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“Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer... Dust off the sun and moon and sing a song of cheer...” ~Nat King Cole
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About the Cover On the cover is The Buck family: Mike and Holly with their two sons Eric and Ethan. It was shot in front of their home in the Gardens, which was built by Mike himself. A special Thank You to Dave and Joy Remvidas (who aslo were instrumental in helping with the story on George Gerlach, pg. 24-25) for lending us their ‘63 Chevy Parkwood station wagon. Congrats to The Buck’s who are anticipating another addition to the family sometime this Fall! Photograph by Rob Kulisek
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The SUN by-the-sea©2012 is the original nostalgic bi-monthly magazine published by So They’ll Know, inc. Published, Edited & Designed by Dorothy & Rob Kulisek with the help of those listed here: Dave Alven • Jerry Boyle • Meg Corcoran • Kirk Hastings • Toni Hill • Peaches Lukens • Jeff McGranahan * Fred Miller • Steve Murray Sidd Reilly • Gary Sloan * Ted Taylor no beach bag can be it! ith w out
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{Pure Ocean City delight!} America’s greatest Smiles Pages 10, 17, 27, 36, 48, 50, 56, 58 WHILE YOU WERE AWAY Pages 8-9 Ocean City Firsts by Fred Miller P. 12 True Love on the boards by Toni Hill Page 13 I Met My True Love in Ocean City The Erbs by Elsie Becker Page 14 Seaside Gardening: Hydrangeas by Steve Murray Page 15 Shop. Dine. UnWIND. Pages 20-23 Something special - George gerlach By Rob Kulisek Pages 24-25 The First Hobie Cat LAnds in oc,nj By Rob Kulisek Page 26 Ocean City Community Center Centerfold My Family by Ted Taylor P. 32
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Disclaimer The Sun by-the-Sea Newspaper© and So They’ll Know Inc. cannot pledge the accurateness or comprehensiveness of all editorial content in all of its constituent parts.
“Any society that needs disclaimers has too many lawyers.” ~Erik Pepke
“Those who live at the beach {ends of the earth} stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy!”—Psalm 65:8 This quote reminds me how lucky I am to live at the beach, that just beyond my front door awaits unlimited wonders. While I always gravitate toward the ocean no matter what time of year it may be, with my trusty camera as a constant companion, I’m forever in awe of the summer sun’s reflection bouncing off each breaking wave, creating an ethereal glow. I’m reminded why time spent by the sea is so special to so many of us. Among the surf and the sand, I’m convinced that we are all personally connected as a part of God’s creation. From sunrise to sunset, I know where to find inspiration, for at the ends of the earth untarnished beauty shines its brightest. Knowing that is pure joy. When I look out onto the ocean, I know everything in life has its purpose. Like footprints in the sand that eventually wash away, each season is brief, but leaves behind its impression, if only for a moment. Summer’s official beginning gives me one more opportunity to say a sunny Hello and a heartfelt Thank You for the warm Ocean City greeting we have received since beginning our Maiden Voyage. We hope you’ll enjoy reminiscing with your new Ocean City Sun, overflowing with local flavor. . . old and new photos, and personal stories about the people who make up Ocean City’s past and present. We’ll see you in September. Until then, may your days be filled with an endless summer in your heart, infinite ocean sunrises, and a copy of The Sun by-the-sea in your beach bag!
Dorothy
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George Mesterhazy by Jerry Boyle Page 34 Churches on the island Page 34 Ocean City style by Dave Alven P. 36 Movie Buff Goes to Hollywood by Meg Corcoran Page 38 OCEan City Historic Society by Jeff McGranahan Page 44 Remembering OCBP Olympians by Fred Miller Page 46-47 Seasiders Comic by Kirk Hastings P. 51 POETRY PAGES P. 42, 52, 54 Bruckner Chase Page 53 Fish Stories by Gary Sloan P. 57
Meet The SUN – Dorothy, Rob & Bobby Kulisek. Photo by JT Williams
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“Tomorrow always comes, and today is never yesterday.”
~S.A. Sachs
July Events
J u ly Hath 31 Days.
Full Buck or Thunder Moon July 3rd 2:52p.m. Sirius, also called the Dog Star, is the brightest star in the night sky. –The Old Farmer’s Almanac
7/3 Dog Days of Summer Begin. . . Always make sure your pet has a cool place to go on a hot day with plenty of water. 7/4 Independence Day “God Bless America.” Knee-high by the 4th of July, is the Sweet Corn. An attentive gardener literally can hear it growing, just listen for a creaking sound. 7/6 Sam Robb Memorial Beach 5K & beach Run 5pm at 40th St. beach. To benefit Sam Robb Fund with Cure Childhood Cancer. 7/11 Sand Sculpting Contest~9am at the 6th St. Beach – the first one of the season. 7/11-8/19 Gillian’s Junior Lifeguard Camp 8 yrs.-15 yrs. Mon-Fri 7:15am-9:30am. 7/12 Freckle Contest~6:30pm at the Music Pier. Registration begins 6pm in front of the Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace & Boardwalk. 7/13 Ocean City Exchange Club Craft Show 9am-3pm at Music Pier 7/15 “Art on Asbury Ave.” presents Clothes Line Art Sale 10am-2pm. Rain Date 7/22 7/21 Summer Festival of Fine Arts & Crafts One day only, 10am–5pm. Carey Stadium and Civic Center just off the Boardwalk at 6th St. Over 250 juried crafters, artists, photographers and gourmet food specialists. 7/21 31st Annual T. John Carey Master’s Swim~Reg. between 3-6pm. at the beach patrol station, 34th St. 6:30pm. 7/21-22 Ocean City’s 3rd Annual Tribute to the Philippines ~free Trade & Tourism Exhibition at the Music Pier. Traditional Filipino entertainment. Philippine Nurses Assoc. Health Wellness Seminar. 609-525-9300. 7/22 David Payne as C.S. Lewis ~7pm, Ocean City Tabernacle, free. 609-399-1915 7/25 OCBP Women’s Lifeguard Invitational Races~34th St. beach, 6:15pm. Women representing the 15 beach patrols on the South Jersey coast will be competing in this annual invitational race. 7/27 Merchants in Venice Seafood Festival Come feast on some of the best seafood in the area and enjoy entertainment and rides for the kids. 5pm–9pm. 6th–9th Sts.on Asbury Ave. Sponsored by Comcast. 7/28 Night in Venice~The City’s annual boat parade is one of the largest in the world. Starts at 7:30pm from the Longport Bridge to Tennessee Ave. along the bay. 7/30 Charlotte’s Web~10:30am Music Pier $9. tickets available at www.ocnj.us or Music Pier Box Office. The Ocean City Pops Orchestra performs all summer long at the Music Pier. See p. 7
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Beach Tags are officially in effect and required for age 12 & up thru September 3, 2012. Weekly beach tags are $10. and Daily beach tags cost $5. Purchase yours at Aquatic & Fitness Center, 1735 Simpson Ave., City Hall, 861 Asbury Ave., Henry S. Knight Building, 115 12th Street, or Roy Gillian Welcome Center, 16 E. 9th St. Funtastic Tuesdays~10am–1pm on Asbury Ave. Entertainment, Face Painters, Balloon sculptors. Through August. Mummers Night~Strutting 7pm-9pm on the boardwalk, 6th–14th Sts. Beach Walks~South End: 59th St. & Central Ave., (Entrance to Corsons Park) Tuesdays-9am, Wednesdays-6:30pm. North End: OC/Longport Bridge Parking Lot Tuesdays-6:30pm,Wednesdays-9am. Tickets on-site. Adults $1.00 Children .50¢ Farmer’s Market~Tabernacle Grounds Also crafters in FireHouse Parking Lot on 6th St. 8am–1pm. Every Wednesday thru Sept 12th. Market Days~10am–1pm Asbury Avenue. Entertainment, Face Painters, Balloon sculptors. Every Thursday through August. Family Nights~Entertainment on the boardwalk 7:30pm to 9:30pm between 6th–14th Sts. Sponsored by: Congo Falls, Gillian’s Wonderland, Johnson’s Popcorn & Playland’s Castaway Cove Inn to Inn Tours~Thursdays 2pm – 4pm, pick-up at 7th & Central Ave. Every Sunday through August 19th. Character Nights on the boardwalk. Characters will sign autographs in front of the Music Pier at 7:00 p.m., a Surrey Parade will follow at 7:30 p.m. Come join the fun and meet all the Ocean City Boardwalk Merchants’ Mascots. Sponsored by Manco and Manco’s Pizza and Gillian’s Wonderland Pier.
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“Summer! A season that has all too short a date.” ~ William Shakespeare
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GET LISTED - GET SOLD THE BADER - COLLINS COLLECTION $205,000.00 – 11 E 36TH ST 2ND FL - SOLD $249,000.00 – 3400 Central Avenue, Ocean city NJ uniit #2 $269,000.00 – 215 44th Street. Ocean City, NJ $299,500.00 – 17 Franklin Drive, Somers Pont, NJ $350,000.00 – 1436 West Ave. 1St FL _SOLD $365,000.00 – 3753 West Ave. Ocean City, NJ Rear $365,000.00 – 3755 West Ave. Ocean City, NJ Front $369,000.00 – 713 Periwinkle Dr. Ocean City, NJ $369,900.00 – 3329 Haven Ave. Ocean City, NJ 1st Floor $399,000.00 – 4455 West Ave. Ocean City, NJ 2nd Floor $400,000.00 – 2037 West Ave SINGLE _ SOLD $423,000.00 – 3045 ASBURY AVE 1ST FL _ SOLD $439,000.00 – 1500 Boardwalk. Ocean City, NJ $440,000.00 – 2338 ASBURY AVE 2ND FL - SOLD $449,000.00 – 2738 Asbury Ave. Ocean City, NJ 2nd Floor $475,000.00 – 3837 ASBURY AVE 1ST FL - SOLD $449,000.00 – 3921 West Avenue. Ocean City, NJ 1ST Floor $499,000.00 – 3009 West Ave. Ocean City, NJ 1st Floor $499,000.00 – 1921 Asbury Ave. Ocean Cit, NJ $499,000.00 – 2310 Asbury Ave. Ocean City, NJ $500,000.00 – 1739 ASBURY AVE 2ND FLOOR - SOLD $504,000.00 – 3606 ASBURY AVE 2ND FLOOR - SOLD $520,000.00 – 3224 ASBURY AVE 1ST FLOOR - SOLD $524,999.00 – 3900 Asbury Ave. Ocean City, NJ 1st Floor $539,000.00 – 2640 West Ave. Ocean City, NJ 1st Floor $536,800.00 – 3534 CENTRAL AVE 2ND FL -SOLD $545,000.00 – 5711 WEST AVE. 2ND FLOOR - SOLD $559,900.00 – 1845 Asbury Ave. Ocean City, NJ 1st Floor $574,999.00 – 3902 Asbury Ave. Ocean City, NJ 2nd Floor $579,000.00 – 11 VALMAR CT SINGLE – UNDER CONTRACT $589,000.00 – 2648 Asbury, Ocean City, NJ 1st Floor NEW CONST $589,000.00 – 2720 Asbury Avenue. Ocean City, NJ 1st Floor NEW CONST $589,000.00 – 2652 Asbury Avenue. Ocean City, NJ 1st Floor NEW CONST $600,000.00 – 3709 CENTRAL AVE 1ST FL - SOLD $635,000.00 – 1028 ASBURY AVE 1ST - SOLD $609,000.00 – 2722 Asbury Avenue. Ocean City, NJ 2nd Floor NEW CONST $639,000.00 – 4630 Asbury. Ocean City, NJ 2nd Floor $649,000.00 – 5531 Haven Avenue, Ocean City, NJ 2nd Floor
$730,000.00 – 3753-55 West Ave. Ocean City, NJ Duplex $775,000.00 – 4662 ASBURY AVE 21ND FLOOR - SOLD $805,000.00 – 1515 CENTRAL AVE 2ND FLOOR - SOLD $925,000.00 – 5529 CENTRAL ACE 1ST FLOOR - SOLD $940,000.00 – 1821 WESLEY AVE 1ST FLOOR - SOLD $999,900.00 – 4550 Asbury Avenue. Ocean City, NJ Single $999,900.00 – 4337 Asbury Avenue. Ocean City, NJ Single $1,049,000.00 – 5902 Central Asbury Avenue. Ocean City, NJ 2nd Floor $1,099,999.00 – 3900-02 Asbury Avenue. Ocean City, NJ Duplex $1,199,800.00 – 2720-22 Asbury Avenue… N/C $1,199,800.00 – 2652- 54 Asbury Avenue. Ocean City, NJ N/C $1,199,800.00 – 2648-50 Asbury Avenue. Ocean City, NJ N/C $1,275,000.00 – WESLEY SOUTH - SOLD $1,289,000.00 – 4445 Central Ave. Ocean City, NJ 1st Floor $1,299,000.00 – 3400 Wesley Avenue. Ocean City, NJ Unit A $1,345,000.00 – 119 WATERWAY RD SINGLE – UNDER DONTRACT $1,390,000.00 – 4537 CENTRAL AVE 1ST FLOOR - SOLD $1,425,000.00 – 5141 CENTRL AVE 1ST FLOOR – SOLD $1,479,000.00 – 4923 Central Ave. Ocean City, NJ 2nd Floor $1,498,000.00 – 4613 Central Avenue. Ocean City, NJ 1st Floor $1,499,000.00 – 2729 Wesley Avenue. Ocean City, NJ 1st Floor $1,499,000.00 – 2505 Wesley Avenue. Ocean City, NJ 1st Floor $1,549,000.00 – 617 16th Street. Ocean City, NJ 2nd Floor $1,699,000.00 – 2717 Wesley Avenue. Ocean City, NJ 1st Floor $1,725,000.00 – 5501 CENTRAL AVE 1ST FLOOR - SOLD $1,750,000.00 – 5143 CENTRAL AVE 2ND FLOOR - SOLD $1,800,000.00 – 2703 WESLEY AVE 2ND FLOOR - SOLD $1,899,000.00 – 5914 Central Avenue. Ocean City, NJ 2nd Floor $1,899,000.00 – 3907 CENTRAL AVE 2ND Floor- UNDER CONTRACT $2,198,000.00 – 3616 Wesley Ave. Ocean City, NJ 1st Floor $2,879,900.00 – 103 Waterway Road. Ocean City, NJ $3,249,000.00 - 265 Bayshore Drive. Ocean City, NJ Lot $4,549,000.00 – 2609-11 Wesley Ave. Ocean City, NJ LOT
* These are current listings and recent sales of the Bader-Collins Associates of Berger Realty. Call us to become part of the collection...
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“Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.”
~Soren Kierkegaard
August Events
August H a t h 31 Days.
Full Sturgeon Moon August 1st 11:27p.m. “Then followed that beautiful season... Summer.... Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.”
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet (1807-1882) 8/1 Sand Sculpting Contest~9am at the 6th St. Beach, the second one of the season. 8/1 Miss Crustacean Hermit Crab Beauty Pageant~the original beauty contest for crustaceans. The winner receives the Coveted Cucumber Rind Cup and gets to walk down a flowery runway. 1pm, 6th St. Beach. 8/1 Hermit Crab Races~Watch as some of the fastest crabs in the universe compete for the King of Klutz Plaque immediately following Miss Crustacean at the 6th St. Beach. 8/2-4 12th Annual Art of Surfing Show~Ocean City Music Pier. Thurs. 7pm – 10pm, Fri. & Sat. 12n–10pm. It is a FREE family event featuring original art from surfing’s biggest names, live music, and a chance to meet artists from across the country. 8/3-5 50th Annual Boardwalk Art Show Leading artists exhibit and sell their work. Traditionally an ideal place to buy fine artwork at reasonable prices. Fri. & Sat.10am– 6pm, Sun. 10am–4pm. 8/7 Nat’l Night Out 8/7 Pamper Scamper~Annual baby crawling race 9am registration, 9:30am start at the 6th St. Beach. For babies up to 15 months. 8/9 103rd Annual Baby Parade~10:15am, one of the oldest baby parades in the country. On the Boardwalk, 6th – 12th Sts. 8/9 Twins Contest~6:30 pm. Prizes for those who look the most and least alike, in front of the Music Pier. 8/10 South Jersey Lifeguard Championships 6:30pm at 34th St. beach. 8/11 ESA SJ District Surf Contest
The Somers Mansion Historic Site., the oldest home in Atlantic County and ancestral home of the Somers family, is open year round for visitation. Tours are available from Wednesday through Sunday, from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm and from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm. Admission is free. The site is located at 1000 Shore Rd. in Somers Point, NJ. Please call 609-927-2212 for more information.
Save the Dates! Ocean City Fishing Club
One of the youngsters who participated in the 2011 Boys and Girls Surf Fishing Tournament.
8/11 Boys and Girls Surf Fishing Tournament co-sponsored by the Ocean City Fishing Club and the City’s Department of Recreation. This free event is for youngsters 8-16 years. Location is the north-end beach by the Ocean City-Longport Bridge. Registration 9-10 am, with competition 10 am-noon. Prizes for top catches. Rain date: 8/18. Information: 609-398-0534.
7am 7th St. Beach. Call 609.884.5277
8/11 Miss Ocean City Pageant~at the Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace and boardwalk. Sponsored by the Ocean City Exchange Club. For more information visit www.ocexchangeclub.org 8/13-17 Weird Week ~Wacky But Not Tacky these events are fun for the entire family. 11am each day at the Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace & Boardwalk. 8/17 Cat nights Begin. cats deserve their own month-long holiday after the Dog Days “August rushes by like desert rainfall, a flood of frenzied upheaval, Expected, But still catching me unprepared. Heat and haze of crimson sunsets, Like a dream of moon and dark barely recalled, A moment, shadows caught in a blink. Like a quick kiss; one wishes for more, but it suddenly turns to leave, Dragging summer away. ~Elizabeth Maua Taylor
Angler unhooks a bluefish during the 2011 Ocean City Fishing Club’s Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament.
9/15 Ocean City Fishing Club’s Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament. Registration 5-6 am at OC Intermediate School, 18th Street and Bay Avenue. Open to individuals ($10) and six-person teams ($60). Lunch and trophies afterward back at the school. Information: 609-398-0534.
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“That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.” ~Emily Dickinson
Summer Concerts
at The Ocean City Music Pier
Don’t miss out on these incredible concerts with New Jersey’s Premier only all-professional summer orchestra!
Some of thiS Summer’S highlightS include:
Tuesday, July 17th
Mancini & Moonlight!
Broadway singers Nat Chandler & Terri Dale Hansen sing Mancini favorites like Moon River & Days of Wine & Roses plus The POPS does Baby Elephant Walk & The Pink Panther! Tickets $20/12
Wednesday, July 25th
Philadelphia Orchestra Violinist & Concertmaster David Kim
joins the POPS playing Saint-Saens and 2012 Weil Competition Winner Alexander Bui dazzles on Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue! Popular baritone Dominic Inferrera also sings light favorites Tickets $15/10
Tuesday, July 31st
Cirque de Soleil Veteran Actors come to Ocean City!
Cirque de la Symphonie! Acrobats, Jugglers, Strongmen & Contortionists all accompanied to beautiful music of the POPS Tickets $25/20
August 7th & 8th
I Wish I Were in Love Again!
An Evening of Broadway Love Songs featuring the Best of Cole Porter, Lerner & Loewe, Rodgers & Hart & George Gershwin. Tickets $20/12
Sunday, August 19th
Time for Three!
Don’t miss this exciting trio which specializes in classical, jazz,pop & blue grass. Guaranteed to be toe-tapping and memorable!
This program is made possible, in part, by funds from the NJ State Council on the Arts/Dept of State, a Partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The funds were administered by the Cape May County Cultural and Heritage Commission, under the authority of of the County Library Commission, for the Board of Chosen Freeholders.
To purchase tickets, visit visit www.oceancitypops.org
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“ W hile y ou were awa y . . “ {A bit of breezy chat about the island’s happenings from Labor Day 2011 through Memorial Day 2012} Continued from the previous issue of The Sun
With our first official summer spent in the “Happiest Place on Earth” upon us, we felt it fitting to review our first Ocean City Springtime by the sea, which, naturally did not disappoint. We cheered when Martin Z. Mollusk saw his shadow, indicating an early start to summer. We arrived early for the Spring Block Party, found beauty at the Ocean City Flower Show, celebrated like a kid at Wonders Birthday Bash at Gillian’s Wonderland Pier and geared up for summer at the July Jubilee. Following a great spring, we could hardly wait to see all that summer would bring and respected the advice given to us by our friends at Gooseberry Patch, who suggested, “Celebrate Summer-Sun drenched days and starlit nights...” And so, amidst the sun-drenched, starlit celebration, we briefly recall recent coastto-coast events… Preserving Traditional Values Voters took a stand during a May 8th voting session, rejecting by a 2-1 margin the B.Y.O.B. bid that would have permitted BYOB restaurants in town. Ocean City was a dry town founded in 1879 as a religious Methodist retreat. Voters, determined to protect the principles originated within “America’s Greatest Family Resort,” passionately supported Ocean City’s founding fathers, rejecting contemporary ideals in favor of timeless values. A Notable Dedication A dedication was held on May 14th for the First Freedom Gallery at the Ocean City Free Public Library. The gallery proudly features replicas of historic documents including the Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution and Bill of Rights. Also featured were influential paintings including Washington Crossing the Delaware. Fire Claims Property A fire destroyed a $2.6 million, three-story house located on the corner of Morningside Road and Beach Road on May 20th. Fortunately, the owners, who reside in Indianapolis, IN, were not in the house at the time of the blaze. A neighboring house was damaged while one firefighter was treated for heatrelated injuries. Investigators determined electrical wiring connected to a second floor ceiling fan to be the cause of the fire. Preserving History Continuing to serve a need, the pillars from the old Route 52 Bridge were preserved and placed at the entrance to the new Route 52 Bike Path on 9th Street. New in Town Best wishes to Stainton’s
Gallery of Shops, located at 810 Asbury Avenue in Downtown Ocean City, on their grand opening! The Mediterranean Boardwalk Experience Yianni’s Café, located at 841 Asbury Avenue and specializing in Mediterranean cuisine and healthy, home cooking, opened Yianni’s on the Boardwalk at 822B Boardwalk at Moorlyn Terrace in May. Owner Yianni Siganos promises his new venture will bring a lighter, fresh, healthy cuisine to the boardwalk. What’s in a Name? As of January 1, 2012, Mack & Manco, the popular pizzeria located on the Boardwalk, became Manco & Manco. Cousins Vincent Manco and Anthony Mackrone started the business in 1956. Co-owner Chuck Bangle (married to Manco’s granddaughter Mary) revealed the amicable buyout occurred in June 2011. Meanwhile, Frank Manco (Vincent’s son) and his wife Kay remain an active part of the business. There are three locations on the Boardwalk as well as one in Somer’s Point. While the name may have changed, Manco & Manco Pizza remains dedicated to their hungry patrons, carrying on a longstanding Ocean City tradition. A Sunny and Memorable Weekend Memorial Day weekend began with blue skies and gently soaring temperatures. Gas prices were lowered while shoppers came out in droves, signifying a successful summer, with crowds flocking to the beach, boardwalk and local businesses. A Memorial Day service was held that Monday at Veterans Memorial Park in honor of veterans who died serving our country. The keynote address was given by U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kenneth Patterson. During the Memorial Day Wreath Ceremony, lifeguards placed a wreath in the ocean in remembrance of fallen soldiers. The First Swim of the Season The century-old tradition of “Unlocking of the Ocean” occurred May 25, the start of Memorial Day weekend, with Mayor Jay Gillian, numerous local VIPs, lifeguards and bathers in attendance. The ceremony was followed by the Business Persons Plunge during which time Ocean City merchants, employees and professionals strolled into the ocean in their business attire for the ceremonial first swim of the season. A Flashback Concert Series A series of live Saturday night rock concerts reminiscent of “Wild Summer Nights,” presented by the legendary Somers point nightclub Tony Mart, are taking place this summer continues on next page
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“What a beautiful, sunny morning. It makes you happy to be alive, doesn’t it?” ~Takayuki Ikkaku
. . . Ocean City a new season at the Ocean City Music Pier. Tickets are $20. From the early 1950s to the early 1980s, many summer nights were spent at Tony Mart’s, with visitors packing the dance floor at the infamous club. The general admissions/open seating concerts are sure to inspire many memories of those long-ago, lighthearted summer nights. A Grown-up Party for the Child Within The 2nd Annual Big Girl Party was held on May 31st in Downtown Ocean City. The event gave party goers the chance to feel like a kid again, with activities inspired by a kid’s birthday party. Treats of the sweet kind, shopping, giveaways, and store drawings were featured at the event, which benefited Ocean City’s Community Arts Project (CAP), a non-profit 501C3 arts organization whose goal is to make for a more beautiful community through the expression of art. A More Thrilling Gillian’s Wonderland Pier Gillian’s Wonderland Pier added several new attractions for the summer of 2012 including the alien-abductionthemed Gravitron, the large spinning disk Disk’o and the still-under-construction The Haunted House Dark Ride. Classics like the Scrambler and the Log Flume were sectioned off into the Thrill Zone. The new rides were available for a oneticket cost of admission during Wonder Bear’s Birthday on June 7th. The pier’s mascot turned 83 with a celebration that included fireworks. With summer in full swing, we’re happy to report that being a part of the action is even more fun than reporting on it! Strolling along on our weekly Beach Walks, we blissfully find ourselves headed toward Family Nights on the Boards, which leads us in the direction of an imaginative get together of sorts featuring Character Nights on the Boardwalk. With so much to see and do in “America’s Greatest Family Resort”, we’re in a hurry to get to the Hermit Crab Races before the artists among us follow their own artistic path to the Sand Sculpting Contest. The “shopper within,” however, must first embark on a little retail therapy with the muchappreciated assistance of Market Days on Asbury Avenue. We’re looking forward to many Weird (but wonderful) Weeks to come, as we revel in our first Ocean City summer. Each summer day introduces us to new wonders while, as poet Wallace Stevens once remarked, “The summer night is like a perfection of thought,” especially when spent in perfect harmony by the sea… Compiled by Dorothy Kulisek & Meg Corcoran.
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“Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us.”
~Oscar Wilde
Ocean Ci ty Fi rst s as collected by Fred
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First summer resident to win an Academy Award, Grace Kelly
Dr. Gilbert E. Palen The first hotel, Hotel Brighton 1880—First public sale of lots 1880—First hotel, the Brighton 1881—First postmaster, William H. Burrell 1881—First doctor, Gilbert E. Palen 1881—First founder to die, Simon Lake 1882—First school built on Central Avenue 1883—First bridge to mainland opens
The first boardwalk hotel, The Breakers
1884—First county freeholder from Ocean City—William Lake 1902—First free mail delivery 1905—First Music Pavilion opens
The first school
1912—First Boardwalk hotel, the Breakers 1914—First public library building 1915—First City Hall opens 1921—First female member of the Board of Education, Eleanor Fogg 1921—First Ocean City contestant in the Miss America pageant, Hazel Harris 1922—First female doctor, Marcia Van Gilder Smith 1933—First Chevrolet dealer, Emil and Mary Palmer 1949—First summer male bathers could enjoy a day at the beach topless
Ocean City’s first Music Pavilion
Male Bathers go topless in 1949
1949—First parking meters installed—217 of them 1955—First state championship by the OCHS basketball team 1955—First summer resident to win an Academy Award, Grace Kelly 1958—First motel, Seaspray Motel at 34th Street and Bay Avenue 1964—First historical museum opens in the Wesley Avenue School 1972—First female city commissioner, Marilyn K. Moore 1976—First beach tag sold, $3 preseason; total collected $761,240 1978—First female elected to City Council, Jeanne M. Clunn 1992—First First Night Ocean City
The First (and only) City Hall
The button from the second “First Night” in OC
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“Under the boardwalk. . . down by the sea. . . on a blanket with my baby. . . is where I’ll be.” ~The Drifters
I met my true love on the boardwalk
by toni hill
My husband and I celebrated our 43rd anniversary September 2011. We have two sons who have blessed us with four wonderful grandchildren. We started out as two kids (15 and 17) and a “per chance” meeting on the boardwalk. I remember it was a Monday, the first day of our second week of vacation in the summer of 1966. Strolling with my two sisters, I was whimsically thinking of what this new week would be like; what adventures were laying in wait. I was startled out of my thoughts by the sound of a gang of boys walking in the opposite direction. Being cool and a little intimidated by their howls, I ignored them, but my youngest sister, innocent as she was, giggled and waved. We were all mortified when they reversed course and started following us down the boardwalk. As we headed to the beach, they followed us and set up camp right next to our blankets! By now we were coyly checking them out – our shyness eventually gave way. They were actually pretty cute guys and made funny remarks as we tried to stifle our smiles. One boy caught my eye as we both walked to the edge of the water. He looked at me and smiled. His blue eyes twinkled in the sunlight and I melted. We spent the whole week together, meeting on the beach with the gang and then again on the boardwalk at night. He would hold my hand and I knew that this was something special. Our song has always been, jokingly, “Under the Boardwalk”. We stole one kiss, our first kiss, under the boardwalk the last night of that fateful vacation. We made a vow to see each other again once we realized that we lived just two towns apart. Over the next two years we saw each other weekly – him taking a public bus! Yes, we were way too young, but our love was growing and we could barely wait to get married. In 1968 we married,
with blessings and the resignation of our parents. Vietnam was looming by now; I went with my love to his duty port when he joined the Navy. Our two sons were born within two years of each other during those four military years in Virginia. Our marriage survived good times and bad times over the years. To get thru the tough times, we would remember our early Wildwood romance, the place where our love blossomed. My husband even surprised me and asked me to marry him again. So on our 25th anniversary, with all the frills we didn’t have when we hurriedly married in our youth, we renewed our vows with our friends and family cheering us on. I even had my youngest sister stand in as a bridesmaid because, after all, she played a major part in all of this. Around this time, we also enjoyed boating and had a houseboat docked. It was here in this summer place that we found renewal in each other, and made up for some lost time we spent raising a family in our younger years. Watching the sun glistening on the bay or watching the moon on many beautiful starry nights, the peace was majestic. The world, we realized, is a universe that could only have been formed by the hand of God. Just twelve years ago, we both came to know our Lord in a deeper and more meaningful way. We found each other and we found God while enjoying our very special place at the shore. Now as the circle grows with time, we tag along with our children and grandchildren for their vacations to the shore. They’ve all heard our story again and again and they have grown to love this town the way we do. I sometimes wonder if, someday, one of our grandchildren will be strolling on the “boards”, carefree and eager, when for a moment that lasts a life time... You get the picture.
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“Heaven’s a little closer in a home by the sea.” ~Anon.
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Albert Erb decided to hang out with some of his classmates from Kutztown at a nearby rooming house. He was going to an apartment that belonged to 9 girls and only had two bedrooms that everyone crammed into. Luckily for Al, Sylvia Reese and her roommate Martha, were vacationing there for the week. That night, July 18, 1955, Al Erb met love of his life. (Coincidentally that special day, 7/18, is also the birthday of their son-in-law, artist Todd Diciurcio.) Although Al instantly knew that Sylvia was the one, Sylvia still had no idea. The next week at her apartment near Temple University, Sylvia and Martha decided to go get ice cream. On their walk they came upon no other than their new friend Al. He felt butterflies for Sylvia during their conversation on the sidewalk, but Sylvia and Martha felt confused. Both of the girls weren’t yet sure who Al was there to see. Nevertheless, the girls invited him on their outing and they all hung out for the rest of the evening. The following weekend, Al and his roommate Carl, both teachers, picked up Sylvia and Martha for a double-date to the movies. Sylvia was extremely nervous – “We didn’t know who was supposed to sit next to who!” Sylvia coyishly said while Al laughed. So figuring out seating at the movie theatre was quite awkward, but it ended up just perfect. Al sat next to Sylvia, and fire works flew. She was finally sure it was her that Al was falling for. The next week Sylvia continued to work the nursing night shift at the Temple University Hospital while studying for her bachelor degree during the day. After a second date, Al started to accompany her on her walks to and from the hospital. He didn’t think it was safe for such a beautiful girl to be walking by herself to work, validating his gentleman qualities. Sylvia quickly fell head-over-heels for Al, but their summer love came to a brief hurdle. He went away to Lake George during the last week of August and wrote to Sylvia almost every day, but received no reply. He checked the post office before leaving and was handeda stack of returned letters. All along he had the wrong address, but was relieved to find that Sylvia had been writing him at home as well. All through the fall their love grew, and they were engaged that November. They married as soon as they could, on December 26, 1955, when Al had his holiday break from teaching. Soon it was their first summer married. The Erbs spent a few days in Ocean City due in its part for bringing them together and the wonderful times that Al spent there as a child with his family. The following spring their first child, Al Jr., was born. They spent two summers at Whale Beach in Strathmere until the couple yearned to return to Ocean City again. Sylvia said during the interview, “Ocean City is a feeling, and if you have it, it’s just a wonderful thing.” After the storm in 1962, the Erbs rented their first shore home. It was on the beach block of 2nd Street and was surrounded by a unique community of vacationers & locals alike. From annual BBQ’s and block parties to gin marathons on the beach and knitting lessons, they found a new family of friends at their new haven by-the-sea. In 1988, after renting for almost 30 years, now with three married sons and a daughter in high school, the Erbs had a chance to buy their dream house. A neighbor had heard that a man was possibly selling his beautiful home on St. Charles Place, a property across the ally from their 2nd street rental
“Ocean City is a feeling, and if you have it, it’s just a wonderful thing.”
that the Erbs became fond of over the years. They had seen this man George around neighborhood parties on occasion, but never officially met him. So Al went to ask if the house was for sale and George said he wasn’t sure, and that Al and Sylvia were the only ones that had inquired. They both loved the house from the outside but Sylvia said, “Do you really want to buy a house without seeing the inside?” Al agreed. So he went back and told George that they were very interested and wanted to take a tour. George kept them waiting a few days, but finally called the Erbs and said that they could take a look inside, but they must come at
The Erbs in 1971. (l-r) Jeff, Megan, Al & Sylvia, Al. Jr and David with Honeypuss the cat.
The Erb Family today
Sylvia and Al holding Al. Jr and David on 2nd Street beach, 1960.
4 o’clock on the following Saturday. Although curious why George was so particular on the time, The Erbs complied and were happy they did. At 4pm, the sun shines perfectly through the front windows and lights the house a warm, golden yellow. It took their breath away. They were sold and would do what they needed to make it happen. After summer ended, the Erbs made their way back up to PA and waited patiently for Georges decision on whether or not he wanted to sell the house. December rolled around, and the Erbs still had no word from George on his decision. So they decided to look at other houses and called George to tell him. George responded quickly after hearing that and told them to come back to Ocean City as soon as they could to look at the house one final time with their children. Through a terrible snowstorm the Erb Family drove until they reached Ocean City. At 1pm they met at Georges house and were still very much in love with it. George said that the price had gone up, but if they still wanted it they must tell him by4pm that same day! Everyone agreed! Collectively that year, The Erbs decided to buy the house on the corner of St. Charles Pl. and Corinthian Ave, which is still their “cottage by the sea”. After fifty-seven happy years together they continue to enjoy Ocean City’s surf, sun, cocktails, cardplaying and simple pleasures with their family and friends. Even Sylvia’s parents, George & Leah (Non & Bops) would join and take long walks to the Longport Bridge and greet passers by at the house. Their sons David and Jeff both bought homes in Ocean City to share with their wives, children and pets - David built his directly across the street. Al Jr., his wife and sons enjoy occasional visits, and Megan, now Global Director of Entertainment PR for Tommy Hilfiger, Todd, and Rhythms the cat commute from NYC and rarely miss a weekend with their parents the entire summer and frequently throughout the year. In addition Al & Sylvia have eight grandchildren,two great grandchildren and counting. Ocean City sure is a feeling, and fortunately for this happy couple and their family, that feeling gets to live on for generations to come as the magic continues....
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“I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.” ~Claude Monet
Gardening by-the-sea by Steve Murray Although not native to the barrier islands, hydrangea have been associated with the coastal towns of New Jersey since the late 1800’s. The Victorian Era was a time when great exuberance and excess could be seen in architecture, clothing and in the design of everything else. The large colorful “mophead” hydrangea fit right in with this “over the top” fashion. This, and the fact that the plant was one of the few that did outstandingly well in the seaside environment made it the gardeners favorite. The popularity of the plant along the coast prompted a Jersey Shore Hydrangea contest that was an annual event for many years. The area of competition encompassed all of the towns along the coast from Brigantine to Cape May Point. Contest judges would follow what they called “the Hydrangea Trail,” starting in the north and visiting each community along the way that had entrants. The categories judged were Best Hydrangea Bush, Best Small Home Display and Best Ami Pasquir Red. (crimson to wine color blooms) Winners would be announced at the annual Hydrangea Ball. A special girl was selected from each community to represent their town and would compete against each other for the coveted title of “Hydrangea Queen”. Although the “Hydrangea Trail” and contest have not existed for some years now, Hydrangea continues to be a popular and proven choice for the seashore garden. Because there are so many different types it is very important to remember that each needs its own special care. Try to purchase a field grown plant that has a label thoroughly describing it. This information should include its variety, zone hardiness, water and fertilizer needs, sunlight requirements, whether it blooms on old wood or new growth and what its eventual, mature size will be.
All Hydrangea love the sandy loam of the seashore, but I always back fill with about 50% peat moss. This will improve the soil texture for the delicate roots to grow. If you do have clay or stone filled soil, remove all of this from an area 3-6 times the size of the root ball. Replace with top soil mixed with the peat moss. Regardless of the type of Hydrangea, they all require more water that do most other plants. Mulch well in the spring to conserve water and do the same in the fall to protect from winter root damage. Two common questions about Hydrangea How can I change the color of the plant? To change the plant from Blue to Pink add small doses of lime around the base to raise the P.H. Feed with a high phosphorus fertilizer. To change from Pink to Blue is a little easier. Use a solution of 1 tbs. of Aluminum Sulfate to a gallon of water. Mix in a watering can and treat the plant once a month during the growing season. Feed with a fertilizer low in phosphorus but high in potassium. Why do my hydrangea have no blooms? The most common reason is that the wrong method or time of pruning was used. Find out if your plant blooms on old wood or new. If you are not sure, wait 1 year before you cut anything. If it blooms on old wood like the common “mophead”, you don’t have to prune at all. Another reason why a plant will not bloom is because it may be a variety not suited to your zone. Yet another reason is that a late frost may have killed the buds already set the previous fall. Anyone interested can join the American Hydrangea Society, Box 11645, Atlanta, Georgia. Stev Murray’s love for gardening resulted in the awardwinning gardens of the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse.
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the Sun by-the-Sea - Matt Warshaw
Surfing, alone among sports, generates laughter at its very suggestion, and this is because it turns not a skill into an art, but an inexplicable and useless urge into a vital way of life.
Something Special
bury was a greasy pizza joint before George got ahold of it, prior to that it was a plumber’s office, and in the early 1900’s it was a general store. George and Lumpy had looked at a few other spaces up for rent, but many lacked the 10 Ft ceilings needed to accommodate longMemoirs of boards. 31st Street it was. by Rob Kulisek Early on, George handled the operations on his own and ran it like any good Mom & Pop shop did. It was honest, small town business. Customer It was the early 1962. The Beach Boys had just released their first hit service was the priority. Quality was a must. And for It was the perfect summer day. David “Bo” single, “Surfin,” and California was beginning to establish a scene of George, it was always about the boards. But it was also Remvidas was sixteen and working Burt’s Beach talented surfers and shapers, but the ancient sport of surfing was still about a business- things don’t last for 50 years without Stand on Delancey Place setting up beach chairs and largely unknown on the East Coast. someone behind the digging umbrella holes. In a few short years, surfing helm knowing what At the end of his shift that particular day, Bo exploded as pop culture adapted they’re doing. noticed three cool chaps sitting under the boardwalk it into its flashy repertoire. Foam With George and hiding from the balmy midsummer sun, staring out injected “pop-out” boards behis handpicked crew at the Atlantic. Decked out in Hawaiin shirts and came mass produced by compaof employees and bright baggies, they looked out of place in this white nies like Valentine and Ventura team riders, the shop collar beach town. Plastic Poparts, making it accesevolved and grew Never the shy one, Bo went up and asked the sible to the average joe. through some tough fellas where they came from. He was oblivious at the As many Ocean Citians will tell marginal years betime, but Bo later learned it was Dewey Weber, Dayou, both surfers and non-surfers fore the big surfing vid Nuuhiwa and another guy he can’t recall (most alike, the man who cultivated boom hit in the 80’s, likely world champ Nat Young). They were in town New Jersey’s initial interest of plateauing business for Webber Surfboard’s summer tour and explained surfing into what it is today was to where it is today. to him that they were waiting for the guards to leave George Gerlach. 50 years ago Among George’s so they could put on a surfing exhibition. this year, George opened up his early team members st Bo wasn’t sure what the heck a “surfing exhibihumble operation with just the J.H. Berger & Son’s Groceres and Provisions, Corner of 31 & Asbury, early 1900’s. were Mitch Leondtion” was, but when the boys paddled out, he got the basics: a couple of boards, one ard, Wayne “Blizzy” Blizzard, the famed Dean Ranidea. Spectators from the Boardwalk caught on, and or two beavertail wetsuits, and a few bars of wax. Since the shop’s dazzo, kneeboarder Terry “DocX” Hughes, and Mike before he knew it, a crowd was standing next to him inception, a family of devoted followers has sprung up and helped “Monk” Monroe. The best migrated to George. Brands on the shoreline, jaws dropped and fingers pointing blossom New Jersey into one of the most talent-rich and passionate wanted him to carry their products and it was every as Dewey, Dave and the other guy took turns riding surf cultures there is today. grom’s dream to work there, making it easy for him to them in. get the cream of the crop. Like most kids after they’ve been enlightened to Raised among the Amish in Lancaster, George’s father was a Shapers took a penchant to him, too. In ‘68 the beautiful act of surfing, Bo wanted in. The next doctor and the family summered in Ocean City at a home on the laGreg Noll paid George a month long visit because he day he trekked down to the rumored (an only) surf goon on W 17th. His love affair with the ocean began in infancy. As liked him so much. It was December and too cold to store around, which had just opened on the docks at a teenager, he worked as a deckhand for a commercial fisherman and surf, so they drove around town and got into trouble 10th and Bay at the then Tony’s Marina. He pulled eventually went to Elizabethtown College on a football scholarship (not really, but let’s just say that they spent a good deal up in his Austin Healey Sprite and tip-toed bareto study English. George was injured in tackle and suffered major of their time across the bridge...) foot through the puddles of oil and grease to the damages to his back, forcing him to leave the team and give up the Hobie Alter also took favor in George. So much so back corner of a big barn-like garage where a man scholarship that when he developed the Hobie Cat in the late 60’s, stood behind a solo glass case, towered by a couple of After a few stints in various occupations – from milk deGeorge was the first on the East Coast list to get a test boards and a few wetsuit tops hanging on the wall. liveries to motor repairs – George accidentally got into the surfing model (see the story on the following spread). This was Surfers Supplies, year No. 1. business. Being a waterman who was always ahead of the trends, he In the 70’s, George’s partner was a Swedish bought two boards from a West Coast mail-order company in ‘61. girl named Inga. She ran a beautiful, peaceful little He put them in the back of his old station wagon and drove from shop attached to the back of Supplies called ScandinaLancaster down to Ocean City. When he drove past the vian Specialties - it had delicate glass items and modern firehouse, somebody yelled out, “Hey, George, where’d scandinavian things, like wooden clogs. The garden you get the surfboards?” When he drove past the barber outside was lush and overgrown. You could hear faint shop, somebody yelled out, “Hey, George, where’d you sounds of jazz pouring from the two wooden speakers get the surfboards?” inside the surf shop. Surf-style coolness was abounding It clicked, and George had his hunch. Before long, on that corner. he abandoned his other ventures - selling house trailers, George and Inga split in the 80’s and he expanded the building go-carts, making miniature motorized boats for shop to the back, much like it is today. But the boards kids - and opened Surfers Supplies. After one year at the stayed in the front. It was always about the boards. shop on the bay, he moved to the present location. Gerlach’s heart was in board sales and repairs. He loved John Loeper, or “Lumpy” as George would call resin and fiberglass. The signature smell was a potent him, was one of the original Ocean City surfers. When symbol of his love craft. A teenager came in, wanting he began the sport in ‘59, there were only 5 or 6 othto buy the most expensive board he could, but George er guys who owned boards in town. Lumpy went to talked him down. The phone rang often. “Foot and a the shop the day it opened and instantly hit it off with half and choppy.” “Oh, too bad, I just sold a nice sevenGeorge. That winter Lumpy helped find Surfers Supplies two.” “Sounds like you’re looking for something that George Gerlach, captain of the SS 3101. Early 70’s. Photo Courtesy James Kirk a bigger home. The building on the corner of 31st & As-
George Gerlach
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“Try to make at least one person happy every day, and then in ten years you may have made three thousand, six hundred and fifty persons happy, or brightened a small town by your contribution to the fund of general enjoyment.” -Sydney Smith
The boss giving a thumbs down to 2ft overhead cloesouts in Biarritz. Here with his partner, Linda, and his French friend, Marc Loreau. Photo by Scotty Goucher who traveled with George to France in ‘84.
George with a 6’8” Something Special shaped by Mike Slingerland. This is one of two called The Dolphin Boards painted by Jack Meyer.
George makes a schwack at an ESA contest in the 80’s. Photo courtesy of Leo Nicholl
George (far left) and a group of contestants in a late 60’s surf contest. He went on to establish the Peck’s Beach Classic in ‘78, which was designed to eliminate the pressures of competition. He also helped OC become one of the first towns to recognize surfing as part of the municipalities recreation department with the help of Don Pileggi and the formation of the OCSA.
carves a little more.” George was very knowledgeable in prescribing the right equipment to the right person. He wouldn’t sell it to ya if he knew it wasn’t going to end well. Aside from the bigger board brands like G&S, Caster and Bahne, George had his own label called “Something Special”. He worked on them with Bob Lacovara, who was a fiberglass guru and went on to design super secret composite materials for N.A.S.A. and Mack Trucks. The shapes they made were distinct “George Boards” as Scotty Goucher, a longtime employee and friend, called them. Full down rail nose with a big box tail– signature design aspects for George. Greg Beck remembers his vividly. It was his first: a 5’10” Something Special single-fin that he got second hand from his cousin for $25. Beck, who is one of the current owners of Surfers Supplies, began working there around the same time Goucher did in the early 80’s. He considered George to be something like a father to him, which was the case for many of George’s friends, employees and customers. At a memorial paddle out for George last year, Greg spoke to a crowd of a few hundred who gathered to celebrate his life. Greg said, “If it just be a quick hello, or assistance with surfing equipment, or a conversation in general, you automatically felt elevated.” It didn’t matter how short or long the encounter was, but it happened. Language barrier or no language barrier, the guy could relate on a level that often was life changing for people. Greg witnessed it all around the world. And all over the world George did go. He spent a good part of the winter season traveling and exploring world-class surf destinations like Tavarua and Central America, and lesser known spots such as the Canary Islands, Norway and England. Perhaps his favorite place, though, was Biarritz, the sleepy little beach town along the southwest coast of France. Up until the last few years of his life, he made annual October furloughs there with his partner of many years, Linda. Close friends all knew how much George lived for days filled with perfect European waves followed by Basque country sunsets, choice wine and a perfect fromage. Greg traveled to Biarritz often with George, and remembered his incredibly clean and simple style, picturing him at his favorite break called Guéthary. The way he approached the wave, the way he trimmed the board up, the way he held his hands. George surfed the way he went through life.. he just flowed. (Rumor has it he was the same way on the dance floor, too.) A wave arrived, a nice one, and George paddled hard and caught it. The front half of his board was just in front of the rushing water; his palms and stomach were on the board; his balding, bearded head was just above it. He pushed up on his palms, slid his feet beneath him, and raised himself into the crouched position of a wrestler circling an opponent. With little movements of his arms and shoulders, he balanced himself, and he stood on top of the fast-moving wave in perfect trim. George reached back with one hand, feeling the lip of the wave. He finished with a wet thumb in the air... And that’s all he needed. No fancy tricks or showy maneuvers. Just a nice ride. George had accolades and trophies - he was inducted into the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame in ‘96 by Greg Noll, and he won several East Coast and national championships - but keeping humble and quiet, his only desires were to pass on that stoke to all who choose to partake and to enjoy the nice ride that life had supplied him. Approaching the end of his journey, George surfed as much as he could, still doing floaters and saying things like, “Yeah, Man”
George at the store in the early 80’s, where he lived and worked. Helping celebrate the Surfers Supplies 50th Anniversary, current owners Greg Beck and Andrew Funk opened a second store in Margate this past Memorial Day. Photo Courtesy Greg Beck
with real feeling, and of course “Deedy Dity!!” - his typical phrase-de-frustration. At age 75, still vibrant and youthful as ever, George was diagnosed with brain cancer. It was a vicious species that took its course quickly. Compadres came from near and far to say farewell as he spent his final days with 24hr care. On January 20th, 2011, the battle was over and the world lost someone really special. It’s hard to quantify a person’s chief end in life, but not for George. His handiwork is mighty evident. As abashed as he’d likely be by a display such as this, it should serve as a worthy tribute to the person who made Ocean City the surfing epicenter that is today ask anyone to name another surf town like it. George’s fingerprints are all over this one.
Plaques made by George’s close friends, Bo and Joy Remvidas, hang at entry ways to the area’s most popular waves.
Compliments of a Surfer... the card George dealt to help spread the word that not all surfers are misfits – a common misconception of outsiders towards the sport.
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“‘Tis the set of the sail that decides the goal, and not the storm of life.” ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox
July 20th, 1969: The First Hobie Cat Lands by
The
same day
Rob Kulisek
Commander Neil Arm-
strong became the first man on the moon, the first Hobie Cat arrived on the
East Coast. It was a day of radical departures from the norm. It was also a good day of surf. 5-foot swell had filled in the night before and light offshores groomed it to perfection by dawn. The waves lasted longer than the surfers’ biceps could handle that day. By 4 or 5 it was time to hit Surfers Supplies, hang out, and exchange wave tales for hoots.
The Hobie Cat Company is the largest manufacturer of small catamarans in the world. Above, an illustration of a Hobie 14.
When Bob Lacavora got there, he noticed two long boxes tucked behind a row of
guys from the shop. The hulls attached to
boards. George Gerlach said, “Hobie sent me
some slick aluminum fittings and a tram-
something new, something like a sailboat.”
poline. The asymmetrical shells didn’t need
Hobie Alter’s initial strategy was to sell
a centerboard, and the fold-up rudders al-
the Cats through his surfboard distributors,
lowed it to be launched from the beach. The
which he had become well known for in Cal-
kids weren’t sure exactly what they were
ifornia. George’s was the first, a 14-footer, to
looking at, but it looked fast and that’s all
arrive on the East Coast.
that mattered.
Lacavora, who was building George’s
The assembly team dragged the “banana
Something Special boards at the time, took
boat” down the beach and sailed a stiff off-
the two pastel, yellow, banana hulls down
shore straight out about a mile before real-
the beach with John Loeper and a few other
izing they didn’t know how to come about. After another mile or so went by, they figured it out. It was smooth sailing from
FIRST EAST COAST CAT John Loeper, far right, helps the rest of the SS Hobie assembly team put together the first Hobie Cat on the East Coast. Photo by George Gerlach, From the Loeper Collection
there.
elite dealership program, limiting people
George tried to sell the boats from SS for a
like John from selling them at a boatyard.
season or two, but both he and Hobie real-
Soon the boats began popping up in coastal
ized that a surf shop wasn’t the ideal spot
and lake resorts everywhere and Mr. Alter
for boat transactions.
must have been sitting back with a big grin
George’s friend John Loeper had the right
on his face.
idea. At the time he owned a boatyard in
As the conspiracy theories suggest, per-
Rowayton, Connecticut, the same town
haps the moon landing in ‘69 was just a
that the Multi-hull Association of the US
hoax afterall (just look at those pictures..
was based out of. After trying out George’s
they’re too good to be true). But one thing’s
sample Cat in OC, John called Hobie as soon
for certain, and that’s Ocean City will for-
as he could dry off and asked him how many
ever lay claim to that daring day in ‘69 when
he could get, and how quickly could he get
the Hobie Cat sailed its maiden eastern voy-
them. The next week Hobie sent a railroad
age off of 31st Street.
car filled to Connecticut. Loeper assembled 30 of them and within two weeks they were Erich Becker (flag bathing suit), a long time Surfers Supplies team rider, says that when the surf is marginal and the winds are South or onshore, there’s no place he’d rather be than on the Hobie. Photo by Rob Kulisek
all sold.
A warm and special Thank You to all those who shared their memories of George and his life to make these two stories possible.
Before long, the Cat was out of the bag and the next year Hobie switched to a more A Cat jumping through the surf. Photo Steve Wilson
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. . .By-the-sea, By-the-sea, By the Beautiful Sea! Reminisce with the SUN. . . enjoy the reflection back to an era, that in retrospect seemed innocent and wholesome and everyone seemed happy. Many of these old photos come from family albums where little black triangular holders on each corner hold them in place; some lay in shoeboxes or in bureau drawers next to old chenille bedspreads for years, or in an envelope from the local film processing counter. If you’d like to see yours featured in the pages of The SUN, you may dig them out and send them in, and include a little story of your own if you so delight. We cherish the sense of simple pleasure these photos evoke, as we reflect back in time with each turn of the page.
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Ocean City lifeguard, Nelson Baker, points out the “No Talking” sign to Germantown girls (from left) Claire Boyle, Barry Doloway, Nancy Egan (author of ‘The Shore Story’), and Claire Jeanne Watson. Guard Doug Fogg keeps his eyes on the job. Photo courtesy of Ocean City City Hall
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Kevin Redmond (of Prudential Realty, pg. 33) submitted these “now and then” photos of he and his siblings on the Ocean City beach. Above, is a photo from 1969. Below is a recent shot of the clan, Kathy (Redmond) Conroy, Kevin, Joe Redmond Jr., and Lisa (Redmond) Gilsenan.
My Philadelphia born and bred dad, Eugene Borish, was home on leave in 1942 when he met my mom, Collingswood, N.J. native Jayne Evans, who was sitting on 2nd St Beach with her friend, Peggy. At 17 years old, my mom declared, “see that man... that is the man I’m going to marry.” When they officially met later that night at Bayshore Bar in Somers Point, it was love at first sight. They were married a year later, remaining devoted to each other until my dad’s death in 1990. My mom is still an Ocean City resident and happily remembers those early days on 2nd Street Beach where she met her true love…
Tom and Dolores Wagner of Levittown, Pa. (both pictured above) submitted these photos from one of their first vacations to Ocean City in 1952. For years they wondered if it was the anchor of the infamous Sindia that they were sitting atop. [The Sun can verrify that it is some part of the Sindia’s steel remains, but it doesnt appear to be the anchor.] The Wagner family has started the Third Generation of Ocean City Vacationers and are “quite pleased that O.C. will remain a ‘family resort’”! We are too!
Jayne (right) and Eugene with their friend Peggy, pose on 2nd St. Beach in 1942.
The 1967 OCBP zone queens from left, Lynn Memmenway, Pam Meyer, Stephanie Hyde, and Pat Behrle. Lynn Memmenway was crowned Miss OCBP at the Lifeguards’ Ball that year.
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• NEW! Download Free E-Books to your Kindle via Website • NEW! Download over 500,000 MP3 songs for Free via website • Free Wireless Internet Access available inside entire Community Center • Extensive Entertainment and Educational Video Collection • Free Educational Lecture and Movie Series • Free Children & Teens Programs • Free Downloadable Audio and E-Books via Website • Remote Access to Full Text Research Databases via Website
Enjoy dining along with your favorite book while visiting the Ocean City Community Center. Yianni’s Cafe is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner and specializes in Greek and Mediterranean cuisine.
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Summer Lecture Series
July 5 ~ Basic Civil War Battlefield Surgery & Medical Care of the Wounded -Myths and Truths By Clarence Hickey
www.oceancitylibrary.org
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609 399-1801 info@ocnjmuseum.org
WELCOME!
Come and explore the Ocean City Historical Museum by perusing our extensive collection of Ocean City heirlooms and memorabilia. Take a trip back in time as you hear stories of a princess, a shipwreck filled with treasures from the Far East, sandy beaches, marshes, wildlife and its famous boardwalk. The Museum is a non-profit organization and is located in the Ocean City Community Center.
Museum Hours:
Tuesday through Friday 10:00 to 4:00 Saturday- 11:00 to 2:00
July 12 ~ Legendary Locals of Ocean City By Fred and Susan Miller July 19 ~ Impact People had on a Child and his Life: Rocky Gannon Hometown Hero By Rocky Gannon July 26 ~ 133 Years of Ocean City History By Ken Cooper August 2 ~ Treasures of the Vault By the OCHM Curatorial Committee
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August 9 ~ Then and Now: A Pictorial Essay of Ocean City By Michael McMahon
“Summer Whites” Exhibit
Keeping with the annual summer tradition, the OCHM Curatorial Committee has dressed the museum Last admission 1/2 hour before closing. fo r t h e su m m e r. Co m e c h e c k Admission is free. out the Ladies’s Summer whites! Donations are greatly appreciated!
August 16 ~ Were You There? 50th Anniversary of ’62 Nor’easter By Paul Anselm NOTE: begins at 6pm THIS LECTURE ONLY TO BE HELD AT OCEAN CITY TABERNACLE August 23 ~ Surprise Event August 30 ~ Songs in History By Richard and Rebecca Stanislaw
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“You know you’ve read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.” ~Paul Sweeney
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Senior Center 609 399-0055
Activities • Bingo • Black Jack • Memoir Writing • Tai Chi (Arm Chair) • Poker Games • Crafts • Jewelry Making • Healthy Bones Exercise Program • Guest Speakers • Information & Referral Assistance with PAAD and other Program Applications Lunch Served Daily at 11:30am Reservations are required Please call the day before no later than 11:00am Fare Free Transportation is available with reservations 2 days in advance Arts Center Hours:
Monday -Friday 9a.m. to 9p.m. Saturday 9a.m. to 3p.m.
Aquatic & Fitness Center www.ocnj.us/Aquatic-and-Fitness-Center
609-398-6900
The Ocean City Aquatic & Fitness Center is a newly renovated facility that encourages people of all ages and fitness levels to participate in programs that help to promote good health. The center has a 25 meter salt water pool; strength and cardiovascular equipment training space; an exercise studio for aerobics, yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi and martial arts; personal training; racquetball court; child care; and youth programming spaces.
Visit http://www.ocnj.us/Recreation/ for access to the Summer Recreation Brochure and online Registration
Aquatic & Fitness Center Hours: Monday - Friday 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m.to 6 p.m. Contact Information: 1735 Simpson Avenue Ocean City, New Jersey 08226
Arts Center www.oceancityartscenter.org
Ocean City Arts Center 1735 Simpson Avenue Ocean City, New Jersey 08226 609-399-7628
Ocean City Arts Center is a place for the individual to gain an appreciation of mankind’s diversity through the visual and performing arts. OCAC strives to offer creative opportunities that appeal to all ages and interests, all people in the local and surrounding South Jersey communities. Our facility offers an inspiring setting that includes three large studios with northern light and a dance studio, music room, pottery studio, reference library and darkroom.
• Free monthly Artist Exhibits with second Friday receptions • More than 40 Children’s Art Camps each Summer • Visual and Performing Arts Classes for all ages he Save t s! • August 3rd, 4th & 5th - Huge Boardwalk Art Show Date • Annual Juried Art and Photography Shows • Southern New Jersey’s Largest Community Arts Center • Low Cost Memberships
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“Essentially, a story expresses how and why life changes.”
~Robert McKee
Ocean City and My Family By Ted Taylor
The sun reflects a red glow across our Wildwood Crest living room as it penetrates the small, souvenir glass cup reading “Irma, Wildwood, 1905.” It has been in our possession since my Mom died 20-some years ago. Our family story began with Irma, not yet the wife of my grandfather Phillip E. Roth, who’d come to this country from her native Vienna, Austria in 1904. Three years later she married my grandfather and became mother to his six children (his first wife died shortly after delivering my Uncle George). In the early 1920’s my grandparents – John and Mary Ann Taylor – purchased a cottage in West Wildwood whose street address we were never able to find. It is unclear if the cottage perished along with so many others in the 1962 Nor’easter or was demolished. By the mid-40’s my father had enough of West Wildwood and of repairing the place so Nanny could rent it. By 1946, the Jack Taylor family was no longer vacationing in Wildwood, but rather in Ocean City. Ocean City, NJ was where my summers happened from age six until I was ready for college – and even well beyond. The place where we stayed each summer was actually right next to Ocean City High School. It was a three-story white clapboard home, windows and trimming in ocean blue, called “The Longshore Guest House” and it was owned by the Snyder family. It was really a typical seashore rooming house and the family (Me, Mom and Dad) took a room – usually the same one - there for our vacation. As I recall we’d stay for two weeks. The elderly (at least to me) woman who owned the place was called “Grandma Snyder” by everyone. (I don’t think that I ever knew her first name.) She was an extra grandmother – the one I had at the shore. When Dad died in June, 1949, Mrs. Snyder invited Mom and me to come to the shore as her guests for a couple of weeks – and we did. We actually stayed with her in her apartment. I remember how kind everyone was to us with dad’s passing. The next summer Aunt Mads (Madeline) Jenkins, who always wanted to be a real estate mogul, rented an entire rooming house and then, in turn, rented the rooms to vacationers. My aunt invited Mom and me to stay for a week, giving us a very nice room. We were no sooner unpacked when she arrived at the door and said, “I’m sorry,
Cindy & Ted Taylor, Summer of 2011
I just rented this room.” Mom slept on the couch in Mads’ apartment, I slept on the floor, and we went home after two days. From 1950 until Mom married Ernie our seashore “vacations” were pretty much limited to day trips or a day or two bunking with one of her friends or some other relative. In the Summer of 1956 the four of us (Mom, Dad, Sister Pat and me) rented a nice first floor duplex at 16th and Asbury and spent two glorious weeks there. We repeated that vacation in 1957 and 1958. Meanwhile, my future wife Cindy was spending her childhood summers in Wildwood, frequenting the Starlight Ballroom, hanging out on the beach and, generally, doing what teenaged girls did in the 1950’s and early 60’s. Her grandfather, Donato Cianci, owned a home on Burke Avenue and a barber shop in the Merlin Manor shopping center in Rio Grande. Fast forward a bit to the 1980’s when Cindy and I owned a home in Ocean City where I spent my summers working for the city recreation department (Mike Allegretto was my boss), ran a summer camp and coached a kid’s baseball team. In 2000, real estate in the Wildwoods was more affordable and so back to our roots we happily came. Both towns, however, have been huge in our lives.
Chris’s Seafood, the home of a re-fitted PT Boat called “The Ocean City Cruiser” Young Ted Taylor with his Granny and Dad, 1940s
Another Ocean City landmark from long ago, Hogates, a great seafood restaurant
Young Ted Taylor with his Granny and Mom, 1940s
Jack Taylor courted Helen Roth in Wildwood. The Taylor summer home in West Wildwood was always a mecca for them and their young friends, seen to the left.
Ted Taylor’s new book, “The Glenside Kid”, shares stories of summers spent in Ocean City and Wildwood. It is on sale for $24. at P. O. Box 273, Abington, PA 19001, edupublisher.com and amazon.com
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“Life is a beautiful song that God is teaching us to play.” ~Daily Bread The church page is printed compliments of The SUN with blessings. To change or add to your church’s listing, please call 609 522 2721.
St Damien Parish of Ocean City
609-399-0648 St Frances Cabrini 2nd & Atlantic Ave.
Central Ocean City Union Chapel
Sat 4:30 Sun 8, 9:30, 10 Spanish Mass Sun 6pm Mon-Fri 7am
32nd Street & Central Aves., Ocean City Sunday School 9am Worship 10am
www.centraloceancityunionchapel.com
Coastal Christian 300 8th Street, Ocean City Sunday: 8am, 9:45am, & 11:30am Thurs: 7pm 609-399-4747 www.coastalchristianoc.com
Cornerstone Community Church 810 Asbury Ave., Ocean City Sunday 9am 609-399-7527 2nd Chance Thrift Shop www.cornerstoneoc.org
First Presbyterian Church of Ocean City 701 Wesley Avenue, Ocean City Praise Worship 8:45am Sunday School 9am Worship 10:30am & 6pm 609-399-1833 www.firstpresocnj.net
Holy Trinity Episcopal
30th & Bay, Ocean City Saturday 5:30pm Sunday 8 & 10am 609.399.1019 www.holytrinityoc.com
Macedonia United Methodist 951 Simpson, Ocean City Sunday 11 am 609-399-9317
St Augustine 13th & Wesley Ave Sat 5 Sun 7:30, 9, 10:15, 11:30 Mon-Sat 8am
Our Lady of Good Counsel 40th & Central Ave. Mon-Fri 4pm Sat 4, 5:30, Sun 7:45, 9:15, 10:30, 11:45,
ST. James A.M.E. 200 E. 7th Street, Ocean City Sundays 11am & 3:30pm 609-399-3099
St. John Lutheran Church 1001 Central Avenue, Ocean City Spoken Service 8 AM Sung Service 10:30 AM 609-399-0798 www.stjohnlutheranoc.org
St. Peter's United Methodist 501 E. 8th Street, Ocean City Sun Comm. ~ Chaplet 8am Praise Worship 9am Sunday School 9:45am Trad. Service 10:45am 609-399-2988 www.stpoc.org
Tabernacle Baptist Church 8th Street & West, Ocean City 609-399-6177
Ocean City Baptist Church 603 E. 10th Street, Ocean City Sun School 9:30am Worship 10:45am, 6pm 609-399-2261 www.oceancitybaptist.org
Ocean City Tabernacle
550 Wesley Ave, Ocean City Sun Worship 8:30 & 10:30am Concerts 7pm 609-399-1915 www.octabernacle.org
Shiloh Baptist Churh
7th Street & Simpson Ave, Ocean City Sunday School 9am Sunday 11am 609-399-4281
A Friend Indeed, Sorely Missed at the Jersey Shore
Union Chapel by-the-sea 55th Street & Asbury Ave, Sun 10am 398-1563 www.unionchapelbythesea.com
HOPE Pregnancy Center 3808 Rt. 9S Rio Grande 609-886-7022
321 West Ave. Ocean City 609-398-9449
Find Help and Healing DivorceCare is a 13-week program and support group that meets every week to help the recovery of those hurting from separation or divorce. Tues 7pm-9pm at Seaview Baptist Church, 2025 Shore Rd., Linwood, NJ. 609-927-5015 www.divorcecare.org
by Jerry Boyle
Jerry, Jeannie, Evan & Allison Boyle with their good friend George.
George Mesterhazy, who died in his sleep on April 12th, 2012 at the young age of 59, gave everything, including his music, from his heart. He inspired other musicians to be better than they were. If he were a book, he would be “The Giving Tree” by Sydney Sheldon. George played piano nightly at the Merion Inn in Cape May, but was admired around the world. He toured in New York, San Francisco, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Berlin, Paris, and London. He played with Bernadette Peters, guitarist Les Paul, singers Mark Murphy, Paula West, and up until her death in 2005 his longtime mentor and Jazz singer Shirley Horn. The pair worked on two Grammy-nominated recordings, “Loving You” and “May the Music Never End”. George, a Steinway artist, was not only a performer, but a teacher. He headed the jazz piano program at Rowan University. Every year at the Survivors of Cancer Benefit, held on the second Saturday in August at the Lighthouse Pointe, George would set up his piano on stage at 2pm and not move until it’s conclusion at 6pm. At that time, George worked seven nights a week at the Merion Inn, usually starting at 5p.m. until closing at 2 a.m. The day of the SOC benefit he would pay someone out of his pocket to cover his gig until he returned. When I first met George in the early 80’s, he was playing songs that I recognized from my childhood in his inimitable style at the Claridge Hotel/Casino in Atlantic City. I introduced myself, using the name of a close mutual friend so he would know that I wasn’t a stalker. He invited me to his house in Ocean City to meet his wife, and son and to ‘dig some tunes’. In one afternoon we accomplished enough of a repertoire to actually audition for a gig. We got that gig at the ‘Top of the Trop’ in the Tropicana Casino. We ended up work-
ing together for the next several years. That’s when the life/singing lessons began. George taught me how to sing. After six years in The Tropicana, Atlantis (formerly Playboy), Bally’s and Harrah’s, we headed to Philadelphia’s Babe’s Steakhouse in Port Richmond. Having grown up in Kensington, I welcomed the opportunity to go ‘home’. Babe Kozlowski came to see us at Harrah’s and instantly fell in love with the idea of us playing at his upscale restaurant/ nightclub. That led to many wonderful things, including meeting Public Relations specialist, Sharla Feldscher. Sharla “adopted” George and me and became a lifelong friend, so enthralled with publicizing us that she ended up our manager and the executive producer of George’s first, and my only album, “A Little Romance, Now and Then.” George was a born musician. He learned to play a variety of instruments starting on guitar and violin. He wanted to play in the band at Mainland Regional High School in Somers Point, but naturally playing the piano made that impossible. So George did next to the impossible and learned to play the trumpet in two weeks. I wouldn’t believe that except for the fact that I saw him receive a Chromatic Harmonica as a gift, and with no previous experience on that instrument, perform a solo on it three weeks later. The only thing that rivaled music in George’s life was laughing. He had a wild and broad sense of humor. When you met him, you instantly wanted to be his friend, and he had many. I know that we are all rowing and God is steering. I have no idea what God’s plan was for George, but His Heavenly band just got decidedly better. The George Mesterhazy Foundation for Music Education, Performance, and Preservation will be established in his name, by long time love Vicki Watson of the Merion Inn. Please check the www. merioninn.com website for further information.
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“Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.”
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Su mmer. . .
Ocean City-style By Dave Alven
Wwords hen people think of Ocean City, NJ, four usually come to mind: “America’s
The Blue Jays celebrated their win of the 2012 OCYAA Major Leage Championship at Johnny B Goode's
Jean Jacobson and Sally Huff at the launch of the new Downtown OC campaign
Ashley Ruger leads a group of happy young ones during one of Johnny B Goode's nightly Ice Cream Party's. Visitwww.johnnybgoode.net for weekly hours!
(l-r) The Downtown Crew- Stef Godfrey, John Ball, Paul Cunningham, Lynda Marino, Marcia Shallcross, Bill Baumler, Barbara Deaney, Katie Ball, Debbie Clark, Stacey Klause
Greatest Family Resort.” There’s so much to do whether you’re going down for just a day or for the whole summer. Let us have a look at the many fun events going on from now until Labor Day. Of course when people think of July they think of the Fourth. Be sure to be up bright and early (10am) on Independence Day to see not one, but two bike parades. There is the July 4th Bike Parade sponsored by the South OC Improvement Assoc. There is also the July 4th Bike Parade sponsored by the Gardens Civic Assoc. Later that day at 5pm be sure to see the Kite Flying Competition followed by an array of entertainment. And what would the 4th of July be without Fireworks!? The incredible display at 9th St. beach will make people young and old wide eyed as the Ocean City Skyline turns bright with fireworks of different shapes and sizes. Starting every Thursday after the 4 th up until the last weekend of August is Family Night on the Boards. There is entertainment of every kind (Be sure to stop in and see Bubba Mac Blues Band at Bob’s Grill on the Boards - Thurs. & Friday nights all summer). One of the most spectacular events year after year will be held on July 28th. The Night in Venice Celebration. Year after year boaters have decorated their boats with spectacular lights and decorations that people cannot turn away from. Boaters have a theme this year called “Remember When?” where they can decorate with any kind of theme from the past. Of course these boaters are not limited to only that. They have the freedom to make it any way they’d like. August is a month of competition and it all starts off with a bang with the Miss Crustacean Hermit Crab Beauty Pageant. That’s right. These crustaceans will strut their stuff to win the Cucumber Rind Cup. Immediately following are the Hermit Crab Races. Just because you’re called a hermit doesn’t mean that you can’t come out of your shell and have some fun. August 9th has one of the oldest parades ever. For babies that is. This year marks the 103rd Annual Ocean City Baby Parade. If you’re still looking for competition on that day be sure not to miss the Twin Contest later that night. There are prizes awarded to the twins who look the most alike and
also for the ones who look the least alike. In the days to follow, be sure to see the South Jersey Lifeguard Championships, ESA Surf Contest, and of course Miss Ocean City Pageant sponsored by the Ocean City Exchange Club. Speaking of the Exchange Club, they are also having a Craft Show at the Music Pier. If you would like more information on the Exchange Club be sure to visit their website www. ocexchangeclub.org. The week that follows is weird. Honest. That’s why it’s called Weird Week. From the 13th to the 17th the whole family will enjoy some pretty weird and wacky events at the Music Pier. With the many events that August holds, it all leads up to September and Labor Day Weekend. This weekend marks the unofficial end to summer, but for some they have to run for it. Labor Day is the Mayor’s Labor Day Race. At 9am there is a 5 mile run and immediately following will be the 1 mile run/walk. Make sure you register before you join in. Of course there’s so much more to enjoy. I just chipped off a tip of the iceberg here. If you would like to know what else there is be sure to visit http://www.ocnj. us/. This site has details on every event happening throughout the year. Let’s have the greatest fun filled summer right here in Ocean City, NJ. Dave Alven is a lifelong Ocean City visitor and enthusiast. He was born, raised, and lives in Philadelphia. There are few things he enjoys more than a Boardwalk stroll on a warm summer day attending the many fun events Ocean City has to offer. Dave runs the Ocean City 365 Facebook page. Be sure to check daily for updates on events and ‘all things Ocean City.’ Feel free to post your favorite Ocean City event on its wall to share with other Ocean City enthusiasts.
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“Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.” -Ovid
BBQ & BLUES
take to the
BOARDS
BY MEG CORCORAN
Bob’s Grill, located at 14th Street and the Boardwalk, proudly stands as the oldest family-run business on the Boardwalk. The family business started simply with a concession stand operated by Bob’s father and located at 9th Street and the Boardwalk, where hot dogs cost a nickel and a hamburger was 15 cents. For generations, Bob’s Grill has been the place by the sea for family and friends to meet and enjoy an awesome feast. After serving breakfast, lunch and dinner for over 60 years, Bob’s is venturing into beachfront BBQ, featuring Bubba and Mac’s Famous tender, juicy meat, fall-off-the-bone baby back ribs and St. Louis Ribs (drenched with the famous Bubba & Mac BBQ sauce, of course). Because we know there’s so much to do during these fleeting summer months, take-out is available for your convenience. Adding to the BBQ’s authenticity, live blues music, performed by the Bubba Mac Blues Band, launched on June 28th and 29th, continuing throughout the summer on Thursdays and Fridays (BBQ served at 5:30 with Live happy music beginning at 6:30). Continually creating ways to make summer days fun, Bob’s Grill is also the place for surrey and bicycle rentals with free parking available while you dine or ride. Although times have changed since that original concession stand resided humbly on the Boardwalk, Bob’s commitment to their customers remains true. Summer is heating up!
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“The difference between life and the movies is that a script has to make sense, and life doesn’t.” ~ Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Meg the Movie Buff Goes to Hollywood 2012 SUMMER MOVIE GUIDE
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by Meg Corcoran
caling the walls from one incredible Asbury Avenue shop to the next, The Amazing Spider-Man arrives on the Ocean City setting in need of a vacation from his never-ending hero duties. Ruby Sparks his interest in America’s Greatest Family Resort, sending him soaring by web across town on a fact-finding mission. He soon encounters The (friendly Neighborhood) Watch, who are headed to the beach and are more than happy to clue him in on the local scene. Tagging along, he watches as The Dark Knight Rises over a bright ocean to greet each summer day. With the temperature soaring, Hope Springs for everyone in town, from beach bums to big screen stars! Before springing hopefully to the nearest multiplex, please check your local listings for release date changes. The Amazing Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield, opened July 3rd) spins his web from beach to boardwalk, admiring the view while battling with his father’s former partner, now known as the Lizard (Rhys Ifans), and developing feelings for a new girl (Emma Stone). Wanting nothing more than to take a Sunset Cruise aboard the “Pirate Ship,” problems abound for the gang during the Ice Age: (Manny, Diego and Sid, voices of Ray Romano, Denis Leary and John Leguizamo, when they experience a) Continental Drift (opens July 13) out at sea and must battle real pirates. Character Nights are all the rage when The Dark Knight Rises (Christian Bale, opens July 20th) among the Gotham citizens to save the city from a terrorist (Tom Hardy) while contending with Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) and a new love (Marion Cotillard). An inept group of bored suburban dads (including Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn) realize too late their time would have been better spent participating in familyfriendly Funtastic Tuesdays after forming their own innocent version The (Neighborhood) Watch (opens July 27th). Soothed by the feelings inspired during a Night in Venice, Ruby Sparks (Zoe Kazan, opens July 25) within the mind of a lonely, struggling novelist (Paul Dano) who’s “dream girl” miraculously appears one day in his house. A factory worker (Colin Farrell) possesses Total Recall (opens August 3rd) of all the words sung at Open Mic Night but can’t
seem to remember if he’s a spy or distinguish the good guys from the villains (including Kate Beckinsale). Within the Diary of a Wimpy Kid: (the) Dog Days (opens August 3rd) of summer are heating up as the underdog seventh grader (Zachary Gordon) shuns arcade days for a summer job at a classy country club. During a Weird Week (end), Hope Springs (opens August 10 th) for a Midwestern couple (Tommy Lee Jones, Meryl Streep) who take a hopeful trip out of town in an attempt to salvage their troubled relationship with the help of a marriage counselor (Steve Carell). The Campaign (opens August 10th) to win the Sand Sculpting Contest turns ugly when politics come into play between a slick North Carolina congressman (Will Ferrell) and his inexperienced opponent (Zach Galifianakis). The contented characters miraculously come to life along the coast as they bask in the glow of the sun (as well as their own star power). They quickly form The Campaign to extend their seaside summer days, resorting to whatever (movie version) Lawless means necessary. They mistakenly look for the summer-saving answers in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid: (whose) Dog Days of summer revolve around arcade action and boardwalk fare. While appreciative of the passive kid’s Total Recall of all things connected to Gillian’s Wonderland Pier, they’re determined to stop time and soon conspire to send the un-summerlike Ice Age: (on a) Continental Drift far from the balmy town. Eventually, they come to realize that although time must pass, every season has special moments all its own. Now, with sunglasses and sun tan lotion firmly in place, they get back to the big screen business of enjoying their first Ocean City summer by-the-sea…
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Surfer girls Arles DuPont-Town, Deb D’Anastasio, Emily Newnam, LeeAnn Nicholl and Lacey Nicholl enjoy a beautiful day at Surf Rd.
Ali Terry and Jennifer Jackson serve up some fresh and healthy cuisine at Yianni’s Cafe inside the OC Community Center.
Gary Schempp and Alma George and their local honey bee products at the Ocean City Flower Show.
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“Every now and then, when the world sits just right, a gentle breath of heaven fills my soul with delight. . .”~Mattie Elliott
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“The beach is where we remember how to shine, how to shed our shells, how to reduce speed.” ~Sandy Gingras
ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff I plop right down in the ocean soaked sand, just far enough from the incoming tide, and begin digging. I use my hands, never a shovel, letting the fine wet grains stuff themselves behind my fingernails. I won’t go as far as China today. I’ll scoop just enough to make a castle. It all depends on how close I am to the surf. I dig and dig and dig until the underground flow suddenly appears and fills up the hole I created. Magic! At 42, this is all mystery to me. How does the water come to fill the hole from below? If it’s always there, why don’t I see it until I dig? How does liquid hold its form beneath solid ground? I’m sure there are simple, widely-known answers to these questions, but I don’t want to know; I’ve enjoyed a lifetime of wonder. Once my pool fills, I set to work, letting the soupy sand trickle from my hand onto the pile of hard earth. Trickle, trickle, trickle- my castle grows, taller and taller, until it is time to fashion a tower- a careful drip, drip,
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drip, as the tiny drops of soup harden into chips, creating a delicate spire. I am reminded of a castle in France built ages ago upon craggy rock, the sea rushing to surround it with the tide. I too am creator, artist, architect, building a cathedral. I too have spent a lifetime at this holy task, like the children before me, and so too, the ones after me- after I myself am washed away from the shore of this world. Bridges, moats, and castle walls, all crafted by loving hands, until the tide retrieves them, and we begin again. It is the summer of ‘63, of ‘81, of 2012. Time is no matter. The salt still sprays in the air, coating the downy hairs of my face. The
gulls still swoop overhead, the pipers run to and fro in the surf. The sky is blue or gray or white; the water is warm, seaweed filled; or cold, bringing clamshells to the shore. My feet are sprinkled with sand-the tiniest specks of gray, black, and white. In the heat of noontime sun, my step quickensstaccato- as I dash through the soft dry mounds of the dunes before they scorch my soles. I am heading toward my car; or toward the music of the the icecream truck; or toward cousins just arrived to join us for the afternoon... My grandmother has packed peanut butter crackers and lemonade; and later, will treat us to rootbeer barrels or sour balls.
I’ll watch her mouth pucker, creating hollows beneath her cheekbones as she studies the crossword puzzle- a sharpened pencil behind her ear. When we return home, we will shower outside, and she will powder our bodies before feeding us a dinner of fried tomatoes and corn (shucked ourselves in the backyard.) Our hair, freshly combed, will be damp as we crawl into bed, and someone will protest that the sun is still shining. “It’s after eight,” she’ll answer, firmly tucking the covers beneath us. The hum of the air conditioner and the faint call of gulls will be our lullaby as we sink into sleep, burrowing our way back into the timeless sea- like the tiny purple clams uncovered in our digging. Kelly Salasin, an island native, now lives in Southern Vermont with her husband Casey Deane and their sons, Aidan and Lloyd. “Timeless Sea” originally appeared in Chicken Soup for the Beach Lover’s Soul. More of Kelly’s work can be found at kellysalasin.com
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“We spend our years as a tale that is told.” ~Psalm 90:9
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Ocean City Community Center 1735 Simpson Avenue Ocean City, NJ 08226 609 399-1801 info@ocnjmuseum.org www.ocnjmuseum.org MUSEUM hours Tuesday through Friday 10:00 to 4:00 Saturday, 11:00 to 2:00
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Jeff McGranahan
Charles Bowman ‘81
Peggy Hoy ‘79
Scott Vanderslice ‘75
Daniel Heritage ‘79
Thomas Lyons ‘79
Michael Megargee ‘74
Michael Jamison ‘86
Vincent Lombardi ‘77
Paul Baldini ‘76
Dear Friends, As the Ocean City Historical Museum’s new Executive Director, I am excited to have an opportunity to help Ocean City remember its past. Even if you aren’t originally from Ocean City, the Museum is a great place to explore American history through one particular community. I look forward to making a place loved by many even better. My own love of history has been with me for as long as I can remember. I grew up not far from the Valley Forge National Park and remember fondly running through its open spaces and exploring the reconstructed huts that dot the landscape. I was blessed with great history teachers that inspired me to dig deeper. Growing up I was also involved with the Boy Scouts, two of my service projects involved historic churches in Montgomery County, including my Eagle Scout service project which helped restore the façade of the parsonage at St. James Episcopal Church in Evansburg, PA. These projects helped me learn that history isn’t just something you learn, it’s something you do. I hope to share that with Ocean City as well. After I graduated from Eastern University with a BA in History, I was hired by the Historical Society of Montgomery County, which is located in Norristown, PA. Serving as the HSMC’s Collections Manager, I quickly learned that my passion could be my profession. Over nine years, I grew to manage both the museum and library collections. I started with the OCHM in April, so I now have a couple of months under my belt, but I look forward to the excitement of the summer. I would like to invite you all to visit the Museum and be on the lookout as we begin to make improvements to the Museum throughout the summer. Sincerely,
Jeff McGranahan Gabrielle Vanderslice ‘81
Timothy Wade ‘82
Warren North ‘54
jeffmcgranahan@ocnjmuseum.org Executive Director Ocean City Historical Museum
Our summer exhibit- With this year marking the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Nor’easter, the museum has gathered together, in a new exhibit, recollections, film and photos of the storms impact on Ocean City. The story of Ocean City’s struggle through “when the ocean met the bay” and its aftermath is a testament to the resilience of our community. Also in the Museum- Keeping with the annual tradition, the Curatorial Committee has dressed the museum for the summer. Come check out the Ladies’ summer whites. Donate to the Museum- History is all around us and happening everyday. The Museum is always looking for new donations to help us document and preserve the history of Ocean City. Do you have old photographs you just don’t know what to do with? If they show Ocean City and its people, we hope you consider donating it. Letters, diaries, and other personal items are treasure troves of history that would make great additions to the Museum. Research Collection- Curious about Ocean City’s History, the Museum must be on your list of places to visit. With thousands of documents relating to Ocean City’s development and the history of its people, we may be able to answer that question that has been nagging you all these years. Historical Calendar- The 2012-2013 Historical Calendar is now on sale at the Museum. This calendar features photographs from the Ocean City Historical Museum’s collection. Anyone who is delighted by Ocean City’s past will want one. Calendars are available for $8.00 each. Summer Lectures- Starting in July and every Thursday until the end of August, the Museum will be hosting our annual lecture series. With 2012 marking the start of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, Clarence Hickey will be discussing medicine during that great conflict (July 5, 2012). We’ve brought back some favorites from years past, so look for more information in the complete calendar. See our Centerfold for “Summer Lecture Series” Schedule.
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“There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines all our lives.”
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g n i r e b m e m e R By Fred Miller
Jack Kelly Jr. competed in the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.
Peter Wright was on the USA swim team that competed in the 1996 Olympics.
The Ocean City Beach Patrol’s tradition of winning intercity rowing and swimming races has its roots in the Olympic Games. Long before the local lifeguards won either a Cape May County or South Jersey championship, OCBP Hall of Famer John B. Kelly Sr. was wearing three Olympic gold medals. Kelly, competing in Antwerp, Belgium on August 18, 1920, won two Olympic sculling titles. He narrowly beat Jack Beresford of Great Britain in the singles sculls, and, in partnership with his cousin Paul Costello, easily defeated the Italian crew in the double sculls. Kelly, competing in the 1924 Olympics in Paris, France, won another gold medal in the doubles rowing with Costello. Kelly encouraged Charles Kieffer, a championship rower on the Ocean City Beach Patrol, to compete in the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. With Kelly’s support, Kieffer won a gold medal on August 12, 1932. His event—the pair-oared shell with coxswain—had never before been won by an American crew. Kieffer, rowing in the bow, Joseph Schauers, rowing stern, and Edward Jennings, coxswain, came through with a fine performance to beat Poland by a length-and-a-half. Lifeguard Archie Harris was one of the best high school athletes in the country in 1936. On June 6, 1936, after winning the state championship in the shot put and discus at Montclair, Coach Von E. Henroid took him to the train going to Philadelphia. Ray L. Fite, OCHS athletic director, met him at the Philadelphia station and drove him to Franklin Field to compete in the Olympic tryouts. That afternoon, Harris won the shot put and placed second in the discus which won him the right to compete in Boston on June 27, 1936 with the top athletes going to Berlin, Germany to compete in the Olympic Games. Harris, competing in Boston, missed going by inches in both the shot and discus. It was Harris’ last chance to compete in the
John B. Kelly Sr. won three gold medals competing in the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games.
John Pescatore won a bronze medal in the 1988 Olympic Games.
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“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” -Dr. Seuss
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A new spiritual group, SonRise Circle Christian Meditation, meets Thursdays at 9 a.m. on the beach at 2nd Street (through October). The group’s organizer, Peaches Lukens, describes the meetings below.
Filling a Quiet Mind with God The word “meditation” often conjures up images associated with Eastern religions, but meditation is mentioned often in the Bible and can become a powerful means of transformation for the seeking Christian. We do not come to Scripture simply for knowledge and study, but to encounter God Himself within His Word. Many Christians know about God, but may not truly know Him in the personal and intimate way they long to. “Lectio Divina” (Sacred Reading) is an ancient Christian practice that Benedictine monks used in the third century to expose illiterate peasants to God’s Word and thus God Himself. The four steps of Lectio involve listening to a small portion of Scripture several times through. We contemplate and meditate on the text and allow the Spirit of God to bring insight in individual and unique ways as only He can. Over time this helps us to connect to the Living God; discerning and hearing Him speak into our lives. For the past seven years a small group of Christian women have been meeting on the beach and practicing Lectio together, resulting in a wonderful experience with God and strengthening their faith. A new group has formed that also includes men: Sonrise Circle. We meet on the beach because the solitude is so conducive for listening within to God. Our chairs face the ocean to symbolize there is nothing between us and God as we listen to Scripture and for the Holy Spirit. At the close of our time together we come into a circle with our chairs and if we chose, we briefly share what God shared with us during that time.
timing the thrust by Sidd Reilly
Do you know the pleasures of bodysurfing? It is a primal
incalculable weight and strength is thrusting you shorebound,
activity. Long before surfing on a board, young Egyptian Phar-
yet it is not overwhelming you. Bodysurfing is about harmony.
os’s would body surf the tidal movements of the Nile in a bid
It’s also about timing. People who are good at bodysurfing
to attract the attention of potential royal suitors. As illustrated
have an innate sense of when to thrust themselves off the ocean
by hieroglyphic markings found in the chambers of the great
floor and into the wave. You want to be in the wave before it
pyramids of Giza, body surfing dates back to early civilization.
breaks, and you want your head just in front of the leading edge
A bodysurfer needs no equipment, save a bathing suit (and
of white water. That way you are in the fastest, strongest, most
in some places not even that). Although there are bodysurfing
exciting part of the swell. You can put your arms in front of
competitions, it is, generally, a sport in which the competition
you or at your sides, the latter method causing your chest to lift
is chiefly internal. Can I catch this wave? Can I catch this wave
out of the water.
better than I caught the last wave? It is true that when a group
In the summer months, crowded beaches make it difficult to
of people are bodysurfing together, the unspoken question of
navigate the longest possible ride. But if you can find a straigha-
who is the best bodysurfer will naturally arise, but it is also true
way next time you’re taking a dip in the sea, try tapping into
that bodysurfing by one’s self is immensely satisfying. When you
your inner Pharo... You may find it to be the best thing that you
are bodysurfing, you are in the belly of a wave. Something of
did all summer.
Summer Haiku Seagulls flying against the wind, for a moment standing still
Summer Sand: as hot as an iron griddle
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Spring 2011 found him a proud member of the technical advisory team to Special Olympics International for the inaugural 1,500-meter open water swim at the Special Olympics World Games in Athens, Greece. He currently holds the position of special advisor assistant with the global program and coaching development of open water swimming within the Special Olympics sports program. Bruckner earned a BA in Exercise Science from the Rice University, professionally focusing on retail and restaurant design, development, construction and operations. He is a professional member of both the US Lifeguard Association and the American College of Sports Medicine. Also filling up his 24-hour days is his position as a swim coach where he works closely with lifeguards, youth, Masters and Special Olympians. He maintains a position with the CBA Speaker’s Bureau and is a contributing editor for the Philadelphia based Liberty Sports Magazine. When not at home in Ocean City, Bruckner can be found at Utulei Beach in American Samoa or wherever a big blue ocean is within his reach. He wisely knows none of his vast accomplishments would have been possible without the continuing support of his wife Michelle, family, friends, and an admiring community, all witnesses to the miracles that can be found through the power of faith and endurance. synthesis@brucknerchase.com www.brucknerchase.com See many photos on facebook at BrucknerChase-Ocean Positive
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You find the beach a vast panorama of sight and sound.
Lying on the hard-packed strand with eyes shut against the glare of noon day sun, a tympanum of voices and noise emgulf you. Above the omnipresent roar of the surf, the strident call of the lifeguards whistle blares forth. Nearby a mother is cautioning her child against the dangers of the ocean. To your left, soft music on a portable radio is carefully paradoxed on the right by a savage rendition of the latest pop hit. The shrill keenings of the gulls are matched by the equally shrill cries of new entrants to the water. The soft crunch of sand underfoot as a couple pass by is followed by a great pounding as a boy follows an elusive ball. A boy and a girl are discussing such intimacies as baseball, movies, home-towns and mothers. Overhead a plane drones like a drowsy bee and an insect buzzes above like dive bomber. An elderly gentleman, judging from the tremolo in his voice, urges his grandson to gather his things as it is time to leave. Obeying the inevitable passage of time, you too stretch yawn and stand up to see the sights that accompany the sounds. With a final glance at your fellow lovers of the shore – who are for the most part burnt offerings to the sun, you begin the trek homework.
Adapted from Mike McNamara’s Sounds of the Shore, published in the Ocean City Weekly, 1964.
“Beach People” watercolor by Dorothy McMonagle Kulisek
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XTREME Ride WednesDAY - $32 Receive a Pier Ride Wristband valid until 6pm PLUS two Xtreme rides of your choice. Valid Wednesdays from 12:30pm until 6pm excluding July 4. Waterpark admission is not included in this package. Adventure Pier opens at 4pm, but Xtreme rides and the Great White open at 12:30pm. Xtreme rides include: SkyCoaster(s) (on Surfside and Adventure Piers); SpringShot (on Adventure Pier); and SkyScraper (on Adventure Pier). Double-the-Fun ThursDAY
Double your pleasure as the MOR-EZ ticket card goes twice as far on our amusement rides. Ride for only half the tickets until 6pm. Also, look for great Double-the-Fun offers at many of our games and food outlets. Valid Thursdays from 12:30pm until 6pm. Xtreme rides and Go-carts not included. Adventure Pier opens at 4pm.
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Hello and Welcome. As the day’s last longer, we can slowly ease into the summer rhythm of life at the shore. Green lawns , budding flowers , and longer walks after dinner confirm the season. As for weather and fishing during the transition of spring to summer, one word comes to mind. “Inconsistency” I have had a hard time putting my finger on it, but something just seems slightly out of kilter. Summer weather in March. March weather in May. Warm water species arriving before the colder water species have left. Am I hearing the twilight zone theme? Its gotten a little weird this year for sure. Not to say that anglers haven’t caught fish. Some anglers are often called lucky. The truth is they bring luck by understanding their species and fishing hard. I have really noticed the specialization of tackle, baits, and technology used by these hard core fisherman. It seems to produce a better catch for their efforts. An early June wreck trip to the Cape May reef resulted in a catch of sea bass, tautog, bluefish, flounder, beagaul, conger eel, an a striper. The combo of warm and colder water species seemed to make the point. I will also confess to being out fished by my 90 year old fishing buddy Hap. Wreck fishing can be a great day with lots of action, and a variety of fish. Seabass had a slow start on the inshore reefs, but are in good numbers now. July and August bring a steady increase of fluke on the inshore reefs. Delaware Bay had a slow start with few Drum fish on the Jersey side. The upper bay fishing for stripers and fluke, which usually is a hotbed of action in May and June was really slow. Weakfish numbers and their size has been encouraging as well. The early arrival of triggerfish on the beachfront jetties was a pleasant surprise. Some early bright spots have been the surf fishing with
some nice stripers and a few drum coming out of the suds. (surf) Unfortunately, the summer season makes you compete with swimmers for areas to fish. Quite a few anglers are using the back waters with good success. Kayak fishing and walking the sod banks can be excellent way as well. I will warn you on the sod banks fishing, the greenheads think bug repellant spray is really a pickling juice for their next meal. I am wondering how you fight off the green swarming horde of greenheads when on the sod banks. Traditionally July and August bring forth all the species into play, which gives you the opportunity to pursue the fish of your fancy. The area’s fishing industry of Charter, Party, and Rentals boats provide lots of opportunity for you. Local Tackle stores can also provide information on the latest fishing action. The off shore fishing seems to be shaping up to a banner year. The Tuna bite has been excellent early, and hopefully it will continue for the remainder of the season. Fuel will be a tad cheaper than last year, which should bring a sigh of relief from boaters in general. The challenges today in fishing with fuel prices, fish regulations, weather, and over all cost can be defeating. Fortunately Fishermen are generally optimistic. We must reflect what fishing is all about. A day’s experience on the water with Nature can ground you back to the real important parts of life. Whether it brings you back to a simpler time of life, or remembering a great day with someone special. Memories created today keep alive the good thoughts of fun and special people forever. These are days to enjoy now, not to be put in a bucket list never to be captured again. Seize the moment and Godbless,
Capt. Gary Sloan
A Fisherman’s Prayer: “Keeper” I pray that I may live to fish Until my dying day; And when it comes to my last cast I then most humbly pray, When in the Lord’s great landing net, And peacefully asleep That in His mercy I be judged good enough to keep.
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