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Contents November/December 2020

Welcome sweet November, the season of senses and my favorite month of all.

- Gregory Lenz

IN THIS ISSUE 5 Letter from the Editor 6 In the Kitchen 9 Drinks with Aunt Dawn 10 Sunday Girl Eats 12 Dining Guide

Winter is Coming The November cover was painted by local artist Stephanie Lindley in a nod to the winter season, surfing, ocean and love. Read previous issues online, sign up for our weekly bit of beach inspo with the OC Mag Weekly Round Up, and see stories, pics, and more at www.ocnjmagazine.com.

13 The Interview 18 Snapshot 26 Let's Get Crafty 28 It’s History by Fred Miller 30 Meet the Maker 36 Shop Guide 38 Trends - Cappella Olive Oils 40 Shop Talk - Golden Buddha

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Need some gift ideas? We shop the fab small boutiques in OC for you... here are our picks.

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Sunday Girl Eats

Amy Mahon makes entertaining easy this season with her holiday scone loaf

46 Farm Life 50 Now Presenting 54 Beach Reads 55 Activities Guide 56 Spot It Quiz 57 Word Search 59 Services Guide

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Beach Reads

Books are always in fashion, and make the perfect gifts for yourself and for others. See what titles made our selections this month.

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Golden Buddha

This Downtown studio/cafe is bursting with community spirit.

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From the Editor

BOGGLE OUR MINDS Remember that word game Boggle? Players take turns shaking up lettered cubes, then once they land, make as many new words out of them as they can.

2020 is like playing Life Boggle.

Everything got shook up and we’re all trying to make sense of how things landed until the turn starts over again. In OC, restaurants switched to takeout only, curbside pickup, and/or outdoor dining. Retail shifted to private appointments and virtual shopping. Meetings were Zoomed, playgrounds stood empty... These temporary fixes were put in place on the fly, showing a determination by business owners and citizens that deserves a double high five. And even though there was a heavy cloud of uncertainty, so many of you came to our shores, soaked in the sun, shopped, dined, played, boated, jetskiid – safely – and the retail, restaurants, recreation and services gradually opened with guidelines.

As a small business owner, I thank you for reading this magazine each month and visiting our website. Ocean City is our shared happy place. There are so many things that inspire me on this island, I feel lucky to share them.

Inspiration in November and December in America’s Greatest Family Resort comes at a quieter pace. These last two months of the year are special. They're slower, leaving more time to focus and indulge yourself, your family, your work, your hobbies, whatever the case may be. Though key events are uncertain, most things are solid. The ocean will wave to the shore, the Downtown will bustle with shoppers, the Boardwalk will smell sweet and salty, and the bay will come alive with water lovers.

Speaking of coming alive, this issue is filled with life, love, and happiness; starting with the cover.

The beautiful painting by Stephanie Lindley is a nod to old man winter, the winds that move our air and make waves on our ocean.

Giving is a large part of the holiday season. See our finds from local shops in the annual Holiday Gift Guide on page 50. Also inside, you'll find the conclusion to the spooky short story The Door

by Nick Matousch, recipes, history, games and articles on the people, places, and things to do that make Ocean City so special.

Cheers to the ups and downs, the salty and the sweet... and may we all score high in Boggle.

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CHRISTINE’S I TA L I A N PA S T RY SHOPPE ‘Stuffing’ has a new meaning this holiday season at the Northfield-based bakery

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T HAS BEEN a more-thaninteresting year for holiday meals.

Many families, whether they live hours away or blocks apart, faced quarantines and cancelled holiday traditions. Celebrations with grandma and grandpa have been reduced to family dinner with our immediate housemates.

Hopefully as this holiday season arrives, restrictions will have calmed and we can sit down together with our entire families for a

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good holiday meal.

One way to bring everyone around the table is by getting a stuffed bread order from Christine’s Italian Pastry Shoppe, an Italian bakery located in Northfield. The smell of the stuffed bread appetizers – a distinctive whiff of bread, pepperoni, sausage and other ‘stuffings’ – will fill the room as soon as you bring it home. If you tell your friends and family you'll be bringing something from Christine’s, everyone will be at the dinner

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table before you know it.

The stuffed breads at Christine’s come in four varieties – pepperoni or spinach with provolone, homemade roasted red peppers with mozzarella, and finally hot sausage with hot cherry peppers. Owner Suzanne Gurski and her best-friend-turnedco-worker Carolyn Dearborn start off by prepping the stuffing for the bread before they make the dough. Using grills located behind the bakery, they roast peppers

and grind and grill sausage until the bakers mouths are watering from the smell of cooking meats and veggies.

“For the hot sausage we cook it and grind it,” said Suzanne. “Then we do the diced hot cherry peppers for the roasted red pepper bread. The peppers we roast on the grill, then we marinate them with fresh basil, fresh cracked pepper, salt and garlic.”

As to how much of the simple seasonings they put in, it all goes into how much they feel needs to go in it. Whether it be a pinch of salt and pepper or a little more, the bakers gauge it by feel and 19 years of experience.

“Do not ask us measurements,” joked Carolyn.

“I have the original owners recipe book,” said Suzanne. “I tweaked stuff and changed it to my own thing. One time the original owner walked by and took a bite of cake I was making (he was diabetic so I had to yell at him for that) and asked ‘You're not using my recipe?’ I told him I was and he said, ‘It tastes a lot better than when I make it’".

Everything that goes into the stuffed breads is prepped in house. From the sausage to the peppers, nothing in Christine’s comes from a jar.

“We cannot stand those canned peppers,” said Suzanne. “They just taste like vinegar.”

After the stuffings are prepared, the bakers make their dough with yeast, water and flour.

Spreading it out to proportion along a baking table, the bread gets stuffed with aged provolone or mozzarella before the sausage, peppers or spinach goes in. Once everything is layered properly, the bread proofs in a heat box by heat and steam. “[Proofing] activates the yeast,” said Suzanne.

“It makes the bread puffy.”

Once the bread is proofed, it only needs a light egg wash before it's baked until golden brown.

When it comes out of the oven, the smell of the loaf fills the room. I know I said it before, but I cannot reiterate this enough. The smell overcomes you when you pick up your order, and you want to savor the bread right then and there. It might be hard to drive home without taking a piece (or two) off the end as a little snack.

You would think bread to be a little dry, but the stuffed breads at Christine’s are not dry at all. Between the right amount of yeast and the steam in the heat box, the stuffed pepperoni bread I had was just the right amount of crunchy on the outside and moist on the inside.

Bread however is not the only thing that this bakery has to offer. Christine’s sells dozens of awesome pastries in their storefront cases.

The storefront has a abundance of desserts on display, from chocolate covered pretzels to

seasonally decorated cookies. They bake everything from custom birthday cakes to candies to pumpkin cheesecakes, with pumpkin spices all over everything for the holiday season. The cheesecake they bake is definitely dense, but you will get to the end of your bite wishing you had more.

“We make a spiced wafer crust for the bottom,” said Suzanne. “The cheesecake is our normal cheesecake with pumpkin pie spice, baked in a water bath. This helps steam the cheesecake and bake it evenly.”

The cheesecake is good, but what really takes the cake is their pumpkin cannoli. With a thin chocolate shell and sweet creamy filling with the right amount of pumpkin spice, I could probably pop off a half dozen of these after dinner myself.

Christine’s brings in people from Cape May to Manahawkin, and not just because it smells like the holidays should. Suzanne knows what it is like to need a gluten free option, and assures customers that Christine’s prepares their special orders with that need specifically in mind.

“People getting [our breads] know it is safe because

we take it seriously for cross contamination,” said Suzanne. “I was diagnosed with celiac disease in ’07.

I get sick when my family gets their hands in bread and then puts them in the ice tray. It is no fun when you get sick.”

Possibly the only thing better than the pastries at Christine’s is the show they put on when you pick up your order. The tight storefront feels like you are walking into a family kitchen bustling with holiday baking. The air is friendly too – from water guns to flip flop fly swatters batting at your hands smudging the glass – Suzanne and Carolyn know how to have fun when their customers come into the bakery.

“When you come here you get a comedy act,” said Carolyn. “It keeps it fun.”

Text by Nick Matousch.

Photos by Allie McEntee.

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DRINKS WITH

Aunt Dawn Boat House Punch 1 750ml bottle Breckenridge spiced rum 1 750ml bottle Rothman and Winter Apricot Liquor 1 750 ml bottle Bertroux brandy 1 750ml bottle St Elizabeth’s all spice dram 1 cup Black Tea Simple Syrup (recipe below) 46 ounce pineapple juice 24 ounces sparkling water (flavored) Serve in your favorite punch bowl or ask your grandmother to borrow hers!

Simple Syrup 2 cups raw brown sugar 2 cups hot water steeped with 4 black tea bags.

Stir over low heat until sugar is incorporated.

If a hot punch is desired, skip the ice. Add ingredients to a sauce pan to warm over low heat.

Serve in tempered mugs.

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DIRECTIONS Heat oven to 400° F. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper, allowing one inch to hang over the edges.

In a large bowl, toss together the marzipan, chocolate chips, cranberries and powdered sugar to coat. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, cut the cubed butter into the flour using a fork or pastry blender. Add the baking powder, salt and two tablespoons sugar and combine. Add to the marzipan combination.

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Shore Eats The Dining Guide BREAKFAST I LUNCH I SWEETS

Starbucks 1061 Asbury, 938-6905.

Aunt Betty’s Ice Cream Shack Seriously fresh ice cream. Even treats for your doggies. 2100 Asbury; 40th & West. 398-4001; 398-4005.

Uncle Bill’s Pancake House Legendary breakfasts, lunches.

2112 Asbury, 40th & West, 3987393. Open year round.

Barefoot Market Scones, bread, coffee, artisan lunches. 214 West, 399-0221.

Christine's Italian Pastry Shoppe Custom cakes, delish pastry, gluten free options. 314 Tilton, 646-5666.

Fractured Prune Hot made-toorder doughnuts. 1225 Asbury, 609-399-0482.

Johnny B Goode Waffles, ice cream, family entertainment. 14th & Asbury, 525-0646 & 34th & West, next to Hoy’s, 525-0648.

Johnson’s Popcorn One whiff of this corn a cookin, and you'll be hooked. 1368 Boardwalk, (800) 842-2676. Open year round.

Nauti Donuts Try the Salty Dog... maple icing, porkroll, salted caramel drizzle. 2133 Asbury, 609938-2253.

Ocean City Coffee Company The perfect cup of coffee. 9th & Boardwalk, & 1066 Boardwalk, 917 Asbury, 399-5533. Open year round.

Positively Fourth Street Breakfast and lunch. Dinner in season.

Innovative dishes. 400 Atlantic, 814-1886.

Wards Pastry Butter cookies, sticky buns, scrapple pie. 730 Asbury, 399-1260. Open year round.

Yoasis Beach Bowls Fro yo, acai bowls, pitaya bowls, smoothies.

1242 Boardwalk, 938-0898.

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PIZZA I BURGERS l FRIES l CHEESESTEAKS Del’s Oceanside Grill Menu is time-tested and sure to please adults and kiddies alike. 934 Boardwalk, 399-3931.

Flippers Grill Outside at PortO-Call Hotel. Burgers, etc. 1510 Boardwalk, 399-8812.

Jilly’s Ice cream and fries... best day ever! Ice cream, 1172 Boardwalk.

Fries, 1034 Boardwalk.

6th Street Pizza Salads, apps, pizza, sandwiches. Credit cards accepted. 600 Boardwalk, next to Gillian's, 609-525-0022.

Bennie’s Bread and Italian Market Fresh bread, pastries, brick oven pizzas, sandwiches, and tomato pie.

1159 Asbury, 398-9450. Second location at 4th & Ocean.

Please call each establishment for procedures and hours. Some are seasonal only.

Crab Trap Seafood, prime rib, steak and pasta dishes. 2 Broadway, Somers Point, 927-7377.

Emily’s Ocean Room Cafe High tea all summer, breakfast and lunch year round. 11th & Boardwalk, 398-5700. Open year round.

Hula Restaurant and Sauce Company Tasty Hawaiian cuisine.

We love the Firecracker Shrimp.

940 Boardwalk, 399-2400.

Jay’s Crabshack 737 Asbury, 3994022. Open year round.

Jon & Patty’s Healthy, creative bistro fare. Second floor seating.

637 Asbury Avenue, 399-3377.

Open year round.

Ocean City Restaurant Association Member restaurants all over the island. Eatinocnj.com.

Oves Restaurant Fresh seafood dinners, homemade apple cider donuts. 4th & Boardwalk, 398-3172.

Red’s Jersey-Mex Superior Mexi/ Southwest food. Gluten-free menu.

11th & Haven, 399-2272.

Kirk’s Pizza New white pie with ricotta is delish. 44 Route 9, Marmora. 390-1845.

Spadafora's Restaurant & Clam Bar Famous dockside fresh local flavor. 843 Atlantic, 398-6154.

Manco & Manco Pizza Three locations on the Boards. 7th, 9th, and 12th Streets. 399-2548.

Spadafora's Seafood Market Large, fresh selection of takeout fish and shellfish. 932 Haven, 3986703.

GLOBAL CUISINE I SEAFOOD Adelene Serving breakfast and lunch daily. Burger Bar. Gorgeous beachfront space. 1510 Boardwalk, 800-334-4546.

Cousin’s Varied and sophisticated menu. Outside dining, catering too.

104 Asbury, 399-9462.

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Tuckahoe Inn Back Bay Cafe with live music, Boat Bar. 1 Harbor Road & Route 9, Beesley’s Point, 390-3322. Open year round.

Voltaco’s Everything Italian.

Sandwiches, dinners, sauces. 957 West, 399-0753.

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Local Ocean Snapshot

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Around the Island Brittany, Norah, and Winnie Kaminski, Wally Church and Delia.

Photo by Allie McEntee.

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Around the Island

This page, clockwise from top: Trisha and Peter Morgan; Marie Sacks-Wilner; Elizabeth Chiola and Kathleen Cullen.

Opposite page, top and bottom: Al and Hellen Stonitsch; Chris and Theresa.

Photos by Allie McEntee.

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Around the Island

Opposite page, clockwise from top: Jackie VanDame and Jenette Dructor; Joe and Cindy Lumas and Janine and Steve Duarte; Tracey, Kathy, and Ed Rooney.

This page, clockwise from top: Issy Padula and Chad Callahan; Jean and Joe Trojak; Sonia Coronel and Marina Arnold.

Photos by Allie McEntee.

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Around the Island

This page, clockwise from top: Barbara and John Paciotti; Amber Bird and Amy Barbetto; Marykate Luft and Spencer Buchness.

Opposite page, clockwise from top: John, Nina, and Sonia; Katie and Aggie McEntee; Robert, James, Nicky, Donovan, and Nathan Lenzo.

Photos by Allie McEntee.

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Crafty Gather and spend this Thanksgiving holiday baking up some adorable turkey handprint cookies! Your kids will love making them and they’ll add a little something special to your Thanksgiving Day spread.

What a great way to spend your holiday season with the ones you love and are so grateful for.

Your little ones will be sure to gobble these right up.

MATERIALS YOU’LL NEED. Paper and pencil

Cinnamon and sugar

Scissors

Dried mango

Paint brush

2 1/4 cups of all purpose flour

4 small bowls (for mixing icing) Parchment paper

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Plastic wrap or foil

1/4 teaspoon salt

Baking sheets

3/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature

Small sharp knife Visit @thelittlebungalow for more fun projects to keep you inspired and busy!

Food dye Icing Candy eyes

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3/4 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

I hope you enjoy making these as much as me and my family do! It’s always a treat to get to share my creations with you.

Love,

Caitlin Peck

TURKEY HANDPRINT COOKIES INSTRUCTIONS.

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Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium mixing bowl.

In a large mixing bowl using a mixer (hand or stand mixer) beat the butter and sugar together until completely smooth and creamy.

Then add one egg and vanilla extract and beat a minute longer until combined.

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Next add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until well combined. Dough will be soft. If it seems too sticky to roll out add one more tablespoon of flour and mix again.

Brush your cookies with egg white and sprinkle them with cinnamon and sugar.

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Once everything is mixed divide your dough into two equal parts.

Place each dough portion onto a piece of lightly floured parchment paper. With a lightly floured rolling pin, roll the dough to about 1/4 inches thick.

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After your dough is rolled out, lightly dust one of your dough rolls with flour. Place another piece of parchment paper on top to prevent sticking. Place the second rolled out dough on top of the first and follow the same steps. Cover with plastic or foil and refrigerate for one to two hours or up to two days.

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While your cookies are baking you can mix your icing with your chosen colors to paint the fingers for the turkey feathers.

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When your dough is chilled, preheat your oven to 375°. Line your baking sheets with parchment paper (optional). Take out your dough and carefully remove the top dough piece to separate your rolled out dough.

When you are all done decorating place your cookies back into the refrigerator for everything to set.

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Now we are ready to make our handprint shapes. Trace your child(ren)s hand onto a piece of paper and cut it out.

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Place your paper cut outs onto your rolled out dough, using a sharp small knife gently cut around the hand print(s). Using a spatula gently lift up your cookie handprint shapes and arrange them onto your baking sheet.

Bake for 11 minutes or so until lightly browned edges occur.

Keep an eye on them and rotate your baking sheet halfway through baking. Allow cookies to cool completely when done baking.

Once your cookies are cooled you and your little ones can start decorating your turkey hands. Using paint brushes start painting each finger using different colors. Add icing for your eyes or a candy eye and cut your dried mango into little beaks securing them with a little dab of icing too!

Finally, enjoy your delicious adorable treats. Gobble gobble!

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Local Ocean It’s History

OCEAN CITY DEDICATES NEW WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE

By Fred Miller

F 100 years ago, July 4, 1920, Ocean City’s World War Honor Roll was dedicated.

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IFTY YEARS AGO, November 11, 1970, Ocean City’s annual Veterans Day ceremonies began at 10:30am with the raising of the American flag over Veterans Memorial Park.

The honor of raising the flag went to World War I veterans Jack G. Jernee and Harold S. Paris.

Joseph Frain, commander of the United Veterans Council, and Ed Cornman, adjutant, organized the program, which opened with the Ocean City High School band playing patriotic music.

The invocation was given by the Rev. Joseph McCauley, pastor of Our Lady of Good Council Roman Catholic Church, and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Maurice Blizzard, commander of Ferguson-Foglio Post 6650 VFW. The highlight of this special day was the dedication of a new plaque attached to the 50-year-old World War I stone monument. Mayor Robert L. Sharp read the inscription on the bronze plaque: “In grateful memory to the men and women from this community who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during any wars and a lasting tribute to those who gave their lives in the services of their country.” Gordon Smith, past commander of the United Veterans Council, placed a wreath at the base of the monument.

The following Ocean City men who died in the service of America were remembered on Veterans Day: World War I – Wesley R. Cordery. Lawrence Russell Henry, Nicholas Impaliazzo, Abram N. Morgan, Elmer E. Ranck.

World War II – Seymour Arnold, Norman Blackman, Robert M. Breckley, William Blair, Arthur M. Bryan,

Edward Clark, Harry P. Clark, John Collins, William Fehrle, Edgar Ferguson, Richard H. Fife, Joseph A. Foglio, Harry V. Fraser, Robert Fullager, Edmund Eliason Jr., John R. Groves, Allen S. Herring, Bertram Hillman Jr., Hugh A. Jack, Delbert James, Raymond L. Jones, Edward J. Lawson, Delmar J. Leach, Peter P. Migliaccio, John M. Mintzer, Edgar D. Morris Jr., Byron Nichols, John O’Brien, Anthony Paone Jr., Robert G. Powell, Harry G. Ross, Oliver Sack, Charles E. Selby, James M. Stevens Jr;, Harold C. Sumpter, Harry Thorpe Jr., J. Richard Townsend, Stanley C. Townsend, Thomas H. Turner, John C. Watchko.

Korean War –Robert N. Barnett, John C. Miner, Melvin A. Schmatz, Kent W. Stinger.

Cold War – Alfred E. Senior Jr. Vietnam War – Willie E. Granger, William R. Godfrey, George F. Long, John C. Martin, Bruce M. Miley, Jon R. Morvay, Charles W. Sterling, Robert A. Woodrow.

50 years ago, November 11, 1970, a plaque was attached to the World War monument.

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MEET THE MAKER/// L I F E C E L E B RAT E S A RT C E L E B RAT E S M U S I C

Todd DiCiurcio Text by Lauren Avellino Turton. Photos provided by Todd DiCiurcio.

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Art is life. Music is life. Surfing is life. And most importantly for Todd DiCiurcio, his lovely wife, best friend, business partner, and biggest supporter, Megan (“Megs”)... is life.

Todd has spent the past 20 plus years creating a balance between his home in Ocean City, studio in Brooklyn, NY, and extensive travels around the globe with Megs. He is well known internationally for his unique artistic style and methods. Todd creates his paintings while capturing live musicians and explosive spectators. ”Since the late 1990s, my art has involved the live drawing and painting of bands that I have worked with in close collaboration. The very first was Guided By Voices in 1999 at the Sapphire Supper Club in Orlando, FL,” he recalled.

He has since captured many mainstream rock and roll sensations on stage, including The Rolling Stones, Blondie, Jack Johnson, Morrissey, Portugal. The Man, New Order, and many others.

Todd’s work has been exhibited in London, Los Angeles, New York, Florida, and Pennsylvania. He has created live paintings in Asbury Park, NJ, Austin, TX, and Australia.

He explained that what makes his artwork so special is that he can’t take back even one single stroke.

“While drawing, each sensation of every mark is a direct reaction to the experience of sound to gesture, and of the performer’s action to line. The drawings are visceral responses to the sounds and energy that are unique to each of these bands,” he said. “My identification with the music’s lyrical

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content, and precise delivery in the live context, enables me to become a physical and visual conduit for the shared experience of the performance within the tradition of drawing from life.”

Blending art and music has evolved throughout Todd’s life. At age six, he got his first album by The Cars.

“Music was everything to me. I pretended to play drums on my bed with chopsticks on paper, ripping through it like I was blasting through drum heads. My life in the arts started with the uncontrollable burning urge to draw all over everything, combine that with the differences of a non-transparent DIY upbringing, childhood divorce and death, dodging, but getting, residual abusive behavior and the freedoms created from it are the fuel to that fire, the ‘life experience,’” Todd explained.

Todd majored in Life Drawing and Printmaking as a Fine Arts student at Kutztown University in PA, spent residency at Vermont Studio Center, lived in Micco, FL, and currently spends much of his time in his Brooklyn, NY studio.

“But, Ocean City is the one constant that brings the light back,” Todd said. “New York can be stifling at times. Even though we’re close to the water, there is a completely different energy here.”

Born in Norristown, PA, his family spent summers in Ocean City for as far back as he can remember.

“Much of my childhood was spent dreaming of getting back into the surf, while skating sketchy ramps and

To see Todd’s work, and upcoming adventures and creations, follow him on Instagram: www.instagram.com/odddc/.

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prohibited areas around PA with colorful accomplices.”

Todd explained in order to live in OC, he had to have a summer job.

“I worked a paper route and vacuumed surf shop floors until I was old enough to be a busboy at Mack & Manco Pizza. This experience in particular taught me structure and responsibility,” he recalled. “The Manco family always supported me even well past the time I left to work at 7th Street Surf Shop. That’s where Megs and I helped friend and owner, Larry Friedel, cultivate a now-thriving surf lesson and camp program.”

An avid surfer himself, Todd enjoys transforming surfboards into whimsical, colorful works of art.

“I always painted my own boards as a means to invoke a sense of strength, to do what I love, what I want to do, how I want to do it, how I felt at the moment,” he said. “The majority of these early board creations were collected by 7th Street’s Friedel. Later, I would come to create the official 7th Street logo… who knew.”

Todd also collaborated with Margate’s Steve & Cookie owner and entrepreneur, Cookie Till. He installed a sculptural work-in-progress for her annual art show to “shake things up, which made for wonderful art dialogue,” he said.

He later created a mural on her restaurant food truck, The Traveling Kitchen.

As a birthday present for Megs, he created a mural, “The Queen’s Threshold.”

“My mural was created during the COVID-19

lockdown – something to dream alongside our existence in this shining new soft apocalypse. If the expression provides stimulation for passer-bys, there’s a new conversation for Ocean City,” said Todd.

Todd and Megs met when they were just kids, and have been each other’s yin and yang for decades, working together in the fashion and art worlds, and using surfing together as a shared escape from their bustling businesses.

“I think for Todd and I, our journey is about love, it’s about magic and making things happen, and always having each other’s back,” she said. “We push each other, we drive each other, we inspire each other. Both of us are one another’s biggest fans.”

Megs is a renowned entertainment public relations executive in the fashion industry. She and her husband are brand ambassadors for Caddis Eyewear.

Todd’s art and fashion collaborations include Tommy Hilfiger, Rag & Bone, Gap, Kenneth Cole, and March NYC. He is also a founding partner, alongside filmmaker Taylor Steele, of Solento Organic Tequila, available at Circle Liquor in Somers Point.

Fashion, surfing, art, music, and just embracing life... the beat goes on for the DiCiurcios, and they believe the sky’s the limit in the years to come.

“The journey has been incredible,” said Megs. “We dreamt it up, we dreamt it up.”

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The Interview Nick Matousch interviews local pro surfer Rob Kelly

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OU cannot have a conversation about surfing in this town without the name Rob Kelly popping up. Kelly has been an integral part of the local surfing community over the last 15 years. Throughout this eventful year Rob's been hard at work making sure the surfing culture stays strong amidst a pandemic, and preparing for the future of the sport.

How did you start surfing?

I learned in Hawaii when I was ten. My mom grew up there. From ten to 15 [my brother and I] would surf there and in the summer also in Ocean City. I grew up in Bucks County, Pa; We came down on weekends. The summer before high school we came down and never went back.

What has your competition career been like?

I started when I was 14 in a local amateur contest. They have them in Ocean City pretty frequently. From there I did the Pro Junior events my last two years in high school. When I graduated from high school I started doing the World Qualifying Series. I did that for five or six years and then transferred to more of a marketing role with Billabong.

Where are big places you surfed? Are there places you still want to go?

I have surfed all over Asia, Europe, Central America, South America, Hawaii, Tahiti. I have been to a lot of the main surf spots around the world, but I would like to try to go to “off the grid” type spots now.

What do you do besides surfing?

I go to the gym five days a week. I try to stay in shape when there are not waves. It has to be pretty flat for me not to go surfing.

What is your brand Numb Skulls?

It's a YouTube channel where we showcase our surfing and cold water adventures. The best waves in New Jersey are in the winter. We showcase 34 OCNJMAGAZINE.COM

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adventures here or traveling in Ireland or Canada. Due to the popularity we created merchandise – tee shirts, hoodies and hats – that's helped fund going overseas.

Why is surfing such a growing sport?

The learning curve is a lot quicker than other sports. Almost anyone can go get a lesson at 7th Street Surf Shop and by the end of an hour and a half, can be standing up and riding waves.

What does surfing and living along the coast mean to you?

I feel fortunate every single day that I can wake up in OC, walk to the beach and surf, and realize that it is my job. I have been blessed to be able to do that.

What do you think about when driving to the next set of waves?

Just the anticipation of not knowing what I am going to find when I get to the spot. Hoping I made the right call when rolling up and seeing what the waves are doing.

What do you hope for the future of surfing?

Wave pools are the next big thing in surfing. That, mixed in with surfing being included in the Olympics for the very first time. I hope that during the Olympics, Mother Nature delivers and it ends up being entertaining for the general public.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Being able to wake up every day and do something I love. To be able to have surfing and family at the center of my life. Some competition achievements stand out, but the biggest achievement is being able to make a career out of surfing and be able to surf every day for as long as I have.

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Seagrass Boutique 752 Asbury, 9382398 Stainton’s A gallery of shops featuring gifts, clothes, jewelry and more. 810 Asbury, 545-8681.

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BEAUTY Lindsy James Salon 945 Asbury, 5259900.

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By Bill Barlow

Pop into 1123 Asbury Avenue and gain a fresh perspective on these specialty items.

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CAPELLA’S OIL & VINEGAR Oil and vinegar mix with bold flavors at Asbury location

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ROWING UP in Hammonton, NJ, Debbie Capella’s father’s Italian heritage showed. He was the chef of the family, she said. When she decided to launch her own business, she sought to honor his heritage.

About three years ago, she opened Capella’s Oil and Vinegar on Tilton Road in Northfield, in a shopping center called London Square. But she wanted to be in Ocean City.

“Everything’s great here. The people are wonderful,” she said. “It took me a while, but I finally got here.”

She found a spot at 1123 Asbury Avenue. She appreciated her customers in Northfield, she said, but this location sees more foot traffic strolling by, which means customers are far more likely to stop in to check out the store, even if they did not set out to find her.

Some of the Atlantic County customers have followed her to the new location.

“And I’m so grateful and thankful to them, that they did travel,” Debbie said. “Yes, it’s only 10 minutes but you have to go over the bridge. They are finding their way here.”

The shop is lined with polished steel containers, with a variety of olive oils on one side, balsamic vinegars on the other. The store also offers a variety of other delicacies, including imported pastas, olives, sea salts, jars of artichokes, pestos and a variety of tomato-based sauces. Or gravies. Or, it depends. The age-old argument remains alive and well.

“I call it gravy,” Debbie said, true to her Hammonton roots. “The dictionary definition is anything that’s made with meat is gravy.”

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ingredients.

“We put meat in there so we call it gravy,” she said.

There are also gourmet jellies and jams, along with a variety of gift items, including kitchen ware and some beautiful plates and utensils. A striking wooden salad bowl and wooden spoons were carved from olive wood, Debbie said.

The oils and vinegars are the main attraction and the focus of the store.

Launching a new business in 2020 presented some extraordinary challenges, some of which remain. The emergency measures in the spring meant the store could not open until June. She was also limited in other ways, unable to hold special events or offer some kinds of samples.

Debbie was able to give tastes, though.

“You can still taste the oils and the vinegars. But I do it, so that it’s controlled,” she said.

She puts a small amount of oil or of vinegar in a disposable cup, so customers can have a sip. On a recent visit, the first taste was of an olive oil infused with Tuscan herbs. This first sip, slipped under a cloth mask, coats the tongue and slides down smoothly. Initially, it’s all about texture before the complicated combination of herbs blossoms on the taste buds. Oregano adds a slight bite, blending with the rosemary, marjoram and garlic.

Many experts tout the virtues of olive oil, which is loaded with antioxidants, and is shown to work as an anti-inflammatory and help protect against heart disease.

Another taste combines vinegar and oil, with a lemon infused vinegar giving a brightness to the flavor.

Vinegar, too, has long been held to offer health benefits. It’s great

for digestion, Debbie said. Its use as a tonic dates to ancient times. Hypocrites – the Greek guy from the doctor’s oath – is reported to have recommended it for patients.

In this context, it’s all about the flavors.

Debbie said her distributor works directly with the farmers, who press olives twice a year to produce the extra virgin olive oil.

“I really like this company. I had been using this product for a really long time,” Debbie said.

The balsamic vinegar is from Italy, and undergoes a multistep aging process.

The grapes are from the Italian region of Modena, she said.

“Just like Champagne has to come from a particular region of France, it’s the same with these grapes in order to make it a balsamic vinegar,” Debbie said.

She enjoys working with the customers, trying different combinations of oils and vinegars and recommending pairings.

“And that’s the fun part, is you get to taste everything,” Debbie said. “You’re not buying something that you’re going to take home and not like. You tried it and you know you like it.

“You get to experience the fun of tasting it and the different things that you can do with the oils and balsamics.”

At the front of the store near the entrance is a display of the current recommended tasting.

“This is the wild mushroom and sage olive oil paired with the red apple balsamic, which is great for fall,” she said.

While it may be fun to taste the products straight up in the store, that’s not how most will be used at home. Debbie has a plethora of recommendations.

“You can use them for everything. You can marinate with them. You can use them as a salad dressing. You can cook with them or use it as a drizzle to finish your meats or drizzle them on cheese,” she said.

She recommends some as an ice cream topping, such as the black cherry

or dark chocolate-infused vinegars. She suggested customers can let their imaginations run wild, and not stick to vanilla as a base.

“That’s up to your tastes. You can be very creative,” she said.

She uses the vinegars to create iced teas or to flavor sparkling water. The beverage tastes great with no added sugars.

“You can even make cocktails,” she said.

Debbie said she has plans for a cookbook to eventually be available in the store.

Part of the inspiration was to honor her parents, she said. She also thought there was a need.

“We just didn’t have anything that I knew of like this around here,” she said.

The store has a web presence, at capellaoilandvinegars.com, but Debbie said she would rather see the customers in person, and for them to have the chance to immerse themselves in the place, and to experience the smells and tastes of the infused oils and vinegars before making a choice.

The website does offer some chances to make connections as well, with recipes posted there and an option for customers to offer their own stories.

Debbie bottles the oils and vinegars on site. Most are the same price, $13.95 or $19.95 depending on the size.

Some options run slightly more, such as the white truffle olive oil. She said the products are all natural, with no artificial ingredients.

Once the world returns a little more to normal, she said, she plans to bring in samples of her own cooking to show what can be done with the oils and vinegars, as well as the other specialty items.

The oils from around the world use the agrumato method, with options like blood orange, lemon on chipotle. The vinegars include no thickeners, caramel colors or added sugars and are aged in wooden barrels in the traditional Solera system.

“I want people to come in and experience this,” Debbie said.

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HREE main ingredients make up Golden Buddha at 841 Central Avenue, the yoga studio, the café and the gift shop. Which element is the most important?

The community, said Courtney Lloyd, a yoga teacher who manages the business.

“I think the community is the most important part,” she said. She’s worked at the studio for about a year and described feeling that sense of connection from the start, from the first time she walked in. She described it as an allencompassing experience.

“There’s no Buddha Bar without the studio, but there’s no studio without the community. The community is what pulls it all together. We have an amazing community here,” she said.

She’s crouched on a comfy couch in a set-aside section of the business called the Peacock Room. There are no shelves with products, just a spot where people can gather after class, chat and enjoy their beverages.

Entering the shop, a variety of clothing hangs to the left, seating and shelves of products and books to the right, and a wide bar where a variety of specialty drinks are served up at the back of the space.

On the shelves are a variety of books, along with honey, dried mushrooms, gifts and crystals, as well as a brown ukulele at the ready. Down a hallway is the yoga studio, with polished dark wood floors and a red brick wall.

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The studio is the beating heart of the business, offering a regular schedule of classes in a variety of styles and at a variety of levels. Cailin Callahan, the owner of the business, started it teaching yoga on the beach, building a loyal following and nurturing a community.

Cailin grew up in Cape May County, surfing the local breaks on her longboard and working as a singer and yoga teacher. She said Golden Buddha grew organically, describing herself as an accidental yoga studio owner.

“Everything has been accidental like that. I never forced anything,” she said in a phone interview. Cailin was out of the area when the interview took place. The yoga studio started out at a different location on Asbury Avenue, at first as just a logical next step for the beach yoga classes. Since the start, there have been two Asbury locations before Golden Buddha found its current home.

“I thought I’ll rent a place for the summer and just go traveling again,” she said. She signed a lease on a building that she said was nowhere close to ready.

“I did not sleep for three straight days,” she said. There was room to teach classes and a small section up front for some merchandise. But when she was set to hit the road, the studio had taken on a life of its own.

“When it came time for me to leave in September, the teachers and the community still wanted a studio. We already had our community,” she said. “When I came back a month later, the building had sold, and my community had

already moved me to a new building. It’s kind of always just run itself.”

She had not seen the building when the business purchased it. Today, she said, many of the people coming to Golden Buddha classes don’t even know her. She expects to spend even less time on site as she works on a Golden Buddha project in western Mexico.

“I’ll be popping in from time to time, but mostly spending time in Baja at the Peace Sanctuary,” she said.

The retreat has several buildings, “luxury safari tents” and a yoga studio, along with views of the surrounding mountains and of the Pacific. Information on the retreat center on the Golden Buddha website uses the name in Spanish, El Sanctuario de Paz. “That’s a pretty spectacular project that really needs my attention,” she said.

According to Courtney, the Ocean City location remains suffused with Cailin’s spirit, with items she picked up on her travels, including Moroccan jewelry and Mala beads (a type of prayer beads) she dipped in a sacred river in India.

“She has her own clothing line, which supports her community in Baja,” said Courtney. She said Cailin looks to small businesses, especially those owned by women, with an emphasis on fair trade and sustainability.

“She cares about where she buys from,” Courtney said.

“Our CBD oil, she knows where that comes from. She knows the people that run the farm. She’s very particular about that.”

CBD products are available for sale, and the hempderived ingredient, which is not psychoactive, can be added to specialty drinks at the bar. Many of the ingredients used have healing properties, Courtney said, including some derived from mushrooms like reishi and lion’s mane.

“Our owner, Cailin, is really knowledgeable about all of that and she’s taught us well,” Courtney said. On a recent weekend, Amanda Shockley was behind the bar, mixing up coffee drinks, herbal beverages, and caffeine free beverages with a base of coconut milk made at the store.

“She’s a magician behind the bar. She really is,” said Courtney of Amanda. Amanda said it is the love that goes into the preparation that makes it magic.

“I’m a big foodie. I have never had food like I’ve had here. I’m not just saying that because I make it now. This food is unique and authentic and different. It makes you feel like you’re somewhere else,” Amanda said. It includes using organic and homemade ingredients.

The seasonal menu also features small plates like hummus and a mushroom and vegan pesto on sourdough for the fall. They do not offer single-use containers.

The drinks are something special, Amanda said.

“I don’t know, they’re, like, innocent. They’re just so pure and light. They make you happy,” she said. “We put a lot of love into all of our food. There’s intention behind it.”

In the yoga studio, Courtney sits behind her tall white

bowls, which each resonate to a different note. Think of a finger along the edge of a crystal wineglass, but with a sound that vibrates the room as she combines notes.

Courtney is one of several yoga teachers at Golden Buddha. They each have their own styles she said, describing them all as amazing. She tries to keep her yoga practice connected to its origins, using the Sanskrit names and including elements beyond what would be seen as an exercise class. Yoga is not just squats and stretches, she said.

“I got into yoga because of health reasons,” she said. “I realized that the physical part was just a small portion of it. I ended up diving way deep into it. There’s mind, there’s the body and then there is the soul part of it.”

For a complete list of classes and teachers, as well as the café menu and more information, see www.goldenbuddhayoga.com.

- by Bill Barlow

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It was the husband of the couple from check in that came walking through the door.

He seemed to come bumbling, head down the same way that I had come through the door. I came to say something, but a chill went through the room that rendered me speechless.

He closed the door, and looked up at the three of us in the room.

“Oh, man, my bad, I must’ve had the wrong room,” he said. He paused, recognizing me, and offered his hand. “You were in the lobby with us.

Sorry for not introducing ourselves back there.

My name’s Steve, and my wife was Meredith.”

“John,” I replied, shaking his hand.

“Good to meet you,” he said. He looked at the two children. “I didn’t realize you had kids.

Didn’t you come alone?”

I shook my head. “I thought this was the bathroom and came in here by mistake. The door was stuck when I tried to make my way back out.”

“It seemed to work fine for me,” Steve said. He eyed the two children and back at me, where he stuck up his eyebrows. I made introductions for him to the children, but I gave Steve an expression on my face that said “Mmmmhmmm.”

“Are you children here by yourselves?” Steve asked.

“We are waiting for Papa,” said Charles. Steve asked a few more of the same questions I had, rehashing the conversation that had just taken place. I shifted uncomfortably in place as I listened.

“Well then, it was nice to meet you, but I think that I’m going to get back to my wife,” Steve said, waving to the three of us. He went to open the doorknob, and I was about to say something.

But the door easily swung open, as if there were nothing wrong with the doorknob.

“Are you staying till their Papa gets back?” asked Steve. My eyebrows raised, I immediately made my way to the door.

A sound made me look back. Victoria had fallen off the bed, and was holding her knee and beginning to cry. Though I shouldn’t have, I turned around to see the injured girl. I looked over at Charles, who moved not a finger, even 44 OCNJMAGAZINE.COM

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though his sibling was clearly hurt.

A voice inside me told me no. Screamed for me to turn the other way and run back to my room. Brushing my teeth suddenly seemed so insignificant anymore.

But that voice was silenced, muffled by something I could not explain. Against all better judgement, I went to help the girl. It was as if I were a puppet on strings I went to attend to Victoria. I felt myself walk over and help her up, but I don’t remember making the choice to help her.

“Are you ok?” I asked her as I rolled her upright. She sobbed slightly, as children do, and I helped her up on the bed again. She nodded, and I rubbed her knee, assuring her that it was all right.

Why did I do that? I thought in the back of my mind. I had no connection to this girl, quite the opposite, but I had gone to her like she were my own daughter. What had happened to me?

I looked up when I knew she was all right, looking towards the doorway. I was certain Steve had left the door open— there had been no sound of it clicking shut on the frame— but the door had somehow closed on his way out. I looked at the door somewhere between horrified and tears.

“Victoria,” I told her. My awareness was suddenly back, and I needed to act on it. I had to make up some believable lie that would maybe, just maybe, grant me an exit out of this creepy room. “How about I go get an ice pack or something from the front desk or the kitchen for your knee? You look like you need me to get something for you.” The girl nodded, looking brightly at me. Her sobs had quieted.

I began to walk toward the door, a glimmer of hope in my chest. There was a confidence in me that this would work, and I would be on my way out, to “help” the girl….

I twisted the handle, and it responded. But the door did not open.

“Is it not opening?” Charles asked, licking his finger as he flipped the page. The words carried not a hint of concern.

“Why won’t this door open!” I exclaimed,

pulling as hard as I could. I knocked on the door.

Steve couldn’t have gotten that far, surely he would hear me…. “Steve! Are you there? You need to open the door for me!”

Silence. There was nothing, no response, no sounds, not even footsteps coming from either side of the hallway.

My fist slid down the door, utterly confused and aggravated and defeated all at the same time. I was trapped in here, with these creepy children that I did not know, in a room that made me extremely uncomfortable.

“Papa will be back soon,” Victoria said, in a voice so smooth that gave no indication she had been crying only a moment before. “He will open the door.”

I didn’t want to know what would happen when Papa got back. I did not want to know. I began to pound on the door again.

“Somebody! Open the door!” I pleaded, sobbing as I knocked hard. I could hear people walking through the hallway again, but none of the footsteps seemed to stop despite my cries. “Let me out! Please, someone open the door, just please, let— me— out!”

The doorknob twisted, and the door was suddenly wide open before me. My cries immediately stopped.

It was the man at the front desk, still in his crisp outfit and sporting wire-framed glasses. His blue suit jacket hung across his shoulders, his white shirt and bow tie underneath. I had not seen from my side of the check in, but the man’s tan khakis seemed very well pressed.

The face though terrified me. Something was not right. This was the check-in clerk, but despite the wide smile, there was a shadow across his face. It seemed as if this were a dark caricature of that man who checked me in. There was a friendly smile upon his face, but there was something in his eyes that made me want to scream.

This was Papa.

“Victoria, honey, what did I tell you about making noise in your room?” the man said as he leaned toward the girl. His voice was warm and smooth, as if he had heard none of my knocking.

“I know, Papa, and I am sorry,” she said. “But please, I just want to be let out of my room. I’m sorry for what I did, I will be good from now on, I promise."

“You know I can’t let you out,” the man said with a tsk tsk. “You were bad; You didn’t clean up after yourself. Kids who don’t listen to their papas have to be punished. You have to stay in your room.”

“But Papa,” she said. “I’ve been here forever.

I’ve been good in here, just like you asked. I’ll do anything, please anything you say if you let me out of the room.”

“She’s even been good for Mama while you were gone,” Charles said, not looking up from the page in his book.

I froze. The way Charles had just said that… it was as if Mama had been in the room with us the whole time.

“You promise, Victoria darling?” the man named Papa asked. “You promise you were good for Mama, and that you will clean up after yourself from now on?” The girl nodded.

“Anything you ask, Papa,” she nodded, wiping her eyes. Her gaze then connected with mine, and a sense of dread suddenly filled me.

“He can stay in the room for me.”

Papa suddenly looked at me, and dread turned to screaming fear.

“Him?” Papa asked as he looked me over as I stood next to the wall by the doorway. I could not move a muscle. “Hmm, yes, maybe he will do. Very well then.

If he stays in the room, you may leave, darling.”

Papa passed me, humming happily as he walked out of the room. I rushed for the doorway. My hand grabbed the edge of the doorway, and then something from inside the room grabbed me.

It was not the hands of a little girl, or those of a late teen boy. Slender fingers wrapped around my shoulder, fingers that were definitely not human. At the same time, another hand wrapped around my midsection. A third and forth hand joined them, until my whole torso was being pulled back. I fought, trying to run, but more of the same fingers wrapped themselves around my legs.

I tried to scream, but no sound escaped my lips.

Nevertheless, I kept yelling, screaming, hoping anyone in the hall would hear me and come rushing in. Whatever was pulling me sat me down on the bed, running its fingers along my body. I felt an invisible finger put itself up to my lips, as if to shush me, and then suddenly I could not mouth a word.

I listened, wide eyed and quiet, to Victoria as she hummed happily, just like Papa. She hopped off the bed and walked around, before skipping out the door.

The door closed behind her, and suddenly the room was quiet.

Charles sat at the desk, and turned another page in his book.

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ONESY, at first glance, might not appear to need extra care.

His goat chin blows in the breeze.

His ears are almost perfectly horizontal. When you see his wheelchair, you realize that he needs some extra love. Christine Ross is there to give it to him.

Christine is the chairman and founder of Old Fogey Farm, a five-acre vegan farm in EHT. She rescues animals who otherwise would be put down or animals who come from hoarding cases. The animals all have names that would be common in a retirement facility. Hence the name – Old Fogey Farm.

In her repertoire are goats, a mini donkey who thinks he’s a goat, a steer who just celebrated his second birthday, sheep, a dog, a cat, and a bunch of rescue squirrels and chipmunks. The squirrels are released once they are healthy but usually live in the trees to be fed.

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“I take in squirrels and chipmunks between bottle feeding and solid foods. I acclimate them to my older orphans and then I release them into my trees. They are wild squirrels but they still get fed,” Christine said.

Otis, the steer, had trouble walking. Christine, formerly a physical therapist, helped him to be able to walk.

“He was born on a dairy farm and he was male and he would have been killed anyway. We rescued him and got him walking and healthy,” said Christine.

Jonesy and Sadie, both goats, sleep in the house with her at night. Jonesy was attacked by a dog and became paralyzed, losing both of his back legs as a result. Hence the wheels that help him to get around.

He has a catheter that needs to be emptied every two hours. Sadie has to go out every three hours. Born with neurological issues, she has trouble getting around.

“Sadie has to sleep inside because of her neurological disorder. She can’t lay down and stand up on her own.

She sleeps in a trundle bed right beside my bed. Jonesy sleeps in a crib. We have a goat nursery set up for them,” said Christine.

As Christine discussed her animal occupants, I had one question as she described a mini donkey living with a few goats. Does he think he’s a goat too?

Yes, he does.

“He head butts like a goat, not knowing that he doesn’t have any horns. He came here as a baby and the goats took him under his wing. His girlfriend is a goat,” said Christine.

Christine started the farm as a tool to regain her purpose. She’s been debilitated with migraines, cluster headaches, and seizures for years. She can’t drive. These animals are her focus.

“I got started because in 2011, I got sick and had to quit my job. I have cluster headaches and chronic migrates. I have seizures and can’t drive. I was getting

a little funky and felt like I didn’t really have any use. I just wasn’t contributing to society. My husband was like ‘Why don’t we get you some goats as pet therapy?’ I always loved animals and was already

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rescuing them. It was a natural progression for me,” said Christine. “Animals certainly aren’t much different than us. I was super involved in my own treatment and I was always super interested in natural medicine.”

Christine does it all – she takes care of their teeth too.

“Our goal in spring of next year is to build a rehab farm. It would be hard to accommodate more special needs animals because they require special bathing. We’d need more funding. We usually have a big fundraiser in the summer but it was canceled,” said Christine.

Old Fogey Farms depends on donations.

“There’s so many animals in need. You have to limit yourself to the funds available. We

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depend on donations.”

Christine primarily takes care of the animals on her own.

“It’s a small operation but it’s constant. There’s a lot of need. I’m a one-man operation. My husband is a big help but he works full time. I had volunteers up until COVID.” She used to do farm tours, which allowed visitors to gain an understanding of her farm.

“We used to do farm tours all the time. Now, we aren’t really doing farm tours. We’re going to do a big open farm day every season, four a year. “ Another big reason why Christine relies on

donations?

Vet bills.

“I used to go to the vet every six months and every year. I don’t always do that anymore. I take their temperatures and check their gums. If everything is okay, I don’t have them go yearly,” said Christine.

When they do have to go to the vet, she takes them to Penn.

“Our doctors at Penn are the best in the country,” said Christine.

She’s glad her health took a turn.

Without that happening, she wouldn’t

have the farm.

“It led me to this life that is such a blessing. It’s my passion,” said Christine. “No matter what kind of pain, I hear my donkey braying in the back and my steer mooing in the front, this place is miraculous. I am so fortunate that my headaches started because it wouldn’t have led me to this.”

You can follow Old Fogey Farm on Facebook and Instagram. They also have an Amazon Wishlist and can be found on the RoundUp app.

For more information or to make a donation, email oldfogeyfarm@ gmail.com or call 609-457-6779.

Otherwise, to keep up to date with all the old fogeys, follow them on Instagram and Facebook.

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You know Hoopla and Beanstack and NewsBank and Freegal And EBSCO for reference, health, business, and legal But do you recall the library is where you’ll find them all The Ocean City Free Public Library has everything you and your family need to stay safe, informed, and entertained throughout the holidays. Take advantage of our digital content, virtual programming, and curbside pickup, or visit us for limited in-person services.

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ATILIS GYM

OC's largest gym

1214 West

545-8830

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GILLIAN’S WONDERLAND PIER

New rides

6th and Boardwalk

399-7082

www.gillians.com

GREATE BAY GOLF CLUB

18-hole Championship course

901 Mays Landing Road, Somers Point

927-5071

www.greatebay.com

GREATE BAY RACQUET AND FITNESS

Indoor squash and tennis, fitness classes

90 Mays Landing Road, Somers Point

925-9550

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JILLY’S ARCADE

Awesome arcade. Ten cent skeeball!

1172 Boardwalk

385-1234

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LEADING EDGE KITE SCHOOL

Beginner and advanced kite surfing lessons.

OC & St. Croix

215-498-5788.

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LOCAL GYM AND FITNESS

Ocean City's complete gym.

908 Asbury

545-8732

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OC AQUATIC & FITNESS CENTER Salt water pool.

1735 Simpson

398-6900

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OCEAN CITY ARTS CENTER

Classes, shows, summer art camp.

1735 Simpson

399-7628

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OCEAN CITY HISTORICAL MUSEUM

Check out OC’s past through postcards, photos and exhibits.

1735 Simpson

399-1801

www.ocnjmuseum.org

OCEAN CITY FISHING CENTER

Boat Rentals, Private Charters

300 Bay

391-8300

www.fishocnj.com

Filled with DVDs, games, 1735 Simpson and books!

399-2434

www.oceancitylibrary.org

12 hole, par 3

26th and Bay

399-5762

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OCEAN CITY PARASAIL

Safe and fun

232 Bay

399-3559.

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OC POPS

An Ocean City tradition.

525-9248

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OC THEATRE COMPANY

Broadway style shows.

We’re going on a trip on 232 Bay our favorite pirate ship

525-9300

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PIRATE VOYAGES

1501 West

398-7555

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PLAYLAND’S CASTAWAY COVE

Over 30 rides, two mini golf courses, and Go Karts

1020 Boardwalk

399-4751

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399-6527

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OC Services Directory PLACES TO STAY Atlantis Inn Luxury B&B European-inspired b&b, beach block location. 601 Atlantic Avenue, 399-9871.

Beach Club Hotel Ocean views, pool, sun terrace. 1280 Boardwalk, 399-8555.

Beach Club Suites Near Boardwalk, wellappointed, one-bedroom suites. 1217 Ocean Avenue, 399-4500.

Patrick Halliday Berkshire Hathaway 754 Asbury, 957-6787.

Pete Madden Goldcoast Sotheby's 513-4781.

Daniel Maimone Remax 3301 Bay, 670-9978.

Long & Foster 14 E. 9th Street, 3986762.

Ebb Tide Suites One and two bedroom apartments with balconies steps from beach.

1001 Little Atlantic Avenue, 391-9614.

HOME IMPROVEMENT Ocean City Carpet & Tile 1360 Asbury, 398-7923.

The Flanders Hotel Modern, luxurious accommodations on Boardwalk. 719 East 11th Street, 399-1000.

MEDICAL Atlantic Coast Dentistry 450 Shore, Somers Point, 601-9566.

Harris House Motel Clean, comfy and quiet rooms and a heated pool. 1201 Ocean Avenue, 399-7800.

Ocean City Dental Center 6th & West, 399-4542.

The Impala Island Inn Refrigerators, free Wi-Fi and cable. 1001 Ocean Avenue, 399-7500.

Osborne’s Inn 50 yards from Boardwalk, free Wi-Fi, ocean view decks, parking and beach tags. 601 East 15th Street, 398-4319.

Port-O-Call Hotel Wi-Fi, meeting areas for gala receptions, small board meetings or large conferences. 1510 Boardwalk, 399-8812.

Wild Dunes Inn Luxurious suites – spacious and furnished near Boardwalk. 801 10th Street, 399-2910.

ASSET MANAGEMENT Reich Asset Management 110 Roosevelt Boulevard, Marmora, 486-5073.

INSURANCE AGENCY McMahon Insurance Agency Multiple locations, 399-0060.

REALTORS

Ocean City Family Practice Center 500 6th Street, 399-1862.

AtlantiCare Primary care, clinical laboratories, and urgent care services.

888-569-1000.

CONCIERGE SERVICES Relax Concierge Enhance your vacation with premium rental items. 232 West 601-5077.

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT/ MARKETING/DESIGN Media Managed Let the professionals handle the management of your social media accounts for an affordable price.

Ad design, brochures, rack cards, logos, more. Call 609-701-2712.

Winter Blues Did you know you could buy prints of any of the Ocean City Magazine covers like this one by artist Stephanie Lindley? Happy dance!

Browse the selection at www. ocnjmagazine.com/shop. You can also get a subscription, tee, mug, guidebook and more while you're there.

©2020 Ocean City magazine Editor Stefanie Godfreyeditor@ocnjmagazine.com Sales Director Bill Godfrey-localocean@ comcast.net Graphic Design Kirsty Smith Contributors Nick Matousch, Bill Barlow, Lauren Avellino Turton, Caitlin Peck, Dawn Yorke, Amy Mahon, Megan Antosy, Emily Yen, Julia Harris, Caleb Servis, Allie McEntee Cover Artist Stephanie Lindley

Monihan Realty Multiple locations. 800-2550998.

Berger Realty Multiple locations. 888-3990076.

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Move-in-ready family home in convenient location Whether you are looking for investment property with very solid rental history or second home with a fantastic shore location, you have arrived at your destination. Great location just one short block from the beach and the boardwalk on a quiet street. Built on an oversized lot, this house offers large rooms with plenty of closets, separate laundry, storage rooms and plenty of parking. One car garage and big outside parking space for two cars. Property is truly in move-in condition and sold fully furnished. Great room with fireplace and hardwood floors, plenty of seating for the whole family. Three generous size bedrooms. Two large front and back covered decks allowing for outside dining and relaxing outdoors. Property features new high efficiency HVAC system and newer appliances. Realistically priced and suitable for the most discriminating buyers.

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With 50 years and counting in real estate, we have learned a few things about guiding people home. Our expertise and commitment to clients has made us the No. 1 real estate company in the United States.* When it comes to buying a home, a Long & Foster agent can give you the best advice on how to get to the home and neighborhood you love. When you’re ready to sell, we can help you present your home in its best light and price it competitively.

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