Coastal Point • JOHN DENNY A kiteboarder prepares for lift-off near Fenwick Island on Monday, March 7. Tuesday of course, was snowing and freezing cold. The merry-go-round continues.

Redfin renewed: Founder Haley takes back the reins at North Bethany restaurant
“It will be business at usual” soon at Redfin Seafood Grill’s North Bethany location, according to the restaurant’s original designer, Bryony Zeigler of SoDel Concepts.

Local towns trump state gambling laws
In light of recent controversies surrounding poker tournaments in neighboring Worcester County, the Coastal Point has reviewed the rules for communities in southeastern Sussex.

Millville gets first look at Home Depot
Growth in Millville continues apace, and commercial neighbors will soon accompany the proposed master-planned communities (MPCs) south of Route 26.

Fenwick aims for green light on plan
With a colorful planting plan in hand, and discussions with landscaping consultants and Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) representatives behind them, members of Fenwick Island’s Beautification Committee have been raring to break ground on the town’s planned median project. That is, until DelDOT representatives threw a hoe into the works at a recent meeting.

Selbyville considers easement for sewers
Selbyville officials are debating the potential need to take an additional easement from some property owners to complete work for new sewer mains in the town.

Redfin property on the auction block
The fate of North Bethany Beach restaurant Redfin Grill may be determined this weekend, when the property upon which it rests is auctioned. That auction comes as part of a court decision requiring the dissolution of the partnership that owns the land and building.

South Bethany talks expenses
With $1,495,000 notched for combined general administrative, public safety (police), beach patrol and public works, South Bethany town council is starting to get a firm grasp on where money will be going this fiscal year.

Mountaire sewage violations scrutinized
A series of sewage violations by the Mountaire Corporation were again on the Selbyville Town Council’s agenda at its March 7 meeting. But council members opted not to immediately assess the poultry company the usual administrative fines for the violations, instead seeking to make sure the town’s method of determining violations is uniform before determining the fines.

Frankford addresses dilapidated structures
Frankford Town Council took a first formal step toward cleaning up various tumbledown, potentially dangerous houses at the March 7 council meeting.

Ocean View church to hold revival
The Ocean View Church of Christ is holding a revival March 20 through 24, 2005. The special speaker for the meeting is Joe Guthrie from Jacksonville, Fla. Services will start at 7 p.m. each evening, Monday through Thursday.

Locals represent well at Worcester Prep
Two high school students from the Sussex seashore are giving their hometowns good report at Worcester Preparatory School in Berlin, Md.

Community offers classes for PC rookies
Intimidated by technology, or just afraid you might break something? Instructors are here to help.

Bethany projects target conservation
Natural surroundings and camouflage go hand in hand, but a small stretch of Route 26 in Bethany Beach may hide the purpose of the property from the unobservant, out of sheer inconspicuousness.

DelDOT preps Selbyville for bridge work
Within a year, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) plans to replace a bridge in downtown Selbyville. Representatives held a workshop on March 3 to explain why.

Police Corner — Summer season is upon us
I can’t believe it is March already. Within a month Bethany Beach becomes a booming center of the summer season. We will have some slower days for the next two months, but when June comes along with the 4th of July fireworks, parade, concerts, etc. — there is no turning back until the end of September.

Meetings aplenty

Second try at expansion for 84 Lumber
Owners of the Clarksville-area location of building supply company 84 Lumber were rebuffed last year when they tried to add approximately 8 acres of land to expand the facility. County officials denied the company’s requested conditional use of the parcel on the grounds it was too small.

Indian River announces second quarter honor students

Registration now open for Ocean-to-Bay Bike Tour
The Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for it’s annual Ocean-To-Bay Bike Tour. Riders can enjoy a 20-, 35-, or 50-mile course through The Quiet Resorts. This award-winning tour offers participants a leisurely ride on flat terrain, through coastal and inland bay areas.

Students now being registered for musical theater training
Clear Space Productions is now accepting applications for its Musical Theater Summer Intensive program, which will take place from July 5 to 15, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the 9th Grade Campus of Cape Henlopen High School, 820 Savannah Rd. in Lewes. The cost for the two-week program, serving K-12 students, is $250. For an application call (302) 644-3810.

The 'eyes' have it in Millville
Halpern Eye Associates has relocated from their cozy offices at the corner of Route 26 and Central Avenue. Now located next to the Ocean View Post Office (technically, in Millville), Halpern still hosts the same highly trained optometrists and opticians — just in a more modern setting.

OPEN UP — Former POW hopes vets will talk things out
Nick Tosques of Ocean View endured some rough times during the Korean War. And yet, after spending more than two-and-a-half years in Camp #1, Changsong, North Korea, his outgoing nature has survived.

Visitors enjoy a 'Walk Through Time'
What a pleasure to spend an hour with people whose faces wore smiles, not because of what someone had said, but due to their own personal reminiscences brought on by listening to a “Musical Walk Through Time.”

Live performances to benefit all
Possum Point Players Theater (Possum Hall) brings live performances to their stage to entertain audiences, as well as visual art to Possum Hall to please the eye.

Indians look for offense to lift team
Indian River’s boys of summer return with a lot of talent and are looking to turn up the heat in the southern Henlopen conference this season.

Mystery surrounds soccer team
Rather than make predictions, girls head soccer coach Howard Gerken is taking a wait-and-see approach to this upcoming season.

Girls start year with hope of title
The Indian River softball team is gearing up for a run at the title this year as they return nine players from last season’s roster.

Warhawks drop to 0-2 with tough loss
The Sussex County Warhawks semi-pro team drop to 0-2 after they lost a 12-8 heartbreaker to the Wilmington Raiders Feb 28.

Russell White scholarship tourney to be played
The local service sorority Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Eta will be hosting the First Annual Russell White Scholarship Golf Tournament at Bear Trap Dunes on April 7. The tournament’s proceeds will benefit a deserving Indian River High School senior with a college scholarship.

Fruit flavors
I think there’s a little farmer in all of us. And I’m pretty sure we all have a sweet tooth. So why not satisfy both urges by planting something sweet?