Lee Lee Jones Update

Hi Joe,

Chris Melvin (LeeLee's Mom) would like for you to know how very much she has appreciated you posting our updates on LeeLee Jones. We were able to visit LeeLee Friday and the following is what came out of a very emotionally happy day for us. I have included another picture of LeeLee as well!

Thanks so much Joe!!


Today God revealed to me something I had never had the blessing to see first hand (thankfully I suppose). He revealed to me the incredible will of one 17 year old girl. A girl who brings sunshine to everyone all the time with her warm and wonderful smile and zest and passion for living. A girl who graduated with her Delmar Class of 2010 just one short and trying week passed. A girl who 72 hours ago was fighting for her life. A girl who is bound and determined to smile even when it is physically painful.

LeeLee Jones is nothing short of a miracle.

LeeLee has held converation with many people via phone today and welcomed many guests to her new "suite" at the awesome Christiana Care mansion. She has waited with eyes open for her boyfriend Cody to arrive and chatted the whole time. She has endured physical therapy on her very painful left arm. She has been up and walking.

She has defied the odds that were so heartbreakingly set for her just a few days ago.

She is a testament to what God wants from each and every one of us and I could only pray that I could ever be half as strong and courageous as this young lady is!!!

LeeLee is moving forward at a good pace in her recovery. Jesse has been by LeeLee's side today and they shared many tender moments....including LeeLee telling Jesse that she "would rather it be her than him". This sibling love is heartwarming beyond words.

Jesse continues to heal from broken ribs and a very sore body. Please keep him in every prayer as well.

Chris and Brian are hanging tough and it's so VERY apparent where LeeLee and Jesse get their wearwithall....seriously....they have an incredible momma!!!

LeeLee has an upcoming schedule of promised surgical repairs--beginning this Tuesday, per LeeLee herself-- and rehabilitaion and therapy for her arm...but I can assure....there is nothing that's going to hold this babygirl back.

Thank you God for the miracle that we call LeeLee....

She is truly unstoppable.

A Comment Worthy Of A Post?

I read the article in the local newspaper today regarding Bernie Becker for Fire Chief and really felt I needed to say something in his defense.

Perhaps a little background would help. Our family moved to Springboro a year after the Beckers. We live a few houses apart (it was really a few houses as our subdivision was still under construction) and our boys are about the same age and became friends. I'm sure this will sound like I cannot be biased, but I feel that it actually gives me better insight into who Bernie is.

Springboro is a community that had been mostly farmland. Very quiet and consisting of very tightly-knit families. We were the "new Springboro." From school board to city/township administration to athletics, we were the undesirables. There were actual "agendas" by life-long residents to oust people from positions of authority. Bernie became one of those targeted. As you can imagine, the part-time fire department that was once here was no longer effective and Bernie built it to what a growing community needed. When looking for someone to fill the position, the township knew they had to look outside the current pack of fools and to bring in someone with insight to take the department forward. Unfortunately, this was not well-received by those left behind.

There was a pecking order and the township administrators strayed from that order. Plus, Bernie expected a higher set of standards from his firefighters-more education, more physically fit, etc. and they didn't like it. The old-time firefighters had a goal: get Bernie out and get one of their own in. Bernie fought that mentality the entire time he was chief. The township leaders mishandled the allegations. News crews would show up at their house and harass his wife. Enough was enough and Bernie retired to work on his doctorate degree.

Since Bernie's retirement, the township has been unable to replace him. They set specific qualifications for what they wanted the new chief to have, the very qualifications that Bernie has (education, experience, etc.) and yet no one with those qualifications will apply for the job. We are "stuck" with the bottom of the barrel. What does that say? We cannot get quality because worthy candidates know NOT to apply here. If Bernie was the problem, why would that be the case?

I think your department would be very blessed to have Bernie as your chief, but I'm afraid unsubstantiated rumors and innuendoes will prevail. You would be crazy to not see pass what this really is, a bunch of whiny, lazy, good ol' boys lying to get what they want, and hire Chief Becker.

Sincerely,
Marianne Ginnan
Springboro, Ohio

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Gibbs Sidesteps Obama's Social Security Number

Asked about affidavits that president's ID was assigned to Connecticut address

The White House apparently isn't going to answer questions about a mystery uncovered by private investigators, who, working independently, found that President Obama is using a Social Security number set aside for applicants in Connecticut, while there is no record he ever had a mailing address there.

WND previously reported the investigators discovered the number was issued between 1977 and 1979 – while Obama's employment reportedly dates back to 1975 at a Baskin-Robbins ice-cream shop in Oahu, Hawaii.

The questions were raised by affidavits filed separately in a presidential-eligibility lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia by Ohio licensed private investigator Susan Daniels and Colorado private investigator John N. Sampson.

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The investigators believe Obama needs to explain why he is using a Social Security number reserved for Connecticut applicants that was issued at a date later than he is known to have held employment.

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LEGENDS DOWN SHOREBIRDS IN GAME TWO, 7-2

Series Finale at 7:05 on Saturday Night

Lexington, Ky. – The Lexington Legends built an early lead and never looked back en route to a 7-2 win over Delmarva on Friday night at Applebee’s Park.

The Legends jumped on the Shorebirds in the first inning. Miguel Arrendell blasted the second pitch of the first inning over the left-center field wall to give the Legends a 1-0 edge.

The ‘Birds cracked the scoreboard in the third inning. Garabez Rosa hit a one-out single. Gary Helmick walked to push Rosa to second base. Two batters later, Kieron Pope hit an RBI single to right field to score Rosa and tie the game at 1-1. Pope has now recorded an RBI in five straight games.

The Legends regained the lead in the third. J.D. Martinez belted a two-out line drive single into center field to plate Arrendell, who reached on a lead-off single.

In the fourth, the Legends added to their lead. Andy Simunic drew a one-out walk. He then stole second and advanced to third on a wide throw by Luis Bernardo. Simunic scored on a single by Grant Hogue to build a 3-1 lead.

The Legends tacked on another run in the fifth inning. Kody Hinze hit a single up the middle to score Jake Goebbert.

The Shorebirds got within two runs in the sixth inning. Tyler Stampone hit a two out RBI single to right-center field to score Kieron Pope, who led off with a double.

The Legends plated three more runs in the eighth inning to establish a 7-2 edge. Luis Cruz earned the win, while Matt Hobgood was pinned with the loss.

The Shorebirds and the Legends square off in game three of the series on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. RHP Jesse Beal makes the start for the Shorebirds.

Tancredo: The Price Of Accommodating Mexico

The Mexican government continues to oppose enhanced U.S. border security while Mexican cartels smuggle thousands of criminals and terrorists into the United States. The Obama administration continues to tolerate this national-security nightmare out of fear of offending the Mexican government and its allies in the National Council of La Raza.

Millions of Americans are asking, what's wrong with this picture? Why is Janet Napolitano more worried about border security for Saudi Arabia than for the citizens of Arizona?

It is important to understand the economic reasons behind Mexico's hostility to border security. Mexico's opposition to border security is rooted in the flow of money back to Mexico from the 20 to 30 million Mexican citizens working in the United States. Mexico wants that flow of dollars to continue and to increase. Mexico's addiction to those American dollars – over $25 billion in 2007 – has led the Mexican government into an unholy partnership with the drug cartels. Both the Mexican government and the cartels want open borders, and they both paint the American concern for border security as racist and "anti-Mexican."

But there is more than the flow of dollars at stake in the debate over border security. What most Americans do not understand is that the drug cartels control both the drug smuggling and the human trafficking. The "coyotes" who take people across the border are no longer freelance operators; they work for the cartels, and the cartels set the prices and make the rules.

A Mexican national or someone from Guatemala or Honduras will typically pay $1,500 to be taken across the border. But thousands of "other-than-Mexican" (OTMs) are also smuggled across the border by the same networks. Individuals from Brazil, Egypt and Nigeria pay $5,000 to $10,000 each. Thus, the large-scale smuggling of human beings brings additional billions to the drug cartels' coffers each year.

But there is a third, silent partner in this unholy alliance against border security. The terrorist organization Hezbollah is operating in Mexico and Latin America and is paying the drug cartels big bucks to get its agents into the United States. "High value" individuals from Pakistan, Yemen, Iran and Afghanistan pay from $20,000 to $50,000 to Mexican cartels to get into the United States.

In 2008, over 790,000 individuals were apprehended by agents of Customs and Border Protection trying to enter the country illegally. Over 5,500 of them were from "Special Interest" countries, nations that either have terrorist cells or openly support terrorist activity. Now, the bad news. That is the official number apprehended. According to the estimates of off-duty and retired Border Patrol agents, people not constrained to toe the company line, in any given year the number who evade the Border Patrol and enter the country successfully is three to five times the number actually apprehended.

Let's do the math. If 15,000 to 25,000 individuals from terrorist-friendly countries are coming across our borders successfully each year, that means that since Sept. 11, 2001, most likely over 200,000 such individuals from terrorist-friendly countries have crossed our southwest border and are now residing in our communities.

More here

(Tom Tancredo is a former five-term congressman from Colorado and 2008 candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. He currently serves as chairman of the Rocky Mountain Foundation and co-chairman of TeamAmericaPac. Tancredo is the author of "In Mortal Danger: The Battle for America's Border and Security.")

Two Critically Hurt In Motorcycle vs. Deer Crash

Location: Route 13 southbound, south of Pinetree Road, Middletown, Delaware

Date of Occurrence: Friday, June 11, 2010, at 9:16 p.m.

Involved Parties: 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle
Operator- Michael Mitchell, 46, of Dover, Delaware
Passenger- Lisa Watson, 47, of Wilmington, Delaware

Resume: Troopers and emergency personnel responded to Route 13 southbound, south of Pinetree Road last night for a motorcycle vs. deer crash.

In this case, the deer crossed the path of the motorcycle and the two collided.

Both occupants of the bike were ejected and thrown to the ground. The operator and passenger were both transported to Christiana Hospital. Ms. Watson’s injuries are considered life threatening.

It is unknown at this time if the occupants were wearing a helmet. This crash remains under investigation.

HISTORICAL COMMENTS BY GEORGE CHEVALLIER

The Fire of 1886

(The picture above is Main St. looking east from Market St.)


After the fire of 1860 destroyed Salisbury’s downtown, the people showed their resilience by building the area back better than before. Businesses sprang up and things were progressing better than expected. They built back using the same antiquated methods and materials they had used before. The timber structures and close proximity of same were not conducive to fire prevention. That fact was evident on the fateful Sunday of October 17, 1886.

Another near disaster occurred in 1879 at the Jackson Lumber Company. Anything more than a small fire was averted with the assistance of the Wilmington Fire Department. The Salisbury Fire Department was so impressed with Wilmington’s Silsby steamer that they spent $4,000 over 10 years to purchase one of their own. They named if the “L. P. Almond” in honor of Wilmington’s fire chief.

On Sunday evening, October 17, 1886, St. Peter’s church bell was ringing the congregation to Sunday evening prayers. When the bell started ringing, most people just thought it was the regular Sunday service bell. The peel became more insistent as time and the fire progressed. The fire had started at Toadvine’s Livery Stable on the corner of Dock (now Market) Street and Camden Avenue. The fire was small at first and probably could have been put out with a bucket brigade, the livery stable being in close proximity to the river. Excitement to view the operation of the new piece of fire equipment caused a fateful delay. When the L. P. Almond arrived, it was discovered that a lack of maintenance had caused the valves to seize up and render the pumper inoperable. By this time the fire had raged out of control. Aided by a stiff northeasterly wind, it quickly engulfed the entire downtown area. The stores of hay, paint and gunpowder in local hardware stores and stables only caused the fire to spread more rapidly.

When they built back after the Fire of 1860, they built the buildings out of the same flammable timber and kept the width of Main Street narrow. The flames took advantage of the easily combustible lumber and jumped over Main Street with ease. Only with the assistance of the Wilmington. Pocomoke and Crisfield Fire Departments did they contain the fire to the commercial district. Ironically, the Crisfield Fire Department is credited with saving the Court House. Built in 1878, it was the symbol of our new county of Wicomico. It was carved out of land from Somerset and Worcester counties. Crisfield firemen, from Somerset County, didn’t let politics get in the way when it came to saving property and lives. Every time we look at the Court House, we can thank Crisfield.

When the fire was finally extinguished after a long 17 hours, 22 acres of downtown Salisbury was nothing but a smoldering ruin. In the ruins was the bell of St. Peter’s that had first sounded the alarm. The fire had burned through the rope holding it and it came crashing down in ruins. It was salvaged and recast. Not having a church, St. Peter’s loaned the bell to the county and it rang out the time for the next 100 years from the tower in the Court House. The bell was recently returned to its original place at St. Peter’s. This is only one of two relics from the Fire of 1886. The other is the Silsby fire engine, the same one that failed and caused Salisbury to lose most of its downtown. It can be viewed at the Fire Museum located in the new fire house on Cypress Street in Salisbury.

New zoning laws were adopted by the town commissioners on October 19, only two days after the fire, which widened Main Street by five feet and required any new building to be constructed of brick. Since that time the fires at the Peninsula Hotel, Benjamin’s and the Ulman Theater were contained to only one building.

Bob Ehrlich's Public Schedule For Saturday, June 12th -Monday, June 14th

SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2010

5:00 P.M.

ATTEND THE WATERMENS CRAB FEAST FUNDRAISER

LOCATION: Sailwinds Park, 200 Byrn Street, Cambridge

MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2010

8:00 A.M.

STOP BY THE 118th MARYLAND STATE FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION

CONVENTION & CONFERENCE

LOCATION: Roland E. Powell Convention Center,

4001 Coastal Highway, Ocean City

9:45 A.M.

ATTEND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE

LOCATION: Clarion Hotel, 101st Street & Coastal Hwy, Ocean City

POHANKA'S BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR ENDS TODAY

DON'T MISS OUT ON THE BEST DAY OF THE SALE, THE FINAL DAY.

GOVERNOR MARTIN O'MALLEY'S PUBLIC SCHEDULE

Monday, June 14, 2010

9:00 a.m.

Governor O’Malley to honor Maryland heroes at the

Maryland State Fireman’s Association Convention

Location: Ocean City Convention Center,

4000 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City

National HIV Testing Day

National HIV Testing is June 27th.

Kent/ Sussex Counseling Services will be holding two events in Observance of this day.

Kent County’s Event will be held on Friday June 25th from 10am-3pm

At John Wesley African Methodist Episcopal Church

211 West Division Street, Dover, DE. 19904

Contact: Constance Johnson (302) 382-7284 or Star Fuentes (302) 943-3373

Sussex County’s Event will be held on Friday June 25th from 10am-3pm

At Seaford Church of God

743 East Clarence Street, Seaford, DE 19973

Contact: Haley Truitt (302) 387-5495 or Star Fuentes (302)-943-3373

FREE and Confidential Testing as well as Light refreshments will be offered at both sites.

HIV Rapid Testing. Get your result in just 10 minutes.

GET INVOLVED

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Memorial Service

Worcester County Sheriff's Office
Press Release


On Monday, June 14th at 1100 hrs. the Worcester County Sheriff's Office will be holding a memorial service to honor fallen Deputy Brian Heller. Deputy Heller was killed in 2000 responding to assist another Deputy with a mentally unstable person. Deputy Heller was killed when his patrol vehicle left the road and struck some trees.

June 14th 2010 marks the tenth Anniversary of Deputy Heller's death.

The Memorial service will be held at the crash site located at Rt. 113 and Blades road south of Snow Hill.

The Worcester County Sheriff's Office welcomes you to attend the service.

June 14th 2010 1100 Hrs Rt. 113 and Blades Road.