From the pages of the Smyrna/Clayton Sun-Times
May 17, 1989
Noel, Jones, Vaughn Win School Board Seats
By Susan Biro
Editor
A low overall voter turnout yet strong showing on behalf of the Smyrna Education Association on May 9 saw three newcomers win terms to the Smyrna Board of Education.
A total of six candidates were vying for three out of five seats on the board, and brought only 834 to the polls.
Joining board members P. Brooks Banta and Mike McGrath in July will be Donna Noel for a one-year term, Robert Jones for a four-year term, and James Vaughn Jr. for a five-year term.
Noel won her seat on the board by one vote, Jones defeated incumbent Elladean Brigham, and Vaughn ran unopposed for the longest term. Brigham had been appointed to the board last September.
The election was also unusual in that it was the first since 1976 to have six candidates, and the first since then to have three separate terms up for vote.
And of the 834 votes cast, nearly 280 came from current employees of the Smyrna School District, or their immediate family members, and retired district employees. That is nearly one-third of the total voting number.
The final tally for the night was as follows:
One-year seat: Donna Noel, 291 votes; Barbara Bilbrough, 290 votes; John Wilson IV, 246 votes.
Four-year seat: Robert Jones, 434 votes; Elladean Brigham, 359 votes.
Five-year seat: James Vaughn Jr., 745 votes....
Softball Team Wins Conference Title
The Smyrna High girls’ softball squad captured the Henlopen Conference championship after defeating Dover 30-1 in a game last week.
The Eagles are 13-0 overall and 10-0 in conference play this year. They will finish their season May 18 in a game against Cape Henlopen before going into post-season tournament play.
Smyrna softball - 1, Laurel - 0
Winning pitcher: Stacy Conley, who had 4 strikeouts,1 walk, 2 hits.
Individual hits: Cricket Ossman, 1 single, 1 triple; Vicky Fuentes, 1 single, 1 double; Judy Mitchell, 1 single; Michelle Pennington, 1 single; Amy Musto, 1 single; Lori Hoisington, 1 double.
Dunn Named Track Coach of Year
Smyrna boys’ track coach Pat Dunn was named Henlopen Conference Coach of the Year during conference championships this past Saturday. The Eagles finished third overall with 98 points.
For the Eagles, freshman sprinter David Williams won both the 100 and 200 meter dash. Tom Kosikowski placed second in the 110 hurdles, third in 300 hurdles, and tied with Joe Bell for second in high jump.
Also, Smyrna finished third in the 3200 m relay; third in the 800 m relay; fourth in the 400 m relay; Ron McCarty finished second in the 3200 race; Rich Hawkinson finished fifth in the 3200 race; the 1600 relay team finished second; and Don Tribbett finished fourth in shot put.
New Owners at Corner Store
The Corner Store in Clayton has new owners. Bill and Elizabeth Goodman, and Frank Heitz took over the grocery and deli at 400 Main Street on April 27.
The new owners took over the Clayton business because Bill and son-in-law Frank liked hunting and fishing in this area so much. The Goodmans are originally from New Castle County but had lived in Frederick, Md., for the past 20 years.
The Corner Store will continue to offer groceries, subs, steaks, sandwiches and meats, but may soon expand into other items.
“We would like to expand it. We would like to add fishing equipment. There seems to be so many people around here who like to fish,” said Elizabeth Goodman....
