Cape May County Herald, 9 October 1985 IIIF issue link — Page 20

20 Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 9 October '85

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Bonnie Feisr. who has more originality than Wall l)isni'> ever ha<i. is doing the decorations for the Oc tobcrfest to lie held at the W'indrilt Sunday. t)ct lit. from 5 to it p. m A benefit for the I tiller Vacation Home for the Blind s|Minsored by the Sea Lions, it will he another blockbuster' Bohhir Worthle\ and Kathy Kurian are cochair in>{ the event, which will feature Dan Keen's musical group and Joanne Evans wearing authentic costumes playing solos on both organ and accordian Tickets for the gala ;ye tax deductible To get them call a IJoness of your rhoiic Winner ot the laons Cluh Car Baffle was Scotty Mcl'hcrson of J.J. Hone Company GLORIA PASSED us by. Thank God She left ugiy souvenirs, however Many of us who had docks or bulkheads lost them Kmergency repairs to the Hot h Street bulkhead, ■without putting the job up for bids, nave been authorized in an amount not to ex ceed $5.20(1 lads of people had severe water damage in their homes, the Harden Cluh Oct r»th show and iKiutiquo were cancelled because all gardens perished, and borough damage is esti mated at $415,000 and (Bona just kissed us in passing' Police Chief Jim Sweitrer told us only a few people stayed. One who refused to leave an hour before the storm reached full fury, panicked and called for help Sweitzer dispatched a car to help him. then sweated out the time it took for the officer's safe return Ten of fleers elected to stay at their posts until the danger had passed (ildltl \ BltOl HUT out greatness ot heart m sd many At the Oct 1st meeting of S ll Borough Council. Councilman l.ou ( let land asked p it "were not in oi^lep/ to thank volunteer groups and met

> chants in Middle Township t for their assistance and real ; hospitality." Mayor Arden Hand and • council agreed this should and would Ik- done Praise was unlimited for: Lyndon • Simmrrman. coordinator of County Kmergency Man ■ agement . and his large staff of volunteers . Cape MayCourt House Fire Company for use of their building to house Stone Harbor's staff and fire fighting equipment ; the Bed Cross and Rescue Squads of Court House and Stone Harbor. Wawa. Dunkin' Donuts and other merchants who donated food to the cause, and Acme Market in Court House, which remained open as a service to victims We talked with Simmerman. who said simply. "There was no one who didn't help us " He told us of Kddir Irmlrr in the post office. who keeps records of supplies and vehicles for OEM, arriving with his wife and daughter, who worked with him through the crisis "I'd love to see him mentioned." Simmerman said AVAI.ON HAD the greater amount of damage due to its size Police Chief Joe Foley, who will retire Dec. :»l iold us his force, firemen, rescue squad and all volunteers gave "nothing hut their finest effort" during the emergencyAfter evacuating all women, the chief and a chosen staff operated from the emergency vehicle Blur Hoove Coordination and cooperation were maximal Donna Kodgers of the ad ministrator's office gave us these estimated figures ot damage 150 private homes. $75,000. small businesses. $12,005. public property. $«oo.ooo. public utilities. $2,500. for an estimated total of $H00. 000 WK HEARD all kinds of rumors alNiut three con demned houses Construe lion engineer Harry Clayton set them straight They were terribly damaged and Harry declared them "tern poraiily uninhabitable , but 1 all can lie repaired We went

i to see them and to our mind I had the recently-con-structed seawall not been there, all three would have been destroyed. COUNTY CHAMBER of Commerce held its annual banquet Oct. 2 at the Golden Kagle Inn. Cape May. Not having seen pictures in this newspaper at the time, we were unprepared for storm damage resulting from Gloria. There was still much sand in the street but it had been shoveled to curbside. where it lay like dirty snowdrifts We disregarded the parking meter Minutes later, during cocktail hour, we were warned over the p a. system a policeman was ticketing cars which had not fed the meters Our spouse doesn't sprint that fast any more, but he tried: too late, our car was ticketed at 6:43 p.m to the < tune of a Sio fine. Great way to encourage later visits. ] right9 Wrong! The banquet I had an unpleasant start but < finished strong j < Installation of officers < followed: pres. Richard ' Giullano. 1st v. p.. Patricia I Nagel: 2nd v.p . Dane 5 Wells: treas.. Robert Smith: t and board chairman. Thro- I dorr Roman. > Also sworn into office j were 12 directors Terry Brown, Harriet Gibbons. Barbara Tomalino. Steven | Wade. Bert Wilkins. Michael Zuckcrman, Free- , holder William Sturm. Ruth McCormirk. Rose Johnson. Klsie Gillespie. Paul Rowland and Robert Jef- | fers. | BK.W TIFK ATION a \ wards went to For a new | business. Harbor Square. | renovation. South Jersey t Marina /Fast, nonprofit ( organization, laiwer Town- ( ship lamer School Adminis tration Building and then f the prestigious Community | Betterment Award was ( presented to At Men*, who [ received a standing ovation j Men/, long famous for his ; restaurant, has achieved even greater status in his re r lent less fight against drugs (

SIC Set For Open House SEA ISLE CITY - An open house celebration will be held here Saturday in conjunction with Fire Prevention Week and Emergency Medical Service Week, Mayor Mike Mcliale has announced. The event starts at l p.m. "We. in Sea Isle City, are very proud of our fine fire company, ambulance service. and police department. Together, they make up one of the finest teams in the State." McHale stated, "and during our open house at the Public Safety Building, we want the public to see first hand the many services that these fine people offer the city and our residents " The Public Safety at 233 John F Kennedy Boulevard will be open to the public for tours all afternoon. There will be demonstrations by the fire company with air packs police will show off the newest equipment, and a W A T team demonstration is planned. The Sea City Ambulance Corps will offer free blood pressure tests County Sots Sox Workshop CREST HAVEN - Cape County Department of will hold a workshop on sexuality for parents tomorrow from 7 to p m . at the department building Title is. "Making Connections Parent and Child A Film Fesl featuring on family life educa will be held at the County Library, on Street, in Cape Court House, on Oct from 7 to 9 p m For information and registration, call 465-7111, extension 300

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Mayor Mike Voll. who is also the County Democratic Chairman, was the master of ceremonies of the Annual County Democratic Dinner at Urie's in Wildwood Oct. 1 Voll's wife. Susan, also attended in addition to Committeeman Charles Leusner and his wife Carla and Committeeman Jim Alexis and his wife Gerry. Doug Browne, a representative from Peter Shapiro's campaign, spoke before the group of approximately 280 political supporters Andrea Sullivan, a coordinator for Shapiro, also attended. RAY BATTEN and Peter Amico Democratic assembly candidates, informed the group on what their respective political idealogies and goals will be if elected. Batten's wife. Mary, also attended. Mayor Bob Fothergill of Lower Township and his wife Franny. Commissioner Jim lannone of Sea Isle City and his wife Barbara. Councilman Bob Scully of North Wildwood. former Mayor Peggie Bieberbach of Lower Township, state committeewoman and recording secretary Elfreda Andrea of Ocean City and her husband Jim. state committeman Bruce Gorman of Erma and his wife Grace, corresponding secretary Alan Morris, and local Township Clerk George 11. Simpkins also attended Father Peter Jones of Our I^adv of the Angels Church in Court House gave the invocation and benediction A moment of silence was given in memory of former Cape May Point Commissioner Edward Jarvis. who passed away Sept 29 * C'Ot'NTY Democratic vice-chairlady Mary K. Kalbach and treasurer Sharon Coco could not attend this dinner as they had to work extended hours at the County Election Board trying to accommodate "last minute" registrants. However. County Election Board members Ruby Hall of North Wildwood and Andrea did attend Bernice Phillips of Burleigh was the coordinator THE GREEN Creek Fire Company will hold an "open house" at its Fire Hall I to 7 p.m. Saturday. Refreshments will be served A parade will also be held in conjunction with this event It will begin at Indian Trail and proceed south on Route 47 to Bayshore Road, where it will turn and continue to Sun Ray Beach The procession will then trun around and head back to the Fire Hall Fire companies from Cape May. Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties will participate in the parade The Middle School will hold an "open house" tomorrow 7 to 9:40 p.m. School programs and the assignments given students will be discussed Teachers will be given the opportunity to discuss their individual programs, cur--icula. and textbooks. All .«rents and guardians.

along with the students, are invited to attend. Edmund B. Webb is the school's principal and I Russell N. Simon is viceprincipal. ( We wish Township Clerk i Simpkins a very "Happy Birthday'" THE ANNUAL Magazine Sales Drive is currently underway at the Middle School as the school's eighth graders sell subscriptions on an individual basis. For every $100 worth of subscriptions sold. $40 will go into the class' fund and $60 will go to the magazine company. This yearly Eighth Grade Class Fund-Raiser will run until Friday. Proceeds will be used to pay for the class' spring trip, which will probably take place in late May or early June Last year's eighth grade class traveled to Baltimore. RUSSELL SIMON is the coordinator of this fundraiser "CHILDREN IN Crisis" will be the topic of discussion at the in service training program at the Middle School for its teachers Oct. 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. Captain Raymond Saunders of the Middle Township Police Department; Diane Lanzetta, a social worker with J.I.N.S. and Crisis Intervention at Crest Haven, and Mary Hayes from the county prosecutor's office will present the school's staff with information on what they are "seeing" with the 11 to 15-year-old child and things that the school can do to help identify a "child in crisis" (Page 71 Please) Hot Topic STONE HARBOR - A special meeting of the Stone Harbor Women's Club has been called for 10 Tuesday morning, Oct. 15. at the clubhouse Subject of the meeting concerns the heating of the clubhouse and all members are urged to attend Board members are expected to attend a meeting at 9 prior to the club meeting # Shopping Trip VILLAS - The Garden Club by the Sea will sponsor a shopping trip to Flemington Saturday, Oct. 12, with the bus leaving the Shop n Bag parking Tot in North Cape May 7:30 a m For information or reservations. call 465-5162. Sale to Aid Rescue Squad NORTHFIELD - There will be a sale of crafts, baked goods. Christmas items, and other goods on Satur day. Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. at Northfield Recreation Center. Route 9. Mill Road, and Cedar Bridge Road to benefit the Atlantic City Rescue Squad. •