Herald & Lantern 12 langary '83

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•.Mj*tt and ,A-n drew WiMilrrv asked us just to stop over for awhile on F)ec :tn with a ample of other friends ' Knowing Ihem as we do we got ourselves gussied up. for a party They're our good QVighlmrs and sure enough <|iy 4 :t0 the only place to •^irk for blacks was our •own front yard We pushed our way through the crowd to find a wing ding in full swing, including friends from as far away as ('old Spring In case you didn't know it Drew Woolery has the finest stereo set up on the island and Matt makes, among other things, the <M*st chili We ate. drank and played (the only sing along that night was done hv Dusty, their collie.and

l-ong Umie. our dachsundi with-people we never see enough of like Nancy and Herman Philips, (iracinc McMenamy. Marie and Denrgr Philips and so many others The Woolery s Christmas pre sent from their kids was d cordless telephone and we're dying of envy S.H. SKNIOHS' New Years Eve party was a blast as always The usual ‘crqjpd showed up the day before to decorate the Stephen l.udlam Post of the American legion and the Post's members had considerately left a lot of Christmas decorations to make the job easier Whne we finished everybody jok ed about the fact that the two shortest Seniors must have put up the ornaments

on the walls and windows — they were about one foot lower than usual The festive hats are beginning to show wear and tear. Heaven Forbid we should ever sec heads that actually fit them, unless they be E T s The committee made a note of that for next year W'hen time for the parly arrived the hall looked as festive, or more, than usual Thanx to Dunkin Drew the audio worked perfectly, the Seniors' orchestra played all the old favorites accompanied by evergracious Sara Brady and Marcelle del.aurentis. The grub was bounteous, the games fun and we got 1983 off to a great start Cinders land that Bonnie Beina held the wedding for Libby Forrest, who writes the weekly calendar of events of this publication, in the marvelous party Bonnie gives each year in her lovely old mansion with a Christmas tree in every room Libby is the new

Mrs. John Moore. Hove heard from friends who were there that the parties at the Whitebrier and at Henny's were wonderful too so it had to be a blue ribImn night for the island. We went to Marty and Jim Conljn’s annual New Year’s Day brunch and. once again the large group was comprised of guests with widely diversified interests. occupations and ages About eight were longtime friends but a very much larger bunch were new to us andall good conversationalists Bob Junl was thert* with wife, Flaine. who seems fully recovered from the fall she took from a ladder after which Marty Conlin plus S.H. Rescue Squad unquestionably saved her life. Incidentally. Elaine sent us a jar of the liver pate she and Bob make annually frfr friends — it lakes more than 12 hours to make and is worth every minute of it Jim. a guidance counselor and professor of ccononfics at Middle Twp High, makes the best scrambled eggs, in bulk, we've ever tasted and the only thing wrong with the sours and Bloody Marys they serve is they're too tempting Carry and Jane Boss gave an open house on Sun , Jan 2 at their home on the corner of B4th and 3rd Ave We don't think there was an available parking space on that intersection for 24 hours Jane prudently issued her invitations for from 2 p m 'III 5 because of the number of guests invited However you have NEVER seen so many people In one place at one time Two fully stocked bars in widely separated areas were doing business at all times and because there was a groaning board laden with goodies, surrounded by self-appointed yummy tasters. Jane and Carey were circulating with trays of hors d’oevures (for which Jane is celebrated i constantly Football was the topic of the day because Penn State had been picked NUMBER ONE by both wire services after Saturday's cliffhanger 27-23 win over Georgia We all took per sonal pride in that" win because Bulb and (lenr Fisher’s grandnephew, John Walker of Haddon Twp m Westmont played on Penn State's team New buddies. Norman and Dorothy McMahon were there as were Betty and Bob Hamilton, friends of the Fishers since their Haddon Twp, days BOHOl'*ll OF Stone Harbor’s Reorganization Meeting was held Mon . Jan 3 Following reading of the Nov 2nd election results by Boro Clerk Marjorie Wohr. William E. Balliette Jr., administered the oath of office to the following persons: For Mayor, Arden Hand fulfill mg the unexpired term of James Wood, <500 votesl. Councilmen Robert J. Fitzpatrick (501 votes). Herbert L. Hornsby Jr.. • 508 votes' and Harry K. Strohmeti (51fi votes'’ Pres of Council Eric Erinberg was reelected for 1983 Hilda (Mrs Philip' Mixsell was appointed Chairwoman of the Bird Sancturay Committee, con sisting of Counci I woman Dorothea Pfeiffer. Ethel Budrauff. Luther Supplee and Marion Claspry. Hilda Mixsell’s report on the Bird Sanctuary was ex cellent The total number of people who visited it was

52,180. People from foreign countries who signed the registry numbered 10,436 froth 35 different countries Hilda and her late husband used to sit and watch the visitors; they estimated that one out.of six watchers signed. The number of visitors frdfrH'anada dropped from 281 in 1981 to 156 this year so the rote of exchange was tough on the sanctuary as well as the merchants One bright note — this year we made more bucks on the binoculars After the ceremonies Mayor Hand invited all those who attended the ceremonies back to his home for a snack, and what a snack Mounds of shrimp as high as-the pyraminds, platters of delicious sand wiches which Anne Hand had prepared and liquid refreshment of top quality too FORMER MAYOR Tom ClydcKdfclr of Lower Twp and his wife Alice and Principal of Middle Twp High School John McVey and his wife Anne Marie acted as judges in the annual Stone Harbor Chamber of Com merce Christmas Outdoor Lighting Contest Awards were made in three categories and winners were [test Doorway—1st, Mrs. Philip Mixsell, 101 94th St.,, 2nd, James Musumeci. 11710 2nd Ave... Hon Mention. Gerald Stump. 371 95th St ; Best Grounds—1st, Lee W. Jones. 9917 Sunset Dr . 2nd Thomas Hutchinson. 8900 3rd Ave., Hon Mention, Gus Miller Jr . 225 99th St . Best Overall- 1st, David Priggemeier, 378 94th St.. 2nd, Stan Casper. 19515 Golden Gate Rd.; Hon Mention, Thomas Hersh. 261 89th St Judging was done Wed , Dec 29 The judges came back to this columnist s home to discuss their decisions but wouldn't talk in from of a nosy columnist, so guess what, unsung Jane Austen got to do the dishes? One thing they did telf us was they were disappointed that so many beautifully lighted homes hadn't registered for the contest They hope to advertise it more next year so people will sign up. Awards to the winners will Ik? made at the Jan 17 dinner meeting at Henny's The judging com mittee will be guests of S.H COO that night Mayor Arden Hand will be the guest speaker IF MARY CONWELL of 243 88th St. hasn't approached you about buying the Chinese Fried Walnuts she makes for the benefit of the year round heating project of the S.H Women's Civic Club be sure to con tact her Phone: 368-5081 They are ultra-delicious and make neat hostess presents and gifts for the person who has everything Best of all. your initial investment entitles you to the recipe so you can make them for family and friends for Christmas next year Start saving airtight jars now, decorate them with originality for your pals prepare the nuts in early December and you'll have a show-off present for them and we’ll have a Civic Club available for use in- cold weather top W c~^ nfet Joseph P Breslln Jr.. 210 15th St.. Avalon, at a party last week Joe is Asst Fire Chief of Avalon's Volunteer Fire Dent., he is also an in structor and Chairman of the Cape May County Fire School at Crest Haven Complex He told us that

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three AvaloniteS, Larry Weils. Joe Orlando and Tom Orlandri had com pletcd Basic Fire school and graduated in the top one-fifth of their class. Congratulations, Guys! IN 1925 the Mills girls were the belles of Stone Harbor When they mar ried, Vickie Mills Christman moved to Birm ingham, Ala. and Micky Mills Pearson moved to Michigan. This year they came home for a family Christmas gathering at 9125 2nd Ave., S.H to celebrate the fact that Vicki Pearson's daughter. Donna (Mrs. Steve Mixner) had a baby girl, Claire Victorlnc Mixncr, Dec 16 Victorine is a french name that has remained in the family for four generations The infant was taken to the Christmas party at the S.H. Elementary School sponsored by the S.H Fire Company and was a delight as always, S.H's Santa Joe Scott, gave a really lovely gift to each child and declared that Claire Vic- * torine. only six days old. was the youngest child ever to sit on his lap. She was a perfect little lady — they learn so fast these days' The Mills girls have a lot lo be proud about' Micky Pearson is one of the very few women lo have been promoted to the rank of full Colonel in the Bio Medical Corps of the USAF and flew fiom Florida to attend the reunion A L E X A N I) R \ KOKONOS just stopped by to see why wr weren't at Henny's on New Year's Eve She, the Herman Kapps and a big gang had a table where they could watch people coming in and she couldn't understand why we didn't show up. She brought- us a New Year's gift which is part of a Greek tradition, called Vasilopita. It's a loaf of almost cake-likc bread Alex made 16 loaves for friends, using 19 lbs of flouiL 2 dozen eggs. 3 lbs of butter, 8 cups of sugar and a special Turkish spice, mahelp, which she hand grinds Into each loaf she puts a quarter and the per son getting the coin in his piece of cake is supposed to have special luck for the coming year The tops are decorated with almonds in the shape of a tree, flower, boat or anything w)1ich might please the recipient We ate half of it the first evening — light as % feather and such subtle delightful flavor you have never Lasted P S our spouse got the coin — wouldn't you just know? GUESTS AT the post Christrfias party of Fritz and George (ireenamyer. 754 Sunrise Drove, Avalon, on Dec. 28 were introduced to Joseph R. Zelnik, new editor of Ihe Herald and Lantern. He said he hadja nifty time meeting more than 20 of Avalon's most gregarious people and was impressed that everyone was so cordial and relaxed We told him that boaters (many of them belong to the Avalon Yacht Club) are a special breed Among the guests Rill and Anne King,- Fred and Terry May. Doris and Jules Kornberger, Betty and Charles Smith, Kay and Ixiuise Clery and Tom and Betty Rutledge.