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Concerns continue to swirl around the
health of inland bays; a tribute poem
Vicki Mertes, who lives in a
Dewey Beach home looking out
on Rehoboth Bay, called this
week concerned about an article
in the July 28 edition of "U.S.
News and World Report." The ar-
ticle discusses a toxic algae found
in North Carolina waters that's
been taking its toll on fish and oth-
er animals including humans. (See
related articles in this edition of
the Cape Gazette.)
Vicki rang the alarm in the sum-
mer of 1996 when tons of dying
sea lettuce began washing up on
her beachfront. She worried as
growing masses of sea vegetation
mowed loose from the bottom of
the bay by a tropical storm began
fouling the air with an acrid odor
that turned people's heads and
gave off a chemical vapor that dis-
colored walls, tarnished silver and
changed the colors of paintings.
Her worries only increased later
in the summer when a stubborn
sore on her leg refused to heal.
"It's getting scary," said Mertes.
"I don't know what to think. The
article says this toxic algae thrives
where there is pollution and the
sea lettuce of Rehoboth Bay is
plenty evidence of that."
This year Delaware squared off
against the problem by.bringing
mechanical harvesters in to gather
masses of dead matter whose de-
caying process was sucking all
available oxygen from the water.
Several governmental, quasi-gov-
ernmental and private organiza-
tions are focusing efforts on re-
ducing pollution in Delaware' s In-
land Bays. The question remains
however whether enough is being
done to keep up with increasing
pollution pressure from develop-
ment around the inland bays.
When the mechanical harvesters
were brought in earlier this sum-
mer to head off problems experi-
enced last summer, state officials
admitted they were onlya stop-
gap measure in the fight against
pollution.
One of the solutions being eyed
involves stopping the dumping of
Rehoboth Beach's treated waste-
water into Lewes-Rehoboth Canal
by piping it instead to; the West
Rcboboth Treatment complex for
spray irrigation. ,That's beiag
looked at," said l)elawar Delmrt-
ment of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control (DNREC)
spokesman David Small: "The
question is how does that project
" : stack up in priority against other
projects ,thc state competing for
limited sewer funding.
:=Kay Copp, who.operates
• C0i)P'S Seafood on Route 24 and
speaks frequently with wat-rnen
wh0eiamRehoboth Bay, said
again recently that conditions
haven't :improved much in the
bays following harvesting by the
machines. "More has to be done,"
said Copp.
Rudy Sackett; who a-number of
years ago gave up a position at
Confidential Services in Lewes to
pursue a career in the ministry,
called this week to say his wife,
Teri, had written a poem on the
occasion of her brother Don Po-
lite's 50th birthday.
Don works as general manager
of Best's Ace Hardware and his
softspoken friendliness has been
familiar to hundreds who also use
to deal with him when he man-
aged the food store for the Bests.
(Rudy, by the way, this week is
moving into a parsonage in Ridge-
ly, Mr. where he was transferred
recently by the church.)
Here is Teri's poem about Don:
"A Tribute to Don Polite"
"A visit back into time to ages
of old;/When mother was given a
new son to hold./She dreamed that
you would play for the
Dodgers;/But you had decided to
be the next Roy Rogers.
"As you grew a bit older it was
plain to see;/That you were very
different from your sisters,
three./Everyone thought that you
were a bit silly;/For your undying
support of that team called the
Phillies./And we all became wor-
ried when through graveyards you
scurried./To find names of the
dead/We thought: 'He's out of his
head."
"But as time went on, the older
you grew/We were all surpisrised
and I think you were too/rhat in
the middle of life you found your
nook,/As you settled right in and
began writing a book.
"Now your new thrill in life as
your hair turns gray,/ls when your
grandchildren come over and
want to play.
"Don, I've teasedyou so of.
ten/Of how you've become just
like Dad;/But don't take that
wrong, it's not a thingthat is
bad./For a simple life is What you
prefer;/And your wisdom sur-
passes that of most, I am
sure./ClarabelL Annette and even
the Shadow knowg'.../That alt
through your life you've kept on
your toes.
"Now as life slows down and
for prunes, you hunger/Remem-
ber your three sisters will always
be younger./As your birthday ap-
proaches we think that's it's
nifty;/That you are the one who is
turning fifty."
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