Georgetown rings in Constitution Week
As the clock struck 4 p.m., Sept. 17, bells rang out in Georgetown and across the nation for Constitution Day.
The celebration marked the day and hour of the first public reading of the U.S. Constitution 238 years ago.
The Nathaniel Mitchell Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted a ceremony at town hall.
Mark Mathias of the Caesar Rodney and Lewistown Chapters of the Sons of the American Revolution did the honors, ringing a bell 13 times for the 13 colonies that adopted the Constitution.
Rep. Jeff Hilovsky, R-Long Neck, addressed the gathering on the importance of honoring our heritage. He challenged the audience to look to the Constitution to become part of the solution to political discord.
“For Delawareans and all Americans, the path forward lies not in perpetuating hate, but rejecting it, right here, right now. We can stand together, rooted in the enduring enduring wisdom of our founding document and the optimistic future of our founding fathers,” Hilovsky said.
Georgetown Mayor Bill West read a proclamation recognizing Sept. 17-23 as Constitution Week. He said all need to return to the ideals of the Constitution.
“We need to get back to respecting one another and do away with the hatred that’s in the country now. We’re better than that,” West said.
Bill Shull has been covering Lewes for the Cape Gazette since 2023. He comes to the world of print journalism after 40 years in TV news. Bill has worked in his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He came to Lewes in 2014 to help launch WRDE-TV. Bill served as WRDE’s news director for more than eight years, working in Lewes and Milton. He is a 1986 graduate of Penn State University. Bill is an avid aviation and wildlife photographer, and a big Penn State football, Eagles, Phillies and PGA Tour golf fan. Bill, his wife Jill and their rescue cat, Lucky, live in Rehoboth Beach.
