Herald A Lantern 13 May 81

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Bulb Bash Proposed

By Ed Haynett CAPE MAY — The best tulips, as anyone knows, come from Holland. So, as not everyone knows, did Cornelius Jacobsen Mey, who represented the Dutch West India Company when he discovered Cape May in May 1630. What could better commemorate the occasion than a tulip festival? ACCORDINGLY, the Greater Cape May Chamber of Commerce, with the city

& MONUMENT SITE awaits Sunday's dedication ceremonies.

organizations and people to meet at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) at City Hall to set up a community bulb bash The festival would include a fall planting of tulips and other bulbs in municipal plots and throughout the city by private property owners. Further events are expected when the flowers come into bloom. Capt. Mey would likely have been pleased, though he might wonder why it took 160 years to provide the Dutch treat. Dedi6ation i From Page 1 > tions have been made thru the Veteran's Bureau. Sunday's ceremonies emceed by Freeholder Thornton, will include remarks by several dignitaries and the presentation of wreaths in addition to unveiling of the monument by Myrtle Hevener, superintendent of the cemetery and supervisor of veteran's Interment for the county. FREEHOLDER ANTHONY* CATANOSO will welcome .the public and guest who will include: Congressman Bill Hughes, Cpt. James Kelly of the Coast Guard Training Center; William Ingling, executive director of the N.J. Cemetery Board; Joseph Koury, past state Cmdr. World War I Barracks; H. Louis Brooks, state Cmdr. World I Barracks, John Wickert. county legion Cmdr.,; James Brooker, chairman of the County Park Commission, Freeholders Bill Sturm and Ralph Evans. Among members of the Veterans' Cemetary Advisory Board on hand will be George Porter of Cape May who was responsible for the inscription on the veteran's monument. i

Science More Than Fair-

(From Page 1) petition being held in,Milwaukee. Peter Freese won the gold medal earlier this month in the regional competition for hit excellent project, Design and Analysis of a Basic Compiler. The compiler is a system for converting a synthetic computer language into a binary code used by computers. Debbie Racz won a silver medal in the regional event for her extensive research and analysis of The Effects of Effluent on Dennisville Lake. Ms. Racz has recently been asked by the Dennisville Township Committee to attend one of their meetings and discuss with them the results of her study. The Committee is currently seeking a solution to the pollution problem existing at the lake as a result of the sewage treatment discharge being emitted from the plant at the Woodbine State School. "ITS GREAT." high school science chairman Joe Steady said recently about students from Cape May County finally having the chance to compete at the international competition. “It's a very selective process," he said, noting that it is now evident that kids in Cape May County can successfully compete with students from the

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(From Paget) Point Appeal

Dropped by CAPE

STONE HARBOR - After spending several hundred dollars and several thousand manhours over the past five years, the Citizens Assn, for Protection of the Environment has withdrawn its appeal of the borough's plans to sell almost 30 building lots at Stone Harbor Point. According to CAPE president Ruth Fishe \ mounting costs and the inability to attain any "meaningful compromise" from the borough led to dropping the appeal. THE BOROUGH HAS spent almost $300,000 on improvements to the area south of 121st St where it hopes to take in thousands in ratables. The borough is still appealing CAFRA requirements that the municipality detail conservation plans for the remainder of The Point — a v lands habitat jutting into Hereford InI 'atween the ocean and Great Channel. 1 » Harbor officials contend the state

best scitnce-oriented school systems in the region. » . . Accompanying the students to Milwaukee is science teacher Bill Doan, the man Mr. Steady contends is responsible for the successful science program now flourishing in MiddleTownship. "The man is a magician.” Steady commented last week. "He really motivates the kids and they have a great deal of respect for him " FELLOW CHEMISTRY teacher Fred . Lange echoed the chairman's remarks. "Bill can really get things across," he said. He noted that while other teachers often have trouble getting the basics of general courses across to the students, Mr. Doan is successful in getting students to understand difficult, advanced courses A chemistry teacher in the school for nine years, Bill Doan was selected this year by the South Jersey section of the American Chemical Society as their "Outstanding Science Teacher." an honor Mr. Steady claims is "Justly deserved." The award is presented annually to a science teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to science education in South Jersey.

has no right to impose guidelines outside the area of development. In the meantime. Ms. Fisher continues to call for the borough to "sober up and look out for everyone’s interest...We have done everything humanely possible to make officials and the people more aware of his destruction. What is needed now is men of good conscience. 4 She also indicated any homes built in the are will be vulnerable to erosion and storm danger. Condo Exempted OCEAN CITY — A 100-plus condominium planned for the Pier 34 marina will be exempt from the city's new or dinance prohibiting multi-family units in commercial zones. But under the terms of a Superior Court consent order signed last week, developer John Benson of Newtown Square, Pa., will be required to keep at least 50 boat slips for public use, allow public purchase of marine fuel, provide a boat ramp and parking and reduce the number of proposed condo units from 120 to 112. Benson's attorney argued that the new ordinace was tantamount to the municipal moratorium op multi-family housing which the court earlier found in violation of state law.

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