8 - CAPE GAZE'IWE, Friday, February 3 .February 9, 1995
Officials needed
in King Parade
My husband and I have been
part-time residents of Rehoboth
Beach for over 40 years, and
homeowners since 1972. We felt
therefore considerable interest,
kinship and, at times, concern re-
garding the community and its cit-
izens.
On a recent Saturday, Jan. 14,
we watched the Martin Luther
King Jr. parade on Rehoboth Av-
enue. We welcomed the coverage
by the Cape Gazette in advance of
the events which were scheduled
in observance of the birth date of
one of America's great men.
We were, however, dismayed
and saddened by the lack of visi-
ble support and participation on
the part of the host city, Rehohoth
Beach. Clemon Jordan, co-chair
of the King Day observances, was
quoted as saying "By no means is
this just for Blacks; it is for every-
body. The more people we can
get involved, the more problems
we can solve and the more we can
accomplish."
We hope that future parades
will include the Mayor and Com-
missioners of Rehoboth Beach;
the Chamber of Commerce, the
Homeowners Association, Re-
hoboth churches, the YMCA and
other relevant civic groups; that
the sign outside Convention Hall
will pay tribute to Dr. King; and
that many citizeus of all races and
ages will be on hand to applaud,
as we did, the spirited groups
demonstrating their commitment
to a dream which must not die.
Doris M. Leader
York, Pa.
Thanks, volunteers
On Thursday, Jan. 19 the Re-
hoboth Beach-Dewey Beach
Chamber of Commerce honored
the volunteers of 1994 with a spe-
cial train pin that was designed by
the chamber's immediate past
president, Susan Wilson Krick.
Cheryl Blackman received volun-
teer of the year.
The following volunteers re-
ceived pins: Jean Abplanalp, Vi-
Barry, Dale Bellinger, Jeff Bond,
Susie Bond, Jeanne Bradley, John
Brown, Joan Caggiano, Violet
Chilcoat, Bitsy Cochran, Doug
Davis, Linda DiDomenicis, Den-
nis Diehl, Gina Forcucci, Delores
Gue, Christine Hastings, Chip
Hearn, John Kleitz, Diane
Kramer, Craig Krick, Richard
Krick, Susan Krick, Bob McCul-
loch, Rob Marshall, Bob Row-
land, Larry Sharp, Dawn South-
ern, Scott Swingle and Kay
Wheatley.
The chamber would also like to
thank the following individuals
and/or businesses for their spon-
sorships, time and energy:
American Express Co., Norma
Lee Derrickson, Atlantic Budget
Inn; Walter Brett, Admiral Motel;
Steve Prestipino, Apple Electric;
John Hawkins, AB&C Marketing
Communications; Denise De-
Long, Atlantic Studios; Janet
Scott, Benchmark Communica-
tions; Michele Stevens, Bambino;
Maha Awayes, Best
Western/Gold Leaf Motel; Hank
Rosenberg, The Boardwalk Buf-
fet; Robert Plunkett, Bob's Bike
Rentals; Alex Pires, Bottle &
Cork; Patricia A. Lynch-Polan-
sky, Candy Apple Co.; Jeff Zerby
Jr., Boardwalk Plaza; James
Salmon, Cape May-Lewes Ferry;
Jack O'Hollaren, Coldwell
Banker; Sam Cooper, City of Re-
hoboth Beach; Donald F. Web-
ster, Coastal Golf; David E.
Gillan, County Bank; Stephen An-
chews, Daily Whale; Tom Crow-
Icy, Crowley & Associates Realty;
Jane C. Meleady, Delaware Coast
Press; Adrienne Moore, Delaware
National Bank; Scott Frohman,
Creative Impressions; Constance
Brinkley, Dolle's Candyland;
Francis Duggan, Duggan's
Restaurant and Bar; JeAnne
Bradley, Eagle's Eye; Wendy
Baker, Eagles Landing; Walter
Palmer, Fast and Fancy Embroi-
dery;
Barbara Jerrell, The Flying Ma-
chine; Christopher Quillen, Grand
Rental Station; Dominick Puliefi,
Grotto Pizza; Darwin Hall and
Karen Foery, H.T. Ennis School;
Adele Powers, Heaven in a Hand
Basket; Steve Collins, The Hen-
lopen Hotel; Denise Irwin, Home
Away from Home; Derrick Lingo,
Jack Ling o Realty; Paul Buch-
ness, Lighthouse Restaurant; Jean
D'Aquila, Long and Foster; Lloyd
Lewis, M.R. Ducks; Joe Hill, Mac
Hall McCabe Realty; Catherine
Van Sciver, Mellon Bank;
Michael Orhelein, Michael
Orhelein Photograhy; Donnie
Mitchell, Midway Indoor Recre-
ation Center; Geo Alp and Joseph
Banashak, Mr. Copy; Dorothy
Quillen, Never Never Land Ken-
nels; Tony Streett, Nuttle Lumber;
Lana O'Halloran, Ocean Outlets;
Michael McCarthy, Polar Com-
munications; Pat Campbell-
White, Prudential Joy-GaUo Real-
tors; Mark Jordan, Queen Anne's
Railroad; Diaz Bonville, Charles
Palmer, Rehoboth Art League;
Margaret Lofland, Rehoboth Pub-
lic Library; Alex Muccioli, The
Roadhouse; Charles Rogers,
Rogers Graphics;
Kenny Vincent, The Royal
Rose Bed and Breakfast; Licinda
Prettyman Issel, Rusty Rudder
Restaurant; Luther Hearn, Saint
Somewhere; Donald Derrickson,
Sandcastle Motel; Rod Pettigrew,
Sea Horse Restaurant; Patty Der-
rick, Sea Shell Shop; James
Waple, Sir Guy's Restaurant;
Richard Slatcher, Skateworld II;
June Townsend, Sports Complex;
Frank Gunion, South Moon Un-
der; Steve HouR, Subway; Sydney
Artz, Sydney's Side Street
Restaurant; Frank Colleli, Thrash-
er's French Fries; Dennard
Quillen HI, Three Seasons Camp-
ing Resort; Atlantic Sands Hotel;
Baltimore Trust, Brighton
Suites, Dinner Bell Inn, Wilming-
ton Trust, PNC Bank, Kennedy
Studios, Crab Barn, Wild Birds
Unlimited, Mugs and Stitches,
Country Squire Restaurant,
Twigs, Arena's Bar, Catcher's
Restaurant, Mulligan's Tavern,
South Moon Under, Cindy Small,
Roger Peele, Richard Darley, Jan
Konesey, Bill Tansey, Bob Fred-
crick, Jim Bracken, Cape Gazette,
Maryland Coast Press, Mono-
grams Unlimited, Summer House
Restaurant, Jones, Inc., Ibach's
Candy by the Sea, Parsell Funeral
Homes, McDonald's, Ocean
Travel, Waterdog Screenpfinting,
Homeland Magazine, Delaware
Trust, Peebles Department Store,
Brasures Pest Control, Bruce
Allen Studio, Tim Bamforth and
Seashore Striders, Susan Cerf,
Dayna Quillen, Mike Meoli and
Susan Stone.
Carol Everhart
Executive Director
Barefootin'
Continued from page 7
weather man's dialogue. But big
block letters proclaiming WIN-
TER STORM WATCH stood out
as plainly on the weather map as
the beauty mark above the red-
waxed smile of our waitress.
We plowed through buckwheat
pancakes, steak and eggs, sausage
gravy and biscuits, hash browns,
and lots of stiff, black coffee to
stoke our stoves and sharpen our
morous, but nonetheless warming
innocence, the men's years en-
abled them to understand - almost
intuitively - that I was fight.
I heartily recommend hiking
and camping in our nation's na-
tional forests. They cover vast
territories of undeveloped country
and feature beautiful trails. Rules
in the national forests are few.
Visitors are expected to use com-
mon sense and not abuse the re-
sources.
No one's looking over your
Blue Ridge Parkway. At
Ellsworth's suggestion, we car-
ded in camp saws and did some
trail maintenance along the way -
primarily cutting large, fallen
trees from across the trail.
The trail followed a stream that
emerged from scrubby rocks near
the ridge and grew into a water-
fall-strewn Mine Bank Creek as
gravity pulled more water into its
course.
We encountered some heavy
weather but we were prepared.
Cape students sentenced
for restroom beating
By Kerry Kester
The three boys charged with
felonious assault against a student
and two teachers at Cape Hen-
lopen High School pleaded guilty
before Judge Battle Robinson on
Monday, Jan. 30. Robinson sen-
tenced Stanford Harpe, 17, to an
indeterminate time at Ferris
,School for Boys in Wilmington.
Edward Clark, 16, and Aaron
Collins, 16, were sentenced to
Ferris, suspended for two years.
All three boys were told they
would have to pay fair shares of
restitution to the student's family
to cover the medical costs in-
curred.
On Friday, Dec. 9, Delaware
State Police officers arrested
Harpe for assaulting and injuring
a Cape Henlopen High School
student and two teachers on Dec.
8. According to police reports,
Harpe, Clark and Collins alleged-
ly "punched and kicked" a 14 year
old male, "causing facial bone
fractures". The victim was treated
and released from Beebe Medical
Center for his injuries. Collins
was also facing a third degree as-
sault charge in an unrelated case.
Harpe was originally charged
with second degree assault, two
counts of third degree assault, sec-
ond degree conspiracy and disor-
derly conduct. Clark and Collins
were arrested for second degree
assault and second degree con-
spiracy by state troopers on Mon-
day, Dec. 12 and Tuesday, Dec.
13 respectively.
Attorneys for Clark and Collins,
made plea bargains that reduced
the boys' charges in exchange for
their agreement to testify against
Harpe, whom attorneys said was
responsible for most of the actual
beating of the Cape student. Their
testimony was not needed, howev-
er, because shortly before the boys
appeared before Robinson, Harpe
pleaded guilty.
Although Harpe had requested
that Robinson grant him a contin-
uance because he appeared with
no attorney, Robinson denied the
request. Christine Tunnell, deputy
attorney general, said in court that
the state opposed any continuance
because Harpe had declined the
services of a court appointed at-
torney that was offered to him at
his December arraignment.
Additionally, Robinson read
portions of a report submitted by
Harpe's probation officer. Robin-
son said that Harpe had been put
on probation from drug-related
charges in July but had failed to
meet the conditions of that proba-
tion. The report, she said, indicat'
ed that his whereabouts had been
unknown for a time and he hadn't
met with his counselor. He had,
however, performed the commu-
nity service.
"This isn't the first time you've
been in this court," said Robinson
to Harpe. "We've gtt a lot of
pages here, and a lot of offenses."
Following the sentencing, Robin-
son warned Harpe that he would
have to cooperate with his after-
care worker. She also told him
that if he had another offense
within a year, he would have to
spend at least six months in prison
as a consequence of the Mandato-
ry Commitment Act.
Following Harpe's sentencing,
Clark and Collins appeared to-
gether before Robinson. In addi-
tion to the rest of their sentence,
she told them they were forbidden
to have contact with the victim or
Harpe, pay a fair portion of resti-
tution to the victim, and perform
50 hours of community service.
They are to maintain good behav-
ior, get personal counseling and
undergo evaluations for substance
abuse, including following any
recommendations that the evalua-
tion would report.
"It was fair all the way around,"
said Rosemary Beauregard,
Collins, attorney.
State followed policy in
reporting student violence
By Kerry Kester
Officials in the Cape Henlopen
School District believe the De-
cember 8 student assault in a Cape
Henlopen High School bathroom,
where a student was seriously in-
jured, could have been avoided.
According to Bob. Smith, direc-
tor of secondary education, former
Attorney General Charles Oberle
and Judge Vincent Poppiti set a
policy in motion last year that re-
quired the attorney general's of-
fice to notify schools when stu-
dents were arrested and charged
for serious offenses.
that we were getting that informa-
tion."
Superintendent Suellen said,
"The system is breaking down."
According to Skeen, law enforce-
ment officials failed to notify the
district that serious charges were
brought against Stanford Harpe,
17, last summer. The charges,
which were drug related, were se-
rious enough that the district
should have been notified, Skeen
said.
State Prosecutor Stephen
Walther, who wrote the state poli-
cy, said the state acted correctly in
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