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What is Love?

From the Editor

HEART HEROES

be nearly tangible and it is evidenced in the endless little actions we give and receive.

Love in its purest form can often be seen between a parent and a child. You can see it in the eyes of a new mother or in the protectiveness of a dad. It is evident in the mom who waits up for her teen to get home safe or the one who anxiously waits for a call to know their son or daughter arrived to their destination safely when they take the wheel for the first time. It's there as our parents age and we sit with them

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s I sit here at my mother's side in the hospital, I'm more certain than ever that love is a verb. Love commands action.

It is not an emotion wrapped in pretty words or something that magically happens to us. Love is active and intentional.

Love is frequently portrayed in Hollywood, romance novels and even on social media as a feeling or a state of being to be found or lost. Rather it is the steps or actions that we take to act on a decision to love or not to love that will create or destroy that feeling.

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, romantic love is center stage this month. However, that is only one of many forms of love. Love in families can

Lynda King, RN, retired; Chris Sofield, RN, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (ARMC); and Rosemarie McCarthy, RN, cardiology nurse navigator and Heart Heroes coordinator, the Heart Institute at ARMC, at AtlantiCare's ninth annual Red Dress Reception, at the Smithville Inn February 11, 2016.

By Lindsay Kirkland

at the hospital, day after day, regardless of what was on the schedule. Most of all it is there in the smiles, the phone calls, knowing looks and little, repetitive acts of kindness.

Whatever the love in your life looks like this Valentine’s Day, embrace it, celebrate it and act on it.

Peace & Love, Cindy

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t can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere and at any age – the #1 killer of both men and women. Heart Disease leads to over 350,000 cardiac arrests each year. But there is a weapon to fight a heart attack. AED (Automated External Defibrillator) are the only effective treatment tool for restoring a regular heart rhythm during sudden cardiac arrest. They are easy to operate, even for someone with no medical background. It saves lives because it saves time. The average response time for first responders is 8-12 minutes. For each minute defribillation is delayed, the chance of survival is reduced by 10%.

founding Heart Hero volunteers were George and Louise Schieder of Egg Harbor City.

Heart Heroes has now placed 210 AEDs in our community. Rose McCarthy, the program coordinator says “ There is more awareness and people are more comfortable with AEDs now. Initially, in the early 2000s people were afraid. Now people know that anyone can use it and it can save a life.”

The cost of each AED is $1400.

Through the matching gifts program, Heart Heroes contributes $700 and the recipient organization contributes the remaining portion. In some cases, organizations donate matching funds.

Fundraising events such as the

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Pictured left to right are Jim Italiano, owner, Maplewood and Maplewood II; Rose McCarthy, RN, AtlantiCare Heart Institute; and Butch Rodio, president, Hammonton Kiwanis Club.

Photographer - Charles Eberson

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Answering the call are the Heart Heroes – a group of volunteers that raise funds to save lives by purchasing AEDs to be placed in locations where groups gather in the community.

The organization began in 2002 after AtlantiCare opened the Heart Institute at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Galloway. The

Red Dress/Red Tie Reception and Bus trips to see the Rockettes help to raise the necessary funding.

If you would like to make a donation or recieve more information about Heart Heroes and AEDs in the community call Rose McCarthy at 609-404-7979.

FEBRUARY 9 - 22, 2017

Eight New Officers To Serve and Protect Atlantic County

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tlantic County Sheriff Frank X. Balles is pleased to announce the hiring of eight individuals who will join the ranks of the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office. “I am thrilled to be able to replace the officers we have lost due to retirement and transfers while allowing these individuals a chance to begin a rewarding career in law enforcement,” Balles said. Residing throughout the county, the officers have completed extensive background investigations as well as mental and physical evaluations prior to beginning the Atlantic County Police Academy on January 27th .

The newly hired officers were administered the Oath of Office by Sheriff Balles on Tuesday, January 31, The officers are: Douglas Field, age 28, Pleasantville, Bachelor of Science from Penn State University, Ryan Harris, age 26, Brigantine, New York Maritime College, Cassandra Howie, age 28, Atlantic Cape Community College and seven years’ experience at the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, Daniel Ruiz, age 30, Margate, son of retired Chief of Police Jose Ruiz from Pleasantville, Raymond Snyder, age 23, Pleasantville,

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Left to right.

Sheriff Frank X. Balles, Raymond Snyder, Daniel Ruiz, Douglas Field, Chief Steve Caldwell, Back row, Jose Roman, Cassandra Howie, John Marciante, Richard Andrews IV Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, Richard Andres IV, age 29, Absecon, Current Delaware National Guardsman with prior service at the Atlantic County

Justice Facility, Jose Roman, age 36, Egg Harbor Township, EMT for the City of Pleasantville and John Marciante, age 26, Atlantic City, former Class II Officer

for the Atlantic City Police Department.

If you are interested in a career in law enforcement go to www.nj.gov/csc for more information.

FEBRUARY 9 - 22, 2017

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▶ Tickets for a magic show

by Philadelphia Eagles player Jon Dorenbos went on sale Feb. 1 and sold out in just a week. His show is just one of the many highly anticipated events coming to Ocean City this season – including everything from the music of the Hooters to the Stunt Dog Experience to the Ocean City Pops orchestra. Look for a number of exciting new announcements in the coming weeks. In the meantime, get tickets while they last for the summer Broadway Series that combines the exceptional talents of the Ocean City Pops Orchestra, the Ocean City Theatre Company and top theater professionals. Tickets go on sale starting at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, for “Fiddler on the Roof” (July 11 to 14) and “Mary Poppins” (August 8 to 11). Tickets for the shows are $30 for adults, $25 for children (12 and under). They are available (starting 9 a.m. Feb. 9) at oceancityvacation. com/boxoffice, by calling 609-3996111, or in-person at the City Hall Welcome Center or the Roy Gillian Welcome Center on the Route 52 causeway. ▶ Tickets are on sale for Chris Perondi’s Stunt Dog Experience and for the Ocean City Theatre Company Children’s Series. The stunt dog show features dogs performing tricks accompanied by lighting effects, props and costumes, and lots of crowd participation. Shows are at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 10 on the Ocean City Music Pier.

Tickets also are on sale for the first five shows announced in the 2017 Summer Concert Series on the Ocean City Music Pier: Dave Mason (June 19), the Temptations (June 26), Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes (July 10), the Hooters (July 17 and 18) and the Beach Boys (August 21 and 22). Visit www.ticketmaster. com to check prices and purchase tickets online Tickets for these shows also will be available at Ocean City Music Pier box office in the spring. ▶ (Through Feb. 27) BLACK HISTORY MONTH: The Ocean City Free Public Library’s Black History Month celebration continues 6 p.m. Feb. 17

with a film screening of “The Jackie Robinson Story.” It concludes 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 with a performance by the Bi-Okoto Drum & Dance Theatre. All programs are free and open to the public at the library (17th Street and Simpson Avenue). ▶ (Feb. 15) FLY FISHING LECTURE: The Ocean City Environmental Commission’s free lecture series continues 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, with a presentation from South Jersey Coastal Fly Anglers. The program is free and will include information about the environmentally sound aspects of fly fishing in South Jersey waters. It will be held in the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall at the Ocean City Free Public Library.

▶(Feb. 24) OC’S GOT TALENT: Ocean City High School students break out in song, dance, humor, yoyo-ing and more during the annual OC’s Got Talent show 7 to 10 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 24 in the Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing Arts Center at Ocean City High School. The public is invited to watch the always-entertaining array of talents, and proceeds will benefit The Children’s Miracle Network of Philadelphia and senior scholarships for OCHS Key Club members. Though final auditions are not yet complete, this year’s show is rumored to include a duet, a vocalist, bands, a 12-person a cappella group, a yo-yo skit, the school color guard, a mystery teacher singing and playing guitar, and a mash-up of songs on piano. Tickets are $10 on the day of the show and available at the door. ▶ WINTER FOOD DRIVE The Ocean City Board of Realtors “Food Is Love” drive is underway and continues through Feb. 28. The winter food drive will collect non-perishable food items, laundry and dish detergent, and ShopRite gift cards to be donated to the Ocean City Ecumenical Council Food Cupboard for local needy families. Donations can be dropped off at the Board of Realtors office at 405 22nd Street, or you can call the office at 609-3990128 for pickup service.

FEBRUARY 9 - 22, 2017

Events Around The County Crochet Social (Friday, February 10, 2017 at 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM) Location: New Day Family Success Center 622 S. New York Road, Galloway Learn how to crochet or perfect your skills. Beginner, intermediate, advanced crocheters are all welcome to this free event! Call 609-652-0230 to register or for more information!

Orienteering (Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM) Location: Atlantic County Park in Estell Manor 109 Rt 50 state Highway , Estell Manor

Learn to use a map and compass, and find yourself in the forest.

Free, register in advance: (609) 645-5960 for details.

Suppor ng STEM Programs (Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM) Location: Greate Bay Country Club 901 Mays Landing Road, Somers Point Seven female professionals in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics will lead a panel discussion of STEM opportunities for girls and women. All proceeds will support local STEM programs. Sponsored in cooperation with the Atlantic County branch of the American Association of University Women. $25 to attend.

Valen ne’s Day Cra (Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM) Location: Spruce Family Success Center 3050 Spruce Avenue, EHT Join us in making a holiday themed craft to share with your special someone! FREE. Call to register or for more info

Free Tutoring (Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM) Location: New Day Family Success Center 622 S. New York Road , Galloway Free tutoring for children in grades K through 12! Courtesy of students at Stockton University. By appointment only Monday through Thursday. Call 609-652-0230 Valen ne’s Day Dance (Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM) Location: Spruce Family Success Center 3050 Spruce Avenue, EHT The whole family is welcome.

Come out and enjoy a night of dancing, photo booth and much more!

FREE. Call to register or for more information (609)569-0376 Balance Screening By Fox Rehab (Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM) Location: Galloway Senior Center 621 W White Horse Pike, Egg Harbor, NJ Free balance screening and presentation by Fox Rehab Yoga class (Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM) Location: Catering Hall Lenape West 753 Park Rd, Mays Landing

Come out and enjoy stretching and relaxing all at the same time with Janet Hahn, our wonderful instructor. For more information please contact Colleen Robinson at 6096257000 History Hike (Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM) Location: Atlantic County Park in Estell Manor 109 Rt 50 state Highway , Estell Manor A 2 hour social hike through the Atlantic County Park in Estell Manor.

Learn about the WW1 History that took place at the park . Meet at the Fox Nature Center at 1:30 PM. Pace geared to ability of group. Advanced registration is encouraged, and made by calling number listed below. FREE. For more information please contact Colleen Robinson at (609) 625-7000 x 5431.

Get Hired- Choosing a Career (Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM) Location: New Day Family Success Center 622-624 S. New York Road, Galloway Join our employment specialist to learn interview tips, resume writing, career choices and so much more!

Call 609-652-0230 to register or for more information!

EHT Marine Gets Presidential

Local Marine Luke Evans, on right, escorted the new First Lady, Melania Trump during the inauguration ceremony of President Donald Trump. He was hand selected out of infantry school to take part as a ceremonial marcher at Arlington national cemetery, as well as events at the White House, Pentagon and Friday evening parades at the Washington Marine barracks. He is part of Alpha Company, Platoon A2. He is the son of Steve and Linda Evans of Egg Harbor Township. Luke is a 2013 graduate of Atlantic Christian School in EHT.

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Come Out and PLAAY

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magine a rock climbing wall, trapeze swings, slack lines and multiple climbing systems all in one spacious room. At first glance, it appears like an adult size playground.

PLAAY, as it's name suggests, is all about incorporating fun into fitness in a unique and innovative way.

Owner and operator, Liz Beasley, wanted to create a place that offered all the activities she loves under one roof. Those include yoga, kickboxing, climbing, barre and especially aerial. All include complex body movements and build strength by lifting your own body weight. " I used to think I was strong," said Beasley.

"Then I started aerial yoga and trapeze. It made me so much stronger."

PLAAY is an acronym for Punch, Live, Aerial, Art, and Yoga. "When I say live , I mean to try some new and step out of your comfort zone," says Beasley.

The new fitness center on Asbury Avenue in Ocean City features aerial yoga, aerial arts

with silks and trapeze, ropes, cargo nets, rock wall climbing and a 24' monkey rig.

Group classes are offered daily including kickboxing, pilates, barre, pole and slack line. Boot camps and personal training are offered as well.

With an emphasis on whole foods and healthy living, PLAAY also offers nutritional counseling and has a juice and smoothie bar, which they plan to expand to include sandwiches.

If you would like to learn more about PLAAY go to www. plaayfitnessandyoga. com or stop by their location at 910 Asbury Avenue, Ocean City.

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Learning From Your Losses Life Lessons From The Super Bowl

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n life as in sports there are winners and losers. As you read this, we’ve experienced another Super Bowl. As I write this column in time to go to print, I can’t tell you who won but I can tell you this with great certainty. One team won and another team lost. At some point or several points in the game, one team took a situation and played it to their advantage while the other team either failed to recover from a mistake or just let a bad break or momentum from the opposing team get the best of them. The result was in the end, one team one, the other lost.

We live in a culture today that wants

to make everyone a winner.

For fear of discouraging children, we give participation ribbons to everyone, those who win and those who lose; those who try and those who don’t.

Don’t get me wrong, I believe wholeheartedly in encouraging someone to victory. But in life, as leadership guru and author Dr. John C. Maxwell writes, Sometimes You Win Sometimes You Learn. And that’s really the best way to look at situations and scenarios that come our way. If we can learn when life deals us a less than great hand, in the long run we’ll be much better off.

How many times have we heard someone tell us that experience is the best teacher?

But Dr. Maxwell says that’s just not true.

Maxwell points out that evaluated experience is the best teacher. I guarantee you following the Super Bowl, commentators and analysts picked apart the teams, play by play, quarter by quarter, down by down evaluating how each play impacted the final score. That’s a

It should be the same way with us in our lives. When we experience a loss and we will, the question we need to ask ourselves is what will be our takeaway? What is there to learn. Will we, as Maxwell says “evaluate” our loss or chose to live in a constant state of failure repeating the same missteps and mistakes over and over? If in life’s losses we chose to learn, we really haven’t lost. Learn a lesson from the pros.

When you lose, evaluate, adjust and come back ready to get in the game again.

huge way athletes learn what to change, what to tweak, and do when faced with a similar situation in the future. Imagine your favorite team continuing to make the same mistakes over and over. As a fan, you’d get frustrated and most likely there would be change in the coaching staff.

Jeff Whitaker is a lifelong communicator and storyteller.

He is a certified trainer, coach and speaker with The John Maxwell Team. Jeff’s goal is to encourage excellence in individuals and corporations through leadership and communications training. Connect with him at jeffwhitaker.com, through The Jeff Whitaker Company on Facebook or @jeffwhitaker on Twitter.

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Poets have been putting pen to paper for centuries, and many great works evoke the themes of love and romance.

John Keats Keats was an English Romantic poet who lost both of his parents at a very young age. As Keats grew older, he was introduced to a circle of literary men, including Percy Bysshe Shelly and William Wordsworth. Keats decided to try his hand at poetry as well and went on to publish many poems now considered among the greatest ever written. Tragically, Keats died from tuberculosis at the age of 25. 'Bright Star' is one of his famous romantic works.

Bright Star Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night And watching, with eternal lids apart, Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite, The moving waters at their priestlike task Of pure ablution round earth's human shores, Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask Of snow upon the mountains and the moors No yet still stedfast, still unchangeable, Pillow'd upon my fair love's ripening breast, To feel for ever its soft fall and swell, Awake for ever in a sweet unrest, Still, still to hear her tender-taken breath, And so live ever or else swoon to death.

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e received an anonymous  phone call at 9.30am on Monday from Atlantic Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mysterious new photography phenomenon. Known only by the hashtag #ACANONYMOUS, this photographer has been stapling scenic images of the city in the place of boarded-up windows, worn-out planters and faded signs. This was our conversation: What is the idea behind #ACANONYMOUS? This is just a way to get my own artwork out on display. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not necessarily in your typical way â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like in a gallery or having an exhibit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but I guess, this is a public way to get the photos out in neighborhoods and reach people that wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily get a chance to see the work. Also, the point is to attract people to go to these neighborhoods and see whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s there for themselves. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so much potential in Atlantic City, all the architectureâ&#x20AC;ŚItâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a beautiful place, you just gotta kind of go around and explore and find the stuff. I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pretty cool way to get photography out.

Corner of N. Vermont and Atlantic Ave. Why be anonymous?

Well, some of the locations may be public or private property.

The way I see it is covering up an eyesore. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure people would rather look at a nice image of Atlantic City, a colorful, bright, thought-provoking image as opposed to a blank, faded piece of wood or a sign thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been there for a decade maybe on a lot. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just trying to help create a better image.

Why Atlantic City?

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years or so. Something about Atlantic City always keeps me coming back, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just so much untapped potential in every aspect for the city. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so much to see. The city just has a lot of potential and I always go back.

Why use cardboard printouts of photographs?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to last a little longer, though they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last (forever) and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good thing. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all temporary but if people can get out to see these images, its all part of the process. Maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sitting in someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house instead of where it was.

It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t meant for someone to take but if they took it and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s somewhere and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not in the trash, I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty cool.

The images are measured perfectly, they fit in eyesores. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not bringing any value to the actual property but just visually itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more appealing to see a giant fourfoot by three-foot print over a boarded up window.

Are you a professional photographer?

I do photography and video work, this is my career. I guess people ask, What draws you to Atlantic City? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I enjoyâ&#x20AC;ŚGetting out, catching the sunrise, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sitting on the ocean, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so quiet â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you have this town that is 24/7 but you can find this quiet in the Inlet.

We noticed a lot of your work is in the Inlet â&#x20AC;&#x201C; what draws you to that neighborhood?

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m usually there more early morning, or maybe late at night. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a quiet, peaceful area. Before they started the reconstruction on the boardwalk, they had all the remnants down there and that was just really cool to go photographâ&#x20AC;Ś Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real sense of community. Over the years Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen the same people, the local fishers, the retired guys on their bikesâ&#x20AC;ŚItâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a unique area, you feel safe and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right there on the inlet. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an amazing fishing spot, you see these giant commercial fishing boats come in and out, you can sit there on the jetty and watch dolphins jump around at sunrise, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surfing, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gardnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basin and the lighthouse there. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a lot up there. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so much potential for the area. Just got to get things going in the right direction.

What are you going to do next?

I have plenty of work to put up. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s endless canvases throughout the city â&#x20AC;&#x201C; these little frames on brick buildings.

I would like to draw attention to these neighborhoods that people might not necessarily see, just to appreciate the architecture, the location. I mean, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in Atlantic City , these different neighborhoods, maybe you think, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I see potential in this neighborhood, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to establish a business in this vacant warehouse,â&#x20AC;? maybe.

What do you hope it will achieve?

The project as a whole? Just to get the work out there for people to see. I would like to have this â&#x20AC;&#x201C; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see how far this project goes, how long it lasts â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like ultimately to get it in front of people who maybe arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t from this area. I started Instagram, @ac_anonymous. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where people can check back and get weekly updates with new cross-streets for where to find this artwork. But the project as a whole is just to show Atlantic City in a positive light, just to show the potential and get our work out there.

You said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are you open to collaborating?

Absolutely! I have people that I shoot with on a regular basis that are involved.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m definitely interested to hear peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feedback and really get a feel for what people think of the projectâ&#x20AC;ŚÂ I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really plan on having any social media, but that was a way to gather up images for people to see and have that mystery element to itâ&#x20AC;Ś Maybe Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do some video content, behind-the-scenes stuff, putting the pictures up â&#x20AC;&#x201C; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see.

You can follow #ACANONYMOUS on instagram @ac_anonymous and find tagged photos using the hashtag.

This piece was first reported

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Meet Funny Farm’s Four Legged Foreman Farley first arrived as a foster, given that his original owners were unable to continue caring for him, says Laurie Zaleski, the founder of the rescue. Laurie soon realized that she had grown too attached to see Farley anywhere else but at the farm

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farm today, that wasn't always the case. Since the 9-month-old pup is a herding dog, Farley couldn't break that habit right away. "I had to teach him, 'No, you're not allowed to herd around these animals; these are rescues,'" she said. "They've already been through enough and bee the last thing they need is a dog herding them." Rather do than view the animals as tha beings to round up, Farley be

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n a recent edition of Shore Local my column, I wrote about my experience of entering the hospital system on Christmas Day and leaving on New Year’s Day. (The column can be accessed via Issuu.com and entering Shore News Today. Click on the January 12-25th edition and my column is on page 13.)

I am recovering from a near “catastrophic event” involving my right leg which will entail a couple months of physical therapy and return trips to my doctor in Philadelphia. It has been about a month since I arrived home from the hospital and I have a new appreciation for the challenges of those who are compromised physically. I must say however, I did see a lighter side to my rehab. The bar for performance is set low, very low. Incremental improvements were met with jubilation. “Look at you; you put your own socks on today, without any help.” What I expected to follow was “How big is Charles…SO BIG.” I thought my transition from a walker to a cane was going to be met with a parade and I can’t even go into the toilet issue. Of course, a seat in the shower was temporarily added but I gradually did away with that. Small improvements became milestones.

When my wife asked if “we” wanted to take a shower, the momentary twinkle in my eye was soon extinguished when she explained what she meant. My wife just did not want to leave me unattended.

I have my physical therapy exercises to do at home and started walking very slowly on the treadmill. My family expressed concern about me using the treadmill when nobody was home visualizing me lying in a heap until somebody returned so I went for a short walk outside. That way if I fell I could at least flag someone down with my cane. My family did not share that line of reasoning but they rarely do anyway.

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and the county for transportation.

The office did not offer this service and the county required paperwork mailed out, completed and mailed back. No email and no fax. Since I am nothing if not supremely confident in my driving, I decided to give it a go using my right foot for the gas and my left for the brake. I was glad my wife did not leave me her six-speed manual sports car. If I had an emergency stop in that car, I would be working those pedals like Michael Flately dancing in Riverdance. To my surprise, I found that the physical therapy office did not have a handicap parking space outside its front door, not that I had a placard anyway. It was interesting to note that the Urgent Care office at the end of the building did have a handicap parking space, but if your care was URGENT, how would you have had time to obtain a placard?

When the physical therapist advised me to get a cane, I went to the nearest chain drug store, painfully limping in because I did not want to be bothered with the walker. I understand that large chain stores of all kinds place their products in the stores based upon extensive scientific research into buyers’ habits, profit percentages, etc., but for the Walking Aids to be about as far from the front entrance of the store is frustrating. The only items farther past the Walking Aids were the products for Bladder Control. I leave you to draw your own conclusion on that. What products were the closest to the entrance you may ask? Even if you don’t, I feel it is my responsibility to inform you that in the event of a cosmetics emergency, you will not have to crisscross the store searching for eye liner and eye shadow, it’s right by the front of the store for easy access as long as you don’t have a bladder control problem as well. When I finally arrived at the selection of canes, I saw that the only ones available were the collapsible models. I am some points north of 200 pounds so if I am going to trust my support to any piece of equipment, I am not comfortable with the word “collapsible” in the description.

Besides, they were too short for my 6’2” frame. I hobbled back across the store and out the door to my non handicapped parking spot. My new cane arrived two days later from Amazon. I decided to test drive my cane by doing some light shopping at the supermarket. I did park in

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Academy of Culinary Arts Chef Educator Ruth Latorre of Atlantic City along with culinary students will explore the origins and manufacturing techniques of the exotic ingredient. Audience members will sample different types of chocolate and sip the dark chocolate elixir that Aztec King Montezuma called â&#x20AC;&#x153;food of the gods.â&#x20AC;?

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The ACA will present the demos from 1-3 p.m. in the first floor main court. Demonstrations will also take place Saturday March 18 and April 15.

On March 18, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Savory Saturdaysâ&#x20AC;? will explore how to create Pate au Choux cream puffs and Churros.

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Decisions Determine Destiny

by Matthew Maher, of Coastal Christian Church

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rouble is never a welcomed guest in a home, and when this unwanted visitor barges its way through the door, the surroundings become uncomfortable, real fast. It is during those times that we are quick to turn to God in prayer asking Him to remove the problem—PLEASE! However, one thing I have learned, God will never take us out of our trouble until we allow Him to take the trouble out of us. Once the trouble is removed, God goes on the move through us.

In fact, God looks to use our troubles as a passport to bring His state of grace into contact with every person, state or place. This has become more literal for me lately, as I am being blessed with diverse opportunities to speak all over the states, places like California, Nebraska, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and wherever the call comes from.

Needless to say, it’s an honor to be “called” to other places to do God’s work.

Since my incarceration, the words of Jesus burn in my heart, “I must be about My Father’s business.”

Since it is the family business and my Employer owns, ummmm, everything in the world and beyond, I’m pretty sure I’ll always have job security under His authority. Not only job security, but longevity and even an eternal pension. You can’t compete with such spiritual benefits--“Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation!”

(Psalm 68:19).

Who would have ever imagined that all the pain and adversity in my life would become the catalyst to purpose and ministry? Not many actually. And that is why you only need to know the One who controls it all sovereignly. God knew.

Again and more bluntly put, God ordains even trouble to be the telescope that brings Him into clearer view for those who are lost in space. Meaning, what gets the attention of the nonbeliev-

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er more than anything else? When Gods children suffer successfully, accrediting all peace to God through the tragedy.

What else? When circumstances that normally swallow people up like a black hole, actually become the conditions that cause one to shine like a bright star. God uses the holes in our life to allow His light to shine through--the more broken; the more open. Darkness is a prerequisite to seeing the shining stars. “Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever” (Daniel 12:3).

So if you are going through any of life’s afflictions, please know that God desires to bring others to Him through your example of faith as you face the affliction. Consider how the Roman soldier, at the foot of the cross, came to know Jesus was Savior as he uttered these words “Truly, this was the Son of God” (Matthew 27:54). What did he see Jesus do? Die? No. He saw Him suffer successfully, as the cross that hung Him became the canvas that magnified Him. I caused my own trouble, but the trouble I caused is now the ticket that God is willing to use to take His grace and mercy into the hearts of others. I hope that encourages you to bear your pain, don’t look to numb it or run from it.

For your greatest purpose is discovered in your greatest pain.

[Matthew Maher is a former professional athlete and author of the newly-released book U MAY B THE ONLY BIBLE SOMEBODY READS: R U LEGIBLE? His “Decisions Determine Destiny” assemblies are funded by State Farm and service youth in the tri-state area. He served four years and seven months in N.J. state prison and was released August 2014. You can learn more at www. themattmaherstory.com, where his blogs have been read by over 500,000 people in every state, 121 countries, and in 67 different languages. Follow him on Twitter @mattmaherstory and on Instagram @ matthewmaher7]

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Sudoku

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a handicapped spot after securing a placard by less than customary means and with the assistance of my cane, made it to the shopping carts.

I have observed in the past, people shopping with canes used the cart for support and put the canes in their cart where they are not clearly visible.

Hanging onto the cart for dear life it was not clearly evident that I had a problem walking albeit slowly. I began to pick up the huffing, sighing and mumbling of people behind me who grew impatient with my slow progress assuming that I was on a leisurely outing and did not share their sense of urgency. I felt the same pressure when crossing from the front of the store to the parking lot. A car stopped and waved me

across but at this point, I was going agonizingly slow and could feel the driver’s impatience. I probably have been guilty of the same impatience.

Unknowingly, we can judge people harshly if their disability is not clearly evident. On one hand, we can be a cruel and ruthless species but when we see someone in a wheelchair, on crutches or some other clearly obvious medical condition, compassion usually springs forth. This has been a reminder that sometimes the most serious medical conditions are not on display and we should not judge everyone so harshly if they appear to be taking their sweet old time getting around.

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ways more to learn and improve on,” said Liz Irwin, Emilie’s mother.

Emilie also takes dance at Egg Harbor Township High School as her performing arts elective, and is an assistant to one of her dance teachers at Cygnus for the younger dance classes. Last summer she auditioned for Joffrey Ballet School’s Summer Intensive, was accepted and attended.

“We are very fortunate to live not too far from cities that provide wonderful opportunities like this for young people who would like to advance themselves in the Arts,” said Liz. “I am excited for Emilie to spend this time enjoying what she loves the most in life.”

“I am looking forward to taking classes at The Rock School this summer to gain experience, explore different styles of teaching and better myself for my future,” said Emilie.

Emilie’s other future goals are to keep dancing throughout high school and college and to perform or teach dance.

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Culinary Wish List

By Frank Gabriel

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hile the calendar year may begin January 1st, around here the ‘New’ year actually doesn’t commence until sometime a bit later. Instead, these are the quiet, dark days of late winter, when many a sensible establishment closes down for a few weeks, reopening either Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s or Easter weekend.

In anticipation of spring’s arrival, now a mere month or so ahead, we offer our personal culinary wish list for the remainder of 2017.

1- A truly great Chinese restaurant.

While our region has become replete with above-average-or-better Japanese fare (see our feature of 11/19/16 in this publication) upscale Chinese has declined to pitiful proportions.

This is a subject of great personal interest and enthusiasm.

We grew up feasting on superlative Szechuan cuisine at a pair of long-defunct restaurant entities in Vineland, The Jade Garden and Polynesian Island. Our family was extremely close with ownership and we got to sample authentic, off-the-menu fare, regularly.

It was a life-changing experience, being exposed not only to incredible Chinese food the way natives of that land enjoyed it, but also the intricacies and intimacies of their intermingled work and personal lives. As a result, we feel compelled to offer up a great big shrug of our shoulders as regards the current state of Chinese cookery locally. In fact, the last Chinese eatery worthy of special mention we can recall was Ocean City’s R.I. Café, closed almost five years ago.

The irony of this state of Asian gastronomic affairs; toss a rock around here and you’ll likely hit the doorway of a good Japanese, Thai or Viet food purveyor.

2- An improved fish/seafood retail store.

For a county named ‘Atlantic’ there is no small amount of irony to the stunning lack of a proper fishmonger regionally.

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One exception is Atlantic City’s Barbera Seafood, although they do seem to focus equally on sales of prepared food than strictly fish market business. In Ocean City, Spadafora’s offers an above-average selection, but only in season and at island prices. Carmen’s in Sea Isle is also an equally fine option, but it too opens seasonally. Contrarily, we gladly travel over fifty miles round trip to visit Cape May’s gaudy emporium of oceanic fare, The Lobster House. With an astonishing selection, knowledgeable and helpful staff plus a clean, bright atmosphere, it’s a chef’s dream shopping spot for denizens of the deep. They need to consider opening an Atlantic County satellite.

3- Tapas.

Sure, more than a few regional places do ‘small plates’ well, most notably A.C.’s Iron Room, Somers Point’s The Crab Trap and Golden Nugget’s flagship, The Chart House.

But since Revel’s closure, and the simultaneous shuttering of multiple dazzling food outlets, no one has approached

what The Garces Group plated up at Amada.

Along with being one of the shore’s most sophisticated, elegant environs, Amada presented a sort of ‘Greatest Hits of Garces’ cuisine in its most primal, yet elevated, format.

Now, the Chicago-born, Ecadorian-in-heritage chef is set to open a trio of Latino-oriented facilities at The Tropicana, and we do so look forward to his return.

4- Real, roadside BBQ. While we were decidedly encouraged by the Pleasantville opening of ‘Welcome to the South’ BBQ restaurant in 2016, there is a definite lack of classic, southern-style roadside ‘cue around these parts. In fact, the nearest place we know of is tiny Mizpah’s Uncle Dewey’s on a lonely stretch of Route 40 beyond Mays Landing, and they are a spring-to-autumn only enterprise.

Oddly enough, the western half of southern New Jersey- think Vineland through Salem County- is dotted with small-scale, often family-run, BBQ kiosks.

It’s also an ideal opportunity for some enterprising gastronome to make a name for themselves literally right out of their own backyard smoker, without any brickand-mortar expense.

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Romantic films to Enjoy Together

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any people feel the best way to celebrate Valentine's Day is to enjoy an evening at home with the one they love. A quiet dinner followed by a romantic movie can make for a relaxing, memorable Valentine's Day. Romantic films pluck at the heartstrings and leave few dry eyes in the house. This genre has produced many unforgettable moments in film. While many people have their go-to romantic films, it can be fun to rethink those preferences and watch something new. The following are just some of the films dubbed 'the most romantic movies' by sources such as AMC, TimeOut magazine, Rotten Tomatoes, and Flavorwire. ● Beauty and the Beast (1991): This animated classic tells the tale of a prince who is disfigured into a beast to outwardly represent his internal ugliness.

Only true love can break the spell, which seems unlikely until the lovely Belle comes into the Beast's life.

Fans of the animated film will have another opportunity to fall in love again with the live-action retelling of the story set for release.

● Say Anything (1989): In a tale of first love, Lloyd seeks to capture the heart of Diane, who is an unattainable high school beauty. The movie includes a now-famous pivotal scene when Lloyd holds up a boombox playing Peter Gabriel's 'In Your Eyes.' ● The Notebook (2004): Based on Nicholas Sparks' novel of the same name, this modern cult classic is set in 1940s South Carolina. The movie is the tale of a poor man who falls in love with a rich young woman, only to be separated by their social differences. However, true love ultimately prevails in the end. ● When Harry Met Sally (1989): Close friends Harry and Sally have known each other for years and ponder if engaging in an intimate relationship would ruin the friendship. ● Gone With the Wind (1939): This sweeping epic is set in the antebellum south during the American

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The Art of Living Dangerously

Getting Back in the Kitchen

By By Georgia Saler RDN of Vitality Nutrition and Wellness Center

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hen I became a nutritionist I quickly learned that many families are eating on the run most days of the week, leading to convenient but unhealthy foods. Recommending what to purchase, how to plan and prepare a healthy meal would be play an important part of my journey as a nutritionist.

Today many people eat pre-packaged foods, take-out food, and eat at restaurants more than they are happy to admit. I want to show you that getting back in the kitchen is going to create a more vibrant, healthier and happier you. It will improve your relationships with your family and also will save you money. With a little planning and some basic cooking skills ,you can prepare or finish up a meal in less time than it takes for pizza delivery or waiting at the Chinese restaurant for take-out.

I recently was in one of my client’s homes to do a cooking lesson, but before we could begin we first needed to review the equipment needed for a healthy kitchen like knives, utensils, oils, herbs and spices, and of course pots and pans.

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When you bring foods in from the outside you do not know where your foods have really come from. Most times there are low quality oils, lack of nutrients, and too much salt and sugar. These foods are then contributing to high blood pressure, diabetes, and extra, unwanted pounds.

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’ve been thinking about fear a lot over the last several months (I’ve even written about fear in this publication). I recently had the opportunity to begin teaching my first ever poetry course, and fear came up in a way that was at once familiar and different.

I’m currently serving my second term as the Poet Laureate for the city of Somers Point, and this position has afforded me many really cool opportunities. I’ve read poems at city functions and memorial services. I’ve planned and facilitated poetry workshops for middle school students. Most importantly, I’ve gotten to explore areas beyond my comfort zone and develop my voice, not only as a poet, but also as a teacher. I love to teach and share my perspective and passion with others. When the opportunity arose for me to create and facilitate an 8-week poetry course in Somers Point, I didn’t hesitate. I said yes immediately.

Our class met for the first time recently, and I wasn’t nervous until about 30 minutes before show time.

At that point, my worry set in. Here’s the funny thing about worry—or at least this worry, in particular—I wasn’t able to see any worried inclination through to its logical conclusion. I could envision each worry like a big cloud—the worry that I wouldn’t have anything good to say; that I couldn’t articulate my ideas; that everyone

would be bored. But when I attempted to see how those worries ended (in flames; in disaster), they didn’t go anywhere. If I had actually thought about them, if I were logical, I could’ve talked myself out of them. But if I allowed them to stay dark, stormy, and cloud-like, they kept their power, and they kept me afraid.

Fear isn’t logical. For that matter, neither are poems. Poems are beautiful and raw and emotion-driven. So is fear. And it’s within my control to make that determination.

Here’s what I’ve learned lately: when something feels scary, it means I haven’t been there before. Or, if I have been there, it means there’s more room for growth.

There’s no such thing as a comfort zone when it comes to poetry.

Creating art is, by nature, uncomfortable. It’s also necessary for us to get uncomfortable if we are to confront the darker parts of ourselves—those areas that we’ve left unexplored. Rob Zombie once said, “Art is not safe,” and I agree. To make art means to run the risk of exposing ourselves. When we open ourselves up as artists, we open ourselves to judgment and rejection.

At the same time, we open ourselves to connection, inspiration, and growth.

And growth is uncomfortable.

If there’s any golden nugget of insight to be gleaned here, it’s this: Don’t let yourself stay safe. Push yourself to the edge of your comfort zone, and beyond, and discover the growth that exists in vulnerability and connection.

I look forward to seeing what unfolds within myself as I continue leading this poetry course. I look forward to sharing it with you, and I am grateful for the opportunity.

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Digital Marketing Minute

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ack to Basics: Part 2! In the last issue, I talked about Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. I reviewed their purposes, some statistics, and tried my darnedest to keep it simple and not turn into a complete nerd discussing algorithms and strategy! Let’s dive right in, shall we?

PINTEREST: It’s not just for housewives anymore!

That’s right, the percentage of men using this social media platform has grown 120% over the last year. (SocialDraft.com).

This virtual bulletin board is like flipping through every magazine you could ever want, tearing out the photos, articles, and ideas you want to save, and saving them categorically on your wall. As a general consumer, Pinterest is awesome and addicting. Want to change up your hair but need ideas? How about if you’re thinking about buying your first home but don’t know where to start? And of course, we could always learn from the latest trends in diets and fitness. There’s a “pin” (post) for all of these, and a ton more, on Pinterest. Once you find a pin, you may click on the photo which will take you to the website that contains the information you’re looking for. As a business, this platform offers paid advertising options and even an option for “buyable” pins.

Yes, you can sell your products right from Pinterest! The possibilities are endless.

YOUTUBE: The video platform! I’ve recently come to realize through a discussion about how my printer wasn’t working, that YouTube has become the ultimate DIY platform.

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LINKEDIN: This is a professional network platform.

An “All-Star” profile is the perfect way to market yourself for jobs and networking with connections. Your profile is basically a beefed-up resume that you’re able to add documents, video, and other media to in order to showcase your skills. Your connections can endorse you for skills, and as a user, you’re able to share and engage with business-minded content like industry articles, trends, and blogs.

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