Causeway Gazette July 2018 Issue

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Around The Town Grow Crystals with WILD Jersey Location Little Egg Harbor Branch of the Ocean County Library Address 290 Mathistown Rd., Little Egg Harbor Twp, NJ Phone 609-294-1197 Website www.theoceancountylibrary.org Date Jul 27, 2018 Time 2:00 PM Grow Crystals with Debbie Hadley of WILD Jersey. Design your own snowflake or other shape, then soak it in a special crystal growing solution. The activity is for ages 7 and older. Surflight Theatre Presents ‘The Wedding Singer’ Location The Surflight Theatre Address 201 Engleside Ave, Beach Haven, NJ 08008 Phone 609-492-9477 Website www.surflight.org Date Jul 27-Aug 5, 2018 Time 8:00 PM The year is 1985. The place is New Jersey and rock star wannabe, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room. Tickets: $39 adults and seniors, $29 children 12 and younger. Saturday Evening Concerts & Lectures at the Lake Location Bass River State Forest Address 762 Stage Rd., Tuckerton, NJ Phone 609-296-1114 Website www.njparksandforests.org Date Jul 28, 2018 Time 8:00 PM Programs are free, except where noted, but donations to the bands and forest are welcome. Heavy rain cancels. Participants should bring something comfortable to sit on; insect repellent and a flashlight are recommended. The venue is ADA accessible but the night hike is not. Summer schedule is: July 28: Moth Night - presentation and hands on activity luring moths with bait, 8 p.m. Aug. 4: The archaeology of the historic Cedar Bridge Tavern, 8 p.m. Aug. 11 and 12: Perseid meteor shower watch on the beach, 11 p.m. Aug. 18: the restoration of the historic Cedar Bridge Tavern, 8 p.m. Aug. 25: Full moon hike and campfire ($3 per person, pre-register), 7:45 p.m. Call the forest office at 609-296-1114 to register for the night hike. Daily Yoga on the Beach Location 80th Street Beach Address Harvey Cedars, NJ Phone 609-361-7990 Website harveycedars.org Date Jul 29, 2018 Time 8:00 AM Sessions are led by Ashley Quinn of Liquid Bliss Yoga, daily through Sept. 1. “Dave Christopher Band” & “Mr. LoveJoy” at Nardi’s Location Nardi’s Tavern Address 11801 Long Beach Blvd., Haven Beach, NJ Phone 609-492-9538 Date Jul 29, 2018 Time 5:00 PM - 2:00 AM Live music. Dave Christopher Band, 5 pm; Mr. LoveJoy, 10 pm. Summer Fridays at the Museum Location Little Red Schoolhouse Museum Address 188 Wells Mill Rd., Waretown, NJ Date Aug 03, 2018 Time 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM The Waretown Historical Society presents: July 27: “S-5 Submarine Sinks Off Cape May,” a DVD about a dramatic sinking that took place in May of 1920. Aug. 3: “Great Storms of NJ,” a DVD detailing damaging storms in our area. Aug. 10: “The History of Southern Ocean County, a PowerPoint program presented by Adele Shaw. Aug. 17: “Ocean Township’s Centennial Parade,” a DVD taken from original 8mm footage of Waretown’s Centennial Parade in 1976. Aug. 24: Loom Day, an opportunity to see our recently restored 1880’s loom in action. Pre-registration is not required. “The Pickles” at Plantation Location Plantation Address West 80th St. & Long Beach Blvd., Harvey Cedars, NJ Phone 609-494-8191 Date Jul 14, 2018 Time 9:00 PM Live music.

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IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY

On August 25th, runners will line up at Gille Park in Lacey Township for the 18th Annual Lacey 5k. Heather Scanlon, Coordinator for the Lacey Township Municipal Alliance has organized the race since its inception, which has gradually become a fixture of summer racing in Ocean County.

In 2001, to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Lacey’s founding, all township organizations were invited to create a celebratory event. The Municipal Alliance’s mission is to promote substance abuse awareness and provide education to families about the risks of drug and alcohol use, especially for teenagers. The Alliance decided a summer road race was a great way to encourage a healthy lifestyle. Originally conceived as a 5 mile race, runners started at Lacey Township High School and meandered through various neighborhoods in town, and crossed the finish line back at the high school. To draw even more runners, the Alliance shortened the race to the widely popular 5k distance in 2004. Moving the race to Gille Park also made for a safer course, as runners wouldn’t have to cross over any busy roads. Since then, the number of registrants for the Lacey 5k increases every year, finally eclipsing the 400 mark in 2017. I can still remember those early Saturday mornings when I was forcibly volunteered to help with the race in some way. Whether it was being a course martial or putting out signs, my mother didn’t care how late I was out the previous night; I was helping. Bleary-eyed, begrudgingly, and oftentimes hiding a hangover, I obliged. Over the years I watched and learned the behind-thescenes process of organizing a local 5k. There’s a lot more to it than simply drawing a chalk finish line on the pavement. You have to pick a location that has parking, bathrooms, room for possibly a couple-hundred people to gather. Ideally it’s near enough road that you can make a 3.1 mile course that is safe and runner-friendly. You might even need permission from the local government or police to help direct traffic. And don’t forget you’ll probably want a timing company to run the clock and record official results. Those are

just the logistics of the race itself. We haven’t even discussed creating race logos, flyers, getting t-shirts printed, seeking sponsorships and donations, doing awards, not to mention requisitioning as many volunteers as possible, and then managing them. It’s a lot of work and a lot of stress. I watched my mom go through this cycle every summer for seventeen summers. It gets a little easier every year, and despite the work and stress leading up to it, I also see the

distribute more than 12 million meals to 132,000 people including 40,000 children in Monmouth and Ocean Counties, and partner with more than 300 feeding programs from food pantries to soup kitchens, senior centers and group homes – and 95 cents of every dollar donated goes directly to those in need. Fulfill has a 4 Star Charity rating, the highest ranking on Charity Navigator. They also provide many other programs designed to

positive effect the finished product has on everyone who participates. The community is a better place for it, even if it’s just for an hour on a hot August morning.

promote healthier lifestyles and provide education about the importance of nutrition like kids’ feeding programs, culinary training, and affordable healthcare.

So when the idea was brought up for Causeway to arrange a race, I volunteered to organize it; less begrudgingly this time. On October 21st, the Causeway Family of Dealerships will be hosting the Causeway Super Family 5k, with proceeds to benefit the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, now known as Fulfill. This organization changes lives. They

The 5k will start and finish at the Stafford Township Administration Center on Bay Ave at 9am. Course details, as well as information on how to register, volunteer, and become a sponsor will be available in next month’s gazette. Be sure to check out our Facebook page for updates in the meantime.

6 REASONS TO RUN A 5K By Jeff Galloway - Runner’s World

5K’s are one of the most popular races out there, and here are six reasons why: 1. EASE. Most of you are busy, and training time is precious. Therefore, it’s really tough to find the time to train for a half-marathon or marathon. Not so with the 5K. You can work up to it quickly (from scratch) and train for it adequately on just three 2. CONVENIENCE. With a 5K, race day is a snap. You arrive at the race, warm up for 10 to 20 minutes, race for 40 minutes maximum, cool down, replenish with food and drink, and head home in your new race T-shirt before your family has finished breakfast. 3. EXHILARATION. In a 5K, you feel like you’re really racing. And that’s a good feeling. Not many runners can maintain a 10K race pace that is much faster than their daily training pace. With a

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5K, however, you can motor as much as one minute per mile faster than your usual training pace. 4. IMPROVEMENT. Racing the occasional 5K is an excellent fitness booster. It will elevate your max VO2, improve form and efficiency, and make your regular training runs feel easier. 5. CHANGE. Too often in our training, we run the same course at the same pace at the same time of day. Don’t get me wrong. Routine is good— essential, in fact, if you want to stay with a long-term running program. But too much of a good thing is too much of a good thing. You need variation, and a short-and-sweet 5K every once in awhile is a great way to mix things up. 6. MOTIVATION. Races are great motivators. Each year, scores of runners tell me that having a regular schedule of 5K races gets them out the door on days when they would have stayed in bed in the morning or hit the couch after work.


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