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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Milford</strong> <strong>Review</strong><br />

<strong>The</strong> News Of <strong>The</strong> Week for Greater <strong>Milford</strong>, Delaware<br />

September 20,<br />

2011<br />

Chefs<br />

Throw<br />

Down At<br />

Abbott’s<br />

Abbott’s Grill hosted a Chef Throwdown competition on Thursday, September 15 on their<br />

back patio for a unique spin on their famous wine tasting and pairing events, with each<br />

chef cooking up creative dishes and pairing them with one of four fall beers from Dogfish<br />

Head.<br />

Full story and Photo Gallery begin on page 4.<br />

Public Hearing<br />

To Determine<br />

Future of Offices<br />

by Bryan Shupe<br />

<strong>The</strong> building that currently holds the<br />

Chamber of Commerce for Greater <strong>Milford</strong><br />

and Downtown <strong>Milford</strong> Inc. may<br />

have big plans in the near future. On<br />

Monday, October 31 the City of <strong>Milford</strong><br />

will hold a public hearing to reveal the<br />

plan for the downtown site and a summary<br />

of the process for approving the<br />

project. <strong>The</strong> reconstruction of this site<br />

will prepare the property for a complete<br />

rehabilitation of the City Water Plant and<br />

the City owned office building located on<br />

Washington Street.<br />

More on page 2<br />

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101 Delaware Veterans Blvd., <strong>Milford</strong>, DE 19963<br />

Phone: 302-422-4453<br />

Fax: 302-422-4787<br />

www.bgclubs.org<br />

WATER RENOVATION from page 1<br />

<strong>The</strong> primary focus of the project will be rebuilding<br />

the water plant but the project will also include the<br />

demolition of the offices located in front of the water<br />

plant to meet production needs for the City. <strong>The</strong><br />

City of <strong>Milford</strong> expects to move the billing staff back<br />

downtown in this location to increase accessibility to<br />

residents.<br />

“Due to aging infrastructure, maintenance and repair<br />

work to this facility has been difficult and unproductive,”<br />

commented City Manager David Baird. “<strong>The</strong><br />

City has been repairing and replacing water production<br />

and treatment facilities around town for several<br />

years and this should be one of the final steps in that<br />

process.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Milford</strong> City Council has been advised that a<br />

$4 million loan from the State of Delaware has been<br />

approved for the project to finance the improvements<br />

associated with the demolition and reconstruction<br />

of the Washington Street Water Plant and the office<br />

buildings located on the same site. <strong>The</strong> borrowing<br />

is expected to be completed through the issuance of<br />

a loan from the State of Delaware Drinking Water<br />

Revolving Fund (DWSRF Loan). According to City<br />

Manager David Baird “35 percent of the principal will<br />

be forgive immediately” which would bring the loan<br />

down to $2.6 million.<br />

Following the public hearing on Monday, October<br />

31 the City Council will be asked to approve a referendum<br />

for the project. If approved, the referendum will<br />

be held in November to determine whether the public<br />

wants to pursue the project and the borrowing of the<br />

loan. According to the Charter of the City of <strong>Milford</strong><br />

the referendum must be set at least 30 days after the<br />

approval and no more than 60 days after the approval.<br />

Eligibility of <strong>Milford</strong> residents for the referendum will<br />

be the same as annual elections.<br />

<strong>The</strong> public hearing for this project will be held at<br />

7pm on Monday, October 31 before the City Council<br />

meeting at City Hall. For more information on the<br />

public hearing visit www.cityofmilford.com.<br />

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St. John’s 21st Annual German<br />

Oktoberfest Set for Oct. 7-8<br />

by Bryan Shupe<br />

239 NE Front St., <strong>Milford</strong><br />

St. John’s German Oktoberfest will open on Friday,<br />

October 7 at 6:00 pm and continue through<br />

Saturday, October 8 at St. John’s Church, located<br />

on the corner of Seabury Avenue and School Place<br />

in <strong>Milford</strong>. <strong>The</strong> festivities will kick off on Friday<br />

evening with music from <strong>The</strong> Funsters and celebrate<br />

European cultures through live entertainment,<br />

food and fun.<br />

<strong>The</strong> original Oktoberfest in Germany started<br />

in 1810 to celebrate a royal weeding in Munich,<br />

Germany and has continued as an annual tradition<br />

around the world. <strong>The</strong> Oktoberfest celebrations<br />

in <strong>Milford</strong> began in 1990 by a German man<br />

named Karl Thomas and wife Renate as a way to<br />

raise money for St. Johns Church. Revenue made<br />

from the first year went to put a new roof on the<br />

church.<br />

<strong>The</strong> international food court this year will be serving<br />

traditional German entrees, along with Italian,<br />

Hispanic, Polish, and Filipino dishes. Homemade<br />

crab cakes, hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, Italian<br />

ice, pretzels, and homemade baked desserts will<br />

also be on the menu. A favorite among attendees<br />

is the homemade ice cream which will be available<br />

again this year.<br />

On Saturday the festivities include arts and crafts,<br />

a white elephant gift exchange, helicopter rides,<br />

over 100 homemade desserts, and entertainment<br />

throughout the day. Kids will be able to enjoy inflatable<br />

games including a slide, moon walk, and<br />

obstacle course. A petting zoo and pony rides will<br />

be open for children to enjoy as well.<br />

On Saturday afternoon, a new German Band,<br />

Immergrün Musikanten, will join the <strong>Milford</strong> Oktoberfest<br />

for the first time. Spanish dancers and the<br />

McAleer School of Irish Dancers will also appear<br />

later that evening. Starting at 4:30 pm Saturday<br />

afternoon, Elvis and the local band <strong>The</strong> Honey<br />

Combs will appear to play music well into the<br />

night.<br />

St. John the Apostle’s Church welcomes all to enjoy<br />

the food, music and fun of the 21st Annual<br />

German Oktoberfest Weekend beginning on Friday,<br />

October 7 through Saturday, October 8. St.<br />

John’s Church is located on 506 Seabury Avenue.<br />

For more information call 422-5123, ext. 13.<br />

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Dogfish Head Chefs’ Throwdown at Abbott’s Grill<br />

by Bryan Shupe<br />

Abbott’s Grill hosted a Chef Throwdown competition<br />

on Thursday, September 15 on their back patio<br />

for a unique spin on their famous wine tasting<br />

and pairing events. Chefs from Abbott’s Grill, Nage<br />

and Dogfish Head contended against each other for<br />

the title of King Chef as they cooked up creative<br />

dishes and paired them with one of four fall beers<br />

from Dogfish Head. Each chef was allowed to cook<br />

one dish to pair with one beer.<br />

<strong>The</strong> idea was developed out of the success from<br />

the wine dinners in the past and the love of craft<br />

beers from the Abbott’s staff. Naturally, Dogfish<br />

Head was chosen as the beer to be used since it is<br />

local and has been on tap at the restaurant since<br />

their opening. <strong>The</strong> sales representative from Dogfish<br />

Head, Nick Vital, helped come up with the<br />

idea of the Chef Thowdown to closely mimic an<br />

Iron Chef type of competition, where chefs go head<br />

to head to compete for best dishes.<br />

Continued on page 6<br />

Celebrity chefs for the evening were Benton Wallace<br />

from Nage, Dennis Marcoux with assistance<br />

Matt Adams from Dogfish Head and Abbott’s<br />

Grill’s own Kevin Reading and Ryan Cunningham.<br />

“We let them have total creative control,” stated<br />

Karen Stauffer of Abbott’s Grill. “<strong>The</strong>y could<br />

cook anything they wanted; it just had to pair well<br />

with the beer that we gave them. We decided on<br />

beers through a blind assignment a week before the<br />

event.”


FALL OPEN HOUSE<br />

Saturday, September 24 H 10-6<br />

“Bucks for Boots”<br />

Bring in your old boots & get $20 off a Brand New pair!<br />

“Spin the wheel”<br />

10 - 50% Off ALL Merchandise<br />

Excludes Hay, Feed, Wormer & Gift Certificates.<br />

U.S. 13, Across from the Fairgrounds<br />

302-398-4630<br />

FREE Refreshments & Activities<br />

10 a.m. ~ 6 p.m.<br />

Pony Rides & Games for Kids<br />

11 a.m. ~ 2 p.m.<br />

Dress Western and<br />

you’ll be entered to win<br />

a $100 Gift Certificate!


ABBOTT’S THROWDOWN from page 4<br />

“We just wanted to create a fun and casual beer<br />

festival type of atmosphere, where guests got to<br />

interact with the chefs, see what was being created<br />

and dine at their own pace,” commented Karen.<br />

“It worked out really well. We’ve had nothing but<br />

great compliments on the set-up, the chefs, and of<br />

course the beer.”<br />

At the end of the night Abbott’s own Ryan Cunningham<br />

was crowned King Chef chosen by the<br />

patrons on the back patio who enjoyed the food<br />

and drink of the evening. Ryan paired Dogfish<br />

Head’s Punkin’ Ale with Punkin’ Ale braised pork<br />

cheeks, local fall squash, Fifer Orchard apples and<br />

natural jus. Abbott’s owner Kevin Reading came<br />

in a close second serving Dogfish Head’s Midas<br />

Touch with Roasted duck, phyllo-wrapped fig,<br />

port-duck reduction and butternut squash brown<br />

butter.<br />

“Tickets sold so well, and we had so many requests<br />

the day before and night of, that I’m sure<br />

we’ll do more beer events in the future,” stated<br />

Karen. “<strong>The</strong> general manager of Dogfish Head<br />

Pub was here and he loved the idea. He said he’d<br />

love to expand it and involve more chefs, more<br />

beers, and do the event on a larger scale. So who<br />

knows, the Dogfish Head Throwdown could easily<br />

turn into a bigger, annual event.”


Parade Committee Announces Entry Deadline<br />

Staff Report<br />

Now that a crisp cool front has moved through<br />

the area, the shift of thoughts is to Fall and the<br />

Community Parade. <strong>The</strong> Committee has been<br />

meeting all year long to be ready for the annual<br />

event. This year’s parade is Wednesday, October<br />

19, 2011. Groups and businesses wanting to participate<br />

will need to complete an application and<br />

return it to the Parade Committee by October 8,<br />

2011 for consideration. <strong>The</strong> parade will host over<br />

10 bands and a Philadephia String Band. Local<br />

groups like the Roller Derby Girls, <strong>The</strong> Book Mobile<br />

and Bayhealth will be participating this year.<br />

Additional entries that have already registered are<br />

preparing early for the event. there is no fee for<br />

entry and businesses particpating are requested to<br />

make a contribution to offset the costs associated<br />

with the more-than one hour parade that spans 1.7<br />

miles in length.<br />

All along the parade route, the morning of the<br />

parade day, locals are already placing tape, chairs<br />

and blankets marking their “best viewing” spot for<br />

the parade. <strong>The</strong> Parade Committee enjoys organizing<br />

the annual event and has done so for 24 parades<br />

to date. “This is our 25th parade and the committee<br />

has endured shrinking budgets, and other<br />

challenges but has endured to continued to offer<br />

the families on Delmarva an event for everyone to<br />

enjoy,” stated Mr. Charles Gray, Parade Chairperson.<br />

With an annual budget of over $10,000, the<br />

all volunteer committee is charged with rasing the<br />

money and organizing the participants, as well as<br />

other logistics behind the scenes.<br />

“25 years: a Medley of Past Favorites” is this year’s<br />

theme and that eans pretty much everything goes.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Parade Committee also has a Facebook page<br />

that features under discussions their 25 year history<br />

of themes and an online application link that<br />

automatically sends the application to the committee<br />

when the “submit” button is clicked. In years<br />

past, the parade has enjoyed an audiance of upwards<br />

of 35,000 spectators and 3,000 particpants<br />

(those walking up Walnut Street). <strong>The</strong> parade<br />

kicks off at 6:30pm at the corner of Walnut Street<br />

and Seabury Avenue and will arrive downtown by<br />

6:50pm. “<strong>The</strong> Parade has brought citizens from all<br />

over the Delmarva Peninsula, Pennsylvania, New<br />

Jersey and even Virginia to watch the parade in a<br />

beautiful downtown and River area. No other parade<br />

or event in <strong>Milford</strong> has attracted so many on<br />

one day or night,” stated Mr. Gray<br />

“Our sponsors have been with us for the journey<br />

as well. Sponsors like Dave Wilson, Richard<br />

Y. Johnson, and Gooden’s Floral Shop have made<br />

it possible for the Committee to concentrate their<br />

efforts on the parade and not the logistics. Three<br />

(3) reviewing areas have stands for the Master of<br />

Ceremonies, porta-restrooms, and usually a vendor<br />

or two. Our Master of Ceremonies has equally<br />

been with us as long, Eagle 97.7 and Alex Vaughan<br />

just to name two,” included Mr. Gray. <strong>Review</strong>ing<br />

stands are located at City Hall, Church of God,<br />

and Gooden’s Floral Shop. <strong>The</strong> route is from South<br />

Walnut and Seabury to North Walnut and 10th<br />

Street. Vendors will be located at City Hall, PNC<br />

Bank, Downtown with some Downtown Merchants<br />

remaining open, and Church of God. Spectators<br />

should expect to see some favorites and some<br />

new entries as well.<br />

Contributions are still accepted by sending a check<br />

to: MCP, Inc. PO Box 1153, <strong>Milford</strong>, DE 19963.<br />

If you received a notice in the <strong>Milford</strong> Electric Bill,<br />

it is not too late to send your slip in with your contribution<br />

to the address above. Families can also<br />

participate in an upcoming fundraiser to be held<br />

at the <strong>Milford</strong> Skating Center, October 12, 2011.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Pizza Skating Party is from 6:30-9:00pm and<br />

features all the pizza you can eat. Admission for everyone<br />

is just $3 and skate rental is $2. A limo ride<br />

through the parade with friends is the main door<br />

prize and is courtesy of Racing Limos of Dover.<br />

This is a great dinner and a skate value for a family.


‘U JUST ASK’ Forms<br />

To Help Area Needy<br />

Staff Report<br />

A group of area women have formed “U Just<br />

ASK (Actively Supporting with Kindness), a new<br />

community effort aimed at helping those in need.<br />

“Our name says it all if you have a need ‘U Just<br />

ASK,’ and we will try to help as many people as<br />

possible,” says the group, which includes Kris<br />

Phillips, Lisa Mallard, Pamm Swadley, Donna<br />

Schanne, Connie Warren, Laura Rust, and Faith<br />

Ennis. “Throughout the year we will be having<br />

many giveaways from coats, Thanksgiving dinners,<br />

to toys at Christmas, uniforms for school aged children,<br />

just to name a few. We will be looking for<br />

many volunteers throughout the year to help with<br />

these missions. Maybe you can lend some time delivering<br />

goods, wrapping gifts, dropping off donations,<br />

attending our meetings, giving us names of<br />

those in need, or just offering up a prayer for our<br />

success. It doesn’t necessarily cost anything to help<br />

one another. We know that with GOD guiding<br />

our efforts we will be successful. ”<br />

“We never know how much of an impact we can<br />

have on someone if we just offer one small act of<br />

kindness,” says the group. “It may change their day<br />

completely. If the day is a success we hope to have<br />

it monthly!”<br />

Some suggestions offered by U Just Ask for that<br />

day are paying for coffee for the person behind<br />

you in line, paying a toll for someone, bringing<br />

in your neighbors trash or newspaper, or baking<br />

some cookies for a shut in.<br />

“<strong>The</strong>re are so many ways we can perform a small<br />

act of kindness and it doesn’t have to cost a penny,”<br />

says the group.<br />

For more information, U Just Ask has created a<br />

Facebook page and will be building a website in<br />

the near future.<br />

LoweLL F. Scott, Jr., M.D.<br />

611 FeDeraL Street, Suite 3<br />

MiLton, De 19968<br />

Phone 302-684-1119<br />

Fax 302-644-1187<br />

<strong>The</strong> group’s first event will be “Random Acts of<br />

Kindness/Pay It Forward Day” on September 28,<br />

2011 community wide.


Music School Offers<br />

Students Unique Experience<br />

by Bryan Shupe<br />

<strong>The</strong> Music School of Delaware has been part of<br />

downtown <strong>Milford</strong> for several years and is the only<br />

statewide, accredited, community music school in<br />

Delaware. With its main campus located on Walnut<br />

Street in <strong>Milford</strong>, and 5 satellite campuses in<br />

Kent and Sussex Counties including Dover, Felton<br />

Lewes Seaford and Angola, the Music School of<br />

Delaware continues to partner with local band and<br />

choir directors to assist and develop their students<br />

through music education.<br />

“Since schools’ budgets are getting cut across the<br />

State, the arts programs are many times the first to<br />

go,” commented Julie Sutton, Program Administrator<br />

of the <strong>Milford</strong> site. “Band and choir directors<br />

need to offer their students private instruction<br />

in addition to their usual classes. <strong>The</strong> opportunity<br />

to do so is getting more difficult as budgets are being<br />

cut.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> Music School of Delaware offers these students<br />

the ability to focus on private instruction<br />

which is proven to be more productive for each<br />

individual. <strong>The</strong>ir professionally trained instructors<br />

teach beginners, conservatory-bound teens and<br />

adults in both private instruction and group settings<br />

at the <strong>Milford</strong> location each week.<br />

“We take each individual and see where they are<br />

and where they are going,” commented Ms. Sutton.<br />

“Each student is different and works at a different<br />

pace. We also encourage our students to perform<br />

in the community which offers them opportunities<br />

for experience and allows them to share their gifts<br />

and talents.”<br />

Currently <strong>The</strong> Music School of Delaware is in<br />

the process of creating a children choir for Middle<br />

School-aged students and a new program called<br />

Garage Band which helps students learn to work as<br />

a team while composing their own pieces of music.<br />

<strong>The</strong>ir unique lessons also include classes for children<br />

at a very young age. Kindermusik and the Suzuki<br />

Academy introduce students to music education<br />

as early as 2 ½ years old. While Kindermusik<br />

focuses on music-making and music listening activities,<br />

the Suzuki Academy actually allows these<br />

very young children to experience the instruments<br />

first-hand.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Music School of Delaware offers a musical<br />

experience for everyone by introducing students to<br />

a diversity of musical genres through almost every<br />

contemporary instrument including woodwinds,<br />

brass, strings, percussion and voice. <strong>The</strong>ir vision<br />

is to create more music for more people in more<br />

places.<br />

Whether through private or group lessons <strong>The</strong><br />

Music School of Delaware has become an outstanding<br />

facility dedicated to music appreciation in <strong>Milford</strong>.<br />

A faculty concert will be held at the school<br />

on Wednesday, October 26 and the first recital for<br />

the school year will begin on Saturday, November<br />

12. <strong>The</strong> Music School of Delaware is located on 10<br />

South Walnut Street and is open Monday through<br />

Thursday from 12pm to 6pm, except for scheduled<br />

events. To learn more about <strong>The</strong> Music School of<br />

Delaware visit www.wilmingtonmusic.org or call<br />

302-422-2043.


Varsity Football Falls To Indian River<br />

by Sean Marraffini<br />

After a slow start in the opening week of the season <strong>Milford</strong> looked to get into<br />

a winning grove against Indian River but IR came out on the attack. Throwing<br />

for deep yardage and forcing turn overs IR defeated the Buccaneers 41-0.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Buc’s started off on offensive opting to run. Chas Holden had a short run<br />

to get <strong>Milford</strong>’s offense going. A four and out drive lead to a <strong>Milford</strong> punt which<br />

was run back for a touchdown, putting Indian River up 7-0 after the extra point.<br />

Despite the best efforts of Buc’s quarterback Nicholas Jefferson and the <strong>Milford</strong><br />

defense the Buccaneers where unable to stop the Indians offense, which used the<br />

long ball and good blocking to make it to the end zone.<br />

“As I told the boys here, we have to learn from our mistakes,” Head Coach<br />

Mike Tkach said. “Now we need to chop away this coming week as we have Sussex<br />

Tech coming in. We have to prepare for them.”<br />

“We are going to bust our butts.” Tkach said.<br />

When asked for the game plan against Sussex Tech, “We have to go back to<br />

fundamentals.” Tkach said. “We might make some changes but we are going<br />

to have the best people out there. Play some <strong>Milford</strong> Buc football and get after<br />

Tech.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> Buccaneers game vs. Sussex Tech is on Friday, September 23. Game time<br />

is 7:30pm.


<strong>Milford</strong> Cross Country Looks<br />

To Repeat Success in 2011<br />

by Bryan Shupe<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Milford</strong> Cross Country team hosted their<br />

Henlopen Opener at home against Seaford on<br />

Wednesday, September 14. Carl Richardson and<br />

Molly Bliss led the way as the boys and girls each<br />

scored the top 18 places to shut out Seaford 15-<br />

50. For the boys, Kierian Firch ran a career-best<br />

to surge onto varsity for the first time, while Wesley<br />

Wilkins, Justino Cosentino and Brian Gilewski<br />

also ran career-bests. For the girls, Alexis Doughty<br />

shattered her career-best, while Natalia Hernandez<br />

and Katie Hopkins also added their bests.<br />

<strong>The</strong> team as a whole has performed very well<br />

during the preseason and is looking forward to<br />

the fall season. With the big win against Seaford<br />

last Wednesday, at <strong>Milford</strong> Millponds Nature Preserve,<br />

Coach Czar Bloom looks to have a strong<br />

group of athletes for this week’s meets against local<br />

rivals Woodbridge and Lake Forest.<br />

“<strong>The</strong> key that the team needs to remember is that<br />

the success from last year was due to a lot of hard<br />

work,” commented Coach Bloom. “<strong>The</strong>y cannot<br />

think it was luck and lose focus.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> captains for the boys’ team are Michael<br />

Doughty, Taiwan Savage and Carl Richardson.<br />

<strong>The</strong>y each are veteran who had the chance to<br />

experience the Henlopen Championship and<br />

are excited for the new 2011 season. “We look<br />

really strong and have a deep team this year,”<br />

commented Michael when asked about how<br />

the team looked in preseason.<br />

Captain Taiwan Savage admitted that the team<br />

has to “do a better job during the regular season<br />

and be more focused. We lost to Caesar Rodney<br />

during the regular season but came back to beat<br />

them in the Henlopen Tournament,”<br />

“We are going to have a strong front running<br />

pack this season,” stated team captain Carl Richardson.<br />

“We have a lot of depth and fast runners<br />

that will push each other.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> captains for the girls’ team are Stefanie Clendaniel,<br />

Molly Bliss and Shay Safiane. Stefanie is a<br />

4 year veteran to the varsity squad and is “really<br />

excited to see a lot of young sophomores and freshmen<br />

stepping up as leaders on the team.”<br />

Molly Bliss stated that “everyone has their<br />

strengths. It is a very close family and everyone<br />

pushes themselves.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> girls’ team is looking to progress this year as<br />

they continue the success of last year. “We need to<br />

beat Sussex Tech in the regular season and go further<br />

in the State Tournament,” commented team<br />

captain Shay.<br />

Coach Czar Bloom is excited about the 2011 season<br />

and is looking forward to the cooler weather.<br />

He reminds the team that their success will depend<br />

on how hard they work and their ability to stay focused.<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Milford</strong> Cross Country team schedule,<br />

photos and updates by Coach Bloom himself can<br />

be found at http://www.eteamz.com/mhscc/.


New Hope for Prostate Patients<br />

Staff Report<br />

New cutting edge technology is offering new hope<br />

for prostate patients. That’s the message from a Bayhealth<br />

urologist during Prostate Cancer Awareness<br />

Month.<br />

According to Bayhealth Urologist Greg Spana,<br />

MD, the advent of fiber optics, lasers, and surgical<br />

robots has enabled surgeons to perform complex<br />

operations through tiny incisions or through no<br />

incision at all. This has been a “game changer” for<br />

prostate surgeries.<br />

In addition to reducing pain and shortening recovery<br />

times, minimally invasive surgeries such as<br />

da Vinci Robotic surgery, allows for greater precision<br />

by the surgeon.<br />

“Robotic surgery for prostate and kidney cancer<br />

provides the surgeon with a magnified 3D view of<br />

the operative field and unmatched precision when<br />

cutting out tumors and sewing tissue together,”<br />

said Dr. Spana.<br />

<strong>The</strong> enhanced 3D magnification gives the surgeon<br />

a better view, allowing him to make more precise<br />

incisions to minimize blood loss and preserve tissue<br />

and nerves. For example, a urological surgeon may<br />

utilize robotic surgery to perform a prostatectomy<br />

and remove cancerous prostates through five small<br />

incisions of five to eight millimeters each. That<br />

compares to traditional “open” prostatectomies in<br />

which a surgeon would typically need to perform<br />

a six to eight inch incision from the pubic bone<br />

toward the umbilical area. <strong>The</strong> open surgeries typically<br />

required patients to be hospitalized for two to<br />

three days but, with robotic surgery, a patient usually<br />

requires only overnight hospitalization.<br />

Robotic surgeries are also making a dramatic difference<br />

for kidney cancer patients who previously<br />

received a long open incision on their flank, had<br />

part of their ribcage removed, and endured an entire<br />

kidney resection. Open surgeries for kidney<br />

cancer frequently left patients in pain and recovering<br />

for three to five days in the hospital. By contrast,<br />

robotic surgery allows surgeons to preserve<br />

most of the kidney while resecting only the tumorous<br />

tissue. <strong>The</strong>se patients suffer far less pain and<br />

may usually return home within two days.<br />

“<strong>The</strong> development of minimally invasive surgeries<br />

has optimized outcomes for our patients while<br />

allowing them to recover and return to their activities<br />

far more quickly. It’s revolutionizing the world<br />

of surgery,” said Dr. Spana.


Skating Center Owner<br />

Thanks Walls For<br />

Irene Assistance<br />

I, like everyone else, was glued to the tv, radio, or<br />

internet wondering if we would be missed, be hit,<br />

or survive Hurrican Irene. As the new owner of<br />

the <strong>Milford</strong> Skating Center, located along the tidal<br />

Mispillion River, I too had to wonder if the business<br />

would survive.<br />

I had witnessed North Easters and the tidal flooding<br />

the Mispillion had dealt downtown <strong>Milford</strong> before.<br />

Now with a vested interest in Downtown’s<br />

survival, I called the City and Police Department to<br />

find how they were preparing to save Downtown.<br />

To much disappointment, I was told nothing is being<br />

done in a concerted effort. Nor, when I asked<br />

where I might find sandbags, the answer was not<br />

helpful at all. I was feeling alone and facing a natural<br />

disaster without one sandbag or a prayer.<br />

Dennis Silicato and contractors have been working<br />

hand in hand with me to renovate the property.<br />

<strong>The</strong> business has been located in Downtown <strong>Milford</strong><br />

since 1984. A fresh coat of paint, new look,<br />

new carpet, we were all on our way to a complete<br />

makeover. Time and money was invested; but,<br />

what, where, and how was I gonna save the Skating<br />

Center.<br />

Of course I called around to merchants to see if I<br />

could find sand bags-none. Finally, I started calling<br />

friends and after several “I wish I could help<br />

you, but I just don’t know where to tell you to<br />

look”, I called Bob Walls. Bob, eventhough<br />

his business is on the highway, eventhough<br />

his home is not in downtown or even <strong>Milford</strong>,<br />

he said, “I’m not sure but let me call you<br />

back.” My shoulders felt a little less heavy and<br />

my heart not racing as much. I awaited his<br />

return call and with a little time, Bob Walls<br />

called with an answer. He had found where I could<br />

get the bags and asked them to hold them for me.<br />

I want to thank you Bob Walls for rescuing me and<br />

the business I hold close to my heart.<br />

Having become the new owner in July and recently<br />

filling out a business survey, why doesn’t the<br />

city have a preparedness plan for commercial sites<br />

or information to find materials, or even a stock<br />

pile of bags for use/purchase, needed to prevent<br />

business/property loss? Fortunately, Irene didn’t<br />

swallow <strong>Milford</strong>, but we know it can happen again.<br />

What proactive steps is the City currently taking<br />

to safeguard the parkways, the Downtown Business<br />

District? Should we really be waiting until after the<br />

big one to decide what to do?<br />

Thank you Bob Walls for your time and your interest<br />

in saving <strong>Milford</strong> Skating Center. You are<br />

someone I could count on!<br />

Carmen Kemper<br />

<strong>Milford</strong> Skating Center, Owner<br />

Riverwalk Festival<br />

Chairperson Thanks<br />

After another<br />

successful Riverwalk<br />

“Freedom”<br />

Festival, as the<br />

chairperson, I<br />

wanted to take<br />

the time to sincerely<br />

thank the<br />

many volunteers<br />

and coordinators<br />

of the festival.<br />

Community<br />

Angela Dorey<br />

<strong>The</strong> goal of<br />

the festival is to show appreciation for our first<br />

responders and to support the local community.<br />

However without the assistance of so many volunteers<br />

in our community the festival would not<br />

be possible. Much of the coordination is done


ehind the scenes and I wanted those who dedicated their time and efforts to<br />

be known. Thank you to the City of <strong>Milford</strong>, the <strong>Milford</strong> Police Department,<br />

Gary Emory and the <strong>Milford</strong> Parks and Recreation Department, Bill Carpenter<br />

and the Carlisle Fire Department, Kids Korner chairperson Deanna Smith and<br />

her team at Artisans Bank, Food Vendor chairperson Lynn Hammond of KSI,<br />

Traffic and vendor chairperson John Workman, Duck Dash chairperson Donna<br />

Stalvey of First Class Properties and Wilma Besnoska of Americinn, Firework<br />

and sponsorship chairperson Ruth Abbate of Delaware Electric Signal, Patriotic<br />

Remembrance chairperson Kay Hudson with the <strong>Milford</strong> Library, First<br />

Responders chairperson Andy Hamilton with Ellendale Fire Department, Tug<br />

of War chairperson Mary Betts with Parks and Recreation Department, Paddleboat<br />

organizer Dave Danno, Volunteer Coordinators Beth Hammond with<br />

Trans Products Trans Services, Shirley Pennington with Bowers Fire Company,<br />

and volunteer extraordinaire Eric Hitch for doing everything that no one else<br />

wants to do. I would never have enough room to list everyone who deserves a<br />

big thank you…. Everyone that participates is greatly appreciated and I look<br />

forward to working with each and every one of you next year.<br />

Thank you to the entire <strong>Milford</strong> Community.<br />

Angela Dorey<br />

Dorey Insurance & Financial Services<br />

Riverwalk “Freedom” Festival Chairperson

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