>0 Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 12 June '85

News Notes from Seven Mile Beach ■ Wfllen Rowland IhH-JJ'M

Bonnie Feise recently put in charge of marketing for the County Chamber of Commerce i and Nan McStrav ick. Ixith of Avalon. are chairing the big do put on by the Stone Harbor I .ions Club Indies Auxiliary 5 to Hp m Saturday. Called "Join us for Cocktails", the event will be held -in the Helen Diller Vacation Home for the Blind at l27 2«tl|St which will In-nefit fromfcro ceeds. This is one of the few times the general public is invited to see the quarters in which 20 blind youngsters are housed weekly and entertained by individuals and local merchants. Two hun dred handicapped children are treated to seashore living under supervision of skilled superiors at an annual cost of $95,000. The Home receives no federal or state grants and is wholly subsidized by the Stone liar bor I. ions and l-adies Aux iliarv. Tickets are available by calling Bonnie at 967-5456 or Nan at 967 4736 f The Antique Show Com mittee of Stone Harbor's Women's Civic Club has firmed up logistics lor their 371 li annual show to lie held Jul) H. 9 and 10 in the Klementarv School. 93rd Street and 3rd Avenue, dur mg the hours: 6-9:30 p m Monday. 10-30 a m 9:311 p in Tuesday and 10:311 a m 3 p m Wednesday This year's show will feature many new dealers to add another dimension of in terest. We're almost all familiar with the popular Linen Ladies from Roches ter with their outstanding collection of antique tablecloths, christening dresses and hard-to-find items, the Quill Lady who brings a collection of coveted lied coverings , and the Silver I'orringer Shop from South Carolina which imports sought after items in silverware in an extensive assortment Plan to lunch at the show Homemade gowlios w ill Inserved Tuesday and Weil nesday. sq you can get your meal or just take time to refresh and relax while you shop Audrey Hardy, co founderof BASH, and interior designer. felt we did not fairly or adequately state the posi lion of BASH members in our May 29th column After listening to a recording of a May 21st meeting of borough council, she wrote the billowing clarification for News' Notes readers •BASH. the Bus inesspersons Association of Stone Harbor, opposes the Merchantile License. NOT the Merchants Day Sale as reported in the May 29th Herald BASH was organized independently of the Chamber of Commerce. However it is working with the chamber to confront and resolve the problems affecting the merchants of Stone Harbor." Kden Kubenslrin and Stephen Sands (that's an old Stone Harbor name if you ever heard one* have started something really new for this community It's Cafe Galerie. at 299 97th St They 'll be serving Kspresso.

( 'appucino and many tempt ing refinements of both from noon til midnight. Sundays through Thursdays, and from noon 'til 2:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays IT ilAS TIIK ambience and cliarm of a sidewalk cafe in Rome < lid prints and travel posters of the ancient city decorate interior walls with small tables and comfortable wicker chairs lend intimacy. The pair has developed its own brand of water-pro-cessed coffee i we were horrified to learn many brands are processed An acetone) They've also got a private brand of decaffeinated brew and esoteric teas to serve or sell if you develop a taste for one To quote Steve, their own gourmet baker is their secret weapon, so to speak " One of his 10 best specialties is a rum-ha-zelnut strawberry torte Another is a cheese tart with strawberries-kiwis-bananas and apricot glazing No sweet tooth'.' Try a light lunch or after movie snack of a sliced roll with onions, green peppers and Jarls lierg cheese The charismatic couple met in Seattle. Wash., where Steve has lived for 13 years Kdie. a graduate of Washington I'niv I .aw School, opened a small restaurant follow ing graduation. Steve was a steady customer and out of the friendship came Cafe Galerie. an imaginative enterprise. A LA CARTE. Avalon Garden Club's 5th annual flower show, suffered not a whit from inclement weather It was jammed until late in the afternoon Ronnic and Peter Atkinson, who . own Avalon Flower and Garden Shop on Rte 9 in Swainton. again landscaped the entrance Giant clam shells filled with lantana. salmonshaded geraniums, blue lolx-lia and dripping petunia blooms flanked cacti side of a flower-bordered path to a formal garden We plotted a port to starboard course through the exhibit and wound up sipping punch at the hospitality bar Judging were Master Judge Juanita Boardman. * with homes in Ocean City and Rosemont, Pa . Elizabeth Young of Ocean City and Kmil) \prill. owner of The Cooperage at learning's Run in Swainton. who donated gift certificates to Best -of -Show winners Pauline Murphy for her entry in i Ie Yin de l«a Maison and Madelvn Tozour for her Foliage House Plant WIWKHS OK Blue rib ; twins in Artistic Classes were: Pauline Murphy. Mary Jane Lea. Helen i Went /el. Jeannette (Hazier. F.mily Hunsworth and Emma Kraini. Blue winners in Horticulture wq're: Joseph1 ine Perrotta. Marion Polex . I Bette Statner. Pauline Murphy. Marcia Bischoff. Betty l.ight. Rachel Sloan. Peggy Borkland. Dorothx Mladjen. Madehn To/our. Klsie I Kuhn and Hank llaig. I Junior Division Artistic i Class Winners were: Jennifer Webersinn, Key German and Allison Statner. ; Horticulture Class winners were Kristin and Deborah Koegel.

Turtle Run Gardens of CMCH which sell fine herbs, plants and fresh cut flowers, gave each guest recipes for „a fresh Basil dip and herb cheese spread Betty Light chaired the event, delegating all heavy work to Councilman Dick l.ight. While there we chatted with Pauline Murphy. Dan Polev . Mayor Rachel Sloan. Councilwoman Jeannette (Hazier and Peggy (Seashore Seasonings) Borkland. We loved Ida Del Yescio's entry, so original with exquisite shells, but it lost on a technicality. The club presented each guest with a small Basil plant to take home We have been watching an impressive 3 by 5 foot flag bearing the word "Welcome" float in the breeze at our neighbor's and have been waiting for Gov. Kean to arrive momentarily. That didn't happen so we went over to check the situation out. Seems Marie Neall and Kay and Franny Kopp are hosting a Bon Voyage house party for Vivian and Jim Wilh'ams of Malvern. Pa They'll be leaving for England June 17th and this weekend is Jim's birthday as well. The other guests are: Sue Kopp of Thorndale. Pa.. Nora Hartman of Westmont. Mrs Robert (Judy) Orr of Thorndale. Paul Palmer of Westmont and Harry Neall of Mayfair. Pa Marie Neall saw the welcoming signal while on a motor trip. She stopped and got the name of the maker in Clifton. N.J . called them Wednesday to order one and it was delivered the following morning by UPS Great way to greet guests' "This is indeed Paradise" writes Viki- Wear from her favorito* country Switzerland after a nice trip through Germany with hubby. Duke, and In-fore they leave for Italy Viki is annual chairwoman of the "Little Miss Stone Harbor Contest" to be held this year July at the Klementarv School Sh<*and Duke plan to return to the states in mid June so she can start getting the event organized 937 BEST SELLERS TheUS Gowemmwi ^ ^noting Office hoi poJ jpyWher o new cotoiog Vdflhm Government* i „ besheSog boofa. Boob Lke Thm Space ShutH* at" ^ '» MM. Cutting Enmrgy CotH. hfontCan. NotionoJ fbri Guidm and * Map. Fudrot Benndtt ' far and I Dependent!. Th* Back' tbrd M&chafUC. I el .about Send lor ^^pecotoioa ^

Which Race Are You Going to Saturday?

By JACK SMYTH CAPE WAY — Running has become so big an activity on the American scene that everyplace from the Big Apple < New York City) to East Rabbit's Foot. Idaho, is trying to find a slot on an increasingly crowded schedule of races Even the Wetlands Institute on Stone Harbor Boulevard in Middle Township is trying to shoulder its way into the action. They have penciled in a run as part of their Wings 'N Water Festival Sept 20-22. So perhaps it was inevitable that two communities would come, if not to blows, at least angry words and heated feelings, when there was a conflict over the dates of their races. That is what has happened between Cape May and Cape May Point, two neighboring towns who will hold running events on the same day. next Saturday. THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES exchanges between officials of the two municipalities have a David versus Goliath aspect to them It's Cape May Point, a borough with a population of 250. trying to stand up to bigcity Cape May with its year-round population of 5,000 or more The Pointers feel that they were there first. They point out that they were the first community to recognize the fund-raising potential of a race, and were the first in the area to organize one seven years ago. The Pointers get out and hustle everything from pineapple juice to beer and teeshirts on a "for free" basis. Cape May. on the other hand, has managed to wangle a $1,950 grant from the state Division of Travel and Tourism, and is able to buy newspaper advertising. IT IS PERHAPS in the area of publicity that the Pointers feel most abused. "We find that the publicity they generate is getting to a wider audience than we are," Chris Garrison. Cape May Point's race director, told this newspaper last week. The events that will he held on Saturday are not carbon copies. But there is little doubt that some spectators will find it hard to decide which they want to watch. Cape May Point is hold two foot races with the first, a two-mile run. starting at 9a m . from the fire house on Yale Avenue. The second, a five-mile run. will begin at 9:30 a.m.. from the same point. In Cape May. the competition will be a Triathlon with the first leg. a one-mile swim, getting under way at 9 a m in the ocean off of Broadway At 10:30 a m . a 10-mile race will start from Convention Hall. And 1 p.m.. the competitors will climb on bikes to begin a 50-mile grind ONE OF THE THINGS that worries Pointers are the competing claims made on merchants and individuals who are asked to underwrite both events by donating trophies, food or drink, or free tee-shirts which every competitor in the Point races receives in exchange for his entry fee "We draw a lot of advertisers from Cape May." said Garrison "And we feel that people who support our race won't get what we promised " Two years ago when a similar conflict in date occurred. Garrison said there was a "little decline" in the number of runners who entered the race at the Point Sponsoring merchants who have supported the Point races. Garrison said, "feel divided, and we feel we mav lose them ." TERRY BROWN, director'of Cape May's Department of Civic Affairs, which is in charge of the Triathlon, sees things differently "These are really two different events, held in two different communities." said Brown He points out that only people who are strong swimmers and cyclists as well as runners will enter the city-sponsored event "If we really thought that we were hurting them, we would definitely do something to change." said Brown. "But they are more successful everv year." he said, pointing to the growing fields of entrants each year for the Point races. Garrison and Cape May Point Borough Clerk Irene M. Monge. confirmed this. Last - vear. there were 650 entrants, and this vear a field of 800 is expected. Monge said" BOTH SIDES are divided over the effect of two similar events running at about the same time on the allegiance of spectators. "While our race is on. they have their swimming event which allows our spectators to catch their race." said Garrison. Rut Brown said the 50-mile bike race will not start until l p.m to avoid drawing spec-

tators from the Point's morning races. "The athletes would rather have that section second, it's a grueling 50 miles," said Brown "Actually, they could draw from our field." he added. Bad feelings between the two communities apparently crested last week when both Garrison and Monge were observed in heated conversation with Cape May City Manager Fred Coldren at another race — The Great Cape May Foot Race. "I GOT ON FRED S EAR on Saturday. Garrison admitted. "But I don't know if there's any friction. Just a misunderstanding." At the same time, however, both Garrison and Monge were distributing entry forms to contestants in the Cape May race. Garrison said he felt that he had reached an understanding with Brown that the two men would work together to avoid a repetition of the conflict that occurred two years ago "He (Brown) invited me to his race meetings, but somehow the message never got to me." said Garrison. "We get along." said Brown of his relationship with Garrison. "There have been no bad words." BROWN SAID the conflict has resulted from the difficulty in finding an opening in the tight schedule of events that the city has. Virtually every week there is an event or promotion scheduled either by the city or the city Chamber of Commerce, he said. Last year, to avoid the same day problem. Brown said the triathlon was moved to Sunday "But that didn't work." he said. "The members of the clergy were not happv with it interfering with church services. In an attempt at cooperation with the Pointers. Brown has included reference to the Point races in new releases sent out to publicize the triathlon, and in newspaper ads. But of necessity, mention of the Point races is secondary in the releases and ads. DESPITE BEING on the same day. there are a number of differences in the two events The Point races are held to raise money for the fire company Each year about $3,000 is raised from entry fees. The firemen have paid off a $28,000 utility truck with race proceeds, and last year's profits were used to refurbish the fire house "It 's easier to raise money than to be taxed for it." said Garrison. The money that Cape May raises in the triathlon will be plowed back into next year's event, said Brown "We usually break even." he said The entrv fee at the Point is $5: in Cape May it is $25 GARRISON SAID the annual races "are the one time of the year that the entire community gets together "We start the races at 9 a m and everything's over by noon so the people can go down to the beach." he said. "And the merchants are out at every corner with a broom sweeping up." Not to be outdone by their larger, more affluent neighbors, the Pointers hand out a multitude of awards to competitors There are trophies or awards for the First Lifeguard, the First Fireman, the Oldest Runner, the First County Resident, and the First Point Resident to cross the finish line. "Cape May has absolutely no organization." said borough clerk Monge "We have ours all set." Both sides expressed a willingness to work together for their mutual benefit. "I don't want to get them all hot and bothered, because they could make it miserable for us." said Garrison. "Each race is an asset to our communities; they pull people down here, and I think we can work together." Garrison said "We're going to try to do something." said Brown referring to avoiding future conflict. "We're trying to cooperate " J See Coupon On \ I Classified ■ r/50* i off