20 Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 10 July '85

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Mayor Mike Volt officiated at the ribboncutting ceremonies of the Village Shoppes of Rio Grande June 29 A crowd of curious shoppers, several township department heads and members of the various boards along with Voll enjoyed the shopping center's grand opening. The Hoffnage! Band provided the entertainment along with several clowns and the Wendy Girl. Free refreshments and balloons were given to everyone who attended. Dr. Robert Benzell, who is the owner of the $4.5 million center, also attended the ceremonies. It took \ 10 months to complete the t construction of the center. t The old Marlyn Manor Shopping Center, which did I thriving business during the 50s and 60s and became Rio Grande's "eyesore" during the 70s and 80s, was demolished la$t year to make room for the newcenter. Construction of Wendy's Restaurant should begin later this month, with a scheduled fall opening. The restaurant will be located in front of the center on Route 47. Along with Reynolds Department Store, the other businesses that are currently in operation in the Village Shoppes are Action Photo. Rise N' Shine Waterbeds. Uncle Charlie's Ice Cream Parlour. Tiki's Treasure. Hunan Chinese Restaurant, Pet World. Village Booksmith. Greetings. Granny's Attic. The Daily Grind. Cape Wallpaper and Flooring. Hammer's Bakery. The Computer Ark. and The Optical Room & Family Vision Care. Atlantic Community College's new Cape May County Extension Center is also located in the center

OLYMPIC- DAY was held for the fourth and fifth grade students at Elementary School .3 May 24 The day was dedicated to fifth grade teacher Geraldinr Belcher, who is moving tof Somerset. N.J this sum-, mer after teaching at the school for over 13 vears f THE KIH A N r \ sj. sponsored event began with students sitting in the grandstand for the opening exercises It was proceeded by the 400-meter medal run. the Presidential Physical Fitness Test, class versus class tug1, of war. morning uihging events, and lunch ■'The afternoon events consisted of the obstacle course, basket bal I . soft ball . frisbee. soccer, scoop ball, and football The Court House Kiwanis gave awav over 600 ribbons to the students who participated in the various events. Members of the Middle Township High School Key Club assisted the students with Olympic Day by running games of skill and chance and by giving the children candy prizes Norma Smith is the school's physical education instructor Henry J. Kobik is the principal of Elementary School 3. A LUNCHEON was held

in the township construction official office June 27 to honor Eleanor Hand, who recently retired from the "green thumb" program. About 75 co-workers, friends, and relatives along with Mayor Voll and Committeemen Charles I.eusner and Jim Alexis attended. Hand, who resides in Court House, performed various clerical and administrative assignments while employed in the construction official's office. The Middle Township Historical Commission will be holding its next meeting at Township Hall 7:30 p.m. July 15. Anyone wanting to become a member of the commission is invited to attend. MANY FOURTH and fifth grade students at Elementary School 3 enjoyed the various field trips that their respective classes took during the months of April and May. Jacque Ross*. Roberta Hoffman's. Janette Callaway's, and Agnes Maroszek's fourth grade classes took a trip to Trenton. Marjorie Parkhurst's. Nancy Roller's. Callaway's. Maroszek's. and Ross' fourth grade classes enjoyed their trips to Greenwich. .Audrey Spaulding's and Geraldine Belcher's fifth grade classes took a trip to Wheaton Village in Millville. Hoffman's class took a class trip to Cape May Point. The school's safety patrol enjoyed a trip to Great Adventure, while the enrichment class viewed the "Birds of Cape MayCounty" on a trip to the county park

THE TOWNSHIP is still parlicipating in a program for the neutering and spaying of cats The purpose of the program is to help con trol the cat population byassisting cat owners who cannot have their pets sterilized The cost involved is $10 for a male cat and $15 for a female cat To be eligible for this program the animal owner must have a restricted income. be able to furnish proof of residency in the township, and have a healthy cat Cape Veterinary Hospital. Dr Edward Morrison. and Dr. George Belloff. along with the Animal Welfare Society, are participating in this program. For more information contact Kathv Meers at 465-2325 * The Recreation Department is sponsoring a trip to Sesame Place July 15. Price includes airconditioned transportation and admission. Reservations are required. Call 465-3520. COUNTY 4-H Agent Betty Jean Jesuncosky was the instructor of the Public Speaking courses offered on the Cook College Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick during

the New Jersey 4-H Expo ? held June 23-26' Expo consists of state 4-H i contests and events, educational seminars, assemblies, many ac- ; tivities. and opportunities for teenagers who have completed the eighth grade up to age 19 to meet new friends from all over the state. THE MIDDLE Township High School Science teams swept all three subject areas and the overall award in the Cape May County Division of the Science League Examinations sponsored by the NewJersey Science Teachers Association and Merck & Co. Margaret Hsieh, Catherine Judson, and Robert Murray were the high scorers in biology. Judson recieved a silver medal for being the high scorer in the county. The physics team high scorer and county champion receiving the silver medal was Tom Leonard, followed by winning team members Scott Smith and Bill Balliette. MATT McGUIRE. Judith Wang, and Robert Dean were the members of the county's championship team in chemistry. Dean received a medal for being the high scorer in the county. Margaret Hsieh made two all-state teams in science. Most recently she recieved a gold medal for placing 16th out of 740 students in the State Science Day Examinations. She also received an engraved pen for placing 17th in the Science League after four examinations involving 344 students. Smith received his engraved pen for ranking sixth in the state. Allison Harvey is one of two South Jersey students who received an award in New Brunswick for her research on burns She also won a trip to the Interna lional Science and Engineering Fair in Shreveport, LA., which she attended during the latter part of MayJoseph Steady is the school's science department chairperson BOB BARRON of Avalon was the guest speaker at the June 13th meeting of the Court House Kiwanis He showed the group slides of his trip to Haiti last March The journey was a working trip, as Barron, along with Kiwanian Ray Verity and several other men from this area, traveled to Haiti to erect a roof on a church there Using wood, the local church group completed the task. The church is located near the border of the Dominican Republic Barron had some interesting stories to tell about life in Haiti in Contrast to ours in America THE HONORS class at MTHS participated in the New Jersey Hawk Watch Program's Art and Essay Contest sponsored by the Audubon Society at the Cape May Point Bird Observatory. Students manned obser-

> vation posts and recorded observing 350 migratory I hawks of various species and sightings during 70 hours over a two-month period earlier this year. Local sightings were observed on the school grounds by the students The honor students per formed the data analyses in class. Christine Heck won th^ art contest and Katie Judson won the essay contest. Science instructors Phil Heck and Steve Bianco were the advisors. THERE ARE still tickets available for youngsters 8 to 14 to see the Phillies Knothole Game July 23. It's kids night at the game, in which the Phillies will battle the Houston Astros. The Recreation Departmentsponsored trip includes round trip transportation and admission. Reservations are required. Call 465-3520. Don't forget that Raft Races and a Splash Partywill be held tomorrow at 6 p.m. in the pool of the Hyland Mote! located at the Garden State Parkway and Hereford Avenue in Court House. This event is sponsored by the Recreation Department. Pianist In Mini Concert C A Ply MAY — Jennifer Seager.' pianist. will be the featured artist 4 p m July 16 in the Tuesday Afternoon Mini Concert Series in the First Presbyterian Church, corner of Hughes and Decatur Streets Jennifer, a sophomore at Lower Cape May Regional High School, has studied the piano for several years. She was first place winner in the 1984-85 New Jersey Music Education Council Competitions and has performea frequently for various church and civic organizations in this area SHE RECENTLY per formed in a piano recital in Carnegie Recital Hall in New York City, and will be performing in a similar recital later this year in the Academy of Music in Phila delphia. Jennifer is currently studying piano with Anthony Mecdi of Glassboro. Her program will include works by Bach. Mendelssohn. Chopin. Faure. Bartok. and Chasins. The public is welcome. admission is free, and dress is casual. Ends His Basic RIO GRANDE - Pvt. Carl J. Carlberg II, son of Flora J. Carlberg of 204 Davis Rd., has completed basic training at Fort Dix, N.J.