Another Summer to Remember by The Sun by-the-sea

Year 9

September-October 2012

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! Delicious Autumn! My very soul is wedded to thee, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking successive autumns.

. . . A Summer to Remember. . . ! ~George Eliot

Departing another summer with fond memories, while golden days signal the beginning of a beautiful indian summer . . . words by Meg Corcoran

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September - October 2012

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“Only those who risk going too far will ever know how far they can go.” ~ T.S. Eliot NEW PRICE!

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440 East 24th Ave., Unit A, North Wildwood. BEACH BLOCK CONDO located in North Wildwood just steps away from the beach and boards. It’s a first floor end unit that has been recently renovated inside and out. The condo consists of two BR, full BA, large eat-in kitchen and spacious living room. This year round condo is bright, cheery and delightfully decorated with seashore décor and is being sold furnished. Other amenities include a covered patio, private storage room, enclosed outside shower and two off-street parking spaces. JUST $225,500.

NEW PRICE! 304 SW 18th Ave., North Wildwood. WATERFRONT LOT WITH FLOOR PLANS. Located in North Wildwood on Otten’s Canal. The lot is suitable for the construction of a single family home and is being sold with a new set of floor plans. This property has two boat slips and the bulkhead and docks are approximately 5 years old. This parcel of land is nestled between two newly constructed waterfront homes. A great place to build for a family that loves being on the water. The land is also being sold with CAFRA approvals. JUST $299,000.

203 Neptune Ave., West Wildwood. BUILD IT YOUR WAY. This is a cleared 40x80 vacant lot located in West Wildwood that is suitable for the construction of a single family home. This is a great opportunity and an inexpensive way to have a home at the shore and have it the way you want it. JUST $64,900.

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225 East Wildwood Ave., Unit #301, Wildwood. SHORE GET-AWAY! This end unit situated on the third floor is a studio unit located in Wildwood at the Diplomat Condominiums. The condo is a short walking distance to beach, boards and restaurants. Amenities include elevator, off-street parking, on-site rental management, on-site laundry facilities, pool, spacious sundeck and game room. A Great and inexpensive opportunity to own at the Jersey Shore! JUST $49,900.

1205 Surf Ave., Unit #6, North Wildwood. Golden Tiara Condominiums are located just two short blocks to the beach and boardwalk in North Wildwood. This cozy unit is positioned on the first floor with a pool view and offers a private BR, living room, galley kitchen and full bath. Other amenities include on-site laundry facilities and off-street parking. Enjoy some splash time in the pool or sunbathing around the patio. Either way, this is the perfect retreat at the shore. JUST $115,000.

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952-954 Myrtle Avenue, Erma. This Single Family Home with attached apartment is located in a quiet residential neighborhood in Erma. The main house has two BR, 1.5 BA, living room with fireplace, eat-in kitchen and laundry room. The apartment consists of one BR, full BA, large living room, galley kitchen and a foyer with a skylight. Other amenities include a one car garage, stone driveway, covered front porch on both house and apartment, fenced rear yard and a large rear deck on main house for outside enjoyment. JUST $199,900.

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115 Atlantic Ave., North Wildwood. LISTEN TO THE OCEAN. This fabulous shore home is located in a sought after area in North Wildwood...just steps away from the sand and new seawall and walking distance to the restaurant and bar district on Olde New Jersey Avenue. This beach block home consists of 6 BR, 3 full BA, an open and spacious living room with sky lights, dining room, fully equipped kitchen and a family room with sliders that lead to a large wrap around deck where you can enjoy ocean views. The home is beautifully landscaped and has a sprinkler system. Some of the amenities include a large laundry room with washer and dryer, outside shower and 4 plus offstreet parking spaces. The property has been rented for the past two seasons and generates a significant income. Perfect for a large family or two families who like to vacation together. JUST $799,000.

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4110 Route 9 South, Lot #16, Erma JUST BRING YOUR TOOTHBRUSH. You’ll feel right at home in this beautifully decorated and modern Chariot Eagle Park Model at Cape Shores Resort in Rio Grande. This 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath model with spacious living room and kitchen is a great place to kick back and relax. The beautifully paved back yard is a great place to enjoy the outdoors and BBQ’s. The yard also has a shed for additional storage. Some of the amenities that the resort offers are a swimming pool, tennis court, basketball court, laundry facilities and year round security. JUST $107,900.

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3600 Arctic Avenue, Wildwood VACANT LAND. This 70 X 95 vacant parcel is zoned light industrial. You can build a garage to store your antique cars or have a business such as cabinetry or plumbing. The opportunities are endless. JUST $79,900.

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“Find a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.” ~Jim Fox

from the editor Italian writer Niccolo Machiavelli once said, “The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.” Time really is a great equalizer, it’s available to each of us, to be used however we may choose. As it passes, it leaves a clearer perspective in its path, if only we opt to acknowledge it. As most of our Sun readers know, the best place for reflecting on the passage of time (and pretty much everything else) is at the beach, a timeless sanctuary. . . and never more so than when one season is letting go while another is rising to take its place. Reflecting on another season of The Sun, gratitude swells within me. Some of the best seashore stories ever told, by some of the most amazing writers, were published. Our photographs captured so many genuinely happy people. The new Ocean City Sun arose spreading its sunshine over a new beach town. What a blessing it was to establish a new edition of The Sun, especially with my son at the helm. He is doing a wonderful job and together we are so grateful to know we put smiles on so many faces. Our days will soon get shorter, turning more colorful and much cooler. The upcoming months promise to magically transform our seascape to colors of the rainbow illuminated by a brilliant Harvest moon. Our beaches will possess a stillness unfound in summer, but extraordinary nonetheless and always worth the trip. During these indian summery days, I hope for all of our longtime faithful Sun readers, as well as our newest friends, an hourglass overflowing with wonder and precious time and a seaside miracle to call your own. Wildwood Days truly are timeless, as anyone who’s spent time within our humble seaside abode would happily concur. Perhaps the true purpose of the hourglass is to invite us to slow our pace, to breathe more deeply, truly feel a sea breeze graze our faces and, at times, to do nothing more than grasp the sand between our toes. In this same spirit, I am about to embark on a winter sabbatical, in preparation of bringing you a totally pleasant look back over 10 seasons of The Sun in 2013. Until then, (March 7th) please embrace this last issue of the year with great anticipation of Sunny things to come. Time really does fly!

Dorothy

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The SUN by-the–sea, Wildwood, NJ

. . .an endless collection of Wildwood by-the-sea stories

Movie Buff Goes to Hollywood by Meg Corcoran Page 43

Five Miles of Smiles

my old wildwood crest house by Kirk Hastings Page 44

Honoring the late LT. COL. JAMES BARKALOW P. 6

Met my true love irish weekend by Meg Corcoran P.45

IRISH WEEKEND BOXING by Paul Greenhalgh Page 8-9

The Last Man on Earth by Joe Russo Page 46

DOG DAYS Pages 9-22 by Meg Corcoran/Nick Triglia

Ants & Mary Melchiorre by LouAnn Catanoso Page 48

uncle Dave Snyder P. 24-25 by Richard Snyder told by Al Love

winning time by Vicky O’Rourke P. 50

Dawn’s 3 Big Mushes by Jessica Mumford P. 26

Wildwood Historic Society Blast from the past! by Anne Vinci Pages 54-55

mace - long babies Page 28-29

Moreys Fears by Alison Heller P. 56

montauk daisies by Steve Murray Page 30

Where Has Summer gone? by Marilyn Guidetti Page 57

Alan Grace by Kristina Gallagher P. 32

Churches on the island Page 58

phillies by Danielle Wilson P. 33

Pasquale & Josephine Visalli by Jessica Westerland Page 58

Hoffman Agency- What’s Hot! Centerfold GRASSY SOUND DRAW BRIDGE By Helen Guthrie Wilson Page 36 My Wildwood Was Theirs by Josh Kinney Page 40

American dream by Gina Prickril P. 62 THANK YOU GRANDMOM by Susan Schmidt P. 64 fishing/tides by Gary Sloan P. 65 ACME STOREs by Anita Hirsch P. 66

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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.

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The SUN by-the-sea©2012 is the original nostalgic bi-monthly paper published by So They’ll Know, inc. Published, Edited & Designed by Dorothy & Rob Kulisek with the help of those listed here: Louann Catanoso • Meg Corcoran Paul Greenhalgh• Marilyn Guidetti • Kirk Hastings • Alison Heller • Anita Hirsch • Bob Ingram • Josh Kinney • Al Love • Steve Murray •Vicky O’Rourke • Gina Pickril • Megan Rogers • Joe Russo • Susan Schmidt • Gary Sloan • Nick Triglia • Anne Vinci • Jessica Westerland Danielle Wilson • Helen Wilson

“Wildwood Daze” is a 1952 Pontiac Fleet Leader Special that was built in Canada. Less than 200 were made. This photo was shot on the stretch of Ocean Drive between North Wildwood & Stone Harbor. Behind the wheel is owner Bill Markee.

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Firefighter’s Day and a half Craft Show Crafters of all Kinds! FREE! September 14th-15th at the Gazebo by-the-Sea, Rambler Rd. & Ocean Ave. Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday 9am - 1pm

Seafarer’s Celebration September 22nd On beautiful Sunset Lake! Live Music, Food, Crafts,

Special Events & Children’s Entertainment 9am - 6pm Additional Live Music at Centennial Park 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Beachfront Fireworks Show at 9pm

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Tot Soccer Program Program begins mid-September Instructional, fun Soccer Program for 4-year-olds

Thursday, September 20th

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:30 pm

Friday, September 21st

Governer’s Cup Hydrofest & Festival

A.O.H. Golf Tournament - 7:30AM $90. fee before 9/15 and $100. on or after 9/15 Wildwood Country Club~ 1170 Golf Club Road, Cape May Courthouse Live Amateur Boxing - $25. in advance • $30. at door The Tent at The Pointe at Moore’s Inlet VENDORS - 8AM to 7PM Olde New Jersey Avenue LIVE IRISH ENTERTAINMENT 12NOON to 10:30PM Olde New Jersey Avenue

Saturday, September 22nd

5K Run - 8AM SIGN-UP - $15. fee Olde New Jersey Ave. (prizes awarded) VENDORS - 8AM to 7PM Olde New Jersey Avenue LIVE IRISH ENTERTAINMENT 12PM to 10:30 PM Olde New Jersey Avenue BRIAN RILEY PIPE EXHIBITION - 10AM Sports Field 8th & Central Avenues IRISH DANCE LESSONS - FREE - 11AM to 1PM - Anglesea Firehouse

October 6th - 7th International Powerboat Racing on Sunset Lake! Crafts, Merchandise, Food, Refreshments 9am - 4pm

Sunday, September 23rd

Trunk or Treat

Protectors of the Faith Guards, the Cape May County Honor Guard and Bag Pipers including a liturgical bag pipe soloist

Tuesday, October 30th 6:30pm

MASS - 10:30 AM Saint Ann’s R.C. Church, Glenwood & Atlantic Avenues PARADE - 12:30 PM Starting at 24th & Surf to Spruce & Olde New Jersey Avenues GRAND MARSHALL - Brendan Moore, National President of the AOH in America VENDORS - 8AM to 7PM Olde New Jersey Avenue

OFFICIAL IRISH MUSIC TENT CONTINUOUS IRISH ENTERTAINMENT ALL WEEKEND LONG BUS SERVICE AVAILABLE Anglesea Fire Hall - 2nd & Olde New Jersey Ave.-Along Surf Ave. to 26th Ave. Additional Bus Service to Wildwood and Wildwood Crest

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Crest Pier Parking Lot, Heather & Crocus DJ, Refreshments, Prizes Dance/Gymnastics, Creative Dramatics, Fit Kids, Art Classes and much more coming this Fall! Call 523-0202 for more info

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September - October 2012

“Walk straight, act right, tell the truth... Keep your word, even if it costs you.” ~Psalm 15: 2, 5

September Events 30 Days Hath September.

FULL Harvest Moon September 29th the fullest moon of the year. “At midnight hour, as shines the Moon, a sheet of silver spreads below.” ~James Gates Percival

8/31-9/2 Annual All GM Car & Truck Show Hosted by the Greater Wildwood Hotel/Motel Association. Cars on display on Pacific Avenue, Wildwood. 609.522.4546 9/1 BOARDWALK FITNESS BLAST Spin-Body Blast-Yoga Marathon 7am-11am. Register 6:30am on boardwalk between Juniper & Poplar behind Capt. Jacks. All proceeds benenfit MS & love of Linda. See P. 38 for more info 9/1 BEATLEMANIA 8pm. FREE Lou Booth Ampitheater, 2nd & Ocean, N. Wildwood 9/1-2 Handcraft Unlimited Craft Show 9-5 Wildwoods Convention Center. 717.656.3208 9/2 Wildwood Block Party Music Festival Fox Park, 609-522-2444 9/2 12 Step House Picnic @ “The Hut” 12n-6p. 609-602-3951 9/6-9 Roar to the Shore Motorcycle Club Rally Oak & Atlantic Aves. 609.729.8870 9/7-9 Tattoo Beach Bash Wildwood Conv. Ctr 9/8 Mummers String Band Weekend & Strutters Contest Olde New Jersey Ave. & length of the Boardwalk. You strut! 522-2955 9/8 Dubs on the Boards Car show for all VW and Audi enthusiasts on Boardwalk. 9/9 Grandparents Day “It is into us that the lives of grandparents have gone. It is in us that their history becomes a future.” 9/11 September 11 Commemoration. North Wildwood City Hall. 8:45am. 609.522.2955 9/11 Patriots Day Memorial Service 5:30pm. New Jersey & Miami, Wildwood Crest. Honoring and remembering those who perished in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

9/11 Crime Watch Meetings every 2nd Tuesday of the month at the North Wildwood Rec Center

9/13-15 New Jersey State Firemen’s Convention Wildwoods Conv Center.Sat:1pm. Parade.609.827.1238 www.njfireconvention.com 9/14 Annual Bob Doherty Memorial Golf Outing Sandbarrens Golf Course 609-522-0338 9/20-23 Annual Wildwood, NJ Boardwalk Classic Car Auction AND SHOW in the Wildwoods Convention Center. 609.522.4546 9/20-23 Boardwalk Classic Car Show. On the Boardwalk 609.523-8051 9/20-23 Irish Fall Festival North Wildwood. 9/21-23 Morey’s Piers Beach Jam “Fall Harvest,” 609.522.3900 9/22 Seafarers Celebration Sunset Lake Live music, food, crafts, special events & children’s entertainment. Fireworks 9pm. 9/28-29 Olde Time Italian Festival Fox Park, Wildwood. Free. 609.374.0016 9/28-30 Thunder on the Beach Monster Truck Races On Beach at Lincoln Ave. Wildwood

October Events

October H a th 31 Days.

“On random wires the rows of summer swallows wait for their liftoff. They will soon be gone before All Saints’ and before All Hallows’, the changing time when we are most alone.” –May Sarton (1912–95)

September overflows into October. . . 9/28-30 Law Enforcement Survivors Weekend Honoring those who gave their lives in the line of duty. www.Midatlanticsurvivors.org or call 609.522.2030 x1504 9/29 Wild Thang 12 - Chrysler cars on display the Wildwoods Boardwalk. 860.388.6441 9/30 Super Sunday, Closing Day Celebration & Chili Cookoff, Morey’s Piers Schellenger Avenue & the Boardwalk, Wildwood. Traditional farewell to summer, 11am-5pm.

10/4 Blessing of Pet Animals Day. Treat them extra extra special today!

10/5-7 2nd Annual All Ford Car/Truck Show along Pacific Avenue in Wildwood. 609.522.4546

10/5 Beginning weekend of Morey’s Fears, Terror on the Boardwalk Morey’s Piers will once again host an epic Halloween event. Morey’s Fears ‘Terror on the Boardwalk’ will transform Mariner’s Landing into a nightmare for nine nights in October 5-7, 12&13, 19&20, 26&27 10/5-7 Charismatic Conference Wildwoods Convention Center. 609.522.5010 10/6-7 Wildwoods NJ Governor’s Cup Hydrofest Sunset Lake, Wildwood Crest. 609.889.9181 WildwoodsHydrofest.com 10/6 Seafood & Music Festival Atlantic Ave. bet. Wildwood & Schellenger. 609.729.4000 10/6 Seafood Dinner & Theater with East Lynne Theater Co. at J. Thompson Baker House 3008 Atlantic Ave. Wildwood 609.729.4515 10/6-7 George Pratt Memorial Soccer Tournament County-wide soccer tournament. 8am - 6pm. www.capeexpress.com 10/12-13 Wildwoods Fabulous 50’s Weekend island-wide celebration of the Wildwoods’ role in the birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll. 10/20-21 New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge Hereford Inlet Lighthouse. 609.522.4520 10/26 Halloween Parade and Fun Fair Annual event includes costume judging, parade, games and prizes. 609-522-4546 10/27 Boardwalk PUMPKIN RUN 10am, Annual event includes costume judging, parade/run/walk and prizes. Wildwood Conv Center 609-849-8887 10/29 Full Hunter Moon 3:49pm 10/30 TRUNK or TREAT 6:30pm Crest Pier in Wildwood Crest, Heather & Crocus. 609.523.0202 10/31 TRUNK or TREAT 6:30-8pm North Wildwood Municipal Lot. 2nd & Old NJ. 10/31 Elks Halloween Haunted House Elks Lodge, 1st & NJ Ave. Trick or Treaters walk through a Haunted House and receive treats. Free. 5pm-8pm. 609.729.2170

“The Summer Never Ends in the Wildwoods!” Here are just a few of the exciting events this Fall... September 6-9 Roar to the Shore Motorcycle Rally

October 6-7 Great Fall Classic Surf Fishing Tournament

September 7-9 Tattoo Convention & Show

October 12-13 Fabulous ‘50s & Beyond Weekend starring Kenny Vance & The Planotones, The Orlons, The 5th Dimension, and Paul Revere & The Raiders

September 8 Mummers String Band Saturday September 20-22 Boardwalk Classic Car Auction September 20-23 Irish Fall Festival September 22 Sunset Lake Seafarers Celebration September 28-29 Olde Time Italian Festival October 6 Seafood & Music Festival October 6-7 Hydrofest Powerboat Races

October 20-21 NJ Lighthouse Challenge October 26 Halloween Parade & Fun Fair November 4 & 18 Cheer Tech Cheerleading Championships December 7-8 Family Holiday Celebration December 26-31 Boardwalk Basketball Classic

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September - October 2012

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Who can say where the road goes, Where the day flows? Only time...” ~Enya

Dedication Ceremony in Honor of the Late Lt. Col. James F. Barkalow • Voted Best Book Store on the Shore • We Have Books You Can’t Find anYWHere else!

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Think the only place you can find The Sun is in a Wawa or supermarket? Look again! They can be found in any of our advertiser’s locations, as well as information centers. We replenish the same issue for 2 months and deliver on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays. They disappear like hotcakes, and fly off the shelves, but fear not! Our bright yellow news boxes are stocked daily! If you still have trouble finding a copy, please call us at 609-522-2721 or email sun-by-the-sea@verizon.net and we will be happy to get you one or more if needed.

Army National Guard Armory, circa 1961

2 News Boxes stocked daily 1. 2nd & JFK Blvd., North Wildwood 2. Hooked on Books at Oak & Pacific Aves. Wildwood

Our very own “Make A Wish” The Antonelli family

By HOPE ANTONELLI

When our children realized that their friends’ cousin, Marena Golia had spent nearly two years at Maria Ferari’s Children’s Hospital in Westchester, they were deeply moved. They remember that I did a fundraiser at my school for a colleague’s son that had also spent most of his early life there as well. They remember going to see Spencer Milgrim on his birthday. He had a trachea, and our kids were truly touched by his struggle. My husband & I frequently remind our children; John age 9, Marie age 7, and Lex age 5, how lucky they are to be healthy to wake up in their own bed to, to play outside with their friends, to eat and breathe on their own. As we spoke about Marena Golia and Spencer Milgrim, we explained how hard it is for a family to have a child in the hospital. One

Valentina 13, and Isabel 3, and beautiful 8 month old Chelsea Grace. . . for which their love has no limit.

parent must always be there. The other children at home our sad, and miss their sibling and their parents. It is very stressful on the whole family. Our family has been blessed with love and health and financial stability. Our children thought of an idea to offer our North Wildwood beach house to a family at the hospital. We set out to ask our friends at the shore to donate pier passes, dinners etc. We’ve kindly received gift cards from Morey’s Piers, The Ravioli House and Sam’s Pizza. Our kids are so excited. They are preparing their rooms and making cards; it has been a whirl wind experience that will touch many lives. We plan on continuing our “Make a Wish” every summer. We hope that people in the community will donate what they can for the family. Perhaps a gas gift card or for food and expenses, so that this family can think only about healing, love, and being together; instead of the stress of money and health. Please contact myself, Hope Antonelli, at 845-389-4700.

A local hero, Lieutenant Colonel James F. Barkalow, will be honored by having the Cape May Court House Army National Guard Armory dedicated to his name. The National Guard Bureau has only approved this prestigious honor once before in the state of New Jersey. The ceremony will be held at 2:00PM on Sunday, September 16th, at the National Guard Armory, milepost 11 on the Garden State Parkway. Lt. Col. Barkalow graduated from Wildwood High School Class of 1940. While in high school, Jim was captain of the basketball team, and his wife-to-be, Helen, was a cheerleader. They spent many a wonderful summer evening dancing at the Starlight Ballroom. Shortly after Pearl Harbor, Jim joined the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1942, and went on to become a flight instructor at Will Rogers Field in Oklahoma. In early1944, then First Lieutenant Barkalow was sent to the European theater, where he flew 46 air combat missions in four major Campaigns. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and nine Air Medals. Not long after the end of WWII, Captain

Barkalow and several other veterans initiated the formation of the South Jersey Battalion of the New Jersey Army National Guard. He was the longest serving Battalion Commander, giving over 19 years throughout its various location and organizational changes. As commander during the battalions’ move from Rio Grande to the newly built Armory in Cape May Court House he presided over its original dedication ceremony on September 24th, 1961. Jim was officially retired in September of 1980 as a Lieutenant Colonel with over 28 years of military service. Attending the ceremony will be local, state and federal government officials, as well as Lt. Col. Barkalow’s family, colleagues and friends from the Cape May County Army National Guard Association and the 157th Field Artillery Association. The public and former members of the Cape May County Army National Guard units are cordially encouraged to come hear the Coast Guard Training Center Band (which will begin playing at 1:45 PM), listen to the dignitaries’ comments, see a military formation, and just say thank you to the soldiers and veterans.

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If you are looking for an action-packed weekend, you will want to be in the Wildwoods the weekend of October 6 and 7. Wildwood Crest’s bay area known as Sunset Lake, will be the scene of hydroplanes and flatbottom race boats competing up the 140 mph. The Wildwoods will be hosting approximately 85 power boat racing teams travelling to the Wildwoods from all over the USA and Canada; thirteen classes of race boats will compete expected. The race teams will be anxious to compete as the event is a doublepoints weekend and it is the last event for the 2012 season. The American Power Boat Association, the sanctioning body for power boat racing, has granted the Wildwoods Hydrofest the right to host the 2012 Eastern Divisional Championships, one of the most prestigious title events of the year! The exciting Wildwoods event will award the NJ Governor’s Cup for power boat racing to one of the teams that gives an outstanding performance. The standards for the award are high---the Governor’s Cup goes to the team with the best performance in a class that has the most entrants. The event site starts at Rambler Road and New Jersey Avenue. In addition to the racing on the bay waters,

event visitors will be able to shop and eat in the 6-block Hydrofest Marketplace. Bleachers are provided along the bay front, but fans are encouraged to bring beach chairs and blankets. For those who want to have a prime viewing area and see the race boats and drivers up close, pit passes can be purchased; closed footwear is required to be in the pits. Event Coordinator, Ann Fitzgerald, stated the Hydrofest Committee will face its biggest challenge in its 11 year history of coordinating the event; not only because there will be an increase of at least 20 teams over previous years, but also the challenge of meeting the extra expenses for the event. Businesses and race fans can get on board for this FREE event by participating in one of many ways. Fitzgerald explained that it is important that tourism funding is supplemented by program book ads, marketplace vendors, signage at the event, and business sponsors. For more information, visit www.WildwoodsHydrofest.com or call the event coordinator at 609-889-9181

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“Do not dare not to dare.” ~C. S. Lewis

ack Dempsey, a trusted friend and sports historian in Philadelphia, had urged, “Don’t miss the Irish boxing night in North Wildwood, New Jersey. You will love it.” So, in late September, 2009 I drove 60 miles to the large tent on the northern tip of the island. I arrived two hours early. My ticket was the first one sold. Alone, I sat on a folding chair directly behind one ring corner. The lights were dim, forty shades of gray. Silence hung over the four posts squaring the ropes. Hundreds of chairs encircled the canvas awaiting two gladiator teams. Chiseled patrons began to wander in. As the seats filled, we resembled a crowd scene from Requiem for a Heavyweight. The tent bulged, anticipating. At 7:30, a loud speaker blared with the Irish and American national anthems. Ring lights exploded as on one side, The Emerald Isle presented its finest, The Holy Family Boxing Club. Ten of Belfast’s elite boxers calmly climbed through the ropes. Harrowgate’s blue and white clad fighters lined up facing the lads in green. Both teams were lean and calm and prepared for combat. Where was the nervousness, the excited bouncing? Confidently, both teams cleared the ring. Ryan Burnett led off for Holy Family weighing in at 112 pounds. A hammer struck the bell. The fighters pounced at each other like un-caged tigers -- in and out. Punches hissed and thumped. The crowd roared in approval. With each flurry of punches, the excitement increased. There appeared no recognizable crowd favorite. Patrons were literally absorbed into the spectacle. The pace was magical. Kelly green and blue boxers bobbed and jabbed at lightning speed. This annual international contest was the inspiration of John Gallagher, a third generation Irishman. He recently retired as an administrator in the Philadelphia public school system. For over 50 years he has promoted boxing to enable disadvantaged young men to achieve dignity through competition. On March 24, 1960, at the age of 18, John climbed into the Cambria ring in Philadelphia to fight against Charlie Sgrillo. Both were 135 pound amateur lightweights who fought in front of 1500 fans. Charlie won a decision that night. He went on to fight 20 professional bouts. John lost only two of his 11 amateur fights. A lasting friendship grew between the boxers. Respect, a sacred bond, formed because they had risked their skill and dignity.

Holy Family to the Rescue By Paul Greenhalgh Jr. Financially, Harrowgate’s club barely survives. The struggles have been constant. Monthly Tw e l v e y e a r s dues from over later, John and 100 members Charlie founded permit use of the Harrowgate Boxfacilities. Younging Club. Their er fighters train neighborhood to compete. Oldhad lacked any er men work out facility to instill to stay involved. purpose and State and city confidence in its grants assist in youth. The city of keeping the club Philadelphia dogoing. nated to Harrowgate an abanJohn appreciates doned warethe outside suphouse that had port. “One year, been vacant for state senator years, to be used Mike Stack visas a clubhouse. March 24, !960; At 135 pounds John Gallagher, ited our gym. He Referee Joe Scheckley and Charlie Sgrillo John remembers, was impressed by at Cambria A.C, Philadelphia. “S cr ap i n g to the kids and our gether from the poor conditions. beginning, we survived through baskets of The club received a $60,000 grant, which cheer and socials.” Over the past 40 years, helped us install bathrooms and showers thousands of young and some older men in the basement. Separate rings and trainhave trained, acquiring life skills and self- ing equipment now occupy the first and respect at Harrowgate. At the beginning second floors. Smaller grants have helped the founders were blessed with the energy us put glass in the windows, lighting in the of thirty-year-olds. They reconstructed rings, winter heating and equipment such and fumigated the old building. Over a as training bags and mats in the gyms.” foot of rubble had to be shoveled from all floors. On opening night the building had In 1998 Harrowgate discovered a unique no plumbing. A single naked light bulb source of income. Sacred Heart Boxing hung over their makeshift ring. Shattered Club from Newry, Northern Ireland flew windows were hidden under sheet metal. across the Atlantic to compete in a show. John remembers with a smile, “It was a The following year Holy Family of Belfast triumph when our first fighters climbed provided the opposition. The year 2012 into that dim ring. In the haze, two young marks the twelfth year for Holy Family men circled and stumbled. Harrowgate against Harrowgate. The show has moved around Philadelphia. Venues included had birthed its first match.” Ortlieb’s Brewery, The National Guard In the 1920s and 1930s boxing saw a domi- Armory, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Penn’s nance of Jewish fighters. Then came the Landing, Alhambra Fight Club, and WildIrish, Italians and more recently, Hispan- wood. ics. Blacks have always been prominent. Harrowgate’s membership has remained Airfare and housing expenses are covered a mixture. Young men leave the streets in by admissions and sponsorships. Harrowsearch of an identity. The sport demands gate relies heavily on the show for much passion. Boxing teaches discipline, dedi- needed financial support. The Irish boxers cation and values. Sportsmanship guides arrive in North Wildwood on Wednesday, night (this year on Sepyoung fighters into self-respect and finally fight on Thursday th tember 20 ) and leave on Sunday. Time is confidence. No matter who is watching, a set aside for fighters to interact with locals boxer must face a trained opponent alone. and learn about America’s culture. They He stretches the limits of his skill. Each are housed in a combination of homes and moment he risks instant humiliation. His hotels. On Friday and Saturday the boxers combat transforms. His reward is courage, are encouraged to mix in the community. an eternal virtue.

Holy Family is the most renown of the 36 boxing clubs in Belfast. During the war (The Troubles) in Northern Ireland, Holy Family served as a bridge to the Sectarian divide. It was the only club that was open after 6:00 PM. Both the IRA and the Commonwealth respected Holy Family’s insistence on training both Catholic and Protestant boxers. All sports, including soccer and Irish football, were also shut down during The Troubles. Today, boxing during the Olympics grabs national headlines in all of Ireland, which has over 500 boxing clubs. Numerous important fighters have made the trip with Holy Family. Kenny Eagan won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympics. Ryan Burnett, at the age of 17, won gold in last year’s Junior Olympics in Japan. Tyson Furry, a 6’8” heavyweight, has turned professional and is currently 12 – 0. The four Upton brothers boxed together in the 2010 show. Gerry Storey manages and coaches the Holy Family team. He has coached four Irish Olympic teams over the past 50 years. Gerry received the Laureus World Sports Award on May 16, 2005 in Estoril, Portugal. He also was knighted by The Queen of England, honoring his refusal to separate Catholic and Protestant fighters in his gym. During The Troubles, Jerry was invited into Long Kesh Prison for political prisoners. He refused to allow discrimination between fighters. He trained Catholics in the morning, Protestants in the afternoon. Holy Family has won over 200 more medals than all the other boxing clubs in Belfast combined. Rather than stage elimination bouts, Jerry selects his fighters for the American trip. Each is a superbly trained skilled boxer. His team has won a majority of bouts every year. In 2009, Patty and David Nelson hosted the Holy Family boxers in their home in North Wildwood. Patty remembers, “They were delightful, polite young men. They even sent us thank-you notes. We enjoyed having them so much that we invited them to stay for the entire weekend.” Each September, Holy Family and Harrowgate train for the show in Wildwood. The Irish Boxers now officially open Irish Weekend. For five days the two cultures blend. Americans meet the Irish and can’t resist acquiring a brogue. Financially, Holy Family actually comes to the rescue. Gerry Storey hopes for the day when, “The Philly guys will journey to Belfast.” Imagine the citizens of Belfast imitating Rocky. “Yo, Da. Would youse guys wanna engage in a wee fight?”

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“When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.”

~”Things we learn from our dogs”

See You at the Fights! Thursday, September 20

The Irish entourage outside of the tent before the fights ~ Irish Weekend 2011

The Fighting Upton brothers from Belfast~ left to right, James, Sonny, Paul and Anthony at the Veteran Boxer’s Association Club in Philadelphia.

Holy Family and Harrowgate celebrate after last year’s show. Left; Kelly Ryan (Harrowgate boxer), John Gallagher (Co-founder Harrowgate), Cathleen Greenhalgh, Gerry Storey (Manager Harrowgate) Marla Marguglio, Damion Walsh (father of Holy family female boxer, Michaela).

HOLY FAMILY AND GERRY STOREY IN THE MOVIES The Boxer (1997) was filmed in The Holy Family Fight Club. Scenes provided background during this movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson. The romantic story follows a fighter who, after serving 18 years in prison, refuses to take sides during The Troubles. The boxing coach character depicts the experiences of Gerry Storey. In the film the coach is portrayed as an alcoholic who dies near the end of the movie. Neither is true of Gerry.

Air conditioners got the ultimate work out during summer’s sweltering dog days, with record-breaking temperatures competing with a much-welcomed ocean air. Also welcoming were Wildwoods’ fantastic free beaches, which made cooling off a breeze. The Fourth of July Fireworks Display started summer off with a brilliant, colorful blast as the Boogie Board Races led the way toward another thrilling season. There was a constant song in our hearts thanks to Wildwoods unsurpassed concerts, which kept us humming all summer long. We had a feast at Morey’s Piers Curley Fry Eating Contest, as well as the NJ State Crabfest, and then worked off the pounds at the Tri/Run the Wildwoods. We found beauty at the Miss North Wildwood Competition, homemade delights at the Boardwalk SID Craft Show, and Santa Claus at Christmas in July! With the calendar hovering toward a softer, cooler season, our scrapbook is full (and a bit sandy), depicting a summer’s worth of beach, boardwalk and breathtaking views, outdoor concert music mixed with salt air, along with an assortment of events we’ve had the best time recounting… The Summer of 2012 Begins on a Musical Note with the Giant Wheel and a roller coaster contributing to the scenic, sandy background, country singer Kenny Chesney performed a free concert on Wildwoods beach to a crowd of over 30,000 on June 20th. To honor its sponsorship, the 90-minute concert, which commemorated the official start of summer, was billed as “American Express Upstaged.” The event was quickly and sufficiently planned in a three-and-a-half-week time span thanks to an accommodating city and a dedicated group of workers. A Melodious Summer by the Sea ~on the musical heels of the successful Kenny Chesney concert, the Wild 100 featured several top national acts during the summer of 2012. The Wild 100 Centennial Celebration Concert, which was held at the Convention Center on August 19th, proudly featured National Pop Acts Hot Chelle Rae, Austin Mahone and The Ready Set teen internet sensations Rebecca Black and Justin Mahoney, along with several other pop, rock and teen bands, all giving Wildwoodworthy performances. Journey cover band Voyage, featuring Hugo and additional musical guests, performed at a free “prequel” event the night before. ~Meg Corcoran “To be human is to be aware of the passage of time; No concept lies closer to the core of our consciousness.” ~ Dan Falk

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Summer Concerts on the Lawn

Kelly, Diane, Joe, Mikki, Natalie, Jim, Sharon & Kim McMonagle at “2U” concert @ Centennial Park in Wildwood Crest.

Kim McMonagle celebrated her 50th at the 2U Concert at Centennial Park with her daughter Kelly & husband Joe behind her.

The ‘behind the scenes’ guys who help make it happen... Brian Cuniff & Frank Basile

Greg Freeman, Kevin Yecco & Dean Gentek lifetime Wildwood friends at the concert

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I s there anything more enjoyable than sitting on a beach flying a kite? How about more than 30 people flying kites simultaneously performing spectacular maneuvers in perfect sync with some favorite songs? The 27th Annual Wildwood International Kite festival kicked off May 25th on Rio Grande beach with a fascinating illuminated kite fly at 9pm. It is a unique festival which consists of competitions throughout the holiday weekend. The scoring for these contests are based on elements such as format, how they perform maneuvers and how well they fly to the music. Beatrix Pelton has been running this event for the past several years and she can’t get enough of it. “I stumbled on this event and once you get sucked in, you can’t stop. People of all ages enjoy it.” said Pelton. It looks like I have been sucked in too. ~Nick Triglia

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After spending the winter months on a complete makeover to her newly purchased summer home in North Wildwood, Kathy Conallen (left) gladly welcomed the summer of 2012 along with its many visitors, like childhood friend Natalie Rowan.

One very unique aspect about Wildwood is every summer there are new festivals, concerts and events to enjoy. Saturday, June 9th witnessed the first ever Wounded Warrior TRY Athlon. This event which was created by Wildwood residents Bones Bauer and Dennis Dool who support the Wounded Warrior charity for injured soldiers and officers. The event started with a bike ride from Keenans to the Wharf where the members could then try the ever growing activity: Paddleboarding. Paddleboarding is a sport

which has participants paddling using an oar while standing or kneeling on a paddleboard or surfboard. Many of the participants got the hang of the sport fairly quickly. Since all the paddleboards were in use, boats and kayaks were also supplied for the people to take them out into the bay. After the participants had their fair share of paddleboarding fun, food and drinks were then served in the Wharf restaurant. Judging from the reactions of the participants, this event should be a summer tradition for many years to come. ~Nick Triglia

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North Wildwood Mayor Bill Henfey said, “Our City loves its parades so much, that on the Fourth of July, we have two!” There were kids on bikes as well as patriotic pooches, all decked out in red, white, and blue.

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Harley, Diane & Jeff with Allison Muller & Mr. Cupcake who took Grand Champion 3 years in a row at the Annual N. Wildwood Pooch Parade! This year he opted out of competition and just enjoyed being part of the festivities. Mr. Cupcake is the official Mascot at Art of Gymnastics & Cheer.

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“Wag more, bark less.” ~Bumper Sticker

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The 4th of July an American tradition consisting of fireworks, barbeques and… curly fries? Yes Curley Fries on Morey’s Pier was the place to be on the holiday to enjoy the 3rd annual Curley Fry Eating Contest. The contest consisted of two heats. The first was the public who were selected through a drawing system. The second heat was for the police officers and firefighters of Wildwood. The contestants had to eat as many fries as they could in five minutes. No condiments were allowed, but they were allowed to use water. The winner received a check for $500. The champion this year, Joe Markey, consumed three and a half pounds of fries. For this competition around 150 to 200 pounds of fries were made. Jack Morey runs this event and credits Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest as their inspiration. When asked why he gets involved he responded saying, “Wildwood needs to be goofy.” Goofy perhaps but very en~Nick Triglia tertaining.

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July 4th Curley Fry Eating Contest

Curley the Fry & Mr. Jack Morey hand Joe Markey the winning prize from the National Bank of French Fries.

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An Event for the Young and Fit Morey’s Piers 2nd Annual Wild Half Mile Kids Marathon, held June 28th, drew 348 participants to Wildwoods Boardwalk for a morning filled with physical fitness and fun. The successful racing event for kids 12 and under gave its participants the chance to show their “wild” side by dressing in animal print complete with animal ears, nose and tails. The Wild Half Mile led the way toward Morey’s Piers first ever Wild Half Marathon, which was held on August 26th. (The original 1st Annual Wild Half was cancelled in 2011 due to Hurricane Irene.)

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“Sun is shining. Weather is sweet. Make you wanna move your dancing feet.” ~Bob Marley

rich & linda’s Barber Shop As 17th Avenue in North Wildwood underwent major changes over the years, there’s one business on the street that has been a North Wildwood staple since 1966 - Rich & Linda’s Barber Shop at 117 E. 17th Ave. between Central & New Jersey Aves. Rich, a master barber with 46+ yrs. experience, is owner/operator, while Michelle, Brenda, Shelley, Linda, and John round out his professional staff.

“Scratch a dog and you’ll find a permanent job.” ~Franklin P. Jones

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Uncle Charlie, a retired truck driver and Ed Keller, a retired USPS mailman are now enjoy working together @ the Bayview, the Best in the Crest! Uncle Charlie’s motto is: “A body at rest stays at rest, and a body in motion stays in motion.” (We love you Uncle Charlie!!)

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

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A July 4th Feast to honor Independence Day, Michael & Jeanne John of Surfside West Diner gave new meaning to the slogan “breakfast special” when they dished up breakfast from their original menu at 1963 prices! Close to 500 breakfasts were served.

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“What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t even happened yet.” ~Anon.

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Not Just Another Day at the Beach! The North Wildwood Beach Patrol’s 4thAnnual “DAY AT THE BEACH” with the 21 Down organization was held on July 27th. 21 Down is a non-profit Down’s syndrome awareness group serving Atlantic and Cape May Counties, while creating a network of families sharing support and knowledge while encouraging community awareness and acceptance. Trained lifeguards of the NWBP as well as US Coastguard members were on hand teaching beach safety along with help from the North Wildwood Rec center. Participants were treated to beverages, lunch, a beach treasure hunt, and soft-top paddleboard rides, the happiest part of the day! The after-party was held at Coconut Cove, where family and friends gathered together for some more summer fun.

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If you can’t stand the heat...

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nightmare, but a barbeque chef’s dream. Wildwood kicked off its barbeque festival July 13 to 15. I was lucky enough to interview New Jersey’s own Paul Huff of team Gonehoggin.com. This is Huff’s fourth year competing and third attending the festival in Wildwood. In only his fourth year he has already created quite a reputation in this country. Huff has entered many noteworthy competitions in Florida, Kansas City, Arkansas and Tennessee and is the number 1 pork cooker in the mid Atlantic states. All the great food and entertainment left the people of Wildwood wanting more, but as Porky would say, “That’s All Folks.” Until next year of course.

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Lifeguard Hot Dog Run ~by Meg Corcoran August 25, 2012

Many thank you’s go out to all those who supported The Annual Hot Dog Run, which is a shout out to the N.W.B.P. for keeping our beaches safe all summer long. Thank you to the Rullo’s of Shoobies Good Eats for their kind donations (which included a generous amount of hot dogs and buns for hungry lifeguards, with plenty of condiments, kraut, soda and snacks). Meanwhile, Chief Tony Cavalier was in charge of checking the tide table (low tide was needed for the jeep) and giving the date. The ride took place from 26th Avenue up to the Inlet with a group of excited lifeguards awaiting their version of “surf and turf.”

19th Annual Boogie Board Races by Nick Triglia Boogie Board contest winners with NWBP John O’Brien, Ron Simone & Rachel Ross

North Wildwood Boogie Board Races by Nick Triglia

Down here in Wildwood we can’t have the adults having all the fun. July 7th had the kids in the spotlight showcasing their skills for the 19th Annual Boogie Board Races. The event which is free to join started on 22nd street as a small competition. Each year more and more kids came to participate until it grew to the town event it is today. There are several heats for all the different age groups. First up are children 7 and under. Followed by ages 8 to 11 and finished with kids 12 and older. There were 1st and 2nd place winners of the age groups for each of the following components: most creative, longest ride and best overall. Prizes for the competition were funded by the North Wildwood Recreation Center. These kids knew how to ride, putting on a show for all the spectators in attendance. I just wish they had a 21 and older heat so I can get in on the action.

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“We spend our years as a tale that is told.” ~psalm 90:9

My Uncle Dave. . .

By Richie Snyder, as told to his friend Al (Butch) Love

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“Beautiful is the moment in which we understand that we are no more than an instrument of God; we live only as long as God wants us to live; we can only do as much as God makes us able to do; we are only as intelligent as God would have us be.” - Archbishop Oscar Romero

here have been many stories and memories written about the history of Wildwood and the people and places who played a big part in the development and character of our island. There were the politicians like Bradway and Baker, the builders and business owners like Ed Zaberer, Hunt and the Morey Brothers. But not much is written about the local personalities , the common people who lived and worked all their life in our town but did not get the recognition they deserved. You will not find information written about them in the George Boyer Historic Museum. I wanted to tell the story about a man who all the locals loved, admired, and called him their friend. To the thousands of visitors over many years who saw him walk the beach every day in his white shirt and shorts or at night manning the front door of a nightclub handsomely dressed in a dark tuxedo. I am sure they asked each other who is that Guy? Well let me tell you about that Guy. He was my Uncle Dave Snyder and this is his story. Dave was raised along with his four brothers, Harry, Warren, Richard, and Paul, (my dad) by my grandparents Isabel and Harry Snyder in a section of West Wildwood they called the Annex. Not many people today know there was a place called the Annex. The Annex consisted of my grandparents house and two smaller wooden homes that were mostly used in the summer as vacation places. Nothing else was there. It was isolated from the rest of West Wildwood and could only be reached by boat over the bay or by walking the railroad tracks over the trestle bridge. Nothing is there today but part of the bridge and railroad tracks. To say they were poor is an understatement. The reason they all lived together in that house on the wetlands over the bay was my grandfathers occupation. He was the bridge tender for the old trestle bridge coming into West Wildwood. He was hired by the Pennsylvania and Reading Railroad to man the bridge openings and closing to permit the trains to cross over. He would crank the handle by hand to lower the bridge for the oncoming train. The house was right by the tracks and the soot and coal burning from the train would leave a dark cloud over the house and their clothes. They could see and hear the train coming over a mile away with the chugging and smoke rising from the coal fired engine.

This was during the time of The Great Depression and he was lucky to hold that job. Dave said his fathers salary was only a few dollars a day and the house was provided by the railroad. The house was a wooden structure, with oil lamps, heated by a coal heater, and complete with an outhouse. No running water. Nothing special but they never complained. The brothers could fish and crab from their deck and the sunsets were beautiful . The boys were only separated by a year or two each . Harry the oldest, then Dave who was born on September 8,1920 , followed by Paul, Warren, then Richard the youngest. They all walked to school over the bridge and to the Glenwood Avenue Elementary School. An old three story wooden structure which went up to the eight grade at that time. In the winter months the trip was dangerous but they stuck together and helped each other cross. As the picture shows they were a hardy bunch and stuck together as brothers should. Uncle Dave was the biggest and no one messed with his brothers. They looked like they were from Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn. The brothers attended the Glenwood Avenue school and then went on to Wildwood High. All except my Uncle Dave. He was born with a hearing problem and no one knew it. No doctor checkups at that time. In school he would sit in the back of the class, talk loud, and didn’t seem to pay any attention to the teacher. After several warnings Dave was forced to leave by the school administration in the 8th grade at the age of 13 years old. The only other elementary school in Wildwood at that time was located on Park Blvd. across from Maxwell field where the Park Side Courts is located now. But it was only for colored students and Dave couldn’t get in there either. Since he was not attending school his father made him work to keep busy and help support the rest of the family. He never stopped working for the rest of his life and always supported himself, with no handouts and a really limited education. At 13 years old he started working at the Ottens Harbor Ice Company on Dock Street. The work was hard and the hours were long. He wanted to quit but his father insisted he keep working because he had acted up in school and was thrown out. Life was not fair it seemed at the time. Working four years there he developed his muscular body from moving and lifting blocks of ice some weighing up to 100 pounds. In 1939 World War II started in Europe and the USA entered soon after. At this time his three brothers Warren, Harry, and Richard were graduating from high school and enlisting in the service. Warren entered the Army and Harry and Richard the Navy. My father Paul was married at this time. Uncle Dave desperately wanted to join them but was turned down first by the Army and then by the Navy. His hearing was so bad they rejected him. He then went to working at a clothing plant called the Wildwood Clothing Company on Lincoln Avenue pressing military uniforms. He was there until after the war ended. His younger brother Richard enlisted in the Navy in 1944, right out of high school when he was eighteen years old. A year later at the age of 19 he was dead. He was a seaman on the USS Indianapolis , a cruiser which delivered the components of the atomic bomb to the island of Tinian. The bomb was dropped on Hiroshima soon after and

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Dave on Wildwood beach in 1964. helped end the war. But as the ship was headed home and unescorted because of this secret mission it was struck by two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine in the Philippine Sea and sank on July 30, 1945. Out of 1200 crew members only 317 were rescued from the shark infested water. Because of radio silence the Navy did not know the ship had sunk until survivors were spotted in the water four days later. Richard was not one of them. It was the last Navy ship sunk in the war. Richard is listed as killed in a book about the Indianapolis called “ In Harms Way” by the author Doug Stanton. It was a sad blow to the whole family. I was named Richard after my uncle’s brother. In the 1950’s Wildwood started to become the Mecca of entertainment on the east coast. The nightclubs on Pacific Avenue were jumping and big name stars were appearing every summer. Uncle Dave was a natural with his looks and physique to work as a doorman/bouncer at the best of the clubs. For years he stood at the entrance with his big smile, tan, white hair , and tuxedo at nightclubs such as John’s Oasis, Beachcomber, and the Hurricane. The stars knew him from appearing each summer and the crowds lining up at the door always exchanged pleasantries with him. He was a fixture in the nightclub scene. He had the skill to end a fight or escort the parties out of the clubs with his easy charming style. During the day Uncle Dave had his walking routine. He was living on Maple Avenue at this time and would walk the beach each day from Maple Avenue to the Rock Pile past Diamond Beach then return and walk to the Anglesea Inlet in North Wildwood. Every day. And in the winter months on the boardwalk when the weather got bad he wore just a white sweat shirt and his famous white shorts and sneaks. He was the guy people spotted talking and waving to friends along the way. The lifeguards all knew him and waved. He walked at a brisk pace and if you wanted to talk with him you had to accompany him for a block of two. He would only stop to have a picture taken of him with a friend or visitor. He loved the notoriety in his own vain way. He was the king of the beach. In 2003, several bar establishments sponsored a fundraiser to raise money to help buy beach equipment for the North and Wildwood Beach Patrols. More than 100 beach goers clad in white t-shirts with the words “A Walk With Dave” printed on the front met on the beach. With Uncle Dave at 83 years old leading the way they walked his daily routine. Some of the younger ones could not make the full walk. In the 1980’s the clubs in down town Wildwood started to close and there was no need for a doorman there anymore.

His life style did not change as he was quickly hired by Moore’s Inlet in the Anglesea area of North Wildwood. He loved that job as he could dress casual in his famed white tee shirt and white shorts. He manned the second floor rear entrance again as a doorman over looking the bar area and he could view the ocean close by. Again the masses saw Uncle Dave at the club . Many high school reunions were held there and old friends came back year after year. It was at this time he finally got a hearing aide. He no longer had to lean forward to hear and try to read lips. He could now listen to his favorite Phillies baseball games on TV or radio without asking anyone in sight what the score was. Again the climate changed and Moore’s Inlet was torn down to develop condos. Uncle Dave had worked there for 22 straight summers and loved every minute of it. That was the last job he would hold. By this time Uncle Dave was 84 years old, his health was failing and he lived in the Lions Center. His walks became shorter and his memory fading. I believe he wanted to convey to me the history of the Snyder family and we had long talks at this time. Uncle Dave was like a father to me as my own father Paul had left my mother and me when I was seven years old and moved to another state. Paul was not ready when he got married at 18 to raise a family. I was the only member of the Snyder family still alive. Uncle Dave only once considered marriage and backed out and never had any children of his own. Uncle Dave died on September 23, 2008, at 88 years of age. His viewing was held at the Ingersoll-Greenwood Funeral Home in North Wildwood. Hundreds of viewers passed by Dave with Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. a long time friend at the head of the line. What they saw was Dave laid out in a Moore’s Inlet Tee shirt with what appeared to be that perpetual smile on his face. His plug for the last club he worked. What they didn’t see under the blanket pulled up to his waist was his favorite white shorts that he was wearing. Only Dave, me and the undertaker knew this was his last wish. At the viewing many came to me and told great stories of their friendship with Dave. One man said as a kid he lived on Uncle Dave’s block and he would give them money so they could afford to go to Sportland’s Pool and swim with the other kids on his block. Uncle Dave died with just enough money to cover his funeral expenses. And with only a red 1953 Buick that his brother Warren left to him. But he had a million dollars worth of happiness throughout his life. Uncle Dave claimed that he walked over 88,000 miles in his life time. Only he would know for sure because there was never a record kept. It was fitting that on his funeral card was listed his name , dates, and the title “ THE LEGEND “. On one side of the card was the Irish Blessing with the words that began “ may the road rise to meet you “, on the other side was a prayer called “FOOTPRINTS“. It referred to a man dreaming about walking the beach with the Lord. How true. Most of his friends can visual Uncle Dave walking his way to Heaven and smiling to all the others along the way. I too was born and raised in Wildwood all my life. I can not think of a better place to live. Uncle Dave would agree with me. So for all of you who wondered who that man was in the white shorts who smiled and waved to everyone on the beach all those years, well that was my Uncle Dave Snyder. Sorry you didn’t meet him.

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“We turn older with years, but newer every day.” ~Emily Dickinson

Only a handful of true Wildwoodians can say. . .

“I’m a Dr. Mace Baby!”

Dr. Margaret Mace Dec. 21, 1871 - Dec. 15, 1951

SAVE the DATE for 2013! Monday July 15, 2013 at 10am we invite the Babies Born “at Home in Wildwood” to join the photo gathering fun! Spread the word. Bob Menz (above center) with his lifetime childhood friends, Dr. Joe Salvatore and Bill Morey. Bob is among the group of babies who were delivered at home on March 23, 1931 on the island. If you know of anyone who was born at home in the Wildwoods, please let them know we would love for them to join us for our annual photo gathering next year at the Hereford Lighthouse, Monday, July 15th, 2013. Save the Date! Tell your children to remind you!

Anna Pauline Neal Gross born Oct. 27, 1921 by Dr. Mace. She currently resides in Doylestown, PA.

1. George Carlson May 1, 1924 2. Marian Shivers Mouklas July 30, 1921 (Our oldest Dr. Mace baby) 3. Anita Carlson Diamond Feb. 1, 1931 4. Leah Laine Dare July 18, 1925 *5. Pauline Baldwin Oct. 25, 1936 6. Ronald W. Griffith June 3, 1938 7. Betty Monichetti Keene Nov. 9, 1933 8. Janet Bierbrunner Pettit Sept. 10, 1933 9. Anna Bierbrunner Baker April 13, 1943 10. Adelaide Bierbrunner Mazza July 7, 1938 11. William Bierbrunner Feb. 23, 1936 12. Ray Bierbrunner July 13, 1937 *13. Marvin R. Tozer May 9, 1931 *14. Jim Wheaton April 15, 1932 15. Robert Labar Nov. 26, 1949 (Our youngest Dr. Mace baby) 16. Fred W. Neal July 3, 1929 17. George E. Anderson Sept. 4, 1943 18. Janet Polis Blackmore Feb. 18, 1937 19. Dorothy Evensen Kirwin Sept. 2, 1931 *20. Florence Berry Jennings Oct. 30, 1924 21. John Fitzgerald April 11, 1933 22. Lana Turner MacDonald Nov. 15, 1946 23. Carol Turner Leeper April 29, 1949 24. George M. Thomas Feb. 20, 1936 25. Harold Thomas March 10, 1928 26. Leroy J. Thomas Feb. 20, 1936 27. Midge Lutz Boyd Aug. 17, 1944 28. James Cafiero Sept. 21, 1928 29. Gary Hendrixson May 3, 1946 30. Larry Lillo Oct. 20, 1947 31. Bill Morey April 19, 1929 32. Dr. Joseph Salvatore Aug. 29, 1930 33. Adele Mangino Hunter Oct. 16, 1926 *34. H. Bergen Ellengsen Aug. 12, 1940 *Indicates those who attended for the first time.

A Brief History of Dr. Margaret Mace Margaret Mace was born in Leicester, England and came to America in 1874. Around 1880 her family settled in Anglesea at a home on Spruce & New Jersey Aves. She attended grammar school and upon graduation, went to Bridgeton Institute to become a teacher. She wanted to become a nurse and began to pursue her passion for helping people. Dr. Mace graduated with her degree in medicine in 1905 from the Women’s College of Medicine in Philadelphia. She began her practice in North Wildwood at 17th & Atlantic (Pennsylvania) Aves., later moving her expanding practice to an office at Chestnut & New Jersey Aves. She opened her hospital on 25th & Atlantic in 1915. It remained in operation for 35 years until 1950. Dr. Margaret Mace quietly passed away at 81 years of age on December 16, 1951. She died in her home which was also the hospital that bore her name, a little over 36 years after moving into it. For the past 9 years, we have honored her with this eventful photo shoot, where a handful of her 6,000 babies that she delivered gather together for a reunion. Perhaps the best tribute to this great woman are her own words which she spoke at the time of her first testimonial in 1929. She said, “There is no place on earth like my home town; no people like my home people; I came here when it was a wilderness; it is one of the finest places in the world, in my work I have tried to do my best, but I had help, helped by the hand of God.”

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Only a handful of true Wildwoodians can say. . .

“I was born at Hattie Long’s!”

Hattie Long’s house still stands on Montgomery Ave. in Wildwood. Birth records are dated between the years of 1926 to 1946

The Long’s Maternity Home Sign hangs in the Wildwood Historic Museum on Pacific Ave.

1. Brook Koeneke March 29, 1936 2. Dave Grasso Jan. 20, 1927 3. Rex Allen Garrison Dec. 14, 1947 4. Paul W. Dare Feb. 16, 1949 5. Ann Gaskill Rea Feb. 1, 1938 6. Inge Friesenborg Laine Aug. 2, 1939

A Brief History of Long’s Maternity House In the early 1900’s, maternity homes were an easier, more comfortable, convenient way to deliver your baby and in Wildwood, there were two popular places for this! The first home, in which around 6,000 babies were delivered, was Dr. Margaret Mace’s hospital in North Wildwood. The second home, located on Montgomery Avenue in Wildwood was also a very special maternity home that was run by mid-wife, Mrs. Hattie Long. After Mr. Long passed away in 1923, Mrs. Long started the maternity home in 1926 in order to make a living for herself. The maternity home was successful for twenty years as four or more doctors worked along side of Mrs. Long to keep the business going. Mrs. Long and her team of doctors delivered around 515 babies during that time, nine of which were her own. Unfortunately, only

7. Louis Griesbach Jan. 19, 1937 8. Cathy Nesbitt Smith March 25, 1944 *9. Florence E. Newmaster July 19, 1941 10. Carol Tozour Lechner Dec. 14, 1941 (Carol makes the pilgramage from Alexandria, VA back to the Wildwoods to reminisce about all of the fun she had growing up.)

ternity home was no longer; his cousin Dotty lived there after Hattie Long passed away. There was also a small house attached to the back of the maternity home in which John’s parents lived at the time as well.

(Left) Mrs. Hattie Long (right) maternal Grandmother of John Long

seven of the nine Long babies survived; however, the oldest daughter of Mrs. Long grew up helping with the home and soon became a very helpful aid for Hattie Long during the birth processes. John Long, grandson to Mrs. Long, was born on August 5, 1929. He was the only guy born into the Long family during that time-”he is the last of the Long’s”. John has visited the maternity home a couple times after the ma-

Although it has since been sold many times, the maternity home still stands today, filled with many memories. It still has the long, enclosed porch in which the babies were held after they were born. This was a three bedroom house, and through the duration that the house was a maternity home, the bedrooms’ upstairs were the sites of where the mothers stayed during the procedures. Mrs. Long made the living room into a bedroom for herself to make all of her guests comfortable. At a photo gathering for this maternity home in July, 2012, ten people that were born in the home showed up to capture the memory for a lifetime. by Ashley Goodsell

SAVE the DATE for 2013!

Monday July 15, 2013 10am at the Hereford Lighthouse

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Each Montauk eventually grows large and shrub like, about 3 ft. tall and 3 ft. to 4 ft. wide. It is easily propagated by cuttings and can be divided if you are real careful. It needs full sun and once established requires little water. It should ideally be planted in a well drained sandy loam soil. I have planted them in the most exposed, ocean front locations imaginable and have never seen wind or salt damage. I live on the Delaware Bay side of Cape May County and have planted a 100 feet hedge of them separating my property from the salt water wetlands. Their roots are near the salt water but they have survived and look beautiful. More good news is that they are deer and rabbit resistant. Written by Steve Murray for The Lighthouse Newsletter Photo by Dorothy Kulisek taken Oct. 2011 at the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse Gardens

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I picked up The Sun today at the Doctor’s office and was soo excited to see it there. It made me feel better just reading it. Your paper is THE BEST !!!!! ~Bea Church I first want to start by telling you how much I enjoy your newspaper. I save the back issues to read again and again, especially during the cold winter months. You and your staff do such a wonderful job and bring back so many great memories. You truly have a “Special” paper. ~Jim Dunlap

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The first official Grandparents Day was September 9, 1979, after President Jimmy Carter signed the presidential proclamation in 1978 designating the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day. As we celebrate the grandparents among us on September 13th this year, we remember its creator, Marian McQuade of Fayette County, W. Va., who hoped the occasion would encourage grandchildren to tap into the wisdom and heritage of their beloved grandparents. Where better for children of all ages to be inspired than in legendary Wildwood by the sea, where history is always unfolding? Ashley Thompson has the unique privilege of having two sets of grandparents who have been the best of friends since their youth and have bestowed upon her a lifetime of memories of their days spent on Wildwoods’ beaches. Grandmom Lee continues the tradition of weekends at the shore while Grandmom Dot’s photo collection keeps those Wildwood days gone by in the hearts of generations to come. A Very Happy Grandparents Day to all!

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During a recent trip to the Wildwood Historical Museum researching a story on Grace Oil Company founder Allen Grace, we fortuitously came across this story written in 1996 by then-4th grade student Kristina Gallagher. When Sr. Albertine, also a frequent museum visitor, assigned her class the task of researching a famous New Jerseyian, a very wise Kristina Gallagher chose none other than Allen Grace (making our research task infinitely easier).

y report is on Allen E. Grace the founder of the Grace Oil Company. Allen E. Grace was born on October 9, 1880 and grew up in Goshen NJ. He met his wife Bertha who was also from Goshen NJ. They married and had four children, Allen Jr., Kenneth, Pauline, and Ethel. The family lived in the 300 E. block of 20th Ave., North Wildwood NJ. Allen E. Grace’s first business was a grocery store he opened at Chestnut and New Jersey Ave., which is the Anglesea section of North Wildwood NJ. He

opened his grocery store in that area because at that time it was the first developed section of the island and there was a need to service the fishermen and their families who lived in the area. At that time Anglesea was one of the largest fishing ports in New Jersey. Grace’s grocery store sold kerosene (coal oil) that was used for cooking, heating, and lighting by the fishermen and their families. In 1912 Allen Grace started doing business with the Texas Company, now known as the Texaco Oil Company. Grace started purchasing gasoline, kerosene, and engine oils from the Texas Company to sell to his customers. In June 1920, Allen Grace became a distributor for Texaco and in 1928 he formed his own oil company known as the Grace Oil Company. The office and oil tanks were located at 5th and New Jersey Ave., in North Wildwood NJ. The Grace Oil Company is one of the largest businesses in Cape May County and is the oldest Texaco wholesaler in the country. The first piece of equipment Mr. Grace purchased was a 200-gallon tank mounted on a hand drawn cart. He next purchased a horse-drawn tank wagon and as the business grew he purchased motorized tank trucks. Allen Grace was also very active in the growth of North Wildwood NJ. He served as a member of the Board of Education for 12 years, and was one of the leaders in the development of the school system and the building of the Margaret Mace School. Mr. Grace was also a board member of the Marine National

Allen Grace Oil Truck, c. 1923 on Olde New Jersey Ave. Call Richard Dietz locally if you are interested in old photos 215-407-4135

Allen Grace’s store on Olde New Jersey Ave. ~ from Wildwood Historical Museum Bank located on the corner of Wildwood and Pacific Avenues. Allen E. Grace died on July 9, 1947 while attending services at the North Wildwood United Methodist Church, still located at the corner of 2nd and Central Avenues. At the time of his death the oil company was turned over to his son, Kenneth Grace. While doing my report I learned several things. I read about the Anglesea section being the first developed area in the Wildwoods. This area was made up of

fishermen and their families, who bought groceries and kerosene (coal oil) from Allen E. Grace’s grocery store. I admired how Mr. Grace started with a small family grocery store and through hard work, planning, and time, with the help of his family turned the business into the largest oil company in Cape May County. While doing my report I talked with many people who worked for Allen Grace and they all said, “He was one of the nicest people you could ever meet.”

Allen Grace’s store on Olde New Jersey Ave. ~ from Wildwood Historical Museum

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