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By L1BBY DEMP FORREST I JULY prepares to take its leave; ■ August makes its debut in less than a ■ week. It'll ba quite a while before sum- ■ mer takes its leave — but August gets you ■ thinking about what lies ahead. I If you've ever wondered where August ■ got its name, here's the answer — it was ■ named after Augustus, the first Roman ■ emperor. We named the month after ■ himself, because he wanted his month to ■ follow that of Julius Caesar, whose ■ liephew and heir he was. Those old ■ Romans .... I Wey noticed blackberries at a farm ■ standa few days ago and it got us think- ■ ing afout when we picked wild blackbei - ■ nes during our childhood. No, we didn't ■ grow up on the country. We grew up in the ■ city — but we knew of a blackberry patch ■ nearby a city park. We would go there ■ each summer and have a day's outing ■ picking blackberries. Now, here we are ■ living in a rural-seashore area and don't ■ have the foggiest notion where one would ■ go to find w-fld blackberries. If you find a ■ patch let us know. I Leave some blackberries for us... I Time to start listening to the insect ■ chorus which stops except perhaps for an ■ hour at dawn. All day long countless ■ grasshoppers, crickets, bettles, and ■ cicadas are making noises. Even tho the ■ bird songs are stopping, keep an ear tun- ■ ed to the sounds of katydids and ■ grasshoppers starting in. We hear them ■ at sunset and through the night until mor- ■ ning dawns. I We're always ready to drop everything ■ and go out to have a good time Here are ■ some of the places we've been this week : I GROFF'S. For fifty-nine years hungry ■ visitors have been making their way to ■ Groff's Restaurant, at Magnolia and the ■ Boardwalk in Wildwood. The same fami- ■ ly has operated the restaurant since 1925 ■ — back in the flapper days. ■ Fads come and go, but Groff's keeps ■ making the same delicious dishes ■ families enjoyed generations ago. The ■ recipes have been handed down from the ■ Groff family cookbook, including ■ everybody's favorite desserts such as ■ Black Bottom. Blueberry Glaze and Ap- ■ ple Crumb pies. Groff's is open 4 to 8:30 ■ p.m. *•* I MONTREAL. The hospitality at the

/ Montreal Restaurant and Lounge goes on throughout the day and night at the beach front inn, located at Madison Avenue, Cape May. We enjoyed a delicious Surf, Surf and Turf the other day, the Montreal's specially prepared dinner that consists of South African lobster tail, a Prime Filet Mignon, topped with Jersey steamed

County Calendar Items (or COUNTY CALENDAR MUST BE RECEIVED THE THURSDAY PRIOR TO PUBLICATION Send them to libtoy Demp Forrest, P O Bo* 00. Cape May Court House, N J 082 10 WEDNESDAY. JULY 25 "Easy to Grow Flowers for New Jersey Gardens" twilight tour, Learnings Run Gardens and Colonial Farm (info 465-5871). Rt. 9. Swainton, 6:30 p.m. Duplicate Bridge, every Wednesday (info 368-1421), firehouse. Stone Harbor, 7:30 p.m. e$ LuLu Temple Shrine Band, free concert series, (info 884-8888), at Lafayette Street bandstand. Cape May. 8 p.m. "Wilder, Wilder, and Wilder," theater series, MidAtlantic Center for the Arts < info 884-5404 ) . outdoor stage, 1050 Washington St., Cape May. 8:30 p.m THURSDAY. JULY 26 Shore Memorial Hospital Bazaar. Music Pier. Ocean Ci- • ty, 9 a.m. "Burn and Learn" beach bible study, (info 465-5904), sponsored by Christian Women's Clubs on 102nd st beach. Stone Harbor, every Thurs June 21-Aug. 23, 10 a.m. Casino bus trip by Parents Without Partners (info 398-3106 or 266-0212) Concerts by Candlelight, tonight : Old City Wind Ensemble (info 884-8409), Chalfonte Hotel. Cape May, 8:30 p.m. "Wilder, Wilder and Wilder" (see Wednesday), Cape May, 8:30 p.m. FRIDAY. JULY 27 19th Annual Art Show, 7th and Kennedy Drive, Wildwood. (Page 31 Please) '

clams all for only $10 95 ( After 6 30 p.m. I the cost goes up to two dollars to $12.95,B but it's still a good buy) It's a meal fit forB anyone who equally enjoys landlubbcrB and surf combination. It was delicious.B We topped the meal with the exce'.lentB N.Y. cheese cake. *•* HAMMERS BAKERY. Slimmer, ■ winter, soring fail, people like to eatB cake, robs, cinnamon buns and all theB other good baked goods of life. We findB Rammers, at 2600 New York Avenue, ■ North Wildwood, a reliable bakery whereB old-fashioned homemade gopds are soldB throughout the year. The birthday and occasion cakes areB exquisitely iced and decorated, made toB show your loving thoughtful ness Kam-B mers keeps long hours — 7 a.m. to 8 p.m ■ Monday through Saturday — so that youB can run by and pickup what you need toB complement any meal of the day — orB any occasion. • «* TWO MILE INN. The exceptional! scenic overlook from the windows of theB Two Mile Inn, on the Ocean Drive bet- ■ ween Cape May and Wildwood Crest of-B fers a fantastic panoramic view of the In- ■ tercoastal Waterway. Customers dine onB the finest food while enjoying the spec-B tacuiar sunsets, creating an out-of-this- ■ world atmosphere of both nature's ■ wonders and the scrumptuous food theB chefs individually create for each guest. ■ The menu encompasses entrees thatB are unbeatable. We enjoyed a succulent ■ Veal Picante the other night while Hubby H feased on the Broiled Seafood Combina- H tion. including shrimp, scallops, clams, I lobster tail, mussels and fish, all broiled ■ with butter and lemon sauce. We shared a HI -Dottle of Pouiliy Fuisse — St. Aubin from H the wine list The wine list is ample and H the drinks from the bar are first class. *** * CHALFONTE HOTEL. The Chalfonte ■ Dining Room at 301 Howard Street, Cape H May offers the experience of Southern B cooking in one of those legendary dining B rooms from another era. The Chalfonte has preserved its tradi- H tion of gracious southern hospitality with H . an air of Victorian elegance. New this H season is a series of wine tastings in the H King Edward Room and an expanded H wine list in the Dining Room. Wines for H Summer are featured this Saturday — H from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Reservations are sug- H gested — call 884-8409.