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IhM v« iv of Avalon Coun/i odiled by tlw 'Klom-fnl»i‘y 'School istudmt* H informed u> ' (hat the ChrtatmJtt play 'Star Croat ad Sanla" would be (ifetienied Dec tl \my I'fanHiirl warned all parent* that Mr*. M-.Hi.rti* ik teaching her Mh grade itudenL* to read rMM-mapa Jand there will tie a volunteer navigator on future trips Editor John (latkill congratulated Sue Slohhart for being student of I he month for hth graiie. »’i»ut Dor it won the same honor for 4th and Brian Marks won the Elks Hoop Shoot ITe made II baskets 4 >'v in h»s coni petition Fifth and «th graders visited the County Jail and some found it very depressing’ " Fifty seven officers and five sergeants' ofKitroJ the jail -around the and are unarmed The< must drop their weapons m a security, twx before entering Security > remains tight thanks to modern technofogy Everything is monitored by electronic, devices, according to Frank Reed and * Scott Hoff.

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We got a nice (Tiristmas note form A. Wayne. III. recording secretary of the Realty Owners Assoc * of •S H Jo it he reported that •th»' IWOdiH-s lof more than i non rnfiiibers i were mail ed t)e<- I and more than half.sent in their member shipVhecks within the* firsttwo weeks Its good to know our watchdog is such a viable group with checks coming In from such .fat*flung p.laces as Hollywood,. Colorado mountains and the Texas panhandle Wayne also, said he had received many changes of address with many becoming year round residents of our borough

Received the fnost original invitation we've ever gotten this week In the envelope was a slip of mBomi construction pap*t with'a green balloon slip ped mtaa slit at the top 'On the paper was written • you'll never know till you blow it tip " We did and on the balloon was written the name of the hostess, the time and dite of the party in Avalon The’ fun has already begun, so you can

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the borough has to pay for the towering Christmas tree on %th SI each year 7 We learned fron) 0>un cilman llafry Strohmet? last week that each year someone donates the tree from his or her own proper ty Now that 's what we call a real gift The party given Jointly at Mayor Tom and Alice Clydesdale's home in Cold Spring by His Honor and wife. Ethel and Charles Wondrauff. Marion and Paul Scarlett and Jean and" Al WesthoW was super in every way The fascinating early American house with - it^ secret staircase and concelaed room — they lived there two years before they learned of its existence — Was simply gorgeous We could see the welcoming indoor lighting from a great distance and the decor was insbired as always Tom and /yiicc are ’ -seemingly tireless'in their, efforts, producing an old fashioned many-course dinner prepared by eight superlative chefs Paul Scarlett's crabmeat hors d'oe'vres vanished in seconds and we went back for seconds on the chicken w.ith water chestnut casserole and spinach dtp Believe us, it was agony for /one Who professed to be

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Parti«« chei Clydesdale are always sensationaj but this year there was an add ed stellar attraction. At summer’s end a departing renter left an. unwanted German shepherd pup in the back ofthe Clydesdales' car when their son left It just long enough to pick up an ice cream cone in Cape May For Jol ^Clydesdale (their daughter) it was the answer to a prayer because her beloved Petie, another shepherd, had died a shprt time previously an4 newcomer- Benson is all a pet lover could ask. Jof has taught him Spanish, 2nd he responds to orders given in that tongue. Obviously, she has yet to teach him to attack He knocked himself out to make each guest feel loved There were lots of . potential dognappers pre sent and we left only when the last carol had been sung, accompani£d*by the Seniors’ orchestra, casting envious glances at endearing Benson “Veter Bryden of Phila. and) Cape May and Nell Douglas (Of the Douglas Candy family, whose business is Ihe oldest in the cbbnty) are now managing the Gate House Flower & Gift Shop. 352 96th St. on the Wharf. They took over from Mr. Vance, who is now semi-retired, in October of '81. The Gate House has been serving the area for 25 years from different locations. Nell and Pete called us at 5 last night saying they wanted to make a delivery and asking if we’d be home They arrived 10 minutes later,

looking like Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus when they ap^ peared. The beauty and ex citement. of the moment lingers on for us and our friends to enjoy. ••• i .Got a phone call from R. Donald Wendorff, Admins. Supervisor of S.H. Elementary School Tues morning asking if we could run over and attend a surprise Christmas party, the kindergarten had planned for their teacher. Andrea Howard. For three weeks the tots, with .a Couple of mothers and Mr. wendorff in on the conspiracy, arranged the affair. Mr. Wendorff scheduled a tftaff meeting in his office during which'time the tiny elves and their fnothers set the party up in the kindergarden room. By the time we arrived a handsomely decorated cake was surrounded by red forks, Christmas paper plates and napkins and seating places were arranged. Sitting on the floor in the middle of the room, a much astonished Andy .tfnward was opening presents her little charges ..proffered excitedly We thought they Were all thoughtful and neat but our favorite was Aminute tree ornanjent rej|resenting a professor wearing her robes and a mortar board. The unbelievable part is that 19 eager little boys and girls- kept this a secret for almost a month. They are: Robin Aiy< /alone. Van Cathcart, Molly Dpherty, Scott Fisher, Eugene T. Lynch, Jaime Rich, Nicole Ross, Raelene Tlx and Harrison Walters

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of Stone Harbor and Joseph Bretlin, Merry Jone«, Carey Koch, panae Ludgate* Brian Nielson, 1 Dana Pollxxi. Kerri Quinn. Joseph Sullivan, Margaret Trainor and Seth Wood of Avalon. Following the party we admired the decorations in Hie school marked by ingenuity and creativity. The long halls are dfaped in computer printouts and every possible space exhibits the spirit of Christmas. We met Esther Pacitti, who with the supervisor and five other teachers, toured N.Y.C. with students in grades 5 thru 8. They went to Radio City to see the Holiday show, the Rockettes performed as wooded soldiers and favorite ,cah>ls were the theme The finale was the Nativity with live animals on stage which the students were later allowed to pet The^ had a (lackstage tour and were .'.permitted on stage to do a v short routine so they can always say '’You know, believe it or not I danced on||hat stage once.” They p a u s e d a t Rockefeller Center, for lunch, walked afduira the skating rink and then went to the top of the World Trade Center, and polished off the day on a Staten Island ferry tour so the kids

could all see the Statue of Liberty. Ms. Pacitti said the day was marvelous and students Completely exhilarated (tired out too, we’ll bet). Our wager is that the return trip home was very quiet.) ••• St. Mary’s Episcopal Church has done a remarkable job of collecting canned food, goodies and checks, to provide more of the same, donated by parishioners and people of other persuasions who realize this year is a tough one for so very many families. ••• You all know by now that Marcelle and Ray deLaurentis won the week in St. Thomas, V.I. in the raffle held by St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church and had a marvelous time there They never really had tlme^ to unpack because they left immediately on a cruise aboard the ship Southward with good buddies Jessie and Harry Strothmetz and Tom and Alice Clydesdale. We’ve seen their snapshots and they had a ball. They visited Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Ocharrios »4nd their favorite spot of all, Little San Salvador, an island where only one couple dwells. \ •••

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CAMDEN - Bishop George H. Guilfoyle of the .Diocese of Camden announced that the House of Charity has authorized , (20,000 in additional funds to assist the needy through Catholic Social Services offices in Southern New Jersey. The pre-Christmas *id tyill help meet food, fuel and shelter needs of families in the sjx counties comprising the Diocese of Camden, including Cape May. FUNDS ARE being made available from the House of Charity which supports the programs carried out by Catholic Social Service Offices in every county within the Diocese. "This special commitment of aid is in addition to the more thar\ one milliori dollars in assistance arid services rendered by Catholic Social Services during the past year within the Diocese," said Bishop Guilfoyle. "Our 1982 House of Charity Appeal surpassed its goal, and there is no better way of helping our less fortunate neighbor than through the Social Service offices which have been identifying and assisting families in need." .- MSGR. Eugene F. Pack, executive director of the House of Charity, noted that funds have already been assigned to Catholic Social SeYvipe offices, and that allocations of food and (fuel supplies are already being delivered. "Thanks to the great way that Catholic Social Services works, this money actually has a multiplier effect. since the offices serve as clearinghouses for gifts, of clothing, furniture and other items,” said Msgr. Pack. "Thus the money provides a great deal more aid than the number of dollars indicate.” ASSISTANCE is being rendered locally through Catholic Social Services of Cape May, in Burleigh. Sr. Mary Peter, MSBT,

Executive Director of Catholic Social Services, noted that the funds will ' assist new groups' of families. "We’re finding that this year, we have people requiring assistance who never applied for help before," she stated. ’’They come from all backgrounds, so this is truly an instance of neighbor helping neighbor." ••ONE LADY,’* she poted, "wanted to give us a painting in return for the assistance we rendered, because she said she had never)*taken anything without giving something in return. This, in a very real way, epitomizes the growing numbfers of people who need help this year and who have turned to us for assistance. Thanks to.this added commitment, we will be able to go beyond our original effort and help hundreds of other deserving men and women. v Catholic Social Sendees’ year- round program includes the more than SI million from the’ Diocese through the House of Charity and almost $100,000 from various Foundations, as well as the annual Rice Bowl collection. Army Medal For Bakley FISHING CREEK - Staff Sgt. Samuel A. Bakley/ brother of Randy S. Bakley of 118 Fishing Creek Rd., here, has been decorated with the U.S. Army Commendation Medal at Fort Lee,.Va. The medal is awarded to those individuals who demonstrate outstanding achievement or meritorious service in the performance of their duties on, behalf of the Army. Bakley is a traffic managemem coordinator with the U.S. Army Logistics Center.