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FEBRUARY 24, 2023
THE LOCAL VOICE OF YOUR COMMUNITY.
Volume 20, Issue 8
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Ocean View fire brings community’s support for family By Susan Canfora Staff Reporter The couple whose house was destroyed by fire on Saturday, Feb. 18, were settled in a hotel for a few nights immediately after the blaze, with the help of the Ocean View Police Department, and will now be staying in a neighbor’s unoccupied house, but they need clothing and personal items. “I’m afraid we’re not going to make
it. We lost everything. I don’t even have a razor. I was in shock. I was shaking. I’m still in shock,” 80-year-old Jim Carr told the Coastal Point early this week, while he and his 85-year-old wife, Ada, were still in the hotel. Ocean View Police Chief Kenneth McLaughlin got the couple settled and contacted the American Red Cross as town employees helped Carr get his prescriptions filled. Friends were setting up a GoFundMe page to help.
Mariner’s Bethel United Methodist Church is accepting gift cards and checks to help the Carrs, but is asking that no clothing or household items be donated. Gift cards can be dropped off at the church office or given to the pastor. Checks can be made payable to Mariner’s Bethel, with “Carr Family” or “Jim & Ada Carr Fire Fund” in the memo line, and dropped in the giving boxes at the church. A dine-and-donate fundraiser for the
Carrs is being planned on Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 4 to 9 p.m. at Summer Salts at the Marketplace at Sea Colony. The event will include auction items. Donations can also be dropped off at County Bank, at 36754 Old Mill Road, Millville, DE 19967, Referencing: Jim & Ada Carr Fire Fund. The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office estimated the loss of the home, See FIRE page 5
Freeman announces first slate of summer performances By Kerin Magill Staff Reporter The Freeman Arts Pavilion has announced its first set of performances for the summer of 2023, with tickets going on sale Thursday, Feb. 23, and Friday, Feb. 24. The list contains 19 performances from June through August — some performers who have graced the Freeman stage many times and some who are new to the venue. Kicking off the season will be “The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System,” a live musical adaptation of the popular Scholastic book series by TheatreWorksUSA, featuring Ms. Frizzle and the gang. Admission is free; registration begins Thursday, Feb. 23. Styx arrives June 3, bringing four decades of hits to the Freeman Arts Pavilion, including “Grand Illusion,” “Blue Collar Man” and “Lady.”Tickets See STAGE page 3
Special to the Coastal Point • Butch Comegys
One of our roving photographers took a walk on the dark side of the moon — and was thoughtful enough to send us a pretty spectacular photo.
South Bethany honors law enforcement at council meeting By Mike Smith Staff Reporter The South Bethany Police Department honored its officers and members at a special ceremony at the town council meeting on Feb. 10, which took place at the Bethany Beach Fire Company
fire hall while renovations are being made at the town hall. The work, which includes bay windows facing the front of the building, is nearing completion. South Bethany Police Chief Jason Lovins provided awards to several members of the police department staff. He was later surprised by Mayor Tim
Saxton and the town council with his own award for distinguished service. “You are one of my best hires I have ever made in my 50-year career,” said Saxton of his business and municipal careers, in bestowing the distinguished service award on Lovins and a uniform pin on the chief. “It takes culture
change, leadership and high expectations by the chief to create the police force we have in our town. Chief Lovins has increased morale and continues to advocate for his staff. We appreciate everything you do for the town.” See COUNCIL page 4