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I am feeling my age, I have brown spots all over me but I still remember Coaches Billy Flynn, George Thorpe, Bob Mc Quillen, Carlos Paisley, Steve Shimkus and now Leon Harris. I have seen and heard many things from parents and the players who have crossed the fields of Gloucester City. But, I have remained silent through the years and it is time that parents start to listen.

Everyone has heard about being a fly on the wall. Oh, what you would have heard. If only these walls could talk? Can\’t imagine what secrets they have! Well, after many years of lying around patiently I have decided to let everyone in on a little secret. This field has heard it all!

Gloucester City does not have a large number of home grown professional athletes. That is correct! Very few if any, have made the Big Show in the MLB, NFL or NBA. Yes, that is a fact. Do the research yourself. But, still Gloucester parents refuse to face reality. Your son may be a terrific athlete locally and you should be proud of that. But, on a larger level your son is in the majority of athletes whose career was limited to local competition.

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Bill Labbree, Jr. Continues the Tradition of Service and Dedication to the Community and the Real Estate Industry Set by Bill Labbree, Sr.

Cherry Hill, NJ – The Board of Directors of the Burlington Camden County Association of Realtors (BCCAR) has voted to appoint Bill Labbree, Jr., a Broker associate with Labbree Realty in Gloucester City, to fulfill the term of a vacated seat on the BCCAR Board of Directors through 2008. Labbree, Jr. is also on the slate of new directors that will be seated in January of 2009 to serve for the following term. Currently Labbree, Jr. is serving on the Budget and Legislative Committees of the BCCAR Board. He is also in his 2^nd year of serving as Chairman of the BCCAR Grievance Committee.

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Hi Bill, Hank Here!

Both of my sons were born and raised here in Kitakyushu City, Japan. But attended high school in the States. Lucas attended Gateway High School in Woodbury, New Jersey, while my son Max attended Beaverton High School in Beaverton, Oregon.

This is a picture of my son, Lucas just before he left Iraq for his new assignment.

In the picture is the Iraqi policeman who Lucas was working with On convoy security and a bunch of children.

 

Lucas K. Miller Pfc. was stationed at Al Asad, Iraq for a year and a half, he was involved in convoy security with the U.S.Army 25th Transportation Company as a machine gunner, driver, and translator of English & Japanese…Lucas , presently is at the Schofield Barracks ,Honolulu ,Hawaii.

 

His brother Max K. Miller Cpl. U.S.Marine Corps was also at Al Asad, Iraq for a year and was also involved in convoy security, and is also a radio operator, And English, Japanese Translator.

 

Presently Max is back at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan

 

Warm Regards from Kitakyushu City, Japan

 Hank F. Miller Jr. (Editor\’s Note: Hank is a former resident of Gloucester City)

Related: When East Meets West

 

Below is a picture of Maxie while on convoy security patrol at Al Asad , Iraq just before he left there.

Max is the third from the right in the front row standing.These guys are now back at their base at Camp Schwab in Okinawa ,Japan

 

 

BY BILL CLEARY

At least once a week I receive a Tip or comment about the homeless people sleeping on the porch in broad daylight at a property on North Broadway in Gloucester City. The house is empty, and is up for Sheriff Sale. Posted on the front wall of the building is a sign that reads ‘No Trespassing’.

Just today I received this photo from one of our readers.

My first article on this subject was written in July after hearing from someone about it. The remarks I receive have basically been the same……

But the most prominent was this one; JEERS to the city of Gloucester for allowing a bunch of drunken bums to live on a front porch on North Broadway in plain view. This makes the City look so good!!!\”

Last month I spoke with Police Lt. George Berglund about it. He said the depart

 

ment is working on a solution along with the Housing Office. The Mayor is aware of the situation also.

 

He explained the house is up for sheriff sale. \”The owner of the house has given these people permission to be on the property. As such until the Sheriff Sale is held they have every right to be on the grounds. As for the owner, the Housing Office has cited him for a number of violations. He has been issued citations and is scheduled for a court appearance\”.

\”I will be glad to talk to anyone who needs further explanation\”.

You can reach Berglund at 456-0408.

The past couple of days I have had the ocassion to visit Philadelphia. As I await for the red light to change at the South 8th and Chinatown off ramp you can see a number of homeless people wrapped in sleeping bags. On the other side of the street are several other individuals passing a brown paper bag containing a bottle back and forth. It is 12 noon.

I agree our community needs to do something about these circumstances. We expect to see homeless people and drunks roaming the streets in big cities not in our community. And I know from talking with our City officials and police they are just has frustrated as you and I.

One last thought, according to estimates of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty , on any given night in America, anywhere from 700,000 to 2 million people are homeless. The same study shows 66 percent of the homeless have problems with alcohol, drug abuse, or mental illness.

I don’t feel any comfort in knowing we are not alone. But it is evident that this is not just a local problem but a national one.

~By Bill Cleary

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South Plainfield – Raymond K. Ballard, 73, died peacefully Saturday, September 20^th in the Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center in Edison.

He was born at Cooper Hospital to his loving parents Viola and Eugene Ballard. Ray grew up in Brooklawn, New Jersey and graduated from Gloucester City High School.

He served in the United States Air Force Security Service as a staff sergeant from 1955 to 1966 as an Airborne Electronic Technician. His service took him to Mississippi, Oklahoma, California, Germany and Florida before being honorably discharged.

Following his military career he settled in South Plainfield and was employed by Mohawk Data Sciences and later worked as a government container inspector for SGS.

Surviving are his wife Barbara, two daughters, Deborah Gemenden and her husband Randy of South Plainfield and Kimberly Ballard of South Plainfield; two grandchildren Jaclyn LaMotta and her husband Michael of Hillsborough and Randy Gemenden of South Plainfield; two great grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Alexa LaMotta.

Family and friends may attend the visitation from 5-8 pm on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 in the McCriskin-Gustafson Home For Funerals 2425 Plainfield Avenue, South Plainfield, New Jersey.

(www.mccriskinfuneralhome.com)

Private funeral services will be held along with burial and military honors in Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown, NJ.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Ray’s name may be made to Angel’s Gate Hospice for Animals, 510 Archie Elliot Road, Delhi, NY. 13753, ( www.angelsgate.org ).

 

McCALL

Leona B.

 (nee Young), 98 years, died of natural causes on September 19, 2008 at Woodbury Mews Assisted Living, Woodbury, NJ. She was the devoted wife of the late William A. Beloved mother of Bill (Joanne), Mary, Gerald and Sister Marjorie, IHM. Dear Grandmother of Susan (Niko) Ekimoglou (owners of O\’Donnell\’s), Sharon (Patrick) McMullen, John (Karina) Sikking. Loving Great-Grandmother of Jack, Maria, Anastasia and Michael Ekimoglou and Mary Kate and Brendan McMullen. Beloved Sister-In-Law of Catherine Connaghan and esteemed aunt of 11 nieces and nephews.

 

Leona was born in Mount Carmel, PA on April 11, 1910. She and her husband raised their family in Bridgeton, NJ where she combined homemaking with active lay participation at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and school. Prior to moving to Woodbury Mews, Leona lived with granddaughter, Susan and her family in Gloucester City for six years.

 

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Saint Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church: 64 Cooper Street, Woodbury on Friday, September 26 at 12 Noon. Visitation begins at 11 am in the church. Interment will be at Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Bridgeton. There will be 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 Leona B. McCall.

 

Requiescat in Pace

 

Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through:

McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, NJ. Phone: 856-456-1142

 

Link: – NJ.com.

GLOUCESTER CITY – As entertaining as the Gloucester Catholic High School football team\’s season-opening victory last Saturday was, it wasn\’t exactly pretty.

The Rams and visiting Clearview combined for 834 yards of offense in the 45-41 slugfest, 402 by the Pioneers. Tight end Chad Gravinese caught six passes for 142 yards and two TDs.

For one Catholic defender in particular, the game was especially painful to watch.

 

Enjoying the recent Shamrock Festival…. Good Friends, good music, and the beer wasn\’t too bad, either!!

(L-R) John Rowand, John Hindsley, Jim Battersby, and Sam Chew.

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David S.B., Jr.

 

On September 17, 2008. Age 76. Of Gloucester City. Formerly of the Oak Valley section of Deptford. Surrounded and cared for by his loving family. Devoted husband of 49 years to the late Margaret R. Chew (nee McGugan). Devoted father of Marge (Hugh) Blake of Gloucester City and the late Caroline (surviving Tom, Sr.) Tighe. Beloved grandfather of Michelle (Sean) Lee and Tommy Tighe, Jr. Great-grandfather of Mychaela, Christopher, Joseph and Nicholas. Dear brother of Lydia Thrush, the late Richard (surviving Grace) Hawk, the late Howard (surviving Jane) Chew, Sr. Also survived by many nieces and nephews and his dog Zoe.

David proudly served our country in the U.S. Army C Company 23^rd Infantry Regt. as a Sergeant during the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion Post 100 in West Deptford for many years. David enjoyed the time he spent fishing with his family and telling War stories from his past.

Relatives, friends and members of American Legion Post are kindly invited to attend his viewing on Sunday evening from 6 to 8 pm at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Methodist Religious Service 8 pm in the funeral home officiated by David’s nephew, Pastor Wesley Hawk of Atco United Methodist Church. At the request of the family, Cremation will be private.

Relatives and friends are invited to meet at the funeral home Monday at 1 pm for procession to the cemetery. Inurnment with Military Honors in Fernwood Cemetery, Lansdowne, PA. Memorial donations may be made in David’s memory to Tranquility Hospice: 204 Creek Crossing Blvd. Hainesport, NJ 08036. Please write in memo: David S.B. Chew, Jr. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of David S.B. Chew, Jr.

 

TRENTON – New Jersey\’s black bears are fattening up right now to prepare for winter denning, and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson today reminded residents to avoid tempting them with an easy meal by taking special care with food storage and garbage disposal.

\”Black bears are a valued part of New Jersey\’s natural landscape, and many residents enjoy seeing them from a distance. But when bears venture into backyards to help themselves to the contents of garbage cans or bird feeders, that\’s a problem,\” Commissioner Jackson said. \”Keeping garbage in bear-resistant containers and bringing in your bird feeders are among the best ways to discourage bears from becoming a nuisance near homes.\”

Feeding bears either deliberately or unintentionally by carelessly leaving out food or garbage can have serious consequences for residents, their neighbors and the bears. Bears that learn to associate food with people readily become a nuisance, are more likely to damage property or exhibit aggression, and usually are destroyed to protect the public.

In New Jersey, it\’s illegal to feed black bears, and violators face a penalty of up to $1,000 for each offense.

Incidents involving garbage, bird feeders and nuisance behavior account for an overwhelming majority of the bear complaints reported to the DEP\’s Division of Fish and Wildlife.

Along with properly storing garbage, residents should avoid putting out bird feeders. Instead, consider attracting birds to backyards with nesting materials and birdhouses.

Though most of New Jersey\’s black bears live in the northwestern portion of the state, sightings have been reported in all 21 counties. Sightings in residential areas are not considered a problem, if the bears are exhibiting normal behavior and are not creating a nuisance or threatening public safety.

Residents who suddenly encounter a bear should remain calm. Do not feed the bear, and do not run. Make sure the bear has an escape route. Avoid direct eye contact, back up slowly and speak with a low, assertive voice.

To minimize the potential for encounters with black bears near homes, residents are advised to take the following precautions:

* Never feed a black bear.
* Use bear-resistant garbage containers, if possible. Otherwise, store all garbage in containers with tight-fitting lids and place them along the inside walls of your garage, or in the basement, a sturdy shed or other secure area.
* Put out garbage on collection day, not the night before.
* Wash garbage containers with a disinfectant solution frequently to remove odors. Draping rags soaked in bleach over your garbage bags also helps to eliminate odors.
* Avoid feeding birds, especially if you live in an area frequented by bears. If you choose to feed birds, do so during daylight hours only, between December 1 and April 1, when bears are least active. Suspend the bird feeder from a free-hanging wire, making sure it\’s at least 10 feet off the ground. Bring the feeder indoors at night. Clean up spilled seeds and shells daily.
* Do not place meat or any sweet food in compost piles.
* Clean up after pets. If you feed them outside, remember to pick up any leftover food and remove bowls after they have finished.
* Clean outdoor grills thoroughly after each use. Grease and food residue can attract bears.
* Report bear damage, nuisance behavior or aggressive bears to the local police department or to the DEP\’s hotline at 1(877) WARN DEP.

To learn more about New Jersey\’s black bears, visit www.njfishandwildlife.com/bearinfo.htm. In addition to brochures and other information about living with black bears, the DEP provides free bear education seminars to schools and civic organizations.

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