Ufos Above Newark? 1• •• by Diane Heck Friend Had Stepped out of the Meet Who Wishes to Remain Anonym Ous, No Noise of a Plane Or Helicopter
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' THIS WEEK IN SPORTS '• SeJVIng Greater Newark Since 191 0 •:• Published every Friday June 11, 1993 35e UFOs above Newark? 1• •• By Diane Heck friend had stepped out of the meet who wishes to remain anonym ous, no noise of a plane or helicopter. Post Community Editor ing at the Unitarian Universalist was driving home from the meeting So on it was hovering di rectly Fellowship in Newark to use the on I-95 North at approx im ately above me, and I saw that it was A strong form of cosmic energy restrooms in the other building 9:15 p.m. It was raining and she shaped li ke an equilateral triangle. permeated the room during the when he looked up and saw a large was near the rest stop in Newark One corn er had a while light, the Extraterrestrial (ET) Contact red light through the tree branches. when she saw something strange in other a green light, and the third Support Group meeting on Eric Fine photo/The Post "It was very bright and silent, the distant sky. corner had an orange pulsating Wednesday, June 2, where and was only about 100 feet up in "I peered through th e wind gl ow," she said. strangers became friends as they the air," Winchester says. "It didn't shield and thought, 'What the heck She estimates that the object Glasgow's Amy Blouse helped the Dragons to the shared experiences of the bizarre surprise either of us. I actually is that?"' was as high as three heights of a girl's state softball championship game, where they kind. expected a lot of ETs to be She kept driving at norm al radio tower, and it was as large as a fell 5-2 to Smyrna Monday afternoon. Article 1 B. It seemed not at all surprising around." speed while trying to get a better harvest moon. that a few hours later, when the Winchester's fri end had never look at the craft. When she got "I was rath er frig htened and gathering ended, there were UFO had seen a UFO before, and was almost underneath it, she rolled didn't want to pull off the road. sightings in Newark. very excited about it. down the window . When I looked back at it, it seemed Steve Winchester, a founding In another incident, a woman, "I sa~ no wing lights, and heard IN THE NEWS member of the group, said hi s See UF0/11A Cobbs crowd bids farewell forever By Tonja Castaneda More than 100 Post Staff Reporter tum out to say When this school year comes to an end, Ramon C. Cobbs Elementary goodbye as School will cease to exist. elementary Over 100 faculty, staff, parents and students, present and past , turned out site gives way June 2 for a "Farewell to Cobbs" ni ght. to Gauger Middle Cobbs, which opened in 1972, is in the same building as Gauger Middle School expansion School and will be used to expand the middle school. Cobbs, located at 88 Gender Road, is named after Dr. Ramon C. Cobbs, a former educator in Newark and Seaford School Districts. He served as a teacher, elementary school principal and school district superintendent. At the farewell ceremonies, Cobbs Principal Karol Powers said that she really does not know how to say good-bye to Cobbs or the people at Tonja Castaneda photo I The Post the school, so she decided to give an Irish Blessing. To make the bless ing authentic, Powers' mother from New York, who is part Irish, was in Cobbs parents, students, faculty and staff, from the past Scott Lawrence photo I The Posi the audience. and present, gathered to mark the occasion. Former Cobbs Principals Chuck Hughes, who was at Cobbs for two years, and Don Schneck, principal from 1980-85, were at Cobbs to say Newark High teacher Joe Miro leads the Class of was also principal and Byron Chandler was acting principal from 1990- farewell. Hughes, now at Wilson Elementary, said Cobbs is a place that 92. 1993 into1 OOth anniversary history Tuesday. always makes people feel welcome. Schneck, retired, said the Cobbs Article, 3A. Betty-Jane Cain has been a third grade teacher at Cobbs since 1973, community was always highly supportive of P.T.A. and a model com the year after the school opened. "It's strange I was a young married munity when he was there. "I think it's sad losing a lovely community person with an I 8-month-old child when I started at Cobbs," said Cain, school," said Schneck. INDEX Milton Markley was the principal when Cobbs opened. Tom Cobley See FAREWELL?A NEWS 1-14A RELIGION 11A POLICE 2A EVENTS 13A Christina board mulls Carper's deseg plans SCHOOL PAGE 6A ARTS 14A OPINION BA SPORTS 1-38 By Eric Fine "It is time that we move forward ment to meet their constitutional closer to their homes. LIFESTYLE 10A CLASSIFIEDS 4-88 Post Staff Reporter together to take responsibility for responsibility to provide equal edu Dr. James Kent, president of the these problems firmly into our own cation opportunity to all the chil Chri stina board of education, post The state board of education hands , fully committed to racial dren in the four districts regardless poned making any public statement voted to ask the U.S. District Court equality and with the flexibility to of skin color. on the matter until Tuesday. to end the federal court supervision give our kids the best education "There is no separate school While not having an immediate of four county school districts. The possible," Carper said. system for black children in New change on busing patterns, it does Christina board of education will "The proud hi story of Del aware Castle County. There are four dis change the level of scrutiny in the vote on whether to endorse the is tarnished by its lengthy history tricts that serve black and white district, said Mike Guilfoyle, a state board's decision on their of legally-sanctioned racial dis children alike," Carper said. "The board member. Changing the bus monthly meeting Tuesday. crimination. Sadly, this discrimina action taken today will not immedi ing situation is dependent on both "The problems that exist in our tion extended to black children, ately "end busing" as we know it, fund ing and buildi ng space, he schools will find no answer in the who were not allowed to go to the nor will it end our commitment to said. courthouse," said Gov. Carper in a same schools as white children, but racially integrated schools." "We don't have the real estate statement on June I. "Instead they were segregated into inadequate, Sherry Woodruff, Carper's press out (i n Newark)," he said, adding require a concerted effort on the often lo cated far from their secretary, said lifting the court that it would require finding space part of the state, local educators, homes," he said. order will restore a degree of flexi fo r abou t 2.300 students. parents and community leaders to "The state and the local districts bility to the community and will in "I don't believe anybody is solve. have demonstrated their commit- some cases put kids in schools going to pay to build right now." Merchants give students glimpse at real world By Nancy Turner tours of businesses on Main St1·eet, Post Staff Reporter a job seeking lab, and mock inter vi ews with business leaders. With the end of school drawing The program was sponsored by near and summer vacation at hand, Special Services of the Christina many area high school students are School District, Newark Business looking for jobs. Associati on, Delaware Chamber of For some, it will be their first Commerce, New Castle County Your pet can be in the paper too, just like Sparky here. employment experience and the Chamber of Commerce, and New beginning of life long careers; oth Castle Committee fo r Employment ers will only briefly test the waters of Persons with Di sabilities. of the working world before fur Area businesses participating in Look Sparky, thering their education in the fall. the mock interviews and other Either way, it is a time of both aspects of the program were Bing's anticipation . and fear of the Bakery, Formal Affairs, ARA a contest just for us! unknown. Dining Service of University of It can be an especially stressful Delaware, Goodwill Industries, The Post will be barking up a photos received will appear in an time for young persons with learn Klondike Kate's, Happy Harry's, breeze this summer with its first upcoming special section. All ing disabilities. In an effort to ea e National 5 and 10, Gnomon Copy, "My Favorite Pet" contest, and family pels wil be considered. the transition of the learning dis Main Street Florist, Pathmark of you can join in the fun. The contest entry deadline is July abled into the work force, and to College Square, Winterthur Flip through the photo albums 30, 1993. better equip potential employers Museum , W.L. Gore Company, and dig up your darndest dog, You may enter as many photos with interview skills necessary to Medical enter of Delaware, City cutest cat and largest lizard. as you like, but no more than one assess the skills of these students, of Wilmington state personnel Winners in five categories will photograph of each pet per Christina School District has office, J.P. Morgan Bank, Melon Nancy Turner photo I The Post receive $25.