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FRIDAY
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BEN HECHT: A CIITLD OF THE CENTU­
RY Through Sunday. 7:30p.m. performance by
the Professional Theatre Training Company in
Hartshorn Theatre, Academy Street and East
Park Place. Tickets $10-$17. For more information,
call831-2204.
JOHN POLLARD 6-9 p.m. singer/songwriter
from The Cole Younger Band at Home Grown
Cafe' & Gourmet To Go, 126 E. Main Street.
No cover. 266-6993
LIFE OPTIONS 9:30 a.m.-2:30p.m. Fair featuring 25 exhibitors in
five life option areas: lifelong learning; community service; employment
& entrepreneurship; recreation & leisure; wellness and spirituality
at the Newark Senior Center. For more information, call 737-
2336.
TERRIFIC TODDLERS 9:30-10:15 a.m. Nature Programs and activities,
crafts, and a short hike for children ages 2 and 3 years old at
Brandwine State Park. $4 per child. Preregistration required. 368-
6900.
FUNNY BONES: THE COMIC BODY LANGUAGE OF CHAR·
LIE CHAPLIN 8 p.m. comedy concert performed by comedian Dan
Kamin in the Technology Center amphitheater at Cecil Community
College. Tickets are $10-$12.410-287-1037.
POKER NIGHT 7 p.m. at Newark Senior Center. Public welcome.
737-2336.
FIBRE RICE Through March 3. Exhibit presenting fiber arts in their
functional aspect and as beautiful material expressions of different
regional, ethnic, and religious symbols at Wheaton Village in
Millville, N.J. Info. and directions, 856-825-6800 or visit their web
site at www.wheatonvillage.org.
ERICKSONS BY ANDREW WYETH Through April11. Exhibition
featuring 20 drawings, watercolors and temperas that mark a significant
turning point in Wyeth's career at Brandywine River Museum in
Chadds Ford, Pa., For more information, call610-388-2700.
ROCKEFELLER COLLECTION Through Feb. 1. One of the most
significant collections of American paintings in the world from San
Francisco's de Young Museum at Winterthur, An American Country
Estate. Info., 888-4600.
HE DIED WITH A FELAFEL IN IDS HAND 7 p.m. A humorous
film as part of the Independent Film Screening series in the Newark
Library. Popcorn will be served. For more information, call 731-
7550.
• MONDAY, JAN. 19
versions •
THEATRE • EVENTS • EXHIBITS • NIGHTLIFE • MEETINGS
SA1URDAY
17 INVENTION
• SUNDAY, JAN. 18
MONDAY NIGHT LECTURE 8 p.m. lecture
by Sheila Vincent, "Tour the
Universe," at Mt Cuba Observatory,
Greenville for adults and students 5th
grade and above. $2 for adults and $1 per
student Reservations required. 654-6407.
NEW CENTURY CLUB Noon.
Meeting/Luncheon/tea followed by program
with Ed Okonowicz, of the
Delaware Humanities Forum, at the clubhouse
on Delaware Avenue, Newark.
Guests welcome. Reservations, 737-5831.
CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE 7 p.m.
meeting with special speakers discussing
experiences of their ancestors in their talk
"From Alabama to Cold Harbor" in the
Palmer Room of the Modem Maturity
Center, 1121 Forrest Ave., Dover. Open
to the public. $14 includes dinner. To
reserve your spot, call302-697-1050.
NEW DIRECTIONS 7:15 to 9:30 p.m.support
group for families, friends and persons
with clinical and manic depression
at the Aldersgate United Methodist
Church, Wilmington. For information,
call Dolores at 286-1161 or June at 610-
265-1594.
GARDEN DESIGN Four-session course
from 6:30-8:30 p.m. taught by professional
landscape designer Dan Maffei. at
Perrville, Md. resident Tom
Silveroli will display a sculp·
ture retrospective entitled
"Shades of Gray, From Black
to White," including "Struttin
with the Yard-Bird" sculpture,
pictured left, in the Gallery of
the Community Cultural
Center at Cecil Community
College through Jan. 25. Most
of Silveroli's works deal with
the human form with influences
from Greek and Roman
to contemporary works. A
reception for the artist will be
held at the Gallery from 5:30-
7:30 p.m. Jan. 21. The Gallery,
1 Seahawk Dr., North East,
Md., is open 9:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday-Friday. For
information ca11410-287-1023.
SUMMER IN JANUARY 10:30 a.m. Fun in
the sun for children ages 4 to 6 years old. Bring
your beach balls, flip flops, T-shirts and shorts
for activities and crafts and a short hike at
Brandywine Creek State Park. $4 per child. To
register, call 368-6900.
CONVENTION Through
Monday. Hands-on activities and interactive
entertainment at Hagley Museum and Library.
$2.50 for children, $4 adults. Info., 658-2400.
JOHN REDA 6-9 p.m.Sinatra & More at Home Grown Cafe' &
Gourmet To Go, 126 E. Main Street. No cover. 266-6993
CHAMBERS HOUSE 1 p.m. Special house tour in the region of the
Quaker settlement under William Penn. Meet at White Clay Creek
Nature Center. $2 per person. Preregistration required. 368-6900.
MEETINGS
Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square,
Pa. To register, call610-388-l000 ext.
507.
MHA DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP
7-9 p.m. Mondays. Support group sponsored
by Mental Health Association in
Delaware. Free. To protect privacy of
members, meeting locations provided
only with registration at 765-9740.
ESL Afternoon and evening classes for
English Conversation held every Monday
at Newark United Methodist Church, 69
East Main Street. Registration required.
292-2091.
SCOTTISH DANCING 7:30p.m. at St.
Thomas Episcopal Church, South College
Avenue, Newark.lnfo. 368-2318.
NCCo STROKE CLUB noon at the Jewish
Community Center, Talleyville. For information,
call Nancy Traub at 324-4444.
SIMPLY JAZZERCIZE Mondays,
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Newark
Senior Center, 200 White Chapel Drive.
Info., 737-2336.
CHORUS OF BRANDYWINE 7:30p.m.
Men's barbershop rehearsals at MBNA
Bowman Conference Center, Ogletown.
M
VALARIE PETTY BOYER 1:30 p.m. local
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ONDAY historical interpreter and teacher in period
clothing, will bring the past to life through spoken
narrative and a musical performance at
Winterthur, An American Country Estate. For
more information, call 888-4600.
SHADES OF GRAY, FROM BLACK TO
WHITE Through Jan. 25. Sculpture by Tom
Silveroli on display in the Gallery of the
Community Cultural Center at Cecil
Community College, One Seahawk Drive, North East., Md. For
more information, call410-287-6060 ext. 327.
LINE DANCING 1 p.m. beginner class; and 2 p.m. advanced class
every Monday at Newark Senior Center. 737-2336.
WEDNESDAY
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FIRESIDE STORYTIME 4:30 p.m. indoor
fireside story with a Park Ranger Brandywine
Creek State Park. $1 per person. Preregistration
suggested. 368-6900.
BRUCE ANTHONY 6-9 p.m. Jazz
Phenomenon at Home Grown Cafe' & Gourmet
To Go, 126 E. Main Street. No cover. 266-
6993.
MICHAEL JONES-McKEAN Through Feb. 27. Eclectic drawings
and sculpture on exhibit in the Mezzanine Gallery in the Carvel State
Office Building, 820 N. French St., Wilmington. Info., 577-8278.
Trn rnn FLYING ON INSTRUMENTS 6-9 p.m.
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ltlUK.)DAY Marimba & Sax at Home Grown Cafe' &
Gourmet To Go, 126 E. Main Street. No cover.
266-6993
LET'S DANCE CLUB 4 to 6 p.m. Bring partner
and dance to DJ and Big Band Music at
Newark Senior Center. Info., 737-2336.
BEGINNER LINE DANCE 6 p.m. beginner
classes at the Newark Senior Center. Info. 737-
2336 .
OKTOBERFEST Every Thursday. Special menus featuring German .
cuisine at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, 147 E. Main Street. For
more info., call 266-9000.
"Diverisons" contributions are welcome but must arrive at our news office at
least two weeks prior to publication. Mail to: "Diversions," Newark Post,
Suite 206, 168 Elkton Road, Newark, DE 19711, or facsimile 737-9019, oremail
to kburr@dca.net .
All are welcome. 655-SING.
NEWARK ROTARY CLUB 6:15 to 7:30
p.m. every Monday at the lloliday Inn,
Route 273, 453-8853.
GUARDIANS' SUPPORT 6-8 p.m.
Mondays. Meeting for grandparents and
all those raising others' children at
Children & Families First, 62 N. Chapel
St., Newark. Information and registration,
658-5177, ext. 260.
• TUESDAY, JAN. 20
PROGRAM PLANNING AND DEVEL·
OPMENT 9-11 a.m. workshop presented
by Dr. Pamela Leland of the University
of Delaware at the Delaware Community
Service Building, 100 W. lOth St.,
Wilmington. To register, call888-6885.
DR. MICHAEL BALICK 7 p.m. lecture
discussing the importance of the tropical
forest for the discovery of modern therapeutic
drugs and plants used in traditional
healing by indigenous cultures in Central
America and Micronesia at the Delaware
Center for Horticulture. For info. and
directions, call658-6262.
FLORAL DESIGN Basic floral design
concepts of flower arranging taught in six
3-hour sessions at Longwood Gardens in
Kennett Square, Pa. To register, call6l0-
388-1000 ext. 507.
STAMP GROUP I p.m. first and third
Tuesday of month at Newalk Senior
Center. 737-2336.
NEWARK LIONS 6:30p.m. first and third
Tuesday of month. LiQDS .meeUag with
program at the Holiday Inn. Newalk
27311-95 0 Call Marvin Quinn at 731-
1972.
CANCER SUPPORT GROUP 7 p.m. first
and third Tuesdays at Liberty Baptist
Church, Red Lion Road, Bear. 838-2060.
CAREGIVER SUPPORT 7 to 9 p.m. at
Newark Senior Center, White Chapel
Road, Newark. Free & open to public.
Info. 737-2336.
NARFE II a.m. third Tuesday of month.
Newark Chapter of National Association
of Retired Federal Employees meets at
the First State Diner & Restaurant, 1108
S. College Ave. Info. 731-1628 or at 836-
31%.
SCRAPBOOKING 7-9 p.m. at Glasgow
Refonned Presbyterian Church, Summit
Bridge Road, Glasgow. Nursery, $2/child.
Info. 834-GRPC.
NEWARK DELTONES 7:45p.m. For
men who like to sing at NewArk Cburch
of Christ, East Main Street. For more
information, call Will at 368-3052.
SWEET ADELINF.S 7:30 -tO p.m.
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NEWARK POST •!• IN THE NEWS
Wise moves fast
.... WISE, from 1
his visit.
Wise then heads off to a classroom,
slips into the computer lab
and knelt beside two boys sitting
in front of their monitors. The
teacher explains that the students
had previously earned five minutes
of free time to do whatever
they wanted on the computers.
Focusing in on the screen,
Wise asks one young man, "What
are you working on?
The student says he was completing
part of a lesson the class
just completed.
"How does that work? What
else can you do with that?" Wise
probes, listening patiently to the
boy's response.
The scene being played out by
the second boy, however, got the
attention of the leader of the
school district who since being
hired six months ago has been
relentlessly pounding horne the
message · for teachers to teach
"deeper" and students to expect
more.
As the boy listens to music
through headphones and plays a
game on the computer, Wise
squints to look at the boy's
screen, trying to figure out the
game. When the boy does well,
Wise smiles.
"Good," he says, before patting
the boy on .the back and
quickly turning to leave.
When he steps into the hallway
for a debrief, Wise asks
Keen, "What did you see here?''
Keen is taken aback, unsure
how to respond to her boss.
Gathering her thoughts, she
defends the activity the boys
were engaged in, noting they
have special needs, and had
earned the free time through successes
in other areas.
Wise agrees they have special
needs, but asked why the students
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Wise looks for different strategies to handle situations that are not
working now.
could not have worked on something
academically challenging.
"Don't they have a newsletter
they could have been working
on?" he asks.
Voices aren't raised, no one is
angry, but the message is clear.
And everyone agrees there could
have been some "deeper" learning
going on.
Satisfied, Wise turns and
heads down the hallway to the
next classroom with principal,
director and interpreter hurrying
to keep up.
In each of the 10 classrooms
he visits today, Wise slips his
adult body into a chair designed
for a four-year-old or kneels
beside the students, tilts his head
to the side as he listens intently to
the teacher, nods his head in
agreement with student responses,
or asks questions of the children.
In each debrief with teachers
and staff he asks the same question.
"What did you see here?''
And, each time Wise challenges
the instructors.
"We must go deeper, faster
with this teaching thing," Wise
says. "Did you notice the energy
level of the teacher? Did you see
how involved the students
were?"
Wise expects students to learn
more than they are now, and
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"We must go deeper, faster with this teaching thing," Wise tells the
Sterck administrators.

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Superintendent has been in 200 classrooms
..... WISE, from 12
teachers to challenge themselves.
It's all about the "kiddoes," he
often says.
"We must go teacher by
teacher by teacher and ratchet the
system up," Wise says. Teachers
must hold each other accountable,
he said.
After the classroom visits, the
Sterck group assembles in the
conference room where Bosso
goes through the school's goals
for the next year, carefully
explaining each bar graph and
justifying every statistic on the
laptop, showing how they were
going to account for every student
to make progress.
Wise nods in agreement but is
also ready with suggestions, from ·
having teachers mentoring each
other to utilizing new resources
and programs. Also, he says,
there is some Florida research
that would help, reinforcing one
of his beliefs that initiatives
should be backed up with proven,
tested research.
Wrapping up
Finally, three hours later, Wise
leaves Sterck, carefully backs his
car out between the school
busses, weaves his way through
the parking lot and heads back to
Main Street.
During a quick stop at the
Burger King drive through for
lunch, Wise plans his next step.
He arrives back in his office,
with a few minutes to spare
before taking two conference
calls, one scheduled for 2:30
p.m., the second for 3:15p.m.
For the second call, Wise is
first on the line with four other
school superintendents, and a
member of the governor's cabinet
to discuss new technology that
would improve the reporting
process to the state.
For minutes the conversations
go around in circles, prompting
Wise to throw his hands into the
air. Unable to wait any longer,
Wise breaks in and says, "So
what's the next step and who will
be accountable for making that
happen?"
It is after 4 p.m. when he hung
up the phone.
Before 4:30 p.m. he heads to a
task force meeting at Cobbs
Gauger. His day would end well
after 8 p.m.
Challenging
himself, others
Wise's position entails duties
that could imprison him in his
Main Street office, but he spends
most of his time in the schools
with principals and teachers.
From September to mid­
December he had made more
than 200 classroom visits.
No matter where he goes or
whom he deals with, whether it
Very much the business man,
Wise can still joke and provide
levity in a meeting.
be at the local, national or state
level, Wise challenges the people
around him to take chances, be
vulnerable and make better
choices.
In nearly every conversation
Wise has, the same four words
are spoken with conviction:
Forthright, bold, data-driven and
transparent.
"Rock those paradigms," he
told a staff member, reinforcing
his belief of challenging the status
quo. "It will be good for
them."
"I always look at the glass half
empty," he said," but then I turn
that on myself."
Wise said taking on such a
daunting task of rescuing the
largest and most diversified
school district in the state is not
possible without having a strategic
plan in place or a good management
process to follow.
A key to making it all happen
is having the right people in place
who are not only capable but also
believe in his vision.
"It can't be about the adults
first," Wise said. "It's got to be
about the kids first," he said in
response to a recent board vote
concerning renewal of certain
staff contracts.
Wise said the one contract that
is on the line is his own. If the initiatives
that are implemented
don't succeed, if there are not significant
gains in student achievement,
if the board and parents are
not satisfied with the progress
made, then it won't be the teachers,
principals and staff members
who are fired, he said, it will be
him.
"We have to get in there and
get the basics fixed before moving
forward," Wise said.
"Everyone wants to see the big
fanfare. I can't make the real
work sexy because it's not. If
you're looking for something
sexy, you won't find it here, look
elsewhere."
"I've worked hard at not letting
my passion get in the way,"
he said. "It's very humbling. We
can pull the wrong levers and
damage our kids, the schools, and
the system."
What is Wise's vision, his bottom
line?
"I want this school district to
work well for all the kids and all
the families," Wise said .. "Kids
and families will have to define
some of that, some I will have to
define and shake up paradigms to
do that."
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Locals
speak on
Rose case
By JOE BACKER
NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER
This past week, former
Cincinnati Reds and
Philadelphia Phillies star
Pete Rose finally admitted
to the world that, yes, he
gambled on his beloved
profession of baseball. No
surprise there.
In his newly released
autobiography, Rose
speaks candidly about his
exploits while he was the
manager of the Reds. He
included the fact that he
bet on baseball, even his
own team quite often.
Some critics feel Rose
finally told the truth to
enhance his chances of
eventually being elected
into the Baseball Hall of
Fame in Cooperstown,
N.Y. As the all-time major
league hits leader, with
numerous all-star selections,
and several World
Series championships,
Rose has the personal credentials
to be enshrined
with the all time greats of
the game.
Former minor league
ball player and manager,
and Newark-area resident
Brandy Davis said he feels
then-Commissioner of
Baseball Faye Vincent,
was justified in barring
Rose from baseball about a
dozen years ago.
"In every minor league
and major league club
house, and every spring
training camp you go in to,
the first thing you see is a
sign prohibiting gambling
on baseball." he said.
The 76-year-old Davis
said baseball was saved,
and the entire no-gambling
rule came about following
the 1919 Black Sox
Scandal, in which some
members of the Chicago
White Sox, including
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson,
admitted to throwing the
World Series.
As for Rose, Davis said
he would reluctantly accept
him into the Hall of Fame.
"Certainly, his statistics
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Indoor track season heats up
By JOE BACKER
NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER
The Christiana, Newark and
Glasgow boys track teams finished
one, two three, respectively,
in the N5CTA Winter Indoor
Track Meet held Saturday at
Tower Hill High School in
Wilmington.
The three-time defending state
champion Glasgow girls team
outran and out-jumped the rest of
the competition by a comfortable
margin.
Christiana had several first
place finishes and plenty of second
and thirds to out-point
Newark 56.75 to 52.75. The
Dragons wound up with 41.75
points on the day.
The Lady Dragons, competing
for the first time in several years
without all-state sprinter Karnilah
Salaam, (who graduated last
June), gathered 68 points, compared
to 56 for Brandywine and
37 points for Friends.
The Viking boys were led by
senior sprinter Chris Simpson,
who won the 400-meter dash in
53.66 seconds, Christiana's
3200-meter relay team grabbed a
first place in 9:25.61 and Mike
Williams won the shot put with a
toss of 44 feet, 11 inches. The
Vikings' Sam Rurigi finished
third in the 55-meter hurdles the
hard way; losing a shoe half way
through the race.
The Newark boys won the
1600-sprint medley, and finished
third in the 800 and 3200 runs,
and fourth in the 200 and 400
NEWARK HIGH GIRIB Sm UNDEFEA1ED
dashes.
The Glasgow boys won the
1600-relay race and won a second
place in the 400 and a third in
the 200-meter races.
The Glasgow girls were led by
sophomore Jernail Hayes, who
won the 200 and 400-meter
races. The Lady Dragons also
won the 1600-relay race in the
time of 4:32.87, finished second
in the 800-meter relay and had a
fourth and fifth place finish in the
55-meter dash.
NEWARK POST PHOTO BY SCOTI MCALLISTER
Newark High's Sarah Zomchick helped lead the Yellowjackets to a win over Brandywine last Thursday at the Glasgow High pool.
The win kept Newark undefeated on the season.
St. Mark's wins twice at Va. Duals
By MARTY VALANIA
NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER
Experience that will help them
come state tournament time -
that's what teams want to get at
this time of the year.
The St. Mark's wrestling team
faced some of the best teams in
the country at the Virginia Duals
last weekend in Hampton, Va.
and hopes it came away with
some of that experience. The
Spartans won two of four matches
over the weekend, losing to
Pennsylvania's top-ranked team
(Northampton) and West
Virginia's top-ranked team
(Parkersburg South).
Freshman Tommy Abbott and
senior Andrew Jordan each posted
wins in all four matches.
St. Mark's started the tournament
on a positive note, rolling
past Grundy (Va.) 63-12. Jeremy
Shaw, Tim Falgowski, Andrew
Jordan, Brian Willis and Sullivan
all had pins while Andrew Riley,
Andrew Bradley and Brian
Collins all had technical falls.
The Spartans then fell 55-13
to powerful Northampton. The
Konkrete Kids are the top-ranked
team in Pa. and No. 5 in the country.
Abbott won a tough 3-0 decision
over a Northampton senior
at 103 while Kyle Skinner earned
an 11-1 major decision at 152 and
Jordan picked up a third-period
pin.
St. Mark's rebounded to top
Vorhees Eastern (N.J.) 36-31 in
the consolation bracket. The win
was impressive when Eastern's
close loss to nationally ranked
Great Bridge (Va.) is taken into
consideration.
Riley, Bradley and Eddie
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NEWARK POST •!• SPORTS
Glasgow runs past Newark
By JOE BACKER
NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER
Senior Marc Egerson scored
28 points to lead Glasgow to a
66-47 drubbing of Flight A rival
Newark Thursday night, on the
Yellowjackets' home court.
Egerson, last season's "Player
of the Year" in Delaware, showed
his teammates and opponents he
is gradually rounding into midseason
form by hitting for 14 of
the Dragons' 17 points in the first
quarter, and also grabbing a
handful of rebounds at both ends
of the court.
"I was pleased with our performance
on the court," said
Glasgow coach Don
Haman. "But, I wasn't happy
with the inconsistent defense. We
looked good, then on the next
play, we looked terrible out
there. So that's something we
really need to work on out on the
court."
While Glasgow was dropping
shots, the young Newark offense
struggled early in the game. The
team missed their first five shots,
and · made only two of twelve
from the field in the first
quarter. The Jackets trailed by
eight after the first quarter, then
fell behind 32-20 by halftime.
Newark coach Greg Benjamin
said his young and relatively
inexperienced team will likely
have some growing pains as the
team progresses through its season
and its tough Flight A schedule.
"We also play a difficult
schedule, but I'm confident that
will make us a better and more
consistent team by the end of the
year," he said.
In· the second half, Newark
continued to commit a number of
turnovers, while Glasgow maintained
its hot shooting. Egerson
received plenty of help from a
strong supporting cast including
Mike Ingram, Deonte Burton,
Khyle Nelson and Pete
Folke. The Jackets were unable
to overcome a double-digit
deficit against a formidable
opponent for the rest of the contest.
In addition to Ege.rson's 28
points,' Burton and Nelson each
had 13 points, and Ingram had a
strong game defensively.
Senior Cartier Johnson lead
Newark in scoring with 15,
while Terrance William added 13
points on the night.
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NEWARK POST PHOTO BY MIKE BIGGS
Marc Egerson drives to the basket for two of his 28 points.
Blue Hens pull away for league win over JMU
Senior guard Mike Ames and
sophomore forward Harding
Nana each hit for season highs
with 28 and 22 points respectively
and the University of Delaware
broke open a close game down
the stretch with a 12-2 run on the
way to an 80-66 Colonial Athletic
Association men's basketball victory
over James Madison
Monday night at the Bob
Carpenter Center.
Delaware (8-5, 2-2 CAA),
corning off two consecutive conference
losses, bounced back
with a solid effort, pulling away
in the final five minutes for the
victory. James Madison (3-9, 0-4
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CAA) remained winless in conference
play despite a seasonhigh
19 points from guard Daniel
Freeman.
Ames connected on 6 of 12
three-pointers for the game,
draining all five attempts in the
second half, to finish with a season-high
28 points, his fourth 20point
effort of the season and the
13th of his career. Nana, a firstyear
transfer from Virginia Tech,
connected on 10 of 11 free throws
and finished with 22 points to go
with nine rebounds. Guard Mike
Slattery chipped in with 1.4 points
and nine assists and freshman
center Raphael Madera pulled a
career-high 12 rebounds.
Delaware held a 36-24 rebounding
advantage.
James Madison, which has
lost all five all-time meetings
with Delaware, also got 13 points
each from forward David Cooper
and guard Chris Williams.
However, leading scorer Dwayne
Broyles (15.6 ppg) was held to
just six points.
The first half was closely contested
until the final five minutes
when the Hens used a surge to go
up by 10 points at 30-20 with
4:48 remaining. But the Dukes
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Delaware broke off on a 12-2
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Delaware got just eight points
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The Spartans lost a chance to
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fell 40-23 to Parkersburg South .
Abbott, Shaw and Jordan all
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NEWARK POST ·:· IN THE NEWS
Jeffrey Sheraton receives Eagle Scout award
N EWARK
resident Jeffrey
L. Sheraton earned the
rank of Eagle Scout in
August. Sheraton is a member of
Boy Scout Troop 601, which is
sponsored by Salem United
Methodist Church. The
Scoutmaster is Edward I.
Wedman Jr. also of Newark and
also an Eagle Scout.
Science fair winners listed
..... SHOW, from 16
father underwent it for seven
years.
Science teacher Elaine Lewis
said that the fair went well and
the kids were excited about what
they had learned.
Judging took place and there
were 12 winners chosen. For
experiments, 1st Place - Marty
Drake, 2nd Place- Danny
Margerison, 3rd place- Coleen
McCarren, 4th Place- Ashley
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4th Place- Candyce Anderson
and Deleshia Conquest, 5th
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Aaron Walls and 6th Place- Nick
Jones.
PBS changes atmosphere
...,. PBS, from 16
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favorite teacher or watching a
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Parents are also involved in
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child's point card which is completed
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"The program is putting Karin
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Principal Beatrice Speirs. Watson
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referrals and dealing with
students having behavioral challenges.
Now her focus is on new
student orientation and reinforcement
of positive behavior.
"PBS has positively changed
the entire atmosphere of the
school," Speirs said, "all students
know what the expectations are,
what the consequences are and to
strive to follow the principles."
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Around the patio he planted
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Inside, he set up a 20-gallon
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Through donations from area
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NEWARK PosT ·:· OBITUARIES
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to the newspaper by the funeral
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Andrew
Zimmerman,
politician,
actor, artist
NEWARK resident Andrew
LeGrand Zimmerman died on
Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003.
Mr. Zimmerman, 73, was a composer
of a musical praising Delaware
and its patriots.
A man with a protean creativity,
he loved tailgating at Delaware Blue
Hens games and rooting for his alma
mater.
He was also proud of his William
Penn High School Class of '48, with
which he celebrated many reunions.
Enlisting during the Korean War
in 1951, Mr. Zimmerman ran computers
for the Navy in the days of
hulking machines and keypunched
cards.
The ability to command a clanking
IBM card sorter earned Mr.
Zimmerman the senior programmer
position at DuPont Edge Moor,
where he worked for 23 years.
But the conceptual energy the
Navy harnessed to manage data systems
also sent him spinning down
artistic pathways.
Mr. Zimmerman was an actor and
an artist.
A Life Member of the
Brandywiners troupe, he was their
mayor of River City and Lazar Wolf.
With local theaters, Mr.
Zimmerman played the titular "Man
Who Came to Dinner," Big Daddy,
the Cowardly Lion, and the farmer in
"Charlotte's Web."
For many years, Wilmingtonians
heard his deep bass as Santa on Edge
Moor's safety phone line, and he was
a comic at First Night Wilmington
three times.
Appearing in over 50 industrial
and educational videos-including one
for the Delaware State Police, in
which Mr. Zimmerman, a teetotaler
and friend of Bill W., portrayed a
drunk driver-he logged enough professional
acting time to acquire the
coveted AFfRA/SAG card.
Meanwhile his irrepressible creativity
found visual expression in a
series of photographic collages
chronicling highlights of his acting.
He formed Le Grand Collage
Company to distribute his work
among fellow actors, his most lucrative
artistic venture.
Painting since the '50s, Mr.
Zimmerman combined brush work
and. photographic images in "Mardi
Gras '93," which was exhibited in the
Carvel State Office Building.
His camera work and editing
skills were prized by Edge Moor's
"Conveyor" newsletter, his main
occupation after he retired from computing.
Perhaps the activity that best
blended his left-brain/right-brain talents
was his 10 years chairing the
annual craft show at the Center for
Creative Arts in Yorklyn.
With warmth and humor, Mr.
Zimmerman accumulated many
friends.
In the '60s, a group of them
helped him found the Newark Elks
Lodge, which he twice served as
exalted ruler and became chairman of
trustees for the Tri-State Elks
Association.
When parts of his neighborhood
were still a muskrat-burrowed
swamp, he helped create the Hillside
Civic Association to drain it, and
when burgeoning development 40
years later, created a traffic bog on
Harmony Road, Mr. Zimmerman
matched wits with De!DOT to shrink
it.
Mr. Zimmerman was an active
member of the Republican Party.
He ran for New Castle County
Council in 1980 and 1992.
Singing the national anthem to
convene several Republican state
conventions at which he was a dele-
Deborah Lynn Petitt-Mimikos, 40,
assistant in city's Planning Department
B EAR
resident Deborah
Lynn Petitt-Mirnikos died
on Sunday, January ll,
2004 at Christiana Hospital.
Mrs. Petitt-Mirnikos, 40, was
an administrative assistant, working
in the Planning Department of
the City of Newark for the past
two years. Previously, she worked
for eight years for the City of
Wilmington. She was a member
of the Red Lion United Methodist
Church aild served as the secretary
of the church council. In
gate, exampled his lifelong mingling
of tallying and talent for his
Delaware home.
He is survived by his wife of 50
years, Joan; children, Bonnie Berg of
Kenner, La., Andrew Zimmerman Jr.
of Philadelphia, Pa., Laura Orsic of
Wilmington, Andrea Kay of
Brentwood, Calif., and Lee
Zimmerman of Hollywood; and five
grandchildren ..
Services were held at St. Marks
United Methodist Church in Stanton.
Ann E. Swales, owner
of ceramic shop here
Newark resident Ann E. Swales
died on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004, at
home.
Mrs. Swales, 72, was born in
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
She was employed as an office
manager/assistant in a podiatry practice
for 17 years and was also the
owner of the former Ann's C&G
Ceramic Shop in Newark.
A talented artist, she enjoyed
many types of crafts, especially
ceramics, as well as constructing doll
houses and needlework.
She was a long-standing member
of the Wesleyan Church of Newark.
She is survived by her children,
Jan Yoder, Carol Phipps and Robert
C. Swales Jr., all of Newark; brothers,
Walter Williams of Glen Ridge,
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Charles George Mirnikos;
daughters, Jennifer Lynn Mimikos
and Sarah Lynn Mirnikos, both at
home; and son, Kenneth Edward
Petitt of Marydel; mother, Lida
Cliingenfield Petitt of New
Castle; brother, Gary Wayne Petitt
of New Castle; and sister, Linda
N.J., and William Williams of
Newark; six grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.
Services were held at the
Wesleyan Church of Newark.
Interment was in the Head of
Christiana Cemetery, also in Newark.
Jean Kathleen Cogan
Beard, worked for
Newark School District
Newark resident Jean Kathleen
Cogan Beard died on Friday, Jan. 2,
2004.
Mrs. Beard, 86, was born in
Westmoreland County, Pa.
She worked in the cafeteria for
the Newark School District from
1971 to 1974.
Prior to that, she was employed
by RMR Corporation and ARA
Services.
Mrs. Beard was a member of the
Kingswood United Methodist
Spoon of Newark.
Services were held Jan. ts 8f
the Red Lion United Methodist
Church in Bear. Interment was in
Gracelawn Memorial Parkin New
Castle.
At the request of family members,
contributions may be made
to the Jennifer and Sarah
Mirnikos and Kenneth Petitt Trust
Fund, c/o PNC Bank, 1 Penn
Mart Center, New Castle, DE
19720.
Church in Brookside, where she was
a member of the Martha Circle, sang
in the church choir, was a Sunday
School Teacher, as well as the
founder of the food closet.
She was also a liaison for the
Hope Dining Room, and a member
of the Newark Senior Center.
Mrs. Beard enjoyed sewing, reading
and bible study.
She is survived by her daughters,
Norma Jean Little of Delaware City,
DQrothy Ellen Jarrell of Bear, and
Judith Lynn Sherman of Newark;
son, Richard Norman Beard of
Middletown; brothers, Rawlan D.
Cogan of Latrobe, Pa., Robert H.
Cogan of Meterdale, Pa., and
Kenneth H. Cogan of Albuquerque,
N.M.; sister, Selma C. McCann of
Florida; 12 grandchildren; and 13
great-grandchildren.
Services were held at the Gee
Funeral Home in Elkton, Md.
Interment was in the Gilpin
Manor Memorial Park, also in
Elkton, Md.
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