Endless Summer 18

Season 15

JULY - AUGUST 2018

NO BEACH BAG CAN BE WITHOUT IT!

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...here’s to endless Summer waves!

Where YESTERDAY and TODAY meet by-the-sea

Catch a wAve !

...and you’re sitting on top of the world!

Inlet Beach Surfers ~ Flag bearer, Weston Auty... Board holders left to right, Blake Rosenello, Alaina Nordberg, Kaitlyn Nordberg, Bohdan Osadchuk, Johnny Moran, Will Auty and Peyton Rosenello. Photo by Deanna Giordanno

BRAND NEW Custom Wildwood Jewelry

Exclusively Available at

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SINCE 1950

3304 Pacific Ave., Wildwood, NJ 609-522-7604 MSBrownJewelers.com 3 Mechanic St., CMCH, NJ 609-463-8799

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THE BOARDWALK WILDWOODS NJ THE MOREY’S FAMILY HAS BEEN HAND-CRAFTING SUMMER FOR FAMILIES FOR 50 YEARS

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“The“Down first week I’m going to is sitaon my porch in atorocking chair.

The second going rock. “ ~Calvin the fine art offolk vacationing by the waves place I want go, it’s a place calledweek “longI’mago” a to long, long timeCoolidge ago. “on~Chris Kastle, singer NEW LISTING!

15 Summer Circle NORTH CAPE MAY SINGLE. This lovely and well-maintained home in Cape Woods South is being sold furnished and is move-in ready. This gem offers a master bedroom with private bath and walk-in closet. There are 2 additional bedrooms and another full bath. One of the bedrooms is currently being used as a den. The living room and dining room offer a high vaulted ceiling that gives an open and spacious feel. The fully equipped kitchen has a breakfast bar and a nook where you can enjoy the sites of nature from the inside through the large windows and sliders. Better yet, step outside to the rear deck and enjoy the fresh air. This home also offers a spacious laundry room and storage attic. The home is equipped with gas heat and central air. Other amenities include an outside shower, storage shed and a 2-car garage. The beautifully landscaped front yard provides so much curb appeal. You won’t want to miss this! JUST $349,000.

1800 Ocean Ave, #204, North Wildwood BEACH BLOCK!! Conveniently located on 2nd fl in the Surf Song Condominiums. Steps to beach and boardwalk, consisting of 1 BR, full modern bath, LR and modern kitchen. Gas forced heat/central air for year-round enjoyment and will comfortably sleeps 6. Lg. deck w/ocean view, 2 pools, hot tub, another deck with BBQ, 2 elevators, laundry facility, storage rooms, on-site rental management and off-street parking for one car. Excellent rental history with reservations already in place for the 2018 season. Being sold furnished and is ready for immediate occupancy.

JUST $174,900.

226 West Spruce Avenue, North Wildwood North Wildwood Single. This spacious North Wildwood single family home offers 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths, living room and family room with sliders that lead to a deck that measures approximately 28’x10’. The ground levels has a one car garage with additional parking spaces in the concrete driveway, large recreation room and sitting area. Additional storage space can be found in the attic. This home is equipped with gas heat and central air for year-round enjoyment. The home is conveniently located near restaurants, seawall, and entertainment area where you will enjoy the numerous festivals North Wildwood has to offer. JUST $479,000.

3300 Pacific Avenue Wildwood, NJ 609-523-1112

COLLEEN SOWERS Broker Associate

CELL: (609) 602-2008 ColleenSowers@outlook.com www.FromBeachtoBay.net www.weichert.com

810 Ohio Avenue, #4, North Wildwood TOWNHOME WITH A POOL! This 3-level townhome at the Seawalk Condominiums is in the Anglesea section of North Wildwood and walking distance to Seawall where you can enjoy amazing ocean views during your morning walk or jog.

This 3-bedroom, 2.5 baths unit has a pool view. This unit is one of few that has 2 covered off-street parking spaces and 2 private storage sheds for bikes and beach gear.

JUST $294,900.

618 W. Rio Grande, Wildwood WATERFRONT SINGLE FAM-

ILY HOME. This two-story home is a corner property located on the intracoastal waterway in Wildwood. The home consists of 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, fully equipped kitchen, living room and dining room - both with sliding glass doors that lead to the expansive waterfront deck. There are breathtaking panoramic views from just about every room in the home. Enjoy time outside on one of the 3 wraparound decks or on the larger deck and covered gazebo.

There’s plenty of room on this dockside deck to entertain family and friends. Take a stroll down the pier that leads you to three floating docks with 2 boat slips. The docks are equipped with fresh water, cable and internet…making this home a true boater’s delight! JUST $589,000.

638 W. Pine Avenue North Wildwood Year-round condo is located in the Anglesea area is walkable to all this shore town has to offer... summer festivals, restaurants, nightlife and best of all, the seawall where you will be mesmerized by the water views of Hereford Inlet. Also a short car ride to Stone Harbor and Avalon. The condo is a bi-level style unit w/first level offering spacious LR and dining area, sliding glass doors leading to a private covered deck. The fully equipped kitchen also has a snack bar that can be utilized as an area for a quick meal or a gathering spot to enjoy some cheer. The second level offers a master BR with full BA, a 2nd BR and a full hall bath, and laundry closet with full-size washer and dryer. Other amenities include a fenced rear yard, a storage room to tuck away your sandy beach gear and a one car garage with an additional parking space in the driveway. Property was just furnished with 2 new queen beds and a sofa which are negotiable minus the comforters. Don’t pass this one up! JUST $234,900.

328 East 25th Avenue, E, North Wildwood - CLOSE TO BEACH AND BOARDS. Top floor condo, 1 short block to the beach/boardwalk and walking distance to restaurants and activities that can be enjoyed by the entire family. The unit consists of 3 BR, 2 full BA, fully equipped kitchen, living room and dining area. Other features include an outside shower and a shared 2 car garage with private storage room. The driveway allows for 2 additional off-street parking spaces, which is a real bonus. In this location, you’ll almost never need to use the car. You can walk to just about everything. Income generating. JUST $319,000.

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“Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints.” ~Chief Seattle

See what’s inside

from the editor The arrival of summer means a welcome back to crowded beaches (which will be a bit more crowded than usual this summer on the north end of the island).

Many noreasterns pounded the shoreline over the winter, each one taking with it a significant amount of sand, leaving only countless memories in it’s place. Because we share a mutual love for our beaches, I’d like to share some thoughts with you, my Wildwood-loving friends...

This past Spring I became a beach captain for Clean Ocean Action org. (something I’ve wanted to do for many years) and hosted a Beach Sweep at the inlet, on the north end of the island. Close to 40 volunteers eagerly spent the beautiful April morning picking up trash. It was nice to get outdoors and enjoy the sunshine and salt air! Altogether we collected approximately 3,000 pieces of trash, from 200+ cigarette butts, 300+ bottle caps, plastic bags, pieces of styrofoam, broken glass, plastic bottles, etc. The data recorded from this one little beach made a big impact on me, causing me to think of how connected to the ocean we really are.

We may not be aware of it, but we exist in the spirit realm just as much as in the physical. Living at the shore, we spend a lot of time in the realm of the ocean. It’s foolish to think what happens here has no effect on us. If we dump all of our waste into the ocean and leave our trash on the beach, it eventually comes back to visit us through our tap water or in the form of radioactive fish.

The spirit realm never leaves us ~ we are constantly affecting the atmosphere around us with our thoughts, actions, and mind-sets ~ likewise, we have an immense capacity for affecting our environment.

So this summer, let’s make the world a better place for ourselves, by loving our fellow human beings that we share this special “5 Mile Beach” with ~ our heaven on earth.

THE SUN’S BEACH ETIQUETTE LIST: • Thou shall not litter. . .

instead, every time you visit the beach, pick up 3 pieces of trash • Love your beach neighbor . . . as you love yourself (Jesus said it first!)

• Thou shall keep your distance. . .

this will be difficult on the north shore, but just a reminder • Eat, drink and be merry. . . just make sure to throw all of your trash away • It’s fun to dig in the sand but please cover the holes you dig before leaving . . . so no one falls in and breaks a leg (and speaking of digging in the sand, burying trash is just as bad as littering) P.S. See photos from the Beach Sweep on pages 10 & 11 and, as always, I hope you enjoy this issue of The Sun, inspired by the infinite stories graciously shared by our Sun readers and friends.

Meet you by the beautiful sea!

Dorothy

Artist / Editor / Publisher The SUN by-the–sea, Wildwood, NJ “The seashore is our chosen home, where we are one with the dunes and the blown beach grass.

While the waves may wash all our footprints away, we still keep a few grains of sand tucked between our toes.”

A WILDWOOD HISTORY BOOK An original, nostalgic collection of All-Things-Wildwood. 100% Organic!

gggggggggggggg Artist, Editor & Publisher

Dorothy McMonagle Kulisek 609.214.5608

The SUN by-the-sea©2018 is the original nostalgic bi-monthly paper published by So You’ll Know, llc.

Published, Edited & Designed

by Dorothy Kulisek with the help of those listed here:

Assistant Editor, Meg Corcoran

100s of Five Miles of SMILES About the Cover 8 Vintage Boy Scout Camp 12 Wildwood Bathing Beauties 14, 20, 22, 30 All Roads Lead to Wildwood by the Saraco sisters 16 Blessings on the Beach Anne Stiles 17 Fishing with Capt. Gary 18 TIDE CHART 21 Butterfly Lady Marilyn Guidetti 25 Wildwood Memories Bonnie Bea Hunter Carlson 26-27 Norbert’s WCBP Memories 28-29 Happy Birthday Jeannette

by Suzanne Ambron Ehling 34 Churches on the Island 35 Sunrise on Sunday with Deb Moore

Al Alven • Marilyn Guidetti • Taylor Henry Al Love • Jessica W. Mumford The Saraco sisters • Gary Sloan Christina Urban here comes no beach bag can be it! without

The Sun!

2018 PUBLISH DATES:

NOV. 15 “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment or religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

– 1st Amendment to the Constitution of the U.S.A.

W o N d er ing W h y A l L the

F li P P ing ? !

Inspired by a quest for never-ending days by the sea, here at The SUN we’ve created this “Endless Summer” edition, which offers a fun, creative format for your viewing pleasure. Thanks to two unique, WILDWOOD-inspired covers, The SUN promises to never end!

Be sure to read this ‘personal guide to All-Things-Wildwood’ from cover to cover and back again to fully experience our version of an “Endless Summer.”

Fishing with Dad Al Love 38 Blast from the Past Yearbooks 39 Early Wildwood Versaggi Family Taylor Henry 40-41 Kelly McMonagle Sunshine Benefit 42-43 Meg the Movie Buff 44 Al & Diane Brannen Jessica W. Mumford 44-45 HAVE A BLAST ON THE BOARDS 47-55

God Bless our Vets!

Disclaimer The Sun by-the-Sea Newspaper© and So They’ll Know Inc. cannot pledge the accurateness or comprehensiveness of all editorial content in all of its constituent parts.

“Any society that needs disclaimers has too many lawyers.” ~Erik Pepke

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“There aren’t enough days in the weekend.” ~Rod Schmidt

"Best Events

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SOME OF THE EXCITING EVENTS HAPPENING IN THE WILDWOODS JULY 4 Independence Parade, Patriotic Pooch Parade & Fireworks Spectacular JULY 5 & 19 | AUG 2 & 16 Anglesea Food Truck Festivals & Night Markets JULY 7 Foam N’ Glow “World’s Largest Foam Party” JULY 7 Sand Sculpting Festival JULY 13-14 Nat’l EVP Beach Volleyball Championship ~ NEW! JULY 13-15 NJ State BBQ Championship & Anglesea Blues Festival JULY 21 WildFest Food Truck & Music Festival ~ NEW! JULY 22 Christmas in July Festival ~ NEW!

AUG 1 Wildwoods Baby Parade AUG 3-5 Mixed Martial Arts Tournament AUG 10-12 Wildwood Tattoo Beach Bash AUG 11 Jus Nice Sneaker Convention AUG 11-12 | AUG 18-19 Baseball on the Beach AUG 15-18 Harlem Globetrotters AUG 24 Bonfire on the Beach AUG 24-26 Sports Card, Toys, Comics & Collectibles Show

6/29 - 7/1 Sports Card, Comic Book, Toy Expo Wildwoods Convention Center, Friday, 3-9pm, Sat. 10am-9pm, Sun. 10am- 5 pm. www.rksportspromotions.com FREE. 732.422.9365 7/3 Dog Days of Summer Begin Always make sure your pet has a cool, shady place to go on a hot day and a fresh bowl of water!

7/4 INDEPENDENCE DAY “God Bless America.”

Celebrating the 242nd year of American Independence

7/4 Independence Day Parade. Bike Decorating Contest 9th & Atlantic at 9am. Pooch Parade. Bill Henfey Park 8am 609-522-2955

7/18 Miss North Wildwood Crowning Ceremony 7pm at Lou Booth AmpiTheater. 609374-0562. 609.780.5744 7/21 Christmas in July with Santa Claus On the Beach in North Wildwood.Candy canes and entertainment. 1pm. 609.522.7500

7/5, 19 Anglesea Nightmarket & Mobile Food Night Olde NJ Ave. 4pm-9pm 609.318.4504

7/20-21 Morey’s Piers Beach Sports Weekend at Cedar Ave. beach 522.3900

7/5, 12, 26 DOWNTOWN WILDWOOD MARKETPLACE Byrne Plaza, Oak & Pacific.

4-9pm

7/23 - 8/2 Back to School Warehouse Clothing Sale Wildwoods Conv. Center 9am-9pm

7/6-8, 14-15, 28-29 Boardwalk SID July Craft Shows Wildwood Boardwalk. All handmade products. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Daily.

Free. 609.522.0378 or 609.522.0198

7/28-29 Ultimate Frisbee 25th Annual Tournament. On the Beach at Schellenger Ave. 7/28 WWE Live Summer Slam Heatwave Tour 7:30pm Wildwoods Convention Center

7/7 Foam ‘n Glow EDM Party. Wildwoods Convention Center. Doors open at 6pm

7/31 The Wildwoods Love Waddler’s Baby Waddle Wildwoods Convention Center turnaround circle

7/7 Wildwood Crest Sand Sculpting Festival Heather Rd. beach, Wildwood Crest. 9am-2pm

Doo Wop Back to 50s

7/7-8 Wildwood Cornhole Tournament On Beach between Wildwood and Oak Avenues, Wildwood. Bags fly 11am. 609.729.8870

Win a Wildwoods Family Vacation at WildwoodsNJ.com

7/15-20 Dance Xplosion Wildwood Convention Center. 7am-10pm Daily FREE.413.568.4815

7/22 Christmas in July Festival Sunset Lake, Wildwood Crest 4pm-9pm

AUG 26-30 Wildwoods Restaurant Week

Chill or Thrill? Mild or Wild?

In the Wildwoods, you can do as much, or as little, as you like.

7/14-15 Cape Express “MORE” Beach Blast Soccer between Spencer & Poplar. Wildwood.

8am-6pm.Daily. www.CapeExpress.com

7/4 Fourth of July Fireworks Display Wildwoods Boardwalk @ Pine 10pm. FREE. 609.523.1602 or www.dowildwood.com

7/7 Sidewalk Chalk Competition 9am Prizes awarded. 8th St. Field, North Wildwood

JULY 28-29 Ultimate Beach Frisbee Tourney

July 27th

“In Summer, the Song Sings itself. ” ~William Carlos Williams

AUG 25 Triathlon, 5K & Kids Race

JULY 28 WWE Live SummerSlam Heatwave Tour

800.992.9732

Full Buck Moon

7/8 Morey’s Piers Salute to Scouting Morey’s Piers. 609.522.3900 x1195 7/13-15 Anglesea BLUES Festival & NJ State BBQ Championship Old NJ Ave., Smokin’ hot blues on an outdoor stage. Free.

609.523.6565

Save the Date!

Monday, JULY 9th, 2018 at 10:00 am

Neon NIght Tour

. . . thru Aug. 30th Buses runs every Tuesday & Thursday from 8pm for a 90 minute tour from one end of the island to the other. Tour includes a DooWop tour map and guide. Riders can re-live the exciting 1950’s and 1960’s in the Wildwoods-By-The-Sea. See the best of the Wildwoods’ Doo Wop style landmarks while a knowledgeable guide in fifties attire recounts the popular culture of the era.

At the request of the riders who prefer to enjoy the festive neon glow of all the signs lit up against a night sky, the tour begins at 8pm. Cost is $13 adults and $7 children and under

DR. MACE BABIES & those born at

LONG’S Maternity & at Home Reunion & Group Photo

Hereford Inlet Lighthouse 1st & Central, N. Wildwood Call (609) 522-2721

DooWop Tours Meet at 4500 Ocean Avenue, across from the Wildwood Convention Center. Tickets go on sale the night of the tour.

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Greater Wildwood “The summer wind... came blowin in... The from across theChamber sea...” ~Frank Sinatra

August Events

August Hath 31 Days.

of Commerce presents:

The GreaTer WildWood Chamber Oct.

Full Corn Moon August 26th

“A proper amount of sunshine is very necessary to good health.

We need the sunshine from outside and the sunshine of love in our hearts and homes to make us happy.” ~The Old Farmer’s Almanac 8/1 Wildwoods Baby Parade Wildwood

tradition since 1909. on the boardwalk at WW Conv. Center 5pm

8/2 Morey’s Piers A Closer Walk Christian Youth Event, Schellenger Ave. Boardwalk. Youth groups & families weekend of camping on the beach, live Christian music & worship services, to help you take “a closer walk with Christ” 8/4 NJ State Crabfest “Crabby” fun for all ages! at the ICE HOUSE Restaurant, 4415 Park Blvd.,Wildwood. 11am-10pm. 609.522.0033 8/4-5, 18-19 & 8/31-9/3 Boardwalk SID July Craft Shows Wildwood Boardwalk. All handmade products. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Daily. Free.

609.522.0378 or 609.522.0198.

8/3-5 Battle at the Beach Martial Arts Tournament Wildwoods Convention Center 860.295.0403 8/7 Nat’l Lighthouse Day Hereford Light, 9am 8/7 National Night Out - Wildwood – FREE Fox Park, Wildwood. 5:30-8:30p.m. 609.522.2444 North Wildwood - Bill Henfey Park. North Wildwood. 5:30-8:30 p.m. 609.522.2030 Wildwood Crest - Crest Pier.

8/10-12 Wildwood Tattoo Beach Bash Wildwoods Convention Center. 609.889.2422 8/11-12, 18-19, BASEBALL on the Beach Wildwood Beach between Andrews and Rio Grande Aves. Fri: Home Run Derby. 9am–7pm

8/11 Annual SOCS - Survivors of Cancer Lighthouse Pointe Wildwood. 2-6pm. 609 465-7655

7/21 ESA Surf Contest - Andrews Ave.

8/3 Cure at the Shore “Pink Out” 8/4 Wildwood Crest 5K Beach Race 8:30am 8/11 Wildwood Navy Seal Challenge Lincoln Ave Beach 6 pm 8/17-19 Wildwood Beach Baseball Tournament 8/18 Storm the Wildwood Surf Event~ Davis Avenue Beach, 9-2 pm 8/22 Around the Island Row 15th Ave. 7am 8/25 Tri/Du the Wildwoods 15th & the Beach. Try It! 6:30am. Delmosports.com

8/26-30 Wildwood Restaurant Week

Sunday, SEPT 9th, 2018 URIE’S RESTAURANT 3:30-8:30pm For tix: 609-523-1226

Car Show

11am - 5 pm

Friday Night

8/24-25 Sports Card, Comic Book, and Toy Expo Wildwoods Convention Center. FREE. 732.422.9365 www.rksportspromotions.com

GREG DIANTONIO REGGAE FEST

Fair & Classic

7/21 Sun and Sand Police & Fire Survivors 5K Elks Lodge, 1st & Olde NJ, 9am

8/16, 23 Downtown Wildwood Marketplace Byrne Plaza Oak & Pacific Ave. 4-9pm DoWildwood.com 8/24 Wildwoods End of Summer Beach Bash and Bonfire on beach, south of the Convention Center

Save the Date!

FREE Street

Bands • Food • Vendors Fox Park • Wildwood, NJ

8/15-18 Harlem Globetrotters Wildwoods Conv. Center. 7pm HarlemGlobetrotters.com 8/16 Anglesea Nightmarket & Mobile Food Night Olde NJ Ave. 4pm-9pm 609.318.4504

9/2 Wildwood Block Party and Music Festival FREE Fox Park, Wildwood. Noon. 609.522.2444 9/6-9 Roar to the Shore Motorcycle Rally - FREE Wildwoods Convention Center and at Oak & Atlantic Avenues, RoarToTheShoreOnline.com

Saturday

7/21 Race Roll Dye 5K Color Run Rio Grande & Boards. Reg. 7am, race 9am

7/27 Dutch Hoffman Memorial Lifeguard Races Lincoln Ave. Beach, 6:30 pm

Whatever you’re looking for...

You’ll find it at the

North Wildwood Flea Market!

May 1, 2018 AT 9 am

Tickets:

$54.00 - $71.50

7/6 Cape May County Lifeguard Championships, Rambler Rd. Beach, 6pm

7/14 Boogie Board Races 15th Ave.10am

presents:

Tickets on sale

12 & 13, 2018

Summer Races

7/13 50th Annual Beschen-Callahan Memorial Lifeguard Race 15th St. & Beach. 6pm

of CommerCe

Dance Party October 12, 2018 6:30pm to 10:30pm

The Cameos $16.00 per ticket

Celebrating 15 Years of

THE Fabulous ‘50s & Beyond Weekend

Featuring

Available at: Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce

609-729-4000 www.gwcoc.com

or Ticketmaster Locations

1.866.448.7849 www.ticketmaster.com

Fabulous ‘50s & Beyond Concert Saturday, October 13, 2018 • Doors at 5:30pm

Wildwoods Convention Center - Wildwood, NJ

Frankie Avalon Chubby Checker Bobby Rydell

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“It’s a smile, it’s a kiss, it’s a sip of wine ... it’s summertime!” ~Kenny Chesney

Refreshments • Live Country Music • Vendors • Food Trucks • Dancing • Country Bands

2018 FESTIVAL DATES FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH

STAGE 2 STAGE 1 Scott Rock : 12pm-3pm 40 north :1pm -4pm Lauren Davidson : 3pm- 6pm Sherwood Brothers : 4pm-7pm Casey Coleman & Stephanie Fellabaum 6pm-9pm Payton Taylor : 7pm-10pm

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH

STAGE 1 Steel Creek : 1pm-4pm Adam Yarger : 4pm - 7pm Triple Rail Turn : 7pm 10pm

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH

The Anglesea Irish Society & 5 Mile Isle Events presents the 4th Annual Largest Country Music Festival in Southern New Jersey on Olde New Jersey Ave. in North Wildwood, NJ Free Entry All in a Great Outdoor Setting by the Sea

STAGE 2 Erin Kelly : 12pm -3pm Scott Rock Band : 3pm-6pm Chaplin the Kid : 6pm - 9pm

STAGE 1 Chesapeake Drifters : 12pm - 2pm Chaplin the Kid : 2pm - 4pm

www. AngleseaIrishSociety.net www.BootsattheBeach.com 609.770.8839

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5200 New Jersey Ave. Wildwood, NJ 08260 (609)522-3406

917 Madison Ave. Cape May, NJ 08204 (609)884-3333

1032 Rt.9 South Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609)465-7710

200 Rt. 9 South Marmora, NJ 08223 (609)390-5566

1605 Bayshore Rd. Lower Township, NJ (609) 886-5888

A History of Experience, A Future of Excellence. We Look Forward to Ser ving You! www.jbyrneagency.com

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Thursday, September 20th

A.O.H. GOLF TOURNAMENT - $90. before 9/9 and $100. after 9/9 Cape May National Golf Course, Rt. 9 & Fairway Dr. - 2 miles South of Rt. 47 Time: 1:00PM

Includes: Green Fee & Cart, Light Lunch, Beer, Soda,Water, and Buffet Dinner after Round of Golf

Friday, September 21st

VENDORS - 8AM to 7PM Olde New Jersey Avenue LIVE IRISH ENTERTAINMENT - 12PM to 8:30PM Olde New Jersey Avenue BEER GARDEN - 12PM to 8:30PM Spruce and Olde New Jersey Avenue

Saturday, September 22nd

BUS SERVICE AVAILABLE • Anglesea Fire Hall 2nd & Olde NJ Ave. • Along Surf Ave. to 26th Ave. • Additional service to Wildwood and Wildwood Crest

For more info (609) 884-5230

5K RUN - 8AM SIGN-UP - $15. fee Olde New Jersey Ave. {advanced reg. at Owen’s Pub} gatrolley.com VENDORS - 8AM to 7PM Olde New Jersey Avenue BRIAN RILEY PIPE EXHIBITION - 10AM Bill Henfey Park at 8th & Central Avenues IRISH DANCE LESSONS - FREE - 10AM to 12PM - The Knights of Columbus Hall, 206 N. New York Avenue LIVE IRISH ENTERTAINMENT - 12PM to 8:30PM Olde New Jersey Avenue BEER GARDEN - 12PM to 8:30PM Spruce and Olde New Jersey Avenue

Sunday, September 23rd

CATHOLIC MASS - 10:30AM Saint Ann’s R.C. Church, Glenwood & Atlantic Avenues Protectors of the Faith Guards, the Emerald Society Color Guard and Bag Pipers including a liturgical bag pipe soloist PARADE - 12:30PM Starting at 20th & Surf to Spruce & Olde New Jersey Avenues VENDORS - 8AM to 7PM Olde New Jersey Avenue

1-800-IRISH-91 or www.cmcaoh.com

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“If everybody had an ocean, across the U. S. A....Then everybody’d be surfin’... like Californ-i-a ...” ~Beach Boys

Back to the Beach!

FAIR TRADE COFFEE • ESPRESSO DRINKS • JUICES AND SMOOTHIES BAGELS AND SPREADS • FRESH PASTRIES • SANDWICHES • SALADS New! Fresh Baked Donuts

enjoy life! enjoy the best coffee!

620 New Jersey Ave. North Wildwood, NJ • 609.600.3613

www.THEWILDFOXCAFE.com

DOLCE - ITALIA Pizzeria & Restaurant 2 Lg./Med.

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Thank you Rob Kingsman for the use of your longboard on the front cover!

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210 New Jersey Ave. North Wildwood

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ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED

609-522-6228 FAST FREE DELIVERY

Barry Johnson wears his mohawk with pride... depending on his mood, it can be hot pink or blue...

He is also a proud Wildwood Warrior, class of 2017 and works at the new Market on 24th.

Why Can’t We All Just Get A Longboard?

Front, Weston Auty, then Left to Right, Kaitlyn Nordberg, Johnny Moran, Bohdan Osadchuk, Alaina Nordberg, Will Auty, Blake & Peyton Rosenello... Kudos to these young surfers for making our cover so awesome! We shot it last year on Labor Day at the inlet beach with the help of photographer Deanna Giordano.

Wishing you all an endless summer of fun!

RISE & SHINE! Open 7am

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Dolce Italia Aroma Cafe Gelato • Bakery

iq ar “Watch the Tram Car Please!”

Jon & Marian Stevenson can be Turine, Selena, Kayana, Tamya & Lauren in the found happily enjoying their big chair... they took a day trip to the Wildwoods retirement together driving the on their senior Skip day at Bridgetown high.

TramCar along the boardwalk.

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“. . . A few good days at the beach and you can become drunk with the belief that all’s right with the world.” ~Ada Louise Huxtable

BRITTON’S GOURMET BAKERY

VOTED Best at the Shore PhilaDelPhia Magazine south Jersey Magazine Mainline tiMes

OPEN 6:30AM

The Only Britton’s

location for over 25 years!

ALL BAKING DONE ON PREMISES

Donuts • Pastries • Muffins • Bagels • Cakes • CinnaMon Buns • WorlD faMous aPPle fritters

5600 Pacific Ave. Wildwood Crest, NJ • 609-522-5600 HECTOR, LENA, MARIANNE, DECLAN, ALEXIS, JOSE, HANNAH, MARIA, DEMARIS, MARIE, MAECY, ROSIE

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“We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the oecan, but the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.” ~Mother heresa

5 MILES

of Smiles!

A day at the beach begins with the sunrise and ends with a Smile

Clean Ocean Action 4/21/18

INLET BEACH SWEEP

Read “Beach Etiquette” list on page 3

Ron & Barb Middleton Wildwood she-Warriors Dot Balzer Hogge & Chrissy Love

COA Beach Captain Dorothy Kulisek with approx. 3,000 pieces of trash

Bev & Doug Clark

Michelle, Peyton, Blake & Beau Rosenello

Chrissy Love & Pat Mitros

Collette Bove & Tom Boswell Ed & Lynn McCaney

North Wildwood Councilman Joe Rullo (on the ground) and Mayor Patrick Rosenello with a trash picker had different ideas about how to beach sweep :-) Lol

Thank you also to Janet Ryan Dollard, Walt Miller & Rob Harris (my apologies for not getting your picture... Next time!)

Garry & Sheila Blatt

Joe & Lynn Ebert

Chris McKeown, Deb Moore & LouAnn Baerga

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“Dear Ocean, Thank you for making us feel tiny, humble, inspired and salty all at once.� ~Salt Life

of Smiles!

Clean Ocean Action

Every hour spent by the sea is happy hour :-)

INLET BEACH SWEEP

Debby & Johnny Reid made a special trip from Phila. to come down and help clean their favorite beach

Rob & Sharon McMonagle turned the morning into a prelude to summer by bringing the music and the kava...

COA Beach Captains Jessie & Kyle Mumford were at the helm of the Wildwood beaches stationed on Poplar Ave.

Ed & Ann Wheaton

JP Arena enjoyed the sweep while logging in community service hours.

the awesome little Poster family helped in a huge way

Over 100 volunteers including groups from Wildwood schools helped Kristin & Kate Resinski & Kim Carley

Dom & Monica Versaggi

Mo Thall

Barb Shimer

Donna Jean Adams

The Inlet Beach Master Data List >> 289 Plastic Bottles & 363 Bottle Caps!!

Read Beach Etiquette List on p. 3 editor letter

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“The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.”

Boys Parlor Camp Wildwood, July 1907

by photographer Marriott Canby Morris (1863-1948) Library Co. of Phila. Print Dept.

The Parlor Camp preceded the Boy Scouts which were incorporated by W.D. Boyce of Chicago in 1910.

The Boys Scouts of America were chartered

by Congress in 1916.

Stop by the Wildwood Historic Museum on Pacific Ave. to view the new display of Scouts.

Robert Baden-Powell, “Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship”

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“Let’s get together and feel alright. . .” ~Bob Marley, One Love

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Completely New indoor/outdoor Deck! island inspired Breakfast

Our Key West Style Waterfront Restaurant serves one of the best breakfast’s on the island! Walk along the palm trees and slide up to a table either under the deck, in a gazebo, or under an umbrella. Soak up the sun and the waterfront views of the bays of the Wildwoods.

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“Those who live by the sea can hardly form a single thought of which the sea would not be part.”

~Hermann Broch (1886–1951)

Old photographs from Anglesea

1914 -1920s

from Beth Haywood Found in a donated photo album at the Wildwood Historical Museum {They were probably taken during the happiest years of Beth’s life. . . . . . her summers at the seashore}

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“Give me the sun and the sea and a little spot to just be.” ~Beach proverb

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“The waves of the sea help me get back to me.” – Jill Davis

All Roads Lead to Wildwood:

Lessons on Life and Love from Mommom and Popi to their Four Granddaughters Written by Maureen, Cara, Dana, and Christine Saraco

The importance of taking the initiative.

Popi loved to tell us stories about going to concerts in Wildwood when he was young. At that time, even the most famous stars would perform in what would now be considered small clubs. One of our favorite stories is about a time Tony Bennett was performing in town. On the way to the men’s room, Popi happened to walk by Tony’s dressing room. He noticed that the door was ajar, and decided this was an excellent opportunity to meet one of his favorite singers. He nonchalantly pushed it open and greeted Tony with a big smile and outstretched arms, exclaiming, “Tony!!!” Poor Tony was a bit startled, and not just because this visit was unexpected; he was also wearing only a crisp white shirt and black socks—no pants. As Popi learned that day, performers often waited until the last minute to get fully dressed so that they would have a sharp crease when they went onstage.

Popi was not fazed by this at all, and strode right in to gratefully shake his idol’s hand.

We have all inherited Popi’s willingness to put himself out there to get what he wanted, even if it was just to shake the hand of someone he admired. We are all go-getters in school, in our careers, and, yes, in meeting celebrities.

Over the years, we’ve shaken hands with some of our favorites, from John Mayer to Andrew Garfield to Hillary Clinton, and our friends are always impressed that we’re not intimidated. But taking the risk has always been worth it. After all, these celebrities at least have pants on.

How to stand strong through the waves.

When we were kids, we had a large inflatable raft that we would bring to the beach. Much like a boogie board, the raft could be used to ride the waves or simply to float in the ocean. We used to ask Popi to pull us out on the raft, two at a time, spending our days on the beach in the ocean with him. Popi always held on to the raft, even if the waves were big, even when we’d become way too big for the raft to fit two of us, and even when he was getting into his seventies. There was nothing that could have made him let go of that raft when his granddaughters were on it.

There’s no better job than a summer job in Wildwood.

The four of us spent our high school summers working in Wildwood, like Mommom did many years before. When Mommom was a teenager, she worked at Groff’s, Douglass Fudge, and a bakery that used to be around the corner from our house. She never worried about finding

Four generations on Leaming Ave. ~ John Grande & Carmella Grande (the Duke and Granny), their daughter Lorraine Saraco and Joseph Saraco Jr., their son Joseph Saraco and Laura Saraco, and their daughters Maureen, Cara, Dana, and Christine.

work, and knew Wildwood had plenty of great options.

She used to remind us of this, and how, as she would say, any place would be lucky to have us.

Mommom passed her love of working in Wildwood onto my dad, who worked at Surf Lunch (now Surf Bikes) for many summers, making wonderful friends there. The four of us followed in his footsteps, spending our summers working at Fudge Kitchen, Sand Jamm, and the Royal Grille. Although we aren’t able to spend all summer down the shore anymore, inevitably when Memorial Day rolls around we all briefly consider quitting our day jobs…

“If it’s too hard, quit.”

At first glance, this does not seem like advice a grandfather should give to his granddaughters. But this advice was not about giving up or not chasing our dreams.

Instead, Popi wanted us to enjoy life. He didn’t want us to stress about little things, and so if he felt that we were overextending ourselves, or making ourselves unhappy, we should let those things go. He always wanted us to succeed; in our education and our careers, he was our biggest fan. But he never valued our success more than our happiness.

Popi understood that life was going to throw some difficult and unavoidable challenges our way, no matter what. Therefore, if we were in a situation that was making us unhappy, but were able to get out of it, we should.

Our family would support us no matter what. Ultimately, this sense of security actually allowed us to take more risks and achieve more, knowing we could always come home. Wildwood and our family would be waiting for us.

“It won’t be long now.”

This is my family’s favorite phrase of Mommom’s, which we repeat to each other constantly in the winter. The “it” Mommom was referring to was summer in Wildwood. She understood, like us, that our summer life is a different and better life, and she wanted to get to it as soon as possible. “Before you know it it’ll be President’s Day and Sam’s will be open,” she’d say in January, “and then you have your spring break, and then Morey’s will open, and then your parents will open up the house, and pretty soon it’ll be Memorial Day. It won’t be long now.” It might not be the healthiest practice, but we continue to live out winters looking forward to a series of markers that gets us one day closer to summer.

What a truly committed marriage looks like.

Mommom passed away in February 2012 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. We were devastated to lose our grandmom, and Popi was devastated to lose his wife. But their marriage didn’t end after her death. Popi prayed to Mommom every night after her death, and so often the subject of his prayers was his granddaughters.

He would update her on our lives and ask her for help and guidance. There is a poem that my sister shared with us after Mommom died called “Death is Nothing At All” by Henry Scott Holland. One verse of the poem reads: “Everything remains exactly as it was / I am I, and you are you / and the old life we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged / Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.” That is what happened to Mommom and Popi’s marriage after her death – the commitment and love that they shared for one another did not end, but continued on.

When we come back to Wildwood every spring, it feels like time has stood still in the best possible way. We return to our favorite places, eat our favorite foods, and swim in the same ocean. We catch up with old friends with the simple question, “How was your winter?” We return to a house that is over one hundred years old, that has been a part of our family for four generations, and that is decorated with black & white photographs. We feel that love living on, untouched, unchanged, most strongly in Wildwood.

What love for your children and grandchildren looks like.

There is no question that the people my grandparents loved most were my sisters and I, and my parents. Our whole lives, they were there to support us through every major milestone. And they gave us the greatest gift you could give to someone: a shore house in Wildwood.

Mommom’s parents, Granny and “The Duke,” bought the house in the 1950s, moving to Wildwood from South Philly and completely falling in love with the town. After Granny passed away, our grandparents could have sold the house and taken the money. But instead, they gave the house to my parents. They wanted the four of us to grow up with summers in Wildwood like my dad had done. They wanted us to continue to create the best family memories and traditions in Wildwood. After their unconditional love, it is the greatest give we’ve ever been given: an old green cottage on this five-mile island by the sea.

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The view from the top of the ramp of the colorful array of beach umbrellas which resembles a large meadow of wild flowers...

The assortment of flags, the American to show patriotism, and others to display allegiance to our Armed Forces and sports teams, also to support our Police forces.

The children quickly finding friends to play with because they are not judgmental.

The acts of kindness of the people who will assist elderly people and those with disabilities.

The feeling of amazement when you watch an osprey dive down and catch a fish, then fly over you with it in his talons.

Arriving to the beach after attending mass, in a packed-tothe-rafters gym at WCHS, celebrated by a exuberant, dynamic and inspirational priest from Haiti, whose sermon leaves you with a joyful heart!

Seeing the joy of a child jumping the waves, and the giant smile on the faces of the grandparent holding their hand.

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Wildwood High Warrior Dylan with his first Drum

Don from Audubon,NJ with his 80 lb Drum

fish in the ocean. Surface lures in the Hello and Welcome Fellow Anglers Back Bay waters will produce some If you wanted to catch one of the good action on small blues, weakfish, largest fish swimming in our local waand stripers. July starts many of the ters you may have missed the chance. fishing tournaments both inshore and The recent drum fish season really offshore. Tournament fishing might not produced some great fishing. The appeal to all anglers. The combination weather wasn’t totally supportive, but of a good boat, experienced crew, and the fish were close to the Cape May good weather spikes the competitive ferry jetty. What more could you ask nature of all anglers. The comradery for good fishing with a short trip. The of a good group fishing together really old folklore claims that drum are like creates some friendships that last for dragging in a tire and give no fight. years. Most canyon trips reveal some I had the pleasure of handing off my incredible sighting of whales, sharks, rod alive with a nice drum to a 69 year marlin and many other species from the old who landed his first drum. We had magical cobalt deep blue waters of the some fun reminding this fellow how canyons. The early offshore Tuna bite easy those tires come to the boat as could be the sign of hopefully a hot off the fish dragged him from one side to shore bite for the canyon runners. The the other side of the boat several times. weather can push some mahi-mahi inI also had the enjoyment of watching shore encouraging the smaller boats to one of my grandson Dylan catch his try and catch another colorful species first drum. A picture of Don Clauso and a true table fare favorite. my adopted son holding an 80 pound We often talk of plenty of fish and whopper drum was another highlight enjoyment of the challenge of catching of this season. the many species that are out there As we work our way thru July the waiting for you to hook one for your anglers should find more action and dinner. The real blessing in this sport variety on the end of the hook. Unis the bonds and friendships you defortunately seabass is closed until July velop and cherish for the rest of your st 1 with a reduced limit of 2 fish. The life. God willing you will have many season will continue until closed at the opportunities to make these memories end of August. Flounder should fill and share the passion of fishing with the gap and the catch should improve fellow human beings. Sprinkle in some as they show up on the inshore shoals kids and it will be double the pleasure. and the many reef sites. We have seen God Bless, more weakfish this year and we are hoping that this will become a trend.

Captain Gary Sloan, Weakfish fresh out of the water are North Wildwood, NJ one of the most beautiful salt water Find tide chart on next page 21

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“I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” ~Christopher Reeve

5 MILES of Smiles!

“We can be heroes just for one day!” ~ David Bowie

FALLEN HEROES PLUNGE SAVE THE DATE! 2/23/19

Dedicated to the memory of law enforcement heroes who lost their lives in the line of duty. All proceeds benefit the Philadelphia Fallen Heroes Fund, MRSA Awareness as well as Local scholarships. This year’s plunge had a record-breaking number plungers, 54° air temp, 40° ocean temp, with a thick fog blanketing the beach in memory of our fallen heroes

NW Mayor Patrick Rosenello with young Mo, Ron, Doug & Joe

Elvis, Denise, Amanda, Barbara with the Grinch photobombing

Barbara, Becca & Peyton

Uncle Dennis & Mo charging the line

Waldo, Waldo, Waldo & Waldo

Macho Man Nick & Brian the Hulk Hogan

Superhero RJ Uncle Dennis & his girls

Rebecca, Caryn, Jennifer, Bob, Lisa, Larry

Event organizer Dennis Dool w/Eve, Vicky, Laurie & Betsy

Bob & Rosemary Irwin

Ian Flannery with his Granny, Nuala & Connor

Janet, Sue, Helen & Lorraine

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“I love how summer just wraps it’s arms around you like a warm blanket.” ~Kellie Elmore

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“You can shake the sand from your shoes but it will never leave your soul.” ~Wildwood lovers proverb

Love those Wildwood Days! dear

DO YOU REMEMBER?

FROSTED MALTED THE DRINK YOU EAT WITH A SPOON!

“We love Wildwood Crest! There’s no place better! We’re all in our 40s now and bring all of our own children here so they can make their own loving seashore memories! We’d spend the whole month of August in the Crest, and now we live here!

Our mother Michele has been coming here since she was a child, her and our father even had her honeymoon at the Poolside Motel in 1970!

We lost our father in 2011, but his love for the shore lives on in us and the next generation of his family.”

Back in the fifties, Victor and Leah Ameye from the Manyunk area of Phila. had several businesses in the Wildwoods including FROSTED MALTED (where Mack’s Pizza is today on boardwalk at Wildwood Ave.) They also owned 24th St. Market.

Their summer home was the big beautiful yellow single on the SE corner of 18th & Central.

The Dawson kids taken at The Cavalier Motel, 1985

~submitted by their granddaughter Margie Ameye Shep herd

(aka Magpie Malone)

dear Frank & Michelle Dawson with their children at Toledo Rd. beach in front of the Cavalier Motel, 1985.

Written on the caption is “ Don’t you just love our perms!? Lol”

Send your old pictures to be published in The Sun to The next generation of the Dawson family: (L-R) Colin Kmetz, Michael Kmetz, Erin Dawson, Robert Calia, Stephen Kmetz, Dawson Calia, and Shannon Dawson

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The Cozy Inn

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I was recently looking through some old papers from my parents and noticed an old envelope, business card, and postcard from the Cozy Inn, which was located on Burk Ave. I also have 2 pics of me and my parents, one of which is with the owner. We stayed there every summer when I Carleen, Mary, & Carmen Trunzo with Rose Valenti Taken at the Cozy Inn Aug. 24, 1967 was young and loved it there.

My memories are that it was a wonderful, small, mom and pop motel. There was a small park with a fountain next door that I remember walking around.

Rose, the owner, was also a wonderful Italian cook, who made breakfast and dinner everyday for the guests.

Carleen Trunzo Winters

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“It is good to have days where we can live our lives by a compass instead of a clock.”~Stephen Covey

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Fish House Clam Bake • Seafood by the Pound Sandwiches • Soups • Salads Broiled & Fried Combo Platters Coconut Shrimp • Clam Strips • Sea Scallops Ahi Tuna • Calamari • Mussels Little Neck Clams • Soft Shell Crabs Backfin Crab Scampi • Lobster Tails • Fish Tacos Salmon • Flounder • and more at Starlight Fleet Dock 6200 Park Blvd. • Wildwood Crest, NJ Corner of Park Blvd. & Sweet Briar Rd.

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“Life is tough. it takes a lot of your time, and all of your weekends.” ~from the poem, Living Life in Reverse

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Travels with

Maria Kubiak traveled to Capri, Italy on July 4th of 2017 with her 3 sisters, niece and friends to enjoy a 10 day Italian trip-of-a-lifetime while enjoying The Sun across the Sea

George & Traci Dunham along with their daughter Paige and mom Barbara, traveled with The SUN to Viterbo, Italy, the town where Traci’s anscestors date back to 1192 AD. If you recall the story in The SUN from the summer of 2015, her great grandparents on both sides, Rococo Loscalzo and Rose Onorato and Hugo Corchiani and Anna Radolphi all immigrated from Italy to Wildwood

Fudgy-wudgy Larry and his darling wife Thoy took The SUN with them to shine some light in the Emerald Buddah Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, where they spent the winter.

Anna Marie & Ariana of Ravioli House took The Wildwood Sun to Anna Maria island to catch some fun in the sun... they discovered some more sun along the way!

The Doran family from Media, PA & North Wildwood took The SUN along on their trip to Universal Studios.

(L-R) Ed, Holly, Makayla and Laurie.

Sean McMullan of Anglesea Pub took a large group of Wildwood locals back to visit his homeland of Ireland.

They made sure to pack The SUN Since Ashley spent every summer of her life at her family’s 14th St. beach house, it would only be fitting to marry her husband on that beach... Matthew & Ashley Smith were married on July 8th, 2017. After the wedding ceremony, they hopped the tram car down the boardwalk to the Wildwoods Convention Center to complete the best day of their lives! And naturally they took their favorite paper on their honeymoon to Costa Rica!

Tom and Kate Evans of Dublin love The SUN and the Wildwoods! Tom worked for Wildwood Linen when he was 19, and continues to come back to visit year after year.

Joey Ebert took a piece of home with him to his home-away-from-home in Rome as he studied abroad this past semester.

Paul Russo of Cool Scoops took his favorite issue of The SUN to Dubrovnik, Croatia. He and his wife Lori and daughter Ashley visited young Paul Russo while he was working on the set of Game of Thrones.

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“The butterfly said to the Sun, “They can’t stop talking about my transformation. I can only do it once in my lifetime. If only they knew, they can do it at any time and in countless ways.”~Dodinsky

The Butterfly Lady & her Parsley A beautiful story of Transformation

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“Home of the Hangover” A few summers ago, while cooking dinner for the family, I went out on the deck to pick some fresh parsley, which I grow in planters. As I reached down with my scissors I was shocked to see many stems covered with orange and black caterpillars. I angrily cut the infested stems and threw them in the yard, hoping some birds would come by and eat them. I was so turned off that I decided not to even use the parsley in my recipe.

Then about two years ago I went on a tour of the Well Sweep Herb Farm in Port Murray, New Jersey. After the tour the farmer of this family run business gave a presentation on taking care of the different herbs. He talked about bees and butterflies as pollinators, then he got to “host” plants and mentioned that the beautiful monarch butterfly uses parsley as its host. He showed us a photo of the caterpillars on the parsley. Right away I recognized that the caterpillars were similar to the ones I killed a few years earlier, I was devastated. My whole day was ruined, I was a murderer, I killed those beautiful beings.

That summer I was so careful when I picked the parsley and other herbs, but for some reason I did not get any caterpillars (did they know what I did?)

Last year, while I was getting my North Wildwood garden ready before the season I noticed some parsley plants had survived the winter, and as I looked closer the leaves were pretty chewed up and amazingly there were a few caterpillars on the stems. I tried not to disturb them. Guess I was still feeling guilty about the ones I killed,

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Madison Guidetti Dreams, Sparkles & Shines like a beautiful lavendar butterfly

I really wanted these guys to survive.

It would be a few weeks before I would be back again to stay for the summer so they would not be bothered by grandkids or pets. My family kept making fun of me calling me the Butterfly Lady.

Back in Bergen County, I started preparing my house plants for their “summer vacation”, and while at the garden center I bought some new herbs including lots of parsley. Since the weather was warm I put all the plants on the deck, one day while watering everything, guess what! Caterpillars!

I really must be the Butterfly Lady. I pushed the parsley plants closer to the house because I was afraid the birds would spot the little things and eat them. Soon I was reminded of the children’s book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar because they really started to devour the parsley.

Finally it was time to go south, so we packed all the plants (caterpillars as well) and we settled them in for the summer in Cape May County. Thinking ahead I said “now the little guys will be closer for when they start their migration to Mexico”.

I bought more parsley plants, but put them in a different location in the yard.

I decided to share the parsley.

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“I found my happy place the minute I saw you.”

�ummer�acation �emories When my toes are sunk into warm sand and the ocean is lapping at my feet, when I breathe in the scent of salt and hear the cry of a seagull, I know that I am returned to a place of restoration. I am home.

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WILDWOOD BY-THE-SEA, NEW JERSEY

by Bonnie Bea Hunter Carlson

I

t would be very difficult to find a Philadelphian that didn’t have memories of time spent in the Wildwoods, and I’m no exception.

They all started with my parents, Sam and Bea Hunter, who spent their honeymoon on Roberts Avenue almost 75 years ago, and for many years thereafter. Their generation, as you know, didn’t jump on jets and fly to exotic places like us baby boomers do today. They consider their big family vacation a week or two at the Jersey shore. I’m sure it was mom and dad’s love of the seashore that rubbed off on me.

Our annual family vacation took dad, mom, my big brother Sam and me to a 2nd floor apartment at 204 E. 18th Ave. each August. The house is still there today, minus the high hedges along the front pavement, it looks very much like it did 50–60 years ago. It was owned by a very nice couple, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Truitt. Mr. Truitt was a North Wildwood councilmen and then city tax collector. He also owned a seasonal bike rental business.

Each year when we arrived and dad pulled the car into the driveway, there sat 2 shiny new bicycles, one for me and one for my brother to use during our stay. One year we arrived and I was informed that I was now old enough to ride a 2 wheeler… No more training wheels!! I was tricked! I’d have to learn to balance on two wheels if I was going to enjoy my vacation that year. I must’ve made 5000 trips around the block that year, and it went well until I got back and fell into those darn hedges!

My bare belly from those ever-so-fashionable 50s style middrift tops, was so scratched from the hedge, and the salty ocean water made it sting even more!

Our vacation traditions were exactly the same every summer, yet never got boring. Each morning we would get up early and ride our bikes on the boardwalk, stopping at the Alpine drink stand for fresh squeezed morning juice. We’d stand there by our bikes, drink our juice out of a real glass, before finishing and pedaling away.

Afternoons were always spent on the beach. Back in those days, you didn’t take anything more than what you could carry. There were no beach carts and people rarely had beach chairs. Dad carried the umbrella, mom carried the blanket to sit on, and Sam and I carried our beach pails and towels. We would find two clamshells to use as shovels. Of course, as a teenager spending time on the Wildwood beach with friends, priorities changed.

Besides my towel, I took my transistor radio, my hair comb and squirt bottle of peroxide so the sun would streak my hair, and a bottle of baby oil with iodine. Us teenage girls thought are glowing tans looked gorgeous, but in reality we were deep frying our skin. Who knew back then that the sun would damage our skin? To this day, I tell my dermatologist I’m lucky to even have hair and skin!

Sam and Bonnie, Wildwood souvenir photo, 1955

Sam and Bea Hunter, on their honeymoon in1943 at Roberts Avenue beach, Wildwood by-the-sea Our nights were filled with traditions as well. Mom made matching mother daughter dresses each year before our trip, and every night we would hit the boards! Dad and Sam even wore sport coats over their matching father son shirts. Caps for high heels were even sold in local stores so that women’s skinny heels didn’t slip through the boardwalk slats. You didn’t have to walk very far before coming across a family trying to pry a high-heel out from between the boards without breaking it off! Evenings were usually cool and our hair would turn damp and frizzy from the surf splashing beneath the boardwalk.

One night every year, Sam and I would have to sit for our official Wildwood portrait, taken by the boardwalk photographer. And once that was finished, we eagerly started using our amusement pier tickets. Looking back on that period of time now as an adult, I feel really bad for my brother. He was five years older than I and was forced to accompany me on all the kiddie rides. So after riding the carousel, the bumper cars, the scrambler and the tunnel of love, getting weighed on the gigantic scale in the Douglas candy pavilion for one cent, eating a bag of hot potato chips and tossing balls which cause the baby pigs to slip down a slide in the Arcade, we’d start walking back home to our 18th St. Apt., stopping along the way to pick up a dozen donuts at Mrs. Murray’s homemade fudge donut shop at 3010 Boardwalk. Who remembers that clean, white and brightly lit bakery with the open case donut racks?

For those of you who didn’t spend time in the Wildwoods in the 50s and 60s, it sure didn’t take much water for the island to flood back in those days either. We were eager for our independence, and hoped and prayed for at least

one rainy day during our vacation so we could take off our shoes and roll up our petal pushers and walk in the flooded streets with an umbrella all alone! Life was simple and that was the best entertainment ever!

Another exciting vacation memory would be when we heard the mosquito spraying truck approaching. Everyone would quickly scramble to a different room to close up the windows before the smelly fog penetrated the apartment. As a kid born and raised on this island, my husband has a completely different take on the mosquito truck. His memories are of local kids looking forward to it and as soon as they heard the trucks coming they would jump on their bikes and follow closely behind, chasing the cloud of fog. Believe it or not even after years of inhaling it, many of those local kids are still alive and well today!

There is one more very memorable event that occurred during our many years on 18th Ave. One night, the North Wildwood Fire department sirens went off and we saw flashing lights very close by. Free entertainment! Dad and mom grabbed Sam and I and out the door we ran to see what all the commotion was about. ( talk about ambulance chasers!) sure enough, the Manor Hotel and Supper club at 24th and Surf avenues had a fire and all of their occupants were temporarily evacuated. There standing on the sidewalk next to us was the Manor’s headliner, Liberace, in his silk pajamas and bathrobe.

More than 50 years later it’s still a great story to tell!

As most people that spend time here in the Wildwoods, my memories are timeless and special. But the ending to the story is the most special of all to me. You see, more than 40 years ago my life took a very unexpected turn as I was extremely blessed by a permanent move to this Island, a career, a marriage to that local guy that chased the mosquito trucks on his bike, a family, and eventually my retirement a few years ago to a new home, ironically just a few short blocks from Mr. and Mrs. Truitt’s apartment house on 18th Ave. where it all began for me! I recently saw a wooden plaque in a Boardwalk store that said, “You can brush the sand from your shoes, but it will never leave your soul.”

How true it is!

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“How many songs, O summer wind,How many songs you know Of fair, sweet things in your wanderings,As over the earth you go.” a wonderfull nostalgic story & photos submitted by Bonnie Bea Carlson Send us your Wildwood Story.

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�ummer �acation �emories in �ildwood by- the-�ea

Mom, Sam and Bonnie, 1955

by Bonnie Bea Hunter Carlson

Dad and Bonnie, 1955

Bea and Sam Hunter in front of 204 E. 18th Ave. N., Wildwood 1956

Sam and Bonnie outside of the showers, 1954

Sam and Bonnie, 18th Ave. Beach, North Wildwood 1956

The Manor Hotel fire c. 1960s

Mom, Sam and Bonnie on the front lawn of 204 E. 18th Ave., North Wildwood, 1956

204 E. 18th Ave., North Wildwood, 1956

204 E. 18th Ave., North Wildwood, today

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Thanks to the power of modern technology, we’re able to effortlessly reconnect with treasured days gone by (in this case, those stylin’ 70s). E-mails have the power to travel far and wide and, if we’re lucky, eventually reach us here at The Sun. These throwbacks from the WCBP have traveled through the internet to reach us via Norbert Hammeke, via Edward Sirchio, via Jim McGowan, who reminisced through their e-mail chain of the many fine Toga parties held in the Aster Road house in the Crest where many-a-lifeguard spent their memorable summers. {Unfortunately not all names are identified since it wasn’t first-hand reporting)

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“We never know how high we are ‘til we are called to rise; And then, if we are true to plan, our statures touch the skies...” ~Emily Dickinson

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SENT IN BY NORBERT HAMMEKE Norbert Hammeke, Sr. born and raised in Phila., his parents had come to the Wildwoods for the summer. He was a lifeguard on Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol in 1941, his junior year of High School, for only 1 year as he went into the Navy upon graduating and served in the South Pacific during WWII. His parents instilled a great love of the beach and island.

Norbert Hammeke, Jr. was also fortunate to inherit the same love for the beach and also worked on the Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol from 1968 to 1975, also with his brother Jim in 1977. His niece Taylor Hammeke served on the WCBP 2012-13, making three generations of guards. For Norbert when reminiscing about his days as a lifeguard, the Beach Patrol had a diverse cast of knuckleheads, and they all shared a great love of the “World’s Finest and Safest Bathing Beach” that they wanted to maintain in their small way. When meeting at Alumni functions, on the street, or in phone conversations, ALL Alumni STILL HAVE IT!

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Norbert at Crest Pier 1954

Hammeke cousins on Wildwood beach Norbert Hammeke, Sr. (r) and buddies

Norbert Hammeke & Bob Fitzgerald 1941

Norbert’s grandfather William, with mom and dad (Alice & Norbert) on the beach in Wildwood Crest, 1950’s

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“Our lives were just beginning, our favorite moment was right now, our favorite songs were unwritten.” ~R. Sheffield

Love those Wildwood Days!

“May it be a home where law and order shall abide, and from which temperance and every vice that degrades a community shall be banished. Here may people praise God and the music of happy voices blend ever with the sea’s continual refrain...”

Speaking of our special Five Mile Beach, these profound words were written July 1885 in the island’s first newspaper, the Holly Beach Herald, by publisher Jeanette Du Bois Meech (1835-1911)

Joe Grotolla & Lisa Roselli summer love ‘89

Now & Then

Dave, Carolyn (Cookie), Steve Mac & Barney. The MacDonald’s cherish their memories of growing up in North Wildwood... forthcoming story

The Mallon clan in 1981 & 2015 : The children and grands of Joanne Mallon-Jackson at their grandparent’s shore house at 16th & NY Aves. Grandpop Scotty Mallon worked as a bartender at Moore’s inlet for the longest time.

Jean & Cookie MacDonald July 1948

Eleanor Karvounis at Eleanor’s Gift & Variety Store.

Her family’s store has been a favorite on the Wildwood boardwalk for over 60 years

The Buffalo Hotel was located on Columbia & Pacific Aves. in Wildwood Crest owned by Tom and Frances Panasci, originally from Buffalo, NY. Tom was a contractor who built the Buffalo as well as the Ocean Crest Hotel at Hildreth and Ocean Aves. Owning one motel is alot of work, but the family juggled the family motel business with the help of Grandmother Frances Singer who emigrated from Hungary. She was in charge of laundering the sheets which in those days, were ironed by hand.

One of the Panasci’s daughters, Diane, met her true love in Wildwood the summer she was 18. Her mother hired a few sailors from the local Coast Guard base to paint the motel, and Al Brannen was one of them.

As they say... the rest is history... (Al Brannen is the president of the Wildwood Historical Museum) Read more of the story in this issue on pages 44 & 45

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~From the television show The Wonder Years

“Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.”

Throwing it Back to Chadwick’s

“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.”

Photojournalist Dorothea Lange

Al’s Sea ‘n Surf Tackle Shop at Moore’s Inlet

Here at the SUN (where Throwback Thursday and Flashback Friday are dear friends), we proudly honor those tattered photographs of times gone by but magically held still. Old photos are the best storytellers of lives well lived (with an ocean view providing the perfect backdrop). Childhood memories are kept intact courtesy of those treasured pictures, which have the power to send our “Now” days longing for the “Then” that only exists in our minds. Wasn’t life sweeter and simpler in black and white (or faded color?) The Sun by the sea, naturally, thinks so, and it’s been our privilege to play a part in warming even the coldest of days with the warmest of memories.

A winter Sun Facebook post had Tom Snow reminiscing about such warm Wildwood days, when his family lived above Al’s Sea ‘n Surf Tackle Shop and Texaco Station. His brother Al purchased the tackle shop from the Chadwick’s, ‘a sweet elderly couple’, through a loan from their parents, Ken and Anna, who stipulated that they would live their golden years looking out at the sea, something they were able to do during Wildwood’s pre-Condo days.

The tackle shop was located next to Moore’s Inlet, across the street from the old McDonald’s, and former Ice House, all institutions which, although sadly gone, are never forgotten, thanks in part to countless old photographs which help passersby remember what once filled our ever-changing spaces.

Al Snow was a former police officer who loved fishing and hunting and dreamed of owning a little bait and tackle shop by the sea. Al, who passed away in 2002, had a profound effect on his brother Tom, who was 30 years younger. Tom fondly remembers Al’s life being transformed by that dream fulfilled. From that Tom learned the importance of loving what you do, working hard while still being yourself and simply enjoying life.

He fondly recalls his “Minnow Game”, “My job as a kid of 13 was to supply the shop with minnows and Mr. Chadwick taught me the most efficient way of getting them. I had a small boat and would

take about 8 minnow traps and a couple of 5 gallon buckets with me. I purchased an aerial photograph of Grassy Sound that showed all of the marshland. The goal was to locate all of the ‘holes’ up on the marsh, places where the Salt Grass had died, exposing the mud. At low tide these would become languid pools of trapped and hungry minnows where I’d set a trap for each hole. The bait was bunker, not bread (as I had always thought). “It would suffocate the minnows, in time, because bread expanded in their bellies and they’d sick it up,” chided Mr. Chadwick. He told me that I should leave the trap in no more than 10 minutes because the lead minnow would find the hole back out and the school would follow. By the time I set the last trap, I had to race back and empty the first one. There was not one time that my buckets weren’t completely full with minnows and enough water to keep them alive until I got them to the shop.

I’d pull my boat up on the little beach by the bulkhead at the foot of New York Ave. for the delivery. My brother would buy the minnows from me and this kept me in gas and boardwalk money for the summer. Great times.”

Within pages of The Sun, as well as our Facebook page, {The Wildwood Sun by-the-sea}, we’re committed to taking you back in seaside time, where tales of summers’ past are patiently waiting to greet the present.

What stories are your old photographs waiting to tell?

Send to thesunbythesea@gmail.com

Tom Snow at the pump, filling up his new MG. Thanks for the photos Tom!

Behind the counter is Al’s daughter, Debbie, while Tom’s daughters are in far background

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“The greatest legacy we can leave our children are happy memories.” ~Og Mandino

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Jeannette’s

BY SUZANNE AMBRON EHLING

Happy Birthday!

Jeannette, the birthday girl with The SUN

It started off with day trips, a few friends, a brown bag lunch and a convertible.

Destination … Wildwood! My mother, Jeannette Ambron, and her friends would drive to the shore for the day to sit on the beach, laugh and talk and soak up the sun. At the beach, life is different.

The day would always fly by quickly and she couldn’t wait until the next road trip. As the years passed, those day trips turned into a week long vacations, this time with a husband and a few children in tow. A week became two weeks and more children and family members, including her sister Alice, who joined in on the fun at the Jersey shore. My mother, Jeannette Ambron, looked forward to those vacations every summer. Homes were rented both on 23rd and Delaware and 13th and New Jersey. For years they were our gathering places, where a love for the shore grew profoundly in each of her five children, 16 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. We would spend the entire day on the beach, tanning and swimming and enjoying each other’s company. When my father grew weary, he would say that he was going to head back to the house to start dinner, but often made a pit stop at Woody’s Cafe before heading home.

Jeannette would walk the boardwalk with her children at night seeking out the perfect spot for Waffles and Ice cream. Special dinners were shared at Zaberer’s and Menz’s restaurants with

Shirley Temples and mouthwatering seafood. The days were sunny and warm and carefree. Everything was better at the shore. Generations of children and grandchildren spent their summer days on the beach with Grandmom Jeannette.

It was her happy place, it was all of our happy place. When my father passed away at the age of 58 after a long illness in 1993, my sister purchased a condo at the shore. It was then that my mother would spend a month or more at the beach. It is truly a place where our souls can find comfort and healing. “There’s something about that ocean air,” my mother would often say.

Through the years, Jeannette found much pleasure in sitting on the front porch. Many people got to know her, and to this day, when they pass by the house, they look to see if she is out.

Jeannette is always willing to talk with friends and strangers alike. Wildwood has been her second home for her entire life. As we approach our mother’s 80th birthday, we wish to thank her for instilling in all of us a love for the shore.

There are very few things in life on which you can’t put a price tag, one of them is a lifetime full of happy memories and beautiful moments … many of which she created for us here in the Wildwoods.

So happy 80th birthday Mom!! We are looking forward to celebrating this milestone birthday at your happy place by the sea!!

Hello! My entire family is obsessed with your paper. You do a fantastic job and we look forward to every issue. My mother is turning 80 in August. She spends her summers in North Wildwood. I would LOVE to be able to write a little bit about her life and love of the Jersey Shore so that she could see it in the summer issue of The Sun. This would make for such a special birthday memory.

Thank you! ~Suzanne Ambron Ehling Dear Suzanne, Thank you for thinking of The Sun. I am honored to be a part of your mom’s birthday blessing!

Happy Birthday Jeannette!! ~The SUN Dear Sun Readers, Sharing your old photos and Wildwood memories is one of the things that makes The Sun so much fun!

Send to: thesunbythesea@gmail.com “Where yesterday & today meet by-the-Sea!”

Jeannette... in her happy place with her family

Photos of Jeannette with her family in WILDWOOD by-the-Sea

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“America is a tune. It must be sung together.”

Churches in the Wildwoods

Beth Judah Temple

Pacific & Spencer Aves. 522-7541 Shabbat Services Saturday 9:30am

Printed with compliments of The SUN with blessings.

To update your listing call 609-522-2721

Anglesea Baptist Church 3rd & Atlantic Ave. 522-2951

Sunday 10:30am Eve. Prayer Meeting 6pm Weds Family Bible 7pm

Asbury A.M.E. Church

Young & New Jersey Ave. 729-5584

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Assumption RC Church

7110 Seaview Ave. Wildwood Crest 522-4114

Sat. 4:30pm Sun. 8:30 and 10:30 Mon-Fri 8:30am

St. Ann’s RC Church 2900 Atlantic Ave. Wildwood 522-2709

Sat. 4:30pm Sun. 8:30 & 10:30 Weekday Masses Mon-Fri 7am, Sun 7pm, Spanish Mass

HIGH SCHOOL GYM 15th & Central Sat. 4:30pm, Sun, 8:30, 10:30

Eureka Baptist Church 142 W. Spencer Ave. 522-1028 Sunday School 9:45am Sunday Service 11am Wed Prayer 7-8pm

First Presbyterian Church 4511 Pacific Ave. 522-1244 Sunday Service 10am Wed. Bible Study 9:30am

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 2810 Atlantic Ave. 522-5000 8am Spoken Service w/Communion 10:30am Traditional Service w/Communion ~ Sunday School.

Third Sunday of each Month 10:30am Contemporary Blended Service w/ Communion

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox 301 Anglesea Ave., 522-0152 Orthos 9am Divine Liturgy 10am

St. Simeon’s by-the-Sea Episcopal 26th & Central Ave. 522-8389

Crest Community Church Crocus & Pacific Aves 522-1618 Sunday 9:30am Breakfast, Worship and the WORD!

Sun. Holy Communion 9am Wed. Healing 6:30pm

West Wildwood Bible Church 9 Neptune Avenue 523-8863 Sunday 10am Eve. Prayer 6pm Wed. Prayer 7pm

FOOD PANTRY, SOUP

KITCHEN & CLOTHING ROOM: Mon 4:30-6:30

First Baptist Church Maple & Atlantic Ave. 522-2981 Sunday School 9:30am

Sunday Service 11am

North Wildwood United Methodist Church 2nd & Central Ave. 522-2271 Sunday Service 9am

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World War II happened years before Deb Moore was born. Her father fought overseas and received an Honorable Discharge due to head injuries. Like so many WWII Veterans, he suffered through undiagnosed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, which left their family financially and emotionally in peril. Deb and her six siblings did not understand the situation but knew enough not to bring their friends to their house often.

It was only as an adult and after reading candid, graphic accounts of combat and the aftereffects of war that her father gave her a voice from his grave. By getting involved in the lives of Veterans and their families, she was able to internalize their personal stories as well as the mental and physical scars they carried, including loss of life, separation from family, divorce and PTSD, which sadly has led to on average more Veterans taking their own lives than the general population.

Deb was able to see and understand her father as she never had before, feeling great compassion for what he endured during and after his service in World War II. She felt inspired to do something special in his honor. In June 2011, she proudly gathered her family for a Flag Ceremony at Sunset Beach in Cape May to honor James Matthew Leinbach, Private, Company G, 143rd Infantry, who served in active duty in France and Italy.

He suffered a life-threatening injury due to gun shots that lodged shrapnel in his skull. He was hospitalized from October 1944 to March 1945. He received an Honorable Discharge in April 1945 and was sent home with a permanent full disability. Among numerous commendations, Private James Leinbach was decorated with a purple heart.

On the shores of Cape May, a brave man with a free soul was justly honored and celebrated. God Bless America was sung at sunset. Taps were played as his military casket flag was lowered.

Twenty-eight loving family members and

hundreds of strangers came together to salute a hero who represented all the men and women who served. Deb’s family was grateful to the Hume family of Sunset Beach for their commitment to conducting the Veteran Flag Ceremonies and for supporting her in forming Sunrise on Sunday.

After serving Veterans and their families for years, Deb relinquished her business and followed her calling as a Non-Denominational Christian minister. As an Itinerant Minister, she has the privilege of serving the personal and spiritual needs of Veterans and their families in hospitals, retirement centers, residents and organizations. It was only after several years of giving away a simple Patriot Band daily to thank a Veteran that Sunrise on Sunday grew wings.

Every morning she would put a Patriot Band on her wrist and pray about thanking a Veteran that day. Sure enough, she would cross paths with a Veteran, thank him and give him a Patriot Band, often praying with him. Others soon followed suit. As she met more Veterans and families during those sunrise walks on North Wildwood’s beaches, she was inspired to create a weekly, personal flag service at dawn’s early light to bring renewed appreciation for our country’s heritage and honor those who fought to defend its freedom. Deb knew when Mayor Rosenello and the City of North Wildwood approved the event as a new seasonal program that God had opened a door, not just to honor the deceased Veterans, but to bring current Veterans and their families together. The protocol is for the flag to be raised at sunrise.

Our Veterans served in all hours of the day and night in horrific weather and inconvenience so it is a minor sacrifice of a few hours of sleep to honor them in the early morning hours at sunrise; all gave some and some gave all…

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“There are two worlds: the world that we can measure with a ruler, and the world that we feel with our hearts and imagination.”

Fishing with My Dad

BY AL “BUTCH “ LOVE

1942, 3 yr. old Al Love with his parents, Al and Anna Love Al Love with his dad, Al My father followed the old adage, ‘Spare the Road and Spoil the Child.’

Let me tell you my story of growing up and how fishing changed our lives.

I was born in S.W. Philadelphia and lived in a rowhome with my parents, Al and Anna, sister Ann and brothers Bill and Jim. My father worked hard as a welder for the old Atlantic Refinery.

My father had a two-foot barber strap hanging on the kitchen wall. We were good kids but just being late for dinner, a bad report card, or neglecting our household duties was cause for a few whacks. He would always say, “someday you will thank me for using the strap for behavior reasons and learning to grow up a good person.”

My grandparents James W and Kate Love attended a church called John Chambers / Wylie Presbyterian Church, which was formed in 1825 and located on Broad Street in Philadelphia. The church was attended and funded by their friend, John Wannamaker, the original founder and owner of the chain of department stores in his name. In 1912, a church member purchased a lot in Wildwood from the Baker brothers and had a home built there. Sadly, the man passed away before he moved in, and my grandparents purchased it from his family in 1914. We have owned and lived there ever since.

Wildwood was always our vacation spot.

The shore offered all things good and

fun. From the moment we drove over that rickety bridge, by all the old homes on stilts over the marsh, we could smell that cool, salty, fishy air. We were ready for another summer!

My father and my uncle Jim Roff, who owned the home next to ours for about twenty years, loved to fish. I was about eleven years old in 1950 when they thought it was time I joined them on their adventure.

My Dad’s best friend from high school, Andy Knopp, had opened a fish & tackle and bike shop in Cape May. He had these new inventive fishing poles that were made from fiberglass. My dad and uncle each bought one. I could use their old ones. Our fishing mornings started around 6am. The cooler was packed with sandwiches, snacks, beer and soda.

It was a 20-minute ride to their favorite fishing place on the Delaware Bay near Higbee’s Beach in Wildwood Villas.

There was a fishing rental place that had about twenty-five large row boats for hire tied up to the pier. For about 12 bucks they would tow you far out into the bay and leave you anchored there, no motor, just one oar. When you were ready to come back in, you would raise the oar in the sky. Most days we were with the last boat coming back. They didn’t want the day to end.

Being out in the water on a nice warm sunny day with a cool breeze was almost magical for me. My uncle Jim always sat up front, my father in the back and me in the center of the boat. My uncle had a sense of humor while my stern father

was the opposite. There were always bragging rights by who caught the first fish, bigger fish or the most fish. It was an experience being on the bay during these times with these seasoned old men.

When they were not busy catching fish and talking, I enjoyed the quiet time and absorbing the surrounding scene.

I witnessed the cloud formations, tankers heading out to sea, destiny unknown, air planes high in the sky and approaching storm clouds. Some days a passing storm formed a beautiful rainbow over the bay. To me it wasn’t all about fishing. As I got older, those fishing trips gave me quality time with my dad. While sitting on that boat, we had conversations we had never had before. We were warming up together as we were getting older.

My father and uncle eventually got to be first mates on two fishing boats that were docked together at the West Wildwood Bridge where they baited hooks, untangled lines, cleaned the catch and helped to dock the boat. Their dream had come true, my uncle Jim on the Nantucket owned by Mr. Fischer and my father on the Dawn owned by Mr. Sharpie. This lasted for about ten years until both boats were sold by the owners and moved to another location.

I never followed their love for fishing.

The only boat I had was a small row boat that washed up onto our lawn during the Nor’easter storm of 1962. My uncle Jim passed away and their house next to us was sold about fourteen years ago.

My father got older and his fishing days were in the past.

When my father was about eighty years old, I took him and my ten-year old son Jason fishing. We went to Dad’s Place near Grassy Sound on a beautiful Sunday in September. We rented a small motorboat and fished out in the channel. Sitting there with Dad and my son brought back a lot of memories of fishing on the bay.

My dad could fix anything. I still have notes he wrote for me on how to properly close up our Wildwood home for the winter months. Dad gave me the deed for the summer home in 1998, a year before he passed away, with final instructions not to sell the house but leave it to my sons Jason and Jeff.

Reflecting back, I know he meant well for me. Raising and providing for a family is not easy. I wished he had used more hugs than the strap, but that was his method.

Recently my wife Sandi and I took a ride out to the bay near the old fishing place.

The pier and rental boats were long gone. The bay was calm and the sunset was beautiful. For a moment, I wished I was still sitting out in that bay with my dad and uncle Jim, fishing just one more time. I would give them both a hug and thank them for the wonderful memories.

Al Love Jr. swimming in the bay at Lil’s Dock

Al Love, Sr. & friend in their South Phila. sweaters

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“All endings are also beginnings. We just don’t know it at the time.” – Mitch Albom

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“Things of the spirit differ from things material in that the more you give the more you have.”

~Christopher Morley

Domenico “Papa Miko” & Caterina

VER SAGGI

Their Legacy Lives on in the Wildwoods. . .

Great Grandfather Domenico Versaggi’s homestead at 17th Ave.

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Sebastiano (Bennie) Versaggi passport picture in1929 when he took his family for a visit back to Brazil for 3 months. Oldest to youngest: Catherine, Domenick, Charles, Josephine, Henrietta & Ross

Great Grandfather Domenico Versaggi and a side view of his homestead at 17th Ave. which shows he was building a boat. The boat is pictured below which appears to be Otten’s Canal at 18th St.

If you’ve ever driven in North Wildwood or walked on the North Wildwood section of boardwalk, then you have used something built by the Versaggi Brothers.

The Versaggi family of Italy and Brazil were early settlers in North Wildwood who built much of the infrastructure upon which the city grew. From bridges and roads, to water lines and the foundations of houses, the Versaggi Brothers’ work is significant yet mostly unknown.

Although their most concrete contribution was construction, members of the family worked in everything from railroads, to coffee, to fishing and bartending. They wanted to make a better life for themselves in America.

“They just worked hard,” said Victor Di Sylvester, a former mayor of Wildwood and great-grandson of Domenico “Papa Miko”.

On the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in Sicily in the late 1800s, Domenico and Caterina Versaggi raised five sons and a daughter: Sebastiano, Josephina, Calogero, Rosarie, Salvatore and Angelo. The men made their living by fishing on the Mediterranean.

“They ended up in Wildwood because they were fishermen,” said Domenick Versaggi, the grandson of Salvatore.

Before they ended up in the Wildwoods, they migrated from Italy to South America to find work. Domenico went first in 1900 to work on a coffee plantation in Brazil, but it wasn’t long before he sent for his wife, daughter Josephine, and two sons, Salvatore and Angelo. That year, Josephine married Salvatore Tabone, a worker at the plantation.

Back in Italy, Calogero heard about an opportunity to work in America on the railroad. He left Sicily in 1905 to work on the line from Wyoming to Washington state.

Calogero returned to his home country to bring his brothers Sebastiano and Rosarie back to the states with him in 1910. They settled in North Wildwood, a 4-yearold borough that was on its way to becoming a seaside resort from its fishing town origins. That year, the rest of the family left Brazil to join them in the developing shore town.

Sebastiano went to Brazil in 1912 to marry Giovanna Pagliuso, who he brought to North Wildwood two years later. The family settled all over town, with Domenico on 17th, Calogero on 19th, Rosarie at 15th and Atlantic, Angelo at 10th and Central, and Victor on 20th. continues on next page. . .

Sebastiano Versaggi’s family at their homestead he built at 119 W. 20th Ave., in N. Wildwood circa 1929. The house in rear was his brother Charlie Versaggi’s on 19th Ave. and on the right side is the Versaggi Construction company that spanned between 19th & 20th Aves. where the Sturdy Bank is today. After Sebastiano’s death in 1949, his daughter Catherine and her husband Victor DiSylvester purchased the house from the estate

Sebastiano & Giovanna Versaggi with their children, Catherine, Domenick, Charles, Josephine, Henrietta & Ross

The family outside of the Versaggi Construction company that spanned between 19th & 20th Aves. where the Sturdy Bank is today.

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“God has not called us to see through each other, but to see each other through.”

~Anon.

Versaggi Bros. Construction Co. BOARDWALK CONSTRUCTION 1927

Catherine Versaggi & Victor Di Sylvester’s reception, October 1936 in her father’s bar/restaurant, Bennie’s where Owen’s Pub is today

Versaggi Construction Plant, 1937

Young Victor Di Sylvester with his grandfather Sebastiono at his bar/restaurant Bennie’s, 1942 continued from previous page. . .

They Americanized their names: Sebastiano became Bennie, Calogero became Charles, Rosarie became Ross, and Salvatore became Sam. Their generation of Italian immigrants faced prejudice and hatred, which is likely why they changed their names.

The brothers and their father Domenico ran fishing boats until that stopped being profitable. Then, for two years they worked with the Taylor Brothers in “pound fishing,” which involved catching fish in huge nets.

Meanwhile, Sebastiano opened Bennie’s Café on 17th (present-day Owen’s Pub).

After their stint in fishing, the Versaggies entered construction by helping Mayor James McLinden reconstruct Central Avenue. In 1920, the family started manufacturing concrete blocks used in the foundations of most North Wildwood homes built in the early 1920’s. Their concrete manufacturing plant was built at 19th and New York Avenue.

Their business became the Versaggi Brothers Construction Company, and they opened a plant on New Jersey Ave. between 19th and 20th. Their first big job was building the North Wildwood Boardwalk from 2nd to 26th streets in 1927. Although the boards have been replaced as they aged, and begin at 16th today, the foundation remains. The brothers also worked on curbs, sidewalks, gutters, sewers and water lines all over town.

Dom & Charlie Versaggi with Sam Piro at 17th Ave. boardwalk ramp When the Great Depression hit in the 1930s, the Versaggi Brothers had to venture offshore – and sometimes to Pennsylvania – to find work. They repaired the drawbridge over Grassy Sound, paved Landis Avenue in Sea Isle and roads in Avalon, and built an overpass on the Black Horse Pike near Mays Landing.

“There was no parkway,” Domenick said. “So if you wanted to go Philadelphia where my mother’s family was, you’d have to go on all these back roads, and [my grandfather] used to tell me all the time, ‘we built this bridge back in the depression.’”

In 1936 they built an asphalt plant in Whitesboro and remained an asphalt company for the rest of their years in business. Because they weren’t unionized, they lost business as state projects called more and more for union contractors.

By the 1980s, the company’s senior members retired and the company was dissolved. The construction plant was demolished and replaced with a bank.

The family has grown to six generations since Domenico and Caterina, some of whom still live in North Wildwood. The older relatives lived into their 80’s and 90’s, but their contributions to North Wildwood live on.

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“Lean on me, when you’re not strong... and I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on...” ~Bill Withers

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shine Foundation generously donated its third $20,000 scholarship grant in June 2018 to ensure that Livengrin outpatients can receive financial assistance towards life-saving treatment for addiction, regardless of their ability to pay.

The Kelly McMonagle Sunshine Foundation was established in memory of Kelly Ann McMonagle, who passed away March 10, 2015 at the age of 21 as a result of an overdose.

The mission of The Kelly McMonagle Sunshine Foundation is to raise money to donate to rehabilitation centers in order to provide financial assistance to those seeking recovery who cannot afford the cost of rehabilitation services.

Our goal is to prevent another family from going through the heartbreak of losing a loved one to addiction.

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Meg the Movie Buff Goes to Hollywood 2018 SUMMER MOVIE GUIDE

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by Meg Corcoran

aking the Summer of 2018 blockbuster worthy is the Mission Impossible of our cast, who know The Fallout will involve a lifetime of happy possibilities fortuitously found in Wildwood by the sea. On the hunt for his lost childhood memories, Christopher Robin is instantly charmed by the sweet simplicity found here and quickly informs his Hollywood friends. Ant-Man and the Wasp are next to arrive, confident their Marvel-ousness will help them conquer our colossal waves. Unimpressed by their abilities, The Meg, megalomaniac she is, sails into town, intrigued by our vast ocean and, inspired by the charm our town offers, promises not to make a “snack” out of any of the tourists. The Spy Who Dumped Me soon shows up, undercover, naturally, only to be spotted by our starlets who are soon having a great time burying him in the sand.

Before uncovering all our summer movies have to offer, please check your local listings for release date changes…

While on a mission to discover buried secrets from their past, Ant-Man and the Wasp (Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, opens July 6th) work up an appetite satisfied by a stop-over at The NJ State BBQ Championship & Anglesea Blues Festival.

The “Drac Pack” (including the voices of Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez and Andy Samberg) leave Hotel Transylvania 3: (for a) Summer Vacation (opens July 13th) aboard a luxury Monster Ship, where Dracula finds love with the ship’s captain (voice of Kathryn Hahn), halting their participation in the Boogie Board Races.

Kayla (Elsie Fisher) is glad to leave Eighth Grade (opens July 13th) behind, hoping for a summer of surf and sand before dealing with the horrors of high school.

Pregnant Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) declares, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (opens July 20th ) when she discovers all sorts of things about her musical mom (Meryl Streep). Fortunately, Live Music at the Flow House offers a relaxing diversion.

Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team (including Henry Cavill and Alec Baldwin) are on their latest Mission Impossible-(dealing with the) Fall Out (opens July 27th) of a failed mission and the regret of not being able to compete in the Cape May County Lifeguard Championships.

A day on Morey’s Piers would have benefited family man Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor, opens August 3rd), who finally remembers what it’s like to be a kid again thanks to his reunion with Winnie the Pooh (voice of Jim Cummings).

Calming Evening Yoga on the Beach will have to wait for best friends Audrey and Morgan (Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon), who get caught up in an international conspiracy courtesy of The Spy Who Dumped Me (Justin Theroux, opens August 3rd).

A day at the beach will never be the same for Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham), who takes on 70-foot shark The Meg (opens August 10th) to save the victims of a sunken submarine.

Concerts Under the Stars Series could have provided better life-affirming inspiration for a grieving scientist (Keanu Reeves) desperate to create the Replicas (opens August 17th) of his deceased family.

The Sports Card, Toys, Comics & Collectibles Show becomes a much-needed form of entertainment when oneby-one the puppet cast of an 80s children’s television show are murdered, forcing a former LAPD detective-now-private-eye puppet to solve The Happytime Murders (opens August 17th). Starring Melissa McCarthy, Joel McHale and Elizabeth Banks.

The residents of Hotel Transylvania 3: (are enjoying their) Summer Vacation after dark, of course, relishing unauthorized Monster Truck Rides on the Beach. Our youngest cast members have replaced the trauma of the Eight Grade with Replicas of Wildwood summers’ past, when the biggest problem was deciding which thrill ride to try first (all the while knowing they can never truly replicate those Wildwood days!) Revived victims of The Happytime Murders feel alive courtesy of the happy place (i.e. beachfront property) they’ve found worth living for all summer long.

THE BRANNEN’S BENNETT AVE. House Move

A series of photos of the house move up the street one block, inch by inch. . .

The Brannen’s didn’t even pack up their china and glassware when they moved it and not a single item was broken in the transition!

This home was razed to make way for the Brannen’s 1930s brick home The Brannens ended up owning and managing three hotels adjacent to each other, The Candlelight Motel, The Dutch Boy, and Diane’s family motel The Ocean Crest Lodge.

Mamma Mia! (blissfully declares) Here We Go Again, with the sounds of the ocean and Boardwalk life blending harmoniously as our biggest stars sail through the Summer of 2018 spent happily by the sea…

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The next page shows the house as it is today

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“Dreams are the seeds of change. Nothing ever grows without a seed, and nothing ever changes without a dream.” ~Debby Boone

The STORY of AL & DIANE BRANNEN “I Met my True Love in Wildwood”

Al & Diane on a date at the Lobster House

Al, Diane, Thomas & Andrew Brannen

The 7 Brannen grandchildren who love their stays at their favorite Bennett Avenue house

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Al & Diane Brannen at their Bennett Ave. homestead A watercolor Christmas gift from a friend of the Brannen’s special home which once stood next to the Candle Light Motel, which once stood a block away.

Al & Diane Brannen on their wedding day. . . and . . . happily ever after . . . {Read more to the story on page 30, The Buffalo Motel}

o you remember when and where you met the love of your life? Al and Diane Brannen do: They met and fell in love in Wildwood, and have stayed here ever since.

Diane was from Buffalo NY, and her family owned the Ocean Crest Lodge on Hildreth Avenue. The year was 1964, and she had just graduated high school at 18 years old. “The minute we could get out of school, my father would drive us here,” Diane recalled.

Al was from Kensington Philadelphia, and had joined the Coast Guard. At the time there were no barracks, so he and his coast guard friends had a place in Wildwood. He and some of these friends were earning some summer cash painting the Ocean Crest Lodge when he met Diane on June 19th.

“Originally he tried to fix me up with his friend. But I think Al was my one real rebellion, “ Diane laughed. “We liked that we were opposites.” Al joked that he was a party guy, and she a nerd, with the humor belonging to a couple that truly loves each other.

They spent the summer hanging out and getting to know each other after work.

Then Al got into a minor car accident on Ocean Avenue, and when Diane came to see him in the hospital he knew she was the girl for him. He proposed one evening on the Wildwood boardwalk, just down the street from the family motel. After Al asked, Diane said, “Are you going to be rich someday?” Al interjected, “I said sure!” “And then I said yes!” Diane finished.

They got married the night before Halloween one year later. Even when they were engaged, they already planned to settle in Wildwood. Diane had been coming down to Wildwood her whole life, but decided

she wanted to live in just one place. “I had a winter life, and a summer life, and two sets of friends and sports. So we decided we wouldn’t do that to our children, we would move down here.”

Al also had been coming to Wildwood since he was a teen. “I used to come down here and tell my parents I was staying at Johnny’s, Johnny would say he was staying at my house, we would come down here with a few dollars, and sleep in the woods at the end of the Crest.” Al said with a mischievous smile.

The Brannens ended up owning and managing three hotels adjacent to each other, The Candlelight Motel, The Dutch Boy, and Diane’s family motel The Ocean Crest Lodge. For many happy years the couple ran the businesses, and raised their two sons Thomas and Andrew. Eventually they decided to tear down their hotels and build condos, and take a break from the 24/7 job that running three businesses really is. They both wanted more time with their family, and grandchildren.

“It was sad when they tore the motels down. People don’t come down to stay at a hotel, they come down to see the people who run the hotel. But we thought we had a great idea to build condos…little did we know everyone else did too,” Diane remembered.

Instead of tearing down the house they had lived in next door to the Candlelight Motel, they decided to move it down the street. “I guess I got sentimental at the last minute, and I didn’t want to give up the house. We put our heart and soul into the house, we raised our children here! Al would ask me what is the plan B. And I would say there is no plan B!” Diane said.

And so, their 1930’s brick house was moved one block away to another property on Bennett Avenue they owned, and that is where it still stands today. It was moved down the street slowly, inch by inch on rollers, a task made a bit trickier with a brick house. It was a complete success.

The whole process went so smooth, Al and Diane didn’t even pack up their china and glassware when they moved it and not a single item was broken in the transition.

Over half a century later, Al and Diane’s love of family, home and each other is still adding chapters to their story.

And we can’t forget to add of course, their love of Wildwood Island!

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Duffinetti’s

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R E S TAU R A N T & L O U N G E

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Dog-friendly Outside Dining

Traditional Italian fare with a Flair of Creativity Early Bird: 4- 5:30pm Preferred Seating Available Happy Hour 4 - 6pm

$20. Three Course early Bird Menu WEEKEND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS ~ Various Performers SUNDAYS ~ Keith Hickman Dr. Mazz ~ Friday, July 27 Visit www.duffinettis.com for updated Schedule

at the Bar Apps & Small Plate Menu

Extensive Wine List Local Draft Beers

#1 Martini Bar

4600 PACIFIC AVE., WILDWOOD, NJ • 609-522-0002 • AMPLE FREE PARKING

ADULTS $13.99

children 1-3 eat frEE 4-6 $6.59 • 7-10 $8.59 beverage not included.

M.S. Brown Jewelers

SINCE 1950

3304 Pacific Ave., Wildwood, NJ 609-522-7604 MSBrownJewelers.com 3 Mechanic St., CMCH, NJ 609-463-8799

ALL YOU CAN EAT SEA & LAND Buffet

breakfast Buffet

Served 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ASSORTED HOT & COLD CEREAL FRENCH TOAST • BELGIAN WAFFLES CHIPPED BEEF • PANCAKES WESTERN OMELET • SCRAMBLED EGGS • RED OAK OMELET • HOME FRIES • BACON • HAM • SAUSAGE SCRAPPLE • TURKEY SAUSAGE HOT TOPPINGS • CHERRY BLUEBERRY • APPLE • STRAWBERRY HOMEMADE MUFFINS & DANISH

DINNERS served with COMPLETE SALAD & DESSERT BAR Served 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

TWO SOUPS DAILY • FRESH FRUIT (In Season) • BROILED STUFFED FLOUNDER WITH CRABMEAT or BROILED FLOUNDER • BROILED GROUPER • BROILED TILAPIA FRIED SHRIMP • CRAB CAKES • MUSSELS MARINARA • BBQ RIBS • MEATBALLS CHICKEN NUGGETS • CHICKEN TENDERS • HONEY BAR-B-CUE WINGS • CHEESE RAVIOLI SPAGHETTI WITH BUTTER • ITALIAN HOT SAUSAGE • FETTUCCINI ALFREDO or LINGUINE WITH CLAMS • CHICKEN CORDON BLEU or CHICKEN PARMESAN or CHICKEN ALFREDO or CHICKEN LEMON BUTTER • VEAL MARSALA or ROAST STUFFED TURKEY or VEAL & PEPPERS • HAND CARVED ROAST BEEF HAND CARVED HAM • MACARONI & CHEESE • RICE PILAF • FRENCH FRIES MASHED POTATOES FRESH VEGETABLES • HOMEMADE CAKES major credit VARIETY PUDDINGS and Much More

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ICE CREAM PA L L E H RLO S A R E Over 60 Flavors Hand-Dipped

Open 12 noon Open Everyday 11:30 ‘til 9 On Rio Grande Ave. next to Starlux Mini Golf 3 % 1/2

SALES TAX

HOLLY BEACH TRAIN DEPOT

4712 PACIFIC AVE. WILDWOOD 609-522-2379 Larry Lillo celebrates 70 years on Pacific Ave!

South Jersey’s Most Complete Train Stop Cape May County’s Only Authorized Lionel & MTH Dealer “Watch the tram car please!”

TOY TRAM CARS IN STOCK

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“Where the old meets the new” VISIT OUR 2ND STORE at 2408 BOARDWALK New Gifts • Home Décor • Christmas Room

Still find your treasures at 4501 Pacific Ave. downtown Wildwood Slightly used clothes • electronics • records • décor • small appliances

Closed Tuesday and Wednesday • 609-214- 2253

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Entertainment

Come to Goodnight Irene’s!

Where every night is a good night!

45 Beers on Tap! Over 30 Cans!

Featuring 2 Taps from Cape May Brewing Co.

Open Every Day 11am-3am

Rose

HAPPY HOUR Mon-Fri ‘til 7pm at Bar Only ~ Food & Drink Specials Miller Lite $1.50 Drafts - $2.50 Bottles

FINE DINING

Mexican Mondays

FEATURING VEAL, STEAK, CHOPS, CHICKEN, SEAFOOD & PASTA DISHES

$5 Burrittos - Mexican Pizza - Nachos

Cheesy Tuesdays

Cheese Specials changing weekly

Wednesdays

Every Friday & Saturday Night

$5 PIES Plain - White - Margherita

Thursdays

A Wildwood Favorite Since 1985

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Oak & New Jersey Aves. WILDWOOD, NJ 609-729-5755

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Schellenger’s Restaurant

“In the Heart of the Wildwoods” Huge Selection of Beer • Wine Liquors

Join us Aug. 26th - 30th for Wildwood by-the-sea Restaurant Week

BEST SEAFOOD & BEST FAMILY DINING –Freetime

1 1/2 Hours

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FRESHEST Seafood • Steaks • Chicken • Pasta • Soups

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Now Open!

Full Service Bar

Pacific Grill

Bennett & New Jersey Aves.

Wildwood by-the-sea 609-522-7894

New American Cuisine Traditional dishes prepared in innovative ways B.Y.O.B.

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Delicious Years!

Teresa invites you to visit her newest full service bar for before or after dinner drinks RESTAURANT, BAR & TAKE OUT Open Thurs-Sun thru early May, then every day 4 ‘til 10 EARLY BIRDS Monday-Friday 4 ‘til 5 PASTA & PASTRY SHOP Open Every day 10 ‘til 10

watercolor by Dorothy Kulisek

Serving Dinner 5pm closed tuesdays 4801 Pacific Ave. Wildwood, NJ 609-523-2333

Full Assortment of Your Favorite Italian Pastries Cookie Trays, Cakes, Pies, Breads & more

Follow us on Facebook & Instagram @theraviolihouse www.theraviolihousewildwood.com

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Serving Cape May County for 3 GENERATIONS!

Specializing in Gas Forced Air Heat & Central Air Conditioning

Dedicated to High Quality Service Since 1948

Buy, Build, Upgrade a Home OR Switch your Mortgage NOW!

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609.522.5011 • crestsavings.bank

NJ License # 13VH01834100

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Grilled chicken, applewood smoked bacon, avocado, tomato & pepper jack cheese.

Wild Ocean

Fried chicken breast, applewood smoked bacon, American cheese, Honey Jalapeño Sauce & hot sauce.

Jekyll & Hyde Cheesesteak®

1/2 Beef & 1/2 Chicken steak with applewood smoked bacon, provolone cheese & our special Jekyll Sauce.

Alumni Grill’s Signature Salad

Grilled filet tip over a bed of spinach & romaine lettuce, avocado, tomato, roasted red peppers, onions & crumbled bleu cheese with Homemade Ranch Dressing on the side.

BURGERS

Ser ving f resh fo o d fast since 2004!

3316 Pacific Ave., Wildwood or 1050 Rt. 47 S., Rio Grande

• Voted Best Book Store on the Shore • We Have Books You Can’t Find anYWHere else!

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.95 +tax

Pepperoni ... $6.95 +tax

• Pasta & Meatballs or Sausage

Baked Ziti Lunch ••(Served Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo over Fettuccine) Scampi over Linguine Specials •• Shrimp Eggplant Parmigiana over Pasta • Chicken Parmigiana over Pasta $ only 5.95 each • Pasta with Meat Sauce • Tortellini a la Carlo

11AM - 3PM DAILY Served w/Garlic Roll

(Blush Sauce Shrimp & Crab Meat) • Lasagna • Linguini w/Garlic & Oil • Crab Meat Marinara over Linguine • Shrimp Marinara over Linguine

TAKE OUT • FAST DELIVERY ($10 MIN.) GOURMET DINNERS STARTING AT $11.95 Includes Salad & Rolls www.ItalianKitchenExpress.com 3104 PACIFIC AVENUE • WILDWOOD

609.522.0025

Gluten

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“I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” ~F. Scott Fitzgerald

“WHILE YOU WERE AWAY. . “

The Wonders of Wildwood Weather Summer of 2017 was unseasonably cool (as predicted by the Farmer’s Almanac) with three rained-out Saturdays and many soggy weekends.

With Autumn came perfect weather and a never-ending Indian summer!

As we sailed through the season, the Farmer’s Almanac continued to be right on! Cool weather started to make an appearance by November 7th, with the first snowfall occurring on December 8th. It was an ice cold Christmas and New Year by the sea…

Snow on December 30th produced one inch of snow, a slight precursor to: Winter Snow Storm Grayson, which arrived (welcomed by no one) on January 4th and resulted in a state of emergency, with high winds, snow drifts and 16 inches of snow.

Thankfully, moderate temperatures greeted the rest of January and February, with no storm activity.

However March got off to a very unspring-like start and continued to play out as a month of real March Madness. As islanders know, every storm has its own personality… the storm occurring on March 2nd under a full moon was no different, with fierce wind gusts, sending waves barreling over the seawall, and two more storms on the horizon letting us know that winter wasn’t done with us yet! Winter Storm Quinn arrived on March 7th

WHAT’S INSIDE ON THIS SIDE! While You Were Away re-cap 3 - 10 Eagles Road to Victory Joe Russo 11 Crossfit on the Pier w/Jim Grauel Christina Urban 13 Early Anglesea Settlers, The Shivers Beverly Gross Clark 14, 16-17 WILD Wildwood & ElFra Court Motel 22-23 “W” Tree History 24 Wildwood Museum’s 1909 Mural 25 Sam Pond’s Wildwood Memories 27-29 The Braun’s Gift for Mom 30 Wildwood Bathing Beauties 32, 40 Boardwalk Photobooths 34 Joe McNamee’s Wildwood Memories 36, 38-39 SHOP DINE PLAY & STAY DOWNTOWN WILDWOOD 41-53

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with moderate impact tidal flooding.

A wintry mix of heavy rain started the morning, with snow flurries later in the day. Winter Storm Skylar arrived March 13th with rain and wind and thankfully no snow. On the first day of Spring, Nor’easter #4, named Toby, brought a wintery mix of high winds, rain and snow… And if March comes in like a lion, it typically goes out like a lamb, but this year was an exception… not only did it go out like a lion, it was also a Blue Moon month with bookend Full Moons on March 1st and March 31st.

Our very own “Beach Miracle” occurred in North Wildwood right before Memorial Day Weekend when all of the cities worked together to help Mayor Rosenello save the beach, trucking sand around the clock in the weeks leading up to the long, holiday weekend. The end result was a big, beautiful white powdery beach all the way to 3rd Street, with new steps built in place of the ramps taken out by the storm activity that occurred at 4th, 5th and 6th streets. Our beaches were packed with happy sunbathers, thanks in part to Mother Nature, who gave us an instant summer hopefully signaling a great summer ahead!

On the radar, is a Hot! Hot! Hot! summer of 2018 as predicted by The Farmer’s Almanac... continues on page 4

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sea, and because the greatest stories always require a Second Act, we here at The Sun felt a recap was needed for the While You Were Away column that originally appeared in the season premier May-June edition of The Sun. We naturally enjoyed the holiday season seaside but were more than ready for those winter storms to make way for a ray of life-affirming sunshine.

We waited patiently for new business ventures to find their place within our picturesque town alongside our timeless treasures, all while boardwalk renovations, beach restorations and road construction paved the way to the Summer of 2018. . .

Now we invite you to pull up your favorite beach chair and enjoy an encore performance (with a few new interesting twists) of the noteworthy events that happened While You Were Away…

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Adding Spirit to the Sea Many men, women and their families have sacrificed for the cause of freedom. Veterans, families, residents and visitors are invited to a new weekly beach event at sunrise called Sunrise On Sunday held throughout the summer season in North Wildwood, NJ , at Lou Booth Amphitheater on 2nd Ave. (Arrive 10 minutes before sunrise and meet at the flagpole.) Each week Rev. Deb Moore will officiate as a casket flag of a decorated Veteran is raised at sunrise representing our honor to ALL Veterans as we give thanks to God for our freedoms. The Light of Liberty was bought at a great price. One Nation Under God. Read more on Deb Moore’s inspiration behind Sunrise on Sunday on The Sun’s Church page (p. 35) in this issue.

Following one of the most notewor-

thy seasons for new businesses in recent memory, 2018 promises to be even more momentous.

Several landmark additions headline this year’s roster of changes, including a year-round, multi-purpose Seaport Pier in North Wildwood, a completely renovated and rebranded Boardwalk Mall, the opening of a public event square, Byrne Plaza, that is the new centerpiece of Downtown Wildwood, and a brew-pub, MudHen, prominently situated along the Rio Grande Avenue corridor.

They are complimented by a diverse array of debuting eateries and specialty shops, along with some familiar names in new locations...

We start on the North Wildwood end of the island’s world-famous promenade at 22nd Avenue, where Seaport Pier has risen on the former location of the Seaport Village shopping mall. The new pier features two main structures, a restaurant, three bars, an outdoor concert venue and a swim club. A North Wildwood Police Department substation is also housed on the premises.

Chimney Cake House, located next to Rapunzel’s, brings “A Taste of Transylvania” to the Boardwalk., specializing in Kürtöskalács, split cakes specific to Hungary and Hungarian-speaking regions of Romania.

Ken & Mary’s Ice Cream moved five bays south, into a much larger location at 2020 Boardwalk. Owner’s Ken and Mary DuBois have been serving family-friendly treats since 2011, including soft-serve and hand-dipped ice cream, brownie icecream sandwiches, ice-cream cakes, and more.

Crossing over the Wildwood border at 26th Avenue, a number of changes have come to the former home of Sand Jamm (Sand Jamm 5Mile opened year-round at 26th & New Jersey Avenues last year). The Boardwalk level space is now occupied by East Side, and its collection of sunglasses, hats and sports apparel.

This is Jim and Dan Schindler’s third location on boards.

Capt’n Jack’s Island Grill has expanded into the second level above East Side, adding a new bar and dining area with ocean views. A few blocks south, at Magnolia Avenue, Stewart’s Root Beer (Capt’n Jack’s sister property) has renovated its second-floor patio to provide more comfort for guests and protection from the elements.

At Cedar Avenue, one of the Boardwalk’s most iconic signs has been given new life after years of inactivity.

The classic Coca-Cola script above Harry’s Corner was completely refurbished by A.B.S. Sign Co. over the winter months. The project included new neon tubing outlining the letters and blinking bulb lights within, along with a fresh, vibrant paint job. Wait until you see it at night!

The NEW Boardwalk Mall Since it was converted from the shell of the old Regent Theatre in the late 1970’s, the Boardwalk Mall has been a staple of summertime in the ‘Woods.’ Though it’s gone through various cosmetic changes, it has never before been completely renovated. Now under new ownership and management, the mall has undergone an extensive makeover, being rebranded as Tillie’s Boardwalk Mall with its new logo featuring the famous “Tillie face”. * DOWNTOWN WILDWOOD * The vision of a centralized space for events, recreation and community continues on page 7

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Dutch Hoffman Memorial Lifeguard Races

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Rockin’ at the Doo Wop Joe Stamile Amphitheater at Fox Park

A Wildwood tradition since 1909 on the boardwalk at 5pm. Free.

NJ State Crab Fest August 4

National Night Out

August 7 at Fox Park

Navy Seal Challenge August 11

WILDWOOD BEACH BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Ocean & Burk Aves., Wildwood. The only permanent replica in the Northeast. It is an exact, half size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.

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WILDWOOD CREST RECREATION DEPT. 5800 Ocean Ave. Wildwood Crest, NJ 08260 (609) 523-0202 fax: (609) 522-1669 Joseph Von Savage Memorial Pool (609) 522-0084 Wildwood Crest Tennis Courts

Cape May County Lifeguard Championships Friday, July 6th Rambler Rd. Beach, 6pm

6th Annual Crest Sand Sculpting Festival Sat. July 7th Heather Rd. Beach 9am-2pm

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YOUTH SWIMMING LESSONS

The Wildwood Crest Recreation Department hosts youth swimming lessons at the Joseph Von Savage Memorial Pool at 8800 New Jersey Ave. Half-hour classes held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Session II will be held July 24 through Aug. 16. Cost is $80 for eight half-hour lessons for children ages 5 and older and $50 for the parent/toddler class for ages 6 months through 4. Call 522-0084 for further information.

PIER PLAYMATES DAY CAMP

Session II : Tue, July 31 - Mon, August 20

Three-week program held 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Crest Pier Recreation Center. Camp open to children entering pre-K through grade 5.

Arts and crafts, sports, field trips and other activities. Fee required.

OUTDOOR ZUMBA

Sunday, July 29th at Sunset Lake 4-9PM Gourmet food, crafters, family entertainment - crestsunsetfest.com

at Centennial Park, Fern Road & Ocean Ave. 8:30 a.m. Saturdays, thru Sept 8 8:30 a.m. Mon & Weds., thru Sept. 3 Fee required

Wildwood Crest 5K Beach Run

SUNSET YOGA ON THE LAKE Mon thru Thurs 7:30pm July 2 through Aug. 6

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Mobile Food Truck Night Saturday, August 4th, 8:30AM

Beginning and ending at the Wildwood Crest Beach Pier

National Night Out

Tuesday, August 7th, Centennial Park 5:30PM - 8:30PM Fun for the whole family!

Save the Dates!

Firefighters’ Weekend Craft Show

Friday & Saturday, September 14th & 15th Sunrise Park at Rambler Road & Ocean Ave.

Seafarer’s Celebration on Sunset Lake

Saturday, Sept. 22 - 9am-5pm Street festival along Sunset Lake 7:30pm: Live music with Big City at Centennial Park 9pm: Beachfront fireworks show following live music

Crest Best Fun Fest featuring the Crest Best 10-Miler Saturday, Oct. 6- Sunday Oct. 7 New! Centennial Park start. 10-Mile, 5-Mile, 3.1-Mile and Kids’ Races

Cost $5. per class, or 20 classes for $80 The Wildwood Crest Recreation Department offers evening yoga classes on the beautiful Sunset Lake at Miami Road every Monday thru Thursday from 7:30p.m. to dusk

WILDWOOD CREST 5K BEACH RUN Saturday, August 4th at 8:30am

Grab your running shoes! The Wildwood Crest Recreation Department will host a 5K Beach Run (and one-mile fun run/walk) Saturday, August 4th at 8:30a.m. The run will begin and end at the edge of the Wildwood Crest Beach Pier on the beach at Heather Road. All registered participants receive a long-sleeved T-shirt. Call 523-0202 for info.

PATRIOT’S DAY MEMORIAL SERVICE Tuesday, September 11th, 5:30pm Miami & New Jersey Avenues

SUMMER LIVE MUSIC SERIES WEDNESDAYS 7:30 p.m. through September 22 Centennial Park, Fern Rd. and Ocean Aves.

July 4 ~ Roundhouse Band (pop/dance) July 11 ~ Sass Faction (pop/dance hits) July 18 ~ Billy D Light (classic/progressive rock) July 25 ~ Dead Reckoning (Grateful Dead tribute) Aug. 1 ~ Street Life Serenade (Billy Joel tribute) Aug. 8 ~ Kicking Sunrise (rock/pop hits) Aug. 15 ~ Mango Men (summer party music) Aug. 22 ~ Beat Tells (Beatles tribute) Aug. 29 ~ Star Band (oldies/Motown/dance)

SATURDAYS 7:30 to 9:30p.m.

Centennial Park, Fern Rd. and Ocean Aves.

July 7 ~ Parrotbeach (Jimmy Buffet tribute) July 14 ~ Big Bleu (rock/pop/oldies) July 21 ~ Legacy Band (dance/party hits) July 28 ~ Don’t Call Me Francis (dance/party hits) Aug. 4 ~ Flowers for Taco (rock/pop hits) Aug. 11 ~ 2U/Almost Journey (U2 & Journey tribute) Aug. 18 ~ Kevin Miller’s Smashed (80s/90s rock) Aug. 25 ~ Stellar Mojo (pop/party/dance/funk hits) Sept. 1 ~ B Street Band (Springsteen tribute) Sept. 8 ~ Damn The Torpedoes (Tom Petty tribute) Sept. 15 ~ Reign Band (oldies/pop/dance) Sept. 22 ~ Big City (dance/party/oldies)

WILDWOOD CREST SUNSET CELEBRATIONS

THURSDAYS 7:30 in July, 7pm in August.

July 5 through August 23

Sunset Lake, Atlanta and New Jeresey Aves.

Family entertainment at sunset overlooking beautiful Sunset lake. Live music, children’s activities and more.

BEACH PIER OUTDOOR FITNESS CLASSES

SATURDAY, June 30 through SUNDAY, August 26

Wildwood Crest Beach Pier at Heather Road, 8:30 a.m. daily. Various one-hour fitness classes, including Pilates, Aerobics, Kick Boxing, Yoga and more, overlooking the ocean from the scenic beach pier. Cost: $5 per class, Service to honor and remember those who per- or 12 classes for $50. No pre-reg necessary. ished in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

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“Today I will be happier than a seagull with a French fry.” ~Anon.

“WHILE YOU WERE AWAY. . “ continued from page 4

gatherings in Downtown Wildwood has finally been realized. Byrne Plaza, a 60,000 square foot, landscaped green space that includes a large covered stage, is situated in the heart of the Pacific Avenue businesses district, at Oak Avenue (two long blocks east of the Boardwalk).

The plaza is the new home of the popular Downtown Wildwood Farmer’s Market, along with a host of weekly summer events and festivals throughout the year. It was developed and is managed by the Wildwood Business Improvement District (WBID), in conjunction with Cape May County, the Byrne Foundation for the Wildwoods, the City of Wildwood and Crest Savings Bank.

Check out the 13 page section in this issue on what’s “Doo-ing” in the Wildwoods and Downtown businesses.

A major part of the appeal and practicality of Byrne Plaza is its proximity to so many downtown businesses. It sits adjacent to Alumni Grill and MS Brown Jewelers and directly across from The Deck at Holly Beach, Hooked on Books, The Wild Scoop, Between the Lines and Beach Whiskers, along with its newest Greekest neighbor, Greek Street Eats. Located on the corner at 3421 Pacific Ave., Greek Street Eats offers a full menu of dine-in meals along with “street style” gyros and other Mediterranean-inspired specialties. The eatery is fully committed to its theme, with an interior that has been magnificently renovated to resemble a street scene in Greece. The exterior is painted white with blue trim, a nod to the Greek flag.

Owner Angelo Bilios together with his wife Anna, brother Nick and his wife Dina and their parents, Chris & Effie have been in the restaurant business for over three decades and have a long history in the Wildwoods.

Stop in and #FindYourInnerGreek They also proudly own and operate 3 great locations of Bagel Time Cafe at Burk & Atlantic Ave. in Wildwood, Aquabeach Motel in the Crest, and Howard Ave. & Beach Dr. in Cape May.

Four blocks south, at 3811 Pacific, Melissa Schultz and Michael Shiffler have opened Goodness on the Go. The shop debuted in late 2017 and was an instant hit with the local crowd, serving fresh coffee, soups, a wide assortment of baked goods, breads, pies, soups and much more homemade goodness to go. Look for some homemade “Goodness” at the Farmers Market this summer!

Next door, at 3813 Pacific, Joey M’s La Piazza Cucina has found a new home. Proprietor (owner/chef/entertainer/you-name-it) Joseph Montello has moved around to different locations along the avenue in recent years, but looks to be settled into this locale, where “cooking comes from the heart!”

One of the area’s biggest success stories in recent years has been ALUMNI GRILL (3316 Pacific Avenue), home of the Jekkyl & Hyde, which is celebrating its 15th summer downtown. Owners, a brother and sister team of Mike DeClemente & Jen Robinson have taken another leap forward by franchising their business, with the first off-island Alumni Grill location now open in Rio Grande at 1050 Rt 47 South.

Judging from their opening day, they’ve already scored an A+ 100%!

A Jewel in the Wildwoods M.S. Brown Jewelers, the oldest jewelry store in New Jersey, began in 1950, when Milton and Sylvia Brown opened a small jewelry store in a strip mall. Over the next decade, the company expanded and moved to its current location at 3304 Pacific Ave. In 1984, Michael and Gail Brown became the second generation, expanding services in 1995 to 3 Mechanic St. in CourtHouse, where they’ve been a fixture for 23 incredible years. In 2014, Jessica Brown Schwakoff, alongside her husband, John, became the third generation of M.S. Brown Jewelers, bringing with her degrees in Gemology and Master Jeweler from the Gemological Institute of America.

Their personnel include a master watchmaker, gemologist, and three jewelers who can custom design and create unique pieces. continues on page 9

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PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, AND SPECIAL EVENTS

Bill Henfey Park - 9th & Atlantic Aves. 9am

Wednesday, Independence Day Fireworks 18 July 4th, 20 Boardwalk at Pine Ave. 10pm

NJ State BBQ Championship & Anglesea Blues Festival

Fri., July 13 - Sun., July 15 Fri 4pm-11pm; Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 10am-6pm, Olde New Jersey Ave., North Wildwood, njbbq.com

Sidewalk Chalk Competition

Sat., July 7 All ages. Bill Henfey Park. Contest 9am, Judging 10:45am, Prizes 11am

Philadelphia Flyers Community Caravan

Tuesday, July 10 4pm-6pm at George D’Amico Hockey Rink at Allen Park, 23rd & Delaware. philadelphiaflyers.com 215-952-5763

50th Annual Beschen-Callahan Memorial Lifeguard Races

Friday, July 13, 6pm 15th Avenue Beach, North Wildwood 609.522.7500

Boogie Board Races

Saturday, July 14 Reg. 9am Contest Begins at 10am on the beach at 15th Avenue, North Wildwood. Prizes!

Miss North Wildwood Competition

Wednesday, July 18, Interviews 10am at North End American Grill

Thurs., July 19, 6:30pm Crowning of Miss North Wildwood at Lou Booth Amphitheater, 2nd Ave.

Christmas in July with Santa Claus

Saturday, July 21 Begins at 1pm on the Beach, North Wildwood

43rd Annual Around the Island Row

Wednesday, August 22 Begins at 7am on the Beach at 15th Avenue

Summer Camps

Buckets Basketball Camp NW Rec. Boys and Girls

July 2 - 6 9am-2pm Ages 9-15 yrs. July 16 - 20 9am-1pm Ages 6-9 yrs.

July 30 - August 3 9am-2pm Ages 9-15 yrs.

North Wildwood Soccer Camp

Full Day 9am-3pm, Half Day 9am-12noon at Bill Henfey Park July 9 - 13, July 23 - July 27 Boys & Girls 5 to 15 yrs.

Kitchen Wizards Cooking Camp

Beginning Cooking Mondays & Thursdays 5:30-7:30pm Ages 6- up July 23 - 26 Cooking Around the USA Aug. 6 - 9 Cooking Around the Clock New! One night classes! July 17 Pasta Palooza Aug. 1 Cupcake Decorating

Concerts Under the Stars

at LOU BOOTH AMPITHEATER 2nd & Ocean Aves.

FREE Concerts All Summer Long!

All ShowsThursdays & Saturdays 8pm

FREE Concerts All Summer Long!

All ShowsThursdays & Saturdays 8pm

July 7 The Four Aces July 12/14 No Show BBQ Blues Festival July 19 Lights Out Frankie Valli Tribute July 21 The Real Diamond Show Neil Diamond Tribute July 26 Tim Gillis Country Show July 28 The Diamonds Aug. 2 The Fabulous Greaseband Aug. 4 L.O. Beach Boys Tribute Aug. 9 Temps & Tops Revue Motown Music Aug. 11 Johnny Cash Tribute Aug. 16 Jesse Garron’s Elvis Show Aug. 18 Chicago 9 Chicago Tribute Aug. 23 Jimmy & the Parrots Jimmy Buffet Tribute Aug. 25 The Orlons Sept. 1 Beatlemania

The Best #1 Free Beaches!

North Wildwood’s Beach is 1.5 miles long and is guarded from the Inlet beach to 25th Ave. 23 Lifeguard Chairs & 70 Lifeguards 22 Handicap Surf Chairs are available NWBP Headquarters 15th Ave. & Beach nwbp@northwildwood.com (609) 522-7500 Dean Randazzo Surf School Mon. - Fri. 10am-1pm Ages 6-16 The Surfing Beach is between 2nd & 4th Ave.

Save the Date!

Play-Well Teknologies

September 7 - 9

Lego Inspired Engineering Camp Aug. 13 - 17 Ages 5-6 & 7-11

New! Logic Marine Science Camp

August 20 - 24 Grades K - 8

Lou Booth Amphitheater, 2nd & Ocean Ave. Monday:

CARDIO & CUT 8am YOGA 9am

Tuesday: ZUMBA 8am

Wednesday:

49th Annual North Wildwood Rec Surf Fishing Tournament

Fri: 7am-5pm, Sat: 7am-5pm, Sun: 7am-11:45am

2018 Exercise Class Schedule

CARDIO Mix 8am YOGA 9am

Thursday: ZUMBA 8am

Friday:

YOGA 8am GET FIT FUSION 9am

North Wildwood Allen Park

22nd & Delaware Ave. Playground, Tennis Courts, Hockey Rink, Basketball Court, Shuffleboard, Gazebos, and an observation pier overlooking the beautiful back bay wetlands area.

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Boots at the Beach Country Festival

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Irish Fall Festival

Thurs., September 20 - Sunday, 23 8am-11pm daily

Halloween Trunk or Treat Block Party Sat. Oct. 27, Olde New Jersey Ave. Vehicle check-in 5pm; Event 5:30pm-7pm Tot Time~ Parent supervised playgroup Tues-Thurs at NW Rec. begins 10/16/18

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“I want to thank you for giving me the most wonderful summer of my life.” ~Robin Ward, 1963 song

“ W ILDWOOD - A NEW SEASON“

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In 2017, M.S. Brown Jewelers underwent an expansion and renovation in their Wildwood location which included the installation of the most up-to-date machinery for jewelry design, repair and trophies. They offer a full array of diamonds, engagement ring, wedding band, bridal party, fashion jewelry, timepieces, and custom design. Whether you need an appraisal or jewelry/watch repair, they offer custom corporate awards, trophies and engraving. They continue to honor their role in Wildwoods’ history and are a supportive member of the community, offering time and resources to various philanthropic events while proudly honoring their founding father, Milton S. Brown, with a scholarship for a local high school student continuing their education in a trade. The M.S. Brown Jewelers family would like to thank the community and its visitors for their support and confidence over the last 68 years. * AROUND THE ISLAND * Congratulations to Samuel’s Pancake House on celebrating their 40th year on the corner of 17th & Surf Aves. in North Wildwood, where Sam & Jeannie, alongside their children, have been starting our Wildwood summer mornings off just right!

Vic Krivitski, owner of Algie’s Bicycle Shop, is cruising into his 40th year in the Wildwoods. He opened shop on 17th Ave. in 1979 where he stayed for 25 years until the building was set to be razed. He then moved to his current location on the corner of Wisteria & New Jersey Aves.

Back in 1883, the first passenger train, nicknamed the ”MudHen,” carried travelers from the mainland onto the island, traversing a precarious bridge over untamed marshlands. Inspired by that history, the MudHen Brewing Company burst onto the scene this Spring at 127 W. Rio Grande Avenue. The brew-pub is the latest (and perhaps largest) jewel in the crown of the Taylor Avenue Sciarra family of businesses, which includes the neighboring Kona Surf Company, Dogtooth Bar & Grill and Poppi’s Brick Oven Pizza.

The growing conglomerate is the brainchild of Brendan Sciarra, whose father, Mike Sciarra, founded Kona in 1969 in a little storefront along Pacific Ave. MudHen Brewing Company is a complete brewing and distribution facility, full service bar and restaurant.

Michael’s Fabricare a full-service quality dry cleaning located at 3209 New Jersey Ave., has been delivering fresh pressed articles of clothing to Wildwood’s and the county’s bestdressed since 1987. Owner Michael Cummiskey together with Cape May’s Free Love Shop owner Betsy Gay’s “Design Team” have created a fresh new space launching his new Alterations Dept. specializing in Bridal Gown Alterations. We wish Michael & Betsy great success in their services to brides!

Swinging up to North Wildwood’s entertainment district, not too far from the old MudHen train’s onetime port of entry, we find a fresh name in a familiar location. Westy’s Irish Pub, an Anglesea staple for over 20 years owned by Peg West and her late husband Art West, is no more; the business reopened last November as The Inlet on Olde.

The new venture is being captained by partners Puri Garzone and Joe Affet, veterans of the Philadelphia restaurant scene. Frank and Cody Lubisky are the new owners.

Along with the name change, Garzone and Affet oversaw an extensive interior renovation and the creation of a menu that features new items along with some classics.

The Inlet team is very mindful of the site’s history (also the site of legendary entertainer Cozy Morley’s Club Avalon), as reflected in its tagline as “the place for old friends and new memories!”

Another entry that has taken over a popular old haunt is the Salty Mermaid, which sits on the North Wildwood side of 26th & Delaware. The former home of Tony’s Cafe and O’Boyle’s Irish Pub is almost completely unrecognizable, inside and out. The new owners, Eric, Kristy & Sondra have completely transformed the property with a dining room concludes on next page

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and bar that strikes a unique balance of kitsch and classic nautical design.

An outdoor covered deck with seating and a full bar has been added on the north side of the property.

The Market on 24th, completely renovated by Denise Murroni is taking the classic corner store to a whole new level, providing an emphasis on customized orders at 24th & New Jersey Aves.

Beefie’s a new year-round sandwich shop specializing in handcarved, slowcooked meats, has taken over the property on the southeast corner of 7th & New Jersey, formerly occupied by Flynn Real Estate.

We are sad to report our favorite ‘Mom & Pop’ shop, DeAngelis Deli closing after 20+ delicious years in the Wildwoods, serving home-cooked meals made with love and express our deepest condolences to Celeste and family over the death of her beloved husband Pete DeAngelis in December 2017.

West Wildwood seems to get overlooked and is left out of the fun sometimes, but that’s not the case this year!

The laid back, casual atmosphere of a South American fish shack on the beach is the best way to describe The Dock, recently added to K&D Marina at 10 Lake Road. The no-frills raw bar features an outdoor dining room and public access spots for boats, wave runners and paddle boats. It is BYOB. The Dock is owned by Andrew and Sarah Steiner from The Establishment at 100 in North Wildwood, along with partners Troy & Gina Jordan.

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Boogie Down Saturday Night begins 8th year of Broadcasting hosted by DJ Jammin’ Jack Christy begins it’s live Saturday Night Broadcasts from Cape May County from 7PM to Midnight. Featuring the great Disco Sound of the late 60’s and 70’s, the show is re-broadcast from Midnight to 5 AM Sunday.

Over the past eight years the live show has originated from night spots in Wildwood, Ocean City and Cape May. In addition, “Boogie Down New Years Eve” has become a staple with listeners locally and nationally to greet the New Year.

The show streams live over the facilities of myBNR.com and affiliates OCNJRadio.com,

BaltimoreNetworkRadio.com and FredNetRadio.com. Sponsored by Cape May Whale Watcher in Cape May, http://capemaywhalewatcher. com, a great family owned company.

DJ Jammin’ Jack Christy brings back radio, the way it should be with custom mixing, takes requests and has interesting guests. More details on the show can be found at boogiedownsaturdaynight.com North Wildwood ~ Ryan Fitzpatrick purchased Casey’s on Third giving it a new name and identity. North Shore Bar & Kitchen is the new beach bum bar, with Steve Godfrey as manager and Kris Serviss as chef .

Stop by Jay & Anne Fetsick’s new food-cart, “The Sausage Stop,” next to the StarLux Mini Golf on Rio Grande & Ocean Aves. They’ll be serving delicious sausage sandwiches including Italian, Hot ‘n Sweet, Polish (kielbasa), and hotdogs with various toppings all summer long.

Like the proverbial shifting sands of time, change is one of life’s few constants. Even so, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen an offseason as active as this one in the Wildwoods.

Each new business, every burgeoning venture detailed here (as well as those still to come) have the opportunity to place a unique footprint on our island.

Their stories are just beginning, as our grand tale of fun-by-the-sea continues to be written. Here’s to memories, old and new - Summer 2018, here we come!

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Fifty-eight seconds left. Tom Brady is going to get one more shot. My heart is in my throat.

Nine seconds left. Second and ten from the Patriot 49 -yard line. Brady heaves the ball toward the far end zone to our left, where a cluster of players from both teams jump as one. I am locked in on the action. I don’t want to miss what could be the moment that changes this franchise forever. The ball bounces on the turf. Several Eagles are waving their arms in the ‘incomplete’ gesture.

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“My own prescription for health is less paperwork and more running barefoot on the beach.” ~Terri Guilemets

Some of the 120 athletes to complete The Murph Challenge on Memorial Weekend

WORKING OUT at the Beach for Memorial Day’s

By Christina Urban Firefighters, CrossFit pros and others helped raise $5400 in this Memorial Day weekend’s annual Murph Challenge on the pier.

Local firefighter Jim Grauel runs CrossFit on the Pier every June to August, opening the season with the challenge. As Captain of The Wildwood Fire Dept. of 20 years, Jim oversees its Health and Wellness, encouraging his co-workers to stay fit with challenges like The Murph.

Each year people nationwide perform in the intense physical challenge in memory of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, a Navy SEAL officer who sacrificed himself to save his platoon.

“That’s what a leader is supposed to do,” Grauel said. “That’s what a leader is trained to do, and that is somebody that I look up to specifically.”

The money raised goes toward the Lt. Michael P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation for military scholarships.

(L-R} Gina Barber & Lisa Cataline pose after completing The Murph at the pier in Wildwood 2017 The number of participants at the pier, formally known as Hunts Pier, has grown over the five years Grauel has hosted the challenge. He said people love to do CrossFit on the pier because of the unique environment.

It’s people like Lisa Cataline and her family who give Grauel a reason to continue putting on The Murph, he said. For two years, Gina Barber did The Murph on the pier with her good friend Cataline. Last year Barber noticed she didn’t feel right after finishing and went to a doctor. Six weeks later she was diagnosed with stagefour colon cancer.

Cataline said Barber was determined to do The Murph again this year but died few weeks prior. Heartbroken as she was, Cataline and her family completed The Murph in memory of Barber this year and will continue to do so in years following.

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“Be just, love kindness and walk humbly with God.” ~Micah 6:8

Early Anglesea Settlers ~ Edward & Cornelia Shivers Photos & Story submitted by their granddaughter, Beverly Gross Clark

Edward M. Shivers was born in Camden, NJ on Oct. 22, 1833 and died in Anglesea on June 28, 1911. According to his obituary, he served as Mayor, Councilman, and Clerk of the borough at various times. He is buried in the Baptist Cemetery in Cape May Courthouse.

In the year 1887 or 88, the Edward M.

Shivers family left Gravelly Run (South Mayville) and moved to Five Mile Beach to the area known as Anglesea. This island was used as pasture for the cattle of the farmers on the mainland. Fishermen were moving to the north end of the island by Hereford Inlet, but there weren’t too many houses. Travel from one end of the island to the other was along the beach or by the railroad tracks (because the island was a thick wooded forest.)

The family consisted of father Edward, mother Cornelia, five brothers – Edward, Herbert, Joshua, Walter, Lorenzo (Lorie) and one sister Mary. There was an older half sister Eleanor, but by this time she was married and moved away.

The only link between Anglesea and the mainland at the time was the railroad, built in about 1884. It had an engine that was known for going off the track once in a while and caused it to become known as “the Mud Hen.” The Shivers family moved all of their possessions to their new home by boat.

The first house they lived in was located at 1st and Atlantic Avenue, but this house burned down and they moved to a four-story house between 3rd and 4th Aves. on the west side of Atlantic Ave. The house is still there, located across from the first Baptist Church of Anglesea.

Part of the Shivers family were original members of this church and helped in erecting the first church building.

Mrs. Cornelia Buck Shivers Father Edward was a bricklayer and plasterer and worked on many buildings on the island. Son Edward was a plumber by trade. Herbert was a marine engineer and traveled on large ships going to all parts of the world. Joshua was a captain and owner a party boat that took groups of fishermen out to sea from Hereford Inlet. Walter sold and repaired bicycles at his store on Pacific Ave. between Schellenger and Lincoln. He also owned a boat and fished commercially.

Lorie was a machinist by trade but also a commercial fisherman. He also built his own boats and many for other fishermen as well.

Sister Mary could do just about anything she put her mind to. These brothers and their sister were proficient at doing many other jobs besides the one they had learned as a trade.

Each one married and had children who were raised on the island. Today, the 3rd, 4th & 5th generations descending from Edward & Cornelia Shivers still enjoy living here on the island.

This story and photos were submitted by Beverly Gross Clark. Her mother was Eleanor Shivers Gross, the daughter of Lorie & Georgie, with Lorie being the 5th son to Edward & Cornelia Shivers.

Beverly shared the sweet story of her grandfather Lorie who worked on the Nellie Bly and met his true love on board the ferry...

Beverly lives in Florida, but still comes back to her hometown. She loves to visit her dear Aunt Marion (Shivers) Mouklas, who is in her mid 90s and still resides in the house she grew up in owned by her parents Lorie & Georgie. . .

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Mary Shivers was married to Washington Hilton, a brother of N. Wildwood mayor Augustus. Photo taken on the steps of the church

The original Anglesea Baptist church at 3rd & Atlantic, built by original members and founders, the Shivers

From the corner of 3rd & Atlantic (formerly Pennsylvania Ave.) The Shivers house is on left, bottom right corner is the lot where the Anglesea Baptist church was built

The lot in foreground is where Joshua Shivers built his home for he and his wife Fanny. The view is looking north along Atlantic Ave. from 3rd Ave. (Hereford Lighthouse is seen in distance)

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Remembering Lorie & Georgie Shivers . . .

Photos & Story submitted by their granddaughter, Beverly Gross Clark

Below are the children of Lorie & Georgie Shivers: Eleanor, Marion & Lorie

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Georgie, little Beverly and a family friend, Grandmom Martin

Little Beverly by the Hydrangeas

Eleanor Shivers Gross (Beverly’s mom) Beverly showing her patriotism

Mark, Beverly, Bobbie Gross & Lorie Mouklas

Beverly with her father Bill Gross and boyfriend, Tom Clark

Al, Marion & Lorie Mouklas

Beverly with her cousin Eric Shivers

Little Beverly with her grandparents, Lorie & Georgie’s dog Ted

Marion Shivers Mouklas with her husband Al of 70+ years, still enjoying the house where she grew up in with her parents Lorie & Georgie. (facing page)

Lorie Chris Mouklas & Mark Thomas Clark

Lorie Chris Mouklas & Charlie Brown

Lorenzo Shivers, Jr.

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“The most valuable antique is an old friend. ” ~Anon.

. . .They Met True Love Aboard the Nellie Bly

Edward & Cornelia Shivers made their way to Wildwood in 1888, which was just the beginning of a family of Wildwood lovers now in its 6th generation. They had five sons and a daughter. (See story on previous page) Their fifth son, Lorie (pictured below) was working as a deckhand onboard the Nellie Bly ferry boat when he noticed Georgie Hess, a pretty passenger. He noticed she was cold and offered her his dirty work coat. It was then that their love story was born. Within just a few weeks, Lorie proposed to Georgie. They married and raised three children, Marion, Lori Jr. and Eleanor. (adjacent page) Lorie and Georgie’s daughter Marion Shivers Mouklas (who turns 97 this July) still lives in the house on 2nd Ave. where she was raised. A heartfelt thank you goes out to Lorie & Georgie’s granddaughter, Beverly Gross, who put together the photos for this story. The family tree is so large that there, unfortunately, was not enough room to publish all of their memories.

Among those many memory-filled generations, a legacy of love proudly lives on right here in our full-of-heart Wildwood by the sea…

Photo courtesy of Richard Dietz

“My Wildwood” An excerpt from Richard Dietz’

Early Morning on the Inlet. . .

Lorie & Georgie in their youth above and in their golden years below at their home on 2nd Ave.

Lorie & Georgie

I enjoyed walking to Moore’s and looking at the early morning sun on the inlet, the boats in their slips and the Captains talking to prospective customers. The sounds of the engines being run up, the expectations for the coming day, water lapping on the hulls, the gulls in their sky. . . all these, and more, added up to the beginning of another God-given summer day. There were many advantages of going out on a boat from Moore’s. There were fifteen party boats at the pier that included half-day, full day and a charter boat in addition to the Nellie Bly. Besides Moore’s Inlet Cafe, there was a luncheonette and a pavilion on the pier.

There was also a water fountain in the pavilion. Boys and girls cleaned fish for 2 cents each. But the biggest advantage was that from the pier you could see the ocean, the bar and the beach.

The Nellie Bly was an excursion boat owned by Capt. Rock that took passengers from Anglesea to downtown Stone Harbor for .25¢ each way.

She had scheduled sailings making a number of runs each day, also making moonlit cruises in the evening. The Nellie Bly’s homeport was Hereford Inlet, Anglesea. She was tied up at the end of the pier nearest the Coast Guard Station which was the lowest part of the pier. There were three steps down to board her. . .

Jim Neill who turned 99 this year, had always made his livelihood from the sea. He was a commercial fisherman from the young age of 16. Besides building and operating the iconic Jim’s Clam Bar on the road into North Wildwood, he was the captain of the Nellie Bly, a ferry boat that would carry passengers from Anglesea to Stone Harbor before the Ocean Drive bridge was built.

Richard Dietz with his treasured collection of old photos at the Wildwood Historic Museum’s Open House this Spring

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John, William H. and Robert Bright were the sons of Henry and Mary Bright, early Holly Beach settlers. William H. established a real estate office at Burk and Pacific. He also served as Mayor of Wildwood, Sheriff of Cape May County and State Senator. John and Robert were lawyers.

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In the early 1880’s, Dr. Aaron Andrew brought his ailing wife, Sarah, to the Jersey Shore from their home in Vineland. In those days, doctors often prescribed trips to the shore for their patients, believing strongly in the recuperative powers of the fresh, salt air.

Andrew would become enamored with the potential of the coastal communities, and in 1882 formed the Holly Beach Improvement Company with a team of developers.

Among the members of the company were Joseph Taylor, John Burk and James Young. Do you notice anything familiar about those names? Andrews, Taylor, Burk and Youngs are all street names in Wildwood today.

Holly Beach, the forerunner of Wildwood proper, was formally designated as a municipality by the State of New Jersey in 1885.

Cecil Ober helped turn Wildwood from swamp to seaside resort. He was an early contractor in Holly Beach after John Burk, Dr. Aaron Andrew and John Davis formed the Holly Beach Improvement Co. in the 1880s and purchased tracts of land from the Bennett, Schellenger, Cresse and Hildreth families. His grandfather brought his family to Five Mile Beach in the 1870s, when the island was just a mosquito infested swamp.

Ober built rooming houses, hotels and cottages, many of them with luxurious amenities like fireplace, porches and Victorian gingerbread trim.

Henry H. Ottens (1865-1932) was the ownewr and founder of the Henry Ottens Manufacturing Co. that produced bakers’ confectionary supplies. He was a major developer in the Wildwoods, a publisher and philanthropist. In addition, he was a very successful Philadelphia businessman who turned a $2300 investment into a $100,000 profit that later created the development boom that turned Five Mile Beach into a major seaside resort.

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“Under the boardwalk, down by the sea, on a blanket with my baby is where I’ll be.” ~The Drifters

Wild! Wildwood

Photos courtesy of the Wildwood Historical Museum, Circa 1960s

Bud’s Bar 4200 Arctic Ave.

“Almost nine months of every year, Wildwood is a quiet, restrained town on the southern peninsula of New Jersey. A slight crescendo of excitement starts to brew around Memorial Day of each year and the town starts taking on a different masque. It builds to a white-hot exploding point and bursts wide open on the Fourth of July.

This high pitch of excitement can be heard and felt by everyone in town. Walking down the street on any night, you’ll hear the sounds of the greatest house-rocking bands in the country come blaring out of clubs such as the Elmira, the Hurricane, and the Rainbow. Your mood is immediately intoxicated with the infectious rhythms.”

Although this homage to Wildwood was written over 50 years ago, that same, intoxicating excitement holds true today. It is a timeless fact that the heart and soul of Wildwood remains blissfully the same. Wildwood is still taking on a life of its own every summer, with music and bands playing in clubs all over the island, and free, outdoor concerts just about every night of the week, each in their own way honoring the performers of the past, who wisely knew those Wildwood days would never truly end!

Club Posters available for purchase at Wildwood Museum

The Canteen 224 W. Spicer Ave.

The Esquire Club 3817 Park Blvd.

Phil (Bonelli) & Eddie (Rossi) SURF CLUB Cedar & Atlantic Ave.

Savoy NightClub 206 W. Spicer Ave.

The Rainbow Club on Pacific Ave.

The Golden Dragon was located on Park Blvd.

“Music was of high importance in the dining world back in the day.” ~Doris Wade, whose parents owned the establishment

The Rip Tide on Oak Ave.

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“Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, dust off the sun and moon and sing a song of cheer...” ~Nat King Cole

Elfra Court Motel Photos courtesy of the Wildwood Historical Museum

Back in Wildwood’s infamous heyday, Ella and Frank Foster owned and operated the Elfra Court (making “squish names” trendy way before Hollywood got in on the act), which was located at 119 W. Roberts Ave. in Wildwood.

Intrepid reporters and history buffs that we at The Sun are, and with the help of the well-organized archives in the Wildwood Museum (what would we do without them?), we discovered that the Elfra Court didn’t just provide lodging to your typical Wildwood tourists, but it was also a home-away-from-home for entertainers such as Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Smokey Robinson, the Supremes and more!

To show appreciation for the hospitality they were shown, the performers all graciously signed autographed pictures to the Fosters, who are happily another part of Wildwood’s unique history!

Studio Portraits autographed to Frank & Ella can be seen in the Wildwood Museum

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

Sammy Davis Jr.

Fats Domino

Diana Ross & The Supremes

Chuck Berry

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“My wish is to stay always like this, living quietly in a corner of nature.”

~Claude Monet

The “W” Tree

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The oddly twisted piece of timber is the only existing remnant of Wildwood’s famous “W” Tree, ages older than the city itself and symbolic of the primeval forest which inspired the resort’s name. Our tree, an American Holly of magnificent beauty, was growing between what is now Pine and Wildwood Aves., {where the Wawa is today. } The island then was a wild stretch of sand dunes blanketed by a dense vine-tangled jungle in which strangely formed hollies abounded.

Early settlers gave the hollies names, the most famous being the “W” tree, so named because as a sapling, its limbs had been lashed by the savage winds of Atlantic storms into an almost perfect W. For years the tree grew undisturbed, occupying a warm spot in the hearts of Wildwood residents and visitors. On a sunny August day in 1890, President Benjamin Harrison, while visiting Wildwood, insisted his photograph be taken by the tree.

For many years the area surrounding it was maintained as Magnolia Park, with the “W” tree as its feature attraction. When eventual development forced removal of the tree, it was placed in front of the Baker Bros. Office. Later it found its way to City Hall, and when the boroughs of Holly Beach and Wildwood were consolidated in 1912, a picture of it was incorporated into the city seal. The Wildwood Historical Society moved this remnant of the venerable tree from City Hall to the Museum in April 1990 where it is on permanent display. Stop by the museum to see it! ~Dorothy Kulisek

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Five-year-old Norman W. Ryan, is shown sitting in the tree as his father, R.W. Ryan looks on in 1897. The child was the first boy to be born in Wildwood. In honor of the occasion they gave him the middle name of Wildwood. ~“Wildwood Middle of The Island”, historian George F. Boyer

You learn something new every day... especially at the Wildwood Historic Museum! {and a very good reason to visit!} Who knew that The “W” Tree was originally known as the Rainbow Tree?

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“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.” - Benjamin Franklin

An Interesting Discovery of History in the Wildwood Historic Museum

WELCOME HOME!

~ The Original Drone ~

Did you know the Wildwood Historic Museum is home to the most amazing aerial view wall mural of the island dating back to 1910?!

But there were no planes flying in 1910, so how was it done?!

Aerial photography was quite an art in the early 1900s. Airplanes could barely get off the ground then, and lighter-than-air ships were expensive and cumbersome. An enterprising midwesterner, George Lawrence, devised and patented this ingenious system of kites and wires that carried a 46 pound panoramic camera 800 feet into the air. Lawrence and his associate, Harry Myers came to the Five Mile Beach of Wildwood and along the wide open beaches, layed out half a mile of line before the camera was at the proper altitude. When they were ready to shoot, they checked with binoculars to make sure the lens was lined up, and then tripped the shutter with an electrical impulse generated by an old style telephone magneto. A device within the camera then swept across a 90° arc to expose the image to a 22 x 55” negative.

Visit the museum to see this amazing treasure. If you look close, you’ll even see the photographers on the beach. Stop in and look to see if your house is pre-1910 and on the mural. Mine is!! ~Dorothy Kulisek

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“Grandparents are those with silver in their hair and gold in their heart.”

Joe & Dot McMonagle’s

The Fondest of Memories for Sam Pond

LEPRECHAUN

by Fritz Butler

has been written that if you capture a he can be fooled into revealIingtLeprechaun the location of his pot of gold, but the

wily Leprechaun is good at tricking mere mortals, and if you take your eyes off of him for an instant, he will vanish. And so begins the tale of a Leprechaun right here in Cape May County.

The year is 1964 and it is the glory days of Big Game fishing. Dot & Joe McMonagle’s all mahogany, 38 foot Chris-Craft sportfishing boat, the Leprechaun, has just arrived at her home-port marina in Cape May after a two year rebuild at the famed Rybovich Boatworks in Florida. A crowd has formed to welcome the boat home at what was then Cape Island Marina, now known as the Canyon Club. You see, very few people in the mid-Atlantic area have ever seen a vessel such as this with its spiked outriggers, radar mast, etc. A sight it was to see as the Leprechaun backed into her slip for the first time, and it is my earliest memory of life at the beach.

The Leprechaun went on to compete in many tournaments from Montauk to Ocean City, MD and true to its name, many pots of gold were surrendered in the form of tournament wins. But that was not the Leprechaun’s true treasure. Leprechaun’s treasure was in being an extension of what my grandmother Dot McMonagle called our own ‘summer camp.’

From Grandmom & Grandpop’s home at 14th & Ocean in North Wildwood to the back bays, and the big boat in Cape May, they gave the gift of the shore and all it had to offer. We learned how to swim, fish, water ski, surf, and crab. Most of all, we learned to love the sea. All 35 of Joe & Dot’s grandchildren enjoyed the Leprechaun.

Sure, the adults fished offshore all the time and some of kids got to go on the long trip to the Canyon from time to time, but some weekend days were often what Grandmom called Kid’s Day. A bunch of us kids would pile into the boat to go fishing or just a cool boat ride over to Delaware.

Dot & Joe McMonagle in their glory days

Young Sam Pond with his family

The Leprechaun sets out to sea on its maiden voyage, 1964

(L-R) Tom Garlick, Sam & Mimi Pond on the Leprechaun

We grew up, and the Leprechaun was sold, so Grandpop could buy one of the new fiberglass fast boats, a move he always regretted, and the Leprechaun disappeared. . .

Editor Note: About 10 years ago, my cousins had recaptured our grandparent’s boat in hopes of bringing her back to original splendor, however in true leprechaun fashion. . . the Leprechaun got away.

Grandmom Dot with a Keeper, 1972

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“The world belongs to the enthusiastic - because people will follow then anywhere.” ~ Andy Andrews

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Sam, Mimi & Dylan Pond having Fun in the Sun

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Esq. Sam Pond THE FONDEST MEMORIES

The Joe & Dot McMonagle family owned their home on 14th Street in North Wildwood since the late 1950’s. Their home welcomed many Wildwood lovers over the years and holds many fond memories for Mimi (McMonagle) and Sam Pond.

Sam and Mimi’s Wildwood memories began in the summer of 1976, the year the couple started dating. “I stopped by the house for the first time in 1976,” Sam reflected. “Mimi’s grandparents were wonderful people. They had a large family and were the most welcoming people. They were Irish, and they sure could cook,” said Sam. Mimi’s grandparents, Joe and Dorothy McMonagle had 35 grandchildren.

Somehow their shore house fit most of them in it! The house had 7 bedrooms, one of which was exclusively for the boys. “You would walk in the bedroom, and depending what time you came in, you could end up on the floor, in one of the bunks or wherever. And there was no air-conditioning,” Sam said about the boys’ room.

The house had charm, though, as did Mimi’s family. With their porch in the front yard, everyone from the neighborhood would stop by to see Joe & Dot. “I did not have grandparents, so Mimi’s became the grandparents I never had.

They just totally welcomed me into the family,” said Sam. Sam loved spending time with them, whether it be listening to Joe’s stories or reading and discussing books with Dot. “Mimi’s grandmom would always have a tale to tell. She was so well-read, and would always be talking about current events and everything. Her grandfather was a mountain-of-a-man. At the age of 21, I found him to be one of the most influential people in my life. He was well-respected in Port Richmond and throughout Philadelphia and one of the most generous guys I had ever met,” praised Sam. The summer of 1979 holds some of the most cherished memories for the couple, with Mimi spending that summer in Wildwood working and Sam visiting her every weekend . Since he worked at

Schmidt’s brewery, he would bring beer to the shore house and they would cook and spend time with her big, extended family and fish on her grandparents’ boat, “The Leprechaun.”.

Even though Joe was going blind by the end of that summer, he never complained. Because of how many people there were, the family would have three sittings at dinner, with Joe sitting through all three dinners to hear what was happening with his kids and grandkids.

With Joe’s eyesight failing, Sam would occasionally drive him home in his big, green Lincoln. Joe talked about going to the World Series every year. He usually took his two youngest sons, John and Pat, who was Sam’s best man at his and Mimi’s wedding. Joe insisted on taking Sam to the World Series that year with the Pittsburgh Pirates winning the World Series.

Sam’s mother would make different dishes for him to bring down to Wildwood like her Seafood Lasagna or her delicious pork sandwiches. He would also bring down a blueberry cheesecake for her grandfather, which he wasn’t really allowed to eat because of his diabetes, however he would wake in the middle of the night to sneak a piece here and there.

When Joe died on Mother’s Day of ‘96, hundreds of people visited to pay their respects to the McMonagle family and share their fondest memories of Joe Mick.

“When they took his casket out, I saw first-hand, grown men crying because they knew what kind of guy he was… a stand-up guy, old school. I learned a lot from him,” said Sam. Sam and Mimi spent every summer in North Wildwood from 1979 to 1988, when they bought their house in Sea Isle.

The lessons they learned from Mimi’s grandparents about family were ones that would stick with them forever.

“I have nothing but one-hundred percent positive memories from my experience at the house in North Wildwood. I never had a bad day there, only fond memories,” said Sam.

Mimi & Grandmom Dot

All of Dot & Joe’s kids posed for a “Step-children” photo on the porch steps at 14th St.

Bobby & Joyce McMonagle (Mimi’s parents) with Dylan Pond

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“Whoever has a heart full of love always has something to give.” ~Catherine Haugh

THE BRAUN’S

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Who shares my joys, who cheers when sad, the greatest friend I ever had.

Long life to her for there’s no other can take the place of my dear mother.

L to R ..Ed Braun, Bunny Braun (parents) and Steve, Larry, JB, Jim and Tom (the 5 Braun Brothers)

Wildwood by the sea inspires fond

memories for me and my family. We would go on vacation the last two weeks in August, but we started counting down the days shortly after Christmas. Some of us started the countdown as soon as the summer vacation we were on ended!

We rented the same place every year at 205 Miami Avenue in beautiful Wildwood Crest. The shore called to us so strongly that I now have two brothers as well as my mom and dad making the shore their permanent residence. Back to the memories, my Dad would always borrow on his open line of credit to pay for those two weeks, which was $300.00 back in the early seventies. My brothers and I had paper routes and odd jobs

205 Miami Avenue, Wildwood Crest

since it was up to us to save up enough spending money. After long days of fun in the sun, my parents would let my older brother and I take the younger brothers to the boardwalk after dinner.

We walked every night from Miami Avenue to the boardwalk and then walked the boards all night, riding the rides, playing the games and eating great foods. Usually my older brother wore a watch and kept an eye on the time so we would not be late for curfew.

Being late was an automatic punishment and believe me, that was the last thing my brothers and I wanted on our vacation! One night we wanted to see the Man Turn into a Gorilla attraction.

We waited in line and, when we finally got in, were so glad we waited. It was a great show! Unfortunately, after waiting in that long line and being in the dark, we lost track of time and knew we would never make curfew. We knew the only chance we had to get out of being punished was to get Mom on our side. We frantically threw together a plan to pool all our remaining money together and try to win Mom something that would tug at her heartstrings. In the Skee-ball arcade prize glass case was a miniature tea pot display on a wooden stand with a small teapot and a saucer plate that had a poem called Mother written on it.

We knew we had to win this since this was our Get out of Punishment gold card! So, we all took a lane and rolled

as many games as we had money for to win enough tickets so we could get the tea set. After finally getting the tea set, we knew we had to hustle back the two plus miles to the house where we knew they would be waiting on the front porch. We took turns carrying the prize and helping one another keep pace with the faster brothers so we could get to the porch at the same time. Once we arrived, we could see the vein in my father’s forehead throbbing as he began to yell, “DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT TIME IT IS?” This was followed by, “don’t you know what time your curfew is?” as well as, “who’s going to get punished first?” I took a step forward and said we would take whatever punishment we had coming to us, but we were late because it took so long to win this prize for Mom. I handed her the little brown box with the tea set inside. She told my father to wait as she carefully opened the box and put the tea set together on a small table on the porch. In the gleam of the porch light, she read the inscription on the plate.

She looked down at her five sons, exhausted from running all the way home from Midway Pier, and, with a teardrop glistening in her eye said, “There will be no punishment tonight, go get ready for bed.” As I quickly walked passed my dad, I smiled at my mom and said, “love you Ma,” and she kindly replied, “don’t push it, son, goodnight.”

This is just one of the many great memories from Wildwood that will stay with me forever.

Thank you to all who send your stories and share your wonderful old photos and memories with The Sun...

They keep the Sunshine shining !

It was rainy when picked up my copy; turned the first page over and The Sun -shine poured out of the pages. So much to read and enjoy! ~Gina P. Wonderful issue! One of your best. The Hairdresser and Fishing features were great ideas, and the Lenni Lenape story really got me. ~Bob I. Thank you for such a wonderful collection of Wildwood fun facts and so beautifully put together, love it. ~Eileen H. I can’t thank you enough! I Love this paper. Every page is a history of my life. ~Ernie T. Can’t wait! Picking up my copy is the first thing to do when we get to Wildwood every year!! Thank you for all your hard work!! ~Mary F. Can’t wait for your latest issue!

The history, the memories , the cartoons & photography always written with captivity eloquence!

You go girl! ~Susan H. I love this paper, it brings me home again!!! Thank you!!! ~Suzi E. Always find someone I know in the Sun. ~Ted & Trish Congratulations on succeeding with your dreams and turning them into your goals! Your goal is loved by all and truly touches our hearts and our fondest memories.

Thank You! ~Deb I truly think that you have outdone yourself with this latest issue of The Sun. It’s such an incredible memento that is almost impossible to explain! Every page brings such joy, thank you!

God bless! ~Jeannie

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“Heaven’s a little closer in Wildwood by-the-Sea” ~ The Sun

. . .By-the-sea, By-the-sea, By the Beautiful Sea! WILDWOOD BY-THE-SEA, N.J.

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#tbt The Sun has been happily throwing it back for 14 years!

Don Parks in 1962

The Getsinger’s Apts. Maple & Ocean You may recall reading about the Getsinger’s Apartments in The Sun. Although the picture-perfect Wildwood landscape has seen its share of changes throughout the years, it’s comforting to know that some things remain the same. Amidst the beautiful townhouses and condos finding their place in town year after year, the long-running Getsinger Apartments, with the 3rd generation of Getsingers efficiently at the helm, has remained true to its deep-seated seaside roots.

In 1922, at the young age of 27, the wise Charles Getsinger, of Wildwood Lumber Company, had the foresight to bravely build a house that could weather the change in time, while welcoming generations of Wildwood lovers to a treasured haven so close to the sea. And his wife Florence Getsinger had the foresight to know that capturing moments on film would allow her memories to live forever. We at The SUN are happy to share these memories.

Getsinger’s and friends at Maple Ave. beach

Ed Parks in 1962

Jim Getsinger & Joan

Charles & Florence Getsinger with Maryann and Jim heading to the beach

I look forward to every issue, reminiscing with your fine magazine!

I love it! The Sun brings back so many good times in my past spent in Wildwood, and also in AC in the 40s, 50s and 60s. I’m the youngest of a large family with seven brothers and three sisters who all enjoyed the Jersey shore.

We used to stay at the SkyLark in Wildwood, and loved all of the restaurants and movie theaters, and of course shopping on Pacific Avenue.

When I was married in 1975, we spent our honeymoon in Wildwood Crest’s new Holiday Inn. Thank you and best wishes, Don Parks from Allentown We thank everyone on these ‘BATHING BEAUTIES & BEACH BUMS’ pages for taking the time to dig out their old photos and send them in, some with their ‘Wildwood story’. We cherish them and feel very honored to publish them. May you enjoy a sense of simple pleasure as you reflect back in time with each turn of the page. If you haven’t done so yet. . .

Dig out your old photos!

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From a page in the Getsinger photo album

Little Maryann Getsinger & her mother

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We are sad to report our favorite ‘Mom & Pop’ shop, DeAngelis Deli closing after 20+ delicious years in the Wildwoods. We express our deepest condolences to Celeste and family over the death of her beloved husband Pete DeAngelis in December 2017. Pete & Celeste worked hard serving delicious home-cooked meals made with love.

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“Down by the waves is a place I want to go, it’s a place called “long ago” a long, long time ago. “ ~Chris Kastle, folk singer

THE BOARDWALK Photo Booth

The photograph is the most important document, and there is nothing more damning to go down to posterity then a silly, foolish smile caught and fixed forever. “ ~M ark T wain

Remember those “high quality” tiny-squared strips of black and white photos you once took with your nearest and dearest on the boardwalk? Before cell phones and “selfies” were all the rage, the boardwalk photo booth was the place to capture Summertime by the sea. Behind that curtain, facing that tiny spinning chair, friends & family would cram together for their photo op, often arguing over ownership of the four photos that would eventually drop down outside the booth.

Sadly, the souvenir boardwalk photomatic photo booth is nowhere to be found. On our never-ending quest for all things Wildwood classic, we here at The Sun are betting many of our readers are in possession of those tiny, tattered memoirs. You already know how much we love to publish your photos. Please send your golden oldies to us at address on bottom of the front cover:-)

Bobby, Dorothy & Robert Kulisek, 1991

Kim, Ron & Michelle, 1983 ~sent in by Kim McCabe Maschio

Mother and son Dawn and Chris Talvacchio 1982

Mother and son Deb Snyder-Varner, John Diane & Jimmy McMonagle, Snyder with Aunt Judy 1978 Sawn 1960s

Sam Hunter III and Bonnie Hunter Carlson 1957

Audrey (Bozarth) Wildwood HS 1968, and Carmen Mondelli (Wildwood HS 1969) taken summer 1967. Although these high school sweethearts moved away from their hometown of Wildwood, they still come back each summer with their children Mike Lanza & friend hav- and grandchildren to ening a little too much fun in joy the timeless beauty of the boardwalk photobooth the island. back in the 1960s

Sr. Albertine, 2005 “There was Nun like her!”

Still friends, Bonnie Hunter Carlson and Myra Selsor Vaughn 1965

Sam Hunter Jr. and Sam Hunter III in matching father-son shirts,1958

Kay Ott with her daughters Kay, Vicky & Tracy and grandson Brandon Weiser

Photobooth pictures were always a family tradition for Danny, Daniel and mom Susan Ferrazono of Hershey’s Ice Cream on the Boardwalk

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“May your home always be too small to hold all of your friends.” ~Irish Blessing

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U.S. Postal Carrier Joe McNamee catching a little bit of Sun on his lunch break

(Photo taken c. 2004, the first season of The Sun)

“Tilt ‘N Hilton’ burned down in the 80s, but lives on the McNamee’s memories Thomas McNamee with his first 3 sons, Tom, Mike & Joe the baby at Garfield Ave. beach in 1960

The McNamee boys and their carefree summers in Wildwood are forever memorialized on this epic postcard

Of course it was only fitting that Jeanette would create this fishing float for her boys in the Baby Parade :-) “Little Joe at the Fishin’ Hole”

Thomas & Jeanette McNamee in their glory days at their “Tilt ‘N Hilton’ on Garfield Ave.

Thomas McNamee and his boys hanging on the porch on a hot summer day. (Cousin Jimmy Melvin on right.)

Joe, center, with brother Terry and friend Joe Jackson chillin in the yard

If the porch at 159 E. Garfield could talk, oh the stories it would tell! Joe reminisces “there weren’t too many kids from the neighborhood that didn’t stay at the Tilt‘n Hilton at one time or another.”

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“Memories pressed between the pages of my mind...” ~Elvis

for the �c�amee �amily . . . was a �eal Keeper!

“If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.”

by Dorothy Kulisek

ever, never gave up his love for fishing.

Thomas & Jeanette McNamee purchased After work on summer nights, he captains their summer home for $3500 in 1959. Lo- his own party fishing boat, Capt. Mac. cated in the heart of Wildwood at 159 E. Joe’s retirement plan includes plenty of Garfield right off of Pacific Ave., next to the fishing and lots of fun in the sun, most Ruth-Lyn Hotel, stood their grand old wood- likely in the South Carolina sun where en “Tilt’N Hilton.” Like other families who his daughters’ Carly and Candice and are lucky enough to call the Wildwoods granddaughter Raegan reside, where he their summer home, the McNamee boys, and his wife Kathy hope to be.

Tom, Mike, Joe (local US Mailman), Tim & “Growing up with four brothers, it was Terry would head down to their shore house always a competition for everything,” the day school let out. It had a great front Joe said. “When we go fishing on my porch like every shore home should, along boat nowadays, it’s still a competition with years’ worth of memories and laughs. with everyone catching the ‘most and The McNamee’s grew up in Foxchase in the biggest’ fish, but in the end, it’s the St. Cecilia’s parish and graduated from experience that prevails.”

Cardinal Dougherty High. Where they Thomas & Jeanette have both passed really learned life was in Wildwood in the away, but the gift they gave their sons summer. Living in the hubbub of the town, right here in Wildwood lives on forever at a time when Wildwood was like Las in their hearts, alongside their enduring Vegas, the brothers took to the shoe shine memories they shared as a family of time business as their first summer jobs, each spent by the much-loved sea… staking out their own hotspots. Joe recalls his were Herman’s Cafe, the Q Lounge, the Pennwood and the Shamrock, but his oldest brother Tom managed to claim the latter for himself. As the years went on, there were many fine places added to their list of employment such as Moore’s Inlet, Kurtz’ and Pierre’s. Joe and brother Tim worked on the beach selling the Daily News also. But Joe had the job of all jobs renting beach umbrellas... him on 17th St. and his good friend Bill Conchewski on 19th St. When they weren’t working, the brothers were fishing. When Joe was about 10 years old, he remembers bugging his dad conJeanette with a few keepers stantly to take him fishing. One summer day his dad wanted to get him out of his hair, so he told him to go down to the docks and see if they’re looking for someone to work on the boats. Being a good son, Joe did what his dad told him to do. He then came home to tell his dad he got a job on the Rainbow cleaning for Capt. Dom D’Orio.

His dad couldn’t believe it because he was only trying to get him ‘out of his hair’. That fateful day led Joe to a lifetime of island pleasure, fishing on the sea. He became a mate and after moving to Wildwood full time in 1980, he got his captain’s license.

Those years of slinging a bag full of the Daily News across the hot sandy beach prepared Joe for delivering the US Mail, since 1986, through the streets of North Wildwood in all kinds of weather. Joe, how- Jeanette after a good day out on the sea

Joe in his backyard after a fishing trip

McNamee brothers on a day trip Terry, Tom & Tim

Joe fileting his fish

Joe proudly holding his big catch, with brother Tim looking on.

Joe worked as a mate for many years

Mike on the annual kiddie fishing rodeo

Terry after a good day at sea

Mike and his catch

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“Life is short and it’s up to you to make it sweet.”

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WBID team members, Joanne, Patrick & Jodie

WBID team members, Michael, Wally & Joe

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WBID President John Donio (right) presents a special Thank you to the Byrne family!

Jordan & Rachel playing Chess

After many years of dreaming, planning and creating, the Byrne Plaza officially opened at the ribbon cutting ceremony June 2, 2018 thanks to all of these great people.

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