Our American Legion, Stephen C. Ludlam Post # 331 is actively seeking to have their building, Tatham’s Life Saving Station, added to the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places.
They recently received notice that the building is eligible for listing on the Registers.
The Life Saving Station, located at 117th Street and Second Avenue, is the oldest building in Stone Harbor and possibly on Seven Mile Beach.
It was built in 1895 and was used by the U.S. Life Saving Service to rescue shipwreck survivors until 1915 when the Life Saving Service was discontinued.
The building was taken over by the U.S. Coast Guard and was used as a lookout for German U-Boats during World War I & II.
The Ludlam Post acquired the building in 1948 and it has been the home of the American Legion Post since then.
The American Legion Post serves all of Seven Mile Beach.
They organize and conduct the Stone Harbor Memorial Day Parade and conduct and participate in ceremonies honoring our veterans through the year.
The 110 year-old building is costly to maintain.
The designation as a Historic Place and the Certificate of Eligibility will allow the Post to compete for grants and matching funds to help with the preservation and maintenance.
You can support the American Legion’s Restoration program by sending your check to the Stephen C. Ludlam Post 331, PO Box # 232, Stone Harbor, NJ 08247.
To see a picture of the building as it looked originally, go to the on-line version of my column at the Herald website, www.CapeMayCountyHerald.com. Click on News, then News Notes, then Seven Mile.
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There will be a Pancake Breakfast on April 1, from 8 a.m. to noon, at Uncle Bill’s Pancake House in Avalon.
The cost is only $6 and the sale benefits the Blind Center of the Jersey Cape.
Call 967-4204 or 967-4290 for more information.
Uncle Bill’s assists many of our local service organizations with these special breakfasts.
The pancakes are wonderful.
You get to meet your friends and neighbors on a Saturday morning.
And these events are always for a good cause.
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Don’t forget to move your clocks ahead one hour Saturday night before going to bed. Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday.
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The Avalon Links Restaurant will be the site of the next Stone Harbor Seniors Luncheon at noon on April 5.
Entrée choices are Hot Roast Pork or Chicken Caesar Salad.
The cost is only $15.
Send your choice and check to PO Box # 44, Stone Harbor.
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Enjoy a trip with the Wetlands Institute’s Road Scholars to Barnegat Light and the Noyes Museum of Art on April 7, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The day begins with a tour of “Old Barney” shining over the wetlands of Barnegat Bay.
Then it’s off to the Noyes Museum for “Through the Lens: Sculptures and Paintings from the Permanent Collection.”
The cost is $17 members; $20 nonmembers. Lunch is not included. Call 368-1211 by April 5 for reservations.
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The Avalon Home and Land Owners Association will meet on April 8 to hear a presentation by Harry deButts, Sal deSimone and Tom Thornton.
Together these speakers will inform and discuss with residents; what Avalon has done, is doing and plans to do about mitigating the effects of natural and manmade disasters on the community and how these actions relate to the flood insurance program.
In addition Capt. Dick Herb will speak on the mission and activities of the Fisheries Council.
The meeting will be held in the Borough Council Chamber, 3100 Dune Drive at 10 a.m.
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The Stone Harbor Garden Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. on April 10 in the Fire House Meeting Room, 96th Street and Second Avenue.
The program is “Container Gardening” presented by Lorraine Kiefer.
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Volunteers are needed to help the Blind Center of the Jersey Cape.
Just a half hour of your time to assist sight-impaired persons to board their busses would be a significant help.
General help is also needed with the program especially on craft days.
The Blind Center is located at First Methodist Church, 34th Street and Dune Drive.
Please call Pastor Ray Schmeling, 967-4204 to volunteer.
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The April 13 Luncheon Meeting of the MASH Branch of Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will be held at Sand barrens Golf Club beginning at 11:30 a.m. Fred Shuster will speak on “Physical Fitness”.
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The Annual Spring Rummage sale at First United Methodist Church, Avalon will be May 5 and 6.
Your articles are now being accepted.
If the building is open when you come, please place your donations in the classroom near the kitchen.
If the building is not open you may place article at the top of the covered handicap ramp at the front of the building.
Proceeds from this sale support the work of the UMC Women’s group for the coming year.
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The Avalon Senior Center welcomes all seniors from Avalon, Sea Isle and Stone Harbor.
Sue Keen, 967-5924, can answer any questions you may have about their activities or events. Here are a few of the many activities.
The Monday Cooking Class that was planned for April 17 has been cancelled.
Every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. is Open Art Workshop.
The puzzle club, “Piece Time”, meets on the third and fourth Tuesdays at 1 p.m.
There is an open bridge game every Tuesday at 7 p.m., intermediate bridge on Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon and beginner classes on Fridays at 9:15 a.m.
Spanish classes are held every Wednesday from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Knitting/Crocheting March 29, April 5, and 19 at 2 p.m.
The last bingo game will be played April 26 at 1:30.
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Tracking the progress of our regularly scheduled boards and councils: April 4; Stone Harbor Council meets at 4:30 p.m., Avalon Planning / Zoning Board meets at 7 p.m.
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