Things To Do, b u r y PARK PUBLICtJBB^ T rt SBURY PARK, NEWI V at the jersey shore A Touching Story ________ -Abi -- --------- i l T I M E J * Asbury Park, Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Neptune, Ocean Grove, Point Pleasant Beach, Spring Lake, Sea Girt, Wall, & Surrounding CommunitleFSTnce 1875 Vol, CXXIII No. 31 Township of Neptune Thursday, July 30, 1998 USPS 402420 35 cents Neptune Avon’s City Day Public August 1 Auction By Melissa Chasinov By Bonnie Graham Neptune City - At the regu­ Avon - At Monday's Mayor/ lar Mayor/Council Meeting in Commissioner meeting, a the Municipal Building, resolution was offered and Mayor Deeves commended passed authorizing for the public auction of the the borough on the improve­ “Buckingham” property, ments throughout the city which is owned by the Bor­ these past five years...six ough of Avon. miles of roads have been The land has been sub­ repaired and repaved. divided into five separate Mayor Deeves commented, residential building lots, oc­ “W e’re moving in a positive cupies Block 22, Lots 9.01, way here in Neptune City,” 9.02, 9.03, 9.04 and 9.05. when talking about the im­ Commissioner Dioguardi will proved roadways. be authorized to enter into The Mayor also ex­ contracts of sale, on behalf pressed his gratitude to Ed of the Borough, with suc­ cessful bidders on such King who has been the co­ terms and conditions as he, ordinator of the children’s in consultation with Mr. entertainment for Neptune Capron, determine to be ap­ City Day. This year will be propriate. Ed's last year as he is mov­ Commissioner Dio­ ing, and he will be greatly guardi said that the auction missed. He has done a tre­ date has been tentatively mendous job in making this scheduled for Wednesday, day enjoyable for the chil­ September 9 at 7 p.m. in the dren. Borough gymnasium in the Mayor Deeves an­ Municipal Complex. “The nounced that they are still in auction will be advertised in need for more volunteers for local newspapers and in pa­ pers from north Jersey and Neptune City Day, which is the Philadelphia area,” he Saturday, August 1st at Me­ said. “We hope to attract morial Park. There is still many serious bidders." time to sign up for the 5K run He continued, “Those which will be at 8:00 a.m. who wish to bid for the lot(s) After the race, the must present a $25,000 cer­ schedule for Saturday is as tified check for each lot they follows: fun, games and food wish to purchase. The bidder all day long. 1V.15-12:15 - will receive a bidding stick for Clowns; 12:15-1:00 p.m. - each certified check. Magic Show; 1:30 p.m. - The minimum bid will be Bands; 3:00 p.m. - Balloons; determined by a number of 4;30-6;00 p.m, - Kids factors, including the ex­ penses of advertising and Games; 5:00 p.m. - DJ; 6:00 conducting the auction. Tak­ p.m. - Comedy Clown. The ing a starting bid of fireworks display will be held $200,000, for example, at dusk and as Mayor higher bids can be made in Deeves raves, “We have the $500.00 increments, until a best fireworks in the State of high bid is reached. The win­ New Jersey.” ning bidder will have thirty The next meeting will be days to close on the prop­ held Monday, August 10th at erty, and if a closing does not the Municipal Building. Avon Continued on page 17 hunt, trolley car tours, spring/fall flea markets, fall festival and Two...Thinking As One...On Grove’s Future Holiday house tour. They also Home Owners & Chamber By Bonnie Graham development. now contains over 120 mem­ American colonies. out Ocean Avenue. Continued on page 6 Ocean Grove had been Mr. Green mentioned the He continued, “Of course. bers. The Chamber has a web Ocean Grove - An overview of established as an oasis to offer setback concept, established in Ocean Grove has changed a page, which last year drew over the Ocean Grove Chamber of its visitors and residents a the early days of Ocean Grove, great deal from those early 5,000 hits, and has developed Commerce’s current activities steady supply of recreation and which permitted ocean breezes days. In 1930there were 10,000 a highty-successful 800 num­ and vision for the future was pre­ spiritually-revitalizing activities. and views to extend the length hotel rooms. Today there are ber. Mr. Green added, “We also sented at last Saturday’s meet­ Developer James Bradley pur­ of the first two blocks in from the less than 2,000 rooms.” work dosety with the Neptune (BsadtCinm m ing of the Ocean Grove Home chased the ground on which the beach. He said that the early The Ocean Grove Hotel Township tourism office, and we MAIN STREET- BRADLEY BEACH Owners Association (OGHOA). City of Asbury Park is situated conduct twice-yearfy inn tours in CMA trustees helped to prevent Owners Association and the P E R F E C T , Chamber Vice President and named that community af­ a then-proposed coastal h i^ - Ocean Grove Businessmen’s wrtiich out of town hotel owners m u r d e r and owner of the O cean Plaza, ter Francis Asbury, the first way from spanning the length Association merged in 1992 to are invited to see our accom­ MICHAEL D O UGLAS I poke briefly on bishop from England’s Method­ of Ocean Grove by erecting the form a combined Chamber of modations.” The Chamber 7 /3 0 /9 8 icean Grove’s ist Church to be sent to the North End hotel, thus bkx^kkig Commerce organization, which sponsors the annual Easter egg V123 N21 oh What a Night... ________A $15,000 Night! fundraising event was the ting this idea together, we never P.M. - W e’re Deborah Hospital Foundation in dreamed it would take off the never gonna Browns Mills, New Jersey. The way it did, but it once again be ready! two officials from Deborah who shows that there is something Can’t locate a dunk traveled to Ocean Grove for this about Ocean Grove that brings tank, who’s got the tee shirts? cotters, it shows you can’t judge out the best in people. We want 6.00 P.M. - We’re still never event were absolutely stunned a book by its cover. 12:00 P.M. - to give a big thanks to all the gonna be ready! Well, the tents by the ovenvhelming response Bobby Eastin’s team begins will be an annual event in Ocean of those who contributed their people who helped us with their are up, the speakers work tor what will truly be a volleyball By Tom Manni Grove; the first annual “Spike for time and money. time, money, food, beverages, the music and somebody just marathon game that ends with Last Friday and Saturday Life" Volleyball Marathon spon­ entertainment, equipment and delivered ten cases of soda and When Bill Gannon, Paul the sun coming up! (July 24th and 25th) marked the sored by Gannon Building & Re- Gannon and myself began put- sweat....without every one of water. 7:30 P.M. - We now have Saturday, July 25th - 6:00 beginning of what many hope modelingjnTeto Port-o-Johns, I repeat, we now you, this event never would A.M. - Where’s the coffee? It I’m have Port-o-Johns....so, basi­ have taken place. In addition, a this tired now, what am I gonna cally, all is right with the world. special thanks to the residents be like at 8:00 tonight? Janice Mr. Gannon’s on his fourth ci­ ^tfitontal of ©tean ©robe who live near and around the from the Beach Note/Daily Plans an gar and we now have a dunk location of this event for being Grind to the rescue with a vat of tank....but we still can’t figure out so gracious while putting up with coffee and those great home­ auction why the seat won’t release. 8:00 noise, traffic, lights, etc. It once made cookies. The Eastin team of Antiques and Collectibles P.M. - Show Time! Bill Gannon again proves that people in slowly exits the playing field af­ does a great emcee job on the featuring Ocean Grove have that indomi­ ter an all night session. 8:00 wireless mike and introduces table spirit that allows them to A.M. - Mr. Gannon lights a big the first teams and the volley- ©tcan ©robe anb ^iiore area Jlemorafailia put up with some inconvenience stogie....the peewee team is balls begin to fly. Look at all the in order to help others. playing and we finally figure out people showing up, thank good­ August 4,1998 It would take too many the dunk tank. 11:00 A.M. - My ness Kelli Chatters has the team words to describe all the fun daughter is already on her sec­ schedule under control. 9:00 starting at 5 PM things that occurred over the ond set of dry clothes....the vol­ P.M. - We are almost out of tee twenty four hour period at this leyball players are starting to wilt PREVIEW from 3 to 5 pm shirts....! guess you have to fundraising event, but after a under the July sun. 12:00 P.M. - on Day of Sale learn from your mistakes. 10:00 review of some notes that I was Mayor James Manning and P.M.