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“Clamaritaville” is here this Chow-derfest Weekend, Sept. 29 and 30, when the acclaimed Cook-Off

Classic brings Chowderheads and festival-lovers back for an end-of-summer party all LBI’s own.

It’s “Clam Chowder in Paradise” on Sun-day, when a dozen and a half of the area’s best chefs are vying for your vote as they dish out taster’s cups of clam chowder in both red (Manhattan) and white (New England) varieties from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.. At the end of the day, there’ll be grand-prize winners and runners-up based on tasters’ choices.

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In Beach Haven’s Bay Village, diners at Bistro 14 can choose award-winning Manhattan clam chowder – and savor the stunning bayview setting that overlooks Chowderfest.

The Chowder Cook-Off Clas-sic is one of the busiest days of the year for the restaurant. The atmosphere is steeped in excite-ment with the festival below and customers fi lling the second-fl oor dining room and deck above.

Bistro 14’s chowder has high standing, and the recipe doesn’t change. Chef Richard Vaughan’s Breton Clam Chowder, expertly fl avored with herbs, has upheld a consistent winning presence in the contest. In the past fi ve years, the recipe has captured Grand Prize Manhattan, two first-runner-up awards, and two second-runner-up trophies based on the votes of about 12,000 tasters annually at the festival.

“Hopefully we’ll bring home the gold this year!” Vaughan added, taking a cue

Seafood bisque and Maryland-style crab soup are fresh off the menu at Black Whale Bar and Fish House anytime, but its award-winning Man-hattan clam chowder is found at only one place – Chowderfest. It’s made especially for the contest.

Like the Beach Haven restaurant’s name, the Black Whale’s chowder truly swims large amid the competi-tion. In the past three years, the Black Whale entry has fl oated between fi rst runner-up, second-runner-up and third-runner-up, but always in the winner’s circle.

The traditional-style recipe is tweaked a little every time by Kitchen Manager/Chef Rich Schoebel, and he can’t resist adjusting the ingredients again this year.

He has “high hopes” of making an even bigger splash, but at the same time, feels the competition is a nice thing for

Chef Richard Vaughan’s Breton clam chowder beckons seafood lovers to the restaurant that is a window on Chowderfest from its location in Bay Village.

The Black Whale makes a splash when it enters the Chowder Cook-Off, with Rich Schoebel’s recipe made for the contest.

from this Olympic summer. Chowderfest is Bistro 14’s “swan song”

every year – the event coincides with the fi nal day of the restaurant’s season.

“We enjoy Chowderfest; it’s a fun day and a nice way to end up our season and put a ribbon on it,” said Vaughan, who owns Bistro 14 with his wife, Karen.

everyone.“We do it to help with the community

and show support for Beach Haven, and we just make it for fun,” Schoebel said.

ball fi eld behind Bay Village in Beach Ha-ven, the weekend kicks off with the Mer-chants Mart of bargains and entertainment on Saturday and builds up to the Chowder Cook-Off Classic on Sunday.

At the cook-off, ticket-holders get un-limited tasting of samples from 17 entrants,representing some of the fi nest restaurantsand catering companies on Long BeachIsland and the nearby mainland, as well astwo establishments traveling from AtlanticCity to participate.

They are, in the red category, Bistro14; The Black Whale; Buckalew’s Tavern;Chicken or the Egg; Greenhouse Café;Phillips Seafood; Southern Smoke; andStefano’s Seafood & Pasta.

In the white category: Chart House;Country Kettle Chowda; Four C’Sons;Gourmet Deli & Catering; Howard’s Res-taurant; Lefty’s Tavern; The Maine Course;Sea Oaks Country Club; and TGI Friday’s.

Thinking you’ll have a hard time jug-gling plastic sipping cups of chowder?Well, bring your own holder and enter thefi rst Chowder Caddy Contest (see separatestory, and see details online at chowderfest.com). Or purchase a clam-shaped caddyfrom ReClam the Bay onsite. Then you cantake all of the samples outside the tents,which get a little crowded at the height ofthe clamor, to compare them all at once.

Outside the tents, you’ll be able tohear the band better – the crowd-pleasin’Hawkins Road band will be jammin’.

To be fi ttingly dressed for the occasion inClamaritaville, pick up Chowderwear mer-chandise – the official commemorativeTaster’s T-Shirt, and cool LBI ChowderfestBracelet Beads.

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Buckalew’s Restaurant co-owner, gen-eral manager and executive chef Allan Menegus has participated in at least six or seven of the last 12 Chowder Cook-off Classics, entering the competition with a different variety each time to change it up. This year he has decided to serve red Manhattan clam chowder, with fresh clams from local bayman Pete McCarthy, an active member of ReClam the Bay.

“There’s a little kick to it,” Menegus said, adding it’s important to stand out to the voters by giving them a distinc-tive fl avor or quality, such as a slightly spicy impact, to recall when decision time comes.

Preparing 200 gallons of soup is “a lot of hard work,” Menegus said. The advantages in favor of Buckalew’s are the restaurant’s year-round business and its proximity to the festival fi eld, just blocks

Chowderfest tasters, consider your-selves especially “lucky.” A new entrant in the New England chowder category comes this year from Atlantic City: Chart House.

The Beach Haven year-round gathering place has a spot in the red tent at Chowderfest.

away in Beach Haven. With the resources so close at hand, Menegus has his kitchen staff heat the chowder at the restaurant and has a driver shuttle it straight to the site, piping hot, in 25- to 30-gallon batches.

Rather than concoct the chowder far in advance and freeze it, Menegus prefers to make it three days before the event and uses

only the freshest possible local ingredi-ents, including Barnegat Bay clams and “tons of vegetables.”

In keeping with the event’s overall Jimmy Buffett theme, the Buckalew’s booth will be decked out in pirate decor, complete with a real live pirate character to entertain tasters.

From the Golden Nugget Casino, Chart House is new to the cook-off this year.

Located in the Golden Nugget Casino, Chart House overlooks the picturesque Senator Frank S. Farley Marina. Combine that extraordinary setting with outstand-ing cuisine and extraordinary service, and it’s not hard to see why the Chart House Restaurant is a guest favorite in Atlantic City.

Since 1961, Chart House has been dedicated to providing the ideal dining experience in its 30 historic, waterfront and showcase locations across the United States.

“From fresh fi sh specialties to slow-roasted prime rib, our renowned chefs have tailored a menu to complement local cuisine while introducing a hint of the exotic,” invites Chart House. “Choose from our famous entrees such as macada-mia-crusted mahi, or enjoy a tender blue cheese fi let.

“We also offer a daily selection of fresh fi sh, an extensive collection of fi ne wines, and decadent desserts, like our famous hot chocolate lava cake.”

At Chowderfest, fi nd Chart House in the white chowder tent.

Got Any Questions?Frequently AskedAre Answered Here

1. Where do we buy tickets? Entrance line is ahead. See the overhead sign. Please get in the proper line.

2. What if I have a ticket already? The entrance sign ahead will indicate the proper line for you.

3. What if I have a VIP ticket? VIP ticket holders or buyers will be escorted ahead un-til 11 a.m. Please go up to the entrance sign.

4. Where are the restrooms? Restrooms are located on the bay side of the event on the right.

5. Can I leave and come back? Yes, you will be provided a wristband that will allow you re-entry.

6. Can I bring a stroller? For safety rea-sons, strollers are not allowed and will be checked for you before you enter.

7. Where can I get a T-shirt or hat? At the merchandise/info booth in the center of the event.

8. What if I have a wheelchair? We provide “BeachWheels” that will allow you to easily move around on the lawn area. They are located across from the info booth.

9. Where can we sit down? For safety reasons we do not allow sitting on the grassed area. You may sit on the chairs in

front of the bandstand or on the asphalt area, but please use common sense as it is quite crowded.

10. Which tent is which? The “Red” Tent is on the south side with red flags;

the “White” is on the north with whiteflags.

11. Where is the food located? The food tent is toward the bay side on the left.

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13. What if I have an emergency or lose a family member? Please look for someone with a radio, who will get you immediate assistance, or go to the information booth.

“The Chegg,” a favorite among locals and vacationers, is fa-mous for its buffalo wings, great food and fun atmosphere – and, of course, its award-winning chowder.

Owner Mark Cohen said they’ve been working around the clock (since they’re open all night) to perfect this year’s recipe and improve on last year’s First Runner-Up performance.

The chowder that went over so well at Chowderfest last year is a Manhattan with a kick! It features the Chegg’s own signature hot sauce, flavoring the tender clam morsels and all-fresh vegetables. Previously, the Chicken or the Egg brought its New England chowder that’s a big seller on the restaurant menu, but since the red entry got such an enthusiastic recep-tion at last year’s Cook-Off Classic, it’ll be back in the red tent again this year.

“We go there to support the Chowderfest itself; it’s a great event,” Cohen added. “We have this fantastic, summer-like weekend in October. There’s thousands and thousands of people fl oating around town, and we have a bang-up weekend.”

Owner Mark Cohen (center) savors the moment with his staff after last year’s First Runner-Up placing in the red chowder category.

Announcements will be made to find a family member.

14. Is there an ATM nearby? There are several ATMs available at convenient loca-tions in the event.

15. Where can I smoke? This is a non-smoking event; however, we allow smoking

beyond the gate toward the bay, to the rightof the bandstand.

16. Is there a lost and found? Yes, at theinformation booth.

17. Where is the press tent? It is onTaylor Avenue on the right at the end of thefi eld block.


We can’t think of a better alternative to a “cheeseburger in paradise” than a bread bowl filled with our delicious, creamy, fresh New England Clam Chowda!

Taste our Grand Champion Chowda in the white tent and see why our chowda is the best. Then, make sure you drop by our shop in the heart of Bay Village to bring back home a reminder of good times with a little taste of the shore. You may enjoy our New England, but also try our Rhode Island Red, Manhattan and Lobsta Bisque.

So vote for Country Kettle Chowda for 2012! Chowda in Paradise is right here at Chowderfest with Country Kettle Chowda.

The Four C’ Sons returns this year as a winner, but the legend of the white chowder recipe dates back to a “Best Overall” win in the fi rst Chowderfest, in 1989.

At last year’s Chowderfest, the full-service catering company won second place in the Critics’ Choice judging and second runner-up in the number of votes cast by the crowd of 12,000 tasters.

The chowder itself had also been a grand prize winner in 2000, the last time it had been entered. It is the recipe of Petti’s chef partner in business, the late Chris Cerrulo, who passed away in 2011. Cerullo founded The Four C’ Sons in 1999, but be-fore that, his chowder had collected kudos for The Gateway and for Cerullo’s own restaurant, Family’s. Cerullo’s New England blend had also been a winner at the chowder cook-off in Boston.

This past May, Petti took The Four C’ Sons’ chowder to the business expo of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Com-merce, where it was a treat for expo-goers, who came back for taste after taste.

It had been the same at last year’s Chowderfest, where a large crowd lingered by the booth throughout most of the festival. Owner Emil Petti contends that the crowd doesn’t lie. “All I’m saying is you can tell who has the best chowder just by the sheer volume of people who are willing to elbow their way to the serving table over and over again for a mouthful of chowder!” As many votes as the soup got, other tasters told him they would have voted for it, if only his business was located on the Island, he said. The story continues this year …

“Rookie of the Year” means fantastic fi rst entry, and Gour-met Deli and Catering proudly carried that honor home from last year’s Chowderfest.

This year they’ll be entering a white rath-er than a red chowder, so Chef Mark Biroc will be stirring up more than 200 gal-lons of New England soup using fresh local clams, fresh herbs and vegetables. That’s no problem, consider-ing that his catering company up north has counted among its customers the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, and governors’ inaugurations both Republican and Democrat.

In West Creek, Mark’s brother Scott and Scott’s wife, Karyn, have owned Gourmet Deli and Catering for the past 10 years.

“We jumped into Chowderfest and had a really great time, and we’re glad to do it again,” Scott said. “We got a lot of great feedback, and it got us good exposure and brought us new customers on the mainland. We have had people call and ask what day we are going to have the chowder on our menu.”

The company, located at 650 Route 9, is available year ’round to cater weddings and events as large as 5,000 guests to as few as fi ve people.

The Birocs appreciate their partners in building the booth and helping to serve the chowder at the Cook-Off: The New York Life offi ce of Barbara Wilkinson, of Tuckerton, and Roth Construction Inc., of Manahawkin.

With enthusiasm and a great chowder, Gourmet Deli & Catering captured ‘Rookie of the Year’ honors at last year’s Chowderfest.

Chef Emil Petti and crew savored the sec-ond-runner-up trophy last year. With them at right is Chamber President Chris Schwab.


Paradise, for fans of the Greenhouse Café’s Man-hattan clam chowder, will be found in the red tent at Chowderfest. The Greenhouse Café is entering its red chowder recipe this year.

“We’re looking forward to re-introducing our 11-time Chowderfest award-winning Critics’ Choice and Grand Champion Manhattan back into this ter-rifi c event after three successful years of showcasing our white,” said restaurant owner Don Brown.

Chef Gus Majorino will lead the kitchen staff in preparing the same award-winning recipe fla-vored by lots of fresh, tender clams; plentiful fresh herbs; and a profusion of vegetables that includes savory yellow and green peppers.

“At the restaurant, our Greenhouse guests really enjoy both the red and the white chowders, as well as our mixed chowder and chowder samplers that we offer on the menu,” Brown said.

All of the Greenhouse soups and chowders are available in-house or for takeout seven days a week year ’round at the Café, 605 Long Beach Blvd. in Ship Bottom.

Get ready for a better-than-ever New England chowder at Howard’s Restau-rant booth. Although they’ve been fi ve times in the winner’s circle in recent years, the restaurant has enriched its recipe for 2012.

“We made it clammier and creamier,” said restaurant owner Kevin Sparks. “We’re not in it for friendly competition this year; we’re in it to win it.”

Sparks is a third-generation chef at the helm of the Beach Haven Gardens land-mark establishment that is renowned for several of its trademark dishes, including the famed French-fried lobster.

The new chowder recipe is inspired by their bisque. “The lobster bisque at our restaurant is really popular, and we modeled it after that recipe,” Sparks said, and customers are loving it. “It’s really going crazy.”

Located at 33rd Street and Long Beach Boulevard, the restaurant is open each year through Columbus Day weekend. Fresh seafood and harborside dining go hand in hand at Howard’s, where they combine their love of seafood with a

Finding a parking place and then get-ting to Chowderfest is made easier by buses that run a loop from designated

parking lots. Buses will run continuous loops from stops in Long Beach Township

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‘Clammier and creamier,’ says Kevin Sparks of Howard’s chowder entry for 2012. It’s modeled after the restaurant’s bisque.

charming ambience to make for a deli-cious and memorable dining experience.

“We have served LBI for over 60 years, staying true to our family roots while keeping up with culinary trends,” Sparks said. “Come by and relax and enjoy the tradition of Howard’s Restaurant.”

and Beach Haven on Sunday, Sept. 30, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

There is no cost for the two-way service. The parking lots and corresponding

pickup and drop-off points are listed below (south to north):

1. Engleside Avenue, Beach Haven (Vet-erans Bicentennial Park) – oceanside

2. 33rd Street, Beach Haven Gardens (nearWawa) – bayside

3. 95th Street, Beach Haven Park (AcmeMarket) – bayside

4. 85th Street, Beach Haven Crest (cut-in) – oceanside

5. 68th Street, Brant Beach (Bayview Park) – bayside

6. 60th Street, Brant Beach (cut-in) –oceanside

7. 42nd Street, Brant Beach (cut-in) –oceanside

There will be no individual pickups ordrop-offs other than the above-designatedstops. The buses will continue to loop theroute, and there are no designated times forpickups at the listed locations. The fi nal buswill leave Beach Haven at 6 p.m.

The bus service is being sponsored byLong Beach Township, the Long BeachTownship Police Department, the LongBeach Island Consolidated School District,the Southern Ocean County Chamber ofCommerce and the Long Beach Island Busi-ness Alliance.

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The Maine Course, a casual, shore shacksetting, is excited to take part in the 24th Chowder Cook-Off Classic. As rookies wehave accomplished a great deal in just overfour months. One accomplishment is yourNew England clam chowder.

Creating the recipe was a real com-munity effort that started with a stafffrom Maine that is qualifi ed with famous-restaurant expertise. A certifi ed chef addedtouches, and so has General Manager ChrisDesch – and along the way, all of them havepainstakingly listened to all our customers,the real experts. After four months of work-ing and reworking our soon-to-be famouschowder, we can honestly say we have theperfect consistency, blend of spices and, ofcourse, the perfect amount of fresh clams.

So, for all of you who contributed towhat our chowder is today, come out andsupport us. We are located on 1301 LongBeach Blvd. (North Bay Avenue) in NorthBeach Haven, directly across the street fromHand’s. We plan on staying open Thursdaythrough Sunday through the fall.

Lefty’s Tavern steps into the prover-bial Chowderfest batter’s box for the fi rst time this year with the hope that its take on New England will be a hit.

“It’s something my wife has always wanted to do, and I wanted to do it,” said Lefty’s owner Lefteddy “Lefty” Saropoulos.

To fi nd out about the recipe, head right to Lefty’s in the white tent and taste for yourself. “I have the utmost confi dence in my chef, and everything he puts out is delicious. That’s all I can say without giving away any secrets.”

The fact that there are secrets worth keeping denotes a confi dence that their rookie chowder might be able to step up to the plate alongside the many multi-award-winning restaurants and stalwarts that have become crowd favorites at the festival.

“It’s always nice to win,” said Saropou-los, whose slogan for the popular, friendly restaurant is “You’re all right at Lefty’s!”

At the restaurant, on Route 9 in Bar-negat, Lefty’s white chowder is featured at times as a soup of the day, though Sa-ropoulos said it may become a standard

Join the Lefty’s team in the white tent and welcome them to Chowderfest!

on their seafood-heavy menu, which com-bines home-style secret family recipes and Jersey Shore standbys – should the soup hit a home run at Chowderfest.

Saropoulos and his wife, Jennifer, have run Lefty’s Tavern for three years this October. To keep up with nightly specials there, log onto their web site at leftystavern.net.

The Maine Course owners and staff created their cook-off recipe with input from customers, so it’s ‘your’ chowder.

Some tasters among the crowd at Chowderfest take their chowder judging very intently, so much so that they

prepare for it by crafting custom-made holders to carry their samples from the different restaurants competing.

This year, there’s a contest for that. It’s called the “Chowder Cup Caddy Design Contest.”

The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, which hosts the cook-off, added the contest this year to the 24th annual Chowder Cook-Off Classic, to be held Sunday, Sept. 30, at the Taylor Avenue ball eld in Beach Haven.

“Anyone who has ever attended Chowderfest has seen them, the clever and the prepared who bring egg cartons, muf n tins and pie pans to hold the sample chowder cups while in the trenches of the White or Red Chowder tents,” described Lori Pepenella, destination marketing director for the chamber. “In the heat of the sampling, there are just not enough hands to hold the coveted cups. Somehow, they evolved, these chowder cup caddies, into works of art and extreme function.”

The contest has awards in three categories: best use of the holder, most outrageous, and “the Rube Goldberg Award for the most complicated design to accomplish a relatively simple task.” A caddy may be made out of wood, plastic, paper, titanium, wrought iron, anything, really. However, it can’t be on

wheels; it must be hand-held.Judging will be at 2 p.m., held with a

lighthearted attitude. To accommodate folkswho are attending early and can’t stay until the2 p.m. judging time, chamber’s ChowderfestCommittee judges will have an iPad there tophotograph the entries. Follow the signs to thearea where the entries will be collected.

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Tom Beck, of Flushing, N.Y., is a cup caddy craftsman extraordinaire. Continued on Page 10


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Phillips Seafood’s Atlantic City restaurant proved to be a “surebet” in its fi rst participation in Chowderfest last year – the renownedpurveyor earned the Critics’ Choice award. Phillips has returned asa contender in the Manhattan category.

The family started in the seafood business at the turn of the 20th century with their grandfather’s crab processing plant on the Chesa-peake Bay. Today, Phillips Seafood has grown throughout the EastCoast and Mid-Atlantic region, with restaurants in Philadelphia,Atlantic City, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

Their principle is to serve the freshest, finest seafood available,provide outstanding service, andcreate a memorable dining experiencefor guests.

The Atlantic City restaurantis located on Level 3 of The PierShops at Caesar’s. Sweeping viewsof the Atlantic Ocean are the back-drop to beautiful dining rooms,romantic booths and a full bar. Theseafood is Classic American; thedining experience is sophisticated. Hearty lump crab cakes are thespecialty amid a full selection offish and shellfish.

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Sea Oaks Country Club presents a white chowder that was perfected in the country club kitchen as a collabora-tion between two experienced chefs. Executive Chef Chris Hermann and Chef Michael Creevy showcase the freshest seafood from local waters – in fact, a variety of clams is artfully blended in this New England chowder.

Using more than one type of clams creates a layering of fl avor and texture, the chefs ex-plain. The larger type of clams known as chowder clams are chopped within the mix, and some baby clams will be stirred in whole. Some of the clam varieties are more sweet; some have a more robust fl avor. The resulting chowder is the rich blend that you’ll find in the white tent at Chowderfest.

All through the year, the restaurants at Sea Oaks offer a wide variety of gourmet fare to fi t any occasion. Special events include wine tasting, big band nights,

Where there’s Southern Smoke, there’s a party. Or a festival. The catering company that brings “the best fl avors of the South to the good people of the North” wouldn’t miss Chowderfest!

It’ll be the only area appearance for the Wall Township-based taste sensation on wheels, and they had a good time last year when they served a smoky alterna-tive to the traditional. So, Chowderfest is the chance for tasters to experience Southern Smoke-style chowder again, in the red chowder tent.

It’s the tomatoes that are smoked, says Chef Brian Stefan. “We smoke the tomatoes that we get from area farm markets. It’s just enough smoke to where it’s a fl avor that you kind of know what it is but it’s a little deeper. It’s an ethereal thing.

“Chowderfest is a great way to cap off the Jersey Shore summer,” Stefan said. Then they’ll do other festivals and events around New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and New England, cooking with Caribbean and Cajun fl avors in smokin’ style.

galas, dances and, of course, the famously elegant New Year’s Eve Ball. Elegant din-ing rooms and the magnifi cent country club setting in Little Egg Harbor make Sea Oaks a sought-after site for weddings, golf outings, any event worth celebrating.

Dave Gadino (left), food & beverage director, and Chris Hermann, executive chef, plan a chowder using a variety of clams for a ‘layering’ of fl avor.

It’s the tomatoes that are smoked to produce the distinctive fl avor.

CaddiesContinued from Page 8around Chowderfest through the years – pizza paddles with cut-out holes for cups, oars, a walking stick with a tray on top of it and assorted attachments.

Tom Beck of Flushing, Queens, is a prime example of an inspired inventor. Last year, Beck’s design was a 7-foot-tall combination walking stick/chowder cup tray/beer holder made from poplar tree branches. The ex-carpenter added a horn, a thermometer and separate holders for salt and pepper, napkins,

crackers and plastic spoons.“I got tired of holding an egg carton,” he

told The SandPaper last year. Well, this year, Beck and the other creatives

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Friday’s is entering the Chowderfest because we have great New England clam chowder. It’s the same chowder that’s often our “soup of the day” at Friday’s in Manahawkin.

The Chowderfest is a fun time, and Friday’s is always known for fun, so come over to our booth and check it out for yourself. Meet our staff, taste our fantastic chowder, and vote for the best.

“Give me more Friday’s!” Visit our Manahawkin T.G.I. Friday’s location on Route 72 all year long, for great food and drinks and tons of FUN!!

Stefano’s Seafood & Pasta, Chowder-fest’s defending Grand Champion in the Manhattan category, is proud to partcipate in the red tent again this year.

“We’re re-entering the Manahttan that we’ve won with for the last four years,” said Chef Stephen DiPietro. “Even people who don’t like red chowder still love our red!”

If the chef/owner were to describe Stefano’s Manhattan chowder recipe, he would say it’s the “good, firm consis-tency” and “a real good blend of fl avors” that tasters enjoy. “It’s the fl avor of the clams, not a green pepper fl avor, not a spicy fl avor,” he said. (He shares the recipe online at stefanoslbi.com).

The restaurant at 19th Street and the Boulevard in North Beach Haven has finished another terrific summer, but the red and the winning white chow-

Friends and family shared the moment last year when the Grand Champion Man-hattan trophy came back to Stefano’s again.

ders are both available year ’round at Stefano’s California Grill in Beach Haven Terrace.

“For the fi rst time in fi ve years, we are not going to be entering our white chow-der, after winning in the Great Chowder Cook-Off at Newport,” he said, speaking of the coveted First Place trophy captured in Rhode Island June 2. “We decided to retire it for this year in the Chowderfest competition and wish everyone else in both categories the best of luck.

“We feel it’s such a good community event, that’s why we love doing Chow-derfest,” DiPietro added. “Our customers all look forward to it, and some of them help. We’re looking forward to seeing ev-erybody again, and we’re looking forward to competing, but more looking forward to the event itself and the sense of com-munity of everybody getting together.”

It’s Friday on Sunday at TGIFriday’s fun booth in the white tent.

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Bragging Rights on the Line For Critics’ Choice, Too

While the 12,000-or-so Chowderheads will be tasting and voting, so will a well-qualifi ed panel of judges from outside the area who will decide the annual Critics’ Choice awards.

Ed Hitzel, self-described as “publisher, broadcaster and overeater extraordinaire,” has created his 2012 dream team of culinary judges to determine the coveted Critics’ Choice Awards. One Critics’ Choice will be bestowed on a red and one on a worthy white competitor, said Lori Pepenella, des-tination marketing director for the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, which presents Chowderfest Weekend.

Pepenella said this year’s list includes: Neil Elsohn, renowned chef, founder of Wa-

ter’s Edge and Gertrude’s, Ventnor; Natalie Bailey, author, chef, broadcaster; Richard Dobbins, writer for Ed Hitzel’s Magazine and broadcaster; Darcy Williams, writer; Michael Huber, freelance writer, chef and educator; Geoff Johnson, owner of Cop-per Fish, Cape May; Ed Blake, hospitality employment; Jeff Reich, executive chef, Rib and Chop House at the Showboat; Camille DeCaro, chef and author; Phyllis Oppen-heimer from the N.J. Department of Travel and Tourism; Nancy Adler, nutritionist and author; Angela Musto D’Arrigo of Ed Hitzel’s Magazine; Lee Quarella, owner, Bellview Winery; Janice Gallagher, writer and restaurant critic; Paul Sandler, general manager of The Palm, Atlantic City; Mark Haynie, N.J. columnist for MidAtlantic Brewing News, who is also “The Beer Guy” in articles published in The Press of Atlantic City; Todd Noon, writer; and Candy Penn, writer and pastry chef.

These judges will make their rounds

during the event and present scores forHitzel to calculate. The winners of theCritic’s Choice will be announced alongwith popular-vote winners at the awardceremony beginning at 5 p.m.

The Merchants Mart on Saturday offersfree admission. Advance tickets for theChowder Cook-Off Classic on Sunday canbe purchased online at chowderfest.comor from the offi ce of the Southern OceanCounty Chamber of Commerce at 265 WestNinth St., Ship Bottom. Tickets can also bebought at the gate on the days of the event.

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Weekend. Dozens of booths burst with fall bargains, while the backdrop is a laid-back blend of live music and an outdoor food court.

It’s all at the Taylor Avenue ball fi eld in Beach Haven, the same site of the Chowder Cook-Off the next day. It’s on, rain or shine, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The free fest features savings on every-thing from home improvements to holiday gifts. Find fashion, beauty goods, jewelry, home décor, children’s clothing and toys, surfing gear and boating supplies. And always, surprises.

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pick up and slurp down. On down the line, fi nd LBI’s internationally acclaimed pastry delight, “elephant ears” from the Crust & Crumb Bakery. Traditional festival fare of all kinds rounds out the outdoor menu.

Take your snacks and take a seat by the band shell to enjoy Hawkins Road, back to rouse the crowds.

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The vendors at Merchants Mart aremembers of the Southern Ocean CountyChamber of Commerce. Together, they offerthe most anticipated shopping day of theyear, and all just a few steps from the bay,Schooner’s Wharf and Bay Village. —M.S.

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This year marks the 30th year that the Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation will hold the annual

Decoy and Gunning Show at Tip Seaman County Park in Tuckerton. The event draws thousands of spectators to the historic town, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 29 and 30. The park is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

True to its name, there will be hundreds of decoy carvers fl ocking to Tuckerton to compete in the dozens of decoy competi-tions for the chance to win those coveted ribbons that mark them as true profession-als. And as in years past, sportsmen and -women are invited to compete in shotgun shooting contests over picturesque Lake Pohatcong and watch as professional sharp-shooters show how it’s done.

The popular duck decoy calling contest always “quacks-up” the crowd, and for the second year, the Delmarva Dock Dog organization will hold competitive hunting-dog pool jumps. Awards are given for the

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longest leap for each breed of dog. More than 300 vendors will display and

sell woodcarvings, wildlife art, folk arts and related products in two large tents and under the trees. Various wildlife and civic organizations display their information while Pine Barrens bluegrass and country musicians entertain at the park both days.

The Tuckerton Seaport will be holding a silent auction of decoys on Saturday start-ing at 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the park, and don’t forget to cross the street and visit the Seaport with its various exhibits on the Barnegat Bay traditions. A sneakbox boat-building demo will take place in Perrine’s Boatworks. Be sure to see Parson’s Clam House, the Junior Duck Stamp exhibit in the Jersey Folklife Arts Center, the New Jersey Surfi ng Museum and the Tuckerton Railroad exhibit in the Tucker’s Island Lighthouse. Admission to the Seaport is free on both days.

Ocean County will be supplying free shuttle buses from the parking lots at Pine-lands Regional High School and the Ocean County Park at Freedom Fields.

This is a real South Jersey family tradi-tion just waiting to become one of yours, socome on down to Tuckerton. —P.J.

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The Pine Barrens Jamboree offers some-thing for everyone. From the outdoor adventurer to the history buff, to the

casual enjoyer of warmhearted food, music and art, the annual celebration of “Piney” culture at Wells Mills County Park in Ware-town is one not to be missed.

The jamboree runs from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, rain or shine, and admission is free. A shuttle bus is available from the nearby Ocean County Vocational Technical School to the park grounds to al-leviate parking that accrues along the edges of Route 532 as a good 2,000 attendees make

The Pine Barrens Jamboreetheir way to the festival.

Upon arrival, they are greeted by thesweet sights, sounds and smells of the Pines.Local farmers bring out cranberries freshfrom the bog. Children revel as The Pine Bar-rens Antique Engine Club lines up a series ofsteam-powered machines that once helpedestablish the local economy in the days oflocomotives. Civil War re-enactors stir apot of country stew in a bog iron pot over asmoky fi re and share it with many a passerby.

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The Forked River Mountain is available for exploration via tour buses. However, Amanda Truhan, the show coordinator for the festival and a naturalist at the park, says patrons should arrive early for the tours as the buses fi ll up fast.

“It’s a beautiful panoramic view,” said Truhan. “On a really clear day you can see Old Barney.”

The Gatherer Institute will lead wild edible plant walks through some of the 1,600-acre park’s 50 miles of nature trails while an Ocean County naturalist will lead nature walks. Many more activities and vendors await patrons, including plenty offering hot, countrified food or sweet, decadent treats.

The theme this year focuses on the 75th anniversary of The Hindenburg disaster, on

May 6, 1937. Zeppelins such as The Hinden-burg were once sighted regularly over the Jersey Shore as they transported passengers and goods between Europe and Lakehurst Naval Air Station.

Doug King, whose father, Harry King, was a baggage handler for the Hindenburg, will be on hand to share stories, pictures and artifacts from the disaster.

Albert Music Hall of Waretown – that lasting bastion of bluegrass and country mu-sic – takes care of providing entertainment all day long on the main stage alongside Smokey Bear while patrons relax with food and drinks in the large, shaded tent area. Bands with names such as Piney Hollow Drifters, Bluegrass Road and Warm Hearted Country keep the quick-pickin’, story-tellin’, harmony-laden music alive and well.

The entire event is sponsored by the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freehold-ers, which originally dedicated the park to further promote environmental conserva-tion and education, and to ensure that the public can enjoy the county’s natural heritage amidst a Pinelands setting.

“We try to keep everything Pine Barrens history and culture related, or environmen-tal, related to the coastal region and our area,” said Truhan of the event, which has run annually since 1995. “We’ve turned away vendors just selling T-shirts, for example; we try to keep it a celebration of the pines.”

“It’s actually one of our more enjoyableshows, and related to what we like to teachabout. Fall is the best time of year in myopinion, and this is just low-key and fun.It’s a nice respite from the largeness of theOcean County Decoy and Gunning Show(which is run at another county park – TipSeaman in Tuckerton). It’s a nice, small fallshow, and you get a lot of good educationabout what makes our area special.”

For more information, call 609-971-3085. —M.M.


An October to remember, with tricks and treats for everybody, is being promoted by the Long Beach Island

Region Destination Marketing Organi-zation and the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce.

“Brand new this year is Operation Halloween and Zombie Outbreak on Oct. 12 and 13. Operation Halloween offers something for all ages to enjoy this season, with scary and scare-free zones,” said Lori Pepenella, destination marketing director for the region.

Four haunted attractions are part of the event, held at Joseph A. Citta Scout Camp, 229 Brookville Rd. in Barnegat on Friday, Oct. 12, from 3 p.m. to midnight; and Sat-urday, Oct. 13, from 11 a.m. to midnight.

Admission is $10 and includes full ac-cess to the Zombie Outbreak, Ghost Manor Hayride and Midnight Ghost Tour. Also, the “Pumpkin Street Safe Trick-or-Treat” will be offered by the Jersey Shore Council BSA to all visitors free of charge.

All of the proceeds from the event will benefi t Rotary International programs and other local nonprofi t groups.

Tickets can be purchased at the event, or more information is available at operation-halloween.zombieoutbreak.org.

Autumn Wine Festival Oct. 20 at Manahawkin Lake

For a relaxed afternoon, meet at the Autumn Wine Festival at Manahawkin Lake at the junction of Routes 9 and 72. This new attraction, on Saturday, Oct. 20,

October Blitz of Family Activities: Zombies, Jersey Devil, Wine Festival

and Sunday, Oct. 21, runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and features wine tasting of more than 250 New Jersey wines.

Participating wineries include: Amal-thea Cellars, Auburn Road Vineyard, Coda Rossa Winery, Cream Ridge Winery, DiMat-teo Vineyard, Plagido’s Winery, Renault Winery, Sharrott Winery, Tomasello Winery and Wagonhouse Winery.

The wine festival is an addition to the Stafford Township Fall Harvest Festival, a fun autumn array of live music, a hay maze, scarecrow making and hayrides. At dusk, a bonfi re and movie will make a memorable Saturday night. On Sunday, the festival continues with all-day music.

Tickets to sample the Autumn Wine Fes-tival are available at www.visitLBIregion.com or at the festival both days.

Halloween Is LegendaryAt Tuckerton Seaport

The Tuckerton Seaport on Route 9 in Tuckerton brings back ghosts of pirates, sea captains and creatures of the deep on Oct. 25, 26 and 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. This site for scariness with a unique maritime fl avor has grown in popularity every year. Visit the Haunted Lighthouse, hop on hayrides ($2), and wander with the little ones through the non-scary pumpkin patch. General admis-sion to the Seaport applies.

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The 58th annual Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic, an eight-week tournament and testament to the

popularity of surf fi shing in New Jersey, begins Oct. 6, offering participants a chance to hook into LBI’s fantastic fall fi shing and win some cash along the way.

“If you have never been a part of one of the East Coast’s longest-running fi sh-ing contests, join the ranks of thousands of anglers who have competed for top prizes in the past half century,” said Lori A. Pepenella, destination marketing director for the LBI region of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, which presents the contest. “Last year, 850 sports-men and -women competed for thousands of dollars in prizes for striped bass and bluefi sh caught from the shores of Long Beach Island.”

For this year ’s competition, which begins at 5 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, and runs through 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2, “anglers of all levels seek the beauty and relaxed shores of Long Beach Island’s ocean beaches, inlets, bay and jetties, which have been the proving grounds for hooking the biggest bluefi sh over the 32-inch minimum length and for the largest striped bass over 34 inches,” Pepenella noted.

“This well-respected and beloved eight-week tournament ushers in the fall season, as striped bass and bluefi sh are snapping up the bait fi sh that pop the surface. Fishermen and women from school age to octogenar-ians get caught up in the excitement of the tournament, with the possibility of earning daily prizes adding to the lure.”

The grand prize for the largest striped bass and largest bluefi sh entered in the tournament is $1,000 cash each.

Many other segment, weekend, weekly and daily prizes are presented by the tour-ney sponsors – American Fishing Wire, Hi-Seas line and The Fisherman magazine – with special categories for ladies, senior citizens and youngsters.

As Pepenella explained, the 2011 Classic tallied 177 bluefi sh and 381 striped bass weigh-ins. Randy Matlack of Beach Haven took the top prize in the bluefi sh category,

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with a 16.19-pound entry, while Gary Nalor of Mount Holly weighed in the fi rst-place striper, at 41.19 pounds.

The tournament fee is $30 per entrant, and the earliest registrants receive a 2012 Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic hat and decal, a coupon for a free exterior car wash at Manahawkin Magic Wash, and a coupon for a free slice of cheese pizza from Panzone’s Pizza in Surf City.

Registration is available at the four local weigh-in stations: Fisherman’s Headquar-ters, at 280 West Ninth St. in Ship Bottom; Jingles Bait and Tackle, at 1214 Long Beach Blvd. in North Beach Haven; Surf City Bait and Tackle, at 317 Long Beach Blvd. in Surf City; and Oceanside Bait and Tackle, at 8201 Long Beach Blvd. in Brighton Beach.

For those new to surf fi shing, or just looking for some tips and tricks of the trade, stop by the chamber of commerce on Ninth Street in Ship Bottom at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, to take part in a free surfcasting seminar. There will be coffee, bagels and door prizes.

Then, head to the Ship Bottom Firehouse on 21st Street and Central Avenue, where members of Team Mullet, a local fi shing

club, will share their knowledge of surf fi sh-ing equipment, surf casting, bait, driving a4x4 vehicle on the beach and much more.

If weather permits, continue on to theNinth Street ocean beach in Ship Bottomfor hands-on instruction. Participants maywant to bring a folding chair.

A special prize drawing will be held atthe conclusion of the seminar. Winners mustbe present to claim their prize.

Pre-registration is required for this freeseminar. To register, call the chamber ofcommerce at 609-494-7211 or 1-800-292-6372, or send an e-mail to [email protected].

For more information on the Long BeachIsland Surf Fishing Classic, visit lbift.com. —J.K.-H.



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Grab your rods and check your engines: This year marks the Sea Shell Resort and Beach Club’s 16th

annual Striped Bass Derby, a boat-based fi shing tournament set for the weekend of Oct. 26-28, rain or shine.

Entry fee is $150 per boat for two an-glers, plus $50 for each additional angler. All prizes go to the boat captain.

The fee includes one commemorative shirt per angler, entry to two event-related cocktail parties at the Sea Shell in Beach Haven – the welcome party at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, followed by an 8 p.m. captain’s meeting, and from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday. It also includes entry to Sunday’s noon fi sh fry, with entertain-ment by The Impulsives, and the 2 p.m. awards ceremony.

Fishing begins at 9 p.m. on Friday and continues until fi nal weigh-in, from 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday, at the Sea Shell Tiki Bar. All fi sh must be caught with rod and reel on the captain’s boat, and only one fi sh per boat is eligible for a cash prize. Captains agree to donate all weighed fi sh for the Sunday fi sh fry.

Derby competitors must remain in inshore waters within three miles of the beach. The boundaries are as follows:

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Sea Shell Striped Bass Derby, By Boatnorth to Governer’s Mansion on Island Beach State Park, south to the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, and west to the Garden State Parkway.

According to Sea Shell owner and derby coordinator Tom Hughes, “There will be cash prizes for the top 10 heaviest fi sh, special prizes for junior anglers and lady anglers, and special drawings for donated gifts from various local businesses.”

To download a registration form, visit seashelllbi.com/striped_bass_derby.php. Participants may also register on the fi rst day of the event, from 3 to 6 p.m., but pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Shirts and wristbands will be available from 1 p.m. on Friday.

As Hughes explained, the Beach Haven Public Bike Rack Project is the funding benefi ciary of this fall’s contest.

In a letter to the editor in The SandPaperlast month, Hughes stated, “As owners of the Sea Shell Resort and Beach Club, we, along with many other civic-minded Beach Haven business owners, recognize the trend in other towns of providing public bike parking in the more congested areas of town. Specifi cally, we want to donate environmentally friendly bike racks to the town that would be installed in areas

around certain public beach entrances, and in the Bay Village and the public dock areas.

“We hope to offer bike racks that will be able to park in excess of 100 bikes. These beautifully designed racks will help reduce car traffi c during the day and in the evening. The project will also encourage residents and visitors to use their bikes and promote a healthier environment for all.”

The initial cost of the project will be funded by the Sea Shell Striped Bass Derby “and the dedicated business own-ers and fi shermen in Beach Haven and the surrounding area.”

As Hughes pointed out, last year’s derby drew more than 100 boats and nearly 400 anglers, and raised $15,000 for the Stafford Wrestling Club.

“Our goal for this event is to provide yet another reason for people to frequent our island during the fall season, provide a venue for boat fi shermen and, most im-portantly, provide funds for worthwhile local projects. The Sea Shell encourages fi shermen and business sponsors alike to get involved and to make this year’s derby the best ever.”

—J.K.-H.


New Jersey certainly doesn’t have the most lighthouses of any state in the United States. That honor

goes to Michigan, which has, according to that state’s offi cial count, 124.

Wait a minute! Michigan isn’t even on a seaboard. True, but the Wolverine State borders Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan and Erie – the world’s second, fourth, fi fth and 11th largest freshwater lakes.

The fact is that many other states have far more lighthouses than New Jersey, for the obvious reason they have far longer coastlines. Bigger, though, isn’t always better. It would take many days to drive through Michigan or California (and we won’t even mention Alaska) to visit all of those states’ beacons. But all of the still-maintained lighthouses in the Garden State can be visited, and most climbed, in two days without putting too much strain on your gas budget or your knees.

And that’s what hundreds – perhaps, if the weather is nice, thousands – of people will be doing on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 20 and 21. They’ll be participating in The Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey, an annual event that has, like Long Beach Island’s Chowderfest and Tuckerton’s Ocean County Decoy and Gunning Show, become a must-do part of many a family’s autumn.

The goal of the challenge is to visit and, health permitting, conquer the steps of, 11 lighthouses:

• The Tinicum Rear Range along the banks of the Delaware River in Paulsboro.

• The East Point Lighthouse at the mouth of the Maurice River in Heisler-ville, Cumberland County.

• The Hereford Inlet Lighthouse in North Wildwood.

• The Cape May Lighthouse. • The Finn’s Point Range, another

Delaware River light in Pennsville. • Long Beach Island’s very own “Ol’

Barney,” the Barnegat Lighthouse. • The Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic

City. • The Navesink Twin Lights in High-

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• The Sea Girt Lighthouse. • The Sandy Hook Lighthouse. • The re-created Tucker’s Island Light-

house in Tuckerton.The lighthouses themselves are just

half the fun. There’s so much else to see. Tucker’s Island is located in the Tuckerton Seaport. The Barnegat Lighthouse, actu-ally located in Barnegat Light (you can be sure that will confuse at least one light-house hunter who will be driving up and down Route 9 in Barnegat), is located in a state park that features nature paths and a jetty with a fantastic view. The Finn’s Point Range is located in the 3,000-acre Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. The Absecon Lighthouse, the state’s tallest, is within walking distance of Atlantic City’s Showboat Casino.

“You will enjoy touring the great state of New Jersey as you work to earn a souvenir at each tour site to show your efforts and accomplishment,” reads the Lighthouse Challenge web site. Along the way you may even discover a new side of New Jersey as the lighthouses tend to be in less-populated, coastal areas which still maintain the charm often lost in the more densely populated areas of our fi ne state.”

Nor are lighthouses the only featured attractions. Two lifesaving stations, in Ocean City and Stone Harbor, are in-cluded in the self-guided, take-it-at-your-own-pace tour, as are two museums, the Barnegat Light Historical Museum and the Cape May County Historical Museum.

Directions to all of the lights, museums and lifesaving stations, along with the hours for each attraction, can be found at the Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey’s web site, lighthousechallengenj.org.

Some of the attractions charge an admission fee; others request a donation. That, too, however, is good.

“The lighthouses,” says the Lighthouse Challenge organizers, “encourage the public to take advantage of this special weekend to fi nancially support and pre-serve the maritime history of our state as we face the same economic challenges as other sectors of commerce.” —R.M.

The 29th annual Cranberry Festival will be held in the center of the town of Chatsworth on Saturday and Sunday,

Oct. 20 and 21. More than 160 arts and crafts and food vendors and more than 35 differ-ent antiques dealers will be in attendance each day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine, selling anything and everything hand-crafted, old-fashioned and/or cranberry.

“If you can make it out of cranberries, we have it at the festival,” said Lynn Gia-malis, chairwoman of the Festival Commit-tee of Chatsworth. “Cranberry mustard, vinegar, jams, jellies, marmalade, ice cream, muffi ns, cake, dumplings, fritters, fudge. If there’s something you can make cranberries with, someone will do it.”

Well, New Jersey is the nation’s third largest cranberry harvester. What else did you expect?

The festival has been celebrated for the past 29 years in tribute of the area’s cranberry cultivation, which began in the 19th century. Its main goal has been to help restore and preserve the White Horse Inn, which was built in the early 1800s. The hotel was near ruin before the townspeople decided to save it. Fully restored, it now stands as the town’s community center.

“But we still need to raise funds to main-tain it,” explained Giamalis. “And people love going to the festival. Each year it gets bigger and bigger,” she added.

The Bullzeye Band will be entertain-ing guests throughout the weekend from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Infl uenced by legendary musicians such as Lynryd Skynyrd, the All-man Brothers and Tracy Lawrence, among others, the band will be playing some of the greatest country, funk and Southern rock music, both covers and originals.

A pack of wolves from the Howling Woods Farm, featured in Disney’s “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” fi lm, will also make a guest appearance.

An Antique and Classic Automobiles Show, featuring more than 100 vehicles, will take place all day on Sunday, weather permitting.

It’s a good idea to arrive at the festival early, as the small town gets harder to navi-gate through once it fi lls up with excited event-goers. If you do arrive bright and early, be sure to take advantage of the break-fast served each morning between 6 and 11 at the Chatsworth Volunteer Firehouse. A food court, located behind the White Horse Inn, will be open throughout the festival.

Also take advantage of the InformationBooth. The assistants there will help youfi nd your way around the fair. A brochurewith a brief run-down of the town’s historywill help you get started.

Unfortunately, there will be no recipe orphotography contests this year.

Admission to the festival is free. A $5donation will be accepted for parking atthe school off Second Street. Parking alongRoute 532 is not permitted. For more infor-mation, or to purchase festival attire, visitcranfest.org. —K.A.E.

Cranberry Fest For Bogs’ Best And Music, Too


On Sunday, Oct. 7, swarms of runners will take to Long Beach Boulevard to commemorate the lives lost in

the terrorist attacks at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, and at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. The LBI 18 Mile Memorial Run is a cherished tradition, 40 years running.

Posted along the route, the length of the Island from Holgate to Barnegat Light, mile markers are dedicated to the 11 Israeli athletes killed in Munich and three LBI resi-dents who died on 9/11.

Members of the local running commu-nity speak about the annual event with a tone of reverence, describing the arduous yet exhilarating journey as a challenge and a thrill. Runners’ families, friends and local supporters line the route, their cheers of encouragement urging the runners onward. The distance is a unique challenge, partway between a half (13.1-mile) and a full (26.2-mile) marathon. The fl at Island landscape and the usually cool October air lend con-siderable relief, but a funny thing happens at about mile 14, when Barnegat Lighthouse becomes visible in the distance. It seems to be at once reassuringly near, yet impossibly far, and therein lies the psychological game every runner learns to play.

The event is sponsored by St. Francis Community Center in Brant Beach in coop-eration with the Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island, and funded partly by a grant from the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The JCC also donates the trophy upon which the winner’s name is inscribed.

Registration is still open at raceforum.com/LBI, in person at St. Francis Commu-nity Center or by downloading the entry form at stfranciscenterlbi.org. Registration will also be held on Oct. 6 from 2 to 8 p.m. and on the morning of the race, from 7 to 9:30. The fee is $35 until Sept. 30, and $45 thereafter. The offi cial start time is 10:30 a.m. —V.L.

History and Honor Combine – 40th Annual LBI 18 Mile Run



Weekend TimetableSATURDAY, OCTOBER 6St. Francis CenterRegistration & Race Bag Pickup - 2-8 pm Puma display & sales representativeSpaghetti Dinner – 5:30-8 pm Adult, $15; child younger than 12, $8

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7Race DayRegistration & Dressing – 7 amBuses begin departure for starting line – 8 amREGISTRATION CLOSES – 9:30 am PROMPTLY 10:20 am All runners must be behind start lineRACE STARTING TIME – 10:30 AMBuffet begins – noonFINISH LINE CLOSES – 2:15 pm.Last buses return from fi nish line – 2:30 pmAwards Presentation – 3 pm

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Race CommitteeMike Thompson ....................................Race DirectorKatie Sova .....................................................AssistantDon Myers .......... Chief Judge, Finish Line SupervisorChuck Ribinsky ............Results Processing SupervisorTina Haynes ........................... Volunteer CoordinatorJim Kredell ........................Traffi c & Safety SupervisorLt. Paul Vereb .................. Emergency Management Coordinator

Jaime Pitner ............. Emergency Medical Services CoordinatorLori Dudek ............ Publicity & Awards Ceremony CoordinatorDon Pripstein ................. Jewish Community Center of LBI Liaison

Luncheon &Awards Presentation

Luncheon begins at noonAwards presentation

at 3 pmSt. Francis Community Center Gym

4700 Long Beach BoulevardBrant Beach

18 Mile Run

In Appreciation of Our VolunteersSt. Francis Community Center sponsors this run in cooperation with the Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island, but it takes the combined talents and dedication of many volunteers and community-minded business people to work with us during the long months of preparation. It is the untiring assistance of the volunteers, police, fi rst aid squads and maintenance departments of all the Island municipalities that join us in making this a successful event.

Our sincere thanks to all of you for your continued support and enthusiasm!

AWARDS:Overall Winners, Male and Female

“Stretch” Pohl Awards for male & female winnersof Long Beach Island Resident category

Relay Team Category

First, Second & Third medals in all age categories

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Past Winners of the LBI Commemorative 18 Mile Run MEN WOMEN1973 Moses Mayfi eld 1:37:001974 Tom Fleming 1:39:00 Mary Albright 2:22:491975 Herb Lorenz 1:39:12 Elizabeth Franceshcini 2:24:581976 Ray Cerakowski 1:36:53 Elizabeth Phillips 2:35:151977 Ray Cerakowski 1:35:26 Frances Cary 2:24:591978 Clifford Whitehead 1:37:23 Julianne Grace 2:12:061979 Bill Sieben (Record) 1:32:37 Jan Yerkes 2:05:271980 Gary Cohen 1:38:59 Jan Yerkes 1:55:151981 Ray Cerakowski 1:36:18 Jan Yerkes (Record) 1:46:461982 Jim Terry 1:43:01 Elaine McBride 2:02:481983 Jim Alexander 1:43:34 Kate Washburn 1:57:17.51984 Jim Alexander 1:36:09 Joan Leggett 2:00:23.61985 Bud Coates 1:34:42 Ellen McBride 2:00:231986 Andy Rola 1:42:54 Kathy Culla 2:00:051987 Frank Male 1:37:37 Christine Gibbons 1:59:121988 Michael McHale 1:37:19 Caroll Myers 1:59:181989 J.A. McVeigh 1:38:10 Barbara Addis 1:55:001990 Chuck Crabb 1:37:28 Heather Gracie 2:04:521991 Chuck Crabb 1:33:15 Barbara Addis 1:55:111992 Jim Herdman 1:41:12 Patty Anderson 1:56:431993 Jim Herdman 1:43:22 Barbara Addis 1:55:071994 Joseph McVeigh 1:36:19 Heather Gracie 1:54:291995 Hank Berkowitz 1:47:03 Heather Gracie 1:53:021996 Joseph McVeigh 1:32:52 Kari Proffi tt 1:55:151997 Joseph McVeigh 1:34:59 Heather Gracie 1:56:241998 Ari Maayan 1:43:31 Sherry Jenkins 1:53:131999 Joseph McVeigh 1:34:31 Lauren Rhatigan 2:04:112000 Joseph McVeigh 1:36:00 Doreen McCoubrie 1:59:072001 Joseph McVeigh 1:39:53 Doreen McCoubrie 1:54:292002 Brendan Healey 1:44:26 Lorraine Jasper 2:03:062003 Terrance Armstrong 1:44:17 Abby Dean 1:59:572004 Anthony Cioce 1:44:59 Jenny Nickles 2:06:032005 Michael Walker 1:44:43 Allison Lind 2:01:162006 Terrance Armstrong 1:42:26 Heather Jorris 2:04:152007 Terrance Armstrong 1:42:53 Chrissy Matticola 2:08:032008 Craig Segal 1:42:59 Amy Gianetti 2:04:102009 Michael Dixon 1:40:35 Cara Kiernan 1:59:382010 Timothy Mulligan 1:39:55 Dactila Booth 2:01:112011 Benbow Enos 1:48:16 Kelly Ciravolo 1:58:42

40th Annual LBI Commemorative 18 Mile RunDedicated to those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks Tuesday,

September 11, 2001 and held in commemoration of the 11 Israeli athleteswho lost their lives in the terrorist attack at the 1972 Olympics in Munich

The Israeli Athletes Who Died at the 1972 Munich Olympics Zev Freedman Eliazen Halfi n Mark Slavin Joseph Romano Audre Spitzer Moshe Weinberg Jacob Springer Joseph Gootfried Kehat Schorr David Berger Amitzur Shapira

St. Francis Parish Members Who Died September 11, 2001 Susan Pollio Christopher Cranmer William H. Kelly, Jr.


Barnegat Light First Aid SquadBeach Haven First Aid SquadFirst Aid Stations: St. Francis Center St. Francis water station Barnegat Light State ParkSurf City EMS

First Aid

Thanks to Our SponsorsAnderson Insurance AgencyBageleddi’sBowker’s South Beach Deli & GrillCalifornia GrillCauseway Family of DealershipsCauseway Glass CompanyChicken or the EggCoastal Printing Service, Inc.ComcastCountry Corner Farm MarketCountry Kettle FudgeDrifting Sands Oceanfront MotelEngleside InnFantasy Island Amusement ParkFisheadsHand StoresHarvey Cedars Shellfi sh Co.hch Sotheby’s International RealtyHenry J. Mancini & Associates, Inc.In memory of Rabbi Samuel NunbergIsland Medical P.A.

Proud Parents of LBI School KidsThe Puskas FamilyThe SandPaper/The BeachcomberSea Spray MotelShell LiquorsBob & Pat SimmonsSink ’r Swim Shops Inc.South Jersey Paper ProductsSouthern Ocean County Chamber of CommerceSouthern Regional High School Interact ClubSurf City Fishery Co.SwellColors Glass Studio and Art GalleryTD BankTerrace Tavern & Crab ShackTrolley ToursVan Dyk GroupVeneto AwardsViking Village Inc.Woodie’s Drive-In

The Island ShopKapler’s PharmacyKubel’s & Kubel’s TooLighthouse MarinaLong Beach Twp. Beach PatrolMancini Realty CompanyMichael B. Bell, Inc.Morning Start VendingMorrison’s Seafood Inc.Mueller Sports MedicineMurphy Bus ServiceNeptune Wines & LiquorsNewbern RealtyOcean Family DentalPangaea Naturals Health Food MarketPanzone’s Pizza & PastaPerlmutter Family ShopRitesPetitte Home FurnishingsPatrick Pietrefesa, G. Anderson AgencyPort Hole Café

Special Thanks to:Barnegat Lighthouse State Park .............. Host Finish LineComcast Cable .............................Hanging Start BannerCompuscore ................................ Offi cial Timer & ResultsHand Stores ............................................................... TruckIsland Photography ................................................PhotosJewish Community Center of LBI ........................ TrophiesKapler’s Pharmacy ............................................Ice PacksLong Beach Township Beach Patrol ............................................... Services, Supplies & SetupLong Beach Township Road Department .............................................Cones, Trucks & Equipment

In RemembranceMunich Olympics 1972 September 11, 2001

Barnegat Light Fire PoliceBeach Haven Police DepartmentHarvey Cedars Police DepartmentLong Beach Twp. Police DepartmentShip Bottom Police DepartmentStafford Township Police DepartmentSurf City Police Department

Traffi c Control &Communications

Municipal SupportBorough of Barnegat LightBorough of Beach HavenBorough of Harvey CedarsBorough of Ship BottomBorough of Surf CityTownship of Long Beach

Morning Start Vending ...............Power Bars & GatoradePerlmutter Family ShopRites ..................................... FoodThe SandPaper/Beachcomber .............................. TrucksSt. Francis Center Maintenance Staff ...............................................................Setup & SuppliesSouth Jersey Paper Products ..................Paper ProductsSouthern Regional H.S. Interact Club .......................................... Volunteers at Finish & CenterSurf City Road Department ........................... EquipmentTrolley Tours, Inc. ........................................................... BusVeneto Sports Awards ........................................... Awards

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