March 1, 2007

Patrolman First Class Adam G.Coleman has been named Laurel’sPolice Officer of the Year.

Coleman graduated from theDelaware State Police TrainingAcademy on June 20, 2002. He joinedthe Laurel Police Department inFebruary 2005.

When he joined the department, hewas an active member of the ArmyNational Guard, and had served inSaudi Arabia and in New Orleans, pro-viding relief efforts to the victims ofHurricane Katrina. Since joining theLaurel Police Department, he has beena very active member of the force,according to Chief Michael J. “Jamie”Wilson.

In a press release, Wilson recountedtwo instances in which Coleman wasinvolved last year:

On Monday, Jan. 23, 2006,Coleman overheard members of theDelaware State Police being dispatchedto a robbery that had just occurred atthe Red Top Liquor Store, offDelaware 24 just west of Laurel.Hearing the description of the suspectvehicle, Coleman began to immediate-ly canvas the area for the suspect.,Wilson said. Minutes later, he locatedthe suspect vehicle.

When the suspect attempted to fleefrom Coleman, he was involved in amotor vehicle accident at the intersec-

tion of Poplar and Market streets. Withthe assistance of Sgt. John Simmons,the suspect was immediately taken intocustody. “Thanks to Pfc. Coleman’sactions, the suspect was successfullyprosecuted,” Wilson said.

The second incident occurred

Wednesday, May 31, 2006, in the earlymorning hours. Coleman wasapproaching the end of a long 12-hourshift and “little did he know that withinminutes, he would be engaged in aone-on-one standoff with a heavily

By Mike McClure

The Laurel School Board received arequest from the Laurel Chamber ofCommerce to use the high school for ascaled down version of the annual July4 celebration. During its lastWednesday meeting, the board grilledrepresentatives of the chamber on its

plans but did not make any decision . Laurel High principal Dean Ivory,

whose school hosted the meeting, alsomade a presentation on some of thehigh school’s programs and accom-plishments, the cast of the upcomingschool play, “Grease” performed anumber for the board and members ofthe audience, and board member Bill

Otwell proposed that the district lookinto the possibility of having schooluniforms.

Representatives of the LaurelChamber of Commerce requested useof school grounds for the upcomingJuly 4 celebration. Police Chief JamieWilson, who accompanied the group,

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NEW MATH - Technology generates excite-ment in the classroom. 1

POWER OUTAGE - Truck’s encounter with awire leads to problems. Page 2

WOMAN REMEMBERED - Friends of PegeenBrown recall her vitality, kindness. Page 10

WHO’S GETTING TOGETHER? Marriagelicenses, as well as divorces, are now listed in theSeaford Star. Page 13

ALL-CONFERENCE - Henlopen all-confer-ence teams for the winter sports season wereannounced last week. See page 39 for the list oflocal athletes who were named all-conference.

LAUREL YOUTH SPORTS - The LaurelYouth Sports basketball coaches took to the courtslast weekend in a game against the Laurel varsityboys basketball team. League results are on page39, coaches’ game photos start on page 41

STARS OF THE WEEK - A Laurel girls’ bas-ketball player and a Sussex Tech boys’ basketballplayer are this week’s Stars. Page 41

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Patrolman First Class Adam G. Coleman has been named Laurel’s PoliceOfficer of the Year. From left: Laurel Police Chief Jamie Wilson, ExchangeClub president Jolene Morris, Officer of the Year Pfc. Adam Coleman andMayor John Shwed.

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Coleman is named Laurel’s Police Officer of the Year

School board hears from chamber about July 4th festDecision on whether event can be held on high schoolgrounds may be made at next month’s school board meeting

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Power was out for more than 12 hoursin Laurel Saturday, after a truck fromAllen’s Feed Mill ran into electric wiresnear the Oasis Travel Plaza on U.S. 13.

According to state police, Willis Rose,52, Dover, was driving the truck north onU.S. 13 when the truck’s supply shoot be-came disengaged and shot 25 feet into theair. When the truck went through the inter-section at U.S. 13 and Delaware 24, theboom struck the power lines, pulling themto the ground. It also struck the traffic sig-nal lines, disabling them.

Rose, not knowing what had happened,continued driving. He pulled into the in-tersection of U.S. 13 and Sycamore Roadwith the truck’s shoot still extended andstruck cable and traffic lines again. Bothlines fell to the ground, across all lanes oftravel.

During all of this, a traffic signal fellonto a car being driven by MichaelWilliams, 44, Brooklyn. Williams was notinjured.

Finally, Rose realized what was goingon and pulled off the road. He wascharged by state police with violating ve-hicle height requirements and with drivingwithout a valid insurance card.

According to Matt Likovich, spokesmanfor Delmarva Power, the incident happenedat around 2:34 a.m., causing electricity in

372 homes and businesses in the area to goout. Likovich said that the affected proper-ties were between U.S. 9 and Delaware 24,centered around U.S. 13.

Power was restored to 228 customersby 7:05 a.m., Likovich said, and to 143additional customers at 1 p.m. Power atHardees, the last to be restored, came backon at 3 p.m.

“This was not an easy process,”Likovich said. In addition to putting thewires, poles and transformers back up,Delmarva Power workers had to clean upoil that had spilled out of the transformers,he said.

Shelly Domingo is store manager of thetruck stop. She said that the truck stop wasclosed the whole time the power was off.“Nothing was working, the cash registersor anything,” she said. “And it got reallycold in here.” Without power, the storehad no heat.

In addition, both restaurants in thecomplex lost all the food they had in theirfreezers. Both the Hardees and the Oasisrestaurants did not reopen until Sundaymorning.

Domingo was unable to give an esti-mate of the truck stop’s damages. In addi-tion to lost customers, the store lost secu-rity cameras light poles when the boompulled the wires down. “It’s going to be alot,” Domingo said.

Delmarva Power trucks work to restore power after a feed truck pulled down wiresand poles. Power was disrupted for more than 12 hours; at its peak, the outage af-fected 372 homes and businesses. Photo by Pat Murphy

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Police cite 77 drivers forfailure to properly restraintheir children passengers

Last week, law enforcement officers from12 State and local police agencies cited 77drivers for failing to properly restrain the chil-dren riding with them, or in some cases hav-ing them completely unrestrained.

The citations were issued during enhancedenforcement activities coordinated by theDelaware Office of Highway Safety as part ofNational Child Passenger Safety Week.

In addition to the 77 child restraint viola-tions, officers issued 582 citations for improp-erly belted drivers or passengers.

National studies show that seat belt use bydrivers is the strongest predictor of child re-straint use. A restrained driver is three timesmore likely to put a child in a safety seat orseat belt.

Last week OHS staff and other child pas-senger safety technicians inspected and in-stalled at least 71 child safety seats.

OHS also provided booster seats to chil-dren at Rose Hill Head Start in Wilmingtonand Dunbar Elementary School in Laurel.

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said it was unsafe to use the downtown areafor the event again because of the festival’ssize, while chamber members said theyplanned to downsize the event this year.

The chamber plans to hold the parade inthe morning of July 4. The festival will alsoinclude a five-day carnival, which would beset up in the student parking lot, kids’events, performances by two bands startingat 2 p.m., and fireworks in the evening. Theorganization also plans to have 10 to 15vendors set up along the curb on the northside of the high school property with therest of the grounds taped off so vehiclescan’t get on the school’s fields.

According to Tammy Sisk of the LaurelChamber of Commerce, the chamber isonly requesting use of the high schoolparking lots and water. It plans to have atemporary power pole set up, so it won’tneed use of the school’s electricity.

Board president Calvin Musser askedwhy the chamber didn’t look at using theNorth Laurel Elementary School for the car-nival since it is on higher ground than theproposed site (as well as the field the eventused to be held in) and drains well. Chambermembers responded that the elementaryschool is in more of a residential area thanthe high school, and offers less parking.

Musser also said the event was origi-nally started to draw people to the down-town area and questioned why the cham-ber didn’t just eliminate it.

Past chamber president Beverly Arciuolosaid visitors come for the event, not for thedowntown area, and added that it hasbecome difficult to control pedestrian andvehicle traffic on the day of the event.

“It’s getting to be a safety hazard. It’sone of the reasons we’re trying to do it [atthe school],” Arciuolo said.

Musser questioned whether there wouldcontinue to be a traffic problem with thefireworks being launched from the samelocation as they have been in the past.

Board member Jerry White said he hasheard concerns from vendors who partici-pated in past festivals and who may not beasked to come back to the scaled downevent. Sisk said local organizations such asthe Laurel Lions Club and school clubswill get the first opportunity to set upstands.

White and Musser also voiced concernsover the possibility of people traveling

from outside the state for an all-day eventand finding this scaled back version of theannual July 4th event.

“The problem is we don’t have(enough) volunteers,” said Arciuolo.

The chamber’s request for use of thehigh school will be on next month’s agen-da for further discussion and a possiblevote.

Earlier in the meeting, Ivory made apresentation on Laurel High’s DAWGS(Discipline, Achievement, Work Ethic,Goals, Services) program which offerspins, key chains, and other items asrewards for good behavior. He also recog-nized winners of Michael C. Fergusonscholarships for the highest scorers on theeighth-grade and 10th-grade in DSTP test-ing in reading, math and writing.Christopher Cutsail, David Bartee,Dukinson Appolon, Elaine Best, FredApplegate and Justin Nguyen were recipi-ents of the scholarship, which can be usedfor up to five years after graduation.

Ivory also went over the high school’sschool improvement goals, which includereducing discipline infractions. The schoolwent from having 458 suspensions as ofJan. 31, 2006, to 226 suspensions at thesame time this year. The number of multi-ple offenders dropped from 94 to 47 whilethe number of students with referrals alsowent down. “Our kids are young peopleand we have to teach them the correctbehaviors,” said Ivory, who pointed outthat the school did not have an after-school detention program last year.

The board adjourned to the school’sauditorium following Ivory’s presentation,where half the cast of “Grease” performeda number. The show, which is the firstmusical at Laurel High in over 20 years,will take place March 8, 9 and 10.

In other business, board member BillOtwell said the district’s teachers are infavor of school uniforms. Citing highschool teachers’ complaints that they arespending too much time getting after stu-dents about what they wear, Otwell pro-posed looking into having school uniformsdistrict wide. “Now is the time to exploreoptions on school uniforms in the district,”Otwell said.

The issue will be on the board’s agendafor next month’s meeting. As of last week,Otwell was still undecided about whetherhe will run for another term. The deadlineto file for the seat on the board is March 2.


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armed subject who was holding severalmembers of the Laurel community at bay,”Wilson said.

Coleman was dispatched to BeaverDam Branch Road, just east of Laurel, torespond to a report of a heavily armed sus-pect who was shooting at houses. Upon hisarrival, he immediately placed himselfbetween the heavily armed suspect and anunsuspecting newspaper delivery personwho had come upon the scene while in thecourse of her duties, Wilson said.

Once the delivery person was out ofharm’s way, Coleman attempted to engagein conversation with the armed suspectwho was pointing his weapons directly athim.

“The situationcame to a very sadend, when thearmed suspecttook his own life,”Wilson said. “I amcertain that if Pfc.Coleman had notdone what he did,there would havesurely been other casualties.”

As a result of Coleman’s actions, hewas awarded theLaurel PoliceDepartment Medalof Valor. This isthe first time thisaward has beenpresented in themodern era of thedepartment.Coleman alsoreceived recogni-

tion from Delaware House of

Representatives.In November 2006, Coleman was

selected by the Delaware Department ofHighway Safety as one of only two offi-cers to represent the state of Delaware inSacramento, Calif., at the nationwide kick-off of “Over the Limit, Under Arrest,” anational campaign to combat drivers whodrive under the influence of alcohol anddrugs.

In 2006, he led the department in DUI

arrests with a total of 33.

Left to right is Megan Adams, Glenn Adams, Rachel Ryman, Officer of the Year Pfc.Adam Coleman, Peggy Coleman and Howard Coleman.

The Laurel Alumni Association willsponsor Dog Day at the Laurel MiddleSchool Field House and football fieldSaturday, March 31. The festivities willbegin at 10 a.m. with a free sports cardsshow and silent action in the field house.Local service organizations will sellrefreshments between the field house andthe football field, and the highlight of theday will be a reunion of Laurel Bulldogfootball teams from the past 70 years.

All members of any Laurel high foot-ball team are invited to meet at the foot-ball field at noon. The returning team withthe most members will have an alumnischolarship presented in their honor at thisyear’s scholarship banquet in May. A com-petition between teams is also planned.

At 1 p.m., the Dog Day Cow Cash cowdrop will be held on the football field, andtwo prizes will be awarded this year:$2,500 to the winner and a weekend get-away to the runner up. Chances for theCow Cash event are $10 and all proceedsbenefit the alumni scholarship fund.

For more information, contact JohnDownes (a former Bulldog quarterbackand past president of LAA) at 875-8304 or875-4538.

Coleman alsoreceiveddepartment’sMedal of Honor

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This program teaches the technical,business management and customer serv-ice skills essential to home modificationsto accommodate the elderly.

The National Association of HomeBuilders (NAHB), in association with theAARP, NAHB Research Center andNAHB Senior Housing Council, devel-

oped the program to provide comprehen-sive, practical, market-specific informa-tion about working with older adults todesign their homes so that they can remainthere despite medical problems.

Wolfe is a member of the National As-sociation of Home Builders, the HomeBuilders Association of Delaware, Interna-tional Codes Council, the Greater SeafordChamber of Commerce and AARP. Healso serves as secretary of theNanticoke/Seaford Rotary Club and isvice-president of the Blades EconomicDevelopment Corporation (BEDCO).

REAL ESTATE AGENTS HONORED - Frank Parks and Rob Harman of Home TeamRealty recently recognized the following agents for their accomplishments in 2006. Topproducers are Rick Bennett (2005 and 2006), Mike Procino, The Joyner Team, MarianaThomas and Sean Steward. All-Star was Kevin Jefferson and Rookie of the Year wasStephanie Figgs. Home Team Realty is located at 1258 Norman Eskridge Highway,Seaford, and can be reached at 629-7711. The company is constructing a new office onStein Highway across from Ace Hardware and in front of Nanticoke Little League fields.

Dick Wolfe, right, owner and operator of CADzign Home Design in Seaford, is con-gratulated by instructor Mike DuKate of the Indiana Builders Association on com-pletion of the Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist (CAPS) course recently in Indi-anapolis. He is now one of four people in Delaware certified in CAPS.

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Conrad Boisvert, left, was the top listing

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in 2006. as our 2006 Top Listing Agent of

the Year. Steve Liller, right, was top selling

agent for 2006. Liller achieved the multi-

million dollar sales plateau during 2006.

TOP AGENT - Connie Covey, broker,Broadcreek Realty, presents JohnWilliamson the award for top agent for2006. Williamson is a member of the Na-tional Association of Realtors, Coastal As-sociation of Realtors and the Sussex Coun-ty Association of Realtors, where he serveson the grievance committee. He has beenan associate with Broadcreek Realty for 12years.

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Sussex Technical High School held anawards assembly on Feb. 15 to announcethe winners of the annual SkillsUSA com-petitions at the local level.

Hundreds of students compete in Skill-sUSA competitions during the year. Localwinners qualify for state competitions andstate winners go on to national competi-tions in June in Kansas City. Contests aredesigned to prepare students for variousskills and leadership roles after graduation.

Last year, Sussex Tech returned fromKansas City with a national championshipteam in the TV News Anchor contest.

Area winners who will now compete atthe state level are:

American Spirit, gold - Amber Miller,Bridgeville

Architectural Drafting, gold - Anthony

McAllister, LaurelAutomotive Service Tech, silver -

Robert Chandler, LaurelBasic Health Care Skills, bronze -

Shauntey Singletary, SeafordCabinetmaking, bronze - Jacob Crum,

LaurelCarpentry, gold - Josh Dickson,

Bridgeville); silver - Derek Kitchen,Greenwood

Chapter Business Procedure, gold -Sharline Derosier, Seaford, Vanessa Ruiz,Greenwood, Liset Villalobos, Blades,Brandi Wright, Seaford; silver - KiaraHughes, Seaford, Megan Eskridge, Laurel,Dawn Hylbert, Greenwood

Chapter Display, gold - Jill Willey,Seaford

Collision Repair Tech, silver - Josh

Graver, LaurelCommunity Service, silver - Megan

Dukes, Seaford, Carrie Mullen, Laurel,and Heather Owens, Laurel

Computer Repair, gold - KassyLeGates, Seaford; silver - Brittanie Truitt,Laurel

Criminal Justice, gold - Corey Wyatt,Seaford

Customer Service, bronze - KeenaRollins, Seaford

Diesel Equipment Tech, gold - ChrisDalton, Seaford; silver - Ben Anderson,Laurel

Electronics Technology, gold - SchuylerLivingston, Seaford

First Aid/CPR, bronze - Ashley Bice,Seaford

Health Knowledge Bowl, gold - LacyEbright, Seaford; silver - Ashley Tull,Greenwood, Rebecca McMillin, Seaford,and Keleigh Moore, Laurel; bronze -Tanya Thawley, Seaford

Job Interview, silver - Kristen Conner,Seaford; bronze - Brittany Cooper, Laurel

Job Skill Demo, bronze - Tiffany Sny-der, Seaford

Marine Service Tech, gold - Jesse Day-ton, Delmar; silver - Matt Prettyman(Lewes); bronze - Kyle Casey, Seaford

Nurse Assisting, gold - Adeline Hem-men, Seaford

Opening and Closing Ceremonies, gold- Kristen Lau, Seaford, Shauntey Single-tary, Seaford, Ashley Stephens, Laurel; sil-

ver - Brittany Joseph, Laurel, LindsayO’Neal, Seaford, and Kimberly Owens,Laurel

Photography, gold - Megan Campbell,Laurel

Prepared Speech, gold - Kelly Conner,Seaford; bronze - Casey Mullen, Laurel

Promotional Bulletin Board, bronze -Brittnae Johnson, Seaford

Quiz Bowl, gold - Amber Drummond,Bridgeville, Kristen Cunningham, Seaford,Amber Cox, Seaford, and Emily Johnson,Bridgeville; silver - Labrea Harvey,Seaford, Todd Hayes, Laurel; bronze -Dave Wooters, Laurel

Related Technical Math, silver - TravisMilam, Bridgeville; bronze - Bradley Sny-der, Seaford

Residential Wiring, gold - DonaldWilkins, Laurel; bronze - Jacob Crum,Laurel

Robotics and Automation, bronze -John Springfield, Laurel

Technical Drafting, silver - Pam Milli-gan, Laurel

TV News Anchor Demo, silver - Kris-ten Conner, Seaford, Brittany Cooper,Laurel

Web Page Design, gold - Anderson Va-lerio, Seaford; bronze - Damian Billman,Bridgeville

LDP Teacher Advisor of the Year - Dr.Lucilla Esham

Ninth-grade LDP Coordinators of theYear - Renee Parsley and Alyssa Simon.


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Associate degree engineering technolo-gy programs in architectural, civil/survey-ing and mechanical design at the OwensCampus of Delaware Technical & Com-munity College, Georgetown, have beenaccredited by the Technology Accredita-tion Commission of ABET Inc.

ABET is the recognized accreditor ofcollege and university programs in appliedscience, computing, engineering and tech-nology. Accreditation demonstrates a pro-gram’s commitment to providing its stu-dents with a quality education.

“The college has been very supportivein providing the resources required by ourdepartment to expand and strengthen ourcurriculum,” said Dr. Doug Hicks, depart-ment chair for engineering technologies.“This investment has enabled us to incor-porate a wide range of cutting edge soft-ware and computer-assisted design equip-ment. It is gratifying to know our engi-neering technologies programs have thequality, technical depth, and breadth need-ed for accreditation at the national level.”

Accreditation is a voluntary, peer-re-view process that requires programs to un-dergo comprehensive, periodic evalua-

tions. The evaluations, conducted byteams of volunteer professionals workingin industry, government, academe, and pri-vate practice within the ABET disciplines,focus on program curricula, faculty, facili-ties, institutional support, and other impor-tant areas.

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BLADES TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING

The Town of Blades, Delaware, will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 19, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at Hardin Hall, West Fourth Street, Blades Delaware to receive input regarding the Town of Blades Planning and Zoning recommendation to Town Council in changing the zoning Classification of parcel 1.32-1.15-16.00, known as the “Bo-Win Property”, from (I) Industrial to (R-3) Residential 3 and (NB) Neighborhood Business. Pursuant to the Town of Blades Comprehensive Plan (22 Del. C §702(c) and Article 16 of the Town’s Land Development Ordinance.

All interested parties are invited to attend the hearing and make oral comments or submit written comments for the hearing record.

Immediately following the Public Hearing, there will be a special Council Meeting to determine the granting of zoning change request by the Putnam Group. Public is invited to attend.

Julie A. Chelton, CMC Town Administrator Town of Blades

Education briefs

U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., paid avisit to Delaware Technical & CommunityCollege in Georgetown on Friday, Feb. 23,to speak to a group of Owens Campus stu-dents. Topics included alternate energy op-tions, immigration issues, global warming,the war in Iraq and the 2008 presidentialelection. Pictured with Sen. Carper is Jen-nifer Lear, a communications student at thecollege, who asked the senator about edu-cation funding initiatives in Delaware.

Students named to SU dean’s list Ten Sussex County area students were

named to the dean’s list at Salisbury Uni-versity for the fall 2006 semester. They in-clude:

Laurel - Britney Adkins, ChristopherBounds, Christopher Boyce, Michael Lit-tleton and Jessica Morgan

Bridgeville - Sarah Pritchett

Epworth students visit Disney Students from Epworth Christian

School visited the Walt Disney World Re-sort in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 29 through Feb.1 to take part in Disney’s Youth EducationSeries (YES) programs.

The group from Laurel took part in sci-ence programs including “Disney’s Worldof Physics: Energy and Waves,” “TeamUp for Wildlife,” “Disney’s Wild by Na-ture,” “Dynamics of Technology,” “Dis-ney’s Ocean Discoveries” and “Millenni-um Cultures.”

They also learned about arts by partici-pating in “Disney’s Production Arts andSciences,” “Magic Behind the Show: Im-prov and Teamwork” and “Disney’s Ani-mation Magic.”

Blades to host science programThe Delaware Business, Industry, Edu-

cation Alliance is presenting a “What in

the World?” program, to introduce ele-mentary school students at careers that re-quire science, math or a technology back-ground, to fifth graders at Blades Elemen-tary School Wednesday, March 21, from 1to 3 p.m.

Presenters will include representativesof the Delaware State Fire School, theSussex County Department of Libraries,DNREC, the Delaware State Fair, Del-DOT and Carteret Mortgage Company.Each presenter will have an object withthem, and will explain how that objecthelps them do their jobs. They will alsoexplain how math, science or technologyis important to their jobs.

“What in the World?” is sponsored bythe BIE Alliance. The organization is re-cruiting volunteers for this program inSussex County.

For additional information, contactRobin Agar, BIE Alliance, 202 Acorn For-est Drive, Felton, DE 19943. She can alsobe reached by phone, 302-284-8141, byfax, 302-284-2826, or by e-mail, [email protected]

SCA grad in environmental groupMatthew Martin is participating in

LEAF, the Lycoming EnvironmentalAwareness Foundation, at Lycoming Col-lege, Williamsport, Pa. The club is dedi-cated to the promotion of environmentalawareness within Lycoming College andthe community through the use of educa-tional programs, local field activities, andoutdoor recreation.

Martin is a freshman archaeology andreligion major from Delmar. He is a grad-uate of Seaford Christian Academy.

BPW offering scholarshipsApplications are being accepted for two

scholarships offered by the Business aProfessional Women’s Club (BPW) ofSeaford. Graduating seniors in the Delmar,Laurel, Seaford and Woodbridge schooldistricts are eligible to apply for a $1,000annual award.

Applications must be received by BPWby April 14. Application forms are avail-able in the guidance offices of each schooland in the Seaford library.

Applications can also be obtainedthrough the chairwoman, Mary Ann O’-Marrow, 22031 Heritage Farm Road,Bridgeville, DE 19933, 628-0655.

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Just a month after SamanthaBrown was killed when the carshe was driving ran off the roadand hit a tree, her mother hasdied. According to Renee Morris,spokeswoman for NanticokeMemorial Hospital, PegeenBrown, Seaford, died Saturday atJohns Hopkins Hospital, Balti-more, of an aneurysm.

“This is just too unreal,” saidBecky King, principal at Wood-bridge Elementary School,Greenwood, where Brown hadtaught kindergarten since 2001.“We are all in shock.”

“She was a great lady and willbe missed by students and staffalike,” said district superintend-ent Kevin Carson. “We appreci-ate the opportunity we had ofknowing Pegeen and being ableto work with her.”

Brown’s daughter Samantha,17, died Jan. 24 after the car shewas driving hit a tree near Wes-ley United Methodist Church, At-lanta Road, Seaford. More than amonth after the accident, the treethat her car hit is still surroundedby stuffed animals and other me-mentoes, left there by friends.Messages to Samantha – “I loveyou”; “Rest in peace” – are stillscrawled in paint on the roadnext to the tree.

Teresa Rupp, Seaford, whosaid that Brown was her “dearfriend,” said that her death, sosoon after her daughter’s death, is“too tragic to believe.” But thetragedy of Brown’s death shouldnot be allowed to overshadow herlife, she added.

“There was so much of herlife that was good,” Rupp said.“She was an amazing woman andshe will be missed.”

“This should certainly not beabout her death,” added familyfriend David Noel, Seaford.“This should be about the life ofPegeen and about her impact onthe community and on everybodyshe knew. When she touchedyour life, you were better for it.”

Rupp said that in the weeksafter her daughter’s death, Browntalked with many students inSamantha’s senior class atSeaford High School. “It wasamazing the strength that shegave,” Rupp said. “She would sitand talk and counsel and supportthem. In the midst of her grief,she helped them with their grief.”

“She had a passion for makingsure everybody else was OK, put-ting her own grief aside,” addedNoel.

“She had the gift of hospitali-ty,” said Father John McKenna,priest at Our Lady of LourdesCatholic Church, Seaford, whereBrown was a member and whereher daughter’s funeral was held.“Before, the kids visited herhome, but after Samantha’s deaththey kept coming and coming. Itwas a place where they felt com-

fortable.”She was also musical, McKen-

na said, sometimes singing withthe local jazz group The Medics,and was artistic. She was a regu-lar participant and prize winnerin the scrapple-carving contestheld every year as part ofBridgeville’s Apple-Scrapple Fes-tival.

Brown was active with theauxiliary at Nanticoke MemorialHospital; her husband, Tom, isvice president of marketing anddevelopment for the hospital.“She brought a tremendous vitali-ty to the auxiliary,” said Virginia“Mike” Barton, past president.“She was very thoughtful andconsiderate. And she loved thelittle children in her classroom.”

And it is there, perhaps, in theclassroom, that the community’sloss will be felt most deeply.

“Her classroom was full oflove, energy and activities, all fo-cused on the children,” saidKing. “She worked on teaching anumber of things at the sametime, all through song, story andplay. She never ran out of ideasor energy when it came to help-ing her students or her col-leagues.”

“I don’t think I ever met any-one who enjoyed St. Patrick’sDay as much as Pegeen,” saidDottie Bauguess, who until thissummer worked at WoodbridgeElementary School as a secretary.“Pegeen loved life and had never-ending energy.”

“She had a gusto unmatchedby any other,” added currentschool secretary, Penny Pritchett.

That energy was evident in theway Brown walked down theschool hallways, many teacherssaid. “You always knew whenPegeen was coming down thehallway because she was fast-paced and you could hear hershoes tapping on the floor,” saidErin Short, Seaford, who is afirst-year teacher at WoodbridgeElementary.

“She could walk faster than Ican run, I think,” added teacherHeather Stokley, Georgetown.“You could always hear her heelsor sandals coming down the hall-way because only Pegeen couldmove that fast. We will truly missthat sound in our school.”

Reading interventionist KarenPusey, Georgetown, said thatBrown was always willing tohelp anyone she could. “I will al-

ways remember and admire herspirit, her energy, her selfless-ness, and her love and enthusi-asm for teaching,” she said. “Thechildren she taught will alwaysremember the love she had forthem. They knew they were spe-cial.”

“She was a woman who be-lieved that a bag of peanutM&M’s was just the right pre-scription for a hard day at work,”added teacher Donna Coverdale,Milford. “She will always bePegeen, our scrapple carvingqueen. She will be dearly missedand fondly remembered by thosewhose lives she touched.”

“Working with Pegeen hasbeen an extremely memorableand joyous experience,” addedteacher’s assistant KristaSchirmer, Seaford. “She had sucha huge heart for everyone hereand would do anything for any ofus.”

Following Samantha’s death,Brown returned to the classroom.“She was always very positive,and told everyone that she knewthat Sam’s death must have beenfor a reason,” King said. “She dideverything that she could to be

grateful about the circumstancesof Sam’s death, and said that shehoped that Sam’s accident helpedother people. There could nothave been a more graceful per-son.”

“She was the most caring per-

son I have ever met,” saidBrown’s friend Davena Hardy,Seaford.

“She was always ready to tellyou that she loved you. She wasfull of life, and I’m going to missher forever.”


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Pegeen Brown

The road where Samantha Brown was killed last month is decorat-ed with memorials. Brown’s mother, Pegeen, died Saturday. Photoby Lynn R. Parks


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This is not your grandmother’s mathclass. It’s not even, unless you completedfifth-grade math in the last year or so, yourmath class.

This is math class for the Nintendo Wiigeneration.

“The kids are very enthusiastic aboutdoing math,” said teacher Brian Swain.And what if he had to go back to the tradi-tional ways, with chalk and a squeakyblackboard? “Whew — I don’t know if Icould do it.”

Swain is a fifth-grade teacher in LaurelIntermediate School. During a recent mathlesson to prepare his students for the statetests they will take in March, he used newequipment that he obtained for the schoolthrough the state’s Department of Educa-tion.

The Elmo cart, whose primary piece ofequipment is an Elmo (that’s a brandname) projector, also includes a sound sys-tem and a remote Think Pad. Swain usesthe projector to put math problems up on ascreen, much like an old-fashioned over-head projector — you remember those —but with far more clarity. Students alsodemonstrate their work, folding pieces ofpaper into sections to explain fractions, forexample, through the projector.

The remote think pad allows the stu-

dents, still sitting in their seats, to showtheir work on the screen. Using a stylus,they “write” their answers on the think padand those same answers show up on thescreen.

“I like it because it helps me learn bet-ter,” said fifth-grader Tyrone Jenkins.

Tyrone is old enough to remember theold-fashioned way of writing math prob-lems out on a chalkboard. “It is easier tosit in your chair instead of doing every-thing up at the board,” he said.

“All you have to do is just sit there,”added Coyte Scearcey.

Swain’s Elmo cart is one of four suchcarts at Laurel Intermediate School. Teach-ers use them in a variety of classes; Swainsaid that in his class’s recent study ofWorld War II, he used the projector toshow world maps, and to zoom in oncountries the students were studying.

“Our class is different from everybodyelse’s class,” said class president MarisaLowe, 11.

“This is a great experience,” added SaraEllis, also 11.

Marisa and Sara created a presentation,“Oh How the Times Have Changed,” thatthey showed to Swain’s math class overthe Elmo projector. “Do you rememberwhen rock and roll was cool?” they said.“When Elvis was king? When sideburnswere long? That was then, and this is

now!”Now, the girls said, kids are techno

savvy. “We can talk on the phone, listen tothe radio, and still do math that can knockyour socks off!”

Swain’s math lesson included multipli-cation, long division, adding fractions andmultiplying fractions. When Jacob Carneysuccessfully solved a problem on the thinkpad, there was general applause and callsof “Good job!”

Something else your grandmother’s

math class probably never had.Swain said that during the lesson, the

students are not only learning about math.“They are also learning about technology,”he said.

One of the last problems of the lesson,again projected over the Elmo, featuredrows of fraction addition problems. Theproblems were displayed to look like theywere written in white chalk on a black-board. “Who says we don’t use black-boards anymore?” Swain laughed.

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By Lynn R. Parks

Both incumbents reclaimedtheir seats on the Bethel TownCouncil in Saturday’s election.Councilman Kevin Phillips re-ceived 81 votes in the election, inwhich three men were runningfor two seats. Council presidentJeff Hastings got 71 votes andchallenger Richard Kough trailedwith 62 votes.

“I’m real happy with the re-sults,” said Hastings, who will re-turn for his ninth term. “I thinkI’m positive for Bethel and that’show the people of Bethel think.”

“Our turnout was great for asmall town,” Phillips said. “Wehad about two-thirds of all eligi-ble voters voting.”

Phillips thanked everyone whotook part in the election. “Now,we have some big issues to de-

cide,” he added. The town iswriting its first-ever comprehen-sive plan and is looking at thepossibility of annexations.

Kough, who was running forthe first time for town office, saidthat he was “somewhat disap-pointed” in the results. But, headded that they do not mean thathe will stop being interested intown politics.

“We are hoping that the towncouncil heard the people’s voicesand that they will respond,” hesaid. “Hopefully, they have beenmade aware that there are someconcerns out there that need to beaddressed.”

The councilmen will be swornin at the next council meeting,March 6. Officers will also beelected at that time.

Bethel residents returnincumbents to town council

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The Delmar Joint Council wasupdated on plans for the revital-ization of the downtown areaduring its meeting on Mondaynight. The Delmar Council (Del.)also voted to appoint a committeeto look into an annexation re-quest.

Chris Walter, president of theDelmar Revitalization Commit-tee, brought a revised agreementto the town that would make theorganization a town committee.Walter said the committee willhave a five-person quo-rum withtwo repre-sentativesfrom thejoint coun-cil, onefrom Mary-land and onefromDelaware.

Councilmember Di-ane Buckleyand the oth-er council members proposedsome additional changes to theagreement, which will be broughtback to the council at nextmonth’s meeting. Buckley askedfor the committee to submitmonthly reports like the othertown committees do.

Walter also reported that theorganization is getting ready tokick off a fund-raiser in which itwill sell engraved brick pavers tobe located on the first 3 feet ofsidewalk from the curb in thedowntown area (East 8th Streetto Grove Street). The bricks,

which will feature 13 charactersper line (three lines), will be soldfor $200 a piece.

The Joint Council voted, 9-0,to approve Autumn Blend as thecolor of the bricks.

“I think you’ve made a defi-nite difference in the downtown,”Council member Mary Lee Pasetold Walter, who is in the processof renovating the old theaterbuilding.

Jamie Rostocki came beforethe Delmar (Del.) Council for theresubmittal of an annexation re-quest. The council voted, 4-0, to

approve aresolutionto appoint acommitteeto investi-gate thepossibilityof annexa-tion.

Buckley,Pase andMichaelHoulihanwill serveon the com-mittee. It

has 90 days to investigate and re-port to the council, which mayset up a public comment sessionprior to voting.

The Delmar Commission(Md.) approved an agreement be-tween the Maszera Corporationand the Wilber family whichwould allow the town to cleanout ditches on Maryland Avenueif necessary. The agreement al-lows Maszera to use ditches thatrun through the Wilber property,located to the west of the Masz-era property, for stormwaterdrainage.

Revitalization groupto be town committee

The Delmar Revitalization Committee will sell engraved

brick pavers to be located on thefirst 3 feet of sidewalk from the

curb in the downtown area (East8th Street to Grove Street). The

bricks, which will feature 13 characters per line (three lines),

will be sold for $200 a piece.

‘GREASE’ COMING - Members of the cast of ‘Grease’ perform a number for the Laurel School Board dur-ing last week’s board meeting at the high school. The show, which is the first musical at Laurel High in over20 years, will take place March 8, 9 and 10. Tickets are still available. Photo by Mike McClure


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Many who know me have heardthis story before. I apologize forthe repetition. But I am so thrilledby the outcome of my recent ex-periment in the kitchen that I feelcompelled to share it.

Over and over. With everyone.In any case, the experiment

started on a Saturday morning,when I had a hankering for some-thing really good to eat. I knewthat anything that I prepared shouldhave bananas in it, because by mistake Ihad bought two bunches of bananas thatweek instead of the usual one, and if I did-n’t use them quickly they were bound forthe compost pile.

So I started looking through cook-books. I have quite a number of them, anda few, I hate to admit, still crackle when Iopen their pages. So when I start such asearch, I never know what delicious foodsI will find.

I was looking for something with ba-nanas. Something sweet, and complicated,and satisfying.

Several books offered banana cakerecipes. But there was nothing really inter-esting, really taste-bud popping, until Ilooked through my grandmother’s old“Blue Ribbon Recipes, Winners from theCounty Fair.” There,on page 231, just af-ter Chocolate-Apple-sauce Cake and justbefore West VirginiaBlack Walnut Cake, Ifound Banana SpiceCake.

“This soundsgood,” I said, read-ing aloud to my hus-band. Bananas, cinnamon, nutmeg — “andI could add some raisins,” I said, warmingto the idea. “And some pecans.” My voicewas getting louder.

“And,” my husband said. “And —some chocolate chips!”

That was it. I knew what I would bebaking. Lynn’s Own Banana Spice Raisin

Nut Chocolate Cake.I followed the recipe fairly closely,

substituting whole-wheat flour for thewhite flour and safflower oil, in a slightlysmaller amount, for the solid shortening.Tasty food does not have to mean no-fiber,trans-fatty food.

Near the end of the preparations, ac-cording to plan, I folded in raisins,chopped pecans and chocolate chips. I putit all in a ring cake pan and stood back,waiting for cooking chemistry to work itsmagic.

And magical it was. Topped by a bitter-sweet chocolate glaze, this was — and Isay was because it is all gone — one deli-cious cake. And, I told myself, as I ate athird piece Sunday afternoon, good foryou. (Except for maybe the calories.

Which explains whywe are eating fruitfor dessert all thisweek.)

I am happy toshare the recipe withanyone who wants it.The only problem iswhat to call it.Lynn’s Own BananaSpice Raisin NutChocolate Cake is

much too long, but just calling it BananaCake doesn’t capture its true essence.

Banana-rama Cake, maybe. Or an ana-gram, like Banspranc, or Baspranuc.

Whatever I call it, I will make it again.Over and over.For everyone.

I was hungry, and so Ibaked a cake. What a cake!

I was looking for

something with bananas.

Something sweet, and

complicated, and

satisfying.

LYNN PARKS

The following couples have obtainedmarriage licenses in Sussex County:

Lamar S. Douglas, Berlin, Md., toLavonne C. Bland, Laurel

Gregory Elliott Manlove, Milton, toCynthia A. Betrand, Milton

Sean Gerard Miller, Millsboro, to Bar-bara M. Johns, Millsboro

Rastafari N. Oney, Milford, to LasonyaS. Copes, Milford

Corey Sanders, Seaford, to Diane Re-nee Williams, Seaford

Samuel P. Watson, Millsboro, to DonnaE. McKinney, Millsboro

Michael James Calhoun, BethanyBeach, to Colleen Virginia Shaw, BethanyBeach

Samuel Lee Collins III, Laurel, to Han-

na Lee Moore, LaurelJohn Raymond French III, Blades, to

Helen N., Ferrell, BladesMark Anton Hartman Jr., Bethel, to

Tammy Jane Earnes, SeafordChad H. Hayes, Milton, to Laura

Amanda Kelly Humphries, MiltonGary L. Horsey, Bridgeville, to Katrina

Watts, BridgevilleRobert Lee Miller, Berlin, Md., to Jes-

sica Voorhees, SelbyvilleDarryl W. Mitchell, Laurel, to Tina

Mae Ritchie, LaurelBryan W. Blades, Seaford, to Suzana

Domingues Medeiros, Chevy Chase, Md.Alton Matthew Morris Brinkley, Mills-

boro, to Shelrita Bowden, Millsboro

Sussex County marriage licenses

And magical it was. Topped by a

bittersweet chocolate glaze, this

was — and I say was because it

is all gone — one delicious cake.

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Police JournalThree Laurel fires investigated

The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Officeis investigating three abandoned house firesthat occurred in Laurel, within a three-hourspan.

The Laurel Fire Department with the assis-tance of the Gumboro, Blades, Seaford andDelmar Fire Departments responded to thefollowing locations.

Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 11:30 p.m., on FireTower and Taylor Mill Road, Laurel. Theproperty is owned by Jeff Givens of Laurel.

Thursday, Feb. 22, at 12:30 a.m., onWooten Road and Trussum Pond Road, Lau-rel. Sharon Conaway of Laurel, owns theproperty.

Thursday, Feb. 22, at 3 a.m., on OldSharptown Road, Laurel.

State Fire Marshal’s Investigators have de-termined that the fires are incendiary. Anyonewith information is asked to contact the FireMarshal’s Office, 856-5600.

Man Arrested for attempted murder Delaware State Police have arrested a

Greenwood man for attempted murder in con-nection with an altercation that took placeFebruary 22 outside a home in the 14000block of Friendship Lane.

Prior to the altercation, which occurredaround 5:10 p.m., the suspect and victim hadapparently been drinking all day and got intoan argument. The victim advised that the ar-gument was settled peacefully, however; thesuspect allegedly went into his home and re-trieved two large knives. The suspect then al-legedly charged at the victim while statingthat he was going to kill him. The victim ad-vised that he tried to retreat but fell down.The suspect then jumped on top of the victimand stabbed him numerous times. Several

people were able to intervene and pull thesuspect off the victim. The victim was thentransported to Milford Memorial Hospital.

When troopers responded to the scene andattempted to take the suspect into custody, heresisted arrest. While resisting arrest, the sus-pect struck one of the troopers in his left eyecausing a contusion and abrasions to it. Thesuspect was subsequently subdued and takeninto custody.

The victim, who is a 22-year-old manfrom Greenwood, was treated for puncturewounds to his left shoulder and right forearm,and lacerations to his right wrist and left fore-arm.

Gilbert Deleon, 25, of Friendship Lane,was charged with attempted murder, posses-sion of a deadly weapon during the commis-sion of a felony, second degree assault of apolice officer, resisting arrest and terroristicthreatening. Deleon was committed to theSussex Correctional Institution in lieu of$153,000 secured bond.

Camper trailer fire investigated The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office

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The Delmar Fire Department responded tothe scene and was assisted by the Laurel FireDepartment. The camper was occupied by heowner, Fred Smart, at the time of the fire. Thevictim attempted to extinguish the fire thenwent to a neighbor’s home to call 9-1-1.

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The first week of Lent has come andgone. One down, five to go.

Marking the passage of each day andweek of Lent was a necessary childhoodactivity for me. Since my family be-lieved that fasting and abstinence wereappropriate during this time, I had noth-ing but a vast wasteland of non-appetiz-ing meatless meals to look forward tountil the blessed arrival of Easter morn-ing.

The occasional pizza (minus the pep-peroni) was the only bright light thatguided me through countless dinners oflentil soup or breaded and fried floun-der. It isn’t any wonder that I was wellinto adulthood before I was able to ac-quire a taste for other kinds of legumesand seafood.

Today, thanks to the popularity ofcooking shows and the emergence ofcreative chefs as superstars, the meatlessmeals of yesteryear have undergonequite a facelift. With creative and in-spired recipes and easy access to hither-to unavailable fish and vegetables, wenow have ample means to transform thatLenten Sahara into an oasis of mealtimedelights.

The best way find your own inspira-tion is to pick up a cooking magazineduring the month of February becausethey’re invariably filled with innovativeideas for meatless recipes. This Februarytuna recipe from Philadelphia’s Circarestaurant, which was at the forefront ofthe Culinary Enlightenment 1999, isproof that “meatless” will never againbe synonymous with “boring.”

Pan-Seared Tuna with Ginger-ShiitakeCream Sauce

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6 Six-ounce tuna steaks, each about 1-inch thick

2 tablespoons peanut oil3 tablespoons butter1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions

1/4 cup chopped cilantro2 tablespoons finely chopped peeled fresh

ginger4 garlic cloves, chopped8 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms,

stemmed, caps sliced6 tablespoons soy sauce1 and 1/2 cups whipping cream (if you’re

worried about calories, try using light cream or fat-free half and half)

3 tablespoons fresh lime juiceLime wedges (optional)Fresh cilantro sprigs (optional)

Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Sprinkle 1side of tuna steaks with pepper.

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy largeskillet over high heat. Place tuna steaks,pepper side down, in hot oil and sear 2minutes.

Turn tuna over and continue cooking todesired doneness, about 2 minutes forrare. Transfer to rimmed baking sheet;keep warm in oven.

Add butter, sliced green onions,cilantro, ginger and chopped garlic tosame skillet and sauté until fragrant, about30 seconds. Mix in mushrooms and soysauce and simmer 30 seconds.

Add whipping cream or half and halfand simmer until sauce lightly coats backof spoon, about 3 minutes for whippingcream (it will take a bit longer accordingto the amount of fat in the substituteyou’re using).

Stir in lime juice. Spoon sauce onto plates; arrange tuna

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The Habitat for Humanity housingproject in Concord, Concord Village, hasreceived a grant from the Federal HomeLoan Bank of Pittsburgh.

U.S. Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE) andU.S. Rep. Michael Castle (R-DE) an-nounced recently that the bank has ap-proved more than $1.1 million in grantsunder its Affordable Housing Program(AHP) for six lower-income housing proj-ects in Wilmington, Claymont andSeaford. Among those projects is phasetwo at Concord Village, which will re-ceive $240,000.

The grant will pay for four houses inthe community.

Habitat for Humanity is building 19homes on the 15-acres plot. The four unitsthat will be financed by this grant will be

reserved for first-time homebuyers. Twounits will have three bedrooms and twounits will have four bedrooms. One unitreserved for the homeless.

Families are selected to buy the homeson the basis of need and ability to paymonthly mortgages of $350 to $450 permonth.

Homeowner candidates invest sweatequity and pay for their homes throughno-interest, no-profit mortgages.

Concord Village is the first subdivisiondeveloped by Sussex County Habitat forHumanity in conjunction with partnerfamilies. Volunteers, builders, churchesand local businesses will also provide sup-port.

Concord Village to get$240,000 federal grant

EventsEquine Council Benefit/Fund Raiser

"A Casual Country Affair", dinner,dance, auction will be held March 23, 6-11p.m. at Del. State Fairground, Harrington,in Exhibitors' Hall. Tickets available nowthrough March 13, $25 a person, dinnerbuffet/hors d'oeuvres provided by MarilynSmith Hastings, music by "Wild Hors-es"(country/50's-60's), cash bar, live andsilent auctions. There will be a surpriseintroduction @approximately 9pm! Comejoin the fun, very casual attire...questionscall Paula Barto 302-629-5233.

Homemade Easter EggsChrist Lutheran Church is selling their

Homemade Easter Eggs: Peanut Butter,Butter Cream, Coconut Cream, Feb. 28through March 28. First ever and still thebest on the shore, $3 each. Call 629-9755or 629-9751.

‘Gold Fever’ musicalThe Woodbridge High School Perform-

ing Arts Department proudly presents"Gold Fever," a melodrama musical set inAmerica's West during the gold rush years.Performance dates are March 2, 3, 9, 10,at 8 p.m. and March 11 at 2 p.m. Ticketsare $5 per person, $3 for students with avalid ID.

On March 10, the Woodbridge MusicBoosters will be holding an all you can eatspaghetti dinner from 5-7 p.m. before theshow. The cost is $6 for the dinner; $11for dinner and the show. On March 11, thecast and crew will be holding a "TalkBack" session immediately following theproduction. You can purchase tickets at thedoor, by contacting Bob Lewis at 337-8289, ext. 315, or from any WHS dramastudent.

Life of Lincoln talkOn Monday, March 5, at 7 p.m., the

Seaford Historical Society along with theMethodist Manor House will presentDaniel Pritchett with "Abraham Lincoln inWords and Pictures."

Pritchett uses photographs, politicalcartoons and the prose of Lincoln to por-tray the accomplishments and importanceof the 16th President.

With having taught American historyfor 34 years, Pritchett has an enormouscollection of slides, pictures and letters ofLincoln. "The visuals help bring the pres-entation alive," said Pritchett. "He was amaster politician who used language bril-liantly to inspire the country," is howPritchett describes Abraham Lincoln.

The meeting will be held at the ManorHouse. It is made available by theDelaware Humanities Forum. It is open tothe public. There is no charge.

For more information call Mary Ellen

Farquhar at 629-2336.

Miss Seaford pageantApplications are now being accepted

for the Seaford Lioness annual MissSeaford pageant. The Pageant will be heldon March 23, at the Seaford High School.Candidates must be freshmen, sophomoresor juniors but do not have to attendSeaford schools. Candidates must live inthe Seaford area. For more information orto pick up an application contact BonnyHastings at 841-4884, or stop by Cut n' UpFamily Salon, 628-8150. Little MissSeaford will be held on that date also.

Two Chicks Barn SaleLocal antique dealers host a special

spring barn sale on Friday, March 23, 10a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, March 24, 8 a.m.-3p.m.; Sunday, March 25, noon-4 p.m., fea-turing primitive and shabby chic furniture,antiques, collectibles, house- wares, greatgarden goodies, Easter items, and muchmore. Discover a wonderful world of af-fordably priced and delightfully displayedtreasures in a restored 1940s barn at 36225Columbia Road, Delmar, DE. 19940. Call846-3137.

Mystery Dinner TheatreMystery Dinner Theatre featuring The

Mystery of Montley's Manor, on March 15and 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Laurel WesleyanChurch, Laurel. Costs $20 per an adult and$10 for children, 8 to 18 years old, in-cludes dinner and show. A $5 charge forbabysitting for children 7 and under in-cludes dinner. This is open to the public.Proceeds benefit Laurel Wesleyan Youthattending International Youth Convention.Call the church office at 875-5380.

Benefit for Gerald Brown and familyOn March 3, a benefit will be held at

the Laurel Fire Department for GeraldBrown and family. Gerald is the oldest sonof Wayne and Marlene Givens of Laurel.He is a past president and an active mem-ber of the Laurel Fire Department, afarmer and an active member in the com-munity.

Gerald has leukemia. He has spentmore than the last four months in JohnsHopkins Hospital and is now in BrynMawr Hospital in Pennsylvania, a special-ty Rehab Hospital. Gerald is fighting hissecond time with Leukemia. He has givenso much to his community and it's time thecommunity comes together and givesback. The benefit will be a dinner, auctionand a dance at the Laurel Fire Department,March 3, starting at 5 p.m. The tickets are$10. Donations of items to be auctionedoff at the benefit are welcome. To make adonation, or to buy tickets, call 875-7485.

Golden Dragons acrobats The Golden Dragons, the world's lead-

ing Chinese acrobatic troupe, will present

an unforgettable acrobatic and theatricalperformance on Sunday, April 29, at 2p.m., in the theatre of the Arts & ScienceCenter at Delaware Technical & Commu-nity College in Georgetown.

Ticket prices for the performance are$22 for adults, $18 for students with ID(must be presented at time of ticket pur-chase), and $10 for children 12 andyounger.

The theatre will open at 1 p.m. and it isopen seating. Tickets are available for pur-chase Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3p.m.; call 855-1617 to purchase by creditcard or in person at Delaware Tech, Suite109, Jason Technology Center.

Civil War and BeyondThe Southern Delaware Choral Society,

under the direction of John Ranney, ispleased to be the recipient of two grants

from the Sussex County Council whichwill enable the society to provide a limitednumber of complimentary tickets to localveterans for its spring concerts.

Entitled, The Civil War and Beyond: amusical tribute to those who have servedat home and abroad, the concerts will beperformed at Woodbridge High School inBridgeville on Saturday, April 28, 7:30p.m., and the Rehoboth Beach ConventionCenter on Sunday, April 29, 3 p.m.

Joining the Choral Society will be theChesapeake Brass Band, guitarist-compos-er Jeffrey Van of Minnesota, composer-arranger Rosemary Galloway of Toronto,arranger Roo Brown of Lewes and bag-piper Henry DeWitt of Rehoboth.

Tickets for the general public are $15for adults and $10 for students and areavailable by calling 645-2013.

Veterans may obtain their complimenta-ry tickets by contacting Jack Emery at934-6569.

Laurel High ‘Grease’ ticketsThe Laurel High School Performing

Arts Department will be presenting themusical "Grease" on March 8, 9, and 10 inthe L.H.S. Auditorium. Curtain time willbe 7:30 p.m. all three nights. Advancedtickets are on sale now through the LHSbox office. Ticket prices: Adults $5, stu-


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Information call: 443-235-4463 (Nancy) after 6pm or (Dawn) 410-726-2184 after 6pm or (Ron or Nancy) 410-896-3379 after 6pm

“DOUBLE SESSION SUPER BASKET BINGO” Benefit: Delmar VFW Building Fund

Basket Bingo EXTRAVAGANZA Saturday, March 17th

Delmar VFW Post #8276, 200 West State Street, Delmar, MD Doors open at 11:00am

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*Based on the number of people No one under the age of 18 allowed to play

How to submit itemsSubmit Bulletin Board items by

Thursday at noon. Send to MorningStar Publications, PO Box 1000,Seaford, DE 19973, email morn-ingstarpub @ddmg.net or drop offat 628 West Stein Highway,Seaford. Items appear in both theSeaford and Laurel Stars.

dents under 18 and senior citizens $3 withID. Only 250 tickets will be available pernight, so advanced sales are recommend-ed. For more information call 875-6120,ext. 273, or email [email protected].

Meetings Equine Council meets March 19

Meeting of the Delaware Equine Coun-cil will be held, Monday, March 19, at theHarrington Public Library, Harrington, at 7p.m., all those interested in horses are wel-come! Questions, call Nyle 422-4094 orPeggy 629-5233.

SHS Alumni Assn. Meeting tonightThe SHS Alumni Association Board of

Directors will hold a meeting on ThursdayMarch 1, beginning at 7 p.m. in the down-town Seaford Museum. Any interestedSHS alumni are welcome to attend. Formore information contact Donna HastingsAngell at 302-629-8077.

AARP meeting notices March 1 & 8AARP Seaford Area Chapter 1084

Board meeting, Thursday, March 1, at Methodist Manor House game room,

Seaford, 1:30 p.m.AARP Seaford Area Chapter 1084

meeting Thursday, March 8, at MethodistManor House Fellowship Hall, Seaford, at1:30 p.m. Seaford area includes all of

Western Sussex County. Troy Dennis,Sr., marketing division, new Delaware

Veterans Home, Milford, will speak.Guests are welcome; refreshments

served. For information call 629-7950.

Bridgeville Kiwanis had speakerMrs. Rita Hovermale from Woodbridge

High School spoke at the Feb. 5 meetingof the Kiwanis Club of Bridgeville. Mrs.Hovermale was the 2004 DelawareTeacher of the Year and is in charge of theEarly Childhood Education Program atWoodbridge. Her program instructs notonly pre-school children, but also teacheshigh school students skills involved in car-ing for pre-schoolers and prepares themfor careers in childhood education andchild care.

Embroiders’ Guild meetingThe Sussex Chapter of Embroiders’

Guild meets on the second Monday of themonth, September through June at 10 a.m.at the CHEER Center in Georgetown. Alllevels of stitchers from beginner to ad-vanced are welcome. Call 410-208-9386.

Marine Corps LeagueThe Marine Corps League meets the

first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m.at the Log Cabin in Seaford.

Toastmasters Toastmasters of Southern Delaware

meets every second and fourth Thursdayof the month in Bay Shore CommunityChurch at 6 p.m. Develop your public

speaking skills in a supportive environ-ment. Contact Joy Slabaugh at 846-9201,or [email protected].

Geologist to speak at Ag breakfast John Talley, director of the Delaware

Geological Survey and state geologist, isthe featured speaker at the Friends of AgBreakfast on March 16 at 7:15 a.m. inDover.

Talley will discuss the occurrence andavailability of ground-water resources inthe coastal plain of Delaware and currentand projected water demands for agricul-tural and non-agricultural water use. Hewill share his thoughts on potential con-flicts that may arise from competing de-mands for water due to projected popula-tion growth during the next 25 years.

The breakfast will be held at the Mod-ern Maturity Center at 1121 Forrest Ave.in Dover. Cost is $15. To register, or formore information, call Alice Moore at302-831-2504.

Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 12-04

meets the second Thursday of each monthat Nanticoke Yacht Club in Blades. CallWayne Hickman at 629-6337 for details.

Trips Sight & Sound Bus Trip

Christ United Methodist Church hasscheduled a trip to Sight & Sound to see"In the Beginning" on April 25. Cost is$85 (includes transportation, show, anddinner at Bird In Hand). Leaves ChristUnited Methodist Church at 7:30 a.m. Call875-4233 or 875-3278.

Seaford WPS Branson trip The Seaford WPS is sponsoring a nine-

day trip to Branson, Mo., May 3-11. Thecost is $1,041 per person and includes bustransportation, eight nights lodging, eightbreakfasts, eight dinners, eight shows, the

Titanic Exhibit, Patch Collection Museum,Grants Farm and a guided tour of St. Louisincluding the Gateway Arch. All taxes,gratuities and luggage handling are alsoincluded. For more information contactFrances Horner at 629-4416.

Bus Trip to English Town, N.J.A Bus Trip to English Town, N.J., Sat-

urday, April 7, at 5 a.m. from Bridgeville.From Hurlock, Md., 4 a.m. Price adults$25; children 12 years and under $12.50.For more information call Miss ParisTwyman, 1-410-754-9135 or Mrs. MelvaHill, 302-628-1242. Money due no laterthan Saturday, March 24. No Refund.

Caroline AARP plans trip The Caroline County AARP 915 will

take a trip to San Antonio, Texas, for 11days beginning March 16. It will include afour-night stay in San Antonio with 18meals, a guided tour, visits to the San An-tonio River Walk District, The Alamo, theInstitute of Texan Cultures, LBJ Ranch,the San Antonio Missions and the IMAXtheatre, which will show "The Price ofFreedom," and much more. For more in-formation or to register, contact PeggyPerry at 1-410-822-2314 or [email protected].

Mt. Calvary Minneapolis tripMt. Calvary United Methodist Church,

Bridgeville, is sponsoring a trip to Mall ofAmerica in Minneapolis, Minn., from Aug.

11-18. Cost is $760 per person, double oc-cupancy - $280 extra if only one person toa room. Cancellation insurance availableupon request. Deposit: $200 non refund-able due before March 5. Payment Plan -April 5 - $150; May 5 - $150; June 5 -$150; and July 5 - $110.

Bus will be leaving from Mt. Calvarywith other pickups which will be given ata later date. All checks should be madepayable to Mt. Calvary UMC. Mail pay-ments to Mary E. Jones, 16186 ProgressSchool Road, Bridgeville, DE 19933.

Price includes: Seven nights accommo-dations including seven deluxe continentalbreakfasts and six complete dinners in-cluding one dinner at the Jacob HenryMansion in Joliet, Ill. A guided tour ofMinneapolis; a tour of the state capital inSt. Paul, Minn; a day of shopping at theMall of America, etc.

For more information, call Mary Jones,337-7335. The Rev. Baron N. Hopkins, Sr.is the Pastor.

Overnight Trip to Atlantic City Wicomico County Recreation, Parks

and Tourism's Happy Timers organizationpresents an overnight trip to the TropicanaCasino in Atlantic City, N.J. The event,which is open to the public, will take placeMarch 22-23.

The cost for the two-day trip is $105based on double occupancy which in-cludes motor coach transportation to andfrom the Wicomico Civic Center, one


GOLF

KiwanisTournament

Friday, June 8, is thedate for the 21st annualgolf tournamentsponsored by theSeaford KiwanisFoundation, whichwas created to pro-vide college schol-arships to worthyand aspiring highschool seniors. Thanks to enthusiasticparticipants and willing sponsors 44students have been helped so far. Mosthave graduated. Last year’s winnersare students at the University ofDelaware, York College and at the Uni-versity of Virginia.

Mark your calendar and help the Ki-wanis Club help deserving youth.

Annual Annual

SEAFORD LIONS CLUB SEAFORD LIONS CLUB

VARIETY SHOW VARIETY SHOW VARIETY SHOW

MARCH 15, 16, 17 Seaford High School

Show Starts

7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $8.00 Tickets can be purchased at Penco, Home Team Realty, Reflections Beauty Shop, Clark’s Pools, Middleford Deli, any Lions Club member or call 302-629-4999

LOTS OF LOCAL TALENT LOTS OF LOCAL TALENT


night of lodging, one meal, one free showticket the night of arrival (if available)and two days of coin bonuses. Located onthe boardwalk, the Tropicana is rated thebest casino in Atlantic City and offersfirst class shopping and dining. For de-tails call Sharon Engster at 410-548-4900,ext. 118.

Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Pigeon Forge, Tenn. trip, June 18-22,

$589 per person, which includes round-trip Motor Coach, four nights hotel ac-commodations, four breakfasts, four din-ners and six shows including: Grand Illu-sion, Country Tonite Theatre, ComedyBarn Theatre, Blackwood Breakfast Vari-ety Show, The Miracle Theatre, BlackBear Jamboree Dinner and Show. DollyParton's Dollywood, visiting Gatlinburg,Tenn., taxes, tips, and baggage handling.For more information call 875-2536.

FoodAppreciation LuncheonAn Appreciation Luncheon honoring Sis-ter Ruth Belle sponsored by Queen ofSheba Chapter #4, Order of the EasternStar, Prince Hall Affiliation from Laurel,Saturday, March 17, noon to 2 p.m., atMt. Calvary United Methodist ChurchFellowship Hall, 28 Church St.,Bridgeville, DE 19933. Donation is $15.For more information or to purchase tick-ets, call 302-629-3655.

Spaghetti Dinner The Greenwood Mennonite School Mu-

sic Boosters are offering an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner on Saturday, March17, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. There will be avariety of delicious pasta sauces andscrumptious desserts. Cost is $8 foradults, $6 for children age 4-12 or $30per family. Children 3 and under are free,and takeouts are available.

The Greenwood Mennonite School islocated at 12802 Mennonite School Roadin Greenwood. From Rt. 13, go east onRt. 16, left on Rt. 36 and right on Men-nonite School Road. For more informa-tion, call (302) 349-4131.

ONE GAME ONLY!SUNDAY MARCH 18

AT 7 PMWicomico Civic Center,

Salisbury, MDFor tickets, log on to www.Wicomicociviccenter.org

Or charge py phone: 410 548 4911Tickets are also on sale

at the box office.

Etc.AARP offersdriver safetyprogram

An AARP DriverSafety Course for peo-ple 50 and over will be given from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday and Tues-day, March 5 and 6, at the MethodistManor House, 1001 Middleford Road,Seaford.

The two-day program, sponsored bythe American Association for RetiredPersons, stresses how older driversmay operate vehicles safely.

Upon completion of the program,participants receive a certificate enti-tling them to a reduction in their autoinsurance. A 15 percent reduction isgiven to anyone repeating the programwithin three years.

For information and registration,call 629-8081, Monday to Friday, 9a.m.-5 p.m. only. The cost is $10 perperson.

Stay and PlayParents and children from birth to

age four are invited to play together,listen to a story, learn new songs andfinger plays, and network with otherfamilies. Free. Now thru-May 2007.Closed on school holidays. No registra-tion required. Call Anna Scovel at 856-5239 for more information.SeafordParks & Recreation (SDPR), 320 Vir-ginia Ave., Seaford, Wednesdays, 10:30a.m.-noon.

Rabies Clinic schedule The Rabies clinics will be held at

the SPCA, Rt. 113, Georgetown. Alldogs must be on leash; all cats must bein carriers. Dates are: Friday, March 2,10 a.m.-noon; Friday, March 23, 10a.m.-noon. Rabies vaccination is $10;Canine distemper, $12; Feline Distem-per, $10; Bordetella (kennel cough)$10. This is a no-exam vaccinationclinic that will be held monthly. Callfor more dates, 856-6361.

Acorn Club directoryThe Acorn Club is at work on the

2007-2008 Directory. In order for acorrect address to be published, youmust contact Verizon and advise themof your current 911 address for theirlisting, therefore, it will be automati-cally be changed in our directory. Ifyou would like to place a new ad inour directory, contact Anne Stewart,629-8868. Any other questions? Con-tact Teresa Blades, 629-5229.

AARP Driver Safety courseLaurel Senior Center is sponsoring

an AARP Driver Safety Program Re-fresher Course. The course will be of-fered on Wednesday, March 7, andstarts at 9 a.m. The cost is $10. Callearly to reserve your space. For reser-vations call 875-2536.

Pageant contestants soughtContestants ages newborn through

adult are being sought for the Ameri-ca's Fairy Tale Pageant and the MissChesapeake International Pageant to beheld Saturday, March 10, at the LaurelFire Hall. No experience is necessary.Applications are available online at

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AARP Picnic March 15AARP Chapter 1084 Seaford Area An-

nual Picnic, Thursday, March 15, Nanti-coke

River Yacht Club, at noon. This year'stheme is Carnival on the Nanticoke.

Admission is covered dish plus $2.Chicken and beverages provided.

Carnival-style entertainment. Membersand guests must have reservations by

March 10. Call Betty Martens, hospital-ity chair, 629-9789.

Spring Luncheon & AuctionSt. George's United Methodist Church,

located between Laurel and Delmar, onSaturday, March 10, from 11 a.m. to 3p.m., will hold its Annual Spring Lun-cheon - featuring oyster fritters and chick-en salad sandwiches, hot dogs with home-made soups - cream of crab, peas &dumplings and vegetable beef. Eat in ortake out. There also will be a silent auctionand bake table. Call 302-846-2301 formore information if needed.

Sandwich dayHope Lodge Four holds Oyster Sand-

wich Day, March 3, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Alsoserving hot dogs and soup, at 102 West 6thSt., just behind St. Phillip's Church, Lau-rel.

Soup and Sandwich NightThe G.F.W.C.-Acorn Club of Seaford

will have a "Soup and Sandwich Night" at

the Western Sussex Boys and Girls Clubon March 8 at 6:30 p.m. The hostess willbe Janet Gibon and her committee.

Lenten fish dinnersFish dinners each Friday night through

March 30 at Our Lady of Lourdes CatholicChurch hall. Dinner runs from 4:30 until6:30 p.m. Adults $7 and children $3. In-cludes "heart smart" flounder (or fishsticks), macaroni and cheese, homemadecole slaw, greens beans, and a roll. Bever-ages for those eating in. Take-outs areavailable. Look for the sign in front ofchurch. Sponsored by the Knights ofColumbus.

Blades Fire Hall breakfastAll-you-can-eat breakfast, March 4,

from 8 till 11 a.m., at the Blades Fire Hall,located at the corner of Cannon and Fifthstreets in Blades. Cost is adults $7, chil-dren $3. Sponsored by the Auxiliary andFiremen of the Fire Company.

Bridgeville VFC Spring DinnerBridgeville Volunteer Fire Company

will hold its 18th Annual Spring Dinner,serving Roast Beef-n-Dumplings with allthe trimmings, plus dessert, at theBridgeville Fire Hall, Sunday, March 4,from noon to 5 p.m.

Children under 12, $3; pre-school free;adults $9. A complete carry-out servicewill be in operation from the EngineRoom, Containers and carry-out trays fur-

nished. All Carry-outs available at $9each.

Breakfast CafeVFW 4961 Breakfast Cafe, open Mon-

day-Friday, 8-10 a.m., Seaford VFW, Mid-dleford Road, to benefit Veterans ReliefFund. All are welcome.

Milford Unity BBQ The Milford Community Unity barbe-

cue chicken dinner will be held Saturday,March 31, at the Carlisle Fire Hall from 4to 7 p.m. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3for children 12 and under.

A person from the Milford Communitywill be honored as a volunteer of the year.Local officials and celebrities will be serv-ing the BBQ chicken dinner that includespotato salad and baked beans. Communityclubs and organizations will have the op-portunity to have a booth during the event.This event is made possible by Communi-ty Partners including Milford Parks andRecreation, and the Milford Moose Lodge.If you would like to nominate a volunteeror to have a booth call Gary Downes at422-8863.

ReunionsLaurel Class of 1997

Looking for addresses for the Class of1997, who graduated from Laurel Sr. HighSchool. Call or email with your informa-

tion: Anissa Brittinghm at 875-0806, [email protected]; or Jessie Wallsat 875-8720, email [email protected].

SchoolsGreenwood Mennonite School science fair and open house

Greenwood Mennonite School willhold a science fair on Friday, March 2from 5-7:30 p.m. There will also be anopen house from 6-7 p.m. where you canview the science projects, visit the class-rooms and speak with teachers. Admissionpackets will also be available. For moreinformation, call 349-4131 or visitwww.gms-flames.org.

Woodbridge Scheduling Night Woodbridge High School students and

their parents are invited to attend Schedul-ing Night which will be held on Thursday,March 1, or Wednesday, March 7, from3:30-6 p.m.

Families will have the opportunity tomeet individually with their student's path-way teacher to plan for the 2007-2008school year. Counselors will be on hand aswell to answer any questions or provideassistance.

Woodbridge High School has an award-winning Career and Tech program and isexpanding its Advanced Placement (AP)offerings this year. For more informationcontact the high school at 337-8289.


Morning Star Publications is publishing its annual Salute to Agriculture. In March thoughts turn to planting as the nation celebrates National Agriculture Week and the first day of spring.

We take this opportunity to focus on the importance of agriculture to Delmarva.

Our 2007 Salute to Agriculture will be included in the March 15 edition of the Seaford and Laurel Star newspapers. Place your advertising message in western Sussex County’s highest circulation paid newspaper products.

Contact Morning Star Publications for details

Phone: 302-629-9788 or Fax: 302-629-9243

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Deadline: Entries must be received by Tuesday, March 13, 5 p.m. Names will be drawn on March 14 and winners will be notified by phone to pick up tickets at the Star office. One entry per person, please.

Drop off or mail tickets to: The Star, P.O. Box 1000, 628 W. Stein Hwy., Seaford, DE 19973


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 • 629-6298

Minister: John HerbstSCHEDULE OF SERVICES

Sunday 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

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!

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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

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

Rev. Rita B. Nelson, Rector

Holy Eucharist with Healingand Church School ~ Sunday @ 9:30 am

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church & Old Christ Church

Rev. Fred DuncanChurch: 875-4233 Parsonage: 875-3398

Sunday Services: 8:30am Praise

9:30am Sunday School,11am Worship

DIAL DAILY DEVOTIONS: 875-4309

CHRIST UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

510 S. Central Ave., Laurel, DE

CHURCH BULLETINSSeaford Lenten Services

Rev. Drew Christian, president, GreaterSeaford Ministerium announces SeafordLenten services, sponsored by the GreaterSeaford Ministerium, have begun. Serviceswill be at noon at rotating designatedchurches and will be followed by a lightlunch. The schedule and pastors bringing ashort message is as follows:

March 7 - Atlanta Road AllianceChurch, the Rev. Homer McKeithan;

March 14 - Mt. Olivet U.M. Church,the Rev. Peggy Briggs;

March 21 - St. John’s U.M. Church, theRev. Andy Kerr;

March 28 - Our Lady of Lourdes, theRev. Carlton Cannon.

Laurel Lenten Services The Laurel Ministerial Association will

be holding special mid-week services dur-ing the season of Lent.

March 1 - Centenary UMC, 200 WestMarket St., Laurel.

March 15 - Mt. Pleasant UMC, Mt.Pleasant Church Road, Laurel.

March 29 - Victory in Grace Taberna-cle, 11528 Commercial Lane, HickmanPark, Laurel.

All services begin at 7 p.m.In addition, there will be services spon-

sored by the Laurel Ministerial Associa-tion during Holy Week, April 2-8. An ecu-menical Good Friday service will be heldat Christ United Methodist Church, 510 S.Central Ave., Laurel, on Friday, April 6,beginning at 7 p.m. On Easter Sunday, thecommunity is invited to Janosik Park, Lau-reltowne, for a Son-Rise service at 6:30a.m. For more information about any ofthe above Lenten services, call Pastor FredDuncan, at 875-3398.

Homemade Easter EggsChrist Lutheran Church is selling their

Homemade Easter Eggs: Peanut Butter,Butter Cream, Coconut Cream, nowthrough March 28. First ever and still thebest on the shore, $3 each. Call 629-9755or 629-9751.

Jerry Jones concert Award winning Gospel Music artist,

Jerry Jones, will be appearing at the sec-ond Mission: Possible Concert at 7 p.m.,March 2, at Mt. Olivet United MethodistChurch in Seaford. Jerry was awarded“Male Vocalist of the Year” and “Song-writer of the Year” for 2004, 2005 and2006 for the eastern U.S. by the CountryGospel Music Association. He also hasbeen nominated for “International MaleVocalist” for the past three years and wonthe “International Songwriter of the Year”in 2005. Jerry’s song “Calvary” reachednumber 4 on the Country Gospel charts.

Mission: Possible is a faith-based or-ganization, founded by Seaford HighSchool junior Caitlin Wasson in 2006. It isdesigned to bring instruments and music toyoung musicians who cannot afford themin hopes that they will come to know theLord through music. This organization issponsored by Mount Olivet UnitedMethodist Church in Seaford.

The concert will also feature other localmusical talent including youth from allover the county such as Dustin Anderson,Katie Hickey, Brittany Trout, StephanieMiller, Erin Thomas and Caitlin herself.The very entertaining Seaford High SchoolJazz Band will also be playing. The otherperformers who are supporting this mis-sion with their amazing vocal talents areLori Jones, Lori Miller, Jeff and KathyJames and Pastor Tom Gross of MountOlivet. To close the concert, local favoritesand crowd pleasers, “Vital Signs” will playa set of old time rock and roll. Vital Signsfeatures Dr. Anthony Policastro, Dr. MarkAntos, David Chandler and Ryan Handy.Buy tickets in advance at Mt. Olivet, Her-itage Jewelers or by calling Caitlin Wassonat 629-6304. Tickets are $10 for adults and$5 for students.

Mystery Dinner Theatre FundraiserThe youth at Laurel Wesleyan Church

will be attending an International YouthConvention in Orlando, Fla., in December.They need to raise approximately $50,000,which is half of the funding to make it af-fordable for all to attend. They are havingvarious fundraisers to help supplement thecosts. The biggest fund raiser is a MysteryDinner Theatre on March 15 and 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost includes dinner and a show.Cost is $20 adults; $10 children 8-18 years

old. A $5 charge for babysitting childrenseven and under, includes dinner. Thisevent is open to the public.

Delaware Pro-Life conventionThe Delaware Pro-Life Coalition will

hold its 20th annual convention on Satur-day, March 31, at the Holiday Inn Select inClaymont. This day-long event includesfive nationally-renowned speakers. Theevent’s keynote speaker will be Leslee Un-ruh, who spearheaded efforts to ban abor-tion in South Dakota. The luncheon ad-dress will be given by David Bereit, whoorganized efforts to close abortion clinics.

The banquet speaker will be BobbySchindler, Terr Schiavo’s brother, address-ing the crowd on the second anniversaryof her death. Session speakers include NeilNoesen, a member of Pharmacists for Life,and Jason Buck of Culture for Life-US.The costs for the event are as follows: $45for learning sessions only; $35 for banquetonly; and $70 for learning sessions andbanquet. For further information or regis-tration call Joanne Laird at 302-479-5613or visit www.delawarepro life.org.

Trinity UMC ‘Full Throttle’“Full Throttle,” Saturdays, 6:30-8 p.m.,

through April 7 at Trinity UnitedMethodist Church Rec Building. Eachweek will feature a band or group, skits,movie clips from “The Passion of theChrist,” snacks, and fellowship. Bands in-clude groups such as “Proof of Love,”“Rapper” “Tru Christian,” “Garden PraiseBand,” “Ground Zero Master’s Commis-sion,” Tim Ewing (AngelFire), and MasonSummers. For more information, call Pas-tor Tina Whaley at 841-7589.

More church news on pages 21 and 24

World Day of Prayer 2007Men and women in more than 170

countries and regions will celebrateWorld Day of Prayer, Friday, March 2.“United Under God’s Tent” is thetheme used by women of Paraguay forthe prayer service. The theme is a wayof imagining how God acts. “UnitedUnder God’s Tent” is also God’s prom-ise to us, and a call to work and to praytogether for people in need all over theworld. The service will be held onMarch 2 at Our Lady of LourdesCatholic Church in Seaford at 10:30am. A reception will be held in thechurch hall following the service.

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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 4:30 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.

LAUREL-MT. PLEASANT CHARGEPassing on God’s Love and Grace inLaurel, Delmar & Surrounding Area

United Methodist Churches Worship Sun. Sch.

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

Pastor Barbara Auer

YOU ARE INVITED!Come into This Church and Gather in

Christ’s Name to Worship Him! Psalm 95:6Sun. School 9:45 a.m. • Worship 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.

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

“A Growing Church For All Ages” 2 miles N. of Laurel, DE on Alt. 13

302-877-0443410-957-4696

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Sunday Services:Informal Worship in Chapel 8:30 a.m.

Traditional Worship 11:00 a.m. Sanctuary9:45 Sunday School

Pastor: Rev. Thomas Gross • 302-629-4458PROFESSIONAL NURSERY CARE PROVIDED

Mount OlivetUnited Methodist Church

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

Sunday School - all ages 9:30 a.m.Worship 10:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.Rainbow Day Care / Pre-School

Rt. 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

Worship - 9:00 & 11:00Sunday Evening Worship

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

The Gift of His LoveLet others knowwhere you are andwhen you meet.

To advertise in thisdirectory, call

629-9788

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

Food OutreachEmergency Food

www.river-oflife.org

River of Life Christian Center

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 pmPastor: Homer McKeithan

Music: Jim Burket“The Cross Is Grounded In Grace”

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

The Atlanta RoadAlliance Church

22625 Atlanta Rd., Seaford, DE(302) 629-5600 • www.atlantaroadcma.orgRev. Edward Laremore • Rev. Andrew Kerr

SUNDAY8:30 Worship

9:45 Sunday School11:00 Worship/Kids Church

7:00 Evening Service

WEDNESDAY6:45 Pioneer Clubs (age 3

thru grade 6) & Divorce Care®

7:00 Prayer Service & YouthGroup (grades 7-12)

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

Adult Forum: 10:30 a.m.Thurs. Eve. Service: 6 p.m.

Front & King St., Seaford, DE 629-7979

St. Luke’sEpiscopal Church

The Rev’d. Jeanne W. Kirby, Rector

27225 Kaye Road, Laurel, DE 19956

Ph: (302) 875-7814

www.livingwaterworship.comPastor: Rev. Timothy P. Jones

Sunday MorningWorship & Children’sMinistries 10:00 AM

Wed. Bible Study &Children’s Discovery

Club 7:00 PM“Flowing in Power and Love to a Parched and Thirsty World”

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.

WEDNESDAYPrayer & Praise 7:00 p.m.

Patch Club (kids) 7:00 p.m.Youth Group 6:00 - 8 p.m.

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

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

'Unity' Gospel meeting will be held atLaurel Church of Christ.

Does God want us to unite with theworks of other religious groups or sepa-rate ourselves? What is the difference be-tween unity and mere togetherness? Arethere certain requiremens for churchesworking together? What did the apostleshave to say about unity? What unites twoChristians and how does that help usgrow spiritually? Just exactly what isGod expecting of you and me?

Friday, March 16, 7 p.m. - God's Atti-tude Toward Unity;

Saturday, March 17, 7 p.m. - Require-ments For Unity;

Sunday, March 18, 9 a.m. - BibleClass - Christian Unity;

Sunday, March 18, 10 a.m. - ThePreaching of Paul on Unity;

Sunday, March 18, 6 p.m. - TheChristian's Obligation in the Interest ofUnity.

The featured speaker at the event willbe Bob Stapelton.

Stapelton is the director for the BrownTrail School of Preaching. He and hisfamily moved to Chimala, Tanzania inJune of 1985, after spending 7-1/2months with the Springtown, Texaschurch, which oversaw the work at Chi-mala. They spent the next three years atChimala. In 1987 he started the ChimalaSchool of Preaching.

Following that they moved to Paoli,Ind. where Bob served as evangelist, andthen one of the elders of the StuckerStreet Church of Christ. In 1994 they re-turned to Chimala. Once again he servedas administrator of the Mission, Hospital,and School of Preaching, where he alsotaught.

In April 1998, they returned to theU.S. and located in Arlington, Texas,where he served as coordinator for theChimala work with the New York Av-enue Church of Christ.

Pastor Doug Weimer invites the entirecommunity to join them. For more infor-mation contactl the church, 875-7748.

Use your imagination with me.Pretend that Disney World cameout with its newest thrill ride. Fol-lowing all the test rides they dis-covered that 6 out of every 100people who rode the ride becameviolently ill and had to be hospital-ized overnight. Do you think theregulatory agencies of our govern-ment should allow such a ride?

Or imagine that Frito Lay pro-posed a new snack food that research indi-cated made 6 out of 100 people break outin a painful rash that lasted for a month.Should the FDA approve such foods?

Now imagine that there was a behav-ior- a non-necessary behavior- that result-ed in 6 out of 100 participants so addictedto it that some lost their jobs, others theirhouses, even their marriage and familyover it? Should the government turn ablind eye to such behavior?

Well, they do every day here inDelaware – it’s called gambling. Its sim-ple, the FDA outlaws dangerous foods, thegovernment bans dangerous rides, but thegovernment endorses the dangerous act ofgambling, because it is the government'sbank accounts that are swelling.

Old news, you say? Not anymore. Ifrepresentative William Oberle Jr. has hisway, gambling is going to new heights, orshould we say new depths, here inDelaware. As one of only four states al-lowed to conduct sports betting, Delawarelegislators will consider this new source ofrevenue to address state shortfalls.

Will our legislators, and those of usthat elect them there ignore that six per-cent of all gamblers find themselves ad-dicted? Will we disregard that already inthe United States, 80 percent of all adoles-cents admit to having gambled in someform in the last year, and over 35 percentgamble at least once a week?

We've already got a problem here inDelaware and the addition of sports bet-ting will compound our problems. Wash-ington Times sportswriter, Thom Loverro

noted just a few weeks ago, "Soon - verysoon - people may be planning their SuperBowl trips to places like Newark, Doverand other Delaware towns." And that's justone event. We will become the only statethis side of the Mississippi with such aform of gambling.

Make no mistake, gamblers will comehere. Be sure you are prepared for theprostitution, the crime, the abuse of alco-hol, and all the other societal garbage thatnaturally comes along. Some of us hadbetter take a road trip to Atlantic City anddecide if this is what we want our cities inDelaware to look like because that's wherethe sports betting train is headed.

Now, I know that every behavior hasits risk of abuse. Some become obese andothers become anorexic, but we have todeal with food. Some people becomethieves, and others corporate hard-hearts,but we need commerce as a way of life.But tell me, why do we NEED gambling?We don't. Gambling is not necessary tolife- in fact, it seems life draining to manypeople and communities.

I have personally come in contact withmore than one person who has had theirlife seriously devastated through gamblingaddiction. Adding sports betting as onemore avenue for such destruction is un-conscionable.

So call your legislator and tell them tofind a new way to make up the deficits,but deliver us from all that is coming ourway if sports betting becomes Delaware'scalling card to this country.

The Rev. Crofford is Senior Pastor at LaurelWesleyan Church.

By the Rev. Todd K. CroffordLaurel Wesleyan Church

A high-risk gamble

The FDA outlaws danger-ous foods, the governmentbans dangerous rides, butthe government endorsesthe dangerous act of gam-bling

PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE

Unity Gospel meeting March 16-18

Pegeen T. Brown, 50Pegeen T. Brown of

Seaford, formerly ofShrewsbury, PA and Balti-more, MD, died on Satur-day, Feb. 24, 2007 at JohnsHopkins Hospital in Balti-more.

Mrs. Brown was a dedi-cated kindergarten teacherat Woodbridge ElementarySchool. She was a memberof AAUW.

She was a member of the NanticokeMemorial Hospital Auxiliary and waschairperson of this year’s hospitaldinner/auction.

Mrs. Brown was an active member ofOur Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church inSeaford and had been active in Our Ladyof Grace and St. Francis of Assisi church-es when she lived in Baltimore. She lovedto sing and host her St. Patrick’s Day par-ties and was famous for her corned beefand cabbage. Mrs. Brown believed inhugging her friends often.

Pegeen’s daughter, Samantha “Sam”Brown died in a car accident on January24, 2007.

Mrs. Brown is survived by her husbandof 24 years, Thomas E. Brown, her daugh-ter, Anne C. Brown, her mother Helen E.O’Neill of Baltimore, her sisters, KathleenO’Neill, Sheila Donahue and her husband,Steve, Maureen Ciesielski and her hus-band Jack, Sharon O’Neill, SiobhanO’Neill, Moira Atkinson and her husbandGreg, Deirdre O’Neill and her brother,Michael O’Neill and his wife Mary Ann.

Mass of Christian Burial will be heldon Saturday, March 3, at 11 a.m. at OurLady of Lourdes Catholic Church, SteinHwy, Seaford. Friends may call at theCranston Funeral Home, 300 N. ShipleyStreet, Seaford, on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m.Burial will be private.

The family suggests donations may bemade to the Nanticoke Health ServicesAuxiliary Dinner/Auction, for “ThePegeen and Samantha Brown PediatricFund,” Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, c/oRenee Morris, 801 Middleford Rd,Seaford, DE 19973.

Barry L. Kingsbury, Jr., 27Barry L. “Buster”

Kingsbury, Jr. ofBridgeville died suddenlyon Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007.

Mr. Kingsbury was themanager of the SeafordCigarette Outlet.

He was an avid out-doorsman who particularlyenjoyed waterfowl huntingand fishing. He likedspending time with hisfamily and friends. His loving companionof more than seven years, Cathie Feraraand her family will especially miss him.

He will be dearly missed by his motherKathy Roddey and his sister Audra Kings-bury, both of Seaford, his step-dad, MarkHardesty and his wife, Lauren and brotherTrevor all of Bethel, his grandmother,Shirley Merritt and her husband Paul ofSeaford, his aunt and uncle, Margie andKirk Willey and cousins Brandon andChad, his aunt and uncle Joan and CharlesHardesty and cousin Cole all of Seaford.Other survivors include his father Barry L.Kingsbury, Sr. and his wife Paige of Bar-

clay, Md. and his paternal grandparentsDr. Robert Kingsbury and his wife Mil-dred “Polly” of Crumpton, Md. Hisgrandfather, Thomas T. Roddey Jr., pre-ceded him in death.

Buster was liked by all who met himand he will be missed by countless friendsand family.

Funeral Services were on Thursday,Feb. 22, at the Cranston Funeral Home,Seaford. Burial was in Odd FellowsCemetery, Seaford.

The family suggests donations may bemade to Ducks Unlimited, P O Box 357,Seaford, DE 19973.

Michelle Lynn Austin, 27Michelle Lynn Austin of

Delmar died Thursday, Feb.15, 2007 as a result of in-juries sustained in an auto-mobile accident.

She was born in Salis-bury, a daughter of BeverlyJohnson of Gumboro andWarren Kinzer of Delmar.

Michelle attended IndianRiver High School and wonthe Dedicated StudentAward at James Grove Adult Education.She worked as an Administrative Assistantat Used Car Factory in Frankford. Garden-ing was a favorite activity and she enjoyedflowers, riding four-wheelers with herhusband, Kevin, and she loved dogs andanimals, especially her cockatiel, “Pearl.”More than anything, Michelle cherishedspending time with and reading to herdaughter, Brittany.

She was the beloved wife of KevinAustin of Delmar and the cherished moth-er of her daughter, Brittany Kinzer Austin.She is also survived by her mother, Bever-ly Johnson of Gumboro; her father, War-ren Kinzer of Delmar; four sisters, KathyBishop and her husband David of Mills-boro, Mona Hodges and her husband Daleof Dagsboro, Sarah Ganey of Florida andDoris Stewart of Greenwood; three broth-ers, William Johnson and his wife Tracyof Millville, Christopher Kinzer of Wilm-ington and Walter “Wally” Kinzer and hiswife Jennifer of Middletown. She is alsosurvived by her mother- and father-in-law,Diane and Thomas Baione of Pittsville;and a sister-in-law, Kandy Mitchell ofPittsville, Kandy’s children, Tyler Jesterand Kaleigh Truitt, and her fiancé, KevinTruitt. Also surviving her are severalaunts, uncles, cousins, nieces andnephews.

Funeral services were on Feb. 19, atShort Funeral Home, Delmar, where fami-ly and friends called. Interment followedthe services at Line Cemetery in Delmar.

Memorial contributions may be madein her memory to the Fund account forBrittany Kinzer, c/o The Bank of Delmar-va, 12 E. State St., Delmar, MD 21875.

Marjorie J. (Stein) Kosco, 87Marjorie J. (Stein) Kosco of Waynes-

burg, Pa., died at 2:55 p.m. on Thursday,Feb. 22, 2007 at Rolling Meadows Nurs-ing Home in Waynesburg, Pa.

Mrs. Kosco was born on Wednesday,Dec. 10, 1919, in Trenton, N.J., a daughterof Ervin R. Stein and Martha (MacClure)Stein, who predeceased her.

She was a member of the First Churchof Christ, Scientist in Boston, Mass. Shesang for the Bel Canto Choir in Trenton,


Welcome…SEAFORDPRESBYTERIANCHURCHSunday School9 amMorning Worship10 am

701 BridgevilleRoad

629-9077

FAITH BAPTIST CHURCHLocated halfway between Seaford & Bridgeville, turn off

Rt. 13 East at Cannon Rd. light, 4th place on left.

1611 KJV, Independent, Fundamental, Soul Winning

SUNDAY WEDNESDAY10:00 Sunday School 7:00 Prayer Service

11:00 Worship Service6:00 Evening Worship Nursery Provided

Rev. William Goslee - Ph. 349-0190

“Welcome Home!”Wesley United Methodist Church

22025 Atlanta Road, Seaford, DEPastor Ed Kuhling

Contemporary Worship 9 amSunday School & Bible Education 10 am

Traditional Worship 11 amWednesday Worship 6:45 pm

302-629-3029 * Info Line 302-628-0112

BETHEL WORSHIP CENTER 9431 Ginger Lane, Seaford (2.4 mi. north of Wal-Mart on US 13)

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.

A Family Friendly Church Home for You

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

www.ChristLC.net

Bible School for the Mentally ChallengedSaturday at 10 am

Senior Pastor

Mark Landon

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

UnionUnited Methodist Church2 North Laws St., Bridgeville, DE 19933Across from Bank 337-7409 Handicap Friendly

WORSHIP TIMES:

9 am Contemporary Service10 am Sunday School

11 am Traditional WorshipYouth Group (Sun. 6 p.m.)

Sunday:Church School........9:45 amMorning Worship......11 amYouth Explosion ........6 pmEvening Worship.........7 pm

Tuesday:Corporate Prayer.........7 pm‘Come and Grow with Us!’

Midweek Activities:Call for Details

Children’s Church &Nursery Provided

*Counseling by appt. onlyThursday:

Bible Study & FamilyTraining Hour ...........7 pm

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

629-9443, Cell: 448-0852 • [email protected]

OBITUARIESObituaries are run without

charge thanks to the supportof area churches.

N.J. During World War II, she worked as asecretary for the Department of the Army.Following the war, she and her husbandowned and operated the NAPA Store inMorisville, Pa., for 20 years.

She is survived by her husband, Jules J.Kosco, whom she married on Jan. 26,1952; two daughters, Barbara K. and hus-band John Loeper of Waynesburg, Pa. andVirginia A. and husband, Geoffrey Wernerof Seaford; a brother, Robert Stein of Pen-sacola, Fla.; four grandchildren, Daniel J.Loeper, Julia R. Loeper, Sarah E. Wernerand David G. Werner and several niecesand nephews;

She was predeceased by a brother, H.Roy Stein.

At the request of the deceased there willbe no public visitation or services at thistime. There will be a memorial serviceheld at a later date.

Funeral arrangements were handled bythe Milliken and Throckmorton FuneralHome, Inc., Daryl L. Throckmorton, own-er/director, 197 N. Maiden St., Waynes-burg, Pa. 15370.

Earle L. Breeding, 78Earle Lyden Breeding of Federalsburg,

Md., passed away on Friday, Feb. 16, 2007at Memorial Hospital in Easton.

He was born July 16, 1928 in Ridgely,Md., a son of Earle Linsley Breeding andEthel Agnes Robinson Breeding Workman.

Mr. Breeding attended FederalsburgSchool and graduated from Hurlock HighSchool in the class of 1946. He served hiscountry by enlisting in the United StatesNavy in 1948 and was honorably dis-charged in 1952. He was a life member of

the Federalsburg VFW Post 5246, servedtwice as commander, 1979-1980 and 1989-1990. He was also past District Comman-der of the VFW. As a member of Federals-burg Jaycees, he served as president from1963-1964. He was a member of the Nan-ticoke Lodge, #172, A.F.&A.M., and was a3rd degree Mason. His other membershipsincluded Seaford Moose Lodge and theHurlock American Legion Post 243.

He was proud to be a plank owner ofthe USS Salem, where he served his mili-tary duty and a charter member of the USSSalem Association. He was honored for at-tending every reunion from the beginningof the association in 1989.

He owned and operated Breeding’sBody Shop in Federalsburg. His other in-terests included restoring antique cars, col-lecting antique cars and tractors, and hewas a NASCAR fan. Much of his time wasspent enjoying his grandchildren.

Besides his parents, he was preceded indeath by a brother, Walter Breeding, Sr.

He is survived by his wife of 20 years,Lynne Towers Breeding, who he marriedon May 25, 1986; three children, EdwardE. Breeding of Marydel, Sue Brunner ofSeaford, Heather Kraus of Preston, fourgrandchildren, Christopher Breeding ofRehoboth, Adam Caldwell of Seaford,Jonathan Kraus and Hope Kraus, both ofPreston, and his former wife, AnnabelleDavis of Seaford.

Funeral services were on Feb. 20, atFramptom Funeral Home in Federalsburgwith the Rev. Dale Evans officiating. AMasonic service was held on Mondayevening, Feb. 19, at the funeral home anda VFW memorial service was held on

Pegeen T.Brown

Barry

MichelleAustin

Tuesday. Interment followed at MarylandEastern Shore Veterans Cemetery in Hur-lock.

Serving as pallbearers were Ed Breed-ing, Richard Breeding, Wayne Trice, ChipDavis, Ronald Christopher, and BobbyCordrey, and serving as honorary pallbear-ers were Christopher Breeding and AdamCaldwell.

Memorial contributions may be made tothe American Heart Association, c/oChristy Coale, 216 North Main St., Feder-alsburg, MD 21632; or to the AmericanLung Association, Executive Plaza I, Suite600, 11350 McCormick Road, Hunt Val-ley, MD 21031.

Elizabeth Alice Nichols Jones, 89Elizabeth Alice Nichols

Jones, formerly of Ameri-can Corner near Federals-burg, died at CarolineNursing Home in Denton,Md. on Monday, Feb. 19,2007.

She was born atFinchville in DorchesterCounty on Sept. 5, 1917 adaughter of Artery Nicholsand Maltina DickersonNichols.

Besides her parents, she was also pre-ceded in death by her husband, Victor E.Jones, on Nov. 24, 1980.

She worked previously for the formerExcelsior Pearl Works in Federalsburg,and for Tri-Gas & Oil Company in Feder-alsburg. She retired from Holliday Inn inEaston as their bookkeeper. She was amember of Harmony United MethodistChurch. She enjoyed gardening, especiallyworking with flowers and being with herfamily.

She was preceded in death by threebrothers, Leonard Nichols, Raymond H.Nichols, and William O. Nichols and threesisters, Myra Hayden, Mildred Bounds,and Martha Passwaters.

She is survived by her daughter, VickieJ. Galloway of Federalsburg and two sons,Edward A. Jones of Federalsburg and JohnW. Jones of Corpus Christi, Texas. She isalso survived by four grandchildren, AngieGalloway of Federalsburg, David E. Jonesof Pasadena, Md., Jennifer Wright and herhusband Joey, of Cedar Park, Texas, andJohn E. Jones of Corpus Christi, Texas,and one great-grandchild Benjamin W.Wright, of Cedar Park, Texas and severalnieces and nephews.

Funeral services were on Saturday, Feb.24, at Framptom Funeral Home in Feder-alsburg. Interment followed at Hill CrestCemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made toHarmony United Methodist ChurchMemorial Fund, 6121 Bethlehem Road,Preston, MD 21655.

Linda White, 94 Linda Calhoon White, born March 7,

1912, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007in Seaford Center. She had been a residentthere for 5 years. Linda lived inBridgeville, all of her life.

In the 1930’s she was a postal telegraphoperator.

She married Gilbert White in 1942 andbecame a housewife and mother.

She was preceded in death by her par-ents, Luther and Sulinda Calhoon and herhusband, Gilbert “Sandy” White.

Mrs. White is survived by two daugh-ters, Linda Layton and husband Michaeland Barbara Tull and husband, Daryl, bothof Bridgeville. She is also survived bythree grandchildren and four great-grand-children, Mary Gilbert Layton of Wilming-

ton; Anne Villalobos and her husbandOsiel and children Aiden and Avery ofSeaford; and Scott and his wife Lisa Tulland children Courtney and Dylan ofGreenwood.

Funeral services were on Feb. 23, atParsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium,Hardesty Chapel, Bridgeville, wherefriends called. Interment was private.

The family wishes to thank Dr. VancePrewitt of Laurel, and the staff of SeafordCenter for their care and love for ourMom.

Joseph S. Pennell, 50Joseph S. Pennell of Oak Orchard died

at home on Feb. 19 2007.He was a son of Francis and Margaret

Anderson Pennell, who predeceased him.Joseph enjoyed working in the yard,

hunting, fishing, and building things.He is survived by his wife: Carla John-

son-Pennell of Oak Orchard; two friendsPam Conaway of Oak Orchard and CherylWooten of Georgetown. Children, twoSons: Joe Pennell III of Selbyville, and Ja-son Pennell of Millsboro; two daughters,Jacki Hammond and husband Timothy ofLaurel, and Wiley Covington and husbandSteven of Millsboro. Also surviving are abrother, Frankie Pennell of N.C. and twosisters, Kathy Green and Pat Allen of N.C.Also six grandchildren, Jacob, Jared,Justin, Jonathan, Stevie and Shelby.

Funeral service for him was on Friday,Feb. 23, at Watson Funeral Home, Mills-boro, where friends called prior to theservice officiated by the Rev. RobTownsend.

Interment was in Laurel Hill Cemetery,Laurel.

Contributions may be made to the Hef-fer Fund c/o Grace United MethodistChurch, PO Box 566, Millsboro, DE19966. Arranagements by Watson FuneralHome, Millsboro.

Dallas Troy Wright, 39 Dallas Troy Wright of Millsboro died

Feb. 21, 2007 at home.Dallas was a member of the Nanticoke

Indian Association. He enjoyed motorcy-cles, tractors, hunting, hot-rods, old carsand most importantly his family. He was aself-employed truck driver. He was amember of the Israel United MethodistChurch in Lewes.

He was preceded in death by Harry andDelilah Norwood.

Mr. Wright is survived by his motherand step-father, Joyce S. and Sam “PapaBear” Shockley of Milford; his father, Dal-las Wright of Millsboro; his fiancé, TonoaHarmon of Millsboro; two sons, AustinWright and Gerald Harmon; two daugh-ters, Cheyenne Wright and Natalee Mil-burn; a God-daughter, Rhiannia Norwood.Two brothers, Michael Wright of Seaford,and Tyler Wright of Millsboro; two grand-children, Jeremiah Harmon Bosley andGabryele Carter. Nieces, Aliyah and Deja;nephew, Kaelan.

His service is on Friday, March 2, atnoon at the First Seventh Day AdventistChurch, Millsboro, where friends may callThursday night at the church from 6-8p.m. and Friday from 11 a.m.-noon.

Pastor Colby Matlock and the Rev.Thomas Johnson will officiate.

Interment will be in Israel UnitedMethodist Church Cemetery, Lewes.

Contributions may be made to, the Dal-las Troy Wright Fund, c/o PNC Bank, POBox 507, Millsboro, DE 19966

Arrangements were by Watson FuneralHome, Millsboro.

Manuel Antonio Ruiz, 21Manuel Antonio Ruiz, a hospital Corps-

man Third Class Petty Officer, of Feder-alsburg, Md., died Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 as a result of a helicopter crash whiledefending our freedom in Iraq.

He was born March 19, 1985 in Rota,Spain, the son of Manuel Ruiz and LisaHarris Ruiz.

He graduated from Colonel RichardsonHigh School Class of 2003.

Manuel joined the United States Navyin May of 2005. He attended RecruitTraining and Hospital Corps School in Illi-nois. From there, Manuel reported to FieldMedical Service in North Carolina.

He served as a helicopter paramedic,and was on his second tour of duty in Iraq,responsible for saving the lives of U.S.and allied forces on the ground.

Manuel was awarded the NavyAchievement Medal for his dedication toduty, and was also awarded the PurpleHeart.

Besides his parents he is survived bytwo brothers, Joshua Ruiz and Jacob Ruiz,both of Federalsburg, paternal grandfather,Tito Bermudez Caromona of Palma, Ca-nary Islands, Spain.

Friends called at the Framptom FuneralHome in Federalsburg on Feb. 21. A re-ception followed the visitation at Federals-burg V.F.W.

A graveside service was held on Thurs-day, February 22, at Arlington NationalCemetery. The funeral procession leftfrom the Federalsburg Volunteer FireCompany.

The Ruiz family requests donations bemade to the Navy/Marine Corps Relief So-ciety at NMCRS. org to the Fallen Sol-diers Fund at FallenSoldiersFund.com.

Birdie Stevens, 77Birdie Stevens of Laurel passed away

on Feb. 15, 2007 at Nanticoke MemorialHospital Seaford.

She was born in Harlan, Ky. a daughterof Bradley and Etherl Miniard, who prede-ceased her.

Mrs. Stevens was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Ray-

mond F. Stevens of Laurel;a son, Raymond M. Stevens of Laurel,

and a daughter, Carol Ann Lindsey ofNorth Carolina.

All Services will be private and inurn-ment will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery inLaurel.

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

Betty Scarborough, 72Betty E. Scarborough of Laurel went to

be with the lord on Friday, Feb. 23, 2007at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital inSeaford.

She was born near Shortly, Del., adaughter of Mack and Ruth Marvel, whopredeceased her.

She loved dearly her family and gar-dening. She had once operated a daycarein her home in Laurel and worked at theBlue Ridge Shirt Factory years ago.

Besides her parents, she was also pre-ceded in death by a brother, Harry ReeseMarvel.

She is survived by her husband of 57years, Leroy Scarborough of Laurel; twosons, Ed Scarborough of Tarboro, N.C.and Corbet Scarborough of Laurel; twodaughters, Brenda Whealton and her hus-band John of Georgetown and Faith AnnHartman and her husband Mark of Laurel.

She is also survived by her siblings, abrother, George Marvel of Georgetown;two sisters, Pauline Eskridge of Smyrna,

and Audrey Leggs of Laurel. Also surviving are five grandchildren,

five great-grandchildren and specialfriends, Lewellyn Broome and Lotis andJean Brewer.

A Funeral Service was held at the Han-nigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home,Laurel, on Feb. 27, where friends and fam-ily called.

The Rev. Andrew Kerr and Ron Jesterofficiated. Interment followed in Odd Fel-lows Cemetery Laurel, De.

Jack Wesley English Jr., 59Jack Wesley English, Jr., of Seaford

died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 at his home.Born in Salisbury, he

was the son of the late JackW. English, Sr. and AudreyVirginia Mayne English,and step-mother, Elizabeth“Libby” English.

Mr. English was a 1966graduate of Wicomico HighSchool in Salisbury. Heworked in local restaurantbusinesses for 30 years,during that time he workedalongside his father at English’s FamilyRestaurant in Salisbury.

He moved in 1984 to Marathon, Fla.,where he was self-employed as a charterboat captain. Returning to the area in1988, he settled in Seaford and beganworking for the State of Maryland wherehe went on to become the Assistant Com-missioner for Maryland Occupation ofSafety and Health. He was also a memberof the Maryland Safety Council.

Mr. English is survived by his wife,Donette C. Stallard English of Seaford;four children: Melissa English Shock andher husband, Brendan of Salisbury, Md.,Jack W. English III and his wife, Kristenof Cincinnati, Ohio, Scott M. Cannon andhis wife, Fernanda of San Diego, Calif.,and Kathryn E. English of Seaford andher fiancée, Clinton McCutchen of Laurel;grandchildren: Emily, Jack IV, Abigail,Maxwell Bryce; two sisters: Linda Collierand her husband, Charles of Deal Island,Md. and Susan Cannizzaro and her hus-band, Rick of Jacksonville, Fla.; andfriends, Lynn and Leon Widdowson ofDover.

A memorial service will be held Satur-day, March 3, 2007, at 11 a.m. at Hol-loway Funeral Home. Friends may callone hour prior to the service.

The family asks that donations be madeto the Jack W. English, Scholarship forCulinary Arts, c/o Wicomico High School,201-299 Long Ave., Salisbury, MD 21804.

Arrangements are in the care of Hol-loway Funeral Home, 501 Snow HillRoad, Salisbury, MD 21804.


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Chapter of the BrotherhoodPlans are going forward at St.

Luke’s Episcopal Church for theformation of a Chapter of theBrotherhood of St. Andrew, anorganization of the EpiscopalChurch founded in 1883. Thischapter is open to all men in St.Luke’s parish and in the commu-nity and will offer the opportuni-ty for men to gather together forprayer, study, service and fellow-ship. Call the church office at629-7979 or Joe Coladonato at629-5597.

All Saints Lenten servicesAll Saints Episcopal Church,

Delmar, Palm and Passion Sun-day, April 1. The 10 a.m. servicewill begin in the parish hall withthe traditional blessing and distri-bution of palms. The service willcontinue in the church with thereading of our Lord’s Passionconcluding with Eucharist.

Maundy Thursday, April 5 -Service begins at 7 p.m. and willconclude with the stripping of thealtar in preparation for Good Fri-day.

Good Friday Service, April 6 -Noon and 7 p.m. The full peni-tential service will be offered.The Prayer Book service with thestations will last approximatelyone hour.

Easter Sunday, of the Resur-rection, April 8. The 10 a.m.service will be a joy-filled cele-bration of Resurrection withbeloved hymns and communionfor all baptized persons.

Seaford Mission ceremonyThe Seaford Mission cordially

invites you to the Graduation ofClass 20 from the Mission's Dis-cipleship Program on Friday,March 2. A pot-luck dinner willbegin at 6:30 p.m. The Gradua-tion Ceremony will follow at7:30 p.m. Help us celebrate thebeginning of a new season in thelives of our graduates. The dinnerand ceremony will be held at St.John's United Methodist Church,300 Pine Street at Poplar,Seaford.

Contact Cheryl or Nancy atthe Seaford Mission at (302) 629-2559. Let us know how manypeople will be attending and whatcovered-dish item you plan tobring. We look forward to shar-ing this time with you and ourgraduates.

Thank you and God Blessfrom the Seaford Mission.

Centenary Church GospelCafé

Centenary United MethodistChurch, Poplar and Marketstreets, Laurel, is hosting a Chris-tian music evening each Satur-day, beginning at 6 p.m. in theFellowship Hall of the church.Bruce and Nancy Willey are pre-

senting live Christian music, fel-lowship, and refreshments.

March guest singers are:Mar. 3 - "Revived," "Sounds

of Joy," Cassandra Abbott.Mar. 10 - Frank Silva, Samuel

Hearn, Everett Hart.Mar. 17 - Denise Harper,

Harold Boogie White, AprilRosser.

Mar. 24 - "Voices of Harmo-ny," "Living Lights," Fred Brock,Gary Holloway, Randy Lee.

Mar. 31 - Jim Perry, SierraSpicer, Galen & Jillian Queen.

Every week, Mary Ann Youngjoins us!

Everyone is invited to attend.For more information, contact theChurch office at 875-3983 orBruce Willey at 875-5539.

Mt. Calvary BBQ and Fish FryBig Winter BBQ and Fish Fry,

10 a.m. at Mt. Calvary A.M.E.Church, Concord. Platters of ribs,fish or chicken are $7. This eventis sponsored by the Men of Mt.Calvary. For more information,contact William Palmer at 629-5699 or John Oliver at 629-9722.

2nd Sunday in Lent St. Luke's Episcopal Church

will observe the second Sundayin Lent on March 4, at the 9 a.m.service of Holy Eucharist withthe reading of The Great Litany,an ancient liturgy used at the be-ginning of the somber penitentialseason of lent.

The 6 p.m. Thursday eveningHoly Eucharist service will befollowed by Stations of the Crossat 6:30 p.m. This service willcontinue throughout Lent. All arewelcome to attend. St. Luke's islocated on Front Street inSeaford.

Luncheon & AuctionSt. George's United Methodist

Church, located between Laureland Delmar, on Saturday, March10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., willhold its Annual Spring Luncheon- featuring oyster fritters andchicken salad sandwiches, hotdogs with homemade soups -cream of crab, peas & dumplingsand vegetable beef. Eat in or takeout. There also will be a silentauction and bake table. Call 302-846-2301 for more information ifneeded.

Suicide Prevention Workshop Christ United Methodist

Church, 510 S. Central Ave.,Laurel, is sponsoring a specialpresentation by the DelawareMental Health Association onSaturday, March 10, 9 a.m.-noon,at the church. This presentationwill feature representatives fromthe Delaware Mental Health As-sociation who will help identifythe warning signs of suicide anddiscuss issues related to depres-sion and other mental illnesses.

There is no cost for this presenta-tion and the public is invited toattend. For more information,contact the church office at 875-4233.

Nyack College ConcertOn Sunday, March 11, at 7

p.m., the Atlanta Road AllianceChurch will host a concert of sa-cred music performed by the Ny-ack College Chorale. Nyack Col-lege is a Christian liberal arts col-lege in the New York metropoli-tan area.

Under the direction of Prof.Joel Jameson, the Chorale willpresent a variety of music fromRenaissance madrigals to Spiritu-als. The highlight of the eveningwill be selections from "I Am theWay," a dramatic musical depic-tion of the life of Christ byJerome Hines.

The Atlanta Road AllianceChurch is located at 22625 At-lanta Road, 1-1/2 miles north ofStein Highway (Route 20) inSeaford. The concert is free, but afreewill offering will be taken tohelp defray the costs of the tour.For more information, call thechurch at (302) 629-5600 or visitwww.atlantaroadcma.org.

Shiloh House Friend-RaiserResponding to the cries for

hope from parents all across Del-

marva, Shiloh House of Hopegears up to host its 2nd AnnualFriend-Raiser. With severalclients already in their non-resi-dential program and parents par-ticipating in parenting classes,Shiloh waits for rezoning ofproperty to build so that they canbegin their residential program.

At the event on Saturday,March 10 at the Sam Yoder Com-munity Building in Greenwood,attendees will hear from formerNational House of Hope residentJesse Cloud.

She will share her story ofhope, healing and restoration.The evening will be hosted byJoy 102.5!'s Rodney Baylouswith good food, musical talentand a silent auction.

Tickets for the event are $50per person. For more informationor to purchase tickets, contactMaria Peachey at 302-337-9330,or email her at [email protected].

Ladies Spring Conference “Disciplines of a Beautiful

Woman,” Ladies and Teen GirlsSpring Conference will be onSaturday, March 31, from 9 a.m.to 3:30 p.m., at Calvary BaptistChurch, Georgetown. Speakerwill be Juanita Purcell of the Vil-lages, Fla., Women’s ConferenceSpeaker and Author. Come and

join us, find out the secret to con-tentment and beauty. There willalso be a time of worship andpraise, special reading, food andfellowship.

Register by March 12, cost is$7. (Cost includes breakfast andlunch, on site.) Register afterMarch 12, cost will be $15 perperson. Call the church at 856-3773.

Calvary Baptist Conference “Disciplines of a Beautiful

Woman,” Ladies and Teen GirlsSpring Conference will be onSaturday, March 31, from 9 a.m.to 3:30 p.m., at Calvary BaptistChurch, Georgetown. Speakerwill be Juanita Purcell of the Vil-lages, Fla., Women’s ConferenceSpeaker and Author. There willalso be a time of worship andpraise, special reading, food andfellowship. Register by March12. Cost is $7, which includesbreakfast and lunch, on site. AfterMarch 12, the cost will be $15per person. Call 856-3773.

Christ Lutheran Lenten Christ Lutheran Church is ob-

serving the Lenten season withspecial Wednesday evening serv-ices. All services begin at 7:30p.m. Prior to the services nowthrough March 28, there will becovered dish dinners at 6:30 p.m.


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Approximately 55 peoplegathered in Joe Massey's garageon Feb. 18, to enjoy an afternoonof fellowship, good food, andprizes.

The party got off to a goodstart with Joe presenting a plaqueto Frank Dean for his support anddedication in making this year'sevent a success.

Many people brought dishesof food which were devouredduring the course of the day.Hors d'oeuvres of single friedoysters lasted only briefly for theearly birds, but Ernie Lyons hadbrought a casserole of scallopedoysters that seem to satisfy theseafood lovers.

Nearly 15 door prizes weregiven to those fortunate enoughto hold winning numbers.

A 50-50 drawing was held andDon Drugash of Seaford was the

ultimate winner.A blind drawing for drivers in

the Daytona Race was held andTim Cooper, who by chance hadpicked Kevin Harvick, was thegrand prize winner. Second placeor runner-up went to KennyStafford, who with seconds re-maining had been sitting there,smiling like a Cheshire cat untilHarvick inched his way by MarkMartin. Third place award wentto Mike Fletcher who had drawnJeff Burton, but wasn't aware hewas a winner until the next day -shame on you Mike!

The biggest winners of the dayare Ethan and Becca Wheatley,son and daughter of Mark andMissy Wheatley, who had beenselling candy bars for the Nanti-coke Little League until DavidStafford (Heavy) bought the boxand remaining contents whichabruptly put them out of busi-ness.

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Seaford Race Party Sign

Some of the group of race fans gathered at Joe Massey's garage.

Joe Massey presenting a plaque to Frank Dean for his sup-port in making this year's event a success.

Police ask public’shelp in findingeBay scammer

Delaware State Police areseeking the public's assistance inlocating a suspect who is accusedof scamming a woman on e-Bay.This same suspect is also accusedof selling a car, which he did notown, to another victim.

Reginald H. Pimental, 23, ofMillsboro, is currently wanted bythe state police on two counts offelony theft by false pretense, andhe is wanted on five court capias-es.

In August 2006, a 54-year-oldfemale victim, from Michigan,placed a bid for a diamond ringon eBay and lost the auction. Thevictim then received a secondchance email from the suspect,who provided his phone numberand correct last name but a differ-ent first name. After conversingwith the suspect, the victimagreed to pay $2,500 for the ring.The victim paid the suspect viapaypal; however, to this day shehas not received the ring. Thevictim has made numerous callsand sent emails to the suspect de-manding the ring to no avail.

While investigating this inci-dent, state police detectives alsoreceived a complaint from a sec-ond victim who claimed he wasscammed by the suspect. OnFeb. 11, a 32-year-old male vic-tim, from Millsboro, agreed topurchase a 1999 VW Jetta fromthe suspect for $1,500. The vic-tim knew the suspect so he felt hecould trust him. The victim paid

the suspect the money; however,when he went to obtain the titlefrom a third party, this person didnot know what he was talkingabout. Further investigation re-vealed that the suspect had justpurchased the vehicle from adealership and had not made anypayments on it. The dealershipstill holds the title and is plan-ning to repossess the vehicle.

Anyone who believes theyhave been scammed by the sus-pect, or know his whereabouts,are urged to call Detective CherylArnold at (302) 856-5850 Ext.257.

Timothy and Tara Pulice,Fleetwood Pond, Lot No. 7, Nan-ticoke Hundred, Det. Garage,$57,600

Wheatley Ventures, Inc.,Morningside Village, Lot No. 37,Nanticoke Hundred, Dwelling,$95,230

James and Lucille Mae Van-derhoeven, W/Rd. No. 509 and514, Little Creek Hundred, Interi-or Remodel, $18,000

W. Allen Whaley, N/Rd.No.72, W/Rd. No. 462, Lot No.1, Little Creek Hundred, PoleBuilding, $14,400

Timothy and Dorothy Dukes,Cherry Walk Woods, Lot No. 1,Little Creek Hundred, Dwellingw/Additions, $194,848

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The marriage of Jessica Meredith toDominick DiNunzio took place Saturday,Nov. 11, 2006, at 2 p.m., at Grace BaptistChurch, Hurlock, Md., with Pastor DaveStewart officiating.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. andMrs. Jeff Meredith of Seaford. She gradu-ated from Bob Jones University inGreenville, S.C., and in employed by Au-toTrader.com.

The bridegroom is the son of Mr. andMrs. Dominick DiNunzio of Quarryville,Pa.. He graduated from Bob Jones Univer-sity in Greenville, S.C., and is employedby IKON Office Solutions.

Jillalison Camp of Vineland, N.J., wasthe maid of honor. Bridesmaids were An-gela Meredith, Julie Condos, Rachel Ven-zuch, Kristin VanLenten and Jessica Dren-nen. Flower girl was Madison Fleming ofCambridge, Md.

Serving as best man was Anthony DiN-

unzio of Quarryville, Pa. Groomsmenwere Alan Stamey, Mark VanLenten,Justin DiNunzio, James Taylor, AaronFisher, Jeff Meredith and Ritchie Thur-man. Ring bearer was Tyler DiNunzio.

After a wedding cruise to the Mediter-ranean, the couple will reside in York, Pa.


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Kristin Graham and Daniel Presuttiwere united in marriage on May 13, 2006,at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist inSavannah, Ga. Father John Markham offi-ciated the double ring ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. andMrs. Kenneth Graham of Seaford.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.Ralph Presutti of Wethersfield, Conn.

The maid of honor was Kyle Bryden,sorority sister of the bride, of Mt. Laurel,N.J. The bridesmaids were Lauren Martinof Kent Island, Md., Jennifer Dorffeld andHolli Weaver of Savannah, Ga., all friendsof the bride, and Bevin Presutti of Stam-

ford, Conn., sister of the groom.The best man was Douglas Presutti of

New York City, brother of the groom. Thegroomsmen were John Dorffeld, John Bar-ton, Asley Garry and Matthew Vollar, allfellow Army officers of the groom.

Following the ceremony, a receptionwas held at the Hyatt Regency in Savan-nah. The couple spent their honeymoon inthe Caribbean and now reside in Savan-nah. The bride is a registered nurse at Sa-vannah Memorial Hospital. Her husbandis a captain in the U.S. Army and is sta-tioned at Ft. Stewart near Savannah.

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Kristin Elizabeth Wheatley andWilliam Edward Senkbeil III have an-nounced their engagement.

She is the daughter of Charles andMaryann Wheatley of Delmar, Del. He isthe son of Bill and Cheryl Senkbeil ofHebron, Md.

The bride-to-be is a 2004 graduate ofDelmar High School and is attending Sal-isbury University, working toward a bach-elor’s degree in psychology. After gradua-tion she plans to attend graduate school topursue a PhD.

Her fiancé is a 2001 graduate ofMardela High School. He attended Wor-Wic Community College and is employedby Columbia Amusement in Delmar, as aservice technician.

The wedding is planned for Aug. 11 atGateway Church of Christ in MardelaSprings, Md. The reception will follow atChateau De Ville in Salisbury, Md.

Formal wedding invitations will be is-sued.

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Wesner and Sharpto be wed in June

Richard Wayne Wesner and Jean AnnWesner of Bridgeville announce the en-gagement of their daughter, Penny JeanWesner, to Simon Wayne Sharp, son ofSimon Leroy Sharp and Regina Stachnickof Delaware.

The couple became engaged at thestroke of midnight on New Year’s Evewhile in Wilmington with some friendsand family.

The bride-to-be is a 1997 graduate ofWoodbridge Sr. High School. She is em-ployed with County Bank in Seaford.

Her fiancé is a 1994 graduate ofWoodbridge Sr. High School. He is em-ployed with Advanced Auto parts inSeaford.

A June wedding is planned. Penny Jean Wesner and

Simon Wayne Sharp

Mr. and Mrs. Barry A. Smith of BocaRaton, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. MichaelPellish of Lake Hiawatha, N.J., announcethe engagement of their son and daughter,Jason E. Smith and Kathleen M. Pellish.

Smith is employed by the Office DepotCorporate Division in Delray Beach, Fla.His fiancee is an elementary schoolteacher at Whispering Pines ElementarySchool in Boca Raton.

A Jan. 26, 2008, wedding is beingplanned in Boca Raton. Smith is thegrandson of Harriet W. Hickman of Lau-rel.

Smith, Pellish plana Florida wedding

Jason E. Smith and Kathleen M. Pellish

Donna Weber of Laurel was the stagemanager in the University of Mary Wash-ington’s production of “Shakespeare’sR&J.” The show ran in February.

Weber is the daughter of Andra andBob Weber of Laurel and is a 2004 gradu-

ate of Delmar High School. She is a juniormajoring in theatre.

“Shakespeare’s R&J” is an adaptationof Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, “Romeoand Juliet.”

Weber stage manager for college play

Buy a Brick Campaign Help “pave the way to independence”

for people with disabilities by participat-ing in Easter Seals’ Buy a Brick Cam-paign.

All bricks will help construct a patio atthe Easter Seals Tunnell Center, located at22317 DuPont Blvd. in Georgetown. Thiswheelchair-accessible patio, featuring theEaster Seals’ lily design, will help peoplewith disabilities enjoy the outdoors. Brickscan be personalized to honor a familymember, Easter Seals staff member or par-ticipant, or local business, and are tax-de-ductible. For more information, contactClour at 800-677-3800 [email protected]

Delaware Healthy Living Expo The Delaware Healthy Living Expo,

featuring an array of speakers and work-shops on issues of family, physical, spiri-tual, financial, emotional, and intellectualwellness, will be held at the Chase Centeron the Riverfront in Wilmington on March10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Headlining the workshop programs willbe Lisa Whaley, founder and president ofLife Work Synergy, LLC.

Whaley, who is also an accomplishedauthor, will present “Finding the OffSwitch in an Always On World” to giveinsight to attendees on finding a harmo-nious balance between work and life.

Four additional speakers will followaddressing healing, self-sabotage, positive

attitudes, and exercise. Admission to the Expo is $7. A special

luncheon package is also available for$17.

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For more information about the expo,visit www.lifetimeexpos.com or call 215-968-4593.

Holistic approach to healthMassage therapists, physical therapists,

acupuncturists, as well as doctors andnurses, can learn the holistic art of zerobalancing through new workshops beingoffered at Delaware Technical & Commu-nity College.

The Owens Campus in Georgetownwill offer the 50-hour program - composedof two 25-hour segments taught over fourdays - beginning in early March.

Zero balancing is a gentle, noninvasive,hands-on therapy received clothed whilelying face up on a massage table.

An advanced studies program for li-censed or certified healthcare profession-als, the course will teach participants theskills of balancing body energy with bodystructure and the unique touch that allowsthem to harmonize that relationship.

It will be taught by Olaive Jones, MA,a certified zero balancer and faculty mem-ber of the Zero Balancing Health Associa-tion.

For more information, call Corporateand Community Programs at 854-6966.


Colds and coughs are usually minor ill-nesses. The medications used to treat themcan be more dangerous than the illness it-self.

Three children under 6-months of agedied from overdose of cough and coldmedications in 2005. One of them had tak-en two different medications with the samedrug.

There are three groups of drugs that wesee in these preparations. The first of thoseare decongestants. They work very wellfor runny noses. However, they are theones with the worst side effects.

One of them is called phenyl-propanolamine. It is no longer available. Itused to be the main ingredient inDimetapp.

A second one is called pseudoephedrine(Sudafed). It was in the medications takenby all three of the infants that died.

In low dose it is something that I havelong prescribed. I never had many prob-lems with that low dose prescribing.

A third one is called phenylephrine

(Neosynephrine). It works fairly well as anose drop but does not work very wellwhen taken orally.

The second group of drugs is antihista-mines. They work well for allergies. Theydo not work as well for acute things likecolds. However, most of the over thecounter cough and cold drugs now containonly antihistamines.

The drugs that fall into this category in-clude chlorpheniramine (Chlortrimeton),

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) andbrompheniramine (found in Dimetapp).

The best way to use these is to trythem. If they help the runny nose and donot cause side effects, continue them. Ifthey don't work, stop them. If they helpbut cause side effects, the child is probablybetter off with the runny nose.

The third group of drugs is the coughsuppressants. Most of them are by pre-scription only.

There is one over the counter coughsuppressant. It is called dextromethorphan.The usual rule is that we never use coughsuppressants in children under two yearsof age.

That is related to the reason they arecoughing to begin with. They are coughingto clear out infected fluids. If we stop that,it can cause pneumonia.

Children under age two are more proneto pneumonia because of their smallbreathing passageways. This it is too riskyto use it under that age.

Over age two, while coughs may be an-noying, they are not usually dangerous.Again there is still the possibility of caus-

ing pneumonia with a cough suppressant. That is especially true when the reason

for the cough is wheezing. For that reason,I usually give wheezing medicine for chil-dren who wake up in the middle of thenight with a cough. I do not suppress theircough.

For the older child with a postnasaldrip, there might be a reason for a singledose of dextromethorphan at bedtime tohelp them sleep. It does not need to beused the rest of the day.

Sometimes, antihistamines can dry upthe drip and a cough suppressant will notbe necessary. It is worth trying the antihis-tamine first.

It is interesting how something as sim-ple as a cold can be so complicated totreat. All medications carry risks. The risksin a very young child are usually greaterthan those in an adult.

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In 2001, following doctoralwork and advanced studies atseveral institutions, Dr.Hollingsworth earned her Ph.D.in counseling from Pacific West-ern University.

She is a nationally certifiedcounselor, participating in thestandardization of the NationalCounselor Certification Test.Over the years, she has been anadjunct professor at the Universi-ty of LaVerne, Delaware StateUniversity, and Wilmington Col-lege, counseling practicum super-visor for the University ofDelaware, Southern Illinois Uni-versity, and Wilmington College.

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The holidays have come and gone,

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In 1608, Captain John Smith with acrew of about 15 men explored theChesapeake Bay for more than threemonths in a vessel known as a “shal-lop.” This year celebrates the 400thanniversary of that journey.The John Smith shallop will visitthe Nanticoke River Marine Park inBlades on May 30 for a commemora-tion of Smith’s first contact with Na-tive Americans in what is nowDelaware. The shallop will be on dis-play in the marina basin near the Nan-ticoke River Yacht Club. In addition to educational displays,curators and re-enactors from SultanaProjects, Inc. – the group fromChestertown, Md., that built the shal-lop replica and is retracing the 1608voyage of the Chesapeake Bay — willbe on hand from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. toanswer questions. Shallop Captain Ian Bystrom recent-ly visited the marina in Blades to accli-mate himself with the location prior tostarting his historic re-enactment jour-ney in May. He met with Captain Dick Wolfe,the chair of the Blades/Seaford Land-ing Committee.

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Well, now, when you talk aboutbirthdays there is one that manypeople in Laurel are talking aboutat the present time. I lookedthrough my old columns, as I amsure I have written about her be-fore, but could not find anything,so I’ll just let the memories aboutthe First Lady of Laurel, Mrs.Mary Goff, come to the surface.

It’s Mary’s 99th birthday, and Icalled her Monday morning to seeif I could mention her in my col-umn. “Yeah,” she laughed, “Tell ‘em howmean I am.”

Well, for a mean person, she certainlyhas a lot of admirers, including parish-ioners at Laurel Church of Christ, sevengrandchildren, 20 great-grandchildrenand 12 great-great-grandchildren, not tomention 99 years worth of friends shehas gathered along the way.

Mary and Pete Goff came to Laurelaround 1939, when Pete got a job work-ing on the construction of the DuPontplant in Seaford. Later, he worked insidethe plant. My grandmother, BlancheMurphy, and my mom and dad, Dot andTom Murphy, got to know them almostimmediately as their house was acrossthe street from them in Laurel.

The Goffs had three children, Ruth,Jack and Bob. Ruth and Jack have passedaway, as has Pete. To say Pete was thelove of her life would be an understate-ment, as Mary was a very devoted wife.Last time I talked about it, Mary still hadmany of Pete’s personal things in thecloset some 35 years after his passing.

Mary and Pete got married in WestVirginia when Mary was 13 years oldand they were certainly no strangers tohard times. In fact, they came to Laurelin search of a better life. I could fill mycolumn with Mary’s stories about theirearly days in West Virginia, where theywere neighbors to the Janosiks.

Mary’s toughness is the stuff moviesare made of and getting her to tell youabout the furniture man trying to repos-sess their bed is a great story. Marypicked up a brick from the garden, toldthe man if he didn’t want it on the sideof his head he had best head on backdown the mountain. He left!

In 1943, I was born and Mary tells meshe pushed me around in a stroller for allto see. She says I was the “prettiest babyin Laurel.” (My friend Ace Himes coun-ters, “You must have been the only one.”)

Mary and Pete were among the firstmembers of the Laurel Church of Christand Mary still attends there today. Herson Bobby is a preacher in Nashville, Ibelieve.

Of course, the story about JohnnyJanosik coming up to Laurel to visitMary’s son Jack in 1940 has been toldmany times, as Johnny and the $2 he hadwhen he arrived are still here 60 yearslater. The Beasley family was here forperhaps 10 to 12 years and Walley, whowas Mary’s minister, and Betty becamevery close to Mary and Pete. In fact, theysaw Mary through Pete’s passing.

After many years, my association withMary increased through the church andafter the Beasleys transferred to Colum-bia, S.C., we all would go visit them.This was always an adventure as Marycould stay up and talk long past the timeeveryone else was more than ready forbed.

Our rides down there often involvedmy four children as well as Kay andMary, and a couple of times Mary took acouple of her grandkids. Eating friedchicken, brownies and more was just partof the fun we had as we headed south onthese 10- or 11-hour trips to Columbiaback then. Mary was a great southerncook long before they became famous ontelevision. At home up until perhaps ayear or so ago, Mary would cut her owngrass, repair her roof — yes, her roof —and do anything else that needed to bedone. That’s part of the legend of Mary.

My favorite “Mary story,” however,was when a group of us held a birthdayparty for Mary in the gym at North Lau-rel School many years ago. The Radishfamily, the Conaways and so many moregathered for this festive occasion and anold friend from Camden, S.C., DanKnight was in Laurel on a business trip,so he joined us. Everyone brought some-thing and Mary made her special meat-

loaf and I’m sure a pie or two. All of asudden, Dan got everyone’s attention ashe rolled a meat-package label off histongue after taking a bite of meatloaf.Everyone laughed till they cried, exceptpoor Mary, who boldly denied that thelabel had come off her ground meat. Thatevening, Mary was seen going throughher trash in a frenzy to find that meatpackage.

To this day, no one knows if Marywas tricked or not, but the following yearI gave her a box with 1,000 labels for hermeatloaf for Christmas. Mary is verysentimental and the last time I asked shestill had them.

Some of the things I hope you havepicked up about Mary are: her hospitality— “You can stay here as long as youwant to,” she told 16-year-old JohnnyJanosik; her dedication to work by doingfor herself; her dedication to God thathas never waned, even in her later years;and her enjoyment of life that has kepther going all these years.

Mary has never forgotten her humbleWest Virginia ways, as evidenced by herMonday morning breakfast she fixed. Itwas good old West Virginia sausagegravy. And that, her ability to cook forone or for any army, is another part ofMary’s story. She enjoys cooking im-mensely!

Granddaughter Cathy Parker is writinga journal on Mary’s life. It should bevery interesting. And by the way, Cathytold me that her grandmother has askedfor a power washer for her birthday.Nearly 100 years old, and still thinkingahead.

Next time you feel a little ache, re-member this: “I’m not as good as I usedto be, but I’m pretty good,” Mary says.This is one person Scorchy Tawes shouldhave interviewed before he passed away.

Happy birthday Mary. Your 100thshould be a great one!

I have been told that the Laurel Alum-ni Association Scholarship applicationforms are in the school office and areavailable as of today, March 1. They in-clude the Alumni Scholarship and theHelen Kirk Deputy Scholarship, and theclass of 1956 is awarding another one.

Speaking of the alumni, you formerBulldog players are asked to please joinin the festivities on Bulldog Day, March29, at the Laurel Football Field. Remem-

ber, you do not have to participate in it ifyou don’t want to. Your presence willmake this a special day.

For those who do participate, judgingwill be done on a sliding scale, with theoldest participants getting more pointsthan younger ones for doing an event. Ithink it will be broken down intodecades.

There will be more information as themonth goes by. To sign up, call 875-4851.

St. George’s United Methodist Churchis having its annual spring luncheon, Sat-urday, March 10, at the church communi-ty hall.

When I think of those folks, I can’thelp but remember the early days of mymarriage as my wife and I attended theworld-famous dinners for many, manyyears. I can see Howard Workman at thedoor taking tickets now.

The church members will serve oysterfritters, chicken salad, crab soup — youknow, the works. And there will also be asilent auction and baked-goods table.

Doris Culver asked me to mention thisand, as the church only has one or twodinners a year, I decided to do it forthese great folks. “After all,” as Dorissaid, “you carry a lot of weight aroundhere.”

Doris you’re right, about 35 morepounds than when I left DuPont 11 yearsago.

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T OWN M ANAGER P OSITION The Town of Laurel, DE (population 3,800) located in south - west Sussex County, a culturally diverse community, is seek - ing qualified candidates for the position of Town Manager. Candidates should have five years of municipal managerial experience with a bachelor’s degree in business or public administration, but preferably a Master’s in public admini - stration or associated field. This position oversees the opera - tions of a growing community as its Chief Administrative Officer. The town is a full service community with 29 full time employees and four part time employees. Fifteen of the employees report to the police chief, who reports directly to the Town Council. The ideal candidate will possess the fol - lowing traits and abilities: strong leadership, public speaking and interpersonal skills, knowledge of all phases of municipal government, staff development skills, municipal finance skills, grant writing and monitoring experience. The success - ful candidate will have demonstrated that he/she possesses a high level of ethics and integrity and an ability to tactfully interact with citizens, the Mayor and members of the Council and employees of the town. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate an ability to work closely with the Mayor and Council; possess strong team building skills and continue to foster strong partnerships with the community and business organizations. The candidate must be a resident of Delaware, living within the Laurel School District, or be willing to relocate to the area described. Candidates must possess a valid driver’s license, a good driving record, and be bondable. The successful candidate will be subject to an extensive background check. Salary DOQ. The town also offers a competitive benefit package.

Please send resumes to the Town of Laurel, Attn. Town Manager Position, 201 Mechanic Street, Laurel, Delaware 19956. Please include a Town of Laurel job application, which may be found online at www.townoflaurel.net.

Deadline is March 9, 2007.

The Town of Laurel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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The Seaford Swimming Association is accepting letter

of interest for LIFE GUARD POSITIONS

for the 2007 season. Anyone interested should send letter of interest which includes

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Mr Steve Halter 323 N. Hall St.

Seaford, DE 19973 Must be received by

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SEAFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT Social Studies Teacher

Middle Level Math Teacher Special Education Teachers – All areas

Secondary Math Teacher Business Education Teacher

Physical Science and/or Physics Teacher Biology Teacher

9 th Grade Academy Teacher Elem. Enrichment Teachers

Accepting applications – all teaching areas 2007-2008 school year

Candidates must meet State of DE Licensure/ Certification requirements. Professional application available online at: www.seaford.k12.de.us

Positions open until filled. Upon employment – all school employees must have a satisfactory criminal background check and produce documentation of Mantoux skin test results.

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Propane, Elec., Gas, Diesel

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Replacement, New Homes, Home Improvements & Customizing Over 25 Years Experience

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AUTOMOTIVE

ALLEN BODY WORKS, INC.

413 NORTH CENTRAL AVE. LAUREL, DE 19956

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REMODELING

New Homes Additions • Remodeling Trim • Repairs • Roofing

Siding • Framing

JOHN DIXON SR., President 9940 Birch St., Laurel, DE 19956

302-877-0250 • 302-228-4520

Over 15 years

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M-F 8-5; Sat. 8-4 Full Service Nursery:

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Shopping Ctr., Seaford, DE Donald L. Short, Owner/Sales

320 W. DuPont Hwy. Ste. 2, Millsboro, DE 19966

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Do you have books you’veread that are filling up clos-et space? I’ll come pickthem up from you. 875-3099. 3/1

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22 CAL. RIFLE, slide,pump action ony, will payup to $100+ for good one.877-0667. 2/15

H&R 9 SHOT 22 PISTOL,private owner. 875-2893.2/15

GOLD, SILVER COINS &broken jewelry. Mike, 841-5678. 1/25

AUTOMOTIVE

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‘51 CHEV. FLEETLINEDELUXE, 235 cu. in motor,powerline trans., $12,500OBO. 629-6355. 2/15

‘80 CHEV. TRUCK, 4 whl.dr., long bed, needs bodywork, tagged till ‘08. Asking$1995. 875-0964 before 9pm. 2/8

INTERSTATE BATTERY,new, fits GM cars, cost $90.Asking f$50. 1 WWGoodyear tire w/ 2/3 tread,P226-75R-15, $15. 629-2425. 2/8

‘91 CHEV. CAVALIER, as-is, $450 OBO. 542-6316.2/8

MUSTANG 5.0 L PARTS:Stock intakes, upper &lower, also ported lower in-takes. High performancecam shaft, still in box. CallBarry for prices, 875-2423.

‘91 BUICK SKYLARK, ma-roon, good cond., runs well.PW, AM-FM CD, $1200.629-4930 after 4:30 pm.

C-5 TRANSMISSION, 84Ford Bronko 4x4, 840 mi.,$500 OBO. 875-9499. 1/25

‘04 CHEV. BLAZER S-10,2-whl. dr., AT, 54,400 mi.$12,000. 628-7915. 1/25

CAMPERS/TRAILERS

‘99 SKYLINE NOMAD 36’travel trailer. 4 bunks infront, master BR in back,sleeps 10, bath w/shower.Slide-out full size refrig., gasstove & oven. Nice layoutbut no time to use. $12,000.629-7578. 2/8

ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLES

2 CIVIL WAR BOOKS,good cond., $700. 542-6316. 3/1

2 MAN CROSS-CUT SAWw/handles, very old & orig.cond., $100 firm. 682-7111.3/1

‘71 LAUREL H.S. GRAD.photo, 10”x16”, $25. 682-7111. 3/1

LOU GEHRIG ‘88 25¢STAMPS, sheet of 50 un-used stamps, exc. cond.$50. Free shipping. Man-uel, 877-0187, or [email protected]. 2/22

FOR SALE2 LA-Z-BOY RECLINERS,exc. cond., make an offer.337-8412. 3/1

ROCKER/RECLINER/LoveSeat, exc. shape, $75. 875-4387. 3/1

CHAINSAW, POULAND18”, nearly new, $50. 629-4348. 3/1

FARM EQUIP: Super Farm-all Tractor, hydrolic cultiva-tors, looks & runs great,PTO & draw bar, $2950.846-9788. 3/1

LAWN MOWER TRACTOR48” cut, 25 hp. 629-8692.

EXERCISE BIKE, $50.Eliptical, $50. Hess trucks,$18. Brand new basket,$10; Soccer, 410. WagonWhels, $75/pr. 398-0309.2/22

COMPLETE P.A. SYSTEM,877-0337. 2/22

DINING TABLE, Old Lion’shead & claw foot, 42” roundw/one leaf, oak, good cond.$750. Call bet. 9 am - noon.875-0397. 2/15

CANON PHOTO PRINTERPIXMA ip4300, regularprinting also. New-in box.$50. 628-0669. 2/15

SCOOTER - Brand new,never used. Fully equippedw/lights, basket, cover,clock & battery charger.Made for big or tall person,folds for travel. Pd. $3500,sacrifice for $2500 firm.629-8375. 2/15

2 UPRIGHT PIANOS, $25ea. 875-5200. 2/15

KENMORE STACKERWasher & Dryer. 628-5179.2/8

QUEEN SIZE WATERBED, dbl. ladder w/heatercontrol, frame & headboardw/lights & mirror, also, 6sets of sheets incl. $100.Over-stuffed Rocker, brownpattern, good cond., $25.875-5667. 2/8

FULL BED FRAME w/head-board & footboard, lt.maple, gently used, $50.Black steel frame full sizefuton w/black mattress,gently used, $100. 875-3066. 2/8

KITCHEN TABLE, lt. solidwood, 40” x 36” w/16” leaf &4 windsor style back woodchairs, $150 firm. 2 extrachairs, $50. 875-3066. 2/8

48 MEN’S TIES, many pat-terns, asking $55. Call Ron,410-896-3980. 2/8

DELL 4600 C SERIES pluskeyboard. Kenwood soundsytem 505 series w/speak-ers. Call Barry for prices875-2423. 2/8

BLACK LEATHER SOFA,love seat, 2 end tables, cof-fee table, $450 OBO. 934-7970. 2/8

EXERCISE MACHINE,new, still in box, $175. 875-7312. 2/8

HYDRAULIC RIDINGMOWER, platform lift,$350. 337-3447. 2/8

SEARS WASHER $300OBO,less than a year old.245-9519. 2/8

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INTERPRETER/TUTOR PARAPROFESSIONAL

The Sussex Academy of Arts and Sciences is seeking an interpreter/tutor paraprofessional for the hearing impaired for middle school students (grades 6-8) starting the 2007-2008 school year. Qualifications include: • Registered member of Interpreters of the

Deaf (National) and/or licensed as a teacher for the deaf.

Applications are available at: www.sussexacademy.org or by contacting the school: Sussex Academy of Ar ts & Sciences 21777 S ussex Pines Road Georgetown, DE 19947 Phone: (302) 856-3636

Closing Date: March 23, 2007 The Sus sex Academy of Arts & Sciences

is an equal opportunity employer.

TEACHERS WANTED The Sussex Academy of Arts and Sciences is seeking the following certified full-time teachers for middle school students (grades 6-8) starting the 2007-2008 school year. Math teacher who is highly qualified and proficient in teaching math . Science teacher who is highly qualified and provicient in teaching science . Applications are available at:

www.sussexacademy.org or by contacting the school: Sussex Academy of Ar ts & Sciences 21777 S ussex Pines Road Georgetown, DE 19947 Phone: (302) 856-3636

Closing Date: March 23, 2007 The Sus sex Academy of Arts & Sciences

is an equal opportunity employer.

INFO DAY R egarding HORSE

NUTRITION Sat., March 3rd

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2 CHIHUAHUA TERRIORpuppies, female, 1 white &1 tan, 7 wks old, $175 ea.negotiable. No calls after 9pm. 875-0964. 3/1

AUSTRALIAN BLUEHEELER, male, has shots,410-603-3786. 2/15

TWO KITTENS (Sisters), 4months old, everythingincl., litter box, collars, toys,very friendly. Asking $100OBO. Call Tyler at 448-6928 or Randi at 382-6329.2/8

BEAGLE PUPPIES, 8 wks.old, 2 males, 2 females,$100 pair. 542-6316. 1/25

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‘86 PALM HARBOR MO-BILE HOME, 14x70, 3 BRs,2 baths, C/A, good cond.,must be moved. $8000, ne-gotiable. 875-1907. 3/1

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LEGALS

THE COURT OFCOMMON PLEAS FOR

THE STATE OFDELAWARE IN AND FOR

SUSSEX COUNTYIn Re: Change of Name

of Ivy Ulrich-Bonk, Petition-er to: Ivy Bonk.

NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN that Ivy Ulrich-Bonkintends to present a Petitionto the Court of CommonPleas for the State ofDelaware in and for SussexCounty to change her nameto Ivy Bonk.Ivy Ulrich-Bonk, Petitioner

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NOTICE OF GENERALELECTION FOR

MUNICIPAL OFFICERSOF THE TOWN OF

LAUREL HAS BEENCANCELLED

Please take notice theGeneral Municipal Electionfor Municipal Officers of theTown of Laurel, scheduledfor Thursday, March 22,2007, has been cancelled,per The Town of Laurel’sCharter, Section 8(H). Thefollowing persons have filedfor Mayor and Councilseats and pursuant to Sec-tion 8(H) of the town char-ter, “In the event that onlyone person files or is nomi-nated for office for which an

election is to be held, theperson who files or who isnominated shall be deemedto be elected for full termand it shall not be neces-sary to have an election.”

Mayor, John J. ShwedCouncil Person

First Ward, Randall LeeCouncil Person

Fourth Ward,Terry WrightCouncil Person at Large

Fourth Ward, Phillip C.Calio

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NOTICEEstate of Martine Ann

Garland, Deceased.Notice is hereby given

that Letters of Administra-tion upon the estate of Mar-tine Ann Garland who de-parted this life on the 6thday of February, A.D. 2007late of Seaford, DE wereduly granted unto DebraWhitcraft on the 16th day ofFebruary, A.D. 2007, and allpersons indebted to thesaid deceased are requiredto make payments to thesaid Administratrix withoutdelay, and all persons hav-ing demands against thedeceased are required to

exhibit and present thesame duly probated to thesaid Administratrix on or be-fore the 6th day of October,A.D. 2007 or abide by thelaw in this behalf.

Administratrix: Debra Whitcraft

8114 Rose Cottage Lane,Fairplay, MD 21733

David L. WilsonRegister of Wills

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NOTICEEstate of George H.

Stanton, Deceased.Notice is hereby given

that Letters of Testamen-tary upon the estate ofGeorge H. Stanton, whodeparted this life on the 3rdday of November, A.D.2006 late of Millsboro, DEwere duly granted untoMargaret Wikstrom on the14th day of February, A.D.2007, and all persons in-debted to the said de-ceased are required tomake payments to the saidExecutrix without delay,and all persons having de-mands against the de-ceased are required to ex-hibit and present the same

duly probated to the saidExecutrix on or before the3rd day of July, A.D. 2007or abide by the law in thisbehalf.

Executrix: Margaret Wikstrom

P.O. Box 211Columbia, MD 21045

Attorney:Shannon R. Owens, Esq.Procino Wells, LLC123 Pennsylvania Ave.Seaford, DE 19973


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NOTICEEstate of Betty Louise

Scaggs, Deceased.Notice is hereby given

that Letters of Testamen-tary upon the estate ofBetty Louise Scaggs, whodeparted this life on the31st day of December, A.D.2006 late of Laurel, DEwere duly granted untoRobin D. Smith on the 5thday of February, A.D. 2007,and all persons indebted tothe said deceased are re-quired to make payments to


See LEGALS—page 37

PUBLIC AUCTION VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2007 - 11:00 a.m. Location: 301 South Market Street, Blades, Delaware. Traveling on US 13 in Seaford, Delaware, turn West onto Concord Road (Rd. 20) towards Blades. Proceed 9/10 mile and turn left onto Market Street. Continue 1/10 mile to property on the right - On the corner of Market Street & Third Street. Signs will be posted.

This two bedroom home with livingroom, kitchen, mud room and full bath is situated on a corner lot approximately 49.85’ x 126.58’ x 50’ x 127.38’, containing 6,338 square feet of land, more or less. The home has ceiling fans throughout and is equipped with 100 amp electric service, electric baseboard heat, brick fireplace in the livingroom, gas hot water heater, GE washer, Tappan gas range and Frigidaire refrigerator. Recent upgrades will include an updated kitchen, fresh interior & exterior paint, and new win - dow trims. The entire property is fenced in and there is a detached 6’ x 8’ storage build - ing in the spacious back yard. The property enjoys the convenience of town water and sewer.

Sussex County Tax Map Parcel # 1-32-1.15-56.00 Call our office today for more infor - mation or to schedule your private showing.

Real Estate Terms: Purchaser shall pay $5,000 down payment day of sale with cash or certified check made payable to Wilson’s Auction Sales, the balance to be paid within 45 days. Purchaser to pay all cost of examination, preparing and transferring the deed. Purchaser shall pay 3/4% and the seller shall pay 3/4% of the Delaware 1 1/2% State Realty Transfer Tax. Property also subject to a 1 1/2% Sussex County Realty Transfer Tax with 3/4% to be paid by the seller and 3/4% to be paid by the purchaser. Purchaser shall pay any and all other property transfer tax and fees. If the above terms are not complied with, the down payment shall be forfeited. Seller reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, but it is their intent to sell the property. This property is being sold “as is and where is” with no expressed or implied warranty. Announcements made day of sale take precedence over any printed material.

Auctioneer’s Note: Don’t miss this Public Auction of Real Estate. Visit our web site for a deed description.

Wilson’s Auction Sales, Inc. We Don’t Talk Service.......We Give It.

Dave Wilson, Auctioneer & Sales Manager K. Wade Wilson, Auctioneer & Customer Service Representative

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PUBLIC AUCTION VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2007 - 1:00 p.m. Location: 509 North Cannon Street, Bridgeville, Delaware. Traveling on US 13 in Bridgeville, Delaware, turn West at Weller’s Utility Trailer onto North Main Street. Proceed 7/10 mile and turn right onto Church Street. Go 1/10 mile and turn left onto North Cannon Street. Proceed 1/10 mile to house on the left. Signs will be posted.

This two bedroom home with livingroom, din - ingroom, kitchen, and full bath is situated on a lot approximately 60’ x 160’ containing 9600 square

feet of land, more or less. The home has hardwood floors throughout and is equipped with electric baseboard heat, electric hot water heater, Maytag stacking washer/dryer, GE stove and GE refrigerator. The exterior is protected with vinyl siding and an updated asphalt shingle roof. There is a 6’ x 10’ detached storage building in the large fenced in back yard, and the property enjoys the convenience of town water and sewer.

Sussex County Tax Map Parcel # 1-31 10.12 103.00

Call our office today for more information or to schedule your private showing.

Real Estate Terms: Purchaser shall pay $5,000 down payment day of sale with cash or certified check made payable to Wilson’s Auction Sales, the balance to be paid within 45 days. Purchaser to pay all cost of examination, preparing and transferring the deed. Purchaser shall pay 3/4% and the seller shall pay 3/4% of the Delaware 1 1/2% State Realty Transfer Tax. Property also subject to a 1 1/2% Sussex County Realty Transfer Tax with 3/4% to be paid by the seller and 3/4% to be paid by the purchaser. Purchaser shall pay any and all other property transfer tax and fees. If the above terms are not complied with, the down payment shall be forfeited. Seller reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, but it is their intent to sell the property. This property is being sold “as is and where is” with no expressed or implied warranty. Announcements made day of sale take precedence over any printed material.

Auctioneer’s Note: Don’t miss this Public Auction of Real Estate in the town of Bridgeville. Visit our web site for a complete deed description.

Wilson’s Auction Sales, Inc. We Don’t Talk Service.......We Give It.

Dave Wilson, Auctioneer & Sales Manager K. Wade Wilson, Auctioneer & Customer Service Representative

(302) 422-3454 Fax (302) 422-0462 www.wilsonsauction.com

5 th Annual Spring Consignment Sale

Tractors, Trucks, Farm Machinery April 7, 2007

Laurel Auction Market At Corners of Route 13 & 9

For Consignment Information Contact: Lee Collins, Auctioneer

302-236-0344 or 302-846-3936

the said Executrix withoutdelay, and all persons hav-ing demands against thedeceased are required toexhibit and present thesame duly probated to thesaid Executrix on or beforethe 31st day of August, A.D.2007 or abide by the law inthis behalf.

Executrix:

Robin D. Smith27781 Crittenden Court,

Salisbury, MD 21801Attorney:James A. Yori, Esq.Fuqua & YoriP.O. Box 250Georgetown, DE 19947


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NOTICEEstate of Pearl

Chaffinch, Deceased.Notice is hereby given

that Letters of Testamen-tary upon the estate ofPearl Chaffinch, who de-parted this life on the 9thday of January, A.D. 2007late of Seaford, DE wereduly granted unto BenjaminF. Chaffinch on the 2nd dayof February, A.D. 2007, and

all persons 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 9th day of September,A.D. 2007 or abide by thelaw in this behalf.

Executor: Benjamin F. Chaffinch

313 N. Bradford St.,Seaford, DE 19973


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NOTICEEstate of Doris Y. Mc-

Quay, Deceased.Notice is hereby given

that Letters of Testamen-tary upon the estate ofDoris Y. McQuay, who de-parted this life on the 18thday of November, A.D.2006 late of Laurel, DEwere duly granted unto Pa-tricia A. Menser on the 2ndday of February, A.D. 2007,and all persons indebted tothe said deceased are re-quired to make payments tothe said Executrix withoutdelay, and all persons hav-ing demands against thedeceased are required toexhibit and present the

same duly probated to thesaid Executrix on or beforethe 18th day of July, A.D.2007 or abide by the law inthis behalf.

Executrix: Patricia A. Menser

1107 Walnut Street,Delmar, MD 21875


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NOTICEEstate of Oliver H. Hast-

ings, Deceased.Notice is hereby given

that Letters of Administra-tion upon the estate of Oliv-er H. Hastings who depart-ed this life on the 13th dayof September, A.D. 2006late of Delmar, DE wereduly granted unto David W.Hastings on the 5th day ofFebruary, A.D. 2007, and allpersons indebted to thesaid deceased are requiredto make payments to thesaid Administrator withoutdelay, and all persons hav-ing demands against thedeceased are required toexhibit and present thesame duly probated to thesaid Administrator on or be-fore the 13th day of May,A.D. 2007 or abide by thelaw in this behalf.

Administrator: David W. Hastings16929 Laurel Rd.,Laurel, DE 19956

Attorney:William Schab, Esq.Schab & BarnettP.O. Box 755Georgetown, DE 19947


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LEGALS - from Page 36

Estate Auction Today– 3 BR, 1 BA Estate home in Laurel, DE Marshall Auctions is honored to sell for the Estate of Mrs. Edith H. Irwin of Laurel, DE.

TODAY - Thursday February 22 nd , at 5:18 PM – 10976 Delaware Ave., Laurel, DE

Nicely maintained 3 BR, 1 BA split level home on a large 1/3 Acre lot in Lakeside Manor

Large Public Multi-Estate Auction Selling from Several prominent local estates.

Friday Night, February 23 rd , 2006 at 5:00 PM Very Nice Selection of Early Antiques including 6 corner cupboards,

Lancaster County Jelly Cupboard, many crocks, yellow ware bowls and more!! Held at the Marshall Auction Facility at 8000 Esham Rd., Parsonsburg, MD

Personal Property Preview: 2 hours prior to the Auction. Directions: At the intersection of Rt. 50 & Forest Grove Rd., in Parsonsburg, turn North onto Forest Grove Rd. and follow for 0.5 miles to Old Ocean City Rd. Right onto Old O. C. Rd. and follow for 1.2 miles to Esham Rd. Left onto Esham Rd. and follow for 1.2 miles to burgundy/tan building on left. Signs Poste d. Glass/China/Collectables (5pm): Many stoneware crocks and mixing bowls including: J.M. Hickerson Struasburg, Va, D.T. Haynes & Co. Baltimore, L. Wiman & Sons, early yellow ware bowls, and many nesting bowls, oyster crock, red ware crock, over 1 dozen butter presses and molds, 2 Daisey butter churns, 12 Riddle Farm “Man of War”sketches, several nice oyster cans, oyster box, Lg. split oak gathering baskets, eastern shore baskets, early double globe vanity lamp, early spice set, 3 German weather gauges, sterling candle holders, candelabras, pr prism lamps, etched cruets, oil lamps, Scot tie dog door stop, blue and white Yale pitcher, German and Japanese tea pots, Limoges Bridal Rose, Fostoria, pr ballerina lamps, Westclox mantle clock, Austrian plates, Meakin pitchers, 2 alabaster lamps, Rick Fi sh shore bird and decoy, Selbyville advertising ash tray, primitive federal shell mouse trap box, pr po rcelain lamps, Griswold trivets, pot lifters, flat irons, horse haines, punch bowl and cups, 2 etched condim ent sets, pheasant glass collection, misc. pink and green depression, full size mannequin, Bausch and Lomb microscope, early dolls, vintage kitchen ware, early document box, coffee grinders, milk bottles, Longaberger baskets, children’s dishes, eel, frog and fish gigs, fishing basket, oyster knives, clam bakes, inland net, horse bits, and much more!! Furniture (Approx. 7:30pm): Lg. Walnut corner cabinet, Tall oak corner cabinet, Lancaster County Jelly Cupboard, poplar jelly cupboard, Walnut salesman’s sample table, carved oak mirrored back buff et, Lg. oak empire style table, early flax wheels, Eastlake Style corner cabinet, Lg. Walnut carved armo ire, pine corner hutch, gold upholstered burl front sofa, barrister bookcase, early marble top pine cupbo ard, pr empire game tables, walnut 1drawer over 2 door washstand w/ teardrop pulls, highly carved hall oak h all tree, several early work tables, 2 empire end stands, eastern shore blanket chest, early flour bin, 2 drawer stand w/ glass pulls, cherry breakfront, cherry drop leaf table and 4 chairs, marble top Victorian s tand, several smoking stands, mahogany 2 drawer spool cabinet, marble top surrender table, Wurlitzer piano , 2 drawer over 2 door marble top washstand, gold upholstered carved back sofa, leather inlay ball in cl aw coffee table, poplar surrender table, carved settee, wicker baby carriage, dove tailed blanket chest , dove tailed tool chest, Sm. open face corner cupboard, poplar writing desk, drop center dresser w/ mirror , 3 pc decorative cement fire place, stained glass window, yarn winder, Lg. ornate oval mirror, needle poin t rug, walnut and iron bible stand, cracked paint decorative screen, Sm. oak hanging cabinet, kneeling benc h, andirons, and more!! Box lots will be sold last: Milk glass vases, misc. amber glass, lesser china, flatware, flower planters, cups /saucers, and more! Terms Personal Property : Cash Or Approved Check Day of sale. Visa/MC/Amex/Discover. 8% Buyer Premium. 3% Discount for cash or check. Everything Sold “As Is” with no warranties of any kind. Auct ion conducted inside & outside our 9,000 Sq. Ft. facility. Two Auctioneers. Some seating provided. Food served by Millie’s. Personal Property Preview: 2 hours prior to the Auction.

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CITY OF SEAFORD

Municipal Election – March 5, 2007

The City of Seaford Municipal Election will be held on Monday, March 5, 2007 in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 414 High Street, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. E.S.T. and 8:00 p.m. E.S.T.

One (1) Council Member will be elected for a (3) year term. All candidates must have filed by 500 p.m., E.S.T., February 16, 2007. Any

candidate who withdraws his/her name must do so in writing. Any candidate who withdraws his/her name after 5:00 p.m., E.S.T., February 16, 2007 will still appear on the official ballot for election.

Anyone eighteen (18) years of age or older who is a bona fide resident to be eligible to vote, must be registered at the Seaford City Hall by 5:00 p.m., E.S.T., February 16, 2007. A nonresident property owner to be eligible to vote must be owner of record for a period of six (6) months immediately preceding the date of the Annual Municipal Election (September 1, 2006) and shall have one vote provided he or she is registered on the “Books of Registered Voters” maintained at the City Hall.

The City of Seaford has independent registration procedures for the Annual Municipal Election . To vote, you must meet the eligibility require - ments and be registered on the “Books of Registered Voters” maintained at City Hall.

A person shall be required to register only one time. You are urged to check your registration if you did not vote in the last municipal election.

All voters will need to show proof of residency which may be a State of Delaware driver’s license, a federal or state tax return with address, a City of Seaford utility bill or real estate property tax bill, or other acceptable proof of residency or ownership.

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Laurel Star SportsLaurel Star SportsLocal athletes named to 06-07winter all-conference teams

The following Western Sussex athleteswere named to the Henlopen All-Confer-ence teams for the 2006-07 Winter sportsseason:

Wrestling- First team- 112- ScottLawrence, Sussex Central (Laurel); 189-Alex Thomas, Sussex Tech; Hwt. DarrenCollins, Delmar; Second team- 112- Wen-dell Cannon, Sussex Tech; 189- JustinThomas, Delmar; 215- Jamar Beckett-Sussex Tech

Boys’ basketball- Henlopen All-Con-ference- first team- Vashad Whidbee-Woodbridge, Kory Belle- Sussex Tech;second team- Kyan Andrews- Seaford;Barry Bratten- Delmar

All Henlopen North- first team- KoryBelle- Sussex Tech; second team- JacobMitchell- Sussex Tech; honorable men-tion- Jeffone Hill- Sussex Tech

All Henlopen South- first team-Vashad Whidbee, Woodbridge, Kyan An-drews- Seaford, Barry Bratten- Delmar;second team- Deaven Horne- Wood-bridge, Trent Passwaters, Laurel; honor-able mention- Daniel Foster- Delmar,David Albert, Laurel, Terry Hood-

Seaford, Marc Nock- WoodbridgeGirls’ basketball- All Henlopen

North- second team- Brittany Griffin,Sussex Tech; honorable mention- PaigeMorris- Sussex Tech

All Henlopen South- first team- Tian-dra Felix, Woodbridge, Tomorrow Brid-dell, Laurel, Ambre Burbage, Seaford;second team- Katie McMahon, Delmar,Twyla Hill, Laurel, De’Andria Farlow,Seaford; honorable mention- ShannonWilson, Delmar, Tykia Briddell, Laurel,Jenna Schrock, Woodbridge

Boys’ swimming- first team- AndrewHalter, Seaford, Drew Venables, Seaford,Lee Mayer, Seaford; second team- CoryDarden, Seaford, Brian DeMott, Seaford,Tim Halter, Seaford; honorable mention-Spencer Noel, Seaford, Phillip DeMott,Seaford, Trevor Lee, Seaford; Coach ofthe Year- Jackie Morris, Seaford

Girls’ swimming- first team- OliviaBradham, Seaford, Jamie Swain, Seaford,Paige Venables, Seaford; second team-Jeanmarie Ferber, Seaford, ChristinaBradham, Seaford; honorable mention-Paige Crouse, Seaford

Alexis Hudson of Price has the ball on a break as members of the Price Automotiveand Dutch Inn teams move up the court with her last Saturday in Laurel Youth Sportsbasketball action. Photo by Mike McClure

Laurel Youth Sports basketball results for the week of Feb. 19Fifth, sixth, and seventh grade boys- AYN 34, Backyard 18- Raekwon DeShields

netted four points and Elijah Snead added two points for AYN. Brian Mills scored twopoints for Backyard.

Johnny Janosik’s 37, Daye’s Home Improvement 21- Travis Condon and RonnieMilligan each had two points for Johnny’s. Rahman Miller scored one point for Daye’s.

MAG 39, Matthews Concrete 30- Beau Warrington scored 14 points and DevinRobertson also contributed in MAG’s win. Jordan Bailey had nine points for Matthews.

Girls- Price Automotive 14, Dutch Inn 8- Alexis Hudson netted six points and Gab-by Culver added three points for Price. Taylor Miller had six points for Dutch Inn.

Third and fourth grade boys- Pizza King 14, Lions Club 2- Keyon Eley scoredeight points and Jaquail Bland netted four points for Pizza King. Alan Lubiniecki talliedtwo points for Lions Club.

Collins Trucking 15, Laurel Storage 10- Timaun Williams had two points and Jim-my Miller added one point for Collins. Elijah Deshields scored 10 points for LaurelStorage.

Girls- Atlantic Investments 11, Delaware Drillers 6- Jessica Walls and HeatherWindels each netted four points for Atlantic Investments while Charelle Lewis had twopoints for Delaware Drillers.

Laurel Village 11, Seaford 4- Chantelle Handy scored eight points and Regan Greenhad eight points for Laurel Village. No names were provided for Seaford.

Laurel girls’ basketball team falls to Delcastle in state tournament

The Laurel varsity girls’ basketball team’s season came to an end with a 62-36 lossto Delcastle last Friday. Tomorrow Briddell netted 11 points while senior Twyla Hillled all Bulldog scorers with 14 points. Tykia Briddell added six points for Laurel.

Laurel wrestlers place in topfour at 2007 Delaware StateYouth wrestling championships

The Laurel Wrestling Club had ninewrestlers place in the top four at theDelaware State Youth championships lastSunday at Sussex Tech. The followingLaurel wrestlers placed in the state tour-nament: Bantam 65- 3. Christian Murphy;Midget 54- 4. Cody White; Midget 75- 4.Matthew Tull; Midget 80- 1. DemarcoDorsey; Junior 70- 4. Chelsea Timmons;Junior 75- 3. Nick Bennett; Junior 115- 4.Charles West, Jr.; Intermediate 110- 4.Tyler Givens; Intermediate Hwt.- 2. Jor-dan Elliott

LITTLE DOGS-Shown is the 2006-07Laurel YouthWrestling Club team.Team members re-cently competed inthe state youthwrestling champi-onships. See resultsabove.

Photo by Pat Mur-phy.

Laurel Pop Warner signups to take place on Saturday, March 24

Sign-ups for the 2007 season of Laurel Pop Warner football and cheerleading willtake place on Saturday, March 24 at the Laurel Little League Park. Sign-ups will befrom 9–11 a.m. The cost is $65 for one child if paid by credit card, or $60 if paid bycash or check. Each additional child will be $10.

See next week’s Star for first team all-conference photos.


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RAVENS’ HOOPS- Sussex Tech’s Kory Belle puts up shot during his team’s statetournament game against St. Elizabeth last week. Belle had 23 points and 15 re-bounds for the Ravens. See story on page 44. Photo by Mike McClure

THIRD PLACE- Sussex Tech’s Alex Thomas of Seaford, left, picked up a 6-3 winover CR’s Matt Kelley to place third in the state tournament’s 189 pound weightclass last Saturday. More Raven photos on page 44. Photo by David Elliott

Shown (l to r) are the Delmarva Gymnastics Academy’s boys’ gymnastics team:Ryan Coyne, Blair Osborne, Shane Ramsey, Stefanos Yiannouris, Ryan Ricketts,and coach Bob Morris.

Delmarva Gymnastics Academy holds first boys’ gymnastic meetThe Delmarva Gymnastics Academy held its first boys’ gymnastics meet at its new

location on Jan. 7. For Delmarva, Ryan Ricketts, a level four gymnast, placed first onfloor, parallel bats and in the all-around competition with a 54.20. He was second on thepommel horse and third on vault.

Shane Ramsey, a level four gymnast, placed second on vault and finished fifth in theall-around with a 51.80. Blair Osbourne competed as a level five gymnast placing fourthon the floor and parallel bars and his 50.30 all-around was good for ninth.

Delmarva’s level six gymnast, Stefanos Yiannouris, placed fifth with a strong vaultand on parallel bars. He placed seventh, improving his all-around score to 44.15. RyanCoyne is Delmarva’s level seven gymnast who placed first and improved his all-aroundscore to 47.30.

52nd Annual DFRC Blue-Gold all-star football game players selectedThe rosters for the 52nd Annual Blue-Gold all-star football game were recently re-

leased. The Gold team will be coached by Milford’s Mike Tkach with Laurel’s EdManlove, Dover’s Carlton Brown, and Milford’s David Carter and Chris Johnson serv-ing as assistant coaches. The following local players were selected to the Gold team:

Delmar’s Darren Collins, Donald Poole, and Alan Preston; Laurel’s Jeremy Bagwelland Antwon Trimball; Seaford’s Mike Wright; Sussex Tech’s Jason Palmer; and Wood-bridge’s Jordan Wescott.

Proceeds from the annual contest benefit programs for individuals with cognitivedisabilities from throughout Delaware. This year’s game will be held at the Universityof Delaware football stadium on June 23. Pre-game activities begin at 6 p.m. and kick-off is at 7 p.m.

Woodbridge assistant girls’ basketball coach Ty Smith presents a ball to Tiandra Fe-lix to commemorate her achievements during her five years at Woodbridge. Felixnetted her 1,000th point last season as a junior. Photo by Mike McClure


Laurel Stars of the Week

Male Athlete of the Week-Kory Belle- Sussex Tech

Sussex Tech’s Kory Belle owned thepaint in his team’s home loss to St. Eliz-abeth in the first round of the state tour-nament last Saturday. Belle, who livesin Laurel, scored 23 points and grabbed15 rebounds for the Ravens.

Female Athlete of the Week-Tomorrow Briddell- Laurel

Freshman Tomorrow Briddell cappeda solid first season by scoring 11 pointsin her team’s loss to Delcastle last Fri-day in the first round of the state tourna-ment. Briddell ended the regular seasonranked 10th in the conference in scoringwith an average of 12.3 points pergame.

Honorable mention- Darren Collins- Delmar; Scott Lawrence- Sussex Central;Justin Thomas- Delmar; Alex Thomas- Sussex Tech; Chris Rickards- Sussex Tech;Jamar Beckett- Sussex Tech; Sean Hopkins- Sussex Tech; Keneisha Wilson- Laurel;Twyla Hill- Laurel

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LAUREL YOUTH COACHES-

The Laurel Youth Sports basket-ball coaches pose for a team pic-ture following their win over theLaurel varsity boys’ basketballteam last Saturday. Coaches from the third and fourthgrade and fifth, sixth, and seventhgrade boys’ and girls’ leaguesplayed in the game against theLaurel High boys’ team. Many ofthe varsity players played in theLaurel Youth Sports league whenthey were kids. Photo by MarieGordy

Delmar’s Darren Collins (Hwt.) fin-ished second and Sussex Tech’s AlexThomas (189), Jamar Beckett (215), andChris Richards (Hwt.) each placed thirdin the state tournament last weekend. Del-mar’s Justin Thomas (189) and Seaford’sMike Wright (171) each came in fifth inthe state.

Collins was edged by William Penn’sMike Maynard, 3-2, in the championshipmatch. Collins won by technical fall toadvance to the finals after recording apair of pins in the opening rounds.

Alex Thomas (6-3), Beckett (3-2), andRichards (7-4) each won by decision intheir third place matches. Justin Thomasearned a 9-2 win and Wright won by ma-jor decision, 13-4, in the fifth placematches.

Sussex Central’s Scott Lawrence, atransfer from Laurel, placed second in the112 pound weight class after recording apair of pins to advance to the champi-onship.

Laurel’s Antwon Trimball (171)bounced back from a 4-3 loss in the open-ing match to defeat William Penn’s DaveMcKinney, 4-1, and Caravel’s Joe Kelly,9-1 (major decision). Trimball was elimi-nated from the tournament with a 3-2 loss

Collins places second, threeRavens finish third in state

Delmar’s Alan Preston, shown (top) in a Henlopen Conference tournament matchagainst Seaford’s Trevor Polk, was one of three Wildcats to compete in the statemeet last weekend. Photo by David Elliott

to Seaford’s Mike Wright. Wright went onto place fifth.

Delmar’s Darren Collins was edged byWilliam Penn’s Mike Maynard in the 275pound state championship match.Collins, who finished second in thestate and first in the Henlopen Confer-ence, was unbeaten going into thematch. Photo by Mike McClure

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Coaches and athletic directors asked to send spring sports infoWestern Sussex Athletic Directors should send their varsity spring sports schedules to

the Star ASAP. The schedules will run in next week’s paper. Also, please provide a listof your varsity coaches.

Coaches will be sent spring sports preview forms to be filled out and sent back byMarch 13. Send info to [email protected] or 302-629-9243 (f).


LADY BULLDOGS- Shown (l to r) is the 2006-07 Laurel varsity girls’ basketball team: first row- Tykia Briddell, Tomorrow Brid-dell, Twyla Hill; second row- Keniesha Wilson, Mariah Dickerson, Diane Paul, Kiasha Oney, Kira Selby, and assistant coachHeather O’Neal; third row- assistant coach Doug Brown, Tiffany Evans, Twila McCrea, Sharay Smith, Dametra Hammond, andhead coach Kevin Walmsley.

BULLDOGS- Shown (l to r) is the Laurel High varsity boys’ basketball team fol-lowing its game against the Laurel Youth Sports basketball coaches last weekend:front- Lance Kelley, Scott Hall, Cody Bristow, and Trent Passwaters; middle- CareyShelton, Dexter Wise, Jeremy Bagwell, and Jernel Ross; back- David Albert andhead coach Clarence Giles. Photo by Mike McClure

JUMP SHOT- Price Automotive’sAshley Jump puts up a shot during herteam’s Laurel Youth Sports basketballgame last weekend. Photo by Mike Mc-Clure

Jimmy Gullett of the Laurel Youth Sports basketball coaches’ team looks to drive tothe basket against Laurel High’s Trent Passwaters during last Saturday’s game atthe Laurel Middle School. Photo by David Elliott

The Laurel Youth Sports coaches look on from the bench during last Saturday’sgame against the Laurel High varsity boys’ basketball team. Photo by Marie Gordy

Shown (l to r) are Jernel Ross, Dexter Wise, and Carey Shelton of the Laurel varsityboys’ basketball team during a break in the action in their game against the LaurelYouth Sports coaches. Photo by Marie Gordy

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Last weekend 42 Delaware highschools were represented in the 51st annu-al State Wrestling tournament; representa-tives from the large schools took homemost of the honors. To explain what Imean, of the 28 finalists Saturday night, 23were from the eight schools that competedin the dual meet or team championshipTuesday night. The figures show therewere five from Caesar Rodney, four fromWilliam Penn, four from Caravel, andthree from Sussex Central, and one eachfrom Smyrna and Indian River. The otherfive came from Delmar, Middletown, Mil-ford, Mt. Pleasant, and Sanford.

There were three wrestlers from smallerschools with shots to gain recognition fortheir schools and records of sorts for them-selves. First, Matt Turtle of Sanford wastrying to win the first sate championshipfor his school; he was defeated by AlexMeade of Caesar Rodney who was laternamed The Outstanding Wrestler of theTournament. Then there was Jacque Scottwho was trying to win a title for Mt. Pleas-ant who had not had a champion since1974. Scott lost his championship match toLuke Robertus of Caravel. And finally,Darren Collins of Delmar who came intothe tournament undefeated againstDelaware opponents and had won 38straight matches this year (He had wrestledin a lot of tournaments in Maryland, in thesouth and Midwest) was defeated by MikeMaynard of William Penn by a 3-2 score.

When the long evening came to an end,13 of the 14 state championships werewon by members of the eight teams thatcompeted in the team state championshiptournament last week. Only Chris Drum-mond of Milford was an exception to therule as he defeated Perry Townsend of In-dian River for the 215-pound title.

ASSISTS AND ERRORS- Here aremy other comments on the tournament andits participants. The Wildcats were repre-sented by Alan Preston, Justin Thomas,and Darren Collins. All three of themwound up wrestling eventual state champi-ons.

Alan’s first match was with TommyAbbott, the 152 champion, a match he lostand in his “wrestle back” match, he alsolost, which knocked him out of the tourna-ment.

Justin won his first match; then, hesquared off against Vinnie Ranauto. In

case you do not recognizethe name, he was the halfback from Car-avel who did all the running in the playoffgame last fall. I think he ran the ball everyother play and did it very well because itwas the key to the Delmar defeat. Anyway,he defeated Justin and went on to win the189-pound championship. Justin had two“wrestle back” shots and wrestled verywell, but was only able to win one of themand wound up in 5th place.

Then came the toughest loss of all asDarren dropped a 3-2 decision to MikeMaynard of William Penn after easily win-ning his first two matches. It was a toughloss, but he had had one of the best yearsany Delmar wrestler has had in a longtime, 40 - 1, and is about as good as itgets. Congratulations, Darren on a greatseason and wrestling career at DelmarHigh School. This also goes to his twoteammates, Justin and Alan, who were atthe tournament with him plus the wholeDelmar wrestling program, coaches, andwrestlers- good season.

As far as the tournament goes, Ithought the folks that put it together did agood job overall. My only complaintswere using four mats at a time; I know youhave to get a lot of matches in, but youmiss a lot of good wrestling because youhave a hard time taking in the matches onthree mats, yet alone four. I am sure thatmost of the fans would not mind staying alittle longer if they could see more of thematches.

The other complaint is something youcannot do anything about, and that is thetop row of seats in the stands are two feetor more from the wall, and there is no wayyou can rest your back against it. So, Iwould suggest to folks who are in need ofa back rest and like to sit up high in orderto see better to bring your bench seat, youknow, the ones with the fold down back,with you. Otherwise I would give thewhole operation a thumbs up.

By the way, I do want to complimentthe folks who put the program/book to-gether as it was not only educational butalso brought back a lot of memories to me,and I am sure others who have been fol-lowing this high school sport for a longtime.

Delmar only began its program in 1958and I could write several columns aboutthose early years.

Delmar Sports SceneBy Tommy Young

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LADY WILDCATS- Delmar’s LindsayLloyd, left, pulls in a rebound whileteammate Melanie Twilley goes in for alayup during the Wildcats’ recent sea-son finale against Woodbridge. Photoby Mike McClure

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Sussex Tech’s Sean Hopkins looks to drive to the basket during his team’s homeloss to St. Elizabeth in state tournament play last Saturday. Hopkins had eight pointsand three steals for the Ravens. Photo by Mike McClure

Ravens fall in first round ofstate basketball tournamentBy Mike McClure

The Sussex Tech varsity boys’ basket-ball team, seeded 15th, opened state tour-nament play at home against 18th seededSt. Elizabeth last Saturday. The Ravensplayed the game without the services oftheir second leading scorer, JacobMitchell, who was on crutches.

Four different Vikings scored twopoints in the opening quarter for an 8-3lead. Belle netted all three points for theRavens in the first.

Bryant Green and Vince Goldsberryeach scored a basket for a 12-3 St. Eliza-beth lead early in the second quarter. SeanHopkins netted five points (including athree-pointer) and Belle added four pointsto pull the Ravens within six at 18-12.The Vikings added a basket to take a 20-12 lead into half-time.

Belle had eight points and Hopkinsadded five first half points for SussexTech. Four different Vikings had fourpoints in the first half.

Andrew Townsend scored four pointsand Belle had two points to make thescore 24-18 early in the second half. TheVikings’ John Rutkowski made a pair offree throws after a foul called on what ap-peared to be a clean block by Townsend.

Belle scored four more points includ-ing two on a lob from Townsend to pullthe Ravens within five (28-23). TheRavens’ Jeffone Hill netted a basket fol-lowing some fancy dribbling and Bellemade a three-point play to close the thirdquarter with Sussex Tech down, 30-28.Belle had nine points in the quarter.

Sussex Tech opened the fourth quarterwith Belle on the bench getting abreather. The Ravens ran a four cornersoffense before calling a time out to allowBelle to enter the game.

Belle scored on another feed from

Townsend before converting a three-pointplay following a pass from Corey Wyattto make the score 34-33. The Vikings’Alex Winward scored four of his team’ssix points during a 6-0 run.

Belle netted a basket off an offensiverebound to move the Ravens within five(40-35). The Vikings held on to the balland milked the clock before Sussex Techreached its limit in fouls with 30.7 sec-onds left. Zach Welcher made a pair offree throws, Hopkins hit a three-pointer,and Welcher made two more foul shotswith 17.4 seconds left as the Vikingshung on for the 46-38 win.

Belle led all scorers with 23 points andadded 15 rebounds and three blockedshots. Hopkins added eight points andthree steals for the Ravens. Goldsberryhad 10 points and Welcher and Winwardadded eight points each for the Vikings.

Senior Angel Malabet calls out a play ashe brings the ball up the floor duringlast weekend’s state playoff game atSussex Tech. Photo by Mike McClure

Sussex Tech senior Chris Rickards, right, earned a 7-4 win over Polytech’s BrodanMears to finish fifth in the heavyweight division last weekend in the state tourna-ment which was held at Sussex Central High School. Photo by David Elliott

Sussex Tech’s Jamar Beckett, left, is locked up with his opponent during his statetournament match last weekend. Beckett picked up a 3-2 win to place third in the 215pound match. Photo by David Elliott

Delaware Roadrunners Select Baseball team holding tryoutsThe 13U Delaware Roadrunners Select Baseball Team will hold tryouts on Satur-

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Seaford Bowling LanesWeds. AM MixedHigh games and seriesLou Dobson 301, 810Erika Beers 312, 773

Mardel ABCBrent Rhodes 322Gary Holodick 849

StarHigh games and seriesBen Hearn 245, 641Kristyn Parlier 225Jena Cottet 609

Baby Blue JaysHigh games and seriesNolan Lamonlagne188Brad Morgan 326Kim Zoller 182, 338

Young AdultsHigh games and seriesBuddy Messick 281Terry Wooters 689

Cassie Wooters 256, 721

Thursday NiteMixersHigh games and seriesGloria Ellis 247, 673Mike Burg 284Robert Elliott 761

Nite OwlHigh games and seriesBrian Hill 281Bruce Fraser 759

Friday TriosHigh games and seriesRicky Gilbert 263, 667Tracy Thacker 253Tina Rawls 672

Seaford City Lg.High games and seriesCraig Ellis 304Garrett Sammons 789

Christian Fellow-shipHigh games and seriesBill Ziolkowski 254Mark Nelson 699Karen Jerread 232Linda Taylor 621

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Sunday NiteMixedHigh games and seriesJohn French III 286, 816Mary Jane Swartz 270Heather French 763

Tues. AM MixedHigh games and seriesDonald Moore 226Mike Baker 589Pam Good 233, 621

SundayAdult/YouthHigh games and seriesBobby Parker 289Josh Graver 765Lisa Messick 286, 791Ben Hearn 278, 797Tiffany Messick 269, 750

Sunday SpecialHigh games and seriesHeriberto Moran, Jr. 290, 768Virgen Moran 258B.J. Ellis 699

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Swingin DoublesHigh games and seriesBooker DeShields 286Derrell Johnson, Sr. 770Rosa Custis 269Michelle DeShields269, 739

Eastern ShoreMenHigh games and seriesDavid Casselbury 312, 866Nicholas Wheatley 312

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Shown (l to r) are the Lady Bears of the Upward Bound basketball league: back-coach Michelle Thompson, Camryn Thompson, Cameron Sorrells, Shelby LaPlant,Moriah Reid, and coach Michelle Reid; front- Kelley Allen and Stephanie Hollis. Pho-to by Pat Murphy

Pictured are the Rockers of the Upward Bound Basketball League: Sarah Mills, ToriCrofford, Carissa Jones, Casey Kerins, Ludgina Edward, Hannah Searcy, and coach-es Bree Venables and James Pentoney. Not pictured are Khachja Long and DeveneyJohnson. Photo by Pat Murphy

Shown are the Bears of the Upward Bound basketball league: David Elliott, Zack Tol-son, Luke Kinnikin, J.C. White, Jared Willey, Nicolas Weimer, Lucas Weimer, JoshuaRockwell, and coach Darlene Deuser. Absent are Joshua Oradat and coach Mark El-liott. Photo by Pat Murphy

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The 2007 Delaware Tech baseball team will dedicate the upcoming season to BenWilson, a freshman on the 2006 team who lost his life in an automobile accident lastSeptember. Leading the team this year are, clockwise from bottom left, Michael Cas-trignano, Ben Gainer, head coach Curtis Brock, Josh Wagner, and Cody Collins.

Delaware Tech baseball team dedicates season to fallen teammate Delaware Tech head baseball coach Curtis Brock flinches ever so slightly when he

hears the number 29. Rooted in tragedy, at least in Delaware Tech circles, the meremention of the number can render the long-time face of Roadrunner baseball at a tempo-rary loss for words.

Remembering the old adage about the show going on, however, the 53-year-oldcoach at the Owens Campus has devised a way for his college, his players and hiscoaches to forever honor ‘29.’

Quoting Al Davis, the legendary owner of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, the answer issimple – “Just win baby!”

No. 29 is the Delaware Tech jersey worn last year by Ben Wilson, a freshman pitch-er/utility infielder from Yorktown, Va.

The banner his former teammates plan to hang on the outfield fence in early Marchwill serve as a lasting tribute to Wilson who, after a night out with friends last Septem-ber, was involved in an automobile accident that claimed his life.

As a tribute to their fallen teammate, Delaware Tech’s baseball team has dedicatedthe 2007 season to the memory of no. 29.

“I never realized how quickly you can bond with someone, but he was just an easy-going guy who got along with everybody,” said Delmar High School graduate CodyCollins, one of Wilson’s best friends on the 2006 team. “He was a great ball player anda good friend. Any time I needed somebody to talk to, he was always there. It wouldmean the world to me if we could have a successful season this year to honor him.”

While his fallen player will never be far from his mind, Brock realizes he has workto do – and feels this year’s team may return the school to past glory.

The 2007 version of the Roadrunners has Brock remembering one of his teams fromthe past – namely the 2001 squad that claimed the National Junior College Athletic As-sociation Division II World Series title.

“Realistically, this team reminds me of the team we had in 2001,” Brock said. “Tal-ent-wise, I’d say this team is just as good, if not better, than that one.

“Whenever you win the national championship like we did, you’re going to havesome lucky streaks where things just fall into place,” Brock continued. “You have to geta few breaks when you’re playing at this level, but you have to capitalize on thosebreaks. Hopefully we can do that with this team.”

Leading the Roadrunners this season will be a talented quintet of sophomores, in-cluding Collins, infielder Ben Gainer, catcher Jordan Palmer, and pitchers Michael Cas-trignano and Josh Wagner.

After a 28-17 season in 2006, Brock says he fully expects to go deep into the play-offs this season. And he feels the team’s prowess at the plate will be one of the majorreasons why.

“I think one of our strengths will be our hitting. We’re really strong all through ourlineup,” Brock said. “But, defensively, we’re pretty strong too. We’re going to turn a lotof double plays this year.”

A trip to Millington, Tenn., and a return to the NJCAA World Series, in late Maywould mean a lot to Brock, to the Roadrunners, and to an ever-expanding DelawareTech family.

“It would be a big accomplishment for us to have two national championships atDelaware Tech,” Brock said.

“Not only would it give us a lot of pride as a team, but I think it would also give ourfaculty and administration an even greater sense of pride in our team if something likethat were to happen.”

Raiders unable to slay theDragons in state playoffsBy Mike McClure

The Woodbridge Raiders boys’ basket-ball team saw its season come to an endwith a 64-39 loss to Glasgow on Tuesdaynight in Glasgow. Despite the loss theRaiders have much to be proud of, andwith just one senior starter on the team,much to look forward to in the future.

Glasgow jumped out to a 12-4 lead inthe first quarter as Travis May scored sixpoints. Marc Nock paced the Raiders withfour first quarter points.

The Dragons extended their lead to 13points going into half-time in a back andforth second quarter. Glasgow held a 23-6lead with 4:17 left in the half until MarcNock converted a three-point play andVashad Whidbee hit jumper, causingGlasgow to call a time-out.

Whidbee hit a three-pointer on a feedfrom McArthur Risper but Glasgow’sTravon O’Brien netted four points andDavid Buggs added a jumper to make it29-14. Marc Nock made a pair of freethrows to move the Raiders within 13(29-16) at the half.

Woodbridge’s McArthur Risper bringsthe ball up the floor during his team’sstate playoff loss to Glasgow. Risper, asenior, scored 13 points in his finalgame as a Raider. Photo by Mike Mc-Clure

O’Brien led Glasgow with nine firsthalf points including seven in the secondquarter while May and Julian Kirklandadded six points each. Marc Nock nettednine points and Whidbee added fivepoints for Woodbridge.

Glasgow scored six of the first sevenpoints in the second half to take a 35-16lead. Raider senior Terrence Nock had afollow-up, Marc Nock made one of twofoul shots, Javontae Dale took a charge,Whidbee hit a jumper off a pass fromRisper, and Risper hit a three-pointer topull Woodbridge within 13 at 38-25.

Following a time-out Glasgow went ona 6-2 run with O’Brien scoring fourpoints to extend the Dragon lead. Risperscored five points and Marc Nock addeda basket to make it 44-29 before O’Brienended the quarter with a basket and aslam dunk for an 18 point Glasgow ad-vantage (50-32).

The Dragons outscored the Raiders,14-7, in the final quarter for the 64-39win. Risper and Marc Nock each had 13points and Whidbee added 11 for Wood-bridge (16-8). O’Brien netted 26 pointsand May chipped in with 14 points forGlasgow.

The Raiders’ Vashad Whidbee eyes thebasket as he prepares to go in for a lay-up during Tuesday’s playoff loss toGlasgow. Whidbee scored 11 points inthe game. Photo by Mike McClure

Henlopen Conference boys’ basketball leading scorers(20 games or more reported- final regular season stats)

Name School Games Points Average High

1. Darnell Cephas Smyrna 22 549 25.0 412. Vashad Whidbee Woodbridge 22 501 22.8 323. Kyan Andrews Seaford 20 429 21.4 304. Shemik Thompson Cape Henlopen 22 447 20.3 345. Keshawn Hughes Milford 22 435 19.8 356. Barry Bratten Delmar 22 428 19.4 337. Kory Belle Sussex Tech 22 423 19.2 358. Kevin Johnson Smyrna 22 422 19.2 319. Curtis Chandler Sussex Central 21 382 18.2 3210. Ben George Dover 21 365 17.4 32

See next week’s Star for the girls’ basketball leading scorers.


LettersImportant to register and vote

Let me attempt again to get my letterprinted about the importance of gettingregistered and voting in all elections. Iwould like to give kudos to Lynn Parks forher article that appeared in the Feb. 1 edi-tion titled, “As change comes to Sussex,are voters paying attention?”

As much as I hate to say it, I’m afraidthey’re not. People seem to be happy to letthe few control the outcome of electionsthat affect us all.

When people get around me after anelection and begin to gripe and complainabout the way things are going, I alwaysask them if they voted or not. And if theydidn’t they usually get a good old-fash-ioned anatomy chewing-out from me.

When I hear people come up with theexcuse, “My vote won’t make any differ-ence anyway,” it raises my blood pressurequite a few notches because a lot of goodpeople cannot get elected to office whetherit be local, state or national because weAmericans had rather sit on our behindsand gripe then do something about it.

There is an old saying that we get thekind of government that we deserve. Onthat I’ll just say, “Don’t worry, be happy.”Larry CalhounLaurel

Heritage Shores folks contributeI read with interest Joe Conaway’s let-

ter in the Seaford Star. Nowhere in Mr.Conaway’s letter does he mention the resi-dents of Heritage Shores and our contribu-tion to the future of Bridgeville.

Last year, I made what to me was avery scary decision. I retired after nearly40 years of teaching and sold my home of28 years. I left the life that I had knownand moved to the community of HeritageShores in Bridgeville.

Now, almost one year later, I can saywithout hesitation that I made the correctdecision for my retirement years. I havegrown to admire the talented, caring, hon-est and hard-working citizens that I havecome to know in both Heritage Shores andin the town of Bridgeville

I have taken pleasure in becoming partof this town’s heritage and traditions — at-tending church services, enjoying AppleScrapple, supporting community dinners,and exploring volunteer activities.

I, like my fellow Heritage Shores resi-dents, am a citizen of Bridgeville, and assuch welcome the opportunity to partici-pate in all aspects of community life. Weshould not be looked upon with suspicionwhen our participation includes the politi-cal process.

I was disappointed Mr. Conaway didnot acknowledge that two residents ofHeritage Shores are running for the officeof town commissioner. As citizens and tax-payers, it is our right as well as our re-sponsibility to be active participants inBridgeville’s political process.Don GibsonBridgeville

Conaway neglects newcomersWe’d like to register our disappoint-

ment with Mr. Conaway’s Feb. 15 letter inthe Seaford Star. Eighteen months ago, wemade a decision to retire to the HeritageShores community in Bridgeville. Theheartfelt welcome we have received fromthe citizens of the town confirms that wemade a great choice.

Yet, as he carefully outlines all that heand the incumbent commissioners havedone to rescue the town from its dark past,Mr. Conaway neglects to mention the con-tributions of Heritage Shores and itshomeowners.

Further, by asking for support for theincumbents in the upcoming election forcommissioners, Mr. Conaway seeks to ex-clude two of our residents from serving onthe town council.

Mr. Conaway credits the commissionerswith establishing a half-million dollar“rainy day” fund, but does not acknowl-edge that the 2007 fiscal budget showsmore than $500,000 in income from prop-erty transfer taxes, nearly all paid by Her-itage Shores residents. Additionally, eachHeritage Shores homeowner pays approxi-mately $1,000 more in property taxes eachyear than other Bridgeville residents.

The residents of Heritage Shores are adiverse group including retired teachers,public servants, health care workers, etc.We are also citizens of Bridgeville.

We appreciate the efforts of the currentcommissioners, just as we expect our com-missioners to appreciate our right to par-ticipate in the decisions that will affectBridgeville’s future.Tina and Dennis HillBridgeville

Laurel supports fund-raiserThank you to the community of Laurel.

We have had another successful benefit forthe Laurel Community Foundation, andHope House I and II.

On Saturday, Feb. 17, almost 100 of usjoined together at the fire hall for a de-lightful evening of delicious food, wonder-ful musical entertainment and a lively auc-tion.

I can’t begin to tell you what the high-light of the evening was, except that weraised a considerable amount of money tomaintain the transitional housing forhomeless families in Laurel. We appreciateyour support and look forward to more oc-casions to help those less fortunate.

Thank you again, Laurel businesses andindividuals.Leigh ClarkLaurel

Spitzer family thanks communityWe would like to express our heartfelt

appreciation to the Greenwood VolunteerFire Company and EMTs, paramedics, andstate police who attended to the needs ofRalph Lewis Spitzer on Feb. 10, 2007.Your care and sensitivity were excellent.

To the Greenwood Fire CompanyLadies Auxiliary who prepared and servedthe funeral dinner, and to the Seaford Wes-leyan Church family who worked alongwith them: You provided a great meal andmuch needed moral support.

Many thanks to Captain Barry Ball(U.S. Air Force Reserves chaplain), theLaurel American Legion, Milton AmericanLegion Post and Greenwood MemorialVFW, who honored Mr. Spitzer’s WWIIservice.

The prayers, calls, cards, visits, food,flowers and memorial gifts to Take MyHand Ministry by our friends and extend-ed family have provided us with cherishedlove and expressions of your concern forus. You have made the unbearable bear-able for the family.

Special thanks to Durene Jones for herendless hours of support and practical actsof kindness and compassion. You wereMr. Spitzer’s “adopted third daughter.”Darlene and Henry AntezanaMichaele and Willard RussellNorma Antezana

I was talking with JohnnyJanosik the other day, and he wassharing with me some stories aboutthe start of television on Delmarva.As a lot of people know, Mr.Janosik and his wife Mary Louisehad a television repair business inLaurel back in the 1950s. He toldme that once WBOC TV 16 cameon the air in 1954, the televisionbusiness in this area went wild.

He said prior to WBOC, peoplein the area who had televisions hadto have antennas that stretched almost intoouter space in order to pick up a stationsignal from Washington or Philadelphia.Even with the antenna, the signal was tem-porary at best, but better than an emptyscreen. He said having the WBOC stationantenna in the area gave way to beautifullyclear reception.

As he was telling me about those earlydays of TV, I started reminiscing about thetelevision in my own childhood home.This was back in the days when there wasonly one station to watch on the television,WBOC TV-16, or Channel 16, as we re-ferred to it.

Oh sure, we had a television antenna onour roof and a contraption on top of the

TV with a bar that controlled the directionof the antenna. At night we would ventureout on the television dial and try to pickup a station in Baltimore, Washington orsometimes Portsmouth or Norfolk, Va.

I would be amazed when on a clearsummer night we watched shows like TheGreen Hornet, Batman, Zorro, Have GunWill Travel, or maybe even Chiller or TheTwilight Zone.

Of course, half the show would bespent spinning the antenna around on theroof like a tank turret, trying to get a goodsignal when the television screen began toget snowy. When you were not used toanything but one channel, even snowy,distorted pictures seemed somewhat of a

luxury. I can also remember times when the an-

tenna control would break and Dad wouldbe watching “Combat” or a John Waynemovie, and he would scale the house andclimb on top of the roof and manuallytwist the antenna. One of us would have tostick our head out the window and yell upto him when he got the best picture on theTV screen. It never failed that by the timehe would climb back down off the roofand get in front of the TV, the wind wouldchange and the reception would be goneagain.

We had a black and white televisionand commercials soon started touting theZenith color TV. It was pure magic to con-sider a television that could actually showcolors.

About this same time somebody startedselling a product that they claimed wouldturn a black and white television into acolor TV. I found the product in our 10-cent store in downtown Crisfield, and be-ing almost as intelligent as a turnip, Ibought it. It cost $1.98 and I rushed homewith it like I was carrying a bag filled withthe cure for cancer.

I opened the package and it turned outto be a sheet of plastic that was to be taped

over the television screen. The plasticsheet was tri-colored. Horizontally acrossthe top was tinted blue, the middle of thesheet was a light gold and the bottom ofthe plastic sheet was tinted green. The ideawas that while watching a television show,the sky would be blue and the grass green,in the middle would be tinted just enoughto have some sense of color.

So, while watching a show, like say,“Bonanza,” as the Cartwrights were travel-ing by horseback to Virginia City, the skywas indeed blue and the grass green. Ofcourse, when they were in the kitchen withHop Sing, the ceiling was also blue andthe floor green. As a matter of fact, whenHoss was pitching hay in the barn, the loftwas blue and the stable was green.

So, it was obvious that I had been takenearly on by deceptive advertising. Ofcourse, if I had possessed a brain commen-surate with the size of my head, I wouldhave figured this product out long before Ibought it.

Oh well, I guess the early days of tele-vision saw me coming with the egg mon-ey. I am sure little has changed in that re-spect.

In the land of one-channel, black-and-white, television

At night we would ventureout on the television dial

and try to pick up a station in Baltimore,

Washington or sometimesPortsmouth or Norfolk, Va.

TONY WINDSOR


Snapshots

The Centenary Cruisers arrived home recently from their third cruise. The first one wasFebruary 2003 and the second one was February 2005. There are 15 people who havebeen on all three cruises: Bob and Brenda James, Janet Morgan, Connie Massey, Biff Lee,Virginia Whaley, Randy and Ann Lee, Linda Hoag, Richard and Terry Small, Mike and Deb-bie Jones, and David and Melinda Huffman.

People who joined the group this year are: Ron and Shirley Scott, Cindy Mack, Chuckand Debbie Calloway, Phillip and Amanda Lowe, John and Virginia VanTine, Robert andPhyllis Murphy, Vaughn and Janice Baker, Benny and Jayne Gordy, Jay and Joyce Jeffer-son, Richard and Cathy Parker, Delores Maccari, Mandy Jones, Shelly Jo Kennedy, MeganJones, Jimmy Hartstein, Pamela Laurion and Marianna Bondurant.

Above, the group gathers on the stairway of the ship they were on. Not shown are Lau-rion and Bondurant.

LOOK AT US! Laurel Youth Sports basketball players pose for a picture while theircoaches play in a game against the Laurel varsity boys’ basketball team last Saturday.Photo by Marie Gordy

CHARACTER COMES TO LIFE - Storybook character Raggedy Ann made an appear-ance at Paul Lawrence Dunbar School, Laurel, recently. Above, she stands with first-graders Kelly Ryan, Kacey Cowley and Brandon Faulk. Barnes and Noble Booksellers inSalisbury donated the costume for Dunbar’s Reading is Fundamental celebration. Dressedin the costume is Matt Larson.

GIFT BAGS - American Legion Auxiliary Unit 19, made Christmas gifts for veterans instate hospitals. Above, Constance Nichols and Naomi Lare put the gift bags together. DorisKernahan, Jack Kernahan and Robert Nichols also helped with the bags. Unit 19 also pre-sented similar packages to veterans in LifeCare at Lofland and Genesis nursing homes.


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This is the time of year when one oftwo things is on the minds of a greatmany people. Plans are being formulatedfor (1) vacation time and where it willbe spent, or (2) what will be planted inthe garden this year.

In March 1949, Chuck and I wereplaning a tremendous vacation trip toCalifornia. He had just been notifiedthat by the end of April he would nolonger be employed by TransWorld Air-lines. At that time, the airline’s opera-tion at the New Castle County Airportwould be closed and some of the em-ployees would be moving to KansasCity for employment there.

Chuck and I elected to stay inDelaware, a move that proved to be avery wise one for us.

Since he was a TWA employee, wewould receive two tickets for a flightanywhere in the United States. Thesetickets would be part of his severancepackage and would be totally free. Inter-estingly enough, they were one-waytickets, but that didn’t matter to us. Wewere more than willing to pay for the re-turn trip to Delaware. And so, we wereoff to California.

Contact was made with the Holly-wood Colonial Hotel, and a room reser-vation shortly received.

In the spring of 1949, computerswere unknown. We received typed ac-ceptance of our reservation at the hotel,which was billed as “a beautiful 63-unithotel in the heart of Hollywood at Hol-lywood and Western.” The hotel waspatterned with huge columns such asthose found in antebellum mansions inthe South. According to the literature,the hotel that opened in January of 1947enjoyed “the approval of the AAA andthe Automobile Club of Southern Cali-fornia. It maintains parking facilities forall guests with motor cars.”

Our room reservation letter advisedus that the double room rate, with pri-vate bath, would be $5.50 per day. If ourstay were more than a week, we wouldreceive a 10-percent discount!

We made the trip, stayed an entireweek and then stopped off in Waco,Texas, on our return trip so that wecould visit a Marine Corps friend ofChuck’s who was a theology student atBaylor University.

We had a ball and enjoyed everyminute of that trip.

Our parents thought we were totallyout of our minds, since we had not clueone as to just what would happen whenwe returned and Chuck would be job-less. That didn’t matter to us. We wereyoung, had not a care in the world andjust knew that life would work out forus.

Years later, we would return to LosAngeles. We could not find the Holly-wood Colonial Motel. As with many ofthe old small motels and hotels in beachtowns, the Hollywood Colonial had beenbulldozed and a modern, huge complexreplaced the same unit we had enjoyed.

Rehoboth and Ocean City are shiningexamples of this same situation.

If you haven’t been to either of thesetwo beach communities in a while, youneed to take a quick trip before the sum-mer tourists arrive. Travel from Re-hoboth, drive down to Bethany, or Fen-wick or Dewey. Just try to find a land-mark you remember from about 20 yearsago. I guarantee you will not find whatyou remember as being a hot spot.

Huge complexes have replaced thesmaller units. The cottages that once set-tled on the dunes are gone. There is nota whole lot of undeveloped space avail-able any longer as the population of thisland of ours begins their retirementyears at an earlier age.

Just a quick drive from Laurel over toBethany Beach will help one realizehow the area has changed. Along withthe motel/hotel mega-complexes, hous-ing developments now fill once produc-tive farmland that was the pride of manyfamilies.

One thing I can definitely guaranteeyou as you take a sightseeing trip: Ab-solutely nowhere will you find a lovelyroom for $5.50 per day!

The days of $5.50-a-dayhotel rooms are long gone

Moments with Mike

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Doing the Towns TogetherLAUREL AND DELMAR SOCIALS

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I want to begin the column this weekwith a thank you to whoever left me a bagof peanuts last week, for “my” blue jays,which I feed every morning. Prior to this Ihad a conversation with “someone” aboutfeeding these birds and, considering thefact that my senior moments occur morefrequently of late, I can’t for the life of meremember who it was. So again, thank youand call me.

Gary and Rena Minard are having abusy and pleasurable week with guests,their daughter Selena and her friendDanielle Gauvin, who attend school inFranklin, Vt. Also visiting are the Mi-nards’ friends Anita Parah and her daugh-ter, Molly, all from the Green Mountainstate.

Stephanie Jones was treated to a babyshower on Saturday, Feb. 24, hosted byCourtney J.M. Jones and Sharon L. Kellyin Georgetown. There was a deliciouslunch for the guests and decorations werepredominantly pink in honor of the littlelady, Sophia Alexandra, who was bornFeb. 2 to Ben and Stephanie Jones of Lau-rel.

A warm welcome from the residents ofDelmar Manor is extended to new arrivals,Scott and Linda Morris.

Delmar family and friends send verybest birthday wishes to Luke Figgs, whocelebrated a big seven years on Feb. 23,and to Doris Banks, whose “day” wasFeb. 26. Coming up fast, on March 2, AnnAdkins will be blowing a few candles.

Mark, Bettyann and Sasha Adams andSasha’s friend Megan of Georgetown hada warm week’s vacation visiting MatthewAdams in Florida, where he is a student atFull Sail College.

Gene and Fran Wootten had the pleas-ure of a visit last week from their daugh-ter, Patty Saunders, from High Point, N.C.

I, along with her many friends andfamily members, belatedly wish MaryAnne Fasold a happy birthday on Feb. 27.

More birthday greetings here for Alene

James on March 2, with love from herfamily and very special bow-wow wishesfrom Coco.

A happy golden wedding anniversarywill be celebrated on March 2 by Danieland Barbara Parker, with wishes for manymore from “Pickle,” Wendy, Taylor, Sara,George, Big Danny and John Parker.

Friends of the Laurel Library held theirmonthly meeting on Tuesday, Feb 20. Dis-cussion at the meeting concerned mainlythe upcoming fund-raiser “Blues Chaser”dinner on Sunday, March 4, at the DelmarV.F.W. More information was fully cov-ered in last week’s column and shouldalso appear in this week’s Star bulletinboard. At the time of the dinner the winnerof the library’s logo contest will be an-nounced and presented with a $100 award.

We express our deepest sympathy tothe family and friends of Birdie Stevens,Betty Scarborough, Joseph Pennell, JohnF. Whitley Jr. and Barry L. “Buster”Kingsbury Jr.

We continue with prayers for thosewho are ill: Sturgis Lowe, Mary Windsor,Gerald Brown, Carol and Jack Lynch,Loretta Dykes, Ralph Baker, Steve Trivits,Richard Cordrey, Loretta Dykes, JeanHenry, Hattie Puckham, Kelly Griffith,Lily Brittingham, Terry Layton andBlanche Elliott.

Friends of Robert Truitt of Delmarwish him a speedy recovery following hisrecent illness.

Happy March birthdays to: LoisBrown, Raymond Justice, Ed Montague,Clarence Whaley and Dianne Thompson,March 2; Geraldine Horsey and ShirleySommers, March 3; George Collins, Vi-vian McCullough and Mary Windsor,March 5; Doris Boyce, Lois McDaniel andIsabelle White, March 6; Ruth Smith,March 7; and Dorothy Johnson, March 8.

“Happiness is something that is neverfar away. It’s as close as the things we doand say - so start out today with a smileon your face and make this old world ahappier place.”

See you in the Stars.

These lives were richwith service to others

Two deaths in the past few daysleave a big void in the heart of ourcommunities. We will miss PegeenBrown and Bob Dowd.

Pegeen T. Brown, 50, of Sea-ford, a dedicated kindergartenteacher at Woodbridge ElementarySchool and a member of the Nanti-coke Memorial Hospital Auxiliary,died on Saturday, Feb. 24, at JohnsHopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Shewas chairperson of this year’s hos-pital dinner/auction.

Mrs. Brown was an activemember of Our Lady of Lourdes CatholicChurch in Seaford. She loved to sing andhost St. Patrick’s Day parties and was fa-mous for her corned beef and cabbage.Her obituary appears on page 22.

The information about Mr. Dowd’sdeath came in as we were going to pressand the only place left to include the in-formation was in this column. That infor-mation follows:

Robert Francis Dowd, 87, of Seaford,died Tuesday Feb. 27, at his residence.

Born in Wilkes-Barre PA, the son oflate Katy McLaughlin and Frank Dowd,he was a school teacher, football coach,principal and administrator with theSeaford School District for 38 years. Hewas named “Coach of the Year” in 1955,and he held a Masters Degree in Educa-tion,

He was a member of Our Lady ofLourdes Roman Catholic Church inSeaford, a member of the Legion of Mary,and a member of Virgil Wilson VFW Post4961. He was a WW II and Korean WarArmy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, JeanCameron Dowd of Seaford; 2 sons andtheir wives, Robert J. and Lynn Dowd,Friendship, MD and US Navy Comman-der Frank J. and Cindra Dowd, CorpiusChristie, TX; 3 daughters and their hus-

bands, Molly and Doctor Michael J. Met-zler, Seaford, DE, Katy and Taylor Beat-tie, Virginia Beach, VA, and Ann andGeorge Hubley, West Chester, PA; 11grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was alsopreceeded in death by a son, DelawareState Trooper, Gerard Thomas Dowd whodied in the line of duty, September 11,1990.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1p.m. on Sunday, March 4, in Our Lady ofLourdes Roman Catholic Church, SteinHighway, Seaford. The Reverend JosephHurley will officiate.

Friends may call Saturday, March 3,from 5 to 8 p.m. at Watson-Yates FuneralHome, Front & King Streets, Seaford.

Burial will be in Our Lady of LourdesCemetery, Seaford.

One final note on the passing of PegeenBrown.

Pegeen’s daughter, Samantha “Sam”Brown died in a car accident on January24, 2007.

My heart goes out to Tom Brown andhis family. Tom is one of the nicest peopleI know and I’m so sorry he has sufferedthese great losses.

Our local communities also feel theloss of these wonderful people, whosememories will be with us always.

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Lawrence property votescheduled for March 27Efforts are underway to save building

By Lynn R. Parks

A public hearing on the annexation ofthe historic Lawrence property will beTuesday, March 27, shortly after the 7p.m. start of the regular Seaford CityCouncil meeting. The hearing will beheld in the council chambers.

The dilapidated 19th-centuryLawrence, one of only two examples ofGreek revival architecture in the state andon the National Register of HistoricPlaces, is part of a 5-acre parcel that isfor sale. Asking price is $995,000.

Its owners, Gary and Joy Hill, have re-quested that the property be annexed intothe city and that it be zoned for lightcommercial development. The property isslowly being surrounded by development:the Herring Run Professional Park is go-ing in to the north and Lawrence Cross-ing, a 355-unit condo and townhouse, isplanned for 56 acres around the property.

Representatives of the Seaford Histori-cal Society recently met with state andlocal officials, in an attempt to find a wayto save the building. Jerry Chapman,president of the Seaford Historical Soci-ety, told society members recently thatLawrence, which is vacant, is sufferingwater damage. “Plaster on the ceiling isfalling off because there are leaks in theroof,” he said.

In addition, the exterior paint is “invery bad condition,” Chapman said.

“And, we have no official inspectionregarding the structure and its sound-ness,” he added. “It needs to be exam-ined.”

Chapman is checking with a homemoving company to see if it is feasible tomove the structure to the Ross Plantation,which is owned by the historical society.

For your information:A public hearing on the proposed an-

nexation of the Lawrence property intothe city of Seaford will be held Tuesday,March 27, at 7:05 p.m. in council cham-ber, Seaford City Hall, High Street. Forfurther details, call the city of Seaford,629-9173.

Plans approved for warehouseThe Seaford City Council Tuesday

night approved final plans for a ware-house complex in the city’s Ross Busi-ness Park. The unanimous vote came af-ter a public hearing, at which no mem-bers of the public spoke.

Kent Peterson, Seaford, who owns theparcel on the south side of Venture Drive,intends to construct eight 5,000-squarefoot warehouses. Regional Builders,Seaford, will do the construction work.Each warehouse will have in it a 650-square foot office.

City director of operations Charles

Anderson told the city council that theproject has been approved by the firemarshal and by the Sussex County Con-servation District. Seaford’s planning andzoning commission recommended ap-proval.

Also following a public hearing, thecity council approved preliminary build-ing plans for a plot of land on U.S. 13,just north of the Hobby Stop. NanticokeLodging, owner of the nearly six-acresite, intends to put three buildings on theland, a 4,200-square foot bank, a 5,400-square foot restaurant and a 16,000-square foot store. A road around the de-velopment will tie in with the access roadto Lowe’s. The home improvement storeis under construction on property justsouth of this parcel.

Anderson told the council that care isbeing taken in planning flood control forthe low-lying land. The project will in-clude three storm water managementponds, as well as a drainage culvert lead-ing east across U.S. 13. Pat Mitchell, en-gineer for the project, said that the own-ers understand that they will also have toupgrade the ditch on the east side of U.S.13 in which the culvert will empty. Stormwater from the Lowe’s development alsoempties into that ditch.

The developers are also required tomodify the U.S. 13 crossover in front ofthe parcel, to prevent traffic leaving thecomplex from turning north.

Final permits for the project are pend-ing from the Delaware Department ofTransportation, the state fire marshal’s of-fice and the Sussex County ConservationDistrict. The project will also come be-fore the city council again, for final ap-proval.

Electronic sign regulationsWant to put an electronic sign up to

advertise your Seaford business? Thereare some new regulations that you are go-ing to have to meet before you can plugthat sign in.

The city council on Tuesday approvedamendments to the city’s sign ordinanceto regulate electronic signs, what citymanager Dolores Slatcher called “themost popular signs on the market today.”

Electronic message boards will be per-mitted in manufacturing and commercialdistricts, provided that the messages onthem do not change more often thanevery five seconds. The signs cannothave flashing lights or obscene images.

In addition, the signs cannot “emitsmoke, visible vapors or particles, soundor odor.”

Electronic message boards cannot belarger than 32 square feet and have to beset at least 5 feet from the property line.A property can have only one electronicsign on it.

Signs that abut residential areas willhave to have special permission from thecity’s Board of Adjustment and Appeals.Between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m., those signswill have to be dimmed by 60 percent, soas not to bother nearby residents.

Senator Tom Carper announces staffing change for Sussex CountyUS Senator Tom Carper announces that Tim Winstead joins the Carper team as the

new Sussex County director. A native Delawarean, he graduated from John Dickin-son High School, received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware andmaster’s degree from Wilmington College.

Captain Winstead comes to Senator Carper’s office with over 26 years experienceas a Delaware State Trooper, where he served in many capacities, including UniformPatrol, Executive Security, Fatal Accident Investigation and Reconstruction Team,and the Community Services Section. He also served as director of the CommunityServices Section, director of the Public Information Office, director of the Planningand Research Section, Troop Commander at Troop 6, Troop Commander at Troop 4and as director of the Human Resource Office. His new responsibilities includeworking with constituents in Sussex County on issues that affect the county.

The Senator’s former Sussex County Director, Mark Lally, also a retired StateTrooper, is now the director of Development at Delaware Technical and CommunityCollege Owens’ Campus.

Thursday

A little rain in the after-noon

53/50

Friday

Thundery rains in themorning

63/37

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, a show-er possible

55/31

Sunday

Partly sunny, breezyand colder

48/29

Monday

Sunshine

50/32

Tuesday

Intervals of clouds andsunshine

50/37

Wednesday

Cloudy with a chanceof rain

58/32

Seven-Day forecast for Western Sussex County

Almanac

Apogee and Perigee

Sun and Moon

Statistics through Tuesday Feb. 27 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 57°Low for the week . . . . . . . . . . . . 24°Normal high . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47°Normal low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28°Average temperature . . . . . . . . 38.3°

Total for the week . . . . . . . . . . 0.89”Total for the month . . . . . . . . . . 2.49”Normal for the month . . . . . . . . 2.91”Total for the year . . . . . . . . . . . 6.28”

Apogee March 6 10:38 p.m.Perigee March 19 1:40 p.m.Apogee April 3 4:39 a.m.Perigee April 17 1:56 a.m.

Apogee April 30 6:58 a.m.Perigee May 15 11:11 a.m.Apogee May 27 6:02 p.m.Perigee June 12 1:08 p.m.

Tides

Thurs. 12:44 p 6:43 a —- 7:27 pFri. 12:58 a 7:30 a 1:24 p 8:05 pSat. 1:37 a 8:11 a 1:59 p 8:39 pSun. 2:12 a 8:50 a 2:32 p 9:09 pMon. 2:46 a 9:26 a 3:03 p 9:39 pTues. 3:18 a 10:01 a 3:34 p 10:08 pWed. 3:51 a 10:36 a 4:06 p 10:39 p

Day High Low High Low

Nanticoke River

Thurs. 6:05 a 12:25 p 6:11 p —-Fri. 6:45 a 12:15 a 6:52 p 1:00 pSat. 7:22 a 12:57 a 7:30 p 1:32 pSun. 7:58 a 1:36 a 8:08 p 2:03 pMon. 8:33 a 2:14 a 8:46 p 2:34 pTues. 9:09 a 2:52 a 9:23 p 3:06 pWed. 9:44 a 3:31 a 10:01 p 3:40 p

Day High Low High Low

Rehoboth Beach

Thursday . . . .6:35 a.m. . .5:55 p.m.Friday . . . . . . .6:34 a.m. . .5:56 p.m.Saturday . . . . .6:33 a.m. . .5:57 p.m.Sunday . . . . . .6:31 a.m. . .5:58 p.m.Monday . . . . .6:30 a.m. . .5:59 p.m.Tuesday . . . . .6:28 a.m. . .6:00 p.m.Wednesday . . .6:27 a.m. . .6:01 p.m.

Sun Rise SetThursday . . . .3:48 p.m. . .5:36 a.m.Friday . . . . . . .4:51 p.m. . .6:03 a.m.Saturday . . . . .5:52 p.m. . .6:26 a.m.Sunday . . . . . .6:52 p.m. . .6:48 a.m.Monday . . . . .7:50 p.m. . .7:08 a.m.Tuesday . . . . .8:49 p.m. . .7:28 a.m.Wednesday . . .9:49 p.m. . .7:49 a.m.

Moon Rise Set

Full Last New FirstMar 3 Mar 11 Mar 18 Mar 25

Roaring Point, MD

Thurs. 4:03 p 9:36 a —- 10:20 pFri. 4:17 a 10:23 a 4:43 p 10:58 pSat. 4:56 a 11:04 a 5:18 p 11:32 pSun. 5:31 a 11:43 a 5:51 p —-Mon. 6:05 a 12:02 a 6:22 p 12:19 pTues. 6:37 a 12:32 a 6:53 p 12:54 pWed. 7:10 a 1:01 a 7:25 p 1:29 p

Day High Low High LowSharptown, MD

Thurs. 3:25 p 8:58 a —- 9:42 pFri. 3:39 a 9:45 a 4:05 p 10:20 pSat. 4:18 a 10:26 a 4:40 p 10:54 pSun. 4:53 a 11:05 a 5:13 p 11:24 pMon. 5:27 a 11:41 a 5:44 p 11:54 pTues. 5:59 a 12:16 p 6:15 p —-Wed. 6:32 a 12:23 a 6:47 p 12:51 p

Day High Low High LowVienna, MD

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51/47Greenwood

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Low introductory credit card rates may look alluring, but don’t get snagged. These rates can skyrocket, leaving you high and dry. We offer a variety of low fixed-rate borrowing options to meet your needs. With flexible terms, easy application and no pre-payment penalties, they’re a real catch!

Speak to one of our representatives today about a sensible loan that’s right for you!

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DON’T GET LURED DON’T GET LURED BY LOW BY LOW INTRODUCTORY INTRODUCTORY RATES! RATES!

March 1, 2007

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