Balancing Act
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- Written by Alissa Rosenstein
Thanks to advancements, Type 1 diabetics can lead normal, healthy lives.
By Lynn R. Parks | Photographs by Carolyn Watson
From the Winter 2020 issue
It was nearly a decade ago. But Haley Archambault remembers clearly how she felt when told she had diabetes.
“It was really scary,” says the 16-year-old Lewes-area resident. “Every 7-year-old would be scared.”
Haley’s mom, Amanda, had taken her to a pediatrician for treatment of what Amanda thought was a urinary tract infection. Haley had been drinking a lot of water and going to the bathroom frequently, and also had complained of headaches and that her stomach hurt.
“I told her that all she would need to do was pee in a cup, that they would give her an antibiotic and she would be good,” Amanda recalls. “But when they tested her urine, there were high levels of glucose. So they pricked her finger for blood, and when the nurse handed the glucometer to the doctor, he looked at me like, ‘OK, Mom, get ready.’”
The Language of Community
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- Written by Kris Legates
By Cori Burcham
Photograph by Carolyn Watson
From the May 2024 issue
Graduates of the English-as-a-second-language program at the Lutheran Church of Our Savior exemplify the phrase “good things take time.” Time spent squeezing in lessons between multiple jobs, stolen moments of solo study before bedtime, and years of commitment to become proficient in their new language.
The same sentiment holds true for the program itself — now celebrating its 20th anniversary. What began as a small social ministry outreach effort has grown to become another pillar of support in the network of programs serving Sussex County’s immigrant community. Noting an increase in the area’s immigrant population in 2003, Pastor Donald Schaefer began researching ways his congregation could support its non-native residents, then launching a free secular ESL program in response. Starting with 12 volunteers and only a handful of classes, the endeavor has since expanded to multiple locations, amassed nearly 50 volunteers, and introduced varying levels of advancement over the course of two decades.
Revival House Robs
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Meet two film fanatics who share a first name and an inexhaustible love for cinema
By Bill Newcott
Photograph by Scott Nathan
From the May 2024 issue
The two Robs had a dream. “We wanted to create a religious experience for film nerds,” says Rob Waters.
“Yeah,” adds Rob Rector. “Not just watching movies, you know. A communal experience.”
For the past eight years, like Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint hanging from Mount Rushmore in “North by Northwest,” the two friends have clung to that movie lovers’ vision. They’ve screened obscure cult classics — to full houses and nearly empty ones — at the Milton Theatre. They’ve braved the perils of COVID-19 to present open-air screenings at Hudson Fields. And they’ve put local filmmakers through their paces with their annual Horror Trailer Challenge.
Below the Waves
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- Written by Kris Legates
Shipwrecks abound along the coast of Delaware
By Pam George
Photograph by Marc Clery
From the May 2024 issue
It’s a typical sunny day, and beachgoers are taking a leisurely walk on the sand or, if the water is warm enough, splashing in the surf. It’s a peaceful, lighthearted scene. But unknown to many, the sparkling waves hide gloomy graves in the distance — or even beneath one’s feet. There are more than 2,400 wrecks in the waters around the Delmarva Peninsula, according to the National Geographic Society’s “Shipwrecks of Delmarva” map.
If the number surprises you, consider the presence of the two lighthouses on the breakwaters off Lewes as well as the Indian River Life-Saving Station (now a museum), all built in response to seagoing casualties in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Vacation Paths Less Traveled
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By Lynn R. Parks
Photo courtesy of Kathleen Schell
From the April 2024 issue
Preston Schell’s 40th birthday was approaching and he and his wife, Kathleen, were trying to figure out how to celebrate. The Rehoboth-area couple — he is co-founder and president of the Ocean Atlantic Companies, a group of land development and real estate firms; she is co-owner of one of those companies, Monument Sotheby’s International Realty — were tired of the typical vacations they had taken and were looking for something unique.
“We’d been going on trips that were oriented toward relaxing, eating and drinking, and we said, ‘Let’s do something more adventuresome, a little more active,” Kathleen recalls.