Hospital Addition Progress

Dorit Ward AWARDS OF A $100 bond and an engraved plaque are presented to Keith Forrest of Cape May for first place finish in national essay contest. His winning essay. "What My Vote Will Mean To Me,” won awards through local, regional and national competitions which were open to students from seventh through 12th grades. From the left are Erwin Cermock, president of Cape Branch 232 of the Fleet Reserve Association; Keith's mother, Libby Uunp Forrest; the award winner, an 11th grade student at lamer Cape May Regional, and Frank Rurkhardt, Northeast Americanism chairman, branch 57 of South Jersey. Award was made at a dinner in the Town Rank V.F.W.

COURT HOUSE-As the foundation of the Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital’s five-story patient tower nears the halfway mark, me patient need of the residents of . Cape May County become more apparent with the hospital census at 95 percent and above. Ttye population of the county continues to grow as well as the number of'doctors practicing in the county. The prime feature of the new expansion will be the 132 new patient beds including a modern 16-bed intensive and coronary care unit and expanded modern surgery suite. The ground floor, which is on its way to completion, will provide space for support services and storage. THE FIRST FLOOR will

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AVALON - The borough will expand its recycling program, beginning Nov. 1.

"All Avalon residents will receive letters explaining the new expanded

The $illagf ^titrljfrg ^ HAS MOVED TO NEW c<««c« WINTER QUARTERS

523 BROADWAY, W. CAPE MAY| Our shoppe in Cold Spring Village has closed for ihe winter. So’ to continue to serve our customers we're opening our winter quarters in nearby West Cape May.l ' mo vFng~ day 7 7 spi ci A L! EVERYTHING IN, OUR SHOPPE OFF SPECIAL GOOD* 10/26-10/30 jfiillagt FOR THE FINEST IN! • (OTTON FABRIC • NOTIONS • GIFTS COUNTED CROSS STITCH SUPPLIES

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recycling program, in order to conserve natural resources, reduce the amount of waste disposed of in our limited landfill space and keep our taxpayers' costs for waste disposal at a minimum," said Counciiwomen Jeannette Glazier, THE NEW program will include colored glass in addition to the clear reusable glass already being collected, and also newspapers. Starting Nov. 1, residents are asked to separate these recyclables from the rest of their refuse. Glass should beplaced in a reusable container and newspapers should be bundled with string. (THESE recyclables should be placed at curbside for collection on Nov 1, if you live east of Dune Dr. Recyclables should he placed at curb-side away from the regular refuse during the first and third week of every month. There are Bumpei; stickers and I.D. stickers available to place on the containers for recyclable glass. For further information. call 967-7697. Annual Meeting At Vo-Tech COURT HOUSE-There will be a public meeting, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1 at the county vocational schools Career Center to go over ' state regulations and school procedures for implementation of district goals, objectives dnd standards. Among items for discussion will be the district and school's annual evaluation and classification, program and budget improvement plans for the coming year, and other items concerning implementation of the Thorough & Efficient goals in the district. j The session will be in the room adjacent .to the teachers' dining room at the center on Crest Haven

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Candidate Day VILLAS — Issues facing the people of Lower Township will be discussed and the candidate will be on hand to answer questions, during a Meet Your Independent Candidate Day featuring Joe Link, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 1 at 1300 Bayshore Rd. (next to the Villas Cake Box). Free cofi fee and donuts will be

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contain three surgical suits, a cystoscopy room and a recovery room. Also on the main floor will be the hospital entrance, admissions offices and the Auxiliary’s "Cheeri Corner." Featured on the second floor will be the intensive and coronary cart; units and a 24-bed "step-down unit" fqr patients who require monitoHng, hut do not need the special nursing care provided in the intensive and coronary care units. The third and fourth floors will each contain 46

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THE FIRST STEP to the expansion of thfe hospital'^ endrgy plant is well under way with two new fuel tanks in the ground outside Emergency and the pipes being installed in the ground floor of the present hospital and the tower. Once the patient tower is completed, (he present facilities will undhrgo modernization: The emergency room will be enlarged, a cardlac/trauma treatment room added, and patient and family waiting areas enlarged. Radiology, respiratory and physical therapy and others will be expanded to meet currerit and future patient needs. AT THE PRESENT rate of progress, Turner Construction predicts that the tower will be enclos<kJ by mid-November. Despite construction causing inconveniences to the staff and employees at the hospital, patient care has

gone on uninterrupted, with the best interest of the patient and his or her family being the prime concern of the hospital. Anyone who. has not as

yet contributed to the building fund drive may do so by mailing a check or pledge to The Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital. Fund at the hospitaf

Peter Shields closes for the winter this Saturday. Thc.staff & management extend heartfelt thanks for a memorable season.

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