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Tubby Raymond S.couts The Fightin' Blue Hens' colorful coach 'green' by Bill Clark Newark Newark will be bustling . with activity Saturday mor More than 30 years ago ning when approximately Tubby Raymond discovered 100 Boy Scouts and their how to temporarily relieve leaders from the Lenape the pressures associated District will plant trees with coaching. along Cleveland Avenue and Every Tnursday he paints several other sites in a portrait of a different cooperatioin with Newark's senior player. Clean and Green Commit "Generally speaking, the tee. tension is greatest on Sun The city will provide day night, Monday and transportatioin for the Tuesday," said Raymond, Scouts, who will be camping who came to the University in Carpenter Park that of Delaware as an assistant weekend. to then-head football coach The sites for the trees . Dave Nelson in 1954, "so have been chosen by the that by Thursday morning Newark Conservation Com there's a break and that's mission in cooperation with when I do the picture. the property owners to "It's not an elaborate replace the taller shade thing. I don't spend more . ~ree, . tli~t fill.'~ .d:Y.mg out iil than a half hour on it, and the older ar:eas· of town. another 10 or 15 minutes on Funds' for the tree purchase the printing" of the caption. 'are·from a grant a·uthorized On a white poster board, by the Community Develop Raymond sketches the ment Committee. athlete's face· alongside a Charles Maass, district Blue Hen, who is known as program chairman and a " Dick." ~... member of Newark's Clean "The player says and Green Committee, something to the team and ~tr~s~ed that "Boy Scouts, Dick makes another com tndlVldually and in troops, ment across the bottom," are often involved in 'clean explained the 20-year head up' efforts, but this will give coach. them an opportunity to par Raymond painted a ticipate in something of remarkable likeness of cap lasting value to the com tain Vaughn Dickinson munity." before the 1985 season He believes that everyone opener against Rhode participating in this event Island. will take pride as they The coach used the ac watch the trees grow to companying caption to sug maturity. gest the best way for City Councilman Betty Dickinson, a defensive Hutchinson, chairman of the lineman, and his teammates committee, indicated that to handle the Rams' much the city public works and heralded quarterback Tom parks departments were Ehrhardt: "Vaughn sez, 'He cooperating fully in the can't throw from his back!' planning of this operation by Dick sez, 'Opportunity helping with the details of knocks - rush Rhode Isl! ' " transportation, tools, and "It looks like me," said general back-up support. Dickinson of the portrait Rick Colbert, the city hor which appeared in the ticulturist, has selected the Delaware Field House trees and will supervise the locker room bulletin board ITubby RayJllond escapes planting. before the Thursday prac the pressures of coaching Community Services, Inc., tice. " You always wait for by painting portraits of a local non-profit training See TUBBY I 5a Blue Hen seniors, such as agency, will stake and running bapk Roij James. mulch the newly planted trees the following week. INDEX FACT FILE · . KEEP .POSTED - N ewarkers ........ 2a Staying ·News ... ......... 3a Kids have day off in touch Schools ...... ... 6a If you were planning a Friday free of parental respon University ......... 7a Gov. Michael N. Castle sibilities, forget it. Students in the Christina School Community ....... 12a Legislative Hall District will have off during a staff in-service day. 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Homecoming. closed in observance of Columbus Day. , ... ~ 2 Oct.911985 Clifford Armour Methodist pastor nearly became doctor The Newark church represents Armour is married (his wife quite a challenge to Armour Jeanette is a substitute teacher in by Neil Thomas because it is the Ia1·gest in the the Christina School District) and Peninsula Conference, with 2,300 has a 20-year-old son who is atten members. ding Elon College in North Carolina. As a senior at Duke University, " I went from a church (Clay He is the first minister in his Clifford Armour, the son of a mont's Atonement) with 1,100· family, his father, grandfather Chesapeake Bay waterman, was members to one with 2,300 and great-grandfather all having well on his way to becoming a doc members," Armour said. "That's been watermen. tor. quite a jump." It is a career choice with which Armour had done well in the he is well pleased. " Although I pre-medical curriculum and had had anticipated being a doctor, I been accepted into several It is a challenge he relishes knew it was not the direction I medical schools when he arrived because of the wide range of peo should take," Armour said. at a f9rk in the road. ple in the congregation. "I decided one morning I had to "One of the things I find exciting say no to the acceptances and app about the Newark church is we ly to seminary;'' said Armour, have such a diverse population: who is the new pastor of Newark students, single adults, married United Methodist Church on Main adults, middle aged adults with Street. teenagers and retirees with " I had known for about five talents they are willing to share years the minstry is what I should with the congregation and com be doing." munity." Now that he has settled in, Ar Armour, a native of nearby. mour hopes to begin three impor North East, Md., entered Wesley tant thrusts as minister. Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. " Number one is membership care," he said. " How do we keep He later returned to Duke for tabs on 2,300 people so we can - Now Thru Monday Only ~ post-graduate work in Old Testa minister to them in their sorrows ment studies and archaeology, and their joys? then was assigned to Peninsula " I'd like to get so we can take Conference churches in Elkton, care of the members.' • Salisbury, Ocean City and Clay Cecil GFurniture mont before coming to Newark in Armour also hopes to help July. members " develop spiritual Although Armour chose not to discipline through creative, in GIVES YOU ACHOICE: become a doctor, he finds the role novative and meaningful wor of minister similar in one respect ship." The goal, he said, is to have -he is always on call. the congregation become "more God-centered and so more person " T~e phone rings quite often," oriented." ~e said, " but that's the way I want It to be. T'm available 24 hours a Thirdly, Mmot:ii"l'rdpeS'lo •• h!;:..,.... · - ·~ · · ,. , day and try to make myself as ac tinue to deve~op ij!e social cessible to the congregation as emphasis of this coJ~gr:eg.atic)n f: ~ ;:•. ) ., much as I can." He firmly believes in in Unlike doctors, Armour has volved in issues confronting a neither an expensive car nor a community." glamorous house. But he finds the ministry has its own special rewards. Armour has set ambitious goals but believes he can meet them because of an excellent church ''I find there is a reward in see staff and members who are will ing people whose lives have fallen ing to give of their talents. apart and putting them back 'These special offers do not apply to any Stratford mdse . which is already specially reduced. nor to any prior purchases or lay-a-ways. together again, in helping people who are down and out find new " One of the exciting things here direction in life, in helping so is that people come in and say, I For 5 Days Only. We've Lowered the Boom ... and now you can meone who has lost a loved one in want to do something. That's fan death. tastic. The first time it happened, Afford that Room-full or House-full of Beautiful, Fine, New " The biggest reward, I suppose I just about passed out," he said, Is just helping people." ' laughing. Furniture You've Been Needing and Wanting ... Hurry in today! OCTOBER IS Action/Lane Reclining Chair. 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