Cape board rolls 22
administration contracts
The Cape Henlopen School
District Boacd of Education dealt
with its year-end administrative
contracts, June 22, elevating
many from acting positions to full
positions, naming a new vice
principal for the high school and
rolling over all but two of the two-
year contracts.
During executive session, the
school board elevated George
Schenck as full assistant district
superintendent, named Esthelda
Parker-Selby as administrative as-
sistant for human resources, ele-
vated Mary Walker as principal of
Rehoboth Elementary School and
Ken Vincent as assistant principal
of that school, named Francis Pol-
lock as supervisor of transporta-
tion and promoted former Milton
Middle School teacher Ed Waples
as assistant high school principal.
The contracts were renewed for
district administrators: John Kre-
itzer, director of curriculum; O.D.
Basinski, director of instructional
support; Janis Hanwell and Sally
Cordrey, supervisors of curricu-
lum and instruction; Judith
Mitchell, supervisor of nutrition.
Contracts were also renewed
for building administrators: Susan
Dutton, assistant high school prin-
cipal; Marge Peck, Lewes Middle
School principal; Peggy Horton,
Police briefs
Only minor injuries
result from crash
Delaware State Police investi-
gated a three-car crash that oc-
curred at 12:18 p.m., June 6, at the
intersection of Route 5 and Sus-
sex 48. John West, 18, of Milton
was the most seriously injured.
He sustained a concussion and
was admitted to Milford Memori-
al Hospital; he was not wearing a
seat belt. Harvey Battersby, 54, of
Milton and Holly R. Cox, 26, of
Georgetown, were both treated
and released at Beebe Medical
Center for minor injuries. Cpl.
Bruce Harris, state police
spokesman, said the/tccident oc-
curred as follows: West was trav-,
eling southbound on Route 5, ap-
proaching Sussex 48, in his 1994
Ford Ranger pickup truck.
Cox's 1999 Toyota Tacoma
pickup truck was stopped at the
intersection's stop sign and
preparing to continue eastbound
across Route 5. Battersby's 1993
Toyota Forerunner stopped at the
sign as he attempted to cross
Route 5 westbound but pulled into
the path of the Ford, which then
struck the passenger side of Bat-
tersby's Forerunner. The collision
caused the vehicle was pushed in-
to Cox's stopped vehicle. Batters-
by was charged with failure to
yield the right of way at a stop
sign.
Richard E. Shields principal;
Janet Mitchell, assistant RES
principal; Wayne Whaley, H.O.
Brittingham principal; Sara
Wilkinson, Milton Middle School
principal; and Mike Dmiterchik,
MMS assistant principal.
Contracts were not renewed for
Jennifer Shields, Lewes Middle
School assistant principal, or for
Marian Wolak, H.O. Brittingham
assistant principal. Their contracts
are set to expire June 30, 2001.
In addition, board members
hired new staff members: Jerome
Foster, social worker at Milton
Middle School and H.O. Britting-
ham; Kathleen Booth, math
teacher at the high school; Sal-
,/,ad0r Judd, math and physical
§eience teacher at the high school;
and Willia m Griswold, technical
education teacher at the high
school. Judd's position is the only
new one created; the other three
were hired to replace teachers
who left the district.
Dewey council sets
July 14 agenda
The Dewey Beach Town Coun-
cil will hold its regular monthly
meeting at 7 p.m., Friday, July 14,
in the Life Saving Station Muse-
um on Dagsworthy Street ocean-
side. The draft agenda includes
old business items reviewing pre,
viously granted driveway/parking
variances, without an ordinance
for: Summerset Condominiums
on McKinley Street; Grotto Pizza
on Route 1; and the Rodney Con-
I
Plane crashes
near Harbeson
Delaware State Police, along
with the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration (FAA) are investigating a
plane crash that occurred at ap-
proximately 3:30 p.m., Friday,
July 7, at Sky Banners off County
Road 303 near Harbeson. Sky
Banners is a grass field where
planes regularly land to pick up
and drop off advertisement ban-
ners that are pulled behind planes.
Cheryl Reeves of Salisbury, Md.
was attempting io land when the
banner she was pulling would not
disengage. She attempted to land
the 150 Cessna; however, she had
to take off again when the banner
would not separate from the
plane. During the averted landing,
the landing gear struck the ground
and became damaged, which
Reeves didn't know. When she
attempted her second landing, the
plane's damaged landing gear
caused her to lose control and
crash on the grass field. No one
was injured.
Seven arrested
in drug raid
Following a six-month investi-
gation, Delaware State Police ar-
rested seven people in a drug raid
at 4 p.m., Friday, July 7, in
Slaughter Neck on a property off
County Road 216, south of Mil-
ford. The property was fortified
with fences, blocked off trails and
tree stands when the troopers ar-
rived. Police found 35 grams of
dominium Association on Rodney
Street. Also a review of previous-
ly granted driveway/parking vari-
ances by ordinance for: Snug Har-
bor on Read Street; Starboard
Restaurant on. Read Street; and
the Decoy Shop on Van Dyke
Street. There will also be an old
business agenda review and up-
date of the proposed Business In-
vestment District. New business
draft aganda items include: a re,
quest by Sea Gate Homeowners
Association to place a shed on the
beach between Cullen and Chica-
go streets; and a review of the oc-
cupancy limits for residential
dwellings. The police report will
include a discussion of the use of
police car sirens and a review of
disorderly dwellings.
Ag nutrient group
drafts regulations
The Delaware Nutrient Man-
agement Commission completed
a major part of its work, July 11,
as it approved draft compliance
and enforcement regulations to
put teeth into its previously ap-
proved nutrient management plan
and nutrient handlers' certifica-
tion regulations. "We're ready to
take our comprehensive draft reg-
ulations on the road to educate
stakeholders about what lies
ahead when the regulations be-
come mandatory in 2003/' said
Bill Rohrer, executive director of
the Department of Agriculture's
public commission. "We have
seven meetings scheduled from
cocaine in a makeshift house, oc-
cupied by four people. Arrested
were Leon S. Hazzard Jr., 27,
whose last known address was in
Seaford; Roosevelt S. Williams,
20, of Lincoln; Timothy G. Davis,
17, of Milton, and Timothy A.
Hazzard, 40, of Lincoln. All four
were charged with trafficking co-
caine, possession with intent to
deliver cocaine, maintaining a
building, conspiracy and posses-
sion of drug paraphernalia, They
were also charged with endanger-
ing the welfare of a child, as there
were two boys, ages 12 and 13,
who were present when police ar-
rived. Troopers also executed a
warrant on a trailer that was
placed on tha t property recently,
where they found James Parker,
46, of Lincoln, hiding. Police also
found a gram of cocaine in the
trailer and Parker was charged
with possession with intent to de-
liver cocaine, maintaining a
dwelling and endangering the
welfare of a child.
Also arrested were Larry T.
Banks, 27, of LinColn, and Kim
Harris, 36, of Lincoln. Banks was
arrested when he was trying to
flee from the troopers and charged
with resisting arrest. He was also
found to be wanted numerous
times for failing to appear'in court
on prior charges. Harris was ar-
rested for possession of marijuana
and possession of drug parapher-
nalia after troopers found a small
amount of marijuana in her pos-
session.
All seven suspects were ar-
raigned at Justice of the Peace
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Innla Fomey photo
Rehoboth Beach Patrol purchases dory
Rehoboth Beach Patrol Captain Kent Buckson stands be-
side a new rescue dory purchased recently for the patrol.
He said the dory can be used for long rescues and will also
be used for competitions. The boat is designed with several
scuppers along the back section of its sides and an open
stern to shed water quickly as it is rowed through the surf.
Buckson said dories Hke this one are used frequently along
New Jersey's coast where the beaches are flatter and deeper
water is further from shore.
July 31 to Aug. 22, when the final
meeting will be held in Lewes."
Rohrer said the recently adopt-
ed draft regulations won the ap-
proval of the full commission,
headed by Bridgeville dairy
farmer Bill Vanderwende. The
regulations identify 13 water-
sheds in Sussex County as critical
areas that will not tolerate any
more spreading of poultry manure
on crop land, as cited by a 1998
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) mandate,:,for Delaware to
clean its water of nutrient over-
load or face EPA intervention and
oversight. "We addressed the crit-
ical areas and the alternative uses
of nutrients (manure)," said
Rohrer. "We also addressed stan-
dards and issues involved in the
transportation of nutrients to other
states and the land application
standards of nearby states such as
Virginia, Maryland and Pennsyl-
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Court 3 in Georgetown. Both
Leon Hazzard Jr. and Roosevelt
Williams were committed to the
Department of Correction in de-
fault of $134,000 bail; Timothy
Davis was committed to Steven-
son House in default of $17,000
ball pending arraignment in Fami-
ly Court; Timothy Hazzard was
committed to the Department of
Correction in default of $74,000
bail; James Parker was committed
to the Department of Correction
in default of $35,000 bail; Larry
Banks was committed to the De-
partment of Correction in default
of $1,000 bail; and Kim Harris
was released on $5,000 bail pend-
ing an appearance in the Court of
Common Pleas.
Former Lewes man
walks away from prison
Charles E. Kingsley, 35, for-
merly of Lewes and Collingsdale,
Pa., failed to return from work to
the Morris Community Correction
Center in Dover on Monday, July
10. Kingsley, a white male, 5-
feet, ll-inches and 195 pounds,
has green eyes, brown hair, a
medium build and fair complex-
ion. He also has a swastika tattoo
on one arm. Anyone with any in-
formation should call 800-542-
9524 or the local police station.
Dewey Beach Patrol
competes July 14
Dewey Beach Patrol Capt. Todd
Fritchman invites the public to at-
tend the annual lifeguards' Rookie
of the Year competition on the
beach Friday, July 14, at
Dagsworthy Street. Competition
among the first-year lifeguards
will be intensive and" keen, said
Fritchman. It began Thursday
morning, July 13, with two en-
durance events: the rnn-swirun :
event and the 2-mile swim. Fri-
day's events should prove to be
the thrillers, Fritchman said, and
the public is.encouragedto attend
and cheer the guards on.
Power outage brings
out best in DB police
A four-hour power outage Mon-
daTnight, July 10, in the north
end of Dewey Beach resulted in
some calls for assistance of
Dewey police, and they respond-
ed quickly and neighborly, said
Mayor Bob Frederick. The out-
age, caused when lightning struck
a transformer in the south Re-
hoboth Beach/north Dewey Beach
area about 8 p.m., shut down traf-
fic lights, as well as residential
and commercial electricity service
until it was restored about mid-
night ....
During that period, police re-
sponded to calls from two north-
end residents who use wheel-
chairs and have elevators in their
homes. Neither could enter their
houses without the aid of police,
and the local officers on duty were
quick to answer the calls.
"We're very proud that our offi-
cers are able to help people so
quickly," said Mayor Bob Freder-
ick.
