JUNE CHEERS AND JEERS
Friday, July 03, 2009
CHEER-To Gloucester City Little League 8 year- old- All-Stars. The team came in 3rd place out of 16 teams in their recent tournament. And a big thanks to all the coaches, especially Scott Torgen who is always so kind to the boys.
CHEER- To the devoted officers of the Gloucester City
Police Department who volunteer at the PAL, (Brown & Somerset Sts.)
particularly Ken Eller, Bill Lessig, and Joe Hopkins. PAL is a fabulous facility that benefits many of our citizens.
JEER: To those who do not take a few moments each day to sweep their sidewalks, pull weeds from in front of their house, or use a trashcan to dispose of waste.
CHEER- Dr. Jim Doster writes, “I just attended the 3rd grade graduation ceremonies at Cold Springs School at the invitation of Miss Kaitlyn Parkhill, and WOW!!! The students put on a great program. Principal Marty O'Connor stayed on script when prompted and the young presenters were terrific. My faith was restored in the future of America as I heard the Cold Springs Student Council sing "God Bless America". Our President may have forgotten that we are a Christian nation but at least the 3rd graders remembered. Good job, kids. Good job, teachers. Good job, Katie Parkhill!”
JEER- Once again the main entrance to our beautiful city has been turned into a filthy, ugly CONSTRUCTION DUMP, with dirty trucks, piles of cones, stacks of barrels, mounds of dirt, stacks of boards and assorted gaggles of road construction Tonka toys. And what separates us from all this? A six foot chain-link fence. Why not a 10 or 12 foot privacy fence to help maintain the esthetics of our city? Oh yeah, I forgot, you don't live here. Thanks, Mr. Jon Corzine. Thanks, Mr. Barack Obama. Thanks for spending OUR money to uglify our city while making the roads near us "better"?
CHEER- This past month the Gloucester City High School softball team defeated Saddle Brook, 3-0, Toms River for a fourth state title. The Lady Lions also won in 2000, 2001 and 2005. MacAdams, Chain, Conner, Cooper, Lindsay, Stafford, Dick, Jacobs, Thomas ...What a class of female athletes!!! Your success is unparalleled in Gloucester City High School history. Can you believe that a small Group 1 school finished with a record of 56 wins and only 4 losses over the varsity basketball and softball seasons? We tip our cap to an amazing bunch of girls!! What is even more impressive is that all of you are continuing on to college. Shoot for the stars, girls!
CHEER-The 44th Annual Miss Bellmawr Pageant was held on Sunday, June 14th at the Bellmawr Ballroom. This year there were 18 contestants competing for the title and over 250 attended the Pageant. Best Wishes to the new Miss Bellmawr Sheena Colville and her Court Morgan Walton, Danielle Ciano, Kaylee Mitchell, and Lisa Stubbs.
CHEER-To the Feral Feline Committee of Gloucester City for volunteering to help abandon cats. This month the Committee is hosting a psychic reading by the psychic ”The Mystic" on July 25th at O'Haras Pub to raise money for their cause. The Mystic is internationally known and has his own radio show. Cost is $40 a reading. He has agreed to donate half of his proceeds to the Feral Felines in Gloucester City. If anyone wants to book a spot call 856-796-2159 or email [email protected]
CHEER-To all the students who graduated this year from grammar school, high school and college. To those of you who are continuing your education study hard learn all you can as the next four years. Enjoy as the time will go so fast it will be over before you know it. To those of you entering the work force, the world is your canvas take what you have learned and make it a better place to live.
CHEER-Bellmawr Fire Department Station 32 Chief Jim Burleigh, and Bellmawr Firefighter Phil Kormann, were honored with a Class III Valor Award (Outstanding Performance), for their actions in rescuing an elderly resident from an eventually fatal dwelling fire on Flanders Road in August of 2008. The presentation was made at the 32nd Annual Camden County Memorial Service and Valor Awards at the Camden County Regional Emergency Training Center in Blackwood.
CHEER-For all the soldiers who came home this past month from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. Hoorah! Take moment to remember the men and women who have died fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan; total fatalities as of July 1st, (5,014).
Thank you to those who helped with this month’s column
especially, Coleen Pittman, Bernadette Gorman, Dr. Jim Doster, pastor of Lighthouse Baptist
Church, Gloucester City and to the person who signed their Cheer with the name,
An Appreciative Fan.
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