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' Youth Swim Team Begins 8th Season

CAPE MAY - The city's the Von Savage pool in youth swim team enters its Wildwood Crest, eighth season with an am- BENSTEAD. enjoys bilious schedule of meets. teaching and coaching as Coached by Jan much as competing. In Kellaway and Cape May fact, he is in training Beach Patrol standout I.en himself for the lifeguard Benstead. the team prac- championship that the tices every Wednesday <7-9 Cape May Beach Patrol p.m.), Friday <7-9 p.m.) will compete in over the and Sunday <6-8 p.m.). Christmas holiday in Hollywood. Fla. Benstead The initial meet of the is an integral part of the year will pit Cape May Cape May contingent " against old rival Wildwood which placed second in 1984 . Crest led by second year and seeks the winner's cirmentor David Hart. 9:15 cle in 1985. - a.m. Saturday. Dec. 14 at Tins year's meet

schedule is the most comprehensive ever and following Wildwood Crest will include action against Penns Grove, Margate. Millvillet, Stockton, Vineland and Margate again. CAPE MAY IS encouraging male and female swimmers from 6 to 17 years of age to join the team now. Swimmers practice together accroding to age and ability. In addition to the seven meets the Swim Team Program provides team suits, caps, goggles, a swim-a-thon. a fun meet, a

- Programs Offered Youths

- CAPE MAY - The city recreation department offers a wide range of pro- - grams for all youths in the county. Programs designed for pre-schoolers in- - elude an Infant and Tiny Tots Swim class, preschool dance classes and a j storybook hour for pre--J schoolers.

A morning pre school activity program which has been running two days a week will be expanded to five days a week this winter. SWIMMING programs designed for older children include a Children's Learn to Swim class for ages 6 and up. SCUBA class, a

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Junior and Senior Lifesaving class and the Cape May Swim Team for ages 6-17 that swims against other teams in Cape May. Atlantic and Cumberland Counties. The swimming pool at the Elementary School is open to all youngsters Tuesday and Saturday nights. The recreation department also offers other year-'round programs such as Karate and gymnastics along with a dance program that involves 175 students. A basketball program involving up to 75 youngsters will be starting Dec. 7. A summer tennis program! a youth soccer camp along with weekly teen dances and three surfing contests are added features during the summer The recreation department has its offices on the second floor in Convention Hall. For more information on the programs, stop by or call 884-8411. ext. 20 or 27.

(From Page 24) In dedicating the dam. Director Cookingham said this beautiful wildlife area was available for use by the general public for ail 12 months of the year. The area is used by hikers, picnickers and birdwatchers as well as hunters and fishermen. "WE HOPE THE users of the tract respect it," Cookingham said. One of the bystanders at the dedication observed that on a recent Birdwatchers Roundup at the Wildlife Management area, a piliated w oodpecker was spotled on the site. According to the birder who passed on the information, that was the first spotting of a piliated woodpecker since the 1800s. The area is noted for the number of species of birds which can be observed over all 12 months of the year. That this is a hiultiple use area is Important for the general public to remem ber The preservation and protection of this area rests in the hands of the Division of Fish. Game and Wildlife and its abilities to keep the . area in balance That's only part of the problem SATI RE NEEDS help It needs the assistance of all of us who use areas such as this That means that the users of the area have to i respect it Trash and litter

should not be deposited on the area by the litterbugs and trashers who seem to find places like this a target of their trashing activities. Vandalism is another problem. It is hoped that the area will escape this kind of abuse. Wood cutting by anyone is prohibited unless by permit. No plans are in the immediate offering to allow cutting by permit, but the long-range plan is to include culling of dead wood at some point in time. Meanwhile, woodcutters are reminded that they face severe penalties if they cut on land other than where they are supposed to be They must stay either on their own land or land on which they have been given permission or for which they have permits. USE OF Wildlife Management areas is painted with a rather broad brush There are some restrictions de- . signed to keep the area in proper balance best to aid the wildlife to thrive and at the same time, open up the area to maximum multiple use for all to enjoy It is only by careful use of land such as this that it will remain open and available It is ours to use and enjoy. We owe a lot to the foresight of the people who preserved as much New Jersey open space as has been protected. More can be set aside for public ownership and public . enjoyment Open space is J badly needed WHAT WE DO have is lit j tie enough and it has to be , shared by lots of users, j Sometimes there are con- j flicts between user groups, j One which is most obvious is j the clash between the hunter I and the non-hunter. Both are ] dedicated to the cause of I protecting the environment . 0 They do not see eye to eye on £ the hunting issue and they | do fight over it. We all can learn a lot with 9 a visit to Beaver Swamp j Wildlife Management area. 5 There is lots of opportunity J for all to enjoy. There are lots of other areas which should and could be preserved It takes cooperative effort to get things done. Beaver Swamp Wildlife Management area is a classic example.

banquet and participation trophies. For futher information contact the Department of Civic Affairs at 884-8411. ext. 20 or 27. Needles, National Move Up t CAPE MAY - Sol Needles Agency moved within a game of first place in Cape May Men's Recrea tion Volleyball as it took two of three games against the first place Coast Guard Breakers. 15-17, 18-16 and 15-3. McDevitt and Matagiese remain in a tie for first place even though they lost two of three games by 5-15, 15-11, 14-16 to Eckel s Diesel. Pete's Racquet Club won its first games of the season by defeating Mayer's Tavern. 15-10, 15-10 and 15-11. Carlos O'Brien's moved over the .500 mark by Defeating Burke Builders 15-10, 15-6 and 15-8. National Associates also moved to within one game of first by sweeping Cape May Mobile Estates, 15-12, 15-9 and 15-12. STANDINGS C oast Guard Brrakrrs S-3 MrDevitl h Matagirsr »-3 Sot Needle* Agency K-l National Associates K-4 Eckel's Diesel J-S Carlos O'Brien's «-S Burke Builders S-7 Mayer's Tavern 3-S Pete's Barquel Club 3-1 Cape May Mobile Ks tales I II

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