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Church offers parking
to Lewes employees
Lewes Chamber of Commerce
announced recently that Lewes
Presbyterian Church has offered
to permit employees of businesses
in Lewes to use its parking lot on
Franklin Avenue. According to a
notice sent out by the Chamber:
"Our official "Pacer" has mea-
sured the time to walk between
the lot and the corner of Second
Street. He reports it to be an easy
3 1/2 minute walk. Thelot is
paved, has lighting and contains
72 spaces. Please encourage your
employees to use the lot especial-
ly during the busy tourist and hol-
iday seasons. The Lewes Cham-
ber of Commerce extends a big
thank you to the Presbyterian
Church for providing free parking
for Lewes employees.."
Lewes Personnel Policy
Review Committee meets
There will be a meeting of the
City of Lewes Personnel Policy
Review Committee on Monday,
June 23, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting will be held within
council chambers of city hall lo-
cated on East Third Street. The
meeting is open to the public.
Lewes planning July
4th games, boat parade
There will be a full slate of
games and a boat parade in Lewes
to celebrate the Friday, Fourth of
July holiday. According to
Gilbert Holt, who has been help-
ing to organize the games for sev-
eral years, the annual Fourth of
July games on Second Street for
the whole family will begin at 10
.a.m. There will be 10 events and
prizes for each" event. "Children
should bring their bikes for bicy-
cle races too," said-Hdlt. The
games will include a pie-eating
contest, ice block push, wheel bar-
row races, egg toss, three-legged
races, milk drinking contest, sack
races and more. The Lewes Har-
bor 9th Annual Boat Parade will
begin at 3p.m. on the fourth. This
year's parade will also feature new
prizes for the best-decorated dock,
pier or marina along the parade
route. The parade will begin at
2:30 p.m. from Roosevelt Inlet,
proceed to the drawbriodge, turn,
pass the judges' stand, and return
to the inlet. There will be a $5 en-
try fee. Call 645-6227 to register
and receive entry number. Infor-
mation is also available at Lewes
Harbour Marina Bait and Tackle
or by writing to Boat Parade,
Lewes Harbour Marina, Anglers
Road, Lewes, DE 19958. Capt.
Harry "Speed" Lackhowe is chair-
man and organizer of this year's
event.
Acres will meet on
budget June 21
Henlopen Acres Mayor Thomas
Lewis has called a special meeting
of commissioners on Saturday,
June 21, at the town hall at 104
"i'idewaters.
The meeting will be held for the
purpose of discussing the
1997/1998 fiscal year budget.
Anyone interested is invited to at-
ten&
Milton water flow test
may cause variations
Milton officials announced that
the town will be conducting fire
hydrant flow testing for the week
of July 7-11. According to town
engineers, the tests might cause
some water discoloration and a
fluctuation of water pressure. Res-
idents are asked to be aware of the
dates of the testing and to periodi-
cally check their water for discol-
oration and pressure.
Appeals date set
for Milton assessments
Town officials have set Mon-
day, August 4 foF formal appeals
for property tax assessments. The
appeals will be heard in the meet-
ing room of Milton Library start-
ing at 6:30 p.m. Those wishing to
make an appeal must pick up an
appeal form from town hall office,
101 Federal St. Forms must be
picked up before Monday, July 21.
For more information on appeal-
ing in-town property "tax assess-
ments, call 684-4110.
Clarifications
An article in the June 13 edi-
tion incorrectly announced the
date that Lewes artist and writer
Jack Bateman will be signing his
new book, "Harbor of Refuge."
Bateman will be at Books by the
Bay on Second Street, Lewes,
from 1 to 4p.m., Saturday, June
21.
An article in the June 6 edition
of the Cape Gazette incorrectly
noted that'Myrtle Shockley now
serves as vice chair of the Sussex
County Democratic Committee
and vice chair of the Delaware
Democratic Committee. Shock:
ley did hold those posts at one
time but no longer does. The arti-
cle focused on Shockley's receipt
of the Democrat of the Year
Award.
County Council
to lay cornerstone
A ceremony will take place on
June 24 at the new admistration
building when a cornerstone is
laid. The new county administra-
tion building opened early this
year and Monday's 9 a.m. ceremo-
ny will recognize county employ-
ees and officially place the comer-
stone for the building.
The new administration building
is located on the Circle next to the
Courthouse and is built around the
former Georgetown Post Office,
which is considered a historic
structure. The cornerstone will be
set by Franklin Lodge #12 Masons
of GeorgetowN. Anyone who
wishes to have an item placed in
the cornerstone should have it de-
livered to county offices by today.
CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, June 20 - June 26, 1997 - 3
Love Seed Mama Jump to open for Beach Boys
Love Seed Mama Jump, the popular Delaware Cape Region band that plays up and down the
east coast, agreed recently to serve as the opening act for the Beach Boys .concert scheduled
for Saturday, July 5 at Eagle Crest Aerodrome on Route I north of Lewes. Mike Owens, direc-
tor of operations for the Cape May-Lewes Ferry, is coordinating the Beach Boys concert for
Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA). "We had an opportunity to pick the warm-up
band and we thought Love Seed Mama Jump, because of the band's popularity, would bring
out a whole different segment of the population. The Beach Boys of course have final say on
the entire production. We sent them out a tape of Love Seed and they gave their approval.
And we've also heard that the Beach Boys are Love Seed's favorite band." Owens said the Ju-
ly 5th concert should make for a great evening. "There will be great music and a great laser
and fireworks showto top it off," said Owens. aWe will be building a stage 120 feet wide and
sixty feet tall and a national outfit named Show Power will be providing sound. How big are
they? Right now they're in Hong Kong doing a production for the Chinese government," said
Owens. Love Seed will take the stage at about 7 p.m. and play for an hour before turning the
stage over to the most popular American band in the 20th century. Owens §aid the Beach
Boys will play for about 90 minutes. l"hey continue to play to rave reviews all over the Unit-
ed States," said Owens. "This is the first event of this scale we've ever done. We're excited."
The gates will open at 4:30 p.m. Members of Love Seed Mama Jump, shown in this promotion
photo, include (l-r) David James, Brian Gore, Rick Arzt, Will Stack, Paul Voshell and Pete
Wiedmann.
Bensinger project
rejected by county
The Sussex County Planning
and. Zoning Commission rejected
a request by Mary Bensinger to
change" a small parcel of land on
Route 1 from agricultural residen-
tial to commercial.
Bensinger requested the change
because she wants to be able to
rent an existing four-unit complex
on her property. The Commission
voted no and said there are other
ways, such as a conditional use,
which would allow Bensinger to
rent out the units. The land is lo-
cated on Sussex 275-A.
Bakery on Route 9
approved by county
Sussex County Plannfng and
Zoning has recommended ap-
proval of a conditional use for
Cynthia Wolfe-Larsen. She re-
quested at the Thursday, June 12
meeting of planning and zoning
that she be allowed to develop a
small bakery and produce stand on
the south side of Route 9, 865 feet
west of Sussex 281, located on a
parcel containing 20.48 acres.
County planners
approve subdivision
Sussex County Planning and
Zoning approved a list of consid-
erations on June 12 which the
Commission should use when
considering whether or not to ap-
prove subdivisions. The list of cri-
teria was developed when some
decisions of the board to deny
subdivisions were appealed to
Sussex County Council earlier this
spring. In at least some of the ap-
peals, the Planning and Zoning
Commission said there was no
need for the subdivision because
there were huge numbers of un-
sold lots already in the area.
The county's legal department
has said that that is not an accept-
able reason to deny a subdivision.
The new list gives a number of 17
possible concerns," including inte-
gration into existing terrain, use of
wetlands or flood plains, impact
on roadwayS, preservation of nat-
ural and historic features, preser-
vation of scenic views, sewage
disposal, prevention of pollution
and prevention of erosion, which
the Commission should consider.
The ordinance will take effect
when approved by. Sussex County
Council.
Cape board to discuss
conduct code June 26
The Cape Henlopen Board of
Education will meet for its regular
monthly meeting in the Cape Hen-
lopen High School library at 7:30
p.m. on Thursday, June 26. The
following items are on the agenda:
kindergarten through fourth grade
code of conduct, budgetary activi-
ties, bids, the Long Range Facili-
ties Plan Task Force and school
choice requests. The board will
also give its special recognition
awards to students and staff mem-
bers who have made outstanding
contributions to the school com-
munity.
Route 24 accident
leaves two injured
Stalled. traffic on Route 24 may
have caused the accident on Satur-
day, June 14 that left two men in-
jured. According to Cpl. Waler
Newton, Delaware State Police
spokesman, Clarence Burton, 35,
of Millsboro, who was driving a
1987 Nissan Stanza eastbound on
Route 24, was involved in a head-
on collision with Roy Hopkins,
29, of Delmar, who was driving a
Ford Explorer in the westbound
lane.
"In the area of a 'no passing'
zone, the traffic had backed up,"
Said Newton, referring to the east-
bound lane. "The Nissan attempt-
ed to avoid a collision and
swerved into the westbound lanes
directly in front of the Ford that
was traveling westbound. The
Ford attempted to negotiate a lane
change to the westbound shoulder
but failed. The result was a head-
on collision."
Alcohol did not appear to be a
factor in the accident, but Newton
said neither of the men were wear-
ing seat belts. Both men were
transported to Beebe Medical
Center, where Burton's condition
was listed as serious. He was
treated for head trauma and lacer-
ations. Hopkins was treated for
possible fracture to the right leg.
Charges are pending the outcome
of the Fatal Accident Investigation
and Reconstruction team's inves-
tigation.