July 6, 2006

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DRUG BUST - Police from throughout thestate cooperate in arrests that net more than 300 inthe Laurel area. Page 4.

NEW FIREFIGHTINGEQUIPMENT -Area town investsin new fire fightingtrucks. Page 8

ALL-STARS -The District IIIMinor League soft-ball and baseballtournaments were infull swing lastweek. Laurel teamphotos page 41,results page 44.

PATRIOT GAMES - The Post 6 Sussex WestPatriots win three games to improve to 8-5 inAmerican Legion baseball play. Pages 43, 45

RIVERFEST- See inside forcomplete infor-mation about the12th annualRiverfest, set forJuly 14 and 15.

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By Lynn R. Parks

Even some fireworks provided byMother Nature couldn’t deter Laurel’s12th annual July 4th celebration onTuesday. Thousands came to the townto watch the parade, visit vendors,enjoy the entertainment and watch thefireworks.

Back at his home, two of the sever-al mobile homes that Bill Towers rentout were still under water, victims oflast weekend’s floods. Occupants ofone mobile home were staying out ofstate with family members, occupantsof the other were in a motel.

But on Tuesday, Towers and hiswife Mary Jane took time off from thebailout to attend the July 4th festivitiesin Laurel.

“I’d be lost on the Fourth withoutthis festival,” said Seaford nativeTowers, who was sitting in Laurel’sdowntown park, listening to country

and gospel music singer Jerry Jones.“We come here every year, to see theparade. We see a lot of people, and welike seeing the celebrities in theparade.”

Towers was among thousands ofpeople who crowded into downtownLaurel Tuesday to watch the annualRed, White and Blue parade, part ofthe town’s celebration of IndependenceDay. Festival goers also enjoyed a car-nival, car and motorcycle shows, a tal-ent show and entertainment.

Charlene Lewis, Laurel, and KischaMatthews, Delmar, brought their chil-dren to the parade and afterward tookthem down the street to the carnival.Walking back toward the downtownarea, Jeremiah Wright, 4, and JamalMatthews, 5, were sporting red, whiteand blue paintings on their chests andtummies.

“We’ve been painted by a clown!”announced Jeremiah, whose chestsported glittering stars and the letters“USA.” Jamal’s painting was of a U.S.flag.

Their cousin, Charelle Lewis, 8,said that she had enjoyed the parade,especially the horses. “I also liked itwhen people threw out candy,” sheadded.

Laurel celebrates ahot Fourth of July

Emily Pryor of Seaford is dressed forJuly 4th as she attends festivities inLaurel. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

Even with the temperature in the 90s, thousands turned out for the annual Laurel July 4th celebration. Above, thecrowd heads toward the food vendors and carnival area following the parade. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

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In the final hours, theDelaware General Assemblypassed the state’s largest-ever op-erating budget of $3.102 billionfor fiscal 2007 - an increase of$224.6 million (7.8 percent) fromfiscal year 2006. Among the keyareas driving the state’s budgetthis year included state employeesalaries and medial coverage,Medicaid, public education, ener-gy and state pensions. Public ed-ucation and public health amountto 61 percent of the spending inthe budget. Nearly 34 cents ofevery dollar in the budget goes toeducation and health and socialservices accounts for 27 cents ofeach dollar spent.

State lawmakers will get a 5.6percent increase for a base paysalary of $40,500. The FY 2007bond bill represents a decrease of

28 percent from the previousyear, mostly in the spending ontransportation projects - downfrom $393 million to $176 mil-lion in fiscal 2007.

ALL DAY - In the final hoursof the Delaware General Assem-bly, one of the biggest items onGov. Ruth Ann Minner’s wish listwas passed - but not exactly theway she wanted it. The bill man-dating all-day kindergarten in allpublic schools passed but not be-fore it was amended to allow lo-cal school district boards thepower to choose whether or notto implement it. Sixty percent ofkindergartners across the nationattend all-day class. The cost ofimplementing full-day kinder-garten will cost about $52.7 mil-

lion in one-time capital costs andabout $31.9 million in annual op-erating costs statewide. The statewould pick up two-thirds of thecost with the local districts pay-ing the remainder - that is unlessdistricts have already implement-ed full-day kindergarten.

FERRY FOR FALLON - Re-tiring State Rep. Tina Fallon wassurprised to learn on the last

night of the General Assemblythat the new Woodland Ferry willbe named in her honor. “The TinaFallon” will ply the waters of theNanticoke River at Woodland.She served 14 terms (28 years) inthe Delaware House of Represen-tatives.

JESSICA’S LAW INDELAWARE - A bill mandatinga sentence of 25 years to life for

anyone convicted of felony sexu-al assault against a child willsoon become law in Delaware.The governor is expected to signDelaware’s version of “Jessica’sLaw,” which is HB 404 modeledafter legislation enacted in Flori-da following the abduction, rapeand murder of 9-year-old JessicaLunsford by a convicted sex of-fender. Five other states havesimilar legislation.

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LOTS OF ROAD WORK - Below, work progresses on Woodland Roadon Friday to repair and resurface a bridge and crossing near Barne’s Woods.DelDOT crews are busy working on roads in the Seaford-Blades area fol-lowing damage from flooding in the area on June 25. Above, a constant con-voy of DelDOT trucks are taking loads of stone and dirt to repair roads in thearea. Photos by Ronald MacArthur

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The Delaware State Police Drug TaskForce and the Laurel Police Department,with the assistance of 20 other police andstate agencies, have completed a six-month drug investigation resulting in morethan 300 arrests in the Laurel area. Thedrug sweep started in May and ended thelast week in June.

“More than 100 direct and controlledbuys were conducted, and countless hoursof undercover investigation were complet-ed to bring this operation to a successfulconclusion,” said Jeffry Oldham, public in-formation officer with the Delaware StatePolice.

According to Oldham, the first phase ofthis operation began on May 17, when twosuspects from Maryland were arrested asthey delivered approximately 59 grams ofcocaine and 38 ecstasy pills to an under-cover officer on Rt. 16 west of Green-wood.

Oldham said that during a search offi-cers also located 6.8 grams of crack co-caine, 108 grams of cocaine, 370 grams ofmarijuana, two loaded handguns, scales,and $433 in cash in their vehicle. Duringthis initial phase of the investigation, theSussex Drug Task Force provided intelli-gence information to the Caroline County(Md.) Narcotics Task Force.

Oldham said that also on May 17, theCaroline County Task Force executed asearch warrant at the suspects’ home inDenton, Md., and seized 9 ounces of co-caine, 250 ecstasy pills, two handguns, anda shotgun. On May 18, the Caroline Coun-ty Task Force executed another searchwarrant in Federalsburg, Md., and seized$7,000 cash, 1 gram cocaine and a hand-gun, he said. Cory J. Aviles, 19, of Feder-alsburg, and Lisa N. Downs, 21, of Den-ton, were arrested on 31 narcotics andweapons charges.

The second phase of this operation tookplace on June 2. Members of the state po-lice Drug Task Force, Special OperationsResponse Team and Laurel Police Depart-ment executed three search warrants. Thefirst search warrant was executed at 1803Carvel Gardens. As a result of the search,officers located crack cocaine, a fullyloaded semi-automatic handgun, and $416in cash, Oldham said. Pierre Bagwell, 22,of Laurel, was charged with possession ofcocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia,maintaining a dwelling and possession of adeadly weapon during the commission of afelony.

The second search warrant was execut-

ed at 1802 Carvel Gardens. As a result ofthe search, officers located 2 ounces of co-caine and drug paraphernalia, Oldhamsaid. Carlos Rubino, 26, and Sheena D.Smart, 21, were arrested for trafficking incocaine, possession with intent to delivercocaine, maintaining a dwelling, conspira-cy and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The third search warrant was executedat 607 Holly Brook Apartments, and policelocated two individuals wanted on out-standing warrants.

The third phase of this operation tookplace on June 27 with the assistance ofthe following agencies: the state policeSpecial Operations Response Team(SORT), Wilmington Police SORT,Seaford Police SORT, DEA Dover TaskForce, Milford Police, Rehoboth Police,Dewey Beach Police, Harrington Police,Milton Police, Georgetown Police, SeafordPolice, Bridgeville Police, Ocean View Po-lice, Lewes Police, Dover Police, Fen-wick Island Police, the Governor’s TaskForce, Probation and Parole, the Depart-ment of Correction, DelDOT and the statepolice communications section.

Oldham said that at approximately 6a.m., officers began executing 12 searchwarrants in the town limits of Laurel andthe surrounding area. During this phase ofthe operation, 22 people were arrested on111 criminal charges (64 felony and 47misdemeanor) and officers seized 51grams of cocaine, 128.8 grams of marijua-na, 4.6 grams of crack cocaine, $5,149 incash., 11 ecstasy pills and a shotgun, Old-ham said.

The last phase of this operation tookplace on the evening of June 28 and in-volved the apprehension of suspects want-ed on Drug Task Force Rule 9 narcoticswarrants and local warrants. Probation andParole also conducted three administrativesearches and 70 curfew checks. Duringthis phase of the operation, 59 people werearrested on 125 criminal charges (92felony and 33 misdemeanor).

According to Oldham, during this oper-ation, officers apprehended 88 people,made 282 criminal arrests, executed 17search warrants, and conducted three ad-ministrative searches and 70 curfewchecks. They seized 498.6 grams of mari-juana, 330 grams of cocaine, 11.8 gramsof crack cocaine, six handguns, two shot-guns, 299 ecstasy pills, three oxycodonepills and $12,998 in cash.

Residences that were searched June 27were:

• 209 Little Creek Apartments Laurel.Seized during the search was a 20 gaugeshotgun, ammunition, 1.2 grams of co-caine, 47.8 grams of marijuana, $470 incash and digital scales, Oldham said. Ty A.West, 22, and Ebony S. Patton, 21, werearrested for possession of a deadly weaponduring the commission of a felony, posses-sion with intent to deliver marijuana, pos-session with intent to deliver cocaine,maintaining a dwelling, possession of mar-ijuana within 1000 feet of a school, endan-gering welfare of a child, and three countsof possession of paraphernalia. West wasalso charged with possession of firearm byperson prohibited.

• 1212 Little Creek Apartments Laurel.Seized during the search were 12.08 gramsof cocaine, scales and drug paraphernalia,Oldham said. Kendall M Johnson, 25, andJerry Q. Mann, 32, both of Laurel werearrested for trafficking cocaine, maintain-ing a dwelling, two counts of endangeringthe welfare of child, criminal nuisance,three counts of possession of drug para-phernalia.

• 506 Center St. Laurel. Seized duringthe search were 2.4 grams of marijuanaand scales, Oldham said. Rashema Stan-cell, 23, and Lakita Bolden, both of Lau-rel, were arrested for maintaining adwelling and three counts of possession ofdrug paraphernalia.

• 24275 Concords Pond Rd., Laurel.Seized during the search were 37 grams ofpowder cocaine, .9 grams of marijuana, 11MDMA (ecstasy) pills, scales, and $3,350.cash, Oldham said.

• A consent search was also obtainedfor a residence located at 27826 Oak Or-chard West, Millsboro. Seized at that loca-tion were 3.4 grams of cocaine and 32.5grams of marijuana, Oldham said. StevenD. Nichols, 30, of Laurel, was arrested fortrafficking cocaine, two counts of posses-sion with intent to deliver cocaine, twocounts of possession with intent to delivermarijuana, two counts of maintaining a ve-hicle, maintaining a dwelling, five countspossession of drug paraphernalia and pos-session of marijuana.

• 45 Moss Lane Scottsdale, Laurel.Seized during the search was marijuanaand drug paraphernalia, Oldham said.Jacqueline M Stewart, 18, of Laurel wasarrested for possession of hypodermic nee-dle, endangering the welfare of a child andpossession of drug paraphernalia. DawnDenson, 43, of Laurel was arrested formaintaining a dwelling, possession of ahypodermic needle, endangering welfareof a child, two counts of possession ofdrug paraphernalia and possession of mari-juana. Jermika Miles, 29, of Laurel wasalso arrested on the above charges and ad-ditional charges of delivery of cocaine,maintaining a dwelling, and possession ofdrug paraphernalia.

• 1103 Daniels St. Carvel Gardens,Laurel. Seized during the search were 1.2grams of cocaine, 1.3 grams of marijuana,and $429 in cash, Oldham said. TeresaDeshields, 42, of Laurel was arrested formaintaining a dwelling, possession of mar-

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ijuana within 1,000 feet of aschool, possession of cocaine,possession of cocaine within1,000 feet of a school and threecounts of possession of drugparaphernalia .

• 305 E. 4th St. Laurel.Seized during the searchwere 42 .6 grams of mari-juana which were individu-ally packaged, Oldham said.Lawrence L. Street, 28, ofLaurel was arrested for pos-session with intent to deliv-er marijuana, maintaining adwelling, possession ofmarijuana and possession ofparaphernalia.

• 1302 Daniels St. CarvelGardens, Laurel. Seizedduring the search were .7grams of marijuana, Old-ham said. Sheree Daniels,24, of Laurel was arrestedfor maintaining a dwelling,possession of drug para-phernalia and possession ofmarijuana.

The following suspectswere arrested on outstand-ing Rule 9 warrants.

• Maria G. James, 40, ofLaurel, was arrested for de-livery of cocaine, twocounts of maintaining adwelling , maintaining abuilding, possession withintent to deliver cocaine,possession with intent to de-liver MDMA, tamperingwith physical evidence, pos-session of cocaine, posses-sion of marijuana and sec-ond-degree conspiracy. Dur-ing the course of James’ ar-rest she was found to bepossession of the following:$900 in cash, drug para-phernalia, scales, 2.8 gramsof marijuana, 3 Oxycodonepills and Acetaminothenpills.

• Tamara B. Evans, 18,of E. Atlantic Apts., Re-hoboth, was arrested for de-livery of cocaine, maintain-ing a vehicle and possessionof drug paraphernalia.

• Darnell C. Stokes, 23,of Laurel, was arrested forthree counts delivery of co-caine, two counts of main-taining a vehicle, maintain-ing a dwelling, sex offenderresides within 500 feet of aschool and possession ofdrug paraphernalia.

• Shamar L. Ross, 18, ofLaurel, was arrested for twocounts of delivery of co-caine, maintaining adwelling, possession of drugparaphernalia.

• Richard, E. Smith, 81,of Laurel, was arrested formaintaining a dwelling andsecond-degree conspiracy.

• Jermaze L. White, 26,of Laurel, was arrested fortwo counts of delivery of

cocaine, second-degree conspira-cy, two counts of maintaining adwelling and two counts of pos-session of drug paraphernalia.

• Michael A. Thompson, 20,of Laurel, was arrested for twocounts of delivery of cocaine,

possession with intent to delivercocaine, two counts of maintain-ing a dwelling, two counts ofpossession of drug paraphernalia.

In Phase 4 on June 28, the fol-lowing were arrested on out-standing warrants:

Richie E. Cannon, 37, Seafordwas arrested for delivery of co-caine, second-degree conspiracyand maintaining a dwelling.

Keishauna Banks, of 19, Lau-rel was arrested for two counts ofdelivery of marijuana, second-de-

gree conspiracy and possessionof drug paraphernalia

Katie Dilworth, 17, Laurel,was arrested for delivery of co-caine, second-degree conspiracyand possession of drug parapher-nalia.

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Shown is the Delmar Volunteer Fire Department’s 2006 Ford F250 utility vehicle andits decontamination unit trailer which is used in response to incidents involving haz-ardous materials. Photos by Mike McClure

Above is the Delmar Volunteer Fire Department’s new pumper, a 2006 Spartan/4guys pumper. The pumper holds 1,000 gallons of water and 50 gallons of foam.Below is the Delmar Fire Company’s new command vehicle, a 2006 Ford Excursionwhich features a number of upgraded features. The volunteer fire department nowhas two tankers which carry 7,000 gallons of water between them. It also has its ownparamedics and runs EMS service 24 hours a day.

Delmar Fire Departmentinvests in new equipmentBy Mike McClure

The Delmar Volunteer Fire Departmentrecently purchased a new pumper, com-mand vehicle and utility vehicle to help itrespond to fires and other emergencies inits area and to help assist other fire com-panies and agencies during emergency sit-uations.

“We’re very fortunate we’ve got thebest equipment money can buy. We’ve gotgood men” as well as a strong member-ship, said Jacob Boothe of the Delmar FireCompany.

The volunteer fire department now hastwo tankers which carry 7,000 gallons ofwater between them. It also has its ownparamedics and runs EMS service 24hours a day. In the future the departmentwould like to have a substation. The cur-rent fire station will eventually be expand-ed to include more parking.

The fire company’s primary sources offunds are its annual softball tournament(which is held during the first week ofAugust), casino nights (held twice a year)and grants from both states.

One of the new pieces of equipment atDelmar Fire Company is a 2006 Spartan/4Guys pumper which holds 1,000 gallonsof water and 50 gallons of foam. The costof the fully-equipped pumper was$525,000.

According to Jack Morris Jr., the vehi-cle seats seven people and features a ther-mal imaging camera and 4.5 air packs.

Another new addition to the DelmarVolunteer Fire Department is a 2006 FordExcursion command vehicle. This vehiclereplaces a 1997 command vehicle and hasa number of upgraded features, including

a Panasonic tough book computer system,a dual computer system that can do anintegrated mapping system with countydispatches. It also has a radio forDelaware and a radio for Maryland allow-ing the incident commander to monitorboth states at the same time. Other fea-tures include a built in copier and faxmachine and a scanner program for fire-fighter accountability.

According to Brooks Morris, this inci-dent command vehicle can be used forsingle command or part of a unified com-mand system with DNREC or the statepolice.

The third new vehicle is a 2006 FordF250 utility vehicle which is used to trans-port hoses, tools and other things to ascene (it was used to take boats to Seafordduring the recent flood). It is also used totow the decontamination unit trailer inresponse to spills of hazardous material.

The decontamination unit is used assupport for first responders and victimswho need to be decontaminated. It is sup-ported by a continuous water supply andhas a privacy kit which allows firefightersand victims to cover up after their clotheshave been stripped off. This equipmentwas purchased through a federal grantfrom the state of Maryland.

In addition to being used to haul thedecontamination unit, the utility vehicle isalso used to take volunteers to fire school.

The Delmar Volunteer Fire Departmentrecently earned honors for the appearanceof its equipment, placing first in the bestappearing fire company category at theOcean City Fireman’s Parade. The compa-ny’s new engine also received honorablemention in the best appearing category.


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Sierra Spicer, an eighth-grade studentat Laurel Middle School, was recentlynamed a 2006 Carson Scholar by the Car-son Scholars Fund Inc., established by Dr.Ben S. and Candy Carson in 1994.

The $1,000 scholarship can be earnedby students from fourth to 11th grade, andeach recipient can win multiple times, ifhe/she qualifies. Representatives of thefund stated, “Each year the selectionprocess becomes more competitive, andthat it is becoming increasingly more diffi-cult to select the highest academic achiev-er who also gives back to the communitythrough service: we are really honoringthe best of the best.”

The requirements for the award are:

maintaining a 3.75 grade point averageand demonstrating humanitarian qualitiesthrough community service. The recipientswere judged on the quality of their essaysthat described their unique endeavors,community service projects, personal chal-lenges and solutions to the world’s socialproblems.

The scholarship money is invested onbehalf of the students until they attendcollege, and the students receive a medaland certificate. His or her school receivesa trophy inscribed with the winner’s name.

Spicer also received this award in2005. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Brad Spicer.

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GIFT TO THE LIBRARY - The Laurel Ruritans recently presented a check for $1,000to the Laurel Library. From left: Tom Wright, Ruritan treasurer, Ruritan member the Rev.John Vantine, librarian Harriet Jarosh, Ruritan president Craig Littleton and library com-mission president Ed Ralph. Photo by Pat Murphy

On Wednesday, July 12, the SalisburyZoo will visit the Laurel Public Librarywith its “Zoo to You! Program” for chil-dren. The program will start at 2 p.m.

Preschool story time at the library isheld each Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. and OKBook Time, a program for elementary-aged children, continues on Tuesdays at 2p.m.

TweenTime, a craft, book discussionand game program for sixth througheighth graders, is held each Thursday from1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Signups for the Laurel Public Library

Children’s Summer Reading Program areunder way and will continue throughoutthe summer.

More than 60 teenagers have signed upfor the library’s Teen Summer ReadingProgram. The teen program will holdMovie Night on Friday, July 7, from 7-9p.m. On Monday nights, teens are invitedto be part of the library’s Teen StorytellersClub from 7 to 8 p.m. and the Anything-Goes Teen Book Discussion Club from 8to 9 p.m.

For details, call 875-3184 or visit theWeb site www.laurel.lib.de.us.

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The Laurel Senior Center has plannedthe following activities:

Thursday, July 6 - 9 a.m., exercise; 10a.m., bingo; 12:30 p.m., dominos.

Friday, July 7 - 9:30 a.m., trip to Wal-Mart; 12:30 p.m., shuffleboard.

Monday, July 10 - 9:30 a.m., trip toWal-Mart; 12:30 p.m., shuffleboard.

Tuesday, July 11 - 9 a.m., exercise;Trip to Suicide Bridge restaurant, lunch-eon cruise.

Wednesday, July 12 - 10 a.m., choirpractice; 11 a.m., Bible study; 1 p.m., os-teoarthritis seminar with Dr. Choy.

Thursday, July 13 - 9 a.m., exercise; 9a.m. to 2 p.m., driving course beginnersclass.

Friday, July 14 - 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., driv-

ing course beginners class; 9:30 a.m., tripto Wal-Mart; 12:30 p.m., bingo.

Monday, July 17 - 9 a.m., trip to Wal-Mart; 12:30 p.m., games.

Tuesday, July 18 - 9 a.m., exercise, 9a.m., blood pressure; all-day bingo.

Wednesday, July 19 - 10 a.m., choirpractice; 10:30 a.m., hymn sing; 11 a.m.,Bible study; 12:30 a.m., banana split day.

Thursday, July 20 - 9 a.m., exercise; 10a.m., shuffleboard; 12:30 p.m., social.

Friday, July 21 - 9:30 a.m., trip to Wal-Mart; 12:30 p.m., bingo.

Monday, July 24 - 9:30 a.m., trip to Wal-Mart; 12:30 p.m., Super Market Sweep.

Tuesday, July 25 - 9 a.m., exercise; tripto Target and lunch out at Dayton’s restau-rant.

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POLICE JOURNAL

Laurel Police officeris charged with rape

Delaware State Police have arrestedKevin D. Hovatter, 26, a Laurel PoliceDepartment officer, who is accused of rap-ing a 55-year-old female victim while onduty. The alleged rape occurred during theearly morning hours of March 25 in thearea of U.S. 13A, south of Laurel.

According to Cpl. Jeffry C. Oldham,public information officer, on March 25,at approximately 2 p.m., a state police de-tective responded to Nanticoke MemorialHospital to interview the victim and inves-tigate the alleged rape. The victim saidthat on March 25 at approximately 3 a.m.,she was raped by a Laurel police officerwho was on duty. The victim said that pri-or to the incident she had called her hus-band to pick her up at the Goose Pit bar.The victim said that while they were driv-ing out of Laurel on U.S. 13A, an officerfollowed them. The victim said that theofficer followed them almost to Delmarand then pulled them over.

The victim told a detective that the of-ficer did not want her husband, he wantedher and told her to get out of the vehicle.When the victim got out of the vehicle.She told her husband to leave and shewould call him later.

The victim said the officer put her inhis back seat and gave her a cigarette. Shesaid he then drove off, made a few turnsand stopped on a dark road. The victimtold the detective that the officer openedthe back door of the car and told her to getout. She said the officer then raped her.

After the alleged rape occurred, the of-ficer drove the victim home. The victimsaid the sexual acts were not consensual,and she complied because of the officer’sposition of authority as a uniformed policeofficer. She also perceived the threat ofdeath or physical injury by the armed po-lice officer if she did not comply, accord-ing to Oldham.

While being treated at NanticokeMemorial Hospital, a sexual assault kitwas completed on the victim and DNA ev-idence was collected.

During the investigation, detectivesidentified the police officer allegedly in-volved and interviewed him at approxi-mately 5:30 p.m., the day of the incident.During this interview, the officer acknowl-edged that he had contact with the victimwhile he was acting in his official capacityas a Laurel police officer, according toOldham. The officer reported that he hadthe victim in his fully marked patrol vehi-cle and he drove her home.

He denied having any sexual contactwith the victim. After the interview wascomplete, a suspect sexual assault kit wascompleted.

“The officer in question, four-year vet-eran Cpl. Hovatter, was immediatelyplaced on administrative leave with paypending the outcome of a criminal investi-gation conducted by investigators fromTroop 4,” said Laurel Police DepartmentChief Michael J. Wilson.

Both sexual assault kits were sent tothe state medical examiner’s office forDNA comparison. On June 22, state policereceived the DNA analysis report. The re-

port indicated that the DNA profile col-lected is consistent with the known DNAprofile of the accused officer.

Hovatter, of Laurel, was charged withtwo counts of first degree rape, officialmisconduct, and acts constituting coer-cion. Bond information was not immedi-ately available.

Two injured in assaulton correctional staff

An inmate at the Delaware CorrectionalCenter (DCC) in Smyrna will facecharges after an incident that occurredJune 29. At approximately 9:50 p.m. in-mate Roderick D. Davis allegedly attackedCorrectional Officer Jeffrey Hansen andSgt. Todd Drace (of Seaford). Other cor-rectional personnel were immediately dis-patched to the scene to assist and the of-fender was subdued without further injuryto staff. The offender sustained minor in-juries and was seen by medical personnelat the prison.

Davis is reported to have attacked theofficers as inmates were returning to theircells from a recreation period. Preliminaryinformation suggests that the assault onthe officers was unprovoked. OfficerHansen and Sgt. Drace sustained injuriesand were treated by medical personnel onscene, then transported to Kent GeneralHospital for further treatment. Both em-ployees have been treated and releasedfrom the hospital.

The incident took place in Building 22,a Medium High Security Unit at DCC.The unit was fully staffed at the time ofthe incident. The specific charges the of-fender will face in this case will be decid-ed at the conclusion of the investigation.

Davis is currently serving a life sen-tence (effective April 11, 1986) on chargesof first degree kidnapping, second degreerape; second degree assault and violationof probation.

As a result of the incident Davis hasbeen moved to isolation. Department ofCorrection investigators are reviewing thematter, as is standard procedure.

Man dies in single-car crashThe Delaware State Police Collision

Reconstruction Unit is investigating a sin-gle-vehicle crash, which took the life ofHarrison Todd, 78, of Lincoln.

According to Sgt. Melissa Zebley,Delaware State Police public informationofficer, on Saturday, July 1 at 11:15 p.m.,troopers responded to Rt. 594, Webb FarmRoad, approximately one-half mile east ofRt. 224 near Milford. Investigators reportthat a 2000 Ford F150 pick-up truck wastraveling westbound on Rt. 594, when thedriver attempted to pass the slower mov-ing vehicle in front on him. Upon passingthe vehicle, the Ford traveled off the southedge of the road. The driver then overcor-rected and traveled off the north edge ofthe road. Once traveling off the north edgeof the road, the Ford overturned onto itsroof, and the unrestrained driver wasejected, according to Zebley.

Todd was pronounced dead at the sceneas a result of his injuries.

Both directions of Rt. 594 were closedfor approximately three hours while thecrash was being investigated.

Passenger dies in crashLinnea Houghtling, 42, of Milton, a fe-

male passenger riding on a motorcycle,was killed in an accident on Rt. 16, one-half mile east of Rt. 1 near Milton on Sat-urday, July 1, around 5:30 p.m.

The driver of the motorcycle, TonyStrader, 40, of Silver Spring, Md., wasflown by helicopter and admitted toChristiana Emergency Center with a frac-tured back and leg. Neither rider waswearing a helmet.

According to Sgt. Melissa Zebley, a1988 Chevrolet pick-up truck pulling anempty boat trailer was traveling eastbound on Rt. 16 approaching a sharpcurve.

At the same time a 1994 Harley David-son motorcycle was traveling westboundon Rt. 16 approaching the same curve inthe roadway.

Investigators report that the motorcycledriver laid the bike down as it was negoti-ating the curve in the roadway, and itstruck the left front tire of the Chevroletand slid down the left side of the pick up.The Chevrolet driver attempted to brakeand traveled off the south side of the roadinto a small marsh area.

The driver of the Chevrolet, Harold A.Martin Jr., 50, of New Castle, was not in-jured.

Both directions of Rt. 16 were closedfor three hours. The accident remains un-der investigation.

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Checkpoint Strikeforce is a regional so-briety checkpoint campaign aimed at ar-resting DUI offenders, and using a highvisibility enforcement presence to deterthose who would otherwise choose todrink and drive. The campaign, now in itsfifth year, involves weekly DUI check-points statewide.

Agent Ron Breitigan of the Division ofAlcohol and Tobacco Enforcement saidthat most establishments are responsiblewhen it comes to alcohol service, but notall. “We often interview people arrestedfor DUI at the checkpoints and if we findthat an establishment’s name keeps com-ing up among these intoxicated individu-als, we put undercover agents in that es-tablishment to determine if over-service ofalcohol actually occurs. If we can provethat it is occurring, then we’ll proceedwith charges against that establishment.”

Establishments and their employeesthat overserve may be charged administra-tively and criminally with penalties for afirst offense ranging between $250 and$500. Establishments with repeated viola-tions ultimately face the loss of theirliquor license.

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The recent flooding was certain-ly devastating to many parts of theregion, particularly western Sussexand Seaford. My heart goes out toall of those who are left to recoverfrom the tragedy of this natural dis-aster.

However, I could not help butthink back on my childhood as Iwatched the flood waters pouringover the dam at Williams Pond andflooding the parking lots and yardsthroughout the Seaford area.

We called it “high tide,” but theresults were the same. When I was ayoung boy in Crisfield, our neighborhoodhad no public system to help with

drainage. We didn’t even have a septicsystem at all. We had running cold waterand the water in the sink drained outthrough a pipe that hung about 10-inches

above the ground under the house. I couldalways tell when Mom was washing dish-es because the soapy water would pour outunder the house. Dad spent so much timehaving to thaw the water pipes in the win-ter that he left the area around the waterpipes open for easy access. I would occa-sionally see a spoon, knife or fork roll outunder the house or even Mom’s dish rag.

But, the real excitement came when werealized that it was going to be “high tide.”I can’t recall that it happened over a longperiod of time; just seemed to happen allat once. The water would start to rise andbefore you knew it, it was up to the porchsteps. My brother and I would sit on theledge of the porch windows because I can-not recall any time when the screens wereactually in the windows.

Every once in a great while Dad wouldtake on the arduous task of stapling newscreens into the porch windows, only tohave one or more of his big-headed, heathenyounguns shove something through it andleave a gaping hole with screen hanging.

I don’t know why we never used thescreen door handle to open the door. We hadto push the screen open with our hands andultimately push the screen out of the door.

That is why our porch was wide open tomosquitoes and green-head flies.

It was awesome to look out in the back-yard and see minnows, snakes and crabsfloating by. There was even the occasionalrat that would float by riding a piece ofwood or doggy-paddling in the water. Welived across the street from Archie Tyler’sstore and he would take orders over thephone and we would watch as he came byin a row boat making deliveries.

Sometimes the water would come rightup onto the two levels of the porch and inthrough the kitchen door. I can still re-member Mom shoving bath towels underthe door trying to keep the water out.

I suppose high tide was not as devastat-ing as what we experienced in Seaford lastweekend, because it involved a rising ofthe tide and not a rushing of water. So, aslong as it did not come in over the livingroom furniture, this was no more than en-tertainment for us younguns.

Eventually, Crisfield installed munici-pal plumbing and we never saw high tideagain. But, I think I am safe to believe thatshould Crisfield have gotten the rain wereceived last weekend, high tide wouldhave come back with a vengeance.

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As the Red Cross continues to provideemergency services to communities flood-ed out in the Seaford-Blades area, RedCross Board member Lynda Messicklaunched an appeal for local disaster relieffunding. Messick, who is the CEO andpresident of Community Bank Delaware,requested businesses, organizations andindividuals to support their local RedCross as it stands by its promise to pre-pare for and provide immediate disasterrelief, 24 hours a day, to those devastatedby disasters.

Messick said, “While attention wasdrawn to the high-profile tragedies aroundthe nation and abroad, disasters take placein our own backyard everyday. This week,local families’ lives were forever changedby the flooding we have seen, but housefires happen all the time. These familiesare given shelter, food, comfort, care, andmental health counseling and the servicesare provided free of charge to them byyour Red cross. This thanks to the gen-erosity of the American People. “Mostpeople don’t realize that the Red Cross isnot federally funded, but counts on volun-teer and monetary support from the pub-lic.”

Messick thanked Delmarva Power forleading the way by donating $5,000 to thisrelief effort to help area residents whohave had their homes or property damaged

by this week’s rainstorms and flooding.She also encouraged others to follow inDelmarva Power’s footsteps and supportthe American Red Cross of the DelmarvaPeninsula as well as this effort.

“Being ready to respond is Red Cross’srole everyday — we need the communi-ty’s help to ensure we are there when theyneed us.”

All American Red Cross disaster assis-tance is free, made possible by voluntarydonations of time and money from theAmerican people. To help the victims ofthis and other local disasters, contributionsmay be made by mail to the AmericanRed Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula,P.O. Box 831, Wilmington, DE 19899-0831 or by calling 1-800-777-6620 duringoffice hours. Internet users can make a se-cure online contribution by visitingwww.redcrossdelmarva.org.

Red Cross volunteers have deliveredmore than 500 meals and beverages a daysince the day after the flooding to affectedcommunities. To increase rapid outreachto more than 140 families in Sussex,Dorchester, Caroline and Wicomico coun-ties, the American Red Cross of the Del-marva Peninsula partnered with its sisterchapter, the American Red Cross, LowerShore Chapter from Salisbury, Md., andthe Salvation Army, to deliver emergencysupplies, including clean-up kits.

Red Cross needs support after helping flood victims

The Star newspapers will publish a spe-cial edition filled with photographs of theJune 25 flood. We want your best shots.Send your best two or three photos (digitalare preferred) to [email protected] no later than Friday, July 14.

Not all photographs will be used. Include your name and a day time con-

tact phone number with all submissions.

Also include information about each pho-tograph (where it was taken, people’snames, etc.). Prints can be dropped off atthe Morning Star Publications office onStein Highway between 8:30 a.m. and 5p.m. no later than July 14. The same infor-mation must be included. No more thanthan three photographs will be accepted.

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BIG GLASSES - Savannah Brown getsinto the spirit of things with some big glass-es during the Laurel July 4th Red, Whiteand Blue Parade. Photo by RonaldMacArthur

DECORATED BIKE - Sam Luffman isdecked out during Laurel’s July 4th Parade.Photo by Ronald MacArthur

RED HATS WITH FLAGS - Some Laurel Red Hat Society members take a comfortable seat complete with umbrellas during the Lau-rel July 4th Parade. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

CAR SHOW - Dozens of car enthusiasts had their antique cars on display during theLaurel Independence Day Celebration on Tuesday near LaurelTowne. Photo by RonaldMacArthur

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Willis Matthews, Delmar, the children’sgrandmother, said that despite the heat -highs were in the low 90s - she was hav-ing a “lovely” time. The family had eatenlunch - funnel cakes, French fries, oysterfritters and lemonade - and were headed toLewis’ home, where they planned to spendthe rest of the day and, fromthe front porch, watch theevening’s fireworks.

Laurel native LorraineHitchens also was planningto watch the day’s grand fi-nale from her home. She andseveral friends and familymembers had enjoyed the pa-rade and were standing in asmall spot of shade in thecarnival grounds, discussingwhat to do next.

“I like seeing everybodycoming together,” saidHitchens. “I grew up in Lau-rel and I like seeing thewhole town coming togetherfor fun and fellowship.”

“Everybody can enjoythis,” added her son-in-law,Kendall Camper, Laurel, whohad ridden his motorcycle inthe parade. “All creeds, allraces; everybody can have agood time.”

Janet Lee, one of the festi-val’s founders and the pushbehind the Red, White andBlue Parade, agreed. “It’s agood day, to see all the peo-ple here, having a goodtime,” said Lee, sitting in theshade of the Laurel Chamberof Commerce tent on CentralAvenue. “I think that havingthe parade brings a lot ofpeople to the festival. I wasone of the original committeemembers working on the fes-tival and I told them that ifyou are going to have a cele-bration, you need a parade.And not just any parade, buta Red, White and Blue Pa-rade. That’s what we havedone for 12 years.”

Lee, whose son, state Rep.“Biff” Lee was on the otherside of the Broad Creekbridge from the chamberbooth, was taunting boyswho were throwing softballsat a target that, if hit, woulddump him in a tank of water.

“This is a great thing,”Lee said. “A man juststopped by the booth, and heis renovating a house on 4thStreet. He said that he lovedthe festival. He said it’s justthe kind of thing he remem-bers from his childhood.”

For many adults, like thatnewcomer to Laurel, the daywas about reaching back toanother time. But to the chil-dren in the crowd, it wasabout having fun and build-ing memories that they willcarry with them into adult-hood.

Carlisha Nichols, 10, and

her cousin Fontane Nichols, 13, were do-ing just that. They spent much of their dayat the food booth set up on Market Streetby their church, the God’s House of Deliv-erance. By 1 in the afternoon, they hadvisited the carnival and various foodbooths along the street and were enjoyingslices of watermelon, provided by SussexCounty Councilman Vance Phillips.

Phillips, whose booth was next to theGod’s House of Deliverance booth, was

serving 25 seeded watermelons that he hadgrown himself and 35 seedless watermel-ons that he had bought. It was the sliceswith seeds that Carlisha and Fontane wereinterested in; after eating the sweet fruit,they tested their seed-spitting skills on a36-foot strip of plastic, marked off intenths of inches, that Phillips had taped toMarket Street.

“My secret is, I use my tongue to pushthe seed out,” said Carlisha, Harrington,

taking a short break from trying to betterher cousin. She had managed to spit a seed21.7 feet.

But her best effort was no match forFontane’s, who had spit a seed 27 feet. “Ilike a lot of competition,” said Fontane,Greenwood. “If we were in the Olympics,I would be No. 1 and she would be No. 2.”

His secret? “It takes a lot of huffing andpuffing,” he said.


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Laurel’s July 4th celebration

Willis Matthews, Delmar, the children’sgrandmother, said that despite the heat -highs were in the low 90s - she was hav-ing a “lovely” time. The family had eatenlunch - funnel cakes, French fries, oysterfritters and lemonade - and were headed toLewis’ home, where they planned to spendthe rest of the day and, from the frontporch, watch the evening’sfireworks.

Laurel native LorraineHitchens also was planningto watch the day’s grand fi-nale from her home. She andseveral friends and familymembers had enjoyed the pa-rade and were standing in asmall spot of shade in thecarnival grounds, discussingwhat to do next.

“I like seeing everybodycoming together,” saidHitchens. “I grew up in Lau-rel and I like seeing thewhole town coming togetherfor fun and fellowship.”

“Everybody can enjoythis,” added her son-in-law,Kendall Camper, Laurel, whohad ridden his motorcycle inthe parade. “All creeds, allraces; everybody can have agood time.”

Janet Lee, one of the festi-val’s founders and the pushbehind the Red, White andBlue parade, agreed. “It’s agood day, to see all the peo-ple here, having a goodtime,” said Lee, sitting in theshade of the Laurel Chamberof Commerce tent on CentralAvenue. “I think that havingthe parade brings a lot ofpeople to the festival. I wasone of the original committeemembers working on the fes-tival and I told them that ifyou are going to have a cele-bration, you need a parade.And not just any parade, buta Red, White and Blue pa-rade. That’s what we havedone for 12 years.”

Lee, whose son, state Rep.“Biff” Lee was on the otherside of the Broad Creekbridge from the chamberbooth, taunting boys whowere throwing softballs at atarget that, if hit, woulddump him in a tank of water,said that she was concernedthat the crowd was not aslarge as it has been. “Thereare not as many people hereas usual, sorry to say,” shesaid. She had ridden in theparade and until marchersreached downtown and thejudging stand, “there werevery few people,” she said.“That’s unusual.”

Even so, “this is a greatthing,” Lee said. “A man juststopped by the booth, and heis renovating a house on 4thStreet. He said that he lovedthe festival. He said it’s justthe kind of thing he remem-bers from his childhood.”

For many adults, like thatnewcomer to Laurel, the daywas about reaching back toanother time. But to the chil-dren in the crowd, it was

about having fun and building memoriesthat they will carry with them into adult-hood.

Carlisha Nichols, 10, and her cousinFontane Nichols, 13, were doing just that.They spent much of their day at the foodbooth set up on Market Street by theirchurch, the God’s House of Deliverance.By 1 in the afternoon, they had visited thecarnival and various food booths along thestreet and were enjoying slices of water-melon, provided by Sussex County Coun-

cilman Vance Phillips. Phillips, whose booth was next to the

God’s House of Deliverance booth, wasserving 25 seeded watermelons that he hadgrown himself and 35 seedless watermel-ons that he had bought. It was the sliceswith seeds that Carlisha and Fontane wereinterested in; after eating the sweet fruit,they tested their seed-spitting skills on a36-foot strip of plastic, marked off intenths of inches, that Phillips had taped toMarket Street.

“My secret is, I use my tongue to pushthe seed out,” said Carlisha, Harrington,taking a short break from trying to betterher cousin. She had managed to spit a seed21.7 feet.

But her best effort was no match forFontane’s, who had spit a seed 27 feet. “Ilike a lot of competition,” said Fontane,Greenwood. “If we were in the Olympics,I would be No. 1 and she would be No. 2.”

His secret? “It takes a lot of huffing andpuffing,” he said.



Laurel’s July 4th celebration


Messiah Vineyard Church, Laurel, pre-

sented a cantata, “One Nation Under God,”

Sunday, July 2. Far left, Richard Hearn and

Shane McCarty, portraying Revolutionary

War soldiers, honor the United States. Top,

Sgt. Anita Houston, representing the U.S.

Army, and Chief Warrant Officer 5 Noble

Callaway of the U.S. Marine Corps fold the

American flag in a solemn ceremony. Left,

Jenna Kirk performs on the clarinet during

the program. Photos by Pat Murphy

Messiah Vineyard presents ‘One Nation Under God’


Following are the 4th Quarter HonorRoll lists. Our apologies that the lists fromSeaford and Woodbridge High Schools donot appear, but the lists were not submittedby the schools.

Laurel High School 9th Grade David Albert, Ashlee Brittingham, Kyle

Brown, Sara Burke, Jennifer Byler, AnaikaCasimir, Ashley Cheeseman - All A’s,Amanda D’Armi - All A’s, Shelby Davis,Ninja Domond, Cody Grim, BrandonHearne, Brooks Hearne, Caitlin Herscher -All A’s, Aaron Hitchens, Thomas Johnson,Josh Kosiorowski, Quinten Langley,Bryant Lowe, Kenzie Matthews, TwilaMcCrea, Michael Milligan, Gaven Parker,Brandon Phulesar, Siasquia Pierre, SilvanoRondon, Anthony Rubino, James Ruhl,Shane Walls, Bethany Wathen, Caleb Wil-son, Tyler Whitney - All A’s, James Wood,William Yossick.

10th Grade Fred Applegate, Gulsedef Arslan, David

Bartee, Elaine Best, Zachery Bonniwell,Cody Bristow, Amanda Brittingham,Rachel Butler ,Tremayne Collick - All A’s,Alex Drown, Steven Dyson - All A’s, Kel-

sy Gordy, Alex Hawes, Kristen Henderson,Aleasha Henry, Ashley Hubble, KeithKoyanagi - All A’s, Amanda Lathbury,Garrett Lutz - All A’s, Joaquin Millan, Na-talie Miller, Matthew Parker, Ashley Ran-dall, Christian Rife, Jose Sanchez, KristinaThompson - All A’s, James Watts, TimothyWheatley.

11th Grade Matthew Bailey, Tallon Barnes, Jessica

Bishop, Ethan Calloway, Caitlin Dolby,Kate Downes - All A’s, Meghan Eudy,Whitney Evans, Kelly Gordy, AmandaHorsey, Melinda Jestice, Steven Johnson,Josh Lewis, Tagewattie Mahadan, LindsayMorrison, Miranda O’Neal, SamanthaOliphant, Joshua Palmer - All A’s,

Matthew Palmer - All A’s, Trent Passwa-ters, Autumn Patilla, Josh Pettyjohn, Her-man Powell - All A’s, Fallon Rice, JovanaRondon, Tina Ross - All A’s, Brett Shock-ley.

12th Grade Chris Archer - All A’s, Ashley Bennett -

All A’s, Cierra Bolden, Ashlyn Booth,Angie Charles, Katie Cordrey - All A’s,Megan Crockett, Esengul Darilmaz,Christina Defrancisco, Eric Givens,Guerdy Guerrier, Benjamin Hall,Stephanie Hall, Ashley Hill, DontezHorsey, Jakeysia Horsey, Ryan Hubble,Claudy Joinville, Kyle Jones, HeatherKempf ,Tiffany Lee, Nicole Mann - AllA’s, Lauren McCrea, Alison Parrott - AllA’s, Robert Reed, Krista Scott - All A’s,Heather Sheridan, Rodney Simmons,Christine Smith, Heather Smith, JeffreyTaylor, Jason Torlish, Kara Townsend,Holly Tunis, Rachiel Uddin, Blaire Walk-er, Kim Whaley - All A’s, Alayna Whitney,Charley Wilkerson.

Delmar Middle & Senior High SchoolMerit/Honor Roll — Fourth QuarterGrade 12 Merit Honor Roll - Cordell

Ballard, Scott Brittingham, Seth Britting-ham, David Cain, Blair Carey, DarrenCarey II, Kelly Dorman, Autumn Fischer,Brittany Gillespie, Kristi Hamilton, LauraHammerer, Erin Keenan, Lauren Lewis,Jennifer Malinger, Aaron Mazur, AshleyMeckley, Benjamin Meney, Alicia Mills,Rebecca Mir, Ashley Mocella, Mark Pass-waters, Erika Pusey, Kelly Ralph, MelanieRaum, Keith Rose, Brittney Ruark, Car-olyn Schilling, Daniel Schrey, La’KeshiaSelby, Samuel Slabaugh, Christopher

Slavens, Jennifer Spack, Devena Spence,Justin Young.

Grade 12 Honor Roll - Robert Alexan-der, Mohammed Ansari, Shameika Bailey,Jessica Beach, Alison Brumbley, AJCampbell, Allen Creighton, Lauren Ellis,Jermaine Holland, Charisse Holmes,Randie Hovatter, Abbie Hudson, PaulHudson, Cierra Jackson, Jesse Jones,Zachary Keenan, Quinton Kilgoe, Kon-stantin Kovalev, Leslie Lambrose, ElijahLewis, Kirk Lingle, Layton Littleton,Austin McLain, Erica McWilliams, DianaPenn, Brenen Ralph, Heather RelyeaJoshua Russell, Maranda Serman, LeslieShaver, Jamaal Simmons, Amanda Vick-ers, Lauren Witzke.

Grade 11 Merit Honor Roll - JamsonBrinck, Terri DeBany, Oscar Flores, AdamGajewski, Amanda Gonzalez, Kevin John-son, Brent Murrell, Timotheus Reinhart,David Rheinfeld, Mick Tindall, CaitlynTwilley.

Grade 11 Honor Roll - Autumn Austin,Corey Basch, Mackenzie Byers, WilliamCody, Samantha D’Armi, Stephanie Davis,Daniel Foster, Katlyn Hearn, DanielleHorseman, Jalesa Hull, Jenee Kimble, JillKlavenwelden, Bethany Kleiser, JasonLynch, Shontale Moore, Alan Preston,Munnay Sharp, Seth Smith, Melanie Son-nier, Alicia Ward, Andrew Welch, MelindaWheatley.

Grade 10 Merit Honor Roll - AlisonBloodsworth, Kristin Brannock, John Bre-da, Kasie Causey, Katie Conner, ShaneCronk, Aaron Jones, Lydia Newberry,Megan Reed, Scott Slavens, KaitlynSmith, Joshua Vincent, Megan Wilkinson.

Grade 10 Honor Roll -Maribeth Beach,Patrick Beale, Jebb Carrier, Paige Cuffee,

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Brooke Hearn, Taylor Hill, Jeremy Layton,Megan Lynch, Marlene MacDonald, Don-ald Mathis, Russell Taylor, Erin Thomas,Megan Webb, Chun Wong.

Grade 9 Merit Honor roll - David Brad-shaw, Deborah Breda, Kylie Gress,William Griswold, Amanda Holt, DylanLayfield, Kelsey Murrell, Aaron Shaver,Megan Spindler, Deneen trader-Johnson,Scott Wroten, Carolyn Zimmerman.

Grade 9 Honor Roll - Rachael Adkins,Gabrielle Andrade, Olivia Baker, SarahBenny, Brandon Breasure, Shawn Briddell,Kelsey Dickerson, John Disharoon, AlyciaHackett, Alexis Hurley, Tia Johnson,James Lehman, Brian Lowe, TylerManchin, Estefany Morales, AnnikaNichols, Megan Pettingill, Jordan Row-land, Amanda Russo, Sean Scovell, RobertThompson, Francis VanGessel, AshlieWalter, Sarah Wilber, Kellie Wyatt.

Grade 8 Merit Honor Roll - MeganBeach, Casey Bellamy, Jazmine Brown,Heather Conaway, Gordan Custer,Nicholas Damico, Mallory Elliott, AmandaFields, Benjamin Gifford, Olivia Hartman,Chelsea Hudson, Joshua, Johnson, ColleenKershner, Nikkia King, Denay Lucas, Ja-cob Ludemann, Adam Markiewicz, KevinNichols, Ashleigh Pais, Brinkley Rayne,

Taylor Scott, Sara Shaw, Sephanie Smith,Ryan Thomas, Kayla Threlfell, AbigailTingle, Alison Tingle, Megan Warren, Kat-lyn Wilkins.

Grade 8 Honor Roll - Zachary Adams,Christen Bozman, Amanda Campbell,Ashley Caruso, Keith Cook, RobertCottman, Jr., Chelsea Covey, Jacob Cox,Corie Elliott, Brooke Evans, SpencerFothergill, Jessica Frey, Kamisha Green,Zachary Hammerbacher, Kayla Haney,Shanna Hearn, Justin Hickman, NatashaHolland, Kiera Hudson, Aurielle Hatley,Melita Hyland, Kaylee Justice, Daye Kim,Meredith Layfield, Sarah Lyons, AlyssaMartin, Candace McDonald, HeatherMcGinnis, Joshua Messick, Jade Moore,Jessica Moore, Sean Moore, Mary Niblett,Christina Parsons, Corey Phillis, AmandaSearing, Dylan Shupe, Joshua Smith, Pa-tricia Stevenson, Maurice Stratton, Jr.,Dante Tingle, Noah Vincent, ElizabethWarren, Geoffrey Wells, Monzona Whaley,Leah Wilson.

Grade 7 Merit Honor Roll - AbbyAtkins, Logan Baxter, Casie Brinck,Nicholas Cooper, Ashley Elliott, Alexan-der Ellis, Lyndsey Gerstle, Leah Gilmore,Thomas Gray, Alexia Hasbrouck, TiffaniHughes, Heather Johnson, Cecilia

Lehman, Haley Littleton, Jessica Lude-mann, Lauren Massey, Allison Scott, BrentTran.

Grade 7 Honor Roll - Tiffany Alexan-der, Usef Ansari, Haley Barrall, KristynBeauchamp, Andrew Bergeron, Lucas Ble-witt, Danielle brown, Chance Carrier,Keisha Cooper, Chelsey Cornelius, TakaraCottman, Della Curtis, Nicholas Custer,Alessandra Daniels, Katelynn DeFelice,Jaclyn Disharoon, Darin Doyle, KyleDykes, Justin Elliott, Norman Gaines,Laura Gonzalez, Patrice Harms, ShawnHill, Kimberly Hopkins, Chassidy Jewell,Courtney Jones, Taylor Lucas, MackenzieMartin, Ashley Matos, Amanda McIntyre,Brittany Parks, Chelsea Ralph, ZacchaeusRantz, Austin Robbins, Brady Scott,Mustafa Shauket, Jessica Shortt, YvetteSiegel, Brock Smith, Nicholas Sonnier,Detoshia Spence, Brian Thaw, HaileeTravis, Emily Tull, Jaclyn Watts, CourtneyWebb, Shannon Webb, Hannah Wilkinson.

Grade 6 Merit Honor Roll - BrittanyBolen, Genevieve Booth, Mary Bradshaw,Cassie Brennan, George Brennan, KaylaBrennick, Carlee Budd, Hunter Causey,Taylor Collins, Taylor Elliott, Caitlin Frey,Parth Gadani, Connor Hill, Tawni Hollers,Dillon Koval, Kevin Leatherbury, JustinMcCain, Danielle McWilliams, JerosaleeMedico, Adwoa Nyame, Samantha Par-sons, Alexandria Phippin, Andrew Roberts,III, Alexis Smith, Christina Stehl, CarlVanGessel, Kerry Ward.

Grade 6 Honor Roll: Ashley Bennett,Courtney Bunting, Sha’Lynn Chandler,Shwn Conaway, Katelyn Donophan, ErikaDownes, Teronteae Fisher, Hailey Fretz,Cody Gallien, Jordan Giordano, ShelbyHanley, Mollie Hearn, Cody Holland,

Rockell Jackson, Samantha Johnson, Tevinjones, Arelina Juarez-Gonaziez, BrittanieKelly, Brady Layfield, Danielle LeCates,Christina Lehman, Brittaney Littleton,Chelsea Lyons, Martina Major, TaylorMalcom, Matthew Miller, Raven Neubert,Cody Penrod, Danielle Pettingill, Christo-pher Raglin, Robert Relyea, JessicaRickards, Brittany Showell, Shane Smith,Michael Taylor, David Thompson, MacieTuttle, Bethany Wheatley, JohnathonWhite, Chelsea Wilson, Rebecca Witzke,Kathrine Zerillo.

Sussex Technical High SchoolBETHELGrade 11 - Nina Axelsson, Courtney R.

O’Neal.

BRIDGEVILLE Grade 9 - Tyler C. Faulkner, Alison E.

Holloway, Evan C. Lee, Nathan J. Rider,Cassandra E. Stuper, Skylar D. Willey;

Grade 10 - Bethany L. Callaway,Joshua D. Dickson, Lacey M. Eckert,Travis N. Milam, Justin R. Rider, RhondaM. Warrington;

Grade 11 - Amber D. Drummond, Emi-ly A. Johnson, Ryan D. Lee, Katherine R.Nennstiehl, Tiffany M. Roles;

Grade 12 - Erica C. Chituck, Lauren T.Correll, David M. Demarest, Tashona H.James, Melissa A. Rankin, Renee C. War-rington.

GREENWOOD Grade 9 - Tamara L. Hanley, Caitlyn M.

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Grade 12 - Joseph E. Bailey, Janise A.Henderson, Amanda C. Palmer, Grant A.Parker, Candice M. Windsor.

LAURELGrade 9 - Courtney A. Bailey, Dustin

M. Hitchens, Keleigh N. Moore, BrittanyE. Wheatley, Brandon C. Wilkins, JustinN. Worster;

Grade 10 - Heather N. Baker, MeganC. Campbell, Robert E. Chandler, Laura J.Chelariu, Brittany S. Cooper, Jacob R.Crum, Sarah E. Culver, Joshua T. Dunn,Megan A. Eskridge, Kariann R. Flynn,Melissa K. Mahoney, Anthony W. McAl-lister, Jara M. Pugh, David C. Ricksecker;

Grade 11 - Amber N. Brown, Amber E.Dykes, Kristin N. Elliott, Joshua L.Graver, John W. Hitch III, Brittany S.Joseph, Nicole C. Mahoney, Pamela M.Milligan, Ashley N. Stephens, Brittanie L.Truitt, Jared S. Whaley, Donald B.Wilkins;

Grade 12 - Bryan T. Blocker, AmandaR. Curtis, Adam R. Dickerson, Patrick D.Dubinski, Bethany A. Short.

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Adams, Ashley L. Bice, Sara E. Cramer,Michael J. Cunningham, Lacy E. Ebright,Mark R. Farrow, Brittnae M. Johnson, Na-talie M. Justice, Tyler D. Justice, RobertG. Lehman, Rebecca A. McMillin, KaseyM. Moore, Brandon M. Norman, HerbertH. Quick, Gene M. Smith III, Melissa D.Willey;

Grade 10 - Kelly A. Conner, Kristen A.Conner, Robyn Dechene, Tanya L. Hart,Christopher F. Kelley, Hannah G. Krieg,Melinda S. Larrimore, Schuyler V.R. Liv-ingston, Maham Mahmood, Alexis L.Massey, Alexis N. Short, Sarah E. Smith,

Bradley C. Snyder, Kristin M. Stafford,Joy L. Stephenson, Nicole A. Story,Katelin M. Tull, Brandi L. Wright;

Grade 11 - Erika D. Conaway, SchylerJ. Conaway, Amber L. Cox, Kristen R.Cunningham, Melany C. Dubbs, VictoriaL. Fitzgerald, Jessica L. Parker, BrittanyM. Rodriquez, Shauntey N. Singletary,Marisa R. Sternberg, Tanya R. Thawley,Jill B. Willey;

Grade 12 - Sophia M. Bay, Ryan A.Brown, Barry E. Hastings II, ChristopherR. Huskey, Andrea L. Kessel, Harry A.Lehman IV, Thomas C. Mancuso, Hiral R.Patel, Derek K. Rambo, Bryan P. Schiefer-stein, Jonathan D. Val.

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Eighth Grade (Mr. Hargreaves) - KaseyHummer, Bethany Johnson, Brooke Miller,Emily Pentoney, Jillian Phillips, BethanyRedman, Jessica Zoch.

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Mr. Mover: Logan Green (All A’s),Caitlin Fraticelli (All A’s), Jessica Thomas(All A’s), Cine Collins, Ashley Hastings,Erin Hastings, C.J. Jester, Haley Layton,Dillon Lewis, Adam White.

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Mrs. Pugh: Bryce Bristow (All A’s),Katie Schieferstein (All A’s), Garrett Wha-ley (All A’s), Tyler Bradley, KristenCollins, Brittany Creppon, Alex Hastings,Kyle Hastings, Ryan Koesters, JasminLopez, Tayler Miller, Lakia Oney, Sasha

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Mr. Swain: Caitlin Cook (All A’s),Alexandra Hale (All A’s), Ashley Jump(All A’s), Alex Conway, Tanza Feathers,Bradley Hastings, Katy Henry, AlexisHudson, Jordan Justice, Chris Kirby, Ash-ley Luchansky, Josh Munoz, BrandonScott.

6th GradeMrs. Bice: Stephanie Dukes (All A’s),

Sung Hoon Kang (All A’s), ElizabethMancini (All A’s), Kristine Phulesar (AllA’s), Alexandra Ash, Kristin Brown, TravisGriffith, Glen Huffman, Katelynn Pruitt,Ravi Vandeyar, Elizabeth Waite.

Mrs. Bowden/Ms. Palmer: Haley Clay-ton-Moyer (All A’s), Corey Cutsail (AllA’s), Marissa Graham (All A’s), KellyChance, Megan Hayes, Vanessa Hicks,Camie Jennette, Taylor Johnson.

Mrs. Davis: Briauna Taylor (All A’s),Tangee Taylor (All A’s), Ashley Marvel,Amanda McGarvey, Meghan Worster.

Mr. Hearn: Justin Metz (All A’s), JustinStevenson, Brooke Faulkner, Aleah Jumar-ally.

Mrs. Spicer: Garrett Anderson (All A’s),Jazmine LeBarron (All A’s), KaitlynRichie (All A’s), Lucas Acosta, Traci But-ler, Daryan Carr, Carrie Gambrill, CotyHlinka, Ian Lankford, Staci Layton, Allysa

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son (All A’s), Anthony Taylor (All A’s),Cassidy Taylor (All A’s), Colby Daye, Kel-by Grim, Macy Hall, Tia Hunt, ArnellPuckham, Sudesh Singh, Kiasha Smith.

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Mr. Moyer: Shamiere Cannon, CaineCollins, Logan Green, Ashley Hastings,Erin Hastings, Taylor Hearn, ChristopherJester, Haley Layton, Robert McKamey,Catrina Ogundare, Shannon Pusey,Zachary Quillen, Jessica Thomas, Tywan-na West-Horsey, Adam White, KennethWilley.

Mrs. Parker: Jacob Bradley, TeshreeChandradat, Sierra Harris, Karley Joseph,Elijah Kefauver, Jason Kennedy, ShawnO’Neal, Breanna Rubino, Amanda Sava,Alyssa Smith, Sean Story, Bryce Wharton,Rachel Young.

Mrs. Pugh: Tyler Bradley, KristenCollins, Brittany Creppon, Alex Hastings,Ryan Koesters, Jasmine Lopez, TaylerMiller, Lakia Oney, Katie Schieferstein,Sasha Sturgis, Garrett Whaley.

Mrs. Pusey: Kristen Bradley, KaitlinDukes, Samantha Dykes, Michael Hitch,Kimberly Landaverde, Sarah Lynch, KyleMcAllister, Aaliyah McCoy, Brittany Mil-ligan, Shay Smith, Emma Torres, Caryn


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Mr. Swain: Alex Conway, CaitlynCook, Tanza Feathers, Alexandra Hale,Katy Henry, Alexis Hudson, KeymiaJones, Ashley Jump, Jordan Justice, Ash-ley Luchansky, Bryan Mills, BrandonScott.

Mrs. Thielemann: Habiba Anjum, Bri-ana Camper, Alexandra Carreno, MerveCeylan, Ashley Graham, Ciera Lewis,Daylin McCausland, Alexus Price, DallasPruitt, Ashley Rife, Samantha Schibinger,Morgan Slavin, Kelsey Whaley, JeremyWheatley.

4th Quarter Gold Card6th GradeMrs. Bice: Alexandra Ash, Stephanie

Dukes, Glen Huffman, Sung Hoon Kang,Elizabeth Mancini, Kristine Phulesar,Katelynn Pruitt.

Mrs. Bowden/Ms. Palmer: KimberlyBurns, Kelly Chance, Haley Clayton-Moy-er, Cory Cutsail, Franchesca Delrosario,Marissa Graham, Jordan Hagadorn, MeganHayes, Camie Jennette, Taylor Johnson,Tyler Robertson.

Mrs. Thompson: George Lecates,Amanda Ryan.

Mrs. Davis: Ashley Marvel, AmandaMcGarvey, Briauna Taylor, Tangee Taylor,Meghan Worster, Amanda Wyre.

Mrs. Goff: Kapree Batson, WaltericaCharles, Kreig Davidson, Jermaine Harris,Noelle Rash, Elizabeth Sisk, Jacob Wilson,Bridget Windsor.

Mr. Hearn: Mercedez Bell, MariahBrown, Brooke Faulkner, Aleah Jumarally,Brittney Keffer, Heather Melvin, Justin

Metz, Ryan Rodriquez, Kaleb Scott, JustinStevenson, Breanna Wise.

Mrs. Spicer: Kara Brockbrader, TraciButler, Erin Eudy, Alexis Hill, Staci Lay-ton, Jazmine Lebarron, Allysa Miller,Kaitlynn Ritchie.

Mrs. Whaley: Christian Binkoski, Col-by Daye, Kelby Grim, Macy Hall, MarcusHastings, Erin Johnson, Arnell Puckham,Sudesh Singh, Anthony Taylor, CassidyTaylor, Rosanne Thornton.

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All Year) Caroline Breeding, Roy Deleon,David Gray, Corey Green, Sara Hale, AlexHassman, John Ireland, Kristen Jefferson,Jeshale Johnson, Samantha Kraszewski,Kori Lewandowski, Bradford Nelson,Ryan Parker, Hernan Quezada-Alcantara,Jay Richardson, Emma Rider, MikaelaSmith, Kaitlyn Willin, Karin Wright, EddieZagal-Ponce.

Distinguished Honor Roll - JordanClark, Ashley Cook, Jarrod Elliot, DavidGray, Corey Green, Michelle Hill, JohnIreland, Kristen Jefferson, Jeshale John-son, LeJoie Johnson, Terrance Knox, KoriLewandowski, Rachel Retzlaff, EmmaRider, Logan Wescott, Kaitlyn Willin .

Honor Roll - Caroline Breeding, Alon-zo Cannon, Roy Deleon, RemingtonDewey, Sha’mariah Doakes, BrittanyDonovan, Dominique Emory, Gray Garri-do, Sara Hale, Alex Hassman, Jared Hop-kins, Samantha Kraszewski, Bradford Nel-son, Nathaniel Opaliski, Ryan Parker, Dar-shan Patel, Kary Perez-Galvan, HernanQuezada-Alcantara, Elexus Reid, Jay

Richardson, Nicholas Rosado, ShelbySimpson, Mikaela Smith, Russell Smith,Karin Wright, Eddie Zagal-Ponce.

Most Improved Shamar Finney, Jaquan James, Candice

Kraszewski, Nathaniel Opaliski, Antoni-qua Roach, Russell Smith, Logan Wescott.

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All Year) Kirsten Blake, Collin Breeding,Willie Davis, Linsey Downing, LoganHamm, Savannah Harris, Emily Hassman,Gabrielle Johnson, Hannah Krause, ShelbyMcBroom, Tyler Ramos, Horacio Reyna,Taylor Richey, Tristan Schulties.

Distinguished Honor Roll - TwoKirsten Blake, Collin Breeding, DajahEmory, Savannah Harris, Emily Hassman,Hannah Krause, Shelby McBroom, PhilipPetrone, Horacio Reyna, Taylor Richey,Gavin Smith.

Honor Roll - Brent Adams, Albert An-derson, Tanaja Beckett, Tylandra Brooks,Donald Burr, Kayla Carlisle, Willie Davis,Linsey Downing, Kalene Garrison,Danielle Glenn, Logan Hamm, MalikJenkins, Gabrielle Johnson, CastayshaLewis, Tyler Ramos, Zuleym Rios, TristanSchulties, Jo’Quon.

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James, Malik Jenkins, Jamie Kennedy, Ja-son Martino, Haley Short, Gavin Smith,Jo’Quan Smith.

Perfect Attendance Kindergarten: Da’Sha Adams, Caleb

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2nd Grade: Rachel Driscoll, PatrickGriffin Jr., Aahmad Jackson, Brady Keeler,Nicolino Patone Jr., Dominick Simone Jr.,Shymere Vessels.

3rd Grade: Janiqua Brown, RoyDeleon, Remington Dewey, Waniah Ham-mond, Gary Hernandez, Briannia Hunt,Samantha Kraszewski, Bradford Nelson,Brandon Oliver, Kara Tharp, AlphaWilliams.

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Perfect Attendance All Year Wontrell Hammond (Second Grade -

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Haylea Reiner, Seaford. Grade 8- Joseph Casullo, Seaford;

Ashley French, Seaford; Ethan Kahn,Seaford; Lauren Price, Seaford.

Grade 11 Brian Carey, Seaford; JennaSternberg, Seaford.

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Backyard herbs enliven meals of summerThe thought of stepping

out my back door andsnipping a handful of freshherbs to use for dinner isone of the things that keepme sane during the long,dark winter months. I de-light in all things summerbut it is a joy to see mychives, oregano and rose-mary coming back to me while Iadd several fresh annual basilplants to keep them company inthe hot summer sun.

It’s not too late to pick up afresh herb or two to plant in asunny spot near your back door.Don’t fuss over the perennials toomuch and they’ll reward your be-nign neglect by appearing againnext year. If you only want to gothe annual route, by all means putin a couple of fragrant basils.

The difference fresh herbsmake can’t be understated. Trythese summertime winners.

Chilled Avocado Soup WithShrimp And Chives

Makes 6 first course servings

2 tablespoons olive oil 1 small white onion, minced 1 jalapeno chili, seeded, minced 3 garlic cloves, minced 4 ripe avocados, peeled, pitted,

chopped 2 cups canned low salt chicken

broth 5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 cups (or more) water 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel 8 ounces cooked bay shrimp 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded,

diced 3 tablespoons chopped fresh

chives

Heat oil in medium skilletover medium-low heat. Addonion and jalapeno; sauté untiltender, about 15 minutes. Addgarlic; sauté 2 minutes. Seasonwith salt. Remove from heat;cool.

Place avocados in blender,Add chicken broth, 4 tablespoonslemon juice and onion mixture.Puree until smooth. Transfer tolarge bowl.

Stir in 2 cups water and lemonpeel. Thin soup with more water,if desired. Season to taste withsalt and pepper. Cover and refrig-erate until well chilled, about 3hours.

Meanwhile, mix shrimp, cu-cumber, chives and 1 tablespoonlemon juice in medium bowl.Season with salt and pepper.Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hourand up to 3 hours. Ladle soupinto bowls. Top with shrimp.

Bon Appétit

Rosemary-Pepper Focaccia Serves 16. This is an amazinglysimple bread recipe sure to im-press. Add some freshly gratedParmesan cheese for an extra

kick.

2 cups (or more) bread flour 1 envelope fast-rising dry yeast 1 teaspoon salt 1 and 1/2 teaspoons sugar 3/4 cup hot water (125 degrees to

130 degrees) 1 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons

olive oil Cornmeal 2 tablespoons minced fresh rose-

mary 1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red

pepper

Blend 2 cups flour, yeast, saltand sugar in processor. Combinehot water and 1 tablespoon oil inglass measuring cup. With ma-chine running, add water mixturethrough feed tube and processuntil elastic and uniformly moistdough forms that just cleans in-side of work bowl, about 40 sec-onds.

If dough is sticky, add moreflour by tablespoons, incorporat-ing each addition before addingnext. If dough is dry, add waterby tablespoons, incorporatingeach addition before adding next.

Gather dough into ball. Trans-fer to greased bowl, turning tocoat entire surface. Cover withdamp towel and let rise 30 min-utes

Grease 12- to 14-inch pizzapan or baking sheet. Sprinklewith cornmeal.

Punch dough down and kneaduntil smooth. Cover and let rest

10 minutes. Roll out dough on lightly

floured surface. Transfer to bak-ing sheet.

Dimple surface with finger-tips. Spread remaining 2 tea-spoons oil over. Sprinkle withrosemary and crushed red pepper.Sprinkle lightly with salt andpepper. Let rise 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.Bake bread until golden, about 20minutes. Cut hot bread intowedges and serve.

Bon Appétit Light and Easy

Basil-Arugula Pesto Makes about 1 1/2 cups. This de-licious pesto is enough for about

1-1/2 pounds of your favoritepasta, or spread it on slices of

Italian bread.

3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

3 cups (loosely packed) fresh basil leaves

1 cup (loosely packed) fresh arugula

1/2 cup grated pecorino Romano cheese

1/3 cup pine nuts 2 garlic cloves, peeled 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel 2 tablespoons lukewarm water

Place 1/2 cup oil and next 6

ingredients in processor. Processto thick paste.

With motor running, add re-maining 1/4 cup oil and 2 table-spoons water to processor. Blenduntil smooth. Season pesto totaste with salt and pepper.

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I delight in all things summer but it is a joy to see my

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add several fresh annual basil plants to keep them

company in the hot summer sun.

News items may be mailed tothe Seaford and Laurel Star,628 W. Stein Hwy., Seaford,DE 19973. Or they may be

faxed to 629-9243.

Wesley UMC Vacation Bible School SonTreasure Island Vacation Bible

School begins Monday, July 31, at WesleyUnited Methodist Church on Atlanta Road,from 6:15 until 8:30 p.m. The closing pro-gram will be on Sunday, Aug. 6.

SonTreasure Island creates an island at-mosphere where children will sing, watchskits, create crafts and play games. For in-formation, call 628-1615 or 628-0720.

Old Christ Church summer servicesOld Christ Church near Laurel (built in

1771) will have summer services for thefirst time since 1918. During July and Au-gust Holy Communion and morningprayer will be held at Old Christ Church.

The services will begin at 9:30 a.m.each Sunday, Holy Eucharist will be onJuly 16, 30 and Aug. 13 and 27. Morningprayer will be on July 9 and 23 and Aug. 6and 20. Light refreshments of cookies andlemonade will be served following theservice. All services are casual.

Old Christ Church was built in 1771and served as an active facility until themid 19th century. Old Christ Church issaid to be one of only a dozen churchesalong the Atlantic Coast to survive unal-tered from America’s pre-revolutionary pe-riod.

The church is known for its pristine in-terior and the fact that it has never beenplumbed, heated, electrified or painted.

The churchyard looks to be barely over200 years old. This is due to markers thatcould not survive the elements since theywere made from wood.

Prominent among the surviving mark-ers are those of Nathaniel Mitchell, gover-

nor of Delaware (1805-1811), one of onlythree Episcopal priests in Delaware at thetime.

Old Christ Church has been maintainedand administered since 1922 by the non-profit Old Christ Church League. It is to-day owned by its successor, St. Philip’sEpiscopal Church, Laurel.

Bethel UMC hymn sing Hymn sing featuring Joyful Noise and

the Bethel Church Praise Team on Sunday,July 9, at 6 p.m. at Bethel UnitedMethodist Church, west of Seaford onNorth Oak Grove Road. A dessert recep-tion will follow. Phone 629-7117 (LucySlacum) for details.

Bethel Vacation Bible School Bethel Worship Center invites children

ages 4 through 12 to SonTreasure IslandVacation Bible School from July 10-14,from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

The closing program and carnival willbe on Saturday, July 15, from 10 a.m.-1p.m. Bethel Worship Center is located inSeaford on U.S.13 and Ginger Lane acrossfrom Chambers Motors. Call the churchoffice at 628-4240.

Gospel Cafe scheduleCentenary United Methodist Church at

the corner of Poplar and Market streets,Laurel, is presenting the Gospel Cafeevery Saturday from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

The Gospel Cafe features the Bruce andNancy Willey Music Ministry. Come forthe music, the fellowship and the refresh-ments. Special guests will appear on thefollowing dates:

July 8 - Bill and Vera Primrose and J.R.Mayle.

July 15 - “Good News” Tour.July 22 - Rob Carroll.July 29 - Traci Worster and “Abundant

Joy.”Every week Mary Ann Young signs

Gospel favorites. Everyone is invited. Contact the church

at 875-3983 between 8 a.m. and noon orcall Bruce Willey at 875-5539.

Greenwood UMC Bible School“Trading Places” Vacation Bible School

and special teen ministry will take placeSunday, July 9, through Friday, July 14,6:30-8:30 p.m. daily, at Greenwood UnitedMethodist Church, Church and W. Marketstreets, Greenwood, for ages three throughteens. For information call 349-5297 or349-4222.

First Baptist Church Bible SchoolFirst Baptist Church of Seaford will be

having its annual Vacation Bible School,July 10-14, Monday through Friday, from9 a.m.-to noon. Children ages 4-12 are in-vited for Bible stories, crafts, game, pup-pets, snacks and prizes. For further infor-mation, call 629-7161 or 629-7299.

Grace Baptist Church FiestaGrace Baptist Church invites children

ages three-years through fifth grade to Fi-esta: Where Kids are Fired up about Jesus.

“This year our church is jumping withexcitement as we have a Fiesta,” said Pas-tor Homer McKeithan. “Our Fiesta pro-gram will provide fun, exciting Bible-learning activities, catchy songs, and team-

work-building games as well as MaracaMunchies. Each of the children will accepta daily challenge to let Jesus’ love growinto their homes, experience electrifyingBible adventures, collect Bible MemoryBuddies to remind them of God’s Word,and create Bible Point Crafts they’ll takehome and play with all summer long.”

“Fiesta is an exciting way for kids tolearn more about Jesus’ love,” said Homer.“Each day concludes at Fiesta finale — acelebration that gets everyone involved inliving what they’ve learned. It is our hopethat Fiesta will lift up Jesus’ love in ourcommunity.”

Fiesta begins on July 16 and continuesthrough July 20, at Grace Baptist Church,805 Atlanta Road in Seaford, each nightfrom 6 until 8 p.m. Pre-register at “TacoDay” on Sunday, July 9, from 1 to 3 p.m.For information, call 629-8434.

Atlanta Road Alliance Bible School“Space Probe” is the theme of this

year’s Vacation Bible School to be heldJuly 24, 28 from 9 a.m. to noon each day,at the Atlanta Road Alliance Church inSeaford. Children age 4 through grade 6completed are invited to attend. Pre-regis-tration is suggested; forms can be obtainedfrom the church foyer, online at www.at-lantaroadcma.org, or by calling 629-7693.The Atlanta Road Alliance Church is aChristian and Missionary Alliance Churchand is located at 22625 Atlanta Road, 1-1/2 miles north of the intersection of SteinHighway and Atlanta Road.

Send items to Morning Star, PO Box1000, Seaford, DE 19973 or email [email protected]


DIRECTORY: Your Guide To Local Houses of WorshipDIRECTORY: Your Guide To Local Houses of WorshipDIRECTORY: Your Guide To Local Houses of Worship

Phone: 875-7748 Donny Weimar, MinisterWorship Services: Sunday 10 a.m. 6:00 p.m.Bible Study: Sun. 9:00 a.m.; Wed. 7:00 p.m.In The Interest Of New Testament Christianity

CHURCH OFCHRIST

1010 S. Central Ave., Laurel

HARVESTCHRISTIAN CHURCH

“Heart Felt Praise”Relevant Bible Teaching

Children’s MinistryMidweek Bible StudyTom Birowski, Pastor

Seaford, Del. • 628-7771

Christian Churchof Seaford

Dual 13N., Seaford, DE • 629-6298Minister: John Herbst

SCHEDULE OF SERVICESSunday School 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship 10:30(Nursery & Jr. Church)

Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.Wed. Night Service &

Youth Groups 7:00 p.m.A Firm Foundation • A Sure Hope • An Unending Love

Centenary UnitedMethodist Church

“Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for Over 200 Years”

“NEW SONG!” - Contemporary Celebration, 8:45 a.m.Sunday School, Classes for ALL ages, 9:45 a.m.

Traditional Family Worship, 11:00 a.m.

Rev. John W. Van Tine, Pastor, 875-3983200 W. Market St., Laurel, Del.

TRINITY UNITED METHODISTCHURCH

“A caring church, a giving church, a sharing church;showing love, warmth and friendship to all.”

875-7715Sun. School 9:00 a.m.

Worship 10:00 a.m.Pastor Tina Whaley

Near Trap Pond,Laurel, Del.

EverySunday

CHRIST UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

510 S. Central Ave., Laurel, DERev. Fred Duncan

Church: 875-4233 Parsonage: 875-3398

Sunday Services: 8:30am Praise

9:30am Sunday School,11am Worship

DIAL DAILY DEVOTIONS: 875-4309

Worship 11 a.m. • Sun. School 10:00 a.m.Wed. Night 7:00 p.m. • Sun. Night 7:00 p.m.

Located on Bethel Road between the Dual & Alt. 13For info call: 629-3674 or 875-2915

Sr. Pastor Roland Tice

Great Worship - Talented SingersLoving People - Powerful Preaching

Youth Group Sunday Night 7 pm

Christ Evangelistic Church

Pastor - Donald Murray - 856-6107

St. Paul’s United MethodistChurch

Road 68,South of Laurel

Laurel, Del.Sun. School 10 a.m. • Worship 9 & 11 a.m.

Wed. Night Bible Study 7 p.m.Hymn Sing: Last Sunday Each Month - 7 p.m.

www.StPaulsUMCLaurelDE.org

St. John’sUnited Methodist Church

Pine & Poplar Sts., Seaford 302-629-9466Web site: http://home.dmv.com/-stjohns/ E-mail: [email protected]

NURSERY & HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

SUNDAY WORSHIP8:30 & 11:15 am Traditional

9:45 Sunday School9:50 am Contemporary

Come as you are…and be transformed in the love of Christ!

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church

600 S. Central Ave., P.O. Box 293Laurel, DE 19956 ~ (302) 875-3644

Rev. Rita B. Nelson, Rector

Mid Week Eucharist & HealingService - Wed. @ Noon

Holy Eucharist & Church SchoolSunday @ 9:30 am

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10:45 a.m.Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

God’s Big Back Yard9:30 a.m.

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Centrally located at14511 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

CHURCH BULLETINS

Tell me, which one of the 10amendments in the Bill of Rightssecures United States citizens the“right to know?” I have been lis-tening to this argument all weekconcerning the Times leak debacleand I am bewildered.

I certainly see the first amend-ment allows for a free press anddoes not allow government tomake a law restricting its power. That’s farfrom saying that we as a people have theright to know any and every piece of in-formation that can be known in this coun-try.

For some, gone are the days of believ-ing that in order to execute a war we aregoing to need to do some things very welland very quietly. We might as well post awebsite with our current troop movementsif we have the “right to know” everything.

Do you ever intentionally limit knowl-edge for the good of all involved? Ofcourse you do. It happens in all kinds ofcircumstances.

As a pastor, at times I have informationabout a person or situation that I cannottell to anyone. Based on that information Imake decisions that might not alwaysmake sense to an onlooker. But a certainlevel of trust is established to allow me tooperate in my position.

The “right to know” people are pushingfor a zero trust in our government. Thatjust doesn’t work. Sure, I’m not stupidenough to claim that government deservesunwavering trust for anything and every-thing, but we must draw the knowledgeline at clandestine programs that effective-ly combat terrorism.

I really have neither the “right toknow” nor the “need to know” everythingmy government does. Hundreds in Con-gress were aware of this program, so thereis a sense of accountability for its exis-tence through that channel. You and Iknowing brings no additional accountabil-ity. It only hampers effectiveness

It appears left leaning publications haveplaced their desire to cast shadows ofdoubt on the Bush administration over the

interest of keeping a valuable program se-cret. Ultimately it is not the administrationthat is hurt, it is our war effort. That typeof behavior is selfish and short-sighted.

This is the week that we celebrate ourliberty and freedom. Our freedom is right-ly exercised not through complete libertar-ianism with no boundaries but through acertain amount of trust placed in authori-ties to protect our freedom. Your firemandoesn’t have to tell you everything andneither does your local chief of police.Neither does your government.

There is no such thing as the constitu-tional right to know.


Seaford Church of Christ(Rm. 16:16)Acapella

N. Dual 13, P.O. Box 783, Seaford, DE 19973302-629-6206

Evangelist - Anthony Melakian - 629-3633Elder - Don Birch - 629-8949

Elder - Ron Russell - 629-6033Sunday School 10a.m.

Sun. Worship 11 a.m., Sun. Evening 6 p.mWed. Evenings 7 p.m.

Live For God, Love Each Other, Light The World

OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH532 Stein Hwy., Seaford, DE 19973Redemptorist 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. 4:30-5 p.m.; Sun. 8-8:25 a.m.

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King’s Gordy Rd. ..........8:50....10:00St. George’s St. George Rd.....10:10..... 9:00Mt. Pleasant Mt. Pleasant Rd...11:30....10:15

Pastor Barbara Auer

Holy Eucharist: 9:00 a.m.Sunday School &

Adult Forum: 10:30 a.m.Front & King St., Seaford, DE 629-7979

St. Luke’sEpiscopal Church

The Rev’d. Jeanne W. Kirby, Rector

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH543 N. BRADFORD ST., SEAFORD, DEL. • 629-7161

Rev. Michael A. Hopkins, PastorSUNDAY

Sunday School .....9:45 a.m.Worship...............11:00 a.m.Eve. Worship........7:00 p.m.

MON. Youth Meeting6:30 - 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAYPrayer & Praise 7:00 p.m.

Patch Club (kids) 7:00 p.m.

SEAFORD CHRISTIAN ACADEMYPRE-SCHOOL - 12TH GRADE - Office 629-7161

Quality Traditional Education Since 1973Fully Accredited By Middle States in ACSI

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Wed. Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Pastor, Stacey Johnson

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Mount OlivetUnited Methodist Church

Serving Christ in the Heartof Seaford since 1830315 High St. • Seaford, DE

Sunday School - all ages 9 a.m.Worship 9 a.m., 10:15 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.

Rainbow Day Care / Pre-SchoolRt. 13 South, Seaford, DE 302-628-1020

It's Time To Come! Revelation 22:17The ArkSeaford Wesleyan Church

Laurel Wesleyan Church

Church 875-5380 • Sr. Pastor Todd CroffordAssistant Pastor Ken Deusa

Asst. Pastor/Youth: Sue BoyceChildren’s Pastor: Marilyn Searcey

Rt. 13A, Just North of LaurelSunday School - 9:30 & 10:45

Worship - 9:00 & 10:45Sunday Evening Worship

and Children’s Ministries 6 p.m.Wednesday Youth Ministries 6:30 p.m.

Messiah’s VineyardChurch

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

302-875-4646PO BOX 60, LAUREL, DE 19956

Dr. Carl G Vincent, Senior MinisterPastor Barry B. Dukes, Music MinisterSunday 9:30 am Wednesday 7:00 pm

Children’s Church • Nursery

17 W. Market St., Greenwood, DE 302349-9420Pastors Joseph & Yvonne Dixon

WORSHIP SERVICE: SUN. 11 AMBIBLE STUDY: WED. 7:30 PM

Proclaiming Faith 4 pm Sunday on WKDI 840 AM Radio

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The Atlanta RoadAlliance Church

22625 Atlanta Rd., Seaford, DE(302) 629-7693 • www.atlantaroadcma.org

Rev. Ron Mayers • Rev. Andrew Kerr

SUNDAY

8:30 Worship9:45 Sunday School

11:00 Worship/Kids Church7:00 Evening Service

WEDNESDAY

6:45 Pioneer Clubs (age 3to grade 6) & Divorce Care

7:00 Prayer Service &Youth Group (grades 7-12)

Sunday Morning: Worship 10:00 AMWednesday: Prayer & Praise 7:00 PMLocated in Hickman Commercial Park

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GRACE BAPTIST CHURCHA Cooperative S.B.C. Church

805 Atlanta Rd., Seaford, DE302-629-8434 • www.graceseaford.org

Sunday School 9:30 am Worship 10:45 am & 6 pmChildren’s Church 10:45 amSPANISH Worship 10:45 amWednesday Activities 7 pm

Pastor: Homer McKeithan Youth: Ben ColegroveMusic: Jim Burket

“The Cross Is Grounded In Grace”

CONCORDUNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Connecting People with Christ since 1804

25322 Church Road, ConcordSeaford, DE 19973

Sunday Worship - 9 amSunday School (all ages) - 10:30 am

For More Information call 302-628-8114Rev. Diane E. Melson, Pastor

Sailor’s Bethel UnitedMethodist Church

Bethel, DEPastor Arthur Smith III

Sunday School - 10 amWorship - 11:15 am Nursery Provided

office 875-3628 parsonage 875-2996

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St. Luke’s rummage salesPlans are under way for this year’s

rummage sale sponsored by St. Luke’sEpiscopal Church. The sale will be onSaturday, Sept. 23, from 7 a.m. to 1p.m. at the St. Luke’s Parish Hall onKing and North streets in Seaford.Workers are now on hand at the ParishHall each Monday from 9 a.m. to noonfor those who wish to donate items.

The St. Luke’s annual chrysanthe-mum sale will be at the end of Augustwith pickup of flowers scheduled forSaturday, Sept. 16, at the Jackson He-witt office in the Nylon Capital Shop-ping Center in Seaford.

Vantrina Michelle Kellam, 46 Vantrina Michelle Kellam, known

fondly as “Porki,” of Laurel departed thislife on Sunday, June 25, 2006, at JohnHopkins Hospital inBaltimore.

She was bornJune 10, 1960 inSeaford, the daugh-ter of George andMargaret RayfieldKellam.

She graduatedfrom Laurel SeniorHigh School Classof 1978. She contin-ued her education atDelaware State andDelaware Tech. She touched many lives.She was outgoing and friendly. Over sixyears ago, she gave her life to the Lord.She would be the first to tell you, lookwhat God has done. Her life and testimo-ny inspired many. After a 17-year crackaddiction, she was delivered without re-hab. She continued her testimony by help-ing others with addictions at Kent & Sus-sex Counseling Services as an addictionscounselor.

She was a member of TabernacleHouse of Prayer II under the leadership ofApostle Elijah Drummond III in Laurel.She was an usher, the appointment secre-tary, and a mother of the church. Her mostimportant title was Christian. She trulylived the life and was an example of howto live holy, walk upright, and not com-promise, nor shame God.

She is survived by a son, Jerin T. Kel-lam of Laurel; a daughter, Nakia L.D. Kel-lam of Baltimore; two sisters, Karen F.Hopkins and her husband, Melvin Hop-kins of Milton, and Zina Y. Kellam-DelRosario and her husband, Luis DelRosario of Laurel; a brother, Mermann T.“Buck” Kellam of Smyrna; two aunts,Nellie Topping of Melfa, Va., and PeggyKellam of Boston, Mass.; an uncle, RobertKellam of Blades; and a host of nieces,nephews, and great-nieces and nephews.

Her funeral service was on July 1, atthe Citadel of Hope in Seaford with Apos-tle Elijah Drummond III officiating. Inter-ment followed in St. Matthew’s Cemeteryin Laurel.

Memorial contributions may be madeto the American Lung Association, 209 E.Market St., Salisbury, MD 21801.

Arrangements were by Framptom Fu-neral Home, P.A. in Federalsburg.

Nora Kuse Shultes, 91Nora Kuse Shultes of Seaford died on

Monday, June 26, 2006, at the MethodistManor House in Seaford.

Nora was born in New York City, thedaughter of Hannah Vought and JohnBann (Bancerowski).

For many years she worked as a sales-person and demonstrator in many NewYork and Brooklyn stores. She moved toGeorgetown, with her first husbandCharles Kuss Jr. in 1976 from East North-port, Long Island. After 47 years of mar-riage, Charles died of throat cancer in1982.

In 1985 she married her pen pal fromAlbany, N.Y., Franklin Shultes. In 1994they moved to the Methodist Manor

House where he died in 1998. While inGeorgetown, she joined Church Women ofGeorgetown, the Thrift Shop, volunteeredin the Cancer Society, was a charter mem-ber of Milford AARP Chapter and was ontheir program committee for two terms.Married to Franklin, who was in AARPleadership, she became involved withmany of his activities.

At the Manor House she joined the din-ing room committee, Stamp and Poetryclubs and volunteered whenever possible.Her pleasant, helpful personality mademany friends over the years and she wasan active correspondent to the friends andrelatives over the years.

She is survived by her “adopted” fami-ly, Gladys and Mario Barbosa, their fourchildren, nine grandchildren; a brother,John Bann of Long Island, N.Y.; cousins,Hannah Baker and Anna. Two dearfriends, Harriet Saleni and Patti Kuberski.

Her funeral services and burial wereprivate.

The family suggests donations may bemade to the Benevolent Fund of theMethodist Manor House, 1001 MiddlefordRoad, Seaford, DE; or Delaware HospiceInc., 600 Dupont Hwy, Georgetown, DE19947. Arrangements by the Cranston Fu-neral Home, Seaford.

Robert Cannon, 79Robert Cannon of Salisbury died

Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at Salisbury


Welcome…SEAFORDPRESBYTERIANCHURCHSunday School9 amMorning Worship10 am

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FAITH BAPTIST CHURCHLocated halfway between Seaford & Bridgeville, turn off

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SUNDAY WEDNESDAY10:00 Sunday School 7:00 Prayer Service

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22025 Atlanta Road, Seaford, DEPastor Ed Kuhling

Contemporary Worship 9 amSunday School & Bible Education 10 am

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628-4240 Recorded Info 628-4241 Church OfficePastor Joseph Lecates - 875-2059

Adult Sunday School 9:30 am Worship 10:30 am & 6:30 pmChildren’s Church 10:30 am Nursery 10:30 am & 6:30 pmYouth Meeting Sun. 7 pm Promise Keepers Tues. 7 pm

Wed. Night Bible Study 7 pm“We’re not building a church, we’re building God’s Kingdom!”

Christ Lutheran ChurchCorner of Shipley & Spruce Sts.

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Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 amPhone: 629-9755

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Bible School for the Mentally ChallengedSaturday at 10 am

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7046 Seashore Hwy.Bridgeville, DE 19933

302-337-3044Fax 302-337-8769Church of God

Worship Services:Seeker Service 8:30 am • Sunday School 9:30Morning Worship 10:45 am • Wed. Night 7 pm

Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Sal-isbury.

He was born on March 16, 1927 inBridgeville, a son of Robert and Cora MaeCannon.

Mr. Cannon proudly served his countryin the United States Army during WorldWar II. Following his discharge from theArmy, he began his work as a machine op-erator at the DuPont Company in Seafordand retired in 1984 after 35 years of serv-ice. After his retirement from DuPont heworked in maintenance at the SalvationArmy and retired in 2000.

He was an active member of the Salva-tion Army Church in Salisbury and amember of the Salvation Army Men’sClub. He was considered a handyman andunselfishly spent his free time fixingthings for friends and family members. Heloved the outdoors where he enjoyed fish-ing, metal detecting on the beach and dig-ging and collecting rare bottles.

He is survived by his wife, CathrynMae Cannon; two daughters, Eleanore E.Duncan and Monica Marguerite Mears,both of Pittsville, Md.; a son, John JosephCannon of Orange Park, Fla.; four step-sons, Norman H. Conway, Henry L. Con-way, Jerry L. Conway and Larry A. Con-way, all of Salisbury; three sisters, Mar-garet Billings and Elsie Harold, both ofSeaford and Georgie Willin of Federals-burg; seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; and eight step-grandchil-dren and six step-great-grandchildren. Heis also survived by several nieces andnephews.

His funeral service was on July 3, at

Short Funeral Home, Delmar. Followingthe service, entombment with militaryhonors was at Springhill Memory Gardensin Hebron.

Carolyn Williams, 82Carolyn Manahan Williams of Laurel

died Thursday, June 29, 2006 at CoastalHospice at the Lake in Salisbury, Md.

She was born in Florence, S.C., adaughter of Frank and Stella Butler Mana-han formerly of Camden.

She was an active member of Cente-nary United Methodist Church in Laurel,where she had taught Sunday School, wasa Church Circle leader for 30 years, pastpresident of the United Methodist Women,past chairman of the Antique Show andsecretary-treasurer of the board of trusteesand member of the administrative council.

She attended Caesar Rodney HighSchool in Camden and graduated from Ar-lington Hall, in Arlington Va., and fromthe Women’s College of Duke Universitywhere she was a member and past presi-dent of Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity.

She was a member of the Rehobothbeach Country Club, Seaford Golf &Country Club, Laurel Century Club andthe Friends of the Laurel Library.

Besides her parents, Mrs. Williams waspreceded in death by her husband W.Robert Williams, who died in 1999.

She is survived by her son, Harvey D.Williams and his wife Kathryn of ClarksSummit, Pa; a daughter Carol R. Williamsof Cincinnati, Ohio; two grandchildren,Katherine Butler Mahon of Cincinnati andKyle Robert Williams of Clarks Summit,

OBITUARIESObituaries are run without

charge thanks to the supportof area churches.

TO OUR FRIENDS

& NEIGHBORS Please know that

the kindness, help, love and support shown to us during Dad’s recovery made all the difference in his healing. I feel that God acted through everyone of you to enable my father to regain his health.

Special appreciation goes out to the skilled emergency workers in Laurel and to Pastor Fred Duncan of Christ United Methodist Church, also in Laurel, for his unwavering concern .

WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE

Enoch Schwartz & Karen Schwartz

Vantrina Kellam

Pa; and several nieces and nephews.A celebration of life was on July 3 at

Centenary United Methodist Church, Lau-rel with the Rev. John Van Tine officiat-ing. Interment was private in Laurel HillCemetery.

Contributions may be made to Cente-nary United Methodist Church c/o Com-memorative Endowment Fund, 200 WestMarket St., Laurel, DE 19956; or CoastalHospice at the Lake 351 Deershead Road,Salisbury, MD 21801.

Wayne S. Brown, 65Wayne S. Brown of Chicago, died Sun-

day, June 25, 2006, of cancer. A native ofBridgeville, he graduated from BridgevilleHigh School in1959.

Mr. Brown was acharacter actor inprofessional andcommunity theatercompanies in theChicago area formore than 30 years.In addition, he ap-peared in televisioncommercials and hadhad parts in televi-sion shows including"Chicago Hope," "The Untouchables" and"Cupid."

An obituary that appeared June 28 inthe Chicago SunTimes said that Mr.Brown was "a favorite of audiences andplayers" at several Chicago theaters, in-cluding the Chicago Park District Theatreon the Lake and the Gilbert and SullivanSociety of Hyde Park. The obituary quotesErica Daniels, casting director at the Step-penwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, assaying that he "was a most generous spirit.Simple, honest, truthful. He understoodwhat it meant to be a team player in an en-semble. Nothing was too small for him:readings, workshops - and no overacting."

Mr. Brown attended the University ofDelaware, where he earned a bachelor ofarts degree in French and English. Afterserving in Europe with the U.S. Army, heattended the University of Chicago, wherehe earned a master of arts degree inFrench education.

Upon graduation, he went to work forthe Encyclopedia Britannica as a copy edi-tor. At the time of his death, he was a free-lance copy editor.

Mr. Brown is survived by his mother,Mildred Brown, Delmar, a brother, Orlan"Hoot" Brown, Bridgeville, and a niece,Donna Rothman, Winston-Salem, N.C.His father, Jacob Orlan Brown Sr., is de-ceased. A memorial service is beingplanned for Chicago.

Mildred Elliott, 91Mildred May Elliott, a lifetime resident

of Delaware, passed away on Saturday,July 1, 2006.

Born in Berlin,Md., she was adaughter of EdwardA. Mahoney andJessie L. MahoneyDykes. Mrs. Elliottwas a foster motherfor many childrenfor Child Services ofDelaware from 1944to 1960. She lovedto garden and greweverything fromstrawberries to tomatoes.

She is survived by two daughters,

Joanne Zuchowski of New Castle and Vir-ginia Crow of Wilmington with whom shelived, and a son, Ronald Elliott of Wilm-ington. Also surviving her are eight grand-children, Crystal Alderman, Tammy Zu-chowski Coverdale, Joseph Zuchowski,Daniel Bacon, Linda Limpren, Tiffany El-liott, Veronica Elliott, Tammy Elliott and16 great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was pre-ceded in death by her husband, Walter El-liott, who passed in 1967, two sons,Charles Elliott and Robert Elliott, and asister, Evelyn Jenkins.

Funeral services will be on Saturday,July 8, at 1 p.m. at the Short FuneralHome, 13 E. Grove St., Delmar, wherefamily and friends may call from noon to1 p.m.

Interment will follow the services atRiverside Cemetery in Powellville, Md.

Margaret Daye, 67Margaret Huffman Daye of Cambridge,

Md. and formerly of Federalsburg, Md.,died at University Hospital in Baltimore,Md. on Saturday, July 1, 2006.

She was born on June 13, 1939 in PointPleasant, W. Va., the daughter of the Rev.Charles C. Huffman who died Feb. 24,1996 and Daisy M Higgins Huffman whodied Feb. 26, 2004.

She was a graduate of Fort Hill HighSchool in Cumberland, Md. She was ahomemaker.

She is survived by three sons; CharlesD. Bell, Jr. and his wife, Yunhe of Incon,Korea, Richard A. Bell and his wife,Sharon of Ridgely, Md., David A. Belland Tina Thompson of Crumpton, Md anda daughter, Lisa Bell Busick and her hus-band, Michael of Denton, and sevengrandchildren, Donnie Bell, III, AustinBell, Katie DeMaio, Susan Busick, LisaMarie Busick, Lindsay Bell, Brandon Belland a brother, Doug Huffman and his wifeDale of Kent Island, Md. and a nephew,Julian "J.D." Huffman and his wife Shen-nel.

Funeral services will be Friday, July 7,at 1 p.m. at Framptom Funeral Home, P.A.in Federalsburg with the Rev. Dan Walkerofficiating.

Interment will follow in the family plotin Concord Cemetery near Federalsburg.Friends may call at the funeral home onThursday, July 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. andalso on Friday from noon to 1 p.m.

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Ronald Van Lankford Jr., 62Ronald Van Lankford, Jr. of Seaford

died Sunday, July 2, 2006 at his residence.Born in Salisbury, Md. the son of BeatriceMarine and Ronald V. Lankford Sr., hewas an industrial electrician at the DuPontCompany in Seaford, retiring in 1994 after29 years service.

He was a member of Grace BaptistChurch in Seaford, Hebron Lodge 14, In-dependent Order of Odd Fellows, Nanti-coke Sportsman's Club and the formerowner of Lankford's Gun Shop.

He is survived by his wife, Kathryn(Kay) Blocker Lankford, a son David(Clark) Lankford, Seaford, two sisters,Pamela L. Good, Seaford and Joyce L.Dayse, Richmond, Va., a grandson, and agreat-granddaughter.

A graveside service was July 5 in OddFellows Cemetery, Seaford, with pastorsHomer McKeithan and Ed Kuhling willofficiating.


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Full of wind, mayors compete in seed-spitting contestGeorgetown Mayor Michael Wyatt

bested six other Sussex County Mayors atthe annual Mayor’s Cup Watermelon SeedSpitting Contest at Laurel’s IndependenceDay Celebration on Tuesday. Wyatt fin-ished with a first class hurl of 31.6 feet, afull two feet in front of his closest com-petitor, 2004 winner Mayor David Ruff ofBlades. 2005 champion Mayor John Out-ten of Delmar finished third with his wa-

termelon seed flying a full 26.6 feet. A shocking moment occurred when Joe

Conaway, Bridgeville Commission presi-dent, let loose his first attempt only to seea set of dentures flying through the air.Upon retrieval by the judges, the denturesproved to be a gag by the other mayors asConaway opened wide to displayed a fullset of teeth to the audience.

Conaway bids farewell to the competi-

tion this year as he has announced his re-tirement from the Bridgeville Commission.He leaves the contest as the only official tohave ever won the contest twice, once in2001 and again in 2003. Other past win-ners include former mayors from LaurelTerry Whaley and Blades B.J. Hardin.

Others competing in the day’s rivalrywere Bethel mayor and watermelon farmerJeff Hastings, Seaford Mayor Ed Butler

and Laurel’s Terry Wright. Winning Mayor Wyatt will have his

name engraved on the prestigious cup thatwill be displayed in Georgetown TownHall for the year and he will enjoy a $100dinner certificate to RJ Riverside Restau-rant in Laurel. The event is sponsored bythe Laurel Chamber of Commerce andSussex County Councilman VancePhillips.

Joe Conaway, dressed in July 4th garb, prepares to spit a seed in the contest. Theformer two-time champion did not place in the 2006 contest.

Mike Wyatt, left, the 2006 Laurel Independence Day Watermelon Seed Spitting Cham-pion, is presented with the trophy by Kathryn Onken, the Mar-Del Watermelon Queenand Sussex County Councilman Vance Phillips. Photos by Cheryl Jones

New Seaford Mayor Edward Butler does his best to spit a seed dur-ing the contest on July 4th.

See more Laurel Independence Day coverageincluding a list of parade winners and more

photographs in the July 13 edition of the Laurel Star.


COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARDBENEFIT EVENTS

BENEFIT FOR BOB REEDBarbecue fund raiser for Bob Reed, SussexCounty sheriff, Saturday, July 15, 4 to 8 p.m.,River Road, Oak Orchard, Millsboro; $15 foradultsl $6 for children (4-12 years of age). CallRon or Suzanne Sams at 945-2586 for more in-formation.

CONCERT FOR BUILDING FUNDGospel concert to benefit the Nanticoke SeniorCenter building fund, Sunday, July 16, 2 to 4p.m. Blades Fire Hall. Free-will offering and re-freshments. Phone 629-9794 or 629-4236.

BASKET TO BENEFIT LITTLE LEAGUENanticoke Little League has a LongabergerKnick Knack Basket for sale. The cost is $55and contains baseball tacks as well as ablue/yellow stripe around the top of the basket.All proceeds benefit Nanticoke Little League. Formore information, contact Heather Byrd at 629-5400 or 875-2947.

COURSES

DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSELaurel Senior Center AARP defensive drivingcourse for beginners, July 12, 13. Cost $10. Call875-2536 to sign up.

OSTEO ARTHRITIS TALK“Don’t Let Osteo Arthritis of the Knee Become aPain.” Dr. Choy will be at the Laurel Senior Cen-ter at 1 p.m., Wednesday, July 12, to talk aboutsigns, symptoms, causes and up to date treat-ment information. Open to the public and free ofcharge. Light refreshments will be served.

FOOD

CHICKEN BARBECUEChicken barbecue, Saturday, July 8, 11 a.m.,American Legion Log Cabin, Front Street,Seaford. Chicken with two sides,

MEETINGS

COAST GUARD AUXILIARYCoast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 12-04 meetsthe second Thursday of each month at Nanti-coke Yacht Club in Blades. This month’smeeting is Thursday, July 13, at 7:30 p.m.Anyone interested in promoting safe boatingand would like to work with men and womenwho do vessel inspections, safety patrols andteach public safety courses, are welcome tojoin the Flotilla. Boat ownership is not re-quired. Call Wayne Hickman at 629-6337 orJim Mullican at 732-1163.

DEMOCRATS CLUB PICNICMonday, July 17, Western Sussex Democ-rats Club will hold their annual picnic at DaleDukes recreation & pool building onSycamore Road, Laurel. Covered dish dinnerat 6:30 p.m. Chicken and homemade icecream will be provided. Candidates, electedofficials and all Democrats are invited.

WIDOWED PERSONS MEETINGSeaford Chapter of the Widowed PersonsService meeting Tuesday, July 18, 12:15p.m. at the Golden Corral, U.S. 13, Seaford.The guest speaker will be Jan Ting, a Re-publican candidate for U.S. Senate. All wid-owed persons of all ages are invited to at-tend.

SUSSEX LADIES AUXILIARYSussex County Volunteer Firemen’s Ladies Aux-iliaries Association meeting Wednesday, July 19,at the Ellendale firehouse. Dinner will be servedat 7 p.m. with the business meeting to follow.Call Crystal J. Chaffinch at 629-6904 for moreinformation.

NEW TOPS GROUP FORMSTOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a non-profitweight loss support group, meets Tuesdays from12:30 to 2 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church, AtlantaRoad, Seaford. For more information, contactJean Davis at 410-883-3407.

REUNIONS

SEAFORD HIGH CLASS OF 1971SHS Class of 1971 reunion on July 29The Seaford Senior High School, Class of1971, 35th reunion, Saturday, July 29, at theElks Club in Seaford. Class members whohave not yet received an invitation shouldcontact Melissa Wills (629-8171) or LynnLester (745-0115).

WOODBRIDGE CLASS OF 1986Woodbridge High School Class of 1986 20-yearclass reunion at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, atthe Suicide Bridge Restaurant in Hurlock, Md.,on the air-conditioned “Choptank River Queen,”a reproduction of an authentic 80-foot turn-of-the-century river boat. There will be a sit-downdinner with a menu of shrimp cocktail, crabcakes, and prime rib or stuffed chicken breast.Cocktails by cash bar. Cost will be $60 per per-son or $120 per couple. Dress is casual. Mailchecks no later than July 15 to: WoodbridgeHigh School Class of 1986, c/o Rhonda Van-Vorst, 1150 Hickman Road, Greenwood, DE,19950. Call Russ Carlisle (302-228-9145); orRhonda VanVorst (Green) (302-245-6546).

SPECIAL EVENTS

LEWES ANTIQUE SHOW48th annual Lewes Antique Show and Salesponsored by Bethel United Methodist Church,4th and Market streets, Lewes, July 6, 7, and 8,from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dealers will be sellingdolls and jewelry, silver and glassware to furni-ture. There will be decorator and collector itemsas well as a curiosity shop. The hall is air condi-tioned and handicap accessible. Lunch will beavailable. Admission is $4 per person. Call 645-9426.

LUNCH CRUISESuicide Bridge luncheon cruise, Tuesday, July11, sponsored by the Laurel Senior Center. Call875-2536 for more information.

CONCERT AT ROSS MANSIONChesapeake Brass Band concert, free, Gov.Ross Mansion lawn, Saturday, July 8, 5:30 p.m.,sponsored by city of Seaford and Seaford His-torical Society. Bring lawn chairs or blankets. Incase of rain, the concert will be at the WesternSussex Boys & Girls Club. There will also betours of the mansion provided by the historicalsociety until 4:30 p.m. (tours are free to mem-bers).

NANTICOKE RIVERFEST12th annual Nanticoke Riverfest in downtownSeaford, Friday, July 14, and Saturday, July 15.Entertainment, food, carnival, children’s activi-ties, float-in, mayor’s challenge, car and motor-cycle shows, vendors and more. Headliner con-cert on Friday night is the Funsters. Contact thecity of Seaford at 629-9173.

FREE PERFORMANCE AT BEAR TRAPSixth annual free Summer Theatre Festival Fes-tival, July 13, 14, 15, 7:30 p.m., Ocean View, Vil-lage at Bear Trap Dunes (free admission). Ein-stein’s Breakfast featuring film, theatre and radiostar Maryellen Owens. Presented by Carl MFreeman Foundation.

CHAMBER’S SPEED NETWORKINGSpeed networking, Hampton Inn, U.S. 13,Seaford, Thursday, July 27, 5 to 7 p.m. RSVP tothe Greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce at629-9690 by July 21.

AFRAM FESTIVAL UPCOMINGEastern Shore AFRAM Festival, Friday, Aug. 11(5 to 10 p.m.) and Saturday, Aug. 12 (10 a.m. to10 p.m.), Nutter Park, Seaford. Food, entertain-ment, cultural events, parade, vendors, pageant,car show, games, giveaways. Phone 628-1908for more information.

TRIPS

TRIP TO PHILLIES GAMESChrist U.M. Church in Laurel will sponsor a tripto the Phillies-Braves game on Saturday, July22, at noon. The cost is $45 including the busand ticket. For more information, phone 875-4233.

SENIOR CENTER TRIPNanticoke Senior Center trip to Three Little Bak-ers for “The Sound of Music,” Wednesday, Aug.2, at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $60 for members and$65 for non-members. Call 629-4939.

Submit Bulletin Board items byFriday at noon.E-mail: [email protected]: 628 West Stein Highway,Seaford, DE 19973Items appear in both the Seafordand Laurel Stars.Mail to: Star NewspapersPO Box 1000Seaford, DE 19973BEST BETS: ■ Free concert at the Ross Man-sion, Saturday, July 8, 5:30 p.m.featuring the Chesapeake BrassBand. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.

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‘Tugging on the Nanticoke’ theme for 12 annual RiverfestPlans are under way for the 12th annual Nanticoke Riverfest. This year’s theme is

“Tugging on the Nanticoke.” Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks during theevent on Friday, July 14, and Saturday, July 15. Anyone interested in volunteering cancontact Leigh Ann DePope, volunteer coordinator, at 629-2524. For general informationabout Riverfest, contact the chairpersons, Amy Walls or Trisha Booth at 629-9173. Ven-dors and sponsors are needed.

I have heard it said that one’swords should always be sweet, incase they have to be eaten. I wouldadd to that that one’s words shouldalso always be spoken with convic-tion, in case one has to live bythem.

I was reminded of this recently,after I pontificated about creaturesother than humans and their rightsto exist on this earth. Of coursethere was an audience — whatgood is a loud declaration of opin-ion unless there are others to hear it?When, a few days later, the inevitable testof my belief came, there was no onewatching to make sure I acted according tomy words. But I felt the attention — thestares — of those who had been listeningas strongly as though they were still here.

It all started at a gathering of familyand friends in our back yard. Among theguests were my two nephews, the older ofwhom was having trouble with an irritat-ing bug. It refused to let go of the laces onmy nephew’s sneakers.

My nephew tried everything he couldthink of to loosen the grip of the bug:Stomping his foot, fanning his hands overhis shoes, discussion along the lines of“Will you go away,” even smacking the

bug. It was evident, when, even in the faceof all of that, the bug still clung to thelaces, that it was where it wanted to be.

“Patrick,” I finally said, addressing mynephew. (I would have addressed the bug,but I didn’t know its name.) “Why don’tyou just leave it alone?”

And, because pontification is a favoritepastime, “You know, you are sitting out-side. That bug has as much right to be hereas you do.”

As so often happens with grand decla-rations, mine was pretty much ignored.The bug finally let go of Patrick’sshoelaces and the conversation moved on.

Several days later, I walked from theback yard into our back porch and saw, inthe laundry room, half under the dryer and

half stretched out on the floor, a snake.Even though I couldn’t see its head — itwas its thinking end that was under thedryer — I recognized it as a puff snake,one of those harmless snakes that, eventhough it has no teeth, likes to coil asthough it is going to attack.

This snake did not coil. It lay perfectlystill, using the puff snake’s other defensemechanism, playing dead.

I too was perfectly still. “Why didn’tyou run and get the hoe and cut it in half?”my mother asked later. “Did you at leastyell at it?”

No, I quickly and quietly closed thedoor into the laundry room and stuffed arug under the door. A snake beneath thedryer is one thing. But a snake making itsway through the kitchen, into the livingroom and, perhaps, upstairs to the bed-room is the stuff of which nightmares aremade.

Any further action, I decided, wouldhave to be taken by my husband. Trap-ping, poisoning, chopping — whateverdirty deed was necessary.

“As much right to be here...as muchright to be here...” Where was that voicecoming from? I looked around, fearful thatother snakes had slithered inside and werechanting at me. But it was my own voice,

haunting me from the past. “This is a long snake,” I countered.

“Sneaky, with scales. And in my house. Ithas rights?”

Arguing with yourself is a lesson in fu-tility. I went upstairs, leaving the snakeand the voice from the past behind.

That evening, my husband pulled awayfrom the wall the dryer and the washer.There was no sign of snake.

“Do you see any snake feces?” I yelledto him from the kitchen.

“Maybe,” he yelled back. “Why don’tyou come look?” I declined.

While the appliances were away fromthe wall, he filled with spray foam theholes around the various pipes and ventsthat come up through the floor to supplygas and water. He figured that it was oneof those holes that allowed the snake toget into the house and one of those holesthrough which it left.

“Either we sealed the snake outside or”— with a nasty grin in my direction —“we sealed it inside.”

“As much right to be here...as muchright to be here...”

All right, all right, I conceded to myvoice from the past. It is, after all, half hishouse.


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As so often happens withgrand declarations, minewas pretty much ignored.The bug finally let go ofPatrick’s shoelaces and

the conversationmoved on.

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LEGALS

PUBLIC NOTICELaurel School District

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COUNTY BOARD OFADJUSTMENT

HEARINGSeaford Hundred

Case No. 9575In accordance with

Chapter 115, of the Code ofSussex County, a hearingwill be held on a request fora variance as provided by:Chapter 115, Article IV andXXV, Subsection 115-25and 115-182, Item C and Aof said ordinance of DAVIDAND ANNE ALLEN who areseeking a variance from thefront yard and side yardsetback requirements, tobe located northwest of

Road 535, 54 feet east ofBrown Street, being Lots 2,3, and 4 within Charles G.Friedel Subdivision.

The hearing will be heldin the County CouncilChambers, County Admin-istrative Office Building,Georgetown, Delaware, onMonday evening, AUGUST7, 2006, at 7:00 P.M. or assoon thereafter as may beheard.

All interested partiesshould attend and presenttheir views. If unable to at-tend the public hearing,written comments will beaccepted but must be re-ceived prior to public hear-ing.

For additional informa-tion, contact the Planningand Zoning Department at302-855-7878.

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HEARINGBroad Creek Hundred


Chapter 115, of the Code ofSussex County, a hearingwill be held on a request fora special use exception asprovided by: Chapter 115,Article XI, Subsection 115-80, Item C of said ordi-nance of DELAWAREEARLY CHILDHOOD CEN-TER who are seeking aspecial use exception for achild care center, to be lo-cated west of U.S. Route13, 327 feet south of Road481.




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HEARINGBroad Creek Hundred


Chapter 115, of the Code ofSussex County, a hearingwill be held on a request fora variance as provided by:Chapter 115, Article XXIV,Subsection 115-172, ItemG(7) of said ordinance of

ROBIN ADKINS, JR. ANDSTEPHANIE EWELL whoare seeking a variance fromthe side yard setback re-quirement and a variancefrom the separation require-ment between units in amobile home park, to be lo-cated west of U.S. Route13, south of Pine RidgeDrive, being Lot 16 withinPine Ridge Mobile HomePark.




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HEARINGNorthwest Fork Hundred


Chapter 115, of the Code ofSussex County, a hearingwill be held on a request fora variance as provided by:Chapter 115, Article IV,Subsection 115-25, Item Cof said ordinance ofEDGAR WROTEN, JR.AND CHRISTINE WIL-LIAMS who are seeking avariance from the rear yardsetback requirement, to belocated south of Road566A, 1,515 feet east ofRoad 562.




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On the 17th day of July, 2006, at the City Hall, 414 HighStreet, Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware, between thehours of two o’clock p.m., prevailing time, and six o’clockp.m., prevailing time, there will be held a Special Electionto determine whether the City of Seaford shall annexlands located contiguous to the present corporate limits ofthe City of Seaford being more particularly described in“Exhibit A” attached hereto and incorporated herein.

Particulars concerning the Special Election are con-tained in a Resolution of the City Council of the City ofSeaford which was passed at a meeting held on June 13,2006, a copy of which is as follows:

Whereas, pursuant to a Resolution adopted by theCity Council of the City of Seaford, a committee appoint-ed by the Mayor of the City of Seaford according to therequirements of Section 2 of the Charter of the City ofSeaford, as amended, recommend in its report that cer-tain territory located contiguous to the present corporatelimits of the City of Seaford be annexed.

Whereas, after notice duly published according to therequirements of Section 2 of the Charter of the City ofSeaford, as amended, a public hearing was held on the23rd day of May 2006, upon the proposal of the CityCouncil of the City of Seaford to annex certain territorylocated and contiguous to the present corporate limits ofthe City of Seaford.

Whereas, in the opinion and judgment of the individualmembers of the City Council, no cause has been shownwhy the territory located and contiguous to the presentcorporate limits of the City of Seaford should not beannexed and it positively appearing that said territoryshould be annexed in the event that a majority of the dulyqualified electors in the City of Seaford and in the territo-ry proposed to be annexed shall approve for.

Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, by the City Councilof the City of Seaford, that a special election shall be heldon the 17th day of July 2006, at the City Hall, 414 HighStreet, Sussex County, Seaford, Delaware between thehours of two o’clock p.m., prevailing time and six o’clockp.m., prevailing time, at which Special Election the dulyqualified voters both in the City of Seaford and in the ter-ritory proposed to be annexed shall vote for or against theannexation to the City of Seaford or territory located con-tiguous to the present corporate limits of the City ofSeaford, said territory being more particularly described in“Exhibit A” attached hereto and incorporated herein.

And Be It Further Resolved, that the City Manager ofthe City of Seaford is hereby authorized and directed tocause a notice which shall consist of a true copy of thisResolution to be printed in a newspaper published in theCity of Seaford and having a general circulation both inthe City of Seaford and in the territory proposed to beannexed in its issues published within thirty (30) daysimmediately preceding the date of Special Election;

And Be It Further Resolved, that at the SpecialElection, every resident and property owner, whether indi-vidual, a partnership, or a corporation in the City ofSeaford and in the territory proposed to be annexed shallhave one (1) vote; provided, however, that a person whoowns property both in the City of Seaford and in the terri-tory proposed to be annexed and resides in either placemay vote only where he resides; and provided further thata person who owns property both in the City of Seafordand in the territory proposed to be annexed, but does notreside in either place may vote only in the City of Seafordand not in the territory proposed to be annexed.

And Be It Further Resolved, that an individual owninga duly executed Power of Attorney of another person or ifa firm or corporation specifically authorizing the said indi-vidual to vote at the said Special Election, a duly authen-ticated copy of which has been filed in the Office of theCity Manager of the City of Seaford, shall be entitled tocast the vote of said person, firm or corporation;

And Be It Further Resolved, that the City Manager ofthe City of Seaford be and she is hereby authorized anddirected to cause to be printed at least five (5) days priorto the date of said Special Election a sufficient number ofballot, the form of said ballot as follows:

OFFICIAL BALLOT - THE CITY OF SEAFORD -THIS BALLOT CASTS ONE (1) VOTE

CHECK ONE:( ) FOR THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION( ) AGAINST THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION

And Be It Further Resolved, that the purpose oflegally conducting this said Special Election on the 17thday of July 2006, providing two (2) ballots, one for thosepersons, firms or corporations who are authorized to voteas residents and property owners of the City of Seafordand one for those persons, firms, or corporations who areauthorized to vote as residents and property owners ofthe territory proposed to be annexed, determined who isand who is not lawfully qualified to vote there at, takingreasonable steps to see that the law pertaining to saidSpecial Election receives compliance, and for the pur-pose of counting the votes and certifying the results ofsaid Special Election to the City Council of the City ofSeaford, Ernest Makowski is hereby appointed as the pre-siding officer of the Board of Special Elections, CharlesButler and Donald Tull is hereby appointed as the residentand property owner residing in the City of Seaford, andFred W. Hertrich III is hereby appointed as the resident orproperty owner in the territory(s) proposed to be annexed.

I, Dolores J. Slatcher, City Manager of the City ofSeaford, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolutionwas passed by the City Council of the City of Seaford atits meeting held on the 13th day of June, 2006, at whicha quorum was present and voting throughout and that thesame is still in full force and effect.

Dolores, J. Slatcher, City ManagerDated: June 14, 2006

Exhibit “A” - Hertrich, Fred W. III Tax Map & Parcel 5-31-10.00 210

CITY OF SEAFORD RESOLUTION

LEGAL NOTICEDelmar Liquors, Inc.,

trading as Wine Beer &Liquor, has on June 23,2006, applied with the Alco-holic Beverage ControlCommissioner for a pack-age store liquor license forthe sale of alcoholic bever-ages for a premises locatedat 38627 Benro Drive,Suites 6 & 7, Delmar Com-mons, Delmar, Delaware(19940), not for consump-tion on the premises wheresold. Persons who areagainst this applicationshould provide written no-tice of their objections tothe Commissioner. For theCommissioner to be re-quired to hold a hearing toconsider additional inputfrom persons against thisapplication, the Commis-sioner must receive one ormore documents containinga total of at least 10 signa-tures of residents or proper-ty owners located within 1mile of the premises or inany incorporated areas lo-cated within 1 mile of thepremises. The protest(s)must be filed with the Alco-holic Beverage ControlCommissioner at the 3rdFloor, Carvel State OfficeBuilding, 820 North FrenchStreet, Wilmington, DE19801. The protest(s) mustbe received by the Com-missioner’s office on or be-

fore July 24, 2006. Failureto file such a protest mayresult in the Commissionerconsidering the applicationwithout further notice, inputor hearing. If you have anyquestions regarding thismatter please contact theCommissioner’s Office.

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NOTICEEstate of Ann E. Staples,

Deceased.Notice is hereby given

that Letters of Testamen-tary upon the estate of AnnE. Staples who departedthis life on the 25th day ofMay, A.D. 2006 late ofSeaford, DE were dulygranted unto Thomas D.Jones on the 15th day ofJune, A.D. 2006, and allpersons indebted to thesaid deceased are requiredto make payments to thesaid Executor withoutdelay, and all persons hav-ing demands against thedeceased are required toexhibit and present thesame duly probated to thesaid Executor on or beforethe 25th day of January,A.D. 2007 or abide by thelaw in this behalf.

Executor: Thomas D. Jones

240 N. Shores CourtSeaford, DE 19973

Howard ClendanielRegister of Wills

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NOTICEEstate of Doris F. Stew-

art, Deceased.Notice is hereby given

that Letters of Testamen-tary upon the estate ofDoris F. Stewart who de-parted this life on the 26thday of May, A.D. 2006 lateof Seaford, DE were dulygranted unto George F.Stewart, Sally Stewart onthe 8th day of June, A.D.2006, and all persons in-debted to the said de-ceased are required tomake payments to the saidCo-Executors withoutdelay, and all persons hav-ing demands against thedeceased are required toexhibit and present thesame duly probated to thesaid Co-Executors on orbefore the 26th day of Jan-uary, A.D. 2007 or abide bythe law in this behalf.

Co-Executors: George F. Stewart

710 Cypress St.Seaford, DE 19973

Sally Stewart900 N. Atlanta Circle

Seaford, DE 19973Howard ClendanielRegister of Wills

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SHERIFF SALEBy virtue of a writ of

Levari Facias, to me direct-ed, will be exposed to Pub-lic sale on:

Tuesday, July 18, 2006At 9:30 A.M. & Thereafter

At the Sussex CountySheriff's Office, West Com-plex, 22215 DuPont Boule-vard, Georgetown, Dela-ware, Georgetown Hun-dred, Sussex County, Stateof Delaware, the followingdescribed real estate to wit:

ALL THAT certain tract,piece or parcel of land situ-ate, lying and being in Nan-ticoke Hundred, SussexCounty, Delaware, lying onthe northeasterly side ofSussex County Road 600,and being more particularlydescribed as follows:

BEGINNING at a con-crete monument on thenortheasterly right of wayline of Sussex County Road600, a corner for the origi-nal tract and lands now orlate of Charles K. Elliott;thence by and with thenortheasterly right of wayline of Sussex County Road600 (50 feet wide) North 23degrees 05 minutes 38 sec-onds West 800 feet to apoint; thence North 65 de-grees 44 minutes 19 sec-onds East 654.00 feet to apoint; thence South 23 de-grees 05 minutes 38 sec-onds East 800.00 feet to apoint; thence South 65 de-grees 44 minutes 19 sec-onds West 654.0 feet to apoint, the place of Begin-ning, be the contents there-of what they may.

AND BEING the samelands conveyed untoRichard F. Bradley, Jr. andTeresa Bradley by deed ofAnna L. Green, dated Janu-ary 5, 1996 and of record inthe Office of the Recorderof Deeds in and for SussexCounty and State ofDelaware at deed book2104, page 163.

Tax Parcel: 4-30-8.00-8.19

Property Address: 14525St. Johnstown Road,Greenwood

Registration is requiredfor all bidders prior to sale.A $4,000.00 deposit (Cashor Cashiers/certified checkpayable to Sheriff of Sus-sex County) and valid dri-ver's license or photo I.D.are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent ofthe purchase money will bedemanded on day of sale(The $4,000.00 BidderRegistration Fee will becredited to the 20% de-posit). Cash, CertifiedCheck or Cashier's Check,is required. The balance isto be paid on or before Au-gust 7, 2006. Sale subjectto confirmation by the Su-perior Court on August 11,2006 and also subject to a1 1/2 percent Delaware Re-alty Transfer Tax; 3/4 per-cent to be paid by the Sell-er and 3/4 percent to bepaid by the Purchaser. Alsosubject to 1 1/2 percentSussex County Realty Tax,

3/4 percent to be paid bythe Seller and 3/4 percentto be paid by the Purchas-er. Any further Transfer Taxis the responsibility of thePurchaser. The Purchaserwill be required to pay thecost of the deed; a $200.00deposit will be collected atthe time of sale and will berefunded if a proper deed ispresented to the Sheriff'sOffice within Forty-Fivedays of confirmation. If thePurchaser fails to complywith these terms the per-centum paid at the time ofsale will be forfeited.Please make checkspayable to: Sheriff of Sus-sex County.

Seized and taken inexecution the property ofTERESA M. & RICHARD

F. BRADLEY, JR.and will be sold by

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ALL THAT certain lot,piece and parcel of land sit-uate, lying and being inNorthwest Fork Hundred,Sussex County and State ofDelaware, lying on theEasterly side of U.S. Route13 and being more particu-larly described as follows,to-wit:

BEGINNING at a pointalong the Easterly right ofway line of U.S. Route 13, acorner for these lands andother lands of T.S. Smith &Sons, Inc., said point of be-ginning being 443.0 fromthe intersection of CountyRoad 40; thence from saidpoint of Beginning and run-ning along and with the lineof U.S. Route 13, North 05degrees 06 minutes 51 sec-onds West 246.29 feet to apoint, a corner for theselands and other lands ofT.S. Smith & Sons, Inc.;thence turning and runningwith the line of other landsof T.S. Smith & Sons, Inc.;the three (3) followingcourses and distances: (1)North 84 degrees 53 min-utes 09 seconds East139.03 feet to a point;thence (2) South 05 de-grees 06 minutes 51 sec-onds East 223.68 feet to apoint; thence (3) South 75degrees 38 minutes 50 sec-onds West 140.86 feet tothe point and place of Be-ginning, be the contentsthereof what they may.

AND BEING the same

lands and premises con-veyed unto Charles W.Smith, III by deed of T.S.Smith & Sons, Inc., datedSeptember 17, 2001 and ofrecord in the Office of theRecorder of Deeds in andfor Sussex County andState of Delaware in DeedBook 2637, Page 24.

Tax Parcel: 1-31-11.00-3.01

Property Address: 16675Sussex Highway,Bridgeville


TERMS: 20 percent ofthe purchase money will bedemanded on day of sale(The $4,000.00 BidderRegistration Fee will becredited to the 20% de-posit). Cash, CertifiedCheck or Cashier's Check,is required. The balance isto be paid on or before Au-gust 7, 2006. Sale subjectto confirmation by the Su-perior Court on August 11,2006 and also subject to a1 1/2 percent Delaware Re-alty Transfer Tax; 3/4 per-cent to be paid by the Sell-er and 3/4 percent to bepaid by the Purchaser. Alsosubject to 1 1/2 percentSussex County Realty Tax,3/4 percent to be paid bythe Seller and 3/4 percentto be paid by the Purchas-er. Any further Transfer Taxis the responsibility of thePurchaser. The Purchaserwill be required to pay thecost of the deed; a $200.00deposit will be collected atthe time of sale and will berefunded if a proper deed ispresented to the Sheriff'sOffice within Forty-Fivedays of confirmation. If thePurchaser fails to complywith these terms the per-centum paid at the time ofsale will be forfeited.Please make checkspayable to: Sheriff of Sus-sex County.

Seized and taken inexecution the property ofCHARLES W. SMITH, III

and will be sold byRobert L. Reed, Sheriff

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ALL THAT certain tract,

LEGALS - from Page 35

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWAREIN A ND FOR SUSSEX COUNTY

1 THE CIRCLE, GEORGETOWN, DE 19947

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY : C.A. 06J-05-001 Plaintiff :

: Docket JD 2006Av. : Page 213

TERRY MACHINE & FABRICATION, INC. : Confession of JudgmentWILLIAM N. TERRY and CAROL A. TERRY, : (Publication)

Defendents. :

NOTICE OF ENTRY OF JUDGMENT TO: Terry Machine & Fabrication, Inc.

William N. Terry and Carol A. Terry7526 Gum Beach Road, Seaford, DE 19973

1. Plantiff, Wilmington Trust Company intends to obtain a court judgment against youin the Superior Court of the State of Delaware bassed on the note and guaranties for theprincipal amount of $10,753.18, accrued interest of $664.84, late charges of $201.39,attorney’s fes of $2,283.60 and costs of $501.08, together with per diem interest fromAprl 4, 2006, in the amount of $2.09089.

2. Plaintiff alleges you have waived your rights to notice and hearig prior to the entryof judgment against you.

3. The entry of such a court judgment will result in a lien against all your real estateand the means, in default payment, whereby the sheriff can levy aginst your personalproperty and real estate and ultimately sell atpublic auction your personal property andreal estate for credit against the debt.

4. In default of payment in appropriate cases, the sheriff may seize some portion ofyour wages for credit against the debt.

5. You may appear in Superior Court, SUSSEX COUNTY COURT HOUSE, THE CIR-CLE, GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2006 AT 11:00 a.m. at whichtime you may object to the entry of judgment and a hearing will be scheduled by theCourt. At that hearing, plaintiff will be required to prove that you have effectively waivedyour rights to notice and a hearing prior to entry of judgment.

6. You are not required to appear, but if you fail to do so, judgment will be entered bydefault.

7. If you have any questions about these matters, you should consult a lawyer imme-diately.

Very truly yours,/s/ Joyuce CollinsProthonotary


piece or parcel of land,lying and being situate inLittle Creek Hundred, Sus-sex County and State ofDelaware, lying on the east-erly side of Route 461being designated as LotNo. 32, SANDY RIDGESubdivision, as shown on aplot of record in Plot Book55, Page 288, in the Officeof the Recorder of Deeds inand for Sussex County andState of Delaware, and re-vised thereto will more fullyand at large appear.

AND BEING the samelands conveyed unto MarkJ. Feathers and Brenda M.Feathers by deed of M.D.Enterprises, Inc., datedApril 30, 2001 and of recordin the Office of theRecorder of Deeds in andfor Sussex County andState of Delaware, in DeedBook 2590, Page 18.

Tax Parcel: 3-32-2.00-168.00

Property Address: 32Sandy Ridge, Laurel


TERMS: 20 percent ofthe purchase money will bedemanded on day of sale(The $4,000.00 BidderRegistration Fee will becredited to the 20% de-posit). Cash, CertifiedCheck or Cashier's Check,is required. The balance isto be paid on or before Au-gust 7, 2006. Sale subjectto confirmation by the Su-perior Court on August 11,2006 and also subject to a1 1/2 percent Delaware Re-alty Transfer Tax; 3/4 per-cent to be paid by the Sell-er and 3/4 percent to bepaid by the Purchaser. Alsosubject to 1 1/2 percentSussex County Realty Tax,3/4 percent to be paid bythe Seller and 3/4 percentto be paid by the Purchas-er. Any further Transfer Taxis the responsibility of thePurchaser. The Purchaserwill be required to pay thecost of the deed; a $200.00deposit will be collected atthe time of sale and will berefunded if a proper deed ispresented to the Sheriff'sOffice within Forty-Fivedays of confirmation. If thePurchaser fails to complywith these terms the per-centum paid at the time ofsale will be forfeited.Please make checks pay-able to: Sheriff of SussexCounty.

Seized and taken inexecution the property ofMARK J. & BRENDA M.

FEATHERSand will be sold by


SHERIFF SALEBy virtue of a First

Pluries writ of Levari Fa-cias, to me directed, will beexposed to Public sale on:



ALL that certain lot,piece or parcel of land,lying and being in BroadCreek Hundred, SussexCounty, State of Delaware,known and designated asLot No. Thirteen (13), asshown on the new plot ofBROADACRES, as pre-pared by Atlantic EngineersInc., R.A. Haber, Surveyor,dated May 1988, said newplot being of record in theOffice of the Recorder ofDeeds in and for SussexCounty at Georgetown,Delaware, in Plot Book 8,Page 118.

Being the same landsand premises which ClintonD. Dunn did grant and con-vey unto Dorareno F. Sav-age by deed dated May 17,2002 and recorded on May17, 2002 in the Office of theRecorder of Deeds, in andfor Sussex County, State ofDelaware, in Deed Book2798 Page 145.

Tax Parcel: 1-32-2.00-171.00

Property Address: 25403Haven Drive, Seaford


TERMS: 20 percent ofthe purchase money will bedemanded on day of sale(The $4,000.00 BidderRegistration Fee will becredited to the 20% de-posit). Cash, CertifiedCheck or Cashier's Check,is required. The balance isto be paid on or before Au-gust 7, 2006. Sale subjectto confirmation by the Su-perior Court on August 11,2006 and also subject to a1 1/2 percent Delaware Re-alty Transfer Tax; 3/4 per-cent to be paid by the Sell-er and 3/4 percent to bepaid by the Purchaser. Alsosubject to 1 1/2 percentSussex County Realty Tax,3/4 percent to be paid bythe Seller and 3/4 percentto be paid by the Purchas-er. Any further Transfer Taxis the responsibility of thePurchaser. The Purchaserwill be required to pay thecost of the deed; a $200.00deposit will be collected atthe time of sale and will berefunded if a proper deed ispresented to the Sheriff's

Office within Forty-Fivedays of confirmation. If thePurchaser fails to complywith these terms the per-centum paid at the time ofsale will be forfeited.Please make checks pay-able to: Sheriff of SussexCounty.

Seized and taken inexecution the property ofDORARENO F. SAVAGE

and will be sold byRobert L. Reed, Sheriff

7/6/2tc





ALL that certain lot,piece and parcel of land sit-uate, lying and being inSeaford Hundred, SussexCounty and State ofDelaware, and lying on theNortheastern right of way ofRoute No. 20, being moreparticularly described asfollows to wit:

BEGINNING at an ironstob, said iron stob locatedon the aforementionedNortheastern right of way ofRoute No. 20, said iron stobalso being located at a cor-ner for these lands andlands now or formerly ofSandra L. Elliott; thenceturning and running by andalong the Northeasternright of way of Route No.20, South 80 degrees 45minutes 00 seconds West152.77 feet to an iron stob;thence turning and runningby and along a commonboundary line betweenthese lands and lands nowor formerly of Alvin P.Lyons, etux, North 10 de-grees 30 minutes 45 sec-onds East 265.64 feet to aniron stob; thence turningand running by and along acommon boundary line be-tween these lands andlands now or formerly ofLynn C. Baynum, etux,North 80 degrees 45 min-utes 00 seconds East127.66 feet to an iron stob;thence turning an runningby and along commonboundary line betweenthese lands and lands nowor formerly of Sandra L. El-liott, South 05 degrees 15minutes 32 seconds West258.24 feet, home to theplace of beginning, andsaid to contain 35,054square feet of land, be thesame more or less, with allimprovements thereon, assurveyed, by Thomas A.Temple, Jr., Registered

Surveyor, dated January28, 2000.

Being the same landsand premises which Be-tween Ruark, Inc., ADelaware Corporation didgrant and convey untoDaniel Scott and Sonya L.Scott, as tenants by the en-tirety by deed dated Febru-ary 11, 2000 and recordedon February 15, 2000 in theOffice of the Recorder ofDeeds, in and for SussexCounty, State of Delaware,in Deed Book 02461 page193.

Tax Parcel: 5-31-11.00-11.01

Property Address: RT 3,Box 328A, Seaford


TERMS: 20 percent ofthe purchase money will bedemanded on day of sale(The $4,000.00 BidderRegistration Fee will becredited to the 20% de-posit). Cash, CertifiedCheck or Cashier's Check,is required. The balance isto be paid on or before Au-gust 7, 2006. Sale subjectto confirmation by the Su-perior Court on August 11,2006 and also subject to a1 1/2 percent Delaware Re-alty Transfer Tax; 3/4 per-cent to be paid by the Sell-er and 3/4 percent to bepaid by the Purchaser. Alsosubject to 1 1/2 percentSussex County Realty Tax,3/4 percent to be paid bythe Seller and 3/4 percentto be paid by the Purchas-er. Any further Transfer Taxis the responsibility of thePurchaser. The Purchaserwill be required to pay thecost of the deed; a $200.00deposit will be collected atthe time of sale and will berefunded if a proper deed ispresented to the Sheriff'sOffice within Forty-Fivedays of confirmation. If thePurchaser fails to complywith these terms the per-centum paid at the time ofsale will be forfeited.Please make checkspayable to: Sheriff of Sus-sex County.

Seized and taken inexecution the property of

DANIEL & SONYA SCOTTand will be sold by





At the Sussex CountySheriff's Office, West Com-plex, 22215 DuPont Boule-

vard, Georgetown, Dela-ware, Georgetown Hun-dred, Sussex County, Stateof Delaware, the followingdescribed real estate to wit:

BEGINNING for thesame at a point on thesoutherly side of CooperStreet, a common cornerwith lot #1, and runningthence for lands beingherein described, as fol-lows, to wit:

1. North 72 degrees, 35minutes, 00 seconds East25.00 feet along thesoutherly side of CooperStreet to a point, thence;

2. South 81 degrees, 46minutes, 34 second East24.42 feet to a point,thence;

3. South 15 degrees 00minutes 00 seconds West140.00 feet to a point on thenortheasterly side of a 15feet wide alley; being acommon corner with lot #1,thence:

4. North 06 degrees 25minutes 00 seconds West131.15 feet to the point andplace of beginning.

CONTAINING withinthese metes and bounds3500.00 s.f. of land, moreor less.

Being the same landsand premises which Ray-mond Daigle and GinaDaigle did grant and conveyunto Gina Daigle by deeddated November 23, 2004and recorded on January 7,2005 in the Office of theRecorder of Deeds, in andfor Sussex County, State ofDelaware, in Deed book03085 Page 211.

Tax Parcel: 3-32-1.07-248.01

Property Address: 506Cooper Street, Laurel

Registration is requiredfor all bidders prior to sale.A $4,000.00 deposit (Cashor Cashiers/certified check

payable to Sheriff of Sus-sex County) and valid dri-ver's license or photo I.D.are required to register.

TERMS: 20 percent ofthe purchase money will bedemanded on day of sale(The $4,000.00 BidderRegistration Fee will becredited to the 20% de-posit). Cash, CertifiedCheck or Cashier's Check,is required. The balance isto be paid on or before Au-gust 7, 2006. Sale subjectto confirmation by the Su-perior Court on August 11,2006 and also subject to a1 1/2 percent Delaware Re-alty Transfer Tax; 3/4 per-cent to be paid by the Sell-er and 3/4 percent to bepaid by the Purchaser. Alsosubject to 1 1/2 percentSussex County Realty Tax,3/4 percent to be paid bythe Seller and 3/4 percentto be paid by the Purchas-er. Any further Transfer Taxis the responsibility of thePurchaser. The Purchaserwill be required to pay thecost of the deed; a $200.00deposit will be collected atthe time of sale and will berefunded if a proper deed ispresented to the Sheriff'sOffice within Forty-Fivedays of confirmation. If thePurchaser fails to complywith these terms the per-centum paid at the time ofsale will be forfeited.Please make checks pay-able to: Sheriff of SussexCounty.

Seized and taken inexecution the property of

GINA DAIGLEand will be sold by


FREE CLASSIFIEDSPersonal Items for Sale.

Call 629-9788


LEGALS - from Page 36

Town of Bethel, Delaware Bethel Town Office Main Street, P.O. Box 310 Bethel, Delaware 19931

PUBLIC NOTICE SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE TOWN OF

BETHEL PLANNING COMMISSION

The Town of Bethel has appointed a Town of Bethel Planning commission in accordance with Delaware state law. The Planning Commission will guide the preparation and later the implementation of the Town of Bethel Comprehensive Plan. It will also advise the Town Council on planning and zoning matters, oversee an update of the Town’s Zoning Ordinance once the Comprehensive Plan has been completed and be responsible for reviewing conservation, building and development activity.

The Planning Commission will meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM in the Town of Bethel Community Center on Main Street. It will meet on the following dates:

April 26, 2006 May 24, 2006 June 28, 2006 July 26, 2006 August 23, 2006 September 27, 2006 October 25, 2006 November 22, 2006 December 27, 2006

The public is invited to attend all meetings of the Planning Commission.


Reschedule Date from Friday June 23rd - Personal Property Auction

The Real Estate sold but the personal property was postponed due to inclement weather.

Thursday July 6th, 2006 at 5 PM -- 10596 Georgetown Rd., Laurel, DE

Directions : At the Intersection of Rt. 9 (Georgetown Rd) & Rt. 13 in Laurel DE travel West on Georgetown Rd. for 0.3 miles to home on the left. Signs Posted.

Contents of Home to include: Hastings & Co. Delmar, Delaware incised blue & grey stoneware crock, round oak table, 6 oak chairs, oak server, oak server w/display, Boston rocker, nice Broyhill matching upholstered sofa & loveseat, Broyhill floral chair, upholstered platform rocker, alabaster floor lamp, leatherette sofa & chair, smoking stand, console TV, nice upholstered sofa & matching loveseat, floral upholstered chair, platform rocker, pine coffee table & matching end tables, floor lamps, table lamps, arched window mirror, stainless steel

Frigidaire Refrigerator, colored glassware, spoon rack & spoon, statues, McCoy ewers, German Coo coo clock, concrete jockey, Farm bell, hog pots one with tripod, colored glassware, claw foot bathtub, flamingo statues, Christmas decorations and more.

Terms Personal Property : Cash Or Approved Check Day of sale. Visa/MC/Amex/Discover. 3% Buyer Premium. 3% Discount for cash or check. Everything Sold “As Is” with no warranties of any kind. 2 Auctioneers. Some seating provided.

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Changes are in effect in state’s dog control programChanges are taking place to to

Delaware’s dog control program. The De-partment of Natural Resources and Envi-ronmental Control has awarded a new con-tract to the Kent County SPCA for astatewide dog control program (exclusive

of the City of Wilmington, which is re-sponsible for dog control within city lim-its) effective July 1.

A toll-free telephone number, 888-352-7722, has been established for use in allthree counties to facilitate the transition

for dog control to Kent County SPCA witha minimum of inconvenience to Delawarecitizens. After June 30, the DelawareSPCA campus at Stanton in New CastleCounty and the Georgetown location inSussex County will no longer be responsi-

ble for dog control issues. “This is a new era and an opportunity

for improving dog control services inDelaware,” said Lynn Herman, environ-mental program manager, who has admin-istered the dog control program underDNREC’s Division of Fish and Wildlifefor two years. “We’ll continue to workclosely with the Kent County SPCA to en-sure that Delaware’s dog control programis meeting the needs of Delaware’s citi-zens.”

Responsibilities for dog control underthe contract include: picking up straydogs; answering dog complaints such asdogs running at large; responding to dan-gerous dog issues; and inspecting dog ken-nels.

Dog licenses are still available at doglicense agents throughout the state, atDNREC’s front desk licensing service inthe lobby of the Richardson and RobbinsBuilding, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, oronline. To obtain a list of agents or a li-cense online, go to:www.fw.delaware.gov/services/Licenses.

To report dog control problems, includ-ing the location of shelters to receive straydogs, call the toll-free number, 888-352-7722, or the Kent County SPCA Shelter at(302) 698-3006. If you have lost a dog,check the Kent County SPCA’s website -lost or found page at www.kentcountysp-ca.com.

FORCE OF WATER - The force of a 10-foot wall of water caused the east wall, above,of the Don-Lee Margin warehouse to buckle and the foundation to shift and, below, paperto wrap around fence and gate at the business located on Rt. 20 at Chapel Branch inSeaford. The business, along with two others nearby, suffered extensive damage fromflooding on June 25. Photos by Ronald MacArthur

DOWN TO WORK - A DelDOT employee works on the crossing at Chapel Branch on Rt. 20 in Seaford - one of the three key cross-ings marked as a priority for repair in the area. The repairs could take up to three months. Photo by Ronald MacArthur


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Funsters are coming back to Riverfest on Friday night■ 12th annual Nanticoke Riverfest,July 14 and 15, downtown Seaford.Events start at 5 p.m. on Fridaynight and continue all day Satur-day. Website: www.nanticokeriver-fest.com or call 629-9173.

There is plenty to do duringthe 12th annual Nanticoke River-fest on Friday, July 14, and Satur-day, July 15. The headline enter-tainment on Friday night is TheFunsters at 9 p.m. and AltimateChoice on Saturday at 9 p.m.Both street dances are free andtake place in the Mt. Olivet park-ing lot on High Street- the loca-tion of most of the entertainmentduring Riverfest.

The Funsters, one of the mostpopular bands in the area, havebeen together for 13 years (withthe same band members). Thelead signer, Sherman Ward, grewup in Seaford, played in localbands and graduated fromSeaford High School.

Altimate Choice is making itsRiverfest debut on Saturday night.Many of the members are formermembers of another Riverfest fa-vorite band, Mike Hines and TheLook.

RAY OWEN PERFORMS -Ray Owen, who performed at lastyear’s Riverfest, will return withhis family-based entertainmentand perform “The Song Imagin-er” at 5 and 8 p.m. on Saturday.The Pennsylvania Songwriter ofthe Year performs at fairs and fes-tivals throughout the UnitedStates and his latest album re-ceived a Grammy nomination.

THE SWING CITY BAND -On Saturday at 4 p.m., the BigBand sound will return to thestreets of Seaford when the SwingCity Band performs on the MainStage.

HERITAGE STAGE - Newthis year to Riverfest is a heritage

stage offering cultural perform-ances at the Seaford Museum.The events are being organized bythe Heritage Committee com-prised from the city of Seaford,Western Sussex Boys & GirlsClub, Seaford District Library andHarley-Davidson of Seaford. Theschedule is as follows:

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. - NanticokeIndian Dancers

Noon - 1 p.m. - Arabian LightsDance Co.

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. - NanticokeIndian Dancers

3 - 4 p.m. - Kateri (music fromthe Andes)

4 - 5 p.m. - Pura Cepa (PuertoRican dance ensemble)

AMERICAN IDOL - HeatherWard, who was a contestant onthe popular American Idol show,will perform on the Main Stageon Saturday at 1:30 p.m. just be-fore the start of The Gong Showat 2 p.m.

THE GONG SHOW - Do youremember “The Unknown Com-ic” from last year’s Riverfest(above)? Then you remember TheGong Show. This year’s third an-nual Froggy 99.9 Gong Show willtake place on the Main Stage at 2p.m. on Saturday in the Mt.Olivet parking lot. Cash prizeswill be awarded for first ($150),second ($100) and third ($75) aswell as other prizes for those whodemonstrate their talents insinging, joke telling, juggling,dancing, etc. Entry forms (thedeadline is July 13) are availableat the Froggy studio or by phon-ing 410-572-6781. Check outwww.froggy99.com/pages/gong.html.

GET HEALTHY - NanticokeHealth Services will have its pop-ular Health Fair in the lot east ofGateway Park from 10 a.m. to 3p.m. on Saturday. The first 75

The Funsterswill be theheadline enter-tainment dur-ing NanticokeRiverfest onFriday nightwith a streetdance at 9 p.m.in the Mt. OlivetU.M. Churchparking lot.

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Seaford hosting Chesapeake Brass Band SaturdayThe city of Seaford will host the Chesapeake Brass Band in a concert at the Gov.

Ross Mansion in Seaford, on Saturday, July 8 at 5:30 p.m. Formed in 1996, theChesapeake Silver Cornet Brass Band is comprised of amateur and professional mu-sicians from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. The band performsa varied repertoire of contemporary and traditional brass band music throughout theMid-Atlantic region. The public is invited to view this free performance on the lawnof the Gov. Ross Mansion. Chairs will not be provided and visitors are encouraged tobring blankets or lawn chairs for casual seating. The event is sponsored by the cityof Seaford and the Seaford Historical Society. In the event of rain, the concert will bemoved to the Western Sussex Boys and Girls Club. Call Amy Walls at 629-9173.

Flash: Library hosting ‘Knighty Knews’ on July 13The 2006 Seaford District Library’s Summer Reading Program will host the Re-

hoboth Summer Children’s Theatre, performing a show about a medieval tale, enti-tled “Knightly Knews.” This is an original story from the pen of playwright SteveSeyfried. An unhappy young lady-in-waiting dreams of becoming a reporter for theMedieval Times. A knight-in-training would rather be a farmer. A mysterious OrangeDragon is storming about the countryside. When these three find themselves throwntogether, they all find a way for their dreams to come true. The show will start at 2p.m. on Thursday, July 13. For more information contact Cindi Smith at 629-2524.This program is free and open to the public.

Free Theater presentation taking place at Bear TrapFilm and theatre actress Maryellen Owens will be flying in from Los Angeles to

star in the new musical “Einstein’s Breakfast,” at the 6th annual free Summer TheatreFestival in Ocean View sponsored by The Carl M. Freeman Foundation. Owens re-cently appeared in a cameo role with Liam Neeson and Timothy Hutton in the film,“Kinsey,” where she played an assistant professor. She also co-wrote and starred inthe short-film “Beaux & D’aria” which won the Audience Choice Award at L.A.’s 48Hour Film Festival, along with commendations for outstanding writing and perform-ances. Owens is also a musician whose original song “Oh God in Heaven” accompa-nies the credits of “Beaux & D’aria.” Her original characters and comedy have beenseen on stages and heard on radio stations where she has hosted drive time radioshows in Dallas and St. Louis. Owens’s theatre credits include playing Eliza in “MyFair Lady,” Anna in “The King and I,” and Alais in “The Lion In Winter.” HaroldSchmidt, the author of “Einstein’s Breakfast” is delighted to have an actor of this cal-iber among the cast. “I’m very excited that Maryellen has accepted the role. I’m im-pressed with both the quality and diversity of her talent, and look forward to workingwith her on this project.” Free Theatre will be held at the Village at Bear Trap Dunesin Ocean View. Families should bring blankets, lawn chairs and picnics for the July13, 14, or 15 shows at 7:30 p.m.


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ADULT PEDAL TRACTOR PULL AT RIVERFEST - Ron Breeding, left, and AlanQuillen of Seaford square off on toy tractors as they prepare for the first Hoober’s AdultPedal Tractor Pull to take place at 2:30 p.m. on during the 12th annual Nanticoke Riverfeston Saturday, July 15, in front of Seaford City Hall. Special lawn-size pedal tractors will beprovided for adults in three categories - under 18, 19 to 39 and 40 and over. Registrationis $4 before the event at Hoobers on Stein Highway in Seaford and $5 the day of the event.Woodbridge FFA is coordinating the event. There is also a youth Pedal Tractor Pull at 2p.m. Photo by Ronald MacArthur

families who visit and complete a heathsurvey will receive a bicycle helmet andall attendees will receive a NHS fannypack while supplies last.

Activities during the busy day include:Forensic nurse/ domestic violence infor-mation booth; Choking Charlie demon-strations; free blood pressure screenings;“Maintain Your Brain” teasers in conjunc-tion with the Alzheimer’s Assoc., allergyinformation, skin analyzer (view the dam-age to your skin as a result of the sun);health screening voucher for testing of-fered July 29 (tests include prostatescreening - blood test - cholesterolscreening and glucose monitoring - feesdo not apply. Nemours Health and Pre-vention Services will be promoting their5-2-1 Almost None program offering fruitcups and washable tattoos.

Follow the yellow webbed duck feet tothe tent full of healthy and fun things todo.

THE OPENING - The opening cere-monies at 10 a.m. will include a welcomefrom Mayor Edward H. Butler, followedby a presentation to Laurie and MalcolmVanSciver for the naming of the Chil-dren’s area to be the “VanSciver Chil-dren’s Area” in honor of Ben andBethany, as Ben was behind starting thatarea for kids.

Next the committee will present recog-nition awards to those sponsors who havebeen with the event for over five years.Following that the Greater Seaford Minis-tirium Association will do a service ofprayer and praise in support of the mili-tary, community and nation.

Riverfest is July 14, 15

Gospel music concert will benefit Nanticoke CenterThere will be a gospel music concert to benefit the Nanticoke Senior Center building

fund on Sunday, July 16, at the Blades Fire Hall from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is free; afree-willing offering will be taken. Groups scheduled to perform include Lights ofHome, Precious Moments Band and Sounds of Joy. Refreshments will be available forsale during the break. For more information, contact Frances Fisher at 629-9794 orDoris Whaley at 629-4236.

By Mike McClure

The Delmarva Skill and Drill FootballCamp will take place Monday, July 24through Thursday, July 27 from 9 a.m. to3 p.m. at Laurel High School. Camp direc-tor Ed Manlove, Laurel High varsity foot-ball head coach, is looking forward to thenon-contact camp which is open to ageseight through high school age.

“I’m excited for this year. I really enjoydoing it (the camp),” said Manlove. “Wehave a lot of high school coaches help-ing.”

The coaches include former Laurelassistant Nick Brennan (now at Milford)and Delmar assistant coach Mark Quillin.Laurel graduate Eston Ennis (Wesley) andDelmar grads Jon Ellis and Gabe Ellis(Frostburg) are also helping out at thecamp.

“It’s kind of neat to have those kidsthat we competed against come back andhelp out,” Manlove added.

The purpose of the Skill and Drill foot-ball camp is to provide quality instructionin all phases of the game, regardless of thecampers’ football experience. Camperswill be divided into offensive and defen-sive positions based on age groups.

“The purpose of this camp is to teachall kids, not just Laurel kids, how to playfootball and be competitive,” saidManlove.

Brochures for the camp are available atall Laurel School District school offices.Registration forms can be mailed in with a$25 non-refundable deposit or payment infull ($90). Checks should be made payableto Ed Manlove and mailed to: FootballCamp, 26 Elm Terrace, Dover, DE 19901.

On-site registration is also availablefrom 8-9 a.m. on July 24 at a cost of $100per camper.

Contact coach Manlove at 302-678-0567 or e-mail [email protected] with any questionsor for brochures.

Campers should arrive dressed to par-

ticipate in a tee shirt, shorts, and footballcleats or sneakers. Bring sneakers every-day in case bad weather forces the campinside.

Awards will be given to top performersin each positional group at the end of theweek: offense- quarterback, running back,offensive lineman, receiver; defense-defensive linemen, linebacker, defensiveback.

Transportation and lunch are theresponsibility of each camper. Cold waterand Gatorade will be provided by thecamp. Each camper will also receive afree t-shirt.

The camp is done as a fundraiser forthe Laurel High football program. Over 50kids have been in attendance in each ofthe first two years. Manlove is hoping thatnumber will double this year.


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Shown (l to r) is the Laurel Minor League all-star softball team: front- Marisa Lowe,Alyssa Givens, Nicole Ullman, Whitney Toadvine, Sara Jo Whaley, Allison Pusey;back- Leigh Ann Pusey, Gaby Culver, Kristen Collins, Sara Ellis, Alexis Hudson,Emily Pusey; manager Dean Culver and coach Glen Givens. Photo by Mike McClure

Children take part in a defensive drill during last year’s Delmarva Skill and Drill foot-ball camp in Laurel. This year’s camp will take place at the high school later thismonth. Photo by Mike McClure

Delmarva Skill and DrillFootball Camp starts July 24

Laurel’s Josh Kosiorowski keeps hiseye on the ball during the Delmarva Skilland Drill football camp last year. Photoby Mike McClure

Shown (l to r) is the Laurel Minor League all-star baseball team: front- BobbyTownley, Leon West, Corey Mitchell, Wade Townley, Tyrone Jenkins, ColbyCambron; second row- Jacob Carney, Eric Wharton, Caine Collins, Kodi Brown,Jacob Adkins, Shai Mears, Austin Tanner; Coaches- Steve Cambron, Bert Collins,Neal Wharton, and Steve Adkins. See page 44 for results and photos. Photo by MikeMcClure

Maryland District 8 All-Star schedules for Delmar (subject to change)9-10 baseball- 7/6- Princess Anne at Delmar 6 p.m.; 7/8- Crisfield at Delmar 5

p.m.; 7/10- Pocomoke at Delmar 6 p.m.; 7/12- Delmar at Berlin 6 p.m.; 7/16- semifi-nals; 7/17- finals

Major softball- 7/5- Delmar at Princess Anne 6 p.m.; 7/7- Delmar-Princess Annewinner at Crisfield 6 p.m.; 7/9- loser’s bracket 6 p.m. at TBA; 7/11- championship 6p.m. at TBA; 7/13- second championship (if necessary) 6 p.m. at TBA

Major baseball- 7/5- West Salisbury at Delmar 6 p.m.; 7/9- Princess Anne atDelmar 5 p.m.; 7/11- Delmar at East Wicomico (Winterplace Park) 6 p.m.; 7/13-Delmar at Pocomoke 6 p.m.; 7/15- semifinals; 7/16 championship

Junior baseball- 7/7- Delmar-Fruitland winner vs. Princess Anne at TBA; 7/9-Delmar-Friutland loser vs. TBA 5 p.m. at TBA; 7/15- championship 3 p.m. at TBA;7/17- championship game two (if necessary) 6 p.m.

Senior baseball- 7/6- Delmar at East Wicomico 6 p.m.; 7/10- Delmar/EastWicomico winner vs. Fruitland 6 p.m. at TBA; 7/12- 6 p.m. at TBA; 7/14- 6 p.m. atTBA; 7/16- semifinals 5 p.m. at TBA; 7/18- championship 6 p.m. at TBA; 7/19- cham-pionship game two (if necessary) 6 p.m. at TBA


Delmarva Skill and Drill Football Camp is July 24-27 in Laurel

The third annual Delmarva Skill and Drill Football Camp will take place Monday,July 24 through Thursday, July 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Laurel High School. Thecamp is open to ages eight through high school. The cost is $90 in advance and $100onsite (8-9 a.m. on July 24). For more information, call camp director Ed Manlove(Laurel High head football coach) at 302-678-0567.

Soccer Sessions Soccer Camp to take place July 17-21 in Seaford

The 15th Annual Soccer Sessions Campwill be held at Seaford High July 17-21.This exciting and fun experience is for players ages 6-14 and runs from 9 a.m. until 1p.m. he camp directors, Tim Lee (Seaford High varsity coach) and Gerry DiBartolo(Salisbury University men’s coach) will be assisted by current college players. Formore information visit www.soccersessionscamps.com or call 302-629-5465.

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HERE’S YOUR SIGN- Laurel pitcher Tyrone Jenkins looks in for the sign during aMinor League baseball game last week in Georgetown. Photo by Mike McClure

MEETING ON THE MOUND- The Woodbridge infield meets on the mound duringa break in the action last Thursday in Millsboro. Photo by Mike McClure

Woodbridge’s Anthony Jefferson looks home as he motors to second base during aDistrict III Minor League baseball game last week. Photo by Mike McClure


Sussex West’s Marcus Bounds rounds third base and heads home during lastThursday’s win. Also shown is Sussex West third base coach/manager Gary Waller.The team won three games last week. Photo by Mike McClure

Post 6 Sussex West Patriotswin three games, move to 8-5

The Post 6 Sussex West Patriotsmoved to 8-5 with three wins last weekalong with three wins by forfeit.

On Saturday, Sussex West toppedElsmere/Oak Grove, 10-5 and 9-2 in adoubleheader. In game one, the Patriotsscored five runs in the second inning.Blake Little doubled in Danny Hamiltonand Wade Eskridge and Marcus Boundshit a three-run home run.

Kyle Hearn knocked in B.J. Jenkinswith a two-run homer in the sixth to sealthe Sussex West win. Ryan Messick went3-for-3 with a run and an RBI; Boundsbatted 2-for-4 with two runs and threeRBIs; Hearn had two hits, a run, and twoRBIs; and Jenkins had a hit and two runs.

Wade Eskridge (1-0) got the win in re-lief of Jenkins, pitching four and two-thirds innings of shutout ball with fourstrikeouts and three walks.

In game two, Sussex West scored sixruns in the second inning to extend itslead to 7-0. Bounds doubled in a pairwhile Elsmere committed three errors inthe inning. Bounds scored three runs;Blake Little had two hits; and Kyle Hearnand Chuckie Jefferson each had a hit andtwo RBIs.

Little earned the win in relief of Es-kridge, allowing one hit and striking outfour in four shutout innings.

On Thursday, Sussex West earned a 4-0 win over Fox Post 2 (Dover). Little (2-1) allowed three hits and struck out fivein six shutout innings.

Jefferson caught a pair of would bebase stealers in the top of the first.Bounds hit a leadoff triple and scored onan error in the bottom of the inning. Sus-sex West followed with two runs in thethird and one in the fifth.

Bounds went 2-for-4 with a double anda triple; Matt Terry and Jefferson eachwent 1-for-2 with a run; Hearn hit 1-for-2with an RBI; and Jenkins added one RBI.Terry, Jenkins, Matt Dodson, and Hamil-ton each had one steal.

See page 45 for more on the Patriots.

Sussex West’s Matt Dodson is on themove as he attempts to steal third baseduring a game last Thursday in Seaford.Photo by Mike McClure

Laurel Pop Warner League plans to celebrate 25th anniversary

Laurel Pop Warner, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, will hold ahomecoming on Oct. 14. The league’s three football teams will play the WicomicoPanthers during the day and a dance will be held that night.

The league is hoping to have players from each year present at the event. Formerplayers, cheerleaders, and coaches with team pictures, rosters or records are asked tocall league president Steve Gordy at 443-880-8266.

All Sports Camp is back for another fun summer in Salisbury

Does your child love to run, jump, kick, throw, and play? Whether your child is asports enthusiast or new to the playing field, this summer All Sports Camp, offered bythe US Sports Institute and the Wicomico County Department of Recreation, is theplace to be.

This one-week camp will be held July 31 through August 4 at Winterplace Park inSalisbury, and will teach participants more than 15 different sports from around theworld, including bocce, flag football, baseball, lacrosse, rugby, tennis, soccer, cricket,badminton, polo and more.

The camp is open to children ages 3-14. Camp times and fees will vary by age. Allplayers will receive a free t-shirt and certificate.

The All Sports camp is sponsored by the Wicomico Department of Recreation,Parks and Tourism.

For more information or to register visit www.wicomicorecandparks.org, stop by theWicomico Civic Center Box Office, or call 410.548.4900 ext. 105.

Strictly Soccer Academy starts July 24 in Salisbury

One of the Shore’s longest running soccer camps will return to Sal-isbury next month for the 15th consecutive summer. The Strictly Soc-cer Academy, for boys and girls ages 3-12, will be held July 24-28 atWinterplace Park.

During the camp, the region’s top youth coaches will use their pas-sion for the game to demonstrate and teach proper soccer techniques toparticipants.

Participants will be divided into camps based upon age. 3 and 4year olds will participate in the Mini Munchkins program, designed toteach youngsters the basics of soccer in a special session from 9:30-10:20 a.m. each day of camp. Registration for this program is $85 andincludes a camp t-shirt.

Children ages 5-7 will participate in the Soccer Munchkin program,which is the perfect fit for first timers and soccer siblings. The camp isdesigned to teach participants the fundamentals of soccer in a fun, co-operative environment.

The Camp will be held daily from 9-11 AM. Registration is $115and includes a camp t-shirt and soccer ball.

Children ages 7-12 will participate in the Cup Stars program, de-signed to teach participants proper soccer skills that will enable themto play at a competitive level.

Day camp activities include World Cup Tournaments, ShootingContests, Daily Soccer Matches, and passing, dribbling, shooting,heading and volley instruction. The registration fee of $135 includes acamp t-shirt and soccer ball. Camp hours are 9 AM-12 PM.

Register now at the Wicomico Civic Center Box Office or online atwww.WicomicoRecAndParks.org. For more information call410.548.4900 ext. 105 or e-mail [email protected].

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The Laurel Minor League all-star softball team warms up prior to a District III tour-nament game last week. Photo by Mike McClure

District III Minor League softball tournament resultsThe following District III Minor League softball results were submitted to the Star:Scoreboard-Winner’s bracket- First round- Laurel 21, Lewes 3; Millsboro 14, Mil-

ton 2; Nanticoke 5, Rehoboth 4Second round- Laurel 10, Millsboro 7Winner’s bracket finals- Laurel 8, Nanticoke 2Loser’s bracket in Greenwood- Lewes 13, Milton 9- Brie Pavlik had 15 strikeouts

and two hits at the plate for Lewes. Sasha Libkey and Tina Talbot also had two hitsapiece in the win. Kelly Bossert had a pair of hits for Milton.

Millsboro 9, Woodbridge 2Schedule- Wednesday, July 5- Laurel vs. Nanticoke-Millsboro in championship game

6 p.m. in MillsboroThursday, July 6- second championship game (if necessary) 6 p.m. in MillsboroCoaches- If you want to see your results in the paper, please send them to pub-

[email protected] or 302-629-9243 (f).

District III Minor Leaguebaseball tournament results

The following District III MinorLeague baseball results were submitted tothe Star:

Laurel 12, Milton 1- Laurel bouncedback from an opening round loss with a12-1 win over Milton last Thursday inGeorgetown. Caine Collins slugged agrand slam and Eric Wharton picked upthe complete game win.

Scoreboard- Winner’s bracket- firstround- Millsboro 14, Laurel 2; Rehoboth11, Milton 1; Woodbridge 10, Lewes 3;Lower Sussex 6, Nanticoke 2; Millsboro13, Georgetown 0

Laurel first baseman Eric Wharton pre-pares to make a play in the field duringa Minor League all-star game last weekin Georgetown. Wharton earned a com-plete game victory in a win over Miltonearlier in the week. Photo by Mike Mc-Clure

Winner’s bracket second round- Re-hoboth 9, Woodbridge 8; Millsboro 5,Lower Sussex 4

Winner’s bracket finals- Millsboro12, Rehoboth 10

Loser’s bracket- Georgetown 9, Nan-ticoke 6; Lewes beat Laurel (no score re-ported); Georgetown 16, Woodbridge 7

Laurel’s Corey Mitchell scampers tofirst bat in hand after drawing a walkduring Friday’s loss to Lewes duringDistrict III Minor League baseball tour-nament play. Photo by Mike McClure

Laurel’s Jacob Adkins prepares to take a cut during his team’s Minor League base-ball game last week in Georgetown. Adkins reached base in the at-bat and stole sec-ond. Photo by Mike McClure

Delaware District III Little League all-star baseball, softball schedules

The following are the Delaware District III Little League all-star schedules forWestern Sussex teams (subject to change):

Major League softball- 7/5- Lewes vs. Millsboro 6 p.m. at Nanticoke, Nanticokevs. Lower Sussex 8 p.m. at Nanticoke, Woodbridge vs. Milton 6 p.m. at Rehoboth,Laurel vs. Rehoboth 8 p.m. at Rehoboth; 7/6- Lewes-Millsboro winner vs. Nanticoke-Lower Sussex winner 6 p.m. at Nanticoke, Woodbridge-Milton winner vs. Laurel-Re-hoboth winner 8 p.m. at Nanticoke, loser’s bracket games 6 and 8 p.m. at Rehoboth;7/7- loser’s bracket games 6 and 8 p.m. at Rehoboth; 7/8- winner’s bracket game 6p.m. at Nanticoke, loser’s bracket game 6 p.m. at Rehoboth; 7/10- loser’s bracket game6 p.m.; 7/11- championship 6 p.m. at Nanticoke; 7/12- second championship (if neces-sary) 6 p.m. at Nanticoke

Major League baseball- 7/12- Nanticoke vs. Millsboro 6 p.m. at Georgetown;7/13- Woodbridge vs. Nanticoke-Millsboro winner 8 p.m. at Laurel, Laurel vs. Milton6 p.m. at Laurel; 7/14- loser’s bracket game 6 p.m. at Laurel; 7/15- winner’s bracketgames 6 p.m. at Georgetown, loser’s bracket games 6 and 8 p.m. at Laurel; 7/17- los-er’s bracket games 6 and 8 p.m. at Laurel; 7/18- winner’s bracket game 6 p.m. atGeorgetown, loser’s bracket game 6 p.m. at Laurel; 7/19- loser’s bracket finals 6 p.m.at Laurel; 7/20- championship game 6 p.m. at Georgetown; 7/21- championship gametwo (if necessary) 6 p.m. at Georgetown

Junior League baseball- Winner’s bracket in Millsboro- 7/17- Nanticoke-LowerSussex 6 p.m., Woodbridge-Laurel 8 p.m.; 7/18- Millsboro vs. Lower Sussex-Nanti-coke winner 6 p.m., Cape vs. Woodbridge-Laurel winner 8 p.m.; 7/20- winner’s brack-et finals 6 p.m.; 7/22-23- championship game; loser’s bracket at Nanticoke

Junior League softball- Winner’s bracket in Rehoboth- 7/15- Laurel-Millsboro 8p.m.; 7/16- Woodbridge vs. Cape-Lower Sussex Winner 6 p.m., Nanticoke vs. Laurel-Millsboro winner 8 p.m.; 7/18- winner’s bracket finals; 7/20-21- championship games;loser’s bracket at Milton.

Senior League softball- Winner’s bracket at Lower Sussex- 7/15- Laurel-Cape 6p.m.; 7/17- Lower Sussex-Nanticoke 6 p.m., Laurel-Cape winner vs. Millsboro 8 p.m.;7/19- winner’s bracket finals 6 p.m.; 7/21-22- championship games 6 p.m.; loser’sbracket at Cape-Lewes

Senior League baseball- Winner’s bracket in Laurel- 7/15- Woodbridge-Millsboro6 p.m., Laurel-Lower Sussex 8 p.m.; 7/17- Woodbridge-Millsboro winner vs. Cape 6p.m., Laurel-Lower Sussex winner vs. Nanticoke 8 p.m.; 7/19- winner’s bracket finals6 p.m.; 7/21-22 chanpionship games 6 p.m.; loser’s bracket at Lower Sussex

States- Major League baseball- 7/18-22 at District 1; Major League softball- 7/18-22 at Nanticoke; Junior League softball- 7/26-30 at District II; Junior League baseball-7/17-23 at Millsboro; Senior League softball- 8/6-12 World Series at Lower Sussex;Senior League baseball- 7/27-31 at District II; Big League softball- 7/27-31 at DistrictI; Big League baseball- 7/15-16 at Dover


Post 6 Patriots fall to 3-5with losses to GeorgetownBy Mike McClure

The Post 6 Sussex West Patriots ad-vanced to 3-3 with a 9-4 win over Mil-ford on Tuesday, June 20. The Patriotsfell to Georgetown Post 8 in a pair ofgames on Tuesday, June 27.

In the win, Post 6 went 10-for-31 withseven steals including two steals of homein the win. Blake Little (1-1) struck out11 and allowed three earned runs and 10hits in seven innings of work.

Milford scored two in the first and twoin the second before Post 6 came backwith one in the second. Sussex Westadded three in the fourth, four in the fifth,and one in the sixth before Milford scoredone run in the seventh inning to make thefinal score 9-4.

For Sussex West, Marcus Bounds went2-for-4 with an RBI and two steals; MattDodson batted 2-for-3 with two runs andthree steals; Chuckie Jefferson was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI; and Matt Terrywent 2-for-2 with three runs, a double,and a steal. Taylor Jones also batted 2-for-4 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs;Justin Bailey went 1-for-3 with a run, anRBI, and a steal; and Ryan Messick hadone RBI.

Thursday’s home game against SussexEast was postponed and will be made upthis month.

On Tuesday, the Post 8 GeorgetownSteevers came from behind to top thePost 6, 15-13, in a game that was com-pleted Tuesday night after being stoppeddue to darkness earlier in June. George-town took a 2-0 lead and scored threeruns in the fifth to win the second game,5-1.

In game one, Post 6 held an 11-5 leadthrough four innings but Georgetownscored six in the fifth, two in the sixth,and two in the seventh for the win. B.J.Jenkins went 2-for-3 with a home run,three runs, and an RBI; Marcus Boundsscored three runs; and Chuckie Jeffersondoubled and drove in two.

In game two, Danny Hamilton collect-ed a pair of hits; Matt Terry had two hits(including a double) and a run; and KyleHearn doubled and drove in a run. Mar-cus Bounds also stole a pair of bases andHamilton and Matt Terry had one stealapiece.

Matt Dodson allowed five runs on fivehits and struck out four and walked fourin five innings. Trent Passwaters pitchedone shutout inning of relief.

Hi, my name is Mike and I am a base-ball addict. I know, in the grand schemeof things this is not a bad problem tohave.

Somehow, through two or threestrikes/work stoppages, steroid allega-tions, unneeded expansion, juiced base-balls, and Bud Selig, my allegiance toAmerica’s pastime has been unwavering.

Sure, it was rough in 1981 when I wastold that they were on strike and wouldnot play baseball that season (or at leastpart of it), after all I was only eight yearsold.

It was almost even more difficult todeal with the cancellation of the WorldSeries in 1994, especially since I went toSan Francisco that summer to see BarryBonds and the Giants (I was even sched-uled to meet Matt Williams).

To this day I’m involved in at leastone fantasy baseball league every season.Every once in a while, in my rare offtime, I play APBA, the statically basedboard game I played as kid (except it’scomputerized now).

One year I spent Spring Break inCooperstown, New York with someequally devoted baseball fans. That’sright, we went north where there wassnow on the ground rather than headingsouth to the beaches.

When I take vacation time nowadays Ialways work a baseball game or two intothe mix. I have a yearly tradition of go-ing to a Pirates game with my uncle andcousin who I see about once a year.

If I get married I’ll probably want todo so on a baseball field, though I haveyet to meet the heavenly angel whowould allow that to happen. I guess nam-ing my kids, should I be fortunateenough to have kids, Eddie and Cal mayalso be out of the question.

When I was a kid I named my child-hood dog Tug after the late Tug McGraw.After all the Phillies had just won the

World Series, what was I going to namehim?

I do have other interests. OccasionallyI’ll catch something other than sports onTV and every once in a great while I’llgo see a movie if it looks like somethingother than the same old same old. Buteven on the big screen I can’t resist agood baseball movie (Field of Dreamsand The Natural are two of my fa-vorites).

Sure, I like other sports. College andpro football are great, when there isn’t abaseball game on. College basketball isfun to watch, especially during MarchMadness. I can’t say I have as much lovefor the NBA as I did back when Magic,Bird, and Dr. J were roaming the hard-woods.

I even worked in baseball for a yearwhen I was an announcer for the Lynch-burg Hillcats in Lynchburg, Virginia. Theexperience was one of the best and worsttimes of my life if that makes any sense.I loved being at the ball park and doingthe play-by-play at the games but thelong hours and lack of pay was too muchto bear for even the most diehard ofbaseball fans.

Sadly, the 2006 baseball season is al-ready half over. The all-star game takesplace next week in Pittsburgh and beforeyou know it, gulp, it will be football sea-son. Here’s hoping the second half of theseason is kind to the Orioles and Philliesand not so kind to the dreaded Yankees.

Quick hits- Speaking of baseball (andsoftball) season, the Delaware littleleague all-star tournaments got into fullswing last week (once the fields driedout). I appreciate the phones calls andmessages from coaches and officials giv-ing me a heads up about the amendedschedule.

In the words of the late great Rex Bar-ney, the Orioles’ former PA announcer,“thank y-o-u-u-u.”

A view from the cheap seats

By Mike McClure, Star Sports Editor

Patriot third baseman Kyle Hearn waits to tag out a runner after receiving a throwfrom catcher Chuckie Jefferson during a game last week in Seaford. Hearn hit a two-run home run in his one of his team’s two wins last Saturday. Photo by Mike McClure

Delaware South softball team falls in first round of Carpenter Cup

The Delaware South softball team was eliminated from the Carpenter Cup Classicwith an 11-2 loss to Lehigh Valley in the opening round last Tuesday. The tournament,which was played in Philadelphia, was reduced to single elimination due to the weath-er. Last year Delaware South won the inaugural tournament.

WWE’s ECW Live Events Tour comes to Salisbury on August 14

World Wrestling Entertainment’s ECW Live Events Summer Tour hits Salisbury onMonday, August 14.

The lineup will include the ECW title match of RVD vs. Kurt Angle and the fallscount anywhere match of Tommy Dreamer vs. Big Show. Other matches include Sabuvs. Test, Balls Mahoney vs. Mike Knoxx, FBI vs. Steven Richards and Justin Credible,and Sandman vs. CW Anderson.

Tickets for the 7 p.m. show are on sale now at the Civic Center Box Office and on-line at www.wicomicociviccenter.org. To charge by phone call 410-548-4911.

All tickets cost $25 plus fees. For more information visit www.ecw.com.

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l a u r e l s t a r . c o m LITTLE PITCH- Sussex West’s Blake Little comes home with a pitch during histeam’s home win last week. Little earned a win in relief in one of the Patriots’ twowins last Saturday. Photo by Mike McClure


Seaford Bowling LanesTuesday NascarHigh games and seriesGary Smith 297Michael Berg 842Nicole Jennings 251, 706

Summer SeniorExpressHigh games and seriesMargie Tingler 267Joyce Linton 742Earl Radding 303, 809

Weds. SummerAdult/YouthHigh games and seriesBrooke Blackwelder268, 774Nathan Katzaman 280, 789Mimi Blackwelder 264, 739Lee Bibb 279Bill Graver 279, 779

Thursday SummerMixed High games and seriesRhonda Messick 278Christy Lewis 708Ray Hill 302

Sylvester Hopkins 741

Weds. No-TapHigh games and seriesMac MacKenzie 323,1,167Sherri Smart 340,1,109

Star Weekly Lg. Spotlight

Tuesday NascarJust Us 25-3Smart Construction16-12What Ever 15-13Just Do It 14-14Nascar Fanatics 13-15Jesse N Friends 13-15Strikers 10-18We’re Still Looking 0-28

Summer SeniorExpressSilver Lining 19-9Guys R Us 19-9Strong Possibility 17-11Imports 10-18Seaford Lanes 10-18We 3 9-19

Weds. SummerAdult/YouthBibb Brigade 21-7Seven Ten Split 21-7High Dreamers 19-9The Mustangs 13-15

Bold N Beautiful 13-15B & B 11.5-16.5Team Tiffany 11-17Morgan Mania 10.5-17.5Chilly’s 10-18

Wednesday No-TapSmart Construction26-14Lane Rangers 25-15Get R Done 22-18Seaford Lanes 20.5-19.5Double Trouble 18.5-21.5Angel Eyes 17-23I Don’t Know 17-23The Muffins 14-26

Thurs. SummerMixedWhatever 20-4Fantastic Four 17-7Gopher Four 17-7Look Out 15-9Unknowns 13.5-10.5Fear the Handicap 13-11Heavy Hitters 12-12Nuttin But Family 11.5-12.5Azz Kickers 11-13The Young & the Restless10-14Slow Boats 8-16Late Comers 8-16Chicks R Us 5-19

Peterson PointJoe Messick 14,142

Kenny Thomas 14,004Eddie Wilson 13,904Chris Walker 13,590Bo Bennett 13,108Garrett Sammons 12,922Mike Fletcher 12,634Andrew Motyka 12,514Chris Patchett 12,482Bob Motyka 11,702Jesse Evaristo 11,466Doug Wearn 11,268

Star Sports CalendarJuly- 7/15- Riverfest Run- The third annual Riverfest 5K Cross Country race will

take place during the annual Nanticoke Riverfest on Saturday, July 15, starting at 8:30a.m. at the Chapel Branch Nature Trail on Woodland Road.

The cost is $12 and registration is on race-day only from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. The first100 who register will receive a custom-designed Nanticoke Riverfest T-shirt. Medalswill be awarded to the top three finishers in the men’s and women’s division and tro-phies will be awarded to the men’s and women’s champions.

For more information, contact Vince Morris, the race director, at 628-0688 (after 6p.m.). Race forms are available at the Seaford Star office and city hall.

7/18-20- Football camp- The Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club will sponsor afootball conditioning skills camp for youth ages 6 to 18 on July 18, 19 and 20 from 8:30a.m. to 5 p.m. at the club at 310 Virginia Ave.

The cost is $50 which includes a T-shirt. Pre-registration is required and can be madeby contacting Karen Schreiber at 629-8740.

7/28-31- Referee camp- A referee camp for new and experienced basketball officialsis scheduled for July 28 through 31 at Wesley College in Dover. The camp is sponsoredby the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO) Board #129.

The camp fee is $25. Room accommodations and meals are available at an additionalcost. Meals are $10 all day, while rooms will cost $20 per night.

Interested individuals can obtain an application by contacting IAABO Board #129via email at [email protected] or write to P.O. Box 101, Milford DE 19963, orcall 302-644-7757.

7/31-8/3- Field hockey camp- The Delaware Stingers field hockey club wants tohelp you build for the future. Over the past four years the DSFHC has grown to over120 members from all over Sussex County, playing indoor and outdoor field hockey.

The camp will focus on individual skills and team play. Players will learn the basicsof field hockey: driving, dribbling, passing, shooting, etc. The Stingers are committed tomaking you a better, stronger player and to helping you develop your self confidence inthe game.

Camp will take place in the Woodbridge area. Campers must have a stick, shinguards, and a mouth guard. Camp will be coached and staffed by members of theDSFHC, many of who are all-state and all-conference players with lots of field hockeyexperience. Camp will run from 9 a.m. until noon daily.

The cost is $75 and space is limited. Week one is July 31 through August 3 (grades3-8), 9 a.m. to noon. You can download a camp application and find out more about theStingers by visiting the club’s website at www.lloydlee.com/DelawareStingersField-Hockey.htm.

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Openings are still available in team and individual sports camps including basket-ball for boys and girls, baton and cheerleading skills, baseball, golf, martial arts, soc-cer, and tennis. Academic and personal enrichment camps include math, science, read-ing/writing, history, Spanish, photography, high tech art, and computer technology.

Swimmers of all ages can sign up for Red Cross-certified swim courses to enhancetheir water skills, stroke proficiency, and safety knowledge. New morning and eveningweekday sessions are scheduled for July 10-21 and July 24-August 4; Saturday classesare offered July 29-August 26.

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dugout after a win last week in Millsboro. Photo by Mike McClure

Last weekend’s rains (plus orminus 13 inches) were real bad,but I guess not bad enough for aname. I guess we can just call theweather disaster the Great JuneFlood of 2006. As much rain asLaurel got, it appears thatSeaford got more and certainlymore damage. Having the Nanti-coke River near the city did nothelp any, I am sure.

Delmar came out fine but Lau-rel had many roads completelyflooded and fields, basements andmany yards were completely un-der 6 inches of water and more.Seaford damage is another storyand it has been covered in greatdetail in The Star.

Laurel Police Chief JamieWilson said, “We were verylucky, we were expecting theworst.” It seems like the heaviestrains started at about Hearn’sCrossroads and for the most partstayed east of U.S. 13, althoughTodd Fleetwood would disagreewith that as he lost 48,000 four-and one-half-week-old chickens.

How many heating systemswere ruined due to water damageonly time will tell, but I know ofmany myself. I have heard allkinds of stories, “It is a 500-yearphenomenon,” “It’s a 100-yearrain,” and on it goes. But 94-year-old Bethel resident IsabellBell says the only thing she hasseen to compare with it was theflood of 1933. Kendal Jones, ourlocal historian, documented thisAug. 23, 24 event for us in anAugust 1998 article for the Star. Ieven started to get the pictures ofthis great flood out to run again,but maybe you have seen enoughof this for now.

According to Kendal’s story,Laurel was cut off from everyonewhen the Central Avenue draw-

bridge wasraised and therewas seriousflooding all theway to EasterHill north ofLaurel. Therewas 17 recordedinches of rain inless than 3 daysduring this timeand I do not be-lieve there weremany ditches around like todayto carry the water to the river.Rossakatum Run behind 6thStreet was the first indication of amajor flood when it broke 6thStreet apart and carried water to aheight of 25 feet, yes it was quitea storm.

Well, I was looking to see thefarmers back in the fields but Iknow it’s going to be a while.You may want to put a few pic-tures of this one away for yourgrandchildren to reminisce about50 years from now.

By the time you read this theannual watermelon seed spittingcontest will be history. Well,maybe not history as I’m not sureanything this silly should makethe history books. I have theseseeds on my back desk that Iconfiscated from Seaford MayorDan Short last year. I guess Ishould throw them away, but Idon’t think they would have donehim any good anyway. Thisyear’s Seaford Mayor Ed Butlershould be able to get a seed to flyafter a long career as a local um-pire as he is still sputtering.

I think I saw it in SarahMarie’s column, but Bob Horseygot me to thinking about thepassing of class of 1945 Laurel

graduate Carlton “Stretch” Elliottin Garland, Texas. Carlton passedaway quite some time ago, but itwas unknown by many in Laurel.I do think we should tell our chil-dren and grandchildren a littleabout him, as he was probablyone of the top five athletes everto come out of Laurel HighSchool. About a year and a halfago I called Carlton hoping to geta story on his life for the Star, buthe was not very talkative and Iput the information on file for fu-

ture use. The future never cameand now he has died.

Carlton spent 1946 at TempleUniversity, 1947-1948 in theArmy, 1951 at Virginia and in1952, the gentle giant, at 6-feet 5inches, joined the professionalfootball Green Bay Packers. Hespent four years in limited dutywith the Packers and Rams.

He was a three-sport athlete atLaurel. After football he got intothe insurance business and he andwife Zel raised five children inOklahoma and then Texas. Hekept in contact through the yearswith Laurel, but in my conversa-tion with him, he said, “I doubt ifI will ever go back there.” I amtold he was not well at that time.

On Coach George Schollen-berger, he said, “A great footballcoach, quite a person off thefield.” Coach Schollenberger pro-duced two professional footballplayers — Ronnie Waller, ofcourse, and the late Carlton

“Stretch” Elliott. And that’s in therecord books!

The Laurel Auction Block isset to open at 9 a.m. on July 11.It is the 66th year for the produceoutlet for local farmers. Againthis year, Tom Wright is the man-ager.

Laurel has to fight to get goodpublicity, it seems. Now I amsure we have all heard about theLaurel policeman being arrestedand there has been much talk ofthe 200-officer task force thatwas in Laurel on Wednesday andThursday, June 28 and 29. Policeofficers were making arrests on anumber of charges and there werea lot of “I told you so” going onin Laurel.

My question for us all is,“What ever happened to ‘FatherKnows Best’?”

I leave you with that for theweek.


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It seems like the heaviestrains stayed east of U.S.13, although Todd Fleet-

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Laurel fared better than neighboring Seaford in recent rains

CERTIFICATE OF MERIT - Laurel School Board vice president Jer-ry White, right, receives his Delaware School Board Association certifi-cate off merit from school board president Calvin Musser during a recentboard meeting. Board member Harvey Hyland (not pictured) also earneda certificate of merit. Photo by Mike McClure

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Is it just me, or do you find that so verymany of the television commercials any-more are confusing? The more technicalour world becomes, it seems the more con-fusing some things become.

There was a time when we enjoyed thecommercials on television. We found theminteresting and entertaining. But, that timehas gone from the television screen.

Who among us can forget the commer-cial that brought laughter to many of uswhen the somber-faced husband of thehousehold commented on the lumpy gravymade by his wife? That commercial struckhome in lots of American homes, sincemany cooks have never mastered the art ofsmooth gravy.

Speaking of gravy, have you everthought about the varieties of gravy theaverage person has encountered during alifetime?

Give it a thought.As an example, my mother was a basi-

cally good cook. With four young childrengrowing up in our home during the yearsof the Great Depression, she joined thou-sands of other young homemakers in beinga creative cook. In those days, being a cre-ative cook meant making something edibleand tasty out of what was your averageplain food.

We never went hungry and she became

a good creative cook. But, she preferredwhat we called runny gravy, while my dadpreferred a thicker type. Sounds like arather simple food to even discuss, but,good, moderately thick gravy as opposedto runny gravy can provoke a ratherlengthy discussion. The key is that therebe no lumps.

Most of us housewives have facedlumpy gravy at times, and so we couldsympathize with the man on the gravycommercial as he faced yet another bowlof lumpy gravy. We also enjoyed a goodlaugh at his plight.

Another of my all-time favorite televi-sion commercials is the rather pudgy manwho awakens early before dawn as he getsup to face another day, muttering, “Timeto make the donuts.”

Let’s face it, not every day is a day ofsunshine and roses.

Recently, it seems to me, the commer-

cials, for the most part, are pointless. Thesound blares out so loudly that you mustquickly reach for the volume control andthe salesperson involved in the commer-cial rattles away so quickly that it is some-times difficult to even know what in theworld he or she is talking about and tryingto sell.

Thinking about those enjoyable com-mercials, I am reminded of the joys ofshopping in some of the stores in whatwas once the downtown section of Laurel.

As I think back in time, I cannot re-member a single high-pressure salespersonin a single one of the shops that lined Mar-ket Street.

The ladies in Miss Birdie Wheatley’sshop were all pleasant, soft-spoken friendswho would be only too happy to help yougo through the piles of undergarments thatwere down the middle of the store, stackedby sizes on those sturdy wooden cabinets.They never rushed you as you decided justwhat to purchase, and fining a saleslady toassist you was never a problem.

Over at Ed Connor’s Pharmacy, onecould sit up at the soda fountain or at thelittle metal round tables and enjoy a deli-cious concoction of ice cream. No onerushed you as you sat and enjoyed thedreamy treat, and chocolate ice cream bon-bons were at the top of the ice cream spe-

ciality list. The ladies who worked in thestore, when not busy, would even comeover and sit and chat with you as you en-joyed every single calorie.

At Charlie Heath’s drug store, prescrip-tion drugs were dispensed just as theywere at Ed Connor’s. But the main eventat Heath’s was the coffee enjoyed by lo-cals every morning and the afternoon icecream concoctions.

Charlie Heath’s also had another spe-cialty. More than one very pregnant resi-dent of our community was sent to Heath’sDrug Store by her attending physician,with a slip of paper that called for thehouse “pregnancy special.” This was aroot beer milk shake with special ingredi-ents added and was dispensed with greatcare and only upon special orders from thephysician. In short order, the patient wasusually in the hospital delivering a son ordaughter, the attending physician at herside.

Television was still in its infancy, andLaurel’s shops used newspaper advertisingor word of mouth, but times change.

Heath’s has been gone for years, alongwith the milk shake “special” recipe.

But the memories linger on. Sometimesthe gravy is still a bit lumpy, but we movealong with our lives.

Lumps and all, it is a good life.

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Watch it, get out of the way, becausehere comes July. June just sneaked hur-riedly around the corner to make room fora new one:

July; with picnic lunch in handComes hopping through the burning

sand. She spreads her beach umbrella wide To keep her hide from getting fried.

The Lunch Bunch Red Hat Societyladies have a busy July lined up for themstarting with the Fourth’s parade appear-ance. On July 8 they will meet for theirmonthly breakfast at the Dutch Inn. OnJuly 13, Denice Hill will be their hostessfor all you can eat crabs at the Red Roostin Maryland.

Then on July 20 they will attend theRed Hat Gala and fashion show at theCHEER Center in Georgetown. Theirbirthday celebrant for this month is Faye

Littleton.

Meantime, the Bonnets and Boas of theRed Hat Society participated with a floatin the July 4 parade and on July 11 theywill lunch at Suicide Bridge with hostessFlaudine Otwell.

Well. I’ve been peeping around cornersand listening at keyholes again and havelearned that David Elliott, M.L.’s middleson and world-traveler, left London earlierthis year, went to Copenhagen, Denmark,and is visiting a friend whom he met in hispast travels. He is taking a vacation withhis friend and family this summer. Also,M.L. tells me that her son Joe, in Flanders,N.J., will celebrate a birthday on July 10.(No numbers revealed.)

Congratulations to Philip and AmandaLowe whose nuptials were performed onSaturday, June 24, at Centenary UnitedMethodist Church in Laurel, followed by areception at the fire hall. Best wishes areextended to them from Mom-mom Arve-line and Pop-pop Jim.

Flaudine Otwell recently entertainedLouise Massey Rossiter and daughter,

Ann, from Buckston, N.C. While hereLouise attended a get-together of the Lau-rel class of ’47 at the Delmar Diner.

John and Kim Trivits, on a rainy Sun-day recently, entertained Barbara, Randy,Kyle and Ryan Cartright of Hoopers Is-land. The occasion was a surf and turf din-ner, the turf provided by the Trivits and thesurf (some of the most delicious crabs I’vehad in a long time) compliments of Randywho caught and brought them. Even thesun obliged and shone most of the after-noon to make it a great feast day.

One of my former classmates, PegJohnson Dashiell, now in Salisbury, under-went back surgery at P.R.M.C. on June29. Due to the fact that I have a very earlydeadline for the holiday, I’m writing thison that date and have no update on hercondition. We all wish her well and aspeedy recovery.

Happy birthday to Hanna Lynn Moorewith much love and many prayers on July10 — from Mom-mom Moore, Aunt Betsyand Lee.

A belated happy birthday to Yankee

Doodle Richard Stone on July 4th - hope itwas a sparkler.

Very special wishes to a wonderfulgrandson, Matthew Trivits, on July 6, for awondrous 12 years — from guess who?Me.

We express our deepest sympathy to thefamily and friends of Carolyn Williams.

We continue with prayers for those whoare ill: Wilbert Adams, Terry Layton,Ralph Baker, Jane Foskey, Richard Cor-drey, Enoch Schwartz and Hattie Puck-ham.

Happy July birthday greetings to ClaraWhaley and Howard Elliott, on July 5;Mary Boyce and Anne Lewis, July 6;LeRoy Neilson, July 8; Audrey Holloway,July 10; Paul Jones and Eleanor Brown,July 11; Minnie Jackson, Ruth Whaley andIrene Scott, July 12; and Laura Hudson,July 13.

“Even if you’re on the right track,you’re in danger if you just sit there.”

See you in the Stars.

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With summer’s kickoff Memorial Dayweekend past and the kids out of school,are you watching your gas gauge and won-dering what to do with those three warm,wonderful months? How about a destina-tion less than a tank away that offersswimming, boating, camping and a host ofother activities, whether just for an after-noon, a weekend or longer? Sound good?

With more than a dozen scatteredthrough all three counties, there’s mostlikely a Delaware state park near you —and each one has its own amenities andscenery to offer. From the rolling woodedtrails of White Clay Creek State Park in

New Castle County to the living militaryhistory of Fort Delaware to homey water-front cabins at Killens Pond in Felton tothe sunny shores and fishing lures of theFirst State’s four beach parks in SussexCounty, you can pick and choose what youand your family would most enjoy.

The cost for many activities at mostsites will be a daily entrance fee of $3 aday for inland parks and $4 a day forocean parks for vehicles with Delawareregistration, payable at the gate or by dropbox. (Out-of-state vehicles pay $6 and $8.)

Season passes are also available. Mostpark areas are open from 8 a.m. to sunset.

For more information, visit the Web sitewww.destateparks.com.Sussex County

• Cape Henlopen State Park, 42 CapeHenlopen Dr., Lewes — Activities includefishing pier, beaches, nature center, discgolf course and the Fort Miles historicalarea featuring World War II observationtowers and the newly restored 184,000-pound artillery “Big Gun.”

• Delaware Seashore State Park, 130Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach - Sixmiles of beaches bounded by Rehobothand Indian River bays and the AtlanticOcean, plus boating and fishing via the In-

dian River Marina.• Holts Landing State Park, on the

south shore of Indian River Bay near Mil-lville — Offers bay shore beach, grassyfields and forest; plus crabbing pier, picnicareas and wildlife watching.

• Fenwick Island State Park, off Rt. 1between Bethany Beach and Fenwick Is-land - “The quiet beach” offers swimming,surfing, sunbathing and boat rentals.

• Trap Pond State Park, 33587 Baldcy-press Lane, Laurel - Includes the northern-most stand of baldcypress in the UnitedStates, with birdwatching, camping, boat-ing and fishing.

State parks offer things to do during long, hot summer

A few weeks ago I wrote about RockyMountain Spotted Fever. It is caused bythe dog tick.

A question came in about Lyme dis-ease, which is also a tick-caused illness. Itis caused by the deer tick.

Lyme disease has received a lot of at-tention in the media. It has been blamedfor all sorts of problems. Much of that hasbeen overblown. It is one of the diseasesthat does not really live up to the hype.

The deer tick is very small — aboutthe size of the head of a pin. Therefore,bites are not always that obvious. Mostcases occur in New England and the Mid-dle Atlantic states. It was discovered nearLyme, Conn. That is where it received itsname.

Even in that area it only occurs in 1 in100 people. In other areas the chancesdrop to between 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 5,000.We would therefore expect fewer than 10cases per year in our area.

Less than 50 percent of the ticks carrythe disease. Therefore, just having a deertick bite means a less than 50/50 chancethat the tick even carries the disease. Thetick must feed for at least 36 to 72 hoursto transmit the disease. Therefore, frequenttick checks can decrease the likelihoodeven more.

There are various types of Lyme dis-ease symptoms. One is the early local dis-ease. This is a rash at the site of the bite. Itusually occurs 7 to 14 days after the bite.It may occur as early as 3 days later. Itmay occur as late as 30 days later. Therash is in the form of a ring. The ringtends to increase in size over time. It maybe associated with symptoms like fever,muscle aches, headaches and tiredness. Itusually lasts for 1 to 2 weeks.

The second set of symptoms are theearly generalized ones. These are in the

form of multiple other skin lesions. Aboutone in five patients with the first rash willdevelop these other lesions. They aresmaller in size than the initial lesion. Theyare more likely to be associated with othersymptoms. These symptoms include fever,muscle aches, headaches and tiredness.They also may include red eyes andswollen glands.

The patient might also have a variety ofneurological symptoms. The most com-mon of these is paralysis of the facialnerve. That results in a condition calledBell’s palsy. Lyme disease is one of theless common causes of Bell’s palsy.

Later symptoms are the ones that havegotten the most attention from the media.They involve primarily arthritis. Joints be-come swollen and tender. The knee is thejoint that is usually affected.

Unfortunately, some people have con-fused arthritis with arthralgia. Arthralgiameans pain in the joints without swelling.Lyme disease does not usually causearthralgia alone. This stage is also lesslikely to cause the fever, muscle aches,headaches and tiredness that the otherstages do. Some patients think that if theirjoints and muscles ache and they are tired,that it must be Lyme disease. That is notvery likely.

The diagnosis is easy when there is atick bite followed by a ring-like expandingskin lesion. No further testing is necessary.

In those individuals with a less obviousset of symptoms, it becomes harder. Theblood tests that suggest Lyme disease haveproblems with them. They are sometimespositive for other reasons. For example,one of the tests can be positive if you havehad chickenpox.

Once a person become positive for atest, that person tends to stay positive for-ever. That is true for any disease that werecover from. Thus, you cannot look at ablood test to see if the levels are changing.Once there, they are always there.

If someone has had a case of Lyme dis-ease a long time ago, that person will stillhave a positive test. That means there is noway to know if their symptoms are due to

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Delaware’s Division of Public Health(DPH) Environmental Health teamsstopped door-to-door last week at HastingsEstate Mobile Home Park, Holly ViewPark and Mobile Gardens in the Seafordarea, taking drinking water samples, pro-viding water test kits and sharing informa-tion on food safety and mold.

Residents should boil water used fordrinking and food preparation if their wellhas been submerged or their water supplyhas been without power recently. Watertest results will be made known to resi-dents as soon as possible.

Tetanus/diphtheria shots were given lastFriday and Monday, at the Anna C. Ship-ley State Service Center, in Seaford.

DPH provides the following guidanceto help residents stay safe in the aftermathof recent floods. Safe Drinking Water

If you are advised to boil your drinkingwater, heat water at highest possible tem-perature so that it bubbles constantly (arolling boil). Continue to boil water forone minute, then let it cool. Store in clean,covered containers. Residents can also dis-infect water using household bleach. Add1/8 teaspoon (or 8 drops) of regular, un-scented, liquid household bleach for eachgallon of water, stir it well and let it standfor 30 minutes before using it. Store disin-fected water in clean, covered containers.Bottled water is another safe alternative. Food Safety

Do not eat any food that may havecome into contact with flood water. Foodcontainers that are not waterproof includethose with screw-caps, snap lids, pull tops,and crimped caps. Also, discard cardboardjuice/milk/baby formula boxes and home

canned foods if they have come in contactwith flood water.

Discard canned foods with swelling,leakage, punctures, holes, fractures, exten-sive deep rusting, or dents that preventnormal stacking or opening.

If the freezer thermometer reads 40 de-grees F or below, the food is safe and maybe refrozen. Do not rely on appearance orodor. If the food still contains ice crystalsor is 40°F or below, it is safe to refreeze orcook. Perishable food such as meat, poul-try, seafood, milk, and eggs not kept ade-quately refrigerated or frozen may causeillness, even when thoroughly cooked.

Keeping refrigerator and freezer doorsclosed as much as possible will keep foodcold for about 4 hours. A full freezer willkeep the temperature for approximately 48hours (24 hours if it is half full) if the doorremains closed. Discard any perishablefood (such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs orleftovers) that has been above 40°F fortwo hours or more. Buy dry or block ice tokeep the refrigerator as cold as possible ifthe power is going to be out for a pro-longed period of time. Fifty pounds of dryice should hold an 18-cubic foot fully-stocked freezer cold for two days.

If you plan to eat refrigerated or frozenmeat, poultry, fish or eggs, cook the foodthoroughly to the proper temperature tokill bacteria.

Wash fruits and vegetables with waterfrom a safe source before eating. For bot-tle feeding infants, use prepared, cannedbaby formula that requires no added water.When using concentrated or powdered for-mulas, prepare with bottled water if the lo-cal water source is potentially contaminat-ed.

Clean Up Floodwaters can dislodge tanks, drums,

pipes and equipment which may containhazardous materials such as pesticides orpropane. Do not attempt to move unidenti-fied dislodged containers without first con-tacting the local fire department or haz-ardous materials team.

Wash skin that may have been exposedto pesticides and other hazardous chemi-cals frequently and thoroughly. Call thepoison control center for additional in-structions.

Wear protective gear and clothing, suchas heavy shoes or boots, work gloves andsafety glasses or goggles to help avoid ac-cidental puncture wounds, cuts, abrasions,eye injuries and chemical exposure. Weara hard hat when working under structuresand trees. Select cool clothing that is cot-ton and tightly knit; long-sleeved shirtsand full-length pant are recommended.

Assure proper ventilation when usingfuel-burning equipment. Use great caution.Fuel-burning devices in closed areas posea great risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.Carbon monoxide cannot be seen orsmelled, and can be life threatening. Pro-vide plenty of ventilation when using agas-powered pump for flooded basementsor a gas-powered generator for electricity.Install and maintain carbon monoxide de-tectors.

Turn off the main gas valve at the meterif you smell leaking gas. Do not turn onlights or use torches or lanterns since theycan ignite the gas. Leave the premises im-mediately and notify the gas company or

the fire department. Thoroughly wash countertops with soap

and water, using hot water if available.Rinse, and then sanitize by applying a so-lution of 1 tablespoon of unscented, liquidchlorine bleach per gallon of water. Allowto air dry. Mold

Flooding is a leading cause of moldgrowth in homes. DPH offers the follow-ing recommendations to head off thisgrowing problem:

Open doors and windows or use blow-ers to force fresh air in. Run dehumidifiersand empty the water pan frequently. Afterwater has been pumped from the base-ment, shovel out the mud and debris whileit is still moist. Hose down walls to re-move as much silt as possible before itdries. Floors and walls may need sanitiz-ing, particularly if sewage has entered thebasement. Scrub walls and floors with a 10percent bleach solution or other compara-ble commercially available disinfectant.

Oil stains in basements caused by over-turned or damaged oil tanks may be aproblem following flooding. Call a profes-sional to remove oil residue.

Dealing with garbage and sewage canbe challenging. If toilets aren’t workinguse portable units. Beware that sewage canbackflow through floor drains into base-ments. Clean with a disinfectant. Nevermix ammonia and chlorine bleach, whichproduces poisonous chloramine gas. Aftercoming into contact with sewage or flood-water, wash your hands well and use abrush to clean under fingernails.

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Thanks all who aidedBecause all too often acts of

kindness go unnoticed, I want topublicly thank everyone at theSeaford Mission for your helpand assistance when my car be-came disabled on the hottest dayof the year. It was deeply appre-ciated.

It is my hope that this kind-ness will be returned to all of youa hundredfold.

Jeanne A. DredgeDelmar

Open letter to Robert StickelsThis letter is in response to a

letter sent by William S. Topping,Georgetown Chief of Police, toSussex County AdministratorBob Stickels and read into recordat the June 13 Sussex CountyCouncil meeting.

Chief Topping made the state-ment, “He (the sheriff) and hisdeputies are not trained as policeofficers and should not act as po-lice officers.”

Chief Topping’s quote is com-pletely false. The sheriff and hisdeputies are well qualified andtrained. Here are the facts regard-ing the deputies’ training and ex-perience:

Sheriff Robert L. Reed: Sher-iff Reed retired from the U.S. AirForce. He is a graduate of theDelaware Police Academy andalso the Maritime Law Enforce-ment School in Yorktown. He is a14-year police veteran fromDNREC and the Georgetown Po-

lice Department with Chief Top-ping as one of his supervisors.Sheriff Reed is the first and onlyDelaware Sheriff to ever attendthe National Sheriff’s Institutetraining for Sheriffs. He hasserved as the Sussex CountySheriff since 1998.

Lt. Jeff Christopher: Lt.Christopher is a 24-year veteranfrom the State of Marylandwhere he currently maintains hispolice certification and was a for-mer chief of police. He attendedthe Eastern Shore Criminal Jus-tice Academy, the Maryland Po-lice Cadet Academy and theMaryland Natural Resources Po-lice Academy. His training hasincluded extensive police schoolsand seminars that include super-visor, administrative and fieldtraining. He is currently the presi-dent of the Fraternal Order of Po-lice, Lodge 2, Sussex County.

Cpl. Kirk Pope: Cpl. KirkPope has more than 20 years mil-itary/law-enforcement experienceand training. Retired from theU.S. Army, Military PoliceSchool. While in the SpecialForces, Cpl. Pope was a memberof a forward deployed (outsidethe continental U.S.) counter-ter-rorist force. His training has in-cluded various training schoolsand seminars to include EasternShore Criminal Justice Acade-my’s (Wor-Wic) Field TrainingOfficers (FTO) and Federal LawEnforcement Training Center(FLETC) Firearms InstructorTraining Program.

Deputy Pat Smith: Deputy P.Smith is a 20-year retired patrolveteran from Baltimore CountyPolice Department. She earned anassociate’s degree in arts in lawenforcement and a bachelor’s ofscience in criminal justice. Shegraduated from the BaltimoreCounty Police Training Academy.She was a member of the specialresponse team (riot squad) aswell as a K-9 search and rescuedog handler. She was certified asa field training officer for Balti-more County Police Department.

Deputy Heather Massey:Deputy Massey is a 15-year po-lice veteran from Capitol Police,Camden/Wyoming Police andBlades Police Department. Shehas a degree in criminal justicefrom Del-Tech and is a graduateof the Wilmington Police Acade-my and remains Delaware certi-fied. Her training includes exten-

sive schools and various policetraining courses including fieldtraining officers certification.

Her rifle range instructor wasChief Topping himself. DeputyMassey has received severalawards for her police perform-ance including two “Life SavingAwards.”

Chief Topping’s untruthfulstatements could possibly putthese deputies in danger whileperforming their duties.

Some of the deputies’ dutiesinclude evictions, transportingprisoners, service of criminalsubpoenas and protection fromabuse orders.

While doing so, a deputy sher-iff needs and deserves respectfrom the people they are serving.Their life may depend on it. Inneighboring states, deputy sher-iffs have been injured and killedwhile serving court documents.

As far as liability in any juris-diction, who will be liable if oneof these armed and traineddeputy sheriffs, while performingtheir duties within a town’s lim-its, happen upon a felony inprogress against a citizen of Sus-sex County?

Should the deputy sheriff ig-nore the situation (as implied byChief Topping’s letter) or shouldhe or she act to prevent a crimeor even possibly save a life?

It is amazing how certaingroups wish to diminish the of-fice of an elected sheriff who isresponsible to all citizens of Sus-sex County. Should we not con-

sider the life of a deputy sheriffthe same as the life of any otherpolice officer; or is deputy sher-iff’s life worth less because heworks for the Sussex Countysheriff’s office?

I challenge anyone to give onegood reason why these experi-enced and trained deputies shouldnot have their certification recog-nized.

I would expect the SussexCounty Council to have this letterread into record as they did ChiefTopping’s letter.

Sheriff Robert L. ReedGeorgetown

Keeps Seaford in prayersI was staying at the Beyers

home on Woodpecker Road lastweekend and when I woke up(always the first to do) andlooked out the door and saw ariver running down the driveway.

It was something I will neverforget.

I just wanted to give my con-dolences to all who suffered somuch damage to their homes. Ivisit Seaford often to escape thegrind of big city living and havefallen in love with your greatway of life.

I will be back in time for theState Fair in July. Until thenSeaford take care and we willkeep you in our prayers.

Jack, Judy, Jack Jr. andDanielle MatoskeNew York

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Thanks to the hard work and caring of SeafordMiddle School’s eighth-grade parents, and thegenerosity of our business community, the annualeighth grade party held on June 7 was a great suc-cess.

We would like to thank Central ElementarySchool for the use of their cafeteria and courtyard,as our building was being renovated. The studentsdanced to the music of DJ Charles Michel andhad pictures taken by Matt Atlas.

We would like to thank all of the followingbusinesses for their giving and hope that our com-munity will support them. Avon- Kathy Porter, Dr.Susan Betts, Burton Brothers, C.K.F. Inc., Call-away, Farnell & Moore, Inc., Clark’s Pools, Cran-berry Hill, Creative Carpentry, Cut ’N Up FamilySalon, Dairy Queen, Davmar Developers, Domi-nos, Dover Pools, Duke’s Lumber Company,Dunkin’ Donuts, Farnall Mgmt., Inc., Food Lion,Fran’s Dairy Market, Frito Lay, Golden Corral,Grottos, Hair Studio, Hair Werkes, Happy Har-ry’s, Heritage Jewelers, Hertrich Family of AutoDealers, High Strung Bead Studio, Home TeamRealty, Karpet Korner, Lo-Mar Office, M.R. HarePlumbing, Inc., Medicine Shop, Natalie’s Hair &Nails, Paradise Produce, Peebles, Pepsi Cola,Phyllis Parker, Realtor, Pizza King, Quality me-

chanical, Re/MAX Eastern Shore, Judy Rhodes,Realtor, Rita’s, Rite-Aid, Rose’s, Seaford BikeShop, Seaford Bowling Lanes, Seaford Ice,Seaford Parks and Recreation, Serenityville, SoloCup, Sussex Printing, Taco Bell, Tammy’s Nails,The Athlete, TNT Trenz, Towers Signs, TrinityTransport, Truitt’s Sub Shop, Tunes, WC ClothingOutlet and Wilkins Construction.

A special thanks to the parents who took onleadership roles — Kathy Farnell and TerryWilkins for door prizes, Jenny Werner and Melis-sa Wills for food and drinks, Chris Jones, MissyLowe and Colleen DeMott for decorations, TracyWootten and Debbie Quillen for games and com-mittee members John Torkelson, Susan Michel,Pam Van Vleck, Connie Halter and Kathy Ferber.

We are grateful for the assistance of theSeaford Middle School PTO and the support ofthe SMS administration — Stephanie Smith, KimSimmons, and David Grantz, and teachers whocame out to help chaperone. Mrs. Simmons wentabove and beyond her normal busy schedule tomake this a special event for our students.

Good luck to the Class of 2010.

Susan HickeyEighth grade party committee

Thanks to all who helped with eighth grade party

Opinion

What was the number one ques-tion last week? Is your basementpumped out? Anyone in the Seafordarea who did not have some sort ofsump pump or french drain systemto get rid of water around theirbasement had a problem followingthe terrible rain storm on June 25.

And even some sump pumpscould not keep up with the influx ofwater pouring in.

My basement is usually dry (aslong as I keep my gutters cleanedout), but I was flooded out withabout eight inches of water on Sun-day afternoon. Just about everyone Ihave spoken with who has a base-ment or low-lying crawl space hadwater.

Then as the water seeped in, andmore rain fell on Tuesday, there wasa little more to vacuum up onWednesday and then pump out withmy fancy rigged up system. Likemany other people I was up into thewee hours on Monday pumping outmy basement.

Some people had serious prob-lems with collapsed basement wallsand many others had water-dam-aged heating and air conditioningequipment. The personal lossesfrom this storm will be in the tensof millions when it’s all totaled up.

Plumbers were busy Sunday,Monday and Tuesday going fromhouse to house pumping out base-ments non-stop into the late night.

Ron Marvel and Doug Butlerfrom the Seaford Volunteer Fire De-partment said that were inundatedwith phone calls from people want-ing the fire department to come byand pump out their basements. Theyare not in the business of pumpingout basements. Ron told me thatsome people were having a difficulttime understanding that.

People who lived anywhere neara stream, culvert or ditch had waterproblems - and that’s a lot of peoplein the western Sussex area. It’s hardto even get a handle on the extent ofthe damage because it’s so wide-spread. An assessment team of stateand county officials has been work-ing all week to come up with a re-port of the damage.

VICTIMS HAVE THEIR SAY -I was not shocked at the turnout ofpeople during the information meet-ing last Thursday at the Seaford Fire

Hall. It was also notshocking that therewere some upset peo-ple who have somequestions that no oneseems to have answersfor at this point.

Many of the tough-est questions seem tobe coming from peoplewho live in the area ofBrickyard Road east ofBlades in the three mo-bile home parks. Theyare fed up with water problems theyhave dealt with over the years. Thislatest storm is the worst in a seriesof problems according to many peo-ple who spoke during the meeting.

Many other people, who livealong the shorelines of ponds suchas Williams and Concord, were up-set about the coordination of allow-ing water through dams. The damwas opened at Fleetwood Pond(which eventually empties into Con-cord Pond) but not at Concord Pond(or at least not soon enough) and thesame thing happened betweenHearns Pond and Williams Pond.

Officials admitted, includingSussex County Administrator BobStickels, that there is a problem ofcoordination between agencieswhen it comes to dams. Some areprivately controlled (such asWilliams and Fleetwood) while oth-ers are state maintained.

Insurance was another majorpoint of debate. The bad news formost people is that homeowners in-surance does not cover flood dam-age. I guess the insurance industrydetermines that heavy rain is auto-matically classified as a flood. Oneman stood up and said that his in-surance agent told him that his dam-age was not from a flood and hisflood insurance would not cover it.

Many people also complained tothe insurance department officialspresent at the meeting that they hadtried to buy flood insurance over theyears and were turned down. Ac-cording to the insurance department,everyone is eligible for flood insur-ance regardless where they live.

And here is a tidbit that I was notaware of. Flood insurance does notcover basements unless items (suchas hot water heaters, etc.) are at-tached to the walls. It appears theinsurance industry has you coming

and going.The good news is that if a federal

disaster is declared, homeownerswill be eligible for funds to replacesome of their losses. Let’s keep ourfingers crossed that this occursquickly. In the meantime, keeprecords of everything you spend andtake photographs.

WHY IT HAPPENED - So whydid it happen? Well, the obvious an-swer is that when it rains over fiveor six inches in a short period oftime, bad things usually happen.When it rains over 10 inches, reallybad things happen.

We live in a watershed wherewater from a large area empties intothe Nanticoke River. The Seaford-Blades-Woodland area is the drop-off point for the water as it makesits trip to the Nanticoke.

The watershed includes the areanorth to Greenwood and Milford,east to Georgetown, west to theMaryland line and south to Delmar.

But, I think there is more to thestory. The growth and developmentin the area has to be a contributingfactor. We are cutting down forestsand doing away with wetlandswhich are the natural filters for wa-ter.

More and more land is paved anddeveloped so that water is routed toretention ponds and central areasand not spread over wide areas.

I think the problems with Hearnsand William’s ponds are directly re-lated to development issues.

Obviously, 10-13 inches of rainis going to have a dramatic impacton an area. Experts are calling thestorm without an official name a100-year-plus storm. What piece de-velopment plays in the impact is amatter of opinion from where yousit on the issue.

The loss will be many millionsVIEWPOINT

The terrible losses of property in the recent flood-ing in the Seaford-Blades area point to seriousproblems in storm water management that need im-mediate addressing.

The problems are twofold: 1. Issues dealing withdams and ponds; 2. Is-sues dealing with stormwater run off.

Although many peo-ple in the area havebeen talking about theproblems with the damsin ponds in the area, itappears the right peopleare certainly not listen-ing. And if they have been listening, they have cho-sen not to take action.

We have to agree with those who spoke up dur-ing the public meeting on Thursday at the SeafordFire Hall, the three groups who are in control of thedams and ponds are not communicating. Currently,dams are controlled privately, by DelDOT and alsoby the Department of Natural Resources and Envi-ronmental Control (DNREC).

And there is no agency or set of guidelines orregulations that is over the three entities. When thathappens, serious problems like what occurred lastSunday can take place. On Sunday, there was nocoordination between the releasing of water at fourkey ponds - Hearns, Williams, Fleetwood and Con-cord. Because of that some damage was done thatcould have been averted.

Officials were slow to react to opening the gatesat Hearns Pond (at least two hours after calls weremade) as well at Williams Pond. Although the gateswere pulled quickly at Fleetwood Pond (privatelyowned), the same response did not come at Con-cord Pond.

Granted, during an event with 10 or more inchesof rain, there is going to be major flooding with dam-age. But with better coordination and an action planwhen bad weather is in the forecast, the damageand property loss can be held to a minimum.

According to Robert Stickels, the Sussex Countyadministrator, there is legislation pending that willaddress some of the issues dealing with the damproblems in Sussex County. We urge our localelected officials to get busy and address this issue.

With the loss of forests and wetlands and thegrowth in the area, it seems prudent for local, coun-ty and state officials to sit down and map out astorm water management plan. Obviously, the oneon the books currently does not work. The exces-sive flooding in the area of Wal-Mart and other busi-nesses along the U.S. 13 corridor is proof of that.

And with more development coming in the verynear future along the highway, it is imperative thatofficials get serious about finding solutions to stormwater management issues.


People who lived any-where near a stream, cul-vert or ditch had waterproblems - and that’s alot of people in the west-ern Sussex area.

RONALD MACARTHURStorm water management issuesare in need of serious discussion

With better coordina-tion and an action planwhen bad weather is inthe forecast, the dam-age and property losscan be held to a mini-mum.

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Thursday

Variable clouds, a thun-derstorm

81/60

Friday

Partly sunny andpleasant

83/61

Saturday

Partly sunny

86/64

Sunday

Mostly sunny

89/68

Monday

Humid with plenty ofsunshine

89/69

Tuesday

Clouds yielding to sun

89/70

Wednesday

Humid with some sun

87/65

Seven-Day forecast for Western Sussex County

Almanac

Apogee and Perigee

Sun and Moon

Statistics through Tuesday July 4 at Georgetown, Delaware

Temperatures Precipitation

The moon, and its relative distance to the Earth, affects tides on a monthly basis. When the moon isfarthest from the Earth (apogee), tides of decreased range or currents of decreased speed occur.When the moon is closest to the Earth (perigee), the occurrence of increased range or currents ofspeed is more prevalent.

Date Time Date Time

High for the week . . . . . . . . . . . . 92°Low for the week . . . . . . . . . . . . 63°Normal high . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85°Normal low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63°Average temperature . . . . . . . . 78.0°

Total for the week . . . . . . . . . . 1.50”Total for the month . . . . . . . . . . 0.13”Normal for the month . . . . . . . . 0.30”Total for the year . . . . . . . . . . 23.52”

Perigee July 13 1:36 p.m.Apogee July 29 9:03 a.m.Perigee August 10 2:29 p.m.Apogee August 25 9:24 p.m.

Perigee September 7 11:08 p.m.Apogee September 22 1:22 a.m.Perigee October 6 10:08 a.m.Apogee October 19 5:36 a.m.

Tides

Thurs. 10:31 a 5:23 a 11:08 p 5:05 pFri. 11:29 a 6:16 a —- 5:57 pSat. 12:01 a 7:07 a 12:25 p 6:50 pSun. 12:54 a 7:56 a 1:18 p 7:43 pMon. 1:45 a 8:44 a 2:10 p 8:35 pTues. 2:35 a 9:31 a 3:00 p 9:27 pWed. 3:24 a 10:19 a 3:50 p 10:20 p

Day High Low High Low

Nanticoke River

Thurs. 3:13 a 9:07 a 3:51 p 10:10 pFri. 4:06 a 9:58 a 4:41 p 11:06 pSat. 4:57 a 10:50 a 5:31 p 11:58 pSun. 5:47 a 11:42 a 6:21 p —-Mon. 6:38 a 12:47 a 7:11 p 12:33 pTues. 7:29 a 1:35 a 8:01 p 1:23 pWed. 8:20 a 2:22 a 8:50 p 2:14 p

Day High Low High Low

Rehoboth Beach

Thursday . . . .5:44 a.m. . .8:30 p.m.Friday . . . . . . .5:45 a.m. . .8:30 p.m.Saturday . . . . .5:45 a.m. . .8:29 p.m.Sunday . . . . . .5:46 a.m. . .8:29 p.m.Monday . . . . .5:47 a.m. . .8:29 p.m.Tuesday . . . . .5:47 a.m. . .8:28 p.m.Wednesday . . .5:48 a.m. . .8:28 p.m.

Sun Rise SetThursday . . . .4:25 p.m. . .1:38 a.m.Friday . . . . . . .5:34 p.m. . .2:10 a.m.Saturday . . . . .6:42 p.m. . .2:50 a.m.Sunday . . . . . .7:46 p.m. . .3:40 a.m.Monday . . . . .8:42 p.m. . .4:43 a.m.Tuesday . . . . .9:29 p.m. . .5:55 a.m.Wednesday . .10:06 p.m. . .7:13 a.m.

Moon Rise Set

Full Last New FirstJuly 10 July 17 July 25 Aug 2

Roaring Point, MD

Thurs. 1:35 a 8:16 a 1:50 p 7:58 pFri. 2:27 a 9:09 a 2:48 p 8:50 pSat. 3:20 a 10:00 a 3:44 p 9:43 pSun. 4:13 a 10:49 a 4:37 p 10:36 pMon. 5:04 a 11:37 a 5:29 p 11:28 pTues. 5:54 a 12:24 p 6:19 p —-Wed. 6:43 a 12:20 a 7:09 p 1:12 p

Day High Low High LowSharptown, MD

Thurs. 12:57 a 7:38 a 1:12 p 7:20 pFri. 1:49 a 8:31 a 2:10 p 8:12 pSat. 2:42 a 9:22 a 3:06 p 9:05 pSun. 3:35 a 10:11 a 3:59 p 9:58 pMon. 4:26 a 10:59 a 4:51 p 10:50 pTues. 5:16 a 11:46 a 5:41 p 11:42 pWed. 6:05 a 12:34 p 6:31 p —-

Day High Low High LowVienna, MD

81/60SEAFORD

81/60Blades

81/59Laurel

82/60Concord

79/62Millsboro

81/59Delmar

78/63Lewes

79/62Fenwick Island

79/63Bethany Beach

79/62Rehoboth Beach

80/63Milford

81/63Harrington

80/63Smyrna

80/62Georgetown

80/63Dover

80/60Bridgeville

80/62Greenwood

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