Fun, Frivolity An Extended Season Oktoberfest Comes To

GEMUTLICHKE1T will be abundant at the First Annual Bavarian Oktoberfest Sept. 29-30. Featured at the three-day festival Will ber* authentic German dancing groups, oompah bands, a feast of German

food and much more. Mach schnell!

WILDWOOD - The sounds of oompnh music, clinking mugs of sudsy beer and raucous frivolity will fill the air of Wildwood — yes, Wildwooc 1 this weekend as the town kicks off its first annual Oktoberfest. The event, a mini-version of the farrious Munich, Germany Oktoberfest, will pack three days of gaiety into the weekend (Sept. 2830) for local residents and is expected to draw about 30,000 visitors from as far as Washington, D.C. to New York City. The Oktoberfest is the brainchild of promoter Lou Lambert, a Wildwood businessman for nine years. It is designed to put some life back into the area, traditionally quiet after Labor Day, and extend the tourist season. "I think we’re going to de fantastic," Lambert said, citing full house bookings at 2S motels and a phone that won’t stop ringing from callers interested in the event. ‘i think the season in Wildwood can be stret’W'." Lambert said. "It’s a sin with the weather we have done here rpt to have more people

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The event, promoted by Lambert and cosponsored by the Wildwood Chamber

Wildwood

of Commerce, the Lions Club, Optimists. Rotary and Kiwanis will offer a good taste of what the Munich festival Itself must belike. Officially startipg at 6 p.m. Friday, the festival will run from 6-1 a m. Friday, and noon-1 a m. Saturday and Sunday. The starting event will be a German band contest in front of the Hofbrau on Pacific Ave. Convention Hall •will be decorated "bettej than it ever has before,” supplemented by two 120x40 foot tents. One tent will house a beer hall serving up two kinds of draft beer. The other will contain various booths set up by service organizations and charitable groups. a German food including ’ wursts will be dished up, as several German dancing groups twirl to the sound of hearty oomphh bands. "Feist Meister" or master of the festival will be Professor Irwin Corey, an entertainer renowned for his doubletalking style and disheveled chic mode of dress. Performing'at the celebration will be the Shuhplatters. a german dancing group with two other dance groups, 10 German bands and an

Alpine Horn Blowers group A petting zoo and a special German N (Page 3 Please)

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Bittner Emphasis : Good Government

OCEAN CITY - New energy for Tape May County is what Republican Freeholder candidate Jack Bittner promises to bring to cAunty government u elected November 6. And, if enthusiasm is a source of energy, the Ocean City businessman may be on nis way. r Owner of the Sandaway Hotel in Ocean City and a member of 8 professional and civic organizations, Bittner does not appear to suffer from a personal energy shortage. The candidate is facing of(^ against Democratic opponent Frank Murphy for a freeholder seat being vacated by Thomas Tucker. Bittner is running on a ticket shaVed by Assembly

incumbents Joseph W. Chinnici and James R. Hurley. He is not running on a strict platform of set issues, Bittner said. "I am a good government. candidate," Bittner told the Herald and Lantern. "I’m not a single issue person." Good government as defined by Bittner is one that is both responsive and challenging. "Government has to be as reachable as possible and to reach out as much as possible," the candidate explained. Bittner’s good government campaign centers around his "five commandments:” —"be a representative and a voice for all residents of Cape May County.

fighting inflation to keep the tax rate down. — Improve public transportation and expand Senior Citizen Bus Programs to include all residents where possible. —Keep taxes to a bare minimum while providing services desired and needed by our residents. —Increase employment opportunities through additional clean industnr, while planning domestic growth balanced with environmental and financial consideration. —Provide Honesty, efficiency, responsiveness and effectiveness." The candidate said he has gone on record asking Gov. Brendan Byrne to appoint a Cape May County representative to the

yShellfisheries Council, and ‘has requested that the county's enormously successful Free Fare Transportation System for seniors be expanded to include all citizens. On the issue of energy, Bittner said he thinks better communications between county leaders and energy ’decision makers is needed. On increased tourism promotion by the state, Bittner said he feelp an entire department of state tourism should be created to better accomodate the states second largest and Cape May County’s largest industry. Taxes can be kept down if "we make sure everything we do is done as (Page3Please) •