Herald/Lantern/Dispatch 17 April '85 . 41 . % ' J S* J > •

Slews Notes from The Wildwoods Thomas P^sons i

THE UPCOMING municipal election will find 11 residents vying for the four- available Wiidwood seats. As promised last week, here is the list in its entirety, by available position, and irrespective of any "slate" affiliation: The single councilman (woman) -at-large seat is being sought by First Ward resident and rooming house owner, Karen Dougherty, and Charles Kuski, Third Ward resident and part-owner of Rio Grande Building Materials. Pick one, please. The First Ward council seat is being sought by Elaine Billiris, John Harden, and George Young. Again, pick one! The Second Ward seat has four residents in search of 'the representative position: Walt Cottman, Joe Gaines, Curtis Miller, and Fred Wagner. You guessed it, pick one! And now for the Third Ward seat, where a bit of incumbent "fence-sitting" precipitated Ed Herman's resignation as president of city council. Recently ousted school board member, Elaine Vignola, is running opposite Mike Gentile, ex-chairman of the Wiidwood Parking Authority. This should prove to be one of the more interesting races as both have been active in the motel association and both have been politically active, albeit on opposite of the coin on occasion. Thus far, the races have been rather sedate in respect to past Wiidwood "donney brooks." "As the election draws near, however, few people are betting that calm will prevail. ON THE OTHER HANp. the usually sedate political races of neighboring Wiidwood Crest seem to be V heating up early. Bets in £rest seem to lean to an all out, pitched battle for the three available commissioner seats. Long-term incumbents, Charles Guhr and John Pantalone, teamed up with Dr. Harvey Strair, are running as a slate. Incumbent Frank McCall has joined forces with Bob Young and their team, managed by Dick Adelizzi, represents the second slate option. Independent George Denham rounds out the list of candidates. Issues in the Crest boil dqyn to a few: the future of Crest Pier, beach fees, and housing density. Oddly, however, each of the major issues thus far have powerful controlling factors in their make-up and, while discussion makes good political banter and is obviously necessary, the controlling factors seem to outweigh any elected official's ability to act contrary to them. Beach fees, for instance, have seen the ballot box twice and each time they were defeated. All six candidates express respect for the binding referendum, so beach fees while a campaign issue, aren't much of one unless an elected official has masochistic tendencies and a flare for i political suicide. i The future of Crest Pier,

while an emotional issue, is a big bucks issue, regardless of what option is selected and, again, all six candidates have stated that the community must participate,^ the final deci- ' sion. Finally, the density issue is being settled now by the commission and results are being seen. The controlling factor here is the future! After reading the county Planning Board's study on maximum density and available water supplies, any resident will realize that carefully planned growth is imparative and all six candidates seem to agree. With so many candidates agreeing on so many issues it is a wonder that this is becoming such a heated race. If you are interested in hearing, first-hand, how they have agreed to disagree, why not attend the two schedule candidates' nights. The first, April 25, is sponsored by the Crest Republican Gub; the second. May 6, will be hosted by the Crest Civic Assocaition. Plan to attend. GETTING OFF THE political scene, don't forget the performance of Grease being staged by the Holly Beach Players on April 26, 27 and 28. This excellent production will feature a sumptuous buffet, catered by the "kitchen wizards" from Dom's Restaurant, and, when you consider the professional abilities of both the caterers and the players, the $14 per person admission is a bargain! Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at St. Ann's auditorium and reservations may be made. CONGRATULATIONS to the "good-will" ambassadors recently selected" to represent the Wiidwood Crest during the Diamond Jubilee Celebration. Reigning as Miss Diamond Jubilee will be Kim Glenn. Junior Miss will be Sherri Saldutti, Little Miss will be Kristina Bada, and Tiny Miss will be Michelle Young. The next event of the 75th Anniversary Celebration is the 7.5 kilometer race. Rambler Road and the Beach, May 4th. Joyce Gould, chairperson for the anniversary celebration, anticipates 300 entrants. A half mile Junior Race will begin 9:15 the same day and each junior entrant will receive a complimentary "painter's cap'' to indicate participation. Registration is $5 for adults and $3 for juniors. For further information and/or preregistration, write to the Diamond Jubilee Committee, Box 1911, Wiidwood Crest, N.J. 08260. IN THE "CLOSE-CALL" category, the recent fire at Margaret Mace School has to take first place. What could have been a disaster for the school children in North Wiidwood, was professionally averted by the rapid response of North Wildwood's I^ire Departments. The clean-up is underway and with only one classroom severely damaged, school is scheduled to re-open today. \ m

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