This week: An invader with a hero's welcome, and other news
By Andrew Sharp
Just look at these photos
We’re always up for showcasing great local photography, and Rehoboth Beach just delivered some of that with the Rehoboth Reflections photo contest for the city's 2022 calendar. The calendar won’t be out until December but you can see the full list of winners here. This is a sample:
Photo by Rick Tananis
Photo by Kim Johnson
Photo by Geri Dibiase
Photographers who want to get a head start can make submissions for the 2023 calendar now at cityofrehoboth.com/rehoboth-reflections.
Another upcoming contest is the Delaware Watersheds Photo Contest, hosted by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. This year, photos must be taken in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (your time to shine, western Sussex County). Contest judges will be looking for striking images of Delaware’s waterways, landscapes, sustainable watershed practices, native plants and animals, and agricultural practices. All entries must be submitted by 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26. Facebook voters will pick the winning photograph, and the winner gets a prize pack including a $250 Visa gift card, a Delaware State Parks annual pass for 2022, a print of the winning photograph, a feature published in Outdoor Delaware online magazine, and more. You can fill out the submission form online.
Snowy egrets photographed by Kimberly Barksdale.
Courtesy of DNREC
While we’re on the topic of local photography, if you haven’t checked out the Driscoll Drones Facebook page yet, it’s well worth a visit for some impressive aerial photography of the coast.
Halloween is coming, apparently
It’s October, which is when otherwise respectable news organizations start running straight-faced features about the paranormal. We’re not going to feed you baloney about local ghost stories (perhaps fun, but not news) but can give a heads up about some local Halloween-themed events that are real and actually happening.
The Riverfront Theatre in Milford will feature the 1956 movie “The Mole People” Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22-23, as part of the show “Mr. Moribund’s Theatre of Terror.” Along with the film screening, there will be live performances, live music and comedy, contests and audience participation (if you weren’t scared by the other stuff, that last bit should worry you). Tickets are $5 per person and will only be sold at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30. The show is modeled after classic horror host television programs of the 1950s through today.
The Milton Theatre is holding its annual Zombie Fest on Saturday, Oct. 16, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. It includes an awful lot of people dressed up as zombies, of course, along with makeup stations for those who didn’t come prepared, a KidsFest, freak show acts, costume contests and a zombie walk at 8 p.m. Participants don’t actually have to walk for that; they can bring decorated cars, bikes, scooters or other conveyances. Tickets are $10; students and children can get in free. Find more information and get tickets here.
The Woodbridge High School MCJROTC (Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps) is putting on a Halloween 5K/run/walk on Saturday, Oct. 23. Registration starts at 8 a.m. at the Bridgeville Library, and the run/walk starts at 9. The cost is $20 for advance registrations until Oct. 23, and $25 afterward. The event benefits the MCJROTC and the Greenwood Police Department. Post-race festivities include a Touch-A-Truck and a Trunk-or-Treat. Sign up and find more info here.
Too soon, but
The town of Greenwood is bringing back the Christmas parade this year, on Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. To participate, print the registration form and return it to town hall.
The deadline to enter is Nov. 24, 2021. It is, of course, way, way too early to be talking about Christmas, but we’ll grudgingly admit that people may need time to prepare awesome floats etc.
PSA
The Division of Public Health has announced the start of flu season. You were allowed to get the flu before, but now it’s official. For more information on where to get a flu shot, visit flu.delaware.gov or call 1-800-282-8672.
Reminders
Apple Scrapple Festival kicks off with a carnival on Thursday night, Oct. 7, then there’s an opening ceremony Friday evening and the Little Miss Apple Scrapple Pageant. Saturday features vendors, live music and a car show, along with the carnival rides and food. On Thursday and Friday, visitors can get a $20 ticket for all the carnival rides. On Saturday tickets are $2 each, or a family pack of 20 tickets for $20 or 40 tickets for $30, per the event website.
As a related aside, the Bridgeville Library will be closed on Saturday and also Monday.
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