By Samantha L. Quigley American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 16, 2008 – A new award administered by troop support groups and sponsored by a major corporation aims to recognize the sacrifices made by military moms. The Operation Homefront Military Motherhood Award will provide the winner with $5,000 and a free trip to the awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. The award pays tribute to mothers of servimembers, military wives with dependent children and women serving in the military who have children. It is sponsored by Lockheed Martin with support from the Military Times Media Group, and it is administered in conjunction with CinCHhouse.com. \”We\’re looking for inspirational stories of military wives and women in uniform who are successfully parenting children through the challenges of military life. These can be your children, stepchildren, foster children or others in unique circumstances,\” states the CinCHouse.com Web site. This is the first year of the award, and nominations are being accepted through March 31. Anyone who knows of a military mom with an inspiring story, including those moms, can fill out a nomination form on CinCHouse.com. The nomination requires a brief essay explaining why the nominee deserves to be honored with the Military Motherhood Award. At the end of March, when the nomination period closes, Operation Homefront will select the top 20 entries and allow the CinCHouse community to vote for the top five. A panel of judges will then select the winner. Congresswoman Susan Davis and Sen. Mel Martinez, both members of Operation Homefront\’s Congressional Advisory Board, will co-host the award ceremony in which the winner will be honored. Operation Homefront and CinCHouse.com are supporters of America Supports You, a Defense Department program connecting citizens and companies with servicemembers and their families serving at home and abroad.

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An older lady gets pulled over for speeding…

Older Woman: Is there a problem, Officer?

Officer: Ma\’am, you were speeding.

Older Woman: Oh, I see.

Officer: Can I see your license please?

Older Woman: I\’d give it to you but I don\’t have one.

Officer: Don\’t have one?

Older Woman: Lost it, 4 years ago for drunk driving.

Officer: I see…Can I see your vehicle registration papers please.

Older Woman: I can\’t do that.

Officer: Why not?

Older Woman: I stole this car.

Officer: Stole it?

Older Woman: Yes, and I killed and hacked up the owner.

Officer: You what?

Older Woman: His body parts are in plastic bags in the trunk if you want to see

The Officer looks at the woman and slowly backs away to his car and calls for back up. Within minutes 5 police cars circle the car. A senior officer slowly approaches the car, clasping his half drawn gun.

Officer 2: Ma\’am, could you step out of your vehicle please! The woman steps out of her vehicle.

Older woman: Is there a problem sir?

Officer 2: One of my officers told me that you have stolen this car and murdered the owner.

Older Woman: Murdered the owner?

Officer 2: Yes, could you please open the trunk of your car, please.

The woman opens the trunk, revealing nothing but an empty space.

Officer 2: Is this your car, ma\’am?

Older Woman: Yes, here are the registration papers.

The officer is quite stunned.

Officer 2: One of my officers claims that you do not have a driving license.

The woman digs into her handbag and pulls out a clutch purse and hands it to the officer.
The officer examines the license. He looks quite puzzled.

Officer 2: Thank you ma\’am, one of my officers told me you didn\’t have a license, that you stole this car, and that you murdered and hacked up the owner.
Older Woman: Bet the liar told you I was speeding, too.

submitted by KenMac

EVRIDGE, SCOTT M.
Suddenly on March 16, 2008, age 30 of Bellmawr, NJ formerly of Pennsville.
Beloved son of Sharon P. Evridge, James A. Evridge Jr. and stepmother Kathleen C. Evridge. Loving grandson of James A. Evridge Sr. Dear brother of Tracey L. Evridge, Deanna Catling, Jennifer Buckley, James W. Evridge, step-sister Tracy Riggio and step-brother Michael Thomas. Special nephew of Mark and Eileen, Kathy and Rich, and Ken. Also 15 nieces and nephews and \’tons\’ of loving friends. Predeceased by his loving grandparents Francis and Kathleen Lyons and Margaret C. Evridge.
Relatives and friends are kindly invited to call Wednesday evening 6-7pm at MAHAFFEY-MILANO FUNERAL HOME 11 East Kings Hwy Mt. Ephraim, NJ856-931-1628
Memorial Service 7pm at the funeral home. interment private. Family requests in lieu of flowers, contributions can be sent to the funeral home to defray the cost of Scott\’s funeral.

The utterly impractical, never predictable,
Sometimes irascible, quite inexplicable, Irish.

Strange blend of shyness,
pride and conceit,
And stubborn refusal to bow in defeat.

He\’s spoiling and ready to argue and fight,
Yet the smile of a child
fills his soul with delight.
His eyes are the quickest to well up with tears,
Yet his strength is the strongest
to banish your fears.
His hate is as fierce as his devotion is grand,
And there is no middle ground
on which he will stand.
He\’s wild and he\’s gentle,
he\’s good and he\’s bad.
He\’s proud and he\’s humble,
he\’s happy and sad.
He\’s in love with the ocean,
the earth and the skies,
He\’s enamoured with beauty wherever it lies.
He\’s victor and victim, a star and a clod,
But mostly he\’s Irish—
in love with his God.

source: Irish Sayings

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By Albert Countryman Jr.

Power was knocked out for 16 hours in a large portion of Gloucester City after a viscous rain and wind storm around 6 p.m. Saturday night ten days ago.

The lights finally came on again around 10 a.m. Sunday morning in an area bounded by the railroad tracks, Monmouth Street, Johnson Boulevard to Klemm Avenue to Route 130, and the Brooklawn Borough border.

Residents had to make do with candles, no heat in many cases, and could not even go to WaWa on Market Street, as it closed after the power outage.

Personally, I was driving to a surprise birthday party at 7 p.m. Saturday when I made a left onto Johnson Boulevard from Nicholson Road. It was very dark, and I double checked to make sure I had turned on my headlights.

Then, as I turned onto Baynes Avenue and approached Market Street, the streetlight was out. Patiently, I waited for the traffic to go by before crossing over by Cold Springs School. It was very eerie, and a large tree had fallen across the road.

The report from PSE&G was that by Sunday evening the power was back on for some 180,000 homes in South Jersey. At that time, some 12,000 customers were still without power.

As for the party, everyone enjoyed the candlelight illuminating a beautiful home full of family and friends.

 

Mary E. Hess On March 16, 2008. Age 88. (nee Boehner) Of Gloucester City. Loving mother of Paul W. (Vera) Prangler of Arkansas, Nancy (Robert) Hope of Gloucester City and Lorraine (Larry) Beach of W. Collingswood Heights. Grandmother of 9 and great-grandmother of 10. Dear sister of Rose Sharp of Mt. Ephriam.

Mary was a longtime resident of Gloucester City and was a resident of Gloucester Towne. She was a former member of Sweet Adeline\’s singing group and enjoyed music and dancing.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Thursday morning from 11 am to 12 Noon at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Presbyterian Service 12 Noon in the funeral home officiated by Pastor Kathryn Morgan of First Presbyterian Church in Gloucester City. Interment Cedar Grove Cemetery, Gloucester City. No Evening Viewing. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Mary E. Hess.

Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Phone: 856-456-1142

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WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
BASEBALL: Scott Fisher (Toms River/TR East) went 1-3 with an RBI against Delaware Valley and 4-4 with a home run and four RBI vs. Philadelphia Biblical. Fisher then pitched a two-hitter with eight strikeouts in the first game against Old Westbury and went 2-5 with a triple, home run and six RBI in the nightcap.
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Seniors Jon Greene (Wildwood/Wildwood) and Mario Lancioni (Runnemede/Triton) scored 16 and 14 points respectively in Stockton’s NCAA Tournament game against Amherst. Greene grabbed a game-high nine rebounds while Lancioni dished a game-high eight assists.
LACROSSE: Keith Bologno (Glen Gardner/Voorhees) notched three goals and six assists for nine points in two Stockton victories last week. Bologno tallied three goals and four assists in the 14-6 win over Alvernia.
SOFTBALL: Samantha Horner (Newfield/Buena) went 3-8 with two home runs, six RBI and three runs in two Stockton victories. Horner was 2-5 with two home runs and six RBI in a 17-4 win over St. Lawrence.
WOMEN’S TENNIS: Christy Alexander (Centerville, IN/Centerville) dropped a total of only two games in two wins against Villa Julie. Alexander won 8-1 in doubles and 6-0, 6-1 in singles.
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Lisa Shepherd (Mays Landing/Oakcrest) became an All-American for the second time in her young career by finishing second in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Shepherd also set a school record with her best jump of 1.69 meters (5’6.50\”).

LATEST RESULTS

Men’s Basketball (22-7, 10-3 NJAC)
NCAA Tournament:
Amherst 85, Stockton 77

Baseball (7-3, 0-0 NJAC)
Delaware Valley 6, Stockton 5
Stockton 34, Philadelphia Biblical 1
Stockton 3, Old Westbury 1
Stockton 16, Old Westbury 14
Stockton 6, Norwich 0
Norwich 9, Stockton 8

Lacrosse (2-2, 0-0 Skyline)
Stockton 7, Catholic 6
Stockton 14, Alvernia 6

Softball (2-0, 0-0 NJAC)
Stockton 17, St. Lawrence 4 (6 inn.)
Stockton 5, Albright 2

Women’s Tennis (12-2, 4-1 NJAC)
Stockton 8, Villa Julie 1

Track & Field
Shepherd second, Barden 16th in high jump/DeFeo no height in pole vault at NCAA Championships

UPCOMING EVENTS (Home opponents in CAPS)

Monday, March 17
Softball vs. Concordia/Fitchburg State@ 11 am/1 pm
Women’s Tennis vs. St. Lawrence$ 1 pm

Tuesday, March 18
Women’s Tennis vs. Westminster$ 9 am
Baseball vs. Medaille (DH)# 9 am
Softball vs. Edgewood/Salve Regina@ 5/7 pm

Wednesday, March 19
Women’s Tennis vs. Greenville$ 9 am
Softball vs. UMass-Dartmouth/W. New Eng.@ 1/3 pm

Thursday, March 20
Softball vs. Carroll/Worcester State@ 9/11 am
Baseball vs. Bridgewater State (DH)# 1 pm
Women’s Tennis vs. Nazareth$ 1 pm
Lacrosse vs. PLYMOUTH STATE 3 pm

Friday, March 21
Baseball vs. Penn College (DH)# 9 am

Saturday, March 22
Track & Field – STOCKTON INVIT. 10 am
Lacrosse vs. CENTENARY 6 pm

@ at Fort Myers, Florida
# at Cocoa Beach, Florida
$ at Hilton Head, South Carolina

Stockton Athletics Home

Josephine Schefseck, On March 14, 2008. Age 93. Of Sewell. Formerly of Woodbury. Loving mother of Linda Schaefer-Schefseck of New York. Josephine was a resident of Woodbury and recently lived in Sewell. At the request of the family, interment is private at Morgan Cemetery, Cinnaminson. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Josephine Schefseck. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, NJ 08030. Phone: 856-456-1142