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“At the beach is where we learn how to shine.” ~Sandy Gingras “Even when I’m not able to be in Wildwood, I open your paper and read it cover to cover, and it refreshes me.

It is like having my toes in the sand and the sun on my face.”

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Family, Friends , Sun and Sea... that sounds like Summer to me!

Hello dear Sun Readers!

With the 15th year of The SUN officially upon us, and our beautiful sea and sky within soulful sight, there’s no better time to gratefully acknowledge our amazing advertisers for their continued support that allows me to print this paper, and you, our thoughtful readers and friends for providing endless inspiration for the stories.

I couldn’t create this sunny slice of heaven without any of you!

Because sharing each heavenly Wildwood moment is what we here at The Sun naturally love to do, we invite you along on our latest adventure as we proudly celebrate another trip around the sun! With the turn of each page, may The Sun briefly cause time to stand still.

This summer edition happily reminds us there’s something special about summertime at the beach; particularly here in Wildwood by-the-Sea. Whether we are locals or summer folk, as our treasured featured photographs convey, we are all mystically drawn here. Something holds us here, where we’re free to enjoy our own personalized rituals and seashore customs year after year.

For many of us, the beach is a way of life. It’s a world unto itself, where people come together simply because they want to be together.

As you enter onto the beach for the first time this summer, remove your flip flops, feel the soft sand between your toes and know you’ve arrived. Look around and notice all those smiling faces. From this perspective, it appears to be a giant Wildwood-inspired Woodstock festival and, at other times, like a sacred Sunday morning church celebration.

Moore’s inlet beach 1973 - Joey, Jimmy, Mikey, Dorothy, Sharon & Natalie

As we welcome Summer, may we always remember that any day at the beach is better than a day ... well, anywhere else!

May our hearts overflow with endless summer days and may this copy of The Sun by-the-Sea invoke feelings of a Sunshine Festival and knock your flip flops off!

Savor it and hold onto it tightly as I sadly reported in the May-June issue that this is the last issue until next May 2020. I will surely miss publishing the always-endeared Holiday issue, and know you will miss reading it just as much. {I’m really sorry.} You can find me on facebook & instagram @Sunbythesea, The Wildwood Sun by the Sea Magazine. Being an early sunriser, I love to share the Sun’s beauty and inspiration every day, as well as your favorite Sun stories.

Whatever that mystical quality is deep within our soul that draws us to the Wildwoods, may it connect us here forever, and may it inspire us to embrace each picture-postcard moment we’re blessed to spend by the sea…

Peace, Love & Sunshine!

Dorothy

Artist / Editor / Publisher The SUN by-the–sea, Wildwood, NJ

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An original, nostalgic collection of All-Things-Wildwood. 100% Organic

100s of Five Miles of Smiles DOUGLASS CANDIES 100th 6 Flight Over Cape May Canal 10 CHILDREN’S FRESH AIR HOME Susan F Schmidt 14 SURF QUEEN 17 SALT MARSH SAFARI Joe VanBlunk 29 SOPHIE SEA. . .

North Wildwood’s ROCKETTE 35 POPPOP CHARLIE’S HANDFUL Steve Murray 38 SURF HOTEL MEMORIES Diana B. Copeland 40-41 AMERICAN DREAM Gina P Prickril 45 From Knolls Hotel to Hassles 46-47 WILDWOOD BOCCE 48 Boardwalk Attractions 49

FLIP SIDE AAUW of Cape May County 6 Boardwalk PHOTOBOOTHS 6 YEARBOOKS Blast from the Past 7 Ode to the CLOTHESLINE 8 Shuffleboard w/TOM FLUDD 10 FISHING with Capt. Gary 12 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE Found by Linda Kelly, story told by Bob Ingram 13 THE PORCH Bob Friedenborg 16 BEDROCK MINI GOLF 17 J.Sharkey’s Wildwood Memories 19 I Met My True Love at the North Wildwood Swimming Hole: BILL & JUDY CARR 21 MEG the Movie Buff 24 CHURCHES on the Island 27 I Met My True Love in Wildwood: Dottie & Keith Lemke 28-29 POETRY page featuring GINNY YOUNG of Wildwood Crest 30-31 Alan Morris’ WILDWOOD Memories 32-33 #tbt 15 Years of Smiles 34-45 HOLLY BEACH PARK Renovation Cathy Tchorni 46

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by Dorothy Kulisek with the help of those listed here: Assistant Editor, Meg Corcoran Contributors: Al Alven Diana B. Copeland • Sue Farrel Bob Friedenberg Anita Hirsch • Bob Ingram Dottie Lemke • Alan Morris Steve Murray • Gina P. Prickril Jim Sharkey Gary Sloan • Susan F. Schmidt Cathy Tchorni • Joe VanBlunk “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.”

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SOME OF THE EXCITING EVENTS HAPPENING IN THE WILDWOODS JULY 12 Sand Sculpting Festival JULY 12 - 14 NJ State BBQ Championship & Anglesea Blues Festival JULY 18 | AUG 1 & 15 Anglesea Food Truck Festivals JULY 20 WWE Live SummerSlam Heatwave Tour

AUG 23 - 25 Sports Card, Toys, Comics & Collectibles Show AUG 24 Triathlon, 5K & Kids Race AUG 25 - 29 Wildwoods Restaurant Week 4-course dinner: $30 SEPT 1 Block Party & Music Festival

Full Buck Moon

“Different tribes had different Moon name preferences... ” ~The Old Farmer’s Almanac 7/5-7, 20-21, 8/3-4 Boardwalk SID Craft Shows All handmade products. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Daily. Free. 609.522.0378 or 609.522.0198. BoardwalkCrafts.com 7/18, 8/1, 8/15 Anglesea Nightmarket & Mobile Food Nights Olde NJ Ave. 5-10pm

7/12 WILDWOOD CREST SAND SCULPTING FESTIVAL Heather Rd. beach, 9am-2pm 7/12-14 Anglesea BLUES Festival & NJ State BBQ Championship Olde NJ Ave., Smokin’ hot blues on an outdoor stage.

7/13-14 Wildwood Cornhole Tournament Beach between Wildwood & Oak Avenues.

Sat: 11 a.m., Sun: 10:30 a.m. 609.729.8870 7/14-19 Sophisticated Productions Dance Competition -Wildwoods Convention Center.

7 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. 413.568.4815 7/17-18 Miss North Wildwood Crowning Ceremony. Interviews Wednesday, Thurs: 6:30 p.m. crowning. Lou Booth Amphitheater.

JULY 21 ~ NE W! Barber Battle by the Beach

SEPT 13 - 15 Country Music Festival

JULY 24 - 25 ~ NE W! Paranormal Presentations

SEPT 19 - 22 Irish Fall Festival

JULY 31 Wildwoods Baby Parade

SEPT 20 - 22 Boardwalk Classic Car Show

AUG 9 ~ NE W! Parrothead Fest - A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett

SEPT 21 Seafarers Celebration

7/20 Christmas in July with Santa Claus On the Beach in North Wildwood. Candy canes and entertainment. 1pm. 609.522.7500 7/20 Christmas in July at Douglass Candies Wildwood, NJ. Mr. & Mrs. Claus & Scotty Dog 7/20 WILDWOOD CREST CHRISTMAS in July Festival along Sunset Lake. BOAT PARADE 6pm-9pm

SEPT 28 - 29 Monster Truck Beach Races

7/22 Cape Express “MORE” Beach Blast Soccer between Spencer & Poplar. Wildwood.

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

AUG 9 - 11 Wildwood Tattoo Beach Bash AUG 10 Jus Nice Sneaker Convention

SEPT 28 - 29 North American Sea Glass Fest

AUG 14 - 17 Harlem Globetrotters AUG 17 ‘Beatlemania Again’ in Concert Chill or Thrill? Mild or Wild?

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

Win a Wildwoods Family Vacation at WildwoodsNJ.com 800.992.9732

July 16th 5:39 pm

7/20 WWE Live Wildwoods Convention Center. 7:30 p.m. 609.729.9000

7/27-28 Ultimate Beach Frisbee Tournament Beach at Schellenger Ave, Wildwood. Sat: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. WWBeachUltimate.com 7/28 Crest Sunset Fest & Movie Night featuring “JAWS” at Sunset Lake, Wildwood Crest. 5-9pm Award-winning FOOD TRUCKS 7/29-8/8 Back to School Warehouse Clothing Sale -Wildwoods Convention Ctr 9am - 9pm 7/30 The Wildwoods Love Waddler’s Baby Waddle - Wildwoods Convention Center Turnaround circle. 10:30am

Summer Races 7/8 Cape May County Lifeguard Championships, Rambler Rd. Beach, 6:30pm 7/12 Beschen-Callahan Memorial Lifeguard Race 15th St. & Beach. 6pm 7/13 BOOGIE BOARD Races 15th Ave. 10am 7/20 ESA SURF CONTEST - ANDREWS AVE. WILDWOOD (NSD 7/27) 7/20 Sun and Sand Police & Fire Survivors 5K Elks Lodge, 1st & Olde NJ, 9am start 7/26 Dutch Hoffman Memorial Lifeguard Races Lincoln Ave. Beach, 6:30 pm 8/3-4 Cure at the Shore 8/10 Wildwood Crest 5K Beach Race 8:30am 8/10 Wildwood Navy Seal Challenge Lincoln Ave Beach 6 pm 8/13 Around the Island Row 15th Ave. 7am 8/17 The Margarita Mile Run. Wildwood Beach at Andrews Avenue. 8am 8/24 Tri/Du the Wildwoods 15th & the Beach. Try It! 6:30am. Delmosports.com 9/6-8 N. Wildwood’s 50th Surf Fishing Tourn.

Doo Wop Back to 50s

Neon NIght Tour

Tues. & Thurs. thru Aug. 29th @ 8pm 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 re-live the exciting 1950’s & 1960’s in the Wildwoods-ByThe-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 12 and under. 609-551-2289

7/31 Wildwoods Baby Parade Wildwoods Convention Center, Boardwalk and Fox Park 6pm AA MEETINGS by the beach every Saturday morning at 7:30am at LOU BOOTH AMPITHEATER 400 E. block of 2nd Ave., N. Wildwood

DooWop Tours Meet at 4500 Ocean Ave, across from the Wildwood Convention Center. Tickets go on sale the night of the tour. Arrive by 7:45pm.

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“The true test of a man’s character is what she does when noone is watching.” ~CS Lewis

August Events

August Hath 31 Days.

Full Corn Moon August 15th 8:31 pm “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 8/3-4 Battle at the Beach Mixed Martial Arts Tournament Wildwoods Convention Center. Sat: 10am - 6pm 860.295.0403 8/3-4 NEW! Downtown Wildwood Inaugural Rib-Off Festival Byrne Plaza. Sat: 2-10pm.; Sun: 12-6pm 732.330.3248 or woyftevents.com

8/6 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT - FREE WILDWOOD - Fox Park 5:30-8:30pm NORTH WILDWOOD - Bill Henfey Park.

5:30 - 10pm WILDWOOD CREST - Centennial Park.

5:30-8:30pm 8/7 NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE DAY Hereford Inlet Lighthouse. 9 am - 5 pm 8/9 NEW! Cape Shore Jazz Orchestra at Byrne Plaza Byrne Plaza, Wildwood.

7:30 - 9pm. FREE. Bring your chair or blanket and enjoy Jazz under the stars at Byrne Plaza. 609.523.1602 or DOOWW.com 8/9-11 Wildwood Tattoo Beach Bash. Wildwoods Convention Center. Fri: Noon-11pm Sat: 11am - 11pm Sun: 11am - 8pm 8/10 Jus Nice Sneaker Convention. Wildwoods Convention Center. Noon- 5pm 609.305.3658 or AlwaysDopeInc.com 8/10 Annual SOCS Survivors of Cancer Fundraiser. Blue Water Grille, Bolero Resort, Wildwood. 2- 6 pm 609.465.7655 8/10-11 NEW! Downtown Wildwood Jazz and Wine Festival Byrne Plaza Wildwood.

Sat: 2-10pm Sun: 12-6pm 8/10-11, 17-18 Baseball on the Beach between Andrews and Rio Grande Aves.

9am.-7pm. 609.522.2444 or WildwoodBeachBaseball.com 8/10-11, 17-18, 30 - 9/1 Boardwalk SID CRAFT SHOW - FREE Boardwalk at Rio Grande Avenue, Wildwood. Sat: 9 a.m.5 p.m. Sun: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 609.522.0378, 609.522.0198 or BoardwalkCrafts.com 8/14-17 HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS Wildwoods Convention Center. 7pm.

8/15 Anglesea Night Market Food Truck Event- North Wildwood Entertainment District, Olde NJ Ave. 5 p.m.-10 p.m.

8/17 “BEATLEMANIA AGAIN” LIVE IN CONCERT Wildwoods Convention Center. Doors open at 6pm, 7pm Show 800.745.3000 or Ticketmaster.com 8/18 WILDWOOD CREST FOOD TRUCK & Movie Night at Sunset Lake, 5pm - 9pm

8/23-25 Sports Card, Toys, Comics & Collectibles Show. Wildwoods Convention Center 8/31-9/1 Shore Stop Dance Convention.

Wildwoods Convention Center.

The Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce

Fabulous ‘50 & Beyond Weekend Friday Night Dance Party

18 & 19 2019 2019

October 18th • 6:30pm - 10:30pm

at the Wildwoods Convention Center featuring:

The Cameos

October October

$16.00 per person

Saturday FREE Street Fair and Car Show October 19th • 11:00am - 5:00pm Fox Park, Wildwood NJ

Live Bands • Food & Craft Vendors

Tickets $54.00 - $71.50

Now on sale!

Fabulous ‘50 & Beyond Concert Concert

Saturday October 19th • Wildwoods Convention Center

Sonny Turner

The Miracles

Whatever you’re looking for...

You’ll find it at the

North Wildwood Flea Market!

S e PteM b e R 9/1 Wildwood Block Party and Music Festival - Fox Park, Wildwood. Noon.

609.522.2444 or WildwoodNJ.org 9/5-8 Roar to the Shore Motorcycle Rally - Wildwoods Convention Center and at Oak & Atlantic Avenues, Wildwood. RoarToTheShoreOnline.com

9/6-8 NORTH WILDWOOD REC. SURF FISHING TOURNAMENT. 7am 9/12-14 NJ State Firemen’s Convention & Parade. Wildwoods Convention Center.

Parade Sat. at 2 p.m. at NJ Ave & Cresse Rd 9/13-15 Boots at the Beach Country Music Fest Olde NJ Ave, North Wildwood 9/19-22 Fall Boardwalk Classic Car Show Wildwoods Boardwalk.

9/19-22 IRISH FALL FESTIVAL - Olde NJ Avenue & surrounding pubs, North Wildwood.

9/20-22 Morey’s Oktoberfest {weekends through October 11-13}

GREG DIANTONIO REGGAE FEST

Sunday, SEPT 15th, 2019 URIE’S RESTAURANT 3:30-8:30pm

Florence LaRue & The 5th Dimension The Original Tymes

The Tee-Tones

AVAILABLE AT: GWCOC 3306 Pacific Ave. Wildwood, NJ • 609-729-4000 or at All Ticketmaster Locations • www.ticketmaster.com

Catch a Ride on AMERICrush & ZOMBIECrusher!

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Candies

New 100th Anniversary “BIRTHDAY CAKE” Fudge

Charles Douglass in the snow at his Wildwood Ave. Boardwalk store, 1943 courtesy of the Wildwood Historic Museum

Walking through the doors at Douglass Fudge, visitors are treated to a sweet trip back in time to Wildwood’s homespun days.

During our modern, “import-minded” era, it’s rare to find a business that home-makes its own tasty confections on the premises.

The Douglass Candy factory behind the walls of the store, contains rooms for all different aspects of candy making, from chocolate coaters, to taffy machines, candy sorters, molasses paddles, and, of course, fudge. Douglass Candies celebrates 100 years this summer, owned & operated by the same family on Wildwood Ave and the Boardwalk, the location where it all deliciously began!

James & Jason Dugan, the 4th generation of the Douglass Fudge family (Photo 2012)

2nd generation Douglass family, June Bradley on far left, 1948

For over 50 years, Maria happily works as the chocolate coater, even if it is the hottest room in the building (Photo 2011)

inside Douglass Candies, circa 1940

“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step,” Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu once said.

For the Douglass family, that long voyage began in the year 1919 in the seaside town of Wildwood, when Philadelphia-born Charles Douglass opened his small yet destined-for-greatness saltwater taffy stand on the boardwalk.

Along with his brother Joseph and his wife Minerva and their 3 children June, Charles, and Harvey, Charles Douglass turned that small stand into Douglass Candies, a much-loved, integral part of the Wildwoods.

This family owned and operated business personifies the true meaning of hard work and family values first inspired by the “King of Wildwood candymakers,” Charles Douglass. For over 40 years until her passing in 2014, Charles’ great niece, Barbara Bradley Dugan was owner and company president while her sons, James and Jason Dugan became the fourth generation of candy makers.

Today, coowners James and Jason began a new tradition, successfully opening a 2nd store in Stone Harbor, while remaining true to the traditions begun 100 years ago in his family, offering his patrons the highest quality confections on the Wildwood boardwalk.

A typical Douglass Candies day begins

at dawn, with all candy (excluding gummy bears, licorice and hard candy) being made on the premises. The same dedicated staff, including some from abroad, returns each year and considered an extended part of the family.

A glimpse of the past, in addition to the finest, freshest candies, awaits each visitor beyond the Douglass doors.

Original artwork, photos, cupboards, counters, and the plaid Scotty dogprint carpeting, with Plaid representing their Scotch/Irish heritage, are among the valued pieces of a well-preserved past still on display. It was Charles Douglass’ love for dogs that inspired the Scotty dog logo.

The adjacent Douglass Pavilion is as much a part of the Wildwoods boardwalk history as shells are to its nearby beach.

Sweetened stories from days-gone-by were passed down to the Dugan brothers from their mother Barbara, and by her grandmother Minerva, her mother June, and uncles Charles and Harvey.

They began learning all facets of the candy business at a very young age.

As Douglass Candies’ journey begins a new century, it is a sweet fact that its long-held commitment to all things sugar-coated, remain a nostalgic Wildwood tradition.

Key Candymaker and Production Supervisor Dave has been making all of the delicious fudge for over 40 years (Photo 2011)

Douglass Fudge girls: Mae, Maria, Elfreda, Nell, Margie & Pudgie (Photo 2011)

Gary, longtime employee & vital candymaker is working on one of the many machines, some of which are the original, along with many of the utensils still used in this candy making business. (Photo 2011)

Randy is proud to be the longest standing employee at Douglass for over 4 decades

Margie & Mae cheerfully spend the afternoon in a back room counting, sorting and boxing candies, while out in the front of the store, boardwalk shoppers eagerly place their orders (Photo 2011)

Pudgie works on a batch of saltwater taffy

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Summer Events

Rockin’ at the Doo Wop

Friday Night Fireworks

Ocean Ave. between Montgomery & Burk

in Wildwood by-the-Sea ‘til Aug. 30

On the beach at Pine Ave., Wildwood 10pm FREE dooww.com

Dutch Hoffman Memorial Lifeguard Races

July 26 Lincoln Ave. Beach

Joe Stamile Amphitheater at Fox Park

*Every Sunday at 7:30pm FREE July 7

July 14

Wildwoods Baby Waddle

Rochelle Fleming & Cecil Parker Lead Singer of First Choice R&B Vocalist

Wildwoods Baby Parade July 31

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

NJ State Crab Fest August 3

National Night Out

August 6 at Fox Park

Navy Seal Challenge August 10

WILDWOOD BEACH BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

August 10-11, 17-18 wildwoodbeachbaseball.com

Wildwoods Restaurant Week August 25 - 29

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.

5:00 PM TO 10:00 PM

Chicago 9 Chicago Tribute Band

Ultimate Frisbee Tournament July 30

July august 18th 1st 15th

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First Ladies of Rock & Soul The 60s Girl Group Experience

July 27 - 28

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July 21

Food Trucks, Crafters, Live Music

July 28

Mahoney Brothers Beatles Show

August 4

Reign & the Uptown Band Pop, R&B, and Oldies, to Standards, Rock & Contemporary

August 11

The Infernos America’s #1 Show Band

Sunset Lake, Wildwood Crest

August 18

Frontiers Journey Tribute Band

August 25

Philly Heart & Soul Dance, Funk, R&B, Disco, Rock, Jazz & Standards

Wildwood Block Party and Music Fest Sept. 1 at Fox Park

Two Sundays: 7/28 & 8/18

5–9 pm

National Acts TBA

The Race of the Gentlemen October 4 - 6

on the beach between Schellenger & Spicer Aves.

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A.O.H. GOLF TOURNAMENT $110. before 9/5 and $120. after 9/5 Cape May National Golf Course, Rt. 9 & Fairway Dr. - 2 miles South of Rt. 47 Time: 8AM

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

Thursday, September 19th

BOXING IS BACK!! 7PM Wildwood Catholic High School. Tickets $30 Ten amateur boxing bouts will feature the Jack Costello Boxing Club, Philadelphia vs. the Gleann Amateur Boxing Club from Belfast, Ireland. For advanced ticket sales please call 215-820-1547 or email shay39@comcast.net BUS SERVICE

AVAILABLE Friday, September 20th • Anglesea Fire Hall 2nd & Olde NJ Ave. VENDORS - 8AM to 7PM Olde New Jersey Avenue • Along Surf Ave. to LIVE IRISH ENTERTAINMENT - 12PM to 8:30PM Olde New Jersey Avenue 26th Ave. • Additional service Saturday, September 21st to Wildwood and 5K RUN - 8AM SIGN-UP - $20. fee Olde New Jersey Ave. {advanced reg. at Owen’s Pub} Wildwood Crest

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 Elks LIVE IRISH ENTERTAINMENT - 12PM to 8:30PM Olde New Jersey Avenue

Sunday, September 22nd

For more info (609) 884-5230

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CATHOLIC MASS - 10:30AM Saint Ann’s R.C. Church, Glenwood & Atlantic Avenues Protectors of the Faith Guards, the Emerald Society Color Guard & 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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“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”~ John Wooden

North Wildwood Recreation & Tourism presents the Summer of 2019 North Wildwood, a place in the sun for family fun!

900 Central Ave, North Wildwood, NJ 08260 (609) 522-2955 Fax: (609) 522-0402 @North Wildwood Recreation and Tourism northwildwood.com

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Concerts Under the Stars

Philadelphia Flyers Community Caravan

Thursday, July 11 4pm - 6pm George D’Amico Hockey Rink at Allen Park, 23rd & Delaware Aves.

NJ State BBQ Championship & Anglesea Blues Festival

Fri., July 12 - Sun., July 14 Fri 4pm-11pm; Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 10am-6pm, Olde New Jersey Ave., North Wildwood, njbbq.com

Beschen-Callahan Memorial Lifeguard Races

Friday, July 12, 6pm 15th Avenue Beach, North Wildwood. 609.522.7500

Boogie Board Races

Saturday, July 13 Reg. 9am Contest Begins at 10am

on the beach at 15th Avenue, North Wildwood. Prizes!

Miss North Wildwood Competition

Wednesday, July 17, Interviews 10am at North End American Grill Thursday, July 18, 6:30pm Crowning of Miss North Wildwood at Lou Booth Amphitheater, 2nd Ave.

Christmas in July with Santa Claus

Saturday, July 20 Begins at 1pm on the Beach, North Wildwood

43rd Annual Around the Island Row

Tuesday, August 13 Begins at 7am on the Beach at 15th Avenue

Buckets Basketball Camp NW Rec. Boys and Girls

July 1 - 5 9am-2pm Ages 9-15 yrs. July 15 - 19 9am-1pm Ages 6-9 yrs.

July 29 - August 2 9am-2pm Ages 9-15 yrs.

North Wildwood Soccer Camp

Full Day 9am-3pm, Half Day 9am-12noon at Bill Henfey Park July 8 - 12, July 22 - July 26 Boys & Girls 5 to 15 yrs.

Kitchen Wizards Evening Cooking Camp

Monday - Thursday 5:30 - 7:30pm Ages 6- up July 22 - 25 Fruits & Veggies Never Tasted So Good Aug. 5 - 8 Desserts from Around the World One night classes! July 9 Ring in the New Year July 16 Country Fair

New Logic Marine Science Camp

Monday:

Tuesday: ZUMBA 8am

Wednesday:

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

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FREE Concerts All Summer Long!

All ShowsThursdays & Saturdays 8pm

July 6 The Fabulous Greaseband July 11/13 No Show BBQ Blues Festival July 18 Lights Out Frankie Valli Tribute July 20 Chicago 9 Chicago Tribute July 25 The Diamonds July 27 The Cameos Aug. 1 Jimmy & the Parrots

Jimmy Buffet Tribute Aug. 3 52nd Street Billy Joel Tribute Aug. 8 Uptown Band Aug. 10 Asbury Fever Springsteen Tribute Aug. 15 Jesse Garron’s Elvis Show Aug. 17 Real Diamond

Neil Diamond Tribute Aug. 22 The Jersey Beach Boys Tribute Aug. 24 Tribute to Johnny Cash Aug. 29 Open Rain Date Aug. 31 Beatlemania

North Wildwood’s Beach is 1.5 miles long and is guarded from the Inlet beach to 25th Ave. 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!

September 6 - 8

50th Annual North Wildwood Rec Surf Fishing Tournament

9am-2pm K-8 Outdoor Camp Experience June 24 - 28 and Aug. 19 - 23

Lou Booth Amphitheater, 2nd & Ocean Ave.

at LOU BOOTH AMPITHEATER 2nd & Ocean Aves.

FREE Concerts All Summer Long!

North Wildwood Allen Park

North Wildwood Skate Park

23rd & Delaware Ave. OPEN EVERY DAY Free. * Weather Permitting * Helmets & pads required. No bikes or scooters.

Bill Henfey Park

8th & Central Ave. Playground, Basketball Court, Softball Field, Multi-Purpose Athletic Field

Playground on the Beach 16th & the Beach

5th Ave. Boat Ramp 5th & the Bay

Seasonal Permits Available Kayak Storage Permits

The Best #1 Free Beaches!

Summer Camps

CARDIO & CUT 8am YOGA 9am

PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, AND SPECIAL EVENTS

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

Summer Basketball Leagues Please visit NorthWildwood.com for all league schedules

Fall Events

Boots at the Beach Country Festival Fri- Sat - Sun, Sept. 13 - 15 3pm-10pm, 10am-10pm Olde NJ Ave.

Irish Fall Festival

Thurs., September 19 - Sunday, 22 8am-11pm daily

Halloween Trunk or Treat Block Party Sat. Oct. 26, Olde New Jersey Ave. Vehicle check-in 5pm; Event 5:30pm-7pm Tot Time~ Parent supervised playgroup Tues-Thurs at NW Rec. begins 10/15/19

2019 Exercise Class Schedule

CARDIO Pilates 8am YOGA 9am

Thursday: ZUMBA 8am

Friday:

YOGA 8am (@REC) GET FIT FUSION 9:15am

$5. per class Saturday: YOGA 9am

Sunday:

ZUMBA 9am

10 “Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise.” ~Anon.

WEEKLY EVENTS MONDAY PIZZA NIGHT 5:30PM - 10PM

WEDNESDAY CO-ED VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE 6PM - 9PM

TUESDAY FAMILY KIDS NIGHT 5PM - 9PM

THURSDAY GAME NIGHT

F light O ver C ape May C anal

$3 Miller Lite, $4 Shand, $4 Modelo, $5 Margaritas

Face Painting, Sand Art, Glitter Tattoos, Spin Art & Balloon Artist

all your tailgating fun

LIVE MUSIC

4PM - 9PM

OUTDOOR AT THE SHORE

JUNE

FRI 28 - DON'T CALL ME FRANCIS

JULY

FRI 12 - THE CHATTERBAND SAT 13 - DON’T CALL ME FRANCIS FRI 19 - SHOT OF SOUTHERN

The beautiful rescue of the white dove who loved Wildwood...

by Meg Corcoran

A s anyone who has ever visited

Wildwood by the sea knows, it is the ultimate shore destination, so much so that even our feathered friends agree.

One day last summer, one such friend, a white dove (nameless but obvious Wildwood lover) was spotted by Thomas Morgan and his daughter flying around Seapointe Village for several days.

They noticed he was tagged with a green and blue band, with writing on the green band and, thinking the bird belonged to someone, tried their best to get a clear image of the tags, ultimately discovering the numbers 14609.

They then called the ARPU (American Racing Pigeon University) in Oklahoma and learned the person who raised the bird was New Yorker John Seton, who gave the wandering bird to friend and Cape May resident Dave Robinson. The

bird was about 10 weeks old and had been scared away by a red-tailed hawk, flying the short distance to the safety of our scenic shores. While waiting for the owner to come and retrieve our temporary tourist, the Morgans tried to catch him with a towel but he flew onto the roof of a townhouse, eventually flying down to a lower level, where his just-arrived owner was able to carefully retrieve him. Hungry and dehydrated, our Wildwood visitor enjoyed a good meal and then was happily on his way home, having checked out Seapoint Village and ready to share all he had learned with approximately 300 gray racing pigeons and about a dozen rare white (wedding) pigeon/doves awaiting his homecoming.

Although his time in Wildwood was brief, his boardwalk adventure was complete!

AUGUST

FRI 2 - DON’T CALL ME FRANCIS FRI 9 - THE CHATTERBAND THU 15 - LIVE COMEDY NIGHT - Joe Matarese FRI 16 - DON’T CALL ME FRANCIS * All special events are open to the public membership not required MUST BE 21 TO CONSUME ALCOHOL - PROPER ID REQUIRED.

For more information, visit theclubatdiamondbeach.com RALEIGH AVENUE & THE BEACH, WILDWOOD CREST, NJ

Aerial view looking north over Two Mile & Five Mile beach by R. S. Kulisek, 2012

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“It’s the little things you do that make the big things happen.” ~Anon.

Summer in the Crest

WILDWOOD

CREST

www.wildwoodcrest.org

IT’S BETTER IN THE CREST

RECREATION & TOURISM

Presents the Summer of 2019

WILDWOOD CREST RECREATION DEPT.

5800 Ocean Ave. Wildwood Crest, NJ 08260 (609) 523-0202 Info Center: (609) 522-0221 Joseph Von Savage Memorial Pool (609) 522-0084 Wildwood Crest Tennis Courts

OUTDOOR SUMMER FITNESS CLASSES BEACH PIER SATURDAY, June 29 through SUNDAY, August 25 8:30 a.m.

Wildwood Crest Beach Pier at Heather Rd. Various one-hour fitness classes, including Pilates, Yoga and more, overlooking the ocean from the scenic beach pier. Fee required.

OUTDOOR ZUMBA

at Centennial Park, Fern Road & Ocean Ave.

SATURDAY, through Sept. 7 MONDAY, through Sept. 2 8:30 a.m.

Monday class on May 27.

Fee required

BOOT CAMP

at Centennial Park, Fern Road & Ocean Ave.

SUNDAY, through Sept. 1 at 8:30 a.m.

SUNSET YOGA ON THE LAKE

Mon., Tues. & Thurs through Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m.

on the beautiful Sunset Lake at Miami Road every Monday, Tuesday & Thursday from 7:30p.m. to dusk. Fee required.

No pre-registration necessary for any fitness class. Call 609-523-0202 for more info.

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

Service to honor and remember those who perished in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

SUMMER LIVE MUSIC SERIES

7th Annual Crest Sand Sculpting Festival Friday July 12th Heather Rd. Beach 9am-2pm

Christmas in JulyFestival

WEDNESDAYS 7:30 p.m.

Centennial Park, Fern Rd. and Ocean Ave.

Saturday, July 20th at Sunset Lake 6-9PM Christmas themed festival with visit from Santa. Boat Parade

July 10 ~ Dead Reckoning (Grateful Dead tribute) July 17 ~ Camille Peruto Band (rock & pop hits) July 24 ~ Billy D Light Trio (classic rock) July 31 ~ Street Life Serenade (Billy Joel tribute) Aug. 7 ~ Sass Band (Motown/funk/disco/pop/classic) Aug. 14 ~ Twelve:01 (classic & progressive rock) Aug. 21 ~ Star Band (oldies/Motown/dance) Aug. 28 ~ Christopher Dean Band (rhythm & blues)

Sunday, July 28th & August 18th at Sunset Lake 5-9PM Award-winning Food Trucks, crafters, family entertainment , FREE Movie screening

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

at Sunrise Park at Rambler Rd. Pig Roast, Live Music, Family Entertainment

July 13 ~ Shot of Southern (modern country) July 20 ~ M80 (80s dance music) July 27 ~ Big Bleu (oldies, pop & rock hits) Aug. 3 ~ Reign Band (oldies/Motown/pop/dance) Aug. 10 ~ Don’t Call Me Francis (dance/party hits) Aug. 17 ~ Damn The Torpedoes (Tom Petty tribute) Aug. 24 ~ B Street Band (Springsteen tribute) Aug. 31 ~ Stellar Mojo (pop/rock/funk/dance) Sept. 7 ~ 2U/Almost Journey (U2 & Journey tribute) Sept. 14 ~ The Roundhouse Band (dance hits) Sept. 21 ~ Big City (dance/party/oldies)

Wildwood Crest 5K Beach Run

Centennial Park, Fern Rd. and Ocean Ave.

WILDWOOD CREST SUNSET CELEBRATIONS

MONDAYS 7:30 in July, 7pm in August through August 19

Sunset Lake, Atlanta and New Jeresey Aves.

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

Crest Sunset Food TruckFest

New!

featuring

JAWS!

Crest Community Roast Saturday, August 3rd, 3-8PM

Saturday, August 10th, 8:30AM

Beginning and ending at the Wildwood Crest Beach Pier

National Night Out

Tuesday, August 6th, Centennial Park 5:30PM - 8:30PM Fun for the whole family!

Firefighters’ Weekend Craft Show

Save the Dates! Friday & Saturday, September 13th & 14th Sunrise Park at Rambler Road & Ocean Ave.

Seafarers Celebration on Sunset Lake

Saturday, Sept. 21st - 9am-5pm Street festival along Sunset Lake 7:30pm: Live music with The Chatterband at Centennial Park 9pm: Beachfront fireworks show following live music

Crest Best Run Fest featuring the Crest Best 10-Miler

Saturday, Oct. 12th - Sunday Oct. 13th New! Centennial Park start. 10-Mile, 5-Mile, 3.1-Mile and Kids’ Races

12 “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” ~Desmond Tutu

ROCK the DOCK at

9th Annual

5 MILES of Smiles!

Come out and “Rock the Dock”

@ Urie’s on August 17, 2019

A fun day for all ...

Rockin’ the dock at Uries

Urie’s

Waterfront Restaurant

Saturday, August 17th, 2019 12noon - 4pm

Kim Mosley & Amy Fadool (NBCSports Philadelphia)

Package includes 4 hours of ballpark food

and domestic beer, wine & soda

• Raffles, Prizes & Give Aways • Live Music by Second Vision Family-Friendly

$25

Rick & Annie Mecca

in advance

$30

Special Guest Bartender

JOE CONKLIN The Man of a Thousand Voices, Philadelphia Sports Radio Personality

Partnering with Coaches vs. Cancer

at the door FREE ADMISSION FOR Kids 12 and Under

Carol Low & Gina Aita

The Cathy Miller Cancer Fund was formed in 2006 with a mission to “Help Another Person” in their battle against cancer. To fulfill that mission, the Cathy Miller Cancer Fund selected the AstraZeneca HOPE Lodge as its charity of choice. Located in Cheltenham, Pa., the HOPE Lodge provides free lodging to cancer patients from all over the world, while they are being treated at any of the cancer hospitals in Philadelphia.

Not only does the HOPE Lodge relieve the financial burden of travel for its cancer patients, it provides access to the most advanced cancer treatments, administered by world renowned oncologists.

With free lodging, advanced treatments, world renowned oncologists, the HOPE Lodge perfectly matches the Cathy Miller Cancer Fund’s profile for “Care, Comfort and Support” in our fundraising efforts.

More information or questions, contact the Cathy Miller Cancer Fund at cathymillercancerfund.org or on Facebook; email: cmcfcares@gmail.com

All Proceeds benefit The AstraZeneca HOPE Lodge, Cheltenham, Pa.

cathymillercancerfund.org • uries.net 588 W. Rio Grande Ave. Wildwood • 609-522-4189 For more info Jean Diamond 609-320-4572 tisherselfjd@verizon.net Jeanine.Grafe@moreyspiers.com or 609.729.3700 ext.1101 Trisha Miller pmcosmos@aol.com 609-970-2128

Tommy Miller, Fran Dunphy (Temple), Kim Mosley, Trish Miller, Amy Fadool (NBCSports Philadelphia), and Jean Diamond

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“Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another.” - Seth Godin

Island Art of Stone Harbor

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Located in the heart of Stone Harbor, we are the premier art store of our beautiful town. We have an eclectic mix of American – made art, furniture, nautical lighting and kitchen accents. We also feature etched glass barware by ROLF, Wade's internationally loved Gluggle jugs, Napa Valley wine barrel accents and beach-themed jewelry. Our artwork is affordably made by American craftsman. Island art is the perfect place to shop for your shore home or your home away from the shore.

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

2019 FESTIVAL FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH DJ Steve Carroll ALL Weekend

Tito’s Mockingbird Stage

40 north :1pm -4pm Wallace Bros : 4pm-7pm Adam Yarger : 7pm-10pm

Inspire Acoustic Stage

Scott Rock : 12pm-3pm Lauren Davidson : 3pm- 6pm Lenny Martelli : 6pm-9pm

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH

Steel Creek : 1pm-4pm Payton Taylor : 4pm - 7pm Triple Rail Turn : 7pm 9pm

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

Erin Kelly : 12pm -3pm Scott Rock Band : 3pm-6pm Issac Jacob : 6pm - 9pm

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH Colebrook Road Bluegrass Band : 12pm - 2pm All American Country Experience : 2pm - 4pm

www. AngleseaIrishSociety.net www.BootsattheBeach.com 609.770.8839

14 “Instead of a gem or even a flower, cast the gift of a lovely thought into the heart of a friend.” -George Macdonald

The �weetest �ummers by the �ea

JOHN MICHAEL’S

�econd Annual

Lemon-Aide Fundraiser SUNDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 2019 Save the Date!

Children’s Fresh Air Home c. 1994, 11th & Surf Ave., N. Wildwood

HOPING FOR MORE THAN “JUST FOR A DAY”

Children’s Fres� �ir Home Submitted by Susan Fulginiti Schmidt

Family Fundraisers are Fun :-) 9 year old John Michael DeLaurentis is the 4th generation of his family to spend his summers on 10th Street in North Wildwood. Knowing all of the good the Children’s Fresh Air Home Summer Program has brought to the lives of disadvantaged kids, his Aunt Susan Fulginiti Schmidt wrote a letter to the news about the program, its history and the hard times it was facing.

Then one beach day, she saw a group of kids with their counselors wearing tshirts saying, “If Just for a Day.” She happily shared the news with her family, at which point Patricia Scarcelli visited the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse and learned the program was once again providing kids with their very own days at the beach. Pat offered her support as did her nephew, nine-year-old John Michael, who decided to donate the proceeds from his “Lemon-Aid” stand to the Children’s Fresh Air Home.

Pat, who has a special lemon tree at her home in Napa, California grows organic Meyer lemons and ships boxes to her Pennsylvania family, who start creating the lemon juice that keeps that Lemon-Aid stand in business! With his charitable endeavor such a success, the ever-industrious John Michael has plans to have three Lemon-Aid stands this summer.

Be sure to stop by his stand on 10th Street, where it all began.

John Michael at the cash box with his little helpers James & Alexandra

Photos are from “Save the Children’s Fresh Air Home” Facebook page

A

beautiful seashore-grey structure home resides on the corner of 11th and Surf Aves. in North Wildwood, NJ, taking up half the block with Its wide set of stairs rising up to a wraparound porch along with its own intricate set of fire escapes. The Children’s Fresh Air Home, founded in 1923, brings deserving children to the shore and has hosted children for 86 summers. I remember some of those summers, when the children would come down to the beach on 10th Avenue around 3:30, the best time on the beach.

Sadly, in 2006, the pounding seashore salt rendered the majestic house unsafe and in need of major renovations, forcing them to close.

Last summer (2018), while sitting on the beach feeling peaceful and enjoying the quiet, a large group of kids and counselors made their way to the shallow waters where the ocean meets the island on 10th Avenue. The kids from the Fresh Air Home were wearing t-shirts reading, “IF JUST FOR A DAY.” The house is still shuttered up and undone, so the kids made a day trip to the ocean, something we take for granted.

These children get it for only ONE DAY. The thing about being at the beach for one day is you unconsciously won’t allow

yourself to settle in, to open your heart because you know you have to leave it.

There was a little boy holding the hand of a counselor, teetering on the edge of the world where the ocean meets the island, hysterically crying.

“But we have to go,” the counselor said softly as he continued to cry. He saw the beauty and the love and he jumped in. He allowed it inside because it feels that good, that kind of love, at the edge of the world where the ocean meets the island. This little boy, in his unknowing innocence, had allowed the beauty and the love into his heart, if only for one day.

Just as soon as the bright light shined out from within, it was taken away. He had to leave this place that he came to love so instantly because he had the courage to let it in and feel the love.

I hope the pain from that love from his trip to the water’s edge, where the ocean meets the island, if only for one day, inspires that little boy to achieve greatness.

Thank you for Supporting Children’s Fresh Air Home To Make a Donation: freshairhome.org

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16 “Do unto others.” ~Jesus, Sermon on the Mount, Golden Rule 2 Locations! Under Same Ownership North Wildwood, NJ 1209 New Jersey Avenue corner of 13th & NJ Ave.

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HAPPY SUMMER 2019!

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“Summer means many things to many different people. For us, it’s surfing.” ~The Endless Summer

The DUKE? FIRST EAST COAST SURFER? Nah... #TBT 2006, by Rob Kulisek with help from Lisa Roselli and Joe Grotolla

the

SUN by-the-sea

Newspaper

FULL DELI COUNTER

WILDWOOD, NJ

{SUN ARCHIVE: 2006} forget about all the things you’ve heard about Duke Kahanamoku Yand can how he was the first to surf on the East Coast (with all due respect to ou

him). Surf historians were all convinced that the Duke brought surfing to the East Coast in 1912. This was all proven wrong after a discovery that has been literally rewriting history books since it was found earlier this year!

Blame Al Hunt, a surf memorabilia collector who miraculously found and subsequently bought this copy of The National Police Gazette for $250 USD’s. It is a copy from the August 8th issue of the PG in 1888. The fact that the cover depicts surfing on the East Coast in the year 1888 shatters this almost written-in-stone fact that The Duke was the first shredder on the East Coast in 1912.

As you can see in the above copy of the PG the surfer–a female–is called the “Gay Queen of the Waves… a Sandwich Island girl”, which is what Captain Cook called the Hawaiian Islands upon his arrival there in the mid-1770’s.

While the Duke may not have actually been the first surfer here on the Right Coast he was the first to actually make surfing more mainstream here.

This girl may have paddled out and caught some waves before anyone else ever did, but she did not share the sport with any locals like the Duke did. In essence, the Duke still deserves much more pomp and praise than the still unknown Hawaiian girl regardless of what anyone says.

Nonetheless, it lists Asbury Park as the location at which this unknown surfer girl is “standing on a plank that [was rising and falling] with the swelling waves.” With this said, historians have some puzzle pieces to put together by finding out who she was and where exactly she came from...

SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2019 ESA SURF CONTEST ANDREWS AVE. WILDWOOD @SURFTOPIA (NSD 7/27) For up-to-date contest info check out ESA on snj.surfesa.org EASTERN SURFING ASSOCIATION - SOUTH JERSEY @esasnj

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WILDWOOD’S SURFTOPIA is an epicenter of surf culture located on Burk/Andrews Ave. beach in Wildwood, offering Surf lessons. Rentals. Contests. Paddleboarding with dolphins. Hula class. Yoga. Chilled coconuts. Food. Vibes.

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18 “Creative work needs solitude. It needs concentration, without interruptions.It needs the whole sky to fly in...” ~Mary Oliver

Celebrating

Historical Wildwood Holiday Tour

Certificate of Excellence

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Dec. 14th, 2019 6:00-9:00

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where yesterday

Save the Date!

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The

L egend

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Upon this odd shaped seashell A legend grand is told About the life of Jesus The wondrous tale of old The center marking plainly shows the well known Guiding Star That led to tiny Bethlehem the Wise Men from afar The Christmas flower, Pointsettia for His Nativity The Resurrection too is marked the Easter Lily, see

Five wounds were suffered by our Lord from nails and Roman’s spear When He died for us on the Cross The wounds plainly here Within the Shell, should it be broke Five Doves of Peace are found To emphasize this legend So may Peace and Love abound

~from a Souvenir postcard bought on the boardwalk in the 1970s

HAPPY SUMMER 2019!

“The oldest, shortest words--”yes” and “no”--are those which require the most thought.”

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20 “At the beach, we can live and bliss.” The Beach Boys

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enjoy life! enjoy the best coffee!

“In a world where you can be anything... Be Kind”. . . as is always Wildwood Crest resident Ed Ruth. Here he is helping Jamaican student Sashalee with a new used bike to help her get to and from her summer jobs. #thumbsupforkindness

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Keith Rudolph took his SUN to the Wildwoods free beaches to enjoy!

Jeff and Debbie Krauss from Topton, PA have been coming down to the Wildwoods since 1984. They enjoyed a perfect 5 days following a perfect Memorial Day weekend!

HAPPY SUMMER 2019!

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“Life is good... but even better when you’re in the Wildwoods!” The Sun

5 MILES of Smiles!

THREE WORDS. . .

The brighter your light the further it travels

dedication n. A complete and wholehearted devotion especially to a career or ideal

fun n. A source of enjoyment, pleasure and jest The Sun made a special visit to the beaches of Normandy France last week ...Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the invasion by the allies...here are our readers Ed and Carol Gorczyca appreciating the Greatest Generation’s efforts to win World War II. Ed’s father was one of the brave soldiers

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Top o' the morning from Dennis & Diana McGuigan at the Cliffs of Mohrer

Sandy Forktus on her wedding day in South Carolina. Her father sent us this photo saying she will always be a Wildwood girl.

Jean & Jackie Miller in Westport County Mayo in Ireland. The SUN was quite cozy at Cosy Joe's Pub

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America’s Original Hot Dog! Al & Diane Brannen took their grandchildren to Disneyworld for Spring break and made sure to pack The SUN

Maui and Liz are still serving Fresh, AMAZING food for 20 years and they’re still married!

22 “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” - Mary Oliver

John & Elma Wood

in Wildwood by-the-Sea

John’s parents, James & Annie Wood moved from Vineland at the request of employer and Wildwood developer, James Baker.

John Wood served in World War II. Afterwards he held a variety of jobs, and became the Municipal Court Clerk of Wildwood in 1959. He held this job until his death in 1992.

John married Elma Hokanson in 1938. Elma was descended from an early Swedish fisherman who had settled in Anglesea in 1892.

John Wood, 1918

1918 Funchase Fun Factory

John & Elma Wood, in 1938 standing in the dune, by the sea, gazing out to a lifetime of love before them.

John Wood & friends on the Wildwood beach July 13, 1924 John Wood & Russel Ely c. 1922

John Wood c. 1929

Young Elma Wood admiring her found seashells, 1937

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24 “After a long, cold winter there’s only one thing on our minds. . . Summer!” ~ Anon.

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Nancy & Lisa on Wildwood Crest Beach circa 1977

Diana Benero & girlfriend 1960s Read Diana’s story about her parents Surf Hotel in this issue

LIBERACE, (right seated on beach towel) famous pianist who appeared for a successful 2 week engagement at the MANOR SURF CLUB, is shown being coerced by (Wildwood lounge singer) Nancy Lynn to take a dip in the ocean.

She is assisted by Nick Raniere (left), DIAMOND BEACH LODGE director.

Liberace came to the shore not just to entertain the masses but to recuperate from an automobile accident.

Photo taken by Al Echevarria, sent in by Steve Murray, son of Nancy Lynn.

Nancy & Vince McKee, Regina and Vince Fryslin, Wildwood Crest 1975

Diana’s son John on Hunt’s Pier, 1974

This treasured photograph was sent in by Anthony Giambrone of the Hotel Laura at 123 E. Wildwood Ave. in 1969. It was owned and operated by his aunt and uncle Samuel and Filomena Giambrone

Regina Fryslin and Charlene Konopka and Nancy on 8th St. 1964

Diana’s son John, 1974

Diana’s mom Mary Benero with her grandchildren John & Gwen, 1973

Nancy & Vince McKee, standing by a ‘58 Chevy Impala convertible on 8th St. North Wildwood, 1964

1957 Carmen Russo with mom, Vera Russo. Carmen is now 65.

Nancy, Lisa & Betty in front of the old Mariner Inn in Wildwood Crest 1977.

Mariner Inn became the Bayview Inn which closed in 2017, reopening as The Brine for 2 seasons and is now slated for demolition. The end of an era on Sunset Lake

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Reader Memories...Joan Carey Timmons sent in this photo of her family on the beach by the STARLIGHT BALLROOM, c. 1950. ~Wildwood 365

The Little’s on the Wildwood boardwalk in the 1940s Tom, Bob, Cass, John and Marilyn

Marge Ameye with her four kids: Margie, Robbie, CJ and Susan. c 1978 North Wildwood ~sent in by Magpie H

Sandy Hall Wildwood c.1960

Lou Ann Catanoso and baby Lauren Early 80’s, Newark Avenue Beach Selemma Fitzpatrick with her friends on Wildwood beach, 1930s ~Joanie’s grandmom

5 Anderson sisters who’ve been hitting the Wildwood Beaches since they were born!

Karen, Margaret, Kathleen, Michele & Tricia Thomas Mallon home on leave from WWII… First stop, Wildwood bythe-Sea, N.J.

Nana and her son, Jim Mallon enjoying those Wildwood days in the late 1930s.

Generations later, the Mallons are still enjoying Nana’s beloved Wildwood

Snooks Bailie at the Wildwood Crest Lifeguard Ball, Summer of ‘54

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Boat Rentals • Boat Slips • Fishing & Crabbing Pier Grassy Sound, circa 1909, from the Woody Garrison Postcard collection My Father Babe Van Blunk is out on Grassy Sound at about 7a.m. It is one of many crabbing trips in a clunky wooden skiff rented out of Otto’s in the Wildwood Yacht Basin. Also in the boat are my Grandfather Ed Whalin and my oldest cousin Jim Anderson who was an adolescent at the time. The trip was going well from the first anchor drop. They had over a dozen big “Jimmys” scratching away in the wooden peach basket in the middle of the skiff.

My Father, an irrepressible Crab-Hawk, intended to fill it to the brim and cook them that afternoon. Then out of the void the sky turned grey then dark then black. The wind picked-up, revved-up then started blowing in long full-throttle gusts. After cousin Jimmy was told to sit low in the middle of the skiff my Grandfather pulled the anchor while my Father yanked the cord on the outboard. He put it in gear just as the powerfull squall was upon them.

The downpour came at them in whipcracking sheets. Visibility was near zero; rain was filling the boat. The crabs were rattling in the basket like a crazy bunch of shadow-boxers. My Father tried to get his bearings so he could head for the dock. It was at least two miles away.

As he gripped the steering handle my Father watched the normally placid surface begin to boil, froth and undulate.

The skiff began to pitch and roll. The traps, bunker heads and assorted gear began to shift and slide in the deepening bilge water. They would not make it back to the dock.

Waiting to make his next move, my Father recalled an old house on one of the marshbanks on the way out. It was a very faded pastel and it had been out there, with several others, for as long as he could remember. These weren’t duck blinds or hunting shacks, but actual homes where people spent the summer. But he hadn’t seen people in them for years. Maybe since the summer of World War II or the early fifties.

If he could back-track to this house it would be their last best hope. Otherwise they were going to run aground or be swamped. He did not want to go into the water shallow or deep. After bumping around the big brown edges of the marshbank, as my Grandfather took soundings with an oar, my Father finally sighted the old house behind a thick grey curtain of wind-driven rain. They secured the skiff near a long rickety stilted dock that led to the house. My cousin Jimmy went up the makeshift Jacob’s ladder first and waited for the men. They climbed up the old 2by4 rungs and made their way unsteadily up the slightly swaying dock to the house.

There was a rusty slapping screen door.

It was open and they went in. Inside it was leaking, musty and full of shadows.

There was some old broken furniture and a wooden table with a pile of moldy magazines on it. There was cooing in the dark rafters and the plank floor was spattered with white guano. On top of the guano were the dry husks of many dead wasps.

A few minutes after taking it all in they broke out the box-lunches and cold drinks a little earlier than usual and waited for the storm to pass.

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Photos sent in from Nick Moran

“Old photos are like glue that holds our family stories together over time.”

Photos sent in by Mary Lou McCloskey ... full of the happiest Wildwood memories for her family... of summer days endlessly spent by the salty sea and drenched in pure sunshine...

Every picture tells a story!

Mary Beth McCloskey 1975

Tony Zito

Joe & Mary Lou McCloskey in 2001 with 10 of 18 grandchildren

Uncle Steve Lannon The family patriarch enjoying some beach time 1957 Cousins 2001 Seamus McCloskey & Matt Malone

Patty, Ann & John McCloskey 1964

McCloskey & McCarrick 1961

McCloskey & Malone kids with Andy the Fudgy Wudgy Man

The Hub Kaps

Carly & Sarah Malone 2001

Billy Fries 1990

McCloskey & McCarrick family 1964

Caitlyn & Maggie McCloskey and Carly Malone, 2001

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“Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.” -- Hosea Ballou

By-the-sea, By-the-sea, By the Beautiful Sea!

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North Wildwood Boys Summer of ‘81

Peter Malinowski loves The SUN! He sent in this photo of him and his sister on the Wildwood beach back in the day

Gloria Mattera Moretti & Albert Moretti (top) and their children, Al, jr., Kathryn & Betty Moretti and friend Lorie Ford in the early 1960’s on summer vacation in the Wildwoods. (Remember the Tiki Motel?)

1940s 18th Street Canal in North Wildwood ~ Young George Forbes on far right, Harry Hutchinson in the middle with other buddies.

(L-R) Bill Markee, Ed Ayers, Denny Tomlinson, Rich Startare, Dave Neff, Frank Carano, Phil Neff, Wayne Kohler, Ron DiSilvestro in front of SNUFFY’S c. 1960 ~ sent in by Bill Markee

Wildwood Boardwalk Shooting Gallery on Cedar Ave c. 1963 Steve Murray was confident his father, a Phila. police marksman, would hit the bullseye everytime.

His mom wasn’t so sure :-)

sent in by

George Forbes, Sun Archive 2007

High Fashion Beach Babes! Two Grandmothers heading to Lavender Road beach in Wildwood Crest in the summer of 1953. The little baby sitting on the pavement is Jeannie Rabik Phelps who sent us this treasured photograph.

Pat Holmes, Pete Ansell & Steve Cafiero ~ sent in by Pete

Lou and Mickey Donegan of Haddonfield, NJ on the Wildwood beach when they first started dating... before they grew a family of 12 children with their beautifiul love. ~from Patty Donegan

Joe & Irma Lavella of Ridley Park PA. in the early 60s on the Wildwood boardwalk

32 “Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.” ~William Shakespeare, Sonnet 18

Wildwood Memories of the Beach & Boardwalk THESE WONDERFUL PHOTOS WERE GRACIOUSLY SENT IN BY INGE F. LAINE, A VOLUNTEER AT THE WILDWOOD HISTORIC MUSEUM, AND DAUGHTER OF CAPT. EHLKO FRIESENBORG. Inge

by Meg Corcoran

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nge Friesenborg Laine, a volunteer at the Wildwood Historic Museum, remembers her Wildwood childhood fondly. Her parents came to Wildwood as newlyweds in 1934.

Her German-born father, Capt. Ehlko Friesenborg, worked as a commercial fisherman at first for Charlie Aspenburg fishing on the “Riverside” and the “Shannon”, before partnering with Gerhardt Meyer on their own boats.

Along with siblings Irma and Siebo, Inge had a memorable childhood by the sea, as she recalled a time when people dressed in their Sunday finest (the faint sound of flip-flops were silenced, apparently, on Sunday afternoons) to stroll the Boardwalk. Many “photo op” moments for the Friesenborg siblings occurred courtesy of the instantly recognizable Sherman Studios on the Boardwalk.

As a dedicated fisherman who built his own boats, first the Meta Margaret and then the Irma Pauline, Inge’s dad would be away at sea for typically five-day stretches while her mom took care of the home front. If they were lucky, they were alerted of his return thanks to a marine radio and were able to meet him at Otten’s Harbor for a proper welcome home.

While days away at sea providing for the family were a hardship for the Friesenborg clan, Inge knows how fortunate she and her siblings were to grow up in Wildwood. Back then, children’s rides in the Cedar Avenue were three for 25 cents, making for an affordable afternoon on the familyfriendly Boardwalk. Also reasonably priced were trolley rides on the open trolleys, also three for 25 cents. Family time then, like now, consisted of trips to the beach and treks to the boardwalk, with a trusty camera nearby.

It’s been said that “A picture is worth

(L) Siebo Friesenborg 10 mos. in 1942 (R) Inge Friesenborg Laine age 1 in 1940 at Sherman Studios on the boardwalk

Els & Bruno Bloecker, Martha, Ehlko with his dog ‘Boy’ & Meta Friesenborg & Peter Kahrs 1934. Inge recalls it as being the best beach in the world. (This fact remains true today!) The Wildwood Convention Center is in background looking north. Look how empty the beach was during the depression years.

Meta Friesenborg and Peter Kahrs. 1934

Irma, Inge & Siebo Friesenborg at Sherman Studios on the boardwalk

a thousand words,” but the stories they tell and the imprint they leave on our hearts are priceless. More than 40 years have passed since these photographs were taken, as generations of Wildwood lovers continue to capture moments and memories on our awardwinning beaches and Boardwalk.

For the Friesenborg family, life at and by the sea and the tales still told remains incalculable.

Irma Friesenborg McVey age 2 on boardwalk at Cedar Ave. 1937

Ehlko & Meta Friesenborg with Peter Kahrs 1934 on the Wildwood boardwalk.

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Merry Christmas in July SAVE THE DATE! July 20, 2019 North Wildwood Beaches

Ho! Ho! Ho! Don’t forget to be AWESOME!

A Quarter Century Of Christmas Fun! For more than 25 years, Santa Claus has been leading North Wildwood Beach Patrol’s Christmas in July celebration.

This year, he will travel along the North Wildwood beach on Saturday, July 20th, starting at 1pm.

This FREE family-fun event provides an opportunity for photos with Santa, candy canes for the children, and live music for everyone.

Be creative. The festivity increases when families wear their favorite Christmas holiday hats and shirts. Yes, in previous years, decorated Christmas Trees and even special holiday meals and gifts have been spotted on some beach blankets.

For information: North Wildwood Beach Patrol (609) 522-7500

Brian is secretly one of Santa’s elves

What would Christmas in July be without the NWBP Band playing Christmas carols?! . . . thanks to the band members, John O’Brien & The McGuigans

Sammi, Mackenzie, Gabby & Hannah

NWBP Inlet beach guards Brian & TE

1997 ~ (L-R) John O’Brien, unknown, Jr. guard Matt and Tom McGuigan

WBP Bill Auty with Cody & Will

2007 ~ Matt McGuigan

Hope & Santa Kevin, Stacey & baby Ethan Simon

These 3 photos featuring Matt McGuigan, are each 10 years apart. He’s been playing the part of Santa’s helper at NWBP “Christmas in July” event since his Jr. Lifeguard days in 1997, when he handed out candy canes.

Today, Matt works as an Optometrist. He is married to his wife, Jenn, and they now bring their daughter, Erin, to Christmas in July to see Santa. ~Sent in by his proud father, Dr. Tom McGuigan

2017 ~ Matt & Pat McGuigan, and John O’Brien

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“When you wish upon a star your dreams come true.” ~Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio

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Sophie in all of her Rockette glamor. Here she is seated at her assigned vanity in Radio City’s dressing room, wearing the newest costume for the debut finale of the show called Christmas Lights. It contains thousands of crystals.

Sophie’s happy to back at her beach house & her favorite inlet beach!

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hen in Wildwood by the sea, you may spot a tan, long-haired beautiful blonde ballerina leaping through the air, twirling aerials across the beach, or happily jogging past every cute lifeguard from North Wildwood to Wildwood Crest. Sophie Sea, the beauty in question, has had sand between her toes since the day she was born. In 1997, as her mother was about to give birth, her grandfather serendipitously signed papers to their charming, beach cottage by the sea.

Since then, Sophie, her mother and grandparents travel to the Wildwoods every summer to enjoy an old-fashioned, simple beach routine consisting of pure fun in the sun.

“It’s what we work all winter for,” said Sophie’s mother, Stephanie, who teaches dance in West Virginia during the offseason. Sophie Sea’s summer wardrobe consists of as many bathing suits as her winter closet does dance costumes. Shells and shore décor are sprinkled throughout their property, located across from the Hereford Inlet lighthouse. Portraits of Sophie and her beach-themed artwork hang throughout the cottage-- the latest a picture from her 2017 holiday performance with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet at Lincoln Center. On the fridge is a magnet to every Broadway show she’s seen.

At 18-months-old, Sophie began dancing at her mother’s dance school. She went to public school until she was 12 years-old, then switched to online classes once she made the commitment to attend Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School.

Sophie’s grandparents drove her every day to ballet school, which was located several hours away. Once home, she took her mother’s last dance class and repeated the same routine the next day.

Sophie with her furry little sister Gilly

Stephanie remarked Sophie’s hard work has furthered her dancing career, landing her many roles in ballets, as well as being fortunate to represent the USA in the Prix de Lausanne International Ballet Competition in Switzerland. That opportunity led to a two year study at the pre-professional division of the San Francisco Ballet School.

Sophie occasionally takes on small acting roles and has appeared in several episodes of Blue Bloods.

This past April, Sophie auditioned for the Radio City Rockettes, where an impressed director invited her, on scholarship, to a one-week summer intensive. The 21-yearold’s dream came true when she was picked to be a Rockette in the 2018 Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Sophie’s future goals are to dance on Broadway and to later become a choreographer.

More than a talented ballerina, she’s also a Wildwood girl at heart who likes to boogie board, go on bike rides and play paddleball with her grandmother.

The family cherishes their time together, especially time spent in North Wildwood.

They value their traditions, which include going to the beach the first day of summer, no matter how miserable the weather may be. They are happiest when they arrive at their quaint little blue cottage with their wide-open calendar, ready to savor every sun-kissed moment by the sea.

With a new summer upon us, and so many of Sophie’s wishes already coming true, including her recent job offer as a 2nd year Radio City Rockette!... she treasures her family’s beach home more than ever and plans to always return to it and the countless memories it happily holds for her right here by the rhythmic sea… Fly high Sophie Sea...

Sophie’s been dancing by the sea since she was able to walk

Sophie with her Gilly, her grandfather Frank, mom Stephanie and grandmother Virginia at their home by the sea in North Wildwood, NJ

“When a star is born They possess a gift or two One of them is this They have the power to make a wish come true When you wish upon a star Makes no difference who you are Anything your heart desires will come to you...” @sophieseasilnicki

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Blake, Michelle, Payton & Mayor Patrick Rosenello

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38 “We could never have loved the earth so well if we had had no childhood in it.” ~George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss, 1860

PoP PoP Charlie’s HANDFUL

by Steve Murray

and Nana (Anna) “Pop Pop” Charlie

Over the years I’ve written several stories about my childhood summers at my grandparent’s home in North Wildwood. They owned three sideby-side buildings, where they rented apartments each season. My folks came down every weekend and whenever else they could to help out with the never-ending maintenance and work. Most of the time, I was alone with my grandparents, “Pop Pop” Charlie and Nana (Anna), for those 2 ½ months every summer.

Pop Pop Charlie was a former butcher who had owned a meat market in Philadelphia and who had also owned a large farm in Bucks County, Pa. He had an engineer’s mind and was always thinking up incredible inventions but never really made any money at it.

He retired to the shore at a fairly young age due to some health issues.

He was a heavy set, slow-moving man with three fingers missing on his right hand. Despite his physical problems, he was an extremely hard-working guy who was constantly making improvements to the rental units that became his livelihood.

Most people recall him as a very likeable, good-natured man, always with a smile on his face and the stub of an El Producto cigar in his mouth. He had a constant flow of old and new friends stopping by his home.

Most of my memories of Pop Pop Charlie were loving ones. I remember him telling me stories of the old days on the farm, taking me on my first fishing trip, showing me how to use tools, going for long rides in his Edsel or just enjoying my grandmother’s wonderful meals together.

Occasionally, however, I would make this mild-mannered man explode like a volcano. I wasn’t a bad kid, just one who was overflowing with energy and whose ideas of fun and adventure

Steve’s Grandparents’ home that still stands on 18th Ave.

Steve in his backyard cabin on 18th Ave. were not really appropriate for his rental property. I was a handful for a man of his age and physical problems, who was trying to be a landlord.

To me, being in Wildwood for the summer was better than being in Disneyland. There was the beach, boardwalk, fishing, crabbing, parades, junk food and music, lights and excitement everywhere. I also had a constant supply of changing friends, the children of the dozens of tenants staying at my grandparents’ apartments.

I always had chores to do and helped out as best a young kid could.

I even learned how to scrape and paint at nine years old but……

I had a penchant for building “forts” out of construction scraps. You never knew where a new “fort” would appear on the property, complete with splintered, half-rotten wood, rusty bent nails, old tarps, etc.

This did not make my grandfather happy. “This is a place of business,” I would hear over and over again before these forts would suddenly “disappear.” Perhaps to solve the problem, one summer my aunt and uncle bought me a kid’s-size log cabin for my birthday. It was a wood-frame playhouse sided with unpeeled cedar planks. The tenants’

kids loved it, too. My grandfather had no problem with the cabin until I started to turn it into a much larger “compound” with a wall of cinder blocks and old wood pallets and an addition made of plywood scraps, lattice panels and old glass windows. It looked like a refugee’s hut in Haiti! I couldn’t decipher what he was yelling or the cuss words I never heard before. One day I came home from the beach and everything, including the log cabin, was gone.

I think my second favorite childhood birthday present was a “Slip & Slide.” I had begged for this gift.

It was a bright yellow vinyl runner, about 3’x20’, that you rolled out in the yard. A garden hose was attached to one end and water would slowly trickle out tiny holes down its length, making for a very slippery surface. You would take a good running start and then dive down forward, like a runner sliding into home. Hopefully, you would make it all the way down the end without breaking your arm. The tenants’ kids and myself stayed away from the beach for a week after I got this. I could see the terror in Pop Pop Charlie’s face as he watched kid after kid flying down this wet, un-cushioned vinyl, screaming the

whole time, ending up in a crumpled heap on his lawn. One day, the Slip & Slide vanished. The only reminder was the 3’x20’ strip of brown, dead, lawn where it had laid.

I realized when I got older it was LAWSUITS my grandfather was trying to avoid.

One day everyone, especially me, was wondering what the big Sears truck was starting to unload out in front of the house. I heard all the adults quietly talking and arguing. A phone call was made, and it finally got out what it was – a complete swing set! It never even got off the truck. In this case and several others, it wasn’t my fault, just misjudgment from adult family members.

One summer, my dad put up a post with a basketball backboard and net in the backyard, another birthday present.

There was only a grass court (which quickly became hard-packed dirt) so you really couldn’t dribble or play a proper game. It was used mostly just to shoot baskets. Eventually, though, the bigger kids started to have a few rough house games. This, along with the annoying sound of the ball hitting the backboard day and night, caused the disappearance of this fun thing as well.

This whole scenario played out through the length of my childhood summers. It included the mysterious “disappearance” of lemonade stands, tree houses, the many dogs and cats I “rescued” and brought home and many other longforgotten things. Looking back, I realized Pop Pop Charlie had the patience of Job and must have loved me a lot to have put up with so much and to keep inviting me back every summer.

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40 “Our memories of the sea linger long after the waves have washed our footprints away...”

My Memories of

by Diana Benero Copeland

Diana at about age 10 or so with her parents, Bob and Mary Benero in the lobby of Surf Hotel circa 1956

The Surf Hotel after the remodel circa mid 50s.

After the Benero’s sold The Surf Hotel, the new owners renamed it Yorkshire Terrace and the apartments behind it the Seagull Apts. They were demolished in 1997 & 2003

When I would tell my friends that I grew up in a hotel, they called me “Eloise” and told me of their visions of me sliding down hotel banisters. When I was young, I was quite precocious and went through many nannies hired to look after me while my mom ran the hotel. But the true story is that the hotel was actually built for me.

Built in 1948, it was the first Mom and Pop small hotel in North Wildwood (21 rooms), appropriately named The Surf Hotel, located at 22nd and Surf. For as long as I can remember, my parents told me it was built for me. They were older when they had me in 1946, their only child, and were used to traveling and staying in nice hotels. My parents continued that lifestyle but soon found out that children were not allowed at the hotels they had previously stayed in or in hotels they were hoping to stay in, and boarding houses were the only option for families. That really got to my Dad, no one was going to tell him where he could stay or not stay. He didn’t like boarding houses and was not about to stay in one just because he now had a child. So, he said, “We’ll build our own hotel where families are welcomed.” That is just what they did.

They purchased a few lots on the west side Surf Ave. between 21st & 22nd, one for the hotel, one for the parking lot and one to prevent another hotel being built next to them.

I will never forget when dad, mom and I would drive to North Wildwood at the beginning of the season. The car would pass over the old rickety wooden bridge going clackity clackity and we would smell what I called the “clam smell,” letting us know we were close---and then that long drive down Surf Ave inching closer to the hotel. In the early years, there wasn’t much else around, so we could see it from a distance. My parents had to stop at Mr. Tannebaums, their attorney, to pick up the key. Finally, we got to the hotel and I would run all around. I was home! (like Eloise!)

SURF H O T E L

I remember rainy days would be baking days for cookies and cakes. Since the hotel was seasonal, we didn’t have heating or air conditioning, so in May when we went to get it ready for the season, there would be rainy, cool days, and my mom would use the oven to heat up our little kitchen. The hotel did have a landline phone and since we were the closest place to have a phone, our neighbors would ask if they could use it.

What I found interesting was how many motels had the wives operating them while the husbands worked their jobs back home, only coming down on the weekends. My dad worked at the Navy Yard and would drive down Friday nights for the weekend. My mom had a dress shop in Philadelphia but would close it for the summer to run the hotel.

Fast forward a few years in the early 50s when the hotel went through a remodel.

I remember that being a big deal! The hotel was very boxy, designed after the then-current style of the much larger hotels but there was a style revolution happening with new Futuristic styles ---known later in history as “DooWop” ... So, gone was the flat front of the hotel with its little square windows and in its place was a set of very large floor-to-ceiling angled windows with jalousies on the sides with glass bricks around the front doors. It now had more of a Jetson look than before. Mom also put a pay phone in the lobby for the guests’ convenience.

Our hotel was very family oriented with the same guests returning year after year.

We would sit out on the front porch and talk with the guests and people-watch as clusters of families walked down 22nd to “the boards.” Weekends were especially busy in Wildwood. Cars were buzzing up and down Surf Ave. on Friday and Saturday nights. The scene was even more special with the neon lights from all the motel signs that had sprung up around us.

By this time, the Surf had its own futuristic neon sign out front. Across the street

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“God is good.” ~psalm 86:5

My Memories of

S U R F H OT E L was The Grey Manor and one of my favorites, the Flame Inn, where the sign was a tall, flickering neon candle. Our hotel had no vacancies starting early on Fridays, but my Mom kept the neon ‘vacancy’ sign on. I didn’t understand that until she explained it was her way of helping out the other motels that still had rooms.

People appreciated that, too, so that they wouldn’t have to keep driving around to find a room. A good life lesson for me.

I had good childhood “summer friends” like Mary Teresa (Tweetsie) Soens-- she and her family spent the summer in a house on the beach block of 22nd, known as Undertakers Row. I think it was named that because the string of houses was owned by Mr. Kinney, (Mary Teresa’s grandfather) an undertaker in Philadelphia. Those houses were two stories and a very funny, nice lady named Frances Starr lived on the top floor of the Soens.

She would tell us the funniest jokes. Another good friend was Ava Maria Carpenter---she stayed with her grandparents for the summer at their house on 21st near Surf. Her grandfather’s name was Rocky. He had a boat and would take us for rides out on the bay.

We all played kid games together and loved putting on plays. Tweetsie had brothers and boxer dogs. Another who would join in was Johnny Ryan, whose family had a lovely large white house right at the end of Surf Ave. before you got on the ramp to the boardwalk. I always thought the Ryans were really rich because they had a water sprinkler system for their lawn! Ava’s parents owned a luncheonette at the end of 22nd. You could step off the beach and right onto the diner’s property. I loved spending time there--spinning on the stools at the counter and listening to the jukebox. One of my favorite songs one summer was “You Belong to Me.” These days, whenever I hear that song, it takes me right back.

When we got a little older, we were able to go on the boardwalk by ourselves and enjoy the rides, movies, skee ball and wheels of chance. I especially remember the caterpillar ride and the little cars that you drove on your own under the Flyer. I enjoyed the Jungleland ride but was afraid of the Mighty Mouse roller coaster. We loved the Fun House, but we

girls always made sure to wear Bermuda shorts or clam diggers instead of skirts if we were going on that walk-through type ride. When you stepped on a floorboard, a blast of air would come up--well you get the idea.

On rainy days, we would head out to a matinee. I remember seeing “The Wizard of Oz” for the first time at the Regent Theater. I loved all the movie theaters in Wildwood.

On special occasions, meaning when my cousins would visit, we would go to Zaberers for dinner. It was such a bustling, exciting place! On some weekends, when my Dad was in town, we would go to Schumann’s for ice cream sundaes. If you finished the whole thing, you would get a certificate. After Mass on Sundays, we would have breakfast at Groff’s... Loved their black bottom pie. I loved Mack’s pizza, Laura’s Fudge and Douglass Candies... so glad they still have their iconic plaid rug and boxes. I remember how I would bike up to Larkin’s to bring back some hoagies--they were the best... and getting ice cream sodas at the pharmacy luncheonette--the one that used to be on Pacific near Central Ave. Another favorite restaurant was “Pierre’s” on the boardwalk around the corner from Groff’s. The restaurant was so cute with its French theme. It had the best waffles.

When I became a teenager, I would go to Starlight Ballroom to dance --before or after getting a lime rickey, that is. Dick Clark was the DJ at Starlight. I started dancing on Bandstand in my freshman year of high school and soon became a regular on the show.

It wasn’t always just fun and games growing up in a family business. When I was older, I took on assorted hotel responsibilities. I was the writer in the family, so my mom had me correspond with guests inquiring about reservations. I also greeted the guests, was the chambermaid in the early slow season and did my share of painting and other assorted little jobs around the hotel.

I am so grateful for the experiences I had. My parents built a hotel just for me because they wanted families to enjoy their vacations.

I visited the Boyer Museum a few summers ago and met a gentleman who had done PR for area musicians. He remem

Diana at around 8-9 years old at side of front porch of Surf Hotel

Diana with best friends Ava Maria and Mary Teresa (Tweetsie) on North Wildwood Beach circa 1948, with their moms in the background bered my mom and the Surf Hotel and how she would put on big pots of pasta for the “starving musicians.” He told me to go across the street to La Cucina and tell one of the musicians I was Mary Benero’s daughter. I did just that and the musician had tears in his eyes. He remembered how gracious my mom was.

I am so thankful for the wonderful legacy of my parents and The Surf Hotel.

My parents sold the hotel in 1963. The new owners added a pool and renamed it the Seagull Apartments. It was torn down c. 1997 and replaced with condos. Fortunately, I could never replace the countless memories of my Wildwood summers.

Teenage Diana with friend Arlene-her Mom would let her invite a Philly friend to the hotel for a week every summer

Diana with Mr. Groff at George Boyer Wildwood Historical Museum a few years ago

42 “A beautiful thing is never perfect.” -Egyptian proverb

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The American Dream

By Gina Perrucci Prickril

My grandmother, Savina Carsillo. Her sole purpose in life during the summer was to catch as many crabs as possible!

My parents, Paul and Marian Perrucci, with Anna and Clement, my siblings, on the boardwalk

My Mom, my 2 sisters, Maureen and Paula, and I on the beach at Spicer Avenue with members of the Budano family, 1960.

My Mom and my brothers, Clement and Frank

My parents outside our house on 18th St. Canal

“Our Little Shack” Still standing tall despite numerous storms.

I believe in the American Dream. I believe that hard work and self-reliance can take you further than you ever dreamed you could go. And I believe in all of this because of my parents. Between the two of them, my parents had nine years of education – my Dad left school after third grade; my mom, after sixth grade. They married in Italy at the height of the Great Depression, and crossed the Atlantic in steerage class on an ocean worthy vessel called the Conte Grande. They awakened in a city whose streets were not paved in gold as hoped, but streets that were cluttered with soup lines and rationing centers. And yet, the Dream could not be dimmed. Even as the Depression eased, without education, my Dad was forced to find work in West Virginia, leaving his young family behind in Philadelphia. But find work, he did.

Menial work making cigars in a factory, but work that would insure the survival of his family. Luckily he was able to return home, and until he retired in 1968, worked in the same cigar making industry, this time making Phillies Cigars. Even with his third grade education, my Dad never smoked. He knew back then that life was healthier without smoking. My mom worked as a seamstress sewing buttonholes by hand for fancy men’s suits.

She got paid pennies for each buttonhole, but I remember her practicing and refining her craft at home sewing on different kinds of fabric so that she would get the tension just right on the thread.

She had pride in her work. My Dad did too, telling all of his six children that there was dignity in every job whether you dug holes for a living or you were the CEO of a major corporation. Do your job the best way you know how because it says who and what you are. Later when I was in high school and then, when I

was only the second person in my family to attend college, he would tell me, “I’ll never demand all A’s, but I will demand your best”. He had lived a life without the benefits of an education but the man was wise beyond his school years. As a family, we lived a humble life. Only now as adults do my siblings and I realize how poor we were. Granted, there were not as many things to distract you back then, but I think my parents used twice the energy to spend a dollar as they did to earn it. But life was good because we knew we were loved. Dinner was at 5:30 sharp with a table filled with homemade, and sometimes homegrown meals. And it was a table filled with people because dinnertime meant family time. My parents would share things about life that made me think about my future. I knew that this was their American Dream. I knew they had started life with nothing and had raised their six kids by the sweat of their brow. I knew only one thing for sure – that life is not easy and you need to be ready to meet it head on. That, at the end of the day, I would be responsible for who I became and what I did with my life. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of my parents. I smile when I remember my Dad telling us that the Constitution doesn’t guarantee us happiness; it only guarantees the right to pursue our happiness. Whether you make cigars for a living, or sew buttonholes for designer suits, the American Dream is there. Dream it, work at it, and make it a reality. My parents instilled a love of the seashore in my siblings and me and saved what money they could over many years in order to buy what my Dad lovingly called ‘Our Little Shack’ in North Wildwood. Of course they bought it just in time for the Storm of ‘62, but God smiled on us and our house survived!

This is the bittersweet story of the how my parents wound up buying a house in North Wildwood. My parents found the Wildwoods quite by chance when they were very young, when they only had 2 children, Clement and Anna.

They came to Wildwood frequently. Then in 1950, my brother, Clement passed away at the age of 19. Because of their grief, my parents stopped going on vacations; the memories of my brother in Wildwood hurt too much. Still, my father would take day trips with my brother, Frank, to take him fishing and crabbing. They would drive to Seaside Heights on a Friday night, sleep in the car, wake up early, and rent a rowboat that they powered with their old 5 HP Elgin engine. As time passed, my parents slowly started to go on vacations again; they realized they loved the seashore and missed the peace and serenity of being near the ocean.

Ironically, because of the memories of the time they spent with Clement in Wildwood, they returned and rented a bungalow from the Budano family on Spicer Avenue. When my parents began entertaining the idea of buying a house in the Wildwoods, it was my brother Frank who insisted that they look for a house on the water because he wanted to be able to park his future boat right at his doorstep. In 1961, a small house on Otten’s Canal came on the market. My parents made an offer to the owners and the deal went through. The purchase sent my mom back to work full-time to pay for the house. My parents raised the house because of the potential for flooding - but who could predict the flooding of March 1962? I remember them praying that our house would still be standing when we drove down to the shore to check for damage. Police were stopping all inbound cars on the Grassy Sound bridge - only those showing proof of ownership could enter the island. When my sister Paula (then 7 years old) saw our house standing tall, she said, ‘Our house is the best house in the whole world!” We had 30” of bay water in the house, and our neighbor’s boat had floated over our fence and was now resting in our yard.

My sisters, Maureen and Paula, own the house now. If you sit quietly in the living room or on the porch, you can almost feel the presence of my parents and grandmother and hear the laughter of all of their children who knew that they were truly blessed to be at the shore and breathing in that sweet, salty air. Where else can you grow up learning how to feed yourself directly from the sea - from crabbing off our porch, to fishing in the bay and ocean, to being sent to the beach with nothing but our hands to dig for clams for dinner. We would carry the clams wrapped up in our beach towels and walk back home from the beach at 18th Ave. My mom and grandmother would wash, shuck, chop and cook those clams in the time it took for us to shower. Nothing better in life than to have home made clam gravy on linguini!

The tradition continues as my sisters, Maureen and Paula, and I still come to North Wildwood with our families... passing on the love to the next generation of our family! ~Gina

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Most people never forget their summer jobs here in

THE KNOLL’S HOTEL ON ATLANTIC AVE.

the family has no record of its name.

Bill and Effie purchased the rooming house property at 305 E. Roberts Avenue sometime in the early 1950’s.

With the rising trend of “doowop” motels replacing rooming houses, it was Bill and Effie’s dream to one day build their own Knoll’s Motel, complete with private rooms, with TV and Air conditioning, a swimming pool surrounded with lounge chairs and fringed umbrellas, and a bright shiny neon sign. Little did they know that one day the future motel would host entertainers such as Dick Clark (who’s DJ career had its beginning at the world-famous Wildwood Starlight Ballroom, along with other big-name stars such as Frankie Vallie).

With Bill’s untimely death in 1953, Effie set out to build that dream, keeping the memory of her beloved husband alive through the new adventure. At the time, the Morey Brothers were just getting started in the motel building business, so she hired them to build her own Knoll’s Motel, becoming one of the first in Wildwood.

Fast forwarding to the next generation of Wildwoodloving Knoll’s, son Bill married Cass and had 10 children and son Charles married Alice and had 11 children, including Rob. Carrying on the family tradition, Rob inherited that same entrepreneurial spirit their grandmother Effie proudly embraced.

the Wildwoods. For Rob Knoll his fateful summer job from the age of 14 was at Frank and Miriam Clunn’s “Surf Luncheonette” once located next to Surf Bikes where the Wild Ocean Surf Shop is located today on Leaming Avenue in Wildwood. Soon after, Rob leased Geb’s Cheesesteaks from the Clunn’s at Hassles current location on 20th Street right off the boardwalk in North Wildwood. After running Geb’s Cheesesteaks for two years, Rob realized he could run his own business. With his brother Andy as his new partner, the two bought Geb’s in 1984 from the Clunn’s and operated the original business for one year. The cheesesteak stand quickly went by the way side, but the bike rental and mini golf stayed. In 1985, with some sweat and hard labor the idea of “Hassles” began to evolve. With ice cream replacing cheesesteaks, Hassles was born. With the support of their large family and long history in the Wildwoods, Rob and Andy eagerly set out in business together, with Rob eventually taking it over on his own in 2001. With a passion for the summer season in the Wildwoods he heads into his 39th season. Now with his wife, Mary and sons, Matt and Chris by his side, the 4th generation of Knoll’s in the Wildwoods continues.

With a long-lasting family tradition and love for the Wildwoods, they continue the Knoll passion that would make his grandmother, “Effie” Knoll proud!

Agnes “Effie” Knoll was an exceptional woman, especially for the times in which she lived. In the early 1900’s, she was considered an industrious entrepreneur, wisely seeing Wildwood as the land of opportunity.

She loved it here and ultimately inspired generations to come to discover the joy she found serving summer visitors. Although they lived in Philadelphia, she and her husband Bill loved visiting the island every summer before finally making the leap in the early 1940’s from summer visitors to Wildwood business owners.

Bill and Effie were young and ambitious, opening the first Knoll’s Rooming House at Baker and Pacific Avenue and shortly thereafter, the second at Roberts and Atlantic Avenue. Bill would sometimes drive his jeep to the bus station to pick up their guests. They also This Grotto was built on the property at Roberts & Atlantic owned a restaurant on the boardwalk. Unfortunately, Aves., named after the original owner and builder’s wife, “Villa de la Josephine.”

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Effie at Knolls Motel on Atlantic Ave. with grandchildren Teddy, Julie & Joe

Rob Knoll

Effie & Bill Knolls on Pacific Ave. c. 1949

A SWIMMING POOL WAS ADDED, THUS CHANGING THE NAME TO THE KNOLL’S MOTEL

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by Anita Hirsch, Author of “Wildwood-By-The-Sea: Nostalgia and Recipes”

Walk south on the Boardwalk in Wildwood, and when you are almost to Wildwood Crest, any night in the summer between 7 and 11 o’clock, you will most likely see a crowd of interested spectators looking down at the Bocce courts from their Boardwalk vantage point at Leaming Avenue. While listening to Italian music, you can observe or even play Bocce on two courts that have been excavated, redone, and cared for by three devoted Bocce players. These men are Tony Russo, Giovanni Nastri and Nicola Naimo. You might find one or two or all of them enjoying Bocce any or every night.

Tony Russo didn’t like that when it rained in Wildwood, that the Bocce courts flooded and it took often more than a day for the water to sink into the sand. So he and friends dug out the two courts, and filled them with a special combination of clay and sand that allowed the water to drain off quickly. And then the courts were rolled to a smooth level finish. Boards were set around the courts so that the players could walk around and between the two courts without disturbing the smooth finish. And seats were built on either end of the courts so the players could sit until it was their turn to throw.

And flowers and zucchini were planted around the courts. The shed was enlarged so it could be used for playing cards on cold and rainy nights. And new and more lights were added. It makes the Bocce Club proud to play on these courts.

Bocce is a game played with four red and four green balls which are carefully directed at one smaller ball called the pallina. The person or team whose ball comes to rest closest to the pallina, wins. To begin the “old country” Italian game, a bag of small red and white balls is passed around for players to choose teams. Then to pick which team goes first, they throw out their fingers and count the fingers.

“They used to play for a nickel a game and fight over a nickel”, says Deb Wadlinger, daughter of Vincent Marsero, one of the original Wildwood players. And Dot says, “they would take out a yardstick and measure the distance to see whose ball was closer or who got the point.” Now the players use a TV antenna or a measuring tape to check the distance between a loser and a winner. And one of the rules is now “no gambling.”

Vincent Marsero moved to Hildreth Avenue in 1970.

He and some of his friends had established the Bocce League of America in 1935 in Philadelphia. Vincent brought his interest to Wildwood and made a Bocce court on Hildreth at the end of the street near the Boardwalk.

When the Ocean Towers planned to build in the midseventies, they needed that space so the Bocce court would be no more. “It was a sandpit”, says Vincent Marsero’s daughter Nina Marsero Finnegan, but the Bocce players made a fuss and held up construction of Ocean Towers.

In 1980 Bocce players stand showing off the new sign proclaiming Vincent Marsero the manager. L-R: Nick, Vincent Marsero, Sam Pantelone, and Eddie.

The Wildwood sun sets over the Bocce Court on a beautiful summer night as spectators watch from the Boardwalk

Giovanni Nastri, Syman Hirsch and “New York” Mike watch to see where the ball stops

Celeste Nastri points out the Every night, Tony Russo rolls the plantings around the Bocce courts with a roller he made using a waterpipe cut to fit courts

When E. Z. Fox was a Commissioner in Wildwood, Fox decided that properties reverting to the city for unpaid taxes should be turned into small parks. And Nick Silvidio was in charge of the parks. Silvidio retired in 1957 but he didn’t really stop working or taking care of the parks. So when the Ocean Towers was built, the city allowed the Bocce players to build a court on the city land at Leaming and the Boardwalk. The city still owns this piece of land.

Vincent Marsero and Nick Silvidio were the founding fathers of the Wildwood Bocce according to their family.

E. Troiano and Sons with Ernie Troiano Sr in charge, built the forms for the first Bocce courts and Nick Silvidio took charge of adding the sand to the courts.

Vincent and Nick and their Bocce-playing friends took care of the courts, and enjoyed it and the camaraderie.

And only men played then. Women and children were not allowed to play. And the rules were that there was and still is no alcohol, no gambling, no swearing or no arguing. But now women can play and anyone under 12 can play accompanied by an adult.

Equipment is available to use during hours posted. The courts are locked at other times.

Ben Focarina brings out his measuring tape to see which ball is closest to the pallina, while Ralph Corio & Tony Russo observe

In 1980, Nick Silvidio was named Man of the Year by the local Sons of Italy Lodge. A tribute plaque was placed at the Bocce court: “In recognition and appreciation of outstanding community service.”

Nicholas Silvidio is being presented the award by Commissioner Rich Nordelby (L). The monument is still on the side of the courts

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Did you know? Wi ld wood Boar dwalk Fun Facts Finding TIME on the Wildwood Boardwalk

ANALEMMATIC SUNDIAL

In the midst of a perfect Wildwood day, have you ever stopped to notice some of the wonderfully creative details that abound on this special island? I mean, really take it all in? Have you noticed that incredible sundial at the southern end of the boards? How about the copper plate located by the steps in front of the Convention Center, with its handmade mosaics and artistic railings? In our seaside town, bike riding makes for the best form of transportation…for taking it all in…so much of life goes by in a blur…This summer, why not slow down and enjoy the view?

THE “SIGHTSEER” TRAM CAR HAS BEEN IN THE WILDWOODS FOR 70 YEARS (1949-2019) • The original electric Tram Car trains were custom built for the 1939 New York World’s Fair.

• In 1949, Wildwood businessman Gilbert Ramagosa purchased the Tram Cars and put them into service on the Wildwoods Boardwalk on June 11, 1949. The fare was 10¢ each way.

•The Tram Cars can run for up to 12 hours on a single charge from their 2,000-pound electric batteries.

• The Sightseer Tram Cars carry approximately 500,000 people annually.

• Since 1949, the Sightseer Tram Cars have carried over 20 million passengers on the Wildwoods Boardwalk.

• “Watch The Tram Car Please,” which is broadcast over speakers as a warning for pedestrians, is one of the most recognizable phrases at the Jersey Shore and was recorded in 1963 by Floss Stingel, still a North Wildwood resident

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Question: What time was it when we took this photo for The Sun? The only Sundial on any Jersey boardwalk can be found at the far south end of the Wildwood boardwalk. It comes with directions: “Step Up and Straddle the North Arrow. Place One Heel in the Current Month.”

It also makes for a cool photo:-) This is Steve Bellantine of the Crest doing the human Sundial experiment on a chilly morning in March...

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Sightseer Tram Car July 1962 by Alan Morris

“The tram cars are a very, very important part of the image of the Wildwoods and the economic situation on the boardwalk.”

These are the words written on the copper plate pictured above . .

Commissioned under the public buildings and inclusion act of 1978. The Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, the New Jersey State Council of the Arts.

FERRIS WHEEL The original Ferris Wheel was designed

by George Washington Ferris for the 1893 World Colombian Exposition in Chicago. By 1923 the Wildwoods has its first Ferris Wheel located on Ocean Pier.The modern day Giant Ferris Wheel continues to be a popular attraction on the Wildwoods Boardwalk.

Stainless steel railings & glass mosaics were designed by Tom Nussbaum in 2011. The design of the railings and mosaics installed along the stairs and ramp and Plaza [in front of the Wildwoods Convention Center] was inspired by images found around the Wildwood... on our beaches, boardwalk, and architecture.

SUNBURSTS Millions of visitors come to the Wildwoods for Surf, Sand and Sun. Images of the Sun abound in both vintage and contemporary architecture of the Jersey Shore towns. The railings and mosaics contain over two dozen variations of the Sunburst theme. [Slow down to notice the next time you’re riding your bicycle by the Convention Center] REPEATING PATTERNS Circular forms are pervasive in nature and can also be found in thousands of man-made variations along the board-

walk. They are a unifying design motif throughout the convention center and are used in the artwork to evoke images of the ocean, waves, and water.

DOO WOP ARCHITECTURE The Wildwoods are famous for their many fanciful motels built in the style affectionately referred to as Doo-Wop architecture. Designed in the 1950s and 60s these buildings reflect the optimism and pop culture of mid 20th century America. Many of the patterns in the artwork here are inspired by the nearby hotels that have been recognized in the state of New Jersey as part of the Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District SEA LIFE The Jersey Shore is home to a huge variety of sea life. Many of the designs in the railings and mosaics were inspired by patterns found in Sea Urchins, Shells, Anemones and Sand Dollars.

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That’s the question my love, Steve and I randomly ask each other as we wander through our magical island. With outstretched arms we shout “This much!”

We have finally met our matches in how much we love the Wildwoods-by-the-Sea. From the Seawall to the jetty at Diamond Beach. Sunset Lake to the water’s edge. The back bays to the boardwalk. We love it here year round. All around. The red-wing blackbirds perched along the dune trees; the herons and egrets and ospreys; the orange crush and red velvet sunsets bursting over the emerald green marshes; the soul soothing sunrises above the ocean.

It doesn’t get any better than this.

We haunt are favorites, just a few of which are Mack’s, Ken and Mary’s, Mulligan’s with Mackenzie always remembering our drink order; the Anglesea Pub, The Elks Club, The Wharf, the Doo Wop Acme with the best employees; Walgreen’s on Park Boulevard and the delightful Vivian. Hooked on Books, with Kieran and Jim anchoring Pacific Avenue. We get round trip tickets on the tram car, jumping off for the log flume, or the mini golf at the Stardust motel, or for shopping the shops at the Ocean Towers. Off to the Crest and the bike trail to the end. Pontoon boats and Salt Marsh Safari rides. Best of all our moments on the beach, shell hunting, boogie boarding and sometimes just dosing off to the squeals of the seagulls and happy children’s laughter.

Someone once said “You can’t go home again.” Sometimes you can. We both lived in other places most of our adult lives, but with ingenuity, a lot of hard work and a bit of luck, we both found our way back to our own Wildwoods island home.

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The History of

WILDWOOD PARKS

All research & photos courtesy of Wildwood Historic Museum

by Cathy Tchorni

Holly Beach Park

Vintage postcard of Holly Beach Park.

The School bell can be seen on the right.

“Nature surrounds us, from parks and back yards to streets and alleyways. Next time you go out for a walk, tread gently and remember we are both inhabitants and stewards of nature in our neighborhoods.” (David Susuki) In the early 1930s, Edward Zelig Fox partnered with Mayors William H. Bright and Doris Bradway to create beautiful parks, saying “God gave us a beautiful beach. What we ought to do is make the city in back of the beach just as beautiful.” E. Z. ensured that existing Fountain Park, located between Magnolia & Glenwood on New Jersey Avenue, remained a glorious spot to sit in the shade and enjoy cool breezes.

To create additional parks, E. Z. worked with the “Overseer of the Poor” in Wildwood to acquire repossessed land with its buildings, their owners’ victims of the Great Depression. The Overseer hired E. Z. impoverished residents of Wildwood to tear down buildings, clear underbrush, plant grass, lay sidewalk, build fountains, and plant beautiful shrubs and flowers.

An example of his determination, E.Z Fox wanted to acquire the land beneath the closed, large Holly Beach School, located at Burk Ave., between New Jersey and Pacific Aves. The process took approximately five years, but in April 1939, the Holly Beach Park opened. It was dedicated to the last principal of the school, Henry Chalmers and displayed the bell from the school and an original maypole that remained in place from its days in the school yard.

Holly Beach Park, now an 80 year-old little gem of a park, is an oasis, a respite from the baking boardwalk and pavement in the summertime. The City of Wildwood, under Mayor Troiano, has recently updated and protected the park, while adding to and enhancing its treasures.

Built on the property of a former school, Edward Zelig (EZ) Fox, worked with Mayor Doris Bradway, to secure necessary funds to design the park, install school memorabilia, and plant trees and shrubs. In 1939 Wildwood had not recovered from the Depression, and many men were unemployed. Mayor Bradway used this free labor to construct Holly Beach Park. The park was dedicated on April 14, 1939.

The Holly Beach school bell, which hung for many years, then removed and stored, was recently reinstated to its proud place, hanging again under a newly

Holly Beach Park as it looks today!

built roof. The beautiful inscribed fish and mermaid fountain, overgrown by runaway greenery, and the original rusted half-hidden chains used in countless maypole dances, were all given new life.

Towering oaks and sycamores have been tamed, narrow sidewalks replaced with wider walkways. A new brick and metal fence define both sides of the park.

Years past, kids cut across the park on their way to school. One recent Friday evening, a young mother pushed a stroller while her young son danced around her. I saw her later, sitting on a front porch with a friend, as the kids played. A young couple leaned on their bikes reading the plaque for the oldest, and tiniest schoolhouse in Wildwood, moved here after other incarnations.

The tall Fisherman’s Memorial monument to the right from Burk Avenue, is a masterpiece, with a ship with sails etched into the top, dedicated to all fishermen lost at sea. It too was always here, but largely unnoticed.

Pick a day to change scenery from the beach to explore other, peaceful areas of Wildwood while appreciating E.Z. Fox’s vision.

Holly Beach School Bell can still be found in the park

Mary Van Valin (1869-1942) was the first teacher in Holly Beach. She began teaching at age 14 in her family home on 100 E. block of at Rio Grande Ave. (we believe the house is still standing) When she was 15 she became an official teacher at Holly Beach school house (located in the park between Andrews and Burk Ave. )with a salary of $25 a month.

Fisherman’s Memorial Dedication at Holly Beach Park, Wildwood, June 16, 1963

A Maypole ceremony at Holly Beach School, c. 1886 The maypole can still be found in there.

Partners In Preservation is now hard at work alongside the city to restore this beautiful park with its memorable history that all began right here by the sea…

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72 “Love is not blind - it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less.” - Rabbi Julius Gordon

R.I.P. MANNY

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How do you say “thank you” for sunshine or health... for clear days or gentle rains...for happiness, joy or love? You say it by sharing what you have. You say it by making the world a better place in which to live.

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S.U.N. News – December 9-10, 2005

LIFETIME WILDWOOD FRIENDS SUBMITTED BY GEORGE REA, 2012

Gone but not forgotten . . .

Manny “back in the day” at Sam’s Pizza

Pictured are Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol, Dave Grasso and Jack Stocker in 1942.

Both were Wildwood Crest natives and good friends. Now they’re together sitting on the shores of eternity watching all the pretty girls walk by.

The fire was still blazing 18 hours after it began. In spite of the No Trespassing signs, young photographer Rob Kulisek made his way to the top of the Giant Slide (another piece of Wildwood history) on Morey’s Piers for this fantastic shot.

Manuel could often been seen riding his bicycle through town on his way to work

The Lurae Motel In 1992, together again! Dave Grasso and Jack Stocker posed to celebrate 50 years after being Lifeguards.

Fellow pizza makers Manny & Tony 2015 Ace pizza man Manuel Montero travelled to the Wildwoods from his homeland in Puerto Rico to work at Sam’s Pizza Palace for 51 summers. He retired from spinning pies on October 2013, but returned back to work in the summer of 2015 after missing it too much. We heard the sad news of his passing shortly after Sam’s reopened for the 2019 season in February. It will never be the same.

We hope you’re enjoying an endless Labor Day weekend in heaven Manuel Montero... with a slice and a birch!

The icicles on the boardwalk railing above indicate the frigid temperatures.

Diane Ranalli, Pam Aydelotte, Kathy Thompson, Sharon Stocker and Karen Holland looking after their fire fighting men, on a cold winter day, Dec. 9, 2005

Author Price Pritchett once said, “Change always comes bearing gifts,” an accurate description of priceless time spent in our continually changing town. While we cheerfully extend a warm Hello to new businesses and friends, partings are always such sweet sorrow (thank you, Romeo and Juliet), as we bid a fond farewell to so many treasured places, including so many of our quaint little Wildwood motels, whose memories happily live on right here by the sea…

(L) Jack Stocker and Dave Grasso at the Wildwood Convention Center Wildwood High School 50 Plus Class Reunion 2012. Stocker Class of 1947, Grasso Class of 1946.

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She said, “I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.” - Maya

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“Above all else, go with a sense of humor. It is needed armor. Joy in one’s heart and some laughter on one’s lip is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life.”

Dave & Lana MacDonald, 2006

Mayor Ernie & Donna Troiano 2006

Janet & Bob Harkins 2004

Art Mee, 2004

“I wanna talk to the boss!”

Don & Adam Cabrera, 2004

The Troiano Triplets 2005

Jimmy Didio, 2004

Barbara & Jack Gallagher 2004

Bill Robinson, 2005 Ann Martino 2005

Barry Rasmussen out watching his son at the Lifeguard Races 06

Vince Simone, 2006

Catherine Barfield & Angela Jones, at SuperFresh 2005

Jim & Jamie Young 2004

Dean & Bobi Lyon, the newlyweds 2006

Anglesea Irish Society & the Second Street Irish Society

Frank Cwik 98 yrs. young at the time of this photo in 2006 at Anglesea Fire house Bingo

Vince of Crabcake Hotline, 2006

Brothers from the Anglesea Irish Society and the Second Street Irish Society shared by Joe Rullo who was recently honored with the “ Founders Award”. He began a journey 25 years ago working with these great men to build both non-profit charitable clubs into the highly respected and recognized beacons that they are today. Here’s to the next 25 years and beyond!

Slainte! (2018)

“Sunny” Francis John DiCio, 2004 He was always looking for Jesus

74 “Tans will fade but summer memories last forever.” ~Anon.

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A friendly look back, a kindly smile, one good act, and life’s worthwhile.

We miss the smiles of those who are no longer with us ...We know they are smiling down on us.

2013 Business Person of the Year: 2010~ For 40, years Joe Duncan has pushed a cart loaded with fudge bars and ice pops across the beaches of North Wildwood NJ, belting out his signature Ice Cream song as he sells his treats to beachgoers. Fudgy Wudgy guys have been a key part of the Wildwood summertime experience since 1971. One of the first ice cream vendors was our beloved Pop Redding who passed away in 2007.

J. Byrne Insurance Agency’s President, Tom Byrne with his beautiful daughter Julia (who just this year graduated Wildwood Catholkic HS)

Brothers Dave & Al Alven WW365 at the [artBOX] grand opening. June 20, 2013

1st Annual Wildwood Catholic High School Alumni Basketball Game, 2011 In the spirit of keeping Wildwood Catholic HIgh School alive, former alumni basketball team members met on the court at Wildwood Catholic on November 26, 2011 for a great night of fun and hoops. The Catanoso boys threw in some extra fun :-)

Local artist, John Wilson Baker, III, 2013

John & the beautiful Andrea Ferry, 2013 xo xo

Dale the Whale of a Bartender Kathleen Santilli, Elaine Manfreda, Carol Capone, Dom Manfreda, Rose Alfe, Bob Capone & Anthony Alfe in 2008 at Alfe’s Restaurant at Owen’s Pub, 2008

This beloved photo of the Bolle’s heading to the beach was taken on a happy summer day back in sh Fall Festival!

2011 Boxing is Back at the Iri olic The late Bill Bolle with his wife Sept. 19th @ Wildwood Cath Vicky and 2 of their 6 children, Dom Capacchione took his SUN to Margherita de Savoia, Irish Fall Festival 2010~ The Belfast, Ireland boxers made their final apTommy & Ivy pearance in the parade before heading back to their homeland.

Italy 2011

Jimmy Kane IRISH FESTIVAL GRAND MARSHALL 2006

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“Do not the most moving moments of our lives find us all without words?” ~Marcel Marceau

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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

They are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

Joyce Gould presents Brendan Sciarra with the 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year

Kona • Dogtooth • Poppi’s • Mudhen BOARDWALK’S BEST! MICHELLE & SYLVIA, 2008 Today, Michelle now has 4 boardwalk stores, (SEE HER AD ON PAGE 50), her John Lynch. Joanna Martin & husband Hank, and 2 more daughters Dave Stefankiewicz during the Phillies Lucy & Hattie... and a dog named Championship 2009 Daisy... and they were the awesome Cover models on our last issue.

. . . @ Good Night Irene’s

Poppi Sciarra of KONA 2008

Having a Dog-gone Good Time at Dogtooth!

Ed & Elizabeth Skrabonja Janine & Kevin Yecco, 2007

Good ol friends, Steve Sansome, Sean Ford & Bobby Reed. At S.O.C.S. Lighthouse Pt. 2011

Long time drector of WCMC, Jim MacMillan, featured “WARM FUZZY MOMENTS” during his morning show (2007)

Harry & Dave - Long time SuperFresh coworkers (2011) ... still hanging tough at ACME.

Mike & Peggy Haldeman & John Lynch (2011)

Maria & Joanna McShaffry and Mary, Lilah & Sienna Sawyer, 2014

2011 : Vic & Bert Cappuccino with one of their 11 children, Vicki...

Vic & Bert’s beautiful Love story was written for The SUN in 2008 “Love in the Key of B”

Gina Emory, Lisa Harkins and Jen Vogdes at Irish Fest in North Wildwood. 2010

Westy’s bartender Dicki Doo and Friends, 2004

Nancy, Luke & Cain of Shoobies , 2014

Ed, Ed Jr. Maria & Eleni DeSantis and Eleni & Bill Stamatacos of STAR DINER, 2011

The late Mike Guadagno & the late Al Trottnow with the late Joe Bilbee wave good bye to Moore’s Inlet Bar, but the memories live on forever in our hearts.

(This iconic photo was taken in 2005)

Duffy’s on the Lake 2008 ~ Sucdeip, Neve, Nick, Carli, Billy, Adam & Mary

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Today, God’s message for you is that you should let your smile be your most commonly worn accessory. It is beautiful, it is priceless, and it matches every outfit in your closet.

Bones & Dennis Dool at Wounded Warrior SUP, 2014

Maggie Warner wears many hats at Morey’s Piers (2015)

Kyle Killan & James Grauel 2009 When Dave Lindsay met Jacqui in Holland while he was there playing hockey #Tbt 1996

The Crest’s Christmas in July Festival is held at Sunset Lake.

Check out Buddy the Elf! (2018)

Joyce & Alan Gould at the Centennial Celebration in Wildwood Crest. 2010

Al and Joan Reimel 2009

Shirley & Pam Byrne Cheering on J.Byrne Little League team 2009

Peggy Ciglinsky, Jackie Gillen, Terry Matthews, John Andelfinger, & Jeanine Yecco taken at the Bayview 2008 Bo Belasco and son Robert Irish weekend. 2010 Richard Ramagosa, Nicole Narciso, Drue Sottnick, Mike Veltri, Sean Loughran, Seamus McCloskey, Jordan Montgery were in full festive mode for North Wildwood’s 17th Annual Irish Fall Festival! 2008

THE ULTIMATE DOG’S LIFE ~ Living the good life by the sea are Abbey, Marley, Molly, Simon, Archie, & Sawyer (a few who have been ‘rescued’), alongside their non-furry friends Jerry & Renee Green, Michelle Lucks, & Steve Ballantine of GREEN’S BIKES in Wildwood Crest, 2011

J.J. & Sharon of Marie’s Flowers in North Wildwood at CLAUDE’S French Restaurant in 2008

Barry & Dana Gehring with their son Lucas, 2010

Lori Roach, with her twin daugh-

Luba & Elaine of Douglass, 2017 ters, Crystal & Denny in 2007

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“Much of what was said did not matter, and much of what mattered could not be said.” - Katherine Boo

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“It takes a lot of work from the face to let out a smile, but just think what good smiling can bring to the most important muscle of the body... The heart.”

#tbt 2013 (l-r) David Adams, Luis Rosario, Christina & Jan Adams.

Luis & Jan are members of the Wildwood Boxing Club, but Christina’s dad David says she is really the toughest of the bunch. And David is a long time candy maker at Douglass Fudge who’s making the world a sweeter place for 100 years and counting :-)

Irish Tom & Hope, 2006

Steve & Stephanie Zuzulock as shoobies featured on the Summer 2007 cover of The SUN

Cassidy, Caroline, and Ryan Gallagher know perfect summer days are made of sand, sea & frozen treats. . .and hanging out with their dad on 7th St. beach! {Kenny Gallagher} (2012)

WBID MAGNET REVEAL, 2014 We hope you are enjoying all the events at the new Byrne Plaza this Summer... brought to you by the hard working folks at (WBID) Wildwood Business Improvement District. Pictured above from 2014: (L-R) Nick Konides, John Sicliano, Mayor Ernie Troiano, Jodie DiEduardo, Joanne Messer, Blake Rosenello, & John Donio Check out all of the Downtown happenings in this issue. DooWW.com

KEN SHIVERS , 2013

Deb Varner, Betty Moretti, Mike & Harry Posternock & Yogi Kurtz Wildwood Seafood Festival 2008

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Benny & Floyd’s Wildwood Ave. Gang, Christmas in July Wildwood Ave. Block Party 2011

78 “Even smiling at someone, I feel as if I’m doing something to make the world a better place.”

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of Smiles!

“Love yourself, so others love you.

Believe in yourself, so others believe in you. Respect yourself, so others respect you. In short, the way you treat yourself sets standards for others.”

WILDWOOD GIRLS Tracey, Bev & Jodie (2015)

@ A&LP ~ Beth has been behind the grill since the1980s~ she knows how to make the best sandwiches! (2011)

Ice House Restaurant’s Coolest couple Chuck & Jeanette Burns hosting their awesome CrabFest!

Bill Morey, Jr. and son Buddy with Ray Morey, Jr. at the Depot (former Snuffys) in Wildwood Crest. in 2006 3 GENERATIONS ~ Bessie, Irene, Rini 2008 Schellenger’s Restauranteurs

Linda, Ariana, Anna, Sue & Theresa of the Ravioli House at Hereford Lighthouse Festival 2015

Jeanne, Krista & Mike John of SURFSIDE WEST DINER celebrating the holidays at Gia, 2008

The Hippen Family at 3J’s Bowling Alley, Jimmy’s birthday 2005

Ann, Rick, Cyndi & Sandy, 2015

beautiful Marie at her Britton’s Bakery 2016

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Wildwood Benson twins, Darlene & Arlene were named after their aunts who were also twins named Darlene & Arlene. (2014)

Rick Moretti of Rick’s Seafood spent alot of time this summer in the cooler sorting through crabs from the Myles & Chopped Rivers in Maryland. (2014)

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1971 Pontiac GTO Judge Convertible courtesy of Bill DeWald, Sr. from Wildwood

Kevin Quinn, NW Beach Patrol 2004 reading the new SUN

Carli, Nola & Stella Quinn, 2009

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“It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime.” ~Steve Maraboli

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Ev’ry heart beats true ’neath the Red, White and Blue.

Henri J. Bedard WWII Veteran Honored 2015 ~ When Henri J was invited to New York City to be made a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor for his heroic contribution towards the liberation of France during World War II, his family and friends were naturally on hand, proud witnesses to the recognition bestowed upon their very own hero.

On Oct. 30, 2015, local tri-athelete Joe Malloy from Wildwood Crest became 1st American to win Australian NOOSA triathalon.

Joe went on to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. All the Wildwoods cheered on our hometown hero.

2009 : After a great Surf sesh, The Clark’s, Stella, Mary, Ben & Grace representing Vagabond Boutique (see ad in this issue)

Super people Harry & Coleen DiSylvestro shining a little brighter in the Sunshine state this winter with their Wildwood Sun (2014)

Jennifer, Betty & Stella , 2012

Sean McDermott, Tracy Kita & Tami Bradley, 2015 NWFD Chief Dominic & Gina McClain, 2015

The Geator made him do it!

Sun writer Bob Ingram dourly flashes the cast on his broken hand, which he suffered after a stupid bicycle accident on the boardwalk which he caused after making a turn without looking to see the Jerry Blavat poster above. (2011)

NW Mayor Patrick & Gavin Rosenello, BON FIRE 2015 Jimmy & Terri McVey, 2015

Tom & Joanne Messer, 2015

Michael & Jessica Brown from MS Brown Jewelers, 2016

Don & Dorothy Long from Duffer’s Ice Cream Parlor, 2011

Regina & Andrew Long of Duffers, 2007

Steve & Jamie DelMonte, at a “Save Wildwood Catholic” fundraiser (2011)

80 “Life is a beautiful song that God is teaching us to play.” ~Daily Bread

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A smile costs nothing but gives much. It enriches those who receive it without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.

Frances & Jennifer of Nino’s, 2011

Mary & Nick Nastasi & Aurora 2011

Spencer & Maureen Cohen from Island Art in SH, 2004

Jerry Mattera 2004

Dorothy, Nina, Loretta, Alice & LouAnn, at the Wildwood Catholic Fundraiser 2011 Mr. & Mrs. Mason (2004)

Roger, aka ‘Uncle Bill’ 2004

TONY & VALERIE Trivelis 2006

Firehouse Tavern 2011 Freddy Maier & Bill McCann Shirley & Larry Lillo thought they were at the drive-in movie and were caught making out in the back seat at COOL SCOOPS!

Joe Rullo & Luke Bottoms @Shoobies 2011

(2007) Cliff & Helen Bigwood would be found holding hands every Sunday morning in the red, white & blue gazebo that used to be at 1st Ave. by the inlet.

Helen was a Dr. Mace (baby) and a lifelong North Wildwood resident.

Cliff served in WWII as a Seabee in the 92nd Naval Construction battalion that invaded the Mariana Islands.

We miss seeing these 2 lovebirds.

Beth & Mimi Sobel 1980s at their store in front of Hunt’s Pier featured in The SUN 2016

Uncle Charlie, a retired truck driver and Ed Keller, a retired USPS mailman enjoyed working together @ the Bayview, the Best in the Crest! (2012)

While here on vacation, Jean Rowand’s favorite Wildwood tradition is being on the boardwalk at 11am to salute the flag while Kate Smith sings God Bless America , 2011

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“The best thing to hold on to in life is each other.” ~Audrey Hepburn

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“Smiling is definitely one of the best beauty remedies.

If you have a good sense of humor and a good approach to life, that’s beautiful.”

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Stephen & Jaqueline Mendell ‘06 SandJamm #Lifeonthe5Mile

“The Wildwood Walkers”

enjoy a winter sunset at the lake.

Jon & Marian Stevenson, 2005

Bobby & Dorothy Kulisek SUN delivery!

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Throwback to 2004: When this photo set the tone in the first issue of The SUN for making old-things-new. Pictured in front of the Hoffman agency in Wildwood Crest are Carol Von Savage Pantalone with her brother David’s 4 children, Kate, David, Maddie and Jackson in front of the dashing 1930 Model A Ford that Carole & David’s father Joe Von Savage purchased at an auction in the 1960s.

Taken at the site of the former Wally’s Cafe at Walnut and Olde New Jersey Avenues during a Fall festival, this group of North Wildwoodians celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Kingfish Bar and Grille. Celebrating from left to right are Andy, Lorie, Anne, Ed, Bill, Mimi, Betty, and Mark. (2017)

Joe Grottola, Rob Kulisek & George Popovick, 2009

THE 10TH ANNUAL WIFFLE BALL TOURNAMENT was held by the Conway family on Saturday, August 6th, 2011. Participants ranged in age from 16 to 74. Seniors be proud! Mom Conway won the championship with her son, Tom, the two underdogs in the tournament. The tournament thrives in memory of the family patriarch Howard P. Conway, a friend and neighbor of many on 23rd Street.

(2011)

Bobby Kulisek with his Wildwood High School principal Mr. Mancia, Taken at Gia’s benefit in 2004

It was Owen’s Pub Boy’s Night Out at Cool Scoops for Michael, Owen & Michael Haldeman, 2006

The one & only GiGi with the one & only Miss Olivia, 2013

82 “Attitude is the paintbrush of the mind; it can color any situation.”

#TBT 15 YEARS

of Smiles!

The nicest place to be is in someone’s thoughts.

The safest place to be is in someone’s prayers.

And the best place to be is in the hands of God. Hollywood Hank Mancusa 05

Wawa Bunnies 2006

Jim Salasin & Yogi Kurtz, The Sun’s very first photo for the first issue April 1, 2004

Ed Coleman & Dave Bowman 2006

Toni Stahl & Frank DiDonato ‘06 Photo by Sharon McMonagle

Jack & Karen Morey 2004 Kathy, Dave & Katie Thompson, 2005

Wildwood girls: Rhonda Rossi, Sandy Hall, Cheryl St Marie, Lori McCracken, & Kelly Hall (2004) the 1st issue of The Sun NWBP JOHN & WCBP MAX, 2004

John Richardz, Mike Rotunda, Ryan Johnson 2004

Richard Snyder & Richard Kajander 2005

The Freeman’s & Boswell’s 2004 Tom Melchiorre 2004

Pat & Terri Lloyd, 2004

Wildwood Bocce Ball king & queen Michael & Michelle Cumminsky hanging with their “italian goomba friends” SEE BOCCE STORY IN THIS ISSUE!

2004 Maria & Autumn, 2011

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“Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention.”~ Greg Anderson

#TBT

15 YEARS of Smiles!

“In life, you will realize there is a role for everyone you meet. Some will test you, some will use you, some will love you, and some will teach you. But the ones who are truly important are the ones who bring out the best in you. They are the rare and amazing people who remind you why it’s worth it.”

NWMayor Augustus Hilton 1906

WHERE’S GUS?

Meryl of Angelsea Auto 2006

Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol & Wildwood Crest Police Dept with Billy Mc of the Bayview after the first annual Rum Ball in 2005 Joe Fulginetti 2004 John Kruc gets his Philly pretzels at 24th St Market 2004

Officer Bob Champion looked like Gus even in his police uniform! He was the winner of the “Where’s Gus” contest at the Centennial of the City of North Wildwood in 2006

Gary Weyhmiller Gus look-alike

Friends: Scott & Jack Keenan, Joe Lerro, 2006

Joe DiMauro at Alfe’s 2006 BRIAN CUNIFF 2008 CREST PIER

John Lynch Gus look-alike with Barb Davies

Jack Downey & Nes, 2005 partners in crime both retired from North Wildwood City)

TJ O’HARA UNCLE BILL’S PANCAKES 2008

Then & Then :-) featured in The SUN 2005

Paul Russo, Gus look-alike

84 “Every now and then, when the world sits just right, a gentle breath of heaven fills my soul with delight...” ~Hazelmarie ‘Mattie’ Elliott,

BY-T H E- S E A From the Photo Collection

of Alan Morris

Sightseer Tram Car July 1962

Alan Morris at the DooWop Museum, 2014

Alan & Bill Morris between Montgomery and Davis on the Boardwalk where the Convention Center is located today.

(Mary Morris, Aug. 1957)

Mary & Alan Morris on Hunt’s Pier in July 1963. The Boardwalk going south can be seen in the background. (Bill Morris)

Sightseer Tram Car July 1965 (Alan Morris)

Bill & Alan Morris, June 1976 at Douglass Pavilion. Alan recalls a very nice man with his wife who volunteered to take a couple of photos.

Bill Morris, June 1978. “Jaws 2” is the feature playing at Hunt’s Ocean Theatre at Poplar. (Alan Morris)

Bill Morris sitting on a swing in the original playground located between the Boardwalk and Ocean Ave. with the Montgomery Ave. ramp in the background. The playground was also bordered by Davis Ave. (Alan Morris, July 1963)

Harry’s Restaurant was a family favorite in the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s! Alan always ordered the Fried Seafood Combo. Unfortunately, they closed for good at the end of the 1978 season

Bill, Mary & Alan Morris with Edna Fitzpatrick pose outside the Tower Motel on W. Rio Grand Ave. (where Wawa currently resides) on July 23, 1962. Taken that same day, realtor Will and Edna Fitzpatrick, owners of the Tower Motel, strike a pose alongside their 54 Chevy. Although very involved in the Wildwood community, the Fitzpatrick’s hadn’t visited the Boardwalk in nearly 10 years!

Alan fondly recalls going to Mack’s Pizza and ordering an entire pie for a dollar (a slice cost 15 cents) and a pitcher of soda for 20 cents. The family enjoyed the experience of sitting inside Mack’s and ordering from the waitress. Riding the tram car (driven only by women at that time) cost 15 cents each way and only ran from Cedar Ave. to 23rd on the Boardwalk. The Morris’ two-week stay at the Tower Motel cost a whopping $110.00 ($50 per week plus $10 for a cot). Although their room didn’t come with a TV, it wasn’t required back then, when the beach and the boardwalk were all anyone needed for the perfect vacation!

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“We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understanding and our hearts.” ~William Hazlitt

�emories:

Then, �ow, & �orever From the Photo Collection of Alan Morris

(Left) Casion Arcade by John Margolies for Roadside America 1978 (right) Alan enjoying an amusement ride inside the Casino Arcade located on the Boardwalk between Cedar and Oak (extended to Atlantic Ave.) (Bill Morris, July 1963)

For all Wildwood-loving history buffs, who remembers eating at GRANDMA’S and GRANDPA’S Restaurants?

GRANDMA’S Restaurant, located between Oak & Cedar Aves. on the boardwalk, fed countless vacationers back in the 70’s. A huge fire in January 1978 engulfed the entire section of boardwalk where GRANDMA’S was located, including most of the Casino Arcade. Sadly and coincidental, GRANDPA’S Restaurant, located between Lincoln and Schellenger Aves. and owned by the same people, also took care of its share of hungry vacationers in the 70s until the block they were located on burned to the ground in September 1982.

Nate’s Frankfurter’s in June 1977 when they raised the price to 2 for 59 cents. Alan recalls his Dad purchasing Hot Doggies there in July 1966 when they were selling for 10 cents each or 3 for 25 cents. This Included the Works: Bun, Mustard, Relish, Sauerkraut, and of course, the Hot Doggie itself! (Alan Morris, June 1977)

Mutter’s Pizza at Youngs and the Boardwalk (northwest corner). Ralph and Ruth Mutter from the Pennsylvania Dutch Country operated it for about 17 seasons. This is where we purchased our pizza and soft pretzels during the last several seasons that they were open.

I think their last season was 1980 when they retired.

This section burned during the off season about 1982

Planter’s located on the northwest corner of Schellenger and the Boardwalk for just a couple of seasons or so. (Alan Morris, June 1979) Alan behind the wheel as he enjoys his automobile ride on Hunt’s Pier in July 1962. (Bill Morris, dad)

The Gem Department Store was a fixture on the Wildwood Boardwalk for years and located on the southwest corner of Youngs and the Boardwalk. (Alan Morris, June 1979)

The Neptune Gift Shop was located on the northwest corner of Wildwood Ave. and the Boardwalk for years.

Mack’s Pizza is still located next door some 40 years later! (Alan Morris, June 1979)

86 Ink on paper is as beautiful to me as flowers on the mountains; God composes, why shouldn’t we? ~Terri Guillemets

Poet ry by t he Sea WILDWOOD BY-THE-SEA, N.J. She Sells Seashells

Queen of the Sea Whose iridescent scales shine as her tail skims the surface?

Whose turquoise eyes reflect the marine metamorphosis?

She smiles at the storms; tidal waves make her stronger.

She couldn’t survive on dry land any longer.

I search to find her in the depths of the sea.

The ebb and flow of the surf beckon to me.

With starfish to guide her And two pearls beside her She never sails alone.

On a briny porpoise The Mermaid dives down to her coral throne.

The Young’s from Wildwood Crest 1959

did you know?

“She sells seashells by the seashore” is about a real person? Mary Anning was an 1800s Englishwoman from a poor family who dug up fossil shells on the beach and sold them to make money. She made many important discoveries for the scientific community that changed what people thought about historic life, but they stole the credit for most of her work. Her life story was so inspirational that a song was written about her, and we still use the lyrics as a Tongue Twister today...

She sells seashells down by the Seashore

Angel of the Ocean!

Queen of the Sea! Reign over the Rivers!

Swim home, Go Free....

REGINA MADDEN C 2019

Let it flow like the roaring ocean Let the ripples go where they may Let the current guide your path With the help of Dear God Let the sunset cover your beautiful soul Let the sound of crashing waves sing to your tender heart Let the spirit of the Ocean speak clear through its noise of Joy Let the ocean guide you to the deep compassion inside of your eyes That flows like the tides one after the other.

By Steven Clark 2-26-2019

Wildwood �y the �ea, ��

As I stroll quietly along the beautiful seashore, in the quiet of the day, I watch with great amazement the oceans mighty waves breaking ever so gently upon the sandy shore.

I feel the warmth of the soft silvery sand beneath my feet that the bright sun has so lovingly bathed in its heavenly rays all day. And I see the blue sky slowly darkening in preparation for the hastening nightfall.

This brilliant sun that has so brightly shone all day now graciously is making its exit. Preparing the sky for the moon and its twinkling stars.

With all their glory to take charge for the night. The restless seagulls quietly take their flight to their nesting place to rest for the night and prepare to glide through another tomorrow. Their song in flight can be heard over head. And I ask myself with all the glory of the surroundings, who could ever think that God is dead?

A little tribute to Wildwood New Jersey my hometown ~ Dottie Lemke, 1980 (story on previous page)

by Ginny Young, Wildwood Crest Sent in by her daughter Bernadette (Cricket)

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“And we will sleep by the ocean...Our hearts will move with time...And we wake in the morning... To see the Sun paint the sky.” ~Wanderlust

GINNY & BOB

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Virginia (Ginny) Carr and Bob Young’s love story began back when they first met as classmates at St. Ann’s. It continued when they attended Wildwood High School (when they were technically old enough to date, class of 1942), where Bob was a football player and Ginny a cheerleader.

In the summer, Bob took on the role of Wildwood lifeguard while Ginny worked hard as a waitress at Groff’s.

They married right out of high school at the age of 18. Following the wedding, Bob enlisted in the US Army and spent time in Europe.

Ginny was a great mother to their 11 children, an avid homemaker, talented writer and an environmentalist ahead of her time, advocating recycling in the early 70’s.

Ginny perfected the art of feeding an extensive brood, with the daily menu including a full breakfast while Ginny,

ever the multitasker, assembled school lunches in brown bags.

Those average, everyday lunches included at least 2 loaves of bread.

“Cows” of milk were delivered on a regular basis. The large, well-fed clan had family dinners that included salad, meat, vegetable, a starch and dessert!!

Bob and Ginny Young celebrated 57 years of marriage before Ginny’s passing on Dec. 22, 2000. Bob lived to be 92 years young and passed away on August 12, 2016.

Their true Wildwood love story, however, lives on through their ever-growing family, who they bequeathed a lifetime of happy memories created in our little, love-inspiring town by the sea…

~Thank you to Cricket, child #9, for sharing her mother’s poetry with us

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88 “Life was made for loving. . .” ~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

I Met My True Love

IN WILDWOOD BY-THE-SEA

Memories of Dottie & Keith Lemke

By Dottie Wigand Lemke

Keith & Dottie with their children, grands & great grands, 2010 (they have 2 more now)

Keith & Dottie on the boardwalk, 1958

Whenever in Wildwood, Keith & Dottie stop by 204 W. Maple Ave. where their love story began.

Keith & Dottie we’re married Oct. 1, 1960

by Rev. Peak at 1st Baptist Church on Maple Ave. in Wildwood

I was born in Philadelphia on March 7, 1939 but moved to Wildwood on March 9, 1946, where my family rented a small home on Maple Ave. for $25. a month. It went up to $35. in the summer. Happily, my parents were able to purchase the home years later.

When I look back and think about how small the rooms and three closets were, I imagine the clothes I have now would take up all three closets! We never noticed a lack of room, though. There were four of us, Mom, Dad, my sister and myself. I am so thankful to my parents for moving us there.

I attended Glenwood Ave. School. At Christmastime, Santa would come with the firemen and hand out stockings with fruit and candy. We would all gather in the main entrance and sing Christmas songs.

Following the seventh grade, I went to Wildwood High School, where I graduated in 1957. Since I didn’t have the talent to play an instrument or twirl a baton, I carried the flag in football games during my freshman year. For our senior trip, we went to Washington, DC. I loved to paint, so for a school project, I painted on the store windows on Pacific Ave. during Christmas. It was so much fun to do.

Some of my shore memories were, of course, of the summers, the sunshine, the

beach and the ocean. I spent most of my time outdoors, playing jacks, jump rope, riding bikes. Naturally, I always had a great tan. I was a barefoot girl, walking to and from the beach, over the boards and crossing over the hot streets, but my feet were pretty tough. Running through the water sprinklers at the water department on Maple and New Jersey Avenues was fun, too.

I remember Friday nights people walked the streets looking for a place to stay.

Back then, it was mostly rooming houses.

It was fun watching the vacationers from my family’s front porch, seeing them loaded down with all their beach paraphernalia, heading to the beach, later returning sunburned and sandy but happy. In the evening, they would head out to the boards or dinner in their best summer clothes, smelling of Noxzema to sooth their sunburn skin. It was a familyoriented time. You weren’t even allowed to walk without a bathing suit cover. How times have changed!

Wildwood was a wonderful place to grow up. We got to have a summer vacation without going anywhere. We were surrounded by water, a huge beach and boardwalk.

Our family from Philadelphia visited for their summer vacations. We would have good family time sharing winter events

and going to the beach and the boards together.

I attended the First Baptist Church on Maple Ave. where I sang in the choir. At Easter, I got dressed up in new clothes, white gloves and an Easter purse. In the afternoon, we went to the boardwalk for the Easter parade with everyone dressed in their best finery. It was exciting, some stores were opened. You knew it was soon going to be another season, when the town would be bursting at its seams with vacationers.

Although we looked forward to all summer would bring, I have to admit by the end of summer we were ready to have our town back to ourselves.

Going to the movies on Bargain night cost a whopping 14 cents! During intermission, the Seasiders (who were a girl’s club at Wildwood High) collected for Polio.

There were basketball games, football games and just being with friends. We liked to go to the Tom Cat, a teenage hangout.

In addition to having so much fun, I also had a couple of summer jobs on the boardwalk. One was a souvenir shop where I sewed names on hats. The summer I graduated, I enjoyed working at Douglass Candies, where you could eat as much as you wanted.

Before I got married, I worked briefly at City Hall in the Water Department. I met my husband Keith, who was a US Coast Guard, on a blind date two days before my 20th birthday. We were married a year and a half later on Oct. 1, 1960 and moved to Western, N.Y., my husband’s

home town, where we still live today.

My dad owned Wildwood Roofing and Heating for many years. My kids loved to ride around with him in his truck. Everyone in town knew each other.

We vacationed in Wildwood every summer for a week or two to visit my parents.

I’m glad our children got to experience Wildwood magic. We remember going over the rickety bridge in North Wildwood and how it scared our daughter. Seeing the water towers in the distance and knowing that one of those towers was on the street where I once lived was always special. Wildwood Welcomes World, it said. We felt very welcomed, even by the smells that greeted us as we entered over the salt marshes on Rio Grande Blvd. and the fish factory that had a smell all its own. Stinky for sure, but it was home and we were always so happy to be there.

Thanks to all the Wildwood sights on Facebook, I get to peek in on what happening’s there. It makes me feel a part of my childhood again.

They say when you get sand between your toes, you’ll never leave Wildwood.

Well, I did leave but my heart and my memories still live there. I guess I gave up sand for snow, not sure that was an even trade! Despite the many years in my home, Wildwood remains a part of me until this day.

I will cherish Wildwood with its special memories for the rest of my life. Thank you, Wildwood, for those lasting memories.

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“It is better to be a child of God than king of the whole world.” ~Aloysius Gonzaga

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90 “I would thank you from the bottom of my heart, but for you, my heart has no bottom.”

KELLY MCMONAGLE Sunshine Foundation Benefit

A SMILE CAN BRIGHTEN THE DARKEST DAY

The Kelly McMonagle Sunshine Foundation Grants $80,000 (year to date) for Charity Care ~The

Kelly McMonagle Sunshine Foundation generously donated its fourth $20,000 scholarship grant to charity care in June 2019 to ensure that 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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The Kelly McMonagle Sunshine Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit charity. Donations are tax deductible and are gladly accepted. The Sun will gratefully accept any size donation made payable to the Kelly McMonagle Sunshine Foundation P.O. Box 2101, Wildwood, NJ 08260. Thank you!

Good old friends: Wayne, Mike B, Mike R, Joe Mc & Joe D. Mike Palmer was the big winner with the Diamond Club Phillies tix donated by Philadelphia Law Firm POND LEHOCKY Mike Britt, Jim & Joe McMonagle : Union Strong

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The McMonagle’s with the one & only Michael LeCompt... making a big comeback this summer after his battle with cancer over the winter.

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Kelly’s girlfriends Meg, Megan & Mikayla Mikayla had Kelly’s approval for sure, on her beautiful style!

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“Isn’t it amazing that we are all made in God’s image, and yet there is so much diversity among his people?”

Churches in the Wildwoods Printed with compliments of The SUN with blessings.

To update your listing call 609-522-2721

West Wildwood Bible Church NEWpartnership with First Assembly of God Pastor Leo Dodd 9 Neptune Avenue Sunday 9am

Anglesea Baptist Church 3rd & Atlantic Ave. 609-522-2951

Sunday 10:30am

Young & New Jersey Ave. 609-729-5584

Sunday 11:00am

NOTRE DAME DE LA MER PARISH

Assumption RC Church

7110 Seaview Ave. Wildwood Crest

609-522-4114

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

St. Ann’s RC Church 2900 Atlantic Ave. Wildwood 609-522-2709

Sat. 4:30pm Sun. 7:00, 8:30 & 10:30 Spanish Mass: 7:00PM

HIGH SCHOOL MASSES HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED Central Bible Church

Eureka Baptist Church 142 W. Spencer Ave. 609-522-1028 Sunday School 9:45am Sunday Service 11am Wed Prayer 7-8pm

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., 609-522-0152 Orthos 9am Divine Liturgy 10am

Angel Visit Baptist 435 W. Garfield Ave 609-522-0056

Sunday Worship 11:00am

St. Simeon’s by-the-Sea Episcopal 26th & Central Ave. 609-522-8389

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

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

First Baptist Church

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609-523-1444 Sunday 10am Sunday Bible Study 2p Tues. Intensive Care Prayer 6:30pm

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North Wildwood United Methodist Church 2nd & Central Ave. 609-522-2271 Sunday 9:30am

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The History of the West Wildwood Church In 1899 Warren G. Harding purchased the land which became the tiny town of West Wildwood. By 1912, Mr. Hahn with another man raised enough money to create the first street in the town from the neighboring Wildwood. In 1915, The first house was built. By the 1920s the small town was ready for more than just homes... members of the Methodist Church in Wildwood gathered and decided that a church was needed. The ground was presented by Mr. Hahn who was also the mayor. On July 13, 1924 the West Wildwood Union Church was dedicated. The origiWest Wildwood Union Church nal church was built by Samuel Morey, who built by Samuel Morey, 1924 raised his family in West Wildwood.

On March 6, 1962 a nor’easter storm destroyed the original structure leaving only the roof and the bell. The Members met for service in the fire hall until enough donations were raised to rebuild the church. Mr. Ken Thomas, along with his brother Harry, grandchildren of Samuel, were instrumental in the reconstruction of the church.

The church had gone through many changes over the years including it’s name to West Wildwood Bible church in 1986. In recent years, the church sustained severe damage through both hurricane Sandy in 2012 and winter storm Jonas in 2016.

Once again with the hard work of the church members, generous aid from the community and charitable donations from the public, the church was able to rebuild once again.

Last year in 2018, a partnership was formed between the West Wildwood Bible Church and the First Assembly of God church under the direction of Pastor Leo Dodd.

They welcome families who wish to worship on Sunday mornings at 9am.

92 “Watches are so named as a reminder - if you don’t watch carefully what you do with your time, it will slip away from you.”

Celebrating Our 11th Season Overlooking Historic Otten’s Harbor

~Drew Sirtors

Meg the Movie Buff Goes to Hollywood 2019 SUMMER MOVIE GUIDE

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winning perfection (knowing their star power prevents them from truly blending in with the locals). Leading the pack, Spider-Man: Far From Home feels ironically right at home thanks to our friendly residents, who fondly remember all things past including The Lion King and animated company. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, retro was all the rage (and apparently still is judging from our familiar cast). Time marches on, and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw for the next generation, who promise more seaside fun than the law allows. After his strange encounter with the law, sweet Stuber needs to seriously decompress and happily finds the goodwill he’s been looking for, along with a harmony-inspiring ocean-view, right here by the sea…

Before following the harmonious path leading to your neighborhood movie theater, please check your local listings for release date changes…

After dealing with the latest threats to his world, Spider-Man: (is) Far From Home (Tom Holland, opens July 3rd and loving it by the sea, slinging with ease from Beach Yoga to Boogie Board Races. Also starring Zendaya.

Things quickly turn terrifying for a young couple (Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor) during a Midsommar (opens July 3rd) Swedish excursion, making them wish they had skipped the out-of-town “festivities” in favor of the always-fun Wildwood Crest Sand Sculpting Festival.

Following years in exile, without so much as an arcade to escape to, Simba (voice of Donald Glover) returns to his kingdom older, wiser and ready to reclaim the throne that was stolen from him by his evil uncle (voice of Chiwetel Ejiofor) in the remake of The Lion King (opens July 19th). Also featuring the voices of James Earl Jones and Beyonce.

Once Upon ATime in Hollywood (opens July 26th), 1969 to be exact, a washed-up actor and his stunt double (Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt ), both clearly worthy of a spot in the Wildwood Talent Showcase, try to reclaim their place in Hollywood’s fading “Golden Age.” Uber driver Stu turns Stuber (opens July 12th, Kumail Nanjiani), unwittingly experiencing an

adventure almost greater than the upcoming Runaway Tram when he picks up a passenger (Dave Bautista) who turns out to be a detective on the hunt for terrorists.

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw (Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, opens August 2nd), a lawman and an outcast who must work together to save mankind, saving their appetite for the Anglesea Night Market.

Dora and the Lost City of Gold (Isabela Moner, opens August 2nd) showcases the liveaction adventures of the teenage explorer searching for her parents (Michael Pena and Eva Longoria) and the mysterious gold city before heading to the Back to School Warehouse Clothing Sale.

Skipping National Night Out, 12 year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl (Ferdia Shaw, opens August 9th) explores the hightech, fairy world located beneath the ground and, in an effort to restore the family wealth, holds a fairy for ransom.

Dealing with too much competition from the local, fry-stealing seagulls, The Angry Birds Movie 2 (opens August 16th) finds our animated feathered friends angrier than ever. Featuring the voices of Peter Dinklage and Bill Hader.

Everyone is asking, Where’d You Go Bernadette? (Cate Blanchett, opens August 16th) when a formerly self-sacrificing mom takes off on her own adventure of self-discovery, where she naturally discovers a scenic Seawall stroll followed by a blissful beach day makes for the best mental-health break.

Loving their pre-Midsommar break from Hollywood, our celebrated cast can’t wait to check out the Boardwalk, where Artemis Fowl is making deals in Ed’s Funcade while the cast of The Angry Birds Movie 2 experience an odd (for them) sense of peace soaring higher than the Giant Wheel.

While roaming from Surfside to Adventure Pier on her brief break from reality, costars are asking Where’d You Go Bernadette? to our lost-no-more star, who can’t wait to tell her loved ones back home all that she discovered.

After locating Dora and the Lost City of Gold, our summer cast knows nothing can compare to the priceless moments of surf, sand and stars they’ve found right here in always-golden Wildwood by the Sea

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“Let your smile change the world, but don’t let the world change your smile.” the

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The Caesar family love Shoobies and the Wildwoods! They enjoyed one of the nicest weeks of the year (2018) for summer vacation!

RICK DAVIS BUILDS THE COASTLINE

ONE HOUSE AT A TIME.

Kayla Jean was all smiles as she marched in the 109th WILDWOOD BABY PARADE as Lady Liberty. Save the Date!! July 31, 2019

Rick, Sherri & Rickii at their favorite spot in North Wildwood

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Maggie Donahue has had the privilege to dance at Joanne Reagan Dance Studio for the past 10 yrs. This year is Joanne’s 50th Anniversary of teaching dance. Dancing builds character, discipline and responsibility through the creative and performing arts.

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94 “There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.”

~Lady Blessington

Miss Wally’s and other Wildwood Beauties

& Mary’s sister Michelle Carty Sheeran. #tbt 2007 a wonderfull nostalgic story

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Currently the site of the KingFish Bar & Grille sign since 2007 Mary Carty as Miss Wally’s

Beauty Pageant ‘Check-Up” by “Dr. Johnnie Ray” Mary Carty & Johnnie Ray

Mickey Shaughnessy was always the laugh of the party

�ary Carty, oldest daughter of the late Wally

Carty of North Wildwood’s Wally’s Café, has many warm memories of Wildwood during the rockin’ 1950’s. Back in the mid-fifties, the Anglesea bars hosted their own beauty pageants, complete with parades that ran along New Jersey Ave. in North Wildwood to Wildwood. Mary represented her father’s club as “Miss Wally’s.” Among her competitors were “Miss Moore’s Inlet,” “Miss Macomber” and “Miss Club Avalon,” to name a few. The job of each contestant, aside from being beautiful, was to sit on the back of a convertible and wave to the crowds.

Mary remembers the parade ending at a park where the beauty winner received her trophy. Popular singer Johnnie Ray, a famous singer at the time who sang “The Little White Cloud That Cried,” would walk past the beauty hopefuls in a doctor’s uniform, complete with a doctor’s bag, and inspect each contestant.

Once the beautiful winner was “crowned,” the local bar owners, their entertainers, employees and beauty participants would gather together for a game of softball. Mary distinctly remembers well known local North Wildwood/Hollywood actor, Mickey Shaughnessy, playing catcher and getting hit in the face with a pie during one game.

Miss Macomber

Miss Club Avalon

During these musical times, Wildwood nightclubs often featured well-known performers. Wally’s Café was a part of the action, featuring Georgie Shaw, Johnnie Ray, and Patti Page, and Tyrone and His Royal Romanians among others.

Johnnie Ray & Mickey Shaughnessy after the game (other names unknown)

Wildwood by-the-sea really was and always will be the town that rocks! ~SUN Archive, 2012 Final Beauty Pageant Trophy Ceremony

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“Life is simple. Just add water.”

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96 “Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time... serenity, that nothing is.” Thomas Szasz

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“Recall it as often as you wish, a happy memory never wears out.” -Libbie Fudim

I Met M� True Love at the Swimmin� Hol� in North Wildwood

BILL & JUDY CARR by Dorothy Kulisek

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SURFSIDE WEST DINER Flipping eggs for over 50 years!

Open 7 Days a Week I 6:30am - 1:00pm Cresse & New Jersey Aves. I Wildwood by-the-Sea www.SurfsideWest.com 609-522-3392 {Catering Services Available}

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“Home of the Hangover”

Bill & Judy Carr at the Wildwood Museum’s Open House 5/31/19. Many will remember their Wildwood High Biology teacher Mr. Carr:-) Bill and Judy Carr’s love story began right here in Wildwood by the sea (as so many great loves do). Before their fated first meeting, Bill attended St. Joe’s Prep High School and Lasalle University before enlisting in the US Navy. After the Navy, he came to Wildwood for the summer (where he spent his childhood summers) and became a lifeguard for the North Wildwood Beach Patrol (NWBP).

Judy also spent her childhood summers in Wildwood until her father sold his bar in Philadelphia and purchased the Terminal Cafe here in the early 1950s, moving their family here full time.

They happily settled on 5th Street in North Wildwood, with Judy gradu-

At the swimming hole, “Hidden Harbor”: Bill & Judy Carr, on the left and Christine Miles & Bill Katheder on the right c1954 ating from Wildwood High School in 1957. She fondly remembers how many kids swam at “Hidden Harbor,” the name given to a swimming hole located on 2nd St., which was reason for the NWBP guards to be stationed there.

Among them were NWBP Bill Carr and his Lasalle buddy, Bill Katheder, who were assigned to the swimming hole.

Brimming with a big smile, Bill remembers the first time he laid eyes on Judy, “she was wearing a one piece brown bathing suit and oh! she was so beautiful!”

Love was surely in the sweet salty air that destined summer for Bill and Judy, who eventually married and continue to enjoy their life where it all began, right here in the love-inspiring Wildwoods.

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Mon. thru Fri. 4pm-7pm $1 Oysters during Happy Hour $1 Dogs for all Phillies Day Games

See Grid For Our Live Entertainment Bill Carr on the North Wildwood beach

Bill Carr, Jim Devine, Al Krutzinger, Al Stachus & “No-Neck Neumann” , c1953

3rd & New York Aves., N. Wildwood 609-551-4112

98 “May the Long Time Sun shine upon you... Surround you and guide you...” ~an Irish lullaby

North Wildwood’s Only Bayfront Restaurant Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner!

Shrimp • Oysters • Crabs • Clams • Pulled BBQ Chicken • Pork • Smoked Prime Rib • Sweet & Smokey St. Louis Ribs

Key West Style Waterfront Restaurant & bar

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.

island inspired Lunch & Dinners

Looking for Authentic BBQ or ‘Almost jumps off your plate’ fresh seafood? The Surfing Pig brings together the best of Waterfront Dining, Real Wood Smoked BBQ & Local FRESH Seafood. If the mouthwatering food isn’t enough to entice you in for dinner, how about a Spectacular Sunset? Every table in the restaurant has a spectacular sunset view…

A LW ays SerVing Sunsets. . .

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$6 YUENGS & WINGS • $6 MIMOSA

3,2,1 Happy Hour Mon-Thur 2pm-5pm $3 Small Plates • $2 Domestic Drafts • $1 Oysters

LIVE MUSIC DAILY 3PM-7PM

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Serving a Full Selection of Beers & CocktaiLs!

DAILY SPECIALS TACO TUESDAY:

$2.50 Tacos -Pulled Pork or Chicken $3.50 Fish or Shrimp Tacos $5 MARGARITAS

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Home of everything watersports for the Wildwoods.

Spend a day on the water crabbing, fishing, cruising or anything your seafaring heart desires aboard one of the pontoon boats in our fleet. Looking for something a bit more energizing or eco-friendly, rent a paddle board or kayak and take in some of the wetlands and wildlife of the back bays of New Jersey.

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Restaurant & Marina Open 8am

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If my dreams could all come true, paradise would be in a little bungalow by the sea...”

In a House by-the-Sea Service is our specialty!

CR AB ISLAND 1-STOP SHOPPING

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Wildwood {1920-1971}

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A Growing Selection of: WINES - BEERS - LIQUORS CIGARS • CIGARETTES • LOTTERY Submitted by John Sharkey of his grandparents John & Margaret Nugent who left a legacy of Wildwood love to their family with 50 years of memories at their summer home at 242 E. Leaming Ave.

WILDWOOD BY-THE-SEA, N.J.

Nana and kids Jack, Betty and Buddy spent every summer in their seaside cottage. Pop Pop, who worked in the city during the week, rode the train down on the weekends. He would later tell us the story of how, during Prohibition, he packed his suitcase full of liquor to take home. The “History of Wildwood” states that the harbors were a bootlegger’s dream.

Through the years, upgrades were made to the house on Leaming Avenue, mostly by their son Jack and Betty’s husband Jim. They spent their summer vacations cursing each project they undertook!

Jack’s wife Dorothy and Betty were in charge of painting the interior, with each room painted all one color, including the furniture.

The house was eventually lowered off the pilings onto cinder block. An enclosed shower was installed on the side of the house with a hot water heater.

Come gather around the table!

However, you would get a shock from the pipes whenever you turned on the hot water. The kids were all afraid to take a shower!

In 1971, after more than 50 years in the family, our much-loved vacation home sold for $22,000.

Happily, we could never put a price on the lifetime of memories we created in our cozy cottage by the sea...

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The grandchildren could always entertain themselves and stay “out of the way” or “under the back bungalow.”

The Braces’ bungalow next door was on high pilings with a huge sandbox underneath. Kids could play for hours under there and create an entire city.

Sadly, Nana passed away in 1962, followed by Pop in 1967, but what a wonderful, magical place their house was, filled with generations of fun, love and memories.

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100 “I don’t remember summer even saying goodbye.” ~ David Mitchell

BobTales II Excerpts of a biography that started in Wildwood Crest., NJ

Here are a few of our favorite Porch photos that have been featured in The Sun over the years.

by Bob Friedenberg

The Enduring Seaside Cottage Porch

We at The SUN, being the old-fashioned magazine that we are, treasure history the way one cherishes a childhood friend, appreciating its value even more with the passage of time. In that “nostalgic” tradition, we happily salute the seaside cottage porch and the many conversations and fun times enjoyed by family, friends & neighbors, while delighting in the Wildwood ocean breezes SUN all summer long. the

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The Porch

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The porch was the best feature of my Grandmother’s summer home in Wildwood Crest.

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The porch was elevated about 5 feet above the street and wrapped around the side of the house. It was filled with "worn to the form" old wicker rocking chairs that had been painted dozens of times over the years, usually either green or red, but sometimes blue, which colors could be seen where a rocker was chipped. A large Tennessee William's swing was suspended on one side that provided a lot of fun for everyone over the years.

A classic vintage porch filled with rocking chairs at the old Avalon Hotel on 26th Ave. in North Wildwood that was sadly demolished in 2013

Our days began and ended on the porch. It was Grand Central.

c. 1968 Maria Shippani & friend on the porch at her family’s summer home at 7th & Surf Aves. (2019 house Sold)

It was where you read the paper in the morning, especially the Sunday comics. In the afternoons, while we were at the beach, Grand Mom sat in her rocker, that had been custom fitted to her shape over the years, crocheting thousands of snowflake like squares from miles of yarn, that would become a magnificent table cloth when they were joined.

There was always someone crossing the porch on his way to or from the grocery store two blocks away. It never ended, there was always someone from our house either coming or going to the store from early in the morning to until after dark.

After dinner until late into the night the porches along Wisteria Rd. became the social centers for the entire street.

If you didn’t go out for the evening it’s where you spent the night with family and friends, however, no matter what, the porch was assembly point at the end of the night.

In a time before air-conditioning, you could count on coming home to a packed porch, which was the perfect way to end the day.

Summer neighbors enjoy an afternoon chat on the porch ~ Jean Burow and Helen Bell Neighbors enjoy catching up after the long winter months... George Amundsen of DAYTRIPPERS visits his neighbor Mary Willson Ploschki

“The best spot of a summer home is on the front porch with family.” Here is the LOVE family at their wonderful old Wildwood summer home.

Annie Heller on a porch rocker with baby Frank in 1936 {featured in The Sun’s ‘This Old House’ story in 2007}

Heller - Huf families on the porch of this historic home on 6th Ave. in 1937.

It was built by Ellsworth Hewitt c. 1897 {Sadly, Frank & Janet had to sell the family home in 2018} Photo taken by Marie Heller of her family with her husband & children, little Frank & Betty (a St. Joseph’s nun who loves The SUN!)

A seashore house can never have enough porches, nor can it be painted bright enough!

Just LOVE the Seashell pink color and sunburst design railing on this Wildwood Crest home The Sun loves anything that is bright yellow! First & second floor porches are common for a shore house and catching ocean breezes This one is on 13th Ave..

Taken on Rio Grande > Ave., Fireman’s Weekend 2013, Bill Kutsch, Michele Lynn, Kathy Viviani from Pagota, NJ & Ridgefield Park, NJ. Note: Pedro and his trusty burro from the iconic Rio Motel now has a permanent home in the Wildwood Historic Museum

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“Time is the scarcest resource, and unless it is managed, nothing else can be managed.” - Peter F. Drucker

Bedrock Mini Golf in West Wildwood Since 1969 “Differen� Stro�e� �or Differen� �ol�s”

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609-523-2400

SEAFOOD / BAR-B-CUE TAKE OUT - EAT IN - BYOB

Now open 7 days a week 3-10pm Gertrude with granddaughter Noelle

Y

ou know how some towns are called “one-horse towns?”

The tiny island of West Wildwood could appropriately be labeled such a town, where in its history, businesses are fewer and farther between, and with the exception of boat docks, there’s only one church, one bar, one restaurant, etc.

There’s also only ever been one mini golf course, West Wildwood’s Bedrock Mini Golf, which generations of family vacationers have been enjoying for the past 50 years.

Although Harry Thomas built the Flintstones-themed golf course in 1969, Gertrude Verzella, with the help of her late husband Joe, 6 sons, 1 daughter and 34 grandchildren, has been operating it for the past 44 years. (Joe Verzella, Sr. passed away suddenly at the age of 56 in 1979) In 1970, after years of renting a house every summer, the Verzella’s bought a home located fortuitously next to Bedrock Mini Golf and an empty lot (Something Joe, Sr. liked because he was certain noone could build and block his view of the West Wildwood bridge or his beautiful seashore breezes.) They later purchased the golf course in 1975. Harry’s family still stops by to play the occasional round of golf with Gertrude, now 94.

So many who come to Bedrock fondly tell the story of how they once played there and now bring their kids.

It’s now $5.00 to play, but one thing remains unchanged... if you hit a hole-inone into the clown’s nose, you still win a Free game :-) In the little hamlet of West Wildwood, Bedrock Mini Golf remains the sweetest and biggest game in town… thank you Gertrude!

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Joe & Gertrude Verzella with one of 34 grandbabies

James Verzella introduces a new family member to mini-golf

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Gertrude’s 90th birthday was Flintstone’s themed :-)

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102 “The highest purpose of art is to inspire. What else can you do? What else can you do for anyone but inspire them?” ~Bob Dylan Celebrating the 243rd year of American Independence

Visit us this summer!

Come watch your favorite sports teams

on our 6 big screen TVs!

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Quizzo Saturday at 4PM Members and their qualified guests are always welcome!

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Quality Workmanship & Design AWARD-WINNING LANDSCAPING Foundations • Block • Stone • Pavers Masonry • Concrete • Landscaping HOUSE RAISING

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• Hot & Cold Sandwiches • Package Goods • Ice Cold Beer

“We’ll lay our trowels down against anybody!’

Come See Bobbilyn & Noelle

4612 Park Blvd. at Andrews Open 6 Days Year Round • Walk-ins Welcome WILDWOOD 609-729-2521

Boogie Down Saturday Nights Back-in-the-Day Dance Party

Live from Wildwood by-the-Sea 7pm-midnight on www.mybnr.com and on OCNJRadio.com with your host D.J. JAMMIN JACK CHRISTY

Spinning 60s-70s-80s Dance Music For more info call Jack @ 609-408-5919 or go to BoogieDownSaturdayNight.com sponsored by Cape May Whale Watcher

For Service with a Smile!

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“People who are happy for people being happy is such a magical thing.” ~Romans 12:15

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Fresh Fish of the Day Shrimp Scampi Fried Crab Cake Slow Roasted Prime Rib or Beef Chicken Parmesan Soy & Honey Glazed Salmon

INDOOR & OUTDOOR DINING • SERVING DAILY 11AM-10PM • HAPPY HOUR DAILY 11AM-6PM

OPEN YEAR ROUND BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER Early Bird Specials from 3:00-5:30pm

Wildwood Crest Recreation Department and Wellness Committee hosted the 2nd annual Mayor’s Wellness Walk on a beautiful morning on Saturday, April 8th, 2019. About 65 people joined Mayor Don Cabrera & his wife Jeanine for the walk along the gorgeous Wildwood Crest Bike Path. Another initiative to help promote health and wellness in the borough!

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Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano gathered all his troops from Parks Dept., to Public Works & the Rec for “SOD DAY” at Holly Beach Park on June 4, 2019. See full story in this issue. Be sure to stop by for a stroll through the park... between Andrews & Burk Aves., between New Jersey & Pacific Aves.

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104 “Stretching oneself too thin is the disease of modern life. Letting oneself get too thick, the other.” ~Terri Guillemets

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As the spring fishing fades in the rear-view mirror, I would say we can’t complain. Stripers had a short run, but they were available in the Delaware Bay and many local beaches. The return of some nice weakfish around some jetties was a pleasant surprise. They will be caught in the back bays and under bridges most of the summer at night. The drum season was off the hook. They were close and cooperated for most of the season. Unfortunately, they have for the most part left the bay. The photo’s shows that drum can put a smile on any face, this being my daughter Kim. Her first drum.

Now that summer is upon us let’s get serious about fishing. Seabass fishing closed on June 22. It will reopen July 1st. It’s a shame they never really got close enough for smaller boats during the spring season. If you got offshore the seabass were nice size and plentiful. When it reopens you will only be allowed two seabass. Check the recent regulations before you fish to many sure of what you can catch and legally take home. The flounder are being caught in the back-bay waters with lots of throw backs. The flounder’s numbers will steadily increase thru the summer and into the fall. The artificial reefs in the ocean will be your best spot early on for flounder. Early morning fishing in the back bays will render more fish before the boat traffic sends them to a quiet hiding place. The flounder offer a great opportunity for everyone to fish. Rental boats, Party boats or private charters can take groups, families, and individual fishing parties in the bay or ocean. The Bait and Tackle shops can provide information to fish and the appropriate equipment. These shops do rent out tackle if you forgot to bring yours. The experience of fishing in our local bays or ocean will forever be remembered and cherished for many years. The moment of a child’s first fish caught is one special life event. This first level of interaction with nature creates levels of understanding about life that a thousand words could not provide. As the summer water warms the variety of fish like blues, triggers, and kingfish make their debut The offshore fishing has jumped out to a great start. The tuna fishing in the canyons has been exceptional. Although canyon trips are expensive the variety of fish in the cobalt blue gulf stream waters provides amazing sights. The sky looks on fire from the rays of sun with hues that can never be captured by any artist. The vastness of the ocean will humble you to your core. The of feeling of the brute strength of a large wild pelagic fish on the other side of the line is exhilarating. As you eventually get control and see this beautiful fish come to the side of the boat your decision to keep or release for another day makes you a steward of the resources in the sea. This event you shared with mother nature will be replayed in your mind for the rest of your time on earth.

God Bless,

Captain Gary Sloan, North Wildwood, NJ

Capt. Gary & his daughter Kim

Kim’s first Drum fish

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“Blessed is the one who finds out which way God is moving and then goes in that direction.” ~Daily Bread

MeSsagE iN A BOTTLE

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By Bob Ingram

Twas the Night before Christmas. . .

But why wait ‘til then?

She actually found a message in a bottle. . .

Linda Kelley has to have the best eyesight of any lifeguard on the Jersey Shore – or maybe anywhere.

Three years ago, lifeguarding at Diamond Beach, Linda spotted a bottle with a message in it bobbing in the waves.

And it wasn’t one of those big bottles you always picture, but a little tube, smaller even than your average test tube.

She doesn’t know how she spotted it. “I just did,” she says.

Earlier in our conversation she announced, “I’m known to find money,” and related that she found $300 this past season, mostly in fifties and right out there in the street.

Luck of the Irish plus good eyes... very blue good eyes!? Anyhow, whoever actually heard of someone finding a message in a bottle – and what did Linda Kelley’s message say? There’s a cool, yet warm story here: first, the message said to send the bottle to a guy named Barry Smith in upstate Pennsylvania for a reward.

So Linda replied and Barry sent her a $20 Domino’s gift card (of all things!) in a pop-up card! . . . “he sends me beautiful pop-up cards every Christmas now,” Linda says. The gift card wasn’t what you’d expect in return to finding a message in a bottle, but the best was yet to come. This June, she got a letter from Barry saying that he was coming to Wildwood and wanted to meet her for dinner at Beach Creek Restaurant.

One thing: he didn’t know what Linda looked like and was walking around Beach Creek asking diners, “Did you find a message in a bottle?”

When Barry Smith finally found Linda Kelley, over dinner he told her the backstory of his ‘message in a bottle’: twenty years ago he went through a divorce and gained custody of his daughter, Marie, which is unusual in divorce cases.

Marie was ten years old at the time, and to teach her the virtue of patience, he told Linda, he put the first of the messages in a bottle and sent it out to sea.

Since then, Smith says that he has sent bottles out to sea whenever he and his daughter were at a seaside resort.

Talk about patience; twenty years later, with Marie now being married with a child... Linda Kelly was the first and only person to contact Barry Smith about finding their message in a bottle. She says that her friends thought that maybe she’d strike it rich when she received her reward. Well, rich in pizza anyhow, with a Domino’s gift card and some new friends.

For his part, Barry says that he was “dumbfounded” when Linda contacted him and that when he told his daughter, now a computer tomography specialist at a hospital in Cleveland, she was “astounded.”

So the next time you hear Sting sing “Message in a Bottle,” think of Linda Kelley and her sharp blue eyes.

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Shuffleboard in the Wildwoods: Tom Flud, US Shuffleboard Champ

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by Anita Hirsch, Author of “Wildwood-By-The-Sea: Nostalgia and Recipes”

Tom Flud didn’t aspire to be on the US Team competing in International Shuffleboard.....it was one of those things that just happened in life. In 1966, when he was looking for a summer job, he was hired to oversee the Shuffleboard Courts in Wildwood, where generations earlier, his great grandfather, Oliver Bright, had served as City Commissioner.

This old postcard shows the first six shuffleboard courts, surrounded by grass and flowers and paths.

In Wildwood, in 1947, during the days when EZ Fox was Recreation and Parks Director, six shuffleboard courts were built on the land between the Boardwalk and Ocean Avenue and between Taylor and Andrew, an extension of Fox Park. They were beautiful and well made courts...very smooth and professional and surrounded by grass and flowers. River bank gravel was used in the cement to keep the smooth surface for the discs. This became important on the competitive level.

Nick Silvidio, a tireless Wildwood coworker of EZ Fox, helped with the building of the Shuffleboard Courts.

Shuffleboard was very popular in the late 40s and early 50s. The free city-owned courts were an attraction for tourism, so 18 more were added in the 1950’s....there were then 24 courts in all, and a shed that housed the shuffleboard equipment: 2 cue sticks and four yellow and four black discs for each court.

Tom would open up the shed at 9AM to be greeted by a line of folks waiting to play. All day and every day, he would be there to hand out equipment, assign a court to the players, time the players to make sure they were there just an hour, or maybe if no one was waiting, he would say they could play longer, and then close the courts at dusk and lock up the shed. During the afternoons, business was slow, because most went to the beach, so Tom would practice in the afternoons and try the pointers and methods of the better players.

While Tom Flud was watching over the shuffleboard courts in Wildwood, there might have been 1000 shuffleboard courts all up and down the East Coast. Most seaside resorts had shuffleboard. Now there are far less.

Besides the public shuffleboard courts in Wildwood, most of the motels had their own courts. There are still a few motels that have a court for guests.

The first Wildwood Dir.of Recreation to administer the Shuffleboard Courts was Charles Juliana, who kept that position until his retirement in 1968. “Mr. J”, established the annual tournaments which were open to men and women of all ages.

There were separate shuffleboard rules for those just enjoying the relaxation and exercise of it, and rules for championship play. Shuffleboard tournaments were well attended in Wildwood by-the-sea. There were no entry fees. The city awarded prizes including trophies and silver plates to the winners and runners-up.

The 24 shuffleboard courts in Wildwood built in the 50’s.

(Wildwood Historical Society)

Shuffleboard winners: L-R: Michael Prete from Phila., Tom Flud, Wildwood’s Tournament Director, and John Bejsiuk from Washington Twp., NJ As many as 20 Shuffleboard Clubs were formed in New Jersey when shuffleboard was in its prime. Tom Flud joined the Ocean City club, formed in 1941, for the purpose of competition and won many state shuffleboard championships over the years. Between 1976-1980, he was the top ranked player in New Jersey.

In 1984, the NJ Shuffleboard Assc. authorized a State Hall of Fame and in 1997, Flud was inducted into the NJ Shuffleboard Hall of Fame. With the beginnings as the person watching over the shuffleboard courts in Wildwood, he went on to be named to the first US team to compete in International competition against Canada and Japan.

During his years at Fox Park, Tom enjoyed being recognized by residents and tourists as the “Shuffleboard man.” Years later, he served Wildwood in other capacities including City Administrator, Director of Public Safety, and lastly as Superintendent of Public Works. Through his public career, he continued to attribute his joy in working with people to his initial experiences teaching his favorite sport and encouraging friendly competition.

As in many other resort communities, the decades of free shuffleboard in the Wildwoods ended when the new Convention Center needed parking for the new facility and also the city decided that they needed to generate revenue from the shuffleboard property.

Thank you to Tom Flud and to the Wildwood Historical Society for assistance with this article.

The 24 shuffleboard courts in front of the Rio Motel.

(Wildwood Historical Society)

Capt’n Mac’s Crab Imperial

This recipe comes from Tom Flud’s good friends, brothers Steve and Dave MacDonald, who owned Capt’n Mac’s Seafood House (formerly Sunberg’s Restaurant).

It was located at 2nd and New York Avenues in North Wildwood and thrived from 1985 to 1995.

2 lbs. lump crab meat 1 cup mayonnaise 2 ounces finely diced green pepper 2 ounces finely diced canned mushroom (squeeze out liquid) 2 eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon A1 sauce 1 teaspoon dry mustard 1/2 teaspoon veggie seasoning Salt and pepper to taste Lemon wedges Pick through crab and remove all shells. In a large mixing bowl, mix all ingredients except the crab meat.

Gently fold in crab meat, trying to keep pieces intact.

Do not overmix. Place 5 to 6 ounces of the mixture into individual greased scallop shells or casseroles. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or until golden. Serve with lemon wedges. Makes 8-10 Servings.

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108 “In 10 years’ time will you look back at your past week and be glad how you chose to spend your time?” ~Freequill All photos are from “Save The Children’s Fresh Air Home” Facebook page.

Re mem The Clothesline A clothesline was a news forecast, to neighbors passing by, There were no secrets you could keep, when clothes were hung to dry.

It also was a friendly link, for neighbors always knew If company had stopped on by, to spend a night or two.

For then you’d see the “fancy sheets”, and towels upon the line; You’d see the “company table cloths”, with intricate designs.

The line announced a baby’s birth, from folks who lived inside, As brand new infant clothes were hung, so carefully with pride!

The ages of the children could so readily be known By watching how the sizes changed, you’d know how much they’d grown!

It also told when illness struck, as extra sheets were hung; Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe too, haphazardly were strung.

It also said, “On vacation now”, When lines hung limp and bare.

It told, “We’re back!” when full lines sagged, with not an inch to spare!

New folks in town were scorned upon, if wash was dingy and gray, As neighbors carefully raised their brows, and looked the other way.

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Mother’s Basic Rules for Clotheslines: (If you don’t even know what clotheslines are, better skip this.)

1. Hang the socks by the toes... NOT the top.

2. Hang pants by the bottom/cuffs... NOT the waistbands.

3. WASH the clothesline(s) before hanging any clothes by walking the entire length of each line with a damp cloth around the lines.

4. Hang the clothes in a certain order, and always hang “whites” with “whites,” and hang them first.

5. NEVER hang a shirt by the shoulders - always by the tail!

What would the neighbors think?

6. Wash day on a Monday! NEVER hang clothes on the weekend, or on Sunday, for Heaven’s sake!

7. Hang the sheets and towels on the OUTSIDE lines so you can hide your “unmentionables” in the middle 8. It doesn’t matter if it is sub-zero weather... clothes will “freeze-dry.”

9. ALWAYS gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes!

Pins left on the lines were “tacky”!

10. Be efficient and line the clothes up so that each item does not need two clothes pins, but shares one of the clothes pins with the next washed item.

11. Clothes off of the line before dinner time, neatly folded in the clothes basket, and ready to be ironed.

12. IRONED??!! Well, that’s a whole OTHER subject!

There is one thing that’s left out. . . we had a long wooden pole (a clothes pole) that was used to push the clotheslines up so that longer items didn’t brush the ground and get dirty. I can hear my mother now...

Nostalgically submitted by Sue Farrel for The SUN

But clotheslines now are of the past, for dryers make work much less.

Now what goes on inside a home, is anybody’s guess!

I really miss that way of life, it was a friendly sign When neighbors knew each other best... by what hung on the line.

All photos are from “Save The Children’s Fresh Air Home” Facebook page.

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110 “The empowered woman is powerful beyond measure and beautiful beyond description.”

American Association of University Women of Cape May County

American Association of University Women Cape May County founding members

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American Association of University Women of Cape May County at an Open House held at Atlantic Cape Community College

American Association of University Women of Cape May County at a Book Club Group meeting

“A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself.” ~Maya Angelou

American Association of University Women, a national organization that has been empowering women since 1881, including a branch in Cape May County, lives by the long-standing mission of providing access to education for women. Members contribute toward much-needed scholarships as well as raising funds from supporting local groups. In addition to education, they recognize the importance of forming friendships with other likeminded women. The AAUW Cape May County group even has their own book club, where they meet twice a month to read and discuss books, including a daytime meeting as well as a night time meeting, with men and friends welcome for the evening discussion. Book suggestions are gathered from the participants and reviews selected from member volunteers.They also participate in educational, social excursions, including learning more about Cape May County’s rich history during visits to cemeteries and various historical landmarks. Taking in the seaside sights, which have their own enlightening stories to tell, the group enjoys nature tours, the Wildwood DooWop Tour and Winery Tours, in addition to so many other scenic sights.

With their strong vision of always moving intellectually forward, the National AAUW realized approximately ten years ago that the number of women entering into the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) fields was declining. Standing behind their belief that education is the key to equality, the state AAUW organization supports the selection of 60 girls to attend a one-week residential camp at Stockton University campus that immerses rising seventh grade students in STEM classes and activities, with hands-on experience ranging from conducting chemistry and biology lab experiments to programming computers applications, to dragging a seine net to participating in a drone flight.

This is a statewide, competitive process offered to rising seventh graders who would benefit greatly from the summer camp experience. Each school is given the opportunity to nominate one deserving student, who then follows an application process which includes writing an essay. The criteria is not based on how advanced a student may be as much as it is about how interested and driven they are to discover and meet their future career goals and dreams. Branch members volunteer not only at the summer camp, but at one-day workshops designed for sixth to eighth graders (Tween-Tech) and eighth to eleventh graders (Teen-Tech).

The Cape May County branch has been active for 50+ years. The members of AAUW have been working with women for women, to support women, offering SecondChance scholarships college at Atlantic Cape Community College for women returning tocollege. If you are interested in joining, or would like more information, please visit the branch website https://capemay-nj. aauw.net A membership form can be filled out online and you will receive an answer with more information from the membership chair.

~Steve Maraboli

Homage to the

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

1985 ~Kathy Sharp Mahon and daughters Amy & Stephanie, locals since 1955! *Kathy’s mom and dad owned Bar Val newsstand and candy store better known as “Sharpies” on Pacific Ave in Wildwood during the 60’s and 70’s Mike, Maria & Michael Britt, 1984

Mary Kane, Dan Kane and cousin, Rhonda Himes... c.1964. They did a retake at a wedding in July :-)

Karen DiPietro Bolger Summer 1962

Bridget and Derham Raeleen early 80s

Shelly & Barbara Anderson 89

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“Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything’s different?” ~CS Lewis

A Blast From the Past!

All photos here are from Wildwood Catholic Class of ‘59

Celebrating 60 years out of High School! *Thank you to Bill Markee for loaning his Wildwood Catholic 1959 Yearbook... the Wildwood Museum’s collection doesn’t include many from the 1950s

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

FALLEN HEROES PLUNGE SAVE THE DATE! 2/22/20

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 there were 1080 plungers, the air temp was 39°, the ocean temp was 40°... it was a somber gray sky with a winter chill for our Fallen Heroes

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PIRATES PLUNGING for the FALLEN HEROES

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The Abominable Snowman came ready for the frigid temps BAGPIPERS MARCHED IN for the FALLEN HEROES

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“When we pray, our hearts glow a glorious joy that lights our souls and all the world around us.” ~Terri Guillemets

Hello dear Sun Readers!

Here at The SUN, being the old-fashioned magazine that we are, treasure history the way one cherishes a childhood friend, appreciating its value even more with the passage of time.

We honor that nostalgic tradition in this 116-page issue, where we happily salute the seaside life, where many conversations and fun times are enjoyed by family, friends and neighbors as they soak up those Wildwood ocean breezes all summer long.

Within our homage-to-summer edition, you’ll find 15 years’ worth of #tbt Five Miles of Smiles (which always brings a smile to our faces). You can expect to find our traditional SUN standards which naturally includes classic yearbook photos, a summer movie guide (for those less-than-sunny days), a fishing column and places of worship on the island.

You’ll find stories on Wildwood Bocce, Shuffleboard and the Holly Beach Park Renovation featured alongside our popular Sun features. No edition of The Sun would be complete, of course, without those endearing personal Wildwood stories, including the one about Sophie Sea, our favorite North Wildwood Rockette.

We also fondly reminisce with the First East Coast Surfer and recall fun times courtesy of West Wildwood’s half-century old Mini-Golf.

Read about the Legend of the Sand Dollar as well as the contents contained in A Message in a Bottle Found at Diamond Beach. As you dig your toes into the sand, we hope you’ll enjoy the tale of the Good Old Fashioned Clothesline (a pleasant reminder of simpler times). We also give a sunny shout out to the “American Association of University Women,” a group consisting of proud, local Cape May County women.

For the poet in all of us, we offer an uncomplicated moment for reflection found in poetry about the sea.

Our summer edition would not be Sun worthy without a glimpse at those gonebut-not-forgotten boardwalk photobooth photos & timeless beach photos submitted by you, our loyal readers and friends. Our

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The Sun wishes you an entire summer’s worth of wonderful beach days (photo ops still to come!) and story-filled porch nights. We hope your favorite form of travel consists in riding those waves, cool dips in the sea, bike rides, boat rides and boardwalk strolls, where the best way to travel comes in the form of tramcar rides and amusement rides. Since you’ll clearly be working up an appetite, we know you’ll enjoy the most delicious meals & the sweetest desserts.

We’ve discovered that “Memories are special moments that tell our story” and invite our Sun readers to pull up a beach chair or find a shady spot on the porch to bask in this summer issue of The SUN and enjoy a trip down Memory Lane as well as all of the stories the Summer of 2019 is sure to inspire by the sea…

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PRAYER FOR A BEACH COTTAGE Oh Lord, how I yearn for a cottage by the sea Surely I would like to surround it with your beautiful trees.

Maybe pink and white dogwood to bloom in the Spring.

Magnolia and Lilac with their heavenly scents, to blend with a breeze from the sea.

Please take the gardens at Hereford Light and plant them next to me, so I can be reminded of the feeling of being in your presence outdoors by the sea.

A porch with two chairs, one for you and one for me, it would be grand if we could sit and chat about all the things you made in the sea.

Then we could wander down the path over the dunes where we can see the sky and the sea blend together in different shades of blue.

The magnificence of the sea will always be a marvelous wonder to me. So, Thank You Lord for the many wonderful days I have spent in Wildwood by the Sea!

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