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Lastly, before heading south again, the surfing dogs will join Heart of Surfing back in Ocean City for their final surf of the year.

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t seems as though it was only yesterday that we were celebrating the beginning of summer. Now Labor Day weekend is upon us marking the unofficial end of summer.

Summer 2018 brought great excitement, entertainment and revitalization to our area. Hard Rock and Ocean Resort Casino openings brought a wide array of new restaurants, nightclubs, and top of the line entertainment. That paired with 48 Blocks, the opening of the Steel Wheel, and Tennessee Avenue’s new hot spots made Atlantic City the place to be.

Ocean City continued to offer it all!

The Music Pier in collaboration with the OC Pops offered week after week of great entertainment! Tuesdays on the Avenue and Family Nights on the boardwalk were loaded with family friendly entertainment and fun for all ages. Dockside Kitchen opened on the bay this month pairing gourmet delights with a breathtaking atmosphere. Check out Marci Lutsky’s feature on Dockside Kitchen on page 24.

Ventnor, Margate, and Longport together known as “Downbeach” have exciting plans taking shape. Last week over a hundred people gathered to discuss the possibility of extending the Ventnor boardwalk through Margate.

Also the sale and upcoming restoration of Ventnor’s Twin movie theater is great

news for the community.

When our islands thrive, our Mainland feels the love. The ripple effect is tremendous. Ocean Resort and Hard Rock alone created over 6,000 new jobs.

There is no doubt that summer 2018 was good to us.

The upside is that the show goes on.

September at the Shore used to be the world's best kept secret. In fact, some people even call it “Locals’ Summer.”

The word is out now though, as folks, near and far, continue to enjoy golden beach days, warm water temperatures, festivals, and easier parking throughout September and October. Our islands have built a thriving “shoulder season” full of festivals, and great entertainment.

Miss America is approaching quickly.

The parade, tradition, and legacy it has in Atlantic City, is something we all look forward to. With recent changes, we will all be watching carefully this year. Look on page 23 for the full schedule of Miss America events.

September kicks off festival season at the Shore from Smithville to Somers Point, and everywhere in between. The Atlantic City Seafood Festival is right around the corner, offering a utopia for your taste buds. In Somers Point, the Good Old Days Festival at Kennedy Park is a much anticipated event in early September.

Like many, I love the change of seasons, with all the variety and rhythm it gives to each year. As we embrace this new season, we wish you warm afternoons and fun filled moments along the way.

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ell no doubt about it - it’s been disgustingly hot and humid.

ONE more day to get through and then we will start to see some relief. I guess that’s good news, huh? Now, there’s a little bit of a catch 22. By that, I mean our temps certainly come down into the 80s, but with winds off the ocean, and then eventually back out of the south, we are looking at keeping the humidity with us. That’s the worst part! Heat, I think most people can deal with. Humidity?

No. Heat indices (what it feels like on your skin), were near 110 on Tuesday and Wednesday. No thanks!

So how’s the holiday weekend shaping up? Overall... not bad. I think we will see a decent mix of sun and

clouds, and daily thunderstorm chances, but nothing to make you cancel any plans outdoors. Make sure you’ve got an umbrella handy, but generally no washouts. That’s good news, right?

Sure hope so! Beyond Labor Day, things look to get a little cooler (by the end of the first week). Our focus then shifts to the west coast of Africa.

Our hurricane season has been a dud so far, but I expect there to be multiple storms in the Atlantic in September. The pattern screams for activity.

Anything of immediate concern for the East Coast? No. But I’d pay close attention to the Gulf next week, and then potentially something curving up along the coast in the slightly longer 14+ day range. Stay tuned! We are heading towards the peak of hurricane season!

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As Far as the Eye Can Sea…..Food & Fun AC Seafood Festival Returns to Bader Field

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our community. The positive experiences year round and seasonal residents, along with visitors that are shared by word of mouth and social media posts make all the difference to the repeat success of any event. Adding in new elements as well as unique things to see and do keeps the event feeling fresh. For the

igh quality annual events that offer something for people of different lifestyle interests are a key element to the continued success of our region. When events are designed, developed, and executed properly the word gets out beyond

past seven years, all of these factors have contributed to the growth of one of Atlantic City’s signature events.

Jon Henderson and the Good Time Tricycle team are back at Bader Field with the 2018 Atlantic City Seafood Fes-

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tival on September 8th and 9th. Over 50 local and regional restaurants will be participating in the event, giving everyone an opportunity to enjoy an array of seafood offerings. Many are conceived specifically for the event, along with staples available in the restaurants throughout the year.

During the festival there will be “Look Who’s Cooking” food demonstrations and conversations featuring some outstanding area personalities. It is a chance to get to know some of the talented people behind many of your favorite restaurant menus.

Music is always a part of high quality festivals. For this year’s Atlantic City Seafood Festival there will be four bands each day starting at 11 AM. The sounds of the musical offerings perfectly compliment the sights, smells and tastes of the two day event.

Of course, it would not be a Good Time Tricycle produced event if there was not a beverage element thrown into the mix. This year there will be eighteen breweries participating as part of “The Great Beers of New Jersey” Tasting Lawn. These breweries represent some of the best craft beers the state has to offer.

Beyond the amazing seafood, music, and craft beers, vendors of all sorts will be part of the two day event that runs 11 AM to 6 PM both Saturday and Sunday.

A Chowder Cook Off with proceeds benefiting the Community Food Bank of New Jersey will be held both days of the festival. There will also be a Pet Costume Contest on Sunday at 3PM. Rounding out the event will be a “Kids @ Play Zone”, “A Butterfly Encounter”, A Sea Turtle Recovery Demonstration, South Pacific Island Dancers, A Crab Cake Eating Contest on Saturday at 3:30 and Sunday at 4 PM, and Carve Wars chainsaw carving!

Each year the Atlantic City Seafood Festival grows in size and scope. Day of entry into the event is $10.00 per person.

It sounds like a reasonable investment for a full day’s enjoyment at one of the largest outdoor “must not miss” festivals in the region. For more information and additional scheduled event times visit www.acseafoodfest.com.

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Hometown Hero: Our Children Making Change Celebrates its 10th Summer

and volunteer their time but came up short, as many organizations required kids to be older.

On their summer vacation that year, Laura and her daughters got to talking about creating a way to volunteer and raise money for the causes that they were excited about. That is when Our Children Making Change was born. The idea was simple. As a mom of three, Laura didn’t want herself or any other parent to feel overwhelmed with the task of making this a successful endeavor so she broke it up into manageable pieces. The idea was one adult to every ten kids. Each kid would take on the task of raising $100. 10 adults, 10 kids each at $100 each would mean at least $10,000 for local charities. The first summer started with 100 kids and has grown to 150+ in the local area.

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ur Children Making Change, a local non profit organization founded by Laura Dulac, wrapped up its 10th summer by donating over $20,000 to local charities. 150 Atlantic County kids worked throughout the summer to raise money through various forms of fundraising and collectively, were able to donate over $4,000 to each of the five chosen charities. This year, those charities included Special Olympics of Atlantic County, Family Promise of Atlantic County, American Migraine Association, The Rustic Ruhl, and Marine Mammal Stranding Center.

The inspiration for Our Children Making Change came 11 years ago

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when Laura Dulac’s oldest two daughters began donating their piggy bank money to the local food bank. It was that year that one of the food bank trucks had lost its entire stock of turkeys in an accident. The girls were determined to help raise enough money to replace the turkeys that were lost. They began bake sales and various fundraisers to collect the money and ended up raising $4,000 that year.

What was inspiring to Laura was the way the children in the community began bringing their piggy banks to contribute at the soccer field and the playground. They were invested in making a change at a young age.

Laura spent that Spring researching where her kids could get involved

Our Children Making Change began to grow in other cities. To date, there are chapters in Harrison NJ, Baltimore, Cleveland, and Boston.

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chapter’s fundraising season, Our Children Making Change has raised over $475,000, 100% of which has been donated to local charities.

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the original 2009 summer are now in high school and college and have created leadership teams of their own. Every single year, Laura and the other leaders are inspired by the growth in the kids that they know, and especially in the amount of kids they’ve never met coming out to get involved. Seeing the kids bring their favorite charities to the table and present why they feel strongly about raising money for them is one of the most rewarding moments for Laura in her quest to create young philanthropists.

“The kids get so excited when they see what they’ve done. They get to see that it didn’t take much to make $100 but that together, they have raised thousands.” says Laura Dulac, founder of Our Children Making Change.

To get involved for Summer 2019, reach out to Laura Dulac at 609-335-4530 or OurChildrenMakingChange.Org.

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Events & Happenings Margate Community Farmers Market ▶Thursday, ▶ August 30th from 8:30am – 12pm Monroe & Amherst Avenues behind Steve & Cookie’s.

Galloway Green Market ▶Thursdays ▶ from 4-7pm 300 E. Jimmie Leeds Road Our Late Summer Market will offer the freshest produce, baked goods and natural products around - plus browse the fine products from a few select crafters. Opening Day on August 16th will also feature a Hybrid/ Electric Car Owner's Show.

Free Summer Yoga at Absecon Lighthouse ▶Thursday, ▶ August 30th at 6:30pm 31 S. Rhode Island Ave. Atlantic City Free Yoga instructed by The Leadership Studio will be held every Thursday this summer at 6:30pm. Bring your own mat & a friend.

Thrilling Thursdays Moonlight Movies ▶Thursday, ▶ August 30th at 8:30pm Huntington Avenue Beach behind Margate Library Every Thursday in July and August, families can enjoy Free Beach Days; no beach tags required, plus Free Moonlight Movies featuring the newest releases. Fun pre-movie activities begin at 8pm. Rain day Friday. Don’t miss a screening of Beauty & the Beast this Thursday night.

Ventnor City Farmers Market ▶Friday, ▶ August 31st from 8:30am – 12pm Atlantic and Newport Avenues across from Ventnor Library Jersey Fresh Produce, flowers, herbs,

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Somers Point Beach Concert Series ▶Fridays ▶ from 7-9:30pm This Friday, August 31st, it’s world renowned Bonerama with Dave Malone from The Radiators playing the best funk, New Orleans R&B, and Classic Rock n’ Roll. Don’t miss the final beach concert of the season on September 7th featuring the multi award winning, Grammy nominated father of Electric Zydeco, CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band.

Brigantine Farmers Market ▶Saturday, ▶ September 1st from 8am12pm 15th Street and Revere Blvd. Brigantine Atlantic City Farmers Market ▶Saturday, ▶ September 1st from 8:30am1pm Bartram Ave. & the Boardwalk The market will be open for the summer season from now until September 9th.

Returning vendors include Ladle of Luv homemade soups, Busy Bees’ local honey, Monteleone Farm’s fresh produce and vegetables, and Magilla Gorilla Sweet Treats.

Ventnor Summer Beach Jam ▶Saturday, ▶ September 1st at 7pm Newport Avenue Beach Join the city of Ventnor this summer for their Summer Beach Jam on the beautiful Newport Avenue beach. Don’t forget your blankets, beach chairs and boogaloo.

Renowned Blues Guitarist Ruth Wyand will perform on the beach this Saturday, September 1st.

The Cowsills on the Somers Point Beach ▶Sunday, ▶ September 2nd from 7-9:30pm This Sunday, the Somers Point Beach Concert Series will host a special Labor Day Weekend show featuring The Original Cowsills Family Band, performing their multi-million selling pop hits, with a classic pop tribute

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Group Reiki Healing ▶Tuesdays ▶ at 10am Enlightened Café 6414 Ventnor Ave. Ventnor Every Tuesday at Enlightened Cafe come get your chakras aligned and those energy blocks flowing with a group reiki healing. We suggest a $15 donation for this class.

Green Thumb Garden Club September Meeting ▶Tuesday, ▶ September 4th at 6:45pm Senior Citizen Center 22-98 S. Ambler Rd. Somers Point The Green Thumb Garden Club will meet on Tuesday to kickoff our 2018-2019 year.

Join us as our new President, Sally Pietrofitta outlines club programs and beautification projects. Annual dues of $10 will be collected; new members are welcome. Please arrive at 6:45pm at the Senior Citizen Center at the corner of Ambler Road and Massachusetts Avenue in Somers Point. For more information, contact Sally at (609) 927-4147 after 5pm.

Dancing at Somers Point Fire Co. 1 ▶Tuesdays ▶ from 7:30-10:30pm 455 Bethel Rd. Somers Point Live music for your dancing and listening enjoyment. Meet some new friends and enjoy light refreshments. For more information, contact Rita Voli at 609-408-3619.

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Sea Isle City Food Truck Festival ▶Friday, ▶ September 7th – Sunday, September 9th 63rd Street at Landis Avenue The 5th Annual Sea Isle City Food Truck Festival returns to Kix McNutley's. This dog friendly event brings close to 20 food trucks, along with crafters and more, back to Sea Isle City. The festival will be held from 4-9pm, Saturday from 12-9pm and Sunday from 12-5pm. Pease visit https://www.seaislecityfood.com for more information.

Music & Fireworks in the Park ▶Friday, ▶ September 7th from 5-8:30pm 300 E. Jimmie Leeds Rd. Galloway Join us at the Galloway Municipal Complex for a night of music, fireworks and fun!

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Dean Randazzo Cancer Fund 18 Annual Surf for a Cause ▶Saturday, ▶ September 8th at 7am Decatur Avenue Beach, Margate Everyone is pitching in to help Surf It Forward… the annual campaign to raise awareness and to help people with cancer.

Registration is now open at https://thedrcf. org/events/surf-for-a-cause.

Somers Point Good Old Days Festival ▶Saturday, ▶ September 8th at 11am-6pm JFK Park 24 Broadway The Annual Somers Point Good Old Days Festival returns for its 41st year to say farewell to summer. There will be antique cars on display, carnival games, inflatables, a magician, pony rides, karate demonstrations, as well as K-9 demonstrations, over 20 vendors and community groups, food and treats including hot dogs and hamburgers fresh from the grill. Attendees will enjoy free live musical performances on two different stages throughout the day from noon - 6 p.m. The musical line-up will feature two local favorites, The Billy Walton Band and Hawkins Road.

For more information, please visit http:// www.spgoodolddays.com.

“We are All Bozos on This Bus” Historic Bar Tour ▶Sunday, ▶ September 9th from 11:30a-1:30p 900 Shore Road Somers Point The Somers Point Unique Experience Club is holding a historic bar tour of Somers Point on Sunday, September 9th. The bus will leave from Gregory’s (900 Shore Road) parking lot a 11 30 a.m. and will stop at various bars in Somers Point before getting back to Gregory’s around 1:30 p.m. Seating is very limited. Participants are asked to dress as

clowns in keeping with the spirit of this adventure.

During this tour the history of tavern, tap rooms, saloons, restaurants, speakeasies and other watering holes will highlighted.

Cost is $20 of which $10 will be refunded the day of the trip. Reservations can be made by sending a check to The Somers Point Unique Experiences Club, PO Box 564, Somers Point, NJ 08244.

Remembering Jamie Foundation 18th Annual Golf Tournament ▶Sunday, ▶ September 9th at 1pm Mays Landing Golf and Country Club Registration opens at 12pm; the tournament begins at 1pm. Entry fee is $90 per person and includes greens fee, cart, lunch, prizes, and dinner. For more information, please visit http://rememberingjamie.weebly. com.

Art Talk at Nashville North Studios ▶Wednesday, ▶ September 12th at 1pm 210 New Road #8 Linwood Join Nashville North Studios for an Art Talk with Judy Saylor Allison and Friends.

Second Friday at Noyes Art Garage ▶Friday, ▶ September 14th from 6-8pm 2200 Fairmount Ave. Atlantic City This month we will feature the live music of Cait Darcy and N.E. Hertzberg. They are Stockton Alumni duo who will be performing their own 100% original solo work, ranging from a folk-oriented style to experimental spoken word.

At Second Friday Receptions, we gather to celebrate the openings of our newest galleries and to spotlight guest artists and authors. Also enjoy: Live music, Wine tasting courtesy of South Jersey Wine Friends, and Refreshments. We look forward to seeing you here.

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HQ2 Nightclub and Beachclub Labor Day Weekend ▶Friday, ▶ August 31st – Monday, September 3 ▶Friday, ▶ August 31st: Klingande (HQ2 Nightclub) ▶Saturday, ▶ September 1st: Galantis (HQ2 Beachclub) and Robin Schulz (HQ2 Nightclub) ▶Sunday, ▶ September 2nd: W&W (HQ2 Beachclub) and Erick Morillo (HQ2 Nightclub) ▶Monday, ▶ September 3rd: Boris (HQ2 Beachclub) ▶Saturday, ▶ September 15th: Deadmau5 (HQ2 Beachclub) Tickets for all performances are available via HQ2AC.com. For VIP inquiries, please email info@hq2ac.com or call 609.783.8001.

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Smithville Freedom Run ▶Saturday, ▶ September 8th at 9am 1 N. New York Rd. Galloway Join us Saturday, September 8th in the Historic Towne of Smithville for a 5K or 1 Mile Fun Run to honor lives lost on September 11th, and to benefit Military, Veterans, and local First Responders. For more information or to register, please visit http://smithvillefreedomrun.com/.

Atlantic City Events Professional Fighters League 7 ▶Thursday, ▶ August 30th at 7pm Ovation Hall at Ocean Resort Casino Tickets start at $37 For more information about the PFL, the upcoming PFL 7 event at Ocean Resort Casino, and updated standings and stats, please visit www.pflmma.com. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, or by calling 800-745-3000.

Cassadee Pope ▶Friday, ▶ August 31st at 8pm The Theater at Hard Rock Tickets start at $20

Neil Sedaka ▶Saturday, ▶ September 1st at 8pm Superstar Theater at Resorts Tickets start at $65

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2018 Atlantic City Seafood Festival ▶September ▶ 8th and 9th 11am-6pm Bader Field Seafood, music, craft beer, and family friendly activities. Tickets $10 For more information and scheduled event times visit www.acseafoodfest.com

Community Events Knitting Club ▶Fridays ▶ from 10am-12pm Atlantic County Library Egg Harbor Township 1 Swift Ave. Open to all ages. Beginner or experienced knitters are welcome to bring current or new projects.

Yoga at the Library ▶Saturday, ▶ September 1st at 10am Atlantic County Library Egg Harbor Township 1 Swift Ave. Open to adults. Registration required.

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Storytime University ▶Saturdays ▶ at 10:30am Atlantic County Library Pleasantville 33 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. Open to ages 3-6; children must be accompanied by an adult.

Children & their caregivers will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and movement while building language and literacy skills.

Checkmates Chess Club ▶Saturdays ▶ from 12-4:30pm Atlantic County Library Ventnor 6500 Atlantic Ave. Exercise your mind. We welcome all to the challenge of playing a friendly game of chess with others.

Facebook Basics ▶Tuesday, ▶ September 4th at 10:30am Atlantic County Library Galloway 306 E. Jimmie Leeds Rd. Open to adults. Registration required & begins 2 weeks before each session. Space is limited. Participants must be experienced using the mouse and keyboard.

Participants must have a Facebook account or create one before the day of class. (Library staff can assist with creating an account if needed.) Learn how to use Facebook to connect with family & friends, create photo albums & privacy.

Furry Buddies ▶Tuesday, ▶ September 4th at 6:30pm Atlantic County Library Mays Landing 40 Farragut Ave. Suggested for ages 6-14. Read a story to therapy dogs, Freedom, Erin & Cody, who love sharing stories with children.

Girls Book Club ▶Thursdays ▶ at 3:15pm Otto Bruyns Public Library 241 W. Mill Rd. Northfield Inviting all sassy, snack loving Middle School and older girls to join us. We do book talks, read short stories, poetry and articles throughout the school year. This group provides a space for positive support and encouragement academically and socially.

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Love at First Stitch Needlecraft Group ▶Thursdays ▶ at 6:30pm Atlantic County Library Egg Harbor City 134 Philadelphia Ave. Open to adults and teens. Join our dedicated crafting group. If you crochet, knit, or do any other type of needle craft.

Tuesday Night at the Movies: A Wrinkle in Time ▶Tuesday, ▶ September 11th at 6pm Atlantic County Library Mays Landing 40 Farragut Ave. Open to all. Snacks served. Please advise library staff of any food allergies. Sponsored by the Atlantic County Library Foundation.

Classes in Art The Ventnor Cultural Arts Center 6500 Atlantic Ave. Year round workshops range in pottery, watercolor, oil & acrylics, pottery, pastels, jewelry making and mosaic. Classes are $20 each. Beginners welcome! Pre-registration is required. Call 609-823-7952 or visit ventnorarts.org for more information.

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Trip to Vermont ▶October ▶ 7th – 10th Enjoy a four day trip in White Water Junction, VT, with stops to New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, visits to the Norman Rockwell Museum, Hildene Estate Gardens, Flume Gorge, Historic Red Lion Inn and more. Bus trip, three night accommodation, breakfast and dinners included. The cost is $629 per person with double occupancy.

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Local Surfer Wins East Coast Surfing Championship

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he 56th Annual ECSC is the longest running surf competition in the country, 2nd in the world to The Bells Beach Pro in Australia.

Cruz Dinofa won the title in the Mini Groms U12 division. He is ranked #1 on the East Coast.

Cruz turned 9 years old a few weeks ago August 11th.

Cruz is from Ocean Cit y, NJ an d is sponsored by: Billabong, Go Pro, Rober t s Surfboards, S u n B u m , Creatures of Leisure, 7 th Street Sur fshop, Speaqua, Cor Surf, JoyJoy Watches, Playa

Bowls Cruz’s next championship contest is from Sept. 19th - 22nd at Jennette's Pier, Nags Head, North Carolina for The ESA 2018 Eastern Surfing Championships. Cruz will be surfing in the Menehue U12 and the Boys U14 divisions.

Cruz also has plans to spend a few months (January and February) in San Clemente, CA to surf Lower Trestles with the pros and escape the cold weather of New Jersey.

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Grace Kelly: Ocean City’s Link to Royalty

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race Kelly was born in Philadelphia on November 12, 1929. Prior to becoming a Hollywood actress, Grace

Grace Kelly along with her co-star from the movie High Society, Bing Crosby.

Portrait of Grace Kelly that formerly hung in the lobby of Strand Theatre.

Replica wedding gown on display at Ocean City Historical Museum.

Kelly was devotspent her summers ed to becoming an in Ocean City. She actress. At the age of worked at the Chatterbox 19, she starred in several and ventured to the beach, Broadway performances and live television prowhilst spending time with her family at their sum- The Kelly family construc- grams. She would soon mer home on the corner tion business. become a star of stage and of 26th Street and Wesley screen. As a Hollywood Avenue. actress, Kelly starred in her first major

Movie posters hang inside the Ocean City Historical Museum. motion picture in 1951. She worked closely with director Alfred Hitchcock in films such as Rear Window, Dial M for Murder, and To Catch a Thief. She received two Golden Globe Awards and an Oscar for her acting roles.

In 1955, Grace attended the Cannes Film Festival where she met Prince Rainier III of Monaco. After a yearlong relationship, the two were married in April 1956 in what would be known as

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Day Weekend that included celebrity friends such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Bing Crosby, as well as the royal family of Monaco.

Grace’s father, John Kelly Sr. was a native of Philadelphia. As an Olympic rower in the 1920s, he won three gold medals in single and doubles sculling.

He would go on to form a construction company, Kelly’s “For Brickwork,” which laid the foundation for new skyscrapers in Philadelphia as well as their family beach house. Grace’s brother, John Kelly Jr, was a lifeguard for the Ocean City Beach Patrol. Much like his father, he participated in the 1956 OlymGrace Kelly waits o pic rowing events. stage at the Academy His wife, MargaAwards in 1956; ret, was an athletic Audrey Hepburn in coach and instructor the background. at the Pennsylvania College for Women. the Wedding of the Sadly, on SepCentury. tember 13, 1982, Grace died after With her new suffering a stroke role as Princess of Monaco, Grace’s while driving near acting career came her Monaco home. to an abrupt end.

To this day, the KelFor years afterly’s summer home wards, she became remains untouched an ambassador on Grace Kelly cut-out on display. in its entire splenthe world stage. In dor. It is a marvel to 1963, Grace founded AMADE Mondiale, witness this small piece of history an organization promoting the fundain our own backyard, and how formental rights of children worldwide. tunate we were to serve as host to She was a strong supporter of the art royalty.

There is a wide display of memoracommunity and promoted local art institutions throughout Monaco. bilia representing the life of Grace Kelly The Kelly family owned a house and her family on display year-round near Fairmount Park in the East Falls at the Ocean City Historical Museum. section of Philadelphia. They spent The Museum recently hosted its annual their summers in Ocean City’s south Grace Kelly High Tea at the Flanders end, vacationing on the corner of 26th Hotel. You truly do not want to miss it next year.

Street and Wesley Avenue, where they lived from 1929 to 2001. Their family All photos were taken at the Ocean held yearly family reunions on Labor City Historical Museum

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On Tour: Dean Randazzo A TOUR LEG - JAPAN / SPAIN… my first year on the international tour

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he year was 1995; I was almost halfway through my first year on the World Qualifying Series Tour heading to Japan. On the WQS tour, if you place within the top 16 at the end of the year, you got to surf on the prestigious World Championship Tour, AKA the “Dream Tour”, the next year. On the WQS we surf many contests around the world trying to gain points in, most of the time, crappy surf with hopes to make the “Dream Tour”. On the World Championship Tour, the contests are held at the best wave spots around the world with the best surfers in the

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world. It’s the Dream tour because its prestigious; only 16 surfers from around the world get to go on this tour each year. A very difficult task!

In 1994 I was struggling for a good surfboard, and the US open of surfing was a couple weeks away. I was living in Mission Beach San Diego, so I went to some local surf shops looking for a board. I finally found a board in Emerald City surf shop. It was a brand I had never heard of, Sharp Eye Surfboards.

This board had a lot of rocker, which was what I was looking for since I like to do tight turns in the pocket of the wave, and the rocker helped to fit the

turns in.

Marcio Zouvi had moved from Brazil to San Diego in hopes of becoming a great shaper.

When I grabbed his board off the rack at Emerald city surf shop he was stoked, and soon after I started riding for him.

Marcio had begged Emerald City Surf Shop to give his boards a chance in their store and had put a few in there on consignment, one of which I took.

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Today Marcio shapes boards for world champions and has a very successful business.

Ok, that’s some backlog. Now I’m going to get into a tour leg from the year I qualified for the Prestigious World Championship Tour. In 1995 I set out with a goal to qualify for the World Championship Tour. Since I didn’t have any major sponsors that year ( the prior year, I was sponsored

by Quicksilver) , Sharp Eye surfboards agreed to sponsor me. Part of the deal was that he couldn’t afford to pay me but he would give me 5 new boards to bring to Japan and sell. Boards were selling for big money at the time, easily selling for $1,000 a board. The Japan leg was early July: one big contest in Chiba. Luckily, I had a Japanese surf shop sponsor, Murisaki Sports. They picked me up at the airport and I was brought around by a guide for the company named Yochi, who spoke some English.

My surf shop sponsor took me out to dinner while I was in Tokyo for a night with a bunch of the corporate crew at a top end place, and they really treated me like a professional athlete.

There was a big fish tank in the middle of the room and you basically pointed to what you wanted in the tank. My new Japanese friends thought it was funny to make me eat some crazy stuff. At one point, the chef grabbed a fish and filleted it at the table. He had knives in both hands and filleted this fish so fast I could barely see the knives move. Of course that night we ended up singing Karaoke and sipping Sake.

In Chiba I was staying at a traditional Japanese hotel. For those of you who have never been to Japan, traditional is sleeping on the floor with a bamboo mat and a blanket. Breakfast is very interesting in Japan: you get quail eggs, rice, Miso soup, fish, and a few other things that us Easterners aren’t used to.

The contest started and I did terrible in this event; the waves were terrible. I lost my first heat and was out of money. I had to sell the boards

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Marcio made for me to sell in order to get to the next leg on tour. Unfortunately, surfboards sales had died over there and I couldn’t sell a single board. The previous year they were selling easily for $1000.00, but this year I couldn’t sell one, and I needed to, to get to my next tour in Europe. I was stuck, but luckily on the last day, and an hour before leaving for the airport, I sold all 5 boards for 300.00 each -not nearly what I expected to get but I took it. Now I had just enough money to get the plane ticket to Spain. So, off I went back to LAX (Los Angeles) from Tokyo. I had a few hours in between flights to go buy my ticket for Europe.

Upon landing, I bought my ticket to Europe for $1530.00, leaving me with $50.00 bucks in my pocket. I still had my surfboard bag to pay for but I didn’t have enough money to pay the $100.00 they charged. I pulled some magic, sweet talked, and got them on for free!

Off I went to Bilbao, Spain for a month long tour; 1 contest in Spain and

3 in Portugal. My buddy, John picked me up from the airport and I told him I only had $50.00 bucks for the month.

He laughed and said I’d better win some money!

Contest #1 was in Zarautz, Spain; the waves were difficult and I lost before the money round! Now I was in

rated WQS event, getting me some big points. I had a great run in Portugal. I made the finals in the next WQS event, and then another semi final in the last event, shooting me up the rankings on the WQS, and netting me the funds to get to Brazil for the next big leg on tour. And another crazy story! And to think I almost didn’t make it to Europe!

This year was a wild ride. I truly believe there was a higher force that helped get me around the globe that year, because I still don’t know how I did it!

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” Robert F. Kennedy

deep shit with no money, but on finals day they had a specialty tag team contest with each country representing a 4-man team. I was on team USA and luckily we won, netting each of us $400.00! Yeeew! Now I could pay my hotel, and get over to Portugal for 3 more contests. Zarautz was crazy with all the partying going on with the Australians, Brazilians, Spanish girls, etc…. I could write a book just on the craziness of this week! Life on tour was some wild good times!

We packed up and left Zarautz for the long drive heading to Portugal.

This drive started out normal until we stopped at our first rest area. We went to the vending machine to get a soda, but noticed there was beer in this vending machine; we were blown away! Beer in a rest area vending machines along a highway? Anyway, we got beer! We made Cam drive he was the “grom” and he wasn’t drinking, and we stopped at every rest area! When we were driving through the mountains of Spain in the middle

of the night we decided to put our warming beers under the windshield wiper blades to keep them cold; not a smart idea- young and stupid I guess. It worked though, the beers got cold! We eventually made it to Portugal ,and what an amazing place!

The first contest was in a small fishing town with lots of history, Ericera. The contest break was on a cobblestone reef with perfect right hand waves. I love this wave and it suited my surfing well. This competition went well for me. I finished in 5th place in this top

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The 5​th​ Dimension Concert Raises $130,000 for the Arts (Atlantic City, N.J.) The 5​th​ Dimension featuring Florence LaRue entertained a crowd of over 1100 at the Schultz-Hill Foundation’s annual fundraiser at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City on August 24​th​. The event raised more than $130,000 for the Schultz-Hill Foundation, whose mission is to provide music 7-Time Grammy Winners The 5​th​Dimension Featuring and arts education pro- Ms. Florence La Rue! to Answer, Stoned Soul Picnic, and more.

The Schultz-Hill Foundation organizes one benefit performance annually to support their year-long arts outreach programs.

Resorts Casino Hotel was a presenting sponsor for the event. Honorary Chairs of the event’s “Celebrity Committee” were The Atlantic City Ballet Company with Artistic Director Resorts President Mark Giannantonio and Mrs. Phyllis Papa, Board Members, Peter Caporilli and Sandra Kahn, and The 5​th​Dimension! “UP, UP and Susan Giannantonio.

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From the owners of Sunrise Café and Drip N Scoop, comes a new concept. Dockside Kitchen offers an upscale breakfast and lunch menu, featuring seafood in many of the dishes. Standouts include Don’t Be Crabby Toast (avocado toast with a crab spin), shrimp and crab omelet, short rib taco, lobster roll, and grilled salmon salad. I went for lunch and tried the fish tacos which were ex-

cellent. Lightly fried beer battered cod is what caught my eye in the description of this dish and they were cooked to perfection. The pickled vegetable slaw on the tacos could have been served alone because it was so good. My kids each ordered the French toast off of the kids menu and finished every last bite including the fresh blackberries and strawberries on the side.

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fresh and delicious seafood, the ambience of Dockside Kitchen is what makes it so special. Located on Bay Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Streets, the restaurant is set right on the water. Growing up outside of Philadelphia, coming to the Jersey Shore always felt like being on vacation. Once I moved here, it felt less like vacation and more just like normal life. Sometimes you need to be reminded that you live in a special place, and dining at Dockside Kitchen will make you feel like you are on vacation.

Dining on the water will give you a peaceful and calm feeling.

Dockside Kitchen is currently open seven days a week from 7am to 2pm. They are planning to begin dinner service either later this season or next season.

They only offer outdoor seating so side walls and heat lamps are planned to enable them to stay open through November.

Owners Robert and Sharon Idell are busy expanding their brand

with two new Drip N Scoop locations planned for Somers Point and Atlantic City, in addition to a new concept called Dead End Bakehouse opening later this year.

I’m looking forward to when Dockside Kitchen begins offering dinner service as upscale dinner options in Ocean City are limited. Dockside Kitchen is located at 228 Bay Avenue in Ocean City and can be found on social media at https://www.instagram. com/docksidekitchen/ and https:// www.facebook.com/docksidekitchen/. The servers all wear shirts that say Don’t Be Crabby. Between the beautiful deck and delicious food, you will surely not be crabby when you leave there!

Marci Lutsky is a food blogger at Vegging at the Shore, www.veggingattheshore.com and can be reached at veggingattheshore@gmail.com.

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This hub event is sponsored by the Ocean City Free Public Library in collaboration with the Upper Twp. Green Team, Ocean City Green Team, and the Ocean City Environmental Commission.

The 45-minute program will be presented

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experts working on climate change.

The C-Change team has traveled the country presenting the Primer to community groups, business

organizations, planning associations and others interested in a fair and balanced approach to the issue. Their stated aim is to create an environment where people feel encouraged and safe to ask questions about climate change.

According to C-Change, the Sept. 12th Ocean City program of “Primer” is a concise, non-partisan, scientifically based presentation created to answer the five questions that the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication says are held by Americans across the political spectrum.

The group said in its announcement that these questions include: ●● How do we know it's real? ●● How do we know it is us?

What do scientists think?

What are the dangers? ●● Is there hope we can address it?

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The goal is to provide a clear and accessible overview of the science behind climate change and a clear eyed assessment of potential risks ahead.

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Ocean City Events

Labor Day Weekend Brings Season to a Close in Ocean City

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hile special events will continue uninterrupted through the fall and some of the best weather is still on the way, the traditional summer season in Ocean City comes to a close on Labor Day. That makes this the final week to catch up on some of Ocean City’s popular weekly summer events. Wacky Wednesday (Aug. 29) invites families and individuals to use their creativity to shape and sculpt french fries into unique masterpieces. The free contest starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Ocean City Music Pier (between Eighth Street and Ninth Street on the Boardwalk).

The Promenade sponsors this event.

Downtown Market Days (Aug. 30) brings entertainment and kids’ activities to Asbury Avenue between Sixth Street and 11th Street on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Family Night (Aug. 30) provides bands and other performers on the Boardwalk from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The weekly Farmers Market (Aug. 29 and Sept. 5) will be open for two more weeks with fresh produce and local crafts available from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the grounds

of the Ocean City Tabernacle (between Fifth Street and Sixth Street along Asbury Avenue).

The Ocean City Pops 2018 season continues with two concerts this week.

The Ocean City Pops features the twotime 2018 Grammy nominee Clint Holmes in a special show on Sept.

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Ocean City’s traditional end-of-summer event, the OCNJ Labor Day Race, features a 5-mile beach run and 1-mile fun run/ walk. Race-day registration starts at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Sept 3, on the beach at 23rd Street. The race starts at 9 a.m. To pre-register, visit www.ocnj.us/Race-Events.

STREET ROD SHOW AND UNDER THE STREETLAMP

Street rods and other classic cars will be on display during Ocean City’s annual Street Rod Weekend Sept. 7 and 8. Street rods are classic cars (1988 or older) modified with modern parts. Registration to participate is still open with forms available at www. ocnj.us/carshow.

Event-day check-in and registration will be held at the Ocean City Tabernacle (550 Wesley Avenue) from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, and again 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8. To be judged, all cars must be registered by 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8. Pre-registration is $30 per car.

Friday evening (Sept. 7) will feature a sock-hop party on the grounds of the Tabernacle, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with dancing, family fun, bubble-gum-blowing and hula hoop contests.

On Saturday, cars will be displayed at the Tabernacle grounds from 8 a.m. to noon and will then proceed to the Ocean City Boardwalk to be displayed until 4 p.m. An awards ceremony will take place at 3 p.m.

Saturday (Sept. 8) in front of the Music Pier (at Boardwalk and Moorlyn Terrace).

Tickets are on sale now for two shows featuring “Under the Streetlamp,” a quartet with the rapport of a modern-day Rat Pack.

The group will perform with the Ocean City Pops at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8 and 9 at the Ocean City Music Pier.

Eric Gutman, David Larsen, Brandon Wardell and Shonn Wiley will perform doo-wop, Motown, old time rock ’n’ roll and all of your favorite songs from the Drifters, the Beach Boys, the Beatles and a “show-stopping” salute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The group is composed of recent leading cast members of the Tony Award-winning sensation “Jersey Boys.”

Tickets are $30 to $45 and are available at the Ocean City Music Pier Box Office, by visiting oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice or by calling 609-399-6111.

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Bradley Thachuk leads a show with heated melodies and driving rhythms of Latin music, including light classics featuring Mexican/American violinist Maureen Conlon-Gutierrez and Los Angeles guitarist Steven Thachuk. Show is 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean City Music Pier. For tickets, visit oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice or call 609-399-6111.

THE PIANO MEN (Sept. 7): Dr. Daniel Weiser and his young protégé, Scott Nuss, will perform the music of Billy Joel on dueling grand pianos. The show includes guest performer Andrew Hink. Proceeds to benefit Ocean City Band Boosters and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Showtime is 7 p.m. at the Hughes Performing Arts Center, Sixth Street and Atlantic Avenue. Tickets are $15 or $10 with a student ID and will be sold at the door.

9/11 CEREMONY (Sept. 11): Ocean City’s annual “A Day to Remember” memorial ceremony begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, in front of the Ocean City Fire Department headquarters between Fifth Street and Sixth Street on Asbury Avenue.

All are encouraged to attend. The ceremony includes music, prayer and reflections on the memory of lives lost and on the community spirit that was renewed in the wake of the tragedy.

LET’S MISBEHAVE – A COLE PORTER REVUE (Sept. 12): Guest conductor Keith Hodgson and the Ocean City Pops Orchestra celebrate the music of Cole. Show is 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean City Music Pier. For tickets, visit oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice or call 609-399-6111.

BOARD WALK TO DEFEAT ALS (Sept. 15): This two-mile walk raises funds to support patient services and research.

Help us take steps towards a cure for ALS. Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the Sixth Street practice field. Walk begins at 10 a.m.

For more information, visit www.oceancitywalktodefeatals.org or call 215-664-4143.

OCEAN CITY AIRPORT FESTIVAL (Sept. 15): Annual festival at the Municipal Airport runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and features a ground display of unusual airplanes ranging from World War II to the present. The event will feature a parachute jump from Team Fastrax.

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NJ Transit Shutdown of AC Line

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ongressional Candidate Seth Grossman Claims State Officials And Democratic Opponent Are Misleading Public by Claiming Three Month Closing of Atlantic City Rail Line is “Temporary”.

Fears Temporary Shut Down Is Prelude For Permanent Closing of Atlantic City Line Atlantic City, NJ, August 20, 2018 – Republican candidate for Congress Seth Grossman said NJ Transit officials and his Democratic opponent, State Senator Jeff Van Drew, are misleading the public in claiming the planned three month closing of the Atlantic City rail line beginning September 5 is temporary.

“The need to install safety equipment because of the fatal crash in Hoboken two years ago is just the tip of the iceberg,” Grossman said. “The line was unsustainable for many reasons since the NJ Transit reopened it thirty years ago,” Grossman said.

“Donald Trump noticed one big problem right away. In 1989, Trump criticized state officials for “sticking the (Atlantic City) train station in the middle of nowhere, and then building the convention center next to the train station!” Others at the time predicted service would be danger-

ous and unreliable because only one set of tracks was built. I was part of the Atlantic City delegation with Trump when we testified to state officials about our concerns,” Grossman said.

“Thirty years later, the Atlantic City line now has only about one thousand round trip passengers a day – not nearly enough to justify the expense of staffing and maintaining the trains and some 50 miles of track,” Grossman said. “When it reopens after a three month closing, it will have far fewer customers paying for service. Once the train riders have to find alternative transportation to work, do you think they’re really coming back?”

According to the new state budget, taxpayers will bail out NJ Transit’s $332 million deficit this year with recently increased gas taxes, tolls, and surcharges added to electric bills. Even worse, NJ Transit plans to burn up $511 million of money intended for new equipment and improvements as operating expenses.

“Yet in spite of this, NJ Transit trains have worse service and safety records than most others. The fatal train crash in Hoboken that killed one and injured 100 others in 2016 forced the Federal government to mandate the installation of safety equipment on NJ transit trains throughout the

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state. The Hoboken crash followed a deadly 2015 Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia forcing the government to expand a program installing automatic braking safety equipment on

rail lines coast to coast, including the Atlantic City line,” Grossman said.

Grossman explained that every Governor since Democrat Jim McGreevey in 2003 has pointed out the problems with NJ Transit, and now politics and mismanagement have brought the rail line to the brink of total collapse. He called Van Drew’s recent remarks asking officials to “reconsider” the September closing “dishonest and childish”, pointing out that Van Drew and Trenton insiders should be held responsible for creating NJ Transit’s problem during the past 15 years

“Instead of wasting more money on Band-Aids, we need to admit that the Atlantic City rail line is yet another failed socialist experiment of government controlling an industry they shouldn’t be involved in. We need to return this important industry to private ownership. When a government owned company fails, their answer is to bleed more money from taxpayers!”

Grossman bemoaned the fact that the railroad failed at all, noting that it once had been the foundation of Atlantic City’s thriving tourism industry.

“Back in the 1920’s, private companies ran the fastest, safest and most affordable trains in the world out of Atlantic City.

The railroads enabled Atlantic City’s tourism industry to be born. Railroads declined since then when “progressive” politicians demonized railroad companies as ‘robber barons’ and crippled them with taxes and regulations that made them unprofitable,” Grossman said.

“NJ Transit was created in the 1980’s as a government owned monopoly to run all scheduled bus and train service in the state. Ironically, NJ Transit is exempt from all the regulations and taxes that drove private transportation companies out of business.”

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Rut vs Routine - Where Do You Find Yourself?

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his time next week almost all of the kids will be back in school, and for parents that always means a shift of sorts. Whether you are a two parent home and you both work outside the home or a single parent and work outside the home or are home all summer long with your children, September and back to school means change.

The way I see it, Back to School is either a chance to get into a new rut or a new routine. It’s really your choice. There is nothing positive about a rut. The name alone says it all.

But when it comes to routines, I think we can get into good routines or routines that become, well just ‘routine” or monotonous. Just like New Year’s Day, for me there is something fresh about the fall. It’s a chance to wipe the slate clean and begin again.

And when it comes to getting into routines, there is a great deal to be said for taking a break sometime this weekend, sitting down and planning out what routines need to begin or begin again now that school is back in session. And if you don’t have anyone in school in your home, don’t stop reading because there is plenty to take away for the rest of you as well.

The dictionary describes routine as a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program, a pattern, a regiment. When I think about routine, I also think of the opposite, which in my mind amounts to chaos or clutter.

Here is my suggestion to practice the former and avoid the latter.

1. Decide what routines are necessary for everyone in the family to thrive.

2. Get “buy-in” from all of those affected by the routine(s).

3. Make a plan. Put your heads together and decide the most effective way to see that any routine you put in place is clearly planned out, able to be understood, practical for everyone involved, and results oriented.

In other words, the routines we come up with must have a purpose beyond just being a routine. The idea is to find ways to help things run smoothly in the household with everyone doing his or her part. Routines don’t have to be boring and monotonous. They can help lift the Jeff Whitaker is a lifelong communicator and storyteller.

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Stay Healthy Throughout the School Year

By Nancy Adler

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t’s time to sharpen the pencils; it’s back to school time! As you read through the teacher’s list, try to find a long-lasting backpack, and pick out the perfect lunchbox, think back to last year’s meal habits. Is your kitchen as ready for back to school as your kids are?

My clients find it hard to concentrate on their healthy way of eating when kids take priority this time of year. With the inevitable return to early mornings, tight schedules, and back-to-back practices, mealtime can take a real hit. The best way to stay away from takeout and keep your family eating healthy is to create a plan of action.

The best way to keep your kitchen organized is to plan your meals ahead.

Take some time to write down your meal schedule and make a shopping list. Enlist help from your spouse or

kids, if possible. Remember, meal planning is a teachable skill, so having your kids help not only encourages them to enjoy food, it also prepares them for a healthy relationship with eating later on in life.

Here is my Nancy Adler Nutrition tip! Do your shopping on Saturday to avoid the Sunday rush at the grocery store. Doing your shopping and prepping on separate days also lets you enjoy your weekend more by arranging tedious tasks into smaller, more manageable chunks.

While you’re planning, plan for extra! Leftovers can make a great next-day lunch or be reinvented to create another meal at the end of the week (think leftovers round up).

Combining dishes from different meals can create new, interesting and exciting flavors. Have a family full of adventurous eaters? Challenge them to create the most delicious leftovers burrito! Heat up your dishes, hand them a plate with a whole grain tortilla, and let them create their own customized dinner.

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less thing to worry about. This will come in handy during the initial transition period from summer to back to school, since schedules will still be changing. Veggie Lasagna, chicken pot pies, and crock pot madness are all easy to make beforehand and are delicious, affordable, and easy alternatives to ordering pizza.

The morning rush ! While breakfast is the most important meal of the day, it also tends to be the most rushed. Make your meal the night before and wake up to a nutritious breakfast, ready for the whole family to enjoy. Use your slow cooker to make a nutritious overnight oatmeal in the crockpot . On a smoothie kick?

Make baggies of your favorite ingredients on Sunday night and pop them in the freezer. When you’re in the mood for a smoothie, just add your liquid base and blend to your heart’s content. Preparation is the name of the game when it comes to making mornings manageable. And let’s not forget the easy make ahead hard boiled egg and fruit .

I really love this tip! Prepare for snack needs by making a “snacking command center” with grab-and-go bites perfect for school or work lunches, after-school snacks, pre-workout snacks, sports snacks, and more. You can buy in bulk and then separate snacks into individual baggies. Try reserving a drawer in your refrigerator for chilled snacks, or get a basket and set it out in a high-traffic area to make sure snacks are handy to grab and go.

Avoid playing the snack keeper by letting the whole family know where they can be found.

Let the grill take charge! This is a great tip for last-minute, mid-week

meals because it drastically cuts down on cleaning time. Grab your chicken breasts, steak, or pork chops and throw them on the indoor or outdoor grill. While those cook, use your rice cooker to make brown rice, quinoa or barley. After you finish your mid-cook stir of the grains, add in the steamer basket filled with your favorite vegetables. This trick works great for broccoli, carrots, snap peas, cauliflower — anything you would normally steam. If you time it right, you’ll have a full meal of meat, vegetables, and carbohydrates done at the same time with very few dishes.

For preparing delicious, low-maintenance meals, nothing beats a slow cooker when the kids are heading back to school! Add ingredients to your slow cooker before you start your day, and it cooks while you're away (or busy). Everything from breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and desserts can be prepared in a slow cooker, and every dish will be ready just when you want it. With a slow cooker in your kitchen to take the heat off your hectic life, you’re a giant step further in making healthy meals the whole family will love.

Have a wonderful school year!

Nancy Adler is a certified nutritionist and practitioner in Linwood. Her office is located in Cornerstone Commerce Center, 1201 New Rd. Learn about her practice at ww.nancyadlernutrition.com (609)653-4900 You may listen to Nancy every Sunday at 2 pm Nancy Adler Nutrition LIVE! NewsTalk 1400 WOND

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Butterfly Gardens

By Tammy Thornton

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hat a wonderful treat to walk through your garden as butterflies flutter by, enjoying the beautiful flowers you have planted. Their presence is a sign of a happy, healthy garden, but you can be even more intentional about inviting these winged works of art to your garden. Luring butterflies to your yard doesn’t begin with flowers, but with host plants.

Caterpillars, the larvae of butterflies, have different dietary needs than the adults. Often they require plants very specific to their species. (Many caterpillars actually derive their name from the plants they feed on.) Offer the particular plants that caterpillars need, and butterflies looking for a good home to lay their eggs, will be attracted to

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your garden.

In the case of the Monarch, milkweed supplies the needs of the butterfly through each life stage.

Monarchs exclusively lay their eggs on the leaves of milkweed so that the hatched caterpillar can eat its way to the pupa stage and attach its chrysalis to the leaves. Then as the plant blooms, the adult butterfly will drink the nectar of the milkweed flower. Monarchs have suffered a steep decline in population and milkweed is essential to their survival. Intersperse milkweed with your other sun-loving plants and you will contribute to the comeback of these tenacious flyers, which travel over 2,000 miles during migration.

Adult monarchs also enjoy the nectar of other flowers, so it’s important to provide continuous blooms in your butterfly garden.

Not all caterpillars are as picky as Monarchs. Some butterflies will lay their eggs on a variety of host plants.

Eastern Black Swallowtail caterpillars are happy to eat parsley, Queen Anne’s lace,

fennel, dill, and the American wild carrot. Plant rows of these so you have enough for your caterpillars to munch away, while saving a little for your own dinner. The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar enjoys the leaves of lilac, wild cherry, and tulip poplars.

Once you attract butterflies with host plants for their offspring, keep the adults happy with lots of flowers for nectar. Plant in masses so your winged friends always have a ready meal. Offer multiples of each flower but also give them variety—a smor-

gasbord of choices. Butterflies love lantana, zinnia, purple coneflower (echinacea), and of course butterfly bush (buddleai).

Although that four letter word (Fall) is quickly approaching, butterflies still need flowers to sustain them and prepare them for migration. As your summer blooms start to fade, be sure to provide butterflies with fall blooming flowers such as asters, goldenrod, and chrysanthemums. However, butterflies do not survive by nectar alone.

Just like little children, butterflies are drawn to puddles and mud.

You may see butterflies hanging out near mud puddles and rocks seeking minerals and water to supplement their diet. This curious behavior, called puddling, is believed to be part of the mating process. It is most commonly displayed by males seeking salt and amino acids from the sandy soil. You can create your own puddling station by adding garden soil (not potting soil) and sand to a shallow dish. Sprinkle a small amount of epsom salt on top and dampen with water.

Add some fruit, such as bananas

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and oranges, and place your puddling station in a sunny spot, keeping the mixture damp. Because butterflies are cold-blooded and need warm temperatures to fly, you may see a butterfly resting on these sandy spots or on rocks, where they bask to soak up the sun’s heat.

Use caution during fall clean up.

Butterfly eggs are ver y small, so you can easily miss them and accidentally toss them in your yard trash.

Learn to identify the caterpillars of butterflies in your area. If the Ugly Duckling hadn’t been available for Hans Christian Andersen, many caterpillars could have been a good stand-in. The Spicebush Swallowtail (similar in look to the Black Swallowtail) is simply beautiful, but the caterpillar is the stuff of nightmares. It is downright creepy, with large “eyes”, and resembles a little snake to scare away predators. Its chrysalis camouflages as a leaf; you wouldn’t want to toss these future beauties.

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a puddling station. Butterflies are an antidote to stress, so sit back and enjoy these pretty pollinators.

However, the more you learn, the more fun it is to grow your garden with intention. Plant flowers such as lilacs, daisies, and verbena in your garden and butterflies will be happy to visit you.

If you are ever struggling in life, think of the story of metamorphosis.

You may have heard how someone saw a butterfly struggling to emerge f ro m its chr ysalis.

Tr ying to be helpful, the person attempted to free the little creature and make it easier on them. The butterfly was free but its wings were deformed and it never developed properly or learned to fly because it needed the struggle to make them strong. Sometimes life is hard, but, with faith, the tough times can make us stronger. Our beginnings may be ugly, but a beautiful transformation may be just around the corner.

We would love to see pictures of our reader’s gardens. Please send pictures, questions, and comments to: shorelocalgardener@gmail.com

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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Late Summer Reading for Moms

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hen my twins were toddlers and we would go to the beach, I would feel exhausted when we got home because there was never a moment of downtime. You constantly have to be watching them to ensure they don’t wander off, get swept away in the ocean, or eat a giant mouthful of sand (none of those things ever happened thankfully).

Now that they are almost 8 I still always keep a watchful eye on them in the water, but when they aren’t in the water, I can relax more which to me means reading. I’m a big reader and this summer I’ve read or listened to some good

titles that you might enjoy during your final weeks of summer, or on the beach by yourself when the kids head back to school, since we all know that September is the best time of year at the beach.

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She overcame every obstacle in her way and went against her family’s way of thinking to rise above, achieving amazing success. At times difficult to read about what she had to endure, it’s a very inspiring story.

I recently started listening to audiobooks when I’m driving or cooking and Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate was a great one to listen to.

Based on the real life scandal of Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption agency who kidnapped and sold children to wealthy families across the country in the 1930’s, this book tells the fictional story of two families affected by the scandal. Wingate tells this story of sibling love beautifully and it was a book that I couldn’t wait to

listen to whenever I had a free moment alone.

The Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik was a fascinating read about one of the most influential and strongest women of our generation. This book gives you a historical perspective that you might not have known about. RBG paved the way for women in the law profession while raising children. It’s a very inspirational and fascinating read.

Sometimes when I choose a book I’m just looking for a fun and easy escape. The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine is just that. It’s a psychological thriller about envy and greed and the measures that one woman will take to change her social status.

Set in Connecticut, it tells the story of Amber Patterson, who wants the perfect life that she sees in socialite Daphne Parrish. Amber will do anything in her power to get the life she feels she deserves. Filled with twists and turns at the end, it is a true page-turner.

In my opinion, September beach days are the best. Take out a book from the library and head to the beach with one of these titles.

I would love to hear what you enjoyed reading this summer. I’m always looking for good books to add to my Pinterest reading board!

Marci Lutsky is a local mom of seven yearold twins and can be reached at veggingattheshore@gmail. com.

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arenthood is a demanding and busy job, particularly during backto-school season. With lunches to pack, homework to check, projects to oversee and activities to drive the kids to and from, it’s no wonder many parents find it challenging to squeeze in time for self-care.

But, if you want to keep up with your kids, it’s important to carve out time for healthy eating and exercise. Here are some ways to make more time for your own health, according to Courtney McCormick, dietitian for Nutrisystem.

Be an Early Riser Relish early morning peace by getting moving an hour or two before the kids start stirring. Work in your morning fitness routine,

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meditate to mentally prepare for the day, do yoga and prepare a healthy breakfast. The earlier you rise, the more such daily habits you can adapt.

Schedule It Schedule exercise the same you would a trip to the doctor’s office or hair salon.

If it’s on a daily task list or calendar, you’re more likely to follow through. If positive reinforcement is a good motivator for you, use fun colored markers to record your various appointments and give yourself a big check mark or smiley face when you’ve completed a workout.

Get Prepped Nothing makes mornings more chaotic than having to pack lunches while trying to get everyone out the door. And packing lunch in a pinch can leave you susceptible to making hasty choices. Take about 10 minutes in the evening to prepare the next day’s lunches; you will thank yourself in the morning when you have healthy meals and snacks packed and ready to roll for yourself and your kiddos.

Other meal prep ideas: • Put together a bunch of meals on Sunday to simply pull out of the fridge and heat for quick, yet wholesome dinners on busy week nights.

• Boil a dozen eggs for an easy protein-rich snack. Create baggie-sized portions of nuts and fruit. Prepping nourishing graband-go snacks for the afternoon crunch will help you stay on track.

Walk on Your Lunch Break If you find yourself really strapped for workout time, try taking a 30-minute walk before eating your lunch. Even doing light cardiovascular exercise for a half hour can help you stay in shape and shed some pounds.

Get the Kids Moving If you weren’t able to squeeze in a sweat session sans kids, round up the family and take a long, after-dinner stroll. Encourage your children to keep up a moderate pace, while sharing stories and highlights from the day and playing games like “I Spy.” More health and wellness tips can be found at leaf.nutrisystem.com.

While it sounds counter-intuitive or even impossible to put yourself first when you’re a parent, prioritizing your health and fitness is essential to keeping up with parental demands. This back-to-school season, stay focused on the fact that you still need time for you.

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ackpack and supplies -- check!

So, what’s left to do before going back to school? How about finding out how well your child has learned foundational skills that they need to succeed in the next grade?

Ninety percent of K-8 parents believe their child performs at or above grade-level in reading and math, according to Learning Heroes’ research. However, the National Assessment of Educational Progress finds that only a little more than a third of students are achieving at that level. What’s more, the “summer slide” puts students at risk of losing up to two months of reading skills and two and a half months of math skills over a single summer.

To get a better feel for how prepared your child is for the next grade and how to support their learning at home, check out these tips from Learning Heroes’ “Super 5 Back-to-School Power Moves.”

1. Get a gut check: Use the Readiness Check to see how prepared your child is for their new grade.

Designed by leading experts in reading and math, the Readiness Check instantly provides important information about your child’s grade-level progress with reading and math skills after your child answers just three to five questions in each of the two subject areas. The free tool, which is available in both English and Spanish, also connects you to information, videos and activities to help build grade-level skills at home.

To access this tool and other resources, visit bealearninghero.org. Other ways to assess how ready your child is for the new grade include paying attention to how easy or hard it is for them to do grade-level tasks and looking at their annual state test results from last year. If you haven’t received the results yet, ask your child’s teacher.

2. Partner up: At your first teacher meeting, bring your child’s state test re-

sults and ask what they mean for this year.

Find out what’s expected of your child and how you can provide support at home.

Help the teacher get to know your child by sharing their interests and strengths as well. You can also share what you learned from the Readiness Check.

3. Make learning fun: You are the expert on your child and can make learning exciting. Read together, choosing topics that interest your child. Find math in everyday life and turn it into a game. These small learning moments add up to a lot.

4. Celebrate effort: Help your child see

that hard work is what leads to success.

Focus on effort and what your child is learning. This will help your child feel less nervous about new tasks or subjects.

5. Support life skills: Strengths such as communication, problem-solving, and confidence will help your child in school and life. Talk openly with your child about how they feel and handle situations, especially tough ones.

“Learning happens everywhere -- at home, in the community and in the classroom,” says Bibb Hubbard, founder and president of Learning Heroes. “The Super 5 Back-to-School Power Moves can help you use the summer and beginning of the school year to get a more complete picture of where your child is on track, and where more attention and focus may be needed.”

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Tracy Musarra Brings Home the Gold

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racy Musarra, of Somers Point, recently returned from Seattle Washington where she represented New Jersey in the 50th Anniversary of the Special Olympics.

Tracy competed in four swimming events winning 2 gold, one silver, and one bronze. It was a trip of a lifetime for Tracy who can't wait to show her medals to her co-workers at Stockton University and all who supported and helped her get to Seattle.

In Tracy’s own words, she describes her active lifestyle as “ fun, not boring and very cool.” Tracy Lynn Musarra is an Atlantic County woman on -the -go.

Her active lifestyle and community involvement are inspiring the lives of many people.

Born in Atlantic City in March 1972, Tracy is the only child of Jacky Scott and the late Anthony Musarra. When you meet her, Tracy will be more than happy to talk about her mother’s English background and her Dad’s Italian heritage.

For the past twenty-two years, Tracy has been working at the Stockton University Cafeteria making sure that everything is spic and span for the student diners. At other times, she can be found at the local library, at the Linwood Community Church or creating floral beauty in the gardens surrounding the Somers Point home she shares with her mom.

Tracy is happiest when dancing, creating art at the Ocean City Fine Arts Center, listening to Friday Night Summer Beach concerts and viewing movies at area theaters. The Knights of Columbus Bingo Games and The ARC of Atlantic County activities, shared with friends are activities she looks forward to.

Tracy has enjoyed many adventures by train, plane and automobile. Annually,

Tracy and her mom visit new destinations for fun and learning experiences.

They have explored the tri-state area by car, as well as Florida, Canada and Michigan. Train travel has taken them to many New Mexico Cities. They have also traveled by plane to Italy, Austria and the United Kingdom several times.

In the near future, Tracy says,”Look out, Hawaii, Here we come!”

For nearly 50 years Special Olympics has been a movement that has driven acceptance and inclusion of people with disabilities leading to meaningful change and opportunities.

Just a few weeks ago 60 athletes representing NJ at the 2018 USA Games in Seattle, Washington proudly showed their athletic achievements. Representatives from every state competed in various Olympic Sports People who know Tracy are proud of the joy and team spirit that she exhibited as a NJ National State representative.

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Business Beats

by Joe Molineaux

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pecial Events Can Be Extra Special When Businesses Participate Every event, from regional festivals or to nationally recognized competitions: from the the annual Atlantic City Air Show to the Beach Concerts to Miss America to dozens of other special events, there are always opportunities for area businesses, both large and small to participate in these happenings. This certainly holds true for the Atlantic City Seafood Festival happening September 8th and 9th at Bader Field.

In examining the AC Seafood Festival’s food offerings, activities, and musical performances, it is sure to be an awesome event. An event can be defined as “an agreement in design or plan” or a “union formed by mutual communication and views”. Keeping in mind we all have to communicate and work together to build a stronger economy and community, here are a few quick tips and specific ideas for businesses to play a part, benefit in part, or be a part of some of the simplest or most extravagant events our area produces.

While all of these tips do not apply to the upcoming Seafood Festival, many do. These tips may also help you prepare to be more engaged for future upcoming events as well.

First off, try to become a part of a

network and get to know the players: Whether it is your local chamber, a networking group, local social media pages, or even reading the daily or weekly newspapers, you need to be plugged into as many outlets as possible to know what events are being planned.

Understand the parts that make up the whole event: There are multiple facets to nearly every event. You could be a part of the event planning, procurement of items needed for the event, the outreach or marketing, or be a part of the operation during the actual event.

Make sure your part is in sync with the event: If you choose to utilize any or all of the following suggestions, when necessary, make sure the ideas or things you want to do work with the overall event guidelines, rules, and local regulations. This is true especially when it comes to vending at or near the event.

Here are a few more specific standard opportunities as well as a few less traditional ways businesses can be a part of events.

Advertise or sponsor: From a business card ad in a program book, to being a top sponsor, and everything in between, this is a solid way to reach the specific audience attending the event. Be realistic. Research, plan, and budget to support the events you feel your business can afford to financially support.

Volunteer or allow you employees to volunteer: Spending time supporting a good time for others is always a great idea. Plus, both you and your employees may enjoy the event, and the bonding experience can help you build a stronger team.

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Invite your customers or clients to experience the event: Events like some of the upcoming events are designed to bring people to our region. Inviting some of your loyal customers to be part of the event allows for both the organizers’ and your goals to be met.

It is now time for you to get creative, get out and play a part in making all the events you participate in as successful as possible for those who are organizing and ultimately benefiting. If you plan to help make area special events more special and are actively contributing to the success of these events, you may just find your business has the potential to benefit as well.

Joe Molineaux is a writer, television and radio host, speaker, economic gardener, business strategist, consultant and founder of Biz Mx

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ock Lobster by The B-52’s This week’s Economic Opportunity Song of the Week combines two of many people’s favorite things: music and food. That is exactly what the 2018 Atlantic City Seafood Festival will offer up on September 8th and 9th, along with so much more. Whether you find yourself checking out the vendors, getting your fill of quality seafood, or hanging out on the tasting lawn sampling craft beer, music will surround you every step of the way. Hope to see you rockin’ as you eat a lobster roll at Bader Field during the 2018 Atlantic City Seafood Festival.

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Surf For A Cause Shredders Vie For A Trip, Custom Boards Surf Dogs and Heart of Surfing Will Also Be Highlighted At Margate Contest

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he Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation will welcome surfers of all ages and breeds to the beach here next month for its 18th annual Surf For A Cause. While some will be raising money for people with cancer and competing for prizes, others will just be hotdogging on the water.

Surfers will compete for prizes for their ability to shred and dance a wall of moving water Saturday, Sept. 8 at Decatur Avenue beach in Margate. In the weeks leading up to the competition surfers and supporters will battle for top-fundraising honors and prizes in the Surf It Forward fundraising campaign that is currently ongoing at thedrcf.org.

Three top fundraisers will each take home a custom-designed surfboard shaped

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This fundraising category was recently expanded to include middle school students and is open to all surfers and virtual fundraisers 12-years-old to 18-years-old currently enrolled in high school or middle school.

The Heart of Surfing, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free surfing and skateboarding sessions for families with autism and special needs, will be back again this year. The contest will be paused for a special paddle out to put the spotlight on these special surfers. Families with special needs who are interested in participating can learn more at heartofsurfing.org Back by popular demand, surfing dogs Booker D. Surfdog and Onyx Shorepound Surfdog will also be on the beach and in the water lending their paws for a demonstra-

tion. Booker D. Surfdog recently had her own run in with cancer had her spleen removed last Thanksgiving. After a period of rest and a diet of vegetables, turmeric, love and excitement, Booker D. Surfdog is back on her board and bringing smiles to faces across the country.

The Surf For A Cause is a stop on the Booker D. Surfdog Endless Barbecue Tour. It is “her way of giving back to the world she loves so much, including Heart of Surfing and the Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation,” said her trainer Pops Steinberg.

Anyone can become a virtual surfer and fundraise on behalf of the foundation and join in the event festivities. Spectators are welcome and to come out and watch the surfing, which will start at 8 a.m. and be followed by an after party and awards presentation starting at 4 p.m. presented

by Ventura’s Greenhouse which is open to the public. Tickets to the after party only are $25.

Surfing contest entries are $50 per division, $15 for each additional division, and includes a ticket to the after party. Entries are free for grom boys, 11 years old and younger

and gromette girls, 12 years old and younger, divisions. There are also divisions for longboard and standup paddleboard. Anyone who raises $75 will receive a Surf It Forward hat and sticker. All entries include a Surf For A Cause T-shirt and a ticket to the after party.

Surfers are required to check-in between 7-8 a.m. the day of the event and the first heat begins at 8 a.m.

Trophies will be awarded to the top three winners in each of the the following age divisions: groms 11 and younger, gromettes 12 and younger, boys 12-14, junior mens 15-17, men’s 18-24, masters men 25-34, legends 45 and older, girls 13-15, womens 16 and older, open longboard and open stand-up paddleboard.

Shore True Value Hardware and owners Alison Dannenhower and Paul Giunta, will be honored by the Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation at this year’s event.

Sponsorships and raffle items are still being accepted but will not be counted towards fundraising totals. Contact Dan Cellucci at dcellucci@copiersplus.com. See thedrcf.org for information.

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The Hurley Line: Social Media is Approaching Full-Blown Liberalism and Socialism Status ... ... It's Dangerous for Free Speech in America

By HARRY HURLEY Political Columnist

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ince the election of United States President Donald Trump, it is undeniable that the various social media outlets have directly responded by employing a wide range of liberal strategies to limit and otherwise negatively affect Republicans and conservatives.

President Trump re-wrote national election history. He spent less than half of what Hillary Clinton did to win The Presidency.

Trump mastered social media and became such media catnip that he didn't have to buy the cow; instead he got to drink the milk for free.

President Trump's unprecedented success has come at a dear price. Inch-by-inch, Republicans and conservatives have found themselves being kicked-off, "shadow-banned," suspended, and the victims of other negative changes to their social media outreach potential. The censorship of conservative voices has taken place on Facebook, Twitter, Google and YouTube.

These tech giants are all owned and managed by unapologetic liberals, who have now imposed a liberal/socialist bias in both subtle and overt ways. This directly affects the following: Your posts can get flagged or your content is removed for inexplicable reasons.

They directly control ranking searches; they control the curating of news and their most

recent trick is that they have employed "fake news" checkers.

Yes, they get to decide what the truth is.

If they determine your post to be "fake" they just take it down. That, of course, doesn't apply to all of the rampant hate Trump speech that easily remains on the various social media platforms with no way to effectively challenge this.

Yet, if you try to challenge any of their terms of service, you can get kicked off, suspended, flagged, or, have your content removed. There have been numerous occasions whereby conservative content is simply hidden from the "trending" sections.

They well realize that if your content can't be seen, your message will not have effective outreach. The various tech firms have partnered with liberal organizations attempting to censor conservatives.

They have implemented monitors who regularly shut down conservatives, often with no advanced warning. This is only going to increase in the run-up to the midterm elections and the upcoming 2018 Presidential election.

For example, Twitter’s "Trust and Safety Council" has a composition of 12 liberals and one conservative. This council sets the various content enforcement policies. The whole point of social media is to connect all people with one another. All voices should be able to be heard and seen.

However, their strong desire is to create a "group think" America. In their world, everyone should be liberal to socialist leaning. Look at the recent August 16, 2018 day of collusion and conspiracy by more than 350 newspapers around America. They directly coordinated an effort to attack President Trump in echo chamber editorials.

They thinly disguised their efforts as

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The tech giants, media, and the liberal political class are creating their very own modern Star Chamber, dictated by only liberal/socialist themes. When you remove the participation of one side, everyone loses in the end. This divides our country when you limit the free speech of anyone.

The original Star Chamber was an English Court of law from the late 15th century to the mid-17th century. It was originally established to be fair and to ensure that equity for all would be enforced.

This quickly disintegrated into a harsh reality, whereby they wielded arbitrary use and abuse of supreme power to crush people of their choosing. This is used in modern terms when describing strict, bizarre, and secretive proceedings that yield illegitimate results.

A current example of a Star Chamber is The Twitter "Trust and Safety Council," which was announced back in February, 2016. This is no accident. President Trump was effectively using social media enroute to his historic victory over Hillary Clinton. Trump had become the first citizen President in American history.

He beat the system. And, social media played such a big part.

The various social media companies saw how then candidate Trump and other conservatives had actually edged ahead of liberals in terms of effectively using social media. They made a determined effort to change the rules.

Their Democrat/Socialist leanings couldn't stand the fact that the views that they abhor were taking such effective, dynamic root in our country.

They are focused on pulling out all of the stops to change this paradigm. They have been very effective over the past two years of silencing and slowing down conservative speech.

When social media is at its best, every voice has the direct ability to help shape our country. It's so powerful. A smartpost can go viral and be seen by thousands, even millions of people.

It has empowered ordinary people to become citizen journalists. This has been processed by those with traditional power to be threatened by this. They also resent it. They think their views take precedence over yours.

They think they're the "smart people." Yes, in reverse, that means that they think you're the dumb people.

The insidious nature of the various tech companies and social media outlets is to unleash a myriad of new "tools and policies"

disguised as responsible and fair. However, these new "rules" are really meant to silence conservative voices.

They use fair sounding expressions such as "it is extraordinarily complex to strike the right balance between fighting abuse and speaking truth to power." They say that it requires a multi-layered approach and that their "community of experts" are working for safety and free expression.

Come on. Do they expect us to take them seriously? Their "tools and policies" have been created and set in place by a "Trust and Safety Council" that is stacked with 12 liberals and one conservative.

Is it unreasonable to believe that the changing rules have been created to favor liberals? We need leaders with the financial means and skill sets, who possess a conservative, even moderate philosophical makeup to create new social platforms to compete with this intellectually dishonest bias that is currently in effect.

If the current social media platforms remain unchallenged, conservative voices and your keystrokes will continue to be silenced with increasing regularity. They can delete you without warning. Your appeal process only allows you to ask them for forgiveness and they decide if or when they will take you back.

Your ultimate reprieve from social media purgatory can only be undone by the same people who placed you there in the first place.

Yes, according to our unhinged liberal/socialist arbiters of truth, this is the fair way to manage free speech in America.

They will be further dropping the hammer on conservatives in the coming months and years ahead. The only way to beat them is to create free and fair competition in the marketplace.

This still won't change them. They're too far gone. However, it will give conservatives and moderates a fighting chance to be heard.

Harry Hurley is the president of Harry Hurley Consulting and Communications, LLC. He hosts the daily talk radio program "Hurley in the Morning" 6-10 a.m., weekdays on Townsquare Media, WPG Talk Radio 104.1 FM & 1450 AM, where he also serves as the senior programming consultant. Harry was elected to both the Philadelphia (2014) and New Jersey (2015) Radio Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Harry Hurley has also been selected (2015-2018) as one of the Top 100 Most Important Talk Radio Hosts in America by Talkers Magazine. Hurley is also doing national fillin, on-air talent work for FOX News Radio on their nationally syndicated platforms.

He has hosted various programs for local television and is the editor and publisher of his news and information website, www.harryhurley.com. Send comments to HarryHurley@aol.com

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Shore Local Talent: Phil Juska

By Krystle J. Bailey

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hil Juska uses his talent to contribute art to South Jersey in a unique way. With a life long history in art in its multitude of forms, Phil is always taking on new challenges with his gift of creating. After retiring from his career in positions such as the Dean of Art at the Art Institute of Philadelphia and working with the Pennsylvania Ballet, Phil

began using his time to create half-inch scale model buildings designed to accurately replicate historical buildings.

His model building journey first began when he was looking for a unique gift to give to his brother ten years ago. His brother and his now wife had frequented a diner in Massachusetts known as Miss Worcester Diner. In an effort to make a memorable gift for his brother, Phil took on the project to create a miniature version of this special restaurant down to the fine details of including a figure of his brother and his wife inside of the model.

After the first model, Phil enjoyed the model making process so much that he began to take on other locations, eventually finding himself making models for several locations in Ocean City, NJ. Phil, who has visited Ocean City countless times over the years as a vacationer, attended art showcases at the Ocean City Arts Center

on Simpson Avenue.

At one of the monthly events, the curator of the event struck conversation, asking what Phil’s art form of choice was.

The rest was history. By the following summer, 2015, Phil had his own art showcase at the Ocean

City Arts Center with several models, made completely from scratch. Models included a miniature Kohr Brothers, Ready’s Coffee Shop on 8th Street, Airport Diner, as well as several mini golf courses and things related to the shore.

Airport Diner has their miniature model on display at their location. Ready’s also has theirs, as well as two other models on display in the window of their coffee shop.

Phil has gone on to do many other miniature models but the ones near and dear to his heart are the ones that hold meaning. He is most excited to create a model that allows him to capture memories and nostalgia for a loved one. He’s a creator by nature and he loves to create something that people can connect to.

Making models is just one of the projects that keeps Phil busy during his retirement. He also works part time at a toy store, visits his eight-month-old granddaughter, and babysits his three-year-old grandson.

Thank you, Phil, for using your gift to contribute beautiful art to the Jersey Shore.

Krystle J Bailey is a multimedia journalist, freelance writer, and self published author.

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The Light With Raymond Tyler

By Raymond Tyler

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ach year I write a love letter to the shore local, Summer.

This year’s will be short because I want to tell you about some great things coming in the next few months.

Dear Summer

Dear Summer 2018, You were a great summer. You went by far too fast. I was just getting over Memorial Day and here we are at Labor Day again. Thanks for the weekends of great basketball over at Jerome Avenue in Margate. It’s always great seeing my summer friends (I feel like I am in Day Camp again.)

Thanks for the great T Shirts I found at Pier 21 on the boardwalk in Atlantic City. They have the greatest superhero, movie themed, and musical band shirts in South Jersey. Summer, your parties were great as always. Thanks

to promoters Mark Sutton, Bianca Calloway, Shernita Demby, Marty Small, and Big Scott for making the summer event season amazing and fun for adults of all ages. Also special shout outs to the DJs that made my feet hurt all summer long as I danced to their music. Thanks to DJs Fah D, Hitta, K Ave, Marc Asbury, Mar and my main man DJ Swoosh. I would also like to thank Jim Tremayne and DJ Times; this year’s DJ Expo was full of great panels and many wonderful DJ toys, as always. Dear Summer, thanks to all the people that booked me to DJ their festivals, parties, and events like The City Of Pleasantville, T Wakes BBQ, Fish Heads, 48 Blocks, and Gardner’s Basin. Dear Summer, the food was as delicious as ever and the places we enjoyed together were many. Dear Summer 2018, you truly went by just a bit too fast. I have a great idea: You take a rest for about 9 more months and we’ll pick up our wonderful friendship around the end of May 2019.

September

Shore local summers are wonderful, however, this fall things will be heating up on the boardwalk and off.

Hard Rock Ear Candy I was writing today’s column and just got word that hip hop super star Drake is now booked to play The Hard Rock’s Daer Night Club on September 16th. Also in September will be actress and comedian, Amy Schumer, The Jacksons (always a great show), Dane Cook (who has been off the radar so long, I thought I imagined him... but is funny) , RBRM (Ronnie Devoe , Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell and Mike Bivins) -think New Edition without the natural falsetto talent of Ralph Tresvant. On the regular line up of entertainment are also Jerry Blavat and The Motor City Live: Motown Tribute Concert.

Events Sponsored By The Light with Raymond Tyler I would like to invite the readers of Shore Local to join me for several great community events in September.

The Alternative Soul BBQ. Sunday September 16th, 11am Gaskill Park in Mays Landing, NJ The event will include DJs, musical performers, games, and more!

Free for the whole family!

The Health and Beauty Seminar Wednesday September 19th and 26th at 6pm Greta’s Place 51 N. Main Street in Pleasantville, NJ Think of this as a mini health and beauty fair.

The ladies of Greta’s Place will discuss personal and professional hair care.

Members of the community including our own “fearless leader”, Cindy Fertsch will discuss various health and wellness issues. We all live in one community and this event will be the first step in improving our overall health, wellness and beauty.

I am still hunting down and tasting South Jersey’s best wings, burgers, pizza, and more for a future report right here.

Please contact me for information or participation in the upcoming best food column, The Alternativ Soul BBQ, or The Health and Beauty Seminar at www.TheLightNation. com, TheLightNation@Gmail.com or 609-431-0741.

You can connect with Raymond Tyler via Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram @RaymondTyler2018.

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THEME: BACK TO SCHOOL ACROSS 1. Tйa Leoni as ____ Secretary 6. Lending letters 9. Cat-headed Egyptian goddess 13. Round openings in architecture 14. Pilot's estimate 15. Short tale 16. Deprived of a limb, e.g.

17. Popular pickup 18. Revolving mechanism 19. *L in LMC 21. Peninsula with Portugal 23. Not a win nor a loss 24. Lou of The Velvet Underground 25. The ____ Four 28. Unpleasant road display 30. Authoritative declaration 35. The 15th of March 37. Rubik's puzzle 39. *Sorority letter 40. Pinocchio's lie detector 41. Do-re-do-re-do-re-do-re, e.g.

43. Same as alighted 44. Perpendicular to the keel 46. Major in the sky 47. Condoleezza ____ 48. *Varsity award 50. *Multiple choice challenge 52. *Where Driver's Ed occurs 53. Richie ____ 55. *Standard aptitude assessment 57. *"Sideways Stories from ____ School" 61. *Hall order keeper 65. George Clooney's recurring character 66. Shakespearean "fuss" 68. Heating outlet cover 69. Muse of love poetry 70. Confession subject 71. All the words in a language 72. Withered 73. Id's partner 74. Same as #30 Across

DOWN 1. Gangster's gal 2. Berry high in antioxidants 3. Avoid these mistakes 4. Red or orange announcement 5. Somewhere above ground 6. Bald eagle's nest 7. *Parents+teachers, acr.

8. China Grass 9. Uncouth one 10. Not in favor 11. Roofed colonnade 12. Seaside bird 15. *Extra of it can help students 20. Act against 22. Made in the morning?

24. Spring event 25. *Type of assessment 26. Acrobat maker 27. Continually annoy 29. Buddhist teacher 31. Burn to a crisp 32. Denoting the final end or purpose 33. Carthage's ancient rival 34. *Alma ____ 36. *Assigned spot 38. More 42. Rodeo rope 45. Breed of sheep prized for wool 49. Free 51. Hair knot 54. This and desist 56. Clichйd 57. Things to lament 58. Homesteader's measure 59. *180 days, in most states 60. Fill to satisfaction 61. Kissing disease?

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ASK THE EXPERT by Dr. Rodney Brunson BABY BOOMERS SHOULD KNOW WHAT’S IN THEIR MEDICINAL MARIJUANA We baby boomers want to know whats in MM (or medicinal marijuana) and why does it matter if we know whats in it. I would like to give you a little more information.

There are 3 types of marijuana to be familiar with: Cannabis sativa (or C.sativa); Cannabis indica (or C. Indica) - (C. Indica is a subspecies of C. Sativa); and Cannabis hemp or simply hemp (Hemp will be discussed in a later article).

When you visit a dispensary, you will see many bottles or packages of marijuana on the shelves.

The employees there will sit you down and explain what you’re looking at, but lets' impress him/her with some unexpected knowledge. All of the many packages that you will see on the shelves have different names. For instance Blue Moon, ACDC, Sunburn, Love Boat among others. Daunting? Well, don’t be impressed because All the different varieties on the shelves can be broken down to just TWO species: its either a sativa or an indica. Thats it! You will get a sativa or an indica. If the technician says what do you want, you can say I want a sativa or an indica. He will go over and get you one. Except you have to let him know not just the species but also the strain. Let’s get to that.

A strain is simply the combination of both a sativa and an indica. If you use a ratio of sativa to indica it will become clear. That is, a ratio of 1:1 (one sativa to one indica) or a ratio of 20:1 sativa to indica (ACDC strain), 5:1 indica to sativa. And so on….. When you ask the technician for a 20:1 ratio of sativa to indica he will give you some ACDC sativa dominant strain.

(Don’t worry you will never have to know this to make your purchase, but how nice to know what the technician is trying to get across to you or talking about) What is so important about calling it a sativa or an indica? It’s simply that they both contain different important chemicals (there are other important chemicals, but we don’t need to discuss them right now).

The chemicals are CBD and THC. CBD is found in the sativa and THC is found in indica.

Thats it! Just sativa, CBD, indica and THC. Most have probably heard of THC before but not CBD. Why is this important you ask? Because the CBD in sativa will cause one to feel motivated, alert, energetic (not manic or anxious). It may cause you to feel like getting up and cutting the lawn or clean the deck and cut the lawn. You will have a sense of calmness and feel less anxious (and feeling this way without taking Xanax or valium as an example) (No worries man!). The other one (THC) will cause you to feel very relaxed and eventually sleepy.

Before you go to sleep you may feel that your arthritis pain is easing up. There are many other benefits. That’s it! These are the main points of understanding what all the fuss is about. How MM works in your body.

OK, so you come to me to get certified for your MM card. You decide to go to one of the dispensaries. After going through the one-time orientation at the dispensary you find yourself standing at the counter with all the different products. The technician looks at you (notices that you do not look confused but eager to show

your stuff) He asks, “so which one do you want to try at home?”.

You can now confidently reply “(and this was all covered above). I would like to try a sativa with a 20:1 ration of CBD: THC because I don’t want to feel drugged or drowsy. I want to feel alert and energetic, you know sir, drugged or too relaxed like the indica could make one feel- too relaxed and wanting to sleep.” He may simply recommend ACDC. There are many uses for the THC containing strains that are found to be beneficial too. But THC (indica) does go to the brain and become psychoactive which may not be functional for you. CBD does not acton the brain to any significant level (sativa).

That’s it! The genus Cannabis has several species. We are interested in sativa and indica.

Scientists have found that sativa has CBD and indica has THC. CBD energizes you while THC relaxes you. Use MM safely and as recommended. Let’s show that this helpful plant can be used intelligently and is not the Devil Weed it was said to be.

(Disclaimer: yours truly does not consume psychoactive substances including MM)

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The Layers of Local History A Short History of Stockton in Atlantic City

he imminent opening of Stockton University’s new Gateway Campus offers an opportunity to look back at the long history of the college’s connections to Atlantic City, as well as the histories of those spaces that Stockton has occupied over the years.

Indeed, when what was then known as

that charter class found faculty offices on the second Floor, student affairs on the third, and the bookstore on the mezzanine. Though it would only last a few years as a retirement home after Stockton moved out the following year, the Mayflower had a long history. Having been built by Captain John Young of pier fame in 1901 as the Boardwalk’s first brick apartment building, it had many names over the years, one being the Knickerbocker.

Atlantic City also impacted Stockton in other ways besides offering a place for students to live and learn. For two decades starting in 1983, zoologist and graduate of Atlantic City High School’s class of 1954, Vera King Farris, served

Stockton State College initially opened its doors in the fall of 1971, the main campus in the Pine Barrens was still under construction, so courses were taught at, and students lived in the recently closed Mayflower Hotel at Tennessee Avenue and the Boardwalk.

Those 1,000 students who enrolled in

as the third President of the college. In 2004, not long after Dr. Farris retired, Stockton opened the Carnegie Center on the corner of Pacific Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard. The Carnegie Library was the first integrated building in the city when it was initially completed in 1904, on what was

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then called Illinois Avenue, at a cost of $50,000 dollars. After the Atlantic City Free Public Library relocated in 1985, the Carnegie building was restored with over $5 million dollars in funding from the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, which had also funded the creation of a Civil Rights Garden--the first such memorial in the North-right next door in 2001, at a cost of $2 million. The Carnegie Center itself is home to historic displays on the structure, and the Post Office that was once located across the street, as well as a bust of local African American business pioneer Horace J. Bryant.

During the last decade, as the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey transitioned to university status, the institution has further expanded its footprint in Atlantic City. In 2011 Stockton started to run Dante Hall Theatre in the historically Italian American Ducktown neighborhood that had been

restored in 2003 by the CRDA for $3.5 million dollars. It was first constructed in 1926 by St. Michael’s Catholic Church to serve as a gymnasium and hall for performances by their Opera Company, as well as students in the attached school that operated until the 1980s.

A few years later, Stockton took over operations of the Noyes Museum, which had been created by Fred and Ethel Noyes in 1983 in Oceanville.

Stockton then opened the Noyes Arts Garage down the street from Dante Hall, to serve as the cornerstone of the

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Atlantic City Arts District, as well as a second home for the African-American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey. Established in 2002 by local businessman and scholar Ralph Hunter, in the historically black community of Newtonville in Buena Vista Township, the AAHMSNJ is home to an extensive artifact collection as well as professionally designed temporary displays.

While completing the construction of the Gateway Campus, Stockton purchased two nearby buildings to oversee everyday tasks and plans for expansion.

Since 2016, the university has managed the Stockton-Rothenberg Building, housed in the former offices of the Rothenberg, Hyatt, Eisen, and Lang law firm, across the street from a Soldier’s and Sailors Civil War Memorial. Just a few weeks ago the Board of Trustees voted to purchase the shuttered Atlantic Club Casino that opened in 1980

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Absecon Mayor Officially Declares Sept. 15th "Crabsecon" Day

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hange is good, even for a town with a 200-year history. Today Absecon Mayor John Armstrong made an official proclamation that on the third Saturday of September, the town known as Absecon will officially change its name to Crabsecon for the day. This year’s name change will be commemorated with a community celebration on Saturday, September 15 at Turner Cover and Faunce Landing Waterfront Parks.

Crabsecon (pronounced crab·SEE·kin) is the brainchild of Mayor John Armstrong and Bill Parker of the Absecon Cultural Arts Alliance.

The name change, and accompanying festivities, were designed to celebrate and promote two recently-renovated parks along picturesque Absecon Creek: Faunce Landing and Turner Cove.

“Having an official Crabsecon day will help others to discover what so many of us already know – that Absecon is a great place to live, to enjoy,

and to do business. With a rich history, friendly small-town atmosphere and an appealing bayside location, Absecon has so much to offer,” Mayor Armstrong said.

“Crabsecon is all about community spirit and bringing people together,” Parker said. “It’s a place where fun people go to eat great food, hear live music, play games and celebrate the back bays of Absecon Creek.”

Crabsecon’s inaugural community celebration will encompass both waterfront parks. At Turner Cove from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, children’s activities will include a catch and release crab tournament, crab races, arts and crafts, face painting, magician, a bouncy house and more.

The Faunce Landing Waterfront Park will feature a day of fun, food trucks, a beer garden, wine bar, a cornhole tournament and live music on two stages. Music from Three Flights Up, Stealing Savannah, Cheers the Band, Billy Walton Band and Best of the Eagles will be performed at Faunce

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he big talk these days is about the weather, or rather the weather forecasters. Dave Showell of Absecon Bay Sportsman’s Center said recently, “I can tell you what the forecast was for this same week last year. I can tell you what the forecast was for this week and I can tell you what the forecast will be for this week next year, thunderstorms.”

Those in the know don’t let these forecasts interfere with their boating and fishing activities. After all, we ARE five and a half miles out at sea in the Atlantic Ocean on a four block wide sandbar. How in the world can they predict our weather when storms are most often drawn to the water, namely the rivers running close to the coast on the mainland? So, we just happily go on catching fish. When a thunder storm passes over, we return to the dock, going out again when it passes. Typically they

Eight year old Maddy Storck of Bryn Mawr, Pa is really into fishing and staying in compliance with NJ lifejacket rules.

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Grandmom and granddaughter fishing partners! Team Nugent shows how flounder fishing is done in Margate! from his trip singing in Viet Nam with the Philadelphia Boys Choir by catching a fresh flounder dinner in the Margate Bay. Father/son team Mark and Ethan Vogin of Ventnor drifted the bay and returned with a dinner flounder. Father/son team Dan and Ryan Klein embarked on a serious crabbing trip planning to feed a family gathering, returning with fifty huge blue claws! Still time to grab those moments with the family before the fall school routine begins!

Harrison Gansky of Longport and crew's stunning 4-6 hundred pound catch and release blue marlin. Looks like a National Geographic photo!

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he JCC (Jewish Community Center) in Margate hosts many events and special projects. It has been the new home for the David Holtzman Gallery for a little while now, and Friday evening was the time to be there. David Neal Holtzman, local artist and entrepreneur, had an unveiling of 2 new pieces at his art event recently. A nice crowd turned out for the festivities. Music from artist Steve Kuzma and a few others graced the lobby entrance as you moved over to pasta salad, hummus, wine, fruit, and more.

Then you sauntered over to the exhibit area where multiple art mediums were on display. Some of the outstanding pieces were of Barbara Streisand and Michael Jackson, and abstract

art was also displayed. David shared some unique styles. He has a way of moving his work into a current time.

It doesn't matter what area of art he is painting in, what medium he is using, or what size the paintings are, you can be assured they will all move you in a particular way. Miss New Jersey, Jaime Gialloreto was on hand as well as Suzie Neustadter, Ms. Senior America. Many other local notables stopped by along with an amazing art community. One of the highlights for me, was seeing Emmy award winner

Armand Assante. You will remember Armand from his role in the miniseries Gotti, of which he won an Emmy, and his role in Private Benjamin. He has been in countless movies and TV shows. David unveiled 2 new works that evening and it was thrilling to watch. One was of Miss New Jersey and the other was of Armand Assante. There was even a charitable give back offer made if anyone purchased the painting of Armand, and it was sold in 10 minutes. I really enjoyed this event. It was great to see David, Miss New Jersey, and Ms. Senior America, along with Steve Kuzma, and many more people that evening. You can check out Steve Kuzma at the Noyes Arts Garage and at http://stevekuzma.com/, and find David Holtzman at the JCC in Margate and www.holtzmangallery.com.

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Senior Moments A Senior’s Observations, Opinions and Rantings

By Charles P. Eberson

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y wife and I have been fortunate enough to live within walking distance to the beach and boardwalk for many years. With this comes the “obligation” to entertain friends and family from the landlocked regions in which they reside. We do have a designated guest room with a queen sized bed which we were pleased to offer in place of the usual sofa bed. However, it is our old bed which we replaced after many years of faithful service.

We didn’t see the need to spend a few grand on a new state of the art mattress that may be used a couple times a year. Besides, it is immeasurably more comfortable than the sofa bed. In a couple weeks Bob, my rowing teammate from college is leaving his top of the line Tempur-Pedic mattress and coming to visit from Arizona. For a little background, Bob lived in Alaska for 26 years and had to endure winter months of -40 degree temperatures which left little opportunity for outdoor activities. After retiring a couple years ago, he relocated to Arizona where summertime temps reach well over 100 degrees, thus leaving little opportunity for outdoor activities… again. Bob also had a serious bout with skin cancer so on his last visit during the summer, he covered himself with a hat festooned with numerous flaps, a long sleeve thermal shirt, and long pants. Even with a tank top and shorts, I was suffering from the heat and humidity. So, herein lays my concerns about his visit, apart from the bed, of course. My wife and I enjoy the outdoors; sitting on the beach reading, listening to music or podcasts, swimming in the ocean or as they say, taking long walks. We also enjoy kayaking on the bay and sitting on Ventnor Pier. All of which involve some exposure to the sun, which he abhors except for the early morning or late afternoon hours.

One could not ask for a better house guest. His neatness is military-like.

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ease into the day gradually, beginning with whatever book he brought with him. So, what to do with Bob? Are we going to be missing out on some of the best beach days the end of the season offers? The ocean is still warm, the crowds are gone and the parking is easy. I can’t help but feel I am being a little bit selfish exacerbated by the fact that two years ago, Bob flew in to help us move back into our house as well as help me paint its interior and exterior.

Fortunately, this area has a lot of new and exciting attractions. We have yet to visit the Ocean Resort Casino and the Hard Rock, so they will be on our schedule, as well as Margaretville because, evidently we fit right into Jimmy Buffett’s demographics. Stockton University’s Atlantic City campus will be open and we are looking forward to touring that new facility. There are a myriad of distilleries, breweries, and vineyards for his discerning palette.

The Atlantic City and Ocean City boardwalks are a great way to take in some interesting sights as well as sampling the usual boardwalk cuisine.

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This corruption caused great division among the American people of the day who watched companies get larger and larger while individuals often suffered through long work

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These working- class folks were then shut down at the hands of US Marshals and other peacekeeping units. This led to a political movement among the working-class people, backed by the New York City labor unions. In order to appease the growing class of working class Americans, President Grover Cleveland had Labor Day introduced as a federal holiday. It passed in six days.

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The Dreaded Plateau

By Gena Laielli

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ver start a new training program and see instant results within the first few weeks, and then everything just stops? We have all been there and you, my friend, have just hit your workout plateau. It happens to everyone: bodybuilders, newbies, athletes. Everyone will plateau- you just have to know how to break through!

What is a workout plateau? When you are doing the same routine, running the same amount of miles each day, using the same size weights, and eating the same foods everyday. That’s when you plateau. Your body gets used to what you have been doing it adapts to your routine, which now makes all that hard work you have been doing just a normal daily thing, like brushing your teeth.

I am not a fan of machines. Machines can work for a little bit but you plateau fast. It’s very easy for someone to give you a cookie cutter workout and tell you to increase your speed on the treadmill by 5 percent and a 4.5 incline. It is completely different when you add a sled with 50-75 lbs and you’re running the streets, facing the weather; whether its hot, windy, cold, or raining. Your body will never adjust because you are using you, and only you, to complete the task.

Why use a machine when you are the machine?

The way to break that plateau is very simple, and all it is is change. Change

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your routine. Don’t just run three miles, add some sprints every quarter mile, or even burpees every half mile. Don’t use the same weight all the time. The five pound zone can be challenging for a new person but if you have been busting out the same weights since December then it’s time to graduate. Don’t be afraid to grab heavier weights. I promise you will not turn into the hulk overnight. Remember 1 pound of lean muscle can burn 1520 calories, so let’s graduate to that next weight size. Mix up your workouts all the time. Doing 12 weeks of the same routine that you can probably do in your sleep, won’t get you anywhere except a double plateau. Keep that body guessing; don’t have it expect a ten count squat press!

Watch your diet and make sure you take rest days! Don’t let all of that hard work go to waste over too many late nights out and drinking. Balance is good, but so is moderation. Keep your life outside of the gym balanced. You can’t out-train a poor diet, and your body can’t work without adequate rest.

Get to know your weak areas. Muscle imbalances can make you plateau. Many people will only work on what is strong on them, not what is weak. Work on everything!

So there you go. Don’t get stuck with the same workout, cookie cutter exercises, and the same routine day in and day out. Mix it up! Train insane or remain the same. You got this!

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