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Rehoboth Beach Patrol rings bell to kick off 2022 season

Lifeguards will be on duty seven days a week until almost October
Rehoboth Beach Mayor Stan Mills, left, kicks off the 2022 summer season with the second annual bell-ringing ceremony at Rehoboth Beach Patrol headquarters. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Chris Flood
June 1, 2022

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Rehoboth Beach Patrol
1 Baltimore Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States

Rehoboth Beach officially kicked off its summer season with the beach patrol’s second annual bell-ringing ceremony May 28.

Capt. Jeff Giles started the new tradition last year, when Mayor Stan Mills rang the bell at the inaugural ceremony. Mills was given the honor again this year.

Last year, everyone was in hoodies and sweatshirts, said Mills, addressing the lifeguards and the small crowd gathered on the Boardwalk. The weather this year was much better, which is a signal it’s going to be a great year, he said.

Police Chief Keith Banks is entering his second year in charge of the beach patrol. There’s a full complement of guards, he said.

“They’re ready to go,” said Banks.

The Rehoboth Beach Patrol headquarters, 1 Baltimore Ave., is located on the Boardwalk at the end of Baltimore Avenue. Guards are on duty the Saturday before Memorial Day through three weeks following Labor Day. Weekdays hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weekend and holiday hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

For more information, go to rehobothbeachpatrol.com, call 302-227-2280 or email rehobothbeachpatrol@cityofrehoboth.com.

 

Dan Miller plays the bugle while the flag is raised.
Capt. Jeff Giles proudly showing off this year’s T-shirts for the guards.
Chief Rich Szvitich organizes stand flags before the ceremony.
The beach in Rehoboth is still a little damaged from the Mother’s Day storm, but this piling is an indication that Mother Nature is slowly bringing back sand. In the days after the storm, much more of the piling was exposed.
The weather board on the outside wall of beach patrol headquarters. It doesn’t get much nicer than that.
Memorial Day weekend weather was great, which brought out a lot of people. Here Ernesto Morales and John Leso do some early morning yoga at the Bandstand.
The red flags on the beach are an indication of stormwater outfalls. Swimming is prohibited in that area.
The crowds near Rehoboth Avenue were dense, but it thinned out all the way down by Prospect Street. Guarding the beach are eight-year-veteran Bryan Bowles, left, and rookie Brady Cole.
Beachgoers got lucky this Memorial Day weekend because the tide was going out during prime beach time, revealing lots of small rocks.
With a full complement of lifeguards this year, Rehoboth Beach Patrol Capt. Jeff Giles gets the season started.
Lifeguard Nicolas Penaranda, head of the beach patrol’s junior lifeguard program, digs out the sand before moving his chair into place.

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