30 Herald/Lantern/Dispatch 10 April '85

News Notes from The Wildwoods Thomas Parsons 729-5768

Sunday 8 a.m. -noon, a delicious breakfast will be held in support of the Wildwood Crest Dolphin Swim Team. The Triangle Restaurant. Walnut and New Jersey Avenues, North Wildwood, will host the pancake breakfast. Proceeds from the breakfast will go to further efforts of the swim team. Tickets can be purchased as the Triangle or from any member of the swim team.

LATER IN the month, Friday, April 19, there will be another opportunity to be of assistance to the community. This time, participation will benefit a tremendous amount of people and there is absolutely no cost to participants. The American Red Cross will be operating a Bloodmobile at the Wildwood Crest Ambulance Corps building, 9300 Pacific Avenue, 2 to 7 p.m. and all

individuals of good health between 18 and 65 are urged to attend: Walk-ins are welcome, and those on tight schedules can call 646-7000 for an appointment.

PAUL LAMACH. one of the Greater Wildwood Jaycee's superstars, is chairing the organization's annual Trade Show in Wildwood's Convention Hall. This well received event will be held April 19 - 21. Over the many years of the Trade Show, thousands upon thousands of local business owners have supported the Jaycee's efforts by attending. This year promises to be bigger and better than any previous year with over 65 vendors, suppliers, and purveyors taking booths. The week following the trade show, another community service event is being offered, to benefit the St. Ann's School program. The Holly Beach Players Dinner Theater will present "Grease"' April 26 - 28 at St. Ann's School. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. and a buffet will be offered at 6:15 p.m., with the show commencing promptly at 8 p.m. Reservations are recommended. Call 729-6950 or 522-5973 for further information and reservations. SPEAKING OF special events, Jeffery Groon was recently feted at one in celebration of his 5th birthday. Jeffery, son of Carl and Donna Groon of Wildwood Crest, attends Sleepy Hollow Nursery School and will enter the Philip Baker pre-first program next September Happy Birthday, Jeffery! Whew! It certainly seems that everybody wants the state authorized aquarium to be built in his community Who would have thought'' It is amazing that so many people want this attractive facility and it certainly seems like a good idea, but it is curious to note that so very few people even discussed the subject before we mentioned it in this column .months ago. Curious, only because I remember working with a group of "Island activists" almost exactly 10 years ago in an effort to generate community support for the establishment of an aquarium. This was long before Baltimore's Inner Harbor became popular It was a good idea then and it certainly is a good idea now. The state, however, seems as vague as aquariums are vogue, concerning the development The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority notwithstanding, the "go ahead'' from the legislature s&ys it may construct one. maybe two. maybe none. As with any tourism - related endeavor, the state must realize that for every dollar invested in the industry, a return of $4 is returned to the state coffers! Not a bad deal at all! This tried and true industry statistic is obviously the reason why all of our neighboring states have made multi-million dollar commitments to the promotion of their tourism program. Only time will tell if Cape May County will be the site

of an aquarium complex. Will the Wildwoods be the Community within the County that is selected? Again, only time will tell. THE SCHOOL BOARD elections are past and the collective electorate of Five Mile Beach each passed their municipality's school board budgets. Total educational expenditures across our "tiny" island totaled a few dollars less than $6 million. That puts our Island's collective Expenditures second only to Ocean City. Within each municipality, very little change was made regarding members, as most ran unopposed. Across our brief expanse. 814 individuals turned out to voice their opinion concerning Board members and Board budgets. While somewhat unsure, I would guess this to be approximately 10 percent of those qualified to vote. THIS SPRING offers the residents of Wildwood and Wildwood. Crest yet another election to consider, as each community has its municipal elections slated for May 14. With a great deal of certainty, one may predict a larger turnout than was witnessed at the school board elections. In Wildwood Crest, Frank McCall and Bob Young, under the campaign direction of Dick Adelizzi, have formed a campaign listed as "Citizens Changing Together", while John Pantalone. Charles Guhr, and Dr. Harvey Strair have compiled a slate listed as "The Best for the Crest." George Denham is running independently. In Wildwood, the recent resignation of Ed Herman as Council President, has added another dimension to what had already promised to be a most interesting election. Up for grabs is the one open councilman at large seat and each of the three ward seats. Eleven candidates are seeking the 4 positions,, and as the election is not until May 14th, next week's column will list the entirety of the candidates and the respective positions they seek. THE SOUTHERN end of our Island is undergoing some monumental changes. Adjoining Wildwood Crest, the Diamond Beach development actually falls under the jurisdiction of the Township of Lower, but the magnitude of the endeavor certainly has impact upon adjoining municipalities. Touted as the most thoroughly planned luxury community in New Jersey,

the tremendous progress accomplished by the Ciampetti family cerainly would indicate truthfulness to the statement. Destined for construction of 1,500 dwelling units, Diamond Beach will remain the island's most rapidly expanding "frontier" and will include a large convention facility and hotel complex, a la Lambert, an office complex, and a shopparea in support of the residential dwellings. WaWa Markets has opted for a site and construction is under way, while another large structure, previously designed for a large chain pharmacy outlet, is nearing completion with numerous tenants seeking the site. The developers of the project sport numerous "sold" indications upon their master suite plan and indicate that tremendous interest in the area is to be found in the Washington D C. and Manhattan areas. Interested purchasers, it seems, are coming from the upper levels of corpoate management throughout fhe Northeast and shortly the southern tip of Five-Mile-Beach will be housing some notable neighbors. Obviously! With individual Spanish Villas starting at $375,000, you "gotta" be a notable to live there! Hydrangea: A Blooming Chameleon The florist hydrangea is among the most colorful of Easter plants, its unique characteristic being that some varieties can be made to produce either blue or pink flowers. According to Larry Newbold, county agricultural agent , growers can regulate the color of hydrangeas by manipulating the soil in which the plants grow. PLANTS GROWN in soil which is alkaline or just slightly acid and well supplied with phosphorus will develop pink pigment in the flowers. Plants of the same kind grown in acid soil with low phosphorus levels will develop blue flowers. Hydrangeas that are moved from the greenhouse to the warm dry air in most homes require freguent watering. The plant may wilt severely. However, in most cases it will recover provided the leaves are not scorched by direct sunlight while it is wilted.

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