Coastal Point • SAM HARVEY Contracting company Bean Stuyvesant goes to work on the Fenwick Island beach on Wednesday, August 24.

Moving sand
Atlantis is risen in Fenwick Island this week, as dredging outfit Bean Stuyvesant replaces sands lost to the tides over the past 13 years.

County discusses new appeals process
Sussex County Council considered draft legislation that would create a new appeals process for parties aggrieved by county decisions regarding subdivisions, at the Aug. 23 regular council meeting.

IRSD reports on accountability ratings
The Indian River School District (IRSD) appears quite “Superior,” to judge from Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) reports at the Aug. 23 School Board meeting.

All steam ahead in Bethany Beach
Friday night was good to incumbents in Bethany Beach. The town council’s three officers — Mayor Jack Walsh, Vice Mayor Carol Olmstead and Secretary-Treasurer Tony McClenny — all won reconfirmation at the 7 p.m. reorganization meeting, which preceded the monthly 7:30 p.m. council meeting.

Writing minds nurtured at library
As rain clouds took leave of the morning sky overhead the South Coastal Library on Saturday, Aug. 20, a brainstorm took shape inside.

Brand new school welcomes new staff
Big changes around the Indian River School District (IRSD) this year — 47 new teachers in all, according to district Superintendent Lois Hobbs, and a new assistant principal at the new Indian River High School.

Ocean View goes commercial
The Ocean View Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) unanimously passed an ordinance Thursday to reclassify 21 properties along Atlantic Avenue (State Route 26) from R-1 Residential to GB General Business.

Bethany planners consider grandfathering tune-up
The Bethany Beach Planning Commission members revisited grandfathering at the Aug. 20 meeting, having discovered a possible loophole. Building Inspector John Eckrich said Town Attorney J. Terence Jaywork was looking into the matter, and they’d soon have a proposed amendment to the grandfathering ordinance the town passed last October.

The Agenda

Fenwick Island studies dwellings, signs
Like newspaper editors cleaning up wire copy, Fenwick Island’s ordinance commissioners pored over pages of town codes, tweaking and tightening.

Combined effort saves 49 cats
Tracy Peoples didn’t know what she was getting into. She was trying to assist her boss, real estate agent Virgil Bullis (Coldwell Banker), but they had some major hurdles to overcome, in preparing one particular house for sale.

Family and friends applaud ironman
It’s getting to be Make-A-Wish Triathlon time again (Sept. 24), and Sea Colony resident Peter O’Dunne will likely run again this year — but not before neighbors and family embarrass him a little for his recent accomplishments in sport.

The Daytripper: Our own turf
Off to the beach! This trip will be to one of the great Delaware State Parks. It is close at hand (see “How do we get there” for details); only a few minutes drive south of Bethany Beach.

Lewes professor talks groundwater
Dr. William Ullman treated coastal Sussex residents to a primer on hydrology at the University of Delaware’s College of Marine Studies (CMS) on Aug. 18, with a topic perhaps especially relevant to officials moving toward final draft on sweeping new statewide water pollution regulations.

Bethany forges committe form at meeting
It took a few hammer strokes, but the Bethany Beach Charter and Ordinance Review Committee (CORC), having studied underlying issues of mission, formation and composition, settled on some bedrock committee guidelines at the Aug. 18 CORC meeting.

Cultures celebrated in Millsboro festival
Under a desiccating August sun, El Centro Cultural served cultural refreshments to thousands of Hispanics from noon to 6 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 21, at Festival Hispano 2005 in Millsboro.

Next generation
The oldest house in Ocean View, built in 1857, has a new addition — little Sadie Case, eight months old at the time of this writing. An amiable young lady, her gleeful gabbling pervades the Antique Prints shop on Central Avenue, and brings a smile to the faces of the several patrons wandering abou

Bethany Dental Associates adds new dentist
To accommodate the dental needs of the ever-increasing summer and year-round populations in the Bethany Beach area, Bethany Dental Associates welcomed Dr. Peter Patellis into its practice on Aug. 15.

Lost in space
No matter how you slice it, certain areas within the home can be particularly challenging to decorate. Entryways, stairways, landings and hallways are awkward spaces that no one spends a great deal of time in but which require important techniques.

Indians look to throw ... a little
Indian River Head Football Coach Jim Bunting is adding a little spice to this year’s offense and will break out of their traditional run, run, run ground game — a little bit.

Field hockey looks to get over the hump
Last year’s .500 season was a bit of a disappointment according to Indian River’s Head Field Hockey Coach Pativa McKean, but with so much senior leadership on the field, the Lady Indians should thrive in 2006.

Fishing report
Fishing in Delaware Bay around Site 6-7 and G Buoy is producing good catches of flounder, small snapper, bluefish and a few small trout, reports Tom from Cedar Creek Tackle Shop. Squid, minnows and peeler crab are all working well for these fish.

Boys soccer hopes to strike a balance
Balance is a wonderful thing and the Indian River varsity boy’s soccer team has that very luxury. Offense, defense, depth, experience and athleticism are the ingredients to a competitive team, according to Head Coach Howard Gerken, and his team has all of them.

Volleyball team looks to jump forward
Indian River’s Head Volleyball Coach Jess Dodd has his team going back to the basics and, with that emphasis, the Lady Indians look to rebound from a sub-par 8-11 season and return to respectability in the conference.