Short-Lived Stay for County’s Buffalo

COURT HOUSE — A pregnant buffalo died 15 hours after it arrived at the zoo in the Cape May C4unty Park. Two replacements aren't ekpeeted until the end of this month. ^ f The county had a $1^00 contribution from ah anonymous donor to buy the pregnant female and a young male for the zoo They were purchased from a private zoo in

Borden town

But county employes were never able to corral the young male, which weighed 400 *

nihg, apparently of complications from the tranquilizing serum . "THE VET ADVISED US not to use it," said senior zoo keeper Edward Lanza Jr. she would have been shot by the state ervation Department otherwise’ It a calculated risk ” buffaloes' owner. Burton Sipp. has having trouble with state and local :ies because the animals escape,

highways, etc.

ybCmg male reported y has been

to 600 pdiinds. even with a tranquilizer ✓Inissing for several days, but Sipp said he rin< * would make "no comment" about that

“It's a $100 fine every day he's loose,"

-The female was hit. tranquilized and brought to the county zoo about 7:30 p.m. March 31. She died at 11 the following mor-

explained Sipp.

Lanza saidtaolice have orders to shoot

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Lack Quorum Etc.' COURT HOUSE - Counlj freeholders did not meet as schetiuled-last week or yesterday and will not meet again until a special session-tomorrow •" there’s not a quorum.” according to Diane E/ Rudolph, deputy freeholders' clerk "Several of the freeholders are /—away, and the clerk (Kathryn A. Willis)," Rudolph added. Freeholder . Director Anthony T. Catanoso has missed most of the meetings so far this year. Tuesday caucus are routinely cancelled. The last public session. 4:30 p.m. March 27. was delayed until 6 p.m. by unscheduled closed sessions.

Tardy Party Fined TRENTON — State Election Law Enforcement Commission officials announced last week that the Cape May County Republican Organization was one of 11 political aciioa outfits fined for failure to disclose campaign spending information on time. If the local organization pays up within 30 days, the $500 fine will be reduced, according to the ELEC. Late reports violate the New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Repdrtin| Act.

the young male on sight “cause he's roaming around " Sipp and the county have agreed to "split the cost" of the dead female buffalo ••I'LL TAKE HALF the loss." said Sipp "It's not my fault and it’s not their fault." Thus, according to county officials, then ’ll pay another $375 ovj*r and above the •Gtigin^l $1,500 plus perhaps $100 for transportation to get two new buffaloes Sipp said he-would be leaving for the West to get them shortly, but he couldn't - promise a delivery&te "Bison are very intelligent." said Sipp “You can say you'll deliver ortone day. but if you corral them is another story " COUNTY- OFFICIALS found a dead. . L

1.000-pound buffalo almost as much trouble as a live one Parks Executive Director Leon Fulginiti said be made "20 phone calls to state agen c»es" trying to find out how to dispose of the carcass "I talked to Fish & Game. DEP. EPA." said Fulginiti ".County Health said put it in-a landfill or bury it We buried her behind the zoo." After the buna!. Fulginiti said, he learn ed from Sipp that ' the hide's worth $700 and the head maybe $250 " Fulginiti said a taxidermist was Contacted who said it was too late to preserve the hide and head and would have cost $500 to $600

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April 11,1984

Prosecutor to Probe -Land Sewer Link

Hc-ilo? Hello?'

WILDWOOD — Tourist promotion efforts for Wildwood. North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest feature an 800 tollfree number. It’s also operator-free. Mayor Earl Ostrander having transferred the boardwalk information bureau's full-time secretary into city hall. (Page 24 Please)

THE TOUGH GETTING — No nor easter is .Cape May from opening on schedule for its 52nd

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going to keerk-Mej year. Robert Steg-

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ger's Beach Service in Sieger wields the hammer.

Vo-Tech, College, Connection?

TiyJOEZELN IK 1 COURT HOUSE -\People may have to, stand in line to probe problems in Middle Township Sewerage Commission District

No. 1.

Cape May County Prosecutor John Cor mo said he'll investigate a report in last week's Herald that the Jly-Land Motor Inn on the Garden State Parkway connected to the sewage treatment plant without permission » Middle Township Mayor Michael J. Voll. who asked Cbriiio to investigate, said he'll also place the matter before the township Board of Health ' County Health Officer Louis j La manna said he expects to "survey the situation ■over there, whether they're over capacity and whether it would affect backbay

waters "

• And the county Environmental Council called on the state Department of En virtmmental Protection / < DEP i to in-

vestigate plant capacity

• VOLL SAID he asked the prosecutor to investigate after public reaction at last Thursday s township committee meeting

to the newspaper report

"People have come to the committee and want to know what we're going to do about it." said Voll. I've discussed this with the other two members and we feel

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CREST HAVEN — Cape May Countians may be able to get more community college opportunities without the expense of sponsoring their own campus. County Vocational Schools will negotiate with Cumberland and Atlantic community college officials for college credit for some vo-tech courses. And theV'll invite the col-

‘Adult" High School Seen

CREST HAVEN — An “adult high school" — instead of a full-time academicvocational program - has been recommended for Cape May County Vocational Schools. The adult high school, primarily for dropouts 18 or older, would be something less than a regular high school, but something more than passing the GED (General Educational Development) test for high school equivalency. * “This would be an alternative for those (Page 24 Please)

leges to offer courses at the vocational school. Vo-Tech Schools Supt. Wilbur J. Kistler Jr., said a plan for its LPN (licensed practical nurse) graduates to. get one-year's credit toward an RN (registered nurse) degree at Cumberland is "just about in place." The new effort to make college courses and credits more available to. local students was a recommendation of the college credits post secondary programs subcommittee of vo-tech's Vocational Training Alternatives Committee appointed last December. THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS were accepted by the vo-tech board of education last week. They include: • An agreement with community colleges to give transfer credit for vo-tech courses to individuals who pass "a series of challenge examinations or standardized tests.” • Establish "cooperative program agreements" between the community colleges and vo-tech district to provide college credit for an entire program, not just for individuals • Offer space at the vo-tech school for community colleges to offer academic col-

lege level programs coordinated with

vocational programs

“Our facilities — their teachers." explained Kistler. “Since we have no community college, we could offer programs without needed buildings. " THE COUNTY’S LACK of a community

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Enrollment

Lag Continufes CREST HAVEN —^Cape May County Vocational Schools may eliminate six current progran^s and cancel plans to offer four new programs because of low' pre-

registration totals "

Schools Supt. Wilbur J. Kistler Jr said the enrollment figures were "soft, not

hard, and I'm not alarmed "

The current pre-registration figures show 569 high school (shared time) students, compared with 687 who enrolled last September, and 25 post secondaQ

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ROBERT CULDIN of Sea Isle City's Boy Scout Troop 76 tries the cotton candy at the Scout-O-Rama in Erma last Saturday Other pictures. WgeV

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