Coastal Point • SAM HARVEY The Taberbacle Full Gospel Baptist Church Choir performs James Brumble's 'Owe it All to Him,' at the Mountiare Gospel Talent Search on Saturday, April 2.

County moves to preserve local farms
Sussex County Council members approved a budget recommendation to earmark another $250,000 toward farmland preservation at the April 5 council meeting.

Sussex has voice muted on HB 36
Below the C&D Canal, Delaware is a true blue state. Sussex and Kent Counties voted Bush for president and Lee for Governor in the last election.

Potential Selbyville water project intriguing
Expansion of Selbyville’s water system was a hot topic at the town council’s April 4 meeting. Residents of outlying areas came to the meeting, seeking information in the wake of a letter sent out by the town. The letter was aimed at gauging those property owners’ interest in obtaining water service from the town.

Ocean View talks water
A central water system for Ocean View took another giant leap forward this week, as U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) representatives talked financing at the April 5 town council meeting.

Frankford hears requests from church
Nearly 20 members of Frankford’s Antioch African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church attended the April 4 town council meeting.

Ocean View continues zoning modifications
Ocean View Town Council adopted two new zoning ordinances at the April 5 town council meeting, one regarding business signage and the other restricting multifamily development.

Juveniles arrested for Bethany Arson
A Bethany Beach police officer on patrol in the town March 30 spotted evidence of a fire in progress, leading to the apprehension of three juveniles.

Selbyville Library celebrates
In celebration of National Library Week, the Selbyville Public Library will be hosting Hare E. Whodini and The Magic of Reading on Monday, April 11 at 4 p.m.

Acting class returns to Ocean View
Following up on the first series of sold out classes on the Craft of Acting in both Lewes and Ocean View, Clear Space Productions, a non-profit theatre arts organization in Rehoboth Beach, has announced additional classes in April.

Summer book sales are coming back soon
St. Martha’s summer book sales will be on Saturdays this summer instead of Sundays. The first sale will be Saturday, May 7. Books will be accepted on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Police Corner
Bethany Beach Police had another troop meeting last week. We talked about the productivity of the last month, new challenges for the future, improving our services, etc. Most of all, we discussed our relations with the public. Our supervisors stressed the fact that no police department can control crime without the consent and voluntary compliance of the public. I remembered reading one of Sir Robert Peel’s principles: “The power of the police to fulfill their duties is dependent on public approval and on the ability to secure and maintain public respect.” This brings us to the term of “community policing.”

St. Ann's looks to help troops overseas
St. Ann’s Church in Bethany Beach is collecting items to be sent to the troops overseas. The items they need are the following: water, phone cards, writing paper, pens, pencils, disposable razors, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, sunscreen, lip balm, insect repellent and deodorant.

Planning & Zoning defers action on Riverview project
Members of the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) voted unanimously on March 31 to defer action on the application of Riverview LLC (a Caldera Properties holding) to rezone as MR-RPC (medium-density residential district, residential planned community) a nearly 80-acre parcel off Walters Bluff Road.

The Agenda
What's happening in the community.

Watch for the eclipse this evening
The moon will take a bite out of the sun on Friday, April 8 — or at least it will appear to do so, when a partial solar eclipse will take place. The eclipse will be visible throughout most of the southern U.S., while the immediate area will enjoy a less dramatic event with between 5 and 10 percent coverage of the sun at the eclipse’s peak.

QRCF prepares for inaugural tourney
The Quiet Resorts Charitable Foundation (QRCF) has come of age, and will expand its popular Big Drive for Charity competition into a full-blown golf tournament this year.

Beast of the East bike show is ready to roar
The Eastern Shore of Maryland is one of the hidden gems of the East Coast and the Beast of the East Custom Bike Show is a pearl of a show just getting shucked for all to see.

Tickets on sale for Jekyll & Hyde
Time is running out to get tickets for Jekyll & Hyde at Possum Point Players. The show opens at Possum Hall in Georgetown on Friday, April 15, and has just seven performances scheduled before closing on April 24.

'Hard Hat' party showcases project
Passerbys on Route 1 have certainly noticed the frenetic pace of construction at the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce’s Visitors Center and office building. The chamber staff is inviting members of the chamber and the community in to see the work in progress.

Students to 'Kick Butts'
On Saturday, April 16, First State Community Action Agency and students from Sussex County communities are joining thousands across the country who are taking part in “Kick Butts Day.”

Wellness office offer Qigong
The Sussex County office of the Wellness Community-Delaware is planning to offer Qigong to interested people that are affected by cancer. This ancient Chinese practice integrates physical postures, breathing techniques and focused intention. The gentle, rhythmic movements of Qigong reduce stress, build stamina, increase vitality, and enhance the immune system. Further information about Qigong is available on the Web site of the National Qigong Association, www.nqa.org. A class will be offered at the Wellness Community-Delaware’s Sussex location in Rehoboth, if sufficient interest is shown. Please call Kaye or Cindy at (302) 227-1155 for information and to register for this group.

Library celebrates with literature
This series of literary programs at the South Coastal Library in Bethany Beach will be presented during the week of April 11 in celebration of National Library Week:

Beekeeping course for next Saturday
The Delaware Beekeepers Association is hosting a short course to introduce the public to the basics of beekeeping. The goal of the course is to prepare a novice to be a successful beekeeper this year and to lay the proper foundation for an enjoyable hobby and, if pursued, a profitable business. Topics will be honeybee biology, basic beekeeping equipment, the care and feeding of the “livestock,” and an evaluation of the beekeeping industry. There will also be a trip to a nearby apiary to examine actual hives and a discussion on honeybee mites. These mites have made beekeeping more complicated but have, for those willing to put up with the extra work, also made beekeeping for pollination very profitable.

Women's Day Celebration seeks nominees for 2006
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2006 Women’s Day Celebration sponsored by Delaware Technical & Community College, Owens Campus. The closing date for nominations is May 15.

Local groups give scholarship money

'Dr. D' straightens out schools, backs
Local chiropractor Dr. Donald Hattier, aka “Dr. Don,” aka “Dr. D,” has spent the last 52 years doing a little bit of everything.

Marriage Licenses

Fenwick Island brainstorms on budget
The earliest stages of drafting Fenwick Island’s budget for the 2005-2006 fiscal year began Saturday, April 2, with a workshop aimed at determining the town’s overall needs. The process should be approximately 30 days in length, targeting adoption of the budget in June.

Fenwick blooming with beautification projects
With spring sprung in coastal Delaware, the attention of Fenwick Island’s Beautification Committee has turned to making the town even more clean, attractive and brightly blooming. Members of the committee met Tuesday, April 5, to discuss the status of ongoing projects and near-future plans.

Fenwick-area country inn offers shiatsu
Melanie Konno, young practitioner of the Asian healing arts, has taken up residence at the Woodsong Country Inn, northwest of Fenwick.

Top Judge
Chancellor William Chandler III was one of the first students to graduate from Indian River High School (1979) — and he’s given his old alma mater a good report.

Lady Indians getting their kicks
Slowly, but surely, the Indian River varsity girl’s soccer team is scoring goals and getting victories in the 2005 season.

Bats heat up with the weather
“This was a great way to get a win. Playing out in the warm weather must have warmed our bats,” said senior first baseman Matt Lewis as Indian River trounced Milford, 17-4, on April 5.

Softball team still rolling
The Indian River varsity softball team shut out their third opponent this season on April 5, again enacting the mercy rule and defeating Milford 10-0 in the sixth inning.

Lady Indians take it to St. Thomas More
It was a John Denver kind of day, and the sunshine was definitely shining on the Lady Indians varsity tennis team as they breezed through St. Thomas More, 4-1, on April 5 for their first victory of the season. That improved their record to 1-2.

Beahan leading golf resurgence
Golfing hasn’t been this fun since finding your dad’s golf clubs and hitting his new Titleists into the woods.

Indian River golfers hang with Central, but fall
The Indian River varsity golf team may have lost their April 5 match to Sussex Tech, 180-163, but the loss will serve a purpose: to see where they stand within the Henlopen conference.

Boys break through with win
The Indian River boys’ varsity tennis team won their first match of the season, moving to 1-2 for the season as they whipped up on St. Thomas More, 4-1, on April 5.

Warhawks fall to Saints
With the playoffs in sight, the Warhawks journeyed up to Caravel on April 2 to strap it up with defending DFL champion New Castle Saints for a classic mud bowl.

Color is so personal
We all have our favorites: periwinkle, daffodil yellow, cherry red. Daydreaming about color is pure pleasure. We love to spread out the color chips like a deck of cards, playing with the endless options. But then there’s the other side: nightmares about not getting it right!