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Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 22 May '85

*Je\Vs Notes from The Wildwoods Thomas Parsons

Approximately 150 friends and fellow employees attended the retirement dinner honoring Pat Riley at the Atlas Motor Inn in Cape May April 19. Riley retired from his switching department position at the Wildwoodoffice of New Jersey Bell last month. He began hfs career with the telephone, company in its Woodbury office Sept. 23. 1946. and was transferred in June 1948 to the Wildwood office, where he was employed until his retirement. RILEY HAS donated many hours of hfiMime to community services. He served on the Middle Township School Board for 14 years, served as president and also is a founding member of the Green Creek Fire Co.. has been a director of the Boy Scouts, and served the Lower Township Rescue Squad as an active member for 10 years He spent four years in the Marine Corps prior to his employment with New Jersey Bell. Riley also is a first sergeant of National Guard Mayor Mike Voll. Committeeman Charles Leusner. and Freeholder RiHSturm were among the speakers who "roasted" Riley at the dinner. RILEY WILL continue his part time position of welfare director for the township, which he has held for the last 18 years. He will also continue to serve as a trustee of the First -Baptist Church in Wildwood. as he has done since 1946 He also has served as a deacon Riley and his wife Klvina reside in Del Havei^ They have two married daughters. Klvina Johnson of Del Haven and Carol ' Da vies of La Crosse. Wis. They also have five grandsons. Members of the MTHS m Key Club observed International Service Day by cleaning up the grounds surrounding the high school May 4. The Key Club has also be^i assisting the fourt House Kiwanis Club in distributing food - baskets to the needy every * Saturday. ELEMENTARY School 3 presented its annual Spring Concert May 7 The school's fourth and fifth grade students demonstrated their musical talents to a "standing room only" crowd of the students' families and friends, at the 2'^-hour evening performance. The school's brass ensemble, symphonic band, woodwind'ens^mble. percussion ensemble, and concert band played various tunes under the direction of Howard Lex. The fourth and fifth grade choir sang "Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho". "Turn Around", "Reflections of a Lad at Sea." "The Captain's Mate". "Thoughts of Home". "The Ghost Ship", and "Red. White, and Blue" under the direction •of Lois Likens. Paul Druzek was the choir accompanist. FIVE STUDENTS perormed individual vocal solos during the concert's

> intermissions. Lucinda Smith gave "The Battle . Hymn of the Republic"; r Cheneen Daily, "New | York. New York"; Allison Copson, "Memory"; , Melissa Swain. "Tomorrow"; and Christal Hodges. "Maybe". Dorothy Preston and Danielle Slack sang "Rainbow Connection" as a duet. Melissa DeVico played "Wild Horses" on the organ as a solo. Heather Rosenberg played "March of the Dwarfs" on the piano. Dana Zeiss tap danced to "We're in the Money " Lillian Lopez and Group performed "Fame". As a grande finale the wind ensemble and fourth and fifth grade choir performed the Theme From Ice Castles. "Through Eyes of Love". MIDDLE TOWNSHIP March of Dimes cochairman Dave Repici learned several weeks ago that 5-year-old Paul DeMusz of Dias Creek was in need of braces on both of his legs to be able to walk. Repici immediately contacted fellow co-chairman Charles Leusner and received his approval to donate $500 of the local organization's contribution towards the purchase of this child's braces. The remaining portion of the $1,500 needed in advance for the braces will be donated by various other charitable organizations. The boy suffers from spina bifida. Elementary ^School 1 recently had its annual Spelling Bee. Christopher Lare and Kelly Jo Tomlin were the first grade winners. Jennifer MacLeod was the second grade winner. Colleen Kosloski and Eric Powders . were the third garde winners. Boyd Tyler of Court House has recently been appointed as a member of the. Mayor's Advisory Council. THE T () W N SHIP Democrat Club held its annual election for club officers at its regular monthly meeting May 13. Bill Ackley of Rio Grande was elected president and Rodney Downs of Green Creek „ was elected vicepresident Tlie following club of-.-ficiais were reelected: Kate Van Meter of 'Dias Creek,, recording secretary; Amy Bongiovanni of Dias Creek, corresponsing secretary ; Kathy Meers of Court House. Treasurer; and Jim Ferguson of Del Haven, sergeant at arms. MTHS HELD its annual Junior/Senior Prom at the Rio Grande Social Hall May II. The Steve Henderson Band provided the music for the 328 students and guests. The theme of the Prom was "We've Got Tonight. Just You and I". The Prom Queen was Joy McClure. Prom King was Buddy Simmerman. and the Princess was Tina Roberts. The event's advisors were Sue Shepherd and Ruth Weimer. Second grade students in Bernice Bright's and San-

dra Kurtz's classes enjoyed an hour-long visit from May&r Voll at Elementary School 1. May 9. The children prepared a listing of the needs of the i township from their point ; of view and presented it to the mayor. The mayor ' disdussed each need in i detail by first explaining to the students if a particular need really existed or if I there was already a solution in progress. THE MAYOR discussed the township's drinking water, transportation, housing, roadway, and trash problems during his visit. Voll informed the students that there are 530 miles of roadway in Middle Township. Eventually all of the roadways will be resurfaced, but first the new sewer and water lines will have to be installed. Students of Elementary School 1 received national recognition in the May 22nd issue of "Family Circle" magazine for their "Hire a Kid Power" and "Penny a Patch" projects. In "Hire a Kid Power" the students perform various household chores for 25 cents or less. The money is then donated to the Statue of Liberty Restoration Fund. The children have collected about 100,000. pennies in the past three years in the "Penny a Patch" project. So far 30.000 pennies have been collected this year. In 1984. 30,712 pennies were collected while 39,970 pennies were collected in 1983 All of the pennies have been donated to the Statue of Liberty Fund. THE RENOVATION and expansion of Township Hall will begin during late autumn and be completed by late spring. 1986. The project will include the consolidation of all township offices under one roof and the computerization of the tax assessor's, tax collector's, and treasurer's records. A second floor will be added over the present police station and back portion of the hall. The back of the hall will also be expanded. More security precautions will be installed The completely renovated hall will be cost-efficient and should meet the needs of the township for the next 25 to 30 years. Construction of a new Wawa Food Market on the east side of Route 9 bet- • ween Maryland and Vermont Avenues in Rio Grande should begin in about one month. Mayor Voll has joined the state in proclaiming this week as New Jersey Tourism Week in Middle Township. The township joins the Garden State in .recognition of the significance of the tourism industry. ANYONE WISHING to donate clothing, toys, household goods, etc. to the American Legion Auxiliary's yard sale may leave their donated goods in front of the door at the post home. Hand Avenue and Dias Creek Road. Court House. The sale will take place May 31 and June 1. Tickets are being sold in advance for hoagies to be served at this event. Call 465-5579. All proceeds will benefit the

I building fund. i • • • The beginning of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 198 Poppy Day Sales occurred when Auxiliary President Helen Watts pinned a Poppy on Mayor Voll at Township Hall May 17. Auxiliary members will be at various locations throughout the township with canisters and poppies. This charitable project will last through Memorial Day. All donations go to needy veterans' families. MTHS STUDENTS competed against students from 15 other high schools from Atlantic and Cape May counties and won six of the 21 trophies in the Business Symposium May 9. Ed Webb. Bob Dean, and Terri Riesor won first, second. and third place respectively in Data - Processing. Gary Hand won first_ place trophies in both Accounting 1 and Business Math. Donna Schultz won second place in Accounting I. County Facilities and Services Director Skip Kehr and his wife Barbara took a trip to Hoover Dam and Las Vegas during a four-day holdiday weekend in February. Kehr discussed Jiis trip and showed a 40-minute film at the Middle Township Republican . Club, April 8. The MTHS Golf team is currently in the playoffs for the Cape Atlantic League Championship. The MTHS

Girls' Softball team will be competing in the N.J.S.I.A.A. Tournament this week. Phil Exley is the athletic director of Middle Township High School. We send our condolences to the family of the late Frank L. Murphy Sr., who was the mayor of Dennis Township. He had many friends in our township and he will always be alive in our memories. Flags were flown at half-staff on all municipal and county government buildings in memory of the late mayor.

PAT RILEY

Hospital Contest Winners Revealed

COURT HOUSE - Winners have been announced in the first annual photo "contest for employees, staff, and volunteers of Burdette Tomlin Hospital. Categories and winners were: Advanced Amateur, People Category: first, Pat Myhre, RN, Clinic; second, Dan Myers, Respiratory; third, John Powers, boiler room engineer. ADVANCED AMETEUR. Places, first, Victoria Vaughn, Ultrasound; second. Candy Stridon, chief dietitian; third, lie with Carolyn Young, nursing, and Dan Myers, Respiratory. Advanced Amateur, Things): first, John Powersi second. Delta

Braverman, Pharmacy; third, Victoria Vaughn. Ultrasound. Amateur, Person Category: first, Debbie Hopp, OR, second, Balnche Short, RN; third, Judy Dragotta, RN, Inservice. AMATEUR, PLACES Category: first, Mary Notch. RN. Ameteur, Things Category: first, Judy Dragotta, RN, Inservice; second, Barbara Mauger, volunteer secretary; third. Mary Notch, RN. Judges for the contest were: Joseph R. Zelnik, editor the Herald; A1 Campbell, managing editor of the Wildwood Gpzet Leader, and Tom Kinnemand, Atlantic City Press photographer.

I " LOOKS GOOD — Judges examine entries in Burdette-Tomlin Memorial Hospital's first photo contest for staff members last week. Left to right. Atlantic City Press photographer Tom Kinnemand. Herald Editor Joseph R. Zelnik. and Gazette-Leader Managing Editor Al Campbell.

Ocean Fight AVALON — The dune in the 13th Street area has been "increased and sloped more to the ocean." according to Mayor Rachel Sloan, in response to a 13th Street flooding problem. Property owners have told this newspaper they had serious flooding-five times in the last 13 months, the mosfrecent on May 3. "There was no , property damage, but it's certainly an £ inconvenience." said the mayor "Their elevation is lower; it's like a little pocket there." Plans also call for a low bulkhead at the site "very soon," she added, in the hope the water "will splash and drain back into the ocean instead of into the s street." Conrad Honored LOS ANGELES - Paul Conrad, ^"editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles times, this week received the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for editorial cartooning. Conrad's cartoons appear on this newspaper's editorial page weekly. I i

Sounds About Right COURT HOUSE — Freeholders last week hiked the annual pay of four MUA t < Municipal Utilities Authority ) members I by $500, to $5,500, and the chairman to >$6,500. The freeholder-appointed board meets at 2 p.m. every first Wednesday ^^and 7 p.m. every third Wednesday, in its ^ /Swainton headquarters.' 7 It's Worse in Mass. NEWARK — New Jersey has met only 32 percent of its goal to place 981 veterans in productive jobs through the 17-month-old Emergency Veteran's Job Training Program. Congressman James J. Florio (D-NJ) complained to a House subcommittee hearing here last week. That's the second lowest level in the U.S. after Massachusetts. Florio wants the application deadline extended from Feb 28 to Dec. 31.