Volume 9 Number 4 July/August 2016

Fifty Editions of the River Pointe Newsletter Photograph by Lucille Rielly, River Pointe Photography Club WE TREAT: TREATMENTS: • Back Pain / Neck Pain • Epidural Steroid Injections • Sciatica / Radiculopathy • Selective Nerve Root Blocks • Bulging Discs / Herniated Discs • Facet Joint Injections • Facet Pain Syndrome • Arthritic Pain • Radiofrequency Ablations • Sacroiliac Pain Syndromes • Major Joint Injections • Whiplash Injury • Pulse Stimulation Treatment • Degenerative Disc Disease • Failed Back Surgery • Carpal Tunnel Injections • Major Joint Pain • Discography • Myofascial Pain • Trigger Point Injections • Foraminal Stenosis • Spinal Cord Stimulation • Spondylosis • Peripheral Neuropathy • Percutaneous Discectomy • Post-herpetic Neuralgia • Endoscopic Microdiscectomy • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome • Stellate Ganglion Block • Abdominal / Pelvic Pain • Cancer Related Pain • NSS (Neuro-Stim System) • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome • EMG / NCV

2 River Pointe July/August 2016 Letter From the Newsletter Staff

River Pointe “One of the most valuable things is an idea, as it 2517 Ridgeway Boulevard • Manchester, NJ 08759 could be the beginning of a milestone.” Telephone 732-657-3030 Unknown author The content of all articles, reviews and other news contained herein is With the publication of this issue, we have proudly the product and the property of the contributors thereof. The River Pointe reached a milestone of 50 editions of the River Pointe Homeowners Association, Inc. assumes and acknowledges no responsibility Newsletter. The newsletter began with the simple idea whatsoever for the accuracy thereof. The statements and opinions expressed herein are those of the individual contributors hereto and they do not represent of providing entertaining and informative articles, the opinions or official pronouncements of the River Pointe Homeowners as well as helpful hints, cooking ideas, reasons for Association, Inc. laughter and for being inspired. It was first published The products and services offered herein by advertisers and others have not as a sixteen page magazine in June of 2008 with an been tested, sanctioned or approved and they are not otherwise promulgated original staff consisting of three people. In the ensuing or endorsed by the River Pointe Homeowners Association, Inc., nor does the Association warrant that they are fit for their intended purposes. The years, the newsletter has grown continuously. There procurers of such goods and services must determine for their own purposes have been as many as forty-eight pages with a staff of if the goods and services fulfill their personal needs, under terms and fourteen working diligently to offer an interesting and conditions that are acceptable to them. useful newsletter for the River Pointe community. We The River Pointe Homeowners Association, Inc. reserves the unequivocal hope we have succeeded in this endeavor. and unilateral right to revise, amend or reject outright any item, submission, photo, or advertisement that it deems inappropriate for publication. Should a prepaid advertisement be rejected pursuant hereto, the advertiser shall be You will notice a number of articles that detail milestones entitled to a return in full of all collected fees paid to the Association in of one type or another – a theme we wanted to emphasize connection therewith, providing however that the material that precipitated the rejection shall not have been constructed by the advertiser for the sole throughout this issue. As our lives progress, we reach purpose of negating an otherwise valid advertising contract. many milestones. Let us always enjoy the good ones and pass swiftly over the others. All material for publication must be submitted no later than the 15th day of any given month. Ad copy cancellations and changes must be submitted no later than 15 days prior to publication date. It is the responsibility of the We want to welcome and acknowledge two new staff advertiser to identify and communicate advertising errors and omissions. members – Jane Ward and Kathy Sauer. They have plunged into the task of researching and writing, and Note: The deadline for we are grateful to have them aboard. submissions for the MAY/JUNE Happy, healthy summer to all. newsletter is JUNE 8.

Newsletter Guidelines 1. All type-written, double-spaced copy from residents must be in our mailbox by the 8th of each month for the next month’s edition. 2. Please email all photos to Lucille Rielly at [email protected]. 3. All photos are welcome. They will be used at the discretion of the publisher and available space. 4. The staff reserves the right to edit any and all articles submitted. 5. Please limit articles to no more than 200 words. Articles of more than 200 words will be edited.

newsletter Staff Editors: Writers: Joanne Wright Helen Bryce...... Founder Walt Giersbach...... editor, writer Eileen Ebell Jane Ward Lucille Rielly...... Coordinator, editor, writer Maureen Heilbrun...... editor, writer Linda Fraistat Doris LaPointe Distribution: Elizabeth Schultz...... Photography editor Christine Mooney...... editor, writer Merril Morrison Claire Young Karen Vespignani...... editor, writer Kathy Sauer Jack Young

July/August 2016 River Pointe 3 Contact Info GPS News *NOTE NEW PHONE NUMBER BELOW* UPDATE Administrative Office Give your visitors and delivery people After hours Emergency number *888-913-3537* 2 RETREAT DR. as the proper address. Lifestyle Director Rob DeGeorge 732-657-4300 Ext 2 [email protected]

Community Manager Peter Kilgour 732-657-4300 Ext 1 [email protected]

The Clubhouse Hours of Operation Phone: 732-657-4300 The River Pointe Newsletter Fax: 732-657-4770 is published by Senior Community Media, Sunday - Saturday a division of R&K Publishing 5:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Phone: (732) 240-6611 • Fax: (732) 240-6618 Email: [email protected] Board Members President - Rachel Richardson River Pointe Newsletter is printed by Senior Community Vice President - John Evans Media, a division of R&K Publishing. The products Secretary/Treasurer - Steve Schlageter and services offered herein by advertisers have not been tested, sanctioned or approved and they are not otherwise Lew Jeffries promulgated or endorsed by R&K Publishing. Complaints Art Vespignani should be directed to the Better Business Bureau or the Ocean County Dept. of Consumer Affairs. For advertising, contact Customer Relations Senior Community Media at 732-240-6611. 732-657-3524

Developer Issues Jennie Shannon Please remember to tell [email protected] our advertisers that Sales Center you saw their ad in 732-657-3030 The River Pointe Security Guardhouse 732-657-4356 Newsletter

4 River Pointe July/August 2016 A Message from Your Lifestyle Director… Rob DeGeorge, Lifestyle Director River Pointe Homeowners Association 732-657-4300 [email protected]

River Pointe Management Question & Answer Section

What are the outdoor pool operating hours and Any resident who cancels from a “paid” program prior usage policy? to the posted registration deadline will be permitted The outdoor pool is open 7 days a week (with a lifeguard to receive their check back. After the posted deadline, on duty) weather permitting. Monday – Thursday, the registration checks will not be issued back as expenses pool is open from 10:30am – 7:00pm, Friday - Sunday for that program have been finalized and paid for. and the remaining two summer holiday’s (4th of July Are residents able to rent the ballroom? and Labor Day) the pool is open from 10:00am – Yes, the clubhouse ballroom is rentable by residents 7:30pm for private functions. There is a $200.00 refundable ALL RIVER POINTE RESIDENTS who wish to deposit that is required up front to hold a date. The full utilize the outdoor pool must obtain a photo ID season ballroom is $300.00 for a 4 hour rental and $200.00 pool pass which is free of charge. Each household is for a 4 rental if one wanted to rent ¼ of the ballroom. permitted to purchase a maximum of 4 guest passes Rental of the room includes the kitchen and use of which are good throughout the summer. ALL GUESTS, the bathroom facilities; however, rental parties are must have a guest pass and be accompanied by a River not permitted to use any other recreational facility Pointe resident. All pool rules apply. both inside and outside of the clubhouse. For ease of Family Swim Hours for any children under the age of ballroom scheduling, all room rental requests/inquires 18 are daily from 12:00pm-5:00pm ONLY. All children should be made to Lifestyle Director Rob DeGeorge at must be toilet trained. Diapers and/or swim diapers on least 45 days in advance. children are NOT PERMITTED. What is the guest policy for the clubhouse? How often are resident directories published? For safety and security purposes, any guest (friend or River Pointe resident directories are updated and family member who do not live in River Pointe) may published once a quarter. We publish them two ways; utilize the clubhouse providing they are accompanied one way is by street address and the other is by last by a River Pointe resident. Any guest who is utilizing name. Directories are emailed out as a PDF attachment, the clubhouse without resident supervision will be however, a hard copy can be obtained if requested in asked to leave. person with the Lifestyle Director. What are the program registration guidelines? All programs that require advance registration have an individual program registration folder located at the Recreation Kiosk in the Clubhouse Lobby. Posted registration deadlines are listed on both the individual folder as well as the program calendar. For a “paid” program, a resident is not completely registered for a program unless a check is included with registration. Residents who do not furnish a check by the posted registration deadline are not guaranteed program admission, so please remit checks by the posted registration deadline.

July/August 2016 River Pointe 5 A Message from Your Welcome To River Pointe

Community Manager… The following residents have recently closed on their River Pointe homes. Summertime is in full swing here at River Pointe HOA; We welcome them and look forward warm summer days and cool summer nights, and what a to getting to know them. beautiful place to spend time with family and friends. The warm weather has many residents out for early Dorothy and Matt Gooby morning or early evening walks. When driving through Claudette and Frank Knox the community, please stay within the 25 mph speed Donna and Patrick Scalzo limit. Let’s keep everyone safe. Lisa Cocca Anyone that owns a pet and walks them around the Barbara Furze community is asked to please pick up after them. Any John and Ann Immediato refuse is to be picked up immediately and put in your Albert and Michele Irons garbage cans for disposal at your residence. Please Gus and Jane Nickas do not put it in someone else’s garbage or clubhouse garbage to be thrown away. Do not throw it into any woods or into any storm drains around the community. Storm drains for the community go directly into our ponds which are used to water the grounds around the Sunshine Column community. Plastic bags of waste will get caught in the aerator pumps, irrigation pumps and fountain pumps that are in the ponds and will clog or burn out the motors for any of the systems. If anyone sees someone throwing trash in the ponds or storm drains, please let the Management Office know immediately. Let’s keep our community clean and green. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer here at River Pointe. Karen and Karl Barna are proud to welcome their third grandchild into this world. Baby Mackenzie was [email protected] born on March 10 in Arizona to their son, Eric, and daughter-in-law, Lindsey, while the grandparents were vacationing in Australia. Although thousands of miles away, Karl and Karen were able to see the baby when she was only a few hours old via Face Time. Hurray for modern technology! Monmouth University has named Barbara Johnston "Chair of the Nursing Department," a well-deserved promotion. Congratulations, Dr. Johnston. Congratulations also go out to Jim and Barbara Teague. They become grandparents for the fourth and fifth time on May 18th. Their daughter, Samantha, gave birth to twins, Brody Alexander (weighing 5 lbs, 11 oz.) and Connor James (weighing 6 lbs. 3 oz.). Congratulations to Samantha and Bryan, the proud parents.

6 River Pointe July/August 2016 July/August 2016 River Pointe 7 River Pointe Activities

of the Foundation, presented all of the scholarships. He Book Club acknowledged our organizations and thanked Wayne The River Pointe Book Club members meet the fourth and Phyllis for personally being in attendance. Thursday of each month at 8:00 p.m. during the summer Scholarship Recipients months to accommodate bocce players. They meet in the lounge of the clubhouse. Our books are loaned to Women’s Club at River Pointe us from the Ocean County Library. All are welcome to MALLORY WETTENGEL – ranked #3 in a join our discussions. graduating class of 253 students and plans to attend For July’s selection, the club is reading The Art of Racing University of Delaware to major in Biology.. in the Rain by Garth Stein, which is told from the unique ZACHARY THOMAS - ranked # 18 in his class and viewpoint of a dog. Enzo, a terrier-lab mix, tells the reader plans to attend William Paterson University to major in all that he sees transpire in the life of his owner, Denny. Music/Sound Engineering. This includes the good, the bad and sometimes, the very ugly. Denny is a competitive race car driver who runs Men’s Club at River Pointe into trouble with some of his family members. Enzo’s RENEE LARSON – ranked # 1 in the class and will observations are both wise and humorous. He is often attend Rowan University and major in chemistry. frustrated by his inability to speak and use thumbs like a ALEXANDER LYNCH – ranked #27 in the class and human. Enzo and Denny are soulmates who understand will attend Chestnut Hill College in Pennsylvania. the art of racing in the rain. In August, the club will read The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Rachel takes the same train every day both to and from her job. It’s a fairly boring ride, but River Pointe Bowling Rachel has found something to while away the time. The 2015/16 bowling season concluded with the 1st place She looks forward to seeing this one couple who spend finish of the "High Neighbors" team. The team members time in their backyard by the train’s route. She even were Jim Bergen, Diana Bergen, Connie Hyle and Ray makes up names and backstories for them. Their life Hyle. seems oh-so- much better than hers. But one day, the Bowling begins again in early September and takes place fairytale is shattered; Rachel sees a shocking event every Tuesday at 8:50 a.m. (practice), with the games unfold from her seat on the train. She goes to the police beginning promptly at 9:00 a.m. The teams compete for to report her sighting when she reads in the paper that a bragging rights with much friendly banter each week. woman in that neighborhood is missing. They consider Bowling takes place at the Playdrome Bowling Lanes just her an unreliable witness. Rachel decides that she must off Route 37 East at the Hooper Ave Intersection. At the find out for herself what has happened and finds herself end of the bowling season, a luncheon is held and awards entangled in a web far darker than she imagined. are given out to all teams. Also recognized are individual By Karen Vespignani achievements such as: Most Improved; Highest Average; Most Pins over Average; etc. Men’s and Women’s Clubs Specific details about the coming season will be disseminated in early July via an email from the Lifestyle Scholarship Presentation Director. The bowlers of River Pointe look forward to Wayne and Phyllis Grossman represented the Men’s meeting new members this year. You do not have to be a and Women’s Clubs when Manchester Township High skilled bowler to join. Many River Pointe bowlers jump School presented the Senior Awards. Both clubs presented for joy upon reaching a score of 100, and if you do not want two $500 scholarships to one male and one female to be a full time bowler, you can sign up as a substitute. for a total of $1,000 for each club. Our scholarships For more information please email Charlie Muller at were under the auspices of the Manchester Township [email protected] or call 732-657-1877. Education Foundation, and Jeffrey DeSimone, President Reported by Charlie Muller

8 River Pointe July/August 2016 July/August 2016 River Pointe 9 River Pointe Activities Women's Club The Women’s Club continues to be very active as we enter August 3: Pot Luck and Three Minutes to Win It the month of July. The charity collection in May was for August 14: Brunch on the Patio (fund raiser) women’s needs. These included items for personal care, hair care, make-up, hair decorations, scarfs and various September 10: Meet and Greet for all new neighbors and accessories. We also delivered 13 complete instant party returning members (fund raiser) bags which were very well received at the food bank. In May No Other Regular Women’s Club meeting is scheduled the personal items and all the food collected weighed 129 for September. pounds. The month of June was dedicated to men’s needs September 14: Casual Lunch at McCloone’s in Long Branch as well as food. Needless to say, the food bank loves to see and shopping at Pier Village us arrive. June was our last meeting until the September Meet and Greet. The theme for our October collection is October 15: Vendors’ Fair Fundraiser scheduled to be for cleaning products. November 16: Our committees have continued to help us remain a very Trip to Smithville Village with lunch at Smithville Inn or active group. Monday, May 9, was our International Food Fred & Ethel’s Lantern Light Tavern. Night. At a previous meeting, our members signed up for different ethnic tables. These included: “Italian”, “Jewish”, December has several events: “Indian”, “American, “English and Scottish” Irish and Eastern Mrs. Gould’sTea in the Gould Mansion at Georgian Court European which included Poland, Lithuania, Germany and Luncheon at the Old Mill Czechoslovakia. The women met in their respective groups and planned their tables. On the big night…WOW! The A Cookie Swap. food was amazing as were the costumes, table decorations, Thank you to all members for their interest, involvement music, and overall feel for the various ethnic backgrounds. and participation in all our events. The Piece de Resistance of the night was played out by our “long time friends from Ireland,” Karen Vespignani and The charities we donate to are very grateful for our support. Maureen Heilbrun. They were absolutely wonderful and See you in September. had the crowd laughing until their sides hurt. By Sandi Zydzik and C. Mooney On June 1, we had a 40 plus group go to Grounds for Sculpture. Many of the women had never been there, The Uncorked Wine so they were amazed by how realistic the statues looked. They posed on or with the statues and the cameras clicked Club News which added to the fun. For lunch we had a choice of Rat’s Our May meeting was hosted by Kathy and Bob Sauer. Restaurant or the Peacock Restaurant. The selection of wines for this month was from Virginia. Saturday, June 4th the Women’s Club sponsored “Capture The presentation, "Virginia is for Lovers of Wine" was the Flag” in the Club House. Fifty-six men and women informative and fun, and the wine was very good. Bob were divided up to make 14 tables of four players. At each gave the presentation on history and statistics, mainly table was a captain who remained at the table throughout concentrating on Virginia's Western Loudoun County the game. After each hand, the other three players changed wineries (over 40 wineries). He discussed the agricultural seats as per their instructions. There were snacks provided aspects—climate, soils, and grape varieties. Kathy by the Women’s Club throughout the playing, and when the presented us with a very inviting tablescape on all of the game ended coffee, tea and desserts (baked by our Women’s tables, as well as food pairings for some of the wines. Club volunteers) were served. Lottery tickets were given as At our June meeting, our guest will be, Maria who prizes to the top three groups. arranges wine tastings at the Wine Academy. Her Future events (details to follow) include the following: knowledgeable presentation will surely give us insights on the varieties of wine, their producers and the cultures July 12: Fund Raiser at Houlihan’s on Route 70 from which they are born. Salute!

10 River Pointe July/August 2016 River Pointe Activities River Point Women's Golf There's a new group in town, and you can find us in some include 4 lessons with a Pro, 2 rounds of golf and a set way shape or form in a number of golf related places. of clubs with bag for about $130. The only stipulation It started one March evening when a number of ladies is that you are a beginner. were seen carrying golf putters into the Clubhouse. If you are the least bit interested, come and join us. Low and behold these same ladies were taking shots We would be pleased to have you, and you are bound on a portable green set up near the fireplace. Any one to find someone in the group at your level of play. At getting a hole-in-one won a brand new golf ball while this point we have no set meetings or officers just a big those that missed breaking a window received a bag of group (over 20) of enthusiastic and cheerful ladies. We wooden golf tees. At our meeting it was decided that a are looking forward to entering the River Point Men's number of ladies wanted to learn the game of golf or Club Charity Golf Tournament in October, and we improve the level of their play and generally have fun. also hope to form a stronger alliance with the women's That's exactly what has been going on since that cold league which plays on Tuesday mornings. Our biggest evening. glitch this year appears to be the weather-.Indians call it The group is open to all ladies at River Pointe. Thus far a "rain dance," but we call it "women putting their clubs we have accomplished quite a bit. All our members have in the car!!" been issued Lakehurst Base Passes which allows us to We occasionally chat over lunches after an activity, play at the Lakehurst, McGuire, and Fort Dix bases. and if you would like more info and /or be put on our A number of ladies are taking lessons at Eagle Ridge mailing list please feel free to call/email Peg Lapinski Country Club in Lakewood. Some have been traveling at 732-849-5612 [email protected] to Quail Ridge in Wall for a fun time of Pitch and Putt. Currently a number of us meet every Tuesday morning By Peg Lapinski at 7:30 am to play nine holes of golf at Pine Ridge Golf Course (Lakehurst) all for the great price of $23 which includes a cart. Other ladies in our group are hoping to take lessons at the base during the summer months. This activity will

Men's Club The Men’s Club had their 3rd meeting on June 2nd. It 10th at Gamblers Ridge Golf course, we will have our was a breakfast meeting and was held at the Lakehurst annual golf outing. We hope that many residents and Dinner. The guest speaker was River Pointe resident their friends will come out and support this event. This Dave Beaton who gave a presentation about his model is a scholarship fund raiser. Every year River Pointe airplanes. Men’s Club gives two $500.00 scholarships from the Saturday, July 16th at noon will be our annual cook-off proceeds of this golf outing. at the clubhouse. This is one of our major fund raisers. Questions about the Men’s Club can be directed to Residents pay a fee and get to sample our chefs’ creations Frank Marmo 973-865-9504 [email protected] and vote on their favorite. In September, we will have By Frank Marmo our Charity Walk-a-thon and Blood Drive. On October

July/August 2016 River Pointe 11 River Pointe Activities Photography Club News The River Pointe Photography Club has been busy with excellent local photographer, who addressed the a number of activities. Ten members took an excursion group at the regularly-scheduled meeting. His topic to the Howell Living History Farm in Lambertville was, “The Power of Cropping.” He gave many great on May 20th. The farm provided a natural setting for ideas about how cropping can improve a photograph. photographing an active, working farm. The farm The presentation was illustrated with examples of his buildings and the clothing of the workers evoked a work and the work of other photographers. feeling of bygone days. Horses and oxen were pulling plows, pigs snoozed in the mud, and chickens and A photographic competition was held on June 16th. sheep could be found in their respective pens and The judge for the evening was Brien Szabo who came coops. They were all there for the “shooting.” to River Pointe for the evening from Piscataway, NJ. Brien’s twenty years in the field of photography have Afterward, the group went into the town of Lambertville given him a broad view of all types of photography. for lunch at the picturesque Lambertville Station. He has been not only a photographer, but a speaker, writer, and a teacher. The results of his judging are On May 19th, the club hosted Rich Despins, an below:

Beginner Monochrome: First Place: Merril Morrison “Not a Beach Day Today”

Beginner Color: First Place: Ann Purfield “Orchid Garden” Second Place: Ed Schultz “Asbury Rider” Third Place: Merril Morrison “Sitting in My Nest” HM: John Purfield “At Home at Rest” HM: Ann Purfield “Bird in Green Cay”

Intermediate Monochrome First Place: Lucille Rielly “Sock Ponies” * Print of the Night Second Place: Lou Harris “Weight of the World” Third Place: Jeff Heilbrun “At McGuire” HM: Lou Harris “Young Girl, Long Neck Hill Tribe” HM: Jeff Heilbrun “Layed Away” by Lucille Rielly

12 River Pointe July/August 2016 July/August 2016 River Pointe 13 Greenwich Gathers for a Tea Party Written and compiled by Walt Giersbach

shipment in Greenwich until it was safe to move it overland to Philadelphia. John Fea, associate professor of American history at Pennsylvania’s Messiah College, researched the incident through Philip Vickers Fithian’s diaries. Fithian returned to Greenwich just before the tea burning and wrote, “Last night the tea was, by a number of persons in disguise, taken out of the house and consumed with fire. Violent and different are the words about this uncommon manoeuvre among the inhabitants. Some rave, some curse and condemn, some try to reason; many are glad A local monument lists the colonists who the tea is destroyed, but almost all disapprove the manner participated in the “tea party” of the destruction.” Everyone knows about the Boston Tea Party when the The East India Tea Company, owners of the tea, weren’t colonists dumped British tea into the harbor to protest happy and appealed to Gov. William Franklin for justice. King George’s taxes. But did you know the little Franklin told Sheriff Jonathan Elmer to arrest the town of Greenwich (pronounced GREEN-wich), N.J., participants, some of them being Elmer’s own relatives. had its own gathering on the night of Dec. 22, 1774. Sheriff Elmer brought the men to trial, but chose a jury It was almost exactly one year after the famed Boston of sympathetic Whigs and his own nephew as foreman. incident. The verdict: “No cause for action.” Gov. Franklin In fact, “There were five incidents up and down the East promptly removed the sheriff and appointed Daniel Coast where they destroyed tea,” says Bob Francois of Bowen, the loyalist who had stored the tea. The second the Cumberland County Historical Society. Charleston, jury also found no cause for action. The tea owners and Annapolis and Princeton also sabotaged imported tea. governor gave up. On that night, a group of about 40 South Jersey patriots The tea party participants went on to lead very public braved the cold to protest British taxation. The villagers lives. Most that took part in the burning enlisted in stole a shipment of tea, hauled it to the town square and the Continental Army. Four would give their lives for set it ablaze to express their defiance. freedom. Sheriff Elmer was elected one of the first two “The tea that arrived in Greenwich came on the second senators from New Jersey. Richard Howell, in whose attempt to deliver the shipment,” said Jonathan Wood, home they assembled on that night, became governor of former president of the Cumberland County Historical the state in 1792. Joseph Bloomfield, defense attorney at Society. “The first attempt was hindered by a group of both trials, succeeded Howell as governor, and the town Philadelphia patriots. They said, ‘If you will turn the ship of Bloomfield is named after him. around, there will be no problems at all. If you decide “We don’t know a lot about what actually happened that you will not turn the ship around, you have never that night,” admits Fea. “In Cumberland County, there seen as much trouble as you are about to see.’ The ship were no Revolutionary War battles. The tea burning was simply turned around and went back to the European a major happening in our county, and even though it port.” happened back in 1774 it’s still in the forefront and the A year later, the British tried to deliver tea again. locals really celebrate it.” This time, the Greyhound sailed four miles up the The lesson of the tea burning is important even if details Cohansey River and hid its cargo in Greenwich, a are missing. It’s a story of revolt. The central characters peaceful settlement of Quakers, Baptists, Presbyterians are ordinary individuals rather than war heroes or and Episcopalians. They intended to secretly hold the politicians. Fea says, “The tea burning is what the

14 River Pointe July/August 2016 Revolution looked like in a local town.” If You Visit Greenwich Greenwich faded as a major commercial hub in the early 1800s, and its population now stands at just over 800 residents. The buildings that once were businesses are The Marchitello Farmers Insurance Agency now homes along Ye Greate Street. The two-mile long NOW IN NEW JERSEY main avenue’s course hasn’t changed since 1684. 104 Beachwood Blvd. Beachwood, NJ In its heyday, Greenwich had 11 taverns where people We are Adult Community Specialists! would gather and gossip. It was a thriving port, and by

1701 was one of only three official ports of entry for • Rates are extremely competitive New Jersey. (The other two were Burlington and Perth • Auto • Home • Life • Renters • More Amboy.) Foreign ships unloaded their cargoes that were • We’ll come to you & introduce ourselves then hauled to Philadelphia or Burlington overland or on • Your new local family owned smaller boats. Farmers Agency • Highly trained Local Agents who care Today’s commercial life is largely limited to the Greenwich Country Store & Deli and Aunt Betty’s

Kitchen. Along Ye Greate Street is the Gibbon House, Kathy Masterson a 1730 replica of a London townhouse that houses the We look forward to your phone call! historical society. We are Adult Community Specialists!! While time may have forgotten this south Jersey town, Email: [email protected] visiting Greenwich is like stepping pleasantly back into • OFFICE: 732-608-7320 • CELL: 609-502-8949 • the 18th century. FAX: 732-608-7517

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July/August 2016 River Pointe 15 How Does Your Garden Grow? by Eileen Ebell ALL ABOUT MEDICINAL & CULINARY HERBS - PART 2 This is a continuum of last issue of herbs grown by understood the antiseptic and preservative properties of YOU. You will surely find pleasure on having them thyme. This cultivated herb was used externally as a wash by your back door, and find new uses for them in your for scabies, gout, rheumatism, insect bites, eczema, and recipes. PLEASE email me with things you want to a soothing skin tonic. Culinary use: Thyme is a hardy learn about in future issues. I do not know it all, but perennial that is easy to cultivate and persistent even like a librarian, “have access to where answers can be through New Jersey’s harsh winters. Thyme seems to found.” Even if the next issue is not appropriate to the complement beef, pork, poultry and seafood. It is a season for your question, I will put it in my file. By the favorite in a wide range of cultural dishes. way, if you ask a question, it helps me know someone VARIEGATED LEMON THYME brilliantly out there is actually reading my column and inspires me variegated foliage has a golden edge with a lemon scent to continue to write. and flavor. Use in containers as it blooms late spring to LAVENDER (Lavandula angustifolia) Medicinal summer. I plant it in a BIG container with chives, which use: Lavender is a perennial (comes back each year) flower with lovely little balls of purple at the same time, that was used as a carminative, anti-spasmodic, as they are both perennials. antidepressant, rubefacient (a salve that reddens the If you find a special nursery that has many choices face), and anti-emetic (stops vomiting). Lavender has of herbs you can choose more unusual varieties, such been used as an effective herb for headaches, especially as tarragon, which makes special wonderful vinegar when they are related to stress and it is still used to for marinating vegetables, etc. If you plant an annual soothe and promote natural sleep. Lavender has no in with the herbs to give it some color, the combined culinary uses, but it was a staple as one of the strewing textures will make a decorative container on your patio herbs used to keep the home smelling nice by sprinkling all summer. floors with its natural fragrance before the invention of aerosol room fresheners. Of course, I cannot write about herbs (which I have several years ago) without mentioning plants that attract SAGE (Salvia officinalis) Medicinal use: Sage is the Swallowtail Butterfly to lay her eggs. Parsley and a tender perennial that had a multitude of home uses dill are good nurseries to hatch the caterpillar which has as a stimulant, carminative, astringent, antiseptic, bands of green and black. Please do not remove them and immune system stimulant. Sage was also used as and let them eat (I plant extra for them) as this is the a mouthwash, gargle, for fevers and upset stomach next generation of that butterfly species. and a treatment for tonsillitis, stomatitis, gingivitis, headaches, night sweats and dyspepsia (indigestion). TIPS FOR JULY AND AUGUST: Deadhead (pinch Culinary use: What would Thanksgiving stuffing be off dead blooms) of lilacs and rhododendrons, and ALL like without sage? Sage seems to also bring out the best annuals and perennials, which will contribute to more in pork, poultry, some cheeses and seafood dishes. blooms. DO NOT cut off IRIS foliage until they turn brown or they will not produce flowers next year. They THYME Medicinal use: Thyme is a hardy perennial need a long time to transfer nitrogen to the root bulbs. with carminative, anti-microbial, anti-spasmodic, expectorant, astringent, anthelmintic (intestinal worm Happy summer, and do not forget to add Miracle Grow killer), anti-catarrhal (decongestant), tonic (mild or Osmocote (time release) to your containers now. stimulant), and vulnerary (wound healer) properties. Disclaimer: While writing for this community paper, Eileen does Thyme found additional uses as a mouthwash, sedative not represent the Rutgers Master Gardeners Program, and does and as an antidote for headaches and depression. The not imply their approval of what is written here. ancient Egyptians used the oil for embalming and

16 River Pointe July/August 2016 Greening of River Pointe by Eileen Ebell BEACHGRASS EVENT SETS RECORD FOR VOLUNTEERING Island Beach State Park – More than 400 Volunteers from as far as Pennsylvania arrived at Bathing Area I to plant 40,000 American beach grass plants to fortify its dunes against future storms. The March chilly wind and temperatures did not keep them away that early Saturday morning. Most people who came use this park came with their families…they want future generations to be able to benefit from it. Others belong to environmental groups who protect the bay and beach. American beach grass, a plant native to the area, forms a system of roots beneath the dunes in order to stabilize them. The dune system of Island Beach still is recovering from the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. One volunteer from Cheltenham, PA, about 70 miles away, is quoted saying, “It is really important to protect the coastal resources we have.” “I looked at the areas that I planted last year, and the plants are still growing there and thriving”. Another volunteer, who brought along her whole scout troop, said she had never heard of dune grass before. “It was like what is dune grass and Jeff’s Powerwashing why do we have to plant it?” “I thought it just grew”, was heard from another volunteer from Eatontown. Hot Water and Soap By morning’s end she learned to be proud of her Mold Removal contribution.“You could see all the handmarks on the dunes that were planted so high up.” “It was cool.” Houses • Patios • Roofs Washed 732-901-5336 ADVERTISE HERE! Insured Lic.# 13VH01634500 Find out how to Senior Discounts promote your Free Estimates business. No High Pressure Used Call us today! Low Pressure Roof Stain Removal 732-240-6611 Safely Washing Houses & Senior Community Media Roofs for Over 15 Years

July/August 2016 River Pointe 17 Krafts for Kids & Kids at Heart by Linda Fraistat

The weather is warm and the flora and fauna are at their then attach the other half of the cracker (break-side most beautiful. Perhaps you would like to go camping up) and carefully place your tent. or are just dreaming of camping. Here's a "recipe" that You might make some extras of each thing because might just bring your imagination closer to life and campers often get hungry for snacks. even give you the incentive to camp out or even merely nap on the patio. Just want to lounge around the garden? You might want to decorate with DRAGONFLIES. CAMPING OUT WITH PEANUT BUTTER AND COOKIES What will you need? Plastic spoons (any color you like), markers (or crayons for the younger children), scissors, Here are three recipes for creating your campout. For a hot glue gun and small wiggly eyes. the campers you will need Nutter Butter cookies, Mini Nilla Wafers, Fruit Roll-ups in a color of your choice, a 1. Draw 4 elongated ovals on paper and have the child black edible marker and chocolate frosting. color the wings using as many colors as he/she wishes. 1. Using the black edible marker, draw two semi- 2. Glue the wiggly eyes onto the underside of the bowl circles about a third down of the spoon (or the eyes can be drawn by making from the top of the cookie a circle using a black permanent marker). With the for closed eyes and a straight marker make a smiling mouth below the eyes. line below them for a closed 3. Cut the wings out. mouth. 4. Glue the wings to the handle of the spoon just below 2. Spread a layer of frosting on the back side of the the bowl. (Glue it to whichever side you like, making wafer and place it on the flat side of the top end of the sure to overlap the points and having the wings at a Nutter Butter cookie. slight acute angle from the handle. Each side should 3. For the sleeping bag you will need to cut the fruit have one wing pointed toward the head and one roll up with kitchen shears to fit and wrap around the pointed toward the tail.) bottom end of cookie. You will definitely need a fire to keep your campers warm. So you will need to keep your frosting nearby and also have these ingredients: Oreo cookie, orange, red and yellow gumdrops and pretzel sticks. 1. Frost the top of the Oreo cookie. 2. Break the pretzels into smaller pieces and put them on the top of the frosted Oreo to resemble logs at the bottom of a campfire. 3. Cut the gumdrops into pointy strips for the fire and place them wide-side-down into the frosting. Did you want a tent? Easily accomplished! You will need one graham cracker and, of course, the frosting. 1. Break the graham cracker in half. 2. Put a line of frosting across the top of the break and

18 River Pointe July/August 2016 From Reel to Real by Doris LaPointe

The movies I share with you are not blockbusters. They, for the most part, are little known but many have been distinguished at various film festivals throughout the world. Those that I select will be compelling and thought provoking and are available at Netflix, Blockbusters or the Ocean County Library. They may be reserved through the library's website: www.oceancounty.lib.nj.us “THE AUCTION" (with French and English subtitles) Summary:

Gaby (Gabriel Arcand) owns the Bouchard & Sons Farm should be passed down to his children, not sold. His where he raises sheep. He has no sons and two grown younger daughter, who cares and is concerned about daughters far away in the big city, and he leads a quiet, her father, realizes how her sister has always leaned on busy life, contentedly tending the animals and land that him and points this out to him but to no avail. surrounds him. His predictable life begins to unravel when Marie, his eldest and always neediest, appears The farm is auctioned off, the proceeds are sent to at the family homestead, desperately in need of a large Marie, and Gaby moves to an apartment overlooking a sum of money in order to keep her own home. heavily, trafficked road, ultimately sacrificing his life to meet his daughter's needs. Gaby suggests she and her two young sons move in with him, but she has become a city girl and refuses. He longs to protect her but doesn't have the money. After the bank refuses to lend him the necessary amount, he decides to give up his farm to satisfy Marie's financial needs even though he has always maintained that the farm, which has been in the family for generations,

Review:

The Auction is a simple farming drama, beautifully shot in the Quebec province of Canada and impressively performed by Gabriel Arcand. "I'll help you out" becomes the turning point in the life AWARDS: of a man forced to make sacrifices he never intended for the sake of those closest to him. Gaby's friends and Cannes Film Festival won SACD Award, Best Director, family are shocked when he decides to give up all that Sebastian Pilote he holds dear, including his dog, who is his best friend. Genie Awards, won Canadian Screen Award, Best Actor, We hoped something/someone would come along to Gabriel Arcand and Best Motion Picture prevent the auction but, inexorably, the auction loomed and the dreaded day arrived. Jutra Awards won Best Cinematography, Michel Latleaux, Best Film and Best Direction The final scene of Gaby driving down the lane and away from his home, his destination a small condo overlooking 15 other nominations a busy road, left us with an overwhelming melancholy. Not recommended for ages under 17 without parental Misguided fatherhood gone awry. supervision.

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KING FOR A DAY ACROSS 1) Pressly of "My Name Is Earl" 6) Successful, in Variety 11) Puppy's tail movement 14) City near Salt Lake 15) Less available 16) "_ the ramparts ..." 17) Attractive 19) Miner's profit 20) Cologne water 21) Collection of sayings 22) Do alternative 23) Small racing vehicles 27) Extended a subscription 29) Foreman striker? 30) It's between black and white 32) Stretch auto 33) "_ in Black " (1997 film) 34) Consumer 36) Ringlets 39) Where peat is found 41 ) Referring to birth 43) Distort, as data 44) Jellied garnish 46) Battery type 48) Suffix with "direct" or DOWN 23) Viola da 47) Slung mud at "detect" 1 ) One way to run 24) Toast spreads 50) Live-forever plant 49) Yodeler's feedback 2) In the past 25) Creature near the 53) ease (relieve one's 5 1) Like deserts 3) "Don't mind if " Antarctic Circle mind) 52) Flanders of cartoons 4) Jason's wife, in myth 26) Evil angel 54) Pointlessly silly 53) Anglers' weights 5) Get bigger 28) Grounded Austra- 55) Islam branch 56) Asylum seeker 6) Bart, to Maggie, lians 57) Brother of your 58) U.S. lang. slangily 31) "Bigfoot" relatives father 59) Computer "brain" 7) Mighty hardwood 35) Car built for speed 63) Beretta, for one 60) John's "Blues Brothers" 8) Tuck, for one 37) River's border, some- 64) "Prove" prefix costar 9) Aromatic herb times 65) Macrogametes 61) Sigma successor 10) All-natural 38) One from Malmo 66) Cool number? 62) The hereafter 11) Carpentry 40) Word with "bay" or 67) NYC winter clock 68) Hangman request? 12) Eaglet nursery "pay" setting 69) Cause of many yawns 13) Midas' undoing 42) Rio Grande city 70) "The King" of music 18) Defeated, in a way 45) One of two that 71) Decimal-system base makes a king? 72) Horse instructors 73) Apportioned, as cards —Solution on page 38

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July/August 2016 River Pointe 21 Not the Last Day of the Hot Dog by Merril Morrison

Sorry…..you all thought my days of writing about hot in the back left corner of the Save-A-Lot shopping dogs were over. center in Whiting. Breakfast and lunch only at this cool So did I, except there is always another doggie place place. Small eat-in area with a large menu of breakfast opening up or another eatery cooking them up. I am the sandwiches and luncheon items with fresh soup. Being self-proclaimed hot dog maven. a deli, they have Thumann’s Traveling all over the state and products which include the elsewhere I have enjoyed the natural-cased hot dogs, one of hot dog. For the past couple the best. They grill them and you of years I have reported on the have your choice of condiments. places I have stopped and my Now, if you are looking for thoughts on the taste of the tube good rolls and bagels this is the steak. place. Bagels, however, are for Madd Dog’s in Lakehurst the sandwiches. Recently, I stopped by the old corner sub shop in Lakehurst on the main drag which People have been asking me about Burger King and their is now called Madd Dogg’s. Well, he states he sells advertised hot dogs. Oh please, stick to your burgers! the Nathan’s brand which he has on one of the cookers Finally, the Party Place Café at 212 Lacy Road in with the wheels that continue to roll around. Just like Forked River will serve you up a larger than normal the ones you may see at the Seven 11. Problem is he Sabrett with mustard and kraut for only $1.79. Boiled probably first cooked them yesterday and they just or fried, it’s a heck of a deal since you can eat it in their don’t taste good. small dining room. Loads of salads and sandwiches too Have you been to the Hollywood Deli? It is located at this out of the way eatery.

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THE WRIGHT WAY By Joanne Wright Manchester Township Police K-9 Unit When I read about the new addition of K-9 Storm to The Manchester Police K-9 Unit was formed in the Manchester Township Police Department in the January 2015 and includes Officer Marc Micciulla and Manchester Times I thought, how wonderful! What a K-9 Storm, as well as Officer Steven Wendruff and great way to keep the memory of my late husband, K-9 Lynk. K-9 Storm and K-9 Lynk reside with their Wayne, alive while helping the community. respective handlers. I immediately called Vested Interest in K-9’s, Inc. which Both Storm and Lynk will serve as Dual Purpose K-9’s. is a non-profit organization located in Dual Purpose dogs are trained East Taunton, MA, whose mission is in the areas of police patrol to provide bullet and stab-protective operations, such as tracking vests to dogs of law enforcement and locating missing persons, and related agencies throughout suspects and evidence, as well the United States. The non-profit as narcotics detection. organization was established in 2009 My choice for embroidery on to assist law enforcement agencies K-9 Officer Lynk’s vest is the with potentially life-saving body sentiment: armor for their four-legged officers. Since its inception, Vested Interest in “In Loving Memory of Wayne K-9’s, Inc. has provided over 1,700 T. Wright – Be Safe” protective vests in 49 states through My sincere thanks to all our private and corporate donations, at a law enforcement officers cost of over $1.6 million. All vests are who continue to risk their custom made in the USA by Armor lives each and every day for Express in Central Lake, MI. the safety and welfare of our The program is open to dogs actively community and our country. employed in the US with law MAY YOU ALL BE SAFE! enforcement or related agencies who Rear - Lt. Vincent Manco, K-9 Unit supervisor; are certified and at least 20 months of Lisa Parker, Chief; Front - Ptl. Steven Wendruff, K-9 Handler and his K-9 partner, Lynk; Joanne age. New K-9 graduates, as well as Wright, River Pointe Resident K-9’s with expired vests, are eligible to participate. Each vest has a five year warranty and an average weight of 4-5 pounds. There are approximately 30,000 law enforcement K-9’s throughout the United States. During my phone conversation with Vested Interest, I expressed a desire to provide a vest for a dog in the US, but preferably in New Jersey. I was elated to discover only a few days after my call, that there was a dog named Lynk who was in need of a protective vest right here in our home town of Manchester. K-9 Lynk’s vest was properly fitted after his graduation a few months ago.

26 River Pointe July/August 2016 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DISNEY WORLD Researched by Jane Ward

This year marks the 45th Anniversary of Disney World. • The Liberty Oak, which stands in Liberty Square in Disney World opened on October 1, 1971 with 10,000 the Magic Kingdom, has spawned over 500 young people. Today, it averages 47,000 visitors a day. It is oak trees via its harvested acorns. the most visited vacation resort in the world, with an • When Disney’s Magic Kingdom first opened in 1971, attendance of over 52 million annually. adult admission cost $3.50. Now, it’s over $100. Magic Kingdom was the first and original theme park to • Walt Disney bought the 43 square miles of central open, followed by EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios Florida for $5 million, or about $185 an acre. and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The property now covers 27,258 acres, housing 27 themed resort hotels, • Since 1971, an estimated 1.65 million pairs of 9 non-Disney hotels, 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, 4 eyeglasses have made their way to the Lost and golf courses, 1 nine-hole walking golf course, 2 themed Found. Every year, the park finds an average of 6,000 miniature golf courses, 1 camping resort, a downtown- cellphones, 3,500 digital cameras and 18,000 hats. like shopping district and other entertainment venues. Wondering about the weirdest things ever found? What a wonderful world and it’s not small now. How about a glass eye, a prosthetic leg and a potty trainer – all of which were claimed. To celebrate Disney’s 45th anniversary, here are some fun-filled facts to which we can say “Who knew?” • Mickey has more than 290 outfits, from a scuba suit to a lighted tuxedo. Minnie has more than 200, from • Walt Disney had some grand plans when it came to cheerleading to evening gowns. building Disney World. He not only wanted it to be a fun theme park, but also to include an experimental • The Animal Kingdom features more than 3,000 species prototype community of tomorrow (EPCOT) that in its 4 million trees and plants. would be a real working futuristic city. It was actually • Disney World decorates more than 1,500 Christmas meant to be lived in. Unfortunately, EPCOT became trees at holiday time. another theme park in 1982. • If you were to stay in a different room every night at • Disney World is 43 square miles, the same size as San the Disney World resorts, to sleep in them all would Francisco. take you 68 years. • They cut many checks. Disney World employs 62,000 • A married couple from Boynton Beach, Florida realized people, making it the largest single-site employer in years later that they were coincidentally photographed the country. together at Disney as children. • More than 30 tons of fruits and vegetables are grown Sources: Budgettravel.com, Statesman.com there each year and used in the resort restaurants and cafes. The Land Ride at EPCOT isn’t just for entertainment, you can see the gardens first hand. • Giant turkey legs were first introduced at Disney World in the 90’s. More than 1.6 million turkey drumsticks are consumed at the resort every year. There are even all sorts of gear with pictures of turkey legs on them that you can buy. • There is a hotel suite tucked away in Cinderella’s Castle that can sleep up to six and has a flat-screen TV disguised as magic mirrors. Unfortunately, you can’t just make a reservation. Overnight guests are winners that are chosen at random by the park each day.

July/August 2016 River Pointe 27 Words of Inspiration by Linda Fraistat The Last Cab Ride The cab driver arrived at the address and honked the He pulled up in front of a low building. Two orderlies horn. After waiting a few minutes, he honked again. came out and helped the lady out of the cab and into a This would be his last pick-up of his shift. Should he wheelchair. just leave? Instead he put the car in park, walked up to When she asked how much she owed him, the driver the door and knocked. replied, "Nothing." He bent down and gave her a hug. A frail, elderly voice called out, "Just a minute" and the She held onto him and said, "Thank you. You gave an driver could hear something being dragged across the old woman a little moment of joy." floor. He squeezed her hand and walked into the morning The door opened revealing a small woman in her light. Behind him, he heard a door shut. nineties. She looked like someone in a 1940's movie, As he drove away, the driver reflected on how different wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil. Next this ride could have been for the lady if he had done to her was a small nylon suitcase. things differently or if she had been picked up by The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for someone else who did not react the way that he had. He years. All the furniture was covered with sheets. He felt that he had done something important this day,that could see no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or perhaps he had never done anything more important utensils on the counters. In one corner there was a in his life. He realized that great moments in one's life cardboard box filled with photos and glassware. often catch us unaware--beautifully wrapped in what The lady asked the driver if he would carry her bag out others may consider a small one and that people may to the car. never exactly remember what one did or said, but they will always remember how you made them feel. After doing so, he returned to the door, offering his arm to the lady. They walked slowly to the curb. Spring Oak of Toms River She kept thanking him for his kindness. He told her that 2145 Whitesville Rd. he tried to treat his passengers the way he would want Toms River, NJ 08755 his mother treated. She told him he was a good boy. 732-905-9222 www.springoaktomsriver.com When they got to the cab, she gave him the address and asked if he could drive through the downtown area. He Independent Living... quickly answered, "It's not the shortest way." Starting at $1995 "Oh, I don't mind," she said. "I'm in no hurry. I'm on 3 Specialized Neighborhoods my way to a hospice. I don't have any family left. The doctor says I don't have very long." Looking in the rear-view mirror, the driver realized that the lady's eyes were glistening. He reached over and turned off the meter. Assisted Living • Independent Living For the next two hours they drove through the city, the Bridges Memory Support Program lady pointing out the building where she had worked, Upcoming Events the neighborhood where she and her husband lived TO REGISTER Please call Sandy at 732-806-4304 or [email protected] when they were newlyweds, a furniture store which now Saturday July 9th - 11:00am - 3:00pm — More than an Open House! Along with touring our community you are invited to meet our residents and visit their stood where a ballroom where she had gone dancing as beautiful apartments.Enjoy desserts and spring wines while you explore our Independent, a young girl had been. Assisted Living and Memory Care communities. Friday, July 15th - 10:00am - Noon - Get the VA Benefits You’re Entitled To As the sun was beginning to rise, she said she was Frank Quadrino - US Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Presentation will highlight eligibility regarding VA Healthcare, including: primary, specialty and LTC benefits. Also discussed tired and asked the driver to go to the address she had will be how to pursue a VA claim for disability and getting the Aid & Attendance benefit. given. Light Refreshments will be served.

28 River Pointe July/August 2016 July/August 2016 River Pointe 29 National Park Service Centennial Part 6 of 6, Establishing a National Park Service by Liz Schultz

From March 1, 1872, when President Ulysses S. Grant create publicity for the parks. Mather, Albright and Yard signed the bill creating Yellowstone National Park, until set out to generate nationwide interest in the parks and August 25, 1916 when the National Park Service was succeeded, taking influential publishers, politicians, created, there was no organization charged specifically businessmen and railroad men on grand tours of the with managing the national parks. The Departments of existing parks. Mather envisioned a system of national Agriculture, Interior and War all claimed to have some parks and proposed that they be managed under a single responsibility for the parks but for all practical purposes, government agency. Mather's publicity campaign and nobody was in charge. This led to areas of the parks the work of many others interested in protecting the being exploited for commercial gain. For example, in parks paid off in 1916. 1883, after the Northern Pacific Railroad was completed, On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Department of the Interior quietly granted a lease in the "Organic Act" which created the National Park Yellowstone National Park to a politically connected Service (NPS). The Act states that the fundamental firm led by Rufus Hatch. For $2 per acre the company purpose of the NPS “is to conserve the scenery and the had sole right to cut timber, kill animals to feed the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein, workers, graze cattle and horses, and to mine coal within as well as to provide for the enjoyment of the same the park's boundaries. This "Park Grab" was fought in such manner and by such means as will leave them by two key individuals: George Bird Grinnell, owner unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” and editor of Forest and Stream magazine and General Mather, though he originally said he would only run Phillip Sheridan, commander of the Army in the western the parks for one year, became the first director of the portion of the country. After several years of political National Park Service with Horace Albright as his fighting and a succession of politically connected but assistant. Over time, the National Park Service was otherwise inept superintendents, Sheridan dispatched a given the responsibility to manage other national sites troop of U.S. Cavalry to take control of Yellowstone. Similarly, troops stationed at the Presidio, including the African American Buffalo Soldiers led by Captain Charles Young, patrolled the three national parks in California: Yosemite, General Grant and Sequoia. As more and more national parks were created it became obvious that the Army could not keep overseeing the parks, but nobody seemed to have a solution. In 1914, a vacationing businessman named Stephen Mather was disgusted at the poor conditions in Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks. He sent a letter of complaint to Secretary of the Interior Franklin Lane who happened to be a former classmate of Mather's. Lane's response was to invite Mather to run the parks if he didn't like the way they were already being run. Mather decided to take him up on his offer, but only for one year. He was assigned a young legal assistant named Horace M. Albright. Mather hired Robert Sterling Yard, paying Yard out of his own funds, to

30 River Pointe July/August 2016 and today oversees over 400 parks which consist of Sources: The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, An the National Parks, National Monuments, Historical Illustrated History (companion book to the PBS series) Parks or Sites, National Battlefields or Military Parks, by Dayton Duncan, 2009 National Preserves, National Recreation Areas, National National Park Service History e-Library, http://www. Seashores, National Parkways, National Lakeshores nps.gov/parkhistory/ and National Reserves (including the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve). The Park Service also National Park Service Overview pdf document, https:// helps administer affiliated sites such as the National www.nps.gov/aboutus/upload/NPS-Overview-04-12- Register of Historic Places, National Heritage Areas, 16.pdf National Wild and Scenic Rivers, National Historic Landmarks and National Trails. Custom Word Search Created by Gloria Inzano

July/August 2016 River Pointe 31 What's Cookin' at River Pointe? by Kathy Sauer

You’ll quickly notice that the recipes below have In a large bowl, combine rolled oats, margarine, and boiling “gone to the dogs.” This is in honor of National water. Let stand 10 minutes. Grease cookie sheets. Dog Day on August 26th. Try making some of these Thoroughly stir in cornmeal, sugar, bouillon, milk, healthy treats for your favorite pup. Cheddar cheese, and egg. Mix in flour, 1 cup at a time, until a stiff dough has formed. Pet Cookies Knead dough on a lightly floured surface, mixing in "Cookies for dogs and cats." additional flour as necessary until dough is smooth and no longer sticky. Roll or pat out dough to 1/2" thickness. Ingredients Cut with cookie cutter (I prefer bone shaped), and place 2 cups wheat germ 1 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. 3 (2.5 ounce) jars strained chick- en baby food Bake 35 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until 1 tablespoon water golden brown. Cool before serving. Store in a loosely covered container. Directions Source: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2016 Allrecipes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). com Printed From Allrecipes.com 6/8/2016 In a medium bowl, mix the wheat germ, baby food, and water together. Add more water if necessary to form a Super Simple Sweet Potato Dog Treats dough. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place on cookie "Dogs go crazy for these simple sweet potato treats." sheet. Flatten slightly with a fork dipped in water. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven. Ingredients Source: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2016 Allrecipes. 1 sweet potato com Printed From Allrecipes.com 6/8/2016 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce Dog Treats I 2 eggs "Cut-out dog biscuits with rolled oats, cornmeal and Directions cheddar cheese. You can change the flavor of these by Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). substituting chicken bouillon for the beef." Prick sweet potato several times with a fork. Ingredients Heat sweet potato in a microwave on high until tender, 1 cup rolled oats about 6 minutes. Cut potato in half and scoop flesh 1/3 cup margarine out of the skin into a bowl; discard skin. Mash potato 1 cup boiling water with a fork or potato masher and transfer about 1 cup 3/4 cup cornmeal to a large bowl. Save any remaining sweet potato for 2 teaspoons white sugar another use. 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules 1/2 cup milk Mix whole wheat flour, applesauce, and eggs in the 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese large bowl with the sweet potato until a dough forms. 1 egg, beaten Turn dough out on a well-floured surface and roll 3 cups whole wheat flour dough to about 1/2-inch thick. Cut out shapes using a cookie cutter or cut dough into strips with a pizza cutter. Directions Arrange cookies on an ungreased baking sheet. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Bake until crisp, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool in the pans for

32 River Pointe July/August 2016 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a 1 1/2 cups boiling water wire rack. 2 cups whole wheat flour Source: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2016 Allrecipes. 1 cup cornmeal com Printed From Allrecipes.com 6/8/2016 2/3 cup brewers' yeast 2 tablespoons garlic powder Heavenly Health Dog Biscuits 2 egg yolks "Since it's difficult finding corn-free dog treats for a dog Directions with skin allergies, this recipe was developed. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Ingredients Dissolve beef bouillon cubes in boiling water, and set 1 3/4 cups rolled oats aside. Grease cookie sheets. 3/4 cup golden flax seeds In a large bowl, stir together the whole wheat flour, corn 2/3 cup brewers' yeast meal, brewers yeast, and garlic powder. Add the yolks, 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese then gradually pour in the bouillon water while stirring. 1 cup brown rice flour Mix thoroughly to form a firm dough. On a floured 2 cups oat flour surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut 2 tablespoons organic raw into desired shapes using cookie cutters. Place cookies sugar one inch apart onto cookie sheets. 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 3/4 cups low-sodium Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, then turn chicken broth the oven off, and leave the cookies inside for at least 2 eggs 3 hours or overnight to harden. Store in an airtight container at room temperature. Directions Source: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2016 Allrecipes. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). com Printed From Allrecipes.com 6/8/2016 Grease two cookie sheets. Combine oats, flax seeds, brewer's yeast, cheese, rice flour, oat bran flour and sugar in a large bowl. Whisk together chicken broth and eggs; mix with oat mixture to make a fairly stiff dough. Roll dough into 1 inch balls, then flatten into discs. (Or, roll dough out on a floured surface to 1/4 or 3/8 inch thick and cut into 1-inch x 1 1/2-inch rectangles.) Place on cookie sheets 3/4 inch apart. Bake until dry and the edges turn a light golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool before serving. Source: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2016 Allrecipes. com Printed From Allrecipes.com 6/8/2016

Flea Terminator Dog Treats "If you have a dog and hate fleas then this is the dog treat for you! The brewers yeast and garlic in these treats will please your pet and repel fleas." Ingredients 3 cubes beef bouillon

July/August 2016 River Pointe 33 34 River Pointe July/August 2016 National Dog Day

A bonus of living at the Jersey Shore is that Seaside Heights celebrates National Dog Day by allowing leashed dogs on the boardwalk and Blaine Avenue Beach from 9 AM to 5 PM on Wednesday, August 31. There are also booths with doggy items for you to treat your pal. Society 6 has the official National Dog Day tee shirt for sale, or you can go to Café Press. com. This company has tee shirts, hoodies, iPhone cases, bumper stickers, prints and a remarkable variety of items specific to your dog’s breed. Be sure to check out the official National Dog Day song and video, “Over My Head,” by Jade Hendrix. Also, in honor of National Dog Day, our recipes for this issue are all about dog treats. For all you dog lovers in River Pointe, a reminder: National Dog Day is August 26th. It is observed by Karen Vespignani annually and is the world’s first holiday that celebrates Sources: Wikipedia, Punchbowl man’s best friend. It also promotes dog adoption. This day gives dog lovers the opportunity to honor their dogs for all they do and for their unconditional love. Founded in 2004 by Colleen Page, a pet and family lifestyle expert and animal advocate, National Dog Day is one of several animal-centric holidays: Take Your Dog to Work Day (June 23, 2017; started in the United Kingdom in 1996), National Puppy Day (celebrated annually on March 23), National Mutt Day (December 2 and July 31), National Cat Day (October 29), and National Pet Day (April 11, 2017). There are many ways to celebrate the day. You could adopt a dog from a shelter, volunteer at a shelter, or donate items such as blankets, food and toys to a shelter. You can send a dog-related gift to a friend or have a party and invite friends and their dogs. How about assisting ill or elderly neighbors by walking their dogs? There are many ways that you can treat your own dog on his day. Buy a new toy (or two or five). Give your dog some fun exercise at a dog park or a doggy play resort. Brush and massage your dog. Teach him a new trick. Buy her a new collar and leash. Consider buying your best friend a car seat or harness. You can have a professional pet photographer capture your dog’s personality.

July/August 2016 River Pointe 35 The River Pointe Cultural Dabbler By Maureen Heilbrun

Want to wean your grandchildren away from the Lap rider must be: 36″ – 48″) electronic virtual reality they usually experience? Take Mini Diggers: Treasure and Bowlers: Dig up treasure them to Diggerland USA. Located about an hour away in the JCB 8018 CTS mini-excavator. You’ll be in at 100 Pinedge Court in West Berlin, NJ, Diggerland is a control of 4,017 pounds of diesel as you move the earth construction themed adventure park. The park occupies in front of you or manipulate the arm and see if you can about 14 acres and features genuine British JBC brand knock down all of the bowling pins. construction equipment. An added plus is that most adults enjoy Diggerland experience just as much as the Big Diggers Weighing in at a whopping 7,092 pounds, kids, but for those who prefer to sit and watch there are and with a powerful 26.8hp engine, kids can dig until benches sprinkled around the area. their hearts are content on the JCB 8030’s. Some construction rides are available for the child 36” Dumper Trucks (Operator minimum height: 56″ Lap tall. Other rides require someone 48 “tall to operate but rider must be: 36″ – 56″ allow kids 36” and taller to be lap riders. Children less At 1,310 pounds with 22hp, and 50 maximum torque, than 36” can enjoy Kids’ Zone, a park created especially we challenge you to get behind the wheel of one of for them. these Terex TA1EH Dumper Trucks! Try taming this Operating instructions are given when you board monster of metal as you maneuver around a specially each vehicle and rides are carefully monitored by designed obstacle course! the ride attendants. Mini-Land Rovers (Minimum/Maximum height: Since the rides involve riding or driving real construction Driver 42″-55″ Passenger 36″-55″) equipment, they have uniquely different size, shape, These mini SUVs will create boundless excitement for access and boarding and seating positions. Skid- guests who can finally do something that only mom and Steers have only hand controls. Construction vehicles dad have been able to do—drive their own car! (Dumper Trucks, Mini Land Rovers, Backhoes and Skid-Steers (Operator minimum height: 48″Lap rider Tractors) other than Skid-Steers have a steering wheel must be: 36″-48″) and one foot control. Tractor steering is not power assisted and is therefore is more difficult to steer than, Get behind the controls of a JCB Skidsteer Loader 135 for example, a car that has power and negotiate your way through our steering. No separate brake is course! These little loaders’ engines provided. Depressing the foot boast 47.9hp, but are completely control increases forward speed. safe for young ones to maneuver. If Releasing the foot control you’re not tall enough to drive alone decreases forward speed and you can sit on mom or dad’s lap! fully releasing the foot control There are some rides that do not will bring the vehicle to a stop. involve construction equipment. Diggers are operated from a fixed They include a Rock Wall where location. Each has two hand climbers must be a minimum height controls and no foot controls. of 42” and a Ropes Course where Source: www.diggerlandusa.com The right-side and left-side hand the minimum height for climbers controls operate the excavator arm. is 48’ unless accompanied by a parent or guardian in The rides include the following as well as many which case the climber may be 42”. others: Non-participating guests over 65 years in age are Mini and Big Diggers (Operator minimum height: 42″ free as are children under 36”.

36 River Pointe July/August 2016 Single Day Admission ticket prices: UNDER 42″ TALL BEST DEAL AAA discounted ticket: $24.95 available Online 24.95 regardless of height. Not valid for online purchase the Walk up 28.95 Member must present the AAA card and photo ID at the OVER 42″ TALL ticket counter. Offer valid for card holder and up to 3 On line 29.95 additional family members. Walk Up 36.95.

(We used our AAA discount for the grandkids and we All major credit cards are accepted including AE, went in free as non-participating seniors.) Discover, Visa, and MasterCard. Regular admission is cheaper if you reserve on line https://www.diggerlandusa.com/attractions/rides/ ahead of time.

One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary of Beatrix Potter’s Birth By Karen Vespignani

Whenever you see a tiny rabbit scampering through your with its poetic justice and happy ending, all in one tiny garden and think of Peter Rabbit, you can thank Beatrix childsized book. There’s no wonder that Beatrix Potter Potter. This July 28th we celebrate the birth of Helen has been a best-loved children’s author for more than a Beatrix Potter who wrote and illustrated those lovely century. little stories about the rabbits, cats, ducks, squirrels and Benet’s Reader’s Encyclopedia, Oxford Companion hedgehogs around her home. She wrote 23 books in all, to English Literature, Critical Approach to Children’s the most famous being The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1901), Literature, Children and Books which actually marks the beginning of the modern children’s picture story. Potter grew up in Kensington and was kept as a virtual recluse by her by her wealthy father. She was a lonely child as she never went to school. She taught herself how to draw and paint. She even invented an elaborate cipher which upon her death in 1943, professionals tried to break for years. In 1966 her journals were finally published. A Prudential Financial Professional can assess your situation. Draw up a strategy. In 1905 she bought a farm in Sawrey in the famed And help you buld a secure future. To learn more, call me today. Jean Marie Soranno Lake District and lived there with her husband, William Financial Professional Associate Heelis, a solicitor, whom she married in 1913. It was in South Jersey Financial Group Prudential Advisors this home that Beatrix found 1608 Route 88 W, Suite 350 the inspiration for her books. Brick, NJ 08724 She devoted her life to these Tel 732-202-4082 | Fax 732-836-1543 [email protected] books and the National Trust. Ms. Potter’s books appeal

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July/August 2016 River Pointe 37 World Elephant Day Researched by Kathy Sauer

On August 12, 2012, the inaugural World Elephant Day all circuses. The end of their use by Ringling Brothers was launched to bring attention to the urgent plight of is part of a huge shift in U.S. attitudes toward animal Asian and African elephants. The elephant is loved, entertainment -- with SeaWorld phasing out its killer revered and respected by people and cultures around whale shows at its amusement parks weeks ago. the world, yet we balance on the brink of seeing the last Bad press focusing on the circus’ animal abuse, of this magnificent creature. particularly the plight of elephants, has been piling The escalation of poaching, habitat loss, human-elephant up for years. Multiple elephant deaths in the 1990s conflict and mistreatment in captivity are just some of sparked lawsuits and outrage. A 2001 Salon story, “The the threats to both African and Asian elephants. Working Greatest Vendetta on Earth,” detailed how Feld, the towards better protection for wild elephants, improving corporation that owns Ringling Brothers-Barnum & enforcement policies to prevent the illegal poaching Bailey, employed a former CIA employee to oversee a and trade of ivory, conserving elephant habitats, better multimillion-dollar spying operation on animals rights treatment for captive elephants and, when appropriate, groups. Mother Jones came out with a feature in 2011 reintroducing captive elephants into natural, protected describing and calling the whole Ringling enterprise sanctuaries are the goals that numerous elephant “The Cruelest Show on Earth” the result of a yearlong conservation organizations are focusing on around the investigation into the way Ringling Brothers mistreats world. its elephants. World Elephant Day asks you to experience elephants Dozens of circuses have cut the elephant acts from their in non-exploitive and sustainable environments where shows over the past couple of decades, including the elephants can thrive under care and protection. On Big Apple Circus. Horror stories about elephant abuse World Elephant Day, August 12, express your concern, at the circus are almost as old as circuses themselves. share your knowledge and support solutions for the Two things happened in parallel that sparked better care of captive and wild elephants alike. widespread human compassion for elephants, the Ivory Trade development of the wildlife documentary and research In 1989, CITES (the Convention on International Trade on elephant behavior and psychology. Scientists started in Endangered Species) issued an international ban on to demonstrate things that a lot of people who work the ivory trade. 2013 saw the greatest quantity of ivory with elephants have always known. confiscated in the last 25 years. Elephants are highly intelligent and empathetic. The street value of a single tusk is approximately Elephants are known to help other elephants who are $15,000. The main market for illegal ivory is China, injured and who are ill. Elephants are known to mourn where a single tusk can fetch $100,000–200,000. their dead. And elephants are self-aware. That means, in captivity, elephants are predisposed to suffer, because Source: www.worldelephantday.org they’re conscious of their surroundings, of themselves. Elephants and the Circus Just like we would be. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is Elephant populations globally are plummeting right eliminating elephant acts from its traveling circuses. now, especially because of the ivory trade, Elephant acts will be phased out by 2018. Eleven Asian When the public started to see elephants in those elephants, performed their last head stands and took contexts, the idea of having an elephant perform their final bows on May 1, 2016, ending a 145-year tricks when people are increasingly seeing them as an spectacle that has enthralled fans and enraged animal endangered species. People see them slipping away activists for years. The elephants will retire to a 200- from us, about to disappear. acre conservation center in Florida run by the owner of Ringling Bros. Elephants have been an integral facet of Is the circus, as an institution, fundamentally at odds with modern culture? Circuses managed to cope with

38 River Pointe July/August 2016 cinema and television and the dawn of the internet. The circus isn’t going anywhere. It’ll go on, but it will Shark Awareness Day take on a different shape. And this is why it’s such an amazing kind of entertainment, because it’s so adaptable. Shark Awareness Day is celebrated every year on A future circus may look more like Cirque du Soleil, the 14th of July. It is celebrated to promote a healthy reliant on feats of human strength and flexibility. More respect for sharks and their important place in the clowning, acrobats, and “humans taking the risks,” not environment. animals. Tips to avoid dangerous shark encounters Source: End Of An Era: How Ringling Bros. Finally Came Around Stay out of water where sharks have been sighted. thinkprogress.org/.../end-era-ringling-bros-finally- Swim in areas with lifeguards. came-around-ending-145-year-old tradition Avoid sandbars and steep drop offs which are spots sharks favor. Keep pets out of the water because they can be erroneously perceived as bait fish. Too much clutter & Don’t wear shiny jewelry. Fish scales glisten and shine, unwanted household GOT CLUTTER? items laying around? and shark eat fish. Scrapes and cuts attract sharks because sharks smell CALL IMR at 732-505-0039 blood and think food. for removal of all household appliances, Avoid swimming in pre-dawn or twilight hours when patio furniture, grills & bric-a-brac. sharks are typically feeding. (The Monmouth Family YOUR SOURCE FOR ALL CLEAN-UPS & CLEAN-OUTS! Times, June 2016) Bear in mind, however, that one of the most famous shark attacks happened right here in New Jersey. July 1st is the 100th anniversary of the infamous Jersey shore shark attacks which began in Beach Haven in 1916. One man died that day, and five days later in Spring Lake near the Essex and Sussex Hotel, a bellboy became the second fatality. On July 12th 30 miles north in Matawan Creek, another attack occurred in which two died. An hour later a 12 year old boy escaped but lost his leg in another attack. Hundreds of sharks were slaughtered after the attacks, but a shark caught in Raritan Bay seems to have been the only culprit. This 8 ½ foot great white contained 15 pounds of human remains in its stomach. One account of these incidents is available at http://www.app.com/story/news/local/ new-jersey/weird-nj/2015/06/26weird-nj-matawan- man-eater/29365461/. researched by Maureen Heilbrun

July/August 2016 River Pointe 39 Neighbors with Tails By C. Mooney

Robert went through a particularly difficult time in his life when his health was threatened. He was diagnosed with cancer and struggled with depression until he came up with the idea of getting a dog. When you have never had a pet and it’s hard to take care of yourself, getting a puppy to care for is a gutsy move. Enter Fred.

Fred allowed Dr. Garofalo to heal and re-engage with life. Rob started Fred Says, a nonprofit organization that raises money and awareness There is a feisty little Yorkshire terrier living on of adolescent patients fighting AIDS. Annually you will Haddington Lane with Joe and Gloria Piccolella and the see cyclers riding in the Fred Says Chicago biking event way he came to be there is quite the story. Although Joe that raises money to provide for teens who suffer with has always been a dog lover, the same cannot be said HIV. Fred has 42,677 Facebook fans and has helped to of Gloria. Dogs were nice in other people’s houses but raise over $20,000! not in hers … until she fell deeply in love with a brown When Gloria saw what loving Fred did for her son, and tan Yorky she calls Rocky. But first you must meet she decided maybe this pet business had something to Gloria’s son, Dr. Robert Garofalo, MD, MPH. it. Both she and Joe had been struggling with health issues of their own. Perhaps the Fred magic would Robert is a Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern work for them? She had often said that she did not want University School of Medicine and Division Chief of to leave this world without having the experience of Adolescent Medicine at Ann & Robert Lurie Children’s unconditional love. Enter Rocky. Hospital of Chicago. He is also the Director of the Center for Gender, Sexuality and HIV Prevention at the Joe and Gloria travelled to a Pennsylvania breeder to get Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute. Rob is a Rocky. From the very beginning, he was a happy, loving, very busy specialist who speaks at conferences all over clever ball of energy. There isn’t a Jack Russell that has the world but if you ask him what is most important in a thing on him. Rocky is the light in the Piccolella home his life he will not hesitate. The answer is the animal as he runs around with his leash always attached to his that saved his life, a teeny Yorkshire terrier with attitude collar so that he can be grabbed when he’s hell bent named Fred. at non-stop speed! He is a kissy, cuddly, twelve pound If you would like us to introduce your pet, please send the following information to Mooney at [email protected]: your name, address, phone, email address, type of pet, name, breed, color and age. Give any information that pertains to your pet: How did you get your pet? How did it get its name? Tell the things that make it cute, unique, or funny. Talk about favorite treats, foods, pastimes, habits, toys, places. Is there anything special your pet does at mealtime or bedtime? Is there anything special it likes about River Pointe? Is there anything else that you want to tell us about your pet? We will highlight your pet from the information you give us. We will select pets at random. Please note as well, many residents have lost a beloved pet over the years. In our November/December issue, this column will be devoted to those pets that have crossed over the Rainbow Bridge. If you would like our readers to get to know a pet you have lost, please send a paragraph about his/her unique characteristics or special talents to Mooney at [email protected]. We will try to accommodate all of your special memories. The deadline for submissions is October 1st.

40 River Pointe July/August 2016 mush ball who will chase a squeaky toy for hours. The kitchen floor may be covered with toys, but Rocky’s favorites are the tops of water bottles which he never Premier tires of tossing in the air and retrieving. He hates to be left behind so he travels with Joe and Gloria everywhere Medical they go, even if that means that Joe and Rocky play in the car while Gloria shops at the mall. Both passenger Laboratory windows are covered with Rocky’s nose art. Fast, Accurate, Convenient, Reliable Rocky enjoys stopping to visit new friends and neighbors on his travels around River Pointe. He loves Conveniently located in Toms River living on Haddington Lane and is particularly thrilled Home Draw services available to have found a special lady friend right next door! Sue Short wait times and Bob Freeman’s dog Lacey gets excited when she No appointments necessary sees Rocky and their admiration is reciprocal. Professional, courteous, and friendly Dr. Garofalo has also started an initiative called Dogs All Insurances Accepted That Heal. He has been gathering up stories with Hours: Mon-Fri 6:30am - 2:30pm photographs of people whose lives have been changed Closed for Lunch Mon-Fri 11am-12pm by their animals. I think his mom and step dad’s narrative Saturday 7am-12pm will be included because Rocky has certainly brought 3 Plaza Dr • Suite 7 healing and new found joy into their lives. Toms River, NJ 08757 732-240-4268

Laughter: The Best Medicine Submitted by Karen Vespignani 1960’s Hits Renamed Some of the artists of the 60’s are revising their hits with new lyrics to accommodate aging baby boomers who can remember doing the “Limbo” as if it were yesterday. They include: Bobby Darin - “Splish, Splash, I Was Havin’ A Flash” Herman’s Hermits - “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got A Lovely Walker” Ringo Starr - “I Get By With A Little Help From Depends” The Bee Gees - “How Can You Mend A Broken Hip?” Roberta Flack - “The First Time Ever I Forgot Your Face” Johnny Nash – “I Can’t See Clearly Now” Paul Simon – “Fifty Ways To Lose Your Liver” The Commodores – “Once, Twice, Three Times To The Bathroom” Procol Harem – “A Whiter Shade Of Hair” Leo Sayer – “You Make Me Feel Like Napping” The Temptations – “Papa’s Got A Kidney Stone” Abba – “Denture Queen” Tony Orlando – “Knock 3 Times On The Ceiling If You Hear Me Fall” Helen Reddy – “I Am Woman; Hear Me Snore” Leslie Gore – “It’s My Procedure And I’ll Cry If I Want To” And last but not least: Willie Nelson – “On The Commode Again” Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.

July/August 2016 River Pointe 41 Confessions of a Shopaholic by Karen Vespignani

The Yellow Daisy in Manasquan is a craft and clothing boutique which offers a vast collection of affordable works from local artists. The accent here is “vast.” Ninety percent of the items in this shop are handmade and there is something for every shopaholic. There’s jewelry, glassware, wood works, ladies’ and children’s apparel, local photography, embroidered items, There is a rich treasure trove of holiday items for all handbags, and much more. holidays. You can choose placemats, lace table runners, and many other items to celebrate any holiday. There are If you are seeking shore related items, there are plenty also hand painted wine glasses to mark various birthday from which to choose: Manasquan sweatshirts, beach milestones. If you’re Irish, there’s a wealth of goodies: scenes hand painted on glassware, wooden welcome shirts, painted glassware, guest towels, wreaths, and signs, placemats and napkins, hand painted tissue box welcome signs are just a few items in this section. covers, soaps shaped like flip-flops and other beach items, and shell switch plate covers, framed photos of If you’re an animal lover, there are pet feeders, catnip shore spots as well as notecards with the same photos. mats, cat fishing poles and more. For entertaining, there There are hand painted “five o’clock somewhere,” signs, are wine implements, seasoning packets, candles, towel/ flip-flops and beach chair scenes on seashells, glasses, potholder combos, microwave mitts, and placemats. napkin holders, salt and pepper shakers and mailboxes. Items for your home include rag rugs made from old You can pick up a painted zip code sign as well. sheets and tee shirts, lavender sachets and eye comforters with removable covers, pressed pansy bookmarks, and large wooden containers with sayings on them. Do you need a gift? There is so much from which you must make a choice. The whole shop is at your disposal. One unique item is a little gift box (4x4 inches), all tied up with a bow, which is really a music box. You can buy a liquor bottle filled with little white lights or an angel made with towels. There’s a selection of paper napkins tied up with a condiment spreader. You’ll also find an entire corner devoted to children’s items: princess tutus, puffy cloth books, knitted sweaters, crocheted blankets and toys, and stuffed animals. All, of course, are handmade. It’s easy to see from these lists of items that this craft boutique takes a while to look through and make selections. There is so much to see and many decisions to be made. All the crafts are beautifully presented and well organized. The shop is run by Pam Patullo and her assistant, Rosemary. It is located at 117 Main Street, Manasquan, 08736. They are open Monday through Saturday, 10am to 5:30pm, and Sunday, 11 am to 4pm. Their phone number is 732-612-3800 and the website is theYellowDaisynj.com. The Yellow Daisy also does fairs. For a complete list of events, check [email protected] (cell 732-682-3230), or [email protected] or www.kraftfairs.com.

42 River Pointe July/August 2016 Ruminations: Upwardly Mobile by Walt Giersbach

I worked my way up At some point, Malcolm was banned from the bank in the corporate world. of elevators. He suffered the ignominy of being Literally. After starting ordered by the building guards to take the freight on the ground floor elevator. He wouldn’t accept the insult, and after at Western Electric in proofing our annual report he announced proudly he the Jersey meadows I could no longer accept us as his client. His career spun off to the peaks lurched downhill because of an elevator. of Manhattan. My first office was next to a I Spy: I was chatting about elevators with Susan, Xerox machine on the my secretary. “These guards on Park Avenue can be 5th floor at an east side mean,” I told her. She answered that they always building. Then gaining smiled when she passed. I told her she was being career momentum, I self-conscious. “They’re busy staring at the monitors segued west to division headquarters and a 9th floor to see that no one gets mugged in the elevators.” office. After a decade, I had clambered up to the 23rd floor at Dun & Bradstreet, the parent company, “How would they know that?” followed by a shuffling of the deck that landed me on the 26th floor of the midtown skyscraper on Park “Cameras. You can’t see them, but every elevator Avenue — ground zero for the captains of industry. car has a camera.”

Full Car: My daily meetings with the bosses took Susan’s face went white. “Oh, my Gawd!” she me to Mahogany Row on the 34th floor where the whispered. “When there’s no one in the car I pull elite sat in their offices guarded by their gray-haired up my skirt and straighten my pantyhose!” watchdogs. I discovered then that I was spending more time traveling vertically than horizontally. Punch Line: One of my favorite amusements was This introduced me to elevator situations. to get on an elevator with a friend. As the car filled up, I’d start a monologue, usually something about I was elevating up from the lobby one morning a girlfriend and a horrifying episode that had taken when a man rushed toward the closing doors. The place over the weekend. The story would build only other occupant in my car, a vice president in intensity and people would stop to listen — to standing near the control panel, vainly punching eavesdrop! — on my drama. As we neared the the button to hold the doors as they closed. A look lobby, I’d reach the climax with, “…And then she of embarrassment crossed his face. Then I saw his smashed her wineglass on the floor, reached into finger had been nowhere near the hold button. “Sorry her handbag and pulled out a pistol. ‘You’ll never about that,” he told me, staring at the ceiling. say that again,’ she said, and then….” As the doors opened, I’d step out and say, “I’ll tell you later what Stinky Car: I had a proofreader who came to happened.” my office monthly. Malcolm was one of the most knowledgeable guys in the business, so good he Skyscraper Legends: New York is full of curious could tell you whether a period was in Roman or tales. Ask me about the Amish guy and the elevator. italic. His brother was our corporate counsel and The colleague who was trapped overnight in an both had graduated Yale, but there the similarities elevator with a Czechoslovakian cleaning woman. ended. Malcolm was about five-feet three inches Or about why there are no 13th floors in New York. tall, his clothes were tattered, he smoked Gauloises Or…but this is my floor and I have to get off. and he exuded an odor that triggered the gag reflex.

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