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During the quarantine period it was determined that it was a bit too popular. Consequently, it was closed for several weeks. But to the delight of many, Dog Beach reopened Saturday May 30th.The beach is located at the base of the Ocean Drive Bridge on the Longport side across from the fishing pier. Owners must clean up after their dogs. Social distancing is required for the humans only.

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The Year that Feels Like a Decade and we are only halfway through!

From the Editor

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o you remember the 1980s movie franchise "Back to the Future?"

It starred Michael J Fox and an eccentric professor, Doc Brown who invented a time machine.

If they did a remake of that film today, Doc Brown would certainly have to give a warning; "Whatever you do... do NOT go to 2020!"

Most people I talk to these days wish they had some sort of time machine that would either take them back to 2019 or fast forward to 2021.

Between the pandemic, economy and social unrest, we are left asking ourselves what's next? (Cue the killer hornets) Our hearts broke when we witnessed the murder of George Floyd, at the hands of law enforcement

on national television and social media. The outrage was felt across the country. Protests were rapidly formed with some, sadly, erupting into violence and looting. Kudos to all involved in the Somers Point to Ocean City protest over the 9th Street bridge, which culminated in front of the Ocean City Police Station. It was a peaceful and a positive experience for all.

I am not even going to pretend to know what the answer is, but I believe communicating is the start. I support law enforcement while I condemn the inexcusable actions of some officers towards people of color. Our country was built on protests, beginning with the Boston Tea Party.

America is once again calling for change, not only for George Floyd but for the systematic support and respect for black lives. Read Raymond Tyler's column on

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page 24 about this important issue.

What we thought would be a brief stay at home order,

extended far beyond our expectations.

With skyrocketing unemployment and the hospitality and tourism industry hit the hardest, we have felt it! At last, we see a light at the end of what has felt like a long dark tunnel.

We are opening up, albeit in small steps and with high levels of safety measures still in place. June 15th, retail stores will reopen and restaurants will be open once again for outdoor dining. And on June 22nd, we can all get that long overdue haircut!

Shore Local is designed to highlight the places, people and events that make our area a wonderful place to live and visit. No one envisioned the trials 2020 had in store for us.

Summer is our season though, so let's make the most of it!

Dip your toes in the ocean, take in a sunset and enjoy some downtown shopping and outdoor dining.

Peace & Love, Cindy

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Restaurants reopening but dining will be different

By Chef Joseph Massaglia

J

ust as I was getting ready to submit this article to meet this paper’s deadline, New Jersey’s Governor announced that he is going to allow the state's restaurants to reopen June 15 for outdoor dining.

But he gave no other specific details with his announcement; he’s planning to provide “additional guidance” in a few days. I certainly hope so. Restauranteurs have been very anxious and frustrated, and many were not going to be able to survive much longer with just take-out and delivery.

That being said, we’re all beginning to take a hard look at our restaurants to see how we will be able to operate going forward. Knowing that we will have to decrease the number of seats and tables, I’ve been fascinated by some solutions put in place by restaurants that already have opened in other states and countries.

Naturally, some restaurants have just removed 50 percent of their

tables in their dining rooms to allow over each table, and then hung clear for social distancing. That’s great if plastic sheets, like shower curtains, you have the space to store the tables from the pipes to surround their guests. And PVC/plastic curtain and all the chairs. Others have put “no “walls” have been erected at bars seating” signs on every other table or between bar stools to separate booth, which gives you social distancing as well. customers. What do you think about that?

But the latter option makes for very strange looking dining rooms, so some owners have placed mannequins or cardboard cut-outs of people at the “empty” tables to make diners feel less isolated. And many restaurants are now playing their music at a higher volume to make up for the lack of conversations from a full house.

Now I’m not sure how I feel about dining with mannequins; maybe I’d feel uncomfortable. Dining with dummies in a Virginia restaurant What about you?

In some Asian countries, stuffed Some owners have put up Plexipandas or other cute, large stuffed glas “walls” between tables, someanimals or cardboard figures – times opaque, to give privacy and safety. This option may work well, shaped like robots or dragons – sit in seats to allow for proper distancing. I if allowed, in restaurants with small think children would like that option. dining rooms with many tables – think A few restaurants have hung cirNew York City restaurants or your cles of PVC pipe from their ceilings favorite pizzeria.

Extending social distancing to outside dining, instead of just separating tables a few restaurants have built clear, small, greenhouse structures to seat couples privately. And this even works in the rain! But I’m not sure how it would work here at the Jersey Shore with all our wind.

And closer to home, I saw in the media that in Ocean City, Maryland, seaside restaurant Fish Tales ordered 10 “bumper tables” to use when dining service begins. Customers will get their own wheeled inner-tube tables to roll around and socialize in at a distance of six feet from each other.

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Perhaps you saw that as well. Crazy idea? Who knows?

It will be interesting to see how each restaurant adapts to the required changes, and how our guests will react once they begin in-person dining – whether inside or out. And no matter how social distancing is achieved, all staff will be wearing masks and gloves, menus will be disposable, dishes and flatware may be disposable, and most likely we will need individual condiments or, as Chipotle is now doing, storing them behind the counter until requested and then sanitizing them after each use.

Yes, our dining experience is going to be different, but I strongly believe it will be a temporary one. And hopefully sooner versus later when you visit me at Mama Mia’s – or when you visit your favorite restaurant – we can welcome you with a handshake and/or a hug.

Be well, stay safe, and as always, Buon Appetito.

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Geocaching Your Way to Hidden Sights at the Jersey Shore

By Karen DeWalt

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eady for an adventure unlike any other you’ve ever experienced at the Jersey Shore? Want to know some of the secret spots that only locals know about? Find hidden beaches, trails, Wildlife Management Areas, discover the beauty of the back bays, learn some science, and solve some puzzles while finding hidden containers tucked out of sight by geocaching.

Often compared to the popular game Pokemon Go, instead of discovering virtual critters, you will find physical containers with logs to sign and sometimes little toys to trade! All you need is your smartphone, and a pen and the best thing is, it is free!

Currently there are more than 3 million geocaches hidden all over the world. A geocache could be anything!

A tupperware container, repurposed pill bottle, bison tube or something even smaller, depending on the hide and how difficult it will be to find. All contain a log to sign and the bigger containers often have small toys or goodies to swap.

It is easy to start geocaching. First, sign up on the official geocaching website - https://www.geocaching. com/play. The basic membership is free and there is a premium membership for $30 a year, which gives you access to premium geocaches. Then you download the Geocaching app on your smartphone. The official app is free and there are other apps that work just as well for free or for a minimal cost. By following some simple safety tips, you’re almost guaranteed to have a fun adventure! ● Never go out by yourself. Travel in groups or pairs to ensure your personal safety. ● Obey local laws and do enter parks that may not be open due to the current Covid-19 situation ● Tell people where you are going and update them as you travel. ● Take note of where your car is! It is easy to wander off searching for the next cache! ● Always be aware of your surroundings, Look up from your phone and watch your step! ● Wear sturdy shoes if you plan to go into the woods

Bring an extra phone battery. The GPS kills your battery fast! ● Maintain social distancing with others on the trails.

Do not take the geocache when you find it, even if it is unusual! Sign the log, trade goodie and replace exactly like you found it! If you do not find it, make sure to log it as a did not find (DNF) so the cache owner knows to go check on it. Some extras you can bring: plastic baggies for logs, extra pens and extra logs (available for free downloads using Google search). Also note in your log if the cache needs any maintenance. Finder logs are how cache owners keep track of them!

So, head over to the geocaching website, sign up, and begin your next adventure!

Enjoy the sights, take pictures, and most importantly, have fun! ●

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Diamondback Terrapins on the Move

By Steffen Klenk

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e live in a diverse ecosystem. Our backyard is home to some of the most special species you won’t find in many other places. The diamondback terrapins are beginning to re-appear, and work is already underway to ensure their safety.

Diamondback species range from New England south to Florida and along the Gulf of Mexico to Texas.

Their diet consists of eating hardshelled crustacean like clams, aquatic snails and blue mussels. Raccoons are considered their most notorious predator along with fox and shore birds. Turtle eggs and hatchlings are also vulnerable to land and sea creatures.

Terrapins begin mating as early as March. In mid-June, the female will begin looking for a spot to nest her eggs. When she finds a spot that is suitable, she’ll dig a hole with her back feet and lay her eggs. Females lay upwards of three clutches of eggs, each clutch containing anywhere from four to twenty eggs at a time.

The nesting period typically lasts well into the summer.

You may find turtles crossing the road near or around marshes. They usually travel to spread their habitat, lay eggs or find a mate. It is important for us to conserve these important

creatures in order to save their species. Most eggs and hatchlings get eaten by larger mammals and wildlife.

In order for populations to thrive, turtles must live a long time and lay many eggs.

If you should spot a turtle trying to cross the road, make sure to stop on the shoulder if it’s safe to do so, carefully pick up the turtle firmly by the sides of its shell, and place it in the direction it was going in a safe, grassy area. If the roadway has barriers, place them safely over the barriers, but do not carry them long distances as their homing senses are short. Keep an eye out for turtle crossing signs. All the extra hands from our volunteers and concerned citizens are needed to help rescue and save our local terrapins.

Thanks to the help of our gracious community, we are learning so much about these precious turtles. The Wetlands Institute launched their Terrapin Conservation program in

1989 with the goal of researching terrapins and preserving their habitat. During t h ei r nesting season, you may see researchers “patrolling” the roadways searching for terrapins in need of assistance. The project also focuses on protecting the species by setting up barrier fences along major thoroughfares and headstarting.

Last summer, a turtle was brought to the Wetlands Institute after being found in an area of Stone Harbor where there was no access to the marsh. This particular terrapin was no stranger to the Institute. She was originally part of a headstarter program, hatched from eggs that were recovered from a road kill female who was on her way to lay eggs. After a year of growth, the turtle was tagged

on July 13, 2000, and released back into the marsh, only to return 19 years later.

We should all do our part to help our local wildlife.

If you should spot an injured terrapin, record your observation by going to iNaturalist.com or the iNaturalist app.

Upload your photo along with the location where the turtle was spotted along with any notes for reference.

Additional information is available by visiting the Wetlands Institute website. If you find an injured terrapin, call the Wetlands Institute at (609)-368-1211 for questions.

Steffen Klenk is a multimedia journalist. He resides in Ocean City and enjoys capturing the eclectic moments of shore life.

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Virtual Events and Happenings

Ocean City Virtual Flower Show ▶Tuesday,

June 9th Here is your chance to show off your home gardens and flower arrangements. Submit your photos to events@ocnj.us and we will feature our favorite submissions via the Ocean City Music Pier Facebook page at facebook.com/ MusicPier. The submission deadline is Sunday, June 7th and the selections will be featured on June 9th. There is no theme, but please provide your name, and special information about your submission and any gardening tips you came across. Presented by the Garden Club of Ocean City.

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No Drama Llama Paint Nite Video ▶Tuesday,

June 16th at 5pm Do you love llamas? Bring some positive energy to your life by painting a beautiful and friendly llama with Inland Family Success Center. Visit facebook. com/Inlandeht for more details.

Kids Events

Virtual Zoo School ▶Monday

– Friday at 11:30am facebook.com/capemaycountyparkzoo The Cape May County Zoo may be closed but we’re bringing the zoo to you. Join us Monday through Friday as we take you on a virtual tour of the zoo. Each day we will feature a short clip of a different animal and teach you all about it. At the

end of each clip we have a challenge for you to do right at home.

Virtual Superhero Event with Captain USA ▶Wednesday,

June 10th at 11am bowfishstudios.com Do you want to be a superhero? Join Bowfish Studios for virtual superhero training with Captain USA. This is a prepaid event. Sign up in advance for just $10 per household.

Baking with Snow Princess ▶Friday,

June 12th at 7pm bowfishstudios.com Join Bowfish Studios for a virtual princess event: baking cupcakes with the Snow Princess.

This is a prepaid event. Sign up in advance for just $10 per household.

Lectures and Workshops

Brilliant Birdsong ▶Saturday,

June 6th at 3pm Join Joshua Grant as he takes an in-depth look at birdsong. Topics discussed are why and how birds sing, when the best time to hear bird songs, and much more.

This will be a lecture-style birdsong with no field component, but you will still get to hear all kinds of birds.

Register today at stockton.edu/continuing-studies.

Motivational Mondays with Rachel Davis ▶Mondays

at 2:30pm Learn the five key steps to increasing happiness in your life. Whether you are new to the path of personal growth or are looking to reinvigorate your journey, this workshop will show you how small, but specific changes in a positive direction can result in improved overall happiness and fulfillment. Register today at stockton.edu/continuing-studies.

Refresh Your Nest ▶Wednesday,

June 10th at 10:30am Learn how to decorate your home with the latest trends, colors and designs while enhancing what you already have. This virtual program is free to attend.

Sign up today at oceancitylibrary.org.

Soul Purpose: A GGY Weekend Immersion ▶Friday,

June 12th – Sunday, June 14th This digital weekend program focuses on developing a new depth of awareness for those who practice Baptiste Yoga (no minimum experience necessary) and desire to learn more about themselves. Join Allie Nunzi, Founder of Grace & Glory Yoga and Senior Baptiste Yoga Teacher, and the Program Team for a weekend of discovery, play, and development on and off your yoga mat. Each session will include group discussion, small group and partner work, group asana classes and meditation class. Tuition is $199 and includes all yoga classes and manual. Visit graceandgloryyoga. com for more details.

Mindful Ways Workshops with Kate Lutz ▶Monday,

June 15th at 1pm Kate Lutz’s Mindful Ways Workshops offer easy ways to practice meditation and express mindfulness.

Now is the perfect time to learn how to grow your emotional resilience, feel more centered, engage your inner awareness and peace of mind, and shift out of limited beliefs. Sign up today at oceancitylibrary.org.

Learn How to Use Beanstack ▶Monday,

June 15th at 6:30pm The Ocean City Library’s summer reading program is going virtual. Come and learn how to use Beanstack to log your reading, complete fun activities, and earn points along the way. You’ll have the chance to redeem your points for rewards and earn tickets for prizes. Come and find out how to create a Beanstack account and how to participate in the program. Sign up today at oceancitylibrary.org.

Ocean City Virtual Book Club ▶Tuesday,

June 16th at 6pm Join the librarians for a fun discussion of this month’s book, “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” by Benjamin Alire Saenz. Sign up today at oceancitylibrary.org.

Retirement Planning Today via Zoom ▶Tuesday,

June 16th & Thursday, June 18th at 6pm In this course, you’ll learn how to manage investment risks, use new tax laws to your advantage, make informed decisions about your company’s retirement plan, and adjust your estate plan to function properly under the new laws. Register today at stockton.edu/ continuing-studies.

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Graduation Ceremonies

Atlantic Cape Community College Online Graduation ▶Thursday,

June 11th at 6pm atlantic.edu/graduation Atlantic Cape Community College will celebrate the Class of 2020 graduates for their achievements and hard work with a virtual graduation through YouTube, Facebook and on Atlantic Cape’s website. The event will include all the pomp and circumstance of a traditional ceremony with keynote speakers, graduate name announcements, and a customized dedicated slide for each graduate. The college encourages graduates to share their photos and videos on social media using #AtlanticCape2020 or e-mailing media@atlantic.edu.

Fitness

Free Virtual Pilates for Kids Class ▶Saturdays

at 10am Join Downtown Pilates OCNJ for a 20 minute pilates workout for kids. Be ready to move, strengthen, stretch and have fun. Visit facebook. com/DowntownPilates to register.

Free Virtual Mat Class ▶Mondays

at 9am Join Downtown Pilates OCNJ every Monday morning for a free livestream mat pilates class.

This class is open to all levels. Visit facebook. com/DowntownPilates to register.

and the Mental Health Association in Atlantic County will present an online webinar with a focus on adult services. Medicaid, SSI, Housing and other Important Benefits will be discussed.

Call 609-748-2253 to register.

LGBTQ Discussion Group ▶Friday,

June 19th at 2pm A group for LGBTQ+ individuals and their families and friends (18+) to come together, share experiences, learn about the community, find support and discuss relevant topics. This virtual group meeting is hosted by the Mental Health Association of Atlantic County. For more information, please visit mhaac.info or dial-in at 609-241-9388 and use the Conference ID: 149330.

Mental Health Association Virtual Meetings The Mental Health Association has moved all services to virtual for the health, afety and well-being of all. If you have questions or concerns (including help using Zoom or the conference calling feature), you can call 609-652-3800 or visit our website at mhaac.info.

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at 12pm Don’t want to eat lunch alone? This online discussion group will meet virtually to watch hand-picked TED Talks. Following the video there will be a discussion on the topic presented. Have your lunch prepared and meet us on Zoom. This is a program of the Mental Health Association. For questions, contact Bernadette at btrendler@mhanj.org, call 609-652-3800 ext.

303 or visit mhaac.info.

Grief and Loss Support Group ▶Mondays

at 5pm For those who have lost a loved one to addiction/substance abuse. Connect with others who have experienced a loss like your own. This is a program of the Mental Health Association of Atlan tic County. For questions or more information, please call 609-652-3800 ext. 308 or visit mhaac.info.

POST Open Hours ▶Tuesdays

at 10am The POST Open Hours are available to anyone interested in receiving some one-onone peer support today. You can register ahead by e-mailing George Stebbins at gstebbins@ mhanj.org or dropping in at 929-205-6099 and using password 0651638. For more information, please visit mhaac.info.

Student Stress Support Group ▶Tuesdays

at 4:30pm The Mental Health Association in Atlantic County is hosting a virtual meeting for any student looking for some help around stress management, campus life, friends drama and so much more. For more information, please visit mhaac.info.

Adult Services Webinar ▶Monday,

June 15th at 7pm The Atlantic Center for Independent Living

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Atlantic Christian Families Donate to Health Care Workers with Meals at Work

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tlantic Christian School families, students, and staff have been showing their appreciation for health workers fighting the COVID-19 virus by donating funds to purchase and deliver meals over the past month to dedicated nurses and staff at three Atlantic County health care facilities.

On April 28, ACS staff members Carrie Jorgenson and Kelly Schlundt, who have spearheaded the charitable effort, delivered dinner from Carluccio’s in Northfield for the nurses in the AtlantiCare Medical Center ICU in Atlantic City. On May 28, Jorgenson and Schlundt delivered lunch from Naomi’s Café in Northfield to bless

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Absecon Manor Nursing Home staff were blessed with a donation from Atlantic Christian School families and staff of lunch from Naomi’s Café in Northfield.

10th grader Elizabeth Alford, who works at LevelUp Nutrition in Northfield, made and delivered a batch of energy drinks for the staff at Shore Medical Center.

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Nurses and staff working in the Shore Medical Center COVID-19 units enjoyed Italian specialty dinners donated by Atlantic Christian School families and staff from Sal’s Coal Fired Pizza in Somers Point.

some 20 staff members at Absecon Manor Nursing Home. On May 29, Italian specialty dinners from Sal’s Coal Fired Pizza in Somers Point were delivered to say thank-you to nurses and staff at Shore Medical Center who are working in units treating COVID-19 patients. ACS 10th grader Elizabeth Alford and her grandmother, ACS

staff member Sandy O’Brien, also delivered a batch of energy drinks for the staff. The drinks were made

by Elizabeth, who works at LevelUp Nutrition in Northfield.

“We are so pleased with the positive response of our students, staff, and their families to be a part of this project that is blessing our community,” said Chief School Administrator Karen Oblen. “It’s one way that we can show our deep appreciation for the health care professionals who are serving on the front lines dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak.“ Oblen said additional meal donations for health care workers are being planned as donations continue to come in.

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Bringing Live Music Comes Back to the Shore

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n these strange and unprecedented times, many things that were taken for granted are sorely missed. Live music is currently not possible, at least not in the traditional sense. Charlie Wigo IV, of the Dead-Centric tribute bands Dead Reckoning and Weir-Wolves, is aiming to bring the rock and roll fantasy back to the people and provide an outlet full of love and healing during this pandemic. Not inside at a venue, but outside, in a drive up concert, where attendees stay around their vehicle,

maintaining current social distancing recommendations.

Charlie comes from a background full of ties to historical events. His mother attended the March on Washington in 1963, where she heard Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech. His mother also attended the Human BeIn in 1967 at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, where the Grateful Dead performed, the Atlantic City Pop Festival and two weeks later, Woodstock Music Festival in New York. Charlie said her two favorite performers were Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead and would correct him while he was

playing if the timing was off or the lyrics were wrong. It was because of her he founded his Grateful Dead tribute band of Dead Reckoning. Because he cannot get all his band members to perform due to Covid, Charlie formed the trio WeirWolves, which is a tribute to Bob Weir’s current project of Bob Weir and the Wolf Brothers featuring Charlie Wigo IV on acoustic guitar, David Rowan on bass, and Kenny Q on drums.

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Beginning Saturday, June 6, the following beaches will be guarded. ● Seaspray Rd - 14th Street ● North Street - 15th Street ● Stenton Place - 18th Street ● St. Charles Place - 24nd Street ● Brighton Place - 26th Street ● 5th Street - 30th Street ● Surfing Beach - 34th Street ● 8th Street - 36th Street ● 9th Street - 39th Street ● 10th Street - 44th Street ● 11th Street - 50th Street ● 12th Street - 58th Street As per governor’s guidelines, please maintain six feet of space between strangers when using the

beaches. Avoid large groups. Masks or face coverings are recommended.

Thank you for helping to keep Ocean City safe. The Ocean City Beach Patrol strongly urges bathers to swim only at guarded beaches. If you have any questions, please call 609-525-9200. For information on guarded beaches, visit www.ocnj.us/ ocbp or view the Ocean City Government Access Channel 97.

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Marine Science professors will be highlighting some of their field sites and survey methods over the month of June in a weekly Live Lab Days series on Facebook Live.

Viewers will get a taste of what it’s like to be a marine scientist at Stockton University.

The Marine Science program combines both laboratory and field work to study processes happening in both organisms and their environments.

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Winds, tides and the sun determine the timing of marine events, so below is a tentative schedule. The exact dates and times will be posted a few days prior on the NAMS virtual events page.

Aaron Stoler, assistant professor of Environmental Science, will continue to explore Stockton's pinelands campus with his muck boots and a smartphone to teach ecology lessons on Facebook Live. His series, called Streaming with Stoler, is visiting the campus farm, greenhouse and Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) system with guest experts.

Student and all nature enthusiasts can follow Stoler's adventures on the Stockton School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Facebook page at 3 p.m. on Fridays. Rain dates occur the following Monday at the same time.

Here is the planned schedule.

Week of June 8 Oyster restoration in Barnegat Bay (Exact date and time to be posted on the NAMS virtual events page) For the past four years, Stockton has worked with the Barnegat Bay Partnership, Jetty Rock Foundation, Long Beach Township and Parson’s Mariculture to plant oysters on the Tuckerton Reef, a four-acre site in lower Barnegat Bay. Join us and learn about this valuable habitat as we show you how we plant oysters on the bay bottom and monitor their success and habitat for other species. Dr. Christine Thompson will chat about oyster biology and the many interesting species that inhabit oyster reefs in Barnegat Bay. Dr. Thompson is an Assistant Professor of Marine Science at Stockton University. Her expertise in oysters and other shellfish comes from previous positions at the American Littoral Society, the Horn Point Laboratory in Maryland and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Learn more about this project at https:// stockton.edu/marine/marine-oyster-restoration.html or on IG: @stocktonshellfishlab June 12: 3 p.m. Stockton’s Aquifer Thermal Energy System Summer means beaches, sunscreen and air conditioning. Normally, cooling buildings takes A LOT of electricity. Not at Stockton where a system literally sucks the cold out of the ground and blows it into buildings. And during the winter, it takes the cold from the buildings and puts it back into the ground.

Patrick Hossay, associate professor of Sustainability, will be a guest for Aaron Stoler’s tour of Stockton’s Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage system.

Week of June 15: Seagrass vs. Seaweed (Exact date and time to be posted on the NAMS virtual events page) Ride along with Elizabeth "Z" Lacey, associate professor of Marine Science, as she visits one of her seagrass monitoring sites in Barnegat Bay. Learn about this valuable

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ecosystem, how to identify seagrass versus seaweed, and how you can play a role in preserving the seagrass habitat. Lacey teaches courses in Marine Biology, Marine Botany and Marine Conservation. Learn more on Instagram at @stockton_merl and online at stockton.edu/merl.

June 19: 3 p.m. Inside the Greenhouse With the completion of Stockton’s Unified Science Center 2, the university’s newest greenhouse went live last year. This greenhouse has climate control, lighting control, water control and plenty of plants. Greenhouse expert Chrissy Schairer will be a guest with Aaron Stoler for a tour of Stockton’s USC 2 greenhouse. There will be plenty of plants, plenty of flowers and lots of corny jokes.

June 23, 2 p.m.: Ask a Marine Scientist Have a passion for the ocean? Interested in a degree in marine science but not sure if that's marine biology or oceanography?

During this interactive Q&A session, viewers will meet marine science faculty and learn about the research they conduct out of the Marine Field Station. Panelists will explore the career options available and dispel some of the myths behind this fascinating degree.

Hint: It's not all about the dolphins!

June 26: 3 p.m. Farming for the Future Nestled on the south part of Stockton’s campus, the university maintains a large sustainable farm where faculty and students experiment with novel crops and growing techniques. Plants are produced with organic methods and the crops are always delicious.

Ron Hutchison, associate professor of Biology, will be a guest with Aaron Stoler for a tour of the farm.

Week of June 29: Dinosaurs, Sharks, and More Fossils! (Exact date and time to be posted on the NAMS virtual events page) The sands of the Coastal Plain of New Jersey record Earth’s history from the time of the dinosaurs through today. Certain layers of the sediments are filled with fossils from these organisms and you can find them yourself! Shark teeth of many different species are the most common, but fish, reptile, invertebrate, and even dinosaur fossils can be found. Join Geology professor Rocky Severs as he explores one of the most well-known fossil areas in the greater Big Brook region and learn about the sedimentary units and the fossils they contain.

Week of July 13: (Tentative) Minerals of New Jersey (Exact date and time to be posted on the NAMS virtual events page) Most people do not know exactly what minerals are other than they are the building blocks of rocks. However, minerals are the source of most the materials that we use today and go into making buildings, roads, cell phones, solar panels, and much more.

New Jersey is home to several world-famous mineral collecting localities, is known as the fluorescent mineral capital of the world and has important economic bodies for a number of different minerals. Join Geology professor Rocky Severs as he takes you to visit a classic mineral locality and talks about how they formed and what uses they have to society.

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Create Your Own Butterfly Garden

By Tammy Thornton

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ne of the many pleasures of having a garden is watching the beautiful butterflies that visit.

When speaking about different types of gardens, it sounds redundant to say butterfly garden. Because, if you plant flowers, those flying works of art will come, right? But creating a thriving butterfly garden is something much more intentional. Many flowers will provide adult butterflies with necessary nectar for energy, but planting specific host plants for the females to lay eggs will entice butterflies to “set up house” in your garden and allow you to experience the various life stages of the butterflies.

As you plan your butterfly garden, choose a sunny section of your yard. Butterflies are cold-blooded and need to warm themselves in the

sun. Of course, this is convenient since many beautiful and colorful nectar-filled flowers love full sun.

Consider planting a variety of plants with different bloom times, so that you will have continuous flowers from spring to fall. Some of butterflies’ favorite flowers are a mix of annuals and perennials that are spring and summer bloomers such as: catmint, coneflowers, zinnias, cosmos, cardinal flowers, salvia, and lavender. As fall nears, asters and sedum will bloom, providing new nectar sources for butPlant parsley, dill, and fennel for the caterpillars of Black Swallowtails, the New terflies to enjoy. Add Jersey state butterfly. native shrubs and trees such as blackallow you to enjoy as a host plant as well as sassafras berries, shrub dogthe other life stages tree and lilac. Some of the most woods, and Eastern of butterflies. This well-known and loved butterflies are Redbuds. Planting will require a little monarchs. Though as adults they can flowers in masses homework when find nectar in a variety of flowers, of the same flower shopping for your monarchs are very specific when it will make an attractive butterfly garden, since comes to laying eggs. Monarch butimpact, pleasing to the momma butterflies will terflies lay their eggs exclusively on eye for both you and be seeking very spemilkweed plants since it’s the only the butterflies. It will Coneflowers attract many butterflies. cific plants as food food monarch caterpillars will eat. In sources for their also grab the attenour area, you can plant three types of tion of these beautiful pollinators. hungry babies. New Jersey’s state native milkweed: common milkweed, In addition to providing necbutterfly, the Black Swallowtail, will swamp milkweed, and butterfly milktar-yielding plants for your butterlay their eggs on parsley, dill, rue, and weed. These plants serve double flies, planting particular host plants fennel. Black Swallowtail caterpillars duty since adult monarchs will enjoy their nectar when milkweeds bloom. will encourage them to lay eggs and will devour the leaves of these herbs, so if you want some for your own conThough butterflies cannot drink sumption, simply plant extras. Hosts from the same types of water sourcfor the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail are es as birds such as birdbaths, they can sweet bay magnolia, wild black cherobtain moisture using an interesting ry, lilac, and tulip tree. Though adult behavior called puddling. Butterflies Spicebush Butterflies are stunning, can be found around the edges of puddles, but more frequently in the caterpillars are the ugly ducklings among butterflies. At various stages, muddy areas where the soil is simply moist. Used more as a source of salt the larvae will use mimicry as a means of protection from predators and will and minerals than water, it is believed appear creepy and snake-like. True to that puddling aids male butterflies in their name, they will use spicebush reproductive success. You can create

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your own butterfly puddler by filling a shallow dish with sand or gravel and a little water, then burying it to the rim in your butterfly garden. Adding rotting fruit such as old bananas or oranges seems to make it even more attractive to butterflies.

For more information on which host plants to use in your butterfly garden, visit the New Jersey chapter of the North American Butterfly Association at: www.naba.org/chapters/nabanj where you can also find a master list of butterfly sightings in New Jersey by county. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel Drexel University also has a great article

with a wealth of information about butterflies visiting our area this time of year at anspblog.org/late-springbutterfly-guide. Shore Local would love to hear about your butterfly sightings and successes of planting butterfly gardens. Please send your questions, comments, and pictures to shorelocalgardener@gmail.com.

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Tammy Thornton is a mom of four, a substitute teacher, and a Sunday school teacher. She is passionate about gardening and cooking, and loves the beach.

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Grilling safely for a healthier summer

By Nancy Adler

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t's my favorite time of year! Grilling is one of the great joys of summer.

It’s a universal truth: Grilling makes food taste good. It doesn’t matter what you put on there. It smells and tastes amazing. Burgers? Steak? Seafood? Tofu?

Veggies? Lettuce? Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes and, surprisingly, yes — the grill even makes salad taste better. (Try grilled radicchio and romaine sometime.)

But the grill doesn’t just make food tasty. It offers some legitimate health benefits, too. For instance, you don’t need much oil for grilling (unlike, say, sautéeing in a pan). And fat drips off during cooking.

(That’s not to say dietary fat is bad.

In fact, the right balance of dietary fat is important for health. It’s just that excess fat — just like excess carbohydrate or protein — is something to be careful about.) Plus, if you’re grilling, it probably means you’re cooking for yourself. This is a big plus when you are trying to lose or maintain a healthy weight.

The company of family and friends, the great outdoors, the easy, minimal cleanup — all these perks mean you’ll be less tempted to head to a restaurant or call up some takeout. In the big picture, calorie-packed dishes, overeating, social isolation, and lack of outdoor exposure do more to damage our health. So keep things in perspective. Give your grill (and family, and friends, and sunny backyard) some love.

Okay, now that we’ve gone and given our grill a big hug (was that just me?), let’s look at why grilling has gotten so much flack recently.

Grilling meat does produce a couple of chemicals that may increase risk of cancer . Scary sounding, I know. But let’s talk a little more about that…

Heterocyclic amines (HCAs) form when meat is overcooked or charbroiled: Creatine, amino acids, and sugars in meat react together with heat. HCAs can damage and change DNA. Thus, the Department of Health and Human Services places HCAs in the “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen” category. Not good.

Its true that more than 17 different HCAs have been identified as potentially risky for humans.Four factors influence HCA formation: ● Type of food ● How it’s cooked ● Temperature ● How long it’s cooked ( don’t burn or char ) Temperature is the most important of these four. While HCAs begin to form at 212 F (100 C), the truly nasty types start to be made in large quantities at about 572 F (300 C). Most people grill their food in the 375-500 F range, though some will go up to 650 F to sear a steak, for example. Regardless of your own personal response to HCAs there are some universal ways to reduce their formation and protect yourself from damage. These just so happen to be easy, and tasty too.

I always tell my clients, it's not that you are sick of chicken, you’re sick and tired of the way you are preparing it.

Herbs and spices make food taste good.

They also help lower HCA content. The volatile oils and other compounds that give herbs and spices their flavor punch

(and their superpowers, such as antioxidant activity) can help prevent the formation of these harmful chemicals.

Let’s start with Rosemary. One of my favorites! It is the most researched herb. It can lower HCA formation by up to 90 percent in some cases. As a bonus, rosemary also has an incredible capacity for destroying the most noxious form of E. coli. It decreases cancer and food poisoning risk in one shot!

Other herbs from the mint family (of which rosemary is a part), all decrease HCA formation. This includes basil ,thyme, sage and oregano .

All the rage right now is Turmeric.

This is another helpful spice. A classic spice used in South and East Asian dishes (it’s what makes curry yellow), turmeric can decrease HCA formation by up to 40 percent.

Humble onion powder has also been shown to reduce one of the major types of HCAs by up to 94 percent. Fresh garlic when used in marinades, can also decrease HCA formation by up to 70 percent.

Marinate your meat! The acid based marinades (vinegar, lemon or lime juice, wine, yogurt, etc.), can dramatically reduce HCA formation. The always popular teriyaki marinade was able to lower HCA levels by 44-67 percent, whereas a honey BBQ sauce marinade increased HCA formation Almost 3 times! This was likely due to the high sugar content and low phenolic and antioxidant content of the BBQ sauce.

Nancy's bonus tip: an acid-based marinade likely contains less sugar and fewer calories than the BBQ sauce. But if you are going to use BBQ sauce, put it on at the end of cooking. That way it’s less likely to burn and char.) Beer marinades work, too — particularly ones made with dark beer.

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HCAs depend on temperature plus time.The hotter the temperature and the longer the cooking time, the more HCAs get produced. So overcooking not only turns your steak into shoe leather, it produces more HCAs . Well-done meat contains three and a half times as many HCAs as medium-rare meat. Blackened and charred meat have the highest levels of HCAs. So, either prevent them from developing in the first place, or cut blackened bits off when they happen. Cook until meat reaches appropriate internal temperatures for food safety, but no longer.

Highly-processed meats have a much stronger link to cancer than less-processed meats.Foods with added nitrates like hot dogs, bacon, sausage, ham, and deli meats are thought to be much more problematic than whole-food meats like beef, chicken, pork and fish. This remains true even when factoring in the HCAs that are created by grilling whole-food meats.

My suggestion is always start with high-quality meat. Most of the time, use whole not processed cuts of meat such as steaks, chicken thighs, ribs, etc. Fresh fish and seafood grill up nicely as well. If you like burgers try making your own with ground beef, lamb, pork, bison, chicken or turkey. If you like sausages, look for fresh, if possible. And go with relatively leaner cuts, as fattier cuts drip more lipids into the grill, causing greater risk .

Fruits and veggies are your friends.

Pair them with some grilled meats and they can also help fight any potential HCA damage.

Herbs and spices, fruits and vegetables (especially colorful ones) are full of health-promoting chemical compounds.

In particular, foods that inhibit the mutagenic activity of HCAs include: ● cherries ● dried plums ● apples ● blueberries ● red grapes ● kiwi ● watermelon ● spinach ● parsley ● green and black tea red wine Sounds like a good summer grill menu to us. Perhaps a mixed green salad, iced green tea, and fruit for dessert?

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An Open Letter To South Jersey on Race and The Police

The Light with Raymond Tyler

Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are those of Raymond Tyler.

While we respect Mr. Tyler and value his voice, his views may not reflect the opinion of Shore Local, direct staff, or advertisers. ear South Jersey, I did not want to address the murder of George Floyd recently nor the civil unrest that has gone on 8 days now.

However, when demonstrations and civil unrest came almost to my door as a resident, I felt that now would be a good time to speak up once more.

My battle with justice really started on March 16th, 1991, when 15 year old Latasha Harlins was shot and killed on camera by a store owner that THOUGHT the Harlin’s stole

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some orange juice. The Instead, these four police footage proved that Harlins officers killed Floyd for a $20 paid for it.The owner shot check. And I have not even and killed unarmed Harlins brought up The Central Park Bird Watching incident. as the 15 year old turned to leave the store. The store While each of these events disgusted me I was owner got probation. Since that day, I have been under in no way shocked because no delusion of what kind of in America, the legal system world I live in and what the and people are all in the same world thinks of people of state if not worse than when color. Since that day I have Latasha Harlins was killed in recognized every action I 1991.

Marchingtake encourages either Personally, I do not oppression or freedom. (As do your actions.)

Photo by Jose Aponte Jr. go to Marchs, sit-ins Fast forward to now. or demonstrations.

Since the Corona Virus had he was face down I do not see the sparked a campaign to have people and handcuffed, logic in them, but while a 4th knelt shelter in place, Ahmaud Arbery support those that on Floyd’s neck was killed while jogging (unarmed) do. I understand until Floyd died. ; Breonna Taylor an EMT in Louisville their goals but I beAnd keep in mind , KY was killed by police (unarmed) lieve boycotts would as Floyd was dying while she slept in her apartment, be more effective and on camera, begging after helping save people stricken cause less injury. with Corona; and on May 25th in for his life and calling out I personally do not see Minnesota George Floyd (unarmed) to his deceased mother, Photo by Jose Aponte Jr. the benefit of having the witnesses also begged was accused of passing a bad check same police you are prothe police to show the mercy that totalling about $20 and consequently, testing against, get overtime pay to 3 police officers sat on top of Floyd as most of us would give a cockroach. abuse you further.

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Riots-Looting First of all, the majority of the people marching are doing so because we are TIRED. The majority of the people marching/protesting are families. In all my life, neither my mother or father put on all black and a ski mask to attend a peace protest. There is nowhere that I read in the books of Dr. King or Malcolm where they asked the community to “hide Photo by Jose Aponte Jr. Photo by Jose Aponte Jr. their identity and break into a store. What I am saying is that raise their voice. that killed Floyd were WRONG, these people are plants, extremists, Thousands are admit that the under cover troublemakers sent to arrested every system needs discredit peaceful protests. day. work and offiIf People were allowed to protest All the propwithout “the fringe” and undercover erty damage cers need to be is continuing. white supremisist showing up? The encouraged to be protests would clearly expose the Police that should friendly and deesfact that factions of the police across be servicing other calate situations, and the country hate and are taught to neighborhoods are in admit that the four offidisrespect people of color. The combat gear tear gascers involved with Floyd’s peaceful protest would also stand in sing protesters while real Photo by Jose Aponte Jr. death will most likely testify “I feared for my contrast to the protests a few weeks crimes are going on withago where “Stay At Home” Protesout their attention. life” and be free to join other police tors stormed state capitals armed Let’s ask why? Why, the arrests, departments. and ready. the exposure to disease, damage conIn closing, many of our problems Since May 25th, thousands of tinues in every city...because: Police can be made better by a little empathy and a little more common sense. people in every major city across this will not come to the table/the comcountry are risking Cov 19 infection to munity and admit that the officers When a person is stopped by the

police, it most likely is going to be stressful because the police rarely stop people for great driving. It would be cool if more police try to make you feel comfortable and less nervous. Some police have tried to connect and make me feel at ease. The problem is that I know that even though I am unarmed, a wrong word or move could make a traffic stop for a faulty blinker bulb or just cause I “looked lost” my last day on earth. I could be beaten like an old dog. Everything I worked for could be snatched from me, including my life and reputation by the officer saying “I feared for my life.” I would never have anything close to a fair trial or real justice. That is why people are tired, that is why people are protesting, that is why a national Black Out Boycott is being planned, and that is the reason the looting and other problematic behavior continues.

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Livin’ the Lake Life

Enjoy the Peacefulness of South Jersey's Other Waterfront

By Erica Hoffman

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s a Margate native, I have always felt most comfortable near or at least close enough to a major body of water. Growing up, I lived exactly a mile from the Atlantic Ocean.

Through my backyard flowed a small stream known as Minnie Creek, and across the street from my house was the bay. Water made me happy and comfortable. Water felt like home.

In quarantine, I have cooked, slept, and written. I have played the ukulele, attempted and failed to clean more times then I care to admit. I have binged countless shows on Netflix that people have been telling me to watch for years.

I finally knew quarantine was getting to me when even binge-watching TV shows became an exhausting chore. This brings me to another new quarantine hobby: yelling at the TV. “How is Walter White going to get out of this pickle he’s gotten himself

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in this time, there’s still 3 more seasons to go!” (What’s the statute of limitations for a spoiler?)

I’ll be the first to admit it: I’ve become insane.

Now reaching Day 70 of quarantine, denial led to bargaining, led to depression and finally acceptance.

My summers in the ocean would never be the same.

It all became clear. After years of living away from the ocean, bay and creek and concluding nothing again would ever feel like home, I was introduced to the lake near my new house 50 miles away from my “home base” (or home bay, if you will).

It could have been that I hadn’t been outside for what felt like years.

It could have been that it was an utterly exceptionally beautiful day, or it could have been love at first sight. I think it was the latter. Anyway, I’ve discovered a whole new way to enjoy the water.

I always knew I couldn’t live landlocked. I didn’t know where I wanted to be, but I was sure it needed to be, at the very least, adjacent to or better yet on a body of water.

I was also under the impression the water I craved was an ocean or bay.

I was wrong. Lake is life.

The sunsets, the campfires, the campfire smell (you know, that smoky odor that makes it okay to not wash your hoodie until the smell is all sniffed away.)

The camaraderie (when you’re out actually on the lake, people smile, they nod… they get it).

No one is trying to win any fashion contests, (i.e., “lake hair, don’t care”).

Boredom can always be cured on the water by swimming, kayaking or canoeing. Fishing, sunbathing and paddle boarding are acceptable options, too.

There is literally nothing boring about the lake. I have come to truly embrace “lake life.”

Of course, I’m not breaking up with the ocean. It will always be my number one body of water. It will always be my first love, and I’m not saying I’m a total convert to “lake life.” I could never be.

The ocean and the beach are where I got my name. When it was time to choose a name for me, my parents went to their beach in Margate (we all have “our” beach) and

called out their chosen names, one by one, like they were calling their daughter up onto the beach from the ocean, like they knew they’d be doing for the rest of their lifetimes.

The name “Erica” felt right, or so they told me, and history was made.

The ocean is a part of me. But I’m living the lake life now and it

has thankfully given me a bit of my sanity back.

Erica Hoffman was born in Atlantic City and is proud to be writing for Shore Local. She lives in South Jersey and enjoys finding and sharing the lighter side of life.

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Kettlebells can get it all done Shore Fit

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f I had to pick one piece of equipment that could help me attain all my fitness goals, it would be the kettlebell. It is one amazing tool! It is an all in one body conditioning tool, improves core strength and core stability, enhances your body awareness and stabilizes muscles. It also serves as a great cardio alternative and increases range of motion and flexibility. I love the fact that it builds lean muscle.

I, along with so many others, love the heavy, round-shaped weights for a reason. A kettlebell workout combines cardio and strength training for a time-saving calorie burn. The amount of calories you can burn using kettlebells can be amazingly high. You can burn up-to four hundred calories doing kettlebell exercises for only twenty minutes. Regular exercising with kettlebells can significantly reduce lower back pain but form must be on point.

Does all that convince you to add more kettlebell to your life?

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It’s great because it brings a cohesion of cardio and strength training together in one quick exercise. Instead of lifting weights for a half hour and doing the treadmill for another half hour, you can get everything done with kettlebells in 20 minutes.

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We hear the word functional a lot in the fitness world and when it comes to kettlebells, they really are functional. Basically, they help you handle everyday life movements with ease.

What’s a shopping bag? A kettlebell!

What’s an old fashioned style suitcase? A kettlebell! Lifting a child? A kettlebell! Hoisting up a gallon of milk?

A kettlebell! I think you get my drift.

Exercise can sometimes be mindless.

You get into a habit and before you know it you’re just going through the motions. You really can’t do that with kettlebells. You have to keep focused on your body and think about the muscles and moves you’re working on to ensure you don’t end up with an unwanted gym injury. You’ll also get more bang for your buck because you only need one kettlebell but you do have to select the appropriate weight for it to be beneficial. That is key or you could be spinning your wheels.

What else is important when working with kettlebells? Form! If you want to learn how to do a kettlebell swing, the first thing to know is you probably shouldn’t copy the people you see doing it in the gym. Just remember that when we get back into our gyms and fitness centers. Why? Because most people are doing it poorly and can injure themselves. The most common mistake you see is excessive knee bend and no hip drive. You also see too much arm involvement so it literally becomes a front raise. Explosive training moves such as the kettlebell swing are ideal if you’re looking to lose fat. The kettlebell swing is one of your best gym weapons for torching fat and calories during high intensity interval training, more commonly called, H.I.I.T! I like to start with a kettlebell swing in the beginning, middle and end of my workout! It gets you warmed up, provides that cardio boost and is a great finisher.

Here’s how to properly perform a two handed swing because the two-

arm swing is the first kettlebell move you should master in my opinion. It will get you used to moving the bell and you will develop hip power. Start with the kettlebell on the floor slightly in front of you and between your feet, which should be shoulder-width apart. Bending slightly at the knees but hinging mainly at the hips, grasp the kettlebell and pull it back between your legs to create momentum. Drive your hips forwards and straighten your back to send the kettlebell up to shoulder height. Let the bell return back between your legs and repeat the move. Do not and I REPEAT, Do not rely on your upper body for this move! You will strain your back. Treat this workout with respect. If you choose a kettlebell that is too heavy or if you have poor form, you are likely to lose control of it. This can lead to a serious injury to your back, shoulders, or neck. The beauty of the kettlebell is that it can be done anywhere. You can use it at home, outside, or even a hotel room. It’s so versatile and in our current situation of no gym time, the kettlebell is very valuable. Adding a kettlebell to your existing workout is great if you want to burn more calories in less time. It will quickly add muscle and stamina.

Last, but not least, it’s an awesome way to change up a static workout program.

If you’ve hit a plateau, or you just feel like the spark is out between you and your regular workout program, then grabbing for a kettlebell can help. You should never fall victim to a stagnant workout, and I recommend changing things up regularly. You will break out of a plateau. And you will realize that you not only love this new challenge, but you will likely start to fall back in love with your old training as well. Absence definitely makes the heart grow fonder.

Bonnie Miller is certified fitness instructor at the Ocean City Aquatic and Fitness Center and the JCC in Margate. She is a mom of three and resides Somers Point.

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omething remarkable has been happening in home kitchens across the world for the past two months. People are cooking more and learning to be creative with what they have on hand in the absence of frequent trips to the supermarket. I have heard from friends near and far about all the cooking they are doing and one theme keeps coming up.

People are discovering that they enjoy certain foods from their kitchen more than what they buy in the supermarket and are vowing to never buy certain things again. Okay, so maybe this sounds a little dramatic but some really amazing things are happening when it comes to home cooking.

I’ve always preferred cooking from scratch when possible but I’ve been doing even more of that while sheltering in place. There are two foods in particular that I’ve learned to make

that I will no longer be buying again.

One is cashew butter. Pre-pandemic, I would buy fancy nut butters at a price tag I’m embarrassed to admit (some that I had delivered). I’ve always heard about how easy nut butter is to make but it wasn’t until I tried it that I became a believer.

After roasting the nuts for 15 minutes and letting them cool, you add them to a food processor or blender and turn it on for about 10 minutes, scraping down the sides periodically.

Towards the end I add honey and lavender for the creamiest and most heavenly tasting nut butter ever. I’ve

also been making pierogies with the help of my 9 year-old twins. We like to fill ours with mashed potatoes or mushrooms and they are better than any pierogies you can buy frozen in the supermarket.

So what else is being made on repeat in other home kitchens? I’ve heard from numerous people who are making their own granola. Did you know how easy it is to make?

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MUSHROOM AND POTATO PIEROGIES Ingredients

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▶2 cups all-purpose flour ▶1/2 teaspoon salt ▶1 egg ▶1/2 cup sour cream ▶4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened ▶Mushroom

filling: ▶1 tablespoon olive oil ▶8 oz cremini or white mushrooms, chopped ▶1/2 cup chopped onion ▶salt and pepper to taste ▶Potato

filling: ▶3 large Yukon gold potatoes, cubed ▶2 tablespoons unsalted butter ▶1/4 cup milk (plus more as needed) ▶1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese ▶salt and pepper to taste ▶Onion

topping: ▶2 tablespoons olive oil or unsalted butter ▶2 large yellow onions, peeled and sliced ▶1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar ▶1 teaspoon brown sugar ▶Optional

topping: sour cream

Instructions

1. To make the dough, mix together the flour and salt (I used a stand mixer). Add the egg and combine.

The dough will be clumpy. Add the sour cream and soft butter until the dough comes together. It will be sticky. Using your fingertips, knead the dough and fold it without adding additional flour until the dough becomes less sticky. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour or up to 48 hours.

2. To make the mushroom filling, heat the oil over medium heat.

Cook mushrooms and onions until softened and liquid evaporated, about 5 minutes. Season to taste

with salt and pepper. Transfer to a bowl to cool.

3. To make the potato filling, add potatoes to a pot of water and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes, until potatoes are soft.

Drain and transfer to a bowl. Add butter, milk and cheese. Mash, adding more milk if too dry. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

4. To make the caramelized onions, heat oil or butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and cook for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally and scraping up bottom. When the onions are browned and soft, add balsamic vinegar and brown sugar. Cook for an additional few minutes.

5. To assemble pierogies. Roll out half of dough on a lightly floured surface until thin but not too thin that you can see through it. Using something round, about 2-3 inches in length, cut out circles. I find that a lid of a 16 oz mason jar works best. Add 1 tablespoon of mushroom or potato filling to bottom half of dough circle. Fold over top half and use a fork to pinch ends together. Place on a baking sheet until finished assembling all the pierogies, half filled with mushroom mixture and half filled with potato mixture. When ready to cook, bring a large pot of water to a boil and heat a nonstick skillet covered in cooking spray. Boil about 8 at a time until they float, about 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon remove them and place in a colander to drain for a minute.

Then add them to the heated skillet. Cook on each side for about 3 minutes until lightly browned.

Repeat with rest of pierogies. To serve, top with caramelized onions and sour cream.

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I’ve even made it in my slow cooker. It’s so much healthier when you make your own and can control the ingredients. I have several granola recipes on my blog including a pumpkin granola that I make all year round. I’ve also heard from friends who have been making their own flour tortillas. Do you know how many ingredients are in homemade tortillas? The answer is four.

Flour, water, salt and olive oil. Do you know how many ingredients are in store-bought tortillas? Way more than four. The other most searched cooking topic during quarantine has been bread making. I know this can be a very intimidating subject for some people but look for an easy recipe and give it a try if you can get your hands on yeast.

I would never choose for our world to be the way it is right now, but I have enjoyed staying connected to other people who love to cook. On a daily

basis people have been sending me pictures of their triumphs in the kitchen and I love seeing every one of them.

We are all in this together and that means supporting one another. I would love to hear about what you have been cooking during this time and if you have mastered new recipes. Stay safe and keep cooking!

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Extra Points with Pete

By Pete Thompson

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appy June everyone!

As we turn the calendar to June, we are starting to see more LIVE sporting events taking place, albeit without fans. The restrictions that we have all been under since early March are starting to loosen, and some of the major sports leagues are starting to put together a framework for a return to play.

Since I last wrote, there has been another LIVE golf event that drew record numbers of people watching.

NASCAR has continued to race. The NHL is close to a framework for a return to action, while the NBA isn’t too far behind. Lagging in last place, is Major League Baseball as the players and owners continue to disagree on how they might get paid and the money will be split.

From the entertainment world, I’ve now watched another Netflix favorite. I let my Amazon Prime subscription expire for now, and broadcast TV threw me a bit of a

curveball. However, just as I yearned for something new to watch, one of my girlfriend’s favorite shows has been a source of bonding for the two of us. As always though, we begin with sports, and my thoughts: ● There was LIVE golf again on Memorial Day weekend as Tiger Woods & Peyton Manning squared off against Phil Mickelson & Tom Brady at Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida.

Unlike the week before, this was MUST WATCH television as an average of 6 million people tuned in to see the match play format between two of the greatest golfers and two of the greatest NFL QB’s ever. Here’s how I know this was a success, my sister Pam was up for a visit and she said more than once, “I was going to leave when this started, but this is too good!” ● Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning won the match 1-up, by the way, but new Bucs QB, Tom Brady had the shot of the day for sure. He was really struggling and Turner Sports commentator Charles Barkley got in his ear and gave him the business. On an early par-3, Barkley offered up $50,000 if Brady could hit the green. He

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missed badly, and Charles said “I should have said if you could hit it anywhere on the PLANET!” Ha ha ha…Charles made the broadcast hilarious, as did Peyton Manning.

It was Barkley though, that fired up Brady on the par-5 seventh hole. After Brady had to take a penalty stroke, he was left with just over 100 yards to the green and ended up spinning wedge back into the cup for a par, net birdie. The shot was as good as any pro could hit and was replayed dozens of times on TV & social media in the next 24-48 hours.

“The Match – Champions for Charity” raised $20 million for COVID-19 charities, and was a whopping success. Not only did we get to see Tiger Woods in action for the first time in 98 days, but we got the fun side of Phil Mickelson too. Especially early on when he described to on-course “reporter” Justin Thomas how he was going to play a pitch shot and then did exactly what he described, leaving the ball inside a foot to the cup.

The golf was so much fun, it got us thinking on “The SportsBash” the next day about who we wanted to see next in “The Match 3”… which golfer & celebrity would YOU like to see? I offered up names like Jordan Spieth & Tony Romo…or Lee Trevino & John Elway from the senior tees. My favorite pairing I’d like to see is Andrew “Beef” Johnson with Larry the Cable Guy. Think that would be a fun group?

The PGA Tour is expected to return to official play June 1114th with the Charles Schwab Challenge from Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. As for the first time we might see Tiger Woods play? There’s strong talk that he might return at the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town. The event is usually right after The Masters, and he’s only played it once, but on the plus side, they’re known for treating the professionals well. Tiger could even take his yacht up too as it’s a short commute from Jupiter, Florida.

The name of Tiger’s yacht? PRIVACY One last item on golf, just as we were going to print last issue, came word that the ShopRite LPGA had moved its dates again… this time to October as it will be played from October 2-4 on the Bay Course at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club in Galloway. The

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54-hole Classic also gets another boost in prize money as it will be played for a tournament –record $2 million in prize money. They were able to increase the purse because sponsors of other LPGA events that were canceled by the pandemic have offered some of their prize funds to increase purses for the remaining events.

The move to October also puts the ShopRite LPGA Classic in a great spot for the revamped scheduled as the tournament will now be played the week before the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at nearby Aronimick Golf Course in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8-11. Most big-name players like to play the week prior to a major, so expect a talented & star-studded field in Galloway in October!

From the world of auto racing, NASCAR is continuing to run without fans, but plenty of drama on the track. For the second time in a week, Brad Keselowski took the checkered flag as he won the Supermarket Heroes 500 in Bristol, Tennessee last weekend.

Seven days prior, he won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway when a caution flag came out with two laps remaining and helped him get to victory lane. Chase Elliott and Joey Logano were racing for the win at Bristol when they collided and it paved the way for Keselowski to win. Locally, Pocono is going to hold its NASCAR weekend on June 27-28 without fans. Nearby Dover isn’t up until late August and the Monster Mile is still hoping to have fans and some sort of social distancing when that race is run on Sunday August 23rd.

In hockey, the big news is that the NHL and the NHL Players Association came to an agreement on a 24-team, conference based “return to play” format. The games would be held inside empty arenas at two hub cities, where players, staff and others would be housed during the season restart.

Originally, the NHL was seeking four different hubs, but logistics and a refocusing on the 24-team, conference format narrowed that to two. Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Edmonton, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Toronto and Vancouver are being considered. The hubs would have secure arenas, hotels and practice facilities, and there would be aggressive COVID-19 testing and protocols at each site.

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To me, this is the best option of a bad situation. The regular season is effectively over. But, there will be playoffs and there will be a Stanley Cup champion. The top four teams in each conference ranked by points percentage -Boston, Tampa Bay, Washington and Philadelphia in the East and St. Louis, Colorado, Vegas and Dallas in the West -- will play separate round-robin tournaments to determine seeding in the first round. They will be played with regular-season overtime and shootout rules. The remaining 16 teams, seeded by conference, will play best-of-five play-in series. These games will be played with playoff overtime rules, and these play-in series will determine which teams advance to a traditional 16-team Stanley Cup playoff bracket.

From the NBA, there’s been word of a 22-team restart of a truncated season in late July. But now comes word that some of the NBA’s smaller-market teams don’t want to be left out. Oklahoma City Thunder owner Clay Bennett says when NBA teams resume play at the Disney complex in Orlando, Florida, they should include ALL the teams that want to return to play. A vote is scheduled

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And finally, there’s baseball, where the two sides of Major League Baseball seem to finally be making some progress toward a plan to resume play. According to a report by Jeff Passan from ESPN, Major League Baseball has discussed playing a shorter schedule in which it would pay members of the MLB Players Association their full prorated salaries. That’s been the sticking point as a lot of players don’t want to return for anything LESS than then their normal rate. The players have held out for a full prorated portion of their salaries based on a March 26 agreement with the league, and in an offer last week, proposed a 114-game schedule that would cover 70.3% of their original salaries. A 50-game schedule with full pro rata would pay the players 30.8% of that number.

Suffice to say, this argument over who gets what between the baseball owners and the baseball players is falling on deaf ears by a lot of fans who are currently unemployed and struggling to pay bills right now. Let’s just say that I don’t think Major League Baseball is winning any new fans right now with their current bickering!

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A few from entertainment to close things out now as you can count me amongst the many who have watched “Ozark” on Netflix and enjoyed it very much. The Byrde family is fun to watch as Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) and Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney) uproot their family & move to Lake of the Ozark in Missouri, but continue to “wash” money for a Mexican Drug Cartel, all while dealing with a “fish out of water” situation (literally). A great watch indeed.

When “Survivor – Winners at War” ended, I was sad, but also stoked because “Amazing Race” was going to start the following week on May 20th. Well, CBS pulled a fast one on me and other fans. They decided that with Fall TV looking like they might not have enough programming, they elected to hold back the season of “Amazing Race” they had in the can for the Fall. I understand the decision, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it.

Lastly, who says you can’t fall in love with a new (old) show? My girlfriend’s son grew up watching “Deadliest Catch” religiously, and has got me watching season 3 and now season 4 of the series.

Anyone who knows me, knows

that I’m not a big guy for anything that’s on the ocean, but darn if I’m not addicted and can’t wait to hear Mike Rowe say the words, “The vast Bering Sea…” Granted, I’m watching shows that were filmed in 2006 and 2007, but to me they are new & riveting!

Let me close by saying it’s been a wild couple of weeks, with Memorial Day coming & going, and now the civil unrest in our country. I continue to hope & pray that we can all get along, come together, and stay healthy & safe as we return to a new “normal.'

Pete has been the local "sports guy" at the Jersey Shore since 2004. After a decade with TV 40, he joined 97.3 ESPN radio to talk Eagles, Phillies, Sixers & Flyers with Mike Gill on "The SportsBash" each day from 2-6 p.m.

Pete is proud to be a "voice" for the annual ShopRite LPGA Classic each June, and does emcee work for groups like the National Football Foundation, The Old Grad Awards, and The 200 Club of Atlantic County.

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A Senior’s Observations, Opinions and Rantings

Hook, Line and Brandy Senior Moments by Charles P. Eberson

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am sure most of us at a certain age who grew up in this area remember Captain Starns at the Inlet in its heyday. Captains Starn’s Restaurant and Boating Center opened in the summer of 1940 but I remember going there with my parents in the 60’s and 70’s. There was the feeding of the dolphins which were later replaced with sea lions, casual as well as fine seafood dining and the ever present mixed aroma of salt air and food. One could enjoy a casual outing on a Captains Starn’s sailboat, a thrilling ride on one of the Miss Atlantic City speedboats or a few hours of fishing on a party boat.

My dad enjoyed fishing and few early summer mornings a month, he would ride his bike down to the beach to check out the ocean. If it was calm, he would wake me up and tell me we were going fishing. Our tackle, a couple sandwiches and a small bottle of peach brandy were loaded into the car. More on the brandy later. Once arriving at Captain Starns we would board the party boat and claim our spot at the rail. I remember the exhilaration of hearing the diesel engines start up and feeling the vibration through the deck. We soon pulled away from the dock, sailed out of the inlet and watched as Atlantic City got smaller and smaller, eventually disappearing over the horizon as we voyaged towards the fishing grounds.

The trip out was all part of the expe-

rience. As a young boy, being out on the ocean with no land in sight and the possibility of catching the largest fish ever seen was always adventure no matter how many times we went out. After a while, the vibration of the deck changed and the boat slowed. The deck hand was distributing old coffee cans full of clams to be used for bait. The motor was cut and the order “lines out” was issued.

In unison, everyone dropped their lines to the bottom. Inevitably, some lines were snagged on the wreck, others including ours occasionally would get tangled and frantic minutes were spent untangling them.

Time spent without our lines in the water would be time we would miss

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landing “the big one.” Sea Robins and sand sharks would be caught and thrown back but it was the sea bass that we caught that would make the trip a successful outing. Even when we would get “skunked,” it was still a good day on the water. I must say though, that can of bait clams got pretty ripe after being in the sun for a good part of the day. Even now, the idea of ordering clams in a restaurant brings back those memories and not in a good way. And raw oysters, well

that just looks like bait to me. As for the brandy, my dad brought that along in case the ocean got a little rough as the wind would stiffen. He would give me sips telling me that it would settle my stomach.

It burned my throat a little but it was also sweet.

Later at home, my mom would remark how good the fishing was for her hyperactive son because it seemed that whenever I went fishing with my father, I always slept so soundly. She didn’t find out about the brandy until years later.

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tlantic City is synonymous with live entertainment.

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If you live in the AC area, then undoubtedly you have heard of Michelle Tomko. The award-winning comedian had been gaining huge strides

in her career before COVID-19 and the sudden halt in performances was an unexpected shock. “My last gig was March 13th and then everything started to cancel. At first, I was like ‘oh no!’ I was most upset about loss of momentum. I just opened for Dimitri Martin in Hard Rock and was on a roll and then it all came crashing down.�

Seeing how other comedians were dealing with the situation, Tomko knew she had to do something unique to grab the attention of people, and she delivered, literally! Michelle has been taking her comedy in a new direction by becoming a bit unconventional in coming up with new ideas to make people laugh. “Everyone started doing Facebook live shows and I tried to think of something different.� Tomko started to do the Facebook lives, but where she was confident that she could deliver a truly unique experience was going live from the boardwalk. This allowed her to interact with individuals and even local businesses on the boardwalk and meant her followers could see all the parts of AC that they have been missing. She also started to deliver

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Stephen Weiss is a local promoter and one half of NorStep (his girlfriend Noranne is the second) and the situation has impacted them slightly differently. “Without shows I don’t have the same opportunity to continue to entertain via social media. I’ve pretty much just been preparing for when guidelines would be laxed enough for me to find a loophole and get a show going.� In the meantime, Stephen was able to organize a small guideline approved comedy show (featuring none other than Michelle Tomko) at a former speakeasy known to be frequented by the likes of Al Capone and Nucky Johnson in the roaring 20s. With the

surprising further relaxation of guidelines on May 18th allowing drive up events, Stephen got his event organizing brain into gear, and set out to deliver a show on Memorial Day. He took all necessary precautions, contacting the mayor, the director of entertainment for the city, and venues to ensure he was able to put on a show the first weekend that it was allowed. He gathered local bands of different sizes and brought them together for an outdoor drive-in show at Tennessee Avenue where the cost of admittance was only $20 per car, with a majority of that money going to the bands who had been out of work for weeks. For NorStep, this was not about making a profit, it was about allowing people to get out of their house and enjoy some local entertainment and showing them that this “new normal� can be done safely and enjoyably. Weiss has no intention to stop soon, “My plans are to keep doing these and adjusting what a show looks like based on new information. I expect to be one of the first to push the limits and come up with new ways to enjoy music and other forms of entertainment as long as there are people willing to listen to my crazy ideas.�

With so much time spent indoors and trapped in our own thoughts, it has been a time for many to remember loved ones that have passed. Linda Shields, the Jersey Shore Medium, has been helping people reconnect with loved ones since she was 8 years old, and for the past several years she has turned her gift into not just a profession, but a way to bring closure

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Local Man Launches Global Lifestyle Brand

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Tom ‘The Regular Guy’ Quirk Puts Healthy Habits Guide Online

hree years ago, Tom Quirk woke up realizing at just less than 340 pounds, his body mass index made him morbidly obese. Then he made a decision to change his life which led to him losing 125 pounds by developing a lifestyle that worked for him and he thinks it can work for you too.

Today, Quirk, 68, of Ventnor City, launches The Regular Guy - his lifestyle brand to help people create and maintain a healthy lifestyle. The goal is to share with the world the same techniques that helped Quirk lose weight naturally, eat healthily and feel great.

“I don’t believe in depriving myself so I don’t. I eat real food every day, lost 125 pounds and have kept it off for well over a year,” said Quirk.

Quirk penned a guide, “The Regular Guy Guide to Healthy Eating and Fitness,” which includes stepby-step instruction on the methods that helped him maintain a healthy lifestyle. It is available on his website for sale for $9.99.

“I won’t promise that everything in my guide will work for you. I will promise that the guide will recount

my battle with being overweight most of my life and how I ultimately became a healthy, fit human being,” Quirk said.

Tom Quirk was born and raised in Ventnor City, New Jersey. He graduated from Holy Spirit High School and attended The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and studied history and political science. He has owned two businesses; a taxicab company and a pizza restaurant, worked in the Atlantic City casino industry including a stint at the Trump Plaza Casino Hotel in the 1980s as well as working in the human resources department of Harrah’s Marina Hotel and Casino for five years.

As a political consultant, he has worked on 30 different campaigns both for Democrat and Republican candidates and worked in municipal government on several occasions.

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↘Continued from 36 and peace to so many of us who have lost loved ones. Linda delivers private readings and live shows to audiences across the country. She has not let COVID-19 hinder her ability to help people. Although most of her shows have been cancelled so far this year, she has started doing Facebook Live Virtual Medium Gallery Shows. “I do this because the messages I am asked to give by Spirit could be of help to those who watch me. I never know who the messages are for like I would at a live show, but many have told me that they had a connection through my FB live Virtual shows and that is just great!” Shields has also been able to honor her clients’ bookings by utilizing services such as Zoom which have allowed her to give readings to clients that have had appointments booked for as long as 3 years. Linda has been able to continue using her remarkable talent throughout this entire situation by adapting the way she interacts with people, just another example of how people in the entertainment industry are not seeing this as a hin-

drance, but more as an opportunity for growth.

Beth Tinnon is a local artist with arguably one of the most recognizable voices in the area. The 10-time Nightlife Award Winner for “Best Casino Lounge Act” has been taking advantage of the opportunity to perform at outdoor concerts for a range of audiences including residents of an assisted living facility, her incredibly supportive neighbors, and of course her beloved, loyal fans. She has continued to record music and is still writing original material.

For Tinnon, the situation has allowed her to draw inspiration from the everyday heroes and first responder stories, “My brother is a first responder and I consider him my biggest hero.

I think most artists would agree with me, when I say, I’ve been so inspired by what I’ve been seeing in everyday people coming together to help and comfort each other, and the bravery our first responders and everyone in our the medical industry.” As for her future plans, Tinnon is planning to perform weekly at Bellino’s market in Smithville Square

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(45 South New York Rd, Galloway) every Friday from 5pm-7pm. “I’ll have an outdoor Sound system and am working on broadcasting my show to peoples’ car radios, through an FM transmitter. Fans can enjoy some live music while still social distancing and staying in their cars.” Be sure to grab a bite to eat at Bellino’s Italian Market or JD’s Pub while you sit back in the comfort of your own car and enjoy Beth’s incredible performance.

For more information about these events, be sure to check Beth out on Facebook. Alternatively, you can join her mailing list to stay up to date at www.bethtinnon.com.

The common denominator that drives these talents is positive response that each person has been getting. For Tomko, people have been responding by dropping off groceries for use in her cooking segments, and she has been receiving fan mail thanking her for keeping people entertained while they are stuck indoors. She is even being requested to cover certain events or visit specific local businesses to help promote them and receiving several generous food related “Thank Yous” in return. Weiss describes the response to his shows as “overwhelmingly positive” and he is already being contacted by numerous bands and promoters about future shows. “Everyone wants to be part of this new trend” he said. For Shields, the response has been so great she thinks that the virtual meetings will become a solid alternative for her to offer the parties she cannot attend right now. Tinnon said the response she has been getting to her live streams have given her “great joy”, particularly when she received a request from a close friend suffering from COVID-19 to sing his favorite song so he could listen from his hospital bed.

“Everyone agrees that the entertainment industry will eventually return to normal, but not in the immediate future. In the meantime, the entertainment industry will adapt, as it always has done, and perhaps the audiences will be smaller due to social distancing, but I think something will be done to make more entertainment available in the next 6 to 8 months” said Shields. Tomko believes that the longing for human connection will mean we will eventually see a return to normal, and this will show who the true artists are as they shine above the rest. As for Weiss, he is looking

at drive-in shows to be the next big thing, “As far as bigger shows I feel shows like our drive-in concert will be the mainstay for shows. I don't expect to have to have everyone locked in their cars the entire show in the next couple of weeks, but I do believe we will be outdoors for the foreseeable future which is ok.” Tinnon agrees stating, “I think outdoor concerts are going to be more popular and probably the first thing to resurface.

I think personally, it will depend on the individuals.” She added “Live Entertainment plays a major role in our economy and has a positive effect on our mental health. People need social outlets to gather to celebrate or in some sad cases morn. It’s part of our healing process as humans.”

It is incredibly positive and uplifting to see the resilience of the entertainment industry. It is also comforting to see sense of community that has come out of this as each individual has used this opportunity to think about the bigger picture. For some, what could have marked the end of their careers has sparked a new wave of innovation and resourcefulness.

Adapting to this new way of providing live entertainment has not hindered the careers of these four individuals, if anything it has empowered them.

It has pushed them to get their creative juices flowing and get out of their comfort zones and to try new ways of using their talent. One thing I have learned is that the commitment these entertainers have guarantees the future success of the industry.

Dina Guzzardo is the President and Executive Promoter of Dina Media Group LLC. Dina Media Group is an innovative cutting edge event production and marketing company that produces and promotes large events as well as a talent agency that manages some incredible talent. www.dinamediagroup.com

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THEME: OUTDOOR FUN ACROSS 1. Sacred song 6. Chowed down 9. Acoustic repetition 13. Capital of Vietnam 14. 4 qts.

Name: 15. Teamsters' group Created with TheTeachersCorner.net Word Search Maker 16.

Affair, in Paris Bridges To The Beaches 17. Bit of binary code There are over 6,500 bridges in NJ. Find the spans that take us to the beach.

18. Part of TNT W O L W K Q K O Y J T L X W D Y J M D S 19. *Sleeping under the stars 21. *Horticulturist's hangout B U A G F G O T D Y D L F A Y U M U G Q 23. Articulate V G G P X T Q M J X D D Y R T J F K R C 24. Combustible pile 25. Joe Louis move S E A I S L E B O U L E V A R D Z W A J 28. Epiphany guests D E R K A H P A J T Z L D A I Q K N T R 30. Forgo I V U P E J T N F I E G J J H P Y X I M 35. WWII side 37. *Bonfire fodder H I B G U E J R B G W S W Z T S F F V X 39. Royal topper B R J Z W G R M U I O M S O E Z L U S R 40. Tiny river 41. Pond buildup R D W S Z J T C V O T X W H T T K U D E 43. Miners' passage D N W I P M S F G E F D R L U M U Y H P 44. Best not mentioned 46. *What seekers do J A V L F K J W X N I Y O P O R X I R O 47. Fairytale beginning U E D T Y W L P J T O M T R R L D U L O 48. Same as "slow down" L C E P A A R R F D S C U R S S Z Z B C 50. Upper hand 52. Toni Morrison's "____ Baby" R O W I M E V A V R J W T U I E X Y J J 53. Threads J G D U S C L C E D P J Q A A H T R Q X 55. Pie ____ ____ mode 57. *a.k.a. shuttlecock F I F S T B E S M I R L R E P H T N I N 60. *Flying saucer Q F W F A M A R G A T E C A U S E W A Y 64. 2 halves of a diameter 65. Pilot's deadline C A M N Z H Z Y P I T N L Y K N H Y L Q 67. *Fire starter Y R Y N F G O A B L L L O N G P O R T I 68. Triangular road sign U B G E N I T N A G I R B C X O K V L J 69. ____ Luis Obispo 70. "Die Lorelei" poet THIRTYFOURTH OCEANDRIVE NINTH 71. Other than what is ALBANY ROUTETHIRTY COOPER 72. One laid LONGPORT SEAISLEBOULEVARD EXPRESSWAY MARGATECAUSEWAY PATCONGCREEK BRIGANTINE 73. Poker stakes DORSET

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DOWN 1. First-rate, slangily 2. Ditto 3. Soon, to a bard 4. They are usually drunken 5. Biblical prophetess 6. Full of excitement 7. *Sun kiss 8. Funereal lament 9. "National Velvet" author ____ Bagnold 10. Give a ticket 11. Sound warning 12. Lennon's wife 15. State of agitation 20. African antelope 22. "Who ___ we kidding?"

24. a.k.a toes 25. *Banned lawn darts 26. Type of rotation 27. "The Hobbit" hobbit 29. *Played with a driver 31. Bye in Palermo 32. Lacked, for short 33. The oldest Goldberg sibling 34. *Skier's turf 36. Snail-like 38. *Volleyball turf 42. Painter Degas 45. Beat the Joneses 49. Interesting person, acronym 51. Eli Manning's first name 54. Ganders' companions 56. *Famous ski town 57. Get-out-of-jail money 58. ____ of March 59. Make someone angry 60. Jack London's "White ____" 61. *Fisherman's supply 62. Marine eagle 63. Augments 64. Pastrami partner 66. *"You're it!" game See Solution on Page 43

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8 or 9 correct - SOLID LOCAL. You know your way around.

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More Errors, Mistakes and Goofs just using up blanks left over from the previous year. Waste not, want not. My example of a major mistake is when, in 2000 during the minting Shore Collectibles of the Sacagawea Dollar,

By Douglas Keefe someone at the mint installed s I wrote last in the last a obverse (face) die of the issue, errors in any other Washington quarter, resulting business cost time and in a Washington quarter front and Sacagawea dollar reverse. money to correct the error.

But as I also showed, in the collectible This occurrence is called a realm, errors can be money, some“mule” because it’s a pairing times big money. I used coins, curthat shouldn’t have happened. rency, stamps and cards as examples That is a major mistake, and where errors occur and their cause, if it wasn’t done intentionally, Upside down Jenny and in those cases, something went someone was really asleep at wrong while making those items, the wheel. blue airplane. This involve a 2-step usually out of the control of the With currency, my favorite examprocess, one for each color. All tree person in charge of the operation. ple is the double denomination bills, designs were printed in 100 stamp where the front was printed sheets. And as Murphey predicted in one denomination and the (you remember Murphey’s law) one reverse with another denomsheet of the 24 cent stamp was printination. I have seen a few of ed upside down. One person bought these where there was a $10 the entire sheet of 100 stamps for front and $1 reverse; a $5 $24, which today a single copy can Honus Wagner card front and a $10 reverse a $20 bring a million dollars. front and a $10 reverse, any The final example which is basereleased, it should have been pulled, combination is possible, but ball cards is subject to speculation as no one knows for sure. But what is shouldn’t happen, and more to what happened. The card in quesknown is the surviving examples are tion is the tobacco card from 1910 of worth big bucks. importantly, shouldn’t get So, your opinion, mistake or carepast the inspectors. Printing Honus Wagner. There is some theory lessness? currency is a 3-step process that the card should not have been with notes being printed in sheets of 32. First the front is printed, then the back and finally the serial numbers and seal are added. I guess someDouble denomination. Front and back of the same note one got confused and stacked While all the examples I listed last a sheet printed with the face design in the stack of sheets for a different week should have been caught before being released, they went out and denomination. Quality control wasn’t SAMPLE PRICES, WE BUY ALL COINS AND JEWELRY hence collectors look for them and working. view them as something of value.

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or Immediate Release Contact: Beth Wade 609 7482253 June 6, 2020 Atlantic County - Traveling even short distances is challenging for Jennifer Maguire, who lives with chronic pain and uses a knee brace. When a support group meeting that used to be a 30 minute drive from home was offered online because of COVID-19, she welcomed the change.

Instead of arranging for a ride – usually with one of her parents – to travel from Weymouth to Galloway, she now stays at home and participates on a tablet with group members who can be seen simultaneously by live video.

The Atlantic Center for Independent Living, Inc., ACIL, is offering all their support and discussion groups online, so Maguire attends the Chronic Pain support group meetings through the Zoom app, which is free to use.

“I used to be stiff from sitting in the car. Being in one position that long is hard on my knees, hips, back, shoulders,” explained Maguire, age 40, who lives with fibromyalgia and hypomobility of her joints, among other chronic conditions.

Convenience is not the only improvement in the meetings. They are now more often -- weekly instead of monthly.

She said the time she spends on the virtual group meeting gives her the chance to talk to people who have similar physical problems and discuss ways to cope, tips for exercise, strategies for pain management and doctors in specialize in specific areas.

On a lighter note, Maguire said another benefit is that she can attend the group with the company of her pet, an African grey parrot “Simon.”

The time and commitment required to care for him is worthwhile, she said, because of his companionship – and his special appearances at group bring joy to others in the meeting, too.

In addition to attending the weekly meetings for chronic pain, Maguire participates in a weekly Socialization and Wellness group on Fridays, which has been helpful for connecting to others and reducing isolation. She’s also joins in on the center’s Women with Disabilities group.

According to ACIL director Donald Campbell, the feedback from other participants about the availability of virtual meetings has been positive. He said some have shared that they like not having to ask others for a ride, which allows them more independence.

Others have said they are saving time and money by not using public transportation.

Since the pandemic, Campbell said the staff at the center added new meetings to help meet the various needs of the disability community, especially during social isolation. Attendance is at the highest level since ACIL opened in July 2016, he said.

“As a center, the idea is to bring people together in our office. That’s not possible right now,” he said.

“We had to get creative through technology.”

Campbell said he envisions the center will offer a combination of virtual and in-person meetings at some point in time. When that happens, Maguire said she’d be among the people who would attend in person from time to time, despite the convenience of staying home and logging into Zoom.

“It’s nice to get out occasionally, and it just feels more natural to talk to people face to face,” said Maguire.

Currently ACIL staff is still answering phones for those seeking referrals and resources, which are among the core services. Staff are also updating Register Ready, which is a database used by the county to conduct outreach during a crisis.

For more information about services or the virtual groups being offered, call 609 748-2253, or check their Facebook page. The center’s website is www.atlanticCIL.org.

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