City Holds Open House for Milford Armory

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2014
The News Of The Week for Greater Milford, Delaware
City Holds Open House for Milford Armory
By Terry Rogers
On Thursday, December 11, the
City of Milford held an Open House
at the Milford Armory, which the city
purchased from the State of Delaware
for one dollar in September 2014.
The Armory served the Delaware National Guard for more than 75 years.
The City was hoping to get ideas from
the public after they toured the building as to what they should do with it,
stating that the building was in excellent shape.
“I remember playing Parks and Recreation basketball here as a child,” said
Mayor Bryan Shupe, standing at the
edge of the basketball court that
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Council Approves
Parks Ordinances,
Brewfest
By Terry Rogers
On Monday, December 8, Milford City
Council approved changes to several ordinances dealing with city parks. In addition, council granted approval for an
event planned by Downtown Milford, Inc.
scheduled for June 2015.
Effective immediately, smoking is not
permitted in any city parks. According to
Chief of Police Keith Hudson, officers plan
to issue warnings to violators initially in
order to give them time to learn about the
ordinance change. Once the ordinance is
officially in place and signs are posted,
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is still in excellent shape. “It has been amazing working with the State and Governor Jack Markell in getting this beautiful structure turned over to the City.
We wanted the public to have an opportunity to see the building and personally
hear from them about what they would like to see happen.”
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Orlando, Director of Human Resources for the
Delaware National Guard, said that the building housed many different divisions of the guard over the years. Units stationed at the Milford Armory were
deployed during Iraqi Freedom and served in Kuwait. The Delaware National
Guard moved from the building as the organization consolidated to fewer sites
throughout the state of Delaware several years ago.
“Asbestos abatement has been completed throughout the building,” City Manager Richard Carmean said. “We are already using some of the out buildings for
storage of some of our street maintenance trucks. We have talked about turning
this into the new police station, but we know that the current square footage
is not enough for the needs of the department. We have had an engineering
company look at the main room where the basketball court is and it has been
deemed structurally sound for a free-standing mezzanine that would provide additional square footage.”
The visitors during the open house had many ideas for the structure. Bob Larkin, Vince Snook and Jim Ernsberger all felt that the best use of the building
would be for a new police station.
“There would be no need to raise taxes like there would be if we built a new police station,” Mr. Larkin said. “The cost for a new station has been estimated at
around $10 million and I’ve heard that this could be renovated for as little as $5
million. That is a significant cost savings for the city. I also understand that there
may be access behind the building so that police cars could enter and exit there
rather than on Walnut Street.” Mr. Carmean said that there was an unimproved
road behind the Armory that could be upgraded to allow additional access into
and out of the property.
Another suggestion for the building made by
Andrew Fulton was an airsoft facility, which is a
sport similar to paintball using pellet guns. According to Mr. Fulton, there are many people
in Milford who enjoy the sport but they must
travel to Maryland to play. Andrew’s mother,
Amanda, said that she would like to see the
building used as a community or civic center,
while his sister, Molly, said that she would like
to see the building used to provide an outlet
for teens in the town. Andy Fulton, Andrew’s
father, said that although a police station is a
good idea, it would be nice to see the building used to expand services in the city, such as
an annex for the EMS personnel or a place for
shelter during inclement weather.
Rosemary Connelly suggested that the building be used for the arts, while her husband, Bob,
said the Second Street Players needed additional
rehearsal space, so it would be beneficial for the
building to be used as a performing arts center.
It was also suggested that the City partner with
the repurposing organization thatBayhealth
Medical Center is using to get ideas for the old
hospital building, which will be empty after the
new hospital is completed in 2018.
“That is a really good suggestion,” said Mayor
Shupe. “I do want to point out that once we
make a decision on what to do with this building, there are other beautiful vacant buildings
available in the town that can be repurposed for
other uses. The old fire hall, the former Middle
School and the hospital are all going to need
new uses.” One visitor pointed out that if the
City had to ask for a tax increase for a new police station, it could be difficult for taxpayers to
agree as the school district was expected to go
out for referendum after the first of the year to
build a new high school.
There was some concerns expressed by neighbors regarding what the building would be used
for as they did not want loud noises, such as
blaring police sirens. Mr. Carmean explained
that they would keep in mind the neighbors as
they decided what to do with the building. If
it was used for a police station, they would instruct officers not to use lights and sirens until
they were away from the neighborhood.
“This would make a perfect police station,”
said Councilman Skip Pikus. “In fact, the National Chief of Police recently said that an old
armory is the perfect building for a police station. It needs to be retrofitted, such as adding
handicapped access and offices, but I think we
can do this without going out for referendum,
which saves the taxpayers money.”
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them deal with the situation.”
violators will receive a warning as the first offense.
Second and subsequent violations will result in a
fine plus ejection from the park, and police may ban
someone from the park for continued violations.
The effort is not only to promote healthier lifestyles,
which many city officials feel is the purpose of the
park, but also to eliminate the trash left behind by
smokers who do not dispose of butts and other items
properly.
In addition to the smoking
ban, a Parks and Recreation ordinance dealing with alcohol
was adjusted. Prior to the ordinance change, alcohol was forbidden at all times in city parks.
However, the city had been approached by a non-profit organization with a request to hold
an event that would include alcohol. The city felt that by adjusting the ordinance, it would
draw more events to downtown
Milford and provide an economic benefit.
“I am hoping this is enforced properly,” said Councilwoman Katrina Wilson. “There are many people
who smoke and fish in that area. It may take some
time to educate them, so police need to be patient.”
Chief Hudson said that officers would allow time for
visitors to become accustomed to the new regulation.
Mayor Bryan Shupe agreed that it was critical that
the public be educated about the ban before police
begin issuing fines. City Manager, Richard Carmean, explained that the ordinance does allow park
employees to approach people they see smoking in
the parks, but that they are only to do so in order to
let the person know of the ordinance.
“We have made it clear to them that they are not
to eject anyone from the park or anything like that,”
Mr. Carmean explained. “The ordinance says that
only police can issue fines or eject people from the
park. What we have asked staff to do, should someone become agitated, is to contact the police to have
“Any group that wants to hold
an event in our parks and serve alcohol will still be
required to meet the rules of the State of Delaware,
file specific permits and meet certain restrictions,”
said Mayor Shupe. “The ordinance specifically says
that they must provide public restrooms, rope off
the area where alcohol will be served and have a way
to identify attendees who are old enough to drink.”
Mr. Carmean explained that the majority of the
people who would request an alcohol waiver were
non-profit groups. He mentioned that people sometimes request to get married in the park, but that he
did not expect many weddings to request an alcohol
permit because he did not believe the State would
grant that approval.
“But, if someone did get the permit from the state
for a wedding, we would allow it, correct?” asked
Councilwoman Wilson. Mr. Carmean said that the
City would allow that, but that the group would
have to meet all the other criteria of the ordinance.
Council also approved an alcohol waiver request
from Downtown Milford for an event called “Brewfest.” The event is a bluegrass music festival and beer
tasting event that will feature local breweries in Bicentennial Park. The group feels that the event will
attract tourists to Milford and they anticipate as
many as 500 guests at the festival. All requests were
approved unanimously.
DDA Nutcracker Ballet Features FSDA
By Bryan Shupe, Photos By Denislav Nikolaev
Performing their annual Nutcracker Ballet at Seaford High School on December 13, Delaware Dance
Allians (DDA) continued their holiday tradition as
they portrayed the famous story of a small girl who
experiences an adventure in a dream-like world at
the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve. Dancers
from First State Dance Academy in Milford brought
to life toys, ornaments and animals as the girl attempted to rescue her nutcracker that was given to
her as a Christmas present.
“The show went really well. A lot of people pulled
through to get through some unexpected challenges which made it even more special,” commented
Director Michele Xiques. “We had new costumes,
props, scenery and parts added to our show this year.
My favorite part of the entire experience was to see
the final product on stage and to see the pride and
accomplishments of my dancers and everyone involved.”
Several young men from First State Dance Academy, ranging in age from12 to 21, were featured in the
DDA performance. Xiques says she sees a resurgence
of male dancers in ballet and continues to encourage
boys of all ages in the community to get involved in
dance. She states that national television shows like
Dancing With The Stars and So You Think You Can
Dance have played a large role in breaking down
gender barriers in ballet.
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Owen Lawson, 14 years old, performed the part of
Columbine Doll and Snow King during Saturday’s
performance. Dancing for over 10 years, Lawson has
received many accolades including a full scholarship
to study year round with the Central Pennsylvania
Youth Ballet. This year, he competed at the New
York City Dance Alliance (NYCDA) competition
in Baltimore, Maryland, where his solo performance
earned him High Gold, the Triple Threat Award and
acceptance to their Summer Dance Intensive in New
York City. FSDA has allowed Lawson to fully understand how hard work and a constant drive towards a
goal pays off.
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single season, it lasts all all year long,” said
Lawson. “The best part is seeing all of your
hard work pay off during a performance.”
Austin Gardner, 21 years old, has been
dancing with FSDA for over 10 years. Performing the General in the battle scene in
the Nutcracker Ballet, Gardner has also
performed in the First State Dance Academy performance of Pirates of the Caribbean. He states that he started to pursue
ballet out of curiosity. “It was really intriguing to see the dancers move their bodies in certain ways,” said Gardner. A black
belt in martial arts, he states that much
of that movement is similar to ballet. He
enjoys being a part of FSDA because of
the diversity he sees in his fellow dancers. “We have so many different styles of
dancers whether it’s Hip Hop, Modern or
Classical Ballet.”
Tyler Wright, 12 years old, has been
dancing for five and a half years and has
performed in both the Jazz Nutcraker and
Nutcracker Ballet by Delaware Dance Alliance. Admitting that his sister was the
one to “drag him into the dance studio”,
Wright says that he now really enjoys the
experiences he shares with his sister and
other dancers. “I did not want to go at first
but now it is so much fun,” said Wright.
“Dance can take you a lot of places and
I am looking forward to seeing where it
takes me.”
Dustin Wilkins, 21 years old, has been
dancing for nine years and has performed
in the Jazz Nutcracker, Don Quixote and
Pippi Longstocking. His sister also had a
hand in getting him involved in dance as
Wilkins started to have fun learning that
dance is much more than pirouettes. “It is
fun doing the tricks, throwing and catching the girls,” he said. “I like to push myself to see how good I can be.”
Director Michele Xiques, who has been
recognized by the Delaware Division
of the Arts this year as she received the
Emerging Fellowship Award, states that
involving male dancers is very important
for the art of dance and also the young
men themselves. “Professional athletes are
starting to see the importance of studying
dance,” said Xiques. “It can not only help
young men to learn balance, strength and
agility but also trust, commitment and
discipline.”
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City Council Approves Vest Purchase
By Terry Rogers
On Monday, December 8, 2014, Milford City
Council approved the purchase of new bulletproof
vests for the Milford Police Department. According to Chief Keith Hudson, the new vests will better
protect the officers than the vests they are currently
using.
“The vests the officers are using now do not protect
them against certain types of weapons,” Chief Hudson said. “The new ones will stop bullets from higher
caliber weapons so they will increase the safety of
the officers.” The cost of the new vests is between
$30,000 and $31,000.
Councilman Skip Pikus asked the chief if there was
the possibility of using portions of funding given to
the police force by both Kent and Sussex County.
He also asked whether there was grant money available to pay for the better vests.
“We have already earmarked the money given to
us by Kent and Sussex County,” Chief Hudson said.
“I can look into whether there is grant money available from Homeland Security.” City Manager, Richard Carmean, explained that there may also be some
funding available through the additional transfer
taxes the city received.
City Council approved the purchase of the vests
with a unanimous vote, asking Chief Hudson and
Mr. Carmean to work with the city financial director, Jeff Portman, to determine additional funding
sources that would cover the costs of the vest purchase.
In other council business dealing with the police
department, council voted not to approve the Police
contract. Mr. Carmean was instructed to continue
negotiations with the police union. Councilman
Owen Brooks abstained from the vote regarding the
police contract.
Local Artists Hold Holiday Pop-Up Sale
By Terry Rogers
Five local artists held a Holiday Pop-Up sale on
Saturday, December 13, at the Live Cheap, Make Art
Studios, located in Penney Square on Walnut Street
in downtown Milford. The art of April Allyson Abel,
Rosemary Connelly, Sonja Frey, Anne Jenkins and
Deborah Johnson were available for sale at the one
day event.
April Allyson Abel is a nature photographer who
has had her work featured in several magazines and
books. Rosemary Connelly is a watercolor artists
whose works include paintings of Italy, where she
and her husband, Bob, a photographer, lived for several years. Sonja Fry’s works are acrylic and collage
which have been displayed in several prestigious galleries. Anne Jenkins works in acrylics and water colors. Born in South Africa, Ms. Jenkins also creates
tote bags that she sells as a fundraiser for the village
of Kwa-Zulu Natal. Deborah Johnson weaves tapestries and creates dimensional art cloth with felted,
embroidered surfaces and mixed media.
“We did this a few years ago at Anne’s gallery,”
Ms. Connelly explained. “We are five friends with
five different styles of art, so this type of show gives
people a diverse selection to choose from.” Ms. Jenkins explained that this was a way to offer shoppers
unique, one-of-a-kind holiday gifts while they enjoyed homemade refreshments and learned more
about the arts available in Milford.
The artists said that they enjoyed talking with
people about the art available and each of them said
they had made several sales throughout the day. Ms.
Jenkins said that visitors seemed to come in waves
throughout the day.
“It is a treat for us as artists to be in someone another artist’s studio,” Ms. Jenkins said. “With each
of us having such diverse styles, this gives us some
insight into other methods.” The pop-up sale was for
one day only, and was designed to encourage people
to think of art as gifts.
Ms. Jenkins explained that her nephew and his
wife purchased one art piece each year as a Christmas gift to each other and that the couple had built
a diverse art collection by doing so. Purchasing art is
a way to give a unique gift that cannot be duplicated
elsewhere.
“People can go to Target and purchase a print as a
gift,” Ms. Connelly explained. “The problem is their
neighbor may have the exact same print in their
house as they are mass-produced. At shows like this,
you know that you are giving someone something
that is one-of-a-kind, that no one else will have.”
All five artists also display works at the Mispillion
Art Gallery in downtown Milford where they can be
purchased as well.
First State Force Visits Mispillion
By Terry Rogers
On Friday, December 12, the First State Force, a
band made up of law enforcement and corrections
professionals, performed two concerts at Mispillion
Elementary. The band uses popular music to teach
the importance of preserving their safety by avoiding
drugs, standing up to bullying and violence while respecting others.
“The band promotes positive actions to help children understand why they need to stand up to bullying,” said Mike Hilligoss, Assistant Principal at
Mispillion Elementary. “The students can dance and
have fun while the band explains the importance of
being nice and having a positive impact in the school.”
Officer Teresa Bloodsworth, one of the Milford
School District School Resource Officers, introduced
the band. Officer Bloodsworth was a member of the
First State Force for several years and joined them
onstage for a song during the concert.
“This group of law enforcement officers is here to
talk to you about safety and keeping yourself in a
positive light,” Officer Bloodworth told the children.
“They are going to do it in an interesting way, though.
Feel free to get up and dance. In fact, they encourage
you to get up and dance.”
When the band began, the children seemed unsure
of what they were supposed to do. However, within
minutes, several of them stood up to dance. By the
second song the children were in the back of the gym,
dancing and enjoying themselves. Many students
even joined in a “train,” traversing throughout the
gym. Staff members, including Mr. Hilligoss, were
tugged onto the dance floor on occasion.
The mission of the First State Force is to provide
music with personal messages against bullying, drugs
and violence. They use popular songs to teach students to respect others as well as themselves. The
band began in 1988 as a concept to deliver a new,
anti-drug educational program that would have an
impact in Delaware. In 1990, the band performed in
front of the White House for the National Federation
of Parents for Drug Free Youth Red Ribbon Campaign and in 1991 they were presented with a special
commendation award for the National Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association. Each year, the band
is invited to play in Washington DC at the Policeman’s Memorial, the Special Olympics Torch Run in
Rehoboth Beach and many other special events.
“We want you guys to be safe and to understand
how being mean hurts others,” said lead singer, Captain Alice Bailey of Delaware State Police Troop 7.
“Being mean not only hurts others, but it can also get
you hurt, so we want you to listen to the words of the
songs and understand what they mean.”
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Choral Breakfast Supports
People’s Day
By Bryan Shupe
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The Milford Senior Center hosted breakfast and entertainment again this year
for all those that came out to celebrate the 14th annual People’s Place Choral
Breakfast. The morning of December 7 was filled with vocal, instrumental and
dance entertainment provided by The Delaware Music School, Tatiana Akinfieva
Dance Academy, First State Dance Academy, Milford Community Band and the
Milford High School and Central Academy Chorus. Participants also had the
opportunity to shop with local vendors who brought an array of items to purchase. A visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus was the highlight of the morning for
children.
The annual events raises awareness for People’s Place, a local non-profit organization that assists social and mental health needs of Delaware residents and
facilitates the provision of services to address those needs. People’s Place began in
1972 by a group of concerned Milford residents who established a volunteer run
drop-in center for youth. Forty years later, People’s Place now has 11 programs
and more than 15 locations throughout Delaware, serving approximately 9,000
Delawareans each year and employing 175 full- and part-time staff members.
Kim Rigby, Manager of Communications at People’s Place, is thankful for the
sponsors and those that attended the breakfast, which helped the organization
raise over $10,000. “People’s Day helps to bring the community together to celebrate the holiday season,” said Rigby. “Although it is a fundraiser for the organization, the sole purpose is to make people aware of the services and resources
available in their area.”
In addition to the 11 services People’s Place provides, they also assist specific
needs for individuals through three domestic violence shelters, a homeless shelter
and transitional housing units. With a focus on domestic violence, the organi-
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and be provided with a myriad of resources. The awareness of these services are
particularly important as many times victims of domestic violence have difficulty
seeking help.
“Sometimes victims can feel as if the abuse is their fault,” said Rigby. “because of
the control in the relationship, they are led to believe that if they had did something different they could have avoided the abuse.” According Rigby, statistics
show that on average, it takes victims of domestic abuse seven times before they
leave as the average victim is physically hit 45 times.
Through their high-quality services, People’s Place provides an environment
that promotes dignity, empowerment, independence, safety, self-esteem and selfsufficiency. People’s Place identifies social and mental health needs and facilitates
the provision of services to address those needs including counseling for children
and adults, job search and accessing training, educational planning, housing assistance, money management, social skills, and accessing community resources.
“People’s Place provides a place where people can gain tool and resources as well
as self-confidence and empowerment,” said Rigby. “We help them find strength
within themselves.”
In 2013 in Delaware, police responded to 23,985 domestic violence incidents,
according to the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence, as 566 women
and children received shelter services in domestic services shelters. Rigby states that
it is important for all members of the community to spread awareness not only
about domestic violence but the resources for victims. Individuals are encouraged
to visit People’s Place online at http://peoplesplace2.com for more information
or contact the organization at 302-422-8033. Victims of domestic violence can
call the Domestic Violence Hotline, which provides 24-hour crisis intervention,
counseling services and related services, by dialing 211 or 302-422-8058 in Kent
and Sussex Counties.
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Milford Police Launch
Online, Mobile Campaign
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The Milford Police Department (MPD), in an attempt to find ways to open
communication with the citizens it serves, has launched a social media campaign, website and mobile app. The Milford Police Department started its facebook page, www.facebook.com/milfordpolicede, on July 31, 2014 and has over
2,800 page ‘Likes’ as their posts have reached hundreds of thousands of people
worldwide.
“We contribute the success of the page with the need that the public has to
openly connect with the Milford Police Department,” stated officials for MPD
in a press release sent to media outlets on Tuesday, December 9. “While the facebook page has many of our press releases, we at the Milford Police Department,
have found that it can be entertaining as well. We have had some fun with the
community with our ‘Notes to the Chief ’ and ‘Caption This Picture.’
In September of 2014, the Milford Police Department, began posting press
releases to Twitter, www.twitter.com/milfordpolicede, and launched a new website, www.milfordpolicede.org. According to police officials, this website will be
utilized for both the community and the media to access the police department’s
press releases. All press releases will be launched through the website, which is
set-up much like the Dover and Smyrna Police Department’s website through
wordpress.com. The public can scroll through the menu and find pages that allow individuals to leave crime tips, commend an officer and contact special units
within the police department. Most of the pages dedicated to specialized units
will have a web form that will e-mail the unit, after the required information is
filled out by the user.
On Tuesday, December 9, Milford Police also announced the launch of their
new app, My Police Department, or MyPD for short, for Android and iPhone
phones and tablets. The free MyPD app allows citizens to easily connect with the police department
directly from their device. The app has around 40
potential features and the department can turn them
on and off depending on what they want to display
at certain times.
“Members of the public can get important updates
from us as push notifications” said Det. John Horsman of the Milford Police Department. “We can send
the notifications through twitter or our dashboard
and the user doesn’t need an account or to worry
about missing an important tweet or message. We
encourage users to opt in to messages if they want to
be informed quickly of new updates or alerts.”
Police state that since crime and safety issues are
important for citizens to know about, the app includes resources and links on a number of topics
including victim resources, domestic violence, press
releases and missing children. Users of the app will
be updated with pictures of wanted persons, missing
people and other announcements. Sending in tips
about crimes or other quality of life issues is another
way citizens can use the Milford Police MyPD app.
It allows the user to either attach their contact information or send it anonymously. Photos and GPS locations of incidents can also be attached from either
the phones gallery or live camera.
While the app links to or integrates with some social media, police say it is not another social network. There are also no ads on the app and no account is necessary to use MyPD. “We have been
using social media like facebook
and twitter since August 2014,”
said Det. Horsman. “The MyPD
app is not meant to replace those
or be another social network. It
is a tool for citizens to keep on
their phones so when they need
a phone number, to send a crime
tip, or want to research something they have it readily available in an easy to use app.”
While the app is not a social
media platform, it does have
some social aspects to it and has
a feature where users can “unlock badges,” the more they use
the app and interact with the
police department. “Basically
the app user can climb in rank
and unlock new badges,” said Det. Horsman. “We
will build on this idea with future versions and find
new ways to interact with our app users.” The app
also now lets users share some basic anonymous data
about their age, gender or how they found out about
the app. This is optional and if shared will help the
department to better understand who is using the
app, how they found it and if they live or work in the
city. Citizens looking to connect with the Milford
Police should search for “MyPD” in their app store.
In Tuesday’s release, the Milford Police Department
stated that the department “could not have moved
forward with this social media campaign without
the direction and support of the Dover Police Department, specifically PIO Cpl. Mark Hoffman.”
“We, at the Milford Police Department, followed
the Dover Police’s social media and mobile app for
months,” stated the release. “After seeing the positive
response from the community and how quickly the
community solved crimes, the Milford Police Department requested Dover’s help in starting our own
social media campaign.”
For additional information about the My Police
Department app users can visit www.milfordpolicede.org or MyPDapp.com.
Festival of Trees Supports
Bayhealth Employees
By Bryan Shupe
Bayhealth is currently hosting their 8th Annual Festival of Trees at Kent General
and Milford Memorial Hospitals.This year’s festival features more than 60 trees
decorated by different hospital departments with lights, tinsel, ribbons, ornaments
and bells. The program encourages a competition between departments as individuals from the public are able to vote for their favorite trees.
Proceeds from the Festival of Trees supports Bayhealth’s Chaplaincy Fund, a program that assists Bayhealth employees in times of distress or economic hardship.
Organizer of this year’s program Jane Hewitt, Patient Advocate at Bayhealth, has
a special connection to the program as it helped her 6 years ago when her mother
and brother passed away just six days apart. The funds were used to send Jane to
California to take care of family.
“It helped me pay for small things like travel expenses and meant that I would
not have to deal with all the added stress during a difficult time,” commented
Ms. Hewitt. “I truly felt I was blessed.” Hewitt states that the fund has been able
to help many Bayhealth employees over the years when they need a little extra
help. Just last year one employee that works in the Patient Escort Department was
granted $250 to put a deposit on an apartment in the local area. A single mother,
this small token of appreciation went far as the mother was able to move her family into a better environment than where they had been living.
“It can be very hard starting out especially in a tough economy,” said Hewitt.
“The Chaplaincy Fund shows the employees that we go above the normal to care
for them. Sometimes unexpected things happen in life and this fund helps in those
situations.”
Located at the entrance to Milford Memorial Hospital, the trees
have also been an enjoyable display for many of the families waiting
for loved ones at Bayhealth facilities during the holidays. Hewitt
states that she has heard that many families enjoy the trees and the
comfort it brings to them this time of year.
“I have been told by several families this year that the trees offer
them a place the family can go for a break, somewhere they can relax,” commented Hewitt. “It makes them feel good and puts them
in the Christmas spirit.”
The volunteer-driven program is a team effort and encourages
team building among Bayhealth employees. Different departments
throughout the hospital set up and design their own tree in hopes
that their effort will help raise money for the fund. Last year, the
Festival of Trees event was able to raise $5,000 as this year’s goal
has been set at $5,500.
The Festival of Trees runs until Friday, December 19. The winner of the raffle, which will be held at noon on that Friday, will
take home a fully-decorated tree and the presents that are underneath. Individuals may purchase raffle tickets, $1 each or 6 for $5,
at both Bayhealth campuses.
The Trees at Milford Memorial Hospital are on display in the
lobby area with tickets available at the Guest Relations Desk and
the Nursing Administration Department. At Kent General Hospital the trees are on display in front of the Cancer Center and Pavilion, on the 1st and 2nd floors, with tickets available at the Gift
Shop, Outpatient Pharmacy, and Main Lobby Welcome Desk.
For more information about the Festival of Trees, individuals are
encouraged to call 302-744-6485.
MHS Marking Period One Honor Roll
*Indicates Straight A’s
Grade 9
Morgan Abbott, Jacklyn Adams, Eric Adkins Jr.,
Dominic Arnell-Serrao, *Sydney Bacon, Leah Barnett, Courtney Betts, Tobias Biro, Torre-Anna
Blakney, *Gloria Bontrager-Thomas, Dylan Bottomley, David Bowman Jr.,Darby Brennan, Zachary Briggs, Deandre Brown, Nicklas Capece, Rebeca
Castaneda-Nava, Drew Chasanov, Marina ChavezMendez, *Amire Collins, *Kaitlyn Cupelli, *Kaitlyn
Davies, *Joseph Dean IV, Emma Dehel, Abigail Delgado, James Dennis, *Millisen Dill, Thomas Eisenbrey, *Umbreen Fatmah, Nicholas Fisher, Brandon
Foster, Hunter Frey, *Shane Gaglione, Noah Garlick,
*Sarah Garrity, Kyela Gibbs, Taylor Gordy, *Bryce
Greenly, Kaylee Groce, Tyler Herholdt, Emily Holstein, Khiry Hovington, *Melina Hudson, Louna
Jean, Jessica Jessup, Clay Johnson, Dillon Johnson,
Shelby Jones, Danielle Kalaygian, Donovan Leighty,
Victoria-Elisha Little, Hannah Marcelle, Alyssa
Martinez, Zoe Mast, Cameron Maule, *Caitlyn
Mays, *Lauren McNulty, Timothy Messinger, Cassy
Miller, Chandler Millman, Sydney Millman, Jehnna Moore, Ty’Yonna Murray, *Kiandra Neal, Cole
Neibert, Ryan Nicholson, Caden Oplinger, *Brandy
Orta, Yaneangely Pinto, Isis Potts, Christopher Proetzel Jr., Cameron Quinn, Samantha Remus, Kalaysia Reynolds, *Carson Rios, *Satora Roberts, Hunter
Roop, Shawn Rosengren, Robert Rosser IV, *Kevin
Rossetti, Siarra Saldana, Briana Scott, Cindy Sebas-
tian-Sandoval, Alexis Sherman, Luke Shields, Nicholas Slonacher, Angela Snowden, Andrew Sollie,
Anthony Sollie, Madison Stalvey, William Stoeckel,
Kyle Strassle, Emily Sylvester, *Abigail Testa, Kayla
Townsley, *Jordan Tribbett, Magali Vicente Ortega,
Skylar Webb, *Brianna Wells, *Gabriel White, Zachary Winckoski, *Riley Wolfenden, Andrew Wynn,
Mason Yoka, Chastity Yost, Reese Yost
Brad Mundorf, Amanda Nordberg, Emely Perez,
*Alexis Peterson, *Kieran Pheasant, Monique Pressley, Brianna Redlich, *Michaela Roach, Amber Roberts, *Deja Rodriguez-Santiago, Madison Rogers,
Neishaly Romero-Figueroa, Jennifer Rust, Amanda
Sauer, Donald Scott Jr., Hayden Shockley, Lindsay
Shockley, Arianna Silochan, *Kimberly Sorto-Rios,
Joshua Stamm, Megan Stevenson, Austin Stewart,
Madison Swain, Holly Tesoro, *Alex Toledo, Daniel
Voss Jr., Sierra Ware, Bryce Warren, Mariah Whaley,
Kyla Williams, *Bryan Wynes, Megan Wolfe, Aide
Zamarripa, *Daniel Zang
Grade 10
Steven Alvarado, Mirna Arguello-Ibarra, Summer
Arthurs, Shelby Blankenship, Nia Bowe, Rajene
Bowe, Kiarra Brittingham, Derrick Brooks, Miriam
Carrillo, *Ty Cartwright, *Genesis Chamberlayne,
Elizabeth Clendaniel, *Valeria Coverdale, Christopher Cranmer, Alexander Creasey, Jessica Creigh,
Olexiy Davis, Ethan Dehel, *Celeste Dewar, Dylan
Drain, Cheyanne Durham, Rebecca Eadie, Martine
Edmond, Brittany Eichenberg, Jacqueline Ellison,
Hannah Fannin, Skylar Field, Allison Fitzgerald,
*Shelby Grant, Brennan Hajek, Rachel Harding,
Bianca Haro-Purata, Ryan Herka, *Brielle Hermstedt, *Christopher Houck, Dominyc Hovington,
Michaela Huey, Ethan Hurd, Rebecca Hutchinson, Alexus Jester, Michael Judson, William Kimmel III, Daniel Knutsen, Robert Knutsen, *Claire
Landon, Paige Lee, Daphne Leighty, *Siara Lugo,
Deanna Maloney, Julia Markland, Jordan McDonnell, Katelyn Melvin, *Jase Meredith, Tyra Mifflin,
Steven Moore, Minerva Morado, Hailey Morgan,
Hannah Mosley, Abraham Mow, Breanna Mullikin,
Grade 11
James Adams Jr., Taylor Adams, Kerline Aures, Sierra Bacon, Holden Bailey, David Baker IV, Timothy
Baker, Mikahl Barajas, Zachary Baughman, Stacy
Bennett, *Alexis Berezansky, *Jerry Bernadin, Derrick Bogan, Hunter Bradford, Matthew Breeding,
Elyce Breznitsky, *Daniel Burgos, Savannah Case,
Caleb Chandler, Djerryson Charles, Ashley Clark,
Amanda Clauges, Russell Clayville, Madeleine Cole,
Colleen Combranne, Mary Coulter, Shea Craft, Alexandra Daino, Amber Davis, Evenson Dieudonne,
Da’Vaunte Drummond, Ciera Emich, Ducla Estime, Shane Feightner, Kala Fluitt, Adam Funkhouser, Dylan Garcie, Alexa Gorman, Andrew Hall,
Dante Harris, Jerome Harris Jr., Mark Henderson,
Starr Henry, Michael Herholdt, Filiberto Hernandez
Moreno, Maria Hernandez-Marin, Dylan Hilligoss,
Sean Hinton, Ashley Hughes, Ali Ikram, Hailey Jester, Michael Johnson, Jason Kalaygian,Elijah Kemp,
Omeet Kooner, Aryonna Lateef, Joshua Layton, Esther Lee, Zachary Legg, Junata Legros, Dorothy Lincoln, *Sara Lingo, Brea McFarland, *Kyle Maloney,
Geovani Mariano-Nava, Jonathan Martinez, Jared
Maule, Shania May, Jena Melvin, Stephanie Miller,
Tyler Millman, *Jessica Mills, *Emilee Milton, Korey Mitchell, Wislene Mondelus, Chelsea Mooney,
Brandon Morgan, Allyson Neibert, Tien Nguyen, Eric Nielsen, Tyler Norwood, Janssen Pacarro,
Colton Paquette, Mitch Patel, Mona Patel, Dalton
Pierce, Jacqueline Ramon-Cespedes, Katya RamonCespedes, Kortni Rickards, Alyse Ritzler, Madeline
Robinson, Christopher Robinson-Strickland, *Kira
Ross, Leigh Rossetti, Phillip Ruiz, *Cherub Rust,
Wesly Saint-Vil, Julisa Sandoval, Noemi SantizoPerez, Lucia Sanz Linares, Michael Saxon, Kristen
Sheranko, David Shockley, Jacquetta Shockley, Tyler
Smith, *Shawn Snowden, Clayton Stevenson, Morgan Vance, Johnathan Vogel, Jordan Vossberg, *Kayla Webb, Tyler Webb, Nathan Wells, Maura West,
Silas Wheedleton
Grade 12
Jacob Adams, Shakur Akins, Cole Attix, Starminley Augustin, Monica Becton, *Julien Benson-Reid,
Tyler Benton, Corinne Bogan, *Dylan Bradley, Marquon Brady, Kayla Brennan, *Nathaniel Broomall,
Elyssa Buczkowski, Connor Bullock, Eva Cabrera-Ruiz, *Amanda Campbell, *Jenna Campbell,
*Keelie Carr, Abigail Castaneda, *Nina CiccaglioneAcevedo, Troy Correa, Valeria Cortes, *Bodine de
Ruijter, Cortney Debrosse, Sherley Debrosse, Tyler
Dehel, Patricia Delva, Elizabeth Dissinger, Xionishka Figueroa, Judeline Florestal, Shannon Foster,
Christopher Fox, Timothy Frost, Kasey Fry, Brandon Gabriel-Perez, *Jordan Gaither, *Heather Garrity, *Kiara Gibbs, *Twaqwantae Green, *Matthew
Groce, Tyler Gynac, Samantha Harris, Tayler Harris, James Haug Jr., Aishia Hazzard, Seth Heishman, Natalia Hernandez-Martinez, Jade Hitch-Lilly, Madison Holleger, *Zheng Hui, Desirae John,
Davida Johnson, Savannah Jones, Thomas Jordan,
Sarah Jump, Ageliki Kalesis, Michael Karol, Megan
Kirkpatrick, Ring Lardner, Ethan Lennox, Latorya Long, Jarek Lugo, *Justice McTeer, Heather
Matusky, Deaven Maull, Emily Messick, *Kaitlyn
Metzner, Holly Miller, Benjamin Mitzel, Hannah
Navolis, Collin Norris, Destiny O’Connell, Robert
Paladino, Jasmine Passwaters, Thomas Passwaters Jr.,
*Vrunda Patel, Deondre Pearsall, Ethan Pellegrin,
*Jessica Pennington, *Morgan Perry, Lauren Peterman, Jordan Prouse, *Dustin Reeder, Taylor Reynolds, Cayley Robbins, Garrett Robbins, Dakota
Robinette, Xitlali Roman, Abigail Roxby, Caroline
Russell, Thomas Saxon, *Briana Savage, Maximilian
Schieweck, Dylan Schleigh, Jasmine Smith, *Jessica Smith, Nicholas Sobota, Ashley Spruill, Gunner
Stanley, Sydney Stump, Kelsey Sykes, *Keeli Tate,
Mikah Titus, *Tawny Town, Hannah Uebele, Kylie
Van Gorder, Gerardo Velasquez Perez, Yony Velasquez-Hernandez, Eric Velazquez, Axel Viana Gonzalez, Mathew Viramontes, *Patrick Wheeler, Dylan
White, Allison Wilkins, Raven Williams, Amanda
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Avoiding Those Extra Holiday Pounds
By Terry Rogers
With the abundance of freshly baked cookies,
creamy fudge, spicy eggnog and all the other delicious delicacies available during the holidays, sticking to a healthy eating regimen is definitely difficult.
In addition to the added calories from food, all the
shopping, holiday parties and family events make it
difficult to fit in exercise. It is no wonder that the average person gains between five and ten pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. There are
ways to enjoy the holidays, however, without adding
all those extra pounds.
Keep Exercising
Even with the added activities in our daily schedule
due to the holiday, such as shopping, wrapping gifts
and holiday parties, fitting in exercise is still possible.
Studies show that exercising just a half-hour per day
can achieve weight loss. One suggestion is to break
that half hour into ten-minute intervals. Take a ten
minute walk during your lunch hour. Do ten minutes worth of strength training each morning before
you leave for work. Work exercises, such as lunges
and squats into your daily routine. You can do lunges as you walk down the hallway and squats while
standing at the kitchen counter preparing a meal.
Because you may be eating more calories per day,
you may want to increase your exercise by 10 or 15
minutes each day as an added precaution.
Limit Treats to One Per Day
Allow yourself one special holiday treat per day,
such as a serving of cookies (usually two or three),
one slice of fruitcake, one alcoholic beverage or one
serving of that pudding your mother makes every
year for the holiday. Denying yourself the treats you
enjoy, many of which are only available at this time
of year, will make you less likely to stick with any
healthy eating plan.
Holiday Parties are Social Events
Remember that holiday parties are meant to be social events, not just eating events. Fill a small plate
from the buffet, and then walk around the room talking to people. By socializing and choosing a small
plate, you will consume fewer calories. Avoid standing next to the food table when socializing to keep
from re-filling your plate.
Choose Fruits and Vegetables
Another tip for eating healthy at a holiday party is
to choose from fruits and vegetables, and minimize
the creamy dips, meats and cheeses. If you want to
try some of the more caloric foods, select one of each
type you want to try, and then walk away from the
food table.
Thanksgiving and Christmas may only be one day
holidays, but the food and events occur throughout
the holiday season. These simle tips can help you
avoid that Holiday Five so that your New Year’s Resolution to lose weight becomes much easier.
Food Bank Celebrates
Culinary Class Graduation
Staff Report
On Tuesday, December 9, members of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware celebrated their achievements during a graduation ceremony
for the fourth class at the food bank’s Milford branch.
Tierra Butler, Paula Exantus, Mark Heverin Jr., Eric
Korona, Ross Lancaster and John Messick were the
six graduates of the culinary school honored during
the ceremony.
Guest speaker for the occasion was Chef Hari
Cameron, chef and owner of the highly-acclaimed
a(MUSE.) restaurant in Rehoboth Beach, DE. Cameron, 33, and a graduate of Sussex Central High
School in Georgetown, spoke about his road to success.
“The trade found me,” he said. “The best part of
hospitality is that if you’re a good chef, you can go
anywhere in the country and get a job. The only roof
you hit is the one you put on yourself. There’s no
limit to what you can achieve. Nobody is holding
you back. Come with a good attitude, good shoes
so your back doesn’t hurt, a Sharpie and paper, and
sharp knives. That’s what you need to succeed. The
dividends are seeing the smiles on people’s faces.”
The mission of The Culinary School is two-fold.
First students are taught skills that are highly desir-
able to employers in the food industry and second,
these newly-developed skills have the potential to
lead to jobs in the industry that provide job security
and economic sustainability.
Under the instruction of Food Bank of Delaware
Chef Instructor Tim Hunter the students have spent
the past 14 weeks developing their skills and passion
for the culinary arts. From proper knife handling
techniques to Serve Safe certification, the students
are prepared for entry-level jobs in the food industry.
Hunter was pleased with this class.
“Though this was a small class, these students were
very, very dedicated. They were determined to finish
what they started,” he said.
Food Bank of Delaware President and CEO Patricia
Beebe praised the students and their families. “The
successful graduates you see at today’s ceremony are
supported by a community. They put in the work,
but they are encouraged by our staff and members
of the food service industry, like Chef Cameron. I
have no doubt they will continue to work hard and
build upon what they’ve learned here at The Culinary School,” she said.
In addition to learning hands-on skills in the food
bank’s industrial-sized kitchen, the students also participated in a two-week internship, paid for by the
Food Bank of Delaware. Two students had the opportunity to intern at Milford’s new Chick-fil-A restaurant. Following Tuesday’s ceremony, guests were
served a lunch prepared by the new graduates. The
menu included international comfort foods such as
cream of broccoli soup, stuffed chicken breast, petit
steak with portabella mushroom, three-cheese macaroni and cheese and Spanish rice.
The next Milford Culinary School Class at the
Food Bank of Delaware will begin early next year as
the school with be partnering with the Sussex Correctional Institution in Georgetown as they teach
10 new students what it takes to make a career in
the kitchen. As the program continues over the next
several months students will learn techniques highly
desirable to employers in the food industry and develop skills that have the potential to lead to jobs in
the industry.
Chamber Celebrates
Jarmany’s Closet
KSI’s Aktion Club Busy
During Holiday
The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Milford, Owner and Operator Elaine Scanlon, Milford Mayor Bryan Shupe, CCGM President Angela Dorey and friends recently celebrated a Ribbon Cutting and Grand
Opening Celebration for Jarmany’s Closet, located at 127 NW Front St.
in Milford.
The Aktion Club, KSI’s volunteer service organization supported by the
Dover Kiwanis Club and KSI staff advisors, has had a busy holiday season. Their focus is to give back to their community as often as possible.
In addition to providing funding to the previously named projects, they
have also supported the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware. For more
information about the KSI Aktion Club, contact Lynn Hammond, Club
Advisor, at (302) 422-4014 ext. 3012. Back Row: Kim Strunk, Leroy
Hicks, Jeff Conk, James Ater, Charlie Nabb, and Joe Pryor Front row:
Donna Waugh, Mary Beth Autten (barely visible, tucked between donna
and beth), Beth Lints, Julia Secrest, and Josh Chaffinch on the far right.
Photo: (L to R): Maggie Thompson, WSFS; CCGM President Angela Dorey; Owner Elaine Scanlon; Mayor Bryan Shupe; Barbara Steele,
CCGM Ambassador and David Drandorff, Fetterman Insurance.
Scouts Visit Milford Police
Crime Unit
The Milford Police Department Community Policing and Criminal Investigations Division met with Cub Scout Pack 116 for a mock crime
scene. The scouts located the crime scene on a map of Milford, made a
crime scene drawing and learned to collect physical evidence such as latent finger prints. They also did a casting of a foot print.
Kersey’s Class Collects For
Less Fortunate
Mrs. Kersey’s first grade class collected hats and gloves to add to the
Mispillion Elementary PTP tree. Mispillion PTP is collecting hats and
gloves for children in the Milford area who are need of them this winter.
To support the cause contact Mispillion Elementary at 424-5800.
Lugo, Bucs, Shine During Tourney
By Kevin Eickman
One of the priorities for Milford wrestling coach
Dan Rigby was to strengthen the lineup of teams participating in the Milford Invitational wrestling tournament. Judging from this year’s tournament, Rigby
is pretty much reached his goal. With arguably 7 of
the top ten teams in the State of Delaware participating, the field was without a doubt formidable.
One week after finishing behind Polytech at the
Polytech invitational, Milford was able to turn the
tables on the Panthers to secure a second place finish.
Once again the Buccaneers were lead by senior captain Jarek Lugo, who was Milford’s lone champion,
winning the 120 pound weight class a week after accomplishing the same feat up at Poly.
Lugo’s match was a test of wills with Sanford eighth
grade student Dante Immediato. While Lugo was
in control for most of the match, his 1-0 lead was
precarious. With time running down, the impressive
Immediato was able to square the match with just
26 seconds left. It looked as if the match would be
heading for overtime. With time running down, the
eighth grader made his one mistake of the match,
and it cost him dearly. Diving for Lugo’s leg, Immediato left himself exposed, Lugo took advantage of
the mistake and was able to score a two point takedown. The two points would secure the victory for
Lugo and with it the championship. “As soon as I
felt the shot [diving at the leg], I knew it wasn’t the
best and I could get him with the crossface and get
around and get my two points.” Lugo stated.
Talking with Lugo after the match, he was happy
that he was able to come away with the victory in his
final Milford Invitational. “Winning on my home
turf, it feels great,” Lugo stated. Lugo also likes what
the results say about where the team is at. “Everyone’s
tired and we’re wearing down a bit, and being able to
hang on for second is great,” Lugo said. When asked
about what the early season results meant for the program, Lugo responded, “This says we are growing and
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Lugo, Bucs, Shine During Tourney
By Kevin Eickman
you need to watch out for Milford wrestling.”
Talking with Rigby following the tournament it is
clear that he believes his team still has some work to
do over the next few months. “While second place
was good considering the level of competition, we
left some matches out there,” Rigby said. “If you
want to take that next step, you can’t leave wins out
there.” While some of the younger wrestlers might
be expected to leave a few points out there, the fact
that some of the more experienced wrestlers didn’t
perform up to expectations bothered Rigby. “Those
guys needed to finish their matches, just a few little
mistakes here and there can add up,” stated Rigby.
“These are things that can be fixed and I know they
will work hard and get it done.”
Milford also had two second place finishers in junior Kenny Vanvorst at 195 pounds, while sophomore Alex Creasey finished second at 126. Other
finishers for Milford were Cam Hayes 3rd place 106,
Robbie Rosser 4th place 113, Bart Dalious 3rd place
138 and Chase Taylor 4th place 160.
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Milford Falls To Cape 49-45
By Kevin Eickman
With a young team on his hands, first year coach
Bob Spath knew that there were going to be games
like this, it just does not make it any easier. This past
Thursday Milford hosted Cape Henlopen as the
Bucs played just their second game of the season. The
game was a match up of two solid defensive teams,
and defense was on display all night for everyone to
see.
Starting with the games opening quarter, Milford
had difficulty on the offensive end of the floor. Milford was having so much difficulty against the Cape
zone, the Buccaneers’ first points did not come until
just 2:26 remained in the opening stanza. “We had
a tough time getting into the offensive flow tonight,
the offense is new and the guys are just learning it,”
Spath said. “It’s about understanding how to get into
the flow and find openings, that all comes in time.”
The one saving grace for Milford was that their defense was playing well also. Cape had difficulty penetrating and was never really able to jump out to a
huge lead, allowing Milford to stay close. As the first
quarter came to a close, Milford forced a few turnovers and was able to gain the advantage for the first
time. Finishing the quarter with a 9-5 lead.
Milford looked like they might run away with it
as the second quarter began, but Cape stuck around
waiting for their offense to come around. The Cape
offense finally came around as senior Ryan Thornburg took charge. Thornburg was a thorn in the Milford side all night, converting 5 three pointers in the
contest on his way to a game high 21 points. As a result of Thornburg’s hot shooting, Cape worked their
way back into the game.
Milford forced a stop and had a chance to tie the
game up, but turned the ball over. At the other end
of the court, Murray converted a pair of free throws
to seal the fate of Milford. “These are the games you
learn from, we will get better from what we learned
tonight,” stated Spath.
Milford held a 22-20 advantage when the third
quarter got underway. The two teams continued to
match scores, with Cape able to outscore Milford by
two in the quarter. Leaving the teams all square at 34
as the fourth quarter began.
Milford falls to 1-1 and will play at Caesar Rodney
this Tuesday at 7:15.
The visiting Vikings began to impose their will on
Milford, making key baskets at key moments. With
the clock beginning to wind down it looked as if an
easy win would be in the offing. Milford continued to
have trouble generating offense, while Cape looked
to have an answer for the Milford zone. Cape looked
to have broken the game open, extending their lead
to nine with just over two minutes remaining. Milford turned to sophomore Brion Murray to provide
the offense they desperately needed. Brion converted back to back three point attempts, sandwiching a
Cape turnover, On the second of those three pointers, Murray was fouled, he comely stepped to the
line and converted to close the Milford deficit to
just two, with 1:30 remaining. The point gave Murray 21 on the evening, matching the game high of
Thornburg.
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Events Around Town
Get Your Beer Muscles
On Friday, December, 19, “Come get your beer
muscles”. From 6-8pm at Mispillion Fitness, Mispillion Brewery and Abbotts Grill will host an open
house with Mispillion growlers and cans and cuisine.
Mispillion Fitness is located in the Mispillion Riverwalk Center, two doors down from Abbott’s Grill in
downtown Milford.
Santa Claus House
Santa will be in his house listening to the dreams
and wishes of children every Friday evening 6 to
8pm and on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am to
3 pm until December 21. As usual, all children age
12 and under who visit will receive a picture with
Santa, a candy cane, a stocking filled with candy and
a chance to win one of Downtown Milford Inc.’s
weekly drawings of a $50 gift certificate and a dozen cookies from Dolce, all of which is free. Since
Downtown Milford, Inc. is a nonprofit, the organization is dependent upon support from the entire
community for both volunteers and funding in order
to offer this special experience. If individuals would
like to be a part of this worthwhile project and support DMI’s efforts, they are encouraged to call Bev
French at 424-4465 or Lee Nelson at the DMI office
at 839-1180.
NYE Celebration at Park Place
Park Place restaurant & Lounge are hosting a New
Years Eve Party on Wednesday, December 31. The
2015 Break Out That Dress Party – Girls wear prom,
bridesmaid, wedding dress you thought you’s never
wear. Guys Dress To ImpressHats & Noise Makers,
Champagne Toast ay Midnight. Entertainment by
DJ SPIG1.Tickets Available now! $10 in advance &
$20 at the door. For more information visit www.
parkplacemilford.com or call 302-422-2112.
Abbott’s Grill NYE 2015
On Wednesday, December 31 Abbott’s Grill will be
hosting New Years Eve 2015. Regular Dinner Menu
& Specials. Champagne Toast & Favors at Midnight.
Complimentary “After the Ball” Breakfast. No Cover Charge. Balck & Gold Theme – Dress To Impress.
For more information visit abbottsgrill.com or call
302-491-6736.