The SandPaper/Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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NJDEP Spearheads Cleanup Of Barnegat Bay Watershed OCC Concert Band, Ocean County College, Arts & Community Center, College Drive, Toms River (732255-0500, TTY 732-255-0424 or tickets.ocean.edu) Tickets: adult, $20; senior, $17; student, $10. 8 pm.
Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill, 205 Rte. 72 East, Manahawkin (609-978-0700) Wed., acoustic music, 9 pm. Bayberry Inn, 13th St. & Long Beach Blvd., Ship Bottom (609-494-8848) Call for info. Buckalew’s Tavern & Restaurant, Bay Ave. & Centre St., Beach Haven (609-492-1065, www.buckalews.com) Fri., Uncle Albert, 6-9 pm; .Sat., Creeson Avenue Band (Dan Brown), 9:30 pm. Calloways Restaurant, 597 Rte. 9, Eagleswood (609-978-0220) Fri., Dave Jones, 5-8 pm; Hoopla, 9 pm-1 am; Sat., The Impulsives (Miller, Frank & Fritz), 9 pm; Sun., country music and line dancing; Wed., karaoke. daddy O, 4401 Long Beach Blvd., Brant Beach (609494-1300) Thurs., Brian Parr. Dutchman’s Brauhaus, Cedar Bonnet Island (609494-8197) Fri., Brian Eastburn; Sat., Bob Rucus. The Gateway, 227 West Eighth St., Ship Bottom (609-494-2816) Fri. & Sat., Weird Al karaoke. The Grapevine, 364 East Main St. (Rte. 9), Tuckerton (609-296-7799) Sat., Captain Bill. L.A.’s Restaurant, Bar & Nightclub, 635 Rte. 72 east, Manahawkin (609-978-6565) Call for info. Lighthouse Tavern, Rte. 9, Waretown (609-6933150) Thurs., karaoke; Fri., Fred Conley; Sat., Hurricane Awesome. Nardi’s Tavern, 11801 Long Beach Blvd., Haven Beach (609-492-9538) Thurs., dinner with Sinatra, 5 pm; Fri., the Elvis Show, 5 pm; Mainstream Sellouts, 10 pm; Sat., The Counterfeiters, 10 pm. Octopus’s Garden, 771 Rte. 9, Mayetta (609-5978828) Every Tues. & Wed., April. Sea Oaks Country Club, 99 Golf View Drive, Little Egg Harbor (609-296-2656 or www.seaoaksgolf.com) Fri., call for info; Sat., Satin Steel. Tuckerton Beach Grille, 1000 South Green St., Tuckerton (609-294-3600) Sat., Pete Grigis, 5-8 pm; live music, 8 pm. Note: Many places have DJs or other entertainment on unlisted nights.
Forever Fit Mature Adult Fitness, (800-560-9990) Southern Ocean Medical Center’s Wellness Center sponsors the programs for healthy adults age 50 and older. Fee, $3.50 per class. Mill Creek Community Center, 1199 Mill Creek Rd., Manahawkin, Mon., Tues. & Fri., 8:30-9:30 am; Barnegat Community Center, West Bay Ave., Mon. & Fri., 7:45-8:45 am. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 357 Rte. 9, Waretown, Tues., 10:30-11:30 am, & Fri., 11 am-noon. Share Psychic & Intuitive Experience & Learning, Tudor Cottage, Little Egg Harbor. Participation is free; space is limited. Mon., 6-8 pm. Call Kathleen at 609-294-1013 or 609-709-9562 Bus Trips to Resorts International Casino, Leaves Great Bay Plaza, 200 Mathistown Rd., Little Egg Harbor. The Great Bay Woman’s Club hosts the trips. Cost, $20, includes $22 casino voucher. 1st Thurs. of each month, 9:30 am. To reserve, call Jean at 609-296-4028. Old Barney Amateur Radio Club, Ocean Acres Community Center, 498 Nautilus Drive, Manahawkin (www.obarc.org) 1st Tues. of each month. Amateur radio VE test session, 6:30 pm; meeting, 7:30 pm. Open Rec Night for Children, Little Egg Harbor Community Center, 319 West Calabreeze Way, Mystic Island (609-296-9700) There are table games, board games, 2 Wii systems and more. Fri., 6-8:30 pm, except holidays. Beach Haven Community Arts Program’s Commemorative Bricks, The bricks are placed in the paths at Veterans Bicentennial Park in Beach Haven. Contribution, $100. Call 609-492-2253. Bingo, American Legion John Wesley Taylor Post #232, 499 North Main St. (Rte. 9), Barnegat (609698-8632) Doors open, 5:30 pm; calling begins, 7 pm.
Al-Anon/Alateen, (888-425-2666, or 856-547-0855 daytime) This is a 12-Step program for friends and relatives of alcoholics. Alateen is for ages 10-18. This is not a religious program. Sun., Mill Creek Community Center, 1199 Mill Creek Rd., Manahawkin, step/discussion & Alateen, 7 pm. Mon., King of Kings Church, 1000 North Main St., Manahawkin, Beginners, 10 am; S/D, 10:30 am; Waretown United Methodist Church, Bryant Rd. (Rte. 612 east), S/D, 7:30 pm. Tues., Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 333 North Main St., Manahawkin, beginner, 7 pm; S/D, 7:30 pm. Wed., West Creek United Methodist Church, Thomas Ave. & Rte. 9, S/D, 8-9 pm. Thurs., Mill Creek Community Center, beginner, 10 am; S/D, 10:30 am; St. Francis Community Center, 47th St. & Long Beach Blvd., Brant Beach, beginner, 7 pm; S/D, 7:30 pm; Forked River Presbyterian Church, Rte. 9, S/D, 8 pm. Giffordtown Schoolhouse Museum, Leitz Blvd. & Wisteria Lane, Tuckerton (609-294-1547) The tworoom restored schoolhouse contains exhibits on the Tuckerton Railroad, the Tuckerton Wireless and more. Open Wed., 10 am-4 pm. Nashville Songwriters Assn. International Workshops, Pinelands Regional High School, Nugentown Rd., Little Egg Harbor (609-296-4881) Call Tommy Allen for information. 2nd Wed. of each month, 7-9 pm. Counseling Services Available, Monmouth/Ocean Division of Catholic Charities, 128 Cedar St., Tuckerton (732-505-3113) Individual, family and marital counseling are available for those in need regardless of race, color, religion or creed. Well Spouse Support Group, OCC Southern Education Center, 195 Cedar Bridge Rd., Manahawkin (609-978-2077) The group is for spouses and partners of the chronically ill or disabled. Participants can share thoughts, feelings and anxieties in an informal, nonjudgmental environment. Meets last Wed. of each month, 8 pm. Ocean Acres Civic Assn., Ocean Acres Elementary School, Nautilus Drive, Manahawkin. Ocean Acres residents are welcome. Anyone requiring transportation, call 609-698-7583. Meets 2nd Tues. of each month, 7 pm. HIV/AIDS Education & Literature, LBI Health Dept., 11601 Long Beach Blvd., Haven Beach (609361-1000, ext. 250 or 609-492-1212) Free education and literature are available to any LBI resident. Referrals for testing also provided. All calls, appointments and referrals are confidential. Bike Registration Program, To reduce the frequency of bicycle thefts and expedite the return of stolen bikes, the LBI police departments have started a free program. Everyone, including visitors, is encouraged to register their bikes. Call for registration information. Beach Haven, 492-0505; Harvey Cedars, 609-494-3036; Long Beach Twp. & Barnegat Light, 609-494-3322; Ship Bottom, 609-494-1518, and at Walters Bicycles during business hours; Surf City, 609-494-8121. Diabetes Support Group, SOMC Family Resource Center, Ocean Club, 700 South Rte. 9, Manahawkin (800-560-9990) Meets 1st Thurs. of each month, 2 pm. LBI Swing Dance Club, Singles or couples, beginner or expert, ballroom, country, latin and swing dancers are welcome to meet at whatever establishment has the most suitable band each week. Contact 609-4949742 (weekends) or jtitus@ erols.com (weekdays). Battered Person Hotline, (732-322-9092) Call for help for anyone in Ocean County of any age who is abused or battered. Down’s Syndrome Support Group, Pinelands Regional High School, Nugentown Rd., Little Egg Harbor (609-294-0605 or 609-296-3109) High Hopes Support Group meetings are for anyone wishing to learn about Down Syndrome. 1st Mon. of each month, 7 pm. Ocean County Historical Society Museum, 26 Hadley Ave., Toms River (732-341-1880) Guided tours, Tues. & Thurs., 1-3 pm; Sat., 10 am-4 pm. Research library open, Tues., Wed. & Thurs., 1-4 pm; Sat., 10 am-4 pm. Divorced Parents Group, Stafford Twp. Recreation Center, 385 Jennings Rd., Manahawkin. Meets 3rd Thurs. of each month, 7:30 pm. Call Robert at 609978-0812. Family Planning Program, 1173 Beacon Ave., Suite B, Manahawkin (609-597-6094) Family Planning offers complete gynecological examinations, birth control information and supplies, sexually transmitted infection screening and pregnancy testing services for women. Fees are based on a sliding scale.
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elp clean up the local watershed on Wednesday, May 9, as part of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Barnegat Bay Blitz. In October 2011, more than 2,400 volunteers – including DEP Commissioner Bob Martin, department officials and staff members, in addition to area residents – picked up garbage throughout the Barnegat Bay watershed’s 37 municipalities as part of the very first Blitz. “Volunteers came from a wide array of local groups, including students, senior citizens, environmentalists, business and local government leaders, and even military personnel from Fort Dix,” as explained on the DEP website dedicated to this year’s event. “This is a great way to engage the community,” Blitz co-chairwoman Katie Barnett, an environmental specialist with the DEP, said on Monday. For the 2012 event, she noted, “we’re anticipating 5,000 volunteers. ... We collected 1,200 bags of trash and recyclables last year, and we want to double that this year.” On Long Beach Island, residents, town officials, schoolchildren, DEP employees and members of local environmental groups such as ReClam the Bay and Alliance for a Living Ocean pitched in for the 2011 effort, which is detailed, by municipality, on the DEP website. Rolling Thunder POW-MIA & Veterans Organization, Lanoka Harbor Firehouse, Rte. 9, Lanoka Harbor (609-971-3544, 609-242-0626 or 609-698-8509) 3rd Tues. of each month, 7:30 pm. VFW Post 316 of Mystic Island, 259 Gifford Rd., Little Egg Harbor (609-296-2671) Meets 1st & 3rd Wed. of each month, 7:30 pm. New members are welcome. Informal Band & Sing-along Sessions, Knights of Columbus Hall, Forked River. Sat., noon-4 pm, when hall is not rented. Any musician or singer interested in playing or singing easy Dixieland-style arrangements can write to Joe Derhay, c/o Knights of Columbus, 15 East Lacey Rd., Forked River, NJ 08731. Visiting Homecare Service, (609-597-7211 or 732244-5565) This nonprofit organization offers housekeeping and health care services to Ocean County residents during times of illness, frailty or stress. Well Baby Clinic, LBI Health Dept., 11601 Long Beach Blvd., Haven Beach (609-361-1000, ext. 250 or 609-492-1212) Children from birth through preschool age must be registered in order to attend this monthly program, which provides well-care screenings, immunizations, developmental assessment and pediatric management. Call for appointment. Laurel Auxiliary, Tip Seaman County Park, Rte. 9 & Lakeview Drive, Tuckerton (609-296-4604 or 609296-5747) Comprised of all age groups, the auxiliary holds fund-raising and social events to support the Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation. 1st Fri. of each month, 1 pm. Breast Cancer Support Group, SOMC Family Resource Center, Ocean Club, 700 South Rte. 9, Manahawkin (800-560-9990) The group is for women undergoing treatment for breast cancer, and their family members. Meets 2nd & 4th Tues. of each month, 7 pm. Barnegat Twp. Regular Republican Organization, Masonic Hall, East Bay Ave. Speakers and discussions are featured. New members are welcome. 3rd Tues. of each month, 7:30 pm. Call Jerry at 609-698-4322. Habitat for Humanity of Southern Ocean County Requests Donations & Volunteers, (609-978-9984) The goal is to raise funds to build homes for needy families. Call to volunteer; send donations to Habitat for Humanity, 668 Rte. 9, West Creek, NJ 08092. Tuckerton Area Interchurch Food Pantry, Next to Little Egg Harbor Community Center, 319 Calabreeze
In Barnegat Light, for example, volunteers collected “motor oil bottles, wood, cinder blocks and about 20 bags of trash.” Near the other end of the Island, in Beach Haven, volunteers recovered “a deceased sea gull, as well as several drink containers, fishing line, assorted wrappers, close to a thousand cigarette butts, and an official geocache.” Individuals are encouraged to sign up for the upcoming cleanup in their town by filling out an online volunteer pledge card at www. nj.gov/dep/barnegatbay/bbblitz.htm. A list of team captains for each municipality, with contact information, is also available on the website. The DEP requests that individuals register for the event – “It’s nice to have an idea of how many people are coming so we have enough supplies,” including bags and gloves, said Barnett – but those who don’t sign up can still come and help out. Since all cleanup supplies are provided, “the only things that people might want to consider bringing are water and snacks,” Barnett suggested. There will also be food and beverages at the Blitz kick-off, at 9:30 a.m. in Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, and at the closing event, at 3 p.m. in the Student Center of Ocean County College in Toms River. — Juliet Kaszas-Hoch julietkaszas-hoch@thesandpaper.net Way. Open, Mon.-Fri., 2-4 pm. Anyone in need of an emergency food package may come in or call 609-296-1345. Early Intervention, Suite 10, 102 East Bay Ave., Manahawkin (609-597-0023) This free program is for children from birth through age 3 who have slow development or developmental disabilities. Parents attend with children and work with trained professionals. Kiwanis Club of Lacey, Angelo’s Oyster Bay Restaurant, Rte. 9, Forked River. Membership is open to active or retired people who live, work or conduct business from Bayville to Barnegat. Call Anne Gudzak, 609-693-3778. Meets Wed., noon. Senior Exercise Class & Line Dancing, St. Francis Center, 47th St. & Long Beach Blvd., Brant Beach (609-494-8861, ext. 26) Ladies exercise, Mon.-Wed. & Fri., 9-10 am; line dancing, Thurs., 9-10 am. LBI Woodcarvers Assn., Call for location (609296-5606) Speakers demonstrate woodcarving and painting techniques. Senior members are eager to help newcomers get started. Guests, potential members and all skill levels are welcome. 2nd Wed. of each month, 7:30 pm. OCEAN Inc. Head Start, (732-244-5333) A free comprehensive health, education and social services preschool program for income-eligible families is offered for 3- and 4-year-olds. Call for eligibility guidelines. Immunization Clinic, (609-341-9700, Ext. 604) Free clinics are offered by Ocean County Health Dept. for infants to school-age children. Sessions are held in Manahawkin, Toms River and Lakewood. Call for appointment. Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), (732-255-0404) Ocean County College, College Drive, Toms River. The organization is affiliated with the Federal Small Business Administration. Free advice is available from experienced professionals for new or existing small businesses. Casino Trips to Showboat, The Polish American Club & Associates host the trips, 2nd Tues. of each month. Pickup is at Great Valu parking lot, Mathistown Rd., Little Egg Harbor, 5 pm. Call 609-2963565. AIDS Testing & Counseling, 175 Sunset Ave., Toms River (732-341-9783) Ocean County Health Dept. provides free and confidential testing. No appointment necessary. Tues., 5:30-8 pm.