HANGIN' OUTI Christina Sta01pede Scheduled Event Will Mark Opening of School
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INSIDE THE POST Christina board cuts volunteer coaches/6a Kirkwood Soccer Club aiding sport's growth/4b A rookie driver wins Push mobile Derby /lb August21, 1985 Newark, Del. Vol. 75, No.l2 HANGIN' OUTI Christina sta01pede scheduled Event will mark opening of school by Neil Thomas Call it the Christina Stampede. When the Christina School District opens for the 1985-86 school year, it will do so in unusual fashion. The first day for staff - Tues day, Sept. 3 - will feature a foot race, bicycle racce and walk. Philip A. Toman, director of in formation services for the district, said the event.!r are being held to emphasize the need for sound aced with recent complaints from downtown residents about the large minds and sound bodies. number of young people congregating on Main Street during evening The theme of the day is "Our Youths seek place to hours, the Newark Po.ice Department has initiated a "contact system" in People Make the Difference" and con~te; F hopes of detering loiterers. • the empnasis will be the impor According to the Newark Police Department the system insures that accurate tant contributions a healthy staff residents seek peace and quiJt records are Jtept on which citizens have been warned concerning street violatjons. can make to an effective educa Officers who patrol Main Street make a "reasonable request" for loiterers to· 1 tional system, Toman said_;_-.----- -- - leave the premises and make a record of the contact on a "field interrogation card" Activities will ,b.eg.in--ar 8 a.m. at . t---· for anyone 18 and older and a "youth contact card" for anyone under 18. Newark High School. There will Officers also explain to the 'individual what he is allowed and not allowed to do on be a 5-kilometer fun run, a bike-a Main Street and other areas. If the citizen is apprehended for a second violation, thon and a two-mile walk open to by Bruce Johnso~ he will be subject to arrest. t all school district employees. All this has made things very uncomfortable for the young loiterers who use " While participation is volun Main Street as a place to meet and socialize. tary, we hope all of our employees "It's the only place to hang out," said a 19-year-old Newark man; who asked that will take part in one of the ac his name not be used. "I come down here to stay out of trouble. If you're not driv tivities," said Superintendent ing, you're not going to get into trouble. It's a place to relax and get something to Michael Walls. eat." Walls, himself a runner who has · " I don't think we are causing a problem," he continued. "There are some people completed a marathon, plans to who are screaming and playing their music loud and that ruins it for all of us, but participate. we're just standing around and doing nothing." Toman said it is expected that "There's nowhere else to go," said 18-year-old Kelly Glynn. "Where else can more than 1,000 of the district's kids go nowadays? This is where everyone goes. It's the place. When our parent's 1,800 employees will take part. were teen-agers the drive-in movies or drive-in restaurants was the place to go. , Commemorative t-shirts will be That's where they hung out and this is where we hang out. provided the first 1,000 registrants "We don't want to cause any problems because we ~on't want our privilege taken and Delmarva Power and Light away." Co. will give headbands to the One 15-year-old girl from Robscott Manor said that "this is where all my friends first 500 finishers. are and I've met a lot of people down here and I don't see any reasons why the The run and walk are IJeing cops should kick us off if we're not causing any problems." 1 sponsored by Patterson-schwartz A spokesman for Newark police said that the increase in the number of young Realtors and Wilmington Trust. people along Main Street has had a disquieting effect on the residents who live or Following the Christina walk along Main Street at night. Stampede, formal ceremonies "The probfem Is that people are intimidated by large numbers of people whether opening the school year will be they are doing anything wrong or not," he said, "So ~hen people see large groups held in the Newark High School mingling they get frightened because the){ know it's not safe. football stadium. The program " I know for a fact that people will walk by and someone will give a smart remark · will begin at 9 a.m. or give somebody a hard time· or they will impede traffic by running out to talk to a friend. All these things add up to a problem." 1 See KIDS/ 4a See SCHOOL/7a INDEX FACT FILE KEEP POSTED f N ewarkers . ...... 2a Housing needed by U.D. Around town . ...... 3a News ........... 4a-5a .• The University of Delaware is in need of housing for Schools . ........ 6a-7a about 100 international students who will be arriving Entertainment. 8a-10a Stay in touch this month. Dr. Dean C. Lomis, international student Community . .. lla-12a U.S. Sen. William V. Roth Jr. advisor at the university, said housing is in short supp University ........ 12a 104 Hart Senate Office Building ly in the Newark area because of the opening of Chris Opinion ........ .. 13a Washington, D.C. 20510 · tiana Hospital and other facilities. Because residence S~orts ....... .. 1b-4 b 1-202-224-2442 halls are filled , the university is compiling a list of off Lifestyle .. ..... 5b-7b campus housing to be distributed to departments that Business.......... 14b U.S. Sen. JosephBiden are expecting international graduate students. I~ you 489 Russell Senate Office Building make available, call the university's Office of Housing Washington, D.C. 20510 C I and Residence Life at 451-2493 and ask for Operation 1-202-224-5042 ounci meeting Hospitality. U.S. Rep. Thomas Carper The next meeting of Newark Recreation information 1020 Longworth Office Building City Council will be held at 8 Washington, D.C. 20515 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26 in the New in town ? Want to know more about Newark's 1-202-225-4165 Municipal Building on Elkton parks and recreation programs and facilities? Call Road. 366-7060. 2a The NewArk Post Aug. 21,1985 TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY 1983 Yamaha 650 Ma• im . 1200 mites, like new . $1600 . 287 · 9584 . W&P 8/21·2 PRE SS OPERAToR: E•p . full : time . Harris LUH / LT W, multi 1250/ 1850 rniehle vert . 398· 3960 . W&~@:.1 The Peters" Newark produce stand features bushel of friendship gets busy, Laskaris will also come over and help with the by Colleen Sheehan customers. Laskaris designed the emblem embossed on city vehicles and also painted the murals in city here's more than just hall. corn and tomatoes at The Peters' children- Nina, one of the most 18, and Joel, 16 - also help with T popular produce the stand. Carol said they stands in Newark. There's friend primarily help set things up in ship. the morning and pitch-in on busy Carol and John Peters sell days. vegetables and fruit as a sum The first three weeks of sum mer hobby and said they like to mer are the busiest time of the think of their New London year for the stand, according t? Avenue stand as more than just a John. He said things taper off m place of business. August because many residents FREE MEMBERSHIP Ca rol Peters said that many are on vacation, but said that local people come to see their things pick up a little just before friends and chat for awhile. school starts. No Hidden Costs There's a picnic table and three The stand will be open every old folding chairs set up on a ce day except Mondays from now Convenient Parking ment patio in the shade. Instead until Labor Day. of meeting for coffee or going out Carol is a special education to lunch, people can come, sit teacher at E. Frances Medill In Reservations for tapes &machines accepted! and socialize at the stand. tensive Learning Center and said The Peters' had their own it's impossible to teach and sell The Fastest Growing Video Store in the Area! garden for years and Carol said vegetables at the same time. they had always thought they She's been teaching for 23 years. might be able to make something John retired from teaching this Carol Peters and husband John run produce stand. out of it. " People would drive by past year and said he will do •Machine Rentals Friday thru Monday and ask us if we were selling repair work and other odd jobs to $24 .50 plus tax plus 5 tapes tomatoes," she said. keep himself busy. " I'm just a Mon. thru Thurs. The couple always used to buy honeydew man," he said, recall The their produce from a lady named $19 .50 plus tax plus 4 tapes ing the old saying, "Honey do NewArk •Sam e Day 'Rentals$ 1.00 Mrs. Bramble but when she this and honey do that." decided to stop selling, they Carol said she has seven more •Nightly Machine Rentals Mon.-Thurs. $4 .00 per night realized there would be no other years before she will retire from Post Fri., Sat., Sun . Nights - $7 .50 place in Newark to get fresh •Reservations Beta & VHA teaching.