Coastal Point • M. PATRICIA TITUS Fog enveloped the area on Monday, but nothing could keep these dogs from their appointed rounds.

DNREC breaks out new regs
“What you’ll see tonight is not more of the same old business, because that won’t get the job done. This is some pretty drastic stuff we’re going to talk about tonight, and that’s what it’s going to take to restore the water quality of the Inland Bays.”

Four seats open on school board
Two incumbents have filed for re-election to their seats on the Indian River School District school board. Dr. Donald G. Hattier, a resident of Dagsboro, has filed for another three-year term in his District 4 seat. Nina Lou Bunting, also of Dagsboro, has filed for an additional three-year term in her District 3 seat.

Police seek graffiti suspects in Ocean View
Many homes could use a little new paint, but the new paint provided by a local vandal or vandals was considerably less than desirable for some Ocean View-area property owners.

County fields subdivision appeal
Sussex County Council spent much of the Feb. 8 council meeting engaged with a subdivision appeal that had been denied at County Planning and Zoning (P&Z).

Selbyville maintains same tax rate
Members of the Selbyville Town Council unanimously agreed at their meeting Monday, Feb. 7, to retain the town’s existing tax rate of $1.85 per $100 of assessed property value into the 2005-2006 fiscal year.

S. Bethany kicks in for lobbyist
South Bethany Town Council has decided to match funds with Bethany Beach for beach replenishment Washington, D.C. lobbyist firm Marlowe & Company.

Good and bad news in local soybeans
Local farmers may face reduced yields if the soybean rust fungus blows northward into Delaware this season, but there is some good news to report as well.

Collective marks event for tsunami relief
The churches of the Southeast Sussex Ministerium have always focused on local folks in need.

DelDOT hosts downtown Dagsboro forum
Dagsboro residents can expect a sweeping curve at Main Street (Clayton Avenue) and Route 26 in their future.

Police Corner — Winter driving can be tricky — be aware
We hope it is not too late to give you folks some tips for winter driving. The weekend’s weather a few weeks ago was the perfect example of very dangerous situations that only occur at this time of the year. We experienced almost everything, including snow, rain, ice, fog and sleet, all together increasing the danger of driving.

Selbyville fines Mountaire for sewage slip
Selbyville Town Council members unanimously agreed at their Feb. 7 meeting to assess Mountaire Corporation a fine of $3,000 for sewage violations in November. An administrative penalty of $1,000 was assessed for each of three incidents in which the company exceeded maximum levels for biochemical (or biological) oxygen demand (BOD).

Daisey welcome back as Frankford mayor
Frankford Town Council returned Robert Daisey to President and welcomed Maynard Esender as the new Vice President at the Feb. 7 council meeting.

Bethany sets hearing on development plan
The creation of a comprehensive development plan for Bethany Beach will take one more step on Friday, Feb. 18, at 6:30 p.m., when a public hearing calling for comment on the final draft plan is held. The hearing is set for the town meeting room in Bethany Beach Town Hall.

County thinks internationally
Sussex County Council considered adoption of the International Building Code (IBC) and the International Residential Code (IRC) at the Feb. 8 council meeting, but deferred another week over Council Member George Cole’s opposing vote.

Chili steals the show
Whether you’re an Eagles or Patriots fan, this past Super Bowl Sunday was the best time to grab a great bowl of chili at Bear Trap’s 1st Annual Chili Cook-Off.

New restaurant cooking in Ocean View
Restaurateur Matt Haley and his crew are looking forward to April 15, and not for their tax refunds. While procrastinators are scrambling to calculate figures and fill out forms, the minds behind SoDel Concepts will be opening yet another endeavor in their successful restaurant group — this time in Ocean View.

New delopment rewards service workers
Seacoast Realty agents John and Andy Timmons (Team Timmons) have started filling contracts on 36 new home sites near Dagsboro — a development called Herring Wood — with a special market in mind.

Mardi Gras — Bethany style
The Big Easy hosted their 7th Annual Mardi Gras party on Saturday, Feb. 5. The event featured a Cajun buffet and local band lowercase blues, and raised $1,000 for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society through auction. Donating gift certificates for auction were Outrigger’s Seafood Grill, Matteo’s Restaurant, Mango’s, Howard’s Pub and Doyle’s Restaurant. Also contributing items were Bear Trap Dunes, Beach Club Golf Links, Beauty at the Beach, Lifeforce Massage and Wellness Center and the Nassau Gallery.

Girls look to close season in a rush
The Indian River varsity girls’ basketball team went 0-2 last week versus two of the most dominate northern Henlopen conference teams, Sussex Central and Caesar Rodney.

Frozen surfers ride out tourney
Slowly but surely the winter weather will thaw out, and, likewise, so has the Indian River wrestling team as they posted second in the St. Michael’s Invitational Saturday, Jan. 29.

Athlete exhibits determination and class
You win some, you lose some. That seems to be the story for the Indian River’s varsity boy’s basketball team this past week.

Boys notch three wins in week
The members of the Southern Delaware All-Stars Cheerleading continue to make a splash in the sport during their first months in existence.

Grapplers prepare for dual tourney
The Maryland District of the Eastern Surfing Association is calling all able-bodied surfers and water enthusiasts to join in Ocean City’s 1st Frozen Surf Open Tournament to help benefit Southeast Asia’s tsunami victims.

Livable Delaware
We are changing our community at a startling rate. Anyone who doubts this need only drive through Cedar Neck, where I grew up, to see the impact we’re having. We owe it to ourselves and our children to do what we can to minimize that impact. Sometimes, even seemingly benign things like landscaping your home can have unforeseen consequences.