, Krystal Bush and her husband Mark, Julie Mullins, Dawn Mullins, and Michelle Wilson; two great grandchildren, Kyle and Tyler; brothers, Wilson Short and his wife, Clara, John Short and his wife, Anne; her sisters, Edith Cycyk and her husband, Steve, and Beatrice Gamble, Shirley Schmid, Margery Wilson and her husband, John; nieces and nephews.

A service was held at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church on Mt. Pleasant Church Road, Laurel, on Friday, Sept. 19.

The Rev. Dale Evans officiated. Interment followed at Springhill Memory Garden in Hebron.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 2306 Kirkwood Highway Wilmington, DE 19805.

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

Jonathan R. Hastings, Sr., 98

Jonathan R. Hastings, Sr., of Bridgeville died Sunday, Sept 14, 2008, at Salisbury Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Salisbury, Md. He was born June 30, 1918, in Bridgeville, the son of William F. and Eleanor Gilbert Hastings.

Mr. Hastings was raised on a farm near Bridgeville, attended Bridgeville High School and continued farming. However, he was better known as an auctioneer from 1950 to 1983, and in that time auctioned 1,188 sales. He was a Dublin Hill 4-H leader and a Sussex 4-H Link, and in 1954 attended the 4-H Congress as a representative of 4-H leaders in the United States.

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.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Grace M. Hastings; five sisters, Gertrude and Nettie Hastings, Ethel Nichols, Nellie Williams and Alice Hubbert.

He is survived by a son and daughterin-law, Jack and Rosalie Hastings of Bridgeville; a daughter and son-in-law, Joanne and Robert Lord of Linden, Tenn.; six grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.

A graveside service was held Thursday, Sept. 18, at Bridgeville Cemetery. Pastor Diane Melson officiated. Arrangements were by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel, Bridgeville.

The family suggests memorial contributions to Trinity United Methodist Church, c/o Jean Reed, 4835 Dublin Hill Road, Bridgeville, DE 19933.

The Rev. Frank N. Waller, 84

The Rev. Frank N. Waller, 84, passed away Monday, Sept. 15, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. Born and raised in Laurel, he had been a long-term resident of LifeCare at Lofland Park.

He was born Feb. 8, 1924, a son of Harry and Hattie Waller.

He graduated from Laurel High School and worked as a farmer and a salesman and later served as a Methodist Minister for a short time before being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Sirman Waller.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Josephine Waller; two sons, John Waller and his wife, Janice, of Kansas City, Mo., Jeff Waller and his wife, Bessie, of Laurel; and a daughter, Connie Taylor and her husband, Phil, of Laurel. He is also survived by six grandchildren, Carreen Kouts and her husband, Curtis, of Seaford, Nathan Taylor and his wife, Bryn, of Richmond, Va., Ryan Taylor of Lexington, Ky., Katie Taylor of Yonkers, N.Y., Lisa and Christi Waller of Kansas City, Mo., and two great grandchildren, Curtis and Chase Kouts of Seaford. Also surviving are 12 nieces and nephews.

A service was held Friday, Sept 19, at Christ Evangelistic Church, at 8205 Camp Road, Laurel. The Rev. Roland Tice offici-

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

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

ated. Interment followed in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel.

Memorial contributions may be made to National MS Society, Delaware Chapter, Attention: Dick Riggs, 2 Mill Road, Suite 106, Wilmington, DE 19806.

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

Richard N. Cain, 62

Richard N. Cain of Felton died Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, at Milford Memorial Hospital. Mr. Cain was born on Dec. 12, 1945 in Easton, Md., a son of Mildred Messick Cain of Greenwood and the late Noah Cain. He graduated from Greenwood High School, class of 1963.

Mr. Cain had been living at Felton Residential Treatment Community for the past 10 years. He enjoyed lifting weights and exercising. He was considerate and kind to everyone. He enjoyed being with his family and loved his mother very much. He was always carrying his Bible with him and praying for his family and others.

He was preceded in death by his father, Noah Cain, and a brother, Ronnie Cain.

Besides his mother, he is survived by his two sisters, Brenda Henry of Bridgeville and Linda Jones of Greenwood; three nephews, Matthew Jones, Mike Henry, and Zachary Cain; two nieces, Trisha Herglotz and Molly Cain.

Funeral services were held on Friday, Sept. 19, at the Fleischauer Funeral Home, West Market Street, Greenwood. Interment was in Hollywood Cemetery, Harrington.

Soleste Ground, 60

Soleste “Saulbernie” Ground of Bridgeville, formerly of California, passed away from natural causes on Friday, Sept.

12, 2008. She was the daughter of Lucyle Burbage Moore and the late Eddie Moore.

In addition to her mother, she is also survived by a sister, Edienna “Teensy” Jarrell.

Funeral services were Saturday, Sept.

20, at Mount Olive Baptist Church on Front Street in Bridgeville.

Interment was in the Federal Hill Cemetery in Federalsburg, Md. Arrangements were handled by Deborah E. HarrisNock Funeral Services, Greenwood.

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

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Edward Thomas White, 64

Edward Thomas “Ted” White of Seaford went to be with the Lord on Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital.

Mr. White was born in Laurel, the son of Theresa Sirman White and Lorenzo Aris White.

Ted was a master carpenter who used his skills at Hastings and Eskridge, ChrisCraft of Salisbury and Thomas White Regional Builders, but was employed for more than 25 years at Nanticoke Homes in their accounts receivable department.

He was a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, and a loyal friend to many who knew and worked with him.

Mr, White was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Seaford.

He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Sharyn Handy White; two daughters and two sons-in-law; Susan and JoRoy Lizewski of Easton, Md. and Laura and Clay Amidon of Seaford; three grandchildren, T. J. Lizewski, Brynn Lizewski and Ryan Amidon; and one sister and brotherin-law, Shirley and Carl Selph of Laurel.

Services were Tuesday, Sept. 23, at Atlanta Road Alliance Church in Seaford, with a private burial service at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Seaford.

Contributions may be made to help in the awareness of organ transplants to Miracles of Life, 9525 Kenwood Road, Suite 16-217, Blue Ash, OH 45242, www,miracleoflife.org. Arrangements were by Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Seaford.

Phillip Howard Foskey, 60

Phillip Howard Foskey of Delmar, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, after fighting a long and courageous battle with cancer.

He was born Dec. 28, 1947, in Delmar, a son of Lina A. Mitchell Foskey of Delmar and Roland H. Foskey.

Phillip Foskey Phil was affectionately known to his family as “Bud” and “Fatman” to his buddies and good friends.

Everyone will remember his sense of humor, as he would crack a joke while chewing on the end of his unlit cigar.

Phil was a 1964 graduate of Delmar High School and proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps for four years in Vietnam. He was a member of the Delmar VFW Post 8276.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by an infant sister, Brenda Faye Foskey; grandparents, John and Lula Foskey and Ben and Grace Mitchell; a nephew, “Little Marty” Foskey; a sister-inlaw, Jeanetta Foskey; and a great niece, Monroe Tidwell.

He is survived by his loving and caring mother, Lina A. Foskey; four brothers, John Foskey and his wife, Michelle, Marty Foskey and his wife, Peggy, all of Laurel, Victor Foskey of Delmar and Roger Foskey and his fiancée, Kara Turner, of Seaford; five sisters, Phyllis Townsend and her husband, Edward, of Willards, Sue Warner and her husband, Danny, of Laurel, Carolyn Campbell and her husband Frank, of Berlin, Judy Elliott and her husband, David, of Laurel, and Mary Jane

Horseman and her husband, Gary, Jr., of Delmar. Services are Thursday, Sept. 25, at 1 p.m., at Short Funeral Home, 13 E. Grove St., Delmar. The Rev. Edward Townsend, Jr., will officiate. Interment will follow at Melson’s Cemetery, Delmar.

Memorial contributions may be made to Compassionate Care Hospice, 31038 Country Garden Blvd., Suite D2, Country Gardens, US 113, Dagsboro, DE 19939, or to the New Covenant Fellowship Church, 8917 Bi-State Blvd., Delmar, MD 21875.

Joseph W. Hearn, 87

Joseph W. Hearn of Laurel, formerly of Florida, died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, at the home of his son and daughter-in-law in Laurel. Born in Laurel, he was a son of Mamie Hearn.

Mr. Hearn proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He enjoyed his work as an over-the-road truck driver and painter.

In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his Joseph Hearn former wife, Daley Hastings Hearn.

He is survived by three sons, Joseph Hearn of Seaford, Craig Hearn and wife Janice of Laurel, and Jack Hearn; and four grandchildren, Kevin Hill and wife Elizabeth of Laurel, Joanna Larimore of Milford, Jacob Hearn of Seaford and Kelsey Hearn of Seaford; and a great granddaughter, Katie Hill of Laurel.

Services will be private at the request of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to Delaware Hospice, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947.

Mary Ann Madden, 78

Mary Ann Madden a resident of Salisbury for 36 years, died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Oct. 17, 1929 in Sharpsville, Pa., a daughter of Thomas H. and Mary Malia McWilliams, who predeceased her.

Mary Ann graduated from Sharpsville Mary Ann Madden High School. On Sept. 15, 1956, she married Edward Madden. She loved her many years of work as co-owner of Delmarva Aluminum Company, Inc., in Delmar. She was a former member and past president of Salisbury Newcomers Club and a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Delmar.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward, who died Oct. 2, 1999, and her brother, Thomas P. McWilliams.

She is survived by four daughters, Cindy Madden of Salisbury, Sheila Kinley of Delmar, Md., Chris Madden of Delmar, Md. and Heather Madden of Salisbury; and two grandchildren, Vince Kinley and Devin Kinley, both of Delmar, Md. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Delmar. Interment followed at Springhill Memory Gardens near Hebron. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 1138 Parsons Road, Salisbury, MD 21801.

S. Arthur Shelley, 78

S. Arthur Shelley of Rehoboth Beach passed away peacefully on Sept. 18, 2008, at his residence. Born in Altoona, Pa, He was the son of Samuel and Mary Krepps

Shelley, who preceded him in death.

He worked for DuPont for more than 30 years, retiring in 1985 as manager of the Records Service Division.

Mr. Shelley was an active member of Epworth United Methodist Church, and a member of the Chancel Choir. He was also a member of Kings Creek Country Club. He proudly S. Arthur Shelley served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. Mr. Shelley is survived by his devoted sweeetheart and soulmate, Lois Wilson Shelley; a daughter, Vickie Fender of Wilmington; a sister, Kathleen Simpson and husband Walter of Camp Hill, Pa.; two step-daughters, Karen Tokarz and husband Kenny of North Andover, Mass. and Gretchen Rachko and husband Alan of Middletown; and five grandchildren, Charla and Pierce Fender, Kira Tokarz, Allison and Olivia Rachko.

A Memorial Service will be held at 12:30 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 26, at the Epworth United Methodist Church, Holland Glade Road, Rehoboth Beach, where visitation will begin at noon.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Epworth United Methodist Church, Music Department, 19285 Holland Glade Road, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971, or to Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963.

Homer H. Bramble, Jr., 85

Homer H. Bramble, Jr., of Seaford died on Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, at LifeCare at Lofland Park in Seaford.

Homer was born in Seaford, on April 5, 1923, the son of Homer H. Bramble, Sr. and Lola Meredith Bramble of Seaford, who preceded him in death.

Mr. Bramble retired from the Delaware State Police Force as a lieutenant in 1967 after 20 years of service. He was an Army Air Corp veteran of World War II, serving in India and China. He was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Seaford, Hiram Masonic Lodge #21 in Seaford and the Civil War Round Table.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Vera Holland Bramble; a daughter, Renee Hammond and her husband Ray of Seaford; three sons, Barry B. Bramble and wife Judith of Cinnaminson, N.J., Robert Bramble and wife Francine of Glen Allen, Va. and James Bramble and wife Sharon of Newport News, Va.; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Services with State Police Honors were Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Cranston Funeral

PAGE 25 Home, Seaford. Burial was in St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Cemetery.

The family suggests donations to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 202 North St, Seaford, DE 19973.

Morris Lee Simms, Sr., 75

Morris Lee Simms, Sr. of Wilmington passed away on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, at Christiana Care Hospital in Newark.

He was born July 5, 1933 in Federalsburg, Md., a son of Noble E. and Eleanor Haynes Simms, who predeceased him.

He was a freight truck driver and also drove for DART bus service. He also worked as a security guard for Diamond State Securities in Wilmington.

In addition to his parents, a son, Michael Simms and two brothers, Shelton Simms and Alonzo Simms, preceded him in death.

He is survived by his wife, Jessee Loueda Helton Simms; eight children, Schindel Barricks and Keith Simms, both of Wilmington, Morris Simms, II of Bridgeville, Sherri Simms-Malone and David Simms, both of Pennsylvnia, Lori Watson of Phoenix, Ariz., Richard Simms of Newark, and Lionel Simms of Smyrna; 21 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren; seven siblings, Claude Simms of Cambridge, Md., Russell Simms of Smyrna, Virgil Simms of Hurlock, Md., Shirley Woolford of Seaford, Barbara Stevens of Dover, Sylvia Ross of Camden, and Brenda Simms of Newark, and many nieces and nephews Services will be Saturday, Sept. 27, at 1 p.m. at the Framptom Funeral Home, P.A., in Federalsburg, Md., with the Rev. Stanley Ricketts officiating. Interment will follow in Federal Hill Cemetery in Federalsburg. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Entertainment Dover plans First Saturday events The British Car Club of Delaware will host an antique British car gathering, “The Brits Invade the Capital,” at Legislative Mall in Dover on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. The public is invited to attend this free event.

The show date, Oct. 4, coincides with Dover’s “First Saturday” events that are sponsored and hosted by the First State Heritage Park, the Biggs Museum of American Art, the Delaware Visitors Center and Museum Square. The following are additional activities taking place in the State Capital on Oct. 4: • “The Governor’s Fall Festival” will be held at Woodburn, the official residence of the Delaware Governor from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Special guided tours, food, vendors and entertainment will be provided throughout the day.

• “Tours of Legislative Hall” will be offered free of charge from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

• “Governors of the Green Tours” will be offered free of charge at noon and 2 p.m., leaving from the Delaware Visitors Center.

• “Harvest Time at Museum Square” will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Visitors will enjoy a host of autumn activities from apple-print making to cornhusk dolls and more. Museum Square is located at 316 S. Governors Avenue, between New Street and Bank Lane, in Dover.

Civil War Weekend

The Georgetown Historical Society will hold its Civil War Living History Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 4, and Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Marvel Carriage Museum, 510 South Bedford St., Georgetown. There will be soldiers both North and South that will occupy “Marvel Village.” They will be doing military formations and drills. After the drills, stop in to the camps and see how life was in the military during the Civil War. Each day the soldiers will have a skirmish in the village.

Civilians will also be on hand to talk on news reporting during the war, women spies, knitting, women’s clothing and changes to

• “Elizabeth Battell: Woman of Distinction” will be the focus of special tours at the Old State House Museum on Dover’s The Green, located on S. State Street, highlighting the life of tavern owner Elizabeth Battell.

• “Biggs Kids Percussion Puppets” with award-winning composer Guillermo Silviera from Buenos Aires, Argentina, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., for children five to 10 years of age at the Biggs Museum of American Art, located at 406 Federal St., free of charge.

• “Resources for Delmarva Genealogical Research” will be presented at 2 p.m. at Delaware Public Archives, 121 Duke of York St. • “Sealed in Glass, Stone and Tin,” an exhibit featuring a variety of 20th century medicine bottles, jars, jugs and cans all made in Delaware, will be showcased at the Museum of Small Town Life in Dover from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• “Delaware Women Leaders,” an exhibit at the Delaware Visitors Center, 406 Federal St. in Dover, explores women’s roles in the fields of education, science, technology and more, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Admission is free.

For more information about the British car gathering, contact Don Henderson at 302-284-4672. For visitor information, contact Cindy Small at 800-233-5368 or visit www.visitdover.com.

The British Car Club of Delaware will host an antique British car gathering at Legislative Mall in Dover on Saturday, Oct. 4.

Spitfire Grill opens in Milford The Second Street Players present the musical “The Spitfire Grill” Sept. 26, 27, 28 and Oct. 3, 4 and 5 at Riverfront Theatre in Milford. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees at 3 p.m.

“The Spitfire Grill” is directed by Kenney Workman. Cast members are Denise Baker, Mary Boucher, Rick Boucher, Bob Frazier, Trish Herholdt, Don Magee and Lorraine Steinhoff.

Melanie Bradley is music director.

The Saturday, Sept. 27 performance features the opportunity for a down

home dinner theatre gala at the Georgia House before the show. Join the players for a fundraiser of all-you-can-eat barbeque, comfort food sides and rich desserts. Tickets are $18; senior citizens, students and military families pay a discount price of $17 for matinees only.

Call for information on group discounts.

Reservations can be made at 302-4220220, or online at www.secondstreetplayers.com. Payment by credit card is now accepted by Second Street Players.

Riverfront Theatre is located at 2 S. Walnut St., downtown Milford. The theatre is accessible to persons with disabilities.

the clothing during the war years.

Watch as riots break out. Phil Carpenter of Virginia will be on hand to give a presentation on General Lee. Donald Willey of Hoopers Island will be in attendance and give a presentation on General Stonewall Jackson. Visit the school, church, and the barns filled with antique carriages. See how the local train stations were used to provide a building full of pictures, sleighs and other memorabilia that now make up a part of the museum. Tours will be given both days. The gates will open to the public at 9 a.m. both days.

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D ELMARVA AUTO A LLEY Track slows down during the month of October

By Bonnie Nibblett

The end of September? Where did the time go? This past weekend was one of the greatest racing weekends of the year.

The points races at the clay oval are complete, the mighty URC Sprints made their last visit for the 2008 season and it was race weekend in Dover.

This season has flown by. The Delaware Motorsports Complex has been in full force all year.

No October races have been announced so if you missed out, you should kick yourself for missing some of the best dirt track racing in the east.

Champions will be named in next month’s article, when all the features are done, along with more on the drivers and who did what this year.

Jamie Mills looks to be the NAPA Big Block Modified champion. In the Late Model division before this past weekend, Ray Davis Jr. and first year Late Model driver Jon Callaway were separated by just 30 points.

In the Late Model crate division, the leader is Joe Warren and in the AC Delco Modified crate class Mike White leads, only 45 points ahead of Joe Tracy.

In the Modified Lite class, Brandon Dennis looks to be claiming his first championship.

The Rislone URC Sprint Series were here last week for the last time this year and 2007 reigning champion, Curt Michael, is in the lead. Michael is on a new team this year, #5G, a Bill Gallagher-owned sprint.

No one expected this new team to be the front runner in the point chase!

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The Little Lincoln Vintage Stock Car Club is divided by only 10 points.

Bill Brittingham leads over Mel Joseph Jr. The last race for the club is planned for Saturday, Nov. 1 at Delmar’s Delaware State Dirt Track Championship. Brittingham won both the 2006 and 2007 championships.

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For now the weekends will be too quiet for me on Saturday night. Race fans need to feel that rumble and smell the fumes!

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Gates open at 10 a.m. with time trials at 11 a.m.

More information is available at www.delawareracing.com or on the track’s hotline at 302-846-3968.

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People Porter, Lecates are wed in fire hall

McNair, Hastings plan to be married in December Mr. and Mrs. John C. McNair Jr. of Manning, S.C., announce the engagement of their daughter, Nancy E. McNair, to Lt. JG Robert A. Hastings, son of Robert H. Hastings and his wife, the Rev. Constance M. Hastings, of Seaford.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Lane Sykes of Charleston and Mr. and Mrs. John Carroll McNair of Gable.

She graduated from Georgia Southern University with a bachelor of science degree in public relations.

Her fiance is the grandson of Anthony Monaco and the late Margaret L. Monaco of Wilmington, and the late Rev. Robert W. Hastings and the late Madelyn E. Hastings of Blades.

He graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a bachelor of science degree in American politics and law and currently serves aboard the USS Halyburton out of the Mayport Naval Station near Jacksonville, Fla.

Lt. JG Robert A. Hastings and Nancy E. McNair

The Dec. 5 wedding will take place at New Harmony Presbyterian Church in Alcolu, S.C.

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

Julie Marie Porter of Laurel and Michael Roy Lecates Jr. of Laurel were married on Aug. 8, 2008, at the Delmar Fire Hall in Delmar, Del. The bride is the daughter of the late Jerry Dale Porter of Delmar and Sharon Quillen and Charles Quillen of Georgetown.

The bridegroom is the son of Laura and Daniel Kundy and Michael Roy Lecates Sr. and Karen Lecates.

The maid of honor was Julie Lecates, sister of the groom. Bridesmaids were Katie Sullivan, Michelle Lockear, Ashley Baker and Tiffany Webb. Flower girls were Monica Porter and Patience Lecates.

Best man was Bill Crowley. Groomsmen were Daniel Adkins, Jamie Lockear, Matt Lecates and Cameron Porter. Ring bearers were Dylan Lecates and Michael Roy Lecates III. A reception was held at the Delmar Fire Hall.

The bride is employed at C&S Services and is pursuing certification as an emergency medical services technician.

The groom is a millwright and is employed at S & W Millwright.

The couple now live in Laurel.

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AUTOMOTIVE ‘01 MAZDA B3000 dual sport, 100k, new tires, brakes, battery. 2 yrs. on tags, exc. cond., $4700.

875-1047. 9/25 ‘03 KIA SORENTO. Gold w/tan int. 4 dr., 6 cyl., many extras. 75k mi. Well maintained & rides great. Briced to sel below KBB. 6294072. 9/25 ‘02 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXi, 87k mi., new tires & battery, loaded. Why pay more? $4700. 875-5792.

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.

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

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21 HESS TRUCKS, new in box, 1988 - 2007. All for $450. 875-1877. 9/18

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

CAMPERS/ TRAILERS ‘05 COACHMAN 25’ long Travel TrAIler. Very good shape, $11,000. 875-9480.

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628-3409. 9/18 ROPER WASHER & DRYER, good cond., $100 for pair. 875-4735. 9/18 AIR COND., Whirlpool 10,200 BTU, window unit, exc. cond., $99. 519-1568.

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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).

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 10:00 A.M. Preview: Tuesday, Sept. 16 from 4:00 to 5:30 P.M. Sunday, Sept. 21 from 2:00 to 3:30 P.M. Tuesday, Sept. 23 from 4:00 to 5:30 P.M. View our website at www.onealsauction.com for additional information and photos Spacious 3BR/1BA two-story estate home situated on a corner lot with frontage on Willow Street and Fifth Street in the town limits of Laurel. The first level of the home features a kitchen with appliances and washer & dryer, as well as a dining room, study, and living room, all generously sized with built-in cabinets. The second level of the home features three bedrooms and a full bathroom. The home also features window-unit A/C, oil heat, as well as an attic and basement with exterior entrance. The property is also improved with a two-car detached garage with a large carport. The property is identified on the Sussex County Tax Map in District 3-32 on Map 1.07 as Parcel 35.00.

Terms: $6,000.00 down payment in the form of Cash, Certified Check, or Cashier’s Check made payable to Jos. C. O’Neal, Inc. Balance to be paid within 45 days when a good and marketable deed will be given. The property is being sold in “AS IS” condition. A 3% Buyer’s Premium will be charged on the final selling price. Seller reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, but it is their intent to sell said property. Broker Participation invited. Brokers must have clients registered 24 hours prior to auction.

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Chambers, Sussex County Administrative Building, Georgetown, Delaware, on the application of C. LARRY MCKINLEY to consider the Subdivision of land in a GR General Residential District in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County, by dividing 97.14 acres into 206 lots, located west of Road 504, 215 feet south of Road 508.

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LEGALS PUBLIC HEARING The Commssioners of Bridgeville will hold a Public Hearing and present an Ordinance to amend Chapter 96 of the Code of Bridgeville relating to Building Permit Renewal Fees, for a second and final reading at their monthly meeting scheduled for October 6, 2008. beginning at 7:00 P.M. in the Town Hall, 1010 N. Main Street, Bridgeville, Delaware.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LITTLE CREEK HUNDRED Subd. #2007-13 Notice is hereby given that the County Planning and Zoning Commission of Sussex County will hold a public hearing on Thursday evening, OCTOBER 23, 2008, in the County Council

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NORTHWEST FORK HUNDRED Subd. #2007-15 Notice is hereby given that the County Planning and Zoning Commission of Sussex County will hold a public hearing on Thursday evening, OCTOBER 23, 2008, in the County Council Chambers, Sussex County Administrative Building, Georgetown, Delaware, on the application of EDWARD L. HOWELL, JR. to consider the Subdivision of land in an AR-1 Agricultural Residential District in Northwest Fork Hundred, Sussex County, by dividing 4.913 acres into 2 lots, and a waiver from the street design requirements, located northwest of Road 575A, 1,550 feet southwest of Road 573.

Planning and Zoning public hearings will begin at 6:00 P.M. Text and maps of this application may be examined by interested parties in the County Planning and Zoning Office, Sussex County Administrative Building, Georgetown, Delaware.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NORTHWEST FORK HUNDRED C/U #1753 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the County Planning and Zoning Commission of Sussex County will hold a public hearing on Thursday evening, OCTOBER 23, 2008, in the County Council Chambers, Sussex County Administrative Building, Georgetown, Delaware, on the application of R. T. ABSHER, JR., GENERAL CONTRACTING, INC. to consider the Conditional Use of land in an AR1 Agricultural Residential District for an office and equipment storage for a septic and masonry buisiness to be located on a certain parcel of land lying and being in Northwest Fork Hundred, Sussex County, containing 5.28 acres, more or less, lying west of Route 16 and 1,150 feet north of Road 587.

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PAGE 33 cation 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.

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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 appli-

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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.

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Health Want to save on health costs? Here’s one way Obese individuals spend a third more money on health care services

By Anthony Policastro, M.D Time magazine recently wrote an article on how much money one could actually save by being healthy. They included interesting numbers based upon a variety of calculations.

The first thing addressed was obesity.

Obese individuals spend a third more money on health care services through

their lifetime. They also spend three quarters more money on medications. That is money that could be kept in your pocket or invested to make more money.

In addition, it costs less to eat less. So you can save money by buying less food in the first place.

We are seeing an epidemic of Type II diabetes related to obesity. Therefore, if you are obese, you are more likely to get diabetes.

There are some interesting figures associated with diabetes as well. The average out of pocket cost for a well-controlled diabetic is $454. This was based on an analysis of government data.

It is estimated that one out of two diabetics take care of themselves and are in

the well-controlled category. For the group that does not take that kind of care, the annual costs become $12,000 a year once their disease catches up with them.

If an individual gets diabetes at age 40 and takes good care of it until age 65, the amount saved if invested wisely would total about $700,000 after that 25-year period.

Another investment that can pay off is quitting smoking. An individual who quits smoking and invests the cigarette money wisely can save $100,000 between ages 40 and 65.

More money is saved if the smoker later avoids emphysema or lung cancer.

The third area is exercise. Regular exercise can help control blood pressure and

heart disease. The average annual cost of those to the individual is $606. Saving that amount for 25 years can result in savings of $35,000.

The last item had to do with staying healthy enough to avoid a stay in an extended care facility (nursing home). A nursing home stay for an individual without insurance and not poor enough to be on Medicaid averages $300,000.

If you take all of these things together, they can pay off over the long run. Even if your savings are not as extensive as those cited in the Time magazine article, you still could put away tens of thousands of dollars by being healthy.

Most people don’t appreciate the high costs of being ill.

Water being closely monitored at the Sussex Industrial Airpark Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) and Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) have increased monitoring of water samples at the Sussex County Industrial Airpark.

This monitoring is in response to recent findings of groundwater contamination and to prevent levels of perchloroethylene from exceeding Delaware’s regulatory standard by early detection and response.

There is no immediate risk to anyone who drank the airpark’s water.

DNREC is attempting to identify the source and extent of the contamination.

Sussex County installed a granular activated carbon treatment system on Sept. 16 to remove the contaminant. DPH will perform additional drinking water tests next week.

Perchloroethylene, or PCE, is used primarily for dry cleaning and to degrease metal. The maximum contaminant level for PCE in drinking water is an average of five parts per billion (ppb) over the most recent four quarters. This typically means that a single test result does not put a water system in violation of the regulatory standard. Test results are as follows: Oct.

30, 2007 - 1.18 ppb; Feb. 12 - 0.80 ppb; April 24 - 3.74 ppb; and July 24 - 6.52 ppb.

While the airpark’s current four quarter average is 3.06 ppb, DPH and DNREC and Sussex County are working to correct PCE levels before they violate the state standard.

DNREC has initiated soil and groundwater investigations within the airpark in an attempt to locate a source and extent of the contamination. The results of DNREC’s initial groundwater sampling down to 60 feet deep have not detected PCE in groundwater.

DNREC is working with Sussex County to investigate and identify chemicals that have been used by the airpark’s tenants, in order to locate the source of the contamination. Once located, DNREC will pursue the responsible party to undertake or reimburse the state for cleanup efforts. The state Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act Fund will be used, if necessary, for additional investigatory and cleanup efforts.

The Sussex County engineer advised airpark businesses of the chemical levels by hand-delivering a letter on Sept. 12.

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Businesses in the airpark were informed about the chemical in the central water system and about the plan to install the carbon treatment system. The Sussex County Airport, which is adjacent to the airpark, is served by a completely separate water system.

Over many years, some people who routinely drink water containing PCE levels in excess of 5 ppb could experience liver problems and may have an increased risk for cancer. Drinking large amounts of PCE may also affect the central nervous system.

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Training pays off big for Sussex paramedics

By Ronald MacArthur Sussex County paramedics rode camels, fixed a flat tire and had to learn the particulars of living in a foreign land during three days of an intense international emergency medical service contest.

They endured – and excelled – bringing home third-place honors.

“We were just as excited as if we won the whole thing,” said team member Stuart Hensley of Laurel. It was his first trip outside of the country.

The team of Hensley, Holly Donovan of Lewes, Jill Wix of Felton and Robbie Murray of Frankford competed Sept. 7-9 in the Magen David Adom (MDA) Olympics 2008, an international 40-team, 12-country competition in the Dead Sea region of Israel.

Poland finished first and Holland second in a competition that included 11 different emergency scenarios. Teams were evaluated for treatment effectiveness, timeliness and teamwork.

Hensley said the Sussex team’s finish is remarkable because the international teams include not only paramedics but also physicians and nurses. “Poland’s team had a physician and Holland’s team had emergency nurses,” he said. “So I think our showing speaks a lot about the training we get here in Sussex County. We are up to

par with other countries.”

The team could not travel with its own equipment and arrived in Israel literally with the clothes on their back. “It was nothing we were familiar with,” Hensley said.

Hensley said the competition was intense and by far the most impressive he has participated in.

“It was far more realistic with many more scenarios,” he said. “They also worked a lot about the history of Israel into the scenarios.”

The competition ran from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day. “We got to see a lot of the country and covered 350 kilometers on the second day,” he said.

He said his team agreed the most unusual scenario involved a call for an unconscious 1-year-old in a Bedouin village that was not accessible by ambulance.

The only way to reach the village was by camel.

So the Sussex County paramedics loaded up their equipment and rode camels about a quarter mile to the village.

In another scenario, the team was judged on teamwork as they were hit with a flat tire and an obstacle course and then had to construct a ramp for the ambulance.

“We are thrilled beyond words with our team’s performance and with the recognition that comes with having placed so

As a man complains of chest pains, members of the Sussex County paramedic team move in to begin assessment as evaluators look on. Team members competing in an international competition in Israel are, from left, Jill Wix, Holly Donovan and Stuart Hensley. Photo courtesy of Sussex County Paramedics

highly in competition with our peers from around the world,” said Glenn Luedtke, di-

rector of Sussex County Emergency Medical Services.

Health Briefs La Red holds fundraiser

Seacrets of Ocean City and Ocean 98.1 FM WOCM have joined with Nanticoke Hospital, Sussex Surgical, Bassett Furniture and Beebe Medical Center to promote a Fall Fundraiser for La Red Health Center at Seacrets in Ocean City on Sunday, Oct. 5 from 1 to 6 p.m.

La Red Health Center, the only federally qualified health center in Sussex County, was established in 2001 to serve all members of the community, especially those who are underinsured, uninsured or face other barriers to medical care.

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For more information about La Red Health Center, call 855-1233 or visit www.laredhealthcenter.org.

A.W.A.K.E. group to meet

“Alert, Well and Keeping Energetic” (A.W.A.K.E.) will meet at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital’s Medical Staff Conference Room on Monday, Oct. 6, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

There is no cost to attend and membership is not required. Refreshments will be served. A.W.A.K.E. is a health awareness and support group for people with sleep apnea and other sleep disorders, as well as their family and friends.

The purpose is to provide support through education, idea sharing and information among people who are affected by sleep apnea and other sleep disorders. For more, call Nanticoke Memorial Hospital’s Sleep Disorders Center at 629-6611 ext.

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Golf outing benefits Hospice

The Delaware Hospice Golf Outing is Monday, Oct. 6 at Cripple Creek Golf and Country Club in Dagsboro.

For a team of four, the fee is $500 or $125 per person, which includes green fees, cart, box lunch, refreshment cart and awards reception with heavy hors d’oeuvres. The format will be a scramble. Registration begins at 10 a.m. followed by lunch at 11 a.m. The game will begin with a shotgun start at noon. The award reception will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Sponsorships are available. Funds raised will help Delaware Hospice continue to provide a high standard of excellence in the programs and services it provides to Kent and Sussex Counties.

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Kids who eat healthy and get exercise fare better in school

By Karyl Rattay, MD, MS What was on your backto-school check list? Pens and pencils? Notebooks, rulers, and calculators?

New clothes and shoes?

All of these are essential items. But what about assessing your child’s health?

We all want to arm our Dr. Rattay children with the essential tools they need to do well in school. And emerging evidence shows a profound link between a student’s health —which is closely tied to nutrition and physical activity — and his or her ability to achieve academically. All children can benefit from developing healthy eating and physical activity habits, no matter what their weight or athletic ability.

Many recent studies show an academic value of providing children with good nutrition and adequate physical activity.

Students who are more physically ac-

tive tend to have better grades and achieve higher test scores. According to a report by the California Endowment, students with higher fitness scores had better test scores for reading and math. Another study in Illinois showed that aerobic fitness, tied to physical activity levels, was positively associated with cognition.

Students who participate in school nutrition programs are less likely to have discipline problems. Research has shown that when kids ate healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables, either in class or the lunchroom, they were more attentive during lessons and showed substantially improved classroom behavior.

Increased participation in school breakfast programs is associated with higher academic test scores, improved daily attendance and better classroom behavior.

Recent studies conclude that eating breakfast daily may enhance students’ cognitive function (particularly memory), academic performance, school attendance rates and mood.

If you’d like to boost your child’s nutrition and fitness IQ, here are some ideas: • Start your kids’ day with a healthy, balanced breakfast.

• Pack a healthy lunch — include whole grains, proteins, fruits, vegetables and beverages like water or low fat or fat free milk.

• For kids who buy school lunches, go over the menu together and encourage healthy choices.

• Eat dinner together. Family meals are associated with improved nutrition, including increased intake of fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, vitamins and decreased intake of soft drinks and snack foods.

• Set a routine and stick to it. For instance, no television until homework is done, and even then, make a clear TV schedule.

• Set a bedtime schedule and make sure kids get a good night’s sleep.

• Get physically active with your kids!

Before dinner take a walk or bike ride. On the weekend, take a family hike or hit the

local playground.

A good way to get started is to follow the 5-2-1-Almost None formula for a healthy lifestyle. Make sure your kids get five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. Allow no more than two hours of screen time per day — that includes the TV and computer. Get at least one hour of physical activity a day. And give your kids almost no sugary beverages like soda and energy drinks.

By adding physical activity and healthy eating to your child’s back-to-school check list, you can arm your kids with the tools they need to succeed in school and, ultimately, in life.

To find out more about the 5-2-1Almost None formula for a healthy lifestyle, visit www.GrowUpHealthy.org.

Karyl Rattay, MD, MS, is a senior program and policy analyst and an expert in obesity prevention for Nemours Health and Prevention Services, based in Newark.

State records first human case of West Nile Virus for this year Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) received laboratory confirmation on Sept. 12 of Delaware’s first human case of West Nile virus for 2008. The case is a 57-year-old man from Kent County who has not required hospitalization.

Most people infected with the West Nile virus do not become ill or experience a very mild flu-like illness.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 20 percent of those infected will develop West Nile fever with mild symptoms including fever, headache, body aches, a skin rash on the chest or back and swollen lymph glands.

Many cases go unreported because individuals do not seek medical attention.

One in 150 people infected develop severe infection (West Nile encephalitis or meningitis) with headache, high fever, stiff neck, and/or tremors and muscle weakness.

The elderly and those with weakened immune systems are most at risk. Anyone who experiences any of these severe symptoms should seek medical help immediately. Symptoms may progress to stupor, disorientation, coma, convulsions, paralysis and possibly death.

Delaware’s first confirmed human case of West Nile virus occurred in 2002. In 2003, 17 human cases were confirmed, including two deaths. While there were no reported human cases in 2004 and 2006,

two cases were confirmed in 2005 and one in 2007.

West Nile virus has been confirmed in five sentinel chickens this year. No horses or wild birds have been confirmed at this time.

To avoid mosquito bites and reduce the risk of infection, residents should: • wear insect repellent containing less than 30 percent DEET for adults, less than 10 percent DEET for children; • wear long-sleeved shirts and pants in mosquito-infested areas; • avoid peak mosquito activity during dusk, evening or early morning; and • drain or remove items that collect water and provide mosquito-breeding habitat, such as buckets, rain barrels, old tires, blocked rain gutters and unused swimming pools.

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Mosquito Control Section will increase mosquito population monitoring efforts in the area where the human case of West Nile occurred and then take appropriate mosquito control actions as warranted.

For more information on mosquito control, contact the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control at 302-739-9917.

To report sick or dead wild birds, contact DNREC’s Mosquito Control Section at 422-1512 in Sussex County.

St. Jude Bike-a-thon moves to spring Ron Breeding, local event coordinator for the past 21 years, announces that the annual St. Jude Bike-a-thon which is normally held in early October, has been moved to Sunday, April 19, 2009.

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‘When they tell you there’s a storm in the Gulf the size of Texas, it’s time to leave.’

Randy Chapman Continued from page 15

surge started coming in, they were trapped.

Four hours after we left, the bridge was gone and the ferries were damaged. The Coast Guard cut off rescue."

Chapman's small group journeyed to the interior of Texas. The hotels were already full. They made it to Dallas where he and his wife spent three days with a cousin. He sent his employees on to Omaha.

Traveling on through Virginia toward Delaware, Chapman was impressed to see giant convoys of electric company trucks and pickups loaded with generators and suitcases making their way from various states toward the Gulf coast. "I was very impressed to see they were jumping in to help."

From what he's heard, 200 people stayed behind. One-third of them he knew.

Of the full-timers, maybe 100 were retirees; the rest were mostly young people who just liked it there. Some diehards had lived there 40 years. "They called it home.

They never leave," he said.

Among them was a cousin who had been there 36 years. Chapman said. "The last time my father talked to him, he was

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in the attic of his restaurant wearing a life preserver. He was found on the roof of a building, alive. He's been interviewed by CNN." A second cousin was among 60 people picked up by boat just as the storm was hitting. They were taken to shelters. "I passed his house on the way out," Chapman said. "He was packing up. I thought he'd have sense enough to leave, but he didn't."

Others were not so lucky. Chapman heard of 15 people on the roof of a lumber yard that the Coast Guard could not rescue. They dropped waterproof markers so the victims could put their names and social security numbers on their arms. At least one of them, one of Chapman's tenants, has been found.

Some residents are still refusing to leave, although there is no power, no water and no sanitation. By all reports the region is facing a secondary emergency from the "toxic soup" of mud, mold, waste, asbestos, lead and gasoline.

There's a lot of controversy over whether a homeowner has a right to ride it out without assistance.

Chapman said, "It's not fair for them to

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remain behind at our expense," citing government hand-outs of food, water and ice.

"They need to get out of there and let the government do what it's got to do. Hanging out is not helping."

He admitted, though, that if he were still there he might be doing the same.

An attempt to allow residents one day to "look and leave" resulted in traffic snarls and chaos. Chapman said he's heard of other people going in by boat to check

on their homes.

Chapman and his wife settled in the community three years ago. Their daughters grown and on their own, it was time to try something different, he thought.

Now they'll start over again, but Chapman doesn't think he'll go back.

For those who remain or return, he offers this advice: "When they tell you there's a storm in the Gulf the size of Texas, it's time to leave."

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Land purchase should have been made years ago The County Council did something they should have done 15 RANK ALIO years ago: purchased land for a new building to house the cramped And the purchase was former post office building on the made with cash from an Circle in Georgetown.

The decision to sell the old accumulative surplus of courthouse to the state some 15 $14 million the county plus years ago and purchase the built during the recent post office was hotly debated then. building boom.

A couple councilman wanted to move out of town because remodeling the post office did not proamount, but with the recent downturn with vide adequate parking. the economy the price was cut in half.

Driven by attorneys, many located And the purchase was made with cash within walking distance of the county from an accumulative surplus of $14 milbuilding with easy accessibility to the lion the county built during the recent Recorder of Deeds office where title building boom. searchers do legal work for the attorneys, The area is becoming a growth area for the county succumbed, a huge mistake. government offices with the State’s Health The building was supposed to be able and Social Service buildings, the new Moto hold the growing county workforce for tor Vehicle Lanes, other strip offices, and 20 years, but the rapid growth requiring the new Easter Seals building. extra employees soon made the new buildThe land fronts Rt. 113 and Trap Pond ing obsolete with filing cabinets, copiers Road opposite the former Jamesway Shopand other equipment hugging the hallways. ping Center.

The purchase and remodeling left no The vote didn’t come without some poroom for additional building space. County litical sniping and mud slinging in a 3-2 Administrator David Baker stated if the party line vote with the two Republicans county chooses to keep the current buildvoting against the purchase. ing the space could be used for the constiCouncilman Vance Phillips (R-Laurel) tutional row offices. said of the vote, “It was cowardly for you The current purchase, a $2.2 million, guys to decide to retire before you’re go30-acre parcel, is located on the outskirts ing to go on a spending spree.” After the of Georgetown. The new administrative vote he took a cheap shot, but provided a complex will replace the current very good sound bite for the media telling the crowded building on the Circle. three Democrats, “I think you should be The land had been for sale at twice that ashamed.”

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Phillips is starting a letter campaign saying the purchase is wasteful. I think he’s trying to get his foot in the door as next president of the Republican controlled council.

Phillips and George Cole (R-Ocean View) also argued the country had plenty of office space and with the economy business had slowed.

Apparently both had forgotten they just rented space in the Tunnel building for county offices or maybe they haven’t been above the first floor to see the crowded offices or visited the crowded West Annex site.

Or maybe Phillips, a realtor and developer, and Cole, a realtor, were upset they didn’t get the listing or the sale. When discussion of the land came up last year, one of the two opponents then spoke in favor of the move because of the access for employees and constituents.

Even councilman-to-be Mike Vincent (R-Seaford), a protégée of Phillips, joined in and echoed his sentiments as did Democrat candidate Joan Deaver seeking to replace Lynn Rogers.

I owned a valuable parcel on the lake in Laurel, and each time an adjoining parcel came up for sale money was always tight, but I remembered someone telling me they don’t create more land, so I always managed to find a way to buy.

When I worked for the county as airport and economic director, a track of land of almost 200 acres came up for sale. The land adjoined our airport. A large portion fronted Route 9. The owner only wanted

$400,000 and was willing to hold the mortgage at a low interest. I begged the council and administrator to purchase the land because we were land locked.

I was told by the administrator that land would be there whenever we wanted it.

A year later the frontage, about 70+ acres, was sold for $400,000 for a softball complex leaving about 100 acres. Again the county wouldn’t bite. A few years later that parcel was sold.

Today there is no room at the industrial park for new companies to locate, and when the softball complex almost closed the county offered $1 million for the 70acre tract.

My point is, what seems like a lot of money today will be peanuts down the road. The economy will turn around and we’ll enter another decade of growth, and then a slow down. It’s been like that for years. Check your history books.

The County Council has been fugal in their spending when many branches of government went on spending sprees.

When the good times rolled, Sussex Council put away their surplus. Most branches of local, state, and county governments are broke, but not Sussex.

And who knows if the new council would take action or wait too long to make a decision and see the land sold under their nose.

The price can rise as well as go down.

I’m not willing to take the gamble that land fronting a busy highway is going to wait around for the county leaders to make up their mind.

Applying in-house technology to fight the costs of winter As I passed through the small hallway that connected the kitchen ONY INDSOR and the living room it struck me.

Slicing into my soul like a carving Once the plastic was up, knife was the harsh reality that I looking out the window had somehow performed the unthinkable winter crime: I forgot to was limited and could shut the back door. To make matscare you into thinking ters worse my father was home.

Even though we lived in a house you had cataracts. that had more cracks and gaping holes than the surface of the moon, to my father leaving a door open on my computer which tells me the current was comparable to chucking a bucketful of outdoor temperatures as well as the foremoney out the attic window. casted temperatures for the day and week.

I spun around and tried to make my This way I am able to determine how to way back to the kitchen door before Dad dress before heading out to meet my day. became aware of my terrible mistake and When I think back on my childhood took to beating me like a five-dollar drum. home I am reminded that there was no Just as I approached the door I heard those need for such technology. We were conall too familiar words, “You better damn stantly aware of the weather and temperawell shut that door. Are we heating all out- ture conditions. doors now?”

I could sit in the living room and tell Throughout my childhood I pondered how fast and in what direction the wind with great meditation the concept of “heat- was blowing by the way every window in ing all outdoors.” Dad said it so many the house shook and rattled. times that I came to believe it was someWhen we awoke in the morning my thing that could actually be done. brother and I could tell how much it had However, it only took a few weeks of snowed by the amount of snow that was being on my own with my own home, to piled up under the window inside our bedrealize that heating a house with an open room. It would get so cold that granddoor was in reality almost like chucking a mom’s false teeth would freeze in their bucketful of money out the attic window. soaking bowl. Bottom line, winter was Today I subscribe to a weather service cold at our house.

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Throughout the year, Dad had what we came to call seasonal jobs. These were certain tasks that had to be done at different times during the year and came to be a household tradition.

For example, Dad’s summer job was not just cutting the grass and trimming the hedges like most traditions that continue today. He also had the esteemed responsibility of digging a big hole in the back yard and burying the residual materials that were piled up inside the outhouse.

Talk about a crappy job!

So, in the winter time, in addition to shoveling snow and thawing frozen water pipes, Dad performed the annual duty of closing off the cracks around windows and doors.

The winterization of our home consisted of Dad stapling sheets of heavy plastic across the windows. You could tell this was an annual chore because the staples from the previous years would still be jutting out from the window frames and sills.

Once the plastic was up, looking out the window was limited and could scare you into thinking you had cataracts.

Then Dad would go to work to assure that there was no heat escaping outside the numerous and huge cracks around our heavy front door. To accomplish this he would round up as many newspapers and comic books as were available around the house. He would then stuff the newspapers

and comic books into the cracks around the door. You can imagine what this looked like when he was finished. It looked like a living room door with comic books and newspapers sticking out from all sides. It was not a pretty site and made the front door inaccessible. However, though the plastic on the windows and comic books and newspapers around the door left a lot to be desired in terms of household beauty, it did the job. The heat stayed inside and so did Dad’s money!

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Letters to the Editor Farmers Market season ending

September 27 will mark the end of the Farmers and Artisans Market in Seaford for this season.

What began as a dream last winter has materialized into a Saturday ritual of meeting friends, finding wonderful gift items, wholesome and delicious fresh vegetables and fruits.

Local gardeners have brought fabulously tasty veggies and information on how to turn a piece of your yard into a productive garden. There has been music Saturdays and a story hour for children as well as opportunities for local non-profits to have good exposure.

This last week we will have new faces selling goods. The corn is mostly gone now, but there are fall crops available.

We hope to see crowds come by for a last chance to enjoy the bounty of the season and the socializing.

Many thanks to all the citizens who have participated as vendors, helpers and especially shoppers. This has been a wonderful experience and we are looking forward to a new market season in 2009. We will have more vendors next year.

If you have ideas for improving the market, we would love to hear from you.

Meanwhile, eat healthy and stay healthy.

See you at the market.

Bev Hutton Seaford

Renters are wary of price hikes

Four years ago my wife and I purchased a home in a land lease mobile home community located in the 39th legislative district of Sussex County.

In the four years we have lived here we have been assessed two ground rent increases.

The last increase also included an added charge along with the rent increase.

We are both senior citizens living on small retirement checks plus our social security benefits.

I inquired into Delaware law and to my dismay found there is no law that governs the rate of increase, or the frequency of the increases the owners of land lease communities are allowed to make.

Would it be fair to go into a grocery store and find there are no prices marked on the merchandise and that the store owner can charge what he wants whenever he wants?

We recently attended a meeting where the speaker was Jerry Semper. At this meeting Semper announced that he had filed as a Democratic candidate for representative for the 39th district of Sussex County.

After the meeting I spoke with Semper and found that we both have a lot in common.

We are both Viet Nam era vets, retired police officers living on fixed incomes and

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that we both reside in the same mobile home community which means that he is also subject to these land rent increases.

Semper said this is the first time he has run for public office, that he is just a “regular guy” who wants to look out for the interests of the rest of the regular guys living on fixed incomes.

One of the main goals that Semper hopes to reach is to work to pass legislation that would put controls on the owners of land lease communities.

I think it’s time we regular guys take a stand against the career politicians and elect someone just like us to look out for our interests.

My wife and I love our home. We live in a clean, crime-free community surrounded by good neighbors.

We want to be secure in the knowledge that we will be able to afford to spend the rest of our lives here.

We ask that you vote for Jerry Semper to represent us and the rest of those residents who live in land lease communities in Delaware.

Remember that Semper is one of us.

Bill & Dreama Stover Seaford

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Time for Obama to change?

Ok, let’s just have some political fun. This year’s election promEV ODD ROFFORD ises to be nail-biter, something a year ago no Democrat could have There is no doubt that dreamed in their worst nightmare.

A year ago the Republicans the energy initially were licking their wounds from a moved in McCain’s diwell-deserved thrashing in the mid-term elections, and had no rection with his Palin candidate who looked viable to nomination. beat Hillary Clinton, who at the time was the presumed Democratic nominee.

More recently, Real Clear Polier (ironically the claim some are making tics showed an amalgam of polls that indiconcerning McCain/Palin). cate a trend moving toward McCain.

From the other side, who cares what McCain took a chance in his VP pick, the newscasters say? How many people and it looked like his risk in choosing might gasp at first and think it is a dumb Sarah Palin was paying off. move, but would forgive in time to pull So, here’s the question, “Should Obama the level for Obama/Clinton? roll the dice now as well?”

A few weeks ago I mentioned that a You know what I mean don’t you? small percentage shift in women might be Change horses midstream. Send Biden enough to put a ticket over the top. Perback to Delaware. Write a big “I’m Sorry” haps rediscovering Hillary would bring in the sky over New York for Bill and that percentage swinging back the other Hillary to see and ask her to be his runway. ning mate: a roll of the dice of mammoth There is no doubt that the energy iniproportions. tially moved in McCain’s direction with Allow me the pleasure of arguing both his Palin nomination. sides of the coin. Probably conventional The Hillary decision might just be wisdom says that would be suicide. The enough to swing the news cycle back into last thing Obama needs is to look indecihis favor. Maybe even the temporary bad sive. He would be accused by every talk press would at least be more press. show in America as waffling, running Hillary’s presence may just return the scared, or lacking wisdom. mantle of revolutionary back to Obama’s Let’s face it, it would be fair to ask, “If camp. he can’t get this decision right before his Sure, it’s risky, but it depends upon presidency, what might he get wrong if he who you ask whether it is suicide or gebecame the president?” nius. So you can decide for yourself what Some would question if Obama is conObama should do, but this much can be trolled by polls and worse yet, by the guaranteed… the next several weeks Clintons. Some would feel that Hillary should be interesting. would then become the candidate of pow-

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Traditional puddings provide sweet endings for Yom Kippur Jewish recipes bear influences of ethnic cooking from all over the world, Rome to Calcutta At sundown on Monday, the ORETTA NORR Jewish high holy days will begin, starting with Rosh Hashanah and ending next Wednesday with the observance of Yom Kippur.

On Rosh Hashanah, apples, honey and sweet vegetables About 1 teaspoon salt are eaten as symbols of hope for 1 pound fine or medium noodles, a prosperous year to come. Yom cooked and drained Kippur is observed as a day of 3/4 cup apricot jam, melted fasting in atonement for the sins 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon of the past. At the end of this very solemn week, breaking the Preheat the oven to 350 defast is a cause for much celebragrees (325 degrees if using a tion, from the beginning of the glass pan). Grease a 13- by 9meal to its sweet ending. inch baking pan.

Rabbi Gil Marks is a Jewish Beat together the eggs, sour cooking excream, sugar, pert and vanil‘From the ghettos of the Italian butter, cookbook aula and salt cities, especially Rome, came thor. In The until light World of some of the most ancient and and smooth.

Jewish Stir in the authentic of Jewish dishes.

Desserts, he noodles.

Since kosher dietary laws redemonstrates stricted the use of meat sauces halfSpoon in delectable of the and cheese, Italian Jewish dish- noodle mixfashion just how many es tended to be more delicate ture into the ethnic groups than those of their non-Jewish prepared have influpan, spread neighbors.’ enced modwith the jam, ern Jewish then top with cuisine. the remainRabbi Gil Marks We often ing noodle Author, ‘The World of Jewish Desserts’ think of Jewmixture. ish food as Sprinkle with originating in the cinnamon. places like the Middle East, RusBake until golden brown, sia and Eastern Europe. But about 1 hour. Serve warm or at Marks offers desserts from room temperature.

France, Italy and even India, where in the early 20th century Roman Cheese Pudding the Jewish population of Calcutta 6 to 8 servings. Rabbi Marks numbered 6,000. writes, “From the ghettos of the Sample these delicious pudItalian cities, especially Rome, dings from three very different came some of the most ancient cultures. and authentic of Jewish dishes.

Since kosher dietary laws reHungarian Noodle Pudding stricted the use of meat sauces 6 to 8 servings. Hungarians enand cheese, Italian Jewish dishes riched noodle kugels with the adtended to be more delicate than dition of layers of jam or other those of their non-Jewish neighflavorings. There are even more bors. Although in the twentieth elaborate versions with several century many [Italian Jews] bedifferent layers, but this one is as came rather assimilated, most easy as it is scrumptious. still maintained an abiding affection for the cuisine of their an4 large eggs, lightly beaten cestors and zealously preserved 1 cup sour cream, or 1 cup milk, it. The origins of this dish date blended with 4 ounces softback to the days of the Roman ened cream cheese Empire.”

1/2 to 3/4 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, or honey 1 pound (2 cups) ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature or margarine, melted 3/4 to 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 large eggs, separated

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2 tablespoons brandy, rum, or marsala 1 and 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, potato starch, or cornstarch 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon or vanilla extract 2 teaspoons grated orange or lemon zest, or 1 teaspoon each Pinch of salt 1/4 cup golden raisins or chopped candied citron (optional) Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Grease a deep 1 and 1/2to 2-quart casserole or eight 1cup ramekins or custard cups.

In a food processor or blender, process the ricotta, sugar, egg yolks, brandy, flour, cinnamon, zest and salt until smooth. If desired, stir in the raisins.

Beat the egg whites on low until foamy, about 30 seconds.

Increase the speed to medium-

high and beat until stiff but not dry. Fold into the cheese mixture.

Spoon into the prepared pan or pans. Bake until a wooden tester inserted in the center comes out nearly clean, about 45 minutes for the 2-quart dish or about 30 minutes for the ramekins. Place on a rack and let cool in the pan for at least 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Calcutta Coconut Bread Pudding 8 to 10 servings 4 cups coconut milk 3/4 to 1 cup sugar 2 large eggs, slightly beaten 2 large egg yolks, slightly beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 pound stale challah or hearty white bread, crusts removed,

cut into 1-inch cubes (about 8 cups) 1/4 cup raisins 1/4 cup slivered blanched almonds Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 13- by 9-inch baking pan.

Stir the coconut milk and sugar over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly, then blend in the eggs, egg yolks, and vanilla.

Scatter the bread, raisins, and almonds in the prepared pan.

Slowly pour the coconut mixture on top and let stand for 15 minutes.

Bake, uncovered, until set and browned, about 1 hour. Serve warm, at room temperature, or chilled.

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Blue Jays defeat Smyrna Eagles, 4-1, in field hockey home opener

By James Diehl

The Blue Jays’ Mykeal Purnell uses teammate Yvens Saint Phard’s block to move the ball downfield during last Friday’s home loss to Archmere. Photo by Lynn Schofer

Seaford football team starts strong, falls to Archmere, 28-21, at home

By Lynn Schofer If the first half of the football game played at Seaford last Friday night is any indication of the talent that lies beneath the Blue Jay team, there is definitely hope for some wins this year. Following the game against Archmere, Coach Savage remarked the team showed “spurts of excellence,” but fell short in its 28-21 loss.

“We have a very good football team, we just need to put four good quality quarters together in one game,” said Savage.

Six games into the 2008 season, the Seaford field hockey team finally christened their new field last Thursday against visiting Smyrna, pulling away late in the second half for a 4-1 victory. The hard-fought win avenged a 2007 defeat at the hands of the Lady Eagles.

“Smyrna usually has a good team, so we needed to be on our toes,” Seaford Head Coach Robin Verdery said. “We take one game at a time and we just have to keep pushing and pushing. When we keep pushing, the outcome is usually good.”

It was the first game contested on the new Wilmer-Tull Field, put in during the off season with the help of Verdery’s parents and athletic department boosters.

“I have wonderful parents in my program and I couldn’t do this without them,” Verdery said.

Seaford buzzed the cage several times in the first half, controlling the game

against the Smyrna defense. But it took until five minutes before half-time for senior captain Anna Duryea to finally get one past the Smyrna goalkeeper, putting the Lady Jays up 1-0 heading into the half-time break.

Duryea took a perfect pass from junior Courtney Torbert and buried the ball in the back of the cage to give Seaford the early advantage.

“I think we played great, especially with our passing,” Duryea said following the game. “We all worked together as a team and we won as a team.”

Seaford finished the first half with a commanding 8-2 advantage in shots on goal and came out for the second half exhibiting much of the same fervor they displayed in the first.

It was Smyrna, however, that had the best scoring chances in the first 10 minutes of the half, consistently challenging Seaford sophomore goalkeeper Molly Continued on page 45

The team started strong. In the opening minutes of play, Seaford’s Robbie Payne ran for a 75-yard touchdown on the Blue Jays’ first possession. Payne then completed the two point conversion with a throw to MyKeal Purnell.

Archmere was unable to move the ball mostly due to Dashawn McIvor’s quarterback sack. On Seaford’s next possession Spencer Coulbourn handed the ball to running back Vincent Glover who ran for a 95-yard touchdown. Seaford missed the extra point and the score stood at 14-0.

Continued on page 43

Seaford junior Paige Venables works her way downfield against a Smyrna defender in last Thursday’s 4-1 victory. The win improved Seaford’s early-season record to 42. Photo by James Diehl Woodbridge’s H e a t h e r Solomon takes a shot on goal as Laurel goalie Taylor Oliphant and the Bulldog defense makes a stop in the 10 home win last week.

Photo by Mike McClure

Seaford Head Coach Darnell Savage discusses strategy with quarterback Spencer Coulbourn during last week’s game against Archmere. Photo by Lynn Schofer

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ON THE RUN- Sussex Tech’s Desmond Sivels follows his blockers during last Friday’s game in Laurel. Sivels had 100 yards rushing and 80 yards receiving for the Ravens. Photo by Mike McClure

Sussex Tech’s Maxine Fluharty, left, has the ball on the break as Delmar’s Lindsay Lloyd looks to stop her during last Wednesday’s game in Delmar. Photo by Mike McClure

Sussex Tech field hockey team nets late game goal to top Delmar, 1-0

By Mike McClure The Sussex Tech and Delmar varsity field hockey teams battled it out in a Henlopen Conference showdown last Wednesday in Delmar with the Ravens scoring a late game goal for the 1-0 victory.

“It was a big win. I have nothing but respect for Delmar’s program. It’s just a very, very big win for us,” said Sussex Tech head coach Nancy Tribbitt, whose team snapped a two game losing streak with the win.

The Ravens held a 10-4 advantage in

shots in the opening half, but neither team could score. Delmar goalie Shannon Wilson recorded five saves while Sussex Tech’s Caitlin Stone made four stops.

Sussex Tech came out firing in the second half with Wilson making a pair of saves following the first of two corners.

Maxine Fluharty and Sara Adams each fired shots wide of the goal before Becca McMillan netted a goal on a shot past the diving Wilson with 19:06 left in the game.

Delmar defender Casey Brinck made a nice stop on a Sussex Tech break.

Continued on page 46

RAVENS AND BULLDOGS- Sussex Tech’s Sebastian Borror has the ball as Laurel’s Fritz Ulysses defends him last week in Laurel. Borror dished out two assists in the 5- 1 win. Photo by Mike McClure

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Seaford Stars of the Week

Male Athlete of the WeekAbraham Cruz- Seaford High

Female Athlete of the WeekPaige Venables- Seaford High

Seaford’s Abraham Cruz netted his team’s only goal in last Tuesday’s loss to upstate powerhouse Caesar Rodney.

Cruz entered the week with three goals and an assist this season.

Seaford’s Paige Venables had a goal and an assist in last Tuesday’s win over Sussex Central. Venables also had a goal and an assist in the Blue Jays’ victory over Smyrna on Thursday.

Honorable mention- Courtney Torbert- Seaford; Anna Duryea- Seaford; Megan Jones- Seaford; Jen Hoffman- Seaford; Becca McMillan- Sussex Tech; Caitlin StoneSussex Tech; Kirk Neal- Seaford; Spencer Noel- Seaford; Lee Mayer- Seaford; Dashawn McIvor- Seaford; Vincent Glover- Seaford; Robbie Payne- Seaford; MyKeal Purnell- Seaford; Yvens St. Phard- Seaford; Jordan Maddox- Seaford; Scott Donovan- Seaford; Micah Idler- Woodbridge; Gilberto Villalobos- Woodbridge; Jorge Young- Woodbridge; Zach Lonergan- Woodbridge; Sebastian Borror- Sussex Tech; Ariel Espinoza- Sussex Tech; Aris Espinoza- Sussex Tech; Desmond SivelsSussex Tech; Seth Hastings- Sussex Tech

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Seaford boys’ cross country team earns a pair of wins The Seaford varsity boys’ cross country team earned a pair of wins in last Wednesday’s home meet. The girls fell in a pair of close contests.

Kirk Neal (18:53), Spencer Noel (18:53), and Lee Mayer (19:22) led the boys in a 15-55 win over St. Thomas More and a 23-36 victory over Smyrna.

The girls fell to St. Thomas More, 27-28, and Smyrna, 17-28, in a pair of narrow defeats. Jen Hoffman (25:20), Megan Jones (25:21), Kaitlin Norman (29:59), Macey Cordrey (30:01), and Brissa Chavez (35:35) led the way for the Lady Jays.

Woodbridge field hockey team falls to Laurel, 1-0, in game’s final minutes

By Mike McClure History looked to be repeating itself last Thursday in Laurel. The Laurel and Woodbridge field hockey teams were deadlocked in a scoreless game until Laurel’s Desirea Williams knocked in the winning goal with 1:45 left in the contest.

The Bulldogs held on for the 1-0 win for their first win of the season. The two teams finished in a tie following overtime in last year’s game.

Woodbridge’s Kelsey Johnson took a shot on goal which was stopped by Laurel goalie Taylor Oliphant late in the uneventful first half. The game was scoreless through the first half of play.

Oliphant made several kick saves and Woodbridge had four corners including three in a row early in the second half.

The tide seemed to turn following a Laurel time-out.

Laurel’s Diane Paul found Kirsti Knight whose shot went wide left. Woodbridge goalie Kelli Warner stopped another shot before turning away Tomorrow Briddell’s shot on goal.

Laurel had four more corners and shots on goal by Tomorrow Briddell and Knight which were either stopped by Warner or sailed wide of the goal. Oliphant also stopped a Woodbridge shot prior to a time-out with 2:46 remaining in the game.

Laurel’s Desirea Williams scored off a feed from Tomorrow Briddell following passes from Tykia Briddell and Kirsti Knight on a corner. The goal gave the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead with under two minutes left in the game. Woodbridge had one Continued on page 44

Seaford’s Vincent Glover runs the ball for a Blue Jay first down during last Friday’s game against Archmere. Glover had a 95-yard touchdown run in the game. Photo by Lynn Schofer

Seaford football continued In the second, Seaford fumbled the ball two times. One fumble at 5:43 led to a touchdown by Archmere. Archmere failed to convert the extra point and score was 14-6.

Seaford answered at 3:04 left in the first half when Coulbourn handed the ball to Mykeal Purnell who ran 60 yards for a touchdown. Seaford made the extra point and the first half ended with a score of 21-6.

Coach Savage said “ ‘the ‘little stuff’ is what started to hurt us like the penalties and fumbles. If we minimize turnovers, we will win some games.”

In the second half Archmere pushed the line and moved the ball. Archmere’s possession of over two minutes led to a two-yard touchdown by Brian Gitlin.

Seaford was unable to move the ball punted it back to Archmere. Again the Auks moved the ball down to the six yard line. With 6:31 left in the third quarter, Archmere scored. The two point conversion was pushed back on a penalty and the conversion failed, keeping the score at 21-20.

The problems for Seaford mounted and with 5:00 minutes left in the third quarter Spencer Coulbourn was sacked. On the next carry the ball was fumbled at the seven yard line and turned over to Archmere. Gitlin scored again for the Auks and Archmere took the lead 28-21.

Seaford did not give up and Raheem Cannon ran the ball five yards on fourth and two to keep the hope alive for a victory. An off sides penalty crunched any chance on third down and 11. A throw by Coulbourn to Payne was incomplete as a questionable pass interference was not called and Seaford turned the ball over on downs. The final score was 28-21.

Seaford ran for 311 yards as Purnell carried the ball 19 times for 148 yards and Glover had three carries for 108 yards. Payne added a 75-yard reception from Coulbourn while Glenn Blake (three carries for 19 yards), Yvens St. Phard (three carries for 24 yards), and Cannon (two carries for 18 yards) also contributed for the Blue Jays’ offense. Seaford had three fumbles and committed 13 penalties totaling 145 yards.

St. Phard led the defense with seven tackles and two sacks, Scott Donavan recorded seven tackles, and Jordan Maddox had 11 tackles and one assist. McIvor added three tackles and a sack and Payne had five tackles and an interception.

Seaford has a tough opponent next week when they play host to Milford.

“Milford is a very good football team,” Savage said. “If we slow them down and put together four quarters of our best football, we have a chance.”

Coach Savage said his team must bring their “A” game on Friday. The loss pushes Seaford to 0-3 for the season.

Seaford’s Jordan German defends on a pass to Archmere’s Brian Fahey during last Friday’s game in Seaford.

Photo by Lynn Schofer

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MORNING STAR • SEPT. 25 - OCT. 1, 2008 Woodbridge hockey continued last corner, but Laurel held on for the win.

Woodbridge outshot Laurel, 12-9,

while Laurel had a 12-9 advantage in corners. Warner and Oliphant each made seven saves.

Woodbridge Raiders’ defensive back Greg Seay holds Smyrna running back Shamarr Tolbert to only a short gain during last Friday’s game in Bridgeville. Photo

by Daniel Richardson

Woodbridge prepares for Indian River after 28-0 loss to Smyrna

By James Diehl The Woodbridge Blue Raiders didn’t give their hometown fans much to cheer about last Friday night, falling behind early to Smyrna en route to a 28-0 defeat at the hands of the Eagles. The loss dropped Woodbridge to 0-3 on the year as they prepare to begin divisional play tomorrow night at Indian River.

“As far as I’m concerned, this game is behind us now and we have to start fresh,” said Woodbridge Head Coach John Parker following the game. “I try to preach to the guys that this has to be something bigger than just them. We have to go back and it has to be about the team, about the brotherhood of Raider football.

“If we can do that, hopefully we’ll be OK.” The lone bright spot for the Raiders came from senior fullback Jorge Young, who led the Blue Raiders with 125 yards rushing on 20 carries. Young also added 12 tackles on defense, but it wasn’t enough for Woodbridge to come away with a victory.

“Penalties are really killing us right now and we’re just not coming together as a team,” Young said. “Everybody has to start playing harder and fight through the adversity. Maybe we can still turn this thing around.”

To their credit, the Raiders came out for the second half and played much more competitive football with Smyrna. But, a three-touchdown half-time deficit was far too much to overcome.

“It’s just all the little things that we’re not doing correctly, things that we work on every day at practice. But we haven’t been practicing at a high enough level,” Parker said. “And we obviously need to play better defense.”

Woodbridge’s first half highlights came in the game’s opening minutes, as Young busted through the line for 21 yards on the Blue Raiders’ first offensive play.

He one-upped himself on the very next snap, rumbling for 39 yards inside the Smyrna 20-yard-line. But a block in the back penalty backed the Raiders up to midfield and they were forced to punt three plays later. At least they tried to punt.

But a missed assignment forced the Woodbridge punter to pull the ball down to avoid a hit, setting Smyrna up at the Woodbridge 34-yard-line.

The Woodbridge defense held on that occasion, but Smyrna scored a touchdown on their next possession to go up 7-0 in the final seconds of the first quarter.

After a three-and-out by the Blue Raiders, Smyrna got the ball back with Continued on page 45 Raiders quarterback Austin Perry takes off for a short gain dragging Smyrna line backer Cody Carbine behind him.

Photo by Daniel Richardson

Above, Woodbridge goalie Kelli Warner makes a kick save during her team’s narrow loss to Laurel last Thursday.

Warner had seven saves in the 1-0 loss.

The Raiders’ Leslie DeRoche, left, looks to move the ball toward the goal during last week’s game in Laurel. Photos by Mike McClure

Woodbridge soccer team nets pair of goals in loss to Dover The Woodbridge boys’ soccer team fell to Dover, 7-2, last Thursday as the Raiders’ Micah Idler and Gil Villalobos each netted a second half goal. The Senators out shot the Raiders, 18-4, and held a 6-1 edge in corners. Villalobos made 10 saves in goal for Woodbridge.

Woodbridge football continued just over 11 minutes left in the second quarter and drove into Woodbridge territory before facing a crucial third down.

It looked like the home team had stemmed the tide when senior linebacker Zach Lonergan sacked the Smyrna quarterback on a crucial third-and-eight, only to see the Eagles complete a 24-yard-pass on fourth down.

Two plays later, Smyrna was in the end zone, increasing their lead to 14-0. A third touchdown two seconds before halftime put the Blue Raiders down 21-0 going into the break.

“That touchdown right before the half was a big one,” Parker said. “But I told them at half-time that as far as I was concerned, the first half was history and let’s play better in the second half.”

Parker’s words seemed to take hold as his young team played at a higher level in the second half, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. Smyrna’s only score

MORNING STAR in the second half came on an interception return for a touchdown early in the third quarter.

“We played much better in the second half on both sides of the ball,” Parker said. “We just put the ownership back on the players. We told them they had to go out there and win the battles and if they win enough battles, we’ll win the war. In the second half, I think we won more battles than Smyrna did.”

Woodbridge travels to Dagsboro tomorrow night to take on the Indian River Indians, always a contender in the tough southern division of the Henlopen Conference.

“Indian River has it rolling again; they may be the best team in the South,” Parker said. “They look awful good. We’re going to have to keep it very simple and go back to the basics. We just have to take it one day at a time and one play at a time.”

Smyrna improves to 3-0 with the shutout victory.

Seaford Hockey Boosters announce date for new field dedication All Seaford High School field hockey alumni, friends, parents, and sponsors are invited to attend a thank you event and dedication of the newly upgraded Wilmer-Tull Field on Saturday, Sept. 27. Seaford will take on Tatnall in a regular season game after the dedication and ribbon cutting.

A welcoming reception will be held at 10:30 a.m. with a dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. Team warmups will take placed at 11:30 a.m. with the game to start at noon.

For the last five years the hockey boosters have been working with the Seaford School District staff to perform a significant upgrade to the field hockey playing fields.

This summer those plans were completed as now the ladies are playing on a newly graded irrigated Bermuda grass playing surface.

The Hockey Boosters provided all the labor and funds to install a new state of the art underground sprinkler system on Wilmer-Tull game field and the adjacent JV field and then graded and re-seeded both fields. Over the past five years over $30,000 was raised through Play Day events and sponsorships from the “Friends of Seaford Hockey.” The Seaford School district provided invaluable support and help in making the project a reality.

If you need more information about the dedication you can contact any Varsity or JV hockey player, booster co-presidents Tracy Wootten (448-5111) and Paul Bradham (629-8532) or Jack Riddle (629-5138). You can e-mail the Seaford Hockey Boosters at sfdhockeyplayday@aol.com.

• SEPT. 25 - OCT. 1, 2008 Senior hockey continued Cain.

Cain turned away several attempts to tie the game in the opening minutes of the second half, leaving the door open for Seaford’s Paige Venables. Venables took a pass from Duryea and put the ball into an empty cage nearly 12 minutes into the second half to give the Lady Jay’s a twogoal advantage with 18:14 left in the game.

A temporary lapse by Seaford followed, however, with Smyrna cutting the lead in half less than a minute later as the Lady Eagles’ Kellie Massey finally got one past Cain.

“When we get up, we kind of sit back, which is not what we should be doing,” Duryea admitted. “We need to work on that.”

PAGE 45 The same scenario nearly repeated itself several minutes later as Seaford again gained a two-goal advantage when Torbert scored with 8:22 remaining in the game. As they did when they fell behind by two earlier in the half, Smyrna again came right down the field and put pressure on the Seaford cage.

But Cain was up to the challenge, making a magnificent pad save on a Smyrna forward to protect the Lady Jays’ advantage.

“The girls played awesome [in this game],” Verdery said. “We knew the field was going to be quick, but they played well and they cut to the ball. They just played real good.”

A late goal by Seaford’s Erin Wootten provided the final margin as Seaford improves to 3-1 in Henlopen Conference play with the early-season victory.

Seaford field hockey team blanks Sussex Central, 2-0 The Seaford varsity field hockey team defeated Sussex Central, 2-0, last Tuesday in Georgetown on a pair of first half goals. Megan Torbert scored on a feed from Venables with 16:26 left in the half before Torbert returned the favor with an assist to Venables at 10:17. The Blue Jays out shot the Knights, 22-1, and held a 9-1 advantage in corners. Molly Cain had one save in goal for Seaford.

Blue Jay Open Cross Country Meet set for Oct. 11 The Blue Jay Open Cross Country Meet will take place on Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Chapel Branch Nature Trail, located on Woodland Road in West Seaford across from the Seaford Golf and Country Club. The first race of the 1.5 mile event will take place at 9 a.m.

The cost of registration is $6 per entrant. There will be no pre-registration. Runners can register the day of the race from 7:30-8:45 a.m. for the 9 a.m. race. Entries for later races will be accepted throughout the event. Runners should register at least 15 minutes prior to the event. Races will go off on time.

Call race director Artie Uhlich at 302-629-4587 ext. 303 with any questions.

Above, Seaford’s Myron Price finds an opening and runs the ball against Woodbridge during a Pop Warner Pee Wee football game last Saturday. Below, Seaford’s Pop Warner Pee Wee football team breaks through the banner made by their cheerleaders during last weekend’s game at Woodbridge. Photos by Lynn Schofer

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MORNING STAR • SEPT. 25 - OCT. 1, 2008 Delmar-Tech hockey continued Fluharty shot another one wide of the goal after taking a pass from Kelsey Doherty.

Delmar got a scoring opportunity when a pileup at the goal resulted in a penalty shot. Lindsay Lloyd’s shot was smothered

by Stone to keep the score at 1-0 with 10:25 remaining in the contest.

Lloyd and teammate Carlee Budd each took shots on goal, but Stone kept the ball out of the goal. The Wildcats had three corners in the game’s final minutes, including a corner with no time remaining.

Fluharty cleared the ball to seal the Ravens’ 1-0 win.

Sussex Tech’s defense stepped up and kept Delmar from making easy passes.

The Raven defenders also did a nice job of clearing the ball and moving it up to the offense. “We’ve been working very, very hard on positioning,” Tribbitt said.

Sussex Tech outshot Delmar, 22-14, and held an 11-8 edge in corners. Wilson made 12 saves and Stone stopped 10 Wildcat shots. Each team moved to 2-2 overall with the Ravens snapping a two game losing streak following losses to Sussex Tech’s Christian Espinoza, left, and Laurel’s Marco Hernandez and Fritz Tower Hill (4-0) and Cape (2-1 in OT).

Ulysses eye the ball during last Thursday’s game at Sussex Tech. Photo by Mike McClure

Sussex Tech senior Becca McMillan netted the game’s only goal in her team’s 10 win over Delmar last week. Photo by Mike McClure

Sussex Tech soccer team nets four second half goals in win over Laurel The Laurel varsity boys’ soccer team gave the homestanding Sussex Tech team a battle in the first half of Thursday’s game, but the Ravens netted four second half goals for a 5-1 win over the Bulldogs.

After a pair of shots over the goal and Laurel goalkeeper Aaron Givens, Sussex Tech connected for a goal as Ariel Espinoza scored on a feed from Sebastian Borror with 15:04 left in the first half.

Laurel’s Lineker Valladares took the ball away from a Sussex Tech player and dribbled downfield before passing to teammate Roosevelt Joinville whose shot was wide right. Givens made saves on headers by the Ravens’ Ariel Espinoza and Zimri Gomez and shots by Ryan Moore and Sean Moore.

Sussex Tech, which held an 18-4 advantage in shots, held a 1-0 lead at the half. Givens recorded eight saves while Sussex Tech goalie James Smith had five saves.

Sussex Tech came out firing in the second half with Billy Seuss, Borror, Nathan Zanks, and Ariel Espinoza taking shots on goal. Christian Espinoza scored off a feed from Borror at 23:43 and Moore connected for the Ravens’ third goal with 11:09 remaining in the game.

Aris Reynoso scored on a penalty kick with 6:50 left before netting another goal off a pass from Sean Murray with 2:33 to go in the game. Joinville scored Laurel’s lone goal with under two minutes left to make the score 5-1.

Sussex Tech outshot Laurel, 21-6, and had a 7-1 advantage in corners. Givens made 16 saves and Smith had four saves.

L a u r e l ’ s Roosevelt Joinville, left, and Sussex Tech’s Evan Lee go for the ball during last Thursday’s game. Joinville had one goal in the 5-1 loss.

Photo by Mike McClure

Sussex Tech goalie Caitlin Stone is shown on the ground after stopping a shot by Delmar’s Carlee Budd last Wednesday in Delmar. Stone had 10 saves in the Ravens’ 1-0 win. Photo by Mike McClure

Delmarva Christian field hockey team loses a pair of games The Delmarva Christian varsity field hockey team fell to Sts. Peter and Paul and Gunston Day School in a pair of games last week. Sarah Betts scored a goal and Jessica Stratton added an assist in the Royals’ 5-1 loss to Sts. Peter and Paul last Friday.

Tricia Holland made two saves for Delmarva Christian. Holland had eight saves in a 30 loss to Gunston Day School last Tuesday.

Laurel Pop Warner Pee Wee team tops CR/Dover, 25-19 The Laurel Pop Warner Pee Wee football team held off the CR/Dover Raiders, 2519, last Saturday in Laurel. Laurel jumped out to a 13-6 first quarter lead as Tarez White had a one-yard touchdown run, Justin Revel completed a pass to Elijah Snead for an extra point, and Snead added a 54-yard touchdown run.

White scored on a 29-yard touchdown run to help the Bulldogs to a 19-6 lead at the half. After a scoreless third quarter, Dover scored 13 fourth quarter points but Laurel had a touchdown on Christian Ellsworth’s 20-yard run for the 25-19 win.

White had 22 carries for 124 yards, Snead ran for 80 yards, and Ellsworth added eight carries for 54 yards. Ellsworth had seven tackles, Ryan Koesters had five tackles and a fumble recovery, White recorded five tackles, Cole Gullett added three tackles and a fumble recovery, and Snead and Ethan Cahall made three tackles.

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Laurel/Seaford Star sports predictions: week 4 High school football- Woodbridge at Indian River- Indian River 28-7 Sussex Tech at Cape Henlopen- Sussex Tech 24-21- This will be a close one. The Ravens should be fired up after last week.

Laurel at Lake Forest- Laurel 28-14 Milford at Seaford- Milford 30-17 Archmere at Delmar- Delmar 35-14 High school soccer- Sussex Tech at Delmar- Delmar 4-2- Delmar has most of its tough conference games at home. Home field advantage should help here.

Mike McClure- 6-3 last week, 17-9 College football- Salisbury University at Delaware Valleyoverall Salisbury 28-21 NFL- Washington at Dallas- Dallas 35-17- Washington is flying high but that should change when they face the best team in the NFC East on the road.

Philadelphia at Chicago- Philadelphia 24-21 Baltimore at Pittsburgh- Pittsburgh 17-14 High school football- Woodbridge at Indian River- Indian River 28-7 Sussex Tech at Cape Henlopen- Sussex Tech 17-14 Laurel at Lake Forest- Laurel 21-14- Congratulations on last week’s win Laurel. I expect more of the same this week from the Bulldogs.

Milford at Seaford- Milford 28-7 Archmere at Delmar- Delmar 17-16 High school soccer- Sussex Tech at Delmar- Sussex Tech 2-1 College football- Salisbury University at Delaware ValleyDaniel RichardsonSalisbury 28-21 6-3 last week, 9-9 NFL- Washington at Dallas- Dallas 28-21 overall Philadelphia at Chicago- Philadelphia 31-17- With or without Westbrook, I smell a win this week.

Baltimore at Pittsburgh- Pittsburgh 28-9- I think Baltimore will get their first loss of the season this week which will also put them out of first place in the AFC North.

High school football- Woodbridge at Indian River- Indian River 28-6- IR is in the top 15 and is 3-0. Even though I think Woodbridge is better than its 0-3 record, IR will handle them easily.

Sussex Tech at Cape Henlopen- Sussex Tech 17-16 Laurel at Lake Forest- Laurel 32-9 Milford at Seaford- Milford 35-14- I would love to stay with Seaford but have to pick Milford which is one of the best teams in the conference on both offense and defense.

Archmere at Delmar- Delmar 17-16 High school soccer- Sussex Tech at Delmar- Delmar 5-2- Del- Lynn Schofer- 5-4 last week, 16-10 mar has a strong offense and the team has been getting better overall every year.

College football- Salisbury University at Delaware ValleySalisbury 21-14 NFL- Washington at Dallas- Dallas 28-10- No one seems to be able to stop Tony Romo and his offense.

Philadelphia at Chicago- Philadelphia 28-14 Baltimore at Pittsburgh- Baltimore 21-17- As an Eagle fan, I never pick the Steelers.

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Seaford/Laurel Star Tuesday night high school scoreboard Field hockey- Dover 4, Woodbridge 1- Grace Reardon netted the Raiders’ lone goal in the loss to the Senators.

Sussex Tech 6, Laurel 1- Maxine Fluharty netted three first half goals and Sara Adams added one goal in the first half for the Ravens. Abby Atkins and Logan Pavlik added second half goals for Sussex Tech while Tomorrow Bridell netted a goal for Laurel. Taylor Oliphant made 14 saves for the Bulldogs and Caitlin Stone made eight saves for the Ravens.

Caesar Rodney 3, Seaford 1- Courtney Torbert scored the Blue Jays’ goal in the loss.

Soccer- Sussex Tech 9, Lake Forest 0- Sebastian Borror led the Ravens with two goals and two assists; Christian Espinoza netted two goals; and Aris Reynoso, Evan Lee, and Ariel Espinoza added one goal and one assist apiece, Ryan Moore and Hansel Fuller each scored a goal each, and Dan Ash dished out an assist.

Dover 5, Seaford 0- Jose Cortez made two saves in goal for Seaford in the loss to the Henlopen North frontrunners.

Girls’ volleyball- Sussex Central 3, Delmar 1- The Wildcats fell by the following scores: 25-16, 25-17, 20-25, 25-22.

Delmar’s Denny Murray, left, controls the ball during Tuesday’s 4-1 home win over Smyrna. Murray netted a pair of goals for the Wildcats. Cory Phillips, shown pursuring the ball during Tuesday’s game, dished out an assist in the Wildcat win.

Photos by Mike McClure

Delmar soccer team keeps rolling with win over Smyrna

Seaford’s Tim Halter takes the ball away and gains control to send it downfield during Tuesday’s game in Seaford.

Dover topped the Blue Jays, 4-0.

Photo by Lynn Schofer

By Mike McClure The Delmar varsity boys’ soccer team earned a 4-1 win at home Tuesday night, scoring three goals in the first half. Senior Denny Murray netted the first two goals of the game (36:00 and 28:00) with Seth Figgs, Cody Webster, and Corey Philips picking up assists. Casey Bellamy tallied the final goal of the half off a feed from Frank VanGessell to make it 3-0. Delmar held a 7-2 advantage in shots in the opening half.

Senior Adam Mariner scored his first varsity goal, following up shots by Webster and Roel Dominguez, to up the Wildcats’ lead to 4-0. Smyrna netted a late game goal, but Delmar held on for the 4-1 win. Delmar held a 14-7 advantage in shots and Sean Scovell made six saves in goal for the Wildcats.

“We’re playing very well right now. I’m really happy with our intensity level.,” said Delmar head coach Greg Cathell, who added that his team went back to the basics after losing to Dover.

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Laurel Jr. Pee Wee team moves to 3-0 with win The Laurel Jr. Pee Wee team moved to 3-0 with a win over Cape Henlopen on Saturday. Tiamen Williams, Justin Hill, and Colin Berg scored touchdowns for Laurel The defense was led by Matt Tull (seven tackles), Christian Murphy (four tackles), and Foster Hayes (two tackles). The Laurel defense also had three interceptions.

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New Indian River Inlet Bridge design revealed Governor Ruth Ann Minner, Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) Secretary Carolann Wicks, state and local officials, residents and others were on hand at a September 17 event to unveil the design for a new bridge over the Indian River Inlet and present the selected design/build team (Skanska USA Civil Southeast) to the public.

Skanska has already begun some preconstruction activities in the area. Heavy construction begins in early 2009 with the bridge open to traffic by the summer of 2011. Skanska Southeast was awarded the $150 million-design build project and signed a contract in August. Of the three proposals received for the project, Skanska had the lowest price, highest technical score and proposed the quickest completion time.

The new design will have four towers with a single plane of cable stays on each side of the bridge, has a narrow profile over the Inlet and provides an efficient design. For comparison, Williams V. Roth Jr. Bridge over the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal has two towers and a single plane of cable stays down the center of the bridge.

The new bridge will be 2,600 feet long, including a 900 feet clear span over the Inlet, with 1,700 feet of bridge over land. All supports will be out of the water, eliminating the conditions that have occurred on the existing bridge. The new bridge will have a minimum 100-year design life.

Skanska Southeast has earned a substantial reputation as a builder of some of the most noteworthy construction projects in the Southeastern U.S., including the Cooper River Bridge in South Carolina and the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Foundations in Maryland.

"Skanska Southeast is extremely honored to be selected as the general contractor to build the new Indian River Inlet Bridge,” said Peter MacKenna, Skanska executive vice president. "Skanska Southeast has a proud history of building bridges and highway projects that improve safety and ease congestion."

The public will have input into determining some architectural and visual features of the new bridge, including lighting on pylon legs and pedestrian walkways, color of the cable stays, and design on the tops of the pylons. Once major construction begins, the project area will see significant activity in terms of workers and equipment.

Above is a rendering of the new Indian River Inlet Bridge, which will cost $150 million and be complete by the summer of 2011. Construction begins in early 2009.

The current bridge is the most monitored bridge in the state, and it is safe, state officials said. Yearly visual inspections are just one of many efforts being made to ensure the existing Indian River Inlet bridge remains stable while a new bridge is built. The last visual inspection was conducted in August.

After construction is complete, the old bridge will be demolished, starting from the top down. DelDOT is currently discussing options for disposal with the Army Corp of Engineers.

Other information The current 860-foot bridge was built in 1965, and was widened in 1976.

Until 1928, the Inlet functioned as a natural inlet, shifting up and down the coast over a two mile range. Between 1928 and 1937 the Inlet was kept open by dredging, and in 1938, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the jetties.

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Police Journal Man arrested after police find drugs

A Frankford man was arrested recently after marijuana was found growing on his land, police said.

Delaware State Police were conducting marijuana eradication operations on Wednesday, Sept. 17. During an aerial search, they discovered what appeared to be marijuana growing in a field beRogers hind the property in the 30000 block of Frankford School Road, south of Frankford. Troopers contacted Stephen L. Rogers, who owns the property, and received permission to search the property.

During the search, police seized 16 marijuana plants growing on the property and four marijuana plants inside Rogers’ residence, police said.

Combined, the marijuana plants weighed 17 pounds. A Ruger .357 handgun, three shotguns, two rifles and drug paraphernalia were also seized, police said.

Rogers, 56, was charged with trafficking marijuana, manufacturing marijuana, maintaining a dwelling, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released on a $42,000 unsecured bond.

Two charged in credit card scheme

A man and a woman have been charged with charging more than $25,000 on the credit card of a woman who died in 2001.

William D. Reader, 41, and Terra Piper, 38, both arrested on Sept. 19, allegedly used the card from April 2003 through July 2007.

Police said that Reader and Piper resided in Lincoln with relatives, an 83year-old woman and a 61-year-old woman.

After the 83-year-old woman died, Reader and Piper allegedly used her credit card.

Investigators obtained warrants for Reader and Piper, both of whom had last known addresses in the 8600 block of Appels Road in Lincoln and both of whom fled the area in 2007, police said.

Delaware State Police detectives, in conjunction with officials in Nebraska, were

able to locate them and take them into custody. Both have been extradited to Delaware and charged.

Reader was charged with one count of criminal impersonation (misdeReader meanor), one count of identity theft (felony), three counts of theft by false pretense (felony), one count of second degree conspiracy and 65 counts of unlawful use of credit card (felony).

Piper was charged with one count of criminal impersonation (misdemeanor), one count of identity theft (felony), three Piper counts of theft by false pretense (felony), one count of second-degree conspiracy and 65 counts of unlawful use of credit card (felony).

Both are incarcerated in Sussex Correctional Center in lieu of $46,000 cash bond.

Woman arrested after standoff

After a two-hour standoff with an armed women, state police convinced the woman to give up her weapon and surrender. Brenda Ann Donophan, 46, was charged with possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, two counts of possession of a firearm or ammunition by person prohibited, four counts of aggravated menacing and three counts of second degree reckless endangering.

The standoff started Saturday at 11 p.m. when police were called to a home on Sunnyside Road east of Bridgeville because someone had fired a gun.

When police arrived, Donophan left the residence and, as troopers approached, fired a weapon, causing the troopers to retreat and take cover, police said.

Troopers tried unsuccessfully to talk with Donophan. Donophan allegedly fired several times in the direction of the troopers, who were not injured.

Police were finally able to talk with Donophan via telephone and urged her to relinquish her weapon. She complied and

was taken into custody at 1:20 a.m., police said.

Donophan was in possession of a handgun and a BB pistol. She was transported to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening self-inflicted injuries. Later, she was transported to Delaware State Police Troop 5.

She was committed to Sussex Correctional Institute in lieu of a $46,000 secured bond.

Search of house reveals drugs

Three people were arrested Friday, Sept. 19 at 2 p.m., after police searched their residence in the 4500 block of Seashore Highway, west of Greenwood.

Police said that the search revealed MDMA, or ecstasy, tablets, drug paraphernalia and marijuana.

Kyle Bitler, 20, Steven Telthoester, 34, and Samantha Telthoester, 24, were taken into custody. A 3-year-old boy, who was also in the residence, has been placed with family members.

Bitler was charged with possession with intent to deliver ecstasy, maintaining a dwelling and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was committed to Sussex Correctional Center in lieu of a $4,000 secured bond. He also had two outstanding warrants from Sussex County Court of Common Pleas, which added $433 cash to his bond.

Steven Telthoester was charged with maintaining a dwelling, second degree conspiracy, possession of marijuana, endangering the welfare of a child and three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. He was also committed to Sussex County Correctional Center in lieu of a $4,000 secured bond.

Samantha Telthoester was charged with maintaining a dwelling, second degree conspiracy, possession of marijuana, endangering the welfare of a child and three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. She was released on a $4,000 unsecured bond.

Mother harmed child, police say

On Friday, Sept. 19, Delaware State Police detectives arrested the mother of a 2year-old boy, Ashley M. Bell, 20, of the 100 block of Horner Ave., Laurel, for endangering the life of her son.

Bell was arrested in conjunction with

Christopher W. Swank, 24, of the 28000 block of Discount Land Road, Laurel, for his involvement in endangering the welfare of the child. Swank was taken into custody at his residence on Bell Wednesday, Sept. 17, without incident.

Police said that back in March, a member of the community observed Bell’s 2-year old son being forced to hold onto the ball hitch of a pick-up truck while Swank accelerated the vehicle on private property.

While the vehicle was in motion, the child's mother was a Swank passenger in the vehicle, police said. The child would hold onto the ball hitch until speeds got too high, at which time the child would then fall to the gravel driveway at the rear of the truck, the witness told police.

The witness confronted Bell about the situation. In the following months, the witness observed the child with injuries and had reason to believe that the child was still being endangered, police said. At this time, the witness contacted the Division of Family Services, who contacted authorities.

Police said that their investigation showed that Bell and Swank were engaged in this type of behavior on more than one occasion.

Bell has been charged with six felony counts of first degree reckless endangering that creates a substantial risk of death to another. She has been incarcerated in lieu of $30,000 secured bond at Sussex Correctional Center.

Swank was initially charged with one felony count of first degree reckless endangering that creates a substantial risk of death to another and was committed to Sussex Correctional Center in lieu of $10,000 cash bond. Additional charges are pending.

The child, who sustained minor injuries, is safe and has been placed in the custody of his father.

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Volunteers with the Sharptown Fire Department enter an upstairs room of a house in Laurel that caught fire Thursday, Sept. 18. A woman was killed in the blaze. Photo by Cliff Shockley

Woman dies in Laurel house fire The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Delaware State Police, and the State Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating a fatal fire that occurred Thursday, Sept. 18, at 9:02 p.m. in the 31000 block of Mt. Pleasant Road, Laurel.

Belinda A. Carmean, 51, was killed in the fire. The state fire marshal’s office said that when firefighters arrived on the scene, Carmean was already outside of the house and was being given CPR by a family member.

Carmean was pronounced dead at the scene by Sussex County paramedics. Her

body was transported to the medical examiner’s office for positive identification and to verify the cause of death.

Laurel, Delmar and Sharptown fire departments responded to the scene. The fire marshal’s office said that the two-story wood frame dwelling received minor fire and smoke damage. No working smoke detectors were located in the dwelling.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the state fire marshal’s office.

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TRUCK OVERTURNS - Delmar volunteer firefighters help a truck driver who was trapped in his cab when the truck he was driving overturned. Crews worked for about 30 minutes to free the driver, who was transported to Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Md., and treated for moderate back and leg injuries. Police said that the truck, which was carrying a load of pine mulch, overturned into a ditch on Friday at about 8:17 p.m. on Delmar Road, just west of Horsey Church Road. Delaware State Police are investigating the accident. Photo by Cliff Shockley

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PATRIOTS DAY - Boy Scouts from Troop 381 in Seaford attended the Patriots Day Ceremony at the CHEER Center in Georgetown. This was the second year for the ceremony at the CHEER center and the scouts assisted with the Pledge of Allegiance. The scouts also made a wreath to honor those men who had been scouts when they were young but had lost their lives on 9/11. Pictured are Matthew Zoller, Kieran Clucas, and Andrew Solomon. Also pictured is Kimberly Zoller from Girl Scout Troop 51 from Seaford. She also assisted with the Pledge of Allegiance.

CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD - For the month of September the winner for the Customer Service Award presented by the Greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce, was Dennis Lord from Lowes of Seaford. From left are Tom Lough, Assistant Manager, Mary Beth Day, Human Resources, Bunky Griffith, Chamber, Dennis Lord award winner, Merl Cordray III, Store Manager and Allan R. Brown Operations Manager.

KATARI PERFORMS - From left, Marcos Hernandez, Juan Perez, Eduardo Diaz, and Dionisio Perez of the musical group Katari performed at Delaware Technical & Community College, Owens Campus on Sept. 15 as part of the college’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.

FOUNDER AWARDED - Linda Rogers of RSVP and the Interagency group presents Philip Brown, founder of Bear Hugs for Babies, with the Governor’s Tribute Award at a surprise luncheon. Philip was recognized by Governor Ruth Ann Minner and Lieutenant Governor John Carney Jr. for his dedication to helping newborn babies in need in Sussex County. With the efforts of Philip and the Bear Hugs for Babies charity, 1,110 newborns in need have been assisted in Sussex County. For more information visit, www.bearhugsforbabies.org.

AWARD CEREMONY - Seaford residents Robert Kellam (left) and MaryJo Verdery pose for a picture during the awards ceremony at the Special Olympics Challenge day held at the Dover O.C.I./Chimes building on Sept. 5. Kellam participated in the event and Verdery is an Employment Consultant for O.C.I. Dover.

BRIDGEVILLE LIBRARY DONATION - Friends of the Bridgeville Library President Tom Connar presents a $2,000 check to Karen Johnson Director of the Bridgeville Library toward the construction of the new library. Since the Friends of the Bridgeville Library was established in June of 2007, they have raised more $61,000.

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Collector is fascinated with delicate, antique phonographs

By Frank B. Calio Some adults collect baseball cards, sports memorabilia and antique furniture while others seek out old postcards, jewelry, antique farm equipment and other collectibles from the past.

Many people purchase these items because they bring back memories from their youth — memories of favorite baseball players, the tractor that was used on the farm, their first car and that old Hoosier cabinet where Mom used to roll her dumplings.

Jim Galoppa of Laurel collects antique Thomas A. Edison phonographs. He never had a desire to own a phonograph until the 1970s, when he met a friend who had a collection of antique phonographs. Galoppa became fascinated with the delicate, unique phonographs of the famous inventor, Edison.

He purchased one from his friend and instantly became hooked, so much so that in a short time he was going to phonograph shows all over the country. Soon he found himself with 20 of Edison's phonographs, all in working order and near mint condition.

In the early 1980s he lost interest in his collection. He sold them all and decided to pursue other interests.

But in 1990, he and his wife, Maryann, moved to Charleston, S.C., and the beauty and history of the southern community rekindled his love not only for phonographs, but for all antiques.

Retired from fire protection work, Galoppa found himself with plenty of free time so he and his wife opened a small antiques business and three antique malls around Charleston.

He began buying and selling phonographs and other antiques. Together, he and Maryann attended phonograph shows, yard sales and auctions, buying as well as selling.

Because of health reasons related to the southern climate, they sold most of their inventory and moved to Ocean View, where they lived until the growth boom hit Eastern Sussex. At that time, they moved to Laurel for a quieter life. They have resided in Laurel for the past five years.

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His prize possession is an Edison Concert Duplex Phonograph, made in 1906, which he purchased from the people who were the original owners. He currently owns 10 Edison machines, as well as one Victor upright and the Nifty Nirona, a German child’s phonograph that plays a two-sided record about the size of a 45 rpm.

But his favorite has to be the first coin operated jukebox phonograph made in 1901, the Edison Excelsior Phonograph.

For a nickel, the music lover can play the favorites of yesterday.

Now Galoppa is seeking more of the coin operated phonographs. He has another, a coin-operated phonograph made by a craftsman using an Edison phonograph.

In many antiques stores you can find collections of 33 and 1/3, 78 and 45 rpm records. But how many of the blue amberol music rolls that were used on antique Edison phonographs have you seen?

Galoppa has a huge collection — around 1,500 — of the original black fragile waxed rolls and the blue amberol plastic rolls that play music for two and four minutes. “I have them all over the house," he says. The drawers of the original cabinets which support the phonographs are filled with the music rolls.

To entertain a recent visitor, Galoppa played several John Philip Sousa marches, the William Tell Overture, a reading of “The Night before Christmas” and another reading of George Washington’s farewell speech.

With the exception of very little static, everything sounded as if it was coming straight from a concert.

In these days when everyone is trying to conserve energy, Galoppa hand turns his spring wound phonographs and sits back to listen.

In addition to his phonograph collection, Galoppa has a small collection of whistlers that stand 18 inches tall and have a cuckoo mechanism inside that causes them to appear to be whistling while their heads turn back and forth.

They were made in the Black Forest in the 1950s.

Even back in the day, Galoppa said, companies had fights over recording rights. He said that Edison wouldn’t let entertainers under contract with him work for RCA Victor, and vice versa.

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This program invites people of all cultures to talk about Latinos and non-Latino’s living and working together in Delaware. Come speak with a diverse panel of Delaware Professionals and Community Leaders. Featured will be renowned Flamenco dancer Liliana Ruiz. The program will be presented in English and Spanish. For more details call Amber Motta at 629-2524.

• “Light Camera Action!” The Seaford District Library is having “Movie Night” on Wednesday, Oct. 8, starting at 5:30 p.m. The staff provides the movie and refreshments. All visitors need to do is take a seat and enjoy the show. For more details call Amber Motta at 629-2524.

• There will be a Seaford Library Board meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 14, starting at 5:30 p.m.

• The Science and Religion book discussion will meet on Monday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. The book being discussed is, “The varieties of scientific experience: a personal view of the search for God,” by Carl Sagan.

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Opinion Editorial Smithsonian exhibit worth taking the time to examine In his remarks at the grand opening for the “Between Fences” exhibit at the Seaford Museum, state Rep. Daniel Short complimented the small museum and its director, Sharlana Edgell.

And he admired the handsome banner that hangs on the front of the museum to advertise the exhibit.

“Having the name ‘Smithsonian’ attached to the Seaford Museum is quite a milestone,” he said.

“Between Fences,” which will be on display at the museum through November 14, is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street program and the Delaware Humanities Forum.

The fact that the Smithsonian, one of the top collections of museums in the world, is willing to allow one of its exhibits to be installed in the Seaford Museum is quite a compliment to the museum, its staff and its volunteers.

We congratulate the museum on the display, and on having the type of facility that can comfortably accommodate it.

And we encourage everyone to make the trip to downtown Seaford to see “Between Fences.”

In addition to the Smithsonian exhibit, which contains a tremendous amount of information about fences and the ways they affect and are a reflection of our lives, the Seaford Museum has on display a wonderful collection of photographs of fences, from an iron fence just around the corner from the museum to a massive wall around a Russian monastery.

While there, visitors should take time to explore the rest of the museum, which looks at the history of the area from before it was settled by Europeans through the arrival of the DuPont Co. nylon plant.

We truly are fortunate to have in our part of the county such a high-quality museum.

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NEW LOOK - Take a look at the promotion on page 44 of this edition of the Stars. The Morning Star Business Report has been upgraded to a full color glossy magazine.

The new Business Report is already at the printers and will come out next week. If you are a business owner or manager and a member of any of the chambers of commerce in Kent and Sussex counties, you will receive a copy in the mail.

Copies will also be available over the counter at business locations in the two counties.

“We plan to give attention to the Delaware companies that inspire us all to go out and chase our own dreams,” notes editor Daniel Richardson in announcing the change.

Three inspiring examples in this first magazine are ILC of Dover, AB&C and Burton Bros. Hardware.

Letters to the Editor Keep writing, Tommy

Tommy Young’s column in this week’s edition of (the Laurel Star) saddened me. He appears to be having a rough time medically. He ends by saying that he may have to stop writing the column because he is not “pleased” with what he is doing now. As I read the column, I take that to mean that he cannot attend the games so he does not feel that he should be commenting on them.

Tommy Young’s history with Delmar sports goes back at least to the ‘50s. He wrote a column for years for the Delmar newspaper, “The Bi-State Weekly.” In his column, he chronicled the good and bad years of Delmar sports. The young men and women playing sports awaited his columns anxiously and were pleased to be mentioned in those columns.

In particular, Tommy covered the Delmar football scene from the 1940s through the present. He cov-

ered the era in the ‘50s when Delmar fans cheered because Earl Harrington scored a touchdown — the only touchdown Delmar scored that entire season.

Tommy then covered the more successful period when Dickie Pederson and CJ Moore and others played for Delmar. Later, he covered the late ‘50s culminating in the Don James, Chris Whaley season of 1959, which I believe was Delmar’s first undefeated football year.

Since that time, Delmar has become stronger and stronger. There have been several undefeated teams, many of them under the current coach — Coach Hearn. Tommy has chronicled all of this.

Some day someone will collect all of Tommy’s columns and write a sports history of Delmar. I may well be that someone.

With Tommy’s knowledge and history of Delmar sports, a column written by him and based on what

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Don’t expect fair treatment of candidate Palin I have avoided writing about Sarah Palin because everyone else on God’s green Earth is writing about Sarah Palin. I can’t stand it any longer, I have to throw my two cents into the ring.

When I first heard that John McCain had chosen Sarah Palin, I was shocked and disappointed. I assumed he picked her just because she is a woman.

I was secretly hoping for Mitt Romney.

I wasn’t very excited about McCain reaching out to Clinton supporters with a “token female.” The first thing I did was pout.

The second thing I did was rush to the computer to google Sarah Palin.

What I found left me feeling warm and fuzzy about John McCain’s ability to make tough decisions (a feeling I never thought possible given my opinion of Senator McCain’s legislative record).

I found that Sarah Palin is the governor of Alaska. She likes to hunt, fish and she isn’t satisfied with the status quo.

Governor Palin is pro-life. She defends the second amendment and she has maintained a very successful career while raising five children. To a conservative girl from Laurel, those are things to be proud of.

I appreciate Governor Palin’s ability to take a stand on an issue and not feel as though she has to apologize for it.

What a refreshing change to the modern conservative movement! She has a “get on board or get out of the way” attitude that the Republicans in Washington need to take notice of. She is from the Ronaldus Magnus school of political thought, which thrills me to the core.

One of the things I appreciate most about the Governor is that she isn’t afraid to have a sense of humor. She is the real deal.

The quality I admire most, though, is that Governor Palin truly understands what public service was meant to be. She understands that a person should serve only to benefit his or her fellow citizens.

Public service was never meant to be a lifelong career. Every public service position Governor Palin has held has been one she sought in order to reform the office and shrink it in size.

I am elated to know that at least one public servant finally understands the meaning of public service. Sarah understands that she is employed by the people, for the people to do the will of the people.

I understand that some would not agree with Mrs. Palin’s view of the issues. That’s to be expected.

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Final Word As Americans, it is our duty to question our leaders, examine their records and vote according to our convictions. I have no problem with those who disagree with her.

What I don’t understand is the need to hack into her personal correspondence (a federal offense that will go unpunished no doubt), question her performance as a wife and mother and belittle her experience as a public servant.

As voters it is our obligation to demand answers from those who wish to lead us. I have no issue with insisting that Mrs. Palin prove herself capable of leading this nation, but isn’t there a line we shouldn’t cross?

To a certain extent, everyone who runs for high office is exposed to this kind of probing into his/her private life, but when does an intensive job interview turn into a witch hunt? Sarah Palin is someone’s daughter, someone’s wife, a mother to five and a governor. She deserves to be treated with a little dignity and respect, but I’m not going to hold my breath waiting for that to happen.

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Politics has been a dirty game since the dawn of time. It’s true that there’s nothing new under the sun. All I’m suggesting is that we start seeing the people that run for office as people. They live and breathe just like you and me. They have families that love them.

To agree or disagree with a candidate is expected, but to treat them as if they are sub human is unacceptable.

Governor Palin deserves the same respect that her running mate and opponents are receiving from the media and she isn’t getting it.

Unfortunately, I don’t think she ever will.

Laura Rogers Star Staff

More ‘Role Model’ wisdom

From the Internet:Why Athletes Should Not Be Role Models: • New Orleans Saints RB George Rogers when asked about the upcoming season: “I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first.”

• Senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh: “I’m going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes.”

A little naughty, but cute

A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales.

The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human

because even though it was a very large mammal, its throat was very small.

The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.

Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human. It was physically impossible. The little girl said, “When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah,” the little girl said.

The teacher asked, “What if Jonah went to hell?”

The little girl replied, “Then you ask him.”

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Message from God

This is God. Today I will be handling All of your problems for you. I do not need your help. So, have a nice day.

I love you.

P.S. And remember...

If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve it yourself. Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box.

I will get to it in my time. All situations will be resolved, but in my time, not yours. Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it.

Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life now.

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