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Charity Spotlight:
Support Food Bank of Delaware's Holiday
Food Drives
Help make the holiday season bright for families in need this year. The Food Bank of Delaware is asking for the public's assistance in making sure that no Delawarean goes without a holiday meal this season. This year will be a difficult one throughout the state of Delaware as more families struggle to afford food. Businesses, schools, faith-based organizations and other community groups are encouraged to organize food drives throughout the holiday season.
Can't organize a food drive? Click here to make a donation to the holiday food drive. Just $1 provides two meals! Food collected through the holiday drive will be used to create "Thanksgiving For All" holiday meal boxes.
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Social Media Rules
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Locals Now!
November 2013
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Greetings!
November starts off with World Championship Punkin Chunkin (WCPC), that stars hurling gourds and features amusement rides, food vendors, fireworks, live concerts, a pumpkin cooking contest, a chili cook-off, the Miss Punkin Chunkin pageant, etc. We move into the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival. The month leaves us with the start of the holiday season. We have the recipes for you to make your holiday table a taste of the towns. So, let's all be thankful for what we have and vow to help those in need.
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THE LOCAL LIFESTYLE:
Chefs Share Their Love Of Recipes
First Thanksgiving in your new home? What if you could serve a culinary buffet with dishes from the area's top chefs, how great would that be? Well, be thankful that you can, thanks to these popular area chefs who supplied "Locals Now!" with some of their favorite holiday recipes that will bring a local twist to your table this Thanksgiving Day. So go ahead, serve up this chef-inspired Southern Delaware Thanksgiving Menu courtesy of these superior chefs including Richard Nofi at Bethany Blues, Rebecca Williams from the Buttery, Gary Papp of the Essential Chef, Debbie Viscovie at Food by Design, Gretchen Hanson at Hobo's, Ginger Brenneman at MIXX, Scott Viselli from Matt Haley's Papa Grandes.
Don't worry, if you don't cook, are not a home cook or the next wannabe Food Network Star, our area offers many splendid restaurants ready to indulge your Thanksgiving Feasting.
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The Lightship Overfalls by Phil Martin
Commissioned in 1938, the lightship now known as Overfalls saw service in Long Island Sound, at Martha's Vineyard, and finally at the entrance to Boston Harbor. She was donated to the Lewes Historical Society in 1973, after which followed a long saga to restore and preserve her. The ship is on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service in June of 2011. I happened upon her while wandering along the Lewes Canal, and was immediately fascinated by the vessel.
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FEATURED BOOMERS: Bob and Jayne Holmes
"Locals Now!" recently interviewed Bob and Jayne Holmes who moved to Lewes in May 2012 for our Featured Boomer column. The Holmes' relocated from Cape Neddick, Maine after Bob retired. "We lived near York in Maine. It's near the coast same as here, we're seven miles from the beach." Bob met Jayne in Maine and they married in 2002.
Bob was the CFO for an electronics component and printing company, who has worked with comedian Bob Marley and country western star Garth Brooks among others. While Jayne was a staff accountant before the move, she continues to work full time for the same company from their Lewes home in the Ridings.
LN: "Where else did you consider before buying in Delaware?"
BH: "Hilton Head, North Carolina or Savannah, Georgia."
LN: "When did you actually move here?"
BH: "I retired on April 16, 2012, and we moved to Lewes on May 18th."
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THE STATE OF REAL ESTATE
One of the things I can always count on when talking with someone about real estate and financing it they will always as k me, "What do you think is going to happen with interest rates?" and "What are the current interest rates?"
There are so many factors in today's lending world that affect rates it is just incredible. The economy, government intervention, the stock market... Click Here for The Details
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According to Doug Rainey, at Delaware Business Daily," In its first ranking of tax climate the consumer newsletter and online publisher put Delaware on top of the list. The state typically finishes higher, due to the lack of a sales tax and low property taxes."
Delaware Ranks #1 in Tax-friendliness
Delaware has been ranked the nation's most tax friendly state by Kiplinger's. The media company Thursday launched a state-by-state Tax Map, giving online users a guide to state tax policies across the U.S. The tax map offers information on a range of taxes  -including income tax, sales tax, gas tax, and "sin" taxes on products such as alcohol and tobacco.
"This confirms what we have known all along. Delaware is the best place to live, work and play, and do it all for less money," said Alan Levin, director of the Delaware Economic Development Office.
The ranking is good news for the state , Read More
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It doesn't take long to feel like a "Local" (Loving Our Casual Active Lives) in Coastal Delaware. What are your plans for the holidays?
Kathy
Kathy Sperl-Bell, Broker-Owner
Active Adults Realty
1504 Savannah Rd., Lewes, DE 19958
Kathy@ActiveAdultsRealty.com
302-542-1203 | 302-424-1890
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