THURSDAY, NOV. 6
Beebe School of Nursing Student Council Organization will host a fund-raiser to benefit The Sussex County Survivor’s Fund at The Roadhouse Steak Joint, from 5 to 7 p.m. The Roadhouse will donate 10 percent of the proceeds from the day to The Sussex County Survivor’s Fund. The Sussex County Survivor’s Fund is a brand new venture to raise money to aid Tunnell Cancer Center patients who are in need of money to help support them through their long, hard journey. The Roadhouse is located in the Midway Shopping Center on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth Beach. For more information, call Ginny Rickards of Beebe School of Nursing at 645-3251, ext. 5468.
Downtown Milford presents Downtown Thursdays, Alive After 5! Enjoy extended shopping and dining hours in Downtown Milford every Thursday evening from 5 until 8 p.m. through December.
FRIDAY, NOV. 7
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Carlisle Fire Co. will be selling vegetable beef soup quarts for $4. Orders will be taken up until Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. by calling 422-9743 or e-mailing foxfarm1996@msn.com. Business deliveries will be between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. All others may pick up their soup from the fire hall from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The “Lunch Bunch” Fall Lecture Series, sponsored by Delaware Hospice’s Family Support Center, will present “The Ups and Downs of the Holidays,” from noon to 1:30 p.m., at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. The lecture will be presented by Dr. Judith Pierson, Licensed Clinical Psychologist & Bereavement Counselor for Delaware Hospice. Admission is free and open to the public; however, pre-registration is required due to limited seating. Please call Vicki Costa, Associate Director of the Family Support Center, at 856-7717, ext. 1129, or 800-838-9800.
SATURDAY, NOV. 8
The Welsey Chapel United Methodist Church will host its Annual Stewardship Banquet at 6 p.m. in the Cephas Fellowship Hall and will be honoring J. Jason Parker, Gelnn Slayton, Roberrt A. Davis and Samuel Brown. Tickets are available at $20 each. For additional information, contact Claretta Davis at 422-6518. Purchasing deadline is Nov. 3, after that, tickets will be $25.
The Milford Garden Club will hold it’s Second Annual Applebee’s all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast. The profits will go to a deserving student of agriculture in the Milford area. The breakfast will feature orange juice, hot chocolate, coffee, tea, pancakes and sausage for $5. For more information, call 424-4789.
Pet photos with Santa from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Shawnee Kennels, 6729 Shawnee Road, Milford. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Please call Judy at 424-7766, leave a message and calls will be returned. Presented by the Rose Colored Lasses Relay for Life team; all proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.
The Frederica Spring Creek Lions will be having their Beef ‘n Dumpling dinner from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Frederica. Cost is $10 for adults, $4 for children 4 to 10 years old and free for children under 3.
The Blue Hen VFW Post 6483 will host an all-you-can-eat oyster feast from noon to 5 p.m., or until gone. The menu includes steamed, fried and oysters on the half shell, deviled oysters, oyster fritters and oyster stew, chicken salad, hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad and cole slaw, all for $30. This feast will benefit hospitalized veterans. For more information, call 422-4412 any day after noon. The VFW is located on Williamsville Road just past Southern States.
Texas Hold’em Tournament at Bowers Beach Fire Hall, doors will open at 6 p.m. and the game will begin at 7 p.m. There will be a $100 buy in, cash poker table, with MasterCard and Visa accepted. For more information and advance sales, call Mike at 335-5583.
The Dover English Country Dancers will hold their monthly dance at 7:30 p.m., with Beginner’s instruction starting at 7 p.m., at the Capital Grange on South Governor’s Avenue in Dover. All dances are taught and called and no experience is needed; couples and singles are welcome. $5 admission, $4.00 for members. For more information, call 697-8366 or 734-3592.
Friends of Cape Henlopen State park semi-annual Bird Seed and Book Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Seaside Nature Center Auditorium in the state park. Birdseed will be available for purchase as well as homemade goodies, hot dogs and sodas. Embroidered hats, T-shirts, sweatshirts and totes will also be available All types of books will be offered for sale at very reasonable prices (hardback books are $1 and paperback books are $.50). Although the thought is appreciated, no donations of paperback romance novels, encyclopedias, Reader’s Digests, textbooks, or torn/mildewed books will be accepted. Proceeds from this sale will benefit the Osprey Camera Fund. For more information on the Friends and their programs, visit www.friendsofcapehenlopen.org or call 644-4923.
SUNDAY, NOV. 9
The Milford American Legion Post 3 will be having their monthly youth fund-raising breakfast from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Post home in between I.G. Burton and Manlove Auto Parts on Rehoboth Boulevard in Milford. This month we are supporting the Milford Pop Warner Cheerleaders. Any Cheerleader who wears their uniform will receive breakfast for free, but they must be accompanied by an adult. The price of breakfast for adults is $7, a child 5 to 12 years old is $4, and children age four and under are free. Our breakfast is all you can eat, and the menu consists of bacon, scrapple, sausage, chipped beef gravy, sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, toast, biscuits, and potatoes with and without onions. You may also place orders at the window for pancakes, french toast, eggs to order (over easy, over medium, etc.), and omelets. We have bacon pieces, ham, cheese, onion, and bell peppers for our omelets. To drink we carry orange juice, coffee (regular and decaf), hot tea, and hot chocolate. For more information, please feel free to contact our Post Commander Bob Voll at 222-6530 or contact the Post home at 422-3844. If you have a large crowd coming with you for breakfast please call us ahead of time at 422-3844 and let us know how many are in your group and approximately when you will be arriving.
Milford Elks Lodge 2401 will be having a Turkey Shoot with the sign up starting at 11 a.m. and the shoot starting at noon. The rain date is Nov. 16. For more information, call 424-2401.
Mt. Zion AME Church Annual Men’s Day, “Men in Unity with Christ” is the theme. Hear Rev. Gregory Nelson, Pastor of Bethel A.M.E. Church, Milford in the morning and Presiding Elder Winton Hill in the afternoon. A delicious lunch will be served after morning service. Community, friends and family are invited to join us at 18211 Beach Highway, Ellendale. For more information, call 422-5808.
TUESDAY, NOV. 11
AARP Milford Chapter 3134 members and friends will meet from noon to 2 p.m. in the Fellowship Room of the Avenue Methodist Church for the “Annual Meeting.” The traditional finger food lunch will be served, November birthdays will be honored, a cash award for the attendance drawing and prizes will be awarded to the many lucky participants. Reminder is given to take your donations for the Home of the Brave and also forward your raffle tickets for the Holiday Gift Basket. The Holiday Basket is our annual fund-raiser to raise money for the two scholarships given each year to outstanding Milford High School seniors. This basket, donated with gift certificates from local merchants, will be awarded at the People’s Day breakfast at the Milford Senior Center. A bake sale will also take place. The 2-hour meeting is filled with enjoyment, fellowship and information for the senior crowd. Everyone is welcome to enjoy the festivities and this enlightening program. If transportation is needed, call Marty Brereton at 422-5715, Doris Hoover at 424-7687 or Connie Howell at 422-7354.
The Air Force Heritage of America’s Vector band a quintet, will play a Veteran’s Day show at First Presbyterian Church in Milford on Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. Vector plays R&B, funk, rock and roll, in addition to the big-band and jazz numbers that they’ve been performing for years In the Air Force Heritage of America band. For more information, visit www.heritageofamericaband.af.mil, or call 424-7920.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12
Houston United Methodist Church will be holding a spaghetti supper from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $7. For tickets, call Connie Morgan at 270-9007.
THURSDAY, NOV. 13
Downtown Milford presents Downtown Thursdays, Alive After 5! Enjoy extended shopping and dining hours in Downtown Milford every Thursday evening from 5 until 8 p.m. through December.
FRIDAY, NOV. 14
Shawnee Country Club present Jr Wilson and the Movies performing at the Prime Rib and Seafood Buffet from 6 to 9 p.m. Dinner and the show will be $24.95 per person plus a 15 percent gratuity. Limited space is available, please make a reservation by calling 422-9745 by Nov. 10.
SATURDAY, NOV. 15
Delaware Demolition Travel Baseball Team is sponsoring a bus trip to New York City. We will be leaving at 7 a.m. from the parking lot behind Wendy’s. Approximate arrival in New York 10:30 to 11 a.m. (dropping off near Rockefeller Center) You then have the day to do whatever you wish. The bus will pick up at the same spot at 7 p.m. We should arrive home by 10:30 or 11:00 p.m. The ticket cost is $40 per person. Call 422-7796 as soon as possible if you are interested.
Holiday Bazaar at Bowers Beach Fire Hall from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be arts and crafts, vendors, refreshments, a 50/50, and door prizes. Vendor tables available. For more information, call Erica at 786-2266.
Extreme Total Fitness grand opening celebration from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be food from La Ortolana, 5 minute chair massages by Just Knead It, and a raffle for a $25 gift certificate from American Express. Extreme Total Fitness is located at 239 N.E. Front St., Milford.
The Home of the Brave will be having a pancake breakfast at Applebee’s in Milford. The profits will be used to aid our homeless veterans at our facility in Milford. The breakfast will feature orange juice, pancakes, sausage, coffee, tea, and will cost $5. Tickets can be purchased at the Home of the Brave. For more information, call 424-1681.
Little Creek Fire Hall will hold a fall fair with crafts, items and food from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Refreshments and takeout available including Manhattan clam chowder, chili, chicken salad, dumplings, beverages, and breakfast sandwiches. Preordering is strongly recommended by Nov. 11. For more information, call 734-5071.
Blue Hen VFW Post 6483 will be having a Fish Fry from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. The fry will feature Bay trout, potatoes, succotash, pasta salad, cole slaw, and baked beans with a variety of beverages available. The dinner is $8 for adults, children 5 to 10 are $4, and children 2 to 4 are $2. The Post home is located on Williamsville Road, just past Southern States. For more information, call 422-4412 after noon.
Luther Village Craft Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature crafts by the residents and bake sale items. The Craft Show will be held at 101 Babb Drive in Dover; behind Target and Safeway. For more information, Carol 730-3025 or Shirley 674-1877.
The HUB Club, Harrington-Greenwood-Felton Rotary, will be holding a fundraising chili and cheese event. Sample a variety of tasty chilis from wild game to vegetarian at Greenwood Fire Hall. Along with the chilis, a selection of cheeses will be offered along with rice, tortilla chips and other snack foods. Dessert, beer and wine will round out the taste-tempting menu. The evening of fun will also feature music for listening and dancing and a 50/50 drawing. The event will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. in the fire hall located at the intersection of Routes 13 and 16,Greenwood. Tickets are $15. Proceeds from the Cheese & Chili will be contributed to the Food Bank of Delaware, Milford location, and toward Rotary’s mission to eradicate polio worldwide. For more information about the Chili & Cheese event or to reserve tickets, call Franklin Hendricks at 398-3232 (day) or 398-4619 (after 5 p.m.).
SUNDAY, NOV. 16
The Coastal Magic Gym will be having its annual Christmas Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The gym is located at 7544 Marshall St., Lincoln.
If you are interested in reserving a table, call Patty Brittingham at 242-4503 or Lynn Lynch at 381-0795.
Milford Pop Warner will be having a beef, chicken and dumpling dinner from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Milford Elks Lodge. The menu consists of beef, chicken, dumplings, mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, rolls, desserts, coffee, tea, water and sodas. Tickets are $12 for adults and takeouts, and $8 for children 10 and under.
For more information or to purchase tickets, call Chris at 242-7074 or Michelle at 222-6052.
The Capital Brass will present “Piping to the Angels”, a brass and organ concert of classical music, at 4 p.m. at St. John the Apostle Church, Seabury Ave. and School Place, Milford. Joining the Capital Brass will be organists Robert Wallace and Matthew Jewell, as well as featured soloist Mary Ellen Schauber, coloratura soprano. A reception will follow the concert. A free will offering will be accepted, with a suggested donation of $10. For more information, call Cathy Crusco at 734-8551 or St. John’s church office at 422-5123.
MONDAY, NOV. 17
First State Community Action Agency will be celebrating 43 years of service to Delawareans with a dinner and recognition ceremony at 5:30 p.m., at the Modern Maturity Center in Dover. Highlights of the evening will include keynote speaker, Hans E. Hageman of Harlem N.Y., a special music performance by Grammy Award winning songwriter/singer Doug James, and a silent and live auction of amazing items like a baseball signed by Phillies’ star Chase Utley and cufflinks by Sen. Joe Biden. Tickets are $50, which includes dinner, music entertainment, and silent/live auctions. Proceeds of the event will help support the agency’s mission of reducing the effects of poverty on low-income people and communities. For more information or tickets, call 856-7611.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19
The Republican Women’s Club will be holding their meeting early this month because of the Thanksgiving holiday. The luncheon meeting will be held at the Sussex Pines Country Club at 10:45 a.m. The cost of the lunch is $15. The subject of this month’s meeting is A Salute to Our Military with special guest speaker Brig. Gen. Reid Beveridge, Ret. He will speak on the subject of “How Great We Really Are, Despite the Media”. Members and guests who have family members in the services are asked to bring him/her along. Those who are members of the services are asked to wear their uniform or just the hat so we can identify the various branches represented. Members and guests are asked to make reservations by calling Kathy Vengazo at, 539-4757. For more information about this meeting, the club, or club activities visit www.scrwc.net.
THURSDAY, NOV. 20
Vera Bradley/ Longaberger Basket Bingo at Bowers Beach Fire Hall, door opens at 5:30 p.m. and bingo starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. There will be free refreshments, a 50/50, and door prizes. For more information please call Stephanie at 670-0456 or Shirley at 335-4290.
Downtown Milford presents Downtown Thursdays, Alive After 5! Enjoy extended shopping and dining hours in Downtown Milford every Thursday evening from 5 to 8 p.m. through December.
Read Aloud Delaware will be holding a volunteer training session at 10 a.m. in the conference room of the Delaware National Bank, Rehoboth Beach. Call 856-2527 to sign up for training. Volunteer readers are needed at various reading sites in Sussex County.
FRIDAY, NOV. 21
Frederica Spring Creek Lions are sponsoring a Vera Bradley and Longaberger Bingo event on Friday, Nov. 21, at the Camden-Wyoming Moose Lodge 203 located at 760 Moose Lodge Lane, Camden. The doors open at 6 p.m., and games start at 7 p.m. Advance ticket price is $20, at the door $25. All proceeds benefit Frederica Spring Creek Lions community projects. Refreshments will be available for purchase. Also there will be raffles, door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. For information and tickets, call Lion Sue Griffith at 335-4286, or Lion BJ Ryder at
284-9377.
SATURDAY, NOV. 22
The Avon Club of Felton will hold its annual Fall Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Felton United Methodist Church, Main & Church Street. The sale will include White Elephant items, Christmas items, books, baked goods and home made soup. Lunch will be served. All proceeds go to scholarships to aid deserving local students in furthering their education.
MONDAY, NOV. 24
Join Miss Delaware 2008, Galen Giaccone, for dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Georgia House, located on 300 Delaware Avenue in Laurel. The event will feature piano performances by Miss Delaware and a buffet-style dinner. The proceeds will benefit the Children’s Miracle Network, the National Platform of the Miss America Organization. Galen, a native of the town of Wyoming, will compete for the title of Miss America 2009 in January in Las Vegas. Tickets are $16.99 and may be obtained by calling: Linda Pusey at 947-9065.
TUESDAY, NOV. 25
A “Christmas” Longaberger Basket Bingo, benefiting the Miss Delaware’s Outstanding Teen Organization, will be held at the Millsboro Fire Company Banquet Hall, Millsboro. The event will include 20 Bingo Games with Longaberger Baskets as prizes, including: the 2008 Large Wrap It Up Basket, 2008 Wrap It Up Basket, 2008 Tree Trimming Basket, All the Trimmings Platter, All the Trimmings Plates and Mugs, Oval Market Basket, and the 2009 Inaugural Basket with Tie-On. The event will also feature a Chinese Auction with a variety of items; as well as door prizes and a 50/50. Refreshments will be available. Featured guests will include Amanda Debus, Miss Delaware’s Outstanding Teen 2008, and Galen Giaccone, Miss Delaware 2008. Doors open at 6 p.m. and games begin and 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For advance tickets and additional information call Georgeann White at 934-9797 or e-mail ghwhite70@aol.com.
The Millsboro Fire Co. is located on 109 State St., Millsboro. The Banquet Hall is directly behind the fire company, and is accessible by turning left onto Morris Street.
SUNDAY, NOV. 30
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Carlisle Fire Co. will be holding its annual craft show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is $1. The craft show will be held at the fire hall on N.W. Front St.
FRIDAY, DEC. 5
Annual Christmas Bazaar and Buffet Breakfast at Cape Henlopen Senior Center, 11 Christian St., Rehoboth. Breakfast will be $7 and will be served from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The Bazaar will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors participating include Pampered Chefs, Cookie Lee, Holiday Home Décor and Gifts, Antique and Collectibles, The Body Shop, Tupperware, Avon, Mary Kay, Rada Cutlery, crafts, and baked goods, such as home-made sweet potato pies (pour and bake) $8 each; home-made pound cake loaves $5 each. If you would like to place an order, please call 227-2055 before Nov. 26.
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