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The Greater Millsboro Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting at Claire’s Pet Salon celebrating their first year in business and joining the chamber. From left: Amy Simmons, executive director, Greater Millsboro Chamber of Commerce; Barbara Grene, Cindy Dickson, Mason Leith, Cara Stalter, Tim Dyche, Alexis Thompson, Claire Leith, Valerie Miller and Kathie Robinette, Greater Millsboro Chamber of Commerce board member.

Riverwalk 'Freedom' Festival returns to Milford

The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Milford announces Milford’s Largest Annual Outdoor Event, The Riverwalk “Freedom” Festival. The series of events kick-off Thursday, Sept. 5, with the 4th Annual Smile for Freedom 5K Run and 3K Walk.

The 2nd Annual Operation Giveback, honoring veterans and current military, is Friday, Sept. 6. There will be an opening ceremonies parade at 5 p.m. along with many other activities from 5 to 9. The eve-ning will conclude with fireworks at dusk. On Saturday the festival runs from 9 a.m. to Sunday at 1 a.m.

There will be over 100 vendors, BK Party Rentals Inflatable Zone, Kids Korner with a dunk tank, petting zoo, pony rides, shows and games, a First Responders Tug of War at 11:00 a.m., a Burgers-N-Beans Burger Eating Contest at noon in Bicentennial Park, the Duck Dash at 2 p.m., free paddleboat rides, Southern Delaware Street Rods Car Show and more.

This year, a Cheers to Hero’s Scavenger Hunt will be the final event of the festival, running Saturday night from 5 to Sunday morning at 1. For more information about the festival, contact the chamber.


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The Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce (RBDBCC) held a ribbon cutting cer-emony on Tuesday, July 23, for Faw Casson’s new office in Rehoboth Beach. Located at 20245 Bay Vista Rd., Ste. 204, the new office is managed by Alison Houck, CPA. Faw Casson, a full service CPA and business consulting firm with locations in Dover and Rehoboth Beach and Ocean City, Md., has been serving the Delmarva Peninsula for over 69 years. For more information, call 302-674-4305 or visit www.fawcasson.com. Pictured from left: front row: Megan McCalley, RBDBCC; Richie Francia, Fulton Bank; Jeff Burton, Lane Builders, Solair; Lisa Hastings, Faw Casson; Janis Nesterak, Faw Casson; Eddie Houck, Alison Houck, Faw Casson; Stephanie Turner, Faw Casson; Brian Stetina, Faw Casson; Chad Vent, Faw Casson. Back row: Greg Weer, Renee Weer, David Weidman, Sergovic, Carmean & Weidman, PA; Ethan Rhodes, Builders Supply of Delmarva, Inc.; Tara Rhodes, IBM; Laurie Harper, Faw Casson; Jennings Hastings, Faw Casson; Tammy Ordway, Faw Casson.

Fun Friday features Oktoberfest

The Lewes Chamber of Commerce’s Historic Lewes Business Committee is sponsoring their second Oktoberfest at their next “Fun Friday” event on Sept. 20. Market Street, between Front Street and Second Street, will be closed to traffic from 3 to 7 p.m. and the event will take place from 4 to 6:30 p.m.

Oktoberfest is a 16-day festival annu-ally held in Germany running from late September to the first weekend in October. A group of costumed Bavarian-style dancers will perform and encourage festival-goers to dance along with them. A 10-piece German Oompah band will entertain those gathered to partake in the festivities. Everyone is encouraged to wear their lederhosen and dirndls and show off your best dancing skills. Lewes will create a “beer garden” atmosphere on Market Street minus the beer to be in compliance with the city’s ordinances. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery will sell commemorative glass beer steins fabricated with the Dogfish logo and the event’s custom-designed logo. On the day of the Fun Friday Oktoberfest, the steins can be taken into participating restaurants and presented to receive a discount on Dogfish’s pilsner style beer, My Antonia, available at a number of the restaurants in the historic Lewes business district. German cuisine will be featured in many of the restaurants located in the same area.

First Responders event returns

The second annual Bethany Beach First Responders Sprinternational Triathlon-Duathlon, sponsored by Meris Properties, is Sunday, Sept. 22. The Triathlon-Duathlon will benefit Bethany Beach’s first respond-ers of the Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company with options to support Autism Speaks and Share-A-Lot. Three race options are offered: triathlon, duathlon and aqua-bike.

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The Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the grand opening of Haven Blu Boutique located at 123 Garfield Parkway in Lighthouse Station in Bethany Beach. Haven Blu, which is owned by Jen Vernon, is a contemporary women’s boutique featuring apparel, scarves, jewelry, flip flops and swimwear.

The Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce joined Delaware’s first Fantastic Sams Hair Salon in Dover for a ribbon cut-ting to celebrate their grand opening. Owner and entrepreneur, Daryl Smith, was joined by chamber members and staff as he officially cut the ribbon. A full service salon offering a huge selection of services at affordable prices, Fantastic Sams is located at 96 Salt Creek Dr., Ste. 6, Dover. For more information, con-tact Smith at 302-677-1500.

The Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce (RBDBBCC) held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Surf N Bull in Rehoboth Beach recently. The Surf N Bull, which offers the best pit beef, ham, and turkey, is located at 67 B Rehoboth Ave., between Niccola’s and Rehoboth Toy & Kite Company. Owners Tom La Ricci and Jeff Nehring are working hard to ensure their establishment goes above and beyond for its patrons. Call 302-227-3211 for more information. Pictured from left: Scott Rukowicz, Bank of Delmarva; Anna LaRicci, Karen LaRicci, Tom LaRicci, Nicholas Clemens, Tammy Clemens, Meghan McCalley, RBDBCC. Not pictured is co-owner Jeff Nehring.


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The owners of Delaware 302 have launched a new business aimed at helping charities and non-profits with their donation and fundraising efforts. The Charity Wishlist (TCW) is is an organization that helps non-profits and charities sustain their ongoing donation, and fundraising needs through low cost online systems. The concept is unique. The Charity Wishlist will help charities by providing them with a way to accept dona-tions of either money or goods online. Some services will be provided at no cost, or mini-mal cost, an important factor for groups that operate on a shoestring budget.

Charities can select from one of two options to meet their needs. The first is through the online donation system. TCW will create a branded donation form on its site (www.thecharitywishlist.org), and when the user clicks on "Make a Donation," they can easily and securely donate money. TCW tracks the donations, and on a monthly basis, sends payment to each charity or organiza-tion. There is no up-front cost or monthly maintenance fee associated with this. TCW only takes a small percentage of the dona-tion to cover service and credit card process-ing fees. TWC guarantees that a minimum of 90% of all donations made through the system are given to the organization, unlike other organizations which charges large ser-vice fees and administrative costs, and gives less than 75% to the organization.

The second option is for charities and non-profits that need donations of goods rather than money. This need can be filled through TCW's Wishlist Catalog. Based upon the organization's needs, TCW helps set up a catalog, or list of needed items, and manage the donations made for those items. Visitors to the site can select the items and pay for them at check out. On a monthly basis, TCW reviews the orders, make the purchases for the charity or non-profit, and has the items drop shipped to them. Pricing for the items includes ship-ping, taxes, and fees, and any balance left in the account after the purchases are made each month, is donated back to the organiza-tion.

The owners of the Charity Wishlist have also set up a Disaster Relief Fund to offer their assistance to areas impacted by natural disasters. When possible, purchases will be made through local business in the impacted disaster area. For more information about The Charity Wishlist, visit www.thecharity-wishlist.org.


E-ZPass celebrates 20th anniversary

Saturday, Aug. 3, marked the 20th anniversary of E-ZPass electronic toll collection interoperability. Drivers equipped with a single transponder throughout 15 states and 25 member organizations are able to use any toll road, lane or facility within the E-ZPass network without worry of being a violator.

Originally formed in 1990 by seven toll facilities in the states of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the E-ZPass Interagency Group's goal was to implement a regionally compatible electronic toll collection system that would meet the needs of the participat-ing agencies and, more importantly, provide a convenient system of toll payment to customers. Within three years, interoperability between the agencies became a reality.

Today the E-ZPass Group operates the largest, most successful interoper-able toll network in the world. There are more than 25 million transponders in use, and last year more than 2.4 bil-lion transactions were processed.

The original concept has expanded to allow customers to use their E-ZPass transponder accounts to pay for park-ing at participating airports and garag-es. In addition, purchasing a prepaid transponder has never been easier, with units on sale at convenience stores, rest areas, departments of motor vehicles and online.

As modern tolling becomes a highly preferred alternative to fund our road-ways without raising traditional gas taxes, it's more important than ever that all of the nation's toll agencies become interoperable for seamless travel.

The organization is partnering with regional, national and international organizations to advance toll interoper-ability and identify related transporta-tion solutions. A significant partner in this endeavor is the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association.

For more information on the E-ZPass Group, visit www.e-zpassiag.com.

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The Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony recently for Lessard Builders who celebrated the grand opening of their model home in the East Village of Five Points. The model is located at 33673 East Hunter’s Run, Lewes. For more information about Lessard Builders, a fourth generation custom home building company, visit www.lessardbuild-ers.com. Pictured from left: Meghan McCalley, RBDBCC, Brian Lessard Jr., Michelle Lessard, Peter Rogan, Christina Lessard, Eric Tierson, Brian P. Lessard, Karen Sawicki, Becky Carney, Delaware Beach Book.

The Lewes Historical Society will present the 10th Annual Cannonball Run 5K Run & Trenny Elliott Memorial 1 Mile Walk on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 8:30 a.m. (rain or shine). The race benefits the soci-ety’s preservation and educational programming. A 5K Run, 5K Walk and 1 Mile Fun Walk that begins and ends at the Lewes Historical Society’s Historic Complex, the race runs by some of Lewes’s most historic and beautiful homes, vistas and streetscapes. An award ceremony and post-party will be held at The Lewes Historic Complex, with refreshments by Nectar Cafe & Juice Bar. To register for the race or to become a sponsor, visit www.HistoricLewes.org, or call 302-645-7670 for more information.


State's first Public Benefit Corporations registered

Governor Jack Markell joined Secretary of State Jeff Bullock along with CEOs and other business leaders to celebrate Delaware’s first public benefit corporations. In total, 17 businesses submitted the neces-sary paperwork, with representatives from a dozen of those companies doing so in-person, setting a national record for the most companies filing on the first day.

Delaware is the 20th jurisdiction (includ-ing Washington, D.C.) to enact benefit cor-poration legislation, which Governor Markell signed into law just weeks ago. The new law makes it possible for corporations to form, convert or merge into a public benefit corpo-ration in Delaware, strengthening the state’s position as a leader in corporate law.

This new corporate structure helps busi-nesses combat short-termism, attract talent and customers, and accelerate the growth of a big investment opportunity to meet the needs of people who want to both make money and make a difference. Some of the most innovative and fastest growing busi-nesses in America, like eco-home care brand Method and organic baby food business Plum Organics, were on-hand to be among the first to register as Delaware PBC’s.

In addition to Plum Organics and Method, other companies present to file their paperwork were: Alter Eco, Socratic Labs, Better Than We Found It, Fair Parenting Project, Ian Martin Group, New Leaf Paper, Profile Health Systems, American Prison Data, Plexx and CanSurround. Other com-panies filing paperwork today that were not present include: Farmigo, VenturePilot, RSF Capital Management, Exemplar Companies, and Grassroots Capital Management.

Delaware is the legal home of more than one million legal entities, including many of the nation’s largest businesses. The state’s recognition of this new type of corporation whose end objective is to create a positive impact on society and the environment is expected to have a significant effect on the development of this area of corporate law. The law requires directors of a Delaware public benefit corporation to balance the interests of stockholders with the best interests of those materially affected by the corporation’s conduct and the specific public benefits identified by the corporation.


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Legacy planning insight for your farmBy Matthew T. ParkerI.M. Financial Services

Naturally, as a farmer, you want to pre-serve the lifestyle that’s taken your family a lifetime, and in many cases, generations to create. I encourage you to ask yourself: Will you be able to retire? Would your operation be able to continue if you were no longer at the helm? Does your successor understand your intentions? When you’re gone, will your assets be distributed according to your wish-es? Will your family be taken care of?

You can take many steps now to help ensure a successful transfer of your opera-tion’s management, and, ultimately, an effec-tive transfer of your assets.

Identify your successor. Will the next manager of your farm be someone in the fam-ily, an individual who currently works for you, or a person you hire from outside your operation?

Involve all stakeholders. Involving your family and employees in your plans can pro-vide a sense of responsibility and ownership – and help you ensure that your plan meets the needs of your successor.

Know your role. Determine how involved you will be in the transition of your business, and how that involvement will be exercised. What are the milestones? How do you want to be compensated? How will the transfer be financed?

Develop a solid plan. Your business is not like any other, so your succession plan won’t be, either. Carefully consider the steps you need to accomplish, and develop a thorough plan to ensure understanding, support and actionable progress.

Review often. Your succession plan must be monitored to ensure it’s adequately in motion, progress is being achieved and the process doesn’t need to be refined.

Consult a professional. Solid estate plan-ning and/or wealth transfer tactics can help minimize the impact of taxes and expenses while maximizing distributions to heirs or third parties. A financial professional with experience in estate planning can help identify the financial products that can best meet your needs. For more information about this and other financial topics, contact I.M. Financial Services at 302-280-3071 or [email protected].

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Morris James opens office in Rehoboth

Delaware law firm Morris James, which has offices in Wilmington, Newark, Dover and Georgetown, has opened its sixth office, located in Rehoboth Beach.

Morris James will offer a full-range of legal services in the Rehoboth office includ-ing both business and personal representa-tions in areas such as real estate, estate plan-ning, corporate transactions and counseling, employment law, estate planning, family law, healthcare, high net-worth representa-tion, personal injury, tax and business ser-vices and more.

The new office is located at 402 Rehoboth Ave., which is less than a mile from Route 1. Morris James will hold an open house this fall for Rehoboth and sur-rounding areas. To learn more about Morris James LLP, visit www.morrisjames.com.

Lyons Companies launches new division

Lyons Companies, a Delaware based risk management, commercial insurance brokerage, employee benefits consult-ing firm, announces the launch of its newest division, Lyons Human Capital Management (HCM) and welcomes Brin J. Taylor, vice president, Lyons HCM. Taylor was selected to develop and launch Lyons HCM, a suite of human resource services. She developed her expertise as a human resource business leader over 25 years with E.I. du Pont de Nemours and W.L. Gore and Associates. She has worked in both the public and private sectors. To learn more about Lyons Companies, visit www.lyonsin-surance.com.

Walk for the Homeless Walk-A-Thon

The United Methodist Women of Faith United Methodist Church will host their 7th annual Walk for The Homeless Walk-A-Thon at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, on the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk. This is a two-mile walk. All monetary donations will help support Casa San Francisco in Milton, Crisis House in Georgetown and Home of The Brave in Milford. For more information, call Christina Miller at 302-227-3118.


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SBA provides funding that will help businesses recover from Hurricane Sandy

Long-term assistance for small busi-nesses affected by Hurricane Sandy is being made available through expanded funding to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s resource partners working in conjunction with state and local organizations.

SBA’s resource partners will issue a total of $13.1 million to collabora-tive teams, which will integrate local economic recovery efforts and bring distinct delivery of business services.

This second phase of funding, part of $19 million in emergency appropria-tions approved by Congress, will be distributed by SBA’s resource partners -- the Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs), SCORE, and Women’s Business Centers (WBCs) -- to collaborative teams in 11 states and a U.S. territory.

Delaware will receive $304,000. The Delaware Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC) will lead the Delaware Disaster Prevention and Business Recovery Program to serve the entire state. SBTDC’s statewide collabora-tive approach involves the following partners: WBC - Delaware YWCA Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship; Delaware Economic Development Office; Delaware Emergency Management Agency; New Castle County Chamber of Commerce; Lewes Chamber of Commerce; Rehoboth Beach Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce; Greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce; and Southern Delaware Convention and Visitor’s Bureau.

Small businesses recovering from the physical and economic impact of Hurricane Sandy can get counseling and training services and recovery assistance from these collabora-tive teams. Locate the nearest SBA resource partner at http://www.sba.gov/tools/local-assistance.


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The Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce (RBDBCC) held a ribbon cutting ceremony recently for Nymphaea which offers elegant styles from famous designers. They carry a variety of charming accessories and handbags for all sorts of occasions. Nymphaea sits in First Street Station at Ste. 106, 70 Rehoboth Ave. For more information, call 302-227-1380. Pictured from left: Patty Burkentine, RBDBCC; Marina Gulay, Eugene Pervushin and Scott Rukowicz, Bank of Delmarva.

Kent County Tourism recently elected new officers for the coming fiscal year, including, from left, Anita Evans, president; Jo Schmeiser, secretary; Heather Cregar, treasurer; and Monica Weber, vice president.

Kent County Tourism elects new officers

Kent County Tourism, at its first board meeting of the 2013-14 fiscal year, elected new officers and welcomed new members to the board.

Anita Evans, Citizens Bank/World Pay, will serve as president for a two-year term. Vice president is Monica Weber, Today Media; treasurer, Heather Cregar, Delaware State News; secretary, Jo Schmeiser, Chamber of Commerce for Greater Milford; and immediate past presi-dent Dr. Dan Houghtaling.

Newly-elected board members include Jan Crumpley, Sunshine Graphics; Bill Neaton, director of Economic Development for the City of Dover; and Lou Colon, executive director of the Downtown Dover Partnership.

For more information, visit www.VisitDover.com or call 302-734-4888.

Sustainable Energy board welcomes new members

The Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility has announced the appointment by Governor Markell of three new members to its board of directors: Pamela Bakerian, executive director, Delaware Farm Bureau; Dr. S. Ismat Shah, professor of engineer-ing, University of Delaware; and Joseph J. Schorah, business agent, Sheet Metal Workers.

In addition, Dave Bonar, recently appointed public advocate by the Governor, joined the board by title as mandated by the utility’s charter.

Delaware's Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) is a unique nonprofit organization created by the State of Delaware to foster a sustainable energy future for the state. The SEU’s EnergizeDelaware programs are committed to helping Delaware residents, businesses and non-profits save energy and money by increasing the energy efficiency of their facilities.


The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Ranking Member Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) introduced the bipar-tisan Postal Reform Act of 2013.

The financial condition of the Postal Service has been deteriorating for years, but the 2008 economic downturn and the near universal use of the internet for communica-tions and commerce have hastened its down-ward spiral.

The Postal Service currently maintains an outstanding debt of over $15.9 billion and lacks the operating capital to begin repaying that debt, let alone meet congressionally-mandated payments exceeding $5 billion due to the U.S. Treasury at the end of Fiscal Year 2013.

Congressional leaders have long called for legislation that addresses the systemic causes of the Postal Service’s difficulties, and this compromise builds on years of bipartisan, bicameral work.

Without serious, long-term reform, this iconic American institution – enshrined in our Constitution – will take on more and more debt. The bipartisan Postal Reform Act of 2013 seeks to address the Postal Service’s financial challenges by helping it streamline operations and giving it new tools it can use to introduce innovative new products and generate additional revenue. It does this while preserving essential services.

Highlights of the Postal Reform Act (PRA) of 2013:

Pension Reforms: The PRA would require that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) use data in determining how much the Postal Service must pay into the two federal pension programs – the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) – that more accurately reflects the amount of the Postal Service’s projected liability, in light of differences between the postal and non-postal federal workforces.

This reform is expected to reduce the amount the Postal Service pays into both FERS and CSRS and to result in a Postal Service FERS surplus. The Postal Service would be permitted to request and receive up to $6 billion of any surplus, which could be spent to retire Postal Service debt and give it needed liquidity.

In addition, the bill would allow the Postal Service and postal unions to bargain over the extent of new postal employees’ participation in FERS and the Thrift Savings Program (TSP).

Health Care Reforms: The PRA would

eliminate the Postal Service’s statutory retiree health pre-funding and replace it with a less aggressive 40-year amortization of the Postal Service’s retiree health liability. This provision, combined with language allowing premiums for current retirees to come out of the account containing health care funds that the Postal Service has already pre-funded, could reduce the Postal Service’s total retiree health costs by roughly half.

Those costs could be reduced even further through the implementation of provisions in the PRA requiring that 1) health plans be created to meet the needs of postal retirees enrolled in Medicare parts A and B, some of whom currently purchase full Medicare and Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan (FEHBP) coverage; and 2) postal retirees not enrolled in Medicare be given the opportu-nity to do so penalty-free. Participation in Medicare parts A and B and these new health plans would be voluntary, but these two provisions are expected to increase Medicare enrollment among postal retirees and signifi-cantly reduce the Postal Service’s long-term retiree health liabilities.

In addition, the PRA would also allow the Postal Service and the postal unions to bar-gain over the creation of a new health plan for postal employees, either within or outside of FEHBP.

Service Changes• The Postal Service last year proposed

a service standard change for certain classes of mail that would have largely eliminated the overnight delivery of mail and led to the closure or consolidation of a significant number of mail processing plants. The PRA would place a moratorium on service standard changes and plant closings for two years, keeping all plants open as of the date of enactment in operation for the duration of the moratorium.

• The PRA would codify the Postal Service’s current plan to find savings in its retail operations without closing post offices.

• The PRA would preserve Saturday delivery for at least a year.

• The PRA would require the Postal Service to use the most cost effective means of mail delivery, requiring centralized or curbside delivery for new addresses and business addresses. It would also require the Postal Service to seek to convert residential addresses from door delivery to centralized or curbside delivery on a voluntary basis.

Revenue and Innovation• The PRA would streamline the current

rate-setting process, giving the Postal Service more authority to set prices on its own while preserving a more flexible CPI rate cap until 2016, when the rate cap would expire.

• The PRA would give the Postal Service enhanced authority to innovate and introduce new non-postal products that take advantage of its retail and mail processing, transporta-tion, and delivery network.

• The PRA would authorize the Postal Service to offer services on behalf of federal, state, or local government agencies.

• The Postal Service is prohibited under current law from shipping beer, wine, and distilled spirits. The PRA would lift this prohibition and allow the Postal Service to deliver beer, wine and distilled spirits under the same rules as private sector shippers.

Federal Workers Compensation ReformThe PRA contains the Workers

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By Brian Stratton, CPA

We all know that Delaware is such a great place to establish a business that more than half a million business entities have made their legal home in the state, including more than half of all U.S. publicly-traded companies and 60 percent of the Fortune 500. They like the state’s flexible corporate laws, and the quality and consistency of the Court of Chancery, where judges, not juries, determine the outcome of many corporate disputes.

With those benefits, deciding to locate a business in Delaware is a good decision, but that is only the first one the owner must make. Next, and probably more important, is determining the legal structure your business will have. Not only will this choice have an impact on how much you will pay in taxes, it will also affect the personal liability you will face, the amount of paperwork your business must do and your ability to raise money.

Many factors must be considered as you choose your business structure, including the type of industry, the type of assets the busi-ness will have (especially real estate or other appreciable assets), projected income or loss, whether you will be working for the busi-ness, the number of owners and their need for flexibility, and an exit strategy for when-ever you plan to leave the business.

Several options are available, ranging from the sole proprietorship to the limited liability company (LLC), which can have a single owner or a myriad of owners, to the corporation, which can be taxed as a C cor-poration or an S corporation.

As you weigh these factors and consider your options, it would be wise to consult with your accountant, who can advise on the financial consequences, and with your attor-ney, who can explain your legal protections.

The sole proprietorship is the most basic of all business structures, but it is appropriate for very few situations. The typical sole pro-prietorship is a one-person operation, where you are your own boss and there are few personal assets tied up in the business. All it takes to get started is to secure whatever business licenses are required by your state and local governments. Taxes are handled

by completing Schedule C of your federal return. But the sole proprietorship literally comes with one huge liability: it offers abso-lutely no protection to your personal assets. If you are sued, or if your business loses money, creditors can make claims against your personal bank accounts or any property you own.

Many entrepreneurs, recognizing the personal risks associated with sole propri-etorships, have turned to the LLC as the preferred alternative, since it offers far more flexibility than a corporation.

The LLC works well for the one-person operation because it prevents creditors from attacking assets held outside the LLC if there is a judgment against your business, and you may still use Schedule C for your federal tax filings.

An LLC can have more than one owner, and it is relatively easy to amend its paper-work to add or reduce owners. Unlike corpo-rations (more on that later), there is no stock issued, so the owners have greater flexibility (within reason) in determining how profits and losses are allocated and how any earn-ings are distributed. The flexibility afforded the owners of an LLC extends to the property it holds, making the LLC a popular operating structure for rental and real estate businesses. It is also a good structure for owners who are not actively involved in the day-to-day operations of the business. While the LLC offers ease of operation, we must offer a few words of warning when there is a partnership involved. No matter how good your inten-tions are at the start, remember that breaking up is hard to do. So it is essential that your lawyer prepare a comprehensive partnership agreement, one that covers each partner’s investment, responsibilities and duties, as well as provisions on withdrawing from the partnership, and what happens if one of the partners dies or becomes disabled.

Some entrepreneurs will find that a cor-poration is the most appropriate business structure for their needs. A corporation is a legal entity that is set up to conduct business. So, in the eyes of the law, it is considered separate from the individuals who founded it. While avoidance of personal liability and the ability to raise funds by issuing stock are key

benefits of a corporation, its primary draw-backs are the costs of setting one up and the time and expense of required record-keeping.

There are two basic alternatives for the taxation of corporations: the standard corpo-ration (or C corporation) and the S corpora-tion, which offers some appealing benefits for owners of small businesses.

Another drawback of the standard corpo-ration is that its income is subject to a double tax: once on the net earnings of the business (on the corporation’s tax return) and then on any dividends it pays (on the owner’s per-sonal returns). One way to reduce both net earnings and dividends is for the owners to draw a salary for their work for the business, but the compensation must be reasonable for the work performed.

For owners of small businesses, the S corporation can be a more appealing alterna-tive. It must follow the legal requirements of the standard corporation, holding annual meetings of directors and shareholders, keep-ing corporate minutes and the like. And it also has the ability to raise money by issuing shares of common stock. But S corporations can avoid the double taxation issue because they pass on their income and losses to their shareholders, who must report those figures on their individual tax returns.

From their knowledge of federal tax tables, many accountants will recommend that businesses anticipating an annual net income of $50,000 or less use the standard corporation structure while those that antici-pate net income in excess of $50,000 adopt the S corporation format.

Choosing the proper business structure requires careful consideration, but your choice does not have to be permanent. It is relatively easily to change from a sole propri-etorship to an LLC and then to a corporation, but moving in the opposite direction can be quite difficult. We recommend reviewing your business structure with your attorney and accountant every three to five years.

About the AuthorBrian Stratton, CPA, is a Director with

Horty & Horty, P.A., a Delaware accounting firm with offices in Dover and Wilmington.

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The state of Delaware received the 2013 Web 2.0 Award in the “Harnessing the Power of Civic Media” category from the Public Technology Institute (PTI) for its new Public Integrity Reporting System. The Public Integrity Reporting System (PIRS) is a result of the passage of Senate Bill 185, proposed by Governor Jack Markell and approved by the General Assembly, which requires lobbyists to disclose their reports online to the public.

Users of the new PIRS can see which lobbyists are engaged on spe-cific legislation, and view lobbyists’ client lists and financial disclosures. The new system also makes it easier for lobbyists and public officials to maintain a profile, and to submit required lobbying and gift-related reports online.

The PIRS online interface is also mobile-friendly, allowing lobby-ists to report, and citizens to search using smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. The PIRS is part of a growing collection of online applications developed by Delaware Interactive, LLC as part of the Delaware’s eGovernment initiative.

Other recent eGovernment initiatives include a Hunting and Trapping Registration System, a directory of services for veterans, applications to report suspicious activities and crimes, a system to distribute temporary automobile license tags, an upgraded statewide public meeting calendar, a search tool for professional licenses, and a variety of agency-specific applica-tions for mobile devices.

To view the new Public Integrity Reporting System, visit egov.dela-ware.gov/lobs.


By Carol Kinsley

When your doctor orders a diagnostic test, how do you know which facility to trust? The answer is an easy one, according to John Desiderio, FACHE, MBA, Administrative Director of Operations for Bayhealth’s Diagnostic Imaging Department, who says consumers have a choice. “Ask your doctor to refer you to one of Bayhealth’s diagnostic centers, which are accredited by the American College of Radiology. Our centers feature low-dose radiation for your safety, as well as the latest and best equipment that provides precise images.”

Bayhealth, a not-for-profit healthcare sys-tem that includes two hospitals, several satel-lite facilities and more than 3,100 employees, gives patients access to a wide range of servic-es and medical expertise. Diagnostic Imaging is one of many Bayhealth departments provid-ing outpatient care. Desiderio offered several reasons to choose Bayhealth for imaging services. "We recently installed a 3 Tesla MRI unit — the only one in Kent County. It's like a higher power camera. It doubles the power of a typical MRI scanner, so it is able to pick

up smaller abnormalities. It helps more clearly identify masses as cancerous or benign. We are really proud to provide this sophisticated level of technology to our patients."

“MRI” is short for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. MRIs use magnetism rather than radiation to capture images of the body. MRI technology is one medical advance that has reduced radiation exposure for patients.

In addition to providing exceptional imag-es, the 3 Tesla MRI requires shorter scan times than the typical MRI scanner. Undergoing an MRI can be difficult for some patients, because you have to stay still in the machine for long periods of time, so a shorter overall scan time increases patient comfort and reduc-es anxiety, Desiderio continued.

"Most people have had a CAT Scan done by age 40," Desiderio said. "It's a prevalent diagnostic tool. At Bayhealth, our physicians have designed protocols that enable us to reduce exposure to the patient by 20 to 30 per-cent, and we’ve recently installed new X-ray equipment that reduces radiation exposure by 40 percent.

"You won't find such technologically advanced equipment in most independent

diagnostic facilities, so it’s important for con-sumers to be their own advocates and have a say in where their studies are done. In addition to offering the latest technology at Bayhealth, we are accredited by the American College of Radiology, which means that our physicians, staff, and equipment have met very high stan-dards set by the premier organization in the imaging field. When you visit any Bayhealth Imaging facility you can be assured that you are receiving the highest level of quality and care.”

Another advantage unique to the hospital environment is the number and expertise of the radiologists who interpret patient tests. An imaging center may have one radiologist (phy-sician) to interpret a variety of different types of studies or modalities. However, that radi-ologist may be trained in only one modality, such as X-ray, MRI or CAT Scan. They may be excellent in interpreting MRI’s, but not as skilled in interpreting CAT Scans.

"Bayhealth has 13 fellowship-trained radi-ologists, each one with expertise in various modalities. They've spent extra years training in order to perfect their considerable expertise. In a large group setting, like Bayhealth, the

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Above - Brooke Steele, R.T.(R)(MR); Michelle Brennan, R.T.(R)(CT), CRA; Lauren Porter, R.T.(R); Marianne Smi, R.T.(R)(CT)(MR); Amit Newatia, M.D.; Matthew Truitt, R.T.(R); Left - Lauren Porter, R.T.(R)(CT), CRAPhotos by Ron MacArthur

radiologists are able to consult with each other to ensure that your images are interpreted with the greatest degree of accuracy,” Desiderio said.

"We have gone to great lengths to provide our community with the best and the brightest radiologists from some of the most prestigious universities in the country, such as Thomas Jefferson University, Temple University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Maryland and Stanford University. There is no need to travel to a distant academic medi-cal center for first-class imaging. Bayhealth Imaging offers first-class care close to home.”

To further demonstrate its commitment to excellence, Bayhealth has been designated a "Breast Imaging Center of Excellence" by the American College of Radiology. This means that Bayhealth has been recognized for offering a full range of breast imaging services utilizing quality equipment operated by an exceptional staff. Like the physicians, Bayhealth technolo-gists are all accredited by a national accrediting body, which means that the staff has met or surpassed the industry standard of training in their imaging field of study. While a radiologist interprets the images, he or she is dependent upon the technologist to take the correct images and to demonstrate the suspected pathology in the best possible way.

"We do not hire anyone without that added credential," Desiderio explained.

Many people may not be aware of the role that nurses play in diagnostic imaging at Bayhealth. Nurses are highly trained caregivers who are able to deal with any emergency that

may arise in an imaging situation — contrast reactions, for example, or other medical issues.

Desiderio added there are benefits to hav-ing all imaging done in one place. "If you have all your images here, we'll have your complete medical history available at our fingertips. We see the whole picture and can provide a more precise treatment plan.”

Hospitals are often perceived as places that are not very patient friendly. Desiderio said that Bayhealth is committed to changing that perception. “Our goal is to provide excellent care to every patient, every time. We take the time to introduce ourselves, explain exactly what you can expect during your visit, and answer your questions. As a consumer, you have choices, and we want to provide you with an extraordinary experience.”

Desiderio has been with Bayhealth for nine years. "I got into healthcare to make a differ-ence in people's lives. I am proud to be part of a community hospital that continuously seeks to improve upon the service it provides to our patients.”

Summing it up, Desiderio said, "The imag-ing services we provide at Bayhealth are truly impressive; however, I am not sure that the communities we serve are fully aware of the resources available to them. At Bayhealth, we don’t want you to think of us as the healthcare provider you have to go to for care — we want to be the healthcare provider that you are proud to go to for care." Learn more at www.bayhealth.org. Or call 302-744-7060 in Kent County or 302-430-5707 in Sussex County for an appointment.

BAYHEALTH CARdiAC diAGNOSTiC CENTERS

The Cardiac Diagnostic Centers adhere to standards set forth by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories, Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories and the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories.

Being accredited demonstrates our commitment to quality care.

This rigorous evaluation process allows Bayhealth laboratories to assess every aspect of daily operations and their impact on the quality of health care provided to our patients, in com-parison with other laboratories nation-wide.

Accreditation allows the labs to implement proven quality assurance measures and provides a confidential peer-review of practices within the laboratory.

Bayhealth offers the following outpatient cardiac diagnostic services at multiple locations for the Dover and Milford communities.

• Exercise and Pharmacologic Stress Tests

• Echocardiogram and Stress Echocardiogram

• Holter or Event Monitoring• Vascular Studies/Peripheral

Vascular Disease/Peripheral Artery Disease

• Electrocardiogram (EKG)

In addition to Kent General and Milford Memorial Hospitals, Cardiac Diagnostic Centers are located at 1100 Forrest Ave., Dover, and 802 N. DuPont Hwy., Milford. Call to sched-ule an appointment: 302-672-4600 or 302-422-9051.


U.S. Sen. Tom Carper met with representatives of the travel and tourism industry in Delaware recently to hear about their successes and challenges. From left, seated: Martha Carper, Sen. Carper, Carrie Leishman, Delaware Restaurant Association, Courtney Temple, U.S. Travel Association. Standing, from left: Linda Parkowski, director of tourism, State of Delaware, Scott Thomas, Southern Delaware Tourism, Steve Elkin, Camp Rehoboth, Mike DiPaolo of the Lewes Historical Society, Cindy Small, Kent County Tourism and Convention Bureau, Sarah Willoughby, Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitor’s Bureau, Perry Patel, Delaware Hotel & Lodging Association, Carol Everhart, executive director of the Rehoboth/Dewey Chamber of Commerce, Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, and Jennifer Zerby of the Boardwalk Plaza Hotel.

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Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congressman John Carney (all D-Del.) praised a major U.S. victory at the World Trade Organization (WTO), which found that certain Chinese trade barriers were punitive to American poultry farmers.

The decision proves that China’s imposi-tion of higher duties on chicken “broiler prod-ucts” – which was followed by an 80-percent drop in American exports of those products to China – is unjustified under international trade rules.

A WTO dispute settlement panel agreed with the United States, finding that China violated numerous WTO obligations in con-ducting its investigations and imposing anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties on chicken imports from the United States.

Delaware’s congressional delegation has long called for open, fair trade relationships for American poultry exports, many of which are produced in Southern Delaware. Last

year, the delegation wrote to former Trade Representative Ron Kirk requesting an end to Mexico’s antidumping charges against U.S. poultry.

Additionally, for years, the delegation has criticized and decried unfair Chinese barri-ers against U.S. poultry exports. Delaware’s poultry industry generates more than $700 million in revenue each year – making poultry Delaware’s top agricultural product.

"By reopening markets in China, this rul-ing will help southern Delaware continue as the country’s leader in broiler production. This is a victory for Delaware chicken grow-ers,” said Congressman Carney. “Any time we level the playing field for U.S. businesses, particularly Delaware businesses, it’s good news. This decision illustrates the vital role of a strong U.S. trade representative who can keep our trading partners honest and combat unfair trade practices.”

Chinese poultry barriers deemed unfair to growers

Affordable Care Act webinars for small businesses

From now through October, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Small Business Majority will host weekly Thursday webinars to help small business owners in Delaware and across the coun-try to better understand health insurance changes taking place with the implemen-tation of the Affordable Care Act.

Senator Carper encourages Delaware small business owners to sign up for these sessions, so they can gain additional access to helpful information on small business tax credits, marketplace updates, cost containment, and more.

An interactive question-and-answer period will also take place at the end of each webinar session.

“The Affordable Care Act has already begun to improve, modernize, and reduce the cost of health care in Delaware and across the country,” said Senator Carper. “From free preventive care to lower pre-miums, the Affordable Care Act is work-ing. But in order to implement the law fully and effectively, small business own-ers need access to resources that will help them plan and prepare for their compa-nies’ future health insurance needs. These webinars, as well as the Small Business Administration’s other tools for small businesses, will be comprehensive, inter-active guides to key provisions of the new law facing Delaware’s small businesses.

By participating, I’m hopeful that Delawareans will more easily transition to a cheaper and more efficient health care system under the Affordable Care Act.”

To register, visit http://www.sba.gov/community/blogs/affordable-care-act-101-weekly-webinar-series.

For small business owners unable to sit for a webinar, the SBA also provides detailed PowerPoint presentations on many of the topics discussed in the webi-nar series. Those documents can also be found at the SBA website.


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Trust the diagnostic center with a respected hospital connection— the rest of your life may depend on it.Making sure you get regular tests is important. So is making sure the place you are tested provides accurate results. At Bayhealth, our diagnostic centers are accredited by the American College of Radiology and feature low-dose radiation for your safety, and equipment with a high degree of clarity—so images are extremely precise. Our staff of fellowship-trained radiologists—the highest level of expertise available—includes the largest group of neuroradiology MRI radiologists in the region. If you need a CT scan, MRI or other test in the future, make sure you choose a Bayhealth diagnostic center. Get a same-day appointment. And get results you can trust. Your health deserves it.

Learn more at www.bayhealth.org. Or call 302-744-7060 in Kent County or 302-430-5707 in

Sussex County for an appointment.

FEATURE STORY

By Carol Kinsley

“Made in Delaware.” There are plenty of products produced in the First State, even if you don’t count corn, soybeans and chicken. There are 909 businesses listed in the 2014 Delaware Manufacturers Register and indus-trial database. It could be that some of those businesses only have corporate headquarters in this business-friendly state, but manufactur-ing contributed nearly 13 percent of the gross state product in 2001, a whopping $5.2 bil-lion.

Chemicals are Delaware’s primary manu-facturing product, including drugs, industrial chemicals, plastics and other synthetics.

The food processing industry ranks second, with poultry, of course, canneries, frozen foods, fish products, baked goods, soft drinks, gelatin and pudding in abundance.

Automobile production is third, but has fallen off significantly in recent years.

At a press conference held at Masley Enterprises Inc. in Wilmington in July, Congressman John Carney, D-Del., announced “the Made in America Act,” HR 2664, introduced to highlight American-made

products and incentivize manufacturers to increase domestic production. The legisla-tion creates the America Star Program, a voluntary, standardized labeling program that would allow consumers to easily identify the extent to which products are American-made.

“We need to make things in America again,” said Carney. “The America Star program will make it easier for consumers to find American-made products and support the companies that are committed to employing American workers. It also creates an incen-tive for companies that are deciding whether to move production facilities back to the U.S.”

Frank and Donna Masley, founders of Masley Enterprises, which designs and manu-factures specialty gloves for U.S. military and commercial use, are good candidates for the America Star program. Frank Masley said, “All of our materials are made in the U.S., and every glove is assembled and finished right here in Wilmington.... Many of our cus-tomers look specifically for American-made products.”

In this issue of the Business Report you’ll find several of those American-made prod-ucts, made right here in Delaware.



iLC doverILC Dover is well known for products sup-

plied to the space program, but does so much more, said Doug Durney, global marketing director. The company, based in Frederica, is a world leader in the use of high-performance flexible materials.

"In an atmosphere of discovery, in an environment of innovation, our ideas helped launch some of the most significant techno-logical advances of our era," Durney said.

"Man landed on the moon. We created the spacesuit.

"Researchers develop wonder drugs. We aid in safe protection.

"Rovers explore Mars. We help them land safely.

"We are 'creating what's next.'"And all this is happening in Delaware.Since 1947, ILC Dover has been provid-

ing engineered solutions to complex customer problems in the aerospace, personal protection and pharmaceutical industries. ILC still makes space suits — the company has been part of NASA since Project Apollo and was recently awarded a $4 million contract to build the next generation Z-2 spacesuit.

ILC also produces lighter-than-air struc-tures such as air ships and aerostats for a wide

range of applications from surveillance to help our troops remain safe in Afghanistan and elsewhere to heavy lifting in areas where there are no roads. Airships that ILC helps produce also are used for advertising.

"We support the global pharmaceutical industry," Durney continued, "with flexible containment systems which contain potent drugs while they're being manufactured. Our systems protect the workers and the product and make sure there is no cross contamina-tion."

ILC created these containment solutions by partnering with Eli Lilly over a dozen years ago. "We have a global sales force with representatives who sell existing and new engineered solutions for unique needs," he added. The company is expanding into products for the bio-pharmaceutical industry, which involves production of medical drugs from a biological source rather than chemi-cals. Bio-pharmaceuticals are often handled in powder form, and ILC is helping transfer those solutions in a safe way.

ILC also makes advanced respiratory protective products, including some clothing, to protect hospital workers and other medical staff from existing and emerging diseases. If you're an NCIS fan, think of those white suits and hoods used in the episode about anthrax

or the containment unit Tony recuperated in when he had bubonic plague.

Even before Superstorm Sandy flooded much of New York City's infrastructure, ILC was working on inflatables to protect large tunnels. "We are part of three or four contracts to protect against water intrusions," Durney said. "We are working with the Department of Homeland Security and the city of New York on this."

In 2012, ILC Dover purchased Grayling Industries, based in Alpharetta, Ga., which had a manufacturing plant in Mexico. The manufacturing process is being relocated to Seaford and is already in production. Up to 170 jobs may eventually result from the move. Grayling makes liners for reusable bulk con-tainers, which saves the expense of cleaning them out between uses. Another one of their products protects workers removing asbestos from pipes and provides for safe, enclosed disposal of the debris. ILC also has a manu-facturing plant in Cork, Ireland, to support the pharmaceutical business. Altogether, ILC has more than 450,000 square feet of production space.

For more information on products made in Delaware by ILC Dover and Grayling, call 302-335-3911 or visit www.ilcdover.com or www.graylingindustries.com.


Masley Enterprises inc.

Your hands are the tools you use everyday. They deserve the ultimate protection. You deserve the ultimate dexterity to get done what you need to get done.

Masley Enterprises Inc. provides gloves “that you’ll actually keep on your hands while performing your mission," and they're made in Delaware. Masley Enterprises, headquartered in an under-utilized building in Wilmington, was founded in 2000. Donna Masley said, "Masley serves a critical need for our military for technically superior gloves that fit better, feel better and perform better than any other handwear available anywhere today."

Donna is president of the woman-owned business; her husband, Frank, is CEO.

A three-time Olympian representing the United States in luge events, Frank combined his commitment to detail with his engineering background and years of experience working for W.L. Gore fabric company, to develop end-use-specific gloves that deliver protection, dexterity, fit, comfort and durability like no other. Masley's products are structured to meet the needs of the most demanding organiza-tion in the world —the U.S. military. "Battle

Worn. Battle Proven. Battle Ready. Made in the USA with America's skilled workers and with America’s most advanced fabrics and materials."

The company and its products are so impressive that it was nominated for the 2013 American-Made Audience Choice Award, and listed on Martha Stewart's website for voting.

Among the products are:• Cold Weather Flyers Glove - the only

fire resistant combat glove for use inside and outside of a vehicle that can also withstand a soaking rain;

• Fuel Handlers NOMEX/leather glove with full barrier resistance to petroleum, oils and lubricants;

• Intermediate Cold Wet Glove made from goatskin leather, stretch nylon and waterproof, breathable GORE-TEX; and

• Waterproof Flyers Glove — comfortable and tactile fitting, approved by NAVAIR for Air Crew.

At full production, Masley employs 40 peo-ple. The couple hires people with challenged backgrounds and believes in giving people second chances. Donna and Frank mentor their glove team to be proud of their work and ulti-mately transform them into the best glove mak-ers in the USA. Check out Masley’s selection of gloves online at www.militarygloves.com, or call (302) 427-9885

draperies Etc. inc.

For more than four decades, Draperies Etc. Inc. has been fabricating fine custom window treatments in Delaware.

From a 6,000-square-foot facility near Marshall Street in Milford, a team of 15 employees fabricates draperies and a wide variety of custom-made window coverings and more — cubicle curtains, cornices, valences, Roman shades, swags and jabots and new ideas that haven't been named yet.

Draperies Etc. was founded in 1969 by John P. Lonergan, after he had worked 24 years in the drapery business in New York. It began as a family operation, con-centrating on just draperies.

As the business grew, there were requests for additional aspects of residen-tial decorating, hence the "Etc." in the name. A decorator was hired and a show-room added. Wall coverings, shades and vertical blinds were added to the product line.

Now a full service provider of win-dow treatments, Draperies Etc. is also considered a "workroom to the trade," explained Kevin Lonergan, son of the founder, who took over operation of the business in 1981. "We make draperies for other people who sell draperies as well as for ourselves. Designers or decorators all over the country sell a job, buy the fabric and send it to us. We manufacture the draperies and send the products back to them."

Myra VanVorst is the decorator on staff, who will welcome visitors to the fully stocked showroom or come to your home or office to discuss your needs. Typically she brings samples, presents ideas and helps the customer pick fab-rics. Once the products are ready, staff can provide installation to complete the process.

Draperies Etc. can provide draper-ies, blinds, shades, interior shutters and top treatments for one room or an entire facility. A large selection of fabrics and wallpaper is on hand, and the company is a Hunter Douglas Priority Dealer.

Quotations are free. To learn more about the company and what it has to offer, call 302-422-7323, or arrange an appointment to see the showroom at 723 McColley St. in Milford.

See photos at www.draperiesetcincde.com or visit www.draperiesetcinc.com.


O.A. NewtonPicture pulling into the driveway to your

home, the gravel crunching beneath your tires, and see your family enjoying the after-noon on the back deck; your kids playing in the sprinkler.

You feel proud of the home you’ve cre-ated and are pleased with the new vinyl siding that you put on the house earlier this summer—what a beautiful landscape!

What you are probably not thinking about is how easily the tires on your vehicle made your travel on the way to work and back home that day, or how you avoided re-staining your wood deck this season because you chose to install a composite wood deck-ing material instead of the natural wood you were considering.

You’re certainly not thinking about all of the raw materials that went into creating your beautiful new vinyl siding, and you’re unlikely to be visualizing the path of PVC pipe that water is traveling through to reach your kids’ sprinkler fun. Although these thoughts may not be a part of your daily

consideration, it can be cool to understand where they come from.

O.A. Newton & Son of Bridgeville, Delaware is an integral part of the various industries that manufacture products such as these.

They are in the business of Engineering and Manufacturing Material Handling sys-tems that unload, convey, weigh, and blend the raw materials that are necessary to cre-ate these finished products.

With customers located throughout the United States and all over the world, it’s hard to imagine that the manufacturing equipment for these everyday products is made in O.A. Newton’s Bridgeville facility.

Once completed, O.A. Newton ships the equipment to the customer’s location and sends a team of installers, project managers and start-up technicians to give their cus-tomers a turnkey project.

Let’s go back to the tires on your vehicle. Carbon Black. Although it has an expanse of uses, O.A. Newton is able to design a processing system that will use Carbon Black for the pigment and reinforc-ing filler of rubber, which will eventu-

ally move on to become belts, hoses and automobile tires. Carbon Black is only one example of a raw material handled through one of their systems, but many synthetic products, which we often overlook as sim-plifying our daily lives, have been processed through one of their complex engineered systems.

Take a look around your home or work and identify a few man-made materials. The water that runs to your shower through PVC piping, the brake pads on your car, the vinyl framing around your windows or the toner cartridge used to print this article.

In a constantly advancing field, O.A. Newton continues to develop solutions for the unique needs of their customers. Though understated, the manufacturing of these advanced materials has a significant impact on our economy by increasing global trade, benefits to the job market and encour-aging product innovation. O.A. Newton & Son is located at 16356 Sussex Highway in Bridgeville, Delaware.

For more information, please contact them at 302-337-8211.


Soap FairyScott Blackson was just doing his home-

work for a master's degree in natural health when he mixed his first batch of soap. He loved the soap and loved soap-making, and the assignment led to the creation of a busi-ness, The Soap Fairy.

Blackson is a vegetarian, and most of the recipes he found started with cow fat. "There's got to be a way to make it vegetar-ian," he thought.

He went through a binge of making soap every night, choosing different colors, tex-tures and essential oils. As Christmas 1996 approached, his house was full of soap, so he gave bars as presents. His friends wanted more. "I told them to send a check and I'd make more. They did and I did."

He uses only non-animal derived products and simple ingredients such as food grade oils — olive, palm, almond and coconut — along with herbal extracts, natural clays and essen-tial oils for fragrance.

He opened The Soap Fairy in Lewes in 1997, and eight years later purchased an old

car wash at 215 N. Rehoboth Boulevard in Milford, converting it into a manufacturing plant. Located between a chicken process-ing plant and an oyster factory, his facility, Blackson said, "is the best smelling place on this street."

The shop is open from Tuesday through Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m., but insur-ance regulations no longer allow tours. His products are also carried by The Cottage on Second Street in Lewes, Cape Pharmacy at the Village of Five Points, and Lavender Fields in Milton. He takes his wares to craft shows in Baltimore and Ocean City, but of late, most sales are wholesale or via the Internet.

His biggest seller is "Naked Man" soap. "I think they buy it for the name," he admitted. It has a clean, fresh linen scent.

You can see for yourself the wide variety of products, including lotions, shea butter creams, body butters, bath and body products, at www.soapfairy.com. Order online or call 302-200-0595.


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Why would a general contractor spend evenings in his Seaford, Del., kitchen, cook-ing up 5-gallon batches of hot sauce? Because he loves hot wings.

It was 25 years ago that Rick Ewing brought home some hot wings and discovered there was no sauce in the house. At that time the choices were few, and it was all about heat. Ewing put in a little of this and a little of that and 20 minutes later, it was just right. In fact, it was so good that he's still using the same recipe today to make his Eagle WingZ Chesapeake Brand Hot Sauce.

With flavors reminiscent of Old Bay crab seasoning, Eagle WingZ sauce became a hit with family and friends. In 1990, he opened a restaurant, R.C. Ribs, in Seaford, but he found the restaurant business stressful, and closed it down. What lingered was custom-ers' memories of the hot sauce. Years later he

jumped into the business of making and bot-tling sauce for distribution through outlets all over Delmarva.

The label features a picture of the Chesapeake Bay, taken from the southern tip of the peninsula in Cape Charles, Va., close to Cherrystone Campground where Ewing was first convinced to bottle the product. The label proclaims, "Great on chicken, shrimp, ribs and crabs!" and "a Delmarva favorite." It must be — he has sold or given away more than 17,000 bottles of the sauce.

Ewing's whole family is now involved in the business, and a year ago opened a brightly painted store on Stein Highway in Seaford at 639 Phillips Street. Called "Something Hot Specialty Sauces," it is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Products include a wide variety of sauces — including Eagle WingZ Extreme Hot Sauce and Ewing's latest, Pineapple Teriyaki — plus rubs, injec-tions, batters and more. Call (302) 249-0925 to learn about free tastings, local fundraising opportunities and wholesale options.

Ewing's products and more than 900 vari-eties of other condiments also are available online at globalhotsauce.com.


dover Wipes Company

Did you know that there's a manufac-turing plant in Delaware that produces so many baby wipes every year that, placed end to end, they'd cover the 2,000 miles from the tip of Maine to the tip of Florida?

"There's a lot of babies out there we've

got to take care of," said Scott McNary, plant manager of the Dover Wipes Company, a manufacturing site for con-sumer products giant Procter & Gamble.

The plant was built on an 85-acre site on the west side of Dover in 1973, and is currently producing baby wipes for the Pampers and LUVS brand. Before that, before wipes were even invented, the facil-ity was used to manufacture other products.

Manufacturing operations include mak-ing the tubs and refill packaging. Wipes are shipped from Dover to all of North America. The plant employs 185 people.

"For almost 40 years Dover Wipes has been improving babies' and moms' dia-per changing experiences," McNary said. "Procter & Gamble has been continuing to improve and innovate wipes technology, changing efficacy and the way the product performs based on what moms tell us. We try to listen to what makes a better diaper-ing experience and change the product accordingly."

Leading up to a big celebration in October, the company plans to extend the 40th anniversary celebration for 40 days. There will be a pizza party one day, a toy donation day for charities collecting for the needy, a "green day" focusing on sustain-ability and recycling and lots of "energiz-ing activities" throughout the period. The 40th day will be "Family Day," when cur-rent employees and their families are joined by retirees and their families for a whole day of family fun.

Some of the employees have been on the job for 25 to 30 years. They'll likely tell stories of yesteryear and look forward to the future, McNary added.

McNary himself is new to the plant, having been there for only one year. He has been with Procter & Gamble for more than 30 years, however. "I've worked in four countries, nine plants and consulted in 45 to 50 other plants," he said. "This commu-nity is a really good place to do business."

Compared to other places, he continued, the Dover community has been open and welcoming. "I really appreciate the com-munity making me feel welcome person-ally, and what it has done for our employ-ees."

The parent company, Procter & Gamble, has been in operation since 1837, building a rich heritage to touching consumers' lives with brands that make life a little better every day.

The partners, William Procter and James Gamble, started out making soap and candles. Wouldn't they be surprised at the wide variety of products the company produces today? Procter & Gamble has become the largest consumer packaged goods company in the world.

For more information on Procter & Gamble, visit www.pg.com.

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New website about the Affordable Care Act

The Obama Administration has launched Business.USA.gov/healthcare, a one-stop-shop website which will provide employers of all sizes educational materials on how the Affordable Care Act may affect businesses and help them com-pete. The site includes a wizard tool that is tai-lored based on size and location, so businesses can learn how the law helps them provide affordable coverage options to their employees while still meeting their bottom line.

The site will act as a user-friendly hub that connects employers to informational content on tax credits and other provisions of the law from the Small Business Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury Department.

Many parts of the Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law in March, 2010, are already in effect, including new consumer protections, and improvements to health care coverage that ensure consumers get more value for their premium dol-lars. To learn more, visit Business.USA.gov.

Chesapeake Utilities welcomes three associates

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation has announced that John “Jack” Lewnard has joined the company as vice president of business development. In addition, David De Caro and Gregory Ballheim have both joined the company as strategic develop-ment directors.

Dr. Lewnard has over 30 years of expe-rience in diverse research & development, engineering and business development roles, including commercial development, process and project engineering, and intel-lectual property management. Prior to joining Chesapeake, Dr. Lewnard was vice president and chief technology officer of the Gas Technology Institute (GTI).

Dr. Lewnard earned a bachelor of sci-ence in chemical engineering from the University of Cincinnati and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He has eight U.S. patents, with related international filings, and has an extensive professional publica-tion and speaking record.

De Caro brings more than 20 years

of management and technical experience to Chesapeake. He comes to Chesapeake from Cardno ENTRIX, Inc. where he was a senior consultant and project manager. De Caro is a certified profes-sional wetland scientist and member of the National Association of Environmental Professionals. He earned a bachelor of science degree from Rutgers University – Cook College in natural resources con-servation.

With more than 12 years of energy industry experience, Ballheim comes to Chesapeake from Bradley Energy U.S.A., where he was a senior vice president and strategy development advisor. He earned a bachelor of science in business manage-ment from George Mason University and graduated from the Executive Leadership and Executive Integral Leadership profes-sional programs at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. For more infor-mation about Chesapeake Utilities, visit www.chpk.com.


HEALTH

Bayhealth receives Joint Commission Accreditation

Bayhealth has received accreditation from The Joint Commission for meeting pro-gram requirements in the following areas:

Bayhealth Kent General - Home Care Accreditation Program, Hospital Accreditation Program, Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center

Bayhealth Milford Memorial - Hospital

Accreditation Program The Joint Commission is an independent,

not-for-profit national body that oversees the safety and quality of healthcare and other services provided in certified organizations.

The accreditation process involves a rigorous, unannounced on-site survey by a team of Joint Commission experts. This group evaluated Bayhealth for compliance with standards of care related to patient care, leadership, and medication management.

Pursuing Joint Commission accreditation is a voluntary process and is one of the ways Bayhealth seeks to create and maintain a cul-ture of excellence.

The Seaford Ladies Nine Hole Golf Association recently held a “Pretty In Pink” cancer fundraiser raising $17,306 to benefit the infusion center at Nanticoke Cancer Care Services.

Nanticoke Cancer Care services receives donation

The Seaford Ladies Nine Hole Golf Association recently held a “Pretty In Pink” cancer fundraiser which included a dinner and fashion show with live, silent and Chinese auc-tions, and a golf tournament.

Proceeds totaled just over $17,300 and were donated to Nanticoke Cancer Care Services to help with the renovation and expansion of Nanticoke’s infusion center. This project will expand the number of infusion chairs available while continuing to improve upon the patient centered healing environment that already exists in the center. The expanded treatment area will also include aesthetic updates as well as give attention to improving the ability of

staff to work more efficiently with patients. In addition to the administration of chemo-

therapy, other treatments provided at the center include long-term antibiotics, blood transfu-sions, electrolyte replacement therapy, hydra-tion therapy, iron infusion therapy, and Reclast infusion for osteoporosis patients and others at risk for fractures.

Nanticoke Cancer Care Services is affiliated with the Tunnell Cancer Center and provides comprehensive medical and radiation oncology services in Western Sussex County. The affili-ation also allows for expanded support services for patients and families, and provides access to clinical trials in Seaford.

Beebe Medical Center is the safest hos-pital in Delaware to have a surgery, accord-ing to Consumer Reports magazine.

In the September 2013 Issue of Consumer Reports magazine, 2,463 U.S. acute-care or critical-access hospitals are rated according to how well Medicare patients 65 years of age and older fared fol-lowing surgery between 2009 and 2011. The ratings consider how well hospitals avoided adverse events that lead either to patients staying longer in the hospital for a proce-dure than expected, or to patients dying. Medicare claims data from 27 categories of common surgeries was analyzed.

Beebe Medical Center received the only above-average rating in Delaware. This focus on surgical safety has led Beebe Medical Center to establish and follow safe-ty protocols throughout the surgical patient's care, from pre-admission screening of the patient's health to surgery preparation, to caring for the patient during surgery, and after surgery.

Beebe Medical Center has an extensive surgical program in which operations are performed both in the traditional open method and in the minimally invasive meth-ods, including laparoscopy and endoscopy. Beebe Medical Center has received quality ratings for orthopaedic, cardiac and vascular surgeries.

Beebe Medical Center offers multiple services throughout Southern Delaware including a 210-licensed-bed hospital, a cancer center, and outpatient facilities at multiple sites providing lab, imag-ing, physical rehab services and walk-in care. The Medical Center has received the Heathgrades(r) Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence(tm) for four years in a row (2010-2013). It is certified by the Joint Commission as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and for hip and knee replacement surgical programs. It is designated as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR), and named a Center of Excellence in Women's Health by the American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery (AIMIS).

For more information, please visit www.beebemed.org

Consumer Reports gives Beebe the Best Surgery Safety Rating in delaware


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BUSiNESS LiCENSESBethany Beach

J&D South Shore LLC; Rte. 1, Bethany Beach; lessee of tangible property

BridgevilleBrown, Margaret J., MJB Interiors; 11211

Tyler Dr., Bridgeville; professional and/or personal services-unclassified

Molesi, James V., JC Construction; 10235 Seashore Hwy., Bridgeville; contrac-tor-residential

Myer’s Auto Sales LLC; 10609 Seashore Hwy., Bridgeville; motor vehicle dealer

Sell it Here Inc.; 16855 Sussex Hwy., Bridgeville; retailer-various products

camdenCW Offices LLC; 257 E. Camden

Wyoming Ave., Camden; commercial lessor

delmarCortech; 37231 Carr Blvd., Delmar;

retailer-catalogue & mail order house

doverACA Nurses & Associate; 500

Persimmon Tree Ln., Apt. 44, Dover; profes-sional and/or personal services

Barnes, Steven, Capitol Contracting; 11 Pineview Dr., Dover; contractor-residential

Barrett, Nakia M., De Quality Performance Painting; 1 State Cir., Dover; contractor-residential

Chalmers - Phillips, Michelle, Happening in Delaware; 70 Saint Jones Ave., Dover; professional and/or personal services

Clean Cut Threads; 128 Spruance Rd., Dover; retailer-dry goods & apparel

Cordova, Jennifer M., Honest to Green; 116 Baltusrol Rd., Dover; retailer-food (except restaurant)

Dover Camden Inc.; 133 Saulsbury Rd., Dover; tobacco products retailer

G&L Futch Enterprises LLC, Savory Wing Dings & Things;1245 S. Dupont Hwy., Dover; retailer-restaurant

Garrett Electroscience; 198 Rustic Ln., Dover; reconciliation purpose code

Hall, Christopher; 404 Cowgill St., Dover; reconciliation purpose code

Honeysuckle Acres; 113 McBry Dr., Dover; retailer-various products

Innovative Building Concepts; 204 Flint Circle, Dover; contractor-residential

Innovative Concepts; 86 Hickory Dale Dr., Dover; sales representative

Kent 8 Plaza LLC; 200 Weston Dr., Dover; commercial lessor

Kingdomi Music LLC; 214 S. Farmview Dr., I28, Dover; professional and/or personal services

LNB Builders; 415 Percheron Rd., Dover; contractor-residential

M&P Adventures Inc., Lighthouse @ Terry; 100 Campus Dr., Dover; retailer-restaurant

Madison Diamond; 857 W. North St., Dover; professional and/or personal services

Majestic Cleaning Service; 7 Hickory

Ln., Dover; professional and/or personal services

Professional Counseling Services; 4621 Kenton Rd., Dover; professional and/or per-sonal services

Redners Markets Inc.; 25 Greentree Dr., Dover; tobacco products retailer/retailer-various products

Sechler, David L., Sechler Education and Consulting; 79 Highview Ave., Dover; pro-fessional and/or personal services

Shabo, Magedah E., Perfect Square Press; 185 Lynnhaven Dr., Dover; professional and/or personal services

Shells Early Learning Center Dover; 868 S. State St., Dover; professional and/or per-sonal services-unclassified

T-Accounts LLC; 17 Howe Dr., Dover; professional services-public accountant

Wall 2 Wall Home Reconditioning; 336 David Hall Rd., Dover; personal services-general repairperson

Winstead, April M., Venture Recruiting; 763 W. North St., Dover; professional ser-vices-employment agent

georgetownCollege Park Medical Pavilion; Carmean

Kent County TourismWine and Beer Fest October 20 in dover

Promoting locally-made craft wines, beers and spirits, as a tourism sector, is bubbling over!

The growth of wine and beer tourism is so explosive that a national confer-ence on “wine tourism” will be held in Portland, Oregon this November with 250 wine tourism professionals from across the country in attendance. The primary takeaway for attendees is how to capture more of this lucrative market share. Indeed, visitors will travel – and spend big bucks – in search of that per-fect wine, beer or spirit experience.

In Kent County, in two years, we’ve grown from one winery and one brew-ery to two wineries, two breweries and a distillery. On a regular basis, some Delaware wine, beer or spirits enterprise is making news.

Delaware has its own Wine & Ale Trail, and rewards those who complete the trail with souvenir wine glasses and beer mugs.

Four years ago, we at Kent County Tourism noted this emerging trend and launched Delaware’s first wine and beer festival. This year’s event is set for October 20 at the Delaware Agricultural Museum & Village, and 14 of the state’s top breweries, wineries and distilleries will be on hand to provide samples of their goods, as well as give the public the chance to get “up close and personal” with brewers, vintners and distillers.

The conversations go like this: “This is an interesting flavor, what goes in it?” Or, “Do you grow all your grapes locally?” And even, “Are you hiring? I always wanted to learn to make beer.”

Those of us who live here know that Delaware is a special place. So much

so, the First State enjoys eight mil-lion visitors every year. The Delaware Wine and Beer Festival is a marketing instrument to promote “Delaware made” wines, beers, spirits, foods and even art. This year’s theme is “Drink Local, Eat Local and Buy Local,” which captures the essence and generates a positive eco-nomic impact for Delaware, in addition to putting the state on the map as open for wine and beer tourism.

New this year is the Delaware Homebrew Championship. In this com-petition, amateur beer brewers will com-pete for the title of state champ. Festival-goers who purchase VIP tickets will be able to sample the homebrews, and certified beer judges from the “BJCP,” the national Beer Judge Certification Program, will pick the state champ.

The event, which the legislature named the state’s official wine and beer festival in 2012, will be held from 12 noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, October 20. Admission, which will include choice of 10 samples, will be $25 if purchased in advance or $35 at the door. VIP tickets for homebrew sampling and voting are an additional $5. The first 500 ticket buy-ers will also receive a free keepsake wine or beer glass. Designated driver (non-tasting) admission is $10. Full pours of wine and beer will be available for sale along with non-alcoholic beverages and food provided by local restaurants.

The event will be held rain or shine, and will be moved inside the museum in case of poor weather. To purchase tickets, visit http://www.DelawareWineandBeerFestival.com or call Kent County Tourism, 302-734-4888 or 800-233-5368.


Way, Georgetown; commercial lessorElevated Training and Adventures; 302

Edwards St., Georgetown; professional and/or personal services

Miller Brothers LLC, Right at Home of Sussex County; 21309 Berlin Rd., Georgetown; professional and/or personal services

Sussex Family Counseling LLC; 26114 Kits Burrow Ct., Georgetown; professional services-counselor

greenwoodBiggs, Philip K.; 6954 Hickman Rd.,

Greenwood; contractor-residentialDelmarva Lawncare & Landscaping;

2614 Hickman Rd., Greenwood; contractor-residential

Gillespie Precast LLC; 9466 Beach Hwy., Greenwood; retailer-various products

Owens Station Sporting Clays LLC; 12613 Hunters Cove Rd., Greenwood; retail-er-various products

Ronda’s House of Treats Inc.; 9634 Hickory Ln., Greenwood; retailer-restaurant

harringtonPorter Games Inc.; 18500 S. Dupont

Hwy., Harrington; amusement machine owner (decals)/personal services-amusement conductor

laurelF&L Enterprises LLC; 32782 Bi State

Blvd., Laurel; retailer-catalogue & mail order house

lewesCreature Comforts; 34021 Mulberry Ln.,

Lewes; professional and/or personal servicesDelaware Custom Tileworks; 125B Beach

Plum Pl., Lewes; contractor-residentialDelaware CVS Pharmacy #10296; 17229

N. Village Main Blvd., Lewes; retailer-chemicals paint & drugs/tobacco products retailer

Furniss, Larissa; 17249 Dale Ln., Lewes; direct care worker

Hepting, Heather, Mother Love; 17370 Coastal Hw., Lewes; retailer-various prod-ucts

JLG Etc.; 502 Kings Hwy., Lewes; pro-fessional and/or personal services

KC Company LLC; 17298 Coastal Hwy., Lewes; contractor-residential

Macintire, Susan V., Susie’s Art; 35896 Black Marlin Dr., Lewes; retailer-various products

Property Manager Pro LLC; 14689 Pleasant Pond Way, Lewes; advertising agency/professional and/or personal services

Terrell, Sharon L., Critter Sitter; 23391 Boatmans Ct., Lewes; professional and/or

personal servicesVeterinary Alternative Care LLC; 31325

Red Mill Dr., Lewes; professional services-veterinarian

Vitagliano, Diane, Di La’s Designs; 4 Cristeen Ct., Lewes; retailer-various products

Wellness Resources; 16 Sheffield Dr., Lewes; wholesaler-any products

milfordBad Apple Head Shop; 406 NW Front

St., Milford; tobacco products retailer/tobac-co products Internet retailer in Delaware

Barefoot Bella LLC, The Smokey Dog Co.; 1625 Bay Rd., Milford; retailer-dry goods & apparel

Cohee Quality Consulting; 2484 Thompsonville Rd., Milford; professional and/or personal services

Omni Petro Group LLC, Milford Dash In; 8 S. Dupont Blvd., Milford; tobacco products retailer

Oxlaj Deiner, Paige L., Milford Massage Wellness and You; 309 S. Walnut St., Milford; personal services-health club/spa

Rodriguez, Brittany M., Aria’s; 62 Colonial Ln., Milford; personal services-beautician

Supercuts Corporate Shops Inc., Supercuts #90915; 28257 Unit 4 Lexus Dr., Milford; professional and/or personal servic-es-unclassified/retailer various products

TBK 327 Partners LLC; 203 NE Front St., Ste. 101, Milford; professional services-counselor

seafordBenito Pacheco; 22682 Eskridge Rd.,

Seaford; contractor-residentialDale Stohmaier-Mill Cove LLC; 20

Woodland Dr., Seaford; contractor-residen-tial

Hannah XIII LLC; 400 Megan Ave., Seaford; commercial lessor

Healthy Outcomes Fitness Training; 9862 Nanticoke Cir., Seaford; professional and/or personal services

Hitch, Michael, Mike’s Airsoft Sales and Services; 10295 Airport Rd., Seaford; retailer-various products

SAS De LLC, Sunrise Motel of Seaford; 22512 Sussex Hwy., Seaford; motel

smyrnaDomian International Service; 22 Zion

Dr., Smyrna; professional and/or personal services

Norris, Brandon; 105 W. South St., Smyrna; personal services-beautician

Shaw, Danielle; 48 Bonnie Ct., Apt. 7, Smyrna; professional and/or personal ser-vices

Snead, Xavier K., Delaware Clean Kings; 515 Sequoia Dr., Smyrna; profes-sional and/or personal services

Vickers, Edward R. Jr., Loggdawg Entertainment; 628 Blackbird Greenspring Rd., Smyrna; personal services-entertain-ment agent


Millsboro Chamber & Jimmy’s GrilleP R E S E N T

Saturday, September 21

Millsboro Chamber of Commerce 302-934-6777 www.millsborochamber.com

12:00 Opening Ceremonies12:10 Charles Paparella Band1:00 Dirt Road Outlawz2:00 Hillbilly’s Got Talent3:00 MountAire Chicken Pickin’5:00 Corniest Couple &

“Sharp Dressed Redneck” Contest5:30 Randy Lee Ashcraft & Saltwater Cowboys7:00 Cooter’s Garage Band &

“Daisy Duke”Look-Alike Contest*

*during intermission – for women,18 and older. Sign up the day ofthe event at the Chamber table

Millsboro Downtown Main Street ~ 10 am – NoonRust Bucket ParadeFlea Ridd'N Bed Races (Mattress Peddlers)Car, Truck & Tractor Show (Virgil Ellwanger State Farm)10 am—2 pm

Millsboro Little League Ball Field ~ Noon – 9 pm

$5 Adult - All Day Wristband – Kids under 12 FREEFood • Games • Crafts • Nucar Lewes Kids Korner

Beer Garden • Bands • Super Redneck Challenge CourseCorn Hole Tournament

(Benefit St Jude Children’s Research Hospital)

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Jimmy's GrilleTitle Sponsor

Thoro-Good’s ConcreteStage Sponsor

Sussex County PostAdvertising

Comcast Spotlight &Mediacom

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Nucar’s Lewes Auto MallKid's Korner

Virgil EllwangerState Farm

Car Show

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Peninsula Dental &Suburban PropaneRandy Lee Ashcraft andThe Salt Water Cowboys

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BUSiNESS diRECTORYACCOUNTING

horty & horty, P.a.Doug Phillips, CPA, [email protected] N. DuPont Hwy.Dover, DE 19901

ADVERTISING

morning star Business reportBryant Richardson302-629-9788302-629-9243 [email protected] Norman Eskridge Hwy.P.O. Box 1000Seaford, DE 19973

ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS

davis Bowen & friedel, inc.Randy Duplechain, P.E.302-424-1441www.dbfinc.com 23 N. Walnut St.Milford, DE 19963

BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

Better Business Bureau of delawareChristine Sauers302-221-5255302-221-5265 [email protected] Reads WayNew Castle, DE 19720

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Bethany-fenwick areachamber of commerceDavid Martin302-539-2100302-539-9434 [email protected] Coastal HighwayFenwick Island, DE 19944

central delaware chamber of commerceJudy Diogo302-734-7513302-678-0189 [email protected] N. DuPont Hwy. Dover, DE 19901

georgetown chamberof commerceKaren Duffield302-856-1544302-856-1577 [email protected] E. Market St., PO Box 1Georgetown, DE 19947

lewes chamber of commerceBetsy Reamer302-645-8073toll free 877-465-3937302-645-8412 [email protected] Kings Hwy., P.O. Box 1Lewes, DE 19958

greater millsboro chamber of commerceAmy Simmons302-934-6777302-934-6065 [email protected]. Box 187Millsboro, DE 19966

milton chamber of commerceGeorgia Dalzell302-684-1101www.historicmilton.comchamber@historicmilton.com707 Chestnut St., P.O. Box 61Milton, DE 19968

rehoboth Beach - dewey Beach chamber of commerce & visitor centerCarol Everhart302-227-6446302-227-2233 ext. 13302-227-8351 [email protected] Rehoboth Ave. Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

greater seaford chamber of commercePaula Gunson302-629-9690302-629-0281 [email protected] A High St.Seaford, DE 19973

EDUCATION

delaware technical community college corporate and community ProgramsChristopher M. Moody, Director(302) 259-6330302-259-6759 faxwww.dtcc.edu/owens/[email protected] Technology Center21179 College DriveGeorgetown, DE 19947

university of delawareProfessional & continuing studiesTara Kee866-820-0238302-831-3292 faxwww.pcs.udel.edu [email protected]

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING

envirotech environmental consulting, inc.Todd Fritchman302-684-5201302-684-5204 [email protected] Broadkill RoadMilton, DE 19968

FINANCIAL

Bank of delmarvaScott Rukowicz302-875-5901302-875-1766 [email protected] East Market St.Laurel, DE 19956

county Bank7 Sussex County Locations302-226-9800302-226-3182 faxwww.CountyBankDel.com19927 Shuttle Rd. (Main Office)Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

del one federal credit union7 Statewide LocationsAmy Resh302-672-1492302-739-1790 [email protected] Beiser Blvd.Dover, DE 19904

delaware state Police federal credit unionStephen Cimo302-856-3501 ext. 120302-856-2539 [email protected]. Box 800Georgetown, DE 19947

seaford federal credit unionseaford BranchMary Adams302-629-7852302-629-9125 [email protected] Professional CenterRt. 13, Seaford, DE 19973


seaford federal credit uniondagsboro BranchVeronica Nhan-Nock302-934-1774302-297-0016 [email protected] Dupont Hwy. Dagsboro, DE 19939

sussex county federal credit unionDebbie Jewell302-629-0100302-629-0966 [email protected] Bridgeville Hwy.Seaford, DE 19973

FUNERAL SERVICES

watson yates funeral homeGary Yates302-629-8561302-629-7961 faxFront & King St.Seaford, DE 19973

GRAPHIC/WEBSITE DESIGN

dean design marketing groupJane E. Dean302-674-5007302-229-3633717-898-9570 [email protected] Water St.Lincoln, DE 19960

HEALTH

Bayhealth Kent generalmilford memorialPam Marecki302-744-7013302-735-3227 [email protected] 640 S. State St.Dover, DE 19901

Beebe medical centerKelly Griffin302-645-3220302-644-9032 [email protected] Savannah Rd.Lewes, DE 19958

nanticoke health servicesSharon Harrington302-629-6611302-629-3211 [email protected] Middleford Rd.Seaford, DE 19973

INSURANCE

farnell & gast insuranceJoe Gast, CPCU302-629-4514302-536-6257 [email protected]@averyhall.com500 W. Stein HighwaySeaford, DE 19973

IFS BenefitsPatrick FitzgeraldRyan DunnBob Sonchen302-645-2356302-645-5723 faxwww.ifs-benefits.com17527 Nassau Commons BlvdSuite 208Lewes DE 19958

lyons companiesDavid F. Lyons, Sr.David F. Lyons, Jr.Lew Harrington302-227-7100www.lyonsinsurance.cominfo@lyonsinsurance.com19643 Blue Bird Lane, Unit 8Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

INTERNET SERVICE & WEB PAGE DESIGN

delmarva digitalTim Smith302-875-7700302-875-8288 [email protected] LaureltowneLaurel, DE 19956

JEWELERS

holland Jewelers 302-947-120020750 John J. Williams Hwy.Peddlers VillageLewes, DE 19958www.hollandjewelersinc.com

LEGAL

sergovic, carmean & weidman, P.aattorneys at lawJohn A. Sergovic, Jr.Shannon D. CarmeanLeslie Case DiPietro302-855-1260302-855-1270 faxwww.scdelaw.com142 E. Market St.PO Box 751Georgetown, DE 19947

Law Offices of Karen y. vicks, [email protected] W. Loockerman St.Suite 102Dover, DE 19904

OFFICE FURNITURE ami Business interiorsTom Woodstock800-830-0801302-226-0801302-226-0302 faxwww.archmktg.com [email protected] Glade Circle WestRehoboth, DE 19971

PAYROLL SERVICE

Payroll ProfessionalsJessica Amaty302-645-5700302-645-0395 [email protected] Savannah Rd.Lewes, DE 19958

PORTRAITS

Portraits in the sandDave Koster302-226-9226302-226-8424 faxwww.portraitsinthesand.combusinessreport@portraitsinthe-sand.com110 White Oak Rd.Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

REAL ESTATE

callaway, farnell and moore, inc. 302-629-4514302-628-8500800-966-4514www.cfmnet.comadmin@cfmnet.com500 W. Stein Hwy.22128 Sussex Hwy.Seaford, DE 19973

coldwell Banker resort realtySkip Faust302-227-5000 office302-745-8764 cell302-227-3804 [email protected] Coastal Hwy.Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

long & foster real estate, inc.Tracey Espada302-227-2541800-462-3224302-227-8165 faxwww.longandfosterde.com37156 Rehoboth Ave.Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

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