•!• Greater Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 191 0 •••• 95th Year, Issue 50 ©2005 January 14, 2005 Newark, Del. • 50¢ UP FRONT The game of life By JIM STREIT NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER holidays were dif­ TIent for our family By KAYTIE DOWLING s winter. Instead of By KAYTIE DOWLING ' the two children returning to NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER Newark and subsequent dash­ NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER es up and down 1-95 to attend E Newark City Council decided extended family events in at its Jan. 10 meeting to take a Baltimore, the four of us S okay, just sew right off the proactive approach to learning ' 'E' more about possible chap.ges at the relaxed in C<>lorado Springs. edge," Edna Kotrola said, trying With no distractions - o teach a newcomer to ~he Quilts Newark Country Club. nowhere to go, no one to see, for Comfort quilting bee. "That's right, Developer William Stritzinger has not a single item it won't hurt a thing." proposed purchasing the West Main on the schedule The duo struggled for a few min­ Street property, building a development - we did some­ utes lining the needle up to create a on the site, and relocating the Newark thing we've sel­ small hem. Both pairs of hands golf club to Maryland. A club member­ dom done worked together, one as a teacher, ship vote on the swap is expected Jan. before. Nothing. one as a student hoping to master a 20. This allowed new skill. City officials have not yet seen any time to watch Instructing a new quilter is all plans for the Newark property nor heard movies, take all part of the job for Kotrola, who cre­ details about the swap. morning to Streit ated the non-profit group Quilts for The council voted unanimously peruse The Colorado Springs Comfort in 1999. Her dream was Monday, approving a resolution that Gazette, simply hang out to offer a little bit of comfort to would push for a meeting between together and, at times, play the area's sick children, while involved parties and an open sharing of cards and board games. rediscovering quilting as a social information. I found myself stepping event. "I have heard from some people that outside our quarters frequent­ Now, almost six years later, this is a private matter and that we ly and simply gazing at the Kotrola's vision has come to shouldn't take action like this," beautiful Colorado moun­ fruition. The group draws quite a Councilman Karl Kalbacher said. "But tains. Usually, I'd take a · crowd. Nearly 3,000 men, women this is a major parcel of land in the city. short walk to a location and children have contributed to the I think this is a good start. We want to where I could or could not 2,933 quilts that have been donated to hos­ signify publicly that we want to begin a see Pikes Peak, depending pitals across the area. dialogue." upon weather conditions at The hand-made blankets wrap infants suffer­ its summit. ing from AIDS, under developed hearts and other One day, our son and serious medical conditions in a bit of warmth and daughter were completing Vacancy another game of Trivial See UILT , 12 Pursuit when I went outside to catch another moment of solitude. I began to think to be filled about the board games I played as a kid. By ROBIN BROOMALL For years, my sisters and I NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER and other neighborhood kids would engage in hours.long FTER a series of extended dead­ games of Monopoly. A lines, the Christina School Board Wandering down a snowy has announced a candidate to fill See , 21 its seventh seat. At the meeting on Tuesday, the Board members voted to "extend an invitation" to Beverly Howell to fill the District D position left vacant by the resignation of Christopher Reed in October. Mary Coffey puts the final touches on her quilt. After she fi Howell, of Newark, is a 34-year resi- it will be sent to a local hospital to comfort a sick infant. See , 17 I .: IIIII 99462 O>O()IiJE -' I I I I PAGE 2 • NEWARK POST • jANUARY 14, 2005 737-0724 • Fax 737-9019 NEWARK POST •!• POLICE BLOTTER Can we help? • Police Blotter is compiled Offices: The paper's offices are each week from the files of the ewark parents Ronald Nickle dog feces, trash and rotteo located conveniently in Suite Newark Police Department, New Arrests N and Dana Barks were arrested Police said they found dOg 206, Madeline Crossing, 168 Castle County Police and the after their two children were almost every room, closet. Elkton Rd., Newark, DE Delaware State Police by the made at found inside their trash and feces­ article of clothing in the teSi&flili:J-.,: Among the trash and other 19711. Office hours are 8:30 newspaper staff. filled horne, accqrding to New Castle County police. items, detectives found suspected a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. trash­ On Thursday, Jan. 6, county marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Phone: (302) 737-0724 police executed a search warrant fou Nickle and Barks each were Facsimile: (302) 737-9019 filled an unrelated issue at a home in the charged with two counts of endan­ Newark 1200 block of Flanders Way. gering the welfare of a child, two e-mail: [email protected] Newark When police arrived, they counts of unlawful dealing with a To subscribe: Call 737-0724 or knocked on the door, but received no child, possession of marijuana, pos­ 1-800-220-3311. To begin a home answer but officers heard noise session of drug paraphernalia and convenient home-delivery sub­ man inside. Moments later, a man ran out resisting arrest. Their arraignment scription, simply call. of the back door and he was quickly _ was pending_ The children have tem­ To place a classified or display apprehended by officers. porarily been placed with a family ad: Call 737-0724 or 1-800- arrested As officers entered the home, they member, polic~ said. 220-3311. were met with the combined smell of HE STAFF of the Newark Post is Teager to assist readers and advertis­ on drug -Robbed at gunpoint yard of a home in the unit block Cash disappears ers. Reporters, writers, editors and North Chapel Street on Saturday, salespeople can be contacted as listed: A 53-year-old employee was Jan. 8, at 2:12a.m. A large amount of cash disap­ robbed at gunpoint inside Village An officer on patrol reported he peared from a desk drawer of a home James B. Streit, Jr. is the publisher charges Imports, 165 E. Main St., on in the unit block East Cleveland was flagged down by a man who said of the Newark Post. He sets policies and Saturday, Jan. 8, at 7:15p.m. Avenue, it was reported to Newark manages all departments in the Newark he had just been attacked while Police said the suspect showed a police o~ Sunday, Jan. 9, at 2:06 a.m. office. Call him at 737-0724. EMBERS of the Governors attending a party and that a group of Task Force and the handgun to the female clerk and men were still beating his friends. The owner, a waitress, told police Kaytle Dowling is the news editor. M she had placed the cash in an enve­ Department of Probation ordered her to the floor. The robber When he arrived, one officer She leads the day-to-day operation of the grabbed cash from the register and lope and put it in the drawer. After newsroom. Call her at 737-0724. and Parole (GTF) arrested a Newark reported he saw several males drag­ man on numerous weapon and drug was last seen walking toward South leaving while others remained in the Marty Valanla prepares the sports Chapel Street. ging and kicking one of the victims. home, she returned and discovered charges, after conducting a search at He arrested one suspect as the others pages of this newspaper. The sports his home. The gunman is described as a the cash missing. editor is seldom in the office, however, white male, 20 to 25 years of age, fled. A few moments later, another · Investigation is continuing, police he checks in frequently. Leave mes­ On Thursday, Jan. 6, at about man was taken into custody, police about 5'8" tall with a thin build. The said. sages for Marty at 1-800-220-3311. 12:21 a.m., GTF members went to said. the fust block of Sandlewood Drive robber was wearing wrap-around Robin Broomall is a staff reporter to conduct an administrative search sunglasses, a dark hooded sweatshirt One victim had only minor Altercation at Kate's and specializes in education coverage. at the residence of probationer, and tight-fitting black pants, police injuries. Another suffered a bloody Reach her at 737-0724. Ronald M. Birowski. said. nose and cut on his right ear. The No arrests were immediately third victim·had a cut eye and cuts in Jan Blankenship is the office Police reported that upon arrival The store employee was not made after police discovered an manager and editorial assistant who to the residence, a roommate advised injured. his face, police said. A fourth victim altercation on the front deck of processes most press releases. officers that Birowski was not in the Any person with information· was pushed to the ground when she Klondike Kate's, 158 E. Main St., on Contact her at 737-0724.