Marvin Schelhouse, who served as Milford School District Board of Education for many years, passed away last week in the Delaware Veteran’s Home. He was 84 years old. Schelhouse was born in the Milford Emergency Hospital which was then located on Northwest Front Street on November 10, 1937. He graduated from Milford in 1955 and enlisted in the United States …
Although October is recognized as breast cancer awareness month, community partnership breast cancer awareness events and fundraisers begin to take place in September. The cooler fall weather provides a great opportunity for the community to plan or support a DBCC partnership. Partnership events help our organization support survivors in our state who have, and who are currently battling breast cancer. …
Declan is only four years old but is facing an adult battle after his diagnosis of aplastic and Fanconi anemia. The illnesses are rare and cause bone marrow failure which means his body cannot produce red and white blood cells or platelets. The child has had more than seven blood transfusions and expects multiple transfusions each week along with chemotherapy …
For more than four years, the City of Milford has worked with Efficiency Smart. As a member of DEMEC, who is the wholesale electric supplier for the eight public power companies in Delaware, and a member of AMP, a joint action agency, offers the program to their customers. “There’s a DEMEC saying, and I am going to get in trouble …
At a recent workshop, Milford City Council continued a discussion about whether they would require all new houses built in Milford to include a sprinkler system or to offer an incentive of some sort to encourage those who are building new homes to install a sprinkler. City Manager Mark Whitfield began the discussion by saying he and City Planner Rob …
By Kevin Eickman William Horsey, a 1988 graduate of Milford High School was a consummate athlete in his youth. While football is full of athletes, it was Horsey’s drive that separated him from the rest. “My goal every day was to get better. The effort you put into something is what brings out the better you,” said Horsey. It’s …
by Kevin Eickman If ever there was a right place at the right time for a football coach, it was when Mike Tkach became the Head Coach at Milford High School entering the 2002 season. A program that had fallen down the ladder, and grown to be disrespected, Tkach was just the man for the job. Growing up in …
The City of Milford will accept applications for the Chief of Police position until September 15. The position opened when Chief Kenneth Brown retired the first of August in order to help his wife in her business in Laurel. “We currently have about 19 applicants from a pretty good cross range,” City Manager Mark Whitfield said. “A lot of them …
At a recent workshop, Carlisle Fire Company provided Milford City Council with details on how they were managing a severe volunteer shortage, an issue that is plaguing volunteer companies throughout the state. Ryan Knowles, Chief of Carlisle Fire Company, explained that the company has expanded recruitment in an effort to bring in more volunteers, a task that was growing more …
Cat Perfetti always dreamed of operating a retail store that would offer metaphysical supplies and, when she saw that the former Lifecycle location was available, she decided to make her dream become a reality. As a result, Stone and Sage, a 100 percent female-owned business, will open at the 10 Southeast Front Street location on September 17. “We will be …
