So Hot and Humid…cool off by watching the video of playing in the snow taken in March 2009…

Video:Playing in the Snow
March 2, 2009-With the day off from school the fun place to be was Martins Lake in Gloucester City NJ. Gloucester City and the South Jersey area received between 8 and 10 inches of the white stuff. Temperatures were in the 20\’s most of the day. Somebody answer that phone! Related Category Film

J. B. Kasper\’s article \”Shad and Herring Regs Won\’t Make a Difference,\” which was sent to all of you today, has elicited insightful emails. I believe that the response from Mr. Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, should be shared with all of you. I asked if he was agreeable and he has graciously given permission. 

Thanks to both Mr. Kasper and Mr. Furlong for their insights.

Bill Bates

Mount Ephraim NEWS Correspondent

At the Mount Ephraim Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting on August 6, the BOC announced that they had purchased an ambulance that is no longer needed by the borough of Oaklyn for $1.00. The ambulance that is several years old is low in miles and will be used by Mount Ephraim EMS to replace an older ambulance this is in need of some costly repairs. Several minor things have to be completed to meet state requirements and also to change the lettering from Oaklyn to Mount Ephraim, but that is all minor cosmetics.

Commissioner of Public Safety Andy Gilmore said \”It was a great, great opportunity to make this purchase at such a fantastic price.\” \”This effort saved the taxpayers approximately $150,000 and will be a great asset for the community\” Commissioner Gilmore further added. The life expectance on an ambulance is approximately eight to ten years.

Midland, Mich., Post 165 beat Medford, Ore., Post 15 11-4 on Tuesday afternoon to capture The American Legion World Series in Fargo, N.D. Midland was the only undefeated team in the 14-game series that began Aug. 14 with a field of eight teams that had won their regional tournaments.

Midland scored early and often in the championship game, building an 8-0 lead by the fourth inning. Medford struck back with three runs in the bottom of the sixth, but Midland erupted again in the eighth for another three runs to win the 83rd edition of the annual series.

On August 17, 2009. Age 69. (nee Bothner) Of Gloucester City. In the loving and devoted care of her husband of 52 years, Gaber A. Ruszkai. Cherished mother of Robert Ruszkai, Kevin Ruszkai, Karen (Joe) Gifford and Stephen (Beth) Ruszkai. Beloved grandmother of Sara, Amy, Joey, Isabella and Alekzander. Elizabeth was a lifelong and devoted parishioner of Saint Mary’s R.C. Church in Gloucester City.

She was a member of the Catholic Daughter of the Americas Court Giese #439. Elizabeth was an active member of the Gloucester City Senior Citizens. Relatives, friends and members of the Catholic Daughters and Seniors Citizens Association are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Friday morning from 9:30 to 11 am at Saint Mary’s R.C. Church: 426 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 am in the church. Cremation private and Inurnment in New Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. No Evening Viewing and No Viewing at the funeral home.

Family strongly requests donations in Elizabeth’s memory to Msgr. Lucitt’s Needy Children’s Fund: P.O. Box 87, Gloucester City, NJ 08030. Please write in memo: Elizabeth Ruszkai. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Elizabeth Anne Ruszkai. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Ph: 856-456-1142

O’CONNOR

Jean M.

On August 17, 2009. Age 75. (nee Decker) Of Dover, Delaware. Formerly of Gloucester City. Loving wife of 24 years to the late Thomas M. O’Connor. Beloved mother of Jean (Tony) O’ Connor-Jiles, James O’Connor, Marie O’Connor, Terry (Jimmy) McHenry, Donna (Ted) Siracuse, Karen Rowand. Cherished grandmother of 17 and great-grandmother of 2. Dear sister of Laura Clark and Dorothy Murphy. Dear Friend of Joanne Holmes. Jean was a resident of Gloucester City for over 50 years. She worked as an inspector at CBS (presently SONY) Records in Pitman. She enjoyed playing bingo and loved to garden. In 2001, Jean moved to Dover, Delaware with her daughter and grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Saturday from 9 am to 10:30 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 am at Saint Mary’s R.C. Church: 426 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Cremation private and Inurnment in New Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr.

No Evening Viewing. Family requests in Jean’s memory donations to the charity of the donor’s choice. Expressions of sympathy www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Jean M. O’Connor. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Phone: 856-456-1142

Staten Island’s South Shore National Little League Wins Mid-Atlantic Region; Field Set for 63rd Little League Baseball World Series

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Mutual aid from Westmont, Gloucester City, Pennsauken and Audubon were called. Cherry Hill Rehab and Camden County ISAT were also called to the scene. There were no injuries reported on the fire ground. Demolition crews were on the scene late morning removing the upper floors.