Briefly
Acres will repair roads,
parking areas
The Town of Henlopen Acres
will undergo road repair within
the first two weeks of October.
Included in the project, which
will be completed by Jerry's
Paving of Milford, will be repair
to the front entrance and a man-
hole on Pine Reach and paving of
the town hall and water parking
areas.
The work is expected to take
two days to complete. For more
information call the town hall at
227-6411.
Dewey town office,
police relocated
The Dewey Beach Town Hall
will be closed for normal opera-
tions from Friday, Sept. 26, until
Tuesday, Sept. 30, to relocate to
its temporary offices at the U.S.
Lifesaving Station on Dagsworthy
Avenue. The temporary reloca-
tion is necessary because con-
struction of the new town hall is
slated to begin Monday, Oct. 6.
The town offices will resume
normal operations on Wednesday,
Oct. 1, at 9 a.m. The mailing ad-
dress and telephone are un-
changed.
The police department has tem-
porarily relocated to a trailer be-
hind the existing town hall on
Rodney Street. For emergencies
during the town hall's closure pe-
riod, call the Dewey Beach Police
Department at 227-1110.
Scout House, parking
top Rehoboth agenda
The Rehoboth Beach Board of
Commissioners will hold its
monthly workshop session on
Monday, Sept. 29. As of press
time, the only matters on the
agenda, beside the usual reports,
are the revisting of the proposal
by the Rehoboth Beach Kiwanis
Club to expand the Scout House
on Kent Street and a report from
the city's Parking Advisory Com-
mittee.
The meeting gets underway at 7
p.m.; there will be a listening post
session at 6:30 p.m.
Rehoboth Main Street
board meets Oct. 1
The Rehoboth Beach Main
Street board of directors will hold
its monthly meeting at 5:15 p.m.,
Wednesday, Oct. I, in the Re-
hoboth Commissioners Room at
city hall. The public is invited to
attend.
Lewes residents invited
to Mulberry St. meeting
The public is invited to a special
meeting of the Street Improve-
ment Ad-Hoc Committee on Sat-
urday, Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. in city
hall on East Third Street. The
meeting will focus on the engi-
neering concept design for Mul-
berry Strreet between W. Third
and W. Fourth streets.
Lewes Pedestrian Safety
Road Show set Oct. 8
The Pedestrian Safety Road
Show, a community workshop de-
signed to mobilize the resources
necessary to make Lewes a safe
place to walk, will be held on
Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 8 a.m.
until 12:30 p.m. in the community
meeting room of Lewes Public Li-
brary on Adams Avenue. During
the seminar those attending will
learn about the problems that
pedestrians face every day, and
they will join with others to devel-
op an action plan for •making
Lewes more walkable. The meet-
ing is open to the public.
Local woman pleads
in felony theft case
A Rehoboth Beach former para-
legal pleaded guilty to Class C
felony theft after a real estate
transaction on which she worked
went awry.
William Wright, a Lewes attor-
ney, filed a civil case in Chancery
Court on May 2, alleging that
while working for his firm, Amy
Barkauskie, 39, misappropriated
$180,000 when she prepared the
paperwork for a home she bought
in February. She made full resti-
tution shortly after the suit was
filed, and the civil case was dis-
missed.
On Wednesday, Sept. 10, she
pleaded guilty in Superior Court
to the criminal charges and was
sentenced to one year of incarcer-
ation, suspended for three years of
supervised and two years of unsu-
pervised probation.
Barkauskie must also undergo
mental health counseling until
both the professional therapist and
probation officer agree treatment
is no longer necessary. She must
also perform 35 hours of commu-
nity service.
Detectives arrest
mailbox vandals
Delaware State Police detec-
tives at Troop 4 arrested Brian
Thompson, 18, of Milton, and
William Rickards, 20, of Lewes
on 42 counts of criminal mischief
and one count of third degree con-
spiracy for alleged acts of vandal-
ism.
Cpl. Preston Lewis, state police
spokesman, said, "Detectives say
a total of 42 mailboxes were dam-
aged." Detectives believe the
men bashed the mailboxes with
baseball bats while driving past
them. The crimes took place on
Sussex 296 and Sussex 296A, in
the Harbeson area; Sussex 47, east
of Georgetown; and Sussex 305
and 306A in the Millsboro area
between April 22 and June 25,
1997.
Police arrested Thompson on
Tuesday, Sept. 16, and Rickards
on Friday, Sept. 19. Damage to
each mailbox ranged from $10 to
$50, Lewis said.
Detectives also linked the two
men to a burglary in the Nassau
area that occurred on May 17.
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"This crime occurred when the
pair allegedly used a pickup truck
to damage a fence to gain entry to
the business," said Lewis, who
said miscellaneous hand tools val-
ued at more than $6,500 were
stolen. For that crime the men
were charged with third degree
burglary, theft, criminal mischief,
second degree conspiracy and ma-
licious mischief by motor vehicle.
They were released on unsecured
bail, pending court appearances.
Angola man injured
in DUI accident
The Delaware State Police Fatal
Accident Investigation and Re-
construction (FAIR) team is in-
vestigating a Wednesday, Sept.
24, accident that left Don Webster
Jr. of Love Creek Woods critical-
ly injured.
At approximately 11:49 p.m.,
Webster was driving a 1992 Ford
Explorer in the .southbound lane
of Sussex 277, three-tenths of a
mile south of Route 24, when the
vehicle left the west edge of the
road and struck a tree with its
right front bumper, for the first
point of impact. The vehicle con-
tinued in the southbound lane,
rolled on the driver's side and
struck another tree with the wind-
shield, making a second point of
impact.
Webster was taken to Beebe
Medical Center and later trans-
ferred to the Hospital of the Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania, where at
press time he was in surgery. A
hospital spokeswoman could not
release specific information about
the nature of the injuries Webster
sustained, although she said he
was listed in critical condition pri-
or to his operation.
The FAIR team report indicates
that alcohol was a factor in the ac-
cident.
School accountability
forum slated for Oct. 9
The University of Delaware's
Institute for Public Administra-
tion, in cooperation with the
Delaware Department of Educa-
tion's Accountability Task Force,
is hosting a public forum to garner
public input to assist Secretary of
Education Iris Metts in solidifying
the state's accountability plan. In
June, the General Assembly
passed legislation compelling the
secretary to create a comprehen-
sive accountability system de-
signed to hold various groups re-
sponsible for student perfor-
malice.
Metts convened committees
composed of students, parents,
teachers, administrators, elected
officials, business leaders and na-
tional experts who will present an
overview of a draft plan to inter-
ested Delawareans beginning
Monday, Sept. 29, at the first of
three public forums.
Those who wish to comment on
the draft during the forums will
have the opportunity to do so both
in small and large discussion
group settings. The Delaware Ed-
ucation Research and Develop-
ment Center will summarize the
public input for later considera-
Delaware firefighters arrive in Rchoboth
Delaware Volunteer Firemen's Association (DVFA) Presi-
dent Joe Hornecki presents Auxiliary President Barbara
Lewis with a bouquet of roses during opening ceremonies
Thursday morning, Sept. 25 of the 77th DVFA Conference be-
ing held in Rehoboth Beach over the weekend. The weekend
culminates on Saturday, Sept. 27 with the firemen's parade
up Rehoboth Avenue, stepping off at 1 p.m. from South First
Street and ending at the Grove park for an awards ceremony.
No parking is allowed on the east side of Bayard Avenue from
Philadelphia Street to St. Lawrence Street from early that
morning, as well as on either side of King Charles Avenue or
South First Street. Rehoboth Avenue will be closed to east-
bound trallic from Second Street to the Boardwalk beginning
at 11 a.m., with fire police directing traffic from south to
north at the west area of the city.
At least 35 marching units and 16 bands are scheduled to
march along with fire apparatus from all over the state.
tion in a final document,
Preregistration for the forum is
required; the public may register
by calling Gloria Wilkins at the
university, 302-831-8971. The
Sussex County forum will be held
in the William A. Carter Partner-
ship Center at Delaware Technical
& Community College in George-
town from 4-7:30 p.m. on Thurs-
day, Oct. 9.
Thieves victimize
Burger King
Delaware State Police are seek-
ing information from the public
that may help them determine the
identities and locate two men who
allegedly robbed a Burger King
manager at gun point on Sunday,
Sept. 21.
Police said the men entered the
restaurant shortly after midnight
and, while carrying either rifles or
shotguns, demanded cash, which
the manager provided. The sus-
pects are described as follows:
one is a light-colored black male
approximately 6 feet 1 inch tall
and of a thin build, who was wear-
ing a black-and-white plaid shirt,
brown boots and a brown ski
mask; the other was a black male
approximately 5 feet 1 inch tall
and of medium build. Both were
reported as having deep voices.
Anyone with information may
reach the state police at 856-5850
or may call CRIMESTOPPERS at
1-800-847-3333.
Foots finish
5,000 mile trip
Bill and Laurie Foot left Lewes
in late March to begin a cross
country bike and hiking trek. The
couple began their sojourn in
Lewes after spending the night at
the Bay Moon Bed and Breakfast
and getting a sendoff from local
media and Congressman Mike
Castle and ended it on Sept. 2 in
Dewey Bridge, Utah.
Along the way, the couple trav-
eled roughly 5,000 miles through
some of the most beautiful coun-
try the American Discovery Trail
has to offer.
"We wanted to see the country
up close and personal," they wrote
in their final update on the Inter-
net.
"The greatest part of "up close
and personal," though, were the
people we met all along the way.
We called on numerous friends
and lots of relatives for help if
they lived near our route.
You came through in fine style
and we are gratefu ! for your
friendship and help and grateful
we have gotten to know you bet-
ter.
"We made dozens of new
friends, you took us into your
homes, you gave us rides or
loaned us your cars for day trips,
you let us use your computers and
bed and breakfast owners went
out of their way to help us.
You are a real treasure and we
hope we will never forget you all
and we hope we can assist you in
some way in the future. You rep-
resent what is great about this
country."
They listed their bed and break-
fast stay and Lewes sendoff as one
of many highlights of the trip,
which included a night in a chil-
dren's playhouse in Ohio during a
seven-inch downpour.
The American Discovery Trail
winds from Lewes to Point Reyes,
Calif. and the Foot's report having
virtually no negative reactions
from anyone during their trip.
= They hiked or backpacked 700
miles, biked 4,427 miles and rode
a dozen miles on horseback.
Calio to speak
on "The Real Sussex"
Sussex County Director of Eco-
nomic Development Frank Calio
will speak to the Sussex County
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