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🌱 Remembering Roni Posner, a fundraiser who brought people together

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Rehoboth Beach! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Remembering Roni Posner, a fundraiser who brought people together
  • Keith Banks honored for 25 years as Rehoboth police chief
  • Rehoboth's Howard Blizzard earns rare honor for training firefighters

Also on today's calendar: Making Spirits Bright: Tanger Outlets Rehoboth Invites Community to Join Holiday Celebrations and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did Beethoven say when he heard about reincarnation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 65 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 60, low: 53.
  • Thursday: A couple of showers, with a high of 62 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Roni Posner, community advocate (capegazette.com) — Roni Posner, whose New Year's Eve galas at Rehoboth Beach Convention Center raised tens of thousands of dollars for WomenHeart and CAMP Rehoboth, died Nov. 5 at 78. The Lewes resident also served two terms on the Cape Henlopen School Board and helped graduating seniors pursue careers in education through scholarships.
   

2. Banks recognized for 25 years as Rehoboth Police chief (capegazette.com) — Rehoboth Beach Police Chief Keith Banks marked 25 years leading the department with recognition from both chambers of Delaware's General Assembly at the Nov. 9 city commissioner meeting. Banks, who joined the department in 1991, thanked colleagues, city officials and residents, saying he still loves coming to work.
   

3. Delaware State Fire School honors past Rehoboth Beach firefighter chief with lifetime instructor award (coasttv.com) — Rehoboth Beach fire Chief Howard Blizzard has earned one of the Delaware State Fire School's rarest honors: Lifetime Instructor. Recognized Nov. 4, Blizzard began teaching there in 1971 and helped prepare generations of emergency responders. Fewer than 100 instructors have received the distinction since the school began in the 1960s.
   

4. Rehoboth Beach proposes changes to summer concert schedule (coasttv.com) — Rehoboth Beach is proposing Friday and Saturday Bandstand concerts for summer 2027, dropping Sunday performances and reducing the season by about six shows. The city says the change would offer a predictable schedule and give downtown businesses a Sunday break from concert activity. Residents can provide feedback as officials consider the plan.
   

5. American Discovery 250 Relay reaches West Virginia (wboy.com) — A coast-to-coast relay bound for Rehoboth Beach on Thanksgiving Day reached West Virginia on Monday. The American Discovery 250 Relay began in California July 1, with walkers, cyclists and equestrians passing a baton inscribed with the Declaration of Independence. In West Union, veterans and local students helped hand it onward.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Cape Henlopen High School Theatre Department proudly presents its fall play, You Can’t Take It With You, running November 19-22.
    Having fallen in love with Tony Kirby, the son of a Wall Street tycoon, Alice invites Tony’s parents to a dinner party and asks her family to… (Nextdoor Canal Pointe)
  • Cape Henlopen High School Theatre Department proudly presents its fall play, You Can’t Take It With You, running November 19-22.
    Having fallen in love with Tony Kirby, the son of a Wall Street tycoon, Alice invites Tony’s parents to a dinner party and asks her family to… (Nextdoor Canal Pointe)
  • Giant Food of Maryland, LLC posted a job opening for PT Courtesy Clerk-Bundler - Front End - 0387 in Rehoboth Beach. Apply here.
  • American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. posted a job opening for Aerie - Stock Associate in Rehoboth Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rehoboth Beach here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What did Beethoven say when he heard about reincarnation?" — I'll be Bach! (Thank you Raymond S. for sending it in!)
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